murder of a beloved teacher from maryland >> tyler tessier found hanging in his jail cell just before his trial was set to begin. amid the shock, there are questions tonight abo it happened. >> scott macfarlane is takg a closer look the grow beining suicide attempts. but chris gordon is first. >> reporter:el prosecutorsve that tyler tessier took his own life because his day of reckoning rarrived. they say if he facedre trial they would have buried him beneath an avalanche of his own lies. so they say he took the coward's way out. prosecutors didn't get to deliver their opening statement in court, but they laid out their case for the media against 33-year-ol tyler tessier. they say he admitted to police that he shot his pregnant girl friend laura wallen in the head and buried her in the field.

but his apparent suicide today end theed the trial on the very day it was supposed to begin. >> we were robbed this morning of opportunity to allow the public to know the true nature and details of this crime. >> reporter: prosecutors displayed evidence to prove tessier lied to laura wallen throughout their ten year relationship. they say tessier was engaged to and living with another woman who complained about laura. tessier texted her saying i could kill her. >> we were robbed of the trial, but we were also robbed of not having a trial for our grandson who was also murdered. >> reporter: prosecutors say laura was pregnant with testier's baby boy, the family named him reed. he died when laura was lled. >> laura, i love you and i miss every day. i was so looking forward to experiencing the incredible

journey of motherhood with you and for me finally becoming an aun aunt. >> reporter: and her mother-in-law delivering a meeage -- >>ad been not showing up for anything important for ten years. birthdays, holidays, anniversaries. so why would he show up today. i'd like to just say that he stood our family up for the last time today. >> reporter: jofrn l. ttop prosd notes were found written by tessier but not sent indicating thinking r has been about taking his plaintiff for some time. that is the latest fromer h back to you. >> thank you, ris. this marks the second suicide at the montgomery coty jail this summer. an investigation by our iteam shows a growing series of suicide attempts in local

1y5i78s. and the county is trying to reduce the risk but faces several challenges. >> yeah, the news 4 iteam found this was t 43rd suicide in a local jail since 2014. correctional officials clear that they can reduce risk, but they can't eliminate it. officers who protect the montgomery county jail in clarksburg complete mental health training, cpr and also know that they might someay have to save an inmate's life. how many of y have responded to a suicide attempt? how many of you possibly have saved a life on the job? earlier this summer a group of officers whoui rescueddal inmates sat down with the iteam. >> i looked a up he was jumping off on the tier. >> reporter: andy martin caugh the inmate. he was diving if into a pool?

>>yeah. >> reporter: and you decided to step beneath him? >> >> reporter: the iteam found about 80 suicide attempts in the jail just since 2014. and we found in at least two of those cases including today's, a suicide attempt ended in the inmate's death. >> i'm happy that weave the v service -- >> reporter: the county says that they use a direct strategy having theffers on their feet keeping a close eye on the holding cell pp hol lding cells. but a whom saoman says they are somewhat effective. >> they put me in a room with a metal rack, no mattress and a gownde that was sui preventive. >> reporter: because they tried to hide their plots to avoid extra attention from the officers. >> and if you know what ismi , itle take away your

nitty,knit dignity, you won't reach out. >> reporter: maryland state prisons say that they help conduct suicide watch while d.c. is trying new suicide resistant to watch our entire investigation, visit the nbc washington app. scott macfarlane, news 4 iteam. president trump is headed for a campaigly rn montana right now leaving behind a white house in turmoil. there isn aggressive search this evening for the mole who wrote that "new york thaes" piece questions the president's fitness for office. blayne alexander reports from the white house now. >> reporter: and it appears that is still a very big mystery in the white house and beyond. nobody seemso know who wrote that op-ed, but we have a good idea of who says they did not ec write itse all day long we've been seeing a steady stream of people officials

within the administration sending in statements saying they had nothing too with it. it is the frantic white house guessing game. which insider wrote the scathing "new york times" op-ed slamming president trump? >> anonymous meaning gutless. a gutless editorial. >> reporter: a senior official calling out the president's and iorality and claiming to be tsrt of a quiet resistance to frustrate p of the president's agenda and his worst inclinations. >> there is somethinghat we haven't seen before and i have used the words nerional ncy. if this is not a national emergency, i don't know what is. orter: the white house fighting back, attacking the anonymous op-ed wrier and th ea newspaper that published it, president trump suggesting treason. his press secretary slamming the gut restleless loser. and from the president's team, a growing chorusf it wasn't me. today from the secretaries of

state, homeland security,fe dee, treasury and more, a after a --lood of denials. vice president's office saying we are above such amateur acts ev first lady warning you are not protecting the country. you areitabotaging it your cow withith waurardly action. >> and it is a person living in dishonesty. >> reporter: and some cheers. >> i hope that more will come out publicly. >> reporter: and others agree saying ifak you do out, p i your name blaiyne alexander, increasenbc pl. >> and the question about tree ton? the awer isno. pete williams reports that the critique might be an act of disloyalty, but that is not a crime. nd it is definitely not treason. here is why. as defined by the constitution,

treason consists of levying war against the uniteristates or ad to an enemy giving aid and comfort. enemy means a country or entity that has declaredinar or i a state of open war against the u.s. aid and comfort must be something material, not words of encouragement enuragement. th op-ed fails both of those tests. so we hav aresident under criminal inveomigation. and convicted of crimes since he took office on. and republican leaders have compiled a lengthy list of investigations they believe democrats willf undertake they win control of the house. in the meantime, a supreme court nominee with an expansive view of presidential power isin unde a confirmation hear management senate and it is contentious with pointed questions and insinuatio. we'll hav a full report coming up in our next half hour. want to turn to our weather

and finally folks some relief from all the heat and hum>>ity. oug is tracking the changes on the way. >> and you can see it right here. high temperature today 93 in d.c., 94 hagerstown, 95 in iladelphia. only the 80s back to the west though. and that is because we have a frontal boundar moving our way and this front is already changing the temperatures. hagerstown has fallen 12 es as a result ever thunderstoof thunde. we will track it as it moves n tonight andg sticks around with us tomorrow and right into the weekend too. major changes as we head into the weekend. and we'll be tracking what is egght now hurricane 234rflorenc. it is just a cy 1 right now. but this storm is going to be one to watch very closely as we make our way toward the beginning of next week and into the end of next week. we have about a weekth to watch . >> doug, tha you. day two in the trial of the

man in charge in connection to the d.c. mention murdansion mur. and the jurors got whittled down who would ultimately sit on the bench. meagan fitzgerald has the latest. >> reporter: we're getting cluter to finding who will sit on the jury which will ultimatelyecide darren wynn's fate, he is the man charged with killing three familyembers and their house keeper. evidence and witnesses are importan teveryase, but legal 1k3er7 experts say jury selection is the most critical. >> thereng not more important. it is jury selection. >> reporter: bernard graham is a d.c. based criminal defense attorney. he says cases are won and lost because of the type of people selected to felt the jury. today in court, attorneys questionedential jurors.

one theuestions was whether they have heard or read about the case. most people said they had, but despite the media coverage, some long time d.c. residents said they hasn't. >> there are peopletrying to on the jury. and that is why they are telling the judge no, i haven't heard anytng about it. but this has been all over the papers, it has been all over your news outlet's. >> reporter: he says selecting the jury, isn't eaut they took an oath to be honest. so the judge will ultimately have to take them at their word. a total of 16 jurors are expected to be seated by tomorrow. including the four alternates which means thathe trialill get under way tuesday morning. back to you. >> meghan, thank you. the hero in the haxtway, nd only on news 4, a school resource officer relives the frightening moments.

what he wants parents and students to know. it is a business built on serving others. now the hotel industry is adding an extra layer of security for itown workers. that story jacobs coming up .

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he waso a jock grew up to an hollywood heart throb. >> burt reynolds died of cardiac arrest. he was 82 years old.s chackum takes a look back at some of the biggest blockbuster movies that made him an icon.ep >> rorter: it was that laugh, a boyish charm, and an accomplished acting ability that helped propel burton leon reynolds to the pinnacle of hollywood movie stardom. by 1972, the big screen beckoned can with a role of lewis in deliverance. >> y don't beat it. you don't beat this river. >> reporter: shoi cawcasing his rugged good looks and persona. he also had the 1974 classic the

long on east yard. >> what makes you so tough? >> i don't know. just comes natural. >> reporter: in 1977, reynolds made smoky and the bandit pp oioi. >> i don't want to get married. >> makes two of us. >> reporter: it spawned two sequ sequels. from '78 to '82, he was the number one box office attraction in the world. and later that decade, took those versatile talents back to tv winning an emmy for evening shade. >> had enough? >> apparently not. i still remember the game. >> reporter: however he sentgn sial that he wasnet . his role as pornographic filmmaker jack horner resurre resurrected his filmr and earned him an oscar nomination and as well as alo golden gbe award for best supporting actor. in his personal life, from dinah

shore on his five year marriage to lonnie ander son which ended in divorce, he will be forever remembered though as one of hollywood's most colful kras ff characters. as comfortable in high drama as in slap stick comedy. chris clackum, n news. >> what a range. reaction has pain com been comi in, steve half have i says he was a gre actor and byner f t of-of will byner of cool mustache. andevin smith say that he stole our hearts for decades. he was a true americanicon. every secondountsn a sexual assault and hatma ikes surhye that their em have a way to get help fast. nicoles jachows how they can get help with the simple click of a buoron.

>> rr: top priority for the hotel industry is to assure good service and i safety for guests. but over the year, it has been proven hotel workers are not exempt from potential dangers. >> they can feel really alone. >> reporter: the marott hotels releasing this video of new technology at play, alert devices that could signal danger. here is how it rks. >> it would be in a house toper's pocket or attached their waist and they can discreetly engage it. there is an audible alert. it sends a signal that sends a note to leaders who can immediately be dispatched. >> reporter: it is already being tested in chicago, seattle, new york and d.c. just months ago, news 4 reported d.c. i search for a serial rapist believed to have attacked house keerps in sti keepers. >> and anything that makes you

not feel alone will not only make you feel safer, but improve your level of. safe >> reporter: and a new five star promise points to that where hotel ceo gathering thursday hope similar devices are not just prototypes, but proceed toe coa protocols for all. >> protecting our employees and guests each day is of paramountt importance to industry. >> reporter: nicole jacob, new 4. the company owned by celebrity chef mike isabella filed for bankruptcy today. he and hisartners settled a sexual harassment harassment earlier this year and several restaurants including their massive food hall at tysons galleria. company officials e about uring will t nine months and so not affecten

pen restaurants. the bankruptcy process will help him stabilize the business and in his words stop on the bleeding. he has been hailed at a miro for standing toe to toe with a gunman inside greater mills high school. and now the school resourcr offio authorities say helped prevent even more tragedy is talking toews 4's erika gonzal gonzalez. >> it is the start of a new school year and deputy tells me he is excited to get back to the school and its students. in this one-on-one sberinterviee talks to me about the frigid morning last spring when he encountered 16-year-old austin rollens in a school hallway with a gun. he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and injured another student. t while the deputy says he thinks back on the day with sadness, he is now looki forward to a

fresh start, new year and new chance to help students in need. >> i was able to have the chance to watch the videof the incident. d there was a few thinew things noticed that need to be changed or addressed. our school did annt excel job. >> what do you want parents and students to know about you being back and about your commitment to this community and to that lhool? >> jus them know that i'm there for anybody who needs to be there.ud ts need help. i'm -- i always tell them my door is always open. >> tonight at 11:00, you'll hear the as he speaks about tragedy impacted his family and the one person he says is most apprehensive about him going back to work. when we come right back, the battle for amazon's business. why local leaders say they are feeling good about the chances

to secure retailgiant's second headquarters here. plus relief from the heat is coming. but doug is also watching hurricane florence. hurricane florence. a closer look at the

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. we're getting mighty close to our weekend here. >> what do you want? >> we want some nice weather. >> we want it all. >> yeah, jim wants it perfect. but i tell you, it won't be perfect unless you want cooler weather and a lot of you have said we w wt fall-likether. well, i got it for you. and that includes clouds and shower activity. it won'took like this, right now plenty of sunshine. but it won't be nearly this hot either. 91 wright noright now. and currently look athese numbers, 92 fredericksburg and gaithersburg. hagerstown at 80. 77 in winchester. yeah, you see what is happening here? we have a browndy maoundary mak way through. the storms should stay to the west. this is a big storm right around

the clarke county and frederick county line in virginia. you can see that storm between winchester, down toward millwood, over toward the rth. and also seeing some of the showers and storms there. so head's up there. this storm making its way toward bluemont. look at that, that is theig boundary there that is bringing some cler air. here i is the whole thing, thi to our north and west. it has a lot of moisture associat with it, some showers and storms during the day tomorrow. even leftovers from gordon still down to the south, this will ride along the front and give us a chance of showers for the weeken tonight again an isolated shower, but most of us on the dry tomorrow 9:00 a.m., we're dry. by noon, we start to see the showers and storms vep. so heads up tomorrow afternoon.

expeing a good deal of showers and storms. 74, breezy on sunday with showers likely. more storms likely on monday. a high of82. and then what about florence? i'll have the lates the track and what it means no the east coast at 6:45. secret e-mails in the spotlight on the third day of brett kavanaugh's supreme court hearings. plus a tragiciscovery as a father arrives at his home in herndon, what police are saying about what happened inside. >> reporter: all this talk of amazon bringing their second headquarters to ourarea. we'll check out some of of tac

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ad breaking news to share. a little boy has died. police say he had a emergency on his school bus. >> jackie bensen is joining us live. whe you learned? > reporter: well, we have learned about where this bus is, you can see it here behind me, this is inside an apartment complex icon at dulles. and this i a main street through this complex. i talked to neighbors who say that they do see a schoolco bus

through here. fairfax county police t that they came to the scene along with fire and rescue personnel. hethe little boy say was the only child on the bus at the time. he had some type of medical emergency. obviously emergency measures were taken. he was transported to a localhe hospital he was pronounced dead. people in this community are walking up and down the street, they are shocked, irddened. and ext coufax county police te us that they will investigate, but nothing -- that is protocol whinlg the when there is a death. but we're still trying to get more infor mtion and it take a while to find out exactly what the medical emergency jackie bensen o, news 4. heartbreak for a father in northern virginia. he came home to find his two s youngons had been shot to death. >> chopper 4 capturing the scene

yesterday in herndon. police also finding a woman's body inside. >> mark segras reports that it was a double murder-suicide. >> reporter: a man calling saying that he found h two young sons dead. he called police. olice declined identify any of victims because of privacy laws regarding children. but based on what neighbors tell us it appears the 42-year-old mother who led here shot her two young sons and then went upstairs and took her own life. >> as the homeowner went into the house, saw the two juveniles and that is when he backed out and called 911. th woman was upstairs.

our officers went in, discovered the two juveniles and the woman upstairs. >> reporter: police say all three victims h appear toe died of gunshot wounds. >> the family was known to are worship at this mosque. this woman who attends the same mosque came by pay her respects. >> this is really sad toear this. >> reporter: inside the home, police investigators continue to piece together what happened while outsid the boys' play area is draped in crime tape. in herndon, mark segraves, news 4. now to the hearing for brett kavanaugh. once again, we saw bit are battles over whereng hol or releasing documents. republicans say the documents are confident pltected by executive privilege. democrats sayhe tare simply

controversial. you susanni mcgins reports. >> reporter: on the final day of grilling of supreme court nominee brekavanaugh, senate democrats forced the release of a fewfi cntial documents that could offer clues to his position on critical issues. >> i'm releasing it -- >> reporter: cory booker released an e-mail regarding racial profiling over gop objections. >> e-mails are being withheld from the public have nothing to do with national security. >> do senatorerves to sit on this committee or serve in the senate in my view if they decide mselves and unto t bring the charges.ng >> bhe charges. >> reporter: kavanaugh was also asked about a 2003 e malt whe-m he seems to question whetherv. e ade is settled law. he writes that the court can

overrule it. he remains noncommittal. >> you believe it is correctly settl settled, but you is it correct law? >> you can't give a thumbs up or thumbs rdown. orter: and when asked whether a sitting president can be indicted while i office -- >> constitutionality i've never taken a position on >> reporter: kavanaugh said it is the long standing position that sitting president cannot t indicted while in office. tomorrow should b last day of hearing. about two dozen outside witnesses will be called including jn deanresident trump nixon's white house counsel. susan mcginnis, c new. and to d.c. mayor and now the most important title of all, miranda's mom. muriel bowser is august smiles on the "today" as she introduces the worldo baby miranda elizabeth. the mayor says she began the adoption process y late lastr after realizing that something was missing from her life. mayor bowser welcomes miranda to her >>mily. a single mom is a term that

some peouse will shy away from. you have gone in head first and embraced >> the message that i hope to send is that families are made and n. all kiin all kinds of wa. and we should celebrate familyt in wr way children are loved. >> she is beautiful. hoda kotb did the interview. mayor bser says sherher emotion story helped inspire the mayor begin thept an process. >> what a cutie. >> she is beautiful. and mayor bowser looks just perfect holding her. >> she is beaming too. a local s landmarkd, details behind the multi million dollar deal that could challenge and change theca lan in silver spring. s >> reporter: ae huge changes are coming to a bridge you may use every day for your t

comme. i'll detail the work for you next.'m and i tracking a hurricane out in the middle of the atlantic ocean, but making its way toward the east coast. the impacts we may be

the landmark disco iry buildi under new ownership tonight. the 10 story building has been a cornerstone of silver'sspri revitalization. w owners are ulfogel-pratt. they already own nearby properties. the washington business journal reports that discovery sold the building for $70 million. the mass mediaompany is moving its headquarters to manhattan next spring. it is probably the most

iconic bridge in our area. but it is desperately in nee of pair and work to fix the memorial bridge is about to ramp up. many of you use to cross the potomac on a very regular basis. and as adam tuss shows us, closuses aret around the corner. >> reporter: orange barrels, scaffolding, barges, pieces replaced with sel sections. this is not what you think of when you talk when the memorial bridge. but it is now realty. >> it is very bad. >> reporter: major work is coming to fix the bridge and commuters especially are bracing. >> got to do what you got to do. if it falls down, that would be quite a sight. >> reporter: it isn't in danger of falling down on, but some steel support needs to be replaced. nextse weekend from ptember 14 to the 17th,nt the ee bridge will be closed to set up for a

major overhaul. >> it will create more traffic than what we already put up with. >> reporter: and come october, there will be full-time lanehi closures ands and all around construction zones. >> tllt be a numb >> there will be a number of crane, a stanging area. >> reporter: and this is the first year in4 the 3 year history of the t miler race that runners won't cross the memorial bridge. and plus there will be a met troed troh clomet -- metro line closure. so start planning now. the bottoli , how long is all of this work going to take before the bridge gets back in shod e? the park service tells us it will be 2 1/2 years. ed a dam tuesda-- adam tuss, ne.

and dulles is testing tech nothing now that cld turn your face into your bhooarding pass. they are using fay shlco reition technology to verify identities. the machines sca your i.d. and your face and confirm the two match. the trial began at dulls wi s e already caught one man trying to get throuts a. leaders soundal confident about the chances of sealing the deal, what does amazon want. >> and plus relief from the high >> and plus relief from the high heat your school supplies today...

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at office depot officemax. the buzz surrounding amazon's second headquarters is heating up today. >> d.c.'s mayor and governors of virginia and maryland say they are working together to lure the tech and retail giant to the area. they hope the unite effort will begin our region a leg up. 20 difrent locations are on their short list. local leaders seem confident e'at it will land here. >> in every conversation and we're not just in the conversation wire at the e're a of the list. >> and what is the mos attractive asset is the workfor workforce. this is the biggest economic development opportunity of our lifetime. i don't even want to think about

not getting amazon. >> the deal would bring well paying jobs. vid kuld ver david culver will take us inside some companies new at 6:00. and you may not apprecie its uniquenessnt inside. its found are wearing shorts on a shot day. why not? >> it is not being about casual, it is about being yourself. >> redorter: focusn web design to marketing, the relax the work space includes video games, and free flowing work sta stations. >> yeah, it gets aittle bright up here. >> reporter: a city rooftop that includes -- >> wehe intelli port system.

>> reporter: sign acybersecurit casual tec vibe. we have free snacks for t am. in fact -- >> reporter: the ceo says it is about finding trustworthy employees. millennials like jonathan butler wong them. >> i think that work with flexibilities and exciting about things that are going onere. and taking something from the ground and building it up was really >> yes, salary matters, but the environmentk you w in, the mission, and the work you do every day matters just as much if not more. >> reporter: tiffany says adding a giant like amazono the area will make hiring competitive. >> but i think that it will also ptraction a lot ofple to come to this area. >>ringingmazon into the area brings more of a nucleus by

which we can recruit around and be inspired. >> reporter: yet no matter how relaxed a workpace you create, office success starts with the culture. >> allhe cool per in the world don't matter if people don't really feel good about what they are doing and h they are doing. >> reporter stress ining tech values stret easier. david culver, news 4. >> got me with the ping-pong table. p you could interview somebody with theg-pong table. >> doug could. >> thank you for that. so kind. >> takes away somef the credibility of your forecast though. >> let's take a look and show what you we areth dealing it was hot and humid today, but the heat and humidity really starting tcome to an end. let's take a look outside.

starting to see the clouds off in the distance. but still sunshine downtown. 91 degrees at the airport. 87 next hour.s humidity not really going anywhere over the next day or so. still going to be wm and humid tomorrow too. but much cooler. still not cool at all, 92 baltimore, 90 leesburg. but you can see the cooler air here. we have a boundary in loudoun county. look at pretty stonk strong storm here in win chester. look at cooler air.an that is look around millville, two separate storms re. this is in clarke county moving toward parts of loudoun county. most likelyoing to be falling apart as it moves through.

allart of the front trying to make its way through with the showers and thunderstorms. tomorrow much better chance of showers and storms.t overnitonight, most of the area dry. can't rule out a couple oshowe. bu thing you notice, a lot of cloud cover tomorrow. 9:00 a.m., mostf usdry. can't rule out scattered showers. but here is 1:00, starting to ee them develop around the area. that will be the case through theer aon. so at that time take the umbrel need it. yesterday hurricane florence was a category 4 about that now only a category 4. so gk, it okay, good, it is wea. no, no, we have six, seven days to watch this. you see a little bit of aup flarrom the storm. but winds right now down to 80 miles per hour. moving northwest at 10 miles per

hour. watch what happens here, they are expecting to become a category 3 again close to breaker new todwe ar bermuda by tuesday. and then after that, they converge. the east coast is definitely in play for this storm. and we will be watching it extremely closely. but right now, we are tracking cooler air. tomorrow still warm, 87. goodnc cof showers andms stor. especially tomorro afternoon. good chance of showers for the weekend for sure. not the entire time, but if you have baseball games, you might see some cancellations. but soccer and lacross should be okay. warmer toward the middle of next week. coming drup,ian peterson already taking over the starting owspot. and nuge eectations from and nuge eectations from xp

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journey to the super bowl starts tonight. football is back. we have it wait unsit wghts ait see the red skin but we are closin redskins hop that new faces help the flip the script. they haven't won aeason opener since 2012. one guy trying to help that, adrian peterson. he already working his way into the starting spot after how many carries he will see on sunday? >> ideally about 40. because that would be great. but i don't know as the game goes on, we'll see how it goes. these guys are pretty goodns ag then.

>> i was like how many times you want? 30, 40? whatever it takes. exm cited, man. its a new journey forme. first time in a long time that i've a actually had group guys in front of t mehat are good at blocking. i've been looking forward to that. >> ready to put the team on his back. but tonight in philadelphia, the nfl season officially kicking off, reigning super bowl champion eagles taking on t falcons right here on nbc 4. philly will raise their first ever super bowl banner before the game. nick foles getting the start. foles led the eagles to their first title after coming in late in the season when carson wentz went down with a torn acl. wentz has beenorking his way back and head coach doug pederson knows how much his qb wanted to be out there. >> i would say from the athlete

perspective, he is probably d disappoint disappointed. but carson is in a great spot right now. he is supportive. tahe undersnds, he knows exactly where he isat. he works every single day to get back on the field. and that is all i can ask for. >> all we can ask for is more football and that wish is granted. saturday more cling football. maryland terrapins hope toide e momentum of their win over texas. theyff an emotional winhe over longhwnns taking do texas for the second straight season which was good for 12 votes in the top 25. pole and so they are turning the page quickly and not looking past their trip to bowling green this sunday. >> every week is a new week. i think that is certainly our mantra. bery week, all you can do is as good as you can today and right now today is preparing for bowling green. green.layed you bowling

older players are doing a good job letting them know that it is a prettyood team we' playing. every game is the game.ev and ery game is the biggest game ofar the >> maryland playing saturday. but from football to football, dc united still looking in, but inching closer in saturday a big test against new york city fc. ayne d has been fueled by rooney with a record of 6-4-1 since h rifle. but according to the head coach- >> there is a lot of factors to it. not just wayne. yi're finally at home. we're home games with home field advantage. going back to yne, i think h has elevated everybody's pla a little bit. but the desperation, we have to keep looking. this is another chance. >> s dc united, there is chance

a that there could be a rematch with new york city fc once the playoffs come. >> that would be great. >> and the real deal football arts in just ast

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