19/06/2014 ABC World News with Diane Sawyer

cannot afford to give way after the first real test on the street. Time

now for ABC World News with David Muir. Tonight, record high

temperatures, emergency rooms on alert. During 100 degrees across

much of the country. And the double jeopardy tornado. The same part of

the country hit by a tornado twice. Militants arrive at the oilfields of

Iraq, already affecting gas prices and home. Good evening. We begin

with the record high temperatures and the map says it all. More than

half the country had temperatures above 90 degrees, and many places

approached 100. The first round of heat is often the toughest on the

body. Some schools let children out early. And then there was this, a

monstrous tornado touching down. It hit in nearly the same place. How

long will this last? Three days until the official start of summer,

and the east coast is already breaking records. In Philadelphia,

it was 94 degrees. Is ridiculously hot. So used to snow days, instead,

children were sent home because of the heat. At the US Open, fans were

struggling. Washington, DC was the hottest city in the country, with

temperatures climbing to 94 degrees. Over 90 degrees for the third day in

a row. Ice cream and stay in the shade. The first heat wave of the

season can be a shock. It can be hard to actor made to axe 82 extreme

temperature changes. Stay prepared. `` it can be hard to get used to

extreme temperature changes. Stay prepared and drink lots of fluid.

Especially when you are working outside. I have water here. And get

ready for more. Above normal temperatures are being predicted for

both coasts and the south this summer. Meanwhile in the West, heat

and gusty winds are fuelling this wildfire in New Mexico, burning more

than 20 square miles and threatening homes. It is so dry in parts of

California, farmers are resorting to an old technique which uses the

moisture stored in the soil to grow crops instead of relying on rainfall

or irrigation. These past few years, we have had successful crops even

though we are in drought. And this is just a preview of what is to

come. This summer could be one for the record books. And we are also on

the ground after those twin twisters early in the week. Another giant

tornado touchdown and not far away. Where will it go next? First, our

correspondent is there. Talk about frightening. This large, powerful

tornado, hovering above farms in Nebraska, hold still the nearly 40

minutes. The average tornado moves quickly, 35 mph or more, but this

one does not move at all. When it does move, just 5 mph, destroying

farms and killing livestock. At night, this is what was hiding in

the dark, another tornado that families were not able to see until

lightning struck and lit up the sky. In Nebraska, where those twin

tornadoes killed two people, families cleaning up are hoping for

better conditions tonight. Maryanne has lived here since 1972. Her home

was badly damaged by one of the twisters. Have faith in God and he

will be due to the next step. That is being tested. In South Dakota, a

tornado hit a farm with nearly 120 mph winds. Part of the decoders are

under watch tonight. The threat extends to Pennsylvania and Merrill

Lynch `` parts of Dakota. And there is more severe weather on the way

tonight. Thank you for joining us. 70 million people are in this area,

where there is severe weather. All the way from Canada to Mexico, and

to the east coast. We are concerned about large hail, strong winds, and

even tornadoes that we had overnight. What about the heat, what

kind of temperatures and humidity are we looking at? It is not only

the heat but the humidity. Our bodies call less efficiently when

humidity is high. That makes them dangerous conditions. In Washington,

DC, record highs yesterday. Close today, when you factor in humidity,

it feels like more than 100 degrees. Caller tries to make its way in from

Canada `` cooler air. We still feel muggy conditions, and all the way

through the weekend. Look at these temperatures, up close to 100

degrees again. Two other breaking headlines this

Wednesday night, militants in Iraq have made it to the oilfields, this

is what many had feared, our correspondent is in Baghdad with

what these militants could do with their new`found powers.

It is the critical lifeline, Iraq's biggest oil refinery is partially

ablaze. If the militants take it, they would have the ability to

control the sale of gasoline and cut power across parts of Iraq. Tonight,

they have the upper hand. A US official told ABC News that it is

only a matter of time before the refinery is overtaken. Iraq today, a

deadly battle ground. Seen up close by a team with partners from the

BBC. All got out alive this time. With city after city falling, it is

the militants with the momentum. Late today, President Obama meeting

with congressional leaders on next steps. All indications are that he

will not order large`scale air strikes. The administration did not

want to bolster the Iraqi government, that has failed to unite

its people. We have done everything that we could to help them. It is up

to the Iraqis. Air strikes are risky. As illustrated in this video.

The militant fighters seen from the ground, they are easy to distinguish

from civilians who would circle them. It is far more difficult from

the air. It is not as easy as looking at an iPhone video of a

convoy and then striking it. The US has eyes in the sky, carrier `based

F`18s from the Persian Gulf are flying over Iraq, as well as other

surveillance aircraft. Tonight, all eyes remain on that critical oil

refinery that has been targeted, showing how strategic the militants

can be. The situation remains dangerous tonight.

All week long we have followed the impact here at home, tonight, new

numbers and gas prices, economists say that Iraq is to blame. Our

correspondent is in California. You can see that playing out here.

Have a, look prices above $4 per gallon. At this station, and they

have been rising through the country. Look at these numbers out

tonight. Now the prices of this. Some say that drivers could expect

to pay as much as 5 cents per gallon. All because of these fears

over what is happening in Iraq. You have told us about the other

headline for American drivers, where Democrats and Republicans are

considering raising federal taxes on gasoline? Yes, an announcement from

Washington today, they could raise that tax by 12 cents over the next

two years to pay for roads and mass transit, potentially more top News

the drivers out there. We will watch that. It is affecting so many

drivers tonight, those GM headlines, and the CEO is back in the hotline

`` hotseat night. Above is backing the hotline `` hotseat night. About

those faulty ignition switches. Tonight, she wants to change the

culture inside GM, to make sure that this never happens again. And, 15

high`level employees have lost their jobs. Tonight, we look at the

stunning images, our team watching as children cross the American

border, many alone without their parents. This search heading north.

We look at where these children end up. Inside the hunt for an

unprecedented flood of Central American children, some with

parents, and some coming alone. Sneaking into the USA, along the

southern border. Helicopters above, border patrol agents blow, `` below.

It is happening a thousand times a day, in Texas, unheard of numbers.

Mothers bringing babes in arms across the river, into the United

States. This woman, from Honduras, collapsing into the arms of an

agent, when he says that she is in the USA. This young man is 17,

crossing alone. These two, only children, spending six days riding

buses and walking here from El Salvador. I asked how old he was.

16? Only 16 years old, alone, taking his sister to join his mother in

Georgia. She is only 12 years old. They smiled at me nervously when I

told them that they were only children. Where will they go next?

You are overwhelmed for space? Yes, it is a challenge. The first stop in

the USA for them is here. The overwhelmed and overcrowded

processing centres of the US border patrol. The American dream begins on

a concrete floor here. We will stay on this story, we move

on here this evening, to what could be a revolution coming to your smart

phone. The phone was heating up today with the unveiling of a new

contender, not only from Apple, but from Amazon. A phone in 3`D, our

correspondent had a look. They call it the fire phone. Its

breakthrough feature is a screen that seems to pop off the phone, and

it looks 3`D. It has a normal camera, and different facing one.

But the secret sauce is for additional cameras in front, that

route where your head and your faces. `` source. It gives a 3`D

effect on the screen. The CEO does not only want you to read books or

shop on the phone, but shop and develop. It is no coincidence that

one of the coolest features helps you buy lots of stuff. They call it

firefly, and the ability to recognise just about anything by

looking at it with the camera, or hearing it like a song or TV show,

and putting it in your shopping cart. The prices similar to an

iPhone, between $200 and $650. Amazon is coming late to a crowded

smartphone market, given the company 's winning history, few are betting

against now. `` against them now. Much more ahead

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