this started about an hour ago when smoke was reported in the tunnel near the gallery place chinatown station. >> metro is single tracking between farragut north and judiciary square. we're seeing major delays and overcrowding because of that. also breaking at this hour, we have just learned that former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital this evening. >> his spokesperson just said the 41st president was admitted to houston methodist hospital on friday for a persistent cough. he had a mild case of pneumonia which was treated and has been resolved. he and wife barbara bush were hospitalized for several days in january for pneumonia. former president bush, 92 years old. back here in washington, a tragic accident on the grounds of the capitol today. >> a maintenance worker there was killed when a large tree branch came down and fell on him. it happened this morning along independence avenue, and tonight, we're learning more ab

figure out just exactly how this happened. >> news4's chris gordon is on capitol hill now with the story. chris? >> reporter: doreen and jim, as you look behind me, you'll see the clean-up is continuing nearly nine hours after today's fatal accident, and the unanswered question is, what caused this large limb to fall, killing the maintenance worker below? an investigation has been launched to find answers. crews worked for hours, removing tree debris from the roadway. u.s. capitol police closed parts of independence avenue. this morning, a large tree branch fell, hitting a maintenance worker at the capitol. matt mcclanahan was unconscious when help arrived. they gave him cpr and rushed him to a hospital where he died. >> oh, that's awful. i'm so sorry to hear that. prayers to his family, condolences. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan issued a statement

two young children, effie and matthew, their loss is so sudden and unimaginable. i ask my colleagues and everyone in the capitol community to keep matthew's loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. tourists were detoured around the scene. a large branch from an american elm fell and struck matthew mcclanahan who was working nearby on an irrigation pipe. >> i'm sorry to hear that for his family and everyone who cares about him. >> that's terrible. we appreciate his service taking care of this beautiful city. we're happy to be here visiting. >> reporter: i'm told that investigators looking into the cause of today's fatal accident will consult with tree experts to try to determine if any of the other older trees here at the capitol, pose an immediate danger. back to you. >> thank you,

right now, police are questioning a man accused of going on a shooting spree in downtown fresno, california. his name is cory mohammed, they say he's 30 years old. he's accused of killing three people today. witnesses say he shouted god is great in arabic during one of the shootings. he later told police that he hates white people. police in fresno said the victims were shot minutes apart in a small area of downtown. mohammed is also wanted for a shooting just a few days ago outside a motel in fresno. police hunted for the so-called facebook killer for three days, they searched in cleveland, where he killed a 74-year-old man and sent alerts to bordering states. it seemed like the trail had gone cold until a worker at a mcdonald's restaurant instantly recognized steve stephens as he pulled into the drive-through and placed an order. sarah dallof has more on how this intense manhunt finally de

country's most wanted, no longer on the run. >> the search for steve stephens has ended. >> reporter: the three-day manhunt for steve stephens ended in erie, pennsylvania, after a worker at a mcdonald's drive-through recognized him and called police. >> he couldn't have got more than a hundred yards on buffalo road before the police were behind him. >> reporter: following a short chase, authorities say stephens shot and killed himself. >> we would have liked to have brought stephen peacefully and talked to him to find out why this happened. >> reporter: on easter sunday, stephens recorded himself killing 74-year-old robert godwin, then posted the video to facebook. godwin, a father and grandfather, was seemingly picked at random. the horrific crime raised questions about the responsibility of social media outlets when it comes to policing criminal content. >> this is something that should not have been shared around the world. period. >> reporter: facebook released a statement, saying, we disabled the suspect's account within 23 minutes of receiving the

need to do better. mark zuckerburg also commented at the company's annual conference. >> we have a lot of work and we'll keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this from happening. >> reporter: a manhunt over, but promises for change in the future, to help other families avoid the grief robert godwin's family is now mired in. sarah dallof, nbc news. that murder in cleveland felt all too familiar to a family in virginia whose daughter died on live television. alison parker, she was the tv reporter in roanoke just doing her job when she was gunned down. her photographer adam ward was also killed during that live report two years ago. the video was then posted on twitter. her father wrote an op-ed in the new york daily news, saying, now thanks to social media as we've learned again through the killing of robert godwin,

cleveland, murder has become a vehicle for notoriety. parker fears a copycat incident now. it's tax day, and that highlights president trump's refusal to release his tax returns. today the president went to wisconsin where he talked not about his taxes, but everybody else''s. he indicated his tax reform plan is on track. that's not what his treasury secretary said yesterday. blayne alexander has the details. >> good afternoon to you. we did hear the president today in wisconsin in that speech, returning to a very familiar theme -- buy american, hire american. of course focusing on another campaign promise, jobs. but it's very clear on this tax day, the questions about his tax returns aren't going away. as millions of americans scramble to meet the dead linds, today the president's return remainsnd

>> no more secrets, no more lies! >> reporter: nearby, dozens of protesters calling on him to release his tax returns. the white house said the president is still under audit. >> i think people are gonna keep demanding it and making their voices heard on this. >> reporter: the president and his party already looking ahead to tax reform. >> tax reform plan to make our industry more competitive and also to provide a level playing field for our workers. >> reporter: but democrats say, unless the president shows his returns, they won't sign off. >> is he doing it to benefit himself, his friends? we don't know. >> reporter: republicans feeling the frustration at town halls. >> the president says he's still under audit. [ audience boos ]. >> i'm not going to ask the previous president that i served under to show his birth certificate any more than i would ask this president to show his taxes. >> reporte h

>> does it bother you the president has not released his tax returns? >> it bothers me a little bit. >> i do feel he should release. i think it's only fair. he's a citizen first before president. >> it's disappointing to me. >> reporter: as the president insists his election victory proves when it comes to his taxes, the american people just don't care. and on the subject of tax reform, even some members of the president's own team are saying it will not happen anytime soon. treasury secretary steve mnuchin telling the financial times that passing a bill sometimes before this fall doesn't seem realistic. jim, back to you. >> thanks, blayne. we are learning more about a major shake-up coming into the d.c. police department. the interim chief of police, peter newsham, he's changing how officers will be assigned all throughout the city. newsham is planning to reduce the number of commanding officers and put more officers on direc

>> news4 broke the story first on twitter. a formal announcement is expected to come tomorrow. tom sherwood is here with a look at what all this means in terms of crime-fighting. and the mayor's race. >> the mayor is gearing up to run for re-election, this is her police chief. what he does for the next 18 months or so will affect her politically. there's nothing more important than public safety when you come to a local campaign, county, city, or something like that. >> there's also another popular chief that's about to retire. does this play into that at all? >> yes, it does. that's part of the reason for the change. assistant chief diane groomes, the shock a blonde hair going in every direction. >> very popular. >> probably the most popular officer on the police department from the smallest to the highest ranking. she was passed over for chief, so she was going to go to florida, but now she's going to be head of security for that $2 ll

the wharf in southwest washington. >> she won't be carrying her gun, maybe, but she's a terrific -- [ all speak at once ] >> i've heard her refer to herself as captain blondie, sore something along those lines. so she's aware that's her trademark. >> it's good that she's staying in town, and let's she what chief newsham does to reduce the bureaucracy and get more officers out there fighting. >> thank you, tom. my oh my, oh my. what else do you say about a day like this? rough one though, for those of us with allergies. for everybody else, this is the life. >> i've been on vacation, and it was hard to am can in today. i mean, it was really quite night, especially out for lunch, i drove by the car wash today. that was packed a little bit earlier. just a great day to be outdoors. 72 d

sunshine. you may have had your windows down. that's the high today in d.c. 74 in elkins, 70 in richmond. it was nice everywhere. we saw the clouds move to the south, the sunshine came out, but look at the clouds starting to move back and they will bring with them, not just more cloud cover but a chance for showers and cooler weather tomorrow with those showers. the warmth returns later this week, the rain chances will be on the increase, looking at a weekend wash-out. i've got your forecast in ten minutes. >> thank you, doug. a company promising to help immigrants in our area, forced to pay up. why they're accused of taking advantage of people who needed help and couldn't speak english. atoning for the past, the university trying to make a good deed out of a bad one. we'll tell you what it took to track down the descendants of slaves so that the school could apologize. plus, plans to widen a busy highway, how it could impact people's homes, and how

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$250,000 settlement with a company called unlimed technology and solution corporation and its owner. according to the lawsuit, the company falsely advertised it had lawyers to staff to assist immigrants with filing paperwork. but an investigation discovered there were no licensed attorneys at the company and employees engaged in unlawful immigrant consultant services also known as fraud. anyone performing any kind of immigrations services in the district must be a licensed attorney. now as part of the settlement, utf must return the fees they collected from consumers. the company also must pay the district $150,000 in civil penalties, and it can no longer advertise that it employees attorneys. utf is required to provide the district the names of its customers entitled to a refund. if you believe you are one of them, and you are looking for your money back, we hav

the information you need right now on our nbc washington app. just search notario fraud case and we'll supply you with a link to file that complaint. a chance to weigh in tonight on a massive highway project that could affect property owners in northern virginia. it would widen richmond highway from four lanes to six in a three-mile stretch from jeff todd way. plans call for separate sidewalks and bike paths on both sides of the roadway. and the median would be wide enough for future dedicated bus-only lanes for rapid transit. there are homes and businesses along the route that could lose all or some of their property. that list will be available for the first time tonight. the meeting at mt. vernon high school starts at 6:30 and it's expected to last until 8:30. we have learned

than 10,000 people have visited the clock tower up on top of the trump hotel. they visited since the tower re-opened back in february, despite the fact that it's only open four days a week. the national park service is in charge of the tours there. the president's washington hotel is on the site of the old post office that sat there for many years. the tours will run every day beginning in june. an honor today for a woman who dedicated her life's work to people in northeast d.c. cheers as the district renamed a street in memory of janice wade mccree, she was an act vitt fiv the city who pushed for affordable housing. they named a community center in her honor in 2013. today her daughter was on hand for the new dedication. >> my mother would be just as shocked as we were.

ever expect, but we are very grateful and very surprised and excited at the same time. >> mccree was a long-time figure in the northeast d.c. community. she lived in raised her family there for 55 years. she passed away back in 2012. alumni who go back to georgetown university will not recognize the names of two campus buildings there now. they have been renamed to honor slaves who were sold for profit by the school. derrick ward shows us why this dedication today and these dedications that is, are not the end for descendants of the georgetown 272. >> today the society of jesus, who helps to establish georgetown university, and whose leaders enslaved and mercilessly sold your ancestors stands before you to say that

greatly sinned. >> reporter: that apology was presented to the descendants of 272 of men, women, and children owned and sold by the jesuits at georgetown university in 1838. the sale to slave holders in louisiana raised money to settle university debts. >> today's events are a beautiful gesture, of recognizing or acknowledging an ugly past. >> reporter: sandra green thomas says these stories were in her family's history and rek recollections from the eldest and represent a beginning of sorts. >> we've been working with the university, having meetings, trying to collaborate. hopefully establish a relationship in collaboration where we can actually get some things done for people of african descent and also to make people in general more aware of this history. >> reporter: rochelle sanders prater said she'd like to see an endowment at the university. >> elevating the quality of

>> reporter: prater was thankful to the researchers and students behind the effort. and there's an irony here too, as distasteful as the sale of human beings by jesuits may be, they were meticulous in their record keeping and enabled later generations to honor those same men, women, and children that they held as chattel. >> all the bills of sale are written down, and the names of the people who were sold are written down on those contracts. >> reporter: immensely important when trying to link the past and future like this. and finishing that is a continuing effort. >> we're still researching and still trying to learn and we still need to discover all of the descendants. derrick ward, news4. a week of ups and downs in the weather. doug's tracking some rain and whether it will give us any relief from the pollen. also, our region hit hard by the opioid crisis. we'll introduce you to a woman wh

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gorgeous. >> surprised to see you here, as a matter of fact, when you get down to it. >> vacation's over, buddy. >> i was not excited. i was thinking it's going to be great to get back to work, and then you go -- >> maybe not. >> i think i like vacation a little bit better. but hey, gotta pay for the vacations somehow. so back to work it is, guys. what a beautiful day across the region today. 72 degrees out there a little bit earlier. right now, still upper 60s to around 70. if you want to go down there, great opportunity to see the planes landing or taking off as you make your way out. 70 degrees, winds out of the southeast, 14 miles an hour. just a perfect monday -- it's actually tuesday. 70 degrees out there. 70 in martinsburg. 69 in fredericksburg. no rain to see anytime soon, at least not tonight. tomorrow we will run into a chance for shower activity. most of the area will remain

front, making its way down to the south. that's the cold front that brought us cooler air, but still very nice. upper 60s to low 70s. now the front moving back to the north as a warm front associated with this area of low pressure, drawing up that moisture. so we'll see more clouds and moisture early tomorrow morning. by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, notice the clouds in across much of the area, still a pretty nice looking sunrise, but 8, 9:00, everybody will be in the clouds. by 10:00, hagerstown, winchester, culpeper area, rain. but it will try to move to the east, but it dry area in place, they'll have a tough time crossing the mountains. if you have the purse umbrella, maybe squeeze by with that, but most of us will not need the umbrella tomorrow. if you're west of the blue ridge, you're going to need it early tomorrow morning.

early showers to the west. average high temperature of 68. well below that during the day. but you talk about the pollen, look at this. this is on one of our twitter pages. car wash tomorrow, don't go, not bad, get it done. yeah, i say, get it done tomorrow, even though we'll have cloud cover tomorrow. still looking good for it. get the pollen off the cars. you know it's going to continue to pile up. i'll try to get the car wash myself tomorrow. 63 tomorrow, right back into the 80s. 81 on thursday, 80 degrees on friday. couple of warm days, a lot of clouds late thursday into friday. chance of a shower both days. but the real rain comes late saturday into sunday. sunday early, looks like a wash-out, but the afternoon looks like things should dry out. a.m. rain on sunday, well over an inch, much more in the ten-day and

forecast for you at 6:45. big new step this evening to crack a cold kascase. >> that's right, how the fbi is stepping up to find a man accused of killing his wife while she was at work. and why some say it could bring justice to her family. >> family and friends have now marked the spot where a young man was killed yesterday morning. now one suspect is in custody. and we can show you the security camera video that helped police identify him.

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you're watching news4 at 6:00. >> now at 6:30, manassas police need your help to identify the people behind a deadly ambush of a young man outside of a restaurant. >> there's a break in the case, one suspect now in custody. julie carey joins us from the murder scene where a memorial is taking shape now. julie? >> reporter: you can see behind me, the flowers and cross mark the spot where a 25-year-old was killed. yesterday, we showed you security camera video that captured the final seconds of his life. after he left a nearby restaurant and walked through this parking lot. today we can show you the security camera video from inside that restaurant

staking him out, and it's the same video police used to arrest that man today. tearful friends asked their faces not be shown as they create a growing memorial for 25-year-old will guardado. this is the spot where he was slashed and shot just after he left a nearby restaurant. >> it surprises me that someone could hurt another person like that, when he was so good. such a good person. he was just having fun with his friends. >> reporter: the victim's family welcoming word that police have made an arrest. 20-year-old denis alexander sanchez was the driver of the white suv that brought the two attackers to the scene. this security camera video shows sanchez entering the restaurant and sitting down. guardado is just feet away at the bar, unaware of the unfolding plan to kill him. then when guardado leaves, sanchez heads to the rest room,

presumab presumab presumably alerting the two suspects waiting outside. guardado doesn't see them when he rounds the corner of the diner next door, they attack. in ten seconds, he's shot and stabbed and they flee. with one suspect in custody, manassas police are looking for others. this poster shows the men in the video and another person of interest. some the community fear it's the latest gang-related killing. >> we have reached out for manpower and help and assistance. it's still to early to speculate, but we're investigating all possible leads and motives. >> reporter: friends say guardado was not involved in gang activity, spending most of his time working and with family. they've now started the heartbreaking task of making arrangements. >> we need to send his body so that his family has a chance to say their last goodbyes. >> reporter: they've set up this gofundme page and are putting out donation boxes to raise enough

back to his mother in el salvador. that suspect is charged with first-degree murder. the one in the restaurant lived in the mobile home park behind this diner, just a couple hundred yards away from the murder scene. if you want to get a better look at that wanted poster and to find out more about the gofundme effort, go to our nbc washington app, and search under manassas murder. back to you in the studio. >> thanks, julie. some people love them a roller coaster, no matter the unfortunate incidents that might have occurred on it. from chopper 4 today, we spotted people riding the joker's jinx this afternoon at six flags. we were there couple days ago when that ride stopped. 24 people stranded in mid-air for more than three hours. children as young as 6 on that ride. prince george's county firefighters used a crane to get them all down one by one. folks at six flags tell us that there a

the train's wheels. the train has been fixed and as we noted, they're back up and running again. also in maryland, there's new protection tonight for victims of rape. governor larry hogan signed the so-called no means no bill today, it means the victims are not required to show that they physically thought back to prove that a crime happened. advocates say the change is important. the law now matches what children are taught in school, that no meenans no. the governor also signed a bill requiring that sexual assault investigate kits be kept for 20 years. a man accused of stabbing his young wife to death at a donut shop in hanover, maryland. it was a couple years ago, but now he's one of the fbi's most wanted. chris lawrence is here now with what's making this case that much more urgent tonight. chris? >> the fbi says this crime was so horrific it needs the entire co

bhadreshkumar patel on their most wanted list. investigators say he stabbed his wife to death, two years ago. this happened in hanover at the dunkin' donuts where they both worked. police say there were customers in the store at the time. police have been working this case with the fbi ever since. >> the violence in this case was stark. it was heart-wrenching and it was a shock to our collective conscience on the police department. >> patel was born in india. he had been legally living in the united states, but we're told his visa expired in march of 2015. investigators say they have no reason to believe he's left the country. in fact, just last week, someone reported seeing patel at a hotel in newark, new jersey. right now, the fbi's offering a reward up to $100,000 in this case. >> thanks, chris. healthier snacks coming to vending machines in montgomy

today the county council approved a bill that will affect all the vending machines on county-owned property. that bill requires that half the items in every machine meet the recommended nutrition standards for sugar, sodium, and fat. and every drink machine will offer bolttled water. officials from the maryland, delaware, d.c. beverage association say they have already placed clear calorie labels on the front of all their bottles, cans and packages. they're also placing calorie awareness signs on the vending machines in maryland. some good news, relief for expecting mothers who take antidepressants. a new study suggesting it's safe through the first trimester. researchers in sweden found no connection between the medicine and increased chances of autism or adhd in a newborn child. they found

antidepressants and premature birth. of course expecting mothers should consult their doctors before making any changes to their medication. almost a week now since the video sparked backlash against united airlines. coming up, we'll tell you what the ceo of that company says about whether any employees will lose their jobs. also mixing business with politics. the new information about first daughter ivanka trump's clothing line that's raising some eyebrows. if you had a chance to get down there, along the potomac, national harbor, a great day across our monday, but a fempletely dif

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ship named for john glenn, the late u.s. senator and astronaut. glenn became the first american to orbit the earth in 1962. he launched again in 1998 aboard the space shuttle discovery. glenn was the oldest person in space at the age of 77. he died in december. there are new questions about ivanka's mixture of business and public service. while she's stepped away from managing her business, she still owns the brand. sales have declined at u.s. stores, but the brand is flourishing overseas and earlier this month her company won provisional approval for three new trademarks in china, on the same night the chinese president was having dinner with president trump. some experts say her erks panding empire could make it

from politics. the fall-out continues, but nobody's going to lose their jobs because of this video that you've probably seen a hundred times. united airlines passengers recorded police dragging a man off a plane when he refused to give up his seat for a crew member. since then, united has changed policies regarding employee bookings and removing passengers already in their seats. but today, the company's ceo said firing employees was never considered. he also says it's too soon to know if the video is hurting ticket sales. the company is taking a look at its policies and it says we will hear more later this month. a cure for the flu could come from a pretty nasty place. scientists at the emery vaccine center say frog slime may be able to kill the influenza virus. they say a compound in the skin seek reegedzs of the south indian frag can

the virus. researchers say it's been successful in protecting mice so far. and researchers hope it could be used in humans when vaccines are unavailable. you know what's fascinating about that? >> what? >> all the potential for cures, if not cures, treatments, that are still out there. >> from natural sources. >> in the amazon or got only knows where else. that's fascinating. >> and the people with the creative minds to think of, let's see if frog slime will help fight the flu. you only have a few hours left to send in your taxes to the irs. we'll tell you what you can do if you need more time. i'm darcy spencer in anne arundel county with the story of a woman who beat her addiction to heroin and crack cocaine at this facility called chrysalis house, and now she's become the program director.

i get really emotional when i talk about this. i was homeless, i was running from the police. i just wanted to die. >> she said she pushed through and overcame her addiction, now she's giving back to the people who helped her. she says there's one thing that keeps her going. >> darcy spencer will tell us about that and so much more in her report. >> the disease of addiction took me to my knees. and what happened, god did for me what i couldn't do for myself. >> carysa

self-described success story, beating her addiction to drugs that almost took her life. >> i lost all relationships with my daughter. i lost relationships with my family. i get really emotional when i talk about this. i was homeless. >> reporter: it was back in 2001 she entered chrysalis house, a residential treatment program in anne arundel county that serves women in maryland, and they can bring their children. >> i came here with shackles on my feet, on my hands. when i walked through the door, they told me they was going to love me until i learned how to love myself. >> reporter: the number of women dying from painkiller and heroin overdoses is rising across the country. according to the cdc, drug overdoses among women are five times higher among women than in 1999. >> we're going through a lot of social change, a lot of financial crisis for persons and so they bear that burden more. >> reporter: the facility is fielding dozens of calls a

they provide treatment, counselling, job skills, and parent development. there's also a daycare center right on site where they take care of the children from 8:00 to 4:00, while the moms are in treatment. christian admits at times she still thinks about using drugs or alcohol, but then she thinks about her grandson. >> when i have those thoughts, i pick up this picture and i can't fathom my daughter telling me i can't see him because i made a decision to use heroin and crack cocaine. >> reporter: christian returned to chrysalis house as a receptionist and worked her way up to program director. >> one of my biggest gifts here is to see a woman when i walk in here, i give them a shot of hope. >> reporter: and another gift, the daughter she neglected during her addiction, praising her mom. >> she told me that i'm a hero. >> reporter: in anne arundel county, darcy spencer,

you can watch all of our previous coverage on the opioid epidemic on the nbc washington app. search drug crisis. well, as if you didn't already know, it's tax deadline day. for those of you who may not have filed your federal tax return yet, you still have a few hours before you need to panic. you may be able to get an automatic six-month extension. you can find the form you need on the irs website. you're looking for form 4868. to be clear, it's an extension to get the paperwork done. not to pay the bill. you still have to figure out what you owe and get that paid by the end of the day. boy, i would not like to be stuck at a pile of paperwork on a night like this. >> not a day like today. that's the day you do it on the rainy days. today you sit home and watch the news, because we're on. >> there you go, doug. >> it's beautiful outside. show you what's going on out er

we know what you're doing out there. i gotta mow my lawn tomorrow. look at this shot. this is so different than just a week ago. notice how green it is, really just a beautiful shot towards the airport. current temperatures at 70 degrees opinion win degrees. as you look around, 69 riverdale, 70 for mt. vernon. just a beautiful day all the way around. but the tree pollen, very high. now, we peaked over the weekend and we have come down a little bit from that, but still very high. and is it does look like we'll stay rather high the next couple days. grass, weeds, and mold, all on the low sides. but if you're sneezy, it's the tree pollen still out there. nothing on the radar. there's nothing out there right now. you can see what i'm talking about, no clouds, no rain. the clouds are starting to move our way. with that, we'll see the shower activity down south move our way too.

not a lot of rain. but if you're sending the kids to the bus stop, it's going to be cool, they'll need the jacket. a shower possible around recess. to the west of the blue ridge, you'll need the umbrella at the bus stop early tomorrow morning along the i-81 corridor. the rest of area, maybe a shower possible around the 11:00/12:00 area. we go well above average high up to 80 degrees thursday and friday. about a 30% chance of a shower in the afternoon. a much better chance of straight rain saturday night into sunday. most of saturday dry, but showers late saturday. high of 66. and sunday, only 56, and rain on sunday, not a very nice day at all. but we warm right back into the 60s and 70s next week. >> not too shabby, thank you, doug. sports coming up. caps in a bit of trouble right now, you

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desk. >> so, david, fans are not fans alike, everybody's, oh, man, not again, come on, please. >> we were all sharing our canadian memories and none of them involved hockey. >> a lot of beer. >> was discussed. you know it's serious when we start speaking in metaphors. after last night's 4-3 overtime loss, the capitals are dancing on the fault line. maybe that's too strong. they're down 2-1 on the maple leafs. living on a prayer, that's a great bon jovi karaoke song. they're better than that. how about living on the edge? that's where we find sherree burruss. >> we are high above the city of toronto at the cn tower. but capitals fans feeling low and a sense of deja vu. caps trailing the series, 2-1 to the maple leafs but the players are blocking out outside noise and doubt. >> just forget it ande

forward. obviously we're losing the series, but it's not over yet. the series goes until four. so whatever it takes. >> you stay off twitter and you don't listen to outside noise. watch some video and see things we did well and things we can do a little bit better. >> reporter: what this team can't ignore, the change of momentum when they couldn't score on a five on three power play in the second period. >> it's still pretty vivid in my mind. i had some pretty good looks for sure. we're a little stagnant. i think we can get a little more movement, it's just a matter of capitalizing at that point. >> i'm not going to judge coupsy and nicki on their judgment with the puck. those guys are top of the league talent. when they have the puck, it's their judgment. >> we can't look back. we look forward. we look forward to tomorrow. you're going to see our best

game tomorrow. >> reporter: carl uls ner is out with injury. schmidt will skate in his place, he said he had a pretty good game except when the puck hit his visor and found the back of the caps' net. sherree burruss, news4 sports. well, the fans felt like they got a puck to the face last night. maybe some trash talk after pull millsap compared the wizards to mixed martial artists. instead, today at wizards practice, they serenaded bogdanovic with happy birthday. kelly unray practicing. he said on monday's practice, need soreness. as we told you yesterday, the wizards, after markieff morris nicknamed the team death row d.c., mirroring the toughness of the death row records of the '90s.

found out from the head coach scott brooks, he's okay with. >> i love to have fun. i think it should be fun, and that's what it's about. we're talking 20-year-olds having fun. they should. this is the time of their life. when they become coaches or whatever they become after playing, it stinks. it's down from their playing days. you can't match it. it's the time of their life. they should have fun. i saw all the names and anytime you can build team bonding and camaraderie, i think you should definitely promote that and the good thing about our team all season long, we've been really close together. >> good philosopher. nationals in atlanta tonight, starting a series with the braves. and of course last time we saw the nats on the field, this was happening. that bryce harper three-run walk-off homer against the phillies on sunday. harper off to a great start, .333 with four homers. max scherzer on the mound tonight will try to cool down

>> come on, wizards and caps. >> that's a great quote, have fun while you can. >> becau

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