>> live and in hd, this is abc saturday news extra. >> triple digit temperatures parts ofth us in many the country. relief is on the way. >> the extreme heat was blamed transformer fire in saturday.nhattan a man hall exploded igniting a wase an -- a man tol exploded, igniting a minivan. under heatere advisories saturday.

115 americans affected. >> i cannot form any coherent thoughts. >> even if you made the best of conditions are driving prices for everyone. wisconsin,armers in oklahoma, the and cause prices to rise. >> i did had to sell part of our capital assets. >> relief is on the way, but not yet. tomorrow will still be many places. weather, rain, hail, and winds that could reach hurricane strength. >> it has been a long week, but tonight, the power is back on but a handful of those

the dark sincen friday. crews -- most of the power outages are because of the extreme heat. a close vote is giving a big boost to phase two of the metro to dulles. we were there for the debate.ous >> there was so much riding on decision, the future of the .ultibillion-dollar system >> everybody is here and everybody is watching. >> this residency is celebrating opt into phase two. >> we would return people to loudoun as a work place. >> are we going to thumb our nose at our constituents?

>> 5-4 to help support metro rail. cost --pect of on known cost major said to her stomach. hypothetically, the amount doubles. which did very well could. that is a problem. separate vote, the board elected to set of special tax districts. this commitment will not take money from schools or roads. >> this will impact residence for the better. >> in maryland, the newest proving do not bent against the house. it generated more than $28 million in june. despite that boost,

casino revenue is down over last year. the total for the three casinos, than $40 million. a big ceremony on friday night house.white construction gathered to watch new --nt obama assign college students and construction workers gathered to obama signednt legislation. the same legislation funds projects across the country. the nation's job market is showing some promise. the labor department saw the of unemployment the middle of may. also reported that businesses added 176,000 jobs to the payrolls in june. republicans are feeling the heat proposal.udget onoup of nuns arrived

their nine- after day road trip. of enthusiastic were waiting on capitol hill. intonuns on the bus rode town. their leader said they have received warm welcomes all across america. >> she opens your wallets and cash and handed to me. >> even in the heat come at not slowingwere down. am 81 years old and i'm still going. >> their message? the republican budget will hurt need.ny americans in even though paul ryan is a

catholic, the sisters said they refused to say -- >> the rise in the budget is moral. it is immoral. we stand with our bishops when that. >> the last line is directed at critics say they're out of line being so outspoken. >> i am sure they were exhausted. >> i was impressed. they operate by a set of values hope where heat is a minimal factor. the vatican is weighing in, that some american nuns are too outspoken on social justice issues. natural disasters can best and worst in people. how to avoid getting ripped off.

arch campbell goes to the movies. >> what's a day we had. 105 degrees at reagan. temperatures tomorrow, not quite as warm.

>> many are still cleaning up in of the storm. con artists are on the prowl offering to do a job that will never gets done. we show you the warning signs. >> as resident scramble to hire skimmershaul in.hoping to cash license landscapers says his hook.is ringing off the >> there are some people that are not licensed. they're going to gouge people. sometimes, they will do a good job, and sometimes they will lot. taking a risk. >> official said the victims are

typically the elderly. the consuming public has to be very careful. >> consumer fraud skyrockets after big storms. not just from con artists. >> you see folks doing a bad job. >> that is why it is important several bids before making any big decisions. >> we have bids from a large number of firms. latest car safety good markse getting their ability to help prevent crashes altogether. new technology showed the to drivers went

avoiding front end collisions. your insurance claims are a side benefit. new-car sales avoided a bump in economy saw in june. the biggest winners appear to chrysler and volkswagen. chrysler posted its best june reports in five years. ford and general motors also made some modest gains. a man takes out his frustration on a cell phones store. the first time i saw fios it was absolutely amazing. for yearars and years we had to put up with cable.

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>> nearly everyone in the dark friday's storms has their power back on. the extreme heat is causing new utility for the companies. seeing a spike in power the tripleause of temperatures. metro trains are running slower today.ual the agency is trying to avoid problems like what happened prince george's county. hurt. was all above ground trains are under a 35 m.p.h. of yesterday's incident. free shuttle buses are available. a propane grills is to blame for

the fire at a woodbridge week.ent complex this spokeswoman says the girl was on the third floor. nearly 100 people had to their homes. three firefighters were taken to the hospital for injuries. the fire also spread to a nearby building. it has been steamy, hot, miserable. >> sweltering. >> suffocating. >> better weather on the way. get through a few homes before that. great new photo gallery. check it out. 20 dozen people have already at this over the past two hours. are some of the fantastic pictures that were taken by greg johnson, a professional storm chaser.

high temperature today, 105 degrees at reagan national airport. for one minute, it may be of to 106. look at the temperatures, up 100 martinsburg, quantico 106. now 91 degrees at the airport, but it feels like 102. temperatures are slowly cooling into the 80's. winchester, 81. fredericksburg, 84. the bigger story, what it feels like outside. it feels like 103 in frederick. look at the cool air will to the north of us. the heat has broken in detroit. are in the upper 70's. a few thunderstorms that popped across southern pennsylvania during evening hours. fortunately, that is cancelled but another round of

stronger storms expected by afternoon into the evening. take a look at our doppler radar. it is quiet. air quality is not so great. levels are in the lower 70's. makes the atmosphere really unstable. time stamp moving through the day. is around 4:00 in the afternoon. some larger, more significant, expected across southern at 2:00 tomorrow night. a lot can change between now and then. we will keep you updated on abc 7. humid tonight. moving to the day tomorrow, hot and humid. strong storms late afternoon, could see gusty winds, hail, at downpour, and a lot of lightning.

if youwant cooler air, to call this cooler air, at upper 80's as we move the upcoming week. tomorrow afternoon, be able be duty and we will keep you updated. >> thank you. updated. >i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants.

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>> the special honor today for the godfather of go-go. organizers of the folklife today chuckbed brown and tributes day and added of activities dedicated to brown. the festival is free and runs through tomorrow evening. when it is hot out, there are than coolingtter in the movie theater. oliver stone is back in .heaters arch campbell reviews "savages." >> oliver stone gets back to filmmaking routes, and over top skirmished in the mexico drug wars. they create a multimillion- growing wheat in california. -- weed in california.

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