could come to us next week. >> we have two storms to track now and two meteorologists to track them. them. doug and amelia, what is the latest to show us? >> amelia will be talking about the rain we've got here coming up over the next couple of minutes. right now i want to get to irma and show you the latest with this storm moving to puerto rico. we have video first. this is one of the hurricane hunter airplanes. these guys are amazing. they fly through the center of the hurricane. yes, it is an extremely dangerous proposition for these guys. but the amount of turbulence is unprecedented in storms like this, but to this day, these guys have stayed safe. we've not had any krarkcrashes. just amazing out of the eye of the storm. that was a couple of days ago. the hurricane hunters going in there for us today. they have found lower pressure and continue to see the storm strengthening here. san juan puerto rico gd

the strongest winds will stay way to the north of puerto rico. here's the eye of the storm. this right here is called the eyewall and that's where the strongest winds are. that's what came through the islands. fortunately that will stay north of puerto rico. they will see damage but nothing like what they've experienced in the northern islands here. the storm itself, as i mentioned does continue to strengthen. go up higher to 185 miles an hour hurricane. category 5. an extremely strong storm. one of the strongest to ever hit land on earth in history just. just an incredible storm. this track as we make its way to the west, northwest at about 16 miles per hour, moving to west, northwest. north of the dominican, in towards the bahamas and in towards parts of florida. this is something we'll be watching very, very closely. exactly where does it hit, still, we have a couple of days to watch it. we'll be watching it very closely. what am i telling my family? i'm going to have that for you

first, let's show you what's going on in our area with ame a amelia. >> we've been tracking a rainy and chilly day. here's the latest on the storm track. as we hop on over to max one, you'll see showers falling in ports of loudoun county, the lovettsville area. moderate rain to the myersville area. as we widen out the picture, you can see all of the rain has to push through. it's going to be raining here until about midnight. the good news, no rain in the forecast tomorrow. but look at the temperatures. only in the low to mid-60s across the area. 64 in washington and stay in the mid-60s until 9:00 p.m. after that, the low 60s. the good news, tomorrow is finally dry. not just during the morning or afternoon hours. we'll notice the weather having a low impact on your day. doug will be timing that out in a little bit. jim? >> amelia, thank you.

tonight. the family of a local teacher says it's like they're living in an alternate universe. >> laura wall en disappeared on monday. she's pregnant and her relatives are worried about her. pat collins is in olney where she lives. pat? >> reporter: doreen, a pregnant woman is missing and tonight her father makes a plea for her safe return. >> just tell us where she is, and let us find her safe. >> are you worried? >> very worried. >> laura wallen is missing and her family is fearful she might be in harm's way. >> totally torn our world apart. it's like a tv drama that you sh

can't. >> laura wallen is 31 years old. she's an award-winning school teacher at wild lake high school. she designs and makes her own line of jewelry. she's four months pregnant. her family says she's excited about the baby. she posted pictures of the s sonogram on her refridge tore. she lives alone in this condo in olney. labor day morning around 8:30, she's seen alive and well here. around 9:30 in the morning she sends what's been described as a troubling text to her family. for investigative reasons, police don't want to release the contents of that text. yesterday, the first day of school and she didn't show up to teach. red flag. >> when she didn't show up for work yesterday, trouble. >> trouble was -- the alarms

i had no -- you feel so helpless at that point because you don't know what -- where your child is. >> reporter: also missing, laura's car. it's a 2011 black ford escape with maryland plates m 522473. that's m 522473. if you've seen that escape, if you have seen laura, please call the montgomery county police. now back to you. >> what a frightening ordeal there. pat collins, thank you. new at 6:00 tonight, she fought back. a woman attacked on a private bus in the district. d.c. police tell us kamal alani of res ton sexually assaulted a passenger last month on 17th street near farragut square in rt

my way out of it and she scratched him and punched him in the face to get away. she did get away and she wasn't hurt. there is scrambling tonight on capitol hill to get money to the federally emergency management agency, fema, to respond to the victims of hurricane harvey. scott macfarlane is here to explain a deal the president cut with congressional leaders and the impact it could have on the u.s. economy and tens of thousands of federal workers here in our area. scott? >> congress already faced an enormous to-do list this month. hurricane harvey, of course at the top of the list. money needed for hurricane harvey victims and restoration. $7.4 billion. the president and congressional democrats unexpectedly cut a big deal to make that downpayment to rebuild, to pay that $7.4 billion. only the first step in a major restoration project in texas. there's more, though. more in this deal. that's not all they're including. they agreed to raise the

top democrats in the senate, top republicans in the senate, president trump met today. they've decided to put a three-month extension on the debt ceiling to prevent a crippling of the u.s. economy. you might recall the debt ceiling problems in 2011 caused problems in the economy. brutalized the stock market. it's just a short term deal. they'll have to do this again before the end of the year and another standoff before the end of the year. it helps approve a government spending plan. another caveat. it averts a government shutdown. the most recent, closed a lot of u.s. parks, including the lincoln memorial for some time and jefferson memorial. for so many families to scramble for daycare, child care, federal workers. the thing is, this isn't a done deal. 60 u.s. senators have to approve it and the votes are possible by friday. jim? >> scott, thank you. while there is relief in our

government shutdown, there is also anxiety for the thousands of daca recipients who hope to remain in the u.s. president trump says their future now lies in the hands of congress. but he also hinted he could change his mind. blayne alexander is tracking each twist tonight from capitol hill. blayne. >> reporter: jim there has certainly been twists on this today. president trump when asked, said he's dedicate today finding a solution. so is congress. he suggested he may have unlikely allies from outside of his own party as protesters hit the streets for the second straight day over daca, president trump meeting with the very people who is charged with fixing it. congressional leaders from both parties. >> i appreciate everybody being here. thank you. >> in a tuesday night tweet, he seemed to back away from his own decision. writing if congress cannot act to legalize daca, i will revisit this issue. in a surprise turn,pr

his own party, making a deal with democratic leaders to fund the government for three months avoiding a government shutdown. on daca, the president suggesting chuck schumer and nancy pelosi might actually be his allies. >> chuck and nancy would like to see something happen and so do i. >> today was a good day in a generally very partisan town. let's hope we can continue to work together for the good of americans. >> today, top republicans say they, too, want to act on daca. >> so i think the president was right to give us the time we need to find that compromise. >> but with congress already saddled with a laundry list of must-do items, other republicans worry that this would only further divide the party over an emotional subject. >> they came here to live in the shadows. we're not denying them that opportunity to live in the shadows. >> meanwhile, president trump trying to shine a light on a top republican is.

on the road in north dakota today, to sell the plan. >> reporter: on daca, the administration released this memo of talking points or the rather ominous message for daca recipients. prepare for departure. jim and doreen, they say it's not specifically towards dreamers but standard for anyone lacking legal status. aback to you. >> blayne, thank you. new video in court sheds light on a story that you will remember. you see a girl running across her school parking lot away from her stepfather. he has a gun. moments later he shoots and kills the girl's mother. the following day, he killed people outside a grocery store. prince george's county bureau chief tracee wilkins explains why today a judge says the man deserves no mercy. >> may 5, 2016, the first 911 call from high point high school comes from a student. >> high point high school. >> you hear what sounds like gunshots and running.

video played in court for the first time today. we see the man walk up to the car his wife, gladys tore dell. seconds later, her daughter comes out of high point high school, drops her bag and runs towards the car. prosecutors say the mother yelled grace, run, run and she did. back into the school where she called 9-1-1. >> my mom was in the car and my stepfather came out of nowhere. he was -- she couldn't get out, couldn't drive away. she told me to run. >> gladys blinked her lights and honked her horn to get the attention of anyone. john lancaster on the way to his son's baseball game, he fired at lancaster when he tried to help. then he turns the gun on his wife. walks away and goes back to shoot her again killing her. she was shot six times. >> today in court, that good samaritan, john lancaster presented a statement about the fear and depression that's

plagued him and his family since the shooting. >> really, he sacrificed himself to try to help her that day. >> >> the next day he goes on a shooting spree in montgomery county killing two people and injuring two others before he was captured. >> he's a ruthless man who is obsessed with himself. he's evil. and he is a killer. >> reporter: his two step daughters are working to pull their lives back together again. they're now in college. tore del was sentenced to four life sentences. he got two more in prince george's county. in beltsville, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. it may look like another bed. but coming up on news 4, i'll tell you why these new beds represent hope for thousands of teens in our area. >> reporter: the march from charlottesville, virginia, to d.c. has taken on new form. we're outside mcpherson square where demonstrators have started

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as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away. tracking the rain in our region. storm team 4 radar showing the rain across the area. pretty steady around the beltway. currently towards i-81. in the fredericksburg area, we'll continue to see rain through the rest of the overnight hours. through 10:00, 11:00 tonight. notice big-time storms. actually a severe

warning around the rehoboth beach area. news out of there, breaking news out of there, too. i'll have that for you and let you know what i'm telling my family that do live down in southern florida. all right. we'll see you in a few, doug. thank you. marchers walked from charlottesville to washington to confront white supremacy. but it didn't end at the mlk memorial. >> erika gonzalez was there. >> demonstrators made their way to the mlk memorial after more than a 100-mile journey from charlottesville to d.c. but they have not lost steam and continued to mcpherson square where, upon arrival, they started taking out tents. you can see a number of them here that have popped up in this square. we were just talking to one of the demonstrators that has told us that they plan on staying out here for the next several days until another, i believe

the march for racial justice. tanya, tell me what the tents are for. >> the tents are for the 24-hour vigil we're going to hold. we'll be here for quite a while. they're for protection with the weather. we're going to be here holding the space. >> until when? >> hopefully until the end of the month, september 30th. >> you all are not deterred by this weather? >> no. we've been marching in it, we've been marching in worse than this and here we are. >> was this part of the original plan for the ten-day march or how did these tents come about? >> these tents came about when we purchased them recently and put them up right now. we thought there might be an escalation. there's been marches after marches and we feelt we needed to do more. ♪ >> members of the dave matthews band responding to the violence in the area with a fr

for charlottesville. the acts include justin timberlake, ariana grande and britney howard of alabama shakes. the concert will be sunday, september 24th at the university of virginia scott stadium. i put the story on my facebook page and we've posted how to get tickets. search dave matthews. a firestorm erupted on social media when people and a few celebrities questioned whether the district was doing enough to find and help its missing children. this week the city started implementing some changes as news 4's mark segraves reports, it helped turn one teenager's life around. >> i was one of the teens -- >> last year, she was one of the many d.c. teens who found themselves living at the sasha broout youth center. a safe-haven for runaway kids. >> i didn't want to be there at first because this is not where i belong. i belong at

doing stuff with my family. and then, like, after i -- i had to see, like i had an epiphany, i had to see for myself, this is not what i want, this is not for me. >> today, evans is a high school senior with her sights set on her bright future. >> college. >> the change that helped evans and her family reunite is the support from counselors she and her mom have gotten. the same services all runaways in d.c. can now get as part of mayor bowser's task force recommendations. >> we're working as a community to really try to surround these young people, reach out, let them know what's available and what's safe. >> and the district is now providing more safe beds and shelters like sasha bruce. >> over the years, the volunteers here at sasha bruce helped thousands of at-risk teenagers to get their lives with their families back on track again. if you want to know how you can help out or if you're a teenager or a family in

need help, we have everything you need to know with the nbc washington app. just search missing teens. in northeast, mark segraves, news 4. we're watching these satellite pictures coming up as hurricane irma churns through the caribbean. right now, it's headed towards florida. but the track of this monster storm keeps changing. do you or does someone in your home own a

back to doug and the storm center with the latest on hurricane irma. what kind of weather we're going to have here. >> that's right. tracking irma and just saw on twitter here, one of the people that i follow here, actually had some information out of the area. 100% of the homes are destroyed or completely gone. this is the kind of storm that does this. this is 185 miles an hour winds will destroy an island. take it away. fortunately, only one death down there. that was reported around that region. a couple of others in parts of st. martin. also around st. thomas. this storm making it to the north of puerto rico. let's look at radar and show you the evolution of this as it makes its way towards the island. this is actually from san juan

puerto rico. it gusted over 60 miles per hour now. over towards the islands, the u.s. virgin islands moving to the northwest, north, northwest. it's west, northwest. to the north of the puerto rico. very good news. the strongest winds are going to be on the northern side of this storm. so the southern side, yes, they're going to get rain and strong winds. maybe up to hurricane-force. but they are not going to get the brunt of it like the islands did. we're going to see a lot of bad pictures in the islands and we'll continue to see those down the path of this storm. take a look at where the path goes. tomorrow in towards friday, really tomorrow, tomorrow night in towards parts of the southern bahamas, around the turks and caicos where the expected storm surge is 15 to 20 feet. that's 15 feet of water. that is over a one-story house. 20 feet up to a two-story home. that's how much will come on shore. to the north of cuba and parts of south florida. exactly where does it go?

or eastern part or towards the bahamas. some of the latest computer models bringing it back west again and really having an impact on south florida. national hurricane center expect it to be 145 mile an hour category 4. it's a strong category 4. what am i telling my family? my brother lives in miami, numerous people in delray. my parents in ft. myers. get your house prepared now. that means any boards on the house you need to. make sure the windows are covered in the house. make sure you have preparations inside if you are staying. i'm telling my brother right now, wait until tomorrow to evacuate. we still have time to watch this storm. it's still about four or five days away. we have time to watch the storm. but by tomorrow, they will need to evacuate and they will most likely evacuate miami-dade county and up towards west palm. have to get away from the coast. this is something that's really going to have to watch. they're thinking they go to orlando. each there, they could have strong winds as well. that's soin

days ago. couldn't get a flight out. now, the storm goes up towards the jacksonville area and again, this is key too, south carolina now under a state of emergency because of irma and then it moves up towards our region. not much of an impact here with the exception of rainfall, which is what we have today. we have the rain today. similar to that. 74 degrees tomorrow, the weekend looking great too. highs in the 70s. tracking irma next tuesday and wednesday. a little bit more on this storm. i'll see you at 6:45. >> doug, thank you. opponents of the purple line go to court. the push to prevent workers from cutting down teresa long a popular hiker biker trail. >> we've been telling but two brothers sent to he wiel salvadd their puansh

and we continue to follow our breaking news tonight. hurricane irma has claimed another life. >> we just heard doug talking about the intense damages on the island of bermuda. a new death on the island bringing the total now to three. >> meanwhile, shelters in puerto rico are packed with families now. morgan radford is in

for us tonight. >> this is one of the 456 emergency shelters that have been set up all across the island. you can see hundreds of families here. their bags packed, sleeping on cots. this shelter is specifically run by the city of san juan and they've gone full-on emergency mode. bottles of water, backup emergency generators and many of the families unclear when they can return home. >> you don't know what's going to happen, when it will be over. it hasn't come and you want it to be over. it's really nerve racking. >> many families here are spending the night and they've only brought the necessary items they knew they could carry. meanwhile, fema, the national guard say the number one priority today is going to be saving lives. >> reporter: david culver coming to you outside ft. lauderdale, florida. we've landed within the past couple of hours getting ready for hurricane irma coverage. you see the rain coming down behind me. this is nothing to do with irma. in

hearing, this is light compared to what irma is expected to bring. this is a sip tal summer rain -- typical summer rain in south florida. let me show you how we're preparing. because of water running out and gas running low. we decided to bring our own rations so to speak. we don't want to take from the limited supply here. get in here. we'll show you this. we've got a few waters here. this is a suitcase just full of waters that we've packed. we've got all of our gear and equipment ready. we've got bars ready. anything that we may need to get us through what could be next couple of days, next week. maybe even longer. we certainly want to be prepared and we want to bring you the closest coverage possible. of course, we'll be safe while we're doing that. but we want to keep you up to date as we bring you reports from south florida covering hurricane irma. back to you. >> all right. david culver reporting. thank you, dafld. new at 6:00, the financial plan who are made a fast play with athletes'

brian -- he siphoned off $250,000 from mike tyson. 500 grand from former nba star glen rice and at least two other athletes. he took their checks, made them out to himself and made bogus wire transfers and used the money for hotels stays. tanning beds, shopping and some dental work, too. he'll have to pay back more than a million dollars in restitution. everything i worked for, it was literally taken from me. >> for the first time we're hearing from two local brothers deported after nine years here in the u.s. now, separated from their parents and siblings. today la sandro and diego claire owes are beginning a new chapter since they were forced to leave maryland last month. investigative reporter jody

brothers' thoughts on being stuck in central america and what their future now holds. jody? >> jim, the brothers are moving to nicaragua, a country they've never visited and no family and friends. what they will have is two soccer scholarships to continue their american education at the campus of a u.s.-based university. >> everything is completely different. we barely go out. we barely have friends. >> with a wi-fi signal spotty at best. the brothers attempt to reach out to the world they left behind. from the front porch of their aunt's house in a tiny village. their parents and siblings still back in maryland. >> it's really hard. waking up in the morning and you don't see them. it's really hard. >> la sandro and diego came to the u.s. illegal i in 2009 at ages 10 and 13. their parents and older siblings had come a few years earlier. they have never been in bl

august. >> we were handcuffed, they put a chain around your belt. a i mean, it was as if we had -- >> lass androwas about to move to north carolina to start college on a scholarship. >> all my dreams were put in the trash can, really. everything i worked for, it was literally taken from me. >> the brothers don't know what to expect heading off to kaiser university in nicaragua. but they're grateful for the opportunity. >> it's an american school. why not? >> optimistic but not quite excited. they say education as their best chance back to the u.s. or maybe canada. neither decided on a field of study, but both are ready to be back on the soccer field. part of a real team again. >> i feel that people who haven't committed any crimes, they deserve a chance. >> with their family an ocean away, they still have hope. with u.s. immigration laws changing every day, they don't

back. the magnitude of that remains top of mind. >> our futures are not here or in nicaragua. it's in the u.s. that's where we spent most of our life. >> reporter: the brothers took several videos to show us their lives in central america. but the wi-fi signal was so weak, they couldn't send anything. we'll continue to update you with their story. tonight they'll spend their first night in their new country and right now they feel the only thing they have is soccer and each other. jody fleischer, news 4 iteam. talented boys there. yes, indeed. that violence in charlottesville prompted a major change here at the washington cathedral. as was reported on twitter, the cathedral is busy removing panels honoring general stonewall jackson and robert e. lee. it was sponsored by the united daughters of the confederacy. the caed

to church teachings -- >> we thought it was important do it now. because the sooner we can take care of it and get it done, the sooner we would like to move on with a mission of ministry. >> last year after the massacre in charleston, south carolina, the church removed tiny con fed r rat flags from the panels. the latest crash tests show that while safety features are improving, many are still coming up short on pickups. tracking rain around the area. continuing on through the rest of the evening hours. of course, the latest on irma too. i'm back in just a few minus. te

here we're taking a live look at the shores of st. croix in the caribbean. this island appears to have dodged a bullet. irma is well north of here. the

lucky. that island is without electricity and no running water. doug has an updated forecast in a couple of minutes. tonight, crash test results you need to know about if you drive a pickup truck. news 4's consumer reporter susan hogan is working for you. >> well, four of the 2017 model pickup trucks earn good ratings in all of the institute for highway safety crash worthiness tests. this group of vehicles performed better in the small overlap front test than many of the larger pickup trucks. the small overlap tests replicates what happens when a vehicle runs off the road and hits a tree or pole or another car that crossed the center line. overall, good ratings. the toyota double and access cabs, scheflow, colorado and the gmc crew cab, they fell

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seems like every hour we learn more about hurricane irma. >> the pressure has fallen. that is an indication that it is strengthening now. it is getting a little bit of a weakening possibly on the western side. the center, the core of the strong winds are. that is still up to 185 miles an hour. you can take a look at the eye coming across a few of the islands here. as a matter of fact, i want to show you a radar picture and show you where the storm is. in towards puerto rico to the north of san juan. it's about 50 miles to the north of san juan. the hurricane-force winds extend about 50 miles away from the center. so san juan could get in on those. we've seen a wind gust of 63 miles an hour. st. thomas took a more direct hit earlier. take a look at video from st.

this was earlier this morning as the storm moved across that island. once again, this is part of the u.s. virgin islands. they had their windows covered there. a lot of damage in the islands. we'll continue to see more damage and more pictures coming out over the next couple of days. i was just watching a live feed from barbuda. an island that right now looks to be 90 to 100% devastated. the homes are destroyed. so far only one or two people lost their lives. 1600 people live there. that's pretty good considering what they were going through. the eye itself, up here toward the north, look at these bands here. this could be undergoing an eyewall replacement cycle soon. it looks like you're trying to get an outer eyewall here. that will take the place of the inner eyewall. what that means is, this is going to continue to form over the next couple of days. winds at 185 miles an hour moving west at northwest at 16. coming into the bahamas tomorrow night into friday. lower bahamas and then towards cuba and possibly into the other

and into or near south florida. it could hit into the gulf around the keys or into portions of the northern bahamas. this is about a 500-mile swath here. this is about 350 miles. the ending is about 500 miles where it could end up. it could end up tallahassee or out to sea. they do come into parts of south carolina. i've posted on my facebook page what you want to hear about. a lot of you said south carolina. south carolina looks like it will be hit by a strong hurricane here. possibly around the charleston area. but a lot to worry about. a lot to think about the next couple of days. a state of emergency has been issued by the governor of south carolina chblgt there's that. for our weather, once it moves through south carolina and the mountains, we're going to see rain. speaking of rain, we've got some right now. this has nothing to do with irma. right around the area and i-95, going to be a wet night. enhanced rainfall in spot

the wider view showing big-time thunderstorms out there towards the beaches. ocean city, rehoboth and severe weather. i i-81, still lighter rain. tomorrow a nice day. 74 degrees, inkreegsing sun. on the breezy side. the next few days, really, really nice. friday, saturday, sunday, monday looking grate with aeat. we'll continue to track irma. most likely with rainfall next tuesday and wednesday. i know you'll keep it here. 11:00 tonight, the latest path will be updated at 11:00. thank you, doug. we know you'll keep us posted. as we track the approaching hurricane, some members of maryland's task force one are already getting into place to help the aftermath. 14 members of montgomery county's urban search and rescue team returned from texas today. they're specialists in swift water rescues. they've been in the houston area

hurricane harvey rescue efforts. four others were on the way home last night when they were turned around. at fema's request they're headed to a staging area in alabama to be close to florida after hurricane irma makes landfall. >> no letup. they are in demand. the ongoing drama that's the purple line ended up in court today. >> it was about the georgetown branch trail. kristin wright explains the latest battle that could stop construction. >> reporter: the georgetown branch trail is now closed and start to go look like a construction zone. sherri bail can barely stand the sight of one of her favorite places. >> it's part of my exercise routine and my social life. it's gorgeous and beautiful, especially in the fall. >> it's slated to be closed for four or five years for construction of the purple line. some trees are scheduled to be cut down in days unless the courts

request for a temporary restraining order to stop the tree cutting and reopen at least parts of the trail. >> i think there must be some way that the construction can occur at the same time that the trail or parts of it or left open. >> today, the judge asked the state and federal governments to find out how much it would cost to delay tree removal. an attorney for the state said it could be $13 million a month. >> the judge decides on the temporary restraining order friday. friends of the trail attorney, john fitzgerald, explains what happens if the judge denies their request. >> essentially what happens then is all bets are off. the trees are coming down, the trail is going to be closed entirely. it's going to be irreparable harm in the classic sense. >> the maryland department of transportation told us the plaintiff's tactic is to delay, delay, to get us to abandon a critical project for the national capitol region.

happen. >> truth is, i'm going to still walk on it until someone arrests me. >> kristin wright, news 4. the judge agreed to hear new arguments on the case on the 19th. but added he may not have proper jurisdiction because parts of the case are also going through the court of appeals. when we come back on news 4 at 6:00 tonight, kirk cousins is really excited about a new feature of redskins park. what he's saying about his new nook and its inspiration thanks to a former nbc show. but first here's lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." ahead for us tonight, we'll take you live to the caribbean where hurricane irma is already on the rampage. we'll also have the latest on praepgss in florida. also thousands on the run in the e st from som

born and raised incian, dr. rrural virginia went to vmi. trained at johns hopkins. an army doctor who treated soldiers seriously wounded in the gulf war. eighteen years as volunteer medical director of a children's hospice. as lt. governor, he's fighting to expand healthcare in virginia. he'll get it done as governor. ralph northam: i'm ralph northam, and we need to provide access to affordable healthcare for all virginians, not take it away.

all right. sunday can't come soon enough for redskins fans. >> can't you do a happy dance. from now until 2018, consider your sundays bookds. the redskins open the season on sunday at fedex field. but the last time the 'skins won a home opener was 2011. carol maloney has more on the readiness with a team they've proven success against. >> kirk cousins would never call himself an eagles killer. but his record a

cousins and company in the bubble today as every player on the roster practicing now and prepping for sunday's opener versus the eagles. in five career starts against his division rival, cousins has 1600 passing yards, 12 touchdowns and only three interceptions. there's something about philly that has brought out his best. but this year, the matchup comes as all are still trying to figure out just how good this team can be. >> i'd like to think i'm pretty comfortable. we'll find out i guess as the season goes how much production we have. every year i've been taking a step. i feel like every session i take a step from otas through training camp and the preseason game. there's greater mastery and there always will be. but it's got to turn into production. >> odds makers say this is a pick 'em game. no team favorite. redskins season opening history is not on their side. the last time the franchise won t

rg33's debut. at redskins park, carol maloney, news 4 sports. cousins his own qb nook. posted this on instagram the other day. feeling like a kid on christmas. ending with #blessed. in oasis is a place to watch tape, take notes, keep his binders full of more notes. he used to share a room with offensive coaches, but if they needed that room, he has to find somewhere else to go. he's geeked out about his new space. >> we talked about putting saloon doors on it because there's no doors. we were told we won't be able to put a door on it. maybe saloon doors or hippy beads from the ceiling. >> we've talked about it. it's great. i go in there and have a quote on the wall and my laptop. the video guys put a monitor in there for me. i've got my jeff fox worthy, you might be a redneck peel-off calen

i got some of the fun office knickknacks, some of the stuff from michael scott's desk from the office are in there. we're playing up the whole office thing. it's a good place to go to work now. from a new nook to a new look. bryce harper, what do you make of this? >> i cannot see kirk cousins doing this. let put it that way. >> the signature hair flip is kaput for now. >> gonzalez is a different story. on the mound tonight for the nationals. gio has to love playing in his hometown, even more than normal. dominating the marlins in 2017. going 3-0 with a 1 continue to 29 e.r.a. in four starts. his last start against the fish, august 9th. seven innings, allowed just one rinne. gio trying to help the nats chip away at the magic number to clinch a playoff spot which is currently at 8. tonight, the final piece to the puzzle. madison keys trying to make it

semifinals. venus williams and sloan stephen advanced yesterday. kooes taking on qualifier. 25-year-old american coco vandeweghe did it by taking down the top ranked player in the world. no stranger to beating number ones, took down kerber at the australian open. second set she's in the far court. nice little back and forth. ends it with a strong forehand. later in the second, it's match point for cocoa. she gets it done as plits cove a hits it into the net. she's got athletic genes. her uncle and late father played in the nba. her mom on olympic swimmer. now making a name for herself. wnba playoffs begin. the mystics hoegs the dallas wings. starts in about an hour. good time of year for sports. great tennis tonight

federer. >> thank you. that does it for us. nightly news is headed your way. we hope to see awe the 11:00 with news 4. have a good evening.

tonight, targeting florida. category 5 hurricane irma walloping the caribbean as the forecast track becomes clearer, and it's not good news for the sunshine state. a full blown emergency amid growing fears of a direct hit. as we come on the air, two more hurricanes have formed. were they blindsided? president trump sides with democrats in a key fight over money leaving many republicans livid as a rift grows between the president and many in his own party. caught on camera. controversy over an nfl star's rough confrontation with police. he says he did nothing wrong but says officers put a gun to his head and targeted him because he's black. and inspiring america. a wedding vow from an extraordinary bride using her big day for