the boy called 911 and dispatcher kristen ritter stayed on the line until help got there. >> you know a dire situation and little kids they are smaller lung there's not a lot of time. >> the children are doing okay. fire investigators say that fire appears to have started near a computer desk. >>> two virginia college students lives thrust into the spotlight in the day ahead. how friends and family plan to honor the life of a young woman from northern virginia in the hours ahead as her roommate prepares for his day in court to face charges in her murder. that's next on news 4 today. >>> stepping outside to clearing skies, but not before a night of strong storms heavy rain lightning, even some hail. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia seagal is live. >> i'm tracking the last of the showers in the area. all of this east to the i-95. especially those in charles county this activity pushing toward calvert coin it will be out of southern maryland in the next 30 minutes or so. it's dry today and plenty of sunshine and temperatures will be cool are than they were yesterday. right now, they wer

. >> reporter: kristen ritter was on the other end of that 911 call. >> at no point do you ever want that child to be scared. you want to reach through the phone if you can and hold them and protect them. the only way we can do that is stay calm and reassure them we have help on the way. >> reporter: for 11 minutes ritter stayed on the phone coaching the 13-year-old and hoping for the best. >> i haven't been able to talk to the family just yet. i'd love the chance to. >> we're told she's going to have that chance soon. a spokesman from the fire department says the children asked to meet kristen ritter and the firefighter who pulled them out of the house. we're told that will happen sometime in the next couple of days. >> if you get in trouble you want kristen on the other end. the dispatch center in prince george's county gets about 4,000 calls every day. it's rare they get a call like this. dispatchers and firefighters tell wusa 9 they're so impress would the poise of 13-year-old marcus mccoy. >>> topper, right now you're tracking some thunderstorms. >> some are heavy. nothing sever

they called 911 and dispatch kristen ritter remained on the line until help arrived. >>> the children are doing okay today. fire investigators say the fire appears to have started near a computer desk. >>> two big playoff games are happening for our teams. tonight at 8:00 the wizards will take on the toronto raptors looking to take a 2-0 series lead before they return home friday night and the capitals will face off against the new york islanders. the caps are down a game in the series and are happening to tie it up tonight. we learned that eric fehr will not play tonight. >>> move over tender and eharmony how one match maker is looking at your refrigerator when it comes to finding true love. >>> caught on camera this morning, a man is alive after a pair of officers pull him to safety from his burning car. why the driver couldn't get himself out. >>> looking live across our area right now, some people are waking up with a few sprinkles. >>> a 14-year-old is under arrest in bring tan accused of plotting a terror attack. police say the boy planned to attack a war memorial in australia.

the boy called 911 and dispatcher kristen ritter tried to guide the kidding out of the house, but the boy said the hallway was too hot to go out that way. that's when she gave instructions how to keep smoke out of the house. and she asked questions. >> talking to someone, you want them to make it out. you don't want that to be the last time you talk to them. whoever taught him to do that and stay calm, that saved him and his sister's life. >> fire officials say the fire appears to have started near a computer desk. what caused the fire is still being investigated. >>> tough go through tough security measures to board a plane. now airport workers will have to do the same. that all comes after a baggage handler in atlanta was accused of smuggling guns. a security review by the department of homeland security has outlined the new rules, including realtime background checks for airport employees. workers will have to go through tsa screening to board a plane. and there will be fewer access points to secure areas. >>> six men from minnesota are accused of trying to join a holy war by going