from new york, dan hellie, news 4 sports. >> speaking of complimentary way, right -- >> yeah, freak ofature. good report from dan and everybody's excited to see him in the redskins jersey coming up soon. >>> moving on to hockey. one game stands in the way of the capitals advancing to the second round of the stanley cup playoffs. they look to knock off the defending champion bruins in boston. and once again, it comes down to a game seven. it's been a scenario not kind to the caps recently. since 2008, washington has played in four game sevens winning just one. cruz squeezed in one last practice today. and if tomorrow's game is anything like the first six, we will all have no fingernails left. every game this series has been determined by one goal including sunday's 4-3 overtime loss and game six. the caps have had three days to regroup and this evening ship off to boston where everyone knows it's win or go home. >>> well, yeah, it's a tough building to play in. i mean, their fans like our fans are very passionate. and i think in the playoffs, you know, it rounds up even more. so we want

talking with dan hellie in new york ahead of the nfl draft.ind out what it's going to be like when >>> scary for two firefighters in southern california. that was an underground electrical vault exploding. this was caught on the dash camera sunday. firefighters were checking out a prior manhole explosion when that happened. then firefighters were slightly injured, but they're expected to be just fine. investigators trying to figure out what caused all of these explosions. >>> why are tens of millions of people paying just to walk into a warehouse store? that's exactly what makes costco the nation's second largest retailer and the world's leading warehouse membership chain. nbc's carl quintanilla explains how this unusual story has broken all the rules and built a $93 billion empire. >> call it the costco effect. >> i thought i would spend about $25 and i ended up spending over $700. >> i always end up buying a minimum of $100 worth of stuff. >> no wonder they spend more than they plan. there are no signs or directories. costco wants shoppers t

right now dan hellie is talking to the players in boston.e'll join us live later in sports with reaction. but no question, a tough loss to swallow. goalie making his stanley cup playoff debut matching up against the veteran tim thomas. and hopy did not disappoint. 29 saves over three periods including 17 in the second period when the caps were outshot 17-2. as for thomas, the vet also doing his part. 16 saves over three periods. and we go to overtime and a scoreless tie. just over a minute o.t. marcus johansson's shot saved. and boston would go the other way. counterattack. chris kelly beats holpe. 29 saves but he could not get to 30. bruins win 1-0 in overtime. afterwards head coach dale hunter was asked about his young goalie. >> he'll be fine. he has lots of confidence. you know, it's one of those shots that right inside the post. not too many goalies would have had it. we're fine. it was a chess game out there and we battled hard and unfortunately it was a perfect shot that won the game. >> he should not hang his head. he had a great gam

also, make sure to stick with news4 at 5:00 and 6:00 with live updates from dan hellie leading up to game seven. tune in at 11:00 p.m. for all the highlights after the game. go, caps. i'm going to say 4-3 in overtime. >> look at you. i like it. >> of course, caps winning. >> it's a given, right. >>> 6:06 the time now. we'll tell you how some drug smugglers tried to hide their crime with chocolate. [ applause ] >>> and i, too, want to slow jam the news. >> plus, presidential punchlines. >>> on the road, a crash backing up t >>> this morning the fight against breast cancer has a new ally. kiehl's donated money to the fight. angie goff, tracee wilkins, there i am, we represented news4 at the check presentation. coincided with the grand opening at tyson's corner. the donation will go to george washington university's mammovan, providing free mammograms to women who can't afford them. the donation kicks off the big fundraiser set for june 19. a great event for a great cause. the money goes to help prevent some deadly breast cancers and get the awareness out there. >> and hats off to all o

i am dan hellie.body have a great weekend. >>> the caps are one win away from beating the defending stanley cup champion, boston bruins. >> we want to know who you want the caps to play in the conference semifinals if they beat the bruins -- or should i say when they beat the bruins, right? go on the face page and tell us who you would prefer, and we could share some of the comments. >> it doesn't matter. >>> serious allegations against the world's largest retailer. the global controversy involving walmart. >>> take a look at this. it may look like a typical soccer ball, what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lie on one of those, if you want a soft bed you can lie on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. this is your body there. you can see a little more pressure in the hips. now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setti

here is dan hellie with your sports minute. >> good morning, everybody. starts with game five. the caps and the bruins in boston. the game winner scored on a power play. they take the 3-2 series lead. they can close it out at verizon center this afternoon. game time, 3:00, you can watch it here on nbc 4. >>> on the diamond, strausburg pitches great, but doesn't get the win. the sac fly scores danny es paw know sea, and nationals win 3-2, and going for the series sweep this afternoon. how about the wizards? they are up eight at half-time, and they win the game and wizards take it, 86-84. their first three-game winning streak all season, and in fact their three-game winning streak since last april. everybody have a great weekend. >>> next up is reporter's notebook. a look at stories affecting our community. >> for now, here is jim handly. >>> welcome, everybody. we have a lot to talk about. let's start out in d.c. and the topic of school reform. the chancellor calling for longer school days and extended school years. a five-year plan. is this going to be an

and he's on the hot seat with dan hellie for another installment of "batter up." >>> you're better at than people imagine and worse at than people imagine. >> i'm good at words with friends. pretty good at that. >> all right. >> my vocabulary is probably not the best but give me some time to think about it and i can pull a triple word on you. let me think of something i'm terrible at. yeah. anything artistic. any music instrument. >> reporter: your life is on the line. you need a base hit. who's at the plate for you? >> have to be on our team? >> no. >> chipper jones. >> reporter: that's a good one. you should write a book about blank? >> like how hard it is to play a whole baseball season. i feel like that's probably been written but i don't think people realize we're there from 1:00 until 11:00, 162 days and 185 days. >> reporter: celebrity star struck meeting? >> tiger woods. >> reporter: that's good. >> just because i always play video games and when we were -- i was growing up tiger woods was in the midst of the best run of any athlete ever dominating a sport for ten years so he

dan hellie has more on her journey. >> reporter: hard to imagine a 21-year-old grandma but julie calls herself the grandma of u.s. rith nick gymnastics. makes sense since most gymnasts retire in their teens. she is the wylie veteran of the sport she calls poetry in motion. >> that's the way i tonend to describe it. the best way you can describe it, it is not like ail the other sports where you are racing against the clock or you are -- have to be like 100% technical. >> reporter: rith nick gymnastics is not as popular as the artistic gymnastics. it runs in the family. julie's mom was a junior national champion in hungary and introduced jewel dwroy the sport when she was just 4 years old. >> i tried it and fell if love with it. >> reporter: now almost 18 years later, she's training from five to eight hours day with her coach. in london, she has a chance to make olympic history. becoming the first u.s. rhythmic gymnast to win a medal. it comes from her heart and always seems to rise to the occasion. >> it is very important to be focused when you need to be focused. because you can practi

dan hellie on the way to bean town. cats/bruins tomorrow live. 5:00, 6:00.ights and live wrap at 11:00. excited about caps' action. >> write this down. >> give me a pen. >> we'll be right back. >> you said they go to at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washington redskins... and partnering with a school that brings academic excellence to the anacostia community. because the more we do in greater washington, d.c., the more we help make opportunity possible. >>> president obama taped a special edition of late night with jimmy fallon and took part in fallon's slow jam the news segment. >> now is not the time to make school more expensive for our young people. ♪ oh, yeah [ applause ] ♪ you should listen to the president ♪ ♪ are as i lock o like to call ♪ >> see the president's appearance tonight after jay leno.

[ bell clanging ] >> our very own dan hellie took to the sidelines today to cheer on hundreds of runnersd the annual run for the arts 5k and the fun run. proceeds from the races benefit the foundation's arts and education programs. >>> beautiful day for everything. here's chuck bell. >> all right. thanks, chris. yes, indeed, a beautiful day outside today. plenty of sunshine for much of the day, but now some clouds have snuck in. temperature now ticking down to 69 degrees with a light breeze out of the south at 7 miles per hour. still mild everywhere. mid 70s down towards fredericksburg. low 70s in maryland and the shenandoah valley, as well. and there are some showers out here, mainly to the west of the blue ridge out into the mountains of west virginia. they're making slow but steady progress eastbound. the air mass in place east of the mountains is fairly dry. so a lot of this is going to dry up as it comes over the mountains. but nonetheless, i think there' enough moisture out there to at least introduce some shower chances, beginning later on the second half of our saturday evening,

dan hellie up in boston and more on this in our broadcast tonight. >> coming up next -- a congressman claims he was assaulted during an airport pat down. awe all right customer found $2,000 in cash on the floor. and then she got in a whole bunch of trouble after that. >> a father goes to extremes to catch teachers taunting his autistic son. >> party crasher and the governor's mansio >>> a woman tries to make off with $2,000 in cash, but the crime was all caught on tape. it happened a few wekeks ago at the philadelphia convenience store. the man went to pay and accidentally dropped the money. the woman saw what happened. instead of telling him thee grabbed the cash, checked to see if any one noticed. and then left. the video made the news. and the woman was arrested after a flood of tips. she confessed saying she used money on rent. the victim told police he was hoping to use the money for a car. >>> a youtube recording deskris helped catch teachers apparently mistreating his 10-year-old autistic son. he decided to put a recording device on his son after he started getting notes about

dan hellie is here with more. >> yeah, and we really are just getting started here, chris. i mean, you've got bryce harper going tonight, rg3 here today. but we are going to start with the capitals. they were up in new york this afternoon, where their second-round series with the rangers is under way. and they have some work to do, folks. rookie/goalie braden hopy who played so well against the bruins struggled today as the capitals lose game one. the alexes squared, ovechkin and semin hoping to get off to a hot start. 1-0 in the second, brooks like with the beautiful saucer pass, flips it up and over the ranger sticks right to jason chumera, right between the legs and tied at 1. third period, derek steppan, 2-1 rangers. added another goal and go on to win game one. game two is on monday at madison square garden. >>> thousands of fans. the redskins are saying almost 20,000 showed up at fedex field this afternoon to get a glimpse of the future. robert griffin iii making his first local appearance as a member of the burgundy and goal. the number two overall pick studying up.

stick with news4 for updates live from our dan hellie leading up to the game seven and tune in at 11:00 for the highlights after the game. let's hope for a win. love to see the caps move on. all right. >>> just to get evening, more pumped up for the game, maybe you should boycott boston. local caps -- brookslikeyear.com -- is calling on caps fans to avoid all things boston between tonight and the game. suggestions -- get coffee at places other than dunk indon'touts and a-- dunkin donuts and avoid picking up thing at staples. sometimes they're superstitious. to stay away from boston-based products, it might work. >> if you're a hard-core fan, you're doing it. >> no doughnut for me today. >>> ahead on "news4 today," fearing for his life, what zimmerman's lawyer is asking for to help keep his client safe while out of jail. >>> and i, too, want to slow jam the news. >> having fun on late night. president obama takes a break from his work with a little slow jam with jimmy fallon. >>> and a frosty start to the morning. there's a warmup on the way. having one of those days? tired. groggy. ca

but first to dan hellie with details of a very big night for the redskins franchise. >> this is fun.ert griffin iii now officially going to be wearing the burgundy and gold, and he'sar already feeling at home. he opened up his first teleconference after being selected by singing "hail to the redskins." not much of a surprise with this pick tonight, but that didn't really matter, did it? >> with the second pick in the 2012 nfl draft the washington redskins select robert griffin iii. >> the heisman trophy winner looking dapper on the biggest night of his football life. he will be introduced to fans and media here in d.c. at a draft party at fedex field on saturday at 2:00. rg3 is the franchise quarterback the redskins have desperately needed for more than two decades. he's been in new york since tuesday soaking up the draft experience, and tonight was what he's been waiting for. >> yeah, i was excited and i was sitting there staring at the phone, waiting for the call. and they called the other phone. so it was pretty cool. even though you know where you're going, you still want to act

hiring me in the great tradition of this station, nbc 4 with george michael and lindsay czarniak and dan hellied privilege to work here. >> we feel the same way. on behalf of the colleagues and friend at nbc 4, we wish you well. >> thank you. >> that's right. our minute to win it moment with the oreo cookie race which he won. i'm 0 for 1. >> so competitive. >> i can't believe he's living before i can even the score. >> best of luck at espn. >> appreciate it. >>> up next -- huge crowds outside the verizon center as [ male announcer ] for making cupcakes and deposits at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of thin air. simple to use websites, tools, and apps. for making your financial life a little bit easier. my dsometimes i'd tag alongian. to a work site,. carrying his lunch or tools. it was good, honest work. i went to college with the help of a union scholarship, then started a maryland business, creating jobs by providing

i am dan hellie. have a great sunday. >>> next up is reporters notebook. >> for now, here is jim handly. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "reporter's notebook." marion barry drawing criticism over comments. last blast from a bigot. harsh words. tell us a little bit about the background on this. it had to do with nurses and filipino nurses. >> i think the washington post is pushing the card too far. i don't think marion barry is a bigot of any kind. he is talking about the quote unquote dirty asian restaurants in his community. with the filipinos, you go to the hospital and see nothing but filipino nurses, and if you have to recruit people from overseas, but we should be training people from our community. his points are good. the fact that the people have as a problem is he is singling out groups much people. that's when you run into a problem here. barry's point is trying to get people jobs here in the district, and he was speaking about the university, and he made a very legitimate point. >>

dan hellie has highlights in this morning's sports minute. >> good morning, everybody.our sports minute starts with the nationals and the major league debut of bryce harper. his first major league at t, nothing big. now on the top of the seventh, nationals up 1-0, and billingsley still in the game, and harper takes him all to the wall. more hustle here, digging it out. the helmet comes flying off and everything. a big debut for harper. and then the rangers and the caps. the caps trail 1-0 in the series and game two in new york on monday. and then the newt face of the franchise introduced on saturday. robert griffin iii turned out to the faithful. d.c. united won two in a row downing houston 3-2 last night. they are playing better on the pitch this year. meanwhile, we are talking boxing. witherspoon was knocked down twice in the first round before the ref calls the fight. >>> we have been asking for pictures and reaction to last night's correspondent's dinner. >> you tweeted us your picks to news4 today, and shared some on the facebook page. >> green tweeted this photo o

. >> dan hellie, the big night is upon us, dan. >> it is here we have been waiting forever, wendy and jim. rg3 should be in the building to more oh. redskins will draft him with the number two overall pick tonight. he is up in new york for the nfl draft. he has all the tools, on and off the field. as we have been saying the last month or so, maybe even more impressive off the field than he is on it. if you don't believe me, you can ask one of his teachers when he was called robbie griffin. zachary kriesh has the story. >> reporter: before the heisman trophy or multi-million dollar endorsement deals, he was robert. >> little robert, quiet and shy at times, you know, he would say hi. >> reporter: she teaches at potomac high school in virginia. in 2001 she was a first year spanish teacher in the heart of texas. >> a military town, most of my students have parents were in the military and deployed. at some point in time. >> reporter: a lot of the first year in the classroom runs together but there was one student in particular, that stood out from the rest. >> i mean he was a very confide

. >>> dan hellie is with the team at td garden in boston. >> reporter: hey jim, and pat.ll or nothing. game seven at td garden in boston. win and the capitals advance. everybody forgets about a disappointing regular season. lose and there could be a huge shakeup in the organization as the series comes to a conclusion. now, here is the good news. the capitals have played very well in this building, td garden. they've won twice during the regular season. they've won 2 of 3 in the play-offs. the bad news, the bruins are game seven experts. they won three game sevens last year on their way to winning the stanley cup. it's going to be game seven tonight. puck drops about 7:30 here at td garden in boston. we'll have more previewing the big game coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. back to you. >> we'll see you then. >>> this is it? >> we're going to be on the edges of our seats. >> all night long. coming up, we'll tell you who "people" magazine declared the most beautiful woman in the world. >>> also, the college student who spilled her yogurt on the president. >>> oh, that hurts. and d

. >>> dan hellie is in boston, where the caps get ready to whip up on the bruins.id i read the caps are favored in the game? >> uh, no. >> okay, thank you. >> there is no way they could be favored in this game or series. i tell how was favored, the nationals, they were supposed to be better this year because of starting pitching and so far, that is exactly how things have played out. gio gonzalez made his home debut, he couldn't keep the game from going down to the wire. what a performance he had this afternoon did gio gonzalez, first start at nationals park. gio didn't bat for the a's, this his first career hit, and gio looking like a little leaguer, he's jacked. later in the inning, the bases loaded for adam laroche, has been red hot lately, continues that streak, right up the middle with the base hit. desmond and espinosa score. gio on the mound, was rolling. ludwig, one of the victims, gonzalez strikes out seven, gives two hits in seven scoreless innings. ninth inning, brad lidge to close things out. he's in trouble. bases juiced, ludwig with the hot chop past

our dan hellie was there. >> reporter: game one all about the goalie.homas was stellar for the bruins and despite letting in the decisive goal in overtime braden holtby played remarkably well in his playoff debut with 29 saves. >> you know, games like that, i want to be better but, you know, there's parts of my game tonight that needed to be better. but also -- >> in the second period you had to be sharp. they fired a lot of one timers and he was real sharp and kept us in there. i thought he played very well. i didn't see a lot of holes tonight. he worked very hard. i am hoping he ex-pendletpendedf energy and wore himself out a little bit. i hope he does that every game. he did a very good job. >> reporter: high praise from the trophy winner. most have already written off the capitals but if they can seal a win here tomorrow they're right back in this series. >> it's tough to lose. this is a tough time of year to lose. but you don't win the series in game one. there's a lot of hockey left to play. i like the battle from everybody tonight. i like -- i th

. >> that's where dan hellie is. how is it looking?ow is it feeling up there. >> reporter: hey, jim and wendy. now it's relaxed. they had the pregame music going. fans aren't in here yet at the td garden. it really is all or nothing for the capitals in game seven of the bruins. this could be the beginning of the stanley cup run. or if they lose it could be the end of the dale hunter era as the coach of the capitals. regardless of the outcome, this morning at the morning skate all the capitals and the coach very relaxed. >> we're just out there having fun. we've got to be loose. we can't be too excited, can't be too nervous about tonight's game because then we start making mistakes. for us, we've been a loose group all year, out there having fun playing hockey. tonight is no different. >> are you looser than normal, or is this normal for a pregame skate today? >> this is normal. this is normal. i think completely normal. are you trying to get in my head or what? >> i'm just asking. you guys seem to be having fun. >> absolutely. think it

. >> dan hellie already wears the colorful socks.e need burgundy and gold. >> definitely. >>> griffin won superman socks when he won the heisman trophy and wore barney socks when he entered the draft. >> he continued the fashion trend last week. look, burgundy and gold socks. hard to read on the screen, but they say "go catch your dream." a phrase griffin says he learned from his coach at baylor. >> art? >> yes, art. >> the soxs will look pretty darn good -- the socks will look pretty darn good with the redskins jersey. the number ten jersey on sale. fans were buying them up at a party at fedex field. online stores had nearly a dozen rg3 jerseys and t-shirts. even a robert griffin iii patent on sale for $10. the shirts start at $30. jerseys not cheap. as much as $300. you got to budget for this stuff. >> yeah, you do. >>> let's hope that his arm is a little better than his singing voice, though. ♪ hail to the redskins ♪ hail victory there we go. that sums it up. >> that's not too bad. he began a conference call last night by singing

dan hellie. >> reporter: they admitted they will be taking robert griffin iii. this is the first time they had a quarterback in 27 year since joe theismann broke his leg they can call him a franchise guy. he had 36 touchdown passes last year, ran for another 600 yards. runs the 40 in 4-4. off the field might be better. not only does he say the right things, he does all the right things. he graduated high school ranked seventh in his class in texas. redskins head coach mike shanahan knows there will be growing pains but feels like this kid has the smarts and the personal to make himselfal perfect fit in washington. >> i like the way he handles himself a guy that finished college in three-and-a-half years, came in early out of high school in three-and-a-half years. overachiever, has great parents, work ethic is off the charts. love the way he handles himself. then there is the football aspects. he has the attributes you look for in a quarterback. i will be very happy if he's on our football team. >> i'm anxious to find out if there is anything that rg3 doesn't do

stick with news4 for live updates from dan hellie at td garden leading up to game seven. tune in at 11:00 p.m. for highlights after the game. >>> you'll need another way to get pumped up for the game. try boycotting boston. that's right. a local blog is calling on caps fans to avoid all things boston between now and tonight's game. suggestions -- get youth coffee somewhere else other than boston-based dunk yiin doughnutd avoid picking up things at staples. no boston cream pie. what else? >> seems extreme to me. go, caps. definitely support our guys. >> if you're going with the spirit, i'm going to go with it. i'll go and say no boston stuff until the game. >> no boston cream pie? you like the treats, i'm just saying. >>> another chilly start. you will definitely need the coat before you head out. >> and no clam chowder. you'll want something hot, though. down to near freezing in hagerstown, just 39 degrees. and there may be a freeze over the next couple of hours in areas to the west and north. hometown forecast for today there, mid morning, upper 40s. a few clouds in and

. >>> in sports, dan hellie is live in boston, caps taking on bruins in the playoffs. dan? >> reporter: before we talk hockey, we have to start with baseball, the home opener for the nationals today, new pitcher gonzalez makes his nationals park debut. it was stellar. seven innings, gives up two hits. but he does not get the win. this was a wild one down at nationals park. in the fifth season seeps like it opened up yesterday. we were scoreless until the fifth inning. adam laroche, slaps a base hit up the gut. desmond and espinosa score, the nationals on top 2-0. this one goes do extras. after brad lidge blows the save. tied at 2 in the tenth. two on, two out. a wild pitch, zimmerman scores, that is the game winner. the nationals downed the reds 3-2. 5-2 on the season. amber theoharis was there, what is going on? >> a packed house, 40,000 plus. gonzales pitched a gem. after the game in the clubhouse all the talk how he should have gotten the win but didn't because of the brad lidge blown save. but it all came down to the wild pitch and davie johnson said he looked at the co

dan hellie is up in boston. >> standing her on the capitals bench, they will get ready to start the second season, that is what they call the playoffs, against the boston bruins, the capitals under dogs in the postseason for the first time in four years, and it might actually be a good thing, because in the nhl they say if you're in, you can win. underdogs win in the playoffs all the time. the capitals actually had really good success against the bruins in the regular season, 3-1 in that series. the caps starting a rookie between the pipes. hoppy making his first playoff start tonight. by the way, we'll leave you with one tidbit. the last time the capitals and bruins met in the playoffs, 1998, the same year capitals went to the stanley cup finals. plenty more from here in boston coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> general motors anounlsed today that it is recalling some 50,000 crossover suvs due to bad windshield wipers. 2011 and 2012 chevy traverse, buick enclave and g plfrnc acadia. ice and snow can cause them to fail, also make them come loose and fall out or off. gm will send letters later

. >> we're not sure how you have arranged this but dan hellie is out of town so vance has conspired somehowut his dream of being the sportscaster tonight. so watch out. >> seniority ought to get you something. here's the deal. dan is gone. hakem -- dan is off. hakem is gone. lindsay was -- i called and she is tied up and too busy. doug wanted it. but i big footed him. >> yeah. >> here we go. in the midst of a big push for the playoffs the caps visit the tampa bay lightning tonight. you knew that didn't you? less than a week ago things were looking really bad for this team. last tuesday they were blasted, embarrassed at home by the buffalo sabres. it was not pretty. they overtook the caps for the eighth and final playoff spot in the eastern conference but here's the deal. the sabres in the last couple games really sucked. they have lost both of them. as for the caps, they went the other way. they pulled out two wins, two shootout wins. thursday in boston brooks light was the hero. after blowing a 2-0 lead the caps win against montreal. with three games left washington is now two points ahead

. >>> dan hellie is at verizon center, expecting to rock the red down there tonight. >> these guys areoing to get it going, man. another sellout. always a sellout at capitals games. game three, capitals taking on the bruins. the first time this series has been here in d.c. it should be a good one. also, a crazy, crazy affair on the ice yesterday. it was the flyers and the penguins and this was madness. we have punches and hair pulling. >>> coming up after sports a famous rapper was brought back ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >>> welcome back. you heard erika gonzalez talk about the space shuttle discovery coming into town piggy back on the 747. that's tomorrow betwe

yes i'm sure dan hellie will tell you that later. i don't mean to be doing his job. something else we're looking at, next tuesday the space shuttle coming right over the d.c. area. optimal viewing time between 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. as it passes through the area. some great places to view it will be the national mall, national harbor. it will land out at dulles. next tuesday kind of a cool happening here in our region. hopefully the weather is going to be great. right now we think it is. >>> do you need to release aggression? why don't you go to a gym and get a wooden sword and swing it around? there is actually a workout now called jun shin that combines cardio and swinging a sword. we checked it out and asked the warriors in class, what's your workout? >> one, step, lunge. nice. it's ae's intense, total body workout. you're using a wooden sword and slicing through the air and kicking and maybe jumping or keeping it maybe low impact but either way you'll be sucking wind and out of breath. careful. control it. control. the point of the sword activates your core. it giv

. >>> dan hellie is out at verizon center.ve really got to do this one or it's about over, right? >> yeah. vance, they really can't afford to lose another game. they're at home. they have to beat the bruins tonight. it is a huge game four coming up. president obama giving pat summit the highest civilian honor that he can. and the nationals' confidence growing by the game. these guys continue to get it >>> it's a great evening out there right now but we're still talking about storms for the weekend. take a look behind me. we've got the golden rays hitting the canopy of trees. beautiful evening. it's pretty comfortable, too, with temperatures that are in the 60s. some locations in the low 60s right now. jessup, maryland 67 degrees. andrews airforce base in maryland you're coming in at 68 degrees. lexington park, maryland, you're cool at 62. those locations near the water and then up north in montgomery county, germantown, maryland 68 degrees. quite comfortable out there now. there's the little bus for the bus stop tomorrow morni

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. >> dan hellie is back from vacation. welcome back. what you got? >> thank you guys. the capitals if you listen to some fans have a lot of amends to make over the last few years. different role for the caps this past season. the past year the caps have been one of the top seeds only to get upset by a lesser opponent. now after an injury riddled regular season the capitals are the underdogs. getting ready to face the defending stanley cup champs. starting in boston on thursday. >> let's go, guys. >> the postseason is the caps' second season and also their second chance. >> you put the last 82 games out the window because they don't matter anymore. now it's a day in and day out grind battling, you know, with your opponent, get grudges, start hating them. it's the best game in the world and the best time of the year for it. >> right now you don't have to -- we don't have to listen to you guys and the fans hwan than they say. we just have to concentrate and do our best to be together. >> it's been up and down this season. we just made it into the playoffs and we're lookin

. >> dan hellie is live at madison square garden with the details. tonight feels good, doesn't it?yeah, it does. the capitals, guys, trying to do something that they've already done against the bruins. they lost game one of course. they're trying to win game two on the road. they can't be careless like they were in game one with the penalties. probably the most important thing is just bring the intensity. playing with the sense of urgency is what is going to win this game tonight. it didn't happen in game one over the weekend. >> you know, we talk about it before the game but, i mean, game two of round two you should be intense and prepared to play. >> it is more of a mental thing. i think each guy, you know, in order to win everything, every player on the team has to be able to get themselves ready every game. and so after last game we talked about it and how, you know, upset we were about that. so we have to hope that everybody is take thag to heart and you mentioned it before the game. and then, you know, everybody takes it by themselves from there. >> caps owner noticed the tea

. >>> baseball, hockey, football, it's all good, dan hellie. >> you know what? we actually had some breaking news this afternoon in regards to the nationals. we've got to say it. bryce harper, come on down already. the nationals placed ryan zimmerman on the designated injury list with a shoulder injury and decided to call up super prospect bryce harper much earlier than expected. harper's been playing for the nationals' top minor league with mixed results so far this season. the 19-year-old outfielder hitting just .250 for aaa syracuse. he recently did get his first home run of the season. nationals general manager mike rizzo has personally scouted harper for the last three days and feels like he's ready to make the jump. the nationals will likely move him ton the starting left field spot. he'll be the starting left fielder at 19, isn't that something? she did keep him in the minors to make sure he will remain under club control for six season beyond this one. harper will make his major league debut against the dodgers tomorrow. stephen strasburg will be the sta

. >>> and dan hellie has all the big hits of the past week as well as the ones that weren't so big in case you missed it. >>> also stick around tonight for news 4 at 6:00. there are concerns this evening about what has turned the water red near the capital crescent trail. we did some digging to find out if there >>> it's friday. as always, we have lots to show you. in case you missed it, here you go. in case you missed it, there was a dog day afternoon at nationals park last weekend. but that didn't compare to new york, where the game truly went to the dogs. the mets actually had a dog throw out the first pitch. well, he didn't quite throw it out, but he did get it to catcher josh tollee, who took it out of miz mouth. wonder if other dogs were barking their approval in the stands. what do college baseball players do in a rain delay? turns out they do plenty. ole miss and southern miss took it to a whole new level with their rain delay performances. it included a roller coaster ride by the southern miss team. then it was bowling by ole miss. looks like it could be a strike. but will th

he and dan hellie will be good friends. he wore superman socks when he won the heisman.ks featured barney the purple dinosaur when he announced he was entering the nfl draft. >> we need to get you some of those socks. >>> this jersey is up for sale. some fans are already buying his number 10 jerseys at fedex field. there are nearly a dozen jerseys available in the online score. the t-shirts start at $30. the most expensive jersey will set you back $300. we want to know if you are going to run out and buy an rg3 jersey today? that's a yes from me. go to our "news4 today" facebook page and tell us about it. >> selling fast. we'll have to make more fast. >> there you go. >> 5:38. one last chance to see the space shuttle in flight. when you can see "enterprise" in the skies over northern valley. >>> plus, opening its doors, when you will get the chance to tour the national cathedral again. >>> and you might want to grab the jacket as you head out. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home

dan hellie, where we like it. >> yeah, guys.n the friendly confines of verizon center here for the first time in this series the guys went up to boston. they got the split and what, just a hard-nosed series this has been so far speaking of hard-nosed matt hendricks one of toughest guys on the team joins me now and we were talking a minute ago about the defensive minded play not just of the playoffs in general but you guys. how have you managed to hold these guys who have been the second highest goal scoring team in the league to just two goals in two games? >> well, don't want to give away too many secrets but i think it's been a combination of things. i think holtz has been outstanding and he's the number one reason and, you know, guys have been doing a great job, willing to sacrifice their bodies, blocking shots, trying to keep their players to the perimeter. you know, we need to continue that throughout the series. >> holtzy stopped 72 of 74 shots. these are his first two career nhl playoff games. needless to say maybe a litt

dan hellie has more from madison square garden. >> reporter: game two for the caps and rangers here at madison square garden tonight and the capitals desperately want to win this game. they say especially in the playoffs if you go on the road and you can earn a 1-1 split then you've done your job and given yourself a chance to win the series. game one for the capitals especially braden holtby not so good. he only faced 14 shots and allowed three goals. but here is the good news regarding the rookie goalie. he hasn't lost back-to-back games in 24 starts on the nhl level. it's going to be the caps and the rangers coming up tonight at 7:30. we will have a lot more from here at madison square garden at 5:00 and 6:00. that'll do it for now. guys? >> we'll see you then. not quite on the ice but a chilly day today. and they're about to take a big turn. we're talking temperatures. >> you can say that again. soon it could be feeling like summer. veronica? >> that's right. but for today, guys, if you're out and about walking a round today absolutely you need your jacket today. right? we'll take

. >>> also make sure to stick with news4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 for updates from dan hellie at td garden and tune in at 11:00 for highlights. >>> stocks are higher this morning on wall street, we check in with bertha coombs on cnbc. >> i'm a bruins fan, but not a as rabid a bruins fan as a red sox fan. i want to, you can hate me now, but don't hate me today in terms of the market. the market is bouncing up. investors are awaiting a decision from the federal reserve on interest rates, in a little more than an hour. the fed expected to keep rates unchanged. the big news is likely to come when fed chairman, ben bernanke talks to reporters about 2:00 after that decision. one of the topics likely to be the big drop in orders for durable goods that were reported this morning. meantime, the market is rallying though on strong earnings news in particular the big driver is apple's blow-out quarterly report. the tech giant earning $11 billion after selling 35 million iphones and 12 million ipads in the quarter. after the surprise strength, apple shares have regained close to $50 billion in market

dan is back. >> a lot of people like man, hellie is back. >> he is the main one saying that. >> they're glad you'reelieve me they are. >> i had a ball, man. you know that. >> i heard you were awesome. we'll be talking capitals coming up in sports. they're boston bound for the playoffs and bubba bests the rest of the masters field. also the nationals trying to give an early wakeup call when they head to new york. >> a simple game of >>> take a look. a beautiful shot of the capitol right now and yes they turned on the fountain. i was wondering what was taking so long with all this nice weather but there it is right there. you can see it actually blowing in the wind. in the w%nd. the trees are blowing in the the trees ari%blowing in the wind, too, with the winds still gusty around 30 miles an hour c%sty around 30 miles an hour across the area. there it is right now with the wind gusts at the airport at 30. temperatures 65 degrees. so a nice evening tonight. but it is going to be a little on the breezy side when you step out and about. leesburg right now in loudoun o%esburg right now in loudoun county

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