at the live desk, scott macfarlane. >> we know you will.nks so much. >>> four people arrested after police say they caused a blackout across an entire community. >> charged with cutting down power lines. >> mark segraves reports they were after the copper wire. >> reporter: this isn't the first time utility crews had to replace the wires along this stretch of annapolis road. police say the easy access to the copper wire means an easy target for thieves. >> they are getting about $3 a poy to support their drug habit. it's unfortunately quite that simple. it's something that is played into the region. >> reporter: these are the woods along annapolis road where the thieves have been hitting. last night, these four suspects cut down 250 feet of this copper wire. they say the thieves usually are smart enough to know to cut the negative wire, not the live wires that carry the power. last night, about midnight as they were using bolt cutters and tree trimmers, they hit a live wire and knocked out the power to nearly 2,000 homes and businesses. cus

now she's speaking out to scott macfarlane. >> i still want to be reimbursed, but i'm not going to beet. >> when janet decided to move from the east coast, she signed up for united's pet program. >> we had never been on the plane before. this was the first. >> reporter: she wanted it to be as easy as possible for her cat and dog. the program possibles personal handling in climate control vehicle if they are exposed to temperatures greater than 85 degrees for more than 45 minutes. >> and that was the beginning of the worst day of my life. >> reporter: during a layover january et watched from the window seat as her animals came off the plane. >> i watched this man kick her crate six times. kick it, kick it, kick it until it's under the wing of the plane. >> photos show the animals sitting on the tarmac where temperatures reached 94 degrees that summer day. >> it's 4:06. the animals are still sitting in the tarmac. this man is about to load lugga luggage. >> as janet's concerns grew she started recording the trip. >> it's 4:25. that's the fuel trunk. animals were loaded on. doors are sti

scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >> thank you, scott. how bad is it going to be? >> depends on where you are going. a lot of people sitting home waiting for people to come to them. for them, it's not too bad. for those on the roadways, it's bad. i was talking to adam tuss earlier, looking at the roadways, they are a mess. a lot of accidents tonight. you can see why. just the rain continues to fall across the region and that rain is only going to get heavier as we move through the night tonight. sitting at 39 degrees. not only is it raining, but it is a cold rain. winds northeast at 10 miles an hour. the winds are a factor today and tomorrow. up to 36 in gaithersburg. 35 in reston. up to 41 in honeytown. temperatures are coming up a bit. it's really good news for areas to the north and west. they were dealing with freezing rain. it's no longer the case. still back toward the west, you notice back toward frederick county, virginia, the panhandle still seeing a bit in the way of freezing rain. here is the heavier rain to the south. look at prince william county movin

let's go scott macfarlane at the live desk. >> aaron alexis 'em ployer revoked his access to informationpened six weeks before the navy yard shooting. the report said the company never informed the navy. aaron alexis was a computer contractor at the navy yard. his employ year, the experts based in ft. lauderdale, florida. at the live desk, i'm scott arnow, to the wicked weather. >> an incredibly huge drop in the mercury is on the way. we are talking as much as 40 dgsz. meteorologist, veronica johnson is tracking this arctic blast. when is it going to hit us, veronica? >> it really hits saturday evening. a lot of re going to say what cold air are you talking about? you can be assured, it is coming. high clouds, yes, overcast and rainshowers coming down right now. so, some wet roads, a few drops hitting your windshield if you are heading out. in terms of temperatures here, as we take a look and head into your neighborhood, our temperatures are dropping down into the 40s. it's not going to get all that cold, even for tomorrow morning. i have chilly conditions as we drop to 43 to 44 degrees.