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
Frankly, anywhere in the u.s., rip currents are a danger and make sure to hydrate, wear sun block and find shade throughout the day. another important message is for any adults on the beach consuming alcohol, it is never recommended to go in the ocean to try to cool down. that s always a bad decision. so they do keep reiterating how important it is to keep drinking water and remain hydrated and people here also waiting for the fireworks. all across southern florida. the fireworks are taking place right in front of us here are doing something new and cool which is going to be mixing fireworks with drones. so people looking forward to that. that s awesome. fair warning. i m going to ask you for your over under on that hot dog count. michelle, over to you now. how to conditions look in both areas and across the country with 30 plus million? hi there, richard. we have some soggies stormy, steamy conditions so not ideal