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again, it was very valuable. >> reporter: there were three separate cooling sections set up along this parade route and we understand that almost 10,000 people all told by the time the parade was over had gone through and gotten cooled off in that water. back to you, doreen. >> looks like a good idea to me. thank you, jackie benson reporting. >> that heat advisory remains in effect and it will get worse before it gets better, we're told. doug kammerer, tell us about that. >> any time you add on another day of heat and that day is coming tomorrow where i do think the temperatures will...

later. anita? >> all right, anny, thank you. now to the other top stories in d.c. how the oppressive heat disrupted memorial day parade ares for a lot of folks. in loudoun county, virginia,a deadly warning about distracted driving. one man is dead is that right. >> reporter: one man dead and two others in critical condition. police say it's all due to distracted driving. >> this is definitely a tragedy. my heart goes out to the families. >> reporter: virginia state police say a witness saw one of the drivers use a hand held device just moments before the crash. that driver, 36-ye...

hello, jim, not just people watching parade, but participants in the parade. you remember that a lot of these marching bands are high school students and they're wearing the heavy uniforms made out of wool, the hats and the bass drums and the tuba. we have a whole bunch of young people there just enjoying the cooling tower that the d.c. fire department has put up, trying to get everybody cooled off as they try to get everyone in a safe situation down here because it has been a situation where temperatures have reached very dangerous conditions. i am joined by pete perringer, d.c. fir...