carrie spoke to the kids about the scare. >> max brought his car back to the exact spot he parked in last friday. his namesake 7-year-old max wasn't feeling well. >> i had a very very very bad cold. >> he was in the cvs 15 minutes. 17-year-old tracy kept her little brother occupied until both felt a jolt. >> the car started to lift up. i was, like scared. i looked out the back and then i saw the tow driver and then they opened the door and i said wait wait wait. >> we feel like somebody pride the car. >> an advance towing driver had hooked their car. max's shout stopped the pull. >> when i started crying he said -- he came to the door and said i'm sorry for freaking you out and then he went be back into the car and then he just drove away. >> that's about the time dad walked out of the store and found his son crying in the car. >> i was ticked off. i was very upset. i mean i got right on the phone to the tow company. >> deyo says the tow company owner promised to follow up but he hasn't heard back. >> i would like for them to be held accountable for the predatory practices that they are implementing for towing cars that are legally parked. >> i did hear back from advanced towing's owner and he claims the car was illegally parked. he added the vehicle had tinted windows, however, before removing the vehicle from its parking space occupants were noticed and the vehicle was never moved from its space. advanced towing was the subject of a news 4 story back in december,s too. that's when a woman complained her car was towed all the way back to the impound lot with her dog inside. >> well retail gun store here in the district there hasn't been one for decades, but police chief kathy lanier told news 4 the city's relaxed gun laws have not been a problem. she wouldn't object if a well-regulated gun store were to open here. she was also surprised at the number of people who have applied for gun permits. >> it's not the surge of people coming in and we're going to see thousands of concealed carry permits. it's just not happening. >> the district band handguns back in the 1970s until the supreme court ruled it unconstitutional in 2008. last year a federal court said the city could license but couldn't ban concealed -- people to carry weapons. well take a look at this close call for two people in arlington. their car crashed through a metal fence of a parking area and was left hanging over a ledge one story up. it happened at the carlton condominium high rice along four mile run. firefighters hooked a chain between the car and the fire truck. they cut through a fence to get to the two people. they got them out safely. it's model work to keep you safe. loud loudoun county has built a metro line in leesburg. the county has been installing tracks and fencing and a third rail system. they plan on using it to train firefighters to respond to fire and smoke emergencies. there are still a few years until the silver line expands through loudoun but the chief says he wants to begin training his hundreds of firefighters as soon as he can, especially after recent emergencies. >> the incident in january provided more of a realism that this is -- it can happen. it's not if but when. >> loudoun is buying old rail cars for the simulator at a cost of just $1 each. 1400 firefighters and first responders will train at that site. well it could get more expensive to shop and park in the district if new mayor muriel bowser gets her way. she submitted her first budget proposal. she wants to raise the tax in parking garages in lots by 4%. the money would go to fund metro. bowser is also calling for increasing the sales tax from 5.75% to 6%. here's what she plans to do with the money. >> we also wanted to live up to the expectations of residents to invest in new priorities and what we heard time and time again is that we have to dedicate $100 million every single year to affordable housing, we have to close d.c. general and we have to end homelessness. >> the budget still has to be approved by the council. for the first time in years three bald eagle nests have been spotted in d.c. and eggs may have hatched. news 4's chris gordon found out why the majestic birds came back to our area to raise their young. >> how long have you been tracking it? >> dan rouch began tracking a male bald eagle. he says he found a companion and they have a family. >> it's fantastic, are you kidding me? bald eagles raising their families. >> dan took these pictures of eagles nesting at the u.s. national arboretum, they're at the d.c. training facility and saint elizabeth's hospital. why have eagles returned? the district launched a major cleanup of the anacostia river years ago and now it a pooergs to be paying off. >> they're sustaining their families off the river. it was once known as one of the most polluted rivers in america. now it's sustaining an eagle population in d.c. >> the male is bringing it back and the female is always on the nest. sometimes they switch off. >> the public can't come here to the national arboretum. we got permission today to be in the bald eagles restricted zone. that's for protection. >> it's exciting especially being the capital of the u.s. there being a bald eagle, sort of a symbol of our national pride. >> each nest is 5 feet wide and 3 feet deep. the eagles should return and use their nests for 20 years. reporting from the national orboretum. channel 4. >> after chris's story aired, we got this from quantico marine corps base in virginia informing us there were several pairs of nesting eagles there as well. he is renovating a hotel in d.c. and now donald trump could help pull the northern virginia on the tennis map. we'll show you his facility next. it's a rare off season appearance for rg3. what brought the quarterback out to ride some roller coasters next. it's a bit of an interesting pair redskins quarterback rg3 joined governor larry hogan at six flags to launch a new anti-bullying campaign. the event stop bullying in its tracks is part of six flags campaign that will be at the park during spring break. they spoke to hundreds of children through anarundle and prince george's county. they made pledges on the 8 foot tall bullying stops with me wall. >> i'm very proud of all of you to be here today and for joining this effort to help stop bullying in its tracks. >> i'm here to tell you whether no matter you've been bullied or you have been a bully, you can change that. you can grow up to be whatever you want. >> the stop bullying wall will be available for park guests to make their own pledges through tomorrow. well some of maryland's earliest settlers came from one of the wealthiest and best-known families of that era. from now through december a baltimore exhibit is giving you a window into their lives as derek ward discovered. it's doing so by taking a closer look at their deaths. >> they lived to be about 60 a rare and ripe old age for a 17th century person. her husband phillip made it to 70. they were buried in led coffins instead of wood or simple burial shroud. >> they're so unique so rare that this had to be somebody really important to the state of maryland or the colony of maryland. >> even with their high status as the son and daughter-in-law of the lord baltimore, their remains wipe away the notions of an easy life. >> it meant that they didn't have any frills around here at all. >> ann calvert's femur bone showed a poorly set break. >> phil calvert's show he too, likely suffered from a fate common to the colonists. >> the other thing we see fairly readily is the lack of any care for teeth. >> calvert child buried along with the calverts believed to have have lived less than a year. the coffins are treasured for not only who's buried in them but what was inadvertently buried inside. a bit of the ecosystem. >> there were insects in the coffins. >> there are those that would call this nerdy and macab and they're wondering why those would carry so much about the 17th century. >> they began to create the world we're in now. >> what would they think about all of this? >> their attitude about death was different in the 17th century. then ours is now. they might find this extremely bizarre. >> the exhibit will remain at the maryland's historical society's headquarters and the then the could have fins go back to saint mary city to be intered. >> it's fitting. we've done a lot to continue the story and now these will go back to their original resting place. derek ward news 4. >> a new state of the art tennis center in loudoun county is sure to bring a national tennis audience to our area. donald trump, his son eric and serena williams cut the ribbon. they funded the $10 million tennis center in sterling virginia. donald trump's visit came putting him at the head of the pack for a hypothetical race. >> the country has to be fixed. it's broken and broken badly and i think people understand that that's what i do and i make things great. >> there are five indoor new quarts at the center. trump picked blue like that at the australian open won by williams. it's old-fashioned but it is helping hundreds get the care that they need desperately. when news 4 this week returns, we go on some house calls with a d.c. doctor. and they're already world series predictions. now the nationals have something else to look forwa ♪ ♪ wow something sounds sweet in here!!!! ♪ ♪ need a little honey in the bowl. yeah!!! badabopbopbopa!!! no? must be the honey!!! ♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love it here. we are never moving to the suburbs. we are never getting one of those (minivan). we are never having another kid. i'm pregnant. i am never letting go. for all the nevers in life state farm is there. in news for your home this week we meet a d.c. doctor who's making old-fashioned house calls. he says it helps give better treatment to his patients. it allows him to care for people who have been neglected by the system. >> hello, dr. brown. >> this is dr. earnest brown's office. there's no exam room no nurses no insurance forms to deal with. it's just him, his car, and a cell phone. >> i can go wherever the patient is. >> that's because he doesn't practice out of a clinic or a hospital he travels to his patients making house calls all over the d.c. area. he's been doing this for eight years and he says it actually helped him treat his patients better. >> for me, that's what medicine is about. it's about caring. i need to have that relationship for me to provide good care but also for me to feel professionally rewarded for the service that i provide. >> but there's one other thing that makes dr. brown different, he spends a lot of his time treating patients who can't afford care for free. >> the charity i do because there's a tremendous need for it. >> he says he can do this because he doesn't accept any insurance so he can earn enough income from his high end patients including heads of state, diplomats and guests at luxury hotels. >> i don't have a big, fancy home i don't have a boat my needs are very modest so i'm able to do that. she has muscle there. >> one of those patients in need is odessa harris of d.c. we went along with dr. brown as he checked in on her. her granddaughter told us the 81-year-old is bedridden, she has bed sorgs and suffers from alzheimer's disease and dementia. >> when my husband went out of town i couldn't get her to her position. >> a friend recommended dr. brown who immediately visited her. >> they came here and treated her like family. he didn't hear i don't got no gloves i don't want to touch her. he came in, shook her hand and touched her hand. >> on that same day we got to meet another patient of dr. brown's. >> hello, hello. >> 91-year-old walter johnson. >> money isn't an issue for this patient, but he has rheumatoid arthritis so severe he can barely walk. that makes getting out to the doctor's office nearly impossible. >> i don't have to change my clothes or anything and i'm ready to go and he comes. >> being able to see, you know patients in the way that they live it's -- it changes. >> what a remarkable doctor. dr. earnest brown says seeing a patient in their home can make a real difference in their care. it's an opportunity to make sure they have family and a support system. he can check on the food that they're eating and recommend changes. well it's a sport that we only hear about every four years, but when local gymnasts make a name in the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is staring you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs. repoeffects include vomiting, dry flaky skin diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. recommended by vets. loved by dogs. from the makers of frontline plus. without a doubt it's been a fun week for mets fans. it was gorgeous despite the loss. d.c. can look forward to hosting the all-star game in 2015. it's good for the city good for basketball and good for our economy. >> nationals park has already hosted a postseason. we think the all-star game will be another opportunity to showcase this fantastic facility. >> it's a city where, you know there's a lot of fun things to do. i'm sure the city will do a great job of hosting it. we're looking forward to it. >> if your' planning on heading to a game pack quarters. ddot says they will be enforcing parking meters around mets park. it includes all sundays and holidays when there is a game. the city does not enforce meters in the rest of the city often sundays and holidays. last year ddot stopped enforcing that. the first game that coincides with the holiday is april 16th. april 16th. if you don't pay you could get a ticket and have your car towed so make sure you check it out. a suitland high school student is taking the local gymnastics world by storm. jasmine captured 2016 scores. she finished first in bars first on floor, first in vault. this is a cell phone video of her bar performance, and because of her success yasman is now a part of the maryland states gymnastic team. she is qualified to participate later this month. >> this is what we go for all season. this is what we train for it. to be able to make it is a big deal for me. >> here's a look at yasmine's floor. she placed third in bars. way to go for both of them. that's all for "news 4 this week." i'm veronica johnson. be safe be kind be happy. bye-bye, everybody. check out the cherry blossoms. right now on news 4, light jacket weather. temperatures are a little chilly but chuck is timing out the warm up and he will let us know when we can lose the jacket and put on the shades. >> as a local police officer fights for his in the hospital new details on the search for the person who shot him. >> it is the last weekend to enjoy the gorgeous cherry blossom festival. there is still plenty to do. >> welcome to news 4 today. it has been a dreary week and weather has been all over the

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