tisha thompson, news4. >> oh, i'm definitely going to be looking for that orange sticker now. the i-team has scores of information and gas pump inspection reports on our website. all you have to do is go to nbcwashington.com and search gas pumps. if yo if you're curious about your gas station. >>> some of us might be paying extra just to pay bills on time. we are talking about the fees that can depend on how you choose to pay your bill. liz crenshaw explains. >> shame on them. that's all i have to say. >> reporter: verizon wireless's plan to impose a $2 fee back in december did not go over well consumers. >> it's crazy. i'm not going to pay $2 for that. >> reporter: verizon's fee would have charged $2 if they chose to make a single payment online or over the phone using a debit or credit card. they said the fee was to use the efficiency of those transactions. >> you shouldn't have to pay a fee to pay your bill. it doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: in fact, verizon wireless said back in december it reversed its new fee in response to customer feedback. the uproar prompted us

tisha thompson, news 4. >> all in a day's work.rom wild animals in the home to a pet looking for its home. a dog found darting in and out of traffic along the beltway may be right in the midst of an incredible journey. a driver rescued the dog in maryland. a tracking ship shows that this dog has traveled thousands of miles all the way from california. jane watrel has the story. >> reporter: if dogs could talk, maybe sheryl would learn the tale of what happened to the family of this terrier she nicknamed rex. >> he sleeps, goes outside to go to the bathroom. he's been a great dog. >> reporter: he was discovered in a rainstorm. he was darting in and out of traffic. sheryl spent countless hours searching for the owner. at the vet, there was a breakthrough. he has a microchip in his neck showing he lived in california, illinois and north carolina. >> there seem to be military bases near everywhere he's been. walter reid and navy medical is close to here. i wondered if he's a military dog and traveled the the country and somebody is mis

tisha thompson digging tonight into what's going on, and what it means for you. >> digging -- >> it's been extremely loud. >> scraping. >> you have to reroute. >> it's been going on for as long as i've lived here. >> construction seems to never end in the district. the news 4 i team is going to show you how you're paying for some road projects years after the concrete drys. >> this particular project was with our first in d.c. >> reporter: rustler won the job back in 2002, a multimillion dollar project in northeast. sidewalks, roadways, lighting, wrestler wrestlers popped up when they realized the soil underneath was in bad shape, requiring change orders with the project. >> salahi says by the time the project wrapped in 2004, the money from d.c. had run out. seven years later, the company says it's still waiting to be paid for, those change orders and other costs. >> 1.2 million is what is still outstanding. >> reporter: rustler sued and ended up here. the d.c. contract appeals board. a special group of judges that deal with all contract disputes against the city. there are at least

in northeast, tisha thompson, news 4 i-team. >> only d.c.esidents with serious diseases and conditions will be eligible to buy the medical marijuana. you have to have a note from a doctor registered with the city program. to check out a map of where it will be grown go to nbc washington.com and search medical marijuana. >>> a teenager has been charged with vandalizing a church in stafford county, virginia. earlier this month investigators found a racial slur spray painted on the back wall of the bethlehem primitive baptist church on chapel green road. a 16-year-old boy from stafford county has now been arrested. he is facing two charges, breaking into a property and damaging the church. there was a rally today in montgomery county for a mother who was brutally killed by her estranged husband. phillip gilberti killed heather mcguire earlier this month before he shot himself. just a day before the murder gilberti was in police custody but a judge set him free. derrick ward spoke to family members who want state laws changed. >> reporter: phill

in northeast, tisha thompson, news 4 iteam. >>> the family of a murdered maryland woman is calling for changes to domestic violence laws. friends and family of heather mcguire ral eddie outside montgomery county district court yesterday. her estranged husband, philip gilberti killed her and then turned the gun on herself. hours earlier, gilberti was released from jail after arrested for stalking mcguire. her family says he should not have been leased in the first place. >> she said he was going to be put away for quite some time, and she told me that she felt happy sunday. we spent the day together. >> reporter: mcguire's mother says a computer glitch allowed gilberti to go free. the district court system was down, so the judge may not have had access to the man's previously crimes. she's calling for stronger laws against domestic violence offenders hoping her daughter's death will help keep the cause alive. >>> penn state administrateors lied dozens of times to the grand jury about the actions of jerry sandusky, according to prosecutors. the attorney general filed the report that list

in northeast, tisha thompson, news 4 i-team. >>> the family of a murdered maryland woman is calling for changes to the domestic violence laws. friends and family of heather mcguire rallied outside the district court yesterday. her estranged husband, philip gilberti, killed her and then turned the gun on himself. her family says he shouldn't have been leased in the first place. >> he was going to be put away for quite some time. she told me that she felt happy sunday. we spent the day together. >> mcguire's mother says a computer glitch allowed gilberti to go free. the district court system was down, so the judge may not have had access to the man's previous crimes. calling for stronger laws against domestic violence offenders. >>> state administrators lied dozens of times to a grand jury about the actions of former football coach jerry sandusky, according to prosecutors. pennsylvania's attorney general filed the report that listed 33 statements from former athletic director tim curly and vise president gary schultz during their testimony in 2011. many downplayed the seriousness of the r

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tisha thompson finds out who is watching out for you. >> reporter: think you are watching every pennye pump these days? >> many, many. probably thousands. >> reporter: you've got nothing on elizabeth conkey. every day she's on the road inspecting gas stations in maryland. >> all inspections are unannounced. >> reporter: for the state's department of agriculture. and, boy, can she stop the meter on a dime, or in this case, a penny. >> my greatest job skill is being able to stop exactly at five gallons and ten gallons. >> to make sure customers aren't getting short changed, she uses these specially calibrated containers. they look a lot like milk jugs. first, she makes sure each pump stays and starts on zero for 30 seconds. >> i pump until this says 5 gallons and then read how much was actually dispensed. >> reporter: there is a tolerance. if the pump dispenses too little or too much, she can shut it down. >> i do find errors. >> reporter: meters that keep rolling after you stop filling up can also put a pump out of commission. >> we'd like to check them once every year, but due to so m