Plane sinks into runway

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Temperatures have been so high in D.C. that airport runways are melting.

A U.S. airways jetliner sunk into a softened portion of the tarmac at Reagan National airport on Friday, requiring the passengers on board to get off so a tow vehicle could dislodge the sunken wheel.

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