i think it was ellsworth and shattuck.hat would be west of the campus on dwight way. >>> in the meantime, there are people in the bay area who are going to be crossing the golden gate bridge on foot to mark international women's day. it is aimed to highlight the roles women play in building peace in war-torn countries. it's models after a walk two years ago on a bridge connecting rwanda and the congo. today there will be similar walks across bridges all over the world. participation is free, but donations are accepted. but i think the one on the golden gate may be one of the nicest ones. >> think so much beautiful view. >>> silicon valley high school known for academics now making a name for itself in physical fitness. instructors are tough at saratoga high. they have adapted a version of crossfit a popular strength and conditioning program. situps, pushups, weightlifting taking precedents over sports like volleyball and badminton. >> how do you feel after a workout like that? >> glad that it's over. [ laughter ] >> that s

closed between shattuck and ellsworth street.ortions of fulton might be shut down so avoid that radius around the area. they are good alternates. so they still have to put out remain hotspots and do the investigation so thrill likely be out there for much of the morning. here's a leave look at the bay bridge toll plaza. they turned the metering lights on a few minutes early so they cleared a stall out of the lanes. one still may be there right there by treasure island. so we are left with a good backup for this time of the morning. only 6:35. it's jamming up close to the foot of the maze for a 15- to 20-minute wait. northbound 101 at bayshore and northbound 101 at 380 both accidents out of lanes. 880 through oakland flowing nicely through either direction past the coliseum looks good towards the downtown oakland exits. that is a check on traffic. "timesaver traffic." let's go to lawrence with an update on the forecast. >> beautiful weather around the bay area today. cold to start out this morning but high pressure building in ove

neighborhood, no sign that he could have been intimidating enough to push a man to murder, but ellsworth colbert's lawyer says that is the real story here. >> anybody who is telling you that this case has anything to do with dog poop doesn't know what they're talking about. this is much more complicated than dog poop. >> reporter: neighbors have a different version suggesting colbert was furious after macho left dog waste in colbert's tidy front yard. a witness says colbert fronted macho's owner in his driveway up the street and then when robert wright walked up with the dog, the witness says colbert stabbed him. >> it's outrageous. it's really, you know, the world is coming to a bad thing. >> reporter: colbert is a volunteer for kevin chavous jr.'s city council campaign. >> i want to express my deepette condolences to the family of the victim -- my deepest condolences to the family of the victim and alleged criminal. >> reporter: someone has left flowers next to robert wright's front door, but ellsworth colbert has his defenders, too. >> mr. colbert is a very nice giving person. i have

pictures if earlier when the flames were far easier to see from any spot out here near dwight and ellsworth. the battalion chief telling me they got the call 4:13 this morning. they got out here, six units in three story apartment building, they got everyone out the cause will wait for a later investigation they did get everybody out and evacuated a couple buildings nearby. >> they immediately evacuated the building and were able to account for all occupants. then there was a partial collapse of the third story and the fire made it through the roof. the firefighters then backed out and made it a defensive fire. >> reporter: there are fire trucks the length of dwight way i see power company trucks coming up or trying to come up the street to do what they have to do. i talked to some people evacuated from the building next door, cal students working on a paper they were -- first they saw the flames then they realized that they were right next door and in fact they better get out and the police and fire came along to make sure they did. they said there were moments of excitement they wouldn't

it is closed between shattuck and ellsworth. it's a major roadway heading eastbound only though, ashby, the line to the south, that is still open as well as university avenue to the north which will take to you the campus, berkeley campus, that is still open as well but this will cause a stir as that plume of smoke will be visible. it's a couple of miles off the east shore freeway. we're look at another accident at san pab who avenue. i'll tell you about that coming up. at least the situation across the bridge is calmer than the last couple of days. >> great news when it comes to that effort in berkeley. winds are calm right about with across the board. we're starting to show you the map, we do have a sustained wind speed about with 5 miles per hour but elsewhere winds relaxed. it's been blustery. temperatures as a result of losing the wind and the clear sky overhead have plummeted. we're at 32 degrees, freezing in santa rosa and fairfield. below freezing in gilroy and headed to the 70s. from near record cold to near record warm

it is on dwight way between shaddock and ellsworth.s stretch of dwight is closed this is where terry mcsweeney is at the scene this is just a few s from telegraph as well -- few blocks from telegraph as well, you want to an individual this stretch for a while we are seeing less flames -- avoid this stretch for a while. elsewhere we've had an injury crash santa rosa south 101 westbound 12 not causing problems looking good in contra costa county no delays southbound 680 through the valley in sunol grade where a stole has -- where a stall has been reported. you can have the latest traffic available while commuting go to abc7news.com/ waze to download this free traffic app that will tell you where the slow downs are. >>> 5:38. >>> hanging on by a thread. new poll reveals the challenge governor brown faces selling his tax plan. >> the obama video that has just surfaced goes viral. critics say it may create a new controversy for the president. >>> later the latest tourist big new attraction that is stopping for a visit in san francisco bay.

this morning, robert wright walked past the home of ellsworth colbert. the dog apparently dedicated on his lawn. so ellsworth came out and stabbed him to death. >> i know the suspect and his family. he comes from a great family. to be honest, there may have been some mental health concerns with mr. colbert. >> colbert has been an active volunteer for the campaign of d.c. council candidate davis. in an interview tonight, qaeda's said that the campaign had more than 100 volunteers -- cavis said that the campaign had more than 100 volunteers. >> it cannot be tolerated. it is unfortunate been for both families, my thoughts are in prayers for them at this time. >> he was charged last year with frightening to kidnap or injure a person. >> it was a chaotic scene along the d.c.-prince george's county line during a car blew through an intersection, causing a chain reaction crash including a natural accidents. then police crews got into another accident. >> nine people were injured in this accident. we're told that the police officer who had minor injuries is out

the suspect, ellsworth colbert, is currently a volunteer for kevin chavous, a candidate running for the ward seven council seat this year. che -- chavous say this man is a volunteer but not involved in the leadership. neighbors in this quiet southeast neighborhood say they just cannot make sense of what they're calling a senseless crime. reporting live this morning, john gonzalez, abc7 news. >> thank you, john. and a suspect in custody after allegedly causing a series of crashes that injured nine people. this was yesterday afternoon at a sbre intersection of southern and pennsylvania avenue in southeast d.c. an officer tried pull a driver over but that driver just kept going and sped right through an intersection. six people were taken to the hospital. one person with life-threatening injuries. >> we're following a story in the nhl. league officials are expected to meet with a former redskins defensive coordinator who has admitted to running a bounty program. gregg williams paid new orleans saints players to knock players out of the game. he said he had a similar scheme when he was with

some witnesses suggest ellsworth colbert killed a neighbor over dog waste left in his yard, but lates afternoon colbert's lawyer told a judge that story is totally wrong. bruce leshan has the latest from d.c. superior court. >> reporter: ellsworth colbert, 507 years old, a navy vet shuffled -- 57 years old, a navy vet shuffled into the courtroom here in leg irons and handcuffs, his lawyer insisting this case is not at all about dog poop. macho the pitbull tied up on the back porch of his home in d.c.'s pe

no sign that he could have been intimidating enough to push a man to murder, but ellsworth colbert's lawyer says that is the real story here. >> your client attacked this man over dog poop. >> anybody who is telling you that this case has anything to do with dog poop doesn't know what they're talking about. this is much more complicated than dog poop. >> reporter: neighbors have a different version, suggested colbert was furious after macho left dog waste in colbert's tidy front yard. a witness says colbert confronted macho's owner in his driveway up the street and then when robert wright walked up with the dog, the witness says colbert stabbed him. wright got a shovel, hit colbert in the head, more fighting and stabbing and wright finally ended up dead. >> it's outrageous. it's really the world is coming to a bad thing. >> reporter: colbert is a volunteer for kevin chavis jr.'s city council campaign and chavi -- chavous said he's shocked this could happen. >> i want to express my condolences. it's shaken our community. >> reporter: someone has left flowers next to robert wright's fr

when it was over the victim got up and collapsed stabbed several times. >> ellsworth has been in theommunity for a number of years. he loves the community and i don't see him picking on anybody. >> reporter: public documents show the accused has had past run-ins with the law among them an incident last year at the wilson building. a previous incident in 2009 led to colbert's being banned from the wilson building and in january of 2011 he was arrested after returning and making threats against an employee in the office of council chairman kwame brown in an argument over city services. now the judge cited prior violence on the part of ellsworth colbert in prince george's and montgomery county when she ordered him held without bond. he is due back in superior court on march 15th. at d.c. superior court, derrick ward, news 4. >>> in a statement today ward 7 council candidate kevin chavous expressed his condolences to wright's family and also said colbert was in his words not involved in the leadership of the campaign. he went on to say that he did not make any campaign related decisions.

ellsworth colbert work ford him. >> it's outrageous. the world is -- worked for him. >> it's outrageous. the world is coming to bad. the dog doesn't know any better. so i just don't understand it. >> reporter: coal better has a history of run-in -- colbert has a history of run-ins with the law and even his own family in. 2009 an elderly relative who may have been his mother took out a protection order against him writing in a court affidavit colbert was mentally unstable and physically aggressive. sive. in this penn branch neighborhood today many people have told us they knew both men and both of their families, but declined to comment on camera. colbert appeared before a judge here at d.c. superior court and was ordered held without bond. one other note, last night yvette alexander, the council member who lives in that neighborhood and represents that neighborhood, told reporters that this all had to do with a dog defecating on the man's lawn, but there's nothing in the court affidavit to indicate that that ever happened. at d.c. super

ellsworth colbert was arrested sunday for allegedly stabbing his neighbor robert wright to death after the two argued over a dog wright was walking. >>> a last-minute blitz under way on the eve of super tuesday. 11 states will name their choice for republican presidential nominee. a report from ohio coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> a nice amount of snow in thornberg, virginia in spotsylvania county all starting to melt now. no major traffic problems reported but fast forward to doug. >> you see that snowstorm continuing to make its way across the area and right on out to sea right here some areas picking up 3 to 6 inches and even more than that across the metro area. only a few snowflakes that we saw during the day today and a few snow showers that came on through. other than that it's really about it. let's go down to southwest washington or virginia where they did see a little bit more in the way of snow. >> reporter: this is a look at christiansburg during the morning commute. snow covered cars, topped trees and made for a slushy mess in some places. there were a few minor bump ups on

after a brief argument we're told the suspect, 56-year-old ellsworth colbert allegedly stabbed wright. meantime neighbors are still trying to make sense of what happened. one of them is councilwoman yvette alexander. >> all of it on my block actually. so i know him well and it's just a tragedy and no matter what you just don't resolve any conflicts, you know in, that manner. so i don't know what ensued. like i said, i know the victim -- or the suspect, i'm sorry, quite well. so i don't know what triggered this onset of violence, but it's a tragedy for both family says of. >> reporter: someone else who -- families. >> reporter: someone else who knew the suspect well, kevin chavis who is running for the ward's council seat. >> he did not have an active or leadership role, though. >> reporter: those who knew colbert say he never showed signs of violent tendencies and this tragic incident has left many in shock. >>> to prince george's county where police arrested a man after he slammed his car into a metrobus and two other cars while trying to get way from an officer. it happened at the d

and in southeast d.c., on ellsworth colbert became after robert wright's dog .efecated on his propertyn argument followed. stabbed the man to death according to police. swearing andright colbert , walking after wright stan and demand -- stabbed the man. >> it happened all of a sudden, it seemed. colbert remains behind bars. the south capitol street is aimed at improving mental health and students in schools expanding the school based mental services. and a bill that would enact the on strip clubs in parts of northeast. is prompted by concerns areas -- ward 5 residents. a montgomery county council bill today approve a allow cameras to be installed on the outside of school buses for. assemblyand general year pavingill last way for the cameras. drivers caught on tape illegally passing a stopped school bus of $250. a fine it's now to was limbaugh. not everybody is buying his for calling a georgetown slut or wanting insurance companies to cover birth control. several companies have pulled advertising from russ limbaugh's show. >> sandra fluke said no thanks to rush limbaugh. that he madeent

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ellsworth colbert threatened council members in january of 2011. he was banned from the wilson building for one year. security has at least five people on an internal watch list, and two others are been from the building as well. >> three presidential candidates hit two to pour in states for the race for the white house. they are scouring two states in the south that will have primaries. the obama campaign is hoping a little movie magic will help his reelection efforts. scott thuman joins us with the latest. >> rick santorum called it got check time. because it is back to the south. it is all about who can relate to the rest of republican voters. -- reddest of republican voters. >> that is what this election will be the most important of our lifetime. >> down in dixieland, the strategy is simple. convince voters they are making history and can do so faster by slimming down the field. >> the conservative will win the nomination. >> it may not be that simple, they all face some red for flax. -- red flags. mitt romney still struggles with southern boa

. >> reporter: good morning. 56-year-old he would worth cull -- ellsworth culbert is charged with second degree murder. police say culbert got into an argument with 37-year-old robert wright around 10:00 a.m. sunday morning. wright had been walking a friend's dog along the 3600 block of highwood drive southeast. culbert accused wright of letting the dog defecate in his yard. men argued and then police say culbert fatally stabbed wright. wright was dead on arrival at a local hospital. culbert is well known in the community and has been askive in neighborhood affairs. he has been described as a campaign worker for kevin chavous' ward seven campaign. kevin chavous says he does know culbert. he is more than 100 volunteers. he went to say culbert did not have a leadership or decision making role there. he is well known to councilman yvette alexander. both say they know culbert. they've never seen any of this sort of violence from him and that everyone in the community is really bewildered about the whole situation. >> all right. thank you. >>> in other news, israeli prime minister benjamin ne

police have continued to canvas the block after ellsworth colbert was arrested, accused of stabbing his neighbor to death after the dog the neighbor was walking defecated in public. >> there was not criminal intent. it was strictly about personality and anger. >> it is unclear if the victim 37-year-old robert wright refused to pick up the mess but the two men bbegan arguing and one of them pulled out a knife. >> the suspect, who will face a judge this afternoon, is a volunteer for the campaign of kevin chavous a d.c. council canada for ward 7. >> we have lost a lot of young men to violence like this in more seventh and it cannot be tolerated. >> robert wright was stabbed multiple times and at his home neighbors have dropped off flowers. all is quiet a few doors down at the suspect's house. >> everyone is shocked and are grieving for both families. >> people say that their friend of many years did nothing wrong. colbert is charged with second- degree murder and was arrested and charged the deposed years ago with a salt -- two years ago with assault. >> and candidates crisscrossing the co

. >> ellsworth lost his temper and escorted from the premises. he has been charged with assault five times and fired by dc department of public works. >>> it wasn't you or me, but we will find out who won the third largest power ball jackpot in the history of the game. $336million winner will come forward. they can decide to choose the lump sum payment, $210 million or payments paid over 29 years. it was sold in new port. >>> stay with us this morning, the oreo is now turning -- how old is it? we will let you know coming up next. what are your monthly expenses? you keep your receipts in plastic baggies? seriously? [ announcer ] get it done and get it off your mind with quickbooks. organize your small business finances all in one place. quickbooks, guaranteed easy or your money back. learn more at quickbooks.com. a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 duster's extender gets into hard-to-reach places without the hass

ellsworth colbert was in court. ben eisler is at d.c. superior court with the latest on the case. >> about a week and a half ago this resident of southeast washington allegedly murdered his neighbor, 37-year-old robert wright. it all occurred because colberrt alleged the dog a man was walking dedicadefecated on his lawn. at first he spoke about the dog in question, a pit bull named macho, which was beloved by the community and had never been or attacked anyone before. -- she said -- this is a statement from a council member. she said that the victims suffered a laceration to the upside of his neck and to his chest, and his abdomen and once to his back and defensive wounds on his hands. afterwards colbert admitted to doing it, saying, "i am the one who did it, here i am." colbert's family would not comment, but a relative of the victim said that if she would like to see him behind bars. >> the university of virginia was found guilty. the families of erin peterson and julia pryde claimed that officials should have done more to alert studen

his neighbor, 56-year-old ellsworth colbert who lived around the corner in the 3500 block of pope street, was taken into custody and is charged with killing his neighbor. >> well, he grew up here. they built the house. i mean, they've been here at least 35, 40 years, so it's not like, you know, they rode their bikes. >> reporter: not only did the suspect grow up in this neighborhood. he was also considered a community leader. >> participate in some politics, neighborhood block watch, you know. >> reporter: so he is a community activist. >> oh, yeah. we all in this neighborhood were shocked because all of us usually participate. >> reporter: he most recently signed on as a volunteer for the kevin b.chavous campaign for council member. the campaign released this statement saying mr. colbert was a volunteer on my campaign as are more than 100 residents of ward 7 and the district. he was not involved in the leadership of the campaign and he did not have any decision-making responsibilities. mr. colbert had a charge for attempted threats to do bodily harm dismissed against him just last year

. >> reporter: people who know the suspect, 56-year-old ellsworth culvert say he didn't show any signs of violence and they can't imagine how this simple dispute evolved into murder. this began on sunday morning. 37-year-old robert wright was walking a friend's dog along the 3600 block of highwood drive when police say culvert approached him and accused wright of not picking up the dog waste in his yard and argued. police say culvert fatally stabbed wright. both men are well known in the neighborhood. culvert is a volunteer for kevin chavous' ward seven council campaign. >> i know he is very active in the community. en around here knows him. he comes to all the meetings. he is very passionate about the community. he has a relationship with a lot of people in this neighborhood. people are shocked. we all are. i've talked to people all over hillcrest and we are just shaken by the news and it is just unfortunate. >> reporter: chavous did go to o. to say while he was well known and active, he did not have a leadership or making role. >>> new details on a hit and run in laurel. police have

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. >> reporter: this is far from the first time ellsworth colbert has been accused of assault, but his lawyer insists this case has very little to do with dog poop. >> the two gentlemen with the pitbull accosted my client. my client continues to walk away. anybody who is telling you this case has anything to do with dog poop doesn't know what they're talking about. >> reporter: but detectives have a different story. they say coal vert was furious at his victim -- colbert was furious at his victim robert wright because the dog he was walking was contaminating his tidy front yard. colbert allegedly approached the owner up the straight, walked straight up to wright and stabbed him in the neck. >> this is not typical. this is not business as usual around here. >> reporter: colbert shuffled into the courtroom here in leg irons and handcuffs with his head down. you could barely hear him when he said his name. his lawyer entered a not guilty plea. at d.c. superior court bruce leshan, 9 news now. >>> coming up tonight at 7:00 pricings at the movie theater concession -- prices at the movie thea

. >>> 57-year-old ellsworth colbert has pleaded not guilty in the stabbing of robert wright. witnesses say colbert stabbed wright to death because a dog wright was walking pooped on colbert's yard. but colbert said he was cornered and threatened with the dog. colbert has a long list of arrests and convictions in d.c. and prince george's county. >>> a federal judge has ruled maryland's handgun permit law is unconstitutional. the law's requirement that residents must show a, quote, good and substantial reason to carry a handgun infringes on their second amendment rights to bear arms. he says the maryland law is not sufficiently tailored to the state's safety public interest. >>> there's new information about the cleanup of ground water near maryland's fort deetic. the national re-- dietrich. the national research group cites a study which found ground water contaminated is unlikely to have ill effects. >>> cleanup in full swing after a tornado -- after tornado ravaged areas. the national weather service says at least 30 tornadoes packed wind speeds of 110 miles an hour when the

right now we are hearing that dwight closed between shaddock and i would say out to ellsworth.want to an individual this area. these -- you want to avoid this area. i used to live here when i was a student there we are hearing they are evacuating residents from another building. we'll keep you posted on this it looks like it is near some of the dorms, a couple blocks way we'll let you know if we hear anything more. san mateo bridge stall reported westbound so far no slowing at this point. earlier injury crash in santa rosa south 101 to westbound 12 on the shoulder. there was an overturned truck they got it back on its wheels this not causing delays at this point. we'll let you know as soon as we find out more about that fire in berkeley. again, avoid dwight way heene hay street between shaddock to telegrah. >> we'll check back in a little bit. >>> class is cancelled and programs cut an entire summer session gets the ax to help solve a community college budget mess. the big impact it will have on hundreds of students. >>> storm coming no rain associated. the solar event today th

. >>> police say on sunday ellsworth colbert brandished a knife angry at a dog. robert wright was walking the dog, argued with colbert and colbert now charged with stabbing robert wright to death. >>> the meeting between president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. protestors code pink shouted down a florida congresswoman at the conference for the american israel public affairs committee. protestors believe apac has too much control over american policy. >>> today's oval office summit between the president and prime minister lasted two hours, iran the prominent topic. the president says there's been too much loose talk of war and his message to the nation and prime minister was absolute. >> as i've said repeatedly, the bond between our two country. s is unbreakable. -- countries is unbreakable. my personal commitment is the history of other o.s of this oval office -- other occupants of this oval office and our commitment to the security of israel is rock solid. >> mr. netanyahu insisted israel has a sovereign right to make its own decisions. >>>

police arrested one 56-year-old ellsworth cobbert. >> it's very sad you know, and that's the thing. mine people are shocked. well all are. i've talked to people all over hill crest and we're just very, very shaken by the news and it's just unfortunate. i heard what it was over was about dog droppings or something in the yard and for something, a young man to go out and walk his dog and not come over something like that, it's just terrible, this is a tragedy. >> tonight he has been charged with second degree murder. >>> family and friends gathered tonight to remember a 2-year- old girl who died after a fire in her district heights home. mariah hood was sleeping you have stairs when the -- upstairs when the fire broke out at this house on hill mar drive. the toddler was rescued and rushed to the hospital. shedded two days later. -- she died two days later: three adults and two juveniles survived. tonight there was a vigil. the fire was caused by cooking left unattended and investigators say there were working smoke detectors in the house. >>> an 18-year-old is found shot and abeen don

police quickly identified the suspect and made the arrest charging 53- year-old ellsworth culbert with second degree murder. it was about 10:00 in the morning yesterday when the victim, 27-year-old robert wright, was walking a friend's drive and wright allegedly allowed the dog to defecate on culbert's yard. they argued and wright was stabbed. >> i know him well and it is just a tragedy and no matter what, you just don't resolve any conflicts in that manner. i do want know what ensued. i know the victim -- or the suspect, quite well so i don't know what triggered this onset of violence but it is a tragedy for both families. >> reporter: culbert has been described as a campaign worker for kevin chavous. he said he is more than one of 100 volunteers. he said he did not have any leadership or decision-making role in his campaign. >> thank you. >>> the tornado aftermath in the south and midwest. rescuers are still going door to door looking for possible victims of friday's violent storms. so far, 39 people have been killed in five states including a toddler who was found alive in a field i

. >>> police say on sunday, ellsworth culbert confronted a man with a knife about allowing a man to let his going get near his yard. they argued, fought and wright was stabbed. >> it is outrageous. the world is coming to a bad thing any time somebody's dog -- because the dog doesn't know better. so i just don't understand it. >> culbert has a history of run- ins with the law. the family took out a protective order against him claiming he was mentally unstable and physically aggressive. he had twice been barred from the wilson building in recent years for making threats. >>> these are coming to us from maryland's eastern shore. this is what happened when a student lit off a flare gun inside a school bus. this happened in chestertown monday. there were 28 kids on the bus when the flare went on fire. seven went to area hospitals with smoke inhalation. everyone though is expected to be okay. surprisingly, looking at those pictures. >> stunning pictures. >>> a tragic story about teens playing way real gun. up next, a girl left her house to go skating and never returned. >> we'll have the det

less than an hour later, 56-year-old ellsworth colbert, who volunteers for the chavous campaign, was arrested and charged with murder. chavous said in a statement, "i hope 9 allegations of mr. colbert's involvement in this killing are false but if they are true he needs to face whatever justice is handed down by the core." >>> in decision 2012 we are just two days away from super tuesday, when ten states cast their pick for republican presidential candidate. fresh off a saturday caucus win in washington state, mitt romney picked up an endorsement from house mangt leader eric cantor. the congressman from virginia says romney has the best plan to make america financially strong. >> mitt romney is the only candidate in the race who's put forward a bold pro-growth, pro-jobs plan for the future. you know, a lot of the things that he's talking about in his plan we're working on in the house of representatives. >> cantor says he has no plans to run as romney's vice presidential candidate if romney does indeed get the nomination. the latest nbc marist poll, it shows that romney and rick sant

the suspect, ellsworth colbert is a volunteer for a candidate for the ward seven council seat.said even though this man was a volunteer for him, he was not directly involve in the leadership of his campaign. colbert has been in trouble with the law in the past. at least seven times arrested including assault. reporting live, john gonzalez, abc7 news. >> thanks, john. appreciate that report. 5:36 right now. a man who allegedly caused a series of crashes in southeast d.c. that injured nine people is in custody this morning. yesterday afternoon, an officer tried to pull the driver over but he sped through the intersection of southern and pennsylvania avenue. that sparked a chain reaction crash that involved a metro bus. six people had to be take front the hospital. one of them with life-threatening injuries. >> we are following a developing story from the nfl where officials are expected to meet today with the former redskins defense defendants at the center of the -- defensive coordinator at the center of the bonity scandal. greg williams paid saints player to inflict injuries on

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head toward that area, dwightway connects shat tuck and ellsworth.s one way heading to the east. looking at the westbound commute through livermore, a smooth drive for 580. 14 minutes, calmer than the last couple of days. smooth over to the dublin interchange. 580 and 680 no slowing as far as the sensors go. looking at the south bay, sunol moves nicely. smooth drive, the accident here by great mall but it's it new problem. the golden gate bridge now with a clear drive. back to you. >> 5:17. how europe handles the deadline for a debt deal with greece could impact trading on wall street. for that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to jack jackie deangelis. good morning. >> good morning. futures are higher after stocks rebounded somewhat from tuesday's sell-off. the markets helped by an upbeat report on jobs, employers may have added 216,000 jobs. a "wall street journal" article suggesting that the fed may be thinking about new measures to boost the economy even though chairman bernanke didn't mention that during his congressional testimon

this is video of ellsworth colbert testifying for city council last thursday on an unrelated matter. police say on sunday, he confronted robert wright with a knife about allowing a dog to get near his yard here in southeast. they argued and fought before wright was stabbed. colbert has a history of run- ins with the law. >>> a deadly explosion at a weapons depot and it was captured on video the moment it happened. >>> look at this video. just terrifying, a tour bus engulfed in flames in the middle of the road. we'll show that to you as we continue. plus we are checking more headlines. stay with us here on fox 5 morning news. breze fabric refr; they agreed. [ experimenter 1 ] relax, take some nice deep breaths. [ experimenter 2 ] what do you smell? lilac. clean. there's something that's really fresh. a little bit beach-y. like children's blankets. smells like home. [ experimenter 1 ] okay. take your blindfolds off. ♪ hello? [ male announcer ] and now new and improved febreze fabric refresher with up to two times the odor elimination so you can breathe happy, guaranteed. >>> a massive

just last thursday, ellsworth colbert testified before the decity council on an unrelated matter. police say he confronted robert wright with a knife about allow a doing to get near his yard. they argued and fought before wright was stabbed. colbert is now charged with that stabbing rnlgt. >>> a new report backed up previous studies that were unable to prove residents at fort detrick were harmed by toxic chemicals dumbed at the army base. it is unlinely additional studies could establish a link because information on early exposure was never collected and any information gathered now would not be considered reliable. >>> coming up next here on fox 5 morning news, startling new numbers about race and discipline in schools. >>> also ahead, an incredible story of survival out of last week's deadly storms. what one mother lost to save her children's lives. we're back in just a moment.  ah. so much better than last year. [ both screaming ] food out the window! throw the food out the window! [ roaring ] never again. everyone deserves a great vacation at a great price. get onboard a c

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the building on dwight way, which is now likely to be closed all day between fulton and ellsworth street four new reports of damage on monday and three of the cars affected were on east meadow drive. that's the same area where more than 50 cars had tires slashed early sunday morning. no suspects. police are asking for help in leads. forecast getting warmer let's find out how warm with lawrence. take it away. >> thank goodness, a chilly start to the day around the bay area. temperatures beginning to warm you outside. high pressure sitting overhead. clear skies all the way to the coastline right now. these next couple of days will be something else here in the bay area. enjoy it. we have some major changes coming our way. but that ridge continues sitting overhead clearing out your skies today and the next couple of days. but after that, things change. we are expecting highs as high as 73 degrees in santa rosa. about 71 in livermore. 60s out toward the immediate coastline. i think tomorrow almost a carbon copy. you will start out chilly early on but by the afternoon again looking at 60s and

>> this is on dwight way near shattuck and ellsworth. >>> good morning. feeling the heat. the largest solar storm in five years striking the earth today. experts say it could disrupt electrical systems, satellite navigation and even airline flights. how will it impact your day. this morning a live report. >>> have you seen it? it's called koty 2012. the viral campaign that's exploded online, going from 2 million hits on youtube to more than 20 million in just one day. everyone from celebrities to teens are passing on the links. what's it all about and who's behind it? >>> and all hail the queen, the duchess of cambridge helps launch the queen's diamond jubilee, a celebration of 60 years on the throne. we're live in buckingham palace, thursday, march 8, 2012. >>> and welcome today on this thursday morning, i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lauer. the impact from that huge solar flare is being felt on the earth right now but it is not a danger to people. however, it could pose some problems, especially when it comes to technology. >> that's right. because it all started with a mass

. >> you still want to avoid dwight way in berkeley between shaddock and out to ellsworth where the fireto block streets in that area. bay bridge toll backed up towards the foot of the maze. several earlier stalls on the upper deck. in san francisco new accident reported north 101 near third and 280 blocking a couple lanes may be a separate crash southbound traffic slow north 101 getting into san francisco. >> when we come back mike nicco and the at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> welcome back. clear air this morning a lot of sun still chilly. let's look at temperatures. running 32 santa rosa 31 fairfield frost rest of us mid 30s to mid 40s. this afternoon mid to upper 60s a handful of 70s possible. tomorrow will be warmer than today cooler >>> the soccer mom madam. she's got the little black book with a lot of people worried. how far does her alleged web of prostitution lead into the world of the wealthy and elite? >> could be all kinds of people. >> who knows.

favorite things to show people in the operations lab is a long one of the walls we have about a mile ellsworth of the ring binders and they always say there's the government paperwork filed by a lot of chuckle and laughter but it's true we do have a great deal of paperwork that we fill out when we are dealing with different federal groups or sarbanes oxley, whatever. there's a lot of paperwork, so i'm just suggesting that if we are already doing it and the government comes in and says i need you to fill out this compliance checklist you are taking people away from the work. >> very quickly if i could just make a note to very quickly this is dangerous sometimes but i'm told that we might have objections and the same concerns. >> gentlemen, thank you mr. chairman. >> mr. chairman, thank you for your questions. i think we got to the heart of the matter quickly. now the intelligence committee and in part a member of the subcommittee mr. rogers. >> thanks for having the hearing and the witnesses as well paid i think one of the big problems we've run into in this is we haven't really sounded the ala