now the caps have to go up to boston with two days rest and the bruins have the momentum, but the caps in boston this season including regular season. >> reporter: i want your take on alexander ovechkin. he's been kind of quiet and has turned it up. does he have to gift his game up one rung higher? >> you need your stars to get your stars. ovie had one goal and that was great and all, but you need him to be your star if you're going to pull this out in a hostile environment. >> reporter: who has the advantage heeding back to beantown wednesday? >> i -- heading back to beantown wednesday? >> i think it's boston heading home, but the caps are still 4- 1 up in boston. so the caps know how to play on the road up there. >> reporter: nobody does it better, appreciate your time. we'll see you a bit later tonight as well. back to you in the studio. caps lose. game 7 is wednesday night. >> thanks so much. we'll see you and sky later this evening. >>> heading to more games today, the pennsylvania rivalry is done for now. the flyers were too much for the penguins today. the penguins ousted in six

it started quickly for the caps. less than two minutes in, johanson hits a one timer and gets a goal. 1-0 caps. second period tied at 1 on the power play. simmons hits. 2-1 washington. from there turn it over to braydon hultey. the caps tie the series with a win 2-1. all right. so we're joined now by kristen. i tell you what, wow, what a game. let's jump right into it. how big was this win? how good was braydon here tonight. >> he's amazing. 44 saves tonight. in three of his four playoff games, he has only allowed one goal. he did have some help. the caps had 26 blocked shots tonight. they also had 44 hits. but he was electric, as you said, and terrific. he stole this one for the capitals. how big was it? he shouldn't go down 3-1 to the boston bruins. they had to win this one. they did it. they evened the season up. now they have back-to-back games on saturday and sunday with a chance they could close it out here. >> reporter: and the best news they get backstrom back on saturday. that's going to do it. much more com

the caps seeking to win the series in six games. caps trail 1-0. centers to green. fires his shot off the defensive man thomas. first goal in six months. tied at 1. late second period, caps trail 2-1. scores past thomas. gamed tied 2-2 after 2. third period, still 2-2. puck is stolen. shot is stopped by holtsby. less than five minutes left. faceoff to ovechkin. we go to overtime, tied at 3. three plus minutes into the overtime. pass knocked down. seguin for the game winner. caps fall 4-3 in overtime. there will be a game seven, deciding game seven, wednesday in boston. the caps were confident heading into overtime. >> we all were saying that we got this, we got this. and obviously didn't go that way. but you have to stay positive. you have to be positive in between something like that, and talk about working hard, but also working smart. it's just the way it goes sometimes. we put in a good effort. could have been a little bit better. got one more. >> we've been grinding it out every night down the stretch, whatever you want to call it. game seven, you know, grindin

. >>> first, c-a-p shall is, caps, caps, cap -- c-a-p-s, caps, caps, caps. you the caps can wrap up the best of 7 series at home tomorrow, would you believe me? would you believe that they one win away from winning? they inch closer to the second round and backstrom back and what a game it was. scoreless in the second and semmin breaks the ice of the series and beats tim thomas and another shot. the very first of the series and everything is looking good, right? and with that 2-0 lead. inside of 30 seconds and coming here. brad marchon, and like, that the two-goal lead vanished. to the third period, tide at two, the forgotten cap, mike knuble scoring off of the rebound. the capitals are in front, 3-2 and the bruins respond and that is 3-3. could we be headed to another overtime? that answer is no and thanks in part to that and take that advantage. this is coming together, right? >> we worked hard. the guys, whether we want to, obviously, the regular season all of the time, and working hard now and doing what it takes. the guys are scoring when they have to.

the caps. >>> the caps are moving on in the nhl play-offs. >> a thrilling win for the caps and also a big day ahead for the redskins. >> we will get to those top stories in a minute. first let's get to tucker barnes quick look at the weather. we are excited this morning, tucker. >> we are excited. let's great back to capital coverage. a couple of showers from the north and wrest. if you are in month month county, who -- montgomery county, howard county then another round of thunderstorms this afternoon as we get a cold front moving through later today. temperature at reagan 59 degres. winds are out of the east at 3. looking forward in the forecast to lots of clouds around. could be a peek of sunshine from time to time. mild conditions with showers in the forecast. could be a shower as well particularly south of the city with a high temperature about 70 degrees. bring an umbrella. you will need it at some point today. that is a look at your forecast. back to you. >> thanks, tucker. >>> police make an arrest in connection to the killing of 16- year-old phylicia barnes. the suspect, is h

the caps play the rangers. if the rangers beat ottawa, other teams they may have to face would be philly or florida. so, we are building to he -- going to wait and see what will happen at verizon. >> thanks. >> also excitement for the burgundy and gold. the draft is tonight. the redskins are expected to draft robert lee griffin the third. >> he put baylor football on the map and in the process one the 2011 heisman trophy. he cemented his stock with great performances at the combine and his pro day. this week griffin showcased his personality in new york. before the big day, he appeared on fox and friends. join the fox 5 sports team for draft day 2012. qb countdown to night starting at 6:30. we will be live in new york at redskins park and fedex field covering the draft from top to bottom. something you don't want to miss. >> we will talk about that later in the 6:00 hour, too. >>> dramatic testimony at the john edwards trial. we will have more on that coming up next. >> one couple that wanted to save their belo

caps-- dooms the caps. >>> one game does not a series make. remember the caps lost to the bruins in boston in game 1. it's not a good start told, although it was 90 seconds in the 3rd -- start today, although it was 90 seconds in the 3rd period that really doomed washington. when it was determined in one minute and 30 seconds, 3rd period, brandon holtby is beat gloveside, gives the rangers a 2-1 lead. the rangers were on a rush. that hiccup gave crowder all the room he needed. 90 seconds later jason chimera loses it along the board. two mistakes cost the caps. they fall to the rangers 3-1 in game 1. the series resumes tomorrow night in the big apple. game 2 at 7:30. wednesday the series shifts to d.c., 7:30 game time. >>> a nice day in philly for a hockey game, flyers hosting the devils in game 1 of the eastern conference semis. 3rd period flyers lead 3-2, but they turn it over. the devils go ahead to peter secora who fakes, shoot and scores. tied at 3-3. it's passed to danny briere. his shot threw traffic goes through martin brodeur for the g

>>> also, a game seven thriller for the caps. instant reaction and highlights. >>> and -- >> fired one shots, striking an adult tin chest. >> a local cop opens fire on those vicious dogs responsible for attacking several kids. >>> but first, you're watching the capitals moving on to the next round. after an overtime thriller against the boston bruins. >> kristen berset joins us. what a game ?roo. i don't care if you're a caps fan or not, that was a fun game to watch. game sevens historically haven't been good for the capitals but tonight another nail biter. for the fourth time this year the caps and bruins needed extra time to finish this game. three minutes into overtime mike knuble's shot gets blocked by joel ward is there to finish it off. for the third time this series the caps win on the road knocking off the defending champs, 2-1 the final. >> i wanted to contribute as much as i can and help the team win. i know the guys are relying on everybody. i just wanted to chip in, hopefully take a little load off the big guys. >> jo

. 3rd period caps trail -- 2-1 caps. 3rd period caps trailing 3-2. we're tied at three. less than two minutes left, still 3-3. we're now four on four hockey. seidenberg screening holtby finds the back of netted, the game winning goal. caps fall -- net, the game winning goal. caps fall to the bruins. >> unfortunately we lose and we're looking forward to the next game. i think we played great today, but we made a couple mistakes and it cost us a goal and again, it was great battle, but unfortunately we lost. >> game four thursday night back at verizon center. >>> tonight's other big story, nats' ace stephen strasburg took the mound at home the first time this season against the astros. strasburg making his first home start since last september 23rd. top of the 3rd, no score, a strasburg breaking ball, strikes out jordan schafer looking, strasburg's third of the game. he was cruising into the 6th inning. top of the 6th nats lead 2-0 , strasburg in a bases loaded jam. chris johnson goes down and drives the base hit to right center field. it brings home t

the caps will play the rangers. if the rangers beat ottawa tomorrow, they could also play philly, could also play florida, but they're going to play. coming up in sports we'll hear from dale hunter who has the unique answer to a trivia question. he's the only guy to coach and play in a game 7 and do something. we'll tell you what coming up at 11:20, but caps victorious moving on to the 2nd round. >>> new tonight ward 8 councilman marion barry under fire for the second time in a month for making insensitive commented about asian workers. this time the controversy centers around filipino nurses. it's drawn anger from the philippine ambassador and local asian advocacy groups. fox 5's audrey barnes with the story. >> you may recall a few weeks ago barry called some asian owned businesses in his ward dirty shops. now he's singling out filipino nurses saying the city should "grow our own nurses instead of hiring people from somewhere else." i spoke with lipino nurse tonight who took care of barry during one of his hospita

caps fans wanted to go.ore the game, i rode up the elevator to the press box with the general manager. i said, how are you feeling? he's like i'm really nervous. so he definitely had a lot to be nervous about tonight, but they were hoping the home crowd could get them going. this was a back and forth dual tonight. both teams putting up seven goal totals, more than their first two games combined. you can also see the tension rising. these guys only face each other four times a year. there's months in between. instead, they were seeing each other so many nights in a row, a lot of punches thrown tonight. discipline seemed to pretty much go out the window, and of course, the bruins take this one 4-3. coming up a little later in sports, we'll have sound from the locker room, which i just got out of, plus we'll take a look at what went wrong. from the verizon center, i'm kristen berset. send it back to you guys in the studio. >>> still ahead tonight, find out why the number of americans suing their bosses is way u

. >>> still to come in this half hour caps, caps, caps. >> reporter: yeah, it's quiet here now. you are the only ones screaming, but caps have a chance to break open this playoff series. a little later in sports some insights into the minds as they prepare to hit the ice. >> doesn't really feel like caps weather, temperatures in the 80s. in the almanac 89 at national, 88 dulles, no records, but 67 is the average high. 92 was a record set just 10 years ago. we continue to have a monthly and yearly deficit in rainfall. we'll come back and see if we can do anything to that. we've got two cold fronts heading our way. >> but first some salad that could make you sick. we'll tell you more about a lettuce recall up next. >>> back on 9 news now with a consumer and health alert. the dole food company is recalling thousands of packages of precut salad. the recall targets a product called seven lettuces sold in plastic bags. apparently a random sample tested positive for salmonella. dole says some of that salad was sold in maryland and virginia and it is stamped with a use by date of april

ahead on the show the caps are back to even and now at home. we'll look at the job braden hopi has done between the pipes and the penguins and flyers get real nasty and the orioles continue to struggle but we begin with the red hot nats. five straight, that's how many games the nationals had won in a row before the series finale with the reds and today they had to go against some questionable calls. jackie robinson day across major league baseball, all players wearing no. 42. top of the 1st ross detwiler with bases loaded, two outs, ryan ludwig clears the basises. heads built a 5-0 lead. -- bases. reds built a 5-0 lead. bottom 7, ian desmond two outs, a base hit to center field. rick ankiel tries to score. ryan hanigan cannot hold on. game tied at 5-5, desmond three hits, two r.b.i.s. bottom of 11th, wilson valdez pops it up, ryan zimmerman great glove work. two batters later joey votto with two runners on facing tyler clippard and drives one over the head of mark derosa. two score and the reds add another run. nats fall 85-in 11 but still take

>> cap and trade, incentives for those who reduce greenhouse emissions. >> he's got a good cap and tradeolicy that he supports. >> that was only 2008. the republican ticket in favor of cap and trade, within just two years the exact same people were denouncing this thing that they had just run on. >> they have to address a little bit of the cap and tax is what i call it. not cap and trade and the devastation was already suggested that it would have on our country if it were to pass. >> i will not and cannot align myself with a giant government slush fund. >> it's even worse than the financial hits that our country would take. it would so desensitize industry and production because we are so reliant on our energy source. >> it's cap and tax. it's cap and tax. >> what changed? this was your own idea. similarly, when mitt romney was governor of massachusetts back in 2003, he liked the idea as well. they published this letter and i concur that climate change that the joint work to create a flexible market-based cap and trade system could serve as an effective approach towards meeting these go

the caps led at 2-nil. third quarter, bang, bang, bang, mike knocks nome and home the rebound. 12 minutes to go, joinee on the power play. boston will be scoreless. up to that point. but ring the bell, we're tied! looks like we're going to overtime. but troy browers says no, short side not a problem. somehow gets attached, washington takes its second straight in the series, 4-3. wow! hold your breath from that one! so the series now stands 3 games to 2. but the caps don't have a lot of time to celebrate. game 6 at verizon center tomorrow, less than 24 hours from now. 3:00 start coming up in a couple minutes in sports more on today's thriller, andrea, and a hint at who might have the advantage tomorrow and why. >> it's going to be another good one, dave! thank you. >>> and in other news, a 20- year-old man is under arrest tonight after crashing his car into a frederick, maryland home. police say devante williams crashed into the house in the 400 block of carrollton driver this morning and then allegedly trie

caps trail 2-1, 2nd period. 4-minute penalty. caps kill it off, allowing only one shot on goal. that was quick. overtime, tied at 3. pass, knocked down. skates in for the game winner. caps fall 4-3 in overtime, to force a seventh and deciding game seven. >> we've been grinding it out every night down the stretch, whatever you want to call it. and game seven, grinding kind of game. we're used to playing it and every game here has been a tough game. both teams i imagine are bruised up. >> game seven wednesday night in boston. before you say they don't have a shot, caps are 4-1 in boston this season. maureen, keep your fingers crossed. >> we are. thanks, dave. >>> sports bars near the verizon center was packed with fans. there were a few boston supporters and they were the only ones who went home happy tonight. audrey barnes has the story tonight from g street in northwest. >> reporter: you heard the sound of disappointing fans. >> boo! >> reporter: when boston wins in sudden death, forcing game seven in the stanley cup playoffs. seems everyone had an opinion about how the caps let

caps up 1-0 on a laser. from center. once again, caps have the lead.n is could they hold it? nah. hedman, a bullet. 6'6", lightning take a 2-1 lead. going to go to the third period. p caps down a goal. they're on the attack. knocked away. scores his 20th of the season the we are tied at 2. coming back. look out. same score. over a minute to play. and bounces off norgood's pad. the rebound. 57th goal of the year. he would add number 58. caps lose, 4-2. can't be affording to lose now. they're going to host florida thursday. caps remain three points behind the panthers for the southeast division lead. can you believe that? we're going to talk basketball now. good news for the wizards. going into tonight. the team had not allowed an opponent to score over 100 points in the last nine games. defense wins games, right? not necessarily. because the bad news is the wizards only won two of those nine games. tonight -- the wizards did not hold their opponents under 100 points. and didn't win it either. in the second quarter now. wizards are down by 15. milwaukee.

caps already have a 1-0 lead. caps up 2-0 on the power play.rlson fires and scores, caps 3 gomes on their first seven shots. seventh period, three on two. niklas backstrom nets his first goal since returning from concussion. as for the man in the net. braden was on fire. filling in for the injured michael neuvirth. 35 saves, just one goal allowed, caps take a 4-1 win. so take a look at how the first round matchup will look. dale hunter and the crew headed to beantown to take on the number two seed bruins. that game as i said, most likely will be thursday, the caps are 3-1 against boston this season. that's good news, including that most recent meeting just over a week ago. the caps were a 3-2 winner in the shootout. >>> to the masters after 54 holes in augusta. phil mickelson is one stroke off the lead heading into tomorrow's final round. lefty put on a short game. unbelievable 30 on the back nine today. he trails peter happensen who is playing in his fourth major while mickelson is going for his fourth green jacket. mickelson all pars on the f

ahead on the show the caps season is winding down. the nats season is gearing up and the final four is all set but first to the wiz. the good news sits almost golf season for steve bucchanz and phil chainier. the bad news is there could be 15 more rough outings for your wizards and that was certainly the case tonight in toronto. wizards playing without nene and trevor booker, both in walking boots, booker missing his first game of the season. 1st half jordan crawford going to miss from the wing, but john vesly cleans it up. john wall drives, drops it to kevin seraphin, he hit a career high 17. raptors next possession, demar derosen will drive and miss. amir johnson, someone needs to put a rear end on that guy and box him out. no one did. wizards fall to the respecters 99-92 now 12-40 on the -- raptors 99-92 now 12-40 on the year. >>> 3rd quarter kevin durant up and above the crowd, durant had 26 points and 10 boards. these are the two best teams in the nba recordwise, by the way. russell westbrook, poster, westbrook had 27 points. you

caps, caps caps caps. live, love, lauren tweets i guess we'll get them next time. dove the all star won. it was only a matter of time. we'll get them in game two. that game two is saturday afternoon and the caps come home for game three and four. how ov fared in his first ever playoff appearance. plus the home opener later in sports. >> c a p s, go caps. >>> well, this could be a good night sleep for the 25 students at the university of maryland because they now face the possibility of a tuition hike next year. 10-13%. that's an extra 900 bucks for most of them. and most it seems are blaming the maryland state legislature. the legislature let the clock run out on the legislative session monday night without passing a tax package that could fund proposed spending. instead it reverted to a budget with steep cuts for a lot of government programs, including education. and the governor is not a happy camper. >> for crying out loud, there is more important things at stake here than whether or not we have a site for gambling in the state of maryland. five, six. none of th

joe lord and the caps knocked off the game. >> they give the caps a 2-1 whip and punch a ticket to the second round. it was a night of unhing heroes, matt hendricks scoring. rookie goaltender brad hawpe was stellar. players are already gearing up for the next round. >> we're that 1% or 2% better in the series and got the file bounce. yeah, it's one step for us. we've got more steps to g. this is the first step you've got to have. >> it was one of the closest series in nhl history with all seven games decided by just one goal and four games including last night's going into overtime. so who is up next for the caps? we'll find out tonight as two more sevens will be played. here are the scenarios. if the rangers win it will be caps and rangers. if ottawa upsets new york and the devils beat the caps, they'll take on the flyers. if the senators win and the devils beat the panthers it will be a cap and devils series in round two. >> if then plus two. >> exactly. >> just tune in tomorrow morning. >> exactly. >> we'll tell you exactly -- >> how exciting for d.c. sports. caps going on, rchlt .g

game two, the caps striking first. second period, caps lead 1-0.to play, the shot deflected in front. ties it up at 1, forcing overtime. they went to double o.t. less than a minute in, the puck goes airborne. a minute and a half later shall off the faceoff, nick does the trick. that's your game winner in double overtime, the caps beat the bruins 2-1, evening the series at one acin piece. >> you're battling in playoff hockey. that's what you have to do is battle. i thought tonight was definitely a playoff hockey- type game. >> we knew what was on the table. we bounced back in the groove. >> so now the series shifts to verizon center for game 3, that will take place monday night at 7:30. >>> the wizards hosting the cavaliers tonight. john wall played well. the same cannot be said for the rest of the team. in the fourth, wall to james singleton for the slam. six cleveland players scored in double figures. the cavs beat the wizards 98- 89. >>> in the nationals, 7 years of existence, they've never had a start like this. a 7-2 record including five strai

let's get the caps the cup first. >> and don't forget the caps game right here on nbc 4. 3:00.ays there's going to be rain. perfect reason to stay inside. >> we'll see you tomorrow.

. >>> believe it, cap fans. your stanley cup dreams are still alive after a dramatic win in boston. >>> plus, we've all heard the debate on fare hikes. now we're ready to learn how much more we'll be having to pay to ride metro. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. welcome to this thursday, april 26. we're taking a live look outside. we have a little bit of rain throughout the region now. >> that's right. meteorologist tom kierein is here keeping an eye on all of it for us. >> we're keeping the rain. we need it. not enough to cause problems. it does look like you'll need your umbrella as we look at what's been going on the last 12 hours. all that area in yellow and orange, that is some moderate to heavy rain with thunder and lightning. that's now in southwestern virginia. southern west virginia. but most of that is passing well to the south of the metro area. right now we just have a few sprinkles of light rain right around washington and to our north. montgomery, frederick and around baltimor

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. >>> in sports, it all comes down to one gam now for the washington caps. they beat boston wednesday or they go home. the caps lost to the bruins 4-3 in overtime yesterday meaning there will be a game seven in boston. so far, all six games in the playoff series have been decided by one goal. one more try. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> good morning. it is 4:30 on this monday, april 23rd, 2012. if you look closely, you can see the light shining down on the wet road because. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. i guess that was the key thing as we drove into work. it is wet and not just us, the nor'easter seems to be drenching the east coast up and down. tell us all about it, tucker. >> we've got a winter storm watch and warping out to the west. >> the west and north, crazy. >> cold. did you notice that as well. >> weren't you saying it was hot inside. >> inside, the heat kicked on. it was a little aggressive but we'll take it. >> rain showers continue across parts of the region and out to the west. we go to the radar. you can see it is

and the third goal of the series, caps up 1-0. later in the period, bickell with some space and the caps take the 2-0 lead. but boston comes back. we're now tied at three in the third period. capitals on the power play. troy brouwer coming up huge. beats thomas and that's the game winner. the capitals take it 4-3. they now lead the series 3-2, and they have a chance to close it out tomorrow afternoon at verizon center. game time -- 3:00, right here on nbc4. we'll have more on this game coming up in a few minutes. >> talk about quick turn around. >> yeah. >> tomorrow we'll be watching. thank you. >> getting ready to play tomorrow. >> he'll be back. >>> a marine stabbed to death, another marine was the killer. it happened this morning on barracks row. news4's darcy spencer joins us now live from the first district police station in southwest washington where police have just finished a news conference. darcy? >> reporter: well, chris, yeah, lieutenant with the homicide branch finished that briefing. as you said, this involves two ma

the caps entered the 3rd period trailing 2-1 with just over three minutes left, the caps get the equalizer off the stick of jason chimera in front. we're going to a shootout again or are we because with just 63 seconds left in regulation steven stamkos, almost unbelievable in front of the goal, 57th of the season. he'd add an empty netter for 58 and tampa beats the caps 4-2. so the caps hold onto a two- point lead over idle buffalo, washington with two games left thursday home against florida, saturday wrap up the season against the rangers. the sabres have three games left. now they could also make the playoff biz clinching and catching nor -- playoffs by clinching and catching florida. the winner of that division would earn a third seed. florida has three games remaining and one against the caps. >>> washington wizards rookie chris singleton said it was worth it to buy $10,000 worth of tickets for last week's mega millions lottery adding it was either that or blowing it in the clubs. i don't know why he admit that. singleton didn't win a share of the record breaking top prize, but he sai

joel ward and the caps knock off the defending caps. >> joel ward put home a rebound just three minutes into overtime to give the caps the 2-1 win and punch a ticket to the second round. it was a night of unsung heroes with mat kendricks scoring the only other goal. they were confident they were get the job done. >> it's just exciting. you're excited you're moving on. it's our dream to play in the stanley cup playoffs and play for the cup. you know, there's been some frustration here in the past. to move on to be the good team and move on, very excited. >> all seven games were decided by just one goal and four games including last night's needed overtime. caps fans say this was hard on our hearts. nail biting and edge of the seat. >> it all paid off. >> what great game. >> you know, we're not just done with sports quite yet. it promises to be a big night for washington's football future. >> the redskins are preparing to draft a heisman trophy winner to launch a new era. the burg guy and goal are expected to take robert griffin iii. he's practically a lock to come in after indianapolis a

caps done in by a late rangers rush. we'll tell you all about it coming up next in sports. ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >> well, if you're tired of seeing that face, let me tell you, you are in the minority. robert griffin, iii is everywhere and the guy has captivated the dmv and redskins fans can't wait to see him toss his first football in burgundy and gold. this is the scene at fedex field. 19,000 showed up. that's a fan fest record. griffin addressed the crowd saying the fight -- sang the fight song and told the masses he would do everything he could to help washington win. that's the fans. as for what he'll tell his new

great win last night for the caps. i watched the first half of that game. that was staying up late for me. 54degrees in washington. there is a little fog in spots because we'll have to wait for the sun to get up out of the fog. your pressure is rising as we got high pressure building in from the west. going be for an absolutely perfect day. it is friday. it will be 75. it will be sunny. a great combination. headed to the beach today? >> someone may be. >> should be just fine. you will have a beautiful afternoon out at the beaches. the forecast today is a good one. high temperatures in the mid- 70s, maybe 77 for a high in fredericksburg. >> let's just cross our fingers for saturday. >> we'll talk about the weekend in a minute. >> all right. let's talk to julie wright about traffic. the weekend, julie. what does it matter if it is busy out there, you know? >> if it is busy. >> on the roadways. it gets busy. i know it is not right now. >> i'm still asleep. i did stay up and watch the caps game. >> i am too. >> you stayed up for all of it? >> no, i finally cras

we'll get to the caps in a moment, but we begin with a sunday soaker. it's been raining since the crack of dawn and it could lead to problems in tomorrow morning's commute. chuck is in storm center live. chuck? >> good evening, everybody. a soggy sunday for sure, most places picking up a half an inch to an impnch of rain. if you're making plans to go out to dinner or out to the movies, pack the winter coats and umbrellas. a cool 49 here in washington right now, so it's going to be a cold, wet night, a miserable monday, very slow go on the commute tomorrow. the question is, will it stay cold all week? i'll answer that coming up. chris? >>> because of the weather, chuck, there are scattered power outages in northern virginia. dominion power says 257 customers are in the dark. novec has two outages and pepco has 83 outages. >>> now to the caps. it came down to overtime and unfortunately today it didn't go the caps' way. erica gonzalez joins us live after the battle with the bruins. >> reporter: after they stole a game, fans were hoping to watch them clinch

second period, 3 on 2 for the caps, richard bactrim. caps up 4-0.men in the net, hopi had 35 saves, just one goal allowed, and the caps win 4-1. after the game, of course, the question is, is hopi ready to go if called upon after game 1? >> yeah. i don't think there's ever a question about that. you know, if i did question it, we were in trouble. so two top bullies are out with injuries, and we can't complain about it in any way. just myself and our team, i could see by wait they played today will battle through it and do everything they can. >> i think everyone trusts him back there, everyone feels comfortable with him back there, but it doesn't hurt for him to stand on his head like that going at the playoffs and probably his confidence is higher now. >> the guys in this room has complete confidence in him, and he doesn't have to prove it to anybody else, just know that the guys in this room are behind him. he stood tall tonight. we feel he's a proven nhl goalie already and going into next year, if he's going to be our starter, then we're excited.

caps owner ted leonesis was more stern.said, in his words, "shame on these people who decided to take to their keyboards and show their ignorance and their racism and hate. i hope they are now publicly identified and pay a huge price for their beliefs." >>> d.c. councilman marion berry says the media is xajtding his beliefs about the asian community. earlier this week he said there are a number of immigrants who are nurses particularly from the philippines, that there are too many of them. he was speaking of his desire for d.c. to grow and train its own nurses. a few weeks ago he referred to "dirty asian stores." at a budget hearing today the ward 8 councilman drew fire from several asian-american groups. >> and race-baiting statements. we're teaching them that statements that demonize a specific class of people -- >> a group of you reporters who are determined to divide us. but i'm not going to fall for this divisiveness and -- >> barry says he'll meet with some of those he's offended next week. >>> beginning july 1st it i

the caps are on fire. >> will is back.so excited about this. >> he's gone tomorrow. >> let's hear it. >> well, even up. >> there we go. all right. move things right along. >> i love this. bruins, caps, everyone up. >> if there were any concerns about playing in the first series, they are all put to rest by now. he has gone toe to toe. tim thomas for two straight games and stopped 72 of 74 shots. caps and bruins, game two. dale hunter's team trying to even the series up. scoreless in the second, but the caps finally solved tim thomas for the first time. that's troy in front. the capitals can finally celebrate, take another look through the legs of thomas. it's a beauty. caps lead 1-0. braydon great in the net, but the bruins get the equalizer in the third. he scores, but look at the blow. he would suffer a big one here. taking a hard hit to the head. he would be okay and stay in the game. we would go into double overtime. the pucks come out to nick backstrom. 2-1 to even the series at one game a piece. much love for goldy.

we start caps and grew in second period it. , 1-0, caps. in the second, what is the left side. 2-0, washington. the bruins tied up at 2-2 in the third. a three-two, washington. the bruins tied it again. under two minutes left, watched the right side. that is the game winner. win 4-3. >> i think we work really hard. arere working hard and we doing whatever it takes. everybody. suspended 25 games. l has been cracking down on this stuff. the third longest suspension in nfl history. thats not played since hit. are only 16 games into this but the national well.ng is going very they're still in first. zimmermann. ryan wasstephen strasbourg's arm just fine, thank you. he threw the ball 94 times. now we go to the bottom of the seventh. first home run of the year for jason werth. the marlins tied it up in the ninth. win.effect, nats they are eight and two. syracuse and georgetown tied at four. win, 10-8.with a big acc women's tournament, md. against duke. and nice move inside. 56 the goal of the season. maryland went 12-3. -- win 12-3. , the dates f

puck drops at 3:00. >> go, caps! let's check the out-the-door forecast with tom kierein. >> good morning, prepare for a chilly morning. you need your jacket. right now only in the 40s. later today, delightful, into the low to mid 70s with lots of sun. then clouding up later tonight and on saturday. could get some strong storms saturday afternoon and evening. stay tuned. chilly rain sunday and monday. that's the way it looks. >> thank you. we are out of time. >>> that's it for "news4 today." thanks for spending your week with us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be back in 25 minutes with weather, traffic, and breaking news and see you monday. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪

also if the caps win and the sabres lose, the caps are also in.ight a date with the florida panthers. what a start for your capitals, five minutes into the game jay beagle gets the scoring start, his fourth of the year. the verizon center was jumping from the get go. 2nd period we go and watch alex ovechkin falling to the ice and somehow gets it to go, his 37th from the year and the caps are leading 2-0. brooks laich said this team is going to the playoff. he was right. laich nets his 21st of the year. the caps hold on for the 4-2 win. couple that with buffalo's loss to philly and your caps are in the playoffs. >> the guys were doing everything they could do. they'll be pretty tired tonight after the game. they left everything out there and that's what winning teams do. >> last year was last year. this year it's still kind of eyestrainening season. nobody knows if this was going -- a struggling season. nobody knows what was going on with buffalo. today it fave us a break. >> congrats -- gave us a break. >> congrats to the caps. >>> meanwhile wizar

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and after the game dale hunter was happy to see the caps rally around the caps.to the eighth and final playoff spot after buffalo lost to toronto tonight. the kentucky wildcats live up to their top seeded billing as all eyes were on the final four in new orleans. college basketball's biggest weekend kicked off with the interstate rivalry that drew mounds of media attention at all. louisville came to play. no question about that. davis was too much for the cardinals. kentucky beat louisville by 7 on new year's eve. this matchup, a much closer contest than the first, second quarter, cardinals down 3. from the arc, ties the game at 49. kentucky strikes right back, michael gilchrest drives, spin move for the flush. wildcats up 4, the kids in blue now blowing up the superdome. just over a minute to play. gilchrest the alley-oop to anthony davis, that's just nasty. davis had 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks, kentucky wins 69-61. >>> who will face kentucky in the finals. kansas taking on ohio state. late -- for the late game number two seed ohio state comes out on