the police are narrowing their investigation into the murder of a d.c. principal. the focus is on who he contacted

the night before he was dead. >> it has been five years since brian betts was murdered in his home in silver spring. the case continues to get national attention as people wonder who would kill such a beloved educator. jackie bensen has more. >> reporter: doreen, news 4 has learned detectives are looking closely at the victim's computer and cell phone records. they are trying to determine if he was murdered by someone he met by a popular classified ads website. investigators have said because there was no sign of forced entry, brian betts was likely murdered by someone he allowed into his silver spring home. he was found shot to death last thursday after he failed to show up for work at shaw middle school in northwest d.c. neighbors reported seeing betts

grilling on his deck wednesday evening. police have added new information to the timeline of his last hours. >> we believe he was alive up to 11:30 p.m. wednesday night. >> reporter: some items of value appear to be taken from the home. the victim's car was found saturday in southeast washington. >> we have some witness statements that state that they think the vehicle was dropped off friday about noon between noon and 3:00 p.m. in southeast d.c. where two subjects were seen exiting the vehicle. >> reporter: students returned to classes today for the first time since the death of their principal. brian betts once profiled by "nbc nightly news" leaves a legacy of two decades to children, most from neighborhoods academically

underserved. >> i can't imagine this school without him, but being around the kids makes it easier and i know he would want us to be with them. >> reporter: police will not say if they think the two men seen running from the victim's suv are responsible for the murder of brian betts. >> thank you, jackie. in southeast washington this evening a van was speeding down alabama avenue when it lost control and hit a car full of children. it happened in southeast washington. the driver of that car was killed. a 2-year-old child is now in grave condition. three other children ages 7, 8 and 11 are in the hospital. the driver of the van that lost control also is in the hospital. the collision caused the van to catch fire. a civil lawsuit filed against usa swimming names two local coaches accused of sexual

misconduct with an underage girl. the lawsuit was filed in kansas city. it claims robert mirande had inappropriate sexual contact with a 17-year-old in 2007. he coaches for oqakwan swimming. neither man has been charged with a crime. both declined to comment on this lawsuit. a new cloud of vol cannish ash is moving toward england and disrupting yet another batch of flights worldwide. some people stuck in the washington area thought they would be the first to get out tonight. craig melvin is at dulles airport where he got word about the midnight flight. >> reporter: vacationers, people on business, honeymooners can't

seem to get out of america. 30 minutes ago word came their flight is a no go. john and his new wife live near london. they have been trying to get back since thursday. >> we have been on our honeymoon. >> they call it good luck. >> reporter: it was her first trip to america. she was supposed to return to the netherlands friday. >> my sister is getting married on thursday and i really want to be there. >> reporter: early monday afternoon it looked like she would. around 7:00 word began to travel to the stranded and weary. >> they told us we had a 50/50 chance. >> reporter: the eruption spewed a new cloud of ash heading toward the united kingdom meaning scenes like this. a french tour group was supposed

to leave d.c. over the weekend. british airways have been putting all 49 up at them at an area hotel and feeding them. they are scheduled for the midnight flight. >> if we catch something before, we are here. >> reporter: undoubtedly frustrating for the french travelers but more so for an airline industry losing a whopping $200 million a day while the folks at dulles try to figure out how they are trying to get home, 40,000 americans are stuck over the pond, among them liz crenshaw. >> we may be three, four, or five days waiting or still may try to get out of madrid. >> reporter: now here is another big issue. we are talking about a serious backlog when they open the air space, so many stranded passengers have been waiting for several days to get on flights. scottish airports should be okay

first and the two men airports in london. our friend liz crenshaw, of all the places to get stuck, she is in spain. >> she was in london the last time we heard from her. >> at least she is moving. we have some good news now. caps went up to montreal and boy, did they put a whooping on the canadiens. >> they did. this is what people expected to see in game two at verizon center. it came in game three. we'll take it. the caps just let loose playing on the road in montreal. one of the toughest arenas in the league. the caps looked like the dominant team for the first time in this postseason with a new goalie. varlamov stopped 26 of 27 shots. nearly flawless in montreal.

technically sound making save after save after save and making bruce boudreau look like a smart man. one guy who always makes boudreau look smart is alex ovechkin. scoring practically from his knees. the caps win 5-1. they take a 2-1 series lead. here is boudreau on a big win for his boys. >> it says a lot about our team. it is the reason -- one of the reasons we led the league in road victories. they are a good road team and sometimes we forget how much fun it is for the opposing team, too. the building being so alive it makes you -- it is why you want to be a hockey player. >> lindsay is up there and we will hear from the players in sports. still ahead at news4 at 11, maryland's governor speaks out about the videotaped beating of

a college student. timothy mcveigh's account of the seconds after he bombing a federal building in oklahoma city. a 70-year-old good samaritan interrupting a robbery. another cool morning, we have frost on the flowers west and rain on the flowers everywhere coming up this week when news4 at 11 returns.

a gunman opened fire at a hospital in knoxville, tennessee, killing one woman and injuring two others before killing himself. a s.w.a.t. team locked down the hospital. it soon became clear there was only one gunman. all three victims worked at the hospital. but the gunman did not. his motive isn't yet clear. police say he took a taxi to the hospital before the shooting. hundreds of people rallied in washington and northern virginia to remind the

government about their constitutional right to bear arms. one group rallied in alexandra. many of the speakers carried loaded guns. that is because of a new law that allows weapons in national parks. at the washington monument those in attendance were unarmed. they said their concern is not about race or political background, but rather protecting the constitution. leaders say they chose today because it is the anniversary of battles in 1775 that were instrumental in starting the revolutionary war. maryland governor martin o'malley called the beating of a university of maryland student by police officers "a very serious issue." he talked about the videotape beating on wtop radio today. o'malley says it is the responsibility of any police force to keep an eye on the public and its officers. >> lots of people have seen the video. very few of us were there on the

scene but i'm sure this matter will receive the attention it deserves from the chief of police of prince george's county. >> four officers have been suspended since this video was released. the president plans a big speech on financial reform but a republican senator has dealt a blow to the chance of passing. >> ben's chili bowl attracts heads of state. can a ben'

a u.s. air strike killed two of al qaeda's top leaders in iraq. troops launched night time air and ground assaults on a safehouse south of tikrit, saddam hussein's hometown. one u.s. soldier died in the mission. vice president biden called the

killing a potentially devastating blow to that terrorist group. the operation was based on intelligence from iraqi security forces. audio tapes of timothy mcveigh's confession to the bombing of a federal building in oklahoma city were made public for the first time tonight. 15 years ago the homegrown terrorist detonated a 7,000 pound bomb killing 168 men, women and children. he agreed to a taped interview in 1999, the only time that former army sergeant admitted to the crime. he talked about the minutes leading up to the blast and how after his arrest he was determined to look proud on his attack on the alfred p. murrah federal building. >> i pulled up to the building and stepped out, walked across the street the blast went off and literally i was lifted off the ground. i had to concentrate on where those steps were going to be without dipping my head down and looking down because people would take my dipping my head

down as a sign of defeat. >> 19 of the 168 victims were children. mcveigh was executed in 2001. president obama will go to new york city on thursday to push for financial reform on wall street. but democrats on the hill have hit a potential roadblock. republican senator susan collins of maine said she will join a gop filibuster to block 'the measure. she was expected to vote with democrats for financial reform. the white house is hoping charges from the securities and exchange commission against goldman sachs will help fuel the appetite for reform. the owners of ben's chilly bowl are thinking about franchising the restaurant to sell beyond the u street corridor. they have followed in the footsteps of their late father who founded the celebrated eatery more than 50 years ago. the brothers are scouting

locations to open franchises across the d.c. area. ben's has a deal to sell chili at nationals park. veronica is ready with a look at the forecast. changes come something. >> in terms of rain coming up this week, doreen and more cool overnight. something we haven't seen a lot of this month. it has been one of the warmest aprils that we've had on record but now the cool setting in for this week. out there right now we have clear skies. there is a lovely cathedral, a little bit of light shining on it. current temperatures, yeah, they have been in the 50s. we did see a high temperature today of 66 degrees. that was right before 4:00, the low 46, average high 68 and 47. seasonal today and all week long. the thing you are going to notice about this spring like cool is the start of the day, some frosty conditions just west of the area. frost advisories from 3:00 a.m.

to kl a.m. tuesday. central and shenandoah valley. here is a look at the reason why we have the frost. because we have clear skies with high pressure across the area. th and winds that are calming down as that high pressure moves further east. that will allow temperatures to drop. in the 60s now. heading to the upper 30s to mid 40s by tomorrow morning. haymarket one of the cool spots this morning at 46 degrees, gaithersburg at 46, starting at 38. west of the area, not much in the way of heat. 70 in denver, close to 80 in boise, idaho. all week long we are looking at afternoon highs in the mid and upper 60s. low pressure south is our rain producer for midweek. down south around florida, cape canaveral, they should get the landing in tomorrow morning with showers and storms calming down.

maybe storms will refire by tomorrow afternoon. clouds tomorrow, high cloud and throughout the day on wednesday mostly cloudy wednesday, showers developing midweek and staying with us up until midnight. a quick quarter of an inch of rain. scattered showers. we have heavier rain coming up for the weekend. 40 to 46 degrees your morning is going to be cool. spring like, up to 66 to 68 degrees tomorrow afternoon. here is a look at your four-day forecast. tomorrow we get the sunshine, clouds early on wednesday with rain by lunchtime, rain for the evening rush on tuesday, the high 64 degrees. rain continues all the way through the early night. should be gone by thursday. sunshine back, friday is dry, too, and saturday it looks like there will be a slow-moving system moving east giving us rain not only for saturday, sunday and into monday.

one to two inches of rain. that is the early indications for the upcoming system for the weekend. still ahead, the fight over viagra in virginia's budget. in sports the caps lighting the lamp

we do love us a good old fashioned butt whooping. >> time to exhale. we are rolling. after a scoreless first period the caps found their offense because they were excelling on defense. a four-goal second-period

explosion powers the caps over montreal. 26 saves for the young russian in goal. varlamov getting his first playoff start since last season. making the difficult look routine. several strong saves in a scoreless first period being heckled the whole time. montreal one of the toughest places in the league to play. bruce laich to mike green. laich scores on the wrister. the capitals up 2-0. later in the second, brooks laich, the shot is stopped right here, but there for the putback. it is 3-0 caps. good night for eric fare who puts it together against montreal. the habs change goalies.

didn't matter who was in the net tonight. later in the second period nick backstrom finds ovie as he is falling down. ovechkin scores. a dominant performance by the capitals. 5-1 is the final. they lead the series 2-1, lindsay has more from montreal. >> reporter: the atmosphere here was hair raising, it was loud, it was crazy. players talked after this game how they were able to channel that energy and break it open in the second period with four goals. zap the life from the kansas and the crowd. >> it is a hostile environment but it makes it fun for us. you try to use that to your advantage. it feels like everybody is against you. you play a simple, basic game and worry about the guys next to you. >> good atmosphere. unbelievable crowd. we just used their fans like our

fans. >> we knew the crowd and it was loud and it was crazy and crazy good. i don't want to be misquoted here. it was really energetic and there was a tremendous buzz. but our goal was to, if we could just get out of the first period and we did. so we felt good about ousts going into the second. >> reporter: bruce boudreau said enjoy the win for 15 minutes then forget about it. there is plenty to be done, especially on the power play which he said stunk. didn't use that language but you get the idea. >> the caps playing like we were hoping. let's not discount what turned out to be a surprisingly strong start for the nationals. the guys downed the rockies to improve to 7-6. the latest point in the season they have had a winning record in five years, since 2005. i know the season just started but we'll take it.

bottom of the second inning, two on, one out for willie harrison. he says get out. take aaron cook's offering out of the yard. his second home run of the year. the nationals win it 5-2. they take on colorado again tomorrow at 7:00. not a lot of people there. one of the smallest crowds in nationals history but if they keep winning the crowds will start coming. a robber thinks

virginia state police are trying to figure out what caused an accident that killed two teenagers in spotsylvania. the van they were in crashed into a tree. travis stewart was driving. his father says he believes his son may have been distracted by a text message. >> this phone texting and driving has been a big factor. i don't know. i know he loved to text. >> grief counselors met with classmates of both teens today. >> virginia's governor has pulled the funding for viagra for state employees. governor bob mcdonnell removed coverage from the employee health plans. since the 1990s drugs like

viagra have been included in the plan. governor kaine proposed taking it out, but the general assembly put it back in. the move could save taxpayers millions each year. a robber in connecticut picked the wrong liquor store this weekend. he walked in shooting and just barely missed the clerk. a 70-year-old man who heard the shot decided to step in. he stopped the gunman from leaving and started pushing him and shoving him until the clerk came in with a bat. the intruder ended up running away. police say thanks to the good samaritan's efforts they got

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