VIDEO: Heat wave grips the District By Lisa Ruhl FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint May 31, 2013 4:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint 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 Foreign Policy Trump says he’s ready to implement second phase of sanctions against Russia Economy Hassett says Fed must be ‘fully independent’ from Trump Foreign Policy Trump gives ‘last warning’ for Hamas to release its hostages News CA, Delaware attorneys general concerned about OpenAI News Polis calls for return of Victims of Crime Act grant funding