a little wobble right in front of the hole. and bill can't believe it. i'm sure michael can't either. >> let's take one for look at this little bobble. >> yeah, right in front of the hole. right there. and that just kicked it to the left. just enough and with that speed, it wasn't going to go in. >> he knows how close he w to being the u.s. amateur champion right there. >> he has to regroup. he has to regroup and do it quickly. and they're going to move right over to the first hole, mark, the arnold palmer tee and play 338 yards today. there is his dad allen and his

coach mark june. i'm sure they feel like they just beat fate. there is the good look at the hole location. set right down in the low portion of the green. perhaps the easiest place you could put a hole on this green. and as you can see, the tee up in the background there. it does play down hill. we documented the fact that oren a arnold palmer drove it on the green in '60. >> so steven fox will be on the tee first and would appear like he may not take a rip at it. >> i'm a little surprised at this. there is a creek that runs up the right hand side of the hole. but that's really the only issue, the only problem with this hole. if you can get it into one of the bunkers on the green, it's not that hard a shot where the hole is cut. >> his caddie kind of came in there with the bag just in case he changed his mind.

>> gary, talked about how he does what he does. you know, he doesn't leave his game plan. so he is staying true to form as far as i'm concerned. >> this should be fine. going down right center. >> there's no question by playing the hole this way, it is relatively stress free. if you're taking a 4 or 5 iron off the tee, you have a very wide target. and he'll have a wedge left into the green. now michael weaver has gone the other route. he has taken the driver. >> he hit it at 17, why wouldn't you hit it here? >> that's true. you have a lot more room to play with here. >> this is what he did when he won 17 and 18 to get square with albin choi and drove it in. got it into the green side bunker. >> able to get it up and down. if you can get it into that same position today, mark, it's an

even easier bunker shot where the hole is cut in the green right in that low area. >> this is turning left. toward the gallery left. that's going to get on the other side of the second tee across the cart path. that's going to be very interesting if there are several trees in that area. >> well, let's go back and take one more look. this putt was to win the u.s. amateur for michael weaver. takes a little hop. gets airborne. and it is still above ground. he cannot believe it. and now they are in extra holes. [ male announcer ] the views at tpc sawgrass: world elite mastercard.resr clinics with a course pro: lockers next to pros. ♪ a golf trip that leaves you speechless... hi guys.

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. they are now on the first extra hole, the 19th. steven fox was trailing after the first 18. look at this list right here. the champions who actually trail. >> tiger woods, three straight times. he was behind after the morning 18. and three times he went on to win. >> that's really where the legend began.

what is the situation for michael beaver? >> across the cart path, there is a tree that nearly is in his way, just not quite. there is the sign, the tee sign to the right of the tee but i think they're going to try to remove if possible. i think that could be a bit of a concern. he does have an angle. he does have an angle to play. >> steven fox is very good from this distance. still a lot of pressure. a lot of ways to get it close, mark. can you land it short and catch a down slope.

can you go back behind the hole. >> 85 yards. >> and gets up on top and stays. >> that's going to be fast, fast, fast. >> wow. >> so a little unfortunate there for steven fox. i'm sure he's not feeling too bad after seeing what happened to his opponent at the 18th hole on his six foot putt to win. let's go to steve burkowsi. >> thanks so much. what is more stressful on the bag all week or watching your son try to win the u.s. amateur? >> just watching instead of being on the bag. there is a little more stress. >> how are the feet? i know a lot of blisters. you're getting a little tired. >> a little tired.

blisters. i'll walk as much as i have to. >> you're enjoying it, aren't you? >> absolutely. it's great for me. >> head up to the green. >> okay, thanks. >> so michael weaver now, it would appear only appropriate we have sunday night football. roger, the green sloping as his ball gets to the green away to his right? >> correct. correct. i wouldn't say contact is necessarily guaranteed. he wants to pitch i just on to the green and trickle to the right. nope, nope, not going to get there. >> and guys deep into that rough. and now that's going to be where the players have exited the first green and walked over toward the second tee. so there's a good chance the grain of the grass is going to be growing against him in this situation. and that is going to make this

next shot even tougher. >> what has to be going through michael weaver's mind now? >> i guess the angle. he did have a tee sign that was not directly in his path but being played as temporary removable instructions. he had the opportunity to move the ball. i guess he liked the lie enough and the angle enough that he wanted to play from there. but you could see that kind of shot maybe happening the way the ball was sitting on the ground. now this is a very tough pitch down the hill.

>> he needed to get down that slope. >> he might still be away. still trying to creep. but that is way short. man oh, man. >> so it would appear that michael weaver has not lost his turn. >> he's asking the referee exactly that information, mark. make sure. >> they determined that fox is, in fact, away.

this is when you just get started, gary. this will find its way and you just got to get it going. >> in the end, it's probably too hard much it's almost impossible to stop it short of the hole. you see here he's walking up the slope right there. at the high point. this isn't the type of putt you can move a couple of inches. >> but if he makes it, he's the u.s. amateur champion. >> he does! how about this finish for steven fox?

two down. two holes to play. he wins 17 and 18. he birdies the first extra hole. he is now the united states amateur champion. and what a disappointed michael weaver. take one more look at this putt. just barely -- >> we talked about it all week long. his stroke was so good on the super fast putts. and there was none faster than that one right there. it just drips right over the front edge of the hole. right to the bottom of the cup. >> it wasn't a straight path either. there was a lot of break.

what a moment. roger maltbie is with the champion. >> thank you, mark. steven fox, u.s. amateur champion. how does that sound? >> it sounds amazing. i'm at a loss for words. this is unreal. >> when you stood on the 17th tee, two down, two to go, did you think this could happen or would happen? >> you know, i fought all day. you know, i had to keep pushing and try to make birdie. >> can you imagine your name on a trophy with bobby jones? arnold palmer. that's a good start. >> this is unreal. >> terrific. congratulations. >> thank you. thank you very much. >> mark, back to you. >> what a win and it has been an emotional michael weaver all week long. cannot hold back tears now. be sure to join us labor day weekend. the pga tour playoffs to the

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we're learning new information about the victim in an attack. 29-year-old thomas mazelin found unconscious saturday morning on a porch. he had been badly beaten.

derrick ward talked with a family friend about the attack and of the condition. >> reporter: on this sunday, family plays with their children in this park, but less than 24 hours before, it was a crime scene. he was found unconscious on the front porch of a home on the 700 block of oklahoma avenue. police believe he was assaulted in the park. a close friend says he was returning from a nats game. >> on the way back, that's when this happened. the same time, vanessa's husband had come up on the crime scene. >> i was stroll iing with the boys, normal saturday morning stroll and our neighbor across the street who is an actual policeman was there, but i didn't put the two and two

together until vanessa phoned me. >> reporter: it's believed he sought assistance, but no one was home. >> unfortunately, he collapsed before he got to my house. >> reporter: he and his neighbors awoke to find the block teeming with crime scene tape. >> nothing like this, never. >> people are concerned for the family. it also kind of raises the questions about what's going on in the neighborhood and people ice anxiety's about street crime. >> reporter: the commissioner said things had been getting better, now, a young family and close circle of friends are staying close hoping the victim recover, and nknowing their livs have changed. the end of summer for kids in prince george's county. tomorrow, the first day of school and the beginning of a year with some major changes. a new superintendent is at the

helm. he replaces william hite. he's expected to be in position for ten months until officials pick a permanent replacement. a green belt middle school, a $53 million project that will educate a thousand students. president obama took a break from the campaign trial to go to church today with his family. the obamas visited the nearby st. john's episcopal. maryland and virginia's governors sparring over the issue on "meet the press." honest and saying look, we're not going the right direction. if you want money there for future generations, you need reform. >> romney's plan is for a country of less where we actually cap what we do to

protect the security of seniors. we give them a voucher and tell them good luck. you're on your own to cover whatever the difference is. >> mitt romney also spent the day at church. he attended mormon services near his home in new hampshire with his family. no big debate ability about the weather today. plain wet. >> the rain rolled in a little earlier than expecteded, but we need the rain and a lot of people said it doesn't matter if it rains on the weekend because we need the rain. tell that to your neighbors who were not too happy about the delay at the baseball game today. the rain has come to an end, at least for now, but the clouds remain and it's awfully damp outside. 74, that's the temperature at national airport. winds are light from the north averaging only 5 miles per hour and temperatures have stayed in the upper 60s and low 70s for much of the day. our official high, did make 78

degrees this morning. at 11:00 a.m. just before the bottom fell out of the sky and the rain started. not a lot of heavy rain. a few sprinkles across the panhandle of west virginia. few showers across the chesapeake bay bridge. steadier rains for much of the day are now starting to clear up. and there are more showers now across the mountains of west virginia. they're gradually going to slide eastbound, so folks along the i-85 corridor, those are probably going to impact your sunday evening. look at the moisture along the gulf coast. this is coming in our general direction over the next 24 to 48 hours, so as a result, unsettled weather. cloudy skies around and shower chances will remain. it's not going to rain all of the next two day, but shower chances stick around for tonight, tomorrow and into tuesday as well. first area of low pressure scooting on by tonight. those are tonight and early monday morning rain chances. trough of low pressure will keep

rain chances around. temperatures running about ten degrees cooler. but we will start to warm it up and dry it out closer to wednesday. what about the beach? not a good day today and tomorrow as well. but also, forecast at the coastline, looking better by midweek and beyond. overnight, cloudy skies, passing showers. lows, 58 to 68 and for your back to work, back to school tomorrow. highs in t upper 70s with clouds and shower chances through much of your monday. lower rain chances on tuesday, but not quite zero just yet. nicer weather moves back in just in time for wednesday, thursday, friday and the early read or next weekend, looking good. nice and warm. >> little chance on sunday, but got our fingers crossed. go[ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years.

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>> wasn't exactly the best day for baseball, but after a two and a half hour rain delay, the nationals bats were anything but waterlogged. start the bottom of the second, it's scoreless. danny es pin has been ridiculous lately. the nats take a 2-0 lead. bryce harper, who has been working his way back, he makes a statement right there. hanging curveball gets tagged. jayson werth will score. nats up 3-0. in the bottom of the fifth, the kid was not done yet. up at the plate, and he smokes one. look how far this goes. off the upper deck facade. his 12th homer of the year an the nats taking a series and

braves come into town tomorrow. that's a big series. just a quick update. mer looks like they're ready to go. >> that's good news. thanks. >> it is. that is the news for now. we'll be back here after the game with news 4 at 11:00. until then, have a good night. try and stay dry. see you later.