sherree burruss with the exciting 6-0 win. dn't even need that purple jacket. >> reporter: apparently not. this is exactly the way the capitals needed to play. they face adversity on the road in game three and four. losing one of the star players and just pyed one of the best playoff hockey we have seen them play. 2 in018 playoffs star devonte smith pelley making his postseason debut and dsp making an impact early but a big hit on nino no nin nino niederreiter. nicolas backrom, giving the cap a 1-0 lead. you like nicolasm? backstro we've got your backstrom. passes across to backy and firing in scores. caps up 2-0. washington putting it on carolina winning 6-0. this will be six career playoff, shutou most in franchise history and you've got to imagine that has to be a happy dressing room. so i'm going to run down there, bring you the reaction coming up in. sports back to you, justin. >> sherree burruss live for an incredible game. thank you so much. we'll see you soon. >>> as predent trump takes a victory lap after the release

back to you. >> thanks, sherree. for the first time in 16 years hthe wizards areing a new general manager. today the team fired president of basketballpetions ernie grunfeld who has held the job since 2003. if youer reme he took over for michael jordan. i can assure you jordan is not a candidate to replace him. >> no. >> wizard star thanked him for d.c.ing him to this season the wizards have lost 46 games so far already eliminated fm the playoffs. in 16 seasonthe wiz aid eight trips to the playoffs, or won 50 games in a season. wizards owner is taking the blame. >> while ernie got the news today, i take responsibility. youou're a grownup leader have to do this. this is not fun. but we failed and i failed. so i don't want to fail. it's probably the biggest myth i've had in terms of setting goals a what the actuality will be, so i apologize. oo i'm hoping that everyone has a lot of candor and trust and beef and can tell me what i should do and what be doing.'t that's what i want to do over the income three weeks. >>> b

sherree burrussns going to joi us. apital one arena. >>> well, she is that friendly face that helps feed college students at the university of maryto washi grace ann brak txton is also a special olympian. >> shem back f the games wearing new hardware at the lunch counter. she's wearing her silver medal. >> as david culver shows today grace ann learned just how much she means to the campus community. >> grace ann braxton is about to step int an unexpected celebration. before she does, let's go back's few hours. behind the counter at the university of mary washington, grace ann is at work finishing up lunch. for 22 years on campus, she's been serving up a side of joy. >> positive. just ehire of sunshine and happiness. >> reporter: basketball pla maddie and johnny say every home game you can countei on grace ann in the stands. >> i feel like everyone has their special relationship individually with her. me whenever see her, i get a handshake. upportingalways there us and cheering us on. >> reporter: the students are ann.

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 on the jumbo screen. let's go. dave accide dave, back you to. >> until 7:00, $5 beer down there at capital one arena. enjoy the

. >>> i liked sherree's purple coat.ou're going red. >> it's a new series, we have to see what happens. the capitals are the reigning champions. they know what it takes toin. the playoffs are starting for eye capitals tomorrow. the j to defend their title starts. it's all smiles at practice today. w.ps hosting the hurricanes in game one tomorro it's a tale of two teams, the hurricanes in thplayoffs for the first time since 2009. the caps on the other hand have missed the ayploffs just once since 2008. time out, kuzimiling alert. the caps know just how lucky they've been with the playoffs over the years. >> we're a little spoiled because we've been making it every year, recently. so you kind of just look past the regar season a bit.ou kind of inevitably do.t you this is what we play for, this is what we're all about now. i can't wait for it to start. >>> nationals t visiting phillies. victor robles one of last night's heroes tonight. anthony rondon decided to wear the cape. randon crushing the ball to center. three-run do

from raleigh, sherree burruss, news 4 sports. >> thanks, sherree. >>> the nationals honoring jackie robson. it's not the exact date. on april 15t7,h, 194 wearing number 4for theodgers, jackie robinson broke the color barrier. it's not about the date, but the decade. how baseball society has changed since and that today's players appreciate robinson's courage >> the way i go about my business every day is a tribute to him because he sacrificed a lot just for me to come here and play baseball game. >> not only for the game of baseball, but for the whole country. what he did ande how h did it, it's incredible. no one tells you what a strong man hwas to endure some of the things that he had to endure for gam >>> an interesting nugget for tonight's game. remember steven strasburg's debut? it was rodriguez catching. tonight pitching against strasburg, his son dek. the 26-year-old is in his second year in the majors. didn't face the nats once last year. taking a loss against gonzalez. it just goes to show you we're all getting old. >>ah. thanks for the reminder, dave. >> it's what i'm here for. >

thanks, sherree. >>> we're still staying on top of the breaking news o of paris. the fight to save as much as possible at notre dame cathedral. wee following updates from french officials and getting new reaction here in washington. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi asking for added security for congresswoman i congresswoman ill lan omar. >>> one of eight children rip away from his family by a deadly stabbing over the weeke everyone's got to listen to mom. when it comes to reducing the sugar in your family's diet, coke, dr pepper and pepsi hear you. we're working together to do just that. bringing you more great tasting beverages with less sugar no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, nd clear calorie labels a reminders to think balance. because we know mom wants what's best. more beverage choices, smaller portions, less sugar. balanceuorg >>> french president emmanuel macron just finished addressing his nation about the fire at notre dame cathedral in paris. he says the building's facade and bell tower have not collapsed. he's also promising to rebuild and he'll see

we're going to check back in with sherree burruss live from nats park. let's hope they get that tarp up and they do get tolay ball. it's not all about the boos. >> we've gotho to send guys back to philly. >> puthem in t tf >>> you are just joining us, storm team 4 is tracking some rain. you can see the sys on the radar. this storm threatening snow for some communities to our north. doug is back in just a couple oh minutes what it means for us. >>> the tidal basin isn't the only place to catch cherry blossoms in peak bloom. today our cameras found an explosion of pinknd white flowers the national oarbor re arboretum. pink bloom could last through the weekend. >>> if you are consi welcoming a new pet, maybe these little guys will touch your heart. dozens of chihuahuas are settling in at the humane rescue liance in northwest washington. they're part of a group of more than50 chihuahuas taken from a breeder in mississippi. the puppies will be checked out by veterinarians before being put up for adoption. >>> news 4 is working for your health with new hope fo

sherree burrussoins us with re on the long road that really started last year, right sherree? yeah. a historical loss in last season's tournament is sticking with the team throughout this season virginia was number one seed of the golden retrievers the university of maryland baltimore college knocked them out of the tournament. the road to this year's final four a very long one from one of the biggest in school history. >> from that moment to now it's been trying to be as iprentional as aram, as a team to respond to what transpired there. it's really nice that we're here and it's still about the game and trying to be a good as we can in advance, but those things are important. so yeah, they're bonded together as we are for life that way. >> saturday night against auburn will be the firstimin 35 years uva will be making an appearance in the final four. with a win they take on thewi er of michigan state and texas tech for a shot at a national championship on monday. live from the newsom, sherree burruss, news 4 sports. >> it's going to be something because auburn is very ndtough

. >> we will talk to sherree. they are not ready for thisun to end so soon. >> reporter: no, they are not. you can see fans want to keep this playoff going and everyone needs to do their part in game 7 if they want this playoff r to continue including the fans inside this building. you can see inside the arena explain on one side, unleash, while on the other side, i reads the fury. unleash the fu, a slogan to use, tell the fans to bring the noise. once it is electric in here, once a game starts the capitals and hurricanes using their home advantage and washington hoping to get the same boost from their fans here tonight. >> we have the experience and been through enough we know to stick toe our gam plan but use th energy from the building to keep pushing forward. we've used that in t past and job. a good we have to draw good on that. >> there will be some things at go wrong tonight. i think our fans will be right there for us until the very end. i'm confident they will have an influence in how this plays out. >> r

fr raleigh, sherree burruss, news4 sports. >>> and disappointment felt at national harbor. they showed the game for free on the big screen there. national harbor said it will ofo have a free screening game five tomorrow. so if you are at home and you could watch the game right here on nbc4, our special caps pregame coverag starts at 7:30 and then face-off for game five at 8:00. and we'll have full analysis after the game on nbc4 at 11:00. >> a lot of finger crossing and nail-biting. >> youbet. >>> a mother ticketed for her toddler's potd -- potty break failure. >>> and one of the most hated intersections in our area. thela p for changes at dave thomas circle are finally here. wh is being done to keep you moving. >>> and some new information about -hat may have cause t eaused the hug >>> we are learning new information about the possible cause of monday'sir f at the cathedral of notre dame. a french judicial police official tells the associated press investigators believe an electrical short circuit may have srked the fire. that official also said investigators have made an

news 4 sherree burruss is live at pnc arena.rs from now that place is going to be rocking, snntsis it? >> yes, it is pat. we are expecting it to be crazy loud and high energy. carolina fans are starting early. they're known for tailgating. ound 2:00 p.m. this afternoon i saw fans already setting up. i just checked, fans are already outside. let me remind you, p k drop isn't until 7:00.ar the cina hurricanes in the playoffs for the first time in ten years.it desp trailing two games to none in this series, pnc arena will definitely be electric tonight for the first home playoff game in a decade. storm surge celebrations have really boosted the energy of this fan base and while we likely won't see those because of what's at stake in the playoffs, the caps are still expecting a wild atmosphere. > i think it's going to be a lot. it's better to play when it's into the game. when it's atmosphere like that, you always want to play. you enjoy the time. >> i think we have to be prepared definitely. em coming back in this building, obvious

. >> sherree, they're hoping to change that all up tonight. >> yes, they are, jim. so far in this series the home teen won eve game but the capitals looking to change that. last week you may remember the capitals failed to win their two games in the postseason i this building. but in the regular seaso they beat carolina twice. they know they can do it. >> we've played in games where the building is really loud and rockin and we can u that. i think we need to use a little bit more of that for o game. we know they're going to be working hard. we canrg use the ene in the building. we've got to have a better start. from there it just kin of builds and have a good feeling bout what's going on in this room. >> last season washington won every game that clirnnched a series on e road. >> it's the same team that played this game that played the last game, it will be a good night. >> absolutely? e >> wll see you at >>11:00. a fuel dump and emergency lanning atle dul airport all because of one unruly passenger. our m scottacfarlane with exclusive details about the an who stopp

from arlington, sherree burruss, news 4 sports. >> we need some happener music after that one.ht the nationals host the padres and ty'll have carter kiebm. he was the 21 overall pick. he'll playst shortop until trey turner removes from injury. nats will get back to .500 weather permitting of course. doug, you caught a foul ball. >> i caught a home run ball frob m. i was calling him kieboom after brat home >>> king news >>> breaking news tonight, millions on alert as violent storms take aim. philly under a tornado watch and severe weather snarling travel from d.c. to new york and boston. a massive system that carved a deadly path of destruction across the south. >>> horror on the highway. authorities say a semi truck triggered th massive chain reaction pileup and inferno. a driver capturing the moments just before the crash. >> just cured anxiety. oh, my god! we almost [ bleep ] died. >> tonight the semi truck driver under arrest. >>> a growing usuarantine on campn los angeles. at least 900 students and faculty at schools including ucla ordered to stay isolated as officials fear

we have carrie chow in the studio but sherree burress is with us from capital one. e >> if they aroing to do it tonight, they had to to do it without star t.j. oshie who was out indefinitely after crashing into the boards in game four but the guy coming in to replace him definitely to a spark. a rarm welcome for fans of devonte smith-kelly, who made a huge impact when it came to the capitals winnihe stanley cup last season, scoring sev goals in the postseason. but for the last m twoths playing with the capitals minor league team in hershey. so now back with the caps and in the playoffs, smith-kelly is ready to contribute. >> i feel confident, scoring and creating a prese te. obviously, role is a little bitif dferent for me, but i'm ready. >> like the last time, he will step up and- knows - we know can he play.y he's a good gugreat teammate. back. o have him >> guys are happy to have him back. already can feel a little spark in our room with being backn our meetings this morning. this little sidetrack where his career path washeaded, maybe it will be the best thing f

. >> sherree burruss joins us live from raleigh. sfirst order of busin is to quiet the crowd? >> reporter: yes. that is one of the tasks at hand. en they walk through this tunnel getting ready to take the ree, they're going to know how to ond, what to expect. as we saw on monday, for game three here, thanks to the fans, this building is a different place in the playoffs. >> it's going to get loud. i think both teams like it and it's a fun game. >> they got a lot of energy from their building. it was a pretty cool atmosphere. ou we don't make mistakes and we help each other we can take away a lot of that momentum. >> that's expected in the playoffs, but it's something you n use in your favor. >> i haven't been to a playoff in a while. fans are excited, obviously. for us we've just got to keep focusing on our game d not the environment or whatever is going on in the ena. >> it will be a building that now we've seen one time in playoffode. 's a fun environment. like i said, i'm looking forward to seeing our guys and their response. >> well, the trolling already starting this morn

sherree burress is already looking ahead to the game. she talked with nbc sports washington's alan may, also a former caps player, about the extra challenge the caps wil face there. >> reporter: they haven't had playoff hockey in carolina ten years. what do you think thiss going to look like and sound like? >> i hope it's rabid. i hope they're having fun. it great for the league to get markets back intofs the play. i hope it's raucous, as loud as we've heard. i make no bones about it, i want the capitals to win, i hope they can silecre the d. i'm looking forward to an incredible atmosphere. too.e, game three begins at 7:00 on our sister station, nbc sports washington. tune in at 11:00 as sherree burress breaks down the game and what's next for thecals. >>> 37. 's billed as being a ten-mile race. it wasn't quite right. why runners may to look at the route for the cherry blossom ten miler. >>> good morning, you know, you spend about y one-third ofr life sleeping. >> you change your sheets, but how often do you clean yr mattress? >> cleanin

great story from sherree burruss. we're happy for avery cole. what a thrilling day it was for him.nd tom wilson's 43's friends foundation hted 20 families this season at capital one arena.e where behindthey're on the ice. the capitals and hurricanes as we're getting closer to the puck drop of game 2 but we are just getting started here on "defending the cup". much more to comr tying a recor chat.on stops by for a how his offense is making a difference for the capitals and why he's leaving his coverage zone for theood of the team. we're coming rightk to th arena. >> back-to-back. back-to-back. ba. 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 get unlimited... do you guys sell other dogs? now that's simple, easy, awesome. and since xfinity mobile comes with xfinity internet, you can

sherree burruss liveen in what are the guys saying about closing out the series? they lkedood on saturday. >> they looked excellent on saturday, leon, but some of the guys in the locker room smitting that winning game four of aies can be the hardest, but last season washington won road.series on the they're looking to do the same here tonight againsta. carol this franchise with a little experience on their side. they closed out columbus in six games almost one year to the day. then who can forget kuznets epic overtime winner against the penguinsxercising their playoff demons. then the eastern conference finals, caps caught tampa in heme seven on t road with washington finishing off beating vegas, winning the stanley cup l experience this team will rely on to beat carolina tonight. >> it's prpt important to have killer instinct when you can and dealith it. we're going to try and bring our best game tonight and if we do that, if we're confident that we'll have a good chance. >> every game is always unique, but of course it gives you a deep condence knowing that you

sherree burress looks back on the tough loss. it was ugly. >> reporter: carolina surging past the capitals in their fir home playoff game in ten years. 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

sherree joins us with a look at for the battle it out national championship. >> i just xed out by entire bracket. i like millions of other people. i had duke winning the whole thing. disappointment aside, this weekend's ncaa tournament jam packed with mind blowing moments. we know the virginiaavaliers e heading to the final four. their first final four since 1984. no know who they're going to play. they'll take on auburn. the tigers playing in their after inal four ever beating kentucky earlier today. then on the other side,ichigan state snuck past duke by one point at capital one arena this afternoon. the spartans will play texas tech. now the championship game is coming up next monday. much more coming up on sports. >>> a local woman's business helps people fighting cancer. why this pject is so close to her heart. >> more about the man that drowned while trying to safe his dog from a fairfax county lake.i plus a com coming together after a south carolina colsge student killed. student killed. she got intohe t ♪ not all water is created equal. there are over 326 million trillion gallons

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sherree burruss is with the team in rally. >> reporter: the capital staff making adjustments off thece, today, on the i. t.j. oshie moves up to the top line. >> i haven't been up to my own personal standard, obviously playing with two world class players like that shouldn't be too hard to find a way to have success with thosegu ys. >> reporter: now skating with cuznez kov. tom wilson. >> it doesn't matter who you're with. it's fun tolay with those guysre nd fshen it up a little bit and see how that goes and give a different look. >> reporter:he t head coach hopes the changes energize his teamo >> try t stay ahead of matups ey want to get to. just giving a different look for us. >> we know each other well and it doesn't matter who we play against obviously, we will be fine. >> reporter: one other lineup change, defenseman is benched. >> a lot of great stuff. all these changes. some things remain the same. if you'reti superstious, remember capitals had 10 road wins lastnd season a watch party at the arena. >> ne4's tommy mcfly will be there. of course, admission is free, why they will

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sherree burruss breaks down what went wrong in game six. >> in raleigh, turned on one a play the caps admit they didn't respond to it 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 virgini

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as sherree burruss wants, the knockout has started a war of word between the team. >> there's two versions going around. >> i see it as t willing combatants. >> we don't know what was said, but what we do know is last night' fight is sparking verbal jabs mostly by the hurricanes. in hocke it's custom for one player to ask do you want to go. what it looks like happened here. gloves were dropped.uc not mh later so was andre. >> i get it, but in the heat of it you see it a littlet. differen i'm still bothered by it. >> one player won the fight and one player lost the fight. it's aays been my stance to not talk negatively about another team's player. >> he's directly in front of me help he's wobbly still. he cannot get up. his hands are shaking. >> i'm not a big fighterai he s you want to go, so i okay.e's uy get 't want to see a hurt. >> it's tough to see those. that's the worst part of it that you see when guys get hurt. that's always tough to see. >> no further punishment for ovie. meanwhile so ve meanwhile he was taken to the hospital and vaultevaluated for concussion and expts to miss gam

. >> thanks, sherree. >>> to politics now. atamrney general wil barr's first testimony on capitol hill since he received the specialse cos report. >> during a contentious hearing today, barr said a redacted form the report will be released to congress within a week. the attorney general declined to say whether the white house was brfed on the repor beyond what barr has told congress. >>> he also made clear that all grand jury material will be redacted and he has no intention of asking the judge to release the testimonyat unlike happened during watergate in74 barr's appearance came as the president denied there is's purge at the department of >> blayne alexander tracking all that for us from the white house. >> reporter: in fact the president said there are a lot of good peoplet overe dhs, but with the department of homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen gone and the secret service director both gone within 24 hours, along with a number of other vacancies there at thegency, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they ar

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sherree burruss hm more fro capital one arena. >> reporter: the caps led the series. in game seven they led by two goals twice. they let it all slip away in carolina crushing dreams of back to back. second period, caps up 2-1 and the wicked wrist shot. caps lead 3-1 and look to be soaring into the next round. canes come back and tie and then in the second overtime former cap justin williams throws the puck toward the net and mcginn tips it in and the caps season ends in a 4-3 loss. >> they play a very aggressive game and it is not easy. it is not easy. we didn't expect it to be easin and certa disappointed by the outcome. >> we're disappointed, frustrating. especially after last year. >> we didn't envision this happing so i don't know. it is tough right now. >> reporter: the deflating loss a reminder of how hard it is to repeat asow champions and h special last year really was. from capital one rrarena, she burruss, news4 sports. >>> now hockey season may be over but as far as the caps fans are concerned, but we've got good news for you. football season just a few sho

that's where we find news sherree burruss. it should be an electric night there tonight.re the boys ready? >> yes, leon. they have these glow sticks that are going to be in the arena for this round me, but the playoffs are going to be different for the capitals. they are theg reign stanley cup champion, so there's a target onks their b. first opponent up, the carolina hurricanes. in the regular season, lost all four regular season games to the capitals but that all goes out the window in the thpostseason. e hurricanes like all teams want to dethrone the caps. they don't want to see oshie's prediction of back-to-back come true. after alex ovechkin's thougss on the ceing the hunted. >> in the regular season, yeah, but rightow it doesn'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 cap

news 4 sherree burruss joins us live once again from raleigh, north carolina. what are the players saying as they look to bounce back from llme four? >> we it's pretty simple. they need to play better hockey this afternoon in the dressing room. one player said when they went back to look at the film on how they played in game three, he said the capitals looked like, quote, trash.gt wash, though, back on the ice thisafternoon. they had unusual two days between games and they just hen't wait for t puck to drop tonight for a chance to regroup in game four. in the regular season the capitals proved they can bounce ck after loss. they look to show they can do it in the playoffs too. >> i thinkt's important when we have a game like we did last time that we just bounce back right away. there's no time to wait for things. or to getetter at it. next game. ait f >> i think it's even more important after a loss to cloor your head and respond cing out of the gate tonight. >> i'm really excited to ame tonight because it's our first chance torespond. we've done such a good j

all right, sherree? >> sounds good. >>> followherree on twitter for her in-game observations tonight, plus we're going to haveostgame reaction of course right here on news 4 at 11:00. then join us oda sat before game two right here on nbc 4. ourag special cov starts at 2:30. the puck drops at 3:00. we'll haveostgame reaction to news 4 at 6:00 and 11:00 saturday. >>> we also have some change in our forecast. it was a little cooler today. even though it got up to 60, it didn't feel like it. you need a little bit of a tjacket. >> a cloud cover was pretty thick, doug kammerer. >> the clouds making their way in across our region. those clouds coming courtesy of our next storm system. theclouds, the wind direction a little bit out of the east today has kept things a little bit cooler. look at these kind of amazing what we've got. d.c. 60 hagerstown. 49 in ocean city. 72 ind. richm 77 elkins. 84 in charleston. this warmer air is going to try to make its way our way as the storm system does the same. you can see

. >> baseball season just started, so sherree is going to taltb about fl. >> why not? we're just getting in all of the sports. the 2019 nfl off-season workout surprisingly just around the corner. redskins starting on apri 15th. we may not see pro bowl offensive leman trent williams until training camp thanks to a health scare. ian rapoport reporting that trent had a procedure to remove a growth or tumor on his head. doctors were worried it was cancerous. teammates also worried about trent's health. but rapaport reporting everything went fine and trent should be ready fo off-season work. the team wils.be cautiou that is great news for trent. >>> there is a big night for the capitals on the road. the caps can clinch their fourth iostraight metro divisn championship with a win tonighte against t panthers andn islanders regulation loss to the maple llsfs. the ca already clinched a playoff spot last week, but a win and a little bit of help gives them the division. puck drops from florida at 7:00 on nbc sports washington. ice, taying on the congratulations to the capital bel

. >> that's why we find sherree burruss. what's the mood in the arena? >> well, the arena is kind of quiet getting ready for puck to drop. in the dressing room the capitals feeling confident they can get a win in game six tonight because throughout this series we've seen them play better hockey. their game steadily improving. of the five games sor, fa saturday was the best game washington clobbering the canes. backstrom scoring two of the team's six holtby, he stopped everyono the argest playoff shut out win i franchise history, laying out nte for victory and hoping it can be repeated here tonight. ac if we'd all look b at last game and all the things that we did, just doing that again. from start to finish i thought we played a very solid game and did exactly what we were supposed to do. i think if we just look back a last game and do i again for 60 more minutes, that. >> that's the kind of hockey we want to play. the energy and work ethic is something we need to have. epefully thexecution is there and the rest will fall. >> game three was at the bottom