as the i-team's scott macfarlane reports, the need for replacements is approaching half a billion dollars. >> let's brainstorm ideas. >> reporter: inside the new elementary school in beltsville there's a new heating system. on one of the coldest days the news 4 i-team found comfortable temperatures inside. that's one less distraction for the students. >> we focus on the times that we do have the children in the buildings to maximize the opportunities. >> reporter: but even inside some of the newest buildings in maryland heating systems failed this winter. >> i'm sure you're aware that we've experienced hittic frigid temperatures in the past couple of weeks. even in our newest buildings and many of those new es buildings our infrastructure wasn't to handle it. >> reporter: hour cameras spotted xena warren hustling her students out of one of the older buildings. gwynn high school. built in 1956. >> staff is complaining. everybody is wearing coats. people are inside looking like this. >> reporter: the district admitted heat problems. >> i didn't feel like these conditions were appropriate fo

reporting live in arlington, adam tuss, news 4. >>> i'm scott macfarlane at the live desk. we await the next stop for the british royals. a reception starting at the british ambassador's residence, massachusetts avenue northwest d.c. this comes after a packed day of stops across the washington area. they visited the lincoln memorial mlk memorial george washington's tomb the shakespeare theater company and the national archives. we put up pictures on our nbc washington app. >>> montgomery county students will find out next week if they have a longer school year than expected. they've used 3 more snow days than allotted for the year. if so classes would be pushed back to june 17th. extra days could cost $2 million. the maryland state board of education is set to decide on this on tuesday. >> some tell me they'll be rnd pressure to keep school open on friday morning and proceed as planned. >> can you help them out? >> will we see significant delays friday morning? this will happen during the morning rush. it's a critical time. let's take a look and run them down for you. out t

they don't care what your name is. >> reporter: scott macfarlane reporting there for the i-team.lia has come inside. it looked breezy out there. >> it is going to stay breezy throughout the day. there's a chill in the air. i'm sse i'm tired and ready for warmer weather. >> that chill is like nothing compared to what we have been going through. >> yes. absolutely. it is going to remain chilly throughout the day today when you factor in the winds. whatever your thermometer is saying in the car, when you step outside, it is going to feel five to ten degrees cooler. the wind is strong enough over the blue ridge mountains that the national weather service issued a wind advisory. this is mainly for the highest elevations. gusts could be 40 to 50 miles per hour. this wind advisory runs until 6:00 p.m. a warning means damage is likely. an advisory means heads upare going to be dealing with exceptionally windy conditions. any damage here should be minor. winds not as serious if you are not in that advisory. the weather headlines, the winds making headlines today. cool temperatures in the

scott macfarlane, news 4 i-team. >>> is your choild's school one in need of replacement?-team put the information on nbcwashington.com. click investigations. >> veronica johnson with us saying we can't put away all those layers just yet. >> monday and tuesday morning below freezing. we rebound in the afternoons but still a couple of days next week with very cold starts. meanwhile today, again, cool. this is no saturday for us. the weather shouldn't stop you from getting outside today. what are you doing today? >> i'm taking a train up to new york. >> i'm sleeping. we're a fun crowd. >> i know you guys have better plans. let's head over to the weather wall. i'll show you what's going on. a lot of folks thinking about washing the car today. i say yes, go ahead, get it done. we're looking dry until thursday. i'll give you the timing of the rain and how much we'll see of the system coming up in just a moment. right now the temperatures in the 40s. we were in the 30s a couple hours ago. 45 ft. belvoir, camp springs coming in at 43. areas to the north and west leesburg 41. 44 i

scott macfarlane will have the car crash allegations live from the newsroom. >>> a unique documentary in the district. new tonight, a filmmaker explains why a group of gays formed a gang. >>> we've seen our rain continue to move to the south leaving us in very nice conditions today. but the rain, it returns. i'll show you when in my forecast. 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 speedmatch - uploads as fast as downloads so files go out in a snap. don't miss your last chance to get $200 back when you upgrade to fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $200 back. hurry call now it's your last chance. this offer ends march twenty-first. >>> two d.c. area men are suing 2012 republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan and his chief of staff for $100,000. >> that's according to court documents obtained today by the news4 i-team's scott macfarlane. scott? >> according to court documents the car crash happened

scott macfarlane is there. scott told us months ago more than 100 people were hurt or killed while trespassing on tracks and that's just in our area. you can follow scott on twitter to find out what's being said at that hearing today. >>> make sure you follow the traffic rules or you could face a fine. arlington county police cracking down on pretty much everybody right now. this is a look at the intersections where police are out in force today. megan mcgrath has what you need to know. >> reporter: drivers, pedestrians and cyclists you need to pay attention to the traffic signals and yield when you're supposed to or you run the risk of getting a ticket. police are going to be here at this busy intersection of leigh highway in about a half hour cracking down. it's part of a larger pedestrian safety campaign. heed that order or you may be slapped with a ticket. arlington county police are cracking down on jay walking, speeding and other violations that put pedestrians in harm's way. for the next several weeks, po

. >>> this is scott macfarlane. we expect to hear from police in the suburb of phoenix in mesa. they'll say they've made an arrest in a shooting spree there today. one person killed and five injured in shootings this morning. an arrest made in the last few hours. a shooting at a hotel and a carjacking. they saw police brnging a handcuffed man to a car. we'll hear about those arrest details when police speak in mesa in the coming minutes. >> thank you scott. >>> we've just learned how many people took part in virginia's statewide tornado drill. almost a million people took cover yesterday morning. some of the highest participation was in our area in schools and homes across fairfax and loudoun counties. >>> it's the news some bright young minds have been hoping for. a dream come true for local students and their families. and it's putting them on the right path for success. >>> busy intersection. pedestrians trying to cross. and now a new safety challenge in arlington county. i'm adam tuss. the story coming up. >>> hear that? it could be the milwaukeeing ingmakings of the next gr

>> scott macfarlane, thank you. >>> now to the fallout over the

at the live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >>> the big disruption that's causing a lot of you to find other ways to listen to your favorite tunes. >>> plus what virginia's governor has to do with one group boycotting an up coming st. patty's day tr >>> welcome back to news4 at 4. we're following ought of this day's big stories for you. >> we have rt reporters and meteorologists standing by with the day's big stories. >>> 11 service members are presumed dead after an overnight chopper crash during a special forces training mission. right now military search and rescue teams are working in the gulf of mexico. nbc's jay gray is live at the accident command center. jay, what have we learned today? >> reporter: well, the thick fog that you can see now is really causing a problem for that search and recovery team. look, it was even worse overnighttime told and investigators now think that likely played a big role in the tragic accident. wreckage from the uh-60 black hawk helicopter began washing ashore early this morning. >> tragic. it was just a shock to hear it this morning. >> just devastating

the news4 i-team's scott macfarlane sat down with the former congressman who revealed some of the secrets of life when the powerful go to prison. >> good morning, everybody. >> reporter: two guys named bob, powerful, popular, political, rising stars. until it all came tumbling down in court for both. virginia's former governor bob mcdonnell in january sentenced to two years in federal prison for trading government action for gifts. ohio congressman bob ney in 2007 sentenced to two years in federal prison for trading government action for gifts. bob mcdonnell is appealing and perhaps no man better knows what he could be facing than bob ney. you said the governor of virginia would benefit coming to terms that the fact he's going to prison. why so? >> he can stave it off. when you get found guilty, you can plead all day long, i didn't do anything wrong, well, there must be something there. and that he'll have to come to terms with. >> reporter: the congressman represented this mountainous area of southeast ohio near the ohio river. he was famous locally in the steel mills and industrial plan