domestic violence. two women were murdered while a child watched. maureen: brad bell has who the women were and what we learned about the suspect. brad? brad: breaking news is that the police announced that the suspect in this case has been found dead of what they believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound. he was found in virginia. he was up here on the third floor. he murdered his girlfriend. her sister and that all of that happened in front of his girlfriend's small children. tarekka jones smiles her facebook picture but her friends knew the 27-year-old mother of three had been in an abuseive relationship. they knew what court documents alleged that weeks ago, boyfriend kevin beat her and pointed a gun at her. made threats. >> if she knew, she woul

left. >> after reynolds was arrested, sources say she attended the bond review and telling the court she didn't want to pursue the charges anymore. he was released from jail six days ago. >> she bailed him out and she felt bad about it. i guess this is what happened next. >> the police believe at 10:30 last night reynolds was again at jones' cheverly's apartment. neighbors heard arguing and then three gunshot. >> by the time i put my pants on i heard three more bangs. brad: the neighbor doesn't want to be identified and he ran upstairs after hearing the gunshot and found tarekka jones and her sister jalisa walls-harris. this is her facebook page. both women dead. the crime witnessed by jones' young child. >> she wants people to know

>> the children, they are so young. how do they live without having a mother? she wanted to make something out of her herself. >> e is my best friend in school. she was nice and outgoing. she ain't deserve it. she didn't deserve it at all. brad: despite history of violence tarekka jones never sought protective order against reynolds. in cheverly, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: thank you. heartbreaking. there were growing calls in maryland now for tougher laws against domestic violence. today the state attorney for prince george's county testified on a senate hearing on the issue. angela alsobrooks told the lawmakers of the 189 murders in the county this year, seven of them were connected to domestic violence.

>> he was one of the two officers hurt in the deadly shooting that killed fellow officer ashley guindon. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg just sat down with the police chief to find out what is next for the injured officers and how the department is moving forward after the tragedy. jeff? jeff:

people to talk to family and friend and work through the grieving process. look at the police cruiser outside the headquarters covered with flowers and notes in honor of officer ginned -- officer guindon, the community is offering all the support. >> we are doing okay. this is a day-by-day kind of thing. jeff: nothing could have prepared the police for the sudden and the tragic loss of ashley guindon. the chief hudson says they have thrown tremendous resiliency. >> we'll be grieving over ashley and for a long time. jeff: officer ginned gipped -- officer guindon was shouted and killed on the first day of the street on a you inly sworn officer. she was 28 years old. two other officers were shot and injured. one officer was released last week and the other is receiving care with surgery to come.

really strong guy. >> 32-year-old ronald hamilton is accused of shooting the officers and shooting and killing his wife 29-year-old crystal hamilton. according to chief hudson all three officers were wearing bullet resistant vests. >> the bulk of the rounds did not strike the vests at all. >> officers never know what is around each corner or behind each door. but he says they have stayed strong and vigilant. that will not change. >> one of the things that any such tragedy says is cause us all to be even more introspective than normal to find out what we can do to make ourselves better moving forward. that will be part of ashley's legacy. >> chief hudson says a rifle and handgun were found at the scene at the shooting. the officials are not ready to say which firearm was used in the separate shootings. just one of the many details of the case still under review as this investigation

jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: the baltimore police officer awaiting retrial in the freddie gray case must testify against all the colleagues. that was handed down this morning by the court of appeals. the first trial ended in a hung jury and the judge told him he had to testify against two of the five colleagues on trial. with today's ruling he must testify against all five. leon: now to the race for the white house. republican front-runner donald trump pushing back against the comparisons of him and adolf hitler. he called the comparisons terrible in a phone interview on "good morning america." >> i don't know about the hitler comparison. i hadn't heard that. it's a terrible comparison. i'm not happy about that, certainly. i don't want that comparison. you know we have to be strong and vigilant. >> i do solemnly swear -- >> comedians , comen traitors have compared

action to that of hitler and his ally mussolini. trump has retweeted quotes from mussina. according to a 1990 "vanity fair" article his wife said he skept a book of hitler speeches at his bedside. two for tuesday for the candidates. this is all about the numbers and how they add up. the voters make the pick for president tonight. idaho and hawaii holding republican-only contest. in mississippi and michigan the both parties will be on the roads competing. now on the republican side. polls show donald trump leading in all the different sites. democratic front-runner hillary clinton also holding a lead as well. so stay with abc7 news. as soon as the voting is wrapped up today, the candidates will be handing to miami for debates tomorrow and thursday. our chief political correspondent is already there in miami. he is going to have a preview in an hour from

dangerous trend. new study shows that what you should be paying attention to when you are walking the city streets. maureen: also ahead the president wants billions to fight zika virus. but congress is saying not so fast. the holdup on the capitol hill next. >> why are the historic buildings in downtown d.c. up in the air? i'm stephen tschida. in a moment i'll fill you in and tell you where they are expected to land. >> today's high of 79degrees just a fluke or is it the beginning of a trend? i'll let you know in the forecast still to come.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. alison: the first lady -- maureen: the first lady michelle obama will represent the obama administration at the funeral of nancy reagan. leon: mrs. reagan died over the weekend at the age of 94. we have learned that secretary hillary clinton will be attending the funeral. flags across the country will remain at half staff until sunset friday. that is the day that mrs. reagan will be buried next to her husband in simi valley, california. nancy reagan will lie in repose for public visitation at the presidential library tomorrow and thursday. maureen: money to fight zika virus is held up in congress. president obama called for close to $2 billion in emergency

money should come from the funds not spent on the ebola virus. the white house says some money can be shifted but it's not enough. leon: coming up ahead at 6:00, the big name in hip top who now has a -- hip-hop who has a job at the kennedy center and the key things that are coming up this season there. maureen: "7 on your side" has answers to your questions in the national consumer protection week. we have experts in the newsroom waiting to take your calls. and questions. the number is on the screen. erin: i'm erin hawksworth. from phenom to forgotten man. later i'll sit down with the nats stephen strasburg as he prepares for the most important season of his

is to provide choicese the that offer youto help you the best pric,s quality and selection. you can save 30% or more. wegmans family pack. we do it because we're family too. leon: the number of pedestrians killed if traffic accidents jumped. the district of columbia reported 40% increase for first half of 2015. virginia saw 9% increase. distractions led to most of the deaths and includes distracted drivers

walking. alison: a sign of spring. metro will stop weekend work over the cherry blossom festival. stations around the stations will be crowded over the weekend so give yourself extra time headed that way. the national park service predict the peak bloom will come early between march 18 to the 23. you may have noticed that some buildings in downtown d.c. are literally up in the air these days. we sent stephen tschida to look for answers to why. and he tells us where they will finally be landing. stephen: they stood for more than 100 years. now the old buildings are flooding here. >> this is not a part i want to see. stephen: historic structure moved out of t

why not tear them down? >> they contribute to historic district. they can't be torn down. >> they have to been maintained. half a dozen old buildings are all deemed historically significant will find new homes in a maliceive development on new york avenue. >> a project with of 765,000 square feet of the office space. >> they will come back down to ground eventually in the same vicinity as the original locations. but with all new surroundings. stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: now for a phrase you and maureen never thought you'd hear. hip top is coming to the

kennedy center. rapper and the producer q-tip will join as the artistic director for the hip-hop culture and it will be added to the core programming the upcoming year. the center released details of the schedule this year and get this. more than 2,000 other performances happening in the 2016-2017 season. if you want to see the full list, go to wjla.com. it's posted there. maureen: classic hip-hop. doug: happy with what we had today? maureen: a lot of foams -- folks are happy. doug: when we get to the weekend it's still above average. let's get started and look now outside. the sun is down. but a lot of light in western sky. 68 now at the reagan international airport. the winds out of the south at 9 miles per hour. this afternoon we had a high of 79 at reagan national. 46 i

average is 53 and 25. we are in good shape here. we have more warm air in the south/southwest. 6:00 numbers the warm spot is fredericksburg at 74. baltimore at 71. 73 at andrews. annapolis at 63. they were cooler earlier but the problem is the bay water temperature is chilly, depending on the wind direction? you are near the shore of the bay, rapid change of the air temperature. we saw it at reagan national. the winds out of the south for a while and cooler. out of the west from crystal city. then they skyrocketed in the upper 70's. forecast lows tomorrow. western suburbs in the mid-40's. 48 in orange. 47 in stafford. 49 in woodbridge. area of high pressure off the coast. high pressure goes this ways, clockwise. we draw in southwesterly winds. ugly thunderstorms are pushing up now t

missouri. severe warnings on those. they won't affect us. the system will approach on friday. give us a chance of showers that could hang around. the day planner is nice. it will draw your attention. 80 degrees. last time we had a day in 80 was november around here. the average high through the next couple of days is 75 to 80 across the area. as far as the record. the record is 80. 83 at dulles. 84 in b.w.i. we could have a tie or break the record at the reagan national and dulles and b.w.i. we will keep track hour-by-hour tomorrow. the next seven days are impressive. 80 and 82. a change is coming our way friday. saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday. partly cloudy to start the weekend. mostly cloudy and unsettled with showers each day. look at the highs. colder to the mid-to-the upp

that is the latest. back to you. maureen: thanks. leon: who knew you were a q-tip fan. no idea. what is going on? erin: coming up, stephen strasburg is entering contract year. so how does he balance it all? well, i sat down with the nats pitcher coming up next. ♪

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erin: we begin with the nationals who are 6-1 in spring training. it's a good start for a club coming off a season where they didn't live up to the expectations. i sat down with stephen strasburg and asked him if he feels more pressure because of the contract situation. >> every year is big for me. i want to perform and help the team win games. i'm trying to treat it the same way and tune the noise out. keep focus on the task at hand. >> is that tough to do? how do you tune it out? >> tell me to stop asking questions about it. especially you seem like c

comfortable and at seize compared to when you first came. is that something you noticed about yourself? >> i might look comfortable. but i'm not. i will keep working hard. >> what makes you satisfied? >> a world championship. to pitch in the playoffs. erin: electric atmosphere in virginia. wakefield taking on l.c. bird. fakefield was down two in the fourth. cooper scores to tie the game at 44. so they take the lead on the free-throws. wakefield with a last chance. the finals tomorrow against potomac. wizards are in portland beginning a three-game road trip

it will be interesting to see them adjust without bradley beal who is out with a sprained pelvis. he can't kept a break. leon: the headline is you got stephen strasburg to laugh. i haven't seen that in five years. nice going. erin: thank you. doug: spring fever yet? maureen: we all do. doug: good reason, too. 47 to 54 overnight with mostly clear skies. the average low is 35. well above average there. tomorrow will be warm. near 80. that could tie a record. cooler and a morning sprinkle on friday. 68 degrees. over the weekend, chan of showers but it will remain mild with temperatures in 60's. tonight at 11:00, rudolph will have the latest on what is happening around here for the weekend to talk about the warm weather trend that will stick around a bit. maureen: we like that. "world news tonight" with david muir up next.

breaking news tonight. the first word from voters coming in right now. is the national race tightening for trump? at this moment, donald trump's pledge being compared to a nazi salute. also, we ask, is the math possible for bernie sanders, if hillary clinton wins tonight? and what sanders told us about helping clinton. also tonight, we're on the scene right now. the commuter train off the tracks. the rescue effort. more than 200 passengers. one car plunging into the water. we're tracking the deadly storms tonight. tornadoes hitting. neighborhoods destroyed. up to ten inches of rain from texas all the way up to illinois. breaking overseas, the american tourist killed. the images coming in. and your money. tonight, when is a deal not a deal online?