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citizens where the president took part in a naturalization ceremony for members of the military, and homeland secretary janet napolitano swore them in, and tonight there will be a celebration on the north lawn at the white house. and no power. that is the extremely uncomfortable position that people find themselves in after weekend storms knocked out power from il toile the nation's capital, and the most outages five days after the storms hit, west virginia. 5,000 homes are without air conditioning in the middle of a brutal heat wave. cnn's brian todd is there. >> fredricka, temper...

>> almost 1 million people still have no power. >> reporter: as record-seating heat bakes the nation. >> heat advisories for over a dozen stays over the fourth of july holiday, feeling like 100 degrees across much of the nation. >> just sweating, staying inside. >> it's a hardship. >> breaking news overnight. a fast-moving wildfire is burning in rural ranchland north of los angeles. >> in colorado, air force tanker planes are back in the air to help fight a slew of dangerous wildfires. >> you don't get much better than that. >> nearly a dozen people injured in an accident in new hamp...

bloomberg unplugged at the nathan's hot dog wagon. seems he couldn't stomach the puns, like let me be frank. it's going to be a dog fight. and i'll relish it. it's bloomberg like we've never seen him. also -- >> you can see the sparks flying all over the place. it was raining fire down on us. >> on the frontlines, colorado firefighters taking cnn with them as they fight the fires home by home. the fire chief telling the denver post this morning he knew the fire would happen, that it was a monster ready to awaken and kill. and on this independence day, what's your definition of a ...

reminder. dangers remain and first responders are overworked. fourth of july fireworks have been canceled by many municipalities. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. elsewhere, fire crews are still battling more than 40 wildfires in western states. in colorado, firefighters made progress against two of the most destructive fires that had forced tens of thousands out of their homes. nbc's miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: in the scorched hills above colorado springs, firefighters finally turn the corner. crews mop up the blaze that killed two, devour 28 square miles, an...

near hagerstown, cumberland, hancock, that is where we have areas of rain. you see that slide into the southeast. we expect most of that to fall apart as it moves towards the metro area. later on, we will get in with thunderstorms popping up randomly across our area. a mixture of sun and clouds. hot and humid. a heat advisory is in effect for the metro area. scattered storms from 11 a.m. to about eight -- 8:00 p.m.. we can expect pop had been -- pop-up of thunderstorms with highs in the upper 90's. 100 degrees is in reach from today until saturday. it will be dry warm, and human toni...