one of the founders is caps captain alec- alex ovechkin. it will be open every day. >> one of the cars had to stop overnight for a deadly accident. details ahead. >>> the rain is measuring feet and not inches in north carolina. in florence it's still dropping more showers. the latest on the devastation is coming up at 5:00. right here on news 4 today. >>> the storm is weakeni over the carolinas. deadly rain is still hammering the region i news 4 on the ground as the massive relief effort continues. >> an accuser comes forwarays after a woman claimed that brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her. she tells more of her story to the washington post. >> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us on this rning. we're busy for a monday. >> that's for sure. we're trackg historic flooding as florence continues to dump rain. >> some of that storm could bring showers to our area today. >> melissaas an eye on the morning commute for you. let's start with chuck bell and a loos at thi forecast. you have a lot of rain you're tracking. a couple of days o

tuck over to alex ovechkin. you know what he does there. ovechkin's first goal ofhe preseason. maybe the only time we won't see the great eight celebrate. thankfully, this game didn't count, becse the canadiens won 5-2, and for those wonding, no shots on goal, no ts one penalty for kammerer, so -- >> you got a penalty? >> and we are confirming, browns lead 217 with a minute left, we saw leon in here, cleveland has not won a game in over 600 days. noted browns fan leon harris is running around the newsroom sm ging. >> but te continues. >> the game, is it over? i don't have my phoneot -- >>ver yet. oh, boy. would that be bad if he had to come back in? i thought it was over. >> all right. >> we'll have to check the scor ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child

how could this happen with alex ovechkin rocking the burgundy and go. it's looking good. skip ahead second arter, colts up. andrew luck's pass is hit by foster. it's great diving play, his first interception of the ason. redskins catch him and make it 7-3. late in the quarter a lon drive to head off t rookie. how did he get in? eight-yard touchdown. s colt take a 14-3 lead. . ird quarter colts try to add to it luck back to pass. intercepted by dj swearinger t thinkiouchdown but he is taken down. it led to another redskins field goal. s ey are down 14-6. fourth quarter redinching closer. down 14-9. andrew luck finds a wide open hilton. colts up 21-9. alex smith trying to lead the redskins to the first touchdown. finds jordan reed across the middle. lose the football. and they lose to the colts 21-9 which brings us to sherree burress. how do you sort this one out? it is so disappointing after week one? >> reporter: it was disappointing. that was a lot of the words tha locker room. eustrations w started with the guys on the field and the fans in the stands wereoog when the o

. >>> it is not just alex ovechkin and the caps players receiving the championship rings for winning the stanley cup, caps owner says he's giving about 50y emees at monumental sports annt etainment a special ring to celebrate that achievement. the employees had to be working full time on june 7 the day the caps won. the employee rings will be different than the ones given to the players. the rings will be delivered in the fall. >>> travelers from all over the world are learning what weal ady know here, d.c. is a great place to be. and all thoseisors mean big money forocal businesses. destination d.c. says nearly 23 million people visited us in 2017. that includes 2 million people from eras. visitors spent more than $7 billion at d.c. businesses. and that has helped to support more than 75,000 jobs. and that's good for the people who live here. >> ts is not fun and games. although people will go to games and have funhen they come to d.c., tourism really has a significant impact on our bottom line. and tourism equals jobs. >> the group also previewed a new advertising campaign called d

. >>> it's not just alex ovechkin and the caps players receiving those championship rin for winning the stanley cup, the caps owner says he's ging about 500 employees at monumental sports and entertainment a special rg to celebrate that achievement. the employees had to be working full-time on june 7th, the day the caps won. the employee ris will be different than the ones given to the players. the rings will be delivered in the fall. >>> travelers from all over the worldre learning what we already know here, d.c. is a great place to be. all those visitors mean big money for local businesses. estination d.c. says nearly 23 million peoplsited us back in 2017. that includes 2 million peopl from overseas. visitors spent more than $7 billion at d.c. businesses,thnd has helped to support more than 75,000 jobs. that's good for the people whore live >> this is not fun and games, although people willa go tos and have fun when they come to d.c. tourism really has a significano impact our bottom line. tourism equalsjobs. >> the group also previewed a new advertisingampaign called discover the rea

alex ovechkin turning 33, and what a year it's been. he won his first snley you see here, his first cup stands. he danced all summer long. he and his wife welcomed their first child, a son. won't be a year ovechkiforgets any time soon. happy birthday to to eovechkin. up stands, the fountains. let's do it again. >> let's dot again. oh, that was awesome. >> thank you. >> thank you. ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ 'saved money on motorcycle insurance with geico. goin' up the country. later, gary' i have a motorcycle! wonderful. ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ ♪ i'm goin' up the country, baby don't you wanna go? ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >>> back to ovi, the stanley cup champions have new ice. crews putting the finishing touches on capital one arena today. the team has its preseason home the big day is october 3rd, when the caps begin their stanley

alex ovechkin knows a thing or two about trophies. very excited to see the epl trophy. >> i think in every sport, you have some trophies, you have some cups and, you know, it's all about history. i mean, when you touch it, just, you know, you feel all the energy of what this cup means and, you know, lots of people want to see it and i want to see it, as well. >>> hey, byhe way, setting up nice l nicely, as getting closer to the postseason goal. u playererstand the need for urgency, because on saturday, the black and red play montreal, e team they're chasing for the final playoff spot. it is not a reach to say united is starting to enjoy a real home field advantage. >> the energy that the fans bring, you know, just like the players for the fans, i'm sure, it's very refreshing to go to a every timetadium and they go they make it lively for us and they make it fun for us and we have a great time out there playing. actually heard the drums? >> 100%. all the time. >> all about the fans. >> p amelia'smised us good weather and doug's going t

alex ovechkin in the crowd. coutinho puts it in the back of the net. s second goal of the night. brazil wit a big win over elle salvador, 5-0. >>> down in nashville, usa taking on mexico in a friendly. both teams with plenty of t. suppor skip ahead, scoreless in the 71st minute, here comes the united states. centering pass for tyler adams, and he scores f hisirst international goal for the 19-year-old. another 19-year-old making things happen. usa ones it 1-0, their first win in their las four games. and their last outing, get this, was to eybrazil. id lose that one, but you know, all on the same page. >> all right, bringinerit back toge >> tonight's sports all aboutre ly young people. it feels like. it feels like. >>nd we'll be right b aac here's to the stair takers, it feels like. >>nd we'll be right b aac breakfast makers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers, cholesterol lowerers cell phone silencers. the new lease on lifers, and the positive thinkers. here's to you all that see every day as an oppo

and one is an alex ovechkin game. heaid he lost it earlier today. no question about what ts is. the player come one his first home run deep to right solo shot. showing off that brand new smile. all right. eric had a great game career high nine strikeouts in 5 2/3 shutout innings. the nats win ge one 3-1. hurricane florence continuing to impact the sports world. virginia announced its gamens agai ohio has been moved to nashville. the game still set for kickof saturday. and virginia techo host east carolina. they said they will not be traveling to blacksburg for the ga. that is canceled also. 14th ranked west virginia. north carolina state post poeng their game that was supposed to be played in raleigh. so doug told me, you have to have yourn rai boots on hand for the home opener. chris thompson looks good. in his first game since suffering a broken leg, he lit up the defense fords 148 y rushing and receiving. so where does it come from? jay gruden shared a edge mamesse thompson. >> he told me, i know this will be hard for you. h he saidave a bigger plan for you and i need you to

they say alex ovechkin went over the top celebrating with the stanley cup.. the cup on the party circuit.. he drank from it, he hoisted jimmy kimmel up for a keg stand on it.. and they're worried all the manhandling is going to damage the cup. they're considering banning the keg stand. and i'm such an amatuer i didn't even know what a keg stand was: i had to look it up and apparently i'm the lastto know cuz even this grandmother did one. i'm all for drinking beer... goes hand and hand with pizza. . ( darya ) you'll notice a lot of pizza deals today because it is national cheese pizza day! never one to say no to free pizza .. tony said.. can i come in and we said.. absolutely! i tried tossing dough with you when i was trying out back up careers.. i must say, it was easier than when i was a trashman for a day.. but i was better at that than flying pies.(there's separate national days for pepporoni, sausage.. cuz more free publicity and an excuse to eat pizza) a woman finds an unwanted guest in her apartment... a 7-foot long snake. now she's wondering how it got

alex ovechkin. from the face-off circle. connor also scoring and le, 5-2.back in action tonight against theri hnes. but they're all still there in cleveland and will be for quite sometime. >> never a better marketing plan than bud light. >> how great was that? >> epic. >> wi-fi code and the thing goes off. >> it wasfantastic. >> everybody's having a good toim. >> still drinking i'm sure. >> i'm sure. >> some of them haven't slept, i bet. >> thank y for joining us. "nightly news" starts in 60 seconds. >> have a good eveni >>> breaking news tonight, a blockbuster from "the new york times." explosive reporting that deputy attorney general rod rosenstein suggested wearing a wire to ly cuecord president trump and dss using the 25th amendment to remove h. rosenstein says "the times" got it wrong and tonight sources tell nbc news, rosenstein was being sarcastic. how will the president respond to the man overseeing the mueller investigation. >>> also tonight, president trump attacks brett kavanaugh's accuser doubting her claims asking why she didn't report years ag

alex ovechkin and nicklas backstrom and the 2017 tanley cupxhampions. the goal this year is to win lord stanley's cup back to pack and that might be even hngder than winhe cup the first time. >> that's the hardest thing, it's a big mental challenge and when the puck drops and you start playing the games again,e erybody in that room hates to lose, and we're n going to like losing more than we did before. we're going to be motivated and hungry to battle out and to try again, but so far you're still champions. >> all right, now, in case weren't aket 1:00 in the morning you missed a major upset at the u.s. open. second seeded roger federer taking on unseeded john millman the 58th ranked player in the world takes the second and third set. the fourth as the australian sends it to federer hits it out. roger federer upset. millman's first ever win against top ten player and becomes the lowest ranked player to beat federer at the.s. and he joked, yes, this wrapped up at 1:00 a.m. and he had a 7:00 a.m. fantasy draft so priority, guys. he's keeping things in acrs