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overnight mostly cloudy andchilly with temperatures in the lower 40s. tomorrow morning maybe an isolated shower. by the afternoon, partly cloudy conditions and milder. highs near 70. here's a look at your next seven days. monday is looking dry. 67 degrees. tuesday, we're milder in the mid-70s, but looking at showers and some thunderstorms. right now, a 30% chance of that. then warmer. look at wednesday, thursday and friday. we are in the mid-80s with a chance for afternoon isolated thunderstorms. so the warmth is going to be back here by the middle of the week. but tomorrow, we do finish off on a pretty strong note for the weekend. >> thanks a lot, anny. check this out. it looks like the newly tapped redskins dined last night is enjoying the area, dined at cafe milano in georgetown. it's a favorite in washington among hollywood celebrities. i think there was reese witherspoon seen leaving just
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ahead of rg3. no word on what the new quarterback had for dinner. but you know what, dave owens? he can have anything he wants right now. >> he's bringing the argyle sweater back. >> i like it. >> what a night. bryce harper says look out baseball world. here i come. wait until you see what he did, the young man making contact in los angeles in the best way. how far did the rock travel? we'll tell you. of course, rg3 and thousands of his new best friends taking over fedex field today. caps done in by a late rangers rush. we'll tell you all about it coming up next in sports. ♪
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>> well, if you're tired of seeing that face, let me tell you, you are in the minority. robert griffin, iii is everywhere and the guy has captivated the dmv and redskins fans can't wait to see him toss his first football in burgundy and gold. this is the scene at fedex field. 19,000 showed up. that's a fan fest record. griffin addressed the crowd saying the fight -- sang the fight song and told the masses he would do everything he could to help washington win. that's the fans. as for what he'll tell his new teammates when he meets them? >> i want to come in and show the team i'm ready to work, lead by example rather than come out and be the most vocal guy. you do have to take control of
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the team and let them know that you're their leader, but at the same time, being a rookie, you can't come in and just say it. you have to show it. i plan on doing that. >> like i said, these fans are hoping for success and think griffin is just the man to usher it in. our cameras were at fedex field as early as 11:00 today. jerseys with griffin's name were everywhere. redskins fans, when they love you, they love you and they love them some rg3. >> i'm pumped for rg3. he's going to bring new hope to the team. rg3 baby. all day. >> he's super excited to be here. he's ready to work hard, and we're ready for some wins. >> i'm proud to be here. not a lot of times you have a chance to have this opportunity, so i'll make the most of it. >> all right, how about the rest of the draft? in the fourth round, redskins picking michigan state's kirk cousins. washington also chose keenan robinson out of the university of texas. here's a look at some of the
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other selections including a couple of offensive linemen in the fifth and sixth round representatively. a couple of db's in the seventh round. if you can't get enough of the nfl join us tomorrow night on sports plus. usa today sportswriter and another will break down the entire weekend. that should be fun. moving to baseball, some browsing to twitter feeds tonight, i came across a post from a young lady who says i'm skipping my prom to watch bryce harper. that's the kind of sizzle this young man has. let's take a look at him. 19 years old, major league debut, same age as ken griffey, jr. he was 0 for 2 first at bat but then an audio daily double. how about that. the helmet comes off. it's a double. he is one for three for the nats. how about that. the rest of the game, another superstar in the thing. stephen strasburg, dodger batters, look out for gas.
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it's a lot of it in the air. stephen strasburg hurling 97 miles an hour. he did need help. adam laroche in the 7th, this game is tied into the 8th inning. nats and dodgers at 1. after all the late game dramatics the caps gave us in the boston series, what could they give us for an encore? typical caps drama today. rangers drawing first blood. jason with the clock running down in the second period, bang bang. bang bang. his second of the post-season, so we're tied going into the third. 7 minutes into that third period though, chris gets behind green. green can't do a thing. rangers tack on another. caps fall behind in the series 1-0. >> overall, i think we didn't play a good game. i don't know. we've got to play a little tighter and just be better. that was not good enough.
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>> get more aggressive. i think we were a little bit, like i said, on our heels and we've got to make sure we finish our checks and shoot pucks when we have a chance and then bang them home. >> you know, has anyone been noticing d.c. united and benny olson haven't lost in six straight games? second half, mvp, most valuable player. speaking of players, dwayne row sash rio with the -- rosario with the header. d.c. united wins 3-2, the first back to back wins since 2009 in a seven-game unbeaten streak. so good stuff for d.c. united there. finally, they're racing at richmond saturday night under the lights. older brother kurt busch not faring too well. look at him spinning out. we'll talk about his sibling in a second. 82 laps to go, carl edwards jump the restart. he gets a black flag which means you've got to get off the track. we want to talk to you. the younger busch, he hold off
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dale, jr., to win his fourth. it's been a great sports week in d.c. >> welcome to d.c. rg3. last look at the weather. generally becoming partly sunny in the afternoon. temperatures near 70s. pretty nice day on sunday. >> thank you for joining us. have a great night and we'll see you back here tomorrow.
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