Tears, Heartache and the Kindness of Strangers
HOWELL: That was on full display Friday evening. This when a 61- year-old man with no family said goodbye to the woman he loved. And hundreds of strangers came together with him. Our Natasha Chen was there.</s>NATASHA CHEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Antonio Basco was married to his wife, Margie Reckard for 22 years but some of the people who packed into the memorial service may have only learned of her name within the last two weeks. And that is because Basco and the funeral parlor put out the message that Basco no longer has remaining family after his wife was killed in the shooting. So the outpouring of love from the community has been overwhelming. Not only did hundreds of people show up to the service, but more than 400 flower arrangements and cards were sent in from all around the world; flowers from Germany, cards from Japan and New Zealand. Basco spent about an hour receiving guests inside before the service itself. All the donated flowers here will be transported on Sunday to the site of the memorial where the shooting happened. And that's where Basco continues to go everyday to pay respects to his wife. There is also where we met someone who wanted to tell us that this community has only been reinvigorated after the shooting to love all humankind no matter the color, no matter the citizenship. Today, we're expecting a rally from Moms Demand Action. We're going to see college students registering voters. They want to inform people about gun safety measures. We also saw Mexican officials this week coming to the memorial. They say because Mexican nationals were among those killed that they hope Mexico can be part of the discussion in the U.S. about gun legislation now that Mexicans area also suffering the consequences of gun violence in America -- Natasha Chen, CNN, El Paso, Texas.</s>ALLEN: You don't need a thermometer to tell you it is extremely hot. But scientists are saying it is not just hot, it's scorching the record books. Another record set this summer. Derek Van Dam has that next.