The weeklong heat wave that baked most of the U.S. Southwest in temperatures well into triple digits is on its last legs, but forecasters are still urging people to be cautious as there will be little relief from the warm weather until monsoon thunderstorms begin to kick in, likely in July. A slight easing of temperatures is expected through the weekend, with Phoenix and Las Vegas falling short of besting any new records. It was a record-high 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius) in Las Vegas on Friday, 113 F (45 C) in Phoenix and 100 F (37.8 C) in Albuquerque.
The band versions of Springsteen's acoustic classic have "eluded us," keyboardist Roy Bittan says in our interview for Born in the U.S.A.'s 40th anniversary. "Maybe Bruce, at some point, will get to that."
He's The Showman for a reason, ya know.