>> hello, everybody. i'm bruce johnson. heart break for the caps tonight and the fans will hurt a lot more if the rangers win the stanley cup, because a lot of people, including our own dave owens thought the caps would be the team to advance tonight. dave, what happened? >> i got the two part right, i can tell thank you very much. six games have given us a pretty good indication of what to expect here. tight defense, low scoring. endurance necessary. that's how the capitals and rangers have played it. the teams flip-flopped the first six games. washington won on wednesday so caps fans hoping for a break-in trend tonight. let's get there. alex playing in his sixth game seven. first period, heck, first two minutes, brad richards let's it fly and it's 1-0 p. gets held up in the third. another ranger rushed, and it's 2-0. 38 seconds later though

caps with their squad out there. the goons getting it done. roman finds nylon. 2-1. but that light would end as the rangers holding on behind 22 saves from lunquist. the caps lose 2-1. what a finish. our kristen berset had a close- up view of the entire game. she joins us live from madison square garden. what a finale. >> yeah, this is my first time at madison square garden for a game. it is loud in here. i can see why this is such a difficult place to play a game. these rangers fans are unbelievable. but of course, they are. what a series this has been, as you said. back and forth the entire time. the cap season has had its roller coasters. a lot of high and low expectations, coaching change in there. so despite as they obviously are upset with the loss, that they're also just proud of

their season. >> it's a terrible feeling right now, you know. but all i can say, we do our best, and you know, it's for the best team i played. >> everybody had aspirations of something greater than what happened here tonight, and it's tough to fall a little short, and it's tough. i'm proud of our guys and how they competed. >> obviously at this point, we as a team had to do it all. you look at it, we gave ourselves a great chance. it's tough, a tough loss, especially. but what we can take out of it is that new york was a very good team. >> so now the caps are coming home. their season is over. what a heart break here in new york. we've still got more for you on this game coming up a little

later in sports. i'll be joined and we'll break down what went wrong. we're live in madison square garden in new york. back to you in the studio. >> look forward to hearing from you later. a jam-packed sports segment coming up. more locker room reaction from the caps. also another ugly looking injury in the nats game tonight. we'll fill you in on all of that. here in d.c., fans gathered in downtown restaurants and bars to watch all the action. our ken molestina watched the game with some fans at the green turtle inside the verizon center. >> reporter: it was absolutely devastating for the fans. it was an exciting seven-game series but didn't happen for them this time around. [ cheers ] >> reporter: a sea of red jerseys poured into the green turtle at the verizon center. these caps fans have been biting their nails, waiting for game seven against the rangers. >> you don't know what to expect. everything's on the line,

especially the cutoff. >> the energy is awesome. >> reporter: call this a roller coaster of fandemonium. the rangers up by two when the caps scored their first goal of the night. but it wouldn't happen again. the look on these fans faces said it all as the final seconds of the game wind down. >> i would have liked to see the caps win, but they did a great job. >> i'm devastated but it's a good season. they did good. it's heartbreaking, but they played their hearts out. >> we love you. >> reporter: well, again, it was an exciting seven-game series. but as you heard, they say they'll wait for next year. back to you, bruce. >> ken, thanks for that. it was a picture-perfect day for a rocket launch. for hundreds of students across the country, they did just that. in a place called the plains,

virginia. surae chinn was there for the competition with all eyes on a team from texas featured on cbs evening news last night. >> 3, 2, 1, launch. >> reporter: the presidio rocket club sky-high dream is riding on this launch. >> pride, yes. >> reporter: how they got here took a fiery teacher passionate about helping them reach beyond their imagination. sheila interviewed by cbs's steve hartman last night. >> nobody even knows where we're at. >> reporter: all 100 teams are trying to outpace one another, and the rockets have to reach altitude of 800 feet. with a flight duration of 43 to 47 seconds, all the while carrying two raw eggs. after several rounds, team presidio and our own secondary

school from burke, virginia, made it to the championship round. >> i just hope it launches. >> reporter: then it was presidio's turn to launch. >> please, 800, please. >> reporter: both team rockets propelled just shy of the 800 feet requirement. >> 771. >> it's a little disappointing, but we never even expected to make it here, let alone make it to the finals here. >> i'm disappointed but it's okay. we got to top 24, and it was nice. it's really been fun. it's like you learn a lot and you meet new people. it's really cool. >> reporter: and a teacher who couldn't be more proud. >> been my heart. i'm very happy. >> lots of happy faces. of course, a win would have been great. presidio came in 11th and lake brad dock came in 13th. there is always next year where they can rebuild and their dream can take off once again, they say. the winning team from madison exhibit wisconsin, will go on

to compete in the international competition in london. bruce? >> thanks, surae. tomorrow marks the start of national law enforcement week. at the white house today, president obama and vice- president joe biden held a special ceremony to honor police officers for their quiet courage in the line of duty. >> for the men and women standing behind me, america's top cops, that day came and when it did, they were ready. they didn't flinch, they didn't back off. there are people alive today only because of their courage. [ applause ] >> today's event was the first joint appearance by president barack obama and vice-president biden since biden pushed the issue of gay marriage to the forefront of the presidential campaign. biden apologized to the president for inadvertently pressuring him to declare his

support for same-sex unions. gop candidate mitt romney received a standing ovation for his opposition to same sex marriage. >> marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. [ cheers and applause ] >> the former massachusetts governor gave the commencement speech at liberty university at lynchburg, virginia today. he also spoke of family, christian values and shared moral convictions. his invitation to speak at the christian university caused some controversy among students critical of his mormon faith. an unprecedented tragedy, that's how boston officials are describing the death of three students killed in a minivan crash in new zealand. tonight, five other students, including one from the washington area are among the injured. the students are part of boston university's study abroad program. they were checking out sights where the lord of the rings movie was found when their van drifted off the road and rolled

over. one girl was hospitalized in new zealand with less serious injuries. four others, also hospitalized, one of them in critical condition. >> appears to have overcorrected, the driver, and the vehicle has gone into a roll and cart wheeled down the road. >> the driver of the van was among the survivors. boston university says it's providing counseling for students in helping families of the victims get down to new zealand. coming up on 9 news now this saturday night, a crackdown on noise this summer at popular atlantic coast destination. we'll have the details. also, one of the flying me linda's has -- melindas has his sights set on walking across niagara falls. that story coming up later. >> now it's time to put your pajamas on and he wrapped him all cozy warm in a towel. >> every week, 10-year-old olivia reads a story to her

little sister. she reads at her grave site, because 4-year-old emma is gone. how did emma die and how did her killer get so many chances? andrea mccarren brings us a mother's story tomorrow night at 11:00. also, bruce, we may see more clouds for mother's day. if you're taking mother out for brunch, it looks pretty good. here's a look at your sunday wakeup weather. we'll be in the 60s and 70s by 9:00. still pretty mild. by 11:00 in the 70s with increasing cloudiness. i'll talk about the chance for showers and storms coming up. stick around. 9 news continues after the break.

>> overseen tonight, two suspected u.s. drone strikes that killed 11 al qaeda militants in southern yemen. there's no immediate word from u.s. authorities on whether washington was behind the attacks. in the past two weeks, suspected u.s. air strikes killed at least three senior al qaeda open tiftstives in southern -- operatives in southern yemen.

34-year-old michael o. smith of southeast washington was shot and killed. another man was also shot. he's being treated at a hospital. authorities have not released a description of the suspect, but they say the gunman was driving a blue mercury with maryland tags. they're offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in this case. some d.c. residents head to the polls on tuesday for a special election to fill the ward 5 council seat. that's the seat vacated by harry thomas, jr., who's awaiting word on what prison he'll be reporting to. thomas was sentenced to 38 months for stealing more than $350,000 from youth sports programs, then falsifying his tax returns. he was forced to resign from his ward 5 council seat, part of a plea bargain with prosecutors. on tuesday, the polls at ward 5 will be open from 7:00 in the morning until 8:00 at night. the winner will serve out the remainder of harry thomas' term

which runs through 2014. popular summer vacation destination for many in the washington area has a new noise law tonight. the mayor and town council in dewey beats, delaware, voted to tighten noise levels on businesses after-year round residents complained about disturbances from bars and restaurants. bar owners and managers could be fined $500 and they could be arrested for violations. restaurant owners say the limits are too restricted. coming up tonight on 9 news now, just a little stroll. >> i would say there's a good chance that i'll walk the entire 1200 feature and walk back. >> this little stroll is across niagara falls. it's on a high wire. also, we'll have the very latest on mother's day forecast. we're back in a moment.

>> knick melinda -- nick melinda is gearing up for a walk. he's planning to walk across niagara falls next month on a tight rope. he took his first steps on the two-inch wide wire, high above

the seneca niagara casino. dozens of people showed up to cheer him on and watch. >> crazy. crazy nut. even just looking here, are there no nets even for practicing and where's the ambulance? >> this is unique. no one's everrigged a -- ever rigged a cable to walk on this long or walked over the top of niagara falls. that's why i'm here to work out all the bugs and fine-tune everything. there's a lot of firsts. >> i agree, where's the ambulance. his walk across niagara falls is set for june 15th. >> that looks dangerous, bruce. >> and if that walk doesn't work out, i don't suppose an ambulance is going to do him any good. mother's day, huge. >> it is. it looks pretty good. >> okay. >> may look a little more gray and cloudy, especially by the afternoon tomorrow, but if you're taking mom out for brunch, i think you'll be fine. temperaturewise it should be fairly fine, warm by late afternoon. most of the showers will hold

off a little bit. i don't think everyone will see them. that's the good news. here's a look at your live michael and son weather camera for this evening. mostly cloudy skies right now at reagan national. 68 degrees. winds are light and they're out of the south. and here's a look at our other current temperatures right now. 50s up north in gaithersburg to frederick, with 65 in hagerstown. 57 for manassas. fredericksburg 63. culpeper 57 degrees. annapolis right now in the mid- 60s. all right, so the satellite and radar picture showing us some of the high level clouds came on in. our next weather maker is out here to the south and west of us. you see this mess? that's going to be coming through this way and organizing into more of showers and maybe a couple of thunderstorms, especially by monday. but for mother's day, maybe an afternoon shower possible for mom. showers and storms then on monday. possibly wet morning and evening commutes. then unsettled again for tuesday. definitely want to have your umbrellas handy for the start

of the work week. here's the 9 futurecast. watch this slowly or carefully if you're going to be taking mom outside. so overnight, we'll see partly to mostly cloudy conditions. in the morning we'll see peeks of sun and clouds mixed in. then the clouds increase for the afternoon. along with it a chance for showers. leesburg, winchester, you may see a passing shower or two through the evening as well. around the beltway, chances aren't as high for some showers. by the evening hours, we're still looking at more showers possibly, especially overnight. and then maybe into also monday morning, monday afternoon. we're looking at more showers as the front comes on through. tuesday also looking like we'll see more showers. so overnight, partly to mostly cloudy and just cool. a one blanket night. lows in the mid-50s to lower 60s downtown. tomorrow nice for brunch. in the 70s by 9:00. partly to mostly cloudy, 11, near mid-70s. around 1:00, it will be around

76 degrees. temperature wise it's going to be pretty nice out there for mom. for the afternoon, mostly cloudy but pleasant. shower possible. highs near 80 degrees. we should be around 74. that is the average high. downtown will be 79. 79 in remembers sphon stonn. brandywine you'll get to year 80 degrees. 75 for cumberland. 78 in win chester. 77 for leesburg, warrenton and manassas. around town, close to 80 degrees, annapolis in the upper 70s. small craft advisory in effect from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the afternoon. >> your seven-day forecast. showers and storms overnight sunday into monday. tuesday, same deal. mid-70s. then on a wednesday, maybe a passing shower around lower 80s, and then looks like we'll be in the 70s for the rest of the work week and into the weekend. so don't forget to call mom and say you love her tomorrow. >> absolutely right. >> you've got a lot to talk

about. >> tough one in madison square garden tonight. so close but not enough. that's the theme coming out of new york city tonight. we're heading to madison square garden for live reaction from a locker room devastating. a devastating injury in cincinnati. one of the nat's regs down for a long time. i'll explain coming up next.

>> well,ed caps gained problems have been well documented over the years but they exorcized some of those ghosts against the bruins. they would have to do it again tonight. it have to come in a frenzied madison square garden. matt on the doorstep. owe could have opened the door but lundquist said no. there would be others third period. alex says hit me with your best shot. lundquist turns him away. 22 saves. caps get one late though. working hard out in front. that made it 2-1. the rangers also scoring as well to make it 2-0. here comes the score to make it 2-1. it went to one last push. six on five, desperation. rangers hanging on and the caps are coming home, their season

over, losing it 2-1. we head back out to kristen berset who has been covering the locker room. i know it had to be heart break in there. >> reporter: it was a heart break in there. guys obviously defeated. they had such a roller coaster after season -- of a season. at the beginning of the season they were predicted to win the stanley cup. then we saw changes and saw ups and downs and the fact they had upset the defending champs and hanging in with the top seed, they so wanted to move on to this conference final. but of course, now, like you said, they're coming home and their season is over. >> we're doing our best, you know. it's probably the best team i've played. a great group of guys and atmosphere and everybody was -- it's unbelievable to play. i hope everybody's going to stay here for next year. it's hard. >> we're a great team.

we had a chance to win. we had opportunities. >> i think after seven games, they were a better team. >> everyone came to play at all times. everyone came to play every shift out there. and you know, you feel like you should get rewarded a little bit more. >> reporter: obviously a very some bear locker room. joining me now live, beat reporter for 106.7 the fan. sky, another great game but for the caps another missed opportunity. they were knocking on the door but lundquist wasn't letting them come in. >> no, he wasn't. the biggest thing that happened is rangers got on the board first. brad richard scored through task in front of holtby. they send up 0-6 in the playoffs giving up the first goal. that's not a good thing. that won't win you a lot of games. you talk about missed opportunities.

we could talk about the whole series where they had missed opportunities. they shouldn't have been playing tonight. they should have won game 5. that should have ended in game 6. they shouldn't have even been here. they missed a lot of open nets -- not open nets i'll say, but a lot of chances to score. tonight there was a time in the second period they had it in their offensive zone for two minutes and couldn't put it in. the whole series was missed opportunities for the capitals. >> brandon holtby still impressive through the playoff series as his first one. that first goal set a tone. >> yeah, he had 29 saves tonight. he played pretty solid. the first one, even the second one off a rebound. he probably shouldn't have had either of them. he played very well, especially for a rookie making his nhl playoff. he just didn't get a lot of help defensively like he's had. usually they're in the 20s. >> their season over, they have a lot to do.

questions about dale hunter, about some of the players. we'll be following that. skye will have all the information for us as well. you'll join us tomorrow on sports plus as well. skye, thanks so much. >> thanks a lot for having me. >> we're live in madison square garden. i'm kristen berset. dave back to you in the studio. >> great job out there. travel safe coming on home. baseball, this nats pitching staff, you can't say enough. strasburg did his thing thursday. g. o. backed him up friday. the great american ballpark today, but injuries continue to hurt this team. watch this. 7th inning, wilson ramos who homered earlier. his knee buckles. he was down in a heap for a couple of minutes. davy johnson said afterwards he tore something in there. he's going to be down awhile. on the hill, zimmerman hard luck all season long taking care of his business. he struck out 9 tonight. he gets the win. the nationals win 2 to 1. rays and orioles in the american league. bill hall got called up from the minors earlier in the day.

uh-oh, uh-oh, oils win 5-3. baltimore tied for the best record in the american league. d.c. united losing today 1- 0 against houston. so going to talk about the caps a lot more tomorrow. tough into the season. >> poor wilson ramos, after the offseason he had with the kidnapping. >> what an ordeal. hate to see it happen. mother's day forecast, partly to mostly cloudy by the afternoon and a chance for some passing showers in the afternoon, evening. but better chance to be north and west of town. >> all right, thanks for watching. remember, you can get updates online at wusa9.com. we'll see you back here tomorrow. bye. ♪

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