Heatwave bakes Northeast, records tumble

Monday saw the summer's first major heat wave, delivering historic, century-high temperatures to cities throughout the Northeast. LiveNOW's Christina Evans is providing the most recent updates with Fox multimedia reporter Chelsea Torres.

Hurricane Erick makes landfall in Mexico

Hurricane Erick has made landfall in southern Mexico as a Category 3 storm with life-threatening storm surge, rainfall flooding and high winds. Erick rapidly intensified from a 40 mph tropical storm Tuesday morning to Cat 4 intensity at midnight Thursday morning. Six hours later, Erick made landfall in extreme western Oaxaca state east of Punta Maldonado as a Cat 3 with 125 mph winds, according to the National Hurricane Center.

President Trump outlines plan to dismantle FEMA

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that his administration plans to start "phasing out" FEMA assistance after this year's hurricane season. FOX 26 Houston's Sherman Desselle joins LiveNOW's Christina Evans to share the latest details.