Heat adds misery to Mid-Atlantic power outage

Many residents in the nation’s capital and surrounding communities have been dealing with triple-digit temperatures and no electricity for three days after hurricane-force winds tore through the region, knocking out power. NBC’s Tom Costello reports (Video by NBC)

A massive storm Friday cut electricity to thousands in the Washington, D.C. area, and also made cell phone service spotty. NBC’s Kristen Welker reports.