the caps beat the bruins in their season opener 4-16789 that is one of ovechkin's two goals there.also had an aassist. the caps have their home opener tomorrow night. they will take on the toronto maple leafs. james wright he supposed the teams through the high asened and lows and now chief z is down on his luck. >> he is dealing with failing health and financed but refused to ask for help. wisdom martin has more. >> reporter: he is arguably the most well known fan in history. chief z has been at about every redskins home game. >> we're number one in the sports world, not just the nfl, in the sports world. we're going to get it together. >> even before i got here, you would see chief z on tv when talk williams was here playing. he was a big fan then. then to get here and become a good friend friend of him. >> reporter: now the man who has been so loyal to the burgundy and gold and supported the team for so long needs support. recently, he lost his job. he is dealing with fume russ health issues so he is swamped with medical bills. >> i had aneurysm surgery in 2006, blood clot that

they opened up their season with a 4-1 win over the eastern conference's best team last season, the bruins. they wasted no time getting on the board. the capitals unveiled their second consecutive southeast championship banner this evening. the great eight rips one past the defender and the goalie. >> later in the 1st period on a power play. mike knuble scores his first goal with the new team. 2nd period. caps up 4-1. brendan morrison gives the caps a 5-1 advantage. and semianyone manages to score. the caps defeat the maple leafs 6-4 for their eighth consecutive home opening victory. >> it is nice to win the first game in our building especially in this atmosphere. it is cool. >> it is a great win. i mean a great start. but we have to learn how to win 6-1 in that position. and hopefully it was a cheap lesson for us. >>> the maryland football team started a new season. their non-conference record was 1-3 and they were starving for a taste of victory. today they hosted clemson. the road team has won the last four meetings. but not today. the terps were all fired up. but clemson came out on f

bruins learned their lesson and were all over ovechkin in the third. scored a second goal of the night. caps won it 4-1. overtime in the extra frame. josh picked up the loose puck and scored with just 13 seconds left in o.t. canadiens won it, 4-3 ##. back to baseball. chris carpenter picked hup is 17th win of the year. first major league home run. what a doozy, a grand slam. sixth rbi for carpenter. move over, albert pujols, chris carpenter now can do it all for the cards. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >> thank you, fred. >>> some pretty serious admissions from funny man david letterman. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a century and counting. one woman in michigan divulges her secrets for longevity. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." you'll have thunderstorms and rain showers from nashville up to cincinnati and detroit. that line of storms moves this way and will affect some areas. atlanta, you've got a 40% shot at seeing

the caps are in boston for tomorrow night's game against the bruins and they better be ready becausehe caps have a brut early season schedule. >> we have the toughest schedule in the n.l. we want to come out of it with our head above water and then take it from there. if we play towards the level we think we can play at we should be ok. >> and finally in the champions league d.c. united beat san juan 5-1 tonight. they kept their group b hopes alive. there you have a look at sports. >> good for them, good for you. good for all of us. >> bring the animals back. using kmart layaway makes me wonder if everything... wouldn't be better in small amounts. - like yard work! - and exercising! and your casserole... would not be one of those things. kmart layaway lets you plan ahead. pay a little at a time and pick up everything... you need when you need it. there's smart, and there's kmart smart. parentheses have a place but not on your face. smooth those lines away for up to a year with juvÉderm®. juvÉderm® is a smooth injectable gel your doctor uses to smooth out wrinkles like those lines on

the team takes on the bruins in boston. the puck drops at 7:00. washington finished the preseason at 4-2. >>> hear from the caps and get their thoughts on the new condition. go to wusa9.com's sports page and get a recap on the team's media day on tuesday. >>> ahead, the latest from the south pacific following the deadly earthquake and tsunami. >>> and a special "living $mart" report. taking care of your teeth in a recession. how to get dental care for less and why it is so important. >>> i'm the founder of the national breast cancer foundation or nbcf. i'm a breast cancer survivor who knows the importance of annual mammograms. nbcf is bringing you limited commercial newscast. during these commercials we will talk about how important it is to create an early- detection plan and get mammograms. so sign up for your plan at nbcf.org. visit the website for more. >>> further proof a dog is a man's best friend. a 88-year-old man in ohio was checking out his septic tank when he fell in. the dog began to bark like lassie. the family figured out something w

the capitals beat the bruins, 4- 1. >>> the redskins seem toe confident in their sunday match with the tampa bay buccaneers. the coaches believe they will have the players in the right position for solid ease. if they fail this weekend, there will be enough blame to go around. >> in 2009, things go bad, somebody goes under the bus. being the leader of the defense, i will dive under there. i can deal with the hurt and the stuff. we just go on and play. >>> the wizards's first week of training camp has been promising. flip saunders is either really smart with gilbert arenas, or is gil just being gil? he sat out practice today. >>> nationals-braves, not gold glove stop, game saving play. the nationals have now won four in a row with three games left in the season. >>> this is thursday, time to meet a high-school athlete of the week. tonight week is crucial to janice johnson from eleanor roosevelt high school and greenbelt. -- tonight we introduce you to janice johnson. soccer was an afterthought. >> i was not going to do it. after transferring, she has been on a tear, a leading the raider

the capitals beat the bruins in the season opener. >>> washington redskins are switching guys at safety again. chris horton is out. he started ten games in 2008 as a rookie. recapping doughty is the guy sunday. sunday in motown, 3rd down defense, the lions converted on 10 of 183rd down plays. the redskins defense ranked last in the n.f.l. in 3rd down plays. >> i threw my notebook away for the first three weeks. got a new notebook and started over. kind of not writing down pretty much everything coaches say. taking it on the field and if i can take a few tips and they can give me a few tips, we'll be all right. >> later on down the road, we'll play the giants again. i'm sure -- [ inaudible ] i haven't thrown away my notebook but to me every game is a fresh start. >> good job, chris horton. keep a notebook. redskins game day begins at at 1:00 the bucs and redskins from fed ex field. last night the washington nationals concluded the home portion of their schedule in dramatic fashion. justin maxwell hit a walkoff grand slam in the bottom of the 9th. over 24,000 saw it and appreciated it and

. >>> nhl season-opening game between the caps and the bruins.ovechkin, get up by alexanr semin. nasty wrister there. it's 3-0, in the third. ovechkin strikes again. lights the lamp for a second time. two goals and a helper. a 4-1 win on opening night over the bs. >>> wnba finals, game two. phoenix mercury, indiana fever. mercury won game one. second half, here come the fever. ebony hoffman, bumping 2 bucket. tamika catchings, one rebound shy of a triple-double. fever even the series, 93-84. >>> jeremy and vinita, now back to you. >>> a colorado grandma has a good story to tell her grandchildren. how she chased away a momma bear. >> sally raven described what happened as she was in her bedroom the other day. >> i heard the door open. i thought, it's got to be yoo-hoo, the dog, you know? and here was this big bear pip was screaming. and she went up on her hind feet. and i grabbed one of these pillows. and i just flung it at her. >> reporter: rebehn locked herself in the bedroom, while her son called 911. police using pepper spray were able to get

. -- bruins in the season opener. it took him 17 minutes to get on the score. ovechkin first goal of the year. 1-0 caps. and how about some goals to go with that. gorgeous drop. he rifles that past thomas and then tom to ov. second of the game. three assists for nick. in the opener 4-1. now, i hesitate to read this story. gilbert arenas sat out of his scrimmage. he aggravates his finger. not known when he'll return. >> all right. there was a joke e-mail going around washington today that the redskins practice was stopped for two hours while the fbi investigated a powdery white substance on the field no one could identify. it turned out to be the goal line. practice resumed. the joke went on. the redskins were unlikely to encounter the substance again. redskins are tired of being the punch line. kris horton out. the veteran reid doudy as the defensive side tries to plug the leaks. >> we've been struggling as a defense a little bit and i think sometimes they make changes good or worse. we'll see what happens. >> it's a little set back. yes, it is. but it doesn't

the capitals beat the bruins for does one. let's go to atlanta.ves have runners on first and third. ryan zimmerman with the stop. the nationals have now won four in a row with three games left in the season. way to go. there is a look at your morning sports. >>> ken stocks rebound? >> with linda bell joins us with the latest business headlines. good morning. >> that is a big question. we're setting open for a flat open. investors are waiting for word on the unemployment rates and the number of jobs the economy lost last month. stock index futures have acelerated losses, indicating we have a lower start when trading gets under way. economists say the report to show the unemployment rate climbed to 9.8%. the comet like a lost 170,000 jobs in september. possible good news for the mortgage market. they have tumbled to their lowest level in four months. that indicates rates on home loans are about to drop even more. the average rate dropped to 4.94% in the latest week. rates were about 5.5% in june. that is your business news. live at bloomberg headqua

ovechkin and the capitals beat the bruins 4-1. tonight the home opener against toronto. in the 1st period, no score. ovechkin rips one past the defender and the goalie his third of the year. later in the 1st period, the newest cap mike knuble scores his first with the new team. and 2nd period caps lead 5-1. ovechkin to semianyone. he still imagines to score. and the caps defeat the maple leafs 6-4 for their second consecutive home victory. >> as long as we can keep winning it doesn't matter who scores. but i mean, we'll get other guys to chip in every now and again. and you know, we'll score three or four goals a game. >> ten goals in two games, pretty good. >>> maryland was off to a slow start at 1-3. they were desperate for a taste of a victory again against clemson. in the 3rd quarter. clemson trailing 17-13. tony leggen picks the ball up at the 44-yard li and heads the opposite direction. the blockers follow. he picks up 43 yards on the return and gets down to the 1- yard line and barely misses the touchdown. just three plays letter turner gets jacked up after he pit

the bruins 10-0, 2-2 when they host the capitals. guys that like starting the tough games, though, because they say it gets them ready for the rest of the season. bruce boudreau getting ready. >> everything that happens counts, goes --nd nobody will remember anything that happened in preseason. and so we know -- we want to be our best. we know what we're playing is the best team. and so it's going to be quite a test for our team. >> you always want to start the season on the right note. you want to get that first win. and get it under your belt and keep moving forward. it's a good team. in boston, a team that finished first in the east last year. >> getting it going tonight. day three of wizards training camp in richmond. the best battle continues to be for the starting shooting guard spot. it's the only position in the starting lineup up for grabs. four players vying for the job. stevenson coming back from an injury. he was a starter for a couple of years. randy floyd averaging 16 points per game. he was in minnesota last year. mike

. >>> last season the caps finished second in the east to the boston bruins. that was last year. tonight the two tangoed on opening night in beantown. check out the passing. alex ovechkin, first of two goals. caps up 2-0. 3rd period, caps on the power play. caps win the opener 4-1. the caps home opener is saturday versus the toronto maple leafs. the caps are off to a reat, great start. more highlights tonight at 11:00. >> sounds good. >>> we have a winner for the fox 5 game of the week. you voted and the northwest jaguars versus the churchill bulldogs grabbed 32% of the vote. we'll be live 5:00 p.m. tomorrow before the game and we'll bring you the highlights on the news at 10:00 and on the web. >>> three young kids playing outside approached by two strange men. coming up next at 11:00, the attempted abduction that has some parents keeping their kids indoors. >>> acorn is feeling the fallout avid crows like this one, a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute. the group's employees apparently offering them help. who's investigating now and why plans to extend unemployment benefits

they are this boston to face the bruins. face-off time is 7:00.ome opener is saturday against the toronto maple leafs. >>> football now, running back clinton portis, albert haynesworth carlos rogers and mike sellers all sat out yesterday's practice with various injuries. not expected to miss the game sunday. last sunday, it was difficult for the redskins to hide their frustration in the loss to the lions. clinton portis coming up short on fourth and goal. the redskins had numerous third down pass completions that came up just short of the first down marker. three days removed from the loss, the starting quarterback not panicking. >> forget about all of that. now, it is the time for us to start having fun again, to win games, play with a sense of urgency, push each other a little bit harder and let it all go. let it hang out. >> here is our sunday line-up. redskin game day at 11:00 a.m. geico redskins pregame at 11:30. the reds skins defeat the tampa bay buccaneers starting at 1:00. >>> flip saunders and the wizards continue training camp in richmo

they one be up in boston taking on the bruins. the home opener is saturday against the toronto maple leafs. >>> baseball season being head to nationals park last night. the nats' justin maxwell finishing the season in style. take a listen. >> way back, warning warn -- warning track! way back! >> that gives the nats a 7-4 win for the last game of the season. they will wrap up the season on sunday if atlanta. >>> right now, we do want to take a look at what we have coming up on fox 5 morning news. >>> at 7:00, new york? no. hollywood, forget about it. tease topping the list of hippest cities in the america. we are talking more about why we are number one. >>> the weather is turning cooler. the leaves are starting to fall. you can still have fun digging in the dirt. this week's garden grow segment is all about fall container gardens. >>> health care workers in new york state required to get the swine flu vaccine or face losing their jobs. now, the military is making it mandatory soviet will you expect your employer to follow suit? we

they beat the boston bruins 4- 1. their home opener is tomorrow night against toronto. you wanted more. you wanted videos and photos... email and broadband. you wanted to run your business from anywhere... and instant messaging to stay in touch with everyone. you wanted apps to find music, news, orhe way home. ok your wireless companies... grow your world. the choice in this election for governor is really pretty simple: do we move virginia forward by continuing the pro-business economic policies that i helped put in place... or do we go backwards with the failed economic approach that ruined our economy? creigh deeds knows keeping taxes low and controlling spending is the right way to keep virginia the best place to do business. and i agree. because rebuilding confidence in our economy starts with responsible leadership from a new governor like creigh deeds. >>> in 2009, things go bad, somebody has got to go under the bus. being the leader of the defense, i should be under the bus. >> i wouldn't even give it to greg. it is my responsibility. i'm in charge of offense be

bruins all over ovechkin in the third. got three and ovechkin got a second goal of the night. >>> in toronto, maple leafs and canadiens need overtime. pick up the loose puck and scored with 13 second left in ot. maple leafs picked up where they left off last season with a loss. >>> here's something i think is interesting. according to the boston herald, the nba has issued an anti-handshake directive, asking players to greet each other with a fist or chest bump to combat the swine flu. one can only imagine what brain yak thought this. what next? players using a handkerchief when boxing out. >>> and the angels hazed their rookies in front of thousands at a playoff pep rally. chris pettitte pretty in pink. hope he shaved his legs. sean o'sullivan was a red teletubby. and palmer, who was the pitcher for the angels this season, dressed as a baby. i wouldn't want to get arrested by that rent-a-cop, and the angels had to wear the outfits on their flight to oakland. >>> for those who think golf is too slow of a sport, grab one of

brian bruin hopefully later today see him in action. >> different path way to victory in afghanistan.tual holding pattern as the president exams for weeks where we should go next in iraq. so let's look at a few of them. steve: sure. first up david killcullen talks about reform or go home. he writes counter insurgency is only as good as the government supports. nato could go do everything right. it isn't but will still feel unless afghanis trust their government. steve: make sure it is done right. because the u.n. descriewd up the first time. robert gates suicide attack. that sounds like a lot ofy goal. try to -- brian: there were nine suicide attacks four years ago. 150 the next year. 250 now. stop the people who support and train those who become suicide bombers. steve: meanwhile, if you can't beat them, let them join. linda robinson thorpe of tell me how this ends writes in a year we must persuade large number of insurgents to lay down their arms or switch to the government side. gretchen: human rights commission says kick out corruption. i guess that would be the taliban and al qae