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2 die in San Jose, CA, because of extreme heat Wednesday Jun 21, 2017 at 6:22 PM Jun 21, 2017 at 6:22 PM The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities in California say two elderly people died because of an extreme heat wave scorching the Southwest U.S. Santa Clara County officials say a 72-year-old man and an 87-year-old woman died Monday in San Jose, where temperatures reached 94 degrees. Officials said in a statement Wednesday one of the two was homeless and lived in a car. Santa Clara County spokeswoman Marina Hinestrosa says she can't provide any other information on the people who died due to health privacy laws. A National Weather Service heat advisory is in effect until Thursday at 9 p.m. Santa Clara County is forecast to get high temperatures ranging from 90 to 100 degrees.