street mean earring young girl won't be victim at their hand. >> reporter: a relieve the aunt reacting to the news police arrested two men. >> we are very, very relieved this were found. it's just a weight lifted. >> reporter: 27-year-old michael thomas and 28-year-old marcus williams have been charged in the murder of 22-year-old erika yancey. yancey disappeared last november from dulles airport where she worked. police found her body in the trunk of her car two days later, not far from her home in fairfax. she had been stabbed multiple times. one of the suspects was yancey's roommate. he was arrested in detroit yesterday. >> he left this jurisdiction at some point and has been in michigan for the at least several months. >> reporter: eri k ka lived with williams, his girlfriend and the couple's two children and she would care for the kids. she can't understand why erica's roommate wanted to kill her. >> she enjoyed every minute of her life.

she lived life to the fullest. to have someone take it away from you in that manner, that was the hardest part. >> reporter: investigators are releasing few details about the murder and the moativity, but credit thorough police work for the arrest. >> a typical technique is to recreate the life of the victim. in doing so, you map out that victim's relationships, close and far, and using that web of interconnecting relationships, try to figure out what happened the day of the murder. >> reporter: marcus williams will be extradited to far facti fairfax county. thank you. police in montgomery county tonight arrested a teen suspected of dealing drugs to students at a local high school. police charged 18-year-old aryan muhamedy in chester. they watched him leave the

shopping sent were three walter johnson students in his suv. they smelled marijuana and searched his car. they found marijuana, ecstasy and about $1,200 in cash. he is a former walter johnson student. poli tell us he used text messages to arrange drug buys. a bethesda teenager found with bomb making materials in his bedroom pleaded guilty in federal court today. prosecutors say colin mckenzie gude had a dozen dangerous chemicals in his home, along with bomb making instructions. christ gordon is here with mor of the story. >> reporter: he appeared in court wearing a green jump sut from the detention center where he is being held. when asked if he was voluntarily waiving his right to a trial and pleading guilty he politely said, yes, your honor. parents of colin mckenzie gude

thanked their lawyer, but had nothing to say after their 19-year-old son pleaded guilty to one charge of creating a destructive devishgs armor-piercing shells seized by law officers during a raid in his home in july 2008. when the case first broke, officials said he had a hit list of teachers from st. john's college high school in the district where he just graduated. they alleged he had a map of camp david. his lawyers say mckenzie gude never intended to kill or hurt anyone. he entered the guilty plea even though his lawyer claims the bomb-making chemical does not belong to him. the lawyer says in these woods in gaithersburg, mckenzie gude and a former school mate exploded five pipe bombs. they said his father lived here at the time after emigrating from russia that he fought in

chechnya. >> he was influenced by patrick's father who brought a majority of these items over to the house about a month before this event and stored them in lin's room becausehere was a domestic dispute between patrick's father and mother. they were asked to remove all firearms from the house. >> reporter: rene sadler is the lawyer. >> his father absolutely had a role as a parent who had care and custody of a child and exposed that child to things a child shouldn't be exposed to. namely, destructive devices and firearms. he was a minor at the time. but to shift burden and blame on my client's father for the acts of colin mckenzie gude is simply not true and contrary to the facts and the evidence. >> reporter: patrick has pleaded

guilty to four criminal charges in montgomery county court and is now attending college awaiting sentencing. colin mckenzie gude has been held in jail the past 15 months. he will be sentenced in federal court january 7th and could get up to ten years in a federal prison. wendy? >> christ gordon, thanks. there are new details about the three terror suspects arrested in new york and denver. the fbi is denying a report new york city police may have blown the surveillance of one of the suspects and compromised the investigation. a criminal complaint says police were working independently of the fbi when they asked information about one of the suspects. he worked as a shuttle driver in denver. nbc news learned new charges may be filed against one of the men as early as tomorrow. president obama's message to the united nations today was a blunt one. he said the u.s. cannot and will not tackle the challenges of global warming, aids and nuclear

proliferation alone. >> this cannot solely be america's endeavor. those who used to chastise america for acting alone in the world cannot now stand by and wait for america to solve the world's problems alone. >> the president said he will not apologize for defending his nation's interests, but that the interests of many nations are shared. he also reiterated his call for peace between israel and palestine, urged the u.n. to hold iran and north korea accountable in their pursuit of nuclear weapons. today president obama also assured the residents of the southeast federal aid will be provided and quickly to help deal with all the floong there. this was the scene in central tennessee this morning. high water in this part of town flooded dozens of roads, making it impossible for residents to get around. at least ten deaths are blamed on the flooding in tennessee, georgia and alabama. bob ryan, storm center 4. the good news is no rain today

down in parts of georgia. you can see almost 20 inches in lawrenceville, georgia. there are still flood warnings out. the rivers and streams are beginning to recede. there have been more showers, thunder showers today around southern parts of louisiana into mississippi. the good news is not around georgia. while we've been warm and a new study is out, you can see scattered owers by the way of our own out to the west. i don't think they are going to amount to anything. a brand new study following up at the same time the president was giving his talk about global warming and concerns up in the united nations. they found british researchers, greenland glaciers are thinning by more than three feet each year. how much ice do you think greenland is losing each year? that is part of a new study. no, you'll have the answer and i'll explain it and show you interesting data as well as chilly air, but no ice yet. thank you, bob. news4 at 5:00 just getting

started. he was caught on tape but did hescaped. more of the video that police say could help catch a suspected carjacker. >> which major toll road will let drivers breeze through. >> the hope diamond setting the stage for the smithsonian.

you. help wanted. police say the man you see here running away from this accident

carjacked and abducted a woman in prince george's county. police need help catching the suspect. the carjack led to a 40-mile police chase that spread from virginia to maryland. a newly-released video could help capture a man considered armed and dangerous. >> reporter: the video clip taken by a dashboard mounted police camera shows a man getting out of a bash-ed up suv running from police. it is recent evidence in an abduction that ended in a multicar crash in temple hills. >> what the video shows is actually the suspect exiting the victim's vehicle. the way he comes out of that vehicle, he's kind of got this unique way he carries himself. in doing that, we thought there were unique things about that that may help identify him. >> it happened last thursday. a woman was carjacked and abducted at gun point from the parking lot of a target in

prince william county. a witness called 911 and followed the stolen car, directing officers to the vehicle. the police chase that followed went onto maryland and ultimately ended when the gunman lost control and crashed into several other cars. the carjacker ran away and is still on the loose. earlier this week, police released this composite sketch. now this ten-second video clip. investigators hope someone will recognize the gunman and give them the break they need. >> we know we had firearm. we feel at this point in time the public is in danger because this guy is still out and about. basically accosts you in the parking lot of target at gun point puts you in a precarious situation. >> virginia state police are talking to merchants trying to figure out if there's other video out there that could help them identify this gunman.

megan mcgrath, news4. police in arlington need help tonight. they are trying to piece together what caused an accident that killed a man last night. the victim was hit while trying to cross arlington boulevard and the gw parkway exit ramp ps about 7:40. so far the police have not been able to identify the man. the driver stayed on the scene and no charges have been filed. new laws are going to take effect next week in maryland. they are going to stiffen penalties for drunk drivers. anyone found guilty twice of driving impaired will have their license suspended for a year. repeat offenders also will face fines up to $500, two months in jail or both. people convicted of drunk driving can only receive probation once during a ten-year period. if a minor is caught driving under the influence, they can also face charges of possessing alcohol. the new laws begin on the 1th of october. frederick, maryland, has bragging rights to share tonight. governor martin o'malley and other state and local leaders

gathered in frederick this afternoon to declare the city capital of the day. a new program will honor cities throughout the state as capital of the day. frederick was singled out for its business and high-tech accomplishments, and for being a safe and welcoming community. it was anything but a traditional reading lesson at an alexandria elementary today. that's hilda, an interactive animated character in a book titled "hilda, a very loyal goat." hilda and her officer visited students. using cutting-edge technology the book comes to life. today's visit was to promote reading among the family. >> he can hear what the children are saying and speak with them about whatever they say, but mostly they are interested in reading aloud. >> the book is part of a

national children literacy campaign. >> who knew goats could read? >> and they like to read and like to read out loud. >> really warm. today the president was talking about the global warming and need for international cooperation. also a new study came out today from british researchers who used the nasa satellite to find that the greenland glaciers are thinning in some areas by more than three feet per year. here is the question of the week. how much ice is greenland, which is covered with ice and glaciers, but how much is it losing each year? there are your choices. no loss of ice each year. snow, of course in the central part or 10 cubic miles, 100 cubic miles? >> cubic mile is a mile by a mile by a mile. it's huge. >> 100.

>> you are sort of correct for greenland. greenland itself is losing 42 big miles. another way to think about it, 100 billion tons of ice each year is being lost in greenland. some of the glaciers, researchers have found, are moving at about 1/10 of a mile a year. much of the melting is from warmer waters, too. some of the estimates are from six to more than 12 inch sea level rise. here's some of the research from the british researchers. those are the areas in antarctica and greenland where some of the ice is decreasing at the rate of more than three to ten feet per year. we'll be heading toward chillier weather, but not right away. our dew point in the 60s. you can see finally that the pattern is down to the

southeast. there is still circulation in the atmosphere with showers, thunder showers down around louisiana. good news is for the folks in georgia and alabama, while we are getting scattered showers, nothing like the torrential rains they had. some areas had as much rain in the last couple of weeks as they usually get in six months. there are scattered showers out of the mountains of west virginia. also another batch around elizabeth city. heavy rains yesterday down around the raleigh, durham, area. for us, all we are seeing are a couple of lonesome showers out on the mountains of west virginia. that's it. overnight tonight. what we'll be seeing will be more the same. that is some humidity here. southwesterly winds. by late tomorrow, there will be a weather front coming through us. a few showers or thunder showers for folks along southern maryland. friday, much cooler air coming in with northeasterly winds. good news is for much of the south, no repeat of that

terrible rain. partly cloudy, warm and humid. temperatures overnight tonight with that humidity around and also the clouds, not dipping much below 70 degrees in town. a warm morning tomorrow morning. temperatures about 70 degrees in town. once again, mixture of clouds and sunshine. again it will be warm and humid with temperatures getting up into the mid to high 80s. there is that slight risk of an afternoon shower primarily to our south. friday, a freshing day. cool morning, freezy with a northeasterly breeze. weather systems move along. moisture coming back our way. late saturday into early sunday there may be scattered showers. right now sunday looks good with temperatures into the 70s. >> feeling like autumn. no ice in our future yet. >> thank you, bob. in june's deadly metro crash, there are new complaints tonight the it's taking too long to find out exactly what caused the disaster. yesterday three months after the crash, the ntsb released new information about what failed,

but no new information about why it happened. michael flynn is here now with the latest. michael? >> tonight leaders of the transit workers union say complaints about metro's automated track system are common. the new findings by the ntsb further expose a transit system that is failing. >> we hear stories on a daily basis about communication and automatic train control problems. >> reporter: the head of the local transit workers union insisting she is not surprised by the ntsb preliminary findings about june's rail crash that killed nine people. the union is also calling for accountability. >> no one in the ranks of management have been held responsible for these failures. >> the ntsb yesterday issued an urgent alert warning that the same signal system which failed to detect the stop train in june's metro disaster should be checked by other rail operators across the country. also the ntsb revealed that tests of some rail automation

equipment in a control room found false signals registering the track was clear when there was a train idling. >> we are looking for parasitic oscillation. >> one councilman wonder ys the transit agency is getting more information about what went wrong, but not why it went wrong. >> and we need to know how it happened in order to prevent it from happening again. >> reporter: metro rail passengers i spoke with today say they are anxious for answers, but it hasn't kept them from riding the rails. >> three months, that's 90 days. anything can happen. >> definitely scary that they don't know and that they are still finding more and more problems. >> they can figure that out and rectify it. it's a lot safer than driving. i'm not concerned when i get on the tro. >> you still feel safe? >> i feel safe. >> metro board member jim graham

expects metro operators will use manual mode until the ntsb figures out what caused the sensor failures. an ntsb spokesperson today told me an investigation o this magnitude can typically take anywhere between 12 and 18 months to complete. back to you. >> it has been a while already. thank you. >>. >> when we come back with you on news4 at 5:00, you may have heard lots about different implapts. what about one for your ankle? we'll show you a new medical step that could put patients on the road to recovery. and charged with no warning. bank overdraft fees.

doctors have been performing hip and knee replacements for years. now they are replacing ankles. >> doreen gentzler is here to tell us about this. that could be trickier than a hip or knee. >> a lot trickier. think about mobility in your ankle. this could help a lot of people. tonight we look at a new treatment for severely injured and arthritic ankles. doctors in washington performed one of the first ankle replacements in the country. it's helping people walk and live normal lives again.

>> i just caught my toe on a seam and rolled the ankle completely out. it was a bad sprain. >> reporter: that was the first of many ankle injuries don suffered since he started playing soccer more than 40 years ago. >> it was excrutiating. a lot of swelling. couldn't put weight on it. >> reporter: he kept playing and coaching even though his ankle swelled up to the size of a grapefruit. >> the ankle kept getting bigger and bigger and the pain more intolerable over time where it was just to the point where my wife wouldn't stay married to me if i continued to play. >> his stage was raw bone on bone. >> reporter:r. paul cooper said he had three options. live with his ankle in a brace, have his foot and ankle completely fused together, which would limit his ability to walk and would eventually lead to more surgeries or try something

completely new. >> we are placing this part of the ankle bone with a metal and plastic composite. >> reporter: an ankle joint replacement. >> it allows more mobility and forgiveness in the ankle and closer to what the normal ankle mechanics are. by having that, we can offer it to younger people. >> reporter: it's called the scandinavian total ankle replacement or star. doctors remove the ends of the leg and ankle bones and place a three-piece arficial joint in between. over time, the bones grow into the implant and attach themselves naturally. cooper says the device can last up to ten years. >> you get much closer to the normal ankle motion, so for younger individuals who want to do more with it, the potential is there. there is no evidence of looseness. >> reporter: it can take six months to a year before patients completely heal from this surgery, but once they are back on their feet, they can actually

go back to playing some sports, things like light jogging, golf and field sports, possibly even soccer. it's been about nine weeks since don underwent the surgery. hit ankle is already starting to look normal and today he is taking his first few steps without a big brace. >> this is going to give me a whole lot more mobility than i had going in and a lot less pain. >> reporter: while he doesn't expect to get back on the field any time soon, he does hope to continue coaching his son's soccer team. >> i know even though he's got only a few more seasons left to coach him it. want to be there for each and every one of them. >> reporter: he is hoping to be back on the soccer field, too. doctors in europe have been doing this kind of arrangele replacement for several years. it wasn't approved by our food and drug administration until last june. don is the first person in our country to get the star ankle replacement. >> six months to a year is a

long time. >> not something to take more lightly. >> and it's more complicated. cool. it looks like it works. >> reporter: amazing. >> thanks. students at the university of maryland are kicking off a new campaign to get more youngsters involved in the battle for health care. next dnesday, several student groups will host what they describe as a health care teach-in. doctors and other health care experts will visit the college park campus to answer any questions the students may have. still ahead, someone brought up that dirty three-letter word in virginia's race for governor. find out who is talking about taxes. it's been a source of much debate. building the itc. the next sourc of debate, how much will it cost to ride it?

welcome back to our second half hour, i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. coming up, overdraft fees. two major banks make a major decision about your money. losing season, washington nationals face a material stat. lots of oohs and ahs. the eye-popping smithsonian displ display. looks like cashing in on

tolls will be easier in maryland. now the maryland transportation society decided how much you have to pay to drive on the toll road. tracee wilkins reports. >> reporter: it's been the source of much debate. beyond the construction of the icc, how much will it cost to ride the toll road? the maryland transportation authority is suggesting toll prices be 25 cents to 35 cents per mile during peak hours and 20 cents to 30 cents during offpeak hours. the rates would get higher and lower depending on the amount of traffic on the road. highest cost for 5.5 toll miles? $2. >> we looked at the prices being charged in other places, based upon the estimates we have for the traffic. >> reporter: the 18.8 mile roadway will link i-270 and 370 in montgomery county with i-95. officials say less than 5% of

drivers are expected to ever travel the full extent of the road. >> we expect this facility to be used predominantly for many local trips. i believe we expect the average trip, for example, to be about six miles, not the entire length of the freeway. the charges will be based upon the mileage to some extent, but there will be a minimum for minimum travel. >> reporter: the icc will be maryland's first cashless, all electronic toll facility. it will be paid with ez-pass via overhead scanners. the money may go back to the maryland transportation authority and to paying for the toll road's construction. when we spoke with commuters, we got mixed reaction. do you plan on using the icc? >> i probably will. if it's going to be too much, i'll go the way i normally go. >> the got to get the money. rather they do it through there than real estate or housing taxes where everybody has to pay. >> reporter: the first session of the icc is slated to open in

fall 2010. the road should be completed by 2012. tracee wilki, news4. maryland officials say the tolls could be increased if the road becomes congested. however, they said they would issue a ten-dayotice to the public before they do that. new developments in the hotly contested virginia governor race. creigh deeds is clearing up his position now on how he would pay for his transportation plan. in a "the washington post" opinion piece today, deeds says he will raise taxes to pay for the plan. this as bob mcdonnell picks up a key endorsement. jane watrel is here now. we were all listening to that debate last week. there was confusion there. >> reporter: and creigh deeds took a lot of heat. he didn't make clear where he stood. today he said he would support a tax hike to fund his transportation plan, if necessary. the jammed roadways of northern

virginia are fuelling the governor's race. in a debate before the fairfax county chamber of commerce last week, bob mcdonnell said he would not raise taxes to pay for his transportation plan. creigh deeds offered a confusing response, only compounded when confronted by reporters after the debate. the mcdonnell campaign pounced on deeds' remarks and posted them on youtube. deeds is making his stand on gridlock perfectly clear. in a "the washington post" op-ed piece, deeds now says he will raise taxes, if necessary. to fix the state's transportation woes. political observers say it was a move the democrats had to make. >> he had to put something out that clarifies and makes absolutely direct his position on the issue of taxes. previously, he just looked like he was fumbles and disacceptabling on the issue. i think that's far worse than saying i favor raising new revenue even if it means having new taxes. >> reporter: it may have cost

him a key endorsement. the fairfax political chamber says it is supporting mcdonnell. >> historically he has been more friendly toward business initiatives. his voting records supports our policy initiatives for a number of years. >> reporter: experts say deeds versus mcdonnell stance on any road congestion now offer as clear contrast. >> one is going to say we can do it without taxes. the other is saying, we possibly need new taxes and can't take the money out of general revenues because it will hurt education, for example. then it's up to the voters to decide, as confuse as this seems, to most lay persons. >> reporter: the latest "the washington post" poll on sunday showed bob mcdonnell over creigh deeds by only four points. at one point dds was down by double digits. all of this was before deeds care guyed his tax stand. >> interesting. getting more and more so.

bank fees, overdraft rule are changing. >> little taste of sumner autumn.

tonight's wednesday's child has a birthday coming up this weekend. he is going to be 7. the best gift he could get would be to be adopted by a fun, loving family. hi, marcus.

how are you? >> good. >> i'm so glad to see you. guess what we get to do today? >> make cupcakes? >> yes. with demarcus' birthday around the corner, we made a special trip to georgetown cupcake where sisters were waiting for us. >> hi, marcus. >> nice to meet you. are you ready to bake cupcakes? >> yeah. >> they had an apron just the right size for demarcus. then it was time to wash up at the sink. >> how o are you going to turn? >> 7. >> you are going to be so big. >> then he was ready. >> i may need to put up my feet. >> he's been in foster care since he was only 2. social workers say he is a remarkable young man. >> demarcus is a resilient,

bright, wonderful young man. very talented. has so many dreams and goals in life that he wants to accomplish. he wants to be the president of the united states. he wants to be a fireman. >> in fact, he wants to save leaves. already knows what he would say to people if he was rescuing them. >> don't worry. i'm going to get you out the door. if the door's locked, don't touch the door. it might be on fire. i'm going to get you out. >> reporter: demarcus learns things quickly. katherine and sophie said they learned to bake cupcakes from their grandmother who taught their mother who she adopted. demarcus hopes to be adopted one day, as well. he says mainly he wants a family with pets and maybe a sister. >> i want a dog, a girl dog and boy dog. if i have a sister, i could give her a dog. >> in addition to the cupcakes, there were presents. then there wereugs and

official thank yous. >> thank you for all the things you did for me today. >> reporter: they asked him to critique his handiwork. >> good. >> reporter: barbara harrison, news4 for wednesday's child. >> oh, yeah. he knows what he's doing. if you have room in your home and your heart for demarcus or another child waiting, please call our special adoption hotline 1-88-to-adopt me. >> i want marcus picking up the phone. now is the time to vote for the next golden local competition here at nbcwashington.com. we are letting you decide who makes the best cupcake in town. the mace-off is between georgetown cupcake and baked and wired. go to our website and search golden local. we got samples yesterday. they make a mean key lime come nak. >> and the coconut. they were good. i stuffed one in my face.

looks like you can bank on changes on overdraft fees. what does it mean for customers? >> and later, the hope diamond shines the spotlight on the smithsonian in a unique way today. and sports on a night when the nats could lose their 100th game. we go one-on-one with the player hoping to be a bright spot.

they are fees that cost consumers billions of dollars. banks have been cashing in on overdraft fees. two of the largest banks are making plans to overhaul their practices. liz crenshaw has been following this story for a long time now. let's start with the basics.

what is overdraft protection? >> reporter: overdraft protecti happens whenever you use a debit card and your balance falls below $1. soon as go below zeier oechlt. it hits if you go to the grocery store and buy $300 grocery. if you are below zero, overdraft protection kicks in. sounds like a good idea so you don't get embarrassed at the cash register, but every time you use your debit card when you don't have enough money in your account, they hit you with a $35 fee. a lot of consumers are not aware of this. they've gone over and it's $35, $35, $35. it could be hundreds of dollars in fees because they dip below zero. >> go ahead because that does add up. >> reporter: that is an interesting point. some people say i would rather be embarrassed. others would rather be covered. >> what about the big banks do today? >> a couple of big banks decided to get ahead of this because

they are getting heat from congress. jp morgan chase is going to remove the overdraft fees if the account is $5 or less overdrawn. they are going to end overdraft for debit cards unless the count holder opts into the overdraft service. this has been a big point, if you opt in maybe it's okay. it's going to start recognizing debit card transactions and cash withdrawals immediately so there is not this whole balance problem. bank of america says they are going to allow customers to opt out of the ability to outspend their accounts. they are no longer going to charge fees for more than four items per day. they are no longer going to charge fees on overdrawn balances of less than $10. those changes begin next month. in june bank of america will limit the times of years consumers can overdraw their accounts using debit cards in stores. they are doing this to get ahead of a lot of anger, i think.

>> does this mean this issue is settled now? what happened? other banks? >> reporter: other banks have not stepped up to this. there are two bills in congress. congressman maloney and senator dodd both have pieces of legislation that seriously regulate these overdraft fees. i think that's where this is coming from. these big bank are trying to get ahead of the legislation saying we are going to put a stop to this. it's not settled because there are tons of st. paul banks that do this. there are other big banks that do this. i have a feeling legislation is going to stay on the table. >> what is a consumer to do? be informed. >> reporter: bottom line, keep track of how much money you have in your checking account. if you are getting closeo zero, stop using your debit card. another thing you could do is you could go to your bank and say, don't cover me. i don't want overdraft protection. some banks will let you opt out right away. if you don't want to be covered and you would rather be

embarrassed at the counter, tell your bank. >> you do have that option >> reporter: some banks give you the option, some don't. >> these two big banks later in october? >> reporter:. later in october they'll give folks the option to do this. expect a lot more legislation talk on the hill and more banks trying to jump into this. overdraft protection is expensive. if you don't know it's happening to you, it will clobber you. a lot of young people get hit with this. >> when it's too late. liz crenshaw, thanks so much. wendy, back to you. let's check in with bob. we have a summery day out there. a lot of sunshine on doppler right now. there are a few lonesome showers. look where they are. way out in garrett county in western maryland. our temperature right here northwest washington, 84 degrees. look at dulles. 87 right now. there is that area out to our west. heading out to the ballgame this evening, it will feel like

summertime. 80 degrees. off to school tomorrow morning also. another warm morning with temperatures into only the high 60s and then tomorrow into the mid 80s. there could be a shower or thunder shower tomorrow afternoon to our south. after that, some refreshing air coming in for a short time though on friday into early saturday. back to you. >> thank you, bob. the nationals are facing a painful statistic night. stan's out the at the park. nationals taking on the dodgers. everybody is talking about potential to get the 100th loss of the season for the second straight season. i would like to focus on something positive. that's the play of some of these young guys like the young man sitting next to me. ian desmond. he has been playing great. he is batting .343 in nine games since getting called up from the minors. your first game, you are blowing up.

you have a home run, four rbi. in a nationals win, what has that experience been like? >> unbelievle, you know? i got put on the 40 man in the offseason. every night since then i've been thinking about what i was going to do my first game. i was pumped up. every night i was playing it over and over in my head. the game came and it seemed like it was all natural. ball was right where my bat was. everything worked out well. >> your face was in perfect position to get that pie after that? >> that's nice. that's my second career pie of the year. doing good things this year. >> are there statistics on es? >> no. that's something you remember, i guess. >> when you came up here, you played primarily shortstop. that's what you played your whole life. nationals have been moving you all over the place. what is it like moving around positions? do you feel like the more positions you can play, the more

valuable you are to big league teams? >> i don't know about that. just being able to play different positions and having the manager have confidence in me to get out there and have my bat in the lineup is a vote of confidence. i feel like he believes in me. they believe in my athletic ability. it's comfortable, you know? >> the outfield. i asked you earlier how comfortable was it to be in the outfield. you said it was as comfortable as you can be in a big league game. >> it was okay. skip counsell immediate before the game. it took all the pressure off me. i'm out there free and easy. one ball got over my head. i caught a couple of other ones so it was nice. >> talk about the frustration of being in the minors. 24 years old. you've been in the big league camp. you were there at a young age. frank robinson said this kid has it.

you played with ryan zimmerman and watched what he does here. >> i love baseball. i wouldn't want to do anything else with my life. i always thought i would be a professional baseball player. that's the road you have to take if you want to make it like any other profession. you've got to work your way up. now that i'm here makes it sweeter. i appreciate it more. every time i see fans in the stands, just getting to play against manny and stuff like that, i feel i earned it. >> do you find yourself sneaking a peek at manny ramirez? >> are you going to say something? no, i'm just watching you. >> congratulations. good luck tonight. >> thank you. >> that is ian desmond not actually in the lineup tonight. he is wielding a red-hot bat right now.

nationals and dodgers hoping to avoid that 100th loss of the season. thank you, dan. >> there's been a lot of talk about this hope diamond. jim is going to check it out and tell you about

a famous gym is getting a fresh look and a new setting. >> that's right. until then though, you can catch a glimpse of the hope diamond in all its splendor down at the national museum of natural history. i went down there to check out

the crowds drooling over the blue diamond. in a first stand-alone display. there's been hype around the hope for century. today here the at the smithsonian an unveiling. the 45-carat diamond is displayed as a stand-alone gem with no setting at all. >> it's unbelievable it's right here in our presence. it's beautiful. >> reporter: authentic you want to grab it, put it on? >> i'm surprised it doesn't sit here so bare. >> reporter: there was plenty of company. guards and hidden cameras kept close watch. security seems tight around here today, tighter than usual. >> well, obviously with the hope diamond, we always have to take security seriously. with the activities here today, sure, we had extra security. it's something we think about every day. it's a piece we don't want to take any chances with. >> reporter: everyone could capture the image with their own cameras. >> you have to dream, you know? >> reporter: exactly.

you can take it with you. >> i would appreciate if someone would put it on my finger. >> reporter: that is easily the most beautiful gem i would ever see. you could show me a $1,000 opal and i would be just as thrilled. >> the hope diamond was originally found in india in the middle 1600s. it was sold to king luis xiv of france. >> a british banker and jeweler cartier. legend had it that the diamond was cured, bringing it bad luck. when mclean died, harry winston bought it and donated it to the smithsonian. good old harry is fabricating a new temporary setting to be displayed next april. the design was selected in an

online vote of more than 100,000 people. >> it is beautiful. >> reporter: pretty spectacular. >> and that haunted thing makes it a little creepy. coming up, president obama's first u.n. address. >> craig melvin joins doreen next for news4 at 6:00. a wildfire that has torched thousands of acres in california is threatening homes and forcing schools to shut down. police arrested two men in the murder of a 20-year-old fairfax county women. >> and the effectiveness of flu shots compared to nasal sprays. president obama today delivers his third speech to the united nations general assembly. i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm craig melvin in for jim vance. america's leader told them it's time to help the u.s. fix the world's problems. president obama's speech was not the only one that got a lot of atteio