los angeles. if you want some warm and summerlike weather where it shouldn't be, you go to the east coast. because, yesterday, dulles was 90. that was a record. d.c. close to 90 today and ending the weekend in philadelphia and raleigh, still in those upper 80s. that's the big picture. >> storm surge, the name of a boat that's right behind me here in venice, louisiana, awaiting tropical storm karen. or what could eventually start to downgrade. we'll have that forecast in the next half-hour. dan and bianna. >> let's hope they don't get much of a storm surge. ginger, we'll see you in the next half-hour. >>> moving on now, he's at home on a basketball court, but in a swimming pool, i'm not sure this works. nba star brandon bass is like the proverbial fish out of water. >> the hoops player fighting his fears, putting aside his pride and learning how to swim once and for all in a class for of kids that come up to his knees. abc's sara haines is here. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine a professional athlete not being able to do something. but brandon bass is used to dunking. not diving brandon ba