 Elsewhere, they're setting up cooling centers where people can go in and cool off to avoid heat stroke. The National Weather Service says the southeast and mid-Atlantic regions are also sweltering with a press of heat and humidity expected to last through today. Police say two people were killed, three others injured in Independence Day violence in Huntington Beach, California. A city spokeswoman said on Friday that police arrested a 26-year-old Huntington Beach resident on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.