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Deadly storms leave millions with power in extreme heat wave

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    At least 17 dead after powerful storms swept across Eastern U.S.

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Now back to our top story three million people without any power or air conditioning on the East Coast.

Amid the sweltering temperatures in heat index evolve in some places.

A hundred it was of a brand live in Charleston, West Virginia on the phone Elizabeth.

I didn't hear you adding insult to injury and not -- line coming relaxed I think -- here it.

That act an effort to restore power to all those stranded that third night in a rally even knocking out power dominant area -- that that.

-- I -- a lot of people are saying why did it taking so long -- get power back well not only that population but it's like is that.

Millions of people without power but it's true rainy a lot of the power lines there in the routine incident sparked a power creates he'd get -- -- But what are -- -- well basically -- causing a ripple effect because there is no power people -- generator and what -- -- generator is fuel obviously.

Many gas station explodes and -- Our that our help and are experiencing and very long line this tactic but with one -- yesterday at number carry it.

And he said that he went all over the state looking for -- actually get the full.

We've been looking for a -- all day several gas stations that we stop dad were.

We stayed in line becoming empty so we had to go to another station and then.

Who finally here and happy about it.

And power -- -- there.

Story so we're hearing that Eric is not it's fairly sordid material be met on the ground here bring ice water food and that's why.

But it historic issue of people have been using a cooler distort -- -- -- over the past negate the fact matter is that -- Oil we -- know a lot of restaurants -- To prioritize.

It -- -- lied to equally certain food.

And they're running the store's basement TIL all don't tell me they're county which haven't even been at best -- Howard create yet.

Because that they're based -- -- decent lie very long road had a lot of.

And a lot of people are as I understand it trapped in their homes they can't actually leave other been advised don't leave because there -- alive.

Power lines everywhere you could be electrocuted but for those -- the elderly who have no air conditioning are there.

-- Jersey if they can get out of their homes.

There are -- -- -- of people going about looking for the elderly who need help but they're pulling it in just about.

Every county in the state of West Virginia what -- -- they did basically a public library or building or -- That how alert you to generate export -- -- power period and that the people are staying cool -- eagle skipping out that it's like you'd bet I want to get out of -- -- -- out of it -- They don't particularly want to go back -- -- directing a lot of people escalate they didn't.

Elizabeth Fran alive in -- devastated.

West Virginia we'll check back with you think.

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