zimmerman coming off his best year as a pro by far. 106 ribs.ld glove, a silver slugger and an all-star appearance. as he enters his fifth year, he likes what the front office has put around him. >> i think, you know, we obviously need to continue to work and get better. we have a good lineup. and stan and mike and those guys have done a great job of making our team better. now it's up to us to improve on what we did last year. >> first man ever to throw a pitch for the nationals is back with the team. signed a free agent deal. beginning his third tour with the nats. he had an era over 5 last year. he is the winningest pitcher in nationals history. >> maryland got into the tournament last year with 18 regular season wins. this year, they have 19, including 9-3 in the acc, and yet somehow, they still aren't ranked. sara walsh is in college park. >> sure, vasquez may be the star here at maryland, but this comcast center building has played a significant role in the terps success this season. at home, maryland is 13-1 and a perfect 6-0 in the acc.

maria zimmerman, a reporter for the hawaiian reporter, a life long surfer has been telling us her own experiences on the commercial break with her family along the coast there. you can pick up your narrative. here you had the sirens and everybody doing the right inning. the tsunami petered out to the extent that you can call a big foot wave on the big iran petering out. where do we go from here? >> do you think people will heed the next warning? >> there will always be the stragglers that won't listen but i think they will listen in the future. several of our relatives in samoa were killed or injured and so much devastation and sharaun a multicultural place that family members in asia died in 2006. we do take it seriously, especially being in an island state you don't have much choice and the government did take dramatic steps the shutting down the roads, closing the parks. trying to pick people and their pets up. it really did shut down the city. >> geraldo: shut it down for the best of reasons. and happily it was unnecessary. but it showed the systems work. thank you and good luck a

and ryan zimmerman, guys like that what is unique about the makeup that make you believe you can build and have success. >> it is a new franchise, not new but relatively new. five, six years it has been here. and there is still you have to develop that group. nothing does that better than winning. people will come. what is exciting is the size of the city and those around dc. you lee what to he have done. you put a product on the field you win. it ill with be fun. a lot of people. >> people looking to get excited. and morgan, when the trade happened. injected something. he has nicknames. tony plu. it o. does very one for you. i was big guy you know the way it rolls off. it is different. >> the woo ec is over. you have one chance to check out the best. remind is next. time was, if you got into trouble out here, chris collins, volunteer firefighter, would be there to save your life. then one night, hit by a car at an accident scene, it was his turn to ride in the ambulance. after years of rehab, chris has learned to take care of himself. but money is so tight, he has trouble staying warm

kelly johnson covering ryan zimmerman., and everyone else, newses and exclusive interviews starting saturday on geico sportsnite. >>> before the season, the wizards' fans were talking about the big three. today not a single one of the players is on the roster. you could count gilbert arenas. but who knows if he will play in washington again. now it's time to focus on the new guys like josh howard. he spoke with josh miller. >> reporter: it's a unique situation when someone is traded and they go from somewhere they are comfortable to a new environment. what your reaction when you found out you were traded to dc? >> opportunity to play more. another great organization. they have great history. just trying to get a player they want, and fortunately it was me. feel good about it all the way around. >> reporter: you're a former all star. what do the wizard -- what will the wizard fans see? coming in night in and night out to lead my teammates and stay positive. that's all i can do. >> reporter: you talked about staying positive