text:  In a 93-page decision, Judge Eileen Cannon ruled Smith's appointment as special counsel in November of 2022 was improper and unlawful. Smith is to appeal the ruling to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories and warnings from Texas to the Carolinas to New England. As Harrison Malkin reports from New York City, millions are expecting an afternoon high in the 90s.