new at 6:00 tonight, violence in iraq, syria, libya and the ukraine putting president obama's domestic agenda on the back burner. the political fallout of the isis threat. popeyes remains closed after a manager was found murdered here yesterday. this is chris gordon with the clue that investigators feel could lead to the killer. and if you thought today was hot, just wait, storm team 4

tracking the hottest temperatures of the summer. but first at 6:00. breaking news, a woman run over and killed in riverdale. and tonight, we have learned that a 3-year-old child was also seriously injured, happening at riverdale road in kennelworth avenue. >> reporter: this is a very active scene as you can see right now, this is the scene on east kennelworth avenue, here on the 1500 block of riverdale road in riverdale. here as you can see, it appears that a female was walking across the road with a 3-year-old child. you can see it was eastbound on riverdale road when they were struck. and it looks like they were in the crosswalk but that will be determined by an accident reconstruction crew. now, an adult female is dead, dead on the scene. a child, we only understand as the 3-year-old female has been taken to the hospital in critical condition.

the scene is until being played out here, eastbound riverdale road you will be turned away at kennelworth avenue. traffic will be going slow in the opposite direction because of this scene. you're taking away a turn lane, as well, but again, a very active investigation after one person and an adult female pronounced dead on the scene. a 3-year-old female and child, struck, the woman was killed here on the 1500 block of riverdale road. now let me set the scene here for you, there is a shopping center here and a residential road here in the area. lots of reasons for people to cross here, police say one other person last week was struck here. not with the severity as of today. we hope to have more information for you. derek ward, back to you. derek, thank you, storm team 4 has been tracking storms all afternoon, so will it last through the evening? let's talk to veronica

johnson in the weather center, what is the word tonight? >> the word tonight if there is barbecuing going on, we're done with the showers and thunderstorms and unfortunately we're not done with the heat. at 4:30 p.m., we had showers and thunderstorms moving through right around d.c., in lancaster, right there is the north area, heading southeast away from our area. ocean city, maybe a shower or two. the big story really is the heat and high humidity. topped out at 95 degrees at reagan international. the high temperatures throughout the area, just over 90, leesburg, down through fredericksburg. and one thing we have not had was three days back-to-back that was 90 degrees or higher, so i think ironically enough, this could be the heat stretch of the

summer. we'll tell you when it breaks and when we have showers and thunderstorms in the forecast coming up tonight. new developments tonight in the death of a restaurant manager, a woman went to her job for the restaurant she worked at for 25 years. >> hours later she was dead, her body was found in the back room in anne arundel county. her death was ruled a homicide. and the sign on the front tells the public the restaurant is closed. while the police search for clues her friends are devastated and some even fear for their own safety tonight. the victim lived in laurel, maryland, but no family member answered when we knocked on the door, the neighbors are unserved by the news. >> she was a good lady, why somebody killed her i don't know. >> reporter: the detectives are going over surveillance video at the popeyes there where they believe the video could lead

them to the killer in this case. police were called here 8:00 a.m. sunday morning when the manager saw the body in the back stock area of the store. she apparently was killed after closing saturday night. police are not talking about the manner of her death or motive for her murder. >> we don't have any information from the police yet. okay? that is all i can say. >> reporter: the victim was known as minda, and made friends easily. >> i mean, she was a sweet, caring lady and always had a smile on her face. but for somebody to murder her, that was cruel. she was such a beautiful person, inside and out. >> reporter: she was with popeyes for 25 years and worked her way up to manager, and every day she watered the plants there and next door and would go to the pizza shop and talk to her friend, candy. now candy spoke with us but doesn't want us to show her face because after minda's murder,

she doesn't want us to show her face. >> i am still in shock, i can't believe it happened to her out of all people. i mean, i liked her, i loved her, everybody else did. >> reporter: detectives worked through state sunday and monday, sorting through the clues they hope will lead to an arrest soon. chris gordon, news 4. and we're also following developments overseas tonight where nato is getting ready for action against ukraine. president obama is meeting in wales today, nato's chief said they will be asked to prepare a high readiness military force. the unit will be made up of 28,000 troops who will be from a variety of countries, and could be put on short notice to help nato defend themselves against any security threat. the president also expected to turn to nato for help in dealing with the threat from isis in places like iraq and syria.

as nbc's brian mooar reports, the escalating situation with isis is making it tougher for the president to focus on what is going on here at home. >> reporter: on this labor day, president obama was my milwaukee pushing for a minimum wage increase. >> i am not asking for the moon i just want a good deal for american workers. >> reporter: he is hoping to fire up voters for the congressional elections in november. but as the white house fights to keep the senate and the democrats in hand, this is the battle of the moment. the decision on whether to hit the enemy on the home turf in syria. >> it is not hard to put the jihadists back on their home turf and deciding what to do with them. >> reporter: what is difficult is the conflict that president obama did not want in the first place, what he is considering is

sending hundreds of thousands of drops to help the refugees, the president insists the united states will not go it alone. that is a message encouraged by the prime minister in britain. >> we cannot think the west can somehow lead and overtake the intervention. >> reporter: the two meet at the annual summit in wales, convincing the international community and their own war-weary nations that isis is a global threat. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. new at 6:00, the heat-up in the mayor's race, the conflict on the mayor no longer working for her campaign. news 4's tom sherwood has more. >> reporter: tom lindenfeld, a veteran and strategist. he helped bowser win before and

was on the team for the november election. but now lindenfeld is out of the campaign, his office was involved in a scandal in the 2007 philadelphia race of the congressman. with allegations of an unreported million dollar campaign loan and misuse of federal grant funds. bowser, who had no public events today declined to comment to news 4 on lindenfeld, she commented that, i'm quite surprised by the allegations out of philadelphia. tom no longer has a role on the campaign. lindenfeld declined to comment to news 4 this weekend. and independent mayoral candidate holing a barbecue on southern avenue, a site where he has clashed with bowser over low income housing issues. catanya was troubled by the

allegations on the housing scandal. >> mr. lindenfeld has been involved in all of her campaigns and it raises questions on how he runs the elections generally. there. >> were there allegations of any wrongdoing on any of the campaigns. and virginia's former first couple could face decades in prison if they're convicted of corruption this week. and in less than 24 hours a jury will decide their fate. they will have five weeks of evidence and testimony to look through. prosecutors say former virginia governor and his wife traded political favors for more than $150,000 in gifts. the mcdonald's defense attorney says the couple's marriage was too broken for them to conspire. news 4 has been covering every step of this trial and jury deliberations, and julie richmond and david culver will

keep you updated on twitter and the news. and singer chris brown will be expected to enter a guilty plea in his assault case in d.c. superior court. brown and his body guard were charged with punching a fan at the hotel in downtown d.c. after the homecoming last year. sources tell news 4 that the singer reached a plea deal in the case, meaning he likely would avoid jail time. a judge found his bodyguard guilty earlier this year. and police in ferguson, missouri are joining the growing list of police officers who are wearing body cameras. this follows the outcry over michael brown being shot in missouri. officers in laurel, maryland, also used the body cameras to document what officers do and see while they're on duty. and chaos in libya as a militia storms the u.s. embassy

and throws a pool party. two burrrothers out for an afternoon hike and it turns deadly. i'll have more on this coming up. it could be the biggest celebrity hacking story ever. the news of

gone -- developing tonight, fairfax police are trying to figure out how a man ended up dead early this morning. just 4's jackie benson has more. >> reporter: this is a garden apartment complex that has its own parking lot. we're told the man was found about 2 a.m. this morning. his name has not been released. and police say he had trauma to the upper body but they did not elaborate. right now detectives say they're calling this a suspicious death. >> at this point the investigators have reason to believe the victim and suspects were known to each other. so we see no reason to suggest that there is a threat to the public safety. >> reporter: this complex does not have any security cameras, something that would have been helped to detect it. live in fairfax county, jackie benson, news 4.

jackie, thank you, a developidevelop ing story in libya, there has been a break in the compound. this video shows a group appearing to have a pool party at the diplomat house. they have lost control of the capital now and the meeting outside the town of tripoli. in a country free-falling into chaos? militia fighters celebrate their takeover of an american diplomat compound. nbc news can't authenticate this video, but the u.s. ambassador to libya says it appears to show a residential annex. the homes there in the compound quickly evacuated last month, all the u.s. staff evacuating as the fighting became intense, the government who now controls the annex are allies to the militants. this comes on the heels of the

death of ambassador chris stevens and two others almost two years ago. tripoli is the battleground, for weeks, rival militias are fighting for control of the airport. the area, in crisis, inflamed further by the airstrikes in the gulf area and egypt. once again, the rival governments and hundreds of militias and another foreign policy headache with stability a distant prospect. and it is just one headache after another for the obama administration. not to mention ukraine, the fighting and handling of libya, the fighting contentious for years, still an issue. all right, back with weather tonight, the storms today, tonight, nothing like what we saw last night. >> nothing like what we saw last night. now, we did have a brief run on

some storms earlier today, a cluster of storms for montgomery and d.c. that is over, and i'm happy to say, barbecuing, go ahead, just bring something this way. all right, take a look at storm team 4 radar. you can see the last of the showers and thunderstorms making their way out of here down to the southeast. even the stuff blowing up west of the mountains will stay right here. right now, south, we're seeing more showers and thunderstorms here but that even moving want ocean city even maybe a little isolated shower but not a big deal at all for the evening. hot, sticky stuff, yeah, we got it. 87 degrees right now. i think we'll hold at 87 for 7 p.m. mostly clear skies, the clouds we have, we'll see them move back in tomorrow. what it feels like out there, still at 96, manassas, 95 for

leesburg, the heat and humidima for uncomfortable days. 90 degrees again tomorrow with a slight risk, 20 to 30% chance of seeing afternoon storms tomorrow. so the impact forecast tomorrow anywhere between low and moderate. again, not a big deal. we have a chance of more storms at the end of this weekend as you will see in a moment. here is what is going on. scattered showers and thunderstorms making its way slowly to the area. cool stuff behind, doesn't afternoon here until the end of the week, first part of the weekend. that means we have to deal with this, folks, all week long, back to school. temperatures 77, feeling already at 6:00 a.m., like it is 80 degrees. by the afternoon a few wet roads, just a few around the area because there could be more storms firing up. 94, if you don't have a.c. in your car, it will be a long, hot ride, here is future track clouds for early part of the day tomorrow. just a few clouds. it will be a partly sunny skies

start to the day. storm chance about 1 or 2:00 p.m., leesburg, by the time we get to around 8:00 p.m. tomorrow, really between that window 2 and 8:00 p.m. we could see showers and thunderstorms. exercising, make sure you get it done early. we hit the mid-70s, 6, 7, 8:00 a.m. by noon, 86 to 90 degrees, i think the heat index by that time is already around 92. very uncomfortable for tomorrow afternoon. the temperature 94 in d.c., 91 leesburg, 91 in manassas, here is a look at the storm team 4 forecast the heat all week long, yes, showers and thunderstorms in a couple of minute minutes. we'll take a look at the weekend forecast and the hourly index forecast coming up. all right, what caused a boat in the ocean to explode, sending five people to the hospital. and why cops put a d.c.

celebrity chef in cuffs this weekend. and what caused this to break out in

. a family from springfield, virginia is out of the hospital now after this boat exploded throwing them overboard. neil edwards and his family were out enjoying the day outside of ocean city, maryland.

he was trying to venture out when the boat suddenly burst into flames. his family along with two others fell into the water. edwards friends were flown to the burn unit at john hopkins. and a couple of teens in texas were injured at a carnival ride, they fell 12 feet from a ride that had malfunctioned. one was seriously injured, while the other had minor injuries, this happened at a church bazarre in el paso. firefighters had to rescue others stranded on the ride. federal officials are helping the local investigators to determine the cause of the accident. there are just a few hours left to soak in the last bit of summer, but for some people, this labor day weekend was not about rest and relaxation. abc's jay gray has more on the parties crashed by mother nature. >> reporter: for millions across the country, it has been a

three-day weekend of picnics, parties and parade. president obama spent his day in milwaukee honoring workers. >> today is the day that belongs to you. the working men and women who make america the greatest country on earth. >> reporter: labor day, the holiday dedicated to those who would otherwise be at work. >> the first time i've had off. normally -- normally i'm at work, so it is nice to have the day off. >> and what better way to enjoy it than by finding the perfect spot to watch the festivities. >> i got the perfect view, watching that at the viewing stand. >> reporter: for others, the marching and music is a family affair. >> our brothers are in the baldwin highlander marching band. >> while in buffalo? the holiday is always filled with wing sauce. >> the wings were hotter than usual and it took me a little while to get a rhythm.

>> reporter: but unfortunately for a few communities, the weekend festivities turned severe. 90 miles per hour winds in dakota city, with the wind wh whipping trees from the ground. >> we've never had it come through this area with such force. >> reporter: and now, on what was supposed to be a holiday they found themselves picking up the pieces of their battered town. >> we'll get it cleaned up. >> reporter: it is their labor of love. jay gray, nbc news. hundreds of intimate pictures of female celebrities, including oscar winner jennifer lawrence have been leaked on line. how hackers might have gotten their lines on the photos and what is being done about it. we now know the identity of the man hiking in montgomery county after he was pinned under a boulder. and listen

. a first at 6:30, it all started with two brothers hiking but ended in tragedy. tonight, we're learning new details about a deadly rock climbing accident that claimed the life of a young maryland man. this all unfolded yesterday on hermit island. news 4 has more. >> reporter: for the second day in a row, montgomery county fire and rescue teams were out here on the billy goat trail to rescue a hiker.

yesterday it was two brothers hiking on an island in the middle of the river when things went very wrong. the 25-year-old man and his 14-year-old brother were seen hiking the bee section, and somehow they made their way across the river onto one of the small islands. >> the waters of the potomac and the areas around those waters can be dangerous. it is potentially dangerous. and each year, people are injured and some lose their lives. >> reporter: a local kayaker was in the area yesterday. he did not want to talk on camera out of respect for the family. the kayaker and his family are on that beach, having a picnic when they saw the two brothers walk across these rocks over to hermit island. it was shortly after that he heard the rockslide and within a second he heard the screams for help. he described the rockslide sounding like a car crash and then an explosion. he and his family raced to the two hikers, finding 25-year-old

ryan kalder trapped, the victim had a massive head wound and the kayaker knew it was life-threatening. the rescue boat arrived shortly after but it was too late. as rescuers tried to recover the body the storm came in. the kayakers said lightning struck within a few yards of the rescue site. he described the thunder and lightning as sounding like a war zone. rescue teams had to shelter in place until it passed. back on the billy goat trail today hikers were aware of yesterday's actions and the tragic results. >> on the parking trail, we would certainly not go beyond our means. but on flat surfaces where it looks fairly stable, yeah, we're fine. >> now the hiker is expected to be okay. but to give you an idea of how dangerous it is here along the billy goat trail, of all the drownings that happened along

the great gorge and d.c., it was never intended to happen. it is where they slipped on a rock and fell. right now storm team 4 is tracking the high heat and possibility of more rains. let's go to storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson on the heat and how much rain we'll get. >> we'll see slightly higher temperatures and a lot of heat. a lot of folks will take to the water to cool off. certainly during the hottest part of the day. for our evening, though, quite warm and it will be humid. so if you're dining out the showers, it will be sticky at 82 to 87 degrees. meanwhile, again tomorrow, temperatures are likely to be even higher across thearea. the heat index will be somewhere around a 100. storms after 2:00 p.m. temperatures between 90 and 95 degrees. and folks, we'll be sweating all week long, the temperatures

expected to continue all week long. in fact, even saturday i have the high heat. the average temperature this time of year, 85 degrees, for the next couple of days feeling hotter than july. in the next couple of days we'll look at the heat index as well as the upcoming weekend. and we're learning more about a man killed in a freak tree incident. the 75-year-old man was grilling here on daisy road when the tree fell on top of him. investigators say he was visiting from annapolis. three of the man's grandchildren were also hurt but they will be okay. part of the tree also went through the roof of the house and the family was forced to find somewhere else to stay. right now, a 14-year-old boy in falls church is facing charges for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl. the girl told police she was attacked friday evening at cherry hill park. an adult saw what happened and

stopped the boy, but the little girl said he came back again. she screamed loudly enough for people to hear her, the teen ran away but police quickly arrested him. oh, oh [ bleep ]. no one is talking about the gunm gambling at the casino that just opened over the weekend, instead they talk about the fight that just happened. the people were standing around to get pizza, a witness says that a fight broke out in line and a woman sprayed mace before security guards stepped in. 15,000 people visited the casino on its opening night last tuesday. while business is booming in maryland it is the last night of gambling at the newest casino. the rebel will officially close. the casino's hotel shut down this morning. coming just two years after the $2.4 billion complex opened.

the rebel is one of the few casinos shuttling over the week. the trump plaza will close september 16th. by the end of the month, four of atlantic city's 12 casinos will have closed putting 8,000 people out of a job. you will want to think twice before tossing trash on the ground in d.c. the district is cracking down on people who litter. starting today, people who litter will be handed a $75 ticket. you will also be fined for dumping trash in private and public areas. and if you toss trash out of your window while you are driving well then, you could get a $100 ticket. 100 female celebrities hacked in hollywood. now, the investigation into who leaked explicit pictures of jennifer lawrence, rihanna and others. and to make sure your cloud account stays secure, we have

tips. hey, you remember these guys? a lot of them on the road with a lot of people going back to work.

. late this afternoon, apple and the fbi are investigating the cloud accounts that were hacked. and photos being put on line. photos were released yesterday of lawrence on the cam, with photos showing other celebrities in compromising positions. the computer giant is not explaining how the hackers could have obtained the images. lawrence's publicist says that they will prosecute anybody publishing the photos. and the website has more information on how to protect yourself from the hackers. you need a strong, unique password that is not just a

variation of one of your other passwords. the site suggests two ways to identify the users. before you can enter your password you will get a unique code, usually a text. and make sure your apple device has passwords to get into your home screen. and in hot water after police busted him for drunk driving. todd english was arrested in the hamptons yesterday, charged with misdemeanor and dwi. he owns restaurants across the country and is also the executive chef and partner of mxdc, a mexican restaurant a block away from the white house. holding out hope, melissa rivers says she and her family are hopeful that her mother will recover. comedienne joan rivers has been in the hospital since she went into cardiac arrest after a

surgical procedure. tmz is reporting that rivers is on life support. as labor day winds down, we're gearing up for traffic trouble, the four areas that will greet you. plus, melatonin can help with a good night's rest but is it okay for your children. and coming up, new warnings on isis and the uk. will the u.s. follow suit? also, the hollywood stars hacked, embarrassing photos of jennifer lawrence and others turning up on line, what does it tell us about our privacy on line? and the new

seantr h ran randel ran del rande alloothgse om to an end. summer officially over for kids in northern virginia. now tomorrow, hundreds of thousands of students in virginia will head back to the classroom, joining kids in d.c. and maryland who are already back in school. we know you will take lots of pictures of your kids on the big day so we will post the ones you tweet to us on nbcwashington.com. just search and look for our live team coverage across northern virginia. we'll be on the air starting at 4:26 a.m. and bedtime rules, some parents are turning to sleep aids. one in particular they're looking for is melatonin, a hormone in our body that regulates sleep. you can get it over-the-counter.

but the question is, is it safe? >> it is safe, but for children, i suggest it should be under the direction of their health care provider. it is not just something that parents should follow the label and the directions without getting the advice of their health care providers. >> and doctors say sleep aids should be the last resort, they suggest moving your child's best time up each night to help them adjust. and the end of summer, folks are hitting the roads. here is the look at traffic beginning to pick up on the bay bridge, as folks head back. triple a says that 30 million drivers brave the roads this holiday weekend. and tomorrow morning, guess what? you will want to leave home earlier than unusual. the day after labor day is one of the worst commuting days of the year here in the d.c. area and the metro. and the drivers will also

have to deal with everybody heading back to work, too, meaning your commute could be even longer. adam tuff has more on the changes new this school year. >> reporter: summertime has come to a close. students getting mentally prepared, some with super early classes tomorrow. >> my class starts at 6:25 a.m. >> oh, my gosh. >> and tomorrow is the first day back for you. >> yes. >> what grade? >> i'll be a senior. >> reporter: amy scroy teaches seventh grade, she knows tomorrow will be busy on the roads. >> you have to watch for buses, there will be hundreds of buses out there. and definitely leave 20 minutes early. >> that is your advice? >> i would definitely say at least 20 minutes. >> not bad advice at all. about 187,000. fairfax county public school students are back in school tomorrow. of course, that is a lot of people back on the road. fairfax county is the nation's tenth largest school district. and now that everybody is back you should know there are big

changes transportation-wise all over the region. in fairfax county, metro's new silver line now an option. could it have an impact on the nearby dulles toll road? in montgomery county, the emergency road work on connecticut avenue has wrapped up. now smooth pavement there. in d.c., be aware, d-dot will start work on the 16th street bridge over military road this fall. and prince george's county, a reminder that some school buses now equipped with stop sign cameras to catch drivers who pass the stop sign. a lot to remember, and yes some anxiousness for commuters. >> i have a feeling tomorrow will be pretty dicey. >> remember, extra time and good luck out there. in fairfax county, news 4. new at 6:00. petco crews in the district trying to fix a problem with an underground cable having to dig a huge hole at the corner of missouri avenue to get the

wires. parts of the area shut down for hours and police directed traffic in the area. we just checked with pepco, and the work has been patched up. i'm officially really nervous about all the traffic and the weather tomorrow, too. >> but summer is not over. at least not when you look at the temperatures. >> well, that doesn't feel like it -- >> no, feels like the beginning of summer including today. topping out at 95 degrees, more heat across the area. 94, 95. higher humidity. it will be hot again, we'll be swelterring. and showers across west. i doubt it impacts our area. around gaithersburg, germantown, you have 84, d.c., 88. you factor in the heat index and it feels a couple of degrees,

about four or five degrees higher. a sticky evening then for us, dropping to 82 degrees by 11 p.m. and a warm, humid, uncomfortable start tomorrow. 76, 77, maybe a good idea to pack a little extra water. as we go through the morning, this is 10 a.m., 86, in d.c., 84, we hit 95 for a heat index, many neighborhoods around noontime tomorrow, 99 between 3:00 p.m., and 5:00 tomorrow. late afternoon, what it will feel like across the area. a lot of heat late in the day. we cool to about 97, 95 degrees in the end of the day. short pants again, light clothing needed not just for tomorrow, all week long, especially if you're biking to work. tomorrow afternoon, storms after 2:00 p.m., the type of rain we'll have nothing too heavy. should not see any flash flood warnings, need the big umbrella

though as we have the high humidity so any rain that does occur could lead to some moderate rains at least in a short period of time. 91 degrees on wednesday, 90 on thursday, 91 degrees on friday. it is friday at the end of the week. we bring back showers and thunderstorms, the weekend, now, split 90s to low 80s. rain chance now even on sunday. coming up for the weekend still looking that far ahead. so hold off on all of those back-to-school clothes. keep the summer stuff out. thank you. and crowds of people filled the sidewalks in greenbelt for the city's annual labor day parade. the miss, junior miss, and little miss greenbelt made their way through the crowd. it is the 59th year for the event in greenbelt, happy labor day. and this community has a mix

of tradition. ♪ ♪ ♪ strike up the band, hundreds line the streets for the annual labor day parade and festival in kensington. each year, local groups and businesses hit the pavement. it is an event that brings people of all ages. >> a community saying, the businesses are all represented. >> we have friends who live here and meet them every year. we just enjoy the parade. >> candy. >> they throw the candy? >> that makes it special. hey, this year marks kensington's 47's labor day parade and festival. always a good time there. no holiday in the sports world, is it diana? >> no, game week number one is finally here. finally one that counts. redskins hit the practice field as they get ready for the texans. and for one player getting a crash course in the redskins

defense. we'll tell you about the newest member of the washington hello! i'm a kid. and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. and where can you find beta-glucan? in oats. and, they're yummy! i'm going back to being a kid now. thank you!

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it. the ten-man practice squad all occupied. game-planning for the texans has started. deangelo hall, helping the redskins get used to the group. practicing today for the first time, ian nacho starting for four regular games and preseason for denver last season. he is not so sure how much he will play on defense but he expects him to get action with special teams. so finally, the redskins practicing for a game that counts. and coach knows this week definitely has a different feel. >> he is a little edgy, and chippy out there today, they got in arguments, pushing and shoving. but i think it was a great tempo today. they were focused and ready for the season to start. >> it feels good, game week, we're ready to go. they're a very good team, very

good defense. like i said we got our hands full, but we're all excited. you know, we want to get to game planning and get out there when it really counts and good out there and put points on the board. they're not going to make it easy for us, we don't want them to. >> rg3 looks a little tired, he was down in texas. he is honored with a bronze statue. griffin won the 2011 heisman trophy as the quarterback of the baylor bears. all right, to baseball, the nationals hopefully will have a september like they did august, 19 wins, ten losses. a big part of the success? bryce harper getting back to form. almost a month ago some wanted harper to go back to the minors to work on his swing. well, manager matt williams went to the pretty conference and basically said to all of us, hurry now, quiet down, give the kid some time. well, since those questions

bryce has certainly proved his worth, batting over .300, seven home runs, 14 rbis, the most record, 8 and 0, orioles finish their series with the twins. today, bringing them out to the yard. two on, two out for nick hunley, a three-run shot, gets the sisters on their feet, standing -- ties it at three. top eight now, joe mauer at the plate, taking it to opposite field, one run comes in easy here. young throws to the plate, not in time. two runs double for mauer, four rbis in the game for him, cruz adding the home run in the ninth, but the birds fall 6-4. in atlanta, this baby on board

for some history. the phillies/braves game. this is unbelievable today. six innings, cole hamels rolling, strikes out justin upton and chris johnson, hamels, no hitting, forced to leave with a groin injury. the reliever comes in for the seventh, doesn't allow a hit either. ken jales in the eighth. strikes out to side. still without a hit. in the ninth. still a combined no-hitter on the line for jonathan papelbon, he gets the play. the first combined no-hitter in phillies history and they win it 7-0. and more importantly. braves drop to six and a half, nats and dodgers tonight in los angeles. for the steelers, their series is pretty much in the toilet but

what a great labor day team effort. >> yeah, redskins -- sunday, can you believe it? >> we're ready. >> we're ready. >> finally, the preseason takes forever. >> i know. did feel like a long one. so the redskins are healthy, that is the most important thing. >> you said it, diana. thank you. >> that will do it for us, nightly news is up next. >> we hope to see you on news 4 at 11:00. have a gre

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