nbc 10 national correspondent leeann greg has the story. >> reporter: antigovernment protesters continue to control buildings at a federal wildlife refuge in remote eastern oregon. leaders of the occupation now in its fourth day say the group won't leave until it's implemented a plan. >> where the community will begin to participate more in that and then begin to take that over, and so that they can claim their own right so they can begin using them and then they can stand strong enough to defend them themselves. >> reporter: digging in despite a plea from the local sheriff. >> it's time for you to leave our community, go home to your families, and end this peacefully. >> reporter: they call themselves citizens for constitutional freedom and think the federal government has too much control over western land. some local ranchers agree in the generations old debate. >> it feels we're getting pinched out. >> reporter: the occupies are rallying behind two ranchers who reported for prison monday after being convicted of starting fires on federal land, but the hammons made it clearekc= they t

we get the latest from nbc's leeann greg. >> reporter: anti-government protesters continue to control buildings at a federal wildlife refuge in remote eastern gorego. leaders of the occupation say the group won't leave until it's implemented a plan. >> where the community will begin to participate more in that and then begin to take that over and so that they can claim their own rights so that they can begin using them and then they can stand strong enough to defend themselv themselves. >> reporter: digging in despite a direct plea from the sheriff. >> it's time for you to leave our community, go home to your families, and end this peacefully. >> reporter: they call themselves citizens for constitutional freedom and think the federal government has too much control over western land. some local ranchers agree and tin the generation's old debate. >> feels like we're getting pinched out. >> reporter: the occupiers are rallying behind ranchers dwight and steven hammond who reported for prison monday after being convicted of starting fires on federal land, but the hammonds made it clear t

leeann greg, nbc news. >>> here in d.c., a man who barricaded himself inside an office building in georgetown last night is undergoing a mental health evaluation. that standoff happened on "k" street near the waterfront. it lasted more than seven hours before the man surrendered to the police at about 10:30 last night. >>> it's legal in the district to grow and use marijuana in your home. but today the d.c. council voted to allow marijuana use in private clubs. minutes later they changed their minds and reversed the ruling. tom sherwood explains what happened. all new at 6:00. >> reporter: marijuana since it became legal here, only homegrown, only home use. but today the d.c. council opened up a historic expansion of the law. it narrowly voted to end a specific ban on marijuana use in private clubs. that ban would expire january 15th. marijuana advocates delighted. >> well, this is historic. >> reporter: but minutes later after a handful of furious phone calls from mayor muriel bowser the council reversed itself and kept the private club ban in place. >> it sucks to win and then lose, and i t

leeann greg, nbc news. >>> new images of el faro show a gaping hole in the hull of the ship. the el faro got caught in a hurricane near the bahamas back in october, lost engine power, and sank with 33 people onboard. >>> the chilly conditions weren't enough to stop some people today from spending some time outside. nbc 10 at cooper river park, beautiful this time of year. you can see the people got in a workout this afternoon, but just the fact you need to bundle up has come as a shock to some people. >> nbc's brian thompson talked about how they are adjusting to the dramatic temperature change. >> it should be cold. >> reporter: yes, and now officially some two weeks into winter it finally is cold. although it seems someone forgot to tell stephanie, she wasn't wearing her winter coat. >> i just didn't dress properly. >> reporter: tomorrow? >> yes, coat, which is in the car, actually. >> reporter: heavy coats were clearly the order of the day in fort lee, bitter winds rushing along the nearby river can send a chill down anyone's spine, and yet -- >> i think what we're really