Good morning. It’s Thursday, July 18th. Dangerously hot weather has forced the City of Philadelphia to take some critical precautions. The National Weather Service has an excessive heat warning in effect for the region through Sunday. The city has also declared a heat health emergency. The declaration sets off a variety of actions from the city, including opening cooling centers AND activating the Heatline, a number to call for those in need of help related to the high temperatures.