ovechkin with the one-timer.cannot get the hat trick, but marcus johansson gets the rebound. 3-0 caps, the final 4-0. it is hard enough to win a regular-season conference title, even harder to go undefeated in conference play, but that is nothing to the terps women. 36-30 terps. the bullet pass inside, brionna jones, the bucket. later in the second, the terps up 11. the pass into the corner, knocks down the three. history in the making. they win 69-48, the third team in big ten women's history to go undefeated. here is the head coach. >> words cannot describe it. it's a direct of flexion -- a direct reflection of the team. it were some in a close plays and how the season has unfolded especially off the bench. every player was ready to play, and that's what it's about. robert: gw women, no problems whatsoever with george mason this afternoon. a solid game. the colonials blowout the patriots 80-35. when you have somebody like jones on your squad, not much to do. acc, uva end eighth-ranked louisville. cavs up 5, to

and then the captain ovechkin. on the power play.hat is goal number 44 on the season for alex ovechkin. he leads everyone in the nhl. the capitals they added a few more goals. they win over buffalo, 6-1. good to see ovechkin back in the lineup. next matchup for the capitals a big win in the division. taking on the rangers wednesday. >> that will be a good one. you know sometimes the weather forecast is so good we just like to look at it again just to make ourselves feel good about next week. >> i know. everyone's on twitter and facebook saying is that forecast for real? yes, it is. not talking about snow or record lows. here's the high temperature tomorrow in your neighborhood. 48 in winchester. 56 in fredericksburg. mostly to partly sunny skies. tuesday, future weather, looking like rain moving in later in the day. soggy for the evening hours but, hey, there you go. near 60 on wednesday. >> we'll take it. all right. quick programming note. we won't see you here tomorrow night at 6:00 because we have golf but we'll be back here at 11

it was a laser. >> this is alex ovechkin's 10th season. he has a total 471 career goals, one shy of the capitals franchise record. ovie led the nhl in goals scored four times. they host carolina tonight at 7:00. >>> the polls close at 3 p.m. wednesday, earlier than normal this week because of good friday. text the code of the game you want to 25543. >>> this is 9-year-old carly nolet and she has some skills from center ice. look, she's so calm. she won an iphone 6. she's done something no one has ever done at this arena. >> she's like i got two iphone 6's at home already. is there a 7? >> sneakers on ice and just right in, banked it off right in the goal. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> jan and i will be back for your only local news at 7:00. ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet b

alex ovechkin winds up out of his own zone. he fires, he scores! jason pugh wins it for washington! "news final" starts now. >>> that's awesome. made me look like a real hockey player the gap tooth and missing teeth and everything. welcome

robert griffin iii and alex ovechkin at practice today to see messi. they were exchanging gifts, taking pictures. rg3 even putting a little prep work before meeting his soccer superstar. >> my friend taught me a phrase and i was able to say that to him when i met him. he giggled and say thank you because i know he doesn't speak much english, if any at all. it's just really cool to have him here and get a chance to come and see him. i know everyone is looking forward to seeing him play, but entire team is loaded. >> soccer fans might be pulling a double-header tomorrow. d.c. you nighted hosting the defending mls cup champions the galaxy at 7:00. last week against rival new york ben olson, the head coach, ripped his players after a lackluster first half performance. united knows exactly what they need to do against the galaxy this weekend. >> we have to go about it like we did in the second half. i thought the second half we were much better in terms of keeping the ball in terps of being more aggressive.

you can't hold a player like alex ovechkin down forever. he is too good.he will break out of that slump. all season the capitals have struggled to beat the new york rangers. a win would go a long way to see how new york might be the first round playoff match-up. ovechkin hasn't recorded a point in three straight games. he broke out in a huge way. first period ovechkin with the puck. watch him shrug off a defender here. this is ovi being ovi. he had two goals in this game. he now has 49 on the season. later on in the first period we are tied 1-1. here come the rangers. derek brassard. hoping to retake the lead. 2-1. third period. a mess in front of the net. jason chimera cleaning it up doing dirty work down low. he was fed by erik fehr. the caps win it 5-3. they pick up two very important points. this time of year. >> they're all the same. but they're all big right now, it seems. so they really you know they already clinched. i don't know if anyone will catch them. if we lose two points it could get interesting down the stretch. we have a ways to go yet but

no alex ovechkin tonight for the capitals. ovechkin missing tonight's game due to a lower body injury he suffered tuesday night at columbus. head coach barry trotz said after the game that ovechkin is listed day-to-day. take away the most productive goal scorer in the entire league. the capitals holding salute to military night wearing those camo jerseys during warm-ups. first period action just three minutes in. the newest member of the capitals that's curtis glencross making his presence felt. scoring his first goal as a cap. top shelf. third period now. scary moment. big hit on the boards. it's the referee who actually goes down. he'd had trouble getting up. down on the ice a few seconds later the play continued on the other end. braden holtby makes a nice save but the caps can't clear it. how about that? minnesota, jay conpom nson pominville. he evens up the game at 1. the capitals turning it over in their zone. it's pominville again. second goal of the game. he beats holtby. and that's it. 2-1, the wild take it. that woul

tim: so alexksx ovechkin and the capitals came to the rescue. sunday, the couple was invited to pick up a new jersey when lo and behold. >> hey! hello! what's up man? alex, nice to meet you. >> jeff. >> hi i'm jessica. tim: ovi pulled out a sports trick. the network captured it all. >> to have alex ovechkin take the time to come and meet me and, you know give us this jersey and these tickets, you know, i mean i'm taking attack by you know, the graciousness. tim: he was ta all right. what a great thing by ovi to give his time and great thing for his wife to contact the capitals and it all worked out well. alison: i love that reaction when he sees him for the first time. tim: very emotional. leon: you sure he didn't say by the way ovi, i also lost my car. tim: that would have been you, brother. leon: that would have been me. alison: new concerns over lumber liquidators as the lawsuits mount. leon: a bridge about to undergo a four month long overhaul. alison: a legal challenge tonight to d.c. cab drivers some say are purposefully snubing the disabl

the long shot ovechkin's there. ove scores on the backhand rebound. second goal added assist.aps up 2-0. later the maple leaf trying anything on the attack. holtby robs it. gets the pad on it -- toronto stays score will. leafs on the power play. the rebound shot. can't cash in across the goal line. toronto not happy. 32 saves in the shutout. holtby caps at a goal and they win 3-0. a good one for them. >> it's always important to have that kind of start, get the lead right away. to also take the pressure off. and that's what we said. i think a couple games we don't have that kind of start or jump. the effort is there. and it's going to be a hard game and an important game for us. it's big points. >> the terps closing out the regular season visiting northwestern. final minute of the first half up four. looking really like john wall there. high off the glass. terps head into the locker room up just six. the second, maryland starting to pull away. mosely steps back hits the jumper. 18 points in the game for her. terps up by 14 now. later in the half terps putting the finishing tou

ovechkin! >> mr. ovechkin! so cute. helping the kid down the ice. the kids also got to show off their best ovechkin moves. yeah. >> like that move. >> they received gifts from beats by dre' and got to take part in a special q&a session with the great. just a special day for everyone of course. what better excitement for these kids than to have alex ovechkin show up. he stopped him too. probably went right lyght on him, though. >> fun for the kids to get to play with him too. >> had to be such a big deal for them. thanks. >>> on this monday night, the isis hit list. what we're learning about the american troops whose names and faces are on it, as u.s. forces are evacuated from a country on the brink of civil war. >>> off and running. ted cruz making it official becoming the first major party candidate to jump in the race for president. >>> a stunning turn in the campus rape inveigation that sparked a national conversation. what police revealed today. >>> danger on the tracks, including the film crew trapped with nowhere to run. tonight, the feds soun

first period the caps working the puck up the boards watch ovechkin shrugs off the defender like a little kid, then a black rocket toward the net. he actually had two goals in this game 49 on the season. later in the period we're tied at one. here come the rangers, derek rasawyer. after the -- and traffic in front of the net. watch jason doing the dirty work. nice job. caps up 3-2. chimer he was not done. brooks feeds chipper, and how about that perfect fin by jason chimera. down the -- down the road 5-3. >>> just three more home games left for the capitals. tuesday they host carolina. we have plenty of basketball to get to. we're going to star with the pros and wizards. james harden many of people's favorite for the mvp award this season showing us why. early tip-off, not everyone fully recovered from saturday night. >> he was out late. >> it happens. >> final seconds of the first half. watch harden. he beats the butter rockets go into half with a 13-point lead. second half here comes john wall. wizards down ten. he led ought scorers today with 25 points. later on in the game. wall on th

robert: last night, alex ovechkin was scratched because available were back injury. tonight he was back against the buffalo sabres. puts it home off the rebound giving the caps the lead. four minutes later, the caps have another power play. alex ovechkin, back and better than ever, his 44th goal of the season, leading the league. the caps win, 6-1. the wizards on the road against milwaukee. fourth quarter, john wall gets the bucket and the foul. less than a minute to go, tied at 84-84. chris milton, the three, no good, the bucs get the rebound. another look, he sinks it. the wizards lose, 91-85. regular season finale for the hoyas, and emotional. seton hall at the verizon center. a special moment for senior tyler adams. his career was cut short his freshman year after he was diagnosed with a heart ailment. he kept his scholarship, and starts the final home game. and emotional moment, dream come true. as for the game, smith-rivera was out with a lower back injury, but he led the way with a 19 points. the hoyas with the lead in the second half. he finished the real est

could they ride his momentum t started well tonight for the great 8 and ovechkin scored the first c&oanal of the game, just 33 seconds in. there was plenty more to be played. we've got your highlights coming up on game on overtime. he fell a little bit. >>> the lady terps have per cheffed perfection. they complete an 18-0 conference record and now head into the big 10 tournament as the number one seed. the ladies deserve the accolades and took time to celebrate today. the washington wizards are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. they snapped a six-game skid with a win saturday over detroit. it is their longest skid in two seasons. they got bradley beale back but they are not quite happy yet. hear what they have to say about breaking out of the slump. >> we head down to the mean streets of the atlanta motor speedway. find out how the foaltdz of honor quiktrip 500 ended. -- the folds of honor quiktrip 500 ended. >> are the lady terps capable of winning at all this year? >> they are. but what they've done in the big 10 is just incredible. if you see the video that wave got of the

alex ovechkin. first try misses. ovi never wants to give up.econd goal of the game league leading 43rd this season. caps up 4-2. later in the period columbus with the power play. nick foalino sets up scotty hart. folino to hart. got to give respect. blue jackets back within a goal. but a late power play for the jackets. watch the puck go right across the crease. ward sends it to the boards. johanson fresh out of the box with the empty netter. caps fan, you can breathe now. they beat the jackets 5-3. >>> the wizards still slumping on the road. tonight in chicago they went down fighting. and to the one team they hate losing to the bulls. not just losing. they hate everything about this team. fourth quarter big man making his feelings clear. joakim noah going down hard. thank you, mr. big forearm. flagrant foul here. he didn't help him up. aaron brooks who has the guy with number zero? nobody. 22 points for brooks. bulls up eight. under two minutes, john wall on the drive. kicks it up to otto porter jr. the floater. gets it to go. 11 points for ot

ovechkin and the caps with their morning skate. fans hoping to see the great add another historic chapter. he's one away from his sixth career 50-goal season. ovechkin's critics have said it all. he's uncoachable, a coach killer he backstabs teammates. his coach and his team, say uh-uh. >> he cares about the team. he's -- you know, he's in a good place i think in his life where he wants to win, understands the team process. he's an honest guy, straightforward and tells you what he thinks. you ask him to do something, he'll do it. >> i know everybody has numbers in their minds at the begin tofg season what they want to accomplish. for him it's 50 which for the majority of us is an unreefable number for the most part. >> it's a treat, you know, when you're 50 years old, you know, thinking about stuff like that is pretty cool playing with a guy like that. special to be part of it. >>> wizards back at practice this morning. wiz didn't play last night, but did clinch a playoff spot. thanks to the charlotte hornets losing. despite losing

cap star alex ovechkin gave jessica and jeff jones tickets and a jersey after their home burned down. jessica jones had septe the caps a video saying they lost a signed o.v. photo in the fire. it gutted their home. the jones said the fire sdried a lot of their most valuable belongings to see o.v. step that family out. >> great gesture for sure. >>> your weather and traffic on tom this morning. d you're bringing the sunshine d the heat. >> we're bringing it. we've put the wind away and mild weather coming this. you need to get outside and enjoy it. it won't stay this mild all week long. ma is one of those months it h mild weather for a day or into and then cold comes back. and it will be very chilly around here second half of the week. so you need to soak in the warmth while it's here. skies partly to mostly cloudy t thing this morning, but there is no rain chance today. we'll be dry. there is the view over downtown. u.s. capitol building shining brightly in th early morning darkness. sun up a at 7:17 today. most important of all, the winds have gone calm. temperatur mostly in the 30s

alex ovechkin scored his late living -- league-leading goal of the season. six different players got in on the action. i guess it was contagious last night. >> it is hard to explain, but scoring goals is contagious. it is like a home run hitter. you start to feel it, and you just start reacting and do not think. >> we have to build our game with the killer instinct in us. i thought we did a good job. robert coleman last night in milwaukee, a washington fan was on his game. he makes a half quart shot. he wins some burgers free burgers for everyone that joins him. it will come in handy. a final note, the doma consume -- a final note, a reported deal with the dolphins. sean mccoy and the bills have agreed to a five-year, $40 million deal. #moneybags. scott: a year worth of burgers? that kid just became scott: everyone is all smiles because of the weather. give us another look. eileen: everyone is like after such a beautiful day, we have to go back to work. the weather will still be nice. after a chilly start, you'll want a jacket, but if nine degrees by the aft

alex ovechkin doing it again. guys from fort dupont went to the iceplex today looking for a clinic. they got it. they didn't know the three time nhl m.v.p. will show up. remember, ovi won that car for a local special needs hockey program. last week, ovechkin surprised a fan who had lost an autographed jersey in a house fire and this afternoon, another great assist from ovi. for the kids from fort dupont. leon: how about that? tim: how about mark turgeon? he texted me last night about how much he loved this team. you can see it. leon: you can tell. you can tell. weigh -- way to go. a local hot spot going cold. alison: find out alison: we're back with a few of the pictures that you submitted on wjla.com. you know it's national puppy day. if you want to submit a p kri of your pip you can do that at wjla.com. it will close its doors at the end of this week. leon: events are planned every night, diane cho went to columbia road in northwest washington today to find out why. diane: after more than 20 years in northeast d.c. >> it's tame and very stingy in its freshness. diane: adam is call

in the second, scoreless game, on the attack, ovechkin, my gracious, 1-0. his 46th goal of the year off of his own rebound. the great eight, his 47th. caps win 3-2. nicklas backstrom to ovie, three wins in a row for washington. in c double-a, the first day coming to a close, georgetown hoyas playing eastern washington. the hoyas trail at the end of the first half. robert burton has the latest on maryland and their matchup. robert: valpo is a team that you cannot look past, 13-3 in the league. the terps trying to get back to what maryland used to be, back to back final four appearances in the early 2000's. senior leader dez wells is telling the young guys to cherish this. >> this is something we want to be up to last and joke about in 30 years. robert: there has already been talk about a possible sweet 16 matchup with kentucky wildcats. however, mark turgeon says we need to take this one day at a time. robert burton, abc 7 sports. tim: some bracket busters, a great first day. there was one overtime, four upsets, and a lot of headshaking by the so-called expe

alex ovechkin was on the scratched list tonight, lower body injury. trying to backup some of the slack, the caps on the power play. the good guys up 1-0. trouble in the third palmer scored two goals single-handedly giving the wild the lead. caps lose, 2-1. >> i thought we played them really well. he is arguably the best player in the national hockey league right now, and we played without them, and we played well enough. we were one mistake away, at least, of winning. robert: the nats enjoying amazing weather, 85 and sunny in florida. newcomer max scherzer kicking off the season, gets the k. he threw two innings. denard span, the r.b.i. single. the nationals have to rally, and they did, winning 5-4. >> it's good to get out there the first start of spring. we've worked hard the past several months, so it's nice to get out there and get on the mound and pitch in a game. robert: o's and jays in tampa. chris davis, no score. this is hot to right center, and that is not coming back, leon. another twp-run shot. o's win 5-0. how is this for a birthday presen

alex ovechkin i'm talking about. spring training.our first look at the nats new $200 million man. >>> doug showed us his weather wall, a sign of spring but jason has another sign. >> much better weather down in florida for the nationals sprapg. first spring training game for the nationals. giving fans their fist look at max scherzer, the $210 million man. manager matt williams told us not to read too much into scherzer's starting today as any indication who would be the starter opening tay. with that being said scherzer had his ups and downs in his debut. 84 degrees florida. scherzer check this out as he walks to the dugout. he's so focused, coaches and teammates trying to shake his hand scherzer walks right past them. the guy is locked in. doesn't matter if it's spring training or not. as for the game after a flyout to start, second batter infield fly here. it's the nationals new first baseman ryan zimmerman making a play. top of the second, a little trouble for scherzer now facing john mayberry jr. he takes him yard to left. scherz

dozens of young hockey players got a chance to practice with capitals captain alex ovechkin. they give inner-city children the opportunity to skate. they all had a great time. alison: it was actually cold enough to snow outside in chicago today. meteorologists predicted up to four inches of snow, with hire a month possible. major cancellations and delays at the city airport, but it is getting up to 60 degrees by midweek in chicago. what a roller coaster. leon: we have seen this movie before. that has happened here as a matter of fact. alison: it will be all over the place for us? eileen: exactly, flurries tomorrow morning, 70's thursday. this is spring, the ups and downs that keep it interesting. we have some snow popping up on live super doppler. the only thing it is it not hitting the ground. the air is still dry. this looks more ominous than it really is. i suspect most of the folks that see the snow will be closer to the mountains, along the i-81 c orridor. just looking at the radar right now, i don't think this will be much. still, don't be surprised if you are driving t

short-handed against a very hot rangers team, but alex ovechkin showed up and showed out.cap's tied at one after that. later in the first, the rangers get back on track. miller put in his seventh goal of the season. cap's trail by one after that. we moved to the third caps get a little sloppy with support -- with the puck. the final was 3-1. in college hoops, eight you would like to join maryland in the ncaa tourney. to do that they had to beat lafayette on the road for the patriot league title. it would go down to the wire just over a minute to go, au would trailed by four until gardner lights it up from outside. less than a minute to go, eagles need a stop. lender gets the bucket and the foul. you can see the celebration right there, they rushed the court. the final 65-64. george mason and florida, the patriots had no answer for christian, he went 10-13 from the field. he finished with 27 points and offensive machine. i feel sorry for whoever had that assignment tonight. the final 71-65. conference usa in san antonio, eight seconds left. here comes the heart rate, two se

and alex ovechkin suffered a lower body injury against columbus in a game tieing decision for tonight. >>> this morning barry trout called o.v.'s issue, "a little wit of maintenance." >>> the american basketball team finished 16-15 this year, not good enough to make the ncaa tournament, but they still have a chance, derek. they need to win the patriot league tournament, which begins this week. tonight they take on lehigh, but they are trying to take it and not look at the finals. >>> the lady terps had a couple big ten tournaments on their backs, finishing undefeated in conference play. but as you saw last year there's a danger of an -- of an early exhibit. >> our approach is no different in terms of how we have handled the season. when you go in to this time that are is zero zero to come out in game, knowing how to play. >> finally tonight, a great half court buzzer beater. these are all locals of walter johnson as they would upset churchill last night in the maryland 4a playoffs. now quarter johnson's coach says that -- that the girls are always goofing around in practice, but it's

alex ovechkin still leading the league in goals with 44.up tonight as washington continues to claw their way up the standings. puck drops at 8:00. all right. jordan zimmerman got the start today against the tigers. he went 2 2/3 innings with two hits. one run and four ks. let's look at the other zimmerman, ryan zimmerman, bottom of the fifth puts this one in the perfect spot. sends one to right. and that would be an r.b.i. double. he had two of those by the way nats break a three-game losing streak. they beat the tigers 9-2. and a big day for a-rod. yankees and red sox. bottom of the fourth. a-rod slams a fly ball to center field! and that's the solo shot. gets the yankees within two. but they lose to the red sox 10-6. however, ladies and gentlemen, a-rod hits his first home run of the spring. it looks like the wizards are starting to realize teams aren't just laying down when they come through anymore. they'll have to work for their wins. earlier in the season they made it look easy. now they're losing to teams like the sixers and blowing

accident. 6-year-old benson shoen is now back home and today, he got a house call from his hero alex ovechkin as well as other washington capitals players. a crew from monumental network recorded them playing hockey on the streets. shoen is a big caps fan and received videos from the team while he recovered from his injuries. wonderful. still ahead on abc 7 news at 6:00 a health alert about diabetes. doctors are here to take your questions about the warning signs and the ways to prevent this. plus there is warmer weather ahead but rain and thunderstorms come first. eileen is back with a complete forecast next. tim: is the "sports illustrated" in the jinx for washington snt greatest soccer player in the world is practicing in georgetown. while randy wittman and the wizards search for answers as they return from an embarrassing set of games on the west coast. i'll break it maureen: "7 on your side" tonight with health matters and a diabetes alert. a team of health experts is now in our newsroom taking your phone calls. jennifer donelan is live with their mission and the things you need to know

alex ovechkin remains a game time decision. let's talk a little baseball now. for that we go down to vieira florida, and nats and cardinals. jason worth still recovering from shoulder surgery. had a front row seat to see steven strasbourg's debut. he had it going. how about this? peter goes down looking there and then in the second he gets out of the bases loaded jam. two strike-outs, but two runs allowed through 1 2/3 innings. top of the fourth. ryan zimmerman making the transition from third to first base here. comes up to make a play but the throw a little off the mark. danny esspin owesa can't make the catch. we go to espy there. still things to work on this spring training. the nats go to win this game for the cardinals. >>> to the pitch. d.c. their season opener. they were taking on montreal. united the second half. chris wolf with a beautiful pass here and he scores the goal. united wins their season opener. >> all right. thanks jason. >>> on this saturday night, marching on. 50 years after bloody sunday the president retraces the steps of those who made

alex ovechkin flying down the wing. mike green. he gets robbed by ondrej pavelec. the goalie with 28 saves tonight. the jets shut the door on the capitals. final score 3-0. >>> also, the first number 1 seed went down in the tournament tonight. vfl, villanova lost to nc state. >> tomorrow maryland and uvab as well. >> number 3 seed out west. >> shout out to oklahoma. "saturday night live" is next. we thought our cable internet was fast. but, our uploads are half the speed of our downloads so our internet is really half-fast. so half-fast. someone did a half-fast job posting our vacation pics. when i post my slow jams, i'm a little half fast totally half fast stop living with half fast internet! see the difference for yourself. get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed for two full years! plus, get a $300 bonus with a two-year agreement. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >> michael, are you still up? it's nearly midnight. michael, you haven't -- you haven't finished your paper yet? >> i'm sorry, mom. i ju

let's go second period no score here. 4-4, ovechkin with the puck scores on his own rebound shot first of two goals on the night. 1-0 caps he also moved one ahead of sid crosby and john tavares here. caps capitalize on a mistake while a defender can't handle the puck. ninth of the season for him. 2-0 caps. they win it in st. paul for the first time 3-2, winnipeg up next. but tomorrow guys it's really about how this dance continue. uva, what do you think? >> the fun is just beginning. >> you know doug a lot of weather time wasn't enough for him. >> driving to the maryland game tomorrow. going to be a tough drive, i think, especially out 70 tow ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. >>> house of cards has captured the world's attention. we're not talking about the tv show. look at this. a chinese teenager built a seven-foot-tall tower entirely out of playing cards. it took 1200 cards to create this building without any glue or tape. the teenager's been b

to do that they'll need their best player alex ovechkin. he's questionable for tonight. and will be a game time decision. right now he leads the league in goals and tied the league for points. it's the start of a five game home stand. they've done pretty well at home, in fact. they're 18-8-5. puck drops at 7:00. nats are in action as we speak. spring season opener taking on the mets right now. max scherzer got off to an ok start. perfect through the first inning. gets the ground out to short. right here, trouble came in the third inning. scherzer would give a solo shot to left right here. and the mets will take a 1-0 lead. right now, the nats trail 4-2 in the fourth inning. big news for maryland head coach mark turgeon, one of 15 semifinalists for the naismith coach of the year award. it's a turn around for a coach who is considered to be on shaky ground as early as the fall. talking hoops right now. tournament, 10 seconds to go. bryant down three. misses the three. gets the board. off the three at the buzzer. and it goes! so they would go into o.t. however, they would f

alex ovechkin and the caps on the road against buffalo. second period. they're up 2-1.s johanson scores the puck. getting it to mike reed for the blast. just a great job of getting the puck out green's sixth goal of the season. he ties it at two. three periods in overtime just not enough. so the shoot-out, kuznetsov taking his time beats anders behindback dp lindhback. he has to score. but holtby says no. he's so good. caps beat the sabres 4-3. >>> the maryland women can now officially say they are one of the best teams in the country right now. the terps received a number one seed -- >> nice. >> -- in their bracket. check out the scene down at xfinity center. the terps. very excited. they have the best life right? the memories those kids are going to have. maryland gets the number one seed in the spokane region bracket. terps will face number 16 new mexico state. with such a young team maryland excited to be a one seed. >> it's pretty special. you would have thought last year with the experience we had as a four seed with five seniors, but again it tells you to never t

see if ovechkin can get that first goal. >> come on, do it! >> ok. >> i wish i had better news. here we go again. recap everything. this is for tomorrow night into early thursday. we had this winter storm watch that will likely convert over to a winter storm warning or downgrade to a winter weather advisory. i'm thinking of a winter storm warning. how much are we talking about this? this is thursday not tomorrow. anywhere between three to seven inches around the capital beltway. higher amounts to thenorth. temperatures near 50 degrees by the end of the upcoming weekend. >> yes. very nice. >> word news tonight with david muir coming [ female announcer ] business travel isn't just about the going. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging do biness travel on your terms. acela. take off. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - upload speeds as fast as your download sp

alex ovechkin scores his 45th goal of the season and becomes only the fifth player to score 45 or more in seven seasons, incredible. caps fall 3-1. >>> check out nats pitcher gio gonzalez trying to spice up spring training with his brand of humor. >> i mean right now we have max. right now we've been getting it right. i mean max for sure. so far right now it's max. >> guys, back up to you. >> what? if you look at the right, max scherzer is cracking up because he put gonzalez up to it. our staff figured out this is from some movie called super troopers where he gets pull over and the cop says meow, i'd like to see your license, blah, blah, blah, wasn't a great movie. >> a movie he hadn't seen. >> i don't get it either. >> because max signed the big contract. >> we know who max scherzer is. >> i wouldn't go too deep in this. >> you know what? my american u eagles had a great year, so (mom) when our little girl was born we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my

ovechkin goes scoreless for the sixth time in seven games. caps get the rangers tomorrow in new york. >>> well, is it me or is spring training just going on forever? opening day, maybe it's the weather around these parts because it still feels like winter. opening day set for april 6, still a little ways away. nats facing the mets in port st. lucie. short sleeves on. stephen strasburg on the opening, first time in 11 days he's pitching. he got roughed up, facing curtis granderson in the third. 3-run shot for granderson. strasburg allowed four runs, four hits in four innings. watch this bomb! bryce harper sends a moon shot, not into the stands. this thing goes over and into the parking lot. picked up a souvenir walking back to their car. so that goes out of the park. 10-2, the final. >>> yankees in tampa, florida. buck showalter, defending al east champions. this one leaves the facility and it is way out of here, as the o's were cruising. then on to the 8th inning, the birds go on to win this game, 10-2. opening day still feels like it's never

about our washington capitals sunday night tilt against boston at verizon center, superstar alex ovechkine the caps, 1st period caps on the power play. john carlson will get the blastoff, his 11th goal of the year, caps up 1-0. fast forward to 2nd period. first goal of the year for nate schmitz off the assist of nikki backstrom who is now the all time assist leader for backstrom. caps win 2-0. >>> coming up in mere minutes we've got a special game on overtime. i'll be joined by hoops junky holden kushner as we break down brackets straight ahead in about a minute or so. so stay tuned for that. >> we have to, of course. >> you got to get these babies filled out if you still do it this way. >> i need a little help. >>> let's briefly talk about the weather. >> we have a beautiful day ahead tomorrow, high temperatures returning to the 60s. we'll see a good amount of sunshine mixing with the cloud cover and very little wind. that was the fly in the ointment today, not an issue monday, tuesday maybe a sprinkle but mostly dry. >> that's the thing. we can sit outside as we fill out our brackets. t

alex ovechkin scoring over and over like normal. a familiar face in the house. head coach. look at him now with the devils. looks a little happier. first period about three minutes in. it's four-on-four hockey. ronald mcdonald in the house. we know know why he's there, but he's loving it. second period caps strike again. eric fehr with the long shot. and it's in. take another look. it's going to deflect off the stick. the goalie doesn't see it. passing right by him. number 19 on the year for eric fehr. caps up 2-0. let's go third period. now 2-1. 30 seconds left and trouble. camped out in front of the net. puck right into his stick, and he puts that in at point-blank range. game tied at 2-2. we're going to go to overtime. so just over a minute in slap shot score from long range. caps almost give it away. they get the victory, 3-2 the final. it's a win. it's great. apparently it's not good enough. >> i know i wasn't happy with that game. i know they shouldn't be. if they are, then we're fooling ourselves. we didn't play very well. >> we love to play well. play be

. >>> cap star alex ovechkin met with jessica and jeff jones to give them tickets and jersey after theirrned down. jessica jones had sent the caps video saying they lost a signed ov photo in that fire which you can see gutted their home a few weeks ago. a lot of damage there. the jones says they lost a lot of their most valuable belongings in that fire. so nice to step up and present them. >> he could be doing something else. nice to see when celebrities take time out and say hello to their fans. >> 5:41 is our time. here is a live look over the district for you this morning. looks like pretty clear -- i'm trying to look at the picture. don't look at me like that. clear skies over the city early this morning. >> it's a little monitor. it's far away. >> aaron is a young man, but sometimes -- >> monitor is right in front of him. >> where's my reading glasses! >> temperatures in the 30s to near 40 degrees right now. so a little bit of a chill in the air first thing this mornin but we'll warm up quickly. into the 50s by lunchtime. and nice and mild this this afternoon. tempe its up near 68 d

. >> plus alex ovechkin on the brink of something really special tonight, more in sports. >> and at 6urn to the hospital where this morning's prison escape all started to see if officials at inova fairfax plan to change how they handle potentially dangerous patients. >> but first. >> reporter: survivors >>> survivors of sexual assault in the military say they are no longer waiting for their commanders or congress to fully address the issue. >> several servicewomen joined forces to file a lawsuit against the department of the defense. >> reporter: jennifer smith says she was sexually assaulted while serving in iraq. she said her attacker was not punished and that she was harassed after reporting it to her commander. >> you have to go to the root of the problem. the root of the problem are the commanders. >> reporter: smith and three other military women have filed suit saying the department repeatedly fails to terminate sexual harassers from the military and instead lets those biased and hostile persons control military judicial proceedings. >> we can't expect the people that are so en

. >> reporter: ate grader sean says she now has better control ovechkin her emotions. >> before i wasn'to strong i didn't have belief in myself and i was very sensitive. >> whose grades have improved? really. >> reporter: an improvement the principal says needed to happen. >> seventh grade, they begin to test you. and this is the age where corporal johnson has come in and just really changed their life. >> reporter: the whole goal of the positive day mentoring program is to see positive results and they believe they have. this semester alone out of the nine schools participating nearly all 233 students have passing grades. and at this particular school all 60 students enrolled have made honor roll. in capitol heights, molette green, news4. >>> right now at 6:00 allegations of physical verbal even sexual abuse. the church at the center of a widening investigation. >>> a mother is outraged after the teacher accused of assaulting her child has her record cleared. did the judge make the right decision? >> and new troubles for head of a county liquor agency. why he's under fire for post-it no

of the 50,000 people they studied ovechkin a few decades there were 20% fewer deaths among those who worked out outside than those who didn't work out at all. >>> just a day after being named the new host of the "daily show," median trevor noah is getting some heavy social media backlash. noah posted controversial tweets over the years targeting women, jews and victims of the ebola virus. in 2000 he joked about hitting a jewish kid with a german car, and in 2011 he talked about fat chicks everywhere. today he's the trending topic on twitter drawing fire for those jokes that some are calling tasteless. comedy central has yet to comment. >>> it is a classic video game that we all grew up with that has made a unique comeback today. >> and you can say farewell to productivity because pac-man is now set right in the city in which you live. this is all thanks to google maps. just input your location on google maps click the pac-man icon and get started playing on your very street. this isn't the first time google has linked maps with video games. just last year the site created its own pok

barcelona and argentina is the four time world soccer player of the year, the kind of star that has ovechkinnd r.g.3 dying to meet him, so imagine what an 8-year-old must think. >> the best. >> reporter: the best. >> ever. >> reporter: messi has been practicing at georgetown for saturday's game against el salvador and a whole lot of people have played hooky in hopes of an autograph. >> actually i'm going to get fired. >> reporter: after calling the cops for crowd control, the hotel snuck the team onto a bus through a side door. >> messi! messi! >> reporter: but this crowd was way too smart to miss him. >> messi! >> reporter: and that was it, just as quickly as he came he was gone. people running still down to the light trying to catch him. reporting from downtown d.c., bruce leshan, wusa9. >> bruce working that crowd out there. if you'd rather see the world's biggest soccer star play instead of actually standing and screaming on the sidewalk, yo online for tomorrow's game. it is a friendly but again kind of a big deal. that's going to do it for wusa9 news at 5:00. >>> the news at 6:00 starts

when they got him out, he was suffering second and third degree burns ovechkin as much as 75% of his> this is a significant emotional impact to our members that were part of the rescue part of the incident, part of this firefighter's personal life. >> that firefighter is still in the hospital and he is in critical condition. >>> leaders from both sides of the aisle came together today to honor the liberal lion of the u.s. senate. the edward m. kennedy institute for the united states senate was dedicated in boston today. the institute is committed to educating the public about the chamber's role in government. president obama remembered the senator a leader who believed politicians should solve problems. >> and ted understood the only point of running for office was to get something done not to sit there worrying about the next election or the polls. to take risks. >> the institute features a full-scale replica of the senate chamber. kennedy spent 47 years in the senate before his death in 2009. >>> one of the nation's largest sellers of dietary supplements is going to strengthen its

doug back ovechkin to you with what's next. >> what's next is what's going on. here's piece number one. this is the energy going through now, snow in new york and boston. look at the moisture to the south. you notice this frontal boundary and moisture coming out of the gulf. that's what's coming our way during the day tomorrow and into the day on thursday. let's break it down. tomorrow morning, just shower activity around the region temperatures well above freezing not worrying about freezing roads across our region. more showers through 11:30, through the noon hour. then the rain sets in tomorrow afternoon. it's going to pick up become a little more moderate especially right around the evening rush. tomorrow night's rush is definitely going tock on the wet side. look at 9:00. that's when some of the heavier rain develops and we'll see that heavier rain come through the region. then start to see the cold air. first, what about the rain. rain likely early and the heaviest rain will be in the afternoon. we could get up to a half an inch or more of just plain rain.

alex ovechkin is questionable for tonight. he'll be a game time decision suffering from a lower back injury. he's certainly not in the lower half when it comes to scoring, though. in fact, he's leading the league in game winners with 10 total. he has 43 goals overall and tied with nicklas backstrom for most points so far with 67. he'll certainly be missed if he is out. all right, nats got started about 45 minutes ago hosting the mets in vieira florida where it's 85 guys bear with me. max scherzer pitched two innings and gave up a solo home run. mets lead it 1-0 in the third inning and it starts in the spring. bryce harper was asking for it last week. set the foundation in vieira even though he's already claiming world series, he knows it's easier said than done. >> going to be tough. we think, you know we're a good team and, of course we want to go into every single game thinking we're going to win and what we need to do. no sure shot, keep going out here and working hard and hitting on all cylinders and get to work. >> this i