from the verizon center, i'm kristen berset. send it back to you guys in the studio. >>> still ahead tonight, find out why the number of americans suing their bosses is way up. >>> plus, get ready for a shuttle flight like no other. the discovery prepares for its journey to d.c. >>> it was the worst mass shooting in modern history. five years later a campus looks for closure. that's coming up next. >>> 89 today. not a record. the record was 92. still feels like summer outside. here's your wakeup weather. 58 to 64 to start. 50s and 60s by 7:00. in the 60s and breezy by 9:00. grab your sunglasses. the viewing will be good for the shuttle tomorrow. got a cold front on the map. let you know what our chances are for showers and have a drought update. ♪ [ 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 cho

. >> first they need to get past the defending champs, and kristen berset is here on tonight's game.y exciting. >> it was exciting and it was a physical hard fought game. but in the end, the capitals just couldn't get it done. game one was fought in overtime. despite the tough loss, capital fans seem pretty optimistic going forward. here is what some of you had to say. earth to dave tweeted no worries, boys. we'll get them next time. hope 170 the goalie, you're a beast. keep it up. caps, caps caps caps. live, love, lauren tweets i guess we'll get them next time. and dove the all star won. it was only a matter of time. we'll get them in game two. that game two is saturday afternoon and the caps come home for game three and four. how ov fared in his first ever playoff appearance. plus the home opener later in sports. >> c a p s, go caps. >>> well, this could be a good night sleep for the 25 students at the university of maryland because they now face the possibility of a tuition hike next year. 10-13%. that's an extra 900 bucks for most of them. and most it seems are blaming the maryla

live at redskins park in ashburn, i'm kristen berset. back to you in the studio. >> can feel the excitement back here. thanks. >>> on to other news, more allegations involving secret service agents following the scandal in colombia. the secret service is now investigating whether agents hired strippers and prostitutes in advance of president obama's trip last year to el salvador. reporter chris holsney from our sister station traveled to el salvador and spoke with a u.s. government subcontractor he says he partied with agents at a strip club there days before the president and his family arrived. >> our witness tells us he repeatedly saw the secret service agents exchange money for sexual favors within the club and on at least two occasions those agents took escorts back to their hotel rooms. >> the secret service has issued a statement saying any information brought to our attention that can be assessed as credible will be followed up on in an appropriate manner. >>> metro users get ready to shell out more money for your ride, those pro

from the verizon center, i'm kristen berset.d it back to you guys in the studio. >>> still ahead tonight, find out why the number of americans suing their bosses is way up. >>> plus, get ready for a shuttle flight like no other. the discovery prepares for its journey to d.c. >>> it was the worst mass shooting in modern history. five years later a campus looks for closure. that's coming up next. >>> 89 today. not a record. the record was 92. still feels like summer outside. here's your wakeup weather. 58 to 64 to start. 50s and 60s by 7:00. in the 60s and breezy by 9:00. grab your sunglasses. the viewing will be good for the shuttle tomorrow. got a cold front on the map. let you know wh >>> it was five years ago today that a crazed gunman went on a deadly shooting on the virginia tech campus. >> 32 people died in the worst mass shooting in modern history. we went to a moving tribute to the victims a short time ago. good evening, peggy. >> reporter: the virginia tech memorial is just as beautiful at nighttime as it is during the d

i'm kristen berset, 9 sports now. >>> it was almost an upset. >> that's right. with 100% of the precinct voting, the council goes to vincent orange beating biddle just barely. 43-42%. >> that's it. bye bye.

. >> reporter: i'm kristen berset at the verizon center. get ready for game three between the capitals and the bruins. this series is tied up at 1 game apiece. now the caps have this fame tonight and another game before they head -- game tonight and another game before they head back to boston for game five. so a win here is crucial for them. they have been so good all season at home and they have a chance to break this series open. >> gives them confidence, yes, they can beat this team, but also shows them how to beat this team, going to the net. we saw that with nick backstrom's goal and putting in rebounds. we saw this in troy brouwer's goal. those dirty goals will be how the caps will be victorious in the series. >> reporter: this game gets going in minutes, fans pouring in rocking the red. this place is going to be loud tonight. we'll have full highlights for you plus postgame coverage coming up tonight at 11:00. for now i'm kristen berset at the verizon. 9 sports now. >> really looking forward to that. >>> meantime some of the biggest

i'm kristen berset. back to you in the studio. >> don't hurt yourself. this is the nats second annual wounded warrior game and as kristen mentioned, they lost limbs while serving in iraq or afghanistan. >>> and a little chilly out there for the game. how does it look? >> i think it looks really nice. temperatures in the 70s and 60s and i think it's pretty mild outside. so great baseball weather. in fact, some warmer air coming this way and we cool things back down and i also have your easter forecast. here's a look at our national, or michael and son weather camera right now of our beautiful capital. we have mostly sunny skies. temperatures now down to 67. winds are east, southeast at 5 miles per hour. and here's a look at the areas that we are seeing severe weather in texas. and those, we're talking tornadoes and also, we have had two tornadoes touch down so far. here in our area, high pressure is moving off the coast tonight and then we're going to see some clouds move in this evening through the overnight hours. and only a slight chance for showers la

and kristen berset is there working on a story for tonight. we said in our open she would be providing a live report. having problems with that right now, but she'll be coming up at 11:00 talking about that. so, let's move on to some football. we talked earlier about the redskins. it's the change that isn't really a change. nike has become the new official outfitter for nfl uniforms. there was speculation that we might be in for drastic differences, thinking organ duck, but here's a look at what we showed you yesterday. these were the prototypes. they were rather spaceman looking. similar to the maryland look. but here's what they went with. very subtle difference from the past. one extra swipe of white down the pant. the uniforms are lighter and more flexible. i guess that means that the redskins will be better the year. maybe. >> let's hope so. colts owner wanted to work out robert griffin iii privately, but griffin camp said no. the annapolis gm was sick during griffin's recent pro day. that's why he wants a closer look, but was denied. big

i'm kristen berset live at the verizon center. you guys in the studio. >> she can hear herself now, might not be so easy later. >> a little shellshock going from the hot outside to the cold in that stadium. >> temps will be in the 80s when strasburg is pitching and maybe it falls to the upper 70s, a little cooler air wednesday and thursday and a real good chance of showers and rain over the weekend. we'll talk about that at 7:00. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> derek is back with your area's only local newscast at 7:00. >> good night.

kristen berset is here with what was on the tape. kristen. >> we've heard plenty of stories from former players detailing how he offered to pay them to take out or injure opponents. well now that evidence is available for everyone to hear and it comes straight from the horse's mouth. an independence sports filmmaker was granted special access to the saints while working on a documentary. he has now released 12 minutes of audio from a pre game speech gregg williams gave his defense before the saints 49ers game on january 13th sth. if you had any doubt about william's role in bounty gate, you may have no more after listening to this. >> you don't [ bleep ] apologize for how you play. make sure we kill. 32 [ bleep ] . he has no idea what he's in for. remember me. i got the first one. i got the first one. so lay that [ bleep ] out. we're going to kill . [ bleep ] >> now, williams has already been suspended indefinitely by the nfl. but this evidence came out the day head coach sean payton and mckie lumes appealed their suspension to the le

. >> reporter: i'm kristen berset at nationals park. the nationals home opener wrapping up today as they take on the cincinnati reds and get the big win in front of a sellout crowd. you know, the nats only sold out two games l year, so this kind of shows the buzz surround -- last year, so this kind of shows the buzz surrounding this team. looking at the highlights, the crowd enjoying the pomp and circumstance that goes along with opening day. gio gonzalez making up for his poor showing last week in chicago. seven was his lucky number, seven scoreless innings, seven strikes, giving up just two hits and zero walks. he got his first big hit today and the nats had a two-run lead heading into the 9th inning, but they lost that lead. we go to the 10th. alfredo simone throws a wild pitch to roger bernadina. ryan zimmerman comes in and scores and that is how the nats win their home opener, 3-2 over cincinnati, hey, a win is a win. the nats now go 5-2 on the season, one of the best starts in franchise history. now this series against cincinnati

we don't know, but kristen berset is here to tell us how today's game worked out. >> it was an amazing game. the nats have never finished above .500. since think came from montreal last year was the closest they got finishing third in the nl east. it seems now they're building off that success from last year. let's look at the game, the crowd enjoying all the pomp and circumstance that comes with a home opener, the excitement, just the buzz in the atmosphere and then it was a good showing from the youngster gio gonzalez, seven his lucky number today, seven scoreless innings, seven strikeouts, but it was the ending of the game that stole the show today. game tied, basings loaded, bottom of the 10th -- bases loaded, bottom of 10th, alfredo simone throws a wild pitch. ryan zimmerman comes in for the win. the nats win this one 3-2 and go to 5-2 on the season, one of the best starts in franchise history. dave owens was among the fans today enjoying the game. he joins us now out on the concourse. what was it like? >> reporter: actually dave's connection has gone dead, but it's okay because w

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kristen berset has highlights in your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. heading into the baseball season, there's a lot of talk about the nationals' young pitching rotation. all hyped for their own strength but could they live up to it? so far yes, they have. through 12 games the starters have given up just two home runs and combined they have an era of 1.70. that is pretty darn good. but they're not the only ones that are impressing. david johnson likes his infield. here's one reason why. last night's game top of the 8th, ryan zimmerman with another golden glove save. big night for him. bottom of the inning, nats down one, based loaded, astros walk in the tying run and then two batters later wilson ramos with the always exciting sacrifice fly. nats win 3-2, go to 10-3 on the season. >>> wizards hosting the bucs last night playing the role of spoiler. the jumper is missed. and then the rebound. john walsh coast to coast for the layup, he had 14 points, 10 assists on the night and we're all tied up. high scoring game and a high scoring jordan crawford. tie

when we come back, a sports plus preview with kristen berset. >>> kristen joins us with a look at the day in sports. a tough day in sports for caps fans. >> what a tough day. they trailed the entire game but they thought maybe coming off that big win got some momentum behind them, but you could see, two games, 24 hours, took its toll, especially when this one went to overtime. the capitals really needed this win. they had boston on the brink of early elimination, plus the home crowd behind them, but playing two games in 24 hours took its toll. just like the first two games this one went to overtime, and the caps looked a little bit lazier than they did all game. here's the game winner. the bruins never trailed in this game. they win game six 4-3. for the first time in nhl playoff history, every game of the six so far has been decided by just one goal. we'll have more plus other action. penguins-flyers, the pennsylvania rivalry, and the flyers oust the penguins. >>> the washington redskins have seven picks, including the all-important number two. nfl beat writer jered bell will join me

kristen berset will have highlights coming up in about 15 minutes. they celebrated in the streets of lexington early into the morning. at least one person though was shot in all of the celebrating. police made self-dozen arrests, they were on alert following a series of fires set during the celebrations last saturday night for the final four. >>> a big shakeup at the gsa. in four minutes learn why this was not the first time spending at the agency came under fire. >> and howard says it's going to be a great spring day and there's a lot of sunshine in your seven day forecast. your weather forecast next here on 9news now. >>> well, it's a cold start this morning. frost and freeze advisories and warnings were up north and west of town until 9:00. by lunchtime though nice and sunny. temperatures approaching 60 and we'll have a nice afternoon with highs upper 60s to low 70s. seven day forecast in just a few minutes. monika? >>> we're taking a live look from sky 9 at the accident we've been telling you about in gaithersburg here on the southbound side of m

kristen berset has highlights in your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody. baseball ticket holders at nationals park this weekend, well, they got what they paid for and then some. for the third time in four games, the nats and reds had to play extra innings. seven extra innings over four games. to yesterday's game, here you go. it was jackie robinson day around the league. his number retired by all teams. but yesterday every player donned number 42. it was a rough start for jet wyler. bases loaded in the first. ryan ledwick launches one over the wall. the nats chipped away. now down 1. extra innings we go. top of the 11th, knocked over the head of derosa. two come in and the reds avoid the sweep beating the nats 8-5 in 11. >> sometimes you don't get the breaks. we battled back. had chances to win the ballgame. just couldn't get it done. >> we never quit. we didn't quit when we were down three. got back up there. got the first two guys on base and it just didn't happen. >> they face the houston astros tonight. >> orioles wrapping up things north of the border

i'm kristen berset. have a great day. >>> the excitement continues to build. we have more on rg iii's adventures in new york and the draft as well coming up later this hour. >>> coming up, there is some good news for metro commuters this morning after last night's train derailment that affected two lines. when i get terrible congestion from my allergies, i power through with the power of claritin-d. when my sinus pressure is at its worst, i've got the best decongestant... claritin-d. when it all hits, nasal congestion and sinus pressure, all i need is non-drowsy claritin-d. nothing relieves allergy congestion faster. get claritin-d at the pharmacy counter. live claritin clear. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. mike who knows pop culture is-- >> i don't know who pit bull is. >> the beer commercial. he walks around. [ multiple voices ] >>> i'm mike hydeck. here's monika santami, our resident pit bull fan right here here. >>> weather wise, let's get going. i appreciate that. let's get -- let's get going. mid-40s in town. 30s in the su

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset.he best sports in town. >> less than one year since being diagnosed with early on set alzheimer's. tennessee women's head basketball coach is stepping down. after 38 years at the helm, summit is the all-time wins leader among ncaa basketball coaches. at the time of her diagnosis, summit hoped to coach for many more years, but in a statement today, she said it was time to move on. summit's assistant for the last 27 years, holly, will take over as head coach. >>> as offseason workouts continue in ashburn, one redskin player was asked not to join in. jabar was told the team is looking to trade him. that news came as a surprise saying he wants to remain in washington. >>> this season's nhl playoffs has become one of the most physical in recent history. this old school kind of hockey resulted in one player being ejected, another taken off the ice in a stretcher and 11 misconducts have been handed out. nicklas backstrom was one of them. but this bruins series has gotten more physical every t

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset.est sports in town. >> capitals fans woke this morning, they realized they weren't having a nightmare. the caps actually lost last night, giving the series edge to boston. it's what happened in the final seconds of the game that has people talking today. the nhl is reviewing this cross check by nick backstrom. it earned him a match penalty and a possible one-game suspension. but his teammates and coach are supporting him on this one, saying the bruins have been gunning for backstrom's head. >> i think he was trying to protect his face. as you look, the stick is in his eyes. it's a dangerous play. he comes out with no helmet on. he gets blocked to the head by thomas. he is protecting his head. he just came out to 40 games, and you know, you have to protect your head. >> and that cross check was one of several fights in last night's game. you can see the tensions rising each time. 16 penalties total. 35 minutes. the caps welcome of discipline hurts their chances to lead the series, but l

kristen berset has your morning sports. >>> good morning, everybody.he way the caps-bruins series is going, it's only fitting they're headed to a game seven. this has been an intense nail biting series where for the first time in nhl history, all six games have been decided by one point. yes, they would have liked to have closed it out at home on sunday and yes, it's never good to go on the road, especially for a pressure cooker game seven but the capitals have fared well at the garden this season posting a 4-1 record and they feel confident heading into wednesday. >> nothing is impossible in these playoffs. i think both teams know that. i think that, you know, we've come back and they've come back. no one is giving up. >> you have to prepare and go have fun with it, enjoy it, nothing better than being in a game seven. >> wizards bobcats last night at the verizon center. rookie and first round pick putting on a show. alley-oop to close the half. then a bounce pass for a two handed dunk. wizards win big, land charlotte their 21st straight loss. >>> here

kristen berset is live with more. >> reporter: it's quiet now.pping the ice getting ready for tonight's 7:30 game, but in about an hour when those doors open it's going to be loud in here, like you said rocking the red. the win they picked up saturday in boston was crucial because it tied the series up at one game apiece. they were able to get a win on the road where they've struggled all season. now they have a chance to break open the series as they bring it home where they have done well all season long, plus having the crowd here. joining me now is sky kiersten from 106-7 the fan, caps beat writer. we're talking about the home crowd. can you just talk to us how important this home ice advantage is going to be for them. >> it's crucial. you have to take advantage of the next two games. you definitely don't want to go back to boston down 3-1. you have to get one win at least, probably two if you have a chance in the series and they'll be partying here tonight. first 10 minutes will be critical because the caps will have all that energy coming o

kristen berset was one of those taking part in the wounded warriors game. >> reporter: baseball fans got a special treat at nationals park tuesday night. the second annual celebrities versus warriors softball game. >> if we're not having fun, what are we having? >> it's a dream come true. every kid grows up being a major baseball player. >> they like winning. >> reporter: these warrior amputees have served in desert storm, iraq and afghanistan. they proved you can overcome whatever life throws your way. >> it's nice to be an inspiration for other people that have injuries to show them you can still go out there and enjoy life and play sports and do a lot of the things you used to be. >> reporter: what a fun gay. the fans enjoy -- fun game. the fans enjoyed it and the wounded warriors did a good number on us. i'm kristen berset, 9 sports now. >> great game and you were there seeing part of it. >> what was great about the beginning of the nationals game, instead of announcing the nationals lineup, all the wounded warriors came out and took positions. they just absolutely ran lightning

kristen berset is here with a preview and both the teams no stranger to game seven. a do or die. >> exactly. that's right anita. unfortunately for the capitals the bruins have fared better in the games. just last season they won three game sevens en route to becoming the stanley cup champs. the caps on the other hand are 1-3 in game sevens since 2008. but if there's anywhere they can play a game seven, boston would be the place. you know usually we say home ice is an advantage but during this season the capitals have dominated at td garden and now of course they would have liked to have closed it out earlier and not have to face game seven but this is that kinds of game that players look forward to. >> game seven is game seven. and you know they're extremely fun. they're very nerve-wracking, at the same time, and that means so much. >> as a player i always -- i enjoyed them. it was fun. one game takes all so it's like you know you don't have another game against these guys, this is going to end. as a player and coach i look forward to it. >> coming up later in the ne

kristen berset joins us now with all the depressing details. >> it's a hard loss, but this has been an incredible series. the caps and bruins playing another overtime game, this time with the series on the line. the caps had a chance to get it done at home, but the defending champs aren't going away that easy. the red was rocking this afternoon. braden holtby in net again, caps finding themselves down early on, but mike green with an assist from joel ward and roman hamrlik gets his look at that nice wrist serve, his first goal of the playoff series. then they find themselves down one again. jason chimera and a wide open net, perfect timing to tie things up at two. in the 3rd we're still tied, bruins, andrew faren puts the bruins up 3-2. later in the 3rd alex ovechkin off his state keys it up, gets it past thomas to tie it up at three, but in overtime just three minutes in off a backstrom turnover, they get holtby out from the net and the bruins win game 6 and tie things up. so the series is headed back to boston. the winner moves on in the stanley cup playoffs. dave owens is in the loc

here's kristen berset with highlights. >> reporter: good morning everybody.ars since kentucky celebrated a national championship in basketball. head coach john calipari has never been able to get his hands on the championship trophy. well, now he can. kansas with their fair share of comebacks during this ncaa tournament. they would need another last night against kentucky. here's something we see the wildcats do a lot this tournament. terrence jones with the slam. he had 9 on the night. kentucky got out to the early lead but the jay hawks came out blazing in the second. taylor with the three cuts the lead to 12 and then kansas doing their best to mount another comeback but kentucky having none of it. the number one overall seed wildcats are the 2012 national champs bluegrass county was celebrating last night. >>> the caps in tampa bay taking on the lightning. alexander semin's slap shot is blocked but the chimera putback at 2. but the lightning weren't done. steven stamkos, two goals in a minute. they beat the caps 4-2. >>> wizards hosting milwaukee who are f

♪ >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset.sports in town. >>> before sunday's game against the bruins, several caps players said the last thing they wanted is to thin this series back to boston. fortunately, that's what happened. they squandered a chance to win game 6 at home and send the bruins home alone. instead, they are staring down the game 7. a must-win, again, a spot the caps are familiar with since the 2008 playoffs, the caps played four game seven's winning only one of them to advance. granted, the bruins won three game seven's last season in route to winning the stanley cup. >> it isn't easy. it's a war out there. every game is a battle and you know, we've won in their building. they won in our building. that's just the way our hockey goes. >> when the pressure is on and you know, the games are tight, that's the games you want to be a part of. that's why you play the game. >> all right, on to game seven wednesday night in boston. if the caps do win -- >> the wizards haven't had an ideal season, but it's better than

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset.e best sports in town. >> if all goes as expected thursday night, robert griffin iii will be headed to d.c. as the redskins next quarterback. he'll be wearing the number 10 10 with griffin and the roman numeral 3 on the back of his jersey. >> 48 hours until draft night. rg3 takes a subway. food, that is. football is on his mind. >> everything that i have done personally to get to where i am. all the coaches that worked with me, it will finally hit me that all that hard work has paid off. >> and he's about to become the king of d.c. >> expectations will be high, but you want that kind of pressure. you want those expectations, because it's not height. they really believe in you. >> he believes in himself, still humble. >> you can't go in thinking you're a big dog. i might be the fans quarterback and the coaches one of the quarterback, but i have to beat out rex grossman,. >> which most will feel he can do. but first he has to coexist with coach mike shanahan. some question that, but not

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> as the capitals prepare for thursday's playoff game against boston. we're starting to get a clearer picture on who we could see. thomas says he is most likely out. michael practiced with his team for the first time today since getting hurt in the home finale, but he wasn't able to stay out there the whole time. with game one just one game away, the new newbie will be out. >> that's a big step, getting on the ice. he feels better he is out here and he'll get better every day now. >> the bruins are set, but the capitals own their series winning three out of four games. >> over the past month, redskins have met with bailor quarterback. and most recently, kyle shanahan took a trip out to texas. now rg3 has come to d.c. to meet with his new team. we got word that rg3 was in town and spotted at tyson's corner, meeting with shanahan and dan schneider. the team is just getting prepared. >> i think they want to hit the ground running. they saw what happened last yea

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> for the fifth straight season, the capitals are headed to the post season. for the first time in a while, they are the underdogs. the first matchup is against the defending stanley cup champs. that might sound daunting, but the capitals have done a number, winning three out of four games. with preps underway, there is a buzz running through the locker room. >> it's the best you can imagine. but no, it's probably most exciting time. >> the buzz is going pretty good and excited to be here. >> we're looking forward to it. >> the caps have just one healthy goalie that played at the prolevel this season. braydon, a youngster under a lot of pressure. >> approach it like another game. there's more at stake, but you start putting more on your shoulders and it never works well. >> the pressure we have been under in detroit, philly, and down the stretch here. >> michael did get ice time in this morning. here's a look at the schedule for the first best of seven series

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> nothing like a little trash talk to get your team fired up with just two games left. the capitals can clinch a playoff spot. and pretty confident his team can do just that. during his weekly radio segment this morning, capitals would make the playoffs. right now, they are tied for 8th, but they do hold the tie breaker. so if the caps win their final two games, they're in. of course, brooks words caught the attention of the sabers today. >> i think he's for his team. >> those are all predictions. r that you live with. you hope to motivate your team with. probably believes they are going to make it. >> so the redskins, their preseason schedule is out. look at the all important week 3 game. could shape up to be an andrew luck veer sus rg3 showdown. still will be announced later. time to reveal the high school game of the week poll. features both lacrosse and baseball. boys and girls. and because of the holiday weekend, voting ends tonight. highlights will air

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> it took an uncomfortably long time, but in the end it was worth the wait. fletcher is back. flesh tweeted the big news earlier -- fletch tweeted the big news earlier. he is the glue that holds the defense together. at age 36, he led the league in tackles last season. not only have fans been clammering for him to resign, so have his teammates. some of them took to twitter tonight to express their excitement. fletch, just saw your tweet. the defense is officially complete now. hails to the redskin. and then gomes tweeted glad the best line backer in the league is still rocking burgundy and gold. nationals can't seem to get away from long games. they went 10 innings yesterday. tonight longer. 4 hours and 4 minutes to be exact. game two against the reds. another great pitching dual tonight. nationals down 1 in the 8th until the x man delivers. a solo shot to the left. just gets over the wall. we're tied up. bottom of the 13th, jayson werth earning that $100 million. coming up big. a walk off single. nats win in extras agai

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> tonight is all about uk and ku, the two winningest programs in ncaa history. between them kentucky and kansas have racked up 29 final four appearances and 10 national titles. kentucky is going for title no. 8. they have looked good all tournament long. kentucky starts two sophomores and three freshmen including anthony davis. if they're able to pull off the win, not only will they finally give john calipari his first career championship, the wildcats will be the youngest team to win a national championship. >> they're a great team, very capable of beating us. they have a great inside post presence. >> they have one of the best players in the country, so we know it's going to be a tough game. it's probably going to be the hardest game that we played all season. >> the jayhawks started the season surrounded by low expectations, but they were still able to nab a two seed in the tournament. they had a few scares throughout having to fight back and rally against purdue, nc state and ohio state, but they know it all comes dow

of course coming up later on at 5:00 derek mcginty excuse me, kristen berset will be out here. we got a whole cast of characters our full all day coverage is opening day here at nats park. for now though we are live, back to you in the studio. >> and dave we're going to take care of philadelphia when they come to town. >> reporter: absolutely. >> we know that's going to be a sellout on the n ats side. thanks dave. >>> a prince george's county police officer opened fire on a suspect early this morning. right now we're still trying to figure out exactly what happened. this all started about 3:00 a.m. when officers were called to the 3100 block of good hope avenue in temple hills, maryland. the initial call was for breaking and entering. but when investigators arrived on the scene they realized they were dealing with some sort of domestic disturbance. there was an altercation between an officer and a suspect forcing the officer to shoot. but we're told the suspect wasn't hit. the officer is currently on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues. >>> the neighborh

. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> heavy into game want capitals find themselves in fame place -- the capitals find themselves in a familiar place, the underdogs, down one in the series with another to may on the road. we were here just a week ago when the caps were tied up in a double overtime win, but that sharp team didn't show up on saturday. we saw more of the regular season caps than those we've seen so far this postseason. several mental errors and mistakes allowed the rangers to score. there is no room for that tonight. >> margin for error gets smaller and the intensity level has got to go up to try and find those holes and make them make mistakes. >> we want to get on the board first and play with a lead and make them come out of their shell a little bit. >> braden holtby trying to rebound from his worst game in the postseason saying he never really found a rhythm. the rookie net minder allowed three goals in the caps most lopsided playoff loss so far. >> technical things that i'd like to do better and move on. it's a new game today and just tr

kristen berset has the preview. topper? >> is lope not. we're looking at a very nice evening, here's the numbers that go in the almanac. pretty close to average actually. we manage today make it to 71 today. it got down to 31 at dulles this morning. as nice as it is now, we'll come back and tell you when you will need the umbrella. it's sooner than you think. >> but first a major route in and out of the town will not be available this week. more on the work on the 14th street bridge. that's coming up next. >>> all right, let's give you the early heads-up tonight about the commuter alert just call it a headache for the weekend. the d.c. department of transportation is planning to close the north and southbound hov lanes along the 14th street bridge this weekend. it's part of a repaving project. so if the weather cooperates, don't be surprised when you find those lanes closed from friday night at 8:00 until saturday afternoon around 3:00. >>> and don't be surprised if you hear the sound of blasting in northwest washington tomorrow. this is h

find out what next in sports >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> redskins fans and players have been extremely vocal the past several weeks about the importance and need to resign london fletcher. today the good news came directly from the horse's mouth. just moments ago london fletcher tweeted this statement. redskins fans, your captain is back. hail to the redskins. fletcher hasn't missed a game since coming into the league. he's started every game since 2001. this summer fletch organized several players only practices for the redskins during the lockout and despite being 36 years old fletcher led the league in tackles last season. welcome back. >>> the skins today added another body to the defense signing denard jackson. >>> thank goodness for the bruins held scoreless in regulation thanks to hopi and they blocked 22 shots, but the bruins' defense was better. the capitals mustered only 17 shots on goal. you won't score or win that way. what last night's performance does tell success this caps squad is confident hopi is the right guy for the job, good new

. >> kristen berset joins us. what a game ?roo.on't care if you're a caps fan or not, that was a fun game to watch. game sevens historically haven't been good for the capitals but tonight another nail biter. for the fourth time this year the caps and bruins needed extra time to finish this game. three minutes into overtime mike knuble's shot gets blocked by joel ward is there to finish it off. for the third time this series the caps win on the road knocking off the defending champs, 2-1 the final. >> i wanted to contribute as much as i can and help the team win. i know the guys are relying on everybody. i just wanted to chip in, hopefully take a little load off the big guys. >> joel ward all smiles after the game. 106.7 the fan will join me later in sports. >> thank you, kristen. >>> the miss vee of those missing vicious dogs from northeast d.c. has apparently been sold. last friday two dogs attacked several people before they mysteriously got away. >> turns out they weren't free for long. matt jablow has the unusual details. >> re

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plus the nhl released its >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> redskinss time to make your travel plans. the nfl released the full schedules this evening, and the redskins have some exciting matchups, including a thanksgiving day showdown in dallas. the first time for the skins on turkey day since 2002. but that's just one of the few great matchups. the redskins open up in new orleans. the home opener september 23rd against cincinnati. and division al play starts october 1st. the buy week is week 10. then 10 days later monday night football at fedex against new york. i asked our redskins experts what matchup they were looking forward to. >> can i be selfish because i'm excited to go there. >> sure. >> road trip to new orleans. [ laughing ] >> i want to go see new orleans. and i think it's a fun game for the redskins for a lot of reasons. >> ravens should have would have could have been in the super bowl if it wasn't for the drop pass. the redskins get a chance to play their rival to the north. i like to see baltimore and dc get it going again. >> lots of

our kristen berset has the preview. >> two of college basketballs winningest programs face off. between the two of them kentucky and kansas have 29 final four appearances and 10 national titles, but the path for this year's squads throughout the tournament have been on opposite sides of the spectrum. kentucky is a very young team sporting three freshmen and two sophomores that include national player of the year anthony davis. a win means coach john calipari finally gets his first career national title, but he has some history with kansas. four years ago when he was coach at memphis, his tigers squad lost in the championship game to the jayhawks, but this kansas squad is different than what we're used to seeing. they're not as talented and a lot scrappier. their tournament has been filled with impressive escape acts rallying from behind to beat pursue, nc state and ohio state. not many people are giving the jayhawks a chance at an upset. >> we got one game left, you know. that's it and so we're going to go out there and play that exact way like it's our last game and in 40 minut

kristen berset is here to tell us all the good stuff. hey kristen. >> thanks, lesli.es into the season. the nationals are 2-2. joining me in studio to talk a little bit about their hot start, we have paul white from u.s.a. today. thanks so much for coming in. paul, like i said, two and two, they started hot out the gate. what did you see from the nationals? >> depth will have to carry them this year. it's much improved. they have some guys that aren't playing well. the hitters aren't going, but adam laroche, they got nothing from last year, a big contributor. they hadn't picked up, could be in trouble there. the depth is improved. >> mike moore coming back is going to help this lineup. 5-9. they have a giant gaping hole and that has to get better. jason worth's start scares you. you know he has to be better. he's not going to strike out half of his at bads, but a market improvement. runners on base, this can't continue. he has to be better for this team and also the thing i noticed in chicago, defensively, they struggled a little bit. a couple bad plays, if they're go

kristen berset has more. >> from management down to players. they disagree with the decision to suspend nicklas backstrom. but as ted wrote, complaining only makes them feel better, but doesn't help in preparation. >> trailing 2-1 in their two round playoff series, the phone booth. >> everything matters in these games, especially against this team and make you pay if you make a mistake. >> the crowd wasn't enough monday night, but from talk inside the locker room, leading up to the game. >> very tight games, but we are right there. we're going to get some rest and have good practice and come back ready to play. >> it's going to be tough. the caps will be without first line center, nicklas backstrom. suspended for one game for this cross check monday night. >> i got to deal with. >> you have to protect himself. nicklas backstrom isn't that kind of player. he's not like that. >> he missed 40 games this season while recovering from concussion-like symptoms, so they are used to performing without their scoring sweed. >> you have to find ways to win

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kristen berset is here with more on what we can expect.e are hoping for extra wins. >> playoffs would be nice. mixed on the nationals this year. many think they have a legitimate chance at the post season, thanks to great offseason acquisitions. the lack of injuries heading into opening day and of course the return of stephen strasburg. dave owens has more on the nats expectations for the season. >> see you later. >> when did you think you'd hear these words in the same sentence? nats, high expectation. well, they are here now and davey johnson who experienced opening days in four separate decades can't wait to get things started. >> i get excited about any time we tee it um. >> and he's excited about this ball club. >> wow. >> for starters, it has arms. plenty of them. stephen strasburg headlines a slew of young gunners. jordan zimmerman, and edwin jackson, all under 30 years old. >> it's huge and a little bit of competitiveness within the rotation. i think that will help us. it will work to our advantage. we will try to one up each other