richmond, virginia. height grew up to become a founding matriarch of the american civil rights movement. her crusade for racial justice and gender equality spanned more than six decades. dorothy height was 98 years old when she died overnight tha s kt perse. >> she was spiritually mature enough not to hold grudges. and not to hold anger. but to keep on pushing until men got the idea. they did. >> reporter: howard university hospital says dr. height passed away at 3:41 this morning from natural causes. but at age 98 those close to dr. height say she lived a full life never letting obstacles stand in her way. >> she spoke for women and if people remember she was part of what they called part of the big six. five men and dr. height. her presence said to us that we could be wherever we wanted to be. >> reporter: it was our mission to bring women to the forefront of american society. for 40 years she served as the

president of the national council of negro women. she was a key figure in desegregating schools and voting rights and received the highest award for a civilian, presidential medal of freedom. she was also known by many for the colorful hats she wore. she was sold dozens of hats over the years and signify the essence of dr. height. >> i think that it is so important that she was able to be a woman and have her signature style while she was navigating the dream of high politics and power and money at the same time. she was always herself. she was always miss height. >> dr. height was closely tied with the delta sigma sorority and was the president of the organization for ten years while tonight i spoke with the current president and is working closely with a family to finalize funeral arrangements hopefully sometime tomorrow. doreen? >> all right. john schriffen reporting. thank you, john. president obama called dorothy height a hero to so many

americans. even as the final weeks of her life, dr. height continued her fight to make our nation a more open and inclusive place for people of referee race, gender and background and faith. the family after school principal who was murdered is in town now planning his funeral. speaking out about his life outside of the classroom. police are following new clues in the search for the man. his name is brian betts. the police believe that betts allowed the killer into his house. police are now going over his computer and cell phone records to see if he was murdered by someone he may have met through a classified ads website. police also say that two people dumped the stolen vehicle found over the weekend. >> reporter: as you can see, the crime scene remains around betts' home and, you know to a lot of people, it is because of the news story, he is a murder victim. he was also a big brother,

proceed yekt protector and friend. that's how brian betts sister remembered him and how she wants others to remember him as well. since brian betts' murder last week in the silver spring home his family, especially his sister, have been moved by the words of encouragement. >> sometimes it is hard, bittersweet. hard to read them but it is actually healing and it gives us comfort. >> she also takes comfort in the memories of growing up with a brother whom she says was her protector and teacher and her friend. the relationship that continued well into adult hood. >> he was my hero. i mean, he -- i wanted to be with him. you know, i wanted -- i'm four years younger than him. i wanted to be around him all the time. and he -- i keep telling people that i -- i was his first student. >> reporter: now as the investigation into betts' murder continues it will inevitably delve into his personal life. police are focusing on computer communications on a personal website. the computer hackers can provide

wealth of information. >> oftentimes in murder cases, missing person cases, it can help us track what that person was doing before they became a victim of the crime. >> reporter: family wants him to be remembered for his work. >> as somebody who gave their entire life to children, somebody who gave their life as a welfare of others. >> reporter: what would she say to those that took his life? >> i could be cliche and say give yourselves up. i don't know that they would even realize what they have done. >> reporter: again, police are working on the assumption that betts knew his killer and they say they are not ruling anything out, including this may have been a random crime. we are live in silver spring. back to you. >> thank you, derek. danger from iceland's volcanic ash plume seems to be easing. that means tens of thousands of stranded air travelers can finally start getting to where they need to go. and airports across europe reopened today and flights

resumed the first time since the volcano started erupting last week. but the travel chaos will definitely last a few more days. the airports in london and other european cities will remain closed until at least tomorrow. and scientists warn the mountain could erupt again and cause additional flight delays. julie carey is at dulles international airport with the latest. hi, julie. >> reporter: the headaches aren't over yet. local residents who have been stranded over in europe have started to arrive back home today. flights from amsterdam, munich, paris, land late this afternoon and early this evening. meantime, words of the transcontinental flights ramping up. lines starting to grow inside dulles as folks try on get back to europe. john cheered as he left the dulles terminal and left behind three days of maneuvering that finally brought him home for business in slovakia. he made it back. >> booking a flight to prague, madrid. so it was pretty crazy trying to

decide the best route of two, three possible routes. >> reporter: with the volcanic clouds dissipating the air traffic control agency expect just under half of its 27,500 flights to take off today. signs of progress on the runway at dulles. european carriers rolling again. travelers stuck in our area scrambled to get flights to our area. this woman needs to get back to a fellowship in berlin. >> phone for the hour. i have their song memorized. frustrating. >> reporter: frank was supposed to return to paris saturday and even though he is in line again, he didn't return his rental car yet. >> i tried to have a flight. no news by air france.

nothi >> reporter: his baseball fan from france is holding their tickets tonight. they don't mind if they get delayed. >> we will find more games. we will play more baseball. >> reporter: you won't mind if they tell you no? >> i think they are fine with staying a few more days. bunch of teenagers, shopping, plenty of baseball, eating burgers. >> reporter: by the way, there is a high-profile virginia political figure who has been caught up in all of this chaos. lieutenant governor bill bowl sing stuck in italy. he won't make it back for the reconvened session of the virginia general assembly tomorrow. his staff says that they think it will be thursday before he gets back to virginia. reporting live from dulles international, julie carey, back to you. >> thank you, julie. our colleague liz crenshaw is one of the thousands caught up in the middle of all these flights disruptions. she's over in britain now and liz, exactly where are you and -- what are you hearing about your chances of getting out of there? >> the funny thing that -- when

your friends hear you are in london and you are stranded for like an extra five days they say oh, how cool, you are in london. yeah. i'm at the holiday inn at the heathrow airport. the answer is -- it is lovely. it is all just lovely here. what i was thinking about today -- it is 11:00, i'm head for bed. but all day today, what you do when you don't have any control of anything, you try to control. you know. what we have been doing, my husband and i, all day today, trying to book any possible way out of here. we know that we have a flight on monday. that's the soonest they can get us you on. the problem is if we have another disruption, do we really get out of here? so we are -- we have literally booked five different train passages. we have two different plane reservations. we have a car here in london. we have a car reserved on the contine continent. we have a hotel room here. we have to book three hotel

rooms between france and spain if we decide to leave tomorrow and dry to drive to madrid. it is craziness. what you try to do to sort of grab control when you don't have any. >> it sounds crazy. it is getting expensive, too, isn't it, for you and lots of other folks stuck? >> it is a good question about the money, doreen. what we decided to do -- because everything is up in the air, everything we book, we book as refundable. do you know what that costs? i mean, it is amazing when you say -- i want to book this flight, you know, in four days but i want it fully refundable. usual talking about thousands of dollars for a flight that might really be $500. that kind of thing. so, yeah. i mean, it gets very, very expensive and also have been listening to all kinds of people talk about travel insurance and what is so amusing, being the consumer reporter, listening saying are they going to cover this? is volcano written in that policy? not usually. it is difficult. it is very difficult. it is a little bit crazy but you know what, we are going to work it out and -- maybe i will get

home on monday. that's what they are saying p. >> all right. >> hang in there, liz. thank you for keeping us up to date. we are doing the best we can. >> liz crenshaw in london. >> the effort to establish voting rights for the district is dead. it has died once again. house approval was expected this week on a bill that would have given d.c. a vote in congress. but there there is a great deal of controversy and division overing a senate amendment to the bill that would drastically weaken the city's gun laws. also, utah senator orrin hatch is now unhappy with the particulars of a provision that would have allowed a congressional see for utah in exchange for their seat in washington, d.c. utah being predominantly republican and d.c. being predominantly democratic. house majority leader steny hoyer told the reporters he's profoundly disappointed that the matter would not come to a vote. he was unable to resolve all the differences. washington is the capital of the

world's greatest democracy. but the city's lack of representation is, in his words, a blank on that democracy. on wall street today, the dow industrials rose 25 points to close at 11,117. the nasdaq closed up 20 points at 2,500. the s&p 500 closed up nine points to end the day at 1207. congress is now considering how best to rein in wall street. the past several years the financial system has become exceedingly complex but the success of any reform effort may hinge on a simple question. that's can congress put aside partisan concerns? there were hints the answer is maybe. steve handelsman is on capitol hill now with the latest. hi, steve. >> reporter: may be a shock given the recent history. but talk is cheap. who missouri what is going to actually happen here on capitol hill when and if this comes to a vote. but here is the unusual part. major members of both political

parties now saying up here they can work together on thin reg. it is the new big issue. financial regulation of wall street. president obama pushed it last night. >> we have to acknowledge the status quo has not worked. >> reporter: government has just sued goldman sachs for knowingly selling bad mortgage securities. lehman brothers bankruptcy whether the housing bubble burst. >> lehman's unscrupulous practices illustrate exactly why the senate needs to quickly pass and the congress needs to swiftly finalize the wall street reform bill. >> reporter: as they push it -- >> we cannot allow the same reckless financial practices to continue. >> reporter: democrats today dropped the plan to keep bailouts as a backup. that could win over republican votes. >> a very serious effort to reengage now and to get it resolved. >> reporter: a hint of cooperation. >> i think we are getting closer

together. >> reporter: a touch of republican remorse. >> i think that the remember rick on our side has been over the top. >> reporter: both sides are cooperating against the likes of richard fuld, former lehman brothers' ceo. >> one day we had a firm. the next day we did not. a lot of people got hurt by that. >> reporter: thin ray could mean fewer lehman like excess on wall street and more koopg on capitol hill. less verbal confrontation up here now does not mean democrats will get one republican vote and one in the u.s. senate is what they need to keep financial regulation alive. >> steve, thank you. coming up, mighty battle to put out a house fire. we will tell you what they found inside once the fire was down. >> walked into a hospital and

started shooting yesterday. now we know why he did it. the vote could make medical marijuana legal in the nation's capital. >> space shuttle "discovery" glides back home. >> veronica? >> mild today. it is going to be cool like march tomorrow. how about some march showers to match? we will have them. >> the caps' offense gets a spark from a very unlikely source. the nfl releasing the schedule tonight. we have a sneak peek at who the redskins will be playing. plus, t.o. and donovan mcnabb. could it be reuniting in wash

police say the man that shot up a hospital in knoxville, tennessee, yesterday was mentally ill. they say he believed a monitoring device had been implanted in his body during an aprpendectomy nine years ago. the man shot and killed three hospital employees and then he shot and killed himself. they found a note in the suspect's apartment later. in that note he talks about what he believed to be a chip that had been implanted in his body during the operation a decade ago. the police identified the suspect as a naturalized citizen from ethiopia. d.c. is has s another step closer to legalizing medical marijuana. the d.c. council unanimously pass ad bill to allow seriously ill patients to use marijuana to treat their symptoms.

it would allow those patients to obtain two ounces of marijuana each month with a doctor's prescription. patients couldn't grow their own marijuana and said they would get it from up to eight distribution centers that might open up across the city. the bill would have to go through a second vote next month before it gets full approval. a new survey suggests a majority of americans think legalizing medical marijuana would be okay. the associated press and cnbc polled a thousand people nationwide. about 60% of them favored legalizing marijuana for medical use. when it comes to legalizing marijuana for recreational use, only a third of the people surveyed support the idea. it was day late but the discovery space shuttle came in for a nice clean landing today. the kennedy space center in florida. there were some bittersweet moments there. "discovery" has only one flight left. christian ten dahlgren has our report. >> reporter: for the space shuttle "discovery" this morning it was another race against

mother nature. >> 3500 feet. >> reporter: as the sun came up and the fog burned off, "discovery" was able to glide back to its florida home. the landing cap ad is a-day and 6 million mile mission to resupply the international space station and it ended with a rare flyover of america's heartland. >> we have it coming over the entire united states. it was just absolutely gorgeous. the entire entry track took us over the rockies and over the midwest and across the mississippi delta. and it was a fan it is a tuck entry. >> reporter: with "discovery" now home, only three missions remain on the schedule before the shuttle program is retired. and so today's touchdown touched on emotions for some at nasa. >> welcome home. >> reporter: it is a sight that local be a seen a few more times. >> it was a great mission. >> it is a little bit bittersweet but we also have to recognize with anything else there's -- there is going to have to be an end to each of the -- any of the major programs and -- we are recognizing the fact that we are facing that.

we are coming up to it. back on the ground "discovery" will now be ready to make the final shuttle flight ever later this year. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, kennedy space center. coming up, everyone is talking about the volcano in iceland. there is another eruption grabbing attention tonight. >> also time to take advantage for cash for appliances rebate program in maryland. >> we will get the details on veronica's weather forecast. stay with us.

pretty nice day out there. sounds like we needed to enjoy it, though, before the change arrived. >> that's right, for sure. change comes our way tomorrow. it is going to be cooler. probably the second coolest afternoon out of the mild april that we had so far. the flowers, they are loving the -- the fact we haven't had any extreme heat across the area. we are going to get more rain. right? yeah. they are all in bloom across the area. temperatures today in the upper 60s. close to 70 degrees. 69 at ronald reagan national airport. last year on april 20th, though, we had a tornado watch, over an inch of rain. we will talk more about this tomorrow. the fact that this spring so far we have had so little severe weather across the area. currently at reagan national airport, temperatures are still in the 60s. falling off generalitily during the overnight period at 68 degrees right now.

the wind is light out of the south at just three miles per hour. and today some average heat around the area today. feeling more like spring. tomorrow it is going the feel more like march than april around here. so here we go. temperatures throughout the mid atlantic, 65 degrees in new york city. and not bad. 70, though, south in raleigh, north carolina. and high clouds coming through the area today. you can see them there. we have gotten the filtered sunshine. clouds making their way up through pennsylvania and almost to new york. and then we have a break but still rain will be moving in soon. i think by the time we get to lay morning tomorrow, we are going to see showers around here. so increasing clouds for the overnight period. and temperatures that will be falling gently. frederickburg, maryland, after a high of 75, 71. and 68 degrees. current reading in germantown, maryland. no high heat off to the west. so once the weather system gets through, the weak one down to the south, you can see the showers there. kentucky, tennessee. around georgia to south carolina, we will be under a west to northwesterly wind and

see temperatures pushing back close to 70 degrees. then a bigger storm system is on the west coast right now. bringing showers to los angeles and a bigger storm will be organizing probably bringing severe weather with it through the nation's midsection. for the end of the week and we could see even a thunderstorm around here on saturday. looking for the first system here. the showers start late morning and about 10:00, 11:00 a.m. expect a few hundredths to a quarter of an inch of rain. should be leaving the area by about 8:00, 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. then we will have sunshine. the return of sunshine for thursday. not bad. we should get up to a high then on thursday, too. around 70 degrees. pleasant here for your evening. temperatures will be dropping from the mid 60s to the upper 50s with a light south easterly wind. and then tomorrow, between 45 and 51 degrees with rain developing late morning and under mostly cloudy skies. cooler, too, for tomorrow. you will need not only the jacket but ann umbrella. certainly for heading home. the evening rush.

yes. it is going to be wet. dry weather for thursday. close to 70. we are going to be hanging out around 70 degrees for about each afternoon running over the next couple of days through the weekend. with wet weather right now for saturday, for sunday, and possibly even monday. it still looks like we could get well over an inch of rain out of the system. coming up for the weekend. >> pretty wet. thanks, veronica. >> coming up, how fire devour ad home and reveal ad criminal secret. >> update on terrible accident involving a car full of children. supreme court made a controversial ruling on animal abuse videos. i'm jane watrel in spotsylvania county where a couple has been busted for an alleged cockfighting ring. i will have the story coming up. the redskins make another trade. this one to bolster their defensive line. the nfl release it is schedule. a sneak peek at who the redskins will be playing. the capitals retake control of their playoff series with the canadiens.

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turns out investigators found somebody was illegally growing marijuana on that property. chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: the blaze broke out in this bowie neighborhood just after 2:00 in the morning. no one was in the house at the time. and older woman who lives here left a few weeks back to undergo a medical procedure. her son used to vus it her at night telling neighbors he is from philadelphia. the fire department is investigating the cause of this blaze. as day brogue they realized they had to call in the police department. because of what they pulled out of the burned house. 100 marijuana plants or more. a neighbor took pictures of plants spread out on the lawn. drug enforcement officers were brought in to conduct a criminal investigation. we were asked not to take any pictures of the undercover drug enforcement agents who spent six hours here going through all of these pots and taking out plants and shaking the roots and cutting off stems and leaves.

evidence that this was a marijuana grow house. >> they did recover a substantial amount of marijuana, marijuana plants, roughly 100 or more, possibly, ranging approximately $200,000 or more. >> neighbors said they didn't know the woman that lived here tore man who said he is her son. or what was going on here which apparently was a well-kept secret until now. >> i live three doors down. >> reporter: what's your reaction to having what appears to be a grower house right in your neighborhood? >> i'm shocked. >> reporter: did you have any indication? >> oh, absolutely not. the house had been vacant as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: >> two doors down have you a k-9 police officer there. this can happen anywhere. >> reporter: the police investigation will determine if serious criminal charges could be filed. including possession with intent to distribute illegal drugs. in boy, maryland, chris gordon, news4.

>> police are trying to determine exactly who owned that house and mortgage company is listed as co-owner on the title. the driver that crash in addition a car load of children in southeast d.c. has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. it happened just before 7:00 last night in the 3600 block of alabama avenue. one person is dead. four children are in the hospital. witnesses say that the driver of the van was speeding when the van went out of control and hit the car full of children. the driver of the car, 37-year-old mary winbush of southeast d.c. was killed. four children, 2, 3, 11, were taken to the hospital and the driver of the van, 34-year-old jones of no fixed address is also in the hospital. there were no classes at columbine high school today on the 11th anniversary of the deadly shootings of that colorado school. two students shot and killed 12 students and a teefrp before taking their own lives. it remains the deadliest shooting in an american high

school. it also still prompts national discussion of school security, gun control, and bullying. on this somber anniversary, extra security was at hand at t.c. williams high school in alexandria today. last week, four students were suspended for talking about waging a columbine-style attack at that school today. rumors about the attack raised concern among the students there and no charges have been filed against those students. a couple in virginia is facing dozens of charges, including animal cruelty. they are accused of running a cockfighting operation out of their house. more than 300 birds were seized from their home in rural spotsylvania. authorities are calling it the largest seizure of its kind ever in virginia. jane watrel has our report. >> reporter: stacks of chicken crates are all that remained of what authorities believed was a cockfighting breeding farl. ellis locklear and william were indicted by a grand jury.

after authorities discovered over 300 ruse terse and hens on their property. neighbors say that the flock was so loud that it kept them up at night. >> very noisy. you couldn't stand out here like we are now and carry on a conversation. anybody that came by would say how do you live here? and i just said i don't open the windows much. i guess i sort of gotten used to it. >> reporter: it was a call to animal control that tipped off authorities that partnered with the humane society of the united states. to bring dozens of charges against the couple. >> this is the largest seizure in the state of virginia. this was a large, large organization here on -- not so much of a very large parcel of property. >> reporter: of the hundreds ofs fowl found on the property the authorities euthanized all the roosters. >> peace and quiet returned to the neighborhood. >> it is probably about time and, i mean, at least it has

been quiet since the -- since the fowl have been gone and you can sleep with your windows open. >> reporter: authorities say that they could have charged the couple with up to 150 charges apiece. but settled for 49 for each of them. including felonies and misdemeanors for animal cruelty and possession of animals to be used for fighting. in spotsylvania county, jane watrel, news4. >> couple charged in the cockfighting operation had been living in their home in spotsylvania for about a year. a score has overturned a federal law that banned video showing graphic violence against animals. the justices ruled 8-1. they said the law violated free speech rights. the ruling reverses the conviction of a man from virginia. his name is robert stephens. he was sentenced back in 2005 for running a business that sold videos of pit bull fights. he said that the videos were for educational purposes.

the humane society says that it plans to push congress to pass a more narrow law that would, in fact, ban the sale of videos that show animal cruelty. coming up on "news4 at 4:00," we will tell thank you number one medical reason military recruits are turned down. >> also, find out who is pressuring the fda to make food makers lay off the salt. we will tell when you you can take advantage of the cash for appliances rebate program in maryland.

welcome back. veronica johnson in storm center 4 where the overnight period, it is not going to be cool but we are going to have a cool day tomorrow. we will see clouds conning to move in during the overnight period. should be dry. here's our good night forecast. your good night wakeup forecast. temperature will drop to 57 degrees by 11 cloak p.m. by morning, 5:00 and 7:00 a.m., 52 to 50. again, pretty cloudy to start the day tomorrow. with showers developing late morning, 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. and continuing through the afternoon and early evening. range from 57 to 61 degrees tomorrow. here is a look at your four-day forecast. high of 61, up to 68 degrees on thursday. behind that rain we stay at 70 but showers return. and probably a lot of them for the weekend. doreen, jim? >> thanks, veronica. volcano in iceland has been getting a lot of press lately. there is another one in africa that's also attract something

attention. this volcano in eastern congo erupted eight years ago. at that time it sent a river of lava throughout the region that destroyed thousands of homes and killed dozens of people. it has been dormant since then. but the lake of lava that was created by this eruption rises and falls regularly. that is what has been attracting tourists for sightseeing. it takes a day to get to the volcano to get to the top. those that have done it say it is well worth the trip. it does look like it. there is a report out today from retired military leaders. it says that school lunches are making kids so fat that it is the number one health reason that military recruits are turned down. the group of retired military generals, admirals, other senior leaders, says more than a quarter of all americans ages 17 to 24 weigh too much to join the armed forces.

they say that weight problems are now the ladying medical reason why recruits are rejected. the officers are asking congress to pass a nutrition bill that would make school lunches healthier. >> reporter: what children eat and drink during school hours can constitute up to 40% of their daily nutrient undertake. >> the younger, 32 million, need to be fed better. it will be a health care problem in the future. the generals and admirals will indicate it is a national security concern. >> the obama administration has been pushing for healthy school breakfasts and lunch programs at a price tag of about $1 billion. an independent group of scientists is urging the government to start regulating america's addition to salt. a new report the institute of medicine and independent group is putting pressure on the food and drug administration to force food makers to lower the amount of sodium in their products. although some manufacturers have started to cutcle back on sat

content voluntarily the iom says the companies and the government should do more. major sources of salt include processed foods like soup, pizzas, deli meat. the report finds that the average american consumes more than double the am of salt they need. that puts them at greater risk for heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease. wasa lifted a water advisory in northwest d.c. neighborhoods served by the ft. reno reservoir and pumping station had too much chlorine in the tap water. residents were advised to avoid drinking the water or using it for anything other than flushing toilets. that advisory lasted until about 2:30 this afternoon. it is over now. the wasa says if you have not turned on your faucet since about 5:00 this morning, you should flush them for ten minutes. in addition, it is advised that you throw out any ice, baby formula, or other food prepared with tap water during the

advisory. maryland's version of the federal cash for appliances rae bait program will kick off on friday. people will be able to buy certain energy efficient refrigerators, washers and water heaters that qualify for cash back between $50 and $300. those rebates are paid for with stimulus program dollars. here's other things to keep in mind, though. you should check whether your utility offers an additional rebate on the appliance you are buying. if you are a bg&e or smeco refrigerator, you will get $$50 for recycling your product. the rebates are not retroactive. only purchases on or after friday will count. you got that? >> i got all of that. >> writing it all down. yeah, yeah. >> go for your rebate. how about sports? >> capitals. this is easy. found their groove, man. they are rolling as they retake control.

that series up in montreal. we are going to give you an early look at the redskins' schedule in 2010. plus for the redskins' most recent trade, what's that mean for this guy? albert haynesworth. "news4 at 6:00" continue

it feels like we have been waiting forever for this to happen. they finally busted out and seem to be in a groove. they have a goalie playing well

for first -- >> when they boo you during your national anthem, you might be even -- >> that they really dezbloyf that's bad. >> they deserved it and took a beating. complete and absolute destruction. that's what the caps did to the psyche last night. they throttled them 5-1 to take 2-1 series lead with game four coming up tomorrow. let's show you how it went down. last night in montreal, making several difficult saves. ten in the first period alone. montreal, one of the toughest places to play in the league. fast forward. caps up 1-0. out to mike green. traffic in front of the net. that helps laich's shot go in the net and caps up 2-0. later in the second period. brendan morrison, laich's shot

is stopped. 3-0 shall caps. great night for fehr. after the caps' scoring binge they decided to make a goalie change. price is in. didn't really matter, though. nick backstrom behind the net gets it out to ove as he is falling down, only shot of the night is a goal. 5-1 the final. caps lead the series 2-1. lipped say has more from montreal. one of the unsung heroes. >> reporter: one of things we talked about this season is the depth the capitals have. because of that, some players that are used to playing all the time find themselves as a scratch. that was the case in game two for center boyd gordon. when he got the call and n game three, he made the most of his opportunity. gordon, who had been frustrated, scored the first short-handed goal for the capitals. it launched a firestorm. i was exactly what the team needed. boyd gordon was this spark and scored short-handed a minute and six seconds into the second

period. gordon took that pass from tom poety and made good. converting his first ever playoff goal. it was a much needed lift by poti and opened the flood gates for three more goals wlin the span of the next 7 1/2 minutes. gordon said after that game, it was more than relief. >> we didn't give them much there at the start. the first one. gets the ball rolling. after that, we -- snowballed. you know, we played well in the second period. maybe a little -- in the third. so that, you know. i think for the most part. >> i thought it was great for gordo. sits tout night before and comes in and scores a goal. he hasn't had a lot of success scoring goals this year. he was 13-2 on the paceoff. did a great job. and -- i thousand that taking nothing away from the people we sat out, but he was a good boost of energy for last nature's game. >> how important was that?

>> that's good. we do a low of changing a guy here and a guy there because it gives you a new joel of adrenaline each night. >> boudreau knows it may not be exactly what his players want to hear but it certainly is an asset right now for the capitals. capitals are preparing and will play game four. critical game tomorrow night against the canadiens. lindsay czarniak. dan, back to you. >> thank you, lindsay. players and coaches hate to do it but can say this. if they win game four they come back to verizon center for game five for the what -- what could be a clinching game there, friday night ♪ turn out the lights ♪ >> don't say it yet. one game at a time. what's the matter with you? >> coach gentzler over here. >> it feels good, though. >> nice to be in that position. time for our latest installment of "caps face-off." a chance to meet the players off the ice. one of the capitals 20-goal scorers. forward brooks laich.

>> my name is brooks laich. number 21. toughest guy on the team, john erski erskine. if i get the stanley cup for a day i would take it back to saskatchewan. let the people there enjoy it. barbecue at the house and probably have a road hockey game or something. let the buddies may for it. bruce boudreau reminds me -- i don't know who he reminds me of. he's unique in his own. he's humble and -- entertaining. you never know what you are going to get from him. i don't think this there's a lot of people like that. what am i best known for? i don't know. maybe it would be -- they think i really like to play hockey. i guess -- bugged a lot about loving the game of hockey which i don't think is a real bad thing.

>> brooks laich. time to talk football. nfl schedule will be released in a couple of minutes. an early look. season opener will be here on news4. that will be the super bowl champion new orleans saints hosting the minnesota vikings. thursday, september 9th, a rematch of last year's nfc championship game. the redskins will also play their season opener here on nbc 4. as they host the cowboys. sunday night, september 12th, fedexfield. no bigger way to start the season than the boys. three weeks later, donovan mcnabb makes his first appearance in philadelphia with n a redskins uniform. another tough prime time game in october when the skins host peyton manning and the colts on sunday night football. that game also on nbc. then the next two skins games on the road at chicago and detroit. then it is a bye week. week ten, the eagles coming to town for a monday night game. the only other home game in november against minnesota. brett favre could be on the team. maybe, maybe not. on december 5th, it is up to the giants' new stadium. final month of the season

includes a trip to dallas and then wraps up in week 17 with a divisional matchup against the giants at fedexfield. okay. now to redskins news that has an n a more immediate effect. the skins acquired defensive tackle adam carriker from the rams. did not give up much. swapping fifth and seventh round pick. carriker 25 years old and can line up a defensive end in the skins' new defense. the other interesting nugget reported by es is that donovan mcnabb has encouraged the redskins to sign free agent receiver terrell owens. mcnabb and t.o. were extremely produce whiff they played together in philly but the relationship was volatile with t.o. being sent out of town after a couple seasons. two have is heled their differences. with the additional of carriker it seems more likely haynesworth is on his way out. he is playing a game of chicken with head coach shanahan by not reporting to voluntary workouts. jason campbell seems likely to move on as well.

he wants to be a starter in the league which isn't going to happen in d.c. here is redskins general manager bruce allen on campbell's situation. >> hard to predict that -- you would think that -- common sense that might happen. there's -- been some conversations with people who are interested, you know. jason is a known commodity. and -- a proven player in the league. but -- nothing is -- nothing is imminent. >> nationals also trying to improve to 8-6 tonight. very good record for them this time of year. they will the taking on the colorado rock zblees thank you,

i remember dorothy height as a wonderful friend. very concerned human being. i would never, ever forget how kind she was to me as an individual and to so many others. >> final word now on dr. dorothy height. she died of natural causes early this morning at howard university hospital. dr. height recently turned 98 years old. and in the near century she spent on this earth dr. height moved with the energy of a force of nature. she was one of only a few women at the very forefront of the civil rights movement. for her, the quality went

skin color. she was on stage with martin luther king when he gave his famous i have a dream speech. she may have been the only one to have found fault with it. it has been reported dr. height said later she wished someone would have spoken about women's equality that day. there was someone in washington who wanted to hear her views on that and other matters. that was first lady eleanor roosevelt. the two met in 1937 when miss height was working at the wywca in harlem. mrs. roosevelt later sought her out. in 1948, they collaborate order the united nations universal declaration of human rights. that was nearly 20 years before passage of the civil rights act. one of dr. height's favorite quotations was said to be if the time is not right, we have to right them the time. she did do that, with grace. and with dignity. and always, always with a nice hat. >> she did know how to wear a hat.

>> and wore them well. >> she did. i can't count the number of times i have seen dr. height appearing at various es around town. even in the middle of the basketball court at a wizards game. she continued to make an impact for so many years. >> you have never seen her anywhere without a hat. >> without a hat. that's very true. >> all right. >> very true. >> that's our broadcast for now. >> we will see you for "news4 at 11:00."