now i mentioned the whole eastern seaboard has a chance of the showers and storms. the middle of the country is incredibly hot still. it's going to be about 100 degrees today in areas like texas, all the way through oklahoma, 90s from kansas city to denver. so it doesn't feel a lot like the beginning of september, it feels like july or august. but for you in charlotte and the rest of it on the east coast, definitely have that umbrella handy. you'll need it at some portion of the day today. we appreciate it let's turn to sports now in a shameless bid to win over the crowd in charlotte, we begin with the single most important story in all of sports, the carolina panthers. they decide to leave for sunday's season open anywhere tampa a little early, late laer today to avoid the circus that is the democratic national convention. the panthers stadium will serve as the venue for president obama's speech on thursday night. and as of two weeks ago, hundreds of workers have been inside the stadium, installing generators, wiring and decorations for that event.