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at the murder scene. it is hard to make out. according to court documents obtained by news4. there is a french door on the side of the house. the door is broken near the lock and a shoe or boot print is visible, suggesting a forced entry. that boot print is not consistent with boots worn by firefighters. that is important because this whole case began with the major fire at this mansion in woodley park. as firefighters responded, they found the bodies of savvas savopoulos, his wife amy, their 10-year-old son phillip and the family housekeeper vera figueroa. it was a case of murder. they had been beaten, tied up and held for more than 19 hours. a fire set in an apparent effort to cover up the crime. firefighters told police they didn't use that french door to get into the house that day.
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charged in the murder, 34-year-old daron wint. in 2005 he work for american iron works, a company own by savvas savopoulos. wint was identified when his dna was found on a piece of uneaten pizza in the house. he was picked up on a traffic stop. he was with a man and two women. there was a box truck there with two men inside. during the home invasion an assistant brought $40,000 in cash to the savopoulos home. that money has not been accounted for. police say after wint's arrest, they found $10,000 in money orders and what appeared to be a large stack of $100 bills. now these are some of the items police say they're searching
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for. duct tape or other material that can be used to bind hands and feet. clothing or shoes containing blood. credit cards or anything in the names of the video. police still looking for three cell phones. three cell phones stolen from the three adult victims here. police have been working this scene for days and days. tomorrow it will be three weeks. investigators believe this could be the work of more than one man. >> thanks. he says he delivered $40,000 in cash to the savopoulos home. this is the first time
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authorities have name jordan wallace. until now he's been referred to as witness number one. it is important to point out that wallace remains a witness and not a puck is and he has not been charged with any crime. but police are taking a closer look. >> reporter: he worked as an assistant and driver to savopoulos. police say he has been cooperating with police. police are trying to corroborate that days and arrest the murder. by tracking his cell phone locations. he had a allowed police. there have been inconsistencies in what he's told police. according to court documents, he first told police he was called by savopoulos thursday morning and asked to bring him a package. but after police confronted
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wallace the text message from savopoulos, wallace acknowledged. he made a mistake and had actually first been contacted wednesday. the day before the murders. prosecutors also say, wallace lied about how he picked up the money and how he dropped it off. telling police, he was given an envelope with the $40,000 in it and put that into a locked car. in fact he was handed four bundles of cash and the car was unloktd. police say wallace took a picture of cash and texted that picture to an unidentified witness. again, jordan wallace is considered a witness and not a suspect and he has not been charged with any crimes. we're expecting more documents related to the searches police have carried out to be released tomorrow. that should give us more information with where police are going. where do you think they might be headed with the new information?
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here's what we know. they took advice. documents show police are hoping for the cell phones that they are reporting. police are hoping that they're using those. and i can tell you, that's one of the best ways police have when they are using cell phones. the only suspect charged is daron wint. he is due back for a preliminary hearing in two weeks. we should hear a lot more about what police have as evidence then. people are still talking about the massive fire that killed two of their neighbors them describe a frantic scene including a man jumping out of a window to escape the blaze. that fire ripped through a rowhouse on rigs place between 16 and 17th streets.
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megan fitzgerald joins us with new reactions. >> reporter: we talked to the neighbors. they woke up some loud sirens and the smell of smoke. we talked to one woman in particular who says she's known the owner of this brown stone for years. she tells us this is an image she can't get out of her mind. this is an image neighbors say they won't soon forget. >> the entire house was engulfed in flames. it was a huge, huge fire. >> reporter: around 2:30 smoke pouring out of the windows of this three-story row home. we spoke to a neighbor who said they didn't want to go on camera. >> he was fleeing out of the window. he was hurt and bleeding. they took him to an ambulance and the hospital. >> reporter: investigators say two other people didn't make it out alive. we spoke with john who lives in
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the basement of the home at the time of the fire. he was not home then. >> i woke one people text messaging me saying are you okay. >> reporter: emtwo people live on the top floor. below them was the homeowner and possibly another person who may or may not have moved out. investigators were on the scene for hours trying to figure out how the fire started. neighbors are saying they're still trying to come to terms with the tragedy. >> an unpredictability. >> it is sad that someone lost their entire home. >> reporter: the cause of this fire is still under investigation. we did have an opportunity to speak with investigators. they tell us they'll be out here going door to door, knocking on neighbors' doors asking them questions. we asked further about what kind of questions and if arson is something they're considering. then it is still under investigation. as far as the name of those two
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victims who died in this fire, they've not been released. news4. thank you. we're talking weather now. did you know this is coldest june day in six years? it is. i guess word is -- >> i don't know how to spell that. it is a nasty yucky day. we've got the cloud cover rolling in. we've got a southerly flow and that brings us the clouds. that brings us the cooler weather and that brings us the shower activity. take a look at where the showers are. we're talking about areas around fredericksburg. we've got more cool weather. more rain coming together.
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the weekend right now it is looking a little bit warmer. i've got the complete forecast. there have been some new developments in a high profile sexual assault case. one of jesse mathieuthew's attorneys is trying to keep the media out. one of the witnesses is traveling here to testify. matthew says if that becomes public it could tanlt jury pool. he is also charged in the death of hannah graham. they are asking to block that charge and others in the criminal trying. he is charged with murder, abduction and sexual assault and the trial is scheduled to start in fairfax. >> chris lawrence. we're learning more about the terrorist suspect who was shot and killed by police in boston. all this as the investigation into that incident and potential links to other suspects is
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growing. a second man was in court just hours ago. jay gray is live from where it all started in boston. >> reporter: yeah. another man arrested. and right now, a joint terrorism task force members are searching for at least one man. perhaps others who may have tied the 26-year-old who used to work at cvs and he was shot and killed after allegedly running toward police with a large military style knife. as the terror investigation expands, police and federal agents today searching a home in rhode island. officials in boston are answering questions about the shooting death of 26-year-old. they say he charged at officers and federal agents with a knife. >> the whole idea was to be as trans parent as possible. >> today, calling in muslim and community leaders. >> we thank you that you have brought us together. >> after his brother a former boston area imam wrote on social
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media saying that he was shot in the back while talking to his father on the phone saying i can't breathe. >> what the video reveals to us clearly, the individual was not on the cell phone. the individual was not shot in the back. >> he had been under 24-hour surveillance by a joint terrorism task force for weeks. >> when you're following someone like that you have someone under 24-hour surveillance. it is indicative of having large concern about what he is involved in. it led to concern of a second neighborhood. he appears for the first time in federal court. >> in this particular case, they are going to look to see who else he was talking to. are there other co-could be spear or thes. >> it is a growing concern. the fbi expands its security and surveillance operations. jay gray. nbc news, boston. and we have this just in. a new revelation in court from a
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popular teacher. what he is now saying about his relationship with a student at one of the area's most prestigious schools. also, new eyewitness accounts amid calls to stop bullying. never
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there is a new normal out there. speed cameras everywhere. later this weeks there will be more. five more will start issuing tickets in the district. this map shows the locations of those new cameras. adam tuesday is in northwest with a closer look at all this technology.
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adam? >> reporter: yeah. definitely technology. and interesting. like this one here on reservoir road on northwest. you see that bolted them to the light post and it got us wondering, which section of the city has the most speed cameras now? northwest d.c. has the most speed cameras. about 70 of them according to the police department's website. northeast, not far behind. about 65. in southeast, there are about 55. and southwest has just a handful. no matter where you are. you'll final an opinion. do you think they're kind of weird about the way they put them behind trees? trees and stop signs. >> do you think they're trying to hide them? >> i know they are. >> five new cameras now part of the mix. making sure you are following the rules. final tweaks and adjustments to get them ready. here on 18th street in channing in northeast. smile for the cameras. seventh and maryland in northeast? watch your speed.
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here in southeast on pennsylvania avenue. final tweaks being made to get this camera going. busy wisconsin avenue near russian embassy? a new speed camera. right here on 44th and reservoir in northwest, the camera is watching you. >> he says he's more than happy to have this one turning on. >> if the speed limit is close to 35, what's the problem? do 35. if you don't 35 you're going to pay. >> these new cameras start friday. the fines can get up to $300 if you're not careful. if you want to know where all the speed cameras are across the country we've spoeftd that on the website. back to you. >> all right. the rain and the dampness and the chill. it's not cute anymore. we're getting kind of tired of
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it. >> my plants liked it but now we're tired of it. >> my kids are like do something about it. daddy can't do that. take a look outside. the clouds they are here for sure. and so is the shower activity toward nats park. temperatures right now, only 63 degrees. and yeah. the coolest june day in nine years. and we've only been in the 60s in the month of june. bonl two or three time in the last 15 years. extremely cool and with the shower activity it makes it feel even more raw out there. not a lot of showers. some areas of drizzle. and again on the radar. very hard for the radar to that i can up drizzle. so making the way toward
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manassas. across the river toward waldorf and northern portions. we'll show you where these showers are that came right through there. making their way toward the north and west up toward the sudley area. we'll see a couple showers there. all of them moving from southeast to northwest. and they'll continue to do that. not a lot more behind us. so don't expect it to be a very wet night. this will be the sendaryio as it is playing out through the day and i think we'll have a better chance of rain. it is because of an area that is sitting and spinning to our south. that area of low pressure combining with high pressure. that is the cool wind. and then look at the flow. it is giving us all the clouds and the moisture and that chance for some rain. not a very good day on a thursday. here we are. notice the coverage. anything that falls tomorrow will be light. you don't need a big umbrella.
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we are going to be seeing rain throughout the day. more shower activity during the afternoon and more shower activity. could it affect your evening rush. friday, looking a little bit better. 63 degrees for a high tomorrow. 65 in d.c. 67. toward fredericksburg. afternoon highs have been in the 60s in the month of june. you just do not see that very often. then we break out. 76 degrees on friday. 79 degrees on saturday. a slight chance of a shower. sunday, a high of 76. and then we get back into the 80s. monday, tuesday wegs. highs around 88 degrees next tuesday. tomorrow i'll be dodging the showers and somebody's backyard. we've got backyard weather tomorrow. this is a crime so elaborate you would think it is a hollywood movie. >> reporter: authorities investigating a sophisticated jewelry heist right here in
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stafford county. they were able to break into this safe. we'll show you why this may not be the only case in northern virginia. >> did you their latest about bryce harper? did you see it? we'll hear from the woman
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more than 50 shipments of live anthrax have been uncovered across the u.s. and three foreign countries. the pentagon now says kits containing live anthrax samples were sent to 51 laboratories in 17 states and three other countries. that is double the number previously announced. the defense officials say they do not believe there is a danger to the public. but it is not known how many laboratory workers were exposed to the anthrax spores. the family of the man who died after firefighters refused
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to come to his aid are suing the district. they want leaders to change the law. current law only protects the city against any claims. >> the public duty doctrine needs to be altered and changed. i'm not saying it needs to go away but the city needs to be held accountable. the peel who failed to do their jobs should be he told accountable for the lack of action. >> the children are suing for nearly $8 million. the man from virginia said his son dies in uniform and deserves to be buried at arlington national cemetery. staff sergeant was among the marines killed during a training exercise in florida in march. a spokesperson for the cemetery said burial plots there are reserved for service members who die on active duty.
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and they say, he does not qualify because he was active for training only at the time of his death. still ahead a tribute to a local reporter who was killed. a respected teacher at oyster adams bilingual school. now he is charged with second-degree assault of a child. one daughter who has a child in the class said she doesn't believe it. the story ahead. one day after a student is stabbed and another charge was bullyi this at douglas high school? coming up,
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puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support... putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's an outrage. puerto ricans are us citizens and pay the same medicare taxes, but receive only half the federal healthcare funding as the other 50 states. the headlines tell the story.... "unfair treatment from washington"... "thousands without medications"... "it's a crisis that could imperil the whole economy." president obama must act now to protect care for three and a half million u.s. citizens. before it's too late...
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. a man who was once celebrated as teacher of the year in the district is now facing charges of child sex abuse. according to court documents, giovanni pena acknowledges that he inappropriately touched a 9-year-old student during class. >> he is also acknowledging that he sent sexual pictures to the fourth grader. >> reporter: d.c. teacher giovanni pena remains in custody. he was in court an hour ago. denied bond. prosecutors called this a crime of violence. the new court documents released about an hour ago say that the victim is an 11-year-old boy who pena had sexual contact with in his classroom. this afternoon, i spoke to a parent at that school who doesn't want to believe the allegations. >> my gut feeling is that somebody is lying against him. >> reporter: police removed him from the school in northwest
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washington yesterday. 31-year-old giovanni pena is charged with sexual abuse of a child. he teaches english to fourth graders. half his class are native spanish speakers. at noon this parent took her daughter in mr. pena's class home from school early. >> i'm troubled and disturbed like everybody else in school. my daughter is scared. she tells me she is scared. and i'm picking her up early because of this incident. i hope this will get results. >> reporter: in 2011 giovanni pena won the "washington post" d.c. teacher of the year award after being nominated by the d.c. teacher's union on. monday of this week, the youth investigation division of the metropolitan police department received information regarding an alleged sexual abuse involving mr. pena and a juvenile at the school. now the court documents released this evening refer to the boy, not by his name but by his
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officials to protect his identity. it says the sexual contact took place in the school in the school year, 2013/2014 which would make this boy about 9 at the time. the court papers go on to say that pena acknowledged to police that he sent this boy a picture of his private parts to the boy's cell phone using an application called snap chat. pena will be back here for another bond hearing. he has been ordered to stay away from the boy and his parents. that's the latest live in d.c. superior court. the search for a missing swimmer in the potomac river has been called off for the night. rescue crews say two people got in the river near great falls on the virginia shoreline this afternoon and one person made it back to shore. but another man got caught up in the swift current. kayakers tried to pull him out of the water but they could not save him. tonight a special vigil for
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a d.c. report he killed in southeast d.c. she was shot on her way home from work last week. police say she was used as a human shield. only the friends families colleagues will be remembering milton with a silent vigil. if you would like to attend that ceremony it is at the washington senior wellness central in southeast d.c. it begins at 7:30. at least one student who saw a fight at a local high school says bullying was a contributing factor. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins is live outside frederick douglass high school. she has new cell phone video from that witness and the report on the mission to stop the bullying. >> reporter: there's a prince george's county man who has a program that is working very well. they couldn't say enough about how much it has helped them there.
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he is saying that prince george's county should consider implementing it. >> he told them to leave them alone. to get away. that he didn't want to fight. the student who was stabbed didn't leave him alone and instigated it. >> reporter: he said he watched his classmate lose it after bullying had gone too far. >> the kid that did the stabbing was trying to defend himself. then the knife made it and he was stabbed. he didn't realize he was stabbed until later so he kept hitting and hitting. >> reporter: this explanation sounds very familiar to what happened to this 9-year-old girl a few weeks ago. her cries for help were allegedly ignored on the school bus as another student beat her. her parents are suing the county for $10 million alleging the school district failed to protect their child from bullying. >> when i see what's going on the in county and the state it
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doesn't have to be that way. >> reporter: he is creator of an anti-bullying program. kids can text to a phone number and get help. the idea is that texting is easier for kids. >> you ask them a question. how did it go today? good. fine. if you want to find out what's going original text them. then you'll see that they're ready with conversation by text that they wouldn't have verbally. >> reporter: he pitched the program to prince george's county but they declined it. >> $1.25 per student per year to implement this program. we're being told it is a budget issue. ? have the district meets with hundreds of vendors each year. we don't necessarily go down the path. >> reporter: she said they already have a comprehensive system. >> we don't believe that we have a widespread problem and we encourage people to report it as much as they can so that we can take appropriate action. >> reporter: the student who was
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stabbed is recovering from the the injuries. the student who did it is being charged as a juvenile. we plernl four additional students have been suspended the rest of the year for what happened. a knock on your door could lead to a bigger tax bill. we'll hear from a woman who
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some people are calling there the selfie of the week. bryce harper did not take this on his phone. it came from a woman who is theed him the phone. not really sure what would happen next. >> it's bryce harper. >> reporter: it's been said that 90% of communication is nonverbal. 10% is verbal. >> it looked like he was motioning to throw me the phone. so i threw him the phone. he snapped the selfie and threw it back up. >> reporter: it makes bryce
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harper one of the easiest to root for. >> as he beast. he seem like an all around good guy. >> reporter: sure he was her favorite player. after last night why wouldn't he be? if you look real close you can't see it from here but jamesy a season ticket holder two rows up in right field. she got to wet seats. the national league player of the month stepped up. >> everybody is trying to take a picture. he came underneath us. >> how does it feel? surreal. her family in the midwest was getting calls all night. everyone wants to know, where is she? >> pretty awesome. my name is everywhere. it will last five minutes today or tomorrow. after that who is jamie roach? but today everyone in the baseball world knows who i am. it is kind of cool. >> reporter: reporting in prince george's county. news4. >> so jamie might not get 15 minutes. >> but she got five.
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>> ten seconds or whatever. >> bryce go get a helmet. go get like a hockey helmet. you have opened up pandora's box. everybody in the world is coming after you now. >> we have dramatic video. >> a half million-dollar heist inside a local jewelry store. we'll tell you how the burglars pulled it off a
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this is one mac daddy safe. it is several inches of concrete and big enough and bad enough to hold a half million dollars worth of jewels. but only the that safe is empty after an elaborate heist. this job may be connected to some others. >> reporter: that's right. those sophisticated thieves still on the loose. the owner says he's worried they'll target other jewelry
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stores soon. >> if they can do it to us, they can do it to anyone. >> for 26 years princess jewelry has been dan and his wife's family passion. >> my little daughter. measured as she grows. my daughter my children. >> they're now left making repairs after a well planned and costly break in. dan took us to the back of the store. here's where the thieves started. >> this is not a door. it is a post here. that's not a postal it is supposed to be it is supposed to be like this. they cut it off. they just yanked this open. they broke into dan's neighbors. a retail space currently under construction. the thieves headed straight to the wall. >> they cut a hole here. and then removes the whole security system. >> reporter: internet phone lines cameras, all cut.
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>> right into the room with dan's safe. who needs the code when you can crack it open? this is metal? >> this is metal. and then concrete and more metal in the back. three inches of concrete and one inch of metal. >> reporter: reaching in they snagged more than $500000 in jewelry. >> it does appear whether they are from this area or not they were well prepared. >> fairfax koibl police are investigating two similar burglaries. it is tough for dan's wife to even see photos. >> this is my wife's baby here shelf put her heart and soul here. >> reporter: we mentioned the other investigations. did i put a call into fairfax county police. they're not sure if they're connected to this one but it is something they're looking into. >> thanks. dozens of d.c. residents going to get a knock on the door from tax people. they are planning to visit 15,000 homes over the next three
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months to determine whether the home owners are paying the right amount of property tax. they are going to want to come into your house but you do not have to let them in. you are not required to do. that the assessors will focus on home in the capitol hill area and surrounding areas. you can get a closer look at the map. just search property tax. this comes under what was he thinking? the driver of this car who has a pregnant passenger, tries to outrun an amtrak train in jacksonville, florida and fails. the train rips the car in half. all three people in the car including the pregnant lady are okay. minor injuries. and no one on the train was hurt. police stay driver admitted to speeding and going around the railroad arms. he is facing charges tonight. another check on the weather. this nasty damp dreary weather. is that close enough?
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>> makes you want to -- excuse me. that's exactly what it is. this is about as dreary as it gets in the month of june. the temperature now on the cool side. notice as we look down. the nationals taking on the blue jays. only the at 7:05. it will be cool. we expect some drizzle. some shower i have the. 9:00, same deal. here is the rain. not a lot of some drizzle. it is not picking it up. we'll put this into motion. it is moving from the south. you can see some showers toward warranton. right through waldorf. and then we'll take a look at what's happening around the beltway. these showers on a bee line. we could see some showers but that's all they'll be. i doubt we'll see aaine. tomorrow, a similar afternoon.
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62 to 67 degrees. another day of -- that was pretty good. travel tomorrow. exercise, watch for the showers. i do think more widespread area of showers during the day tomorrow. and then much better weather. friday, saturday sunday. a slight chance of a shower. the next best chance of rain comes monday and so does the warmer air. >> get ready for something very special. it is called do more 24. it is a fundraising drive with. more than 600 nonprofits. this. >> reporter: whatever your passion is more than likely there will be a nonprofit that you can support and be able to really truly help them get over some of the finish lines they have to do that they are doing in community. >> some of those nonprofits your favorites, are already
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reaching out to you. we've got sports coming up. (music) hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! (music)
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so carol won't tell me what she's going to tell you ahead of time. so i'm going to have to find out with the rest you. >> you got all that from that look? >> she just looked at me. >> can you just wait 30 seconds? i like to repeat myself. this is a big deal. trent williams came in a t-shirt to ota practice number five. you know trent william. the three-time pro bowler expected to be the fourth. and robert griffin, the key to his success. today the sight of him
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concerning. it was a late game. in the second half trend williams goes down. he needed to be helped off the field. we knew it was an ankle injury. he saunltered in wearing a t-shirt and help and we asked him what gives. >> it's been an ongoing thing. and my mindset was, we didn't want to suffer any set baghdads during otas. i wanted it to be 100%. so i put this behind me. >> it's all been rehab and strengthening exercises. >> so he's out until training camp. so desean jack, the man for the second straight day. he wants everyone to know his absence was a nonstory. and he doesn't care what you think.
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>> like i said i think should i do things back home in california. i'm here now and i'm happy to be here with my team mates. i'm trying to catch up and get back in the swing of things. >> they have lives. this is a major part of what they do. we would love to have everybody here 100%. he is a veteran guy. an extremely intelligent person. i would love to have had him here. but it is his choice not to be here and he came back. he looks like he's in good shame. didn't miss a beat. >> it's june! >> the end of the story for desean. but the beginning of hand ringing for trent williams. chris rils. it was a torn living am. and six months later to still be out. >> that is disturbing. and worrisome too. he is important. >> but here's what i love. final year of his cia i love players in the final year of
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their contract. >> i have a feeling he'll get healthy and he'll be the force that we expect. >> and paid. yes. >> he needs to pay it. >> most people couldn't pick joe berry out of the line-up. the new defensive end. we might be know what he looks like yet, but he knows here. >> coming here to play the washington redskins over the years. this is an you believable place to play. a talent, a town, a fan base unbelievable rich in tradition. i think that's the most exciting thing. that you can come here and be a part of that. >> so looking forward to his this energy. the washington nationals have the nl pitcher of the month and the nl player of the month. so congratulations. they have dennard span returning to the field. he's been nursing a sore knee. the french open now. rafael nadal against novak
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djokovic. the 44th meeting between the two. the middle of the 18-shot volley. playing a drop shot right here. he catches it. shot back. he slides and returns. power shot. longest the ever. hits the net. he was the 4-0 lead but would take the first least. nadal with a double fault on the serve. that's how he loses it. djokovic becomes the first player in history to beat nadal in all four majors. the world number one playing. >> he is more than that. the baddest man on the planet. on a tennis court. that's just unhuman. >> thank you. that's all we have to say about that for now.
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we'll try again tonight at 11:00. >> see you then.
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on this wednesday nights, terror targets. new arrests in an isis-inspired plot to kill police officers and plans to behead a victim. what nbc news has learned about an imminent attack the suspect armed with knives, the fbi listening in. twice as bad as we were first told. turns out anthrax was fedex'd to dozens of locations, far more people put at risk. what went wrong? the cost of cancer. what's behind the skyrocketing price of cancer drugs? some costing $10,000 a month. for some medications to survive means going bankrupt. and here come the brides. so many of them flocking to a tiny post office for a very big reason. we'll lift the veil on

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