tomorrow. prince george's county in maryland and fredericksburg city schools in virginia opening two hour late per more schools will probably follow. we'll pass nose along as they keep coming in. and we'll update our list on the nbc washington app. >> it is going to be a frigid friday. how cold will it get tomorrow and how sit going to affect your day? our team coverage this afternoon begins with storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson. v.j.? >> near-record cold for tomorrow morn still going to be windy and it's going to be all about keeping everything moving and operating properly in such low temperatures. take a look. the national weather service issuing a windchill advisory this now until noon tomorrow pretty much covers the entire area as windchills drop from 5 to 20 degrees below zero. especially early part of the day tomorrow. the records we're talking act, take a look at this. bwi marshall forecast 3 degrees. there's the record 6, reagan national airport. the record 8. we're forecasting zero degrees in dulles.

we'll post those on our nbc facebook site as well as storm team 4. 17 now. the windchill 1 below. yes, we have sunshine across the area but throughout those windchills already below zero gaithersburg leesburg up through loudoun county especially north and west. so this is hypothermia-type weather coming up for tomorrow morning. frostbite within just 30 minutes. the re why we're likely to be seeing more delays start times for tomorrow morning. we'll talk about how long it will last and snow and ice for the weekend. what a rude awaken today. the bitter cold delayed school buses around fairfax county today prompting students to get that hashtag going, going, #clothesacps. >> standing out in the cold hasn't been any easier for adults waiting on a bus or train that may not be coming. transportation reporter adam is live now at the king street metro station. how are riders coping this

afternoon? >> reporter: it's not fun out here and it's going to get colder. some lucky people up on the train, up on the platform. they're headed out. but that train leaves you can see some people up there on the platform all bundled up. metro had some issues today a broken rail on the green line some train malfunctions all across the system. and that's what metro will be worried about as we go into this tonight and tomorrow. yeah we talked to some riders out here who are certainly layering up. >> always put on your long johns, your woolen socks, your jacket your hat, your gloves and you'll be fine. you can withstand the cold with the proper equipment. >> next hour at 5:00 some metro riders say they saw fire on the tracks today. met meth row says they have an explanation. heads up for drivers in part

of north arlington. a water main break is being repaired at north evergreen street just a few blocks from the virginia hospital center. repair crews will still be working through rush hour. officials are suggesting drives take a different route around washington boulevard. amtrak will run a reduced schedule again tomorrow because of the cold. that'll make friday the fourth straight day winter weather has disrupted service. amtrak normally runs about 2,200 passenger trains between washington and boston every day. right now only about half the trains are running. amtrak officials say they don't know when full service will be restroered.details fresh out of court on a guilty plea from a high-profile rabbi in washington. prosecutors say his tactics to spy on women while they undressed went further than initially reported. news4's chris gordon live at d.c. superior court with the latest developments. chris? >> reporter: prosecutors added new charges today. originally, the rabbi faced six

counts of voyeurism. today the total was 52 and as you said he pleaded guilty. the courtroom filled with women who were his victims, some old, some young, some converts some members of his congregation. at afterwards his attorney jeffrey harris spoke to reporters. >> today the rabbi pled guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism, the misdemeanor version, the judge accepted the plea sentencing set for may 15th. both the government and myself as his attorney can submit memorandum to the court by may 1st as to what they think the judge ought to do on sentencing. >> reporter: the rabbi left court after the judge informed him 52 counts theoretically the maximum sentence could be 52 years. prosecutors also said an

additional 100 women appear on videos that the rabbi took since 2009. prosecutors said if the case went to trial they would have proven the rabbi installed and operated recording devices at the ritual cleansing bath for the purpose of recording women fully or partially undressed without their knowledge or consent. the judge asked if the rabbi agreed with the prosecutor's statements of facts and he replied, "yes your honor." >> he understands what he did is terribly wrong and he wants to get his life in order and move on and decided the best way to do that was to take responsibility plead guilty, face whatever sentence will be imposed. >> reporter: at sentencing some of the victims will appear and give impact statements before he is sentenced. on news 4 at 5:00 we'll hear from the husband of one of the victims reacting to today's plea

of the rabbi. that's the latest live at d.c. superior court. chris gordon news4. small fires continue to keep vogts from getting too close to the scene of monday's freight train derailment in mt. carbon west virginia. the train carrying 3 million gallons of crude oil from north dakota. the federal railroad is now investigating this accident. investigators have determined the train was traveling at 33 miles an hour when it derailed well under the 50-mile-an-hour speed limit in that area. a massive fire fueled by high winds destroyed a townhome in howard county today and forced neighbors to evacuate. it hammed along dove lane in columbia. a three-story condo caught fire at 10:00 a.m. this morning. an suv was also fwuted. the six people who lived in the house and their dogs are fine. things got challenging for firefighters when flames spread to the house next day and set a discarded christmas tree on

fire. now to a big break in the case of a deadly hit-and-run on the bw parkway. u.s. park police tell news4 they have found the person believed to be driving a car that hit a d.c. couple on super bowl sunday. rick warrick and his fiancee julia pierce were fixing a flat tire when they were hit north of route 197 in laurel. warrick was killed. park police have not revealed the name of the driver and so far no charges have been filed. jail time or probation and community service? tomorrow virginia's former first lady maureen mcdonald, will be sentenced by the same judge who sentenced her husband, former governor bob mcdonald, last month. her lawyers argue the public humiliation and mental stress she's already suffered should keep her out of jail. prosecutors say she should get 18 months for her role in the corruption. the mcdonalds were found guilty you'll recall of trading access to the governor's office in exchange for loans and gifts from a virginia businessman.

bob mcdonnell is free on bail now while he appeals his conviction and two-year prison sentence. right now a lot of local familyies are scrambling after learning their children's school is shutting down. the reason that will force more than a thousand students to study somewhere else. it's a story that's trending this afternoon here in washington. how the man once known as america's mayor is sparring a war of words this afternoon.

now to the maryland general assembly where the senate voted today to raise the speed limit on state highways from 65 to 70 miles an hour. a similar bill is pending in the house now. the increase would not be mandatory statewide. a opponents say the increase will encourage reckless driving. one of d.c.'s oldest and largest charter schools is shut do you think at the end of the school year. the public charter school board voted unanimously to revoke the charter of the dorothy height charter school. 1,600 students on four campuses

will be affected. the school is being closed because its founder is charged with diverting millions of there ares for his own use. board members sent a letter to parents today outlining the alternate plans they've already made for students at each. to read that letter open our nbc washington app and search charter closing. comedians backing comedians. we're now getting an idea of why you didn't see a whole lot of eddie murphy during sunday night's "snl" event, and it has to do with someone you've heard a lot about lately in the news. this ark tishg blast isn't through with us ye dangerous cold just hours from moving in.

get ready, get ready. we are in for a night that could be one for the record books. >> arctic blast means cold that could shatter records that have been in place for more than a century. veronica has an update in a few minutes. we've all seen this iconic footage of marines raising the u.s. flag during the battle of iwo jima. today marks the 70th anniversary of the start of that battle. marines from across the country gathered in arlington today to remember those lost. a wreath was laid at the u.s. marine corps war memorial. marines captured iwo jima back in 1945 a pivotal victory.

siberian hear v air on the way. that's right. it gets even colder with lower windchill readings by tomorrow morning. first thing out the door tomorrow morning, hypothermia-type weather with a risk of frostbite in a 30-minute time period. with as cold as it will be dangerously cold air will be over the area. so that's the windchill impact for the area. we're at minus 1 right now. feels like inside d.c. in the beltway, minus 4 montgomery county 4 degrees it feels like in leesburg. minus 4, hagerstown winchester area. for more on the windchill readings and what those values mean and how it makes us feel that much colder, go to our nbc washington facebook page or our storm team 4 facebook page. this evening, temperatures they will start dropping off. our wind will be more on the

breezy side than windy side but still, it brings down that temperature reading, makes it feel that much colder from 11 degrees, the temperature at 9:00 p.m., 8 by 11:00 p.m. under a mostly clear sky. so it's 5 to 10 degrees below eve bin 11:00 p.m. this evening. tomorrow morning the actual air temp with that clearer sky will be starting out in the single digits most locations, again, record cold from 4 around la plata, arnold waldorf to 2 degrees up north around sandy spring germantown mt. airy going for zero degrees, zero in leesburg and winchester and 2 degrees in culpeper virginia. the feels-like the temperatures for tomorrow morning, this is at 6:00 a.m. i showed you those values a second ago, 10 to 20 e below severe row. we see it this way across the entire area how everyone is going to be impacted. it draws the cold and what we'll be dealing with. 15 below in manassas 14 below culpeper 20 below in

gaithersburg and by 1:00 tomorrow as the wind starts to diminish and ease up more and more single-digit values yes, talking about sunshine so it will start to feel a bit better throughout the area. sunshine, 16 to 21 degrees is how we'll top out tomorrow one of the coldest days not just this season but one of the coldest days we have had in a very long time. i think we only had one day last year where we saw school delayed because of the intense cold across the area. so while we've got that cold air tonight and tomorrow morning and while the wind will start to settle down friday we have another system on our back door for the early part of the weekend, looking at some snow accumulating snow even the potential for accumulating amounts of ice into the area late saturday before we switch over to rain. here's a look at your storm team 4-day forecast. 19 degrees with sunshine on friday cold conditions for sure. the weekend right now, 32 degrees for a high temperature on saturday 48 on sunday.

so we switch over to rain. then 33 degrees for a high temperature on monday. right now monday at least is dry. but for more on the cold air, where it's all originating from, why is it so intense, i've got that explanation coming up later in the newscast. >> veronica thank you. another war of words. president obama refuses to use terms like islamic extremism. he says it's a way to undercut the appeal of isis to young muslims worldwide. his refusal has his republican critics in an uproar. news4's steve handelsman live on capitol hill with more on these developments. steve? >> reporter: jim, thanks. senior republicans on the hill are demanding that president obama say our enemies are islamic terrorists but he's refusing saying to use that term would help isis in its recruiting. under fire, president obama doubled down. >> the notion that the west is

at war with islamists is not -- all of us have the responsibility to refute the notion that groups like isil somehow represent islam, because that is a falsehood that embraces the terrorist narrative. >> reporter: ameris rushed to praise the president. >> we will defeat the ideology of brutes like isis together and railly wanted to commend him for making this big step and for calling us his partners. >> reporter: but after isis beheaded christians in libya and isil sympathizers murdered jews in france and in denmark, critics charge not calling that islamic terror means president obama is weak and has his head in the sand. former new york mayor ruld rudedy giulia said "i do not believe that the president loves america." secretary of state kerry defended the obama plan to fight isis in syria and iraq he said and to fight the isis recruiting message. >> you have to take the people

off the battlefield who are there today but you're kind of stupid if all you do is do that and don't prevent more people from going to the battlefield. >> reporter: and that may be easier in america, where muslims are more welcome at schools and jobs than in europe. president obama says islamic community organizations now and not the u.s. government have to take the lead in fighting isis recruitment. i'm steve handelsman news4. it was a wedding like no other. >> reporter: a big development in the fight to legalize same-sex marriage but this may not be as big a victory as it appears. plus your health your welfare could depend on where you live. we'll show you the new findings that rank our area. and with more cold weather on the way, we want to know should schools close because it's extremely cold? >> that's our nbc washington flash survey of th call our text your vote to the number on your screen.

bill cosby is now responding to a show of support by fellow comedian eddie murphy. murphy was asked to impersonate cosby for the "saturday night live" 40th anniversary special. according to cast member norm mcdonald, murphy refused. he said he will not, "kick a man when he's done." cosby released a statement to nbc news saying "i'm

appreciative of eddie and applaud his actions. "cosby is accused of sexual assault by 20 women. he says the accusations are not true. he's not been charged. a warning right now for people with peanut allergies. the food and drug administration says traces of peanuts have been found in several shipments of the spice cumin. hundreds of products are being pulled from store shelves. if you or someone you know has peanut allergy, read labels and avoid any food that contains cumin for now. far list of products being pulled visit the nbc washington home page and search cumin. new rankings out today show a connection between where you live and your overall well-being. news4's aaron gilchrist breaks down the numbers for us state by state. >> gallup interviewed more than 175,000 people in all 50 states not d.c. though. they asked questions based on five categories your sense of purpose, your social life your finances community, and physical well-being. so here is how we scored.

virginia had the best overall numbers in our area and really is for lovers apparently. commonwealth ranked highly for social relationship-based health. it was 14th overall. maryland didn't do quite as well 29th on that list. a drop of more than ten spots from last year. it also had high numbers for social life and it beat virginia in finances and in physical health as well. as for west virginia well it came in last in the country for the sixth straight year and had the lowest social and physical health rankings on that list. we can also tell you that alaska came in first place. you can see it among the top and the bottom ten year on this map. we've ranked them for you. i put this full report with the full list of states on my facebook page. back to you. the arctic blast blowing in this afternoon. we're not the only ones struggling to stay warm. it's affecting parts of the country that usually don't deal with dangerous cold. >> if the record cold doesn't get you, the windchills might.

right now at 4:30 a chilly commute. these are live pictures just outside of the dunn loring metro station as people make their way home. if you're thinking tonight will be a time to bundle up, wait till tomorrow. two schools have already delayed classes for tomorrow anticipating what could be record-breaking cold. >> those schools are fredericksburg city and prince george's county public schools. we'll keep you updated as that list comes in and is sure to grow. if those low temperatures don't shock you, here's something that will. windchills that tomorrow morning could bottom out well below zero. >> team coverage continu right now as this arctic blast grips much of the country. an update from veronica johnson in the weather center. we're talking act making a

little weather history perhaps. >> that's for sure. we're really going to be giving some of the records throughout the area, the record low temperatures a run for their money. why we're saying to layer up make sure we've got every bit of exposed skin covered up late tonight, early tomorrow morning. our windchills this morning started out between 5 and 10 degrees this morning, but i think we'll be there by 11:00 p.m. 18 degrees leesburg manassas warrenton, 15 around college park and camp springs. your evening planner forecast again, i think those windchill very well valencias will be at 5 to 10 below by 11:00 p.m. then even lower by tomorrow morning. your wake-up weather, yes, dry conditions but minus 20. that's the number to focus on for tomorrow morning and just a reason why we have a high-impact forecast for tomorrow because of the dangers cold. we'll talk more about what we can expect this weekend with the snow and ice set to move in. >> thanks veronica. we aren't the only ones dealing with this bitter cold.

freezing temperatures are gripping much of the country. >> record lows are falling even in southern states. nbc's jay gray in nashville, tennessee weather a closer look at how people there are dealing with these brutal conditions. jay? >> reporter: hey, jim, pat. most are staying inside not used to this. don't let the sunshine fool you. it is bitterly cold here as you talk about it a week of records here but not the kind they're used to in music city. in music city the forecast is starting to sound like a broken record. the temperature hasn't been above freezing since last weekend. >> chaotic. >> reporter: now even the king is on ice. >> our city shuts down. people up north want to make fun and i get it. it's just we're not used to it. >> reporter: nobody's used to this. millions bundled up and bracing against the bitter cold, a string of air, more on the way.

signs of the winter that just won't quit are everywhere. broken water mains, frozen fountains, even the mighty niagara falls aren't flowing like usual because of the arctic blast. and look at this. what's normally a guiser in this western new york state park has been transformed into an ice tower more than five stories tall while winds along lake michigan have formed ice caves on the frozen surface there. >> that's the thing with mother nature. you never know what she's going create. it's beautiful. >> reporter: it may not be art, but the frozen shell of a jeep left in a parking space after the drive pulled out is definitely another sign this is no normal winter. unbearable unless well yeah you have a built-in fur coat. you know which i do not, nor do many of the people here. look record low this morning of

5 degrees. that's happened throughout the week here. in fact they haven't been above freezing since last saturday and likely won't be until this saturday. that's the latest live here in nashville. jay gray back to you. >> stay warm jay. in these super cold conditions remember that frostbite can set in within just a matter of minutes, most often to your fingers, nose toes ears cheeks and chin. and because you tend to get numb bow yao may not even realize you have frostbite. here are the stages of frostbite. these are the things you should look out for. first, your cold skin has a prickly feeling. then the numbness sets in. after that skin turns red, white, or grayish in color. then it turns hard. you may also experience clumsiness due to stiffness in your muscles. sometimes blisters will appear on your skin when it's warmed up again. >> so people with severe frostbite will actually lose finger lose your ear lobes, your nose so it's very severe.

>> and don't let gloves or blankets give you a false sense of security. frostbite can also happen when your skin is all covered up. experts say gas prices will likely surge in southern ca after an explosion and fire tore through part of an oil refinery. this happened yesterday here at an exxon facility in torrance south of l.a. the blast destroyed a four-story structure. four contractors wer injured. it could take up to months to pinpoint the exact cause of this explosion. the company says other parts of the plant are okay and continue to operate. near nearby residents say they felt a jolt from the blast and initially thought it was an earthquake. today two women became the first gay cup toll marry in texas despite the state's ban on same-sex unions. sara and suzanne goodfriend exchanged vows before a rabbi in austin. they've been together more than 24 30 years but their wedding

doesn't mean things will change for gay couples. they were wed under a one-time order due to medical reasons. one of the women has ovarian cancer. >> this really is very very meaningful to our family to have the kind of ability to make personal decisions, health decisions and financial decisions as a family going forward. >> the woman say they hope to open the door for all families to have right to marry in texas pap federal judge last year found the texas ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional but the order has been on hold while the case is appealed. former marine eddie ray routh thought his co-workers were cannibals and wanted to eat him in the weeks before he killed former navy s.e.a.l. snimer chris kyle and another man at a shooting range in texas back in 2013. that's the testimony today from a psychiatrist who interviewed him after the shootings. he said he believes eddie ray routh was in a psychotic state during the shootings.

trial has drawn intense interest in part because of a film based on kyle's memoir is currently in theaters. get ready. just when you think you know what you should eat and just how much why the rules are changing and what you need to know. and they call it the superbug. it's a virus that has a whole lot of people on edge. what it could mean and how you can prevent it.

. nutritional guidelines are updated every five years and make a huge impact on everything from product labelling to school lunch programs. nbc's erica edwards explains. >> reporter: order the egg bus hold the buy bayh continue. new proposed federal nutrition guidelines no longer recommend people limit their intake of dietary cholesterol. it turns out cholesterol in food does not always impact cholesterol circulating in our bloodstream. >> the cholesterol that you consume in your diet only represents about 15% or 20% of circulating cholesterol in the blood. >> reporter: that means foolds like eggs and shellfish may be back in favor.

they're higher in cholesterol but low in saturated fat which is linked to heart disease. the report finds 117 million americans have a preventable chronic disease related to poor diet and lack of exercise and attempts to get americans away from the typical american diet. >> the main point of the guidelines is to get consumers to eat more fruits and vegetables eat more fiber, to cut town on refined sugars. >> reporter: the experts also suggest cutting back on refined grains and processed meats. alcohol and caffeine are fine in moderation for adults but the report suggests kids steer clear of caffeine especially energy drinks. while the guidelines will help adults make food choices they'll have a huge impact on federally funded programs like what's on school lunch menus. these proposals are just recommendations for now. the government will issue final nutrition guidelines late they are year. erika edwards, nbc news. it's not often that

hollywood solicits ideas from the rest of us so a new competition announced here in washington today sounds like a rather unique opportunity. the contest is called the next macgyver. it's a worldwide crowdsourcing competition to create a te series with a lead character who's a female engineer. it's inspired of course yes, by the '80s tv series featuring a secret agent who could solve just about any problem with duct tape a pen knife, and a little ingenuity. goal of the contest is to encourage more young women to become engineers. the man who created "macgyver" says the world is facing new challenges and this is a critical century. >> we need more engineers. and we need the other half of the population who tends not to become engineers because we need the best thinking the world has to offer right now if we're going to overcome the challenges and obstacles we're all facing as a civilization. the deadline to enter the contest is april 17th. well we may be in the

middle of a bitter cold snap but believe it or not, now's the time to sign your kids up for summer camp. we'll tell you how to choose the right ones and save some money. and veronica keeping a close eye on this arctic blast. v.j.? >> i'd like to be thinking about camp right now. you may know it's cold and it will get even colder overnight. but the latest data coming in to storm team 4 sho more snow for saturday.

now first at 4, record-breaking cold is on the way. get ready for temperatures near zero. >> that's where the windchills are already hovering this afternoon and they're only going down from there folks. >> we have team coverage this afternoon. doug kammerer joins us in just a moment but first veronica how do you dress for this kind of cold? >> you've got to layer up for sure and make sure that every bit of your skin is covered up. a lot of folks asking me where is this cold cold air coming from? well believe it or not, it's crossing the poles, coming from areas of siberia, the arctic regions, making its way right down through canada and into t the way down into the deep south. this time the cold air, which is why if you've got relatives in areas like north carolina or tennessee, they're probably complaining about cold too.

little rock below freezing 27 in atlanta and 22 degrees in raleigh. yes, folks, we know reagan national we're talking about record loetds for there, but the station habit always been there so how about we just go with d.c. so that's one reason we need to with this record cold coming in to protect your plumbing make sure we protect our pet, prepare our automobiles and make sure we layer up. if you want to see how old jim, pat, and myself are layering up make sure you like our facebook page. we're calling it our bootleg way of layering it up. on our spring countdown, 28 more days to go until spring. if you really want that warm weather, and i'm sure a lot of you do. 6 degrees is how we start the day tomorrow. just 7 at 9:00 a.m. again, minus 20 wind chmielewskis a possibility in some neighborhoods early tomorrow morning. so make sure you protect yourself. temperatures rise to the teens, mid and upper teens by 1:00 and 3:00 tomorrow. those windchill values again from zero to 5 by noon 5 to 10

by 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. as the wind starts to ease up and diminish. the other thing that we've got coming in after the cold air, yes, temperatures are going to start moderating but we are going to be looking at not only some snow but the possibility of freezing rain and maybe a bit of ice, too. with more on that let's go to meteorologist doug kammerer. >> that's coming unfortunately right during the weekend. it could be a little bit of a mess on saturday into saturday night and it's going to start you have with some snow. you know we have the cold air. it's already in place. all you have to do is walk outside. you can see that. tomorrow night, here we are at 8:00 on friday evening, your friday is okay it's just cold. another frigid night on friday. watch what happens on saturday. here's our moisture back to the west making its way our way and it will be as snow at 8:00 in the morning starting in the shenandoah valley but in and around the d.c. metro area around noon until about 2:00 then we'll start to see some ice making its way up from the south. we do think we'll see snow for a good portion of the day and then switch it over the isolate in the evening and then over the all rain as the warmer air

starts to make it in. veronica, the latest computer models saying we could get a couple inches in some locations on saturday. >> that's right. possibility maybe 1 to 3 inches before we switch over depending on where you are. more to the north and west. moderate to heavy rain coming our way saturday. next week right now, fairly dry with at least one chance of snow coming our way on wednesday. with more on the dangerously cold air, a lot more coming up on news 4 at 5:00. jim, pat? >> veronica thank you. what a difference a year makes. it's been nearly a year since the hatch tag #savejosh went viral, all for a virginia boy who desperately needed an ex experimental drug. doreen gentzler caught up with josh and his mom to see how they're doing. >> reporter: josh was diagnosed with cancer when he was just 9 months old. he was treated but it came back twice.

eventually all those years of chemotherapy took a toll and josh needed a bone marrow transplant. but that wreaked havoc on his body. >> his body just started to freak out. his heart failed his kidneys failed his lungs were not working well. >> reporter: that's when an aggressive virus took advantage of his weakened immune system. his mother amy, says their only hope was an antiviral drug called brincidofovir, but it's not approved by the food and drug administration yet, which means a doctor can't prescribe it. so the family asked for expanded access or compassionate use to get the medication for josh. the drug's manufacturer says no. >> where there's a will there's way pip said that once and we just didn't let go. and so many people didn't let go with us. our family was a tremendous part of this. i mean i think they ran the best pr campaign in the world. >> reporter: for this family social media was the key to

saving their young son's life. but as we learned in our exclusive interview, the journey isn't over yet. tonight on doreen's interview with josh hardy and his mother including more on the controversial program that helped them get the drug they need to save his life. the temperature may be dropping and there still may be snow on the ground but believe it or not, now is the time to start thinking about sending your kids to summer camp. >> gladly. glad to think about summer. those summer camps are already filling up. the process can be overwhelming and expensive but it doesn't have to be. angie goff tells us how to choose the right camps and save some money. >> reporter: summer. summ! the last day of school. parents have to be on op of their game. >> you look at it as a calendar of weeks that have to be filled.

>> reporter: for her, 11 weeks. she's signing her kids up now before waiting too late last year. >> we found some of our choices just weren't available and we also didn't take into account that the kids really wanted to do camp with their friends. >> reporter: in an area like this you have to start now. traditional sports and outdoor camps are already booking up. a big trend this summer all things stem. >> anything that's offering science, technology engineering, or math those are super popular with kids because parents are concerned they're not getting enough of that during the school year. >> reporter: if you can't get into a traditional camp try something new like learn thought clown around. seriously. michael rosman leads a circus camp teaching juggling balancing, and the good old lesson if you fall get back up and try again. specialty camps hike are this on the rise stand-up paddle boarding cooking with chinese chefs. there's eve an camp dedicated to

using only duct tape. >> they're very popular, out of the box, out of the ordinary very different from programs offered in the area. >> campeasy.com has a concierge schedule that plans for you. and the latest round expires march 1st. >> sign your kids um for camps for the rec departments or local colleges so you can both find tremendous activities but also find some good savings. >> reporter: back at home ashley is online and on it. >> lesson learned. while it's crazy to imagine planning your whole sumner february it is actually time to plan your entire summer. >> reporter: angie goff nutz 4. >> another tip. go to the camp director directly and tell them your child and their friends are interested in the same camp. sometimes you can negotiate a group deal. we've posted all these resources on our website. head to nbcwashington.com and search "camp tips.

". back-to-back bank robberies in northern virginia. in one of the cases one of the suspects actually puts a gun to a customer's head. i'm david culvert. comi

a contaminated ned cal tool is being blamed for the outbreak of a dangerous drug-rabt superbug. it happen at ucla medical center in california. >> i think the issue being raised here is one that is both a short-term issue of how we take care of and look at this incident specifically but over the long term we need to do the research and put in place the practices that prevent this kind of resistance. >> it's known as cre. two people have died but 200 may have been exposed. we look at how the disease can spread. >> wow, that's terrifying. >> reporter: a deadly superbug bacteria resistant to all antibiotics. a biochemist hadn't even heard

of cre. >> wow. >> reporter: and that it had struck ronald reagan ucla medical center. >> that's awful. >> reporter: the ucla health system confirms it may have contributed to two deaths and seven infections. >> cre normally lives in the gut. if it gets into the bloodstream, it may kill 50% of the people it infects. >> reporter: how does it happen? our dr. bruce explains the bacteria is passed from patient to patient by sticking to devices similar to this one used to go down your throat during endoscopic procedures. >> even if you try to sterilize these scopes they're very difficult to disinfect so, that may have played a role. >> reporter: and while conce growing -- >> was sick so have a tube so i would bring that up when guy into the room. >> reporter: -- dr. bruce cautions about fears it's contagious. >> this is not like the measles. it's not going to jump around from neighborhood to

. people aren't going to give it to each other now. only if you got that scope procedure. otherwise you don't have to worry. >> if you are worried it's a good idea to talk to your doctors about their sterilization procedures. first at 5:00 bone-chilling, teeth-chattering dangerous cold out there and the sun is setting. that means it's only going to get worse. >> get ready, folks. we could see record breaking temperatures overnight and the windchill will make it feel even worse. >> new at 5:00 new information on that school bus trouble in fairfax county today. >> but first up local school districts are already announcing delays. we've got our first closing for tomorrow too, all because of these numbers here zeros and a lot of negatives. >> students in spotsylvania county and fredericksburg in virginia prince george's county in marylan there will be a two-hour delay for all y'all out there. keep checking out nbc washington app for the latest

announcements. >> now to our live team coverage. doug is out in the elements right now on the storm team 4 weather deck. how's it feeling out there, buddy? >> i pulled the short straw but you guys are in my weather center and i'm outside. it is freezing outside. 12 degrees on our thermometer here. it is extremely cold. the wind continues to blow this evening. it's quite nasty out. i'm watching a snow shower move just to our south here. that might come right through downtown. going to be a quick glancing blow of some snow. let's show you the numbers across our area. as we told you it's just cold. 1 in washington zero in manassas. that's the current windchill. 6 below in gaithersburg 5 below in martinsburg. quite amazing. we're talking act record low temperatures tonight. the record at bwi marshall 4 we're going go to about 3 tonight i think. the record at dulles is minus 2. i think we'll get