last months the caps decided to go back to the future when they named former captain adam oates as their new head coach. today more of the same. the caps name former defenseman calle johansson as assistant coach with a franchise record of most games played 943 over a 14 year career, also played with adam oates. this year the summer league played in vegas. john vesely is coming back with a are so ankle. wizards were down by as many as 16, but bradley beal had 18, double digits in all five games in the sun league. that's good. this is randolph with a dukey, 11 points. wizards defeat the bucks 78-75. >>> the o's beat the twins 2-1. shawn yancy is back to wrap up the edge in a moment. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. this is the plan that revolves around you. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. and a single pool of sharable data that powers up to 10 devices. the first plan of it's kind. share everything. only from verizon. add a smartphone for just $40 monthly access. >>> now you have the news edge. thanks so much for joining us to

all were trying to make an impression on adam oates who today took the ice as caps head coach.how was the first day? >> it was good. it was a lot of fun, a little butterflies this morning, but once we got into it was just like old times, felt great, yeah, lot of fun, really. very excited. it's been exciting the last couple weeks. it's fun to get it going. >>> the wizards are playing in the las vegas summer league but before those games kick off a four-day minicamp began today. bradley beal was the center of attention, the no. 3 overall pick recently signed his rookie contract guaranteed roughly $7 million in the first two years. he's already ready to get down to business. >> i want to hit the ground running honestly, but that's just the type of person i am anyway. i don't want to come on and be laid back and let things happen. i want to try to come in and be impactful as muchs a can and try to basic -- much as i can and basically try to help the team out, be aggressive and play hard. basically i'm just doing what coach wants me to do. i'm not forcing the issue. >> he and john w

coming up time to see the caps new head coach in action, adam oats gets a feel for kettler ice caps. >>> we are also getting much needed relief from the heat out there, thank goodness. sue is back to tell us how long it will last  matters. pioneers in outsourcing us jobs supports tax breaks overseas. insourcing. industry and favors bring jobs home. it matters. this message. >>> federal judge dismissed a lawsuit, by lance armstrong he filed a lawsuit, asking a federal court to block doping charges against him arguing the agency violated constitutional rights bringing charges against him. armstrong maintains his incense. a federal judge will allow him to refile within 20 days. >>> all right. how about the weather. >> thank goodness it is cooling off. >> we needed it. >> totally did need it as i said earlier i don't think people could take any more of this. >> so dangerous now we see what these storms do when they are fueled by this intense heat and humidity, and just a few moments ago the national weather service did complete their weather survey in fredericksburg ar

what a week for adam oats. that's next. our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches continents. and is scalable as far as the mind can see. our cloud is the cloud other clouds look up to. welcome to the uppernet. >>> welcome back. caps signed joey crab, from the maple leaves. he's joining a team according to the owner, ready to win now. i went head to head with the new head coach, who had a big week of his own. >> do you get the call before or after you became head coaches? >> it was about an hour after. i was still getting calls from my friends and family. what a day. incredible. i never expected it. i kind of forgot about it, because i was so excited about the job. and the hall called and talk about icing on the cake. huge day for my mom and dad, especially. >>> look at the header there in the top left corner. spectacular. domination was on for spain. spain adds two more, with a 4-0 win over italy. >> how about the my

their goal to make an impression on adam oates, and someday maybe suiting up. >> reporter: it's day 3 of camp here you can't downplay of opportunity that the invite has. who will a merge as the next rising star has yet to be determined. ♪ there's no time like the present for the best young prospects. team's annual week-long summer session geared toward player development kicked off on monday. the week also marks the first opportunity for new coach adam oates to take the ice with his new team, check out players who could potentially help down the road. >> it's exciting the past two weeks. to have a chance to get going is good. he came back for the scrimmage. i thought the pace was good. >> reporter: for some of the on the roster, this is as long as they'll ever get. for forsberg, this is just the beginning what they hope is a long and successful career. >> thinking that you're a part of the capitals, yeah, so it's getting -- it's soaking in more and more for every day, and hopefully i can make good plays out here. the staff -- and watch them probably in a few days, see things that stic

it's a chance for young minor leaguers to turn heads and new opportunity for adam oates to get a looknt. for oates, it wassist first time on ice as the new head coach. >> it felt good. it's been an exciting two week. i feel it's a good hockey team. they have some special players, very solid team. they did a great job last year, i thought. so they're very close, and i'm excited to try to add more dimension to it. >>> back to the nba, where ode magic bigman dwight howard can finally be headed to brooklyn, the centerpiece of a four-team tread in the works between the nets, magic, cavs and clippers. >>> let's hit the hellie pad. roy hibbard, as they say in the south, fixing to get paid. the pacers will purportedly match the contract. $58 mill. day wade union went surgery on his knee. six to eight weeks for recovery. and deon lewis and his brother arrested this week after pulling a fire alarm in an albany hotel. they were locked out and couldn't get in. go ahead and pull the alarm. it's not going over well. alcohol was involved. >>> no surprise. >> yes. >> thank you, dan. >> thank you, dan

rookies look forward to the challenge of making the club and playing for head coach and hall of famer adam oatesd to get feedback from him and put into my game. >> hopefully i can have him as a coach in the coming years. >> everybody excited about the usa basketball team. it is loaded. do not get carried away. is still not the dream team. the difference is, it is a very young team and i think he is good for them. on the widespread speculation about the trade. both sides say it is over. and no deal for dwight howard going to brooklyn. it is hard to say brooklyn the nets. >> more breaking news regarding the campaign scandal. d.c. council member bowser says she also wants gray to step down. they're all talking about a resignation of the mayor. latest coming up at 11:00. >> a quiet night for the metro area. check out the next seven-days. partly cloudy and a chance of upper 80's tomorrow. hot and humid weather friday, saturday, sunday and monday with more storms. more tonight at 11:00. what a president believes matters. mitt romney's companies were pioneers in outsourcing us jobs to low-wage countrie

adam oates told the players what he hopes they get out of the camp. >> for them, an opportunity to come into the big building and experienced it, get a taste of it, enjoy the week. >> let's go to the nba. some early in orlando. they were playing lights out. really, the lights went out in the middle of the game. they just lost power. brooklyn is trying to work out a trade for howard. with the summer olympics ready to start in a couple of weeks hope solo tested positive for a banned substance. it was a medicine prescribed by her doctor. she was warned and will be allowed to play. >> maybe that is how they get rid of dwight howard. just turn the lights out. his name is not tim tebow -- >> but why the skater laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like -- there's no charge for the bag. thanks. i know a quiet little place where we can get some work done. there's a three-prong plug. i have club passes. [ male announcer ] get the mileage card with special perks on united, like a free checked bag, united club passes and priority boarding. thanks. ♪ ♪ okay.

who is expected to add grit and toughness down the road, all are trying to make an impression on adam oats took the ice for the very first time as capitols head coach. so coach how was your first day? >> moving on wizards playing in the summer league. the team will hold a four day minicamp that began today. top picks, the center of attention the 19-year-old out of florida number three overall recently signed his rookie contract first two years he is guaranteed $7 million. he averaged 13 .8 points one season in florida he is already ready to get down to business. >> hit the ground running, that is just the type of person i am any way, i am not laid back and just let things happen i want to come in and be as impactful as i can. basically held the team up, he wants me to be aggressive and play hard. basically i am doing what he wants me to do. not forcing the issue at the same time. >> finally wizards announced done newman will -- don newman will join the staff as assistant coach. brian, what oats was going to say is that he had a lot of fun and butterflies his first day. >> okay. thanks lynd

. >> also today adam oates making his debut as the caps new head coach working alongside roughly three prospects hoping to impress the caps brass. oates and the rest of the coaching staff will be working with them all week long. he said his first day, so far, so good. >> it was good. it was a lot of fun. a little butterflies this morning, but once we got into it was just like old times. >> felt great. it's been an exciting last couple weeks, fun to get it going. >>> jay gibbons is retiring after nine seasons in the big leagues. the 35-year-old was once touted as the future big bat of the orioles never lived up to the hype and only made things worse for himself when it was found out i was using performance enhancing -- he was using performance enhancing drugs in 2007. he was playing for triple-a- brewers this season. he decided to call it quits. he's done. >> the nats just got here, top of the division. that's all for fox 5 news at 6:00. stay with us. anita is at 7:00. bye.

new capitals head man adam oates, is the latest to do the honors. oates was inducted into the hall of fame the same day he was named head coach. >>> tiger put on the show last week coming from behind to win his own tourney. he liked it so much he decided to remain in the area. woods jumping over to west virginia to play the greenbrier classic for the first time. woods looking sort of like a rookie on those greens, hadn't played it, not able to read the greens yesterday, 31 putts. today, though, better. radar mocked on the pin here, great approach on 7. he birdied the hole, but then are those cumulus clouds, anny? >> yes. >> there you go. rain and thunderstorms coming through, tiger now plus-1 in danger of missing the cut. we'll tell you more at 11:00. >>> if you love tennis, this is a great weekend. you've got wimbledon. secondly the match-up roger federer will play in his eighth finals is a record. he faces andy murray from england, first time a native son will be in the finals since 1938. the most historic tennis tournament finals match-up on sund

hunter helped the caps reach the stanley cup final in 1998 and he even coached current head coach adam oates. that's all for sports, but the edge will be right back. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. introducing share everything. unlimited talk. unlimited text. tap into a single pool of sharable data and add up to 10 different devices, including smartphones and tablets. the first plan of its kind. share everything. only from verizon. now add a tablet for only $10 monthly access. >>> taking the edge off tonight, a group of disabled veterans almost finished with its cross-country bike ride. 14 vets on oned in vietnam, iraq and afghanistan start -- wounded in vietnam, iraq and afghanistan started off in san francisco making their way to the finish line in 7 beach. the sea to shining sea -- in virginia beach. the sea to shining sea ride is meant to encourage all vets and other disabled people to never get up. >> it's been an awesome blessing and great challenge. >> the riders' route today took them past arlington national cemetery and on to the mount vernon trai

new head coach adam oats, impressed with what he's seeing so far. also met newly acquired center mike robero for the first time, saying he looked a lot skinnier than i thought he was. he looked like a rapper! mc mike robero, i guess, acquired in a trade from dallas in late june in exchange for cody eeken. can he be the second line center they want him to be? he hopes so. here's what else he's looking to do. >> trying to make plays for my teammates and my intent is to win and if i can create for my teammates, that's my number one goal. >> mike assess good two-way centerman, very smart player, played in the league a long time and he's a point-producing guy, great for us down the middle. >>> and he looks like a rapper. caps training camp begins in september. dates and high heights, open september 25th. . >>> finally, back to that baltimore game, you saute lore teagarden earlier tonight hit the game winner. after will the game, just gotten into the game because he was on the d.l. with a bad back. after the game, you know it's coming. not one pie, not tw

we know it's going to be adam oates. is alexander semin going to be back. we don't know.robably not. is mike green going to be back with a new contract, the answer is yes. the capitals defenseman gets a three-year deal, a fat three-year deal worth $18.25 million. so this is something he was hoping to get done. capitals are hoping it would get done too. the 26-year-old defenseman had just three goals in the regular season last year because he missed 47 games due to an injury. he did have two goals and two assists as well and a five-plus rating in the playoffs. he's the only active defenseman with two 70-point seasons and since the '07/'08 season green ranked seventh among nhl goals and points. he's healthy now and ready to get back to his old self. >> i know what i'm capable of. i think it's unfortunate that the last couple of years i suffered from injuries but i believe i'm over them now. i believe i've got them all out of my system, so i think that as happy as i am that they're happy and they know i'm committed to the hockey team and doing the right things to be the best

. >>> and adam oates, the capitals' new head coach, will be throwing out the first pitch as the nationalsback to you guys in the studio. >>> thanks, amber. >>> c >>> an update on the metro train derailment we've been telling you about outside the west hyattsville station. this is video from chopper4. you're looking at the cause of the derailment on the right side of your screen. officials are calling this a heat kink. the rail is not straight. this is what is believed to have caused three train cars to go off the tract. 50 people had to be taken out from an escape half. green line is suspended between fort totten and prince george's station. metro is telling operators to go nor faster than 35 miles an hour because of the heat, that's systemwide. we will continue to following this story and bring you the latest. >>> a flight out of new york headed for trinidad had to be turned after because of an unrulie passenger. authorities say the guy wouldn't stop singing. they say he kept singing very loudly despite 1e6r8 request by crew members to pipe down. when he wouldn't shut up, the pilot turne

. >> the caps signed adam oates last week. what do you think reaching into the past to help the future. >> what's the style? is it a cross between dale hunter and bruce boudreau? how are they going to play, get up and down and maximize talent? no. 2, how does he handle alex ovechkin. i don't think george mcphee would say this. part of the reason he was hired was how he related to kovalchuk in new jersey to make him an offensive player and decent enough defender. what do you get out of ovie? >> we've already heard about them conversing. what do you think about oates, bringing more offensive style to the caps? >> they have to. we struggled through the playoffs. i know they got to the 2nd round, but every game was by one goal. they've got to find a way to get ovechkin to be more involved and be more of a sniper. right now it was too close to call last year and that's why they got bounced in the 2nd round. >> we'll see if oates can finally push them over that hump next season. thanks so much for coming in. back over to you all. >>

adam housley, outside the suspect apartment. thank you. earlier, i spoke with aurora police chief dan oates.anymany interviews since this tential event began. he has been involved in some of the press briefings. but he has not given many interviews until this morning. here's part what have he had to tell us. >> the community's grieving. i think the community's proud of the way it's responding to this. obviously, my cops and my civilian employees have done an incredible job. we couldn't be more proud of them. you know, we train and we train and we train for active shooter situations, it's a legacy of columbine and other incidents, as a police chief, i never thought that i would really be coping with that or my cops would. and they did the other night. and they did an incredible job. rather than insist that he acted alone, we have no informs that he acted with anyone else at this time. now, there was a report overnight about i person who had -- was an acquaintance of mr. holmes. we have since contacted that person. we are trying to contact every person who was an acquaintance of in holmes to f

adam housely on the scene in colorado. as you can see there is the police chief as we head back to colorado where they are beginning their press conference. en in. all listen >> i am daniel oates, the police chief here in aurora. it would be best to begin the press conference by introduce ing our governor to make some remarks. governor? >> so this has been a long day, and i appreciate how long a day it has been for all of you in the media. we are seeing this community rise up and do the things that great communities do. we are dealing with this. there are 70 casualties, not 71. there was a double reporting there. the stories are going to come out ofut this of how in a remarkably short time the police force in aurora responded to this situation. their efficiency in making an apprehension, the ability of our hospitals in remarkably short order to take care of all of these casualties in incredible system. i am not saying it was all perfect, but as this story is told, it will be remarkable. as of 3:30 we still had 30 patients in hospitals. 11 still in critical condition. this is an act that defies description. you can't connect emotions we commonly think of. it is filled with an a

across our communities, denver, adams, arapaho counties working together with the medical school to address these kinds of incidents. you know, as the chief of police, dan oates, who deserves a higher place in heaven for the way he has managed this terrible time on behalf of law enforcement, they prepared and prepared and prepared and unbelievably this terrible tragedy happened, but because of that preparation, because of what we've gone through before and the terrible lessons we learnelives were saved. there's no question about it, lives were saved that otherwise would have been lost. i want to applaud again the aurora police, firefighters, the medical teams. casualties were taken to six or seven different hospitals in our area, but they all did an outstanding job. the distchers. can you imagine all the 9/11 calls that -- imagine all the 911 calls that came in that might? our bureau chief, was outstanding on behalf of the federal response to deal with both the shootings that occurred in the theater and the elaborate boobytrap that was set in this apartment that i drive by at least once a week right across from the university of colorado. this is something th

across our communities, denver, adams, arapaho counties working together with the medical school to address these kinds of incidents. you know, as the chief of police, dan oates, who deserves a higher place in heaven for the way he has managed this terrible time on behalf of law enforcement, they prepared and prepared and prepared and unbelievably this terrible tragedy happened, but because of that preparation, because of what we've gone through before and the terrible lessons we learned lives were saved. there's no question about it, lives were saved that otherwise would have been lost. i want to applaud again the aurora police, firefighters, the medical teams. casualties were taken to six or seven different hospitals in our area, but they all did an outstanding job. the dispatchers. can you imagine all the 9/11 calls that -- imagine all the 911 calls that came in that might? our bureau chief, was outstanding on behalf of the federal response to deal with both the shootings that occurred in the theater and the elaborate boobytrap that was set in this apartment that i drive by at least once a week right across from the university of colorado. this is somethin

across our communities, denver, adams, arapaho counties working together with the medical school to address these kinds of incidents. you know, as the chief of police, dan oates, who deserves a higher place in heaven for the way he has managed this terrible time on behalf of law enforcement, they prepared and prepared and prepared and unbelievably this terrible tragedy happened, but because of that preparation, because of what we've gone through before and the terrible lessons we learned lives were saved. there's no question about it, lives were saved that otherwise would have been lost. i want to applaud again the aurora police, firefighters, the medical teams. casualties were taken to six or seven different hospitals in our area, but they all did an outstanding job. the dispatchers. can you imagine all the 9/11 calls that -- imagine all the 911 calls that came in that might? our bureau chief, was outstanding on behalf of the federal response to deal with both the shootings that occurred in the theater and the elaborate boobytrap that was set in this apartment that i drive by at least once a week right across from the university of colorado. this is somethin