Hot temps return today and thru the end of this week.  We're in the mid-90's today with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms.  We'll be in the upper 90's tomorrow with the heat index into the triple digits.

Check out the forecast track of Tropical Storm Emily and you'll see Jacksonville is in the cone of uncertainty.  The storm is slugging through the Caribbean today, approaching the island of Hispaniola tonight and tomorrow.  Hear why Accuweather's Heather Zehr says Emily's future hinges on its ride across the island of Hispaniola.  Track the storm at our hurricane guide.

Our Top National Story: The Senate is expected to approve the debt deal when it comes up for a vote today. Then President Obama  plans to sign it, cutting very close the deadline to raise the government's borrowing power and avoid a possible default.  Hear Jamie Dupree explain why both parties are using the the spending "cut" language to their advantage. The bipartisan legislation promises more than $2 trillion of budget cuts over the upcoming decade.  Hear  Jamie Dupree's analysis on how the Senate will vote. 

Hear my conversation with Congressman Ander Crenshaw, who voted for the debt deal and says this proves that Republicans have transformed Washington's fiscal ways for good.

An emotional scene as the debt limit votes were being cast in the House chamber. Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords made her return to the House nearly seven months after being shot in the head outside a Tucson supermarket.  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi praised Giffords' commitment to her constituents. Giffords didn't speak on the House floor but did release a statement saying she felt she needed to return to Washington to cast her vote.

If the Senate doesn't act this week to reauthorize the FAA, the agency could remain closed through the August recess. Air controllers are still working, but uncollected airline ticket taxes could exceed $1.2 billion. The dispute is over union rules, among other things.

DNA from serial killer Ted Bundy is going to be put into a national FBI database to see if it matches any unsolved crimes.  Investigators recently recovered a vial of Bundy's blood taken as evidence in 1978.

Casey Anthony is ordered to return to Orlando.  The judge who sentenced her to probation last year for writing fraudulent checks signed a corrected version of Anthony's probation order, clarifying that she's to serve her probation after her release from jail.

Our Top Local Story:  Differing opinions on the future role of the JTA.  The transportation agency's funding is about to run dry when the gas tax expires. JTA says in a statement they'll outline their future plans next month at a board meeting.  But city councilman Bill Bishop is skepticcal, saying he wants to know if JTA is just a transportation company or something else.

It was a good quarter for Winn-Dixie.  The Times-Union reports the Jacksonville-based grocer saw a 3.2-percent increase in same-store sales for its fourth quarter. Still, the company expects to report a net loss of 30-million dollars for the fiscal year that ended June 29th.

Parents of students who attend Raines and Ribault high schools heard from the Duval County School Board about changes coming to those schools for this coming school year.  Students at those intervene schools are eligible for opportunity scholarships, allowing them to attend a different high school or a charter school.

Expect the immigration debate to be front and center this fall in Florida.  Governor Scott is calling on lawmakers to take another look at immigration reform in the next legislative session.  He says the legislature missed its best opportunity to do something about illegal immigration last session.  Scott is pushing a plan similar to Arizona.

Governor Rick Scott says he thinks Texas Governor Rick Perry will make a run for the White House.  But if Perry jumps in, Scott says he does not plan to endorse him, at least in the primary.

Pushing for the earliest possible date, Governor Rick Scott says he wants Florida's Presidential primary to follow South Carolina.  The primary is currently scheduled for January 31st, but state lawmakers are considering moving the date if the Republican National Committee threatens to pull some or all of the delegates.

Police are investigating the death of a 61-year-old woman. The body of Paula Milam was found inside her Oceanway home late yesterday morning.