On a chaotic July Fourth, they spent up to $30K to watch the fireworks in style

They wore ball gowns and bedazzled baseball hats. They wore suits and ripped jeans. They wore American flag shirts, American flag ties, American flag dresses, American flag purses, American flag handkerchiefs, American flag cowboy hats. Nobody looked like they were dressed for the same event, but here they all were, on the roof of the Watergate Hotel in Washington to celebrate the Fourth of July. About one mile away, after baking in the blistering heat, people were temporarily evacuated Saturday evening from the National Mall due to inclement weather. Some sheltered in Metro stations, others in government buildings. On the...