d.c. united back dominating the mls and a battle on and off the floor. the nba finals. i'll explain that next. >>> and now, 9sports with dave owens. the best sports in town. >> after rory mcllroy made a congressional eat dust at last year's u.s. open. you had a feeling they would go to work on this year's field. they did. how tough is this course? less than half the field. the first six holes are playing 950 over par. put that in your mind. tiger has been good in that stretch. not today. first hole, bogey. third hole, bogey. watch this shorty. the announcer said, you've got to be kidding me. woods went from the lead to three strokes back. here's a great story. beau is an amateur. the guy has braces on, he's 18. tied for 8th. it's a wide open field, ernie els, he likes birds, but eagles. watch that, pops it up and drops it. he is tied for 4th. john peterson, i'll tell you, this course has been so tough, we had to show you this. 23 years old, tip of the cap to you young fella. hole in one, then the fist pump. the tiger of old, steady as he goes. back to tiger, 75 assessin

d.c. united is back in action on sunday, didn't 24th. -- june 24. it has been a great weekend >> it looks that we are cranking up the heat. >> tomorrow, wrote it will be below average one more day, so enjoy it while you can. after that, it is hot, hot hot. a few showers popping up across western maryland. we will take a look at that on doppler. 77 degrees that was the high temperature at breaking national airport. -- reagan national airport. beenbeen looking at temperatures across the area, 65 and leesburg. look at their high temperatures today, only made of to 72 degrees. temperatures will fall another five-seven degrees of the the next few hours. winchester at 66, manassas 64. southern maryland, 64 degrees. temperatures are a lot cooler off to the north. look at the heat and humidity. mid part of the country, this is what is on the way. by wednesday thursday, friday, could be looking at temperatures in the mid-and 90's. that is when it is going to feel really uncomfortable outside. satellite's radar, a few showers in western pennsylvania. not gone

d.c. united back in action against philadelphia, tripped up right there. united is awarded a free kick.gets into it, d.c. united holds on to win, 1-nil. >>> today the final round of the u.s. open in san francisco. the course has not been kind to anyone. kilometres an hour coleaders heading -- your coleaders heading into today. tiger woods, had his worst round as a 36 hole leader in a major yesterday, shooting 5 over par, 75, 5 shots off the the lead. phil mickelson shot 1 over 71 yesterday and 8 over for 3 rounds. >>> despite this weekend's losses to the yankees nats are still the talk of baseball are they a playoff team? what if they tail off in the end. dave ross and wisdom martin go off the wall. >>> off the wall, talking baseball. >> i love baseball. >>> let's talk about the nats. red hot. >> on fire. >> bryce harper, strausberg. if they fizzle out and don't make the playoffs, how big of a dispointment would that be. >> i don't like to thing about it, but if they did i would be very disappointed. i tell you why it is like being in a relationship, if you put your emotional attachment

. @ >>> welcome back to sports xtra. >> d.c. united and the new york red bulls met tonight for the 68th time ever and only three points separate the clubs in the upper tier of the eastern conference. united won the first meeting 4- 1 in april and tonight another high scoring affair. d.c. united not receiving a very warm welcome at new york. just 30 seconds into the game duane dell rosario heads to danny cruz, chris pontias' seventh goal of the year. united has a 1-0 lead. later tied 1-1. new york volleys the ball, second goal of the game for the former united player, 2-1 new york. 66th minute united trails 3-1. the deficit later 3-2. 75th minute. the crossing pass into the box. it's just deflected off the goalie's shoulder. united falls on the road to the new york red bulls 3-2. the quarterfinals of the euro cup and it's england facing italy for the second time ever in this curran amount. we start in the -- current tournament. we start in the third. this match is decided by penalty kicks. a critical kick to tie but it's denied. italy i

. >>> welcome back to the show. d.c. united hasn't hit the pitch since june 5th when the black and red lost 2-1 in the u.s. open cut. tonight, a return to the mls and guess what? a rematch with philadelphia. ben olson and d.c. first in the eastern conference and facing the phillies. to the 77th minute, no score and he is getting tripped up there and franco boskovich. the deflection in for the sixth goal of the season. one-0, united, 85th minute and trying to rally. and with that and hamid with the big time save and take that, philly, 1-0. >>> and off the wall is on the way. we're going to talk about baseball. >> yeah. >> and you have relationship stuff you have to get out and open. >> with the nationals. >> okay. >> and some proper foods to eat at the ball park. will wisdom martin have a hot dog at the park? stick around to find out. >> love and happiness. >> i don't know. off the wall is next. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discove

d.c. united within 1/75th minutes. right footed in the right corner. redbulls get the best of d.c. united take it is shirts right off their back with them. >> lebron james take a listen to this sound byte after they won. >> everything and more, you know, i dreamed about this opportunity, this moment for a long time, including last night including today, and it has become a reality now, and -- >> you saw the nba title of course, he was the mvp of the serery it is question now is professionally, people are going to say what they want about lebron james, that whole thing a lot of people asked me this weekend, does this put to rest, the question about lebron james as an elite player as a kobe bryant, as a michael jordan i think it does the ring in the thing here, and he now has it you can't say he hasn't gotten it done. because he finally did right. he doesn't have six like michael doesn't have five like kobe but does have one i believe at 27 years of age things might come easier for him from here on out because he has got the first one he can relax, take a deep breath and he is the best player in the game i will be surprised if t

game six tomorrow night back in boston. d.c. united and philadelphia union played last night.. open cup action. antwaan scored the game win forephilly in extra time. d.c. loses at the soccer flex. final score 2-1. >>> it's coming up on 6: 25. >>> maryland's newest casino opens tonight in anne arundel county. ahead just how much money those slots are expected to bring in. >>> monika tells us if we're gambling on our morning commute. >> i don't think so. things look good. on the inner and outer loop of the beltway to the wilson bridge, no problems here and heading through oxon hill you're going to be okay. in my next report, another look at area roads at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. [ male announcer ] it would be easy for u.s. olympian meb keflezighi to deposit checks at the nearest citibank branch. ♪ like this one. ♪ or this one. ♪ or, maybe this one. ♪ but when it's this easy to use citibank mobile check deposit at home...why would he? ♪ woooo! [ male announcer ] citibank mobile check deposit. easier banking. every step of the way. >>> 59 degrees outside. here is a live lo

back of leaders jim furyk. to soccer, santos and d.c. unitede road visiting the philadelphia union. 78th minute, bronco boskovich, love the name. chris pontias puts it in. united beats philly 1-0. they're on a role there. we'll be watching tomorrow, tiger needs a better round. >> i love that hole in one, though, that was great. >> 23 years old. >> the caddie -- >> i would have done that too. >> that's our news for tonight. "saturday night live" is next. have a great night. we'll see you tomorrow. ♪ >>> welcome to "fox report." [ cheers and applause ]

d.c. but you know, i would definitely like it. like coming back home. you know, it would definitely be nice. >>> ben olsen out coaching his d.c. united squad this morning. today a big day for ben because the second year head coach was selected as the man to lead the m.l.s. all stars when they take on european champion chelsea on july 25th. olsen deferred the honor to his team which is currently in first place in the eastern conference. >> been a huge part of my life, both playing and coaching and it's given me a lot, and to represent them on a big stage like this is -- you know, a real honor for me. but ultimately, it's -- you know, i think this recognition comes from, you know, this group of guys and doing a pretty good job up until this point. >> >> congratulations to ben olsen. >>> right now in miami the heat getting ready to close out oklahoma city. they're on their way to winning their first -- well, lebron james' first title and the heat's second title overall which means i owe brian bolter a dinner. and he will be back to collect on that when we come back.  does your phone give you all day battery life ? droid does. and doe

back in. in maryland, john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >>> several d.c. fire trucks and other unitsere out of service today not staffed at all. tonight, the firefighter's union says department leaders are shutting down stations to save on overtime. >> we have five units out of service. the medic units assigned, seven engine, 33 engine, an ambulance, and two fire engines, engine company 28 and truck company 14. >> the fire department says this is not a money saving tactic. a spokesperson says there are no station shutdowns. units are off the streets for various reasons, like maintenance and vacation coverage. the public needs to know the city has full and complete coverage. >>> family friends said good- bye to a former deli owner murdered in her own store today. a private memorial service was held for june lim. she was shot inside grace deli last week. during an attempted robbery. so far, no arrests. police are hoping video cameras in and outside the store will lead to her killer. they are also offering a reward for information leading to a conviction. >>> police are on the hunt for

back. checking our top stories, this heatwave sizzling much of the united states. waystarting to work its area.he d.c. temperatures expected to reach .he mid 90's today excessive heat warning on friday. could reach 100 then and that could set new records. be prepared. we are few hours away from of the most anticipated rulings in years. will hand down a whether the health reform law is constitutional, later this morning. attorney general eric holder the first sitting general to be held in contempt of congress. house expected to vote contempthold them in refusing to hand over documents on a botched probe.ing >> we took a field trip yesterday in new york at good morning america. >> it was incredible. we were in their studio. it was pretty incredible. it is located right in times square in the heart of new york. you've got a lot of action right there. >> the streets are blocked off the studio now. it is a pedestrian walkway, so can watch what's happening the window. that's right behind sam's monitor. everything is big. monitor is big enough for the entire staff to stand under. >> . it was > there was a k

d.c. unite loses 3-2. but played very well and again, they take the shirts off their back. >> do you like that? let's see chris pontius do it. >> come on become. i think the ladies like to see you. >> -- come on back. me on back. . >> you will tell me the trick to seeing the tiger. >> i will do so. >>> up next, mobile technology has changed everything from the way we listen to music to how we work. >> and more changes are on the way. next this this morning's smart phone zone, one of the leading names in the field shares his predictions for the not so distant future and has some key advice for anyone looking to launch a career in mobile technology. or is it mobile? >> depends on where you live. @ . >>> we are in the midst of an information revolution and mean old technology could bring about the most dramatic changes. that according to a new book due out tomorrow. author is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the technology field. he recently sat down with fox 5's lauren demarco so let's head to the smart phone zone for more. year. >> reporter: millions of people around the world use sm

d.c. united taking a pitch. plus a lot more jam-packed shows. >> okay, tonight still hot, no rain? >> i think a chance of showers is possible. >> all right, thank you very much. we'll see you backere at 11:00. bye.

back. roundup. no root. no weed. no problem. >> a liv picture. the sun is up over the supreme court of the united states. at 5:47, washington, d.c. time. that will be a very busy place today. let's get a check of the weather from bill karins. >>> if you had to suffer through one, what would you rather suffer through extreme cold or extreme heat? >> heat. >> you would deal with the heat instead. >> i think most people would go with the heat. the humidity gets to some people. thankfully, this heat wave doesn't have a lot of humidity. a dry heat. des ser desert areas of the southwest, that's how it feels. it has been in the 100s. that's going to spread throughout the day. this is today's high temperatures in the shade. it will feel like 108 in st. louis, 104, indianapolis, all of the heat begins to inch its way to the east coast with many areas in the 90s. we won't hit the hundreds until tomorrow but from d.c. to richmond to rally to charlotte, you all have a chance of being up around 100 degrees. it is no the like it moves out of the midwest. it continues to expand. finally, as we start your weekend, we should still be in the 100s from t

he's five shots back of mcdowell and furyk entering this afternoon's final round which you can see on nbc4 at 4:00. >>> d.c. unitedwins the fourth straight. a 1-0 victory over philadelphia. have a great day. >>> now look at this. a pool with a unique view. the holiday inn in shanghai, china, has a glass swimming pool. they can see the bottom of the street. one of the swimmers says it feels like flying. >>> apple is planning to build a spaceship style building in silicon valley. the four-story building will have 2.8 million square feet of office space. t it could open in 2015. >>> microsoft is planning what it calls a big announcement tomorrow and there are reports that it might be a new tablet computer. microsoft is getting set to release windows 8 which will work across tablets and even televisions. microsoft has not commented on the possible tablet. >>> thousands of people are now more protected against identity theft thanks to the community shred. the nbc washington pnc bank community shred event brought more than 2,000 people out to annandale yesterday. it was held at the university college and each driver can

back. a couple quick updates. bryce harper hit the game winning single. and also, the celtics hold on and beat the heat. they lead the finals in the eastern conference finals. how about d.c. united taking on the philadelphia union in a round of 16 in the u.s. open cup. nick to josh to tie this one up. the screaming eagle, they are going nuts. d.c. loses to the union. french open quarters we go. novak in the near court with his hands full against joe wilfred. the frenchman across court winner. the crowd is fired up, but two sets to one down. the joker would rally in the nearby court and watch the back hand winner. he has some emotion. he takes that in five sets. how about roger federer. a much tougher match against juan. lost the first two sets, but he is brilliant. you can tell this right here because he came back to win in five sets. they are in a juicy semifinal. that's if for sports, shawn yancy back in a moment. graduation, huh ? crazy, right ? well, with this droid razr by motorola on verizon 4g lte, you guys can stay in touch. ( grunts ) cool. you can video call on skype... send photos. yeah, okay. yeah, let's do it. get $100 off any motorola 4g lte smartphone, like the dr

back to news. >> temperatures could reach 100 degrees or higher today. that makes for another hot, a unit, and uncomfortable day across the d.cea. people are doing their best to cope with a scorching heat. putting up tents on the national mall, people found thways to keep cool. fans attending the nationals game took their time getting to their seats last night. >> in the sun in an oven, i don't want to sweat even more. >> heat advisory in effect again today. metro is helping people stay cool by allowing you to drink water on trains and buses. >> that's a welcome relief. you should keep your water with you today. we could actually hear a verdict in the child sex abuse case of jerry sandusky today. we will hear closing arguments this morning. the defense rested yesterday without calling the former penn state assistant coach to the stand. now the latest. >> in an apparent game decision, sandusky did not take a stand on the last day of his defense. later, an attorney for one of the alleged victim's said the defense failed to confront the charges. >> we did not see one reputation of the precise charges which were leveled by the pr

unit. he does understand english. police plan to go back to the neighborhood where he was arrested this weekend trying to track downless. >>> in washington, d.c. this morning republicans are plotting a new line of attacks against president obama's health care law that was upheld in a stunning decision by the u.s. supreme court yes. alison burns is in washington, d.c. where the health care war is raging on. alison. >> reporter: pam, july 11th republicans in the house say they are going to vote to repeal obama care. the 5-4 supreme court decision to uphold the law prompted emotional reaction on both sides. the penalty for not getting health insurance is a tax. something democrats insisted it wasn't when the law was created. >> the supreme court has spoken. this law is a tax. the bill was sold to the american people on a deception. >> reporter: the democrats are celebrating their victory saying politics doesn't matter. >> this is about what we came to do. and any time we want to waste time going through what does this mean in terms of election, we under mine our purpose of coming here. >> reporter: more on how republicans say they can repeal hea

back to you. >>> 5:01. new this morning, d.c. police investigating a series of stabbings and shootings in southeast washington. two men stabbed along gainesville street. canine units were brought to the scene to look for clues. both men taken to the hospital. one is in critical condition. >>> earlier in the night, a man stabbed near 13th place, around 7:00. the man stabbed in the parking lot. he was taken to the hospital, where he later died. his name has not been leased. >>> police called to a shooting along sumner road, just before 8:30. a man shot during a basketball game. his name and condition not released. so far there haven't been any arrests. >>> and john bryson takes medical leave, just days after he was involved in a pair of accidents. he rear ended a car in southern california. got out, spoke to the other driver and took off. police say he rammed into another vehicle a few minutes later apparently. police found him unconscious in the other car at the scene of the second crash. bryson had a seizure and doesn't remember much about what happened. it is not clear whether the medical episode happened before or after the accidents. bryson has not said how lon

back of mcdowell and furyk entering this afternoon's final round. which you can see right here on nbc4 at 4:00. >>> and one final note, d.c. united wins their fourth straight. a 1-0 victory over philadelphia. have a great day. >> thanks, amber. >>> next up, a look at stories affecting our community. >> we'll be back in 15 minutes with the top stories. >>> good morning. welcome to reporters notebook. let's start off in the district, a very busy week, a vote, we have in a new council chairman after kwame brown resigns and is convicted. a current member, 14 years he has been on the council. he received sweeping support from his colleagues. >> mild mannered phil mendelssohn. he doesn't get into the f-bomb things that the others do. he's quiet, hard working and one may not agree with his philosophies or his record, but we need a solid steady guy who can eat away or fight away at this horrible, horrible atmosphere that we've got. but the council doesn't look good with the two convictions. and the concerns about the mayor. because they have to look better and do things and they have to get rid of this bad image. >> well, he brings a lot

back out at congressional this weekend. >>> still ahead a d.c. councilman calls police to investigate missing money. >> and a sex scandal is rocking the united states air force, how it's getting attention on capitol hill next. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >> the u.s. air force is at the center of a sex scandal. more than two dozen female recruits say they were victims of sexual assault and abuse. fox's molly hennenberg has more. >> reporter: secretary of defense leon panetta expressing concern over a reported sex scandal at an air force base. >> i take sexual assault allegations very seriously. we have no place in the military for sexual assault. >> reporter: at least 31 female trainees have been identified as victims at lack land air force base in texas. the commander of the air, education and training command says the sexual misconduct apparently began in 2009, but that the first victim came forward only a year ago. a dozen instructors are involved in the scandal and six are now facing charges ranging from rape to adultery. staff sergeant craig leblanc is charged with ago greated assault and obstruction of justice and staff sergeant walker is

d.c. united still playing very good soccer right now but they lose to new york 3-2. >> the shirts come off immediately. >> speaking of tradition, taking your shirt literally off your backelse. >> not here. >> no shirts off our back. >> too early in the morning for that. >> 5:00. time now for our facebook fan of the day. today, we say hello to john goings. john earned the honor by telling us we have, quote, most beautiful group of newscasters in the business. does that include you? >> i think he is talking about the women. >> for your chance to be foam's fan. day, log onto our facebook page and leave a comment under john's picture. >>> the guys who brought you cars and toy story are wowing crowds at the box office once again. >> we are checking your morning commute and the weather and allison seymour is back. i'll see you in an hour. stay with us. fox 5 morning news will be right back. our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches continents. and is scalable as far as the mind can see. our cloud is the cloud other clouds look up to. w

d.c. pulled in over the course of a few months. we're back in a moment. >> i know it's a lot  >>> the jaixz says syria is firing heavy weapons at its staff. the-- the united nations says syria is firing heavy weapons at its staff. the union general assembly also heard from peace own sukanya roy kofi annan on his latest proposals to end the violence. yesterday, u.n. monitors were prevented from getting to the site of this week's massacre. >>> also making headline, it's drug that can drive users to do terrifying things. they are called bath salts. they are blamed in several recent crimes that have made headline acontracts the country including an attack in florida wray man is accused of biting off nearly all of a homeless man's face. drug is already banned in 38 states and the push is on in congress for a permanent ban nationwide. >>> another loss in the mousse you can world. former fleetwood macmember bob welch has died. police in nashville say he took his own life. he had been facing health issues recently. in the early 70s, welch was i get are aft and vocalist for fleetwood macand went on to a successful solo career with his hit. -- as a guitarist and vo

united states. we're going to do our job. >> of course, the back story here is about the national rifle association, a very powerful lobby here in washington, d.chey tell me which means there will be very likely be some democrats who will very seriously consider voting against attorney general in order to preserve their nra rating. i talked to the national rifle association just a little while ago. they tell me they have actually heard from some democrats in our nra supporting districts, who say they will be voting against attorney general holder. so why is the nra doing this? well, they say, they believe the "fast and furious" operation which is at the root of all of this actually was a part of a larger gun control strategy, if you will, which is something the nra is very much against. i asked speaker boehner if there was evidence of that. he said he never said that in the first place. so that's something that's coming out of the oversight reform committee. we're asking around the hill, carol, for evidence of a larger gun control strategy in the "fast and furious" operation. >> democrats call it a conspiracy theory. and some republicans say th

back our viewers. this is the top of the hour. i want to reset what has just happened. history unfolding here in washington, d.c. the united states supreme court, in a major decision, a 5-4 decision upholds the president's health care reform law, the affordable care act as it's called, saying that it is in fact constitutional. the individual mandate is constitutional, based on the authority that the congress gives the congress to go ahead and tax the american people, the individual mandate was rejected based on the commerce clause of the constitution. but it was upheld based on the tax writing provisions of the u.s. congress, and the executive branch of the u.s. government. a 5-4 decision. the key decision by the chief justice of the united states, john roberts. he sided with the other, the democratic appointed members of the supreme court, breyer, ginsberg, kagan, sotomayor, together with chief justice john roberts, they were in the majority. kennedy, scalia, alito and thomas, they were in the minority. the health care reform law stays in full -- fully remains the law of the land in the united states. kate baldwin has bee