peggy fox joins us live to tell us why transurban wants this case reopened. >> transurban did not originally register its name properly. today in court it argued that now that it has properly registered its name, that that name should apply retroactively to all previous lawsuits. if transurban loses it could mean thousands of cases dismissed, just like what's already happening on another issue. >> oh, my god it's so stressful. >> reporter: christine says even though she had an easy pass she was sued by transurban for $12 00. >> today my case got dismissed. i'm so happy . >> reporter: her case and many others' are being dismissed because transurban was found to have filed suit past the one-year statute of limitations. >> i came to court and i fought it. because i don't have $2500 to give them because they just say that you didn't pay your tolls. >> reporter: lisa also had an easy pass that somehow missed $14 in tolls. she lost her case and was ordered to pay $10,000 in fees, fines, and penalties. >> i missed a lot of work. then on top of that i lost my driver's license and my registration to

. >> reporter: transurban does warn drivers to exit now to avoid delays at joplin road near quantico, but at that point the express lanes are still moving and the free lanes aren't. the motorist has no idea what lays ahead. >> it demands and warrants immediate attention and remedy. >> reporter: aaa says transurban needs to tell drivers how long trips on the express lanes will take. >> if they're open and transparent about the drive times, then there's greater transparency and people know what they're paying their money for. now they don't always know and that's the problem. >> reporter: transurban says it is using twitter to advise travelers of the conditions here at the end of the express lanes and they say they're working to put those congestion advisory signs that you do see on the express lanes on their website. however, i think we can all agree that if you're driving, you should not be looking at the website. >> neither should you be looking at twitter, thank you. if you do pay those tolls and you don't get an express ride, you might be wondering can i get a refund? no. however,

aaa says transurban which operates those express lanes needs to not just give the price of the ride, but estimated travel times so drivers can figure out if it's worth the extra money. >> if it's not meeting those expectations and you're stuck in traffic as long as people on the free lanes, then what's the bargain? >> it's a ripoff. >> transurban says it use twitter to let drivers know about travel conditions and they are working to add the congestion advisory signs to the web page, twitter not the best solution for drivers on the road. >>> a maryland boy is hoping third time is a charm for this year's spelling bee. he is a 6th grader from jermantown and this is the third year in a row he's been a state champ and wednesday he's going for that national title as one of the 10 finalists. >>> d.c. rising, the wizards look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead tonight against the atlanta hawks. >> if it weren't for paul pierce, they wouldn't be looking at this possibility. what a game last saturday. our kristen berset is at the verizon center for tonight's game which just got started. >> r

lisa marie commerce of alexandria had $14 in unpaid tolls and transurban who runs those roads hit her with a fine in excess of $10,000 but there was a loophole. when the judge found out transurban did not use its legal corporate name in filing the lawsuits, he overturned the ruling. that legal misstep may open the door for other motorists to have their fines dismissed as well. >>> not everyone is happy about the floyd mayweather-manny pacquiao fight tonight in vegas. lines of fans try to catch a glimpse of the superstars, dozens protested mayweather's violent past. he's been convicted of domestic violence five times in the last ten year. the weigh-in will air live at 6:00 p.m. you can watch it on tv with hbo, show time or espn. >> unfortunately boxing runs a huge portion of our economy with these huge payouts, but i'm hoping that all of us here and our presence today sends the message that domestic violence is not okay. >> those people gathered there were chanting "don't beat women. keep it in the ring." the fight held tonight in vegas. >>> the 88th annual apple blossom festival is in

transurban is the name of the company that operating the system saying that the that it's proof of projects to help all drivers, not just those that choose to use the special lanes. >>> from a rowdy reputation to solemn celebrations tonight, how the event that has thousands of visitors striking a very different tone from years passed. >>> a local businessman feared he might have to go to jail on a dui conviction until his attorney discovered problems with the police dash cam video. now his case has been tossed out along with others. i'll tell you why just ahead. >>> and take a look at the numbers today a. very warm day across the area. 80 degrees in d.c. tomorrow we've got these numbers back towards the west. 86 pittsburgh. 88 in charleston and then the numbers back further to the west, 70 jackson and columbus. can't wait for that. >>> tonight hearing from a fairfax county man whose dui arrest dismissed by a judge. the case is one of several that had a problem with patrol car video and all of them had the same arresting officer. northern virginia bureau chief julie carey looking at how it h

transurban the company with the project said it helps all drivers, not just those that choose to use the special lanes. >>> mayor is responding to a report that one of her cabinet officials left his position under sexual abuse allegations. according to the washington city paper, police documents show director elmore jr. left the administration back in march after allegations he sexually abuszed a woman in his office. the alleged victim gave investigators dna evidence of the incident and a day later he was out of a job. we questioned bowser today. >> looks like police investigating him for assaulting an employee. >> he is no longer employed by us. you know that i hold our employees to the highest of standards. we let him go soon after he was brought on. >> now elmore is not charged in the investigation. >>> turning to the weather, it's been a pretty much nice day. a couple of gully washers blow through. >> yeah. >> it was kind of fun. >> kind of fun. they moved through fairly quickly. these are tied to a tropical storm ana. the remnants of ana out of the south moving from east to ques