this morning on "world news now" -- american celebration. the precautions as public fireworks displays entertain the masses on independence day. >> all that despite the dangerous heat and the risk of spreading wildfires. it is thursday, july 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good thursday morning. i'm sunny hostin. paula faris is on assignment. >> good morning, i'm rob nelson. hope you had a great fourth of july. and it was the hottest one on record for a lot of folks yesterday. we had that, plus the ongoing misery for hundreds of thousands of people waiting for electricity still. and the relief from the heat as well. are complaints from utility