pittsburgh lost 9 of 11 games when kris letang was not able to play.e is their most important player and changes the scope of the game. the capitals needed to take advantage of his absence and their mistakes. >> he played big minutes for them. you know, we lost a key component on our d line, so we'll have to make adjustments and guys have to go out, guys come in. so i mean, it's a big loss to them, but they've got players that can make a difference, too. >> not just letang out but eric farris has been spotted in the press box in a suit. he's also out tonight. so big opportunity for >> let's win this one. >> absolutely. >>> still wet tonight? >> nothing crazy heavy here. two yellow weather alerts for friday. >> that's the news at 7:00. >> leslie and adam will be back at 11:00. have a great night, everybody. ahh? yeah, ahh? ahh? ahh? you probably say it a million times a day. ahh? ahh? ahh. but at cigna, we want to help everyone say it once a year. rk annual checkup. so america, let's go. know. ahh. and take cont

besides the loss, the biggest story line from last night's game was obviously that kris letang hit oncus johansson. the league has suspended caps defenseman, brooks orpik, three games for a late hit in game two. caps wanted the same number of games for letang. they announced he received a one-game suspension for that hit. letang called for interference for that late hit on johansson. the first return to the game but did not practice today. his teammates, less than thrilled with that hit. >> i would love to go out and drop the gloves and grab letang. it is a new age, not old school hockey. the league is going to take care of it. hopefully, we can keep the rest of the series clean and hard. >> today, the capitals eyes focused on game four. the mood at practice, not what you would suspect despite falling down, two games to one. carol maloney has more. >> reporter: in this capitals locker room, the day after a loss, the most upbeat atmosphere. knowing and admitting that tomorrow night's game four is a must-win. >> i think there is zero frustration in our room. to be honest, i think that's

kris letang suffering that suspension.n tonight in just a little we'll hear from doc emrick on what to expect in this pivotal game four. >>> next at 6:00, it's now up to a jury to decide whether a university of mary washington student is guilty of murder or was insane at the time of the murder. >>> remembering a local police officer killed in the line of duty. >> i know he's honored and he's proud. >>> he loved track and he was engaged to be married. tonight, the story behind the navy s.e.a.l. who was killed in a battle with isis. >>> and remember that small storm before the big blizzard that left our region gridlocked? >> to go to the meeting, it took me about 20 minutes. to get home, it took me about >>> a jury now deliberating the fate of a former university of mary washington student whose accused of killing his housemate. >> the victim grace mann was a well-known activist on the campus. now the jury must decide if briel is guilty of murder or if he is not guilty by reason of insanity. julie carey joins us. >> reporter

went off the stick of kris letang. and what a stop by matt murray. >> pierre: and no rebound. that's the most amazing part about it. the puck got right to him. >> eddie: he's tracking right, the thing goes sharp left and he makes a stop. >> mike: carlson flipping one around behind. took a whack from daley. puck came out. thrown back down by cullen and again will become an icing. 1:13 to go. >> pierre: they have to make adjustment on faceoffs. they've got to -- if i'm pittsburgh i'm scrambling this draw. not even let backstrom's stick get to the ice. now it's going to be oshie. i'm coming up and underneath, rather than over the top so he cannot get that puck back. have your wingers come back in and help. >> mike: matt cullen against oshie. oshie back in. off the tie-up, it's backstrom with it. that shot went off letang's stick. oshie, backstrom pokes it along. to ovechkin, johansson back along to backstrom. backstrom just holding it now. carlson at the back gives it to him. return to backstrom. oshie inside the carlson, that save is made by murray with a pad around behind. arou

game four unfortunately, this was one the capitals couldn't close out, even without the penguins, kris letang, they weren't able to take it vantage. caps were on their feet, biting their nails. it was a stressful one, a hard-fought battle from both teams. we are going to show you the highlights. let's pick this one up in the first period. jd goal is there for the rebound, backhands it past memory. tremendous throughout this series. it was an impossible angle. to the second, cap's down 2-1. justin williams comes away with it. the path to john carlson, he goes top shelf, and it is tied at 2-2. this one went to sudden death and it was patrick on quest who scored the game-winner, final. a little bit better news for the nationals. they were taking on the defending champs in kansas city. let's look at those highlights. just a little bit. daniel murphy, the hero in this one. he gets the solo shot to right. four runs 4-5, scored, three r.b.i. as the nationals win big, 13-2. out here in pittsburgh, the capitals couldn't close it out. they are trailing in this series. they now face elimination on satur

went off the stick of kris letang. and what a stop by matt murray. >> pierre: and no rebound. that's the most amazing part about it. the puck got right to him. >> eddie: he's tracking right, the thing goes sharp left and he makes a stop. >> mike: carlson flipping one around behind. took a whack from daley. puck came out. thrown back down by cullen and again will become an icing. 1:13 to go. >> pierre: they have to make an adjustment on faceoffs. they've got to -- if i'm pittsburgh i'm scrambling this draw. not even let backstrom's stick get to the ice. now it's going to be oshie. i'm coming up and underneath, rather than over the top so he cannot get that puck back. have your wingers come back in and help. >> mike: matt cullen against oshie back in. off the tie-up, it's backstrom with it. that shot went off letang's stick. oshie, backstrom pokes it along. to ovechkin, johansson back along to backstrom. backstrom just holding it now. carlson at the back gives it to him. return to backstrom. oshie inside the four-man box. carlson, that save is made by murray with a pad around be

went off the stick of kris letang. and what a stop by matt murray. >> pierre: and no rebound. that's the most amazing part about it. the puck got right to him. >> eddie: he's tracking right, the thing goes sharp left and he makes a stop. >> mike: carlson flipping one around behind. took a whack from daley. puck came out. thrown back down by cullen and again will become an icing. 1:13 to go. >> pierre: they have to make an adjustment on faceoffs. they've got to -- if i'm pittsburgh i'm scrambling this draw. not even let backstrom's stick get to the ice. now it's going to be oshie. i'm coming up and underneath, rather than over the top so he cannot get that puck back. have your wingers come back in and help. >> mike: matt cullen against oshie. oshie back in. off the tie-up, it's backstrom with it. that shot went off letang's stick. oshie, backstrom pokes it along. to ovechkin, johansson back along to backstrom. backstrom just holding it now. carlson at the back gives it to him. return to backstrom. oshie inside the four-man box. carlson, that save is made by murray with a pad ar

kris letang, game winner.harks unable to answer, they fall in game 13-2. >> we obviously weren't prepared. it doesn't take me to say that you saw it yourselves. it was ugly. tough to explain. we need to be better than that. >> it's fine, we've done it all postseason. we'll forget about this in ten minutes and be ready for game two. >> we feel we could have won that game. we didn't play very good to start. live to play another day. >> as bad as they felt they played with a real opportunity to steal game one, moving forward no lack of confidence going into wednesday night, game two. >> it's going to turn around, we'll have faith. >>> betting for their teams. the wager the mayors of san jose and pittsburgh have made ahead of the stanley cup finals. san jose mayor sam liccardo and pittsburgh mayor william peduto have made a frie >>> here's the bet. san jose mayor sam liccardo and pittsburgh mayor william peduto have made a friendly wager for the stanley cup final. the losing mayor will post a photo of themselves w

. >> reporter: one thing to look for today, possible punishment for penguins star kris letang, the head shot on marcus yohansen in the first period, kind of hit the league is trying to eliminate. game four here wednesday night as the caps trail the best of seven series two games to one. in pittsburgh, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> see what happens to that play frer pittsburgh after what happened to orpik who was suspended three he games after that big hit from the last game. >> still doesn't make sense to me. >> seems arbitrary, but they have to review it. >> it's like a puck knocks high teeth out or some in the eye and i've got a big cut -- smiles. >> it's a physical game. go caps! we need to win this next one, though. >>> well, call him the bathtub bandit. >> what? >> the bizarre story of a man accused of stealing a tub worth thousands. >> how do you even dough that? >>> it was created after a child pornography scandal rocked a prince george's county elementary school. now we're learning when we could hear what a student safety task force plans to do to protect students. >>> taking

kris letang minds nick boninbon. 7 looking the wrong way, mark jones, look this way. this way. too late. penguins win game one, 3-2. >> all right. so again, game one of the times thursday night 9:00 eastern here on abc. >> 6:00 pacific. >> rematch of last we're nba finals. back to you. >> up next in "the pulse," he can figure out the universe's mystery but stephen hawking admitting he cannot explain donald trump's popularity. >>> and like a scene out of "jurassic park," whoa, a massive gator on a golf course. a dvt blood clot. what about my wife... ...what we're building together... ...and could this happen again? i was given warfarin in the hospital, but wondered, was this the best treatment for me? i spoke to my doctor and she told me about eliquis. eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots. but eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. knowing eliquis had both... ...turned around my thinking. don't stop eliquis unless you doctor tells you to. eli

kris letang suffering a one game suspension for this hit in game three.thout the pens most physical player on the ice tonight, the caps hoping for a rough and tough game. we'll have that story coming up for you on "news4 at 5:00." >> and the caps bandwagon full this time of year, but the caps still recruiting tiny ones. caps onesies and a bib. the special deliveries marking the team's playoff run and mother's day on sunday. fans are encouraged to share photos of their newborns on social media. >> never too early to buy some season tickets. >>> one local community is about to have a little fun. >> four fields worth. it is a state-of-the-art complex that's now open to the public. >>> a young woman's painting got a lot of attention for all the wrong reasons. why she >>> still tracking rain out there right now. storm team 4 radar showing you where that rain is. notice these showers. heavy rain around martinsburg and down towards the winchester area. not moving fast. another area of rain around culpeper county and fauquier county. you can see some very heavy r

that could make a difference in the game is that the pittsburgh penguins will not have defenseman kris letang available to play. he was suspended for a checking on monday. we showed you the hard-hit on monday. the caps are on the road and will be back on saturday. go caps! >>> and there's a watch party on the jumbotron at the verizon center. the doors open at 7:00 with the game at 8:00. it should be a good time. >>> another way the team is reaching out to fans is by getting them when they are young. be at medstar georgetown hospital. >> look at the babies. >> they are handing out hockey gear to the newborns there. the promotion is part of the team's playoff run. plus, it is something special they want to do for mother's day. >> they know what is up. the cute little caps on the babies. love it. >>> well, talk about a costly cleanup. while the snow from the blizzard this past winter left d.c. stuck with a massive credit card bill. >>> no threat of snow but we are bracing for another day of rain. another day of rain. what you can expect on your way to and from work with your commuter forecast at

kris letang could be suspended. caps lost and will play a crucial game four in pittsburgh coming back to d.c. lose, and it's almost over. but i have a good feeling about this. we're not going to panic. >> they know what they're doing. >> and they actually outshot them in the game. they got lucky that's what i'm going to say. go caps. >>> getting to the bottom at metro. safety issues will take center stage today as we get answers. >>> the thunderstorms have cleared out, but you can still encounter some problems left behind by that severe weather. take a live look at the capital wheel. the problems we're seeing plus conditions for today's commute. >>> and also ahead, waking up to wellness. today we're focusing on the nutrients you've probably heard of but may not be etting enough g vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, energy-saving upgrades. it's more than help

. >> reporter: one thing to look for today, possible punishment for penguins star kris letang, the head shot on marcus yohansen in the first period, kind of hit the league is trying to eliminate. game four here wednesday night as the caps trail the best of seven series two games to one. in pittsburgh, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> so if you want to make a trip up to pittsburgh, tickets still available. game five here, 180 bucks for the cheap ones. >> i really, really want us to win one game away. >> keep it going. p. >>> hive look olive like outsid. for most of us. it was a tough commute home for a lot of you, but what can you expect this morning? chuck bell is back with the answer to that at 5:11. >>> another push to make d.c. a state. what mayor bowser is expected to do. >>> and you know a lot of the key nutrients you need to stay healthy, but how do you know if you're missing great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a ti

penguins dig the puck out of the corner and defenseman kris letang centers it to nick bonino to bringme. bonino with the fifth winning playoff goal of his career. game two is wednesday night. wilf, there's a lot of attention on the warriors but the san jose sharks are killing it. >> i've got to get to an ice hockey game. >> you haven't had one. i noticed they had me tell that story because i'm canadian. >> biggest sport in canada, is it? >> certainly, it's a national sport. >>> still to come, this morning's top stories, but the ceo of coca-cola, the world's largest pop maker. >> they're playing this canadian singer. and the question stocks positive last week and in may as a whole. is it time to sell for the summer? we'll be right back. what are you doing right now? making a cake! ayla reminds me of like a master chef and emiana reminds me of like a monster chef. uh oh. i don't see cake, i just see mess. it's like awful. it feels like i am not actually cleaning it up what's that make mommy do? (doorbell) what's that? swiffer wetjet. so much stuff coming up. this is amazing woah. wow. n

went off the stick of kris letang. and what a stop by matt murray. >> pierre: and no rebound. that's the most amazing part about it. the puck got right to him. >> eddie: he's tracking right, the thing goes sharp left and he makes a stop. >> mike: carlson flipping one around behind. took a whack from daley. puck came out. thrown back down by cullen and again will become an icing. 1:13 to go. >> pierre: they have to make an adjustment on faceoffs. they've got to -- if i'm pittsburgh i'm scrambling this draw. not even let backstrom's stick get to the ice. now it's going to be oshie. i'm coming up and underneath, rather than over the top so he cannot get that puck back. have your wingers come back in and help. >> mike: matt cullen against oshie. oshie back in. off the tie-up, it's backstrom with it. that shot went off letang's stick. oshie, backstrom pokes it along. to ovechkin, johansson back along to backstrom. backstrom just holding it now. carlson at the back gives it to him. return to backstrom. oshie inside the four-man box. carlson, that save is made by murray with a pad ar