about one of his passions, but in a way you've never seen before >>> and tomorrow, the emmy winning zac brown >>> al, the weather is hot, hot, hot everywhere >> as far as today is concerned, we have a heat wave going here in the east, flood watch in the mid section of the country and record highs out west. a lot of wet weather along the gulf coast that will continue with more flooding in the mid mississippi and ohio river valleys record highs out west. severe storms in the northeast hit or miss showers and thunderstorms down through >>> good morning, i am meteorologist kari hall. we take a look at the seven-day forecast for the inland areas, it's going to heat up today. you're going to notice it is a few degrees hotter compared to yesterday, but then we bring it back down a few degrees tomorrow and even milder air by the end of the week. the fourth of july weekend is looking pretty good with inland valleys reaching into the low to mid-80s while coastal areas stay cool. fog is not going anywhere. we'll see a few peeks of sunshine and highs in the 60s. >>> thank you, al. coming up next, our vow