alex ovechkin the two-time reigning mvp looks like the first day of school. first period caps on the power play. ovechkin at the bottom of your screen sets up backstrom. the rebound out to brooks and he scores. caps up, 1-0. his first of two goals in the game. second period, same score, this time seven -- oh, leaves it for the grade eight. that's a score. ovechkin's first goal of the season. caps up 2-0. you want more ovechkin? we give you more alex ovechkin. third period, tom poti puts it in front. ovechkin scores again. capitals win the season opener 4-1. their home opener is on saturday against toronto. >>> with the defense ranked 15th in the league, changes were bound to be coming today it happened. defensive coordinator gleg blache has moved the redskins safety reid dowdy into the starting lineup. he replaces chris horton who replaced him last season. horton's rookie season was a surprise to everyone. he played above and beyond all expectations but this year he's taken a bit longer to get things going. he has missed several big tackles. a pass interferenc

. >>> i want to know can alex ovechkin play for the redskins? >> that would be great. you know he would score three touchdowns and already he has a couple of goals on his score sheet. he was the best in the game. alex the great makes the statement right out of the box. we'll show you his magic. plus the skins make a change on the defensive side. we'll tell you who is in and out coming up. >>> it's i'm for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> he's on the cover of the nhl video this year so how would alex ovechkin open the season in front of a national tv audience. large. caps and brew ins in the season opener. -- bruins in the season opener. it took him 17 minutes to get on the score. ovechkin first goal of the year. 1-0 caps. and how about some goals to go with that. gorgeous drop. he rifles that past thomas and then tom to ov. second of the game. three assists for nick. in the opener 4-1. now, i hesitate to read this story. gilbert arenas sat out of his scrimmage. he aggravates his finger. not known when he'll return. >> all right. there was a joke e

alex ovechkin had a couple of goals and an assist. jose theodore made several assists. about this passing? over to ovechkin. there prius. today 0 washington. alex the great was back. capitals on a powerplay. brooks laich was there for a power play. he was all over the net. and then, over to ovechkin, and drags it in. when they start for the season. the capitals beat the bruins for does one. let's go to atlanta. braves have runners on first and third. ryan zimmerman with the stop. the nationals have now won four in a row with three games left in the season. way to go. there is a look at your morning sports. >>> ken stocks rebound? >> with linda bell joins us with the latest business headlines. good morning. >> that is a big question. we're setting open for a flat open. investors are waiting for word on the unemployment rates and the number of jobs the economy lost last month. stock index futures have acelerated losses, indicating we have a lower start when trading gets under way. economists say the report to show the unemployment rate climbed to 9.8%. the comet like a los

but tonight the caps and alex ovechkin specifically looked pretty, pretty good. back-to-back mvp. in the second period caps leading 1-0. ollie rips it past, his first of the year. caps up 2-0. alex not just a scorer. 3rd period, still 2-0, caps on the power play. ovechkin centers behind the net. 3-0 caps on top. later in the 3rd, check out ovechkin as he goes in front of the defender and scores his second goal of the game. the capitals beat the bruins in the season opener. >>> washington redskins are switching guys at safety again. chris horton is out. he started ten games in 2008 as a rookie. recapping doughty is the guy sunday. sunday in motown, 3rd down defense, the lions converted on 10 of 183rd down plays. the redskins defense ranked last in the n.f.l. in 3rd down plays. >> i threw my notebook away for the first three weeks. got a new notebook and started over. kind of not writing down pretty much everything coaches say. taking it on the field and if i can take a few tips and they can give me a few tips, we'll be all right. >> later on down the road, we'll play the giants agai

in case you missed it last night, how about the start of the season for alex ovechkin. he tallied two goals in the win over boston. they hold the home open tomorrow night at verizon center against toronto. that's all for the sports today. northwest and churchill are waiting for me to get done before they can kick the game off. highlights at 10:00. back to you, brian. >> thank you, lindsay. >>> we have been looking forward to this weekend for a while. first weekend of october. will it feel like it, gary? >> it will feel like not october brian because temperatures will be mid- to upper-70s tomorrow. any showers we get will be passing through overnight. tomorrow looks dry. perfectly sunny on sunday. high temperature there of 74 degrees. so, actually, i think this feels more like middle august or early september weekend. >> putting it off for a little bit. putting off fall. now you have the news edge. the news is always on myfoxdc.com. have a fantastic night, go out, enjoy it, come back here at 10:00. see you then. ♪ (announcer) we all want to stay active. we don't want any

alex ovechkin had a couple of goals and assists, the door made many saves. in the second, how about this pass, baxter to alexander semin, ovechkin, 2-0 washington. he hits that so quickly. in the third, the caps on the power play, he is there for the rebound. it was three-zero capitals. then the exclamation, oh, baby, what started the season. the capitals beat the bruins, 4- 1. >>> the redskins seem toe confident in their sunday match with the tampa bay buccaneers. the coaches believe they will have the players in the right position for solid ease. if they fail this weekend, there will be enough blame to go around. >> in 2009, things go bad, somebody goes under the bus. being the leader of the defense, i will dive under there. i can deal with the hurt and the stuff. we just go on and play. >>> the wizards's first week of training camp has been promising. flip saunders is either really smart with gilbert arenas, or is gil just being gil? he sat out practice today. >>> nationals-braves, not gold glove stop, game saving play. the nationals have now won four in

alex ovechkin, get up by alexanr semin. nasty wrister there. it's 3-0, in the third.kin strikes again. lights the lamp for a second time. two goals and a helper. a 4-1 win on opening night over the bs. >>> wnba finals, game two. phoenix mercury, indiana fever. mercury won game one. second half, here come the fever. ebony hoffman, bumping 2 bucket. tamika catchings, one rebound shy of a triple-double. fever even the series, 93-84. >>> jeremy and vinita, now back to you. >>> a colorado grandma has a good story to tell her grandchildren. how she chased away a momma bear. >> sally raven described what happened as she was in her bedroom the other day. >> i heard the door open. i thought, it's got to be yoo-hoo, the dog, you know? and here was this big bear pip was screaming. and she went up on her hind feet. and i grabbed one of these pillows. and i just flung it at her. >> reporter: rebehn locked herself in the bedroom, while her son called 911. police using pepper spray were able to get the bear back ithe woods. one of the hazards living in colorado, i guess. >> a brave

>> alex ovechkin wasn't the only cap to put the puck in the net more than once.ll have highlights coming up. >>> the redskins showing support for the number one fan, chief z. we'll have more coming up next. the choice in this election for governor is really pretty simple: do we move virginia forward by continuing the pro-business economic policies that i helped put in place... or do we go backwards with the failed economic approach that ruined our economy? creigh deeds knows keeping taxes low and controlling spending is the right way to keep virginia the best place to do business. and i agree. because rebuilding confidence in our economy starts with responsible leadership from a new governor like creigh deeds. but i've got a warm, fresh baked strawberry toaster strudel. see the difference? mmmm. i do. (announcer) pillsbury toaster strudel. the one kids want to eat. that on the list of things kids love, our party pizzas have just passed toy robots. ( crash, beeps ) awkward. kids love totino's party pizzas. >>> in sports, they picked up right where they left off. t

. >> coming up in sports alex ovechkin looking toñr keep his scoring streak a$a+e.kins make another interesting coaching decision.Ñi plus, theÑi redskins underdogs a team with zero wins. we will discuss as news 4 at 6 continues. >>> now we look at some of the stories making headlines tonight. >> students, teachers and union leaders rallied in freedom plaza in downtown washington this afternoon. they were there to protest the teacher layoffs announced in the district last week citing budget cuts, d.c. school officials laid off nearly 400 employees, including more than 200 teachers. it happened last friday. the teachers union has filed a lawsuit to contest those layoffs. >> tomorrow, health officials in the district, maryland and virginia will distribute the first round of the swine flu vaccine. the first batch will be the nasal spray form. only healthy people between the ages of 2 and 49 are eligible to receive it. >> there will be a lunar blast tomorrow morning when nasa fires a rocket right into the moon surface. it's supposed to happen at about 7:30 tomorrow morni

you have high expectations for the caps because they have alex ovechkin and core players around him. they're hoping the stanley cup is a possibility to come back to d.c.. to one day win that bud row and the caps have to get past detroit who play for the cup all the time. ovechkin a great past t morrison. all tied up at 2. less than 7 minutes to go. this is why detroit is so good. dat suing, he beats theodore with the game winner. the caps fall again to detroit 3-2. >>now college football. the turks and their game at lake forest. a long night. down by 25 in the 3rd. they try to rally. chris turner to adrian cannon. down to 13. what a huge night for wake forrest quarterback riley skinner. 360 yards. 4 touchdowns, including this one to chris gibbons. they rally late, but they lost 42-32. >>virginia tech hosting boston college. this kid can play. watch the moves here. gets out of the way there and then the other way. how about that throw. 25 yards. a laser right there for the score to danny coal. virginia tech cruises past boston college 48-14. >>virginia taking on indiana, the first mee

alex ovechkin, first of two goals. caps up 2-0. 3rd period, caps on the power play. caps win the opener 4-1. the caps home opener is saturday versus the toronto maple leafs. the caps are off to a reat, great start. more highlights tonight at 11:00. >> sounds good. >>> we have a winner for the fox 5 game of the week. you voted and the northwest jaguars versus the churchill bulldogs grabbed 32% of the vote. we'll be live 5:00 p.m. tomorrow before the game and we'll bring you the highlights on the news at 10:00 and on the web. >>> three young kids playing outside approached by two strange men. coming up next at 11:00, the attempted abduction that has some parents keeping their kids indoors. >>> acorn is feeling the fallout avid crows like this one, a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute. the group's employees apparently offering them help. who's investigating now and why plans to extend unemployment benefits have hit a roadblock. that and more at 11:00. . >>> can you catch the season premiere of "bones" tonight? the big question many fans are asking, will they final