 National Weather Service meteorologist Mark Chouinard says the blistering heat won't end any time for California and Oregon. The heat in the west in particular looks to persist through the week, and if we look at the extended outlook, the overall pattern favors above normal temperatures even going out a couple weeks from now. Chouinard says temperatures will be dangerously hot for some celebrating the Fourth of July across the U.S. Also at townhall.com, it's been all hands on deck.