fuel at thtime. this could have been worse. >> let's check out the scene on the groundight now. news4 mark segraves has been there all day. we're hearing about are you seeing that from your vantageoint? >> reporter: you can definitely call it prog. let's take a live look. we told you they wanted to bring in an empty tanker truck because the tanker that went on its side has about 8,500 gallons of gasoline inside it. they're going to put that int the new tanker truck they brought in, once that's the cranes are going to right side that truck and hopefully get it out of here. we spoke to a spokesperson who said that's h rs away to being a completed process, and the beltway reopening. when the truck did turnover it did lk about 150 gallons of

gasoline. and the fire department spokesperson told us what first responders did when they got here to prevent thatfreaking getting any worse. here's what he had to say. >> we estimate about50 gallons of gasoline spilled. there were a couple different leaks in the taker, our crews plugged those and at the same time contained any that was running off before it got to the potomac river.or >> rr: we can tell you after the tanker truck turned over there were three passenger cars in kind of a chainct rn that all crashed into that truck. we're told that one of theer dr of those cars was injured. minor injuries ande taken to th hospital. the driver of the truck and the other driver of the other two cars and their passengers were not injured. cause of tass of course, still under investigation. they do not know what caused the tuck ton onto its sides. that will be handled by police.

but right no fairfax county and montgomery county fire department are here trying to contain the scene, get the gasoline offloaded so they can turn the truck back up, move it out, and get the beltway topen. that latest from the american legion bridge. >> they were lucky thosether cars, i know they got in a crash but they're still lucky, that could have been -- a full tanker truck. >> 100 yards further downhaou coul gone over that side of that bridge. >> yes. and, of course, serusly hurt the drivers. >> let's get a look at what this isoing toll the roads in the area. courtesy of first 4 traffic. the gridlock spread far beyond the legion bridge area. >> let's gohoack toer 4. how does it look in terms of things t radiating froms traffic? is it getting any better? are people finding their way home? >> reporter: the best way to describe it is like a spider web

nightmare as we're looking down. we're seeing all points leading to the legion bridgeic bly in bumper-to-bumper traffic. this is a complicated cleanup scene with the offloading of the fuel. but let me show you what it looks likethe south, into tyson's corner. they had tome s off different groups of traffic stuck in the delay. they made a closure point at 123, 267 and georgetown pike. othat's kind dispersed the traffic around the area. tens of thousands of drivers forced to navigate their way virginia.land from there's not a lot of options, the two states separated by ave large if you're not familiar. so it's a tough ride and a long commute for a lot of drivers. >> especially if you need to use chain brie now. at is going to be a real bottlene bottleneck. thanks, brad.

we have more baking news well. the next chapter is about to be nwritten in the washing archdiocese. >> the historic announcement is in the making. the catholic news agency is reporting that pope francis has exdecided on the nt leader of the washington archdiocese. >> news4 david culver has been working on this story for months. he's here to tell us how this is going to unfold. david? >> reporter: it's been a long stretch wendy and leon. the name i'm about to mention should be familiar to you, arch biop wilton gregory of atlanta. according to the catholic newsh agency,are reporting tonight that pope francis is expected to appointhorch b gregory as the next arch bishop of washington. that wld be a huge move. he'd come from atlanta where he's been sin 2004 and take over the reins in the d.c. archdiocese. he's been downas there the several years and his lbeacy

continuend that. this is somebody who's not too much of a stranger to the washington area, he from 2001 to 2004 served as the president as the united onatesrence of catholic bishops. during that time, 2001, 2004, you reca what happenedear the 2002 major scandal, the first one of sexual abuse involving the catlic church, the so called spotlight scandal. since that timeee he's credited with taking initiative with the dallas charter. that is something that went orward to hold priests accountable and protect minors. taking over washington, that is a completely different approach. that's going to take a lot of strategy given the recent taken place have in our area. i caught up with church experts to get an idea aso what exactly arch bishop gregory, if he were to be confirmed for ts position would have to take on. listen. >> the new arch bishop has incredible challenges ahead of

him. he has, of course, a church in washington, ,which, of cour has pastoral ministry to the political community, who has a ministry to those who have themselves been harmed by the abuse. to those who have lost the church in washington, he must rebuild trust. to those who have, in a sense, said see ya later to the church. he must win them back. r orter: it is no question a fractured church, not only here in the greater d.c. area but across the united states. and so this is something that is going to be a very difficult t positi take on, there's no question if it is arch bishop gregory, which we should point out the archdiocese and vatican have not confirmed that. so he will take a seat that reques a lot of savviness when

it comes to being political and dealing with washington and bringing that heeling. there's a lot of healing needed here. >> thanks, david. here are four things to know about the man reportedly aheed to lead troubled arch dioceses here. >> he's a chicago native and has been in the priesthood for almost half a century. he's 71 years old and has searched as arch bishop of atlanta for the past 14 years. if hccts the pope's appointment he'll become the arch bishop of washingtonfi and tht african-american arch bishop in our area. >> the five most resent arch bishops in washington were all created cardinals. if that tradition conditions that gregory would become the first african-american cardinal in the history of the catholic h ch "air force one" is about to

land in grand rapids, michigan. the stage is set for the firstr y since the special counsel investigation ended. >>he "new york times" reported that ramaleobert mueller's repo more than 300 pages long, how much longer we don't know? >> the times is pointing out that the page count suggests mueller detailed his conclusions at length. raising questions about what barr might have left out in the to page summary he sent congress. democrats appear to be on ae collision cou with the attorney general. blayne alexander at the white house with the latest. blayne? >> reporter: leon and wendy, it's becoming increasingly likely that whatever a worney generaliam barr does it will not be eugh to satisfy democrats. it's unlikely he'll rease any portions of mueller's report by next week as requested.

it's clear that the tension is not lifting around washington and itsiomes as pnt trump is taking his victory lap to friendly turf.ea beforeng for michigan, president trump taking a new swipe at specialounsel robert mueller's russia investigation. >> i wish it could have gone in one weekf instead taking almost two years, but the result was great, no obstruction, no collusion, no ything. >> reporter: it comes after a fresh war of words between the the fbi director he fired, james comey, who spoke with lester holt defending the investigation he once oversaw. >> there was smoke and enough smoke to justify investigating. there was overwhelming evidence that the russians were interfering in the election. ng>> reporter: comey joi a chorus of voices on capitol hilr ng the release of mueller's report, more than 300 pages long according to a justice department official. so far all that's been seen ae four p summary from the

president's attorney general, william barr. thank you mr. attorney general we do not need your interpretation. it was condescending, it was arrogant. >> reporter: barr says he will release more and says he will testify on capitol hill. the waiting game flairing tensns. republicans calling for the head of t house intelligenc committee, democrat adam schiff to step down as ch rman after his previous claims that there was evidence that td president s team conspired with russia. >> we have no faith in your ability to discharge your duties. >> reporter: president trump going further saying schiff should be forced to resign from congress. schiff sidism both as partisan attacks. and congressman schiff's committee is among several in the house stillontinuing their investigations not only into the trump campaign, but into the president's business ddlings finances. leon. >> blayne alexander at the white house. thanks, blayne. >> we have more breaking news now. there is a reversal from thee white ho on an administration plan that would cut $18illion

from the special olympics. education secretary betsy devos struggled this week to explain to lawmakers why her department want to makehe cut. president trump says the program will continue toeceive full federal funding. >> the special olympics will be funded. i just told my people, i want to fund the special olympics. and i just authorized a funding of the special olympics. i've beeno the special olympics, i think it's incredible. utd i just authorized a funding. i heard a it this morning. i have rioveren my people. we're funng the special olympics. >> most of the special olympics funding does come from private donors but the cuts edprop would have cut almost $18 million federal. >> a student at virginia commonalth university has long a sexual harassment accusation against former governor doug wilder.

a student says heissed her without her consent in 2017. she tells "the washington post" that he took her out to dinner to celebrate her 20th birthday, gave her alcohol and invited her back to his condo. also offered to pay her l school. she was working as an office assistant at the vc public cool of affairs. she said she did not report the allegation right away because she was concerned about his influence. the former governor is 88 years old and he has not commented on the allegation. coming up our team coverage from nats park continues next with doug kammerer at the salt line. julie carey with the fans who came out for opening day. are they ready for life without bryce? we're staying on top of breaking news, chopper 4 live aer therican legion bridge. the tanker truck overturned on the inner loop northbound out of

virginia and into maryland. grid

belty, chopper 4 live over the scene of what is now in hour 4 of this tanker truck crash. it started at 2:00. this is on the inner loop right dgat the legion b for those of you headed north to montgomery county and beyond. as you can see, that road is still shutdown. right now crews are working to offload the fuel, 8,500allons en they can start moving that truck. we're told the beltway isawours from reopening. good news, no one was seriously

hurt and crews say they were able to stop any fuel from spilling into the river. all the roadsd up in the area. >> radiating out from there, not pretty. >> opening day for the nats lots of folks leaving the park to take gw sparkway. p for dinner. >> if they're smart they stayed at the park. havingim good game 1 of 162 games now in the books. >> while the nats didn't get the win, fans were excited to be at the ballpark on a sunny day for another season. >> doug is at his position at the salt line but let's begin with julie carey she's been o there talking to fans about the season ahead.or >> rr: those high hopes of opening day, they were crushed just a little bit byhat loss but fans did get to see a great performance by pitcher max scherzer. they also got their first look at the019 team. you see some of those stars up there on the wall.

gone this year, though,he poster of bryce harper but fans telling me today they're already adjusting to a te.m without br >> welcome to nats park. >> reporter: happy, excited, optimistic, those are the emotions of opening day. even the construct wnkers nearby getting into the spirit of things. the riley family so excited they were there three hours before game time, first in line. ri it's special to us, we've beening him since he was a little guy. he has gone to every single opening day sincee was born. >> reporter: he made this opening day poster but there's ting of sadness for him. listen to what he wrote. >> my favorite player used to be bryce harper. >> my favorite player used to be bryce harper. who's going to be the new favorite? >> trey turner.hi >> reporter: t little guy favorite player yet but his mom and dad glad to

give him his first opening day experience. >> he's almosts 8 mond we come every year since we were dating now we're married. >> reporter: and this family may be starting a newit tradn. >> this is our first for opening day. we love it, though. this is a lot of fun. energy up here. >> reporter: every fan we asked redicting good things for the 2019 nationals. even without bryce harper. >> rper, who's that guy? > reporter: we couldn't resist taunting a few fans who haven't made the switch. why t harper jersey? >> i spent 150 bucks on this last year. why not? >> reporter: even the g firste didn't deliver a w, fans heading home l wking forward tot's ahead. >> we're bummed, however we support the natse 100%, love them. they're awesome. >> reporter: and t's hope the nats get that first win on saturday when they meet the mets again. back to you in the studio. >> hoping for a better outcome next time around. thanks, julie.

doug is just around the corner at the salt line south o nats park eating his way through the afternoon. >> as he always yes. have to, guys. you have to. you spend a day at the game,op ing day here at nats park, really just an amazing day. weather wise i fantastic and you have to feed yourself and have fun. that's why you come down to the salt line, believe it or not starting to thin outhere, but inside is where it's at because now it's almost dinner time and it comes and you see food like this. this is chef kyle baileyal from the s line. the biggest thing youe mad was? >> lobster rolls. >> i had two of them -- well, i had one and then tommy mcfly stole one i don't kno yf ou saw that. >> i did seethat. >> what is this? >> the waterman's platter, fried scallops, shrimps, oysters,fr s and onion rings. >> you are speaking my language all in all. you have been open how long?

>> this will be our third year. coming into our third year. >> you are hitting your stride with the nats coming back, opening day. great.ng to be i can't wait for the summer. it's going to be beautiful all summer long. >> i have to try the -- >> you need a fork. >> fork? why would we need a fork? you have to dip into? >> tarter sauce, seafood ranch. >> i loveit seafood ranch. hold on, i got to finish this. that's good. stay right the. just hold that. security! security! come here, security! watch this for me here toake sure nobody touches that. let me showpe you what's hng weather wise. we have the beautiful afternoon. we told you temperatures would be in the low 60s. we saw a temperature today of 64 degrees. i love everybody moving. see what happens everydy is moving there.

see that from our mass cam up above? 60 drees right now, winds out of the south 10 miles per hour. a little breezy right now, the wind coming upakg it feel cooler. so you need the long sleeves but tomorrow you won't. we're at 63 leesburg, 65 towards culpepper. as we look towards the next ouple of days, no rain tomorrow. storm team 4 radar stays dry through the day. however could s shower activity in the northern zones because we have a couple systems king our way to the north. as long as they stay to the north most of are you on the dry side, if you live around hagerstown, the pennsylvania border you may see shower activity there. we have ts storm hereaking its way across the country into our region. what gets here could sparkhe shower in the northern zone but also sparks the nice, mild air. yesterday it was 50s, 60s, 70s.a

it's 60s, 70s and close to 80egrees down towards dallas at 77. but these 70s will continue to move in across our region tomorrow and into the day on saturday. we have some phenomenal over the next couple days. really going to make you feel much more like spring. and that means the cilrry blossomsbe great if you're heading downtown. 73 tomorrow, mostly cloudy and. warm we are going to see a lot of clouds tomorrow, like what we have now, but we'll be able to see the sun from time to time. as wet move through the n couple days, notice the numbers here tomorrow and saturday are great. notice sunday. sunday is the day of transition we see the next storm comes in. that gives us a f chance shower activity early in the day, 55 degrees. much cooler on monday and tuesday. monday morning we're back in the 30s by the way.we chance of s on tuesday. not a big chance. and then next wednesda thursday, and friday, temperatures start to move in the right direction again as we move back into the 60sex and

week all eyes on the next series as the phillies come down here with bryce harper, of course, that coming down, tuesday, wednesday, thursday.ou ld be great weather for those too. tuesday the only day we could see some shower activity coming up. nobody was touching that, were they? i have to try onet onion'sring. thbout it from down here. thanks for having us. guys.ve you love the food as well. we'llend you backo you guys. this will be cold but i'll bring it back for you guys. >> what a pal. >> yeah. it heats up great in the micro wave. >> doug needs a bouncer for his food. >> we'll letet youack to the rest of the menu. >> a few things left. >> we'll see you later here at 6:30. coming up at 6:00, a new plan to deal with trash in

tntgomery county, but are you readyo pay? depending upon how much you throw away. we'll explain how this plan is going to work. another live look at the situation thanks to the tanker truck that turned over on the american legion bridge at the inner loop. the radiatingt eff is spilling

mogomery county may incentivize recycling. that means you could save money if you recycle. >> but if d you't you may be forced to pay more for what you toss ou megan fitzgerald explains when and how this idea could become a reality.

>> reporter: we allnow that we should be recycling things like bottles and cans. but some would agree oey're guil throwing it all in the trash. montgomery county's dector of environmental protection says residents here do a great job. >> montgomery county has one of the highest recycling rates on the eastern sea board. >> reporter: bre he said t still a lot more that can and needs to be done because he sayu they is losing money. so the transition team from the newl elected county executive came up with dozens otoideas on hoet residents residents do a better job of recycling. one is pay as you throw. >> it incentivizes recycling and composting more. >> reporter: they're trying to figure out how something like this could be implemented. the residents we spoke with split on the idea. >> right now people trash

anything and everythingt they doeed because they don't have to pay aadditional. but ifnaou have addit costs people are going to be more mindful. >> i don't think it would be a good idea. it wouldncentivize illegal dumping. >> reporter: most people agree something needs to be done to decrease our carbon footprint but for nowtht's up t county to figure out how it can be done. >> we'll take the year to see does it make sense economically and to implement. staying on top of our breaking news. the news that affects almost everyone trying to get home neae the west s of the beltway tonight. the cleanup of the fuel tanker coming up the i team exposes delays in reporting abuse allegation at a local ceter and what says all families with elderly loved snes should know. i life in prison for a man who murdered a muslim teenager from

breing now at 6:30, progress is being made but it could be hoursor b lanes on the beltway reopen at the american legion bridge. we wt toive you live chopper 4 pictures here of the scene there on the inner loop. we can tell you this crane on the scene is ne it appears it's going to try to up right this tanketruck. so stay with us on this. we can tell you a few a hours our coverage began, about 3:30 this afternoon, when this tanker truck flipped. we knew thatwas carrying

about 8,500 gallons of fuel, and authorities told a usut 150 gallons spilled out onto the scene. re you can see the exact moment the tanker flips onto an empty tanker -- excuse me. that's the exact moment the nker flips on the inner loop there. rews a long process for to get this taken care of. crews will reload the fuel on theanker to an empty tanker. you can see by the chopper shots the extensive backup this caused today. >> in the tanker our crews quickly plugged those leaks and also at the same time contained the fuel that was running off. >> what a nightmare for folks out there. traffic backed up for miles, impacting thousands of drivers during the bus evening rush.

we will keep you updated on all the clnup efforts. from the live desk i'm erika gonzalez. back to you in the studio. we have more breaking news. we're expecting a historic announcement from pope francis. >> the catholic news agency is reporting that archishop olt gregory will be named the next leadethe washington arch dioceses. it's not beent confirmed t he's accepted the appointment though. >> gregory is a chicago native. he's been in thth prid for half a century, he's 71 years old and has searched as arch bishop of atlanta for the last 14 years. if he accepts the post, he'll be the seventh arch bisp of washington, the first african-american. tonight man who killed a 17-year-old girl begins his sentence today.

>> he was sentenced to life in prison without f parole taking theteenager's life. >> david culver was inside the courtroom as the sentence came down. >> mohmod hassanen, a father wh isbroken. >> every day. every day. every minute. i never forget. i never forget her. she used to be very nice. >> reporter: struggling to fin the words toeflect on his daughter, nabra. >> she loved everybody. >> reporter: he's relied on the muslim community and nabraor friends f support. they too feeling the rush of pain. smiles when thinking of their friend quickly turn to an us uncontrollable of tears. it is difficult to think back to june of 2017, nabra hassanen walking home with a groupf friends following prayers at a darwin martinez-torres pulled up to the group of teens in his car. as ty ran he went after nabra, hitting her with a bat andin pu her in his car.

prosecutors say he then raped hernd put her body in this pond. >> to have a child taken in this manner, especially such a sweet, wonderful, religious child, the devastatedbviously our hearts are with them at this moment and in the future. >> darwin martinezorres pleaded guilty to the crimes in november. n court today, a judge sentencing him to life in prison. >> this lease gives f theily some finality, although it doesn'tnd their gri and nothing we can do would. >> her friends tell me nabra would often try to feedhe homeless so they're getting together to dot on apr 14th, what would have been her 19th birthday. david culver, news4. shopper 4 staying up over the american legion bridge through 7:00 tonight. of cranee some kin truck pulling in there and hopefully getting ready to

upright this tanker that crashed almost five hours ago. a full reopening of the beltway still hours away. doctors at johnson hopkins complete a historic organ transplant, both patients hiv positive. and doug is still at nats park. you have sherree. >> yeah. >> we're looking at the foodnu >> do you want a burger? >> yeah. we have sports coming we know what happened today but that didn't deter the team. >> not i slightest. >> we have a

a milestone procedure could give hope to patients with hiv who are waiting for an organ transplant. surgeons at johnson hopkins in baltimore performing the first transplant from a living donor hiv. in this case both donor and

recipient both hiv positive. they did not know each other.h they're b recovering well. recently nttransp for hiv recipients have been performed with organs from deceased donors. former vice president joe biden is leading the pack of democrats vying for the white house in 2020. 29% of voters who are democrat support biden. bernie sanders at 19% and beto rourke and kamala harris. >> we can tell you we'll be broadcasting the first presidential primary debate of the 2020 campaign, coming up june 26th and 27th in prime time, live from miami. more rules on the moderators and rules as we get closer.

an allegation of sexual abuse in a senior community n reported for days. plusrm seam 4 and a well fed doug kammerer back live after the break, tra

we continue oreaking news the traffic troubles on the beltway at the legion bridge. the inner loop still csed after that tanker truck overturned at 2:00 this afternoon. at one point the backup was 8 miles long. chopper 4 over the scene right now where you can see the second truck tryingff toad the

fuel. once it's done they can move the trk. bu don't get too happy because we're told the beltway is hours from reopening at the american legion bridge. in the meantime a d.c. senior care watchdog is saking out after the news4 i team exposed delays reporting a sexual abuse allegation. >>t was horrific that the facility would wait so long to notify the authorities. >> last week we told you an l assisting center was fined for waitingo tell authorities about the allegaacon. >> scottrlane brings us this update on the incidt and tells you what you can do if you suspect problems in your l aed one's hoy from home. >> reporter: d.c. has an ombudsman who helps monitor and

receive calls about the district's senior and long term cali faes. he said how an assisted living center handledenn inc was indefensible. it began when a houkeeper entered the bedroom with dy men sha and found her with with a construction worker. the housekeeper shut the door and reported it. who then waited three days before announcing the administration in all, nearly a week passed before police and family were called. a review by the d.c. department of heah shows the construction worker appears to have been dismissed from the property but the police said they couldn't make a case becauom the had no recollection of what happened. >> every acprity has to have a procedure in place.

in this case you have a potential sexual perpetrator out in the uncoy, in part because so much time went by. the police weren't able toen gather suffi evidence to prosecute. >> reporter: the legal council, mark miller, advocates on behalf of people with concerns, the allegations can be reported confidentially. chef have you chase house says they have retrained their staff. they did not find other problems at the chef he you chase house. >> if you have a tip or want to learn more about this story. log onto the nbc washington app click investigations. let's go back to doug live outsideatpark.

>> opening day loss for the nats but doug is getting to do the weather outside, and he's getting free food, so he's thee wit nats park. >> you are. >> absolutely. just because the nationals lost, you know, the mood in here is not down at all. everybody excited about opening day. coming out here, beautiful day earlier. we saw pnty of sunshine in the 60s. you passed me a minute ago and you said. >> it's cold. >> it's chilly. >> the breeze from the water is chiln. >> all all not a bad day. >> not a bad day if you aren't on the water. >> tomorrow if i can givee you perfect day, what would that be? >> not today. warmer. if iell you 73 tomorrow, you're okay with that? >> yes. no breeze. >> okay. no breeze. heshe's all about wind. that's why we said dress in layers. made you step away from your drink so you can -- let's look andhow you what's happening outside right now. it's been on the cool side

today, relatively spereing we bove average. cool here right along the water but all in all not bad at all. temperatures currently in the 60s across thearea. we're going to drop into the 50s the next hour or so. we'll be down to about 55 by 9:00 and 54 by 11:00. so what are we going to be seeing the next couple days? temperatures sure will be warming tomorrow and saturday. right now 64 gaithersburg -- rather 61 gaithersrg. 64 rockville. so really nice weather there. cooler o the bay, with thef weather. ba to the west and the storm team 4 radar picking up showers, not really hitng the ound. not anything to worry about, look at the wider picture with this. we have a system coming through tomorrow that will giv us more cloudiness but it also gives u temperatures in the 60s by recess for the kids and t3 degrees b time we're

picking up the kids. we'll call it a fan friday. you know i love to say that, fantastic friday. tomorrow is going to be just that because we'll be 10 to 15 degrees above average and that lasts into at least part of the weekend. d is going tweek be a half and half weekend because we love saturday and sunday, you heard her say she doesn't like the breeze, we get a breeze sunday. absolutely. sunday we're talking about wind echill temperatures in 40s throughout the day. so get outside and enjoy saturday with ape high tture of 75 degrees. partly to mostly cloudy skies. it is going to be breezy on ysaturday, especia later in the day. heading to the kite festival, yowant to keep that in mind. tu'll notice the winds later saturday and entire day sunday we're cooler with a high of 55. with the winds that 55 is going factor like 40s and you in rain. the timing for the rain favors

6:00 a.m. till noon. it's not raining that entire time but you want to plan on some rain during that time period getting out in the garden this weekend. nice saturday to do so. great weeke d to mulching and cleanout. grass seedo lay down this weekend. you can put weed preventer down. but you can't lay down grass seed and put weed preventer down, you have th pick one or other. so whichever you dodo it saturday. 75 saturday. 55 on sunday. monday we'll have a high temperature of 54 degrees. beautiful sunshine but on thco side. maybe showers out there on tuesday from a coastal stormem sy doug i have to say i loved how much food you were eating out there today, you doubled down. you had the more cow bell approach there. our coworker felt so bad for me, he went tthe vending machine

got me the best thing we have in there, pop rts. >> pop tarts. >> lobsterro , pizza, onion rings -- >> you get pop tarts. orm goes by my desk every day at 6:15 with po i'll bring you back something too amelia don't worry. you'll be out tomorrow. great down here s at thet line we want to thank themg for havin us here today. we've had fun. i'm done eating food. we can't eat moreecoodse next we have sports. i know we lost, still a great daythoday and so many things going on sports wise in the city this weekend. i'mo excited about sweet 16. >> more march madness, how's your bracket looking? >> not as good as yours. >> that and a big game for the capital. >> you tolde i have to eat wings. ou do. >> can i get some wings? >> does he have hollow legs?

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>> announcer: this is the xfinity sports sk. >> today but it seems like everybody still had a good time. >> it's oping day. >> it's opening day. it's kd ofike a spring holiday. >> yes. >> it's been beautiful despite the nats not getting the win here this afternoon. >> but it wasn't -- i don't think the spirits are down at all. we knowy this is a v long season. >> it is. >> coming out, opening day we'll take >> the world series is not one in game one of 162. let's show you the game. max scherzer making his fourth opening day start with the nats. 12 strikeouts in the game but a mistak in the first inning cano

kes him deep into center the solo home run puts the mets up early. the nats had some chanc including here in the thir rendone with a runner corner but a youthful mistake roblais gets caught out. doug, have you done that? i know you wouldn't have got caught like that in a game of pickle. >> that was upsetting to me because thahawas the only cnce the nats had. >> they were saying they were working on fundamentals. c ites to the end, 10 strikeouts for jacob degrom. second time in mlb history both starting pitchers strike out 10 or more on openi day. the mets shut out the nats 2-0. >> good at bats for most part all day. we made himwork. he was doing pretty ll. for me there's positives there. we have to build on it and move on. >> he's a heck of a pitcher.

tip your cap in that sense. but we'll get him. it's all part of basketball. baseball. hats off to him. >> the hits are going to come, we're going t score runs. no doubt. we'll come back and do it again. >> each opening day is kind of special in its own way, but this one different because the first bryce harper years not in a nationals uniform. did you miss him day? >> no. i'm not upset that he's gone. i think the locker room is going to be better here. i'm excited for this year. i think this year could be the year. aven't sean said that before. > we'll write it down and save this clip. what bryce how you harper did with his new ball club, now with the phillys. on opening day introduced to thunderous applause.

not often fill philly fans r. ch arper 0 for 2 in his first two at pats. and in the fifth another strikeout. philly fans booed m, are you surprised? >> i'm not. >> rse hopkins launching a home run, a grand slam, phillys beat theraves 10-4 opening day. the oryals brandonst hides fir game as the skipper. bottomf the first, two on, luke smashghis ball to center. yankees take a 3-0 lead early.or ls handed their first loss of season, 7-2. it's gng to be a long season in bird land. the virginia tech hokies gettingdy for their first sweet 16 game in 52 years.

not easy for tech. they take on zion williamson, i think you>>now him. he's pretty good. >> the hokies beat duke in ebruary but that was without zion. the hokies glad they're playing close to home but focussed on win.ng the >> it's a tremendous feeling to be able to play lose tohome, but at the same time i'm not really focussed on that. i think we're just worried about the big matchu we have. there'll be a lot of supporters for all of us and the fans iin we're ready to buy in to what we have to do to win the oime. >> i'm to try to go out there because i want to see zion in >>person. would love to. >> so as much as we are excited tomorrow night march madness. tonight an important game for the pitals. they're facing the carolina hurricanes again. if they win they're in the playoffs -- >> more.

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