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and arlington got a chance to meetc captain alex ovechkin and the owners on friday.ey also got a cse look at the shining cup. georgetown pped at university hospital before the dupont ice arena and the arlington police department. >> a little different from ore town waterfront. >> just slightly. >> a little bit of a change. > we hope the stanley cup tour never ends, but it'll be tough to surpass the wild party on tuesday. >> that's right. the caps' championship s celebratiorted before dawn and lasted all day long, into the night. >> yeah. >> if you follow the players on instagram. adam and i had a blast along the parade route and ana the nat mall. here are some of the best sights and sounds for a unbelievable day for a washington sports >> let's go caps! >> captain and playoff mvp, number 8, alex ovechkin. ♪ and the rockets red glare >> i love you so much. i know how much you love this city and these players. now, we have something that bonds us and unites us. a stanley cup chonam.sh wpianti you with, and i have to sort of paraphrase it from one of the atestest people

and the celebrations were continuing as they showed off the silverware to their fans, led by alex ovechkinn monument commemorated the first title in dc in the major four professional sports since the redskins won in 1992, and the first stanley cup in the capitals' 44—year history. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello there. wednesday's weather will start off innocuously enough, but there is trouble on the horizon. after some sunny spells through the day, things as we go into the evening will turn very wet and very windy, unusually windy for the time of year. after what has been a relatively quiet spell of weather, thejetstream is breaking back from the west, bringing a lot of cloud from the atlantic. and, where you see these dips in the cloud structure, that is where we are developing some areas of low pressure. this one is going to bring a very wet and windy wednesday night. but, for the time being, we've started the day under the influence of a ridge of high pressure. so we're going to see a lot of dry we

washington win their first stanley cup ovechkin wins the conn smythe trophy...is a champion for the first time in his career... has 607 career goals no word if the team will visit trump at house terrell owens says he will not attend his own induction ceremony for the pro football hall of fame in august owens was voted into the hall in statement released today owens said... "while i am incredibly appreciative of this opportunity... i have made the decision to publicly decline my invitation to attend the induction ceremony in canton." he added... "after visiting canton earlier this year... i came to the realization that i wish to celebrate what will be one of the most memorable days of my life, elsewhere.... at a later date... i where and when i will celebrate my induction." owens heavily criticized the voting process when he failed to be elected to the hall in years of (weather) coming up i'll have the seven day forecast. ♪ ♪ legendary jockey vÍctor espinoza is insatiable when it comes to competing. ♪ ♪ so is his horse. ♪ ♪ when it comes to snacking. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ that

look at ovechkin took the stanley cup to a nightclub in d.c.hat's sports. >> see you later. good night. so, howard's really in space, huh? mm-hmm, international space station. 250 miles that way. right now, howard's staring down at our planet like a tiny jewish greek god. zeusowitz. sheldon: i must admit, i can't help but feel a twinge of envy. he can look out the window and see the majesty of the universe unfolding before his eyes. his dim, uncomprehending eyes. it's like a cat in an airport carrying case. you know, it's not exactly glamorous up there. the water that the astronauts drink must be nice. nobody wants anything that comes out of me. (sighs): i wonder what he's doing right this very second.

alex ovechkin of the capitals showing off the stanley cup. they won on thursday and he threw out the first pitch. giants down 5-0. nick hundley with a three-run shot to the left and cuts the lead to 5-3. let's take to you the top of the seventh. and hundley strikes again. a rbi doubl to right. this is a one-run game but the nats tack on insurance. and makes it 7-5 and that would be the final. the nats getting the win. elsewhere in baseball, the a's blanked at homely the royals 2rks-0 and justify won the belmont stakes, becoming the 13th horse in history to win the triple crown. that will do it in sports. more news after the break. with his face, made history >>> he's just perfect and now he's immortal. >>> he's excited. and justify with a white racing stripe down his face, racing this afternoon. you saw it here on nbc bay area. he has done what only a dozen of the greatest have. win horse race's triple crown. >> having captured the kentucky derby and victory. >> this horse ran a tremendous race. he is sent from heaven. it's amazing. i can't d

. >>> some lucky fans there in the district at arlington got ao chan meet caps captain alex ovechkinis on friday. they got close to the shining cup. they also went to georgetown university hospital, dupont ice arena, and the fire department. >> celebrations have toned down a little bit. >> in that setting. wh knows what goes on behind closed doors. >> maybe for ovi, it is still an night, t it around with him. we hope the stanley cup tour never ends. it'll be tough to surpass what happened on tuesday at thera . >> it was incredible. we both were down there. >> so fun. >> it is hard to explain the electrifying energy there. the caps ccempionship bration started before dawn. i was there, too. people champed out the night before. adam and i both had a blast along the parade route into the day on the national mall. we wanted to share the sights and soundsrom a day that none of us, june 12th, will ever forget. >> let's go caps. >> captain and mvp, number 8, alex ovechkin. ♪ and the rocts red glare >> i love you so much. i know how much yous love t city and these players. now we ha somethin

>> reporter: alex ovechkin skated onto the ice screaming in celebration.ade it past the second round, won the mvp trophy. >> it was a tough time, but, you know, um, we fight through it and we get results. >> reporter: thousands of fans in d.c. celebrated in the streets. >> it's a rejuvenation. our teams have been disappointing us for years and . 're back as a city. an do >> reporter: at a watch party inside the capitals' d.c. arena, this one fan couldn't help but cry as she watched her team win the first championship in their 44-year history. >> we had an outstanding year but it doesn't feel like it right now. >> reporter: despite the loss, the las vegas knights will be remembered for the most successful first year ever for an expansion team. laura podesta, cbs news, new york. >>> time now 5:46. and all those players will finally shave off those beards that have been growing during the play-offs. >> especially under the helmets. >> hockey players do it! >>> this is a live look at 205 as you approach five. whoo! don't want to be in that backup. right now we

alex ovechkin, the team captain, was spectacular. a true superstar. and he says d.c.'s popping in many ways. what a time. and there is ovechkin raising the stanley cup on the front page of the "washington post" with the caption "at last capitals hoist the cup." 26 years is the period since washington had won a championship in a major professional sports. it's been 44 years washington's hockey team came into existence in 1974. this is its first stanley cup title. desmond in ft. wayne, indiana, you approve. good morning to you. >> caller: good morning, greta. hey, kudos to the president. i agree with him about the stanley cup. good for the capitals. normally i wouldn't agree with the president necessarily on something like this, but he is the president of the united states. he sets the agenda. so the folks voted him in. if the policies end up being detrimental, well, then it has to play out and actually prove that. i approve the fact that he's the president and he has the right to do it as the executive. and i think it's a little bit too early to jump to conclusions, but

that's alex ovechkin of the washington capitals, but he makes good on his redo. all right.-run shot. that cut it to 5-3. fourth inning, now 5-4 until bryce harper crushes his 19th of the year. the nationals beat the giants 7-5. >>> a's and royals at the coliseum. second inning, paulo orlando with an rbi base hit off chris bassity. 1-0 kc. danny duffy struck out ten. some nice defense behind him. check out the grab by ryan go s goins. alex gordon would add somesuran. a solo home run. the royals win 2-0. >>> crazy finish to the san jose earthquakes match against los angeles. with a quakes player getting unfairly ejected. it all started in the second halfme half. san jose trailing. stopping on a dime then chipping the ball to tie the game at two. l.a.'s defender passing back to the keeper. steals it and buries it into the empty net. quakes up 3-2. 90th minute. check out the great passing. that was the equalizer, so it's 3-3. stoppage time here now. controversy kevin partida appears to take to but in slow-mo, it looks like he doesn't touch him. he gets a red card and is gone..

alex ovechkin scoring a huge goal in the second. he was named mvp.h the game winner goal as the caps take the game 4-3 to win the series in five games over the golden knights. for the first time in 44-year history, the capitals got to skate around the ice hoisting the stanley cup. >> i'm so happy. i'm the happiest guy. i'm happy for my teammates and the fans watching back in washington. the guys who got us here. my friends and family. >> my dad -- oh, boy. he doesn't remember a lot of stuff these days. he remembers enough. i tell you what, he's here tonight. i don't know where he is right now. this one will stick with him forever. >> that was caps star t.j. oshie talking about his dad diagnosed with alzheimer's five years ago. he found his dad after that interview. as you can expect, he shared a special moment with him. >>> an american woman not named williams will play in the french open finals. sloane stephens beating madison keys. she will face halep. it is a big sports weekend. game four of the nba finals. warriors going for the sweep. you have t

the most evil place ever and putin is lord satan himself, what do you make of the fact that alex ovechkinington won the stanley cup for the caps last night, you were at the game. he's a friend of putin's and a promoter of putin's in the united states, should we put him in jail? should we incarcerate him? >> of course we should not incarcerate him. i was lucky enough to be at the game, it was amazing, that's an incredibly tough place for an opponent to play in the biggest stadium, the capitals did it. >> tucker: may be the russians the game. >> ovechkin is a big part of it, he scored a goal in the second period which was magnificent, he deserves credit for that. he has a friendship with putin going back ten years. >> tucker: does that mean he should be in jail? >> it doesn't mean he should be in jail, he's not interfering in our election. he is winning the stanley cup. >> tucker: i could care less if he is friends with. >> it's okay if he's friends with putin, here in america we love him for his contributions to america. >> tucker: david, a hardened caps fan. the campaign against global wa

alexander ovechkin brought home the stanley cup for the first time.is looking to sweep the cleveland cavaliers tonight. let's start with the nba finals. this has been stellar ratings despite the same two teams the past four years. when ratings are going down, the nba has started to raise the bar and this year fact different despite the it is the two teams. regardless, people are watching and continuing to turn on the tv. tonight is if the warriors do sleep, this could be --ron james is -- suite sweep, this could be lebron just as last game in cleveland. if it winds the triple crown, it would be the 13th horse to do so. and thenpened a lot there was a huge drought. there were people crying but there were horse fans who felt they would never see again. question, you begin to how rare it is, but if you think about all the stuff these, there are a lot on the line. a $25 million bonus if he went the belmont this weekend. cupext week, the world begins. what are the main storylines. i know here in the u.s., they did not make it. there are american fans who a

ovechkin, the mvp, as he raised that cup, d.c.to dance in the streets in d.c. a victory parade is expected next week. >> look at those scenes. they had a viewing party in china town at their arena and some 16,000 people inside, overflow crowd. outside, look at that. >> that's awesome. >> that is amazing. >> so will you be coming down with a sudden flu next week? >> quite possibly. we'll see. that's just absolutely fantastic to see. >>> the president is leaving d.c. heading to the g-7 summit in quebec to sit down with the allies he's been publicly sparring with. >> justin trudeau and the french president emmanuel macron. his former bff. they slammed the president on tariffs over steel and aluminum. he plans to leave the summit saturday morning before it's over and travel straight to singapore ahead of the historic talks with north korea's kim jong un. abc's cecelia vega has more on that summit and what the president says about practice. are we talking practice? >> reporter: with the north korea summit now just days away, president

alex ovechkin, the team captain, was spectalar. a true superstar. d.c. is popping in many ways. last night became the first russian-born team captain ever to win the stanley cup, which means there will soon be another russian in the white house what a surprise. [ laughter ] usually they have to sneak in. sadly for me the capitals beat the vegas golden knights. i grew up in las vegas, cleto grew up in las vegas, and we were excited. the city really rallied around them. the last time an expansion team, a first-year team in any sport got to a championship, was 1968. 50 years ago.. 50 years ago. and so this is an amazing achievement. i congratulate the knights for at. selfishly i'm worried that washington beating vegas isn omen for my one-on-one basketball next weekend against ted cruz. ug about it. i realized, ts is notn omen, it's motivation for me to avenge la nht's loss. [ cheers and applause ] so one wee from tomorrow, las vegas will give the scourge of washington, d.c. the beat-down he deserves. on the very good chance you have idea what i'm talking about, ted cruz, the senato

washington win their first stanley cup ovechkin wins the conn smythe trophy...for the first time in his career... has 607 career goals no word if the team will visit trump at the white house the warriors are one win away from winning their third n-b-a title in four years. golden state held practice today... ahead of game four. with a win over the cavs friday... golden state will become the first team since the 2007 finals to sweep their opponent. gregg poppovich and the spurs won four straight against cleveland. only 8 teams have been able to achieve this feat. the warriors are five and a half point favorites for game four. kevin durant says he will resign with the warriors this summer it would be hard for anyone to leave a team that is on their way to winning back-to-back titles. k-d's 43-point performace in game three is the reason the warriors are up by 3-games on the cavs. steph curry and klay thompson were cold from three... combined 3-for-15 durant joins rick barry as the only other warriors player with 40 points and 10 rebounds in a finals game. golden st

that is alexander ovechkin, who shaved today. it makes one week since the team won the cup. still remember that moment. even a week later players still talk about not taking this experience for granted. >> we just want to enjoy the moment, you know? enjoy the time. you know, it's something when you dream, you dream about it you know? >> you might n see the team around the town like the past week, but the head coach says the great thing about this group is they always enjoy reving the championship season they shared together. yeah, a lot of them are going to go back to their hometowns. you know -- >> home countries. >> home countries. right. enjoy some time off. >> good for them. >> thank you for ansencredible on. what a ride. and sharing that glorious celebration with the rest of their fans through the whole weekend, through the parade, and ove isn't t oy caps player speaking out in the days fter theparade. >> coming up, devont spit smith pele talks abo a potential white house visit. this after his harsh words for president trump. >> it's one of the worst bottlenecks in our

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what a banner year for alex ovechkin. >>> mark your calendar, the league just announced that the team's home opener will be octobe 3rd against the boston bruins. >> not much time, right? >> very small window of time between the seasons it seems. >>> pieces ofda wak coming to washington. details a >> announcer: you're watching "news4 today." >>> those are -- you're hearing zbhaunts here, of residents in loudoun countyay they sometimes hear while inside their home. back in may, they called news4 lodged llets were found in three homes in aldie. firing guns isn't that area is not illegal but tonight the board may change that. the board is considering a expanding that rule to 880 yards mile.f a >>> we have an update to a story that could affect your commute an your wallet. the air force authority is considering a proposal to raise rates along the dallas toll roadg before anyths set in stone, they want to hear from you. a 30-day comment period will start on july 2nd. it cou cost you an extra $1.25 each day. the majority and rouenue go to the silver line expansion. if approved the price hike w

they get past pittsburgh for the first time in ovechkin's tenure with the team.y're playing for the cup a year after everybody assumed their window to win was closed. and it just goes to show, you never know. you never know what's going to hoop for your team. >> you never know. game three will be one to watch. that's tomorrow night. greg wyshynski, thanks for your time. >> thanks for having me. >> woodruff: now, to a story about history and change. montgomery, alabama is a city of monuments and markers of its conflicted past-- the confederacy, segregation and the civil rights movement. jeffrey brown looks at a project to rebuild dntown whe maintaining a sense of its heritage. it's part of his ongoing series, "culture at risk." >> brown: "colored" and "white": inscribed on two stones that once stood in a kress department store in the heart of downtown montgomery, alabama, where everyone knew their place. >> you knew where you could and could not go. >> brown: valda harris montgomery used to go to kress as a young girl. >> it was just the unfairness and the inequal

at last, capitals with alex ovechkin holding the stanley cup high celebrates. mr. speaker, i was in the maryland state senate in 1973 and one of the great citizens of our region, abe pollin said to us, to me, and to others, we want to build an arena in prince george's county. it was called the capital center. and in 1974 abe pollin brought hockey to the washington metropolitan area. abe pollin died not too long ago. before he died he sold the caps to ted leonecies -- leonis, abe and ted are ecstatic today. 44 years. and now we're the national champions. mr. speaker, i rise with great joy and excitement to celebrate the tremendous victory last night by the washington capitals in the stanley cup finals. the caps have an extraordinary season and brought home a for the national capital region. its for the national capital region. its first major sports championship since 1992. when team captain alex ovechkin raised the stanley cup over his head last night, he did so on behalf of thousands upon of capss upon thousands fans across our region, including, of course, my dis

. > ♪ ♪ >>> ladies and gentlemen, your stanley cup champions, p and team captain, alex ovechkin havingipping and dancing in front of hundreds of thousands of fa. >> oh, what a day it was for the district. the pictures speak for itself. that's one for t record books. hundreds of thousands of you packing the downtown area to celebrate the washington >>pitals very first stanley cup victory. t is 4:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm angie goff in for eun yang. onlyednesday morning and it's such an incredible week. it felt like we've been through a lot. >> i'm with you. >> it was a long day. >> chuck bell anda she parveen with the forecast. going to be hotter today? >> yes.>> ittle warmer. notice, no one >> we've red out. >> even though it is my favorite color. >> we have worn a lot of red. for a legitimately g