Tourists and locals alike take advantage of Missoula pools, the river and the shade as Montana endures another blistering day in what locals call an "early" heat wave. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat warning in some areas of the State and millions of people in the northwestern United States were under heat alerts Wednesday as the region baked in record-breaking temperatures and police reported scores of deaths likely linked to the scorching conditions. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES