the lawsuit was filed by the families of victims aaron peterson and julie pride. the parents say university officials botched their response to the shootings and they want a full account of the actions taken that day. 32 people were killed in that massacre at virginia tech. the school president charles steeger and the campus police chief are expected to testify. >>> coming up next on news 4 at 6:00 a dispute over a dog ends with one man dead and a d.c. campaign volunteer in handcuffs. tonight new details about the moments leading up to that confrontation. >>> another apology from rush limbaugh but fallouts from his comments are not going away. it's costing him millions in >>> there is a public hearing under way right now at which metro riders are getting the opportunity to weigh in on proposed fare hikes and metro's budget for 2013. that budget includes money for additional rush hour trains, increased security, and revamped escalators. officials from metro bus, metro rail, and smart trip all are on hand. that hearing got under way just a few minutes ago and is bei

the families of aaron peterson and julia pride were each awarded $4 million. we spoke by phone a few minutes with lori haas. she testified in that trial. her daughter emily was shot twice in the shooting, and show had this reaction to today's verdict. jot reality is the governor's report found that they should have issued a warning earlier. the department of education has ruled that they should have issued a warning earlier. and now a jury, you know, a person from montgomery county who may, in some people's mind, have been perceived as being nice towards the university, has found that they were guilty for not issuing the warning earlier. >> lori said she's elated by the verdict. virginia tech released a statement saying, quote, we are disappointed with today's decision and stand by our long- held position that the administration and law enforcement at virginia tech did their absolute best with the information available at the time. new, the state of virginia has foiled a motion to reduce the $4 million awayed to the families. state law requires that such award

one of the victims, an 18-year-old freshman from virginia, aaron peterson's mother, spoke after today's verdict. >> if you know that something could happen to harm the kids, just let them know, you know? let them know. just let them know. >> the jury awarded $4 million to each of the two families who brought the lawsuit against the school, but it will likely be reduced to $100,000 due to a virginia law. the families plan to try to have that cap changed. virginia tech officials say they do not agree with today's ruling and they're making plans to appeal. >>> now to our weather. a perfect night to dine outdoors, and the warm streak isn't over yet. we could break a record tomorrow, right, doug? >> i think so. those restaurants have to be raking it in, but it's been fantastic all week long and it will stay that way. look at the high high pressures across the eastern two-thirds of the nation. 80 in wichita, 86 today in st. louis, 81 in chicago and 81 in d.c. extremely warm all around the region and there's no cold air on the entire map. you have to go way towards northern maine until you see

the families of julia pride and aaron peterson are suing the school for $100,000.n's parents live in fairfax. today the family's lawyers said pride and peterson both got timely e-mail alerts about a possible gunman on campus in 2006, but the university waited to tell the entire campus after finding the first signs of the shooting. virginia tech's president is expected to testify tomorrow. >>> president obama today is skpra expressing sadness at the death of a new jersey congressman. he was a former chair of the congressional black caucus. paine announced to his constituents last month that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer. he underwent treatment here in washington, but returned to new jersey on friday after and died early this morning. congressman donald paine was 77 years old. >>> we now have a better glimpse at the sailors who lost their lives aboard the civil warship uss monitor. at the navy memorial today, scientists unveileded faces of two men found in the wreckage. experts used skeletons to make models of what the men would likely have looked like. the

the families of julia pride and aaron peterson filed wrongful death suit against the commonwealth instead of accepting a development. attorneys say the school waited too long in order to tell the students about a gunman on campus. 34 people died in the rampage. and iran's nuclear program expected to top the jean when president obama and israeli prime minister will meet at the white house today. israel said to be seriously considering a preemptive strike against nuclear facilities the president will urge him not to launch an attack on iran. now he is scheduled to speak this morning at the apec policy conference at the washington convention center. apec's mission is to strengthen ties. other schedules speakers including joe lieberman mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi. >> bizarre story out of southeast d.c. where a campaign volunteer is expected to. in court today one day after police say he stabbed a neighbor to death because of a rather bizarre circumstance. john gonzalez live at southeast with all of the details this morning. what happened, john? >> i can tell you the neighbors here are sh

one of the victims was 18-year-old aaron peterson from chantilly, virginia.er mother said she agrees with the verdict. >> if you know that something could happen to harm the kids, let them know. you know. let them know. let them know. >> the jury awarded $4 million to keep of the two pam lease that brought wrongful death lawsuits against the school. the it will likely be reduced to $100 how thousand due to a virginia law. the families plan to try to get cap changed. >>> a gaithersburg priest is speaking bout his suspension important denying communion. the reverend been eyed community onto a d.c. woman at her mother's funeral because she was a lesbian living with her partner. a statement was released saying i am confident that my own view that i did the only thing a faithful catholic priest could do in such an awkward situation. no word yet on when he will return from his suspension. >>> same-sex marriage opponents are collecting signature foss their petition to let maryland voters decide if unions are legal in the state. the same-sex unions. they launched the

lawyers for julia pride and aaron peterson says campus police botched the response to the shootings. today, they questioned the virginia tech detective who responded to the first killings on campus, stephanie gallery moore testified she believed the shootings involved a boyfriend and girlfriend and no other students were at risk. >> it is my opinion that he fled the scene, fled the area. >> in your opinion that led you to conclude as an experienced detective that there was no need to give any warnings out to anyone regarding the shooter being on the loose? >> it was not my decision on what came out to the university. i gave the information that i had to the chief and he made a determination. >> the pride and peterson families say if the university had warned of a gunman on campus earlier, their daughters and others may have survived the killing spree. >>> coming up tonight, cops pulled a guy, a driver, from a burning car. we will tell you why the man at first refused to get out. >>> a key witness in one of the district's most notorious crimes takes the stand and turns on his friends.

those two students, julia pride and aaron peterson, were killed in the april, 2007 massacre. peterson lived in chantilly. pride was from blacksburg and now their parents want school administrators to be held accountable. virginia tech's president charles steger is expected to be a witness. the parents claim the school waited too long before alerting students to the first shootings on campus. >>> the washington redskins will soon be here in the nfl's investigation in what some have called bounty gate. gregg williams met with nfl investigators up in new york city. williams admitted and apologized for running a bounty program when he was with the new orleans saints. he rewarded players with $1,000 playoffs for knocking targeted opponents out of game and dave owens joins us to talk more about this. is it an exaggeration to say the integrity of the whole league is at stake here? >> no, it's not because i think there's a tendency to believe that everybody does it, so it's not a big deal, but make no mistake about it. this is serious business. it's illegal and the redskins are smack

the family of aaron peterson sobbed today as the jury read the verdict. both families said it was never about money. lawyers for virginia argued that the school had done everything that it could and that no one could have prepared for the unprecedented attack. mike emanuel with the news live for us tonight. you spoke with the attorney who handled this case for the families, right? >> well, shep, he says these two families have wanted answers about why their daughters were not warned about the shooting. the attorney says the parents believe they have never been told the truth by virginia tech. here's attorney robert t. hall on the search for answers. >> that's why we filed the lawsuit and we got the answer today. the university still resists the notion that it did anything wrong and, in fact, the chief of police said if he had it to do over again, he would do it the same way. that was not in our judgment accountability. that was avoidability. >> hall contends the university kept the governor and top university officials informed but were silent with the st

the families of victims aaron peterson and julia pride filed the lawsuit against the school and they say university officials botched the response to the shootings. they want a full accounting of the actions that day. the school's president and campus police chief are expected to testify. this trial is expected to last about a week. >>> after two apologies radio host rush limbaugh lost two more advertisers in the fallout over his attack of a local law student. aol and tax resolution services both became the eighth and ninth companies to pull ads from limbaugh's show today. it's in response to the sexist, degrading comments he made about georgetown law student sandra fluke last week. today limbaugh made an on air apology saying he was wrong for using those words. limbaugh says the ad dollars he's lost will be replaced. for her part, fluke told hosts of "the view" today she has no interest in getting a personal apology from limbaugh over the phone. >>> the last-minute blitz is under way right now on the eve of super tuesday. 11 states will name their choice for a republican presidentia

aaron peterson of wftv was there when angry veterans demanded that it be taken down. >> any americaning like this. >> reporter: donovan beck says his blood was boiling. >> i can't describe how upset i was, because you just don't do that to the american flag. >> reporter: the korean war veteran found it flying outside democratic headquarters under the as far as and stripes, a banner veterans insist violates the suns flag coat. it made some of them see red. >> josef stalin, pictures of mow tse-tung, pictures of adoll hitler, the pomp, the ceremony, the flags like that. >> reporter: nearly a dozen vets came to the office to take it down. >> no, this is private property. >> excuse me, i understand that. >> you're not allowed to touch anything, i'll call the police. >> i wish you would. >> reporter: democratic party chair agreed to check the federal coat. after about ten minutes, pulled out the pole and cut off the flag. >> did you check higher up the ladder? >> no just went online. there is no higher up in lake county. i'm responsible, and i take responsibility. >> reporter: the vet adva

celeste and graphton fairfax are parent of aaron who died in the shooting. petersons are one of two families suing the school for $100,000. they claim administrators waited too long to alert students about the first shooting on campus. virginia tech's president and other top university officials will be asked to defend their actions. 32 people and the gunman died in the shooting spree. >>> radio host rush limbaugh is still apologetic today but defiant about losing money from advertisers. today limbaugh reiterated his apology to georgetown university student sandra fluke. he called her a prostitute and slut on the air last week in response to fluke's stand on birth control insurance coverage. aol pulled ads from limbaugh's show today but limbaugh says the ad dollars will be replaced. for her part sandra fluke told hosts of the view today that she has little interest in letting limbaugh apologize personally over the phone. >>> tomorrow is the biggest day so far in the republican race for the presidential nomination. it is super tuesday. there are nominating contests aro