The hot weather is here to stay for awhile.  We're under a heat advisory from 12-8pm today with temps in the mid to upper 90's again.  We have a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.  The heat is on all week, including Independence Day Wednesday.

Today's interview lineup:

At 6:53 hear Jamie Dupree in St. Augustine ahead of today's golf event at Palencia, and why Florida is likely to be one of several states to opt out of Obamacare.

At 7:23 hear Fox's Jared Halpern explain why the Obamacare ruling has brought new momentum behind several Congressional races.  

At 7:53 hear my conversation with Senator Marco Rubio ahead of his book signing in Orange Park tonight. 

At 8:23 hear Alison Burns in our Washington Bureau on the widespread damage caused by weekend storms. 

Our Top Local Story:  No thank you.  Governor Scott says Florida will pass on any optional part of Obamacare.  Scott says the law will be devastating for taxpayers and patients.  While he hopes to see the rest of the law repealed if Mitt Romney wins the Presidential election, Scott says Florida will follow what's required under the law.

With the calendar flipping to July, that means scores of new laws are now in effect. Those include the crackdown on no-fault auto insurance fraud that Governor Scott fought vigorously for.  They also include a pair of laws that face constitutional challenges -- one that bans state and local governments from hiring companies that do business in Cuba and Syria, and one that permits inspirational messages, including prayers, in public schools.

A major disaster.  Governor Scott is requesting Florida receive a major disaster declaration because of the damage done by Tropical storm Debby last week.   In Clay County, the clean-up is far from over.  Fire Chief Lorin Mock tells us they've sent early damage estimates of four-million dollars.

A robbery gone wrong -- a man trying to rob two other men over the weekend is shot and killed by his would-be victims.  Police say the three got into a gun battle, and one of the targets flagged down an off-duty officer to tell him that he believed he shot the robber dead.  Police say that man had a concealed-carry permit and turned his gun over to police.

A prison escapee's dash for freedom ends in St. Augustine.  A pair of tipsters helped police recapture Dean Adams at the Meridia Motel in St. Augustine, hours after the convicted burglar escaped from a work detail. 

We're getting a break at the pump as we kick off the holiday week.  AAA says the statewide average for a gallon of unleaded is $3.18, down nearly ten cents over last week.  It may be short-lived, as AAA predicts a slight uptick because of overseas political issues.  Thanks to Beth for posting a picture on our Facebook page--$2.98 at one station on Mayport Road. 

Our Top National Story:  Sweltering heat wave and severe weather cleanup across the mid-Atlantic.  More storms are heading into the same area that took a beating Friday night.  Nearly 2.7 million people are still without power across the region.  And the storms are being blamed for 17 deaths, mostly from trees falling on cars and homes.

Across Colorado, the wildfire fight continues.  Some 1,500 firefighters are still attacking the wildfire near Colorado Springs. Fires are burning in several other Western states.

A Mississippi abortion law is being temporarily blocked by a federal judge until a July 11th hearing. The law requires that only OB-GYN doctors with privileges to admit patients to a local hospital perform abortions at the clinic. That would effectively force it to shut down.

A three year-old boy is among ten people shot in a weekend of violence in Chicago.  The boy was walking with his parents Saturday night when a guy walked up to the family and started firing.  In a separate attack, a man was shot in the head and died when someone fired at a group of people at a park.