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 out. >> i hope so. >> hiah. >> t rate, the penguins are out -- come on, we have such a good chance of getting the cup back. >> absolutely. >> if you're at home, you can watch here on nbc 4. our special coverage starts at 7:30. then faceoff for game five at 5:00. of course, we'll have full he analysis after game on news4 11:00. >>> all right. time is 4:11. we were talking about notre wdame. we kno what helped fan the flames there, but could the same thing happen here at our national cathedral? ws4's chris gordon is getting a special look inside at the evolving safety procedures. >>> flipped cars, flooded roads, and trees ripped right out of the ground. the severe weather left plenty of destruction down south. now it's heading our way. lauren? >> yeah. we are

sharree burruss with more. >> reporter: capitals fans waking up concerned morning. washington will be without onei of the star players. the second period, alex ovechkin tiets at bun giving washington life. lets than a minute in the period, care line's player beats brayton holt by. plans win 1. >> he hope one guy going to make a gore inne goal. you have to play your game. if you don't want to do it. >>> don't .play >> reporter: in the third period,r s oshie crashes into the game. he leaves the game and goes to get x-rays. bigger than the loss, the capitals will be without one. their most important players. >> defensive player that was quite a distance from the boards. it'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 on saturday where the capital are desperate for a win. from raleigh, sharree burruss, news4 sports. >> thedisappointment was also on the big screen at the national hash. it will it will have a free screening tomorrow. >> at least they get a my sunset. >> if you are at home,

we begin with news4 sports sharree burruss who looks back at one hard-fight game. >> reporter: the caps led the series. in game seven they led by two goals twice. they let it all slip away in double overtime. carolina crushing dreams of back to back. second peri caps up 2-1. the wicked wrist shot. caps lead 3-1 and looko be soaring into the next round. canes come back and tie. in the second rovertime, forme cap justin williams throws the puck toward the net. brock mcginn tips it in. they had a 4-3 loss. >> it's not easy. it's not easy. we didn't expect it to be easy. and certainly disappointed by the outcome. >> disappointed. frustrating. especially after last year. >> didn't envision this happening. i don't know. tough right now. >> reporter: the deflating loss a reminder of just how hard it is to repeat as champions and how special last year reall was. from capital one arena, sharree burruss, news4 sports. >>> megan mcgrath is live now outside of capital one arena. so megan, not a whole lot of happy fans out there last night. >> reporter: no. all is quiet right here nowid outs capital

but we begin with news4 sports, sharree burruss, who looks back at one hard-fight game. >> reporter: the caps led the series. in game seven they led by two goals twice. they let it all slip away in double overtime. carolina crushing dreams of back to back. second period,aps up 2-1. the wicked wrist shot. caps lead 3-1 and look to be soaring into the next round. canes come back and tie. in the second overtime, former cap justin williams throws the puck toward the net. brock mcginn tips it in. they had a 4-3 loss. >> they played a very aggressive game, and it's not easy. it's not easy. we didn't expect it to be easy. and certainly disappointed by the outcome. >> disappointed. frustrating. especially after last year. >> didn't envision this happening. i don't know. tough right now. >> reporter: the deflating loss a reminder of just how hard it is to repeat as champions and how special last year really was. from capital one ana, sharree burruss, news4 sports. >>> megan mcgrath is live now outside of capal one arena. meggan, a lot of disappointed fans for sure. >> absolutely, ver disappoi

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 little through the 7:00 a.m. hour and come back on up. temperatures around 70 degrees today, enjoy the day. rain on the way. severe weather on the way as maybe you make your easter plans. we'll talk about that coming up after this. >>> coming up, my first visit to the chiropractor to help with my hip alignment. okay. see that coming up next on "news4 today "news4 today we're liv."e while opping at sears, you need to place yourself in the moment. you need confidence in the appliances you select to build the home anand servicesove. our ps bring moments like this to every family. shop top-brand appliances including kenmore at sears. >>> welc

. >> news4's sharree burruss breaks down what went wrong in game six. >> reporter: game six in raleigh turned on one play. the caps admit they didn't t respond to i very well. third period, caps trailing 3-2. the puck moves under the pad of the carolina gelly. 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

sharree burruss looks back at ce game. >> reporter: thees led the series. in game seven they led b two goals twice. they let it all slip away in double overtime. caroli crushing dreams of back to back. second period, caps up 2-1. the wicked wrist shot. caps lead 3-1 and look to be soaring into the next round. canes ce.e back and ti in the second overtime, former cap justin williams throwshe puck towar thenet, it's tipped in. the season ends in the 4-3 loss. >> they played a very aggressnde game, a it's not easy. it's not easy. we didn't expect it to be easy, and you know,ertainly disappointed by the outcome. >> disappointed, frustrating. especially after last year. hi didn't envision ts happening, so i don't know. it's tough right now. >> reporter: the deflating loose a reminder of how hard it is to repeat as champions and how special last year really was. from capital one arena, sharr burruss, news4 sports. >> i have to give it to our players. you lose in double overtime, crushing your dreams of back to back,nd then you haveo talk to reporters about what d

sharree burruss will have the updates all afternoon and after the game at newscast at 11:00. >> the caps have yet to win in north carolina this series if they choose, game seven will be here on saturday. >> taking on the new york islanders next. >>> 4:38 now. we have some new video of a river rescue. a driver stranded in her suv saved by strangeerts. more of thisideo and the story behind it just ahead. >>> celebrating earth day, the freebies you can score by doing your part to save the environment today. >>> and on this earth day, a reminder for you, news4'srk wog 4 you with an in-depth look at the changing climate. a special report about how it's impacting yo details how the changes affect your family, your money, your health, and your daily commute. tune in tonight. >> e whave new images this morning showing good samaritans fscuing a manm the occoquan river. yesterday two men were fishing in the river when their boat capsized. one man waslible to c out quickly, the other was swept away by the quick current and was struggling against the water. three men on a nearby foot bridge climbed

we'll get you started with the regame and sharree burruss will have more at11:00. >> we're back with much more ahead. stay with us. >>> good thursday morning. this week we've been sharing tips on how to make your credit card work for you. >> and today we are talking restaurant rewards. what if we told you that you can actually earn cash by eating ou >> makes the bills easier to swallow. >> susan hogan shows how it works and tells you why credit card companies are raising the bar. >> see y this afternoon. ou >>> back now at 4:42 with some new video out of gainesville, virginia. look -- that is a bear. you see him? >> i sm. hi >> casually out for a late-night stroll in the hopewells landing neighborhood. the nest camera caught the bear in action. that's pretty big. sopparently this is the time of year black bears awaken from hibernation, and they're hungry. can you imagine a bear coming out of hibernation near your house? >> just strolling along like i know this neighborhood yeah. >> experts say to put anything away that my smell like food to a cbear. thatould be anything -- that could

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. >>> and as we head to break, we'll check back on breaking news in landover hill new "news4 this week"ing a fire that sparked mid the apartment complex. we're learning whher anything s hurt. >>> we're following breaking news at 5:14. an apartment fire over landover hills, warner avenue. the fire is out right now. as you can see, plenty ofleamage behind. a huge fire response. we're still working to learn whether anyone was hurt or whether investigators have determined a cause at this point. >>> we've already told you metro's blue and yellow linesh

sharree burruss with more. >> reporter: the sixth playn the country plan. the spans admitt they didn' respond well. traveling 3-2, the puck loose under the pads of the goalie, alex ovechkin. pokes it in. it's recalled a new goal after the review. >> it puck, getting control. ly didn't sthat. >> we thought the puck was loose. it was know, it was -- still a puck that was in play. >> reporter: carolina goes on to win 5-2. bess might the call theyeed toer more of themselves. >> we need control, me tol cathedracontrol. we didn't have enough guys coming from milwaukee. it will have to change. >> reporter: game sevenack at capital one arena on wednesday. yes, the capitals' game-seven rode is 5 and 11. almost the fire in at vans willing they can move out to the ererlg. >>> hs a loot you don't hear a lot around here, free parking. >> how matter is planning on offering that. >>> plus, after being mistaken for an unconscious man. first sponders act quickly it remove a 12-foot hire. chuck? >>> a taste of summertime for today. tomorrow looks gorgeous. thursday, dry for

we'll get you ready and sharree burruss will have thest poame reaction on news4 at 11:00. exciting. >> oh, can't wait. >> yeah. >> let's wrap it up with game inve. >>> comup, beware of bear. whoa. where an n -- where in a oura this furry animal was spotted roaming this week. yikes. >>> good thursdayin mo this week we've been sharing tips on how to make your credit card work for you. >> we aret talking restaur rewards today. what if we told you that you can actually earn cash while eating out? >> makes those dinner bills little easier to swallow, right? >> today at 4:00, consumer reporter susanan shows how it works and tells you why credit card companies are raisg the bar. in>>o >>> new viout of gainesville. that is a bear coming out from behind the tree. >> that is not good >> outor a late-night stroll in the gainesville area. this is the timeea of y black bears are waking up from hibernation. guess what -- they're hungry. animal control experts s you should put away anything in your yard that make smell like food to a bear. that could be anything. that could be you. you n

from raleigh, sharree burruss, news4 sports. >>> 5:10. today is d.c. emancipation day. the push for statehood minditions. cong up, we're telling you about the big boost that effort just received. >>> plus, don'touch live wire. if you don't believe us, maybe this next piece of footage will change you mind. look at that,la uren. >>> we're looking at nice conditions out there but cold conditions. grab the jacket, grab those sunglasses on the way out the door. starting on a chilly note with temperatures in the 30s and 40s. we're u warming under plenty of sunshine. sun won't last for long. mo severe weather on three >>> 5:14.ea never go nr a fallen live wire. any time a strong storm rolls through, power companies always give us thatwarning. this morning, we havthe video that proves why it's important to listen. a utility worker in new jersey was attempting to untangle a live wire off traffic light. look at that. it caught fire big time. that worker barely movedwa in time. the power line came down during yesterday's storm. nobody was hurt, but it is under investigation. >>> r

news4's sharree burruss will have the updates all afternoon and on news4 at 11:00. >> the caps have to -- have yet to win a game in north carolina in the series. if they lose tonight, game secretary of, we'll bee back her in -- game seven, we'll be back here on wednesday. >> easier to wrap it up.h be done w it, lauren ricketts. >> i can't believe you were there, eun. so awesome. >> it was crazy good! >> i can't wait to talk about that. and man, once i heard about his collar ne, i broke mine once. and that -- that is painful. painful. our thoughts go out to.j t oshie who will probably -- probably was a person that got everybody in d.c. so to loud. i think my whole neighborhood was watching that game. i can't wait unt tonight. this morning, we're dealing with a little bit of cloud cover. later tonight we have clear skies. i've got your caps forecast in caseou're at a little viewing party. we have some sunshine trying to peek through c theud cover. we will eventually get some sunshine later on this afternoon. mid 50s right now. we've got a little bit of a breeze outthere. that's going to

hurricanes pulled off thewi 2-1 the caps may have lost more than just the game, unfortunatel our sharree burruss is in north carolina with more. >> reporter: capitals uans waking concerned this morning. the series tied at two heading back to d.c. in washington, they'll be without one of their star players. in the second period, alex ovechkin tie its at one giving washington life. with less than a minute in the period, carolina beats braden holtby.ne win 2-1. >> a wake- call for all of us. we can hope one guy going toke ma a save. out now, you have to there and play your game, you know. if you don't want to do it, doept play. >> rter: in the third period, this scary moment. star t.j. oshie t crashes into boards. he leaves the game and goes to get x-rays. bigger than the loss, the catals will be with one of deir most important players. >> aefenseless 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: ge five is back at capital one arena on saturday where the taints are desperate for a win -- the capitals

we'll get you ready with a pregame at 7:30, and then sharree burruss will have the post-game reactionwin on ns4 at 11:00. >> bring it on. >>> it's 6:37. coming up, the latest on a ig late scare inside st. patrick's thedral. the bury as excuse the man had for police. >>> good thursday morning. this week we've been sharing ps onow to make your credit card work for you. >> dodd we are talki r restaurantards. what if we toldulou that you earn cash by eating out? >> make the dinner bills easier to swallow, right? >> today at 4:00, we show how it works and tells us whyomredit card cpanies are raising the bar. evu can make roomancial cfor yone. get rewards and more with suntrust advantage banking. while shopping at sears, you need to place yourself in the moment. you need confidence in the appliances you select to build the home and life you love. our products and servic bring moments like this to every family. shop top-brand appliances including kenmore at sears. >>> excited to tell you that one of our working 4 you i segmentss resonating across the countr the hidden halo project began in j

from capital one arena, sharree burr burruss, news4 sports. tomorrow for "defendin the cup." the caps game is right after that followed by new at6:00. >>> one down 15 to go. >> is that all it is? >>> 6:10. ahead, do youhink it's rude to talk about money on a first date? >> there's a survey telling us what people think about that. we'll share it with you. lauren? > we're looking at the some storms out there right now to the ast. this is headed our way. yeah, that kind of season right now. we have stons the forecast for tonight. we'll talk about those and the spact on the n game not only today but the rest of the weekend with rain this weekend coming up. [ cheers ] right let's get fit for spring. boot camp spreadir all ove prince george's county. we've got mr. and mrs. maryland over there right there. and look who's here working out with us -- the county executive, angela alsobrooks. more coming up on "news4 today." let's get fit 4 spring! while shopping at sears, you need to place yourself in the moment. you need confidence in the appliances you select to build the home and li