Floods in Boston Strand Motorists; Heat Indexes High Across U.S.
CHO: Oh, the rain has stopped, but the problems remain from flash flooding in the Boston area. Some parts saw up to four inches of rain an hour. Take a look at those shots there. As you might imagine, that caused some big problems for drivers. Some had to be rescued from the floodwaters. In fact, an off duty firefighter plucked Christine Broderick from her submerged car. Watch.</s>CHRISTINE BRODERICK, RESCUED MOTORIST: I got out and I tried to do the dog paddle because I can't swim, and forget it. The current was taking me back. So I made it back to my car. And I got on the roof, and I just hung on there for dear life until they came. He was talking to me, and he's like, "I'm not going to let you die. I'm not going to let you die." And I'm like, "I've got a son. I can't leave him yet."</s>CHO: We are happy to tell you all the stuck drivers were rescued. Their cars, a little bit of a different story. It looks like Boston may need a couple of days to dry out, but it's the Midwest that Rob is watching very closely today. So, morning, Rob.</s>ROB MARCIANO, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Good morning, Alina.</s>CHO: What's going on there?</s>MARCIANO: The thunderstorms across the Midwest are going to be heading into New York and Boston area here over the next couple of days, but today one more day of really hot temperatures. You can almost see the haze and the smog in the air here. A live shot of New York City, looking at the Hudson river. And the GW bridge. The air quality alert is in effect today because of the ozone and heat. Temperatures will get up into the lower 90s. Right now we are at 80 degrees in New York, it's 80 degrees in DC, and 82 degrees right now in Richmond. Other spots where we have some heat advisories in effect for the low country of South Carolina and southeastern parts of Georgia. Heat indexes there and across New Orleans will be up and over 105 degrees today. So calm winds, calm air and calm seas across the Gulf. That's good for cleanup, but it going to be sweltering for the folks who are enduring out there in the Gulf of Mexico Thunderstorms are popping across parts of the Ohio River valley. The Tennessee valley, and back to the mid-Mississippi River valley as well. These will become a little more interesting, or a little bit more severe, I think, back through Oklahoma City. And the wind and the hail is not going to be the issue, I think, for these folks. Their ground is pretty saturated from all the rainfall that they have seen the past couple of weeks, so that's the largest issue. Other spots that we're looking at. Back to the west, nice weather. Finally. The Pacific Northwest, which had record-setting heat last week gets back to normal today. Southern California as well. And later on tonight and tomorrow is the All-Star break, Alina, so the All-Star game being played in Anaheim. Home Run Derby tonight, so you can tune in for that.</s>CHO: You know how much I care about that.</s>MARCIANO: Very much so.</s>CHO: I watch it very closely. You used to be a stockbroker, didn't you, Rob?</s>MARCIANO: I did.</s>CHO: You watch the market closely?</s>MARCIANO: Always. Always keeping --</s>CHO: Still watch the market closely?</s>MARCIANO: Addicted to the tick.</s>CHO: OK, then you'll want to stay tuned for this because bulls, bears, buy, sell? If the topsy-turvy market has you reeling and your head spinning, we're going to get some expert advice on how to keep cool in this crazy market.