adam oates gets to add one more title to hiss are pay. after 19 years in the nhl -- his resume. after 19 years in the nhl he will be entered into the hall of fame. oates says this is just an awesome class to be a part of. >> those are the guys i played against every night in my career and the guys of night when you went into a city or they came into yours, you're going to try to play better be than they are and match up against and there's a mutual respect no. better honor than being grouped

new cap's head coach adam oates inducted into the hockey hall of fame. he hasn't coached a game for the capitals because of the nhl lockout. but he did spend six of his 19

head coach adam oates induction is right around the corner. same day he was hired as head coach as the capitals. be inducted a week from today. he's been nervous but the toughest part about preparing has been his speech. >> speech is coming along. it's been since june starting to work on it. one of the tough things is the time restraints they give you. only supposed to be five minutes and it's pretty impossible to thank everybody in five minutes. >> i don't think i've seen a hall of fame speech that's five minutes. >> he can get that out easy. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> local news cast at 7:00. good night, everybody.

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new cap's head coach adam oates inducted into the hockey hall of fame.e hasn't coached a game for the capitals because of the nhl lockout. but he did spend six of his 19 nhl seasons in washington as a player. despite not being drafted, oates is a hall of famer. and, tonight, a very emotional night for the capital's coach. >> lastly, i'd like to thank my friends and family, my wife, donna. who i love very much. we met near the end of my career. i wish we could have met a little sooner. you could have seen me when i was a little bit better player. by i'm happy that you're here today to experience this and see what we're all about here in hockey. and thank you for supporting me for the next challenge in my life; coaching. >> i'd like to see him coaching here. sooner rather than later. after a brief hiatus, it looks like maryland basketball is back. after a narrow miss against kentucky, the terps easily beat penn state tonight. the home debut for the transferred des wells. he looked good early on. nick foust comes up with the loose ball. gets it ahead to how

adam oates gets to add one more title to hiss are pay. after 19 years in the nhl -- his resume. after 19 years in the nhl he will be entered into the hall of fame. oates says this is just an awesome class to be a part of. >> those are the guys i played against every night in my career and the guys of night when you went into a city or they came into yours, you're going to try to play better be than they are and match up against and there's a mutual respect no. better honor than being grouped with your peers. >>> tonight major league baseball has begun handing out their big end of season awards. the nats bryce harper one of three nl finalists will be announced tonight. we'll have that for you at 11:00. i'm kristen berset. back over to you guys. >>> thanks. and on behalf of the uso metropolitan washington, we thank all of you for donating to turkeys for troops. $1,000 came in from rachel. >> so far we have raised $40,075, enough for 801 baskets, our goal is 1,200 baskets and they will go to local military families for pay joyous holiday meal. you've got -- a joyous holiday meal. y

on the day adam oats was hired as the coach, he'll be inducted into the hall of fame next monday. we have yet to see him coach the capitals. he's been coaching the bears during the nhl lockout now in day 51. the two sides met extensively this weekend with the labor disagreement and are expected to resume talks again tomorrow. but the last few months have been extremely frustrating for oats. >> it's very frustrating, but it's a work stoppage. it happens in all walks of life. you've got to take a mature attitude about it. do i want to coach the guys? absolutely. but you know, it happened to me when i was a player, and it happens everywhere. so just got to wait it out. >> hopefully we'll get something done here pretty soon. finally after the orlando magic game, trying to dunk the ball. got good air. completely missed and ripped the net in the process. buddy's having a little fun with him as well. i always wanted to do that. >> you know, every time i see somebody do that, i think that's way harder than it looks. >> it's got to be. you see them like fold in half. looks like fun, though

. >>> a special night for adam oates, new caps head corporation one of four former players inducted into hockey hall of fame. 19 years in the league, parts of six seasons with the capitals and it all started as an undrafted player and he'll never forget the day he got the call to the hall. >> last june was a very special day for me. i got a call from george mcphee telling me i was going to be head coach of the washington capitals and 15 minutes later i got a call telling me i was going to be in the hall of fame. it was a pretty emotional day. >> i can imagine. that's sports. brian wraps up the edge right after this. where others fail, droid powers through. introducing the new droid razr maxx hd by motorola. now more than ever droid does. >>> a piece of movie history has been sold. judy garland's blue and white dress from the wizard of oz sold for $480,000 at a california auction over the weekend. garland wore about seven versions of the dress throughout the movie in 1939. now you have the news edge. of course, the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. thanks for staying up late. back here t

. >> former washington capital and now their new head coach adam oates was inducted into the hockey hall of fame last night. he's known mostly for his unselfish play. oates went from being an undrafted player to one of the elite setup men lanking sixth on the all time assist list. oates used last night's acceptance speech to thank his biggest supporters. >> the maryland terrapins were at home last night coming off their close loss to kentucky. eight points for wells. early in the 2nd, the penetration. later howard with a nice dish for two. terps win big 67-45. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great tuesday. >>> coming up more on the story we first brought you yesterday. >> it's about cuts to the d.c. fire department. will they be shuffling overnight medic units and what could mean for you. here's monika. >> if you're planning to head here on the northbound side of 395, this seems to be getting worse by the minute because of an accident on the southeast- southwest freeway at south capitol street. more details on that coming up in my next report. you'r

adam oaths a great -- adam oates a great player. it's a great class. congratulations tom. that's a quick look -- congratulations to him. that's a quick look at sports. have a great monday, everybody. >>> we have a way for you to help troops this holiday. coming up we'll tell you how to do it. >> plus, we'll have more on what congressional leaders want to know following the resignation of c.i.a. director david petraeus. >> on the beltway north of town, lanes are open at university boulevard. you can see there's no construction and volumes are light. it will be that way this rush hour with veterans day holiday. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. >>> hello. welcome back to 9news now. good morning. i'm andrea roane. thank you for tuning in. say good morning to the women of the metropolitan group. >> good morning, ladies. good morning, howard. >> i think i know mike hydeck. >> something about sweaters? >> twin sets. weather wise, it is a cool day. won't need the stockings are twin sets but starting tomorrow, 40s and 50s. we'll be well i

adam oetes has been inducted -- oates has been inducted into the hall of fame. he went from being an undrafted player to one of the league's elite setup men. oates ranked sixth on the all time league assists list. >>> just about 4:37. coming up morning rain is going to give way to a cool, breezy day. a little sunshine, too. howard is back in two minutes with your forecast. >> more americans are paying their mortgages on time. >> eating dinner this thanksgiving is going to cost you a little more than it did last year. those stories and more coming up. >> 9news returns in two minutes. >>> 4:39 on this wet tuesday morning. we have showers around now. they'll be around for a few more hours. give yourself a little extra time for the morning commute as we'll have the rain showers around. we'll start to dry out later this morning. by this afternoon breezy with a high of maybe 52 degrees. staying cool. here comes monika with timesaver traffic. >>> thank so you much. here's northbound 95 in newington at backlick road. you can see the roads are wet. volumes are still ligh