this sunday, today, san diego chargers in san diego. it is tough to go all the way across the continent and play a football game. it will be a tough game they have a great defense. great coach. like the coach say we win the game thursday and friday preparing for the game. it's going to be a long flight for me. to go out and win a game. >> how do you big guys fly that far. don't you get close close closterphobic. no i don't like it. >> skinny dude that hurts. >> he's on the plane for hours. >> monday night football san diego i'm assuming you watched the game. what did you take out of the game. >> i got to watch the beginning an then i fell asleep. open teams. just a glimpse that i got defense was -- they were fast. oakland was doing some things. >> what did you see? >> like you said the first half oakland came out and started fast. how he starts is how they finish. it's the end of the woke and nfl. we have to cover every play. there will be fired up to play us. i'm looking forward to it. i'm ready to get to practice tomorrow and see what

today, putting a game plan together for the first road trip of the season as they take on the san diego chargersnext sunday at qualcomm. the road trip is the biggest difference maker in how you stack up in the nfl. a year ago, the ravens were 5-3 on the road. much easier to play at home with the fans and the crowd. the trick this year, being as successful away from home as the ratings were a juror go. that starts in a very difficult -- asç the ravens were a year ago. >> their explosive in all three phases. i know ron rivera very well and i know what kind of defense they will be putting out there. they will be attacking the causes you a lot of problems. offensively, i saw him all those years in washington. we have got our hands full against a premier football team. >> and the ravens got a glimpse last night of how explosive the san diego chargers can be. they came back with a win over the oakland raiders last night. it looked like jamarcus russell, the raiders young quarterback would finally have the hero status as he wished to 34 -- 2 minutes 34 seconds left, found the rookie fourth 2017 -- for

now, he has played for the san diego chargers since 2005. when they drafted him in the first round from the university of maryland. melinda roeder, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> there was a marriage proposal on sunday in montgomery county that the couple will never forget. soon after the woman's boyfriend popped the question and she said yes. she fell down a cliff 10 feet at great falls. helicopter had to be called in to get her out. >> this was a situation where they were in such a rugged area. that to manually try to carry the woman out, would have put the rescue crews as well as her in the amount of danger. >> woman briefly lost consciousness but injuries were not life threatening. >> vandals hit speed cameras in montgomery county. damaged 27 speed cameras since they were installed in 2007. the cameras are marked up with black spray incident and yellow pellets. camera parts were also stolen. and lenses scratched. proposal to install the cameras in baltimore county school zones has been controversial. >> some people took the time this weekend t

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the coach will put together a game plan for the first road trip against the san diego chargers.y won against the chiefs. they have to play differently than they have in any recent season. if the defense cannot keep the opponents score low, the offense shows it has the ability to come back on an as-needed basis. the joe flacco offense racked up several yards. there were three-fourth quarter touchdowns. it gives the second year head coach some confidence knowing that if needed, the offense can do that. >> we did not plan it that way. we did not want to be behind in the fourth quarter. the fact that we were behind and put them away at the end, that is something we will take with us for the rest of the season. we can draw on that for the next 15 + games. >> the orioles lost to give a bit last night. i am gerry sandusky. i hope your day is off to of fantastic start. >> actor patrick swayze has passed away after a two-year long battle with pancreatic cancer. the actor died peacefully yesterday with his family by his side. he is best known for his roles of "dirty dancing" and "ghost."

the san diego charger. they kicked off their season last night. coach john hardball on those chargers. >> you know they are one of the premier teams in the nfl. you know they're explosive. i know riv era very well, so you know what kind of defense they'll put out there. >>> in reminder, you can see the ravens in san diego coming up on sunday right here on wjz, coverage will kick off at 4:00. i'll be out west with the team to bring you postgame reaction. >>> mckelvin of the buffalo bills had his new york home vandalized after he fumbled a kick off return last night. mckelvin's front lawn was painted with an obscenity and the final score from the loss. his 4th quarter fumble led to a position which then led to a game winning touchdown. >>> next year's schedule is announced. it will be a rare road opening game at tampa bay. the home opener is friday april 9th in toronto. and the big man told me, he had any formal baseball experience. >>> and the run that brings home nick markakis. weeders had three hits and a season high five runs driven in with a th

police say the san diego chargers linebacker was arrested on suspicion of choking and retraining his girlfriend, tila nguyen. police say it happened as she tried to leave his home. she was taken to the hospital. her condition was not immediately available. >>> a major upset at the u.s. open tennis tournament. coming up next, a player who had just returned from maternity leave delivered a little bit of a shocker soment a dog dadown at nationals park-- >>> a dog day down at nationals park. you are watching fox 5 morning news. spar there are moments in time when the paths we take do determine our future. -- each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone dreamed. last year alone we invested more in building america's future than any other company - improving and expanding our network, to keep you in control. and behind th

traveling across the could not nept to take the san diego chargers.ho defeated oakland last night in their opener. the chargers come in banged up. more on that in a moment. but given that. the chargers still present a formidable challenge with river at quarterback and tomlinson running the ball. even on a bad ankle, chargers one of the best offense and defense is not bad either. to say the least. ravens go in virtually bursting with respect. >> you know, they are one of the premiere teams in the nfl. they are explosive in all three phases. i know rivera well and i know what kind of defense they will have. >> eidoss problems, we have our hands full against a premiere football team. >> always important to make sure you stay on a similar schedule. so, you know, i think it will be good for us to get out there a day early. and other than that, i don't think it changes too much. when the game starts. you know, guys are ready to go. >> meanwhile, the travels of devon drew continue. ravens fifth round pick out of the east carolina he showed up over weight and

he suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder in yesterday's dolphins lost to the san diego chargers. he will get a second opinion on his injury. he has already had two other shoulder surgeries in his career. >> before he gets on the basketball court next month, the freshman basketball center will spend time in a little court. the basketball star faces assault charges from incident in his hometown in august. he has a court date set for october 5. it is time to get your input on our extra point high school football coverage. there were three games to choose from an patterson and ed benson had a showdown and annapolis will try for an upset and can would faces the gators. to vote for this weekend of the week, go to our website at wbaltv.com. up next, we will look at that 70 forecast, but first a look at what is coming up on the jail a no show. >> bills on the show tonight with sheryl crow. chevy silverado. more confidence than ford f-150. better backed than f-150. at a value f-150 can't touch. silverado. from the family of the most dependable, longest lasting full size pickups on the ro

shaun flims, linebacker san diego chargers. i'm here to be the correspondent.troduce our outside linebacker first-round draft pick larry english. we got a friendly wanger because he got the big bank account. let us know about the rookie game. how did that make you feel? >> the rookie dinner was something. it has been around this organization for a long time so i think it was something that comes with the territory. it was hard. that $14,000, it was pushing $16,000 after the adjustments. >> this is the special teams captain. two-time pro bowler. soon to be three times. i won't jinx him. hopefully three times. what is the take on your blond hair. more women? >> more blond women are approaching me saying is there any truth we have more fun so i'm part of that. that is a good crowd to be part of. >> blonds have more fun. >> we can't go without the beads. where my ear phones at? nothing like game day. wouldn't trade nothing to in the world for game day. we take a ride. we will break the bentley out. we will go with the speed today. rock star lifestyle. call mom, cal

san diego. a hard-earned 31-26 victory against the hometown san diego chargers.ing all the scores and highlights from the scores and highlights from new york. ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving with geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (muffled music) (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. >> and now, here's the geico play of the day. jets rookie quarterback mark sanchez hooked up with tight end dustin kellar on this nine-yard touchdown pass, giving the jets a 10-9 third quarter lead. the jets went on to win 6-9. james: twob our new york studios and "the nfl today." tonight on cbs begins with "60 minutes." you'll meet one of america's most talented inventors. his latest feat is an artificial arm that's about to revolutionize prosthetics. then, tv's biggest stars celebrate tv's biggest night. neil patrick harris hosts the prime time emmys tonight only on cbs. a rem

san diego for week two. back to you. >> mark, thank you so much. as mark just said that game next sunday, ravens hosting the san diego chargers. catch that game next sunday at 4:00. >>> breaking news out of connecticut. investigators have found what they believe is the body of a yale university graduate student who has been missing. tonight joel brown has the very latest for wjz. >> reporter: sunday was to have been annie le's wedding day but instead police believe they have found her remains hidden inside the wall of a building on the yale campus where she vanished last tuesday. >> it is i dent -- it has not been positively identified, however we are assuming it is her. so we are treeing it as a mdz ho. >> reporter: surveillance cameras captured the 24-year- old arriving at her lab the day she disappeared. there's also record of her swiping her id card, but there's no record of her leaving. >> our thoughts go out to the family at this time. >> reporter: state police searched the building where le disappeared. they also searched the dump. they finally found the body in an area of the building that houses utility cables that ru

taking on the chargers in san diego. live coverage begins next sunday afternoon at 4:00. . >>> and the chargers play the oakland raiders tonight. monday night football has two games tonight. won't start eastern until maybe 10:30. we interviewed ronnie lott last week. arguably, well, in my opinion, the premier safety of the modern football era. guy was all pro at three different positions. ronnie lott is one of ed reed's biggest fans. >> by far. >> ronnie lott said his choice to win the whole thing this year is the san diego chargers. we play them next week, they're on tv tonight. might be worth tuning in or reading about the game tomorrow. 4:00, 4:15 next sunday. it's going to be a battle royale. it's the second game of the season. >> all right. >>> coming up on coffee with. is this my dog, by the way. she has two different color eyes and crooked teeth. she's not pretty, okay? i let her lick puddles. her favorite place to get a drink of water is our shower stall. what's your story here? >> minus my ankle when i come out of the tub. the dogs link your ankles. >> let our dog

against the ralewis had the big hit last weekto save the game against the san diego chargers. however, the talk among the media this week, the fact that the ravens for the first time in the regular season are number one in the espn.com power rankings. most of the players seem to feel that while that ranking is nice the only thing that really hearts is how -- matters is how they finish upe sei . do lot at this point in the season. you still have to play games, win games and, if we can say that later in the season, maybe 12th or 13th game, that means we're in the playoffs. then it will mean something but right now doesn't mean a whole lot. >> i couldn't believe it. normally they don't do this to us. i think we were pretty far behind before this week. it doesn't mean anything unless you're there at the end of the season. that's what we're shooting for. >> we're getting ready to deal with cleveland this week. to be the best we can be. whatever the power rankings are, let them be whatever they are. >> stay focused. the ravens take on the browns sunday at 1:00 at m & t bank stadium.

traveling across to san diego chargers. tomlinson has a bad ankle and sprols looks good in the backup role and they say they are interchangeable. >> same two people. you know, if you plan a totally different back up, bruiseer and quick slasher. both them are/ers. both are game breakers. they really want to get the ball in their hand. and from there, you know, they kind of run the same type of plays. they do not change. >> played it many atimes and when you think you have a chance, you really don't. you know what i mean? so he is a special back. and sprowl i don't know much about him but watching him on tape is like watching a madden game. >> brilliant and we have seen that in camp. we have three talented backs. so it is a challenge to test to see how good our defense is. >> meanwhile after leaving the field sunday with a strained nita var ris gooden back on the practice field today. john harbaugh said they are taking a wait and see approach. and determine later in the week if he can go sunday against the chargers. en had an

former maryland terrapin and current san diego charger shawne merriman arrested on false imprisonmentes. his girlfriend, mtv reality tv show host tila tequila was choked and held when she tried to leave the apartment. there's some thought he may have been trying to prevent her driving intoxicated. only one real headlining match at flushing meadow, venus williams trying to pay through pain against climcleister battling her own issues, mainly rust. she took time off to become a mommy. making her burst baby proud against the pink-cladded venus williams. 25 minutes, clijsters takes the first set. williams not ready to concede. second set, all williams. 6-0. to the third, clijsters wearing venus down. kim clijsters onto the quarterfinals, 6-4 in the third. figuring out the fedex cup playoff is harder than the nfl salary cap. bill belichick will go a long way to watch golf in person anonymously. steve stricker, the boy scout demeanor, he's a tiger inside. we'll talk about tiger later, though. two shots on the par 3, it's good. a little hop up and snuggling to a foot. worth a little grin for

an arrest involving a san diego chargers player.star linebacker shawne merriman was arrested early sunday. he's accused of choking and revaining reality tv star tila tequila at an after party at merriman's home. an attorney for the football player denies the assault allegations. he says tequila was drunk and merriman simply tried to make arrangements for her to leave the house. >>> several prisoners are being treated under guard this morning, according to the associated press, after their private transport van crashed on interstate 59 around haitisburg, massachusetts, yesterday. it was moving nine prisoners when it hit an embankment, some trees, and flipped over. the driver died. >>> what if someone baptized your child without your permission? that's exactly what a mother in breckenridge county, kentucky, says happened to her son on a school trip. a public school coach took about 20 of his players on a retreat to his baptist church last month. about half of them were baptized. one mom called a lawyer after hearing the superintendent

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more and more of you are showing us your purple pride as the ravens get ready to take on the san diego chargers. here is what some of you sent us to see the complete slide show or to send your pictures go to wjz.com. >>> wisconsin man takes it into his hands a bank robber the good samaritan saw the robber hand three notes to tellers and stuff money into a bag. but he didn't just stand there. he ran forward and tackled the robber. the 54-year-old bystander overpowered the 21 -year-old suspect and hold him until police arrived. one woman is paying big money to eat dinner with sarah palin. the alabama woman bid more than $63,000 on ebay for the chance to share a meal with alaska's former governor. pailin offered to have din wert highest bidder in the name of charity and is sending proceeds to the ride to recovery program which helps wounded vets. >>> a ravens player is make big donation but it's not money. it's his brain. suzanne collins explains matt will help medical science study sports trauma after his death. >> reporter: there's lot of banging on a football feelt field and concerned about hea

on sunday a linebacker for the san diego charger, shawne merriman was arrested for allegedly assaultingv dating star tila tequila. they're dating, i guess. she claims she was trying to leave his house when he choked and threw her down. he says she was drunk and was trying to stop her from driving. he said she wasn't drunk and is in fact allergic to alcohol which is odd for a person whose last name is tequila. i don't know. a lot of the stars have surprising allergies. joan rivers for instance, allergic to botox. this guy from the biggest loser -- allergic to food. paris hilton, allergic to sex. and nadya suleman, allergic to babies. so this allergy thing shouldn't be surprising to us at all and yet it is in college football, terrelle pryor -- he's a quarterback for ohio state. he -- oh, don't clap so fast. he went on the field with the words mike vick written in the black in the eye black. why a guy who's black would bother to wear eye black i don't know, but after the game he described the tribute to the world's biggest dogfighting promoter. >> he made his mistake and he needs the supp

proteins that are very essential for fighting off viruses, and also bacteria. . >> find out if the san diego chargers former mvp suits up against the ravens this sunday. coming up next with kristen berset in "sports unlimited". >> and we continue our team coverage as residents are coping with the damage left behind from a massive watermain break in dundalk. more images we'll take it. what about the drink and the chips? extra. think a $5 sub is a good deal? it's time to unthink. kfc's new $5 fill-up boxes, each with a side... and medium drink for just $5 bucks. unthink. and taste the unsub side of kfc. this is fabulous! new kentucky grilled chicken! marinated and grilled to perfection... for that five-star, fall-off-the-bone taste. mix original and grilled in your bucket! taste the unfried side of kfc. >> dundalk today. we have been following the story all afternoon and into tonight. authorities say just before 4:00 this afternoon, 72-inch watermain broke near dunhaven road. turning roadways into rivers. crews were able to shut off the water. after a couple of hours. and water withs have receded, some

district attorney says there's not enough evidence to prosecute the san diego charger.st he was just trying to stop tequila from driving drunk and says he didn't choke her as she claims. >>> also in california, two police officers are on leave this morning accuse of leaking this photo of pop singer rihanna. the celebrity gossip website obtain the graphic photo after show was atolted-- assaulted by her former boyfriend chris brown. thr accused of leaking it to the website. brown was sentenced last month to five years probation along with domestic violence counseling. >>> stolen a unique series of portraits shot by andy warhol have been taken from collector's home. they showed such people as ali dorothy hamil and others valued in the millions this morning. a one million dollar reward is being offered. >>> get ready for an evening of entertainment and fine dining. baltimore symphony orchestra is set to put on the biggest fund raising gala ever. gigi barnett has a preview of the big event. ♪ maws muse moat. &. >> reporter: a new season for the symphony orchestra begins this

oakland raiders, san diego chargers. jamarcus russell almost led them to victory. let's begin in oakland, california. these guys know how to show up. they are there to support their team. jamarcus russell trying to snap the raiders' six-game losing streak. raiders trailing the chargers. russell goes deep. 57 yards for the touchdown. but philip rivers of the chargers would drive the chargers 89 yards and little more than two minutes. the drive would be capped off by this five-year touchdown. chargers win 24-20. now we take you to the game everybody was talking about. tom brady making his return after knee injury last year. everybody wanted to see what brady could do. t.o. in buffalo was ineffective. two catches. for brady. things didn't start so well. second quarter, game tied at 7-7. brady trying to make the screen pass. pass intercepted. 27 yards he would hustle it back for the score. bills found themselves up 14-7. if you know tom brady, the key is the fact this guy can redeem himself better than anybody. pats were down by 24-19. he found ben watson in the end zo

. >> a blue and gold san diego chargers boo-yah. >> rivers was my starting quarterback boo-yah.better deliver because i'm only up six -- what's up? >> what's up, mark sanchez? sanchez looks great. i was just going to go out to illinois to see if urlacher's okay. >> boo-yah! >> let's hope donovan gets better soon boo-yah back to you. >> do you have an injury update for mcnabb? i hear it's day to day. >> i haven't heard a thing. >>> so now we see, now we see what can make the s.e.c. get off its collective duff and act with alacrity. flash trading. yeah. something, frankly, as insignificant as flash. yet they moved with lightning speed. they jumping jacked and grandmastered to deal with flash. i would revel at the irony if not the comedy of it if the situation weren't so outrageous. in my 30 years of writing and i have seen the individual investor abused nine ways to sunday. made into total carreon for the big boys, the sharpsters, the bookies, the mouth box. everyone who could get a gross credit out of a guy, where the bad guys can make big money, cherry picking. seen it happened.

the ravens leave for san diego. the chargers are one of the most premier teams in the nfl.t is hard to argue with that. the ravens head west with the premier offense led by joe flacco. mark clayton was a huge part of a 31 yard touchdown. it was the eventual game-winner. how did it happen? mark had the experience of joe flacco. >> he has grown up so much. he is our leader ostensibly -- offensively. hamid maturing has given as a confidence. we go out and score points. >> the dania and thomasson -- ladanian as not been in practice all week. a reverse logic -- that is what we are thinking. >> reverse psychology, right? >> yes. [unintelligible] >> ok. [laughter] >> let's get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we ask of you agree with congress's decision to cut off federal funding to acorn. >> this person says, they should've been cut off a long time ago. they give have become intonations -- heavy campaign donations. keep emailing us your responses. once they did not get very far after he was identified by his cyber footprints. >> and t

. >>> san diego charger's linebacker mayorman flatly denied he assaulted reality tv star. freed by the san diego county sheriff's office after hess arrest over are the weekend. in a statement he says he was worried about her whose real name is tothewind, he shez she was drunk and didn't want her to drive. paramedics came to the home and found no signs of injury on her. she signed a citizen's arrest accusing him of battering and false imprisonment. >>> president obama's adviser on green jobs quit this weekend and is blaming a vicious smear campaign. resigned following a controversy over a petition he signed years ago. it called for an investigation of the government deliberately allowing the september 11th terrorist attacks to happen. the white house says president obama did not force jones to resign, but jones didn't want to be a distraction. >> the president and the ceq accepted his resignation because van jones, as he said in this statement, understood he was going to get in the way of the president and ultimately this country moving forward on something as important as c

the san diego chargers beat the raiders on a five-yards one with just 18 seconds left.re, 4-20. the charge ares 1th straight win over the raiders. >>> patriots fans are all pumped up for monday night football. new england hosting. they led 4-13 late in the fort quarter but the patriots rallied to win 25-4. it is new england's 12th straight win over buffalo. the redskins are getting ready for sunday's home opener against the rams. coach zorn says his goal is to become more disciplined on the field. carlos rogers said that is how we play, physical tough ball. we are not just going to be no punks. >>> nobody is going to call albert haynesworth a punk. how did he do in his skins debut. he did do some good things on sunday. he was double teamed for a lot of the game. he didn't play in the re-season and he has only played a full 16-game season one time before. >> wish he would play 100% of the time at 100% speed. he weighs 340. he is a load. i think moving that much mass can take it out of you. i think he will get in -- we'll figure that out a little bit more as we go along.

tony, you remember air coryell with the san diego chargers. >> i'm not old enough. >> they would score three, four plays and wouldn't have the ball that much but themmed they would score very quickly. that's what happened with the colts last night. they only ran 35 plays but they scored one out of even -- every seven place. when you consider that, yes, the better team won. not only did they score when they had to at the end with a touchdown, and the dolphins couldn't respond. we saw what they did with that "hurry-up offense." that's a. b, the fact that the colts' defense was on the field so long. >> ok, no more time. plaschke? >> no time in nfl history has ever won a game by having the ball as few minutes as the colts did, 14 minutes. i'm sorry the dolphins were a better team. ted ginn dropped two balls in the end zone. they would have won. if they'd held the ball longer and given peyton manning less time on the last drive they would have won the game. i'm sorry, the dolphins are a better team. they will be by the end of the year. ted ginn makes those catches. the guy is a great receiv

the san diego chargers linebacker is accused of choking and restraining reality show star tila tequilaried to leave her southern california home this morning. merriman is charged with battery and false imprisonment. she was taken to a hospital in suburban san diego. she is best known for her mtv dating show, a shot at love with tila tequila. >>> a deadly wildfire is no longer threatening communities for the of los angeles. crews are finally getting the upper hand on this station fire. it is more than 50% contained. it is now burning toward the east and the san gabriel wilderness since it started, the fire has charred 155,000 acres. that's more than 240 square miles. sadly, two firefighters were killed while trying to fight that fire. at least 76 homes have been destroyed. investigators say it is arson. they are now trying to figure out who started it. >>> engineers say the public was never in any danger from a major crack discovered in san francisco's bay bridge. the defects were spotted while they were replacing a section of the bridge that linked oakland to san francisco. the crack i

. >>> and san diego chargers linebacker shawne merriman was arrested yesterday and accused of chokingnd restraining his girlfriend, reality television star tela tequila. he was released from jail late sunday morning, merriman's attorney says his client commit nod wrong doing and he was trying to stop his girlfriend from driving drunk, a police spokesman said deputies determine ms. tequila had been drinking, she denies that claim. >>> it's a working holiday weekend for some san francisco area transportation crews. a crack was found in the steel link holding up the eastern cantileverer section of the bridge. the crack was discovered saturday. a spokesman says a monumental effort is being made to finish the repair work, but the bridge may not open by tomorrow morning's rush hour. 280,000 vehicles travel the bridge daily. and those are some of the stories that we have been following tonight. lisa? >> that's going to be a big headache. all right, thank you very much, inthese for that. >>> coming up, medical malpractice adds millions to health care costs, so why are health care costs not ca

. >> san diego chargers linebacker shawne merriman is back practicing with his team a day after beinghe choked and restrained his girlfriend sheila that quill la. he says she was drunk. she says no way, she's allergic to alcohol. that's how she got the name that quee la, because she can't drive. >>> visitors to massachusetts. beaches are closed to swimmers in chatham after three great white sharks were spotted. two were tagged. scientists can study them and presumably the third did whatever he wanted to. >> and people aren't getting in his way because he's a great white. thanks for clearing up, too, the mystery of who sheila tequila was. >> not sure which reality that reality star is living in. >> may not be ours, but, hey. >>> up next, someone who does live if our reality, a dog. we both love our dogs. check out the dog who shoots pool. >>> president obama fighting to stay on message despite the latest distractions. if you're using other moisturizing body washes, you might as well be. you see, their moisturizer sits on top of skin, almost as if you're wearing it. only new dove deep m

zimplt now to big trouble for pro football star sean merrimon of the san diego chargers. girlfriend reality tv star tila tequila claims that merrimon physically restrained her from leaving his san diego home. police arrested the 25-year-old linebacker, and he was booked into jail on one count of battery and one count of false imprisonment. tequila stars in an mtv reality dating show. >>> one marine is killed in afghanistan and the associated press's decision to release a photo showing his injuries is fueling protests from the pentagon. also, labor day weekend marks the end of summer and the start of school in many places across the country. we'll show you what's being done to protect your kids from the spread of swine flu in the classroom. plus, some cape cod beaches are closed, but the tourists are still flocking hoping to catch a glimpse of the great white shark. but now that i'm breathing better with advair... i can enjoy the zoo with my grandkids. (announcer) for people with copd including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, great news. advair helps significantly i

. >>> san diego chargers linebacker shawnemerrman has been cleared of any charges following his arrestweekend. his ex-girlfriend reality star tila tequila claimed he choked her. the d.a.'s office said there was not enough evidence for charges. >>> out of the state of the skins and there's nothing like a challenge right out of the gate. >> right out of the gate. the skins have to face the defending nfc clampion giants on the road. lindsay murphy is here with more on that. lindsay, it's certainly going to be a challenge. >> what a way to open your schedule. this could either be a really good thing or a bad thing. we're less than 48 hours away from the redskins season 0e7er against the -- opener against the giants. the skins have a ton of optimism for the season ahead. east rutherford has not been very kind to the redskins over the years. they're 12-21 all time playing the giants at the meadowlands and have lost four of the last five games there. what kind of motivational speech does the second-year head coach have planned for this sunday's kickoff? >> i don't know if i can go to heroics

after beating the chiefs 38-24 they'll take on the san diego chargers next week. after a three-month break, jay leno is ready to come back to nbc. 90 minutes earlier than he used to. tonight's debut of "the jay leno show" shakes up the usual lineup replacing the scripted shows for five nights of comedy and guests. jay's 10:00 debut features an appearance by jerry seinfeld as well as a host of other folks. >> that brings to us your answers to our "watercooler question of the day." >> do you plan to watch jay leno's new show? >> stu has a different take. >> my goodness. i'm almost afraid to read kitty. >> we'll post more answers on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. well, from the white house to wall street, president barack obama heads to new york this morning to deliver a speech on the financial crisis. it comes on the one-year anniversary of the collapse of lehman brothers which sent the u.s. economy into a tailspin. 11 news washington bureau reporter nikole killion has a preview. >> a senior administration official says the president will use this speech

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san diego chargers star linebacker shawne merriman is probably wishing sunday was game day instead ofjail day. the 25-year-old was arrested earlier this morning after his girlfriend, reality tv star tila ta kila claimed he attacked her. he was booked on charges of battery and false imprisonment. >>> this labor day weekend is a working holiday for two of the astronauts aboard the international space station. among the items on their to-do list today, installing some new station antennas. >>> firefighters say they're making considerable progress in that massive wildfire that's been charring the hills above los angeles. the 11-day-old blaze is half contained now. it has blackened more than 250 square miles and made cash strapped california burn through more than $40 million. trying to pull it out of this fire. two firefighters have died. >>> all right. let the battle begin. the battle to put a new senator in a spot that hadn't changed hands in some 47 years. why is dick butkus here? i hired him to speak. a lot of fortune 500 companies use him. but-- i'm your only employee. we're gonna st

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. >>> and in san diego, the chargers scored a touchdown with 18 seconds left to beat the oakland raiders here's anish shroff, with highlights from the historic u.s. open men's tennis final. >> good morning. we start with a classic five-set final in the u.s. open. roger federer, going for his sixth-straight title. facing argentina's juan martin del potro. third set, tied 4-4. federer serving. del potro's forehand would go wide. del potro decided to challenge a little wait for federer. and federer said you waited too long to challenge. he was upset. >> no. stop. come on. over the line challenge after two seconds. the guy takes like ten. any rules in there? don't tell me to be quiet, okay? i don't give [ bleep ] what he said. i'm saying it was way too long. those are the rules. i wouldn't challenge -- after one second. he takes ten seconds. >> federer, losing his cool. he would still win that game. won the third set. but del potro won the fourth set. fifth set, del potro with championship point. and what do you know? roger's reign of king of queens, is over. it breaks 40-consecutive u.s. op

san diego. and that's good. because chargers were lighting it up too. n diego has tall receivers and our corners are small. chargers were able to exploit the match up sunday. but john harbaugh said do not read too much into that. >> the past defense stuff is correctable. and really a matter of, you know, sometimes guys in a big game like that try to do too much. trying to do more than you have to do. and, i think,, we played together better back there. trust the guy next to us better. and stay in position and we will be fine. their receivers are huge. you are not going to find corners like those receivers. that size. has to be 6'6. you know next 6'6 corner out in the draft we will draft him. they came out in the field and i was shell shocked. >> even though he has gone from superstar to back automatic mcgahee stepped up big. led the team with 79 yards rushing. averaging over 5 yards per carry. and scored two touchdowns in the 31, 26 victory. and since he is no longer the official starter, mcgahee knows he has to get the most out of every single snap. >>

. >> not sure anyone could have predicted that tia tequila would have impacted the san diego chargers' season. chargers linebacker shawne merriman was arrested this morning and accused of choking and restraining his girlfriend, reality tv personality tia tequila as she tried to leave his southern california home. tequila signed a citizens arrest warrant charging merriman with battery and false imprisonment. merriman was suspended four games prior to the 2006 season after testing positive for steroids. the chargers' season begins a week from monday night in oakland. chargers g.m. a.j. smith book principal of economics with federal chairman ben bnanke and co-authored the book the winner-take-all society with philip cook and dysphoric was named nable book of the year by "the new york times" and was included in business week's list of the ten bes books from 1995. professor frank holds a b.s. degree in mathematics from the georgia institute of technogy and he also holds an na a statistics and ph.d. in econicfrom uc-berkeley. so let's pleased a warm commonwealth club welcome to professor ro

. >> the ravens are arrived in san diego ready to face the chargers. a tight end upgraded from last week's questionable performance. san diego's starting center is out with a knee injury. ladainian tomlinson had a tough night in oakland. it looks like the raven's linebacker is going to join him. by midweek, he returned to the practice field. he thinks imaginary technology for his safe return. >> i have an exoskeleton then, i guess. it was really -- it was a really scary feeling. talking with the doctors, nothing is torn. >> the jewish new year at this weekend, the light football for friday night's. city schools are still playing. the paterson quarterback was a big part of the win. faked to pass, forced to run, and for the touchdown. the two-point conversion is good. rambling through the sabres defense, in for the long touchdown. 14-0. imagine what they could do to get there. overton to adison, prettiest pass play of the year. into the air. a little dive there, paterson keeps on rolling. for more highlights, law gone to our website, your home for baltimo

. >>> here's our top story in san diego chargers. y says transporting them crashed and aboard critical condition. there's a crack in the bridge in san francisco. we've got a little picture. it was closed for retrofitting. it's supposed to reopen early tomorrow. it's not live pictures but looks more like it could be pushed back to wednesday. crews are scrambling to repair a crack. we will get another update of our top stories in about 20 minutes. >>> firefighters are making progress battling the massive california wild fighter north of los angeles. >>> the first day back to school and the white house website and i guess i should explain how you do this. what you do is go to whitehouse dot gov and click on the number one and there you can read the are remarks ed henry has done just that and joins us. i clicked a couple of times. i'm concerned that the site might actually crash a bit. i'm sure they will put it back up. but you have the text. who can share with us, ed? >> i can report that the president is going to urge students to study

baltimore ravens and san diego chargers. >> san diego was pretty good on monday and i'm thinking thatens will knock them off. i'm going to go with the ravens. >> i'm going to go with the ravens, too. maybe you're not as bad as i thought. >> pittsburgh steelers. >> you're as bad as i thought. you're going with pittsburgh. >> pittsburgh might roll it. >> that might very well be true, but i don' i don't ever want toh the pittsburgh steelers. >> i'm going to change my raising stick. >> there's no going back. wait a minute your guy is out. troy -- >> he happens to be the great of the safety in the national football league. >> ed reid. >> in front of ed reid. >> it's private. >> no, it's not going to happen. >> 20-3. >> now he is calling numbers. i'm going with the bears, even if the steelers might win it. i'm going with the bears on principal. >> cleveland bear and denver broncos. >> i got to go with the denver broncos. >> really. >> they played pretty good and i think the bangles are going to steal the bongles. >> denver, last week, i mean they barely, barely made that win. >> and the ban

destination, san diego this coming sunday to take on the chargers. ravens in an opening day win against the chiefs, tough to do that against san diego. the ravens will go out west looking for better results than they've enjoyed in the past. 1-4 in previous trips. they'll go a day early to adjust to the time zone. adjusting to the chargers calliber of play will probably pose more of a problem than adjusting their watches. >> i think it's always important to make sure you stay on a similar schedule. i think it's going to be good for us to get out there a day early. other than that, i don't think it changes too much, when the game starts, guys are ready to go. >> kick off sunday for the ravens in san diego 4:15, unless you are in san diego, then kick off is 1:15. you see how this gets confusing? >> a new state of the art entertainment center called m.v.p. the first like it in the country. ray lewis attend the the ground breaking ceremony. it will house upscale bowling allies, sports bar and private event room. >> that's where i would like to go, build an

san diego? >> yeah, there you go. >> got it. >> wow! coming up tonight on "sports unlimited". man, the ravens travel to san diego to face the chargers who are coming off an injury plagued win against the raiders. detailed ahead. after snapping the ray eight reyes losing streak. hoping go to get back on track. and return of the prep player of the week award. honoring loyola quarterback. where he left off last season. "sports unlimited" starts right now. . >> after a season opening win over kansas city, ravens take to ahe road this weekend, traveling

tila says the san diego chargers linebacker grabbed her by the neck and wouldn't let her leave his houseriman says he was trying to stop her from driving home afted drinking. a case of two very different versions of what happened. jane velez-mitchell host of "issues with jane velez-mitchell" coming up at the top of the hour. i don't know what to believe. what is your take? >> i think they are both addicted to drama. this is a story that is he said, she said. it is getting uglier and uglier. she said he choked her. he said i was trying to stop her from leaving because she was intoxicated. oh, steroid abuse could be dangerous. now she is upping the ante. who knows what she is accusing him of. when she went to the hospital there is no report necessarily of her having any injuries and she is such a petite thing and he is such a huge guy. if he did do anything to her there would be a couple of bruises for proof. >> no marks on her neck, nothing? >> my understanding is that i don't have any evidence that there are. okay. no photos. look at the rihanna case, you saw that photo. that shows you t

see the ravens take on the chargers next sunday at 4:00 right here on wjz13. >>> and san diego plays tonight. sunny and warmer temperatures here make it a great start to the workweek. take a live look outside right now. it's gorgeous once again. of course there's the question, for how long? >> we are live first warning weather coverage marty bass is live. keep it coming. >> it's a legitimate question especially after yesterday and the day start we have had. how much will the fair and mild trend continue. keep in mine the normal high is 79 degrees. first off let's take a look at the sat rad photo and other than some very, very wispy high clouds in the area, we have had virtually no problems weather wise. let's throw the temps down. when we began it was 61. we rebounded to 75 downtown. 76 hagerstown and 77 dc and 80 ocean city. remaining cool and comfortable up in the mountains. 65 degrees in oakland closer to home. bel air 73. bel air 76 and westminster 73. 80 in columbia. mid-70s in rock hall and 71 degrees. now the question is, how much longer is this going to last. well, let me go