Soaring temperatures are continuing to scorch two-thirds of the nation with the brutal 100F heatwave blamed for causing at least six deaths in a week, as well as an emergency in New York as roads begin to buckle.
Temperatures tomorrow are expected to range from the mid 90's to the triple digits, with the heat index making it feel as hot as 100 to 115 degrees - making it a record breaking sizzler from the Midwest to much of the East Coast.
Such is the extreme heat that police officers in Braintree, Massachusetts, asked residents 'to hold off' on all criminal activity until the extreme heat is over.
Officers said in a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post: 'Folks. Due to the extreme heat, we are asking anyone thinking of doing criminal activity to hold off until Monday.
'It is straight up hot as soccer balls out there. Conducting criminal activity, in this extreme heat is next level henchmen status, and also very dangerous.'
People enjoy the day playing in a water fountain as the Empire State Building is seen from Williamsburg section of Brooklyn on Saturday, July 20, 2019 in New York. Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave spurred cancelations of events from festivals to horse races and the nation's biggest city ordered steps to save power
People shade themselves from the sun as they walk in Central Park in New York, New York, USA, 20 July 2019. A heat wave is affecting some 180 million people at the East Coast and the Midwest regions of the US
A coach reacts when asked about the race start time while lying in the shade during the Philadelphia Youth Regatta on July 20, 2019 in Philadelphia
People walk in the Shaw neighbourhood during a heat wave in Washington, U.S
People enjoy the day playing with water as the Empire State Building is seen from Williamsburg on Saturday, July 20
Officers said in a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post: 'Folks. Due to the extreme heat, we are asking anyone thinking of doing criminal activity to hold off until Monday'
'Stay home, blast the AC, binge 'Stranger Things' Season 3, play with the face app, practice karate in your basement We will all meet again on Monday when it's cooler.'
At least six deaths were blamed on the excessive heat: 4 people died in Maryland, while one died in Arizona and another died in Arkansas, CBS reported.
The crushing mass of hot air is likely to blanket the region, home to a third of the U.S. population, through Sunday with little overnight relief, said meteorologist David Roth of the National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center.
'There are 124 million people under a heat advisory or excessive heat warning - that's a third of the population,' Roth said. As of Friday, the heat wave sprawled from Kansas to the Atlantic Coast, and from South Carolina north to Maine. It was expected to intensify on Saturday and Sunday.
The heat index for DC is forecast at 111F for Saturday, within two degrees of the index expected for Death Valley.
Stephanie Michael reads "Little Women" in the shade of Gorgas Park on July 20, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With heat indexes reaching 105 to 115 degrees today and tomorrow, an excessive heating warning has been designated for this weekend in multiple regions of the U.S.
A child cools off in a water feature at a park in the Shaw neighbourhood during a heat wave in Washington, U.S. 2019
People walk along Constitution Avenue near the Washington Monument during a heat wave in Washington, U.S., July 20, 2019
The National Mall was nearly deserted on Friday as people sought shelter in the shade. The heat index in DC is forecast at 111F for Saturday, within two degrees of the forecast heat index for Death Valley, California
Rowers warm up before a race during the Philadelphia Youth Regatta on July 20, 2019 in Philadelphia, PA
Children play in open sprinklers on the National Mall on Friday in Washington, DC during a heat wave
A portion of Interstate 229 buckles from high temperatures and heat indexes, Friday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
The temperature in Sioux Falls was 93 degrees with a heat index of 107 degrees when the buckle was reported Friday afternoon. The temperature reached 94 degrees with a heat index of 109 just a few hours later
This map shows the forecasted high temperatures on Saturday in cities across the nation as a heat wave bears down
In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, soaring temperatures of 93F with a heat index of 107F were reported when portions of Insterstate 229 buckled and cracked.
On Friday night, a massive power outage was reported in the Detroit metro area, affecting some 80,000 customers of DTE Energy.
Fearing potential fatalities, New York City declared a state of local emergency and canceled a number of major outdoor events.
'Hot weather is dangerous and can kill. People with chronic physical and mental health conditions should use air conditioning if they have it, and get to a cool, air conditioned place if they don't,' said New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot.
The heat index, or what it will actually feel like with humidity, will be even more brutal in the Midwest and East Coast
A girl cools off from the heat in water from an open fire hydrant in the Washington Heights section of upper Manhattan in NYC
People gathered at Coney Island beach on Friday in New York as an excessive heat warning remains in effect
People enjoy the beach at Coney Island Friday. Fearing fatalities, New York City declared a state of local emergency
The heat in New York City was compounded by a major disruption of service on seven subway lines Friday. The MTA blamed a 'network communications' issue for the suspension of service on the Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and S trains
On Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the cancellation of OZY Fest, a festival scheduled for the weekend in Central Park featuring soccer star Megan Rapinoe, musician John Legend and 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah.
A de Blasio spokeswoman says a Times Square commemoration of the 1969 moon landing has been canceled, as well.
Officials earlier announced the cancellation of the New York City Triathlon, which was scheduled for Sunday.
Temperatures in the high 90s are forecast for Saturday and Sunday in New York, with a heat index well over 100.
De Blasio has directed owners of office buildings over 100 feet tall to set thermostats to 78 degrees through Sunday to conserve energy.
Amid fears of massive blackouts, utilities in the eastern half of the United States said they expect to have enough resources to meet power demand, but asked consumers to turn down air conditioners to avoid putting stress on the system.
Chicago: Residents cool off at 31st Street Beach as temperatures are forecast to head into the mid to high 90's on Friday
Children cool off in Crown Fountain in the Loop in Chicago as amid heat index of around 115 degrees on Friday
Concertgoers cool off in a spray of water at Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, Chicago on Friday
A fan of the Chicago Cubs is sprayed with water to cool off before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on Friday
'I'm very confident,' Consolidated Edison Inc President Tim Cawley said when asked at a news conference if the utility, which serves New York City, could quickly respond to any outages in the country's most populous city. He said 4,000 employees were poised to work 12-hour shifts over the weekend.
Last weekend, parts of Manhattan lost power for hours, darkening Broadway theaters, halting subways and closing restaurants and shops in a partial blackout blamed on a faulty piece of equipment.
Early on Friday, as the heat intensified in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, 11,600 homes and businesses lost power after fires erupted at two substations near the state capitol.
With temperatures forecast to hit 93F later in the day, Governor Tony Evers asked nonessential state workers to stay home. By midafternoon, power had been restored to all but about 3,500 customers, according to Madison Gas and Electric .
Wisconsin: A fire is seen at an electrical substation during a heat wave in Madison on Friday
Boston: Kids and adults cool off in a fountain on the Rose Kennedy Greenway on the first day of a summer heatwave Friday
Children run through the water of the Boston Common Frog Pond in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday
Birds splash in a fountain on the Rose Kennedy Greenway on the first day of a forecasted summer heatwave in Boston
Heat indexes, or 'real feel' temperatures, will be scorching throughout the Midwest and East Coast this weekend
On the East Coast, temperatures on Saturday were forecast to reach near 100F in Washington, and 99F in Philadelphia and New York, where it would feel more like 108F with high humidity. Much the same was in the forecast for Sunday.
'It's crazy,' said Fonik Bitaly, 28, who was entering his sixth hour of work dressed as a costumed character, Batman, in New York City's Times Square. 'It's really, really hard to be outside right now. You need to drink lots of water or you'll be in serious trouble.'
'As soon as you get outside, it's like 'Boom!' said Loig Loury, 32, who moved to New York from Paris last year. 'The heat attacks you.'
To keep cool during past heat waves, suburban children typically ran under lawn sprinklers and city kids frolicked in the spray of fire hydrants, but the New York City Fire Department warned that special spray caps that firehouses hand out should be used to avoid creating a hazard.
'If you open a fire hydrant without these caps, you endanger your neighbors because the water pressure drops and our firefighters are not able to fight fires,' FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro wrote on social media.
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