ashburn. can you speak up, please? struggles to speak, his mother makes her opinion clear. >> his mother has left the room. mr. ashburn, do you have some reluctance to enter into this agreement? >> yes. >> is there a reason why you're refusing to respond? >> how would you feel if your mother walked out on you? >> sorry, sir? >> how would you feel if your mother walked out on you? >> plsh mr. ashburn -- >> aaron's refusal or inability to speak forces the judge to decide for him. >> we'll reconvene on december 18th at 9:00. be prepared to go forward with the agreement. >> the judge's decision eliminates aaron's chance at a plea bargain. his next court appearance will be a waiver hearing where the state will make a case for handing aaron over to the adult system. still, that's not the main thing on aaron's mind. >> she walked out on me. >> because you took the plea? is that what you think? >> it was. she don't understand when you're in a trap, you got to take a risk and you got to admit when you're wrong. and i was wrong.

robert griffin, iii, is in ashburn right now. all players must report for training camp.e's something to get the football juices flowing. 16, as in 16 days until the first preseason game. wow. redskins at buffalo on thursday night. griffin speaks to the media. keep it right here because we'll have it for you. the redskins waved chase today. he played at virginia and played well. he picked off nine passes the last couple of years. originally thought to be a high draft pick. went undrafted. he has been placed on the roster. redskins offensive tackle haven't seen or heard much from him since he was suspended last season for violating the substance abuse policy. we now know what he has been up to. getting inked. that's williams on the left. take a look at this. on the right, that's a tattoo of a silverback gorilla. it took 14 hours to get that done. according to animal planet, it's at the top of the food chain. according to that body, williams is at the top of the food chain. hasn't missed many meals. >> enough said. good night, everyone. derek is back at 7:00.

and then, of course, the land around ashburn has become incredibly valuable for that.so -- >> in if your book you quoted churchill about how we create our buildings and our buildings create us. in terms of not only the architecture of specific buildings, but this massive, interdependent architecture that has been created, these tubes, what are they doing to us? >> hmm. um, the -- i mean, my starting point was certainly a concern that i was losing touch with the physical world who was living entirely in front of the screen. and one of the great pleasures of visiting the internet was when you visit the internet, you're not on the internet. i put my phone in my bag, and it stayed this, and i spent a day with these people, and that engagement was very satisfying. that's sort of one way of thinking about it. i mean, my sense of where the internet's going, well, i mean, another way of talking about it is as a philosophical idea of the network of networks. it seems sort of impossible to disappear. there's, you know, if it disappears in its current form, then two more networks

delia goncalves live at redskins park out in ashburn. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning, mike. what's a little heat for redskins fans honestly. they will be here in droves i can assure that it's quiet now but the park soon will be buzzing with activity as folks prepare for the rush of fans that will likely head here so they can see their first glimpse of their new redskins. hopes are very high as they always are every year but extra high this season. it's riding on the back of rookie quarterback robert griffin iii. on july 18rg3 signed a $1.1 million -- $21.1 million four- year contract with the redskins, including a signing bonus. of course rg3 has been a high profile player since the draft appearing even in gatorade commercials but the heisman trophy winner says it's not about him. it's about the team. >> if it wasn't good, i would have definitely felt it in the locker room but, you know, when all the guys showed up, most of them were either laughing about them or saying they were really cool. i think it rubbed the team th

to get tottle early ashburn. abc 7 news, jummy olabanji reporting. if you panic yesterday when you cannot get on twitter, we happened.what >> apparently, the facebook founder is sounding off about a phone in the works. here is paula faris. >> another outage for twitter. the service is now running after around the world were not receive tweets for a short time. was caused by it olympic overload, but the expected to cause a spike. mark zuckerberg said it would sense for serious -- for facebook to make its own phone right now. ultrafastl have an service.ic and it's offering television fee.ce at an additional on can scribble search terms .oogle's homepage now >> alexander semin. scores! >> alexander semin is gone. signed a $7,000,000.10-year deal carolin deal.million, one-year >> another win last night for the nationals. brant. tim as they rode into milwaukee, early.ploded laroche in the deep rightng, to field. 0, nationals. this to right field. that is trouble. everybody runs. very it thee home ationals go on to win, 8-2, 6th in a row. of training camp

. >> the most powerful republican political lives were here in ashburn, virginia today going on offense. after a rough year on so-called women's issues in the old dominion. a restaurant full of fired up republican women, cheering on the wives of senator george allen, ken cuccinelli, and bill bowling, and key mitt romney adviser, beth meyer. >> it is the women who will make the difference in this election. you look at it at every single poll across the country. whenever we talk about our swing voters, we are talking about women. >> virginia served as a key battleground in the so-called war on women touted by democrats. there was no mention here of the political burn socially conservative state republicans received after pushing a proposal to mandate invasive, vaginal probes for women seeking abortion. instead, these women now blame president barack obama's economic policies for women's unemployment. whatever the party, the facts on women voters are tough to ignore. for instance, president obama won the women's vote in the last election by 56 to 43 percent. and women turn out to vote more

we're live in ashburn, back to you. >> i'm a little worried about the hip on mr. brown. >>> but right after the break, why the alleged drunken driver tried to run down a whole crowd of people. >>> it's just a funky little coffee shop in shedders town, west virginia. but now it's at the center of the legal dispute brought on by this cafe. i'm peggy fox, we'll tell you about a possible boycott and what the controversy is all about. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. if you've got a business, you didn't build that. somebody else made that happen. my father's hands didn't build this company. my hands didn't build this company. through hard work and a little bit of luck, we built this business. why are you demonizing us for it? it's time we had so

. >>> they officially kicked things off out in blistering ashburn. >>> and we were there too. >> yeah, everybody seemed to be in good health and spirit. and despite the soaring temperatures. of course, you know, players, they won't have a choice that they will need to practice. the fans on the other hand, they had a choice and they came out this afternoon for you. as soon as rg3, stepped out of the building here to take the field for the first time on their first day of training camp, fans, they were ectatic. they were screaming, cheering their names, chanting rg3, rg3. ask and obvious many were excited to see them. many were excited just to see football season that it will be here. a few mental mistakes here and there, coming up later on in sports, we'll hear from some of their teammates about how well they have impressed them. we'll have a lot more of redskins day one in training camp. >>> all right, the controversy that won't go away. coming up next, the gay rights group will call on the same-sex couples to take actions against chick fil-a. we'll see you then. >>> coming up in this

ashburn village rescheduled their fireworks for this evening. they moved them back so power crews could continue to repair storm damage. >> still have another option. >> absolutely. >> it is 4:38 right now. >>> ahead on "news4 today," he saved a person from drowning, and then he lost his job. the mistake this lifeguard is accused of making. >>> plus, it will give you indigestion just watching this. oh, need some tums. how our local competitive eaters fared in the famous nathan's hot dog eating contest, coming up. >>> and the storm's moving out. now the warm-up begins. >>> six titles. he is the greatest major league eater of all time, grabbing his sixth mustard yellow belt. >> 68 is the official number right now. >> you know what? that's about 12 different kinds of disgusting. i'm sorry. look at this guy. that's joey chestnut, joey "jaws" chestnut again at the nathan's hot dog eating contest, and he is the champion again. the 28-year-old has now won six straight titles. and did this one in style, tying his own record, putting down 68 hot dogs. th

. >> 71 degrees in ashburn. still to come, the red cross wants to get out the message about the need for blood donations. >> 7 is on your side with a reminder before you head out. the red cross says people forget to donate blood. jummy olabanji has this story. >> i need to pay it forward. >> a red x marks the spot on her arm where she gave someone else the gift of life. it was almost 26 years ago when she needed emergency surgery. she is alive today because a stranger donated to the red cross. >> if i had not had blood i would not be around to raise my daughters. my three grandkids that are teenagers now. >> this summer has brought new challenges to the red cross. but in june, the work and mason -- organization saw 10% decrease in blood. our local chapter lost critical donations when the power went out. >> this put the committee in a very different situation. patients do not get a vacation to exceed that is why this woman donated for the first time in five years. >> if you are able to, you should. >> she had a f

in ashburn. nothing in terms of rain fall 4 chesapeake beach. cumberland, -- nothing in terms of rain fall 4 chesapeake beach. mid part of the country, still at 85.s dew point levels are in the 70's. we are not going to see it any as temperatures will above averagewell time of year. we had a stationary front that stuck to the south of us. not lifting northport, this time as a warm front. fizzledthe action is out, with the exception of western maryland. . county and washington county, showers aree falling right now. for the immediate metro around district,y, the arlington, and try for the the night.f all of the watches and warnings have been cancelled. here is our futurecast, high tomorrow, low 90's. index to make it feel like the upper 90's. it is going to feel like 100-105 as we move into tuesday and wednesday. we are not even halfway through the summer. mostly cloudy, the upper 60's, laura 70's. the extended outlook shows the heat and humidity, there it is. monday, tuesday, and wednesday. wjla.com is your online home for abc 7 whether. check o

clock is tick, tick, ticking because tomorrow rg 3 and the boys the rookies are supposed to report at ashburnill he? we'll tell you on the other side. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to the show. redskins' rookies report to camp tomorrow which means robert griffin iii will be there. or will he? you see rg 3 is still without a contract and we're being told some language in the contract is molding it up. it will get done but hello the chock is ticking. it's almost tomorrow right now. but if that contract does get done, robert griffin iii ask his fellow rookies will get to work a full week and a half in advance of the veterans set to report next week is. the franchise in good hands with rg 3 at the helm? >> it's really going to be great. i've watched him practice. i've watched the way he throws the ball. being an old rag only you look at -- arm you look at quarterbacks' delivery and what they do with the ball. tremendous athlete. great velocity on the ball and he's going to be a leader, he's a great face for the washington redskins. >> i have my fingers crossed that he has enough help. that's going t

day one of training camp is in the books in ashburn. they wanted to see rg3.arted chanting his name around 3:00, but first let's check in with chick hernandez from comcast sports net. who didn't we see? >> he tweaked his hip. it's been a problem as far as a year ago. he's on the p.u.p. list. that does open a roster spot right now, but this was day 1 of training camp, and despite the heat, as you can expect, all eyes were on robert griffin iii. of course, ever since the trade that was made, they took that second pick overall. he's been the story of that franchise. irges you can tell when you meet guys who have it. and i think he's on a way -- just the way he carries himself. >> one of the things i'm most impressed is the attitude. i saw some of the quotes from yesterday, from his press conference. i'm impressed by him, from his humility standpoint. >> he still feels like he has to earn it, like you want you know, his's doing it. >> reporter: despite his $121 million contract, he is still a rookie. there is robert griffin iii, carrying several helmets of veteran

. >>> redskins fans packed ashburn to see robert griffin iii in action. chris gordon joins us live from redskins park. how did he look? >> reporter: it is hot and it is humid. that means it's redskins weather. of course, we say the same thing about rain, wind and snow. but today here at the training camp on day 1, the fans showed up early to see robert griffin iii. >> we got here yesterday, sat out here for four hours after practice, and we wanted to be the first once here this morning. >> reporter: they are here to see the skins and the new star quarterback. >> rg3 all the way. >> reporter: is he the face of the nfl in your mind? >> he is right now. >> reporter: the redskins store is selling jerseys for $115, 2x and above, $130. >> i come from south florida, around the miami area. >> reporter: you came up specifically for camp. >> specifically for camp. you cut me, and i bleed burgundy and gold. >> reporter: at 1:00 p.m. fans happily head the field only to face another two-hour wait in the heat and humidity. some found what little shade they could. other

this is the 12th training camp here in ashburn, virginia.em. will be the end of an era here, as they go to richmond next year. it all starts today. >> i had forgotten that. you're right, dave. >> reporter: flies by. >> sure does. >> thanks, dave. >>> coming up, idol chatter, a disney controversy, and chick- fil-a versus the city of boston. >> talking about all those things coming up, are we? and coming up, eating healthier with the ymca. melanie alnwick is live with their annual invention convention to show us how they're doing it. it's 8:20 now. >>> the producers of "american idol" must be psychic. >> here's why. this is no joke, earlier this week you and i were talking, tony, about where they should go with the direction for the third judge for the next season. we decided it should be someone with a country background music. sure enough, the latest rumors say the show is setting its sights on superstar brad paisley. one idol insider says bringing in a country star as a judge makes sense, since the most successful winner to date, carrie und

live in ashburn, back to you in the nice cold studio. >> yes. but think about it. only a couple weeks until the actual gain. >> reporter: well, sky 9, out over the big mess for you on northbound i-270. they flipped over just before dawn and they ran over the large piece of debris for you around 109. and the truck then slammed into the guardrail and ruptured their gas tank. you can see it all over the highway. police, they say that the highway was cited for failing to secure their load. >> reporter: a man is in custody tonight, accused of stabbing the guy outside the silver spring post office. it happened around 2:00 this afternoon on new hampshire avenue, just south of randolph road. that will happen after some kind of a dispute between cutting in on the line. they say that two female postal workers will intervene and help save their lives. one of them used pepper spray. but they were captured a mile from the scene. >>> investigators, they are pouring over what could be a key new piece of the evidence in the colorado theater shooting. it's a package that the suspec

this in particular is a building in ashburn, virginia which is a strange place because most of, the most important buildings are in world capitalsnd frankfurt tharfetl adam and don new hbiiardulles airport is one of them. you end up with network engineers talking about ashburn are one of these big cities when it is an unincporated subur the ildi oed aconytre i edq nc you can see the dulles airport runway. and then because this is a place so many networks are meeting and has become so a abundant and so cheap you end up with this ces,chmeriivitswh a hecerea is stored, gather round these distribution depots, these places were all the networks may. you can see the aircraft carrier like till things around a handful of buildings at the ceer. anen a iof bwa ce aws a atl headline, the internet and concentric circles around it. the company that owns this building, all ek ty we ama'te.ware d e they provide space and sort of an environment with a proper character for a network equipment and connecting one to evor poetic is the undersea cables. the cables that literally connect continents. res orero

the vote 5-4 in favor to dulles airport and ashburn.oard chairman says the rail extension will help relieve congestion and spur economic development in the county. >> it is necessary for this. as i mentioned, there is no ability. no ability to add capacity to the network going eastward. >> when completed, the silver line will go between ashburn. it's projected cost of $6 billion. >>> only been open for a few weeks, but already generated more than twice as much as the state's other two casinos combined. maryland live located next to anne arundel mills mall pulled in more than $28 million. even though it's been open since june 6. the hollywood casino made about $8 million in the ocean downs casino grossed $4 million. >>> prosecutors will not file criminal charges against bryson. police sited him with hit-and- run because he left the scene after the first accident. he suffered a seizure. that caused the accident. two weeks after they occurred, bryson resigned. keeping our eye on the developing story, firefighters getting the upper hand. fi

dave owens will be live in ashburn later tonight on 9news now.ining camp opens to the public tomorrow afternoon. the first open practice is at 2:55 in the afternoon. saturday, august 4, that is fan appreciation day. the big one, remember, order to visit training camping, you have to print out your own free invitations from redskins.com. >>> well, the nationals and the mets play a matinee in new york. first pitch 12:10. they're going for the sweep. gio gonzalez had one of his best outings of the year. he went seven innings giving up one run on two hits. he struck out four. it was tied 1-1 in the 6th. adam laroche says he grabbed the young bat. it was a good idea. he blast add home run into the upper deck in right. i think he has a new bat now. 5-2. the nationals hand the mets pitcher his fifth loss since april 18. he's that knuckleballer. >>> packed house in southwest last night for the washington kastles, their home finale. they were hosting the philadelphia freedoms and it wasn't even close. d.c. topped philly making it 27 wins in a row for the

she's live at redskins park in ashburn, virginia this morning. good morning, delia. >> reporter: good morning. i like the vigor of that intro, jessica and mike. it's a pretty exciting day here at the park. folks are gearing up. a lot of them -- members of the media are already here and employees are here. you can already feel the buzz. i've got to say even with the new found celebrity, rg3, he's a pretty humble guy. when he was responding to a reporter's questions during a news conference yesterday, he said, you know, in fact, he's just a mask. the guys on the team are the body, heart and soul of the redskins. but a lot of course is riding on the rookie's shoulder. washington is hoping to turn two decades of disappointments into a winning season with talks about the playoffs and of course even a super bowl. so how is the young qb handling the pressure? >> it's a blessing. nobody gets a chance to come to the capital city of the united states and be the quarterback in that town. so i definitely look at it as a blessing. the fans are definitely star

this just popped up northwest of ashburn. where are these going to go in the next hour? they will drift very, very slowly back to the north and back to the west. actually toward the valley. but sometimes storms will drift off to the north and west in the middle of summer. there's not much current. so maybe a light shower in upperville. maybe a significant shower south of 66 down toward flint hill. that is about it. again, just kind of scattered relief. how much lightning do these storms have? not a bunch. more storms out in the mountains. they have been getting pounded. but these storms around warrenton and leesburg, noted much in terms of lightning. if you hear thunder, get inside. our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son, 87. that's about average. dew point 66. can't complain about that. winds southeasterly at 10. okay currently. we're looking at 83 in bethesda. 87 in vienna. pretty nice for late july. 87 in alexandria. 88 in college park. 86 in bowie. all right, so we're looking at, it's going to heat up a little bit with storms. isolated thunderstorm to

a lot of people out and ashburn were saying, where is the rain? downtown washington sunspots' it was a smoker. that is the variable nature as we get into the summer pattern. unfortunately, we have had showers and thunderstorms in the mid part of the country has been really dry. here is some of the leftovers on the mountains of west virginia. there is another batch heading toward chicago. once again tomorrow afternoon as we go through the day, we may be seeing some afternoon showers and thundershowers. tomorrow morning when you head out, look at the morning low temperatures. imagine how he made it will be tomorrow morning. there will be some fog around, too. as we get into the afternoon the futurecast comes out. there will be some afternoon thundershowers. after today they will be variables. some of you will see some heavy showers and thundershowers. other spots, not much rain at all. temperatures to marron not above 100 degrees. -- temperatures tomorrow not above 100 degrees. finally this pattern as it has happened a few other times does relax and

that will go from reston to dulles and to ashburn. supporters say it will ease traffic and boost document. the first phase should be running next year. >>> from hollywood to the white house, we look back on the life of the man who ruled mayberry. >>> and a billboard warning against hot dogs as manies of americans plan to hit the grill tomorrow. >>> from the president on down, america is remembering its favorite fictional small town sheriff. andy griffith died this morning. he was 86. 44 years after his show went off the air he is still remembered for his character taken way of life he brought to television. two of his former co-stars on the andy griffith show are sharing their memories. >>> president obama released a statement saying he was beloved by generations. >>> a pioneering lawmaker in virginia is being remembered tonight for her work to promote civil rights. yvonne miller died in her home in norfolk. she was the first black woman elected to the senate. she would have turned 78 tomorrow. >>> the pilot who threatened to intentio

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the president and the first lady, all is right with the world and not all right in ashburn, virginia. the second day of redskins rocky minicamp and there is no rg3 and they said goodbye to blatch and he was a.m. nest ied and that means -- a.m.nestied and he gets his $23 million. laura, you are not amnesty, you are getting paid and have to be here. >> now you have the news edge. of course, the news is also always on at www.myfoxdc.com. keep it here. tmz on the is up next.  [ romney ] i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] when a president doesn't tell the truth, how can we trust him to lead? the obama outsourcing attacks: "misleading, unfair and untrue." there was "no evidence" that mitt romney shipped jobs overseas. candidate obama lied about hillary clinton.

let me turn to lauren ashburn. second wave of stories after she was appointed is, oh, my god, she's pregnant. >> so what? i don't could the fascination -- i don't understand the fascination with women who are pregnant. when i started my career, my big promotion came when i was eight-months pregnant with my daughter. so what? the big thing that shy she needs to worry about is how she's going to turn the company around and how she's going to manage people underneath her who have been passed over and are going for her throat. >> speaking of pregnancy, kara, you wrote on your web site piece about how the yahoo! board didn't have a problem her being hired despite her pregnancy. you got flack on line for your last part where you said you had tried to reach her and she didn't return your messages. >> right. >> and in an apparent and vain attempt to show me what's what, and good luck with that, she did confirm her pregnancy to "fortune." what made you write that? >> you know, i -- you know, my style on the blog. i have a l

the redskins tweeted this pick of rgiii finalizing his deal at the park in ashburn.two sides hashed things out. four years, $21.1 million, all of that guaranteed is what they ended up with. even if the redskins for some reason let rgiii go before that deal is up he gets all that money. the deal includes a $13.1 million signing bonus and the team has an option to extend the contract to a fifth year. once everything was said and done, rgiii tweeted, well, people, time toe get to work, off the unemployment line, and, oh yeah, hail to the redskins. >>> it will take a lot for the nationals to top last night's classic and wild win over the new york mets, but with atlanta hot on their tail for first in the division, every game has that urgency to the. it was a big game tonight for jordan zimmerman. six shutout innings, striking out four on track for his fourth win. the game stayed scoreless into the bottom 6 until adam laroche sends this pitch over the wall. the mets rallied with two homers in the 9th to come within a run. tyler clippard says this one is ours. nats are 17 g

. >>> well, it is sure to be hot in ashburn, virginia, because the redskins are kicking off training camp today. training camp is open to the public through august 14. there is no, camp, however, on sundays. and let me tell you that all eyes in training camp are going to be on our rookie sensation robert griffin iii. the team gave up three first round picks and a second round choice in order to sign the heisman trophy winner. the redskins are hoping that rg3 as he's called can help the team leave behind decades of losing football games. but even with all that pressure, the rookie quarterback says he feels fortunate to be here. >> it's a blessing. you know, nobody gets a chance to come to the capital, the capital city of the united states and play -- and be the quarterback in that town. i definitely look at it as a blessing. the fans are definitely starved for success. but i think the players in the locker room are starved for success as women. they won't to get -- as well. they want to get out and show people what they're made of. >> okay. i want to remind you that training camp is o

he had missed the last couple days in ashburn with his fellow rookies while the two sides worked on a few final details, but he rejoined the team this morning after signing a four- year deal worth just over $21.1 million in guaranteed money. that includes a $13.8 million signing bonus and an option for a fifth year. he'll earn the rookie minimum 380,000 during his first season. now it was evident rg3 who is happy to put all these wheelings and dealings behind him. he sent out this tweet this morning saying well, people, it's time to go to work. off the unemployment line and oh, yeah, hail to the redskins. the entire team reports next wednesday with training camp starting the following day. >>> capitals are all about bringing back familiar faces this season. they've hired former capital cally o-hanson for coach. >>> after a long trip home late monday night the washington nationals turned around and put on one of their best performances of the season. the nats took a two-run lead into the 9th inning last night only to see new york take the lead back, but the nats rallied from behind not

even around ashburn, saw a little cell.o we're going to see this stuff pulse up, pulse down over the next few hours. temperatures now, they are in the mid-80s in many areas. we're 84 in washington with partly cloudy skies but the big heat, in the middle of the country, look at these forecast highs. pushing 108, 110, oklahoma, north texas, little rock. yesterday they were 111. a lot of heat here. i'm telling new because some of that is going to break off and head toward us as we head toward the weekend. not going to be hundreds but well back in the 90s with this ridge here. all the heat, showers and storms, very powerful storms across parts of alabama, west florida, even coming out of michigan. so we've got the spotty showers on the future cast for the afternoon. lack at the storms in the mountains march toward the east this evening. 6:00 p.m. not everybody is going see the rain, and i know many folks need it. we're still seven and a half inches below normal since january 1st here in d.c. tonight things settle down, then tom

phase two will go from reston to the airport and on to ashburn. county leaders voted to fund at least $270 million of the project. without that funding the entire second phase of the project was in jeopardy. >>> a review of insurance claims finds that many newer technologies in our cars are helping us avoid crashes. the highway data loss institute compiled the figures and the insurance institute for high safety released the study this morning. researchers found crash avoidance systems that automatically apply the brakes are particularly helpful. another big plus comes from adaptive headlights which shift direction as the drier steers. however -- driver steers. however the study also found cars with lane departure warning systems designed to help a driver avoid drifting into other lanes are involved in more crashes than those without this technology. >> part of the problem may be that they depend on the driver responding to the warning. there are newer systems that try to steer the vehicle back into the lane. maybe these will provide more of the be

we are live at redskins park in ashburn. five of training camp and all eyes were on the offensive line today. they just can't seem to rid themselves of the injury bug with two more players gone, this has once again become one of the biggest question marks heading into the season. this o-line gave up 41 sacks last season. not good numbers when it means for protecting the face of the franchise. two starters out, the skins are doing an o-line shuffle, we got to see that today before the weather pushed everything inside into the practice bubble. now the backups, they have a lot of work ahead of them. but rg3 says he's not worried. >> one thing i don't want those guys to think is that i don't trust him. i trust my offensive line. >> those guys are quality guys. they are great. obviously last year, we beat the giants and we know what the giants did. we are more than capable of beating anybody, really. >> now of course the other area that has some question marks around it that needs some work is the defensive secondary. they only h

ashburn village rescheduled fireworks tonight to allow more crews to clean up storm damage.he city of gaithersburg is ready to celebrate as well. calling their show, finally fireworks. it will take place next friday, july 13th, at the montgomery county fair grounds. they will have live music leading up to a show at about 9:25. >>> the florida lifeguard who was fired for leaving his patrol zone to rescue a drowning man was offered his job back. thomas lopez was watching the beach in miami monday when people started screaming about a swimmer drowning. lopez ran to help in the rescue but in doing so he left the zone he was hired to patrol. lopez was fired almost immediately. he was offered his job back yesterday but turned it down. >> kind of saw that one come for them, though. the city there contracts out to have the company bring in lifeguards to do this patrolling of the beaches. it's bad pr for the city. i'm sure they are like, give him his job back. >> yeah. too late. felt bad about it, too. the man is trying to save someone's life and that's the reward he gets. i don't kn

the latest reports from ashburn. >>> plus the rookie hazing >>> heading into training camp, the redskins line was the biggest question mark of the team. after a season hampered by injuries, a drug suspension and a lack of depth, would this line be good enough to protect the team's biggest investment? four days in, it's already a familiar story. right tackle brown hasn't even joined the team yet with a sore hip. lineman willie twisted his knee today and will have an mri. and another had his knee scoped and will miss pretty much the rest of preseason. the team is grooming guys to fill those voids. it's because of that shanahan says that he's not too worried. >> that's why you need depth. we've been talking about depth the whole time. we do have some depth which is nice. if you do lose one or two guys, you're expecting some guys to come in and fill the void. >> a tightknit group of guys and we feed off one another. one man goes out injured, the next guys picks up and we continue on. >> robert griffin, iii said today he's pleased with the progress he's made over the first four days of camp.

tonight we spoke to a former penn state football player who lives in ashburn who called the penalties disheartening. >> i think it's the wrong thing for now. i think once more fax come out and you hear more from the -- facts come out and you hear more from the other trials, it would be better to make a decision. >> the $60 million fine equal to the average revenue program penn state's football program pulls in of year. the school's athletic -- every year. the school's athletic department had more than $16 million of revenue last year compared to 84 million in expenses. >>> taking the edge to maryland where a 36-year-old berwyn heights woman was found dead in her home yesterday one month after taking out a restraining order on her ex-boyfriend. police arrested him charged him with killing her in a story that has an unusual twist. fox 5's karen gray houston in the newsroom now. >> police say appear better shenault died from las -- amber shenautl dyed from lacerations to the neck. police arrested her former boyfriend and discovered he had slit his wrists. a vicious killing inside this sm

the plan to move their training camp from ashburn to richmond has spurned concerns. they will discuss the plans for the training facility and they will answer their questions. it is 73 degrees on this friday. >> still ahead, d.c. mayor vincent gray is responding to calls for him to >> a quiet start across the immediate area. look at our doppler radar. head over to harrisonburg and west virginia, this is where the showers are located at this time. not a whole lot of rain falling from these showers. look for highs today around 82 degrees to 87 degrees and a chance for afternoon scattered thundershowers. and tomorrow, if you are staying in town, high temperatures will approach 90 degrees. right now, the beaches are looking pretty good. then back into the 90's sunday monday, and tuesday and wednesday. sort of the typical garden variety showers we see normally across the mid-atlantic at this time of year. >> first of all, it is a good morning. if you take mass transit they are returning -- they are reporting normal service. i-270 has a pretty good start. we will go to 95

is in ashburn with what we can expect today. >> good morning.a short time from now the players will return back to redskinsotel begin their morning workouts and meetings. afternoon there will hit the field for another practice front of thousands of fans. yesterday we spoke with several players. they say they are excited for year, the same kind of shared by the fans media as everyone is focusing on the new quarterback robert griffin iii. we spoke with deangelo hall, cornerbacks. he says now they have to take what they learned in summer camp into the regular-season. he plans to win a lot more games. >> you get respect in the city the league by winning games. have not done that the last years, so it will be over ando start out there and mix -- it up. greg deangelo hall is almost finished completing his degree tech.ginia he left a year earlier to go into the nfl draft. he promised his mother, an educator, that he would finish. he says that he has six more take and he will in may. jummy olabanji reporting from redskins park. >> we always love to hear

head over to ashburn, 68. our final stop is maryland at 72. temperatures outside range from the mid to upper 60's. 68 degrees in manassas. showers to the west of us. we will look for acquired conditions as we move through the late morning and early afternoon hours. to the south, we have a stationary front that lifts northward, converts to a warm front, and that is why we are looking at some showers to the west of the d.c. metro. head towards harrisonburg and into west virginia, this is where the heaviest activity is located right now. that will start to this a lot as we move through the day. most of the showers are in the shenandoah valley -- that will start to fizzle out as we move through the day. most of the showers are in the shenandoah valley. the heat and humidity come back. 82 to 87. and tomorrow, a chance for it thunderstorm or two. near 90 degrees. the extended outlook calls for highs back in the low were 90's by the end of the weekend and into the start of next week. get ready. the heat is on. let us get an update on the rush-hour co

the redskins will kick off training camp in ashburn virginia today. >> all eyes on the quarterback robert griffin iii and whether he can leave the redskins to a winning season. >> success is winning a football games. i think those guys looked at it as we have our chance to have the spotlight. >> lucky person in the newsroom, jummy olabanji got the assignment of reviewing the redskins' training camp this morning. >> more on a d.c. native now finally getting a chance to live out his dream of playing for the redskins. good morning. >> good morning. we got the chance to talk to and joshua morgan, a wide receiver for the washington redskins. he grew up in southeast d.c. a few blocks away from rfk stadium. he grew up watching the team and cheering for them. in the off-season the redskins acquired him from the san francisco 49ers. we got the chance to talk with morgan yesterday about what it's like to get a phone call and to hear that the team you grew up watching canal wants you to play for them. >> i did not believe it at first. i was light, that's not the redskins, it's not really happening.

they do have a theory though, and we're going to share it >> many washington redskins will return to ashburn for training camp after taking the day off yesterday. some players are settling in without toosh fanfare, and they probably like it that way. london fletcher, brian orakpo returning to the field this year. the skins expecting even more improvement from the now second-year kerrigan. >> blocks of seats for olympic events have been empty, and officials are promising to find out why that is. the chairman of the london organizers says he suspects that most of the no-shows were guests of corporate sponsors. officials don't believe empty seats will be an issue as the games proceed though. >> most are empty, and they were given out to corporate sponsors, and then they're not being used. so it's really strange for people who actually want to see some events. >> it's a shame that a lot of people can't go. >> well, students are now being given free tickets in order to fill up the empty seats. >> let's check out the medal count right now and see where everything stands. china still in physician p

the silver line will span 23 miles between east false church and ashburn and will cost about $6 billion. >>> we continue to stay on top of breaking news in upper marlboro, maryland. four people, including two kids, were sickened by carbon monoxide this morning. this happen at a hem on van brady road. the children's dad told authorities he had trouble waking them up. the children were flown to shock trauma in baltimore where they have a hyperbearic chamber. officials are looking into whether a generate being used in the home caused that co poisoning. >>> cleanup and effort to restore electricity continue across our region after the latest powerful storms. pepco is reporting more than 51,000 customers without power. more than 34,000 virginia dough minnian customers and bge reporting more than 34,000 there as well in montgomery, prince george's county and arundel and howard counties. >>> the impact of friday's powerful storms is renewing debate whether to bury power lines. but that is costly, $15 million a mile and that cost will be passed along to customers. >>> several 4th of july celebr

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we'll be back in a few moments. >>> it is day five of redskins training camp in ashburn, virginia.y are dealing with major injuries today. >> yep. and they only have about five weeks until the season opener, believe it or not. starting left guard had to get surgery yesterday. he underwent arthroscopic surgery to remove loose particles from his right knee. but the team says he'll be ready september 9th when they play new orleans. >>> brett farve is back on the grid iron. >> what? >> let me you where he is. he isn't the star quarterback, but defensive coordinator for the oak grove high school football team. isn't that great? monday was his first day. he is working for the high school for free. >> how about that? >> that's really giving back. >>> switching to baseball now, nats begin a series with the phillies tonight. strasburg will get the start against cliff lee. first pitch is set for 7:05. >>> coming up next, author david george ball joins us live with a look at his new book called "a marked heart." details his journey from civil rights to wall street to working in the bush admin

he's believed to be in the area of the ashburn shopping center. he's in need of medication. if you think you've seen him, call the count see sheriff's office. >> a judge revoked zimmerman's bond last month and prosecutors accused him and his wife of hiding money they raised on a web site for his defense. a newly released report says he had black eyes from his encounter with martin. zimmerman claims that he killed martin in self-defense. >> today president obama kicks off his first campaign bus tour. for the next two days he'll make stops in pennsylvania and ohio. the tour is dubbed "betting on america." the president is headed to several communities critical to his 2008 win. >> mitt romney is keeping the president's health care law a political issue. romney says the law's mandate is nothing more than a tax. the former massachusetts governor said the high court's opinion makes it clear that states have the power to pass a mandate or a penalty, not the federal government. meanwhile, how romney built his life fortune is in question after a new "vanity fair" article, detailing n

lindsay murphy spoke with brian arapo and is live in ashburn with the latest. >> reporter: you said thatrobert griffin 3 is not the only person here. we did speak with brian because the redskins wrapped up practice 15, 20 minutes ago and we were hoping to have him on live and they held to a strict schedule. how are you feeling go 2 days into camp now? >> feels good. obviously, the heat is not killing us today, you know. we have a breeze and i think we're getting it together well. >> the linebackers that started last year and starting this year and how much do you benefit and will the defense benefit? >> yeah, i think we will. and the comradery, the temperature we had. and we're concerned that everybody knows, our linebacker knows how to play well together. you know, you want to do a lot of different variations, you know, and it's going to be a lot of fun this year. >> over the years, you have been frustrated with the fact that you get help so much when you play. have you worked on pass rush moves? is that something you're focusing on to avoid being helped so much? >> and every offseason,

the vote 5-4 in favor of helping fund phase two of the project to dulles airport and onto ashburn. when finished, the silver line will span 23 miles at a proinvestigated cost of $6 billion. >>> next on fox 5 morning news, officials here in our area investigating claims ever price grog -- of price gouging at the pump after the storm. >>> another day of scorching heat. will the skies stay clear for tonight's 4th of july celebration. tony has your full forecast when fox 5 morning news continues.  >>> tv ledge end andy grief i go has died. he is best known for the 1960s tv class being, the andy grief you go show and later in his career, for the show matlock n a statement, president obama said griffith warmed the hearts of americans everywhere with the characters he played. andy griffith died tuesday at his home in north carolina. he was 86 years old. i used to love to watch the reruns of that. >> that whistle was class you can. i used to whistle that. >> a lot of talent. he was on broadway. he was in the movies as well. >> a long series, matlock that he did. >> and