new nats pitcher max scherzer made his debut. and max really got an honest taste of what it's like to play in d.c. there were many moments of greatness on the field, but somehow strange breakdowns cost the team the win against the mets. nats ready to defend their n.l. east division crown. matt williams ready to go in queer two. bryce harper come on he's always ready. faced bartolo colon. opening day. solo shot. third career opening day homer for bryce. nats up 1-0. love the hair. $210 million on the mound today for the nats and max scherzer proving why. eight strikeouts for scherzer in his nats debut. gonzalez supporting his pitcher. but the defense lets him down. dane ra wright. a little miscommunication between him and dan uggla. look at scherzer. he'll be making that face a lot this season. nats pay for the next mistake. lucas duda breaks up the no-hitter for scherzer. curtis granderson and david wright score. two unearned runs. that is your final. scherzer takes the loss. >> any time you lose a ball game you always go back and

meanwhile, max scherzer had another solid game, six innings one run, eight k's. question is could the bullpen back this man up? let's take a look. xavier zdeno comes into the game and darren ruff -- darin ruf takes the pitch out of the world. solo shot thankfully. now tied 2-2 and that's the bullpen for you, kimberly. but laettner extra innings, nats would catch aak. it's a wild pitch and you know escobar would make his way home. nats would score one more run in the 10th and win this one 4-3. >> it's a big win for us. max pitched really well again and it's good for us to come through late. it's important for us to create those opportunities and we know that you know, it will dictate that we're going to come through on occasion, those situations too. so happy about that. >> o's and blue jays, rubber match in baltimore. travis snider can't time it out right. that's an error. blue jays would score three runs. o's trail 6-2 after that. it's ok though. good things would come. good things for snyder at least. how about a little redemption right here in the fifth. he sm

bartolo colon taking the mound for the mets and the $210 million man max -- million man max scherzer. we'll be bringing you team coverage throughout the day leading up to that first pitch starting again at noon today join myself, delia goncalves, dave owens. we'll have the entire crew out here at nationals park. should be a gait time -- great time we're in store for. we'll see what the nationals end up bringing to the table in just a matter of hours. >> all right, nick. i'll see you at noon. >>> tonight the duke blue devils take on the wisconsin badgers in the men's ncaa basketball championship in indianapolis. the teams came out on top in weekend matchups against kentucky and michigan state. tipoff time for the game is 9:18 tonight right here on wusa9. hopefully you won't be bleary eyed at work on tuesday. >>> and we have very exciting news to report this morning. wusa9's new weekend morning newscast premiers this weekend. it features our very own mike hydeck and erica grow. the saturday show is one hour from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. the sunday show is 90 minutes from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. and

. -- all eyes are on max scherzer.erzer is excited about starting opening day, just not super excited. max: it's still excitement, optimism, all the things everybody experiences. >> for us to actually get out there and play real baseball, we are looking forward to it. robert: as we mentioned, reports say the nats are expected to host the 2018 all-star game. the announcement should be made tomorrow before first pitch. they spanked them at their place, have to give credit where it's due. kimberly: the first of its kind in the u.s. kimberly: as if being pregnant is not tough enough, kate middleton has the added stress of gamblers hedging their bets. if the gamblers have it their way, prince george will be getting a little sister. 82% of bettors put their money on a princess. her hypothetical name, gamblers are going with alice. williams grandmother the queen had an aunt named alice. the new royal is due in mid-to-late april. and back at home, the country's first karaoke bar is no more. the bar in burbank, california, clos

. -- max scherzer. kimberly: meteorologist steve rudin is in the stormwatch seven weather center with your game day forecast. think monday will be the pick day of the week steve: by far the next -- best a of the next seven days, sunshine and temperatures near 70 degrees. high-pressure slowly moving off the coast. in its place, a few clouds mainly to the west of us. 66 at reagan national, looking at 64 at dulles. bwi marshall gaithersburg, 66 at manassas. your game day forecast looking fantastic. middle 60's, around 70. at 5:00, temperatures will fall during the evening hours. and periods of rain. not only for tuesday but wednesday, thursday, friday. more on that coming up in just a few minutes. at least temperatures won't be terribly cold. can relate? -- kimberly? kimberly: tomorrow is also the annual egg roll at the white house. the first family will start welcoming 35,000 people to the la the event. an estimated 9000 people celebrated easter with a sunrise service at the lincoln memorial. so beautiful

max scherzer is still recovering from a sprained thumb on his throwing hand.called up right-hander aj cole. the 23-year-old is a top 100 prospect and considered the most major league ready of all the nats pitchers. it will also be the fourth nats pitcher to make his debut this month. first starter. max scherzer did say he threw on the mound today got through his pitches and feels 100%. he should be able to start on sunday. need to start turning that around. they're in the midst of a long stretch. >>> coming up, more on the excitement that's been happening at the verizon center. a look ahead as the caps and wizards prepare for the next round. >>> oh, the discussion of sex and bears is all abuzz around the national zoo today. >> scientists have artificially inseminated the zoo's giant female panda. >> reporter: the pandas at dc's national zoo are one of the most popular exhibits. especially when momma gave birth to bao bao almost two years ago. scientists are hoping for this again. they artificially inseminated her with the sperm from bao bao's dad and a male pa

max scherzer was fabulous, a no-hitter into the sixth inning, eight strikeouts, only four hits over eightings. he all to sue the team for nonsupport. bryce harper went 2-2 including this frozen rope liner. 1-0 nationals. two outs in the sixth inning, ian desmond goes over to the right side of the field to call off dan uggla. this is a bad play on any level. that allows two runs to score. then this happens, the next batter lucas duda takes the scherzer fastball to right center, there goes the no-hitter, two runs. nats lose 3-1, and the play in the sixth inning was the difference maker. >> pretty embarrassing. i feel like one of those little leaguers. i just looked up and i did not hear anything, so i kept going for it. coach: it did not get off on the right foot, but as you for it may say, we have another in a couple days. >>tim: the orioles come in the market, playing against tampa. three home runs pearce, de aza , and flaherty. the orioles beat tampa bay at camden yards. detroit, cespedesm robbing suzuki of the home run. takes it out of the air. it was about to go over the wall. the tige

tonight, i actually caught up with nats reliever barret looking forward to opening day and watching max scherzere the mound. >> he brings lots to the table. also in the clubhouse. he is a leader. and we're just excited to have him, have the group of guys we have already, the chemistry is off the charts. and spring training already, guys are meshing together and we're just excited about this ball club. >> more from aaron on sports final tomorrow night. >>> women ready to play connecticut in the women's final four. tip-offset for 9:00 a.m. big keys to toppling the number one team, confidence and endurance. >> they're a team that goes on great runs and you have to be able to withstand those runs and be confident in those runs otherwise that's where they get their separation within the games. >> a lot of teams play uconn great for 20 minutes or a half and then last two minutes they go on a big run. we have to play for 40 minutes. >> and also tonight, the men's final four you see duke, the number 1 speed taking out 7 seed michigan state and the shocker of the tournament undefeated kentucky goes down

max scherzer was paid the big bucks for situations like this. with his team struggling to score, scherzer gave the nats exactly what they needed and expected. perfect days for baseball in philadelphia and perfect start for bryce harper. first pitch of the at-bat harper smashes the ball opposite field. bryce his second home run of the season. the good guys are un1-0 early. herz are had his name going, men on the corners, he goes down swinging six innings, 8 strikeouts 1 runs allow fold mr. herz are. darren rough, bottom of the seventh making up the difference here crushes shall ball. we're tied at two, the bull pen struggling again. to extra innings, wilson aram moss adds to the lead. the buffalo has an rbi single on his hand. the nats up 4-2. that run turned out to be the difference. stewart to close it owl, and cesar hernandez lines to first -- just incredible snag there. the nats go on to beat the phillies 4-3 in ten innings. >>> here's manager matt williams. >> it's a big win for us. it was good for is to come through, nice hitting. it's a bi

. >>> don't panic, nats fans the season is young, just try to forget that max scherzer may miss his start in atlanta on tuesday with what he calls a sprained thumb and that your team was just swept out of miami. all is well though. birthday fans for the nats, they won an autograph and home run. bryce treated the kids to one of the top two, scoreless. harp facing his old team mate dan her ron, gets the best of this one. smashes this one to right. solo shot nats they are on the board, 1-0. bottom four now, problems for the nation as with two on. ichiro u.s. is zbluk kirk hit it is over gio gonzalez so fast and safe at first, nats catch john carlos stan top, wilson ramos going to throw it, never makes the throw, so, stanton saved the death stare from matt williams the next batter echevarria takes this one in center all the way to the wall, bases-clearing triple for the shortstop. marlins, they get out the broom, sweep the nat, 6-2. nats on a five-game losing skid. >>> little league day at camden yards, birds taking on red sox. they got a show. bottom seven, orioles offense, red hot, two on f

everybody gets to see max scherzer on the mound. the new ace for the nats. also 10 years of the nationals being in d.c. they got here in 2005. also on top of that you got the announcement there's all star baseball in 2018. spring training is over. and now it's time for the real thing. >> so butterfly don't change. be who you are and be excited about it and be happy about it. and when the game starts and umpire says "play", play. robert: meanwhile, some players have that act like you've been here before attitude. >> i'm excited. i'm really excited here that spring training is over. i'll be more excited when we get past the days off and into more like the routine of baseball. that's where we all kind of rely on. but i'm excited. robert: on top of opening day the announcement that all star baseball will be back in d.c. in 2018. >> obviously, a city like washington provides us with a unique opportunity to showcase what we think is the greatest game in the world, major league baseball. >> it's good. it's good. you know it's a sign to the world, to baseball that y

but a new face will be on the mound for the curly ws. 23-year-old aj cole will start in place of max scherzer who's recovering from a sprained thumb. scherzer says he'll be ready for his next start on sunday. >>> the excitement of the postseason continues in the washington wizards get a nice little break after sweeping the raptors in the first round. now they await their next opponent. last night they showed their support for the capitals rinkside getting the crowd pumped up. today they were back on the practice court. however, considering what's going on up the road, the riots in baltimore were undoubtedly on their mind especially for paul pierce who is actually quite familiar with this kind of scene. >> reminded me of the l.a. riots. i was living in l.a. during that time. we were tearing up our own community and really didn't have no cause. really didn't serve no purpose at the end of the day. you looked up and the stores that we go to rurnt there anymore. just pretty much a lot of vandalism and it didn't really help none of the cause. >> in the words of ace ventura pet detective they have

nats fans will get max scherzer, the $210 million man. debra alfarone money. >> that's right baby. i can hook you up. all right, going to start against the mets on opening day. his resume is impeccable. he won the cy young two seasons ago in detroit. 39-8 the last two seasons. he is excited about opening day. >> i mean, this is fun. i can't wait for the season to start. spring training is so long for us. it is very monotonous for us. for us to actually get out there and play real baseball and have it count, we are all looking forward to it. >> he is married, i'm just joking. he's married. taken. don't forget, we are the official nats affiliate. watch every pitch of monday's season opener right here. it all begins at 4:00. and we have post season reaction throughout the evening. so good basketball here. west virginia hosting the women's nit finals. talk about a nail biter. the team was down three. so not a bad idea, he gets the bucket in there. we have to get a stop now. ucla and blue playing keep away and doing it pretty well. they run out the clock and hold on 62-60. they come up

. >>> gearing up for opening day nats versus the mets on monday, 4:00, debut of mad max scherzer. watch that game right here on wusa9. >> tiger shot 74. if topper shot 74, that would be great. >> that shows you where tiger is. >> they'll be out there for the nats game on monday, weather going to cooperate? >>> a couple showers late in the game, but warm they're 70, not bad. >> supera -- near 70. not -- near 70. not bad. >> have a wonderful holiday weekend, we aren't looking for just any college students. we're looking for the fighters. the focused. and formidable. with gpas that include grit. perseverance. ambition. who want professors who'll know them by name see who they can be... students who want more than a degree on graduation day... they want a career. if you're this kind of student you're our kind of different. devry university. different. on purpose. >> rose: millions are hit by spring storms. also tonight a sharp decline in hiring could be winter's parting shot. chrysler's ordered to pay $150 million after a four-year-old is killed by an exploding gas tanks. steve hartma

max scherzer gets the opening day start, the $210 million man says it's nice to start on opening day but he's got bigger aspirations. >> at the same time it really doesn't mean a whole lot. starting game one in the playoff series, yeah, that means a little bit more, and that's hopefully something we get to have a chance to play in. >> we had a good rotation last year, dealt with a little bit of injuries last year. high expectations last year. we've been here and done this so it's time to -- let's go. >> he was speechless there for a second. don't forget we are the official -- yeah, we are the official nats and local affiliate. watch every pitch of monday's season opener right here at 4:00 eastern and we'll have postgame reaction throughout the evening. also the ncaa championship game going to be on our air on monday night, wisconsin, duke. wisconsin just upset kentucky. >> got you. >> no perfect season for kentucky. >> none. >> all right kentucky. and everyone's bracket is done. >> done. over. >> i know mine is. >> i like that. how would you like to know how you can drive off with a

max scherzer started the game. couple of wayward pitches and it was 1-0 cardinals. tied at one in the sixth inning. scherzer still on the mound pitching to matt adams. he singles to left field. that's trouble. that scored jason heyward to make it 2-1 st. louis and after this, folks the cardinals seem to take over. they now lead 4-1. it's getting late in the ballgame. it's in the nineth inning and right now, it's all st. louis. the wizards were here earlier in this building practicing. getting ready for their series. they lead that series 2-0 games against the toronto raptors. the wizards continue to say the key to this series is focus. to be prepared. and to play like it's a game seven. this is the same situation they were in last year against chicago. they went up to toronto and took the first two games. now they have game three here friday night. but again, the big story here at verizon center right now, fans arriving. the phone booth should be rocking. it's game five in the best of seven, the caps and the islanders. back to you. maureen: good luck to the caps ton

eight innings, nine k's, one run, dominates and gets his first win as a national, -- max scherzer as they win it 7-2. and red sox-o's xander bogaerts bloops it to shallow right and a walk-off for the red sox. mike napoli scores and boston wins it 3-2. it seems like yesterday 21-year-old jordan spieth earned a green jacket at augusta. now he's going for another title. he shot nine under 62 at thed r.b.c. heritage but was three over 74 yesterday, leon. eight shots behind. he was tied for 93rd. today, nine birdies and no bogus. bogeys. right now he's in contention, tied for seventh at six under six strokes back from the leader. you got to laugh at that. the wizards for toronto for tomorrow's game one of the playoff series against the raptors. tip-off for that one at 12:30. we got the caps to worry about now the wiz. we could be nervous about that. leon: start knocking on wood now. do you have wizards socks? anchor: i'll work on that. leon: coming up, a soldier's surprise, the creative way he shocked his son. leon: the search for a maryland karate instructor charged with child porn, the

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the nationals return one of the best rosters in baseball and have added ace max scherzer who will take the field tomorrow for the first time as a nat. fans will notice metal detectors at every entrance. plan to arrive an hour before the first pitch. >> we realize people in washington, d.c. are probably familiar with motel detection, but still until you get used to the process, please, come early, take your time. >> reporter: tomorrow's biggest hit could also come off the field. tonight there are multiple reports that mlb's commissioner will announce the 2018 all-star game will be held in washington, something gonzalez says the whole city should cheer. >> i think that people really take a lot more interest in the neighborhood and, you know, we really try to debut this city via that game. >> reporter: for folks coming out tomorrow, if you notice what seems like more kids than usual on a weekday afternoon game, here's why. d.c. public schools have monday off for easter monday, so it will be only the adults out here in the middle of the day playing hooky. >> thank you garrett. and of cours

year he had to wait until game three to see him on the mound replaced by the $210 million man max scherzerless of who was there, the nats still needed to generate run support which has been an issue the first two games. strasburg, the 26-year-old righty in his season debut, and it starts poorly, in a hurry. in the 3rd there ground ball to ian desmond. he just misplays it. three batters later a score on the board, another run. strasburg goes 5 1/3 allowing six runs, three earned. nats lose 6-2. manager matt williams on strasburg's debut. >> i thought he threw the ball where he wanted to considering he had limited starts in the spring. i thought he was sharp. i thought he pitched well, well enough to keep us in it. >>> here we are, time for the high school game of the week winner by your vote. it's walter johnson at blair softball game. tune in tomorrow night at 11:00 for the highlights. >>> the opening round of the 79th masters is winding down, many looking for the return and possible resurgence of four time masters champ tiger woods. the former no. 1 player in the world is playing his firs

the nats host the mets and max scherzer is throwing out the first pitch. jummy: our john gonzalez is at the park for everything you need to know before today's big game. hey, guys. john: what a blast here at nats park. i've been here all morning long. who better to share it with than my new best friend julie wright. does that mean i get the tin? julie: no the tin is mine. it's here for the first 25,000 fans that make their way into the gate that opens at 1:30 this afternoon, the commemorative tin could be yours and then of course, there's special dates on the back that will let you know when the nats will be giving away little trinkets that fit comfortably in this tin. john: not only is it opening day but the 10 year anniversary of the nationals hence my jersey. i'm wearing my vintage 10-year-old nationals jersey. old logo with the number 10. how fitting that it's the number 10. let's show you the field. look at how beautiful it looks. the grounds crew has been busy at work all day long. they've got the stencil down. you see they have the batting cages up

max scherzer is back on the mound against the phillies tonight and he's still looking for his first win. he's 0-1 the last outing. he had a no decision and he's got a little momentum because yesterday, the nats kicked off the series beating the phillies 5-2. so i even got my lucky red and blue socks on. so hopefully i can bring the caps some luck tonight. back to you. leon: good deal. here's hoping the socks work. thank, robert. doug: couple of showers around the area this evening. steve rudin is tracking those. updated weekend weather at >>> tonight, the spring stunner for millions. severe weather hitting now. look at this. the chain reaction disaster. the highways covered in ice. you can hear the tractor-trailers, the cars colliding. the screams for help. passengers stranded for seven hours. the crying babies. tornadoes spotted in the south. >>> also breaking the explosion at a gun range. the massive fireball. >>> the 73-year-old deputy who grabbed his gun instead of his taser. tonight, breaking his silence. making the case, it's easy to grab the wrong weapon. quote, "it can happen to

. >>> finally tonight this poor game max scherzer, he gets less support than president obama's immigration policy. i mean this guy has got a 1.26 e.r.a. and eyes still 1-2. nats lose today 4-1, another day without run support. >> they need some lessons from the caps in terms of getting that scoring up. >> yeah. they need to rock the salmon. >> slamming the salmon. lets say this is your tv and these are the channels you pay for with cable but these are the types of channels you actually want to watch what if you could pay for what you want, and not for what you don't so you could get kids channels sports... or entertainment mix and match, or get them all. now fios brings you a totally new way to customize your tv starting at $74.99 -- including internet and phone. cable just gives you channels. fios gives you choice. >>> tweet me. any time you like night or day @janjeffcoat and @mcgintyman we would love it. >> it's a good thing they can't hear us during commercials. >> actually they would probably like it. >>> some frost and freeze possible well north and west of town, but more frost tomorr

during the post-game interview, uggla got a chocolate sauce shower courtesy of pitcher max scherzer. the nats didn't waste the opportunity to turn it into a vine video, posted it to twitter, of course. the nats play atlanta again tonight at 7:10. >>> they are two things that go together like ice cream and apple pie. we're talking about peanuts and baseball. tonight, though an indianapolis minor league baseball team is banning peanuts to allow people with allergies to enjoy the game. they also won't sell cracker jacks, peanut m&ms or any other products. the indianapolis indians are not the first team to make a move like this. the boston red sox, milwaukee brewers and the new york yankees are including peanut allergy friendly games this year. i wonder what they'll enjoy instead. >>> out of a job, the cell phone executive facing a >>> an at&t president is out of a job due in part to the a racist people. aaron slater was fired over a is $100 million discrimination lawsuit, a story that picked up on line. lawyers say he mistreated an employee and used his work phone to send a racially off

and with the addition of max scherzer puts it over the top and we're really looking forward to max pitching today and being with us for a long time to come. he'll be the rock for the next seven years. >> do you think this is the year? >> i never make that prediction. i just want us to stay healthy and make the playoffs and it's a whole hugh season whole new season. you never know what will happen but number one is get in the playoffs. >> thank you for joining us and good luck this afternoon. and so we will start to see a lot of activity here around nationals park with lots of activities happening outside the park in advance and there will be some giveaways, as well. so a great day great weather. and we'll of course bring it all to you at midday. back to you. >> i think it will be another stellar season. megan mcgrath, thanks. >>> your time is 6:56. here are pourfour things to know. it is easter monday and white house is all set for the annual easter egg roll p. 35,000 parents and kids expected to attend. >>> buying breast milk on line may be harmful for your baby. we're learning what you bu

max scherzer. is he worth all the money? diana rossini joins us once again to tell us about that big game and what else to expect from the players coming up in this season jarngsd we're talking about a beautiful day as well. stay with us. "news4 midday" continues. >>> all right. it is easter monday and you know what that means. time for the white house easter egg roll. news 4 derrick ward here with a look at the festivities. >> reporter: the excitement was obvious for some of the little ones. others like kara found it wasn't what she expected. >> not to be this crowded. >> reporter: for yet others about being more reserved. are you excited? >> yeah. >> reporter: well her parents are. getting one of these tickets was like getting a washington football team season pass. >> trying four years, since she was born. >> reporter: and event that's grown in numbers and in its scope. yes, there's eggs but more than egg. the entire event had a fitness theme and the d.c. diva was here to help with that. >> setting a great example to live

a chocolate sauce shower from max scherzer. i think that's a new thing they're doing.hese two teams back at it tonight. >> go back to the pies. >> they do the gatorade shower. >> i think i'd rather have lemon meringue. >> jordan zimmerman on the mound and they go back at it tonight. so we meet again. capitals rangers in the playoffs fourth time in the past five years they'll face each other including the last two playoffs which handed at the hands of those rangers. the caps are due and they know it. >> get a chance to try and get redemption. they've handled us pretty good the last few years we've been in. this is the ultimate challenge for us. >> you can see there was a couple games in the regular season that we played and they really caught us on our heels. we're facing the present trophy winners but we don't feel like we're overmatched. we feel it's going to be extremely good hockey and a series we're capable of winning. >> we have two major events going on tomorrow and we have you covered. diana is going to be in chicago at the nfl draft. redskins have the fifth pic

. >> reporter: finally, the nats, max scherzer hoping to get his first win as a national tonight. 're hosting the phillies. max's two starts yet to record a victory, despite an e.r.a. of less than a run. he has 16 strikeouts already, which is impressive. nats going for their third straight win, offense has put up 22 runs over the last three games. now, back here at the verizon center, we no that the caps didn't really perform that well and the fans were a little quiet. but tonight i've got a feeling it will be a whole new environment out here as they know the caps have got to get this win against the islanders. >> reporter: every reason to be excited. guys, back to you in studio. >> crowd already sounds excited. come on! >> they need to make some noise. thanks for joining us. "nightly ne >>> on this friday night, nbc news exclusive. the reserve deputy charged with manslaughter speaking to nbc news about what he says was a deadly mistake. how he managed to grab his gun instead of his taser and kill a man. >>> a powerful plea from the parents of little 8-year-old martin richard. why

max scherzer on of the mound, bottom of the fifth nats down a run.n hits this one, espinosa scores, the runner at first check him out ignoring the stop sign from third base coach bob hinly. he slides in safely. scherzer only gives up two runs. aaron barrett facing mark reynolds and reynolds takes him deep. matt holliday coming home, espinosa's throw way high. then they try to get reynolds ats second, but the throw goes into the outfield. reynolds would end up scoring on a comedy of errors. the nats fall short in this game. your final score 4-1. >> reporter: the super bowl champ new england patriots in d.c. today. wonder if they hit traffic. honored by president obama at the white house. no tom brady because of a family commitment. but there's rob gronkowski, owner robert kraft and head coach bill belichick. athat helmet signed by all the players on the team and number 44 obama patriots jersey. the president made a joke about deflate gate but it fell flat with the crowd. get it? i did talk to a patriots player and gronkowski and obama were joking with

max scherzer was scheduled to pitch tonight but hurt his thumb at the plate last game. a.j.major league debut. who's a.j. cole? he's a 6'5", right-handed pitcher, the 23-year-old with the nats fourth round pick in 2010. last season he was with triple-a syracuse. cole went 7-0 over 11 starts in this season. so far, so. the 2.40 e.r.a. in three starts. but they play the braves tonight. welcome to the big leagues, boy. >> that's the kind of guy i bet in the high school he was the captain of every team he was on. football team basketball team baseball team. >> paul pierce, too probably. >> oh, without a shadow of a doubt. and the cheerleading squad as well. >> we're staying on top of the situation in baltimore as crowds continue to fill the streets. >> lester holt live in baltimore next on "nbc fightly news." we'll bring you updates as they come in on the nbc washington app and online >>> on this tuesday night, the state of emergency here in baltimore. a city on edge. the national guard out in force after an eruption of violence. rioters setting fires, ransacking stores clashing

tim: by then max scherzer will be done by then. and the nats will be 1-0. this is time. there's no more teasing. this is not a drill. baseball season is now upon us. the yankees play an exhibition game here saturday. opening day against the mets is monday so today, we took a tour of the stadium to see if it's all dressed up and ready to go and oh the freshly cut bent grass still light green but turning as the weather warms and opening day nears and forget about the walk through the metal detectors that you'll have to go through this season. don't worry about them. be patient. it's a sign of the times. once you are on the concourse, though, you'll be throwing cheese. new concession with grilled cheese and macaroni. new pizzas and the same new restaurants as last year. captain's cove is new with outdoor bar. play ball. let's go. meanwhile, the nats have to get ready. they're banged up and coming out of spring ball. espn's tim curtian told me today no worries. >> i don't think it's a major problem because it doesn't appear that any of the injuries are major. but one, two th

i talked to max scherzer in the clubhouse. one of the most beautiful opening days but the loss wasn't good. tonight another fantastic pitching matchup, jordan zimmermann of course for the nats one of the best in the league. and the mets, they have their national league rookie of the year on the mound jacob de grom de grom. but jordan zimmermann the last regular season game he was out here at nats park he pitched a no-hitter. part of an incredible year for zim, 14-5 with a 2.66 e.r.a. he's had a really strong spring, too. and catcher wilson ramos knows opposing hitters better watch out. >> every time he go out there, he attack the hitter well. his pitches were good this spring. he was also throwing the ball really good. and the most important thing we stay on the same page all the time. that's very important for a pitcher and catcher. we stay on the same page and we can do whatever we want. >> reporter: wilson ramos is confident in his team and ramos' team confident in him. what's behind this clever t-shirt about the nats' catc

scherzer frustrated. the mets scored two runs in the inning. new york ends up winning 3-1. the teams go at it again tomorrow. we'll see if they can get back on track. >> max can't get flustered now, you know. >> $210 million well spent though. >> absolutely. >>> it's 6:15. d.c. police release video of gun-toting robbers in hopes you'll help them catch them. >> voters in ferguson could make history today. we've got those ories i know what you're thinking, but this is the improved i can't believe it's not butter! 100% taste, 0% artificial preservatives. made with a blend of delicious oils, purified water, and just a pinch of salt. two, please. i can't believe it's not butter. 100% taste, 0% artificial preservatives. for very dry skin, you need healing. new vaseline intensive care with micro-droplets of vaseline jelly relieves dry skin and moisturizes to heal it in just 5 days. clinically proven. that's the healing power of vaseline. >>> 6:17. the jury in the boston marathon bombing trial is expected to begin deliberations this morning. prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered closing arguments yesterday. the defense conceded dzhokhar tsarnaev took part i