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capitals six goals in the series so far. >> eddie: that would have been devastating for washington to tie it up at 1 at the 19-minute mark in the second. okay, translate here in what the assignments are. >> eddie: when you travel up the ice in your own zone you have to account for company. there's not as much man on man being played or five on five as there used to be in the old days. but four on four a lot more room. players are so quick, they set little picks. you have to account for somebody. it is a lot easier. forward has the "d," the "d" has the forward. >> doc: knocked in again by

stepan. stepan to the corner. tangled up there with mike green. forced along, green changes from defense to offense and brings it ahead here. mike green able to get it as far as the line. follow-up help came from his teammate. good shutoff down there by mcdonagh again. 2:25 to go, third period. shuffled back on by backstrom. hannan was there. hannan drops it on. ovechkin, deflected off staal. back ahead by dubinsky, that knocked down by high stick. legally so by ovechkin. >> eddie: good hand-eye

coordination. >> doc: dubinsky -- in there! >> eddie: what an unbelievable move by brandon dubinsky. watch the move right -- here! he looks like he's going to go in behind the net. i think that's what alzner thought. brandon was going to go all the way if behind. off the shoulder and in. what a play there by brandon dubinsky. >> eddie: neuvirth's got no idea where it's going. brandon dubinsky has had had a

heck of a two-way hockey game. >> liam: boy, that anticipation, that little move right below the goal line. everybody thought he was going behind the net. he put the puck in front. >> eddie: now watch for the capitals to pull their goaltender. no communication just yet. 1:20 to go. not to the hash marks yet. mike knuble. kept alive by green. green still has it. popped up high. capitals trying to get this thing tied back up. spun back by backstrom and

controlled. green. ovechkin left it behind. tangle route. 32 to go. the battle on the boards continues. a lot of hard work being done in that corner. it will come to center! carlson, grabbed off and popped back to the corner. off the boards and it goes back down the ice. 6 to go. two seconds to go and the rangers will win it!

>> doc: an outstanding hockey game. rangers back in the series. >> there must be nothing like that here at madison square garden. such a tight game. brandon dubinsky,er's back in the series. >> absolutely. thought we came out and worked hard right from the get-go. couple unfortunate breaks.

they played hard and came back on us. but we just kept pushing forward and found a way to get it done. we got the momentum back and just got to get ready for next game. it is going to be a tough game. >> when they scored with only one second left to go in the second period, what did you say in the locker room? >> we thought we were doing some good things. just had to stick with it. >> congratulations. great game. >> doc: a goal for brandon dubinsky today, exhausted by victorious, he leaves. final score 3-2. the rangers, the best of seven, 2-1 washington. tonight on nbc, an all-new "dateline" followed by new episodes from "america's next great restaurant." game three between the vancouver canucks and chicago blackhawks, hockey central begins at 7:30 eastern. next weekend playoffs continue here on nbc with game five, rangers-caps, saturday in washington.

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fios. a network ahead. >> this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> the search for survivors as the death toll rises in north carolina after large storms that spawned more than 60 tornadoes and created a devastating path of destruction. good evening. i am deborah weiner. more than 220 as it ripped through the southeast. at least 22 people were killed. the north carolina governor toured the massive damage. our report shows us what is left. >> is a first look at the mass of scars in the north carolina landscape. on the ground, if you get an idea of how powerful the storm

was. buildings and lives left in splinters. >> we have seen pictures like this of towns devastated by tornadoes. he never imagined the scope of the damage. >> it started in oklahoma on thursday. it spread east and the destruction group. in north carolina on saturday, 62 tornadoes were reported. at least 22 were killed. the three day total is more than 40 lives across six states. it makes it one of the worst storms in decades. >> some buildings are missing entire floors. people say that they have found a sense that they are the lucky ones. >> some things you can replace. you cannot replace live. >> it is a reminder of just tells precious -- how precious

life is. three children died in the storm. >> they were beautiful. >> it is with sadness and thankfulness that the clean-up begins. they know how much has been lost even as they vowed to rebuild. >> you can see how tornadoes form on wbaltv.com no deaths have been reported in maryland. most of the state saw minimal damage as the storm system moved north. carroll county did experience a downed power lines. the weather service is investigating if a tornado touched down. we found this damage in union mills. as the stormld th ripped off part of her roof. the horse rescue is home to

nearly 100 abused and abandoned horses. they say losing part of the shelter is devastating. >> it came through and blue it up on the roof. thankfully the fence was not damaged. the horses would have gotten out and we would have been in a pickle. >> none of the horses were injured. it will cost about $7,000 to replace the shelter. if you like to donate, we have a link on our website wbaltv.com >> now, your insta-weather plus forecast. >> the national weather service is looking to see if a tornado touched down near westminster up to the pennsylvania line. that is where they saw the most damage. it is great outside now. we have clear skies. there is moisture to the north. the precipitation is probably

not reaching the ground. off nearing some blow buffalo and syracuse. it is 66 of the airport with 20% humidity. it is under the influence of high pressure. they have seen wind gusts of about 24 miles per hour. up hi26still high winds miles an hour out west. we will break down the complete forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. we will have some good news as we head into next week. >> timothy geithner says republicans have assured president obama that they will raise the nation's debt limit. doing otherwise could lead to catastrophic credit problems. republicans say there is no deal unless democrats are willing to cut off of sam's credit card.

>> washington lawmakers are facing their own unpleasant deadline. if they do not raise the credit limit for uncle sam, in a month united states will not be able to pay its debts. >> congress understands they have to raise the limit. >> timothy geithner says republicans have assured the president there will be a deal. >> they told the president that on wednesday. they said they recognized they had to do it. >> publicly, gop lawmakers say if there are no big spending cuts, there will be no deal. >> we want to see the spending cuts going forward. >> congress is facing a showdown over next year's budget. republicans have ruled out there spending blueprint. president obama answered with a deficit reduction plan. >> we all need to make sacrifices. we do not have to sacrifice the america we believe in. >> both sides are digging in for a fight over your tax dollars.

a think-tank estimates 45% of american households will though no federal income tax this year. jowe no federal income tax this year. >> the transportation secretary said the faa and traffic controllers union agreed to implement changes immediately. controllers will have a minimum of nine hours off between shifts instead of eight. >> controllers need to take personal responsibility for the very important job they have. they need to understand that when they go to work, they need to be well rested. a need to be alert. they need to put all of their skills into use in guiding the airplanes in and out of airports. >> the controllers will be limited when swapping shifts. more managers will be scheduled to work late evenings and early

mornings. we will take you to celebrations for palm sunday. animals took over the park for the a-- annual march for the annuals. the special needs child is on the list

>> the archbishop began celebrations of holy week today with the celebration of palm sunday. palm sunday marks the beginning of the holy week. in a week from today on easter sunday. to continue the celebrations, some local churches took time to pray for the city leaders. the blessing of the city that happens every year. this year brought together six charges of city hall. the event is meant to show the

leaders of the city that they are supported by faith. the royal wedding of the century is less than two weeks away. the guest list includes a 7- year-old disabled girl. they may not be royal, but they are captivating. the sutton family children are named after royalty. the mother applied for special tickets online but did not think anything would come from it. >> i thought nothing of it. a couple of weeks later, we got an email saying we had been selected to go into the special disabled in closure. we were thrilled. hermione already has her outfit picked out for the day. hundreds crowded the park for the annual march for the animals. we will take you to the event next. >> the doppler is showing clear skies in our area.

it is a welcome surprise from yesterday. i will have the insta-weather forecast after the break.

>> more than 5000 animals pact druid hill park. the event began with a walk that included a demonstration by the mid-atlantic disc dogs. there were lots of activities. the event started early with a party at the downtown dog resort and spa. >> here is your insta-weather plus forecast. >> what a difference a day makes. that is for sure. i woke up this morning and saw the sun. i had to do a double take after yesterday with the severe weather. that is all gone now. we're under the influence of

high pressure. that means higher wind activity. there are sustained winds of up to 26 miles an hour in the state. because of a heavy wind, we are still seeing high wind advisories for the western part of the state. that includes frederick county. the one in carol was lifted a short time ago. temperatures are in the upper 60's. if it was not windy, it would be a delightful day. walking in the sunshine, you will be ok. it will feel 10 to 15 degrees cooler in the shade. it is 66 at the airport. 68 in baltimore. ocean city is 67. they are warm in the far west. frederick is 64. the rest of the evening will be clear. it will be windy.

the wind will be out of the west at 10 to 15 miles an hour. temperatures will be 42 to 49 degrees. you will need a jacket. current conditions are clear. high pressure has moved yesterday's system into the atlantic ocean. there is the cold front associated with it. we are under clear skies. this screen is from the blow off from a short wave system that came over the great lakes. it is nothing to be concerned about. most of the precipitation is not hitting the ground. here's the high pressure influencing our area. this is going to make things nice for the next couple of days. it will give us some chances of thunderstorm activity later tonight -- later tomorrow into tuesday. wednesday will be the best chance to see thunderstorms. tomorrow, we will see cloud cover. these high systems will move through the area.

tuesday we will see if clearing. when this moves through wednesday afternoon and evening, this could bring us the same sort of weather results yesterday. it is something we will monitor. these of the things we start to see in the warmer parts of the year. wednesday will be an interesting day. tomorrow will be delightful. the wind will die down. temperatures will be 64 to 69 degrees. do not be surprised to see 70 in their west of the city. it will be perfect heading into tuesday. do not be afraid of the thunderstorms. it is just a chance. it is under 50%. we're not expecting to see anything. 694 wednesday.

we will be heading into the middle and upper 60's by the end of the week. >> it was another tough afternoon for the orioles. what is going on? >> is a good team. it has been a horrible week. here is brad giving up the long ball again. ball again. we will show you

>> it was not supposed to be this way for the orioles with this lineup and the new manager. they are mired in a seven-game losing streak. it is bringing back the nightmares of years past. they were swept by the indians. in the third, ferguson pitches to size more. size more is playing in