breaking news at 11:00, an at&t wireless outage that only affected calls to 911 led to confusion tonight, and now, word it was resolved after three hours. we're hi

the cherry blossom delayed. four high school seniors died this school year. i'll show you how their high school is remembering them all new at 11:00. news 4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. >> that affected at&t wireless customers around the country. they could not dial 911. >> at&t tweeted the problem has been resolved. we've been working to get the latest information from d.c.'s office of unification. >> reporter: what i can tell you is during the three-plus -- and it may have been longer than that -- outage, it's a situation where people who had at&t phones who were trying to dial 911, and just 911, not anything else, got what appeared to be a busy signal, and it has great potential for a very dangerous

a nationwide situation, and, again, as i said, a very serious, very potentially dangerous situation. i am joined now by allen eder, the spokesman for the d.c. office of unified communications. i understand you have not received official word from at&t yet, and it's a difficult situation to verify because, essentially, you don't know it's not working until someone gets through to you and they can't or, tonight, people using at&t couldn't. tell us about the steps going into place when something like this comes to your attention. >> sure, so once we realized that this is a situation, we want to make sure that our community has the proper numbers to reach us if they need us. we immediately put out a 373, 3700 attention 1 when that oc r occurred. so it's hard for us to understand who is trying to call

do investigation, and that will be done. >> that's the most important thing is right now, we've seen this happen before. at&t said it was resolved, but to be safe, the number you gave us, on the nbc washington app, keep that number handy. you probably should have always have it handy if you can't get through. >> i think that that's a great idea. you know, again, we're seeing information that this has been resolved. you know, we're doing the proper steps here in the city to make sure that our residents are kept safe. >> always something to have a backup in your hand in case. thank you, allen, the d.c. office of unified communications, and, again, information on the nbc washington app, and because i've seen the situation before where it presents itself as a busy signal, if you call 911 and get a a busy signal, if you have a land line phone in the house, use that, call the ten digits

call a family member who does not use at&t service, have them call. go through everything. don't just assume if you hear that busy signal that that means everything is okay. live in southeast washington, news 4. >> good advice. thank you. let's hope they figure out why it happened. seniors graduate from west lake high school exactly three months from today, but four students who were supposed to walk across that stage won't be there. >> that's right. four seniors have died since july. two in a violence crash. last friday, we were in waldorf as classmates remembered their friends and supported their families. >> reporter: a candle light vigil to pay tribute to four west lake high school students who died this school year in waldorf, maryland. >> the loss of our children is always a tragedy. these young men were on track to graduate in less than three

many friends. >> reporter: these students, teachers, and parents are saddened. seniors cole and desmond cook died when their car slammed into a pole last friday. >> so i ask for the west lake family and the family of these four young men to please remember that we are here for you, and we will continue to support you through this difficult time. >> reporter: witnesses said the car was speeding and lost control. police have not said what caused the crash. >> may memories comfort you and bring you peace during this difficult time. >> reporter: and then there's 18-year-old reuel hicks shot behind a movie theater and died five months ago. >> sad that it happened so soon, but everything happens for a reason, and i trust in god. >> reporter: horn is the fourth student to pass away. his mother says he died from a heart condition she unselfishly offers love and support to other mothers who lost their sons. >> i want to send my

families. i have been praying for each one of you. >> reporter: tonight, we learned the school is providing grief counselors for the students and staff. news 4. and intersection near walt whitman high school has seen many crashes include ag deadly accident that killed three members of one family last year. now community members want to see significant safety improvements at river road near brayburn parkway, the back entrance, and crews began adding restrictions and overhead flashers last august, but residents said that's not enough. >> in no way adequately addresses the full set of concerns that the community has about how hazardous the existing intersection is. >> a safety improvement projt

last fall is still not complete. according to the "washington post" the maryland state highway administration says the contractor had significant issues in the field, and that's prolonged the project. coming to the end of a a day without a woman, and activists held strikes and marches around the world. thousands of women and men took the day off work to go to the streets hoping that donald trump would hear their cries that everyone should be treated e equally. >> i came out to support all the women that need equal pay. >> this entire country, this entire world, without women, we would not be here. here in solidarity. >> opportunity for people to go out, they need to vote, run, women do more than just to yell about it. we have to do something about it. >> tomorrow morning, it's back to school for students at prince george's

after schools were closed for demonstrations. >> melania trump held her first solo event, a luncheon at the white house, welcoming 50 women to the state dining room including familiar faces, presidential adviser, education secretary, betsy devos, and ivanka trump. michelle obama surprised students in a d.c. school today, posed for photos with the girls at the education campus for international women's day and participated in a round table discussion about education. well, if you're excited to see the cherry blossoms this month, you have to have a little more patience to see them in bloom. officials changed the date and expect to bloom now to fall between march 19th and the 22nd, a difference of five days from the original prediction. colder temperatures are to blame for the change in date. so colder temperatures will

degrees. now, tomorrow, similar to today, but friday, yeah, that's the day of big change. look at the high temperatures across the area this afternoonment we saw plenty of sunshine, but it was rather windy, but winds brought the temperature to 68 in d.c., 69 in warrenton, 66 in leesburg, amazing how warm it was. winds, gusts up to 40, but most of the areas starting to calm, and that allows winds -- or temperatures start to fall a little. nice again tomorrow. we already know that. cold moves in on friday, and that could lead to rain and snow early on friday. i got an updated look at that for your morning commute on friday and then just a frigid weekend. we'll talk about that too in ten minutes. >> thank you. they had a rocky relationship, but now they are leaving it in the past. president trump has passed john huntsman to be ambassador to russia. he was ambassador to singapore under george

china under president obama and a former governor of utah. trump waonce called him a lightweight, and the governor called his campaign a race to the bottom. the white house meeting enthusiastic to address the high cost of prescription drug. today, the democratic lawmaker facetimed president trump and among other things, he said they talked about the language the president uses when talking about the african-american community. >> when we hear those words about carnage we're living in, depressed situation, i said it was hurtful. i think he got it. you know, where he goes from there, i don't know. >> he says he found commonground with the president on issues like voter suppression and more funding for historically black colleges. the gop's health care bill is coming under fire from lawmakers inside the party. some feel the plan is just too pricey. others say it won't cover engh

the health care of millions of americans hangs in the balance, and president trump is trying to keep congressional members in line. strict conservatives don't like the tax credits in the bill, and moderate republicans want long-term medicaid expansion. democrats are all lined up against the plan, so the president has to get more republican support to get it passed. >> this is an all hands on deck because we all ran on repealing and replacing obamacare. >> president trump's biggest sales job. it's emotional. there are winners and losers. >> the american association of retired persons and the american medical association are among several groups that have come out against this bill. the president is considering using campaign style events to sell the proposal to the public. >> the opium crisis hit hard across the country and right here in our own backyard. three people died from overdoses and 13 more od, but survived within 24

police told the capital newspaper one died in glenburg and five others survived their overdose. the county health department says these cases whatever is sold, illegal or prescription drugs, is very potent and more likely to cause an overdose. next at 11:00, your kids using social media to get the news, but they admit they can't tell the difference between what's real and fake. what you should know to clear up confusion. more upgrades are coming for metro (vo) love. i got it. i gotcha baby. (vo) it's being there when you're needed most. love is knowing... he's the one. (vo)...it was meant to be. and love always keeps you safe.

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using the u street system. you're getting new escalators. that's the good news. the bad news? it will take some time. they will close the entrance for six months until the work is completed. until then, there's just one entrance on tenth street near the african-american civil war memorial. the project begins april 3rd as part of the transit agency's $150 million project to replace more than 130 escalators system wide. since the recession, cranes are every, a construction project always somewhere in washington, d.c. may be good for business, but folks who live near 295 say it's a nuance. besides all the noise, their homes are paying the price big time. we spoke with a woman who lived near 295 for 20 years and said she took on more home projects now because of all the surrounding construction. >> i had, look, i had -- this plaster once before,

with the motion, it's constantly moving. this house, constant. when i go to sleep, i feel like somebody's rocking me to sleep. >> now, sddot did not respond t request for comment, to this story, but they said a new study will see how parts on 295 can operate more effectively. when kids scroll through social media feed, it is not just gossip and selfies, but it is a source of news for most teens and younger kids too, but what they find can be confusing. >> reporter: don't let their baby faces and braces fool you. these kids have a nose for news. >> i like to know whastz going on in the world. >> reporter: as well as her peers. >> can't be oblivious to everything. >> reporter: common sense media surveyed 900 teens and

>> kids take news seriously. they know it's important to their lives, but many of them are concerned about issues like fake news, quote-on-quote alternative facts. >> reporter: 40% feel they can tell the difference between real and fake news. >> i try to confirm it with other people around me, other news sources. >> reporter: other news sources can include snapchat and youtube. >> what is happening in the news today? >> reporter: the founder of this website dedicated to helping kids understand current events, even when the events are unsettling. >> there's a jewish center that got bombed? d >> there's a lot of information out there, like a fire hose, but they need someone to tell them what's real, what's not real, and how to modulate it. >> reporter: that's where parents come in. the survey found children trust news from their families more than any

nbc news. for more information about how your children are impacted by the news, check out the full survey and the resources for parents at the nbc washington app and search news and kids. ♪ >> that young man is impressing a lot of people on a big stage. malik grew up in the area in southeast d.c. last night, he appeared on "the voice" and made a strong impact on the judges. he sang the national anthem at the turkey bowl twice, and he sang at the philmore, halftime of the wizard's game, and all city honor course and now a member of team adam, and he's going to join us right here at our news 4 studios tomorrow during the 4:00 newscast. >> look at him now. >> amazing, yes. really was.

>> we can't wait for -- >> snow? i knew where you were going and you stopped. >> i'm not looking forward to that. >> you know, tomorrow's going to be another beautiful day if you enjoyed today. really will be nice, but the cold air is coming, and it's going to move in very fast, and i think it's going to affect friday, all the weekend, and stick around for a while. we have a couple chances of snow out there. tonight, gorgeous, not just clear, but the entire atmosphere very clearment out there, looking at the stars tonight, extremely clear earlier, temperatures now 58, winds west at 7 miles per hour. nice evening. we are seeing winds back to the western zones, upwards of 30-40 miles per hour, and we have the wind advisory back that way too. heads up back west, but most of us now just seeing winds upwards of 15-20. 53, 59, still mild, no rain,

snow for another 24 hours, and then we're going to start to see another system moving on in. here's the cold front. right now, way up to the north. it's not much going on from d.c., chicago, st. louis. nice day. look at the temperatures today. 59 in indianapolis, 70 in st. louis, 65 in roe nothing, and that continues to move into tomorrow. the coal air bottled up in canada and up of michigan, but it's coming down here early friday. 69 tomorrow, breezy, warm. a nice afternoon. very similar to what e we saw out there today, and then, well, changes come in. breezy tomorrow as well. friday, i got winds in the afternoon, but that's not the big story. the big story on friday is going to be the chance for the rain and snow. look what happens here on future weather, 6:00 a.m., starting to see showers as front drifts down. snow in martins burg, winchester, and at s7:00, that snow line is close to the

temperatures will be well above freezing, but when we have rain, snow, or whatever at 7:00 a.m., roads tend to get shut down. give yourself extra time out there. now, good news is it will not last long, out at 9:00, 10:00, and seeing better conditions. warm out moves in quickly, saturday, high of 38, 3 the 9 sunday, and winds up in the 20s, and tuesday, 38 degrees, and we're tracking a system, this one could be the one to bring snow. snow looking possible. cold air in place, and, again, just like with that sunday storm, that we watch go down to the south, there's plenty of time to watch this one. that sunday storm i've been talking about all week long, a better chance of raleigh getting snow than us. >> oh, strange winter. thanks. >> still ahead, things heat up on the court as a rivalry is renewed i

somewhere tonight patrick and chris were looking down at this saying this is the big east right here. >> the sideline is what the producer told me. >> oh, really. >> yeah. they were there. i know. they call this time of year march madness for a reason. the first round of the big east tournament, another installment of an old rivalry. the 108th meeting between georgetown and st. johnment the players too young to remember what old school big east basketball looked like, but they got a look at

they are looking to snap a five-game losing streak, and what better place than the garden? first half, tied at 28, ball to prior who drooives, look out below, skies for the slam. 17 points for him. st. john by four at the break, but intentional foul here on lj peak, well, not going well for anybody. free and chris mullen taking us back to the '80s. technical foul on both sides. this one looking to get wild, but 6.6 seconds to play, down one, inbounds, and looking for the winner, couldn't get it. trying to get the board. the shot does not go in. off the rim. out. john thompson iii, he just can't believe it. heart break. they lose in the first round, 74-73. in uva taking on pitt in the

tournament, cavs lead panthers 57-49 in the second half. to the nba, tonight, the second game in as many nights for the wizar wizards, 24 hours ago, squeaking out phoenix, and after the quick turn around, the team in denver looking for the second win on the five-game road trip. they are going for sweep of the nuggets. this team ready from the jump. biel back to wall for that finish. this team, they just are having fun out there right now. final seconds of the first half, biel slicing his way to the denver defense. finishing off the glass. 23 points for bradley biel, wizards up 17 at halftime. third quarter, they are cruising, wall turns up, throws it down. big slam for wall. game high 30 points, and in the fourth, nuggets not going away. within eight. some beautiful passing from the

three at the buzzer points for otto. wizards win 123-113. redskins on the eve of free agency, more uncertainty with the front office. sources telling our maloney the redskins general manager are close to parting ways and they have seen it coming for months. the source went on to say the team president, bruce allen, needs, quote, a yes happen man. the gm was not at the scouting combine or redskin's park this week leading to to free agency. teams can officially start signing free agents at 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. a bright spot, though, davis resigned with redskins three years making that on snapchat. >> they are a mess. >>

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