how about kevin serafin. you know why they look this guy? he can hit the shot. the hook, both hand. ht. career high, 24 points. serafin. 13 rebounds. final wall, final minute, wall, singleton. su singleton had ten points. nationals had five players undouble figures. 93-85. a very good night. to be a wizards fan. enjoying that. >> magic the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. >>> first lady michelle obama is showing she is more than talk when it comes to her health initiative. mrs. obama sweat add long side the contestants of the biggest losers during the episode. she invited the group to the white house for their last chance workout. the first lady talked to the remaining six about her let's move campaig

the wizards' kevin serafin led and john wall chipped in with 16 points.ngton's first win in chicago since april of 2008. that is a huge win for our wizards. huge. >> pretty late in the season. >> you know what, every game -- it's got to be -- you see the smiles on their faces. >> that can go a long way in addition to the millions of dollars they're being paid. it is 5:52 now. tom kierein is here with a winning forecast. i think a lot of people would say. >> yes, indeed. if you plan on traveling, if you're flying out heading elsewhere, we're going to miss you. but here is the national travel pattern here throughout the day today. the only flight delay problems may be along the gulf coast, perhaps from new orleans as far north as atlanta. elsewhere around the nation should not have any difficulty. we've got a fairly settled weather pattern. and the flight path for "discovery"'s final flight from cape canaveral along the atlantic seaboard, then coming up the bay, flying south up the potomac and over washington, 10:00 to 11:00 this morning. and temperatures r

it was a career night for kevin serafin who scored a career-high 24 points and 13 rebounds.hl added 15 and 17 assists. only the second time this season the wizards have won back-to-back games. they try for win number 15 friday again the knicks. >> exciting. >> keep it going. >>> now 4:53. 41 degrees. another reason to put the phone down when you walk. coming up at 5:10, the scare one man got because he wasn't paying attention. >>> first, though, tightening restrictions on student loans. the changes one bank is making that could keep you from borrowing money from them. >>> plus, talk about a special last chance workout. how the first lady proves she has what it takes to survive a workout on "the biggest loser." >>> jpmorgan chase making changes to its student loan program. beginning july 1, the bank willing begin only giving private stleeudent loans to customers. customers must have a chase debit or credit card to apply. a spokesman says the change is because the private sploen market is shrinking -- student loan market is clinking and government programs are helping more peo

it was a career night for kevin serafin who scored a career high 24 points and 13 rebounds.n wahl added 15 points and seven assists. only the second time this season the wizards have won back-to-back games. they'll go for win 15 against the knicks. >>> new york brought out the best of the nationals last night as they handed the mets their first loss. ross detwiler who was named a surprise starter this season had a stellar outing, striking out six, allowing two hits in five scoreless innings of work. jayson werth handled the offense in the 6-2 win. he racked up four hits and drove in two runs. the nats are 3-2 on the season. they'll look to take the series from the mets this afternoon. >>> andrew luck will meet with the redskins even though he won't likely ever wear the burgundy and gold. the former stanford quarterback heads to washington from indianapolis where he met yesterday with the colts. indianapolis has said it plans to draft luck with the first overall pick in this year's draft. the redskins will then likely pick robert griffin iii with the second pick. rg3 met with

kevin serafins have a big night. the wiz are the team of ten-day contracts. here's one of those guys. james singleton with a big alley-oop. wizards beat orlando making it two in a row. look at the confetti. just the second win streak this season for the wiz. >>> nationals taking on the mets last night. ross detwiler with a good game. eeon desmond leading the game off with a slam out to left field. jason wirth picking up speed after getting just one hit till now. nats win handing the mets their first loss of the season. >>> but the day didn't start with good news. mike morse suffered an injure after his return. he's out indefinitely. that's going to do it for your morning sports. i'm kristen berset. have a great day. >>> new evidence surfaces about a possible quota system for local police officers. >>> what do you do if you don't have the money to pay your income taxes? we have some advice for you. >>> beginning to slow down hien 270 leading to 80. more on maryland roads coming up in my next report at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. . make plans

kevin serafin is one of the bright spots.rench big man has quickly developed into a player who will be part of the wizards' future. it's his past though that is the most interesting. >> life as a professional basketball in the nba is a pretty good gig. for the wizards center kevin seraphin it wasn't even his first choice. >> he scores with a left hand. >> reporter: a native of french guyana on the northern coast of south america grew up chasing a different career path than the one he has found success in today. the leif of a firefighter. >> for me it's amazing. that's why i want to do it. i want to be a hero. >> it all started when kevin was a bystander to a horrible accident. >> i was there and then i saw accidents. >> reporter: the experience left a lasting impression and he committed himself to enroll in his town's fire training. last week was a walk down memory lane. he spent the day with new recruits at the district fire training academy. while there he got a first-hand look as the next crop of firefighters prepare for t