connections. they removed him from their watch list and that allowed him to legally buy guns. >> this man held multiple security licenses. he had an armed and unarmed license. he passed the background check that every single person that purchases a firearm in the state of florida undergoes. >> the owner of the shop that sold him the gun said he did not provide any body armor to mateen. >> reporter: t >> the investigation continues. we're also getting a new look from inside the nightclub as the terror unfolded. jay gray begins our team coverage. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: this new cell phone video shot by a woman inside the pulse nightclub and released today is part of a better picture now of exactly what was happening during the massacre early sunday morning. her family

it began near the front door with a gun battle between omar mateen and an off-duty police officer working security at the club. >> additional officers responded. they made entry while the suspect was shooting, engaged in another gun battle with the suspect, forced him to stop shooting and retreat to the bathroom. >> reporter: that was the start of a three-hour standoff and the dialogue between mateen and police. >> there were three total calls. during the calls, he said he was doing this for the leader of isil, but he also appeared to claim solidarity with the perpetrators of the boston marathon bombing. >> reporter: but the tone of the conversation quickly intensified. >> there was talk about bomb vests, about explosives. >> reporter: that's when s.w.a.t. team members moved in using explosives and heavy equipment to tear a hole in the wall of the club. dozens of survivors rushed out. >> the suspect came out of that hole himself

in a gun battle with officers where he was ultimately killed. >> reporter: and now to the investigation where teams are working through a detailed analysis of the crime scene. >> 48 of the 49 victims have been identified. >> reporter: the difficult task of notifying family members of those victims continues with dozens still waiting for any news. for one mother looking for her son, her worst fears confirmed today. he is among the victims, but there's better news for another family. they learned early this morning their missing son was still alive. >> it was enormous relief just to see him. >> reporter: more than two dozen of the wounded are still in the hospital right now. doctors say at least five remain in grave condition. more insight into the investigation right now. federal agents say they've found no known ties between mateen and overseas terror organizations, but they are looking into the possibility that he may have

here before the attack, including disney world. jay gray, nbc news, orlando. right now in orlando, mourners are beginning to gather at a memorial near the site of that nightclub shooting. that area right now filled with nou flowers and letters. soon hundreds of people are expected there carrying candles. aaron gilchrist continues our coverage. >> reporter: the memorial here has been growing for the last several hours. you can see behind me the stage is set up for the vigil that will happen here. the crowd here has been growing in the last few minutes in particular as people are looking for an opportunity to both mourn the tremendous loss of this community and also to celebrate life. since about lunchtime, the memorial here has been growing. photos of some of the pulse nightclub victims surrounded by

and support. across the city directly impacted by the tragedy or not, so many people want to help somehow. >> man, we're just coming out here to try to love people. that's it. >> reporter: we met pastor josh turner. no one called them, but they came to counsel. >> we're coming out. don't have any answers for anything, but just want to love people and show people the love of christ. >> reporter: the hispanic federation gathered organizations tie to rally resources for the latino community. >> the fact that 90% of the victims were hispanic has been largely omitted from the narrative. we want to show our support. >> reporter: cologne is working to organize translators and bilingual counsellors. he lost his 25-year-old nephew in the shooting. >> we were hoping for the best, but it didn't happen. we remember him for the person he is. not who he is right now. >> reporter: we d

the families of the victims will be here at tonight's vigil. we have talked to some of the people here already. they're saying even if none of those families shows up here they're hoping that those families will feel the love that the people who are gathered here are trying to send out. yesterday considering the horror of what happened just a few hours ago, aaron, are there any concerns you're aware of tonight about security at this event tonight? >> reporter: i don't think so. that was one of the concerns yesterday. the city asked people not to organize vigils in various parts of the city yesterday because they had such a concentration of law enforcement at the crime scene. they wanted to make sure they had a little time to set up something like that that could be a singular event that they could have enough police at. we have seen law enforcement officers on bicycles, riding through the area throughout the afternoon here. i think the city fe

event enough. they don't anticipate any incidents happening here tonight. >> all right. thanks, aaron. back here at home, a special tribute to the victims of the attack. the bells at the national cathedral rang 49 times time, one time for each victim. we learn the names and the faces of those killed. >> people are using words like happy, fun-loving, and amazing as they start to describe the victims of this tragedy. among them edward sotomayor. although everyone called him top hat eddie. friends say he loved to party. enrique rios lived in new york. he was in town for a weekend trip. his mom describes him as fun-loving and says he

taking care of the elderly. kimberly morris worked as a bouncer at the club. friends called her an amazing woman. also among the dead eric ortiz and stanley almodovar. chris hanson almost didn't go to the club because it was latin night and he didn't speak spanish. he wound up carrying countless victims to safety. 53 people were wounded, but doctors are hoping they will be able to pull through. we're learning more tonight about the terrorist in this case. omar mateen was an american citizen, a muslim born in new york. his parents are from afghanistan. in a picture with his current wife and their young son, they look a lot like any other american family, but mateen was also briefly married eight years ago. his first wife

after just four months of marriage. >> he would get mad out of nowhere. that's when i started worrying about my safety and then after a few months he started abusing me physically. my family literally rescued me. the night that they were there, they had to pull me out of his arms. >> daniel gilroy worked with mateen as a security guard in florida. he was to disturbed by mateen's unpredictable and angry outbursts, he reported his concerns to supervisors. mateen responded with angry text messages. tgun safety and terrorism have been on some minds. those issues erupted on the campaign trail today along with questions about whether the fbi did enough to stop the attack. steve handelsman continues our coverage now. he's at the white house. >> reporter: here at the white house the assumption remains this is another lone

american muslim radicalized over the internet, but unlike the killers, say, in san bernardino, this guy was well known to the fbi. did the fbi blow it and let a terrorist attack? director james comey said today no. >> i don't think so. i don't see anything in reviewing our work that our agents should have done anything differently. >> reporter: comey confirmed omar mateen was investigated twice by the fbi after he claimed links to terror groups, but no direct link to isis or al qaeda was found then or after sunday. >> there are strong indications of radicalization by this killer and an potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organizations. >> reporter: it's two problems, said president obama, radicalism and guns. >> we have to counter extremism, but we have to make sure it is

decides they want to harm people in this country to be able to obtain weapons. >> reporter: the president again did not cite islamic terror by name. donald trump said the problem is not guns, it is islamic terror and he doubled down on his muslim ban. >> i will suspend immigration from areas of the world where there's a proven history of terrorism against the united states, europe, or our allies until we fully understand how to end these threats. >> if the fbi is watching you for suspected terrorist links, you shouldn't be able to just go buy a gun with no questions asked. >> reporter: the justice department will look at new rules banning terror suspects from buying guns. back to donald trump for a moment. an

this morning donald trump made remarks that were interpreted by some as an accusation that president obama personally knew more about the orlando plot than e president was admitting. "the washington post," among others, did critical coverage of that, posted it online, and today donald trump -- and here's a statement. says based on the inaccurate coverage and reporting of the trump campaign, we are hereby revoking the press credentials of the phony and dishonest "washington post." that is unprecedented. the response from "washington post" executive editor is donald trump's decision to revoke "the washington post" press credentials is nothing less than a repudiation of a free and independent press. we're proud of our coverage and we're going to keep at it, says the head of "the washington post." our coverage of the terror in orlando will continue on air and online. still to come tonight, local leaders reacting to the violence

targets. also you can find out how local businesses are taking steps to increase security in light of the shooting in orlando and on our app. look at some of the most powerful images from the attack and those who risked their lives to help others when the bullets started flying. a surprise arrest as police nab one of their own in an undercover internet sting. prosecutors say andrew schmuhl also almost pulled off the perfect climb when he violently attacked a mclean lawyer and his wife. what they told jurors today was the one powerful thing that got in the way. temperatures this weekend into the 90s. 96 saturday. 93 yesterday. today struggling to reach 80. gets rather unsettled later this week.

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jury deliberations are under way now in the trial of a former military lawyer whose accused of attacking a couple in mclean, virginia. the perpetrator says he doesn't remember the attack. julie carey in the courtroom today when both sides made their closing arguments. julie? >> reporter: well, prosecutors

told jurors that andrew schmuhl is a con artist who is blaming his many pain medications and his wife for his violent actions, but his defense team says he is the victim of involuntary intoxication. this is the image of andrew schmuhl his defense attorneys want jurors to remember, looking drugged and dazed at the hospital shortly after his arrest. they say he was taking so many of these prescription meds at the time of the crime he didn't know what he was doing when he savagely attacked a mclean lawyer and his wife. schmuhl testified last week he doesn't even remember the incident. said his attorney, these are not the acts of someone who was in his right mind and these are not the drugs to keep someone's mind right. for three hours on the evening of november 9th, 2014, schmuhl terrorized leo fisher and his wife sue duncan. the couple listened from the front row today as prosecutors recounted theas

the attack came weeks after leo fisher fired schmuhl's wife from the law firm. the defense suggests she manipulated schmuhl's medication and gave the orders. prosecutors say there is no evidence of what drugs schmuhl was taking at the time of the attack. there is no question or doubt that the intent that night was to end leo fisher and sue duncan's life. said the prosecutor, they overlooked one vital thing. that is the human spirit. the will of a human being to fight for their life. t t the will to pull an alarm. the will to fight for your spouse of 40 years. the will to fight for your life. and investigators found that panic alarm with sue duns

bloody hand print on it. the jury deliberated for a little over an hour today. they'll be back at it tomorrow morning. seven men thought they were arranging to have sex with juveniles. instead they were swept up in an internet sting and one of them is a montgomery county police officer. the sting was carried out by prince william county police. they arrested six men and a seventh whose mug shot isn't available. they made arrangements online to meet with people they thought were juveniles. when they showed up at the meeting place, they were arre arrested. the suspects includes christopher dunkes of gaithersburg. all this comes with an extra focus on gay pride events that continue here in the nation's capital all this week. mark segraves talked to the mayor and the police chief today. he

northeast d.c. >> reporter: good evening. mayor bowser said her first reaction was anger and she turned her focus toward gun laws. as for chief lanier, she said her first focus went to keeping people at the gay pride festival and other residents as safe as possible. >> like most americans, i woke up yesterday morning in shock and mad, quite frankly, that we are having yet another violent attack on americans because of deadly weapons. >> reporter: mayor bowser noted the district is still in court defending its tough gun laws. as for chief lanier, she says her department is ready, but everyone plays a role in keeping society safe. >> if you see something out of place in today's environment, don't hesitate to call. pick up the phone and call 911. we'll figure it out.

the next few days as gay pride events continue, but security expert peter leport says we have to be prepared that what happened in orlando could happen right here. >> here in washington our guard can never go down. it's not just washington, d.c. it's the whole region. i would like to see more exercises, more drills, more training, and just continue to be vigilant. >> reporter: now laporte said that washington, d.c. and our entire region is full of easy targets like stadiums and metro. another thing he'd like to see for public safety is more police officers, both d.c. officers and metro officers. that's the very latest here live in northeast. back to you. local leaders say they're even more concerned about gridlock as metro is preparing for the next phase of repairs next week. what it means for the residential electp

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i understand it was really hot here over the weekend, but today, my goodness, this was a lovely day, wasn't it? >> are you saying you miss the 90s? >> no. i didn't say that. >> just making sure. exactly right. warm this weekend.

93 on sunday. today many areas struggled to reach 80 degrees. most areas in the 70s right now. although we are right back to that 80-degree mark at the airport. take a look at what's going on out there across our region. 80 degrees the current number. winds out of the north at 13 ma miles an hour. that's because a front came through yesterday to drop the temperature and humidity. it is beautiful across our region. if i wasn't doing what i love right here on television, i'd be down at the nats game as they take on the cubs tonight. a great night for a ball game. i mean, wow. 7:05 start. temperatures into the low 70s. 78 degrees. that's what it was at 6:00. 75 degrees at 7:00. by around 10:00 tonight, around 70. some really nice weather. we need to win these games for sure. on the radar, nothing to show. wider picture here shows those clouds streaming too. these are

take a look at the wider view here. last week i showed you this big ridge of high pressure. that's what was moving our way. that's what allowed us to get into the 90s. now we have an area of low pressure shifted to the north. the heat went down to the south and east too. it got much cooler to the north and east. take a look at this. 95 st. louis. 96 right now around atlanta. 87 in lexington. 70 in boston. 61 in buffalo. we are right in the middle. that's right where we're going to stay. that's going to allow things to get a bit unsettled towards the end of the week. tomorrow, no problem. 60 degrees for that morning start. high temperatures into the low 7 80s. tuesday is looking fantastic. wednesday things start to get unsettled. here's wednesday 8:00 a.m. no rain, but

cover around the region. the clouds continue. we see a chance for shower activity in the afternoon. most of wednesday dry. better chance of showers on thursday. high of 84. much better chance of showers if not rain on friday with a high around 74 degrees. much cooler conditions. that could be into the weekend too. we'll talk about the weekend forecast coming up around 6:45. one thing we will not see any time soon is the 90s. he was on the fbi's radar for years. tonight new questions about why the nightclub gunman in orlando was able to buy weapons in this country despite his possible links to terrorism. will the massacre in orlando have people looking over their shoulder?

now at 6:30, sources telling nbc news no additional arrests are imminent has they investigate the terror in orlando. police believe omar mateen was working alone. he was investigated by the fbi and placed on a terror watch list, but officials found no significant connections to terrorism, so he was removed from that list. that freed him up to buy guns legally. chris lawrence now with a look at the layout of the pulse nightclub in orlando.

difficult for people to get out after the bullets started flying. >> so many people are wondering how did this massacre happen. well, i really want to direct your attention to one point in particular, right here. this is the main entrance in and out of the club. in fact, it's the only entrance in and out of the club. that's why so many people just could not get out of there. the only other point was right here. this is sort of a covered patio that runs right along the side of the club. as you can see, this fence here not very high. a lot of the people who were out on the patio were able to hop that fence. they were able to get away, but again anybody else who was inside not so much. again, now we're looking at the blueprint of the area just to give you an idea. this right here is the main dance floor. you've got a bar on either side. this is the main way. that is the lobby that we just showed you in that other part. here's some restrooms. we've got a men's room down

towards the top. when you take a look at this, once he was forced back inside by the police, he was able to move through this area indiscriminately not worrying that some of the people who were holed up here, say, in the restroom were able to get out. they weren't because he blocked off the only way in and out. again, looking back over here, that's your patio. the only other way to get in and out of that club right there. again, the entrance and the exit played a huge role in how many people were trapped inside. >> well, the attack has some wondering about security at bars and nightclubs here in the washington area. this evening we're hearing from bar owners and bar patrons about their concerns and what they are doing differently. pat collins continues our team coverage now. he's live in dupont. pat? >> reporter: pat, a massacre at a gay b

change the way we live here? if you go into a gay bar now after what's happened, would you be looking over your shoulder? >> no. i refuse to let fear make me a victim. >> reporter: what impact will the orlando massacre have on the gay bar scene here? >> it's scary when you're conreinvestigaconr congregated in a group, especially a specific group where people might have an agenda against that specific group. it's scary. >> reporter: will this change the way you live? >> not at all. it won't affect me at all. >> reporter: at bars, police say, they have a special trained night squad to deal with that. >> they are specially trained to deal with that environment and everything that could go on in t

upping security and no backpacks. if we don't know somebody and they have a purse, we're probably going to look through their purse. we've done a lot already security-wise. >> reporter: at jr's on 17th street, the keyword here is vigilance, but they say they're going to continue to live their lives. >> ultimately, pat, you have to go on living your life. this bar has been here 30 years in august. 30 years jr's has stood in this neighborhood and it will always be here. >> reporter: lessons learned. don't let fear make you a victim and ultimately you have to live your life. jim, back to you. a man from maryland is facing charges for crashing his car through a gate at the a headquarters in langley. investigators say the man's name is thomas luu. they say he went

gate and a chain link fence just after 2:00 this morning. he crashed the gate to get the cia's attention, but his mother tells news4 that her son was troubled and distraught by the shootings in orlando and he went missing last night. luu is facing a federal charge of damaging government property. our coverage of the terror in orlando continues tonight. nbc will air a special one-hour edition of "nightly news" at 7:00. now to baltimore. a police officer forced to testify against a colleague who is also charged in the death of freddie gray. officer william porter's trial in december ended with a hung jury. today porter was compelled to testify against officer caesar goodson who drove the van in which gray suffered a fatal neck injury in april of 2015. porter testified gray asked him for help and asked to go to

hospital, but goodson, according to porter, didn't go for help or seat belt gray. officer goodson is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. presidential primary season wraps up when d.c. voters go to the polls tomorrow. although the democratic presidential campaign is all but decided for hillary clinton, tom sherwood reports the big local race is the comeback attempt by former d.c. mayor vincent gray. >> reporter: supporters shouting thank you, bernie, last week as sanders looked to tuesday's d.c. primary. presumptive nominee hillary clinton met city leaders at a coffee and pastry shop. clinton ahead in the primary voting. but among the city's half dozen local races, the big contest between yvette

vincent gray. >> we're fired up. we're ready to go. >> reporter: alexander campaigned today in the benning road northeast denny's. >> ward seven seems very supportive. i've been here. there's still a lot of work to do, so i'm excited about tomorrow. >> reporter: after she left, gray arrived for his turn in the diner. but suddenly alexander was back, circling near gray outside, heckling inside. >> hey, guys, we're back. >> reporter: gray seen leading the race by many. >> we've worked very hard during this campaign in order to make sure voters know what we stand for, the issues that are important to here in the ward. >> reporter: some diners told us they thought alexander had been rude. they thought it was rude for you to come back while he is here. >> well, it's a campaign. i think it's ru

>> reporter: there will be three other ward contests. the polls are open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. tomorrow d.c.'s presidential primary has been getting a lot of attention, but there's an important democratic primary in arlington. it's very a seat on the county board. the race is between business owner eric gutshall and current board chair libby garvey. to find your polling place, just go to the nbc washington app. coming up, so intense only the frame of the house was left standing. we'll show you what it took to knock down the fire. metro's safetrack program is about to impact prince george's county commuters in just a couple of days. the general manager came here to the county council to explain what folks are expect. we saw the heat over the weekend. the hot weather moving away from the region. cooler weather and a little unsettled weather moving our way. i have yourpl

no injuries, but the damage is extensive. chopper 4 flew over the scene of a house fire in potomac today. it happened off maiden's bower drive. it took more than 65 firefighters to put out those names. only the frame of that house was left standing. nobody at home at the time of that fire. no word yet on what caused it. a kensington man whose family once ran a day care out of his house has admitted producing child pornography. 41-year-old steve baker pleaded guilty today. he is facing a minimum 15 years in prison. he's also admitted to having 50,000 images of child porn on

baker's case was revealed in a news4 investigation last month. today, friends and family said good-bye to one of the three students who were killed in the car crash in montgomery county. a funeral was held for 17-year-old patrick shiftlet. he was a passenger in a pickup truck that crashed into a tree. it happened last week in damascus. jacob dennis and carey green were also killed. dennis was driving the truck. investigators say speed was a factor in that crash. amid the death and destruction, hear the incredible stories of heroism from those who risked their lives to save others inside that nightclub. new concern from local leaders once metro begins its second phase of what it calls

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people at landmarks all over the area are showing solidarity tonight with the victims of that terror attack in orlando. from the capital wheel at national harbor to a show of lights at the 9:30 club, the rainbow tributes are popping up across the country and around the world. mourners are leaving candles and

tonight in paris the eiffel tower lit with rainbow colors. london gay men's chorus sang "bridge over troubled water." tonight, the first responders and some of the civilians at that club are being praised for their bravery under fire. 11 police officers and three sheriffs deputies exchanged fire with the gunman. one of them was shot in the head, but was saved by his kevlar helmet. >> he said, sheriff, there are multiple bodies in there. i just saw something that i've never seen before. >> i'm a medical assistant. i studied for a year. i feel like at that time my calling was to help. >> all of the police officers have been offered counseling to help them deal with the terrible

we are only a few days away from phase two of metro's safetrack program. it will have a significant impact on the orange, silver, aust and blue lines in d.c. and prince george's county. tracee wilkins in upper marlboro now where the county council was briefed on the project today. >> reporter: this is going to be a very big deal for commuters who go from prince george's county into d.c. this as a stoppage. not a single tracking event. a stoppage all together and metro wants to make sure riders are prepared. >> the orange line and the blue line and the silver line are going to be shut down for prince georgians. >> reporter: metro wants 60% to 70% of prince george's county residents to find another way to work next week. they're making it clear the bus bridge metro will offer around benning road and minnesota avenue stations won c

estimated 25,000 people who use metro in the county. >> if you've got a bus bridge with 20 buses, even 40 buses, the numbers simply don't add up. >> reporter: the general manager and the board chair visited the prince george's county council to explain among other things the upcoming impact of the second surge. >> around the region, people are trying to step up and figure out how to make this work. >> reporter: a transportation spokesperson told metro the county lacked the money necessary to supplement metro's efforts to move commuters around closed metro stations on the orange, blue, and silver lines. >> our neighbors to the east and west are running surpluses right now and we're not. we have to be very vigilant about how we operate. >> reporter: the county is planning to offer a free shuttle for residents from new carrollton metro station to the green line, helping to avoid the shut down at benning rd

this makes the second surge more complicated than the first that involved single tracking. >> this one requires obviously to do the bus bridge. you have a little more options for the people to go to the green line. >> reporter: now we have information on what prince george's county residents can expect and some alternative forms of transportation to get you around all of this. you can go to nbc washington to find that information. search safetrack. news4. doug, lovely out there. how long is it going to last, my friend? >> jim, it's going to last one day. >> one day. we'll take what we can get. >> and that was the thing. after being so warm this weekend, hot this weekend, this morning was a bit on the cool side for sure. a lot of people mentioned that. the high temperatures today struggled to hit 80 after just

few days ago. 80 degrees currently. 77. great at 7:00. dropping to about 70 degrees by 11:00. temperatures around the region. 78 rockville. huntingtown 78. no rain to talk about. we've had the hot weather the last couple of days. that is now moving back to the south. the cool weather starting to come back down too, but it's not going to get here. we have the jet stream almost right on top of us. what that's going to allow is for a couple of storms to move through. unsettled later this week, especially thursday into friday. friday the most chances for rain. 64 degrees tomorrow. 74 by 10:00 a.m. near 81. 83 on wednesday. isolated shower chance. most areas dry. better chance of showers on thursday. friday is the chance for maybe some rain. we'll be watching this storm

system on friday. doesn't linger toward the weekend. right now i think the weekend is looking pretty good. highs in tuper ethe upper 70s, o 80 degrees. >> look after your voice. >> gargle, doug. we've got sports coming up. what did i say? we've got sports coming up. we're talking about the very best in the national league facing off at nats park tonight. some folks say bryce harper has a beef to settle with those guys. >> here's a look at what's ahead on "nightly news." >> we have a special edition of "nightly news" coming to you from orlando tonight. the previous contact between the shooter and the fbi, was there an opportunity missed to stop him before the attack? we'll tell you what we've learned. also the timeline. the hours police were here leading up to the final assault. what happened? we'll walk you through that as

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you can give them the pennant right now if you want to. it's up to you. but you've still got to play. >> i love me some dusty baker. go ahead. there's still some baseball games to play here and we'll be there. >> we might see this matchup in october, nationals and cubs. we hope to see this matchup in october. the two best teams in baseball meet up for a three-game series. the last time these two teams played we know what happened. cubs, they made bryce harper a non-factor by pitching around him. hopefully the nats fans will get to see bryce harper swing the bat over the next three days. these two teams last met in may. the cubs walked harper 13

six times in one game. it was an effective strategy by their manager. since then we have seen some lineup changes. either way, harper, he is prepared for anything this series. >> if i get a pitch, i'm going to hit it. if they walk me and put me on first, it is just part of the game and part of baseball. worked out well for them last time. we'll see what happens. >> they have murphy behind harper now. that makes it more difficult to do that. i felt like it was the right thing to do. now this is at least a month later, isn't it? it may be a whole different set of circumstances. we'll see how it plays out. >> jackie, jackie, jackie! >> yes, that is nats pitcher stephen strasburg going back to school today.

he's reading a book about jackie robinson. he's kicking off the d.c.'s public library's 2016 summer reading program which is sponsored by the nationals, reading some very near and dear to strasburg's heart. >> i read a lot to my daughter. i know how important reading is just from growing up. my mom and my grandma making me read a lot. it is good to pass that on to the younger generation. >> strasburg said his favorite book growing up was called "the kid who only hit homerhomers." that kid grew up to be chris davis. home runs in five straight games. he batted .368 with 10 rbi to take home the honor . the orioles are off today. they open a three-game series with the red sox tomorrow. the last three teams that made it back to the nba finals after losing in the finals the previous

on to win the title. the cavaliers are on the verge of breaking that trend. good news for the cavs, if you're a cavs fan, i should say. green suspended for game five after getting his fourth flagrant foul of the playoffs. still going to be a tough task for cleveland. no team in nba history has come back from three down in the finals. >> you give everything that you have for your team and your teammates and you live with the results. i put a lot of hard work into my career and into this year. i know what i'm capable of doing. i know what our team is capable of doing. >> we're at home. we have a chance to close things out. i don't think we need anymore of an edge, any more psychological advantage, anything like that. the game gives us all the motivation we need. >> i don't think tonight's game is going to be close. i think the warriors -- t'

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