Dangerous hot weather grips center of U.S.

Visitors to the City Garden in downtown St. Louis try to find relief from the scorching hot weather on July 19, 2011. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for most of the area until July 23 evening as temperatures reached 98 degrees for the day.UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Dangerous hot weather grips center of U.S.

Visitors to the City Garden get a spray from the water jets in downtown St. Louis as relief from the scorching hot weather on July 19, 2011. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for most of the area until July 23 evening as temperatures reached 99 degrees for the day with a heat index of 109. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Dangerous hot weather grips center of U.S.

A woman swings her baby through the water jets at the City Garden try ing to find relief from the scorching hot weather in St. Louis on July 19, 2011. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for most of the area until July 23 evening as temperatures reached 98 degrees for the day.UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Busch Stadium begins its return to baseball

Workers are completing the dismantling of the metal floor from the Busch Stadium field in St. Louis on July 19, 2011. The rock band U2 played a concert in the stadium on July 17, prompting the removal of the sod. The St. Louis Cardinals will return to play at Busch Stadium on July 25, with a new field. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Busch Stadium begins its return to baseball

Head grounds keeper Bill Findlay watches as workers dismantle the remaining metal floor from the Busch Stadium field in St. Louis on July 19, 2011. The rock band U2 played a concert in the stadium on July 17, prompting the removal of the sod. The St. Louis Cardinals will return to play at Busch Stadium on July 25, with a new field. UPI/Bill Greenblatt