the cooling today. in fact, temperatures will warm quickly, with low to mid 50s now. we ll see highs in the mid 90s. but noontime, 80s. so quick warm up today, spare the air alert today and temperatures about seven degrees above average for most. we ll talk about the hotter day of the weekend, coming up in a few minutes. family and friends of an elderly woman beaten in her home held a vigil last night, hoping ms. flo, lonnie rivera spoke to those who knew her. reporter: a community gathering through song, prayer and candles. church members, altogether honoring an 88-year-old woman known as miss flo. we are very devout christian family and prayer and singing is a big part of it. reporter: earlier this week, the elderly woman was severely beater in her home. she was beaten beyond recognition, to the point where i first looked upon her, i had to question if that was really her. reporter: but in another hospital visit, her nephew witnessed remarkable progress. she