brian arapahoe. he inked a deal to pay him $12 million guaranteed. he came to the morning practice, was going practice in the afternoon but it was rained out and moments ago, i went one- on-one with the newest washington redskin. first of all, happy birthday. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it, man. >> reporter: 23 years old, pretty good 23 birthday, right? >> yeah, the best, actually. [ laughter ] you get paid on your birthday is a good thing. >> reporter: you got paid well, 12.1 million guaranteed, a washington redskin, had a one- day holdout. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: had two practices and said you were working hard and often. looks like it's all good. >> yeah, it's all good. didn't miss a significant amount of time. got the contract done, great contract and it's all a domino effect. once number 2 and 7 wins, i can start and the other guys can keep going. it's all a domino effect and i'm glad i'm out here. >> reporter: you were never panicking? not worried about it? >> no, not at all. i knew the deals were going to get done. just a matter of ti

brian arapaho remains unsigned although jim zorn says at this point he is not yet concerned and he is optimistic that brian will get a deal done soon. >>> and just in. 9news now learned the dc council has given tentative approval to making big cuts and tax increases to close that multimillion dollars budget deficit. the council has been meeting all week on this issue and sources tell us during the closed meetings lawmakers temporarily agreed to cut $45 million from the school system. council members have also given tentative approval to increasing the sales, gas, cigarette taxes. a formal vote comes on friday. read more about it on bruce johnson's blog on wusa9.com. >>> there are signs of movement in the health care reform effort. house lawmakers say they are moving ahead on their version of the legislation and a full house vote is planned for september. there may be a bipartisan compromise. the president out on the road again holding a town hall meeting in raleigh, north carolina, earlier today and right now he is at a similar meeting in bristol, west virginia. >>> update in the inve

the team reported to ashburn this morning with the absence of arapahoe. he remains unsigned. although we are hearing there could be movement on his deal as soon as tomorrow. we will have the latest on that situation plus jim zorn sitely waffling take on michael vick and demotion of one of the team's high priced stars out of the starting lineup. all that and much more coming up when we join you with 9sports in about 13 minutes. anita? >> thank you, brett. >>> coming up a closer look at some of the safety of the prepackaged foods we eat every day. >> i don't get why people are interested in her. >> what do neighbors think about having the latest reality t.v. star move into star? i'll have the story. 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. it's the all new sesame street forest of fun... at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friend

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