bryce harper can be voted in by the fans so get out there and vote for bryce harper so we can see him in the all-star game. >> shortstop ian desmond will make his first all-star team appearance. pitcher gift o gonzalez will be making his second appearance. he was an all star last year with the as. he had leads the nats with 11

so bryce harper came off the bench in the 8th inning. he stole second and finished what he started on this base hit. the nats get a much needed win in game two. 5-2. >> the o's in cleveland and last night, jim returned to the city where his career began. and he hit milestone home run number 610. he would hit number 611. a two-run shot that gave the orioles a 2-1 lead. he also went deep in last night's game and the rookie does it again today, going yards, his fourth round of the year. beat the indians 3-1. the first ever media game. it went down. we have highlights next. [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howling ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, th

this is where bryce harper got hurt.own into his left ankle and that would smart quite a built. he tried to walk it off. they pulled him out in the third. x-rays were negative. nothing broken obviously, he comes back in the nightcap, right? in the top of the ninth it's 2-0 braves. even nats fans get on their feet for chipper jones, why not? here he is a two-run shot. you're not supposed to do it against the nats, though. braves win game one four-nothing. >>> beautiful day for baseball in cleveland, orioles taking on the indians. jack hannahan takes this to center. nick markakis comes up with a beautiful diving grab. see how smooth he is going out there? look at chris tell me, thanks, dude. top of the seventh now, jim tomorrow may at the dish. he gets all of that. sweet swing. number 611 for thome. ryan flaherty had a home run last night. he goes yard again tonight. a solo shot out to straightaway centerfield, and the orioles close it out, win it 3-1 over the indians, their 50th win of the season. >>> uncommonly gorgeous

. >>> bryce harper with another first.asps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? maybe. rich chocolate chips... i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and, and...and then the awards started coming in, and i became addicted to the fame. topped with chocolaty drizzle... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. fiber beyond recognition. wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee! wheeeeeeeee! ah heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. >>> here's amber, bryce harper gets some big news today. >> 19 years old, and he's headed to kansas city. it was musical all-star chairs today. when the music stops, nationals rookie bryce harper had a seat. he's been chosen to replace john carlos stanton. and next week's mid summer classic. harper becomes the youngest position player ever to head to an all-star game. harper met with fans before today's game against the rockies, it was hot outside, so her

serena winning, bryce harper.> those serves from serena. >> hard not to root for her. what a story. >> after all she's been through. >>> after the storms tomorrow, still hot tomorrow. upper 90s. the critical time i think for storms will be 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. watch out for some damaging winds. >> all right, anny, thank you very much. thank you for watching. you can get updates on our website any time, wusa9.com. have a great night. we'll see you right back here tomorrow.

we'll check in with a very confused bryce harper next as the news continues.or league all-star game is ll serious because the national and american league are fighting for homefield advantage in the playoffs. >> from the washington nationals bryce harper. [ cheering and applause ] pplau >> stephen strasburg. [ cheering and applause ] >> and gio gonzalez. >> and there's bryce harper before tonight's game chatting with royals legend george brett. that only happens at an all- star game. to the game top of the 1st bases juiced for the national leaguers. it's pablo sandoval taking justin verlander to deep right. it's in the sun and off the wall and clearing the bases. part of a five-run 1st inning in the nl tying the record of most runs scored in the 1st record of any all-star game. gio pitched in the bottom of the 3rd quite well, three up, three down, his only inning of work that included a strikeout of mike napoli. gio said later he's glad he only went one inning because his energy was down. while gio was doing his thing, stephen strasburg was getting loose and p

serena winning, bryce harper. sports day. >> those serves from serena. >> hard not to root for her. what a story. >> after all she's been through. >>> after the storms tomorrow, still hot tomorrow. upper 90s. the critical time i think for storms will be 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. watch out for some damaging winds. >> all right, anny, thank you very much. thank you for watching. you can get updates on our website any time, wusa9.com. have a great night. we'll see you right back h >> i didn't lose on purpose. i lost a big man. >> a plastic surgeon on the two most requested celebrity bodies. >> cameron diaz is requested. >> when doctors help you drop a few pounds. the new noninvasive techniques, the new criticism. isn't it extreme for 25 to 30 pounds? >> a lot of dancing when i'm doing my shows and my videos. that helps keep me in shape. >> j-lo, rihanna, the real housewives, the stars' secrets to get the best beach body. >> lunges in her driveway. >> so obese he is at high risk. >> the 756 pound man who begged for he

bottom of five now, the kid bryce harper in left field. mike napoli pops it up. rper says i got it, i got it, where is it? c'mon, harp. that's a clown catch, bro. you've got to get that one. he was also caught down in a base run as well. a rally, gets a good piece of this one, but not nearly enough. jay bruce makes the catch. the national league gets the 8-0 win, securing home field advantage. afterwards, harper talking about the catch that wasn't. >> nothing you can do about it. it happens. i wasn't bummed out or anything. it will probably happened 40 more times in my career. whatever. it didn't hit me in the head, so i'm great. >> just being around all these great players, and watches everybody compete and see what the american league has to offer, it's just a fun time, and, you know, hopefully i can do it again sometime. >> the boys back in action on friday, taking on the florida marlins. redskins rookie quarterback robert griffin iii with the banquet circuit again this week, he's hoping to sign a contract very soon. he's impressed teammates and coaches alike,

no one is garnering more attention than bryce harper. osition player in the history of the all-star game made an impression on the president. during an interview, president obama was singing harper's praises. >> we were talking about one of the biggest stars right now in washington is bryce harper who comes out of nevada -- >> las vegas. >> and i know folks are proud of him. he's doing great and it's my second favorite team after the chicago white sox. >> makes more sense now. a reporter from las vegas. he was very well prepped right? >> yes. >> making their first of what are sure to be many all-star appearances. gio gonzalez at his second straight all-star game. for harper it's something he will try to sit back and enjoy. >> you know, i think seeing all the guys that you know you play against and seeing guys you haven't seen before and just, you know, i'm still like a little kid. so you still have the guys that you look up to and you see that play the game the right way and play every single time. i'm excited to enjoy this with my family

. >> a game for the fans and what guy would you rather see play than bryce harper right now? exciting time for the 19-year-old bryce. even if he does not, he is an all-star in our mind. >> and he has lots and lots of years. >> he will still get out there and rock the vote. >> let's get to the forecast because we have big plans. >> i'll just step outside. >> if you are headed down to the mall, going to be hot. lots of water, and get in the shades if you can because these temperatures are going to be uncomfortable today. we have a heat advisory which goes in effect at noon. 79 in annapolis. 81 in salisbury. surface map, weak cold front pushing through as we speak. and that heat index will be in excess of about 100, to 100 to 105. look out for scattered storms. we'll get them out of here in time for the fireworks and the heat wave just continues. blistering heat. highs near 100. going to feel like 100 plus. more coming up in a few minutes. more from julie wright. i need that rocket popped right now. >> i bet you do. >> two of them one for you and one for d ross. got it. on the r

bryce harper got a walk and two at-bats. melky cabrera was named mvp. >>> another big story. this was the scene in northwest d.c. after a torrential rain storm ripped through the area. downpour caused flash flooding near first street and rhode island avenue. the high waters made it impossible for cars to drive through the street. >> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. we can't seem to catch a break with all these storms and the rain and heat. always something. >> still pretty wet out there. what do we have coming our way? >> it is quiet now. we don't have to worry about any more rain. we are expecting temperatures in the upper 80s to about 90 degrees. degrees. >>> there is your radar. quiet conditions out there. parts of the area did not get anything at all yesterday. today, i think the shower activity stays south of us generally. we'll watch it down towards the north carolina border throughout the day. the humidity is up, 85%. here is your forecast for the afternoon and we're looking at high temperatures again in the upper 80

bryce harper's got it. great catch despite all the traffic. don't worry everybody our 19- year-old is just fine. nats win 460 and strasburg -- 4- 0 and strasburg wins number 10. >> they kept on getting hits out there so that's something that you know i can't control. have to keep trying to pound and zone and you know we played some great defense today and really got me off the hook. bernie can track anything down and you know in? big ballpark i wanted to go out there and pitch to contact and you know and use our good defense. >> he used his fastball more than re lied on the off -- relied on the offspeed stuff and tricking hitters and he made better pitches in a jam. made great pitches in location but everything was off the fastball. >> now today's game did feature some drama in the 4th inning. look at bryce harper in the plate. check the pine tar high up on the barrel. like what? marlins' manager ozzie guillen through a fit. tension continued with ozzie and our guy stray vie john on in the -- davey johnson in the other dugout. >> ozzie complai

. >> bryce harper and the nats at it again. we'll have sports breakfast coming up next. >> harper, base hit right field. of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] that's mom to you. and you should eat something that's good for you before you go outside. never! come on james. it's a new fiber one chewy bar. chocolatey and delicious. fiber one chewy bar, huh? mmm. refueled space captain james. [ male announcer ] new fiber one chewy bars. great taste kids love plus calcium and fiber kids need. south time to talk sports. the nats and mets kicked offer in new york. bryce harper got things going. harper come through again with the bases loaded to take the lead. now, ryan zimmerman would clear the bases. nats win this one 8-2 in 10 innings. here is bryce harper talking about the ninth inning -- or his ninth homer of the year. >> a 3-2 fast ball. he elevates his fast ball a lot. you try to not chase that pitch. he i

bryce harper. can't see it. it goes behind him. it's two on with one out.dn't see it until it basically landed behind him. >> nobody is there to help him. no short stop. too deep for the short stop to come out. here he lost the ball. >> wow. >> good morning. a live shot there for you of washington, d.c. it is wednesday, july 11th. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set in washington we have msnbc chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of "andrea mitchell reports," andrea mitchell. >> let me just say -- >> oh. i'm a little distracted. >> for the purposes of this morning -- mets fan. bryce harper is [ inaudible ]. >> are we going to start right there. >> he's only 19. >> cute thing. >> for a guy that cooky you should be able to catch a pop-up. >> really? interesting. >> come on. have you ever looked at those lights. >> oh, that's bad. >> hate when that happens. >> andrea, you're going to defend that? >> absolutely. >> could i

bryce harper is worth the price of admission.se, brian, we couldn't accept that's a clone question because it wasn't a play but it certainly was funny. >> dave ross, thanks for that. >>> i guess we have a minute left. sue palka, take a look. >> i have just the five-day for you, my friend. that is -- maybe we need to do the 30-day outlook. as we work our way through just about the middle point of summer, we have a nice stretch of days coming up. i think tomorrow as well as tonight look like they will be storm free. the storms we were watching to our west have diminished so we're looking for a temperature tomorrow about 88 degrees. a few storms start to roam around especially for the weekend as we heat up. >>> see you tonight at 10:00.

there is bryce harper getting a warm welcome from the fans.ven strasburg both making their first appearance. this is the second all star game. justin burlander got the start. that was jeter throwing it in the dirt. five runs came in the dirt in the first. gonzalez worked a perfect inning with a strike out against why reter to -- against jeter to start out. strasburg gave off a leadoff single. got out of that inning unscathed. bryce harper didn't fair so well. he walked at his first at-bat. struck out at his second. also misplayed a ball in the outfield and in the end the national league shuts out the american league. we can't show you highlights of a game which is still going on and being shown on another network, so we thought for sure tonight's all star game wouldn't be over in time for the newscast so we decided to reenact the highlights ourselves. all right. so we were wrong about the time. but thought you deserved a good laugh. so we decided to share this video with you anyways. here is our justin burlander starting off the game and here

causing bryce harper to point at the marlins bench. ts during the course of the game and finished the day over four. the nationals went on to win 4-0. take that one, ozzie. if bryce harper is the next george brett, we will all be happy in washington. >>> the yankees hosting the suddenly red-hot angels in the bronx, first inning, mark teixeira accidentally throws his bat into the crowd and check out who comes up with it -- director spike lee. he does msnbc "lean forward" commercials and protect people from flying objects, showing off his swing to the crowd. he tweeted, special shout to my man mark teixeira for signing the bat that flew into the yankees stadium. when the bat is headed to you, run/duck. let's go to the ball game, third inning, a bid for extra bases, but curtis granderson is there to rob it with a terrific grab at the wall. top of the ninth, mark trumble sends a shot into the left field seats for a solo homer. angels go up 10-5 on that home run. yankees have a chance down by two with the bases loaded but a-rod pops it up an

tomorrow the headlines should read welcome to the bryce harper show. lost ian desmond to the d.l., the 19-year-old gave new meaning to the words next man up. the nats were taking on the mets. that's not one word. before the game, david wright chatting with snooki from jersey shore. bryce harper batting and that will get snooki's attention. home runs. he launches that to right center. the two-run shot is his first homer since june 28th. the nats take a 2-0 lead. bottom of the seventh. nats up 2-1. and the first pitch to the first batter he faces is out of here. ike davis got ahold of that one. it ties the game and this game is going to extra innings. in the tenth, the nats have the bases loaded for harper. and the kid comes through. the base hit to right leone scores. the nats go up 3-2. all three runs at this point driven in by harper. the next batter is ryan zimmerman. the nl player of the week keeps it going. that knocks in two. they all come in to score on that double. the nats go up 6-2. michael morse ads on a two-run homer. 8-2, the final. >>> let

they had a doubleheader yesterday, bryce harper has a scare he fouled the ball off his ankle then hobbledor a few minutes take another look at this. and that has got to hurt. bryce would finish his at bat and strike out and then come out of the game. >>> atlanta got onboard with a home run with catcher brian mccan in the second inning. >>> game two, john landon hit the mound he pitched well allowing two runs, seven innings. roger put the nats up by a run with a clutch hit with two outs bottom of the 7th. nats win 5-2. bryce harper returned to action and got a pinch hit single. >> orioles in cleveland, steps up down a run 7th proceeds, check it out here to hit a line shot into the stands for a 2 run homer, rookie, ryan flaherty followed up, os beat indians 3-1 they wrap up a series this afternoon in cleveland. >>> today is the final round of the british open, scott heads in to play with a four shot lead. there are americans within striking distance. he shoots a 3 over 73. he is tied for 2nd place with mcdowell at 7 under par how about tiger woods still in the thick of things with 6 under c

bryce harper rips a base hit to right. tyler moore scores. lombardozzi slides into third, game tied 5-5. adam laroche chops one to second, an easy double play, but no. harper scores the game winning run. nats rally to sweep the giants,

runner on second, bryce harper the kid sends one off the wall and an rbi triple ties the game at 4.es loaded, pitch gets away from mets catcher, oh, and ryan zimmerman comes in from third to score the winning run. nats walk off with a 5-4 win. their eighth walkoff victory of the year tied with the apt's for the most in the majors. and a little feud between bryce harper and marlins manager ozzie guillen continued from sunday when during the game guillen had the umps check the pine tar on harper's bat. harper was not intimidated, later pointing his bat at guillen on the marlins bench. he's 19 years old. after the game guillen called harper's actions quote unprofessional and said later harper, quote, might not make it, end quote, if he continued to behave that way. whatever that means. harper's nationals teammates decided to up the ante a bit by taking a bat signed by harper, covering it in pine tar, and adding the inscription, quote, to my hero, ozzie, i love you, end quote before sending that bat over to guillen. guillen took the prank in stride telling reporters he thought it was fu

three nats were honored to participate in the mid-summers classic and possibly a fourth, bryce harper but, congrats toian desmond. ranks first among national league shortstops, 13 home runs, and 23 doubles. gio gonzalez, making his second appearance. all-star last year, he has 112 strike outs leaves the nats with 11 wins. you knew strausberg would get in there, 9 and 3, 2 .8 1 era and nl best, 122 strike outs, bryce harper can get in if voted out by the fans but here is strausberg on the honor of going to kansas city. >> it is a huge honor for me amazing to thing where it was a year ago, so it is great to see all the hard work all paid off but you know it is not done only half way, point of the year we still have a long ways to go. >> today the nats got off to a very quick start against the braves, virginia beach, each one at center, steve lombard, come on around, he will score here comes bryce harper he better get an all-star team he will be safe and nats up 2-0. four batters later, 3-0. when rick is going to lace this one, to center. allow desmond to score. watch michael bourn, goin

bryce harper. can't see it. it goes behind him. it's two on with one out. at no point did he act like he couldn't see it until it basically landed behind him. >> nobody is there to help him. no short stop. too deep for the short stop to come out. here he lost the ball. >> wow. >> good morning. a live shot there for you of washington, d.c. it is wednesday, july 11th. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set in washington we have msnbc chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of "andrea mitchell reports," andrea mitchell. >> let me just say -- >> oh. i'm a little distracted. >> for the purposes of this morning -- mets fan. bryce harper is [ inaudible ]. >> are we going to start right there. >> he's only 19. >> cute thing. >> for a guy that cooky you should be able to catch a pop-up. >> really? interesting. >> come on. have you ever looked at those lights. >> oh, that's bad. >> hate when that happens. >> andrea, you're going to defend that? >> absolutely. >> could i catch that. >> msnbc political analyst and former chairman of the republican national commi

talking about vote bryce. >> bryce as in bryce harper.chances of making the all-star too many just got a little bit better. dave ross is here and he is off the wall and he is coming up next. next.  >>> all right. off the wall, we are back twosm times in one week. this is unprecedented. >> you complain about the music all the time. -- we are back. two times in one week. >> we have the nationals. danny espinoza going yard. did he get all of it? >> off the top of the wall. >> it's off the wall. >> ian desmond, your all-star shortstop, get up and get down. jordan zimmer map as i good pitcher. we know that. he can hit. >> he has a bat. >> when a pitch are starts hitting the ball, you know. >> this guy has been hitting ball all year. this is why he is going to kansas city to represent your nats. the nats win. the big we are question is will bryce harper be an all-star come tomorrow? >> i say yes. >> i'm going to start a campaign. >> are you rocking the vote. >> on twitter, i'm rocking the vote, me and bryce. >> have yo

followed by bryce harper. nats just except on tacking on the runs.n hour and a half rain delay the nats wrapped this one up. they are back at it early today. 11:00 is the first pitch. that is a quick look at sports. have a great independence day, everyone. >>> we are keeping up with all those power outages. the latest numbers coming up, after the break. >> plus we'll preview some of today's fourth of july celebrations. here's monika with more on the get away traffic. >> reporter: a lot of get away traffic expected today. one very serious accident on route 13. no access from the beltway to get onto the bw parkway northbound. i'll give you alternate routes coming up. you are watching 9news now, we'll be right back. wait umm, yeah. try the seven regionally inspired dishes of the tour of america menu. only at denny's. let'"that looks hard"oject from to "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra... ...the number one selling paint and primer in one, now with stain blocker. each coat works three times harder, priming, covering, and blocking stains.

despite finishing third in the final fan vote a couple last minute scratches means bryce harper is headedkansas city as an all-star, the fourth nationals player to get the nod this season. harper becomes the youngest position player to ever play in the mid-summer classic and the third youngest of all time behind bob seller and dwight gooden whose manager back in '84 was also davey johnson. this morning on 106.7 the fan bryce harper tells the guys how the team broke the big news. >> after the game davey called me in and everybody was standing there. so i just walked in and he said hey, congratulations, you're going to the all-star game. it's a pretty exciting time. i just tried to take in that moment and really just try to enjoy it. this is a great experience and it's a blessing to be able to go to the all-star game definitely. >> joining me in studio to talk about all-star week sky kiersten from 106.7 the fan. bryce doesn't get to go home to see the fans, but they'll have to come meet him in kansas city. two days after failing to get that fan vote harper is in the all-star game. did you h

bryce harper with a hit. the game was tied. there's adam laroche. a double play.ce harper would come home. the nationals win 6-5. the 19th walk off and in the last two years. the national space the rockies tonight at the park. have a good friday. >> thanks so much. remember lin-sanity? jeremy lin will take his talents to houston. they agreed to terms on a four- year contract worth about $30 million for four years. the knicks have three days to match the offer of the houston rockets. >> 5:26 right now 78 degrees already. the news continues at 5:30. >> it has been a week since the severe storms rolled through the area. if thousands of people still don' >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead a shootout between police and the gunman near the campus of the university of maryland in college park has left the suspect injured. good morning, washington. it's friday, july 6. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. we start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey has the forecast. hot again. >> high temperatu

it is bryce harper's embarrassing all-star moment. >> plus, let the debate begin. ahead at 6:55, one man's attempt at humor sparking an international debate of the sexes. >> a big cleanup job this morning. a look at damage caused by last night's serious storm. >>> try getting your insurance company to pay for this. why peacoc >> peck. peck. peck. scratches. >> that's what it looks like when peacocks attack. a pair of peacocks has been attacking their cars for the last three months. wildlife officials caught one of the birds but the male peacocks still roams the streets. >> came out to water my plants one morning and they were beating themselves up against the car. >> he thinks that he's seeing another male in that black car reflection. >> so far residents say the birds have caused nearly $2,000 in damage. yikes. >> he's fighting himself. >> he doesn't realize that though. he thinks it's some other male trying to pick a fight. >> why are you looking at me like that for? >> they can hurt themselves in the process and not just damage the cars. >> kind of funny. 6:41 i

byte bryce harper came in as a pinch hitter. he had a walk and strikeout. the final 8-0. they'll have home field advantage during the world series. >>> byte harper became the youngest -- bryce harper became the youngest position player ever. he did it in sometime. check out his gold shoes. he told "the washington post" he wanted them to be as gold as he could make them. he's going to wear them again. he could see himself probably. >> maybe that's why he missed that ball? the glare. >>> an ohio man was going through haze late aunt's home when -- his late aunt's home and he found a box of baseball cards. they are some of the rarest in the world from 100 years ago and they were in pristine condition. they'll go up for auction next month and could fetch millions of dollars. some put it in the range of $2 million. >> that's a lot of dough for cardboard. >>> 6:26 is the time. still ahead a preview of today's vote on the hill. republicans are trying once again, i think it's the 31st time to repeal president obama's health care law. >> chevrolet wants to make a deal. learn about t

bryce harper is playing it cool. >> it would be great.star game would be a great accomplishment, a lot of fun. five days and home would be a lot of fun also. >> you can still vote online for him until thursday. there's a look at sports. >> thanks so much. looking at 73 degrees outside. >> the news continues at 5:30. still ahead, a deadly apartment fire last night in so ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead investigators trying to determine what caused a fire that killed a woman in southeast washington. >> day 5 without power. friday's storms have forced thousands of families to change their holiday plans. it's wednesday morning, july 4. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. happy independence day. we start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey has a first look at the weather and how would w

no surprise there, either. >> bryce harper's got to get in. >> 1 wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee!heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. >> the storm remains the top rending story on wjla.com. also tending the intense heat. and plans for the fourth of july. all he could find at -- you can find at wjla.com. >> things have settled down tonight but i think we will get some more thunderstorms. this is tha t blog of before and after pictures. tomorrow, there will be more power in the atmosphere but it will settle down for the fireworks. in the high 80's down at the mall. weekend -- hope that

teddy running out and voting for bryce harper.he past presidents getting in on the campaigning. >> did teddy win? >> not tonight. >> espinoza books one and desmond slides in. the nats take a 1-0 lead. desmond at-bat. laroche on base. desmond makes this a national treasure. his 14th homer of the season. the nats with a 5-0 lead. more than enough for jordan zimmermann on the hill tonight. up 8-2 in the sixth. gets sanchez swinging. zimmermann. the tarp rolled out. an hour and a half delay. no problem. the nats win it and complete it 9-3. >>> all-star news, bryce harper said he would vote for chipper jones. he won't get a chance. chipper's name is pulled off the ballot. jones is going to kansas city and take the spot of injured dodgers shortstop matt kemp. >>> david frooeds was in first place and chipper is in second. voting ends at 4:00 p.m. on thursday. and harper might get a push now that jones is off the ballot. >>> golf, a popular choice for those hoping to support a charity. outings all over the country raise awareness and mone

bryce harper, he still has a shot at the the final roster spot. he's one of five finalists on mlb.com's fan vote, so you have until july 5th to vote for him. he think he's alone, but apparently, he's not. he's got a little friend there. top of the first, two on for ryan zimmerman and he doubles to center field. he's been red hot lately. steve scores and bryce harper booking it home from second. nats up 2-0 early. part of the four-run first inning for washington. fifth inning, zimmerman continues to rake and that one is a goner. nats up 5-1. zimmerman with a four rbi day. nationals take the series win over the braves. let's go to baltimore. orioles hosting the indians. he gives up a second homer of the day. that one to aaron cunningham. he was optioned to the minor leagues after the game. bottom of the sixth, adam jones drives one deep to the gap in right center. 5-2, indians and the tribe win 6-2. so soccer and the euro cup championship, spain taking on italy. just 13 minutes in, spain in red with a nice through pass up ahead and the cross back. d

nats down one, bryce harper, base hit to right field. tyler moore comes in. we are all tied-up. a big boy at back for harper. three days later adam laroche, looks like the giants will get their double play. the first baseman drops the ball, harper scores, nats win this 6-5. >>> despite having an all-star kind of night, there will be no appearance for bryce harper. the rookie finished third in the fan voting. caps have been fairly quiet during free agency. yesterday though they inked a couple of their own players. they resigned center matthew frequent, they also signed jay beagle to a three-year extension. >>> i want vessel stores are waiting for new figures being released from the jobs report. coming up. >> >>> a check on one neighborhood still waiting to get their lights back on. monika? >> reporter: we don't have any worries on 27 this morning. down to the point where the lanes divide and onto the beltway. you are watching 9news now, we'll be right back. çk good morning. welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. mike haiduk is here. monday has traffic and we'll tell you more

bryce harper turns on this one, sends it into right field. in comes solano and we're tied at 4. bases loaded for tyler moore. he had a home run earlier. doesn't need one here. the wild pitch and ryan zimmerman scores the game-winning run. the nationals win a thriller. 5-4 is the final. bryce harper is one of the reasons for the win. >> you know, i was just trying to get a good a.b. and get someone through the hole and score that run. just trying to get something going and we won the game. >> the nationals are 52-36, still the best record in the national league. the biggest question surrounding this team is who will replace stevphen strasburg if the nationals make the post season. he will be shut down in august or september. today i asked what it would be like if he has to watch the team go to the world series without him? >> it's tough to say. we have a second half of baseball here. you know, still got to get there. a lot of things can happen as you can tell from last year. can't count your chickens before they hatch. not worried about the post season or the world series. just w

bryce harper to right field. he continues. tyler more will come home. this will do it. they can turn the double play and he gets there just in time. bryce harper scores and a comeback to win 6-5. the giddy sweep. -- they get the sweep. all eyes on tiger woods to see if they can follow up on his when at at&t national. let's start with filled michaelson. on the 12th, he misses that. he would finish at one over on the day. not the greatest day for tiger woods either after winning at&t. he had three bogeys and a double bogey on the day. for tiger it was definitely different. >> most of the day was slightly off. i definitely struggled. my last three tournaments -- >> here is a name you might remember -- jeremy lin. he went from couch to next superstar. he is taking his talent to houston. the next will have three days to match the offer. matthew perot is resigned to a two-year deal. >> the plan is in place for ch ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake

there's no doubt the most popular guy want to get to know the most is bryce harper. the all stars got the red carpet treatment. look at that. the mlb game is the only one that still counts for something. the winner gets home field advantage. as for bryce and the youngsters, they'll likely start tonight on the bench. for them, it's less about playing and more about the experience. >> coming into these clubhouses, you just try to sit back and you know, just watch what everybody is doing and really try to see what they are saying, fit in a little bit and talk and you're around the best players in baseball. so it's a great time to be here and it's a lot of fun and you learn from them and take something from everybody. >> harper will wear the snazzy golden cleats in tonight's game. appropriate for the guy who won the golden spike award a few years ago. some like them, some don't. one guy tweeted, clown shoes, bro. wizards head coach said in just two days of practice, he is impressed with how quickly his newest player is picking things up. first round draft pick, one of 13

. >>> what hasn't been said about bryce harper? >> phenom, rookie, all-star.d coming of jesus, i don't know. >> that's a clown question. >> that's a clown question, bro. it's all-star week, the pomp and circumstance of the midsummer classic gets underway here. >> plus two new d.c. sports figures make their debut today. sports is next. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> the mlb all-star week festivities kicked off in kansas city last night with a celebrity softball game and the futures game showcasing some of the league's best prospects. tonight it's all about the home run derby followed by the big event on tuesday. bryce harper making his all- star debut at the ripe owed age of 19 years old. he -- old age of 19 years old. he found out starting night. plus the nats will be represented by two of the best arms in the league, gio gonzalez making his second appearance and the almighty righty stephen strasburg. >> it's a tremendous honor. i'm excited to go out there and see what the festivities are like in real life. so it's going to b

we were talking about one of the biggest stars right now in washington is bryce harper. who comes out of nevada. >> las vegas, yeah. >> i know folks are really proud of him, he's doing great. it's my second-favorite team now, after the chicago white sox. >> theo's going to be upset. theo epstein's going to be upset. runs the cubs at the north side. >>> coming up on "morning joe," president obama and mitt romney spar over taxes as millions of americans brace for what's ominously being called a fiscal cliff. "morning joe" will break down what it means for your average voter. when you come back, basically huddle around the water cooler to watch north korea's dictator trying to turn his country into the happiest place on earth. a stalinist celebration with mickey, winnie the pooh, donald, everybody. building pass, corporate card, verizon 4g lte phone. the global ready one ? yeah, but you won't need... ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le mat

this is bryce harper and this is his car, mercedes-benz amg and he replaced the amg with the initialsam. rumor has it the mud flaps have the number 34 painted on them, too. so he has tricked out his mercedes-benz. >> that's it for us. good night, everybody. >>> i'm anita brikman with this health alert. labor is taking longer. compared to the '60s modern american women spend on average two to three hours longer goving birth. the government study says moms today tend to be older and their newborns bigger, but many also get epidurals for pain relief which can slow down labor 40 to 90 minutes. >> this health alert is sponsored by cancer treatment centers of america, care that never quits. to learn more visit cancercenter.com.

bottom four now, the aforementioned bryce harper. player to play in an all-star game. where is the ball? harp loses it in the lights in kansas city. the popup felt like it was never come down. not bad for the kid. good plate discipline. the national league wins 8-0 and secure home field advantage in the world series. >>> for years d.c. united tried to build a new stadium anywhere in the district. they have not succeeded and one of the reasons that the primary investor is looking to get out. now two others have taken over and will try to do the impossible, get d.c. united a new stadium. >> i don't take this opportunity lightly and we don't take the challenge lightly at all. it's been very thought through. that's why it has taken eight months to get erting here today. we will fight to make this a reality in terms of the new home and building the brand here and globally. i think you will see it more through our actions than our words and believe us more through our actions. >> he looks and sounds like an agent too. >>> what do we have h

think the rangers are going to wind up i would love to see the rangers and the -- and get to see bryce harper19 this the world series i think you are on to something there. doris. >> i am just hoping the red sox come back from the dead, so at least i have a season. it has made me feel so sad, i feel the summer is gone, i can't predict except that we are not in last place. >> schieffer: did you go to the game last night. >> yes, we won last night, and i woke up happy this morning because we won on one game and w only eight and a half games out that is not healthy. >> schieffer: as they said when roger mudd got one vote for president when he was covering a national convention, it is a base building. >> thank you, i feel better. >> schieffer: i want to thank all of you for being with us. a lot of fun, it is a great season and it really has been a break in this hot weather. we will be back in a minute with our face the nation flashback. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing

. >> speaking of 19-year-old, bryce harper has taken may jr. league baseball by storm.st half of the season, coming up next. [ male announcer ] ololympic tennis players bob and mike bryan are always on the move. so they can't get to the bank to deposit a check. instead, they use citibank mobile check deposit. it's easy. they just snap a pic... ♪ hit send... and their checks are deposited right to their account. well almost all of their checks. stand back. seriously? [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. >>> last night, bryce harper made history as the youngest position player ever to make an all-star team. i asked people on facebook and twitter to see what the best plays were this season. without further adieu, here we go. at number 3, love the graphics. june 12, north of the border against the blue jays at sky dome and i don't know if this ball has passed customs as of yet. going off the blackberry sign. look at that thing. 438 feet. one of his eight home runs in the first half. play number two, out in los angeles, apr