these twisters really were. >> here's what we can tell you. the death toll stands at 28 but that number could climb as rescuers sift through rubble. dozens of twisters reported from the gulf coast to the great lakes. the national weather service issued more than 260 -- >> reporter: forecasters were predicting the ominous weather coming into southeastern indiana but nobody could have foreseen what happened next. we are standing in henryville, indiana, right in front of what used to be henryville high school. as you can see, it is almost leveled to the ground. now there were students inside but they were given proper time to evacuate. about 20 remained in the building. there are no injuries reported at the high school. the image breathtaking. and as the sunrises today, the reality begins to sink in for the citizens of henryville. >> it's hard. it's just hard on everybody. everything is gone. you know, everything is just gone. >> the forecast for southern indiana called for severe weather. but what followed early friday evening could not have been predicted. >> didn't really think it was going to happen because tornado warnings come out all the time and never hits us. >> reporter: tornadoes ripped through a four-county radius leveling small farming communities. there were as many tornados in the last 24 hours than in the average month of march. the people here are shocked at how quickly the devastation happened. >> things were falling. things were coming off the walls. noise, crashes. glass flying everywhere. it was like a dream. >> mother nature unleashed her fury on us. >> reporter: here in henryville, a town of about 3,000, the destruction as far as the eye can see. the high school roof ripped off. parts of it levelled to the ground. >> i mean it was huge. throwing debris everywhere and it was ugly. >> reporter: street after street, house after house -- >> that is a tornado. i could tell by the way of the clouds. it's heading right this way. >> reporter: family after family affected. >> i got to go find my mom. >> you're looking for your mom. >> my mom, my sister, my brother, my nephew, my dad. >> devastated by this storm that left little in its wake and for those who found shelter, the calm after the storm brings meaning. >> we're alive. that's what counts. tvs, cars, all insured, being replaced. no need to get upset and my rocking chair is fine. >> reporter: and picking up the pieces is what the citizens here will start doing today. authorities are telling us a few things. please do not come to the areas affected by the tornado because they are still clearing the roads and conducting search and rescue missions. and also if you would like to do something you can contact the red cross or the salvation army and make a monetary donation or drop off supplies. >> thank you for that live report. we are so lucky. so sad. we feel terrible. our heart goes out to the people out there that survived. but we are dealing with a little bit of a front out here. we've got some leftover showers. >> by comparison to what they're having to deal with in the midwest, zip to worry about here. no threat for severe weather today. we have had some rumbles of thunder during the overnight hours. not associated with any powerhouse severe weather. on your early saturday morning, it's still a wet and sloppy go out there. temperatures really not all that cold. into the mid and upper 40s. keeping in mind 51 is an average high temperature for this time of the month of march. we're already within a few ticks of an average high temperature before the sun comes up. temperatures to the west, 55 in petersburg, west virginia. 54 in st. mary's county. 49 in annapolis. there's a wind advisory for the higher spots out across western maryland. that wind advisory until 5:00 this afternoon. that's the only advisory we have to worry about. you can see on storm 4 radar, light showers in and around the city of washington and more showers right along the weather front coming through the blue ridge. do expect a couple more rounds of showers here during the front half of your saturday. the rain will gradually be coming to an end. the drying trend to our north and west. and that's the end of the precipitation that we will enjoy for the second half of today and through most of your sunday. so there's your saturday planner. becoming a bit breezy by later on this afternoon. once the rain stops and we try and break a little sunshine out, that's when the wind will start to increase. it will be a relatively mild day with highs into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. and tomorrow, cloudy, cooler. noticeably cooler tomorrow with highs only back into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. most of the weather related sloppy innocence your weekend is front loaded here in about the first five or six hours of your saturday. so enjoy what you can, and keep your thoughts and prayers with all those folks out in the midwest who had such a bad day yesterday. angie? >> thank you, chuck. new from overnight, bp and the 100,000 plaintiffs involved in the legal battle over the gulf of mexico oil spill have reached an agreement. bp estimated that it would have to pay about $7.8 billion in the disaster settlement. a civil trial on the issue was scheduled to take place in louisiana. federal court on monday. however, the trial has been postponed indefinitely. the largest oil spill in u.s. history was triggered after an explosion aboard the deepwater horizon oil rig on april 20th, 2010. 11 people were killed in the blast. the georgetown law student who unexpectedly found herself in the middle of the birth control debate tells news 4 she got a very interesting phone call yesterday. sandra fluke says president obama gave her a call lending his support. this comes after conservative radio host rush limbaugh criticized fluke for testifying before congress on the contraception debate. limbaugh also called her multiple degrading names and despite the criticism from him and other conservatives, fluke stands by her beliefs. >> it requires insurance to provide it and that protects the women who go to school there and who work there and, really, you should have access to health care no matter where you study, no matter where you work. >> it's a catholic school, and i feel that the church does not agree with that at all. so why would a catholic school agree to it. it's just not right. >> as for limbaugh, he has not apologized for the disparage remarks he made about fluke. the two front-runners for the republican presidential nomination commented on limbaugh's remarks. mitt romney told reporters, "it's not the language i would have used. rick santorum took it even further saying limbaugh was simply an entertainer and his comments were absurd. meanwhile, at least three companies have pulled their advertisements from limbaugh's radio show. quicken loans, sleep number beds and sleep train have all pulled their ads and released statements distancing themselves from the conservative radio host. sleep number's spokesperson said that limbaugh's comments do not align with the company's values. other companies have said while they disagree with his attacks on fluke, they respect his right to free speech and will continue to air ads during his show. erica? >> thanks, angie. an anne arundel county executive is speaking out against the charges against him. he's using his security detail to help arrange sexual encounters with a county employee. news 4's jackie bensen has the story from s. >> the state prosecutor has had his opportunity to present his side of the story and i look forward to our side being heard by the people of the county. >> reporter: anne arundel county executive responds to the indictment that accuses him of misconduct in office. it includes allegations that first surfaced at the westfield annapolis mall parking lot in 2009. leopold who makes $130,000 a year is accused of having county police officers drive him to parking lots and wait while he got into another car and had sex with a county employee, often two or three times a week. >> in a trial, the evidence and argument can be heard by both sides and i'm very confident that once all the facts are known and heard by the citizens, we will prevail in this case. >> reporter: susan wickman of the government watchdog group common cause notes the indictment is wide ranging. >> the part that concerns us the most are the allegations about keeping dossiers on political opponents and for using county resources to be involved in campaign activity. >> reporter: as for leopold's constituents -- >> people that you put your trust in aren't trustworthy. >> reporter: the charges against mr. leopold are allegations and do not prevent him from continuing to serve as anne arundel county executive. a conviction would be another matter. reporting from annapolis, jackie bensen, news 4. a prince george's county council member caught speeding last week will no longer be driving her government-issued car. yesterday, the county took away karen toll's car. last week, an officer clocked her going more than 100 miles per hour on the beltway. but she only received a warning. tolls has apologized and said she plans to enroll in a driver improvement class. the police department ril conduct an executive review to determine why the officer only gave her a warning for speeding. metro's general manager is speaking out about a controversial ad targeting president obama posted at a metro station in arlington. the ad in question is posted at the end of the platform at the clairendon metro film. it promotes a film called sick and sicker" created a a libertarian group that opposes the health care law. it includes a profane way to tell the president where to go. yesterday the general manager sent an e-mail to metro employees saying he's deeply offended by the ad. however, the ad will stay up. he says, quote, there are very few limits placed on freedom of speech, and, unfortunately, the language used in the ad would not be included under those few exceptions. today music legend smokey robinson will hold a benefit concert at the kennedy center. the money will go to the duke ellington school for the arts. yesterday the 72-year-old motown artist visited the students. a really cool treat. the kids put on a show full of robinson's greatest hits. check this out. ♪ had us all singing in there. robinson told the students they are starting out as he did, with a love for doing something creative. tonight's concert is sold out, by the way. school officials hope to raise about $500,000. this is the fifth installment of the series of legends concert. so far, the concerts have raised more than $2 million for the school to assist with staffing and resources in the arts department. >> how fun. >> absolutely. >> i swear that guy never ages. >> he looks fabulous and he has the most beautiful green eyes. i was there. i was trying to entice him to sing for us. all i got was a hug, but i'll take that. >> that's major. >> he said you have to wait for the show. i said all right. we'll wait for the show. >> that's a good tease. it's 6:12. good morning. young children are accidentally given breast cancer medicine instead of the medicine they were prescribed. we'll tell you how the medical mix-up happened when we return. also ahead, the check isn't in the mail just yet. why thousands of americans may have to wait longer than usual for their tax refunds. and gm has anointed it the car of the future. but right now production on the chevy volt has stopped. what led gm to pull the plug on the electric car, coming up. ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! earn more with high yield free checking at capital one bank. instead of some unfashionable rate, your checking could be earning five times the national average. and free atms anywhere. five times the interest? that's hot. oooooo! let's catwalk! you want more 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green. it's an uphill battle for the former pennsylvania senator because even if he wins ohio, he's not going to be able to claim all of its delegates. and that's because three of the state's 16 congressional districts, his campaign failed to meet the eligibility requirements. washington state's presidential caucuses are today. and mitt romney is hoping to build momentum on washington's nonbinding caucuses. romney regained front-runner status after winning in michigan, arizona and wyoming this week. romney is also campaigning for votes in ohio. a cvs in new jersey is apologizing after accidentally giving children breast cancer pills. the pharmacy reportedly gave around 50 children ta drug instead of fluoride pills they were prescribed. they contacted every family notifying them of the mix-up and so far no reports any of medical issues from the mistake. the irs says a software glitch may have delayed some tax refunds. officials with the internal revenue service received complaints from millions of americans who filed their tax returns the first week they were legally allowed to saying the refunds were late. that's because a glitch in new software designed to help prevent tax refund fraud. the irs says the problem is fixed. production of the chevy volt is shutting down for a few weeks because not enough people are buying them. because of the production stoppage, around 1300 general motors employees in michigan will be furloughed. the shutdown is expected to begin later this month and last around five weeks. chevy, already has one excited customer. get this. president obama said when he leaves the white house, he's buying a volt. mormon leaders are warning its church members against perform anything unauthorized proxy baptisms. last week, there were claims churches baptized daniel pearl and a holocost victim anne frank. mormon leaders sent a letter to churches around the world they'd discipline any church who performed the proxy baptisms to people unrelated to church members. the anti-defamation league applauded the move saying they were glad the church was educating its members about the practice. it's been kind of like up, down, up, down. we had some gorgeous weather and then got pummeled by rain. what was that? >> waking up to a flood watch still, right? >> the coastal flood advisory, all that will be allowed to expire because the heavy rain is now leaving the area. so that is welcome news. the biggest thing we're going to have to concern ourselves with is whether or not we're going to get any sunshine at all on your weekend. we'll talk about that next. we go through them all the time. doors that mark the day's events. new beginnings. endings. routines. revealing the stories and dramas -- the victories and challenges -- that help us go through new doors of our own. be part of the story. colonial williamsburg. you're watching "news 4 today." >> here are some dramatic images from the devastation left in the wake of those deadly tornadoes in the midwest. this is holton, indiana. two people were killed and six others were injured when a twister touched down. it's about 60 miles west of cincinnati. indiana governor mitch daniels plans on touring the damage later today. we saw kara's live report earlier, standing in front of the high school that was completely leveled. >> the one positive of all of this, you know is that the warnings were way out in far advance of this storm. the storm prediction center out in normon had them move from slight loo moderate to eventually a high risk for severe weather yesterday. the word had gotten out as far in advance as possible. it's so tough to see so many people when the storms reach an intensity that can really just raze things to the bear earth. there's not a lot you can do. we're sad to hear there was so much loss of life and frightening to realize how much more loss of life there could have been if the warnings were not as effective as they were. a terrible day yesterday. it will probably be the single largest tornado outbreak in march history. very, very tough stuff. we're still dealing with passing showers this morning. luckily for us, the heavy weather is gone. we're not completely out of the woods for rainfall just yet but no threat for severe weather around here today. that is welcome news. water is a little high along the chesapeake bay and the potomac but nothing compared to what they dealt with out west. full cloud cover outside. it's a mild start by early march standards. 49 degrees in washington. a southwesterly breeze at 8 miles per hour. temperatures around the rest of the area also very mild. these are all numbers within five or six degrees of an average high temperature. and it's still only 6:00 something in the morning. we'll be into the upper 50s and 60s for a brief time today before colder air starts to settle in. so becoming a breezy day today. clouds and showers through the first half of your saturday. i do think we'll see one or two little breaks of sunshine mid to late afternoon today before the clouds sneak back in overnight tonight. here it is on the map from yesterday. 95 tornado reports yesterday. the record is 76 from march of 2006 for a single outbreak of tornados in the month of march. this is probably going to be the all-time record. for us, here you can see the last of the heavy weather now across parts of coastal carolina down into north georgia and central alabama. most of this is going to be staying down across tide water and the outer banks of north carolina. we do still have rain showers here out to the west of washington. northern parts of loudoun county toward frederick county, maryland, this morning. this will be passing through over the next couple of hours before things start to dry out once again. here's the future weather. the weather front will be down through mid to late morning. once the front goes by, the winds will increase. quite a bit breezier in the higher elevations later on this afternoon. chilly weather overnight tonight. most of that storminess staying off the coast from us. will be mostly cloudy and chilly day coming up tomorrow. we're keeping an eye on this alberta clipper that will be zipping just to our south sunday night and through the day monday. might bring smus some conversational snowflakes. morning showers, afternoon clearing. turning breezy but mild. upper 50s to low 60s for a brief time. overnight, the cold air starts to spill back in. overnight lows in the 30s. tomorrow a noticeably cooler day. about 10 degrees cooler than today. but with no real chance for rainfall tomorrow, just plenty of clouds sticking around. then on monday, a chance anyway of some conversational snowflakes mixed in with cold raindrops and a chilly midweek stretch. but then milder weather with temperatures back near 70 as we head towards the second half of the weekend. stay ahead of the weather by going to our website or following me on twitt twitter @chuckbell4. you'll not have to break out the snowblower for this one. >> thanks, chuck. now to an update on the story of a local college student inspiring people around the world. >> you want to talk about some good news. university of maryland's basketball team manager zach letterer has completed his first round of chemotherapy. ledderer was in the hospital for treatment of brain cancer when he struck this iconic pose. it immediately went viral with everyone from other schools to police officers to pro athletes. zaching as they call it. and now maryland governor martin o'malley is getting into the act as well. he tweeted this picture last night showing his support for lederer and other cancer patients. tomorrow the terps will give away zaching t-shirts when they play virginia. very cool. >> go, terps. go virginia. go zach. and he actually sent me a little note saying he's feeling great after that first round of chemo. we're rooting for you. let's talk sports. an ugly night since you were talking about virginia and the terps. an ugly night for the capitals and one of the redskins former coaches finds himself in trouble with the nfl. >> here's dan hellie with your sports minute. >> good morning. your sports minute starts with football. former redskins defensive coordinator gregg williams in some hot water with the nfl. williams admitted to being the ringleader of a bounty system in new orleans. players got paid for injuring opponents. williams also ran a similar system with the redskins, according to former players. for kill shots which knocked a player out of the game williams would award thousands of dollars. williams released a statement apologizing. nfl commissioner roger goodell will hand down his punishment very soon. meanwhile, the redskins have placed the franchise tag on fred davis meaning their talented tight end won't be an unrestricted free agent this year. he'll get a one-year contract from the skins. that will make him one of the highest paid tight ends in the nfl next season. hockey now. capitals hosting the devils. zach parise scored a hat trick. that was more than enough for new jersey. the devils shut down the caps, 5-0, the final. it snaps washington's three-game win streak. women's acc hoops. it's tourney time. brenda fries and the terps taking on uva. alyssa thomas, the acc player of the year playing like it. driving. goes off the glass. gets fouled. thomas scores a team-high 18 points. and maryland is moving on up. the terps down the cavaliers, 70-58. they play wake forest today in the semifinals. that's your sports minute. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >> thanks, dan. we'll do. it's 6:28. good morning. thanks for joining us. still ahead this hour, he's accused of wrecking this cruise ship in italy back in january. but this might not have been the first time the captain of the "costa concordia" steered a ship into troubled waters. a look at his surprising past when we return. i'm making this video because i don't know what else to do. >> 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left by those storms. sandra fluke, the georgetown law student in the middle of the birth control debate now has a very powerful ally. she told news 4 that president obama called her yesterday to show his support. fluke became a key figure in the contraception debate testifying to congress and then being attacked by conservative radio host rush limbaugh. and anne arundel county executive john leopold was indicted by a grand jury for misconduct in office. he's accused of having security detail help arrange sexual encounters. leopold says he looks forward to explaining his side of the story saying once the facts all come out, he'll avoid any charges. the captain accused in a cruise ship wreck off the coast of italy will be at the center of a court hearing today. francesco schettino is charged with abandoning ship and several counts of manslaughter. they say he steered the "costa concordia" too close to rocks. he's accused of damaging another cruise ship, sailing too fast into a german port in june of 2010. so many lawyers want to take part in today's hearing that it will be moved from a courtroom to a theater. the captain will not be there because of concerns for his safety. the mother of murdered teen stacey setatseaton is speaking after her alleged killer was acquitted earlier this week. gale seaton was devastated when jarvis tyler was found not guilty of murdering her 17-year-old daughter back in 2005. she released a statement saying, quote, i feel like she died all over again. prosecutors turned down a plea deal that would have put him in prison for 15 years. last night, he walked out a free man. >> and i just -- because i knew the jury -- i knew the jury had come back with a not guilty and i just didn't want to listen to it and be in the same room with the defendant's family. that was really tough for me to swallow. >> another man, brarks ham mcdonald is accused of paying tyler with drugs and money to kill seaton. he already pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is scheduled to be sentenced on monday. today, friends and family will say their final good-byes to one of the students killed in the shooting in chardon, ohio. 16-year-old daniel palmeter's funeral will be held today. he and two others were killed when t.j. lane reportedly opened fire in the cafeteria on monday. the mother of one of the victims says she's already forgiven lane. >> you got that hatred in your heart. and this is for my son. >> t.j. lane was charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder. he could still be charged as an adult. the star witness in the private invasion case surrounding the death of a rutgers university freshman testified he saw a web camera. the 30-year-old man testified when he was in 18-year-old tyler clemente's dorm room he saw a web camera pointed directly at the bed. clemente's roommate, 20-year-old ravi is facing charges for allegedly using a webcam to spy on clemente's sexual encounters. in september of 2010, clemente committed suicide by jumping off the george washington bridge. ravi is not charged in clemente's death. a morbidly obese california man is take to youtube to get help losing weight. >> i'm making this video because i don't know what else to do. >> robert gibbs weighs more than 600 pounds. he posted this video pleading for help to lose weight. he says he's desperate and will do anything to slim down. he says he wants to be able to see his niece and nephew grow up. >> i want to get healthy and see my niece and my nephew grow up, for me to have my own family one day. >> gibbs said he hoped the video would go viral and so far he's getting his wish. the video was posted on thursday and already has more than 300,000 views. well, it could be a frustrating weekend if you are planning on take something metro lines. there could be long delays on the red and orange lines because of weekend track work. and guess what? dale ina sealock joins us this weekend to map it out. danella? >> well if you are thinking about taking metro over the weekend, looks like scheduled track work is going to slow you down. let's start with the red line. red line from shady grove to white flint. buses are going to replace trains there while metro is working. also seeing track work on both the orange and blue line. and you're going to see single tracking between eastern market and stadium armory. also on the orange line, single track in between east falls church and west falls church. expect delays. it looks like all this track work should be finished just in time for your morning commute on monday morning. but just to be sure, wake up with us starting at 4:30 a.m. >> danella, thank you. the time right now, 6:37. technology helping take out the sting of divorce. the computer program that's helping estranged couples keep the peace. and it's one of the most anticipated "saturday night lives" of the season. you remember that gal, right? a preview of tonight's "snl" starring lindsay lohan still to [ female announcer 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[ jim ] my dad did, my grandfather did, and it's what we do today. you're watching "news 4 today." ♪ ♪ i'm dancing with myself >> all right. are you moving early on this saturday morning? if you are watching "the voice" or if you were last monday, you saw these brothers. they are from virginia. the shields brothers wowed the judges and they'll be joining us live in studio this monday on news 4 at 4:00. and remember to join me on our website, nbcwashington.com during monday's night episode of "the voice." i'll be web chatting live during the show with big tigger and it's going to get interesting because the battle rounds begin. the blind auditions are done. and so things are going to get nasty. it will be fun. >> the blind audition goes to the battle round. sounds like the ultimate fighting championship. >> it really is. >> lock them all in a big steel cage. >> we need mortal combat sound effects in there somewhere. >> from what i understand there will be some fireworks. and those guys, they are great. they are from our area. and we're very, very proud. >> i'll be rooting for them. >> they'll be in our chat as well. you can ask them questions. they are on team cee lo. >> we'll be watching. good news for your weekend. most of the heavy rain and weather we need to worry about is basically already coming to an end. we have more rain drops to deal with in the next couple of hours but our severe weather risk has been reduced to zero. so that is welcome news. outside we go. it's a cloudy start on your saturday. plenty of wet roadways around the area. be careful. drive a little extra slow. don't forget to put your headlights on if turning on your windshield wipers. cloudy skies this morning await you. rain showers are almost done with us at this point in time. 48 degrees down at reagan national. a light breeze out of the southwest for now. winds will be increasing from the west later on today. current temperatures, mid-40s in northern maryland. mid-40s in the panhandle of west virginia. mid to upper 40s, near 50 as you get south of town toward stafford and fredericksburg and spotsylvania. mid-50s this morning. near 60 for a brief time this afternoon and mid-50s by 6:00 p.m. a lot of clouds and rain chances here stacked up into the front half of the day. look at all the tornado reports yesterday. 95 tornado reports. the all-time record for tornadoes in a single outbreak for the mothnth of march was in 2006. the number that day was 74. if all 95 of those turn out to be real tornadoes, that will be the largest march tornado outbreak in u.s. history. for now all the heavy weather is headed toward southern georgia and the coastal carolinas. norfolk, virginia, virginia beach on to the outer banks this morning. for us, most moderate rain up across the great state of maryland. northern montgomery county. and a couple more sprinkles toward charlottesville. we won't be completely done with our rain chances until 10:00, 11:00, maybe noonish today. then things will start to improve. the weather front will be the end of the rain but the beginning of the wind. a breezy afternoon. you folks in the higher terrain north and west of town. there's a wind advisory today. winds could gust over 50 miles per hour west of the blue ridge. winds in the 25 to 30 range in and around town. plenty of clouds around for your sunday but it will be rain free. this clipper system aiming just to our south might bring us a little bit of light snow late sunday night into early monday. we'll be keeping an eye on that. today, morning showers. giving away to one or two little tiny peeks of sunshine later on this afternoon. better chances of seeing the sunshine the further north and west you go. then plenty of clouds, cooler, breezy as well. today's high near 60. tomorrow's highs near 50 for your sunday. and then a chance of what will probably be some snowflakes around here on monday. maybe some raindrops mixed in as well. we're not talking about amounts of snow. we're talking about snow to look at out the window. the road conditions and everything fairly warm. we're not worried about a big snow event but, snow, it's all we've got to talk about. >> you sound like a broken record every weekend. we're not waiting for another snow event. just push it off to next year. >> i'm pulling for something. >> okay. >> spring is already here. so come on. we're ready for it. >> she gets an "a" in her science class. >> thank you. meteorological. i can say that. all right. meanwhile, actress lindsay lohan's personal life has gotten plenty of attention in recent years. now she's trying to get her personal life back on track. her so-called comeback starts tonight with her hosting the big gig on "snl." mark barger has a preview. >> i can't believe i'm hosting "saturday night live" for the third time. >> that was back in 2006. there's been a lot of water under and over the bridge since then for lindsay lohan. but now -- >> lohan is back in the studio after prodding snl honcho loren michaels. >> i was e-mailing him and harassing him to meet with me to let me do the show. >> reporter: now the actress who has been the occasional target of the show's humor, including this sketch in 2010 with emma stone will now be on hand herself for the fun and games. >> if i'm going to do, you know, a sketch about x or y, this is the place to do it. i think snl kind sufficient where you actually are okay to do that. i want to poke fun at myself. >> mindful of the wealth of material her life might provide the show's writers, she did check on what maybe should stay off limits. >> i spoke with my attorney and asked her. i didn't want to be disrespectful to my judge or anything. and she's been really wonderful to me and helped me a lot. >> lindsay lohan, everybody. >> late night with jimmy fallon has been part of her nbc tour this week. as the 25-year-old talks about rebooting her career. >> it's just a process. i'm willing to go through that process and prove that i can be accountable. >> when adventure calls, right? >> lohan will look to account for laughs saturday night. mark barger, nbc news. >> we're such horrible critics going, what work has she had done. the cheeks, the lips. >> lips just look a little fuller than usual. >> oh, no. we're going to move on. >> maybe she's just well rested since she's -- >> okay. we'll call it that. it's 6:53 right now. we're not well rested. gas prices on the rise. i don't even want to imagine this. i have to go to the pump today. but how are you -- how do you know that you are getting what you pay for? >> up next, our i-team is on pump patrol showing you what's been done to make sure you aren't being shortchanged. stay with us. you're watching "news 4 today." >> welcome back, everyone. with gas prices soaring, every penny counts. but how do you know you are getting what you pay for? >> the news 4 i-team is on the job to answer that question. tairb thompson finds out who is watching out for you. >> reporter: think you are watching every penny at the 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. she makes her 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. >> if the pump disspences too little or too much she, can shut it down. >> i do find errors. >> 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 many pumps versus so many inspectors, it's once every two years. >> we're here now because i just had another child and gas prices are going up. >> reporter: kevin jones called the news 4 i-team after seeing inconsistencies at the pump with his new car. >> you are getting, you know, 23 in the 20 gallon tank. you have to wonder. >> he's had the same issue with his motorcycle. a ten-gallon tank that seems to hold 12 gallons of gas? >> with it being a machine it could be that it's not calibrated or it's just off. >> to find out how often a pump is cited, the news 4 i-team dug through hundreds of maryland's most recent inspections. in just montgomery and prince george's counts alone, 57% of stations had to be reinspected for different kinds of violations. most were for small technical issues. but 12% were cited for shortchanging customers. one of the worst, a rockville station, shorted drivers by almost two gallons. but it's not always bad for the driver. 16% were cited for giving more gas away than the pump showed. >> that's acceptable. that's approved. >> reporter: back in montgomery, no problems with these pumps. they each get the orange sticker of approval which customers should always look for when filling up. >> now i am going to give the station their gas back. >> unlike you and me. when she's done filling up, the gas goes back because now more than ever, every drop is worth a bundle. we went through hundreds of pages of gas station inspection reports. this is just fairfax county. we took everything in here and we created this map. each of these little dots, they are a gas station. when you click on it you can get all the details about whether the gas station passed inspection. and if you want to look for a very specific station, type in the address right up here. we've put this along with lots of other information like who you should call if you think a pump isn't working right on our website. nbcwashington.com. >> all right. tisha thompson, thanks. careful at the pumps then. 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