and wusa9.com. an investigation in to marion barry's awarding of contracts finds he has vastly outspent his colleagues in the dc city council. good morning, everyone. i'm andrea roane. howard is here with weather. angie has traffic. she has a lot going on we will get moving right away. let's go to howard. some rain drops are falling on drivers. >> little late getting here but last night we have had showers and thunderstorms south and east of shwaington. live doppler hd ts wamorning rewe awe are picking up activity from the shenandoah to the eastern shore, ut h.rth wd south. we will zoom in and show you iathappening in the itrmeo right now. many montgomery and fairfax counties, fairly light prince with william and faulkier. to the eastern e,orsh to easton, kent thf la, ndkent ise thavhe stiethheaviest stuf avof cof la plata, northwest ide to hu rsveiltoe gh hughsville and

mechanicsville and saint mary's and yd an erow thundersxermmitos to the southwest we have lesvvity from ha ilerru . erteesatmpth iurton tgrue ilsvle. temperatures in the err uppe60e and lower 70s right now with 75 highs badato 73. highs today only in the low y daaur . fostgu prday for august. we have problems on the roads already at 5:01. here's angie. >> some big problems on the road, especially if you live in the arlington area. this is the situation. begin with our graphics if we can at the intersection of washington boulevard and second road. we also know nearby part of columbia pike are closed because police are on the scene. they are involved in a police chase. they are looking for a stolen car. we are getting word from officials saying please avoid the area. once again, this is second and washington and parts of columbia pike. if that is the road you travel, some of -- some parts of the road will be closed. we will keep you updated throughout the morning.

the northbound trip from fredericksburg to the beltway, factor in extra time because we have slick roads we are dealing with. 395 northbound fine past edsall and gofer to new york avenue through the district. lanes are wide open. as i mentioned they are slick. andrea, over to you. the stalking charge against marion barry was dropped just days after his arrest last month but the revelation that he gave a contract to an exgirlfriend in the case may have far-reaching implications. armando trull is at the wilson building with more on what the "washington post" uncovered about marion barry's spending habits. armando? >> it is more controversy for one of the most controversial politicians in the district. the "washington post" says marion barry has been six times more generous to his than his

peers. there is it little evidence of what taxpayers got in return. he dolled out $252,000 to outside contractors for consulting work, media relations and temporary workers. some of the the money may have been for political campaigning and not constituent services according to the post. the second biggest spender was brown who spent $45,000 during the same period. the contracting policies are being investigated because of a recent scandal involving barry and a former girlfriend who he had hired as a contractor. barry said he has broken no laws in his contracting activity. >> the "washington post" does not say that any of the activities it uncovered is illegal. live at the wilson building 9 news now and wusa9.com. after an apparent clamp down on demonstrations in

teheran the protesters filled the streets of washington [ chanting ] >> reporter: hundreds of people marched along massachusetts last night protesting the swearing in of mahmoud ahmadinejad. the iranian leader won a second term in an election called invalid by his opponent. on embassy row, protesters call on countries stationed in iran not to recognize mahmoud ahmadinejad's government. this morning laura ling and euna lee are waking up on american soil for the first time in months. the journalists walked off a plane and in to the arms of loved ones on wednesday morning. former president clinton visited kim jong-il and pleaded for their release. they had been sentenced to 12 years hard labor for entering the communist country illegally. decades ago this may have led to talk of war. as we :0reported on wednesday, the pentagon confirms two nuclear powered russian submarines, similar to the one

shown here are cruising international waters off of the east coast. >> what they are doing, i don't know what they are doing off the coast. i don't think that any of us know what they are doing. do we have any indication they were coming this way, sure. we have an indication that most things of that nature. but, it frankly, i think -- the larger question is it of concern to us and the answer to that is no. >> reporter: these subs are not equiped to launch nuclear missiles. five after the hour. time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning and we start with good news from overseas markets. most of the major markets in asia closed higher in thursday's trading. japan's nikkei gained 135 points to close at the highest level in ten months. and if futures are any indication, the major european markets are poised for big gains, as well. this morning's buying is after a down day on wall street.

the dow slipped to 9280 and the nasdaq lost 17 and the s&p fell nearly three points. there are two new websites designed to help you talk taxes with your government. first the virginia department of taxation is launching a live chat feature. it lets residents ask tax questions or specifics about their account. the chat will be active from 7 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on saturdays. in maryland, you have until monday to post your comments on governor o'malley's budget plan. we told you last month about the state's website designed for public comment. the board of public works plans to cut $280 million in spending to help address budget woes. you can get links to both sites at wusa9.com. just click on virginia or maryland news, depending on where you live, and we will have car crash test results in our next "living $mart" segment in about 30 minutes. now, a followup to a tragic

story out of pittsburgh. police have identified the gunman behind the shooting spree at a fitness club. they say 48-year-old george sodini referred to plans for the shooting in his on-line diary and left a rambling letter at the club venting his anger and frustrations to women. he walked in to an aerobics class and opened fire and then killed himself. three women died and nine others were injured. >> i didn't realize what the sound sound was and then i saw people running and screaming and people falling to the floor. >> reporter: he had -- >> he had a lot of hatred in him and he was hell bent on committing this act and there was nobody going to stop him. >> reporter: police say he was a member of the fitness club but unlike earlier witness reports they do not believe he had a relationship with anyone in the aerobics class. the follower of charles manson who pointed a gun at president ford will be freed in

ten days. in 1975, he was convicted of pointing a gun at president ford in sacramento, california. now, after 34 years in prison, she is about to be set free on august 14th. she first became eligible for parole in 1985. former cram william jefferson has been viced on bribery charges. the they say he received $400,000 in bribes in exchange for brokering deals in africa. in 2005, when fbi agents searched his home they found $90,000 in cash in his freezer. republicans hope to turn around a national trend in the virginia governor's race. deeds plans to pull out the big guns tonight. details coming up. if you text message more than you call, there is more than one 911 center the country that is ready to serve you.

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ten minutes after the 5:00 hour. out in arlington, virginia. a police search continues and it's impacting traffic. washington boulevard at 2nd is closed. columbia pike is closed also and columbia pike at south 8th road is shut down. i will have more details coming up. in the news now this thursday morning family and friends gather to remember four people who died in a helicopter crash in maryland. booth, jeff nordaas and george worked for advanced helicopter concepts. they were plying back from a charity event with a passenger kim felix. all four were killed when the chopper crashed. the ntsb is still investigating the cause of the crash. police need your help finding a 12-year-old boy.

kieonte sims was last seen inentown, maryland. he takes medication regularly but he does not have it with him. if you think you have seen this child, look at his picture on the screen, please call montgomery county police. iowa wants have a new way to make emergency calls, text. it is the first in the country to accept emergency calls via cell phone text message. they hope it will help people with speech and hearing impairments and those who may not want to make a phone call. a look at how health care reform debate is shaping up on- line coming up in what's on the web. and storms dump serious hail in the middle of the country. we hope that is not coming here. >> not the hail but we have some storms out there with scattered showers, as well. ret across most of the gireon velidoppler hd and a really cool picture of intnghg taken

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strong storms left damage in arkansas last night. there were even reports of hail

that burst out some windshields. look at the size of those. >> wow. >> here's howard bernstein. >> looks like a poached egg. we have had big storms overnight. before we get to radar we have to thank mark washburn, he is a regular viewer and joins me at the chat room every day. along with some of these photos mark sent and the first one, you like lightning pictures? >> yeah. a heatwer the wethhem ngi'wi chen wrin ati'm throwing a wrench in the planm of the control room. >> they are loving you for that. >> look at the shot he got last nigh at the branches coming atoff the lightning. one more thing s o go to the web erutmputd anwe have interd acveda tir rae anse th tie activity that is moving north and east. live doppler hd, this is where

we are g piinckup activity. some of the unrmdetors activity is what mark was s taking pictures of, the lightning. he said the first cloud to cloud and once it started to rain, did it change. and a lot of bolts coming out of the sky. let's show you what is happening. breaks along loudoun and faulkier county but light to occasionally moderate showers here. nothing too heavy. the heavy stuff is north of easton right now and you can see the lightning and thunder, that is a thunderstorm there. and parts of southern maryland, central calvert county, east of benedict and charles county and on the east side of la plata we are seeing heavier showers. one more stop for you on radar before we get back to the weather computer. you notice the heavy stuff coming down west of rutgersville to the northeast. culpeper, amisville n the next half hour your rain will be picking up.

to the weather computer the forecast, unsettled today. morning showers and isolated thunder. relatively cool 81. on saturday, isolated storm back in the heat, temperature 91. so scattered showers and storms this morning. upper 60s to 70s with light winds. heaviest stuff is south and east of washington. showers end this afternoon, if not early this afternoon, mostly cloudy and upper 70s to lower 80s and cooler tonight, lows in the 50s and the 60s and the batch of rain is back here. we will be watching this for later this morning and when that leaves improving this afternoon. here's the seven-day forecast. we will heat up. beautiful tomorrow. 85 after the morning rain today. 91 on saturday, mid-90s on sunday, monday and tuesday with isolated afternoon storms and cooler in the 80s on wednesday. wet roads and that means angie is a busy lady. >> more problems than that. we begin in arlington, virginia, where we follow this

police search that goes on for those who stole a car. that's what we are being told. as a result of this, we several roads closed. first washington at second street. this is in arlington. columbia pike at joy street and columbia pike at south glebe road. officials are telling us to avoid the area. you can always follow me on twitter. i'm doing updates on-line throughout the morning, as well. 66 eastbound, we are tracking the head lights through centreville. all clear on the inner loop. as we head to the map past 95, braddock road and 66, drivers are clocking in at 61 miles an hour according to our sensors. to the outer loop from maryland from college park past university, looks like we have wet roads here as well but drivers are moving at speed and finally wrapping up with route 4, 5 and 301. no incidents or accidents here. over to andrea. tonight, president obama will be doing politicking in northern virginia.

with three months left before virginiaens pick the next governor he is expected to campaign with deeds at the tysons hotel. bob mcdonnell was supposed to appear in virginia last night. supporters gathered in his new campaign office on first street in alexandria. after staffers were told he was delayed at other events. mcdonnell told our gary nuremberg on the phone he had a family issue come up. this is not the america i knew. i don't want it going his way. this administration is nuts. enough is enough. >> democrats want to win virginia to show that obama and the agenda is popular. republicans want to win virginia to show they are on the rebound and on the comeback trail. >> reporter: polls show that mcdonnell is leads deeding. we will see whether the

president's appearance changes those numbers. let's go to kristin fisher and say good morning and find out what's on the web. >> good morning, as congress heads to the august recess the health care debate is heating up on-line. this morning the fastest rising search on google has to with that. if u yoanyou clk icanyou click on hot dsentr isthwill pop up. you can seise right here at the top of thph seraphrase cess ecess rally. see it is u can search hotness orctis is d an as volcanis sscere recess y ra are people searching for it? turns out recess rally.com out cess rally.com is down this morning rether g e ceenaito oanmao r people cayon u e, l st you can still find an image from that website on google and here itca is

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definitely not as bad as i thought it will be. said take a few days off and see how i am in a couple of days. >> plenty of beef over there. you can get humpty-dumpty in there. as long as the guy is tough i'll coach him. >> day two of ramp kill's tissue is settling down. he said he felt like a piece of tissue being flushed down the toilet. >> that maybe how i feel feel at one moment. it doesn't define how i feel throughout the process. you have to stand tall and strong through the tough times in life. whether it is football or sports. >> reporter: in other notes from camp, the skins signed d.j. hackett. he played four seasons in seattle with jim zorn and knows

his system inside out. thomas sat out with a hamstring injury. you can watch live reports tonight at 5:00 and 6:00 and see un-cut interviews at wusa9.com. turning to the baseball diamond, the nationals are gaining some late-season steam. hosting the marlins again, zimmerman is up and he slams his 22nd homer of the year. his sixth in the last 12 days. one pitch later adam dunn hits his 29th of the year making it 2-0 nats. no stopping the nats bats. they would go on to win this one 5-4. that is four straight wins. andy roddick warned folks he might be rusty after a month off but it didn't look like it last night at the legg mason classic. he clinched the match. roddick moves through to round

three. the senate votes on confirming judge sonia sotomayor to the u.s. supreme court. a preview coming up. plus, a new plan is in the works to try to keep low water pressure from hampering firefighting efforts in the district. if you own a mid-size sedan you maybe surprised by the latest crash test results. and we have a police search going on in arlington and several roads are closed including parts of columbia pike. details when 9 news now returns and howie will have a look at the weather. stay with us. ed

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court. welcome back. angie has the traffic. a busy day on the roadways. >> yes, it is. >> and the rain is not helping. >> not at all. south and east of town it greeted them in a loud way with thunder and lightning. just about everybody is seeing some sort of rain. some of it of it more moderate. you see it from the shen bay. scattered he ty.ba d howers out er t there. some breaks in weerlon oun co nty as well and om culpeper to south ksed icerbu, icacross parts of 301 out of charles in totoprin georges county. t utsoh of there from um h point to saint leonard east of la plata and ldwaf orheavy showers and lightning der bythr esespealbylycist onea d anwestern charles county heavy stty we ofun stwe tgof rutgersville this is moving to the northeast and it will be with us throughout ththe mornin

activity in south central virginia. angie, you are one busy lady. >> sure am. earning our money this morning. we begin in arlington where we are following a police search. a stolen car involved. several roads are closed beginning with washington boulevard and second. columbia pike at joy street and columbia pike at south 8th street. avoid the area. to the outer loop we go, at connecticut where we have an accident blocking two ritalins. atch room saying the delays n start around the georgia area. it is slick and slowing down from the times building to bladensburg road. 395 no delays edsall to the 14th street bridge. that's a look at traffic. over to you. it is set to be an historic day on capitol hill.

susan roberts has the latest. >> reporter: the nation's highest court is on track to get the first hispanic justice. >> i'm confident that judge sonia sotomayor will make an outstanding justice for the united states supreme court. >> reporter: the senate will vote this afternoon on judge sonia sotomayor's supreme court nomination. the 55-year-old bronx new york native is almost certain to win confirmation. she has solid backing from the democratic majority and a growing number of republicans now say they will also vote for her. >> i will support her. i will be proud for her. the community she represents and the american dream she shows is possible. >> reporter: despite a handful of gop yes votes, three quarters of the senate republicans have come out against president obama's pick. >> there are aspects of judge sonia sotomayor's record that make me uncomfortable. >> reporter: some worry that sonia sotomayor would bring bias to the bench and allow a liberal agenda to trump the law. among their concerns, her

speeches and rulings on gun and property rights. >> i will cast a no vote. >> reporter: outside of the capital on wednesday, dozens of supporters offered a reminder of what a no vote may mean, potential backlash from voters. if she gets an all-clear today a swearing-in ceremony could take place before the end of the week. susan roberts, cbs news, washington. president obama named judge sonia sotomayor replace david suiter, a liberal named by a republican president. the judge is not expected to alter the court's ideological balance. 9 news now also -- also senators have agreed vote on adding $2 billion for the cash r clunkers program which gives buyers $4,500 for trading in the gas guzzlers. they say say it would run out of money tomorrow if congress didn't put more in the pot.

the house approved the additional funding already. 9 news now has learned of changes coming to the dc fire department. they come after crews had problems with water pressure fighting last week's fire at the home of former school board president. according to a spokesman, the department is now staffing two of the city's six special water supply companies so they can respond to all reports of building fires in parts of upper northwest and southeast and northeast. a 2007 report after similar problems recommended that all six of the special water supply units have around the clock staffing. the chief said that funding wasn't available. you can read more about the changes at dave statter's blog at statter 911@wusa9.com. the contracts issued by marion barry's office have been under scrutiny since last month when we learned that barry had award warded one to a girlfriend. the post is -- the "washington

post" is revealing more about his spending. armando trull has more live from the wilson building. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those who dislike marion barry will read the "washington post" report scene say, i told you so. those who love him will say, look and say eh, no big deal. >> reporter: the "washington post" says marion barry spent $252,000 in taxpayer money on outside contractors in the past two years. that's almost six times as much as any of the other council members. the article claims there's little record of what the taxpayers got in return for that money. barry's contracting activities are being investigated because of a scandal between the ward 8 council member an a former girlfriend he hired as a consultant. he denied any wrongdoing in the matter. the post looked at all the contracts awarded since 2005 and found in many cases, not just barries, some of the

contracting work blurred the line between political campaigning and constituent services. but nothing in the post report claims that any of the activities it uncovered were actually illegal. live at the wilson building, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. time for another "living $mart" report. the latest crash test results for mid-sized sedans are out and in the test of bumper crashes none of the six models received a top safety rating. the insurance institute for highway safety rated the mazda 6 as acceptable, the honda accord and hyundai son fatah a marginal rate and the fusion and chevrolet malibu got poor ratings. bad pr just as the american automakers try to rebuild their businesses. more budget cutting coming in the commovirginia governor y million will ha $to be trimmed, perhaps as much as io

n.e thsts thstate is rilongwe riwe the re sfothghurtrait time. that's a record. the governor t acntexou amto tr bet ac amount to be cut stguau 19th and then announce specific cuts to state agencies and programs by labor day. jessica doyle is off today but she has left us another big money-saving er os ffifr eremoy coact, ,co utilizing it could save you a lot money. hs a's allow familiesof all ages and incos toto de, vision es pens with pretax dollars. putty g nemoin the account and tapping it when you have expenses makes neur money go 25 farther. for more money-saving tips go to wusa9.com and click on living smart. all right. are you ready for your ahh moment of the morning? take a look. a giant panda gave birth yesterday at the san diego zoo.

the camera system recorded the delivery. the cub has no hair yet but is already making his or her voice heard. this is her fifth cub. as you remember it will be a few weeks before the zookeepers know whether the cub is a male or female. let's hear it now, ahhh, another little butter stick. another sweet smell of success in the fight to remove a huge hive of bees. details coming up and the ingredient credited with keeping bugs off of you may have a much more harmful side effect. here's angie. >> outer loop alert. at cabin john an accident is blocking the left lane and at connecticut another blocking two right lanes. we will have a look at more news when 9 news now returns. stay with us. fa

this morning more than 20 people are policing after a passenger ferry overturned off the coast of tonga in the suite pacific. 56 people have been rescued but it is b@believed many of those missing are women and children. the main ingredient in many insect repellents may be dangerous. researchers warn deet may affect the central nervous system. it is known to cause damage in insects and mice but say there

needs to be more study. the third time is the charm for french quarter beekeepers. for a week now the group has tried everything to take down a massive hive but no to no avail. 200,000 bees, and the smoke didn't dull their senses but the beekeepers were finally able to bag the 100-pound hive yesterday with the help of duct tape. we knew it was good for a lot of things but who knew trapping bees. we will look at the blog kept by the pittsburgh gym shooter coming up in what's on the web. and an accusation a local funeral home maybe taking is advantage of victim's compensation fund. here's howard. we are outside on the weather terrace in the rain this morning. light rain in the northwest. some areas seeing moderate to heavy rain. live doppler hd coming up along with the seven-day forecast.

welcome back. is a local funeral home double billing families that don't have funds to bury their loved ones and must turn to the government for help? bruce johnson has a 9 news now exclusive. >> reporter: there was -- ierli

summer for perkins, a talented and gifted teen run over in the streets of southeast dc. he was an honor roll student, it was june 13th, a saturday morning when he and his mom were standing here on martin luther king avenue. they were scheduled to go across the street to thurgood marshall academy where he was being enrolled in college prep courses. two cars came speeding down, one jumped the curb striking young james. >> it's hard. it's real hard. >> reporter: james died from his injuries. his mom was treated and released. she and her disabled husband had no funds for a funeral. but some citizens came forward and offered to help. >> it was a blessing for us because i had no idea what we were going to do. >> reporter: the benefactors were the chairman of the dc taxi cab commission and the advisory co. coonsi they approached mclaughlin funeral home and onnegotiated a price, $5,000 for the services.

>> the $5,000 you covering the funeral, the cremation. >> what about a hers. >> it was covering the hears also. >> they and the family later learned after the services and the cremation thatmclaughlin funectl leanol r edheotth cmeho $6,000 from the city's crime victims compensation program. >> we believe maybe they charged double for one funeral. and should actually give the money back. >> we are talking about $11,000 a raogpr m ismeprogram is run b superior court. a tt erto perkins parents confirms that $6,000 had been paid on their behalf to mclaughlin's funeral home. >> people don't have enough respect for people who are grieving and going through a lot of stuff. >> reporter: rewe are awaiting comment from the funeral home. we contacted officials at the dc superior court and late today they launched an investigation in to the case.

bruce johnson, 9 news now and wusa9.com. last year, the crime victims compensation program paid out $1 million to help families pay funeral expenses. we will bring you more as the story develops. here's howard again. rain falling. i had rain this morning. i wasn't surprised. i didn't hear the lightning and thunder or anything. >> not here in washington but south and east it was coming down. we rain out there. start with live doppler . hd we had lighter hdrains hoar in the metro for the most part but colonial beach theyd haa lot of lightning and thunder and that moved across southern maryland. easton just had a good thunderstorm but north and stwe of town r weteghshowers te extending in to parts of west warginia, as well. exnt tozoom in and show you ou the metro. ening western montgomery in to loudoun county t ondkif a lull things e verendqulati ly ie 270 and points east through the district in to charles county, and you notice now on 95 and

fairfax county, prince william and stafford lighter showers. by in charles county on the western side we have heavier showers and there could be a rumble of thunder with this west of 301. here we go in the bay now. this is out of calvert county. heavy shower or thunderstorm there. lighter as you go to southern maryland to the northern neck and another batch of rain out west. southwest of town here from madison down 29 to ruckersville and stanley and points east and southeast here and northwestern madison county in to culpeper county. we will watch this move to the northeast. the big picture on the weather computer you will see the activity is coming from southwest to northeast this morning. here's the batch we had earlier and another batch east of roanoke out of north carolina. this will take several hours to get through us. we will be in and out of the showers and thunderstorms through much of the morning. the afternoon will be drier, i think by early afternoon much of us will be done with the

rain, though south and east of town the activity could last longer. the next three days, 81 is the best we will do this afternoon i think. the cloud cover and showers will put allied on temperatures. a beautiful day tomorrow, 85. on saturday, 91 where an united stateslated storm. in writing this morning, scattered showers and thunderstorms, upper 60s to upper 70s with light winds and then this afternoon the showers end i think pretty early and then mostly cloudy. 78 to 83. north winds five five to ten. tonight, clearing skies and cooler. mid-50s in the cool spots. as we look at the seven-day forecast, we are talking about mid-80s, beautiful tomorrow. the heat builds by saturday. sunday, monday and tuesday mid- 90s. time for traffic and there's a lot of it. >> sure is. i'm simulcasting live from my blog at wusa9.com. come over and chat. we are talking about the

traffic tieups, as well. on the outer loop a couple of alerts for you. one accident at cabin john parkway. it is blocking the left lane. at connecticut another crash that is taking away two right lanes for drivers and they are backing up around the georgia avenue area. in arlington, i want you to know we have roads closed due to a police search that continues. washington and second is shut down. columbia pike and you are asked to avoid the area. to 66 we go. turning on the camera, from route 50 to 123 t the backup is setting in early. the rain is not helping much. no problems to report from the wilson bridge to 66. now over to my colleague kristin fisher who is standing by in the 9 news now web center. >> good morning, everyone. the top story on the web this morning is still the debate over health care reform and it is likely to stay that way for sometime but coming in at a very close number, too is the latest in that horrible massacre on tuesday night at a pittsburgh gym that left the injured. nd three women iere reu

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in the examiner, a private security may be on its way out. and only some of the federal stimulus money being sent to local law enforcement agencies is being used to prevent officer layoffs. and metro riders who take the blue and yellow lines may feel the same pain of slower commute as their red line counterparts. these story and more in the examiner. a teenager made the national spotlight this week over her suspension from school this year. the 17-year-old was suspended for two weeks from oakton high school after being caught taking a birth control pill. as peggy fox reports she has appeared in a spoof on the colbert report making fun of the school's zero toll rancy policy. >> this is nailed them. >> it takes direct aim at

fairfax county schools. >> i am 17. i go to oakton high school. >> reporter: they agreed to go along with the joke in hopes of changing the policy. >> i think it is ridiculous. >> she acted out what happened to her at oakton high school, well, sort of. >> i was sitting at the lunch table and i took my birth control out, discreetly under the table and drank it with my drink and a teacher saw me. >> this have not how it happened. >> reporter: but she was suspended for ten days and recommended for expollution. -- expulsion, a recommended if from the state. >> if she is wielding a machete, same punishment. >> reporter: they say all drugs have to be considered potentially harmful. >> it can be a class one amphetamine, oxycontin or something that suppresses cough. our teachers and our staff

can't be required to look at every pill and say, oh, i know what that pill is. >> reporter: she was allowed back on probation and will be starting her senior year and is now looking at colleges. because of the hearing she had to attend she missed 3 1/2 weeks of school but the worst thing for her is this incident will always be on her permanent high school record. >> most people going through applications are going to put her aside. >> reporter: peggy fox, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> so what do you think? should a student receive the same ten day suspension for having birth control pills as a student that brings in heroin. join the discussion at moms like me.com. we have been discussing here, as well. you know what the rules are and whether it is an aspirin or birth control. >> what about the privacy of the student who gets a prescription for whatever it is. i think it is a privacy issue and the state is too in to it. >> that's what we think about

it. what do you think? go to mom like me and write in your comment. bud shoalberg who wrote the oscar winning screen play. >> could have been a contender. >> he died. he was 95. his wife says it was natural causes. he is one of those who named names during the activity committee meeting he acknowledged being a communist in his past, as well. in 2008 he was working on a stage version of on the waterfront that was going to be presented in scotland an he also wrote the novel, biting but not vicious, account of hollywood. what makes sammy run. let's move on to the courts because chris brown sentence has been delayed. remember he got in to a fight with rihanna and he agreed to a

five year probation with community service and the reason it was delayed because the judge out there in california wants to find out whether or not he can serve his time in virginia to make up that sentence. maybe graffiti or something like that. >> the saga continues. an appearance on a tv show has landed a woman in jail. the 20-year-old carrie gibson appeared on the shown and her patrol officer says it violated the terms of your probation. she is looking in to legal advice and she says it was produced by the producers it wasn't reality. it was editing. >> exactly. >>k mesoab we vesome isth morning. some areas light and some are seeing heavier rain showers especilye othn ean erstshore and south of washington. few ave had ligherfew hundredths overnight. you will see what