his legacy, birthday, and, of course, his music. it is sunday, july 8. good morning, everyone, i m randi kaye. we start with another day of record temperatures across the country. the triple-digit highs being blamed for at least 30 deaths across seven states. the extreme heat has also led to power problems. more than 300,000 people were without electricity and, more importantly, air conditioning. some relief may be on the way. a cold front is moving down from the great lakes, heading south. a warning the front could bring with it some strong storms with hail, lightning, and damaging winds. extreme heat and more possible storms, of course, seem to be on the way. meteorologist sarah dillinger joins me now. where and when is this cold front going to hit? well, the good news is, we ve seen this drop through chicago already. your temperatures are going to be back into the 80s today. as we looked at the map of the heat advisories, we re already seeing a big chunk of the count
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