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Largest U.S. power grid operator issues emergency alert amid heat wave

The dangerous heat scorching the middle of the country and the East Coast did not let up on Friday. More than 180 million Americans were under heat alerts -- with some states seeing record-breaking temperatures. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi reports on how the U.S. power grid is holding up.
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