thing every year so sometimes you get lucky, sometimes you don t. coming up, we ll have the latest weather forecast with what you you can expect today during your celebrations. we re going to start with two u.s. cities responding to a series of mass shootings last night that left a combined eight people dead in fort worth, texas then in philadelphia. in fort worth, three are dead and more than a dozen injured after two separate shootings. while in philadelphia, a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and armed with an ar type rifle killed five people and injured two. a toddler and a 13-year-old boy. at least one man is now in custody and officials there are set to give a press conference at the top of the next hour. we ll cover that for you live. in a statement, president biden responded to the violence writing quote, today, jill and i grieve for those who have lost their lives and as our nation celebrates independence day, we pray for the day when our communities will be fre
112 degrees while another 113 million with facing potential tornados in wyoming and colorado. in parts of the northeast, flash flood warnings have been issued as some areas could receive 2 inches of rain an hour. joining us now, antonia hilton from long island city where the new york city firework barges are stationed. guad in miami and also, meteorologist, michelle grossman. how could this impact the celebrations? everyone here in queens is crossing their fingers because there was a downpour a little while ago. we ve been hearing thunder but macy s has told us at nbc they are still moving ahead. there are crews here still getting ready and that people can expect tonight their biggest show yet. this is the largest fireworks display across the country. the 47th year they ve been doing this. they say there s going to be