wild and canadiens ended in a shoot-out. he needed to score with you the game was over. instead he did this. overskated the puck and slammed on the brakes and lost the edge. not exactly how you want to end the game. he was the fallguy as the canadiens slip past the wild 5-4. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> a fan kisses justin bieber on his birthday. well, almost. chardon students enjoy a setback towards normal. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a concern for tornadoes in the nashville and chattanooga and lexington through columbus and indianapolis and cincinnati. if you're anywhere near those locations, make sure you have your tornado plan and your safety plan for your family just in case the worst heads your way later on today. as far as the weekend forecast goes, those storms will be heading off the east coast early saturday morning with some strong gusty winds and then it all calms down to what should ab pretty nice sunday, with the exception of rain in florida. >>> if

he was the fall guy as the canadiens slip past the wild 5-4.hat is your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> a fan kisses justin bieber on his birthday. well, sort of. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, chardon students enjoy a small step back towards normal. you're watching "early today." >>> here's a look at your weekend forecast. of course, severe weather in the middle of the country with a storm that was affecting the west. left ov leftover snow moving through colorado. seattle and portland have the umbrella. as we go through the weekend forecast, not a lot changes. we're kind of stuck in this weather pattern a little bit here. high pressure is protecting areas of the southwest. you're definitely on the cool side. even into sunday, looks like a little bit better in the northwest. temperatures slow to warm up. >>> if you're watching us on king 5 news in seattle, washington, in nearby bellevue, tease your taste buds on stacks of sweets at falling feels a lot

canadiens' winger, rene bork who was a flame, suspended for the illegal elbow to the head. so a bit of irony perhaps that backstrom will face bourque in his first game back. they have felt his absence, especially on the power play. he was the caps' point leader at the time of his injury. >> it's going to be fun to play again. and i mean, it's a big game for us, and we need all those points. so i'm excited to be back in such a important game. >> he's a welcome addition. we get our good buddy back. first off, he's an emotional lift. really well-liked guy in the room. very respected guy in the room. and a world-class hockey player. so it's good day. >> all right. i'm sure chinaatown is hopping right about now. >>> in college lacrosse, it's been a rocky week for number nine, maryland. last week, they opened up acc play with a loss to north carolina. that game included a final minute bench-clearing brawl. suspensions resulted and the terps were without cooper as they welcomed the number two virginia cavaliers to college park. looking to avoid an 0 and 2 start. second quarter, ma

they increased their lead in the southeast division with a shoot-out win against the canadiens.s on the verge of clinching their first playoff spot in 12 years. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> and now for another look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning to you, bill. you know, you go from like the most popular guy in class to the guy no one wants to sit next to. >> it was a great run i had. people were really happy with how warm it was. >> now you're dead to us. what else is new? >> up and down. i don't like ton even keel. good morning, everyone. this is towards the end of march where april is right around the corner. this is when i change modes from winter to severe weather. this is just about when we get into tornado season, peak months being april, may and june. we'll have a little severe weather today with a cold front coming down from the great lakes. this yellow area is where we could have isolated severe storms, including the washington, d.c., area, northern virginia, western vi

wild and canadiens ended in a shoot-out. minnesota needed to score or the game was over.nstead he did this. overskated the puck and slammed on the brakes and lost the edge. not exactly how you want to end the game. he was the fall guy, as the canadiens slipped past the wild, 5-4. that's your first look at sports. have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> one other sports note a community in need of healing just three days after a horrific school shooting found some last night on an ohio basketball court. chardon high school's first game since the shooting, what some called a they werapeutic distran was a playoff pim both teams stood arm in arm. students, alumni and folks who just felt they had to be there rooted on the chardon hill topers to an extra sweet victory. and now for another look at the weather here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. it's going to be a busy day out there. >> especially this afternoon. it's very important for the people at -- in the risk area to know that this will be a life-threatening situation. a possibility of

. >>> the mavericks chop the rockets and the panthers claw the canadiens. kobe bryant comes up clutch. your "early today" sports headlines up next. >>> good morning. if you are just waking up this is "early today." in sports manage johnson is making a return to the los angeles sports scene but it won't be with the lakers. here is an early look at all your sports headlines. >> after years of turmoil and uncertainty the los angeles dodgers finally have a new owner. a group led by former magic johnson selected to be for the dodgers. money talks and magic johnson's group bid an unheard of $2 billion. magic and his group are the new owners ending the frank mccort error with the dodgers. the lakers taking on the warriors. kobe bryant took over. the jumper from the corner tied the game at 97. moments later same spot, same result. lakers go on to win it 104-101. the rockets built an early lead. dirk nowitzki. rockets up just three at the break. the mavs took the lead for good. dallas rally to win it 90-81. >>> football 2012 will kick off wednesday september 5th on

tomorrow they're at the bruins, saturday home versus the canadiens, monday on the road against the lightning and next thursday the home finale against the panthers. next saturday the season finale at the new york ring. >>> the wizards signed guard coward martin today. the wizards play tomorrow at indiana, so no action tonight, but there was some love tonight, kevin love and the t- wolves facing the bob campus kevin was a one man love machine -- bobcats. kevin was a one-man love machine. he's the 19th player to score 40 point this season. the t-wolves trailed the rockets by 3 1/2 games for the final playoff spot in the west. >>> don't go anywhere. when we return, the nats with some bad news in advance of opening day. okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. whe

tonight on the bruins, saturday home with the canadiens, and nextd this, the home finale against theanthers. next saturday, the season finale. >>> the nationals have released outfielder jason michaels and reassigned infield errand res blanco to aaa syracuse and seems likely that brett carol and will make the opening roster. the wizards are in indy against the pacers. laura, back to you. >> thanks and now you have the news edge. the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. keep it here. tmz on tv is next.

. >>> getting of set to go, capitals are back in action against the canadiens.he team will get a big lift. niklas backstrom will be in the lineup. he was cleared to play. >> he looks good but, you know, we always want to make sure that -- it's a day-to-day thing. we just mon for him every day and see how he is. he is real good. you guys watched. was he good? >> yep. >> was he? >> perfect. >> so backstrom is officially back. meanwhile, in college hoops news, we are down to the final four. by the end of the night, only two teams will be standing with the chance to be named national championship. kentucky and louisville played in the early game. >>> last night, the wizards off to a good start versus the sixers. nenj with the rebound to chris singleton for the slam. 6 points and 62 rebounds. wizards by three points. more good passing here off another 6ers miss. cardier martin ahead to john wall. he loses it. nenj finds it, back to wall to vesely. no led-up for the wiz kids. martin off that ten-day contract, he would make three of his game high 20. wizards end a five

the canadiens win 5-4. >>> coming up on "morning joe," at the top of the hour, live from fort lee highl, we have an incredible lineup to talk about the state of education. a veritable of who's who of governors, chris christie will be here, jack markell and dannel malloy will join us. chancellor of washington republican schools, michele reid and the president of the teachers union, randy winegarten with the reverend al sharpton and our "morning joe" crew. in a few minutes at the top of the hour. >> when we come back we will meet the superintendent of fort lee schools, he's not afraid to step into the ring with any of the forces of education seeking to maintain the status quo at the expense of kids. he's a character and next on "way too early" live from fort lee high school in new jersey. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, rich dark chocolate, toasted oats. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. chocolate lemonade ? susie's lemonade...

the canadiens began to reverse course in 1995, began to downsize government. now their corporate tax, 15% federal rate. ours is 35%. if you have a choice between buffalo and toronto, have you been to them? an easy choice. it is not buffalo. the canadiens had been performing relatively well. they still have problems. they have their national health system which could not be sustained. the point is, it shows that you can reverse course. we are running out of time. we're talking about months, not years. with our presidential candidates, virtually everybody here is republican, obama supporters put up their hands. [laughter] i cannot see that well but i do not think there is too many out there. among the four, they have all attacked the fed in one way or another. ron paul wants to abolish it. the other three want to get rid of bernanke. which is a good idea. then what? they have not said who they want to replace him with or how-to. we have a problem with the fed. i would also replace bernanke but there is a more fundamental problem that we have given the fed a task

the canadiens won the shootout with the wild. say it is not so. >> i bet he does not appreciate the reply is on that one. >> it is friday. >> he is going to hide for the weekend. >> we are going to look at that again, but we will take a break right now. >> the veterans said it won a >> there is new legislation that would have military designation as part of the information. >> servicemen and women are all for this idea for many reasons. >> they serve our country at home and overseas. millions of americans proud to call themselves veterans. lawmakers are considering adding a designation to drivers' licenses that would indicate the person is either a veteran are active-duty military. >> i think it is an awesome idea. >> veterans here at the american legion thing maryland should do the same thing. it is a way to not only honor veterans, but make life a little bit easier on them. >> i think it is a great idea. it would eliminate a lot of the hassles we have to go through to get certain benefits. >> for service members suffering from

we'll see if he is back on the ice saturday against td canadiens. let's switch to baseball.he nationals are just six days away from opening day. you got to love that. they'll travel to chicago to take on the chicago cubs. this time last year starter hernandez was gearing up to open up the season for the nats. fast forward one year and he is scrambling to find a job. at least he was for about an hour. hernandez was cut by the astros at noon today but no worries. moments later the 37-year-old signed a one-year, $750,000 deal with the braves. good luck to him. spring training action. nats hosting the marlins in vieira this evening. no score, 0-2. 41 strikeouts. 15 games last season for de detweiler. the marlins, takes it off the light pole in left center. the second home run of spring training gives the nats a 1-0 lead and right now we have a tied game. it's 1-1 in the third. jim, you know this. >> what? >> it is hard to find silver linings for the wizards lately. >> impossible. >> wait a minute though. wait a minute. we found one. last night. >> what could it be? >> last night

german, they're not from england, they're not from russia -- >> tourists we used to see, spanish, canadiens. >> there are american accents. a lot people are americans, under an opening on the u.s. side, are flooding this area with tour buses. we used to be down here very lonely looking for american company about. we couldn't find it here. now they're everywhere. buss and buses. >> but now it is resuming. >> it's exploding. it's amazing. >> very happy to see it. i'm happy to see you. mark potter, my pal. we'll be here covering all of the rest of the trip as well. miami archbishop will be joining me next here in havana. plus, he's going to be 101 next month. he is the oldest living retired major league ballplayer. pitched to joe dimaggio and mickey mantle and lives here in havana. ♪ [ female announcer ] life is full of little tests, but bounty basic can handle them. in this lab demo, bounty basic is stronger than the leading bargain brand. everyday life. bring it with affordably priced bounty basic. [ speaking in japanese ] yeah, do you have anything for a headache... like excedrin, ohhh, bay

we work closely with the canadiens on how they think about the arctic and how they are planning for it. the are really working in three and five-year blocks. this will be a white paper and we have done a gap assessment principally in the area of communications, the main awareness, infrastructure and presence. what we will recommend to the future which might lead to prevent investments and this has already increased since 2008. they will be drilling starting in the beaufort sea. security interests follow closely behind economic interests. we will be implementing this for the department of defense. >> strategic command has assets within your area of missile silos, i presume. you have the norad system, your assets. have you and the strategic command together done a vulnerability analysis relative to your dependence upon civilian utilities, civilian systems that are less secure than the military systems? >> yes, we have. we have also exercised those extensively and have ready ourselves in that regard. >> you are confident that you can continue to respond to the situation of a cyber attack