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Less than 1.4 billion overall. the rest of it held up in washington red tape. meantime lawmakers are home for the july 4th holiday while people who live full-time in the beltway and other mid-atlantic areas, powerless in triple-digit temperatures. the problem is getting worse, jenna. major power outages more than doubled in the last decade. we all pay for them no matter where we live. a study from the university of minnesota found power outages and disruptions cost the u.s. economy between up to $188 billion each year, making that $11 billion power grid update seem kind of cheap. back to you. ...

Jenna: we turn to one of our top stories today, pow er power slowly coming back on after deadly storms hit overt weekend. i'm sure the power hasn't come back soon enough. we understand that, everybody. we are glad you're with us, i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. utility crews are saying they are working as fast as they can navigating streets littered with debris and fallen trees. northern virginia is seeing some of the worst devastation from the sudden, deadly storms. national correspondent steve centanni live in falls church has the latest for us there. >> reporter: this is one of the neigh...

It was rare weekend super storm packing hurricane-force winds. heat index in those states pushing triple-digits. it's not just uncomfortable but dangerous, officials in maryland blame it for three deaths and six confirmed storm deaths, utility crews as far away as canada working non-step but they caution in some cases it will take until this weekend. molly henneberg is live in hard hit falls church, virginia. it's not just at physical toll, the sheet hitting folks' wallets as well. >> molly: that is right. the cost of food in refrigerator and people that are tired of melting inside that you ar...

We begin this morning with a mid-atlantic meltdown. in the middle of a stifling heat wave more than a million people are still without power this morning. crews are working feverishly to restore electricity. officials warn it may still be out for several more days raising fears the death toll now at 22 could continue to rise. >> reporter: washington, d.c. on day three of the massive power outage. it's another scorcher. and still no air conditioning for a million households from north carolina to new jersey. >> at this point what are we left to do? what are we left with? >> reporter: trees. wor...

Pivotal presidential election in mexico. the party that ruled for half a century is making a come back. the double dig get lead in the opinion polls many voters hoping to end the blood war and weak economic growth. iranian oil taking effect today. measure is coming on top of previous sanctions by the united states and the west. they are already hitting iran's economy. the american sanctioning cutting exports of iranian crews from about 2.5 million barrels a day last year to 1.8 million barrels now. utility crews for millions of americans struggling through a heat wave. and enduring the afterma...