a longshot on net. the rebound to alex simons, 25 seconds later and the rebound into the cage and caps up 2-0 early. later in the first, things are physical. yohanson working by the boards and levels him and shattering the glass and showers the front row with debris. the second period, the bruins can't clear the puck and he centers in front to him. the caps beat boston 4-3. >>> the wizards rally from a 21- point deficit on wednesday to beat the lakers and that is a huge bost for the team and the second win in three games. tonight, a chance to add on to that and win back-to-back games and tonight, a date with the trailblazers. >>> and the wizards making it two in a row against the western conference. two of the team high 25 points and things are chippy in the sec quarter and under the basket, camby shoves him to the ground and doesn't like it to much. he pushes back and gets a technical and camby is tossed from the game. cooler heads prevail and the wizards are late in this game, off of the bad pass and

literally aware it had to go down longshot or closeup and it was interfering with the story line. i graduated from san francisco state and it was creative writing within the english department. i was taking a class much like this. writers on writing and a writer came to speak to a group of young writers the first writer who came was a poet. and i was i fell madly in love with language. i think that's why i'm probably conscious with the writing process because i began with the foundation of language, which is poetry for me. it made me aware of how to use language. not to over use language. you know things like that that aspects of it. i talk a lot about the writing process for a lot of reasons because i think that if you tell what it really means to be a writer people will think oh , it's not -- i think to a large extent you all think we run with the bulls. you know and you think we are sitting in cafes and i can never write in a cafe because i would watch people too much. how can you sit in a cafe and write a novel? we all have our process. i think the interesting things to talk a

it's clear that super tuesday is not the end of the race by a longshot. brianne carter has the latest. >> in what some expected to be a decisive night in the gop race for the white house it turned out to be anything but with three candidates claiming victory. in the toughest fight of the night, mitt romney narrowly won in ohio with success in five other states as well. he is turning its focus to the general election. >> on november 6 we will stand united, not only having won an election but having saved a future. >> after claiming the top spot in tennessee oklahoma, and north dakota, rick santorum says that he is also "minute to win it. >> we have one in the west, the midwest, and in the south and we are ready to win across this country -- we won. >> and gingrich winning in georgia says that he's taking it one step at a time. >> there are lots of money rabbits and i am the tortoises. >> it will be an uphill battle for both conservative candidates. with more than half of the country left to cast ballots every candidate will play a role leading up to the co

not by a longshot. >> and i think if i have to pick, it's going to be a business trip and this is a great tournament, a great thing to be around, and i think that we have to approach it more. >> they're the underdogs, you're the big favorite and georgetown is usually a favorite in something like this. do you worry about that or no? >> no. we know they're a good team and we have to come hard to play. >> how is the team feeling, coach, they seem loose? >> how do you feel? >> good. [ laughter ] >> one not so casual observer will be big john thompson. the father of georgetown coach and on to the course and to a national championship. went to a couple of final fours and knows a thing or two of the ncaa tournament. seating now does not mean much. big stars would not fail out for four years as they did when he comes and that makes anybody beatable on any given night. tough news for georgetown. still, the coach thinks his son's team will beat belmont n. columbus, dave feldman, fox 5 sports. >>> the wizards will have a new look after today before the trade deadline this afternoon. the wiz were inv

there's more of a longshot. the north has forced their into the again. we have. becomes a threat now. to get into position. a little deal. with the good players transported to the factory or a friday. this point is most are now quote it's believed this mine contains enough salts to last another forty years and there are a story to make sure the production continues around the clock but. alexander and the boys shift was nearly finished i can't get over this saw eason scale of this store room it's about twenty meters high and almost two hundred meters long it's like something out of a hollywood horror movie i keep thinking that something going to jump out at me from the shadows but just thinking about the scale of the work that must be required to fill this with all makes me tired so i think on that note it's probably time for a well earned cup of tea. and after the journey back to the capital perm thought i deserved a point to eat to. all of my favorite things about travelling around russia is that it gives me a chance to try out all the different local cuisines a

. >> is a longshot, but i figure, let me try it. >> the odds of anyone winning the jackpot is one in 176 million. you have a better chance of getting bitten by a shark or becoming a saint. the orioles have a better chance of winning the world series than any of us have at winning the jackpot. >> i was not planning on being canonized anyway. that means my odds are even better. [laughter] >> and you see the odds stacked up against you. why do you play? >> people only play when it is a humongous number. i play when the odds are the worst. it is just fun. you can what if r an hour to until they pull the numbers out. >> we can all dream for a little longer, at least tomorrow night when nose -- at least until tomorrow night, when the numbers are growing -- are drawn. we are live in north baltimore. >> and you can test the mega millions drawing live tomorrow night right here on 11 news. the senate defeated a move by president obama to create billions of tax breaks for oil companies, which are enjoying record profits because of record profits. -- because of record prices. >> pushing to end t

favor and moving them within the southeast division race and in that first period and with that longshot the 18th of the year and with 25 seconds later, try error error brewer -- troy brewer throws it on and with caps up 2-0. and marcus yohanson working on the boards and shattering the side panel of glass and with some debris and in front to him. they hold on for the 4-3 win in boston. >> and wizards trying to make it two in a row and to that whole and the team high 25 points and watch camby and doesn't like it and he gets a technical and tossed from the game. and they cleaned it up. the wizards got sloppy and portland off and running and aldrich dunking and adds 10 boards, the blazers beat the wiz. >>> and a crowded rfk stadium and hosting them. they sporting the league's champions. wayne derosario and the head coach ben olson having high hopes for the year. however, the opener didn't go as planned and this is in to some stoppage time. and they head this one home. that is how this ends. casey takes the opener, 1-0. >>> and coming up, we'll hear from bruce allen and doc walker. weighing

denver and arizona and scheduled visits to miami is tennessee with some other factors make him a longshot to play for the burgandy and gold. this weekend, the gm bruce allen said the skins fell in love with two players and wanted to pursue them through the draft. all signs point to the redskins selecting baylor heisman trophy winner and the redskins think so much of him, they were willing to part with this year's first- and second-round picks and the first-round pick the next two years. all to acquire the rams second overall pick in next month's draft. the colts with the number one pick and they will select stanford quarterbackand row luck. the possibility of other has one redskin full of optimism. >> you get excited, especially with the type of caliber player available between him and rg3 and andrew luck. one of the two guys have to come to d.c. if the colts change their mind or we'll get the other guy. you have to be excited and you got to think about the fact that you are dropping a couple of draft picks. >> right. >> and the first round picks and they're high caliber players. i think

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these are things that the santorum campaign didn't have together when they thought he was a real longshot. >> in virginia -- >> it's going to be a game of percentages. if tomorrow santorum wins ohio it doesn't matter how many delegates he gets, he will get the big boost from winning the state. that will translate into other delegates down the line. to simply talk about the technicalities without talking about the real passion behind the people, if he can organize boots on the ground and get voters to the polls tomorrow and win, the delegates will follow. >> you have been talking about this today, his lack of organization and when he is going to -- what he is going to need to be able to get ohio on his side? >> yeah. no, absolutely. christine is right. this organization, organization and there is really only one organization out there. and that's the romney campaign. i mean santorum clearly doesn't have it. i mean look at what david shuster first time i heard that, by the way, reporter from ohio and the fact that santorum's not on the ballot nor is gingrich in virginia is just i mean inexc

>> guest: not by a longshot. >> host: let's get to the other three groups. you have the starbucks moms and dads, and you locate them in virginia. >> host: . >> guest: in the suburbs of virginia. that is the largest group, starbucks moms and dads. they are the regional voters and the deciders of election. these are the suburban moms and dads, people who live in the suburbs. war than 50% of all americans now live in suburbs. only in 1980 it was 30% so it's growing rapidly and the suburbs are very racially diverse, increasingly so, and the suburban voters swing. they care about the economy, number one, jobs, the deficit. they care about education issues. they carried out he'd been the country safe, and they have totally swaddled in 2006 they voted for the democrats. in 2008, they voted for barack obama but in 2010, i think it probably turned off by the health care reform and the growth in government and concerned about the economy. they swung almost 20 points to the republican. >> host: some stayed home also i think existed turnout was so much lower. >> guest:

>> guest: not by a longshot. note. >> host: let's get to the others starting now. >> host: you have the starbucks moms and dads and locate them in virginia. >> guest: that i think is the largest starbucks moms and dads. they are the real power voters and that these leaders of the election. these would be suburban moms and dads and people in the suburbs 50%, more than 50% of all americans now live in suburbs or excerpts only in 1980 it was 30% since growing rapidly and the suburbs are very racially diverse and increasingly so and they care about the economy number one to care about education issues they care about keeping the country safe, and the totally sworn in 2006 they voted for the democrats. in 2008 and they voted for barack obama, but in 2010, i think probably turned off of it by the health care reform growth of government concerned about the economy. this one almost 20 points for the republicans. so, they -- >> host: some stayed home also because the turnout was lower? >> guest: that's right and a turn ou

it's still a bit of a longshot. if you look at candidates and the way they're running right now, if they continue to split the votes, if mitt romney isn't able to gain strength in future contests, there is an increasing possibility this could happen. but it all depends on the behavior of other candidates and how these prime's and caucuses play out. >> after today, all of the attention turns to the south. how are the different strategies play out for mitt romney, talking about eating grits, eating biscuits to newt gingrich talking religion in the south? >> those strategies are at the margin and edges, even though they're offering strategies to the local areas. basically it's the same they are offering. they can turn around the economy, i've been in the business world in the private sector and rick santorum is saying i share your values, i come from where you come from. and newt gingrich is essentially saying a version of the same thing. i'm the authentic conservative. the messages are the same even if they are adding

>> reporter: yeah, it is a longshot.176 million odds that you will win this megamillions pot of money veering towards $600 million. jon, what happens to your money when you make that bet is the question. when states enact lotteries about three decades ago they wanted to pay for things like education. i got to tell you, there is about 55, $56 billion of that, gambled on lotteries every year. only about, you know, 20 or 30% of that goes actually towards program like education. the rest goes towards operating the state lottery. basically for prize winnings and other infrastructure projects, jon. jon: yeah. i know the state where i grew up brought in a lottery to fund education and i think now the money is going to all kinds of things besides education. that is pretty common, isn't it? >> yeah. that is pretty common. it will go toward things like parks or programs for the elderly or government pension plans. the other issue too, that states face 10 billion budget shortfall this year. states that have a lottery looking toward

i was considered a longshot. senator mikulski told me the following: if you run and i want you to run, she said, it will be the toughest thing you will ever do and the best thing you will ever do, and she was right. you know, those of us of a certain age have probably seen the play or the movie "a man for all seasons." well, today we celebrate a woman who is truly a senator for all seasons. some members have passion, others have policy skills, some are brilliant negotiators, others great advocates for the least among us. some are very serious students of history, and others are flat-out hilarious. but i don't think our country has ever seen so many incredible traits combined into one senator. whatever the issue, she'll address it. war the problem, she'll solve it. whatever the wrong, she'll fix it. whatever the need, she'll meet it. whenever and wherever people without a voice need a champion with a keen mind, a sharp wit, and an unparalleled ability to speak from the heart and get things done, barbara mikulski i

i was considered a longshot. senator mikulski told me the following: if you run and i want you to run, she said, it will be the toughest thing you will ever do and the best thing you will ever do, and she was right. you know, those of us of a certain age have probably seen the play or the movie "a man for all seasons." well, today we celebrate a woman who is truly a senator for all seasons. some members have passion, others have policy skills, some are brilliant negotiators, others great advocates for the least among us. some are very serious students of history, and others are flat-out hilarious. but i don't think our country has ever seen so many incredible traits combined into one senator. whatever the issue, she'll address it. war the problem, she'll solve it. whatever the wrong, she'll fix it. whatever the need, she'll meet it. whenever and wherever people without a voice need a champion with a keen mind, a sharp wit, and an unparalleled ability to speak from the heart and get things done, barbara mikulski i