orpik received a two-minute minor for this hit. after a hearing with the department of player safety they deemed it a three-game suspension f. it goes to six-game series orpik would be eligible to return. maata has a history of suffering concussions. game three tomorrow night in pittsburgh. >>> moving to baseball, the diamond, the cardinals swept the nationals for the first time in franchise history. bottom of the third, man on for steve and scherzer gets him to go down swinging. later in the fifth, randall says good-bye. scherzer had it going today. robinson in for zimmerman. mr. robinson with his first home run of the season. his second on the year. the nats not finished. right after robinson, danny espinosa steps up and crushes a home run. nats go back to back homers. the nats are up 4-0. plenty of support for scherzer. nine strikeouts in the game. four hits through seven innings of work. he gets melina to go down swinging. nats complete the sweep 6-1 the final. >>> over on the hardwood, first round of the nba playoffs. game sev

orpik missed three games with the injury. ryan white was not punished. >>> well, you've probably noticed since the playoffs started news4's doug kammerer and adam tuss have been growing beards. don't they look good? it's part of a push with the caps to raise money for charity. donate via the nbc washington facebook page. while you're there, vote on whether doug or adam's beard is best. which do you think? >> or orpik who has extra time on his hands to groom his. >>> it is an almost effortless tactic to raise your credit score. susan hogan will join us to explain this one >>> prince's family is in court for a hearing to determine who gets control of his estate. what advisers are now saying about a possible will. >>> a wet, windy, and stormy night. it's a weather alert day for us as we track what looks like more storms coming our way through the evening hours. the severe storm watch has included loudoun and prince george's county. >>> once again, we had a small group of individuals who engaged in violent behavior and the police

brooks orpik suspended for a brutal game two hit on the penguins. orpik was on the ice for the morning skate. the suspension announced last night. orpik admits the hit was a bad mistake, insists it wasn't intentional. in front of a hoard of reporters today, an emotional orpik accepted his punishment. >> it is late. obviously no intention to hit him in the head, but that was the result, so i'm not playing. >> reporter: orpik acknowledges that he's especially sensitive to shots to the head as he was on the receiving end of one just two weeks ago. caps teammates react to the happy. in pittsburgh, carol maloney. >>> in the spirit of the caps playoff run, you may have noticed some of the men here at news 4 looking a little different these days. doug kammerer and adam tuss have sworn off shaving until the playoff run comes to an end. their hair growth isn't just about playing hockey. it is also for beardathon, an effort to raise money for the u.s. warriors ice hockey program. the organization named our adam tuss beard of the day. or maybe they named his b

the big story continues to be that brooks orpik on olli maatta. he is going to serve a three-game suspension for that late hit. let's show you how it happened. take a look at this. orpik hit maatta in the head after the puck was gone in game two on saturday and given two-minute minor penalty for interference. after hearing from nhl the punishment it was far more severe than anybody expected. today orpik spoke out for the first time about his suspension. brooks: it was a bad decision. it was late. obviously no intention to hit him in the head. but that was the result. i'm >> he is a first class person on and off the ice. true pro, all that. he does not target people. he plays tough against people. we'll take his punishment and move forward. erin: well, even though orpik is suspended, he is here in pittsburgh with the rest of the team. he scaled earlier this morning. in about 20 minutes ago i spoke with voice of the capitals john walton to get his take on how the capitals move on without orpik. how will this affect the rest of the series? >> well, i

brooks orpik slammed olli maatta.hey should both be on the sis. >> see who gets head first. >> we want game seven back lehe at home and move on. >> she takes the high road every time. >> she sure does. hockey weather continues around here. cloudy and cool and looking and temperatures staying way below average once again. average high right now almost 75 degrees and we will be stuck in the low to mid-60s for a much of the day. so cloudy and cool. it won't be a complete washout start to finish, but there will be periods of rain this morning and again chances for showers later on today. so it wouldn't be a total washout. the bulk of the rain that we will get will be before lunchtime, but there will still be shower after lunch possible. so most of the rain here early this morning and tomorrow occasional periods of light rain. not looking for a ton of rain, but just enough to keep the sunshine blocked out. we're in the hid to upper 50s across the area right now. heaviest of the rain is still across southern maryland, north

orpik will miss games three, four and five in the series.rpik hit mata in the head four minutes into game two and was given a two-minute minor penalty for interference. mata left the game and did not return. nhl director of player safety patrick burke said this hit was forceful, excessively high and late. that series is tied 1-1. >>> let's get a check on your weather now with nbc meteorologist bill karins. bill. >> good morning, jonathan. you got a chance of severe thunderstorms later today in d.c. >> oh. >> keep an eye to the sky a little late today. over the weekend if you saw any of the pictures from louisiana, they just got nailed with one thunderstorm complex after another. the pga tour event, i think they're still in the third round. it's amazing. they had rainout just about every single day at one point or another. a lot of water where it's not supposed to be. rivers at major flooding in some spots. and jazz fest was just a huge, muddy mess around new orleans this weekend. unfortunately this area, another band of rain. this should be

that was caps defense man bruce orpik knocking olli maatta down. orpik was suspended for three games and maatta may not be available for tonight's game either. the game is at 8:00 tonight. caps won game one at home but lost game two. they will not be back home until the weekend. and orpik, a physical and important player to have in this very tough battle. >> a lot of folks paying close attention. see how it all plays out. today which happens to be >>> breaking news bottom of the beltway inner loop at eisenhower avenue. take a look at molette green's camera. you can see just have the two left lanes still getting by. sounds like it could rear out the way soon as we have the vehicle involved out of the roadway. they're cleaning things up. outer loop at connecticut, still have a crash on the right side that is hanging around for us here this morning. 109, old hundredo at fogth all the fog.w, look that's what you can expect for the commute this morning. not a lot of rain, but the roads are wet from yesterday's showers and now the thick fog out there. te

orpik's hit was so much more later.hink he deserved the three games as opposed to one. >> was it three times worse? >> i don't know if you want to go that far. besides the loss, the biggest story line from last night's game was obviously that kris letang hit on marcus johansson. the league has suspended caps defenseman, brooks orpik, three games for a late hit in game two. caps wanted the same number of games for letang. they announced he received a one-game suspension for that hit. letang called for interference for that late hit on johansson. the first return to the game but did not practice today. his teammates, less than thrilled with that hit. >> i would love to go out and drop the gloves and grab letang. it is a new age, not old school hockey. the league is going to take care of it. hopefully, we can keep the rest of the series clean and hard. >> today, the capitals eyes focused on game four. the mood at practice, not what you would suspect despite falling down, two games to one. carol maloney has more. >> reporte

one big thing that could help the team, defense pan orpik mank on orpik is back on the ice. >> i don'think it looks any different than any owe plther pf game. >> he played for the penguins for the 11 seasons. le it would be really nice to bin and bring it back home. >> another three months left of hockey season? we'll see what happens. >>> don't put away your kid's rain coat just yet. by the look of the radar, they will need it. hu chuck bell will be back with a look at that. >>> and at least we're dealing with rain and not snow. could you imagine snow in may? just how much did it cost on dig the district out of the blizzard of 2016. the lawmaker now requesting an investigation. >>> and a police officer makes a gruesome discovery when he rolls up to a car fire. the incredibleescue we're just r well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place to get into a new ford escape. plus, the power and efficiency of ecoboost technology. you'll find a full lineup of ford suvs designed to help you be unstoppable. right now you can drive a new escape and get 0% financing for 72 months plus

we have the capita three-game suspension on brooks orpik. not too happy about the length of the suspension after the hit. the caps vow to stay alive so he can return next week. orpik calls it a bad decision, a regrettable, split-second decision. >> it was late. obviously no intention to hit him in the head. that was the result. that's why i'm not playing. >> reporter: meantime, keeping the ice loose today is jason. it is his birthday. he has no problem letting everybody in the locker room know about it. >> he is so excited all the time. he's always got a lot of energy. great guy to be around. when it comes to his birthday, you hear from him a little bit more. >> reporter: he's 37. doesn't he get 37 whacks >> i'm not going to be the first one to bring up he's 37. >> he's stopped having birthdays? >> yeah, he doesn't get any older. >> once you get over a certain age, you don't count. these guys keep me young in here. >> i can think of a really good way to celebrate tonight. >> there's no better way to celebrate than with a playoff win. that's

robert: the caps will be without defenseman brooks orpik for three games. he had a hearing today with the nhl department of player safety tta,r this hit on olli maa which took him out of the game. we have eight extremely capable defenseman that are able to do anything. they will be ready for anything and they will adapt. that's with the playoffs are about. robert: we hope so. nats off to a great start the season, but some people are saying they have not played anyone yet. how about the cardinals? blake robinson gets hold of one. deep right center, first a of the year, to run shot. danny that is gone. 6-1.sweep the cards, and remember, it's a big night tonight, abc seven "sports sunday." that will be right here at 11:35. fun show, stick around with us. --berly: coming up next hanging out at home with the duchess of cambridge. kimberly: the royal family shared some special pictures this weekend. of "vogue" edition is marking its 100th anniversary with a rare portrait of the duchess of cambridge on the cover. a series of photos are on display at the british na

. >>> against man brooks orpik oig is suspended for the next three games for this hit will. take a look. he sammed olli maatta down in the first period saturday night. maatta was out for the rest of the game but may not play tonight either. the teams will be at it again in pittsburgh, the series tied 1-1. tonight's game if the it's not a good game, right? >> clean hits are part of the game. >>> breaking news right now on the bottom of the beltway. inner loop at eisenhower avenue, only have the left lane and left shoulder getting by. very bad crash there. big delays are building. >>> he's accused of killing his wife and a rookie police officer. today a pivotal decision in the case could be made. what we can learn in just a matter of hours. >>> and we're also an okay start this morning temperature-wise. chuck bell says warmer weather is on the way. a look at that >>> unfolding situation in detroit where more than 40 schools will not open this morning because of a teacher sickout. the teachers union urged members to call in this morning cause the district will not have enough m

at 5:00 you will hear from orpik. and head coach barry trotz was emotional speaking out about the suspension today. that is interesting. stick around for 5:00. you don't want to miss the emotional response. jonathan: thanks. an american exchange student and her mother recovering after getting lost in the new zealand wilderness for five days. talk about 22-year-old rachel lloyd and her mother set off for a one-day hike. that's all it was supposed to be. but after rachel fell and hit her head, carolyn lloyd huddled with her to keep her warm and spelled out the word "help." >> i took a tummable in the water and hit my head on a rock pretty bad. >> she was fading on me. it was terrifying. >> i was with my mom and i had to go through my dying wishes, the hardest thing. watching my watch me suffer and die slowly. jonathan: wow! carolyn lloyd said when she knew she had to get her daughter help she was able to carry rachel on her back for a little while. eventually a helicopter pilot saw their help signs and they are both now

one big change, defense map bruce orpik will be back for the caps.e played for the penguins for 11 seasons.orpik will be back f. he played for the penguins for 11 seasons. >> i'm sure we'll get a great reception from the fan as there. something you just have to block out. >> orpik was suspended for three games for a hard maatta earlier in the series. and matt atta might be back, to. from it will be ugly tonight. >> it will be a great game. go caps. >>> raise your hand if you're done with this weather. it's made for a tougher thank normal commute late thely, but don't hold your pretty for drive roads this morning. chuck bell has your commuter forecast at 5:11. >>> hero, teacher and american dreamer, how friends and family are remembering those killed in the montgomery mall shooting. >> reporter: orange line passengers start their commute as metro holds an unprecedented meeting that could be the start of a shakeup. i'm molet green. te >>> or umbrellas might as well be fused tour 13 days and counting of rain, right? >> it's a record. >> i know, i wish i

. >> one guy who isn't expecting a warm welcome is former penguin brooks orpik who will be back for gameix after serving that three-game suspension. >> i'm sure we get a great reception for the fans there. something you just got to block out. if i were younger it might rattle more me. just another game for me. ove gets booed in every building he goes in. emotionalize it i don't think -- emotionalize i don't think it's different. erin: nationals are back at home and they hope to find their rhythm again after being swept by the chicago cubs. the cubs walked bryce harper six times to make him the first player in over a hundred years to reac times without recording an official at-bat. part of the issue is ryan zimmerman. he doesn't seem to be producing behind bryce, which makes some wonder should there be a line-up snake >> i thought about it hard and long. you know, a few days doesn't mean switch it up. if he got one hit in one of those times you wouldn't ask me this today. erin: good point. dusty did make one change to line-up. jason worth is getting the night off. leon: all right. update

orpik with a late hit and elbow to the head on maatta who did not return. the league will review the hit. if you know anything about brooks, he plays hard and clean. he's not a dirty player. pittsburgh people know that. he plays the game hard, but the right way. so whatever the league cities, we'll just deal with it. >> reporter: the series now shifts to pittsburgh. and the caps hope the momentum does, too. at verizon center, carol maloney, news 4 sports. >>> an ambulance screw assaulted by the patient they were trying to help about it happened in langley park this morning. the family of the teenage male patient thought he had too much to drink and needed medical assists tan. when the crew arrived, he grabbed and hit the female crew member. both crew members were able to get away from him 37 police also responded to the scene. the female crew member was not hurt. no word yet if any charges will be placed against >>> ted cruz won pig big in vira this weekend. sort of. get the delegates but only in the case of the contested convention. gop delegates were sele

you have to think after the orpik suspension a suspension for letang could be coming as well. leon: alison: congratulations are in order for kerry washington. several published reports say that she and her husband are expecting their second child. she was in the district over the weekend for the correspondents dinner. her first child, isabel come is now two years old. leon: about to get a playmate. congratulations. alison: somehow they will work it into the show. leon: somehow, someway. shopping for an suv? well, this is the time. and your ford dealer is the place to get into a new ford escape. escape leads the way with the convenience of a foot-activated rear liftgate. plus, the power and efficiency of ecoboost technology. you'll find a full lineup of ford suvs designed to help you be unstoppable. escape and get 0% financing for 72 months plus $500 cash. hurry, this offer is for a limited time only. see your ford dealer today. know you're budgeted for the expected, and the unexpected. know that at least the process of buying a new home