the sabres are alive and kicking. they won 6-5, they're now tied with the caps for the final spot in the east. here we go to the west, the sharks picked up a much-needed win. logan couture scored the go-ahead goal in the second. san jose beat dallas, 5-2. they moved into seventh place. the stars are now on life support. >>> sidney crosby and the penguins are ready for the postseason. crosby scored a pair against the bruins. he now has 22 points in just 12 games since coming back from a concussion. the pens win 5-3. >>> basketball, the heat clinched a playoff spot. if lebron keeps playing like this, they'll be hoisting a championship trophy. lebron james had 14 straight points in the fourth and finishing with a season high 41. heat beat the sixers 99-93. >>> college hoops, if you think kentucky had a good year, you've not been watching the baylor lady bears. beat notre dame 80-61 to win the national title. brittney griner led the way with 16 points and 13 boards. baylor, the first team, men or women, to finish the seas

the sabres are alive and kicking.hey won 6-5, they're now tied with the caps for the final spot in the east. here we go to the west, the sharks picked up a much-needed win. logan scored the go-ahead goal in the second. san jose beat dallas, 5-2. they moved into seventh place. the stars are now on life support. >>> sidney crosby and the penguins are ready for the postseason. crosby scored a pair against the bruins. he now has 22 points in 12 games since coming back from a concussion. the pens win 5-3. >>> basketball, the heat clinched a playoff spot. if lebron keeps playing like this, they'll be hoisting a championship trophy. lebron james had 14 straight points in the fourth and finishing with a season high 41. heat beat the sixers 99-93. >>> college hoops, if you think kentucky had a good year, you've not been watching the baylor bears. they won the national title. brittany kreiner led the way with 16 points and 13 boards. baylor, the first team, men or women, to finish the season a perfect 40-0. >>> finally they say

. >> it the sabres stay alive in the playoffs. >> it the sabres are still alive and the caps are tied with buffalo for that eighth and final playoff shot. they tried to stay focused to be florida to maronite. the caps play the rangers on saturday. every point is critical and tomorrow night is huge. >> we are not worry about buffalo doing this or that or who is going to win release. the only thing we can control is what we do. we cannot control florida or buffalo. our sole focus is winning hockey game tomorrow. >> the gnats open the 2012 season to war with high hopes and higher expectations. the left for chicago late this afternoon. the first pitch -- 220. with everything he has been through, the tommy john surgery and 18 months of rehab, you better believe the butterflies will feel like eagles tomorrow. >> it is a huge honor to think where i was a year ago at this time. i could not ask for much more and i worked extremely hard to get back here. the job is not done. i've got a lot to learn and it's going to be that way for a while. >> from baseball to augusta -- heavy weather the cours

caaitals beat the pantherr 4-2...the sabres lose to the flyers and the caps are in he &pplayoffssforith a win over thh that'll do it for this edition of sports unlimited...i'm bruce cunninghhm...be sure to tune in to fox45 morning news tomorrow -- ssarting t 5-am.

caaitals beat the pantherr 4-2...the sabres lose to the flyers and the caps are in he &pplayoffssforvision with a win over thh that'll do it for this edition of sports unlimited...i'm bruce cunninghhm...be sure to tune in to fox45 morning news tomorrow -- ssarting t 5-am. good morning. i don't want people to do things for me, you know. i try to do them myself. i don't want no one to look down on me. i was on a way from kandahar to qalat. i hit an i-e-d that just took the truck and threw it up in the air and slammed it on the ground. bye, bye. i knew at first that i got hurt pretty bad cause i couldn't move my legs. i sat home alone for months. i didn't want that anymore. i wanted to go back to work. hello - it's him. i was hesitant at first, you know because i didn't work for a good year. i want to be a productive person. i don't want to be a drain on society.

. >>> in the nhl a big comeback for the buffalo sabres. they were down 3-0 to toronto after a sloppy first period. but in the third, jordan leopold found the loose puck in a scrum and scored it to tie it 5-5. in overtime, derek roy flipped a shot into the goal to win 6-5 and keep the sabres' playoff hopes alive. >>> finally, new uniforms for the nfl but don't worry, you'll still recognize your team. the 32 nike designed uniforms were unveiled yesterday in new york. they stretch more and fit tighter than last season's but have traditional color schemes. oh, thank goodness. >>> when we return, help wanted -- a look at efforts to help adults with autism find long-term employment. >> announcer: sports sponsored by auto stop. new auto stop is fullproof. gray is over. uto stop. gray is over. some places i go really aggravate my allergies. so i get claritin clear. ♪ i can see clearly now the rain is gone ♪ look! see that? this is all bayberry, and bayberry pollen is very allergenic. non-drowsy claritin relieves my worst symptoms for 24 hours... y

the real face-off is the buffalo sabres. teams battling for the final spot in the eastern conference. starting at 7:00 p.m. it is game on and howard university. but without its student- athletes. >> the school is investigating itself for possible n.c.a.a. violations. jummy olabanji is on campus in northwest d.c. >> the university will not say how many athletes have been sidelined while they investigate this. they also will not say if which athletic programs they are investigating. all they will say is they are continuing its investigation into what they call possible n.c.a.a. violations. they will not say exactly what the violations are. at least one student athlete on the track team told us this has to do with a possible textbook vouchers, the practice where the university gives money to the student athletes to buy their textbooks. the athlete we spoke to assess this has been the case several years now that whatever money is not used when buying the books the athletes can use or whatever they want. this appears to be agains

the caps own the tiebreaker over the sabres. both have two games left, but a win tonight could give the caps a huge advantage. >> what do we say? go, caps. come on. >>> the nfl is giving teams a fresh look, but don't expect any drastic changes in the burgundy and gold. linebackers modeled the redskins nike uniform at the unveiling in new york yesterday. at first glance you may not notice anything different. but the uniform's materials are supposed to make the jerseys lighter, faster, and have a better fit. there are reports that nike is developing new alternate uniforms, however, that could push the design envelope. nike is taking over uniform design after ten years of reebok gear. yesterday we showed the internet buzz video of the red and yellow. that was just -- nobody liked it. there one, people complaining it's too much same old, same old. they were hoping something a little change to freshen and liven things up might have happened. what? >> really, come on. tauf both ways. don't change it, change it a little. >> that was an

next section, sabres on the power play. roy shot off a rebound. it's good.lo won 6-5 in overtime and pulled even with the caps in the standings. we're going to turn to something a lot gentler. that's the golf tour. all it took was one pga victory in all those years to make tiger woods one of the favorites heading into the masters this year coming up later this week. it begins tomorrow. it is woods' 18th masters. he's already got four jackets. he wants one for each hand. this one would be the first one since 2005. the competition is expected to be intense though as you might expect. virtually all the game's top players are in the field this time. today that tradition, the par 3 contest, got kicked off to a good start with a former champion on the tour. check it out. phil mickelson was taking part in the competition and hopes to be fitted for a green jacket himself before it's all done. beautiful shot here. check out the roll on this one. almost a hole in 1. mickelson finished at 3 under par. not bad at all as it stops right about there. >> whoa. so close. >>

they needed the sabres to lose playoffs.o the here is that game.eliminate buffalo 2-1 the final. the capitals are officially in playoffs. but the to the nba. wizard continue to limp through a short season. it was a so-so pistons team that took them down. the final quarter, let's pick it up. assists, let's0 at john wall who hit 12 of the free-throw line. the wizards lose for the for the third time this season. -- 43rd time this season. for the washington nationals. let's go to wrigley field. strasburg pitched six really good innings. his pitches, 58 were strikes. it was a 1-1 game in the top of the ninth with chad tracy on the second. shot to righte field. his third of the day. tracy comes to run third and will score easily. the nationals when the two-one. the first round of the masters, white course. is even par and phil is two over. west would looking for his first but he played like a smart champion today. s your leader going into the second round. basketball the syracuse superstar is leaving go to the nba. held out twice for eligibility issues a

that victory along with a buffalo sabres loss sealed the playoff berth. alex ovechkin helped the cause with his 37th goal of the season. and alex semin kept his scoring streak alive with an insurance goal late in the third. coach dale hunter says he is proud of his team. >> you see that we were intense, we wanted the game. we're going to do what it took to win. all the guys did. they sacrificed to win. and that's what you need to win, and we got a lot of character in the room. and that's -- that's how we won tonight, through the character of the guys. >> this is the fifth straight year the caps have made the playoffs. they wrap up the regular season saturday in new york against the rangers. >> happy dance, go, caps. so excited. getting close. >> yeah. it was. >> we were getting nervous. >> a good day in sports. nats won, too. >> that's right. >>> the out-of-this-world honor for a maryland politician. >>> the new effort to take a d.c. sports team out of the district. >>> the unusual scene on the high seas. mm, these artisan bagels are so tasty. what do you

the san jose sabre cats defeated kansas city 49-5, the cats so far have won three arena bowl championships. and a rare event in baseball today, a perfect game, phil humber of the chicago white sox tossed a no walks, no error game against the mariners, there have been two years since the last perfect game. and getting crowded in san francisco, that is nothing compared to this coming up. how many people squeezed into this bus, a record-breaker . >>> 246 high school students packed on a bus in poland. the students well plan to break other records in the future. of course getting out is the big challenge. >> looks like fun. >> cooling down tomorrow? >> cooling down, still a beautiful day for sunday. >> looking forward to it. good night everybody

the sabres in the last couple games really sucked. they have lost both of them.e caps, they went the other way. they pulled out two wins, two shootout wins. thursday in boston brooks light was the hero. after blowing a 2-0 lead the caps win against montreal. with three games left washington is now two points ahead of buffalo for the final playoff spot and dig this, folks. they are just three points behind florida to potentially win the southeast division. can you believe that? >> unbelievable. >> check it out. >> we still believe that we have a chance in the division. you know, we haven't given up on that yet. so you want to make the playoffs. we still have our eye on the division. so it really becomes a simple life where you just think of the day and you don't think any further and all you think is win today. let's just try and win a hockey game today. so that's what the guys are prepared for and we know we have florida coming up but we're prepared for tonight's game. >> wouldn't thab something in the face of all the stuff they've done this year that they won th

but the caps do own the tiebreaker over the sabres.h have two games left, but a win tonight could give the kps a big advantage. >>> from now on, the baylor women's basketball team will be associated with one word -- perfection. baylor beat notre dame last night 80-61 for the ncaa crown. greiner had 26 points, 13 rebounds, five blocks. baylor finishes with a record 40-0. the first time in ncaa basketball history that a team has had a perfect season. a huge congratulations to baylor. >> they are simply the best. no other way to look at that. >> right. undefeated. >>> the nfl is giving teams a fresh, new look. don't expect any drastic changes for the burgundy and gold. players modeled the new uniform in new york yesterday. at first glance you may not notice anything different really. but the uniforms' materials are supposed to make the jerseys lighter, faster, and have a better fit. they're their are reports that nike is developing new alternate uniforms that could push the design envelope, nike taking over the uniform design after ten ye

the sabres lose and they in the post season the fifth straight year. >> and there is some relief.ts in a lot of excitement that we're in and now the real fun starts. and that is -- you get an opportunity to practice again and you feel for the teams forced to go home and -- . >> it's a good feeling right now. we accomplished our goal to get to the play-offs and there is some work to do. you never know what is going to happen tomorrow and won a game. and other teams lose. as of right now, we know we're in and the focus is to get you tomorrow and go on a high end of the play-offs. >> and there is some bad news last night. the goalie had to leave the game early and that is the former cap, marco sturm, who appeared to have lost his balance and was examined by a doctor this afternoon and is day-to-day now and he hopes to get the start tomorrow and that is versus the new york ranger and volkoun is injured and he will decide if they need to call a backup. and mean while, the nationals won yesterday in chicago, 2-1 and they're off today and will play the cubs tomorrow. it was opening day f

if the caps win tonight and the sabres lose tomorrow to toronto, the caps will clinch a playoff spot. we'll have full highlights tonight at 11:00. >>> former redskins draft pick and free agent roger mcintosh was visiting with the dolphins. he fell out of favor and didn't start the last eight games of the season. >>> here are your choices for high school game of the week. because of the good friday holiday weekend voting will end a day earlier wednesday and winning highlights will air thursday night. >>> tomorrow is the wounded warrior softball game that i will be playing in. that's exciting. >> big game tonight. see you after that. >> that's it for us.

also if the caps win and the sabres lose, the caps are also in.ight a date with the florida panthers. what a start for your capitals, five minutes into the game jay beagle gets the scoring start, his fourth of the year. the verizon center was jumping from the get go. 2nd period we go and watch alex ovechkin falling to the ice and somehow gets it to go, his 37th from the year and the caps are leading 2-0. brooks laich said this team is going to the playoff. he was right. laich nets his 21st of the year. the caps hold on for the 4-2 win. couple that with buffalo's loss to philly and your caps are in the playoffs. >> the guys were doing everything they could do. they'll be pretty tired tonight after the game. they left everything out there and that's what winning teams do. >> last year was last year. this year it's still kind of eyestrainening season. nobody knows if this was going -- a struggling season. nobody knows what was going on with buffalo. today it fave us a break. >> congrats -- gave us a break. >> congrats to the caps. >>> meanwhile wizar

the sabres have three games left. now they could also make the playoff biz clinching and catching nor -- playoffs by clinching and catching florida. the winner of that division would earn a third seed. florida has three games remaining and one against the caps. >>> washington wizards rookie chris singleton said it was worth it to buy $10,000 worth of tickets for last week's mega millions lottery adding it was either that or blowing it in the clubs. i don't know why he admit that. singleton didn't win a share of the record breaking top prize, but he said monday he did win some money. he's not sure how much because he hasn't gone through all of his tickets yet. >>> wiz hosting the bucks freight start for washington air. off the -- great start for washington. off the first start of the game the wizards off and running. 2-0 early, glut would be more scoring, chris singleton down low tipping in a lottery ticket. wizards trailed at the break 55- 47. milwaukee pulls away in the second stanza, off the wizards' miss it's brand

do you expect them to sabre rattle and provoke further. and then is i know i'm preaching to the choir when i say that south korea is one of our closest allies. and we passed a free trade agreement this year and i'm glad the president signed that. given the ever present dangers posed by north korea and the regime, which can congress, what can we do here in washington to create a more stable environment over there? and i'm not talking about signing another agreement like the state department did, saying that they were going to do certain things and they turn right around and violate it. mr. flietz? >> thank you, sir. i think the rocket launch was consistent with them making agreements, then provocations then concession and more agreements. >> why do we keep caving in like that? i don't understand that. i understand we want to be humanitarian and help the people up there, but when the food goes there, we don't know if it's going to be get out to the people really starving out there. we're giving food through the government, not through pbas.

the victory along with a buffalo sabres loss sealed the playoff berth. alex ovechkin helped the cause with his 37th gel of the season. the fifth straight year the caps have made the playoffs. they wrap up the regular season saturday in new york against the rangers. a lot of times when the caps have been shoe-ins, they left early on. maybe the fact that we've had to fight in the end bodes well for the rest of the playoff. >> let's hope so. >> this could be our year. >> 4:38. >>> ahead on "news4 today," the deadline's approaching. new information about how people with spending their tax refunds. may surprise you. >>> and next, how the so-called ghost ship was sent to it >>> the so-called japanese ghost ship that is drifting off the coach of alaska is now 6,000 feet underwater. the coast guard fired at the ship with heavy ammunition, and four hours later, it sank in the gulf of alaska. last year's tsunami dislodged that ship and sent it drifting into the pacific. >> wow. >>> 4:41. time for weather & traffic on the 1s. tom? >> good morning. off to a cold sta

riding across a field was fired at by confederate cannon artillery and a canister ball struck his sabre and broke it in half. and what would have happened to grant if that canister ball would have been an inch to the left or to the right? maybe it would have severed an artery in grant's leg and he would have died. and, also, sherman. sherman, when, at the beginning of the battle in ray field, threw up his hand when he discovered that there were con federal skirmishers less than 50 yards away and a bunch of shots rang up, high volley from skirmishers, threw up his hand to ward off shots, the fact that the confederates were using buck-and-ball cartridges a round ball with free buckshot versus a rifle ball which would be typical of the rifle musket which was normally used. but, anyway, a buckshot hitting in the hand and the musket ball killed his orderly, thomas holly day, sitting next to him. sherman was very lucky at that point that he was not killed. and there were several other incidents during the battle where his horse was killed or he could have been very seriously injured if not ki

rarely more than a couple paragraphs but when you read them carefully, you can see he's not rattling a sabre but he is telling his audience, i may need to call on you. he doesn't have to tell them why. he's gradually preparing the north for the fact he may have to do something more. >> before i turn to tom, since i know one thing statistically, i might as well throw it out here. 101 is the total number of speeches made on the inaugural journey. not all in print but some repetitions. actually, there was one occasion, now i can't believe it, but i've forgotten the city, after indianapolis. what would come after indianapolis? some great geography person. it wasn't cincinnati. it was ohio, but it wasn't cincinnati. >> columbus. >> yeah. he does get very, very bell akoes because he's criticized for his indiana speech. and he backs off again and retreats. and the lack of consistency leads him back to massachusetts to say the ramblings of our president-elect are an embarrassment to the notions of his incoming presidency and to the very idea of speech making. of course, that's edward everett, who la

capitals are going to the playoffs because the sabres lost in philadelphia. look at your morning sports. have a great day everybody. thanks so much. >> 42 degrees. the news continues coming up a 5:30. >> still ahead on camping at mcpherson square, joining forces with other groups. >> marion barry co, is attending the asian americans in the city. what he is setting out. that's straight ahead. >> and, in the belfort furniture weather center ♪ ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control spray once. stop weeds for months. >> this is good morning washington. >> the latest jobs report will be released today. good morning, washington. it's friday, april 6. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. happy to be with you. we start with traffic and weather eve

. >> the capitals and sabres tied again for the eighth and final playoff spot in the eastern conference capitals trail in tampa. ford is in town to put the capitals in the phone booth and that police will be rocking. season ends this weekend with the capitals and the rangers while florida plates carolina. but it starts tonight against the panthers to. roller-coaster of a season it has been for the fans. >> fans say it's giving them a heart attack. last couple years we have been really fortunate. sometimes you take the good times for granted. this is the way that most of the league operates. for us, we are still right there. >> and still alive. nationals will open the 2012 season this afternoon at wrigley field against the cubs. steve in strasbourg on the hill for washington. no secrets. the pitching staff should be pretty good this year. the first pitch at 2:20 this afternoon. don't forget the masters in augusta fo golf fans. >> if you want some real competition, nba star blake griffin will be on sesame street. >> that was amazing blake. that's why you are the champion. >> the l.a. clip

that makes them two points ahead of the buffalo sabres. >> they're going to extend that lead to take on the lightning. >> if the season ended today, pittsburgh and philadelphia would face each other in the playoff action. but if they do emotions will be running high. there's a cheap shot on sidney crosby that led to a brawl on the ice yesterday. and even the coaches got in at one point. >> all right. you don't want to see that in basketball, a little more celebratory nature as the ncaa championship is set. kentucky against kansas for the national title. tonight in new orleans. meantime, police in the bluegrass state hoping this doesn't happen again. they're bracing for more violence. this is a scene in lexington after the wildcats beat louisville just to get into the finals. more than a dozen people were arrested. >> coming up we're telling you which airlines provide first class service. we'll tell you about a new air quality report. >> and stranded at sea no longer. another safe voyage. >> the search goes on for the three people who won the record greetings from the windy city of ch

the victory along with a buffalo sabres loss sealed the cause.x ovechkin with his 37th goal of the season. brooks laich says the win gives them a fresh start. >> as hockey players, this is really when it gets fun. so it's been up and down, but we've been able to maintain a sort of level head throughout it. we're into the play-offs which is where we want to be. >> it is the fifth straight year the caps have made the play-offs. they wrap up the regular season saturday in new york against the rangers. go caps. more good news for d.c. sports, the nationals are tied for first in the nl east. it's just game one into the season, but a good start. they started their 2012 campaign on the road against the cubs. stephen stros berg pitched seven stropg innings. ian desmond broke a 1-1 tie with an rbi single. brad lidge helped preserve the victory. the nationals went 2-0. they're at it today. got to say go nats. a british columnist is facing some backlash. samantha brick says other women hate her because she is beautiful. this morning on the "today" show she

now as far as grabbing the eighth seed in the playoffs the caps are tied with the sabres. but right now washington holds the tie breaker advantage. >>> so fingers crossed there. the wizards playing three games in three nights. game one last night against the pacers. five indiana players scored in double digits. led by danny granger's 20. wizards lose again 109-96. jordan crawford had 28 in the loss, visiting detroit tonight. >>> the masters begins today in augusta. we'll get a preview straight ahead. >> excited about that. and just when you thought megamillions story in baltimore couldn't get any weirder, we have even more twists. straight ahead. >> are there twists and turns on the road ahead? monika has a quick traffic check. >> there are andrea on the northbound side of i-95 here north the occoquan river this accident in the hov lanes. along the right side of the road causing about a mile delay. i'll have more on the accident coming up in my next report, at 6:30. you've watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> good morning, we are back at 6:29. this is always that p

. >> greta: this is not sabre rattling.ng gesture, like a warring shot of any sort, right? is this a flexing of muscles? >> i think it's demonstrating a capability, that if anybody in china had any doubt it's. >> greta: do they need to do that? >> they obviously did. that's why they have a missile that can hit any target in china. that's a significant development and clearly capable of carrying nuclear weapons. >> greta: there is a difference of feeling like you need to and feeling like you want to be a big shot in the world. to me, there is a difference. >> they haven't been assertive in their relations with other country, not as aggressive as china, for example in the territorial claims in the south and east china sea. but a lot of india's smaller neighbors, bangladesh or sri lanky are worried about the growth of indian power a a nuclear potential. >> greta: straight ahead this. video is incredible. a car crashes through a busy gressry store. but it becomes more amazing. and governor chris christie insists he didn't nod o

and around the same time the game ended, everyone learned that the buffalo sabres lost. so the caps guaranteed a spot in the postseason. ♪ >>> how do you like that celebration outside verizon center after the game sended? a channel 9 viewer sent that in. you can see fans dancing in the streets with the street musicians and we are hoping there will be more celebrating in the weeks to come along 7th street. >>> now the other team that plays at verizon center. not a lot of celebrating with the wizards. tonight they wrap up three games in three nights with a visit to new jersey. last night the wizards took on the pistons in detroit. greg monroe had 18 points and 7 rebounds for the pistons. the wizards lose, it was close 99-94 but no cigar. john wall scored 28 in the loss. >>> the nationals get a day off today. they won their first opening day game since 2008 yesterday in chicago. ian desmond hit an rbi single in the 9th to break a tie. nats beat the cubs 2-1. now hopefully this isn't the last time all year we'll get to say this -- but nats are in first place. woo-hoo! >> a t

a victory along with a buffalo sabres loss sealed the playoff berth for the caps. alex ovechkin helped the cause with his 37th goal of the season. and there was an insurance goal in the third. the win gives them a fresh start. >> as hockey players this is really when it gets fun. it's been up and down, but we've been able to maintain a sort of level head. we're into the playoffs, which is where we want to be. >> it's the fifth straight year the caps have made the playoffs. they wrap up the regular season saturday in new york against the rangers. go, caps. exciting. >>> an out-of-this-world honor for maryland senator barbara mikulski. the hubble space telescope spotted super nova mikulski 7.4 approximately light years away. can you believe they can spot things that far away. scientists presented the senator a framed pictures of the stellar explosion. the senator has been a strong supporter of space exploration. congratulations. >> absolutely. >>> a jaenz ghost ship drift -- japanese ghost ship drifting for the past year is deep under water. the u.s. coast guard open

the sabres' loss to the flyers means the caps are in the playoffs.s to say everybody's happy. >> as hockey players this is really when it gets fun. so it's been up and down but we've been able to maintain sort of level heads throughout it and we're into the playoffs which is where we want to be. >> it feels great. i mean, like i said before, that's what you work for. i mean, you know, to accomplish that tonight was huge and we got to still take care of the last game. you never want to lose a game going into the playoffs. you want to go into the playoffs on a winning note. >> we'd have liked to be able to do it a couple games ago but as a result, you know, going into the final weekend, we needed a couple points to win and to be able to clinch it home and salute the fans tonight, i know they've been through a lot of hardships and ups and downs this season as we have so it's nice to be able to clinch here at home. >> don't those guys really look like dudes you do not want to get mad at a bar? you don't want to mess with them guys. >> a bad idea in gener

. >> sabre rattle? >> walk softly and carry a big stick.don't believe the big stick part, that's something we can put together. >> the sciences are clearly working. they're having an effect on iran's economy like we've never had before. there's an important meeting that's going to occur april 13th and 14th regarding iran. united states of america is the strongest country in the world. iran knows this. i think when they threatened to close the straits of hormuz, we sent in our aircraft carrier, and they backed down. they have to have the leverage. the formula we use in libya is what we need to do to make sure we don't get nuclear weapons. but president obama basically said that containment is not an issue. containment meaning get the nuclear weapons and then we'll contain. that's off the table. >> not going to happen. >> so we have to be strong and let them know we mean business. >> finally, let me ask you, the president this week was caught in a microphone in a meeting with the president of russia where he sort of leaned over and said, hey,

sabre rattling and serious consequences. back to thomas. >>> tomorrow marks the 100-year anniversary of what many once considered unthinkable. the sinking of the titanic. kevin tibbles is in nova scotia where 121 victims from that infamous tragedy are buried. >> reporter: it is here in halifax where many of those who lost their lives 100 years ago are buried. some of the head stoengs here have names. others don't. this one simply says j. dawson. that probably stands for joseph dawson as opposed to the fictional character jack dawson played by leonardo dicaprio in the film version of the titanic. when the titanic set sail on its maiden voyage in 1912, it was the biggest ship ever built. the length of an 80-story building. believed to be unsinkable. what man had made, nature's cold hand quickly undid. in just under three hours, the ship took on water and sank to the ocean floor. over 1,500 lives were lost. as headlines spread the news to the world, the details of what exactly happened to the titanic were sung. two and a half m

countries trying to sort of step up in terms of missile testing, nuclear -- nuclear threats and tests and sabre iran. am i right? are those hot spots always hot? >> no, i think the pace of proliferation is increasing -- north korea, iran. we have seen missile tests by india and pack stab and others are waffing and you drag the conclusion that we're want going to be successful, the united states nstopping this proliferation. that will encourage them to do more on their own. in the war on terrorism, the administration's line is, we have killed lad scplad key al qaeda leaders along the afghan/pakistan border. that's fine, but taliban is growing in influence and along with them, al qaeda. al qaeda has increased its influence in the arabian peninsula and magrab and throughout the middle east and somalia. so the threat of terrorism continues to go. >> greta: many people come to the office of president and don't have foreign policy experience. governors don't. president obama did not. governor bush didn't. it's a trial by fire almost, foreign policy. do you think it's important for a presidential cand

there is a lot of sabre-rattling, talking about testing.ey are going to test nuclear weapons, after the failed missile and have you india and pakistan. there seems to be a new movement to do all of these tests? >> well, i think there is a pretty clear understanding around the world that the united states does not have as its top priority preventing nuclear and ballistic missile proliferation. they have seen the feckless pmtion on iran and the failed avertr -- failed efforts on north korea, so if you have the will power, you issue going to be able to get the nuclear power. >> greta: if you look at isolation, it wouldn't be so bad. but when i step back and see that everybody seems to be in the race. >> it's particularly disturbing for india and pakistan. they fought three major wars already. >> greta: they hate each other. >> this is a serious problem. but for pakistan, it's a graver problem f. that government were to fall, you valid this very substantial arsenal of nuclear warheads and a greater and greater ballistic military capability. so