Nightly News   |  September 27, 2010

Heat wave broils California

Scorching heat is raising fears of wildfires throughout southern California. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: A record breaker today in LA , not just for today's high temperature but the all-time temperature, period. At a few minutes after noon today, it had already climbed to 113 degrees in downtown Los Angeles . That would make it the hottest day ever recorded in Los Angeles since they started keeping records.