champions. >> mike: as the winners celebrate, a remarkable year here in nashville. for their players and fans, sidney crosby lead his team, is one of the leading candidates for the con smythe, which will be presented before the stanley cup. they gather around to celebrate. the coaches both

cup history, congratulate one another. and the chant here is "let's go preds." the motohere was stand with us. these people did. stand with their team. all games this season, for the first time in the 19-year history were sold out. now, they wait for the handshake line to form. usually, it is the captains at the forefront of this. and eventually, it will begin. the first handshakes began in hockey. in 1904, before the national hockey league came into existence, long before

part of an old canadian tradition. now they peel away from the celebration for congratulations to each other. leading the way, dumoulin for the penguins, and pk subban for the predators. with all that happened during the course of this, p.k. subban is coming close to sidney crosby. we will watch with interest. pat on the shoulders, and they move on. chris letang got into his young form, not a

playoffs, not until next fall. but there to join his team. >> eddie: you have a lot of adversity. the penguins win without their best defenseman. all the injuries they had. all teams have injuries in the course of seven, eight weeks, nick bonino, can barely stand up, out there in the celebration. back to back, all the different line combinations for mike sullivan. this year, compared to last year. they shut out, after struggling in back to back games in five and six. you need everybody. you never know when your number will be called. an amazing run for the pittsburgh penguins.

the goaltenders meet. >> mike: i thought we would be playing at expertly as these two played in this game tonight, and particularly on their home ice. the con smythe trophy is presented to the most valuable player in the playoffs. in previous years, mario lemieux won it in back to back years. sidney crosby has won it once, and malkin. the predators salute their fans, one last time.

the conquest over chicago, st. louis, anaheim, and taking the defending champions to six. a team to be proud of. for sure. here is pierre with sidney crosby. >> pierre: last team to go back to back, the detroit red wings, what does it mean matching that? >> we knew it would be tough all year, we tried to keep with it. a lot of injuries, stuff like that we kept finding ways. that is what we did all season, all playoffs, it is great to be able to do it. >> pierre: how did it deep on the rails? killing off a huge five-on-three. >> yes, we had a boost from

there. >> pierre: that gave you confidence, games three and four -- >> even four, i thought we did some good things, we got better as each series went on. we tried to do that in this series, i thought we did a good job with that. >> pierre: two olympic gold medals, three stanley cup, i know you are modest. talk about your legacy, what does it mean to your legacy? >> i don't think about it a lot. to share this with this group of guys, a good chunk were returning, even the new guy, to share it with the group. we knew it hadn't been done for a long time. to be able to accomplish it is a great feeling. >> pierre: congratulations. >> mike: very calm. he is 29. his first interview he did when he was seven.

hagelin, into the empty net, the signal that the celebration back in pittsburgh could start. >> eddie: flat out asome. first shift of the game. the presentation of the con smythe trophy, he is announcer paul mccann. >> please direct your attention to the ice. for the most valuable player in the 2017 playoffs. nashville, you have been awesome. music city is clearly a hockey city. how about congratulating your predators and the penguins for a great stanley cup. for only the third time, the con smythe trophy is being awarded to the same person, two times in a row.

playoffs' mvp. >> eddie: somebody should tell sid that he won it. >> mike: all the confusion, he has one thing to celebrate. to shake hands, pose for a picture. right in the middle, it looked like a selfie there. that is the times we live in now.

in 1893, this thing looks pretty great. shined with brilliance. >> ladies and gentlemen, the stanley cup. >> mike: to mixed reviews, many wearing the gold of the predators are staying around. even though they are not happy with who is winning it, it is a marvel to behold. >> in our 100th year, and it is out

third time in two decades has been able to hoist it congratulations to the pittsburgh penguins and their great fans back in pittsburgh. congratulations to mario lemieux, jimmy rutherford, mike sullivan, and the players who managed to put it all together, two years in a row. captain, sidney crosby, it is your honor to hoist the stanley cup.

>> mike: it is always to go with a skate. who gets it second, it is the guy who hadn't played in a playoff game until this spring, ron hainsey. what a remarkable moment and a tremendous spring for him. came to the team in february, played his first game against philadelphia at heinz field. it is his third stanley cup. winning important face-offs. when his team was shorthanded. cullen. and chris kunitz. this is number four. >> eddie: play with your role players. give you a bit of that

a great pro. >> mike: malkin finishes with the most points of anybody in the playoffs. he now has three. >> mike: mark streit came to the team in the latter part of the season as insurance on defense. he played in the playoffs gallantly. they are not even here if not for marc-andre fleury, washington would have moveod and played ottawa. a 2-0 shutout in game seven for one of the many toasts of the town. there is another

five shut-outs, you saw the guy who had them. >> mike: trevor daley's mom saw him hoist the stanley cup last year. he was handed it first by sidney crosby. she is not with us now. but it was a special moment for her and for her son. phil kessel gets it this time. the former predator. a guy playing banged up all playoff long. finds

that man, right there it, mike sullivan, pushed a lot of the right buttons, doc. a tremendous feeling of moving up and down the lineup. and mike sullivan seemed to have the touch of recognizing and putting guys together, whether they were the so-called fourth liners or the highly skilled guys. last year, smooth sailing, with the four combinations. this year. many, many different line combinations. >> pierre: wonder how he will do with this. the one foot is not very good. i guess he is okay. >> eddie: the adrenaline is flying doc. >> mike: well, they are too broken and too tired. they can't keep going on. that was against washington and ottawa. and actually, against nashville. they persist and win it. stay tuned on most of

stations for your local news. on the west coast, sunday night with megan kelly. and the celebration continues live from nashville. for eddie olczyk, and pierre mcguire, i am mike emrick. nbc sports thanks you for watching this presentation of the national hockey league.

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long will it last? claims she was left out of this weekend's pride event. new tonight, a response from organizers. and for the first time, we are hearing from a young woman chained up for months at the mercy of a seierial killer in north carolina. first, we are in the storm center track ago weather alert for tomorrow. >> it's hot. and that is part of the reason we are going to be under a weather alert. not only tomorrow, but for the tuesday as well. we are going to notice increasing humidity, so, as the temperatures are reading one way, it will feel warmer. right now, holding at 80, and tomorrow morning 7:00 a.m., 75. more comfortable, 60s in the suburbs, and by 11:00 a.m., we

will have warmed up to 88 degrees anno the day. we are not under heat advisories or warnings, but because it's the first heat wave of the year, tomorrow is day two, you want to make sure you are drinking water and taking breaks in doors if you have to work outside and make sure to wear the light colored and loose fitting clothing. so i posted this, and more on an air quality alert for parts of the area on my facebook and twitter pages and also, my full forecast, coming up. >> well, as she said, tomorrow and tuesday, both days are weather alert days. so, if you don't have the nbc washington app, download it during the break. our meteorologists will have updated forecasts on air, and in the app, we are working to keep you safe as the heat climbs. you can check our app for heat safety tips. just in, we are working to learn more about a crash that is blocking multiple lanes of i-95. now this video here, it's a bit blurry. but you are looking at the inner

loop here, just ahead of temple hill road. some unexpected moment force party go her -- for party goern the floor they were standing on started to give way suddenly tonight, part of the new area started to shift. we are told the owner moved people to safety immediately and no one got hurt fortunately. dc fire and ems you see there, came out to inspect the building, and said, excessive weight compromised the deck floor support. some parties will go in to the wee hours of the morning but capitol pride is coming to a close. we saw marches and parades and some disrumptions but many attending the event said it was a good time to help them recharge and refocus. how is it going?

>> well, the festival wrapped up about you look here, you can see the roads are still shut down right by the capital and thatere's a t of workers trying get things cleaned up after a successful pride weekend. the capital pride festival concert, rocking well in to the night. capping off a weekend of pride events here in the nation's capital. >> i heard friends talking about a it and i thought, why not? >> i love the vibe, beautiful people, beautiful vibe. >> the crowd stayed despite the heat, many telling news four, this was their first pride event. this man was a volunteer. >> to be in one, and participate, volunteer security. it's a good experience. >> earlier, those at the festival tried to stay cool with fans and umbrellas.

there was food and drink, and entertai equality. >> i watched it grow. it's been more of an influence of everybody coming out and being more prideful on their gender and equality. >> reporter: earlier in the day, there was an equality march for unity and pride, they marched to the capital and talked about the progress that was made over the last decade and challenges ahead. >> but i think what is also important to note, is that what we are trying fight against is the roll--backs of the wins we have had. >> reporter: and back out live, we are here at third and constitution, this right across from the capital, you can see that third and constitution. still blocked off. and these road closures are going to stay in place until

2:00 tomorrow morning. >> cal tap pride. passing out t-shirts. showing us -- you can see them all in the washington app. as well as the march. >> she came to congress. and -- she said the following statement to news four. detailing what happened. they are on the wait list and they said that the congress woman would have to pay $600. to be put on the wait list, therefore, she decided not to

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trump campaign. in wrote, he is pleased to accept the invitation of the senate intelligence committee to meet tuesday. likely behind closed doors. sparing him a televised spectacle. >> that was kelly o'donnell reporting. it is official, milania trump and the son, barron are living at the white house. she said looking forward to the memories that we will make in our new home t photo appears of the been taken from the red room in the white house, looking out to the monument. this is video of the first family walking in to the white house earlier tonight. the first lady had been living at trump tour in new york city with their child so he could finish the school year there. new at 11:00. delta airlines yanked the sponsor ship of a controversial production of shakespeare in the park's julius cesar, because the

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the locked shipping container after hearing her prosecutors just released this video taken last november in the case of confessed serial killer todd kohlhapp, they came upon kayla who had been sexually assaulted by the kidnapper. handcuffed, and her neck chained to the wall. working to free her, the deputy asked her about her missing boyfriend. >> do you know where your buddy is? >> charlie? >> yes. >> he shot him. >> who did? >> charlie carver was shot three times in the chest, wrapped him in a blue tarp and put him in a bucket of the tractor and locked me down here, i've never seen him again. he said there's several bodies dead and buried out here. >> the detective was one of the first to reach her had. >> knowing she was living in

that condition day in and ni >> reporter: they found three bodies on the south carolina property, he confessed to those murders and the shooting deaths of three others he is now serving live in prison without parole. >> she spoke to the rescuers in the ambulance. >> a survivor found and freed. >> we are going to step you up sweetie. >> to begin to heal from her terrifying ordeal. now to a revealing interview, you will see only here on news 4. the once beloved mayor of fairfax arrested in his undercover meth sting. opening up about his struggle with drugs and a fall from grace.