moly lanky on the scene, mola, thank you. also, the terrifying moments for more than 400 passengers and crew aboard an air canada flight toronto to paris. emergency landing just after takeoff. flames pouring from one of the plane s engines. air canada tonight saying the situation was quickly stabilized, the plane landing safely back in toronto. the airline saying the problem was caused by a compressor stall, which can occur when debris becomes lodged in the engine, disrupting the airflow. tonight, we are watching the threat of severe storms this evening and tomorrow. we re also tracking this dangerous heat building across the country so early in the season. meteorologist lee goldberg of our station here in new wnbc, tracking it all for the focus is back on the plains tonight. severe thunderstorms across parts of nebraska and kansas. new severe storms across parts of new mexico and into oklahoma and kansas. winds up to 70 miles an hour,
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investigate. the study published in the journal jama network open. at least three people have died in the northeastern u.s. after contracting infections from a flesh eating bacteria. two people in connecticut were infected after swimming in the long island sound and new york s governor says the bacteria was detected in a person who died on long island. all the victims fell ill from a bacteria that lives naturally in warm salty water. people can catch it by swimming with open wounds or by eating raw or undercooked shellfish. it has been a brutally hot summer in the united states and it is not over yet. this week much of the u.s. will be blanketed in a miserable heatwave once again. jennifer gray tells us what to expect and when relief may be in sight. heat advisories are up for the west coast and pacific northwest yet again. we have just incredible heat building and you can see it is
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new system moving in. all this while high humidity means triple-digit feel-like temperatures in the south, and heat building to record status in the northwest. in fact, by monday, temperatures could be as high as 105 degrees in portland, oregon. and you know, heat this rare is very extreme in areas in the northwest, which could prove to be very dangerous. whit? whit: samarra theodore, thank you. next tonight, a deadly and fiery home explosion near pittsburgh this morning. at least one person is dead and several others unaccounted for. flames from the blast destroying or damaging nearby homes. emergency responders searching the rubble tonight for survivors. here s abc s jaclyn lee. reporter: tonight, a fatal home explosion rocking this pittsburgh suburb, flattening buildings and scattering debris across the neighborhood. this is the worst i ve seen in 47 years, just due to the amount of damage. reporter: authorities in plum, pennsylvania, responding to reports of the blast jus
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