. >> i'm dianna russini, and i'm at training camp in vieira, florida, where after a week of practice with the pitchers they are loosening up to have some fun. stay right there and i will explain. >>> and gift cards in the >>> and we have breaking news and an update on the pedestrian accident that we told you about at the top of the broadcast, and scott macfarlane with the latest. >> we have just learned that the mother hit by a dump truck has died. the victim is 39-year-old j jennifer lawson who lived in arlington and the truck hit her outside of nottingham elementary school where she was putting her child inside of the minivan when the truck sideswiped her parked van. the child is fine and now with other relatives and the dump truck driver stayed on the scene and he is cooperating with the authorities and much more coming up in a live report at 6:00. back to you. >> and now to breaking news from the wizards, and si n-- and it s not good as they sprint towards the playoffs. >> that is right. the wizards want be seeing one of the star players for a long time. nene was injured gaiagain

in times square, dianna russini, news4 sports. >> thanks. >>> the weather supposed to be pretty good. 40, some rain? >> chance of a shower. chance of a light shower. but it will only be a light shower. should not affect peyton manning at all. he should have a great game. >> okay, thanks, doug. >>> let's move on to hockey now. tonight was one of the games where the capitals played well. but the puck just didn't bounce their way. not to worry, though, the caps will get another shot at detroit on sunday. this time at verizon center. adam oates hoping his team can bounce back after a tough loss in columbus. second period, caps on top by a goal. but they turn it over here. drew miller breaks out. michael comes back to the net, makes another great save. but the third time is a charm for detroit. miller putting in the loose puck. newirth had 42 saves game. this one is tied at one. final seconds, caps an empty net. looking for the game-tying goal. and alex ovechkin delivers. an absolute rocket here. watch it again. joel ward's stick may have gotten on that puck to tip it in this. but nonethel

dianna russini, news4 sports. >> all right. the nationals first spring training game is this friday against the nets. >> no sleeves on. >>> we're still tracking the silver line metro problems we first told you about on friday. and now we know major construction issues are going to delay its opening again. officials with the dulles metro project say the problems include water leaks along the line, automated train control problems, and missing construction permits. it's not clear when the line will be able to open, but these problems are expected to push the project back at least another month. >>> heart-stopping moments for a pilot in florida, and it was all caught on video. the pilot was a few miles from landing in ft. myers when a bird suddenly slammed right into the windshield. glass flies, and heavy winds are whipping the plane, flying at 170 miles per hour. it sends it into a quick shake, but the pilot was able to keep steady hands. the pilot suffered a cut to his head and quite a shock, but still managed to land the plane

. >> and reliving a nightmare, the nationals' catcher wilson ramos opens up to dianna russini about being kidnapped three >>> a team of marines is headed to virginia from kiev. we are told that the team from quantico has been requested by the state department, but does not think that the deployment is as a result of a specific threat. meanwhile, the anti-government demonstrators are acting as police in independence square and no word on the whereabouts of ukraine's former president. he is now a wanted criminal following the deaths of dozens of protesters. >> and anti-government demonstrations are not showing signs of slowing down in venezuela. you can see the protesters are blocked radios and creating traffic jams. at least 15 people have been killed in the protests in the last few days, and venezuela is going to expel three u.s. diplomats from here in d.c. >> the violence in venezuela right now has many people fearing for their lives. >> but here in the united states, many venezuelan residents are asking for calm in that country. >> and dianna russini sat down with catcher wilson ramos w

you can join doug kammerer and dianna russini with a sneak peek of the opening ceremony, and we will go with two athletes on the way to the olympics, and that is coming up tonight at 7:30 on the "olympic zone." and you can keep up with my partner jim handly as he blogs about the experiences behind the scenes in the winter games. you can follow jim on facebook or twitter or go the nbcwashington.com and search handly in sochi. >>> it is an ongoing struggle. the daughter of martin luther king, and why she is dissociating herself from her >>> an ongoing dispute between dr. martin luther king's children played out again today. bernice king was at ebenezer baptist church, where her father was a minister, and she criticized her brothers for filing a lawsuit against her. and the courts want to force bernice to turn over the traveling bible and the nobel peace prize, and she says that she wants to sell them. >> with this historic plea, i believe negligent action of my brothers to usher in what is perceived to be the latest round of a family conflict, but my reality is that if i willingly sold

dia dianna russini is going to join was the action that took place today and it has started. >> yes, chris and wendy, let the games begin. let the athletes hit the ice and the slopes as the athletic competition got under way. we saw action in downhill skiing and mogulles and figure skating and one of the new events the slopestyle. and the skiers off to a big start, and hannah kearney off to a bid by cruising to a first-place finish, and also russia grabbing the spotlight in team's figure skating, and coming in pairs, jeremy abbott finished a disappointing seventh, and the u.s. is seventh also in the pairs come e petiti. and in the slopestyle, canada's max parrot leads the group of eight into the finals. so three americans will compete for one of the four remaining spots on saturday, and finally, downhill ski iing where america turned in some of the better results on the day on the training runs. ski star bode miller had the fast e fastest time for the men, and julia mancuso finished third. one of the most popular sport ing events at the winter games is curling. if you don't know how

. >>> i'm dianna russini where everybody is talking about the next pitching rotation, but how does theull pen look? i will explain coming up. >>> and she is in florida with no sleeves, and we are talking about cold and snow in thxt bs time. >> we have heard the complaints about the large chains, and how they are morphing or e how they resemble fast food restaurants. >> reporter: and this is the head of the boards of pharmacies and representing governmental agencies charged with insuring pharmacy safety. he says nobody is taking track, because the large chains refuse to turn over the data, but that is the only way to fix the problem. >> to have the legal authority to mandate a reporting of the medication errors. >> reporter: so now the only way that the state board find ous is if a patient complains. we found this one, instead of a prescription for a kidney ailment, the child was given clon pin. guy. i loved it. >> and the nats' first spring training game is going to be friday against the mets. >>> and on the track, dale earnhardt, jr. snapped a 55-winless streak, and a six-hour rain de

join doug kammerer and dianna russini with a sneak peek of the opening ceremonies and we will tag along with two star athletes on the way to russia. >>> and we invite you to the download the nbc washington.app, and then you will get all of the alerts of the games. >> is that you hooting in the background, doug? >> i loved that show. i loved the ozone show and we get to do it tonight and the next 17 days, and we get to host the show, a nd i love this time of year. i love this time of year, but here, it is, well, on the cold side. winter is much below average, and 34 is the current number and the winds are out of the north at 6 miles per hour, and the temperatures today we are about 10 degrees bow low where they are or average this time of the year, and 28 inga gaithersburg, and 34 in manassas, and 34 in the river, and storm 4 radar with nothing to show right here. we are dry and going the stay that way for the next couple of days. the cloud cover, we relooking at t -- we are looking at the clouds, and they are going to continue to stream in, aped you folks in the haguerstown, and winches

dianna russini sat down with the outfielder to find out and so far health has not been an issue. >> i really think coming into spring training, i wanted to know i was 100%. i really wanted to know that i could go through every day practice and have no pain, and i can hit and have no pain and run and throw. and just being able to do those things without pain is amazing, because last year, i mean, every single day i was pain and pain and pain. it didn't feel good. so coming in knowing that i'm going to go through my everyday business of working hard and playing hard is really nice. and i have no limitations. and i can do what i want to do and really come on strong this year. and hopefully we can get to where we want to be. and that's win the world series. >> let's hope he stays healthy the entire >>> yes, yes, yes! >> keep up the good fight. >> housekeepers, restaurant workers and ride operators at disney world are rallying for higher wages and better benefits in south florida. most say they earn less than $10 an hour. over the weekend, disney raised the ticket prices by $4. union worke

and dianna russini is here. >> she grew nup a military family and moved around, but settled in alexandria when she was 10. and attended west potomac high school, and this gregarious and talented skater is determined to prove that not only does she belong, but she is the best figure skater in the world. >> i never go into the event to say, oh, fourth place is great, but no, i'm here to take names and be remembered. >> reporter: she has left the united states and left behind any disappointment. all that matters now for the west potomac high graduate ashley wagner is competing her best in the games. she landed a few hours ago. >> the first impression of the village is beautiful and they have done so much work since i was last here in december, and it is beautiful. >> reporter: she hit the ice in her first training session in russia and many will be watching the 22-year-old who finished fourth in the recent national championship, and controversy followed her spot on the team usa. >> well, i'm a firm believer that everything happens for the reason. and my national championship was not my compe

the big agenda will be to win a world series, in vieira, florida, dianna russini, world sports. >> she said it. world series. >> she is awesome. >> if not surrey, twitter will >>> on our broadcast tonight, war games, a show of force from vladimir putin, dispatching the russian army to the border with ukraine as the u.s. sends a strong message in response. >>> the age factor, the medical news out today about older fathers and the potential risks of having children near middle age. >>> bracing for impact, on the coast east and west, records falling here in the east, a know california, a new threat with desperately needed rain on the way. and they will get that and more. >>> and high times in colorado, where it is all perfectly legal, the people chowing down and lighting up may surprise you. tonight a look at the sweeping change. nightly news begins now.