i'm dan hellie.dy have a great weekend. >> thanks, dan. >>> the one-time triple crown hopeful i'll have another is about to head halfway around the world to start his new job. the kentucky derby and preakness winner has been sold to a horse farm in japan to become a stud. he's set to leave in august, and i'll have another was looking to become the first triple crown winner in more than three decades when he was scratched from the belmont stakes earlier this month. he had suffered a tendon injury which forced him into early retirement. no details on how much the horse sold for. >> sounds like he might be enjoying hisry re tirmt. >> i used to visit japan. a nice place. >> hopefully he'll like it, too. >>> a close call. a car came right at children playing in a pool that almost cost their live. [ male announcer ] olympic tennis players bob and mike bryan do a lot of sending... and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. sending...and receiving. [ bob ] i got

dan hellie is enjoying a deserved day off. the nats recovering, are they?> it wasn't a great weekend. when you play 162 games, those things happen. they have exceeded expectations so far this year. with solid pitching, 19-year-old bryce harper, this team is a playoff caliber team. this past weekend's sweep from the yankees was disappointing. the nationals sold out all three games. on the diamond, they struggled. yesterday, in the fourth, big spot for espinoza. runners at the corners. one out. grounds to the 4, 6, 3 double. 1 for 6 with runners in scoring position. the yankees were scoring when the nats weren't. granderson with his second home run of the series. new york, they outscored the nats 16-6. they sweeped the series. here is davy johnson. >> we are not striking any fear in the opposing pitcher. they are having it too easy with us. those guys need to get going. they're certainly talented enough to get going. >> we didn't play very well. we had a chance to win three games. if you want to look at it positively, we had a chance, you know, to take two ou

. >>> here's jason pew in for dan hellie. >> it was nice to catch a break.ationals off but the baltimore orioles had a good game against the new york mets. after dropping their first series in the month of june to the rayes the orioles are coming off back to back shutouts against atlanta. tonight in new york the national league east tour continued with the mets. arietta started off strong. kirk goes down in the first and ike davis in the second. in the fourth he gets david wright looking. four ks, no runs through 5. but in the sixth he gets in trouble. bases loaded for ike davis batting .192 on the season. but this hit will raise the average. a grand slam. this you hammers it to deep center. mets go up 4-0. that was more run support for r.a. dickey. seventh inning he strikes out matt weeders the third time. in the ninth inning he gets chris davis to end the game. 13 strikeouts for dickey. he's the first pitcher to throwback to back one-hitters since 1988. the mets take the opener 5-0. >>> going into the european championships spain was a heavy favorite to wi

dan hellie asked that question. >> two position we wanted to improve on.ig upfront and a versatile wing player with experience. instead of going out to free agency and maybe getting somebody or not getting somebody and having to over pay this way we got definite players we feel can come in and help us. >> sports final guys. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

dan hellie is gone. here's an imitation of it anyway.ns holding the second week of organized team activities at the field. they signed their fourth-round draft pick. that's kirk cousins. remember him? michigan state? he signed a deal today. he's expected to back up robert griffin iii. did you know he's still unsigned? not worried about it, though. he said his focus is on learning the playbook and developing good chemistry with his new teammates. and he said so far he has not had a perfect practice but he's doing everything he can to earn the trust of everyone in the organization. and, that he says, begins with knowing the offense. >> i feel a lot more comfortable today, you know, whereas i didn't know anything before i got here. i think i know at least 60% to 70% of it. you know, pretty well. but you can't operate at 60% to 70%. you've got to operate at 150% with your offense because you not only have to know it but you have to know what to do in certain situations. so like i said, i feel a whole lot more comfortable today, and to me tha

dan hellie catches up with the new old head coach randy whitman.nd we're talking nba finals with mike wise. k.d. or lebron. we'll tell you what he's got all coming up on "sports final" right after the news. >>> more evacuation orders for people in northern colorado as a massive wildfire rages on. officials say the fire has covered 14,000 acres in just 36 hours. one person is confirmed missing from a home destroyed in the blaze and colorado's governor says others may be missing as well. firefighters are working by ground and air to get things under control but right now the wildfire is not contained at all. >>> mega church pastor preflo dollar got a standing ovation during services at the church in atlanta. dollar was arrested friday. after his 15-year-old daughter accused him of choking and punching her. the pastor says his daughter wanted to go to a party and he wouldn't let her go. police say dollar admitted to spanking his daughter and wrestling her to the floor after she hit him. during his sermonoday he called any other details in the police r

our sports department took home two emmys, dan hellie for excellence in sportscasting and for redskinsshow time. >> our wonderful promotions team was recognized for their hard work with two emmys. jim vance was honored as best news anchor and news4 won best team coverage for last year's earthquake. congratulations and thanks to all of you for helping make us so successful. >> yeah. we already knew they were good. it's nice when other people -- >> a little reinforcement. >> that's right. coming up, rolling forward, a new step to add streetcars. >>> and this morning a closer look at one of the biggest po and that's our quarterly wrap-up. any thoughts? wow. yowza. terrific. incredible. no, i mean, really, this is so good. that's great, guys. thanks. off the charts. phenomenal. thank you, i'm just glad we're all on the same page. slam dunk. incredible. mmm. i agree. kick up the flavor with dunkin's new breakfast burritos, made with fire-roasted veggies, melted cheese, and delicious steak. grab one today. bring on the day. bring on the flavor. hurry in for dunkin's new breakfast burritos. >

i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >> cue the music. 23 days from the start of the 2012 olympics. before london today marks a special occasion ahead of the summer games. today is known as olympic day. people are celebrating the day around the world in more than 160 countries. it commemorates the birth of the modern olympic games. it is an international effort to promote fitness, well-being as well as fair play, respect and sportsmanship. a group is celebrating today, the 2012 skate of the union, a roller skating event at rfk stadium. it gets rolling with a 5-k and 10-k run, then the skateboard sprint, the d.c. roller girls. >> the summer olympics in london won't be the only place to see athletes reach new heights. virginia raised thousands of dollars for an event alongside the hilton in crystal city. 50 people participated in the two-day challenge, each strapped on a harness and rappelled from the roof of the hotel down 15 stories, that's 250 feet down to the ground. the money raised goe

then he took a jab at dan hellie saying dan would be fine over there because he's only 5'11".g tweeted london is expensive, 30 for a bugger and a coke. that is expensive. black & decker is recalling coffeemakers after dozens of people were cut and burned. the handle on the coffeemaker can break off. the recall covers a welfare-cup programmable version. black & decker reports more than 1,200 complaints, including 68 injuries. the cough write makers are sold nationwide from july of 2008 until last month. the customers who own this coffeemaker should stop using it immediately. >>> 11:51. get a look at the new miss usa. plus, meteorologist tom kierein will be back with another look at our workweek forecast. i was paying too much with cable. paying so much, you want better quality. for the amount of money that i am paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. get verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month, guaranteed for two years with no annual contract required. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing. i was ju

of course, he took a jab at dan hellie, saying he'll be fine here at 5'11". >> nothing wrong with 5'11ensive. $30 for a burger and a coke. you know dan is going come back with something -- you know. going to be this twitter -- >> for the olympics, he'll have all sorts of stuff for doug. >>> now if you have trouble waking up, you may want to try a different alarm clock. >> it is a new one out there now. and it might just wake you up with a bang. [ ticking ] >> this is the defusible alarm clock. looks like a real bomb with dynamite sticks and cable wires. the minnesota man who invented it says he got the idea from watching hollywood movies. to defuse the alarm the user must cut the correct wires that change randomly every morning -- >> what? >> the clock is about $40 on the internet. >> that clock would end up outside the window, on the street. >> one time -- >> there you go. >> pull the ploug thug on that . >>> tom? >> you'll need a jacket this morning. chilly, 50s. later today, much of the region into the 70s. to the north, only 60s. a lot of clouds around. slight chance of a shower. c

next to me, mark heisen -- >> dan hellie, too. >> this organization helps men learn how to be this for dealing with breast cancer. sort of the new brother organization if you will to the news babes which you helped start a few years back. >> the big event for us is tuesday, june 19. now that you mention, i'm going to have to tell everyone, get your tickets fast. >> in both cases, the idea is to raise awareness and money to support the organizations that are doing great things in the fight against breast cancer. >> there you go. thanks. >> thank you. >>> let's check the forecast now. 5:21. tom? >>> good morning, we are about 20 minutes away from sunrise. that's the live view from our h.d. city camera overlooking the potomac river. there's the jefferson memorial left of the screen. sun will be coming up in a clear sky. and once again, another cool morning. hometown forecast, chesapeake beach in calvert county, clear there now. 59 degrees. in the 50s all around the region now. quite a cool start. but a rapid warmup by late morning. ought to be in the mid 70s by noontime. near 80 degrees.

dan hellie an award for redskins show time. >> and barbara harrison won an emmy for best program hoste was honored as the best news anchor. news4 won best team coverage for last year's earthquake. so congratulations and thanks to all of you for helping to make us so successful. >> yeah. all that hard work pays off. and you were referring to this as the academy awards. >> that's correct. i don't know where my trophy is but i'm looking for it in the mail. >> i'm sure someone is polishing it right now. >> i'm sure that's what they're doing. >> spotless for you. >> and father's day forecast in a word? >> gorgeous. >> gorgeous. all right. we'll giving it to you for free. still more news4 today right after the break. >> we have got viewpoint. stick around. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to news4 today. i'm angie goff. >> i'm richard jordan. sunday, june 17, 2012. it's father's day. a lot of outdoor activities planned so we need to find out in the weather will hold up. >> yeah. on the hold this has been one of the nicer weekends. last weekend, we had back-to-back 90-degree days. like oh