for matt williams, the manager, he's no stranger to the playoffs, but as a big league manager, it was all nats tonight, tanner roark putting on a stellar performance, ian desmond with a two-run shot, the nationals blanking the braves 3-0 becoming the first national league team to clinch this season and the cue, the champagne shower. >> the team has played great all year long and to be able to come in here and clinch is something we've wanted to do. all year long we've been fighting. we kept through injuries and have done what we needed to do to get to this point. >> matt williams, everyone has done something big for this team. it's getting better and better. >> now we have to look at from here on doing even more. the guys in that coaches room are ready for that. the guys in this locker room are ready for that. i'm certainly ready for that and so we'll see where we can go. >> congrats to the nats and o's. up the road the orioles celebrating their first american league east title in 17 years, their first at home since 1969. they beat up the blue jays tonight 8-2, very cool for this team

matt williams is impressed with the focus ofly team.- of his team. >> i think the guys are focused on continuing to do things right, continuing to play the game well and that's all we can ask as a staff is that they just keep the intensity up. >> it all gets underway friday. they either play 12:07 or 3:07 depending who wins wednesday's wildcard game. american university agreed to pay for extended metro service for those late night games. >>> washington wizards looking to build on momentum coming off their first post season berth in five years. wizards are ready to prove that wasn't a fluke. the team held their annual media day at the verizon center before they opened training camp tuesday. we got our first chance to talk with the newest wizard paul pierce. the 37-year-old veteran hopes to bring leadership and accountability to this locker room. >> this >> some intangibles how to close out games, i think that's some of the areas they struggled in and the veteran leader in the locker room. those are the elements this team was missing. >>>

it's a problem, but it's a great problem to have if you are nationals manager matt williams. they have too many good players on the roster. who do you take off the field? williams decided to give bryce harper the night off. let's head to miami. zimmerman had a single in his first at bat. johnson can't get there. he scores to make it a 2-1 game. ryan was 2-3 in the game. later in the inning, tied at two. 3-2 count. span comes through like he has done all season long. that's a game winning run. they beat the marlins tonight. final score 3-2. over in baltimore, big night for adam jones. his team taking on the red sox. jones launches this to center. a two-run shot. knotted up at two apiece. later in the fifth, jones wanes done. this one a two-run homer. orioles take it 7-2. from baseball to college football. it was the last nonconference game today. they looked very good. this guy really embracing the orange of syracuse. good look with the sunglasses. the team, not so good. brandon ross is going 90 yards for the touchdown. two drives, two tds. maryland up 14-3. syracuse trying to

matt williams demanding accountability from his players after clinching the division 11 a day ago secondlast day of the regular season. and stephen strasburg, talk about a guy who brought out the guns! he took over the lead. the league lead in strikeouts. >> here he is with the bat. lays down the bunt. bryce harper, is he safe? take another look at this one. is he safe? oh, yeah! >> nats win 5-1. >> he's as good as he's been all month. just the same as he's been for the last four, five starts. >> make every start. so i did that. and i want to keep working hard and hopefully i can continue to do that. >> strasburg, 14 and 11 on the season. >>> dc united, oh, yeah. they win it 1-nil. still a month away. but they're in 6th place by 6 points. >> thank you cable. for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you, cable because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. the numbers don't lie. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability, and hd picture quality.

consequently, matt williams is faced with a mess. in nats will play four games 48 hours. he will have to rework his pitching staff. they were in a rhythm. a were getting the rotation down. now you have the rainout. the rookie will be on the hill tomorrow at 1:05. gio gonzalez will throw in game two. the orioles continue to roll, no slowing down even with the american league east division title. nick markakis, scoring a pair. the orioles beat the yanks, eliminating new york from the playoff chase. cincinnati, a showstopper. ryan braun is the batter. deep center field. look out -- billy hamilton. yes, sir. the rookie continues to build his highlight reel. he suffered a concussion on the fence, but i play to chase it down. billy hamilton may be the national league rookie of the year. playoff-typebe a atmosphere tomorrow night at fedex field for the redskins-giants. nfc east rivals, that spices it up, but add the short work week, forget a game plan, just line up and play smash mouth foot ball. but hold on, the players are split about playing thursday night. >> a great opportu

. >> matt williams will get back to serious business against the marlins tonight after resting his startersunately even with last night's loss, the nats hold a 1.5-game lead over the dodgers in the national league. the 11-game race begins. the dodgers only have 10 games left. they play in chicago tonight. gio gonzalez is on the mound against the marlins. nick castellano's grounds to short, and nÚÑez rips from the seat, squeezes, and throws. the twins win. 8-4. how about giving the soccer fans some? let's take you to brazil. a beautiful goal and celebrating. he will jump the fence and disappear. the stadium put a locker room over -- put a tarp over the locker room steps. oh! he was ok. finally, with scotland's vote on independence, they royal golf club of saint andrews is no longer just for men. after 260 years, women will be invited. as of today, there is mixed membership. there you have it. big changes in scotland. >> >> such the little weather. >>t is. take a look at what is going to happen tomorrow. clausen the morning, partly sunny in the afternoon. a warmer weekend. some late a sunday

afterwards, matt williams knows his ace is locked in heading to his first postseason start. >> i ts, you know, an indication of that. as we discussed before the game, it feels great. his strength is good. he's throwing the ball where he wants to. he's making pitches when he needs to. that's typical stephen of what we've seen all year long and he's ready for next week. >> final game. season tomorrow at nationals park. >>> talk college football now. a lot of people say-of-said maryland couldn't play with the big boys. said they couldn't hang in the big ten conference. basketball would be okay but football -- not so much. listen to this. maryland as of right now at the top of the big 10 eastern division standings inklugs penn state, ohio state, michigan and michigan state. first-ever big 10 conference dame for the terps took place in hoosier country. skip to second quarter. knotted at 3. threatening c.j. brown. scoring touchdowns. maryland takes a 10-3 lead off that score. later on, showing off the arm. finding one of his playmakers. 29 yard touchdown. taking a selfie for a touchdown ce

. >>> over on the baseball diamond, matt williams and the nationals going for the four-game sweep against mound, and he had it going. five strikeouts, seven shutout innings for strasburg today. already up a run, anthony rendon sens this ball to left. that would draw in an 81 rbi on the year for anthony rendon. the nats sweep the four-game set over the marlins and take this one 2-1, 91st win of the season, the nationals. seven games remaining for the nats. let's hope they can lock up home field advantage. >>> amelia's watching the showers. that's going to do it for us for now. we hope to see you after the game tonight. have a great one. in cases of rape and incest, just like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge. >>> on this siunday night, the fallout. on this nfl sunday, new questions swirl about the r

due to matt williams for giving me a chance to go out there and compete and stay aggressive. >> gio gonzalez. to golf. the ryder cup gets underway tomorrow. europe has beaten the united states the last two cups. as a matter of fact, the europeans have taken 7 of the 9.t hunter mahan says it's about time. >> we just have to put our that we're good enough to win this and we know we are. there andve to go out play and enjoy the experience. >> the redskins are getting it handed to them tonight by the giants at fedex field. kirk cousins has turned the ball over five times, including three interceptions in the third quarter. they are in the fourth now. 45-14.nts lead it big, but it's more the defense than it is kirk cousins. >> it is. >> those interceptions, sometimes those blue jerseys are the only one open. ha!a >> how's that? so much for the quarterback controversy in this town. >> this is more about the defense. to giveett really has some pressure. >> good point. >> boston, a town filled with history, but there's a piece that experts say has been hiding there for decades, until now. capsule th

matt williams is giving them time to dry off. he has to like what he sees.e launches this fall to center. absolutely crushed. his first career home run gives nats the 1-0 lead. ross debt whiler pitching with the bases loaded. and tyler moore there to right. one run comes in. another one follows. jason heyward decides on throw to. makes to it third. and they beat the nats 3-1. finishing things up. against the blue jays. today is my birthday but they clinched yesterday says that sign. don't worry, birthday boy. he brought you a couple presents. bottom three, pierce crushes this one. that's a long shot. solo, 19th of the season. oriole up 1-0. then bottom five here. pierce is up with two on, two out. he will put the icing on that birthday cake. 20th home run of the season. and watch this little guy. when was the last time you were this excited about anything in life? look at his buddies. he is like a clueless guy. 6-1 and they get win. good ♪ there it is... this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they

matt williams put steven junior left an offensive replacement, and it pays off with two outs, pitchingristian, and watch him track this ball. great catch in the outfield, preserving the no hitter if zimmerman. first no hitter in national's franchise history. what a way to end the 2014 regular season. now with that, we bring in carroll maloney who's at national park. carroll, what was the atmosphere like at the ball park today? >> goose bumps, that's what i can tell you, jason, that last play, the catcher of the nats, wilson ramos told me he called for fastball. so when christian connected and you saw it sail into left field, this entire stadium held its breath. but he gets the out, i should say susa gets him out and jordan zimmerman who felt it building all day makes history. >> i was just trying to keep it all in, you know, i knew it was getting close and obviously with the fans going crazy. you can definitely know you're getting close to the end. and you know, just try to be myselfut there and throw strikes. [ inaudible question ] >> double, no doubt double. he comes out of nowhere a

. >>> in atlanta nationals manager matt williams gave his regular starters the night off this eveningre's plenty of work for the team to do before the end of the season as they strive for the best record in the national league and home field advantage for the nlcs. going for the sweep against atlanta, scoreless in the 5th until steven susa steps to the plate. a solo shot to the center, a first of his career, puts the nats on the board. bases loaded, tyler moore slows it down and two runs come in. danny espinossa tries to prevent a third run misthrows the ball home. braves take this one tonight. nats lead the dodgers by a game and-a-half for the best record in the league. orioles wrapping things up with the blue jays. two home runs for pierce, giving him 20 on the season. the orioles sweep the blue jays 6-1. birds are 2 1/2 games back for the race in home advantage in the playoffs. >>> center-fielder adam jones wants the fans to get a little taste of the pie in the face tradition. just walking around. it looks a little painful but he was so happy and having some fun. fans i'm sure real

today manager matt williams shows bryce harper zimmerman suffered a right hamstring injury in this gamegainst colorado back on july 22nd missing 55 games. when healthy, he was a key bat in the nationals lineup. this season he played musical chairs on the field, seeing time at third base, first base and left field. remember zimmerman was hurt earlier this season with the fractured right thumb. >>> before we let you go finally, rookie professional athletes they have tough gigs. this especially in 2015. dodgers rookie jacques peterson. he had to make a coffee run for his teammates at a local starbucks near wrigley field. yeah. some teammates were upset. matt kemp forget his green tea did not like that. other than that, pretty good job by the rookie. by the rookie. >> i make those runs for amelia in cases of rape and incest, just by the rookie. >> i make those runs for amelia like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking

matt williams played baseball collegiately where he was a star. he was good enough that he played in 16, played 16 years in the major leagues. played for the giants, the indians and the diamond backs. every one of those teams he played in the worls for each of -- world series for each of them. he's a five-time all star, four time golden glove award winner. he supports world series championship rings from the diamond backs. bryce harper had his picture on the front of "sports illustrated" when he was 15 years old for hitting a home run more than 500 feet. he's a fine young man, wonderful family. he's been -- he came to the major leagues when he was 18 years old. he may have been 19. i think he's going to turn 22 soon. he of course had a, his rookie year had a serious injury. what was the injury about? he was running full speed and ran into the wall at dodger stadium and it hurt him, and it took away from his stellar year, but he still did okay. he was rookie of the year on the all-star team that first year. the second year, mr. president, he played

in fact, matt williams said he had to go up the ramp to talk to some of his coaches as the no hitter unfolded. i think it worked. what a day here at nats park. 1-0 your final. we're at nats park. back to you now in the studio. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9 first alert weather. >> perfect weather, nats park all around. >> it was one of. we had high temperatures in the 80s both saturday and sunday. today we saw a few more clouds, but it was still a gorgeous afternoon. tomorrow we'll see even more clouds. it's still going to be nice, pleasant weather staying with us to start the workweek. let's start off with a look at the michael and son weather cam. the capitol in the middle of your screen looks like a little refurbishment done on the dome, 70 degrees, at reagan national airport the dew point 60, pretty high relative humidity compared to what we've dealt with as of late. we've had very dry air in place and that's starting to change. winds are calm now, but i don't think we'll see any fog develop overnight. usually when you have the calm winds and higher relative humidity,

up to matt williams to keep that momentum until friday's game against either the the giants. >> so that will be fun. >> tough to do. knew, they're peaking. a the other thing is, in five-game series, which this will be, every loss is magnified. it's not like a seven-game series. five games. the pressurend and compounds. >> will make it so much better, though. going?you >> yes, i'm going. >> ha ha! them when.'t tell >> bad luck. tim hat.ear my >> folks, join us tonight for a postseason andhe a look back at this very special season for the nats. alex and monica will have that you at 7:30 on our sister station, newschannel 8. >> who will be the next celebrity to head home on dancing with the stars? cast your votes starting tonight 7.8:00 right here on abc then at 10:00, it's the season premiere of castle. then leon and i are back at 11:00. we'll see you then. >> still ahead on abc 7 news at of you are talking about the new recommendations when it comes to teenage girls, and sex.trol we'll share what some of you had to say. >> plus, the trial begins for a cab driver accused of killing an ale

well, manager matt williams went to the pretty conference and basically said to all of us, hurry now, down, give the kid some time. well, since those questions bryce has certainly proved his worth, batting over .300, seven home runs, 14 rbis, the most record, 8 and 0, orioles finish their series with the twins. today, bringing them out to the yard. two on, two out for nick hunley, a three-run shot, gets the sisters on their feet, standing -- ties it at three. top eight now, joe mauer at the plate, taking it to opposite field, one run comes in easy here. young throws to the plate, not in time. two runs double for mauer, four rbis in the game for him, cruz adding the home run in the ninth, but the birds fall 6-4. in atlanta, this baby on board for some history. the phillies/braves game. this is unbelievable today. six innings, cole hamels rolling, strikes out justin upton and chris johnson, hamels, no hitting, forced to leave with a groin injury. the reliever comes in for the seventh, doesn't allow a hit either. ken jales in the eighth. strikes out to side. still without a hit. in the n

. >> reporter: this is matt williams' first year. how have you seen him mature throughout the year? oming into this thing i've known matt a long time and thought he'd be a good manager someday. when we hired him, i thought we had the right guy for the job. he has really come through a lot of obstacles to keep this team afloat. for this team to be in first place is a big credit to him. he's kept this team afloat. he's come leaps and bounds in a very short period of time and been tested under fire under extremely stressful conditions and come through it with flying colors. >> and a ground ball to cabrera! that's a national league east clincher! >> reporter: what does it say about drew storen that he could go through what he did in 2012, really have a tough time in 2013 and now is given the task of getting the final three outs of the ball fame? what does it say about him? -- game? what does it say about him? >> he's got really good stuff and he has the mentality of the closer and the stuff to go with it. he's gone through a lot of trials and tribulations and he and i have had a lot of c

matt williams, manager, had planned to pull him after five or six innings. with one out to go the marlins almost spoiled the big day, but steven souza makes an incredible catch to preserve the no no. zimmermann delivers the first no hitter in national history. >> it was awesome. i was just all smiles and those guys been playing great behind me all year and to end it like this, it's special. >> it's one of those special days that everybody is proud to be a part of. certainly a fantastic end to our regular season. it's great to see them get mobbed by his teammates and have that celebration on the field. that's wonderful. >> check out this angle. once the ball is up, it was a double. you could see the disappointment in his body language but then the catch. he pumped his fist in the air as all 30 five thousand plus nats fans that -- 35,000 plus nats fans that were getting mobbed. the hero of the day is also outfielder steven souza. this guy made his big league debut just this year and on sunday had only come into the 9th inning to relieve ryan zimmerman making o

proving manager matt williams was right for leaving him in. and then drew storm, remember him?e brought the 2012 swagger in the ninth, coming in to close it out, striking out the side. and the playoffs field may be here. some not ready for it, others noticing now. >> it was big. obviously a september win against a division opponent that's in second place is a good way to start off, especially with our struggles against the braves in the past. you know, it was a huge win. >> i don't view these games as anymore important than the game on april 7th. that was an important game too. so that's how we go about it every day. last night was good atmosphere, for sure. and that's great. but the game is the same. it always is. and if you do things right and you execute, then you get a chance to win. if you don't, you probably get beat. and that's the bottom line to it. >> reporter: the game may be the same, but the feel is certainly different. playoff fever taking over. you know, guys, you might remember the magic numbers we talked about a couple years ago. it's a combination of wins and l

matt williams said he had to go up the ramp to talk to some of his coaches as the no hit other unfolded. i think it -- no hitter unfolded. i think it worked. what a day here at nats park. 1-09 final. back to you -- 1-0 the final. back to you. >> we want to help one couple realize their dream of getting a free wednesdaying. >> you can vote for one of three couples competing to have their wedding at arena stage. tweet us at wusa9 with the couple's favorite hash tag. one couple met when they became running part nears. mike proposed as soon as it became legal to get married. their hag attach shawnloversmike. >> kaisha approached quinton at an ice cream social in 2008 and they've been inseparable ever since. frequently posted their own crazy youtube videos. their hash tag kaishalovesquinton. >> and megan and dan are teachers and would love a free wedding so they can invite everyone they know. their hash tag danloversmegan -- danlovesmegan. >>> now our question of the day. only 3% of people say they would give this to their children. is it a, an al by, b, a kidney, is it a, an al by, b, a kid

manager matt williams excited the way his team has gone about their business all season long. >> well, it's their dna. it's the way they establish it. so if it is, in fact, your dna, you don't flip that on and off. it's the way you go. it's what you do. >> that's kind of the precedent. skip, set. and we've got to come in and play hard. and it doesn't matter if it's game one or game 162 or if we're in first or last. it doesn't matter. we've got to go in there ready to play. >> reporter: so another great win for the nationals. home field advantage throughout the postseason until the world series wrapped up with that win today. jim handly, get used to that beard, because i've got a feeling this is going to be a long postseason run for the nationals. >> keeping us warm. all right, we're doing it. >> we're already talking. consumer watch. handly and doug are taking you to dinner with the money they have saved on razors. >> nice. >> you can get in on this too and we'll go to a fancy place, all right, jason? >> sounds good. >> have some fun out there. good job. >>> right now at 5:00, your ma

manager matt williams opted to play backups in the final game against the braves last night.ll play tonight. just trying to wrap this up. >> should have given us five for minutes. >> i know. let's just take this over dinner. >> we could take calls. >> we got you on the record. >>> on our broadcast tonight, plan of attack. an isis-inspired plot to kidnap people at random off city streets and videotape their executions. foiled by a massive counterterrorism operation in australia as the feds now in this country step up security. >>> midair scare, a frightening scene on board a jetblue flight. an engine apparently explodes, smoke fills the cabin forcing an emergency landing. >>> blowup, the exploding fire in california that has now grown to the size of atlanta. >>> and too close to call, the polls have closed in scotland as they close the votes. a cliffhanger that could change the course of history. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> goodni

matt williams looking at a division crown in his first year as manager after last night's win. nats' magic number to clinch the division is down to two. since a combination of nats wins and braves losses, if they beat atlanta tonight, that will give them the nl east title. it may not be the same as clinching, but atlanta is certainly the next best thick, according to denard span. >> definitely would love to be celebrating in d.c. but if it can't be d.c., definitely second is here in atlanta. a team that has had our number since i've been here for the last two years. and, you know, they're the reigning division champs, as well. so, yeah, it would only -- it would be fitting or nice to clinch here. >> okay, baltimore fans, buc showalter's orioles can clinch the east since 1997. their magic number down to one. the o's hosting the blue jays tonight. the last time baltimore won the division crown, adam jones was a junior in high school. and he says he remembers watching what it was like for the orioles' team then. >> i was talking to my lady today about that, and saying that, you kn

. >> the 2014 national book awards long list includes tennessee williams and matt pilgrimage of the/, age of ambition, chasing truth. and nature's god, the heretical origins of the american republic. >> let me lay my cards on the table here. and i will just tell you right now but in my view and i will try to testify this later, the christian nation myth is something worse than a false misinterpretation. i see it as a sort of betrayal of the american revolution and i think it represents precisely the kind of thing that thomas jefferson and thomas paine and others were fighting against. >> the final two titles selected to the national book awards long list for nonfiction are when paris went dark. the city of light under german occupation, 1940 through 1944. and edward wilson, the meaning of human existence. that is a look at this year's long list for the 2014 national book award for nonfiction. please tune in to booktv's live coverage of the national book awards ceremony on november 19. >> this weekend booktv is in st. paul, minnesota, with the help of our local cable partner, comcast.

ryan had the deep ball walk working this was a great play from matt romano finding williams for the longpass, nice grab there young man. wood was just too much. jared mcclinton is a patient runner. look at how patient, smooth, smooth, archbishop, won the the big one on neutral turf, the final score 47-14. that is it for sports i'm beasley reese, have a great weekend. >>> coming up in the next half an her of "eyewitness news" an overnight crash send one person to the hospital in southwest philadelphia. more details are straight ahead, plus baby news for chelsea clinton, the announcement made on social media. >>> don't put away the shorts and t-shirts just yet, carol tells us about the warm weather, in our saturday forecast. dowlower... that's more like it! petsmart's prices on your favorite food brands just got lower! shop a wide assortment of food and save up to $8 on your favorite dog & cat food brands. at petsmart®. >>> a tragic accident with a septa bus, a mother is dead and her child is injured. coming up, what led to the fatal impact. >>> and major health concerns in a local area, o

matt? >> pete williams in washington, thank you very much. san rice is president obama's national security adviser. ambassador rice, it's always good to see you. good morning. >> good to be with you, matt. >> let's talk about the air strikes against the khorasan group 36 hours ago. based on the intelligence you're seeing from the air and the ground, how much damage was done? >> we think the strikes had an impact, important impact. obviously, this won't be the last of our efforts. but this was a first wave. >> can you quantify it, though, for me? >> can't exactly quantify it. we have something called battle damage assessment, a rolling assessment of the impact of our strikes. i think the first instance, we feel very good about our success. we'll continue to take a look and we'll be doing more. >> the leader of that group is said to be a guy who knew about the 9/11 attacks before they occurred, said to be the leader of al qaeda in iran. there's a $7 million bounty on his head. was he killed ? >> we can't confirm that at this stage. we've seen re

department in big cities and small towns and another fact about three dozen are under way now, matt. >> pete williams in washington, pete, thank you very much. president obama is if great britain this morning for the start of a nato sum that is being closely watched around the world. front and center on his agenda, the rising threat of isis militants. kristjan sen is traveling with the president. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. well, the pressure is building here too with the late edition of meetings over what to do about isis. already this morning, we saw meetings between president obama and british prime minister david cameron, who together attended an op-ed for a british newspaper saying we will not be cowed by our barbaric killers. president obama arrived at the nato summit in wales with the goal to fight isis. back home, vice president biden was defiant. >> we will follow them to the gates of hell until they are brought to justice because hell is where they will reside. hell is where they will reside. >> reporter: a determination fueled by the horror of the murders and the grie

matt. >> pete williams in washington, thank you very much. >>> president obama is in great britain this morning for the start of a nato summit being closely watched around the world. front and center on his agenda, the rising threat from isis militants. nbc's senior white house correspondent chris jansing is traveling with the president. chris, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the pressure is building here, too, with the late addition of meetings about what to do about isis. already this morning we saw a meeting between president obama and british prime minister david cameron who together penned an op ed saying we will not be cowed by barbaric killers. president obama is determined not to go it@alone, arriving at the nato summit with a goal of forming a coalition to fight isis. back home vice president joe biden was defiant. >> we will follow them until the gates of hell until they are brought to justice because hell is where they will reside. hell is where they will reside. >>> a determination fueled by the horror of the murders and the grief felt by the family of steven sotlo

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ma matt lauer will have more with the doctor tomorrow on the "today" show. >> a prince william county is accused of trying to abduct a toddler. police say patrick rooney walked up to children playing on geraldine court, picked up a 2-year-old girl and started to walk away. the child's 14-year-old brother went after rooney and got his sister back safely. another person followed rooney and called police. investigators say he was drunk. >> next at 11:00, hornets swarm a local man's backyard. who he's battling to get rid of them. >> it just doesn't seem fair. >> tonight we asked the homeowners association what's next. >> thousands of dollars in jeans gone in seconds. the video police want you to see from a popular spot in georgetown. >> hoping for a miracle. what joan rivers family is saying tonight about her condition. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know the great wall of china wasn't always so great? hmmm...what should we do? geico. fifteen minutes could save yofifteen percent or more on car insurance. do

. >> we say good morning to matt lauer and look who it is, brian williams. >> vai and tracy, don't adjustr watches savannah is on maternity leave and we have awakened a sleeping giant this morning in the person of brian williams. >> i come and try to help out my friend. thanks for having me. >> coming up, we'll talk about the story you were just talking about, the ray rice saga deepens. disturbing video emerges of that nfl star knocking out his then fiancee in that elevator. why did league officials see that video until monday? we'll talk about it with bryant gumbel. >>> this morning, would you buy it, would you eat it? it was a part of life for millions of americans growing up and now it has come back, again. the new stores popping up across our country foods past their use by date. >>> a brand-new project that might surprise you. >>> sir richard branson here in the studio with us this morning with the latest on his quest to put tourists in space. all of that when we get started here on "today". >> this unlikely pairing. >> we're very proud of our nbc 10 alumni doing so well out there in

williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. and matt lauer and i will see you tomorrow morning on "today." good night. >>> at one point we saw two women sprinting and they stopped and asked why we weren't rubbing down the mountain. >> hikers flee from flames after a day at yosemite turns into a rescue mission. good evening and thanks for joining us. >> developing news out of yosemite, a fast-growing fire has closed popular trails. go pro video shot by hikers on half dome yesterday, dozens of hikers evacuated from that area. fires burning in an area between half dome and little yosemite valley. overnight it more than tripled in size. we have team coverage tonight. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is tracking how the weather is helping firefighters. terry mcsweeney spoke with hikers who got out just before the choppers started pulling people off the mountain to safety. >> reporter: two men from daly city and four of their friends from other parts of the country decided yesterday would be a good day to hike to the top of half dome. yesterd

something we don't get to say very often i'm matt lauer with brian williams. >> by the way, just forup in trending all about the germiest place in the office which is appropriate because this morning you are a walking germ factory. >> we know matt's relationship with germs. bring that in. out of an abundance of caution i thought i have this cold that so many people have and i never want anything to come between us. it works for television. this is a sneeze and cough barrier because it is that time of year in between seasons. >> you are like the gallagher of news. >> i spent all last week with former ebola patients. allies. president obama will detail his plan in a speech to the nation wednesday night. >>> the fbi and cdc are investigating the bizarre attack on a u.s. air marshall stabbed with a syringe. >> reporter: good morning to you. after that attack in nigeria the air marshal is quarantine here in houston. while the fbi and cdc are investigating it is what happened after the attack that is raising even more questions. a group of u.s. federal agents was at the airport in nigeria

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so tv host montel williams says now it's congress' turn. montel joins us and matt sammon. to see both of you, gentlemen. >> thank you. >> monday tel, you want to move this to congress, why? >> i want to tell you something i have to give all the respect and congratulangressman sammons bece he has been pushing and pushing and pushing to get a hearing on this. he reached out to me and said montel, will you help? of course i'm going to help. it's time for us to make sure the american public understands there is a sick u.s.c[ soldier being held in a prison outside of the united states and i know we have got all the other issues that are going on around this world we can stop right now today and bring him home because every nation that signed on with the u.n. understands that a soldier or a person being held in prison needs to be afforded medical care for whatever their illness is. in this case this young man suffers from combat ptsd. and the mexican government cannot give him the qualified care to help him with that. lead's bring him home. >> you are going to hold hearings when

williams. we of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. and mattauer and i will see you tomorrow morning on "today." good night. >> an outpouring of stars, a downpour of tears and a final roast fit for the queen of comedy. >> we take you inside cone rivers' funeral now on "extra.". >> mellissa rivers kissing her mother's casket. hugh jackman singing joan's favorite song, howard stern's outrageous and touch eulogy. >> this is exactly what joan would have wanted. >> now trending nfl star ray rice hunting his wife t. after math from the shocking new video. new photos, george clooney and his fiancee lovey dovy in italy and breaking news about their wedding plans. >>> then all new oprah. >> yes, yes, yes! >> "o" magazine and jay glass jay glass han has our exclusive interview to brad pitt's "i dos." >> it's tracy and carissa's first day. are you ladies ready? >> get ready for tv's new -- now on "extra" from hollywood the entertainment

here is rick williams with tonight's crime fighter's report. it has been six years since mattior's son was shot and killed. >> i can't believe these guys are still running round the streets. i have to tell you. i mean i get angrier and angrier this time of year. >> sunday, september 28, 2008, 24-year-old matthew novak and two friends were headed home from philadelphia's annual puerto rican day parade when their car broke down 6th and green northern liberties surveillance shows video sure vaipts ins of novak getting in the car with them. he got out of the car and they shot him in the legch the blue chevy this new jersey tags and license is difficult to read. >> i would want someone to come forward. someone to just there's a $42,000 reward f it's not for a good heart do it for the money. you know that's a lot of cash that can go a long way. >> all you have to do is call the citizens crime commission 2 15-546-tips or call 2 15-686-tips. all calls will remain anonymous. >> we were very close. we were friends. i miss that a lot. i really do. >> for "crime fighters" i'm rick william

i'm matt lauer, along with brian williams. >> thank you for having me. >> who is helping out while savannahaly and al roker, as well. and a nice crowd of people who don't normally get to see you. by the way, just for you, a subject coming up in trending, about the germiest place in the office, which is appropriate. because this morning you are a walking germ factory. >> well, we know matt's relationship with germs. bring that in. out of an abundance of caution, i just thought -- i have this cold that so many people have. and i never want anything to come between us. it still works for television. this just is a sneeze and cough barrier, because it's that time of year in between seasons. >> you're like the gal upper of news. >> i spent last week with ebola patients. i think i can handle a cold. you're going to be okay. >>> let's get a check of the top stories of the morning. natalie inside with the headlines. >>> the initially dialogue over domestic violence has been taken to a whole new level about the video that has now surfaced showing ray rice knocking out his future wife, janay palmer,

matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> we take a live look at center city. wi william penn, comcast center. we had the rain move through earlier. the clouds are moving out. looking great out there now. glenn "hurricane" schwartz is in with a look at how the rest of tuesday is shaping up. is is it going to be another cool one like yesterday? >> yes. cool for this time of the year, a little bit. but the sun is back out across a good bit of the area. still have clouds at the shore. but that will be changing, too. here is the comcast center. a little bit of blue in the sky. that's a sign of things to come. the temperature now, 69. fairly close to that across the area. 63 in trenton. 75 in georgetown, delaware. you can see the showers, this is over the last six hours. watch them move through very quickly as we were showing you over the weekend. going to be gone by about 7:00 or 8:00 a.m. that is it. look to the west. there is no more rain. it's go sting to stay like thatr a while. the sun back out, temperatures climbing into the mid 70s. a beautiful afternoon. see how long this dry weather will

matt. >> all right, pete williams in washington, thank you very much. susan rice is president obama's national security adviser. it's always good to see you. >> good to be with you. >> let's talk about the air strikes against the khorasan group, 36 hours ago based on intelligence how much damage was done? >> we think the strikes had an important impact. obviously this won't be the last of our efforts, but this was a first wave, we'll see subsequent waves. >> can you quantify it? >> can't exactly. we have something we call battle damage assessment which is a rolling assessment of the impact of our strikes, i think the first instance we feel very good about our success but we'll continue to take a look and do more. >> the leader of the group is said to be a guy who knew about the 9/11 attacks before they occurred, said to be the leader of al qaeda in iran. there is a $7 million bounty on his head. was he killed? >> we can't confirm that but we have seen reports on social media to that effect, we'll continue to look for signs as to whether or not that's in

matt. >> still were more heed including developing news overseas, another american doctor has been diagnosed with ebola and the new conditions from health officials. >> also, robin williams' daughter is fighting back against bullies posting a emergency online after taking a break. >> a look outside of san francisco with the cloud cover and meteorologist mike nicco is up next with the >> another american doctor has contracted ebola virus, the unnamed doctor works for the missionary group in the hospital in liberia and not treating ebola patients. rather, he was seeing parents away from the ebola isolation unit so it is not clear how he came in contact with the virus. the head of the centers for disease control says that the ebola epidemic in africa is worse than first thought and threat being to spiral out of criminal with 3,000 cases confirmed and half of those parents have died. >> the celebrity nude photo scandal rocking hollywood is raising new security concerns ahead of apple launch next week. the fbi and apple are investigating the attack that ended with new pictures being posted including jennifer lawrence and kate upton. they were taken from their icloud accounts

williams presents a concert. let's go to the "today" show. for a look ahead. >> matt and natalie morales have a preview. >>> a new investigation being launched in the wake of the deadly shooting of michael brown. why the government will take a closer look at the history of the ferguson police department. >>> also ahead, one-on-one interview with the second american who survived ebola. she opens up about the emotional moment she thought she'd see her husband for the last time. >>> and the man who started the violent storm with the use of the knee defender is now sharing his exclusive story. >>> and those stories as we get you to seattle for the kickoff here on nbc. that should be a lot of fun. a lot on a thursday here on "today." tracy and vai, back to you. >> we look forward to it, matt and natalie. see you then. >> bye. >> announcer: now your nbc10 "first alert" weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> feels a little bit like football weather this morning. you can feel a little bit of an autumn chill in the air. though it's still summer, it can be a warm afternoon

matt. >>> there is a new trend that is drawing tourists to florida and it's called medical tourism, rick williamsin the newsroom to describe the details he is working on and you'll hear about this at 5:00. >> something kind of different for the state of florida, officials are preparing to commit millions of dollars to promote the sunshine state as a medical destination, it used to mean going overseas for care. they are offering medical procedures for out of state residents. >> also, tonight meet the former marine that is using martial arts to battle post traumatic stress disorder, an inspiring story here. we'll see you at 5:00. until then back to the studio. >> thank you rick. >>> and still ahead, adam is back with the full accuweather forecast. >> plus, miley cyrus is in trouble south of the border, why the mexican government is launching an >>> there is some extra terror behind the walls in fairmount this year. the eastern state penitentiary has undergone it's annual transformation. and the show is scarier than ever, it gave the team a new machine shop hit endeep insides of the cell blocks, it

matt. >> ng that you, karen. >>> breaking news, the duke and dutchess of cambridge are expecting their second child. kensington palace announced dutchess indicate is pregnant and suffering from morning sickness. william and kate's first child prince george of cambridge just turned one on july 22 of this year, getting a brother or sister. >> congratulations. >> new this morning, there could be a break in the high profile case of holly bobo. two people discovered a human skull ten miles from the suspect who was charged with her kidnapping and murder. the nursing students was last seen in 2011. right now they are not linking the remains to the would would would -- to the bobo case. >>> police are -- police have charged allen stock exchange with attempted murder. investigators say he is the gunman from surveillance video from 350th and haverford who shot henry lynn 6 times on august 29th. lynn is in critical condition, and authorities are looking for two other men linked to the case. >>> governor chris christie called the summit in atlantic city which comes after four announced casino closings. out of the state competition, cripple their bottom line. they will consider the fate of a 40-year-old law which

matt o'donnell and david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, jamie apody, and the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams.e will see you right here tomorrow, good night.

matt o'donnell and david murphy and karen rodgers with traffic. for cecily tynan, ducis rodgers, jamie apody, and the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams.e will see you right here tomorrow, good night. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live!" tonight -- jennifer aniston. barbecue master adam perry lang. and music from bob mould with cleto and the cletones. and now, sit back and relax. it's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, everybody. welcome to the show. thank you for watching. thank you for coming. we're all in this together. hey, i'll tell you something, we have a great lineup of guests. this would be a good night to

matt. thank you. >>> we are learning more today about what appears to be a troubling side effect affects children across the country. rick williams is live now in the newsroom. >> hi brian, thank you, some children that have come down with the serious respiratory virus are apparently showing signs of partial paralysis according to doctors. they experience weakness in arms and legs shortly after developing the virus. coming up on "action news" at 5:00, ali gorman will explain what we know about the possible connection of the entero virus 68. >>> and the practice of blocking out games when they don't sell out could change, this is good news for sunday couch potatoes like myself. that coming up at 5:00 and other things we are following for you. back to the studio. >> you sit on the couch all day? >> no, saturday and then i wait until 1:00. >> thank you rick. >>> still ahead, we get the first look at pictures of george clooney's wedding. >> and what he is say being his latest public relations disaster at last night monday nitd football game. and take 6 abc with you anywhere you go, the new design fits any device, no matter how small

matt. >>> a south jersey woman is recovering from a terrifying encounter, an alleged drunk driver, plowed right into her bedroom. "action news" anchor rick williamss in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter: fortunately that woman is that was fast asleep when the woman crashed into her home escaped serious injury. but the alleged drunk driver hit a parked car at another home before crashing into the woman's bedroom. we'll hear from the woman that survived the crash as well as the neighbor who helped rescue her. also the fda gives new weight for a weight loss drive but only for people that need to lose weight. ali gorman will have the details tonight at 5:00. just two stories we are working on when we see you in a little bit. >>> still to come on "action news" at 4:00, a look at the changing accuweather forecast. in the next half hour, everyone else has weighed in and now lesean mccoy has finally commented on the 20 cent controversy, he says the amount reflected the service. >> can you take the new 6abc.com with you, the new smart design changes the layout, no matter the device or size screen it may have. visit 6abc.com >>> if you like it hot,