Special Report: Severe weather affects July Fourth events in D.C., New York and Philadelphia

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July Fourth events across the East Coast were evacuated as severe weather impacted America's 250th anniversary celebrations in D.C., New York City and Philadelphia. In the capital, more than 10,000 attendees were told to seek shelter in buildings near the National Mall as thunderstorms moved in.

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