. >>> and meet the country star going viral for his dance moves and date line lir ricks, how walker hayes made a special fan's dream come true. "early today" starts right now. >>> thanks for starting your week with us, i'm frances rivera. >> and hi, everyone, i'm jessica layton we begin right now with the historic heat wave that has a tight grip on so much of the world. the heat dome over the united states continues to expand while bringing more triple digit record highs to the south and the extreme weather is being felt across the globe. this morning we have team coverage around the world starting with josh ledderman in grease where they are battling heat and fire. >> reporter: desperation on the island of rhodes, greece where tens of thousands are fleeing for their lives from out of control fires, winds flaring up as southern europe bakes under a brutal heat wave jack neil and his family visiting from england walking four miles to escape dange >> have you ever seen anything like thibefore >> no, i've never been afraid to die, but yesterday i had that fear in me. >> reporter: crews now w

we all need someone like matt, right by the way, if you want to hear walker hayes' incredible life storythe interview i did with him for the drink with kate snow. it's at nbc.com/the drink. that is the news on this sunday night. i'm kate snow. for all of us at nbc here, stay safe, have a great night. ♪ we fancy like applebee's on a date night, with the oreo shake ♪ ♪ and some whipped cream ♪ >>> i was reading bedtime stories to my 2-year-old, and i heard a noise that was extremely lo