UPDATE: Crews working to restore power across VA, Cooling centers opening

Thunder Storms Kill 4, Leave Millions Without Power

AP

A heat wave coupled with thunder showers and high winds wreaked havoc across eight states Friday evening, and in the aftermath millions have been left without power and four people are reported dead.

CNN reports 4 million people have been left without power across all states affected by the storm, with 1 million people without power in Virginia alone. CNN's Jake Carpenter said the states without power include Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky, North Carolina, and parts of DC as of 5:10 a.m. Saturday morning.

Of the four fatalities, two occurred in Virginia and the other two in New Jersey. In Virginia, an elderly woman died when a tree fell on her home while she was sleeping, and a 27 year-old man died in a traffic accident. In New Jersey, two young boys were killed during a camping trip after a pine tree snapped and fell on the tent their family was hiding in.

Storms knock out power to 2M in eastern U.S.

An uprooted tree lies across a street in the American University neighborhood of Washington, D.C., June 30, 2012, the morning after a violent storm swept through the area. The fast-moving line of dangerous storms knocked out power to more than 1.5 million customers in the Washington metropolitan area alone, according to media reports. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

SWilliams Hits 23 Aces, Edges Zheng at Wimbledon

Serena Williams hit a Wimbledon record 23 aces, held every service game and barely escaped an upset bid by Zheng Jie, winning 6-7 (5), 6-2, 9-7 Saturday in the third round at Wimbledon.

Williams, who erased all six break points she faced, served three times to stay in the match and held each time at love. She was pushed to deuce serving in the final game but closed out the victory with a volley winner, then hopped in glee on the Centre Court grass.