wolfgang puck is here! [ cheers and applause ] wolfgang puck. man. >> steve: oh. >> jimmy: it's gonna be a fun show tonight. guys, spring is here. it's time for warmer weather, flowers blooming and, of course, a whole new crop of velvet elvises. [ laughter ] for those that -- don't know this, velvet elvises are those cheesy velvet paintings where elvis is usually crying or singing or something like that. i love them. they're hotter than ever. i mean, these things are selling like you would not believe. i mean, take a look at this chart, here. here's velvet elvises and here's "you would not believe." i mean, it's pretty much -- [ laughter ] selling equal at this point. anyway, we got a hold of some of these new velvet elvises or velvet elvi, as -- sometimes refer to them. [ light laughter ] and you can see why they're such big sellers. they really do a good job keeping these things current with the times. like this one, here. this is -- well, it's elvis crying because he looked in the mirror and saw a reflection of guy fieri looking back at him,

so you know, with the puck.o it's good to get to the free power plays. >> home at the maple leafs tomorrow. >>> d.c. united kicks off its season against kansas city. you can see the game on comcast sports net plus at 7:30. >>> college hoops today. the howard women's basketball team. this is bigtime. howard and hampton meeting for the title for the second year in a row and a trip to the big dance on the line. holmes, tough jumper to go. we're tied at 51. under two to play. howard down one again. it's holmes off the glass and in. she's a talented young woman. holmes a game high 20 points. bison up one. but after hampton takes control on the two free throws, last one for howard. holmes shot no good. the bison can't get it back up in time. hampton edges howard. the lady pirates making their third straight ncaa tournament appearance. howard had a heck of a season. congrat to those women at howard. that's tough to lose by one point? maybe they'll still get in. >> our hearts go out to them. redskin fans, hashtag rg-3

. >> putting out candles with a hockey puck. >> wow. >> no way. no way. >> not really seeing it all in one shot. a lot of camera moves. >> i believe it. i'm saying this kid is really good. the wind of the puck is blowing out the candles. what do you think, mack, what do you say? >> the kid can skate real good backwards. i think it's one of those great fakes. >> this is breaking a window with your fingers. >> i'm going to go with real on this one, because it looks like some sort of training going on. probably a trick we don't know. this is a firefighter. you think the firefighter is fake? >> i think it's real, too. >> i think it's fake because firefighters are notorious for pulling pranks on each other. >> firefighters use things, not their hands. >> real. >> fake. >> i'm going to say real. >> i'm going to say real. why would anybody fake something like this. >> tiebreaker. suv versus big -- >> that is awesome. >> real. all real. awesome. best awesome. >> real but pretty dumb. who cares. a truck in the mud. >> if i was going to buy an suv i'd want

crosby took a puck to the face against the islanders. watch closely. it got him right in the nose. rattled and bloody, he's laid on the ice for about a minute before gathering himself and skating off. he did return, but it wasn't enough. islanders beat the pens for the second time this week 5-3. >>> no need to wait until next week for baseball. the season's already started in japan. oakland paid top dollar for cuban rescue, and the investment is paying off. his first home run in the bigs, oakland wins 4-1. >>> the north carolina tar heels lost in the elite eight. hensen and marshall and one more have declared for the nba draft. at 5'9", james justice from martin methodist was the smallest player in the field. but nothing small about that. that's your winner, give him the bell, justice was served as james justice won the college dunk contest. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> another day in court for lindsay lohan. your early morning business headlines straight ahead. >>> and thanks to science and one company's generosity, precious memories are

out to play the puck. uh-oh. turns it over. oh, cody mccormack. oh. gets the goal.reat pass by brad boyes, see it here. big mistake. mr. core ma mccormack. buffalo up 2-0. three on two. shot. knocked away. but thomas vanek is there to put the rebound in. kicks it away. just pounces. 3-0. sabers, pulled. and comes in. third period. capitals down. ovechkin. what happened to the puck? he loses it. jason pominville. pauses. shoots. scores. right past. a short-handed goal. the sabers go on the huge, 5-1 win. overtaking the capitals for the eighth, final playoff spot. >> you got to forget about it now. i guess. it is done. we need to win at boston. and -- you know, you, put it behind you. you do the video. you learn from it. then you move on. >> all right. so here is a look at the standings. capitals five points behind the division leading, florida panthers. now two points behind buffalo. five games left for the caps to make that playoff push. and as you heard, dale say, they are in boston, on thursday. needless to say they got to get it going in a hurry. the maryland wom

. >> it's going to be in my mind a real close game like all of them, but we got to get a lot of pucksd grind them down. >> puck drops at 7:00 tonight. >>> finally tonight 50 years to the day wilt chamberlain scored 100 point in a game. it remains the most dominating performance ever. that's just kind of file video of wilt. the crazy thing about it, there were no tv cameras in hershey a reason that night. someone gave him that 100 said hey, take a picture of this. >> all right. that's it for us. have a good weekend. >> wps evening -- cbs evening news is next. good night.

the puck drops at 7:30. catch it on comcast sportsnet bay area. >> good luck sharks. whether you pull it apart or dunk the whole thing, today people are celebrating one sweet anniversary. >> not only today. we'll tell you about the mysteriousco , ok.neiextf e famous cookie, next. >>> we bring you breaking news. a two-alarm fire in campbell now. you can see just the smoldering remains as the firefighters are at the scene. this is at welker court, close to west campbell avenue and st. thomas aquino. we have a crew on the scene. moments ago it was fully engulfed. looked like firefighters managed to keep it from spreading from other homes, as we did have high winds earlier this morning in the area. could have posed quite a danger there. the street is closed off to traffic in that area. but as we continue to follow it, we will have the latest tonight at 5:00, 6:00, 11:00. >>> on a much lighter note a big birthday for milk's favorite cookie. >> the oreo turns 100. since first sold march 6th, 1912 to a grosser in hoboken new jersey. more than 95 million cookies sold every da

game and still think i can play at a high level and i'm very passionate about the game. >> to the pucks, sharks with a five-game losing streak trying to snap it in edmonton in the second period. marleau to joe thornton. asharks get a could open power play goals. dan boyle rezrektded by logan couture and they get their first one in the month of march, 3-2. >>> hoops, jeremy lin's knicks trying to snap their own five-game slide in chicago. second quarter, lin from melo and then it's derrick rose and a nice cut and big-time throw down and he had a game-high 32 and the bulls win 104-99. >>> stanford the number one seed will open saturday against hampton. the cardinals sit at 31-1 on the season across the bay. cal is looking at a number eighth seed in the raleigh region. the golden bears will take on iowa in the first round on sunday. giants beat the royals 2-1. both 8-3 in cactus league . play. >>> we'll be right back. >> the high school panther band is on its way to new york city to perform in the st. patrick's day parade on saturday. the parade hosts between 150 and 200,000 marchers and m

. >>> coming up, the thunderstorm the lakers, a puck hits a penguin and a slugfest in tokyo. plus, a monster between-the-legs slam wins the college dunk contest. looks good. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. if your kid can recognize your sneeze from a crowd... you're probably muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. and in sports, last night in miami, there was a rematch between the two teams that played last season for the nba title. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. it was an nba finals rematch, but this time, it was all heat. taking on the mavs in the second quarter, look at dwyane wade, calm, cool, collected, like he's playing at the local gym. soft touch off the glass, heat up by seven at the break. they kept it going in the second half. wade to lebron james, finished the fast break with authority. james and c

brett burns turns the puck over to tyler ennis. drops it to drew stafford, slap shot.3th of the season. buffalo wins. 1-0, is your final. >>> matt kenseth, coming off a huge win at the daytona 500. but next up for kenseth in the future is preparing for that toyota save mart 350 at infineon in june. since kenseth was in the bay area, he made his way out to enjoy the best of the bay at the golden gate bridge. ghirardelli chocolate. sonoma wines. and talking to a girl that's cute as a button. i'll tell you. that's unbelievable. after naming all those spots, i don't think i want to go to work tomorrow. there are other things i could be doing. >> and i tell you, i was run off the road by matt kenseth today. >> you have to drive faster. 30 in a5? >> you can drive faster than that. - ( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately c

he does a great job of that. >> next three pucks ryan is on offense. now your work picks up. >> when michael weis takes to the ice the disco ball is still as he puts the reston raiders in motion. >> there it is. >> a national title is on the line this weekend, which is another area the guy with toe picks on his skates knows a lot about. >> he tells me that confidence with mental is a big thing more than like skill. >> you don't know if your kids are listening but they actually, you know, sometimes when he reit rates it they do listen. when i was at the world championships the difference between the guy who won and the guy who was in 7th place, we could all do quads and triple axels. the difference was the guy who was mentally stronger and all that preparation came during practice. >> just as figure skaters proved their point to hockey players, the raiders had something to prove to the rest of the nation this weekend. >> like around the world like in alaska probably, they're coming to virginia and they're like oh, this isn't a big hockey state so i thin

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 portland is off and running. aldridge are you dunking and adds 10 rebounds as the blazers beat the wiz, 110-99. >>> and a split squad game for the nats and tigers and this is -- still crawford and we'll show you the lefty. okay and here we go. come -- come o ross. you have to be quick or that and going to win this battle. the firs

fields the puck, gains control and skates in. 14th goal of the year. 1-zip lead. same score, third period. his shot turned aside. scores on the rebound. his 12th of the year. up 2-zip. leafs with a good chance in the third period. one of his 23 saves. 2-0 the final. caps 4 points ahead of the jets and sabres. next week they play the islanders. here's dale hunter. >> don't worry about the past. won three, but now we have to worry about the islanders, and that's what you key on. it's tough out there. you see the guys sacrificing their bodies, not just our team, the others too. tonight we got the job done. >>> today the nationals on the road in jupiter, florida facing the cardinals. gonzalez getting the start. he came up with a defensive play of the game, snagging this liner, likely in self-defense. still good. he gave up two hits over four innings. top of the 3rd, base hit through the legs of westbrook. top of the 5th, rain comes down, canceling the game. >> give me the ball, i'm ready to go. anywhere in that rotation i'm ready to pitch. i don't look that far ahead.

keep getting the pucks to the net. we fired a lot of rubber on them tonight and got to try to get more traffic in front because the goalie has been sharp and he was good tonight. >>> from the ice to the sunshine in florida, stephen strasburg admitted he was amped up for his spring training debut. he gave up a handful of runs but felt happy with the way he pitched and feels really good coming off tommy johns surgery. strasburg was taking the hill with a 50 pitch limit. in the top of the 1st full count two outs, strasburg gives brian bowen pitch. this one is way gone, a solo shot to left field and tied the game 1-1. two batters later strasburg gets marlin gonzalez fishing for the breaking ball. he goes 2 2/3 innings strikes out three charged with two runs. bottom 6, nats down 9-1. bryce harper sends a chopper up the middle, but he's quick. he beats the florida first for a single. harper struck out in his second at bat. the nats drop another to the astros 10-2. >>> friday the nfl revealed gregg williams the former skins a

the caps failed to clear the puck. andrew burnett to cain scores it into the open night, 3-1 chicago. later 2nd period caps down 4-1. some vintage alex ovechkin up the left side between his legs scoring his 30th of the year. he's the ninth player to score at least 30 goals each season in the first seven years of a career of caps fall 5-2 and lead the jets by two points in the race for eighth place in the east. >>> john wall and the wizards on the road against the grizzlies, nene expected to debut wednesday. final seconds of the 1st half wall to jordan crawford who dials up the three. that is good. with one second left crawford with 22 points, wiz up three at the break. 2nd half with the wizards down one, rudy gay turns it oh. it's the one-on-three. you know the rest. the wizards in front by one. 30 seconds to go wiz down four. ruly gay sinks the clutch three. the griz defeat the wiz. the wiz now 10-34 on the season. >>> d.c. united on the road against the l.a. galaxy. 69th minute, landon donovan to robbie keen. it's 2-

. >> to the ice, blues on the power play, neimi chasing the puck. bounces right to andy mcdonald. 1-0 blues. later, mitchell on net. it will trickle in. sharks' first goal in more than 123 minutes. tied at one. takes the blues just 20 seconds to respond. the tip inthe blues prevent the sharks from retaking first place. >> third round of the honda classic in palm beach. rory mcilroy has a chance to take over number one in the world. the birdie putt, good. two up on harry english and tom gillis, english shoots a 66. two 22-year-olds in the final group but five players are within four shots of the lead so it's not a game me for mcilroy. tiger is nine shots of the lead. >> come upg later, the as're looking for a new first baseman, a great story. coming up. >> and jeremy lin tomorrow, 10:00 a.m. mike mike i know one guy who is going to be watching. >> do you think they'll double team him? >> mike: i'll let you know tomorrow. >> you buy your cell phone at a discount but play tax on the full price. is that fair? >> the last stand before super tuesday. a lo

three fights broke out just as the referee dropped the puck during the new york rangers and new jersey devils game. a total of 40 penalty minutes. they had to scrape blood off the ice. oh, gross! oh, my goodness. you know, we know fighting is kind of a part of hockey, but, man, before you even get started? what are you even fighting over? >> i don't like your face. i think that's what they were saying. too bad. got to get that under control. there have been severe injuries, they really do need to get that under control. >>> let's go to veronica johnson, in storm center 4. veronica. >> hopefully the skies will get its act together, right? we have thunder out there right now. and over the next 30 minutes, expect this area to track from bethesda, pretty sizable. the way i have zoomed in. and this is making its way southeast. move right through d.c. toward silver hill and capital heights. by 7:15, just east of the beltway. heavy rain, and wind too around mclean gardens and right into d c. wheaton, bethesda, and chillham, a lot of lightning at that. light wind out of the east/northeast. noo

they came out flat and turned the puck over way too much. they lost big 5-1. i thought everybody would be out there skating of their frustration. not so much. almost all of the guys did not skate. it wanted to save their >> for the final five games. they play in boston tomorrow night -- they wanted to save their legs for the final five games. they play boston tomorrow night. >> they are a good hockey team. we can only worry about ourselves right out and do what we can do. >> do you want to see how to play this game? watch pittsburgh. the pot off the board takes a quick shot. he gets the rebound. it looks like leon harris. that is our play of the day. let's go to baseball as we close and on opening day. zimmerman pitched six shutout innings and he got some support. he leads off the inning deep left field. see you later. a solo shot, his fourth of the spring. the final was 3-2. major league baseball season got underway today. the first game got under way and tokyo. he gave his fans a lot to cheer for. he went 4-5. maryland beat oakland in 11 innings. that is the

thomas just gets the puck triple over the line right there. to tie it at 3.e is a backhand, only goal of the shootout. most important moment, it was denied. sharks lose 4-3 but they do pick up a point. >> later this month, a warriors will honor chris mullen. he broke ground on two new basketball courts. on chris mullen court at recreation center in east oakland used by an nearby elementary school. he hopes it will give kids a chance to improve their game. >> i probably should have picked another sport. it's something i love to do. i loved to come to a park like this by myself and shoot baskets. i felt myself getting better. i just got hooked on it really. >> good luck with the hard-hat. >> 2012 season kicks off with the san jose connection, goal is clear, get to the playoffs. >> -- earthquakes. >> and john bush allowing one goal a game. quakes posted 8 wins, 12 losses and 14 ties. they say this team should be better. >> you know, every expectation coming into the season, it's motivation to drive and work hard. >> to make the playoffs, once you get in you can

following the bouncing puck.t was tipped, it hit the boards behind the net, off the goalie's stomach and in. the islanders could have used a few more of them. they lost it 5-4. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred rog cambrics gin. >> i give up. i don't have anymore adjectives. >> i got you a book for christmas. look at st. louis. this is st. louis over the next five days. we are going to be 80 degrees with a chance of afternoon showers and storms each and every day. it ace one havening to get two days in a row. that's just unheard of. and you know, many of the wealther discussions say that it's not through the midwest. >> there is some cool out there. a line up hmm cooler around albany and baas top. tom. beautiful, possibly 80 degrees. philadelphia around 73. by the way, a lot of these aren't record highs. back in 199 ah, they got up to areas of mid degrayings. it's still very, very warm. denver today to dallas. it ohs just widespread aross the con tri-. and min i can't be lit is another spotted. so with n

as soon as the puck hit the ice, so did the gloves.ee separate fights in the first three seconds of the game. 40 minutes in penalties. rangers drew first blood on the score board as well. jumped out to an early lead and won it 4-2. they're the first team in the east to clinch a playoff spot. that's your early look at sports on "early today." >> an award-winner record setter and a big bomb on the silver screen, your early morning headlines are straight ahead. kids can wind up in courtrooms on field trips, but it's not often that they're asked to participate. you're watching "early today." >>> well coll back to early today. we showed you all the heavy rain in texas. the temperatures have just been earlier. it is 70 degrees to start your morning in chicago. that's ridiculous. as far as what we're going to deal with this afternoon, 83 in chicago on the first day of spring. everyone in the east is warm and everyone in the rockies still feels like winter. if you're watching us on wmctv action news five in memphis, tennessee, see the hat, sho

the puck is about to drop down and this will be a critical game for the capitals. winnipeg trails by five points in the eastern conference standings. with only eight games left every point counts. if the capitals get a win tonight, they will jump 1. ahead. there was no luck in the shootout last night. even the overtime shootout allowed the capitals to get a point which helps them out. now it is time to get a win tonight. >> these are dangerous games to because they are teens that the points that are battling hard for them. it will be a dogfight. we have been going into every game with that mentality because we have to. we have to win the games. clucks even without their star center, syracuse's making a big push for the final four, evidenced by their one. when over wisconsin in the sweet 16. -- one point win over wisconsin in the 16th. thanks to this missed three with three seconds left, the rebound is not good either. the orange is able to hold on. they will advance to the elite eight. they say nothing good lasts forever. austin rivers is packing up his bags report

and wolfgang puck here too. loud >>> you know the song, right? pauly d, with possibly the most famous hair style in the world. he's gymed, tanned, and laundried his way into our life. he's chasing his treatment to become a big-time deejay. >> i'm a small town boy from rhode island. i live in the same house with my dad. my mom lives five minutes away. i used to scratch your turntables. "jersey shore" made me famous. now it's time to show the world what i'm all about. >> and he's here. how is it being on your own? >> it's so exciting. the world is used to seeing me on "jersey shore" with strangers that became my friends. with this show, they get to see where i'm from, see what it's like on a day-to-day basis being a touring deejay. >> is it more real? >> there's no script in the shore. and there's no script on my show either. >> and you're with friends that were with you before you were famous. these are your costars in the show. big jerry, ryan, j rock and who am i missing? b biggie. hey, guys. what will we see w

an employee and and and last saturday in a restaurant a woman was working alochblt let's show you a puck of th the -- picture of the suspect. he is 30 years old and may be working as a security guard here in the bay area. he weighs about 230 pounds. the sargeant explains what happened last night. >> a black male dressed in a security uniform follow aid female to the car. she reached her car the male pulled out a weapon and pressed it again the female's neck. she scream scream bud stopped and the suspect threatened to he hurt her. suspect demanded money and forced the female into her car. >> the woman was put in the trunk but there was a release handle she was able to get out okay. on saturday another woman was held at gun point and was alone at a restaurant forced to the back of the store and pulled to the room there were concerns whether or not she was going to be sexual assaulted. the police are saying that they are ampk sthous catch up with the suspect there. is a warrant for arrest. they need the public's thop try to find out where he might be hiding. he is six feet tall, 230 pounds

. >>> department of puck lick works are warning you living along argon and harford, you will be hearing blasts today. controlled explosives are used to breakthrough bedrock, the next phase in the sewer replacement work happening along hairing run. residents will hear a siren prior to the blast. if you live in the area, you may hear muffled echoes. it's scheduled to be completed in january of next year. >>> today arundel council members will be introducing the resolution calling on police chief james pier to testify in the case against county executive leopold. the prosecutor says leopold misused members of his police detail. alleging that leopold had them act as lookouts while he had sex in county parking lots. last week, the chief's attorney sent a letter to the members of council informing them he would not be appearing despite a subpoena they issued. if he refuses, counsel members will call on a sheriff to bring the chief in. >>> tomorrow presidential candidate, newt gingrich, will be in annapolis and he plans to go to the state house and meet with business owners on main street. his

. >> there is celebrity chef wolf dgs gang puck is considering a ban on the goobl foie gras. geese are force fed and it was our abc 7 i team report that first brought treatment of the animals to light n a letter that just surfaced he tells tourists to embrace the ban. we chefs, he writes have ability to create original dishes without tormenting animals. >> new security issues tonight with google's an droid system. april politics able to access photos and can copy to a remote server without notice. the app zmot need permission, only the right to access internet on the phone. google says it's considering changing this loophole in the applications. it comes just two days after a similar problem discovered on apple device autos california uping the anty in efforts to convince more people to recycle, increasing redemption rate for people who recycle by the pound. bottles going up seven cents per pound. and it's especially good news for people trying to make ends meet. >> with this recession, too. i think a lot of people are more consensus about money as well z want to actually get

caps with the puck. find the sharp shooter. alex ovechkin on target.winner in overtime lifting the caps to a much needed 2-1 victory. turks and tar heels coming up tomorrow. >> oh, boy. thank you, mark. >>> the dorm room everybody wants to visit. >> he made his dorm feel more like a spa. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> and the cheese stands alone. the world championship cheese that is. it was crowned the grand prize winner in wisconsin. there were more than 2600 entries in the cheese madness. first time in four years that a swiss cheese didn't win. plus, it's a semisoft reduced fat cheese. >>> an ohio university student went a little overboard when it came to access rising his dorm ride. decided to put in a hot tub and all of the sudden became the most popular man on campus. people just came wandering in. i hope he disinif he canned that hot tub. unfortunately, they told him to get rid of it for safety reasons. >> how did he get that much water ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> coming up next on the late show with

and wolfgang puck here too." [ male announcer ] does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for our best price online: just $94.99 a month, guaranteed for two years with no annual contract. or choose a two-year contract and pick your bonus: hbo & cinemax included for 12 months or $250 back. unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet, plus the best tv picture quality. why pay so much for cable? sign up online for just $94.99 a month with a two-year contract and choose your bonus -- hbo & cinemax included for 12 months or $250 back. visit verizon.com/fiosbonus. that's verizon.com/fiosbonus. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. fios. a network ahead. ♪ get crazy, get loud >>> you know the song, right? pauly d, with possibly the most famous hair style in the world. he's gymed, tanned,

>> let's do it. >>> coming up, wolfgang puck in the house.able. see you. stay with us. >> look,or s >>> a hungry crowd can us. spring is here. good time all the way around. we have two perfect. we have wolfy into the mood. we have two perfect dishes. i heard about a new app you have. >> a new app. you can get the recipes. the video. you can see it. it's not x-rated. it's all good. >> we see it right there. all right. >> that's our restaurant, cut. and i have a new sous chef here today. that's oliver. >> hi. >> your son is adorable. he loves to cook. he loves vegetables. he's taking over. >> lamb is a big hit for easter. >> we have a leg of lamb. i'm going to make a little east west potion here. soy sauce, a little bit of honey. a little chili, a little bit of scallions and garlic. now, we mix it all together. and, we pour it over our lamb. so, the soy sauce gives it flavor and obviously the chili and garlic, too. it tenderizes the meat. yeah, yeah, this is the same thing here. >> good eye, oliver. good eye. >> you let that sit for about three

of their season, all the players and coaching staff announcing that before last night's drop of the puck and they didn't show up. 5-1 at home, raucous crowd, embarrassing, a disastrous effort. your best player who led you over the last week with nine goals in the last seven games alex ovechkin turns the puck over the, leads tie shorthanded goal -- over, leads to a shorthanded goal and from that point the game was over. >> the crowd was excited having a home game. danny, does this squash any playoff hopes? >> not over fishily. florida could get out of their own -- officially. florida could get out of their own way and the capitals still have some kind of opportunity here. you put 45 shots on net last night. that's not nothing. you run into a hot goaltender. the problem was it's been a jekyll and hyde team all year. you put yourself in that position where you have to beat a hot team. now they need every point. >> i want to switch gears while i've got you guys, news trickling out mike shanahan did meet with peyton manning prior to him signing with the broncos. grant, when this news came out

overskated the puck and slammed on the brakes and lost the edge. not exactly how you want to end the game. he was the fallguy as the canadiens slip past the wild 5-4. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> a fan kisses justin bieber on his birthday. well, almost. chardon students enjoy a setback towards normal. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a concern for tornadoes in the nashville and chattanooga and lexington through columbus and indianapolis and cincinnati. if you're anywhere near those locations, make sure you have your tornado plan and your safety plan for your family just in case the worst heads your way later on today. as far as the weekend forecast goes, those storms will be heading off the east coast early saturday morning with some strong gusty winds and then it all calms down to what should ab pretty nice sunday, with the exception of rain in florida. >>> if you're watching us on wbal tv 11 in baltimore, maryland, in nearby salisbury, celebra

the puck -- the school was on lock down as police examined a suspicious item on the front lawn. robots and bomb sniffing dogs canvassed the area and police say they did and not find any thing. virginia tech will not pay fines related to the shooting there. a judge has overturned a $55,000 fine. the department find a school for waiting to send out a warning of the judge ruled the school did not violate the law when sending out campus alerts. 33 people including the gunmen died in that shooting rampage. the brother of the man who shot and killed trayvon martin is speaking out about the incident. robert zimmerman says his brother george was violently attacked by the teenager. >> he was barely conscious. the last thing he remembers doing is moving his head from the concrete to the grass said that if he was banc one more time, he would not be wearing diapers for the rest of his life than being spoon fed by his brother. >> police say martin was unarmed. the neighborhood watch later claimed he shot margin in self- defense and surveillance video shows him in police custody following the

they stole the puck before shark came back the stock slid 3 to one the source of a place in the conferenceht point guard presses de gaulle and offend the first world. >>> the former white warrior had a game-high 22. beating down our warriors 1 0287 is the final period and the champion brand and jacobs heads a the forty- niners. and will serve as the 49ers short yardage back he signed a one-year deal worth $2 million. see thought i was bought last night? well let key general manager pat riley tries his hand a karaoke. >>> check and his newest advertisement. >>> #3 big reason yankees robert galt looks like he's ready for opening day number two how about the spurs and the king to keep your eye and the markets cousins. he taps the ball into his own basket and the spu,,,,,e tennis ball the whole is a live shot.

. >> when the final puck dropped, you shouted and shouted again.uld you translate what was in those shouts? >> pure joy. you know, i felt that -- once i knocked the ball on the green, the tournament was over. we have seen interesting things happen this year on tour. i had to get it done and put the ball on the green first. >> how, if at all, did this win feel different? >> um -- it feels good. just to come here and play. you know, in a hometown that i lived here for over a decade. it's an important week. and it means a lot to me, this tournament, obviously, with my kids being born here. what itarnold's done for our tours. >> everything you do is so sk scrutinized. we spoke a couple of weeks ago, you said you had zero doubts. what, if anything, did you learn about yourself today? >> i'm getting better. it's a matter of putting four rounds together. i did it this week. >> what does it mean to go to augusta with a win? >> it feels good. having a boost. it's an important week. a lot of the things i did here this week will translate well to that golf co

. >> reporter: about ten workers come in turn for training at puck she ma. the company is spreading production of its latest oil seals. >> translator: we aim to train employees from thailand, vietnam, china and indonesia so they can operate the state of the art systems. >> in the studio our reporter now joins us. nok has been spreading its network of production bases overseas and mainly in other parts of asia. why is the company so keen about risk diversification? >> reporter: nok started risk hedging efforts soon after the march 11th disaster, but last october the company suffered unexpected damage from the floods in thailand. they flooded out nok's local plant that makes electronic parts. the firm was hit -- that had made reduction a more pressing challenge. the company is very concerned that it will suffer a reduction in its global market share. that is its rivals have been building better supply chains and production shifting. to survive the more intense competition. >> what are some of the challenges facing japanese companies in their risk hedging effor

as soon as the puck hit the ice, so did the gloves. three separate fights in the first three seconds of the game. 40 minutes in penalties and this one was off to a rousing start. rangers drew first blood on the scoreboard as well, jumped out to an early lead, winning 4-2. they're the first team in the east to clinch a playoff spot. that's your look at sports on "early today". >>> an award winner. a record setter. and a big bomb on the silver screen. your entertainment headlines are strail ahead. >>> kids can end p in courtrooms on school field trips, but it's not often they're actually asked to participate. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. a wet morning, radar showing rain on-and-off all the way northward from california. windy north of seattle in spots. in the mountains, you'll be picking up snow from the motts o mountains outside of spokane and the cascades. we're looking for temperatures to be cool in the northwest, finally starting to warm up slowly in the southwest. at least you don't need your umbrella areas south

they are trying to hang on but thomas gets the puck to get it past him.y goal of the shootout. most important moment and coach was denied by one. sharks lose mq but they pick up

they stole the puck before shark came back the stock slid 3 to one the source of a place in the conferencee third straight point guard presses de gaulle and offend the first world. >>> the former white warrior had a game-high 22. beating down our warriors 1 0287 is the final period and the champion brand and jacobs heads a the forty- niners. and will serve as the 49ers short yardage back he signed a one-year deal worth $2 million. see thought i was bought last night? well let key general manager pat riley tries his hand a karaoke. >>> check and his newest advertisement. >>> #3 big reason yankees robert galt looks like he's ready for opening day number two how about the spurs and the king how about the spurhey babe, king thanks for goin' shopping. i was born to shop. ha. the girls are gonna be here any minute. awesome. what's with this cheese? [ man ] i thought it looked good, so i pulled the trigger. you thought it looked good? not as good as you. [ male announcer ] try boursin gourmet spreadable cheese. an indulgently rich blend of fine herbs and garlic. you did good. boom. this time. [ m