fireworks to start you off on wednesday morning, it s lee greenwood, god bless the usa, happy fourth of july to all of you. traditionally today i know and hopefully for many of you, will be filled with barbecues and fireworks. but unfortunately for a lot of people, that is not going to be the case. our starting point here this independence day, less about celebration and a lot more about patience, about 1.1 million people all across the country, they are waiting, waiting for the electricity to come back on and facing another day of intense heat. 20 people now have died since last thursday when fierce storms ripped the east in the midwest. and take a look. these are the states that are still waiting for power to return, you have west virginia, still more than 300,000 customers in the dark. ohio, virginia, similar shape. and power companies, they say they are out there, they say they are repairing the transmitters and lines faster than expected, but their estimates show custo
them from treating the wounded. the child sex abuse trial of former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky starts monday. eight of the 12 jurors have some connection to penn state. but that doesn t necessarily guarantee sympathy. legal experts say the jurors may blame him for tarnishing the university s image. sandusky faces 52 counts of sexually abusing ten boys. he has pleaded not guilty. a series of flashlight bombings prompt police to put up these billboards in phoenix, arizona. they warn people not to touch big yellow flashlights. the bombs have been rigged so that when you turn on the flashlight, it explodes. five people have been hurt in three bombings. officials have ruled out any connection to terrorism. sports racing fans who were looking toward history being made today at the belmont stakes will have to wait at least another year. i ll have another, the winner of the kentucky derby and the preakness won t have another. the colt was scratched from the race