>> we'll tell you who paul pierce misses. >> we got to take these games one at a time and take thesese teams still play well. they still can beat us. we're not unbeatable. we've got to be ready to go from the start every night. >> paul pierce humble there. >>> maryland versus michigan state tomorrow in college park. maryland prevailed and a 1 tomorrow gives them more clout -- and a win tomorrow gives them more clout among the selection committee, but beating michigan state twice in a season is not going to be easy. >> i think both teams will be better. i think it will be a great college basketball game, should be a lot of fun. >> we know how big it is. we've got one loss. they've got one loss. when you look at where it can put us in the league with a win right here and down the road, we know it's huge. >>> real quick, guys and lady, we've got the game on show tomorrow after the game 4:00 to 6:00. then we come on at 6:00 and we're going to have some great guests. garry williams joining us on the postgame. >> talking about his former team. >> looking forward to that. >> that is it for

why paul pierce is extra pumped about this one. that and more as we cont >> a doctor who beat the deadly ebola virus is headed back to africa to help others with the disease. dr. rick sacra became infected while delivering babies in liberia. he spent 20 days at nebraska medical center in omaha before returning home ebola free to massachusetts. he spent less than five months in the u.s. before he began planning his return to the ebola infected country. he's going back to relieve his colleagues who have been working around the clock. he and his wife have spent two decades volunteering in liberia. "7 on your side" tonight to get answers of what a virginia woman calls an outrageous plumbing deal. she was charged hundreds of dollars for a repair that should have cost half as much. horace holmes is slushing out the facts. >> this was right before thanksgiving? >> this 79-year-old knew she had a mess on her hands when her basement toilet began to overflow. >> then he said what's leaking. >> down there at the bottom. >> i said are you craz

any team without paul pierce is usually missing paul pierce says paul pierce. pierce's former team didn't miss him that much. john wall knocking down the three. 13 points for wall. the nets were hanging tough. jarrett jack. he loses it gets it back stops, pop and it drops. buries the jumper. later the wizards trailing by 3. this time pierce feeling it from the outside. 3 of 8 points tonight against his old team. but that score tied at 61 in the third. then brooklyn taking over. you can't stop shorty. no not that guy, he can dunk. that's brook lopez. here's shorty jarrett jack again on wall and the foul. 26 points for jack. what the heck, jack? wizards, they know they let one get away. 102-80. >> we got to come out each and every night. you got a desperate team settle down the losing streak. have to take the next step. >> we got to look forward. let it sit in for a sec and learn from it. >> they can't kick themselves along because they're back in action tomorrow night against the nets, this time at the barclays center in new jersey. also the caps are back in act

paul pierce piercing the sky with pinpoint accuracy. that was about the end of it, though, for the wizards. brooke lopez is like 7' 13. that makes him like 8' 1. wizards lose 102-80 to the lowly nets and randy wittman, ready, aim, fire. >> we had no focus, no energy, no urgency, lack of respect for your opponent and the game and that's what happens. and lesson learned hopefully. >> beside that it was good. >>> call it an acid test on ice, caps trending upward but facing a major test at the grand ole opry, nashville playing the best hockey in the league, caps playing the best hockey in the last 10 games, barry trotz making his return to the team he put on the map. folks in nashville giving barry trotz a standing ovation. he coached them 15 years, classy move by them. alex ovechkin energized tonight. they call him the russian rocket, that thing coming at you 800 miles an hour. back and forth all night caps up one. nashville who might have the ugliest uniforms in the nhl, but they're pretty good. about a minute to go, james neal with the s

>> any team without paul pierce misses them. >> whenever he comes, whenever he talks period nobody says anything. of amazing just how he has a lot of power but it's amazing because he's speaking the truth. it like 300 now. got it rallied up man, like they mean it like we're ready to battle. >> 37 years old and still going strong. lo it. >>> good tho who wait. can i do a take two on that? i messed up. >> we'll wait for it. >> good things come to those who wait. on the joke works if i get it. another way the redskins might put that good things come to hose who waited and haven't hired anybody yet because vick sang owe has fallen into their laps. he's the 49ers ex-deechkd. two weeks ago the skins asked to w him were turned down. but now he's coming to d.c d.c. thanks for letting me do another one on that one. >>> the ncaa and penn state reached new settlement today that restor 112 wins from 1998 to 2011 that were taken away followe j scandal. with the vacated wins back, the late joe paterno again is the winningen d-i college win total bac 409 victorie >>> college hoops tomorrow number two

durant curls around and buries a three pointer and puts them up by four and late in regulation, paul pierce had been struggling all night, not here. three pointer gives the wizards two point lead and pierce equals clutch in this game but they left enough time for the thunder and russel westbrook to tie up the game and overtime we go, tied at 103, this look familiar? streaking again, unchecked and that's your game winner, thunder win a heart breaker 105- 103. >>> time now for daily reminder to vote on our high school game of the week poll four new basketball games to choose from, and of course as always, we'll highlight that game friday night on game on varsity. washington nationals got the day started rolling out their new and very expensive addition to the pitching rotation. max scherzer was one of the most sought after free agents during this season and he joins an already very strong pitching staff. max scherzer will wear number 31 as a national despite having worn 37 during his five years in detroit because that number belonged to someone else. max scherzer agreed to the $210 million co

paul pierce pulls up, long range. 14 points. john wall played well tonight. wall with his 20th double double of the year, 15 points, 12 assists. that leads the nba. the wizards win. college basketball come the maryland terrapins have moved into the nation's top 10. they are ranked ninth in the coaches poll, ranked 11th by the associated press. the terps continue to move up the rankings. georgetown has fallen out of the top. it is now all big east conference games until the tournament, time to build their resume. head coach jt-3 was asked about the rankings. >> are we aware of it, yes, but are we worried about it, no. if you win, it will take care of itself. if we get enough wins, that will take care of itself. >> notre dame head coach, taking the irish into chapel hill. marcus paige, great defense. no sir. notre dame holds on to beat north carolina in chapel hill, 71-70. for tennis fans or anybody who needs a caffeine fix, serena williams had just lost the first set of the tournament 6-0. she was exhausted and jet lag. she had to have a morning coffee, so she

. >> nice frames, paul pierce. all right. yes. the ravens are gearing up for a wild card matchup with the steelers tomorrow. and they won't have to deal with pittsburgh running back lavian bell eechl be out this saturday due to a hyperextended knee and that's a big break. joe flacco has a little momentum heading into saturday after throwing 312 yards and two touchdowns against the browns let's talk weather. it will be cold and rainy. basically, miserable. so who gets the advantage? >> some days you feel like it's an advantage to the defense because maybe they can't throw it quite as well. other times, you think it's an advantage to the offense because they know where they're cutting and breaking and things like that. >> it will be fun. at the end of the day, it's going to be whoever is the best is going to win. >> college football houston and pittsburgh and talk about a comeback. 31-6 in the fourth quarter. the houston quarterback james connor would throw three touchdown passes in the final three minutes and 41 seconds of the game

paul pierce here he goes the truth. a big times three for him. tied at 92. now in o.t. finally slams it home. he does not miss. game time at 98. thunderbolt lays it in. thunder gets the first win in d.c. since 2011. they win it 105-103. all right. the 30-year-old was formally introduced and while he took questions about his baseball philosophy and technique, we just really want to know, what did he say when he was told he was going to make $210 million? >> it was jaw-dropping. you can't fathom it. you work so hard to put yourself in this position and for me like i said, it's all about winning. i don't play this game for money but when you have an offer like that it makes you go wild. >> all right. the latest now on the deflate-gate controversy involving the new england patriots. the matter under investigation. it's been reported that 11 of the 12 footballs used in the afc championship game were underinflated. the balls were checked four hours before kickoff and all were in regulation. there are reports that the colts raised concerns about this back in november. they gav

paul pierce. to nene. monster jam. he had a team high 20 points. wizards up by 3.fourth running again. bill to butler. the 35-year-old looking like a 25-year-old out there. the wizards hold on to win this game the second winning the second in back to back games, i should say, 99-90. let's go down a level to college basketball. if you thought maryland playing around this year, you might want to think again. the terps are serious. today on michigan state pretty good. freshman point guard trumible had himself a ball game. maryland up by 8. melo with a deep three. drains it. terps up by 11. under ten seconds left before halftime. the kid showing off the handles. breaking ankles. another 3 ball. he had 21 points in the first half. in the second more of the same for the freshman. oh that's good. 24 points for melo today. late in the game, not the only one draining threes. in the corner 23 points. the terps take the series from the spartans with a win. >>> at verizon center the hoyas playing host to the bulldogs. under a minute to play. georgetown down 1. smith, viera. he

paul pierce pass to nene the big man knocks down the three. only the fourth of his career. the wizards beat the sixers 111-76. >>> wild crowd tonight. georgetown taking on fourth-ranked villanova. it was their turn at the verizon center. first half trautwig comes up with the steal. georgetown. smith-rivera. knocks down the three. georgetown up 7. later, more "d." another villanova turnover here leads to a break that gives to paul white, goes to the drive, gets the bucket and one. with a little over a minute left in the half. georgetown up by 22 at the half. they go on to win it 78-58. fans stormed the court down there at the verizon center. great, great game. lots of fun action down there. >>> the nationals sure like to keep things interesting as well. the team broke the bank today signing pitcher max sherz za erer max sherza.er. who is he? he took ohm the cia young award. last season he won 158 games. in 2014 he had 252 strikeouts. good for third place in all the mlb and ten more than stephen strasburg. this is something we were talking about earlier today. >> lock at this

paul pierce out with a toe injury. first quarter wall knocks down the jumper. wizards are only down five. second quarter lakers starting to pull away. wayne ellington, yeah lakers they're winning. lakers they're up on the wizards right now in the second quarter 57-44. >> they must be playing well. oh wait he's hurt. >> nick jones isn't playing either. >> no. >> also that won't last. also shows you what it is to be 19 and 20 years old. you hit the floor like that. most of us we're done. >> we lay there. >> look at those push-ups. >>> it could be that a d.c. institution might be headed overseas. the smithsonian institution we're told could establish its first international museum in london. that city has already raised $50 million to make a smithsonian gallery part of a cultural center at the site of the 2012 olympics. it would likely feature rotating exhibits of artifacts from some popular museums here. it would open in 2021 as part of an ongoing effort to repurpose london's old olympic park. >>> she's been a doctor an astronaut, a news reporter now barbie is ai

paul pierce, two of his team high 22 points, every wizard starter had double digit points tonight. john wall contributed 10 of the 21 in the 4th quarter. wizards win 105-99 knocking off the central division leaders once again. >>> down a level maryland, rutgers, a couple newlyweds of the big 10 having fun with some really new welds at halftime -- newlyweds at halftime. maryland takes their eyes off the big plan, rutgers up seven, but terps had the brakes on most of the game. they made 1 last push when it counted most. terps win 73-65, improve to 16- 2, their best start since '99. >> whatever it takes for us to win we'll do and we'll figure it out. i think that's what i like about this team because it wasn't looking good and we said all right, we'll guard and rebound and made enough shots to win the game. >> we'll find a way to win whether we're down 12 or up three. >> up next for the terps michigan state. you can watch the game saturday here on wusa9. stay with us right afterwards for a special postgame game on. we've got visits from garry williams, johnny local daye and wallet wil

and they want to reunite him with paul pierce. and there is no question by anybody in the league, that the wizards want to be a factor in the playoffs and make a run at the title. all right. let's go to women's basketball. biggest rivalry in the south. alabama-auburn. look out. throws a punch and lands it. here we go. muhammad was auburn takes her down. she lands a punch. both players will be suspended. folks, this is sportsmanship week in college basketball! certainly not what you want to see. alabama-auburn. they are going after and roll tide, the women getting after it in college basketball. >> whoo! >> not good. >> not anything sportsmanlike there. >> not very >> in an area known for older historic homes it's important to understand a risk that these homes carry. in particular the risk of lead paint. liz bonis shares one family's story of feeling the impact of a hidden hazard. >> we've done ripping walls out. we've done replacements exterior painting. just making it as much as possible. >> their dream home is still a work in p

. >> that was paul pierce, but you get the point. they were not very happy with the way they played. >> words from a hall of famer. >> the guy knows what he's talking about, right? you got to show up and play every night. >> got to ask you about the terps. could they win the big 10? who is in their way? >> well, wisconsin is the team to beat in the big 10. but like the guys said on our show previous on game on, you would have to think they might be the second best team in the big 10. that's not something people would say going into the season. here's the thing. let's pump the brakes on this. the big 10 has those type of teams. indiana. minnesota. penn state. they are not whirl beaters, but they are tough to beat on the road on those tuesday and wednesday nights when their fans get into it and you haven't been on the road yet. not going to be easy for them to sustain, but they are playing well right now. you got to give them credit. defense, coach bennett, this is what he preaches. they are a defensive team. and here's what they do. t

the wizards' paul pierce back on the floor. so distracting to many fans watching the game. i said it was a cross between harry carry and irkel. >> "nbc nightly news" is next. >> we'll see you at 11:00. 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. stop living with half-fast internet. only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - uploads as fast as downloads. get a fios triple play for just $79.99 a month online for two years and get a $400 bonus with a two year agreement! hurry! it's your last chance. this offer ends january 17th. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> on our broadcast tonight, under siege, dramatic standoffs today near paris. terrorists take hostages in two different locations. the brothers accused in that awful massacre as police launch simultaneous attacks. >>> also, the accomplice they're now looking for, a young woman who apparently escaped in the chaos. >>> in th