trevor lewis the fore-checker for the kings. got it on now to harrold. one that flew between the point men. can be played by greene safely across to scuderi. dwight king sees this one advanced ahead. lewis trying to get in. punched away from stoll. racing for it parise. but getting there is scuderi. back across for matt greene. jabbed one ahead. down to the ice went richardson. it's carried back ahead by stoll but he couldn't control enough to get by. then it's sent by zajac back in where harrold waits. more changes for both teams. peter harrold delays and passed one on that's directed back in by gionta. rifled along for scuderi. challenged by gionta. he deflects it behind. it is played safely back by nolan now. these are buzz bombers on the fore-check. both teams have guys that can do this. this line for the devils is hemming the kings up right now. played by doughty. shook it along for nolan. it's scuderi. scuderi able to play it back along. it's taken by richardson who circled. he spun it across. doughty able to step by one, met by fayne. fayne comes

trevor lewis the fore-checker for the kings. got it on now to harrold. one that flew between the point men. can be played by greene safely across to scuderi. dwight king sees this one advanced ahead. lewis trying to get in. punched away from stoll. racing for it parise. but getting there is scuderi. back across for matt greene. jabbed one ead. down to the ice went richardson. it's carried back ahead by stoll but he couldn't control enough to get by. then it's sent by zajac back in where harrold waits. more changes for both teams. peter harrold delays and passed one on that's directed back in by gionta. rifled along for scuderi. challenged by gionta. he deflects it behind. it is played safely back by nolan now. these are buzz bombers on the fore-check. both teams have guys that can do this. this line for the devils is hemming the kings up right now. played by doughty. shook it along for nolan. it's scuderi. scuderi able to play it back along. it's taken by richardson who circled. he spun it across. doughty able to step by one, met by fayne. fayne comes by

took out all the dead and dying debris all the way down to the soil, which gives them a trevor lewis break in the event of a fire. the roof line, the trees are clear of the roof line. >> reporter: then we headed a few minutes away and saw the opposite. >> people neglected to abide by the requirements that repmake their homes survivable. >>> the homes here need a lot of work. >> trees such as this one that we see in front of us, married against the house. we want to trim the tree so there is 6 feet of separation between the house and the tree. this is another example of the vegetation that has grown up around the roof line. you want to keep the vegetation off your home, from growing over your home, and you want to keep any debris, dead, dying material, keep that away from your home. this is a fire starter. hazard. we want to eliminate all probability of having a fire. >> reporter: you have till june 29 to clear the brush around your house. beginning on that date the fire department will send out inspectors and siting people whose brush is not cleared. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >> offic

trevor lewis caps off an amazing power play. staples center was absolutely rocking. kings up, 3-0, thanks to three power-play goals the cup was within reach and the kings could taste the champagne. a remark run with a 6-1 win, nobody saw this coming when they entered the playoffs as an a.c. they're crowned stanley cup championsh champions for the first time in stanley cup history. >> this is where we should be. we worked hard -- we worked hard to get here. it's just an unbelievable feeling. >> seeing them so happy and the work that you go through, you know, the first thing you think about as a coach is you're young enough to try it again. >> from the kingses on the ice to the kings of clay. novak djokovic answered with a double fought. nadal avoids losing to djokovic for the fourth skek tib time in grand slam final with a his tore is win at roland garros. that's a look at sports. i'm mario solis. >> announcer: "early today" sports is wrought to you by aqua vel sla. men get it. >>> new photos leaked. a former boyfriend blackmail and a simmering feud. your early mornin

trevor lewis the fore-checker for the kings. got it on now to harrold. one that flew between the point men. can be played by greene safely across to scuderi. dwight king sees this one advanced ahead. lewis trying to get in. punched away from stoll. racing for it parise. but getting there is scuderi. back across for matt greene. jabbed one ahead. down to the ice went richardson. it's carried back ahead by stoll but he couldn't control enough to get by. then it's sent by zajac back in where harrold waits. more changes for both teams. peter harrold delays and passed one on that's directed back in by gionta. rifled along for scuderi. challenged by gionta. he deflects it behind. it is played safely back by nolan now. these are buzz bombers on the fore-check. both teams have guys that can do this. this line for the devils is hemming the kings up right now. played by doughty. shook it along for nolan. it's scuderi. scuderi able to play it back along. it's taken by richardson who circled. he spun it across. doughty able to step by one, met by fayne. fayne comes

trevor lewis, third goal in the opening period. the l.a.ings capture their first-ever stanley cup championship, something even wayne gretzky could not leave -- lead the kings to. six-one was the final as l.a. texted four games to 2 in the best of seven series. raphael megaball waiting -- nadal pushed the end of the match today and did not waste an

later in the first period, trevor lewis gets to the loose puck.d a back-hand, the kings are up, 3-0. with five minutes left in the first period. the devils never recovered from that. kings go on to win the game 6-1. ending the longest wait in nhl history for a franchise's first stanley cup, 44 years, goalie jonathan quick wins the con smythe trophy. the first eighth seed team to win the stanley cup. no team seeded worse than sixth had ever won it before last night. the kings, by the way, join the 1978 yankees as the only teams to win a title with three different head coaches during the regular season. congratulations to the city of los angeles. and the kings. >>> another championship picture will begin to take shape when scoring champ, kevin durant and the oklahoma thunder host lebron james and the heat for game one of the nba finals tonight in oklahoma city. 9:00 eastern. this will be the first time in 15 years, that the nba's leading scorer, and reigning mvp have met in the finals. there are superstars all over the court in that series. chicago

the trevor lewis caps off an amazing power play. staple center was rocking. kings up 3-0, thnks to three power play goals, the cup was within reach. finishing their remarkable run with a 6-1 win, nobody saw this coming when they entered the playoffs as an eight-seed. the los angeles kings are crowned stanley cup champion force the first time in franchise history. >> it's unbelievable. this is where it should be. we worked hard. we worked hard to get here and it's just an unbelievable feeling. >> seeing them so happy, the work that you go through. and you know the first thing you think about as a coach? these guys are all young enough, they can try it again. >> from the kings of the ice to the king of clay, rafael nadal won his seventh french open. djokovic's serve is long. nadal avoids losing to djokovic for the third consecutive time with an historic run at roland garros, that's a "first look" at sports, i'm mario solis. >>> now with another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. were you excited about nadal? >>

jeff carter and trevor lewis scored two goals a piece and jonathan quick made 17 saves in his latest stellar performance for the kings. they bottom the first eighth seeded playoff team to win the stanley cup. >>> we are expected to get some serious rain and when howard's here, he's going to tell you when and where this might happen. >> at 4:39, the head of jw -- of jpmorgan case heads to congress glndz a some planned rate hikes at pepco lead to a funeral procession in d.c. >> we're back with your weather first. you're watching 9news now. >>> it is 4:38. we have scattered showers. that will be the case this morning and then this afternoon scattered showers and storms. temperatures will make a run for the 80-degree mark. i'll havele full forecast in about five minutes. here's monika with a look at time saver traffic. >>> we're going to take a look on the north and east side of town. here's what it looks like at college park. no issues to report right now as you head to the north side across into silver spring. we'll go to 270 at 4:47. back to you. >>> it is time for the first your mone

still on the power play, dwight king puts the pressure on and trevor lewis puts it in.he kings punish the devils for three goals in the five-minute marriage. they win it 6-1 and take home the first stanley cup in 45 years of los angeles kings hockey. a fun game to watch. >>> rafael nadal was nervous in the french open finals. he dominated djokovic on his way to a record seventh title. things wrapped up today after rain yesterday. nadal led two sets to one but trailed two games to none when play was stopped. he fought back. up 6-5 looking to break djokovic on championship point. and the

dustin brown the first one, one h-1/2 later carter will flip it past -- trevor lewis with his own.athan quick is your winner. that's the mvp of the postseason. and it's the first time eighth seed has ever won the stanley cup. >>> closer to home it is the u.s. open so naturally many a great story will develop over the next week. for now how about the golf coach at the university of oregon qualified for one of the biggest tournaments in the world that of course would be casey martin who you may remember as the golfer who sued years ago. won the right to use a golf cart because of a leg condition. today he spoke about his expectations on the course. >> i said to not shoot 1 million, tongue and cheek obviously i don't get to compete much. i've gone from nothing to the pinnacle of golf. i'm going to go compete, give it my all and see what that means. if it means last place, that's what it means. if it means last place, it's not going to mean last place but you know. >> imagine making it to the finals of a huge event like the french open. right in the middle of it you have to wait a nerv

dustin brown the first one, one h-1/2 later carter will flip it past -- trevor lewis with his own.hn jonathan quick is your winner. that's the mvp of the postseason. and it's the first time eighth seed has ever won the stanley cup. >>> closer to home it is the u.s. open so naturally many a great story will develop over the next week. for now how about the golf coach at the university of oregon qualified for one of the biggest tournaments in the world that of course would be casey martin who you may remember as the golfer who sued years ago. won the right to use a golf cart because of a leg condition. today he spoke about his expectations on the course. >> i said to not shoot 1 million, tongue and cheek obviously i don't get to compete much. i've gone from nothing to the pinnacle of golf. i'm going to go compete, give it my all and see what that means. if it means last place, that's what it means. if it means last place, it's not going to mean last place but you know. >> imagine making it to the finals of a huge event like the french open. right in the middle of it you have to wait

trevor lewis drops it n kings beat the crap out of the devils for three goals during that five-minuteajor. they go on to win 6-1. we love this. daddy waited 44 years for the cup, i'm 1-1. love it had last night. after the game, kings goalie jonathan quick's daughter, madison, stole the show at the podium. check this out. >> be a part of t. >> daddy. >> madison. >> look at the coach. the coach is like, can we move on with -- her show. >> i love t. >> madison did cause some panic by choking on food during the press conference. she was okay though, a little help from dad. you learn early. >> where's mom? >> that's mom coming up. saying just in case you don't know what you're doing, let me handle this. he won the conn smythe trophy, by the way, for the playoff mvp. >>> one more note, an important one, nba finals begin tonight. >> yes. >> folks, this one ought to be a barn burner, game one between the heat and thunder in oklahoma city. the teams split during the regular season, each won one game and i think each one on their home court, as a matter of fact. i was asked earlier who do i lik

the wizards acquired trevor in exchange for rashard lewis.wo are expected to help the team become more defensive minded. specifically gives the veterans center, adds depth to the small forward position. >> it's going to be a challenge, but it's going to be fun. and you know, i think that especially with having great young talent like john wall that, you know, we can do good things. >> the past two years, i know what he is capable of and watching this young team and the talent they already have here and trying to help them grow, i definitely think that this can be a playoff team. >> speaking of the playoffs. last night, game five, the heat and thunder and also kevin durant turnover. lebron james sets the tone early. durant did his best to keep him. durant with the game high 32 points. lebron, he also made an effort to go to the basket. he was successful here. he hangs for two of his 26 points and the heed led by 10 at the break. lebron post a triple-double. 13 assists, he finds the former wiz sadr. he had seven three pointers. the heat defeats

they'll get him and trevor azaria and rashard lewis. >>> the mystics aren't having a good time on the roads. they were in phoenix last night taking on the mercury. samantha peralis will hit a go ahead layup with 27 seconds left. mystics lose 80-77. they've now lost 13 straight road games. >>> our time 16:24. straight ahead, the -- is 6:24. straight ahead, the latest on uva. >>> it's uncle sam versus papa john's. learn why some of the country's biggest pizza chains are taking on a federal mandate. >>> right now monika has a quick check on traffic. >> i do here's what it looks like at the wilson bridge. all lanes open. traffic moving well across the river south of town. there is debris in the road on the outer loop after route 50 in maryland. coming up in my next report, another look at area roads. you're watching 9news now. >>> it's just about 6:29. this is the place you can always get your weather first. here's a beautiful shot provided to us by our photographer mark boss. this is the yards park in southeast washington where kids will beat the heat by playing in the water later today.

nba, wizards pulled off a pre-draft trade sending rashard lewis and a second round pick to the hornets in new orleans for emeka okafor and trevors championship experience. he helped the lakers to a title three years ago. hope it helps. >>> actress kelly mcdonald has played serious roles in movies including train spotting and no country for old men. her latest turn is a much brighter one. she voices the lead character merida. >> these the heed character in the new movie brave. kevin mccargt cargty sat down with mcdonald. -- kevin mccarthy sat down with mcdonald. >> if you could put her and have her act along with another acts star? >> kept on thinking of tom cruise and mission impossible and scaling the mansion. yes, so tom cruise is he an action star? >> yes. >> how do you approach voice asking as opposed to live asking? >> i'm used to this after you've made the movie and you have to fix some things that they haven't picked up. are in a little booth and it is very solitary. i would have mark andrews, the direct our and producers were in the room with me and i would read my dialogue with them. but yeah, it is very different. the

early yesterday, the wizards trading a shard lewis, second highest played player in the league but often injured. they shipped him off to orleans for trevor orisi. orisi. that's a quick look at sports. have a great thursday, everybody. >>> the fate of former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky will soon be in the hands of a jury. that story is coming up. >> d.c. is just one of local governments trying to help people from overheating today. we'll tell you about cooling centers and what else they're doing. a quick check of the commute. monika? >> on the northbound side of 395, traffic is squeezing by to the right past an early morning accident with delays now beginning at route 110. i'll have more on this coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this thursday morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. bring a bottle of water on your way because you'll need it. >> good morning, monika samtani,. >> good morning. it's going to be hot today. >> she'll have traffic moment tairm. howard bernstein? >>> we'll be hot today but relief on the