braden holtby keeping the caps back on the ice. he missed game two because he was sick. let's skip ahead to overtime tied at one, long shot here holtby grabs it caps try to clear. islanders keep it n first shot holtby makes a save they can't get it out, john tavares puts it in. can't clear it out and tavares takes advantage. islanders win a crazy game, 2-1 in overtime and take a 2-1 series lead. coming up in sports our carol maloney with the caps talks to them about why they think they could come back tuesday and win game four. send it back to you. >> look forward to that thanks di. >>> up next at six, it looks like a full-scale emergency, dozens of first responders called to the green belt metro station and put to the test. what they have learned today to keep all riders safe. >>> and the seven-hour rescue operation to save a puppy. we are >>> families and officials held a moment of silence in oklahoma city to honor the 168 people who were killed 20 years ago today. thor is mope took place in the space where the federal building cons stood. former president bill clinton

besides the victory with the islanders, the biggest story had to be the health of braden holtby. >> thek is back on. the goaltender looked like his healthy self on the eve of game three. >> obviously, not practicing for two days and not doing much. i wanted to get out there and get the blood flowing, get my eyesight back. >> holtby started feeling safe before game one. two and a half days later the worst is over but still a bit shocked at the unfortunate timing. >> playoff time you'd like to play with three limbs if you could, but the biggest thing is making sure you're not a detriment to your team. i probably would have been last night. >> it was almost harder because he had a little more substance to his practice which is pretty cool. >> with the way he was practicing and the determined look in his eye, braden holtby left little doubt he'd be back in the net. it's a little more stressful watching from off the ice. news 4 sports. >>> don't forget to check out our pre-game show at 11:30 tomorrow before the game. caps versus islanders, game three. should be a good one. carol maloney will

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 innings, nine k's, one run, dominates and gets his first win as a national, -- max scherzer as they win it 7-2. and red sox-o's xander bogaerts bloops it to shallow right and a walk-off for the red sox. mike napoli scores a

braden holtby out with an illness. caps came back trailing 2-1 in the second and tied it at 3. chimera gets it and puts it back in. jimmer not giving up on this one and neither were the caps. they take the lead and they did not look book. grubauer gets his first career nhl playoff win and the caps even the series at one with a 4-3 one and head back up to long island on sunday to play in game three. in ten minutes jason puiggh is going to join me. >> today virginia lawmakers passed a new ethics bill that will make it harder for lobbyists to wine and dine them. the reform package limits gifts from any one person or company to $100 a year including meals in entertainment, and it will take effect next year. now the reform legislation was prompted by the corruption scandal involving former governor bob mcdonnel and his wife. a jury convicted the couple for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans. >>> well it appears a former arkansas governor is getting close to another run for p.tonight on fox news mike huckabee says he'll unveil his plans about the 2016 race

and there was no sign of braden holtby.bauer will be in net, the 23-year-old played in 20 games with the caps, but he's only started one this season. they won that one against a very good ducks team back in february. regardless of who will be in net, the caps lost 4-1 last game, and the coach says his guys have to be all in tonight. >> we just have to play a better game. i didn't think we were as emotionally engaged to be honest with you. it didn't feel like a playoff game. it didn't. we have a better higher level and i know they do too. let's see if we can get it going here tonight. >> the more we get going, the more games we play, i think we're going to continue to improve, continue to get better and we have to have a mind-set that we're going to be a lot better and get ourselves a win and get ourselves back tied in the series. >> reporter: some good news for caps fans, hard hitting forward tom wilson is back. he's been medically cleared to return after missing the last three games with a head injury. the 21-year-old took

braden holtby had 35 saves, the best one on this, keeps it out of the net. caps get two points and eight get the victory in regulation and clinch a bierth in the playoffs. the terps women enter tonight a 22 point under dog. they had 28 straight wins before tonight. uconn is uconn. the terps keeping it close early. laurin mincy finds brionna jones. in the huskies go on a run. moriah jefferson steps up the defense, the steel, lays it in, 13-point game. more uconn the huskies with great all movement. breanna stewart has 35. the terps' final four run is cut short. a tough ending to a great season. coach: i thought we did a tremendous job in the first half trying to put things together, especially in the adversity and some of the calls that were made. we kept fighting and battling. i thought the runs in the second half hurt us and were really tough. robert: pretty big ratings night tonight for the tbs, country watch the badgers and kentucky's bid for a perfect season. frank kaminsky finished with 20 points, sam dekker had 16. the wildcats had their chance but whe

the story tonight was braden holtby. 47 saves. he throws his fourth shutout at the bruins the season. he is tied for the league lead. 3-0 final for the caps. sessions took wall's place. how about this assist to gortat? washington set a franchise record of 65% from the field. field had 21 points. seven guys in double figures. the wizards win again. let's go to augusta national. 75-year-old jack nicholas stole the show. this is the fourth hole. how about this shot? that is the flag. enjoy the ride. remembering past greatness. a magical moment, perfect for the masters. the ace for the golden bear, 75 years old. jack nicholas -- nicklaus will tee off tomorrow morning. the first real tee time is 7:45. the it's have come down from 40-12 25-1. he is not going to win it. it is a step forward. leon: he looks good today. tim: i will take your bet right now. alison: coming up next, a daring rescue all caught on tape. the simple trick ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl p plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. dres

the win a career-high 41st for braden holtby tying in with kolzig for first place on the cap single-seasonltby has also made a franchise-record 1,857 saves this season. his teammates can't wait to see what he has in store for the playoffs. >> really gives their team a lot of confidence. that's great for him too. you know he's a few times earlier in the season people were questioning him. i was just shaking my head because i knew you could see the potential coming. he's just been rock solid. >>> in college park more good news for the maryland men's basketball team. jake lehman will return for his senior season this coming on the heels of -- >> great dancer. >> yes. of melo announcing his return as well as one a commitment from diamond stone. he averaged 12 1/2 points a game this past season. the terps already considered by many to be a top ten team for next season. they might be a top five team with all those guys coming back. >> love that. thanks jason. >>> breaking news out of suitland maryland right now. this is at the u.s. census bureau where there's an active shooting investigation und

kevin hayes hits the puck midair backhand, past braden holtby.aps down by two early of the second and they cannot get the puck out of the zone. 3-0 rangers. the only bright spot for the caps, the power play ovie with the slap shot, his 53rd goal of the season. now the islanders have to lose tonight for the caps to start the series at home. >> it would have been nice to have clinched it at home. just pay attention to the game tonight i guess in practice and get ready for wednesday. robert: baseball, the nationals were the pick to win the world series this season but so far they don't look like a playoff team, 1-3 so far, losing last night to the phillies. game two tonight, first pitch at 7:05. gio gonzales, mac shareserzer, and stephen strasburg have all lost their battles. the good news is it is way too early to be worried about this. here is skipper matt williams. coach: we just have to keep running them out there. the guys in our lineup have been there before. we are not worried about that. just keep going with it. there are no excuses for not

they had to play aggressively, braden holtby had to stand on his head, and alex ovechkin had to have his game. here is the great8, bang. the rebound, deflection. ovie gets the goal, his second of the playoffs. 1-1 in overtime. 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

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. robert: nats with a chance to clinch their series against the phillies today, and th

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 for the sweep against tampa bay. scoreless in the 6th. not any north. orioles -- anymore. orioles pitche

offense got going and by the way, a rookie goalie field in for braden holtby.land for game 3. alex ovechkin talking about it. >> first one, second one, and you never know what happens in the third one. i think tomorrow's going to be a more interesting game. more intense game. >>> final stop, guys, maryland lacrosse, looking for a share of the big 10 title at the horseshoe. 21,000 people watching this game. they watched jesse king, who was the king of rock and there was none higher. buckeyes rolling up three goals. but maryland down 9-5. then tied at 9-9, so we're going to overtime. 21,000 of you going home disappointed. terps grab a share of the big 10 title with the 10-9 victory. >> well done. >> not bad. >>> beautiful day? >> yeah, tomorrow turns cooler, wet late. >>> thanks for watching. see you back here at 11:00. bye. ( applause ). >> axelrod: 296 days before the first primary in campaign 2016 republicans eyeing the white house size up the competition in new hampshire. our political director john dickerson is there. >> oh, my god. >> axelrod: cabin pressur

we just learned some information, braden holtby will not start tonight. he's been sick for the past couple of days. phillip grudbauer will be in front of the net to start this one for the 7:00 puck drop. however, the caps need urgency tonight. they're down 1-0 game. they want to tie this series up 1-1 before they head into new york because one thing you don't want to do in the post season is travel and you're down 2-0 games. earlier this week we talked to forwards and they say the more we play, the better we are. here's troy brouwer. >> we were a little out last game. not our best hockey game which is disappointing in the first game of the playoffs. but the more we get going here the more games that we play i think we're going to continue to improve, continue to get better and we have to have a mindset that we're going to be a lot better and get ourselves a win and get ourselves back tied in this series. robert: and speaking of playoffs, there's another d.c. team getting ready for the post season. i'm talking about the wizards. they're taking on toronto a

nielsen, this is a bumpy ride down the middle, down sing through the pads of braden holtby. late in the third, washington evgeny kuznetsov across the front, yes, sir. what a series for kuznetsov and the capitals take the 2-1. the caps then had to kill a power-play with under three minutes to play. they stop them and win game seven and advanced to play the rangers. >> i think tonight we came out hungry and quick. we wanted to win. i think that you can tell that when you watch the game. the last couple years, when we lost game sevens, we came out flat. we did not do that tonight. tim: baseball, nats-braves, the nationals trailing. kelly johnson is the batter and he takes pfister high-end deep get a new baseball. 4-1 braves, they beat the nats 8-4, that a row for washington. the redskins have decided to exercise rg iii's 50 option, but it does not guarantee anything yet. -- 5th year option, but does not guarantee anything yet. the only guaranteed money for rg iii is if he is seriously injured, which we certainly do not hope that happens. this is a good move by the caps. leon: i

here come the islanders, braden holtby makes the first save and cizikas scores on the rebound. tied at one. new york on attack again, josh bailey and holtby says no. 36 saves in the game. he is unstoppable. this one went to overtime. it lasted longer than 15 seconds this time. nicklas backstrom with it along the boards and turns and first wrist shot and he scores. 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 e

leaving the puck to john taveres and fires on net and beats braden holtby. islanders take a 1-0 lead. under 30 seconds left and on the power play a beautiful save but ovechkin to carlson and he scores on the wrister. we are tied at 1-1. first goal of the series for john carlson. later in the third period tied at 1-1. taveres gets his clock cleaned by ovechkin and he beats holtby and that is the game winner. faked him out good. the islanders take a 2-1 lead. later on caps looking to even things up. two shots on net here. stopped in front. we all thought this was in but it hit off the crossbar. it was reviewed and it could have tied the game but ruled no goal. the islanders added a empty-netter and beat the caps forcing the game seven monday night, but despite the loss the capitals not hanging their heads. >> we're right there again tonight. one little thing and they get the go-ahead and we're chasing. so we energize and we have home ice for game seven and we should be excited about playing game seven at home. >> we have to play better than them today that is

. >> braden holtby had 40 saves in yesterday's game after missing the first two games because he was sick. all eyes will be on ovechkin too. he only took three shots on goal. what a game. i'm really nervous about this. i'm rocking my red, but i'm really nervous. we have to win. >> don't be nervous. >> have faith right? >> exactly. we'll make it happen. 4:51 our time right now. amelia segal is in for tom this morning. we are watching a lot of rain coming down. maybe not so much, but a lot on the ground too. >> this is one of those days where there's going to be a little bit of everything. a lot of rain on the ground right now. dry most of the day, in fact it's humid and hot almost for this time of the year. a high around 80. then as we get around in the afternoon and evening hours as early as 4:00 or 5:00 storms are moving through. some of the storms could be on the strong to severe side. one of the reasons being the heat and humidity that we'll be experiencing today. that's why today is a weather alert day. you can see we're red and we're bringing you updates throughout the day. face

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then braden holtby got sick. if this was a movie, i'd call it 50 shades of dismay. storm clouds were forming and it wasn't because of howard's weathercast. i thought that would get a better response from your guys. >> it was good. >> the kid just got called up hershey. talk about jumping right into the frying pan. it was hot. 3-1, the caps look cooked. then they started cooking. alex ovechkin. let's stay with the trying pan theme, little russian stir fry, his first point to the playoffs, three minutes into the their, nikki you so fine. he ties it up. the caps keeping the heat on. the lord said hey, let there be red light. jason chimera bang, bang, bang, three straight goals for the caps. they even the series 4-3 thanks in part to that guy right there mr. brew brub -- brubauer. >> a great outcome. we came today, try and block shots. i think guys play our game. >> game three on sunday on the island. >>> 3 miles across town the other team that rocks the red, nats been doing a lot of barking lately. the bats have come out of their preseason slumber. that's bad news for

braden holtby had 30 saves yesterday. he missed the first two games because he was sick.video of the aftermath and we'll show you the damage after the break. >>> take a live look across the district this morning. a lot of people waking up to rain right now. amelia is back with when the storms will r >>> one person is dead after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of okinawa. the quake caused buildings in the taiwanese capital of taipei to sway. a warning for a tsunami up to three feet high was issued, but was cancelled after one hour. >>> we now know an unattended cooking flame sparked this fire that is threatening homes in southern california. apologize for the incorrect video here. we can tell you this fire happened saturday night that forced hundreds from their homes outside of los angeles. they have been allowed to return to their homes. this fire 35% contained this morning. there you see some of the flames here. no injuries, no big damage reported here. although the fire has burned more than 1,000 acres. >>> wow. today we are talking about rain and lot of it.

the team may be without starting goaltender braden holtby who did not participate at the morning skate this morning. we'll keep you updated on his status. the caps are hoping to play a more up tempo game tonight. we hear there was a lot of talk about heavy and sluggish legs in game number one. tickets for tonight's game at verizon center are still available. morning starting at around $70 per seat. >>> well working in tv we are all aware that the camera is always rolling. espn reporter britt mchenry was caught on camera verbally attacking a woman who worked for a company that towed mchenry's car. take a listen. >> i'm in the news i a l [ bleep ]ing sue this place. do you feel good about your job? i can be a college dropout and do the same thing? i have a brain and you don't. lose some weight, baby girl. >> the towing company employee warned mchenry about the camera. mchenry issued a statement saying "i allowed my emotions to get the best of me and said insulting and regrettable things." espn has suspended her for one week. >>> we have a chance for you to weigh in on a story getting bac

robert: three, braden holtby one of the league's best this season and now that it's playoff time holtby is expecting nothing to change. >> i try to play every game the same. it comes down to expectations. robert: as you mentioned, try to avoid the sweep and let's get the reaction where wilson ramos is at the plate and the bases are loaded. so he cracks this one and guess what? three runs score off of that. that would make the score 5-2 nats with the lead. and guess what? they also avoid the sweep. they get the win 10-5. now, i'll tell you this much, i have a gray suit so come 7:00 when the puck drops, i'll probably be sticking out like a sore thumb. you see the blue seats behind me. as fans start filing in you'll see a lot of red. for now, live at the phone booth, robert burton abc 7 sports. back to you guys. leon: you knew what your assignment was going to be you had to rock some red going down there. what were you thinking? robert: i know. i try to be different. come on leon you know me man. leon: you pulled that off. alison: he wanted to stand out and he will. thanks, robert. by the

one of those stars is goaltender braden holtby. he missed this morning's skate. he's feeling under the weather according to head coach since game one. but he expects him to play tonight. they need him to stept up and a few other guys to have good games. >> reporter: they surely need to step up after the lackluster performance in game one where they came out playing very flat. not only did the caps play flat but a lot of people noted that the fans here at the verizon center who really had nothing to cheer about in game one because they only scored one goal were flat themselves. so tonight they're going to need to come out here and support this caps team. especially because the islanders have noted that it is tough to play at the verizon center. >> reporter: give the fans shg something to cheer about. am coming up we'll hear from some of the capitals players on why this game tonight is so important. pat and jim, back to you. >> thank you, guys. >>> well, turning to the weather, are we all going to get some wet stuff tonight? >> not everyone. there's some wet weathe

we can guarantee a good series though, if braden holtby stays hot and plays like he did in the first round. also, washington needs to wear them down with their brute strength and come out with the same physical style that won them game seven versus the islanders. alex ovechkin has some strong words about how important it is to play what he calls "our way". >> if we don't go and play our way we're going to give them easy breaks. the season is going to be over for us. we have to stay the course and be the same group of guys that we have been all year. >> it's a whole new ball game. it starts from scratch. you know, we're just going to go out there obviously like to come back in the lead. we're going to definitely try to do that. the main thing for us is have good energy in the first. >> any team that comes out fast in the first period is a difficult team to play against. if we can even that first period out a little bit, it gives us a really good chance. >> reporter: and a really good chance for redemption. you don't have to go back too far to know that the last two playoff trips for t

braden holtby goalkeeper for the caps has come down with some sort of illness. we don't know if he'll be in front of the net until that puck drops at 7:00. but sdiet despite all of that the caps want to come tonight with some urgency. you don't want to go to new york down 2-1 games. despite being soundly beaten in game one, don't expect changes from the caps tonight. >> they're probe not going to be earth shattering and might not notice them to the naked eye. >> keep it simple. pretty boring hockey in playoffs but it's efficient. you got to do that. if we do that it's hard to beat. >> we're not tweaking anything really. we're trying to come out and play our game. robert: the adjustment for game two is simpler than any xs and os the coach may draw up. >> those are minute part of the game. the big part of the game is the will to win. the one-on-one battles, the compete level, the execution at a very high level, the correct thought process. moving the puck quick. moving your body quick. just playing at a high level. elevating our game. that's where everything start

braden holtby happy for a change of venue and looking forward to getting him to a new york state of mind. >> a city where you go to work. there's not much sitting around in this city and just relaxing. i mean, it's a very industrious city, probably the most famous building in the world, so much history. it's a fun place to try and challenge yourself. >> it's a historic place. lots of people have been here. it's fun to be part of it. >> reporter: man, are they excited to get this one. game one, round two. they're going to drop the puck in just about two hours. start spreading the news, guys. it is going to be a lot of fun. >> thank you carol. >>> new tonight d.c. police chief kathy lanier taking some heat for her plan to use police body cameras but then limit public access to the video that they produce. >>> they call them blue shirts. i should have on a red shirt right now. let's show you the radar, all lit up. there's red on the radar, too, meaning heavy rain. storm team4 radar tracking some rain. i've got the latest. we' >> announcer: and now your storm team4 forecast. >>> and we conti

this could be a very special spring and braden holtby holds the key. leon: that's right.stands on his head, we're in. tim: he has to be an leon: i'm sure you know getting a parking ticket can be a real drag. alison: oh yeah. there's a restaurant in the district's shaw neighborhood that wants to turn that citation into a meal ticket. brianne carter explains. >> all right. can i do the fish? brianne: with brightly colored walls, umbrellas, this restaurant in the shaw section of d.c. is celebrating caribbean life but it's also giving discounts to some drivers. >> i don't know how i came up with it you know what i'm saying? it was just i had time to think. brianne: michael said it was back in 2013 when he was talking with his girlfriend about how many tickets are issued in the d.c. area for parking and speeding violations. he says that's when the idea for his new venture, caribbean citations was born. here, as the slogan says you can turn your traffic ticket into a meal ticket. >> depending on how much money i can lose on product, i give a discount. brianne: here's how it wor

one of the star players, goaltender braden holtby missed the skate-around. he is feeling under the waernlg. he is kpeblgted to play tonight, though. the players know they need to give fans something to cheer about, something they didn't do in game one. >> i'm sure the fans are sitting in their seats rd to get out of them, and bedidn't give them much to do. we need to player better, be physical. we need to have that relenltless attack. it's going to be a fantastic atmosphere if we give them something to cheer about. >> we were a little off, not our best hockey game chshgs is disappointing. but the more we get going here, the more games we play, i think we're going to continue to improve, continue to get better, and we have to have a mind-set that we're going to be a lot better and get ourselves a win and get ourselves back tie nd the series. >> reporter: the guys know what they need to do to get a victory. and perhaps no one's outlook for tonight's game is brighter than joel ward's. >> everyone is excited. everyone is just the perfect time of year, the sun is