Good Monday afternoon. Al Roker is tracking a historic heat wave expanding across the eastern U.S. this week, Benjamin Netanyahu has disbanded Israel’s war cabinet, and the U.S. surgeon general is calling for warning labels on social media platforms. Here is what’s in our Nightly Rundown. |
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Longest heat wave in “decades” across eastern half of U.S. this week |
The first significant heat wave of the season will impact the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast this week, bringing record temperatures to some areas through Friday. “The duration of this heat wave is notable and potentially the longest experienced in decades for some locations,” the National Weather Service said. The heat will rise above 90 degrees today for some 150 million people, and 9 million will experience temperatures above 100, with alerts in place from Iowa to Maine. Through this week, more than 100 record highs will be challenged in cities such as Scranton, Wheeling, Manchester, Cleveland, Detroit, Bangor, Caribou, Buffalo, Columbus, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and New York City. On the West Coast, the Post Fire is now Los Angeles County’s first major wildfire of the year, burning some 15,610 acres so far with just 8% containment. At least 1,200 people have been forced to evacuate the area. |
Benjamin Netanyahu disbands Israel’s war cabinet |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the war cabinet that has overseen the operation in Gaza, an Israeli official said today. The move comes days after one of Netanyahu’s key rivals, centrist former general Benny Gantz, announced he was quitting the emergency government that had been formed in a show of unity after the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack. Gantz announced his resignation on June 9, saying that Netanyahu stood in Israel’s way to “a real victory.” Netanyahu responded to Gantz’s departure on social media, saying “this is not the time to abandon the campaign — this is the time to join forces.” |
8-year-old victim making “amazing progress” after splash park shooting, authorities say |
An 8-year-old boy who was among nine people shot in an apparently random attack at a splash park in Michigan has made “amazing progress” in his recovery, but remains in critical condition, authorities said today. Two of the other victims have now been released from the hospital following Saturday’s shooting in Rochester Hills, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said at a news conference. The suspect was later found dead at a home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, investigators said. He had no prior criminal history but apparently suffered from what the sheriff called “mental health challenges.” Authorities seized several of the gunman’s devices but have been unable to discover his motive, Bouchard said. The rampage was one of at least four mass shootings around the country this weekend, including in Massachusetts, Texas, and another incident in the Detroit suburbs. |
Surgeon general calls for social media warning labels |
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require tobacco-style warning labels for social media stating the mental health risks the platforms may pose to children. In an op-ed published in The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy called social media “an important contributor” to the mental health crisis among America’s youth. “A surgeon general’s warning label, which requires congressional action, would regularly remind parents and adolescents that social media has not been proved safe,” Murthy said. The companies behind social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok have not yet responded to Murthy’s op-ed. |
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Decision 2024: The Biden campaign is attacking Donald Trump as a “convicted criminal” as part of a new $50 million ad blitz, while Trump is meeting at Mar-a-Lago today with House Speaker Mike Johnson. |
A massive fire at a home southwest of Atlanta early this morning left six people dead, including three children, the local coroner said. |
A small airplane was seen overturned in Massachusetts' Merrimack River after an apparent crash this afternoon. |
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed an executive order pardoning more than 175,000 marijuana convictions, the governor’s office said. |
A pickup truck drove through a fence at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport in Colorado and hit two unoccupied planes, authorities said. The driver was taken to the hospital. |
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