remember terrell pryor told erin hawksworth it's going to be a big year. how big?jay gruden is thinking colossal. >> he is a big physical great athlete. had he made the decision sooner in his career he'd be farther along. but he made it not long ago so he is where he is. he's a top guy in the league and just started playing. he is a physical freak. robert: nats making bullpen moves by the trade deadline. brandon kintzler in exchange for tyler watson from the twins. they needed that big time. back to you. jonathan: thanks. alison: all right. one last look at the weather. doug: all right. remind you that tonight at 11:00, steve rudin will check out the added heat and the humidity on the way to talk about the chances of the thunderstorms. in the meantime, a brief look ahead. upper 80's to near 90. slight increase in the humidity levels, too. but nothing extreme. maybe a few afternoon thunderstorms on wednesday and thursday. alison: sounds good. thank you, doug. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. jonathan: thank you very much for tuning in. see you ba

this felt like yesterday we were roasting and now erin hawksworth is there now to get ready for another grind in the heat. what's up? erin: we are here at the franking center in richmond. it gets underway tomorrow. day one of the training camp starts in the morning. jay gruden has led the skins to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in 20 years. >> i am looking forward to. we are putting together the same nucleus. we have receivers, james, and harris and i feel good about that. thompson out of the backfield. we have a lot of reasons to be excited. now we just have to perform. erin: he did a press conference and we asked who is on the pub list. tight end jordan reed is on the pub list. richard: that is not good already. thank you, erin. to baseball. the d.c. will host the major league stars. save the dates now. today unveiling the 2018 all-star game logo. capital zone is visible here. nats owner in attendance and the building as well, muriel bowser. she was there, too. the fifth time that d.c. hosted the all-star game. it should be fun in d.c. at the swimming world championsh

coming up at 4:00, erin hawksworth is here. erin: we are less than three days away from the start of redskins training camp in richmond. the skins enter the off-season knowing they need to fill holes. running back, safety. defensive line and soon we find out if they did enough. here is the first look at the training center in richmond. the tents and the equipment are set up and ready for the players and the fans to arrive. sports sunday, scott abraham asked the s.b. nation tim murray about some storylines heading in to camp. >> there are so many different things to pay attention to. i think maybe no, ma'am one is jonathan allen -- maybem in one is jonathan allen. he is expected to be immediate impact. so seeing jonathan allen and what he brings to the table. will he be the immediate impact. i'm curious. if the folks are college football fan you know the name jonathan allen. local guy. who the redskins were able to grab in the fourth round from oklahoma, pejrone, he is the single season record holder for yards in a game. set back

nancy: erin hawksworth is there. how does the team look now? they look good. they took a field an hour ago. still an hour left of practice. the big story is kirk cousins. we heard from him for the first time since the two sidessed by not reach a long-term deal. >> i don't think i have bet on myself. i bet on the system. >> uncertainty is nothing new for kirk cousins. >> this is the same lesson from the senior in high school. i played with zero scholarship officers. >> he will play under the franchise tag for another year. not knowing what the future holds. >> we have done a good job communicating between myself and the team. we are on the same page. erin: he took a different approach. >> in the past the training camp was the super bowl. i didn't know if i was on the team. backup or the third string. erin: the fans we spoke to are divided. who do you blame? which side are you on? front office or kirk's for the fact they didn't get the deal done? >> i don't know. it's a little bit of both. i will leave it like that. >> as a fan, i want them to do the right thing

erin hawksworth is here with what jay gruden said about the team. is the eve of training camp and there is an excitement in the air in richmond. a new beginning. to school feeling. josh norman enters his second camp with the redskins. he brought his soccer ball to richmond again. quarterback kirk cousins knows what it is like to find the target. head coach jay gruden spoke about cousins at the press conference today. he was fine last year. you never worry about his preparation. it won't vary from day in and day out. he wants to be coached. the contract will take care of itself eventually. erin: it is interesting to see how the position battles go as the training camp moves along. day one it starts tomorrow in richmond. i'll have more on the position battles coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. back to you. jonathan: thank you. exciting. nancy: coming up -- posing as a panda for a purpose. why is he playing with panda cubs while dressed in a panda suit? this is fascinating to watch. he is playing a crucial role in the development and speaking of pandas -- >> g

erin hawksworth is down in richmond. day one of the redskins training camp. h.t.t.r. let the goodbyes begin. erin? erin: that is right. speaking of w just wrapped up. i want to take advantage and show you this. look at the 6-year-old twins little future running backs in the making. they are so cute. the best parent is you are not going to -- the best part is you won't believe it, the mom was a production assistant for our sister station newschannel8. how cool is that? now the big story today with kirk cousins. we heard from him for the first time at the podium. cousins says he is in a good place and welcomes to pressure that comes along playing under the franchise tag for another year. >> my teammates believe in me. they are support i and they understand where we are as a team. so that helps. i can't say it enough. i like the locker room and i like guys. we have goofy guys but they are good guys. they are not about themselves. they are about the group. i love that. i am excited about the group. i couldn't ask for better. to throw to. the 6'4" terrell pryor will try to

nancy: erik smith is live at -- erin hawksworth is live with one of the top contenders at the fitzgerald center. hey, erin. erin: yeah. we have excit simona halep here. you are highest ranked female player to ever play in the tournament. how exciting is that? you look surprised to hear that. >> it's really exciting. it's nice to hear that. i am happy to be here. this is nice and i really enjoy the time here. erin: this is your first time no washington, d.c. what have your impressions been so far? >> first thing a lot of green around. i love it. i have been visiting many places. it's impressive. happy to have the chance to come here. play tennis and visit the city. erin: something people love about the tournament it's small and relaxed an the fans can get up close and personal. the kids love it. you see them signing autographs and stuff. what is it like for you as a role model to be so close to the next generation? >> it's great. i am here and i sawm i appreciate that they are coming and asking for photos and signature. it's nice. a good thing we have so close to them. the big tournaments

erin hawksworth going one-on-one with former redskins q.b. joe theismann.ait until you hear what alison: a monument honoring one of virginia's greatest athletes unveiled today. arthur ashe mural connects the basketball court to the tennis courts. you can walk through and read timeline of te richmond native success. the artist says he hopes that the mural will highlight the impact that ashe had on his hometown. larry: well, ashe will be honored in l.a. tonight when an award named after him presented in the espys. a show where the athletes from all sports face off for a different kind of trophy. >> hitting the super bowl. >> bringing this sucker home. >> against the world series. westbrook against michael phelps. tonight celebrates the best performers of the >> some of the big winners are already announced. >> you are trying to be mr. showoff. >> the new orleans saints super fan robinson who has inspired the team as he battles liver disease will take home the jimmy v. perseverance award. >> you are part of our team. congratulations. >> former first lady miche

jonathan: erin hawksworth joining us from the event at the rock creek park tennis center. there is a superstar next to you, erin. erin: she is a super star. 's tracy austin. she is an analyst for the tennis channel and we are lucky to have her live with us. this is the strongest field that the citi open has seen in quite some time. tournament? >> this is very exciting. we have dominic in the top ten. we have former winner here. milos raonis asked for a wild card at the last minute. it's exciting. you are going down to nick curious and next gen stars. if they were going to the seed they would play in the third round. that is strong. terrific depth. erin: on the women's side world number two simona halep. we spoke to her. she is talking about taking the pressure off herself to try to get points to go for the world number one ranking. what is that like for her? what must she be going through now? being so close, she has had a few opportunities and missed out. >> she has really missed out in the last few months. the. french open final she was at set, three love and if she won i