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all eyes this morning on goalkeeper braden holtby. will he start or will he sit? might have an answer for you coming up in sports. i don't believe that big money can buy votes -- not in our district. and i won't claim to have single handily passed just about every bill in annapolis. we can't settle for the same old politics, not when our basic rights are being threatened by trump and cruz. i'll stand up to their bigotry and be a passionate voice for maryland women and families. in tv and in business, i built relationships. as a woman in the house, i'll do the same to get things done. i'm kathleen mathews and i approve this message. leon: it's called extreme damage to iconic landmark. new study shows concerns of the bleaching of the great barrier reef. they are excellence for the coral studies released a report that found 93% of the reef is suffering from some level of bleaching. that is what happens when algae that live inside the coral are expelled. that can be caused by extreme weather in the water temperature rises. three people now charged in connection with t

braden holtby the difference maker. and we cannot say enough about the wacky goal from mid-ice, jason chimera. the backhander. yeah, the goal from behind the net, sometimes that kind of stuff happens. >> i don't know, that's a fortunate break for us. it's just one of those were you cannot really say anything else. >> i have tried to handle spinning pucks before and you have no idea where they are going. them, buttunate for we will take them any way that we can. robert: nats and phillies, top of the 10th, tied at 1-1, bryce harper crushes it. goodbye. the nats take the 2-1 lead. said than done. jonathan papelbon cannot hold the lead. over jaysons werth's head. nats lose 3-2. and stay with us for abc 7 "sports sunday right after this. we will preview the caps in the flyers and we will go one-on-one with a wizards insider. stay tuned. kimberly: don't go to bed. coming up, a new $20 bill could replace andrew jackson. and the mcdonald's of the future. kathleen matthews: in the race for congress, i don't believe that big mone

braden holtby has been named a finalist for the vezina trophy, the award handed out annually for the best trophy. the capitals will need braden holtby on his best game, but the capitals know they all need to be at their best. >> it's not like it is one team is a clear favorite. you have to win hard and when the matchups. you look at yourself and do what you can and go from there. robert: we are live all day tomorrow from the verizon center. the puck drops at 8:00. jonathan: prediction? robert: caps in seven. what do you think? alison: we should heckle you through the whole newscast. robert: please don't. he is a professional heckler. he is the real deal. guest, an uninvited coming home to an alligator. guess which airline added more nonstop straight-shot flights hey, d.c., than any other out of reagan national last year? here's a hint. did ya catch it? no? here's another. their colors are yellow, red, and blue, and they save you tons of green. still nothing? that's okay. just go to southwest.com for the answer. on this airline, everybody wins. sfx: clap, clap, ding alison: an

marcus .eagle, perfect placement braden holtby chips in with 19 saves.he capitals blank philly 2-0. >> a really strong effort from a lot of guys. how we wantedy the game to go, and good execution. lose, you look at it from the technical standpoint for the next game, but the less emotion we put into it that way, leave the emotion for between whistles, the better it is. a physical start to the series, the second game at the verizon center saturday night at 7:00. diamond, the red-hot washington nationals wrapping up their series with the braves. bottom three, washington down 1-0, but bryce harper connects on his first grand slam in the majors, career home run number 100. nats win 6-2, improving to 7-1 on the season. scheduleregular-season has been released for the redskins. quite a few games to note -- they open up the season hosting the steelers on monday night football. october 2, rg iii is back with the browns. the skins take on the bengals in london. thanksgiving day, the redskins at dallas. and december 19, another monday night tilt, this time hosting

and braden holtby resting for the postseason. in the second, fireworks. getting shots, no knocked down. anaheim up. 2-0 ducks. the caps go down, 2-0. the nationals hosting the marlins. first-inning, bryce harper drives this into left field, in the gap. off the base of the wall, anthony rendon scores. we are tied at 1-1. tied, jayson still werth gives the nets the lead for good with a bloop to write. anthony rendon scores. the nats win 4-2. in golf, there is a new champ at augusta. jordan spieth unable to after a quadruple bogey on 12. to the green jacket belongs danny. and it is sunday. john walden, the voice of the caps, will join us. schedule is set. that is 11:35. and the wizards beat the hornets , and the warriors knocked off the spurs with their 76th win of the season. kellye: thank you so much. mark ahead -- she made her in the latest installment of star wars. narrator: all that political mail might be overwhelming. let's simplify. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader

but first, tonight, it makes the job easy when you have braden holtby in the net. on the power play with the quick shot. holtby playing like he did all year. later in the period, caps on the power play, patient with the puck, out to john carlson and he sends in a rocket. he scores this one off of a flyers' defenseman, just bounces its way in. john carlton, the defenseman, gives the caps a 1-0 lead. third period, flyers with it. the caps come away with the turnover. johansson down the wing and feeds jay beagle, goes top shelf. comes up with the insurance goal. caps take the 2-0 lead. final seconds of the game, flyers praying for a goal. holtby, he's holding them off and gets a huge hit, dirty hit after the horn. these two teams fighting all night long. capitals win 2-0. take a 1-0 series lead. they play again saturday night. off. you know, it's only game one. we have a long ways ahead of ourselves. you know, obviously good that we won, but coming back down to earth and get ready for next battle. >> can't get wrapped up in one game. the less emotion you put into it t

maybe injury concern with the goalkeeper braden holtby. we explain why he might be a game-time decision for tomorrow night's game. sports kids: he came here from rocky married 27 years. raised 6 kids. including 5 boys. he had grandpa move in with us. glenn: we loved having him as part of the family. it's what you do. kids: in congress, dad will protect he'll fight for jobs and protect social security and medicare. glenn ivey will never quit on you; and we should know, we're his kids. glenn: i'm glenn ivey and i approve this message. i'll take on the republicans for all of us. scott: hello. i'm scott abraham live at the wells fargo center in philadelphia. the washington capitals are rolling. nothing the slow down the team except for the injury bug. defense man orpik ruled out for game four. goalkeeper holtby left the practice early after colliding with a teammate. the washington capitals receiving a scare today. braden holtby's health now in question. >> basically just got nicked up a little bit. went off. we'll see where he is tomorrow. i

braden holtby came up huge early, the flyers with a 5-3 power play. traffic in front.ays accessy denied, 19 saves in the first. in the second, same score, jason shim era with the luckiest goal you will ever see from mid-ice. the deflection, right through the legs of steve mason. the backhander, right through the old wickets. 2-0 ,ow 2-1, another power play nicklas backstrom to alex ovechkin, his first goal of the postseason. the caps win again, topping the flyers 4-1. with the victory, washington takes care of business at home. they now lead the series 2-0 heading to philly monday. robert burton joins us from the verizon center. cap's power play has been a difference maker this series. are right, scott. you will probably see even more power plays, guys in the box more because of penalties. it's the playoffs, things get more feisty, especially against teams like the flyers. however, let's talk about the m.v.p. of the night, braden holtby, the beloved netminder, 18 career playoff wins, 41 saves on the night. the ree penalty kill was the highlight. >> that's a big kill fo

on the other side, braden holtby a solid night. i asked him about being on the other side of such a bad mistake by a net minder. >> i couldn't even watch the replay of it. as a fellow goalie, you never want to see that happen. i'm glad it wasn't a one-goal game in the end. because, you know, each as the opposing team, you want to earn your goals. >> reporter: the capitals will take it and win. now they move onto philadelphia. monday night, a huge game three. the caps need 14 more wins to hoist stanley's cup. got to win the series first. game three, monday night in philadelphia. much more coming up in sports. for now, live in the verizon ce you. >> thanks. >>> coming up tonight on wusa9, what caused a helicopter to crash near bwi airport? and just an incredible story of survival in japan for a 93-year- old woman who lived through a deadly earthquake. >> and early voting is underway in maryland as candidates look for more votes ahead of the state's primary. >> a disturbing story out of northeast washington tonight where dc police say

it's pretty neat that way. >> not bad company to be in if you're braden holtby. a few more notes about tonight's game. justin wilwams of the capitals playing in his 1 career game tonight. jay beagle who was injured last night against account blues is listed as day to day with a lower body injury. carroll, that does it for us at the verizon center. after tonight, it's all about the playoffs here. looking forward to playoff hockey. >> love it. we were just at verizon center not too along ago. it was a basketball court. now the wizards played earlier. randy whitman and the wiz were eliminated from the playoffs. still trying to end strong against the hortons earlier today. first quarter wiz up. gore at that time pass to sessions. takes it up the middle for the bucket. his second double-double in three games. move ahead fourth quarter, wiz starting to pull away. sessions to gore at that time. he had to throw down the polish that time. wiz win 113-98. hurting charlotte's chances for home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs. . the nationals get between th

braden holtby stopped 60 of the flyers 61 shots and they're oh for eight on the power play. claude giroux says they have to get in holtby's face tonight in game three, the puck drops at 7 o'clock. we're live at the wells fargo center, jeff skversky, channel6 "action news." jamie. >> thanks jeff. >>> the nfl draft now 10 days away and so the eagles under new leadership the pressure is on. of course the rams move up to number one. reports are they want jared govern. so is carson went the guy they want. gov and went similar. >> they're very close. similar characteristics as quarterbacks, good height, good size, good arm strength, mobility. they're very similar, smart intelligent guys that obviously are going to play i feel like going to play a long time in the national football league. >> this draft is going to be fascinating. there's so many things they can do. quarterback. >> quarterback. offensive lineman. >> be nice. >> well, what they need. cecily tynan with the accuweather forecast when we continue in just a moment. >> ♪ the tthan the bottom have mo100 million americans.n

the caps' season coming downingd to the end,, to a close righta o now with just two games to go braden holtbygo two g and zero to set the singlehe s record for the most winds by a goalie.al last night washington welcomed l the hottest team in hockey to h the verizon center thete t pittsburgh penguins. pengu it was all pittsburgh early on. caps fought back and forcedt baf overtime.er late in overtime sid th sidney crosby on a break awaywa back hands it past braden holtby for the game winner. heartbreaking.tb >> dagger. >> next up a trip to saint tripo louis tomorrow t. >>> how about a littleite football now? football season s still several months away but ay we do know who the redskinshe rn are going to face in the preseason. i know you've been clamoringla for this information,orma, preseason is so important forta the redskins.edsk the start of their preseasonre will be on the road ind atlanta.atlanta. then two straight home gamese g against the jets and bills.s an they finish up the preseasonup e on the road against tampa bay. dates and times going to beoingo confirmed a little bit later.at >

now there were questions going into tonight's game four as to whether caps' goalie braden holtby wouldtarting in net. i think holtby answered skate. braden holtby walking on to the ice allowing caps nation to breathe sigh of relief. >> one of those things. it happened in practice. just want to be cautious with it. not going too far. it's main focus of getting forward. >> caps nation is freaking out a little bit. good to see him on the ice? >> definitely. holtby is a warrior. i think a minor thing happened. scott: changes on d. orpik is out. orfey in. >> get out there and take hits and get in some hits to jump right into it. there will be no time, no feeling out. you just have to go. scott: an opportunity to end the flyers' season to get extra days off. >> sense of urgency to finish the deal and know the you will get some rest here? >> a huge part. coming in playoff. make sure you take it as much as they will give you. create a window for ourselves after the game. >> caps on the verge of a series sweep in philadelphia. just like on monday the caps can expect a raucous atmosphere here in

. >> while braden holtby had his 21st capital playoff victory.today we learn tom wilson will pay the price for sheary who was fined $2400. >> that is what the job is. the player safety. done a good job. >> after being out with a concussion, brooks orpik was bab for game one. players say they missed his veteran leadership on and off the ice. >> he is a guy that has been there before. especially on the back end. >> thankssh erin. in football, the redskins added to the receiving core. daukson out of d.c.u. some have him pegged as the best receiver in the draft. tonight the redskins have the 22nd pick. they come to the third round with the 21st pick. coverage is 7:00. this weekend you can catch d.c. united battle the fire at 4:30. nats begin a ten-game road trip in st. louis starting tonight. leon: we may go to camp to practice saying his last name and pronouncing it. maureen: keep working on that. doug: a little drizzle. coming up steve will track and give you the timing of the weekend rain at 11:00. maureen: thank you. "world news tonight" with dav

goalkeeper braden holtby is just fine after leaving yesterday's practice early. injury concern over. braden holtby taking the ice for morning skate. >> just one of those things that happened in practice. just want to be cautious with it. not push anything too far. the main focus and i'll be ready. >> good to see holtby back on the ice. caps nation was freaking out. >> you know what? it's great. scott a.: a win tonight in game four and the series is over. >> close-out game is the toughest one to get. how are the fellows feeling? >> good. we got some time off this morning and got rest. momentum is on our side. >> you have a team with the back against the wall. yuf want to make sure that y can get -- you want to make sure you get the four. we need to get the four. scott a.: get the brooms ready. the capitals trying to close out the flyers in philadelphia. change in net for the flyers tonight. steve mason is out. former caps backup michael nouberg will get the start. talking to the caps players in the locker room, they would love nothing more than to end the series t

braden holtby is one point away from tying an nhl record season but hein a will have to wait another game. the other goalie got the start tonight. he had one save, then another on the rebound. they are scoreless right now in the second. as if this year's ncaa tournament was not exciting enough, villanova had to towards oklahoma in a reco-b josh hart had 23 points. kris jenkins had 18. the wildcats dismantle oklahoma 95-51. the 44-point margin is the most ever in a national semi final game. >> that was just one of those games that could happen to anybody. i feel bad for oklahoma that it happened to them in the final four. i'm happy we had one of those games were we just made every shot. went up and in. >> it made it tough on me. we cannot get it going. they made shots and we were trying to find ways to make shots. they played terrific tonight. erin: in a game that just finished, marcus paige carolina beat syracuse 83-66 to advanced to the national title game. the tar heels will play villanova in the championship game monday night. hello, opening, day. the good news for the nationals t

. >>> teammates of braden holtby have credited the capital's netminder for their victories, stopping 98% of the stops season and today, players and coaches are letting out a big sigh of relief. a teammate collided with holtby at practice, and we don't have video of the incident but reports are that his stick went flying and he left the ice and favored his left leg, did not return to practice, and holtby was knicked up but he is expected to play tomorrow in game 4. however, brooks orpik will not be playing after taking a hit into the boards. >> he was out this season on the ice for a great period of time, and the guys out there, we are all confident of them, and they are our backbone of success this year, just people that have stepped up. >> you saw the hit last night on dmitri orlov, head into the boards and pierre- edouard bellemare is called out for a dirty hit. >> all right. at giant, shoppers low prices by the thousands, plus a thousand more that just dropped. all these low prices! what are you trying to do, get me to feed the whole neighborhood? no. j

braden holtby will not be able to break that record. they will be missing a couple of players. full rest, that's ok because they are going into the playoffs. kellye: thank you very much, fios is not cable. we're wired differently. in the last 10 years our competitors have received a few awards. but we've received a few more, including jd power who ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year in a row. only fios has the fastest internet on the most awarded network. now get super-fast 100 meg internet tv and phone for just $69.99 per month, online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good, only fios can. a slowspring is making return. we are back on tuesday. be prepared for your commute tomorrow, wet roads. shower activity from the early morning hours through about 7:00. starting to wrap up and why down as we get to 8:00, 9:00. tomorrow's high temperature depends on the amount of sunshine we get. we get sunshine out as soon as late morning. go to the

to go in the game, the flyers with the extra skater on the final try and they cannot penetrate braden holtbyp's shutout the flyers, and they face the penguins next round. the nats, series finale against the twins today. bottom of the eight, the twins up 4-1. , wilson ramos, a shot to right center, into the gap. well, i guess that was just the harper home run. by the way, that game went 16 minutes, the longest game in franchise history. a final note, erin hawksworth is back for "abc 7 sports sunday from philly. kimberly: we have lots of sports coming up, don't go to sleep. robert: we will have highli woman #1: because qualifications count more than money. woman #2: because my vote is earned, not bought. woman #3: because grassroots power can stop big money. man #1: because jamie has always been a progressive. on campaign finance reform. woman #4: and jamie's the only candidate who's done more than talk. man #3: because he's the only one who's actually written major progressive laws. woman #5: to pass the green maryland act. man #4: to ban military-style assault weapons in maryland. woman #6:

braden holtby in between the pipes tonight. we'll have more on who many are calling the "x" factor later on news4 at 5:00. >> other big news coming out of verizon center today involving the wizards. they fired their head coach randy whitman last night. he's been with the team since 2012. he led the wizards to back-to-back playoffs but fell short this year finishing with a 41-41 record. wittman thanked the organization and the fans in a statement saying he understands this team did not live up to expectations this season. so two organizations heading in different directions. the wizards loogeing for a new head coach and the caps getting set for what is hopefully a stanley cup >> don't let our dress code confuse you. we are rocking the red. >> the two of you look like you're going to a funeral. >> i bleed red. >> my goodness, a pocket square? >> distinguished. >> i have a pen. >> there you go. >> thank you, guys. see you at 6:00. >>> what a beautiful day, and doug, is it going to get better? i'm rocking the red, guys. i will send

franchise best, 55 wins and counting and one of the reasons for their success, the play of goalie braden holtby. he is closing in on some history. he is one win away from tiei history which stands at 48. five games left in the regular season for him to get the record. caps at phoenix tonight. holtby may not start though. we will see what happens there. >> it has been a great season so far. winning is always more fun. everybody has bad games but it hasn't been for lack of passion or team goal. i think that shows in that stat. >> after a slow start, maryland men's lacrosse is hot right now. winners of four straight heading into a visit at michigan today. i got some snow in ann arbor. terps and wolverines in the big house. shawn mccanna with the laser. michigan and maryland are tied up at 7-7. less than a minute left in regulation. brian cole. watch his great stick work. gets the game winner for the terps o whgo on. 8-7, >>> hoya hosting denver. remember they knocked off the terps in the final. it was all denver domination for the pioneers as they would roll to a victory 17-4 on the hill top. >>>

tonight against the islanders braden holtby has a chance to tie for the wins record. the mark is set at 48 wins. the tomemates are trying to do their part to help the netminder. >> we are not having the best time in the game or the momentum shifting to their side. he comes one a big save to lift us. put our head on straight. to get him this record would be cool. >> ncaa women's championship game is tonight. syracuse trying to stop the uconn huskies from winning the fourth straight championship. the uconn women basketball team is something else to watch. geno auriemma is quite the coach. leon: playing for the girls. alison: bundle up out there. doug: rudolph has an important update on the freeze warning. alison: "world news tonight" with david muir up ne narrator: all that political mail mlet's simplify.lming. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and hea

braden holtby could tie the nhl record for most wins in a season. the wizards kept their slim playoff hopes alive as they rally to be the sons in phoenix last night. john wall and bradley beal combined for 43. the wizards are now 2.5 games out of the last playoff spot in the east. d.c. united is in san jose to face the earthquake tonight. p.m. f is at 10:30 our coverage begins at 10 p.m. on news channel 8. kellye: a lot going on. we are on top of it. kellye: easter may have been last weekend, but if a missed easter treat was the center of attention at the national harbor for the world peep-eating championship. john gonzalez joined the 10 professionals and amateurs on stage. the winner was a professional eater, who put away 200. a local competitor ate 140 of the marshmallow treats. i really like peeps, but not that much. the black widow, right, the one who lives in alexandria? kellye: i don' kellye: a lot of sugar. devon: john ate 40, compared with 200, my goodness. that is too much sugar. when mostest winds up of us are in bed. if you are prone to p

braden holtby picks up his 49th win of the year, tying martin brodeur for the most in a season. jordan greatest around, and it neither did corey mcilroy -- rory mcilroy. he shanked it. way short. into the drink. thursday? rory double bogeyed the hole. jordan spieth, up and down. he knocks in the birdie putt, moving six under par, but he bogeys, then on the 18th his tee shot goes way right come into the trees. he would double bogey 18. he still leads at three under par. this is awesome. whomber the little girl cried when she learned that a blair was traded to washington? he sent her a care package, and earlier today this video. poster forhe oshie play the hornets tomorrow at noon. kellye: playing for pride. thank you, robert. but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress o's authored landmark ogressive laws -- marriage equality, equal pay for women,

braden holtby, he's been outstanding this year. everyone is ready to go for this caps game. >> my main job today is not get to ramped up, too overexcited. just trust our group, trust the way we've been playing hockey, and, you know, putting your best mental and physical effort game one and go from there. >> all the fun stuff starts now. so i'm excited and it's going to be a great series. >> it's about winning the shift to shift battle. i think you have to look at the series in small increments. our focus should be squarely on trying to win the first game. >> again, puck drops tonight at 7:00. they just opened the doors a few moments ago. you can see the fans starting to trickle in. should be a great game. everybody completely healthy for the capitals. jay beagle, t.j. oshie, they will be good to go for tonight's game one against the flyers. vance, pat, i will send it back to you in stio >>> federal regulators think more takata air bags might need to be recalled, but the head of the national traffic safety administration suggests ma

. >>> and to hockey with the best record in the league and braden holtby with the best record for goaltenderst they lost 5 of the last 7 games to close out the season. but this year's team said that they remember the feeling and feel they have the pieces needed. the slate is wiped clean. >>> to celebrate the playoffs, everyone in the metro area is encouraged to rock the caps' red tomorrow. they will kick off pre-game celebrations with giveaways, food trucks, other surprises and it goes from 1:00 to 3:00. even if you can't make the roley, role -- rally, rock the red. >>> 60s tomorrow and 30s tonight. >>> thank you, top, and that's our news for 7:00. have a great night, everybody. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we are a 100% fiber optic network... and fiber optics move at the speed of light. but we've received a few more. including pc magazine's #1 for internet speed 10 years running. and jd power ranked us highest in customer satisfaction for the third year... in a row. awards aren't everything