a solid outing for nats' starter edwin jackson. bottom seven. and the speed. swinging. jackson struck out six. he allowed three runs, seven innings. the bullpen adds two scoreless innings. nationals win 5-3. buck showwalter and orioles, red sox at fenway park. and out for the os and he was impressive. darnell mcdonald. have a seat, my friend. chen allowed one run, seven hits in seven innings. help from the offense. and single into right field. wilson bettamy comes around to score. and chavez would have an rbi later in the inning, all the orioles needed. they win 2-1. pick up franchise record, seventh straight win at fenway park. with the tampa bay loss, orioles once again, sit atop the al east. all right. chance for oklahoma city tonight to make the nba finals for the first time in franchise history. kevin durant and company trying to wrap up the western conference finals by closing out those pesky spurs. russell westbrook, and kevin durant, the nba's new die naming duo. first quarter. check out westbrook. this is what i like to call taking it to the tin with authority.

don't ask >>> edwin jackson. who? that's the response you normally get from casual fans when talking about the nats' starter. you know about strasburg, zi m and harper but jackson is a relative unknown. he might be the team's fourth starter but he is hard to handle. we'll get to him in just a moment. tonight, that is javier nayty right there. 2nd inning, nady down to betman. he's got to hurry because nady is fast. errant throw, two runs score. error number 62 by baltimore. most in the majors, it's 2-0 nats. 4th inning, adamlaroche. 13th of the season. adam jones had a bead on it there and couldn't snag it. 3-0 washington. jackson went six and a third but he needed help here and ian desmond man on the spot. jackson gets the win. so do the nats. they take it 3-1. series finale tomorrow in charm city. >>> all right, prior to game orioles doing a little housekeeping releasing jamie moyer, he signed with the team at the beginning of the month with the understanding he would make a few starts in the minors and then get calle

that is all edwin jackson needed. three strikeouts over eight innings.winning over the blue jays, 6-3. tiger woods was at the olympic club yesterday morning taking the u.s. open practice round before 7:00, coming off the win. he has finished 23rd or worse in the last 25 majors. what can we expect this week? who knows. >> 5:27, 67 degrees. news continues at 5:30. >> day two of the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial. who is expected to take the stand today. >> its primary day in virginia. the polls open in 30 minutes. i am jummy olabanji in alexandria. we will have a preview of the race everyone is watching, coming up. >> grab the umbrella today. it adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead at 5:30 testimony resumes today in the trosschild sex abuse trial of jerry sandusky. brace yourself for a wet commute. good morning, washington. it's tuesday, june 12. glad you are joining us. i am cynne simpson. >> i am steve chenevey. we start with traffic and weather every te

ed wine jackson -- edwin jackson went seven innings and gave up just three hits and struck out six to. d.c. now has a two-game lead over miami and atlanta in the ll east. >>> -- nl east. >>> redskins training camp is heading south in 2013. next summer the team will take their month long training to richmond, virginia. governor bob mcdonnell says the commonwealth and the team had been working on this for a year. coach shanahan said he wanted to go away for spring training. the training facility in ashburn will remain for at least eight more years. >>> so many people said the boston celtics were too old to win the nba eastern conference title. tonight they get a chance to prove them wrong. game six against the miami heat in boston. the winner is going to face oklahoma city. montrose kevin durant sensational again. thunder kicked the spurs to the curve. okc wirns the series 4-2. stanley cup finals devils live to play another game. new jersey's adam henry scored the game-winning goal. devils beat the kings to avoid the sweep. l.a. leads the series 3-1. game five saturday in new jersey. >>

it's his 12th homer of the season, but that was all the run support edwin jackson would get today. the yankees had no problems with the long ball. curtis granderson in the 5th, gano yankees up 3-1. reliever ryan mattheus called up today and walks andruw jones, but the ball gets away from jonathan solano. matthews doesn't even cover home. mark teixeira scores. yankees sweep nationals 5-1. >> you got to tip your hat nova. he pitched a great ballgame. my guy pitched a great ballgame, tough lineup, kept us in the ballgame, offensive just coming up a little short. >>> after two poor performances this weekend nationals released brad lidge. the two time all-stars allowed three runs in friday's loss in new york and was a losing pitcher on saturday. the nat enacted ryan mattheus. >>> orioles closing out their series with atlanta. baltimore getting it done everywhere. mac reynolds gets the -- mark reynolds gets the bird on the board first, but their defense was just as good. pitcher to shortstop to first gets the double play, baltimore shutting out the braves two days in a row, 1 1/2 games b

edwin jackson strikes out jose batista who can't hold his bat. his lumber sails into the stands. hopefully nobody got hurt. top of the 3rd, still 2-1, a dak laroche into the second -- deck for a two-run home run. after the game davey johnson had a laugh at bryce harper who split time between right and center field. nter fie >> he said he was hoping i'd leave him longer in center field because he hadn't made friends with all those people out there yet. he's friends with ones in right, but he needs to work on the ones in center a little longer. >> making friends, is that what they call it out there? >>> following three weeks of otas redskins started their mandatory four-day mitch i camp today. they took -- minicamp today. they took physicals and will hit the field for practice. this season the redskins are expecting bigger things from their young backfield. last year royster and helu carried the load after a season ending injury to tim hightower. helu rushed for a team high 640 yards, royster gained 328 yards while averaging 5.9 yards per carry. having a year under their belts make

edwin jackson versus chin. >>> don't go away. when we come back, the newest leaders of your washington wizards and i will have a glass of water. we'll be right back. . >>> welcome back. next thursday, the wizards will pick 3rd and 32nd in the nba draft. this week, two other players joined the mix as the team continues to rebuild, despite winning 8 of the last 10 games, wizards still finished with the worst record in the league. >>> on wednesday, the wizards acquired okafor and arisa from the new orleans hornets in exchange for lewis and the 46th overall pick. these two are expected to help the team become more defensive minded. okafor specifically gives the veteran center and arisa adds depth to the small forward position. >> it's going to be a challenge, but it's going to be fun. i think that especially with nene and having great young talent like john wall that, you know, we can do good things. >> playing against nene so many times the past few years, i know what he's capable of. and watching this young team and the talent that

a tough day for edwin jackson who started for the nationals. bottom of the first, nats down 2-0, two on for tyler colvin. he jacks it high and far. that one is in the stands. the nats down 5-0. right now colvin is a double away for hitting for the cycle. top of the third. the comeback begins for the nationals. it's ryan zimmerman at the plate. staying hot, bases loaded. he grounds it back up the middle. it's through and into the center field. nats are down 7-2. moving on to the fifth. nats down -- just like that. it is a tied game. he homered into the right field stance. dead monday's 13th homer of the year. after a bryce harper home run, we are tied in the tenth. the. >>> the nba draft kicking off in about 15 minutes up in new jersey. we're hearing the wizards will most likely hold on to the number three pick. we do know anthony davis most likely to go number one, but florida shooting guard bradley beal could fall to number three for the wizards. that's depending on if the bobcats trade that number two pick. other names linked to the wizards a

looking for his first win this season is, last night, who do you think, bryce harper going early, edwin jacksonhe first nats starter to put in a dominant performance. harper ready to face beck after morrow left with an injury. harper does not welcome this dude kindly. boom. shoots one right field, coming around from second, he is going to beat the throw. yeah, he did. 1-0, nats, american, 3-4 rbi, two runs scored, not a bad day, huh? top of the third, things worse for beck, one on, two out. adam laroche says see ya, second deck, home run, 11th of the season, their pitching, dominant again, eight innings, gave up four hits and two runs, go home, boy you are done. nats won, 6-3, they now hold a three-game lead over the braves in the national league east, the largest lead of the season, we would like to see that billed for later in the year. >>> going to talk about golf now, 112th u.s. open tees off on thursday down at the olympic club, down down at -- over it he olympic club in san francisco. all eyes, as usual, on tiger woods, 'cause that's the way he rolls are. he is looking for his 15th major

edwin jackson will be on the mound for the nats. >> one more time -- >> the first-place nationals!> all right. >>> police are calling this one of the most extreme incidents they've ever seen. >> a colorado mother recently got cited for a seat belt violation. the thing is, she wasn't the only one who wasn't strapped in. take a look at this. officers took this picture of a toddler not properly restrained, and sitting next a gas can belted into a car seated. they pulled over the vehicle during a click it or ticket campaign. a 14-year-old passenger wasn't wearing a seat belt either. the mother was ticketed for three seat belt violations and not having proof of insurance. where is that baby's clothes? >> that's the other question. >> that's the other big question. >> it was that hot in colorado yesterday? >> with the can, i can only assume that it was full and they didn't want it to spill. you don't sacrifice the safety of your child. >> yeah. beyond the fact that the kid wasn't strapped in, the gas can in the car -- >> i would have given them more violations. >> we'll see if that goes

edwin jackson eight innings, three hits, three strikeouts, picks up the win 6-3 over the blue jays. this is the nats' first four- game win streak of the season. last night the nhl stanley cup champs was obvious early on who would be king. new jersey picked up a five- minute mayor penalty -- major penalty halfway through. the kings win 6-1. moisted lord stanley cup -- lord stanley's cup i should say. it's their first championship in franchise history. >>> mike shanahan's old home in the mile high city has a new tenant. peyton manning is shacking up at the 75,000 square foot home. it has a bowling alley and 3,000 square foot garage. not bad digs there. that's a quick look at sports this morning. we are live from redskins park for mini camp tonight. have a great tuesday. >>> attorney general eric holder will face some tough questions from congress today about leaks. that story is coming up. >> plus, after a year that literally started with an earth shaking event, louisa county high school seniors received their diplomas. it's 5:24. here's monika looking at traffic. >> a problem on the

edwin jackson had another strong pitching performance for the nats. he went eight innings, giving up to runs, four hits. washington now has won four in a row, club the sweep of the red sox. they lead the nl east by three game. pretty cool. >>> the fab finals tip -- the nba finals tip off tonight. miami won its last title in 2006. oklahoma city hasn't won since 1979 when the team was the seattle super sonics and they beat the washington bullets for the title. >>> for the first time in franchise history, the los angeles kings are stanley cup champions with game six against the new jersey devils last night. kings beat the devils 6-1. they win the series 4-2 ending a 45- -year cup drought. >>> 6:25. still ahead, how some people are buying their way into american citizenship. >> a metro smartrip card won't costs you a much as citizenship. when the card is going to get cheaper. >> imagine that. monika has a quick check ever the commute. >> not a great ride. entire route 1 in college park and after route 29 colesville road, two separate accidents on the belt

in the seventh, edwin jackson working on a one hitter. make that two hits. adam jones with his 19th homer of the season cuts it to a 3-1 game. still in the seventh, two on, one out. j.j. hardy lines out to short. desmond steps on second for the double play ending the threat. that was the orioles' best chance to tie it. tyler clipper came on and got matt weiters to ground out toen the game. the nats beat orioles 3-1 in front of the fifth sellout at camden yards this season. you would think after winning 14 gold medals in the last two olympics, michael phelps could get a free pass to london but that's not the way the olympics work. the baltimore native has to qualify just like any other athlete. yesterday, phelps arrived in omaha for the olympic trials which get under way on monday. this was the scene in omaha as all the competitors will be looking to topple phelps. now, michael knows his biggest threat is ryan lochie who had beaten michael twice in last year's world championships. their rivalry is one to watch but only in the pool. >> we all want to be the be

he was admired by presidents from john quincy adams to andrew jackson, and he raised his two sons, edwinohn wilkes, to believe that fame was a marvelous prize. mind or genius, he told these boys. happily belongs to no age, climb, sex or condition. instances, he said, can be quoted when even from the most despised classes, genius develops itself and towers above all the circle of the human race. powerful words to tell adolescent boys, and despised classes were the key words. for junius had an important reason to leave england and come to america. the threat of scandal. he had come here not with his wife, who he left in london, but with his pregnant mistress, and over the next two decades, the couple had ten children, all of them illegitimate, including edwin and john wilkes. and it was when the boys were in their early teenage years that junius' wife came to baltimore from london to hunt her husband's second family down. she pursued edwin, john wilkes and their mother up through the streets of baltimore shouting insults, harlot, scarlet woman, the boys' mother and saying even worse things