WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a third day of sweltering temperatures in
much of the eastern United States, even as more than two million
people endure another day without power in the aftermath of a round
of severe summer storms.

The outages extend from North Carolina to New Jersey and as far
west as Illinois. Utility officials say the power will probably be
out for several more days for some people.

Since Friday, severe weather has been blamed for at least 18
deaths -- most from trees falling on homes and cars.

Commuters who were back on the roads this morning in the
Washington, DC area were worried about delays caused by downed
trees and darkened stoplights. But with many federal workers given
the option of staying home, traffic was lighter than normal in many
places.

Officials say there are still more than 400 signal outages today
in Maryland -- most of them just outside the nation's capital.

On one street in Falls Church, Va., downed trees were blocking
the road on either side. Neighbors used chain saws to cut a path on
one side.