POTUS STATE OF AFFAIR
Extreme heat (record 102°F, heat index up to 113°F) and then thunderstorms hit Washington over the July 4th weekend. The heat forced D.C. to cancel its annual parade and temporarily shut down the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall — dozens of people needed medical treatment, several were hospitalized. Then, just as the "Salute to America" event was getting underway Saturday evening, a thunderstorm rolled in and the Secret Service ordered an evacuation, sending thousands of attendees to shelter in nearby Smithsonian buildings and Metro stations for a couple of hours.