. >>> that's not the only problem that fire chief kenneth ellerbe is facing tonight. at a d.c. hearing today, a retiring deputy chief accused ellerbe of creating a culture of fear and intimidation in the department. kevin burn blamed that culture for contributing to firefighters' failure to help a man who had collapsed outside a fire station and who later died. burns says they are afraid of being disciplined for breaking protocol. chief ellerbe says he was taken aback by the comments, and he says he has tried to be fair with discipline in the department. >>> tonight the fbi is helping alexandria police collect and investigate all the new tips coming in about three high profile murders that may be connected. but there are also questions about whether alexandria police did enough to protect the community. when ron kirby was killed in november, investigators said there was no larger threat. now some residents are asking if police jumped to that conclusion too quickly. general assembly is divided on whether to expand medicaid eligibility to 400,000 low income residents in virginia.