. >>> coming up new jersey's devils avoid a sweep, managing a first step in the most unlikely of comebacks. oklahoma beats texas but not on the gridiron, on the nba hardwood. the early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather starting to look and feel like summer across many areas of the country. the forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning if you're just waking up this is "early today." >>> in sports last night in the stanley cup finals the new jersey devils forced the los angeles kings to put away their brooms. here is fred roggin with a look at all the sports headlines. >>> good morning, well, the la kings will have to wait longer to capture their first stanley kuchlt the devils took game four and they are still alive. there is the cup itself. kings trying to go for the sweep, the devils would not go away easily. game scoreless heading in the third period, new jersey struck first, patrik elias, gave it back 62 seconds later. the game was tied at one. however, the night belonged to the difls. david clarkson to adam henrique, fired it past

. >>> coming up new jersey's devils avoid a sweep, managing a first step in the most unlikely of comebacks. oklahoma beats texas but not on the gridiron, on the nba hardwood. the early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather starting to look and feel like summer across many areas of the country. the forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." everyone's hair breaks. ♪ oh oh oh oh you see it in the brush... ♪ oh oh oh oh ooh oh ...and then there's the pillow. ♪ i dare you to dare me so they dared me to try this pantene. [ female announcer ] pantene anti-breakage the keratin protection system makes hair stronger reducing breakage up to 97%. ♪ think only salon brands can do that? i dare to compare... will you? [ female announcer ] anti-breakage from pantene. hair so healthy it shines. >>> good morning if you're just waking up this is "early today." >>> in sports last night in the stanley cup finals the new jersey devils forced the los angeles kings to put away their brooms. here is fred roggin with a look at all the sports headlines. >>> good morning, well, the l

devils would not go away easily. game scoreless heading into the third period. new jersey struck first off the rebound. lias. devils up taking their first lead of the series. on the power play, dowdy fired and the puck found its way into the back of the net. the game tied at one. however, the night belonged to the devils. david clarkson to adam hen reek who controlled the puck with his skate and fired it past jonathan quick. they later added an empty-netter. the kings lead the series three games to one. they could wrap tup saturday. game five is in new jersey. >>> half of the nba finals is set after an incredible come-from-behind victory by oklahoma city. thunder hosting the spurs. san antonio in control early thanks to tony parker. the spurs up by as many as 18. but oklahoma city turned it on behind a stellar performance from kevin durant. 20 of his 34 in the second half. oklahoma city led 79-77. russell westbrook added 25, including a layup plus the foul giving the thunder a six-point lead with under three minutes to play. now the dagger. dur toont perkins. now watch durant. a few seconds later, huggi

he has been an assistant with the new jersey devils for three years now. >>> college football is getting a playoff system and the college bowls will be history of 2014. the deals by the college presidents was made here in washington. as wisdom martin explains, many fans say it is about time. >> reporter: after 14 years of controversy and criticism of college football's bcs system with no playoffs, there is peoplely a four-team seeded playoff system to determine a champion. >> i think it is great. effect has been waiting for it. i think everybody has been pressing for it. anybody i ever watched with is always saying when are we going to do this. >> reporter: the announcement was made this afternoon. >> i think it responds to the needs of the fans. we wanted a playoff. we think this is a reasonable approach. >> reporter: they will rotate the games between six bowl sites and the championship will be at a neutral site. >> i think it is a good idea to have a playoff system in college football. >> reporter: a selection committee will rank the team that will play in the playoffs. those will be

they want against new jersey devils in game no. 6. let's get a check on traffic. >>> let's jump over to the bay bridge right now. if you are headed toward the bay bridge, a traffic is like. westbound 80 near paul street you will see the instructions in that area. not too much of a back up in that area. overall pretty light through their. it the the near nine in the, we'll not see too much traffic. here's a live look on conditions prepare. we are starting to see breaks whites at leverage. best pal connector it to us southbound 1 01, traffic is not too bad. >>> some patchy fog has moved in along the coastline. cool temperatures are in the works. we get some '60s up in some of the valley. inside the bay you'll see some '70s and sunshine and. we are expecting some changes over the next few days. today may be the last day of hot temperatures. today, starting packed with a couple patches of fog coastline. some drizzle out toward the media coastline. will be 70 degrees in san jose. hot mid-90s inland by afternoon. 91 in sonoma. 71 degrees in

right now we're going to set new >>> the new jersey devils showed some signs of life last night. game 5 saturday, the head back to new jersey. an oklahoma city thunder are heading to the nba finals. a tip for major league baseball pitchers. >>> tulley hit a batter in his hometown. >>> don't hit my boy. >>> that's the mother and she's clearly not pleased. harrison was not hurt. and they actually got a free back past the first base. >>> does mitt romney have a running mate in mind? >>> how facebook came to the rescue for this poor guy. >>> it's not over yet, measure b is approved and now several lawsuits have been filed. >>> police are investigating in ♪ [ male announcer ] it's one thing... to have created an icon and quite another to have done it generation after generation. to the long line of legendary mercedes-benz sl roadsters... ♪ of unanswered questions about an officer involved shooting. >>> voters have had their say, and now the battle over a measure b is heading to the courts we've got roadwork in the east bay as well. details on that coming up in just a few minutes. >>> o

the new jersey devils.prevent a devils. -- >> next "anderson" -- mtv's "teen mom" and the real face of teen pregnancy. >> kevin durant from way down. >> gets the inside. oklahoma is much better than just ok. the of the conference champions now. they defeated san antonio 107- 99. kevin durant led the way with 34 points. game 6 of the nba finals tonight. >> happy for him. speaking of finals, the new jersey devils staved off elimination last night in los angeles. game 5 is on saturday in new jersey. let the kings still hold a dominating 3-1 lead. here's tim brant. >> the nationals will host the mets in an afternoon matinee this afternoon. the nationals won last night's game in a first-. this was the first inning. a base hit. that's the tone for the rest of the night. jim on first periodadam goes long distance, right field, over the bullpen. it was 3-0 washington, they win, 5-3. robert singles to right field. the game tied at 1. baltimore has 3 out of 4. >> continues at 5:30. >> rivals in the race for the white

. >>> the loss angeles kings just continue to beat the new jersey devils. l.a. has a three games to nothing leave. all this for the team that just barely made it to the playoffs. >>> became so close for oakland for a new, no-hitter. no-hitter through to seven innings. top of the eighth though, michael young will break it up. with a solid base hit. eight scoreless innings. a's to win it 12 to one. as for the giants, brendon crawford is going to hit a for sure double play. he does not throw to first, thought there was two outs for a giants win three to two. cubs kicks swept right out of san francisco. >>> for performance at a security checkpoint. why dozens of t s.a. workers are off the job. >>> its primary election day in california and there's a lot at stake. choosing candidates and considering ballot measures, will have a live report coming up. >>> achy a decision expected to ♪ [ male announcer ] it's one thing... to have created an icon and quite another to have done it generation after generation. to the long line of legendary mercedes-benz sl roadsters... ♪ >

center, our next guests capped an improbable post-season run with a decisive victory over the new jersey devilsranchise history. their long, drunken victory party begins right here on our stage tonight. please welcome, your new stanley cup champions, the los angeles kings. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: i have to say, all of a sudden, the smell of beer is intense. and i feel like the bachelorette all of a sudden. i really do. first of all, congratulations. welcome, guys. it's great to have you guys here. [ cheers and applause ] what a run. how many of you are drunk right now? show of hands, be honest, come on now. one, two -- i think there are probable a few more. some raised partial hands. so maybe you're half drunk, i guess. who's been celebrating the hardest of the group? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah? >> yeah. >> jimmy: yeah. i see you got your toronto hat on there, huh? >> yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: three canadians in the audience tonight. is it true -- you guys had a party last night, right? >> true. >> jimmy: brought the stanley cup with you. is it true some of the new

one-shot separated the new jersey devils from winning each game. some people have the perfect name for their job. the l.a. kings the white king -- dwight king. jonathan quick, he is. the l.a. kings golan to take down new jersey, shutting out the devils' 4-0. nascar driver kurt bush cannot seem to grasp the the idea that his car has a gas pedal, but needs a brake. to brea he faces a suspension through mid-june. his future with raising looks uncertain. >> yes the stupid questions, but since i am on probation, i suppose that is improper to say as well. we could talk about racing things. that is not racing. you are in this just to start stuff. that is all you are out here for. >> he is still competing with the duke blue devils. preparation for the upcoming draft, that have the first in 10 picks over all this month. on the top of the board is draft board, he would love to make the top 10 list. -- of the hornets draft board. the left maryland and was faced with a one-year suspension for violating the student athlete, conduct. >> stay with us for the seven

kings beat new jersey devils, lots of bummed out fans, when he returned back to work, he found his cubical like this. we're only seeing the outside, and that's the tip of the iceberg. look at what his co-workers did to his work space. i think they bought all of the available l.a. kings per khan diez currently on sale and put it in his cubical. look at all of the little flags. there's an l.a. kings door mat leading into his cubical. >> will they pay for his therapy sessions after this. [ bleep ]. >> i have to say if the steelers get to the super bowl this year, and they lose. and i come back and my thing is -- just put out an ad because i'm quitting. we won't be friends any more. >> steven a fan of the prank unless it's about him. >> a tutorial on how to celebrate midsummer swedish style. so after the swinging -- pardon me. >> what kind of event is this. >> i meant singing, see what they do, next. a zip line with a paraglider at the end, and >>> other the weekend, the folks in sweden celebrated midsummer. >> a holiday devoted to eating, drinking, and dancing. >> i have a tutorial to prepare

kings knockout the new jersey devils in six games. the conn smythe trophy to jonathan smith. champions of the national hockey league. tiger woods up bright and early. 7:00 a.m. walk through with johnny miller and went to work. tiger woods the number 4 golfer in the world, following his victory couple weeks ago. tiger woods will practice again tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. and have his press conference at 10:30. vern glenn was on the scene today. >> reporter: monday was about the sight that a u.s. open can bring. but really, really, it was about the pursuit of tiger woods. many fans got here after he was done. after all he did tee off at 7:00 a.m. here is what cassey martin said. >> yes, we were teammates. he was different. when i was a senior and he was a freshman, he made us look like we were beginning. honesters. i am the big -- honestly. i am the biggest fan in the world. >> watching him, the magic is coming back for him, great for golf and everybody and him. >> reporter: tiger woods did not speak to the media today. he is set to speak tomorrow. at 10:30 a.m. and the world will be

at the new jersey devils 2-1 victory. and an insurmountable 3-1 series lead has now been cut.rian: of what a beautiful night! no fault with mild temperatures. look at the bay bridge with -- no fog. it has been fantastic weather and it will be pretty warm, tomorrow. inland, 90's. and even the temperatures of on the coast. santa cruz up to 80 degrees for tomorrow. 60s on the beaches. half moon bay, upper 60s, low 70's. bodega bay also in the '60s so, a nice day to get on the ocean. the future cast already in the 60s. as we go through late morning hours and early, afternoon. it will warm up. showing even 90's. 80s near the bay. san francisco, nearly 80 degrees for tomorrow. the highs in the south bay for the sunday will be mid upper 80s even 90's showing up. in the southern portions of san jose. 90 degrees in evergreen. pittsburgh, fearful, antioch and even 80s near san leandro, hayward, union city. and for a san francisco, upper 70's. 80s in oakland and 93 degrees in santa rosa. a look at your 7 day around the bay this warm weather will hang on for monday, tuesday. still hot inl

the kings closed out the new jersey devils in game 6 of the national hockey championship.usands of fans gathered inside and outside staple center to see their team win 6- 1 in a blowout win. >>> still ahead, break out the rain boots. these clouds are sticking around for a while. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> i am going to tell you this. we are looking at the harborcam. i will be honest about something. you throw a couple of inches of rain down -- i showed you there is coastal flooding advisories right now. that will help to flush the inner harbor and flush the central chesapeake bay of all the -- whatever you want to call it. it has been in there the past couple of weeks. it's more than smelly. >> the aroma will be listened and the foot will be sent downstream. this is all good news. first warning doppler radar, you are maybe thinking look to the left of the tv screen. that is the end of the rain. not by any stretch of the imagination. this cold front is sitting to the west. when that gets into this warm humid unstable air mass -- take a look at this graphic. it's about 13 to 15 degree

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assistant for the new jersey devils last season. ale hunter who will stay for just part of one season. we want to know what you think about the new head coach. let us know by going to our "news4 today" facebook page and see what other folks have written. >>> a river walk trail is about to get bigger starting next month. crews will begin a four-mile extension to the river walk trail. $10 million grant from the department of transportation will connect dozens of local trails in the district of maryland. the expansion will also connect 16 water front communities, including nationals park and the national harbor rena. >>> the president will be doing campaign today. this time here in washington at the jefferson hotel. >> the topic of baseball will not come up. that's because a comment made earlier this week in boston is still making headlines. the president joked about a recent trade that sent a beloved red sox kevin youkilis to the white sox. >> finally, boston, i just want to say thank you for youkilis. >> well, now that reaction is get

it was a 4-0 win over the new jersey devils. l.a.ut away the devils on wednesday night with a victory at the staples of the. with the win the san jose sharks will become the only california hockey team not to have their name etched on lord stanley's cup. after winning 20 games in a row the san antonio spurs appeared to be on a roll and now they are in danger of being eliminated. the oklahoma city thunder have won three straight games after dropping the first two. now they're on the brink of their first final two periods ever. in game 6 is tomorrow night in a big game is in oklahoma city. the oakland a's lost some of the worst teams in baseball and then, they come out and beat up on a great texas ranger team. rookie gerald parker is on the mound. parker easily worked his way through the baseball's highest scoring offense. oakland had an 8 run second inning, they beat up on the texas rangers 12-1. the giants are getting ready to take on the san diego padres, the worst team in baseball after sweeping the chicago cubs. the second baseman

. >> the new jersey devils host the los angeles kings tonight. the kings are up 3-1. they could close it out. >> i did not mean to cut you off. >> we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. gein. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >> it may have looked and sounded like a kitten, but this was no house cat. the stray animal a woman thought she was rescuing from a street was actually a bobcat. after bottle feeding it for three days, she took it to the vet. it is now being taken care of by wildlife workers. a complete change of pace. it was the chance to buy nike's new shoe designed by kanye west. people lined up early this morning. only 3000 to 5000 pairs are being sold nationwide. they are pricey at $245 a pair. show us your feet. you have them on. [laughter] >> i do not. i spent my day with the bike racing clarendon. a lot of fun out there. a lot of races. 100 times around clarendon. it was pretty amazing. it was hot. i had a hard time staying cool. 92 de

kings beat the new jersey devils to clinch their first ever stanley cup championship. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with fire and rain. dangerous conditions are growing today from wildfires in the far west to heavy rain and flooding on the gulf and east coasts. and even though the official start to summer is more than a week away, hot temperatures are baking parts of the country. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: from flooding to wildfires across the country extreme conditions are making it a difficult and very dangerous start to the summer season. >> it's a very aggressive fire. it's fuel driven, wind driven, and so the conditions have not been favorable. >> we have good reason to believe there are 100-plus structures within that area that are damaged or destroyed. >> reporter: this massive 20,000-acre blaze in the colorado mountains is consuming everything in its path. >> my house is gone. >> i know i'm not going to have a home, and i have no place to go. >> reporter: hundreds fear for

seems to be okay. >> pierre: the majority of good solid opportunities have been in favor of the new jersey devilsblock there by robert scuderi on ilya kovalchuk. >> eddie: the devils moving the puck well. a little deflection changes direction off of travis zajac up and over the net. >> pierre: parise throws that puck back hoping it might bounce off of somebody or jonathan quick. >> mike: zubrus fired it back in. floated down. elias rifled one across but came on back to zidlicky. sent further the same way and taken by henrique. the shot is blocked away by quick. salvador threw one in front. that one gets backhanded away by mitchell. brown with a heavy hit on zidlicky. zubrus working. fed one on to henrique. stick handles to the corner. gave it back to zidlicky. calmly able to work it around. one in front across the net. flagged down by kopitar and played back ahead. we get a stoppage of play. >> eddie: off of jonathan quick. >> mike: thank you, pierre. >> pierre: second time tonight. back in the third period, it was patrik elias. this time it was dainius zubrus that was falling over, similar type

seems to be okay. >> pierre: the majority of good solid opportunities have been in favor of the new jersey devilsblock there by robert scuderi on ilya kovalchuk. >> eddie: the devils moving the puck well. a little deflection changes direction off of travis zajac up and over the net. >> pierre: parise throws that puck back hoping it might bounce off of somebody or jonathan quick. >> mike: zubrus fired it back in. floated down. elias rifled one across but came on back to zidlicky. sent further the same way and taken by henrique. the shot is blocked away by quick. salvador threw one in front. that one gets backhanded away by mitchell. brown with a heavy hit on zidlicky. zubrus working. fed one on to henrique. stick handles to the corner. gave it back to zidlicky. calmly able to work it around. one in front across the net. flagged down by kopitar and played back ahead. we get a stoppage of play. >> eddie: off of jonathan quick. >> mike: thank you, pierre. >> pierre: second time tonight. back in the third period, it was patrik elias. this time it was dainius zubrus that was falling over, similar type

kings onto tonight but the new jersey devils came back and came up short. game 6.ou cannot have a championship without the appropriate star power and the stars were all at the staples center tonight. the kings took the suspense out fast. they had a 1-0 lead about five minutes into the proceedings. jeff carter turned on the lights, 2-0. five minutes left, the king's close the door. trevor lewis, third goal in the opening period. the l.a. kings capture their first-ever stanley cup championship, something even wayne gretzky could not leave -- lead the kings to. six-one was the final as l.a. texted four games to 2 in the best of seven series. raphael megaball waiting -- nadal pushed the end of the match today and did not waste an

into the streets outside the staple center to celebrate last night after the kings beat the new jersey devils 6-1 in game six of the nhl finals. the victory parade will be held on thursday. >> congratulations to the kings. >> stay with us. [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howliling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. >> has the rain cleared up for the day? >> no. probably after nightfall will all the showers be out of here. tomorrow bright sunshine. beautiful day. it will be breezy. you'll notice the gusty winds. it's a refreshing freeze that will usher in the lower humidity throughout the day. on thursday i think we'll start out cloudy with a few sprinkles early in the morning. and highs near 80 the rest of the workweek. goodbye 90's. >> thanks soaching for joining us this midday. w

while oates has no head coaching experience he's been on the bench as an assistant for the new jersey devils for three seasons helping them reach the stanley cup finals this year. making his day even better after the hiring it was announced oates was selected for induction into the nhl hall of fame becoming the sixth former cap to have that honor. we'll meet the head coach tomorrow at a 3 p.m. press conference. >>> the at&t national is back at congressional country club following a two year hiatus because of last year's u.s. open. 120 golfers will compete including nine players who have won on tour this year. tiger woods won his own tournament in tournament and has won 14 major championships, second behind jack nicklaus and he says he still knows how to do it. >> the key is just giving yourself chances. that's the key is giving yourself opportunities each and of time and that's one of the reasons why jack was so good at it. he won 18, but think about it. he finished second 19 times. so he was there. you're not going to win them all, but if you're there a lot, chances are you'll win your shar

the new jersey devils-will be called the jurors a comeback.ropping the first game to the los angeles kings, h game became a fight. tonight, it was no different. he shoots a ritzer. the devils have the game with a 2-1 win. then lebron james fires a from way downtown. that will do it for you. 31 points from the big man. they now lead as to the nba finals. and in the first big have said of the european championships, denmark beat the netherlands today. i had to end it with soccer. so now, the heat will be taking on the thunder. it will be right here on abc 7. yes, this is where they can catch it appeared >> we saw a lot of motorcyclists last month during rolling thunder, but i'm more of an absentee plant parent. [ cellphone rings ] tualoosa? schenectady. des moines. ok. ok. ok. i can't always be there to weed my petunias. so now we use miracle-gro shake 'n feed plus weed preventer. it feeds plants and prevents weeds for up to three months. so my plants grow bigger more beautiful without all the weeds. guaranteed. [ cellphone rings ] with miracle-

he spent as an assistant with the new jersey devils. although he doesn't have head coaching experience, he has a message about his coaching style. >> if you remember me as a player, i was a guy that tried to do the right thing at the right time. that's how i envisioned the game being played. the majority of the teams play in your face hockey and we're going to be no different. that's all over the ice. all three zones. you can't have weak moments in this game anymore. teams are too good. anybody can beat anybody. you know, you have to protect your goal. you have to keep the puck out of the net, but you have to score. >> we are less than 24 hours away from the nba draft and the wizards are holding on to that pick. they made a trade. move up with the wizards. would the wizards consider moving that pick? >> no, we are still building through the draft. we will use both and end with nine players under their rookie contract. we have one of the youngest teams in the league. we have been transparent that the draft is what is important to us and

. >>> in sports, another big game tonight between the new jersey devils and the l.a. kings. meanwhile, though, a dramatic win for the boston celtics last night. here's espn news. >> good morning. i'm hakem dermish with your "sportscenter" update. game five of the eastern conference finals. celtics/heat. series tied at 2-2. dwyane wade, he had 27 points. heat up six. later, brendan bass, and rondo gets it to pietrus for three. buries it. celtics down three. 3:30 to play. lebron james blocked by kevin garnett. ensuing celtics' possession, garnett, celtics up one. minute left. pierce, the biggest three of the night. right in front of lebron james. celtics up four. final seconds. garnett hits the free throw to seal it. he had a team-high 26 points, 11 rebounds. the celtics win it 94-90. take a 3-2 series lead. back to boston. >>> baseball. ian desmond and the nationals taking on the mets. bottom ten, that's down 5-4. runners on the corners. desmond, hot shot. game tied at 5-5. top 12. scott harrison, home run to left. eighth of the season. mets take a 6-5 lead. bottom 12. same sc

the new jersey devils have shown a lot of heart. w jersey won two consecutive games to force a game 6. the kings were up 3-2. dustin brown of the kings, 1-0. still in the first. that makes it 2-0 l.a. the rout was on. trevor louis with the goal. they would go on to win the series and the championship 6-1 over new jersey, their first championship. the stanley cup goes to los angeles. >> thank you. it started as a python. but officials actually found in parkville. >> it appears a dingo really did take her baby. the mother was telling the truth. >> two giant turtles are getting separated after 100 years together. >> what a show coming up at 6:00 . >> the roads are a little bit wet. an accident in annapolis. >> the latest on the five-alarm warehouse fire yesterday. >> day two of testimony in the jerry sandusky trial. that story is coming up. >> a tall

last night in los angeles, another game six, this one between the kings and the new jersey devils.a. one win away from its first stanley cup in the history of its franchise. first period, the devil's steve burnier hits rob scuderi from behind -- plants him face-first into the glass. bernier gets tossed from the game, leaves his team shorthanded for five minutes, as a result of the penalty, kings take advantage. drew dowdy feet dutton dustin brown. kings up 1-. kings still up, dustin brown again, this time to jeff carter, deflection and the goal, kings up 2-0. as a result of two power play goals, a costly penalty there. later in the first period, trevor lewis gets to the loose puck. and a back-hand, the kings are up, 3-0. with five minutes left in the first period. the devils never recovered from that. kings go on to win the game 6-1. ending the longest wait in nhl history for a franchise's first stanley cup, 44 years, goalie jonathan quick wins the con smythe trophy. the first eighth seed team to win the stanley cup. no team seeded worse than sixth had ever won it before last night

they beat the new jersey devils 6-1 monday night in game six of the stanley cup finals. jeff carter and trevor lewis scored two goals a piece and jonathan quick made 17 saves in his latest stellar performance for the kings. they bottom the first eighth seeded playoff team to win the stanley cup. >>> we are expected to get some serious rain and when howard's here, he's going to tell you when and where this might happen. >> at 4:39, the head of jw -- of jpmorgan case heads to congress glndz a some planned rate hikes at pepco lead to a funeral procession in d.c. >> we're back with your weather first. you're watching 9news now. >>> it is 4:38. we have scattered showers. that will be the case this morning and then this afternoon scattered showers and storms. temperatures will make a run for the 80-degree mark. i'll havele full forecast in about five minutes. here's monika with a look at time saver traffic. >>> we're going to take a look on the north and east side of town. here's what it looks like at college park. no issues to report right now as you head to the north side ac

he spent last season as an assistant with the new jersey devils. he played 19 years in the nhl, 6 of those with the capitals. he will be formally introduced this afternoon. we want to know what you think about him. you can let us know by logging on to our "news4 today" facebook page and we also learned shortly after that here in this news that he has been inducted into the hockey hall of fame. >> is that what you call a good day? >> that's a really good day, for sure. >> he was also the captain when he played for the capitals. he followed dale 00hunter and n keach. >>> ahead, a warning for delivery drivers has crooks target them with the help of new cell phone technology. >>> the new project helping to bring a number of dc neighborhoods to the. >>> another cool start to the morning, but don't get used to it. when you see a big warm up. >>> starting next month crews are work on a four-mile extension. the department of transportation announced a $10 million grant to connect dozens of local trails in dc and maryland. tex tensi the extension will conne

kings had a chance to sweep the new jersey devils last night and take home the stanley cup. score unless the second period. simone gagne on the breakaway. martin brodeur turns him away. nice kick save. third period. tied at one. david clarkson over adam enrique. goes top shelf to break the tie. beautiful. the devils would never give that lead back. they win 3-1. stay alive in the series. it comes back to jersey now. the kings missed their chance to tie the edmonton oilers for the best record ever in the stanley cup playoffs. the series, as i said, moves back to newark. game five on saturday night. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," a day after surviving a recall election, wisconsin governor scott walker has become a conservative hero. so will his message spread nationally? we'll knock that around with joe, mika and our "morning joe" crew. >>> when we come back, we'll hover around the water cooler to watch stephen colbert fight his own union studio crew over the results in wisconsin. where are the balloons? that clip when "way too early" comes right back.

kings beat the new jersey devils to clinch their first-ever stanley cup championship. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry, those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and this morning, we're going to begin with fire and rain. dangerous conditions are growing from wildfires in the far west to heavy rain and flooding on the gulf and east coasts. and even though the official start to summer is a week away, hot temperatures are baking parts of the country. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: from flooding -- to wildfires across the country, extreme conditions are making it a difficult and very dangerous start to the summer season. >> it's a very aggressive far, it's fuel-driven, wind-driven, and so the conditions are not been favorable. >> we have good reason to believe there are 100-plus structures within that area, that are damaged or destroyed. >> reporter: this massive, 20,000-acre blaze in the colorado mountains is consuming everything in its path. >> my house is gone. and now i'm not going to have a home. and -- i have no place to go. >> reporte

they knocked off the new jersey devils in game six. and here was the defining moment. steve bernier from the devils slams rob scuderi in the boards. bernier ejected and given a five-minute major. that's all the kings would need to make hot fire during the five minutes. and the kings get another one, just moments later. jeff carter, he had two goals on the night. as the kings win it by the final score of 6-1. it took them 44 seasons to do it. but the kings have their trophy. conn smythe winner, jonathan quick, the goalie, he's the mvp. >>> baseball. the sox and the marlins. boston lost six of seven. the marlins have lost six in a row. something had to give. somebody had to win. and logan morrison, just off the wall scored john carlos stanton. and it's 2-0, marlins. johnson, seven innings pitched, four hits, one earned run and seven strikeouts. everything was working. jose reyes bare-hands that deflection, as the marlins win it, 4-1. >>> it all begins tonight. the match-up nearly everyone wanted. heat versus thunder. lebron versus durant. you can see it at 9:00 eastern,