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News Wrap: Extreme weather complicates July 4 festivities

Season 2018 Episode 248 | 5m 24s

In our news wrap Wednesday, the U.S. marked its Independence Day with celebrations across the country and temperatures that climbed well over 90 degrees in parts of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. Also, trained divers in northern Thailand continued their efforts to rescue twelve boys and their soccer coach who have been stuck in a flooded cave for 12 days.

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