Morning Briefing: A Wet Week Looms

1. Weather: Today's high will be 94 degrees, with a low tonight of 71 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Additionally, the agency has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the remainder of the week, due to the predicted high incidence of thunderstorms in the area. Today there is a 40 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms after noon.

2. In Case You Missed It: If you were waiting on reviews to trickle in before hitting the theater, start planning your movie excursion!

If you're reading this, you weren't one of the nearly 300,000 affected by today's internet shutdown that was the result of some hacker activity years ago. , and how those who are affected can get back on the information superhighway.

3. Happening Now: If you are a Democrat and you want to take part in a survey tracking political opinions throughout the course of the 2012 election season, Patch is looking for you! Please get in contact with me via e-mail and I will get the ball rolling. Expect the first surveys to come in a few weeks!

4. Looking Ahead on Northeast Cobb Patch: Sick of getting stuck in construction delays on your morning commute? Tune in at 8 a.m. for a complete list of area road construction projects for the week. Additionally, you can always check out our live traffic page to see if you need to plan an alternate route.

5. On This Date in History: On July 9, 1962, Andy Warhol's famous Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition made its debut at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.