carol maloney is live up in bean town.w it's big when the franchise is trying to do something they haven't done since 1979. >> reporter: yeah, 38 years. can you believe it? john wall is a rising star, as you know. but he says legends are born in game 7s, and he knows this by watching game 7s. he's never played in one in his career. wall, beal, and most of the guys on the wizards' roster, they've never been in a game 7, but they do know that the stakes could not be higher. >> and the washington wizards will live for game 7! >> you always dream about it as a kid. you watch it on tv and you wonder what that feels like. now we have an opportunity. >> game 7, an opportunity to be where we are, it's a chance to see who wins the game. couldn't ask for nothing calm as you convey it to be? >> i disguise it pretty well, don't i? i mean, i have butterflies. i tell the guys, if you don't have butterflies, you don't care. butterflies are good, but i think all of our guys will have that. they might not tell you that, because it's bravad

carol maloney is talking to players at the verizon center. we'll start with leon harris. he's outside talking to fans heading into verizon. leon, spirits are pretty high, i bet? >> reporter: oh, my god, you have no idea. we've been sitting out here for a couple of hours and it's been amazing how little by little the numbers of people wearing red walking by just gets biggernd there's now a sea of red going all the way down 7th street behind me and a real crowd of folks assembling outside the doors waiting to get in. every single person that we've talked to has got some kind of a story about why it's important for them to be here for this game seven. i talked to people from as far as away at north dakota believe it or not and just a little while ago i talked with a couple of guys who came here all wait from upstate new york. they left thur home at 5:00 a.m. this morning because they had to be here to support the team they grew up with and they had to be here for this game seven. >> we would never miss this game. >> reporter: why not? >> this is game seven. this is it. this

in pittsburgh, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> now is the time to turn things around for the capitals. sorry. so exciting. 4:35. >> you're going to be really stressed out in the next game, eun. >> by the way, lauren rickets, congratulations on your engagement. >> thank you so much. thank you so much. yeah, got engaged on wednesday. feels more like winter outside. i'm freezing. i came back from outside. >> it's going to stay cold all morning. you need the jacket before you head outside. if you thought yesterday morning was chilly, it's a little bit colder. right now 47 degrees, very l in place. 37 dulles, 37 manassas. winchester is 34. here's a look at the advisories. north and west of the district, frost advisories until 9:00 a.m. freeze warnings. temperatures out there in the 40s and 30s. moving up, 7:00 in the mid to upper 40s. then we move right into the 60s. we're going to be in the 60s, mid to upper 6 os. we'll have plenty of sunshine out there today. 68 degrees, another beautiful day. still looking good. not going to need the umbrella out today. you may need it as we get through

carol maloney was there to gauge all of that. >> the worst part is the boos at the end as the caps left the ice. the locker room was in shock. the fan base was in shock. and the worst part about that emotion is that we shouldn't be. we have been there before way too many times. tonight eliminated by the pittsburgh penguins, failing to get out of the second round again. a shutout loss in game seven the best team in the league failing to score with the season on the line. once again failing to get out of the second round. reaction in the locker room is coming up. i can tell you it was emotionally and brutally honest. it is coming up in sports. >> we'll see you in just a bit. you mentioned tonight's result. think about history repeating itself. may 10 the pens took out the caps in pittsburgh. may 10 tonight here same thing happened in a room full of a lot of red. these fans have been on this emotional roller coaster for so many years and tonight's result left a familiar yet bitter taste in their mouths. >> we feel terrible. >> always. and the penguins every time. >> sad to see so many disa

in boston, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> looking forward. >>> a new warning now about the dangers of energy drinks. a teenager dies trying to get the caffeine fix many of us crave. what his family wants you to know still ahead. >>> severely injured over there. someone is hit in the head with a bat. >> plus, new details on the attack of a reality tv st.ar >>> breaking news right now in first 4 traffic. take a look at problem outer loop at branch avenue. we are jammed here. about a two knaand a half mile backup. everybody being pushed to the left of the roadway. a broken down tractor-trailer is adding to the pain. hi, chuck. >> we have better news in the weather department today. clear skies for the most part and a news cool start for the morning. downtown temperatures near 60. outside the beltway many spots are down into the 40s this morning. so a nice cool and come if i star -- comfy start. low 80s by later on this afternoon. sheena's taking a peek at the weekend coming up. >> thank you, chuck. it is 6:13. we have intense new video this morning that shows the horrifying moment a j

. >> carol maloney is in pittsburgh this morning. >> reporter: facing elimination, the caps delivered domination. five goals here in pittsburgh on monday night forcing a game seven in d.c. on wednesday. andre burakovsky netted two of those goals in a 5-2 victory over the penguins. the caps though, they are on the edge of changing the playoff history of their franchise for the better. >> i think we really step our game up a lot. i think today and our last game, i don't think we gave them a lot. we have to be pretty mature about this. it's not going to be the exact same story. they're not going to go away. they're stanley cup champions for a reason. we're going to regroup. we'll enjoy this. it was a fun one for us. we have to regroup and get refocused on the start. >> reporter: the caps records in game sevens at home, 3-7. wednesday night presenting another chance to change be the negative narrative that is the in pittsburgh, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >>> the penguins won the stanley cup after beating the capitals in the second round. >> history. >> put out the statistics. >> we nee

news4's carol maloney is live in pittsburgh for tonight's game, where the caps are trying to keep their season alive, carol. >> reporter: hey, guys, yeah, i was googling how many ways can you say win or go home. do or die. facing elimination. so much fun for us, but not for the players who have the pressure of trying to do something they don't do often in pittsburgh -- and that is win. so many high profile hockey players, you could calls it stars wars. pittsburgh gazette said it will be sdifeded by the guys in nets. goalies likely to decide the series. so if you go with what braden holtby did in the third period, you like the caps' chances. game of this series so far. four goals for the caps in game three, most they've netted in one game in the series. ovechkin, one of the many players getting back on track. we'll have more on him and his line change later in sports. but as for tonight, win or go home. eight trips here to pittsburgh, caps only have one win. so history in the on their side. but we're excited for it. back to you. >> excited and a little nervous. thanks, carol. >>> problem

>>> i'm carol maloney at the verizon center. who turned the lights off? wizards need to light it up here at home like they've been the entire postseason. one player said, they win tonight or this year is a waste. more from the w iz previous administration, attorney general jeff sessions says federal prosecutors should seek maximum punishment for drug related offenses. sessions sent a memo urging that prosecutors file, quote, the most serious, readily provable charges with the most substantial punishment that includes mandatory minimums. sessions said charging and sentences recommendations are bedrock principles for any prosecutor. >> we are going to meet our responsibility to enforce the law with judgment and fairness. it is simply the right and moral thing to do. >> reporter: a directive by a.g. holder had them not report amounts of drugs involved if they would trigger the mandatory minimum for most non-violent offenders. >>> we want to dig a little bit deeper into what this means and how our prisons and minimum sentences stack up with the rest of the wo

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that is where we find carol maloney. >> reporter: 48 hours ago in this building the caps playoff heartbreakn d.c. were out in full force. tonight in the game you knew would come down to the final possession and finally verizon center magic happened finally we can celebrate. >> i want to feel what you are feeling right now. >> never come to my city talking about -- we have game seven that's all we ask for. we have unbelievable fans. >> he is a winner. he plays to win. he is not worried about his stats. rrptd celebrated like they won but they have one more game on the road. the last time they won in boston. they lost all four in the regular season. they lost three playoff matches up there. so that is something they haven't done in a while but tonight they cracked the ceiling. we'll see if they can do it again. certainly feels good tonight. terrifying and most exciting game seven. >> thank you, as always great job. 1982 the last time washington beat boston in a playoff game in boston. wizards are the first home team to avoid epilimb nation in 2017. airmz win against game seven on monday night.

. >>> i'm carol maloney at the live desk. one day after hearing racial taunts orioles outfielder adam jones hears something else loud and clear. [ cheers and applause ] >> a standing ovation for jones tonight in his first at bat at fenway park. just last night jones was the victim of what he says was worst racial name calling in his career. the red sox organization apologized to him today and then fans did, too, tonight. jones doesn't mind being heckled he says but last night crosses the line. >> i don't need special treatment. treat me as normal. keep the racial stuff out of there. boo me, tell me i suck. that is what i want be. >> it doesn't have a place in the game. i thought we moved past that a long time ago. >> two games to go in the series. wizards in boston. they needed overtime for game two. >>> new at 11:00 tonight detectives believe a man accused of soliciting an ashburn girl for sex may have pursued other teen victims here and across the country. police arrested 35-year-old derek lamar jones. they tell us he has a

our carol maloney is boston tonight. she's getting reaction from the team.er live report later in sports. >>> tonight the white house is pushing back hard on a report that president trump invited russian officials into the oval office and disclosed highly classified information. >> at no time, at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. >> russia's ambassador and foreign minister came to the white house the day after james comey was fired. the "washington post" reports that the president shared code word information with them. high-level intelligence that even u.s. allies don't know. the secretary of state and national security adviser say, while president trump discussed specific terror threats to civil aviation, he never revealed sources, methods or classified military operations. >> two other senior officials who were present, including the secretary of state, remember the meeting the same way and have said so. on the record accounts should outweigh those of anonymous sources. i was in the room. it didn't happen. >> senator mark warner call

hey, everyone, i'm carol maloney in "sports final" tonight.he wizards versus the celtics. it was good in the regular season, a nose poke, black funeral prediction, but this is a rivalry calling for police intervention earlier this season. that's a lot of hype for game one today and the playoff series. let's take you to boston. isiah thomas arrived by plane in boston at 4:00 a.m. this morning, coming back from his sister's funeral held yesterday in washington

sherree burruss is in the studio, but we start with carol maloney, live in bos carol. >> reporter: yeah. you can just feel it as the fans come in. everyone's like, let's just settle this once and for all. it's one of the most exciting rivalries in the nba. not only do they not like each other very much, but these two teams are evenly matched. they met ten times this season, that's regular season and playoff combined. wizards have won all five on their home court, and the celtics have won all five here in bean town. that includes the last time they met here, game 5, a 22-point route. back further, it's been years since the wizards won here at the garden, april 2014 to be exact. so a lot of history and a lot of pressure. but it's game 7, the first for many on the wizards' roster, s y anything goes. >> this is our last chance to get a win here for the season and to do it on a high note on top of that. there's no message that need to be sent. i think both teams what's at stake. it's a battle of who wants it the most. >> it's about doing the little things every time down the court and keepin

carol maloney has a look at last night's big "w." >> the bleakest verizon center felt all season. facing elimination, the caps trailed 2-1 after two p lifting the spirit, winning the game, and extending the series with the pittsburgh penguins. nicholas backstrom wrist shot tied the game at two and turned the momentum. >> we start believing and we start play the way we're capable of playing. >> that meant putting pucks on net. kuznetsov put it in the net. seconds list, ovi gets his own rebound. caps get a 4-2 win and a momentum boost head to go pittsburgh. >> we have to make a push and we have to play the same way. i think we did all game. >> if you're going into the third people going, you know, let's get this done. there was pretty good conviction in our room. i would say there's a lot of did all the right things today. >> more of the defense side of things, we just wanted the to hold on for as long as we could to give our offense some time. we knew we were going to come through in that area. they came at the big moment .performed. >> game six in pittsburgh, that's why the season

carol maloney has more on the game for tomorrow night. >> first, it's the other thing everyone is talkinger. >> take a look at the current temperatures around the region. a lot of people waking up in the 30s and 40s. there is a freeze advisory this morning. >> let's get right to your weather and traffic. sheena, lauren and melissa are all standing by. let's begin with sheena parveen. good morning. >> i have faith in the caps. remember what happened during the super bowl? remember that? yeah, well, that's what's going to happen now. year' going to keep our eye on it. we're talking frost advisories. four things you n grab the jacket. it is a chilly one this morning with areas in the 30s. we're going to be dry until thursday. nice today, nice tomorrow. rain returns thursday. that rain is actually going to go into the start of your week and next week though we actually have some warmer temperatures in the forecast. your planner for today, looking pretty good. we're still looking at below normal temperatures. by 4:00 p.m., upper 6 o0s. lauren rickets is outside in the cold. >> good morning, sh

. >> carol maloney likes being on the road. carol, what are the guys saying ahead of this big game? >> they're saying game 5 was good and that game 6 here tonight needs to be better. there's no way to overstate it. this could be the most important game of the ovi era. could redefine the franchise. >> in times like these, you find out about yourself and you show people about what you're about. and i think it's a good opportunity for us to show that this isn't the year we're going to go home early. >> reporter:o social securi so tonight, you get a game 7 if you win and you get to exercise a demon on this game a year ago. we'll be looking back coming up on news4 at 5. from the place th calling it in pittsburgh. send it back to you. >> we asked you all out there how far you think the caps are going to go in the playoffs. right now, most of you don't have much faith. you think they're going to lose in this round. but there are still this optimists who think the caps will come roaring back in this around, they're going to go all the way to win the stanley cup. >>> wizards are tied with th

carol maloney, news4 sports. >>> closer to home, a live look at storm team4 radar. you may need to dodge the puddles but it is going to start drying out. tom is looking at a big warm up headed our way. we'll check in with them. >>> and an important story tracking down a new ♪ somewhere, inside each of us, there's a pro. ♪ it's not always easy to summon your pro. ♪ but once you've found it, you'll find you can do anything. ♪ >>> pic this story on social media, but they are hoping you can help track down a sex assault suspect. the suspect is trying to get into a building when the rossland section and courthouse. the man gets into the building after the woman unlocks the door. but notice he talks to the concierge there. this is about 20 minutes before he attacked a woman inside the atry yum build iing. he gets covnervous and covers h face. any help you can give to the police, they'll take it. >>> you may need the wipers this morning. we have a shower coming our way. tom kierein is here to brighten our day. we'll t

news 4's sports reporter carol maloney shows us just how high the stakes are. >> reporter: facing elimination, the caps delivered domination. five goals here in pittsburgh on monday night forcing a game seven in d.c. on wednesday. andre burakovsky netted two of those goals in a 5-2 victory over the penguins. the caps know they are on the edge of changing the playoff history of the franchise for the better. >> we step our game up a lot. i we didn't give them a lot. >> we have to be ma sure. they're not going to go away. they're stanley cup champions for a reason. we'll regroup. we're going to enzwrjoy this. it was a fun one for us. we have to regroup and get focused on the start for game seven. >> the caps record at game sevens at home, 3-7. wednesday night presenting another chance to change the negligent ative narrative that caps playoff past. >>> it's not only the caps playing on wednesday. the wizards are facing the celtics in their playoff series, too. >> the orioles are coming to nationals park for the battle of the beltway. a whole lot of d.c. sports teams doing well. >> that's right. t

carol maloney caught me before i could touch it. tonight is the fourth time these teams will meet in the key matchup. >> you know the pens have won each of the previous three times. we're going to change all of that, right? >> news4's justin finch is live at the verizon center where all of the action is going to be happening. hey, justin. >> reporter: hey, aaron, it's a good chance after-f the caps win game seven there will be a lot of fans out here tomorrow still taking in that very big win. and the rocking of red. they're scooping up jerseys, t-shirts and hats to bring extra luck. and another one of these, a win. a takedown of the pens in the eastern conference semifinals. now, hopes were six the caps rallied to wipe out the pens 5-2. now, they're back home to push pittsburgh out of the playoffs for good. a move a few closer to the cup. but the pens are tough birds that have outmatched the caps before. hence the hoopla here. hotel monaco rocking the red. lucky for you, i can tell you some seats available. stubhub showing that tick

news 4's carol maloney will have what the players had to say after the game. ahead at 6:00 5:33. we're showing is very intense here. an airplane crashed into a busy neighborhood. two people died in this incident. now the ntsb is trying to get to the bottom of what happened. news 4's information. >> reporter: the ntsb and the faa both will be on the ground in new jersey this morning. we have that new security footage as you mentioned of when the plane went down. take a look. this comes into the shot right there on the left of your screen. you see that it crashes sideways and then explodes into that fireball. this is a leer jet. two crew members on the plane were killed. even though this is a neighborhood and there were a lot of businesses around, no one else was hurt. however, nearby buildings, a lot of cars were torched. power lines also caught on fire. the plane we hear coming from philadelphia. they were attempting to land at the airport. we know that the windy conditions were a factor. we're not sure if that contributed to the crash. the investigation is still ongoing but it w

at verizon center, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >>> meanwhile, the which is ards can tie up their series the elt celtics today, but kelly oubre was officially suspended from today's game after this incident when he pushed forward kelly olynyk. oubre is putting it in the past .looking forward. >> you know, it's in the past. when it i just can't change that it happened. now i have to face the consequences. >> game four is tonight at 6:30 at the verizon center. >>> let's take a look outside right now. scattered showers might have an impact on your sunday plans. tom is closely tracking your hour by hour weather. >>> check your pantry before you make that breakfast. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> several dozen people in georgia have been forced to leave their

carol maloney caught up with the hopeful at his alma mater about what he's gone through to get to where. >> you have the michael jordan cut story. he was cut freshman year, sophomore year. and to go from there to did yo? >> my mom. she always told me stick with it. whatever i go through. and myself just having a passion for the game of i have, me being cut from varsity wasn't going to stop me from playing basketball. i'd still play jv and working harder. and it fuels me to let me know that i never should stop working hard because there is always a kid out there trying to kaucatcp to me. >> his mom joked that she's going to move in with him wherever he gets drafted, you about markelle says they still have to chetalk that out. >> and we all certainly do hope that he handles that getting cut thing better than michael did at his hall of fame swearing in. not swearing in. what do they do? >> inducted. >> thank you. >> i hear he's a very humble kid. >> a nice guy. >> and they project boston right now. >> never give up. thank you. >> "nightly news" is next. >> hope to see you at 11:00. to take

. >> reporter: carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> that dos back, my house my rules. it will come back to some rain this morning on. up next, we will have a look at when it arrives. >> and countdown to summer. the spray you hope will keep the bugs away. new test results on which repellant workthe best.s you'busted tail.rd. and impressed the boss. maybe, it's time to be your own. transform your career with strayer university's mba program today. let's get it, america. me to listen carefully. i'm ralph northam,aught and when survivors of the virginia tech shooting asked me to support an assault weapons ban and close the gun show loophole, i took on the fight. i saw what those weapons can do now, i'm listening carefully to donald trump, and i think he's a narcissistic maniac. whatever you call him, we're not letting him bring his hate into virginia. >>> stocking up on your summer supplies in we're working for you as we count down to summer. >> and best buys for everything that you will need. and out door, you need a good insect repellant. susan hogan explains what you sh

he is projected to the top pick in next month's nba draft and carol maloney caught up with the nativet's easy to see where his drive and focus comes from. that is mom. >> i wouldn't want to play you. you would have killed me. >> reporter: long before he ever stepped foot in 24 gym, markell fults oig dared to dream. >> i remember going through school and all the team teachers saying you need to find something else. because everybody wants to be an nba player or some type of star. and i'm saying i'll prove y'all wrong and i'll be the one to make to the naiba. >> reporter: now projected to be number one overall in next remarkable when you consider just four years ago goer, he wam varsity. >> that same day i started working. i remember that day like it was yesterday. i mean, it was one of the key moments that helped me and i'm grateful for it. >> reporter: he's most grateful for his mom. she's a single mother who somehow made it work. she sent him to the school without any financial aid. >> i didn't know where it was going to come from, but i had faith because i knew if i kept him in the

. >> i'm carol maloney at verizon center. there's something about game 7.n the air documented history. they're 3-7 at home in game seven but some of the players like t.j. have never been in one and he says this is the dream. >> you dream about scoring the game winning goal in overtime. that's what as a hockey player you grow up dreaming about. it's going to be fun going out there and playing my first game seven and hopefully be able to contribute and bring my game. >> please ownershipie no overtime today. they dropped the puck at 7:30. we'll >>> good afternoon. finally may acting like may. got up near the average high this afternoon. right now it's at 75 in washington. our average high for today 74, a month from now the average high is 83. going to a watch party tonight? good travel weather. we'll have a full moon rising right after sunset which is at 8:09. temperatures will be back down to the low 60s by 11:00 p.m. when you're heading back home and then by dawn tomorrow, a big change moving in. some rain just to our west by 8:00 a.m. the metro area the rai

news4's carol maloney is here with more on the team riding quite the wave right now. >> yeah, george washington, neighborhood, right in the heart of d.c. but one of its most competitive program, traveling up and down the potomac river. gw is a sailing school. now you know. only the fifth season as a varsity sport, we're keeping an eye on this team at nationals this weekend. >> the best part of being a coach is that this is my office. >> reporter: his office, the potomac. not a bad gig for gw sailing head coach billy martin. >> to most people, this looks like vacation. but to us, we have goals. and like any competitive program, we know that we have to put the work in. >> reporter: thanks to that hard work, martin's colonials are making waves. in just the fifth year as a varsity sport, both the co-ed and women's sailing teams earned top ten rankings this evening. and the co-ed squad could be closing in on a national title this week. >> it's a blast because you're out on the water, but something competitive. so that combination makes sailing the best sport. >> reporter: part of the secr

carol maloney will have coverage from the verizon center. >>> after two straight wins, wizards say momentum their side now. washington on their way back to boston with a chance to take their first lead in the series tomorrow night. the wizards practicing this morning before their flight up to boston. winning game five won't be easy. the wiz are looking for their first win at td gardens since april 2014. but here's the thing, the wizards have sizeable leads in the first two games of the series in boston. so they know they can play up there. it's finally a matter of a w in enemy territory. >> we have a lot of confidence. understand that we had a chance to win all four games, even though we only won two, and they won two. we had an opportunity to win those games, even though we didn't shoot well or play great defense. but that game gave us confidence. >> how big of a task is it to win up there, but you left some things on the table, so maybe it's not that hard? >> no, it's that hard. we were close. you have to be able to win the game. but if we want to advance, we have to win a game up there.

. >>> i'm carol maloney at the live desk.ionals bryce harper has just been suspended four games. the giants' hunter strickland, six games. the punishment just announced by major league baseball. both appealing and are eligible to play tonight. this stems from an incident yesterday afternoon when harper was hit by strickland, inciting a benches-clearing brawl. both players also fined an undisclosed amount. more details in about 20 minutes. >>> there was a change in tone in today's white house press briefing. peter alexander joins us live as the president's team weighs in on the growing investigation into russia. >>> coming up on news4, it was intended to help small businesses here in anacostia, but now it's being expanded nationwide. >>> and we still have our severe thunderstorm warning in effect for loudoun county until 7:00. but i think the strongest storm to the south, a lot of lightning in towards stafford county, southern fauquier county, we've had half dollar sized hail reported with this storm. all moving toward the sou

but he's carol maloney tough and he says only his mother or head coach brooks can stop him playing tonightfew moments to test that sprained left ankle. that's on scott brooks's mind. also, the celtics made 19 three-pointers on sunday. you better believe he's thinking about that. >> we have to do a good job of making sure we're ready to guard the three-point line. and we can't give them any airspace. >> we're not going to win unless we defend, unless we take away the three-point line. we gave up 19 threes. but on the road it's tough to win with that amount of makes from the three-point line. it's a matter of defending. we scored enough points, just a matter of us getting stops. >> reporter: head coach scott brooks would like to see his team put the ballandler under more duress, limit to 32eettempts and not make i've been baked,d, stuffed, had rea to come home w elti are trying to protect this home court you talked about. >> game three on thursday, but we're watching behind you. markieff not out there yet. really is a game-time decision? >> yeah, just looking back, i don't think he's come on

carol maloney joins us with what we can expect. >> i expect a widely entertaining game for sure. the series has lived up to the hype. now the wizards are back home and favored by five and a half points, getting love from the odds-makers, because of their home court magic. they're undefeated at verizon center this postseason, ready to bring it again tonight. >> it's intensity. we gotta play harder. it's the playoffs. that's just what it is. we won two at home. atlanta beat us two at home. so we know our home court advantage, and can get the next two. >> we have a good feel and comfort level on our home court. but we have to play well here. they're not going to give us the game because we're on our home court. we're going to have to execute and we're going to have to compete and we're going to have to do the little things. >> you look at it, you can't look at regular season or in the postseason. but home team has won every game so far, but all we can do is come out here and try to compete and take care of home court advantage. >> advantages now and no more room for errors. trailing