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

it turns out his wife still lives in oakton, virginia . she said, from the beginning those who victimized robert's family hoped to cover up and delay but we will never forget. we will never forget. >> a foggy day turned into a soggy night. you can see water in the streets. are we finished with srms for a while? >> today, it looks like most of the rain is out of area. we have been watching the weather all day long. take a look at what's going on. as et. a look rainseain totals. ocean city over an inch and a ha ohaf o rain. satellite and radar shows the funnel system now moving off shore. we will work for a gradual clearing where temperatures fall to around 70 degrees. it is going to foal a lot like summer, just the way it should. >> thank you. for 18 years, what happened to captain michael scott during the first gulf war has been a mystery. tonight, that is over. >> the commander and chief released a statement calling him a hero. now we know he was one of the very first patriots to give his life. >> the first american killed during the firs

right now around oakton, fairfax, wet weather with showers moving through.heaton and chevy chase will be picking up showers as well. and take a look at the area with heavy rain coming through, east of pasadena and you will be picking up more of that. probably until about 8:00 or 9:00, i see showers moving through the area. so 5:00, 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, no rain in the forecast. you will need your umbrella for the afternoon. we will start out with 74, 75 degrees. the high tomorrow is 09. with more widespread showers and thunderstorms through the area. i think it is at the p end of the week where there is that possibility. possible bill of severe weather in the area. but it will be very humid and hot for the remainder of the workweek. cooling down this upcoming weekend. >>> coming up next on "news4 at 4:00," an amazing car sold at an ugron b iehtro mht in more than million. >>> facing addiction on facebook. some returning to the social networking site when everything else fails. >>> top stories making news on th webtoday. >> could paula abdul returning t

here's a look at the zone forecast for you. 84 in the planes tomorrow. 85 in oakton. and generally in the mid 80s downtown. low 80s by the bay. the next seven days, showers and storms, we have a chance for a storm saturday, sunday, and monday. temperatures are inching back up. up around 90 by sunday and around 90 on monday, tuesday, and wednesday. again, we keep tuesday and wednesday dry. >> we care the most about thursday. >> i will be calling topper left and right. and i will be holding you to whatever you tell me. >> yes , ma'am. >> as always. ahead in sports, gear up for the ravens tomorrow night. one veteran sets out to prove it is not too late to save his starting job. and the wizards welcome their e ce enr thosorsttowncowe haveu b@

mid 80s for oakton and 87 as you head down 95 towards dumphry's. maybe 85 in college park. low 80s by the bay and a good chance of showers and thunderstorms there and again, primarily any time, not just in the afternoon, not just in the morning, pretty much across the board tomorrow. all right. the next seven days. 84 tomorrow. showers and storms. 86 as we get into friday. now we do have storms on friday, saturday, sunday, and monday, but they will be isolated. temperatures start creeping up a little bit. near 90 on sunday, then around 90 monday, tuesday, and wednesday. that's not crazy hot, and look, they left tuesday, wednesday dry. >> there you go. >> thank you top. let's get to our weird news file. we all know there are guys out there that like to dress up in lady's underwear and we say to each his own. it ought to anbe his own underwear. investigators found several garbage bags full of women's under garments. apparently all of it was stolen. this guy looks like an outstanding citizen caught red handed, actually wearing drawers that belong to a female neighbor. he was b

colbert report. 17-year-old fresia jackson reenacted how she was caught taking a birth control pill at oakton high last march. she was suspended for ten days and recommended for expulsion. state policy does not distinguish between prescription drugs and illegal ones. >> if she had been strung out on heroin, five days would have been what was required. now if she were dealing heroin or had heroin on her, then the same. same punishment. >> that has to be our first priority, is to make sure that kids are safe. and any drug, whether it's over- the-counter or prescription, usually has the ability to be abused. and that is what we're trying to prevent. >> after missing three and a half weeks for the suspension and the hearing, she was finally allowed back in school. but she is concerned about getting into college since that suspension will be on her permanent record. >>> ready to cut your food bill in half? the way to cheaper grocie ittsh erat you dot n'buy. things la it's nv contlad. it's convmes gher than edsaee timejuhigher than oftt ucle e.ers adheenbagyof lettuce. erg bia ofbig waste too. o.ey

. >>> we have good news about the oakton industry. general motors is boosting production by 60,000 vehicles. >> more than 1300 workers will be recalled. those already on the payroll will have the opportunity to work overtime. >> i love it. we have all of our guys back to work. >> it will be good for everybody and the economy. >> this is a classic case of supply and demand. when the government offered money for clunkers, sales went up. they now have to replenish their low inventories. >>> government rebates are arrive in slowly. the water dealers association's survey it car dealers. of about 4000 deals that were done, only about 2.8% were paid for. more people are now processing the claims. >>> 5:48 is your time. the big weather story is hurricane bill. >> winds just over 133 miles per hour. that makes it a category four. pay close attention. the waves are going to be bad. all of the models are doingoi better job. they could still put veer off. let's take a look at this picture. winds 133 miles an hour, gusting to 162. there is bermuda

. -- 'ow 70' 70's in oakton this morning. it will feel like 76 in a triangle.he forecast calls for sunshine this morning. partly cloudy this afternoon. same deal tomorrow and thursday. friday and saturday could be our best chance for storms. sunshine saturday afternoon. some the commuter -- some of the computer models say cooler of this weekend. >> a motorcyclist is down on 110 near fort myer drive. police are on the scene. traffic affected in both directions. you have to squeeze to the side of the road. that is 110 near fort myer drive. new hampshire avenue is blocked in both direction because of a barricade situation reported in the area. this is live, 95 traffic. virginia and northbound is the left side of the screen. 270, and delays from father hurley boulevard is open to the beltway. no problems on the beltway. >> thank you. >>> wall street is waiting to see one day after a massive market lost. >> is it a sign of what is to come? pamela brown has more of what some analysts are saying about this. >> it was only a matter of time before the five-month rally s

we have 87 in elkton. 79 in oakton. and winds coming in, bringing in very warm air. today, our temperatures spiked. we did get up to 92 degrees. we had the official high here for a while. but still basically squeaking out some of these temperatures. coming down to 87 down from about 90 earlier in the day. this front is extending all the way back. it's going to be moving into our region by saturday into sunday. what it's also going to do is feed in basically into what is going on with danny. danny is a tropical storm. now, to the south east of cape hatteras. it's going to feed tropical moisture back to the front, bringing us a good brit of rain. danny is a tropical storm. as it starts to move on past the maryland shores, it could be a level. it is around 74 miles per hour. as it continues to move on by, we expect the winds to die down. any water that could be pushed into the bay will be knocked on out because of that storm, moving on by and thinged -- shifted by the wind. we're not talking about a major storm surge. we are talking about a high surf, rip current along

the company's first carbon net viewer building will go up in oakton in 2010. here at 17th and 18th in downtown washington, this will serve as the nd a regnal hequrste and it's platinum certified. platinum being the highest rating and the highest personal rating for some of the ds employees who manage your greenbacks in their green branch. there are more than 100 jobs open at pnc bank, from part-time tellers up to full-time branch managers. some of those jobs are in the green branches. to apply, go to nbcwashington.com and search the jobs 4 you section. barbara, back to you. >> okay. thanks, kimberly. >> well, it is certainly a hassle trying to find legal places to park in the district and that's where a valet parking comes in, but it is getting a bad rap as of late. some residents and tourists are getting more than they bargained for. they say valet parkers are parking their cars illegally but they don't find out until they get a summons in the mail. >> anywhere from the resident who says that somebody is parking in their neighborhood, using their neighborhood

temperatures on the zone forecast, 85 in oakton. maybe 87 as you get towards dumphry's. low 80s for the bay. satellite picture, radar combined, these showers are history. these showers back to the west, we will watch those throughout the evening hours. next seven days, 84 tomorrow. showers and storms, we have a thunderstorm in there friday and saturday and sunday and monday, but less of a chance, 80s friday, saturday, near 90 on sunday. then we kind of flirt with 90 on monday, tuesday, and wednesday, although notice tuesday and wednesday are dry. >> so thursday. >> the bulls eye day. the best chance of your yard getting some rain. >> got it. thanks topper. >> heros come in all shapes and sizes. first we want to take you back to a town hall meeting on healthcare in haggerstown today that became very impassioned to say the least. hundreds of protesters stood outside that meeting before it started. and digital correspondent showed us how people lined up for their chance to be heard. >> inside a now familiar anger continues to boil over. a 440 seat auditorium at haggerstown

she reenacted how she was caught taking a birth control pill at oakton high school last march.he was suspended and recommended for expulsion. the state policy does not division distinguish between prescription and illegal drugs. >> if she had been strung out on heroin, five days would have been what was required. now, if she was dealing marijuana, had heroin on her, then the same punishment. >> that has to be the first priority to make sure kids are safe. any drug whether over the couldn'ter or prescription usually has the ability to be aback to you in the studiod an thisaway we are trying to prevent. >> she is worried about getting accepted to college since the suspension will be on her permanent record. >>> a new study says veterans suffering could wind up suffering from a host of health issues. >>> and a county in the nation's midwest has taken the emergency 911 system in to the 21st century. >>> i'm russ mitchell. coming up on the "early show," a heart warming story about two unlikely pen pals who have become partners for life. and ller and tatum join us to talk about their

. >> reporter: she acted out what happened to her at oakton high school in april. 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 is not how it happened. >> reporter: but she was suspended for ten days, and recommended for expulsion, a punishment mandated by the state. >> if she had heroin on her, then the same punishment. if she is wielding a machete, same punishment,. >> reporter: school board member says all drugs have to be considered potentially harmful. >> prescription drugs run the gambit. it could be a class 1 amphetamine or 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 that pill is. >> reporter: she was allowed back on school on probation. she'll be starting her senior year and is now looking at colleges. because of the hearing she had to attend, she missed a hotel of three and a half weeks for school. but worst thing for her is that this incident will alway

and from dupont circle to new carrollton, oakton and montgomery village, we have considerable cloudinesse have a few showers showing up on radar where you see that color there in eastern west virginia, southern west virginia, southwestern virginia, just now coming into the central shenandoah valley, and we may have some of those arriving late morning in the metro area and during the afternoon maybe a passing shower or thunder shower. otherwise, mostly cloudy, high 80s and humid. more of the same thursday, friday and saturday. then sunday, monday, tuesday, afternoon thunder a small shower, highs in the 80s. i'm back in ten minutes with another update. jerry, how's traffic? >> tom, some trouble now coming in from the west along interstate 66 near 28 centerville. an accident, left lane taken away. police are on the scene. everything getting to that point on 66 jammed back up against just outside of manassas all the way to centerville. after that, your pace will begin to pick up. so, be forewarned. elsewhere, south of town to the wilson bridge, no issues. back to virginia, route 28 at sterli