The hot, humid air is stuck in place as we begin a new week.  Temps this afternoon are in the mid-90's and it's going to feel even hotter with the heat index.  We have a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.  By Friday we cool off just a bit, with temps expected to be near 90.

Forecasters are promising that temperatures will get a little cooler this week in the eastern half of the U.S.  Thunderstorms will provide a break in the heat to cities such as Philadelphia, Washington and St. Louis, where temperatures have climbed past 100 degrees over the past several days.

Today's interview lineup:

At 6:53 hear Jamie Dupree explain why the GOP's plan to repeal Obamacare will not go far.

At 7:40 hear Fox's Jared Halpern explain how the President used the monthly jobs report to push his re-election message.

At 8:23 hear Jamie Dupree explain how President Obama is planning to push to extend tax cuts for some, but not all taxpayers.

Our Top Local Story:  A $32.6 million dollar hole.  That's the latest guidance on Jacksonville's budget with days to go before Mayor Alvin Brown presents his spending plan to the city council.  The city has bumped revenue projections up more than $25 million since the first look in May. 

New City Council President Bill Bishop says the city is spending too much money on pensions.  It's number two on his list of budget problems that must be dealt with.

Calling it the Achilles heel, UNF President John Delaney says it's time to fix the graduation problem.  UNF's six-year graduation rate is 45%, far below the average of most colleges.  Delaney tells the Times Union he wants to help students stop working so they can attend school full-time.  He wants to use money raised through private donors to expand the number of scholarships.

A St. Johns County Sheriff's Deputy's son is reportedly killed in a motorcycle accident.  16 year-old Mark Ochkie Jr.'s Facebook profile picture is his motorcycle, the very same one on which he lost his life Sunday evening.  He apparently misjudged a curve on Hefferon Road in the Heritage Park subdivision and sideswiped a palm tree Sunday. 

A memorial service is planned Tuesday at The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville for Peter Bragan Sr.   He died Saturday after heart failure, at the age of 89.  The service is planned from 5-7pm, followed by a funeral service at home plate.

A young girl survives a four story fall from a hotel balcony in Central Florida.  Cops say the girl was not seriously hurt Saturday night--she landed in some bushes at the Marriott Grande Vista Hotel in Orlando.  The girl's parents were in another part of the hotel and had left her with another adult relative.  The family was visiting from New York.

Six American soldiers are killed in an attack in Afghanistan carried out by The Taliban.  The soldiers died when their tank ran over the bomb Sunday, south of Kabul.

Our Top National Story:  Back from break, Republicans push a House vote to repeal Obamacare.  We're expecting the vote Wednesday.  Democrats are denouncing the effort as a partisan waste of time.  There are not enough Republicans in the Senate to get the repeal passed. 

President Obama is pushing to extend tax cuts for the middle class, starting with an address from the White House today.
A senior administration official says Obama will call for a one-year extension of tax cuts for people making less than $250,000 a year.  House Republicans are expected to push this month for a measure to extend all of the Bush-era tax cuts due to expire at the end of the year, including reductions on wealthier income earners.

Some people may have problems getting onto the Internet today if their computers are infected with a malicious virus.  Experts say the malware actually infected computers more than a year ago, but could prevent access to the Internet today.

He played Marty and several other characters in a distinguished career.  Actor Ernest Bornine has died.   Borgnine's career spanned nearly seven decades and more than 200 TV and film roles, such as "The Dirty Dozen'' and "The Poseidon Adventure.''  Ernest Borgnine was 95.