after nbc news s obtained dozenf reports from the department of health and human services chronic calling allegations of migrant children in custody. among the allegationsar these infinite reports from the yuma border patrol station, sexual assault. a 15-year-old girl from honduras described a large bearded officer putting his hands inside her bra, his hands down her pants and groping her. the officer was speaking to other officers and english laughing. another report, a 16-year-old guatemalan boy said after he and others in his cell complained about theta ste of food and ook er, officers sleeping mats out of atheir cells in retalin. although the allegations were made between april and june, the department of homeland security only now t responding our reporting. the allegations did not align with common practice at our facilities and will be investigation. the allegation of sexual assault is already under investigation. both kers on sides of the aisle responding too. >> the top people ought to be fired now. w >> i there in april. i was tre at that yuma detenti facility, and they were doi

but alvarez didn't stop fighting a handwritten note obtained by nbc nu s shows he made a personal plea to mitch mcconnell. senator mcconnell, i don't know if you remember me my name is detective louis g. alvarez, he writes i want you to know that my time to leave this world is fast approaching. my goal and legacy in this world was to see the vcf bill passed the bill would extend benefits to victims of 9/11 related illnesses for 70 years >> we can't wait another day >> reporter: early saturday, alvarez died the funeral is on wednesday. his commitment to the cause, something he hopes his children would remember >> i taught them you start a job, you finish it >> reporter: the note to mcconnell delivered by a group of 9/11 first responders came with a gift, alvarez's nypd shield, as a reminder, he writes to mcconnell, of my legacy and yours. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >>> a number of 2020 democratic candidates have rushed to defend a rival senator kamala harris after some on social media questioned her racial identity including the president's son donald trump, jr. andrea mitchell

nbc 7's jobina fortson is live at sf rte good morning.imes it feels like your uber or lyft from the airport to the destination is pricey enough. what do you think about an additional tax on top of that? it's looking like a real possibility. you may see it on the november ball ballot. san francisco supervisor aaron pes kin introduced the proposal t. board of supervisors budget and finance committee approved the tax and the full board is expected to vote next week to put it on the november 5th ballot. the main reason for the surcharge is to cut down on traffic congestion. uber and lyft are supporting the measure, too. it would add 1.5% to shared rides and a quarter percent on all other wieds in san francisco. all electric cars would have a 1.5% surcharge for the first five years. the money would fund transportation and safety improvements. if you look at my phone here, i tried to domylfits right now $3 from the airport to the station right now. with the surcharge it would add an extra dollar to that total price. if this all goes through, it

and camping the new summer camp teaching your kids to be internet stars first, this is "today" on nbc. s swimming at a lake savannah sellers is here with that story good morning to you. >> good morning, guys. a recent survey found a lot of american kids would rather be a youtuber or vlogger than a teacher, athlete, or astronaut naturally, there is now a summer camp for that. >> reporter: big business is being built on the back of a new generation of stars. on phones, tablets, and computer screens. >> i want to see it one more time >> reporter: how do kids and teens become internet celebrities? now, there are summer camps for that >> chase, can you come to the camera >> reporter: here in boca raton, florida, by a unanimous show of hands, these youngsters want in on the action. >> what you have to have to be a youtube star you have to have energy and potential. >> reporter: at you create academy, students ages 6 to 17 learn all the skills they need to make their own videos, from filming and editing. >> how can i erase that? >> reporter: to branding and marketing. >> i learned about green s

now every year nbc 4's c ar the shelters campaign helps er animal shelt and rescue groups find new homes for pempts our annual pet adoption initiative this year takes place august 17th, and we invite you to learn re about clear the shelters in the nbc washington app. >> comi bizarre 0, warning about ticks, ticks. the bite that could make you allergic to red meat of all things. we'll explain how to protect yourself from that. >> but, first, the stage is set. we're just hours away from the next democratic debate for the party's presidential nomination. we're live to tell you what to watch out for and tommy is live at t city open. >> reporter: hey, we're right outside the court where coco ff, the phenom is playing. we'll take you inside the fan action and also the food and beverage scene here at city open coming up on "news 4 at 4:00." ♪ we buy any car ♪ any make, any model, any age, any price ♪ from 50 bucks to 100 grand ♪ ♪ we buy any car ♪ any, any, any, any at webuyanycar.com, the gimmicks stop with our ads trading in our selling your car is hassle-free with just three easy steps. one,

with s nbc's tom costell more. >> reporter: north of dallas an ntsb drone has been surveying the damage caused by sunday's horrific plane crash that killed two pilots and eight members of three families. inside the badly damaged hangar, the burned out remains of the privately owned beach craft king air, while the cockpit voice recorder wasre chard, the memory inside was undamaged and captured the final moments. >> the tower cleared the flight for take off from runway 15 for one minuteore the end of the recording. >> reporter: then a sudden emergency. just 12 conds before the crash, the mepilot's coms suggest confusion in the cockpit. four seconds later, they indicate a problem with the left engith. three automated warnings that the plane was banking hard. investigators believe the plane rolled hard to thehe left, t crashed into the hangar. pilot charlotte dumas saw it happened and took this photo. >> i was literally walking backwards, heard the noise, looked up, a stopped, watched the remaining few seconds. >> reporter: investigators are inspecting the engines and istening to the sound

. >>> aa reminder that we are just a month away from nbc 4's annual clear the shelters campaign. many shelter will offer incentives to encourage pet adoption. >>> well, if you know news 4 ow4's tommy mcfly you know he has his pulse on everything that's happening in the dmv and that's why he's launching the new segment called "the scene." >> and since it's going to be an especially hot weekend, tommy scoped out theest spots on the potomac so you know where to go and cool off and have a little fun, too. let's dve right into. >> reporter: maybe you spend hrs a week commuting on the willston bridge or here at the key bridge in georgetown, but re a whole world of recreation on the water. we've got four ways for you to enjoy the river starting with ta s-up paddleboarding. >> once oyou're ten yardsut you can stand up, have a nice wide stance, or you can grab a seat on a self-guided kayakr run fom the key bridgebothhouse. how far do these go? can you get to the 14th street or will stone bridge? >> once you get to the memorial bridge you hit no-wake zone. it's a lengthy paddle, about a 5k

s 20s or 30s. one more look at him on our nbc washington app. an award is being offered, up to $25,000 for tips that lead to a convictio this case. there will be a gathering of that community at the elementary school where he was astudent. so many hearts broken learning that person who was shot here last night was a fifth gradwh just finished school here just last month. live in southeast, justin finch, news 4. >> just awful,thank you so much, justin. >>> the latest -- this latest murder of a child comes two daye after t anniversary of makai ya wilson's death. the 10-year-old wasst killed la july steps from her northeast d.c. home. a rival gang fired more than 70 shots into the courtyard where miere makaya was standing. her fa told us earlier this week, they started a foundation, putting an end to this kind of violence. you can find more information aut their efforts in the nbc washington app. >>> this morning, police are releasing new information on a disturbing discovery last week, tip led police to three human bones, including a skull. the bo

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let's begin with nbc's kerrynd s who is in the heart of new orleans for us this morning.inelle. we're not really feeling the impact here, but we know they will be coming. i'm standing on famed canal street. that clocking was down on grand i e. it's four miles shy of a category 1 hurricane. the real concern right now are here as well as grand isle, all the way up to baton rouge and over to mississippi is the tornado threat. there are tornado warnings in place already. they will be lasting much of the day because of this very slow moving storm. grand isle, population of 600 decided to stay put are now cut off because of the tidal surge that has come in with the tropical storm here. nobody apparently having any particular problems because the homes are elevated there. andthe roads are closed off we will see what's going on with tropical storm barry here in new orleans and throughout the f region some time because it's slow moving. it will last until monday morning. dhis morni it's not just wind. >> with the w gusts we know that we're going to lose power. >> reporter: but the

just download the free nbc washington app to get all thee s you need and to check the live storm team 4 radar. > we have new information tonight on a deadly crash on the beltway in prince george's county. a truck and suv collided early this morning on the inoer loop th of route 450. police say the driver of the truck was traveling northbound in the southbound lane when it hit that suv. investigators say alcohol was a factor in this crash. we're also learning the name of the victim, she 22-year-old renette. the driver of the truck has been identified as miguel angel so lea lis gomez. charges are pending against mr. gomez. >>> we also know what caused a deadly apartment fire in al alexandr alexandria. smoking material s that were no properly disposed of sparked the fire which left an elderly woman dead. news 4's derrick ward explains whyhe actions of one resident likely saved other lives. >> reporter: it was around 5:30 in the morning. residents of the south port garden apartment complex realized something wasn't right. he smelled smoke. >> i went downstairs and saw there was a lot more

yesterday right here on nbc 4. wendy. s >> the senate ved the way for a new defense secretary today confirming the nomination of mark esper with just eight o senators vng no. the west point grad will be sworn in this evening. esper's confirmation ends the longest peterentagon has goneut with a permanent leader. former secretary jim mattis stepped down in december after policy feu with president trump. tomorw there will be a confirmation hearing for david norquist w become deputy defense secretary. >> in montgomery county, police are trying to rebuild trust after several controversial incidents in just over a year. last june a police officer shot an killed a black man armed with a pocket knife. jump to this may when a female officer was recorded using the "n" word during anstre thisaria monthther overs now facing charges because of his conduct during an arrest outside of a mcdonald's. news 4's derrick ward explains how the department is trying to move forward now. >> reporter: montgomery county'p actingolice chief told the c

s i-team. >> thanks, jodi. if you would like to see more of the coverage on this issue or send them a tip on a sty, logon to nbc washington apps anr s investigations. >>> turning now to the weather. amelia, today's all abou the heat and not heat mixed with storms for a change. >> yesterday we had vevy sere thunderstorms and today is the calm before weet back into the dangerous heat threshold and the heat is dangerous friday, saturday and sunday. we're in weather alert mode already. we'll be in weather alert mode through the weekend keeping you safe and checking out the weather headlines. esthe muggin is just oppressive, and that's what's making those temperatures just so dangerously hot. the heat and humidity combined together. the national weather service has issued a heat advisory for tomorrow. looking at the latest numbers though, i think that they may actually upgrade that to an excessive heat war for parts of the area. i also talked about the air quality being diminished likely when it gets this hot. theylso justssued that air quality alert, air quality alert meaning ' you young or old you want to take it

. >> from nbc tnews,s is "today," withna savanh guthrie and hoda ko. live fro studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." thank you for being with us on fridaymorning. not only are folks watching that map and the storm track so closely, they're alr feeling it. >> they are. the national guard has been activated. evacuations already ordered. that is our tops story thi morning. >> it is. this dangerous storm's wind and rain felt along the gulf coast this morning. the conditions are set to worsen throughout the day. there's fears now of record rain, record flooding. we're going to be in new orleans live just momentrom now. let's go to al because he's watching the storm closely. good morning to you. >> good morning. thanks so much. here the latest we got just from the national hurricane center. right now, barry, 125 miles south-southeast, morga city, louisiana. 50-mile-per-hour winds. picked up forward speed, moving sst-northwest at 5. makes landfalle time early saturday morning and continues its way up the mississippi ri

. >> reporter: some much-needed help for 9/11's heroes dan scheneman, nbc news. >>> a major leadership shake-up is under way in the uk today boris johnson will soon take over as britain's prime minister as theresa mays offerr formal resignation to the queen nbc's chapman ll joining us from downing street. mr. johnson is entering office today with some major obstacles in front of him to put it lightly. >> reporter: charthat's right, phillip. that which brought him in as the incoming prime minister, that's one of his biggest hurdles be he has said repeatedly that the uk will leave the st on october 31 with or without a deal. but evenig farage the leader of the pro-brexit movement has admitted this is going to be very difficult foror johnson. why? well, he is leading a conservative party in parliament ownmajority.t does not it's even a bitterly divided party in brexit, whether they leave with or without a deal the opposition of course is adamant that they will not leave without a deal more or less. so that's ing to prove to be a very difficult stance for the new prime minister in his firs

next year's tokyo olympics are already setting records in ad s ales. nbcat expect to beat all previous sales revenues and is already on course to surpass the record-breaking $1.2 billion of commercial spots it sold in the 2016 games. the tokyo time zone is favorable for advertisers, as morning events will air live in prime time in the u.s. global news 24 hours a day on air and on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts. this is bloomberg. paul: all right, thanks very much. let's get a quick check of how markets are shaping up in the asia-pacific after we saw some pretty decent gains in u.s. equities markets. nikkei futures looking kind of flat. in sydney, futures pointing higher by half of 1%. over in new zealand, trading has been underway for a little over 30 minutes time, 1/5 of 1%. we are waiting on trade balance numbers from new zealand. let's get some more on what we should be watching as trading gets underway in asia with cross assets editor andreea papuc. track?ian stocks andreea: today, we are probably looking at more sentiment

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s on edge. joe fryer, nbc news. >>> and there is breaking news from california tonight. thcrash of a u.s. navy fighteret and a search and rescue effort under way for the pilot. gadi schwartz has late details. gadi, what do we know? in> reporter: good evenlester. still no word on whether that pilot was able to eject safely and whether the navy has be able to locate him. the crash happened outside death valley near an a known as canyon, seen here in images showing a nrow slot frequently used by the military for training. it's also a place onlookers visit hoping for a view of jets flying by the tight ny ca walls. the f-18 super hornet th similar to one was part of the 151 flying out of air station. investigators are still trying to determine what caused the jet to crash. >> all right. thank you. >>> also breaking this evening, u.s. officials say usama bin laden's n and potential successor is dead. this comes eight years after navy seals killed the al quaeda leader in pakistan. nbc kourtney cue by broke the story and has the very latest. >> reporter: tonight the man groomed to be the heir app

right, and this weekend washington is home to o onethe biggest celebrations of apollo 11's 50th anniversary nbc's jay gray reports from the smithsonian national air and space museum. >> that's one small step for man, one giant ap for mankind. >> 50 years later, those words still echo across time and space. neil armstrong and later buzz aldrin walking along the surface of the moon and into history. >> buzz is erecting the solar wind experiment now. >> reporter: theyspent two and a half hours gathering samples and planting the american flag and llow crew member michaelol cns piloting the command module circled above what he called. >> the magnificent spear, magnificent. >> reporter: but it was looking back through the window of the spacecraft that left a lastingp imession during this historic journey. >> the whole show was the earth, tiny little earth. it's projected to me as a feeling of fragility. i could not explain it at the time, and i can't explain it rea >> reporter: a feeling shared by neil armstrong who said i put up my thumb and shut one eye andy thumb blotted out the planet earth. i didn

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an officer on routine patrol, about 20 miles away near a lake, a s popularpot for students to hang out. law enforcement sources tell nbchot multiple time theesfeld was arrested two days later, 80 miles away, at a gas station inmp s. he was brought back to oxford and charged with murder. >> he is being held in jail without bond. >> reporter: this picture posted on social media in 2016 shows kostial and theesfeld together, bothere students at ole miss. she was enrolled in summer school and teaching workout classes. the school confirms theesfeld has now been suspended. his father says his son is innocent. in ally's hometown of st. louis, the tragic news report spread fast. >> i didn't believe it at first, facebook.aw her i was absolutely devastated. >> reporter: back at ole miss, it's a crime that has shocked the campus. black ribbons are hanging outside of sally'sority house. the interim chancellor calls her death an unspeakable loss. mary collins west said she and her friends were afraid to go anywhere alone. news of the arrestrings some relief but mostly sadness. >> she was somebody's daughter, somebody's sister, someb

but do you think netflix losing so much license content to nbc universal and warner brother s, does that make a difference to netflix's trajectory >> i don't think so. >> here we are now, you have these new mega media mergers that have gone through what needs to happen now what happens to the smaller players? >> well, who is a smaller player >> well, cbs and viacom. you have lions gate. >> i've never thought, don't believe, that it takes size really because you have -- if you're making content, there are so many buyers, so you don't need to have size, you just need to have talent and some energy, and you can do well. can you build a big empire unlikely but, so i don't think that the smaller players are necessarily endangered all of broadcasting is endangered because what's happened with streaming and with other services is the only people who are along to watch commercials are people who can't afford to buy the goods that are being sold so, that's an existential long-term issue. but it's a fascinating time because it truly is, it is a giant arms race. so, when you have a giant arms race,

open the live nbc washington app for live ra and an hour-by-hour forecast. >> we've just been through a s olent and deadly week acr the district, and the mayor is fed up now. seven people have been shot to death since thursday, including 11-year-oldron brown. news 4's mark segraves is outside d.c. superior court whe the suspect inhat case made his first courtra appeae. mark? >> good afternoon, leon. that happened about an hour and a half ago. the suspect told the judge hes wa shooting in self-defense and the judge did not buy it and held him without bond until the next court date that. opened up the floodgates and the shooting in what turned out to be an extremely violent weekend. four days of violence. four days of gunfire. since thursday seven people have been murdered in the district, including 11-yeaold rron brown. saturday police charged 29-year-old tony mcclam with killing the young boy. the mcclam told police he was trying to settle a dispute between neighborhood kids 'sncluding his girlfriend children and the victim and that hehad had the gun because his brother had recently been

just a few moments ago, a federal source confirmed to nbc news the gunman is identified as s santinoilliam legan. we don't have his age or where he lives but we're working to get that information. authorities did kill him during the rampage. three victims were killed, including a 6-year-old boy. the number of injured is 12. police should give us another update at 10:00 a.m. >>> early this morning, authorities surrounded a home in one gilroy neighborhood. >> it's not clear if this massive presence there is linked to the shooting rampage, but our "today in the bay's" ali wolf is there. ali, anything new since we last spoke to you? >> reporter: laura, not much news since we just talked to you about 30 minutes ago. we arrived here about 40 minutes ago and it was shortly after we pulled up that we saw four police vehicles surround this home here in this gilroy residential street, two vehicles from gilroy police, two from the atf. we saw atf agents walk in with evidence bags, and they have inside this house, they say, for about 20 minutes. right now, we don't know if this is connected to t

nbc news. gallagher is a freeman this morning. the veteran s acquitted after being accused of killing an iraqi citizen. gallagher was sentenced to four months confinement because ofime rved, though, he has now returned home the navy s.e.a.l. chief isin al beg demoted in rank, but his laers vowed toight the demotion in a statement the gallagher family says, in part, that edward will spend this 4th of july witlyh his fami, celebrating not only our nation's freed, but also his own. >>> el chapo may have busted out of an mexican prison but his attempt to bust out of u.s. conviction has failed. a new york judge rejected his request forte new trial. his lawyers filed a motion saying the jury was tainted. the judge denied that request based on the overwhelming evidence leading to his conviction his sentencing is set for later this month he was found guilty of charges that include murder, conspiracy and drug trafficking >>> one of the most unique quarterbacks to er play the game of football, jared lorenzen died wednesday at the age of 38. he had been b

s jo ling look for her reporting just ahead the top of the hour on nbc nightly news with lster holt. >> a commitment to country and some good olfashioned police work led to a very special reunion of prince george's county today. news 4's corey smith was there as a family heirloom was returned tots rightful owner. >> the handing of theeremonial erican flag to a family of a fallen service member usually a somber moment, but not today. this is a joyous occasion. >> it's my privilege on behalf of this istitution and on behalf of mr. jarrett to return marcellus's hand flag to you. >> the man accepting the flag is a vietnam veteran who was given to his wife upon the death of marcellus harris and it's an air loom in the family tor moren 30 years that disappeared. distraught he couldn't tell his doubter what happened. >> caught me by surprise, and i said it fell off the truck. > reporter: might call it a coincidence that tom jarrett happened to find it. >> i didn't feel right just leaving it in my home just to, again, gath dust and s there. >> the flag was found along this busy stretch of cen

this time shehe said s won't be so nice. tracie potts, nbc news washingrtn. >>> a norn virginia congresswoman joined the chorus calling for an impeachment inquiry. jennifer wex ton released a statement saying, quote, i did not run for office with the purpose of impeaching the purpose, but i didake an oath to uphold the constitution. she believes he would bein cted if he were not a sitting president. there are now more than 100 house representatives calling for an impeachment inquiry. >>> bad news for metro ridersus who the red line. the dupont circle and farragut north station will take a little longer. it's encountered several delays. that will require design changes, new pipes that circulate cooled water into the station.d ex be delivered in the coming weeks. the project should be complete by mid-august. metro will continue to run tunnel fans until the ac system is up and running. >>> the final beam place on the purple line yesterday. the light rail line will connect the bethesda and new carrollton stations. it's years away from opening. an

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nbc bay area. we )re contin follow that breaking news in gilroy. here )s a live look---- >>> 4:11. we continue to follow breaking news from gilroy. in fact a live look. we have multiple cameras and crews at the scene where a gunman opened fire yesterday at the gilroy garlic festival all happened at christmas hill park. the gunman was also killed. witnesses have said there may be a second suspect. it's unclear that person's involvement, if any, in the mass shooting. there were multiple helicopters flying overhead as the search was continuing. the investigation, of course, sun folding. the fbi, atf expected to arrive on the scene later today as well. >>> christa moore keeping track of what happened and where. >> he'll show us exactly where it appears that shooting took place and whether the search is on going for the second shooter. >> good morning. let's take two looks at this. first a wider view on this map and a second view on this zoomed in map. first this is the lay of the land. this is where theestil is taking place in christmas hill park. over to the right, this is a mile here

good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. s headquarters here in new york. >>> the trump white house gave this little boutique outfit a hard pass for access to the white house grounds and a permanent seat in the white house briefing room. remember when the white house used to hold press briefings? president trump also started quoting this little news outlet and frequently telling people that they should be watching them, praising the ratings which is the highest possible praise from this president. today has been a more ridiculous than most day in the news. and there is a ton going on. >>> trump's favorite tv network turns out that little news network has a full time on air reporter who covers u.s. politics who is also simultaneously on the pay roll of the kremlin. because at the same time he works for trump's favorite one america news thing he is also being paid by the russian government to produce government-funded pro putin propaganda for a russian government-funded propaganda outlet. there is a lot of news today. but among

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can you find a link to learn more about it in our nbc washington app. just go to oe s and search owkiyah wilson. >>> right two dozen protesters have shut down the entrance to i.c.e. headquarters in downtown d.c. t >> reporter:he group is calling on speaker nancy pelosi and all elected officials to find a comprehensive solution to the immigration crisis that doesn't include deporting people. protests were organized by never again who are equating what's b happening on tder to encampment centers for yous. >> i'm here never again as a jew. never again means never again for anyone. >> so far no one has been arrested. >>> the unitedations is the latest organization to denounce the new trump administration asylum regulations. yesterday the administration unveile a new rule to stop almost all immigrants from applying for asylum at the southern border. this interim final rule is expeckseding to into effect today shifting asylum cl ims from mexico and guatemala instead of the united states. the u.n. is warning some of these countries may not ha the ecessary means to process asy

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mueller spoke with nbc's kristen welker about why the infamous tru trump tower meeting 's meeting y to investigation. >> have you been able to connect the dots? >> you can making case and indeed i think as many great prosecutors have that the trump tower's meeting is all the proof of conspiracy that you need. you have all the elements of the conspiracy in the trump tower meeting. joining me now is katy fang. we know mueller says his report is his testimony. he's limiting himself to that. what more can he offer here? >> robert mueller on when he testifies before congress, he's going to have to answer questions. he's respectful of the rules of law. when he's asked the questions, he's going to answer it. what's important to emphasize the fact that the questions themselves are asked are just as important as the answers that robert mueller gives. so as i was trying to corral all of those lawmakers to get it organized so we don't hear speeches from each of them. i would try to group them for each example of obstruction of justice and have a few of them asked of each act of obstruction that's

. >> and she has more reporting on this story on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt right after this broadcast. 'sr thing that sort of scorciing the ty right now is the sun and the heat. >> it is so hot out there. our high temperatureoday was only 93 degrees, but the mugginess is so bad it felt like triple digits out there, and we'll continue to deal with the brutal heat index at times right on through the weekend. it won't feel comfortable around here until next tuesday, so with that i bring out the ice tea meter and ian's extra large wednesday, friday, saturday and sunday. it has to be a meter that goes up and down, right, so i'll ing thursday down to a large because we're in the low 90s and with with a little mor cloudiness out there the heatd inex will be just below or just at triple digits, but heat advisories possible tomorrow and a heat advisory willefinitely be in effect friday, saturday and sunday andf not a more excessive heat warning, more nierious excessive heat w could be in effect friday, saturday and sunday. we have high temperatures near and around es0 degre friday, aturday and sun

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