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A widespread power outage snarled traffic and forced evacuations across Washington D.C. on Tuesday

A widespread power outage snarled traffic and forced evacuations across Washington D.C. on Tuesday. As Julianna Goldman reports, the utility company Pepco blamed the "dip in voltage" on a transmission line at a Maryland substation.
Apr 7, 2015 (01:20)
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