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Heat in the forecast tomorrow, saturday and sunday. The National Weather service already issuing a heat advisory for your friday. Cck it out. This is going to begin tomorrow morning at 11 00 a. M. And run throughout the entire day a expiring 9 00 in the evening. All of the areas in orange are under this heat advisory, so our entire area. Where youre seeing the brighter pink over towards the eastern shore. Thats a more serious excessive heat warning, t still in the heat advisory, were talking about dangerous heat. Then as we look to the weekend we already have an heat watch in the forecast for saturday and sunday, so what does this mean . Were going to see that until 11 00 a. M. And until 9 00 p. M. Just like tomorrow. Over the weekend it will feel dangerously hot from 100 to 115 degrees at time. Youll want to stay indoors. Now tonight were currently at 93 degrels. Feeg like 95 by 7 00 p. M. With a temperature down to 86. As we continue through the evening hours its hot and humid, and c
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We have chopp 4eeping an eye on the fire fight from above and our leon harris is at the live desk with what we know right now. Leon. Erica and jim, we have been watching it for the better partt of an hour b the flames were just tearing through the home on Clarks Branch avenue tonight. I take you now live to the scene. Chopper 4, as you said, flying gh above the home. Look at these stunning pictures. The fire is so intense the crews inside had to actually leave tha house fight the flames from the outside. Fairfax county called in units from other departments to come give a hand. Fortunately, we are told everyone inside the home at the time of the fire was able to get out safely. No word though on how it broke out. We will continue to follow the breaking stories. You can also look for up dates onhiur nbc waston app and, of course, here tomorrow on news 4 today. Back to you. We have been watching it with you. That thing has just taken off in rapid fashion. Nk leon, thayou. A child hospita