the 2013 sl. ♪ you can tell the sun ♪ >> tonight an emotional vij gil.

>> the nation's capital prepares for discovery final flight. some of the best places to witness history in the morning. >> and an entertaining game between the caps/bruins. tell you who came out on top. >> first, fender-benders may not be what they seem. they could be the setup to something much more dangerous. the warning is going out to drivers across montgomery county after two incidents on one stretch of road in the potomac area. jackie benson reports. >> reporter: it was just after midnight saturday morning when police say a 58-year-old man driving a volvo on jones lane in potomac felt another vehicle bump him from behind. when hen g got out he was confronted by two masked men. >> they put him in the trunk of his own vehicle, and drove him to several atms where they obtained money.

>> reporter: the man was released. three hours later in the parking lot of the church on jones lane. police later learned a woman driving a range rover also on jones lane about a mile away was bumped from behind around 11:30 p.m., april 3. >> she didn't feel it was a legitimate hit from behind. she felt maybe she had been rammed and therefore contacted police instead of stopping her vehicle. >> reporter: in that case the suspects drove off. neighbors say they're very concerned. >> that's scary. yeah. i don't want to get in a situation like that. >> very late at night. early in the morning. 2:00, 3:00 in the morning there is maybe nobody around. >> reporter: this area is still fairly rural, it is not densely populated. police say the fact that the suspects knew of all the locations including the church may indicate they live some where nearby. jackie benson, news 4. thousands of people gathered in blacksburg, virginia tonight. five years after a gunman went

on a rampage at virginia tech. students, teachers, even the governor paused to remember, jim carrey has our report. >> reporter: it's become a yearly ritual of remembrance, an act of unity, the candlelight vigil that took place five years ago the day after 35 were killed and 22 wounded. their family members were at the center of the memorial. >> leslie geraldine sherman. >> reporter: a candle is lit for each of the victims. earlier in the evening, governor bob mcdonald whose daughter will graduate from virginia tech spoke at the powerful vigil. >> at this moment of remembrance, you have chosen not to curse the darkness but chosen to light a candle. >> reporter: classes were held on april 16th for the first time. >> we attend class today not because we have forgotten but because we choose to live on for

32. >> reporter: these freshmen attending their first vigil say, they had to be here. >> it was just really important to see that everyone came out and really supported everyone else because the 32 are people that we're never going to forget. >> my sister was actually here during this tragedy. for me i felt luke carike carry. >> reporter: as the the observance neared its end, the candles were held high, and a shout rises out of the darkness, a shout that has helped this campus through the worst times. >> let's go! >> hokies! >> the final candle, memorial candle will burn until midnight when it will be extinguished to be relit again next april 16th. in blacksburg, julie carrey, news 4.

the agents and officers are accused of misconduct. tonight we're learning two supervisors, three snipers and three s.w.a.t. team members among the 11 involved. pentagon officials say ten servicemen from the army, navy, and marines are under investigation, that's up from five over the weekend. >> we're representing the people of the united states. and when we travel to another country, i expect us to observe the highest standards. >> we're embarrassed by what occurred in colombia. we let the boss down. >> many of the agents are reportedly based at secret services miami field office. they have all been placed on administrative leave as congress debates whether to hold hearings. >> the space shuttle "discovery" will make its final flight tomorrow on the back of a 747 on its way to its resting place in northern virginia. shomari stone, right now at the southwest waterfront, one of the many spots that should offer an incredible view. shomari. >> reporter: well, jim this is going to be absolutely

spectacular. people will be able to see the incredible sight at the washington monument, the 14th street bridge, old town alexandria's waterfront and the national harbor. they hope people will tweet about it, and pu put --@nbcwashington. >> look up at the sky tomorrow morning you may see more than commercial planes. and "discovery" is coming to town. the center at the national air and space museum will welcome the new addition to their aircraft community. jewel yet and the final liftoff of "discovery." >> with 39 missions under its belt it enters the beltway on top of a 747 flying from florida. >> i feel very excited about it. i remember the first shuttles going up.

>> reporter: scheduled to fly between 10:00 and 11:00 tomorrow morning. now, this is a once in a lifetime experience to discover "discovery's" last flight. >> it has done more than 148 million miles, more than 200 astronauts including both female commanders. >> reporter: it will land at dulles airport and move into its new home a couple days from now. to make room for "discovery", "enterprise" will go to a museum in new york. >> you are real excited? >> yes, i am. >> reporter: so i am i. along with hundreds of thousands who will be watching this. news 4 will bring you live coverage of this spectacular event as soon as the shuttle moves into our area. real quick, go to nbcwashington.com, click on "discovery" final flight. the best places to watch the fly-over include, this is the full list. you can take it. put it on facebook, twitter,

send it to your friend. so we can all watch this monumental occasion. live in the southwest waterfront, shomari stone, news 4. >> the question of course, will the skies be clear enough off to see it? veronica, what do you say? >> certainly not going to have record heat tomorrow. as far as clouds -- more clouds cover than what we had today. we will start out warm. a look at the forecast for tomorrow. between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. a few clouds around the area. partly sunny. the temperature, 70 degrees. the cloud are not going to be bringing us any rain. a little light wind too out of the northwest. meanwhile, while the clouds are not going to bring us any rain. we are looking for some rain. that's what i will have coming up in my full forecast in a few minutes. >> down at verizon center, hard hitting, no love lost at all. exactly the way a hockey playoff game ought to be. until the very last minute. then it went south. >> this is painful, man. >> it was. >> it was supposed to go the

other direction. as quickly as the capitals gained home ice advantage in boston. game three goes to the bruins. a heartbreaker of a loss for the caps who battled back to tie the game late in the third period to see it slip away in the end. the star of games one and two, finally got goal support tonight. second period. tied at one. check out ove here, splitting the defense, the puck is bouncing. not even worried. 26th career playoff goal. capitals take the 2-1 lead. to the third. boston, 3-2. fancy stick work here. we are tied at 3. 6:00 to go. looked like it was going to o.t. under 2:00 to play. four on four. and then the bomb, deflected off the stick. that's the game winner. boston takes it 4-3 is the final. game four on thursday at verizon center. here is some reaction from the

team's star. >> somebody had to win. someb s somebody had to lose. i think we played great. we made a couple mistakes. it cost a goal. it was a great battle. unfortunately, we lost. >> the best player on the other team beat hum im tonight. we'll have more, which capital's star likely to be suspended for game four. >> i want to know about that. thank you, dan. >> mitt romney is moving ahead as presumptive nominee of the republican party. romney says it is too early to talk about specific runningmate names. he did name some one to manage the search, beth myers will help select and vet his runningmate. myers was his chief of staff. republicans blocked the buffet rule tonight. the measure which has the support of billionaire warren buffett would put a 30% p incom

tax on people making $2 million. republicans say it is a political gimmick that would do little to help the economy. >> president obama says he will push congress to make the tax code more equitable for the wealthy and middle classes. >> a california rape case reaching into uncharted legal territory raising questions about how the victims of sexual assault should be treated. it involves a teenage rape victim and unusual step taken by prosecutors to get her to testify against her attacker. jim hanley is here with more. jim? >> reporter: the 17-year-old was allegedly raped, by a serial rapist. >> i am truly sorry for all you have been through. >> reporter: an apology from a judge as a teenage rape victim basically jailed to ensure she will testify against her attacker was set free.

police say the suspect is a serial rapist. they filed charges against him. prosecutors had to drop them after she failed to show up in court twice. the girl is unfoster care and has a history of running away. last month prosecutors refiled the charges and had her placed in juvenile detention saying her testimony is vital to getting him off the streets. and that outweighs any inconvenience to her. the tactic isn't sitting well with everyone. the teen's attorneys say she is being treated like a criminal not a victim. and victims' rights groups stay what happened to her could discourage other victims from reporting sexual assaults. the teen's freedom does come with some restrictions. she has to wear a gps ankle bracelet, so authorities can track her down if she should disappear again. the trial is set to begin april 23rd. jim, doreen? >> thank you, jim. coming up -- bourbon street in washington some are calling it.

the debate on drinking and how clubs should be able to serve? >> pippa middleton caught in the middle of a gun controversy. >> and new

a royal gun scandal is what the headlines in england say tonight. this after "the sun" newspaper post aid picture of pippa middleton sitting next to a man with a gun pointed at paparazzi.

it's not clear if the gun is real. if it is, pippa and the others in the car could face jail time. pippa middleton is prince william's sister-in-law. >> many women recovering from breast cancer deal with insecurities about their bodies especially after having a double mastectomy. a new surgery is helping to boost their confidence without breast implants. it involves taking the fat from a woman's love handles and using it to rebuild the breasts. johns hopkins hospital plastic surgeon, ariel rad is one of 30 in the world doing the surgery. he says the procedure has some big medical advantages. >> they last forever, that's the beauty of this technique. the fat is theirs. the fat doesn't turn into breast tissue. so there is no worry about breast cancer down the road. >> i am thrilled with my body. thrilled. for 48 years old i feel wonderful. >> the surgery can take up to ten hours. patients like laura taylor

though, say, feeling better about themselves is the best outcome. >> how late bars can serve alcohol will be the focus of a hearing in d.c. tomorrow. ward 1 councilman jim graham will host a meeting about pushing closing time to 4:00 a.m. on weekend. some city officials say that will create what a say a bourbon street atmosphere in neighborhood along u street and adams morgan. the mayor thinks the extra hour on the weekend would create an extra $3 million a year for the city. >> did you see them? fireworks lit up the sky to wrap up emancipation day here in washington. 150 years ago, president lincoln officially ended slavery in washington. that was nine months before he signed the emancipation proclamation and freed slaves in the rest of the country. the day kicked off with a prayer breakfa breakfast. this afternoon there was a parade, street festival and free

concert. >> clear skies. >> almost like fireworks, fourth of july weather? >> that's right. put the two together. wait a minute, what month is it, exactly. >> itch ynow we will turn the p back on the calendar, a couple pages. become to spring around here, okay? did you loike today? some folks did. can you replay today? do it again? just one more day? it will not be quite as hot around here, tell you what i do think you will look tomorrow. with so much going on. a lot of big stuff going on. 63 we started the day. 89 degrees, the high temperature. that is the average you would normally find mid july. 20 degrees above the average. current temperature, stand in the 70s. 73 to the north. 79 degrees in fredericksbu. bus stop forecast, mild.

59, frederick. step down in d.c., 62. and 66 degrees, plenty warm there in fredericksburg, virginia too. on the radar -- we are dry. we are watching the front approach the area. the showers are drying up. some bigger showers and storms down to the south. you got to look way down to the south around louisiana and off the coast. and cooler air coming in, snowing in the up of michigan, upper peninsula. we will not have any snow. barely get any rain out of the front. the same front that brought severe weather off to the plains and midwest this weekend. for us the clouds are on the increase. i do think by late morning, clouds will be encroaching on the area. it will turn sunny. good viewing. 10:00, 11:00 a.m. keep the cloud cover around for afternoon. wednesday, that's wednesday. the front around the area. we are cool. mostly cloudy. any shower activity, right around the northern neck areas of southern maryland.

very little rain sxis expected with the weather front. next best chance. it will come the weekend. 55 to 63. starting out tomorrow morning. mostly clear. mild. you've will be able to get by once again with the short sleeves. nice day, right. little breezy too during the afternoon. 72 to 78 degrees. so back to march-like weather for us. a look at your four-day forecast. mild for tomorrow. high, 78. coolest s day out of the workweek, wednesday in the 60s. could even be, a little cooler than the 67 in a lot of neighborhoods. clouds and a few showers for wednesday. thursday, friday. dry. 71 to 75. rain and maybe thunder saturday night through sunday. so, best day out of the weekend still saturday. >> all right. sound good. thanks, veronica. >> coming up, oh, man -- i mean it was rough. they played them tough. they played them hard. and in the end, oh, man.

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so much for home court, huh? >> it's gone. just look that. played in boston. got the one up there. now they're going to have to battle to get this one. tough to swallow tonight. not only do the caps lose battling back to tie the game late in the third period. but they will likely lose nicholas bakstrom. received a match penalty, and a one game suspension pending review. the capitals came in 0-5 on the power play. late first period. check out this shot. whirls and deals, the wrister beats tim thomas.

capitals up. 1-0, feeling pretty good. second period, 13 seconds after the bs tie it, alex ovechkin doing what the great one does. his 26th career playoff goal. moves in past dale hunter for second on the caps' all boston up 3-2. bakstrom. skates in. he beats thomas. we are now tied at 3. 3 points on the night. he was stellar. under two. four on four. the bomb, take another look. off the stick and right up over the glove. that turns out to be the game winner. 4-3. the penalty. nick backtrom, the cross check. that means, automatic one game suspension pending the review by the leak. they could overturn it. capitals trail 2-1 in the

series. >> just hard work. not that we're not doing it. just we know as a group we can work better, and myself, especially. if we do we'll be successful. >> you guys had leads a couple times in this one. came back to tie it. does that make it more painful in the end? >> i think so. especially when i think we played all right. i think we deserve better. >> we have been in all three games. they are tight games. we're right there. we are going to get some rest. have good practice. come back ready to play. >> all right. game four thursday. talking baseball. steven straussburg makes his home debut. he got some run support. nationals bats came alive in the sixth inning. putting the nats in the winle column. an e.r.a. less than 1.0, through two starts. top of the sixth. pitching great. nats up. straussburg, one away. bases loaded jam.

chris johnson sends one to the gap. right center. two runs score. straussburg goes six. gives up six hits, two runs, strikes out five. bottom of the frame now, the colombian native, up with the bases loaded. make that 4 for 4. fights one off into the left. the nationals pound it out, 13 hits. they go on to win it. 6-2. they are now 8-3 on the season. the wizards. visiting the bulls. the wiz, 14-46. bulls, 46-14. first quarter. wizards turning up the defense. richard hamilton makes the bad pass. passes ahead to jordan crawford. back for the dunk. the wizards leading at the break by three. fourth quarter. wizards still up by three. carlos boozer misses the hook shot. mac, the rebound. and john ball. finds james singleton for the dunk. the wizards go on to win it,

87-84. their first win in chicago since april of 2008. so we have a couple winners tonight. but the most important

actor alec baldwin in d.c. to encourage funding for the arts. at the national press club, he said, arts and architecture are important to sustaining pride in the country. he said if you adjust for

inflation, the government is spending $100 million less on the arts than 20 years ago. students at maclean high school got a lesson. associate director from shakespeare theater company shared his expertise. he told students, celebrity casting that you see on "the smash" program is pretty close to the real thing. he said success on stage doesn't always translate to big