a family spokesman says charles chuck colson passed away in a virginia hospital after a brief illness. he was 80 years old. colson was a 38-year-old lawyer who went to work for president nixon as special counsel. he was quoted as saying he would runned over his grandmother to get the president re-elected. he was later convicted in connection with the watergate scandal and while in prison he turned to religion. he founded a prison ministry and after his release he emerged as an evangelical leader. once again, chuck colson, dead tonight at age of 80. >>> the families of three young people killed when a drunk driver crashed their car into a tree are still outraged after a panel of judges in montgomery county dramatically reduced the driver's sentence yesterday. 20-year-old kevin do faye pleaded guilty to three counts every vehicular manslaughter and one count of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash. she was caught several hours later after that may 2011 crash. the judge is reduced his 20- year sentence to 8 years. >> let's go out to the county borders, prince george's and the district, if

a family spokesman says charles chuck colson passed away in a virginia hospital after a brief illness. he was 80 years old. colson was a 38-year-old lawyer who went to work for president nixon as special counsel. he was quoted ago saying he would lawn over his grandmother to get the president re- elected. colson was later convicted in connection with the watergate scandal. and while in front, he turned to religion. he founded a prison ministry and after his release colson emerged as an evangelical christian leader. >> the only way i can begin to talk in prison is fellow sinners. nixon is right in there. gentlemen sufficient right-hand man means everything. >>> there is shock anguish and disbelief tonight among the families of three young people killed last may. when a drunk driver crashed their car into a tree. yesterday a panel of montgomery county judges dramatically reduced that driver's sentence. 20-year-old kevin coffee pleaded guilty in november to three counts of vehicular manslaughter and one count of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash. he was caught several hours after the ma

charles chuck colson served time in prison for his role in the watergate case. the washington post in 19722 says "colson was a master of dirty tricks." while in jail, colson said he reformed and sent the final 0 years of his life work and evangelical minister working with inmates. colson was 80 years old a total of 6 service secret service members have left their jobs. how the scandal is becoming politicized. >> reporter: three more secret service employees resigned friday bringing the total number for six agency person mel who lost their jobs because of scandal. of the secret service added a 12th name for the list of people implicated in the scandal. here is what one democrat had to say. >> my committee and i are awaiting answers for ten questions that we have asked them, we should have those answers may 1st. >> reporter: the scandal took a political turn when a republican senator asked the secret service whether they are investigating potential involvement of white house staff. the white house called the move prepostorrous and says it has no reason to believe

charles, chuck colson was the so-called evil genius that who kept a journal of writers who opposed the years old. >>> it is time for a quick look at today's list of number ones. first up, seattle, washington, that's america's most popular city. 57% of the new public policy polling survey hold a favorable opinion of the emerald city. seattle's northwest neighbor, portland, oregon ranked second, followed by boston, atlanta and phoenix. on the other hand, motown is a no-town, detroit ranking dead last among the cities on the survey. other bottom dwellers include my home town of l.a., oakland, miami and the nation's capital. >>> today's earth day, so this is particularly apropos, portland oregon is second to none on a new list of america's greenest cities. the city's green space and mass transit get the highest marks in the travel and leisure survey. edmunds names honda the best car for resale value andç forbes i ranking tv's top money-makers. "american idol" rakes in over $6.5 million each half hour. tally that up. >>> and those are your number ones here on "weekends with alex witt." ♪ ♪

. >>> former nixon aide and key figure during the watergate scandal charles chuck colson has died from complications of brain surgery he had in march. colson, who was sent to jail, turned to religion forming a prison fellowship which became the world's largest outreach to prisoners and their families. he spoke about the scandal that denined the nixon presidency said, quote, we've been given a wonderful mandate to rule over the next four years. we were reduced to a petty worst on the night of what should have been our great triumph. >> and chuck colson, of course, i will just say i loved the guy, i loved what he became, i love that he reached out to people. we always talk about matthew 25 here, the part of matthew 25 that most if not all forget is visit those in jails. chuck colson visited those in jails. and from '76 forward made a life of it. but he was talking about being nixon's hatchet man in '72. they saw the landslide come in 49 states. the greatest landslide in american history up to that point, other than reagan later in '84, and they said they were just sitting there stewing.