it is a team game. >> there is the new head coach dale hunter.has got to have butterflies the size of eagles. earlier this evening we had a hockey game here. it was an awfully good hockey game. there were two teens from ashburn. a minute and 26 left to give his team the lead. how about this? boingo the game ended. i spoke to the heroes from both teams. >> this was an amazing game to play. >> this was an amazing game. with less than a second left you hit the game-tying goal. >> i liked it a lot. >> kids say the darndest things. college basketball, md. place illinois tonight. the big story, dale hunter, back in that locker room, he has to have butterflies the size of eagles as he makes his nhl debut. >> characters stars. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are gting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by a

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dale hunter has never coached at this level. he will be successful early on because the players will play again. it is a fresh start with a guy that was a captain of this team. >> it is a clean slate won a new coach takes over. -- when a new coach takes over. after tomorrow night's game, hopefully i did not have decent guys down. -- i don't have to said dies down. >> let's go to football. how about those redskins? the defense was solid and the offense made some big plays. he ran through around, and over the seahawks for 108 yards. he was the difference in this ball game. >> he broke some tackles, he made some people mess. you could see a power. you saw some speed. that is what you look for any running back. he played with a lot of confidence yesterday. he knew he was going to be the guy. we told them he was going to have the workload. >> the new head coach at ohio state is urban mire. he has been successful everywhere he has gone. he will receive over $4 million annually. ucla fired -- it is not a good time to be a coach. his th

louis blues role in the hunter. dale ruin the debut of dale hunter. live, weching them work on. stuff to >> we played hard. things work out the way we wanted them to? nope. think we did a lot of good things. >> we are ready to digest what he is on tuesday. no resting here. -- we are ready to digest what he had to say. againsterrapins illinois. we pick it up in the first half. illinoiscond half, to 2 tear.0 let's go to charlottesville. michigan and virginia. cavaliers, it was a 19-2 second-half run. harris was stoking about three-ball. he brought to michigan in the second half. cavaliers be michigan. in a game of all local talent, howard and american university. the eagles hold onto when it, 77-66. in baseball, bobby valentine has agreed to a deal that will make manager of the red sox. in the nfl, the all-pro tackle of the detroit suspended two for stomping on the green bay packer. >> a lot of people talking about that when. -- that one. a dedicated volunteer reaches a rare milestone. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade

bruce boudreau is out and dale hunter is in anew coach. hunt are played 12 soaps for washington and will have his number retired. >>> red, green, yellow, even flashing lights, this neighborhood is decked out in eye-popping holiday cheer. >> i think colored lights are festive. >> reporter: just up the road from here. >> we have to decorate out here. >> reporter: it looks nothing like that. it will be a white christmas for sure. >> it is limited to white lights only. that has been our family tradition. that is what i grew up with. that is what my husband grew up with and even some of my neighbors. >> reporter: that is why she started this petition with the minimum 62 signatures, the homeowners association requires to even discuss the issue. she hoped they would lighten up by letting the neighborhood brighten up. >> people should able to celebrate the holiday how they feel appropriate. >> reporter: the board mailed out its own survey. only 38 of more than 200 homes responded. 19 in favor of the current rule, white lights, nonbrinking. 14 for

dale hunter takes over. >> what is the back story? >> he needed some change, he was being a disciplinarian. they were not responding. >>> everyone is talking about the firing and it is creating a lot of buzz on our facebook page tonight. you can go to your facebook page if you would like to voice your opinion. >>> coming up, cyber monday, but our people shopped out? >> two teenagers explain what happened when they can do fled with a father and son on board. there were only to save one of them. >> frosty the snowman's mill down with police in maryland. [ female announcer ] more people are using wireless devices... in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> frosty the snowman had a meltdown over the weekend, and it wa

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the dale hunter era begins with the washington capitals. he will replace bruce beaudreux as the 15th coach and does it when the blues come to up to and one of the most popular players in the history of the prank ice is on the bench. played 12 seasons and inherited the team and dropped eight of the last 11 and sits in eighth place in the east. and the new caps head coach, what do you have? >> i have butterflies going and that is like the first game when you get traded. you keep your emotions in contact, you know, it's a big game and two points from the line. >> the players are emotional, too, do you sense that? >> it is. and i have been a player going through the coaching changes and that does give a lift and that is all new. you have a clean slate again and that is good for me to see. >> reporter: and like a lot of hockey players, he's supersuspicious. as a player, he wore the same blue suit to the arena every game. now the coach is wearing the same blue suit and the same ties. >> you wear thisef game? >> pretty much. >> there is a lot of g

and replaced him with dale hunter. megan mczbrath live at the capitals practice facility with the latest on these developments. megan, what can you tell us? what's going on out there? >> reporter: we are waiting to hear from the general manager of the capitals soon and we are expecting later on this afternoon to hear from the new head coach, dale hunter, as well as some of the players. now, word of the change came very early this morning. head coach bruce boudreau is out and replacing him is a man that many caps fans are familiar with. he used to wear the number 32 team legends dale hunter. as you imagine, word is spreading quickly among fans and a lot of folks are talking about this. and this morning, we talked to a number of those fans and they are having their say about what they think of the change and what their hopes are for the future. news of bruce boudreau's firing wag greeted with a combination of surprise and approval. >> i don't know. i'm surprised. i thought he was going to stay longer. >> i think change i

aside from the possibility of getting a five-minute major on the bench, how does dale hunter motivateteam? >> people say he is a great motivator. the one guy i think he has to motivate, alexander ovechkin. two-people mvp, he hasn't played like that. he is 54th in the league i think he is in term of points. he needs to get one guy, the best player in the game, to step up like he has been playing in the past. >> if ovi thought it was tough playing under bruce boudreau, i mean dale hunter is a tough guy. he will expect and demand a lot out of ovi and the rest of the guys. >> that is my question. you guys talk with the players all the time. we are in an age where the superstar player outtrumps the coach time after time. the own are is going to go with the player. when you get a new coach into the situation, how does the player respond to that move? >> well, the one thing, and i think the big reason why mcphee made this move, is because alec has expressed his respect for dale hunter through the years. so right away, he comes in, he understand he has played 19 years in the league. it is a l

bruce is fired, dale hunter comes in and yourm pres of dale hunter?you had a new coach and can not coach the way he pride-- played. he coached physically. >> he's had a ton of success and a different level of hockey, you know, it built the franchise to be one of the best in the ontario hockey league and i think where's a player that a lot of people who have lived here for awhile, can really rally behind. they were such big fan error errors of him as a player and his name carries a lot of weight around to washington and in the hockey circle in washington and that brings a lot of fashion and early to the game. it will be fun to play for then. >> you don't fire players. when teams struggle, the coaches normally go. you lost eight of 11 and bruce was fired with it. was that the case, mike, of maybe the team needing a new voice? some of the players tuned him out? >> i guess you can say what you want about it. that is the way it works in sports, and, i guess, the coach has hired to be replaced at some point. >> right. >> and, you know, bruce, like we said b

. >> the dale hunter era began a little flat today. the caps were outhustled, outshot, outplayed and the outscored by the defensive minded st. louis blues. somewhere in montgomery county bruce boudreau might have been smiling maybe just a little, not publicly. dale hunter 19 years in the nhl, 12 as a player with the caps and now the team's head coach. got off to a good start. al hex ovechkin with some great stickhandling -- alex ovechkin with some great stickhandling and ovie feed its to nick backstrom for -- feeds it to nick backstrom for his eighth goal of the year. tied in the 2nd. tomas vokoun comes up with the great save and there's the rebound, the easiest wrap- around goal you'll ever see, caps outshot 30-19 and lose 2-1 in dale hunter's debut as head coach. >> the guys worked hard. it was a tight game. they're playing well. it was good defensively. we had a couple breakdowns and went in the net, but we had our chances and especially in the 3rd period there we could have tied it up. >> i think the effort was there. i think 1st p

bruce boudreaux is out replaced by dale hunter. bruce had a great run. he was hired four years ago on thanksgiving and here we are just after thanksgiving four years later and he is out. he struggled in the play-offs only going 17 and 20 in the four years. this year he started off red hot. the caps were 7-0. that was a franchise best but they lost six of the last eight. the problem is he lost the locker room meaning he lost alexander simon and alex ovechkin. they stopped responding to bruce and when that happens you have to make a change. that's what the caps have done. replacing boudreaux is dale hunter. caps know him well. he was captain 1994 to 1999. caps fans remember him. there will be an 11:00 press conference. we will carry it for you live on myfoxdc.com. just go to our web site at 11:00 and we will have it for you. we are following this. it's continuing as we speak. we thought we would talk about the redskins but when you lose the locker room, you have no recourse but to get rid of the coach unless you get rid of the players. >> nice guy by all a

played 19 seasons in the nhl did dale hunter.onight he replaces the fired bruce boudreau as the head coach of the washington capitals. we'll watch that on comcast sports net. i'm a little surprised by how how early they made this move. are you? >> not with respect to the the last two saturdays. the performance in toronto and in buffalo the past two says was so far below par, had you to think and had to suspect that something was wrong and this team was not going to push forward for its coach anymore. >> i take it all the way back to the start of the season. they were out at the game of 7-0 but i did not think they were playing top notch hockey. then it started to fly. once it snowballed, the caps could not recover. they weren't executing and not communicating. because of that it cost the coach the job. >> it was a very, very tough day for all those associated with the caps, a day filled with mixed emotions obviously, sadness for bruce, happiness for dale. >> bruce beloved not only by the players but by capitals fans all over the

tonight marks the beginning of the dale hunter era in washington. did the capitals respond to their new head coach? fox 5 sports director dave feldman has the answer. how it was? >> well, it was oak, started out all right, but you know -- okay, started out all right, but you know what would have been fun, if you could have watched tonight's game with bruce boudreau at home and it was unfiltered. >> was he really watching it? >> he did. do you think he wanted the caps to win or lose? probably wanted them to win, but if they lost, he wouldn't be heartbroken and tonight they're playing the blues. the arena was flat. the verizon center had no energy today and dale hunter was making his nhl coaching debut, of course, played 12 seasons for the caps and they put up some of the highlights of that on the big screen. here was ovechkin with highlights, some great stick work and ovie's 10th assist to nick backstrom who got his eighth goal. caps take a 1-0 lead and everything is great, but tied in the 2nd when tomas vokoun comes up with a big save and there's th

dale hunter is in. taking over for the first head coaching job in the nhl. he has been in the trenches before. he is also one of the caps great. his jersey hangs in the rapters and now he is leading the team in the bench. >> it's going to be pretty cool. a guy that has quite a bit of pull in this town. i think they are going to be embraced. >> i play with the players. we are in the trenches together. the coaches and the players and it's up to us to win. >> played 19 years in the nhl. washington, of course here from '87 to '99. made the all-star team in '97 and the only person to record 3,000 penalty minutes. of course, as a coach, he is the fastest ever in ontario hockey history to record 400 wins. how do fans feel about it? thanks in part to bruce, also won four straight division titles outside the verison center today. >> after the playoff loss last season against tampa bay, one of the most stacked teams in the nhl. in the end, you have to be serious. >> hopefully this will spring board us into a better season. >> all right, an interesting bit of irony her

dale hunter made his coaching debut last night. it began with a thud. despite the fanfare and emotion, the blues won 2-1. a sellout crowd was pumped in ready. bam. he lit the lamp. the caps led 1-0. they were rocking. that was it. the bles, the wraparound. 2-1 st. louis. at the end the caps pulled the goalie. the blues ruin the debut of dale hunter. >> i want them to get better and better every game and after every practice. by watching them live, we have some stuff to work on. >> maryland loses to illinois. virginia beat michigan. have a great day. >> 40 degrees. the news continues with "good morning washington" at 5:30. >>> a new battle for a local rock war veteran. why he is fighting the zoning board over a tree house -- an iraq arwar veteran. >>> yes it is cold front made an impact on our temperat >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington." on your side. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in northwest this morning. we are learning new details the amadou details in an accident involving a cab in dupont circle. it is wednesday, novembe

they hired dale hunter. a 51-year-old who was a successful junior coach in canada. he'll try to do what boudreaux couldn't. take a team full of talent and turn them into stanley cup champs. he led the team to their only stanley cup finals in '98. hunter was one of the best junior coaches. as for bruce boudreaux, he won 200 games faster than any coach in modern nhl history. he led the team to playoffs but never made it past the second round. after a 7-0 start, the caps struggled going 5-9-1. the former players emotional after hearing the news. >> when i first found out this morning, my first thought was i wish i could have done more. you know, it's the nature of the beast. it's a business. we understand it. i feel terrible for bruce because he's leaving his dream job. >> i'm a players coach but also the players will know when i'm mad at them. that's the way you have to be to win games. mistakes, everybody makes mistakes out there. if they continue mistakes, there's rep recushions. >> hunter is one of four players in capitals franchise history to have his number retir

head coach, bruce boudreaux was fired, replaced by caps reg end dale hunter. hakeem joins us with more. >> general manager says the players were no longer responding to bruce boudreaux, so they had to make a change. washington didn't have to look far hiring dale hunter. he was a successful junior coach in canada. now he has to turn around a team of professionals underachieving. he turned the caps into winners his first season and named coach of the year. boudreaux won 100 games faster than any coach in history. unfortunately, he never made it past the second roun. after a 7-0 start this season, the caps struggled going 5-9-1. in comes dale hunter. he played from 1987 to 1999. he led the team to the only stanley cup finals. he was one of the best junior coaches. his winning percentage is best in ontario hockey league history. >> bruce emptied the tank. he gave it everything and pushed every button he could push. it worked for awhile. it's not working now. now, we'll bring in another good coach and let him push the buttons he wants to push and coach the way he w

. >>> he's coached one game with the caps and dale hunter making moves. dave feldman has more on what the new coach did today. [ [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum... we can empower more people to innovate... putting momentum behind our economy. and we can reduce the deficit... with more than thirty billion dollars paid by america's wireless companies. it's simple -- more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >> good evening, i'm dave feldman. it's been two days since bruce beaudreux was fired as the caps head coach and he said he still wants to coach and that hockey is all he knows and that is one of the few thins he told me this morning at his home when i visited him. >> and was going to work on monday and

he's been replaced by washington legend dale hunter, who spent 12 years as a cap and led the team to its only stanley cup finals in 1998. players say that they're excited to play for hunter but got emotional when talking about boudreau's exit. >> my first thought was i wish i could have done more. that's the nature of the beast. it's a business, and we understand that. i feel terrible for bruce because he's leaving his dream job. it sucks that he's the fall guy for it. >> hunter is one of only four caps players ever to have their number, the jersey number retired. tonight he will make his nhl coaching debut against the st. louis blues at the verizon center at 7:00. >> big change there. general manager george mckee even coming out and saying boudreau was a great coach. it's just, when players stop responding, you've got to make a change. >> it's a bad deal when they stop following the coach. there's some chemistry problem, it seems like, going on in the locker room. whether dale hunter is going to be able to fix it. >> hopefully starting tonight. >> and whatever is ailing ovechkin. wh

dale hunter from the raptors to the bench. the change of the top help the struggling cats and the man he replaced speaks about his relationship with alex ovechkin and maryland on the verge of a big w. could they close next? >>> so caps new head coach dale hunter likes to fashion himself as a blue collar guy. he only has one suit. reporters ask him what do you do, go to the dry cleaners every day? he said yes. that and a lot of deodorant. that's exactly what he said. i did make up the last part. he has a big dry cleaning bill. whatever he does, he lit a fire under alex ovechkin. one timer to backstrom. 8th time for the team lead. second period this is a soft goal, guys. as in baby skin soft. thomas can't control the rebound. 2-1 blues. caps only had one power play. this was it. final seconds trying to score. nope. st. louis ruining the debut 2-1. >> the guys worked hard tonight and it was a tight game the whole game. they've been playing well and they're good defensively. with had our chances and especially in the third period

bruce boudreau out as caps head coach, former star player dale hunter is in. bruce had an unbelievable run during his stint in d.c., but lately his team was struggling and his star players weren't performing. the players aren't going to get fired. so that left bruce. bruce by driveway won much more than he lost in his four years, 201 victories, the fastest coach to reach the 200 win plateau, but the team has lost 10 of its last 15 and his message was no longer being heard by his players. enters former cap dale hunter, a tough guy, a grinder who played 12 seasons here and is one of four caps to have his number retired. here's why bruce was shown the door. >> sometimes like having the same teacher for five years, how would you like to be that nice to him? be hard sometimes. so you make the change and hope that a new voice and way of doing things and focus get the best out of these players. >> i came close once to winning it and for here it's awesome with the fan support they got here now how it's changed since i've been here. we had good sports, but now it's unb

next, hear from dale hunter as he takes over as the capitals head coach. >> time for another check of the question of the morning before we go to break. it is a recent survey revealed most americans have one of these but they never use it. is it... >> our facebook friend, ed, always has something to say. i've been this house for 15 years and i've never used the dishwasher. they're such incredibly inefficient devices. how hard is it to wash a dish. >> yeah. >> keep your guesses coming. we'll reveal the answer coming up at 6:53. >>> welcome back. 6:23. howard here with your weather first. get ready for a band of heavy rain later this morning into the afternoon. it won't be raining all day. grab the rain gear. you can see this on our live doppler 9000 hd composite from the carolinas through west virginia, even a few sprinkles here and there. we look for a couple of showers. midday, i think that's when we'll see the heaviest rain. this afternoon, showers return as opposed to the heavy rains as temperatures cool into the low 50s. mike and andrea? >> dale hunter says he's probably going to

do you think dale hunter will be a more defensive-mined coach? well, i think he has to find a way to get his offensive players more opportunity. those guys have to get more involved. i don't know how hunter is going to do it. not a lot of rest. >> you got to gift blues credit. the blues are a pretty good team. >> they're hot. >> give them cede feat the defensive game playing on the caps. it is just one game. if this is a trend over a month, there is big problems. >> i think you also have to look on the second goal, they gave up a big fat juicy rebound that allowed the blues to go up 2-16789 though his numbers look pretty good, he is letting in some shaky goals. that has to be a concern. >> how quickly they can change from the first couple of week of the season. i want to talk about university of maryland basketball dropped another one last night. a tough year for university of maryland sports all around. >> yeah. >> by all accounts, i know that the arena was kind of half full at the beginning of that game. terps fans, we've braced for this. we kn

dale hunter made his coaching debut for the caps last night but the st.is blues spoiled his debut beating it is caps at verizon center 2-16789 nicholas backstrom got the lone goal for the capitals. alex ovechkin had the assist but had only one shot on goal. after the game, hunter had this assessment. >> the guys worked hard tonight. it was a tight game the whole game. they've been playing well. they're good defensively. we had a couple of breakdowns. we went into the net. but we had our chances and especially in in the third period, we could have tied it up. >> i think first period was a little bit nervous because what is happening and second period, i think we didn't lay like 10 minutes. third period, we played great. we just didn't score. >>> to basketball now, new t new terps coach is looking to get his team on a roll. they faced a tough challenge last night the big 10 acc challenge versus illinois. the terps hung tough and even led at half time. the fighting illi ni. won this one, 71-62. the terps fall to 3-3 overall. -- the fighting illini won this o

capital. >> dale hunter was mr. capital and he'll get his first test tomorrow when the st. louis blues come to town. we hope to hear from dale hunter tomorrow live on the 5:00 news. >> nice to see a familiar face back, but what happens next for bruce boudreau? >> he's such a good guy and everyone likes him. he's just kind of a working man's man from toronto. i spoke with him on the phone today and said now you doing and he said i don't want to comment on camera. i don't want to say anything. i'll talk in the future. he was very dispinted but he was very classy -- disappointed but he was very classy. it's obviously a very tough time. he got a phone call this morning no, way to start your day to find out after four straight years you're being let go and this was his dream job. >> hopefully someone else will pick him up. >>> more changes coming to metro, what you can expect when the snow finally starts flying around here plus more escalator closures. we're monitoring metro next.  [ woman ] my boyfriend and i were going on vacation, so i used my citi thank you card to pick u

coming up at 6:00, at more on dale hunter. this was incredible. two teams from aspirin va. -- ashburn, virginia. it is all coming up at 6:00. it is special. it is all hockey all the time today. >> we will believe it if you tell us. >> thank you. coming up, why some people are cautioning whether or not these three investment bankers are really the newest power ball winners. >> that >>> the ex-fiance of a woman who disappeared after appearing on a television show is seeking a high-powered lawyer. yesterday, orlando police named smith as a suspect and the dispossessed -- and the disappearance of michelle parker. she was last seen at 12 days ago, the same day a "people's court" episode aired. >>> 3 investment bankers are the latest power ball winners. >> they are already wealthy. >> 3 will be investment bankers walked into a press conference and announce they have won the lottery. they hold their $254 million power ball check to the camera. >> $104 million. that is the after tax lump sum. >> you almost want it to be a joke. the winners from connecticu

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dale hunter will replace him. he's coached the london knights for the last 11 seasons. this is his first time as a head coach in the nhl. he's ready for the challenge and plans to run a very tight ship. >> i'm a players coach, but also the players will know when i'm mad at them. i'm stern on them. that's the way you have to be to win games. mistakes, everybody makes mistakes out there. if you continue, there's rep recushions. >> he leaves with 200 wins under his belt. hunter's first game is tomorrow night under the st. louis blues. >>> president obama hosted leaders from the european union today at the white house. he warned europe's debt crisis could cost american jobs. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: concern that europe's debt crisis could drag down the american economy, president obama urged the president's of the european council and european commission to take bold action now. >> europe is having difficulties, then it's much more difficult for us to create good jobs here at home. we send so many produc

. >> the capitals fired bruce boudreau and replaced him with dale hunter. boudreau had an unbelievable run in d.c. he never passed the second round of the play-offs. lately the team has struggled, falling to 8th place in the eastern conference. today the team made a move. bruce boudreau was fired today, almost four years to the day after he was hired. after a record breaking 7-0 start to this season, the caps faltered, losing eight of the last 11 and ten of the last 15. after saturday's bad loss in buffalo, gm george mcphee felt like he had no choice. >> the reason for the change, we weren't winning obviously. and we were in a slump. you can ride out slum's. this was simply a case of the players were no longer resummoning to bruce and when you see that, as much as you don't want to make a change, you have to make a change. >> reporter: four years ago, mcphee made another change, hiring boudreau from pennsylvania to replace glenn hanlon. in that time, boudreau took the caps from cellar dweller to play-off contender. four straight division titles and two year

fans who remember dale hunter wearing a caps jersey bringing out the signs. we were scoreless in the first period. vintage alex ovechkin going up the ice. waits. feets backstrom. backstrom gets the seventh goal of the year. 1-0 lead. hunter says this is going to be easy. not so fast. second period, shoots from the right wing. can't corral it. that is a goal. so, st. louis wins it, 2-1. hunter loses his nhl coaching debut. he was disappointed in the outcome, but not the effort. >> it happens with transition. they don't have it down pat. got better as the game went on. they competed hard. that's the important thing. it's what you need to win. >> we are happy it's over. you kind of move on and i have something to work with. the result of your team and what you did the night before under dale's theories then improve on them. >> we did it. i think if we play the same way, we are going to get success. >> what would be the perfect game, you think, for dale hunter to get his first win for the capitals? >> what kind of set-up is that? how about thursday, the penguins,

dale hunter played in washington for 1212 seasons. his last four, he served as captain and is one of four capitals to have his number retired. for hunter, this was an offer he couldn't refuse. >> i employed a lot of hockey here and i have been cheering for the caps since i left here. so i guess i'm the one rooting for them still. so it's always been that way. >> reporter: dale hunter is the fastest coach to get to 300 and 400 wins in the ontario hockey league. but he has never coached in the pros before. our facebook page is lighting up with your comments. levine that hurlly says what? here we go, just like the redskins. david white writes really? that is what i call shaking things up. david referring to the rumors that ov, and boudreaux didn't see eye to eye any more. coming up, more on this back to you. >>> derek hughes university said the audiotape that surfaced in the sex scandal surrounding bernie fine was not provided to university officials who investigated the original allegation six years ago. manuel gallegos has the latest o

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alex.not just there is talk within the justization the players is hebut the bottom line out and dale hunterin. >> this was not a slump. this was a case of the players were no longer responding. him and took a penalty. it is the guys in this locker room. coach. a player's the players will know when i am mad at them. >> he makes his debut tomorrow night. go to college basketball. hoyas five and one. 81-51. the power their way past one of america's fastest-growing university. that big time slam dunk. was a one-point ball game at the half. but they just ran away with it after intermission. he ends up with 13 points. wins big, 81-58. >> the redskins are hall and they are tired. -- our home and they are tired. turnovers are in his dna. he has 15 interceptions this year. mike shanahan and knows he will have to live with that. >> he has a good attitude. good leader out there. he did a good job handling himself. >> let's go to baseball. if the washington nationals were i would be biting. -- buying. how about that offensive line did? they look like a playoff team. $4 million a year with bonuses. the

the dale hunter era. go. >> his jersey hangs from the rap tears and now he is hours away from coaching the team. it's emotional. >> i played here so long and have good memories here. i have been cheering for the caps since i left here. i am the one rooting for them still. >> players are torn. optimistic about what might lie ahead. disappointed their play couldn't save bruce's job. >> it's not up to him to motivate guys or try and inspire guys. as professionals, you are paid to do a job. >> another sellout is expected tonight and red rockers are getting prepared for the new regime. how do they feel about it? >> dale is a hero. although he hasn't been coaching the pros. he has done a great job in london with the knights winning the memorial cup this year. he has a good as shot as anybody. >> the guys shaping up and playing harder and better defense. stronger offense and see what happens. >> fair or not, the perception wasn't tough enough on his players. hunter never won a skate away from a scuffle. says tha

former capitals captain dale hunter led the team in practice yesterday as head coach. hunter played 12 seasons with the capitals, 1997 all-star and his number 32 jersey hangs from the rafters at the verizon center. he's spent the last 11 seasons coaching in the ontario league but he was always a capital at heart. >> we've talked consistently over 12 years. was always hoping dale could coach this team but timing is everything. and the time is right now. >> i would like to bring a winner here. start us off by making the playoffs. once you get in, anything can happen. >> despite getting fired yesterday, boudreau did a lot for the capitals organization. he was hired in '07 and this season, became the fastest coach in the nfl to reach 200 wins. the capitals won the president's trophy in 2010 for having the best record and boudreau also led the caps to four straight division titles but suffered early exits each time, never getting past the second round. >>> that's going to do it for your morning sports, we'll have full coverage of hunter's first game at 5:00 and 6:00 tonight.

so, cans new head coach dale hunter likes to fashion himself as a blue collar guy. he says he only has one suit. yesterday, reporters asked him so, coach, what do you do? go to the dry cleaners every day? >> yep. that and a lot of deodorant. there is your new man, dale hunter behind the bench. he lit you afy under alex ovechkin. hit me, baby! one more time. we are tied. this is a soft goal. that's baby skin soft. thomas can't control the rebound. it is 2-1. caps only had one power play last night. this was it. final seconds trying to score. couldn't do it. st. louis ruins the debut 2-1. >>> the guys worked hard tonight. it was a tight game, the whole game. they've been playing well. they're good defensively. we had our chances, especially in the third period, we could have tied it up. >> we do what he asks us to do. i think if we're going play the same way, we're going to get some success. >> maryland, illinois, big 10 acc challenge. there is terrell, unfettered by gravity. the scoop and the hoop. he had 25. third time this year he scored over 24. there is more stro

dale hunter lost his nhl debut on the bench. st. louis topping d.c. 2-1.aps host the penguins tomorrow night. >> "the early show" begins in just six minutes. >> erica hill is sitting by to give us a preview of what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> good morning. just ahead, action overnight at the occupy wall street protest in los angeles. police began raiding the tent city there. to clear out. we're live from the scene this morning. plus, the latest on michael jackson. his doctor gets the maximum punishment for his role in the singer's death and the judge didn't spare anything when he talked directly to conrad murray at the sentencing. harsh words. you'll hear those and you'll also hear from one of murray's attorneys all coming up this morning on "the early show." see you then. >> we'll have one more check on weather and traffic when 9news now returns. >>> one more thing before we go, if you're fretting over higher airline price tickets or worried about spending a little extra money for some putting your bags on the airplane, get one of these. >> thi

dale hunter took to the ice today for his first day as head coach. hunter has continued to watch every caps's game since retiring in 1999. >> it starts tomorrow, where you know, they are upbeat, because now it is clean and what's past is past. and ideal for the future. >>> tremendous leader, the stanley cup finds. you'llee sigh a lot of the old retro. >>> hunt e's probably best remembered for arguably the greatest goal in caps history. game seven, sings that game winner. hunter was a 1997 all-star and has his number 32 jersey hanging from the rafters. >>> the story that got a little bit overshadowed today. the rips are celebrating a victory monday. the first time in almost two months. we saw a fire and passion from the team. they started jawing with the seahawks, it helped fuel their performance throughout. rex grossman had another solid performance. 314 yards including their first opening drive touchdown of the season. then in the fourth a 10 point deficit. making the trip back east a lot more enjoyable. >>> they deserve to win. our players have bee

dale hunter takes over as the new head coach. a big challenge for hunter, who has never coached in the nhl before. he makes his debut tomorrow night. >> it is the time of year when they come and go. >> did you believe a politician or a head football coach when it comes to the next big thing? >> stay with us for another look at the forecast. >> it has happen again, more cases of police in person is in baltimore city. the different twist in this last round of attacks. police have charged this man with sexually assaulting a 13- year-old girl. plus, a woman's plea for help after her poodle was viciously mauled by two pit bulls and east >> the rain is the beginning of changing weather patterns for us. november will in with mild weather tomorrow, but not bad for early december, taking us into the first part of the weekend. it will clear up tomorrow night. wednesday it will be a struggle to hit the 50-degree mark. lots of sunshine and kaline on thursday, the beginning of december. -- kaline on thursday. cooling on thursday. >> thanks fo

his replacement, former caps great dale hunter.feldman has more. >> reporter: bruce boudreau was fired almost four years to the day after he was hired. after a record-breaking 7-0 start to the season, the caps faltered losing eight of their last 11 and 106 their last 15. after saturday's bad loss in buffalo, gm george mcphee felt like he had no choice. >> the reason for the change was we weren't winning obviously. and this wasn't a slump. you can ride out slumps. this was simply a case of the players were no longer responding to bruce. and when you see that as much as you don't want to make a change, you have to make a change. >> reporter: four years ago, mcphee made another change. hiring boudreau from hershey, pennsylvania to replace glen hamlin. in that time, boudreau took the caps from cellar dweller to perennial playoff contend are, four straight division titles and two years ago, they had the best record in hockey. >> i was caught off guard. i didn't expect it to happen. didn't think it would happen. you know, i knew we weren

the fans sporting the old school dale hunter jerseys. scoreless in the first period. backstrom's seventh goal of the year. and the capitals feeling great. but later in the period. the guys just can want clear it out. and take another look at this thing. vokoun just can't get the puck out of there. and the game's tied at one. same score in the second period. shooting from the right wing. vokoun can't corral it. staying with the play and wraps around the net and scores. vokoun can't get back to the puck. two times in a row. that's the problem. he collects his second goal of the week. hunter loses his nhl coaching debut. up next the big one. penguins at home on thursday. >> i thought you know the guys worked hard tonight. and you know, it was a tight game the whole game. they are playing well and they are good defensively. we had a couple break downs but i want them to get better and better every game and after every practice. by watching them live we have stuff to work on. >> i could play tonight and especially in the third period. i think we made some hits. we did what

enter the former cap dale hunter.a tough guy and a grinder that played 12 seasons here and one of four caps to have his number retired. according to george mcphee, why bruce was shown the door. >> i don't view this as a negative or 0 failure at all. i think bruce came in and did a great job. his time was up. >> really responsible defensively and back side pressure through the neutral zone so teams can't run on you. i don't believe in running gun hockey but i believe in cycling the puck and scoring chances. >> this afternoon the team practiced for the first time with their new head coach. perhaps the chance for a slumping alex ovechkin to break out. tomorrow they host the blues. for some of the players today's news was not a shock. >> floundering around a bit. i felt something was going to give at some point. expectations are high here. just the medi okay cite at the we were going through, george probably thought it wouldn't fix itself. maybe the players were starting to show. >> i'm sure we will tweak a few things. a

hopefully dale hunter will bring his enforcing style of play and boldness into the team.be he will do that but seems to think this was a panic move and could back fire. we get rid of a great coach who knows how to win games and get us into the playoffs. you fire him. way to go caps. great move. what is next? ov? maybe you all should look at your goaltender and stay with your youngsters. i'm no hockey expert but those who know more than me say hockey is wing of the few sports where mid season coaching changes can work magic. perhaps a move had to be made. if the season continues to fall apart feel free to write in with a big fat "i told you so." feel free to write in anytime. the address is mail bag at w u s a9.com. that is our report. tonight life line a maryland woman's request for a cancer drug that is in short supply as her time may be running out. don't forget to log in any time. have a great evening. bye bye. [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking

it sucks that he's the fall guy for it. >> dale hunter is one of only four washington capitals players to have their number retired. tonight he'll make his nhl coaching debut against the st. louis blues at the verizon center at 7:00. see if things change. >> a lot will be watching, sure. >>> it's 5:37 right now. could an eviction be in the works for the occupy d.c. protesters? [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. were you crying? is to see things through. confident that no matter what the obstacles we can build something better, together. with the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile, we're making a commitment, to create a stronger network for all our customers. we will invest an additio

the capitals weren't able to get dale hunter his win.ut they have another chance tomorrow and it is shaping up to be a great game. the pen begins will be in town, which means sydnie crosby is back. as you can imagine, adding a little extra excitement. >> it will be exciting tomorrow when you get two tough guys going head to head. it makes it interesting for us and players and coaches. >> it's exciting. i love going up against them. it makes you push that much harder. >> exactly. so it's going to be crazy, rocking the red in there. we'll be live from there tomorrow. >> all right, that's it for us. good night. >> pelley: tonight, news wall street was waiting for. a move to help european banks sends the dow soaring but is it a long-term fix? anthony mason is on wall street. will americans lose their payroll tax cut next month? norah o'donnell is with the president. we learned today the nuclear meltdown at the fukushima plant was a lot worse than we knew. lucy craft reports on fears about food safety in the area. and violent street gangs