you have to -- strasburger is the only way to go. you have to share.et's be impressed by the 3-2 win, soldout crowd. >> reporter: let's look at the highlights from today. the big excited crowd enjoying the pomp and circumstance of opening day, gio gonzalez, the offseason acquisition lived up to the fanfare, seven scoreless innings, seven strikeouts, giving up just two hits. today he showed he can do it all. also at the dish in bottom of the 5th gio knocked one to left field for his first career major league hit. he was all smiles. the crowd gave him a standing ovation and then later adam laroche gets a single knocking in two runners. nats get on the board first, but they would let that lead slip. bottom of the 10th we go. game is tied up. alfredo simone on the mound throws a wild pitch to roger bernadina. ryan zimmerman comes racing into home and that is the way they win the game, 3-2. hey, a win is a win. nats are now 5-2. let's head up to the concourse. that's where we'll find dave owens. he was in the locker room with the players. hey, d.o. >> repor

top of the 3rd, no score, a strasburg breaking ball, strikes out jordan schafer looking, strasburg's third of the game. he was cruising into the 6th inning. top of the 6th nats lead 2-0 , strasburg in a bases loaded jam. chris johnson goes down and drives the base hit to right center field. it brings home two runs, ties the game at two. strasburg would exit after six innings allowing six hits, two runs while striking out five. bottom of the 6th the nats respond. steve lombardi with the bases loaded and two outs. it goes to left side, drops in and rick ankiel and roger bernadina score. the nats score four in the inning and defeat the astros 6- 3. strasburg get the win. he's 2 -0. his pitch count tonight? 93. >> pretty good start. i took him farther than i wanted to and he's probably -- it probably took a little bit out of him throwing the 108 pitches second time out. he was going on pretty good, you know. he got out of that rough inning. he came back. >> don't go anywhere. >>> when we return it's the end of the road for a local wizard, plus highlights from the wiz and the bulls. stay

in case you're wondering how much the strasburger cost, the bill is $59 for an 8-pound burger. at nats park, i'm kristin fisher, 9 news now. let's get a high five, guys. way to go. >> i wanted to see her at least try. okay. i understand, no way. that's our report. i'll be back here at 11:00 along with derek mcginty who is also at nats park today. don't forget, you can find us any time at www.wusa9.com. i'm anita brikman. see you later tonight. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> j. lo on "idol." christina on "the voice." will britney be on "the x factor"? the battle of the pop diva judges is on. >> why are music's biggest stars doing tv talent shows. who's next? and who will come out on top? >>> "iron man." captain america shows me what it takes to be an avenger at their hollywood premiere. >>> plus, scarlett johansson channels katherine hepburn for "vogue." >>> new justin and jessica in italy. britney, halle, jessica, star summer weddings. who will be next to tie the knot?

strasburg gets out of the inning without surrendering a run. of the 2nd, no score, nats with the bases loaded and two outs, johan santana, a wild pitch, mark de la rosa scores from third. bottom of the 5th, 1-0, strasburg gets ruben tejada looking, one of nine strikeouts. career high 108 pitches for strasburg. top of the 9th, a walk is drawn. ryan zimmerman come on in. nats score four runs on plays with the ball never leaving the infield and shut out the mets 4- 0 and improve to 4-2. here's stephen strasburg on his 100 plus pitch performance. >> it's not like i've never thrown over 100 pitches in my life. it's just something that early on in my first year they wanted to limit the number of innings i was throwing in the minors. looking back then there's some games where i'd go five innings and there was 65 pitches. it's going to help me in the long run and especially just learning how to battle through it because it's tough really and the good pitchers out there know how to find a way to get it done and get back on track. >> just get it done. >>

steven strasburg is back and looking good.om the looks of things last night, the fans are not. thin crowd at nationals park, about 16,000 on hand to watch steven strasburg and the n.l. east drink that in, leading nationals, take on the astros. top of the first, he strikes out jd martinez, tied 2-2 in the sixth. bases loaded. fists a blooper to left, two runs scored. the nationals win 6-3, strasburg six strong innings, he's now gone 50 innings without giving up a home run. mets and braves in atlanta, jack wilson hits it deep to left. jason bay going up to make a play. a nice catch. robbed him of a home run. take another look at it. bay helping out his pitcher who loves what he sees. boy -- buy that man a beer. the game in the sixth inning. ike davis going to crush the curve ball into the right field stands. a three-run home run, bay added one in the ninth with a solo shot off levon hernandez, mets roll 6-1 is the final. tigers and royals, first batter of the game, austin jackson goes deep to left to give the tigers the early le

stephen strasburg hurling 97 miles an hour. he did need help.dam 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. >> 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

stephen strasburg will make his first home start of the season. so far after two starts strasburg has pitched 13 innings and is 1-0 with 14- strikeouts and an e.r.a. of .69. >>> orioles in toronto against the blue jays, adam jones wearing powder blue cleats to honor jackie robinson who played collegiately at ucla. it hits the facade of the third deck, solo home run, jones' second of the year, orioles in front 2-1. bottom of the 6th the response, two-run home run. toronto played seven runs in the inning and routes the orioles 9-2. baltimore is 5-4. >>> we're not going anywhere. we hope you aren't because when we come back, nick backstrom is back doing his thing, a preview of james lee when we continue.  >>> welcome back to the washington area nissan dealers sports extra. >> welcome back. i'm dave feldman. you know the beautiful thing about playoff hockey? a series can change like that. yesterday a double overtime 2-1 victory over boston sent the caps from saying it's over to hey man, we could win this thing. nick backstrom appeared in his sixth ga

one earned run and five strikeouts including former nat marlon byrd, no decision for strasburg.ma in the 9th tied at 1 at ian desmond has his third most important hit of the day. pinch runner brent carroll scores. the nats take their first lead of the day 2-1. the bottom half and the nats closer at least for now brad lidge strikes out marlon byrd as well. game over. the nats win 2-1. >>> we've got more sports ahead including a look of the field at the masters, what kind of day was it at augusta? a look for your ball kind of day. we'll be right back. and isan is greek for "one who cares." so, well-crafted by one who cares, huh? either that, or it just means "really, really, really good bagels." i think you left out a "really." dunkin's new artisan bagels are as authentic as it gets. soft, chewy, and delicious. grab one today. discover the authentic taste of dunkin's new artisan bagels. america runs on dunkin'. >>> welcome back. all eyes were on tiger woods, rory mcilroy and phil mickelson on day one of the masters, but you can't overlook one of the best golfers who has never won

strasburg in his second start of the season looking good.w over 100 pitches for the first time ever in his career today. six shutout innings for the almighty righty, striking out nine batters. good depth. the mets pitching on the other hand not so good. they started deteriorating, and the nats took advantage of a wild pitch here, bases loaded walk there. they beat new york 4-0. >> it feels great. going home 4-2, playing every game close, we were in every ball game. we definitely could have won every ball game so i look forward to the home opener. >> nats closer drew storen recovering after doctors removed bone fragments from his elbow. >>> tune in to 9 news tomorrow for full live coverage of the home opener. pregame starts around 5:00 a.m. post-game with me, derek mcgeneral tee and dave owens at 5:00. >>> o's, look at the first base coach having a little fun. these baseball games are long. taking on the yankees, extra innings, and for the second straight nights the yank come out on to. yankees beat the birds 6-4. >>> the capitals will start

it's called the strasburger and yeah, it's named after stephen strasburger, the mighty righty as kristin likes to call him and while it's something special in terms of the size, coming up at 6:15 we'll tell you what it takes to eat one of those bad boys and let me tell you, it's not easy. >> thanks, derek. can't wait to see that one. see you in a bit. >>> we've got a recall now, general motors is calling back about 50,000 large suvs to fix a windshield wiper problem. now this impacts 2011 and 2012 chevy traverse, buick enclaves and gmc acadia vehicles. 28 cold weather states and the district are included. gm will start that recall later this month. >>> remember those reports of toyota drivers and run-away cars? they led the government to step in and conduct its own research into the problem. new safety standards have been proposed that the government says could reduce the risk of unintended acceleration. research by the government and nasa engineers suggests a brake throttle override standard should be standard on all vehicles. that feature would allow you to maintain control of your car

get a strasburger mike? >> you have to? in fourths? how about 16s. there it is. look. oh my. >> oh my goodness. >> maybe -- eights. >> maybe eighths. >> jalapenos. >> they coo it for somebody who -- do it for somebody who's so effective. >> weather-wise, springtime is here. we need rain and probably not going to see much until maybe next week. here's a look at the bus stop forecast, we are sunny this morning and clear skies. it's chilly out there. 30s and 40s with windchills mainly in the 30s and the sunrise occurred at 6:45. it will set at 7:43. sunshine all day long and noontime temp 57 in upper 50 to around 60 for first pitch. winds though northwest at 15. some gusts 25, maybe 30 at times with the 6:00 p.m. reading still at 59 degrees. in fact the baseball forecast, the 1:10. 58, 59 in that range with the northwesterly wind at about 15 miles an hour so bring the jacked or sweatshirt and the sunscreen as well. you will need it if you're going to be outside. cold spots up in gaithersburg right now at 34. bladensville 35. sterling centreville, 38 degrees. while fairfax

we have had a lot of fun creating the strasburger. it is not meant to be a food challenge. it is meant to feed eight people to 10 people. in as brisket, short ribs and prime chuck in it. >> what is this natitude? i keep hearing >> things are turning the right way for us. good times are ahead for our fans. >> we understand about 150 military personnel have been invited. they have been included as part of the opening ceremony. the strasburger cost $59, 3 pounds of meat, takes about eight minutes or 10 -- eight people to 10 people to eat and about eight minutes to make it or 10 minutes. if >> >>>> thank you. coming up -- >> his wife has never worked a day in her life. >> stinging comments on the campaign trail. the jabs are getting personal. >> what. batwoman saving hundreds of sick >> you are watching abc 7 "news at noon," on your side. >> jury selection begins today in a criminal trial of former senator john edwards, accused of using nearly $1 million from campaign donations to hide his pregnant mistress of during his run for the white house in 2004. he has pleaded not guilt

>>that strasburger is bigger than your head. we will have much more coming up in sports. tim brant will have the highlights. that is live just ahead here. >> moving on to some other news of the day. the trial of jerry sandusky will be going forward. sandusky's lawyer argued the statute of limitations might have run out for eight of the 10 alleged victims. the judge rejected that argument along with defense motions that some of the charges were not specific enough. sandusky has denied the allegation. >> two men linked with the crips and bloods gained pleaded guilty to running a prostitution ring. sylvia and face a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison. they trafficked local high school girls. some of the young victims were given drugs and others were threatened with violence if they tried to quit. >> a fight leads to a big drug bust and a d.c. apartment building. police made the bust in summit place. sam ford is live with the details. >> this was a busy place full of police, fire, and hazmat vehicles after a police raid uncovered drugs and what police believe

stephen strasburg in his home debut. the nats came back in the 6th. nats win this 6-3. gonzalez will take the mound against the astros tonight. that will do it for your morning sports. i'm kristen berset. have a great day. >>> the wizards playing on the road with one of the league's top teams last night. washington in chicago tied at 75 in the 4th quarter john wall on the last break the jam. >> wall down the lane, pitches. there's the duck. >> very nice. seconds left. the wizards win 87-84. >>> hundreds of criminal convictions could be in question about revelations over flaws in forensic testing. that story is coming up. >>> plus, the space shuttle discovery about to embark on its final flight and its destination northern virginia. a quick check of the commute now. >> 95 accident cleanup before lorton is causing this delay. stay to the right to get by. be aware this is what you're going to hit early this morning. more on this and other area roadways coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. . >>> welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> good mo

strasburg get out of the inning without surrendering a run.score, nats with the bases loaded and two outs. johan is an tan an uncorks a wild pitch. score from third and the nats get a 1-0 lead. the next another strikeout for strasburg going six innings allowing two hits on a career high 100 two pitches and the nats shut out the mets 4 -0. here's strasburg on his first win of the season. >> as far as building up, i think it's going to help me in the long run and especially just learning how to battle through it because this is tough really and the good pitchers out there know how to find a way to get it done and get back on track. >> nats are 4-works the best start by a d.c. team since -- 4- 2, the best start by a d.c. team since the 1951 senators. tomorrow the nats host the reds at 4:00. we'll be there, of course, live in the morning and at 5:00 and 6:00. brian, back to you. >>> back to tonight's big story, george zimmerman charged in the shooting death of trayvon martin. we spoke with one of zimmerman's closest friends who lives in virginia,

steven strasburg has been spectacular this year. strasburg's two starts?tty good. 1-0 with a 0.69 e.r.a. last wednesday strasburg pitched six innings of two-hit ball to defeat the mets 4-0. he struck out nine while throwing a career high 108 pitches. strasburg starts the opener against the astros tonight and things aren't looking good for the nationals so far. >>> the redskins have officially announced london fletcher is in the fold. he signed a five-year contract but it is really a two-year deal with a little over 5 million guaranteed. london one of 60 to 70 redskins at redskins park this afternoon as they started their first off-season training program. all right. let's hit the hellie pad. a michigan man is now a maryland man. evan smotrycz transferring from the wolverines to the terms. 6'9". almost five rebounds in two seasons with michigan. he'll have to sit out next year. draft day the nba. natalie novosel with the eighth over all selection and they pick up lsu's lassonde ra barrett. and wizards news the team signed morris almond and waived robert mas

stephen strasburg pitching that day, too. time now to announce winner of the high school game of the week, damascus at sherwood softball, two undefeated teams, highlights tonight at 11:00. >>> before i send it back to you in the studio ryan zimmerman on the disabled list, more about that tonight. a huge sports day and sport week. we'll talk about it tonight at 11:00. >> we are a big time new sports town after this week. we turned the corner. that is it for us. the cbs evening news is next. derek will see you at 7:00. topper will have your forecast for today and tomorrow. don't forget to join us at the university of maryland for maryland day from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. topper, dave and i will be there. so is derek. we sure hope to see you. as always www.wusa9.com is always on. have a great weekend.

stephen strasburg helped the nats to a win. desmond drove in the winning the top of the ninth. >> caps win, nats win. >> much more to come. the latest bombshell in the scandal. we have another check on traffic and >> 6:40. seven is on your side with new l phone useout cel brain cancer in children. study posted last july said link.was no a groups said the results were flawed. >> 6:40. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. we start with adam caskey. >> we have a freeze warning for maryland andg the border and west of ridge.e let's take a look from the rooftop camera east over the district. n up in about four minutes. ck, 34.ic burk tomorrow, a little bit warmer in afternoon, 64. near 70 for easter sunday. >> lighter than usual volume generally. is 66 heading towards the roosevelt bridge with everything moving smoothly outside the beltway. . out why at university o delays., n we're in good shape as you past georgia avenue. well over towards springfield. lighter than usual volume. moving at speed onto the 395. good to

strasburg had five strikeouts today. fourth inning, strasburg and byrd again.out this time. byrd won. roped it into left field. ian comes in to score. cubs go up, 1-0. strasburg seven innings just one run left. eighth inning now. nats get something going with two outs. bases full. jayson werth draws the walk. tying run comes across to score. we're talking 1-1 through the eighth. now we're in the top of the ninth. chad tracy facing carlos mervo. bomb deep right field. the wind at wrigley field playing tricks out there. uh-oh. dude got turned around. ball bounces off the wall. tracy into second with a double. next up ian desmond. lined the pitch to right field. brett carroll in a pinch run for tracy comes home to score. nats take a 2-1 lead. in the bottom of the ninth, cubs runner on third. grounds at third. zimmerman, there he goes. out, boy. go home. we're outta here. nats won, two out now. marlon byrd at bat. pitching for a strike, ah, game over. let's go home. have a day to enjoy it. the next game coming up on saturday afternoon. we're talking moik now. playo

strasburg killed it yesterday. that right arm is looking good. the gnats are 4-2 and tied for first. strasburg pitched six innings. he threw a career-high 108 pitch. not babying that right arm anymore. he looked really good. first time in his career he threw at least 100 pitches in the game. of course, all of the focus going on today. strasburg won't be pitching as the nats take on the cincinnati reds this afternoon in their debut, but geogonzalez is growing to be the man today. the first pitch is scheduled for 1:056789 again, we're told the game is sold out. it starts with a six-game road trip and the good news is, aaron, we only have 156 game left to placement what could go wrong between now and the end of the season. folks are going to be allowed to tern at 10:30 a.m. so they can shorten the lines at the park, try to get the folks in souper than later and allow them to begin to enjoy this exciting day. i'm tracee wilkins, live this morning at nationals park. back to you. >> we're rooting if ar good season. thank you. >>> for a lot of people, b

stephen strasburg takes the mound as the nationals open a four-game night series against the houston >>> the washington redskins busy today. they opened up offseason workouts in ashburn getting back to work, getting conditioned and back in shape before those organized team activities begin in a couple weeks. joining them will be their captain, london fletcher. the redskins officially announced fletcher's signing in a move to kind of help with the salary cap issue they had to deal with before free agency. fletcher's contract is five years and he gets paid the most in his first two years. >>> the wnba draft held today, the mystic selected natalie novosell from notre dame with the eighth pick and used their 10th pick. angela barrett will stay in d.c. taken 26th and lynette kaiser will head to the tulsa shock. >>> now for our high school game of the week poll, games in boys lacrosse, softball and boys and girls soccer. go to our website to vote on thursday. >>> i'm starting to hear the cheers of caps and as you can imagine, in about a half hour, this place will be rocking. we will have f

. >>> stephen strasburg with another yeoman's effort on the mound. looking like the best pitcher in baseball right now. his e.r.a. a ridiculous 1.08. he doesn't get the win today, but the nationals do. their 12th of the year -- tied for the major league lead. stephen strasburg another dominant outing this afternoon. top of the second. greg dobbs, see ya later. next batter, an abell sanchez, more of the same. four hits, no runs and six strikeouts. still scoreless in the sixth. sanchez was also cruising. ian desmond had something to say about that. desmond crushes one to left. his second home run of the year. and the nationals are up 1-0. look at him in the dugout. same score in the seventh. jayson werth now facing sanchez. werth lines one to left. this keeps on going and going and going until it's out of the park. his first home run of the year. puts the nationals up 2-0. top of the ninth now. brad lidge on to close things out. he walked the first batter. now facing logan morrison and rut-row, this isn't good. two run shot to the upper deck. we're tie

hear what stephen strasburg has to say. plus, with two games left the capitals stiffly a shot at the playoffs. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious. >>> meaningful baseball in april has officially begun. nationals fans are hoping they might actually get to see some meaningful september baseball this season. the nationals kick off tomorrow afternoon in chicago. they have put together one of the best pitching rotations in franchise history. a group of young, talented arms, including stephen strasburg. the al mighty righty says he's excited to make his first career opening day start. >> it

hear what stephen strasburg has to say.meaningful baseball in april has officially begun. nationals fans are hoping they might actually get to see some meaningful september baseball this season. the nationals kick off tomorrow afternoon in chicago. they have put together one of the best pitching rotations in franchise history. a group of young, talented arms, including stephen strasburg. the al mighty righty says he's excited to make his first career opening day start. >> it's a huge honor. to think where i was a year ago at this time, i really couldn't ask for much more. i worked extremely hard to get back here and the job isn't done. >> and one day after beg optioned to aaa syracuse john lannan is asking for a trade. the pitcher says a trade would be the best solution for everyone in both the short and long terms. >>> the masters also begins tomorrow. you can catch highlights of the first two rounds after our late news and third round coverage begins at 3:30 saturday with the final round sunday. you can see all of that ri

we showed you some of those yesterday morning, especially this one, the extras burger -- strasburger.he nationals say the $60 burger is meant to be shared and not an eating challenge. but where is the fun in that? we sent one of our reporters to take on the task. >> reporter: i'm kristin fisher at the red porch which is the home of the brand new strasburger, an eight-pound megaburger. i'm about to give it my best shot. in theory i could be the first person to finish the strasburger. >> my money is on you. >> reporter: oh, my gosh. are you serious? >> that's all you. >> reporter: you didn't really think that i would be able to eat this whole thing all by myself. eight pounds. it wouldn't fit inside my stomach. there's no way. i enlisted the family of this family and this family. >> it's prime chuck brisket and short rib. we put it together and we filled it up and it's a really big monster eight-pound burger. >> reporter: we've almost eaten the entire thing except for trevor n. case you're wondering how much it costs, the bill? $59 for an eight-pound burger. i'm kristin fish everybody,

. >>> and the capitals were commanding attention on the ice, strasburg and the nationals were hostinghad to sit out and is not considered series and -- serious and should return on tuesday after the scheduled day off on monday and that is bark at the park day. he was dealing, as he always does and first, gabby sanchez that goes down swinging and anable sanchez and strikes out and john buck sits down and with some six strikeouts and that is when desmond swings. crushes a solo home run to left field, the second of the year and the nationals have a 1-0 lead and that is 2-0 and closing it out. see you later. thrilled the game time, 2-run home run and go into some extra innings. knocks them high and that is deep enough to the third and scores easily. the nats win 3-2, winning the first five series this season and to zimmerman for a moment. >> i think he aggravated it and has some inflammation there and they will come camdown by tuesday. i was going give him off tomorrow, anyway, he plays hard and don't want to wear him too much down. >> the orioles out west in anaheim taking on the angels.

strasburg just killed it yesterday. so we're really excited.'s just say it's not going to be about strasburg who's going to be pitching today but geo gob zal lez is going to be the man today pitching against the cincinnati reds. so everyone is anticipating what's going to be an exciting day. and i understand all the tickets are already sold out for the day and the field is ready. newly renovated. and folks are going to enjoy what the park has to offer for them for this year. and the man who's been making sure that everything's together and that the field's looking good is john turnauer who's the head of the grounds keeping. great to see you. this renovation, the first time since the stadium's been here. this is the first time you've had to do the grounds. >> that's correct. we made it through the first four years with the original field back in 2007, i believe, when it was installed. so back last fall, november, december, we resurfaced the whole field, the warning tracks. so we're starting back at square one. >> reporter: so right now the field

strasburg goes 6 innings and gives up six hits and two runs.of the frame now, up with the bases juiced. 3 for 3 on the night. make it 4 for 4 at this point. he fights off that pitch. he comes two -- in comes to two runs. 13 hits. go on to win 6-2 and improve 208-3 on this young season. 4 for 5. career game for the rookie. >> it is -- really nice to come off if bench and do well because that -- every day player kind of gives it a little urgency every day players, get hurt or not -- lost my job. >> got to love it. such a great guy in the clubhouse. all spring training, whole team loved him. he is quiet, keeps to himself. has a baseball background with his dad playing. unbelievable to see him come out here and not only get four hits but a couple of really big hits, drove in huge runs for us. i don't know. there's -- everyone on the team loves him. >> speaking of local guys, justin maxwell that played baseball sherwood high school in maryland, was in the nationals system a long, long time. actually played for the visiting astros. he was picked up r

>> i think it goes with strasburg. couple years ago there was that buzz around him and now with the start of 4-works hey, this town likes a winner -- 4- 2, hey, this town hikes a winner. the more they win, the big -- likes a winner. the more they win, the bigger the buzz will be. >> i think the weather will be a lot better than last year. last year was a little cold and rainy. a lot of excitement and buzz. of course, we will be live all day long tomorrow from nationals park. thank you so much, frank, for coming in. >>> still ahead tonight get ready to pay more for a cab in the district. we'll tell you about today's fare hike. >> we are standing by for a press conference from that special prosecutor in the case of trayvon martin. we'll bring it to you live at the top of the hour. >> but first oral cancer hitting more people at younger ages, we'll tell you what doctors think is going on next. >>> in tonight's health alert april, oral cancer awareness month and local doctors want you to know new cases are being detected i

strasburg went seven innings giving up just five hits, striking out five. to the top of the ninth when the nats' bats finally showed up, ian desmond would bring home brett carroll with a base hit to break the 1-1 tie and give the nats a season opening 2-1 win over the cubs in chicago. off to a good start. >>> tonight the entire season is on the line for the caps as they play their home finale against the division leading florida panthers. >> we have the latest on the caps fighting for their playoff lives. >> reporter: it wasn't supposed to play out like this. one shot at erasing a season full of disappointment. >> the team result has been pretty unique this year. >> reporter: after 80 games the caps' season hinges on just 120 minutes, two games, to decide the stanley cup playoff berth or bust. and the players know it. >> we've been in different situations in years past but it's good for us. it's a good challenge and we either step up and get the job done or else we're home for three or four months. >> reporter: if the caps win both their final two games, an

stephen strasburg gets the start thursday in chicago against the cubs.oday the second to last spring training game in florida. today gio gonzalez starting for the nats against the cards. bottom 4 carlos beltran with a base hit to left field. the double brings in tyler greene and the game is tied at 1. top of the 9th same score, mark derosa a base hit to the opposite field. danny espinosa is waved home. the foot of the plate espinoza is called safe. nationals take the cards 2-1 and the cards manager mike matheny comes outside. normally they save that for the regular season. tomorrow the nats play their final spring training game in florida against the red sox. >>> it's been a roller coaster ride for your washington capitals. the last two games have both gone to shootout and in all likelihood their playoff fate would be sealed on the last day of regular season. last night the caps went to a shootout for the second straight game, the opponents the canadiens. the caps shooter matt hendricks and he scores. another look shows the goalie did not go for the fake

volvieron a marcar la diferencia porque superaron a los mets 4-0 y de paso ganaron la serie, stephen strasburg santana en un duelo monticular y los nacionales van con paso firme. los lanzadores de nueva york se combinaron para otorgar 10 boletos y golpear a un bateador. por la copa libertadores de america anoche se jugaron cuatro partidos que son importantes para la clasificacion. en venezuela, arsenal sarandi de argentina llego y gano 1-0 con anotacion de juan pablo caffa de penal a los 30 minutos del primer tiempo. en ecuador, bajo la lluvia deportivo quito supero 2-0 a defensor sporting de uruguay, abrio el marcador luis checa a los 37 minutos del primer tiempo en una buena jugada maxi bevacgua defionel partido alos 64 minutos. en chile, union espaÑola derroto 2-1 al bolivar de bolivia y con la victoria clasifica union espaÑola. h h oriode baltimore. dominicano robinson cano iniciÓ el duodÉcimo episodio con un doble contra su compatriota pedro strop. el ex oriole, clay rapada, consiguiÓ dos outs en la 11va y el panameÑo mariano rivera trabajo una 12va perfecta para su primer salvamento del

. >> brings us back the new strasburger " ! let's check in with lisa baden. >> we will go live to the highway thanks to newschopper7. this is traffic over 66 and nothing out of the ordinary between manassas and the beltway. this is eastbound traffic on the left side of the screen. it is slowing in manassas and centreville before and after route 50. to get to the beltway. >> let's take a look at some video from shenandoah, va.. officials say 7,000 acres have burned across the commonwealth bank's two fires fueled by the dry weather. we are seeing fire's spread in virginia this week. >> we don't have a red flag warning right now or yesterday. we have a little more humility in the year but still, with gusty winds and overall dry conditions fire can spread rapidly. i will post on my facebook page a great website. that will direct you towards the information on the fire. we will see a general warming trend over the next couple of days. by the weekend, low 80's for high temperatures. the average is 65. there is a nice look at the fede

steven strasburg continued his early season dominance out duelling johan santana. both pitchers bringing the heat. santana of course a two-time cy young award winner. top of the second, this was not a -- what a cy young award winner is supposed to do. bases were loaded so in comes mark derosa. 1-0, nationals on top. that was more than enough for steven strasburg. bottom of the second, can i help you sir? no thank you. just looking at strike three. in the bottom of the sixth with two men on he gets jason bate looking at strike three. he thought it was outside. it was but strasburg will take it. he goes six strong, walks three, strikes out nine. top seven now, here is derosa again with the bases juiced. it's all about getting on base and that's what he does. draws the walk, in comes a run. the nationals had more walks, ten, than hits, nine, but that's okay because they win, 4-0, and take the series from the mets. >> strass pitched a heck of a ball game. no doubt about it. earlier i was concerned because he was using a lot of back-to-back change-ups and curveballs but

steven strasburg will be on the mound. 2:20 this afternoon. >> the capitals will fight for a playoff appearance tonight against the florida panthers in the phone book. the real face-off is the buffalo sabres. teams battling for the final spot in the eastern conference. starting at 7:00 p.m. it is game on and howard university. but without its student- athletes. >> the school is investigating itself for possible n.c.a.a. violations. jummy olabanji is on campus in northwest d.c. >> the university will not say how many athletes have been sidelined while they investigate this. they also will not say if which athletic programs they are investigating. all they will say is they are continuing its investigation into what they call possible n.c.a.a. violations. they will not say exactly what the violations are. at least one student athlete on the track team told us this has to do with a possible textbook vouchers, the practice where the university gives money to the student athletes to buy their textbooks. the athlete we spoke to assess this has been the case several years now that whatever m

stephen strasburg will start for washington. first pitch scheduled for 2:20. they enter the season with high expectations. some experts actually picked them as to make the playoff this season. like the way that sounds. manager davey johnson says he has high hopes for his team too. sneev thinks they have a chance to win. high hopes. that's the great thing about baseball. getting off to a good start. excitement. opening day. it's always been special. also will be special it's a huge honor, and to, you know, think where i was a year ago at this time, i mean i really couldn't ask for much more, but it's not what i play for. you want to play for the games in october. but at the same time, you know, hopefully we can get this season started off on the right foot and get the ball rolling. >> i'm need to get them more hyped up. we need to get them where we are. >> you don't want to get your excited and not do well. you want to keep it cool. >> i got you. you'll have to wait until next week when they play in washington. their home opener is a week from today against the

the best site for me was to see strasburg on the field. 52 pitches and he hits the shot into right field. that will bring in a run. the national scope ahead 2-1. two out. strike three. the national's get a win on opening day 2-1 over the cubs. >> it was huge. at one point in the game things were looking a little more difficult, our guys came through. summit's -- some outstanding clutch hitting. it was a nice team victory today. >> it will be fun to watch. let's go to augusta for the first round of the masters. even with the green. exciting at accepting for under was the number. oosthuizen is the clubhouse leader. tiger bogeyed 17 and 18 and is even part. phil is for over. on a day the nfl was here for the saints bounty appeal, they released a pregame speech. >> we need to decide he wants to be a fake {beep] prima donna or a man. take out the acl. >> they said he was acting alone. players say he was over the top. i will tell you right now. i have heard that kind of talk on practice fields and in locker rooms all over the country. >> bob has a -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cer

washington nationals pitcher steven strasburg gets a giant if unhealthy honor at the park.he team has introduced -- at least the caterer introduced a burger named after the pitcher called the strasburger and will set you back 59 dollars and 10,000 calories. the orioles are of course starting their first road trip of the year. they are north of the border to take on the blue jays in toronto this saturday tomorrow, it will be masn and wjz, see them right here. >> we were talking about that -- >> uh-huh -- >> -- laugh at that, if you figure it is eight pounds -- >> -- uh-huh. >> -- burger and if you cut that right it is probably more economical than buying an individual burger at a ballpark which has got to be at a minimum of maybe nine dollars and maybe even more, so it is a good laugh but if you think about it that is probably a pretty good deal if you have got a group of folks. >> yeah. >> it is friday. the glass is always have full. now on monday we would be sitting here saying look at that joke. what kind of a moron would eat that. >> that -- >> -- today it is like wow th

strasburg was sensational in this game. he struck out nine batters and got his first win of the year. he probably could have gone the distance. washington wins 4-0. with opening day tomorrow, -- >> it feels great. going home for-2 playing every game close. i look forward to the home opener. >> the yankees and orioles he will beryl list ball to left- center field and everybody is running. -- he will bear all this ball to left-center field. they come back to tie it. he just rips the pitch to deep right-center field. he got all of it. a two run home run. the yankees sweep the orioles. the capitals are ready to start their series in boston. the playoffs are played at a high level and it is a skate around all this week you could feel the sense of urgency. for the first time in five years the capitals go into the playoffs as an underdog. >> they do not take it as seriously as they need to. >> let's stay with hockey and the go to pittsburgh. the flyers came back from 3 down. he opens the door. start the celebration, the flyers bea

steven strasburg it will be on the hill for the nationals. the pitching staff is supposed year.pretty good this how the season unfolds. 4:36. when was the last time you got a raise? >> many americans are saying it's time for a bigger paycheck. linda bell has business news from bloomberg in new york. >> everybody wants a pay raise. with the economy recovering, it arears more workers expecting an increase in their the first time in four years. , ghting the labor department s aged 55 and up, them hast for increased. many have improved health and are jumping into the workforce. the weekly jobless claims released before the .pening bell stock markets are closed n observance of good friday. youtube users can watch classic such as the godfather and fairest bueller.erris but it's not free. more in the next hour. live and bloomberg headquarters in new york. linda bell reporting for abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. intonne barr is hopping the presidential race as well as barbie thanks so much. . it is 50 degrees. we will learn new details in the

inside the stadium the buzz is about and a pound burger made with three different meats called the strasburger. you have to share unless you have a really big appetite. it is all really about baseball. on this day the nationals put on quite a show. >> i have to get something for the wife and the kids. >> the game let out about one hour ago. what we are left with right here is normal rush hour traffic around the stadium. >> thank you very much. more from the home opener coming up and sports. you can check out our pictures on our web site wjla.com. >> now for the latest in the trayvon martin case. today was the first court appearance for the gunmen, george zimmerman. he faces a second-degree murder charge. he told police he shot martin in self-defense on february 26. he told a judge he understood the charges against him. he will be back in court may 29. after years of delays, jury selection is underway in the trial of john edwards. edwards faces charges related to secret payments made by two campaign donors to help hide his pregnant mistress while he ran for president in 2008. it could last up t

stephen strasburg headlines a slew of young gunners.ordan zimmerman, and edwin jackson, all under 30 years old. >> it's huge and a little bit of competitiveness within the rotation. i think that will help us. it will work to our advantage. we will try to one up each other. everyone knows they have the ability to pitch and be any team on any given day. >> but on any given day, does this team have the bats to win. johnson says ryan zimmerman is in the best shape of his career. >> you couldn't have a better leader than ryan zimmerman. >> and he is healthy again. but you can't say that about mike morris, both of which will start the season on the disabled list. still davey, ever the optimist. >> go man to man against the division. i like the way we stack up. >> dave owens reporting. the nationals open season on the road at wrigley field for a three-game series about the cubs. they head to new york and their big opener is next thursday, the 12th. lesli, over to you. >> fresh off three big wins. mitt romney came to the nation's capital today.

named after him, called the strasburger, prime chuck, brisket all ground together. the executive chef says the burger is meant to feed about 8 to 10 people. it comes with a pitcher of soda and basket of hand cut french fries, all for $59, and a whole lot of calories. >> that will feed a lot of folks. >> you need 12 hands on that. >>> the capitals crusade for the cup begins tonight up in boston. >> game one of the playoffs begins as the caps are on the road. dan hellie is up in boston. >> standing her on the capitals bench, they will get ready to start the second season, that is what they call the playoffs, against the boston bruins, the capitals under dogs in the postseason for the first time in four years, and it might actually be a good thing, because in the nhl they say if you're in, you can win. underdogs win in the playoffs all the time. the capitals actually had really good success against the bruins in the regular season, 3-1 in that series. the caps starting a rookie between the pipes. hoppy making his first playoff start tonight. by the way, we'll leave you

strasburg pitched six really good innings. his pitches, 58 were strikes.s a 1-1 game in the top of the ninth with chad tracy on the second. shot to righte field. his third of the day. tracy comes to run third and will score easily. the nationals when the two-one. the first round of the masters, white course. is even par and phil is two over. west would looking for his first but he played like a smart champion today. s your leader going into the second round. basketball the syracuse superstar is leaving go to the nba. held out twice for eligibility issues and now he is toving syracuse and going the nba. good night for local sports fans. [ female announcer ] try the cock-a-doodle-deelicious bacon, egg and cheese, feaatured $5 footlong™ of apri. it's available all day, starting at 7am! with eggs, bacon and your choice of veggies on toasty flatbread! this april nly, it joins our many $5 footlongs™! subway. eat fresh. year the national continues its fight for a life-saving cancer research. tonight the society launched its raise more than $1 for research and can

stephen strasburg looking sharp against the former florida marlins.ow the miami marlins. 94 pitches in just one walk. at the plate, bottom of the seven. the first home run of the year far jason. the marlins tied it up in the night. -- ninth. just as effective as a homer. for the celebration the ever popular cheri gatorade. in seattle the white sox pitcher one strike away from a perfect game. a third strike in the dirt. what an out. he has a perfect game. the 21st in baseball history. the white sox win the wizard season comes to an end and they look for something to build on. no better moment that to play one of basketball of the great powers -- miami. the wizards led by as many as 14. here is crawford. the jumper. now the game is tied at 84-84. final seconds. wizards ball. john wall to nene. the wizards win 86-84. fourth quarter. syracuse and georgetown tied. that is jeff falcon out front. brian casey for georgetown wraps around the back of the net. georgetown with the big 10-8 victory. maryland against duke. a nice move inside. 56 of the season. mary

but fans that did go and tune in saw another good outing from strasburg.uns, striking out five. the nats won that one 6-3 and tonight, game two is a matchup. still looking for his first win. rodriguez gets the start for houston. tonight, we find out who, when, and where the redskins will play this season. the full nfl schedule will be released tonight at 8:00 and we'll have it for you an wusa9.com. time to take a look at your choices in this week's high school game of the week poll. lots of choices to choose from between boys lacrosse softball and soccer. go to d.c..highschoolsports.net. >>> that is it for us. stay with,wusa9 and derek is back at 7:00. >> wusa9.com is always on. >> we leave you today with some of our favorite moments of today's flight. >> you have a shuttle on top of a massive 747. oh wow. that is awesome. it's huge. and it is flying just so low to the ground. >>> bigger or smaller than you thought? >> huge.

steven strasburg dave only two hits over six innings striking out nine batters. we will have live reports from nationals park all morning. and the capitals kickoff their playoff series with the bruins tonight in boston for the first time in five years, the capitals going to the playoffs as the underdogs. highlights coming up tonight at 11:00. >> more problems ahead for some parts of the d.c. metro area housing market. >> receding hopes for a drug used to treat baldness. linda bell is at bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> good morning. foreclosure filings are down in d.c. in the month of march. a big jump in initial or first time for closure filings in maryland. filings in the area skyrocketing more than 56% last month compared to february. much better picture in virginia where foreclosures fell 19% last month. nationwide foreclosure starts jumped in march and a big wave of foreclosed properties make it a market starting in august. a drug may help treat baldness, but the fda is warning for possible side effects if you stop taking it, including a loss of sexual