Stellar reporting from your mainstream media: CNN quotes "Emily McNamara", who claims "This is the hottest it's been for the longest period of time"

'Dangerous' heat wave creeps east - CNN.com

"This is the hottest it's been for the longest period of time," said Emily McNamara from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where the temperatures were expected to hover in the mid-90s through the middle of the week.