chaney guarded vp candidate sarah palin. in this facebook photo he wrote that he was, quote, really checking her out. palin responded on fox. >> check this out, bodyguard, you're fired. and i hope his wife kicks his -- and sends him to the dog house. >> lawrence berger a lawyer representing chaney and stokes tells nbc news they are leaving voluntarily and that stokes is going to vigorously defend himself in the administrative process that is available. the lawyer also points out that anyone who leaked the agents' names probably broke the law. one lingering question, whether any u.s. laws were broken in colombia. on capitol hill, brian mohr, news 4. the secret service scandal closely follows the recent controversy over lavish spending at the general services administration. both scandals are affecting morale for federal workers in our area. >> there is a shame, i think more than that there is a rage,

an anger. >> we'll have continuing coverage of the local impact of the sex xanldscandal in a repor our second half hour. >> the man police say shot a rite-aid employee in d.c. is behind bars. police arrested 53-year-old ricky vinceton this morning. the shooting happened during the lunch hour last week on rhode island avenue in northeast. a viewer saw this surveillance video on the news and called police. the employee who was shot in the back during the robbery survived. now to a school stabbing in prince george's county. a student at fairmont heights high school is accused of stabbing one of her classmates. we're hearing that both girls involved in the fight are being charged. pat collins is at the school in capital heights with more on this story. pat? >> reporter: doreen, not only is the stabbing suspect getting charged in this case but so is the stabbing victim because they say she threw the first punch in this fight that began with some sort of argument over a wig.

sources say the dispute over a wig led to angry exchanges on social media and those angry exchanges sparked a fight this morning at fairmont heights high school. in that fight, a 17-year-old teenage girl was stabbed in the stomach with a paring knife. the stabbing suspect, a 15-year-old teenage girl. they say it happened around 9:00 this morning in a hallway. now with the permission of her parents, we talked to a student who was inside. students have told us this began with the exchange of some angry twitter messages yesterday and then developed into a physical confrontation this morning. jimmy walker's a parent and explains how it works. >> it starts there and when the -- with the tweeter account. and then it escalates into the school and into verbal and physical and confrontation type -- >> reporter: news of the

stabbing had parents on edge. some took their kids home. did you hear what happened? >> yeah. we heard. that's why she's not going in. >> i'm getting my daughter out and this is the transfer papers. i'm just waiting for them to okay it. >> reporter: she says she is transferring her daughter out. she says her 15-year-old was in a conflict last week and that one of the girls had a knife then. >> it doesn't surprise me that my -- that this happened today. >> reporter: the 15-year-old stabbing suspect charged as a juvenile with first degree assault, the 17-year-old stabbing victim charged as a juvenile with second-degree assault for allegedly throwing that first punch. live in prince george's county, pat collins, news 4. >> thanks, pat. we're following breaking news in montgomery county now. a panel of three judges has decided to reduce the sentence for kevin coffey the man from rockville who was driving when a deadly crash happened last may in olney.

that crash killed three of his friends. the judges decided to cut the sentence to eight years with five years' probation. coffey was originally sentenced to 20 years in prison after he pled guilty to driving drunk. we'll have more details and reaction in a full report in the second half hour. a dramatic scene on a baltimore washington parkway this afternoon. the school bus burst into flames. no children were onboard at the time. it happened in cheverly, maryland near annapolis road. the bus driver managed to get out of that bus safely. the d.c. police are looking into an attack at a george washington university student that happened this morning. it happened just off campus in the 1200 block of 18th street northwest. the student says he was walking home from a bar when a man threatened him with a knife. he said the man robbed him then sexually assaulted him. no arrests have been made. police have notified students and staff at the university of that attack. bail was set today for george zimmerman the man accused

of the shooting death of unarmed teenager trayvon martin. it wasn't the amount of the bail or even the conditions of his release that got the most attention today t's what zimmerman said during the hearing. jay gray reports. >> my client wants to make a statement to the court, your honor. >> reporter: the surprise move stunned a packed courtroom. george zimmerman reaching out to the parents of the teenager he shot and killed almost two months ago. >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little younger than i am. and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> reporter: the apology came during a long and contentious bond hearing. >> wouldn't you agree that a lot of his statement can be contradicted by the evidence? either witnesses or just based on what he said himself? >> reporter: which ended with judge kenneth lester agreeing to the defense request to allow zimmerman to leave the seminole county jail. >> i'm going to grant the motion, set bond in the amount of $150,000. >> reporter: he will spend at least one more night behind bars while details of the release are worked out including questions about whether he will be able to live out of state.

we do know that zimmerman will be required to wear a gps monitoring bracelet and will be under a 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew. trayvon martin's parents left the courtroom quickly and without speaking but their attorney did talk about the impact of zimmerman's statement and his pending release. >> tracy martin had tears in his eyes as he watched the killer of his son. and it was devastating that he got to give a self-serving apology to help him get a bond. they were very outraged at that. >> reporter: outrage and emotion in this case is a concern for zimmerman's defense team as they try to decide where he will go when he walks out of jail. >> you know, an enormously high profile case and there are a lot of angry -- or at least a lot of high emotions exist and i'm just -- i don't want that to spill over on to the family or my client. >> reporter: emotions that have been on edge since the night of the deadly shooting.

emotions and anger that concerned zimmerman's defense team as they tried to decide between a handful of secret locations where he could live after his release. in sanford, florida, jay gray, news 4. the pastor banned from the church his parents built says he will hold services at a different location this weekend. the reverend joel peebles was ousted from the jericho city of praise in landover on wednesday after a conflict with some of the church leaders. peebles' late mother betty was one of the founders of that church. in a youtube video, peebles thanked his supporters. he says the church services will go on. >> it hurts my spirit to know that this building that has been opened to the community for the last 15 years is locked down. and it does hurt a little bit that there is police presence and those that are prohibiting people from entering into the house of worship. but guess what? the house of worship is wherever you are. >> services will be held sunday

morning at 10:00 at the metro points hotel on annapolis road. expect major traffic delays if headed to foggy bottom in the district this weekend. the international monetary fund is hosting the annual spring meeting. hundreds of people are expected. a temporary security perimeter goes into effect tonight. 19th street northwest will be closed from pennsylvania to g street. you can expect temporary closures from 18th to 20th northwest between pennsylvania and g. all roads are expected to reopen on sunday evening around 7:00. get ready for some stormy weather and big changes over the weekend. what a mixed bag, veronica. >> for sure. you can say that. right now behind me we've got some clouds that have moved in and i'm not going to say it's the calm before the storm. i'll say it's the calm before crazy because with the storm you get some rain, you get a little wind. we're going to see more dramatic changes taking place. we're going to have a big drop, too, in our temperature for the

second half of the weekend. on satellite and radar you can see the clouds that have been streaming up into the area since about noon time today. but the actual storm system is still back in indiana and northwestern ohio. at least a piece of it. the other piece of the storm? down south around texas where severe weather has been taking place and it's both of these storms that are going to take us from summer all the way down to winter through the weekend. at least for your evening, though, it is going to be gorgeous. storms for tomorrow that could bring some severe weather and of course when we talk about the change of seasons, what are you going to wear this weekend? we've got all the details coming up and how much rainfall we could get out of this system. jim? >> thanks, veronica. the presidential race now mitt romney's campaign raised a bit more than $12.5 million in the month of march. by contrast president obama's campaign reported earlier this week that it raised $53 million in march. some of that money is earmarked for the democratic national

committee. mitt romney's campaign is only now beginning to raise money specifically for the general election. some so-called super pacs that can raise unlimited funds are expected to spend heavily in an effort to unseat president obama. a special group of athletes were welcomed to the white house by mr. obama today. the cyclists from the soldier ride program peddled on to the south lawn. it happened late this afternoon. dozens of spectators cheered them on. soldier ride is a four-day cycling event that helps wound certified vice members restore physical and emotional well being. as part of the wounded warrior project. >> i want to encourage everybody to see these riders go by this weekend to go out and cheer and say thanks and salute and show your support. and as commander in chief i

promise to do everything i can to make sure you guys get the care and the benefits that you deserve. >> that cycling event is now in its sixth year. they'll ride here in washington and ten other cities across the country. coming up, animals die at the national zoo after what was supposed to have been routine exams. also tonight, a passenger jet went down in flames in pakistan and the same airline company has had problems in the past. also a virginia teacher accused of pulling out a gun in class. we'll tell you who was on the other end of the barrel. >> call for help. check. >> after one man dies at a metro station would you be willing to use a defibrillator to help save a life? i'm erika gonzalez. i'll have more on this story coming up. and some show offs are taking

tens of thousands of protesters are flooding tahrir square in cairo the largest demonstration in months against military rulers in power. the protest is aimed at stepping up pressure on generals to hand over power to civilians. there is widespread anger at the military over the political chaos leading into the first presidential election since the fall of hosni mubarak more than a year ago. there are suspicions that military leaders are trying to manipulate the electoral process to preserve their power and

prevent reform. a pakistani plane carrying more than 120 people crashed into a residential area near islamabad today. there are no reports of survivors. it happened during stormy weather as nbc's jim maceda reports the airline had problems before today's crash. >> reporter: eyewitnesses reported graphic scenes of bodies, personal belongings, and burning wreckage strewn across fields today after a boeing 737 belonging to boja air, a private pakistani airline, and carrying 127 passengers and crew crashed in heavy rain and hail and gusty winds short of islamabad's international airport on a flight from karachi. the plane was seen to burst into flames. people say they saw the passenger jet break up in the air after hitting high tension cables. now, boja air already had a dark history. the company went bankrupt ten years ago with a reputation for poorly maintaining their old

russian fleet of planes but reopened the airlines only six weeks ago with u.s. made aircraft. today's flight once again in brutal weather was in fact the maiden voyage of its new karachi islamabad service. emergency teams say they've managed to extinguish the fire but rescue workers at the scene say the destruction is so bad that there is no chance of finding survivors. of course they continue the search. i'm jim maceda, nbc news reporting from london. now back to you. >> there is an investigation under way into the cause of a deadly crash of an army helicopter in afghanistan. u.s. officials confirmed that all four american crew members onboard the chopper were killed. it went down last night in bad weather in the hlman province. it was headed to the scene of a suicide bombing. a volcano in new mexico continued to spew smoke and ash today. the mountain is located in puebla and began erupting last night and sent clouds of gas and

lava over a half mile high into the sky. no evacuations have been ordered so far but officials there say they're keeping a close eye on the situation. there are about 24 towns surrounding the area. the volcano is about 37 miles southwest of mexico city. us airways could be one step closer to merging with american airlines. executives at us airways reached a deal with the unions at american. about 55,000 pilots, flight attendants, and mechanics agreed to the merger. american filed for bankruptcy in november. they are looking to cut more than 12,000 jobs. the unions hope the new contract could save about half of those jobs. stocks ended the day mixed today. the dow and the s&p ended higher for the week while the nasdaq logged its third week of losses. at the closing bell the dow was up 65 points. the nasdaq was down seven points. the s&p 500 was up about 1 1/2 points. veronica is here with more about our weather. what's with the scarf? it's going to get that cold?

>> yeah. you're going to need this if you're going to be out sunday. and what, it is d.c. united, they have a game at 6:00 on sunday. >> okay. >> the temperature is going to feel like winter so ail need your scarf. just put that on. saturday it's flip-flops. flip-flops. this was a wild weekend. this is why again i love weather so much is because you have these extremes that take place. >> this is why we need you. >> well, you know, i'm having a good time just looking at the forecast here. we have a few clouds out there right now. this weekend again close to 80 degrees one day and then the other day it's going to feel like late february, early march around here. absolutely crazy. yeah we're talking about stormy weather too because that's what you get sometimes with these summer type of storms and then with this storm system that's coming in the other one we, some of us, up to our north could see just a few flakes believe it or not sunday night and monday morning. today though it's been

delightful. 76 for a high temperature. running well above the average high of 68. that 52 degrees low temperature this morning, that's what it's going to feel like on sunday unfortunately. the last time we had highs in the 50s was last wednesday, april 11th. but that was just for a day. once we get into this pattern we'll stay a little bit in this chillier pattern. we're at 71 degrees now with the wind at 12 miles per hour. from the bay 69 degrees. so mid and upper 60s there. you got the higher elevations, mid 70s for a temperature. in between, right around 70 degrees. so a lot going on even today with high clouds that are going to be moving in later on tonight. 5:00, 7:00, mostly sunny skies. nice conditions. then as we hit the late night hours it's not going to be that cool this time. we'll stay a couple degrees above where we were last night at the same time. there is your front. the bigger piece of the system down to the south with thunderstorms and severe weather around arkansas and around texas. so here we are at 11:00 a.m.

tomorrow morning. we'll be dry. there will be a lot of clouds across the area. the cold front comes in any time afternoon time to 1:00 tomorrow. that is when we'll have showers and a lot of storms. with the weather front we could have small hail and some high winds and even by 11:00 p.m. probably still some thunderstorms left around the area. lightning too and brief, heavy rain that will -- low pressure for sunday will be bringing more rain to the area as it winds close to the coast. depends on the exact track and the intensity of that low but right now sunday is looking wet again. we've got a gorgeous evening. mild, 59 to 64 degrees. then tomorrow morning not bad either. if you want to get any outdoor projects done, anything outside tomorrow, do it before about noon. so just stay on schedule. 54 to 60 degrees is what i'll tell my husband. can you stay on schedule? 74 to 79 for a high temperature. some thunder for the afternoon. keep a watchful eye on the sky.

very, very mild, though. flip-flops, short sleeves, short pants. then you'll have to just cover it all up for sunday. 55 for a high temperature. that 55 comes with wet weather and it comes with some wind, too. as that low moves up the coast. monday and tuesday, we're still in the 50s with wind around, so we keep the cool pattern around. we'll take a look at the extended forecast in a couple minutes but a pretty ugly weekend. >> you haven't finished your taxes this would be a perfect weekend. >> my goodness. >> thanks, veronica. coming up tonight space shuttle discovery comfortably placed in its new exhibit but the space shuttle enterprise will be delayed getting its new home. the cab ride turned deadly on the dulles toll road today. we'll tell you what happened. the secret service scandal hitting home in our area. we'll look at how other government workers are being affected by the sex scandal. [ female announcer ] with xfinity,

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a teacher in southwest virginia may have gone overboard when he tried to get his students' attention. >> now he is the one in trouble. 60-year-old manuel dillo is accused of pointing a gun at students in his welding class then firing a round of blanks at them. it happened earlier this month at the nef center vocational

school in virginia. the teacher was arrested and is facing 12 felony charges for having a firearm on school property. >> one for each student that was in there and basically the charges are a result of inciting fear i guess if you would into the students. >> he is out on bond until a court hearing next month. right now virginia governor bob mcdonald is calling on all the other governors in the nation to improve background checks on potential gun buyers. he sent out a letter this week urging mental health information be reported to a national background check system. the renewed pressure comes the same week as the fifth and ifrs riff the virginia tech shooting massacre that left 33 people dead. today marks the second anniversary of the largest oil spill in u.s. history and one of our worst ever environmental disasters. an oil rig operated by british petroleum exploded, killing 11 workers and sending nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil

gushing into the gulf of mexico. it took about three months to stop that spill. a big break today in a high profile new york city cold case. a cadaver dog picked up a scent of human remains. police believe those remains are those of etonpates. he was 6 years old at the time he vanished in 1979. president reagan declared the day of his disappearance national missing children's day. a murder mystery in la plata, maryland. 32-year-old martin hawkins was found shot to death on kent avenue wednesday night in the phoenix run neighborhood. today charles county detectives returned to the scene and passed out flyers hoping it would lead them to a suspect and a motive. a taxi cab passenger was killed today after a car accident on the dulles toll road. the victim has been identified as 36-year-old daniel hartung of utah. he died after the cab in which he was riding collided with a

car on the toll road near vienna. the westbound lanes were closed for nearly five hours during the morning rush hour. the cab driver and the other driver were taken to the hospital. metro says it has finished installing new defibrillators at all of the rail stations. that move comes after one device failed when a rider had a heart attack at the pentagon station on monday. metro said the battery on the defibrillator was not fully charged and didn't work properly. that man died later at a hospital. a spokesperson for metro says it is also upgrading the devices at every station kiosk. that process should be finished by the end of the month. the story has lot of people wondering would they be able to use a defibrillator to save someone's life or would they be too frightened to try? erika gonzalez has our report. >> reporter: if someone was having a heart attack, would you be able to save his or her life by using a defibrillator or would you be too scared to even

try? >> this person absolutely needs your help. this person is dead. they've had clinical deaths. you can't make them worse. you can only make them better. >> reporter: cardiologist dr. susan betit with the american heart association and med star heart institute says with every year 250,000 americans died in sudden cardiac arrest. automatic external defibrillators are not mandatory in all places but required in most state and local buildings, schools, and sporting events and casinos. each defibrillator is different. this one for instance has a battery on the side. when you eject it you push it back in. >> performing battery pack self-test. >> reporter: it'll tell you whether the battery is good. >> battery pack okay. >> reporter: cpr instructors say training is encouraged but common sense, voice controlled machines, and easy instructions in multiple languages can help anyone use an aed. we decided to see for ourselves. dr. bennett walked us through a staged heart attack. this woman has never used an aed

before. >> call for help. remove pads from package in back of unit. >> patients bare chest. analyzing heart rhythm. do not touch the patient. no shock advised. it was self-explanatory. >> reporter: time is of the essence. bennett says chest compressions are key while waiting to activate the defibrillator. >> if we are able to do that in three minutes the recovery rate is close to 75%. >> reporter: still hesitant? good samaritan laws prevent rescuers from being sued for wrongdoing in moments of distress. in northwest d.c., erika gonzalez, news 4. a prince george's county volunteer firefighter reached a big milestone today in his recovery from serious burns he got battling a house fire. kevin o'toole was discharged from the burn unit at medstar washington hospital center this afternoon. on february 24th he was burned over half of his body while fighting a fire in riverdale, maryland.

as he left the hospital today the 21-year-old was greeted by family and fellow firefighters. he described what this day means to him after undergoing so many painful treatments. >> i'm feeling pretty good. it's a great accomplishment from being so badly injured to walking out of here in two months. it's a great privilege to walk out and see everybody. every day is a good day from now on. >> after leaving the hospital, o'toole boarded his fire truck and headed back to visit his station. his next step in recovery is physical therapy. he will be getting treatment in his parents' hometown of bethpage, new york. a developing story now as a result of the ongoing secret service sex investigation in colombia, the service says a 12th employee has now been implicated in the scandal. that worker has been placed on administrative leave. his security clearance has been temporarily suspended. one of the workers has now been cleared. for many federal employees in our area the scandal is bringing

new and unflattering attention to their work. chris gordon has the report. >> reporter: the secret service scandal involving agents partying with alleged prostitutes and a dispute over money at a hotel in colombia is hitting home. here in ashburn, virginia 48-year-old david chaney is not answering his door one day after he resigned under pressure as a secret service supervisor. he reportedly posted on his facebook page a picture of himself on duty behind then vice presidential candidate sarah palin with a comment, i was really checking her out if you know what i mean. palin responded on tv saying, well, check this out, bodyguard. you're fired. david chaney has lived here along with his family for about 12 years. since they built the house. now, this is not a close knit neighborhood but some of the residents along hay road tell me that they saw mr. chaney many times working out here in the yard or walking his dog. >> i've seen his name on the

scandal. it surprised me a lot. >> i don't believe he is involved. >> reporter: the secret service scandal comes on the heels of reports about gsas, lavish conference in las vegas. "the washington post" published a front page column observing that federal civil servants are so embarrassed by the recent revelations that some are turning their identification cards over when they're in public or riding metro. >> wouldn't wear a shirt that would lead anyone to associate that i'm with the tsa. i think society is feeling negative about the situation and can act outwardly toward employees like myself associated with the federal government. >> reporter: mike causy has been covering federal agencies and their work forces for about 40 years. he is currently at federal news radio and says he is getting a lot of e-mail from civil servants who are upset. >> there is a shame, i think more than that there is a rage, an anger, and the closer you get

to it if you work for the secret service, if you work for the gsa, you're probably 10% madder than the angriest member of congress or a taxpayer. >> reporter: this is chris gordon, news 4. after a dramatic journey the space shuttle discovery made its big debut today at the national air and space museum in chantilly, virginia. crowds poured into the exhibit to be among the first to get an up close look at the historic ship. discovery flew 39 missions more than any other single manned spacecraft. it's considered the first work horse of the fleet. museum officials say they don't expect the excitement to die down any time soon. we have been really thrilled at the public response to this from the fly-in on tuesday which basically stopped washington, d.c. and people stood on bridges and roofs and out on the national mall and watched it come in to the switching out of the orbiters yesterday at the museum on thursday and the public response already is just tremendous to come and see discovery in person.

discovery replaces the space shuttle enterprise at the smithsonian. enterprise was supposed to travel from d.c. to new york on monday. but that trip has now been delayed due to the stormy weather forecast. some sad news from the national zoo tonight. two young otters died yesterday after having routine exams. zoo keepers noticed the animals looked in pain after having patches of their fur dyed for identification purposes. the examination suggests the otters had a condition which caused liver and kidney failure. the rest of their family of 13 appeared to be fine. the national zoo has stopped using the dye. the video seen here is causing quite the buzz on the internet. it shows a group of space jumpers leaping off a 37 story building in hawaii last week. honolulu police say there is no law against the sport but it is very dangerous. the organizer of the event said the jump was well planned. an extremely rare baseball

card of the hall of famer honus wagner sold at an auction for more than a million dollars. it happened today. a man from new jersey bought the card for $1.2 million from a collectibles dealer in missouri. only 200 of those cards were made between 1909 and 1911. only 60 are believed to still exist. honus wagner played between 1897 and 1917 most of that time with the pittsburgh pirates. coming up we'll be right back with a change in the jail guys. come here, come here. [ telephone ringing ] i'm calling my old dealership. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway fuel economy than the chevy equinox?

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breaking news now. there's been a change in the sentence of a man from rockville who admitted to driving drunk during a crash last may. less than an hour ago a panel of three judges decided to reduce the sentence for that man. his name is kevin coffey. three of his friends were killed in that crash.

richard jordan now in rockville with more on all of this. >> reporter: jim, this is a surprising turn of events but no one was more shocked than the family members of these three victims when they learned 21-year-old kevin coffey, his sentence would be reduced from 20 years to just eight. there were several supporters for the victims' friends and family members all wearing bright yellow t-shirts into court today. they went before this three-judge panel even the parents of each of the three young victims. they all said they felt the sentence was appropriate. coffey saying that he felt he was being made to be the poster child for under age drinking. he was just 20 years old when he got drunk in a car. he slammed into a tree in olney and killed three of his four passengers that were inside that car. he did make a statement saying he was regretful for what had happened. the parents of the victims say they don't buy his remorse and they are outraged. >> this sentence sends a message

that the lives of our three children virtually are meaningless. if you're out there and hear this and you want to drink and drive come here because you'll get away with it and you will get away with murder like this kid is. >> reporter: so again coffey now sentenced to eight years in prison but he could go before a parole board as soon as next year. that is really upsetting to the family members of the three young victims. they say they have no recourse right now. there is nothing they can do. they can't appeal the decision. reporting live in rockville, richard jordan, news 4. >> thanks. here's what we're working on in sports now dan. >> good news on the capitals front. >> absolutely. that was good stuff. >> thank goodness. caps evened the playing field. nationals face off with a new look division rival tonight plus london fletcher lends a helping ha hand. news 4 at 6:00 continues.

welcome back. you know, usually when we say, when i say get ready for the weekend, it's, well, what are your weekend plans? but this time it's get ready for the big changes that we're going to be seeing in the weather. we're at 71 degrees right now. a fe clouds outside.

a light southerly wind coming through the area. and no problems tomorrow morning. we are going to be dry tomorrow morning and it's not going to be that cool. we'll see a little fog around the area but 55 to about 59 degrees early tomorrow morning. here's a snap shot of where we'll be. partly sunny to mostly cloudy sky early on 7:00 a.m. then by the time we get to about the noon hour 1:00 some showers are going to start showing up. hagerstown and around frederick and just west of gaithersburg, maryland. then it storms for the afternoon. any time after 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. that will take us right through the late afternoon and into the evening hours those storms so it's going to be wet, stormy, and then it's going to turn cold as far as rainfall goes. we could see anywhere from a half to about an inch of rain. fredericksburg two but half to about an inch of rain through the area and still wet for sunday. that little storm, area of low pressure is going to be moving up the coast. so sunday is the real gray day

and the day that's going to feel a lot like late february, early march around here. from summer to winter coming up this weekend. >> thanks, veronica. you got to love these caps. they will not go down. >> they won't die. >> they're fighting hard. >> it is fun. it's kind of like the weather. one game they're great. another game you're like what happened to these guys? >> mm-hmm. >> the backstrom thing was a challenge and they rose to it. >> they certainly answered the call playing without niklas backstrom. the capitals were on the ice for practice this morning after what could have been a series saving win last night. caps and bruins now tied at two games apiece with game five tomorrow in boston. that game at 3:00 right here on nbc 4. nik backstrom has returned from his suspension and was working on the same line as alex ovechkin so they could be reunited for the first time in the playoffs. goalie michael noivert is finally healthy again but will be backing up braydon holtby who has been stellar.

last night he got some help. caps on the board with just over a minute to go in the game. johansen for the goal. look how it started. zdeno turns it over. alex ovechkin hustling to the loose puck. johansen takes care of the rest. that is his first goefl the playoffs and it was a big one. early second period tied at one. chara from the point. look at holtby flashing some glove. doing it all night long. 18 saves in the period. 44 in the game. late seconds, same score. caps on the power play. alexander semin. look how fast this puck leaves the stick. my gosh. one of the best goalies in the game tim thomas had no time to react. they move on to the final seconds still 2-1. the clock was stuck. they got about five extra seconds did the bruins but never fear because holtby is here. one final save before the game ended. right here. holtby gives it and so do the caps.

they tie up the series at two games apiece. they know they're going to get boston's best shot in game five after giving it to them last night. >> that's always your goal once you, when you have a loss is to bounce back and in the tough areas and i think we learned a lesson in game three that they are going to come back hard and we'll be ready for it. >> we got to come out with our own desperation. going into a tough building we've had some success insofar this season and we're able to get one win in the first two games. so, you know, we played tight in the building and try not to give out too many chances and just don't want to look it up again. >> all right. the surprising thing from yesterday's game is that alex ovechkin barely played in the final 15 minutes. he only played 15 seconds. right? your best player. you got to have on the ice. you think at the end of the game. they said we're trying to play a defensive minded game. they wanted shot blockers out there so ovi sat for all but 15

seconds. >> it worked. >> it did. yeah. that's what ovechkin said. i'd love to be out there but hey. if the coach wants to do that i have to buy in. i thought that was kind of interesting. all right. one thing i will guarantee you is that the redskins will not be taking london fletcher out in crunch time. we call that a little segue on television. worked out in this game. earlier this week the team re-signed the 36-year-old linebacker. fletcher has been a member of the redskins for the past five seasons and led the nfl in tackles last year. he is the heart, soul, and the engine of the skins defense. today fletcher was on hand to help renovate a local community center. the good samaritan ministry of greater washington. fletcher also the ceremonial ribbon cutter. he does need some sharper scissors. >> he does. >> look at that. london finally getting it cut. afterwards of course he was talking about being happy to be back with the burgundy and gold. >> i'm very excited to continue my relationship with the washington redskins was important to me, important to the organization. so i look forward to the season

and i'm thrilled to be returning to the redskins. i definitely did not take for granted the fans, the fan support that i received. you know, the twitter response i got. i guess it was -- i was trending in d.c. i think i may even have went global. so that was pretty huge. to be appreciated by the fans is something i don't take for granted. >> trending on twitter. how far we have come. every athlete is on twitter and they know all about it. >> what is going global? >> you can trend nationally or worldwide or just locally. so he might have been trending -- >> worldwide? >> i think nationally. i don't think globally. we're glad you're back, big fellow. one other redskins note. niles paul is preparing for a possible move to tight end. meanwhile the nationals took 3 of 4 from the astros tonight. the marlins in town.

things were going amazingly well for the nationals until last night. edwin jackson did not have a resume type game. top of the first down 1-0. brian send one to right center field. take a weird squirt away from jayson werth. a play at the plate. wilson ramos can't hold on so it's 3-0, astros. jackson goes five innings and gives up five runs. top of the sixth now, no relief at all. a bases loaded double to center. two more runs come in to score. two innings of work. he gives up eight hits and six runs. the nationals fall, 11-4. how important is this next series with the marlins? >> i look at the series as key. when it's early in the year or late in the year you know it's all about how you match up.

i think we match up with just about anybody. but the proof is in the pudding. they've got good pitching, a good bull pen. you know, probably a little more pop. in some of their hitters than we do. but we're very similar ball clubs. >> in boston today, fenway park celebrating its 100th birthday. april 12th, 1912 its first game. red sox great play. former sox player and manager, 92-year-old jonny pesky was there. the right field foul pole at fenway park known as pesky's pole. hall of famers carlton fis k and jim rice were there as well. pretty cool scene but as far as the game not great news at least if you're a red sox fan. the yankees beat them, 6-2 the final. can you imagine nationals park being a hundred years old? >> no. >> but i got a question for you. i'm not trying to embarrass you but i bet you don't know.

who did boston play in the first game there? >> wow. the new york highlanders. >> i'll be dog gond. way to go, man. >> go, dan. >> my producer helped me out. >> you did that? >> she said -- >> never mind. okay. >> she saved your butt for a whole week. >> s

just in case you missed the good and the bad news, check in with veronica one more time about our weekend. >> sure. we'll be stormy on saturday. it's going to feel a lot like may around here with a high temperature of 79 to 80 degrees and sunday a lot like late february and march and even winter. chilly with 55. your rain comes mainly after noon on sunday and mainly after noon on saturday. monday is looking a little wet, too. indefinitely cool with a high of 54. back to coats or jackets i guess. >> bundle up. get ready for it. thanks, veronica. sunday is earth day. did you know that? those who do know about such things say that half a billion people around the globe will in

one way or another participate. the upcoming celebration on this 42nd earth day calls to my mind the first one. april 22nd, 1970, i went into the office here and was told to go find a story about this new thing but not downtown or on the local college campuses where some events had been planned. rather i was told to go to anacostia, far northeast, or shaw. my assignment that day was to report on this first earth day in the hood. now what was interesting about that story is that there was no story. at least not as it regards any organized or any other kind of effort to call attention to environmental concerns. the general thread of the comments to my question about the issue ran to two other questions. what the heck is earth day or words to that effect or what do i care about earth day when i can't find a job, dude? my report that day was that

black washingtonians seemed to be a whole lot more concerned about employment, housing, crime, and education atlanta they were about pollution, oil spills, or toxic waste. now, i'm not sure that some attitudes today would be all that different. but there are some notable exceptions. for one, many of the areas i went to for that story in 1970 were in what we were calling the ghetto then. mind you we were talking two years after the riots. they are ghettos no more. some of the highest rents anywhere in the area in those areas. secondly, one is hard pressed these days to find a black household in which there are not at least two if not three different receptacles in the kitchen and elsewhere, one for trash, another for paper, another for plastic. truth is black folks are neither strangers nor hostile to the need for responsible stewardship of our planet. one other thing i remember about that day in 1970. pete seeger was in town to

entertain the newly minted environmentalists. stevie wonder was also in the