A brutal heat wave across the eastern United States trapped millions of people in sweltering air this week with record-high temperatures.

The deadly heat wave across the eastern half of the country has made for some scary situations. Tens of millions in major cities across the northeast faced record high temperatures on Tuesday, the worst day of an oppressive heat wave that has spread since late last week.

Heat dome will cause dangerously high temperatures in many places across the country this weekend, especially the Midwest and East Coast.