VIDEO: Heat wave grips the District By Lisa Ruhl May 31, 2013 4:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Residents and tourists in the Washington area sweated through the region’s first heat wave of the summer Thursday, as the thermostat reached a high of 93 degrees and the sunny weather brought people out to the city in droves. TagsLisa RuhlLocal NewsWashington D.C. Related Content Editorials Islamist bombs on the streets of New York Daily on Energy Why Iran’s main oil terminal at Kharg Island has been spared News Rand Paul announces tentative date for Mullin DHS confirmation hearing Energy Oil prices drop significantly to end Monday after dramatic 24-hour fluctuation Foreign Policy Rubio designates Afghanistan state sponsor of wrongful detention over US detainments