today against the cardinals ryan zimmerman go for a ball. he left in the seconds inning with a sore shoulder. pan is out, anthony rendon is out, you don't want zimmerman out -- sopanpan it. matt williams says ryan zimmerman is ok, everybody says zimm is ok for opening day. braves-red sox. how about this -- this was the catch of the day. put that on the resume highlight reel stuff. the braves beat boston. that is the play of the day, the diving catch. sweet 16, and xanga -- gonzaga it limited at ucla, and soccer is the number one sport in the world by popularity for stop crazy, wild, dangerous. fanatical fans. the russian goalkeeper goes down at the qualifier after being hit in the head with a flare -- a flare! there was a 45 minute delay, the goalie was taken off on a stretcher. the game resumed, but then it was stopped for good. embarrassing, dangerous, both teams should be eliminated. they say the goalie should be ok. the best man in the country has committed to maryland to play with the terps 6'10" dimon center. he will give the terps one

ryan zimmerman for a ball at first place. he left the game in the second inning with a sure shoulder -- a sore shoulder. jordan zimmermann was a sensation, allowing one run over six. the worry is ryan zimmerman at first base. i get that. i took a shot in overtime to win it. while they didn't have the extra giddyup, they did what they had to do. they are separating themselves. that is big with eight games left in the regular season. save of the night. wrist shot camera. carolina wins big over the penguins. it is a big night in college basketball three teams. cinderella is ucla against gonzaga. here ucla is the cinderella team. we will see if they have their slipper tonight. maureen: let's hear from doug. doug: gusty winds will. sunny on sunday. an update on the cherry blossoms. maureen: looking for to that. join us at 11. have a good weeken >>> breaking developments this friday night. the co-pilot that locked out the captain. tonight, the discovery in his home. the doctor's note the prescription medication and the girlfriend.

that's great news about ryan zimmerman. the caps had urgency against the rangers and the biggest stars stepped up and lit the lamp twice. great eight was fabulous with the puck. with the puck and without it. ovi skated fast and hard and washington won its fifth game in the last seven outings. they have seven games remaining in the regular season. meanwhile, the caps -- the wizards, rather failed to clinch a playoff berth against houston yesterday. washington has lost five of its last six games and appear in a freefall to host philadelphia. that will be wednesday night. they're headed in the opposite direction as the capitals. maureen: what's the latest? doug: quick look for the forecast for tonight. sunshine tomorrow morning, breezy, warmer lower 60's in the afternoon with some showers especially by this time tomorrow night, steve rudin has his eye on that plus an update on the easter weekend forecast when he sees you at 11:00. maureen: have a good night. tt2wmrst.! po j# 0nh tt2wmrst.! p!!án @n tt2wmrst.! p4!j# 6xt tt2wmrs

jason pugh has more from nats spring training camp on zimmerman's move to first. >> reporter: ryan zimmerman is making the transition from third base to first base this season. it's the same transition his manager matt williams made during his playing days in the big leagues. zimmerman says he's looking forward to this new challenge. >> people think first base is kind of the position where they put someone to hide them or you don't have to be good at defense to be over there. it couldn't be farther from the truth. i think it's a different position than i've ever played before, it's all about foot work. obviously it's on the corner, still, but going from the left side of the infield to the right. just a few other responsibilities. i think i'll be okay over there. i'll work hard at it. >> reporter: zimmerman has dealt with numerous injuries over the last two seasons, from his thumb to hamstring to shoulder. he did tell me he is 100% healthy this spring training and ready to go. from viera, florida, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> i love seeing the pam trees. so nice. >> we are so ready for i

will be taking the field. >> reporter: ryan zimmerman is making the transition from third base to firstsame transition his manager matt williams made during his playing days in the big leagues. zimmerman says he's looking forward to this new challenge. >> people think first base is kind of just the position they put someone to hide them or you don't have to be good at defense to be over there. it couldn't be farther from the truth truth. it's a different position all about foot work going from the left side of the infield to the right. just a few other responsibilities. i think i'm going to be okay over there. >> reporter: zimmerman has dealt with numerous injuries his thumb, hamstring, shoulder. he did tell me he is 100% healthy this spring training and ready to go. from viera, florida, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> looks nice in viera, not that nice here today. >> just an ugly, wintery mix coming our way. not a lot of anything, but enough to put a little graze of ice out there. >>> that's it for "news 4 today." thank you for joining us. >> hope you'll join us back at 9:00. have a

some good news ryan zimmerman looking healthy.st game since his shoulder and back injury a few days ago. top third here zim taking that ball right back up the middle. dan laug coming home for the score. an rbi seng l for ryan zimmerman. the nats up 2-0. matt holliday gets the best of xavier here, two runs score, a two-run single for hollyiday and the cards win this game 6-2. >>> before we let you go the wizards have the night off but they can clinch a playoff spot if the hornets lose to the celtics tonight. >>> speaking of basketball fans doreen ready to laugh out loud? lol a little bit? >> for sure. >> doug kammerer played in a great tournament yesterday put on by the national kidney foundation. >> he's got game. >> he does. >> doug had some highlights and some low lights as well. here's the good doug. >> whoa. that was doug? >> the jump shot was falling yesterday. >> had it going. >> this is bad doug right here playing defense. >> oh! >> broken ankle. broken ankle. can. >> can we see that again? >> the killer crossover. >> pleas

diving stop, then the pick off by ryan zimmerman at first. zim looks comfortable at first. the nationals lose their second straight, 2-1. marilyn head coach mark turgeon is having a great year so far, the terrapins finishing off with seven straight wins. tonight he received the media's big ten coach of the year honor. the terps could possibly be a two seed in the tourney. a.u., the women have a shot to win the conference. the eagles up three. second half, knocking down the three, but them up six. they beat navy. they will host lehigh in the patriot league final tomorrow. and it's been a good year for american university basketball. the men will also play for a league title, playing lafayette. you have gw, maryland is winning, and a.u.? i don't know if that has ever happened before. leon: how about that? robert: girl power. alison: thank you, robert! leon: if they win tomorrow, we all have to wear pink. alison: here's a question -- could you run a reindeer? -- outrun a reindeer question leon: think of this as a safer version of the running of the bowls. this is the running o

against the cardinals, ryan zimmerman played well tonight.als scored six straight, beating the nats 6-2. zim played well and felt tremendous. marlow furniture is making a bet with you. if you buy furniture between now and monday, april 6, if the nationals and orioles face-off in the world series, all the furniture is free. keep in mind marlow is taking a bet on yboth teams are expected to do well. the caps post the hurricanes tomorrow night as they try to continue their momentum to the playoffs. the wizards try to lock up a playoff spot this week. leon bought a couch today. leon: i know a couple of homers that would do it. a rare find at a goodwill store, just ahead. leon: one dead, two injured as the police shoot two cross-dressing men who tried to ram through the nsa barricades. a new law regarding religious freedom causing controversy in indiana. and steve's forecast for the weekend more at wjla.com. a rare find on the opening day of a goodwill store in florida. a person picked up a lithograph over 100 years old. she paid $44 and walked in

let's check out the other zimmerman, ryan zimmerman.bottom of the fifth, put this line in the perfect spot. since this one to write. that would be an r.b.i. double. he had two of those, by the way. nats beat the tigers, 9-2. it has been reported that dimarco mori -- demarco murray has expressed his desire to play for the eagles. last year he led the nfl in rushing for the cowboys. maybe chip kelly knows what he is doing after all. leon: that could work for him. bad news for us. alison: when we come back, more breaking news. this is right outside the ferguson police department. new leon: new protest breaking out in ferguson, missouri. even at this late hour, a crowd gathered outside the police department air. we have learned the chief is stepping down after saying he was going nowhere. this after the justice department found racist practices in that department. we have seen some pushing and shoving and at least one arrest. police are standing by in riot here. stay with us for continuing coverage. alison: now on a lighter note to wrap thi

ryan zimmerman making the transition from third to first base here. comes up to make a play but the throw a little off the mark. danny esspin owesa can't make the catch. we go to espy there. still things to work on this spring training. the nats go to win this game for the cardinals. >>> to the pitch. d.c. their season opener. they were taking on montreal. united the second half. chris wolf with a beautiful pass here and he scores the goal. united wins their season opener. >> all right. thanks jason. >>> on this saturday night, marching on. 50 years after bloody sunday the president retraces the steps of those who made history as tens of thousands honor a landmark moment in the civil rights movement. >>> deadly encounter, a police officer shoots and kills an unarmed man after reports of a confrontation. tonight, the investigation and the outcry. >>> a caffeine warning for parents. the new lawsuit that's shedding light on a potentially deadly form of caffeine. >>> and baby boom one of the rarest creatures in the world now making a big comeback. >>> thi

ian desmond throws to ryan zimmerman. and two innings, two strikeouts, allowing a home front. the show is playing right now. and not that i'm encouraging you to roll out on the road. but if you are suffering from cabin fever, go over to the verizon center. and the game against the minnesota wild, they will be played as scheduled. and the caps are looking for their third straight win, but they may need to do it without their league's top scorer. and alex ovechkin suffered a lower body injury against columbus in a game tieing decision for tonight. >>> this morning barry trout called o.v.'s issue, "a little wit of maintenance." >>> the american basketball team finished 16-15 this year, not good enough to make the ncaa tournament, but they still have a chance, derek. they need to win the patriot league tournament, which begins this week. tonight they take on lehigh, but they are trying to take it and not look at the finals. >>> the lady terps had a couple big ten tournaments on their backs, finishing undefeated in conference play. but as you saw last year there's a danger of an --

let's look at the other zimmerman, ryan zimmerman, bottom of the fifth puts this one in the perfect spots one to right. and that would be an r.b.i. double. he had two of those by the way nats break a three-game losing streak. they beat the tigers 9-2. and a big day for a-rod. yankees and red sox. bottom of the fourth. a-rod slams a fly ball to center field! and that's the solo shot. gets the yankees within two. but they lose to the red sox 10-6. however, ladies and gentlemen, a-rod hits his first home run of the spring. it looks like the wizards are starting to realize teams aren't just laying down when they come through anymore. they'll have to work for their wins. earlier in the season they made it look easy. now they're losing to teams like the sixers and blowing 35-point leads. bradley beal says they aren't who they thought they were and it's time to come back down to earth. >> we got ahead of ourselves a little bit. we thought we were a great team and we were playing well. playing really well. but that doesn't mean anything because it's 82 games. not just 30 games. i think we defini

ryan zimmerman 2-3 with two doubles, two runs batted in.s win big today 9-2. >>> back out live here on top of the cbs broadcast house a beautiful view, a big game for the hoyas tomorrow night. they'll get to rest tonight and take on the win are of creighton and depaul. i'm kristen berset. back to you. >> they want a win. >>> can we just have a word for the american university eagles, my alma mater? nobody thought they were going anywhere and they are one game away from the big dance. >>> seven-day, temperatures above or average, just one little exception friday a bit below average, 51. we have rain friday, gorgeous tomorrow, saturday milder, the tradeoff for more showers, sunday very nice, mr. mcginty here lamenting the fact it was 64. now it's 56. i don't think those 8 degrees will change your plans much, 58 monday, mid-50s tuesday and wednesday. i still assume you're man enough to ride if it's 56 instead of 64. >> it looks like we're coming into a good stretch here. >> can we say old man winter has been vanquished at this point? >> yes. w

ryan zimmerman with a couple of hits. the nats beat the cards 6-5. >> every one of those seniors at georgetown, leaving there with their degree. >> education, no doubt about it. >>> we'll update the forecast tonight at 11:00. see you then. bye. . >> or do you want to do it now? the following is a paid advertisement from starvista entertainment and time life. ♪ somewhere beyond the sea ♪ bobby darin, frank sinatra, dean martin... ♪ volare ♪ ♪ whoa-oh... ♪ tony bennett nat king cole johnny mathis... ♪ it's not for me to say you love... ♪ bing crosby patsy cline elvis presley... ♪ but i can't help falling in love with you ♪ presenting legendary voices-- the greatest singers of all time. and now, we proudly present

ryan zimmerman knocking a home run here. nats take a 3-1 lead.l pen, they wouldn't hold it. that's gone. unfortunately, they lose it 8-3. >>> in just a few months floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao will fight in a mega boxing event. a few weeks prior to that, a local fighter, lamont peterson from d.c. will face the undefeated world champion danny garcia in a nationally televised fight here on nbc 4. no titles are on the line for these boxers when they face each other in brooklyn but the winner of this could be in the mix for a much bigger matchup down the line. the two will fight at 143 pounds and they will showcase their skills on april 11th. >> i guess in the ring i'm an action junky. i love for the action to be high tempo. at times, you're going to see me working hard. sometimes you're going to see me, you know working smart. >> looking forward to that. >> what's with the beard? >> he's cutting it. he's kuting it for the fight. they're going to make him cut it. he didn't want to. they're going to make him. got to clean up. lose some pounds th

it's the nationals new first baseman ryan zimmerman making a play.the second, a little trouble for scherzer now facing john mayberry jr. he takes him yard to left. scherzer went two innings, gave up one run on 29 pitches. right now the mets they lead the nationals 4-3. that game still in the fifth inning. tomorrow the nats are back at it. they'll take on atlanta in orlando. >>> let's move on to hockey now. the capitals start a five-game home stand tonight and they'll do it without alex ovechkin. he is out for the first time this season with a lower-body injury. ovi played in 96 straight games and a big blow tonight for the caps against minnesota. to vech lin leads the league with 43 goals and is tied with teammate niklas backstrom in points with 67. ovi has scored four goals in the caps' last two games, both wins including the game-winning goal in each of those contests. >>> to the hard wood. the wizards practicing this mourning preparing for the miami heat. they come to town tomorrow night. just one win in their last eight games for the wiz kids. th

then later, ryan zimmerman would get in on the action. gets an r.b.i. for himself. nats take a one run lead. this would end in a tie, though. the final for this one, 6-6. brewers will have to find a new way to celebrate after a big play. high fives are out of the question. the team has banned high fives to avoid the spread of pink eyes ladies. the catcher and pitching coach rick cranitz became the latest victims yesterday. the team won't high five until the outbreak is over. so i think they're going to have to settle for one of these. give me an elbow. right there. >> you know what? >> you do a pound. >> i don't know. i guess if you close the palm then -- >> most of them were wearing batting gloves though. >> no, but i think they want to be extra careful, you know. bump, i don't know. it is pretty nasty. >> all right, robert. thank you. coming up next on abc 7 news at 5:00 allegations of racism against more fraternities. >> the e-mail igniting a firestorm at the university of maryland even as new twists develop in the case in oklahoma. >> a university of maryland fr

or other zimmerman, ryan coming through with men on the corners. drives in a run and bryce harper rounding second here. the hat's off,s hair in mid-season form. zimmerman 2 for 3 at the plate. two rbis, the nats big winners over the tigers, nationals, they will take on the mets tomorrow in pt st. lucie, florida. >>> moving on to the nfl, the redskins are taking a subtle approach to free agency this year. yesterday the team did sign defensive tackle stephen pie ya four years $21 million. pie ya is known for being an excellent pass rusher. but with the skins, they will get much more when the 26-year-old takes the field. >> i'm excited. my family is excited. you know, one thing i want to say to the washington redskins, you give me $21 million contract, i'll give you a $21 million effort every day. this is just how i am. i owe every penny to this organization and i'm excited and fired up. >> redskins continuing to look to add more guys to the defensive side of the ball. multiple reports have defensive tackle terrence knighton visiting today his nicknam