plus carol maloney is in new york.'ll have an update on the capitals capitals. >>> thanks jason. up next at 6:00 a shocking scene on the highway. a cage full of puppies strapped to the top of a speeding mini van. coming up the frantic 911 calls and the driver's explanation. >>> a many van, a cage on the roof with several puppies in it. ? an ohio family learned the hard way, this is not how you take your dogs on vacation. four puppies in a cage, strapped to the top of a mini van, cruising down the highway. and when other drivers saw them the calls started pouring into 911. turns out a family of six was headed to pennsylvania some 300 miles away. the family said they didn't have any room in the mini slap. they willingly handed over the puppies to police. >> i didn't see any injuries. they would not leave each other. they were huddled together. they were scared. they did have a tarp that covered three sides of the cage. but they're still experiencing a lot of wind. a lot of noise. >> the family said they weren't aware it

at nassau coliseum carol maloney, news4 sports. >> thanks carol. that will certainly be the key for the cap it is they want to be victorious this tuesday. >>> all right, so the other game in up to this after into the nationals swept the series against the phillies. beste were two. dinard span back from injury and steven sprasburg pitched on the mound. spann, recovering from surgery, season debut. everybody is happy he is back. desmond rips one down the left rip it is down left in line spann coming around from first doesn't have that midseason speed just yet, but then revere makes a play. rbi double for desmond. nat, 1-0 lead. next batter jason wirth up the middle desmond comes around scores easily which areth heads to second on the throw, nats jump out to a good 2-0 lead. steven sprasburg still on the hill in the seventh, gets ryan howard singing, seven strikeouts today. one run allowed, stras the first win of the season. nats take it 4-1. >>> orioles visiting the red sox. adam jones, red hot to start the season. kept it up today. top one, man on.

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carol maloney, back to you. >> we'll see you then. thanks so much. i think they'll do it, too. >> let's hope so. >> we got sweet sunshine veronica. can we get more? >>> we'll get more toward the end of the week. we've got to move through some showers first. i know i said showers and showers. meteor showers in the offing for this evening, especially after midnight. let's focus on the rain showers first that will be moving into the area. take a look. we could see a little sprinkle or two up across the maryland/p.a. border, maybe a little farther south along frederick county, maryland. washington county too, we've got a weak ripple advanced to the east. those showers right now around areas of northern west virginia. temperatures, look at that we are much cooler than yesterday by 10 to 15 degrees, 66 manassas, reston, falls church 69 right inside the beltway and 64 degrees in silver spring. greenbelt at 66. so yeah, today some seasonable sunshine back in but later on this evening because of the fact it's breezy and the winds will settle down around 7:00,

carol maloney is in new york, new york, where the caps are in the second round of the playoffs. carol? >> reporter: hey, jim. yeah it's a rite of spring. the caps/rangers are meeting again in the playoffs. this is the fourth time in the last five years. and this one expected to be the most brute willal alal of them all. this one could be measured in stitches. coming up on news4 at 6 a little later in the show, we're going to hear from the caps players who tell us the way they have to play to have success in the second round. for now though, let's head to the windy city. >> reporter: i'm dianna russini in chicago, getting ready for the 2015 nfl draft. the redskins will pick fifth, and i'm going to tell you about the two guys the redskins are hoping to get on their roster. >>> honored for their bravery. new at 6, we salute the local men and women whose actions in the line of duty sound like something out of a movie. >> reporter: how close are prosecutors to filing additional charges against catherine hoggle, the mother who hid her children seven months ago? >>> and we'll tell you a

on long island carol maloney, news 4 sports. >>> joe ward of washington capitals.resenting nbc 4 sports. >> all right. carol, not our only correspondent on the island. you can check that out on nbcwashington.com. he is a tough interviewer. >>> all right. the wizards practicing today at the verizon center before heading back to toronto looking to take two games to one against the raptors series advantage. despite the win on saturday a rough game for the stars who shot a combined 11 for 41. game two tomorrow at 8:00. a win and they're heading back to d.c. with a commanding lead in this series. >> the reason why we won is defense. not because they miss a lot of shots and, you know back of our heads we know they're going to make shots. we win because of the defense. we don't really pay attention to offense. >> 31-15 record early on defense was the catalyst of the team. we wasn't making shots and didn't shoot well the other night but got the key rebounds and the open court and that's what it's all a whole mind-set and defense and let your defense dictate what happens. >

carol maloney will have coverage this afternoon and after the game on news4 at 11:00. go caps. >>> 47:37 now. one of the nights where you'll be fighting over the remote probably. you have the caps plus you have the nfl draft tonight. the redskins hold the fifth pick. there are all types of chatter -- there's all types of chatter about what the redskins will do. some experts say the team is going to trade the pick. others say the team will draft a defensive end and some sane the team will -- some say they'll draft a quarterback too. >> we need all the help we could get at this point. >>> a new study says that redskins fans have the worst grammar of any nfl fans. >> what an insult to injury. >> this is according to the "wall street journal." it's based on the comments left on each team's official website. now, redskins' fans average 17 mistakes per 100 words. the saints took the top -- rather the second spot. followed by the dolphins and patriots. lions fans had the best grammar according to this particular poll. you know i sort of feel like people -- i know i make excep

nassau coliseum carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> up in toronto, wizards looking to take the first two from the raptors. second quarter. wizards down two. bradley beal at top of the key. knocks down the three and wiz up by one. wiz up by three. raptors turn it over here. john wall grabs it and we're -- wall throws down the dunk. wizards take a five-point lead. late in the half and you minute left more beal pulls up and hits it. 28 points for him tonight. third quarter, wall on the drive. goes up and contact bucket and the foul. 26 tonight. wizards beat the raptors 117-106 and take a 2-0 series lead heading back to d.c. randy whitman 7-3 in playoff games on the road. nats hosting the cardinals. bryce harper up with two on. harp lines this one into left to bring desmond in to score. harper to first with an rbi single. nats take a 1-0 lead. skip ahead to extras we go. cards tied at one, but in the tenth escobar ready to go home. like enough. walkoff solo home run for the new nationals. nats take it 2-1 in ten innings, unreceipt. they are now 7-7 so they are at .500. other news nfl's sched

carol maloney in new york. >> all is not lost in the capitals overtime loss. in the roundtable mr. positive tells us why the caps are feeling good about tuesday. and he missed game two. why his teammates were blown away in game three. all that coming up on "sports final" in just a few minutes. >> also coming up -- philadelphia eagles made a signing today. head scratcher. talk about it a little bit on "sports final." don't give it away just yet. >> i okay, i need a better pizza. one made with only real cheese. a pizza my family will love. (announcer) freschetta naturally rising crust pizza. freschetta. made better to taste better. >>> we mention aided a great day outside. 100 artists showcased their work. some included glass work. paintings, pottery and jewelry designs. >> finally, blame target for the huge shopping frenzy that exploded online and in stores today. shoppers went grazie over the daythe - the-crazy over the lily pulitzer sclekttion collection. it crashed the website. everything is sold out. only option is e-bay for triple what target was charging. i didn't know what li

carol maloney back with me tonight on "sports final" after the news. >> jordan spieth making us all feelwith ourselves for what we accomplished at the age of 21. i got to tell you. >> yeah. the nationals won 4-3. i think i said the phillies won 4-3. the nats won 4-3, want to get that right. if you run over somebody it's usually because you were driving too fast or you didn't look before you turned or you didn't stop for someone in the crosswalk. always be alert. pedestrians don't come with airbags. >>> some college students are trying to stir their way into the guinness book of world records with one of america's favorite treats -- a rice chrisrispy treat. they're trying to break the record for the largest treat ever. final product raised 10,300 pounds. may plan to break pieces off and sell them for charity. do you still get >>> right now on "sports final," jordan soars. a 21-year-old is masterful. >> most incredible week of my life. >>> back in a familiar place. how last season's playoff drought is motivating the capitals. >> our goal was to gets back into the playoffs this year and now

congresswoman carol maloney says she already is. >> i feel that she can't take anything for granted. she knows that. i'm sure all of us know that. >> reporter: and across the east river in brooklyn at clinton's brand new campaign headquarters staffers put the final touches on tomorrow's rollout plan which will include an announcement over twitter and a video. but on the streets of brooklyn a number of undecided voters. what do you need to hear for her to win your vote? >> i need to hear that we need to up that minimum wage. i need to hear that we need to increase better education. >> reporter: why are you undecided? >> because i'm not sure about her veracity. >> reporter: to try to win them over clinton's strategy will focus on small face-to-face gatherings in key states. she'll also play up her role as mom and grand mom, daughter chelsea telling elle magazine when equal hasn't yet included gender there's a fundamental challenge there that i believe having our first woman president, whenever that is will help resolve. >> she should want this to be coronation. this is something that s

coming up later, carol maloney will join me. and we'll hear from from a couple players who should have big role in this series. back to you. >> thank you. >> if that game goes past 11:00, metro rail will go until 1:00 a.m. that's if the game rugs past 11:00. >>> and we've been asking for your playoff predictions. we asked you in our flash survey how far do you think the caps will go? 26% of you think they'll go to the finals. 43% think they'll go deep into the playoffs. sadly, 31% think they're one and done. let's home they're wrong.u. you should have reminded me. let's show you what's going on around the area. if you're heading toward the verizon center look at this. a lot of green around the region until you get to the sky. a lot of gray. 66 right now. it is a very nice evening. 63 in gaithersburg. 63 toward winchester. today, very similar to what i think we'll see. notice no, rain on the radar. you don't have to go too far to the southwest to see that rain. look around roanoke. notice how it has been shunltd to the south. all

our carol maloney is live at madison square garden. carol, no love lost between these two teams. >> reporter: oh you betcha, jim. we'll be measuring this series -- rangers/capitals game one, round two. they're going to drop -- >> reporter: hello from the windy city where i am in draft town right now where all the fans are gathering. the auditorium is inside, and that's where so many college football players' dreams will come true. the redskins will have the fifth pick tonight. they haven't had a choice in the first round in three years. remember robert griffin iii was the last time they picked in the first round. and i'm told tonight keep an eye on two players, dante faler jr. and brandon sheriff. we'll talk more about them at 5. i'm dianna russini in chicago. back to you. >> oh, it's a big night. >>> cell phone company ordered to pay its customers millions. >> the step you need to take to collect your cash and why you need to act now. >>> and sale fail. what the news4 consumer team found that could change the way you shop. you're watch

that's where carol maloney is.what a difference a year makes. >> reporter: it has been quite a turn-around. the washington capitals have made the playoffs six straight games. they sat out disappointed and angry and now they believe, more than ever, they're playoff ready. >> this time last year we were packing up and going home. we're excited to have a chance to compete for the stanley cup and guys are excited and ready for the challenge. >>> this is just fun. worked 82 games. a lot of practice, the summer preparation and now we really get on enjoy hockey. it will be fun. >> nobody having more fun than alex ovechkin. he is coming in hungry bringing in it on both sides of the ice. he committed to defense as well as offense. this is the critical difference from past trips. it is a team wide mindset. and it has many thinking this year's team has the best chance to make some serious noise. for all the accolades, he's never made it past the second round. all he's been talking about is that quest for the cupp.. we'll see

news 4's carol maloney has covered from new york this afternoon and after the game on news 4 at 11:00. tonight is one of those nights you'll probably be fighting over the remote. you have to caps and the nfl draft is tonight. the redskins have the fifth pick no one knows what the redskins will do here though. some experts say the team will trade the pick. others say the team will draft the the team will draft a quarterback. make sure you have the nbc washington app. we'll send out a push alert as soon as the redskins make some sort of move here. our diana rossini is in chicago to provide coverage throughout the day. >>> a faulty part in apple's new watch. what it means if you are already wearing one of these. and who's giving out free ice >>> during the course of our investigation and was previously -- >> you are looking live at a news conference happening in baltimore right now. the leadership of the baltimore police department speaking about their investigation into the death of freddie gray. we can tell you as we've been listening they did announce they have turned over all of the

carol maloney has coverage from new york and after the game on news4 at 11:00. >>> running out of time for a refund. the fast approaching deadline for at&t customers hit with unwanted charges. >>> two brand new crashes in the area of 270 up in frederick county. details coming up. >>> a rough spring for you and your car because of all of the >>> all right. d-dot gave us a new update on potholepalooza. that's the program to fill the potholes as quickly as possible in the district. the crews have filled more than 30,000 pot holes so far and they say you called in twice as many potholes this year than one year ago. >>> it's the end of april, approaching may. still potholes out there. >> all left over from the winter that was so rough. 311 in d.c. or tweet them. >>> 6:11 is our time right now. looks like april will end with some showers. >> storm team 4 meteorologist amelia segal is here with your bus stop forecast out on the storm team 4 weather deck. >> good morning. we're tracking shower today. a few thunderstorms are also possible. best chance of thunderstorms today is going to be over

carol maloney is following the quest for the cup in new york. >> reporter: the washington capitals have recaptured home ice. second straight overtime game here at nassau coliseum and the caps win this one in thrilling fashion. 11 minutes into overtime niklas backstrom has the puck. he takes it up and fires a shot and he scores. the game winner. caps take this one, 2-1. they're coming back to d.c. with a series tied at two games apiece. >> it's a good job by him in front of the net there. without him there, it wouldn't be a goal. >> game five thursday at 7:00 p.m. until then, you might want to keep that heart medication handy. >> i mean seriously, carol. watching those games in overtime, my kids want to stay up and watch -- no. it's not ending until 10:00 at night. >> good for their health not to watch. >> yeah. >>> 5:21 our time right now. 56 degrees as we look over the district this morning. a lot of you waking up to cooler temperatures than that right now. >> meteorologist chuck bell weather and traffic on the ones. chuck, are we going to get warmer today? >> we will warm up. this wil

carol maloney is live at the world's most famous arena. carol what's the mood of the team like right now? >> reporter: they're ready, jim! they are ready. you know the rangers have a nickname. they're called the mighty blue shirts. this is what you're going to see a lot of tonight in the stands. they won't be waving them. they'll be wearing this. it says rangers town. that's where the caps are. they closed down long island. now they're ready to take care of business here at the world's most famous arena. new york new york. from the islanders to the rangers, this version of madison square garden opened in 1968. the rangers have won three stanley cups before moving here. caps look pretty comfortable during this morning's skate. braden holtby happy for a change of venue and looking forward to getting him to a new york state of mind. >> a city where you go to work. there's not much sitting around in this city and just relaxing. i mean, it's a very industrious city, probably the most famous building in the world, so much history. it's a fun plac

carol maloney will be there for all the action and she'll coverage at 11:00. come on. go caps. >>> and the redskins hold the fifth pick in the draft. there's all sorts of chatter about what the redskins will do. some expert says the team will trade the pick, others say the team will draft a defensive end and some say the team will draft a quarterback. we will see. >>> so there's a new study out that says redskins fans have the worst grammar of any nfl fans. this is according to "the wall street journal." the grammar power rankings are based on comments left on each team's official website. redskins fans average 17 mistakes per 100 words. followed by the saints and the dolphins. lions fans apparently have the best grammar. >>> a mystery is unfolding in the boston marathon bombing trial after a witness goes missing. the key player that could save dzhokhar tsarnaev from the death penalty. >>> his bloody arrest captured the attention of the nation. now the investigation into the johnson case is done. but don't expect to see it any time soon. >>> looking live outside, washi

joe will join me in studio on sunday for our special pregame show "caps quest for the cup" carol maloneyl be live in long island, face-off at noon, all here on nbc 4. now we are calling this a must-win because of this stat. visiting team that's go back home after being up two games have an 86% chance of winning the series. that is huge. this is the reason why the caps need to get a win tonight. >> reporter: on to top of islanders one of the better home teams in the eastern conference. >> reporter: nassau coliseum, a tough place to get a win. >> reporter: let's move to basketball, the wizards starting their playoff run which takes place in toronto tomorrow, they take on the raptors at 12:30. the wiz will try to do something they haven't done all season, beat toronto. they're 0-3 against the raptors, not all bad despite an early season blowout. toronto needed overtime in the second game and they won the third game by just two points. the wiz kids not worried about the past because this is the playoffs, and this is a different animal. >> regular season matters but now the playoffs here they

carol maloney joins us from new york. the caps really need to win this one tonight. >> reporter: man, do they ever. many of the caps are admitting this is the biggest game of their series, a chance to tie on the road and take back the momentum. we know on big game days like these that it's not what they say but how they say it. >> we look forward to tonight play the way we want to play tonight. play better. that's it. >> tonight is a big game. we have to come out and play our game and we play our game, we'll be all right. >> we're just going to try to take it the same way stick to our system and game plan. hopefully we're going back to d.c. with an even series. >> we're focusing on how we need to play hockey. if we do that right, i firmly believe we'll be going home 2-2. >> reporter: in the background of all of this determination, you could hear the guys singing in the shower. >> just trying to learn. >> reporter: drowning out an interview. maybe off-key but on target with what the coach wants. >> time to work time to pla