alex ovechkin sweeps in to clean it up, take another look. a big mess in front of the goalie.vi, his league leading 40th goal of the season. caps up 3-2. later on it's marcus johansson, and troy brower in the zone. brower, the backhand, his second of the game. and the caps go on to win it, 4-2. big two points for them. they host the devils on saturday and then it's off to sochi. >>> the 2014 olympic games have begun. opening ceremony is tomorrow. today the competition got under way. it was a disastrous start for the u.s. in team figure skating. jeremy abbott representing the united states, his teammates cheering him on. and look what has happened. right out of the gate, four-time defending champion, he didn't get enough height and slid into the boards. and then later not much better. he is supposed to do a triple. it's only a one. tough day for abbott. earned the lowest score he has received in competition in years, finished in seventh place. >>> paris team skating. americans marisa castelli and simon skated a beautiful team but suffered a sizable point deduction when castelli

you never know who is in the stands, but just days away from the olympics alex ovechkin makes history on the ice while th ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> now game on with kristen berset. >> the last time alex ovechkin reached the 40 goal mark was in the 2009 2010 season which also happened to winter olympics time period. tonight ovie reached that mark in an olympic sendoff game. coincidence? you can decide. i'll show you what went down tonight caps hosting the jets at the verizon center. 1st period marcus johansson passes the puck in front of the crease for troy brouwer, picks up his 12th of the season. on the 3rd caps out on goal, the young tom wilson getting assists from two guys just called up from the ahl. caps tie it up at 2-2. a few minutes later caps attack the goal again. this time the great 8, not just no. 40. it's his sixth 40 goal season, a franchreise cord. caps win tonight 4-2 the final. >>> the caps have four players heading to the winter olympics next week, so

>> you got alex ovechkin? who you got? just finished up in the motor city and it has the sports department on the edge of our seats, capitals visiting hockey town and alex ovechkin visits the red light >>> now game on with dave owens. >> caps offense like that overcooked steak your girl friend just made, no juice, no juice, but you eat it anyway because you love her. d.c. sports fans been eating that steak all season long. enough is enough! let's get to it and hopethings turn around tonight. adam oates and the caps fading. 3rd period, alex ovechkin, new nickname, puck pilferer. 3rd period, you got to have x- ray vision if you're that goalie. it took seven rounds of the shootout until detroit patrick e. says good night now. detroit wins 4-3, another loss for the caps. >>> roger goodell not pushing the redskins to change the team name. he referenced the poll that nine of 10 native americans don't have a problem with it we know one local figure who does and he's been tweeting all day. take a look at this. former mayor marion

alex ovechkin put the brunt of the criticism as russia's most famous athlete. supposed to -- scoring just one goal the entire tournament. today after practice, he took a chance to apologize. >> first of all, i want to say sorry. it's a once in a lifetime -- life goes on and you know, right now we are here and we're going to do our best. >> and nicholas backstrom won the silver medal with sweden, but he failed a drug test that kept him out of the gold medal game. backstrom claims it was his allergy medication. >> i mean, obviously it's not fun to deal with. i don't wish no one to have to go through this, to be honest with you. but i look forward to playing the next game on thursday and i have to focus on washington right now and that's why i'm here. >> down in viera, matt williams made good on his promise. this morning before full squad workout, he got his first taste. he expected to play 10 to 15 games this season. he is open to the idea, but it's not an easy transition. >> people think you can put someone at first base and the easiest position ever, but yeah,

alex ovechkin for russia. third period, tied at 1.blue, and patrick kane passes to joe pole ves key and scores. the russians tied it up. it appears they take the lead later in the period. this shot from way out in the blue line goes in. watch it again, though. the net was off before the shot. therefore, no goal. not only had the overtime but needed a shootout. eighth round, kovalchuk gave u.s. a chance to end it. tj oshie does just that. how about that? the united states takes this one russia, 3-2. next up, slovakia, 7:30, sunday morning, nbc sports network. >>> let's move on to college basketball now. maryland and duke always give their fans their money's worth whenever these two programs get together. tonight, no different. the last regular season meeting as conference opponents between the two. duke fans going all taylor swift on maryland tonight. first half action. terps down eight. on the run, jake layman misses the three-pointer, but nick fouft, a high percentage shot, dunks it back home. maryland down six at halftime. second ha

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the complaints have gotten under the skin of caps' star alex ovechkin. he told nbc washington's capitals game blog, "i've been in three olympic games, i remember torino and volunteer, and nobody said something bad about those places? why are you always trying to find bad things in so much? it's olympics, guys. come on. everybody has to enjoy it, and don't find bad stuff out there. of course the world is changing, everybody's focusing on different stuff, political stuff. but just settle down." we've got breaking news coming out of the park now. actually, the extreme park up in the mountain cluster. heidi closer, a mogul skier, number four in the world, has injured her leg in a crash today. again, number four in the world. she is out of the games. back to you. >> looks very dangerous there, too. and jim, we understand that security is being beefed up, and it's affecting you, as well. what's going on?asprices. aaa says they'll start rising soon as refineries shut down for winter maintenance and switch over to more expensive summer fuel blends. aaa expects g

alex ovechkin for russia and martin for czech republic. you get a point for a goal or an assist in hockey so johonson and he didn't have the travel plans finalized but did have a sense of pride. >> great feeling to, you know, just you feel proud and, you know, really excited to be able to experience olympics and get a chance to win a gold metal. >> his speed is going to be the thing that you can take advantage of. we play on bigger ice surface before we got over here. hopefully we'll take advantage. it's great to see him and i'm sure he'll do that for us. >> meanwhile, the u.s. women's hockey team said to begin play tomorrow will take on finland at 3:00 a.m. eastern. amanda whose dad phil was drafted by the redskins back in 1981, the women are expected to dominate in the tournament will heat up when the u.s. women face canada. here is why. when they played in december it ended with a five on five -- >> those are women? >> yeah. >> those are women. look at that. ten of them out there. >> wow, get off me. >> throwing punches. you can see glo

start the siren, start the bus, over chicken -- alex ovechkin with his 41st with the year. the caps are still ialive in the race for the playoffs. the wizards and the raptors, the end of double-overtime still tied. radley beall down the line. -- bradley beal down the line. the buzzer beater, going into third overtime. fast is on the transition, three ball. wall had 31 and he was a big player down the stretch. bucket, the wizards beat toronto by 5. miami, lebron james with a broken nose, plenty of face time tonight. knicks and heat. the bronze james, slam. s.e heat beat the knicks >> the nationals travel the port st. lucie the more to face the mets. -- they travel to port st. lucie tomorrow to face the mets. matt williams will be able to see how his team does against another team. a great opportunity for williams to hone his management skills and evaluate the nats' best, nations. >> really have high expectations. .hese guys work they work hard. they want to win. i'm going along with that. we're trying to do some minor things, minor tweaks, make sure we have our focus on cert

all eyes will be on alex ovechkin and nicklas backstrom to see how they respond to the disappointment from the olympics. remain, so every game is magnified. holtby will be between the pipes. the caps are on the outside looking in at the playoff qualifiers. that we are on the outside looking in. we have to win each game and that is the approach we will take. we are not going to worry about it. in torontords play tonight, the raptors trying to get into the playoffs for the first time in six years. wizards have not made the playoffs since 2008 and they are trying to qualify without nene, who is out six weeks because of the knee injury. the georgetown hoyas are 16-11, the big east. tonight they play against marquette, the golden eagles, and this game is big for both ballclubs trying to get into the tournament. >> normally we would be comfortable right now, but it is what it is. we just have to go out and do that. >> at this point, we control our own destiny. we still have a chance to finish strong, do some good things. right now we just have to take care of marquette. raleigh last night,

and russia face-off. >> now john carlson goes up against his capitals teammate alex ovechkin tomorrowng as the united states faces russia. >>> here is the latest medal count from the winter games in sochi. the u.s. and norway are now tied for first with 13 medals each, russia and the netherlands tied for second with 12. >>> coming up next neither rain nor sleet nor a foot of snow can stop delivery drivers from getting those valentine's day flowers to their destination on time. that story at 6:00. >> reporter: after a federal judge strikes down stray ra's gay marriage badge, common -- virginia's gay here are two laptops. this one can upload a one minute hd video in 16 seconds, this one takes twice as long. which laptop is better? this one. definitely. this one. it's kind of a no-brainer. actually, they're the exact same laptop. wow! here's the difference. for the same price, this is what comcast gives you and this is the speed you get with fios. quantum takes the cake. that looks lightning-f [ male announcer ] your technology is only as good as the network it's on. and fios is america'

players, like you mentioned, alex ovechkin, are playing for other countries. >> absolutely. n.h.l. shuts down their season in order for the players to come to the olympics and there's so many international players in the n.h.l. from sweden, finland, russia, u.s., canada, it's one of the most international events there is and they are professionals and household names in their countries. >> ifill: as we're watching skiing, who are you looking at? we know some of the names like bode miller. >> the biggest name of all is lindsay vaughn. she's not here, she had to withdrawn. she didn't recover from her knee surgery. that was a big blow to the u.s. team and also probably the t.v. networks who are broadcasting here. but there's still some skiers to watch from the american side. you've got bode miller going in the downhill. of course he's won five olympic medals already in his career. he's back here after missing all of last season after a knee surgery and he's showing strong signs that he's back so you've got give him a not? the men's downhill coming up. otherwise on the women's side, yo

alex ovechkin leads the league with 40 goals looking to find his groove again after sochi didn't go so well for him. >>> and your final chance to vote in our high school game of the week poll, three basketball games. text the code of the game you want to 25543. we will announce the winner tonight at 11:00. >>> we want any of those baltimore leftovers, running backs? >> no. >> okay. just a thought. >> they never give away anyone good for free. >> eyexpensive. looking at a very cold night, single digits in the burbs. we'll update the winter storm monday at 7:00. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is coming up next. >> i'll be back with jan jeffcoat for your only local news at 7:00. we'll see you then. >> o'donnell: tonight, the battle for ukraine. gunmen seize a government building and raise the russian flag as moscow sends fighter jets to the border. clarissa ward and david martin report. the midwest hasn't been this cold in three decades. fears of mudslides force evacuations in california. jamie yuccas and ben tracy on the weather extremes. the federal government investigates a

usa/russia hockey tomorrow should be great, john carlson versus alex ovechkin, the two caps going headomorrow. for more on today's action we turn to usa today's own christine brennan at the scene in sochi. >> reporter: everybody has been talking about the fact is the u.s. not doing so well? the reality is the u.s. is tied for the lead in medals with norway at the halfway point, but there is that sense because of skiing where the u.s. only won one medal in al pipe skiing or figure skating -- alpine skiing or figure skating one medal, that maybe these athletes weren't doing what they should have been doing, shani davis an example, but i think you look at individual things like aaron hamlin winning the first luge and other events where you pick up a bronze or silver the u.s. is doing okay, but they do need some of their bigger names to come through in the next few days, the ice dancers and a few others. in the meantime it's great fun here in sochi. >> reporter: finally we turn to basketball where the maryland terrapins continue their acc swan song tomorrow for the 177th time duke versus m

and alex ovechkin delivers. an absolute rocket here. watch it again.l ward's stick may have gotten on that puck to tip it in this. but nonetheless, we're tied at three. skip past overtime. round seven of the shoot-out, patrick eaves puts the red wings on top. that means this one all comes down to jay beagles. and unable to come through. can't t >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band.

alex ovechkin said, quote, the ref should have counted the goal. nobody from our team touched the goal. the goalie moved the net, end quote. coming up later, team usa looked impressive again today on the ice. we'll tell you about their meeting with slovenia. guys? >> thank you, jason pugh. >>> meanwhile, a familiar face is getting ready to make his triumphant return to the winter olympics. bob costas will be back at work in nbc's prime time coverage starting tomorrow. costas has been sidelined due to an eye infection. you may have heard about this. it's made his eyes red and his vision blur. the problem was a popular topic of discussion during the first few days of sochi games. matt lauer will sub for costas one last time tonight. >> what the heck is twitter going to do now. matt will be hosting a big night in prime time starting at 7:00 right here on nbc4. americans meryl davis and charlie white will try to continue their dominance in the ice dancing short dance. bode miller looks for his first medal in the super g. we have medal events in women's

how would alex ovechkin respond after struggling in russia? how about this? the go ahead goal. caps beat the panthers 5-4. >>> georgetown trying to work their way into the ncaa tournament. they're on that bubble. 1st half this would help, markel starks with the triple, georgetown leads by three at the break, but marquette rallies. devonte gardner with the hoop and the arm. 74-73 marquette late in the 2nd half. >>> tiger woods at&t national golf tournament may soon be known as the quicken loans tournament. the pga is reportedly close to a deal with the detroit-based company to take over sponsorship of woods annual golf tournament at congressional country club, but the tournament is in its final year of its contract with congressional. members are expected to make a decision on its future by april. now there's a proposal on the table that has congressional hosting the tournament of other year beginning in 2016. >>> the winner of the high school game of the week poll with over 50% of votes, richmond montgomery at churchill. we'll highlight the game for you tomorrow night. >> congr

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well the hockey career is clearly taken its toll on the trademark smile of alex ovechkin you saw at their bodies reassured fans others here to stay for some time yet there's no plans to sit in the dentist's chair until after his retirement now away from events here down in the coastal cluster and up in the mountain cluster there is one of the resorts that is remaining open to the public despite the fact the world's elite are in town it's open to people of all standards from begin is and my colleague martin andreas found out. what goes up must come down there's no better way to see the beautiful caucasus mountains and zooming down the slopes take in the breathtaking scenery and marvel in the vast resorts and facilities they now have here as you know the famous phrase when in rome so it's on with the boots and off to the slopes at krasnaya polyana a totally transformed area of this month's on the big opening this is just beautiful it's been fun we came up skiing the other day a couple days off between work and sochi and adler and corky all came together nicely when we got here is a little a

so it is all smiles then for alex ovechkin i'm head of the men's ice hockey competition but away from the coastal cluster and up in the mountains i can tell you that the women's inaugural ski jumping competition has just taken place germany winning gold there and up in the mountains there is still one resort the remains open despite the fact the world elitists are the world's most elite athletes are actually in town and it's open season snowboarders of all standards as my colleague martin andrews reports. the close up must come down there's no better way to see the beautiful caucasus mountains down the slopes taking the breathtaking scenery and marvel in the vast resorts and facilities they now have here as you know the famous phrase when in rome so it's on with the boots and off to the slopes at krasnaya polyana a totally transformed area of this month's on the big opening this is just beautiful it's been fun we came up skiing the other day a couple days off between work and sochi and adler and corky all came together nicely when we got here is a little and then end up in a couple da

. >>> meanwhile, russia facing slovenia, alex ovechkin playing for the home team.ess than two minutes, ovi fires it in, his first goal of the olympics. he also had an assist. russia won the game 5-2. >>> men's figure skating experience sweet and sour in just over two hours. the sweet was japan's hanyu, the first skater to surpass the 100 point with a spectacular routine. but it was few hours before this, four-time olympic medalist evgeny plyushchenko withdrew from the men's short program because of a back injury and retired from the sport. plyushchenko tried the warm-ups but his back wasn't cooperating. he has had numerous surgeries in the past, and today he felt there was no way he could present. but the show goes on. jeremy abbott took the ice and on his first jump again falls, slides right into the wall, hurts his hip. he did get back up. you have to give this guy credit and performed outstanding. the crowd was loving that tonight, cheering him on. but then it was the fan favorite's turn. the u.s.'s jason brown whose routine during the team competition has three

>> reporter: the russians, led by washington capital star alex ovechkin, want revenge. yet this could be the last time this high olympic drama takes place. the n.h.l. is threatening to pull out of future olympic games. to come here, the league has to shut down at the height of its season so its assets can play for their national teams. it risks its multimillion dollar stars for nothing but good will instead of full arenas like this, you have rinks that look like this and in some markets it's tough getting the people back. in fact, it's kind of like shutting down a department store for christmas. n.h.l. deputy commissioner bill dailey told us what the fans like the team owners don't. within the hockey culture it's a big deal. within the business culture not so much? >> i think that's fair. certainly from the n.h.l.'s perspective there's nothing kind of in it from a business perspective. >> reporter: yet the players love it and so does that newfound hockey enthusiast, the shifty left winger vladimir putin. he may be putting on the last big league olympic hurrah. >> score!

alex ovechkin, his 41st of the season. the wicked wrister. caps get the win, 5-4 the final. >>> do we have a final in the georgetown game? 15 seconds left. so close. >> maybe before the endf the newscast. >> one crazy and exhausting night in sports. >> and for the wizards. >> you didn't stand up for them. maybe next time. >> we give them the nod. >> that's all they can do. here are two laptops. this one can upload a one minute hd video in 16 seconds, this one takes twice as long. which laptop is better? this one. it's kind of a no-brainer. actually, they're the exact same laptop. here's the difference. for the same price, this is what comcast gives you and this is the speed you get with fios. looks lightning-fast. gives me a little bit of a rush! [ male announcer ] your technology is only as good as the network it's on. and fios is america's fastest, most reliable network. getting the difference... that's powerful. get a fios triple play with a two year price guarantee call the verizon center for customers with disabilities and no annual cont

pride at stake as well a number of the russian players including captain pavel datsyuk and star alex ovechkin actually play in the n.h.l. in america so they know their opponents very very well on these american stars that r.t. caught up to admit they are expecting a tough challenge. you know how tough that game is going to be against russia. on their home turf and on their own soil so it's going to be. i think all the games will be fun but their game saturday night will be pretty interesting so it's fun playing the russians and probably the one thing. we had the opportunity to play canada in canada and i think that's always a special thing for so much excitement and energy in the building and we were lucky enough to do it in canada now we get a chance to play russian russia which i think is always special ok also we heard from the athletes what about the fads are they ready for this faceoff. yeah well i can only imagine what the atmosphere is like in the olympic park behind me as tens of thousands of fans descend on to the olympic park now twelve thousand lucky ticket holders will be inside t

alex ovechkin left his country all while dealing with his aling fathers health. he's recovering from heart surgery so the guys resume nhl play thursday in florida and considering the whirl wind he's been through the last several weeks he's happy to be back in d.c. >> it's nice to see the guys, you know, nice to see the atmosphere right now. everybody last night, everybody happy and everybody rested and we are going to make a push and we are going to fight. >> congrats to the panthers, they topped 56-37 to win their second wcac championship in the last three years. junior forward lead tbi'ms scoring 17 points. >> finally tonight, 50 years ago today guys, mohammed ali won his first heavyweight title he was just 22, at the time and ifou'll recall, quite the fight sitting on his stool after the sixth round. can you believe 50 years ago today? >> yeah, i was alive. >> [laughter] you were. >> you remember it too? >> i don't remember it. >> there was no pay-per-view we are all performers. sometimes for small audiences. sometimes for a full house. we perform solos, impro

so it is all smiles then for alex ovechkin head of the men's ice hockey competition but away from the coastal cluster and up in the mountains i can tell you that the women's inaugural ski jumping competition has taken place germany winning gold there and up in the mountains there is still one resort there remains open despite the fact the world elitists are the world's most elite athletes actually in town and it's open season snowboarders of all standards . i was that was our tease paul scott and aside from talking about good merits of the olympics there's always lots of talk about good looks they don't exactly give out medals for beauty at the olympics and for good reason but artie's liz wahl is taking a look at the olympians that would surely make the list if they did. a limbic games a global event where people are rallying the world to an end to celebrate athletic achievement while it brings together the world's most talented olympians there happens to be many quite attractive competitors we've compiled a list of seven of the finest in no particular order will start off with austra

alex ovechkin he's been tweeting to rave about the olympic village to show off his skates which have painted of course in the colors of the national flag and many inspirational stories in sochi the jamaican bobsled team again finding itself right at the center of one of them they were forced to raise funds via twitter to be able to compete at the games and then they lost their luggage at the arrivals caught up with one of the fearless trio out of the team coach i love the people here they're really love. makes us feel like we're stars but you know stars is something that shines really bright which is the to me get to be all of the you know across all the obstacles and i hope so but homeowners see what we're doing throughout the world and how the world loves us i know a lot of young kids in jamaica want to to be a part of jamaican bobsled team we're going to say thanks to the world support we've had and another thing i'd like to see is thanks to mr putin for putting this on in the russian people for volunteering to do this this is one of the best games that i've seen and it's a great

media would be reporting on athletes and sporting events russian hockey player alex ovechkin who plays for the washington capitals called out the media today he told the washington post quote i've been in three olympic games i remember tyrann and vancouver and nobody said something bad about vancouver enteron why you guys always try to find something bad in sochi so it's resident takes a look at some of the more bizarre stories u.s. media is actually reporting about going into the olympics check it out. it's one point you know lympics are about to kick off and so to russia we should all be excited to root for our favorite athletes right the problem is the american media hasn't bothered to even tell us who the hell those athletes even are instead the media is only focusing on really weird stupid stories for example all the mainstream outlets the new york times the huffington post fox news all of them they all just ran the same story that russia is blocking a shipment of chobani yogurt to the us the limpia eds as the times puts it yogurt industries political allies are outraged mind you

and we are following all of russia as a pins on twitter among them stall alex ovechkin he's been tweeting to rave about the olympic village and show off his skates which are painted in the colors of the national flag though of the many inspirational stories and saw the jamaican bobsled team just say that team again is finding itself in the center of a bit of a controversy they were forced to raise funds via twitter to be able to compete at the games then they lost their luggage upon arrival we had a chance to catch up with one of the fearless trio of the team. i love the people there they really love. you makes us feel like we're stars but you know stars is something that shines really bright which is that to make it seem be all of the you know across all the obstacles and. homeowner see what we're doing throughout the world on how the world loves us i know a lot of young kids in jamaica want to be a part of jamaica bobsled team are going to say thanks to the world support we've had and another thing i'd like to see is thanks to mr putin for putting this on and the russian people for volu

so it is all smiles then for alex ovechkin and head of the men's ice hockey competition but away from the coastal cluster and up in the mountains i can tell you that the women's inaugural ski jumping competition has taken place germany winning gold there and up in the mountains there is still one resort the remains open despite the fact the world elitists are the world's most elite athletes are actually in town and it's open season snowboarders of all standards that was not. and more than six thousand web sites including reddit tumblr and mozilla are taking part in an online protest against government surveillance the action marks two years since web site blackouts against bills like sopa and pipa up the feb eleventh online protest has been coined the day we fight back our tease meghan lopez has the story. something is very wrong when we as americans know that before we open our mouths to speak whether to espouse a work colleague or in a political community our government is listening listening to your calls snooping on your e-mails but is the government listening to calls for reform

. >> reporter: alex ovechkin will not be carrying the flag for his home country of russia. he's got more -- one more game for our caps, our home team, tonight at 11:00. i'll be sitting down one on one talking about playing for his home team here in russia. coming home. by the way, one more nugget that we're learning -- tennis star maria sharapova or sharapova as they call her here in sochi will also take part in the opening ceremonies representing russia. back to you. that's it for us. >> all right. looking forward to seeing you, jim. >>> google has become the second major company to speak out about russia's anti-gay law this morning. take a look at this. it's the home page you'll see if you go to google today. the rainbow me the making. 47,000 expected to watch from the stadium, billion on television worldwide. we're here with a sneak peek at russia's shining moment today, friday, february 7th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic winter games with matt lauer live from sochi, russia, and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1

>> the caps captain alex ovechkin had a goal and an assist in russia's win over slovenia. >> here ishelp you think warm thoughts. the boys of summer are back to work. >> hello again, everybody. a perfect day for baseball. 65 degrees in florida expected today. 66 yesterday. the grass freshly cut and the nats made a trade with tampa bay. they gave up pitcher nathan karns. hit this home run in game four of the playoffs to beat boast. jose now with the washington nationals. there is a look at sports. have a great day, everybody. >> thank you, tim. 5:49 is your time now. coming up, as if having a new baby is not stressful enough. medical experts warn of the health risks women face in the weeks after giving birth. >> plus how a jewelry store trapped a thief. he did it to himself. and diamonds are a girl's best friend. hint, hint, it is valentine's day after all. maybe she loves shoes. guys, we have the perfect valentine-themed gift for you. we're going to get back to our storm watch coverage now. people from the south to the northeast are all digging out after this latest storm. >> this st

john carlson is playing for team usa, and alex ovechkin is doing the be playing for rush sharks and nick backstrom is on sweden's team, and martin e rat will be playing for the czech republic. >>> our special olympic zone report kicks off live at 7:30, and an all-access look at the sochi games. you can join doug kammerer and dianna russini with a sneak peek of the opening ceremony, and we will go with two athletes on the way to the olympics, and that is coming up tonight at 7:30 on the "olympic zone." and you can keep up with my partner jim handly as he blogs about the experiences behind the scenes in the winter games. you can follow jim on facebook or twitter or go the nbcwashington.com and search handly in sochi. >>> it is an ongoing struggle. the daughter of martin luther king, and why she is dissociating herself from her >>> an ongoing dispute between dr. martin luther king's children played out again today. bernice king was at ebenezer baptist church, where her father was a minister, and she criticized her brothers for filing a lawsuit against her. and the courts want to force berni

russia's biggest star is a fan favorite in the u.s., washington capitals superstar alex ovechkin. vin tibbles before leaving for sochi. >> ovechkin, score! >> reporter: they call this scoring machine alexander the great. and while he hails from moscow and stars on the russian olympic team -- >> one city to another city. >> reporter: -- it's in the u.s. capital where alexander ovechkin reigns supreme. >> ovechkin, he scores! >> reporter: when you meet him -- [ speaking foreign language ] -- this 28-year-old superstar comes across as a big, likable kid, whose first task was to learn english. >> hello, how are you, all that, nice to meet you, all that kind of stuff. >> reporter: with the washington capita capitals, ovi speaks hockey. an nhl all-star, most valuable player, most outstanding player, most goals, most points. i'm out of breath. ovechkin was even selected to be the first russian athlete to carry the torch. he credits his mom and dad, star athletes themselves, with mentoring him every step of the way. to introduce me to his olympic homeland, we went to washington's marivana

hockey player alex ovechkin bought the last home this builder sold in this neighborhood. >> they leaduch a public life when they come home, they want to be home. it's a sanctuary for them. that's one thing this estate features is the possibility it could be gated. >> reporter: w. in the d.c. area used to revolve around washington-type businesses such as lobbying and contracting. now the rise of wealth in this area is more ahsan of double earners. -- a sign of double earners. >> they're successful business people. a lot of these are earners, ceos of folks that have their headquarters around here. it's folks that want a large private lot and big house but enjoy being close to downtown washington. >> reporter: a professor of urban geography named steven higgler developed this list called the police list of 100. -- called the list of 100. >> what did you say the name of that neighborhood is? swanksville? >> reporter: swinksville. >> it is swanky, though. >>> in tonight's consumer alert the department of homeland security wants to speed up security lines at airports and it's calling on tec

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alex ovechkin is on the team. and russian president vladimir putin is in attendance of the game.ssian and american olympic officials. this was a 30-minute chat about sports only. no politics. just sports. >> they were saying it doesn't matter what russia does in the olympics except for hockey. hockey is all they care about. >> figure skating is big, too. hockey is huge. >> thank you, joe. >> joe carter, thank you. >>> still to come on "new day," virginia overturns a ban on same-sex marriage. one more state in the shifting landscape. we will tell you what's ahead in the ongoing fight and what's at risk in 2016. yo im hop car insur? yeah. i heard about progressive's "name your price" tool? i guess you can tell them how much you want to pay and it gives you a range of options to choose from. huh? i'm looking at it right now. oh, yeah? yeah. what's the... guest room situation? the "name your price" tool, making the world a little more progressive. a steel cage: death match of midsize sedans. the volkswagen passat against all comers. turbocharged engines against...engines. best in cla