. >>> washington nationals tell manager manny acta you're out! acta shown the door last night. the nats have the worst record in the majors so far this season. dave ross is down in the newsroom to break all down. >> manny acta was well liked by management but in the end after losing 102 games a season ago and with a team on pace to lose up wards of 110 more, a change simply had to be made. when acta was hired back in 2007, he was the youngest skipper in the league at the ender age of 37. and after moderate success in his first year, things went from bad to worse quickly and now acta is out. replaced by his bench coach, jim riggleman. a move management said had to be made out of necessity. >> he's a good person and a good baseball guy. with that said, it was a team that we thought was underachieving and needed a different voice and a different director at the helm. >> we'll talk about that new voice of jim riggleman later on in the show. brian, he's known to be a little bit more hard-nosed than manny acta and with a bunch of young kids on the roster, a little tough love may what

nats manager manny acta now fired. the ns go into the all-star break with the worst record in the league. 26 wins, 61 losses. nats bench coach jim rigleman will take over as manager for the remainder of the season. what you are looking at is a press conference set to start any minute. we'll bring that live when it does. >>> and the orange big stories on the right side of the screen, that is senator jeff sessions where there is a confirmation hearing under way for sonia sotomeyer. so far she's been met with skepticism from the top ranking republican on the senate judiciary committee and that is jeff sessions from labama. he cited sotomayor's remarks that a latina woman might be better suited than a white male. sotomeyer is still expected to be confirmed. she would be the first hispanic and only the third woman to serve. >>> and a second chance for gm. with chapter 11 behind it, it is striving to use better products. >> and looking to change relationships with potential customers. lauren sivon reports. >> reporter: the c

the washington nationals have fired manny acta.learned of the decision after arriving back in town last night from houston for the all-star break. bench coach jim riggleman is expected to replace him. >> the team finished the first half of the season with the worst record in the league, and the team lost 5-0 in acta's last game as manager. hakem dermish has your sports minute now. >> good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with baseball. nationals taking on the astros in the final game before the all-star break and the nats' bats went silent. houston had no problem. kaz matsui hit his third home run of the season and the astros shut out the nationals 5-0. the nationals end the first half with the worst record in baseball at 26-61. >>> in baltimore. os and blue jays, brian roberts went 2 for 4 in the game with two rbis. the os beat the blue jays 4-2. they go into the break with a 40-48 record. that's good for last place in the a.l. east. >>> in golf, 23-year-old south korean eun hee ji won the u.s. open with her final putt

the nationals -- the manager, manny acta fired. and another good friend john from santillly said we all saw it coming. there is a truism that players have to play and players on the field weren't playing well. fundamentals like catching and throwing were not being executed at the level of a winning major league baseball people. it is a truism that the manager has to get the players to play their best. was he getting the best from the players or did the front office not give him a cadre of the best available players to work with. manny acta is a class act. i vote the front office didn't. and they should have been fired. >> you can't control how much talent you have but you can play marred and take care of fundamentals and acta's team was doing neither very consistently. at some point he had to take the heat for it. nice guy and a class act and we wish him well. we also wish for more of your e- mail. the address mailbag at www.wusa9.com. >>> that is our report. i will be right back here tonight at 11:00. tonight we're keeping a close

the nats have reportedly fired manny acta.ross is on this one. >> reporter: manny acta is out as the skipper of your washington nationals? who is scene of the accident? stick around, we will delve deeper. >>> and the first hispanic supreme court nominee faces the ultimate test on capitol hill this week. i'm sarah simmons. i'll have the latest on sonia sotomayor's confirmation hearings when fox 5 morning news returns. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. there's the other stuff. ♪ and then there's kraft macaroni & cheese. ♪ kraft has more cheese than those other guys. no wonder they call it the cheesiest! >>> welcome back. what a beautiful shot of the capitol this morning with the sun just coming up behind the clouds. it sets it off. you can't paint a prettier picture than that, can you. >> it almost doesn't look real gentleman you notice when sarah simmons' live shot came up, we went wow! >> some lucky f

manny acta gone. no one is surprised. >> you can expect manny to get a job fairly soon because he expected this and ultimately it wasn't his fault. manny acta did become the fall guy after losing six of the last seven games. management felt the only option to improve the ball club was to get a new voice to lead the team. everyone making this decision likes manny acta. they didn't want to do this but felt there was no choice. manny acta has been on the job for 2 1/2 seasons but the team's winning percentage has dropped each year. last season the nationals lost 102 games. this season on pace to lose even more. his even keeled demeanor has come under criticism since players have not responded this season. now in his place will be bench coach jim riggleman on an interim basis. previously managing the cubs, padres and mariners but has a losing record in nine ssso ans aa manager. mania acta released a statement today saying he had great learning experience and he has noeg r atsrend ttsnhen went on say as i

do you think man any acta should have been fired. so far only 30% say yes. 54% say no, 16% aren't sure what to do. i kind of neil the same way about that. -- i kind of feel the same way about that. add your vote at www.wusa9.com. >>> time to bring back frank robinson. >> frank is very happy. hes had a job in the front office of major league baseball but i feel for the guy because what are you going to do you in got dealt hand of a team that was poorly assembled in the first place, manny kept an even keel. did he the best he could but this team wasn't going to win i don't think under anybody this year. >> they want to bring it up above where it was. that is a low bar. >> not far to go. here's the good news. steven strassberg us coming up. we have another top draft pick chug coming up. the longer you stay bad, the more draft picks you get. stay bad long enough you will get good. >>> let's hope. >>> and i am manuel llgeagos, we will have a story about doctors using water to lose weight. we will have that story coming up. gefab@fab@ abra

manager man a acta says he's been fired. live at the national stadium with the latest. >>> and also confirmation hearings start today for who could be the first hispanic justice. we'll look at her controversial statements and rulings. >>> and the investigation

manny acta paid the price this morning. it happened at nationals park in the wee hours of the morning after the team returned from houston. acta pulled aside by team president stan casten and informed he had been dismissed he quietly cleaned out his office and left. his 2 1/2 seasons in washington produced 94 games below 500 including the major league worst mark of 26-61. he will be replaced on an interim basis by jim wriggleman who managed the cubs, padre and mariners in the past and who is local having grown up in rockville, manufacture movie and gone to richmond montgomery high school and frost burst state. moments ago they talked about the change. >> the team hasn't achieved. we feel we have a better ball club than we have shown on the field. 26-61 is unacceptable to not only the families and dan casten and myself and the ball club. >> manny did not show up at the press conference but released a statement that says in part i'd like to thank god for putting me in this position and giving the nationals an opportunity to b

. >>> the bad news unfortunately is for manny acta. >> it is. and i don't think it blows anybody away. when you have the worst record in baseball you probably know this is going to come sooner or later. >> you think he would find a way to be mad. >> it's the end of an era for manny acta, the national's manager. ryan zimmerman is going to speak out on the firing and we're going to tell you wct asa' dismissal gives a new title in town. those stories ahead. /d qw >>> and now, 9 sports with sara walsh, the best sports in town. >> it was exactly one month ago today a report was published saying manny acta's dismissal was em was eminent. in acta's two and a half season as washington's manager, the team was 94 games below 900. the nats are heading into the all star break with a 26 and 61 record, leading the league in errors and the bullpen that has been awful. and that is not acceptable to the owners. >> we want to still make something out of this season. and so we're making this change today in hopes that we can kick start it in a way that makes the p

manager manny acta is told you're out. he was fired yesterday after two and a half seasons with the team. rockville maryland native riggleman will replace acta. nats went into the all-star break with the worst record in the majors. >>> the dubious distinction and attendance near the bottom of the league not exactly what the district pictured when it built a $700 million ballpark for the nationals now the city's investment is not paying off as expected. fox 5's sherrie lee has more. >> reporter: brian, a district report in 2006 before nationals park was built projected a windfall for the city. at the time, some major league insiders were skeptical and now it looks like they were right. attendance and tax revenues are well below expectations. >>> around nationals park, d.c.'s $700 million shining jewel is surrounded by empty lots and buildings. much like the seats on game day. the promise revitalization hasn't materialized. and the team's tax revenue is far short of projections. much like the nats league worth losing record.

the manny acta era in d.c. is over. liked by management, in the end the losses just mounted up. after losing 102 games a season ago and with the team on pace for lose upwards of 110 more this year, a long rumored change was finally made. when he was hired back in 2007 he was the youngest skipper in the league at the tender age of 37. after moderate success in his first season, things went from bad to worse quickly. and now acta is out of a job replaced by his old bench coach jim riggleman, a move management says was made simply out of necessity. >> we didn't want to have to do this. we're fans of manny acta. i am personally. i think he has qualities of a long-term successful manager. but we weren't happy with our record so far this year. i think it should have been better. i think everyone who watches our team thought it should have been better. and we warrant comfortable going the whole year this way. we weren't comfortable stg in who r steof the year. >> manny declined an opportunity to hold his own press conference b

entering the all-star break 35 games under .500 but nats management really liked acta.ve him every chance to succeed and that's why today's decision was not easy as one might think. november 14, 2006, jim bowden introduces manny acta as the second manager in the history of the washington nationals. after a promising first year things quickly went south. 102 losses in 2008 followed by a league worst 61 setbacks at the all-star break this year. it was rumored a month ago but today it became a reality. >> the washington nationals today have relieved manny acta as his duties as manager of the washington nationals. >> reporter: his low key demeanor was cited by nats management as both a strength and weakness in dealing with the young roster but ultimately the product on the field was not living up to expectations. >> we didn't want to have to do this. we're fans of manny ak ta. i am personally. i think he has qualities of a long-term successful manager. but we weren't happy with our record so far this year. i think it should have been better. i think everyone who watches our

this morning he told me it's family time for manny acta. he is dealing with the news that he learned last night and is moving forward. we are about to find out from the nationals how they do plan to move forward. as i said, they are expected to announce that jim rigleman is the interim manager here. >> why now? we know about the 5-zip loss yesterday, but why now? >> that's the million dollar question. they are checking the microphones behind me. this has been speculated for quite sometime. why they waited until now is anybody's guess. as far as manny, he has known that this was out there and possible to happen at anytime. that's something that only management knows. we will find that out. >> it seems like now that we are at the all-star break, this would be a logical time to make this kind of a break, the theoretical halfway point of the season. since this has been talked about so long, do you think the nationals might pick somebody other than rigleman to make his place, and have they found their real choice for the next manager? >> down th

manny acta says he's been fired. we'll get the latest from nationals ballpark in a few minutes. >>> plus confirmation hearings begin today for sonia sotomayor. what role will her rulings have in these hearings. >> and mother accused of killing her children and living with thbodies will appear in a d.c. court today. more coming up. it's now 7:27. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone dreamed. last year alone we invested more in building

i know manny acta.e coaes are busting their butts, ray, to get the most out of these guys but the players don't expect that out of each other in the locker room. that's what i'm saying. someone needs to point a finger say enough is enough. when you have close to 90 errors already and you're at the all-star break, come on, ray. there is something wrong there. it's not the coaching staff. the players need to police themselves. so if someone is not going take the lead in that clubhouse, you'll see another -- you've got below .300 winning percentage on this ball club. something has to be done within the clubhouse but it has to be the players that do it. >> former major league pitcher rob dibble was spot on. the news of manny's firing certainly comes as no surprise to manny himself. he sat down at lunch with me more than a month ago and talked about he would react should it come to this. >> i did have a job before i came over here. you know, life goes on. i control my attitudes and emotions and give the best

manny acta is out as the team's manager.o is taking his place. >>> jonas brothers madness hits d.c. we caught up with them on the baseball field. welcome to "news4 at 5:00." >> jim and wendy are off tonight. we begin with a developing story on the ft. myeril mitary base im ng arlin.to wth's aatn.aihere slo w sas fn dead in her room at henderson hall earlier today. darcy spencer joins us live from outside ft. myer with the latest. what do you know? >> reporter: i'm told they are conducting this death investigation. we don't have a lot of details at this time. what we've been able to confirm through our sources as well as through nbc news is t

very loyal to manny during his press conference today saying acta did a thorough job.e also says he is ready to lead this group in the second half. >> all managers would like to have your club in spring training and get it started from spring training and run with it. but ultimately you've got to win some ballgames and create your longevity. >> he will jump start us. he brings a totally different kind of demeanor, more serious, tough demeanor to the team and i think that's what we need right now. >> hopefully they get jump started tomorrow against the cubs. the players know a fired coach means to a degree they didn't get it done. many of the nats voicing that today in the locker room and on the field as they took the field for practice. a practice which, by the way, had already been scheduled by manny acta and jim deciding it was a good idea to keep it. nick johnson who didn't have any problems with the practice saying, there is a lot of work that we need to do here in the second half. >> comes down to us going out there and executing and first half we didn't get it do

this is a guy the nationals wanted to keep talking about manny acta. staring at two straight 100-loss seasons. right in the face. just made it impossible to keep manny acta. riggleman called himself a softy today. saying all he wants is his playersing to respecting the game. meaning that they better not loaf out there or they are getting pulled. lindsay czarniak live at nationals park. you talked to riggleman and some of the players. what's the word out there at nationals park? >> they simply have to turn this around. you can see jim riggleman just over my right holder there like you said taking that first workout as manager here of the nationals. the team got out on the field at 6:30. they were inside the clubhouse for a really about an hour which was longer than a lot of us expected as he was addressing the team together for the first time. riggleman told me earlier that his message to the team would be to refocus and players said they know that's what they have to do. they certainly do feel ownership in the firing of manny acta. >> something they th

acta said it is normal for the manager to pay the price when the team is not doing well. we have some more details. he has been the team's manager for three seasons. he was the youngest manager in the majors. he replaced frank robinson. tim brant will have more later. >>> today is a big day for sonia sotomayor. she will be on capitol hill in a few hours to begin her confirmation hearings. we have more. >> president obama called the judge sonia sotomayor yesterday to wish her good luck and she begins this process. he said he is confident that she will be confirmed. republicans are expected to press her on past rulings. as she prepares for her most important hearings, the battle lines among senators have already been drawn. >> she has a long record as a federal judge then it any nominee in nearly 100 years. >> she has evidenced a philosophy of activism. she has been impartial. >> the nominee was raised in the bronx and became new york's first latina federal judge. her confirmation is likely. the democrats hold 60 votes in the senate. she will be hit hard on traditional issu

manny acta is just saying to craig stammen, you're on your own. let's see what you can do.as are basicall a man short tonight without hanrahan until sean burnett gets here tomorrow. if your pitchers pitch deep into games, that really doesn't matter that much. bonifacio, he's capable of bunting. if he bunts, does that take the bat out of the hands of hanley ramirez? i don't know if the nats would walk ramirez up by four. he showed bunt. pulled it back on what appeared to be a good pitch to bunt. hanley ramirez is 0-2 tonight. bonifacio with a base hit and a fly ball to left. >> rob: longest outing was against the yankees 6 1/3 innings. >> bob: and a pitch up hit well suzukis back. i think coghlan would have had a chancetotag had he gone back to first base quicker. hy do move one runner up.sti% bonifacio trying to move the runners along in a you're down hits a fly ball deep center he little guy like that is not going to hit a ball out of center field here in florida, so it only moved up one runner is still in order. >> bob: yeah, nats happy to >> rob: absolutely.bas

with a league record of 26-61, acta's firing didn't come as a big surprise.eam president stan casten said he informed acta after the decision after returning from sunday's loss in houston. in acta's 2 1/2 seasons at the helm the team was 94 details below .500 -- 94 games below .500. >> we're making this change in hopes that we can kickstart it in a way that makes the pieces come together better than 26- 61. >> it: tough thing is to do what we did today. is to replace a very popular, very good baseball guy with the hopes of -- of jumpstarting an underachieving team into performing better in the second half. >> acta didn't go before the imrarms, but he did issue a statement through the team -- >>> the nationals' bench coach, jim riggleman, will take over the club as interim manager. he has nine seasons as a major league manager with the cubs, padres, and mariners. he grew up in rockville, maryland, and graduated from richard montgomery high school. >>> the wizs are in vegas -- wizards are in vegas to open a five-game schedule with the cavaliers in sin city. nic

manny acta said, listen, single, single, fly ball, pitch to hanley ramirez. obviously, he didn't compt a fastball and all that stuff to happen, but you've got to get people out. you can't have starters that can't get through the lineup three times in the major leagues. that's more so in tonight's -- tonight's ballgame, that's showing steve mccatty and manny acta some stuff on craig stammen. when you're evaluating your future starting rotation, those are some of the things that are going into it. >> bob: yeah. fastball in there to cantu. >> rob: now to get back to this kid that was starter, converted to reliever and now he's trying to keep himself in the major leagues. these are the kind of situations that, hey, you come into a ballgame right here. you're up a run. you want to keep it right there and press your manager. >> bob: that's going to be the tying run on base as cantu goes to the wall in left center. >> rob: a lost guys are playing for jobs right now. fighting for jobs. you want to win all these ballgames. more importantly, you want to impress some pe

we are excited about the -- >> mike zzo talking about the firing of the national's manager, manny acta. we will have more on the coverage coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >> we certainly will. >>> in other news, metro is enforcing a new zero tolerance policy this morning. any bus or train operator caught using a mobile device on the job will be fired. this comes after a operator sent train messages as the train barrelled ahead. >> people were frightened when they saw the video, because they know how things can happen, and

we are fans ever manny acta. i am personally.ality of a long-term successle manager but we weren't happy with the record so far this year. i think everyone who watches our team thought it should have been better and we weren't comfortable going the whole year this way. we weren't comfortable just wasting the whole rest of the year. >> the new guy isn't all that new at all. there he is in the middle. that is a good thing. jim riggleman acted as former bench coach. and now taking over as interim manager. he has managed three other teams in the past, most notably in chicago with the cubs. and he has a fiery demeanor, something the stop brass hopes will light a bit of of a fire under this young team. >> more of a hard-nosed disciplinarian type of manager but a player's guy. he understand what it takes to be a successful major league player in a successle major league franchise. we being we have an experienced guy that can relate to the players in the clubhouse. >> we certainly hope so. not effect is in agreement. that would be an und

kind of an interesting when manny acta made that trip to the mound. you could hear the fans, they weren't happy. they wanted to have v scott stay in there, and what scott's reaction. what did he think manny was going to stay when the he came out. >> he just came out and said you're not going anywhere, so i felt good, conti five depth because of his confidence in me. interest there's the numbers of the two pitchers. three earned runs for beat those guys. if they can continue to. i like that, ray, it's going to be a very interesting second half of the season. >> i think it's going to be a lot of fun in this second half, johnny, just guys singing the bat, defensively, you so that, coming around. more better situational hitting, and this paul club is going to be made on pitching and defense, and i see the ingredients coming together. and i don't see any reason why we can't pitch well every night, at least four out of five starts. 8 out of 10 starts, and be in ball games and give many a chance to manage. so you get into that 7th, 8th, 9th inning, you can p

nationals felt no choice but to let acta leave. jim riggleman is interim coach right now., cubs and mariners manager. they hope they'll put forth national effort for riggleman. >> we hope the continuing development of our young starting pitcher. that's job number one. i would like to see the players play the game the right way, to execute better, to execute the fundamentals better and to play a better brand of baseball. >> we're an exciting team. as bad as it sounds -- for everyone, but hopefully, it will kick start some guys and make them look in the mirror and say, list, better start playing better. take some responsibility and accountability. maybe we'll start playing better. >> third baseman ryan zimerman fielding many questions about acta in st. louis, where he is preparing to take part in his first all-star game tomorrow night. tonight, albert pujols home run derby, made it a heck of a show. albert pujols, man of the hour in the first round. feeling the pressure, no doubt, from that crowd. he gets some help. look at that. jacks one to right center field. yep. he make

. >> manny acta didn't steer the ship into the iceberg. he just had to stand in the wheel house while it was sinking. given the flaws in the nationals roster and humorous play of the team on the field it is doubtful anybody could have guided them to success this year. but somebody had to take the fall and as you know it is usually the manager. he was fired early this morning when the team returned home from houston. apparently it caught him off guard a bit because as he left houston last night he told reporters he was looking forward to a better second half. so much for that. nats 26-61 mark is the worst in the majors. while acta was respected for patience and even temperament, the owners decided the young nats needed a firmer hand and different voice. >> this is a sad day for me personally. i talked many times about the quality that manny possesses and that are the hallmarks of a manager with long term success. we put off a decision not with standing our poor record as long as we did because we didn't want this day to happen. >> acta not

in three seasons, acta's record is 158 and 252. bench coach jim riggleman will takeover duties on an interim basis. >>> it's time for our first smart report of the morning. desi can -- jessica doyle is here with a check on wall street. >> reporter: this happens as the anxieties peak because we have earnings season hitting full steam this week. it's a rough combination. the dow and s & p 500 have dropped for four weeks in a row. asian markets kicked off the new trading week with losses. the nikkei dropped for the fourth day in a rose. the nasdaq rose 3 1/2 points. the s & p 500 dropped by 3 points. >>> the obama administration is considering using money from the bailout fund to provide further assistance to the nation's struggling small businesses. under one approach being examined the government would help underwrite loans to small businesses. >>> another cool act to be coming to your iphone. apple is working on technology that would let users point their phone at an object and get information about it. apple would also potentially

. >> rob: steve mccatty is an excellent pitching coach and manny acta. they know the kid.we just get a little bit more close-ups of his face and some of his mannerrisms. you can tell he is a little bit tired out there, this is where they do all their conditioning. this is one of those days. now it's up to sean burnett, the newest national. >> bob: there he is. >> rob: we got action down there, bob. >> reporter: manny acta says he will most probably appear in the bullpen today. >> you want to get his feed wet in a new uniform. and a ball popped up left side. it will go out of play. jordan zimmerman started this pitch at 91 pitches. 66 strikes. basically two out of three pitches in the zone. >> rob: you know, he is tired, mclemore mick's off a little bit. just don't want anything to happen to this young man. he is a great young man. you know, he is having a great game. only two runs. >> bob: he got victimmized by three consecutive hitters earlier in the game. rookie leaders in inning pitched, shairon martis is way up there. it will stay the same for a while. >> rob: i love t

here comes manny acta. joe beimel faces five batters. an error by zimmerman allowed one of them to reach. he walked a man, struck out a man and gave up two hits accounting for three runs are you, 7-5. boarding call. all passengers... each with an average speed of 590 miles per hour. almost as fast as you. nothing's gonna hold you down. starting august 16th, fly southwest airlines from bwi airport to boston logan for just $49 one-way. bags fly free on southwest so our low fares stay low. grab your bag. it's on. - ( ding ) - book now at southwest.com.  >> bob: well, dishear turn of events tonight. still plenty of time for nationals to come back. 7-5, marlins. seriesi finale tomorrow. we're on the air with you at12:00 p.m. josh johnson, jordan zimmermann beach the -- beat the red sox last time out. 11:30, "nats xtra", a little brunch with johnny and ray tomorrow. here is jesus colome. temperature is supposed to be around 90 tomorrow at gametime with 30% chance of precipitation. >> rob: is that in the press box -- >> bob: that me

mike rizzo, frank kasten trying to give manny acta any chance to win ball games. the guys that are not doing the job will be accepted dunn. elijah dukes, very talented young man but if you are not going to do the job son cyst at any timely, they'll get somebody else to do t not personal. this is business. this is your job. you have to show up to work every day. bring your a game, bring the right attitude. >> bob: andey lime ya dukes did get two hits out of three at-bats, but he is 11 for his last 65. josh willingham is not a fast base stealer and does not get much of a leadoff. hernandez is a contact hitter. but if something goes wrong, you are looking at a strike 'em out throw 'em out double play. runner going. the ball is hit, gload goes to the bag. elijah dukes hitting just .196. he it have 10 outfield assists which led the major leagues at the time of his departure. so off to aaa, play every day, get some things straightened out and we may see him back before too much time. debbi taylor will probably get the busiest reporter in the major leagues award this wee

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the word comes from manny acta himself. that he had been let go by the baseball team. the nationals have the worst record of the major leagues. they have only 26 wins, 61 losses and lost again yesterday to the houston astros. it is normal for the manager to pay the prize winning team is not doing well. so far, the nationals are not commenting. >>> more problems for marion barry -- the d.c. council will look into whether he used city funds. last june, marion barry got the council to give $450,000 to six nonprofit groups. those groups were not registered with the city at the time. some of the signatures used to draw up the dark -- documents were forged. >>> nathan's restaurant and bar has closed its doors in georgetown for good. hundreds came out last night for their final last call. it has been a popular watering hole for four decades. it could not survive the struggling aconondmy mounting debt. customers said they will miss it. >> it is sad to see something this could going on for so long and close it. i hope they keep the

let's talk about the nationals of course coming into the season, manny acta calls this his most talented team and you might believe that. nick johnson was back. zimmerman was back. adam dunn came aboard. it never seemed to materialize for this ball club. they struggled coming out of the gate. worst in the league in pitching. worst in the league in defense hitting. bottom quarter of the national league. today the team announcing jim as the interim boss after firing acta late sunday night, early sunday morning. and he addressed the media for the first time today. >> the manager, his impact is in the clubhouse behind the scenes creating an atmosphere where players can succeed. it's more of the atmosphere they create. >> after all, again not his first rodeo, he had been this way before, the manager of three previous teams. the cubs, padres, and mariners. he is also a local guy, too. he went to high school in rockville. he attended frostburg state. he is a local guy and happy to be back in this area now as the interim manager. talking about putting your stamp on the team immediately. he is ho

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in three seasons acta's record was 158 and 252. bench coach jim wriggleman is expected to take over the managing duties on an interim basis. >>> this year's team is worst than last year. at the all star break in 2000, the nationals were ten games better than in 2009. this year's offense is a little better but pitching remains a sore spot. >>> lack of pitching played a role in yesterday's game. the nats drop the final game of their series with houston in a painful way. washington lost 5-0. but that final run came in when nats reliever tyler was told to walk the batter. >>> he u.s. open was held this weekend. christy carr gave up her spot on top hoffed the leer board. it came down to the shot shot as south korea golfer drains it for the win. >> 72nd hole. >>> to the ninth stage of the tour de france, another mountain stage in the pyranese. lance armstrong is in third place, just eight seconds out of first. italy holds on to the jersey. >>> a covert program that is said to be ordered by dick cheney. >>> and some families affected by l

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. >> manny acta is out and jim riggleman is in. the washington nationals are forced to make a big change. >> and anti aging check list. look younger and live longer. that comes up later today. >>> the nationals waited until the all-star break, but they fired many active. they handed the keys to jim riggleman -- they fired many active. -- they fired many acny acta. when a team makes 82 errors with a high era, something had to happen. >> a change for a shake-up may be what it takes to take the pieces that are talentednd make them produce better results. i think everyone feels we have talent. hopefully it is the change that spurs them coming together. >> the nationals will start an 11-game homestand after the break. >> thank you. >>> 5:27. >> linda bell joins us live for business headlines. >> good morning. cit group is having active discussions with regulators about a rescue. cit funds about 1 million businesses and has about $10 billion in debt. they have not sold bonds in more than a year. the ftse is concern that standing behind d

so what advice did manny acta have for his young starters?> they should just stat stop listening to whatever is said about the ballpark, and just throw the wall over the plate. if they come into this ballpark thinking how much the ball flies here, and how short is the porch over there in houston, and obviously that's going to have effect on them. they shouldn't change their pitching plan, and just, you know, sustain aggressionive and attack the strike zone. >> debbie: and pitching coach steve mccaddy said he wasn't going to address the ballpark either, bob. >> bob: some things are better left unsaid. the rockies have three fees who are all capable of playing short stop with great arms on their infield. steve mccaddy watching as willingham bounces out to ian stewart at third. tulowitzki one of the best arms in baseball at short, and barmes a 30-year-old veteran who could play there as well. here is guzman, still in the top 10 if the league, and he collected a couple of more multi-hit games, and has 31 now, second in the league. fastball away.

manny acta said he has been fired as the manager of the nationals. said he learned the news last night. the nats' record is 26-61, the worst in the league. the nats are expected to make the announcement today and to name bench coach jim wriggleman as the replacementing. >>> a rockville restaurant may have to remain closed after flames broke out in the kitchen. flames broke out in the bombay bistro. firefighters say grease build-up caused the fire. >>> your weather and traffic are next. stay with us. >>> good morning. we have humidity advance to our region over the weekend. it's retreated back to the south of us. temperatures with the lower humidity in place are in the 60s and low 70s now. highs today into the 80s wh the northwest breeze and low humidity and lots of sunshine. more of the same tomorrow. a little more humid on wednesday. could guilty quite humid on thursday with highs near 90s. afternoon thundershowers. how is the trafc? >> an accident along interstate skax eastbound. looking at delays from route 28 into the capital beltway. new hampshi

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he takes over for manny acta. va riggleman has been described as a disciplinarian. so is that description accurate? we asked the new skipper. >> i think i'm easy in the sense that, if players not playing well, i understand that. it is a tough game. but if they're not playing hard, then that irks me. if they are not respectful of the game, respectful of the uniform and the fans. >> we'll see how that works. >>> from the baseball dial and to the court, as in a court of law. if you've burn around washington enough to remember the trials of marion barry, lorena bob its and zacarias moussaoui, of a probably seen the courtroom stretches. >> john henrehan has a report. >> reporter: bill hennessey as made a living by hustling from one d.c. courthouse to another. he is a court artist and his work allows people to see what happens inside the courtroom where cameras are generally forbidden. sotime it is the defendant who is famous. sometimes it is the conduct in the courtroom. >> he started put t putting hi hands back to be cuffed all the while planning his move. so just as th

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he complimented manny acta but said he is ready to leave this group. >> all managers would like to have their club in spring training and, you know, get it started from spring training and run with it but ultimately you have to win some ball games and create your longevity. >> jim is the right man. he will jump start us. he brings a totally different demeanor, more serious, tough demeanor to the team and i think that's what we need right now. >>> riggleman decided to keep the practice scheduled by acta. players agree they need to work to improve in the second half. >>> some caps players are under contract they are the season. the one year offers went to morrisson, forward edward and the caps inked chris fehr. >>> the mystics hosted san antonio in a matinee game. harding finished with 18. san antonio had a ten-point lead and held off a late rally by washington to eke out a 79- 78 win over the home team. >>> if you drive the beltway near alexandria, a warning about a new traffic pattern starting today is coming up. >>> plus, if you wear a badge you apparently don't have to worry about spe

let's go now to manny acta talking about this ballgame, the loss to the rockies in denver. >> yeah, heo command of any of his pitches, but i don't know if he was intimidated by the altitude and he didn't throw no breaking balls that is a big pitch for him b's his curve ball. perhaps he didn't feel like he could throw for strikes. he still needs the throw it. >> how taxing has this series been on your bullpen? >> it wasn't so bad because of the job that they did the first day and because of how those guys pitch. and so our bullpen was pretty fresh. and it was okay. but it is just disappointing the way we played against the braves at home and come over here and play this way. >> and is it maybe time to get detwiler learning a little bit back in the minor ? >> i get the guys here and i play them. we all know that this kid was not going to ever five days going to cruise here. he was pitching in a ball last year so we have to take that into consideration. >> what was the most disappointing thing about this series? >> well, the fact that, you know, we played so well over there and we felt th

your sports minute on this tuesday begins with the nationals who yesterday fired manager manny acta. acta was in just his third season with the club, but with a 26-61 record at the all-star break, the organization grew impatient. the nationals are on pe to lose 100 games for the second year in a row. bench coach jim riggleman was named the interim manager. rick el man, who's from montgomery county, has managed three different major league clubs in his career. he will be introduced on wednesday. >>> at the home run derby last night, st. louis slugger albert pujols took center stage. pujols got a little help from the hometown fans, but it wasn't enough to get him into the finals. milwaukee's prince fielder outslugged enfor the home run title. the wi80th mlb all-star game is tonight. >>> tonight, the wizards open up a five-game summer league schedule in las vegas. 12 players, including nick young, say it's a chance to make a big impression on new head coach flip saunders. >>> that's your sports minute. i'm lindsay czarniak. have a great day. >> another d.c. power player will be on the f

apparently, manny acta is out of work. >> blew another one. our bullpen let us down again. overall, i feel good. we battled back. up until the end, it's just here and there they are gonna fell again. >> same two teams tonight. craig has a chance to save that. 1-4 record. the astros countering with mike hampton at 5-5. first pitch, 7:05. >>> stage 8 of the tour defrance. lance armstrong, unable to make any time today. he's eight seconds back. renaldo of italy, ahead of lance armstrong. >>> at the verizon center, the tradition for the wizards bring to mind potential employment. that's what's on the mind of the 18 players before suiting up on the summer league team. four guys on the roster lost, but everyone else is trying to make it. >> you have to respect those guys. that's why we go about our minicamp. very serious as far as the things we're trying to do. >> and findly, congratulations to the tiger girls. 15-18, 200 medley team. they broke the northern virginia swim league record by almost three seconds. the girls have been swimming together for 18 years and 15- year-old av

manny acta going over with the umpire, pinch-hitter for hanrahan. josh bard.s josh with two on and grounds to short. as astros try to turn the double play. the throw is not so good. morgan scores the game-winning run and interestingly morgan wasn't with the team when the game started. hanrahan now pitches for the pirates and is now 1-3 on the season. >>> to game number two. bottom three, nats up 4-1. back to the mound. quick reflexes. and makes the catch. i think that's just self-defense there. we move to the bottom of the sixth inning. game tied at 4. michael borne at the plate. speedy fellow. runner on. facing jason bergmann. borne sends one deep to left. adam dunn played off the scoreboard. uh-oh. ball gets by him and cappinger scores. cruising. beats the throw. he is in there with the astros. 9-4, the final. color commentator dibble voicing his displeasure with the nats. >> it is not so much mailing it in physically. but mentally, some of these guys, they are happy after a ball game when theyet their butts whip ppd they are happy and smiling like it is fun