isn't going to tell us exactly how the season is going to go. but it could tell us how the offense and defense has been progressing. a couple of days ago i asked head coach jim zorn, is it fair to say the entire season rides on the shoulders of jason campbell? he said no, not necessarily. of course, it does start with the quarterback and he's a man that everybody is very anxious to see. campbell is starting offense and going to get anywhere from 20812 plays. it is not a lot of time. we are only going to get a quick look at their progress against a very good ravens defense. campbell will likely be out -- without his two main weapons. clinton portis will rest and santana moss probably not going to play. for campbell and the rest of the guys, preseason just a chance to work out the kinks. >> these are games to get you back in the flow. the rogue season games are the ones that count and go down in the record books, not the preseason game. you want to go out and compete

and put your bes effort forward. >> if all goes well for jason campbell he will be in one series drive the team down the field and score a touchdown and he will call it a night. we are going to get a chant to see a lot of young guys, sleepers, like 5'7" dominick dorsey. more on him coming up in just a few minutes. guys? >> tha u,yon.da we will check back with you inn. bit. guess where you can wat that game oheghnrene right here on news4.ws 7:. we are going to have continuing coverage throughout our newscast. including a look at how some fans are kicking off the 2009 season. >> we want to get a check on what traffic is looking like for those heading north. ashley linder is standing by. how bad is it now? >> it is getting pretty nasty out there. let me tell you. the good news is we don't have any major accidents but b.w. parkway and 95 are both pretty overwhelmed with volume and that's affecting drivers on the beltway. ase can see here now. this shot is going to be right around 29.

as you can see, both inner loop and outer loop traffic is very heavy. inner loop is going to slow from the dulles toll road to 95 and college park. then on the 95 corridor it will be pretty slow from the beltway headed up towards 212 and then slow again from 32 all the way up towards baltimore. bfshg w. parkway not necessarily a better opening because it is very slow northbound. from 202 pretty much solidly past 175. after 175 the pace is fine to baltimore. again, no major accidents to report. just very heavy volume all around town this afternoon. craig and wendy, back to you. >> all right. thanks, ashley. first it was raining and then sunny and now cloudy. >> in baltimore i think it is going to be fine. leftover showers that you could see have come through baltimore. another little patch around glen burnie. it is moving into bowie now. as you can see, that's the one area of showers and for the game itself. i think it will be fine. temperatures 82 degrees with partly sunny skies. our temperatures right now remain in the 80s and overnight

tonight will be a pleasant night. for august, hey, good football weather. even humidity is not too bad. i will joan you downstairs about our upcoming weekend, too. >> thanks, bob. in montgomery county, a man responsible for a series of violent home invasions was sentence today. he got life i prison without the possibilityfar ic renvof ted convicted of breaking into women's homes and tying them up and robbing them. one victim was killed. tracee wilkins has more on the story from montgomery county. >> reporter: perfect leah was a trained contractor. he had been in the home of one of his victims about a year before he came back, robbed her and tied her up. the prosecution says he stocked these women and watched them for long periods of time before entering the homes to rob them. they say that they picked these women because they were independent widowers. these women told me today that the fact they were on their own is what made them that much

stronger. >> the only thing -- aside from the death penalty. >> victim reese agent to the news sh positive . >> heis the kind of an individual if he had gotten out, i feel certain that he would have come back on us for retaliation. >> between november of 2007 and september of 2008, prosecutors say he beat, hog tied and robbed four eldly widowed women inside their montgomery county homes. resulting in the death of one of his victims, mary frances havenstein. >> using the term pleased is not an appropriate feeling. it is not a situation where you are going to have much pleasure. >> reporter: ptorosecurs say perlera had stolen items found

in his apartment. among those items was a medallion given to those that worked on nasa's mercury project. investigators say the medallion was taken from the home of frances havenstein and it was her husband's. it was the clue thatse helped tm tie him to three other home invasions. he tse n ohe tse ere are some ceaclthy ae esas som cases that called for leniency but this is not one. >> now that he's behind bars and we can continue with our lives. >> i hope that many people in this community will rest and sleep better tonight knowing that jose garcia perlera will never walk the streets again. he will die in jail and appropriately should die in jail for the crimes. >> reporter: there were two home invasions in d.c. around this time that investigators connected to peera and those cases have yet to be prosecuted. today we talked to one of those families. they were here in court and say they don't think that they are going to be moving forward,

prosecutor it is cases in d.c. after what happened in montgomery county here today. tracee wilkins, live in montgomery county. craig, back to you in the studio. >> thank you. two groups of children were stung by wasps at the rock creek nature center in northwest d.c. today. firefighters say 16 students were stung in craft noon. all of them plus two adults taken to a hospital as a precaution. earlier eight girls from a virginia private school were stung by yellow jackets. two of those girls were stung multiple times and taken to the hospital. none of the injuries are serious. no one suffered any allergic reaction. a day after the federal reserve suggested the nation may be edging out of the recession alw statistics showwit e i b roy it will be a p,mpy road tojobless numbers aru oscl areesupur rere ufo , osclan aesiluptare, an retail sales are down. ds uo t a omone. bottom line. brian mooar has that report tonight. >> reporter: the labor department says first-time jobless claims jumped t 558,000

last week. as more americans lose their jobs, they are losing their homes, too. foreclosures jumped aecord 32% in july. compared to last year. >> we have seen that in south carolina and in arkansas and in idaho. and in oregon and utah. places that really vice president been on the foreclosure map for the last few years. >> reporter: retail sales dipped unexpectedly last month. down a 10th of a percent after jump .8 in june. >> consumers are still struggling with sluggish growth and higher state and local taxes, a lot of concerns about the loss of wealth in the stock market and a drop in their home values. >> reporter: consumer caution is clearly in the air. >> sometimes you have to take away your fun things like the movies and little things you used to do on the side. >> reporter: walmart beat wall street's second quarter profit expectations. some believe these tough times have turned us all into bargain hunters. >> sort of forced the consumer to go out and say hey, i have been overpaying and if i

actually open up my eyes and look around, i can get great value. >> reporter: the government's cash for clunkers program shocked the auto industry back to life overnight. this couple didn't need a rebate from uncle sam to get motivated. >> i didn't take advantage for cash for clunkers but took advantage of the fact the dealers were desperate to sell me a car. i got an awesome deal on a loan. >> reporter: mixed signals from an economy in transition. if not a turnaround. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. those walmart earnings brian mooar just mentioned spur ad late-day rally on wall street. the dow gained 36. nasdaq gained 10. the s&p gained just under seven. the world is mourning the loss of a musical innovator. les paul. he died today of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in white plains, new york. les paul changed the course of music history when he invented the solid body electric guitar. in 1952 gibson guitars began production of the les paul. a model later used by rock great

pete townsend of the who and led zeppelin's jimmy page. as an inventor paul helped bring about the rise of rock 'n' roll with multitrack recordings. les paul was 94 years old. >> 94 years. >> yeah. he had a good run. >> good run. more talk tonight the redskins may be moving back to the district. we are going to have the latest the push to bring them back within city limb zblits find out what former vice president dick cheney is saying about the bush administration in his upcoming book. >> possible early release from prison for the man convicted in one of the world's deadliest terrorist attacks. >> international search continues for a 4,000-ton cargo ship that's still missing.

in the battle over health care, the provision for end of life counseling that fuele rumors of so-called death panels is now being dropped.

proof that those angry town halls are having an effect and hurting president obama and the democrats. that's borne out in a new poll. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: after two weeks of health care demonstrations and town hall disruptions run daily on the news -- >> you are lying! >> reporter: democrats shouted at coast to coast this was seattle last night. there's more doubt about the democrats' proposal. >> it is funny how a lot of people that talk about, you know, obama's health care plan and kind of don't have any faith or belief in it. >> reporter: the "usa today" poll finds 30 34% of% more similympathetic to the proteste view. bad news for the white house. >> part of it is some of the misconceptions. >> reporter: one misconception riling up crowds that death panels are part of reform. that rumor was endorsed yesterday by gop senator chuck grassley who has a key negotiator knows it is not true.

>> reporter: today grassley said the provision for end of life counseling that started the rumors will be dropped. the disruptions worrisome in the gop. >> republicans run the risk of overplaying their hand and they themselves being associated with very extreme charges and extreme rhetoric. >> reporter: on an issue that is key to the debate, obama's strategist, david axelrod, sent out mass e-mail claiming again it is a myth that reform will force you out of your current insurance plan or force you to change doctors. republican party chair michael steele's mass e-mail reply quoted the mayo clinic that cuts in insurance payments could prompt mayo and others to reduce our access to government patien patience. a real debate on a real issue amid all the noise. the new poll shows in part because of the noise, president obama is losing ground in the

health care debate. i'm steve handelsman, news4, capitol hill. it is now beginning to look a lot like dick cheney's memoir will be a tell-all p.m. many described cheney as the most influential vice president in u.s. history. according to "the washington post," the former v.p. believes hi old boss gradually turned away from his advice during their second term in the white house. and began taking more flexible positions on a wide range of issues. the implication is that president bush changed from being a man of resolve into an ordinary politician. cheney told his biographer he has strong feelings about what happened and now that he and mr. bush left office, he does not see why he should not express those views. the memoir is due out in 2011. secretary of state hillary rodham clinton is winding up her trip to africa. she is in cape verde tonight. much of the day in liberia. the u.s. has close tie was liberia. it was established in 1847 by freed american slaves. today clinton m with president

ellen johnson surleaf. the leader is the only elected woman head of state in africa. clinton says she brought warm regards from president obama and clinton's tour of africa is aimed at promoting development and democracy on the continent. the american journalist detained in north korea are sending a message to everyone that supported them tonight. laura li ingling worked and sen to 12 years of hard labor. they spent five months in detention and freed last week. former president clinton negotiated that release. the journalists thanked everyone who supported them with letters and prayers. >> to all of the people who supported euna and me throughout the nearly five months we were in captivity, we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. >> all the letters and post cards you sent us gave us a

chance to -- in north korea. >> they say they will share the details of their time in captivity at some point in the future. for now, though, they are readjusting to life at home and spending time with their families. authorities in scotland are discounting the media reports that they decided to release the man convicted in the lockerbie bombing. pan am flight 103 was supposed to fly from london to new york on december 18, 1988. a bomb blew it out of the sky over lockerbie, scotland. all of the people on the plane were killed. 11 people on the ground killed. most of the victims, americans. investigators say the bomb was planted by a libn operative and he was sentenced to life in prison but is terminally ill now with prostate cancer. the libyaner govenment has requested his release g on compassionate grounds. several relatives of the american victims oppose this. scottish officials say they will make a decision next week. still ahead near, the search

for what led to a deadly boating accident on a local creek. >> a fast-moving wildfire is forcing hundreds of people from their homes. firefighters having trouble get thing blaze under control. >> bob looks ahead tow tweekend. n

northern california, hundreds are fleeing their homes as more than 200 wildfires continue burning out of control. at least 600 people have evacuated so far. the fires already charred 2,000 acres. this particular blaze near santa cruz is spread being 250 structures now. dry conditions in the area are making it especially hard for firefighters to get the fire under control. right mao more than 700 firefighters are battling those fires. >> are they going to get any rain out there? >> no rain this time of year out there. we haven't had much rn around here. we get those lonesome showers. should have taken the one from baltimore. sun is back out now. outside today we had our sky watcher in time lapse. great day for watching the sky. you notice we have a light north to northeasterly breeze. low clouds moving from north to south and then up above us, those high thin clouds. and moving from the southwest to the northeast. up near the level of the jet

stream. that was part of the reason that we have had those showers. there we are. this is choer 4. seeing that one -- there's the rain shower. you can see the rain shower right now just to the northeast. i think it is out around bowie. our current temperature, high temperature today, we made it up to 87. that's our average high. our rainfall, this is officially national airport. well below average for august. since the middle part, latter part of june, we are closing in on four inches below average. here we are now. outside. so far no raindrops here. in washington. our temperature is 85 degrees. we have a light easterly wind. that will be a big factor with our weather. we will stay with that east to northeasterly breeze. caribou, maine, boston at 68 degrees. get that easterly wind with that cool ocean and it makes a difference. dew points are not too bad either. here is what has been going on. we had that old weather front that's sort of sagged to our south. and along it, series of little low pressure areas, then behind

it, at least enough moisture that has been close to us to get that one little layer of showers. there it is. around us in washington, here you can see how it has been moving now from balance more on in towards bowie. theres. moving to silver spring. you folks into northeast washington, get ready. your lawn is about to get wet. it is a moderate shower that's come right out of baltimore and on its track, it will continue to move very near the beltway and it is right now around chillum. that's that one. another one. south of salisbury. the heavier rain that really moved through yesterday. virginia beach, pretty much moved out. right now some of the heavier rains are up in new jersey. look at ocean city. that was yesterday. over an inch of rain. this is what caused the flooding ain't round the norfolk, portsmouth area. over 4 1/2 inches of rain in some spots. the tropics yesterday, remember, looked like there was a depression that might form into -- it has fallen apart. that's about all there is left of it. there is another stronger one

that's forming and that could yet become the first tropical storm. little area of low pressure is weak and not going to be doing anything at all. as we go through the weekend, heading to the beaches, the clouds will finally be breaking up because over the next couple of days, we will see areas of low pressure along that old weather front move to our south. at the same time, we will have an area of high pressure to fourth. around that. easterly wind. so that will keep us reasonably comfortable side. then the clouds move out. as we get on into the weekend. the meantime, for this evening, partly cloudy, one shower. now moving through silver spring and beltway. around new carrollton. we will see that continue to move into prince george's county. then gradually after 8:00, 9:00, that will dissipate. no more showers that i can see up at the game. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. warm morning. oraugust. temperatures in the mid to high 60s. humidity not exceptional. then as we getgu into tomorrow afternoon, mid to high 80s.

std anilld easonableil dihumity. f th will be the storye o in to the weekend. sunday and saturday earlier looked like we may see showers. it is just a slight chance. sunday the humidity will be coming bk igas rk here r for in washington, a chance foso ly needed showers on wednesday and thursday with temperature in the 80s. at least we are done with those high 90s. put those aside. don't need those. >> for good? >> kwin for good but at least the weekend. >> coming up in our next half hour, more rumblings that the redskins just might be returning to d.c. we are going to have more on that. >> rough summer for metro. now some are calling for the general manager to step down. >> violent crash injures three siblings under the age of 17. we will tell you how they are doing. frightening moment for iphone users that claim their phones exploded while using them. it's redskins preseason game number one. it is the debut of rookie

defensive end in linebacker brian orakpo. it is also a game where the smallest running back on the roster tries to make a big impression and two young receivers still trying to make their mark. "new6:t 00" continue

back now with a look at the stories making headlines tonight. >> the man behind a series of violent home invasions in montgomery county was sentenced to five life sentences today withtht oue pbiossility ofos parole. jose garcia perlera was convicted of targeting elderly ke i bethhomes, tied , tied them up and robbed them and one of his victims died. >> ad the federal reserve gave signals the recession might be easing, there's evidence tonight that the recovery will be bumpy. the labor department says first-time unemployment claims jumped to 558,000 last week. meanwhile, retail sales dipped in july while home foreclosures climbed to their highest level. >> the health care bill provision for end of life counseling has been officially dropped. that comes after rumors that that provision would promote euthanasia. and numerous angry town hall meetings in health care reform. coming up, less than an hour until kickoff, we will hear from redskins fans as they make their predicts for the upcoming season.

a report on the search for a 4,000-ton cargo ship that disappeared. we will tell you about claims that people were injured when their iphones exploded. as the redskins kick off the preseason in baltimore tonight news4 learned of new private discussions aimed at luring the hometown back to washington from the maryland suburbs. tom sherwood first reported the story at 5:00 and joins us at 6:00 with more. >> hey, craig. as one fan told us, they are the washington redskins, aren't they? we learned that more high-level talks have been held. the dallas cowboys have a new stadium. so do the new york giants and philadelphia eagles. all have newer and better stadiums than the redskins. fedex field and suburban maryland is just a dozen years old. but it has never been a fan favorite for access and accommodations. >> no, i think it is the worst stadium i have ever been to. >>eporter: news4 reported for several seasons that the district is trying to use old rfk to lure the skins to build a new stadium on the site. and mayor fenty reiterated that

again on news4 thursday morning. >> when they went out to the fedex field, they signed a pretty long lease. and it is tough to negotiate or break leases. that will probably be our biggest impediment. we have let the team know that we are interested and if there is a window of opportunity that presents itself we will jump through it. >> reporter: news4 learned that there new recent, intense but private talks between the city and owner dan snider's operation. but none of the partiarpa ts nte staffs r staff would commentff publicly. ward couilr membe jkac evans that openly courts thenski s would say only i'm aaykilw looking for opportunities to get the redskins back in washington. sources familiar with the recent talks said they focus on three ar s. the key issue is whether the out of escape or buy its prince george's leasee that runs through 2027. a new siteldou w be. about

110,000 seats with a domed roof suitable for super bowl events.b in talks suggest the teamould consolidate operations and edskins training lithtyo al t hel of h fame fromir ginia into the rfk area with the new stadium. >> i would love it. i mean, they are the washington redskins, not the landover redskins. >> even everything could be worked out it would be several years before a new skins stadium could be constructed. craig, back to you. >> all right. tom sherwood, thank you, sir. it has been a tough summer for the metro system. now a very small group seems to be calling for the agency's general manager to step down. 100 or so folks signed an online petition asking for john catoe to resign in the wake of the deadly crash in june. the petition claims that catoe has not done enough to make safety priority. t when asked about his future, catoe said he's focussing on the crash investigation. meanwhile, the american public transportation association named

catoe the top public transportation manager of 2009. police questioned the driver after car that flipped over in silver spring this afternoon around 3:30. the police say the driver told them a second car was involved but the second car was not there when police arrived. so far no word on injuries. the crash shut down the southbound lanes of second avenue between 16th and grace church road. a 12-year-old boy is fighting for his life tonight after a serious crash inom germantown. late yesterday afternoon at ridge road and morning star drive. the police say a pickup truck rear ended a car that was trying to make a left-hand turn. four young people were inside that car. they were all taken to the hospital. the 12-yr-old is in critical condition tonight. neighbors tell us there have been a number of serious accidents at this intersection. a maryland man is dead after a boating accident in anne arundel county. police say that 77-year-old harry taylor of owe wings mill was killed after his 23-foot

boat hit the stone jetty. the passenger of the boat was not injured. the police are still investigating how and why the boat ran into this abutment. the public is being given an opportunity to pay respects to eunice kennedy shriver tonight. six hours were set aside for her wake today and which continues right now at a church on cape cod. mourners turned out by the hundreds. more on this sto >> reporter: far outnumbering dignitaries attending the wake for eunice kennedy shriver are ordinary americans. >> i'm grateful for what she has done. >> reporter: including a contingent of special olympians. >> my name is danny harrison. and i'm here to say thank you for mrs. shriver for doing special olympics. >> she loved us. >> reporter: they have come from across the country converging of the small catholic church on cape cod many in the kennedy

clan regularly attend to pay respects to the woman who inspired millions, including her own family to help the helpless. >> she inspired me when i was 14 to spend 100 hours working in the home for the retarded in upstate new york royf shrine was inspired herself to create the special olympics and worked with the mentally disabled because of sister rosemary's disabilities. her work seen by many as a credit to the kennedy family. >> very giving to the community. caring about other people with all their family has, they are giving spirit. >> reporter: the website, eunicekennedyshriver.org has had more than 100,000 visits since her death tuday. nearly 3,000 have left personal tributes. for her private funeral mass friday, special olympians will be carrying into the church the special olympics torch.

still ahead the latest on a missing ship that may have been captured by pirates. police chase ends with a fiery crash. more on what led to that chase. a warning about iphones. two people claim theirs exploded y.

good evening. bob ryan, storm center 4. we heard of lonesome dove. lonesome shower. you can see how it has been moving and i will zoom in. boy, you folk right inside the beltway now, you can see it is -- oh, right there. hyattsville. you are getting a nice rain

shower. these are coming through with moderate showers. so a moderate amount of rain. so southeastern parts of d.c., seat pleasant, spots like that, probably eventually camp springs, it will be heading down into charles county to no lightning but a moderate rain shower. later on tonight, our temperatures dip into the 70s. tomorrow there might be an afternoon thundershower. doing some boating this weekend, lighter winds than last weekend. around the bay, temperatures will be in the 80s. and an onshore breeze on saturday especially. we will keep it a bit cool at the beechs or pleasant, i should say. temperatures in the 70s. >> investigators across europe have joined the search for missing ship called the arctic sea. the cargo ship last heard from july 28. sailing through the english channel carrying nearly $2 million worth of timber. t the ship is operated by a company based in finland. four days before it disappeared, it reported being attacked off the coast of sweden but the crew said the attackers left after 12

hours. investigators say piracy is rare up in european -- europe's frozen waterand more likely scenarios include insurance fraud or a commercial dispute. >> a police chase in michigan turned deadly when it ended in a fiery crash. it happened in detroit. take a look. police were chasing a pickup. the truck collided with a minivan that turned in the path and you can see the collision. the pickup caught fire. there is nothing police or firefightkers do for the driver. he was killed in that crash. police say they were chasing a pickup truck because it was reported stolen. two people in france are claiming they were injured when their iphones exploded. a 19-year-old says his eye was injured when his phone broke apart in the middle of a phone call. heaid the phone started to crack and made a strange noise and then glass hit his eye. the man says he put the phone down and could see small shards of glass shooting out of the phone. a second man says a similar incident happened to him.

still ahead on "news4 at 6:00"-the search for a mermaid in the mediterranean -- seriously. mermaid. why some folks say she really does exist. dan? >> hey, guys the ps the redskins here in baltimore. ready to take on the ravens. the lightest man on the roster hoping to be dressed in dynamite tonight. second-year receivers trying to do damage as well. and it is show time for the rook rookie. orakpo will make something happen. "news4 at 6:00"

it is official. 45 minutes from now, it all starts. your favorite part of the year. >> what's it like out there, guys? >> it is fun. the redskins actually just came out of the tunnel mao to some boos and cheers because there some burgundy and gold here in the stands. you know, a lot of them want to see where what their quarterback will bring to the table this year. >> i want to say i think jason campbell tonight goes about a searies and that's it. i think they will shut i am down and i don't know. tossup. do you see lot of collins or brennan tonight? >> talked to brennan and he doesn't think he will be playing to the second half. i want to see both of them. want to see everybody play well. people talk about jason campbell and say that the success of this season depends on jason campbell. jason campbell's success depends on the offensive line. and it also depends on his receiving core. as we saw last year, this man desperately neds help. malcolm kelly or devin thomas will be vying for the starting

role. the head coach jim zorn says somebody will have to step up. tonight malcon kelly will be the team's third wide receiver. kelly battled knee problem most of his rookie year but says it is not a problem right now. and he continues to show flashes during training camp. right now kelly is behind fellow second-year receive devin thomas who will start in place of santana moss. moss has been limited because of a hamstring issue. thomas battles injuries during his rookie season and for much of training camp this year. the coaches say his work ethic and performance is light years ahead of where it was. now he must perform. >> i think it is going to be a learning curve, you know, with everybody. first time out there as a team playing fu speed tackle. besides the scrimmage. i mean, this is going to be a chance for it to come together. >> it is going to be good. you know, i think really being -- i think that people started asking me, you know, as far as are you sitting out because your knee doesn't feel

good? precaution. a long season. make sure i'm healthy. i am right now. >> malcolm kelly is tall, fast. he f he can stay healthy he didn't a dangerous weapon for the team this year and said he feels like he's truly getting better and better every single practice. another guy that we have seen get a lot better from day one to now is number one draft pishgs brian orakpo. >> it is funny because obviously it is thursday night and he told me yesterday in a normally thursday nights are reserved for him and his fiancee to go to a restaurant to have sushi together. tonight is when he is making his nfl debut. he said he doesn't reilly get nervous but the truth is he has a lot of skills that he is trying to pick up as far as the learning curve, switching positions. tonight is a really big deal for orakpo. orakpo just wants to make a difference. he will get ample time tonight working with the first team

defense. defensive end to linebacker. hay said it is like going from checkers to chess. getting used to all the added nuances at the linebacker position. as for the 6'4", 260 pounder gets nervous, here is what he had to say. >> we will see. i'm not a guy -- guy that takes it day by day. wait important the game comes around. you know, obviously pumped, i will be enthusiastic about the game. first nfl game to suit up in. very excited. hope i can do my best. come thursday, i'm going to be ecstatic to go out and hopefully make plays. >> he is getting better. it will be up to thursday night. he had plays saturday that were good. he had plays saturday that we were very disappointed in. they addressed it. i can see him just, you know, getting better and better. it is a new thing. it is still easier for him to take on a 250-pound tight end as opposed to a 330-pound tackle.

>> grag blatche excited to see what his new defensive end/linebacker has to offer. it is funny because blatche said you are going to be on the sideline and you will learn new words coming out of my mouth. i thought that was funny. >> brian orakpo is the guy, he looks so good to us when we watched him in camp. i feel like the coaches want to reel him in and say we know he can be good but we don't want to tell you how good it can be. >> it is funny because you heard greg blatche say -- it is clear we added. part of you thinks they are trying to play i down. >> when you talk about some of the big pieces several of them not going to play tonight. portis not going to be on the field. santana moss. they didn't think he would play. told me a few minutes ago he won't be playing for sure. but that doesn't mean he is not going to be busy on the sideline. >> he said that they do have a definite role, the veterans do, in taking the time, they are sitting watching the young players on the field. they get excited, helping them

find their way in their nfl debut. >> just pretty much -- they are excited. a lot of things going through their head and mind. and you are the same way when it come to them because you want to be see them play good. and just hoping for the best for them. any time you see something that might go wrong or something that went rate or something that you know that they don't know that you see, you try to put them to the sideline and tell them, hey, look for this and that. be able to get ready to make the adjustment. >> and santana moss certainly will be paying the most attention to, malcolm kelly and devin thomas. taken under his wing. >> funny last year that it seemed like malcon had come to him and asked for advice. since then they both have and both very good friends despite the fact they are compete. >> they really are. there get to used to you asking for one and the other comes running up alongside. >> speaking of tag teams, if this machine were a member after g team he would be the smallest, i think, in the history of professional wrestling. he's dominique dorsey.

5'7", 175 pounds. and he has a chance to be the most electric player on the roster and as well as the smallest. first person to return a punt for the redskins tonight. and that is his specialty. in the cfl he once return ad kick 123 yards. you say how is that possible? 150-yard field in the cfl. he is so small it is hard for the other team to see him. had also said he hasn't always been the smallest or the fastest kid on his team. >> when i was 7 years old, offensive tackle and defensive tackle. for some reason they put me on the line. they knew i had skills. to play in the backfield. i played the whole season. >> what was the height and weight back then? >> i think i was barely push 50g pounds or so. something like that. and it was fun. i managed to get through it. i'm glad i never got big enough

to be offensive lineman. >> that's dominique dorsey. i believe than with heels on lindsay is taller. >> dominique dorsey is such a fun player to watch. >> as you said he will be the first pun returner out there and hagen from uva. special teams coach danny smith certainly interested in seeing who will step up and make a difference tonight. >> yes. former quarterback at the university of virginia. moving on now to other nfl news. browns receiver dante stallworth has been suspended for the entire 2009 season. he will be reinstated after the super bowl in february of 2010. talking golf now. last major of the year. pga championship. just outside of minneapolis, minnesota. and guess who is leading after his best first round in the major in a long, long time. it is tiger woods. tiger said you know what, i played pretty well.

i could have played a whole heck of a lot better. ger started on t back nine. he is on number 11. looking for a birdie gets the birdie to fall. five birdies and no beys on the day. 12 here. little longer putt. same result. five under par. he leads by one stroke over harrington. tiger woods leading the pga championship. guys, the game coming up at 7:30 here on news4. the redskins and it is the ravens. lindsay will be on the sideline bringing you in-game coverage. we will both be with you, post-game show after the game with players and coaches live. >> they will have a lot to say because there is a lot on this game tonight. >> it is going to be a fun one. we will be here every step of the way. >> predictions? >> oh, gosh. >> go ahead. >> predictions? 21-14, redskins. >> 28-12, skins coming out on top. >> appreciate it, guys. >> when we come back, bob will have a final check on the

forecast. >> million dollar prize to anyone that can provide evidence of a mermaid in one small town.

fans are already gearing up for the big game in baltimore mitt. >> derrick ward sin side the stadium where the festivities are really cooking. >> well, you can see behind me things are picking up on the field mao. ravens have taken the field. redskins have been out here to do their practice. we have been focusing on outside. what goes on among the fans in this tale of two cities. as you get closer to game time, more burgundy and gold mixed in with the purple. you have to allow for travel time for the folks coming up from the d.c. area. both teams are based in maryland. it is natural there is mingling of loyalties. >> we get on each other's nerves. >> who wins? >> me. >> it is cute but as far as real rave enfans, they don't marry

redskins fans. >> is there any hard decision to decide whether to pull for the ravens or redskins? >> i'm a redskin fan. no other choice. >> reporter: to advance the story, we live dangerously. we went out in the thick of it. how about them redskins? well, we were met with blank stares. try that in some other city like dallas. we are live in baltimore. back to you. >> good to see you are still in one piece. let's get an update on our forecast from bob. how is game night looking? >> game night looks fine. beltway -- this is the beltway shower. started out a couple of hours ago in baltimore. and now it moved, as you can see right inside the beltway, into southeast, northeast washington. folks down there, your lawn is getting a nice little shower. there it is over the last hour. moving right almost down i-95. but, again, right into the southeastern areas of d.c. it will move -- continue moving into charles county. for anybody heading out and doing boating, i think pretty

nice boating weather and beach weather over the weekend with an onshore breeze onda satury especially. and east-northeasterly winds. as high as 10, 15 knots. it will be in the 70s in the beaches. meanwhile for those of us stays at home, temperatures in the high 80s to near 09 sunday. humid. not anything excessive as we saw earlier this weekend with wind. any showers we get will be wednesday or thursday. other than that, lonesome bell way one. back to you. >> thanks, bob. coming up at 11:00, highlights from the first eseason game between the skins and the ravens. also you heard about the long-term impact on your health of the high-fat diet. wait until you hear what it causes in the short term. there is a mermaid search under way in israel. rumor started in a seaside town the other day. someone said they saw a mermaid down by the water as opposed to walking down the street.

this story grew and xwru. the town leaders agreed to pay $1 million to anyone who can provide solid evidee of a mermaid. now the beach is mobbed with mermaid seekers. many with cameras, of course. trying to provide solid evidence of some sightings. some spectators say they believe in mistycism and mermaids, of course, are certainly possible and mystical and mythical. as are all sorts of other underwater creatures. in the meantime, the town's website is asking people to come up with a name for the mermaid should she be spotted. it could lead some skeptics to wonder if the chamber of commerce had anything to do with the original mermaid report. >> oh, i wonder. i wonder. all right. maybe it -- maybe we can tell you about a mermaid. >> if she sought there somewhere, let's hope she exists in eryone's imagination. >> that's all we have for you now. "nightly news" is up