live from richmond, virginia. tell us what the situation is like where you are. reporter: wolf, it s very dicey here in richmond and the mid-atlantic area. they know it s not as bad as it is in new york city. but they also know that it s going to get worse here in the coming hours and days. take a look at the skyline over richmond. now, it s really fluctuated here in the last few hours. about three or four hours ago, the haze and smoke over downtown richmond was very, very bad. it then kind of cleared out because we had some heavy winds. you can see now over the downtown area smoke and haze kind of coming back settling into the downtown area. here is what state officials were telling us about the readings here in virginia in the richmond area and what they re warning residents. they re saying that as far as the particulate pollution, at a code orange or red. that means it s unhealthy for certain groups. state officials are warning people you have got to limit your time outdoors. they
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