. >> brice harper lives up to all the hype. coming up, proof big season in the big league was a success. sports breakfast is next. >> and as we take you to the break, a little wet out there. take your time. the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie. 45 degrees. we'll be right back .  >>> the redskins are back from the bye week and ready to tackle the remainder of the season. first practice in nearly a month for garson. still not 100% but using to test out his injured foot. >>> a big honor for brice harper. named the rookie of the year. >> yeah! winner. >> at just 20 years old, he's the second youngest player to win the award. 22 home runs and 59 rbi's on the season. davy johnson is a finalist for today's manager of the year. and geo gonzalez is up for wednesday about the psy young award. >> that would be great. fantastic. >> can i say one quick thing regarding ask tony and tucker? i could drink a gallon of egg nog. >> not me. >> the only reason i don't is it's super fattening. >> you ca

. >>> monday brice harper was named manager of the year. last night davy johnson's turn taking home manager of the year. too many words. geo gonzalez could make it three. he led the majors with 21 wins and 206 batting average. his numbers are some of the best in the league. stiff competition for the award especially in r.a. dickey. and unlike davy and brice, geo won't be watching the awards at home. enjoy the evening at his favorite italian restaurant. he goes there quite a bit. friendly with the owners and the wait staff. if he doesn't win, he can still enjoy a beautiful pie. >> that would be something. i love pizza. >> we're hungry. >> he has my vote. he should win. >> come on. >> it will be another close one like brice was. r.a. dickey has some push room there. >> we'll have to watch. that's it for w usa 9. the cbs evening news is next. >> and derek is back with the only local news cast at 7:00 and see you tonight at 11:00. >> wusa9.com is always on. have a good night .

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brice harper, mike trout and the youngest ever to receive the honor, trout who may just win the mvp awardoo turned 21 early in august. his stats .323, and cespedes a distant second. the rookie of the year hands down washington's bryce harper he just turned 20. so at the age of 19 he is .270, with 23 homers, most homers by a teenager since tony canigliero way back when. >> they're babies. >> waiting for thursday, giant fans that's when buster posey should win the mvp award. >> thanks mark. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2

brice harper, mike trout and the youngest ever to receive the honor, trout who may just win the mvp award21 early in august. his stats .323, and cespedes a distant second. the rookie of the year hands down washington's bryce harper he just turned 20. so at the age of 19 he is .270, with 23 homers, most homers by a teenager since tony canigliero way back when. >> they're babies. >> waiting for thursday, giant fans that's when buster posey should win the mvp award. >> thanks mark. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> the morning news begins at 4:30 and we're always here for you on ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. feeding frenzy, to say the least. a turkey from safeway will have everyone raving. there's fresh, natural, frozen, whatever your craving. spend $25, and get a frozen safeway turkey for 59 cents a pound. or spend $25, and a frozen butterball turkey, just 99 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. safeway. ingredients for life. i wish i had u-verse when i was yo

brice harper, the national league rookie of the year, things are looking bright for our washington nationalspefully the redskins can take a page out of their book. >> heck of a year for brice. such potential. >> it's going to be fun. guys? >> a lot to look forward to the next baseball season. >> no doubt. >> maybe some games here this season, too. we might get through the football season okay, don't you think? >> i hope so. thanks, guys. >>> coming up, a tribute to the most decorated marine in history. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innovation, every solution, comes together for a single purpose -- to make the world a safer place. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> three cheers for the herndon high school cheer team. right, doug? >> so exciting. >> doug's alma mater took the top spot at the virginia high school league state cheer championship. it was held at virginia commonwealth university on saturday night. this is the first ever state championship for that team. way to go. herndon high's cheer team. >>> tonig

number 5, national's outfielder brice harper is the national league rookie of the year.an indiana gas company reports it did not hear about a faulty furnace before a deadly home explosion. number three long island's power authority reports more than 70,000 customers are still without electricity. number 2, the defense secretary lay on panetta says in a few weeks he hopes to finalize the number of troops set to remain in afghanistan after 2014. and number one, found classified documents on a computer belonging to paula broadwell she is a biographer with whom the cia director david petraeus had an affair. and that's "the fox report's" top five. and on this day in 2001, american airlines flight 587 crashed in queens, new york in what became the second deadliest plane crash in american history. the flight was traveling from jfk to the dominican republic. but right after takeoff it reportedly flew into the jet wash of another plane. the air bus then crashed into a section of houses and exploded. all 260 passengers and crew died as as well as five people n the ground. and beca

first brice harper won nl arookie of the year. >> and davy johnson is named manager of the year. 23 ofvotes. dusty baker and san francisco's bruce botchy came in second and third. won the award in both leagues. won with the orioles back in 1997. >> to basketball now. got the announcer in my ear. the still looking for their first win of the season. dc got off to a good start taking a 4 point lead into the second period. trevor areza led the way with 19 points but the bobcats roared back. game high 21 points. the wizards lose 92-76. they are win less through 6 games. >> all right. finally. on the court scare for a member of the cheer squad. jamie wood was in the middle of a routine when her partner dropped her. she fell backwards landing on her head. she was braeting on her own but did manage to give way to the crowd. all right. wish her the best. my goodness. >> for those who say cheer leading is not a sport. >> it is 8:41. wednesday morning. coming up next, a case for adopting a child a little later in life. we're going to tell you about a new campaign to find homes for tens and thousa

. >>> good news keeps coming for the nationals, brice harper wins rookie of the year, davey johnson,ichael morse is a married man. morse tweeted out this picture with his beautiful bride last night. he also thanked his teammates and coaches for coming to his wedding and apparently former nats catcher ivan rodriguez, quite the dancer, morse tweeted he stole the show. i'm going to check it out. i wonder if he was doing gangam style. >> that's the new wedding song. >> we will know soon. >> the big wedding song this year. >>> that will wrap it up right now. a beautiful sunday according to chuck. >> absolutely right. no complaints from me. >> we will be back in 25 minutes with a local news update. >> until then, join us again at 9:00 a.m. for a full hour of news. have a good one.

national outfielders brice harper is your 2012 national league rookie of the year.most hyped rookies of all time. he was on the cover of spor"spo illustrated" at 16, four years ago. angels michael trout was the al pick. he has 30 homers and 49 steals and scaled walls to make plays. he's also the mvp -- wait, roll that back. this is like -- this is sports verbage. he is also an mvp hunt. triple crown winner on miguel cabrera probably has that locked up. >> he is really, really good. in other words, he's really, really g the best infusion of young talent in baseball in generations. >> whether i do sports stories, john is like don't mess it up. >> thank you, christine. >> you're welcome. >>> cold rain moving into the northeast and it could affect your travel plans. our most valuable player -- >> nice. sing it, john. >> rob marciano just got a ridiculously phenomenal job. he's going to "entertainment tonight." >> i just found out this morning. i'm totally depressed. >> i'm sad as well. i won't miss the hours. but you guys and the rest of the team, for sure. that's next