[ stand by for captions ] the pressure built up underneath the ice and the -- when it punched a hole through t the lava solidified into glassy sill cots. >> reporter: many companies are adding additional train services to its already packed schedule. and did you hear what monty python actor john cleese did? he hired a taxi to drive him more than 900 miles and it cost him 5,000 bucks. in new york, laura ingle, fox news. the caps craze in full effect. our hometown heroes heating up the ice. sports director felt felt is live at the vary rye -- dave feldman is live at the verizon center with the details. >> reporter: it has cleared out at the verizon center but it was loud and there was a lot of drama. there were questions coming into game one. question one, would alex ovechkin be held scoreless again? and pointless again? and shotless again? jose theodore, how would he do against his former team and former hometown team? once again for the second day in a row or second game in a row, 60 minutes of hockey insufficient to settle this issue. yes, it would go to overtime and yes, there would be plenty of drama. things started badly for the home team. less than a minute in, hardly a laser but a weak goal. 1-0 montreal. seven minutes later, unassisted, 2-0 canadiens. what in the wide, wide world of sports is going o. that's it for jose theodore. now we move all the way to the third period, caps trailing by two when alex ovechkin gets on the board for the first time. the tip is perfect. 4-3 montreal on top. then a beautiful pass to bachstrom. we're tied at 4. montreal scrappy. less than five minutes in the game. they take the lead. in front. slams it off mike green's stick. montreal takes the lead 5-4. wow. bad news for the home team who are really in trouble with time running out but less than one minute left in regulation, john carlson lights the lamp. his first goal of the playoffs. tied at 5 and heading into overtime. the overtime wouldn't last long. 30 seconds into the overtime, nick backstrom with the game winner. the caps who trailed by 2 twice miraculously get it done. the series is tied at one game a piece. john carlson, what did you say to each other before the overtime? >> we said relax and get back to our game and not try to do too much. you know, certainly it didn't really work. it's an unbelievable win and my first one ever so it's pretty cool. >> if you don't know much about john carlson this guy is a winner. he one the cup for the minor league team. this year he played for the united states junior world championship team and he scored the game-winning goal in overtime. so he's not very popular in canada. and then he does this in game two versus montreal. the series is tied at one game a piece. we'll tell what you buice biewd grow had to say and -- biewd grow had to say coming up. maureen, it's good to be at the verizon center tonight with the series tied. phew. didn't look like it for a while but it's tied at one game a piece. >> we were worried but we never stopped rocking the red as we always see. thanks for staying out there. we know it's late. >> reporter: maureen, i'm glad you appreciate it. >> i do. see you a little later on. so the firestorm of controversy just getting started. is there a surplus? you heard about this one at d.c. schools. were teachers fired needlessly? don't miss this war of words. that's next. a war of words at a special d.c. council hearing today and a key player wasn't even there. council members are calling out d.c. school's chancellor michele rhee over a budget dispute. it is a disprepare peans that could -- discrepancy that could amount to millions of dollars. fox 5's john henrehan explains. >> reporter: even though d.c. school chancellor michele rhee was not present at a saturday hearing on budgetary needs for the public school system, her name kept coming up and it was rarely complimentary. >> you must -- [ indiscernible ] -- in this case a very dangerously reckless person to dismantle public education and destroy livelihood in the name of reform. this is not reform. chancellor rhee must go. >> reporter: defenders of michele rhee point to test scores in d.c. public schools that are rising. but one teacher has analyzed the test scores and concluded among 16 cities with large minority populations, the achievement gap in d.c. is worse and the gap has grown under michele rhee's tenure. >> from 2005 to 2007, we were narrowing the gap. then in 2007 to 2009, we increased that gap. >> reporter: chancellor rhee this week has also gotten into a very public argument with the city's chief financial officer. rhee said on tuesday the school system is running a surplus, and that can help pay for teacher's raises. cfoghandi disagrees and subjects the school system is running in the red. councilman vincent gray says he's exasperated by the event. >> it makes constituent look ridiculous. >> reporter: it should be pointed out vincent gray is running for mayor against fen- phen who hired michele rhee as chancellor. the d.c. council has scheduled a hearing for next thursday to discuss the proposed budget for the city's public school system for next year. meanwhile the city council and the rank and file of the teachers union are holding off contract ratification votes until it's clear whether the city can afford to raise teachers' pay by the promised 20%. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> that school budget hearing is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. on thursday. $12 million in scholarship money on the line at this competition. it's machine against machine at the 19th annual nasa robotics championship in atlanta. more than 500 robots are competing. teams of students from all over the country designed them and act as pit crews. nasa gives away the money to the best teams. some kids in new york got a chance to play surgeon for a day. these fifth graders spent the entire week at a mini medical school. they built their own human body with paper, sponges and candy. the surgery they practiced was a heart transplant. >> i learned that if you smoke, your lungs could turn black and cue have a short life. >> we learned about the human body and all the different parts of it. i kind of like that. because you save people's lives. >> the school says it plans to continue teaching and may expand it to include third and fourth graders. it's sponsored by the nyu school of medicine. he too was once an idol wannabe. now adam lambert is putting this experience to good use. we had sunshine today but some strong winds and it was cool outside. take a look at the temperatures. for tonight right now 48 degrees at d.c. 47 at dulles. 45 at frederick. how low will those temperatures dip tonight? it will be chilly. i'll have your full forecast and a look at five-day just after the break. so stay with us.