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>> a look at what went wrong in the redskins lost to the dolphins. a security scare near the pentagon, how three people ended up in custody. and the new information on the apartment fire that left dozens displaced. the news starts now. >> abc 7 news at 6:00 30. >> the redskins dropping the season opener at home against the dolphins. our live team coverage begins with robert burton live at fedex field. not the happy ending we were hoping for. robert: the redskins came up
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short in the end. they failed to the miami dolphins. let's go inside fedex field and show you how it all went down. picking it up in the second quarter. finding jordan reed. then this happens. miami without a score in the fourth. a wall of blockers. takes it all the way for a 69 yard touchdown, and dolphins go on to win. >> we have a different room in there. guys are competing and staying together. i didn't see a lot of heads down when they came off the field. they returned a hunt for touchdown, they took the lead. i didn't see anybody hanging their heads. next drive out there.
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we are on the right track. robert: coming up, we hear from the quarterback kirk cousins. back to you guys in the studio. kelly: even with this loss redskin fans say this is just one game. ashley is live -- ashley coleman is live at fedex field. ashley: exactly, fan started the day pretty optimistic about the new season, about the new starting quarterback. what was interesting is rg iii was still on today's game ticket, even though he didn't dress for the game. fans we spoke to were happy about that. is beautiful, lots of tailgating. ashley: washington redskins fans are kicking off the start of football season with some pregame fun.
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but fans get serious when they talk about their team. there are some big changes the season. robert griffin iii is in the starting quarterback any longer. term --s kirk cousins kirk cousins turn. >> that is one thing we're missing. family he can throw a lot of passing yards. he is clutch. he has to get his stuff under control. kirk cousins is a good quarterback. maybe the next tom brady. ashley: fans are showing their support for him. it's clear fans have moved on. as the new season begins, fans are cautiously optimistic. >> i'm glad to see a change. we have a long way to go. i -- there is always next week's game.
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ashley coleman, abc seven news. kelly: larry hogan was among the thousands attending today's game. he brought along four special guest. coolwere children from the kids campaign, an organization devoted to improving the lives of children with cancer. will announced his office hold a blood drive and then -- and bone marrow registry. it was a beautiful day for a football game. get ready to grab your jackets tomorrow. devon lucie is here with a chilly forecast. devon: we have borderline cold temperatures to wake up to tomorrow morning. lower to mid 70's, even some spots into a valley. real-time temperatures, mid to upper 60's. already close to 50's in some spots.
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closer to the sunset hour, about 7:30 this time of year. we are in national harbor looking at the potomac area best measuring the humidity out there. the water vapor in the 40's and we are doing great. this evening it is actually turning chilly with suburbs into the 50's by nine and 10. weather at 76ke to the afternoon. we will let you know how far you bottom out. kelly: a security scare at the edge of the pentagon south parking lot. it brought out an arsenal of bomb protection devices. pentagon police tell kimberly suiters the driver that wasacted all the attention likely to jump to notice. kimberly: one car drives a
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hazmat, explosive ordinance device team, and then improvise explosive device robot, courtesy of the arlington county fire department. sunday was supposed to be a day for shocker, -- for soccer, shopping. police say a driver passed out in their car with something resembling a wire hanging out the driver side door. >> you don't know exactly what it is, that is why the ied robot was brought in. >> the driver comes to and dries -- and tries to speed off. believest-row resident they were lucky they were in shock. >> we could have been killed. -- >> thee timing timing of this location -- >> you see potentially a wire protruding from it, you see individuals are not responsive. it raises the alarm bells.
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kimberly: one pentagon city resident appreciates the response and the all clear. >> i would rather be safe than sorry. kimberly: the driver blew well over the legal limit. and that suspicious wire turned out to be a power amp speaker cable. those three men are lucky that use of force is just as important as use of a strained -- use of restraint. police have identified the man shot at a station last friday. william wilson junior staff a woman at mcdonald's inside. a security guard chased wilson and then shot him when wilson's lunged at him with a knife. a is expected to recover. transit please making an arrest at wheaton metro station. joshua smith was arrested this morning. he is now facing a number of
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charges, including fourth degree sex offense. a woman says he and appropriately touched her friday night. police say he escaped by disappearing into a train tunnel. therefighter injured in fire in temple hills has been released from the hospital. nearly 90 people were displaced. a half estimated at million dollars. the cause of the fire is under investigation. 6:30, a new poll released in the presidential race, where some of the tops -- where some of the top candidates stand now. >> on the red carpet at miss stand now. >> on the red carpet at miss america, the part of the s
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for the white house. 24% of california republicans support donald trump. ben carson's second. hillary clinton has the support of 42% of democrats, followed by 26% support for bernie sanders. glamour all on display tonight in atlantic city. a new miss america will be crowned tonight, and we are live in atlantic city with a preview. the big pageant just hours away. >> this town is ready for miss america. , we wait all year for this to happen. >> and fans from all around the nation have arrived, including from silver spring maryland. what should i expect tonight?
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they believe in scholarships and purpose. >> when we caught up with our beauty queens, they told us they are ready. last year at this time the current miss america was getting ready to compete. tonight she is a bit more relaxed. advice. piece of is beingas carried me yourself, being authentic and genuine, and remembering why i one. i wish them all of the luck in the world. >> tonight's competition is more than just about crowns and gallons. >> these women are so smart and so passionate. it is an incredible group of powerful women. >> you can see press and media from around the nation getting ready for the red carpet event. after 32 years of vanessa
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waiting on a bus stop or an above ground metro stop. save yourself a couple of minutes. been in theas closet all year and it doesn't smell that great. temperatures already to the 50's. lots of sunshine. capital in a setting sun left. wouldaround del ray which be across from here at the spanish point. let's say we get a real-time temperature comparison. 50's in buffalo. mountains of west virginia. eventually we will bottom out with temperatures tomorrow morning. that is first up in our forecast. do you have that northwest windy? with a crisp while northwest wind out there.
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picture, it will be chilly tomorrow morning. lots of sunshine. humidity still really low. tuesday will be warm but comfortable. we will go back to where we are now. overnight to tomorrow morning. lower and mid 40's into the suburbs. it is a little cold into the elevations. washington,n coolest we have been since may. still a very mild day. lower to upper 70's where you are. plenty of sunshine tuesday. lots of crystal clear blue skies. very low humidity. a really fine day. tuesday morning will be a cool start as well. days we next several are in the first fall like stretch of the season.
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we will feel humidity creeping back by the next cold front. kelly: robert burton at fedex field right now to give us another look back. : we are at fedex, where it was all about missed opportunities for the redskins. in the second half the dolphins pretty much ran things. thetruth and nothing but truth. the whole truth is next >> now the toyota sports desk.
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where the skins go down to the dolphins. all about missed opportunities, the dolphins only six of 14 with fourth-down conversions and a turnover, which probably should have resulted in more than 10 points. let's go inside for the action. robert crittenden -- robert griffin iii was in street close for week one against the dolphins. skins get on the board early with a field goal. then bad news for the sean jackson. overthrown. jackson goes down in pain. leave in game with a cold hamstring. cold -- with aa pulled hamstring. a throw picked off. now has good field position inside the redskins 30. but the dolphins turnover the ball on downs and the skins go on a 17 play drive, capped off
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by cousins finding jordan reed for a three yard touchdown. let's pick it up in the fourth quarter. miami would tie the score at 10. at 31.rvis landry has a wall of blocks. all kinds of room after that. makes it all the way for a 69 yard touchdown. dolphins now lead at 17-10. intercepted. he transit along his body. couldn't get anything going in the second half. >> we came up short. i guess we are all pretty tired of that around here. done thate -- we have too many times. eventually the title needs to turn. >> you just can't expect to win.
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you have to capitalize and find a way to finish. lost but i think there are a lot of good things going on. i think we're playing physical football. that is what we like. mamma to the other d.c. team playing miami. the nats meet -- the nats beat the marlins. a scary moment for bryce harper. jayson werth would ground out. may the return towards third. collides at second. harper was down for several minutes. he hustles around second. looks like he banks on d church. matt williams said he was ok after the game. now 9.5 games behind the mets. some sad news to report. the nba losing a legend.
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>> wasn't tocold to be a party. maybe just a right day for you. i was told that brees was perfect today. thought it may be a bit too breezy today we will start with that tonight. temperatures reaching about to mid 70's. we start off chilly tomorrow morning. that is the main facet. we could be down lower to mid 40's. even mid 50's downtown. we'll start to warm up. it starts to feel a little bit more. very much foru joining us. we will see you at 11 right after the miss america pageant.
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