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the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. it the maryland terrapin football team took a big step closer to its goal of making it to the acc championship game. the terps went to charlottesville and took care of business. danny o'brien knows how to get it to a very talented corey smith. cuts left, across the field.
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all the way down to the 8 yard line. 62 yards. from here, o'brien calls his own number, keeper, touchdown. right before the half, the play fake, the strike. touchdown, uva pulls closer. in the fourth, the cavaliers op. dj adams bank said in credit maryland jumps on top. the bullet to terrell scott. maryland wins, 42-23. virginia tech looking to get into the acc title game. the one-yard dive for the touchdown, 7-0 tar heels. tech ties things up. the market's davis, 16-10 hokies. they i sit in the third quarter.
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beautiful pass over the middle. virginia tech wins. navy central michigan -- maybe-central michigan, from annapolis. 12 seconds to play. ryan radcliffe going deep, to the end zone. caught by cody wilson. now we have a game. instead of kicking, central michigan goes for two, but navy breaks up the pass. the team holds on to win, 38-37. a tired washington caps team went to buffalo tonight. in the first, he shoots and scores, where first period lead for the capitals. in the third, the capitals find themselves down.
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tie the game. over time, center ice, turns around, explodes to the net. he scores. the wizards in chicago tonight. it turned out to be a costly trip for the wizards. down the three in the second, on the run. nasty throw down. and one. washington pulled within one. here is where things got costly for the wizards. john wall falls backward into the dezhnev yi. later diagnosed with a bone bruise. the bulls win the game. good news for the redskins, the team reporting both running backs are recovering from their injuries ahead of schedule and
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age is entering its 10th and final day. he is in japan, talking trade and boosting the economy and security issues. as he wraps up his 10-day tour of asia, he made one month last pitch. his message, buy more u.s. goods. >> is a jobs strategy. for every $1 billion of exports, 5000 jobs are supported at home. a >> the president is hoping to end his trip on a positive note after some setbacks. there was no agreement with south korea on a trade deal in a brick through on the show for undervalued chinese currency. >> in today's interconnected world, what happens in japan or china or indonesia also has a direct effect on the lives and fortunes of the american people. >> the obama administration is pushing back its notion the trip was a failure, that the trade
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deal will support 50,000 american jobs. >> there is no need to view trade, commerce, or economic growth as a zero sum game. >> he rounded out his trip meeting with russian president dmitry medvedev. the focus was on the new start nuclear program, the u.s. economy, the need a summit, and afghanistan. when the president returns to the u.s., negotiations will continue over extending the bush tax cuts and implementing copter braziel recommend sedations -- and a plummeting, the braziel recommendations. the martin luther king jr. national memorial is almost complete. cynne simpson did this exclusive access to the site and the man the new dr. king best. >> it has been 42 years since andrew young witnessed dr. martin luther creedon address the nation.
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if they led civil rights campaigns through the south in the 1960's, fighting racism, work, and poverty. what started out as a dream for the martin luther king foundation is taking shape. the memorial will be erected on this for acre site, surrounded by an inscription wall with 14 quotes like this. >> i just always liked his justice rolling down like waters. >> that idea symbolized with the monuments location, overlooking the tidal basin, nestled between the lincoln and jefferson monuments. this will be the first national mall memorial depicting -- not depicting a u.s. president. >> if you had the opportunity to say i want to help build the statue of liberty, you would do it. >> now they're coming to life with granite pieces shaped and shipped in from china. >> is different from any other
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stone on the mall and has a beige with pink undertone. >> it is like putting together a sculpture combining engineering, architecture, and art. there are three main pieces standing more than 20 feet high. >> if you could put the sculpture together, it would make one piece. the idea is that there is 12 feet between the mountains. >> like dr. king's iconic "i have a dream speech" emerges the stone of hope, and dr. king is leading the way. andrew young looks back on the journey with humility. >> we were doing what we felt god told us to do one day at a time, and we were having fun doing it. we were kids. and we did not have sense enough to be scared. >> 42 years later, what started
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as a movement is becoming a way of life, a beacon to the world. >> he said we as a people will get to the promised land. >> cynne simpson, abc 7 news. >> the martin luther king jr. memorial is said to be completed august 28 of next year, the anniversary of his iconic "i have a dream" speech. between now and then, the foundation has to raise $12 million to complete construction. the national mall is getting ready for a makeover. this week, ken salazar signed off on a plan to restore america's front yard. it calls for a dedicated area for offense. it is also calls for new restrooms, a containment facility, and restaurants. it -- entertainment facilities, and restaurants. a plan to sell liquor on sundays in montgomery county has small business owners concerned. starting in two weeks, all two
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dozen county run at liquor stores will be open sundays for the first time. customers are glad for the increase in options, but owners of small shops are worried about losing business. small stores are allowed to sell beer and wine on sundays. >> if you take away what is probably in some stores their best day of sales, i think some will be forced to close. >> county authorities estimate sunday sales could generate $2 million per year to help fight the county's $1 billion budget shortfall. residents are burning in the big bucks. seven of the 10 richest counties in the nation are in our region. loudoun county topped the list with a median household income of $114,000 per year. fairfax county is second, howard county is third. arlington county is fifth, followed by montgomery county. i coming up, of bikes vs car,
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7 on your side with a problem that is causing tension. up with more bike lanes installed and programs like the district's blackshear growing in popularity, the number of bicycle commuters is getting bigger. kris van cleave has both sides of the debate. >> there is a turf war happening on big city streets. a simmering struggle pitting driver against such a list. -- against bicyclist for control of the road. >> they don't watch for the lights or the cars, none of that. they don't look at. >> the car seemed to think they have the complete right of way. >> bike riders are actually
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supposed to stop at red lights. it is the law. watch this bicyclist riding to oncoming traffic. motorists driving in, parking, were blocking the bike lane is a no-no, too. so is a right turn without looking for a bike rider. >> if they stay in the designated by clan, you know to look out for them. >> bicyclists put themselves at a certain amount of risk on the road. there is no protection if something goes wrong. every year, about 700 bike riders died in the u.s. is experienced in a competitive cyclist was riding in a biplane in arlington when she was hit by an suv. >> it was so sudden, there is no time to prepare. >> this orthopedic trauma
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surgeon use screws to repair her shattered wrist and crushed pelvis. for x-rays tell the story of injuries on the rise. in the past few years, fairfax inova hospital has seen a 25% increase in traumas' from bike accidents, more injuries as more city lanes have bike lanes. >> the car just pulled right in front of me. >> this street cop showdown is destined for a draw. the bikes and cars are here to stay. >> we have to coexist. that starts with both of us agreeing to follow the rules. >> the washington area bicyclist association and ddot have put together a rules for the road for bicycling for drivers and bikers reading through. kris van cleave, abc 7 news. still ahead, tonight's top
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looking at the top stories, prince george's county executive jack johnson began his first full day of electronic monitoring after being arrested by the fbi. he was taken into custody yesterday along with his wife on charges of evidence tampering and destroying evidence. the u.s. attorney's office says
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the arrests are part of a broader investigation into corruption in the county. new speed cameras are coming, this time in college park. the first will be activated monday along paint branch parkway. more will be installed later, including on greenbelt road and route 1. if you go more than 12 miles over the speed limit, it is a $40 ticket. another week and, more track work on matter. all five lines are impacted. expect delays on the busy routes, the red line from shady grove to twinbrook and on the orange line from vienna to west falls church. let's look at the weather. a beautiful day it was. >> sunday will look really nice, lots of sunshine, but the cloud cover roles in the late in the day. no rain, but for the football game, a lot of people looking forward to that, could be looking at showers. outside right now, it is dry,
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clear skies. we look for the wind to continue to remain calm the next several hours. three stops on the weatherbug, annandale 43 degrees. 43 annapolis. the final stop, children's hospital, 50 degrees. warmer, closer to downtown. the high-temperature on saturday, 68 degrees at reagan national airport, 10 degrees above average. the record, not even close, 80, way back in 1879. the temperatures cooling off quickly. 33 degrees martinsburg, hagerstown 42. 45 in the district. temperatures continue to tumble overnight into the low 30's. looking for a milder air in detroit, 55 degrees, charleston at 46. the satellite radar is quiet and
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dry. we have a cold front of to the west. low pressure continues to spin. the winter storm warning across minnesota and wisconsin at this hour. looking at at least 12 inches of snow in the upper midwest. fortunately, we have no snow in our forecast. at the high pressure moves out, clouds increase a little bit tomorrow afternoon. daytime highs, nothing to complain about, 64 downtown, 62 manassas, culpeper 63. future-cast the next 48 hours, monday, right over here, shower starting to develop. 8:00 monday evening. that is redskins game. we're looking at showers late in the game, into monday night. heavier rain tuesday, upwards of an inch. the forecast overnight, mainly clear and cold, 32-38. tomorrow, clause increase late
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in the day. highs around 60-65. the extended outlook, looks good. monday it looks good. tuesday, not so great, heavier rain, cooler by the end of the upcoming work week. daytime highs only in the lower to middle fifties. i should not complain because that is where we should be this time of year. >> back to reality. it is nice. thank you. coming up, harrison ford and his new movie.
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