Excessive heat expected to affect over half of Americans this week, forecasters say

More than 200 million Americans, over half the U.S. population, will be affected by excessive heat this week, forecasters say. CBS News' Nicole Sganga is in Phoenix, which has seen 25 consecutive days of temperatures above 110 degrees.

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[z-greatwhatever]

And the energy companies have raised costs overnight.
Evil greed.

[Kevincarlloven]

Meanwhile, in western Washington state, it's been 74 degrees and sunny for the past week, and gonna stay that way for the foreseeable future.😊

[arthur]

I was in Phoenix in 1979, and it was 118 degrees. I think it was June, so why is this a big deal nowadays

[totoroben]

I'm alarmed that Phoenix is one of the fastest growing cities in the USA right now, but it seems with the more intense heat, it will be less sustainable. People should start making smarter choices on where to live.

[plbeckman]

These last few years have been brutal to us all.

[deniseparker]

Get use to this every summer, it is the new normal

[optimalprimidius]

Just here for the youtube phd's to let us know all scientists are wrong and it's perfectly normal!

[Aceshooting]

Now exiting the”F@$k Around” zone and entering the “And Find Out” zone.

[shawnnewell]

In Arizona this time of year is usually their monsoon season. This is when the state gets most of it's rainfall for the year. My sister says all's they're getting is a 40 mph windstorm a few days ago in Tucson that blew down her trees and her neighbors trees.

[Rbinahd]

I love once a baby or a dog is locked in a hot car. By social standards the car’s windows are forfeit. Something about how all of a sudden vandalism is mandatory cracks me up. As long as all involved are ok after the windows are magically turned to powder.

[brianhall]

So the TX Governor doesn't want people to have water breaks when working construction 😡🤬😡

[DT__]

Amen to those people that saved the baby from car!

[dianedeck]

They are literally in the desert. Yeah its hot. Its Summer time.

[mrski]

Wow it's hot in the Arizona desert at the end of July... who woulda thought 🤔

[JadensMom-kjxv]

I'm in Detroit and its in the 80s this morning 🌞 and the temperature is rising 😅

[ohotnitza]

It's time to start building homes under ground where they can be more easily temperature controlled. With the hard ground, it would expensive to dig though. The other option, of course, is to move north.

[robertballesteros]

Between 4pm to 8pm the heat peaks in Texas. Is it the heat index or the actual temperature that we are most concern with?

[banjiegirl]

Folks it's getting real, stay cool stay alive!

[SubUrbanSF]

No water breaks in july texas heat?!🤔
F...orget that noise!🤨

[SalMinella]

I can solve this problem. Send me some 💰 and by January you will see real results 😂