that's what i'm fighting for. >> reporter: no ban on pre-existing conditions, no hiking rates or fees, no canceling insurance if you get sick. >> your health insurance should be there for you when it counts. not just when you are paying premiums. but when you actually get sick. and it will be when weigh pass this plan. >> reporter: outside were pro-obama demonstrators and opponents. some with nasty signs. one wearing a handgun licensed. >> as long as it is carried openly, there is no violation at this point. >> reporter: some fear forced euthanasia of seniors. >> obama creating a death panel. >> rorter: not true, he said. one of many wild rheaume zblors where we disagree, let's disagree over things that are real. not these wild misrepresentations that bear no resemblance to anything that's been proposed. >> reporter: participants were not screened but none disrupted. but this was democrat arnold

specter's town hall in pennsylvania this morning. >> wait a minute! wait a minute! wait a minute! >> reporter: democrat senator mccaskill's meeting in missouri this afternoon. >> i don't want this to be who talks the loudest. >> reporter: is it fakeout rage created by republican organizers? protesters saying no. >> every time they say this is manufactured, they are pouring gasoline on the fire. >> reporter: heating up the summer debate over what president obama calls health insurance reform. retooling what he calls it is seen up here as a sure sign that the president believes that his health initiative is in trouble. i'm steve handelsman, news4 live from the hill jim, wendy, back to you. the heated debate over health care is taking place in our area as well. democratic maryland senator cardin got a taes when he held a town hall yesterday at towson state university. 2,000 people turned out. demonstrators on both sides confronted each other outside. then inside it got rowdy for a

while senator cardin could barely comple a sentence. >> i think most people agree. >> i'm going start off with some of the basics so we all can -- i want to make sure everybody understands where we are today. >> we know where we are! >> that's why we need reform. >> in the end the event was boisterous but not violent. senator cardin is planning on holding another one tomorrow in hagerstown. eunice kennedy shriver passed way early this morning in massachusetts at the age of 88. she was the founder of the special olympics and sister of president john f. kennedy. julie carey has more on this story. julie? >> known worldwide eunice kennedy shriver was also a local hero to the thousands of special olympic athletes here. the program got its start in her maryland home and well into her

70s shriver was a daily prens at the special olympic head quartsers in northwest washington. >> if i cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. >> reporter: that was the message from eunice kennedy shriver that empowered millions of mentally disabled children and adults. a message that transformed what started as a backyard summer camp in maryland into the special olympics. now one of the world east largest athletic programs. eunice kennedy shriver tried to keep a lower profile than her famous political brothers, john, bobby and ted. still by founding the special olympics she became known worldwide as a champion for the mentally disabled. fond memories bind. >> i just remember being in meetings with her, world leaders, even just, you know, community leaders. she would say what more could you be doing and hope that that phrase people will take and think of when they approach life. what more can you be doing? >> reporter: shriver was also

deeply committed to her catholic faith until she relocated to massachusetts after a series of strokes, she and husband sergeant worshipped daily for decades at their potomac, maryland, parish. >> we all feel very sad about the loss of mrs. shriver. she was such a wonderful dedicated parishioner and member of our parish. >> reporter: shriver was also known as a devoted mother to the five children she raised here. several of whom went on to high-profile positions of their own including former nbc news woman and california first lady maria shriver. while eunice shriver didn't seek recognition for her work, in 1984 she was awarded america's top civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> eunice kennedy shriver has labored on be half of america's least powerful people, mentally reta retarded. >> reporter: with her passing her family issued this statement saying --

eunice kennedy shriver died at cape cot hospital in mass miswith her husband, five children and 19 grandchildren at her side. the special olympics staff s up a tribute site at eunicekennedyshriver.org. hundreds have already sent in messages. >> julie carey. thank you, julie. autopsy reports out today show that it was an attack by pit bulls that likely called loudoun county teenager. carter delaney was fsiisdein her side hin gratans hedf ohor'me plaz dan thidaersni ssnihive engicolon p cnueni to investi ttaes surrounding that death. tracee wilkins has our report. >> they are the ones we hear cases like this. >> reporter: police say 19-year-old carter delaney was apparently killed by pit bulldogs inside his grandfher's home. according to preliminary autopsy results. >> they discovered pcture wounds on the victim's body and

many different locations. all of these punk cure wounds are consistent with a dog bite. >> reporter: police tell us the two dogs belonged to his older brother but carter was the one to care for them. it was his grandfather who found him and the dogs after the attack. >> i opened the door and saw, you know, the blood and gore and everything. and dash of course, immediately called 911. >> reporter: neighbor joe neville says he watched carter grow up. >> carter was -- lovely child. i knew him as a child. and he was -- he was a gre kid. >> reporter: friends left flowers in front of home in cart areas honor. today a cleanup crew worked to put the home back in order. the two pit bulls are being held at the loudoun county department of animal care and control. >> have they calmed down from yesterday? yes. are they still aggressive? yes. >> reporter: it is still unknown what caused the dogs to turn. police say it is possible kartder was protecting the small pug from the pit bulls.

the pug was also found mauled. what happens to the pit bulls has yet to be decided. >> it is not up to us. we take it before a court of law and a judge makes a final decision as to what the outcome of the dogs are. >> it was tracee wilkins reporting. we have an update on the dog that was duct taped inside of plastic bag and left to die in a trash can in d.c. trooper, as she has been named, was found outside of an apartment complex in a dumpster friday in southeast. she was seriously wounded, possibly from a dogfight. yesterday a veterinarian told news4 the dog was expected to recover. today they changed the outlook to guarded. they say that the dog is acting lethargic and the wounds don't appear to be healing. no word on who may have placed trooper in that garbage. a dramatic rescue today in the shenandoah park. this is video of u.s. park police pulling a man off a side of rag mountain earlier today. police tell tuesday man use ad cell phone to direct rescuers to him. he was taken to an area hospital

for treatment. the extent of his injuries still aren't known but we will have much more on this story coming up tonight right here on news4 at 11:00. in taiwan military helicopters are carrying survivors to safety from remote areas devastated by that typhoon. at least 70 people are dead. hundreds of others are feared trapped in the mud and rock that buried their homes. choppers arecanning the areas looking for signs of life as the floodwaters begin to recede. one woman told rescuers she fled with her husband and baby just moments before the landslide buried their home. efforts to move relief supplies are hampered by the road and that have been washed out. for more on the typhoon we go to bob in our storm center. >> what's the latest? >> they had a very active season already. and those are quieting down in the pacific. much of what's left is inland and meanwhile in the atlantic we have had a very, very quiet season but this right there on the edge, out near the cape verde islands, could become anna

tomorrow. it is already developing in circulation there are a couple of other waves but nothing threatening. you can see how far away it is also. but tomorrow, possibly, possibly could be the day of the first tropical system in the atlantic. for us, our temperatures remain hot, humid side. we will see the heat endecks at 94. adually go down a little bit. there have been showers and thundershowers you can see. firing up once again against northern medical sxhd we will keep an eye on those. some may get or near us as they did last night, too. i will tell you about that. not as many as hot days ahead. i will join new a few minutes. >> that's good to know. ank you, bob. still ahead on "news4 at 6:00," a maryland woman comes home from out town and finds her home was burglarized and the stolen goods turned up at one of her neighbor's yard sales. gm claims its newest car can go 230 miles on just one gallon of gas. continental offering the olive branch to passengers stuck on a plane on the tarmac

overnight. >> worrying about brown spots and fertilizer may soon be a thing of the past. we will tell you about the new push for artificial grass. lindsay? >> coming up in sports, nationals pitcher gets a third opinion on her hurt shoulder. freezen undergoing a big transformation. at redskins park, the stakes raised for the rookies in the preseason opener.

general motors announced the new electric car, chevy volt, will get 230 miles a gallon. the car uses gasoline the only recharge its batteries. it is an example of how gm is trying to rebuild itself as drives away from bankruptcy. and the massive government bailout that's keeping it alive. brian mooar has our report. >> reporte 230 miles a gallon. that's a jaw-dropping bottom line for chevy's volley. the electric car expected to hit the market late next year. >> three-quarters of americans commute fewer than 40 miles a day. most drivers operate on daily basis without strog use a single drop of gas. >> reporter: the price tag is estimated at $40,000. it would cost roughly three cents a mile to drive. it could go 300 miles but then have to be plugged in unlike

today's popular hybrid. >> this definitely isn't a vehicle for everybody. gm isn't intending it to be a vehicle for everybody. what is important about the volt is the technology. for future applications. >> reporter: gm is trying to rebuild itself. the automaker is now experime experimenting wiexperimen experimenting with cars to the online option site ebay. still for some, the volley, a little too radical. >> i'm used to this type of car. >> reporter: others are eager for change. would you pay $40,000 for an electric vehicle? >> we were just talking about this. yes, i would. >> reporter: why? >> because of how much gas i would save and it is better for the environment. >> reporter: one big problem. where will volt drivers plug in? >> i'm sure back in the 1900s wondering where are you going to get gas if you drive your car so they come up with gas stations. there will be stations for electric cars, i'm pretty sure. >> reporter: as it looks to the future of auto making.

brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >> the chevy volt isn't expected to have much impact on gm's bottom line which means sales probably won't help the company repay the $50 billion tax bailout. stocks sank on fears about what the federal reserve is going to say. tomorrow policymakers expected to give their diagnosis on how the economy is doing. worries about bank stocks also made an impact today. the dow lost 96.5 points. the nasdaq lost a little more than 22 and the s&p finished below the 1,000 mark. losing more than 12 points. passengers who were stranded on a continental airline flight for six hours are getting their money back. that flight was bound for minneapolis but landed in rochester, minnesota, due to bad weather around midnight last saturday. no one was allowed to leave until 6:00 in the morning. continental is offering refunds to the passengers. the obama administration is now investigating whether consumer

protection regulations were violated by keeping people on the plane for so long. authorities in kuwait say they made several arrests in a plot to attack a keyey selitary ba. x ku.wait kuwait. kuwaiheti kaiti e wrcer o oring one of the men becausee ar p vi yrested previously for he om f and found c-44 esixpanvelohes elgnn prinn a pgin an seat offi nn imp wa oitkuiaffiicayls s kuwaiti officialsay t s ghe roup al is nda new round of deadly violenc hit iraq today. at least eight people have been killed in bombings in shiite areas of baghdad. in the past four days, more than 100 people have been killed in bombings there. and it is the worst violence to hit since u.s. troops withdrew from the urban areas at the end of this june. today iraqi security forces are

increasing the visibility and strengthening their security measures. they stepped up roadblocks and vehicle checks and the violence is threatening to undermine public confidence in the iraqi government as leaders try protect -- project an image of normalcy ahead of next year's national elections. today suchi was sentenced to serve an additional 18 months of house arrest in myanmar. she's already spent 14 years of the last 20 in detention and extension effectively removes her from the political scene during next year's elections. she was accused of violating her house arrest in may in a bizarre incident thatol inv rvein i an ameranic man. heto sm wa her house uninvited. yesterday he was sentenced to search years of hard labor. he plans to appeal. still ahead on news4 police released video that could provide important clues to a murder mystery in fairfax county. it will do more than help you keep off the weight. we will tell you about the popular diet that has been

linked to reducing the risk f alzheimer's. break fromhe hot and humid temperatures. bob is back next with the tliranm ve> traveling on the southbound corridor of 95, we are looking at springfield here. as you can see in the center of your screen, the move lanes are pretty slow as you make your way towards newington. that pace slips as you make your way into newington. if you are traveling around the capital beltway what you have in store for you are delays. here's the view as you make your way on the inner loop of the beltway we have there across the american legion bridge was slow. stay tuned. "news4 at 6:00" continues. there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5.

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today high temperature we made it up into the low 90s. our high temperature today, do we have that? i guess not. there we are. does not matter. outside right now, our hazy skies and our current temperature 90 degrees after getting up to 93 degrees, woe made it. westerly wind at nine miles an hour. humidity still up there with the dew points 66. look at the temperatures. down to our south. boy, it has been really hot and humid around florida and in the mid 90s. and our dew points are still in the 60s. when it gets to 70 that's the oppressive stuff. at least we don't have that. it feels a bit hotter to our west if that's any consolation. here is what's going on in the atmosphere. we have changes. a little dip in the j and with that, there have been showers and thundershowers and the strong toast our south. severe thunderstorm watch in effect now in around raleigh durham and parts of north carolina until later on this evening. until 10:00. there's the batch up to our north. you can see will has been a fair amount of lightning now and this has been moving along and out to

parts of northern parts of maryland. we will keep an eye on that. we may get some right around washington. as we did last night. especially folks in the eastern suburbs. a look at ocean city. 90 degrees in ocean city. hagerstown has had rain. let me take you around the world because ocean city before you worry about what could become -- what could become anna, there it is off the african coast. it is a long, long way away from any impact on any land areas. meanwhile, out of the pacific, a couple of more clusters of clouds that tomorrow could become tropical storms and what had been felicia moved through hawaii. there it is there and that continues to be just a depression and terrible, terrible cyclones which are hurricanes and we call hurricanes but are called cyclones and typhoons. and into india and japan now are weakening but continue to move into the asian subcontinent across africa. just plain old summertime thunderstorms. for us, overnight tonight, some

of those thunderstorms could be around us tomorrow. tomorrow still into the humid flow. i think we will be see a little bit more in the way of cloudiness as a weak weather front moves to our south. as that happens, there will be high pressure to the north so the combination will get us into a more of a northeasterly breeze which will knock the temperature down but also keepous the moist side so that's the reason that we will be seeing, i think, a fair amount of clouds. tomorrow there is a risk of some strong thunderstorms but more to our south. so for this evening, hazy and humid. hot. temperatures about 90 where they are now. dip into the 80s. and humidity not stifling but not refreshing either. fair amount of clouds around tomorrow. so as we go through the day, i think we will start out with temperatures into the 70s and mid 70s by mid morning and a fair am of clouds by late in the afternoon and there could be pop-up variety showers and thundershowers but not as hot as today. temperatures tomorrow mid to high 80s. the uv index is seven and air

quality code green. any of the thunderstorms tomorrow will be more likely for you folks into southern parts of maryland. a slight risk tomorrow evening and of a shower or thundershower. then the next seven days here is how things shape up as we get into later in the week, i think there may be a bit of storminess forming to the south. that's our reason i think we may be sing rain showers, plain oldaiwenho srsnho friday with thethor nea erlyorbreeze. maybe lingering into saturday. right now sunday looks like the better of the two days. our average, as we get into the weekend p. the average high 186. we are losing over would minutes of daylight each and every day. >> we can see that. yeah. that's depress. >> thank you, bob. when "news4 at 6:00" continues, this understanding could be to be blame for a heated press conference involving secretary of state hillary clinton during her trip to africa. latest on the search for veteran police canine that had been missing for almost a week. >> metro faces its share of problems.

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we are back now with a look at stories making headlines tonight. >> president obama went to new hampshire today with a retooled pitch for health care reform. he's now saying the key is reforming the way insurance companies treat patients. today's town hall was relatively quiet compared to the loud protests at recent health care events held by lawmakers across the country. eunice kennedy shriver has died. the sister of president john kennedy and senator ted kennedy passed away early today at a hospital in cape cod. she suffered a series of strokes in recent years. shriver may be best known for founding the special olympics. she was 88. police identified the man killed in an apparent dog mauling yesterday. 19-year-old carter delaney was found dead inside of his

grandfather's home here on plaza street in leesburg. investigators tell us carter was killed by two pit bulls that belonged to his older r.brothe those dogs are now with animal control. coming up thi half hour, we will see what's behind the heated moment during secretary of state's hillary clinton's overseas trip. why more people are trading in their green grass and lawn mowers for some synthetic stuff. a summer camp like no other. we are going to show you some familiar faces that stopped by rock 'n' roll camp here in washington. this evening metro is answering questions about another safety ise.ot t 3 3 1e. 30 3 1n whe lgrgrneeine train left thenrsc. en cars. fhtig e oum o eight ca.rs nee employee responsib error lae mr afetarosmecof ous j this coe keter aafetro worker w wasle kdr while doing trackor he orange line. pat collins has our report. >> reporter: at the silver

spring home of michael nash, someone left a card of condolence in the front door. 63-year-old michael nash, track repairman for metro killed by a piece of equipment while he was working on the orange line sunday. mr. nash worked for metro 21 years. he lived in the silver spring neighborhood for a long tomb. >> every time he saw me he would raise his hand and say hole, how are you, how is everything going. he is a good guy. didn't hear anything bad. >> reporter: today more bad news for metro. word that on july 31, a green line train left a greenbelt station with two too many cars. a passenger alerted the operator about the ten-car train and taken out of service. turns out that the operator who brought the train from the yard to the greenbelt station was using drugs. >> the operator that was involved in bringing the train

from the yard to the greenbelt station platform tested positive for drugs. he's currently in a drug rehabilitation program. and under our policies and procedures here, the bargaining agreement, that employee has the opportunity to take advantage of that. >> reporter: this year there have been a oet mraroro of metrs ont cou outr.es by our count t da, four deil amesnt 1s6 premature door openings, and three wrg-de door openings anden deaths. nine killed in that terrible crash in june. eight passengers and an operator and then that workman killed in an accident just last weekend. so how do metro riders feel about the safety on the train? on a zero to ten scale, how would you rate the safety on

metro rail? >> safety? i feel like it is probably an eight or nine. >> i would give it a six. >> about an eight. >> you feel safe? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: metro is very much a part of the work-a-day world in the city of washington. each weekday carried 750,000 passengers on 1,500 trains. i'm pat collins, news4, washington. >> metro says the incident involving the cars is still under investigation and no formal disciplinarian action has been taken against the employee who tested positive for drugs. police in fairfax county released a video tonight they believe can help the investigation into a woman's death. this video shows a crossover style vehicle pulling up to the victim's driveway on hummer road in annandale. a man then gets out of the car and walks towards the house. police identified the victim as 53-year-old acupuncturist chung ou. she was found tied up and

stabbed in her business on the afternoon of july 24. if you have any information about this crime you are urged to call fairfax county police. the search is over for a veteran canine that went misis lastst week. zoe is a member of the prince george's couy sheriff's office. she is a bloodhod trained in the search and rescuod missions. last wedne wayhe she on a walk with her handler in wall door of and slipped from her collar and .nt sh we a massive. sheaasrc w u wndayer for zoe and today the ifer f'f' office received news that they aound her. resident found zoe wandering on t s atr teend took her in and is in g oocotiodnditn. she will be back at work pretty soon. well, it wasn't very neighborly. one anne arundel county woman didn't have to look far for somd it s slen fro her house.m ov sc sdiedneereo bomadn h troanon discovered someone had broken o reese road in severn last week. they say she was driving down the street and notice ad yard sale nearby. then she noticed that some of the stuff being sold at that

yard sale was hers. the police arrested the man holding the sale when they searched his house and say they found more than $25,000 worth of the victim's property. artificial turf is being used more often throughout our area. high schools, recreational leagues are investing in synthetic surfaces. now some local homeowners are using artificial turf as well. chris gordon reports. >> reporter: this is not the astroturf of the 1960s that used to cause serious scratches and injuries. these days the university of maryland has three artificial turf fields used for recreational and intramaueral sports. with a synthetic surface that is much closer to nature. >> this particular product is a fiber that has rubber and sand filled around it. the fishs are 2 1/2 inches long and rubber is filled up to within a half inch. much softer product. the grip is consistent with that of a natural grass field. so you don't get the excessive

grip and the -- reduces the potential for ankle injuries and injuries and such. >> reporter: some homeowners have installed an entire lawn of synthetic turf. rich schumacher, owner of is on southwest greens of northern virginia, put in this backyard for a fairfax, virginia, homeowner that couldn't grow real grass because there's too hamu schde and poor ssoil. this lawn was installed at a cost of $19,000. >> if he were to put sod in here he could get it down for $2,000, $3,000. in a year and half it is gone and will have to do it again. >> reporter: gone because of all the shade. >> and soil and wear and tear from the dogs and kids sxfrg else. >> reporter: for the serious golfer, a synthetic did your of putting green. it costs $25,000. the maintenance minimal compared to the care and feeding of a natural grass putting green. its design includes holes with every kind of contour and slope that a golfer will face on the links. >> you can expect this green to

putt perfectly 365 day as year. >> reporter: now it is possible to imagine beating tiger woods in your own backyard. chris gordon, news4. >> some people argue artificial turf is harmful to the environment. they say it blankets ecosystems which provide a home for small animals and for wildlife. when we come back on "news4 at 6:00," details on a new study that says what you eat could significantly reduce your risk for alzheimer's another country makes a push to outlaw smoking in public places. >> you want me to tell what you my husband thinks? >> at a press conference that turns heated during secretary of state hillary clinton's trip overseas. there may be a simple explanation for there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5.

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state to it the city of goma. she visiteded a refugee camp home to 18,000 men, women and children. most why uprooted from their villages by a decades long conflict from rebel forces. more than 5 million people have been killed since 1998. clinton's voice cracked as she described the epidemic of rape that's now plaguing congo because of the conflict. perpetuators are guilty of crimes against humanity. e's pledging $17 million to fight the systematic sexual abuse. yesterday in congo a news conference with the secretary of state turned heated. due to an error clinton wad ask what her husband thought about a financial issue. >> what does mr. clinton think through the mouth of mrs. clinton -- >> wait, you want me to tell you what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state. i am.

if you ask my opinion i will tell you may opinion. i will not be channeling my husband. >> it turned out the question had been wrongly translated. the host of a television crime show in brazil is accused of ordering murders to boost his ratings. authorities say that wallace suza ordered hits on people and then shows the footage on his reality crime show and investigators seized $175 thousand at his house. along with a legal firearms and ammunition 15 others suspected in participating in the scheme have also been arrested. he was kicked out of the brazilian police force before hosting that tv show. iraq's cabinet has approve ad wide ranging smoking ban. the bill would make smoking illegal in public places such as barbershops and government buildings. supporters of the ban hope to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking.

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snchlgts let's head to redskins park. an update on michael vick. >> it was interesting because when we came out here this morning, there was guest, michael vick's agent, joel siegel who also represents redskins quarterback jason campbell. of course the whole can of worms was opened, does this mean vick could come to the redskins? th answer is no. i talked to joel siegel. he says absolutely not. they do have tons of interest but they are taking it one day at a time. the redskins are not in it. >> three to five teams interested in michael vick now. joel siegel said bee we have to respect the process. deangelo hall, landry, jason campbell. all represented by this man, joel siel. none of these guys will probably play too extensively in the prezone no, i think you are right.

one of the guys that wants to be out there on thursday, of course, is devin thomas, wide receiver, who has been injured and today he was out there on the field. for the first time. feeling good. making a couple of really good catches. he will likely be out there on the field. i will tell you what, the redskins are starting to decide who will not be i that first preseason game on thursday. one of the guys we can tell you that will not be there, number 92, albert haynesworth. he was on the field, of course, this morning but the redskins say they are going to take it easy. their starters will have about nine to ten plays. haynesworth not included in the mix. he will be making his debut at home when the redskins play the steelers on august 27th. the defensive tackle has plenty left to share. as for the rookies, everything changes. stakes are raised. guys are fighting for spots. they are playing. it is critical for their chance to shine and their first time on this stage. greg blatche says it is an entire different pressure.

>> mess up thursday night and the announcer will talk about it for another 15 minutes and the fans will talk about it and talk about it at the barbershop the next day. they will talk it about it for weeks. the young guys, reality of it, line up in the nfl football game, mom and grand mom will watch them. i think the pressure is on them. no doubt about it. some worse than others. it is a natural progression. if they don't let their fear or nervousness handcuff them it will be very -- they can use and it help them prepare tore play. >> i haven't seen it on their white pants yet. i think they are all right. hopefully won't wear the white pants during the game or at home or something like that. >> does it get that bad? >> i just remember my coach saying that to me my first year at college. he was like -- wearing those white pants now. he says, make sure you go to the bathroom, you know, before you go out there. i'm like -- okay. and he's like -- you will get

all nervous, 110,000 people yelling at you and stuff. >> i'm sorry if that seems like a little bit too much information. dan, i know you played high school ball. you never had that problem. >> no. never had that problem. albert said he went to tennessee which is the same school i went to. it is a big deal. he said his coach said it to him right before he was about to run through the first time in his career. >> mind-boggling because you look at the rookies, the guys that are fighting for spots. you can really tell that they are starting to have that anticipation grow. we talked to a couple of them this afternoon about where their nerves really are. >> today i focused on, you know, trying to put myself in the game. take myself out of practice. and, you know, pretend like it is a game. last practice before thursday's scrimmage. i think a lot of guys do that and, you know, get a mental and physical rest. >> this is the big leagues. this is the highest level of football here. you know. when you win the super bowl you are world champion. nobody else is going to contest

that. this is the highlight of my life now. >> one of the guys truly wh the best personality is right now on that roster, edwin williams, maryland terp. certainly excited to be here and is one of the guys that will get the most time out here, dan, thursday. >> and as you said, this is your word, he is very endearing when he talks. the reason maryland brought him out there for every press conference. williams is not fighting for a starting spot. he is fighting for his career. undrafted free agent. that's the biggest thing with some of the young guys. in terms of the starters, big nas, they are not going play much. jason campbell. how many series will you go? one series. clinton portis probably not going to play at all. as we know, c.p., not a big fan of practice or preseason either. that dates back to about three years ago when he dislocated his shoulder in a preseason game. it was fluke play in cincinnati when clinton portis was on the defensive.

mark brunell throws the interception and ratliff tries to run it back for 52 yards. good return. and then portis finally catches him and pummels him. dislocates his holder in the process and portis played eight regular season games during that 2006 season. which was the least productive years of his career. so you can't blame portis for the way he answered when i asked him about eventually playing in the preseason. >> hey, coach said i'm out there, i'm out there. i have to prepare in my mind and be ready. >> for you ideal scenario, first play, take it to the house and done for the day? >> for me, every play i make, pass play, i have a wide route and i can run out of bounds. >> you don't want anything up the middle? >> for me, as a matter of fact, every play, play action. i know i'm just carrying out a fake, you know. before they hit me, throw my hands up. okay, guys. >> running back, hate to get

hit. got to realize people forget that -- playing in the league seven, eight years, he didn't start taking lks when he got to the nfl. he didn't start taking licks when he got to college. he has been taking the beating since elementary. hate to get touched. body goes through so much pain. i respect the job they do. >> no unnecessary hitting on clinton portis. that was fred smoot standing up for his man. obviously they need work. portis has been around a long time now, about to go into a very elite category. maybe the top 25 rushers in the nfl history this season. he has to save up his mrg. keep that gas in his tank. >> he does. by the way, he and zorn have that going where they can figure it out and no worries. they have the relationship where it needs to be. speaking of hitting, the nationals hope to get some of that tonight down in atlanta because the nationals, i can't even believe i'm saying this, they are going for their ninth win in a row. but yesterday they got very bad news.

finding out that their pitcher, their rookie pitcher phenom, jordan zimmerman, may need and most likely will need season ending surgery on his elbow. tommy johns surgery as it is called. it is a huge blow for the nationals. i think we were talking about it before. it is like 85% to 88% of pitchers that have the procedure come back to the shape they were before they get this done. if that's the case getting a third opinion, it could be huge for that team. >> lot of guys that come back better, disappointing he will be out for at least 18 months. not only going to miss the rest of this season but all of next season. of course, that brings us to the things coming up a week fm now. that's the deadline to sign your top overall draft pick. nationals, you would think, have to sign strasburg. >> you are exactly right. that means next monday, by midnight, they have to get a deal done. moving to college football. maryland may open their camp yesterday and i have to tell you if you are out there looking for coach friedgen you may not recognize him. that's because he drop ad significant amount of weight. trying to get his guys all

pumped up. let me take you back out to the field. ralph friedgen, you know he struggled with his weight his entire life. last year he paeg weighed more than 400 pounds. ing the doctors told him he desperately need ad lifestyle change. he thought long and hard about it and decided to do it. since last october he lost 100 pounds and is going for more and looks terrific. he sat down to talk about his diet he follows. his goal is to lose 150 pounds. he eats five small meals a day. his players tell him how impressed they are with the big transformation. >> many of them said to me, you know, coach, you are a lot better now than you lost the weight. i don't know if that's totally the case. i'm sure it is part of it. but i'm a lot better because i see their hard work. they have a tremendous impact on me. they influence me as much as i influence them. >> ralph friedgen has been eating those small meals a day. a company called medifat he became involved with. they get the food to him and he

has a little br for breakfast and soup or another bar and lean meal for dinner. i'm so impressed with how he can stick with it and he has a lot of new young guys to impress good health upon. >> it is amazing. he has that bowl of bars on his desk he can dip into it. they are not candy but healthy. >> pretty good, too. they are not too bad. out here at redskins park, i don't think they are eating too much medifat but are doing the trick whatever it is. they have the great cafeteria. another good day out here. moral of the story, everybody getting prepad for orthursday. >> all right. they need to fuel up with food. thank you, guys. >> when we come back, the diet linked to reducing the risk of alzheimer's. çó?

a diet long promoted healthy for your body may be good for your mind. seniors active and follow the mediterranean diet have a lower risk of alzheimer's. the mediterranean diet includes a lot of fruits and vegetables and fish and very little meat and red meat and poultry. study followed 1800 seniors over five years and showed those with high physical activity levels who followed this diet reduced their risk for alzheimer's by 44%. the study is published in the journal of the american medical association. let's get an update on that scorcher out there. any storms in sight? >> there storms. as a matter of fact, you see the clouds building outside for us. there you can see them coming out of hagerstown moving across northern maryland and a few popping up now into anne arundel county. for you folks into calvert county. i think we will be seeing this evening a little bit more active and then after 9:00, 10:00, things settle down again. overnight tonight, temperatures

will only dip into the low 70s and tomorrow, once again, there could be some thundershowers firing up by the afternoon and the -- mountains. and also for you folks into southern maryland. not as hot tomorrow as it was the last couple of days. back to you. >> thank you, bob. some of our area's musically inclined young people are at a summer camp tailoredo their interests. no jazz taught here. it is all rock 'n' roll. ♪ that's, of course, from the song deep purple made. classic smoke on the water. one of the tunes being played by the musicians attending camp jam d.c. at st. andrews in potomac. campers are looking for a visit tomorrow from derek st. holmes, a rhythm guitar player for ted nugent and likely to have a lot of good advice for these young rock 'n' rollers living their dream. i'm going to have that song in