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4th of July expected to be hottest on record: Travel impacts, forecast

Name: 4th of July expected to be hottest on record: Travel impacts, forecast
Uploaded: 2026-07-02T18:09:00-0400
Duration: 6 min 42 s
Description: This July Fourth is expected to be the hottest ever for millions of Americans as more than half of the U.S. will be trapped under a heat dome through the holiday weekend. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports on how this may impact travel and Rob Marciano has the forecast.

This July Fourth is expected to be the hottest ever for millions of Americans as more than half of the U.S. will be trapped under a heat dome through the holiday weekend. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports on how this may impact travel and Rob Marciano has the forecast.