trifecta to nicklas backstrom. today, players told us they're not surprised that backstrom was the hero. >> he's everything that you want to play. stuff like that. >> but when you can get your star players getting points and getting confidence then it's good for your team. >> the caps have to focus their attention on game five. puck drops at 7:00. the caps could take a 3-2 lead. at ketler with the caps robert burton, abc 7 sports. robert: thank you very much. and there's been so much said about tim tebow and his new deal with the philadelphia eagles. the details have now been revealed. it's a one-year contract. no guarantees no signing bonus. it's a base salary minimum for three year veterans $660,000 if he makes the team. so not bad if you can get that kind of job. but basically, he's a lottery ticket. doug: wish him luck. maureen: update for us? doug: skies will slowly clear this evening. take a look at the forecast. it will get chilly tonight. partly cloudy skies. lots of sun and will be windy and cool. highs in

pass, backstrom. a whistle and score. nicholas backstrom of at man in front. capitals have tied it.

>> it's separate from backstrom has been the lbe prior contract. backstrom helped with the rating agencies and with credit and with credit presentations to the rating agencies. they also helped us with our reporting requirements for our revenue bonds making sure that all the disclosures are available on a system called emma which are required to have and disclose and reported timely. >> thank you. >> is there any public comment? >> there is no public. >> that's why i forgot to ask. seeing none, public comment is close. >> commissioner? >> i had a question. so, the criteria is 100 points, i guess you add up 100 points from each evaluator because i was wondering how we got to the total? >> the total points. >> maybe you want to make that clear it's additive of each evaluator. i thought there was a typo in the beginning. the other question i had and i guess this is a general comment. sometimes we come up with these rfp's that we award and we do end up selecting someone that we've already used. we may qualitatively describe that previous relationship w

it was backstrom's -- nicklas backstrom's game-winning goal gave them an opportunity and game number >> the mood in the dressing room is great. guys are happy, but we also have to know we are in a shorter series now and tomorrow is a huge game. we need to get off to a go od start and get into it right away. tim: maryland and georgetown will meet on the basketball court next season. it's a done deal, the firstterps-hoyas matchup in college park november 17, then at the verizon center in 2016. it will be the first time the two teams have met in seven years. they have not met locally on either team's home court since 1993. coach: i anticipate this is one of our great crowds of all time. i think the fans will be into it. it's something we have been waiting for and the fans have been waiting for for over 20 years, so should be an unbelievable environment. tim: the wizards at home against the raptors friday night. now it is time for the was its to take the heart from toronto. a huge game. -- it is now time for the wizards to take the game. alison: a routine construction project takes an ex

backstrom goes off the cross bar and in. second goal of the series caps tie things up at 1. later in the period islanders not going for overtime. right in front, braden holtby says unh-unh, holt just pokes this one away huge save for him, 40 today, here we are in ot didn't take almost long shot easily played by holtby. caps try to clear it. first shot. oh holtby makes a save but he can't get it out. you see right amount right, tavares puts it in net for the islanders. they go on to lead the series now, 2-1. they will play on tuesday, but for now, our carol maloney is in new york. >> reporter: overtime ended in no time but it didn't take long for the caps to look at the cup half full. >> a hostile environment, but played and we love it here you got to embrace it and just have fun out there and try to execute it. we just came up short toward the end. great job in the third period. we built some pressure on them. forechecking. you got the puck back. that's what you got to do we are battling harder. something to take with us to the third period. >> whipping here it's like -- it

they were down 1-0 late, but nikki backstrom there and it didn't last long. john tavares giving the isle -- check this out. i've got the highlights wrong. that's backstrom's goal. this is what you get for reading the scripts. tell you what. coming up on game on overtime i'm going to tell you what's going to happen there. how ouabt that? >>> at the park guess who came to ball today. let's see if i can get this one right, stephen strasburg, 7 1/3 innings and struck out seven, earned his first victory this season and the offense getting him just enough run support, coming up matt williams with strong words about strasburg. we've got a great show coming up, so matt williams talking about his guy. >>> orioles and red sox dueling in beantown. adam jones decided to make the baseball his own personal little pinata, 5 r.b.i., red sox rallied. we'll tell you how it all ends up on game on overtime, a lot of good stuff coming up. >>> we've got serious weather tomorrow? >> yes. heavy rain just can't seem to escape... another sneeze attack... you may be muddling through al

backstrom with his third goal in three games. none bigger than this. he is on fire. caps win it in overtime 2-1. series tied at two heading back to the verizon center. >> we're too exhausted from watching the overtime playoff hockey to describe it. so luckily we've got the players to do it. >> didn't go our way last game but we won this one so better feeling going back to washington with the series tied. >> huge game, great feeling. again, enjoyed the moment and forget this game and get ready for next one. >> playoff time a big time of the year and emotionally it's good to get this "w" for us and to get back home and play there again. you know this is a battle. they are a great team. and we've played each other hard every day this year so, you know that was big for us. >> the biggest one is the next one. caps coming home with the series tied and the momentum back on their side. nassau coliseum carol maloney, news 4 sports. >> up in toronto, wizards looking to take the first two from the raptors. second quarter. wizards down two. bradley beal at top of the key. knocks

caps honoring nikki backstrom for all time assists. and all-time goals already, prior to the game. it was not classic defense, second period, 2-0, rangers go up 3-0. caps on the power play, there he is, that's the spot with his 53rd goal of the year. the deficit late going, empty nether, caps fall 4-2. here's the deal. caps will face the islanders in the first round of the playoffs and with new york losing tonight, caps at home ice in the first round of the playoffs. game one likely wednesday night at verison center. >> we have had some good games against them. you know, they got a good team, obviously. they play well in their barn as well especially, good forwards. you know, we match up well. we are excited to be in, excited to play against them and a good time of year. >> got to love the barn reference. the nats need a jump start for their dead offense. another go round at philadelphia tonight. phillies fanatic mocking our own ian desmond. wilson ramos trying to help the nats sluggish offense shot to right field. puts the nats up 1-0. that's in the fourth inning. the nats would l

take a look here, backstrom's game-winning goal in overtime. you see -- >> amazing. >> you can still buy tickets for tomorrow's game for about 50 bucks online. it's around $60 to see the wizards take on the toronto raptors this friday. they have a 2-0 series lead and about to play first game at home. last night was the first time in d.c. sports history that the caps and the wizards each won a playoff game on the same day. if the wizards beat toronto they'll play the nets or the hawks in the second round. >> the netsats won yesterday too. >> adding clarity to the debate over the safety over vaccines. what this is saying about the risk of autism. >> mostly clear outside right now, but rain will be pushing its way in soon. the conditions your kids will be dealing with with your bus stop forecast at 6:11. >>> it's still not carrying a single passenger, but tell you why you shouldn't expect a free ride w >>> you're watching "news4 today." >>> laurel is hoping a new high-tech tool helps truck drivers avoid a notorious trouble spot on main street. nea

nicklas backstrom, firing from long range. he tickles the twine. the series is now tied at 2-2 with game five here thursday night. the wizards got off to a slow start tonight in toronto, but that did not last. they outrebounded, twice as many assists, six blocks. washington has taken the first two in in the best-of-seven. in toronto, paul pierce to bradley beal, from the bonus fear, bang. beal with 28 points. how about john wall, great defense, sets up the transition. here comes wall, right at the rack. yes, sir. and how about the technical, and one. wall with 26 points, 17 assists. the wizards go up 2-0. coach: it's hard winning four games in a series. it's hard. and we have two so that means there are still a lot of basketball to be played. as you continue to move on, the harder it gets. tim: the nfl has released the 2015 regular season schedule. the redskins have to feel good about theirs. the miami dolphins september 13 with the first matchup week two division game against the giants in new york. the bye week is one week short of the midweek. t

in the third, nicklas backstrom fires, deflected in by alex ovechkin, tied at 1-1. ovie's second goal of the season. 15 seconds into overtime, braden holtby in trouble. tavares scores the game-winner, the islanders win 2-1. the islanders now lead the series 2-1. coach: i think you can feed off your crowd. i felt we fed off of ours and they fed off of theirs. they were playing pretty good hockey. we have to pull the momentum away from them. robert: the wiz have the upper hand in their series against the toronto raptors, winning in game one. bad shooting from john wall and bradley beal, but paul pierce up the slack. game two on tuesday, the outcome may not be the same. last year, the wiz stole the first two in chicago and eliminated the bulls in five games. bradley beal says that game two was always a challenge. bradley: it's the hardest one, but that's the beauty of this whole process is the challenges each step of the way and excepting and embracing it and stepping up to the challenges. his staff only not going to be easy. but we have to view it like it is 0-0 again

in the third the caps trailed until nicklas backstrom gets into mike green, getting within one after the goal. later in the third, time running out. the playoff berth still on the rhine, new life from troy brouwer come he scores 3-3. however, they go into overtime. the caps give up the goal in overtime. the turnover, and caps go down, 4-3. talking's, five games left in the regular season for the wizards, it looks like they are finishing strong, winning four of their last five. in memphis tonight, the wiz with a two-point lead. john wall and martin gortat connecting. the wiz up four. john wall is dangerous on the run, finding a otto porter. so far so good. later in the fourth, sessions finds bradley beal, ". i have not seen this bradley in a a while, he gets the slam. the wizards win, 92-83. opening day for the mets monday night. first, a little action at nats park. we pick this up in the bottom of the first. wilson ramos gets this up the middle, r.b.i. single. that will score two. 3-0 nats. in the fifth, ryan zimmerman is looking comfortable at his new position, at home at first base

backstrom feeds green. he fires and scores. the caps within a goal now.t over four minutes in regulation. brouwer with a 2 on 1 goes with the wrist shot. and we are headed to overtime. fellows loving that. extra session, mike green leaves the puck for john karlsson. poked it loose. a free breakaway and this is your game winner. ottawa wins 4-3 in o.t. the xapcaps to have to wait to clinch a playoff spot. barry trotz pleased with the effort. >> we ended up getting a point. am i disappointed we didn't get two? absolutely. we showed a lot of resiliency character, the traits you need to when things are a little bit tough. they showed the resiliency on the other side. >>> all right. let's move over to the hardwood now. the first time the wizards played the grizzlies, memphis rested four of their starting players. john wall said they didn't respect the wizards. tonight, memphis played the regular cast of characters and the outcome was the same. memphis, the second best team in the western conference. pick it up in the second quarter. wizards up five. check out

if you want one superstar, it has to be niki backstrom. nicklas backstrom has been sensational. he hit six points in four games including the overtime winner the other night in the nassau coliseum. he had an nhl leading 60 assists during the season and his playmaking proficiency has made a difference in this series against the islanders. meanwhile, robert burton has been with the caps and he's got this report. robert: on tuesday, a clutch performance by the caps but now it's about putting that in the past. >> any time you have an overtime win, you know, the atmosphere in the dressing room here is great, you know guys come in and they're happy. we have to know that we're in the shorter series now. robert: when you talk playoffs it's about momentum and players say if they can build on uncle mo they'll be just fine. >> >> win one more and you're in a huge hole and win one back and you can win the series and win the stanley cup. all of a sudden it snowballs, you know. >> what it takes you have to stay in the moment and knowing that you stay with the game plan. and believe in that. y

in the third on the power play and it's nicklas backstrom right down main street. caps tie it at 3-3 after that. here's your chance to convert. about 12 minutes left in the third. jason chimera scores the game-winning goal and game two 4-3. also don't forget about grubauer, filling in for braden holtby. overall, it was a good night. >> we spent a whole year here trying to say, you know what, when the games aren't coming to you the way you want them, don't change everything that's working and you believe in what you're working with, stay to the plan. just because it doesn't work right away, doesn't mean it's not working. you just got to keep doing the same things and the right things and i thought we did. anchor: next up, the caps are headed to new york for game three. puck drops at noon. the nats are starting to look alive starting with bryce harper tonight against the phillies, the first inning no score and harper unleashes on this one. that's gone. three-run shot. nats open up a 3-0 lead over philadelphia. meanwhile, they pay him well and he pitches great. eight

before the game today nicolas backstrom honored for breaking the capitol's all-time assist record. alex ovechkin broke two franchise records both previously held by mr. bondra. first period action. rangers, they strike first. ryan mcdonough with the blast, and kevin hayes puts home the rebound. check it out. hits this one in midair past braden. new york up 1-0. later in the period more from the rangers. they're on the power play here. no one stopping this laser from derek brassard. it's 2-0, blue shirts. the capitals down 3-0, but on the power play alex ovechkin fires one past henrik lundqvist. the caps down 3-1. no love lost between them. they met in the play yofz two years ago. glass and gleason going at it. not sure who wob that fight. the rangers won the game though 4-2. the capitals always doing what they do. the home finale giving their jerseys off their backs to the adoring fans. they'll play closer attention to the islanders-blue jackets game. >> every now and then just to check it out because we would like to have home ice. that was a goal of ours in the beginning of the y

caps get on the board first, nicklas backstrom with a nice pass to john carlstrom. caps lead 1-0. that would be enough for braden holtby, 27 saves, tying the league's lead with his ninth shutout on the season, three of them against boston. caps win 3-0. >>> resting john wall against the 76s are. bradley beal dunk, first bucket of the game 2 -0. martin gortat with the handoff. the wizards shot 65% from the field in the 119-90 win. by sitting wall, his consecutive game streak ends at 208. >>> second day of baseball mother nature throws a wrench into the nationals series way nearly one hour rain delay. hopefully it was time well spent thinking of ways to generate run support. the nats were 0-4 with runners in scoring position. today if your name is zimmerman and you're having a really good night, please hit a home run. there it goes. thank you, ryan. two-run jack in the 1st inning. what about that jordan zimmermann? zim pitched a no hitter the final game last year giving up one earned run in six innings, struck out four in the 2-1 win and drew storen gets the save. >>> orioles going

nicklas backstrom bringing it down. bakke looks like he wants a pass but scores his first goal since february. this one tied at three. late in the period caps looking for mo. islanders bad turnover. get over to jason chimera, first shot no comes right back to him. he doesn't miss and always entertaining chimera, goal celebration. caps beat the islanders 4-3 to even the series at one. >> it's good for the back of the head just to know that -- that we have it in us and let them know that that's the game that we hope to play. >> just because it doesn't work right away doesn't mean that it's not working. you've just got to keep doing the same things and the right things and i thought we did. >> we have confidence in us and even when we're down 1-0 kept on going and kept on fighting and got a big goal. >> ovie gets a big goal and chimera a huge goal pretty pumped about that. i don't know if he'll be too quite on the plane on the way out to the isle. he's pretty pumped. >> not too quiet anywhere. >> surprised we can't hear hi

take a look here, winning goal from niklas backstrom. he's an unsung hero. he doesn't get as much glory, but this is the first time that the caps and the wizards won a playoff game on the same day. nats won too. >>> a recall that might not just injure you but paralyze you. the bike that could be putting your safety at risk. >>> a man in a wheelchair falls on to metro tracks and a group of people rushes to help. the amazing rescue caught on camera. >>> and outside it is pretty cool to start your day. 56 right now. chuck >>> welcome back. check your bicycle. trek is recalling 900,000 bikes because of a problem that left one rider paralyzed. the company is recalling all of the bike models for the past 15 years. the consumer products safety commission said there's a defect that can cause the front wheel to stop suddenly. there have been reports of injuries. >>> the recent rain is helping firefighters battle a brushfire that's threatening homes and businesses in south florida. firefighters will be back on southwest miami-dade county later this morning. the fire b

capitals are back and they brought the momentum back with them thanks, of course, to the nicklas backstrom overtime goal to tie up the series. the caps have now made this a series once again. it's now a best of three. game five tomorrow night. the team was back at keller iceplex this morning, but very few players participated in optional skate, understandably show opting to rest their legs instead, but one thing was obvious when talking to the players. they were there feeling much more confident than when they left for new york. >> good to get a win there in that environment. you felt good about ourselves throughout the whole series, just a matter of us sticking with ourselves and believing and we showed that last night. hollpefu y itwill carry over into tomorrow. >>> finally check out this cute kid. ithiss 5-year-old jack carter. he threw out the first pitch at a columbus/clippers game wearing a 3d prosthetic arm. it's modeled after the ironman arm, his favorite superhero. threw out the first pitch. he was born with a thumb and no fingers on his right hand. >> he's a left-handed pitcher.

assist moves the great 8 into second place for most career assists behind current teammate nicklas backstromg win tonight. after the game ovie reflects on his 50th goal. >> when you became closer to 50, you start thinking about maybe if you put more pressure on yourself, but it's nice to put it away and right now focus on different stuff. >> ovie, the sixth player in nhl history to reach 50 goals in six or more seasons, congrats to him. >>> the maryland women's basketball team are back in their own beds tonight getting some much needed rest. the terps beat two storied programs to advance to their second straight final four and will now face the defending champs. brenda frese and her team took the red eye from spokane and returned to college park this morning. they were understandably very tired, but were sporting their championship hats and carrying the trophy. >> it's really exciting, you know. i don't think a lot of people thought we could make it to back to back final four's. i know all the work we put in this summer and the preseason, so to be able to make it back has been amazing. >> i'

backstrom scored in game four to lead the capitals to a 2-1 victory. the best of seven series at two appease. game five to be played in washington on wednesday. job england had the home side struggling 129 for five. the series ended in a draw. they are also playing in bangladesh playing a one day series batting first pakistan made 250 in their innings. bangladesh currently 79 for no loss. they need another 172 runs with all 10 wickets remaining trying to avoid a whitewash. more sports on our website aljazeera.com/sport. that's it. >> thank you so much. stay with us, more news coming up very shortly. >>> knew strikes in aden despite saudi arabia announcing the end of its air campaign in yemen. ♪ >>> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha also ahead -- >> i was underwater for five minutes thinking god, god, god. >> we hear from one of the survivors of the ship that sank with over 800 people off of the coast of libya and we'll be speaking to the u.n. envoy to libya. >>> iraqi forces s

. >>> niklas backstrom and the capitals have tied the series. >> around williams.re, the field goal! he'll go to the line. >> the wizards with a huge playoff victory. escobar. and there's the walkoff we've been waiting for. >> that's what you call a badger night. >> everyone was expecting the worst out of everybody and the opposite happened. every one won. an overtime win, a victory and a walk-off. excluding championships. d.c. sports has never had a better night than last night. everything fell into place. the players were as pumped up as the fans about all the local teams. we sent diana everywhere. i mean three places. the players are still buzzing about last night. >> reporter: the excitement tens today after all three teams won last night. the caps returned to washington with the series tied 2-2. for many they checked the phones not only to see their reaction but to see if the wizards won. >> i was following on twitter and all that. me being from toronto, i have kids back home. >> i was here after we lost game one about how it is the city never wins anything. a

nicholas bÄckstrÖm in game four to lift the capitals to a 2-1 victory.hey're the best of seven series with game five to be played in washington later on wednesday. >>> meanwhile, the detroit red wings have taken the upper hand in their series. detroit with the 3-0 win at home they now lead the series 2-1. is a the second test between the west indyies and getting under way in granada. they start out 210-5. rain has stopped play there in that first inning. >>> that's all your sport for now. >> thank you very much. for news on al jazeera in just a few minutes. do stay with us. >> more fighting and more airstrikes. saudi arabia hit more targets in yemen despite announcing that it's aerial campaign had finished. >> hello i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. >> when we were on the ship we had no food and no water. i only had one fish. >> with hear the story of the weekend mediterranean boat disaster. [ gunfire ]

that game wasn't decided until backstrom turned and sent islander fans home crying in their beer, asell he should. the stage is set now, the series tied 2-2. by the way, guys, some late breaking news, some of the islanders players got here late because they were trapped behind a presidential motorcade. i called president obama and said hup. he said dave, i can't do that. all right. so to this week's nats inside pitch it's holden kushner with a story of a young man who has a tie to the naval academy. take a look. >>> today's nats inside pitch feature an opposing player, cardinals pitcher mitch harris who is the first naval academy graduate on a big league roster since nemo gaines accomplished the feat for the senators in 1921. i asked harris if it's more special making his debut in the nation's capital given that we're just down the road from the academy in annapolis. >> other than being at home many -- in st. louis i can't imagine another place to do it. i've got several of my friends in annapolis. it's perfect. >> reporter: harris has about 20 friends and family in attendance at nat

nassau coliseum and the caps win this one in thrilling fashion. 11 minutes into overtime niklas backstrom has the puck. he takes it up and fires a shot and he scores. the game winner. caps take this one, 2-1. they're coming back to d.c. with a series tied at two games apiece. >> it's a good job by him in front of the net there. without him there, it wouldn't be a goal. >> game five thursday at 7:00 p.m. until then, you might want to keep that heart medication handy. >> i mean seriously, carol. watching those games in overtime, my kids want to stay up and watch -- no. it's not ending until 10:00 at night. >> good for their health not to watch. >> yeah. >>> 5:21 our time right now. 56 degrees as we look over the district this morning. a lot of you waking up to cooler temperatures than that right now. >> meteorologist chuck bell weather and traffic on the ones. chuck, are we going to get warmer today? >> we will warm up. this will be the warmest day of the next seven. so don't get too used to the mild weather. our average high this time of the year, almost 70 degrees. we will be almost there

nicklas backstrom ties the series at 2-2.

nicholas nicklas backstrom's goal even the series.go into game five on the same page. >> you get into the locker room and they're chanting, how could you not be up for a game? it's hard -- how could you not be excited? >> if you're not motivated this time of year, you should probably be in the stands watching. that's not an issue. the issue is now we're focusing on the things we need to do within the game to be successful. >> reporter: now, a little earlier today here at verizon center the wizards practicing for game three against the raptors tomorrow night. the wiz kids lead this series 2-0. part of the reason the playoffs second year porter taking a lot of minutes with hustle plays and aggressive mentality. >> just a lot of confidence, you know. i think the main thing is he's defending very well. >> just opportunities, you know. opportunity presented itself, i try to take full advantage, you know. that's just the way i look at it. >> it's terrific, man. he's a big teasepiece of the team. i don't think a lot of people realize how val

guys not named ovechkin and backstrom lit up the score sheet. one win away from moving on and the chance to close the historic nassau coliseum tomorrow. this team is looking forward to the challenge. >> it's our job you know. >> we have no problem being the last game here, but we're going to try to do what we can to close out this series and enjoy the process of it. >> yeah i'm going to probably take a chair. >> reporter: all right, some baseball. ryan zimmermann in the lineup tonight despite battling plantar fasciitis. you could tell zim was in pain last night. manager matt williams told the media his first baseman is dealing with it in his left foot. keep an eye on that for tonight. but again, the good news is he is starting at first tonight against the marlins. quickly going back to alex ovechkin's comment about taking the chair, nassau coliseum, they are moving to brooklyn. i was laughing that because i heard of all the things he's won all the awards sawards. he just wants a chair. >> reporter: that place has a long history. i would take one

that's what nicklas backstrom said today.ates also have an idea of what they can do to get a win in game two. >> guys need to make sure that they're ready to go you know excited to play but not be overexcited and we may be working a little harder or not as efficiently as they need to be. >> all it is is execution. trust me the desire to win is there. nobody showed up yesterday saying, oh, we're going to try to play a poor game tonight. everybody showed up trying to win the hockey game. just the execution needs to be better. we're a veteran group. we understand that. we'll expect better and be better tomorrow. >> all right! hold them to it. a little kick if the butt. game two tomorrow night on comcast sports knelt, game three on nbc 4. we'll get you ready for our pregame score caps quest for the cup at 11:30 sunday morning. followed by the caps/islanders 12:00 on nbc 4. >>> although it's early, the nationals are tied for last place in their division. so the biggest problem the nats' defense. ten errors in nine games. that's se

tim: nicklas backstrom's overtime goal evened the series at two with game five set for tomorrow night at verizon center. >> our fans are going to be real excited for the game tomorrow night. but any time you have an overtime win you know, the atmosphere in the dressing room here is great. you know guys come in big smiles on their face. they're happy. tim: the wizards dominated the raptors last night in toronto running away with game two and bringing a 2-0 series lead back to the phone booth with game three set for friday night. >> we just play our game and just control what we can control. great job of staying poised and doing whaefr it took to get awe win. tim: and finishing the job last night, the gnashnationals who got a dramatic walk-off home run. head first dive into home with the exclamation point and the so-called trifecta was complete. how sweet that is! it's official maryland and georgetown will meet on the basketball court next season. we've heard the buzz the last two days. now, it's real. it will be the classic, the first matchup will be in college park on november 17th an