d.c. united played this afternoon. said the united rookie. we need to go to toronto and handle our business. d.c. united fans. they travel pretty well. north of the border there. 30th minute. on the attack. cross, into the box. check out dwayne derosario. josh wick frozen. the ninth of the season. toronto up 1-nil. second half. off the corner kick. passes it back to o'brien white. well, the hero here. brian white with his first goal. toronto, d.c. united. 2-0. >>> the washington freedom hosting the sky blue today in the first round of the playoffs. let's go to germantown. second half where we peck it ic. colliding with the goalie. and lisa devanna gets the ball there. shoots. scores. and ellie with the ball. sky blue, knocked out the freedom 2-1. the final. they snuck into the playoffs. got in to have a decent time there. >> i would hope to say they would be much, much better. not going to look that bad. promise you. you can hold me to >> a were gog >> we are going

the newest fresh idea at subway. ♪ >>> 72,000 fans turned out at fedex stadium to watch d.c. unitedtraffic jams leading to the stadium. some fans didn't get there until halftime. >> the traffic started all the way from the 495. i thought i was going to make it on time. but, yeah, think i'm going to catch the halftime. >> fans also complained about closed exits and parking problems. backups were not as lengthy as last weekend's paul mccartney concert when thousands were stuck on the beltway and missed part of the konser. >>> two of washington's priciest museums are offering discounts. the museum of crime and mu punishment allows residents $6 admission. the newseum is also offering half off its usually $20 admission. >>> the god father of micel jackson's three children claims that he is actually the father of the late singer's daughter, paris. mark lester is a long-time jackson friend. a london newspaper quotes him as saying he gave his sperm so jackson could have kids. lester now says he believes paris resembles his own daughter. he says he's coming forward because he believes it's t

d.c. united fans. no score here. and then check out dwyane using his head perfectly. and then passing it back to rookie, white. let's go to germantown, maryland. and then the first half of the playoff. freedom in black. check out abby. collides with the keeper. and then sky blue on the attack. she shoots. the freedom fell 2-1, and are eliminated from the playoffs unfortunately. that's your morning sports. have a great day. >> that is "news4 today." "the chris matthews show" is next, followed by "meet the press." enjoy the rest of your weekend. see you tonight.

d.c. united on the road in toronto this afternoon play ing ina conference showdown. here's how it went down. d.c. united their fans always in full force. 30th minute, toronto fc in red. on the attack, check out dwayne defer using his noggin. josh wicks is frozen. toronto up 1-nil. second half, off the corner kick, the pass back to white and white rips it into the back of let's go to germantown, maryland. the washington freedom hosting the sky blue. second half. freedom down 1-nil. freedom in black. check out abby wambach. collide into the keeper. it's free for lisa. we're all tied at one just like that. late in the second half, still tied at one. unfortunately eliminated from the playoffs. good season for the ladies of the washington freedom. >> and a week from today, redskins preseason. >> against the steelers and you know what? they hope to have a little better luck than last time. 23-0 loss, what are you going to do? anywhere -- it's going to only get better hopefully. >> right here on nbc4. >> only going to give up 400 yards. >> outside it's going to be a great day tomorrow. make your plans. it's going to be a

d.c. united fans expected to use the transit system saturday night. >> stocks way up today on news that home sales posted their biggest increase in ten years. >>> we got slammed this afternoon. big old thunderstorm rolling through. they are not done yet.

d.c. united on the road in toronto yesterday playing in a conference showdown. here's how it went down. we start with the d.c. united fans in full force all the time, every whenner they go. 30th minute, no score. toronto seeing red on the attack. check this out, using his noggin perfectly. rosario's ninth of the season. toronto up 1-0. second half, the corner kick, back to rookie white. he rips into the back of that toronto blanks d.c. united 2-0. >>> abby wambach and the washington freedom hosting the sky blue in the first round of the playoffs. freedom down. check out abby wambach. collides with the keeper. free for lisa, and she puts it into the back of the net as well. we're all tied at 1 just like that. her first wps goal. unfortunately, they are eliminated from the playoffs. that's your morning sports. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> we're back in two minutes with this morning's top stories, plus weather, sports and news 4's "viewpoint." stay with us. >>> good morning. welcome to "news 4 today" at 7:00. it is sunday, august 16th, 2009. i'm keith garvin. we want to get things started with a weather update fw

d.c. united fans will be riding metro saturday night. we will tell you how the transit system is preparing for that. >>> a plane crash at a busy airport today. we will tell you about that. >>> world health organization says to expect an explosion of swine flu this fall. >>> how about the weather, bob? >> we have -- we have had heavy rains. not done with those showers or thundershowers yet. tell you about that. what have you got? exciting day. >> it has been a great day out here at nationals pasch. number one pick, stephen strasburg, a hero's welcome and the face of the national as plan choice, ryan zimmerman to make him feel right at home. "news4 at 6:00" co os. >>> president obama is taking a break from the beltway and taking his familiar loy a weeklong vacation pl wipe taking time away from the health care fight, there's no indication the debate is anywhere near settled. brian mooar has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: president obama heading off to camp david and to martha's vineyard leaving behind the washington heat. but not the

fans. the d.c. unitedgainst madrid at fedex field in landover. >> this game is going to be brad cast li -- broadcast live in 25 countries. >> i guess kind of like a super bole for soccer. >> biggest deal of my life, man. been waiting all my life for this. biggest madrid fan. >> reporter: for those who came hours early, there was plenty of parking. tailgating. and good food. >> beef ribs. then we have -- >> reporter: for those who waited were gwait ed, getting here was a challenge. >> we came from new jersey. yeah. a long ride. a long ride. it took us about four -- a little over four hours. maybe 4 1/2. a lot of traffic on 495 and some of the other local highways. >> reporter: excited fans already late for the game literally n toward the stadium, trying to get a seat before they missed too much of the game. >> i'm from frederick. the traffic started all the way from 495. i thought i was going to make it on time. but, yeah. i think i'm going to catch the halftime. >> reporter: fans say they were exits closed

. >>> welcome back to the show, and today was a real treat for area soccer fans, because d.c. unitedhosts to real madrid. possibly one of the best all the world over. fedex was where the international friendly went down, a good one for a while. 14th, no score. here, josh wicks with a spectacular score. and here it changes -- did i -- i said it all night, i had it rightll night. here he comes again, getting it in again for his second goal of the night. and yeah, d.c. united they lose, 3-0, but the head coach still pleased. >> he is bringing world class players that are fresh. you can just see the difference, fresh legs as hot as it was -- they're a great team. and we're happy how we came out. unfortunately didn't finish strong, but it was a good result and good performance on our guy's side. >> reporter: and world golf champion tiger woods at it again. an the par 81, i think he is really, really going to like it a lot. then it is back to tap in birdie range. he goes on to par-5 under 65 to inish 12-under. padraig harrington, a formality here, the second time tiger woods won that champ

d.c. united and fans. the triple threat was not as bad as most feared. >>> well the rain was no match for the redskins faithful. fans fired up for the first preseason game at home against the steelers. fired up is one way to describe chase daniels. the undrafted rookie threw two touchdown passes, fighting for a roster spot. in the fourth, skins down by three, chase daniels shows why he could move up the depth chart. a perfect pass for a touchdown. the skins win 17-13. look out colt brennan, skin fans may have a new underdog to for. >> it was a blast. it feltgood to throw the ball around. >> later in the show we'll hear more from chase daniel and another rookie. >>> but first many car owners consider themselves winners after taking advantage of the cash for clunkers rogram and many others cash in before the program expires. >>> and will the unemployment picture get worse before it gets better? the new predictions next.  >>> the cash for clunkers program running out of cash again. you only have two mor

fans to leave early. >> we're going to wait till the very end. we will wait the whole thing out. >> let's see. you have the redskins. you have the nats and d.c. united. all playing on the same day. lots of fans taking the subway. a night that will test the local transportation, infrastructure, fan loyalty and likely nerves. in landover, derek ward. news 4. >>> coming up a small plane drops from the sky. it crashes just short of a crowded high school football field. we'll tell you all about that. >>> us, summer comes to an end. kidd a kids are getting ready to go back to school. last minute preparations under way. michael phelps out and about after he was involved in the car wreck last week. but what he was wearing on his leg has some people concerned. >>> on "nbc nightly news," hurricane bill turns up dangerous surf. growing outrage over freedom foc the l >>> two people are dead after a plane crashed near a crowded high school football scrimmage in ohio last night. the pilot and the passenger were pronounced dead at the scene in harrison, ohio. witnesses say it appeared the pilot intentionally took a nose-dive to avoid about 1,000 people at the foot

d.c., the trees came down along massachusetts avenue and mccomb streets. despite the weather, it is a big night in town for sports fans. the kirensds, naonals, and d.c. united are all playing at home. tony pann, with yesterday's storms, we are dealing with a one-two punch. >> no doubt. i don't think severe werour ourr riso in effe. adshared shaded where the h in ish efct effect tiundnmi. l ht yoeveruntil midnight. of ofi- 81. i-edh ticoshaded counties anru a, neelndpr incen or, ge a'sgeun george's all under flash warngsrn t righ d ngacight is toing kiista takin e.pl could be small stanamcreeks oven s.d ancreeks overflowing r ei nkba there's a possibility of big standingwater in mind. r atys in mi. ndd e thaneris a severe r foe ththe lower stealoweeaste n,aiag7: tonight. llwia big a big re g onale imthltbae or along the gtshimonin wagtonin area. lower eastern shore is the possibility of sereat weher. now switch it over we tolive eaa ofarra of baltime ortoom baltore to down to fredericksburg. lte thieinst rae is in the st suereas,bun rbrbnene stern subus, ne anun deanl d calvert counties. watching tc davidsonnge,villna davidson de side, north beach, you besee

more than 2,000 fans saw madrid run past d.c. united 3-0. fun to watch. >> congress may be off for the rest of the month but not everybody is on vacation. how some people are working overtime on health care reform. >> no summer vacation for health care lobbyists. the chairman of the senate finance economy is still working on his version of health care reform with lobbyists lining up before 7:30 to try to catch his staff. the chairman is getting requests for 30 to 40 meetings a week. interns are taking some of the appointments and the office has >> so the heat continues. >> still a couple more hours of the heat advisor. we're tracking thunderstorms. the first area of the mountains kind of weakening a bit. it's not impossible later tonight some of those could affect your viewing area. one more hot and humid day tomorrow. behind the cold front, cooler ay, b or wednesday, thursday, into the weekend. >> something to look forward to. >> you can look forward to "world news" coming up next. for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i

fans. >> my sister drove 4 1/2 hours to get here for the steeler game to visit her sister. >> the game came on a day when the nats and d.c. united were at home. metro added extra cars to trains to accommodate an expected surge in fan rider shipp. redskin fans were urged to take metro and wal the mile or so from the nearestizati esest sta avoid the traffic jams but the early bird tailgaters were not that happy with the new parking lot designations when they got here. >> it's not right. >> go steelers. >> thousands of sports fans from our area are probably on the roads right now. remember, be mindful of them and the road conditions because they still are wet. we're live outside fedexfield. back to you. >> derek, thanks buddy. when we come back, we just told but the strong storms moving through our area. now authorities believe lightning may be to blame for an apartment fire. plus, michael phelps makes his first public appearance since he was involved in a car crash last week. tonight, some are concerned what the swimmer is wearing on his foot. we'll show you that. >>> and it's time for a number of kids in our area to head back to

d.c. united tonight. they went down 3-0 to houston and never recovered. dynamo fans banging on the drums all night long. first half, houston in orange, 2-0 dynamo going for more. mike chaba la as the ball passes to brian ching andching scores, 4-3 is the final. d.c. united loses down there in (announcer) now when verizon brings fios straight to your home, you can get amazing tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month for six months. that's like getting all three incredible fios services for the price of two. call the verizon centefor customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v today. this is fios. this is big. you can get amazing tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month for six months. that's like getting all three incredible fios services for the price of two. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v today. this is fios. this is big. >>> the following is a special address from the president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> good evening, my fellow americans.

thousands of sports fans will be crowding in thanks to a triple header. the nats, the redskins, and d.c. united all have home games. we have traveling survive. >> reporter: whether it's the reds, d.c. united at rfk or the nats game in southeast also on saturday night, there's likely a metro train in your future, and is metro ready? >> metro is going to have extra trains available aer the sporting events because we know a lot of people leave at the same time, so we'll have them on the green line for the baseball game, blue/orange line for the soccer game and blue line for the football game. >> reporter: the horrific train crash in june is still seriously affecting train service throughout the system, but especially on the red line. the legions of sports fans using the train this weekend should take note. >> if people are transferring to or from the red line, we're asking them to build an extra 0 minutes into your travel plans for saturday night. as you know, the fort totten station is going to be closed for red line riders. >> reporter: traffic can be duff tough so many believe metro is the best

. >>> well, unless you are a soccer fan you want to stay far away from fedex field today. d.c. united is playing spain'n, realma drid today. traffic is exempted to be very, very heavy. you're seeing last week's traffic snarls. it left a lot of people unhappy. today, police are expected to be on hand to help direct drivers into the different entrances to the stadium. more than 60,000 are scheduled to attend. transportation officials recommend using the central avenue connection to minimize delays and also advise soccer fans to get to the field early. parking lots open at 10:00 a.m. and the stadium gates open at 1:00. >>> well, it's a huge headache trying to find parking in downtown d.c. but whatf you paid someone else to park your car and then got a ticket in the mail? that's starting to happen more often, and now the district has knew rules to regulate valet parking practices. darcy spencer has the story. >> reporter: it's a saturday night and people are taking into the d.c. night life. bars and restaurants are parked and parking is at a premium. for many, paying a valet to park your

d.c. united taking on world power, madrid. they shut out united 3-0 before more than 70,000 fans at fedex. >>> straight ahead at 6:00, nearly eightacks of september 11th, there are more health problems for crews that helped in the rescue and the clean-up at ground zero. is there a link between their illnesses and the toxins they were exposed to. >>> plus, we'll check your monday morning commute and a hot, hot forecast. (announc) sleep is yous strongest ally. it can lift your mood, h. and improve yo concentration. tylenol pmorks th your body to ease the aches and ins that keep you awake, and helps you fall asleep in a nonabit forming way. because the better you sleep, the beer you feel.

today more than 72,000 fans packed fedex field to watch international power house real madrid take on d.c. united. there they are. real madrid. they did not disappoint. 57th minute. no score. real on the attack. he beats josh wick to give them a 1-0. he makes a lot of money. 59th minute. d.c. united going for the equalizer. a lot of million. he scores again. real madrid would add another goal to beat d.c. united 3-0, proving why they're one of the best in the world. drama at rock creek park today for the lake mason title. a three-set thriller between defending champ juan martin and andy roddick. the two exchange ground strokes from the baseline. then roddick hits the back hand volley at the net for the winner right here. that's fire as the young kids would say nowadays. roddick wins the first set 6-3. second set. roddick with the forehand down the line. we go to a third set. here we go. third set tie breaker. roddick serving to save a championship point. he picks up the return but he says you're not returning this. the ball yjustatches the line. roddick challenges the call. it's upheld. that's it

down in washington, d.c., the uniter, not divider. >> not a big levi fan. >> neither are we, for thell start with mika with the news. >> breaking stories. time for a look at today's top stories. breaking news out of afghanistan. officials in kabul say at least three civilians are dead following a bomb blast on the road leading to the largest u.s. base in the country. the suicide attack wounded 21 people including three u.n. workers. they come amid a new wave of violence. the head of the country's presidential election on thursday. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel was on the scene. he'll bring us a live report in a few minutes. >>> in other news federal prosecutors say a former government inform and is behind the largest case of cyber crime in history. albert gonzalez along with two russian accomplices hacked into retail databases. the justice department says they made off with 130 million not dollars, credit and debit card numbers which they used to take money over a two-year period. gonzalez has been in custody two months awaiting trial in a separate case. >>> federal

d.c. united all play durin the wro mhoetns how metro plans to handle all the fans. >>> plus take a good look investigators say this was not his only crime. and we've been talking about the ne for rain. ours is done for. we'll have the forecast. those stories and much, much more in less than two minutes. et the temperature right now 75 degrees here in washington. 75 in annapolis. 72

fans brave the heat. more than 72,000 people poured into fedex field to see d.c. unitede international friendly match. >> in the 59th minute, madrid led. and then a second goal of the game, real madrid shuts out d.c. united. final score was 3-0. the game very close in the first half when a lot of the superstars were playing. it was scoreless in the half. >> i'm sorry, re-al madrid. i lot of people had to deal with the heat. water sales were probably through the roof. >> and i talked to people that were hot out there. and real madrid, you replace the yankees with the red sox and keep on playing and in d.c. the guys were toughing it out. >> great turn out. almost 72,000. that's great. fantastic. >>> this morning, before we get to the weather, we turn our attention to the my first 5 photo of the day. if i'm prouncing this correctly, it is soren at his father's lacrosse game. his family says he was its biggest fan but had a hard time staying off the field himself. well then perhaps he will play lacrosse one day. he's a cutie. thank you for sending the photo in. to send us yo