she was discovered tied up days after her home was invaded. >> i knew my daughter would be around and she was. >> reporter: she tied her way through ties. >> the thought of the other four souls being tied up for days and dying frightens me to death. thank god i was one of the early ones and didn't know what could have happened to me. >> reporter: one of the victims has not had the strength to return to her home since the invasion. prosecutors say that they hope that this conviction helps to heal a terrorized community. >> i hope that many people in the community will rest and sleep better tonight knowing that this man will never be walking the streets again. he will die in jail. and he appropriately should die in jail for the crimes. >> reporter: today the state's attorney said that he stalked

these women, watched them, and calculated when he was going to break into the home and how to do it, how to lure them into the basement and tie them and he thought about this and picked the women because they were vulnerable and lived alone. coming up, the role these women played in the prosecution of this man. we will have that report coming up at 6:00. tracee wilkins, live in montgomery county. back to you in the studio. we have a developing story tonight. police in prince george's county just wrapping up their search today for the body of shakita bell who went missing 13 years ago. using backhoes and cadaver dogs, police returned this afternoon to the wooded area of old fort road in fort washington where bell's confessed murderer says he buried her. they did not find a body but unearthed a shoe and piece of clothing. bell's mother says the shoe is the same size as the one shakita would have worn. police will be back out there tomorrow morning. a 12-year-old boy is still

fighting for his life tonight after a serious crash that left him and three other young people injured. it happened last night in germantown at the intersection of ridge road and morning star drive. police say the four young people were in a car that was trying to make a left-hand turn when it was rear ended by a pickup truck. all four were taken to the hospital. one is in critical condition and no word if there will be any charges. >> a man is dead tonight after a boating accident in diehl, maryland. police tell us 77-year-old ha y harry -- his boat hit a jetty here. it happened last night in anne arundel county creek. the police say tallo was bouting near the mouth of rock hold creek when he hit a stone jetty and investigators are still trying to find out what went wrong. loudoun county authorities have busted a counterfeit operation involvingen cash, clothes and travelers checks. the sheriff's office says a woman used fake travelers checks to buy itemsmro f t a macy's ste datsulle town center aysardtu.

she was given fraudulent purchases. later on, dr.he tees her. another woman and a $8,000 wthoh trfunck ceitws he teeben he ounterft checks tween the re fethth.em ct asre all fsm br .klo re h aeing eld nowloudoun's det center on fraud and conspiracy charges. loudoun authorities are also on the lookou for a guy that held up a convenience store in leesburg. he's clearly seen in this surveillance video. this was last night at the luckett's mini mart. the suspect pulled a gun on the store cashier around 11:45 demanding money. he ran away on foot. police aren't saying how much cash he got away with. anyone with information on this holdup is urged to call the loudoun county sheriff's off. now tohe t t bofattle the beltways. >> preseason game against the balance more ravens. the kay football fans have been

waiting for all summer. >> tonight is game night. live team coverage. we begin with dan hellie. he is in baltimore. big dogs. >> hey, guys. monotony of training camp over for at least a day or two as the redskins open up the preseason here in baltimore. we are going to get a quick look at the starters on offense and defense. some of the big guns on both sides of the ball probably not going to play. clinton portis, albert haynesworth, santana moss. all probably going to sit this one out. they are not going to be seeing the field at all tonight. albert haynesworth, the redskins new $100 man is going to play in the preseason but will be used sparingly. blatche giving him the night off. blatche very anxious to see his rookie, brian orakpo the he looked great during training camp despite learning a new position. playing in a game, even a preseason game for some of the young guys, going to be a whole lot different from practice at redskins park. >> you mess up thursday night, the announceler talk about it for another 10, 15 minutes. the fans are going the talk

about it and talk about it at the barbershop the next day. cost you the ball game, talk about it for a week. some of the young guys, reality of it, they are actually lined up and in the nfl football day, mom and grandmom will watch them. i think the pressure is starting to close in on them. no doubt about it. some worse than others. but it is a natural progression. and they don't let their fear or nervousness handcuff them, it will be very -- they can use i and help them, you know, prepare to play. >> i would see big yellow -- i haven't seen the big yellow streak on their pants so i think they are all right. hopefully they won't wear the white pants during the game. >> does it get that bad? >> i remember -- i just remember my coach saying that to me my first year at college. you know, he's like -- wearing those white pants. make sure you go to the bathroom, you know, before you go out there. i'm like -- okay. he's like you will get all those nervous, 110,000 people yelling

at you and stuff. >> albert haynesworth' college coach giving him hard time. i don't think that will be a problem for the redskins rookies. several of them told me during the week they are going to be a little nervous. for most of them, they are playing for their careers and have four games to prove that they belong in the nfl. guys, plenty more coming up in sports as lindsay joins me to break down the games, redskins and ravens from baltimore. >> an awful lot on the line. dan, thanks so much. we will see you in a bit. >> as you can see, it is already raining out there. we go to bob now to find out what it is going to be like by the time the game begins. >> the healthy shower that was out there. a very localized and look at radar. you can see where that area of rain is. it is beginning now just to move and that's the reason just to the south of baltimore, so it will be clearing the area. it has been moderate showers there around central parts of baltimore. meanwhile, to the south, there may be a few showers for you folks into anne arundel county, to nothing around here. even though we have been dry. so if you are still heading up

there, at game time, i think pretty good football weather. some clouds but also since the sun doesn't set until 58, it will be partly sunny. 28 degrees, reasonably tl comfortable for early exhibition. preseason football. and our temperature right here in washington right now is 86. even with the showers you can see it is 81 in baltimore. overnight tonight, later on, temperatures will dip into the high 60s to the low 70s. i will tell you about the upcoming next friday and a look at beach and boating, too. >> thanks, bob. what about game day traffic? >> ash lip linder joins us live with that. >> hey, guys. well, we are starting to see a lot more volume on the roadway. that's for sure. we have also got -- to deal with two things. two-pronged issue today. in addition to the game day traffic, we got plain old nasty summertime traffic. this here is the beltway. inner loop of it is going to be very slow. lineup begins at the dulles toll road and this is the pace headed towards 95 in college park.

pace does not get better. if you are taking 95 or 295, here is what you have and in store for you. 95 is pretty much jammed leading the beltway headed towards to 12. then it is going to be slow from 32 past route 100 and then from 195 there is an accident just before 695. that blocks the left lane. as far as the bw parkway is concerned it is not necessarily a better alternative from the beltway headed up towards 175, it is pretty much slow going through that area. the good news is no big accident to report on the bw parkway. that may be your best option if you are headed up towards the game today. wendy and jim, back to you. >> lot of people out there. ashley, thank you. football fever is heating up in the washington area tonight. fans are excited about a new season and a new start for the skins. derek warpd continues our battle of the beltway team coverage live from balance more. >> of course, this is the preseason and does not go into any standings and doesn't count. for bragging rights. that does not do anything to

diminish this arrival. now, unonly need to go about 40 minutes up i-95 because there is a drop-off of redskins fans. but there are fans of the burgundy and gold to be found here in charm city. if you look hard enough, they all seem to be hanging out with ravens fans and we found one with mixed loyalty. >> ravens and redskins. both teams, i came down here, i have a couple of friends that live here. season tickets to both. i got paraphernalia from both sides. i'm on the fence. >> my grandfather raise immediate redskins. i'm hoping we win so i can talk trash when we get out. >> reporter: what about this arrival here? >> doesn't matter. >> i'm here for moral support. when you lose, it is okay. he's in rave enterritory right now. it is okay. >> he already body slammed me once. >> reporter: take a look at the stadium here. you can see the rain falling.

this is football weather and what you expect. they don't cancel football games because of rain because of that other sfort they call baseball. we are live in baltimore. back to you in the studio. >> our redskins fans would never wear that purple cowboy hat. all right. >> of course you laterno w wi. thank you. derrick ward. keept here on i "news4 at 4:00" for the first look of the 2009 version of eds rekins. 7:30 to watch tonight's game wistick th us. when it is over, live postgame coverage. it is going to be a big night for skins fans. our coverage is just beginning. still ahead, could the skins be getting ready to pack their bags and move into d.c.? marion bry speaks out about his summer controversies and a special one on one. >> cheap wine without the headache. where you can find best prices. >> nose landing. we will

another hard landing. this time for a small plane in florida. the two people aboard were able to escape with no injuries. the cessna stopped on its nose gear. the crew reported gear problems at a venice airport. it is not clear where the plane was coming from or headed to. a federal investigation is under way. you heard of all you can eat. jetblue is offering all you can fly. the air carrier is selling a monthly pass giving customers unlimited flights. the all you can yet pass costs clars 599. it will get you access to any available seat on jetblue flights from september 8 through october 8. but you must sign up by august 21. in the washington area, jetblue flies from dulles airport. it is adding service at bwi thurgood marshall next month. some does appointing onomic reports out today. the markets made gains despite

that news. joining us now is cnbc reporter matt nesto. matt, sometimes it feels like we are getting mixed messages that one minute we hear that the jobless benefits claims jumped one week but we also hear unemployment rate generally looking better. can you interpret this for us? >> this is cash this is like psychology. i'm on my couch and we live day to point to data point. this is exactly what we had today. you are referring to last week's monthly jobs report. the nonforeign payrolls, the unemployment rate slip down a bit. that's the job creation or the -- in this case, the pace that we are losing jobs on a monthly basis. of course, every single week, we get the same -- numbers in terms of how many people are filing initial jobless claims. which is what we got today. every thursday and the number was slightly worse than expected. a volatile number, weekly number. economists tend to want to look at these things over moving average, four-week average.

and, you know, give or take. the number was more or less in line where we have seen it and you look at some of those claims that continuing claims number and at about 6 million has been pretty steady. not showing a real jump in improvement. >> add the retail sales figure that h.montic month. yot tbuu ge theu t consumers are feeling a little t brte in general so what --r so wt --ha hoow w de ietntprer this? >> here you have data from july and headlines from august and maybe the two haven't quite synced up yet. july sales definitely did not meet expectations. we tend to look at them two ways. total sales down about .1 of a peent. if you back out auto sales, negative .6 of a%. analysts looking for a slight growth and didn't get it. it was offset, however, by stronger than expected results from the biggest, baddest retailer of them all, fill in the blank. walmart which, by the way, dropped the hyphen today between

wal and mart which i think is good. minus sign is like a hyphen. maybe they got rid of the negativity. the stock was song and that tempered the negativity in the retail sector today. because walmart accounts for some astronomical sum proportion, if you will, of what the u.s. retail slice really is. >> okay. i'm also hearing now that great bottles of wine are going for cheaper prices. that's a very good sign and that will help consumers spending. thank you, matt nesto. we will talk to you later. strong storms made for a tricky commute down in portsmouth, virginia, wednesday. heavy rain and flooding forced many businesses to close, catching many folks off guard. some had to wade through knee-deep water as they left work. the rain snarled traffic causing major roads and tunnels to close due to flooding or debris. meet meets say the area got more than 4 1/2 inches of rain in just one hour.

that is a wallop there. >> one spot. overall, it was still three, four inches of rain. not as par south yesterday. we showed that yesterday. outside today, while we were seeing some showers right over baltimore, we were watching our own sky outside. do we have our time lapse? i guess not. take my word for it. the sky was beautiful out there today. >> we saw it. we will back you up on that, bob. >> i promise i will show it to you at 6:00. outside now, our current temperature is at 86 degrees. our average is still 87. 86, our current temperature. look at the temperatures around the east now. 67 up to our north. there we are. in boston. 70s. one 90 around miami right now. here we are with the dew points not too bad. and look at the heat index. remember earlier in the week, it was up around 90 degrees. got a combination with a little wave in the atmosphere. old weather front off the coast and along it, areas of low

pressure and that's the reason, that's the reason for the heavy rains. take a look at doppler. you can see where that area of rain showers, the one leftover rain shower is. it moved through baltimore. up to our north. there it is. moving right along at trying to come down i-95. now it finally moved to the south. folks who will be driving up to baltimore. it will be clearing out for the game. around us in washington, our rainfall still way below average. nothing going on. there's what's left of those rains down around the virginia beach area. today the heavier rain showers are more up into pennsylvania. still have a flash flood watch out for parts of new jersey. here is what will be going on. overnight tonight, look at the clouds still lingering to our south. we will continue to see clouds, maybe some showers for you folks out around the eastern shore. en area of low pressure will be still moving along there. high pressure to our north. in between, it will be a light north to northeasterly breeze. it will keep us warm away from

humidity. temperatures tomorrow will be in the 80s. for this evening, partly cloudy. and really rather pleasant. with temperatures into the low 80s. tomorrow when you get up and head out there will be clouds around. humidity won't be too, too bad. it is august still overall. temperatures tomorrow, some spots for you folks towards the shenandoah valley will be into the 60s. then tomorrow overall i think we will see partly sunny skies which will continue to give us temperatures reasonably comfortable, mid to highpr 80s. if you are headed out for rebeheths s y ie waacit looks around the bay. not the breez we ead last .e ig ler winds. little bit of pretty good igsailg weather. nsofsu, nehilo ithink, onwithne breeze, ly breeze,sh oroneez bere a ho city, temperatures on saaytu7,rd 0s. water temper70s. right now looks like nice beach weekend. even though they had quite a few

showers. as saw at vginia beach. >> okay. >> thank you, bob. >> still to come tonight on "news4 at 5:00," sweet survival. chocolate fans find out why you can say enjoy that sweet treat could be matter of life or death. >> live tonight, a wet field awaiting the redskins' spreen which is about to kick off. more live game coverage c

mourners are gathered to pay their last respects to eunice kennedy shriver. a hearst carrying her casket left the family's home in hyannis important this morwake d a wake was held at lady of victory catholic church. shriver, sister of former john f kennedy, was the founder of the special olympics and died early tuesday. todayutside the church shriver's nephew spoke about how the family has been doing. >> that's what we have, i don't know, probably 50 members of the kennedy family here and we got to spend the last week together at eunice's bedside. and series of private wakes and services for her at her home. you know, it is the kind of thing that you don't know woys have wanted. >> shriver had suffered a series of strokes in recent years. she was 88 years old. another person died of swine flu in maryland. the state health department says the victim was an adult from the washington suburbs who had an

underlying medical condition. we have no other details about the victim. the sixth person to die in maryland fro swine flu. health official space they expect the toll to get higher and are urging people to get vaccinated when that vaccine becomes available which could be ar esas aly october. fairfax county plans a to kp its schools open even if there is anouakrethtbf oe swine flu. the sreoo als taking steps a pt de lhoayrseave se eread. onolho lea hrs say everyone has to pitch in and want parents to teach their kids to wash their o winhen. itksth eir friends. cover up whe tn cheouy oghrn sneeze. ihee h ty are t parents t ty a rmfoin.ed t informed. it will s will ea hhlt i srtteta health department and the cters for disease control throughout the school year. coming up on "news4 at 5:00," could a new game plan be the works for redskins to move to d.c.? >> high school and college all in one. how local kids are getting a jump on their higher education. >> later, sugar shortage. it is a crisis that might hit

welcome back to our second half hour of "news4 at 5:00." i'm wendy reer. >> i'm j handly.

coming up in this half hour, rumors of the redskins returning to d.c. teachers are heading back to school. we will tell you how you can safe big when you buy the next bottle of good wine. first, our top story, residents on guard in prince george's county. police in greenbelt are issuing a warning tonight after a string of burglaries in the vt eaerthve lhaeestt least hal dozen thefts in just the past week. keith garvin is live in greenbelt with the latest. >> reporter: the city of greenbelt has seen an increase in burglary this year. but they say what's different about the current string of crimes is that residents are not making it very difficult. >> the people who live here describe the neighborhood was peaceful and quiet. it is a place they rarely see trouble. but authorities say in the past week, a criminal has taken advantage of the serene surroundings. >> this is a very good and quiet neighborhood. i would really be surprised to hear something like this. it is mott like this neighborhood to do that. >> reporter: police say someone has burglarized a number of

apartments hear in old town. the residentsnwittingly made it easy. investigators say that people are leaving their doors and windows unlocked. that is allowing to burglariesy access. >> this is something we know residents are going to be able to impact the crime situation themselves by taking precautions. >> reporter: in addition to stealing household items, the burglar has also taken a set of car keys left in plain sight. once the thief left, he or she headed out and stole a car. >> i was definitely -- i would definitely check the doors and windows at all times and every time i leave the house. i will make sure my house is secure so that doesn't happen. >> right now i have my windows down in my car because that's just how quiet it is around here. >> reporter: police say one way to stop a common criminal is to use which common sense. >> if people can focus a little bit more with our reminder here and do -- simple things like locking their doors and windows and vehicles their homes, in this case, it might make all the

difference. >> just to reiterate police say the thing that residents can do to make sure that they don't become victims is to lock your doors and also your windows and also hide your keys away in a safe location. they say those two measures alone could encourage the burglars to move on and that's what they want. keith garvin, news4. back to you. >> good advice. keith, thanks so much. d.c. del gait eleanor holmes norton is going to hold a community meeting in september on discovery of the chemical agent mustard gas i the spring valley area. world one era munition was found last week at a vacant home behind the american university campus. it did have trace amounts of that mustard agent. the army core of engineers briefed norton today to tell her the munition has been removed. so far there are no reported injuries or illness in connection to the chemical. >> for the workers who uncovered the agent, they have all been examined.

the testing will be reported by the time i have a community meeting in september. those workers are reporting no symptoms. >> american university was once used to develop and test chemical weapons which has prompted the army corps of engineers to evacuate the area over the last 15 years. norton pressed the court to syth in the area until it can confirm the cleanup is over. nothing illegal, noggin appropriate. d.c. council member and former mayor marion barry sat down with me today and talked about using taxpayer money to hire an ex-girlfriend as a consultant. and documents that show he far outspent any of his colleagues on outside contracts. >> i have been very effective in organizing my staff and i think the other house members are jealous they are not as effective as i am and in getting their work done. hear is what happens. i notice that the disproportionate amount of work and scrutiny of black

politicians and this is as american as american pie. >> barry says he's feeling great. he also talks about what it was like to see the ups and downs of his career and life as told in the hbo documentary "the nine lives ofarion barry." teu caesethte es r ofes my- hour ie tw inthwihe former mayor sunday morning at 7:00. as the redskins take the field in baltimore for tonight's preseason game news4 learned of new developments. in the effort by the district to persuade the team to move back to the city. tom sherwood is here with this story. that's an interesting scenario. >> yes, it is. it we learned of recent conversations about bringing the skins back to d.c. the redskins stadium in maryland is just a dozen years old. but it has never been a fan favorite for access or accommodations. >> no. i think it is the worst thing. >> reporter: news4 reported for several seasons that the district has tried to use old

rfk to lure the skins to build a new stadiumn the site. mayor fenty reiterated that again on news4 thursday morning. >> when they went out to the fedex field they signed a long lease. and it is tough to negotiate or break leases. that will be our biggest impediment. we let the team know that we are interested. if there is a window of opportunity that presents itsf we are going to jump through it. >> reporter: news4 learned that there have been new recent intense but private talks between the city and owner dan snider's operation. none of the participants are thstaff would comb puly icblic who 2 council member evans openly courts the skinsld wou say only i'm always wkioong l f opportunities to get the redskins back in washington. sources familiar with the recent talks said they focus on three areas. the key issue is whether the team can escape or buy out of this prince george's lse and contract that runs thrgh 2027.

17 more years. ew na stadium at n the rfk site would be abo 110,000 seats with a domed roof suitable for al t sinstksgeugs in talks suggests the team would consolidate operations and moheng t redskins training at his hall of fame vfrginia into the rfk area with the new stadium. local football fans seem to like the idea. >> i would love it. they are the washington redskins. not the landover redskins. >> doesn't matter to me. >> washington area. you know. it started off as rfk stadium. >> reporter: if the skins move, what happens to fedex field? several sources say the land can easily be redeveloped for housing and commercial properes. still a long way off. these private talks people aren't talking about the private talks much. people want the redskins back. there are are discussion. >> have to start somewhere.

>> go skins tonight. >> thank you, tom. when we come back on "news4 at 5:00," what former vice president dick cheney's revealing in his new book about the actions of former president george w. bush. now may be the time to buy a bottle of wine.

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man thatig snin a ign s that readthea do presint obama. the message printedn cardboar it also said death to michelle and two stupid kids. agents did not arrest the man. he was let go after they questioned him. vice president dick cheney is preparing to write his memoirs and it could expose all of his secrets. "the washington post" reports that the book will be a tell-all. according to the post cheney believes president george w. bush stopped listening to him during their second term together. cheney has been quoted in the past as saying the statute of limitations expired on many of his secrets. the book is expected to be released sometime in 2011. let's get a check of our forecast tonight for the big night. >> big night. we have one batch of showers, ravens showers, this moved past. some clouds building out there. but nothing really right around us. but there is that one patch and let me zoom right in to it. it now moved to the south of baltimore around columbia. lot of spots have been

reasonably dry. hillcrest heights to glen burnie. no lightning i could see in this. it does come through. moving slowly with moderate showers. for the rest of us, lonesome showers later on tonight, temperatures will dip into the high 60s to low 70s. tomorrow into the mid 80s. we may be seeing pop-up variety shower or thundershowers. humidity not too bad. as we head into the weekend, i think humidity will be back. not the oppressive kind. average, if you will, august. temperatures on sunday near 90 degrees. nice weekend coming up. lot of sunshine. and then as we get into it next week that will be the next chance for us. we are into a little bit of a dry pattern. getting any showers or thundershowers along wednesday or thursday. not seeing a return to the mid to high 90s, though. that's good news. >> thank you, bob. still ahead tonight, america's running out of sugar. there is a warning to the white house. we will tell you how it could impact people with a sweet tooth. >> coming up in sports, dan and lindsay live in baltimore with a preview of tonight's big game.

you may pay more for that candy bar. the price of sugar could rise because of restrictions on imports. manufacturers say prices could go up if the obama administration doesn't modify the restrictions on sugar imports. cheaper tariff-free sugar will help keep prices down. sugar is used in everything from candies and cookies to hamburger and hot dog buns. deals on cars, deals on electronics, some consumers benefitted from the recession in ways never thought possible. even expensive wines have now been available at lower prices.

that is the delight of a lot of wine drinkers. >> reporter: there's something sizzling inside of a kitchen in zazu restaurant. even hotter than the food are the amazing deals on wine. >> pouring wines generally between $60 to $70 a glass. for the same price we used to pour the $30 to $43 bottle of wine. >> reporter: the failing economy had a dramatic impact on wine country. forcing down prices of some of california's most expensive labels. harvest is just around the corner and wine makers don't have the money to buy this year's grapes. >> they need toree up cash flow so in order to have money to harvest this year's grapes, th are giving price breaks on past vintages of amazing wines. >> if people are trying to hit a lower price point with their bottle price, that means they will have to pay a lower price for grapes. >> reporter: it all trickles

down. to here. the place where grapes ripen to perfection in the warm sun. >> on the cool side. the grapes really haven't been stressed. >> reporter: the same can't be said for growers. >> everybody is nervous about it. >> reporter: that's because by this time of year 95% of the grapes should be sold. that's not the case this year. >> the wineries are just very, very cautious. so they are reluctant to make a commitment on grapes because they do not want excess inventory. >> reporter: experts say this year's crop could be one of the bust vintages they have seen but without any buyers, the fruit could be forced to rot on the vine. >> leaves fruit on the vins. that's happened before. >> reporter: a gm outlook for growers and wine makers. but a rare opportunity for consumers. >> it is a great chance for them to have rocking wine a at a really fair price. >> reporter: price conscious wine enthusiasts can drink to that. of f want to get in on some the good california wineea dls in virginia, residentsan order

o two cases a month from up outside the state for pnasoll consumption. in d.c., it is one case a month. r,u vef yolive inf is ngvitensaiin is against the hew.la it iso tav heyon w to have wine pe tod our house. either from, in or out of state. >> we are suddenly thirsty. his signature accessory. one of michael jackson's prized gloves is now going on the auction block. that glove being auctioned off is not like any of histh otoer d d anfts ande-h or ne ostles ugft-handed and store bought. his othervedelo gs relo right-handed and ndha.dema jackson wore the glove when he unveiled his moonwalk during motown's 25ther aivnnsary tviv specia i bkacn 1983. thtieuc aon will take place erucmbve 21st atk toc r fed hkocca cafe inim tesua tsq.sq proceeds from the sale wlil go towards musicocare. an organization thathapsel musicians struggling from substance abuse. let's see what's coming up tonight on "news4 6:00."

>> coming up in a few minutes, lots of folks mourning the passing of a music legend. more on the life of guitarist les paul. we will hear what victims' family members are saying. two people claim they were injured when their i-phones exploded in two separate incidents. all that and a lot more coming up in a few minutes on "news4 at 6:00." >> i can't even picture that. that's bizarre. >> no. big night tonight as we have been talking. we have it covered from end zone to end zone dan and lindsay are in baltimore. how sit going? oh, the sun is out now. >> bob ryan promised the sun and he has delivered sun. the redskins and the ravens. preseason game number one. and you heard it before. clinton portis despises preseason. he would rather watch every one

from the sideline. there are a low of guys that really enjoy playing in the game. >> one of those guys is the redskins starting safety landry. he is so thankful to be out here this preseason because this time last year he was banged up by injury. the other thing is that if there is any injury that wiped his out of the water the one his brother suffered last year. his brother played for the rave sxens they will object the field against each other tonight. landry and his brother are starting safeties in the nfl. they are just 18 months apart. they have been competing against each other since they were kids. this year it means a lot more to lebron landry watching his brother play in the first preseason game because he is a starting safety for the ravens. last year he suffered an awful neck injury that took him out all season. he worked back to his starting role. both brothers are on quest to make it back. la ron said he really learned a lot watching his brother go through it. >> football taken away from me

last season. able to get back on the field. it was a big jump. my head was always into the game. i wasn't afraid to make the contact. i needed that assurance. >> a blessing he cam back from his injuries. a lot of people thought he wasn't going to play again because of a spinal concussion and everything. he had surgery and he is better than before. to me that's a blessing to see him back on the field. >> h much do you bounce things off one another? >> all the time. growing up, it was competitive. as we got older we shared a lot of things. on and off the field. >> their parents will be proud and they will be here in the stands with a lot of company. in fact, their father bought them boxing gloves when they were younger so they could settle their differences that way. it will be interesting to see them get their actions tonight. >> two years between those two guys. the boxing match would go on

forever. >> you heard stories of laron getting popped in the face. come on, bring it on, big brother. >> it will be a fun game for those guys. a very emotional game f phillip daniels, the redskins -year-old defensive end. at this time last year thought his career may be over after suffering a season ending injury on the first play of the first day of training camp. he tore his acl and was out for the year. it sparked a flurry of activity at redskins park. instead of calling eight career after 13 seasons in the league, daniels was determined to come back and come back he did. more chiselled than ever. daniels is the biggest and strongest defensive end in the nfl. and just playing on the field tonight is going to be something special. >> emotional when i first get out there because i haven't experienced that in a while. for everybody to tell me they are glad i'm back and they are glad i made it through the injury and everything, it is going to be a wonderful feeling.

that will be my toughest thing, being on the field again. as bad as i wanted to be out there last year, step out there on the field and see the fans out there, you know, it is a an away game. lot of redskins fans. you know, for everybody telling me they are glad to have me back, what i went through, man, it is going to all hit me when i get on the field. right now i'm having fun. glad to be back with my teammates. once i hit the field, you know, you never know what happens. >> philip, if you didn't look at the birth certificate, you would never believe the guy is 36 years old, you know. he has a body 21 years old was kill for. he could be on a magazine cover. he works that way. he plays that way. >> greg blatche and jim zorn, both fans of phillip daniels. he just ran out on the field a few minutes ago. taking his pregame lap. had his game face on. right in the corner of his mouth you can see the beginning of a smile. >> it is funny, too. his wife said he would be gone for like ten hours a day working out. she would start to say where is he, is he coming home? it is paying off.

>> big time power lifter. plenty more from baltimore coming up at 6:00. >> lot of excitement. coming up next on "news4 at 5:00" -- >> reporter: a select group of d.c. high school students to college this fall. i will tell you all about it coming up. >> it is back to school for teachers on our -- in orea

good news for chocolate lovers. the sweet stuff may help prevent heart disease related deaths. survivors that ate chocolate two week in a new swedish study cut their risk of dieing from heart disease by about threefolds compared to those that never ate chocolate. researchers say it didn't matter what kind of chocolate patients ate. they say the antioxidants in cocoa may provide the health benefits. but they warn against eating too much chocolate which can lead to weight gain and other health problems. today was the first day for

new student teacher orientation at d.c. public schools. the all-day event happened at the columbia heights education campus here in northwest d.c. new teachers were welcomed to the system and introduced to the resources they can use as they face their first year teaching in the district. the first year teachers will return to class tomorrow for a second day of orientation. as thousands of college students head back to george washington university later this month, a handful of d.c. high school juniors will be among them. unlike their older counterparts, the high schoolers will be attending tuition free. julie carey explains. >> reporter: the district of columbia school was school without walls. 14 juniors will take all of their classes at the university instead of high school. it is being called the early college program. >> enticement and encouragement. many of the students i found as

a principal here when i was here, many of the students in their senior year, lack of baeter term, probably bored. >> reporter: ts summer the teens are getting a taste of what is ahead with this six-week university writing course. >> next to the last page. >> reporter: this 15-year-old jumped at the chance and applied and was accepted. >> a wider spectrum of classes. i get to take things that i was more interested in instead of generic classes. i could take philosophy. >> reporter: the students will take a regular college curriculum. for most that means four courses each semester. >> my schedule, look at it every day. >> reporter: for eric the early college program was a chance to push herself harder. >> i just really was all about my future. so like everything that i'm doing now is about helping me to get to where i want to be. >> reporter: perhaps the biggest draw when the students finish in two years they will not only get

their high school diploma, they will also be awarded a two-year associates degree from gw. >> getting free college credit to the tune of -- the average tuition is around $55,000 a year. they are getting $110,000 worth of education for free as a result of g.w. wanting to contribute to the community. >> reporter: adjustments could be ahead when they start regular classes with older students. the writing teacher has been impressed with their maturity and focus. >> there was a point somebody said we were 15 or 16. it shocked me. the third week. and i thought oh, my goodness. that's right. >> reporter: erica says her mom is a bit worried about college boys, the teen is ready for college work. >> i don't worry because i feel lime walls has prepared me for it. >> reporter: julie carey, news4, northwest washington. after high school graduation, the school without walls students will be urged to apply for admission to g.w. to finish their four-year degree but can also transfer their college credits elsewhere.

coming up, more battle of the beltway live team coverage. the countdown to the kickoff of the redskins preseason is officially under way, folks. craig melvin joins wendy next for "news4 at 6:00." the man who killed a montgomery county woman during a home invasion was sentenced today. >> the reports former vice president dick cheney thinks president bush showed signs of weakness during his second term. >> some city officials get their way, the redskins could be coming back to d.c. we will have more on a possible move back to the district later in the newscast. but tonight, the focus for the redskins is the team's first preseason game of the year. good evening. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm wendy rieger. the skins are taking on the ravens tonight in baltimore. the game is scheduled to start at 7:30 but the excitement is already there. let's start with dan who is live in baltimore. >> preseason