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 of the hospital. but we show you what happened here. you had a metrobus that was coming down southern avenue toward the camera. over to the right on the pennsylvania avenue, that is maryland out that way, there was a car coming towards us that police say fled from them when trying to pull him over about a mile from the road. y

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 but he has a long history of multiple charges all centered around violence and allegations of violence including some domestic violence issues as well as protective orders that have been placed against him. he's due in court again today this afternoon. in southeast i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> jury selection is under way in a wrongful death lawsuit related to the 2007 mass shootings at virginia tech. 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 shoot

mr. colbert had a charge for attempted threats to do bodily harm dismissed against him last year. he has a history of charges center tg around violence and allegations of violence including domestic violence issues, as well as protective orders that have been placed against him. he's due in court again today this afternoon. in southeast tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> jury selection starts today in a wrongful death lawsuit related to the 2007 mass shooting at virginia tech. the parents of two victims are each suing the school for $100,000. they claim the school waited too long to alert students about the first shooting on campus. the president and other top university officials will be asked to defend their actions, 32 people and the gunman died in the shooting. >>> despite a public apology, a seventh advertiser is pulling spots from rush limbaugh's head yo show. >> it makes her a slut, right? >> internet company pro flowers is suspending ads after limbaugh made the comment about a georgetown law student. the host singled her out after she testified on capitol hill until favor of a po

mr. colbert in prince george's and montgomery county. she cited those when she ordered him held without bond. now, he is due back in court on march 15th and we also found out about an incident dating back to 2011 at the wilson building that actually got mr. colbert banned from the wilson building. we'll have more on news 4 at 6:00. we're live at d.c. superior court. derrick ward, news 4. >>> a major decision on gun rights in maryland. today a federal judge ruled the state's hand gun permit law is unconstitutional because it infringes on people's second amendment right to bear arms. under the current law residents are required to show they have a good reason to carry a hand gun. a maryland man filed the lawsuit that led to today's decision. >>> right now a jury is getting picked to hear a wrongful death lawsuit brought on by the shooting rampage at virginia tech. 32 people were killed during the massacre on blacksburg in april of '07. the families of victims aaron peterson and julia pride filed the lawsuit against the school and they say

mr. colbert is a very nice giving person. i have never known him to do anything wrong. i've known him since the 7th grade and he's a very nice guy and he loves his community. >> reporter: this is far from the first time that ellsworth colbert has been accused of assault. he has a long history of what the prosecutor called assaultive behaviors in montgomery, prince george's and d.c. at d.c. superior court bruce leshan, 9 news now. >>> we began the very first full week of march with a little taste of winter, snow in parts of our area, this video from this morning in thornburg, virginia, not quite enough to stick on the roads, though there's a little bit out there. it's more than some of us have seen all season lock of long. top is here with us to talk about how much snow actually fell today. did any fall at national airport? >> a trace, a trace. a trace at dulles. thornburg is just south of fredericksburg and they had 2 to 3 inches, but i'll tell you, what in southwestern virginia they had as much as 9 inches of snow in a place called buchanan. let's start with radar righ

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 santorum are neck and neck heading into super tuesday. in ohio santorum is ahead of romney 34% to 32%. with newt gingrich and ron paul trailing. in virginia romney leads ron paul by a huge margin, 69

mr. colbert is a very nice giving person. i've never known him to do anything wrong. i've known him since the 7th grade and he's a very nice guy and he loves this community. >> reporter: he may love his community, but the judge ordered him held as a throat that community. turns out colbert has -- threat to that community. turns out colbert has a long list of assaults and convictions in prince george's county and montgomery county. so is this a guy who could kill a neighbor over dog poop (the courts will have to sort that one out -- dog poop? the courts will have to sort that one out. >> we have not had much of a winter, but what winter we have had may have just had its last gasp. >> parts of northern virginia got several inches of snow today. this is video from this morning in thornburg, virginia. it wasn't enough to stick on the roads, but it's certainly more than some people in our region have seen all season. we have team coverage tonight beginning with meteorologist topper shutt in the weather center and i looked out the window. i got a little giddy seeing some sn

mr. colbert at it again. >> ready for a snack, how about you? >> yes, indeed. is now a $500 billion company that makes it the most valuable company in the world, and you can bet that today's expected launch of the latest ipad will only add to the bottom line total. >> and if you believe the rumors, the ipad could be on sale as soon as next weekend. john blackstone is at the center of the action in san francisco, the site of so many iconic launches. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. this is the same hall in which steve jobs unveiled several of apple's blockbuster products. and, of course, this is the first major product launch for apple since steve jobs' death. the company remains as secretive as ever about what it is going to announce, but there's one thing i can say with certainty, and that's within hours the ipad2 i bought less than a year ago will be outdated. rumors about what apple will unveil this morning in its newest ipad have been flying for weeks. >> we are definitely going to get an hd beautiful display. and i wouldn't be surprise

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