i'll be joined by dianna russini before and after the game. in baseball, nationals ho s hos the mets. brice harper 0-4 with three strikeouts. one time looked like out of the park but instead caught of the warning track. angered and slamming his helmet on the ground. matt williams was asked about sending harper down to triple a nor a week was quote a stupid idea. >> i don't think it was stupid. generally if you have young players that is what you do. but this guy is a special young player. we all know that. it is different. so i think i don't know he works hard every day. the first one in the ballpark generally to get his day going. he's in some kind of slump. so we have to work his way throughannouncing he will play in the pga championship. his back at this moment is >>> on our broadcast tonight -- highest alert. the cdc has now increased the emergency response to the ebola epidemic reserved only for the worst outbreaks. >> hurricane warning in hawaii. a rare occurrence. two storms in a row. one right behind the other. and tonight millions are

i'm dianna russini. the redskins will play in their final preseason game on thursday. in just over a week and a half they will play in their first regular season game. unfortunately, the team will be without one of their best defenders, brandon meriwether. he was suspended for two games. he put a high hit on ravens receiver torrey smith on saturday night. he says he will appeal the suspension. his teammates were sounding off today. >> it is a very fast decision and harsh decision and rash. i think it is incorrect. nobody is concussed. i think it is a tough call. >> reporter: do you think it is something the nfl needs to be district about because knowing so many young players are watching you guys. >> it is football. it is a violent sport. after a while we are just going to put flags on and run around. >> they are making it get to a point where we have our hands tied behind our back. you can't touch the receivers, can't hit them and can't touch them. what is going to be next? >> the violent part of it is what made it so severe. he is a violent tackler. if he would have

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live in richmond, dianna russini, back to you. >> good way to wrap up a friday. thanks. >>> a man and his dog chased down in front of their home. it was caught on camera. you might be surprised to hear who or what was chasing them. >> as she walked out the door, she said have a good day. i told her to have a good day and i saw her walk out the door. >> he didn't know it, but that would be the last conversation he would have with his wife. just ahead, how he wants people to remember her. >>> grab that umbrella and hold it close. we are going to need it this weekend. doug is coming back tomaryland, county, calvert county, some in prince george's county. the wider view showing more rainmaking its way in. i want to show you what's happening to the south. a lot of moisture making its way this way. most of it stays to the south and east. something else going on. tropical storm bertha has winds of 50 miles an hour. it's coming into the lesser antilles. one thing you are going to see, this is going to continue on a track close to puerto rico. they will see heavy rain fro

i'm dianna russini. we are live here at fed ex field. a little more than an hour away from kickoff between the browns and redskins. most people are like what do you get so hyped up about. we have rg iii and johnny manziel on the field at one time. both played ball in texas. lots of people made comparisons of these quarterbacks. both heisman trophy winners. both coached by kyle shanahan their rookie season. robert two years ago and this year johnny manziel. robert doesn't see a lot of similarities. >> my job is not to compare. anybody that wants to compare i'm sure they will look at us and say both of us are real fast. guys that can play backyard football at times and both want to win. >> a big fan of guys going to be fun being on the field. when you play in this offense another thing that matches up, as well. i think he is a good quarterback. >> reporter: here is one thing you cannot deny. they have the it factor. they are the star power. people are drawn to them. we can't stop talking about them. >> you can say what you want. he is cons

. >>> dianna russini joins us next with a story trending across the country. show of solidarity from some washington redskins. >>> give your child a crayon and what they do next may predict how smart the >>> after another police-involved shooting near ferguson there could be another night of protests and violence. police upset over michael brown's shooting death. >> this morning michael brown's parents said they don't believe the violence will stop until -- >> we have to remain strong and the violence needs to stop. when justice is prevailed maybe they will regain their trust in the locals. right now it is really out of control. >> we need to keep the focus on michael brown. >> brown's parents told matt lauer the police officer who shot their son should be arrested and held accountable for what he did. >>> the redskins are getting national attention today for something that happened before last night's game. >> it had nothing to do with touchdowns and everything to do with the turmoil in ferguson. dianna russini joins us with more. >> it could have been any of

. >> reporter: i'm dianna russini. the redskins have a reality ar on their team. he shares with us what life is like in front of the big cameras and the lights. stay here. >>> we have a wet stretch of weather ahead. look at this on the radar. the rain moving into the area. you are not getting the showers now, you will before long. i think a lot of us could see stormy conditions. >>> the fbi is now opening an investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by police in st. louis. a crowd shouted don't shoot me today as they marched to a police station to protest the killing of michael brown. the 18-year-old was shot after an altercation with a police officer. he was not armed. it led to an outcry in the town of ferguson. people said little publicly about what happened overnight. more than 30 people were arrested after angry protests turned into violent riots and looting. >> decide when you gonna take somebody from her. that was mine. that belonged to me. >> they want the officer who killed brown to be identified, fired and charged in the killing.

i'm dianna russini.er a lackluster performance by rg iii and this offense many people across the country believe cousins should start over robert griffin iii even though this is preseason. >> let's stop beating around the bush. cousins played much better at the quarterback position than robert griffin iii has. your eyes tell you everything you will know. if it was a quarterback competition it won't be a competition. >> everybody in this locker room is all we got and all we need. what anybody says outside of it it does want affect our approach to the game. we are the ones that have to go play. you block that stuff out and move forward. >> i had aspirations to be a starter. i can't look down the road too far. i need to be ready as a backup which means play well in the preseason and when called upon in december i have to be ready. if i'm not i will never be a starter. >> for us we know it is still the preseason and we are working through kinks and will continue to do that moving forward. >> you have to let

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. >> in richmond, dianna russini, news 4 sports. >>> somebody is ready to pay up for the street collapseimore. we will tell you who is slating the bill. >>> after the death of robin williams we are taking a closer look at the impact of suicide in our continued focus on changing minds. a look at one local man's battle and how he ret depression but we felt like he was suffering alone experts say it is far from the truth. >> some estimates up to 23% of people during their lifetimes will have an episode of depression. so suicidality is extremely common. >> reporter: lawrence reeseo is a clinical psychologist and professor. he says as many as 50% of us have had some thought of suicide. >> these problems are under treated in our country. there is lots of stigma. unfortunately people see it as a failure in themselves. >> reporter: he says he was able to get help. for him that meant medication and talk therapy. that doesn't mean he is cured. now he has tools for coping when the depression or panic attacks return. >> as deep and dark as you can go and hit your rock bottom there is always light at

dianna russini with live reports from tampa. coming up at 6:00 another guy to watch out for. bacary rambo. >> thanks jason. >>> a shirt for a baby has more than just a f parents upset. >> find out what launched this nationwide up roar over a striped shirt >>> and a dramatic house explosion. how a mother got her five kids to safety. >>> and we're taking a look at the very nice afternoon today but also looking at this frontal boundary righhe making its way through pennsylvania back through ohio. we're going ta more about that and what it means for next couple of days . >>> our wednesday's childh week is a talented young man with a great attitude. >> and while he has dreams of one day starring on the big screen, what he really would love is a family and a place to call home. meet malik. >> at the atlas theater a 15-year-old sharis dream. >> for a career i'd like to be an actor for television and film. >> he has a plan for his future that claincludes theater. so we came to tats theater where he's already had a little experience acting and singing in school. >> in fifth grade i di

dianna russini has a pre-you view. >> reporter: good morning from richmond.fter three days of practicg with the patris,heedin will ayngonhtn their first pre-season game at fedex field. the best way to okis it's li senurf a restaunt e lle obmsn e fh mmicio formations, probably e funmewo but the point of the game is to see the depth on the redskins. not necessarily for the starters, but rhae look at thkupye the guys trying to make the roster. four areas you should keep an eye on tonight. first how kirk cousins looks. he will get the most reps out on the field as the backup quartek. back to you. >> and we're excited the game will be right here. >> 1k7 30. on prime time programming is moving. if you want to see he shows like hollywood game 23450i9, welcome so sweden or work the angle, head to cozi tv. >>> but i think you will want to watch the game. just saying. >>> feeding a parking meeter can be a hassle. >> that's because eight razor blades have been found in the coin slots. some residents don't want to use the meters now. >> i'd rather get a ticket than my fi

dianna russini will have live reports from tampa. >> we did find out about another closely watched case today in the nfl. upheld the one year suspension of the cleveland brown's wide receiver josh gordon for violation of league substance abuse policy. one of the league's top wide receivers b failed multiple drug tests. his punishment will keep him away from the brown's facility for the rest of the 2014 season. not many people happy about that around the nfl. london frecher one of those. he tweeted this out. don't underanhe need to ban a guy from his teammates and organizationor full year. mandatory inpatient treatment until okayed. kind of prohibiting him to get better and be around the positive peoe. so we'll see what the league does about that. >> a lot going on there. thanks jason. thank you r joining us. nbc nightly news is coming up next. we'll see you a little latert 11:00. >>> on the broadcast tonight, double impact. big storms triggering life threatening conditions on both coasts. tonight, new warnings affecting millions as we approach the holiday weekend. >>> the isis threat, a

i'm dianna russini. 1.1 million people follow robert griffin iii on twitter. everything he tweets and posts on facebook is seen and analyzed by fans, athletes and the media. the redskins quarterback has been criticized for a lock of performance already. rg iii did what he has been doing since he arrived here in washington and that is tweet out his thoughts. last night he wrote they doubted me in high school. they doubted a turn around at baylor. they doubted a heisman was possible. keep doubting, it's nothing new. the 24 year old believes it is important his voice should be heard. >> i said what i needed to say. there is no need to look into it. it is right there. it is on facebook. it is on instagram and twitter. it is what i believe and what i am told is to go out every day and be successful. >> reporter: others say their quarterbacks don't go on social media. do you think about shutting it down? >> to each his own. 1.1 million people on twitter that want to hear what quarterbacks have to say. it is not that we tweet all the time. it is what it is. >> all ey