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And we re going to begin this morning with that holiday heat. in seven states and the district of columbia, more than 1 million families are waking up to a fifth day without any power and air conditioning on this independence day. fireworks displays are being cancelled to let police and fire crews continue relief efforts in a region where the weather will only get hotter through the holiday. nbc s steve handelsman has more. reporter: it s miserable on margaret drive. in tacoma park, maryland. a tree that tore down wires friday has not been touched. some homes got power back, then lost it. and the pets are sweltering in lynn quarrel s home. first of all, i m definitely worried about my cats because, i mean, heat isn t good for any animal and a lot of them are suffering right now. i m more worried about myself. reporter: maggie sterner, blacked out since friday, got power from neighbors till theirs went off again. i feel outraged and totally ....
And we re going to given this morning with that holiday heat. in seven states and the district of columbia, more than 1 million families are waking up to a fifth day without any power and air conditioning on this independence day. fireworks displays are being cancelled to let police and fire crews continue relief efforts in a region where the weather will only get hotter through the holiday. nbc s steve handelsman has more. reporter: it s miserable on margaret drive. in tacoma park. and the pets are sweltering in lynn quarrel s home. first of all, i m definitely worried about my cats because, i mean, heat isn t good for any animal and a lot of them are suffering right now. i m more worried about myself. reporter: maggie sterner, blacked out since friday, got power from neighbors till theirs ....