was a standhand up guy, that clinton portis was a hell of a worker and that clinton portis gaveverything he had and left everything he had had on the field. >> reporter: he had all the right moves and leg to run on for days. he is one of the best redskins players to ever wear the burgundy and gold. today, he retired from the game he has loved his entire life. >> today is really huge. it is closing a chapter in my life i knew had to end one day. you just never knew when it would. today is that day. >> reporter: portis was traded to the redskins in 2004 and in seven seasons rushed for 6,824 yards, the second most in franchise history. cp also earned two trips to the pro bowl. >> we've been through so much together. a lot of great, great victories, some tragedy and a lot of perm times together and someone i know very well and i'm proud to call my friend and a great redskin. >> reporter: from southeast jerome to sheriff gonna get you, portis knew ho to keep things loose. >> there is no way you can stop that blitz. >> reporter: he also had a great relationship with with his teammates

it was a packed house to say good-bye to clinton portis, who spoke uninterrupted for nearly half an hour. no surprise there. former teammates and coaches packed the house. portis didn't become emotional under the end when he started talking about his mother. >> growing up as a kid, my mom told me her favorite car, if she got risch, the car she wanted would be a jaguar. if she got a house, it would be purple because of royalty. and that she was a queen. and she got a jaguar, she got a purple house, and she's still a queen, and she'll forever by a queen in my eyes. >> reporter: why was this important for you to do? >> it's just closure, you know. i think this organization and these fans gave so much to me that not having the redskins, and -- to go out as a redskins was more meaningful than doing anything else. > now, portis was never really a fan of practice, but it did create friction later, but he always brought it when games rolled around action which is one thing teammates remembered most. zachary kiesch has more. >> reporter: there's no question clinton portis ran the ball with convic

today, clinton portis retired a redskin during an emotional press conference at redskins park. >> did you expect to have all of those emotions coming into this? >> i did. honestly, i thought it was easy, get up, speak my peace, you know, my appropriation for the fans and for the organization. for my career. reflect on it. you know, the emotions came out. truth came out. >> reporter: you said in 2010, you knew that you were not going play football. you didn't want it to play for anyone but the redskins. can you talk about the feelings you had when you visited other time error considers how it's not the fit? >> the feeling was not there and that is more nervousness. more will they accept me and understand me, you know, it kind of always felt like judgement, i think, when i left here, it was so much determination approved that i could still play in. i think once i got to the point where i proved to myself that i could still do it when i recovered and i got healthy and i can still move. and my body changed and that i still could play and was content walking away from the game. i didn't th

was a stand-up guy, that clinton portis was a hell of a worker, that clinton portis gave everything he had and left everything he had on the field. >> he had all the right moves and legs to run on for days. clinton port sis one of the best redskin players to ever wear the burgundy and gold and today he retired from the game he has loved his entire life. >> today it's really huge, you know. it's closing a chapter in my life that i knew had to end one day. i just never when it would and today is that day. >> portis was traded to the redskins in 2004 and in seven seasons rushed for 6,824 yards, the second most in franchise history. c.p. also earned two trips to the pro bowl. >> we've been through so much together, a lot of great, great victories, some tragedy and a lot of personal times together and he's someone i know very well and i'm proud to call him my friend and a great redskin. >> from southeast jerome to sheriff gonna get you and coach spanky portis knew how to keep things loose. >> there's no way you can stop that blitz. >> he also had a great relationship with his teammates.

clinton portis announced his retirement earlier this week. talk about why he's walking away from football. >> for myself, it just wasn't the same. i think for the heart and desire that it takes to go out and play footba football, i think it kind of disappeared. i just felt like it was time to move on. >> in seven seasons with washington, portis ran for almost 7,000 yards and 46 touchdowns. he says he'll probably head back to business school to finish his finance degree. he'll do good in class, i bet, wearing that. on a lighter note, he says his costumes are now retired too. >> he can bring them back and be the class clown in school. >> i loved the little choo-choo. it's great. he's going to the game tonight. it might rain a little bit. we'll have coverage at 4:00 p.m. on news 4. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow morning. have a great saturday, everyone. you know, ronny... folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? i'd say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. he does look h

. >> well, we are talking about clinton portis as we showed up. that will be one of the most physical players. like what they said, they will also be remembered for the multiple costumes and characters that they needed to bring to the team. >>> well, neither southeast here, they showed up at the redskins parked today just to tone down clinton portis showing you the retirement as a redskins. the press conference lasted just 30 minutes, beginning with a video view of the highlights from his nine-year career. they retired holding the single rushing season for the redskins, ranking 27th in the league. now, he could not get more than two words out before his emotions took over. >> i really, i really was not expecting anything. to getting emotional. i was truly blessed, you know? >> yes, obvious being the redskins and the broncos. their kids and wife were in attendance along with their parents. saying that they sacrificed so much to play football as they never missed a game. and he is not in the care as he is still alive. and i could do the things that

today is a big day for clinton portis who announced his retirement. an emotional day for the former redskins runningback. he was drafted by the broncos. two years later, traded to the redskins in 2004. he played seven seasons for the burgandy and gold and me finished with 9,nineteen 23 yards and 75 touchdowns. it was an emotional goodbye earlier today. >> i really was not expecting to get emotional. i gave everything i had to this organization, this to this redskin nation, to this d.c. nation and to the city. i love the city, and i always will be a part of the community. and it was no better way to walk away as far as continuing my career and i knew two years ago that i would probably never put on another jersey. >> peeking of running back, hightower is expected to so the first preseason action against the colts on saturday,er to his acl last october and is working hard to get back since. hightower won't start and expects a few carries behind the starting running back. >> and that is part of the guy. take steps in preseason and i want to be a part of

. >> clinton portis, he's just 30 years old. but he is done playing professional football. find out why he says it was the right time to say goodbye. plus could the ravens starters bounce back tonight against jacksonville? sports is next. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> the baltimore ravens put on a rather dismal showing last saturday night against de treat leaving many to think -- detroit leaving many to think about the strength of this year's team. i think the ravens erased some of the worries after tonight's stellar performance. the purple and black hosting jacksonville. all they can muster in the first was a field goal, but that didn't last long. the first td out of the game 13-3 ravens at the half. third quarter flaco rambles, finds the big man who takes it in 20-3 baltimore. five minutes later, same spot. taylor now in at qb, finds williams in the end zone. 27-3 ravens. all in all, a great dress rehearsal for baltimore. they crushed the jags 48-17. after nine years in the nfl and dozens of pernltsdz later, running back -- personalitie

clinton portis back in the headlines. up next, we'll tell you why he will be back at redskins park tomorrow. >> stephen strasbourg and the nationals making it all look easy. we have sports breakfast coming up next. >>> the nat tried to make it two in a row against the second place braves. atlanta would hit a wall courtesy of stephen strasbourg. he allowed just one run in sick innings. jesus floreshood the big hit of the night way three-run homer in the fifth. the nats go on to win and now lead atlanta bay biseven games. >>> the orioles in texas against the rangers. top of the fifth, manny machado breaks a one-run tie with a triple to right center. three batters later, nate mcclouse hits his first as an oriole. >>> he will make it official in burgundy and gold. clinton portis will announce his retirementality a news conference at redskins park tomorrow. he has not played since an injury-plagued 2010 season. he is the second leading rusher in

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case in point, clinton portis. he officially hung up his cleats today at redskins park. he played seven seasons in washington and ran for 9,923 yards. he is the second all-time rushing leader ever in washington. his often crazy costumes, always theatrical. >> my run was great. the people i met, my teammates. the guys i looked up to that did not know i was looking up to them. it was wonderful, man. >> a lot of laughs as well. he called gibbs when this favorite people of all time. >> yes, he was a great running back. he got a ton of yardage. his record speak for themselves. he was probably the best running back i have ever seen without the ball in his hands. he would lay it on the line for his teammates. he was aggressive, physical. you could look to many eyes, that guy was going to give the redskins everything he had on sunday. >> he did. >> quite a tribute. >> coming up next, and state's former president is accused of not doing enough during the jerry sandusky scandal. >> hear what he says he [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you w

clinton portis announced his retirement. -- 77 yards shy of record. a was very theatrical. this is what he had to say about monumental day. >> it is really huge. it is closing a chapter in my end that i knew had to day. it would.ew when today is that day. >> the ravens and jack wires here on abc 7. you saw that, too. the ravens have 571 yards of with 286 yards passing. about that for a quarterback? they break out of their veryason scoring slump big. if any team in the nfl needs help, maybe the redskins or defense can come calling. this player is 6 feet and 11 inches, over 500 pounds. offense,be the whole everyone. there you go. big boy. lance armstrong announced he would not fight charges. the decision will likely have a ban from the sport and of all of its titles. of talks tonight. 500 pounds? my goodness. 500 pouni'm barack obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." anand the ryan pann? p a-a-r-p says it

washington redskins running back clinton portis officially hanging up his uniform for good. he will make the announcement of his retirement this afternoon at redskins park. >> he's the second leading rusher in the team's history. withis number 27 on the nfl all- time list. he thanked his teammates, his family the coach and fans and. >> at 8:00 tonight you can show your support for the redskins. a pep rally will take place at the newseum and it will feature a projected image of robert griffin iii. >> prince harry is back in england where he's expected to get a talking to from is grandmother over nude photographs. prexy and his friends invited several women to the vip suite while he was at the mgm grand hotel and casino in las vegas last friday. there was a round of strip pool and everybody lost, apparently. look for more on that on good morning america. correctl.l. co>> ll cool j fought off a burglar and his home and the suspects up for a broken jaw. the rapper said that he had to protect his family. it is 67 degrees. highlights from the ballpark.

clinton portis will announce his retirement thursday. he's known for his antics in the locker room. he was a heck of a player. finally what's going on up in maryland. they claim another knee injury. first of course cj brown. now kenny tate. he injured his knee yesterday. he's being evaluated to see how serious that is. also andre monroe projected starting defensive end also squaring his knee yesterday as -- injuring his knee yesterday as well. he's out for season. i'm dave owens. have a great wednesday, everybody. >>> if you want the new iphone 5, it may be time to ditch your current model. that's coming up in the next your money report. >> plus, a change in army regulations means soldiers who need therapy dogs may not be able to get them. we'll let you know why. a quick check of the commute now. >> thank you so much. on the inbound side of i-66 things look great as you travel from centreville toward fairfax and the beltway inbound on i-66 all lanes are open. i'll be back with more traffic at 5:28. you're watching 9news now. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this wednes

like the ravens did last night. >> kristen berset first tells us we bid a fond fare well the clinton portis in your morning sports. >> reporter: good morning everybody, after nine years in the nfl and dozens obviously personalities later running back clint portis is hanging up the cleats for good. the announcement came on the eve of him becoming one of the ten new inductees to the list of 80 greatest redskins of all time. there were no costumes like these yesterday at redskins park. no shenanigans. just a guy reflecting on a great career. now two time pro bowler rushed nor 9900 yards good enough for 27th in the nfl but after injuries in 2010, portis couldn't see himself playing anywhere else but in washington. >> i knew i wouldn't fit in just as a piece of a puzzle. to somewhere else. i couldn't celebrate, i couldn't see it. i couldn't sleep at night knowing that i was part of something that had no meaning. >> reporter: now the redskins in their current running back core face indy on saturday at fedex field and tim hightower will see some playing time this season. his first game since knee

clinton portis will announce his retirement. he was a heck of a player. second only to john riggins. when you're the king, you can sell shoes for crazy money. lebron james shoe model is for sale for $300. for that, i say forget that, buy yourself a tv or iphone. >> $300 for shoes. >> $315. >> don't let my kids see them. that's all for 9news now at 6:00. derek is back at 7:00. you got me with the shoes.

clinton portis coming back to redskins park thursday. what could this possibly be for? >> to say goodbye to a football career that wasn't all that bad, wouldn't you say? >> pretty solid. he's just outside of the top 20 all-time leading rushers in nfl history. clinton port it's going to officially retire as a washington red skin with dan schneider sitting behind him thursday. he has just under 10,000 career rushing yards and the second-leading rusher in redskins' history. >>> meanwhile, the redskins current players and their coaches preparing for their third and most important game of the preseason which is coming up against the indianapolis colts on saturday. london fletcher is back in the mix and he hopes to play against the colts. he missed the chicago game and several practices prior to that game. so it's good to see the captain, number 59, back on offense. full back de rail young back on the field to practice for the first time in three weeks. his hamstring still isn't 100% and mike shanahan says he's not likely to play on saturday. but young chomping at the bit to

we're going to miss clinton portis. >>> a man frommersville, virginia celebrated a milestone birthday yesterday. charles clark is 105 years olds. matt jablow has the story. >> reporter: when charles clark was in his late 30s a doctor told him he'd live to be 100. he was off by a few years, you see today charles turns 105 years olds. >> i never thought i'd be 105. but it's creeped up on me. pretty quick. >> reporter: born on august 23rd, 1907, charles was raised on a farm in hamilton, virginia. >> we had chickens and hogs and -- >> he served in the army during world war ii. >> right after d day we went overseas. >> reporter: he moved back to virginia where he's lived in the same house for the past 79 years. >> it's a lot to do around the house. >> reporter: he worked in the insurance business then was a school bus driver. >> didn't make a lot of money but i made a living. >> reporter: posed for a picture with president obama and received a birthday greeting from the second president bush. though neither of those commanders in chief was his favorite. >> i like truman right well. >> repo

chris sandals there, stalwart and clinton portis who just retired yesterday. as for today's luncheon, several present day redskins in the house including, of course, rg3. look at those guys dressed to the 9's today. of course, it's a big pump up the team banquet, but brian orakpo says when it comes to season predictions, he'd rather talk it than walk it. >> hopefully we're looking forward to a big year this year. i'm not going to make any high expectations this year obviously because we tend to do that all the time and kind of somewhat get disappointed, but this year i think we're just going to be quiet and create some havoc. >> let's talk about the ravens as well. you'll see 10 ravens regular season games on wusa9 this year and by the looks of it, you'll see a really good football team, joe flacco playing and playing well last night, 2 touchdowns, 266 yards and they were sharper all around. john harbaugh had one word for it. listen up. >> the thing we did was we finished things, okay? that's what we've been striving for. that's kind of been something that's b

clinton portis returned eed to redskins park today to offici officially call it a career. like riggo, he was also an entertainer off the field. today, though, about closure. not clowning around. the red skin staff members pour sbood the main auditorium to bid portis adieu. coming back to redskins park was something he needed and wanted to do. >> life as a redskin was more meaningful than doing anything else. it was more meaningful than playing with another team and getting sent away just to say i told you so and continue my career. if i couldn't do it here, i really didn't want to do it. when i left, i realized this was the organization i loved. this was the place i loved. having the tunt to come back, it was high risk, it was the best thing that could hatch. >> he still has that huge runningback neck, like a battering ram. what was that? a 22 inch neck? he was powerful and one of the best pass blockers we've ever seen in that position. >> oh, yeah, he used to hurt people. >> line backers did not like coming in as a rush pass. >> i can't think of another one off the top of

just a bittersweet clinton portis. calling it a career after nine years in the nfl. despite being drafted in the denver broncos and the then head coach. he said that his heart is and will always be with the redskins. on the field, the two-time pro bowler rushed for 6,800 yards and 46 touchdowns. the second most. he also holds a single season rushing record. that happened in 2005. and off the field, this is how they are better known as either southeast jerome or they will get you. jut a couple of the many character -- just a couple of the be many many characters. >> there's no way to cheat yourself because we didn't. we gave them everything that they had to this organization and to this redskin nation. and to the d.c. nation. and so you know to the city as i love the city here and i always will be a part of this community. >> reporter: now, we also found out that he is one of the ten new inductees to the list of 80 redskins of all time. they will official hi announce that tomorrow at the skins welcome home hundred chon. derek? >> yes. thank you, kristin. >>> well folk

and clinton portis is going to announce his retirement on thursday at a press conference at redskins park and is the second leading rusher in history. and pretty impressive. yesterday, rookie quarterback cushing called preseason game the super bowl. the same could be the thing for anthony armstrong and today in practice, no longer wearing the no contact jersey and will play on saturday. he needs to make an impression after everything. and with some solid outings against the bears. >> and i know that they making, going to make a tough decision for everybody. you know, being two games behind. going to be -- there is a lot of ground to make up on and making plays. and i know i am capable of doing. that. >>> the eagles and michael vics faking it and gets rid of the ball. gets drilled by the patriots, germaine cunningham. later on look would show that vick takes a big hit to therins and stays down for awhile. he was forced to leave the game. the x rays did come back negative. without vic, the eagles rallied to win the patriots, 27-17. and back to the most important business of the night a

. >>> and one week after clinton portis retires, another runningback says he is done. brian westbrook announced he is retiring as a philadelphia eagle after nine years in the nfl. >> all right, after a much needed day off, the nationals take the field tonight in miami for a two-game series. returned to the lineup after injuries and the rigy has a chance to stop the bleeding stephen strasburg takes the mound. right now, they have a five- game lead over atlanta. >> high school football is here, which means the return of our toyota game of the week poll. here's some of your choices, like centerville. robinson at stone bridge. go to u.s.a.todayhighschoolsports.com we'll announce the winner thursday night. and venus williams breezes through the first round of the u.s. open. 6-3, 6-1. and lasted 62 minutes. also, andy rodack advances. >> derek is back with our area's only local newscast at 7:00. have a great night.

one man who despised pre-season games was clinton portis. he will officially retire tomorrow. he spent six seasons with the redskins. he's the second leading rusher in franchise history behind john riggins. and just under 10,000 career yards. he always wore number 26, and the guy who wears that number now, quarterback josh wilson, he used a retirement party as a way to make some money. very clinton-esque. >> i heard that, and i was saying if he wants to buy his jersey back, his number is available if he wanted to buy that. he made a lot of money here, so i know he still has a lot. this is my second year. but you know, c.p., if you're listening, talk to me, man. >> you won the sacrifice. >> i won the sacrifice. i wear 25, 24 for a day if that's what it takes. >> i think clinton can >> i think clinton can appreciate a good chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> the nats didn't sweep what you call it, atlanta. >> we'll do it saturday. [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required t

. >> clinton portis' first carry as a redskin ended in a 64-yard touchdown and after seven seasons he finished as the franchise's second leading all time rusher. along the way he entertained with his alteregos and today a more subdued portis announced retirement. it was an emotional day. portis was drafted by the broncos and two years later traded to the skins in 2004. he played seven seasons for the burgundy and gold rushing over 1,000 yards four times. he finished with 9,923 yards and 75 touchdowns. he said good bye earlier today at an emotional press conference. >> i really wasn't expecting to get emotional and i gave everything that i had to this organization, to this redskin nation, to this d.c. nation and to this city and i love this city. i'll always be a part of community and it was no better way to walk away. as far as continuing my career, i knew two years ago when i had the opportunity to talk to bruce allen, mr. snyder and coach shanahan that i probably would never put on another jersey. >> on to a current running back, tim hightower is ready to see his current action agai

clinton portis will announce his retirement. he was a heck of a player. almost 7,000 yards. second only to john riggins. finally, what is going on up in maryland? it's claimed another victim when it comes to the knees and the players. that guy right there from a year ago injured his knee. today he's being evaluated to see how serious it is. this comes after cj brown quarterback injured his knee and blew it out. also andre monroe. he's injured his knee. so anyone -- >> crazy. >> -- with a good knee, they need you up in maryland. >> it's nowhere near

clinton portis got choked up while announcing his retirement. ends a nine-season career, seven spent here in washington. team released him two years ago just 77 yards short of the elusive 10,000 mark. still, redskins fans will remember him as one of the funnest players to watch. we h made an impact. >> people wondered if he would show up in a costume yesterday. it was really obviously a difficult moment for him. >> bittersweet. >> yeah. >> he had a lot of tweets just thanking the fans and thanking all the supporters and his colleagues for making his career so fun. >>> speaking of thanking, tom kierein is in storm center4, we thank you for this forecast, tom. >> another gorgeous morning under way. at 4:41 on this friday morning, around the region we're in the 60s and that includes la plata, charles county. by 6:30, upper 60s. a little sunshine. a little sun in and out this morning through noontime. by noontime for the lunch hour, the low 80s. and here's the hour-by-hour forecast for the entire region today. we'll have highs reaching in the mid an

. >> former redskins running back clinton portis will announce his retirement at a thursday press conference at redskins park. he has not played since an injury plagued 2010 season. he's the second leading rusher in team history. >>> finally with c.j. brown out for the year freshman terry hills has been named maryland's starting quarterback. the news edge will be right back. good night. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. for back to school. introducing share everything, only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add multiple smartphones to your plan, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99. this bipartisan reform successfully reduced welfare rolls. on july 12th president obama quietly ended the work requirement... gutting welfare reform. one of the most respected newspapers in america called it, "nuts!" saying, "if you want to get more people to work, "you don't loosen the requirements -- you tighten them

clinton portis will announce his retirement. he was a heck of a player. almost 7,000 yards. second only to john riggins. finally, what is going on up in maryland? it's claimed another victim when it comes to the knees and the players. that guy right there from a year ago injured his knee. today he's being evaluated to see how serious it is. this comes after cj brown quarterback injured his knee and blew it out. also andre monroe. he's injured his knee. so anyone -- >> crazy. >> -- with a good knee, they need you up in maryland. >> it's nowhere near started. >> we'll be right back. >>> don't you want to know about rhianna. >> we don't know. now we're going to have to check it out. >> that's our broadcast. thanks for sticking around. >> don't forget we're always on at wusa9.com. letterman is next. good night, all.

no more hail to the redskins for running back clinton portis. he will officially announce his retirement from the nfl this afternoon at redskins park. >> the second leading rusher in team history number 27 on the all-time list for the nfl. he issued a letter wednesday thanking his family, teammates coaches, and fans for their support over the years and for allowing him to grow from a boy into a man in a city that he will forever love, he says. at 8:00 tonight you can show your support for the redskins ahead of saturday's's big game against colts. a pirelli will take place at the newseum -- a pep rally. >> the nationals wednesday night did not sweep the braves./ >> tim brant has a recap of what happened last night. >> hello again. it was another great scene. the braves did not want to go quietly. let's pick it up in the top of the fifth. the braves have two on and two out. the center field. of trouble from the get go. all the way from first. he comes home and scores. 2-0, atlanta. single to left field with harper on third, scoring easily. 2-1. cr

there's recently retired clinton portis. thank goodness he doesn't dress up as southeast jerome. named most valuable players from last season, davis missed the last four games due to a drug suspension. he's just happy to get a second chance. >> after all you've been through, you've learned a lot, but i know where i'm at. eye appreciative. i want to thank dan snyder, definitely believing in me to bring me back this year, giving me the opportunity to play. >>> saturday's required television watching, skins and colds, right here on nbc4 starting at 4:00, followed by the redskins postgame report. >>> players not the only group being evaluated tomorrow. >>> many, including your truly, will be up in the press box. you've been watching some of the work, and let me say, dicey. >> it stinks, downright stinks. go ahead. >> what's more disturbing is commissioner roger goodell says the replacements for the regular-season games are worth while to ensure longtime improvement for officiating. >> really? >>? >> raven hosting the jaguars, second quarter, ballots more up 3-0, joe flacco finds anqu

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. >>> and this morning recently retired redskin clinton portis will be joining us in studio. we'll get the take on his award-winning and at times colorful career. that's coming up later on "news 4 today." >>> some football players will start their careers on the field today. pop warner football kicks off in the district. last night players opened the weekend with a rally at rozelle rec center. pop warner is huge. >>> lance armstrong is in danger of losing his seven tour de france titles, but he seems to be getting more support than ever. his nonprofit cancer awareness organization live strong reports it's collected 25 times the money it normally does in just the past 24 hours. and some of his sponsors, including nike and anheuser busch have stated they will still support him. the u.s. anti-doping agency is working to take away lance armstro armstrong's tour de france titles and ban him from cycling. armstrong recently dropped the appeals from the usada and said he's tired of fighting accusations he took steroids. and an event benefitting armstrong's organization is set to kic

appears there is a redskin willing to be up to the challenge, filling the jokester road when clinton portis stopped wearing his costumes. >> first, we want to take another look at our question of the day. the question is average single man does this about once a month. the average woman does this once a week. is it a, clean out their car, b, wash bed sheets, or c, balance checkbooks. >> our facebook friend billy writes yup, wash the bed sheets. deit by process of limb neighbors. i wash my car every -- elimination. i wash my car every other day and i don't use checks. what do you think? post your answer on our facebook page. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 show. >>> 5:21 on this wednesday morning. it's nice and quiet. we don't have the rain like yesterday. want to get out this morning, commuting should be fine. like jogging in the morning? weather not going time pact you there. we might see a stray -- going to impact you there. we might see a stray shower. looking at partly sunny to mostly cloudy. a lot of high thin clouds. 84 degrees. then this afternoon pay attention. look how some of th

. >>> former redskins running back clinton portis is retiring. 77,000 yards short of the 10,000 mark. they will host a retirement news conference for portis tomorrow. he hasn't played since they released him two years ago. he will be remembered as one of the open's best backs. he is the second leading rusher in team history and post it 26 100 yard games. >> he was so fun to watch. he would show up at a press conference dressed up in a crazy outfit. >>> 6:21. time toer weather and traffic on the ones. here's tom. >> good morning. right now, getting into our tropical season. in florida international university, they're getting ready to do the experiment to see how strong hurricane winds can affect construction and different types of housing construction. they're just now setting that up. that's a live picture. later today on the "today" show they're going to be showing what happens when you get hurricane force winds and different types of construction and how those homes can withstand those kinds of winds. talking about maybe hurricane force winds in florida. that will be coming up this

. >> and clinton portis joins us in studio at 9:00 a.m. >>> good morning. breaking news. tropical storm isaac lashing haiti this morning, where thousands still live outside years after the devastating earthquake. now the state of florida faces new hurricane watches and warnings this morning. will the storm impact the republican national convention? >>> deadly confrontation. ney released surveillance video captures the moment when police gunned down the man who shot a co-worker to death outside the empire state building, as new information emerges about the shooter and the feud that led to murder. >>> and overexposed? if you think you've seen enough of prince harry in the buff already, hang on, there may be more photos, even video on the way today, saturday, august 25th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and good morning. i'm tamron hall. certainly, all eyes, lester, are on isaac this morning as it rolls across haiti and heads towards cuba. >> and right now, that sto

. >>> this afternoon at redskins park, clinton portis will officially retire and he will do it as a member of the burgundy and gold. he spent seven seasons here in d.c. he's second only to john riggins with nearly 7,000 yards and 46 touchdowns. >>> now to the other football. d.c. united hosting chicago fire last night. the home team scored twice in a span of five minutes. all four players -- four different players scored in all. d.c. topped chicago 4-2. united is just six points out of first place in the eastern conference. >>> it is 6:25. straight ahead, an update on our breaking news. a 17-year-old girl shot and killed. police say this may have been a home invasion. >> also, we may know the release date of the newest model of the iphone. learn about the telltale signs. >> right now monika has a quick check on the commute. what's happening? >> here's an example of the patchy low lying fog that howard has been telling us about. this is the west side of town at the american legion bridge. visibility is reduced on the west side of town. i'll be back with more traffic coming up in a few minut

we will be live today from redskins park with full coverage of clinton portis' retirement press conference. have a great thursday. >>> still ahead this morning, we continue our breaking news coverage. the latest a murder of a local teenager coming up. >> plus, federal investigators are piecing together clues about what happened when that massive coal train derailed in ellicott city. here's monika with an update on the rush hour. >> late clearing construction on the outbound side of the key bridge here at m street may cause some delays as you come in on canal road. be aware of it as you travel into the district. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. you know, i was once used for small jobs. yeah, and i took on all the bigger, tougher ones. but now that mr. clean's got this new select-a-size magic eraser, i mean, he can take on any size job. look how easily he gets things cleaned. it's enough to make you cry. you, specifically. not me. i'm just happy we don't go near rex's mobile home as often. because it's hard to clean or because you're scared of an i

clinton portis put aside the alter egos for a heartfelt retirement announcement yesterday. it brings to a closing a nine-year career that saw portis become the second leading rusher in redskins history. >> think about doing what you love for so long and then having to walk away at some point. >> yeah. and the team loved. >> yeah. >> very heartfelt. >> yeah. >>> 11 now after the hour. let's check in with tom kierein for today's forecast and through the weekend, tom? >> good morning. time for your weather and traffic. right now early on this friday morning you don't have any travel problems weatherwise around the region. quite a bit of cloudiness and temperatures in the 60s. that includes haymarket, hometown forecast. by noontime, mid 80s there. and for the entire region, hour by hour today, we'll be in the 60s. 6:00 a.m. noontime, low 80s to mid 80s. and upper 80s mid afternoon. a little sunshine in and out this morning, late morning through midday. but then clouding up late afternoon and for the evening we'll be down to near 80 by 8:00 p.m. by 10:00 p.m., the mid 70s. and b

clinton portis will officially announce his retirement today during a news conference at redskins park. he is just 77 yards short of the 10,000 mark, making him the 27th leading rusher in nfl history, and he ranks second only trailing john riggins for the most yards as a red skin. portis has not played since the redskins released him two years ago. we wish him all the best. new predictions for the season by "espn the magazine" may have redskins fans hoping portis changes his mind. the magazine has the burgundy and gold finishing 2-14 with their wins coming only against st. louis and minnesota. earlier this week, cbssports.com also gave a dire prediction of just 3-13. i mean, hello! have they not heard of rg3? not to say that, i mean, we don't want to put everything on his back, but still, he's great. i think we're going to do better than that. the redskins have a chance to silence some of those critics saturday when the indianapolis colts come to town. it pits rg3 against first overall pick andrew luck. you can catch the game at 4:00 right here on nbc 4. should be a great game. >> i li

clinton portis will officially announce his retirement today during a news conference at redskins park. he is just 77 yards short of the 10,000 mark, making him the 27th leading rusher in nfl history, and he ranks second only trailing john riggins for the ds a redskin. portis has not played since being released two years ago. we certainly wish him all the best. he was very fun to watch. >> thanks for the memories, for sure. 6:21 is the time. let's go to tom for the forecast. >>> good morning. we're starting off with clouds over washington this morning and farther south and east they are producing a few sprinkles, st. mary's county and across the tidal potomac into the northern neck, lower part of the eastern shore from cambridge to salisbury. if it's going to be passing well southeast of the metro area. west and north of washington, a clear sky. and under that clear sky is where we have some patchy fog forming some of the rural areas of northern maryland, western maryland, panhandle of west virginia, parts of the shenandoah valley where many of these locations are down into the 50s thi

tomorrow clinton portis will announce his retirement almost two years after he played his last nfl gameis will join skins owner dan snyder for the official ceremony although he was not a life-long member of the burgundy and gold so to speak, he played the majority of his career here in d.c. and endeared himself to fans both with his on the field play and his off the field personality. >>> finally it looks like michael strahan has found another way to stay busy during his retirement. multiple reports say that the fox nfl sunday host and former giant linebacker will join kelly ripa as cohost of her daytime talk show live with kelly. the official announcement will be made september 4. i have seen him sitting in on the show. he is pretty good. >> i missed him on there but she has had so many. how many is it? >> over 30 or -- >> i don't know. it's a lot. i >>> coming up, we'll check in on repairs at the national cathedral. days before the one-year anniversary of the east coast earthquake. why the church still has a long road ahead. >> and then holly morse is showing us living history right i

. >>> also today, former redskins clinton portis officially will retire. he will make it official during a ceremony today. two years after getting cut by the team, portis ended his career 77 yards shy of 10,000 making him number 27 on the nfl's list of all-time rushers. he holds onto the washington franchise record for single season rushing yards. >> there are now tire tracks on mars. the "curiosity" rover moved about 15 feet yesterday then turned right and backed up a short distance. this is video from just before the test. nasa managers are thrilled that there were no christians as i'm sure they are very thrilled -- that there were no glitches as i'm sure they are having everything go right. it's a sensitive thing they're doing. >> it's so nerve-wracking. >> i would think so. >> let's calm our nerves a little bit. >>> let's do that with the help of tucker barnes. give us some cuteness. we could use it. >> all right thank you very much. let's get down to business.of t time for our official "my first 5" photo of the day. >> she is a big caps supporters. >>

. >>> clinton pore kiss will be back in washington -- portis will be back in washington tomorrow. he'll formally retire and will do it as a redskin. he played 17 seasons here. he was known for his play on the field and of course the great antics off the field. great sense of humor, costumes, the whole nine yards. he's second in rushing yards only to john riggins with more than 7,000 yards. our time 6:25. still ahead ow frederick county, maryland -- ahead, how frederick county maryland is protecting students. the incredible shrinking seats. why it might be our fault if the airlines are cramming us into planes even tighter. >>> right now monika has a quick check of traffic. >> not too many problems on the roads. 270 is a good example. no delays at route 121 down to germantown and rockville. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> good morning. it 1:29. this is the place we can always -- you can always get your weather first. a beautiful sunrise shot as you wake up this wednesday morning. good morning. thanks for joining us. temp

clinton forportis is hanginp completes and retiring. the running back hasn't played since the redskins released him two years ago. portis will be remembered as one of the team's best backs. he is the second leading rusher in team history and posted 26100-yard games in seven seasons here. >>> steven strasburg may be making a case for himself to pitch in the playoffs. >> as fwrks m, i want to pitch after this rain delay. got it! . well, high five somebody up here. that's ten. >> that's right. you heard the right thing there, the young gun struck out ten last night in over six innings of work to lead the nats to a 4-1 win over atlanta. 15th win of the season. he and desmond came through again with another home run. 19th of the season. after the game, everybody was talking about steven strasburg. >> it was just a dominant. he was -- seemed to have a good idea of what he wanted to do and was doing it. adding each inning, he's learned more about what he wants to do. he's controlling what he wants the catcher to do more. it's -- it's fun watching. >> the nats now lead the braves by seven games. and will go for the sweep tonigh