let's than four minutes into this one, alex ovechkin. everyone is thinking shot. what a pass. >> what a pass. everybody did think he was going pass it. and perfect pass. and backstrom hadthis stick on e ice for aerfect goal. >> tj oshie.mo ment of individual brilliance, on one ouskate. >> tgh the middle of the ice. kuznetsov.il and watch, wams thinks he's got him and he tust kicks leg up. kicks the stick out of hands of williams. 2-0 caps. >> brendan: late in the first. carolina gets one back. thor did ? this was reviewed. >> it was. but i think holtby does this spin around right here, which kind of took him out of ofplay. it wasn't the contact. it was the actions of holtbyed that allowhat goal to stand. >> roould not goaltender interference. 2-1 into the second. right here. a match penalty, out of game. >> oaportunity for thes to really take advantage of that 5:00 max. and rod brind'amour lookingt theideo saying clearly he did not hit him into the head. >> they would kill off that penalty. later o huge relief. sebastian aho. >> killed off that penalty plus anothe

alex ovechkin ned the in scoring this year.d the game winner in game one against the hurricanes. justin williams a three time champion. he's lead the canes back to the postseason for the first time in the decade. game two on thy.

in the third.period alex ovechkin knocked the loose puck into the net or thought so. >> so did we. the goal was waved off immediately. by rule, a player cannot push the goalie's pad to pushhe push into the net. dependinon the angle it looked like -- at least i thought he had the puck. the content between ove and the goalie was enough to have the goal waved off. the bad news is the canes forced a game secretary of. >> the good news is -- game seven. >> theood news is game seven is here atne capital o reason. hopefully the energy will get the team hyped up. pushhem over the time. >> that's one thing about having home-ice advantage bec se the home team has always won in this series. let's go. >>> 4:38. change is coming to a busy d.c. route that promptises to speed up the -- promes to speed up the price of your commute and parking. >>> restroom recordings, how a woman's quick action led to the

devonte smith with his debut and alex ovechkin and tom wilson. you know how he does.for game five. the team that scored first has won every game this series. fit period on th power play, nicholas backstthm. wi his fourth goal of the series. ur points today, caps with their fir lead since game two. second period, more from the caps, ovechkin to backy, backy of the nets, s ond of thegame. fifth of the series. up 2-0. and this one was all caps. backy sends it ahead. so g this. the canes dougie hamilton, he's theirst but thought he heard ovie coming. he avoids the puck. it's 3-0 at that point. ovie, you know he loves lamb. power play goal, third of the series. brayden holtby with 30 saves and sixth career playoff shutout. caps win 6-0 with a 3-2 series lead. now, let's go back to sherree burruss live at capital one. sherrie, finally, the dominant overall performance we've been waiting for. >> reporter: absolutely,cary. the players saying they know this is the way they need to play moving foard. >> i thought that was great and we were with the game secure line, so tonight,

the capitals came out strong, alex ovechkin said the opposing player asked him to a bad idea. ove not known as a fighter knocked him down and outid washington dt take of that momentum. carolina shutsut the capitals 5-0. a sobering reminder of how hd it is to win gamez this time of . >> didn't play the right way. we didn't play our gamet l. >> we didn't deserve to win. they pushed and, you know, we didn't push back. >> the main thing is having a short mekery. ure we learn from it. we'll break it down i'm sure so it doesn't happen again.wo >> reporter: days off separate washington in game four on thursday. the team even saying they're going tovoid the rink on tuesday. from raleigh, news4 sports. so lopsided. crazy. at one point they cut to holtby, he's looking up like, what'sha ppening? >> what's going on? all right. another game to play. >> move on. >>> today is emancipation day in d.c. he push for stateho continue coming up, we're telling you about the big boost the effort justreceived. >>> don't touch a live wire. if you don't believe us, maybe this next footage will change y

ovechkin -- a different dirty -- ydirty play.t's not a great e to or dirty play, you h watch the game. >> right now there's no timeline on oshie's return. coach reardon says he hopes to give an update on his condition later today. >> he didn't see it coming. >> doesn't look good. >> no. >>> the caps have to rally for game five tomorrow on home ice. watch the preshow followed by the game at 8:00. and game six back in raleigh monday. hopeful t.j. oshie recovers soon. >> i'm telling you, they're going to bwin the series. >>> 6:55. here are four things to know. a span of rock creek and potomac parkway will be closed to cars to cars tonight. this is between virginia avenue and the 66 interchange. it's part of the the kennedy center expansion projec things will reopen early monday. >>> president trump is claiming vindication following the release of the special counsel robert mueller's report. democrats want the full, unredacted version. they also want mueller to testify before congress. more ahead on "today." >>> four people died in t

alex ovechkin said an opposing player asked him to fight. that was a bad idea. ove, not known as a fighter, knocked him down and out. take advantage' of that momentum. carolina shuts out the capitals 5-0. a sobering reminder of how hard it is to win games this time of year. >> play the right way, we didn't play our game at all. >> we didn't deserve to win. so theypushed, and -- and you know, we didn't push back. >> the main thing is having a short memory. make sure we learn from it. break it down.or >> repr: two days off separate washington in game four on thursday. the team saying they're going to avoid the rink on tuesday. from raleigh, sharree burruss, news4 sports. >>> 6:10. today is d.c. emanciuation day. the push f -- emancipation day. the push for the effort. >>> plus, don't touch a live wire. if you don't believe us, maybe this next piece of footage will change your mind. look at that. lauren ricketts, how about the weather? >> the weather not too slabby out there. beautiful sunrise. temperatures cold. we're in the 30s a 40s right now. we'll drop a littl

ovechkin sneaks it by goalie, they think they have tied it.terfered with the goalie. the caps challenged the call by it was up held. if an attacking player initiates conduct with a goal keeper incidental or otherwise while the goal keeper is in his goal crease, and the goal is scored, the goal will be disallowed. the hurricanes win 5-2, forcing a game seven. dallas stars meanwhile winning a playoff series for the first time since 2008 last night. don clingburg scoring the winning goal in overtime to beat the predators 2-1. in december, the star's president called out the teams stars saying they weren't getting it done and it's embarrassing. they certainly responded to those comments. stars going to play st. louis in the second round. in the nba, the milwaukee bucs, punching their tickets. pouring in 41 points as the bucs complete the sweep of pistons. up next milwaukee, a date with the boston celtics for the conference semifinals. >>> bryce harper got called out on strikes and then he was voicing his frustration towards home plate umpire from

a very one sided conversation, ovechkin did his best hanson brother impression.olence. everyone in washington will fight identiffighting over the r report. >> democrats are packing foil as we speak, they should make a hat. instead of 50 fisticuffs. collusion -- topically there is collusion in these pep ridge farm cookies. >> some firemen were going out last night be they stayed home, and safe a buck. welcome to club on that one. three firefighter noticed it in water, one was brave enough to pull out his cell phone and start fil filming. it took less than 10 minutes. we're happy to report firemen are fine, and for you kids watching. yes, they did bring it back to the firehouse, and they give it a name -- venison. it is relaxing in their kitchen as we speak. >> continu -- dunkin' teaming up with harpoon breweryy release a coffee inspired beer. harpoon, dunkin' summer coffee ale, combines beer and coffee, to do dumb stuff when you are hammered. enough of this. america runs on dunkin' nonsense, about time america peedid oed on a cop car. >> and crosshair fire brigade

alex ovechkin and the capitals had only one game vech last sense of to advance to the finals. for instance, coming together to get to the w. they will use their experience winning last year's game 7 as a key to success tonight. >> some players don't like it and some like it, when everything is on the line. if you'r going toake a mistake, you will play. >> i think the last year experience we had against tampa help us a lot. we have the samelu evaion. >> we have players who have gone through this and have the experience. we've done it as a core group. i believes in thi group and watched it with my eyes and stngelief. >> there is a a strong belief ty can do it at home because last year theyt shu out the carolina hurricanes. when i got there at 3:00, iaw them thisitting outside ready at the door. we will talk to tommy mcfly. >> basically, whatou're saying. outside fans say we will bring the excitement and fun. bradley is excited and everyone is excited. we talked to s fansuper pumped about this game a little bit earlier. >> reporter: what bri you down here today? >> n theaps game,

if you made a donation, you got a free bobble head of alex ovechkin or brett connolly. >> the caps fans are wonderful blood donors. we'll see probably 0 of them today. they always turn out. they're onderful. and we're very grateful to them. >> awesome the caps and innova hold four blood drives every year. >> i think the ovechkin bobble ad was missing a tooth. >> authentic, perfect. >> very cool. >>> for 50 years, it has beeita summer trn, bringing some of the best to d.c. for a tennis tournament. bethis year there willhanges at the city open. and they'll extend well beyond the court in rockreek par we have that story coming up next on "news 4 today." good morning. we're really close. super close. but we don't live together anore. we still do everything together, like stream shows on netflix. we have a system to watch it all at the same time. get ready, so we'll pick up 1,2,3 go. i think i was fastest? that was the same time! and since we're on fios, there's pretty much no lag for any of us. nobody misses anything. nobody misses anything unless they fall asleep. like angel. the best inte

alex ovechkin knocked the loose puck into the net there.st he thought he had done that. >> the goal was waived off immediately. by rule, a player can't push the gun controly's pass toush the puck into the -- push the puck and pushed it into the net. i still think it was the puck, not the pad. c changed theourse of the game, and we lo. now the canes forced in game seven. seven.have to win is in >>to game seven going e here at capital one reason. that's good news -- >> yes. >> they can turn the energy into a big win to purthem over the top. >>> let's check in with chuck bell. >> sshine on a tuesday. another day way warmer than average coming our way. afternoon highs today will be more thanbo ten degreesve average. and it will be bone dry today. no chance for rain around the city. th continues a trend going on for the first three weeks ofhe month. if you look at the month of april, 2019, herey we're nearl six degrees warmer than average. about a half inch or more below average in rainfall. the complete opposite of 180-degree turn from last apr

research ovechkin pokes it up -- alex ovechkin pokes it in, but it's ruledut after the review. >> i don't know what the ref saw. >> we thought the puck w loose, and it was still in play. >> reporter: carry linea wins 5-2. the caps admit they nationwide more from themselves. >> you can control what you can control. and we just didn't have enough guys on board to win -- it's ing to have to change. >> reporter: game one on wednesday. yes, the capitals' ecord is 5-11. remember, last year's game seven in tampa? they won advancing to the stanley cup final. in raleigh, sharree burruss, ws4 sport a >>> here's phrase you don't hear a lot around house floor -- free porking. >> nope. how appreciate is planning to offer just that this summer. >>> and first responders work quickly to removed an alligator from a neighborhood. yikes. chuck? >> what man did they mistake him for? shaquille neal's big brother? man. >>> four things to know -- hints of summertime warmth today. temperatures above 80 degrees. nice weather the next couple of days. but your friday, plan on raydrops. the five-day forecascoming up

alex t ovechkin hado wait to take the ice until the zamboni doors closed.apitals looking to take a commanding three game series lead tonigh but it's not going to be easy. theyo first pla games the hurricanes have hosted inen years. fan base electric all season. no doubt their barn will be jumping tonight. something the capitals are actually looking forward to. >> it's better to play on this whenhe t the game. it doesn'tter where you're playing. when it's an atmosphere like that, y enjoy it. >> we've been in hostile buildings before. we can use that experience and try to use that as motivation sometimes when the other barn is pretty loud. you take a little pride in trying to quiet them down. >> love the use of the word barn. the capitals trying to quiet rolina fans and hope to bring back one of last season's playoff tradions. sherree burruss has more on that in raleigh. >> the capitals found success away from home when they came to winning the stanley cup last season with a road recor of 10-3. they say part of the success starts at morning skate with the hot

alex ovechkin fight still ming headlines. sports is up next. >>> first here is lester holt with a look at what's ahead. >> another college student dies in abl horri fall. how americans are spendingn$2 how americans are spendingn$2 bi when you switch to fios you get entertainment delivered to your home like no one else. because fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. that means you get the fastest internet available and fios tv one ,th 4k capability and an advanced voice remote. and when you switch now, you also get a netflix premium plann us for a full year. so you can stream your favorite netflix shows 4 and movies in 4k on devices at once. already have netflix? we'll cover the cost for one year. just switch to fios gigabit connection, with tv and phone and a two-year price guarantee for just 79.99 a month with a two-year agreement. you'll get fios tv one with 4k capability plus netflix built into the channel guide, plus an advanced voice remote and a netflix premium plan on us for a year. so switch to fios and get entertainment

oshie bumped up to the top line with backstrom and ovechkin. from raleigh, sherree burruss, news 4 sports. >>> getting close to puck drop. sherree burruss tweeted out a four leaf clover. yes, we are superstitious.at th why we've dispatched tommy mcfly to the watch party. you were there last yea we know whatppened. now you've got to bring us the coverage again. >> i mean, if you're saying i'm good luck i'll take 'r. we having a good time at the watch party, right? we got our crew. a big day for you, right? >> right. 30th birthday today. >> yes, celebrating brandon's birthday. lindsey, how is it going in the southern maryland crew? >> it's going great. ea're really excited to be here. >> are you r for a big night? >> yeah. we're rocking the red. >> yeah, what he said. we're rocking the red. are you specking a big night tonight for the caps? >> yeah. >> you can see all of capital one arena. the line is coming through security. it's going to be an awesome night. nothing like watching the caps with a couplho tand of your close friends with the ice o

alex ovechkin's first fight since's2010. he a lover, not a fighter. >> he won this fight. the 19-year-old h to be helped off the ice. you see him there -- 19. he didn't come back either. ove tried to explain ahat happeneder the game. >> i'm not a big fighter, and he is -- he asked me to fight, and i said let's go, yeah. so hope he's okay. and you don't see a guy get hurt or something. >> he did say he hopes he's okay, even thoughim he knocked h to the ground --r whatever. it's not clear if he will be back for game four. at is going to be thursday in raleigh. >> all seriousness, that looked like a bad hit. >>> we could see the caps win the series at home. that's the good part. there will be a gam five on saturday at capital ane arena. >> 40-pound difference. he was not wellmatched. >> yeah. >>> coming up, opening its doors to all. we'll take you to a d.c. restaurant that's serving food each if diner t can't pay -- even if diners can't pay the bill. >>> more on the latest measles outbreak. where it's spreading most and effort to get people vaccinated is getting harder. >> re

it took more than 60 minutes for alex ovechkin and the caps to get a series lead.or scoring but he can drop some dimes. nice pass to nicolas backstrom. it's 1-0 caps. carolina tied. it in the third tom wilson reclaims the lead for the caps.ss another aist for ovie and it's t2. five minutes le hurricanes on the power play, jordan stall defles this one in. it's the canes first power play goal in nine tries. tied at 3. go into overtime. less than two minutes into the extra period, the unlikely hero with the game winner. orpik! just theourth career playoff goal for the veteran, and it was a big one. caps win 4-3. for more on the game to win and hero, here's dave johnson. >> what is it about broolkz orpik? on saturday he gets the carolina hurricanes. listen, an overtime game winner zoer is special. but extra special when it's scored by the oldest player on the roster. d for is good for us, g him. it's always fun to see a guy score, especially in overtime. a huge goal. not counted on for too many goals. if you want to have long runs, you nee everybody chipping and doing

alex ovechkin puts it in. third goal of the hiplayoffs. s first assist of the playoff is an absolute dime. caps up one. washington came out aggressive hoping to do that confidence stomping. six minutes later,ake a look at this one. lifted his leg to avoid the deferred. looks like my dog about to do business. 2-0 caps. to the second period, urricanes down one. sebastian weird angle buteets equalizer. it's 2-2. we go the third period. tom wilson basn somewhat quiet so far this post-season. big right here. light it up. ov's secondam assist of the caps up 3-2. final seconds of regulation. tied at 3-3. john carlson gets a great look. the huge to prevent the buzzer beater and we go to overtime. then less thawo minutes got the goal. caps win 4-3, te a 2-0 series lead. now let's go back to my ban dave johnson. dave how loud did it get over there? >> reporter: it did get crazy. make no mistake. maybe the takeaway lesson is you're never too d. 38-year-old brooks last year at the game two winner against the las vegas gold enknigh and this afternoon h

alex ovechkin pokes it in, but it's resumed a no goa even after review. >> he didn't see that.t i don't know whe ref saw. >> we thoht the puck was loose. you know, itucas still a p that was in play. >> reporter: carolina goes on to win 5-2. despite the call the caps admit they need more from themselves. >> control what you can control. we just didn't have enough guys on board to win. it's going to have to change to have success. >> reporter: game seven at capital one arena on wednesday. yes, the capitals' game seven record is 5-11. remember last year's game in y tampa, thewon, advancing to the stanley cup final. >> raleigh, sharree rruss, news4 sports. >> i like her perspective. can do this. >> we have to win this game. we have to win this game. >> we have to win this game in case you didn't catch that. >>> 4:12. here y a phrase don't hear around here a lot -- free parking. >> how metro is planning on offering that this summer. >>> plus, after being mistaken for an unconscious man, first responders act quickly to remove a 12-foot-long alligator from a neighborhood. yikes, chuck bell. >>

al ovechkin scong his 51st goals on saturday. they are aging like fi wine. sloppy play leads to this by john hoover. troy brower finishesis off h great passing season, but the caps don't go quietly. thegaffe showed a little bit of life. rochi with the ice tilting toward the caps but the facomebk lls short. vincent trojack gets his second netter. an empty >> we could have kept it a lot closer than 4. when we have the players that wn do, we ca come back from one or two and maybe even three, but four is difficult. we never want s topot teams' goals, and i think definitely some lessons to bed lear about that going into the important stuff. >> all right, caps back home for their final two days in the regular season. >>> and tomorrow may be the most anticipated regular season baseball game in the history o nation's capitals. returning to d.c. wearing the road grays of the philadelphia phillies. reaction in the stands expected to be mixed wearing a division rival's uniform. one fan not happy about harper heading for philly. miriam bowser, she let us know her feelin

in the second period, alex ovechkin tie its at one giving washington life with less than a minute left in thperiod, carolina beats holtby. they win 2-1. >> a wake-upall for all of us. we can't hope thatne guy going avto make a se or score a goal. you have to go out there and play your game, you know. if you don't want to do it, don't play. >> reporter: in the third period, this scary moment. the star t.j. oshi crashes into the boards. leaves to get x-rays. each bigger than the loss, the capitals will be without one of their most important players. >> defensive player that was quite a distance from the boards. that's an extremely dangerous play. and he will not be with our team for a while. >> reporter: game five is back at capital one arena saturday where the capitals are desperate for a win. from raleigh, sharree burruss, news4 sports. >>> we have to win! the disappointment was also felt all over l national harbort night. they showed the game for free on ie big screen. national harbor st will also have a free screening of game five tomorrow. >> i think they're still going to pull it o

ovechkin was missing a tooth, so it was right. coming up in the 6:30 half hour, the stanley cup, it's going to be here with us. >> and we can touch cit. you? >> no, we're back on the quest. we can't touch it even though it's ours for now. >> all the rules. >> justike we're not -- we don't want to give it up. maybe we shouldn't touch it.> ahead, attorney general william barr facing more calls to releaseer rmueller's report preparing to testify before congress. >>> severe weather strikes.we e taking you to texas where cleanup is underway following a possible tornado touchdown. >>> good monday morning, evnyone. i'm l harris. >> i'm pat lawson muse. coming up at 4:00, we'll tell you about a new effort to protect your kids and cars. >> every year dozens of people including so many children are hurt or killed in backov accidents. the federal law requires new cars have to have bkup cameras. >> what if you have at older car?ur do-it-lf devices that will help give you peace of mind. >> join us >>> a wild weekend weatherwise in texas. take

the biggest moment tha you may hear about was this -- alex ovechkin's first fight since 2010. he's not a fighte >> a boxing match or hockey? 19-year-old andre -- hat she said -- had to be helped off the ice and didn't come back. he explained what happened after the game. >> i'm not a big fighter, and he's the same way. i guess -- that's it.i -- you okay, and don't see the guy get hurt or something. >> now it's not clear if -- what is it again? >> schenikov -- >> will be back for game four.at th thursday in rally. look at him -- >> yeah. that was -- ove kind of unleashed on him. >> k.o. >> the silver lining to the loss, we could see the win at home. that would be great. there will be ape game saturday at capital one arena. they were down gtwo, firste at home. they wanted to show that they could survive this. >> ove has 40 pounds on the kid he knocked out. g pooruy didn't stand a chance. >> didn't kno what wasgoing. >>> 4:38. don't. >> don't mess with ove. >>> coming up, opening its doors to all. we'll take you to the d.c. restaurant serving food even if diners can't p the bill.

alex ovechkin is looking to defend the cup, but the carolina hurricanes won't go away. moments away from game five. but first over to the "honda sports desk." >> welcome to the honda sports desk. >> welcome to nhl live and liam mchugh and

even if carolina hasn't been since 2009, the game looked like an easy win when ovechkin scored in an early periodut that p the caps ahead 3-0. >> the hurricanes did not back down. they scored twice in the third period, were threatening to tie the game. look -- the goalie comes out of the goalo givhem more players to try to get a goal to make a tie. the caps sred a goaln an empty net, secured the game. one victory, game two set for tomorrow, capital one arena, 3:00. don't forget the pregame shows. look, the special -- the producers are ahead of me. "defenng the cup" airs tomorrow at 2:30 onbc. the game is right after that. then news4 at 6:00. >> thhad to show the fancy graphic. ece to see it back h in real life. >>> 4:37. you're up, why not join "news4 today" for a workout? >> this morning is the community boot camp we've been telling you about this week. molette green is leading the charge as part of her get fit for spring challenge. yocan join her at 5:30 at the community center in upper marlboro or just join from home. she'll be showing exercises you can do anywhere. >>> now 4:37.

if you made a donation, you got a free bobble head of alex ovechkin or brett connolly. >> the caps fans are wonderful blood donors. we'llee probably 750 of them today. they alway turn out. they're wonderful. them.'re very grateful to >> that's awesome. the caps and innova hold four blood drives every year. >> very cool. >>> 10:09 let's take a live look outside the at the tidal basin, a lotndf pink puffy white down there, boats out on the water. another beauful day on tap, clay anderson has a look at your sundayforecast and workweek so with xfinity mobile i can customize each line for each family member? yup. and since it comes with your internet, you can switch wireless carriers, and save hundreds of dollars a year. are you pullin' my leg? nope. you sure you're not pullin' my leg? i think it's your dog. oh it's him. good call. customize each line and choose to pay by the gig or getunlimited. do you guys sell other dogs? now that's simple, easy, awesome. and since xfinity mobile comes with xfinity internet, you can save hundreds a year. get $250 back when you buy a new samsung galaxy. cl

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during a full moon no one speaks to russians and that's why the washington capitals star player alex ovechkin is forced to wear the silence of the lambs mask when he plays . to cut down on the talking there are so many things in this report that go against everything that this country is based upon what do you make of the reaction and the continued manipulation of the truth why it manipulating the truth goes against everything this country was founded on it doesn't the founding fathers claimed they didn't have slaves they just had very tanned friends who happen to enjoy gardening if america had a tender profile in the sixteen hundreds it would have the likes of manipulating the truth in slaving raping and perpetrating genocide dislikes days when i don't have enough time to slave rape and perpetrate genocide. and in terms of trying to win an illegitimate ways yes that's what running for president is we have one of the least legitimate election systems in the world we also saw a ton of rigging of the primaries from the clinton campaign right remember that that's what started this whole thing wi

during a full moon no one speaks to russians and that's why the washington capitals star player alex ovechkin is forced to wear the silence of the lambs mask when he plays . to cut down on the talking there are so many things in this report that go against everything that this country is based upon what do you make of the reaction and the continued manipulation of the truth why it manipulating the truth goes against everything this country was founded on it doesn't the founding fathers claimed they didn't have slaves they just have very and friends who happen to enjoy gardening if america had a tender profile in the sixteen hundreds it would have the likes of manipulating the truth in slaving raping and perpetrating genocide dislikes days when i don't have enough time to slave rape and perpetrate genocide. and in terms of trying to win in illegitimate ways yes that's what running for president is we have one of the least legitimate election systems in the world we also saw a ton of rigging of the primaries from the clinton campaign right remember that that's what started this whole thing wiki

during a full moon no one speaks to russians and that's why the washington capitals star player alex ovechkin is forced to wear the silence of the lambs mask when he plays it's a cut down on the talking there are so many things in this report that go against everything that this country is based upon what do you make of the reaction and the continued manipulation of the truth why it manipulating the truth goes against everything this country was founded on oh it doesn't the founding fathers claimed they didn't have slaves they just have very tanned friends who happen to enjoy god .

ovechkin and the caps l searching for answers.fans hopeful a different team shows up on thursday. the hurricanes dominant against the capitals last night,ng shutti out the capitals and making it a series. head coach reardon disappointed n his team's performance but expects a strong response. >> took a step back in some areas, you know, in game three and is expect u to make those ndprovements and put forth a better result a better outcome on thursday. >> it is a experience, you know, we know it is nothe game and we need to play in order to win. but -- response. >> all right. more hockey. lightning in trouble, down 3-0, presidents trophyhe winners on t brink of a blue jacket sweep. second period. watch this. seth jones, son of popeye jones, gives columbus-1 a 3 lead. blue jackets never looked back. win their first playoff series in franchise history. lightning eliminated. in pittsburgh, hey, we knowhat guy, former head coach barry trotz, has the islands o away from a sweep. nelson, a tie for t islandsers, up 2-1. thesl ianders will

the team captain alex ovechkin says that you should be the judge. >> i was on theice, you know. i watched it and sawha w happened there. if you think it's not a great play, you have to watch the game. >> right now there's no timeline on oshie's return. coach r hrdon says hees to give an update ois condition later today. the caps will have to rally for game five tomorrow here on home ice. hope that helps. you can watch the preshow here on nbc 4 followed by the game at 8:00. game six back in raleigh monday. he w down for a while, and he hit him from behtnds. i thoug it was a dirty play. i'm a little biased. >> this series has shown fisticuffs already for sure. >> here we go. >>> 4:36. coming up, gluten free. it is a promise you see on men use everywhere. a new warng toear before your weekend meals. >>> plus, one of the most hated intersections in the area. now plans for change at so-called dave thomas cire are find finally here. >>> and an in-depth look at the changing climate. monday see how it's impacting your family, your money, your health, even your commute. the earth day spe

during a full moon no one speaks to russians and that's why the washington capitals star player alex ovechkin is forced to wear the silence of the lambs mask when he plays .

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alex ovechkin on the ice practicing this afternoon.win tomorrow, washington would take a three games to one lead in the series and cldgs end thin up saufturday. more on how the team is resetting the reset button nstead of the panic button, we expect. >> i'm looking forward to 80 tomorrow. i guess we should ghr tough tonight. >> tonight is not that bad. nice overall. tomorrow, warmer. for the most part, high temperaturesround 70 degrees, where we are currently sitting in washington. north of washington, cooler mperatures, south of washington, fredericksburg in the low 80s. warm tomorrow area-wide, mix of clouds and sunshine overall, maybe humid the end of the day. we're under a storm team weather alert early friday and potential for strong and maybe severe thunderstorms and showers at but dry r the weekend time as well. here's a look at current temperatures. check out this temperature range. fredericksburg has gone down a little bit. 63 in hagerstown, 70 in washington and near 80 to the southwest. 83 in charlottesville. everybody is war

alex ovechkin and the cavs ought their biggest grins today and even brent holtby showing off the chicklets. two regular games before playoffs begin in the home game against montreal. all of us remember picture day as kids and we put caps to the test to see if they can find a little cap. you need a hin on this one? >> that's got to be him in the middle. that's jack. >> still looks the same. >> what gave it away? >> the same babyface. >> hilarious. geez. is that him there? >> reporter: yes. >> he is in this picture? >> reporter: yep. >> no way. >> we're trying too find zeller. >> they all look the same. noacial features. >> i'm looking for fine boned guys. this has to be lars. right there. >> this is me. yeah. >> reporter: you think how far you've come from picture day at the capital from 6-year-old lars zeller. what's the difference? >> still enjoying the game,go scoring s, just a different level now. the love for the game is still the s >> they did a great job. that last picture, i will admit -- >> we can make out. >> they're saying, i t seese guys everyday, of course i can pick him out of

aps jumped out to a hot startth rsday night at capital one arena, up 3-0 with that goal from al ex-ovechkin. the hurricanesd moun a comeback within one goal when the caps landed anmy net goal to seal the game. we invite you to stay with nbc 4. we have playoff coverage today. defending the cup special starts at 2:30 this afternoon followed by game two against the hurricanes. that starts at 3:00. then after thegame, stick around. we have highghts for you and headlines of the day on news 4 at 6:00. exciting>> day ahead. 6:10 is your time. a young boy told his father someone was beating him. the father goes online to have his fears confirmed. up next, find out how a police officer went from being indicted for child abuse only t have the charge quietly dismissed. the full story, just aheadight the full story, just aheadight r you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? most pill't finish the job because they don't relieve nasal congestion. flonase sensimist is different. it relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasacongestion, which most

. >> on, alex ovechkin went to with it -- >> drinking slam pain. >> what's the craziest -- some it.ized kids in >> cereal's been eating out of the company. cereal, ice cream sundaes, spaghetti and meatballs, and a variety of ults projects. >> any tricks on keeping this in d.c., the boys will have to work lard. >> a prediction? it no prediction. >> okay. >> first team to get to service. >> thanks. >> thank you. very cool. th playoffs begin wednesday on all the nbc cable networks. >>> here's your cnbc morni business report. >> reporter: good morning, i'm frank holland. google map has another feature to help youavigate your rush hour. use curse report slowdowns on the latest version of the android app of oasis. of waze. the featurexp isted to roll out this week, it's unclear whether this is just for android user and fornow. with your business republi. >>> nice and warmer today and it temperatures close to 80. you may want the umbrella today. good news about the middle of the week. bright and sunny. the ten-day foreca coming up. st hi, i'm jeff. st in my johnsonville commercial, we open up

this morning captain alex in ovechkin tak a lap around the ice by himself before the team laughing, having fun, and genuinely enjoying playing with each other is a key to this team's success. >> guys here have done great job of creating a fun atmosphere and ainning atmosphere and we're better when we're having fun. that's for sure. >> we just have fun as a group and it's a gd smorgasboard of personalities. we like being around each other and going into battle together. that's important at this time of ar. >> i played on other teams where teams have more of a serious demeanor and it worked for that team. with this team, if you try to be serious tt really wouldn' work. there's too many aaracters. >> lot of times as a coach yout try to pu players in a situation,et's go do this as a, you eaknow, tm bonding situation and really what i found with this team is that you just need tut p them in circumstances where they're hanging out together. they spend time together and they're around each other. they'll take care of the rest from there. >> winning helps too. the capitals have won their last six

very well. 3-2 period, caps trailing and the puck was under the pads f the carolina goalie alex ovechkin pokes it in but it is ruled a no-goal even after review. >> so the puck -- from getting control, he didn't see that. so i don't know -- >> we thought the puck was loose that wass still a puck in play. >> reporter: carolina goes on to win 5-2. despiteheall, the caps admit they need more from themselves. >> control what you can control. and we just didn't have enough guys on board tonight to win the hockey game and it will have to change. >> reporter: game seven at capital one on wednesday and yes, the game seven record is 5-11. but remember, last year's game seven in tampa, they won, advancing to the stanley cup final. in raleigh, srree burruss, nbc4 sports. >> a lot of fingers are crossed. >>> well sunscreen safety. coming up, why the fda is looking at safety of some sunscreen ingredients and how i recycled gla being handled nd used inorthern virginia. >>> spring weather doesn't get anyth better an this, lauryn. >> it is so nice>> out there. it will feel more like summer. low 80s toda

ovechkin said sof etch nickoff asked him to fight. that is a bad fight. he was not known as a fighter and knocked him down and out. and washington didn't take advantage of thattu mom carolina shut down the capitals 5-0. a sobering reminder of how hard itess to win gam this time of the year. >> we didn't play the rigay w we didn't play our game at all. >> we didn't deserve to win. so they pushed and we didn't push back. >> the main thing is having a short memory and make sure we learn from it. break it down and make sure it doesn't happen again. >> reporter: two days off separate washington game four on thursday. the team even saying they're going to avoid the rink on tuesday. from raleigh, shury burres, nbc4 sports. >>> the "today" show family is growing. >> hoda s sharede very big family news. >> oh, i'm here. hi, guys. >> do you have something to tell us? >> yes, i do. it's a girl! it's a girl! [ applause ] >> oh, wow. >> and her name is hope. joel and i were standing there when she hand you the baby and it is the closest thing to a live bir s you'll ev

ovechkin's go hurricanes mount add comeback. within one goal when the caps landed an empty net goal. there it is. hat sealed the game right there. we invite you to stay with nbc 4. we have playoff covy.age to our "defending the cup" special starts at 2:30 this afternoon. followed by game two against the hurricaneses at 3:00. then stickround after the game. ighlights and the latest headlines on news 4 at 6:00. >> sounds a like good occasion for a day-long watch party. >> absolutely. >>> 8:39. a disturbing story you'll only see on 4. a young dad telling his dad someone was beating him. the father went onlineo have his fears confirmed. find out how a police officer for from being indicted child abuse only to have the charge quietly dismissed. that full story, ju ahead. stronger is rebuilding a newborn's heart... and restoring a father's faith. it's standing tall after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earlier ... and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking ans

of the lasting images from last night's cap game and maybe the only highlight forur guys was alex ovechkin fight and knockout of one of the hurricanes stars. oi oi he knocks this dude out cold. we learned today thate's in the concussion protocol now and his head coach says he's expected to miss game fr on thursday. he also says he thivis o should not have taken the challenge. coming up at 5:00, sherree burruss is in raleigh and she'll have the latest on the fallout. >>> a consumer alert over chips a ohio cookies. the company is recalling some over what it calls an unexpected solidified ingredient. it's not sayg what that ingredient is, but says it could make you sick. the recall involves3 1nce packages with best bay date of september8, 7, 14 and 15 of this year. if you've got a package, you should throw the cookies out or take them back to the story and get your money back. >> i think anything that's not chocolate chip would be know unexpected ingredient. >> if you're getting bit for spring, it's not just about the workouts. >> it's also about what comes after you work out. molette green i

after alex ovechkin's thougss on the ceing the hunted. >> in the regular season, yeah, but rightow itoesn't matter who the champion is. everybody wants to be thepi chon. we just have to be more focused on our gam >> there's aur little press with defending the cup, but with fhis group we have here, we have a great group guys. we are confident. >> reporter: so you have that confidence and adding in the experience of actually winning the cup, the caps hoping they can get back to winning the championship. pat and leon, back to u. >> talk about pressure? they had the pressure of years of failures on them last year. this ishi n. piece of cake. >> don't forget to check out the caps here on nbc 4 on saturd. >> ouroverage starts with a special pregame show at 2:30 p.m. followed by theaps a the hurricanes game at 3:00. we'll have all of thr pla reaction after the game on news 4 at 6:00. >>> well, we ha just obtained some new details about a local high school drama teacher accused of secretly filming a ung woman in his home. >> we'll take you through the court documents on this case just ahead.