"Dangerously hot" conditions persisted across portions of interior California, the Great Basin, the Southwest and South Texas into Friday, the National Weather Service warned. The big picture: Heat alerts remained in effect for over 25 million people early Friday, as the NWS noted widespread high and low temperature records had been tied or broken in California, Nevada and Arizona — including in Phoenix, where 11 people who were waiting in line to enter a Trump rally were hospitalized due to heat-related illnesses. By the numbers: The temperature in Phoenix reached a record daily high of 113°F on Thursday, according ... (full story)