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as the news4 i-team's scott mcfarlane rep tonight that city employee is just one of hundreds of goverent workers nationwide accused of ripping off taxpayers. scott? >> jim, investigators say terrell mccray used his taxpayer-fund genfle card to buy thousands of dollars in gasoline, some of it for himself, some to sell for 50 cents on the dollar to others. can you tell us anything about these gasoline thefts? mccray's case being heard in d.c. superior court today. he learned he'll face a hearing in march on a felony fraud charge in this case. prosecutors say he's pleaded not guilty. as you saw, he declined to answer our questions. he is just the latest government employee to be accused of misusing his gorn gas card. an investigi working on for news4 at 11:00 is going to show d.c. and federal workers have illegally swiped those cards to take millions of taxpayer dollars worth of gas in just the past few years. >> they're all over the country. they're everywhere where the government does business. >> reporter: misusing those cards. tonight at 11:00, we'll show you one of the gome workers who

. >>> i'm scott mcfarlane at the live desk.don't have anthem heal ice ha been affected by the hack earlier this month. nearly 8 million and 19 million people who d have anthem insurance may he d their records compromised in that attack. the insurer says those people all have blue cross/blue shield providers, he providers that received care at some point from an anthem provider. anthem announced earlier this month as many as 80 million records cohento e in that attack including informatione suri numbers and addresses. the insurer wi still be in the process of notifying impacted customers. anthem cove about 3 million people in virginia alone. at the live desk, i'm scott mcfarlane. >> thanks, scott. >>> we now have an answer to what was makg ickn a neighborhooin arlington virginia. someby put caffeine pills in sausages. two dogs found those sausages while out on north columbus street la month. they survived, be they suffered rapid heartbea and had to be watched overnight. nobody's been charged in connection wit poisoning. police s

. >>> i'm scott mcfarlane at the news4 newsroom speaking with congressional officials today, we find out what you should expect at that metro hearing tomorrow. congressional staffers with knowledge of the hearing tell us there will be an investigation and questions about how metro inspects the third rails on the tracks. i'm told there will also be a review of how first responder, emergency responder, are trained to handle metro emergencies. among those scheduled to testify and be questioned by congress metro's interim general manager, the head of metro's board, the head of the national transportation safety board. and a man named jonathan rogers. the passenger from d.c. who posted a series of alarming photos from inside that smoky train car january 12th. one footnote -- the subcommittee investigating metro tomorrow has no d.c. area members of congress on that panel. congressional staffers tell me the committee is likely to let some at least one local member of congress join the hearing anyhow. so they too, can question the executives. doreen? >> thank you, scott mcfarlane. >>> a deve

. >>> i'm scott mcfarlane at the live desk. this just in maryland state highway officials have ordered immediate inspections of 27 bridges in this state in the wake of and because of an incident that happened tuesday night. this incident, a piece of concrete falling off a capital beltway bridge onto a car on suitland road. the state ordering inspections immediately. over the next few days about 27 bridges of the same age built before 1969 and the same condition as that beltway bridge. that will include a couple bridges on i 270 near urbana near route 85. seminary roads bridge. there are more possible repairs and traffic implications of these inspections if problems are found. 27 bridges in maryland to be expected immediately because of what happened tuesday night over suitland road p at the live desk i'm scott mcfarlane. >>> first at 4, right now we're getting an up-close look at the damaged metro track from that deadly emergency at l'enphant plaza. it comes a month after a woman died when smoke filled her train. news4 transpor

scott mcfarlane news4 i-team. >> thank you, scott. >>> a cruise ship rushes back to baltimore. >> why hundreds of royal crib yal passengers say they're sick over the kayway things were handled. >>> and a heroin epidemic is take deadly toll. how one family is handling heartbreak. ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself you say avocado old el paso says... zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand 'n stuff tortillas . (record scratch) you say stand n' stuff tortillas old el paso says... start somewhere fresh >>> a special ceremony on the hill to honor members of the greatest generation. members of the first special force were honored for their service during world war ii. a teary house speaker john boehner said they saved the free world and can now savor the triumph and share their stories for years to come. >>> a baltimore-based cruise ship is back at sea after it returned a day early when 200 people go

agency memos, congressional s obtained by the news4 i-team's scott mcfarlane show 1,000 workers in maryland alone will be on the job without being paid. they include 600 tsa agentings at bwi airport. the federal emergency manag has notified its workers that it will be unable to process emergency designations and that 3,600 employees there could be furloughed. and a number of sources tell scott that the u.s. fire administration headquarters in frederick county is expected to be shuttered unless and until a >>> turning to our weather now, and here we go again. that cold the windchills back to close out this month of february. doug i'm almost afraid to ask. whe in for tonight? >> i think you already know the answer to that doreen -- cold again. and that's the thing, guys. we just cannot seem to break out of this very cold pattern. and today, the wind helped to bring that cold pattern in. and right now look at these windchills. after a day of 50-degree temperatures yesterday, we're now down to 15 that current windchill in d.c. 12 in manassas 9 already in the single digits back to the northwest.

scott mcfarlane reveals some of the local impact of this impasse on our nbc washington facebook late today, and he joins us now in the studio with more. scott? our review of government mem does and discussions with offices with oversight of the agency vereveal for the fist time some of thcalwl impact of the gridlock nowhere nor significant than frederick county. it will u.s. fire administration is expected to be shuttered. the agency has dozens of employee hundreds of training firefighters there, and the gates are expected to be closed if there's no deal. memos we reviewed from fema based in d.c. show as many as 3,600 employees there could be furloughed. the agency reveals it would not be able to process declarations of emergency or disaster in the meantime. congressional records we obtained show more than 1,000 o work for those ious and wait until the impasse ends to get their back pay. 600 tsa workers at bwi and 300 coast guard employees included. and estimates from virginia. about 10,000 federal employees would go to work without their . >> this is treating them like a commodity th

the news4 i-team's scott mcfarlane sat through the former first lady's tearful plea and apology. inside the courtroom there was uncertainty all morning about whether maureen mcdonnell would speak and when she did, that courtroom was captivated. she said "i want to apologize to the people of the commonwealth. i started a chain of events that brought embarrassment on us all. my marriage is broken. my family is hurting. my reputation is shattered." all the while she was fighting back tears, and in the front row of the courtroom the former governor bob mcdonnell sat with his arm around one of his sons. >> reporter: before maureen spoke, eight character witnesses testified on her behalf including one of the couple's daughters, trying to paint a picture of a good person at times dprelszed and overwhelmed and filled with anxiety. >> to call her a very simple person who was happiest when she was sitting at home with sweat pants. maureen returned to her silence outside of court. her attorneys did speak. >> she finally had her opportunity to explain how she has felt through the last two ye

our scott mcfarlane has learned the state legislature will debate a plan that would allow 3,000 slot machines in the airport. they wou be placed in a casino-style room beyond the security checkpoint. so only ticketed passengers could play. supporters say that would prevent competition with nearby casinos. that new legislation would set up a referendum for voters to give the new slots final approval. >>> jury selection is under way now in the so-called "american sniper" murder trial. the victims are former navy s.e.a.l. sniper chris kyle and a friend. kyle's life is the subject of a movie that's still playing in theaters leaving some to question whether a fair trial is possible. nbc's jay gray joins us live from stephensville, texas, where we just learned the jury could be seated at any moment. jay >> reporter: yeah word the inside the courthouse they may have agreed on the 12 men and n and 2 alternates who might hear this case. we expect an official announcement soon. we started getting word from sources inside the courthouse about 20 minutes ago they had reached a decision after goi

our news4 i-team scott mcfarlane he is here in richmond with me and he does a breakdown for you on our nbc washington app that explains that possible time line for their prison ahead. live in richmond tonight, david culvert, news4. >>> the sentence of one year and one day for maureen mcdonnell could actually be better than if she were sentenced to one year. federal sentences longer than a year can be reduce ld by up to 54 days with good behavior. if maureen mcdonnell had been sentenced to year or less she would not be eligible for that reduction. >>> tonight nearly a million people are being told to wait to file their 2014 tax return. the obama administration says 800,000 people who signed um under healthcare.gov got incorrect tax information. the senior administration official says they'll receive corrected information by the first week of march. the white house says 95% of the people who suffered the impact of this mistake have not yet filed. the treasury department will send special instructions to those 50,000 who have already submitted their taxes. >>> the justice department is fi

scott mcfarlane joins us with some of what he's put together for 11:00 tonight. >> the i-team has beeng and reviewing reports about car thefts in maryland in recent months. the same address popped up several times, a popular and large maryland casino. here's a suspected crook casing the garage, slowly slips a car in the valet line then quickly peels out. the i-team tracked down the rightful own. >> i was sick. >> you'll see tonight at 11:00. that man isn't the only one to have his car stolen at local casino. you'll also see why you can still lose a bundle of money even if the cops find your stolen car. no matter from where from where it's stolen. >>> more brutal arctic cold making its way in. >>> police say two men cooked up quite a scam to get out of dui charges. now investigators put their plan . >>> and we have a new snow stick challenge for you. it's fuzzy, it's furry, it's cute. it's not pat collins' hat. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with

the news4 i-team's scott mcfarlane was with me in court. ahead at 5:00 he's going to bring you some more of that revealing testimony. she goes into what she's been doing in time since the initial charges and conviction, and as we mentioned this is the first time we heard from maureen mcdonnell. live david culvert, nutz 4. >>> it forced people in several neighborhoods to get their somewhere else just before the holidays. why do people affected by smelly water may never know what happened. >>> feeling the chill. the tricky operation to help people in our area despite desperate for supplies during this blast of arctic air. >>> a government error leaving hundreds of thousands hanging in the balance. i'm erika gonzalez and i'm going to tell you about the problem that could delay you. i know you've been expecting it -- your tax ref >>> it looks like we'll never know what made the drinking water smell funny right before christmas in the shaw and local neighborhoods. d.c. water just wrapped up its investigation saying it could not pinpoint the sour

scott mcfarlane found out the machines would be placed in a casino-style room beyond security checkpoints. so only ticketed passengers would be allowed to play. that way it wouldn't compete with other state casinos. voters would have to approve the measure. >>> shots fired inside a mall. what led to the burst of violence and how the mall is making a bold move to prevent it from happening again. and it has a lot of people sounding off today. >>> rain now, sleet and freezing rain later. storm team 4 is mo a winter weather ay f much of our area. remember you can find out what to expect ahead of time during the break. download the storm team 4 weather app and turn on push alerts to stay a >>> parents will have to be with teenagers who visit this shopping center near pittsburgh at least for now. the monroeville mall announced the strict new policy after three people were injured in a weekend shooting. by the end of the month, anyone under 18 who visits the mall has to be escorted by a parent or guardian on friday and saturday nights. there will also be more police on hand. police have charged