and now from washington's leading news station, this is news 4 today. >> a little mist and some clouds couldn't stop this daredevil. new from overnight, details on this tightrope stunt 1800 feet in the air. but first, breaking news. a pacific coast hurricane makes landfall overnight in a popular resort region. good saturday morning, everyone. it is june 16th 2012. we're tracking that hurricane. >> everybody who has vacation

plans down there, the storm is already inland. it will stay inland from this point. the biggest problem from here forward is flash flooding down in that part of the world. tough going if you had vacation plans to that part of mexico, call the airlines in advance just to be on the safe side. but a lot of people are planning on staying right here this weekend. >> it's going to be hot. >> no. ha fooled you. there's another planeload of folks on an md-88 probably a jet headed to atlanta. look at that golden sunrise for you first thing this morning. temperatures are in the 50s in the suburbs to low 60s in town. still a little milder alongside the bay, 66 in annapolis, 55 in camp springs maryland. 64 downtown. nary a drop. anywhere too close to us. nary a drop up and down the mid-atlantic. we'll say abundant sunshine for

your morning. friendly fair weather clouds drifting by this afternoon. temperatures staying about four o five degrees cooler. the 80 degree mark. no complaints about that. the reason you think it's going to be hot is the seven-day forecast has 90s all over that. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. president obama's new immigration policy is expected to be a hot topic at the hispanic community action summit happening in maryland today. the event starts at 8:30 at montgomery blair high school. the new policy will allow some undocumented immigrants to avoid deportation. the reaction it's getting so far. >> reporter: brian juarez who just graduated from woodbridge high school and his father are pleased with the president's policy change affecting the children of illegal immigrants. >> this is first sign of hope. >> reporter: they consider it a first step but not enough. just to help young people. they still want comprehensive

immigration reform to include a path to citizenship. >> it's not complete. i don't think any kid will be happy if they have a permit to go to school or to work and then their parents will get reported. >> reporter: the president announced people brought to this country by their parents as children will be able to get work permits and avoid the threat of deportation for two years. >> they are americans in their heart, in their minds, in every single way but one, on paper. >> reporter: at the white house hundreds chanted victory. >> yes, we did, yes we did. >> reporter: the order affects undocumented residents who came to the country before they turned 16 and are younger than 30. they must have no criminal history to qualify. the president's decision is once again fuelling the debate here in prince william county, an anti-illegal immigration group says it will hurt americans as they try to get back to work. >> the president's

responsibility is to fix the economy. the way you do not fix the economy is to add additional workers to the low end of the labor pool. >> reporter: in manassas, darcy spencer, news 4. a bit of controversy during president obama's anunsment of the new policy. a reporter tried to ask a question during the president's speech, but the reporter says it was all a big misunderstanding. >> it is the right thing to do. excuse me, sir. it's not time for question, sir. not while i'm speaking. >> the person asking the question was neil monroe right there in the light colored khaki jacket. he's a reporter for the daily caller. monroe asked the president why do you favor foreigners over american workers. he later said he thought obama

was finishing his speech and wanted to get a question in before the president walked back inside. he said, quote, a roert's job is to ask questions and get answers. our job is to find out what the federal government is up to. a good reporter gets the story. we're proud of neil munro. the next republican nominee for governor in virginia will not be chosen by voters. they'll hold a convention rather than a primary. convention delegates will decide between bill bold iing or ken cuccinelli. a proposal that would have made virginia one of the most restrictive and expensive state in the country for women to get an abortion has been struck down. the virginia board of health rejected a requirement that existing abortion clinics meet

the same building standards as new hospitals. instead only newly constructed clinics will now have to meet those standards. critics had warned that stricter regulations could force many abortion clinics to close. supporters of the original rule said they were try to protect women's health. some masked men ran into more than they bargained for when they tried to rob a pennsylvania congressman's home. debra brady t wife of congressman bob brady, was watching the news when her tv died. she spotted two men sitting on her lawn furniture and a third man tried to break into the house, she took action. >> one of them was looking through the windows, and then they decided to try to open the screen door to the sliders. when they did that, i went right up to the screen door t slider, we were face to face and i started banging on the window. and they all looked at each other and they just took off. >> nothing was taken from the

bradys' yard. police say they don't think the house was a target because brady is a politician. a man is in the hospital in serious condition after a major fire in northeast d.c. crews responded to a call in the 400 block of 15th street around 8:00 tonight. firefighters believe the fire started on the second floor. crews also checked out a 5-year-old boy who may have been inside the home. he was found at a neighbor's home and didn't need any medical treatment. officials are still looking into what caused that fire. a group of students might be -- for shooting two kids with a bb gun. they were walking to middle school in chantilly when they were hit yesterday. police caught up with a group of students from a different school. they're still trying to figure out why the students shot the bb gun at those two kids. many of us are still feeling the attitude after last night's loss. the nats are king of the

nation's capital. with a big win, we went out to soak up the excitement. >> reporter: the start of what's expected to be a soldout we could at nats park. even these standing room spots are going for $25. extra officers are being deployed to try to keep the crowds and cars moving. >> welcome to the ball club. >> reporter: few could have predicted this year's nats/yankees matchup would be a battle of first place teams. but this family sensed something big was coming. they bought their tickets back in november and drove 350 miles to be here. >> we know all the guys this year, we just can't wait. the excitement's just overwhelming. how -- what a big game this is for us. >> reporter: this bowie family shares the feeling. they say they had to be here. >> you have two number one teams facing each other today. i think this will be a good milestone if they can beat the

yankees. >> reporter: but a few washington area fans displayed divide loyalties. >> i grew up a yankees fan, moved here and became a nationals fan. he's a national fan but he also likes jeter and h ronned. >> reporter: then there's the house divided but still united in a love for baseball. >> this is my mother's 80th birthday today. she's a lifelong yankee fan. i brought her to the game and i've got her behind home plate. >> i got standing room seats about two weeks ago for $15. now $25. so obviously the stock is going up over at nats park. >> hottest ticket in town. >> i guess so. >> we'll look at how the nats fared in game one, plus a 17-year-old giving golferses a run for their money at the u.s. open. cuba's difference of opinion when it comes to the health of a maryland man being held prisoner there. what was he thinking? we'll hear that from the

daredevil who walked a wire high above rushing water.

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new this morning, egyptians are headed to the polls to vote for the country's first democratically elected president. the historic runoff has deeply polarized the nation. one of the candidates is inform leader hosni mubarak's last prime minister while the other is a u.s.-trained engineer that belongs to the muslim brotherhood. it remains to be seen if the country's current military leaders will relinquish power. two days ago the military dissolved parliament instituting martial law. alan gross' wife and lawyer said that the american

contractor's health is failing. he's having trouble walking and developed a mass on his shoulder. but cuban officials are calling those claims a campaign of fabrications. they say that gross' health is normal and point out that he's being held in a military hospital rather than a prison. gross is serving a 15-year sentence after being accused of spying. the secret service is once again under fire after a list of incidents involving agents from the past 20 years is now public. news outlets requested this information after the secret service prostitution scandal in colombia. one of the most serious incidents involved five agents who were partying with underaged girls at the olympic games in salt lake city. and there are also multiple incidents of domestic violence and driving while intoxicated. in ten days the pentagon is holding its first ever salute to openly gay military members.

last night president obama welcomed members of the lgbt community to the white house for a reception in the east room. he told the crowd that while progress has been made there's still plenty of work to do for that community including a nondiscrimination act. it's an amagz sight, a man walking a wire over the country's most iconic and powerful waterfall, but in all honesty nik wallenda made the historic trek across niagara falls look easy. jay gray with his walk into the record books. >> reporter: the anticipation gave way to quick applause and then a nervous silence as nik wallenda stepped out and on to the 1800-foot two-inch cable stretched across the falls. 200 feet with the water and the mist adding to the difficulty and danger, he carefully put one

foot in front of the other. >> i thought it was awesome. this guy's out of his mind and i'm proud of him. if i was his mother, i'd cry all the way. >> shifting the pulley to maintain his balance. >> nerve-racking. >> it seemed nerve-racking for everyone but wallenda who kept a steady pace despite taking a pounding from the water directly over the fall. he never really came close to falling and once over land in canada, he kneeled briefly and pumped his fist and actually ran the last few feet. >> i feel like i'm on cloud nine right now. as everyone knows, this is something i've dreamt of for a long, long time. >> wallenda's reward, the wild applause of thousands who got the chance to witness history. with that walk into the history books now complete, of course, the question becomes what will he do next? nik wallenda says he already has some of the permits in place to

walk across the grand canyon. jay gray, nbc news, niagara falls. >> the grand canyon, where are you going after that? >> which would be scarier? >> how much for you to do that? >> i don't know. i'd have to actually be tired to the wire. no way i'd walk on that without something to hold me up. if you've ever been to niagara falls, the mist down there, the lady of the mist, the boats that go down there, that's really, really cool. but i prefer my view from the shore looking out with a very long camera lens. for us, man, oh, man, have we got some great weekend weather on tap for you. the sun's already out. your weekend's already started. we'll be back with your forecast next. [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi

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thousands of protesters are in mexico city ahead of the g-20 summit which is set to start monday. the demonstrators are upset with the g-20 ast economic policies. they believe that world hunger and economic inequality should be important issues. greece is holding its election on sunday and spain is still waiting to receive its multibillion dollar bailout. new from overnight, carlotta has reached mexico but has already weakened to tropical storm conditions. it hit mexico as a category 1 hurricane last night. tourist are adamant they're planning to ride out the storm. meteorologists expect carlotta to weaken into a tropical depression by tomorrow, which i understand is good news. >> we love weakening as far as a

tropical system is concerned. all you need to do to weaken a hurricane is get it off the water. there are high mountain in mexico. heavy rain on top of the mountain cause flash flooding and mud slide. how did you like the week of weather? >> nice. >> wasn't it gorgeous outside? absolutely. the running crowd in the washington area has been running with smile on their faces it's been so nice out. enjoy the last couple of run in the cool weather, but is it old man summer coming back with a reality check by the tuesday, wednesday timeframe. the weekend is here, and, man, is it a good looking weekend. reaching the jefferson memorial. the breeze is remaining out of the east averaging only 8 miles an hour.

that generally light breeze has kept us cooler than average all week. mostly mid-50s in the western and northern suburbs. low 60s right up alongside the chesapeake bay. maybe you're headed down to the beach. is this your week of vacation? looking for full sunshine at the beaches today. all tl way from lewis delaware down to assateague and chincoteague. maybe you're sticking in town going to the nationals and the yankees. first pitch 1:05 today. but if we win tomorrow we can still sweep the series. no rain close to us. as i widen it all the way out, you have to go down to northern florida to see a couple of showers. but most of the eastern u.s. is under the influence of a ridge of high pressure which will keep things nice and quiet around

here, not just for today but looks like the remainder of the weekend. high pressure still sitting just up to our east and north, that's keeping the breeze, that will keep temperatures noticeably cooler than average. fair skies overnight but more sunshine tomorrow, so pretty much nice all weekend long. a weak weather front will be trying to make a run here in the day monday. that will be our one and only chance for showers. i i think that's a small chance. so today no complaints. sunny, delightful, low humidity, highs today in the upper 70s and low 80s, tomorrow more of the same, staying cooler than average. great weather, there are a lot of pretty good surf down there this weekend. ocean city up to delaware. be on the lookout because that

can be a little bit tricky for us, riptide concerns. then mid-90s back here wednesday, thursday, friday of next week. enjoy the cool weather. >> it looks like dad's going to have ra good day tomorrow. >> father's day. i forgot all about it. i mailed the card days ago. but now gone. >> you got to make the call, too. t bronze bombers come to d.c. and tiger woods moves up the leaderboard. >> good morning. i'm amber theo harris. the nationals ho s opening up a series with the yankees. he struck out nine over six innings. the yankees break it open in the seventh scoring four runs in the frame. new york wins 7-2. it snaps the nats apdz six-game

winning streak. in atlanta simmons sixth inning two-run homer proves to be the difference as the braves win 4-2 handing baltimore its first loss in a week. second round of the u.s. open, tiger woods overcomes three consecutive bogeys and shoots an even par 70. tiger shares the lead with jim furyk and david toms. a high schooler who is hanging with the big boy is also making headlines. beau hossler. his name ways atop the leader board for most of the day. he now sits four shots back of the leaders at plus three. you can watch woods and hossler take on the round of the the

u.s. open. ladies, grab your pink dress and guys join your ties at the new babes for breast cancer. 17 newswomen from around the area host the event. all proceeds benefit the washington university ma'amovan. it provides services in our community. that was dr. rachel brynn. we'll have that later. we're also going to have about 20 newsmen from across the area including you ever -- >> i've got my pink tie ready to go. >> always looking snazzy. we do appreciate it. coming up, where you might want to pump the brakes and avoid a speeding ticket this weekend. >> the countdown is on. we're minutes away from a

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and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news 4 today. counting down to another moment in space history. these are live pictures. why this morning's launch is so important. we'll have that coming up. good morning. welcome to news 4 today, i'm richard jordan. >> i'm angie goff. june 16th, 2012. talking about the weather, we're in for a nice sunny and delightful day. >> pretty much whatever you need to do in the great outdoors, weather will be most cooperative, i suspect. i gave the dogs a bath last weekend because it was so hot outside. they like a little hose treatment in the hot sunshine. just basically get outside and enjoy. don't forget your sunscreen,

though. a lot of times when it's not superhot, people think they don't need to put their sunscreen on. i assure you that's not the case. especially this time of year in washington. temperatures in the mid-60s right inside the urban heat island effect. but out in the suburbs nice and cool from fairfax and falls church to arlington, fort belvoir, manassas, gainesville, virginia, bowie to brandywine and prince george's county looking great. but nothing showing up anywhere too close to us on radar. a few drizzles there off the outer bans of north carolina. here is your saturday planner. abundant sunshine today. a very pleasant day to be outside today. sun's up. 5:42 today. 5:43 tomorrow. no! we lose a minute of daylight. but we're still adding a little

bit at the end of the day. so the days are getting longer but it's wobbling a little bit. >> start sleeping in a little bit. >> one extra minute. >> we know on the morning show that extra minute is a lot. an outpouring of support for a deli owner killed during an attempted robbery. dozens of family and friends and customers turned out yesterday for a vigil in honor of june lim. they found the owner of grace's deli shot to death. pat collins reports the support for her family is overwhelming. >> reporter: -- >> on his knee, on the pavement in front of the store where his mother was murdered, peter lim wrote this message. "i love you, mom. there is so much i didn't tell

you". >> she always wanted to do the best, cared about everyone. >> reporter: grace's deli on eighth street opened again for what could be the very last time. you see the owner june grace lim shot and killed here yesterday during a robbery. and today her son peter gave drink and food away to people in the community who came by to express their sympathy. >> there's free drinks. it's what my mom would have wanted. >> reporter: pictures, flowers, candles, an extraordinary outpouring of sorrow. a sidewalk service right here on eighth street northeast. >> we want you to know by doing this how many haerearts your mor has touched. >> reporter: words of comfort. words of prayer. >> we love you, june! >> reporter: words of love. >> i had no idea.

i had no idea. >> reporter: june lim was a cherished member of this eighth street community. every customer has a story to tell. >> i didn't even have to call my name out because she already know exactly what i wanted. >> had a smile on when you came in. made you forget about whatever problem you had. >> her smile changed everything. >> i really had no idea that my mom had touched so many people in this way. >> reporter: i'm pat collins, news 4 today. prince jornls county police are asking for your help to find a robber. around 12:15 yesterday police responded to the call of a home invasion and robbery on 48th avenue. police believe the suspect kicked in the front door, attacked the student and ran off with a few things. anyone with information is asked to call prince george's county police 301-699-2601. one of the biggest names in

gambling wants to bring a new casino to prince george's county, but mgm says they are not planning on turning national harbor into las vegas. they want to build a complex that includes slot machines, table games and a luxury hotel. it could mean 2,000 construction jobs and 4 thises this permanent jobs. before any of that can happen sh the general assembly would need a special session to approve the plan. new this morning, hundreds have taken to the streets in japan protesting the government's decision to bring it nuclear reactors back online. protesters say it's a dangerous risk and the country is doing fine without them. last year's earthquake and tsunami damaged the plant enough so that it would be shut down

and the area evacuated around the plant. right now china is preparing to launch their first female astronaut into space. here is a live look at the rocket on the launchpad. yu lang will travel with other restaurant to the international space station. china launched the bus-sized station into orbit. the astronauts will perform the medical tests during a ten-day mission and test the station's ability to support life for extended periods. >> looks like it's about to take off any moment now. >> we'll keep our eye on it. road trip warnings for those with a lead foot. >> where police are hiding out to catch aggressive drivers. >> plus why grabbing a taxi just got a little cheaper.

that is liftoff of the rocket out of china, with the fae mel astronaut. >> she'll travel to china's first space station. they're calling it teengong one. they're attempting to become only the third country to establish a permanent space station. >> we'll keep watching it. [ lech ] dietary acids can affect the healthiest of teeth...

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to the effects from acid attack. so it gives you the confidence to eat those healthy foods day in and day out. a traffic alert for drivers in northern virginia particularly i-66 going eastbound. the left exit ramp from the hov lane to the outer loop of the beltway is now closed.

signs are posted directing traffic to use the right exit instead. and that number is 64-a. v-dot is working on the '95 express lanes project which should be finished later this year. with temperatures rising, fairfax county police are looking to turn the heat up on aggressive drivers. police kicked off a new initiative called operation summer heat. heat stands for help eliminate aggressive traffic. all summer police will be on the lookout for reckless driving and speeding. police are looking for the operation border to border. they hope to cut down on accidents along i-15. your cab ride will get a lt cheapner the district. a $1 gas surcharge will expire on wednesday at midnight. the fee went into effect in march of last year as gas prices started to skyrocket, but now that prices are starting to drop, they've decided to drop the extra fee.

if prices go back up, they are willing to bring the charge back. >> now, if we could just get the airlines to follow suit, right? >> i don't think that's going to happen. >> tamron hall joins us live from new york. >> good morning. coming up on "today," president obama announces a major policy shift when it comes to immigration. it comes as mitt romney tries to steer his bus tour back to the economy. we're live on the campaign trail. a woman featured on the hgtv program house hunters says the house is a sham. how real is most reality tv? we'll take a look. and we see parents going a bit crazy and yelling at their kids' games but one mom doesn't take violence like this sitting down. she takes a bad situation into her own hands. a death defying stunt over niagara falls. see how this daredevil made history.

last-minute gift ideas for father's day. i said richie because my favorite cousin is richie. >> you can call me richie. i don't mind. >> you can call me tammy, and no one called me that but my grandmother. >> i love it. >> but you don't start that. >> i call him rico and he gets mad at me for that. >> thanks, tammy, we'll check to see you later. >> all right. well, we're back with your weekend forecast. >> that's coming up next.

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good morning. welcome to your weekend. saturday off to a gorgeous start. clear skies out there for now. the big question is do we get to keep the sunshine all weekend? optimism is brewing here in the weather office. let's take a look outside. a beautiful way to get your weekend started. a few clouds drifting overhead. not going to bring anything in the way of bad weather to us. so that is welcome news. the sunshine just a little bit from time to time. but you'll like your weekend forecast. plenty of sunshine here on an

early saturday morning. 64 at national airport. nice and cool. most of the burbs. near 60 in hagerstown, but 55 damascus down towards laytonsville. low 60s along the bay. so the forecast couldn't be any nicer. going out to annapolis, doing sailing on the chesapeake bay. if you are going to go out and do splashing at the bay sh no complaints at all. then temperatures back down into the upper 60s. first pitch 7:05 this afternoon, even though we got beat last night, chances are better. temperature just short of 80 degrees. nothing showing up on doppler. we'll be 100% dry through the

weekend. the only exceptions would be in the blue ridge might have a chance for a shower coming up tomorrow. this high pressure and sunshine for now. there's that little ribbon of high cloudiness this morning. but high pressure number one moves off shore. gradually our east to northeasterly wind will take a southern component. that will warm thing up just a touch. but i think as a whole, you're going to like the weekend and i think you're going to like most everything else that's coming up as well. my computer not going along all that smoothly. see if we can get that here. it's showing that it's changing but it doesn't look like it's actually changing on the air. see if i can make this thing -- leaving me hanging. i'll put the seven-day up and we'll fix this once and for all. it is a monday here in my world, everybody.

here is your seven-day forecast. mostly sunny, 83, slight chance for a shower tuesday but oh so summerlike mid-90s tuesday and mid-90s by wednesday. >> i may have to go back to the basement to get my computer going. >> it's monday on this end of the desk. if the warmer weather has you craving cold creations, have we got a treat for you. here's jim handly with some of the best frozen street spots. >> time to think about the cool treats. kelly from fresh chef joins us. you have some great options. but let's start with a family owned business in glover park. >> right down the street from here been in business 18 years, max's ice cream. a mom and pop feel. all the vice presidents have been there. >> i didn't know that.

>> just a few blocks from the observatory. they only take cash. that's the only caveat. >> let's talk about one that's popped up everywhere, pinkberry. >> this is a hollywood, california, transplant, from virginia to maryland. a healthy treat. my kids like to go there also, strawberries and blueberries or froot loops. >> and you can make it a breakfast thing with cereal. >> there you go. >> that's a good mom. i like that. into virginia. and this place is called toby's ice cream. >> this is a fun little hole in the wall family-owned ice cream shop. they have fun flavors like green tea and a purple yarrow, which is a root plant. they have chocolate and vanilla.

a fun spot in arlington. >> and gelato is hot right now. everybody loves gelato. >> dolcezza has fun flavors like lemon tarragon, cantaloupe and other spices and stuff. they use local farms to put the flavors together. >> that's great. that's a win-win, get the locals involved. for grown-up streets one i'm familiar with for the food, but you are saying it serves mean cocktails. earthquake stadio has something called slushitos. grown-up slurpies, they change up the flavors every month. those are yummy summer treats. >> i like that. then there's another one near the hill. >> ted's bulletin.

they do grown-up milk shakes, strawberry dpakryes, grass hopper. >> old school. >> you can catch that segment and others like it on nbc washington nonstop, comcast 208, verizon fios 460. >> this morning you can protect yourself from identity theft at the community shred. from 8:00 till 11:00 at the annandale campus of northern university campus. you have to be in line by 11:00. thing to leave out of the box, batteries or combustibles, electronic equipment, binders or hanging file. we'll visit at 9:00 on news 4 today. a trash talker who gets on their nerves. >> why players are actually welcoming thredskips are.

the redskins are getting ready for a lot of changes this season. robert griffin iii is stepping

in as quarterback. >> a lot of hype about that. there's also a big change for the sideline. a former head coach is joining the staff and he's already shaking up the practices. >> to create that competitive environment, talk a little trash to each other and go out there and have fun getting your job done. it keeps people alive and gets them back to work. boy, they've been fun. >> reporter: raheem morris one of the best young coaches in the game comes as the head coach of the tampa bay buccaneers. it might seem like a demotion, but not for morris. >> no. that's for guys with eeg oess. coaching is coaching. >> reporter: he has yet to coach a game in washington, but in his short time in town he's made a strong impression. >> i like people to be themselves. you can't fake it.

you got to be what you are. raheem's a lot of fun. he's an excellent football coach brings energy. some day the offense will have a great day and the next day the defense will have a great day. there's a lot of trash talking right now with a lot of the young guys on the staff. but it's fun to see. players play into it. a good camaraderie. >> he's been great. he brings a new energy to the practice. he's always talk can trash to the offense, gets everyone riled up. makes us play harder. when you start to get under people's skins that's when energy coming out. >> reporter: morris will be tasked this season with shutting down opposing offenses, and that start in practice where the skins offense has already got an taste of the trash talking new guy. >> he gets on my nerves a bit. i've known raheem for a while. he's one of my boys and he's funny. he's a little louder out there

than myself. i'm very used to it. i think it's fun. >> i'd love to have him here. that will bring a different kind of swagger to our secondary. he'll go out and challenge you. when you have a guy like that as a coach, that makes the players. >> it doesn't matter about the screams but more about the culture that you provide in your room and the attitude that those guys have to play with. that's where they'll do better. if i can get that done along with all the other coaching staff, it can be a pretty good dynamic for us. >> that was zachary quiche reporting. the practice starts for the redskins in buffalo right around the corner pretty much. >> the caps had a great season, the nats are having a great season. hopefully we can get a trifecta. >> as long as they're competitive. not everyone expects a super bowl the first time out.