which will be on the increase throughout the afternoon that will warm us up well into the 70s. by noontime, around 70. afternoon temperatures should top off in the mid 70s to upper 70s in some of the warm spots and we'll remain dry throughout the day. anywhere from the mid to upper 70s expected. maybe slightly cooler along area waters. winds switching out of the west, so no bay breezes to keep us on the cool side. another day of above-average temperature, and that will be the trend throughout the week. back to you. >> can't wait to hear that. thanks. >> we are following breaking news from wheaton this morning. that's where a police officer was killed when his car ran off the road. the crash happened early this morning on randolph road. derrick ward has more details from the accident scene.

what a tragic loss this easter monday. >> reporter: indeed it was. there's more now in the way of details. you are look east down randolph road. this is the scene of that crash that occurred before dawn this morning. montgomery county police brought in the park police helicopter, flew over the scene, one of the investigators on board, so they could get an ariel view of the crash scene. it happened as several officers were responding to a call for assistance from another officer. they were on the scene of a fight involving several people. the road takes a slight bend and there's a downgrade, it don't seem particularly hard to navigate, but that makes this even harder to determine what happened. we have more from captain paul stark

starks. >> it happened about 2:21 this morning. the officers were responding to a fight call that involved a large number of people. one of the officers who was responding was traveling westbound on randolph road. as he approached denly road and randolph road, his vehicle left the roadway, struck a tree. he was severely injured and taken to holy cross hospital where he succumbed to his injured. >> reporter: there were several officers responding to this call. other officers responding to the scene called this in, he was take bin ambulance from here and pronounced dead at holy cross hospital. the officers in this district are shaken by this. in fact, they were given the rest of the shift off so they could go to the hospital to deal with the grief. officers were brought in from other districts to cover for them. the investigation continues into this crash. the identity of the officer is

not released, we are told, however, is he a seven-year veteran of the force. back to you. >> thank you very much. on tuesday, family and friend also pay last respects to a teen killed in the mass shooting in southeast washington. tavon nelson was just 17 years old when he died. h nine people were shot last tuesday night, four, including nelson were killed. police charged three people in those shootings. they are looking for a fourth suspect. today is easter sunday, the holiest day on the christian calendar. people are celebrating around the world and right here in the d.c. area. thousands of people attended a sunrise service at the lincoln memorial this morning. here's a live look from the city camera. the service was organized by capital church in vienna, an interdenominational

congregation. >> many gathered for a sunshirie ceremony at the garden tomb, some believe it is the burial site of jesus. in vatican city, the pope said easter bris a message of pardon, goodness and truth to safering world. the pope decried the suffering of christians in pakistan and el elsewhere because of religious persecution. he also remembered the earthquake victims in haiti and chile. the pope did not make reference to the priest sex abuse scandal. there were words of support, but they were directed to the pope himself. >> reporter: under umbrellas,

they gathered for mass. throughout the services, familiar rituals commemorating the last days of jesus, the pope never mentioned the crisis, but other dchlid. a stark contrast to the pope's preacher who on good friday compared the attacks on the pope to the persecution of jews, parking outrage. >> shows the depth of ignorance in the church, church leaders, and what anti-semitism is about, because there is no comparison. >> reporter: in an interview with the bbc, the archbishop of canterbury criticized how the church handled the crisis in ireland. >> an institution so deeply

bounded to the life of society. suddenly becoming some credibility. that is not just a problem for the church but a problem for erybody. >> reporter: on saturday, dublin's catholic archbishop fired back. >> it's very damaging for those trying to restore credibility to be wiped off with a general comment like that. >> reporter: by the end of the day, the archbishop of canterbury apologized. today the pope prayed for the middle east, iraq, the earthquake devastated countries of haiti and chile, but not a direct word about those abused by priests. >> ann thompson, nbc news, rome. today, the big game is set. we know who is heading to the ncaa championships.

>> reporter: good morning. your sports minute on this easter sunday begins with the final four and the national championship is set. duke against west virginia last night for the chance to advance. the blue devils downed the mountaineers, 78-57 thanks in pa to john shier. he scored 23 points. duke will go for its fourth national championship in school history. duke will meet underdobutler on monday night. the hometown bulldogs beat michigan state 52-50. sophomore gordon heyward led the way scoring 19 points. butler wins its 25th straight game and will appear in the ncaa title game for the first time in school history. on the ice, capitals in columbus. alexander semin scored his 38th goal of the season, the caps win it 3-2 setting a franchise record with their 51st victory. in baseball, the nationals wrapped up spring training against the red sox yesterday. kevin youkilis hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the sox never looked back. the nats fall 6-1. opening day is monday against the phillies. that's your sports minute. him hakem dermish. have a happy easter. >> thank you.

well, with you now know wizards guard gilbert arenas will serve his time at a halfway house in montgomery county. he pleaded guilty back in january to possessing a gun without a license. a judge sentenced him to 400 hours of community service and 30 days in a halfway house. arenas will serve his time at the montgomery county pre-release center, it's a minimum secure facility which allows residents to leave for work or community service. arenas' arrival date has not been released for security reasons. but it is expected to happen soon. new this morning, keep an eye on your bank account if you use the atm at congressional plaza in montgomery county. police say they founa device on a wachovia bank atm in the 1600 block of rockville pike in rockville. an alert citizen saw some sort of skimming device saturday night. police are trying to figure out what that device is the bank has been notified. if you used at atm, check for strange activity on your account. >> the time is 9:08.

>> this is the brake, this is to go. when you hit this, it makes, like, vroom vroom. >> the parents of an 8-year-old regretting they taught him what the go button does. wait until you find out where he was going. >> that's not a way to get out your aggression. >> yeah, the invention of pizza. how it came about. >> okay a little lesson coming up. >> and will this wonderful weather hold out for easter sunday? how about the work week? justin's forecast coming up. can i eat heart healthy without giving up taste?

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watch that back. yes miss maybelle. principal ella get more classrooms. aim high. fill-out your census. we can't move forward until you mail it back. yes miss maybelle. welcome back. supreme court justicedown paul stevens says he will definitely retire while president obama is in the white house. in fact he will most likely step aside in the next year that will leave the door open for the president's second supreme court nominee. his first nominee, sonia sotomayor replaced david suitor last year. at age 90, justice stevens is the oldest member of the court. stevens says he will decide soon whether he'll step down this year or early in 2011. > the cherry blossom festival is drawing thousands to the nation's capital. but the large crowds are making it hard to get around the dr

district. >> normally we advise you to take public transportation. >> reporte during the day, the tidal basin was packed with people, traffic in the area was gridlocked. tourists converged to see the cherry blossom trees. >> by evening the crowds had thinned, but there were still people walking around the basin, taking in the beauty of the trees on a gorgeous easter weekend. >> well, it's almost over and i'm leaving back home in 19 days. i decided to come for the last time and get a good look at it. >> going to miss it? >> i am going to miss it, yeah. it looks so nice. >> reporter: for tse who tried to drive here it was all but useless. many motorists found themselves stuck in cars. it seemed the best way to get around was on foot. >> what did you think of all the people. >> it's crazy today. yesterday as well. we went to the zoo.

>> reporter: visitors say the metro stations were packed as well, so many tourists heading to the mall and other destinations. some were inconvenienced when a bomb threat and suspicious package closed the pentagon city metro station for two hours. but for most people, the difficulty in getting here was worth the trouble to see the blossoms in pink bloom. >> it was very romantic. the trees -- and you're sitting on the green lawn, too many people. i would have preferred to be a little more alone. >> reporter: what did you think of washington today with all of the people? >> a little too much. a little crowded. >> reporter: the cherry blossom festival has been excellent for tourism. some tourists tell us they got some great package deals to stay at area hotels for the weekend. at the tidal basin, darcy spencer, new4 today. the nice thing about the festival, the weather has been so great, every day, tons of people because you don't have to worry about it.

>> even at night, walking around. lovely. the fireworks. you heard the fireworks last night. >> i did. i'm sure people enjoyed if they were trying to hear the fireworks. >> it's 9:14 now. let's check in with justin. another beautiful day ahead? >> you got it. temperatures soaring into the 70s today. gets even hotter as we head to the upcoming work week, then we will talk about rain chances as well. that's coming up in the complete forecast when we return

monday morning on news 4 today, time to get rolling with the whe house easter egg roll. if you didn't get tickets, don't worry. we'll take you there live. also coming up monday morning, take me out to the ball game. even if you don't care about the game, we'll have information you'll want to know. news 4 today starts 30 minutes earlier. see you monday morning at 4:30 a.m. a few more details for you. the white house easter egg roll is tomorrow. the largest public event held at white house each year. about 30 thousand people expect to the south lawn for music and activities and of course actual egg roll -not an egg roll. >> not a chinese egg roll. yeah. >> there will be activities promoting healthy living and

exercise. the egg roll dates back to 1878. you can visit nbcwashington.com for a behind-the-scenes look. we'll have exclusive video and live tweeting. >> last year we had the hats, this year the bonnets. it is 9:19 now. you want to check in with justin? >> let's do it we have that summer feel for your easter sunday. good news is it will be sticking around. just a great start this morning if you're heading off to church early or just doing some traveling with friends and family across the area. no problems on the roadway as far as weather conditions, i'm sure the traffic will be heavy throughout the day today. folks out for early morning jog or bike ride. and why not. just a gorgeous morning. temperatures in the 60s across most of the viewing area. we had some fog on the eastern shore, that is quickly

dissipated. now just mainly sunny skies. light breeze out of the northeast, 3 miles per hour. if you remember last year, easter sunday, much cooler. we had a high temperature of 54 degrees. again, with that sun, it's already warming most areas up to the mid 60s, just off to the south and west, fairfax county, fauquier county, just to the north as well. montgomery county, in the low 60s. similar conditions over in prince george's county as well. down in southern maryland, no influence of the bay now. enough of an off-shore wind keeping temperatures there on the mild side at 63. live look at doppler radar. no problems. we had a cold front come through about an hour or two ago didn't notice a whole lot of change to the weather, did bring clouds in. they have diminished. lots of warm air situated over the eastern u.s. and even behind the cold front, temperatures really don't drop off. over the past 12, 24 hours, we

had a decent amount of clouds come through, now a few scattered clouds as that front is crossing the viewing area. behind it, not much of a change in the air mass. it will continue to eat up more as we head into tuesday and wednesday. if you are a fan of summer-like weather, you will enjoy this forecast coming up. high pressure situated off the east coast continuing to dominate our weather through today and tomorrow. a little weak disturbance will try to come through the jet stream monday night bringing clouds. future cast shows a few showers, possibly in the mountains. most areas should be dry. tuesday remaining sunny again. for your easter sunday, again, there's a few clouds going on currently, but that will give way to mostly sunny skies. 73 to 78 for the high temperatures. your monday forecast, mix of sun and clouds, 78. opening day for the nationals against the philadelphia phillies at 1:00, tuesday and wednesday, low 80s, possibly mid 80s in the warm spots.

certainly a summer-like feel there. thursday and friday, timing uncertain now, another front will approach us. looks like later thursday into friday, the chance of rain showers, high also fall back to the 60s. yes, we'll feel colder. average highs should be in the 60s and that's where we will be mid week. >> looks like it's warming up quickly now, justin. >> not dealing with the low clouds and fog, so much warmer now. >> a special anniversary and the history of pizza. here is pat lawson muse with kid's post. >> this week on kid's post a birthday surprise, through a poet's eyes, and pizza pies. joining us once again is tracy grant of "washington post" kid's post. how are you today? >> good. >> kid's post is celebrating an important milestone. >> that's right. as any kid knows, the 10th birthday is a big deal when you

hit double digits. this week kids post turning 10. our first edition featured a name that was very much in the news back then, elian gonzalez, the story of the cuban boy. so we will take kid tlaus bit of the history. over the years, we wished more than 25,000 kids a happy birthday. we tracked down the first child we wished a happy birthday to. talk about feeling old, she will now graduate next month from the university of virginia. >> that's great. >> terrific. >> you now have history. let's talk about a children's poet. >> mary ann hoperman is a childrens laureate. we know people love to read poetry and write poetry, and she gives kids advice about how to tap their inner poet. >> that has a ring to it.

finally to a food that kids and adults love to eat. >> pizza pie. who doesn't like pizza pie? on monday, we answer the question who invented pizza. and pizza actually started out in naples, italy, in the 1700s. very different from what we experience now, just a bread with some butter and garlic on it. it's blossomed into a food phenomenon and more than 14 billion pieces of pie are eaten in the united states every year. which may be a little much. >> my gosh, that's a lot. we could all use a little less of that. >> probably. >> but it sure is good for fun, family activities, visit nbcwashington.com or washingtonpost.com and click on kids post that is kids post on tv this ek. i'm put lawson muse. >> this is not a fun family activity. you would be hard-pressed to find an 8-year-old who doesn't

like toy cars, but this 8-year-old decided it was a good idea to hop behind the wheel of a real car, his parents minivan. he says he was trying to help them out. >> reporter: the skid marks show an accident from a trip that came up a little short. turns out, that's not all that is a little short. >> this is the brake, this is the gas. >> reporter: so was the driver. 8-year-old jordan winter who shows us how he had to stand up to reach the pedals and hey, since he already knew how to have fun. >> i scared the cat. the cart heard vroom vroom. >> reporter: so why not go for a little ride. before it was over, he scared more than the cat. >> i kept heading towards the ditch, and i had to turn. then i crashed into a -- almost

crashed into the -- >> reporter: telephone pole? >> telephone pole. >> reporter: this is the van he was driving. his parents van. they were still asleep when jordan took off and got a wake-up call that was a wake-up call. >> i got woken up by the sheriff knocking on our door. >> reporter: james crouch said he was trying to be helpful. >> he wanted to get gas in the van for us. he was still in his jammies. >> reporter: jordan didn't make it to the gas station. in fact, he only travelled about a hundred yards or so altogether. but he will get mileage out of what he learned today. >> did you learn a lesson out of this? >> yeah. >> what's the lesson? >> never to drive unless you're 16. >> the towns local paper reports that jordan is likely to be cited for driving without a license. esson learned. >> 9:26 now. coming up, a wednesday's child you have got to see. a girl who survived living in a

war zone and is looking for a permanent home. and an activity associated with slumber parties. a worldwide pillow fight.

good morning. welcome to news 4 today. i'm kberly suiter. >> it is easter sunday, april 4,

2010. the news is ahead, first a quick check of the forecast. justin drabick is here with a look at that. already warming up there. >> temperatures will soar back to the mid and upper 70s today. unlike yesterday when we were dealing with low clouds and fog, today a didn't story, plenty of sunshine to go around. a quick warm-up and then the mercury will climb on the thermometers. widespread low to mid 60s. heading into noontime, we should be around 70 degrees. a few scattered clouds around. those will thin out as we had a dry cold front swing through. 70s around the washington area. areas to the south and west will make it back to the upper 70s. conditions even warm up more heading through the upcoming week as we break 80 degrees. all those details coming up. >> thanks. >> sure.

following breaking news from wheaton this morning, that's where a police officer was killed when his car ran off the road. the crash happened on randolph road. news 4's derrick ward is live at the accident scene. good morning. >> reporter: investigators remain on the scene of this accident. we are in the 3000 block of randolph, adjacent to glenn mark park. the accident happened just before 2:30 this morning. in the early morning hours, after sunrise, the investigation went airborn. they used a u.s. park police helicopter to take one of the investigators up to get a look, overall look of the accident scene. the car remains wedged between the guardrail and several trees here. this accident occurred as officers were responding to a call from other officers, a call for assistance for an incident

involving several individuals nearby. we hear more details on what happened from montgomery county police spokesperson, captain paul starks. >> it occurred at about 2:21 this morning. there were several officers en route to a fight call that involved a large number of subjects. one of the officers was westbound on randolph road. as he approached denley road on randolph road, his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. he was seriously injured, was taken by fire rescue to holy cross hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. the reasons for his vehicle leaving the roadway are still under investigation. >> again, other officers who were responding to this call were the first on the scene. they administered first aid to the officer and called it in and stayed with him until the ambulance came, but he was pronounced dead at holy cross

hospital. he is a seven-year veteran of the force. back to you. >> a tragedy on any day, but especially this easter morning. thanks for your reporting. in california, polices are looking for the man who opened fire inside a restaurant and killed four people in the middle of the day. this happened at a mom and pop mediterranean restaurant saturday afternoon. police say the shooting appears to be random. police are trying to figure out a motive two people remain in the hospital. suicide bombers killed at least 30 people and injured more than 160 people in iraq. three car bombs went off outside the german, egyptian and iranian embassies in baghdad. the attacks happened within minutes of each other. tensions have risen since the march 7th parliamentary elections. iraqi officials warn the violence could escalate. in russia, an explosion caused a freight train to

derail. it happened earlier this morning. police say an explosi blew up and destroyed railway tracks and derailed eight freight cars. the soyuz spacecraft docked at the international space station overnight. an american student and two russian cosmonauts joined three other crew members already at the iss. nasa plans to launch shuttle "discovery" tomorrow morning, that crew will dock at iss for a 13-day mission. the time period will mark the first time four women are in space at the same time. it's 9:34. a girl with an amazing story. she endured a war, a refugee camp before making it to the united states. how you can give her survival story a storybook ending. and the weather has been absolutely gorgeous, but all good things must come to an end. justin will have the full

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this week's wednesday child is a lovely teenager who has been through a lot in her short life so far. >> she escaped depth in a far-off country, made it to this

country and feels if her luck holds out she'll soon have a permanent loving family. she came here to news 4 the other day. here is barbara harrison. >> hi. >> hi. >> i'm barbara. so glad to see you. welcome to channel 4. i hear you are interested in tv. is that right? >> yes. >> reporter: inside the nbc 4 control room we got a picture of tom kierein ready to do a weather forecast. >> one minute. >> reporter: so we hurried to the storm center. tom, hi. >> hi. >> hi. >> reporter: she would like to watch you do your cut-in, if you don't mind. >> clouds moving iover. >> reporter: she's 14 years old. she came to this country nine years ago as a refugee from sierra leone. she's now in foster care. >> she has been in foster re two years. our goal right now is to find her an adoptive home. >> reporter: she asks to see the

news 4 studio, a temporary one, until our new one is built which is under construction right now. the cameras was rolling when she told me a little of her story. beginning in war-torn sierra leone where she says she was lucky to escape the killings. you had quite a traumatic situation as a young child. >> yes. >> reporter: do you know who saved your life? >> well, i was put in a refugee camp. >> reporter: she says from there she was able to come to this country. and she says she is working hard in school here. >> achieve my goals. >> what are your goals? >> go to college and be a volleyball coach. >> reporter: do you play volleyball now? >> yeah. >> reporter: are you good at that? >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: her other goal is to become a lawyer. to help kids like herself. >> help kids. get them in foster care if they are being abused. >> reporter: social worker amy thomas says the goal is to find a permanent adoptive home for her. >> we're just looking for a loving, nurturing home. really somebody that can give her a stable environment.

she deserves a family. >> adoption is to live with a family, not move from place to place. it's actually stay with the family, do what a family does together. supporting each other. trying to figure out problems. i would love that. >> reporter: a permanent home would be the perfect end for her story. barbara harrison, new 4 for wednesday's child. >> three, two, one. we're done. >> good behind-the-scenes look at channel 4. if you have heart in your room, if you have room in your heart and home, call or adoption hotline, 1-88-to-adoptme. >> 20 minute now before 10:00 on this beautiful sunday morning. >> justin drabick has our forecast. justin? we'll see justin in a minute. he's probably sticking his head outside to take in the

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the time is 9:43. we need to check in with justin, a gorgeous dayahead. >> perfect for your easter sunday. good morning, everyone. a great start to the day. unlike yesterday, temperatures actually warming up fast right now. we don't have any fog and low clouds to deal with. that's good news. if y have plans go outdoors,

or just some traveling, all is good on the local highways. outside, live look now. plenty of activity across the tidal basin, why not with this perfect weather. if you can't get outside today, you will get your chances over the next few days. looking at a great forecast. temperatures currently, national airport at 60 degrees. light northeast breeze coming in at about 3 miles per hour. last year we had a high of 50 degrees. today, if we can make it to 73, which i'm sure we can with no problem that would be the warmest easter in the past ten years. breaking record numbers here as far as easter weekend. current temperatures across the rest of the region, mid 60s to the south and west of us, virginia, piedmont, culpepper, 64 degrees. one cool spot, winchester, martinsburg, cooler there, lower 60s. we are not feeling any influence from the bay breezes at all. most likely we will not because

our winds should be out of the northwest moving off land, off shore. that's good news there. doppler radar keeping thing dry. we had a cold front come through, but no moisture with it dry with a few clouds around. let's compare the temperatures this time yesterday. eight degrees warmer than 24 hours ago, that's because the absence of the low clouds and fog it is cooler out towards west of the appalachians, towards the ohio valley. that's because the air mass has cooled off behind the front, still temperatures well above average. we have another round of heat building our way coming in for tuesday and wednesday. still warm behind this frontal passage a few mid to high level clouds outside now, as the front moves off shore, skies will clear out more by the afternoon. high pressure off the east coast will bring a nice southerly flow for the next several days. one little fly in the ointment, monday night some clouds, maybe a shower in the mountains, but i

think most areas will be dry. that disturbance moves off shore by tuesday morning. for today a few clouds around, becoming mostly sunny everywhere by the afternoon. mid to upper 70s for highs. monday's forecast, mix of sun and clouds warmer, 75 to 08 for the warm spot. for the seven-day forecast, we are dealing with a few more clouds for later monday, opening day, nationals, phillies, very warm upper 70s. then we will turn the heat on tuesday and wednesday. abundant sunshine. low 80s for the afternoon high temperatures. even the nighttime lows drop to about 60 degrees. thsday, we'll watch the next storm system approach us. another cold front looking to bring showers in here late thursday night into friday. the timing right now uncertain, but we'll take it. a nice stretch of weather we had over the past several days. >> just appreciate the first part of the seven-day forecast.

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normally you wouldn't care much for a pile of weeds, but this pile saved a man who was hang gliding. they actually cushioned his fall. rescue crews used ropes and a harness to pull him out. >> if you walk away, that's good landing. >> "chris matthews" show is next at 10:00 a.m. followed by "meet

the press." >> let's find out what ty're working on. >> good morning. coming up at 10:00, he has the biggest of democratic goals, health care behind him. now barack obama is showing every sign he's moving to the center where the country is. this week he rallied the troops in afghanistan, then okayed off-shore drilling, but can these move prospect him from the usual republican charges that democrats are big spenders? tree huggers, soft on fighting terrorism? it's been nine months since this president gave a nighttime press conference. join us for great analysis. that's coming up at 10:00. for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press" here is david gregory. >> good morning. coming up, the nation posted its largest job gain in three years. how does the administration plan to replace the millions of jobs lost during the recession?

our exclusive interview, the chair of the white house council of economic advisers, christina romer. than an in-depth discussion of security with michael chertoff, the senate's security committee chair, joe lieberman. and insights and analysis from our political roundtable. it's all this morning on "meet the press." thank you. in sports, it sounds like the redskins might bshooting for another star. >> in hockey, the capitals put on a good showing. here is hakem dermish. >> happy easter, we start with the redskins, and apparently the redskins are throwing their names into the donovan mcnabb sweepstakes, that's rding to fox sports reporter, jay glazer. jay glazer tweeted last night there is more interest from the skins for mcnabb. heard they even talked players in a related stories, skins corner deangelo hall has advice for mcnabb.

hall told a "washington post" riter, "he doesn't want to go to oakland, tell him that. tell him i said so. the redskins have no comment. on the ice, the capitals in columbus. alex ovechkin and the caps going for win number 51. brooks likes alexander semin, he shoots and scores. a hot shot. his 38th goal of the season. later, same score. and more caps. tom pody dumps it in. and this is sweet. and fair to knuble to fleschman, 2-0 washington lead. fleschman tallies his 22nd of the season. minutes later, more capitals on the power play. columbus tries to clear it, but mike green grabs it and says you are to the stopping this shot, dude. green scores his 19th of the season. 74th point. caps take a 3-0 lead after the first. jose theodore was the man. shuts the door down the stretch,

making 34 saves in all. the caps win it 3-2 setting a franchise record with their 51st victory. talking baseball now. the nationals pitching rotation is set. yesterday righty garrett mock was named the starter in place of garrett olson who was sent down to aaa. pitching is not the biggest problem. that was clear yesterday afternoon in the final spring training game against the red sox. we're at nats park, d.c. mayor adrian fenty throwing the first pitch. looks good. didn't bounce it. nice job, mr. mayor. top of the first, no score. craig stamin facing youkilis with a man on. he leaves that up and over the plate. youkilis crushes this to left for a two-run homer. jim riggleman thinking, come on, man. come on. help me out here. red sox take a 2-0 lead like that. top of the sixth, 4-0 red sox. sean burnett on the hill. pudge rodriguez sets up outside. but the pitch is not outside, over the inside half of the plate. bill hall sends it down the

right field line. mike lowell and jason varitek come around to score. boston on top 6-0. hall ends up with a two rbi triple. bottom of six, still 6-0 sox. ryan zimmerman up with runners on the corner against daisuke matsuzaka. zimmerman drives one to right, check out josh redick. simply glovely. desmond tags and scores, but that's as close as the nats get. they lose it 6-1. the games count for real on monday. the natsome opener set for 1:05 against the phillies. arrive early, the president is throwing out the first pitch. college lacrosse last night, a heavyweight prime time match-up. maryland against the best team in the land, the number one ranked virginia cavaliers. the last time to terps and cavs played it went seven overtimes. no o.t. in this one. late period first, virginia up 5-0.

john holdy makes the move and fires one into the net. just like that, cavs up 6-0. but the terps come back. efficient passing by the terps. yateman feeds cummings up over front. the terps cut the deficit to one. just over a minute later. maryland's dan burn comes up with the steal. feeds grant catalino for the shot. giddelman blocks it, gets the rebound, tie game. but not so fast. take another look. young steps on the red crease line when he scores, you can't do that. no goal. they play on. maryland still down a goal. second play, virginia seals it. number one shamel bratton, he's really good. looking for some space, creates it and scores. virginia hangs on to win it, 11-9. they are 10-0. the terps fall to 6-2.

d.c. united playing its home opener last night against new england. black and red seeking redemption after a 4-0 shutout last weekend and a huge crowd on hand for the opener at rfk stadium, beautiful night for it, but it didn't go well. 80th minute scoreless. new england wearing white. tracked down for the revolution, crosses it into the box. check out kenny minsali. beats troy perkins. new england up 1-0. minutes later here comes new england again and it's kenny minsali again, shoots it from about 20 yards out and this is what you call an upper-90 shot. no chance for perkins. d.c. united falls 2-nil the final. that's your morning sports on this easter morning. i'm hakem dermish, have a great day. >> thanks. in case you missed it, yesterday was international pillow fight day. of course there were plenty of people in d.c. eager to take part in the beating. it started in front of the washington monument at 2:00 and moved to dupont circle. 600 people got into it. there were rules, however. among them, hit lightly, and no using down pillows. they're too messy. in case this event sounds

familiar, there's a reason. the group capital improv organized the event. they were the same group who organized no pants days on t metro. how can you forget no pants day. >> busy group of people. i guess it's od. you have to have that release. >> i think so. good, clean fun. that is it for news 4 today. have a lovely easter morning. >> join us tomorrow for news 4 today. we start at 4:30 a.m. until then, have a great day.