. >>> coming up in sports, ohmly kolzig says what's wrong with alex ovechkin and george mason >>> now the prosecutors are done, the defense is presenting its case at the trial of the former uva lacrosse player charged with murder. a toxicology expert said on the stand today that yeardley love's blood alcohol level was .16 the night she died. that is more than what prosecute hearse said earlier about her blood alcohol level. the toxicologist also adds that love died of asphyxia, essentially being suffocated while like on her bed. love's ex-boyfriend, george huguely, is charged in her death. >>> a law professor at georgetown university is accused of rear ending another car and then driving away. his name is john copaseno. the accident victim says copaseno. driving erratically and refused to stay on the scene after he hit her car in northwest d.c. last month. news4 has not received a response today. >>> president obama says he will sign the new payroll tax cut extension as soon as it reaches his desk. members of congress reached a bipartisan agreement that would extend the tax cut throug

alex ovechkin zoomed around the ice plex and deemed himself ready to go.missed the last game with one of the undisclosed lower body injuries. we know how that goes. 5-0 the other day. also didn't skate yesterday. after today's skate, he feels more normal. that's good because the caps have been funky lately. not in a good way. and they need to pick it up tonight. >> it's imperative that we get a win tonight. it doesn't matter how we do it. we need two points. >> take advantage and get back out there. before you know it, you'll be out of there soon. we have to get going tonight. >> bad fun, topper. nba all star weekend begins tonight. the futures game, rookie's versus second year players. 22 assists in the game a year ago. so, what did they do at the nfl combine today? participates participants participants spoke to the media. questions coming from all over on a variety of topics. it was also measurement day. specifically for rg3, robert griffin iii. his height is very important. you have to look over those offensive lineman. some had doubts. 6'2". that's a

alex ovechkin reacts today to being called out by a former teammate. >>> plus the terps are on the outside looking in now, how well can they do without their star point guard? sports is next. >>> i'm anita brikman with this health alert and one more reason to skip sugary sodas. a danish people looked at people drinking the same amount of soda, milk or water every day for six months. the soda drinkers had more fat deposits in the liver and around their organs. that kind of fat has been linged to diabetes and hard disease. disease-- heart disease. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> in the past week or so we've seen the wizards go from disheveled to impressive and the caps have gone from first place to a drama filled mess. from complaints about not playing to questioning a playe

find out why alex ovechkin won't be suiting up. >>> busted. the cameras caught the first gentleman of finishland sneaking a peek down the stress of the princess. of course you never know he could have been admiring her necklace. >> busted.  >>> hello, everybody. spring training is under way for nationals pitchers and catchers but in the air is talk of a contract extension for third baseman ryan zimmerman. he has two years left on his current deal says he doesn't want to negotiate after friday because full squad workouts start on saturday. mark rizzo said the extension is a top priority. >>> in capitals news, alex ovechkin will not play tonight against ottawa due to a lower body injury. he skated for about eight minutes this morning before heading back to the locker room. he played in only 15 minutes in monday's game, his second lowest ice time this season. >>> the wizards return home tonight to face the kings in their last game before the all- star break. washington went 2-3 during the recent five-game road trip. the reaso

today, alex ovechkin and another took turns slashing, shoving, and verbally greeting each other in anendly matter. the gm said that might not be a bad thing. ovi perhaps irritable from the comments made yesterday by the former player and current goaltender coach kolzig. part of what olie said is this, for alex, it's work ethic. he has to get back to being the way he was in his younger days and not get wrapped up too much in the rock star status that comes westbounding alex ovechkin. today, reaction from obi and the -- ovi and the general manager. >> and i want to look like him, you know. where's a rock star, so, actually, he was a rock star and now where's in retirement. so, you know, it's no -- . >> don't disagree with everything that olie said and what we have to understand is olie has one of the -- had one of the highest work ethics of any player we have seen and it's hard for anyone to match his level. he holds everyone to that standard. and you look at a player like ovechkin, he wouldn't be who he is if he didn't work hard and there are night when is he is not giving everything b

he pumps up on the power play and here comes alex ovechkin. it's 2-0 capitals. his 21st in the year. mathias trying to get on the board, but spokune spectacular tonight with 42 saves. early in the second. florida on the power play, but here come the caps. john carl son. jason trimera stops once but he stays with it. the capitals get a short-handed goal. they have two of them, both by chimera. later in the second, how about more from ovi. gets the loose puck and watch how wicked this shot is. you can't even see it, that wrist flying. what a shot by ovechkin, 20th shot on the year. the capitals take over first place in the southeast division. >> it's always better winning. we knew what was on the line tonight. there's four-point games and there's playoff games and we're battling with florida. that's the team we're battling head to head and with other teams right around us. every two points mean a lot. >> it was one important game for us, especially when we play against the team behind us, and we just want to make, you know, a huge gap between us and the different

today -- alex ovechkin. today some reaction. >> yeah. i just want to look like him.s a rock star, so actually he was a rock star and right now he's on retirement. you know >> i don't disagree with anything he said and what we have to understand is olie had one of the highest work ethics of any player we've ever seen. it's hard for anybody to match his level and he holds everybody to that standard, but you look at a player like ovechkin, he wouldn't be who he is if he didn't work hard and there are nightt be giving it e but your skill makes a difference and you help your club win a game, but what we all learn is you have to be reminded once in a while if you're working hard all the time, that's when you become unstoppable. >>> baseball news, gary carter, the hall of fame catcher who became a world series hero with the mets has died from a brain tumor. he was only 57. carter was an 11 time all-star and three time gold glove winner. his bottom of the 10th inning single in game 6 of the 1986 world series helped the mets rally against the red sox and eventually beat them.

but they also got alex ovechkin back from a three-game suspension. get back in playoff positioning. in the east, three points behind florida in the southeast division. >> and we'll show you the great eight. back on the ice for the first time in 12 long days. and guess what? he didn't change his aggressive style. he had one shot on goal in 19 minutes and 57 seconds. second period, caps leading 1- 0. troy on a penalty shot against peter. tries to go five, but he is denied. let's go to the third period, alexander from his seat, centers to brooks. the rebound squirting out. he buries his third goal. it's 2-0 caps. another penalty shot. from point-blank range, scores his 13th. 3-0. tomorrow, they host the brewens. >> off the wall is coming up next and we're talking super bowl. >> we are. where is your tie, by the way? we are talking giants and patriots. we'll tell you our picks when we come back. off the wall is next. ♪ pierre! your fashion is so "right now," but your banking is so last season! >>> your fashion is so right now, but your banking is so last season. your checking could be e

history and assistant goal tending coach has strong words for the leader of the team, captain alex ovechkin>> i think a lot o frustration. obviously he's not scoring at the clip that he's accustomed to. for alex, it's a work ethic. he has to get back to being the way he was with husband younger days and maybe not get wrapped up too much in the rock star status of comes with being alex ovechkin. >> he needs to get back to the hard-hit nothing-nonsense hockey that he used to be known for. >>> the wizards were having some pretty good luck on the road until they ran into the l.a. clippers last night. blake griffin led the way. the wizards were looking for their third straight win on the road but just couldn't get the job done. john wall led the team with 18 points. the wizards stay out west to take on the utah jazz tomorrow night. >>> well, the lore of jeremy lin keeps growing. he showed his ability to be a playmaker last night. dishing out 13 assists in a 15-point win over the skraeks kings. new york, seven straight wins. give me one of those shirts immediately. the former harvard standout is

snapped out of their two game losing streak in a big way it is hard not to think the return of alex ovechkin are inching their way closer to the 8th playoff spot. ovechkin back on the ice in 12 days, he did not alter his aggressive style. caps win the face off, wideman his slap shot nutters and finds the back of the -- nutters and finds the back of the net. caps won nothing 2-0. third period, awarded a penalty shot from point blank range. caps shut out canadians 3-0. >> wizards hosting the clippers, the other way, then finds blake griffin for the dunk nothing special he is just getting started, clippers up 11- 1. paul to former wizard, butler, 14 points los angeles up 24 at the half and in the third quarter, williams, lobs to griffin for another jam they pound the wizards 107-81 washington now 4 and 20. >>> terps taking on unc, he just so happened to take them. tear drop dunk in the lane. lead by 3 at the half and 9 second half not sitting well with roy williams tarheels rallied, marshall had a career high, 16 assists, this one set up henson, maryland fell to north carolina, 83-74 now 3 and

.  >>> caps back on the ice and so is alex ovechkin. >> good to have him back. it was a span of 12 days since he has been on the ice. he had the all star break and a suspension. >> he didn't play in the all star. >> because of a big hit. we try to be nice to each other, right? >> the capitals ?apped out of the two game funk and it's hard not to think the return of alex ovechkin may have helped in the first of back to back games. the capitals are inching their way closer to the 8th playoff spot. back on the ice for the first time in 12 days, and guess what? he didn't alter his aggressive style. he was credited with three hits and he also had one shot on goal. in 19 minutes and 57 seconds, first period, caps win the faceoff. dennis wideman somehow gets the puck to find the back of the net. he can't believe it himself. that is his 10th of the year. capitals leading 1-0. third period, a penalty shot and from point-blank range, he shoots it and beats peter. that's his 13th. the cuts shut out the canadians. >> the wizards hosting the clippers. this one, ugly from the

alex ovechkin the rock star, his 24th of the season, game tied at 1.n the third, still tied at 1, alexander 7, he shoots and it bounces off shaun bergenheim's stick. his 16th goal and proved to be the game winner. snapping a three-game losing streak, washington now trails florida by just two points in the standing, and tonight the caps continue their four-game road trip against tampa. you can see that game on comcast sports net. also going back to basketball, providen providence, georgetown, they don't want to slip going into the postseason. >> that is the news for now, of course we'll have the latest for you on the jury decisions that's coming out of charlottesville this evening. we'll see you back here at 11:00.

they started a busy week with a big night from alex ovechkin.his first multigoal game since new year's eve, caps up 1-0 on the power play, obee 5-hole, scott clemenson, the backup goalie. caps up early. first power play goal in eight games. under 30 seconds to go in the period. sean mathias trying to get florida on the board, but he is stoned by thomas vokoun. vokoun had 42 saves. second period, caps up 3-0. how about more ovi? look atwrister, ovi, vintage. they host winnipeg tomorrow night at the verizon center. jim, doreen? >> kind of frustrating. two teams with a lot of talent but you don't know who is going to show up on any given night. >> absolutely right. let hope the right team shows up tonight for the wizards. >> we hope so thank you, dan. >>> next, secrets from inside [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spect

the washington capitals in action tomorrow afternoon with alex ovechkin. he is back after a three-game suspension from the league. >> very good, thank you. >> now on wjla.com, the possibility of snow. in the country county teacher denies having sex with a student. and a story of survival. >> a little bit of snow? >> maybe sunday morning. >> have a great weekend. we will see you monday. but that your team wins on sunday. >> hav

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alex ovechkin is undoubtedly the face of the capitals franchise. as the number one pick in 2004, he came roaring on to the scene quickly garnering that caps fan base. we're used to him scoring 50 goals a season but last year he had just 32. struggles have been well documented this season. ollie kolzig knows him well. they were teammates for three seasons and he has his own take on the captain's decline. >> work ethic. he has to get back to being the way he was in his younger days and maybe not get wrapped up too much in the rock star status that comes with being alex ovechkin. >> frank. jeff jones and american hosting navy. this game, well, it wasn't even close. navy turns the ball over here. the fast break layup. eagles win this one 6-9 -- 69- 47. >>> new information about peyton manning. it says he actually had four surgeries on his neck, not three. there's also been reports that manning has developed bone spurs in his neck and will likely require another surgery even if he plays next season. that's a quick look at sports this morning. have a gre

>>> alex ovechkin not feeling too well. he is hurting a bit.f he is going to play in tonight's game. >>> catch one bryce harper as he tries to crack the nationals' opening day roster. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. with lower-calorie options. >>> there was another member of the media who implied we are not a baseball town because the rest of the media doesn't cover the nationals enough. >> who stayed this? >> boswell. >> said we don't cover it enough? >> grumpy, isn't he? >> i disagree with that. >> the biggest nationals fan around. he has a point. my point is this when the nationals win, they will be covered. oh, absolutely

if you're alex ovechkin, at what point do you get that tooth fixed? do you go your whole career with no tooth? >> why >>> talk about making the secret service crazy. you couldn't imagine president obama doing this. russian prime minister vladimir putin went to a bob sled training center near moscow and then he jumped into a bob sled with no helmet and took off for a ride. putin was president of russia from 2000 to 2008. he's running again. if he keeps that up -- >> couldn't get laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] now there's a mileage card that offers special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes, and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ okay. what's your secret? ♪ [ male announcer ] the new united mileageplus explorer card. get it and you're in. >> announcer: it's "the tonight

both without alex ovechkin who is suspended. dale hunter and the caps visiting tampa, an exciting game last night. third period caps down 3-2. tampa turns over the puck. troy makes them pay tying things up. own this ot, a great save but a minute later steven campos on the rebound. scores. lightning win 4-3 in overtime. a heartbreak. >>> super bowl media day yesterday. you can see why this is considered a spectacle. look at all those people. you can see the patriot players kind of mixed in a little bit. media day isn't so much about football. there's tom brady taking in the sights. took some time to take some pictures. they asked the players some stupid questions. one asked tom brady about his hairstyles over the years. >> that is twilight. that's tom brady twilight. that's sunshine from -- remember the titans, yeah, sunshine. that's great. >> having fun. the giants there posing for a team picture. eli manning has a chance to surpass his brother in a number of super bowl rings and do it in the city that peyton basically built. ma

alex ovechkin was back in the lineup tonight but he was not the start of the capital's show. great 8 was more like the great 30. the offense was there to back him up. in the first, of the face-off, always strong, with the knuckler deflected, when the zero capitals. later in the third, alex semin this has the support center written all over it. they win 3-0. the packers did not go to the super bowl this year, but aaron rogers was voted the nfl's most valuable player, winning by a landslide. >> that is not surprising. >> it would be nice to have that kind of quarterback. them up >> it was a sole fuulfull tribute to honor a man that some say changed television. similar events took place across the country. cornelia's hosted soul train for many decades. >> some parts of the area had snow. >> anywhere from 1 inch, 1.5 inches and small locations. the high-temperature tomorrow, 44 degrees, the high pressure settles in and monday and tuesday. the daytime high in the lower 50's. a small disturbance wednesday, a better chance of showers. thursday and friday, 48, 49 degrees. go to wjla.

nhl.com and csn.com reporting that alex ovechkin will not play against the senators. the captain suffered a lower body injury. he skated for about eight minutes this morning. afterwards, dale hunter said not too much at all. lower body injury. game time decision, but being reported he is out. the caps enter tonight's game having won just three of their last ten games. pulled after just five minutes on monday will get to start tonight. national third baseman said if a contract extension can't be reached by friday, the time spring camp opens, it will have to wait until next season. he doesn't want to be a distraction to his team. he has two years remaining on his current deal. >> gary williams offers two cents in the on going maryland georgetown rivalry dilemma. he has been trying to schedule a series with the hoyas saying they won't play each other in any sport. and in an interview, gary williams expressed why a rekindling isn't such a bad idea. >> i think when they are reorganizing and losing the rivalries, play georgetown twice a year, there's room for a new rivalry

rangers lead the conference with 75 points today is a third meeting between the two teams, alex ovechkin caps, wearing the alternate jerseys, early on hits the defenseman in the head but he is okay. later in the 1st period no score, strawman, center, rangers captain back hands it past michael, his 5th goal, 3 games, 1-0 rangers. >>> drop pass to alexandre simmons who rifles it past henry lundqvist. tied at 1-1. >>> later 2nd period, rangers, ryan mcdone now shot trickles past, 2-1. his knees buckled he left the game but later returned. still 2nd period caps on a power play, short handed rangers 2 on 1. brandon scores, and rannenners lead extended to -- rangers lead extended to 2- 1. >> alex owe czech kin out to -- ovechkin out to john carlson. caps beaten by rangers, 3-2. >>> looked like a mismatch on paper, 12th ranked georgetown, entered 8 and 4 in big east play the red storm started 5 and 4 and 8 in conference play. advantage georgetown. from wednesdays overtime loss at syracuse. first half, nate breaks up a pass triggers the break to jason clark. in front, 11-4. red storm with some g

alex ovechkin did the rest, unleashed a rocket from the top of the circle. capitals rally to win it 3-2 in o.t. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> thanks, fred. a bitter hollywood custody battle comes to an greble end. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus a latin dance inspired craze that could be coming to your local craze school? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." the big weather story overnight and probably the big news story a tornado hit the city of branson, missouri. it looks like significant damage has been done but so far no reports of any fatalities. numerous injuries. they are still responding to the scene and it only occurred a couple of hours ago. we have tornado watches that continue across the mississippi and northern arkansas in a tornado watch along with northern mississippi where the storms will head next. the whole northern half of the great lakes in new england you're in that winter mess on the cold side of that storm. if you're watchi

alex ovechkin and the caps losing 2-0 with the islanders. look at that grip. late in the third period. 3:30 to play, here they come. matthew perot stoerngt troy brower, all alone in front of the net, watch this deflect off his stick and in, makes it a 2-1 capitols. 30 seconds to go game-tying goal, capitals win the playoff. look who is on the doorstep, brower again. tied at 2. going to overtime. brower hits his first two goals in 14 games. in ot, mike green defense, here is the great 8, alex ovechkin, not going to stop that his 26th goal of the year. that is the game winner. caps come back to win it 3-2 in overtime. they have now won three straight for the first time since mid-january. all four games at the verizon center. >> today my game was not that good, i tried to do my best. this game is going to be done and then we have to think about next game. >> i like their determination tonight. i liked -- just keep saying, i like the style of game we played. real simple, real hard working and we just had that kind of game where we knew we needed to win. we came in

alex ovechkin gets the regrounds and off the glass, watch this. what a shot. right behind the goalie. his 23rd of the season. caps lead 1-0. they went up 2-0 before the jets just took off. evander kane gets the puck around vokoun and then 12 seconds later, from center ice. a wobbler, deflects and goes in. the jets tie things up just like that. going to overtime. ovechkin gets tripped up so they go to a shootout. caps need this goal here but matthew pir row hesitates and doesn't again get a good shot off and that was just ugly. the caps lose 3-2. >>> to the hardwood, virginia tech hosting miami. the hokies had a tough time holding on to the ball and in the second, down 11. eric green turns the ball over. jones down the court and ryan brown with the offensive rebounds. the hokies go down. >>> american hosting lehigh. roblicky, a big night, both career-highs and his first career double/double. american outlasting lehigh 71- 62. >>> that will do it for our morning sports, i'm kristen berset, have a great friday. >>> monika here with your timesaver traffic. on the

today alex ovechkin and the caps in the big apple, rangers up 1-0 in the 2nd until alexander semin gets to go, nice shot from 40 feet out, caps tied up at 1-1 but they just couldn't stop the rangers today. it whipped right through neuvirth's legs. no chance on that one. caps tried in late 3rd but it wasn't enough. they fall to the rangers 3-2 and fall to ninth in the east. >>> wizards in detroit trying to stop a streaking pistons squad, here john walsh, watch this dunk, nice. well there, he. is there's the dunk. wizards are leading 37-30 in the 2nd. see if they can pull it off. >>> the georgetown hoyas today came out determined to rebound from their overtime loss to syracuse. there were five players that scored in double digits in a tough but successful team effort. the hoyas hosting st. john's and the 2nd half was all about the three's. the pass to starks kicked out to greg winnington, the freshman leading the team with 12 points today but the red storm kept it close. deangelo harrison big three from him. in the end georgetown shot 61% in the 2nd half. they beat st. john's by 10 to tak

the big night for alex ovechkin. he finds alexander on the backside, but the jets got two goals in less than 12 seconds. a deflected shot to tie the game at 2-2. the capitals lose 3-2. value those two minutes, because in two minutes, tom tasselmyeres lacks a little snow on the horizon. -- >> a little snow on the horizon. another blast of snow showers saturday evening. it does not really get cold until saturday night into sunday, but surely enough that some of the snow might stick. in the northern and western suburbs, a couple of inches could be on the ground by saturday night. >> nothing like the arctic front of 1899. >> announcer: it's "the tonight featuring rickey minor

capitals the second of back-to- back games, the last without alex ovechkin, in the second, the puck outbehind the net, his 10th goal of the season. they tie things up at one but in the third period the florida panthers pull away. the caps lose on the road again 4-2. the panthers take top of the division. >>> the wizards in orlando trying to get their fifth win of the season. mcgee, alone. wiz cut to the six late but the magic had just enough to outlast them. from downtown, it was close but not close enough. wiz lose 109-10 3. >>> jt3 and the hoyas looking to rebound against connecticut. hollis thompson straight to the rack. he gets the hoop and the harm. minutes later, henry simms getting serious at the rim. watch this. he just throws it down. hoyas roll 59-44. >>> terrapins in miami. mark gets ejected argue ago questionable call. the terps responded by erasing a 16-point deficit but in the end they just couldn't hold on. terps lose to miami in double overtime 90-86. rough break for them. >>> coming up next, round three of anchor bowl. i lead 2-0. can dave make >>> right now i am domina

alex. ovechkin and simmons. ovechkin got his 24th of the season and simmons netted his 16th. it was a rare night when the caps actually outshot the opponent. brooks before this road trip said this trip might make or break the season and the team played like it. >> we feel great right now. it was a great huge game for both teams. i think those guys responded a lot. and this time of year, we can make mistakes, we can give the team a chance to get a lead. >> and the caps playing tonight. we'll have highlights of that one. >>> are we going to be slippin' and slidin' tomorrow? >> tomorrow night be careful for sure. >>> updates at 11:00. thanks for watching.

alex ovechkin finds it. game tied at 1-1. over six minutes left in the 3rd. alex semin with the game winner goal. >>> john wall and the wizards in utah tonight facing the jazz. 1st quarter wall going coast to coast throws it up for javale magee for the alley-oop, wizards down 12 at the half. utah broke it open in the 3rd. al jefferson receives a pass in the paint. a nice hook shot over magee for the basket. about 30 seconds later jordan crawford with the nice pass to wesley for the alley-oop. the wizards lose this one 114- 100. >>> phil mickelson coming off his big win at pebble beach setting his sights on the northern trust open at riviera. on the 8th hole his second shot onto the green, it curves board the pin, goes in for the eagle. he shot a 1-under 70 today your leader by one stroke at 6-under par. >>> to the world of boxing challenger derek chicora slapped vitaly klitschko in the face during their customary staredown at their weigh-in. both were pull ad part. klitschko did not retaliate and -- pulled apart. klitschko did not retaliate and he defends his

captain alex ovechkin sat out with a lower body injury and for the second time in a row tomas vokounulled. john carlson and captain larue had the only goals. that's using your head. the captains return home to play the montreal canadiens on friday night. >>> the night didn't go much better for the wizards at home. the wizards have one of the best first halves all season, scoring 68 before halftime and had a lead into the fourth quarter, but the kings went on a 12-2 run to pull away. the wizards have now dropped four straight. >>> our time, 4:54 is the time. coming up, new help for people struggling to lose weight coming up at 5:15 this morning. the drug that could soon help overweight people lose the unhealthy pounds. >>> first safety concerns for drivers. repairs a popular minivan needs that leads to a special recall. >>> how within consumers today have a legitimate concern about the chicken they eat. they want to know more about how they were raised, what they were fed. we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it eats. [ jim ] this seal verifies we feed my fresh

alex ovechkin did the rest, unleashed a rocket from the top of the circle. capitals rally to win it 3-2 in o.t. that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> thanks, fred. >>> a bitter hollywood custody battle comes to an agreeable end. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a latin dance inspired craze that could be coming to your local preschool. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this wednesday. we have the big storm in the middle of the country still producing tornados in areas of illinois and now into indiana. we'll continue to monitor that situation during the morning. as far as the west goes, big storm. snow levels are very low. there's a very cold air mass in place. that's why we're seeing some areas getting snow that don't typically get snow. that will continue on and off today. the heavy precipitation will continue tomorrow. really, no big warmup in sight. >>> if you're watching on kntv in the bay area, celebrate leap day in style on a taste tour filled with great food and

good evening, no alex ovechkin for the capitals. the team captain out with a lower body injury and that's what we call aged adding injury to insult. three straight losses in three win in their last three games. facing ottawa and it was a rough night for washington. taking a hying hit and thatst in the fourth period. milan finds the back of the net. one of his two goals on the net. ottawa up 3-0. they were on a power place of employment he gets pulled for the second game in a row. the game falls from the sen torse. >> second quarter, mcgee with the quick spin and the dunk. the wizards led 68-60 at the half. the most they scored all season long. jordan crawford all along in the coroner for three. game high, 32. but the kings respond, crawford turns it over. he would score the layup. part of a 12-2 run. the wizards fall. the head coach not so happy with his guys. >> until our team is committed to playing winning basketball. until they are committed to doing that, we're going to be like this team was tonight. there wasn't anything in th

dale hunter and the capitals playing without alex ovechkin last night. been day to day with a lower body injury. in the first period sends up one and looking for more. michalek beats tomas vokoun and schools dennis wideman on this one. fifth time in the last six games the capitals have gone down 2-0. in the second period ottawa up 3-0. on the power play, chris phillips from the point. he fires and scores. it's 4-0 senators. for the second straight game, vokoun was pulled. the capitals lose their third straight and in the locker room there is certainly frustration but the capitals know their attitude is important right now. >> you can't dwell on it. if you dwell on it, it's going to cause a snowball effect and you run into losing games and that's not what we need right now. we need more of a complete team effort, you know, everybody on the same page. it seems like right now we're a little bit off and just need to reel it back in. it's not that hard. we just got to do it. >> i don't know. i've never made an excuse. we're not making an excuse for anything.

hear what alex ovechkin has to say in his response to the criticism from former goalie >>> the man who tried to blow up an airplane over detroit on christmas two years ago is going to spend the rest of his life in prison. he was sentenced to life without parole today. he is 25 years old and a native of nigeria. he tried to set off a bomb in his underwear on a northwest flight over detroit back in 2009. the department of justice released this video of the damage the bomb would have done had it worked. he pleaded guilty last october even though the act didn't carry out and no one was injured, the fact that he tried carries the sentence of life without parole. >> close to a dozen celebrities are expected to attend funeral services for whitney houston h this weekend at the new hope baptist church in newark. meanwhile the state governor had to defend his plan to honor houston. pw we go live to newark. >> reporter: good evening, wendy. it it's been a damp, dreary day in newark, new jersey but that has no pn not-discouraged fans from ga gathering outside the church she attended as a child. pr

good news you're getting ovi back from that three-game suspension, alex ovechkin, and ready to go.apitals need him back there out on the ice. >> it's kind of, you know, you miss a game and the decision was made and, you know, i don't know if it is going to change my game or not. again, it's a physical game. i'm going to do my best to help this team take some points and, you know, make some hits, score some goals. it's my goal. >> nice to have him back. had a little vacation in south beach. he's been seemingly away for about two weeks since that suspension. >> i have to tell you something about grankowsky. mike ditka was not a bad tight end in his day. i heard him say something really scary. he said he doesn't even know yet now good he is and as soon as he finds out like maybe next year, instead of worrying about high ankle sprains he'll start breaking people's necks and he said i guarantee it. and i'm inclined to believe it. that guy is awesome. >> he is amazing. >> that fast, that strong. >> when guys like ditka say that, other players say the same stuff, you know he is the real d

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alex ovechkin brought his a game tonight against florida. he rockets hit into the net, 2-0 capitols. top shelf, 20 seconds for the season. the summer olympics began in 170 days. we don't know how many stars will emerge over the next several months, but baltimore's michael phelps was the topic of conversation today among former olympians gathered today in london. mark spitz phelps has the motivation and talent to create a legacy in london. he could add five or six more gold medals this time around. >> i think he is motivated by establishing the most incredible legacy in the sport of the olympic games and swimming. he is at the top of his game and he has won more olympics in him, i believe. >> tom tasselmyer has snow in th is there is your seven-day forecast, and there's something we have not seen a lot of. a couple of inches possible in the 44 northern suburbs. sunshine thursday and friday, but sharply colder and some flurries began over the weekend. >> that is all for 11 news tonight. jay leno is up next. featuring rickey minor tonight, jay

comeback, three goals in the final five minutes of the game including the game winner in overtime by alex ovechkina big win that put them back in the playoff race. >>> the nationals price harper is known for his -- bryce marijuanaer is known for his unfiltered use -- bryce harper is known for his unfiltered use of twitter. the twitter account is gone. he deleted it after the team's seminar on media awareness, how interesting. >>> maryland head coach mark turgeon is all about playing fair. he feels hike when your team has a convince -- like when your team has a convincing lead it's unsportsman like to shove it in their face and run up the score. you can imagine his displeasure when north carolina scored with .17 seconds left and a 17 point lead the last time these two met in college park. tonight they have a chance for payback as they travel to chapel hill. >> it's a different animal. we're on their court. we're without keyshawn. i think our guys felt good about the way they competed here and hopefully they can do the same down there. >>> soccer today, usa taking on italy in the international frien

alex ovechkin did the rest. capitals rally to win it 3-2 in o.t. that's your first look at sports.d roggin. >>> thank you, fred. here' bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> tornadoes overnight, snow heading into new england with a big snowstorm there. a blizzard in the northern plains. the tornadoes obviously are the immediate threat. we've had numerous damage. one town in kansas was hit last night, branson, missouri. big tourist destination there was hit by a tornado. the entertainment district was hit. couple of hotels and the roof of a walmart reportedly collapsed there. no fatalities as of now. that's still a breaking news situation. as far as the tornadoes go, there's still four or five tornado warnings. one in southern illinois, one in areas south of cape gerardo. that's going along the arkansas, missouri borders. we'll watch them crossing the mississippi border. new england, you're waking up to a cold, chilly morning with cloudy skies. we're set the stage for snow and a wintery mess especially throughout southern new england and central new england. you could get

mike knuble was back last night alex ovechkin gets a puck that squirts away. he scores his 24th of the year. alexander semin, look at this shot. he would beat the former caps goalie jose theodore for the gain winner. tonight, the caps are in st. pete against the lightning >>> and nascar starts right here. coverage weekend at 8:00. >> and then the news follows that race. >> we'll be there. >> we will. >> all right. >> we are bracing ourselves to see how much snow we're going to get from the system that's going to be here. looks like it will start in the late afternoon hours and once again it depend on that track. we'll watch closely. >> dust off the shovels. >> after the race tonight, ten and 11. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple

caps on the power play, alex semin with the blast, alex ovechkin with the eye angled putback. caps break the ice and take a 1- 0 lead. not even a minute later caps on another marijuana and the alexs spoke up again. -- another power play and the alexs spoke up again. the jets would strike twice and send up april of shootout and in it -- a shootout. 3-want final. >> we lost a point -- 3-2 the final. >> we lost point and we had the chance and unfortunately we didn't. it was still 2-2. they scored 2. we only scored 1 in the shootout and that was the difference. >>> caps lead in the southeast short lived now tied with the panthers. >>> american university host l lehigh. first half it was the tony -- hosting lehigh. first half it was the tony leblicki show, his first career double double and au up by six at the half. now in the 2nd half simon mccormack to beat the shot clock. au beats lehigh 71-62. american improves to 7-2 in the patriot league. >>> jim larranaga and his miami hurricanes hosting virginia tech. you knew it would be a good night for the canes when this happened. probab

the great eight alex ovechkin. the caps went 1-2 in his absence.stion remains, will he have to change his game? >> i don't know if i want to change my game or not. i'm going to do my best to help this team and you know, score some goals. >> get out there, you know, he worked hard in practice and skated with the extra guys and took a will the of shots. i think he can't wait to play again. >> ready to have him back. the wizards have good memories of the rap tors. back on january 10, tonight, they will try for their fifth win on the road against the raptors. in other nba news, i hope you enjoyed this griffin dunk last week, because it may be the best one you'll see from him all yearlong. the clippers forward says he doesn't plan on defending his title. he says he just likes to enjoy playing as a starter for the very first time. >> texas ranger outfielder and recovering drug addict had a relapse. admitted to having three or four drinks this week and he apologized for a weak moment. he was suspended for more than three years while in the tampa bay organ

in overtime, alex ovechkin streaking up the left side. come back from the dead.o points, tough points. 3-2 the final. caps have now won three straight and they move past winnipeg. but started now, they're in. the washington wizards went to the land, to miller. and made it competitive. no moral victories in the nba, but in milwaukee, the wizards dug themselves a hole. somehow they crawled out. late fourth, two of his 20, wizards down just one. a minute to play. same score, ten seconds to play. john wall, nice, he had 19. wizards up one. six seconds left, perhaps too soon. brandon jennings off the mark, but gets the tip in, and the bucks go back in front, 119- 118. no one blocked out. still 2.2 for the wizards. nice bump, releases. but they called him for a travel. shot missed anyway. wizards miss a chance at pulling off a miracle. washington lost five straight. don't go anywhere because we're not. when we return, is the next quarterback for the washington redskins this guy? and what did he say about mike shanahan? how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact

caps on the power play, alex ovechkin side of the vet. nice. it's ove's 24th of the season, game tied at one. later in the third, still tied at one. alexander semin, bottom of the screen. he says to thee doing, you're not stopping this shot. his 16th of the season. it was the game-winner. caps beat the panthers, washington now trails florida by two points in the standings. the capitals continue their four game road trip tomorrow night against tampa bay. >>> the knicks lose for the first time since jeremy lin stepped into the starting lineup. >> did you get that? >> no. struggling early, the first quarter, he had five turnovers and just two points. he finished with a season worst nine turnovers in the game. lin would rebound second quarter, goes coast to coast for the bucket. knicks down 4 at half time. late fourth quarter. new york down 76-71. lin drives pullup, knocks down the jumper, finished with 26 points, it's a three-point game. new orleans wearing their mardi gras uniforms, crashing the jeremy lin party. vasquez to marinelli. the former