>> i felt this animal on me. i did not know what it was. jonathan: what it was was a raccoon with rabies in his bed. apparently it's not the only dangerous animal in our area. richard reeve has how the 75-year-old navy veteran fought act. richard: we are hearing so

warnings about rabid animals in the woods, but this is a different encounter. this gentleman walk up yesterday, 6:00 a.m., face-to-face with a rabid raccoon. clifton, virginia, has scenic woodlands, country charm, and one less rabid animal. >> i reached up and grabbed it. it turned out to be a raccoon. richard: this 74-year-old woke up in the morning to find one of these guys perched on his bed. exploring the kitchen and came upstairs to see what was going on. richard: he figures that he got into a crawl space in the basement and came up snares, -- and came upstairs, snacking along the way. >> this figure has nine puncture ones. richard: it kept biting until -- >>

the floor, stepped on him, and eventually broke his back. richard: park officials are posting warnings. at riverbend park, a fox bit a female jogger last week. >> about the only thing i could do was subdue him. richard: he says there is a lot healing ahead, but he is philosophical. >> that's what happens when you live in the country. richard: he says he killed the raccoon. county officials checked it out and confirmed, yes, it had rabies. the homeowner said it will take many weeks for his injuries to heal. live in great falls, richard reeve, abc 7 news. jonathan: what a difference 24 hours makes. on the left, snow falling in northwest washington last night. tonight, dry and cool. what do you need to know for the weekend? we would like more

and cool stuff. steve rudin has the forecast. steve: it will be dry most of the day tomorrow. tonight, going out late, it will be in the 30's. don't have to worry about rain. late tomorrow night, the windchill factor, not a problem at this hour, but the day planner shows temperatures tomorrow mainly in the 40's. in clouds begin to increase the middle of the afternoon, then a better chance of rain late tomorrow night into early tomorrow morning. frame,give you the time the freshly updated futurecast, plus what to expect next week. i promise warmer temperatures. a lot warmer. more on that coming up. jonathan: looking forward to that. the next phase of metro going paperless, not letting you use old fare cards to get into the system. stopends this weekend for if you still have money loaded onto those, don't throw them out. tom roussey explains that you can transfer those over? tom:

can, and i will show you how. metro open 40 years ago this month. the vast part of its existence, you had to use a paper fare card to get into the station. starting tomorrow, this is the last day it will work. sunday it will not work anymore. you will have to use the smartrip cards. >> i think i started back in the early 1980's when i started purchasing the paper cards. tom: he is glad that metro is ending the use of paper fare cards. >> the smartrip cards are better and more efficient. if you get them what, you are out of money. tom: not everyone is happy that as of sunday, the smartrip card will be the only option. for federals better employees, but for people who are visiting your here on vacation

them. tom: they have to spend the extra money on the card. >> exactly. tom: like it or not, paper fare cards ride off into the sunset saturday night. you may want to search if you have any with money still on them. >> i think i have a couple still in moduly drawer. tom: if you have these lying around the house, you can go to a metro sales office to get the money from them, or find one of these dark brown machines. you need a new smartrip card, you touch it here. then put the paper fare card into the machine. then all you have to do is touch the card again. it says "thank you," and the money is now on your smartrip card. tom roussey, abc 7 news. allowed: abc 7 cameras in

restaurant in germantown. nobody was hurt, but you see the damage, plowing into a booth. a building inspector was called in to make sure the building was say. the restaurant will be under repairs for a while. expect delays on the metro, track work all across the lines. on the green line, buses will replace the trains between navy yard and congress heights full stop so over lines will run on a limited basis. -- navy yard and congress heights. silver lines will run on a limited asis. -- on a limited basis. be delays. a police pursuit starting in southeast washington and it miles away in northeast. one man was taken into custody in the 200 block of kenilworth avenue. after running the tags, the police a the vehicle is connected with a murder a most two weeks ago. killed in february. as

are working to find out if you will be facing charges. all of this happened shortly after nonrelated double shooting on 23rd street in southeast. one man dead, a woman rushed to the hospital, alert when the police and paramedics got there. we are standing by for an update on her condition and more information about the shooting. isairfax county teacher facing assault and battery charges. 64-year-old eric pittelkau was arrested after being accused of touching a 16-year-old student who was not injured. eric pittelkau turn himself in today. police in northeast are looking for two men who assaulted a woman early this morning on hays street. the menice a that pulled a gun, through the woman to the ground, and sexually assaulted her. night,te on a story last the search goes on for a second man in a nasa shooting that took lace last night. --

in a manassas shooting that lace last night. the neighborhood was locked down. man was arrested near potomac mills mall in woodbridge. the police are trying to figure out who the second person is. if you have information, they would like to hear from you. a prince george's county teacher's aide accused in the current is child pornography case has pled not guilty to federal charges. deonte carraway appeared in court for the first time since being indicted on new charges. the is accused of filming and engaging in sexual acts with 17 children, all of them under the age of 13. deonte carraway was indicted last week on 13 federal counts for exploitation of 11 children. he faces 30 years in prison on each count if convicted. a gun store set to open in arlington is fighting back against its critics. nova armory issued a press release threatening local opponents, including residents,

with legal action, all in response to a letter written two weeks ago by local politician. the members asked the store's landlord to reconsider the decision on leasing the space. residents agreed. >> we are upset. no conversation, no heads up. nobody is going to bully our neighborhood. that's outrageous. jonathan: the gun store owner says they will open in about two weeks. if they have to take legal action, they say they will. noah's law is moving to its next step. a montgomeryd for county police officer killed while on dui enforcement last year. convictedequires more drunk drivers to breathe into an ignition device before the car will start. the senate committee will also consider the bill sometime next week. dr. ben carson

formally suspending his campaign tonight. at the national harbor, he told the crowd the math was not happening. he climb to second place in the national polls, but that did not last long. chief political correspondent scott thuman went one-on-one with carson wednesday. see that interview on our website, wjla.com. to seeople go to cpac the presidential candidates. donald trump, who was on the schedule tomorrow come is a no-show. he will attend rallies in kansas and florida. he is the only presidential candidate who is not showing up for cpac. was going to be there, then changed his mind for stop hillary clinton seem to share the same sentiment as a lot of people last night during the gop debate. she was thoroughly unimpressed with the candidates bickering. the image of clinton is originally from her capital here hearing on the benghazi -- on

benghazi attacks. coming up -- >> i was really surprised. jonathan: a lot of people surprised. i retired los angeles police department turns over a knife that he said he found in o. j.'s home. jumps a curb outside of a seattle gas station and plows into a gas pump. the driver survives the explosion.

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>> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00, on your side. crazy video from seattle, a fiery crash at a gas station in everett, washington. the driver survives, but the police say the driver may have full and asleep. it took him 40 seconds to get out of the car after the crash. the weather customers were injured, but it did damage the gas pumps. just like that,

1990's wars back to life in a bizarre twist. a retired l.a. police officer turns over what he says is a knife that may have been found in o.j. simpson's old home, buried. was it used in the double murder? that is the big question. it's not likely, but the police right now are testing the knife. >> not guilty of the crime of murder. reporter: the o.j. simpson trial was settled decades ago, but today a new twist. alleged knife may have been recovered possibly in connection with the o.j. simpson case. the los angeles police department say the knife was found by construction worker on oj's business property in the late 1990's. the estate was demolished in 1998. >> this individual wanted to turn it over to law enforcement. its ter:

evidence. a retired lapd officer which allegedly given the knife and held onto it for 18 years. o.j. simpson was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbing death of nicole simpson and her friend, ron goldman, and continues to proclaim his innocence. many tv viewers reliving the miniseries,ew fx "the people versus o.j. simpson." father goldman's talking to "the l.a. times." as for what the new discovery could mean? >> double jeopardy. he was tried once and acquitted. you could never try him again. reporter: law enforcement sources say over the years investigators have looked at up to 159 knives. none of them were involved. jonathan: a phone scam

war grandmother was called and told that her grandson was in jail and she needed to purchase itunes gift cards to get him out. the police are investigating, but they are also putting out the word to let others know. just hang up if you get that call. signed disaster declarations for maryland and the sea related to blizzard -- related to blizzard 2015 in maryland and the district. there snow removal budgets were blown. they spent five winters worth on that one snowfall. the districtday had 200 trucks ready to go. jonathan: they did not want to be caught like they were last time for stop the other thing, a school district canceled today? steve: prince william county.

pictures. jonathan: did they even have snow? warm-up onave a huge the way next week. 39 degrees at reagan national. the high made it up to 42, 10 degrees below average this time of year. the next few days, much warmer air across the mid-atlantic. 37 leesburg, 36 frederick, 34 andrews, 38 degree southern maryland where they had quite a bit of snow. st. mary's county, 5, 6 inches from the storm. ast of you saw a coating to little over an inch. little overed a five, making it feel cooler, but not a lot of super cold air, nor a tremendous amount of mild air. that will change. the satellite and radar, the next weather maker across the great lakes will take a did to the south, moving overhead tomorrow night.

snowf rain, may end as wet saturday night, but not worried about any accumulation. going out tonight come early tomorrow morning, it will be fine, mainly dry, skies beginning to clear. we fall into the middle 20's north and western suburbs, 32 to 35 inside the capital beltway. the wind begins to settle down. tomorrow morning, sunshine. farmers market, taking the dog out for a walk, grabbing coffee, jogging, it will be sunny early on. clouds increase, then the clouds will decrease the head of the system moving through late tomorrow night into early sunday. scattered showers off to the west moving overhead. a little bit of light snow near baltimore, prince george's county, college park for stop not going to amount to a lot. out of here early sunday morning. clear asskies begin to we get the push of much warmer air. daytime highs tuesday in the

wednesday, we are talking 75 degrees for the daytime high in washington. tomorrow, cooler, upper 40's. the clouds move in later in the day. the seven day outlook, morning showers, possibly a snow flurry, then we are back and the 70's -- not back into the 70's, in the 70's tuesday and wednesday. the first time this year at 70 degrees-plus. two days in a row. jonathan: that is exciting news, the fact it is friday is exciting. a rough night? ok, it's still good. the capitals hosting the rangers tonight. and the wizards try to keep their hot streak going against the cavs tonight.

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local toyota dealers. we start with hockey, the capitals trying to make it three wins in a row, hosting the rangers at verizon. top shelf, his 19th of the season. we are tied at 2-2. 17 seconds into the third, spins, fires, scores. caps lose, 3-2. now the next four games are on the road. coach: we have been home for a while. we may be a little stale. seeill get on the road and if we can pull our game back together. wizards on the road tonight against the cavs. lebron was playing tonight. he had 19. third quarter, the cavs running away with it. kyrie irv

smash. the wizards get blown out. the terps women were off to a good start, taking the big ten title. that does not matter anymore. quarterfinalsment , the terps up seven. off the miss, brionna jones, offensive board, get off me! maryland advances, 75-55. gw had no problems against george mason in the a-10 tournament. you like this, steve. that was three of her 14. gw wins big and they advanced to the semifinal. nats continue in vera, florida. -- viera, florida. that is deep to write, long gone. three run shot for stop the marlins come

expected to have another procedure done on his clavicle and ms. six to eight -- to eight weeks. jonathan: you were saying that steve would like the band? robert: because he is a nerd. steve: i think bandmembers are cool. jonathan: i will just sit back and watch these guys go at it. up, amazon removes the privacy feature from the

>> 3, 2, 1. liftoff. jonathan: a successful launch for the spacex falcon nine rocket. two, landing the rocket on a barge in the ocean, that did not go well. was notk says there much chance of a successful landing this time, but the next launch should be much better. 7 on your side with a consumer alert -- amazon has disabled encryption from the kindle fire tablet. that means that what you have saved on the device cannot be hidden in a way that only allows you to access it. othersan

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jonathan: we had a blizzard, cold temperatures, some upswings, but we are turning the corner? steve: the warmest air of the year. it will improve a lot. unfortunately, not tomorrow. upper 40's, showers late in the day and tomorrow night. tuesday and wednesday next week, in the 70's. jonathan: the best part is it's friday. have a great weekend. be safe. enjoy the outside. the weather is not too bad. steve: it will be dry during the

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