conditions from storm center 4. what's the latest? >> latest is we still have nothing. we have one severe thunderstorm warning for parts of frederick county and carroll county in maryland. that is well up to the north of our region, continuing to move out. the rest of us are not seeing much in the way of anything except for shower activity. i will continue to down play this as we move through the rest of the evening. we do have that tornado watch to the north. we've only had one warning with that. that was that severe thunderstorm warning. could you see it here up toward the eastern frederick county in through portions of carroll county. could have strong winds with that one. we are not seeing anything down around d.c. other than just light shower activity. that will continue. these showers moving off to the north and east. the wider view showing this is the frontal area right here that we have been watching for potential for severe weather. there is more back to the west. we are not out of the woods yet. i wouldn't be surprised to see this tornado watch drop. the potential is there. i just don't think we are going to see much. if i'm wrong, let's hope i'm not

wrong. hopefully i'm right and we stay on the calm side. we'll continue to monitor this. >>. >> the debate over the confederate flag in south carolina ended. tonight new questions are being raised in northern virginia. we have team coverage and begin with jay gray in columbia south carolina where the flag will be taken down in a matter of hours. >> reporter: it happens after debate overnight that was intense at times, emotional, ending at 1:00 in the morning here with an historic vote and sending many say, a strong message about the past and future of this state. this afternoon, governor nikki haley signed into law a measure to take down the confederate battle flag that's flown on the south carolina capitol grounds for decades. >> the confederate flag is coming off the grounds of the carolyn state house. >> reporter: it's history in the wake of heartache.

three weeks after a self-proclaimed white supremacist murdered nine people inside the emanuel amc church. >> the perpetrator wrapped himself up in the confederate flag. having it removed and having the nine citizens from charleston, including my sister being heros in that movement gives some satisfaction to some. >> reporter: it was the emotional memory of those lost. >> if we amend this bill, we are telling the people of charleston we don't care about you. >> reporter: that many say shifted the momentum overnight. during more than 14 hours of discussion debate and legislative wrangling on the house floor. >> i cannot believe we do not have the heart in this body to do something meaningful such as take a symbol of hate off these

grounds. >> take it down! >> reporter: a symbol of hate to many. heritage to others. a banner that after decades will come down here tomorrow morning. that ceremony to unfurl the flag will be held 10:00 tomorrow morning. after the flag will be moved to a confederate relic room in a museum just near the grounds here at the capitol. that is the latest live in columbia, south carolina. jay gray news4. ordering the previous question all those in favor say aye. all those opposed no. the ayes have it. >> congress mostly side-stepped the confederate flag issue until today there was a lot of emotion as well as political maneuvering on the house floor today. members argued over confederate symbols should be removed from federal parks. veteran cemeteries, even from the capitol itself. the same debate that's playing out in south carolina and on

capitol hill is under way on the streets of alexandria. should that city ever fly the confederate flag. derek ward joins us from old town where there is an added issue, a statue of a confederate soldier. >> reporter: you know the city of alexandria is not unfamiliar with this sort of controversy. mayor euhl says as a young man he was involved in efforts to get the flag from being flown a lot of places around the city. the controversy goes back violently to the 1860s. there was another hotel here in 1861. alexandria's marshall house. above it flew the flag of the confederacy. it was the beginning of the civil war and the union army held the city. a colonel decided to take the flag down. it cost him his life. >> alexandria's a historical city.

tourism is our number one economy. >> reporter: twice a year a flag associated with the confederacy flies again on robert lee's birthday in january and confederate memorial day in may. the statue depicts a rebel soldier back to the nation's capitol, eyes cast to the south. this fall there will be an effort to furl that flag for good. >> personally i think it's time to stop flying the flag which we don't do a lot here in the city. >> reporter: alexandria mayor bill eull. >> i requested city manager to come back to council and provide us with a summary of the current policies we have on our books regarding the flying of the confederate flag. >> reporter: on the streets, sentiments don't run as hot but can run as deep as they did in 1861. >> everyone has the right to put up a statue or celebrate a holiday that's important to them. i think it's ridiculous. >> i know it's a part of history, but for some people, you know it's a part of history

that they don't want to think about bring back up bad memories. >> i think the flag itself is part of the history we need to just put to bed now and move on. >> reporter: you know, you can take a look in that package. we showed you the confederate flag. looks like the early incarnation of the american flag with a circle of stars and stripes. the battle flag is the one the controversy is about. alexandria will take that up when council reconvenes in september. live in old town el alexandria, derrick ward news4. >> he thinks the issue may be going too far on some fronts. one example he cited was calls to dig up confederate cemeteries. hogan says if maryland wants to be sensitive to people's feelings, but the civil war is part of our history.

>> i support what's going on in south carolina with the removal of flags from there. some of this other stuff to me is really going too far. it's political correctness run amuck. people say we can't pretend as if there wasn't a civil war and we'll remove every civil war person out of our history books. >> governor hogan did pull state license tags or featuring the confederate flag. more than 150 drivers have those plates. there was a violent crash that killed two young women in maryland. tonight there is video that shows the moment of impact. the man behind the wheel that caused the accident is now going to prison for more than ten years. tracee wilkins was in court today when he was sentenced. she joins us with the emotional reaction to that video. >> reporter: that accident

happened in the intersection behind me. when they showed the impact of that crash family members cried, some screamed and had to leave the court. they said it was like living it all over again. at the end of all this it's what the defendant didn't say that upset many people in that courtroom even more. ronald hayes isn't wanted on any charges in december of 2012, but he still speeds away from police going up to 80 miles per hour through a residential area before barrelling towards central avenue and hill road. we won't show you the impact of the crash, but he struck a minivan and six people inside killing a grad student at the university of maryland, homeless advocate and mentor to dozens of young girls. he also killed her friend who was three months pregnant with her first baby. >> you would never see one without the other. if you did, they were going to meet up somewhere somehow. >> reporter: two toddlers were injured. today in court family members of the victims saw this video

and the actual crash for the first time. >> i lost my breath when i seen it. i had no words. >> this was a healing process but open as wound back up to me. >> reporter: back to the crash that night at the intersection of central avenue and hill road, seven seconds after impact hayes proceeded to run, abandoning his passenger a woman who also suffered injuries. he ran to the nearby woods where he hid not knowing a police helicopter's infrared camera was following him every step of the way. he was taken into custody immediately. today he was sentenced to 12 years in prison a sentence above recommended for vehicular manslaughter. when given the chance to address the course, it's what he didn't say that upset both families. >> you can articulate i'm sorry i apologize. i have remorse. you don't have to be smart to say those words. >> reporter: today in court hayes' attorney said hayes did not want to address the court

because he did not think he had the ability to articulate all he was feeling. the judge said he did not buy that and anyone can say "i'm sorry." tracee wilkins, back to you in the studio. new questions tonight in the deaths of two boaters whose bodies were found on the potomac river. they were reported eded missing when they didn't return to their yacht club. a maryland state police the river. the boat was running but nobody was onboard. the circumstancesc&zez their deaths areyñsñ still a mystery. >> we do not knowyñi)ñáñpp2r the cause was for at least the one person to be in the water whether it's mechanical reasons or what is part of our investigation. >> coming up the bureau chief went to4m]8ñr stafford county to get reaction from friends and neighbors of thejf victims.

she'll have that story at 6:30. the director of the fbi says recent terror arrests saved american lives. more than 10 people have been arrested in the u.s. over the past month. fbi&[ director james comey believes some of those who were arrested were plninganning attacks around the fourth of july holiday. people arrested are accused to being linked to isis in some way or another. comey said the current crop of islamic state sympathizers is so unpredictable that it is difficult to be sure of the timing of their plans. three years is the sentence handed down for a former fbi agent who admitted to stealing çl8!xgs involved in criminal cases. mark is at the u.s. district court. >> reporter: inside the courtroom matt lowry broke down in tears as he apologized to his

family and his father a former police chief broke down in tears as he begged for mercy for his son. he was facing nine years in prison. he'll now be serving three. outside the courthouse, we asked him if he was concerned about his safety in prison. >> it concerns me but i have assurances measures will be taken to ensure my safety whatever location i will go. >> reporter: matt lowry was an fbi agent for five years. for more than a year during that time lowry was addicted to heroin and fed his habit by stealing heroin from evidence in several high-profile drug cases he worked on. after lowry was found passed out behind the wheel of his car last year, the fbi uncovered what prosecutors have called a premeditated and systemic cover-up by lowry to hide the fact he had been stealing drugs. prosecutors had to inform hundreds of defendants who had been arrested in undercover

operations lowry stole evidence from. at least 25 defendanted convicted were released from prison because lowry tampered with their evidence. last march, lowry pled guilty to 64 counts. he told the judge he had become addicted to painkillers because of a medical condition. >> i'm appreciative that it's not a very lengthy time that was given to me, but i understand punishment must be given in my case and where i did wrong. i appreciate the judge and his leniency in my case. >> judge thomas hogan made it clear in court he was lenient because of the addiction. he said it was his addiction to painkillers that drove him to do what he did, and not because he was willfully violating the law. he'll have to report to prison in about 30 to 60 days. jim back to you. coming up more people

protesting donald trump and his new hotel here in the city. some city leaders also joining that fight. a woman arrested for abandoning a baby in d.c. what police now say she was doing moments before ditching the child on a city street. new numbers reveal how big the government data breach was. we'll have a look at how many federal workers might suf

people are quite angry over donald trump's comments about immigrants gathered outside the old post office where trump is building the new hotel. the protests today are not the only ones who want something done about donald trump. we have a report on local leaders who are also speaking out against the billionaire. >> reporter: last summer, smiles all around donald trump breaking ground for his luxury hotel here. that was then. >> this man -- >> reporter: today protesters from around the region gathered at the same site in a different mood. angry over trump's calling mexican immigrants mostly drug deals, criminals and rapists. >> when mexico sends its people they're not sending their best. they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime.

they're rapists and some i assume are good people. >> reporter: arlington vice chairman walter tejada. >> we'll vote for those who respect our community. >> reporter: police directed traffic and kept an eye on pro trump demonstrators. a spokesman for mayor bowser called trump's remarks idiotic and offensive but noted that the hotel is a federal project. the leader of union local 25 representing 6,500 hospitality workers in the region called for a boycott of trump's businesses. >> for all politicians both local, federal to pledge not to go into this property until donald trump no longer owns one dime worth of it. >> hey hey, donald trump has to go. >> reporter: protests lasted over an hour.

tom sherwood, news4. turning back to the weather some storms out there as which look at the radar. doug is tracking all the conditions. he's in storm center4. who is being affected by this right now? >> pennsylvania. and that's really it, guys. i was talking earlier even around 4:00 and 5:00, down playing this event that's what we have out there right now. we have nothing in our region. pennsylvania is getting hit very hard. northern maryland is getting hit fairly hard but up toward carroll county and baltimore county and wed what one in frederick county but that's out to the east. we had cloud cover around the region and a few showers coming on through. 90 degrees at the airport. look at the dew point. 75. the heat index feels like 100 outside so you walk outside, you feel it. extremely hot extremely humid. i have gone back to the blue banners here. the red no longer necessary. i just do not see the threat for severe weather. 90 degrees right now in d.c. 93 in fredericksburg. only 77 in martinsburg 79 in

winchester. now, we have the tornado watch, that's the areas in yellow. i spoke with the national weather service and as expected they will most likely be taking it down canceling the tornado watch. we have not seen anything develop in this region. the only area is up towards the north and west, up to the north and east, up towards hartford county. we have one around howard county and a few heavier showers. fairfax county and montgomery county. but nothing strong outside right now. so really i don't want you to worry too much about severe weather tonight. you can see what the tornado watch is though. pennsylvania really getting hit hard. there are no warnings in maryland. all of the severe thunderstorm warnings are in pennsylvania. they continue to move off to the east. for us, we also have a flash flood watch in effect. i spoke to the national weather service about this too. they may drop this too. you don't need much rain but i

don't think we'll get that, so we can scratch that out of the books too. tomorrow, nice. very nice tomorrow. partly to mostly -- partly to mostly sunny skies. more clouds to the west, but the bulk of the area will see lower humidity too. so tomorrow is going to be great. look at friday, around 8:00. if you have dinner plans, no worries. you won't even need the umbrella. you won't need the jacket, looking good. saturday morning we have some showers early on saturday. i think they may last in some areas through the noon hour. then a nice saturday afternoon and then the rest of the weekend looking good. sunday looks hot. that heat index approaching the upper 90. a better chance of showers on tuesday, wednesday and thursday, a little unsettled for next week but the severe weather threat is starting to get on the lower side. guys? >> thanks, doug. bicycles on the streets in protest. we'll tell you why they're

stopping rush hour traffic to make their voices heard. from the roads to the rails. the new plan to increase wait times for thousands of metro commuters. this is chris gordon. how the university of maryland plans to lift the spirits of its fans at hom

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cycling activists are working to get the city's attention right now for the past two hours.

they have been creating a human shield in bike lanes in the 1300 block of pennsylvania avenue. they say too many cars make illegal u-turns injuring the cyclists. they're call for ddot to build barriers to protect the bikers. plan to increase wait times on four of metro's rail lines has passed its first hurdle. the metro board gave preliminary approval to the proposal last week. the goal is to add more trains to the blue line. in order to make that work, there have to be fewer trains on the orange silver green and yellow lines. the red line suffers no impact from all this. the plan has to get final approval from the metro board and then it will go before the public for a comment period. police say a woman charged with leaving a baby on a d.c. sidewalk was high on synthetic marijuana. officers arrested latonya cooper on tuesday blocks away from where the 10-month-old was found in a stroller.

it happened just across from the d.c. court of appeals. court documents say the police found the child's aunt slurring her words. she smoked k-2 after leaving the baby. the child was not harmed. meantime, d.c.'s mayor is stopping the sale of those synthetic destructs. tomorrow muriel bowser will sign legislation giving officers more opportunity to penalize them. the second time, they could lose their business license. the city has seen a dangerous spike in overdoses in the past few months. outrage today after a judge said a rape suspect would be allowed to go to classes. tonight, new response from the district. first, there was shock that a boat was found empty anchored and running out on the potomac. now the friends of the couple who disappeared from that boat

are in mourning. coming up, their thoughts about the couple described as avid boaters. debate brewing now over plans to serve alcohol during sporting events at the

you're watching news4 at 6 clock. >> tonight, investigators

looking for clues about how a pair of experienced boaters wound up in the potomac river last night and never made it back to their vessel. the couple's bodies were found near where that boat had been anchored. >> as julie carey reports the shock of the loss is being felt in the stafford neighborhood and among their fellow boaters. >> reporter: this neighbor tells me charlie zintner and long time girlfriend melissa smarr were like newlyweds, fully enjoying retirement together. but as we spoke, terrible news came. zintner's body had been found. >> oh, my god. he's such a nice guy. >> reporter: investigators say zintner and smarr headed out to the river early wednesday afternoon. the couple was last seen anchored out in the potomac about a mile away from the landmark yacht club. they were expected back in around 5:00.

when night fell the search began. a maryland state police chopper was the first to spot the boat. when the coast guard pulled up, music was still playing, the instrument still on. zintner's body was found 12:30 this afternoon, about 1,000 yards from the vessel. smarr'sdiscovered around 4:00 p.m. investigators will look at whether weather played a role. >> we did have winds up to 25 knots sustained and 27 gusts. so that is some pretty strong winds for a 19-foot boat. so it's of concern and potentially a factor. >> reporter: they also noticed a plate was overturned on the stern. investigators say it's too early to rule out possible criminal activity. this woman recalls it was the other day that zintner asked to clear some bushes for her. >> he helped out. both were a nice couple. >> reporter: this long time boater was a member of the same yacht club as the couple. he came off the news that the second body had been found.

>> it's very sad. i'm really shook up about it. they were just great people. and he got along with everybody. >> reporter: in stafford county julie carey, news4. virginia senator john warner just joined house speaker john boehner in calling on president obama to fire the director of the office of personnel management. officials at opm just confirmed the number of people affected by the recent data breaches is sharply higher than what we have been told. they say one breach of the security system compromised sensitive information of 21.5 million people. the same hackers broke into another government system in a separate attack and stole information from more than 4 million. current and former federal workers. there is an overlap of about 3 million people who were victims of both breaches. the larger breach affects anyone who underwent a background check for a security clearance since 2000 or possibly even earlier

than that. a teenager in silver spring charged with rape will not be going back to school. even though a judge ruled that he could go back. 16-year-old marquise turner is accused of raping his 19-year-old exgirl friend in rockville last month. security guards saw the attack on surveillance cameras. the victim died on the way to the hospital but an autopsy has not been released on what caused her death. as questions about the criminal case remain uncertain a montgomery county school spokesman indicated that turner would be able to complete course work but outside of the classroom. you will see a new item at the university of maryland concession stands starting this fall. beer will be sold at the stadium and the xfinity center. chris gordon has more on the plan and how police plan to keep underaged college students from getting access to the alcohol. chris? >> reporter: well, doreen, you

may have to show your driver's license if you want to buy a beer. here at the football stadium, that's because the chief of police tells me that everyone 40 or under is required to show proof of age. university of maryland fans will be able to buy beer here at football games. it is a part of a one-year experiment. once basketball season starts so will beer sales here. many of the terps fans we spoke with today welcomed the news but share one common concern. >> i think it's great. i mean, i feel like as you're over 21 you should be. why not? >> our student section will be a lot more crowded now. so i think it's a good idea. again, like as long as everybody is over 21 it should be fine. >> reporter: but some people oppose the plan. former state delegate and maryland graduate bill brownwell thinks it's bad idea. >> i would like to know what the university of maryland has in mind as far as an airtight

policy to prevent anyone under the age of 21 from gaining access to beer during the game. >> reporter: university of maryland police chief david mitchell tells me only one beer at a time can be purchased and legal identification must show that the buyer is 21 or older. >> the student section is highly monitored not only by the security by by the maryland police department. >> reporter: i spoke with chief mitchell in the command center which will be staffed with campus, county and police partners. they will maintain close contact with plains clothes officers in the stands. >> we make this no secret, mystery fans. these are the police officers who are very young. they dress like students. and they patrol the crowd. >> reporter: now the university of maryland estimates that beer sales will net $500000. that money will be used for student health services not athletics.

but the school says this is not about revenue, it's about responsibility. that's the latest live at college park. back to you. >> chris gordon, thanks. we have just learned that the kennedy center will be expanding. this afternoon, the national capital planning commission gave the go ahead to the expansion plan. that plan calls for additional performance and rehearsal spaces as well as new classrooms and new public areas. more ambitious kennedy center plan was scaled back earlier this year. it was done to reduce the cost of the project. coming up -- growing calls to revoke bill cosby's medal of freedom amid revelations about his past. also they protect the president and they catch counterfeiters but many don't know what it takes to prepare for this job. tonight an inside look at the seven months of training to become a member of the secret service. and still tracking a few showers and thunderstorms well to the north and as expected

they have dropped the tornado watch to our north and west. no longer under any watches in our area. flash flood watch remains but i expect that to be

are you going to sell these to us? are these your tickets? >> it's illegal to do, but the news4 i-team found it isn't stopping many from scalping ticket tickets. two years ago the d.c. police promised to crack down on them. the i-team hit the streets again with undercover cameras to find out why it's still a problem and got one scalper to share his secrets about where he gets his tickets. that's tonight on news4 at 11:00. there's a group demanding that the white house revoke bill cosby's presidential medal of freedom. president george w. bush awarded him th medal back in 2002.

a nonprofit group dedicate to sexual assault prevention started an online petition yesterday. more than 2,000 people have signed the petition so far. it says that cosby does not deserve to be on the list of distinguished recipients. the white house says the medal has never been revoked and that doing so might not even be legal. some very talented d.c. singers are getting ready to travel to cuba. they're some of the first u.s. citizens to get the opportunity since diplomatic relations improved. ♪ the gay men's chorus of washington held the final rehearsal this week. they'll travel to cuba on saturday. the 23 members are scheduled to perform nine different concerts around havana next week. they were invited by mariela castro, the daughter of raul castro. the hope is to raise awareness

of lgbt rights in cuba through the power of music. >> it brings people together over something without addressing the issue head on. so i often find that music can be actually more powerful than giving a speech at a podium. >> the singers are learning some songs in spanish and plan to perform with the cuban gay chorus mano a mano. coming up tonight, a rare look at the training grounds for the secret service. plus lights out at the

a date of remembrance for the secret service today. the director of the agency and the homeland security secretary visited the memorial in downtown d.c. they were there to honor the 36 secret service employees who have died on the job over the 150-year history of the agency. >> the character they demonstrated in their final moments sacrifice. we see greatness in each of these individuals. >> the agency director joseph clancy tells news4 that along with the dangerous nature of their job, one of the biggest threats to his agents is stress. >> the secret service has been under fire in recent years from the prostitution scandal in colombia to recent security

breaches at the white house. but the new director has promised reform as the agency marks 150 years of service. mark segraves takes us inside their training. >> reporter: whether it's making a u-turn at 80 miles per hour or preparing for a sniper attack on the motorcade, every member of the secret service starts their career at this training facility outside of washington. >> this is where it all starts. seven months of training. our agents and officers go through it. >> reporter: it's a tough seven months designed to put them under intense pressure. not every recruit makes it through. the pressure is really ramped up is the driving course. agents chosen to drive the president and vice president must know how to handle the beast as the president's limo is known. under any conditions.

>> under duress, anxiety, individuals maximizing the use of the vehicle. >> reporter: over the years, the way presidents have gotten around has changed dramatically. several presidential limos are still housed here at the training facility including president ronald reagan's convertible. and president george w. bush and clinton's cadillac are here as well. their look has changed over the years as well. so has what they do. president lincoln formed the agency to put an end to counterfitters. >> went from paper to plastic, credit card investigations to now the digital world and the cyber world. >> regardless of whether they're assigned to protect the president or catch cyber criminals, they all go through basic weapons training. but they also train for worst case scenarios.

like the ambush of a motorcade. and they train for more common incidents. like fence jumpers at the white house. the mere sight of these dogs is enough to get somebody to stop in their tracks but if they don't, the dogs are trained to take an intruder down. >> ever been bitten by a dog, the dog is not deployed to bite, tear or rip. it is simply to take control of the suspect and take that suspect to the ground. >> reporter: they can recreate countless training scenarios at this facility that includes a fake air force one and marine one, as well as a mock city and hotel. but there is one thing they don't have. director clancy has asked congress for $8 million to build another white house. >> when you look at the special forces, they typically get a model of where they're going to attack or go in on a mission. what more important facility is there than the white house? >> reporter: clancy has to wait to see if he can build the

replica white house, but in the meantime, members will continue to train for the unthinkable. >> we have to continue to evolve and change with the emerging threats but we're committed to that. >> reporter: from inside the secret service training facility, mark segraves, news4. >> we have posted a lot more content online including video on how they train in the event of a motorcade attack. just search secret service in the nbc washington app. >> i want to throw some props to my partners over here. we had a conversation earlier today. he was saying to me, vance, i do not see all this alarm and warnings and all that. i don't see it coming here. i said, i hope you're right. and you are. good. >> sometimes you're good when you're right. we didn't see that severe weather in our area. we didn't have backyard weather. >> maybe next week. >> we cancelled backyard weather now three times on thursdays because of impending severe weather. we have some storms out there

right now, coming through the downtown area, but they're not severe. take a look. see the rain northwest, that rain now ending and look where it's going. right down towards the kennedy center. right downtown. look at the rain coming down there. it is some fairly heavy rain. we'll continue to see this move through the d.c. metro area over the next half hour to an hour or so. sunset tonight at 8:35. 90 at the airport but that's going to come down quick. showers at 7:00 but out of here. temperatures will be on the humid side. here's the radar. you can see the line, it's starting to fire down to the south. we have some thunderstorm activity. not a lot of lightning no lightning with this just yet, but we noticed the reds and the yell lows. that's why they issued that flash flood watch. we need an inch or more in an hour to get a flood, and i don't think we'll get that. watch clinton and upper marlboro, very susceptible to flash flooding so heads up. but this is continuing to move off to the east. they have dropped the tornado watch in our area. no longer severe.

we're not worried about that. but look up towards pennsylvania. we talked about this yesterday. pennsylvania would have the best chance for severe weather and look at all of the severe thunderstorms in that area. there's one more line back to the west. not a severe line, but we have to wait for this to go through too before we're finally completely out of the woods tonight. but as i mentioned i do not think we'll see severe weather tonight. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine, a chance of showers early saturday morning but most of the day looks dry. sunday, hot and humid and then rather unsettled next tuesday, wednesday and thursday. maybe we can get some takeout barbecue. that's his favorite part -- >> that's why he does the backyard thing. we have sports coming up. nats getting ready for the orioles and

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this is the xfinity sports desk brought to you by xfinity. your home for the most live sports. >> sports tonight. i guess if you're going to have a rash of injuries, you might want to have them the beginning of july rather the end of august. >> that's right. >> or not at all actually. >> or that too. but give rizzo a lot of credit. they're making it through the rough patch right now. the nationals have a three-game set with the baltimore orioles

and then the midsummer classic could not come at a better time. they need a break desperately mainly because they're flatout banged up. five every day starters currently out with injuries. nats players have made 17 different trips to the disabled list this year. jayson werth, he's missed almost the entire season. ryan zimmerman 28. anthony ran done, 56. and bernard spann, he's out this weekend with the back issues. then escobar still trying to recover from the hamstring injury. manager matt williams he's been around the big leagues a long time. he hasn't seen anything like this from an injury standpoint before. >> we have games to play. and the schedule is not going to change just because we have injuries so we have to have guys step in there, do the job. we have had plenty of that this year as well. the good news is we have some guys on the mend and that's a positive for us. the time frame we don't know about, but they're making progress and good progress at that. we'll see how it plays out.

>> also gio gonzalez, he'll start tomorrow in first game against the orioles. the last start was rained out. let's move on and talk some tennis now for amendment moe. did you see the match for serena williams, maria sharapova. >> that was kind of embarrassing. >> serena's world right now. >> the first game was pretty -- five minutes in. >> the old tennis player -- she didn't feel bad about it either. >> chris evert on the broadcast. no. pretty much. >> here's the thing. a lot of people thought that sharapova was due for a win against serena. williams extended her winning streak to 17 matches over sharapova. serena keeping hope alive for a fourth straight major. sharapova had no answers for williams today. first set, serena up 5-2. serving at the bottom of your screen. just dominating the back hand cross court winner here.

my goodness. later on in the game, sharapova returns to serve. serena puts it away. she takes the first set 6-2. skip ahead to match point. serena's eyeing the wimbledon final. sharapova can't return the serve and williams had 13 aces on the day. she wins in straight sets. she's won 15 straight sets over sharapova. she's headed to the finals on saturday. tons of campers at the mystic game today. 11:30 a.m. tip-off against the new york liberty. pick it up in the fourth quarter, the mystics down one. not for long. in the -- in the pass to dolson there and the mystics are on top. amendment moe later with the game tied and two minutes to play the lights went out. power outage at the verizon center today. the fans didn't seem concerned. they were having a good time dancing to music there. the play resumed 15 minutes later. and the mystics they lost in

overtime. deandre jordan -- >> it's annoying and hard to sit for that long and come back and play. if you work out, a regular person works out, they sit down and for 15 minutes you're heavy, not warm. that was the main thing on the bench. trying to keep warm. >> all right moving on deandre jordan of the clippers he nearly broke twitter last year. he verbally agreed to a deal with the mavericks but then he backed out at the last minute. his criss paul tweeted he left his banana boat vacation to meet with jordan. and this picture of a chair, not letting any dallas officials inside. the best trolling of the night, emoji battle question mark and then posted five championship trophies with the #mamba -- >> kobe wins again. kobe wins again.

>> very creative emoji. >> no shame. thanks. that's our broadcast for now. ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture under control. know you can see how much you have to spend and whether you should transfer funds. know you can easily keep track of what you're putting away. and know you're budgeted for the great escape. thanks to virtual wallet by pnc. ♪ ♪

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