. >> it was around 10:00 yesterday morning when 37-year-old robert wright watched from his home about two blocks away to his friends all behind us. -- walked from his home about two blocks away. was a 3-year-old pit bull. then minutes later he was stabbed by his own neighbor. in this quiet southeast neighborhood, dogs are hard to miss and sometimes their droppings are as well. quest the world has changed because of that moment. >> dog feces provoked the violent crime. 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 i

. >> robert wright had a good heart, family friends tell us. when he was younger, he wanted to be a firefighter. today, his life came to a surprising and. >> over a dog? it is just ridiculous. >> around 10:00 a.m. 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 intersec

. >> reporter: well, brian the way police and witnesses tell us, robert wright was just walking this dog down pope street yesterday morning, 10:00 a.m. when culvert emerged from his house with a knife and demanded to know who owned the dog. robert wright told him it was his friend sean and sean lived up the street the two went up the street a fight began and culvert, stabbed wright to death. this is culvert, testifying in front of a city council hearing last thursday the 56-year-old was a frequent visitor to the wilson building and twice barred in recent years for making threats but that is a whole other story according to a court affidavit sunday morning 10:00 a.m., he left his house, polk street southeast and confronted wright about allowing the dog to get near his yard he was holding a knife after learning who owned the dog he walked to a house on highwood with wright and the dog following close behind. wright retrialed a shovel after being hit in the -- retrieved a shovel after being hit in the head. culvert then stabbed him to death. >>> a couple other notes brian earlier last n

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 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

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. >>> just hours from super tuesday. 10 states are on tomorrow's map including virginia where only mitt romney a

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 front door, but ellsworth colbert has his defenders, too. >> 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. s

according to court documents 37-year-old robert wright was stabbed to death by a neighbor identified as 56-year-old ellsworth colbert. according to court documents the victim had been walking the neighbor's dog near colbert's home when colbert confronted him about the dog being near his yard. an argument began between the two men and a witness says they saw the accused holding a knife and a walking stick. and that colbert swung the knife, cutting him on the hand. then wright retrieved a shovel according to the witness account. witnesses say wright swung the shovel at colbert a claim his attorney supports. >> he was hit in the head with a shovel so he has a laceration on his head. he has been to the hospital and i think they will put him in the jail infirmary overnight. >> reporter: the charging documents say both men struck each other with their respective weapons and then engaged in a tussle with the two taking each other to the ground. they got up and walked away from each other. according to the witness a short time later robert wright collapsed and that witness said it appeared h

sunday morning 27-year-old robert wright was walking a friend's dog along the 3600 block of high wood drive when a man approached him accusing the dog had allegedly defecated in his yard. 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 i

this 56-year-old political activist got into an argument with his next door neighbor 37-year-old robert wright around 10:00 yesterday morning after wright's dog defecated in the yard. wright was pronounced dead hours later at a nearby hospital from stab wounds. 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. lea

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

they say he stabbed robert lee roy wright in southeast washington this weekend. an argument between the two started on highwood drive after a dog relieved itself on colbert's lawn. when police got to robert wright he was still alive but died later at the hospital. >> it's very sad. that's the thing. people are shocked. we all are. talked to people all over hillcrest and we're very shaken by the news. i heard it was about dog droppings and for a young man to go out and walk his dog and not come home for something like that is just terrible. >>> this morning a baltimore family has taken the heartbreaking task of planning a funeral for their 13-year-old girl. >> their loved one was found dead, her body buried under mounds of trash. >> reporter: this grief stricken mother speechless, still in shock, not able to comprehend the murder of her 13- year-old daughter. >> she left home last night to go roller skating and never returned. >> reporter: paulette marshall is the victim's aunt. the family feared the worst and called police at 1:00 in the morning to report her mis

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the victim, 37-year-old robert wright, was walking a friend's dog in the 3600 block of high wood drivesoutheast d.c. it was 10:00 in the morning on sunday. culbert approached wright, accused him of letting the dog defecate in his yard. police say the men argued and at some point being culbert stabbed wright. wright was dead upon arrival at a local hospital. people in the neighborhood know both men. culbert is a campaign volunteer with the council campaign for kevin chavous. chavous said in a statement that, if the allegations are true, quote, he needs to face whatever justice is handed down by the court. we cannot tolerate wanton acts of violence in our community. yvette alexander who is the current ward seven come said she also knows culbert and had never seen any signs of violence in him prior to this. >> thank you. >>> later this morning, when president hold talks with the leader of israel, the most important issue at hand will be stopping iran's nuclear weapons program. >> benjamin netanyahu and the president are hoping to come with a unified strategy on iran. the president told th

place say culbert got into an argument with 37-year-old robert wright about 10:00 a.m. sunday. n walking a friend's dog. culbert accused wright of letting the dog defecate on his yard. men argued appear then police say culbert fatally stabbed wright. culbert is well known in the community and has been active in neighborhood affairs. >> he goes around the neighborhood. he comes to the wilson building and i've never seen this great of violence that ensued tonight. so i'm shocked. >> reporter: culbert has been a volunteer with kevin chavous' ward seven council campaign. chavous also said he never saw any signed of violence out of culbert but he also went on to say that culbert, while he was an active volunteer in the campaign, did not have a leadership or decision-making role. >>> new details on a hrn in laurel. police have a scrag description of the man that hit a pedestrian on route 198 wednesday. the crime was captured on a metrobus dash cam. police say the driver is and hispanic man in his 20s who was driving a white pickup truck. awful lay vague, of course, but given the speci

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 students after the shootings. within hours, seung-hui cho killed another 30 students and faculty members. >> once everything started coming down -- >> we are disappointed in the

affidavit sunday morning around 10:00 colbert left his house on polk street southeast and confronted robert wright about allowing the dog to get near his yard. witnesses say he was holding a knife. after learning who owned the dog, colbert walked a half block to this house on high wood with wright and the dog following close behind. witnesses say the two men argued before colbert hit wright in the head. wright then retrieved a shovel and the two men got into a tussle before wright was stabbed to death. >> 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. >> it's very, very sad. it's shaken our community. >> reporter: that's kevin chavous who has tried town seat yvette alexander on the city council. 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 el

robert wright was walking his friend's dog when his neighbor became angry and witnesses say culvert claimed the dog had gone to the bathroom on his property. an argument ensued and culvert stabbed wright to death. >>> a courtroom brawl in massachusetts all of it caught on tape. a murder suspect's appearance before a judge was stopped by shouting and violence. the relatives of the victim punched the accused killer as he was walking in the courtroom. the room had to be cleared. the hearing for the suspect went on later as planned. >>> a fight on a southwest airlines flight , the dispute over nail polish. jean ny was painting her nails , the flight attendant asked her to stop, she did but went to the bathroom. a flight attendant was waiting for her to exit the bathroom and the verbal confrontation started. >> she was so loud. i'm like stop. i was loud. >> when the flight landed she was handcuffed and thrown in jail for ten hours , the judge dismissed the charges and she was released. >>> they are man's best friend, nowadays, a drain on the wallet. >> no dispute over this. caring for pets are n

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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 theater concession stands may feel like highway robbery, how one man is trying to fight it one goober at a time. >> now i'm really hungry. >>> still ahead, no need to adjust your set. guess what showed up today after our mild winter. it snowed, top. >> where it also showed up might surprise you as well. below average today, 42 and 46 going in the book, averages 52 and 34, records on this date 83, record low 6. we'll come

we can tell you that 37-year-old robert wright was killed earlier today. his neighbor, a political activist, is behind bars tonight. >> police combed the scene for clues and rmnants of a violent fight. >> i know that somebody got stabbed, or somebody was dead. >> as the investigation continues, the cause of the altercation here has neighbors talking and shaking their heads. >> terrible. just completely stupid. >> witnesses say the two men got into an argument after one of the men's dogs defecated in a yard. officers positioned themselves in front of colbert's home. tonight the well-known political activist in this neighborhood is charged with second-degree murder. >> they're nice people. so i was kind of confused. i was like what's going on? >> the stabbing took place here on highwoord drive. most residents believed they were far removed from the violence which often racks this city. tonight they are adjusting to the reality that a man may have died because of his dog. >> it's a terrible way for somebody to die, get stabbed over dog poop. everybody around

. >>> 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

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 in indiana. we have the latest on the tragedy. >> reporter: backhoes and heavy machinery work to erase the damage but not the

and now witnesses, they say that he stabbed robert wright to death because the dog he was walking had left feces in his front yard. earlier today he said that it is totally wrong. that they cornered him and threatened him with the dog. >> anybody who is telling you that this case has anything to do with dog poop doesn't know what they are talking about. >> today, he plead not guilty to second-degree murder. >>> now, sky 9 was out over the scene right after the fedex truck rear ended a bus. it happened along this road here it in southern maryland. four students from the middle school were on that bus at the time of the crash. and the emergency crews, they had to take one of them to the hospital along with both of the drivers. and all three victims suffered non-life threatening injuries. the other student is on the bus and they were not hurt. maryland state police say that the bus was stopped at the time of the crash. no word on any charges being filed. >>> a stolen bag full of meat shows you one crazy view of controversy. it was headed for the exit. and a cop happened to be inside. he

police say 37-year-old robert wright died after being stabbed. officers arrested 56-year-old elsworth cull better in connection with the stabbing. he worked for chavis. he said "i hope that the allegations of mr. culbert involvement are false. if they are found to be true, he needs to face whatever justice is handed by the court." >>> a funeral is scheduled for later this week for a teenager killed in the school shooting in ohio. 16-year-old demetrius hughland spent his younger areas in the d.c. area. he was killed at chardon high school near cleveland last week. his father said his son was a straight-a student who loved computers and sports. he urged all parents to treasure their time with their children. huland would have turned 17 this thursday. his funeral will be tomorrow. >>> now 4:37. 35 degrees. ahead, one home family is missing this little guy. the dangerous place where someone rescued him. >>> plus, the harsh punishment that could be handed down in the nfl hit squad investigation involving a former redskins coach. >>> and the dose of wi

they say colbert stabbed robert wright to death because wright's dog did his business on his lawn. colbert is a campaign volunteer for kevin shavis. >>> we expect opening statements to start about the mat shooting at virginia tech. the families are suing the school. they say university officialed botched the response. a jury of seven should be seated sometime tomorrow. this trial could go into next week. >>> tonight it's not just advertisers who are distancing themselves from rush limbaugh. after his controversial comments about a georgetown law student. angie goff here now with that story. >> support for sandra fluke is widespread, and now fallout for rush limbaugh is growing such as strong. kpua a.m. in hawaii is the first station to dump his show from the line-up in the wake of his comments. the station said while it believes in free speech, it does not condone the personal attacks limbaugh made. he called fluke a prostitute and slut several times on the air last week in response to her stance on birth insurance coverage. now one of the nation's largest veteran groups is pushing

. >> robert wright, jr. >> robert, tell us where did you come from driving in and why are you here? south that. i came to support the martin family and support a movement that will hopefully end something like this ever happening again. >> i want to ask you your name and where did you drive in? >> sherry wolf from brooklyn, new york. >> brooklyn. what do you think about what you see now? >> i think it's heartening, a bunch of people around the country marching for a new movement. we need to stop criminalizing black men in this company it has to end. >> thank you. your name. >> shirley dean. >> quickly, why did you decide to come for this? >> i'm here to support trayvon martin and his family and to try to put pressure on the city of sanford to do the right thing and give trach and his family justice. >> thank you for your time. that's what you're getting from here, a lot of people want to see george zimmerman arrested. >> thanks so much in florida. we'll we'll check with you this afternoon. meantime the race for the white house. among the contenders, rick santorum speaking at wiscons

he's charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of robert wright. was upset about the dog being near his yard. the men then got physical. >>> a virginia man who spent the last 12 years behind bars is waking up at home this morning, michael hash was released from prison yesterday, last month the district overturned his 2001 murder conviction for the killing of a 34-year-old culpepper woman. as a condition of his release, hash had to post a $10,000 bond and must stay with his parents. a special prosecutor for the state will now review the case and determine whether hash should be retried. >>> this morning we're hearing from a man whose partner was beaten and robbed in columbia hikts. it was the second violent attack in that neighborhood in two days. in the first attack, a shooting at the i hod at 14th street on monday. the 29-year-old victim was stepping out of a cab when he was beaten. the victim's jaw was shattered in two places. he's still in the hospital. his partner who does not want to be identified says he wants witnesses to come forward. >> i

he's accused of stabbing robert wright to death.say he stabbed him to death yesterday after he says one of his dogs went to the bathroom in his yard. >> a federal judge has ruled the maryland handgun law is unconstitutional. the judge shot down requirements for gun buyers to give good reasons for carrying a concealed weapon. gun rights activists say it infringed on their second amendment right to bear arms. >> we have information tonight about the raid on the office bbc contractor. it is one of the largest donors to city politicians and tonight they are talking about the raid and their relationship with thompson. we've got more on this story from the wilson building. >> there must be some discomfort at city hall after last week's raid on geoffrey thompson. they do not know who the feds are targeting. it could be just about anyone from the mayor on down. >> if there were any questions and answer came with the fbi raids on geoffrey thompson and his associates. thompson has donated or arrange hundreds of thousands and contributions. al

policy objectives in syria robert wright first is a contributing editor for the nation and he explains i think i would say pretty strongly that the likelihood that the united states will go into syria is very small at this point i don't think there's any appetite in the administration either in a broad sense or within the military to start a war in one part because obama has been trying to wind down wars in the middle east including afghanistan if you want to count the greater middle east and to refocus on the pacific and china and other matters the last thing he wants is to get involved in another conflict in syria or for that matter in iran and so. i think it's a pose little's from people like senator mccain and others have talked about let's bomb syria let's start using our air power or. are really not getting much support even from the republican party even from some of the republican candidates who we've kind of said like romney did well i don't think i want to go there yet so. at this point i think it's way too. much of an overreach to think about the united states getting direct

offend killing his own next door neighbor after neighbors tell police that the 37-year-old victim robert wright walking his dog and the dog defecated in his neighbor's yard. wright was pronounced dead from stab wounds. the suspect, ellsworth colbert is a volunteer for a candidate for the ward seven council seat. he 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

in the morning sunday, robert wright, 37-year-old victim was walking a friend's dog along the 3800 block high wood drive southeast dc wright allegedly allowed the dog to defecate on culvert's yard they then argued dc police say wright was fatally stabbed neighbors including a council woman are stunned. >>> all live on my block so i know them well it is just a tragedy no matter what you just don't resolve any conflicts you know in that matter i don't know what ensued, like i said i know the victim, or the suspect quite well soy don't know what triggered this onset of violence but it is a tragedy for both families. >>> culvert has been described as a campaign worker for council candidate, he said he does know culvert he is more than 100 neighbourhood volunteers and clarified to say that culvert did not have a decision making or leadership roll in his -- role in his campaign. >>> melanie alnwick thank you. >>> now to some other top stories we are following this monday morning wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of two students brought in the virginia tech rampage headed to trial j

police say culvert, confronted robert wright with a knife on sunday, about allowing a dog to get nearst. they argued and then fought before wright was fatally stabbed. >>> dc department of transportation is trying to find a solution to prevent people from getting hit by cars they have put out a list identifying 24 of the worst intersections for pedestrian crashes over the past three years, d dot officials say they plan to make improvements to the intersection. >>> smart in really? >> yeah, grabbed his hand across the street just in the nick of time. >> looks a little silly. >> saved your life. >> and he screamed as well. >> ran all gerry lewis crazy. >> no,. >> hey, it's good. >> temperatures regan national. >> no offence to gerry lewis. >> 35 regan national, 31 baltimore, check out you know honestly one of our coldest mornings, well, not hard but so far this month, 30 win chester, snow pack to the south, that will melt off upper 40s to about 50, should be a nice looking day i mean it will be a beautiful day a lot of sunshine a little bit on the cool side. sentinel sat rad one or two

affidavit, sunday morning 10:00 a.m., culvert left his house on polk street southeast and confronted robert wright about allowing the dog to get near his yard. witnesses say he was holding a knife after learning who owned the dog, culvert walked a half block to this house, with wright and the dog following close behind witnesses say the two men argued before culvert hit wright in the head wright received a shovel and the two men got into a us the sell. >>> -- us tole. >>> i know him well no matter what you don't resolve any conflicts in that matter. >>> very very sad, taken our community -- >> that is kevin chavis culvert worked with him as a volunteer. >>> it is outrageous any time some body's dog -- the dog doesn't know any better, i just don't understand it. >> culvert has a history of run ins with the law and even with his own family in 20 09d, an -- 2009 an elderly relative took out a protection order against him writing in a court affidavit he was mentally unstable physically aggressive. in this neighbourhood 34 people who told us -- many people who told us they knew both men and their famil

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 carnival cruise and get more fun for all. [ horn blares ] texting...blogging... all this technol

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that stunned and shocked his southeast dc neighbourhood he got into an argument with 37-year-old robert wright around 10:00 a.m. on sunday, wright was walking a friend's dog along the 3800 block hiwood drive southeast culvert accused wright of allowing the dog to defecate on his yard, argued and then culvert fatally stabbed wright. culvert is known in the community, active in neighbourhood affairs. council woman alexander knew both both men from the neighbourhood. >>> i have never seen this violence i am shocked. >>> the council woman was speaking about the stuff mr. culvert was a volunteer with the campaign of kevin chavis junior running for council. he said he is one of 100 neighbourhood volunteers he does not have a neighbourhood or leadership making role in the campaign they both new mr. culvert but had never seen any sort of violence like this from him in the past. >> an apology from conservative talk show radio host rush limbaugh for calling a georgetown student a slut he also referred to sandra fluke as a prostitute after she testified to lawmakers about the difficulty students have bec

robert wright, who lives in the 3400 block of carpenter street was found stabbed to death. his neighbor, 56-year-old ellworth colbert was taken in custody, charged with killing his neighbor. >> he grew up here, they built the house, the one that did the murder. it has been here 35, 40 years. it's not like, you know, they rode their bikes. >> not only did the suspect grow up in this neighborhood, he was also considered a community leader. >> participated in some politics, neighborhood block watch. >> a community activist? >> oh, yeah, all of us usually participate. >> he most recently signed on as a volunteer for the kevin b. chavous campaign. the campaign released this statement saying mr. colbert was a volunteer on my campaign as are more than 100 residents of ward seven and the district. he was not involved in the leadership of the campaign and did not have decision making responsibilities. 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 incl

just after 10:00 a.m. 37-year-old robert wright who lives in the 3400 block of carpenter street was found stabbed to death. 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-maki

this morning when 27-year-old robert wright was walking a friend's dog along the 3600 block of high wood drive when a man approached him accusing him that the dog had defecated in his yard. after a brief argument the suspect we're told 56-year-old albert colvert fatally stabbed wright. neighbors are still trying to make sense of what, what one of them being councilwoman yvette alexander. >> i was coming home from the church service and i noticed the police tape up. so it was early this morning. i know it happened before 10:00 because i arrived home shortly after 10 a.m. and i arrived home to this. all of it on my block actually. so i know it's a tragedy and no matter what you just don't resolve any conflicts, you know in, that manner. 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 families. >> reporter: we should also mention the suspect albert colvert is a volunteer on the councilwoman's campaign. we'll hear more on the news edge at 11:00. >>> developing in baltimore tonight police

police arrested 56-year-old elsworth culbert yesterday in the stabbing death of his neighbor, robert wright. that stabbing happened in the 3600 block of highwood drive in southeast. culbert worked for ward 7 candidate kevin b. chavis. in a statement he said, "if the allegations are found to be true, he needs to face whatever justice is handed down by the court." culbert did not have a leadership role on the campaign. >>> and take a look at this amazing video of a tornado that touched down in southern tennessee. a man's home security cameras captured an ef3 that hit over the weekend. he said it sounded like a freight train when it touched down and was over in less than a minute. despite winds that reached 150 miles per hour, the homeowner says he, his family, his dogs, and his house are all okay. >>> the devastation in the south and midwest grows as the death toll from these tornadoes is on the rise. the tornados killed at least 4 people. hundreds more were injured with entire towns flattened by the deadly twisters. meteorologists say this might already be the largest tornado outbreak ever i

when they arrived on the scene, 37-year-old robert leroy wright was suffering from stab wounds, later dying at the hospital. police arrested one 67-year-old man. he charged -- he has been charged with the murder too. now, in the statement, they said that he is a volunteer on the campaign staff, but not involved in the leadership capacity. word is that the stabbing may have been prompted by somebody's dog and somebody's yard. coming up tonight on nine news now, the presidential inaugural may be a year away. but the hotel rooms are filling up fast. we'll have that story. >>> and bruce, we saw the cooler temperatures for you today. it was quite breezy. we are watching the storm system that could bring the flurries to the d.c. area. we'll talk about that coming up when nine news now returns. >>> with just a couple of days to go until super tuesday. they are hoping that they will get last-minute support. at stake is over 400 delegates in some 10 states. mitt romney is ahead of the pack with 233. now he picked up an important endorsement from eric cantur. rick santorum is a distance second

police arrested elsworth culbert in the stabbing of his neighbor, robert wright.bing happened yesterday in the 3600 blo of highwood drive southeast. culbert is a volunteer forward 7 candidate chavis. he said, "i hope at that allegations are false but if true he needs to face whatever justice is handed down by the court." chavis says culbert was involved in the leadership of his campaign. >>> authorities in loudoun county say they have a good look at the man who held up a pharmacy. investigators say this man robbed the rite-aid at cedar lake plaza in sterling yesterday. he told a worker he had a weapon and left after getting some type of medication. if you recognize this man in the video, please give police a call. >>> tomorrow a funeral will be held for a teen killed in an ohio school shooting last week. 16-year-old demetrius hewlin was one of three students killed at chardon high school near cleveland last week. he spent his younger years in the d.c. area. hewlin's father says his son was a straight-a student who loved computers and had a strong interest in sport

robert leroy wright died at a hospital. 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

police say 37-year-old robert leroy wright was found with stab wounds. he was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. 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

alex kohlberg is charged in the establishing death of robert wriechl wright.ing a friend's dog, he was upset about the dog being near his yard. the men then got physical with wright swinging a shovel and colbert attacking him with a walking stick and knife. wright collapsed later and died. colbert is being held without bond. >>> after 12 years in jail a man is wake up a free man. michael hash was released yesterday. the judge overturned a murder conviction for the killing of a 47-year-old culpeper woman. hash had to post a $10,000 bond and must stay with his parents. a special prosecutor for the state will now review the case and determine if hash should be retried. >>> there are some new developments in the d.c. ethics scandal. kwame brown is looking into things that "news 4" first disclosed. the d.c.'s ethics office is doing a routine audit of campaign spending by vincent orange. >>> this morning same-sex marriage opponents are collecticollec collecting signature for their petition. they must collect more than 55,000 signatures from maryland voters by the en

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police have made an arrest in the murder of robert leroy wright stabbed to death early sunday morning volunteer for kevin chavous, jr. >>> traffic on the outer loop is recovering from an early morning accident. look at that. five cars were involved in this mess near university boulevard about an hour ago. fortunately no one was seriously hurt. >>> just one goal between the caps and flyers last night. caps lose 21-0 -- caps lose 1- 0. >>> cbs this morning begins in a couple of minutes. they'll be talking about the new movie called "game change." >>> we have one more check of traffic and weather right here in a moment. >>> welcome back. one more thing before we go. a lot of furor over this n.f.l. story about an assistant coach with the redskins. he also of course was with the saints where the investigation started, gregg williams, about offering his players $1500 to in effect injure another player. one of the interesting other sides of the story, brett favre has come out, now retired, said it's just a game. it's the way it goes. is it more about people getting caught talking about it or