that was james robinson talking to borisjohnson in that was james robinson talking to boris johnson in a moment, we'll get the latest from westminster. but first, steve rosenberg is in moscow. steve, the us secretary of state arrives there very soon. what sort of reception will he get? the russians made it clear today they wa nt russians made it clear today they want cooperation with united. the russian foreign ministry issued a very long statement ahead of rex tillerson‘s visit. this is the statement. it basically sets out russia's position. it says although moscow is concerned about various aspects of american foreign policy from syria to libya and north korea, the russians want constructive cooperation, not confrontation. they wa nt cooperation, not confrontation. they want productive negotiations and they want the most open dialogue possible with america. but there is a but. the russians also stressed they don't want to give up what they regard as their legitimate interests. until now, they have seen that having president assad in power in damascus is in their legitimate interests.

. >> reporter: but the director james robinson started to see dead rays washing up recently. >> in my 10 years here i've never seen so many bat rays die off. it caught me by surprise. >> reporter: james took this photo. >> one of the dead rays about 3 1/2 feet wide, probably about 50 pounds. >> reporter: workers found five dead rails in one week and there are multiple -- rays in one week and there are multiple sightings. exactly what's killing them is a mystery, but they have a theory. >> all of the rain we experienced inian made the rays too fresh -- experienced in january made the rays too fresh to survive. >> reporter: the limiting level there is high. it's the channel that connects the lake to the bay. in the meantime researchers are still gathering more information to find out exactly why these bat rays are dying. at lake merritt i'm da lin, kpix5. >>> two dozen people were rescued after getting stuck on a roller coaster called the joker's jinx. they were stranded 100 feet off the ground for hours at six flags america near washington d.c. fortunately it stopped when it was uprigh

. >>> now to beaver stadium james franklin and the nittany lions held their annual spring game. andre robinsons in for the score and takes a big hit. later stevens connecting with brandon polk for the touchdown as the blood pressure handled the white 26 to nothing. >>> nfl draft just five days away. eagles with the 14th pick in the first round. they have many needs and one of them is a running back. several mock drafts have the birds taking stanford running back christian mccaffery. only missing one game for the cardinals. eagles tight end zach ertz says he reminds him of another eagles running back. >> wherever he's going get drafted in the nfl i think he's going to be successful just because he's so versatile and his overall game whether it be in the return game and on offense you can move him all over the place. we kind of joke around back in san diego that he's kind of darren sproles 2.0, just a little taller but he's so explosive he's a great player an person as well. >> union hosting montreal. thirty-ninth minute rowland. auberg with the penalty kick. eighty-seventh minute andre blake ma

james. they are up 1-0 in that series. >>> all right, special day in baseball. and in gnats park as the majors honors the man who broke the color barrier, jackie robinson. everyone wearing the number 42 as they host sweet stroke. that ball is going to fly out to left field. the nats tie this at 2-2. fans are pumped but unfortunately, in the next inning, bullpen does not get the job done. a two-run shot. they hold off and beat the gnats 4-2. rubber match of the series is tomorrow. and watch it like you can watch today's game. right here on wusa9. phillies first pitch 1:35. the rubber match. use #natson9. >> tense moments. >> still going. [ laughter ] >>> yeah. he is not playing around. [ laughter ] >> all right. so, clear skies. at least for now. right howard? >> we wi are you actually about to scratch it rich at mgm national harbor? of course you are. because everyone who plays is an instant winner. so before you win your share of 1.5 million dollars in prizes and free slot play. take these last few seconds to remember what life was like as a normal, everyday person. because in an instant, that all could change. join mlife rewards and play scratch it ri

>>> at beaver stadium james franklin and his lions held their annual blue and white game, third quarterback up quarterback tommy stevens dropped back, and then find andre robinsonal for the score. takes a hit. later on stevens, once again connects with brandon polk for the touchdown, tommy went 17 for 24, for 216-yard and three touchdowns, the blue handled the white 26 to nothing. >>> nfl draft, four days days away, eagles with the 14th pick in the first round. they have many need and one is a running back. several mock drafts have bird picking stanford running back christian mccarry, he can run between tackles and great hand he averaged over 2200-yard from the line of scrimmage from the last two years. fellow alumni zach ertz says he remind him of another eagles running back. >> where ever he will get drafted in the nfl i think he will be successful, just because he is so versatile. whether it be in the return game or on owe even if you can move him all over the place. we have had to do a ground back in san diego that darren sproles, 2.0 just a little bit taller, but he is so explosive such a great player and great person as well. >>> to the pitch union hostin

james franklin and penn state nittany lions held their blue and white game. third quarterback up quarterback tommy stevens drops back, and find andre robinson who goes in for thetakes a hit. later on stevens once again connects with brandon polk for the touchdown, and he went 17 for 24 for 216-yard, and three touchdowns, the blue handled the white 26 to nothing. >>> nfl draft four days away, eagles with the 14th pick in the first round. they have many need. one is a running back. several mock drafts has bird picking christian mccarry, he can run between tackles, great hand, he averaged 2200-yard from the line of scrimmage in the last two years. fellow stanford alumni eagles tighten, zach ertz said he remind him of another eagles running back. >> where ever you will get drafted in the nfl he will be successful because he is so versatile and his overall game whether it be in the returning game and owe even if you can move him all over the place. we kind of joke around back in san diego that he is darren sproles 2.0 just a little bit taller. he is so explosive. he is a great player and great person as well. >>> to the pitch, union hosting montreal 39th minute rol