donald trump leon: up first, duelling campaign event's, a sprint to the finish in iowa, but not all candidates are taking the same road. donald trump hosted a fundraiser between theebates other gop candidates. start with chief

political correspondent scott thuman who is live in iowa with more on trump's event. scott? scott: interesting night with donald trump holding discounter a rare move that could either pay off or hurt him. nonetheless, he began the night by saying, i did not want to be here, but said he was treated by they, in judging large amount of supporters tonight, they agreed. >> we would not have even been here if it was not for the veterans who have administrative. illegal immigrants are treated better than our veterans in many cases. you have to stick up for your rights. when you are treated badly, you have to stick up. you have to do it. personally a good thing, a bad thing?

will i get more votes, will i get less votes? nobody knows. donald trump, another big builder in new york, now a politician. politician? i don't want to be called a politician. i don't feel good about turning down money. i'm greedy, greedy, greedy. i have grabbed all the money i can get, but now i want to be greedy for the united states. another odd moment in iowa politics, donald trump was joined tonight by two of his competitors, mike huckabee and rick santorum. both of them are the past two winners in iowa. i spoke with both of them after the event, said what does this say about the fact you are both here at the donald trump event? they said this is not construed as an endorsement, but we were

done with the undercard debate, we came over because we care about our military veterans and this was a way to support them, but it goes show the unpredictable nature of iowa caucusing and what candidates are willing to do at this point. is continuing to suck up the limelight and other candidates are trying to get into it, even at one of his events. scott thuman, abc 7 news. we never know what's going to happen next. we will check in with you again, but during the event, the other gop candidates were focusing their energy on their final pitches, including telling voters why they would make a better president than donald trump. orff continues our coverage. trump's caponald sense came up early in the debate, it quickly shifted to how each candidate said they were drastically different from donald trump.

>> i'm a maniac, and everybody tage is stupid, fat, and ugly. now that we have gotten the donald trump portion out of the way -- [laughter] >> he is indicating guy. he is the greatest show on earth. s about ate i president who has destroyed america. we usually want to elect a president who wants to change the things that are wrong with america. >> this election is not about hillary, and we need ar who will fix things and have a proven record to do it. we need someone who will take on hillary clinton in november. the things inix our country, balancing the budget, unless we lead as conservatives but we also invite people in from the other party. we have to come together as a country. jay: new jersey governor chris

ben carsonand paul, also participated in the debate. jay korff, abc 7 news. of then the other side aisle, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are a most tied and i was according to the most recent polls. 48%, sanders has 45%, martin o'malley has 3%. alison: abc 7 is your the crucial for first votes. for moremay be racing blankets according to the forecast with freezing temperatures overnight and possible snow flurries in the morning. it's get over to steve rudin for the latest. steve: just a few snow flurries in the morning, but nothing that will amount to a lot. outside the belfort furniture weather center, 31 hagerstown, 36 manassas, 32 fredericksburg

and culpeper. tomorrow, a cold front will sweep through earlier in the day , and behind it, wind gusts towards the end of the day. the forecast tomorrow, highs eventually make it to just about 40 degrees. more on the weekend and a big warm up in a few minutes. outon: as we keep digging from the blizzard, several of the biggest school district are staying closed. that includes fairfax, about an county, prince george's county, montgomery county, to name a few. d.c. schools will open on time, as will the federal government. be the first to know when your child upon school closes by signing up for text alerts that wjla.com/text. leon: prince george's county police are searching for a hit and run driver, releasing this picture of a car. they are tried to find out who was behind the wheel of this vehicle. the victim is in critical condition at the hospital, struck while walking in the middle of the road, the side of

the road because of the snow piles on the sidewalks. tom roussey is there now. tom, show us what happened. leon, tonight the sidewalk along annapolis road is very walkable. last night, though, it had snow all over it. this man was walking in the road, but he got hit by a car that did not stop. that sent him to the hospital in critical condition. beeping] tonight, firefighters cleared a mound of snow that had been left uncleared in front of their property. the fire department cleared that area, too. wednesday's night victim was walking near there when he was hit. the police are hunting for a vehicle similar to one of these. this passenger side mirror broke off. the sidewalk near the hit and in better shape, but

there are still many sidewalks not cleared in this pedestrian-heavy part of prince george's county. it has created terrifying scenes . this person said uncleared sidewalks forced him to push his young daughter when east-west highway, a major road. >> we know it's not legal to walk on the road, but we do not have any other option. tom: thankfully, they made it through, but pedestrians on the roads say every moment is terrifying. >> cars have snow on the windows and it's hard to see, so it's very dangerous. tom: do you hold your breath the whole time? >> all you can do is pray. tom: prince george's county code says within 48 hours of a snowstorm you're supposed to of clear the property in front of your sidewalk that they have given a grace. -- they have given a grace period, but tomorrow they plan

on enforcing it on homeowners. the ticket is $100. tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: scary stuff. a warning about your money. sheriff'sng county office is asking for help to find a person of interest in a skimming investigation. device was placed on an atm at a convenience store on rockville road in sterling. the share of's office said the man was driving a blue minivan. -- the sheriff's office said the man was driving a bloom in a van. if you have information, call the police. leon: a trust that georgetown dentist in court for sexually abusing a patient. there are disturbing new details but the crime. lewdentist is accused of acts while a patient was under the care of nitrous oxide. he was a dentist in georgetown. his biography had him listed as a father of three. he was arrested last week at jfk

airport. standing by for a big announcement about gun laws in virginia. tomorrow, governor terry mcauliffe and republican leaders will unveil a bipartisan deal. they say the subject of protective orders will be prohibited from having guns. the state police have required gun shows to provide background checks. 7 fourth abc continuing coverage of the announcement. alison: female troops will now weeks ofndard 12 maternity leave, an increase for most branches, but it does not cut the current amount of leave core paidvy and rain maternity leave will be expanded to 14 days. the moves are designed to increase recruitment to military careers. updating a story you saw here earlier this month, and elaborate treehouse in southeast still has to come down. it was the subject of a heated

debate. they committee voted today to revoke the permit because it extends 20 inches over public space. they now have 60 to 90 days to clear it. on tape,aught teenagers in trouble after a pair of violent incidents on metro. are the rails safe to ride? leon: and a consumer alert about tickets to a game or concert. are you being ripped off?

leon: metro safety is in question. a man assaulted by a group of

juveniles. alison: hours after a big fight with several high school students taken into custody. jay korff reports is putting riders on edge. twice thursday, teens unleashing attacks on adults inside metro stations. the first time during the morning rush at gallery place. 35-year-old man while getting on a train exchanges words with a large group of teenagers. strikes first, the adult fights back, chaos ensues. the suspects quickly hopped on a train in were captured a short time later. >> we have seen an increase in crime. these crimes increase when we see a group of juveniles attacking adults. it is troubling. thursday night, another brazen attack, this time with a snowball. in this case, several juveniles hitting them after

with a snowball and then assaulting a rider. nobody was hurt seriously in either attack. metro officials say that stopping the violence is a top priority. >> anytime something like that occurs, no matter where it occurs, it's disturbing to all of us. on the street or wherever it happens. riderstro is encouraging to call the police anytime they feel safety could be compromised. jay korff, abc 7 news. alison: 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- are you getting ripped off on concert and game tickets? new york's attorney general investigate it and concluded the system is in fact rigged against you. that report found 38% of tickets go to pre-sales 16% go to industry insiders, leaving 46% reserved for the public. than half ofss people actually have a chance to pay face value for a ticket. leon: speaking of tickets, what

would you pay to enjoy the longest direct flight in the world? qartar wants to develop a new newe between qatar and zealand, 18.5 hours, direct, nonstop. the current longest flight is 17 hours from dallas to australia. that's a really, really long flight. alison: isn't that amazing. what have we got in store? steve: we have a cool down, the wind, then a huge warm-up. leon: the warm-up sounds good. snow: ticket finish of the right now because a week from now most of it if not all of it -- take advantage of the snow right now because a week from now if not most of it will be gone. the high temperature today, 40 degrees at reagan national. outside, 36, still above freezing, but many of us are now below freezing. anything that melted today will

refreeze overnight. , hagerstown at the freezing market, 33 andrews, 32 fredericksburg. not a tremendous amount of super cold air out there, all of us now in the middle to lower 30's. we will stay that way the next couple hours, then dip into the upper 20's later tonight. weak coldand radar, a front swings through tomorrow morning, likely to give us some snow flurries, but nothing that will add up. it's not going to stick on the roadways or sidewalk. will be mainly from the water that has frozen overnight. heading in closer, mostly cloudy skies, keeping temperatures up compared with earlier this morning. 27 to 33 overnight, and waking up tomorrow, generally 30 , upper college park marlboro, 29 woodbridge, upper 20's fair fax.

this 30omorrow morning, degree line will retreat to the north and west. colder airrnoon, the funnels in and the wind really begins to pick up, northwesterly wind gusting up words from 30 to 35 miles per hour and we stay chilly saturday, but the warming trend begin sunday. monday will feel like springtime. 7:00 in the morning friday, 30, upper 30's noontime, lower 40's by 4:00 in the afternoon. news, the seven-day outlook, 46 saturday, 53 sunday, near 60 monday. tuesday, upper 50's. look at wednesday, daytime highs in the lower 60's and a chance of thunderstorms. we will get some heavy rain in all the snow will wash away. i think the one thing i will do this weekend, get a car wash.

my car, my goodness gracious. alison: you will have to wait in line. they get long after the big storms. game tonight in college park was worth waiting in line for. at the good night college level, bad on the pro level. sports is coming up.

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desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. ofert: the toughest matchup the year for the terps tonight, facing off at xfinity against third ranked iowa. in the corner, the pump fake, and one. he had 17. later, jake layman, the slam.

74-68.nd wins at home, here is coach mark turgeon. the best team if not the best team in college passed ball right now, so we were able to beat them and that's a good sign for us. >> coach had a good game plan. we had some ups and downs, but are defensive will kept us in the game. bullets,he baltimore also known as the wizards, struggling at home this season. booth, the wizards clawing back from an 18-point deficit. tie the game at 99-99. crunch time, man down. he was on fire. nts, the wizards lose

their third straight, 117-113. the nhl all-star game roster has been adjusted, alex ovechkin out because of a lower body injury. barry trotz is coaching the metropolitan team come and according to him we should expect good stuff. hish: i will tell you this, replacement is one of the brightest young stars in the league. he will be fantastic at this event. he has a big personality. he may be a little shy, but yes has tremendous personality and he is a tremendous talent. sticking with hockey, the calgary flames defenseman suspended for bad behavior. hedid not like his hit, so ref,checked the suspended indefinitely.

the ref would be ok, but you never want to see that. and gw-richmond are tied right now at the smith center with seconds left to go in overtime. leon: good win for mark turgeon. you need one like that before march madness. robert: with all the hype that is around this team. it.: they stood up to those throwback uniforms, what did you think? robert: hideous. i'm not the only one, right? alison: i don't think that is what they were hoping for. robert: not a good look. this is much better to look at. that's coming up.

leon: this is video that you have to see. soaredsh current rider during the are borealis -- the aurora borealis. he is the first person to have

this flight captured in high definition video. alison: that is incredible. well, we know who sponsored that -- red bull. i understand why.

alison: the last look at the weather? steve: we have a good forecast for the weekend. 42 the high tomorrow, middle 40 saturday, lower 50's sunday. may have a shower monday and a chance of thunderstorms wednesday. that is when the high will be 62 degrees. at that point, most of the snow will be gone. leon: jimmy kimmel live is next. alison: have a good night.

and now, abc's "jimmy kimmel live." >> jimmy: from hollywood it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight - ewan mcgregor, comedian hannibal buress, "this week in unnecessary censorship" -- and music from tory lanez with cleto and the cletones. and now, get it together, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪