trayvon martin case, prosecutors have released a probable cause affidavit, it says that george zimmerman pro filed the black teenager and began running after him that night. he then shot martin in the chest after a struggle. the affidavit also states that zimmerman did not use a racial slur on the 911 tape. jay gray has more on this first day in court. >> reporter: george zimmerman spent less than three minutes in the courtroom dressed in a gray inmate jump suit, flanked by a deputy and his attorney. he showed no emotion and spoke only twice. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: responding to the judge as he discussed his second-degree murder charge and rights in the case. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: it was a strictly procedural hearing, the judge agreeing to a request from the defense to seal court records in the case. >> if you want to do it from now on and the state agrees, is that -- >> we're in agreement with that. that's fine, your honor. >> no request for bail, it

appears zimmerman will remain behind bars through the weekend, likely longer in an isolated cell under protective custody. >> i hope to have him released on bond, by that time i hope to have a place for him to be safe. >> i feel as though he needs to be locked up and just prepare his self to be held accountable for what he did. >> after pushing more than a month for zimmerman's arrest, an effort that sparked a national firestorm, trayvon martin's parents say they are releaved it will play out in a courtroom and not the rallies and protests that have defined the case. >> we just want him to be held accountable for what he has done, and by him not being arrested, that would not have been done. >> reporter: a process that began this afternoon in a florida jailhouse courtroom. again, the for mall arraignment is set for the end of may. court will establish a time table for the beginning of the trial here. in sanford, florida, jay gray, news4. the confrontation between

zimmerman and the teenager took place in a gated community where martin was staying with his father. zimmerman has said the shooting was in self-defense. prince georges county police officer is on administrative leave after she fired her weapon during a call until temple hills. it happened at 3:00 this morning at the lynn hill condos on good hope avenue. two officers responded to a robbery call, they were confronted by a suspect as they arrived at the building, when they say the suspect started acting in a bizarre manner. >> he threw himself on the ground, and then reached for and acted as if he had a weapon. based on his actions, the officers believed that he had a gun, and our female officer in this situation fired her county-issued weapon. none of the rounds hit the suspect. >> that suspect was arrested after the incident. for stabbing a man in the condo. that person is in a hospital in critical condition now. this is the second police-involved shooting in

prince georges county in less than a week. an officer shot and killed a man monday night in landover. police in the district have confirmed a meth lab was discovered at an apartment in adams morgan last night. officers were already serving a warrant when they discovered the meth lab. one man is in custody, a woman and six-month-old baby were also in the apartment when the lab was discovered. at this point we know one man is being charged with cocaine possession. a fake hand grenade launched a security scare and evacuations near ground zero, up in new york city. the bomb squad called to the world financial center in lower manhattan, just before 11:00 this morning. the security guard saw the grenade in a package, through an x-ray machine, he called the cops, nypd determined it was not dangerous, they cleared the scene in an hour-and-a-half. optimism about economic growth in china and that gave stock as big boost today here. the dow jones rallied, it went up 181 points.

it closed at 12,986. the nasdaq closed at 3055. s and p closed 18 points higher ended at 1387. now to the latest in the presidential campaign, democrats and republicans are battling for women's vote. in the past 24 hours the war of words got personal. as steve handelsman reports, now the president is weighing in on a controversy involving mitt romney's wife. >> reporter: team obama wanted the focus on mitt romney. it was joe biden's turn to attack. >> the romney rule says let's double down on the tax cuts for the wealthy. >> reporter: unwritten campaign rules, hands off families. ann romney took a hit for being a stay at home mom who raised five kids. she never worked a day in her life, said cnn commentator hillary rosen, a democratic activist. >> i think was an ill-advised statement by someone on television. >> not him, said president obama

and not what he believes. >> first of all, there is no tougher job than being a mom. i've watched michelle. who for most of her career had juggled work and family. >> ann romney went on fox. >> maybe i haven't struggled as much financially as some people have. i can tell you and promise you, that i have had struggles in my life. and i would love to have people understand that mitt and i have compassion for people that are struggling. and that's why we're running. >> rosen kept swinging. saying more and more moms cannot choose like ann romney to stay home. because of republican policies. >> they have to be working moms, and home moms, and that's the piece that i am not hearing from the romney camp. instead everybody is attacking me, that's fine. attack me. but it does not erase his woeful record on this issue. >> biden on taxing the rich got

partly drowned out. mitt romney got the endorsement of national right to life. but a reminder that women could tip the ballots in november. steve han decemberman, news4. hillary rosen stood by her comments but released a statement, said she apologized to ann romney and anyone else who was offended by her remarks. opening day at nats park, they beat the reds 3-2. a work day but a sold out stadium watching the game. richard jordan is at nationals park. richard? >> reporter: jim, the park cleared out but a lot of people said earlier they had to play hooky from work to be here and they said it was worth it. the nats looking to hit it out of the park at the team's home opener, a work day game couldn't keep the fans away. >> i went in my office, put the jersey on, came out and said if

you need me, guess where i'm going to be. >> the game against the cincinnati reds sold out. the famous past presidents anxious to welcome fans from all over. >> down here from pittsburgh, used to be a buckeyes fan, they broke my heart 20 years in a row, trying to get back at it. i bought a nats tee shirt. >> reporter: fans skimmed work but skipped town. mark and his son spencer traveled from new jersey just for the game. >> make a trip down for opening day and see the city while we're here. >> not everyone is a nats fan. this man is staying true to his cincinnati roots. >> i'm always going to rep my city. no matter what. >> reporter: the home opener drawing big crowds, that means big business. >> the money we make from the games help us get through the winter: >> reporter: when it's over the nats are the big winners. >> we're in good shape, great

pitching, 82 wins last year, we'll improve this year. >> reporter: the nats excited about the win. they hope the nats can keep it going. richard jordan, news4. thanks, richard. the wild fires racing across virginia may have been set on purpose. the man once running for president now accused of using campaign money as hush money. a maryland couple got stuck withholds in their home and their pocketbooks. after a 29 million dollar renovation, the howard theater back better than ever. what is ahead in weather, doug? >> well, we have great weather out there across the area, temperatures in the 60s, what are we going to see the next couple days? i'll show you coming up. huge day for sports fans, the home opener for the nationals against the reds this afternoon. and here in boston, the puck drops in the first round series

for the capitals against the bruins. are they

you're watching news4 at 6:00. jury selection began today in the criminal trial against former 2008 presidential candidate john edwards. the 58-year-old is accused of taking campaign money to hide

the pregnancy of his mistress. edwards says he's innocent. brian mooar has the report from greensboro, north carolina. >> reporter: former democratic presidential candidate john edwards surrounded by cameras. it's a familiar scene, but extraordinary circumstances as he marched in a federal courthouse to begin jury selection in his federal criminal trial. >> do you think given the negative public opinion you can get a fair trial? >> i won't say anything, thank you. >> reporter: accused of using a million dollars in donation to quiet his pregnant mistress,rielle hunter, during his 2008 presidential run. former senator and one time trial attorney is charged with six counts including conspiracy, illegal use of campaign contributions, and making false statements. the charges could bring 30 years in prison and a million-and-a-half dollars in fines. his late wife, elizabeth, looms large over there case. >> i know that the edwards trial

team will be concerned about the fact that people really can't get over the fact that he cheated on his wife while she had cancer and as she was dying. >> reporter: edwards publicly admitted what he did was wrong but insists he did not break the law. his defense argued he used private donations, not campaign money and that federal prosecutors are radically interpreting the law. >> the jury selection process is designed to find fair and impartial jurors, we're confident it will happen. >> reporter: public opinion is stacked against the former politician. at a new survey by public policy polling shows 73% have an unfavorable opinion of edwards. 57% already believe he's guilty. as a lawyer, john edwards made his name in courthouses like this one. but now the man who once hoped to live in the white house, is fighting to stay out of prison. in greensboro, north carolina, brian mooar, news4. jury selection is expected to last ten days in the trial

could go six weeks. a nun in spain refused to testify today in a court case involving stolen babies. sister maria gomez appeared in court in madrid, accused of stealing a woman's newborn from the hospital in 1982 spanish police learned of the scheme last year, they believe the child was taken because her mother was considered undesirable. sister gomez is the first person to go on trial in this case. police believe the conspiracy involves a larger network that includes doctors, nurses and nuns. officials in north korea say they intend to go ahead with the controversial rocket launch. a five day window for that launch opened today. but it did not happen. reportedly because of bad weather. authorities in north korea say they plan to send a weather satellite in orbit but the u.s. and other nations believe that launch might be part of an effort to develop a delivery system for nuclear weapon. the u.s., china, and russia have

all warned north korea not to go through with it. the launch preparations have been highly public, the centerpiece for celebration marking the centennial of the birth of north korea's founder. u.s. forest service officials are are calling one of the wild fires burning in virginia suspicious. investigators say the blaze that is consuming the rich hole forest in allegheny county started in the exact same spot as a previous fire. they also say the flames jumped the containment line by the length of a football field earlier this week. >> when you get a fire that started in the same place as a fire a few weeks ago or a month ago or last year, there may be something more than coincidence going on. >> the fire burned 7000 acres since saturday. large first burned an additional 10,000 acres across page, craig and shenandoah counties. >> the lack of rainfall and warm temperatures in the month of

march helping the growing season, you have a lot of fuel and doesn't look like we will see relief soon. there is relief from the cooler temperatures we have seen the last couple days, a lot of people say bring back the heat. we're not just going to bring it back, it will be back in a big way. flipping the numbers, temperature is 58, we'll flip that number around for sunday with a high of 85. yep, that's right. out there today, high of 63, we saw sunshine early, the clouds rolled in like they did during the day yesterday, no showers, a few sprinkle, low this morning, 42, 4.5 below average for rainfall. i don't see any great chances right on through the middle of next week. again, we need it. 61 the current temperature right now with winds out of the northwest at 16 miles per hour. we continue to be a little bit breezy, we also continue to be extremely dry. dew point is 27 right now. our humidity is 27%. that is why we have seen the

fire danger way up there. currently 55 in winchester, 59 in culpepper, 62 toward fredericksburg, annapolis of 60. a very cool evening tonight, especially when you consider the little breeze that we've got going on here. as the breeze dies down and the skies clear out, he we will get cold, we have a frost advisory in effect for just about everybody west of i-95 with the exception of fairfax and prince william counties, but we will see toward gaithersburg, frederick, back toward winchester and martinsburg, culpepper, frost potential overnight once again, might want to cover up the plants. farther to the west, a freeze warning in portions of west virginia. we have yet another very chilly night. but this will be the last of the chilly nights that we've seen for a while. we've seen a couple of them lately. here is the cloud cover, the flow once again, due north, that is why we have seen cool temperatures out there, no rain to speak of. i saw a little bit of sprinkle around 1:30 this afternoon, that

was about it. right now, we are high and dry and i expect to stay that way through the next few days. cool weather right now, high pressure will dominate the area over the next few days. very nice weather tomorrow. i think tomorrow is going dob fantastic with plenty of sunshine, few clouds in the afternoon. mostly sunny skies, on saturday, high pressure moves down to the south and east, we see the warmer weather just on our doorstep and it will move in here during the day on saturday, the only thing i'm worried about saturday, little more in the way of cloud cover as a result of this warm front. i think most of the showers will stay to the north and west, we would love to see some of them move in here, but i think most of them should stay to the north and west. warm front will move to the north on sunday, and then we get really warm. we're talking temperatures nearly 20 degrees above average. today, just a couple degrees below average, tomorrow, or this weekend, look at the numbers. today around 60, by tomorrow and saturday afternoon, near 75 in washington, 79 atlanta. here is the 80s. watch by sunday, the 80s move

our way, 85 in washington, 84 in raleigh, 83 in atlanta. even on monday, still talking about temperatures in the low 80s in our area. some locations could be in the upper 80s late this weekend. this evening, a few clouds, breezy and cool. 47 to 54 degrees. tomorrow morning, you will wake up to a rather cool start once again, make sure the kids have the coats on as you send them to school. 34 to 43 in the city. tomorrow afternoon, mostly sunny, nice and mild, fantastic friday, 64 to 70 degrees. here is the next couple days, 73 on saturday, 85 on sunday, 83 on monday, and let's keep 80s going on tuesday. high of 81 and we have a chance for some significant rain maybe wednesday or thursday, but again, almost a week away before that happens. >> in the meantime, the warmer temperatures are nice. >> a lot warmer. >> thank you, doug. coming up tonight the renovated howard theater bringing new light to d.c. shaw neighborhood.

a diet may be the only thing to save the life of a dog named fluffy pork chop. >> i'm darcy spencer in charles county, a local couple spent their retirement on a

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news station, this is news4 at 6:00. george zimmerman made his first appear an in sanford, florida. charged yesterday with murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. prosecutors have released a probable cause affidavit. it says george zimmerman profiled the black teenager. zimmerman is due back in court on may 29th for an arraignment he will likely enter a plea at that time. in the meantime being held in jail. democrats and republicans are battling for the women's vote and in the past 24 hours, the war of words got personal. democratic adviser hillary rosen slammed mitt romney for saying he gets economic advice from his wife, an, a stay-at-home mother who raised five kids. rosen said ann romney never worked a day in her life. this afternoon rosen released a statement saying she had apologized to ann romney and anyone else offended by her remarks. the nationals made their home opener down at nats park a winner for the fans. they beat the reds 3-2.

even a work week game couldn't keep the fans away. sold out crowd, team is in first place, how about that. a lot of fans are optimistic about the season. police have uncovered and alleged home improvement scheme in maryland cost families hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> two contractors took payments and never finished work. darcy spencer to spo wispoke wi couple. >> reporter: a local couple spent hundreds of thousands of dollars turning their house in a dream home. but it ended up being a nightmare, that robbed them of their retirement. >> there was my master bedroom. >> reporter: russ russell and his wife paid a contractover or $300,000 to do a make over of their home in maryland in charles county. but as you can see, they didn't quite get what they paid for. much of the work, unfinished. or not done at all. >> he was very facile, he talks

a good line. and he's convincing. >> reporter: he's talking about christopher manion from d & m construction. russ and his wife pat trusted him to do the work on their home but left the job undone. and they say they never seen all the materials they say they paid for. like new kitcabinets, tile floog and more. >> he regains your trust and violates it. >> reporter: officials charged manion and his partner with three jobs they allegedly contracted to do but didn't get done. >> he has been charged with operating without a license, and theft. what we're trying to do is put this information out there, let people know this is going on if they have been victimized by mr. manion or mr. styles, we want to hear from them. >> reporter: manion instructed them to store their bedroom furnishings in a pod on their property. they say the contractor was

supposed to pay the but didn't. it was repossessed. among the items, family photos. >> i can't recreate pictures of my mom and dad. and that is never going to happen. >> reporter: how does this couple move forward from here? they say they are going to do repairs to their home bit-by-bit and realize they are not going to have the dream retirement home they were hoping for darcy spencer, news4. police say the other two cases involving a roof job and a bathroom makeover, neither was ever done. news4 was not able to reach the contractors for comment today. armed robberies at cvs at a store may have been an inside job. this is surveillance video from the store off tuckerman lane. police say back in february, that store was robbed twice in a week's time by the same man. 53-year-old michael cooke was arrested for those robberies. but police say they also

arrested the store supervisor. not only was he present during both crimes, he was also caught on video helping the robber. >> they did notice the night supervisor acted suspiciously. he entered one minute in the store before the robber came in the store. he never mentioned this to detectives. when the robber leaves the store, he forgets the bag of money. you see the supervisor running out with the bag and the suspect gets it. >> that supervisor is 5-year-old fenton graham of silver spring. his girlfriend, michelle, was arrested for hindering the investigation. she is the daughter of the armed robber. metro riders may be used to riding the rails without air conditioning during the summer, but the agency says things are going to get better. ako the air conditioning units failed on average more than once

on each car last year. there were 1830 failures for 1101 1104 cars. as bad as it sounds, it is an improvement from two years ago when the average number of failure was twice that for each rail car. maryland governor o'malley said the gridlock and budget t battle is due to gambling and says every lawmaker is to blame. >> look, you can have a difference of opinion, should there be five locations in maryland, should there be six? should there be table games or no table games? but i don't think differences of opinion on that should have kept us from enacting a budget that protects the priorities of our people, especially when it comes to education and public safety and that is sadly what happened. >> governor o'malley tweeted that he would be open to calling a special session to pass the

budget, the spending plan is supposed to take effect in july if both chambers can agree on it. there is a dog out there to whom the name has been fluffy pork chop. the dog is working harld to become not so fluffy. >> reporter: it's evident more of us or should be counting calories for health and as thetices, and should be no surprise that our best frenls are increasingly drawn in the battle of the bulges, too. meet fluffy pork chop, a corgi-cocker spaniel mix, he was rescued in delaware, by oldie but goodies, now he lives with a foster owner in burtonsville. he came in at 42 pounds, twice the ideal weight. his previous owner equated food with affection. >> we did blood work when he

came in, and his cholesterol was extremely high. not a good thing for a dog. >> or a human. it could shorten a life. fluffy's time was being cut in half by the strain on his system. while he was determined not to be hindered by his extra mass, his foster owner was determine to get him healthy again, through exercise and diet. a good idea, but as with people, it's an endeavor should be done with professional guidance. marilyn worked with the vet. >> we talked calories. she told me what the acceptable range was, i told her the food i went and found the calories or the vet found them and we compared and she said yes, that is a good food. feeding him twice a day is better than once a day. >> his progress has been the subject of a blog, burtonsville biggest loser. fluffy's weight loss is more than cosmetics. he has medical problems, eel have to undergo surgery, he probably couldn't survive the anesthesia. cherry eyes, dental issues and

joint problems are among the malladies to be addressed once he can have the surgery. exercise and sensible diet seems to be working, twice daily walks and healthy treats, he loves raw carrots, marilyn may be working herself out of a lovable friend, fluffy is looking at a longer life. >> allows me to help the next dog that needs help. >> in burtonsville, derrick ward, news4. she says fluffy is the second overweight dog she fostered. she says fluffy is on his way to a smaller frame and a longer life and loving home. the end of an era in one neighborhood after five decades, the giant food store at wisconsin avenue and newark street closed their doors today. to make room for a multi-million dollar mixed use development project, included in the project is a new much-bigger giant store and restaurants, apartments and condos. >> the wheels have turned it's time to get going. there didn't seem to be any

point in trying to hold on to something that was really not serving the community well anymore. >> we didn't know the exact date until a few weeks ago we knew because the starbucks got closed and everything else that it would be any day now. >> the employees at the location will all be transferred to other stores. giant will also offer a shuttle bus service to its store in the 4300 block of connecticut avenue three days a week, until construction of the new store is complete. the howard theater opened its doors more than 100 years ago. it was a vital part of an arts an entertainment community that became known as the black broadway. duke ellington, marvin gaye launched careers, it was not immune to the trouble that gripped our city through the years. the howard fell in disrepair, remained closed for 30 years. tonight, after a two-year renovation, the curtain goes up once again at a special gala.

riots of 1968 did incalculable damage. one of the areas was shaw. shaw is now on the mend. bustling neighborhoods, construction everywhere. and one of the new anchors of the development is right here at 7th and t, the howard theater. >> a cultural institute, a destination, it will be the other book end to 14th and u. we also see traffic coming from downtown d.c. and convention center just a few blocks up north on 7th street, to here, this has the ability to be a nexus to bring the city and connect the city again. >> clip and lalique ellis worked six years and invested blood, sweat and tears. >> i knew i had a major project i had to try to get off the ground. our first go at a major project

like this. no one wanted to touch the howard theater with a ten foot pole. we had to get smart. >> and so after 29 million dollars and collaboration with the city and other partners, the howard theater is open again. >> when i think of marvin gaye, we ought to say "let's get it on." [ cheering ] >> sandra beards ones played the howard with the jewels, a group that formed at roosevelt high school. ♪ >> they had a personal stake in the process. >> back in the 70s, we were there, and every time they tried, they said come, we need support, we were there. so to be here for this, this is like the rebirth is like birthing a baby. >> the hope is the theater will begin a new era in this part of

town, one that builds on an i will oh illustrious past. people would cut school, the after hour bar scenes, and local groups that performed on that stage night after night. we'll share those memories and what is still to come for the howard theater in our report tomorrow night in our 6:00 broadcast. >> a lot of excitement tonight. >> they're having a ball. >> big celebration. good stuff. coming up a baby girl declared dead at the hospital and later found alive in the morgue, now a hospital staff has some explaining to do. somebody stole a french masterpiece worth more than $100 million. we'll tell you how police caught up with the suspect who tried to get away with it. playoff time has arrived here in boston, are the capitals more relaxed or anxious? there seems to be a difference of opinion among the players. and back home in d.c., opening day for the nationals, as they try to go 5-2 on this young

you're watching news4 at 6:00. over in the nation of serbia last night, police recovered a stolen painting that is worth more than $100 million. "the boy in the red vest" is a master piece by paul cezanne. it was hidden on the inside panel of a car. three men were arrested they

said tried to sell it. it was taken from a museum in switzerland four years ago. the group of masked robbers also got away with three other paintings. all have been recovered but one. doctors and nurses at a hospital in argentina were suspended after they told a couple their newborn daughter was dead when in fact she was alive. last week the couple was told their infant daughter had died moments after delivery. the parents were allowed to go to the morgue to say goodbye. when they opened the coffin, they heard a baby cry, their daughter was still alive! >> the staff probably listened to the heartbeat, didn't think they heard one, perhaps it was a faint beat they didn't hear. >> the child is stylist ee ee e still listed she is named miracle baby. we're up in boston tone,

talking baseball, it was a wild opener for the nationals who almost gave away the game and here in boston the playoffs, set to get started for the capitals as they take on the boston bru ips trying to forget about their regular season woes.

you're watching news4 at 6:00. i'm meterologist doug kammerer. you can see behind me we have cloud cover across the area but also peeks of sunshine. we have seen sun during the day today, then the clouds rolled in, that kept temperatures down. last hour 58, this hour, 61, as a result of a good northwest wind at 16 miles per hour. right now under mostly cloudy skies, temperatures around the metro area, 56 in restin, fairfax, 60 springfield, calvert county, temperature at 58 degrees. what are we going to be seeing tonight? clouds moving through, this is an upper level system you need the heating of the day in order to produce clouds. so as the sun goes down tonight, we will cool off and because of that, we will see clearing skies

tonight and i expect the clear skies lead to a cold night. 35 in leesburg, 35 in martinsburg. 34 in win chester, i expect frost, the atmosphere is too dry for a widespread frost you could see frost and maybe freezing temperatures well back to the west. but that does not include the metro area. tomorrow afternoon, we will warm up nicely after a cool start, by around 9:00, 10:00, we should feel better with the sunshine, 65 in martinsburg for a high, 69 in culpepper, 70 toward fredd frederic fredericksburg. nats play a 7:00 game, should be around 60, take a jacket but once again looking good out there the next couple days. 73 on your saturday, 85 on sunday. 83 on monday. i'll show you when the next best chance for rain is coming up. thank you, doug. dan hellie is in boston, where the caps get ready to whip up on the bruins. did i read the caps are favored

in the game? >> uh, no. >> okay, thank you. >> there is no way they could be favored in this game or series. i tell how was favored, the nationals, they were supposed to be better this year because of starting pitching and so far, that is exactly how things have played out. gio gonzalez made his home debut, he couldn't keep the game from going down to the wire. what a performance he had this afternoon did gio gonzalez, first start at nationals park. gio didn't bat for the a's, this his first career hit, and gio looking like a little leaguer, he's jacked. later in the inning, the bases loaded for adam laroche, has been red hot lately, continues that streak, right up the middle

with the base hit. desmond and espinosa score. gio on the mound, was rolling. ludwig, one of the victims, gonzalez strikes out seven, gives two hits in seven scoreless innings. ninth inning, brad lidge to close things out. he's in trouble. bases juiced, ludwig with the hot chop past ryan zimmerman, two runs come in, tied at two. blown save for lidge, going to extra innings. bottom of the 10th, nationals with two on, gio feeling good, ryan zimmerman scores from third, the nationals win the home opener 4-3, free baseball for the fans. for reaction on the nationals big 4-3 win, it was quite an outing for the nationals. the caps started with the

second season, taking on the boston bruins, a team that is stacked, the bruins a second-seed in the playoff, the capitals a seventh seed. the bruins have four players on their team who scored 60 or more points. the caps have one. that is alex ovechkin. holtby didn't skate. the capitals have fared well against boston going 3-1 in the season series. the playoffs always a different story. alex ovechkin who thinks the postseason approach is different, perhaps the caps a bit too anxious in playoffs past. >> we was excited and we was so pumped up and you know, can't wait when the season playoff series will start. right now everybody is focused don't show emotions and we keep emotions today. >> i don't think anybody is

relaxed. >> not loosey goosey. seems like not the maybe the tension because of the expectations? certainly the expectations aren't there this year they have been in the past. >> well, yeah, your expectations are different than our's though. you guys have seen us struggle through the regular season your expectations for us aren't what ours are. >> the outside expectations obviously lower than the past few years, does that affect you guys? >>, no it doesn't, but maybe it's good for us, and i think people we all had incredibly high expectations, we can reach a lot of it. the regular season is one thing and we had high expectations for the regular season, that didn't happen but now the playoffs, we're all back to zero, any of that negativity that followed from the regular season is not going to follow us anymore. >> phenomenal comeback in the pens- pens-flyers game.

3-2 in the third. scott hartnell with the slap pass to schenn, tied at three. another overtime game, the flyers on the attack. kind of get a lucky break. matt carl throws it on the net. philly scores four unanswered goals to win game one 4-3. game two tomorrow night in pittsburgh. so far, a great start to what is a big sports day with the nationals leading and then losing and coming back to win the game. we're hoping we can keep the trend going in boston. capitals and bruins, the boston fans have been here for a couple hours on the streets pumped up. >> we have been to the playoffs before whether they were favored we know how it turned out lately. >> yeah, doreen, they lost bounced out of the first round, twice in the last four years, trying to avoid the same thing

for the third time, in five years, maybe they will be singing a different tune, they haven't been an under dog in a long time. >> i got the impression the caps don't want to hear nothing about low expectations. le that is the impression i got. >> could you easy the death stare when i asked him about low expectations? those are your expectations, build difficult, not mine, now get the heck out of here. >> that sounded like a good time to take a couple steps back and say "my bad." thanks, dan. >> i was like all right, next interview. >> thanks, dan. coming up on news4, a customer gets bad news at the car dealership and he didn't take it very well. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider.

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a study was released on the latch restraint system. it's required on every car manufactured since 2002. the poor design can block the anchor that holds the in place. general motors announced it's recalling 50,000 crossover suvs due to bad windshield wiper, 2011 and 2012 chevy traverse, buick enclave and gmc acadia. ice and snow can build up on the wipers and cause them to fail. gm will send letters to owners later this month. no crashes or injuries have been reported. a russian doctor now faces possible jail time because he was apparently short on both time and patience. a security camera was rolling when the doctor crashed this

rental car in moscow nissan dealership. he was outraged at having to wait 20 minutes to get his car out of the service shop. the guy rammed every car in the show room before they stopped him. he will likely be forced to pay thousands of dollars in damages. wow. >> when you call those places and have an appointment and you think -- >> the doctor needs anger management. >> i would say so. so, more good news about the weather, huh? >> you guys both like warmer temperatures. >> we do. >> they are coming, not just warmer but a lot warmer. today, 58 degrees, we'll flip that to 85 by the time we get to sunday. eastern half of the nation, we have june warmth coming, watch what happens on saturday, 75, and watch this for sunday, up to 85 degrees in washington, and

that is coming with nice weather, i expect to see a few clouds this weekend, not totally sunny, but even with partly sunny skies, monday looking good, 82, should be running 15 to 20 degrees above average the next couple days after two days in a row below average. overnight tonight, tomorrow morning, mostly clear, 34 to 43 degrees, you may need the jackets when you wake up but will not need them by around 10:00, because we should warm up nicely with plenty of sunshine, calling for fantastic friday, 64 to 70 degrees, near 73 on saturday, many of you will move in the upper 70s, 85 on sunday, 83 on monday, and we'll keep the nice weather with temperatures above average through the period, next best chance of rain wednesday and thursday. thank you, doug. we're happy to report this story. air force captain barry crawford sounds like the kind of guy you want to have at your back in a

firefight. captain crawford received the air force cross today. in a ceremony at the pentagon. it is the second highest military decoration in the air force, second only to the medal of honor. here what is captain crawford did. in afghanistan, he was combat controller, served as the communication link between the forces on the ground and their air support. back on may 4th of 2010, he survived a 14 hour firefight. he also ran in the line of fire to save the lives of three wounded afghan soldiers, and to evacuate two afghan soldiers who had been killed in action. all the while, the captain was calling in air strikes, and using his assault rifle to fight off the enemy. during that 14 hour battle, he coordinated more than 33 aircraft and 40 air strikes. captain crawford is from philadelphia, when he came home

from afghanistan, he joined the maryland air national guard, now training to be a