jesse and holly walker packed everything they could into a trailer before leaving their house. >> this is our home. we live for our home. me and my wife and family built that house. with our hands. it's hard to leave it. >> reporter: as smoke spreads across the west more than 2,500 firefighters are desperately trying to get a handle on the blaze which exploded across 200,000 acres. and from the wildfires out west to flooding in missouri and iowa where crews and residents worked to repair levees breached by the rising missouri river. >> we had a goal of 100,000 bags over two days. we're going to get close to 200,000 bags today. >> reporter: in the southeast it's the temperatures that are rising, 90s across most of the region today. up to 100 degrees in the southern plains. fires, floods and heat all part of mother nature's weather triple punch. now the bad news for us? remember last week's heat? the heat in the south now is moving our way. so let's turn to meteorologist wyett eberhart for when things are going to get heated up. >> that big hot ridge of air headed toward maryland doesn't

jesse and holly walker packed everything they could before abandoning their home. >> this is our home. we live for our home. i built that, me, my wife, and my family built that house. with our hands. you know. it's hard to leave it. >> reporter: they have no idea if their house survived. >> it's a loving community. we look out for each other. i hope everybody got their place when we get back up there. >> reporter: firefighters are up against two major enemies today. more hot, gusty winds are expected. as well as lightning storms. they could trigger new fires. nervous days ahead for the firefighters and the home owners. >> we hope everyone, when day do go back, they have a home to go back to. sam champ yion is back with us. i was down south this weekend, sam, wow. >> it's that brutal, early season heat, very unusual for this time of the year. some cities with the warmest temperatures ever in june yesterday. out toward the west, the big wind. flagstaff, 99, tucson, 100. here's the big story. the fire will continue because it's at zero containment. the heat is spreading east. new york ci

>> on the phone with us right now from arizona, jesse walker's wife, holly.ly, we saw the very emotional interview that was done with the two of you. how are you holding up? how is your husband doing? >> he's better this morning, suzanne. but we're all over the place and it's very hard. >> i know that he built that home with his own hands. is there any word at all on what has happened to your house? >> it's still there as of this morning. he talked to his brother who lives up there also, and things are all right right now. >> do you have any idea when you might be able to go back and to check on it? >> no. but we'll have notices telling us the updates on our property. >> where are you now? how are you getting along? are you staying with someone? with relatives? >> yes. we have our horses at his other brother's in eager and friend of ours has dogs at his house. we're here and there. >> we understand your brother-in-law, is he still at the home? >> he has a place up by us and he's still there. >> can you give us a sense of what you are going through at this tim