style with david caruso. presented to you by marcus hotels and resorts. are you tired of the traditional picnic and parties? >> yes. >> same old stuff. today we have simple and affordable ideas to spice up your celebration. >> david caruso is an event designer and planner and he's a pro. he agreed to join us to help you with cheep and cheerful ideas. good to see you. you have the best stuff always. >> good to see you. welcome to what is sadly the end of summer, but entertaining in style. >> last gas. i love how you tapped the watermelon we'll get to that in a second. that is fantastic. it just looks cool. you do things on a very grand scale if people want that. you can alsoo things that are on the simpler side. >> with friends and family in the backyard to celebrate the last holiday for the summer with labor day. these are cheap and cheerful starting with fun lawn turf. as people walk up to your house this so cool. star shape to cut out a cardboard template and simply spray paint on the yard, create a path up to your party or the front door whatever. so e

. >> that is david caruso and this is his seventh time attending the olympic games. it started december -- summer david is trying to cram in as much as he can before he has to come back to the valley on saturday. he says so far this has been one of the smoothest olympics he has ever attended. he explained the transportation lines are little long sometimes, but other things like zika virus insecurity issues have not been issues for him. >> good news. if you have the swimming bug from watching team usa taking a few laps can have some big time health benefits, especially those related from arthri joint pain. the weightless feeling can increase flexibility and you can slowly build to more resistant exercises. >>> temperatures again today will be sizzling hot. just shy of 110 in many valley cities. i will break down the planner and we will talk storm chances, next. >>> justin just got an update on that shooting. an innocent bystander was a victim. >>> a mesa family ripped apart by a house fire. them get back on their feet. much more news, weather and >>> detectives are in

david caruso shares ideas for an affordable and unique labor day celebrationplus the hottest books of the summer yesterday was sunny and absolutely beautiful with highs in near 80, low humidity, a sunny sky, and a southerly breeze at 10-15 mph. it was the pick day of the week. this morning is mostly clear and pleasant once again with lows near 60 and a little more humid. today remains mostly sunny and nice, but it will be warmer and a little more humid with highs near 82. scattered showers tonight with lows in the upper 60s and higher humidity. the ac will need to be turned back on for about 24 hours.. more news now:u-s senator ron johnson has an idea to make college more affordable for the idea of getting rid of some instructors... replacing them with educational videos. johnson says tenured professors are to blame for what he calls the quote "higher education cartel".. end quote. johnson is locked in a tight re-election battle with democratic challenger russ feingold.fiengold who lost his seat to johnson back in 2010... is ahead in the polls among likely voters according to the late

. >>> the party pro david caruso shares easy tips for an affordable labor day celebration that is next on the morning blend. ? ? [ music ] ? ? ? ? >>> oh, what is that irish harp music or what is that? oh, french. oh, duh sorry. >> not irish. that's right. we are playing a little french music because i'm back from vacation, i'm going show you a really cool tip because molly