dale hunter has stepped down, that is the big story tonight.says he is going home to his family. this is exactly what dale hunter agreed to originally, 01-year deal with the re-evaluation at the end of the season. he has a successful i am project successful family vision. the capitals will have their third -- he has a successful family business. >> i feel like i am part of it and will always be part of it. even before i became coach sure, i felt like i was always wearing a washington capitals had around. >> he brought in the style they needed. >> the capital's new that had to stay and sign their season goodbye, but most did not expect a final goodbye from head coach dale hunter to >> i am surprised that it happened so quick. even though hunter coached the capitals for less than six months. >> i really enjoyed it. through and through, he is a capital. >> from the veterans to rookie goalie thrown into the playoffs, the players believe hunter gave them confidence to play the game. >> i think he is very patient and that attributes to his career how

dale hunter is not the only big name we could see leaving here. dan hellie, what its up? >> dale stepping aside. he may have run alexander semin out of town. ly doesn't want to return itch the caps play the defensive brand of hockey. they buy into the style once the playoffs rolled around. they fauld iled to advance. hunter, 37-37 overall. after taking over for the fired bruce boudreau. hunter said the decision wasn't easy. but didn't take long for hum to decide the allure of being home in ontario with his family, farm, junior hockey team, outweighed coaching in washington for another season. >> this was a tough, tough decision. i enjoyed coaching these guys here. and, being back to the team that, that is, figure not my team, but it is still my team. and it is a tough decision to make. but the right thing for me and my family. >> i guess we are all fathers, and sons and husband first before anything else. if we hatch ove our priorities in this life. family comes first. and dale needs to go home. >> interesting that that was the most rested and relaxed we had seen dale hunt

it was not an easy choice to make. >> dale hunter could not have looked happier today, and why not? . >> i am going home to the farm. >> hunter and his family on the a junior hockey club in london, ontario. >> my dad is 76 and he still scouts for us. >> delaware was a legendary capitals player. -- dale hunter was a legendary player. >> it took a little while to get to know him and understand him. >> his no-frills defense got the capitals into the playoffs and then all the way to saturday's game 7 for a chance to play in the final four. >> those guys are doing what it takes to win. >> did you make an attempt to persuade him to stay? >> no, he is very decisive. we are all fathers and sons before anything else, and we have our priorities right creek family comes first. >> family does come first. more on the departure of dale hunter coming up with six pot. the redskins have reached an agreement with the four-year veteran. a one-year deal with them hightower. -- with tim hightower. they will all be in the rotation for the washington redskins. i should be arrested for crimes against potted

dale hunter, we hardly knew you. the caps coach is leaving after less than one season saying he wanted to return home to london, ontario, to run the junior hockey team he owns and spend time with his family. the coach told george mcphee at a meeting this morning and told the team shortly thereafter, hunter had a .500 record in the regular season after agreeing to a one-year deal to take over for bruce boudreau. he played a possession oriented system with an emphasis on blocking shots. washington eliminated reigning stanley cup champion boston in the first round and lost a tough seven-game series to new york. here's dale hunter on his final day as caps coach. >> this is a tough decision. i enjoyed coaching these guys here and being back to a team that is -- i always figure it's not my team, but it's still my team, you know, and so it was a tough decision to make, but it was the right thing for me and my family. >> i guess we're all fathers and sons and husbands first before anything else and if we have our priorities

we'll tell you why dale hunter is already done with the caps. >> i got the umbrella out again. we'll show you the numbers for today. clouds kept temps down a little, 73 and 62 going in the books. 703 is below the average high of 76 -- 73 is below the average high of 76. we'll come back and talk about making some dents in our rain deficit and talk about a wet commute. >> a recommendation that could break the impasse in bringing metro out to dulles. we'll be right back. if you have copd like i do, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking s

dale hunter informed the capitals general manager george mcphee this morning that he wouldn't be returning as the caps head coach. after mixed results during the regular season the caps seemed to be responding to hunter's tough, defensive minded philosophy during the playoffs. the problem is the caps still weren't able to get out of the second round falling to the top seeded rangers in seven games. hunter cited his desire to return to london, ontario, to be closer to his family, his farm, and the junior hockey team that he owns and coaches. >> it was, you know, an easy choice to make. got a good thing going here but, you know, the biggest thing is the guys believing in themselves and the players are the key to the game. >> all right. coming up in sports player reaction to hunter's departure and how some tried to get him to stay. >>> also coming up on news 4 at 6:00 wildfires are forcing major evacuations in arizona and the fight to contain the flames is about to get even harder. a d.c. man was randomly attacked and all he wanted to do was keep his neighborhood clean. d.c. police week is un

dale hunter stepped down today saying he wants to return to his family in canada. took over as head coach after the team fired bruce beaudreau earlier this year. he helped lead the caps to the second round of the playoffs. >>> a new report out today is highlighting the hidden dangers of some household items that are hidden in just about every household. >> we're talking about those you about button batteries. every three hours a child heads to the emergency room after swallowing those. >> reporter: max is a healthy, happy 2-year-old, but when he was 15 months old, there was an episode that still haunts his parents susan and mark. max suddenly began vomiting but had no other symptoms. they rushed him to the hospital where x-rays revealed the cause. max had swallowed a button a battery and it lodged in his esophagus. >> the image is burned into my brain forever. i still see it with his head turned. we looked at each other and started crying. >> reporter: the battery had to be surgically removed. >> we just sat there not knowing if he would come out alive or even have

it's no secret dale hunter misses his life back in london, ontario and we knew there would be a good chance he'd leave after this season, but after changing the culture of this capitals team and getting a taste of some victory, many hoped that that wouldn't be the case, but ultimately the pull to return to his family and his family business was just too great to ignore. hunter owns a junior team in the ontario hockey league. his brother took over as head coach when hunter replaced bruce boudreau last november. in hunter's six months here he established a more defensive style of play guiding the team over the defending champs and one goal shy of the conference finals. we will hear from hunter and gm george mcphee plus the players and their reaction on hunter leaving later in sports. >> sad to see him go. >>> coming up an american university graduate gets her diploma as her boy friend gets down on one knee. i think she said yes. >> reporter: closing arguments in a 30-year-old murder case, i'm bruce leshan. could the wrong men have been in prison all this time? >> up next we may soon kn

. >>> now amist all the news and all the creation about dale hunter walking away from team yesterday,mments by alex ovechkin got a little lost. ovechkin called out the locker room, eluding to jealousy among the players, which was surprising considering his teammates have constantly talked about this being the most unified that this has been in a while. what he was referencing isn't completely clear. could it be his lack of ice time this season? we ask danny from 106.7 the fan to weigh in. >> maybe there's a conflict with alexander. we heard the comment that he doesn't want to come back. who is the coach going to be? i think dale hunter, we're going to find out in the weeks and months coming, may have done a great job pulling this group together to get anything out of them by the end of the season. >> regarding alexander, agent announced yesterday that he would test the free agency market this offseason. he is saying that's not true. there's still a possibility he could return. >>> and former redskin, art monk, has already been honored for his professional career. now he's being acknow

dale hunter going back to coach the junior team he owns in london, ontario. family farm there. his family is there. it seemed like, he never said this, but it seemed like this was a one and done type deal. >> yeah. >> he was doing george mcphee a favor. >> he's got a life. no pressure to get this done quickly. this search could take a while. >> i think they'll wait until they find the guy they want. i don't know if they have any idea who that is. >> thanks, dan. >> you're welcome. >>> a high school senior has a prom night to remember after she asked her favorite nfl player to go and he said, yes. her name is joyce grinnedel. the week before the prom her date canceled so she reached out to cleveland browns corner back joe hayden on twitter. her message, hey joe, would you consider going to my senior prom with me because my date backed out? just a few hours later he replied yes. last friday he pulled up to her home in a white lamborghini, took some photos, then took her out. hayden is a graduate of friendly high school here in fort washington. he graduated earl

it's been so long the last time they were in the conference finals the coach dale hunter was still a player. so they are -- they know that the -- how important this game is and you know what is at take here but of course tonight is not going to be easy. the rangers are 4-0 all time if game everyone -- in game sevens at home and in the last few games the caps and rangers have been tied or a one goal differential 90% of the time. the key tonight score first. whoever's been able to score first in the game has won that game. so for these guys they know it's win or go home. >> it's the highest stakes you're going to play in i guess but -- you know, you're playing for your life. immingle it's do or -- >> i mean it's do or die. that's sort of pressure or whatnot. gives it a different atmosphere. >> always want to get her going. it's a building we've been in before and we're excited for the opportunity. >> you enjoy game seven because they're fun to play. >> reporter: and just 48 hours ago, barden holtby became a father and we'll talk more about that and sky kerosene is going to join us. >>

all in a no-touch design. >>> dale hunter stepping down as the caps' head coach after less than six monthsjob. hunter says he wants to return to his home of ontario, canada to run the junior hockey team he owned and spend time with his family. he got the team into the playoffs but lost as you know into the second round with the rangers. the news came as a surprise to the team. >> this is a tough decision. i enjoyed coaching these guys here and being back to the team that i always figure it is not my team but it is still my team, you know. and so it was a tough decision to make but it was the right thing for me and my family. >> it is tough to see a coach like that not be back but everybody has their own reasons and there is nothing we can do about it. >> i was sort of shocked when i found out. but he will be missed. i really learned a lot from him and really valued the effort that he put in. >> we'll have to see what they do in the off season. big changes. >>> summer is just around the corner which means most of our favorite tv shows are wrapping up for the season. but fox viewers have som

dale hunter coaches with the situation in the game. the caps are leading, you're not going to see a lot. the caps are losing or tied, you're going to see a lot of him. he didn't play a lot of minutes because of the situation. nothing else to read into it and still, alex ovechkin had a pretty good goal last game. >> that was exciting. the morning he was reunited with nicklas backstrom. they haven't played together in that line under dale hunter. how big will that be for tonight's game? >> dale hunter said it's a game-time decision. i know, shocker. but it's very important. they played together all through their careers. they know each other very well and it should free him up because nicklas backstrom is the best two-way player and he is really good passer and should be able to get him going. if anybody can do it, it will be nicklas backstrom. >> we have also seen real quickly, a resurgence of nick who has been benched. what is it that he has come around right now? >> it is that entire fourth line. we saw joe ward at the game winner in

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they came back in 1988 with dale hunter's or in the game-winner. and in 2009 against the new york rangers. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> we are wearing red to show our support. it is 64 degrees right now. >> you are in the spirit. we have more coming up on "good morning washington." montgomery county police looking to catch a police impersonator. a clue that could put an end to this. >> and a prom pictures that made ita splash. we have an explanation, coming up. >> i am talking red with my coffee mug. go cap >> not exactly a great start to the prom night for these wisconsin high school students. there is the before and the after. there were standing on a wooden pier when it collapsed. some of the teenager's fell into the water. no one was hurt. after some drivers and borrowed clothing and extra makeup, the students were able to make it to the prom. now they have pictures they will keep for a lifetime. >> my goodness. can you imagine being all dressed up for the big night and that happens? let's at least they are all in it together? . >> time for tr

. >> dale hunter. let's go to new jersey. tied at 3. the flyers with a line change e devils make them pay. new jersey takes a two-one lead over the philadelphia flyers. squareo to madison garden. lebron james scored 32 points beat the next. they hold a 3-0 lead. as leon says, it is over. the redskins start a three day tomorrow. robert griffin has still not contract. get a fourto year $21 million deal with $14 bonus. in a signing bad for a young man. bonus. in a signing bad for a young man. >> i think i can survive do you read in bed? do you read out loud or in your head? do you need a lamp to see? and does it leave your bedmate be? don't you wish there was a light that wouldn't keep them up all night? if so, you'll be happy to know, our newest nook now comes with glow. introducing nook simple touch with glowlight, the only e-reader made for bedtime reading. find your nook at your neighborhood barnes & noble. >> you still have time to win a new ford fiesta. two entries for yourself by sharing the contest with their face but friends. wjla

. >> and the player to coach dale hunter with their reputation for making decisions quickly and standingy them, he stood by that decision to leave the capitals less than two days after the season-ending loss. he took over in november after the team fired woodrow. them general manager says he did not try to change his mind. he told mcfee wants to return to canada to spend more time with his family. the preakness has a field of 10 set for saturday's race, but you can scratch any umba references. hampton -- hanson captured attention leading up to the kentucky derby, but did not impress anyone in the race. just a reminder, wbal tv 11 is your home for all things. yes. -- all things preakness. will be live from pimlico saturday, may 19, five days away. the summer olympics begin in just under 74 days. and for michael phelps, i'd means crunch time in his preparations. he already holds the record for medals in the game, 16th overall, 8 gold. but he has had inconsistent results since beijing. he sounds ready to lock in for final preparations. >> i think the biggest thing i know it's just being abl

today, dale hunter talked about the fight in his team and this is do or die, game 7. >> there is nothingetter than i game 7 and moving on. it's two teams playing hard. it comes down to execution. i know both teams are going to lay it on the line. >> if the caps win, they will face new jersey on the road. tonight 730, big game. >> most of these games are decided by one goal. >> we will have more in sports. >> you can stay with abc 7 and wjla.com for the latest on the caps and rangers game. we will have the highlights at 11:00 barring overtime. >> the series of events taking place this weekend to honor police officers. earlier today, thousands of runners gathered for this year's national police 5k. natasha barrett emceed the event. the 5k raises money for nonprofit organizations dedicated to supporting the families of officers who died in the line of duty. president obama and vice- president joe biden honored the nation's top police officers. 34 officers were recognized for showing valor in tense standoffs, shootings and rescue. >> earlier this afternoon members of the police unity tour gr

next in sports, dale hunter talks about his departure from the capitals. he's only been here a year. see what bryce harper did for the first time since he's been in the majors. >> we want to get another check of our question of the morning. it's a study out of new york city. to out of every five calls to 911 there happen because of which of these things? is it a, pocket dialing, b, a prank call or c, a pet playing with the phone. >> our facebook friend delores says it's a, pocket dialing. emergency calls are the only ones you can make without entering a pass code on your phone. find out if you're correct at 6:48. ♪ like this one. ♪ or this one. ♪ or, maybe this one. ♪ but when it's this easy to use citibank mobile check deposit at home...why would he? ♪ woooo! [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. >>> welcome back. your weather first. the heavy rains are scattered b. we'll see this area of rain leave the region the next hour to two hours. some breaks at times but also a few more showers and storms. some of

dale hunter, of course, coming from ontario.. >> he can go back home. >> this is up to him it seems like. which way do we think this is going to go? >> i think it is tough to say at this point. you talk to some people who probably know a lot more about it than i do. i think the feeling is probably not come back. i don't think it is a 70% not coming back. i think if you have to lean one way, it would probably go that way. does he want to put up with some sort of grind, dealing with the egos. if he comes back and they want to play the same tile, you will have more issues during the regular season with a guy like an ovechkin if he is not getting ice time. in the post-season,ic guys will put up with certain things to sacrifice for winning the stanley cup. i think it would be harder to play this tile during the season. he knows that. he is a smart guy. i think there is a lot of questions with that. how bad does he want to stay in the nhl. you are coaching a contender. it's hard thing to give up, i would think. so-- but he already has

. >> abc7 news confirming the coach dale hunter is stepping down. he will not return. he is returning to his home in canada. this comes following the loss in game 7 against the rangers on saturday night. he finishes the season 37. much more on this story throughout the day. much more coming up at 5:00. they'ldale hunter out after the washington capitals head coach. >> the returning champ for the past three years, jacobs was the most popular for his name. this is followed by mason and william. topping the girls list's list, sophia. >> an unforgettable birthday for the founder of facebook. see why he will not be needing any presents for his 28th birthday, although he will probably still get them. and >>>> port stasn stars [ female announcer ] safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. right now, a sweet price on honey nut cheerios, just $1.88. starbucks coffee is only $7.77. that's less than a quarter for a great cup of coffee. an

dale hunter told them yesterday to just get away from it all. he wanted them to get ready mentally. pose a loss. they agreed that they have to be more effective on the power play. >> you have to adjust. you have to get to the pot a little bit quicker. -- puck a little bit quicker. >> if you missed the net, just a touch off on a rate no. >> let's go to golf. tiger woods should be required to show his id when he comes to tournaments now. he is not the same guy. as things stand now he will miss the cut. it will be the eighth time in his professional career he will have failed to make it through the weekend. >> if i get over the golf ball and i feel uncomfortable, i hit it great. it is just -- i get out there and i want to get comfortable and i follow my old stuff. i hit it awful. all the shots i was uncomfortable on, i said i will make it feel as bad as it possibly can, strike it. i know what i need to do. i just need more rips doing it. >> he is confused. he is not even the san guy. this is a strange time in sports. tiger is average at best. the nationals are in first place. >> it is

let us make a maxxinista out of you. >>> topping our sports headlines, dale hunter stepping down as the caps head coach after less than six months on the job. hunter says he wants to return to ontario to run the junior hockey team he owned and spend some time with the familiarly. he got the team into the playoffs as you know but lost in the second round to the rangers. >>> to baseball now and a good day for bryce harper. his first big league home run last night as the nats beat the san diego padres 8-5. he became the youngest major leaguer to homer since 1998 going deep on a solo shot to straightaway center field in the third inning off the right-hander. chad tracesy and xavier nadey also homerd for the nats. after the game, harper was asked about his home run curtain call. >> i'm actually pretty excited about that. i wasn't sure i should have went up there. the veteran guys were like go, go get it. i did. it was pretty cool. society. >>> take me out to the ball game. >> hear that. that means today is fox 5 weather day with the nats, tucker, tone you, sue palka will all be at the ballpa

now there are some big questions to be answered this offseason, amber, the biggest will dale hunter bek next season as head coach. we'll find out soon. >> some things yet to be seen. the capitals are 2-4 in game seven over the past season. the playoffs will roll on, eastern conference finals begin on monday. >>> to baseball, bryce harper went all gus frerot, remember when the quarterback banged his wall in 1997 and hurt his neck? he slammed his bat into a wall and it ricochetted and left a welt over his eye. harper's okay but his eye not so well. nationals taking on the reds. down 1-0 in the fifth inning, wilson ramos facing matt letos and he launches a bomb deep to center field, his third of the year, get out of here. ties the game at 1-1. danny espinoza homer gives the nats the 2-1 lead in the sixth. zimmerman's pitch gets away from ramos, he chases it, collapses to the ground after existing his knee, had to be helped off the field. he'll get an mri. davey johnson has a bad feeling he tore something in there. tough day for the capitals fans. >> we want to give them props for a wonder

. >> in the off season, we will have to see if dale hunter will be back this next season. what they did a good job. >> absolutely. >> across our region, caps fans crossed their fingers and held their breath, but the game did not go the way they hope. >> we are joined now with reaction. >> the one word i keep during from fans tonight is "heartbreak." after such an exciting game an exciting season, fans around verizon center are very disappointed. these bars and restaurants were packed with capitals fans hoping this team could make it happen in advance in the playoffs. unfortunately, they came up short. this is now fans are reacting. >> it is great but does not come through in the end. >> it is heartbreaking. we expected to win. it did not go our way. in the first two minutes, we were already in a whole. -- hole. >> they put up a good fight. but with the important part. it was not for lack of effort >> we change perspective along the way in were a completely different team than they were when they started the season. >> as the capitals and fans turn their attention to next w

during practice today, nicklas backstrom were on the first line of places they haven't been under dale hunter yet. that line up for tonight's game. that familiarity could help in each of his goals this post season, he has been assisted by nicklas backstrom. >> it's nice. >> we should know each other for a long time, and i mean, we have to go out and do our job out there and make sure we get some chances. >> i don't know who is playing who yet. see what happens. >> derek, as you can see, the fans are piling in. lots of red here at the verison center. the energy is building. fans excited. the caps really have a chance to take control. of course we'll have full coverage for you at 11:00. i'm live at the phone booth, kristen berset, derek, back to you. >> looking forward to it. thank you. >>> it felt more like late june today than early may. you know what we have? thunderstorms. top is in the weather center tracking what's left of them on the radar. >> a good way to describe them because they are running into cooler and dryer air and consequently, they are dying, which is good. no warnings out ac

getting some word, by the way, pretty reliable twitter sources that i follow saying the caps coach dale hunters going to step down from the team. they just got eliminated from the playoffs. according to the general manager, it's citing personal family reasons. we'll have more on that assuming that is correct on 9news now at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. that could be big news coming out of the caps world. weather wise, let's talk about that. much needed rainfall we talked about at the top of the broadcast. now we're looking at more rain on the way before the afternoon is out. temperatures may make it into the low 70s. maybe. we're going to get close, at least 70. maybe 72 here in town. and then south of town and southeast of town, you're doing a little bit better but the showers and even some storms will be possible for the evening rush. that could slow you down. you got any plans this evening outside, i'll tell you right now it's probably 70%, 80% it's not going to happen. that means the nationals have the padres in town tonight 7:05. look at the rain coming. you see back toward roanoke, this will be

where do the caps go from here and why dale hunter says he is leaving. news edge at 6 continues >>> another big story we are following faa expected to announce tonight, how they will begin licensing local law enforcement to use certain types of unmanned drones. just the possibility of using them is sparking concerns citizen privacy. foxes katherine has more. >> reporter: drones like these are known for operations in yemen, afghanistan and iraq but they are being used more and more for domestic surveillance like patrolling boarders. >> because it is going to be so easy and inexpensive to obtain overhead imagery that capability will fall into many more hands and not everyone will use that capability responsibility. >> reporter: advocates call them a force molt plyer for law enforcement. >> -- multiplier for law enforcement. >> they will have more eyes in the sky to assist when they are going to potentially volatile situations. >> reporter: in late april faa listed 63 domestic sites that will be able to launch drones in the nations capital. some are questio

does dale hunter stay around as head coach. who else will be gone?gh in on what changes are coming. it appears tim hightower is returning to the burgundy and gold. he tweeted about his return tonight which sent redskins nation crazy on twitter. he played just give games last year, was having a great season until he tore his acl. we'll have more on him in the plus as well. >>> get your em umbrella last for tomorrow and tuesday. your seven-day forecast. showers monday and tuesday. much cooler, lower 70s and mid- 70s for tuesday. then wednesday, thursday, looks good for the rest of the week. >> all right, thanks for joining us, everybody. have a great week. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right ♪ ♪ if being right means being without you ♪ [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, 100% whole grain oats... and that sweet honey taste. you can't go wrong loving it. bee happy. bee healthy.

every step of the way. >>> topping sports headlines, dale hunter stepping down as the caps head coachs than 6 months on the job. what's up with that. hunter says he wants to return home to ontario canada to run the junior hockey team he owns and spend time with his family. >> this is a tough decision, i enjoyed coaching these guys here, and being back to a team that is -- i would figure it is not my team but still my team you know. and so, it was a tough decision the make but it was the right thing for me and my family. >> hey, he had a great season after all. hunter instilled possession oriented system with an emphasis on defense and blocking shots. got the team into the playoffs but they lost in the second round to the rangers. >> disappointed by that. >> yeah, we were rocking that red. >> we were will. baseball now, bryce harper hit his first big league home run as nationals beat the padres, 8- 5. he became the youngers major leaguer to homer since 1998, -- youngest major leaguer to homer since 1998. >> you sound like you are ready for espn. >> okay. tracy and xavier and maddie als

questions about dale hunter, about some of the players. we'll be following that. skye will have all the information for us as well. you'll join us tomorrow on sports plus as well. skye, thanks so much. >> thanks a lot for having me. >> we're live in madison square garden. i'm kristen berset. dave back to you in the studio. >> great job out there. travel safe coming on home. >>> baseball, this nats pitching staff, you can't say enough. strasburg did his thing thursday. g. o. backed him up friday. the great american ballpark today, but injuries continue to hurt this team. watch this. 7th inning, wilson ramos who homered earlier. his knee buckles. he was down in a heap for a couple of minutes. davy johnson said afterwards he tore something in there. he's going to be down awhile. on the hill, zimmerman hard luck all season long taking care of his business. he struck out 9 tonight. he gets the win. the nationals win 2 to 1. rays and orioles in the american league. bill hall got called up from the minors earlier in the day. uh-oh, uh-oh, oils win 5-3. baltimore tied for

and this was instituted when dale hunter took over for bruce bud row as head coach.e nerve racking for fans but the team is embracing it so far. >> and talking to friends and family, they sitting at home and biting their nails out. i keep telling them those days are gone a bit. i think they're going to be tight the rest of the week and we feel comfortable in the games and. >>> robert griffin thee is the redskins starting quarterback and will be on the field the first team offense when 90 players report to redskins park for the start of otas on may 21st and took five practices over three days of rookie camp. for the head coach to name robert griffin 3 as starting qb and looking impressive in the first redskins practices. shanahan said the prized qb proved it was worth moving up to get him in the draft. the head coach won't throw the entire playbook at griffin and will utilize the strengths instead. >> and we're going to adjust our system to what he feels comfortable, watch him grow and what he feels he can do and does the best. >> you go from being top dog at your col

dale hunter wanted defense. he stepped up when he was needed most. >> of course it's important. and, of course i want to be there. as the i said before -- but, you know, you just have to play for the team. and -- it's -- it's, you know some times when, you know, it's out there, and you just said like, you have to use your chance what you have. and, you know i think i have a pretty good chance tuesday. and first period. and, in the second. i hit the post. but after that, like, my shift was not that good. but again. i use what i -- what dale gave to me. and it worked. so we'll see how it goes. >> not a lot of minutes. ove took advantage. game three. wednesday. complete highlights coming up unjust a few minutes. see you again in a couple. guys. >> good stuff. thank you, dan. hands on the famous healy clock at georgetown university are still missing tonight. they disappeared sunday morning. it is kidded a tradition for students to steal the clock hands. the university says the prank poses serious safety violations. >> a dog food recall, including some food sent here to maryland and

questions remain for the offseason like will coach dale hunter return, and who will be staying and leaving on a team that seemed like it was just starting to find itself. >> you know, my big applause to the caps for an amazing run. >> absolutely. >> fought really hard to the end. after a great start to the season, it got rocky. i think braden holtby shined throughout the series. >> you count on him being back. >> a new daddy, too. >> there were a lot of pictures floating around with him and the new child, right? >> yes, cute. >> hopefully guys -- a lot of them will stick around. a lot of them did well as we wrapped up the season. we'll see what happens next year. >> all right. can grassroots -- congrats to the caps. it's monday. >>> i did have a few sproinl my drive in this -- prinls s drive in this -- prinls prinkley drive in this morning. >> perhaps the next couple of hours it's going to be wet. that's fender-bender as you know, whether we get wet roads. here comes the rain, that moving green is rain. we have some falling lightly, and everything is getting wet in southern maryland, easte

. >>> dale hunter embarked on his first nhl coaching gig six months ago. it could be his last. two days after the caps were knocked out of the playoffs, hunter announced he is stepping down as head coach with no intentions to return to the nhl. hunter will rejoin his family in london ontario where he coowns a junior hockey team with his brother. he returned to d.c., met with a lot of fanfare. he's one of just four capital players to have his number hanging from the rafters. despite the success and the changes he brought to this club, his heart was with his family. >> when i retired as a hockey player, i had to retire because i wasn't not that good anymore, i guess you want to say. but you know, this is a tough decision. >> he'll be missed. really learned a lot from him and really valued the effort that he put in. you know, i hope we see him around here again. >> so no doubt that it was a tough decision,

head coach dale hunter is stepping aside. hunter spent less than six months with the team after replacing the former coach. he was 37-37 overall and couldn't break through the second round of the playoffs. but his impact may be lasting. after instilling a gritty defensive mindset on a team that desperately needed that, the biggest factor in hunter's decision -- he is ready to go home. >> this is a tough decision. i enjoyed coaching these guys here. and being back to the team that is -- i always figure it's not my team, but it's still my team, you know? and so it was a tough decision to make. but it was the right thing for -- for me and my family. >> hunter may not be the only person leaving. alexander semin is a free agent and his agent says he doesn't want to return because of the defensive style of hockey hunter preached. >> now that hunter is out, there will be question whether or not he will change that decision or whether or not the capitals organization still wants him. >> right. if the next coach who comes in wants to

we're working on "sports final" talking cats and mike green's flas dale hunter's system. we'll meet the lady who taught rg3 the words muy bueno. and mike wise joins us to talk caps, nats, redskins and wizards. that's all coming up on "sports final." d.c. sports are stealing the headlines in the nation. >> where did that come from? all we need are the redskins now. >> rg3. stick with him. >>> coming up next -- why the family of former nfl star junior seau is rethinking its decision to donate his brain to science. >>> and tomorrow night at 11:00, live from los angeles, join angie goff as she reports from "the voice" finale. you can catch her reports monday and tuesday on news 4 at 11:00. i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna to do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with university of phoenix. i feel like the sky's the limit with what i can do and what i can accomplish. my name is naphtali bryant and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu/b

quite a couple days after the capitals have been eliminated from the proceeds and by the rangers, dale huntern as coach of the capitals yesterday. leaves on his own terms because he wants to be home with his family. he owns a minor league franchise in ontario and has a farm. the capitals will now search for the third head coach in the last seven months. >> the team is pulling the right way. they are playing stanley cup hockey. you have a chance of winning. >> its a little while to get to know him and to understand him. in the end, the end up loving the guy, like the rest of us. >> i will still try to convince him to stay. i was a little surprised. >> thanks so much. 64 degrees. the news continues with "good morning washington" at 5:30 >> . president appendix continue to tackle controversial topics on the campaign trail. what president obama says about same-sex marriage. >> and we have some heavy rain outside. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> hehe fired at the officer. the officer returned fire an. >> the latest on a shootout that killed one and wounded a

you have to credit dale hunter. >> we have a good shot of getting this done in the garden. e lamont peterson and barry hunter. they will be in studio. this is very good for them to do. >> it is a big story. i am very sorry, the fight is not going to happen. >> with amir kahne, may 19th. here is the deal he had a private medical condition that they did not want to be disclosed it is now out there. because of that, the fight has been cancelled because his testosterone, he admitted to taking testosterone supplement. we will talk with lamont and barry hunter about this next hour stay tuned for that. we are beginning to switch topics real quick. it is not every day you get a four time, nascar cup series champion joining us. jeff gordon, he is the face of nascar bringing awareness to hunger among older americans. jeff gordon from charlotte, how you doing out there. >> hey, i am doing great thank you how you guys. >> doing great. >> we want to know why is this important for you to be involved to try to cure hunger. >> well, you know, i have gotten behind a lot of great causes over

dale hunter was asked about that, do you have any plans to change the team?t ready to talk about that. the team that scored first won the previous six games. the rangers scored first. it held true for gave seven as well. >> lindsey, we'll come back to you later in the show. great sound from the caps, sadly this season is over for now. but again, a great game tonight and we think that, you know, maybe this is the start of something big? maybe home ice next year. >> they gave the fans are thrill. >> all right, great series. >> thanks a lot. >> cap fans need going into this one was going to be tough. no team had ever beaten the rangers in game seven in their house. die hard cap fans packed the house to watch history in the making, or so they thought. fox 5's audrey barnes was right there with them. >> the capitals playoff run has sent the red line d.c. sports bar soaring into the black. the crowds have gotten bigger with every win. >> the mayoffs have been amazing for business. it wakes up the city, makes everything alive and increases profits by 50%, if not mor

. >>> shawn, dale hunter is out as coach of the capitals the move happening after less than one full season on the job. he wants to return to his family in canada. he told gm george mcfee this morning, and mcfee said he didn't attempt to change hunters mind because he said there is no grey in his life. hunter went 3 and 23 and 7 after agreeing to a one year deal to take over for bruce. helping caps squeeze into the playoffs. he had an emphasis on blocking shots, washington eliminated reigning stanley cup champ boston in the first round and lost a tough 7 game sererys to new york. hunter had the caps in every post season game 13 out of 14 were decided by one goal. mcfee was asked if he to talk hunter out of leaving. >> no, because there is no grey in dale's life. he is very decisive. and the only thing i asked dale was does this have anything to do with anything going on here he said absolutely not he loved it here. this is his team always been his team, the only team he ever wanted to coach. >> tough decision and you know, when i retired as a hockey player i had to retire because i w

not an homage to the caps' coach, dale hunter. it's a family name on his fiancee's side. >>> soccer goals, catches you flip for and fantastic frisbee. >> mowing down the competition in this week's installment of "incase you missed it." >>> in case you missed it, the lawn mower racing season got under way over in england. forget about cutting grass, these machine has to navigate a mud pit. they will be racing all summer and these guys could take care of your lawn in no time. >>> how about the tampa rays fan on this ichiro foul ball? he reaches back and proceeds to flip over the railing, spilling his beer, he sticks the landing and winds up quitting a pity souvenir for his embarrassing performance. >>> and then there was the ball in texas. the rangers mitch moreland tosses a ball into the stands. some very happy stands come up with it check out the little kid. he wanted the ball, starts crying. mom and dad try to make it better, and folks with the ball celebrate their good fortune. that makes the kid dry again. finally the rangers d

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. >>> tonight head coach dale hunter is out just days after the caps are eliminated from the playoffs. dave feldman hear now with the story. >> the move happening after less than one full season on the job. hunter wants to return to his family in canada. he told gm george mcphee at the morning meeting at the kettler iceplex. hunter went 20-3-7, a .500 record after agreeing to a one year deal to take over bruce boudreau helping the caps squeeze into the playoffs. he had an emphasis on blocking shots and washington eliminated boston in the 1st round and then lost a tough seven-game series to new york. hunter had the caps in every postseason game, 13 of their 14 playoff contests decided by just one goal. today mcphee was asked if he tried to talk hunter out of leaving. >> no because there's no gray in dale's life. he's very decisive and the only thing i asked dale was does this have anything to do with anything that's going on here and he said absolutely not. he loved it here. this is his team. this has always been his team. it's the only team he's ever wanted to coach. >> it's a tough d

so dale hunter's group is pulled and they are the 4. the frantic final seconds. on the doorstep. brad richards is there to beat him. ties the game at 2-2. in ot, the rangers still on a power play, john mitchell wins the faceoff to mark staal who winds up and blasts the game winner. deflected off brooks and matt hendricks. 1:35 into the ot. the caps fall to the rangers. they trail the best of seven series 3-2. >> obviously not how we won in the game yesterday, but it is what it is and that's playoff hockey. that's hockey period. i mean, this kind of stuff happens and the agencies feel the same and focus is the same and we play hard tomorrow. >> we keep moving forward. we would have liked to have the game, but i think we played a good game and we were six seconds away from winning. we did some video today and we'll rebound and play a good game tomorrow. >> they won in seven games in round one. they will play at the verison center. if they win, then they would play saturday, a game seven in new york. >> good reason to rock the red tomorrow. >> oh yeah. it will be very loud tomorrow

right, dale hunter? >> that is one game thing now. what comes down to one game.ou play the long series and comes down to one game, though. >> no pressure. deciding game seven in new york saturday at 730time, and the caps looking to make history. the rangers never lost a game 7 on home ice and theysen-0. brian, i'll be in new york, our live coverage begins tomorrow in at 9:00 p.m. >> we'll be watching. thanks, lindsay. >>> uh-huh. >> and today turned out to be a great day. really nice outside. feels good, too. >> and windy. you see the camera bouncing on the chilly side, gary. i guess we're in for a pleasant surprise new that we're into the end of the week here. >> and that is going to be real, real nice and tomorrow is going to be picture perfect and saturday, not bad i don't have time to think about it now. we'll show you what happened. made a couple of changes here and there and doesn't look like it's going to be perfect or bad. let me show you temperatures, though, this is pretty crazy with temperatures. 69 now in here in town and south of us, we're in the low

right, dale hunter? >> it's a one-game thing now.oth teams are going to be pumped and to may game 7, winner takes all. -- play game 7, winner takes all it. comes down to 1 game. you play these long series, but it comes down to one game now. >> one piece of bad news, the caps are going against history. the rangers are 7-0 all time in game 70s at home, although i don't think -- in game 7's at home, although i don't think the caps are worried about that stat at all. >>> tonight neighbors wage war against a local carryout joint, what police say is happening inside and how the owner is defending himself. >> plus two rare and horrifying cases of flesh eating bacteria, one of them in maryland, the other involves a zip lining accident. those stories are coming up next.  >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> hundreds of d.c. residents want city officials to revoke the liquor license of a columbia heights carryout. the reason? the owner was indicted on felony drug charges and police say he was helping facilitate the sa

the rangers with a powerplay and a goalie polled would skate 6-on-4 against dale hunters' caps.conds, the rangers ryan callaghan on the doorsteps and disabled the score with 6.6 seconds left to tie the game 2- 2. defenseman john carlson backed him up and met. the puck went under the arm n. overtime, the rangers on a powerplay and john mitchell with the faceoff to mark stall. and beats him for the game winner. 1:45 into overtime. the caps had this won and fall to the rangers 3-2 and trail the series three games to two. >> this, obviously, not how we wanted them in the game yesterday, but it is what it is and that is play-off hockey. that is hockey period. this kind of stuff happens and the agency is still the same, the mentality and focus is the same. we will play hard tomorrow. >> we keep moving forward. we would have loved to have the game, sure, but i thought we played a good game, and we're six seconds away from winning. so, we did some videos today and we'll rebound and play a good game tomorrow. >> game 6 tomorrow, the verizon center at 730time, the sportscasters throw arou