alex ovechkin walking into the locker room. russian machine needs to step up tonight for the caps. hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® zyrtec® starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec®. muddle no more®. try rhinocort® allergy spray for powerful nasal allergy relief. >> and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. scott: i'm scott abraham live at verizon center for game five of the conference semifinals. the caps on the brink of elimination. from here on out it is win or go home. down 3-1 in their best-of-seven series with the pittsburgh penguins, the caps have their backs against the wall. moving from the top line to the third line. coach barry trotz trying to create a spark. the coaches can only do so much. it is time for the players to step up in the big moment. we are here to takes to get the win and move forward. >> a chance to play with ovi is pretty cool. if i can p

i just got tweeted by a fan who said will alex ovechkin be a capital next year?an tell you he is under contract but there is a long list of players whose contracts are expiring. so a long list. that dream team died and the dream died. we heard the team is different, the year is different but the endings are the same. this one easily the biggest game mistakes and bad luck cursed the caps. the penguins with slick passing. penguins take a 1-0 lead. later in the period puck gets over to alex ovechkin. 29 saves for marc-andre fleury. more bad luck another turnover. the penguins turn into a goal. over to the backhander is all they needed. penguins shutout and eliminate them with the second straight season shutout and shamed at home. we got the mistakes and cost us. >> big moments here. i don't think -- >> look at the whole series all together we lost it in the first three games. >> we are going to have to live with that and take more responsibility for that. >> tough sight there. the wizards trying to cheer them up. all celtics off the john wall miss. pass ahead and he

or alex ovechkin, the great eight. we have video of him arriving.game seven next. rrator: "the time is to do what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound anti-choice law, and stood up to the nra. as lieutenant governor, dr. northam is fighting to expand access to affordable healthcare. ralph northam believes in making progress every day. and he won't let donald trump stop us. erin: someone is going to emerge as the hero tonight. the easy obvious choice is the guy they call "mr. game se he is 7-0 in game seven and he has seven goals. when the caps signed him in 2015, as a free agent it was a perfect match for this caps team that hasn't been able to advance to the conference final in the alex ovechkin era. >> i just appreciate it. you appreciate the opportunity to be in this game. we certainly do down 3-1. we are going to relish it. we are going to jump on it. try and dictate. >

ovechkin. putting alex on the third line people say that alex ovechkin doesn't show up in the playoffs or big gameslayed in h 19 elimination games for the caps. he is 11 and eight with ten against the wall, that's when the great a is his best. they will put a court on top of it taking on the sell particulars trying to that one up two-two. kelly objection to the form brai jr. is suspended from the game form. keep the momentum going into sunday and then hopefully monday in pittsburgh for game six for these caps. glass half full that's the way you got to be about this. he talked about the momentum earlier. >> i'm trying. >> the momentum game through and hopefully it will carry through. >> i loved your question, brody, were you watching, we scored two goals. >> i feel like i need lailt more from you, ov, i know you scored three goals. >> maybe after he wins game six i like it. >> thanks, big day for horse raising today you know about it, the kentucky derby happening this afternoon at church hills down. state of honor held the lead for most of the race until the home stretch when always dreaming pulled

back and win in seven games, last night, he saidthat ov will be better on monday, two goals from alex ovechkinediction in pittsburgh tomorrow night >> what's ov saying >> he said the key to the game is scoring a goal. >> keep looking keep scoring goals. >> stack them up >> i want to turn at the heat up tonight >> sunshine for monday, we'll see you at 10:00 and 11:00. screech z2c5qz z16fz y2c5qy y16fy ♪ ♪ okay. thanks, mr. frond. i'm gonna be the most fun chaperone you ever worked with. i'll be your one and chaperone-ly. (laughs) oh, he hung up. so you're in, mom? yeah. me and my teeny tina are off to the heroine conference. heroin conference? what do you mean, like a jazz concert? that really isn't the best name. what would you call a weekend-long empowerment gathering for girls with speeches from important female leaders? sex and the city 3. oh, i can't wait. we haven't had special mama-tina time since we got stuck in the elevator at your orthodontist's. aw, we thought we were gonna die, remember?

highlight when building erupts, alex ovechkin lights the lamp. ten goals in elimination games. he knows how to bring it but ovi says the goal that turned tide was nicholas backstrom earlier. that's when he knew. >> we start to believing and we start play the way we are capable of playing. and the goal was huge obviously. i think we played well. >> so now the series shifts to pittsburgh for game six. does that sound that's where the capitals season ended last season. more reaction on how they can change the narrative coming up later in sports. >> david culver is outside with the fans celebrating. >> d.c. is happy tonight. >> reporter: my goodness, people here are elated. you can feel that as you walk around the area. some people shouting so much joy and others shouting other things, may be the alcohol mixed in. overall a lot of joy. show you fans walking out in droves. love the red, rocking it. wearing it and proudly. of course you had some penguin fans in the mix trying to get out of the way as quickly as possible and get home as soon as they could but fans here caught up with

the season on the line and head coach trots decided to take alex ovechkin, the top scorer off the tope five. >> it's not a good time to send a message now. we are here to get a win and move forward. >> bryce harper is out of the nats line-up after suffering a groin injury yesterday but he is expected to return this weekend. all the bad news like a reflection of the weather out there. gloomy! jonathan: ovechkin move good or bad? erin: i like it. i think it will spark him. doug: more showers are possible. look at the doppler. most shower this afternoon is west of the metro. look at i-95. generally later tonight it will be done. steve will be here at 11:00, with everything you need to know about the weekend showers. michelle: thank you. "world news tonight" up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. see you tonight at 11:00. have a great night. my name is jenny doan. i'm a quiand i'm a grandmother. 2008 was when all the markets crashed. hamilton was losing hope and my husband and i were losing hope. my sister and i we challenged ourselves to help figure out a way to help them. our kids b

second round of the playoffs rumors started to fly that the team might consider trading star player alex ovechkin. but tonight gm manager confirmed alex ovechkin is not on the trading block saying it is not in the organization's better interest to move him. access denied to rachel dole czar. appearance at a baltimore book festival after getting all sorts of backlash. washing your hands with cold water. it may not be what you're used to doing, we're going to hear what the experts say you should be doing when it comes to washing away the. porsche williams is disishing on the latest celebrity gossip. plus, do you have what it takes to be a champion speller. we're previewing the national spelling bee live at national harbor. look at our prompt ter, national is spelled wrong. of course we're whipping up something delicious tomorrow morning. narrator: "the time is always right to do what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the transvaginal ultrasound an

. >>> alex ovechkin is having a decent post season, seven total points.t for the great eight. he has one goal against pittsburgh. trying to get his best player going by moving to the third line. here is what his teammates think about the change. great. got every reason to make it. plenty of good assets to make it work. >> chance to play with ovi is pretty cool. that's awesome. doesn't matter. we played with different guys all year. >> so the celtics were off. washington back on the court practicing. brandon jennings both ejected from last night's game. these two seem to be linked by more than just the fact that they are southpaws. >> it won't happen again. i learned my lesson. i know how to control myself. i will keep raging on the court and screaming at everybody in the crowd and continue to do me. >> kelly is my young boy. i'm p that's my brother. kind of like we kind of move on the same string sometimes. third quarter i took a shower and i came out the shower and he was just sitting there in the locker room on the phone. i'm like you, too, bro? >> back

the capitals still have not been able to get past the second round in the alex ovechkin era, game seven the second, it was scoreless. turnover leads to a penguins goal. pittsburgh'sturnover leads to a second goal was the most important because it gave them make ocean. 2-0 penguins. to be ad not seem sense of urgency from the capitals in the third. the penguins win game seven and will play ottawa in the conference semi final. big players play big, and regrettably i don't think we did that tonight. >> we did not lose the series tonight, we lost in the first three, four games. >> it sucks. erin: unfortunately, i don't have better news with the wizards. in boston, game five, another tough one. the wizards off to a terrible start. boston dominated washington from start to finish. the celtics jumped on the wiz early and never gave them a chance. game six is friday at verizon. but the nationals did beat the orio ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ when you have doctors working as a team for your health, ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ alison: it is going to change tomorrow, because tod

alex ovechkin. what are they doing? celebrating a russian hockey win. that's right.ockey win. that was in 2014. here they are chumming it up again in 2012. he's missing a tooth. and here they are again chumming it up again in 2007. why doesn't vladimir putin just play himself? oh, right. now tell me there isn't a russian conspiracy against washington. here he is. all right there staring us in the face. sorry, caps fans. how come no one likes me, jim? intel does! just think of everything intel's doing right now with artificial intelligence. and pretty soon ai is going to help executives like her see trends to stay ahead of her competition. no more sleepless nights. - we're going to be friends! - i'm sorry about this. don't be embarrassed of me, jim. i'm getting excited about this! we know the future. we're going to be friends! because we're building it. start your day with the number one choice of dentists. philips sonicare removes significantly more plaque versus oral-b 7000. experience this amazing feel of clean. innovation and you. philips sonicare. save now when y

how about moving alex ovechkin to the third line?it's happening, the generation's off the top line for game five at the verizon center. head coach airy trots is trying something different -- head coach barry trotz is trying something different. we need something really good, so he asked to be a difference maker for us. >> right now, we are trying to find something that can get our game going. scott: caps need the win. oubrezards reserve kelly is still in limbo, the nba has not announced if you would be suspended for his push of the celtics player. alison: at least it is the weekend. steve: last weekend was actually so lowermber that, 60's tomorrow, same sunday. outdoor activities is definitely sunday. cool the beginning of next week. jonathan: thank you for watching. have a great weekend. jimmy kimmel is next. alison: have a good one. then you're a couple. think of all you'll share... like snoring. the dual adjustability of a sleep number bed allows you each to choose the firmness and comfort you want. so every couple can get the bes

most importantly, have we just witnessed the very end of the alex ovechkin era in washington, d.c.? we now have all summer long to figure it out. news 4, leon harris, verizon center. back to you. >> nicklas backstrom said the right thing. it wasn't the loss yesterday. >>> 4:36. >> ahhh. >> sorry. >> i'm with you, eun. >> somebody on this screen is going to have some good news somewhere. >> there is some needed rain on the way. >> there you go. that's a good way to look at it. we need the rain so >> cloudy, chilly. i tried to bring back sunshine but it all spilled out of the suit waste. four things about the next four days. today rain moving in. tomorrow off and on showers through most of your friday. saturday looks like we'll have plenty of rain. most of it hopefully before lunchtime on saturday. i would not have a whole lot of stuff to do on saturday. monday drying things out. for the rest of today though, temperatures, what you see is what you get. mostly in the 50s. >> most of the rain west of the district right now. we do expect more of it to be moving into the d.c. area and eve

of old, look at this old picture, alex ovechkin, 12 years old the last time the capitals made a pass the second round. we spoke to the assistant general manager about home ice advantage. >> we got home ice tonight. we worked all year for the accurate i think it is great that game 7 will be in washington, it will not be in pittsburgh, and we have got to make that stand for something. if the fans, loud and proud, if we get behind, i hope the fans are behind us. that can make all the difference. john: this is the fourth time the two teams face off in a game seven. log in theow another alkin, the center for pittsburgh, pretty much guaranteed a win tonight. if you are going to begin, make sure you know who he is and where he is at all times. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. lindsey: coming up on abc 7 news at flight.on a another while incident caught on camera. plus, flames scorch a school bus. what the bus driver do to save a life. and not in my house. a god holds down the four, chasing a wild bear -- a dog holds down the fort, chasing down a wild bear. regional to miss this. first, angela wit

we learned today according to the russian hockey federation, alex ovechkin had been playing with lowerody injury. he reportedly finished the playoffs with pain-numbing injections. probably that play there you see. he will not join russia for the world championship. finally the wizards are back home to host celtics in game six tomorrow night. hopefully it won't be more heartbreak. jonathan: i know. we would like to see them win their series. erin: it has been a rough week. doug: more rain tonight but it will taper off and become drizzly. steve will watch that. he will give you an update to mother's day and the big warmup ahead next week. >> thank you, doug. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan: thank you for watching tonight. see you back at 11:00. have a good night. for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more compa

i think tonight just -- we didn't find a way to play our best game. >> alex ovechkin had toys to stay. made a couple of mistakes and it cost us. the season is over for the caps. pittsburgh continues to play saturday they'll take on ottawa. ottawa won in game seven last night. >>> now wizards the hope was there for me 1tv over to the i didn't look at it after the first period. first quarter in basketball i guess it is. they'll have do or die at verizon center coming up after losing to the celtics in boston last night. scored the first forepoints celtics put on 16 straight never lost never gave up the lead after that. boston led by 26 points and won by two. wizards have not won a play off game in boston since 1992. every team won on home court. >> i can't stand -- >> you have to win in boston. >> that court irritates me. >> you'll want to see it at least one more time or it's game over for the wizards. >> i'm just being honest. >> to have win in boston or they don't notify. nationals got a victory. nats down in the ninth. nats bullpen struggle this season, this is so negative today, rig

people think that alex ovechkin chokes in the but now he's 11 and eight and has ten goals including a goal tonight. one thing to look for on monday, ov will be better. he says two goals will be great in game six. brody logan fox 5 local news >>> happening tonight, the wizards are taking on the celtics at verizon center in game four they played thursday and beat them 116-89. boston leads two games to one, washingtons will be out of this game, the nba will be out he was ejected for forceable contact with celtics board and we will have that game tonight at the verizon >>> happening right now, tens of thousands of people are walking across the country carrying the load of the military law enforcement and firefighters and first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice >> carrying the loads way through dc and alexandra limon is live at the linc memorial. >> reporter: this national relay is to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. let me tell you about how it works. it's divided into two legs, on the west coast works were make their way from seattle to dallas o

autria: the caps fail to get beyond the second round for the second time since alex ovechkin arrived. the last time getting to the finals, 1998. one gamee wizards are away from being run off. av -- avery bradley was the star for the celtics. leave 3-2. , 3-2.y now lead autria: the good news, the nats won. facing a tough crowd. >> thank you for this great honor. autria: the show of disapproval devos at a college graduation ceremony. stronger is blasting her tumors... without risking her bones. it's training her good cells... to fight the bad guys. stronger is less pain... new hope... in your power... and everything in ours. stronger, is changing even faster than they do. because we don't just want your kids to grow up. we want them to grow up stronger. welcome to maxx you. you are whimsical, vibrant, statement making. we see what makes you unique. so we have something for everyone, at a price that's just right for you. maxx you. maxx life. t.j.maxx larry: good morning washington wants you

the caps have never gotten past the second round in the alex ovechkin era. we talked about the fourth game seven meeting. they met ten times overall and prior to tonight, the penguins had won eight of those meetings. cap fans hoping for something different, but no, the cap season ends once again at the hands of the penguins. >>> the playoffs like this, i mean, you have to capitalize on the chances. but especially when game seven. >> urgent a lot of times. beginning of the game, and one of those when you see something on the score board fr we didn't get it. >> the worse part of all of this is listening to head coach, barry, listening to the players in the locker room. no one has an answer for what went wrong. i've been in this market for 17 years. i don't have an answer either, adam. >> tough out here, i have to tell you. it's painful. >> it really is painful. >> and the wizards didn't help either. >> we're going to move on with that. the wizards had a playoff game tonight. while their season wasn't going to end tonight, you had to think they needed to win ga

the capitals demoted the captain, alex ovechkin.how the superstar is taking the news on the eve of the biggest game of the season. >> after the house voted on the affordable care act yesterday. >> a lot of people are asking about the preexisting conditions today. i ale tell you i president trump: we have a failing healthcare. i shouldn't say this to the great gentleman or our friend from australia. you have better healthcare than we do. we'll have great healthcare soon. larry: he the comments after the house voted to replace the affordable care act. the fate of the bill is unclear in the senate. >> people are going to lose their lives and healthcare coverage. they think it's a party? >> that is the voice of terry mcauliffe slamming house republicans having celebration at the white house on thursday afternoon. this is not the only critique. experts on healthcare say premiums could go up because of the precysting conditions. >> one as common as about 1990. >> the house vote has a lot of people frightens. >> josh has a rare disorder. >

because either the season ends or they go on to do something they have never done in the alex ovechkinera. with that, scott abraham has more. scott: game serve. >> you dream of scoring the game winning goal in overtime. dreaming about. >> caps-pens, one game for all the marbles. >> focus on this. you have to play smart. >> nhl history taught us that a game seven is unpredictable. but the caps look like a team taking charge of the series. >> down-1. everyone talked about the past. this team is interested in trying to rewrite a few things. >> the mission is simple. own the past and get the breakthrough. one more win and they will book a ticket to the first conference final in 19 years. >> game sevens are special. exciting. enjoy it. see if you make the best of it. >> with the stanley cup window closing it might be now or never. >> you are exciting and nervous. use the butterflies as a positive. >> game seven is here. buckle up. scott abraham, sports. erin: in game seven i was in the tunnel capturing the player arrivals on my instagram. i saw mr. game seven. justin williams. he looked loc

alex ovechkin, 31 today, he was 12 the last time the capitals made it past the second round. got some pickup hockey going on right now and these guys tell me they are a bit nervous for tonight. 3-0.ins, a perfect theme throw another log on fire, if you will, in case you're going to the game tonight. basically guaranteeing a win tonight, saying that they think that they can win game seven and i say no, we have got to get it done." there might not be a nt , there is even talk that might be a good idea to trade guys like of etch can and backstrom to think about the future. i love this statistic. the penguins are a perfect 5-0 playing game seven on the road. that ends tonight, larry and autria. sending it back to you, i'm giving you some trivia. in the 1990's, what was the verizon center even called? autria: the mci center, right? john: that's right, still a phone booth. autria: kidd o'shea only just realized last week why we call it the phone booth. john: oof. [laughter] john: we've got to stand him up. [laughter] larry: it's a gradual process. johnny gee, thanks. the wizards ta

we also learned today according to the russian hockey federation alex ovechkin had been playing withreportedly finished the playoffs with pain numbering injections and will not join russia for the world championships so that makes sense why we didn't see a lot of production from ovechkin. especially against the penguins. even getting moved to the third line. alison: my gosh. larry: he would love to play for russia. erin: yeah. he never misses that. larry: you know it's a serious injury. okay. thank you. well, what are the greatest threats to national security? alison: where experts are sounding th todof the chevy silverado ring the roll-formed steel bed to the aluminum bed of this competitor's truck. yeah! first, let's check out the aluminum bed of this truck. wooooow!! holy moly. full on crack here. now let's check out the steel bed of the silverado. i'd expect more dents. no holes. current qualified lessees can get this silverado all star edition for around $249 a month. plus, find your tag and get an additional $1,500 lease cash on select silverado p