u.s. officials say agents took prostitutes to their rooms investigators are trying to unravel different accounts of what happened there. u.s. officials tell nbc news the scandal exploded after a prostitute who claims she was shared by two agents got in a heated dispute over how much she should be paid. an amount less than $60. but in the "new york times" there is a much different version of the argument. in "the times" story an unidentified woman claims she spent the night with a man she later learned was an agent after agreeing to an $800 escort fee but the next morning he only offered her $30. after they argued and she complained to a police officer "the times" story says the agent and several others kicked in to pay her $225. also investigating here are two u.s. military officers looking into whether ten american service personnel were involved in the scandal an issue a spokesman says that is being taken very seriously. mark potter, nbc news, colombia.

back to you. this afternoon maryland's senator barbara mikulski who sits on the senate intelligence committee, told nbc news she thinks one of the next resignations could come from secret service director mark sullivan. there is new surveillance video that could give police the break they need. the d.c. police say this man is a person of interest they call him. in a recent break-in at the city auditor's office. somebody stole two lap tops over the weekend. it is unclear what might be on those lap tops. the auditor's office works for the d.c. council. it examines government accounts and operations but it does not handle criminal investigations. the shuttle discovery is settling into its new home near dulles airport and starting tomorrow it will be on display for all of us to see. erika gonzalez joins us from chantilly with more on today's move-in ceremony. erika? >> reporter: doreen, thousands of people have been here all day long. they've been outside and there have been a few that have a pass inside this one room to see discovery really come in with

precise precision. you can still hear movement going on outside. let's take a bird's eye look. chopper, news 4 chopper, what is it that you see right there? that is not discovery. that's enterprise. enterprise is getting prepped in order to be taken to the dulles international airport. it looks like it's going to be departing sooner than expected. meanwhile, here inside the smithsonian, it's going to stay open for about another 30 minutes and then it'll start all over again tomorrow and what crews are working on this evening is not only closing the doors but repairing that panel that you see there. they'll put that back into place to make sure "discovery" is not only home but secure. it took only minutes for space shuttle discovery to get tugged into the air and space museum in chantilly. precise precision. crews made it seem effortless to swing the near 200,000-pound spacecraft and its 57-foot high

tail into place. on a picture perfect day, shuttle discovery was escorted to is new home by a team of former astronauts. kenneth rightliner jr. who flew aboard discovery in 1991 and '94 was one of them. >> it was certainly a vessel that took good care of us, got us up into a very difficult place to reach, and brought us back safely. >> reporter: enterprise, the first space shuttle orbiter, and discovery, the orbiter that's flown more than any other met for a photo op unlike any other. one bright and shiny. a result of never entering space. the other discolored from 39 missions into the unknown. >> for everything there as deep story. the discovery clearly does and it looks it. >> reporter: it was a moment that brought families together. >> at 3 years old he met an astronaut at his nursery school and told me he wants to be an astronaut. >> a big deal. an important piece of history to see. >> reporter: and encourage children to live out their dreams. although the space shuttle

program has ended, senator and first american astronaut to orbit the earth john glenn tells me nasa will be back. that doesn't mean he was ready to see "discovery" go. >> i would have preferred to see it still be flying now. i think there's a lot of research we missed by this sort of hiatus. >> reporter: as thousands showed up to bid farewell to an era millions more are expected to see the start of a new chapter. space shuttle discovery is now home at the smithsonian. if you want to see it for yourself and take loads of pictures like everybody else has today, then you can come by tomorrow morning the museum will open at 10:00 am. what is going to happen tonight, enterprise is going to get tugged out to the dulles international airport and crews are going to work on the mating process putting enterprise on a 747 as it will head out to new york and then it'll be shipped by barge to the intrepid sea, air, and space museum. that is supposed to be there by monday. crews are going to get an early start on it this evening because of the stormy weather predicted

for this weekend. in the meantime, come out here and take lots of pictures starting tomorrow. we're live at the smithsonian. erika gonzalez, news 4. the district is planning to sue several current and former city workers for benefits fraud. the workers are accused of collecting unemployment while still working for the city. the attorney general says his office will begin filing civil lawsuits in the next few weeks to recover an estimated $800,000 in jobless benefits that were paid out over the last three years. about a hundred employees were suspended back in february in connection with this double dipping scheme. 61 of them have been fired. a church employee is facing charges tonight in connection to the sexual abuse of a toddler at a d.c. church daycare center. darcy spencer is in northeast d.c. with more on the arrest and the search for more potential victims. >> we're told that some 60 children attend this daycare center on a daily basis. if you take a look, this is

their play yard on a day like today they would typically be out here riding bicycles and riding big wheels. the daycare center has been shut down. a church worker has been arrested. parents i spoke to describe him as sort of a maintenance worker. he was arrested earlier this afternoon in hyattsville, maryland. this mom pounded on the door of the child development center at the zion baptist church of eastland gardens trying to get answers and her 2-year-old son's things. that following the arrest of a worker here on sex abuse allegations. she didn't get either one. >> it's sick. it's disgusting. >> reporter: a man described by police as church worker was arrested and charged with felony attempted first degree child sexual abuse. he has been identified by police as randolph king of hyattsville. the victim, a 3-year-old boy, who goes to daycare here. this parent, who came to retrieve her 2-year-old son's belongings, is outraged. what do you think about this guy coming in here and doing what he did allegedly?

>> it's horrible. he needs to stay locked up. he needs to stay locked up. it's awful. >> reporter: according to a police report randolph king was found standing over the boy who was lying on a cot. king was exposed. the boy was asleep on his stomach, his pants pulled down. a woman walked in and screamed and he ran off. it happened april 10th but wasn't reported to police for three days. it's unclear when or if parents who send their children to the center were notified of the incident. the child development center has been shut down. authorities say not because of the abuse allegations, rather because of unspecified code violations. this woman has attended the church for 50 years. >> it's sad. i just hope it's not true. i hope that the child is safe and it didn't happen. >> reporter: many parents are now scrambling to find a new daycare center for their children. more importantly, they're wondering, is it possible that additional children were abused here?

again, the suspect was arrested in hyattsville. he is being brought here to the district to face a felony charge. he is expected to appear in d.c. superior court sometime tomorrow. reporting live from northeast washington, darcy spencer, news 4. also in northeast, a murder mystery. a plan was found beaten to death this morning in an alley near the intersection of oats street and bladensburg road. police say the victim was 36-year-old aaron henderson. his nickname was peanut. one man who didn't want to be identified said he knew the victim. >> peanut had a troubled life and it's the way things go around here. >> police are offering a reward for information that helps them solve this case. police say they have identified two sets of human remains found over the past two years in fairfax county and it turns out the victims were brothers.

the dna matches the two. they were reported missing from prince william county two years ago. detectives say their bodies were found within a mile of each other in lorton. the first discovery was made in july of 2010. the other about a year later. nobody has been arrested. the coast guard says it does not know what caused a plane to crash into the gulf of mexico. there are no signs that the pilot survived the crash. it was a cessna that left slidell, louisiana this morning on its way to sarasota, florida. controllers lost contact with the pilot about 9:00. they think he fell unconscious. two military fighter jets tried to intercept the aircraft but it ran out of fuel apparently and plunged into the gulf several hours later about 120 miles west of tampa. the pilot has not been identified yet. nobody else was onboard the plane. a nurse accused of killing a mother to steal her newborn baby could face the death penalty. verna mcclain had her first court appearance in texas today.

she is charged with shooting kala golden in the parking lot of a pediatrician office. authorities say mcclain chose her victim at random see she could kidnap the baby. he was later found unharmed at mcclain's sister's house. police say mcclain had a miscarriage but never told her fiance. instead, police say she told him she had given birth to a child. today mcclain's lawyers alluded to a possible defense. >> a lot of work has to be done to look into ms. mcclain's mental state and see where that takes us. the judge ordered that mcclain be held until a bond hearing monday. coming up tonight closing arguments in one of the city's most notorious crimes. also tonight fallout on the front lines. we'll tell you how these disturbing images could impact the time line for u.s. troop withdrawal in afghanistan. still looking stormy for the weekend but less of our weekend. i'll tell you what is the best day to get out. paying the price for

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tonight afghan president hamid karzai joined top u.s. officials in denouncing the photos of u.s. and afghan soldiers posing with the remains of suicide bombers. the pictures are the latest in a series of episodes that have jeopardized relations between kabul and washington. karzai called the behavior in the photos inhumane and provocative. he says the only way to prevent a recurrence is to speed the departure of western forces from afghanistan. four people are presumed dead after a u.s. army helicopter crashed in afghanistan. the black hawk chopper went down in the southwestern part of the country today. there are no confirmed reports of casualties but a senior u.s. military official tells nbc news authorities do not expect to find any survivors. the official says there was bad weather in the area at the time but the military cannot rule out enemy fire. there are new polls that show the race for the white house is very close between president obama and the presumptive republican nominee mitt romney.

the economy continues to dominate the concerns of voters. today congress got involved. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: in the battleground state of ohio, mitt romney went to a closed factory to blame the president. >> he needs to sit down with folks and understand how difficult these years have been and take responsibility. >> reporter: just yesterday president obama campaigned in ohio and michigan touting his economic record. >> i place my bets on american workers. today gm is back on top. 200,000 new jobs over the last 2 1/2 years. the american auto industry is back. >> reporter: the election seems sure to be about the economy. proof from the new cbs/"new york times" poll. 20% of americans said their mortgages are under water. a third called fuel prices a serious hardship. 40% said college expenses are a bigger worry. the obama/romney matchup is a tie in that poll.

obama ahead 46-42 in today's quinnipiac poll. 48% of voters view the president positively versus 33% for romney. in today's nbc news/"the wall street journal" poll. on romney's main theme -- it's time for us to get our taxes down and get people working again. >> reporter: he got help today. house republicans pushed through a bill to cut taxes for employers. it gives the ability to small businesses to create jobs here in america. >> reporter: democrats protested it's not just small businesses. it's companies like law firms with up to 500 employees. >> one-half of this so-called small business tax cut will go to millionaires. >> reporter: jobs, taxes, and millionaires. so far the campaign's main themes. that tax cut for employers passed up here today in the republican controlled house? well that's part of this campaign. and there seems no chance it will pass the democratically

controlled senate. i'm steve handelsman, news 4, capitol hill. mitt romney will be the commencement speaker this year at liberty university in lynchburg, virginia. he'll deliver the address at the evangelical christian school on may 12th. weeks after becoming the presumptive presidential nominee for the republicans he struggled during the primaries to win over evangelical christians. the university says they expect a crowd of nearly 50,000 people. back lash over maryland's so-called doomsday budget is growing and college students staged the latest protests. state senator richard metalano rallied with students at the university of maryland today to call on governor o'malley to protect education funding. the state university system stands to lose $50 million in the budget that takes effect on july 1st. students said that will amount to 10% tuition increases next year, a huge blow to families who are already struggling. some say it is only $800 but

$800 means $800 new. 800 new uncertainties. 800 new concerns. 800 even greater fears that i may not be able to fulfill my father's dream here at the university of maryland. students and workers are calling on maryland lawmakers to hold a special session to resolve the budget crisis which will also cut 500 jobs and the cost of living increase for state employees. nice sunshine out there on campus. we had a mixed bag of weather today didn't we? >> yeah. we started out with a few clouds and some fog but by the afternoon, yeah. everybody was loving today. right? did you guys get a chance to do anything outside? >> just a bit. >> just a little bit. >> exactly. never enough. friday is going to be a really nice one too for the area but the weekend is where planning is so important and knowing what the forecast is going to be. because it is going to be a tricky one. so let's head over to the weather wall. i'll explain. we hit highs today in the low 70s. you know, yesterday was so cool.

we were in the 50s throughout most of the day. but from 50 to 72 your low and high temperature there, the average high 68 degrees. our rainfall deficit still over 5 inches so we need more of that beneficial rain. when we had 0.07 at reagan national with the last system that came through. right now we're at 70 and just a few high clouds out there currently. the wind light so it's a real nice evening, too. as far as the rest of the area, the neighborhoods up around frederick in the 70s. 70 in manassas. 70 in d.c. 70 in fredericksburg. we'll be dropping off and it is going to be cool by tomorrow morning. like this morning we had fog around the area. we'll have more patchy fog tomorrow. upper 40s to low 50s. and a cool start, too, for us but at least the wind is going to be light, right, for tomorrow morning. all right. here is what is going on. on radar we don't have anything to show. satellite either. just high clouds coming through. a system that is gathering moisture right now off to the

west. our radar at least locally is not showing anything but open it up to the midwest and you can see that rain moving right into minneapolis. we've got rain around chicago. in fact, thunderstorms right now in areas of southeastern minnesota. that's just part of the system that's going to affect our area for the weekend. there is another part that is going to be an area of low pressure developing off the coast. so as far as rainfall with the last system, a few hundredths to maybe a quarter inch a lot of neighborhoods i think around d.c., areas just to the north about a half inch of rain and a few spots around southern maryland down through the northern neck could get as much as an inch of rain. so over the next 48 hours, nice conditions overnight. great start to the day tomorrow. pretty nice finish, too. but it's late friday night with that next front that we'll see clouds gathering. rain comes into the areas around ohio and west virginia. here we are early at saturday morning. you see the rain mainly to the west. there will be clouds around the area but showers will develop

before lunch time and after 2:00 i think we'll see thunderstorms. there is your weather front. there's the area of low pressure. the two really never really come together. nonetheless, that area of low pressure comes close enough to give us some more rain. also for sunday but probably only half of the day sunday. so here it is in terms of rainfall amounts. around fredericksburg, pax river, areas of cambridge is where there could be an inch of rain. then manassas around areas just to the west, could be a half inch of rain. for the evening fantastic. 55 or 58 to 65 degrees tomorrow morning on the cool side so that is jacket weather in the 40s to mid 50s. then just a great one coming up for friday. nice conditions. we will be running well above average yet again for the area tomorrow afternoon. here is a look at your four-day forecast. saturday early. if you want to do something outdoors get it in before noon time. then sunday after about lunch

time. and sunday is going to be the cool day out of the weekend. dramatic change in the 60s. we'll talk about the other big story for next week when we take a look at the extended forecast in a couple minutes. >> thanks, b.j. a man swinging a shovel takes aim at police and the wild chase on i-66 is next. a priest in fairfax responsible for protecting children from abuse is now accused of abusing a teenage boy years ago. tonight a woman who knew the priest personally is speaking out about the allegations. a masked man wears an unusual disguise to rob a restaurant. tonight people who use ez pass cou

top lawmakers say more firings and resignations within the secret service are imminent. three secret service agents have already left their jobs. they are accused of bringing prostitutes to their hotel in colombia last week. they were there to set up security for president obama's recent visit. >> d.c. police looking for the man in a surveillance video. he is what they call a person of interest in a break-in at the city auditor's office. somebody stole two lap tops over the weekend. the auditor's office works for the d.c. council examining government accounts and

operations. after another day of celebrations "discovery" is now inside its new home at the smithsonian museum hangar near dulles airport. the retired shuttle was rolled into place a couple hours ago. the exhibit opens tomorrow morning at 10:00. a fairfax priest suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct. the claims rocked the catholic community and forced the arlington diocese to take a new look at many of its priests. >> richard jordan with more on the investigation and reaction from a woman who knew the priest in question. >> reporter: reverend terry speck stands accused of abusing a teen boy. the pastor at annandale's holy spirit church is on administrative leave for what the accuser said happened more than a decade ago when the priest served as a parochial vicar at st. mary's of sorrow on sideburn road in fairfax. speck was once recognized for his devotion to children. >> i'm very sad to hear these allegations have come up. >> reporter: author teresa pitt

green uses a pseudonym. the northern virginia woman doesn't want to use her real name or appear on camera because she says years ago she was abused by another catholic priest. she writes about her experience in the book "restoring sanctuary." the author names speck, praising him as the director of the arlington diocese child protection office where he screened priests and new employees. >> i also really respected that we had some of the most rigorous background checks. and for that reason i acknowledged him in the book. >> reporter: but speck's accuser claims the protector was the predator. speck strongly denied the allegation. >> there are a lot of catholics who are heart broken at this news. and really waiting to see what happens. >> reporter: but now all the background checks and priests reviewed have to be re-examined. >> really happy the bishop is going to go check them all out, like a third party, just in case. i'm really happy. >> reporter: the diocese encourages anyone with information on this case or any

other questionable activity by a church member to come forward and report it to police. in fairfax, richard jordan, news 4. fairfax county police are investigating the claim but so far the priest is not charged with any wrongdoing. police in prince william county are looking for a man who robbed an italian restaurant dressed like a member of the band kiss. it happened last night about 8:00 at the vocelli pizza on river ridge road in dumfries. employees told police the masked man came in, flashed a gun, got away with some money. nobody was hurt. they arrested a guy in northern virginia after a wild chase that went through two counties there. this morning a state trooper stopped 37-year-old dexter gibson as he was walking along i-66 in arlington. police say he punched the officer and stole his cruiser. the trooper chased gibson all the way to centreville. police say when he stopped gibson grabbed a shovel from a nearby pickup truck and started

swinging at the officer. they eventually took him down and locked him up. commuters in northern virginia may be facing yet another fee. v dot raised the price on tolls earlier this year and now ez pass users could be neck. julie carey has our report from tysons corner. >> reporter: for northern virginia travelers who want to speed their commute and zip through toll gates, ez pass transponders are required equipment. for now, they are free. virginia has already issued 900,000 ez pass transponders but with the future opening of the new beltway express lanes, that number is expected to double driving up administrative costs. that is why v dot wants to start charging a dollar a month per transponder to keep pace. >> this is not unusual. 14 of the 24 ez pass participating toll agencies currently charged similar fees such as in maryland. they charge a fee. >> reporter: but along the dulles toll road where commuters

are already bracing for higher tolerates next year the transponder fee gets a big thumbs down. >> i mean, a dollar a month doesn't sound like much but another $12 a year on top of everything else you're dealing with, it's just kind of a pain. >> the days of technology i think they tend to over charge because technology will take care of most of the administrative fees. so i think it's a way to get into our pockets. >> reporter: but even those unhappy with the proposed charge say they aren't likely to turn their transponders in. >> given traffic problems around here i think anybody would pay 12 bucks for relief a year. >> reporter: there is one little bit of good news in the v dot proposal. right now a lot of people pay a $25 deposit when they pick up their ez pass transponder. under the v dot plan that would be wiped away. julie carey, news 4, fairfax county. if the proposal goes through v dot hopes to start collecting that fee in july. a brand new transit center

might need to be torn down and rebuilt. officials say problems with the concrete at the silver spring transit center might be too big to fix. the maryland transit authority is in the process of meeting with the contractor to figure out the next step. the facility costs more than $100 million to build and was supposed to open last summer. a new safety initiative to cut down on the number of accidents and traffic deaths in prince george's county appears to be working. police chief mark mcgraw says the number of accidents went down by 14 in one week. the chief says they identified ten specific areas in the county with the high number of accidents. especially accidents involving pedestrians. officers are over lapping shifts devoting half an hour each to the areas. the initiative is based on a successful program in baltimore county. closing arguments today in the trial of five men accused in one of the deadliest series of shootings in the history of the city. five people killed, six others injured in related attacks back in march of 2010.

pat collins with our report from superior court. >> reporter: today inside superior court the beginning of the end. closing arguments, the prosecutor telling the jurors that a series of witness heroes have pointed the finger of suspicion at the five men charged. it's heartening he said that people came forward with the information. it's said to be one of the bloodiest times in the history of washington crime. march, 2010, in eight days, five dead, nine wounded, all over a missing fake diamond bracelet that some of the suspects thought was stolen. five young men charged in connection with the shooting. they come to court all dressed up like college frat brothers, all wearing fashionable eye

glasses. now, this trial has gone on for more than two months. the jury has heard from dozens of witnesses. none more important than this man. nathanial sim. he says he was one of them. he says he hung out with them. he says he partied with them. he says he killed with them. in a blue jail jump suit restrained by heavy prison chains, sims took the stand and described each act of violence shot by shot. the jury has seen all kinds of evidence including the ak-47 used in that now infamous drive by shooting known as the south capital street massacre. there mourners from a funeral gunned down in cold blood. now, just about every day relatives of the victims show up in superior court to watch the trial and search for justice. the jury is expected to begin

deliberations early next week at superior court. pat collins, news 4. up next, tributes continue from friends and fans of dick clark. how the tv legend is being remembered tonight. we'll tell you why a rekird basketball coach is being given a presidential medal of freedom. coming up in sports the colts have told a certain quarterback that he will be the number one pick in the nfl draft. what does that mean for the redskins? here at verizon center a pivotal game four for the capitals as they take on the bruins. we'll have a preview as news 4 at 6:00 continue

people across the country are reacting today to the death of dick clark. the television icon suffered a heart attack yesterday. he was 82 years old. nbc's stephanie stanton has more on how clark is being remembered tonight and the impressive legacy he left behind.

>> reporter: among dick clark's greatest accomplishments, bringing rock 'n roll to the main stream and launching hundreds of careers. >> here is a thing called the twist. ladies and gentlemen, here is chubby checker. >> reporter: from the supremes -- ♪ stop in the name of love -- to the beach boys. ♪ well it's been building up inside of me ♪ >> reporter: even had a young michael jackson on his show. >> he was this guy that made it trusted and safe for generation after generation to discover what was new and what was hot in music. >> reporter: but not only did america see its stars on american band stand. over time it saw itself coming together as the show became integrated. >> probably the most significant thing that band stand ever did is brought people together as human beings. >> there is no doubt that in the big picture american band stand played a great role in integrating america. >> reporter: among them band stand regulars from the late '70s. >> i was devastated. he was like a father figure. >> kind of surreal. i don't feel like he is gone,

you know? i just don't feel like he is gone. >> reporter: clark created a road map for tv personalities like ryan seacrest who remembered him last night on "american idol." i know he is in a better place. saying, hey, let's get on with the show. okay? you got it, boss. >> reporter: his lasting influence is sure to impact generations to come. >> without question he is going to be known as the man who started it all. >> reporter: dick clark a television and music pioneer who changed the face of entertainment. stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >> dick clark survived by his wife and three adult children. the annual soldier ride is under way in our area. this morning a group of wound e service members rode 17 miles in annapolis. one veteran of the ride says there is a lot of healing power in comradery and says there as comfort that comes from being surrounded by other wounded

soldiers going through the same thing he is going through and just like on the battle field they watch each other's backs. breaking news in montgomery county right now. chop chop is over the scene of a serious accident involving a car and motorcycle. it happened just moments ago off darns town and berriville road. one person was rushed to the hospital. no word yet on the condition or what led up to the crash. dan hellie is out at verizon center. they've really got to do this one or it's about over, right? >> yeah. vance, they really can't afford to lose another game. they're at home. they have to beat the bruins tonight. it is a huge game four coming up. president obama giving pat summit the highest civilian honor that he can. and the nationals' confidence growing by the game. these guys continue to get it

it's a great evening out there right now but we're still talking about storms for the weekend. take a look behind me. we've got the golden rays hitting the canopy of trees. beautiful evening. it's pretty comfortable, too, with temperatures that are in the 60s. some locations in the low 60s

right now. jessup, maryland 67 degrees. andrews airforce base in maryland you're coming in at 68 degrees. lexington park, maryland, you're cool at 62. those locations near the water and then up north in montgomery county, germantown, maryland 68 degrees. quite comfortable out there now. there's the little bus for the bus stop tomorrow morning. it'll be seasonally cool. sun up by 6:24. we're talking about 40s, low 50s throughout the area. from frederick to hagerstown, 45, 47 degrees. leesburg, chilly. at 46. manassas, too. and culpepper. starting out about 50 degrees there in fredericksburg and around waldorf, maryland 48 your start for a temperature tomorrow. we'll have lots of sunshine around. okay? for one more day we'll have the big area of high pressure over us. it'll be giving us another beautiful sky and temperatures that'll be just a tad warmer for tomorrow. 73. 74. maybe even 75 degrees in a couple neighborhoods but the

weekend storm system again a two-part system. the cold front to our west is going to come in. all this green. that's the zone of rain. low pressure that's going to not merge with the front but is going to move off the coast so not as much rain. the heaviest rain is going to stay just down to the south of our area for the weekend. it does look like the rain will be moving out for part of sunday so sunday we could salvage. okay? saturday, thunderstorms for the afternoon. so it's going to develop. get your plans. your outdoor stuff in early on saturday. from 74 to the 60s coming our way most of next week. back to being on the cool side. >> thanks, veronica. dan, i don't think the caps have ever gone past the first round have they? >> not lately. >> it feels like that. it really does. it really feels like they've been bounced much earlier than expected. this year of course they're playing the role of underdog. down 2-1 in the series to the bruins. and they're going to need a

yoman's effort from everybody to even the series up tonight because niklas backstrom is suspended. they've been passing out signs here. one of the caps' blogs. this is nik from baltimore with the free nicky sign. don't mess with nick from baltimore either. he is serious tonight and is ready for a big capitals win. nik backstrom is out. mike knuble is going to be in. he hasn't played in two weeks. john erskine the resident tough guy for the capitals going to be playing as well. he hasn't played in two months. so the capitals pulling out all the stops. this is absolutely a must win game. several adjustments being made. the capitals have beaten the bruins twice without backstrom this year but that was during the regular season. now it's playoff time. things are a little more intense. the capitals want to get back to the basics after allowing four goals in game three and they know this is a crucial one. >> you know, we have to keep it simple. i think when nicky has the puck and controls the play he slows

it down. without a player like that you got to find other ways to keep possession of the puck so whether it's getting it in, you know, other guys making sure that you aren't just throwing pucks awachlt you have to compensate for him being out. >> a pivotal game. game four is usually very deciding. it can determine a lot in a series. you know, you just want to try and even the series and do what you can everybody knows what's going on and what's come to light for us. so, you know, i think everybody is going to keep doing, giving everything they've got. >> marcus johansen and the capitals desperately need this game. it would tie the series at two games apiece before saturday's game in boston. it has been one of the craziest post seasons in nhl history and no series wilder than the pennsylvania series. the keystone state. it's the flyers and the penguins. and it has been ugly. last night the penguins exploded

for ten goals to stave off elimination in philadelphia. this was another crazy one. not many fights in this one just a lot of goals. flyers led the game, 3-2 when the pens ripped off eight straight goals. sidney crosby got things started in the first. then the pens just flooded the net in the second period. five goals scored in the period. jordan staal had two of them. 10-3 the final. the flyers still lead the series, 3-1 as they head back to pittsburgh, a place the flyers have won 7 of 8 so the pens have work to do. the new york rangers had their hands full in ottawa last night. how about senators goalie craig anderson? check out the save here in the third period. brad richards tries to backhand a pass to anderson but he sprawls out, makes the stop, and stays with the puck to corral it with his glove. this one goes to overtime. tied at two. early in o.t., kyle turris unleashes the perfect laser over the shoulder of rangers goalie henrik lundqvist.

the sens win 3-2 in overtime. that series is tied at two. in the nfl the colts, indianapolis colts, the holders of the number one overall pick in the draft, remember, everybody was scared they might take r.g. iii. not going to happen. they have reportedly already told andrew luck the quarterback out of stanford that he will be selected with the number one pick. now the skins free to sell the t-shirts and memorabilia because robert griffin iii will be coming to washington. the nfl draft is next week. you tn's like groundhog day for the nationals. only in a good way. over and over. tight ball games. they get a necessary hit when they need it. they get a big play by anybody. and they're also getting great pitching by just about everybody especially the starting pitchers. jordan zimmerman's turn last night as he was on the hill for the nationals, the quietest player on the nats but one of the most effective strikes out shaffer to start the game.

he goes seven innings and gave up just one run on four hits. steve mccatty loving it. meanwhile the nats couldn't score on the astros starter until the bottom of the seventh. lines one into left. he comes on to score. the game is tied at one. top of the eighth astros threatening. ryan matthews puts a runner on second. jose altuve to third. ryan zimmerman is there. good stop. zimmerman probably the best fielding third baseman in all of baseball. the nationals win, 3-2. another close one and it's building the team's confidence. >> i definitely think it builds confidence. it is good for this team to get wins like that especially early in the season. you know, like i said, i think it was yesterday, we'll take the wins as we can get them right now and hopefully they'll keep coming. >> you know, i expect you guys to be a heck of a ball club and to contend. this is just -- they're just reinforcing, you know, what we all believe by playing tough and

close ball games and winning close ball games. >> all right. the os in chicago this afternoon. jones was doing it all. top of the fifth jones facing gavin floyd and this one is going far. a two-run shot for jones. his fifth home run of the season. os on top 5-2. jones 2 for 4 with three rbi in the game. bottom of the ninth now. os up 5-3. jim johnson in to close it out. and he does just that. he gets alex rios looking with the bases loaded. the os win, 5-3 taking three out of four from the white sox. they play the angels tomorrow. and the white house says that former tennessee head coach pat summit is getting the presidential medal of freedom. it is the nation's highest civilian honor. summit of course stepped down as the lady vols' head coach after eight national championships and an incredible 38 years at the same school.

>> i can tell you i have loved my work at the university of tennessee. it's been awesome. and i can say for almost four decades it has been a privilege to make an impact on the lives of 161 women who have worn the orange. i am so proud of them, the lady vols student athletes. >> summit battling alzheimer's but is going to stay around the program. perhaps her best stat? she has graduated every single player that has ever played for her in 38 years at the university of tennessee. >> that is a stat to be very proud of. >> every honor that can be bestowed upon her. she earned that. that is remarkable. >> incredible. still ahead -- >> i can't do it.

>> ever seen anything like this? >> that looks like it is very heavy. >> it goes viral. see her incredible skills next. >> for all your news we invite you to follow news 4 online.

we're starting the weekend early right? right. that was your advice last time. do it tomorrow. >> okay. if you can. >> right. if you can leave work early. right? we're in the 70s today. low 70s for highs. that's where we'll be tomorrow, too. beautiful day coming up. but then kind of messy this weekend. showers and storms saturday afternoon and evening. should be kind of winding down saturday late night but sunday still some rain for us. the storms will be gone but rain and much cooler in the 60s. i'm not quite ready for the 60s. most of next week we'll be in the 60s. >> okay. >> back to sweater weather. >> here we go. thanks, veronica. as you all know all too well, so do i, little kids complain about a lot of things. almost everything. getting dressed. eating their vegetables, going to school. how about picking up your toys?

pick up those -- but anyway, the 3-year-old girl you are about to see took things to a whole new level. and it all started after her dad just asked her, would you take the bowl to the kitchen, please? watch this. >> i can't do it. >> that looks like it's very heavy. i think you can do it though, kirsten. i think you can lift it up to the sink and you can help clear the table. >> oh, my goodness. >> this is an oscar worthy performance. after her father asked her to clean off the table dad kept encouraging the girl saying come on. you can do it. lift it up. come on. she kept reminding him she couldn't because the bowl was just too heavy. this went on and on. she made it to the counter bowl in hand exhausted. she just had to hit the floor because she couldn't do anymore. that poor, poor thing. can you see a drama queen in the

making here?