----FIRST WARNING 6 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST DALE NELSON’S FORECAST----
There is little change to the large upper level high that is dominating our South Texas weather the rest of this week. Expect the near record high heat and desert dry conditions to continue. In the tropics there is a disturbance in the central Atlantic moving slowly westward and is no threat to interests in the Gulf of Mexico.
Today sunny skies breezy with sweltering heat and a record high today of 101
Tonight we will have fair skies it will be warm and stuffy with a low of 77.
Wednesday sunny, breezy with sweltering heat and 102
The heat index will max. out in the danger zone between 105 and 110 each afternoon.
----SERVICE SALUTE----
From: Lexi Ramos
Seaman Michael Ramos in the Navy, stationed at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio Texas. He's the best sailor and husband any woman could ever have.
----FOUR O'CLOCK FLASHBACK----
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is 54
Actor Wesley Snipes (Passenger 57, Blade films) is 50
Author J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter) is 47
Zac Brown (country artist) is 34
1928 - MGM’s Leo the lion roared for the first time. He introduced MGM’s first talking picture, "White Shadows on the South Seas."
1932 The George Washington quarter goes into circulation.
1990…Nolan Ryan wins the 300th game of his career, throwing 7 2/3 strong innings with eight strikeouts to lead his Texas Rangers to an 11-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
1964…Country singer Jim Reeves died when his private plane crashed in Tennessee. Reeves was born in Galloway, Texas, near Carthage. His greatest success was with this #1 song from 1960 "He'll Have to Go."
----TMS TOTAL ACCESS----
NASCAR has approved the body styles for 2013 cars; discussion with 'The King' Richard Petty
----CMT NEWS----
Congratulations to Kenny Chesney who has the #1 song on the country charts this week, with his certified Gold hit “Come Over.” The song sold 500,000 copies within 9 weeks making it Kenny’s fastest Gold single certification. Little Big Town also has something to celebrate as their summertime anthem “Pontoon” has reached the Gold milestone as well. Sugarland received some exciting news, as the duo will be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on October 14th. Country superstar Shania Twain is teaming up with CBS’ The Talk to give one couple an opportunity to renew their wedding vows in Las Vegas. The winning couple will also be given two tickets to Shania’s concert at the Colosseum in Ceasars Palace on December 12th. Miranda Lambert was forced to cancel a few shows this past month due to an illness. The singer tells Country Weekly she is well and rested, and has “kinda been goin’ 90 to nothin’ and it caught up with her.”
----TEXAS SPOTLIGHT----
Buster Jiggs
"Hold On"
