, the ottawa senators win 2-1 to capture the series four games to three. and it's funny how this works. the senators even clinch a playoff spot for the final day of the season. then they go in and upset powerhouse boston. >>> the nfl draft goes off tomorrow in new york. they're having these kids walk around now. and how great is this? you're on the roof of road city music hall. andrew luck will be the no. 1 draft choice. today he was helping out a program that encourages kids to get outside and exercise each and every day. andrew luck will be the star attraction tomorrow. and robert griffin iii gallon next to the washington redskins. nfl draft about 5:00 tomorrow. the 49ers will pick no. 30. the raider, forget about it. they don't have a draft choice in the first round. and since 1899, professional tennis has had a stop here in northern california. second longest tour. they're going to play one in san jose, and they're going to move to memphis. >> goodnight, everybody .

rangers tomorrow night in ottawa. ottawa can clinch that series with a home ice win.mes on the nbc sports network. phoenix and chicago tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern time at united center. >> pierre: settling of the puck by tyler seguin. bruins and capitals feel at times over the course of this series that the game has been dictated through the middle of the ice. fourth play by backstrom. good positioning by krejci. no hesitation at all. you got the team on the run. seguin puts it past braden holtby. i've been lucky enough to be in the midful those piles like that. there is no better feeling, especially the young player like tyler seguin. these are defending stanley cup champions who have a huge opportunity to continue wednesday night in boston for game seven. >> mike: it should be noted krejci was in the corner. this time the glass held. tonight starting at 7:00/6:00 central, all new episodes of "dateline," "harry's law." tonight the l.a. kings look to close out the vancouver canucks. fans in boston and washington can see extended post game coverage of today's game o

rangers tomorrow night in ottawa. ottawa can clinch that series with a home ice win.mes on the nbc sports network. phoenix and chicago tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern time at united center. >> pierre: settling of the puck by tyler seguin. bruins and capitals feel at times over the course of this series that the game has been dictated through the middle of the ice. fourth play by backstrom. good positioning by krejci. no hesitation at all. you got the team on the run. seguin puts it past braden holtby. i've been lucky enough to be in the midful those piles like that. there is no better feeling, especially the young player like tyler seguin. these are defending stanley cup champions who have a huge opportunity to continue wednesday night in boston for game seven. >> mike: it should be noted krejci was in the corner. this time the glass held. tonight starting at 7:00/6:00 central, all new episodes of "dateline," "harry's law." tonight the l.a. kings look to close out the vancouver canucks. fans in boston and washington can see extended post game coverage of today's game o

game seven, girardi forces his first playoff goal to put the new york rangers up by two over the ottawanators. and that was enough. rangers take down ottawa 2-1 and advance to the second round. >>> in basketball, a season of record-setting futility is over for the charlotte bobcats. last night they lost their 23rd consecutive game. this time falling to the knicks 104-84. charlotte has the unfortunate distinction of finishing the season with the worst winning percentage in nba history. >>> in baseball, a dramatic end as tampa bay faces off against the angels. bottom of the ninth with the count 2-2, brandon allen crushed it. a master walkoff home run. his two-run blast lifts the rays over the angels 4-3. nice. >>> when we come back, a floating freefall. a photo shows what happens when a tranquilized bear loses his grip. ♪ [ instrumental ] [ girl ] when i started playing soccer, i wasn't so good. [ barks ] so me and sadie started practicing. we practiced a lot. now i've got some moves! [ crowd cheering ] spin kick! whoo-hoo! [ giggling ] [ announcer ] we know how important your dog is to y

ottawa on the board first. >> great position in front of the net and neil continues the show why he'sd rolls on. >> second period, power play for the rangers. >> gets in the back door. nice feed by richards for the first goal, power play goal. >> tied it up at one goal a piece. lundqvist coming up big for the new york rangers. and then on a five on three, brad richards. >> there's miscommunication between two senators and bounds home a 2-1 lead. >> five on five, finding the young man chris crider playing in the frozen four and won a championship. look at that. >> great feed by the tape and buries it. >> and then lundqvist takes over as the new york rangers will try to shut this thing down. he had 25 saves on the night. >> hit behind the net. whoops. payback. >> big hit on chris neil there. >> he's not happy but he had the same hit in the last game. >> and then late with the goalie pulled. jas jas jas jas jason spezza. >> the rangers win it 3-2. and therefore, force a game seven. coming up on thursday night from madison square garden. see that game on the nbc universal family of networ

ottawa's never won a game seven., to marc staal, lights the lamp for the broadway blue shirts. it's 1-0. craig an said afterwards, lundqvist was just on. brandon dubinsky, to girardi. that's girardi's first playoff goal. new york takes a 2-0 lead. the senators, give hem credit. they fight back. daniel alfredsson. one-timer, past lundqvist. to cut the deficit in half. but the swedish star game up huge when it mattered the most. 26 saves. rangers win, 2-1. ottawa, 0-5 in game sevens. >>> panthers and the devils. game seven, for a chance in the final four. scary moment. the puck on his face. action resumes. gionta, backhander. 2-0, new jersey. panthers, with under four minutes to go and down a goal. goc, on cue. tied at 2-2. heading to overtime and then double-overtime. and in the second extra session, adam henrique, for new jersey. devils take the lead, 3-2. and florida's magical season comes to an end. >>> so, this is the way it looks in the eastern conference. the rangers will face the capitals. and the flyers will t

. >> the story is this, if the rangers beat ottawa tonight, the washington capitals will start the sec around right here in new york city in madison square garden. the big story is right over behind me. it is radio city music hall. it will be andrew luck and robert griffin iii taken by the redskins about one hour and a half from now. >> ok, tim. good luck. >> we wi >> a quick reminder about our biggest facebook contests so far. >> you have a chance to win a ford fiesta. all you have to do is had to wjla.com/freecar and follow the directions to enter. monday we will pick the first of 15 finalists. if your name is called the will have 30 minutes to call in to win a final entry. next month will pick one lucky winner from the final 15. doug had a great day today. >> second year in a row the city of alexandria invited me back. they do tremendous work and i look forward to do it again next year. a couple of showers coming our way tonight. bob brown will have more tonight. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have crea

. >>> plus the broadway blues beat up on ottawa in game one of the stanley cup playoff match-up. your "early today" sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> the weekend forecast is all about severe storms in the midwest, that is coming up you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're waking up this is "early today." in sports the player force eight nhl teams had to work overtime in the stanley cup playoffs. here is nbc's mario solis with an early look at the sports headlines. >>> good morning to you, what's better than one overtime playoff game? how about three? let's begin with the defending champions, bruins hosting the caps. chris kelly ended, skates across the blue line, fires a rocket, shutout the capitals to win game one, 1-0 in ot. >>> overtime in boston, double ot in st. louis. second goal of the game is the difference. sharks take game one 3-2 in double overtime. >>> phoenix-blackhawks down a goal. the puck comes to brent seabrook, scores the equalizer to force ot. the celebration is short-lived. hanzel tips in the shot from the point. coyotes win 3-2 in ove

now it's the open society institute based in new york and also the university of ottawa that is investigating to me to make sure i'm qualified enough to go back and work for the university. >> that's good. let me say, i asked madeline to answer this question, but most of the people i work with, not all, but most, the vast majority are 30 years younger than i am or more. and you know, i like it. a lot. but one of the things that happens to people is just naturally most people spend time with people that are more or less than their age group. unless they're university presidents or something. and i think to give a serious answer to the question that was asked, my view is that all of you know you would like some older people because they can help you raise money or they have experience or they have time. you might try asking. i mean it may be as simple as that. there are a lot of older people who want to feel like their life has meaning all the way to the very end. all the way to the very end. their idea of retirement may mean they don't do the job they used to do anymore, but they want to be us

ottawa and rangers, overtime. kyle turris perfect shot, behind henrik lundqvist. series tied at two apiece. snirts win it. >>> pat summitt has stepped down as basketball coach. she was diagnosed with the onset of alzheimers. she won eight championships during her 38 year career at tennessee. >>> nba a month ago talk about breaking up the celts. boston is guaranteed a share of the title. paul pierce, 29, career high 14 assists against the magic. final seconds, pierce with the dagger, they win it 102-98. >>> one guess who the yankees played, the twins. justin morneau was seeing double, two home runs, four in the last six games. minnesota won it 6-5. >>> the brewers beat the dodgers in a walk off. fly ball to center field, matt kemp made the grab. here's the throw. niger morgan beat the throw by the slimmest of margins, brewers walk off 3-2 win in 10. that is the early look at sports on "early today" i'm fred roggin. >>> britney spears is inching closer to the x factor. early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus well tell you about one kentucky hi

they eliminated the ottawa senators, two-one. the rangers now advance.ngers, just about 18 blocks from where i am standing, 34 street, madison square garden. a lot going on for washington, the rangers-capitals. th >> if d.c. has been specially ball what does philadelphia have? it is national pretzel day in the city of brotherly love and across the country. april 26 celebrates the pretzel. the state still produces [ female announcer ] with xfinity you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework ♪ [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ ♪ ♪ >> change is coming? >> ready for a return of the sunshine. since you asked, to

. >>> in hockey, the new york rangers win a tough one against the ottawa senators.ers' goalie henrik lundqvist made 39 saves to record his fourth nhl playoff shutout. in the third period, brian boyle pops in the winning score. the rangers over the senators, 1-0. >>> in basketball, the l.a. clippers are going to the playoffs for the first time in five years, and blake griffin helps get them there. against the thunder, he gets hammered, but his shot goes in. he finishes with 17 points. the clippers up in oklahoma city, 92-77. >>> when we come back, storm warnings. a new alert system is credited with saving lives in the midwest tornado outbreak. this is the "cbs morning news." some places i go really aggravate my allergies. so i get claritin clear. this is all bayberry. bayberry pollen. very allergenic. non-drowsy claritin relieves my worst symptoms only claritin is proven to keep me as alert and focused as someone without allergies. live claritin clear. delicious gourmet gravy. and she agrees. with fancy feast gravy lovers, your cat can enjoy the delicious, satisfying

. >>> plus broadway blues beat up on ottawa in game one of their stanley cup playoff matchup. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> the weekend forecast is all about severe storms in the midwest. that's coming up. you're watching "early today." if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports the players for eight nhl teams had to work overtime last night in the stanley cup playoffs. here is nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning to you. what's better than one overtime playoff game? how about three. let's begin with defending champions bruins hosting the caps. scoreless after 60 minutes. so onto overtime when chris kelly ends it, skates across the blue line and fires a rocket. bruins shut out capitals to win game one 1-0 in overtime. how about double time in st. louis. rips a one-timer for the win. his second goal of the game is the difference. sharks take game one 3-2 in double overtime. phoenix blackhawks down a goal with 15 seconds in regulation, putt to brent, kicks it up to his stick and forces th

if ottawa upsets new york and the devils beat the caps, they'll take on the flyers. if the senators win and the devils beat the panthers it will be a cap and devils series in round two. >> if then plus two. >> exactly. >> just tune in tomorrow morning. >> exactly. >> we'll tell you exactly -- >> how exciting for d.c. sports. caps going on, rchlt .g. 3. >> ahead on "news 4 today," police are losing a vital tool, why they could put dozens of cases in jeopardy. >> why not rolling out the welcome mat. why people are angry with a big box store's plan. >>> could be greeted by a little rain as here and he's got a base hit up the middle. >> how about those nats? talking about d.c. sports. jordan zimmerman drove in a run and struck out six through six innings to lead washington, 7-2 for a rubbing against the padres. they're now 14-4 on the season, the second best in the majors and they'll go for a sweep ofe 7:00. >> keep it going. the wizards did well last night too. it's a good day to be in sports in d.c. 4:41. not such a winning forecast for us today. >> got a little rain i

snowing near quebec city to ottawa, and ontario to near toronto.n down across lake erie, western new york state. much of western pennsylvania getting snow now. so is western maryland. and so is parts of west virginia getting some wet snow now. the highlands of west virginia, bluefield. farther north, just near petersburg and the valley toward frostburg, heavy, wet snow. they could pick up as much as a foot of that heavy wet snow today. temperatures there are only in the low 30s or so. closer to washington, in the upper 30s to near 40. quite a chill in the air. and it's going to be with us. this whole zone in pink could get six to 12 inches of snow from the system. now here's the hometown forecast for frederick, maryland, frederick county. a wet and chilly day. by noontime, just still in the mid 40s for your lunch hour. then by late afternoon, when you're coming home from work and school, yes, you'll need the umbrella. still light rain from time to time, in the 40s. then by midnight, we'll see the cloud cover breaking up and temperatures as we dry o

on ice, the rangers didn't do quite so well, that's the new york rangers, in nhl playoff action in ottawatied in overtime, turris snapped a shot home and the senators won 3-2, tying the playoff series at 2-2. >>> to the nba, oklahoma city at phoenix and the thunder's james harden hit five three-pointers en route to a career high 40 points. ken durant added 29 as oklahoma beat the suns 109-97. >>> when we come back, sending out an sos, a sailing trip on lake michigan goes horribly wrong. goes horribly wrong. [ jennifer garner ] there's a lot of beautiful makeup out there. but one is so clever that your skin looks better even after you take it off. neutrogena® healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% saw improved skin. does your makeup do that? neutrogena® cosmetics. . does your makeup do that? economically, it seems like a good choice now. we need environmental protection. we've got more than 100 years worth of energy, right here. [announcer:] who's right? they all are. visit powerincooperation.com. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., sunny, 69

windsor ottawa south. very intense warmth across the south being pushed in our direction because of the storm system out to the west. it's the same storm system that brought the severe weather. you can really see where it is because there is cold air behind it. we are not dealing with that. we are on the one side of the system. not only for today but even when we peaked today, it's still going to be one tomorrow. it's going to take some time to get some cooler air in here. here's that storm system. intensity over the weekend also. we saw over 100 reports of tornadoes saturday alone. yesterday just all of them but still a london reports of tornadoes. there's a severe weather threat today but it's more for straight line winds and hail although it is still severe weather. some of the strong storms get very close to western maryland later today. look at how this is weakening. for the rest of us, just a chance for showers and thunderstorms as this passes through during the day tomorrow. we are not going to get

but rangers held on, the number one seed pushed to seven games by a tough ottawa team.ng on. they get the caps in round two. another showdown between the panthers and devils, florida looking to win its first playoff series in 16 years. down a goal with three minutes remaining, goch scoring on the power play, ties the game at 2 on the home ice. we go to overtime and to a second overtime. devils rookie adam henrik wins it for the devils, 3-2 the final. new jersey advances to face the flyers in round two. game one sunday on nbc. >>> now it an update on that story we told you about yesterday, the foul ball heard round the world. here's what happened wednesday night at the texas rangers game against the new york yankees in arlington. >> moreland will toss the ball. oh, my god, they can't give it to the kid? that's awful! wow, they're actually, like, rubbing it in the kid's face. >> okay, that was the new york yankees' broadcast, the man you're listening to is michael kay. remember that name for a minute. the couple kept the ball. guy by the name of sean leonard, his e-eun se

. >> other playoff games heading to game 7, new york ottawa, rangers on the brink ofelimination. rangers hold on to force game 7 the series head back to madison square garden. >>> despite another losing season, wizards president will remain with the team. michael lee of the washington post is reporting the two sides agreed to a tentative deal that will keep him around at least another year. this news broke while the wiz were thrashing the bobcats at the verizon center. the rookie putting on a show. look at this ali oop from john walt to close the half. then a bounce pass for a two- handed shot. 16 points. wizards win big, 101-73, which isn't tough against the bobcats. this is the first time the wizards won four in a row since december 2011. >> to go out and take care of business right from the start is a sign of some growth. i was happy for the guys. get four wins in a row for the first time in, i don't know, five years. four years. >> okay, here's a lacrosse game for the history books. maryland facing north carolina in the acc championship for the third straight year. for the fi

if the rangers beat ottawa tomorrow, they could also play philly, could also play florida, but they're going to play. coming up in sports we'll hear from dale hunter who has the unique answer to a trivia question. he's the only guy to coach and play in a game 7 and do something. we'll tell you what coming up at 11:20, but caps victorious moving on to the 2nd round. >>> new tonight ward 8 councilman marion barry under fire for the second time in a month for making insensitive commented about asian workers. this time the controversy centers around filipino nurses. it's drawn anger from the philippine ambassador and local asian advocacy groups. fox 5's audrey barnes with the story. >> you may recall a few weeks ago barry called some asian owned businesses in his ward dirty shops. now he's singling out filipino nurses saying the city should "grow our own nurses instead of hiring people from somewhere else." i spoke with lipino nurse tonight who took care of barry during one of his hospitalizations and she, like many of the district's asian workers, finds barry's remarks hurtful. at a udc b

ottawa rangers and senators needed overtime, kyle turris, a perfect shot over the glove of henrik lundquist doesn't get better than that, senators won it 3-2 in o.t. the series tied 2-. >>> pat summit stepped down as the women's basketball coach in tennessee. summit had won eight championships during her 38-year career at tennessee. nba, a month ago there was talk about breaking up the celts, now boston is guaranteed a share of the atlantic division title. paul pierce had 29 in a career-high 14 assists against the magic. final seconds, it's pierce with the dagger. give you one guess who the yankees played last night, the twins. justin mourneau was also seeing double, hit two home runs, has four in the last six games. minnesota won it 6-5 in new york. for the second game in a row, the brewers beat the dodgers with a walk-off, sacks full for ryan braun, matt kemp made the grab, here's the throw, niger morgan beat the throw by the slimmest of margins, brewers walk off with a 3-2 win in 10. that's your "first look" at sports. >>> and bill and are still laughing about the twins reference, now fo

phoenix won it 4-0 to take the sears but there will be a seventh game between new york and ottawa.chards scored a power-play goal en route. game seven is thursday night. now to baseball and a good night for chicago. first, cardinals and cubs and bottom of the ninth. cubs down by one with two men on base, two outs and two strikes on joe mather who wraps one up the middle for a walk-off 3-2 win. >>> and then in oklahoma adam done and paul konerko hit back-to-back homers in the fourth inning and right-hander jake peavy through a three-hitter as they beat the a's, 4-0. >>> when we come back, another look at this morning's top stories and a teenage girl discovers the pitfalls of walking on the sidewalk. when these come together, and these come together, one thing you can depend on is that these will come together. delicious and wholesome. some combinations were just meant to be. tomato soup from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. so it stays on in conditions like sand... sun... 100-degree heat, and ocean water. for uva/uvb protection in seven conditions, banana boat. we've got y

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ottawa's never won a game seven. derek stepan, to staal, lights the lamp. it's 1-0.on dubinsky, to girardi. that's girardi's first playoff goal. new york takes a 2-0 lead. the senators, give hem credit. they fight back. one-timer, past lundqvist. to cut the deficit in half. but lundqvist had 26 saves. >>> panthers and the devils. game seven in the eastern conference final. scary moment. action resumes. backhander, 2-0, new jersey. panthers, with under four minutes to go and down a goal. on cue to tie it at 2-2. heading to overtime and then double-overtime. the reach by new jersey. got it. devils take the lead, 3-2. and florida's magical season comes to an end. >>> this is the way it looks in the eastern conference. the rangers will face the capitals. and the flyers will take on the devils. the last time those two met in the playoffs, back in 2010. a victory for philly. >>> one more sports note to pass on to you this morning. the charlotte bobcats' season is finally over, mercifully, with their loss to the new york knicks last night. they finished the season with a fi

ottawa loses so washington get as 17 heading into the playoff. they'll face boston in the first round. bruins have home ice advantage. playoff tickets by the way go on sale monday for you caps fans. caps win their series 3-1. the other series rangers, on the wa and pittsburgh versus philadelphia. >>> the name doesn't resonate with casual baseball fans but those who follow it closely know. 16 wins. his acquisition by the nats this off-season sending a signal to the rest of the league. we are serious. 4th inning this one is in trouble. into the corner. it's three bags of fun. a triple. cubs chasing geobut in the 8th, espinoza. after the game he said we don't die. we come back. still some work to do in the 8th. nats pull out a thriller 7-4. >>> orioles-twins, what's happening in charm city. adams jones, if he was a cell phone, wee have roaming charges. that ball long distance, gone. they get 13 hits overall. o's win their sixth straight over minnesota 8-2. great game at rfk tonight. d.c. united looking to keep momentum after last week's win. just wi

. >>> one last mention for hockey fans, new york rangers beat the ottawa senators last night to force big gaim seven here in new york city this week. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," five more primaries for mitt romney to sweep up on his way to the nomination. yesterday he had marco rubio at his side in pennsylvania. could we be seeing more of that pairing? we'll talk to joe, mika and our crew in just a few minutes. >>> when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to see mr. herman cain making his return to television, sitting down in an inside the actor style studio with "the daly show." 0 . ♪ stream, stream, stream... ♪ strea-ea-ea-ea-eam ♪ ...stream, stream, stream... ♪ whenever i want you, all i have to do is... ♪ [ female announcer ] introducing xfinity streampix. stream your favorite movies and full seasons of shows instantly on any screen. find out more online. >>> we told you at the top of the show that new polling shows mitt romney and president obama in a statistical tie in the state of arizona. obama's campaign has said repeatedly it be

you look at chippewa ottawa authority and that's a 67% increase. so in the northwest our two intertribal organizations are at a 5% level but these others are at a substantially higher level. so that's one issue that we noticed in the appropriations. a treaty is a treaty regardless of the geographical scope and our needs and our planning desperately need to have funding levels at a place where we can adequately protect our most precious resources. the second issue that relates to natural resources is the pacific coastal salmon recovery fund. at one point at its height in 2002, our funding level was at $110 million. in 2011, it was 79 million. a further decrease in '12 to 65 million. this proposal for '13 is 50 million, a $15 million reduction. this fund is essential for us as we work to prepare and preserve, protect our water sheds. and, again, our most precious resources and those natural resources that are subject to the endangered species act, as well as protecting our most critical trust obligations, not only for our generation but for future ge

ottawa and the rangers tonight at 7:00, nbc sports network. san jose and st. louis tonight, 7:30 on cnbc. chicago and phoenix tonight at 10:00 on nbc sports network. nashville -- detro nashville/detroit on nbc at noon. followed by philadelphia and pittsburgh at three. >> pierre: by the way this is going, we just might make it to philadelphia on time. >> mike: we are in an amtrak city. it is a longer train ride than you might normally have on a sunday. but that's another way of getting there. chances are, we'll be there and we'll trust that our colleague, eddie olczyk, will be feeling better by that time as well. okay. the ice is tended to. the music gets louder. the teams drift back to the face-off near holtby. four weeks ago, holtby was in chocolate town playing for the hershey bears. is he under the brightest of lights right now. krejci chased out of the face-off. beagle will be in. peverley directing the linesman on how he wants it. won't make a difference. and beagle pushes it to the corner. and this one bounces toward thomas who's able to shovel it away.

>> top-seeded new york rangers beat the ottawa senators 2-1 last night to set up a second round series with the caps. it's the third time in four years the two teams will meet in the playoffs. of the four games, the teams played against each other this year, each walked away with two wins. the action starts tomorrow with game one in new york at 3:00 right here on nbc 4. the series will come to washington on wednesday for game three. >> go, caps. >> absolutely. >>> this morning, though, the nhl is responding to a barrage of racist tweets aimed at caps hero joe ward. boston fans posted derogatory and even threatening comments on line shortly afterward scored the game-winning goal in overtime on wednesday. see ward there. the nhl called the posts "ignorant and unacceptable." the people -- "the people responsible have no place associating themselves with our game." ward, who is the only african-american on the caps' team, says he's not phased. but the team owner, ted leonsis, was more stern. he says, "shame on these folks who decided to take to their keyboards and show their ignorance and

ottawa and the rangers tonight at 7:00, nbc sports network. san jose and st. louis tonight, 7:30 on cnbc. chicago and phoenix tonight at 10:00 on nbc sports network. nashville -- detro nashville/detroit on nbc at noon. followed by philadelphia and pittsburgh at three. >> pierre: by the way this is going, we just might make it to philadelphia on time. >> mike: we are in an amtrak city. it is a longer train ride than you might normally have on a sunday. but that's another way of getting there. chances are, we'll be there and we'll trust that our colleague, eddie olczyk, will be feeling better by that time as well. okay. the ice is tended to. the music gets louder. the teams drift back to the face-off near holtby. four weeks ago, holtby was in chocolate town playing for the hershey bears. is he under the brightest of lights right now. krejci chased out of the face-off. beagle will be in. peverley directing the linesman on how he wants it. won't make a difference. and beagle pushes it to the corner. and this one bounces toward thomas who's able to shovel it away.

the rangers hold off ottawa to advance.st the caps had to take down the second-seeded boston bruins. now they get the top-seeded new york rangers. new york hosting game 7 for the first time since 1994. tonight first period henrik lundqvist under attack by the senators. milan michalek knocks it down, tries to poke it in, can't get it in there, great save by lundqvist. we fast-forward to the second period. no score. rangers create the turnover. derek stepan and mark staal. rangers take a 1-0 lead. less than five minutes later, rangers attacking again. brandon dubinsky to daniel girardi. his first career nhl playoff goal. the rangers down the senators 2-1. so it's the rangers and the caps facing off in the postseason for the third time in four years. and as i said earlier at 6:00, this is the only team that they could have faced that didn't have a losing record. they were 2-2 against the rangers in the regular season and they've taken them out in th >>> from time to time we take a minute to report on dumb criminals. here's ano

in new york rangers hold off up ottawa senators. game one begins tomorrow. the puck drops at 3:00 p.m. the caps victory over the berlins turned ugly. just after the goal was scored, angry bruins fan turned to twitter and posted tweets with racial slurs. teams contended. that caps owners said "shame on those folks who decided to take to their keyboards and show their ignorance and their racism and hate." good for you. >> brianne carter joins us with some of today's other stories. >> the space shuttle enterprise is not t - four hours until takeoff. the prototype is on the dulles runway strut to a 747 jumbo jet. the destination is the air and space museum in new york. it will go on display when the exhibit is complete in june. takeoff is between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. the house plans to vote on a bill to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling. legislation will keep current rates in place for another year. both parties cannot agree on how to pay for it. the gop wants to cut spending and president obama -- to president obama's health care. democrats

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and heading to canada specially areas like toronto ottawa montreal nova scotia well they're going to have to hand over their information and according to the independent about seven hundred fifty thousand brits make that trip every year or so that a lot of personal info now those who are traveling to mexico are also going to be sharing personal details especially if they are flying to mexico city already can and if any travelers are pondering a vacation in cuba or the caribbean. repair to give over your info to you so they would help out here picking up on a pattern i don't know how about. you go about the fact that all of these passengers are not going to the united states in fact nobody is entering american airspace so far the only people reporting on this is the independent surprise surprise that no us paved news outlet has shared this new procedure maybe because the d.h.s.s. knows and they're going to cash in hell for all i know we're in a post nine eleven world but who gave the us government the authority to police international airspace especially when one of the passengers are