from redskins park, i'm jason pugh. >> the game is now tomorrow night at 8:00 in the evening.watch it all right here on nbc 4. >>> metro says it will not open early this fall. the transit agency will stick to the 7:00 a.m. weekend opening. the race starts at 7:45 for wheelchair and hand cycle participants. metro will beef up its service and have more frequent trains and additional car trains. >>> hundreds of thousands of students are that be changing? >> maryland's governor will make a major announcement. details coming up on news4. >>> and new information about the impact of the zika virus on babies. that condition the great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows that. that's why you can schedule an installation at a time that works for you. even late at night, or on the weekend, if that's what you need. because you have enough to worry about. i did not see that coming. don't deal with disruptions. get better internet installed on your schedule. comcast business. built fo

. >>> i'm jason pugh here at fedex field.ht, the most important preseason for the redskins and that's why the players want to make sure it's a successful dress rehearsal. >>> plus, hundreds of students with with nowhere else to >>> the u.s. department of education has taken enforcement action against three schools that specialize in medical education. >> now hundreds of students are left scrambling to find somewhere else to go. many of those students calling news4 for help and answers. they were all supposed to start school in a few weeks only to learn the schools are now closing. nbc 4 trying to get answers at one of med tech's campuses radiance college in d.c. even though know one at the school is talking to us, students are. >> i am devastated. i'm so sad. i didn't even know what to do when i read the e-mail. i was shaking. i'm just like, you know, i don't know where to go. >> reporter: flnatasha is talki about this e-mail from the board of directors explaining that the school is september 16th. the u.s. department of educ

jason pugh standing by. o different locations, i'm in climate control and he's at raymond james stadium. jason, it's been nasty there all day. set the scene for us. are they going to get this game on? >> reporter: they're going to get this game in. i was on the field just a little while ago. the fiel i guys sliding all over the place tonight. they're going to get this game in. it's a playable field condition. the biggest thing, that will stop this game from being played has to be the lightning. i want to show you video we shot just a little while ago. you see the field crew here taking the tarp off the field. here at raymond james stadium. again, it's been raining all day here in tampa. it's been a short practice week for both of these teams. the game being moved up, redskins players actually flew in this morning. this game could make or break a few guys' career, a few key veterans did make the trip. defensive lineman ricky gene francois. he has some advice for the young guys tonight. >> you want the job you'

. >> jason pugh is live in tampa. looks like you're on drier ground, jason. >> reporter: yeah, we made the opt in for coming indoors as oppos opposed to out doors. the crew is working on the tarp, they've had the tarp on the field all day long. i want to show you video we shot earlier today here at raymond james stadium. the conditions you can see, the rain coming down heavy. picked up a few hours ago. it's slowed down as of right now. these are the conditions that the redskins and the buccaneers players will be facing today in this fourth and final preseason game. a critical game for a lot of young players on this roster. especially here for the key veterans not making the trip here to tampa. instead, they attended the annual welcome home luncheon this afternoon. 600 guests, 25 current players, 24 redskins alumni including five hall of famers, tonight, a little bizarre since a lot of those starters will be watching the game on tv. kirk cousins organized a team outing to the restaurant to watch the game. it sounds like

i'm jason pugh. >> good things he doesn't have the pocket umbrella. >> exactly. you don't need the purse umbrella. >> that's a big umbrella rain. >> get back inside. of course the game's tonight on nbc 4. followed immediately news 4 at 11:00. >> bring your umbrella you're going to need it in your living room to feel like you're a part of it. >>> wait till you hear what somebody brought to dwi airport. >>> amelia on the new track of hermine and how it's shifting our way now, amelia? >> yeah so that rain that jason was standing in is heading our way for labor day weekend. win but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu and that he was covered by the meningococcal meningitis vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects were

from richmond, jason pugh, news4 sports. >>> that was a serious hat. >>> a mild bike ride to the capital building. why he is calling it a ride for recognition. next on news4 "this week." >>> a special homecoming for a hometown hero. bethesda's golden girl katie ledecky landed to cheers fit for a champion. >> she came out with all her medals including four golds. now that she is back home, the 19-year-old is excited to do some normal stuff. >> eating a home-cooked meal and sleeping in my home bed. moving into college and i'm excited to go to college and swim. >> ledecky will attend stanford university. one thing the olympian said she needs to accomplish is getting her driver's license. >>> 1,500 miles, over 74 days and 100 degree heat. a vietnam veteran from texas rode a bicycle from his hometown outside of dallas to capitol hill. he calls it his right for recognition, an effort to get the names of his fallen ship mates added to veteran's memorial. he explains in his own words. >> i just decided that it was time to do something. just out of frustration. these men, they answered the call t

jason pugh >> steven strasburg was supposed to start but the manager ccrathed him. son has meningitis b. but how did we end up here? his mom thought he had the flu vaccine he had received. until 2014 there were no vaccines for meningitis b in the u.s. now there are. while uncommon, meningitis b can lead to death within 24 hours. trumenba is a vaccine for 10 through 25 year olds to help prevent group b meningococcal disease. trumenba should not be given if you had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose. most common side effects were injection-site pain, fatigue... headache, muscle pain, and chills. ask your doctor or pharmacist about all the risks and benefits of trumenba and tell them if you've received any other meningitis b vaccines. meningitis b can be spread by typical sharing like... a drink... a spoon... a kiss. it all started here... it might have been prevented with trumenba. ask your doctor or pharmacist about trumenba. >>> i don't know about you, but i sense a little local rivalry. >> and nats fans don't have to go that far, right, jason? >> repo

carol maloney and jason pugh, what have you got?> working up a sweat. >> reporter: yes, we will see the starters for an extended period of time and that's good news for redskins fans. >> this is the all-important preseason game number three and it's really cool to see the starters, most of them will be playing, warming up, though, like it's the real thing. >> reporter: yes, we can't see kirk cousins or jordan reed. dress rehearsal tonight against the bills. you can see guys like cravens keeping it light and head coach jay gruden expected to play half a football. tonight. >> we want to be sharp, stay healthy and we want to convert downs and stay on the field. >> quality work. a lot has been said about them not getting enough work. this has been good enough for drives that stay on the field and see what shape they are in and have some success and it's about going through the whole game, the preparation. coming up, pregame warmup. starting fast and finishing healthy. >> reporter: so staying healthy and being successful, the key tonight

jason pugh is there. fans are going to be disappointed to not see strasburg tonight?reporter: yes. if you've been wondering where he doesn't look like himself, we may have found out the answer. elbow soreness for the nationals pit pitcher, he will not start out tonight. here's what dusty baker had to say about the injury here at camden yards. >> he came in and said, hey, man, my elbow is a little stiff and i said, okay, i've got to take care of it and see what is wrong. and he said, but i can pitch. i said, no, let's check it out. you've got a long way to go. i told him we haven't won anything yet and we've got to look at the big picture of this. >> reporter: the nationals fresh off taking three out of four atlanta braves. they lead the division by 8 1/2 games right now over the marlins. they are trying to keep their foot on the gas pedal for the next 39 games to finish out the season. as for the orioles, an important series for both teams. >> it's always a lot of fun. like you said, a lot of our fans were originally orioles fans and they have been playing great baseb

jason pugh, are the guys happy to be back home?ayers to coaches to even the equipment staff over filled with joy to be back here in ashburn. the players arrived and received a special treat, thanks to the organization, deciding to upgrade the locker room here. >> oh, my gosh, mr. snyder, mr. bruce. highve championship locker room. that's what you come into and feel like you want to stay there all day and all night and get your work done and don't want to leave. >> love it. it's amazing. nice to walk in there. it's bright, very updated. play ping pong in there, little foosball, shuffle board you call t it's nice. really appreciate it. did a good job with the locker room. i love it. >> this is better for camaraderie, synergy, continuing to build on that. >> reporter: it has players to be back in ashburn. so does the chance to play in front of their home crowd for the first time this season. >> day by day, we get to do it in front of our home crowd. it will be exciting, first time 2016, washington redskins get to go out and play in fr

. >> jason pugh, live from fedex field. how does it feel to be a back there?er: feels good. seems like we've been away for a long time. tonight preseason game number two against the jets. fans should get a heavy look at the starters expecting to play at least the entire first quarter, if not the entire first quarter in this game tonight. so much to improve upon after a disappointing preseason opener a week ago. >> big day today, man. i'm ready to going to be a good one. shout-out wild bill. >> reporter: tim foster is pump up for tonight's game. the redskins arriving at fedex field a short time ago. some of the guys behind me warming up getting ready. the head coach jay gruden is hoping for a better performance this week against the jets than last week against atlanta. namely 14 penalties that doomed the skins. here's what his players are looking at for tonight's matchup. >> honestly, just gelling together and continuing to build on what we already started in the past and things like that. got another opportunity friday to play against a pretty good team, the j