for caps owner ted leonsis hopes it will be his best of the year.s about the future and why he is so high on it. >> there's been a good, long window. are these the guys that are going to have you hoisting that cup? >> we're adding young kids can into the lineup. we hope what happens is that core that now is in their late 20s with the new kids coming up that that gets us over the hump. i think the new coach and general managering are working very well. we still have high hopes for the team. >> the wizard, are just playing lights out these days. >> they won the first round in the playoffs last year. what in your mind would be a good season this year? >> well, the players have challenged them and me that if we go to the finals then i will get a mohawk. and i will do that in front of the fans. i said maybe we will get other fans to do it and charge them and raise money for charity. but they have a lot of confidence gh the light go and i'm so happy for our family. this is the greatest basketbl city i li tnt we have souc talent. love the game so much. i j

what the special special is an >>> caps owner ted leonsis is hoping for a successful year. >> our jim vants sat down with leonsis to talk about the future. >> a good long window for some good guys. the vets baxter green and others. are these the guys that soon are going to have you hoisting that cup? >> we're adding some young kids into the lineup. what we're hoping happens is that that core that now is in there late 20s, with the new kids coming up that maybe that gets us over the hump. i like the way we're playing. i like the new system. i think our new coach and general manager are working very very well. they still have high hopes for this team. >> let's talk about you as a team for a second. the wizards are just playing lights out these days. they won the first round in the play-offs last year. what in your mind would be a good season for them this year? >> well the players already have challenged them and me that if we go to the finals that i have to get a mohawk. i would do that in front of the fans. i said maybe we'll get other fans to do it and charge them and raise some mone

. >>> in response to the choice, washington's olympic vice chair ted leonsis says -- that from ted leonsis. >>> former fbi director robert muler released his report on the ray rice scandal. he says the nfl had never seen the video inside the elevator at that atlantic city casino until "tmz" went public with it. mueller essential he says there was no cover-up. but according to mueller the league just didn't dig deep enough to find all the evidence in the case at the time. this morning owners around the nfl are acknowledging that a change in policy was certainly called for on that front but they're also backing roger goodell. they wrote goodell is quote the right person to lead the league as we move forward. >>> 6:13. here's another look at our question of the morning -- >> good morning to sharde daven port davis, she says -- what do you think? give us an answer and we'll have some of your responses and the correct answer in 30 minutes. when the flu hits, it's a really big deal. the aches. the chills. the fever. an even bigger deal? everything you miss out on... family pizza night. the big g

with over 43,000 fans filling up the park, the capitals winning, owner ted leonsis thinks it's one of best winter classics they've ever had. >> well, of course. they won. >> it's really cool to see the miniature capitol building. >>> some thought the winter classic may not be sticking around tomorrow. >> clouds are moving in, but a slight warm-up in store? >> that's right. it comes courtesy unfortunately of an approaching storm system you can see here on satellite and radar. this is the system moving toward us from the south and east. it will arrive this weekend. in the meantime it's just seasonably chilly, 41 degrees now in downtown d.c., 41 in raleigh as well, but look out west, 21 in denver. that's nothing unusual, 45 in phoenix, that is kind of phoenix. 55 in l.a., very unusual. temperatures were close to freezing, even below freezing in a couple spots along the west coast and that arctic blast, you can see the whites and pinks here, that is subzero air. that will move toward the great lakes as we head into next week and we'll get a taste of that arctic blast next week, but in the

. >> reporter: i ran into ted leonsis as i walked out of the locker room. he was all smiles. the players were all smiles, a really great day here at nationals park, the baseball stadium playing outdoor hockey. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> to the redskins now, they're searching for their new defensive coordinator. they've been given permission to meet with 9ers head backs coach. they are expected to meet with linebackers coach joe barry who worked in tampa. others mentioned include defensive backs coach raheem morris and wade phillips. >>> up the road the baltimore ravens putting in their final preps for their wildcard game against the steelers saturday in what will be a cold rainy night in pittsburgh, for for most of this ravens team this is either their first postseason or first with the purple and black and they aren't ready to be one and done. >> we came here for a little i mean, you know, the old geadda of you give an inch, take a yard. i came here for something more than just those, but came here for the ultimate prize and we're going to take it one week at a t

. >>> among those stories, jim vance sat down one on one with caps owner ted leonsis. some of part 2. >> are these the guys that soon are going tve u hoisting that cup. >> we're adding some young kids in the lineup. what we hope happens is now those in their late 20s that gets us over the hump. >> leonsis owns the wizards and mystics in the wnba. he said havi those makes him happy to be able to give back to the fans. don't forget you c watch the whole thing on nbc 4. our coverage starts at 11:00 with our preview show. between the preview and the game, we'll be showing the tournament roses ra a 11:30. . >>> new developments this morning in th search for the missing airasia flight 8501. the death toll is rising this morning asea ce look for ec. >>> the plane could have been intact when it hit the water. heavy wind and rain made it difficult the search crews to find wreckage. eight bodies recovered so far. the first was turn theed over to relatives and tan to a village for burial. 150 people are still missing meant wh the plane bound for singapore went missing sunday >> w

tho town to play in the verizon center against the wizards and you better believe that ted leonsis wased lernor today signing max scherzer. there's a lot of talk about kevin durant coming back to his hometown here washington, d.c. to play next year. he's a free agent after next season and the wizards want him i guarantee you. i'm trying to sell tickets to leon. leon will be the first one to buy if kevin durant comes to washington. >> you can back off now! it's working, ok? >> all right. >> have fun out there. >> that would be huge! all right. thanks buddy. coming up next here on abc 7 news at 5:00 measles at disney. new steps to bring that outbreak >> so oregon is now the latest state to have a case of measles traced back to that outbreak that started at disneyland. >> health officials try to contain the virus, parents are being urged to vaccinate their children. ted rollins has more from los angeles. >> the disneyland measles outbreak now at 59 case have spread to four other states and mexico. five disney employees are among those sick. three of the five are recovered and back at work

. >> repor for the nhl -- >> i think ted leonsis put it best when he said trying to create memories for a lifetime. the winter classic in washington is a moment to rememb in history. >> like going to the super . >> it was a super cold day out there, but a clear day for the game. it doesn't loo like the sun glare s an issue that everyby was crossing their fingers, that wouldn't happy. storm team 4 meteorologist veroni johnson has been keeping an eye on the sun all day. turned out to be such a big deal. >> we thought it would be an issue in e f part of the game first period. but, again, as it turns out, it wasn't. meanwhil the air just cold enough to help keep that ice nice and cold. of course as i said earlier, i think this has been weather wise one of t best winter classics weather wise s going back to 2010 at least. look at this. we're at 43 degrees right now. in fact most of the game our temper were in the low 40s across the area. so we're holding pretty nicely. but again, with the sun setting, we're going to see those temper start to drop. 43 and sunshine the wind chill at 37 degrees