two against the penguins airs right here on nbc 4 tomorrow night. carol and jason are the lucky ones. they're going to be getting you ready starting at 7:30. in subsequent games, look for me somewhere in that joint, but with clean underwear. maybe the ones -- >> we won't be checking. don't worry. >> i won't allow it either. >> don't worry. i'm representing our team tomorrow. you can't be there. i'll be there. i'm going to wear my new jersey the caps gave me. >>> it's not your typical graduation ceremony. how this program is helping be torn apart by drugs and crime. >>> new steps taken to keep y and your family safe from the zika virus. >>> and vance, you were an athlete. you know you can't wash those underwear, man. not until we lose. the rain helping one thing. that's the pollen. everything on the low side. the rain washing that away. we'll talk much more about what to expect >>> thousands of children all over this country end up in foster care. it's because their parents get locked up for drug abuse or child neglect. there's a program here in d.c. called family treatment court. tha

go up against the flyers. jason is going to tell us about that coming up next. >>> first, here is lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >>> we have a new nbc news/"wall street journal"/marist poll showing where the candidates stand eight days before the new york primary. we'll tell you why the nation's top health officials say the zika virus is scarier than first thought, and forgotten subscriptions are costing folks hundreds, even thousands. we'll tell >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> doug and jason played some basketball over the weekend and let's just suffice it to say things didn't go well. having said that, we expect better things when the caps -- was that a nice transition? >> thank you very much. >> i wasn't on my "a" game, i the capitals they'll be a lot better than i was. since 1993 21 teams have won the president's trophy. of those 21 teams just 7 have gone on to win the stanley cup. only seven times has the best regular season team gone on to win it all. the capitals may have t

five between the capitals and the flyers. >> the caps would love to close this out at home. jason pugh is at verizon center. what do you think? are they going to bring it tonight? >> reporter: i think they will bring it tonight. i think they close the door on all season long they haven't panicked when they get behind, but i think if they were to jump out to an early lead, they'd really put the pressure on philadelphia. this game will be a critical one. closeout games always difficult. it is great to have your best player leading the way in closeout games. that's exactly what captain alex ovechkin plans to do in game five. the caps are 35-5-2 when ov scores. ovechkin still believes this caps team doesn't have much to worry about in this series. >> we're in control of our destiny at this moment, so we have to play hard, play simple, and play smart. don't give them many chances in the beginning. we have to dictate how we have to play. not them. >> reporter: the capitals, they were stymied goaltender. they have to get to him early to have a chance tonight and close out this series here at

just the appetizer. here's the main course. jason werth. now a 4-0 lead in the he went six innings strong. just one earned round. action tonight against the wiks, looking for the fourth straight win. and his 1.26 e.r.a. will take the mound for the birds. the first pitch is set for 7:05 friday night. a 3-run in the seventh. >>> okay. big night for the caps. game 2 coming up. looking forward to the show. a great evening of sports right here on nbc 4. >> yes, it is. all right, go, caps! >>> one final check of the weather? pretty chilly. >> the caps will be on. it is rainy out there. we'll see some scattered rain. maybe thunder. 80 degrees, that's not a mistake. this pattern starts to break up on sunday. 80 degrees. looking forward to it. that's the news for now. we want to leave with you some live pictures from the red carpet of the white hose cuor >>> on this saturday night, deadly storms. the tornados and the flash floods and the scenes of destruction in the south where five people are dead and it's not over yet. >>> state of emergency. chaotic scenes in baghdad as hundreds of prote

command center controls all video review. >> pierre: the key is watch number 4 in white, jason demers. where is his hand and where is the puck? >> gord: the puck is right there. you can see it loose for the second. it's russell standing on it. >> pierre: i don't believe the puck -- oh, did it cross the line, too, gord? watch it go off his leg. where is his pad? is it over the icing line or the goal line in this case? >> gord: here's the puck right there. have a look. oh, my. that is millimeters from being in. >> pierre: that's a great nbc-it. remember, the entire puck has to go across the goal line. >> gord: now, closing your hand on the puck is not reviewable. >> pierre: not reviewable, no. >> gord: so, what they're looking at is did the puck cross the line? >> pierre: correct. >> gord: this is the feed they're looking here's the call. >> referee: the puck never crossed the goal line. therefore, there is no goal. >> gord: boy, lindy ruff's been on the wrong end of one of those calls back in 1989, game six of the stanley cup final. if you live in dallas. >> pierre: remember cal

, the last six weeks for us with the florida swing and adam scott winning a couple times and jason day and you think about all the impressive performances, to me, this might be the most impressive of all if he can get it down in two here. >> i know one thing, there are going to be a lot of tears if he can two-putt this. stenson waiting one back. >> jokester stenson. >> most of them have played at the mecca of college golf programs. herman played up there at the university of cincinnati where he was just inducted into the cincinnati athletic hall of fame just last december. he said he won five times in college. but he says, that doesn't mean he moved to florida in 2000 to chase the dream and here we are 16 years later. >> jim herman is going to keep his eye on this putt. this could be very useful for him. speaking of college superstars, lovemark was the "it" guy, ncaa champion, all-american. part of that walker cup historic team. maybe the best ever assembled. dustin johnson and rickie fowler and just a reminder that golf channel has continuing coverage of the ana inspiration. ladie

having those on there. i didn't like them. >> reporter: jason pelt is mikey's defense attorney. he says the only way to fight the charges insanity type defense. >> did he fully comprehend the criminality of his actions and the answer to that is no. >> reporter: i also contacted a stafford county commonwealth attorney to get his side of the story, but i haven't heard back. >>> the owners of the mall at prince george's hiattsville in maryland are hoping a major overhaul will bring in new custome customers. they plan to spend $25 million in renovation and additions to the shopping center. all of that according to the washington business journal. they can expect new retail and dining options there. among the new stores, a 20,000 square foot h&m. >>> well, it would appear that young prince george is a trend setter just like his momma. trimmed robe the 2-year-old wore to meet the obamas on friday, well, it sold out in seven minutes. it is made by a company called my first years. it cost only $39. every kid should have one of those, huh? will and kate let him stay up 15 minutes past his b

>> no wrist bands for game four. >> thank you, jason. that's our news for now. nc nightlyews is coming up joseline peña-melnyk for congress... yes! and the nra to pass the toughest gun safety legislation in the country. i'll take on the tough fights to expand social security and keep the doors open to planned parenthood. my mom is so tough she's willing to fight anyone who's going to pay him more than us for doing the same job. i'm joseline peña-melnyk, and i approve this message. >>> tonight, dramatic new rescues as the death toll rises in houston. new evacuations as unprecedented flash floods overwhelm the city. >>> the final hours of a bruising fight to the finish in new york. can trump score a clean sweep over cruz and kasich. can clinton score a knockout over sanders. >>> battle over bathrooms. big victory for a trsgender teen fighting to use the boys' bathroom in his school. the major court ruling over a hotly contested issue. >>> church murder mystery, who killed the mother of three. a suspect caught on camera dressed in s.w.a.t. gear. the chilling video, and the manhun

don't like an closeup on live television, i'm going to send it back to you jason. >> puck drops just after 7:00. >>> we're going to talk some baseball now for a moment because the nationals saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end yesterday against the philadelphia phillies, but history was made by their 23-year-old outfielder bryce harper. the slugger has been on a tear lately hitting four home runs in the last four games. first time he's done that in his career. also six homers in the last six games. he's the only other player to do that. hall of famer ernie banks. dusty baker not at all surprised by what he's seen from this young all-star. >> this is what i heard about, and i'd seen a few times on tv. what he's doing is mvp star stuff. i've been fortunate to have some play for me. he's certainly making his mark. >> i just want to win. being able to have good at-bats and do things we can to get runs on the board, take my bats one at a time. know that you might get a big spot and something may happen. >>> to redskins park. first day of off-season workout program. great att

>> thank you, jason. that's our news for now. nc nightlyews is coming up joseline peña-melnyk for congress... yes! and the nra to pass the toughest gun safety legislation in the country. i'll take on the tough fights to expand social security and keep the doors open to planned parenthood. my mom is so tough she's willing to fight anyone who's going to pay him more than us for doing the same job. i'm joseline peña-melnyk,

. thank you, doug. we have sports coming up. rg3 new team, new attitude. jason is going to tell us all about it. >>> first a look ahead on "nbc nightly news." >>> hi, jim and doreen. ahead for us tonight, did wisconsin just become a turning point in the race for president? we break down the delegate math for you. >>> the head of the tsa is called on the carpet over better protecting u.s. airports. >>> and what if labels told you exactly how much effort running and walking it would take to burn off calori >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >>> when i get up this morning, i read that a friend of jason's got this big chip on his shoulder, he says. not going to go away. >> a friend of mine. >> i like robert griffin iii. >> so do i. >> we're all wishing him the best. >> 24 different starting quarterbacks in cleveland since 1999. >> who is counting. today robert griffin iii did hold his first press conference as a member of the browns and during his 17-minute session with the media, grichen talked about everything from his h

. jason and melissa romano have been brewing their own beer for years and are ready to make it a career. >> we can ferment up to six beers at a time and we have the capacity to serve 12 beers at a time. we brew in small brew a different variety every time we brew, so we will eventually have up to 12 beers on tap. >> the names on the taps are not the names of the beer but were chosen by investor who contributed to a kickstarter campaign. >>> still ahead, we talk to the dispatchers on call the night three police officers were shot while responding to a domestic violence call in woodbridge. >>> how would you react if three teenagers with knives came into your home and tied you up? we're going to introduce to you a northern virginia family who survived it. >>> and just how long will this beautiful weather last? i've got the answer to that and all of life's questions. well, okay, just the answer to that. see you back here in a minute. delores kelley: although we were all one maryland, narrator: with neighborhoods getting unequal funding for schools, something had to be done for our ch

rg3. >> is the league? >> thanks jason. "nightly news" is next. i'm chris van hollen, and i approve this message. narrator: an attack ad from the campaign for donna edwards. so untrue. so outrageous that president obama said, "pull it down." the obama white house called the ad on chris van hollen and the nra "misleading." the sun says van hollen and president obama have the exact same position. the post praised van hollen as a "leading champion on gun safety," and condemned the edwards ads that "mislead" voters. donna edwards. will she say anything to win an election? >>> developing news tonight. criminal charges in the toxic water nightmare in flint. so many children poisoned. tonight allegations of a cover-up and guarantees of more charges. could it go all the way to the top. >>> buried alive. desperate hours to save people still trapped deep beneath the rubble. new aftershocks and time running out. >>> will it be clinton versus trump after resounding wins in new york. how the front-runners are taking aim to put their opponents away. >>> allergy alert. a hidden dange

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, they're upset about something other than just the loss. jason is going to have that part of the story coming up a bit later in sports. >>> doug is here with a look at our weather forecast. our sunny streak was interrupted today. >> yes, ye streak going and neither could the west i guess. >> we saw some clouds across the area. still not a bad day. temperatures got into the 70s across the area. by the way, for that game i'm heading down there tomorrow night. cannot wait. rocking the beard right here. trying to raise money for wounded veterans. our national harbor live camera shows the cloud cover across our region, but not a lot going on right now. temperatures still managed to get into the 70s. 74 right now. winds out of the southwest at about 12 miles per hour. temperature wise, we're at 70 degrees in martinsburg. 79 in fredericksburg. near 80 down towards the fredericksburg area. 73 up towards ft. meade. dry stretch. for sure. we've been on the dry side here since the 0.9 inches about. since march 1st, we're more than 3 inches below average. it has been very dry. we need the rain and

against the anaheim ducks. is there plenty to play for as we gear up for the second season? jason pugh joins us more. we learneded that first round opponent. the flyers. starts next week. how much do you expect the caps to concentrate on beating the ducks tonight? >> well, carroll, they obviously care about the game. you want to go into the postseason playing some good hockey. the capitals want to beat the ducks tonight. they'll be without braden holtby, he will not get the start in net according to barry trotz. phillip will start at goaltender tonight. holtby will not have a chance to break the record for most wins in a season by marty brodeur. he tied the record last night in st. louis and will settle for the tie. we'll see how that works out. no shortage of a team in st. louis, you see ovechkin lighting up the score sheet with his second hat trick of the season. now at the 50-goal mark for the seventh time in his career joining gretsky and mike bossy as the only three to do that in nhl history. holtby tying brodeur for the most in a single season in nhl history. he did it in front o

park. >> also, there could be history at the verizon center tonight. jason is up next with that and more. >> first, here's jason holt. he has a look ahead on nbc nightly news. >> qualified to be president, we'll tell you about the president generating a nasty exchange. there is new video of the mysterious man in the white hat at brussel's airport bombing suspect and narrator: all that political mail might be overwhelming. let's simplify. only one candidate has been endorsed by the washington post: kathleen matthews. as a journalist and progressive leader at marriott, she has a broad and deep facility with policy. emily's list praises matthews as pro-choice and the post says on gun control, clean energy, education and health research kathleen matthews "has greater potential, following the van hollen model, to move the ball forward." kathleen: i'm kathleen matthews and i approve this message. down at the verizon center where they can do some things they haven't before, huh, jason? >> reporter: history can be made by the xol capitals. their goaltender brayden holby can try to break the

bryce harper as the nats try to keep their streak alive. jason up next. is but jamie raskin is the only abdemocrat for congress who led the fight for tougher gun laws. only raskin took on the nra to ban military-style assault weapons. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> they could have had it. >> yeah. >> shake it off, move on to tomorrow. >> shake it off. you can't win them all in baseball but here is the thing, the nats, they should have won this game against the phillies. the best start in nationals franchise history hit a speed bump today in bryce harper looked as if he was going to play the role of hero. his home run in extra innings put the nats in perfect position to win their eighth straight game in a row. jonathan papelbon failed to close the door blowing his first save of the entire season. nats going for the sweep against the phillies. looking to crash the birthday party today. bottom of the second, geog

. >>> jason is where pretty much everybody would rather be tonight. he's at the verizon center. caps almost ready to drop the puck on these playoffs. jason, got to be an excitement down there, right? >> that's right, vance. it's not too late for you to come down here to watch your first playoff hockey game in person. i know everyone in this city is excited for the caps and flyers. we know these two organizations, these two teams do not like each other. we have been waiting for this night for quite some time, and it starts at 7:00. verizon center is going to be the place to be. capitals taking on the flyers. the excitement at a fever pitch with these two organizations and these two teams. again, game one should be a dandy. the caps won their second president's trophy in the nhl season record with 48 wins. braden holtby, he's been outstanding this year. everyone is ready to go for this caps game. >> my main job today is not get to ramped up, too overexcited. just trust our group, trust the way we've been playing hockey, and, you know, putting your best mental and physical effort game one and

flyers tomorrow, and jason tells us that the team is doing some odd things to stay calm. he'sp next. u delores kelley: although we were all one maryland, our schools weren't treated the same way. narrator: with neighborhoods getting something had to be done for our children. kelley: it didn't matter where chris was from. he knew that we couldn't leave a child having less just because they lived in a region that was poor. joanne benson: he has not just talked about it. he is going to stand tall for all children to succeed. i'm chris van hollen, and i approved this message. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >> so i said to jason i assume we can start with the caps. he said you can assume that until the middle of june which is cool. >> yes. june 1st, stanley cup finals. we hope the capital get to that point and beyond. absolutely. remember capitals general manager brian mcclellan, he once said he believed this group had a two-year window to win the stanley cup. alex ovechkin's play has not gone down but the cha