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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 went off again. i feel outraged and totally beside myself about this. reporter: she s furious at the power companies. i ve called every day to report my situation, the tr ....
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 beside myself about th ....
everybody loves the underdogs that s my dog what a festive night on the show. appreciate all ten of you watching. well an adorable dog is at the center of an ugly custody battle. it is a multimillion dollar tug-of-war over a tiny pomeranian. our paula faris has the story. reporter: meet sammy, the picture perfect pooch now at the center of a $500,000 breakup battle royale. he is the star of sammyandthecity.com, a wildly popular web site showcasing the photogenic pomeranian s adventures in new york. in april, scott smith and his then girlfriend, anna, launched the site hoping for internet glory. but when mommy and daddy went their separate ways last year, sammy and the potential fido fortune generated by his website got caught in the crossfire. sometimes it is not even about the animal. it s just they want to get one over on the other side. reporter: smith tells the new york post he is filing a $500,000 lawsuit for his share of the rights telling t ....
wires in bethesda, is 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 stens of thousands out of their homes. abc as miguel almaguer has more. reporter: in the scorched hills above colorado springs, firefighters finally furnish the corner. crews mop up the blaze that killed two, devour 28 scare miles, and destroyed 346 homes. six of the air force:-130s are back in the firefight, grounded after sunday s fatal crash that filled four aboard air tanker number 7. we obviously are very troubled by the crash that stoops several days ago and the loss of life associated with that. just underscores the dangers that are associated with these fires. reporter: these blazes ....
fifth day without power or electricity on this independence day. fireworks displays are being canceled to let police and fire crews continue relief efforts in regions where the weather will not only get hotter throughout the holiday. nbc s steve handelsman has more. reporter: it s miserable on margaret drive, in takoma park, maryland. a tree that tore down wires friday has not been touched. some homes got power back and then lost it. and the pets are sweltering in lynn quarel 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 until theirs went off again. i feel outraged and totally beside myself about this. reporter: she s furious at the power company. i ve called pepco every day about my situation, the tree down around the corner, the downed wires acros ....