Kicker: Dashboard delicacies

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Whew, the summer heat!

The National Weather Service, local police, and other organizations have taken to social media to warn folks about leaving kids and pets in hot cars.

They’ve all done some variation of the same theme. Audio here from WWLTV in New Orleans.

SERGEANT JAKE MORRIS: So we're coming to you today with some cookie dough.

Louisiana’s Sergeant Jake Morris attempts to bake cookies in a piping hot patrol car! Morris sets the pan on the dashboard and walks away.

A few hours later:

MORRIS: I can literally smell these cookies right now. Oh, look at that. They got a little crunch to them

PAUL BUTLER, HOST: Well, at least now we know what to have for dessert after frying our eggs on the sidewalk!

BROWN: That’s cute, but let’s remember the point of the stunt: those kids and pets in the back!

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