steven straussburg is working on his mid-season form and alex ovechkin is back and has many hats to prove it and first hoops. the stories for the wizards this season. they rise to the occasion and mean that they play to the level of their opponent and they prove to hang with some big dogs and on that first half. and this is the wide open lay- up for him and up a point, 95- 94 and with that less than 30 to go and drives the fast field and lays it in to tie the game at 103 and the game high, 27 points. wizards up 1. okafor misses the free throw and the rebound. the wizards hold on and beat the rockets 105-103. the sixth straight win with the team and record over 500. >> and they're the worst team in the nba and when you play against us and that is -- and everyone is going to compete hard and if they take us for granted and with the best of them. >> and with georgetown and syracuse, it marked the end of an era and that is the final time they faced off in conference play at the carrier dome and with thattenning to a rivalry. bringing an eight-game winning streak and syracuse won 38 in a row a

vintage alex ovechkin. in the first scoreless, the past, alex ovechkin on the one- timer celebrating like we like to see. later in the third, the game is tied. vintage classic ovechkin with the hesitation move, and he likes the lamp. the icing on the cake, again to ovechkin. smacks' it in for his 11th career high hat trick. everybody is anxious for the nationals season to get here, even if it is just an exhibition game against the yankees on march 29, but judging by his performance today, maybe we should hold the excitement and let them get into a rhythm and the grapefruit league. stephen strasburg struggled in his first preseason start. tejada tees off the fastball at 96 gone, two-run shot. the mets' lead to-0. davey was not happy, neither was strasburg. the nationals lose 5-3. the nationwide race in daytona. fourth term, smith in front is spun around. that sets off a chain reaction, my goodness. punching a hole into the catch fence. apparently affected some fans, too, no word on anybody was injured, but q

alex ovechkin. you know, the russian rocket has been the lightning rod of this franchise for so many years, but lately, his productivity has fallen off. that was until this weekend when he gave folks a glimpse of what he could do. this weekend, he really turned it on and it was certainly a sight to see. his first patrick and over two years. he is not the 50 goal scorer he used to be, but his teammates say the alex ovechkin we have is good enough. >> the more threats you have, the more it spreads at their defensive abilities. ovi will play against the top defensemen. if you have those other threats on different lines and able to spread it out and have that secondary scoring -- >> let's move on to other sports of the day. nats lost it, but that's not the story. bryce harper continues to rake 3 for 3 today, including an rbi double. that makes 6 for 8. drove in a pair of runs. adam and jason worth will make their spring training debuts tomorrow. the redskins are saying they may take legal action against

alex ovechkin with another hit forces a turnover, mike ribeiro and to green game tied 1-1. 2nd period caps trail 2-1. it's shot and crazy bounce, tomas vokoun out of the net, a gift goal we call it. 2-2. 33 seconds after the pens take a 3-2 lead they increase it 4-2. crosby to chris kunitz. beats braden holtsby. >> miscues, little things and i'm sure a goal that holtz probably wants back, but otherwise it's hard to say. i'm not that worried about it because i think they're playing good hockey. >> it's how you lose sometimes that's frustrating. i believe if we played better and they got goals there, face- off. we need to focus for all of it and everyone, you might not play a lot, but when you're there, be focused. >>> let's take you live to baltimore right now where the fans are going crazy celebrating the ravens second super bowl victory, 34-31 over the san francisco 49ers. this is a live look from inner harbor and a live report coming up next.  >>> the baltimore ravens are super bowl champs 34-31 the final in new orleans, but closer to home pandemonium on the s

alex ovechkin dropping the gloves. not officially a fight. both get roughing penalties. and an extra 2 for cross checking. ahead to the third period. capitals down. watch closely off the face-off. ovechkin with a laser of a wrister. fourth goal of the year. tied at 5. heading to evertime. just 30 second into ot. nick backs,000 trom. perfect pass. and the head-up play. the veteran. stays with it. pokes his own rebound home. 6-5 your final. capitals win in overtime. they're staying in florida. taking on cam pa on thursday. well, technically it was a battle for bragging rights in the commonwealth. realistically wasn't a battle at all. stra va/virginia tech heading in polar opposite directions these days. the hokies have lost seven straight. while virginia has won seven of

for almost two years, alex ovechkin has gone without a check -- a trick./ mike ribero passes to alex hkin derrek fall, he is at it. but as the board. 1-0, caps. hesitation, classic. vintage. he scores. 2-1, capitals. his 11th careers hat trick. since january the wizards are 10 and 4. the rockets are surging and have won 4 straight over the wizards. they trailed by as many as 17 but came back. emeka okafor grabbed the rebound. put the right back in. james harden, what can you do? tries the half court shot. no dice. wizards win. steven strasbourg, he gets lit up by ruben off that fast ball. they run shots and the mets lead 2-0. stephen strasburg lasted only two innings. they lost 5-3. the nfl combine wraps up tomorrow. there's always an adidas shoe deal. the 40 yard dash -- and it is promises a deal to whoever runs it the fastest -- adidas promises a deal to whoever runs at the fastest. look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ ♪ that's why right here in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas pr

alex ovechkin is trying to rediscover his own. the capitals are 1-5-1 now, not too great. last night, they had the lead in toronto. alex ovechkin, his second goal of the season, but he needs to be more productive with that salary. toronto scored twice including the game-winner. the capitals a host the flyers tonight. the wizards in memphis to taking on the grizzlies. beale is expected to miss the next two games with an injured right wrist. we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >> a little more snow? >> the quick system this morning, cleared out. the satellite image, another coming down the pike tomorrow. sunshine in the morning, increasing clouds, still in the evening into sunday morning. then we clear out monday. monday night into tuesday morning, another chance of snow. then we settled down the end of next week with sunshine and a slight warming trend. bob ryan will have more on the timing and the accumulation

alex ovechkin, one goal in six games going into tonight's game in toronto.ood news is they're take on the maple leafs. 23 goals in 27 games against the leafs. the force was not with the capitals. let's tgo to toronto. ovechkin has stored a goal in every game he's played in toronto. second period, tied at 1-1. capitals on the power play. the nice cross-ice pass to ovechkin. the capitals were thinking things were going well but they just couldn't hold on. now tied at 2-2 in the third. johansson can't clear the puck and the leafs make him pay. the dragons, once down by 20, under 30 to go. 25 points, none bigger than these three. the dragons take a three-point lead on that shot. seven seconds to go now. drexel up by three. th they miss the free throw. brian allen stripped by lee. drexel wins it 58-54. mason drops to 12-9 on the season. finally, back here in new orleans, a very funny moment with redskins running back alfred morris on radio row this morning. let's take a look at this video. alfred morris was working at a lemonaid stand with one of his sponsors. he

mic green gets drilled, alex ovechkin with a big -- mike green gets drilled, alex ovechkin with a bigver. game all square 1 high pressure 1. 2nd period caps -- 1-1. 2nd period caps trailing 2-1. tomas vokoun out of the net, a gift goal, 2-2. braden holtby gets beat, penguins up 3-2. 33 seconds later in the crease 4-2 as sidney crosby gets it to chris kunitz. caps lose 6-3. afterwards the head coach was asked why he did not pull his goalie. >> there was a time where i thought about pulling him, but the guy has been very good for this franchise last year and i thought he earned the right to stay in there and fight through it and the guys rally around him and we had a really good 3rd period. >>> some golf, waste management phoenix open, final round, phil mickelson began the day with a six-shot lead. lefty rolls in this birdie back to 24-under par. his competition brandt snedeker looking for a birdie of his own on six. he'd get as close as three shots behind lefty. on seven watch this putt from phil mickelson from 56 feet out, touches the fringe, down the slope heading to the cup with som

. >>> coming up alex ovechkin is starting to ramp things up for the caps. we're back after this. this is my friend diane. she's played by the rules her whole life. but then the rules flew right out the window. having just lost her husband, she stepped up and adopted her three grandkids, while working full time and caring for her brother, eddie, with cerebral palsy. i get the three children up. i walk andrew at eight i drop olivia off at eight thirty. spend a few minutes at emilio's school. i stop at the grocery store, and then i might do some laundry that has to be done. and then i have about five minutes. the baby sitter comes in and then i go to work. i'm not back home again until 11:30 at night. hard as she works, it's still a struggle to keep up with the bills and stay warm at night. when we asked the biggest oil companies to help families in need, only citgo, the people of venezuela, and president hugo chavez responded. thanks to them, citizens energy is able to deliver millions of gallons of fuel to families just like diane's. i'm joe kennedy. if you need help staying warm

alex ovechkin shot off of lundqvist and the crossbar and then later troy brouwer in the slot shoots wide, not meant to be tonight, capitals falling 2- 1 despite a great effort by holtby with 38 saves. >>> the nba all-star game was tonight in houston. there's no better way to celebrate than on michael jordan's birthday who turned 50 today. east versus west and this is a show, east in blue, lebron james to d. wade who tosses it off the backcourt board, back to king names for the dunk. later in the 1st quarter kobe bryant with the steal. he flings it to kevin durant. he gets the dunk of his choice. the d.c. native goes for the windmill. 2nd quarter the west chris paul to kobe. he lobs it up for blake griffin for the one-handed throwdown. the west up 69-55 at the half. in the 4th quarter more from the west, paul gives it to durant down the lane for another serious dunk. the score really doesn't matter. it's just fun but the west is leading the east. >>> college hoops this afternoon, jeff jones and american looking to avenge a 19 point loss to holy cross on january 19th. final minute in overt

they are playing with a lack of confidence, and their leader, alex ovechkin, has two goals. it is not good right now for the capitals. 20 rebounds in each of the last three games. our shot of the night comes from the nuggets. over the shoulder upshot and a prayer. high off the glass and that is the shot of the night. let's go to brooklyn the lakers and nets. even the brooklyn fans loved it. the monster dam of the night comes from kobe bryant. the rockets win over the warriors last night. houston is 23 3-pointers. they you have it. >> coming up tonight, a heart to heart celebration a reunion between athlete and the girl that receive our brothers heart. a very special story for you tonight at 11:00. >> the federal reserve reports one of its internal websites was hacked but no critical operations were affected. the internet site contained contact information for thousands of banking executives including their office and cell phone numbers. the problem has been fixed and the bank executives have been told about the breach. >> it looks like we'll get off pretty easy around here.

alex ovechkin, wake up. the caps win, 5-0. obviously a lot of positives. goals. great for braden. save. after that, we did not give him much. a lot of positives. torchaking of positives, town is ranked 20th in the country. ranking means nothing when it comes to -- could the team as a whole show up against records? second half. misses. it in onth the rebound. you could hear the rim rattling. throws it. y.y it in, crips and eas a little over a minute to go now. poprter. -- porter. hoyas win 5 in a row. georgia tech. first. kicks it out to chris. a 3.s wish of net. second half. cruise control. they lost,. w. the mayor is in the house. what can you do? up the jumper. 57-54, butler. less than 5 seconds. looks like he fouled. something going on. trying to make the buzzer. no dice. 59-56. delaware and george mason. first half. man down. hits a pretty jumper. second half, down nine. nothing to show for it. goes the other way. man, look at that. hits a3. -72. this is cool. check out the play of the day. at thes that shot buzzer. take another look. the crowd goes nuts. it is crucial. ot. re

alex ovechkin and the caps, and the rangers. so long from chicago. >> you're watching wbal-tv news 11. live, local, late breaking. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> if you were out in about today, you could have witnessed some very strange weather. what could be next? let's check in with john collins. >> temperatures were cold, we did not get out of the '30's. and the wind made us feel much cooler than on that. we essentially pulled in some of these clouds, these dots on the radar producing some snow showers. nothing measurable, only trace amounts. it still felt like winter. its debt in winter and in new england where the center of the storm is coming near nova scotia. what happens after this? forecast just ahead. >> we are monitoring the recovery and tonight we're live from rosedale where they're holding a fund-raiser for young dakota. >> 7-year-old dakota is well on the way to recovery. >> thank you, everybody. i love you guys. >> that'

. >>> alex ovechkin getting encouragement from an unlikely source. the terps going to black burg. >>> as "news4 at 6" continues. (woman) 3 days of walking to give a break cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful >>> washington loves its football team, but some people think the name is offensive. chris gordon is live still american indian museum, where this issue is being debated. chris? >> reporter: well, good evening. today a "the washington post" columnist wrote in the metro section urging the washington football team to change its name. post sports columnist mike weiss has urging the same thing since 2005. here at the american indian museum, they say they take offense to the na

>> we'll start with alex ovechkin. he's got two goals both on the power play. last goals here have been in the ranger series last year. so he's not getting any scoring whatsoever. you need your stars to be your stars and right now the caps are not. defensively they are still struggling a lot. >> the goal tending, what's going on there? they are 27th in the league with goals given up. >> i think it is more of the people in front of them that they have not had a lot of help defensively. you have a guy like john carlson that has been on ice for 21 goals this year. the caps only have 23 goals total. so they are not getting a lot of help in front of them. >> a rough thing for them. we'll see if they could rebound again tonight in pittsburgh. wusa will re >>> it's time for cool schools and tonight students at one are focusing on traffic safety. they are literally saving lives. >> reporter: busy intersections could have a disaster of consequences. >> and you are just distracted. you need to get the word out that it isnot fair. >> reporter:tht of the top ten accident p

returning to the mound for the first time the last season and alex ovechkin gives new jersey a devil. lindsay's next with sports. çÑ? >>> good evening, i'm lindsay murphy. the end of an era in big east basketball. a rivalry that is one of the best, if not the best in the country and comes to an end. today marks the final conference matchup between georgetown and syracuse as both schools prepare to leave the big east and they bring a winning streak into the game and the orange in control and from way downtown. and making it 12-4 and to auto porter jr. and georgetown with the first lead of the game, 16- 15, the hoyas by two at the break. five to go, and out to porter and hits the three and is fouled, makes the free throw and over a minute to go and with a career high 83 points. >>> it was a special day in college park and lefty who coached them and won 348 games. he was honored at halftime and the first half up of the courts and to clear for the lay-in and the foul. the terps up by 10 and led by 3 at the half. and second half, faust forcing the turnover and on to that break. he had 12

still ahead on news 4 at 6:00, alex ovechkin shakes a >>> an update from the daytona speedway in floridaports now of up to 15 fans injured when the debris and engine from one car crashed into the chain link barrier. no drivers were hurt. again, 15 injuries reported now. we'll have more on this story coming up tonight on news 4 at 11:00. >> let's go to jason and the caps. >> big game for the caps coming off a couple losses. and noon start for this game. unfortunately, the caps did get it going in the early start. it stinks when the star player is in a slump. but that slum subpoena officially over. ovechkin with three goals and an assist. for this game, ovechkin had just one goal against devils goalie hedberg. second period, no score. jason chimera to mike rib aira to a waiting ovechkin. 1-0 caps. ovechkin set to break out of that slump in a big way. third period, we're tied at one. long pass from chimera to ovechkin. the wrist shot is money. 2-1, caps. later on in the third period, capitals lead it 3-1. looking for some insurance on the power play. backstrom to ribeiro. he scores his 11th

alex ovechkin, you don't have to put on the red light, but you can and he does. his sixth of the year. 1-0. third period, some nice stick work. you can whip it. he had to score two goals since march of last year. he got it going today. third period on the power play, another thing he hasn't done in a while. caps won it 5-1 carolina in town on tuesday. all right, so here's syracuse university and they are at a big party today. georgetown's last visit on a regular basis in the big east, which is breaking up. and of course, just to spice things up, they thought let's bring carmelo anthony to the house. so, that was the setting in new york today. there's carmelo honoring him today. he saw a guy who sort of played like him. otto in transition. 12 of 19. hoyas up by 4. now up by 2. the save out to porter. porter a career high 33. hoyas win by 11. closer to home, maryland, clemson, classy move by mark today. first half, nick from the corner. four of seven from that area today. he had a season high 18. 35-32 at the break, though. dez dropping it. he's a dunk man. marylan

despite this alex ovechkin goal, in the second period on the power play.a third period lead against the senators and the leagues. only to surrender two goals. they'll need to push through the fatigue of back to back games. puck drops at 7:00. we'll have highlights at 11:00. >>> round two of the waste management phoenix open from scottsdale. tracking and holds it. gets a high five there. he's at 7 under through 16 holes so far. second round still in progress. everyone is still chasing phil. trying to follow his 60 from yesterday. how do you follow a 60? into the desert sun and this would lead to a birdie pinned high. part of a three birdie stretch. he currently is the leader through 14 holes on the day. and finally, the wizards on the road tonight at memphis at 8:00. without the services of bradley who is out with a bad wrist. brian. >> send it down to shawn. >> local high school boys accused of getting teenage girls drunk and making sex tapes. sometimes after the girls passed out. more on the investigation and reaction from the community. >>> plus, a conte

alex ovechkin and the caps, and the rangers. so long from chicago. >>> news4 at 6:00 starts now. >>> right now at 6:00, firefighters rescue a 4-year-old girl from a burning home in southeast. tonight, she is in critical condition. as investigators try to figure out what started that fire. >>> plus, controlled chaos in college park. how police stayed a step ahead of rowdy fans after maryland's big win over duke. >>> and thousands marched from the national mall to the white house, a call to action tonight on climate change. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm jim rosenfield. we begin with a 4-year-old child in critical condition tonight after being rescued from a house fire. that fire broke out in the 2600 block of 33rd street in southeast this morning, and adding to the chaos, a man was arrested at the scene. news4's derrick ward explains the charges he's facing. >> reporter: two adults and two children were in the wood frame house at the time of the fire. one of the children, a 4-year-old girl, had to be rescued from an jaup stairs

first meeting of the season for rivals alex ovechkin and sidney crosby. first period down 1-0-check out mike greene, crashes into the boards. he goes down for a few moments chg. gets up, looks like he's going to skate off the ice but instead, wait, there's the puck, shoots, scores. greene's second of the year ties it at one. they should draw them all up like that. second period, caps now down 2-1. john carlson dumps the puck in. tomas vokoun leaves the net to play behind the boards. a fluke bounce off the boards and veers into the empty net. what the? carlson will take it, his first of the year. less than three minutes later, pens on the attack. letang gets it, beats braden holtby and pens back on top 3-2. and then 30 seconds after that, here we go again. sidney crosby to have chris kunitz. first of three goals for him. the hat trick. caps lose 6-3. they drop to 2-6-1. >> i think we have been in positions to win games a lot of nights and let it slip. tonight was no different. 2-2 midway through the second period. we were in a good spot to win. like i say,

alex ovechkin chipped in a goal. they stay in florida and take on the lightning on thursday. >>> virginia has bragging rights over virginia tech this year when it comes to college hoops. the cavaliers trounced the hokies, 73-55 last night in charlottesville. it was uvas second win. the cavs won by 16 points in blacksburg. they're in second place in the acc. the cavalier take on north carolina this saturday. >>> soon you'll be able to leave your friend a ticket without leaving your seat. ticketmaster will let you transfer ticket digitally. you and a friend or family member will need to have the mobile app. you just sign into the account and e-mail your ticket. the feature hopes to be up and running this spring. >>> america's top dog is only about a foot tall and weighs less than 15 pounds. an affenpinscher named banana joe won the westminster kennel club dog show. he beat out the english sheepdog nee named bugaboo. a bijon frise was the winner of the nonsporting group. an american fox hound finished first in the hound

six blocks away, verizon center, alex ovechkin captain of the capitals.perhaps the spark will be facing sidney crosby captain of the pittsburgh penguins. no penguin has more points than he. that's normal. two feisty teams coming off wins. caps/pens after this update. >> doc, thanks so much. time to hit up saturday night's highlights. first two weeks of the nhl season have been shark weeks. san jose 7-0-0, the only perfect team left in the league taking on nashville. san jose trailing 1-0 on the power play. a scoreless overtime. go to the shootout. craig smith, the only goal in the shootout.

third period off the face off, alex ovechkin with his first even-strength goal of the year puts the caps4-0, and they add another one. they get to celebrate, 5-0 the final. afterwards eastern talking about holtby's helper. >> he looked quiet back there which is good for goalie and he made the best pass i have ever made to brower. when a goalie makes a better pass than you, you know he's on his game. >> that's one of the harder passes i have seen up the ice. he's been unbelievable. you know, it's good for him, good confidence booster not just for him but all of us. >> he mofts the puck as well as any goalie. he worked hard on it and to be able to see me at the far blue line and make such a good pass, it was good to see. >>> when a sporting event invites live animals, you have a lot of potential for a worst case scenario moment and that's what we get when a minor league hockey team invites a live condor to inspire the bakersfield con dor. instead it terrifies them. before the game against las vegas. the real condor came out for the national anthem. this bird decided to fly the coop. the ha

in the third, alex ovechkin finds the back of the net but by this time it's way too late. i thought we were playing really good hockey. i thought there were goals that kind of deflated us, and in looking at them on the tape, i'm sure definitely one of the goals, i'm sure michael would want back. >>> the baltimore ravens are making the media rounds. tonight it's coach's turn. john harbaugh is a guest on david letterman tonight right after this newscast. find out why he hasn't talked to his brother since the big game. >>> the last time maryland won two games in a row was back in january. they do fine at home but the terps have yet to win a road game against an acc opponent. tonight they had that chance to gain some momentum. the nation's leading scorer and the virginia tech hokies hosting maryland. terps on the break. jake layman with a big three from the right side. he had 4 on the night. eric green, a huge night for him. 29 points for the hokies senior including this three. a big three late in the game. the terps able to hold on for the 60-55 big win. >>> best fin issue of

tonight, florida in town visiting alex ovechkin. watch braden taking things into his own hands or stick. the goalie with the pass to troy brower. his fifth of the season. washington doing the work on the grass and joel ward, the flick of the wrist, 3-0 after two. back to ovechkin. his fourth. it's the first time the caps score more than three goals and they really only needed one because he was really a great wall of china in china town, if i can say it that way. 27 saves. caps win 5-0. hey coach, that sure felt good, didn't it? >> we were just talking, was it the five goals? kind of both. great for braden. he made the big save for us, and after that, we didn't give him much and we scored some goals and obviously a will the of positives. >> playing two teams on tuesday. well, as much as i make fun of georgetown's offense, which can be painful to watch at times, the hoyas are a game out of first place. john thompson, iii, could care less what his system looks like. how would it fair on the road, though? always a slug fest in the big

toronto 3-1. 3rd period caps on a power play, alex ovechkin to troy brouwer to mike ribeiro who scoreshird goal of the year to cut the deficit to 3-2 , but that's how it end. caps fall to 2-7-1 on the season through 10 games. >> that's a tough one tonight because the way we played the other night i thought for sure we were going to have a good effort tonight. we did have the effort. it kind of deflates you when you make a mistake like that early in the game. >>> the wizards have played well against good teams to date defeating four division leaders. tomorrow night they host the new york knicks. last night they topped the clippers 98-90, five guys in double figures. martell webster led the way with 21, the wiz's first victory over the clips in nine games. makes you wonder where they'd be if john wall of healthy to start the season. they are 7-7 since his return january 12th which is the eighth best record in the east since then. >> since everybody got back healthy and since i came back, a lot of teams start respecting us more and knowing that we're capable of doing a lot of things. we'r

ribeiro finds alex ovechkin and ovie's second goal of the season. caps in front 2-1. the final period marcus johansson careless with the puck. matt fratten gets it. leafs first lead 3-2. caps have one last chance. the final rush and they get a good look at it, too ribeiro back to ovie fires. he misses. caps fall surrendering two goals in the final period. now 1-5-1 on the season. they're back home against the flyers tomorrow. >>> the cost of redskins tickets are going up for the first time in seven years. however, the bump will be no more than 10% hike. the skins still have the cheapest ticket in the nfc east. speaking of expensive tickets, super bowl xlvii now three days away, both teams held their second day of workouts this afternoon, john harbaugh trying to keep his ravens insulated from the distractions as they take aim at their second lombardi trophy, but the talk goes for the coaches, too. of course, the game is being billed as the har bowl. >> i think they've done a great job of carpettallizing. i was worried i was going -- compartmentalizing. i was worried i

alex ovechkin helped of them score. over time did not last long.they shot the game-winner and the capsule when and that is two in a row. that may turn their season around. the wiz's are getting in on lucky break. they are in detroit to try to push their longest win streak of this season to five games. they are our role despite their 15-35 records. they are outscoring opponents over the past week just over 11 points per game >>6:41 so let's go to the weather center. >> we're off to a cool start? >> it is about 10 degrees colder than a was yester day. this is a national flirting week. doug hill, power you doing? >> good morning i have no clue. it is colder that has been but our average i goes up another degree. here are the temperatures -- frederick as a cold spot but everybody else is above freezing. satellite and radar shows clouds moving our way and rain this afternoon and as we get through the evening and nighttime hours it will mix and change to snow with maybe a coating in the metro area but i don't think it will be a big deal. >> around the be

alex ovechkin as two goals. it's not good. the wizards hosting the knicks last night. the wizards and the next, defense setting up the offense. wall takes it coast-to- coast. the early lead. , 106-96.n wins in college basketball, george washington won. the colonials are now 11 and 10. >> the redskins' name will be a hot topic of discussion during at thet today smithsonian's national museum of american indian. scholars, native americans, and thers will gather at authwest d.c. museum for oflong discussion on the use american mascots and nicknames in sports. mavs called for the team to adopt a new name. the son of retiring baltimore lewis isnebacker ray following in his father's footsteps. the two time super bowl champion was with his son ray lewis iii and when did under lewis signed intent to play for miamiiversity of hurricanes, just like his father disappeared. retired washe to spend more time with his son. disgrace cyclist lance armstrong thestopped a new list of most disliked athletes in america. survey comes weeks usingarmstrong admitted drugsmance enhancing during

troy scored three goals and alex ovechkin had apoint4 points.ace gordon again -- [no audio] >> we had some technical difficulties. but it was a big night for the capitals. coming up at 6:00, a new report on ways to help kids going through dramatic situations. >> what's behind the jump in red- light cameras in rockville. >> maker's mark makes a cut just to meet global demand. ? still ahead at 6:00. >> music stars from taylor swift to justin timberlake and jay-z takes the stage for the a grammy awards. it was a big night. now look at the night's big winners. >> the music industry celebrated its own with a night of our full performances. >> we are never getting back together ♪ >> justin timberlake returned to the grammys stage after a hiatus, performing his new single "suit and tie." fun won for best new artist. >> i did not think we were going to win against frank ocean and everybody amazing. >> the black tkeys, best song and best rock albumm. frank ocean, buster and contemporary album. prince presented the record of the year for gotye. >> many ye

alex ovechkin with a shot and a goal. a miraculous comeback. the game was tied at 5.as backstrom with a great pass on the break. pack your bags and start the bus. the game is over. the capitals have won two road. a big-time win last night and it may be a season changer. have a great day, everybody. >> thanks so much. 5:51 is the time. royal reaction after shutterbugs' captured prince william and pregnant and showing kate on the beach. >> also coming up a 6:00, while -- why you're not alone if you feel you are barely getting by paycheck to paycheck. >> and was a child wrote after going on a family cruise ship. >> we have a live look outside rosslyn where you say things look very nice, a little present. >> exactly. >> but it's cooler than yesterday. >> this weekend we will see a big cooldown. its national flirting week. how are you doing? [laughter] we will be flirting with snow tonight, but little to no accumulation expected. clouds moving in as we speak. and you can see some stars this morning, but that will come to an end shortly ask eyes become cloudy. assistance to

alex ovechkin did have one of our two goals in that 5-2 loss. the ravens super bowl mvp had serious concerns heading into the final play of the game. >> joe flacco's microphone was on and his locker endicott him talking to several teammates about leaving the sidelines to break free for a touchdown. everthey say that he cannot do that. we have another our head. coming up, all across the northeast, schools are canceled and workers are told to stay home. if we're going to boston from what preparations for the big blizzard. it's a live look outside. it's 35 degrees and reining in this area. we have snow in the viewing area as well. if we will talk about the wintry mix and when i >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> it is a recipe for a monster here possibly as store a blizzard. millions of americans will be affected. in boston there bracing for snow that likely will be measured in feet and not inches. >> a wintry mix in leesburg and some rain for us in rosslyn. >> your favorite olivia pope fashions to fit your budge

alex ovechkin gives it to greene and he burris the second goal of the year. back up at one apiece.in the second period, caps trail 2-1 again. this goes into the pen zone. a gift goal right there. square at 2. crosby to chris kunis. today it's kunis not ovechkin with the super bowl hat trick. they fall 6-3. they are 6-2-1 on the season. >> miscues, little things. otherwise, i don't know. i'm not that worried bit. they are playing good hockey. >> when you lose it's disappointing. sometimes it's how you lose that is frustrating. >> there has been an rg3 siting in new orleans. he said his recovery from knee surgery is ahead of schedule and he went through the toughest part. the nfl has asked the redskins about his possible return date so that they can better schedule nationally televised games. the real reason he was in new orleans was to accept the rookie of the year award beating out fellow quarterback andrew luck, russell wilson and alfred morris. he becomes the first red skin to win the award since running back mike thomas won the honor in 1975. he set numerous records including a

alex ovechkin chipped in a goal and assist in that come from behind win. they stay in florida and take on the lightning tomorrow night. >>> ticketmaster is making easier to give your extra ticket to your buddy without leaving your seat at game or concert. you'll soon be able to transfer tickets digitally. you and a friend or family member need a mobile app. you have to sign into your account and e-mail the ticket. that will create a new bar code for the new ticket. the old one won't work anymore. they hope to offer this feature this spring. >>> if you couldn't stay up to see which dog won best in show, you're in luck. the winning dog will be live on the "today" show after "news4 today." here's the winner. he's an affenpinscher named banana joe. he won the westminster kennel club dog show. he beat out the old english sheepdog named bugaboo who finished second. this is a bijon frise from the district. american fox hound from mechanicsville, maryland finished first in the hound group. >>> i went out to interview, not the -- the owners of a dog that won a coup

they are only down one and finally the great 8 with under three to play, alex ovechkin when you needt, he comes through. he wee we need to see much more of this from a.m. ex. we go to overtime tied at five. in ot, a great pass from nicky backstrom and you want to see this. troy brower, no. troy brower, yes, gets his open rebound and the caps get a huge two points winning in overtime 6-5. this is the type of wins you have to get in order to start thinking about the playoffs. >> what is the record now though? >> they are only 4-8-1. >> hold on. i told you not to panic yet. just like i told you with the wizards. >> you said panic. >> i did. >> yesterday there in viera, florida, the boys of summer already there in winter. it is not even sp>> it is never florida. >> the pictures of stephen strasbourg and gio gonzalez. and gi oa. was there and he addressed the media. head to address the reason why his name came up on a report down there in florida with some illegal peds. he was vehement in his his denial. he says i've cooperated with major league baseball. of a done everything they wanted.

alex ovechkin gets to work putting thcaps up 2-1 early per leafs battled back.y pick up their first home win of the season beating the caps 3-2. the caps now only have just one win on the season. that will do it for us here in new orleans. we'll see you this evening. i'm kristin better berset. -- imakristen berset. have a great -- i'm kristen berset. have a great friday. >>> a the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. >>> time right now is 5:29. welcome back. i'm jessica doyle. andrea roane is on assignment. >> she'll be back monday. she's at the super bowl. it's super bowl friday. we're happy about that. here's monika samtani. >> tomorrow is super bowl saturday. >> it's a whole super bowl week. we've been having some fun. mr. bernstein swrerks school delays -- mr. bernstein, we have school delays. >> mineral, grant, hampshire and berkley county schools are delayed by two hours today. in maryland, garrett and allegheny

a score off the deflection and less than three minutes later, alex ovechkin once again off the faceoffscores just like that. we're all tied up. in overtime it didn't take them long. just 32 seconds in. troy bauer gets a nice pass. gets his own rebound. three gales in just five and a half minutes. caps win back-to-back games for the first time this season. on the hardwood last night, virginia hosting virginia tech and the nation's leader scorer eric green. cavaliers held green to just one point in the first half. he ended the night with 22. once again there's only so much green could do. the hokies allowed joe harris to score a career high 26 points. virginia steam rolls virginia tech 73-55. gonzalez spoke out for the first time denying using perform many en-- performance enhancing drugs. the only explanation he gave is his father was once a patient at the clinic. we'll bring you live reports starting at 5:00 p.m. have a great day. >>> it's called the reinvolving door syndrome and it's costing americans millions of dollars in repeated hospital visits. how can you avoid that coming up. >