it is also about the public appearances. can the campaigns rise above the fray? do the candidates want to? >> breathe. you can do it. >> you are the liar. you're the lying guy. >> are you heard of trump steaks? trump vodka? >> don't worry about it, little marco. >> okay, big don. >> don't worry about italyal marco. >> if it seems like insults over insight it is not just you wondering will it end. >> let's stop fighting. >> there is some policy talk mixed in of course but the bickering interrupting and the name-calling is one aspect ben carson says he won't miss from the trail. >> it's just so infantile. it's very disappointing to me. >> he told us it's why before deciding to stop campaigning and skip the debate he reached out to the others asking to meet and agree on a new more civil approach. his campaign tells us none of the candidates

>> i called coliseum mentality in ancient rome. society is crumbling around them and everybody just wants to go to the coliseum and see the lions tear people's heads off. scott: while some enjoy the mayhem -- >> i thought it would be tougher. i thought it would be more violent. scott: others are trying to make money off of it. hillary clinton's team sent out this e-mail calling the debate a dumpster fire and asking for donations to help beat the eventual g.o.p. nominee. the past couple debates had us wondering has it gone out of hand. that is the subject of the twitter poll tonight. overwhelmingly you are saying yes. this has become a complete political circus. you can keep voting all night and share your thoughts online. we are -- @abc7news. on the democratic side. hillary clinton back on the trail after a day off. she is talking jobs and economy in michigan fresh off an endorsement from russell simmons.

midwest swing in edwardsville, illinois, across the river from st. louis, missouri. sanders and clinton will debate again this weekend in flint, michigan. maureen? maureen: breaking news. from washington, d.c., police pursuit in southeast washington ended miles away in northeast. u.s. park police on the scene tracking a suspicious vehicle. after running the tags police say the vehicle is connected to a homicide. one man was taken into custody in the 200 block of kennelworth avenue. we will have an update as more information comes in. scott: this happened after a double shooting in southeast. what is unclear now is if this is all related. a woman rushed to the hospital and man was uncoa woman rushed l and man was unconscious when the paramedics arrived. maureen: our snow overnight given way to cloudy day and perhaps an improvement of things heading in the weekend. meteorologist steve rudin has ak loo at th

it's better. it's still chilly. the sun set for the day. temperatures will slowly fall. looking at the temperatures across the region now in the 30's. to around 40 degrees. 39 in falls church and springfield and chevy chase. waldorf to 38 degrees. most of your snow has already melted. if you want to wear shorts outside you have an opportunity in the next seven days. more coming up. maureen: thank you, steve. gun shoppe hits back against its critics. nova armory set to open a location in arlington. the owner is now verbally threatening the local opponents including residents. northern bureau chief jeff goldberg explains the owner is giving failg

local elected leaders. >> we don't think a firearm store fits there. >> but it is set to open soon and neighbors like natalie roy fight it saying the space was filled without warning. >> we are understandably upset. no discussion or conversation or heads up. >> the owner dennis pratt is moving forward and today he issued a press relief with a message for opponents attributing quotes to his daughter. 16-year-old lauren pratt, the so-called owner in training. as if infringing on my second amendment rights is not bad enough the action of the local crazies against our business is approaching the level of torturous interference. it's written by --

interference. >> they believe that they just higher protensity for accidents. >> that is outrageous. >> we spoke briefly with the store's owner who did not want to go on camera but tells he plans to open in two weeks. opponents meanwhile say they will continue to look for ways to prevent the store from opening including the potential legal actions. in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. maureen: thank you. smith and wesson the gun maker says the business is very good. firearm maker says the sales are skyrocketing. more than 60% over the

period from november through january. smith and wesson ceo says smaller handguns designed for concealed carry are among the most popular in the u.s. scott: next on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> i was surprised. l.a. police admitting one of their own had a knife from o.j. simpson's house for 18 years. what it means for simpson and the cop in the bizarre twist. alison: still ahead what the worst jobs for your health? three lines of work taking a toll on minds and bodies. >> meet trust the eagle. injured yesterday in mop mon county. now on the mend. thanks to special people. i'm brad bell. that story coming up.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. scott: there may be new evidence in the 20-year-old o.j. simpson murder case. police say someone who claimed to be a construction worker found a knife on simpson's former property and gave it to an lapd police officer who was working offdudety. that officer held on to it for two decades. they say they are now testing that nile for forensic evidence. >> he held on to it until just recently when we discovered that h

we have now recovered it within the last month. scott: police say even if the knife is linked to this case, simpson is forever off the hook because he has been acquitted of nicole brown simpson and her friend ronald goldman's murders. maureen: the prince county teacher's aide in child pornography case pleaded not guilty to federal charges. deonte carraway appeared in court for the first time since being indicted on new charges. carraway is accused of filming and engaging in sexual acts with 17 children. all under the age of 13. carraway was indicted last week on 13 federal counts of exploitation of 11 children. he faces 30 years in prison on each count. updating a story we brought you earlier this week. michael marshall who escaped from the northern virnia mental health institute is now again in custody. he was picked up in loudoun county last

next on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- an eagle, possibly hit by a car is now recovering. the men and women who found him and how they are nursing it back to health. scott: a chance of rain this weekend. will it affect your plans? we break down when it could arrive and how quickly things will dry out. robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports john paul jones and the women tourney. do they advance? bison gearing up for the meac tournament. we chat with them when "abc7 news at 6

it's about taking a stand. for too long, wall street banks had their way. they crashed our economy. but democrat donna edwards won't take their money because she stands up for us. as a single mom, she knows the challenges our families face. she'll be our voice. tightening regulations on the big banks

maureen: president obama signed disaster declarations today for maryland and the district. all related to the blizzard of 2016. which just happened a few months ago. a few weeks ago! that means federal funding will be available for state and local gots and some non-profit group -- local governments and non-profit group. scott: we now know when supreme court will hear bob mcdonald's appeal. april 27 at 10:00 in the morning. mcdonald was convicted on corruption charges. he accepted loans and gifts

but he maintains he provided no political favors in return. claiming everything he did was legal. noah's law is moving to its next step. maryland house committee passed the bill named for montgomery county police officer noah leotta who was killed while on d.u.i. enforcement late last year. the bill requires more convicted drunk drivers to use ignition locks and it now goes to the full house for a vote. senate committee will consider the bill next week. maureen: "7 on your side" with a health alert tonight. a new heart study says certain jobs could increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. the american heart association says jobs in sales, office support and food service are at the top of the list. they say 68% of the salespeople in the study had poor eating habits and 69% had unhealthy cholesterol levels. they also found 90% of the police officers and the firefighters were considered overweight or even

scott: well, bald eagle soaring through the sky can be an impressive sight. it's not often we get up close to one. but someone recently spotted a struggling eagle clearly hurt. brad bell introduces us to the people nursing an american treasure back to health. brad: even injured and huddling in a cage the bald eagle is a striking sight. piercing eyes. brilliant white head. >> they are huge. magnificent. brad: suzanne runs the owl moon raptor center and cares for all sorts of birds of prey but eagles remain special. >> beautiful bird. brad: this bird injured yesterday in potomac likely hit by a car. montgomery county officer control officer gill, the bird's rescuer. she netted it and got it in a blanket. that is when the maryland natural resource officer danny thomas arrives to help. >> i was surprised how large it was. the first thing i saw was the beak and the tall lons.

under control and officer gill names it trust. in god we trust. >> it exemplifies our country and the freedom and liberty and all that stuff. >> arriving at the schumacher sanctuary yet suffering soft tissue and perhaps internal injuries. today she seems to be feeling better. >> we are treating her with fluids and pain medicine and antiinflammatories to try to make her feel better. and give her some support. >> fortunately for trust right now the prognosis is good. waiting on the result of x-rays but there is hope for a full recovery. brad bell, abc7 news. scott: well, brad's story brings us to a check on the eagle cam. mr. president and the first lady protective of the eggs. laid in the nest at the national arboretum. abc7 first brought you the story on march 15. we're now two weeks away from seeing a couple of eaglettes. we

search-we have the link at wjla. search "eagle cam." nice. maureen: i don't know if we should refer to the january storm as the blizzard of 2016. there is a lot of winter still to come in 2016. steve: you think? in december. you are always looking ahead. maureen: yes. steve: my goodness! blizzard six weeks ago and they had to stay off. prince william county today they had the day off. they called it last night at 10:30. maureen: because of the snow? steve: because of the snow. maureen: okay. steve: my theory is if my mom can drive in it, anyone can go. go figure. kids were loving it on twitter. 41 degrees at reagan national airport. we look to the white house, the snow, what little bit we had is now long, long gone. if you are in prince william county i don't think you saw a lot down there either. 39 in leesburg. 37 in winchester right now. it's 37 in hagerstown. the same over in cumberland. show you what is going on with the wind spds

little bit. we don't have to worry about the extreme wind chill factors that we had earlier today when it felt a lot colder than the temperatures in the 20's. now that the winds ease it's still chilly overnight but they won't have a cold feeling on your face if you are out and about going to georgetown or to grab a bite to eat. 34 degrees is what it feels like leesburg now. wind chill factors hold in the 30's. satellite and the radar is well ways off.

if you head out you will need a jacket and you don't have to worry about a scarf and a thick hat. we will warm it up nicely through the mid-morning hours. future cast will show a few clouds here and there. sunshine to enjoy. and then the clouds will continue to increase throughout the day. and clouds come showers late tomorrow night and early sunday morning. all of this will move to the east. our skies will clear. high pressure will build in. a change in wind direction. a lot will happen here in terms of warming things up. big time. we start the warmer air on tuesday. we will see highs then in the lower 70's. by wednesday we are talking daytime highs around 75 degrees. in the next seven days lower 60's on monday. lo

and by thursday of next week a cold front moves through. dropping the temperatures to the 60's. there you have it. looks pretty nice out there for the next several days. maureen: great. no talk of blizzard anymore. steve: no, no, no. your wish is our command. maureen: oh, yes. scott: robert is here. let's talk about end of the commanding performance on the hard court. robert: tourney time. if you're not ready, get ready. losing the howard for the bison but the expectations are high. they hope to win the meac tourney. the g.w. women l

robert: tournament time starts tomorrow for the howard byson. a lot to brag about. all the losses are wiped away. two, they have a junior guard that is almost unstoppable. today they stopped by the studios for tourney talk. >> as tourney time approaches, so does the excitement of a new season. >> this is the third season which is within a season, which is the meac tournament. >> the goal, of course, to win the meac and earning an automatic bid to the ncaa tourney. >> at the end of the day, you know, you're on the floor and crying. you are hugging. now you are going to the ncaa

>> this year howard holds a secret weapon. you can call them a three-headed monster. the nation's leading scorer, meac player of the year and after this free-throw, howard's all-time leading scorer. he is 5'11", james daniel. >> is that in the back of your mind every time you play a game? >> no. i'm not thinking about leading the nation in scoring. just trying to get out there and put my guys in the best position to win. if this is me scoring it's me scoring. if it's me getting an assist, an assist. a steal, a steal. robert: with him having 27 a game the bison have a losing record of 12-19. but still a spirit of optimism. >> we have gone through all that. but they don't matter now. zero and zero now and we feel like we can win. we have as good of a chance as anybody else. robert: good luck to them. women's hoops the terps advanced to the big ten semi-finals after beating iowa 75-55. g.w. had no p

george mason. very talented fan there. closing seconds of the third. kelly dials it up. g.w. wins big. 78-48. they advance to the semi-finals. final note, wizards on the road against the cavs. hopefully lebron is not playing. caps host rangers at the verizon and we'll have highlights at 11:00. scott: keep the hope alive. we can still do this thing. robert: they are on a roll since the all-star break. scott: all right. looking good. maureen: steve? steve: we have a warming trend but not going to arrive here until monday. so we will be in the 40's tomorrow. showers late tomorrow night and early sunday morning. lower 60's on monday. look at tuesday. 72 degrees around 75 on wednesday. we have the first time this year we have been above 70 degrees. i like it. maureen: more to come. scott: nice. maureen: "world news tonight" with david muir is coming u

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several breaking stories this friday night. the o.j. simpson murder case. the lapd confirming they are now testing a knife, allegedly found buried at simpson's former estate. we ask, why is it just being tested now? the fallout after the republican debate. trump defending his own words on that stage. >> and he referred to my hands. if they are small, something else must be small. i guarantee you, there is no problem. i guarantee you. >> the urgent effort to block trump. with many asking, is this helping hillary clinton? the friday commuter nightmare. the storms. several chain reaction crashes. snow and ice sweeping through. the next system we're watching already. the cdc now on the scene tonight. the mystery illness in the heartland.