i got to meet several players. >> gio gonzalez and chicken mode. you going to have one of those? >> he mass bigger arms than i do. >> enjoy the game. >>> we leave you today with one more fun fact on this 4th of july when the nation declared its independence back in 1776, it did so without an official flag to our new nation. that came the next year. the continental congress adopted the national flag and june 14th, 1777 as

there hasn't been much to say negatively about nats pitcher gio gonzalez this season, but did he have his ugliest outing last thursday as a nat giving up six runs over 3 1/3. gio was 7-1 over his first 10 starts but is just 5-4 in his last nine. danny espinoza, the new primary shot stop while ian desmond recoups. he gets two outs in the 4th inning and rips one to left bringing in ryan zimmerman. nats tie the game at 1-1. stil tied in the 6th and dickey has been great so far in season for the mets, but guess, what dam laroche figure -- adam laroche figured him out. nats led 3-1. gio gonzalez would do the rest accident not struggling tonight, seven -- rest, not struggling tonight at all. he earns win no. 13 which is tied for the most wins in the national league. the nats take the first two games in new york and beat the mets tonight 5-2. >> i tell you gio, you know, after they roughed him up over at our place he pitched a masterpiece. he was dominant from the first pitch on and i felt bad in the 8th inning. i pinch hit for him and -- because he's going back out there, you know, and he w

dickey su primer descalabro en tres meses al ganar por 5-2 a los mets en apoyo al triunfo de gio gonzÁlezadas crispantes. ryan zimmerman ampliÓ su racha de imparables con otros tres. esto ocurria anoche. porque hoy al medio dia terminaron la serie y los nacionales volvieron a ganar 5-2, le barrieron la serie a los mets en su propia cancha y la novena da washington se consolida en el primer lugar en la tabla de posiciones como el mejor de la liga nacional. ro en andem yard, los rays de tampa bay ganaran por 3-1 a los orioles de baltimore. el futbol internacional no para. anoche se inicio la copa sudameriacana de futbol con dos partidos, en paraguay cobreloa de chile derroto 1-0 a tacuari con anotacion de patricio troncoso, mientras que danubio jugando en uruguay empato 0-0 con olimpia de paraguay. hoy liverpool montevideo recibe a universitario sucre de bolivia y en venezuela, tachira contra barcelona de guayaquil. a nivel nacional hoy hay fiesta en filadelfia. esta noche a partir de las 8.30 sera el partido de las estrellas de la mls contra el chelsea de inglaterra, el escenario sera el l

and gio gonzalez. >> gio strikes out mike here. all three batters he faced in his second all-star appearance. strasburg making his debut came in the 4th inning allowing a single and a walk but got a little help with a double play. meanwhile 19-year-old bryce harper entered in the 5th inning. look at those shoes. first at-bat he walked in those fancy shoes. later on the next batter is a player from the giants. watch bryce in the gold shoes picking him up to put him down. bryce would not score but you have to love the shoes. bottom of the 5th, mike napley with a runner on first. issues in left field. where did it go? where did who go? he's lost. no idea where that ball went. but the nl shut out the american league 8-0. >>> with the 19-year-old harper making hipsry as the youngest -- history as the youngest player to make a position, i asked -- [ inaudible ] june 12, north of the border in skydome versus the blue jays. this one, oh, my goodness. look how far this one goes. going to go off the black bettery sign estimated at 438 feet.

gio gonzalez tied for the major league in wins. bases loaded.ablo sandoval, he takes justin ver left-hander to deep right. this is a near grand slam after it bounces off the base of the wall. three runs come into score, and 's 4-0 national league. in the third, here comes gio. gets hamilton to ground out into the double play. he allowed one hit and a walk. bottom of five now, the kid bryce harper in left field. mike napoli pops it up. harper says i got it, i got it, where is it? c'mon, harp. that's a clown catch, bro. you've got to get that one. he was also caught down in a base run as well. a rally, gets a good piece of this one, but not nearly enough. jay bruce makes the catch. the national league gets the 8-0 win, securing home field advantage. afterwards, harper talking about the catch that wasn't. >> nothing you can do about it. it happens. i wasn't bummed out or anything. it will probably happened 40 more times in my career. whatever. it didn't hit me in the head, so i'm great. >> just being around all these great players, and watches ever

they manhandled gio gonzalez. let me tell you the nationals still out hit new york 14-11. he takes gonzales into the o zone. gio lasted only 10 out. they were down 9-1 but fought back. the fans were going crazy but harper under it just a hair. the national's lose 9-5 but the battle. the orioles and the twins, this is the eighth inning. everybody is running for baltimore. the orioles beat the twins this afternoon for-3. boy, did they needed that win. the golf course was defenseless today. no rain, and no wind. guys were taking their sweaters off this morning. the rain came in the afternoon. adam scott, the first-round leader. he had eight birdies. if he did not make a couple of mental errors he could have shaved a few more off. tiger woods birdied four of his holes. he shoots a strong 67, three shots back. our shot of the day comes from nicholas coser. -- colsarts. it's like it has eyes. this thing is tracking in the whole. that is an ego. the story of the day was adams got who is the first round leader. -- that is an eagle. >> i did a good job of that. now i have my work cu

harper. [ cheering and applause ] pplau >> stephen strasburg. [ cheering and applause ] >> and gio gonzalez and there's bryce harper before tonight's game chatting with royals legend george brett. that only happens at an all- star game. to the game top of the 1st bases juiced for the national leaguers. it's pablo sandoval taking justin verlander to deep right. it's in the sun and off the wall and clearing the bases. part of a five-run 1st inning in the nl tying the record of most runs scored in the 1st record of any all-star game. gio pitched in the bottom of the 3rd quite well, three up, three down, his only inning of work that included a strikeout of mike napoli. gio said later he's glad he only went one inning because his energy was down. while gio was doing his thing, stephen strasburg was getting loose and pitched bottom of the 4th. before he could melky cabrera makes it count, 8-0 national league. harper likes it from the dugout. cabrera goes to show some young to former yankee teammate robinson cano and he gives him no love. strasburg pitched a scoreless 4th but needed help from his

gee so gonzalez -- gio gonzalez on the hill. we'll have highlights for you coming up at 11:00.rts weekend basketball, baseball, olympics. >>> tonight weatherwise? >> reporter: we still have the thunderstorm work in effect south of town for fredericksburg. also flash flood warnings for fredericksburg and stafford until 9:00 this evening. and some storms here entering the beltway just south of us. we are watching that as well. >>> we'll see you back here at 11:00. buy

dickey pitched a jewel early on this afternoon, but the nationals' gio gonzalez wasn't nearly as successful up 2-1 in the 2nd. ike davis, he 0 another. gio -- he adds another. gio got rocked today. craig salmon not much better in relief. david wright send a three-run shot over the center field wall. it's now 9-1 mets in the 4th. drew storen finally getting some action today after a long stint on the dl. pitched the 9th inning keeping the mets from tacking on any more runs. the nats tried to rally, but the deficit was just too big to overcome. the mets win this one 9-5. >> a lot of good things happened in that ballgame. when you're nine runs down, you come back and a couple times, of -- every time running on deck it's not just a complete bad day. there were a lot of good things there. >>> team usa facing great britain in london today, darren williams starting in place of chris paul responded well with 19 points. williams 5-6 from downtown helping the u.s. pull away from britain, 118-78 the final. the team will face argentina this sunday in spain. >>> it was a great day for tiger woods and a

. >>> last but not least, gio gonzalez, had wins worth 12.nson will have his eyes glued to fox 5 tomorrow night for sure. >> not much reason to watch in the past, but i will watch this time especially because i got guys in it, we will see how much they play. i think there is a few more parties and a few more advances, so a little more difficult now, and there is more riding on it too. >> caps development camp kicked off this morning at accountler ice plex. 46 prospects are in attendance including phillip forsberg. the 17-year-old is the youngst roster player attending camp. the caps second pick will also get a good look 6'3", wilson who is expected to add grit and toughness down the road, all are trying to make an impression on adam oats who today took the ice for the very first time as capitols head coach. so coach how was your first day? >> moving on wizards playing in the summer league. the team will hold a four day minicamp that began today. top picks, the center of attention the 19-year-old out of florida number three overall recently si

gio gonzalez at his second straight all-star game.'s something he will try to sit back and enjoy. >> you know, i think seeing all the guys that you know you play against and seeing guys you haven't seen before and just, you know, i'm still like a little kid. so you still have the guys that you look up to and you see that play the game the right way and play every single time. i'm excited to enjoy this with my family. >> pretty soon he will be competing in this, the home run derby at kauffman stadium in kansas city tonight. this is mark trumbo, goes on top of the roof. and check out big pappy. the tiger's prince fielder turns it up. 476 feet into the fountain. tied for the longest of the night with this bomb. fielder in the final round, 476 feet again. he hits 12 in the final round to beat jose bautista. now he's a two-time home run derby champ. ken griffey jr. the only other player to do that. i think his kids were having a good time. >>> the magic and the nets lynch pins in a four-team trade that could involve as many as ten players.

. >> gio gonzalez went from one of the worst outings in a nats' uniform to his best. he was tagged for 3 1/3 and tonight he gets his revenge. in the second inning he gets ike davis to go down swinging. he give up two hits and no earned runs. top six, adam laroche launches this one deep. and the upper deck. a two-run shot his 17th of the year. 3-1 nats. two on for jesus flores. jason bay's throw is off the mark. nats take advantage of a four-run sixth inning, winning by the count of 5-2. we get our fill of the orioles at camden yards. hosting tampa. adam jones, where did he go? in the fourth crushes this to center. his 23nd home run of the year. skip to the fifth. chen is on the mound for the o's facing brooks conrad. and he is going to see conrad smack this to left. tampa bay picks up the win, 3-1. >>> the u.s. men's basketball team is making it look easy at least in the exhibitions. none more impressive than today against spain. this is the rematch of the 2008 gold medal game and many think it's a preview of this year. chris paul and pau gasol going head to head agai

plus the nats will be represented by two of the best arms in the league, gio gonzalez making his secondrance and the almighty righty stephen strasburg. >> it's a tremendous honor. i'm excited to go out there and see what the festivities are like in real life. so it's going to be great. >> it's like a dream, definitely don't want to wake up from it. it's one of those things where you can just enjoy if and hopefully you get to spend time with the family. >> the nationals fourth all- star won't be playing. ian desmond pulled out because of a are so oblique, one he's been playing with -- a sore oblique, one he's been playing with for a month. he's been batting .304 with eight home runs. >>> while your kids are at summer camp so are the wizards. this week head coach randy whitman tolding a four-day minicamp and bradley beal making his debut hitting the court for the first time as a washington wizard. he is one of 13 players invited to camp. several nonmembers fighting for a spot at training camp in vegas and bradley beal says that competition is definitely fair. >> i'm pretty sure all the ot

. >> from the washington nationals, bryce harper, stephen strasbourg and gio gonzalez. >> gonzalez patched scoreless third inning. stephen strasbourg followed suit in the fourth. and bryce harper went hon 1 with a walk but also lost a fly ball in the lights. -- gonzalez pitched a scoreless third inning. i've got a good feeling about the nats. >> yes, we are hoping post- season this year. >>> new this morning, an american sentenced to prison overseas for translating a book is set free. we have the details up next. >>> a man perched high above on a science. details next of what he is doing up there. -- a man perched high above on a sign.  >>> a vote to repeal the health care law. republicans who control the house of representatives scheduled a vote to repeat president obama's signature health care law for later this morning. lawmaker debated the appeal all day yesterday but did not talk much about how to replace it. -- lawmakers doe peated the repeal all day yesterday but did not talk much but how to replace t. >>> court documents show that rezwan ferdaus will plead g

gio gonzalez getting ready and he was dealing. mike napoli have a seat.ld take the mound in the fourth getting josh hamilton to ground into a double play. he allowed a hit and a walk. bottom four now, the aforementioned bryce harper. the youngest position player to play in an all-star game. where is the ball? harp loses it in the lights in kansas city. the popup felt like it was never come down. not bad for the kid. good plate discipline. the national league wins 8-0 and secure home field advantage in the world series. >>> for years d.c. united tried to build a new stadium anywhere in the district. they have not succeeded and one of the reasons that the primary investor is looking to get out. now two others have taken over and will try to do the impossible, get d.c. united a new stadium. >> i don't take this opportunity lightly and we don't take the challenge lightly at all. it's been very thought through. that's why it has taken eight months to get erting here today. we will fight to make this a reality in terms of the new home and building the brand her

gio gonzalez knows it. a two-run shot to left, the mets out quickly 2-0.als answer. he is ryan zimmerman who tags -- it's ryan zimmerman who tags dickey, a solo shot, deficit 2- 1. top of the 2nd, ike davis greets gio with another big fly to center field. you see roger bernadina. he runs out of room. solo shot, 3-1 mets. geonot happy. top of the 3rd 4-1, andres torres scores, gio 3 1/3 earnings allowing six earned runs. the nats lose 9-5. here's davey on gio. >> it's one of those days he didn't have too much, didn't have much command. a lot of things be with going for him, just of with those -- things weren't going for him, just one of those days. it's not always a complete bad day. of there really a lot of good things that -- there was really a lot of good things that happened there i was proud to see. >> the good part of the day was the return of drew storen. the orioles against the twins, top 8 bird down 1, mark reynolds with the bloop hit to center field. matt wieters scores and wilson betemit. the orioles enthe twins 4-3 and earn a split of -- edge th

won 10 games but the arrival of gio gonzalez and edwin jackson and the emergence of ross detwiler madeim expendable. he goes tonight. >>> about 30 days ago in the same position wondering whether tiger woods would take control in a major championship. we got the answer at the u.s. open? no. fast forward a month and replace the words u.s. with british and we're sort of asking the same question. third round of the british open. tiger entering today four strokes behind brandt snedeker. this is what we see a lot of tiger these days. short putts that's a dead hook. he bogeyed 1 and 3 as well. tiger looking at the hole like oh where'd this thing go? to 6 about 50 feet. we're in england and let's use the metric system. about 15 meters. woods, dropping it there. he shot even par and he's still 6 under. adam scott using tiger's old caddy steve williams and steve making adam look like the old tiger. 68 today. 11 under. four up on snedeker who shot a 73. five up on woods who still thinking positively. >> considering that you know i got off to such a bad start. i figured if i could get to 1 over pa

gio gonzalez will make his second appearance, his 11 wins tied for second most in the majors and stephen strasburg is a first time all-star, this season 9-3 with a 2.81 rather and major league leading 121 strikeouts. here are two of your all-stars. >> going to be a tremendous experience and it's a huge honor for me. it's amazing to think where i was a year ago. so it's great to see the hard work paid off. >> never made an all-star team in professional baseball and to make one in the big leagues is definitely humbling and just a blessing from god. thank you. >> the first person i went to is my shortstop desmond and i said congratulations, couldn't be more deserving than you. >>> nats outfielder bryce harper turned a lot of heads his first two months, so many that he's in the final vote vying for the 34th and final roster spot in the all-star game from the national league. the 19-year-old faces stiff competition from other players including chipper jones, but he's currently hitting .274, eight home runs with 22 r.b.i.s. you can help harper by voting on mlb.com by thursday. let's get him to

gio gonzalez who amongst all the strasburg mania has been better than the ace and might just start thell-star game at 11-3. that's a reason to go. take a look at him there he is haven't lost since june 15th getting some help right here. what's great on a hot day? a snow cone catch. how about that? pretty good. and i tell you some oh help coming from -- other help coming from ian desmond. he won't play in the all-star game. he hurts colorado in their side. 16th home run of the season. that's a career-high. nats getting insurance in the 6th a little bit. ryan zimmerman up the middle. right now the game in progress. nats up 4-1 in the 7th. >>> all right, serena williams won wimbledon in 2010. a few days later she cut her foot at a restaurant in germany and then got blood clots in the lungs and then a pulmonary embolism. tennis hasn't been a priority for her, staying alive has making an incredible return to the wimbledon stage this past two weeks. first set williams took the first five games. and then took if first set 6-1. she was blowing out aggi oh radwanska. but then a little confidenc

stephen strasburg and gio gonzalez will pitch likely just an inning. tomorrow 19-year-old bryce harper makes all-star history as the youngest position player to ever play in the mid-summer classic. harper earned a spot on the roster when the marlins john carlos suffered a knee injury this weekend. the teenager has created quite a stir after playing 63 major league games looking power to the experience. >> being around all the top talent in baseball is pretty impressive and it's going to be a lot of fun. i think being here for the first time i'm trying to take it all in and really trying to enjoy myself of moment i can and try to -- every moment i can and try to enjoy with the family and really enjoy myself. >> talk about enjoying themselves, tonight the home run derby, angels mark trumbo connected on 13 home runs through two rounds. check out this blast, a huge shot to left field. watch who makes the catch, the officer, tough night of work for him. the blue jays jose batista racked up 13 home runs. batista would edge trumbo two homes are to one. in the

gio gonzalez, making his second appearance. all-star last year, he has 112 strike outs leaves the nats with 11 wins. you knew strausberg would get in there, 9 and 3, 2 .8 1 era and nl best, 122 strike outs, bryce harper can get in if voted out by the fans but here is strausberg on the honor of going to kansas city. >> it is a huge honor for me amazing to thing where it was a year ago, so it is great to see all the hard work all paid off but you know it is not done only half way, point of the year we still have a long ways to go. >> today the nats got off to a very quick start against the braves, virginia beach, each one at center, steve lombard, come on around, he will score here comes bryce harper he better get an all-star team he will be safe and nats up 2-0. four batters later, 3-0. when rick is going to lace this one, to center. allow desmond to score. watch michael bourn, going to get away yeah, he is trot on in, and all the way to third, four 1st inning runs for the nats. top of the 5th, 4-1, more ryan zimmerman, hammers

a match-up between the national league's top two pitchers, gio gonzalez versus ari dickey. >>> a nationaln a against the twins. the top of the 8th the bird down 3-2. mark reynolds gets a hit to center field. two rounds score. the orioles edge the twins. >>> usa hoops in manchester, england for an exhibition against great britain. lebron james to kevin durant. kd make his first start for the 2012 team. third quarter, door enwilliams with the smooth crossover and the pass there to lebron

pitchers gio gonzalez and stephen strasburg and outfielder bryce harper were selected to represent the national league. harper is an injury replacement and he's the youngest position player ever to play in the all-star game. shortstop ian desmond was selected for the team but pulled out because of a sore oblique muscle. >>> well, it was a rough day for the nationals to end the first half of the season as they fell to the colorado rockies. top of the ninth, tied at 3-3, pitcher tyler clippard, he throws his first wild pitch of the season and the rockies go up 4-3, and that is how it all goes down and the game ends. the nationals go into the all-star break at 49-34 and lead the n.l. east by four games. so at least we're still on top. >> that's a comfortable way to go into a nice little break. i like it. >> nice little cushion there. all right, the time is 4:55. >>> can't make it to london for the summer olympics? the best time to travel to the city if you want to save some serious cash. >>> and he fell nearly 130 feet from a tightrope and lived to tell about it. what he says led t >>> th

gio gonzalez was untouchable as night, giving up only two hits. tied in the sixth inning. look out.. a couple batters later florezs drives into left field. into third base. look out. never stops running. 5-2 was the final as the nationals continue to roll. >> the news continues at 5:30. >> still ahead prepare for construction on union station. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead this morning, the emergency crews did all they could, but it was not enough to save a teenager from drowning in laurel. now the investigation begins into what led to the tragedy. good morning, washington. it's wednesday, july 25. i am steve chenevey. >> i am pamela brown in for cynne simpson. adam caskey has the forecast. >> the humidity is down. dew points down in the 50's in these locations and beyond. monrovia, 55dew point of 57/ leesburg 70 degrees with a lower dew point. a great day today, high temperature of 88, which is average for this time of year, with lower humidity. that's refreshing. all of that changes tomorrow. now to lisa baden. >> it helps if

gio gonzalez herndon invitation to the all-star game in kansas city. >> congratulations to him. -- earnedve to vote for bryce harper. if he gets enough votes, he will be in the all-star game as well. cast your ballot at mlb.com. two wounded warriors made the team as well. >> they are impressive. a fourth to be reckoned with. 76 degrees right now. the news continues at 5:30. >> before heading out, there could be a damaging commute this morning from the storm. >> cleanup continues this morning. i am jummy olabanji in falls church. we will affect some of >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> is 5:30. good morning, washington. it's monday, july 2. i am steve chenevey. glad to be with you. we will start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. adam caskey has the forecast. >> and areas of rain lingering mainly in lower southern maryland. if they are exited in southern maryland at this time. looking at the radar, you will see the edge of calvert county along the bay getting clipped by the of thundershowers. moving onto the eastern shore from the bay. skies ar

gio gonzalez took the mound. look at this shot to right. nice. 410 feet over the right center walls. nats on the board first. brewers with a wild pitch. corey brown comes in from third to score the game tying run. down two in the ninth. mike ward the shot to right center, right in the coroner. that ties the game up and we go to the 11th. a double down the left field live. ryan zimmerman gets in and beats the throw. nats win this one 11-10 in 11 innings. today they have the day off. >>> men's basketball playing a game that counts over in london. michelle obama on hand. france within one after one quarter. but usa comes back, kobe for three here. usa outscored france by 15 in the second period. darren williams to russell westbrook here then to dc's kevin durant. drain led the way they win this one big 98-71 moving on. the french get revenge in the pool in london. yesterday michael phelps gave team usa a body length lead but the anchor ryan lochte faded. usa settled for silver. >>> we will be live from redskins park for training camp. have a g

gio gonzalez lasted only 10 out -- outs. that is a three-run dinger. nationals battle till the final out, something they will need against the braves, starting today. >> i like my ball club and i like the position we are going into. >> jeremy lin was introduced by the rockets after r.g. iii signed his 21 million deal, and deluxe signed for signed22 million-- andrew louck signed for more than $22 million. excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the squaree sunnyd bottle. " it's getting back to our breaking news. coming out of colorado, at least 14 dead, 50 injured in a shooting at a movie theater. >> brianne carter has the latest. >> that is the latest we are hearing from police and talking to a affiliate's and colorado. the latest news is 14 are dead. the number of injured has also climbed. we are also hearing from police that the gunman released some sort of cannister with some sort of gas in the theater. we hundred the reports from people inside the theater, of setting it quickly became filled with smoke. now we

gio gonzalez had one of his best outings of the year.went seven innings giving up one run on two hits. he struck out four. it was tied 1-1 in the 6th. adam laroche says he grabbed the young bat. it was a good idea. he blast add home run into the upper deck in right. i think he has a new bat now. 5-2. the nationals hand the mets pitcher his fifth loss since april 18. he's that knuckleballer. >>> packed house in southwest last night for the washington kastles, their home finale. they were hosting the philadelphia freedoms and it wasn't even close. d.c. topped philly making it 27 wins in a row for the kastles. >>> still ahead, why there will not be talk of expanded gambling today in annapolis. >> the ruling on carrying a concealed weapon in maryland. learn what it means for people in the free state. >> before you grab those keys, monika has a quick check on the traffic you're going to find on the roads. >> here's a live look from sky 9 on the northbound side of i- 95 at the fairfax county parkway. you've got this long, slow stretch as you h

there is our guy gio gonzalez. he was wiped out yesterday, seven innings. his 13th win yesterday.ies him for the national league lead. my question to you, this team, as it is right now, we have the trade deadline coming up, is this team good enough to go to the show. what i mean is the world series. the real show, baby. all the way. >> the whole post-season thing, you're skipping that. >> they are post-season ready. >> we y we are talking world series in washington d.c. >> i don't know about that. >> not going to give them that? >> let's do baby steps. lets amake it happen first. once we get to the playoffs, then we'll worry about the world series. >> you will not jump today. >> i'm in the going to jump. >> is the dream team part two -- that look says it all. will they struggle with spain? remember, brazil was up by 10 with these guys. here is my guy, carmelo anthony from -- >> baltimore. >> syracuse. >> kobe, a know you are not a big kobe guy. two hands for the old guy. >> he is the one running his mouth. >> he did run his mouth. they won all their five games. >> the original dre

jim johnson and adam jones, stephen strasburg, gio gonzalez and ian desmond. now boeing teams are in a battle for the final spot. there are five remaining guys and among that group is orioles starting pitcher jason hamill and bryce harper. only one can make the team. the choice? it is ultimately up to you fans. so star dc athletes are using twitter to campaign for their colleagues, including a pair of first round picks. john walsh tweeted help send bryce harper to the game. bryce in 12. even rg iii getting into it. he tweeted hey people get the boy bryce harper in to the all-star games. that is a quick look at sports this morning. have a great tuesday. >>> it is getting more and more difficult for the people left waiting for the power to come back on. >>> coming up, hoping to get lights and ac back today, monika, what about traffic signals? >> reporter: we still have scattered outages all over montgomery county. the good thing is here on 270 you do not have restrictions today. if you are traveling southbound that should come up. coming up another look at area

dickey pitched a jewel but gio gonzalez wasn't nearly as successful. nationals going for the sweep in the matinee. mets already up 2-1 in the 2nd. ike davis adds another run to that. gio got rocked, his worst outing since becoming a national. six runs done after three and a third. david wright's shot make it is 9-1. drew storen finally getting some action after a long stint on the dl, pitched a scoreless 9th inning keeping the mets from attacking on any more runs but the deficit was too big to overcome the mets avoid the sweep 9 -5. >> a lot of good things happened in that ballgame. when you're nine runs down and come back and a couple times had a tying run on deck, it's not always just a complete bad day. it was really a lot of good things that happened there that i'm proud to see. >> the glass is half full. team u.s.a. facing great britain in london yesterday. daren williams starting in place of chris paul, responded well with 19 points. williams five of 16 from downtown helping the u.s. pull away from britain's 118-78 the final. the team will face ar

dickey pitched a jewel but gio gonzalez not nearly as successful. ike davis adds a run. s worst outing since becoming a national. drew soren finally getting some action after a long stint on the dl. pitch add scoreless 9th inning keeping the mets from attacking on any more runs. the mets avoid the sweep 9-5. >> a lot of good things happened in that ballgame. when you're nine runs down and come back and have a tying run on deck, it's not always just a complete bad day. it was really a lot of good things that happened there that i'm really proud to see. >> the glass is half full. >>> team u.s.a. facing great britain in london yesterday. daryl williams starting in place of chris paul. responded well with 19 points. williams 5 of 16 from downtown helping the u.s. pull away from britain's 118-78 the final. the team will face argentina this sunday in spain. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great friday. >>> embattled mayor d.c. gray responds now to a "washington post" poll which suggests most city residents want him to resign. >>> coming up

gio gonzalez, we love him, great pitcher. seven innings yesterday. want to take him out. he tied r. a. dickey for the league lead. here he is on the decision of taking out gio. has not davy johnson. >> unless somehow he superimposed himself. >> he was pretty spry. he basically said he didn't want to have to take out gio. some people were hammering you last hour. they said back off kobe. he still has plenty on give to the olympic team. dream team part two. they are still undefeated. they start their medal play on friday. >> whatever. >> keep it moving. >> no love for kobe and no love for davie johnson as a cheetah. >> coming up next, an update from the campaign trail for you. president obama heading to northerly epps today and mitt romney going overseas for a series of high-profile meetings. when we come back. >>> in the race for the white house, president obama is speaking in new orleans today and mitt romney begins his trip to europe and the middle east. >> the president and romney are on the west coast this morning. they are attacking each other's

>> gio gonzalez. stephen strasbourg. >> i like him too. >> we don't have bryce harper in yet.e bryce harper an all-star. you can get it done? get your people on twitter. get your people on facebook and vote for price harper and can he be the fourth nationals all- star. when you get four all-stars, you have arrived. baltimore has three. congrats. nats trying to get four. >> back over to sarah. we are out of time. >> sorry we to cut you short. >>> plenty ahead. the latest on the storm aftermath when we come back. time for our facebook fan of the day. today, we say good morning to donna jean paul. she wants to know julie's secret to looking young. we'll have to check in with julie and find out what her secret is. thank you for being our fan of the day. con congratulations. tulations. -- congratulation. congratulations. [ radio ] it's a scorcher out there...stay refreshed! [ female announcer ] new lipton tea & honey. sweetened with honey, made from real tea leaves and real fruit flavors. ♪ it's never felt so real ♪ no, it's never felt so right ♪ [ female announcer ] only 5 calorie

nationals pitcher gio gonzalez pitched the 3rd inning. he faced three batters and got them all out. stephen strasburg came on in the 4th. he gave up a single and a walk but got home derby champ prince fielder to fly out. byte bryce harper came in as a pinch hitter. he had a walk and strikeout. the final 8-0. they'll have home field advantage during the world series. >>> byte harper became the youngest -- bryce harper became the youngest position player ever. he did it in sometime. check out his gold shoes. he told "the washington post" he wanted them to be as gold as he could make them. he's going to wear them again. he could see himself probably. >> maybe that's why he missed that ball? the glare. >>> an ohio man was going through haze late aunt's home when -- his late aunt's home and he found a box of baseball cards. they are some of the rarest in the world from 100 years ago and they were in pristine condition. they'll go up for auction next month and could fetch millions of dollars. some put it in the range of $2 million. >> that's a lot of dough for cardboard. >>> 6:26 is the t

gio gonzalez who has been nothing short of spectacular had his worst game of the year.n up pretty good by the mets this afternoon. two-time all-star did not bring his a game today. one on, one out for david wright and he said, get out. gio all wrong today. wright's 13th home run of the year, two-one shot, mets on top, 2-0. bottom one, here's r.a. dickey, probably the best pitcher in baseball, takes the knuckleballer and zim's 11th of the season. 2-1 mets on top. top of the four, gio yanked after 3 1/3, his worst outing as a national. 6-1 mets, david wright doing it one more time of the how about a three-run shot? he had five rbis in the game. the mets are up at this point, 9-1 in the fourth inning. fast forward to the top of the ninth, 9-4 mets, drew store store ren is back. he went three up and three down in his first action of the season. it's good to have him back. bottom nine now, mets lead is down to four. nationals trying to rally but par nell says no, national s fal 9-4. the braves come to town tomorrow. as for today, gio just didn't have it. >> kind of got to ro

he'll be joining gio gonzalez who is tied in the lead for most wins and stephen strasburg who was greetedh so much fan fare a season and a half ago and he finally makes his first all-star game, but it's all about bryce harper. is this how electric that rookie is for washington? >> yeah. it's not only at bats, but in the field he's making all these spectacular plays and then running bases. we see him steal bases all the time. we see him take singles and make them into doubles. he's been absolutely terrific and he's had this hype forever. you should see his old youtube clips. yeah, it's a lot of excitement and who's that stephen strasburg guy again? >> i know. we've got to talk about ian desmond quick. pulled from the all-star game because of a strained oblique. he was handed picked by tony larussa, but he's been playing with this injury for a month. i know you were surprised by the injury. i was. >> he hit a home run on saturday. he hit a home run sunday, too and he's going the other way with the ball. so yeah, i think we were all very surprised by this because we all thought he was health

gio gonzalez, bryce harper were selected to represent the national league. >>> now, washington entered all-star break on a down note against colorado. in the ninth inning pitcher tyler clifford threw his first wild pitch of the season. that scored a run. the rockies go up, 4-3. that's how it all goes down and the game ends. the nats go in with 39-34, leading the nl least by four games. >> today we're learning the divorce in the works between tom cruise and katie holmes may never end up in a courtroom. tmz and "people" magazine report they're trying to work out a settlement. they're also reportedly negotiating property between the two. she filed late last month citing irreconcilable differences. a spokesman said she was seeking sole custody of their daughter. >> courtney and scott have welcomed their second child and first dotter. penelope scotland disick was born early saturday morning. grandmother says courtney had an easy delivery and penelope looks like her big brother mason. no word if the family will show the birth on their hit show, "keeping up with the kardashi kardashians." >>>

unflappable tied for the major league lead with 128 strikeouts and last but certainly not least gio gonzalez now a two-time all- star tied for the major league lead with 12 wins. the two pitchers are expected to play in innings. bryce will come off the bench, but right now he's soaking it all in. >> being around all the top talent in baseball is pretty impressive. it's going to be a lot of fun i think. being here for the first time i'm taking it all in and trying to enjoy myself of moment i can and try to enjoy it with the family as much as i can and just really enjoy myself. >> so he's the youngest position player to ever go. >> but the third youngest ever, is that right? >> third youngest ever which is quite an accomplishment. he said today that he does terrible in all-star games. he's played in three and says he's over 15 with 12 strikeouts. hopefully he does better. >> speak your world of existence, be positive. >> camp the game tomorrow night on fox -- catch the game tomorrow night on fox 5. >>> the opposite of an all-star game caught on camera, two dads fighting at a little league base

gio gonzalez. >> that's who i would have said. >> and bryce harper. i'm going to say tyler clippard, 1.83 e.r.a., 13 saves, 16 holds and with the closure spot being pretty much a debacle, look what the happened now, no drew storen, brad lidge debacle, men rei rodriguez, debacle. tyler -- henry rod, debacle. tyler clip -- rodriguez, debacle. tyler clippard has really done a lot for them this year. >> thank you very much. >>> we have breaking news. there's been a shooting at the urban barbecue on sandy spring old in olney. >> we don't know if it was inside orous of the restaurant -- or outside of the restaurant. one person was taken to the hospital with cardiac restaurant. we've got a crew headed to the scene and will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> coming up on 9 news now, this is a july 4th tradition dating back to 1966. we'll check in on today's palisades parade and picnic in upper northwest washington. >> plus brain injuries and the military, it's a growing problem and we're going to show you how the government is hel

gio gonzalez had one of his worst outings of the year, but could the nationals rally for the sweep? i'll have those highlights, plus more from today's open championship coming up later in sports. >>> coming up more accusations of out of control spending at the gsa and this time it happens right in our own backyard. >> reporter: another wreck involving a superschultz van. i'm peggy fox at dulles airport. -- supershuttle van. i'm peggy fox at dulles airport. >> the nominations are. in find out who is up for the big awards at this year's primetime emmys. >>> the tv stars and their shows took center stage this morning in hollywood. the nominees were announced for the 64th annual primetime emmys. elizabeth coreydon breaks down the stiff competition. >> reporter: jimmy kimmel was up early on the west coast to announce the primetime nominations. madmen led the pack picking up a total of 17 nominations. boardwalk empire, breaking bad and game of thrones also picked up series nods. when it comes to the primetime laughs? >> the nominations in the comedy series category are the big bang theory

gio gonzalez and stephen strasburg as well as outfielder bryce harper selected to represent the nationaleague. shortstop ian desmond was selected to the team as well, but he pulled out because of a sore oblique muscle. washington entered the all-star break on a down note against colorado. in the ninth inning, pitcher tyler clippard threw a wild pitch that scored a run. rockies go up 4-3, and that is how the game ended. the nats go into the break with a record of 49-34, leading the n.l. east by four games. leading the n.l. east is the important part here. >> yeah, that's some good wiggle room when we're talking about ws. >> going to break. absolutely. >> all right, well, let's talk about another word that starts with "w," weather, because everybody wants to know whether or not we're going to get some relief and i think tom has some good news. >> and another "w" word, whew. thankfully, we're getting a break from the heat thanks to this front bringing showers and thunder showers across our region. raining now frederick county, northern montgomery. got some creeks and streams out of their ba

pitchers gio gonzalez and stephen strasburg and outfielder bryce harper were selected to represent the national league. harper is an injury replacement. he is the youngest position player ever to play in an all-star game as well. shortstop ian desmond was selected for the team but pulled out because of a sore oblique muscle. >>> well, the nationals entered the all-star break on a down note. top of the ninth, tied ball game. pitcher tyler clippard throws his first wild pitch of the season. that scores a run. the rockies go up 4-3 and that's how it goes down. that is how it ends. the nats go into the all-star break leading the n.l. east by four games. >>> 5:25 now. there is a new study that shows man's best friend could make your kids healthier. a studyonducted in finland says children who are exposed to dogs starting at infancy usually had fewer respiratory and ear infections. researchers believe the dirt and allergens that a dog usually has helps develop a child's immune system, but they are quick to point out there might be other causes for the lower infection rates as well. >>> the "

and how about gio gonzalez? this is cyst second all-star appearance. it last year as part of the oakland a's and about guy, stephen strasburg, let's hope that's the first of many. and let's get bryce harper. >> you voted 20 times. >> i did vote 20 times. >> he desevers it. >> he does. >> a game for the fans and what guy would you rather see play than bryce harper right now? >> very exciting time for the 19-year-old bryce. even if he does not, he is an all-star in our mind. >> and he has lots and lots of years. >> he will still get out there and rock the vote. >> let's get to the forecast because we have big plans. >> i'll just step outside. >> if you are headed down to the mall, going to be hot. lots of water, and get in the shades if you can because these temperatures are going to be uncomfortable today. we have a heat advisory which goes in effect at noon. 79 in annapolis. 81 in salisbury. surface map, weak cold front pushing through as we speak. and that heat index will be in excess of about 100, to 100 to 105. look out for scattered storms. we'll g

stephen strasburg and gio began disal les are pitching -- gonzalez. last year capps went just a third of an inning. last night it was home run derby time. final rownts featured -- round featured prince fielder against jose bautista. bautista wasn't that strong. he only had seven in the finals. fielder is the home run champ, his second title. ken griffey, jr. the only other one who have won it more than once. >>> the capitals began their summer development camp yesterday with a scrimmage at the ice flex in arling -- ice plex in arlington. practice is open to the public and it's free. it begins at 9:00 this morning. >>> the wizards began their mini camp yesterday at verizon center. first round draft picks were there. you can meet the players tonight at an open house at the verizon center that begins at 7:00. >>> learn how much longer the washington monument is going to stay closed. >> debate begins in the house on repealing president obama's health care plan. we'll get a preview. >>> don't grab the keys just yet. monika has a check of traffic. >> if you

gonzalez and r.a. dickey both tied with 12 wins apiece today. gioocked today going just three and a third innings giving up six runs, including two homers and only striking out two batters. good news on the pitching front with the return of closer drew storen. he pitched a scoreless 9th inning looking pretty sharp but the nats were in too deep a hole to climb out of. the mets avoid the sweep 1-5. nats open a four-game series with atlanta tomorrow night. >>> finally on the hole, phil mickelson shot from the bunker. watch this. it disappears. that's a deep bunker. it disappears into the lip of the bunker. the worst part is it took seven people, look at that almost two minutes to find his ball in the grass. he took an unplayable lie, bow geed the hole. >> the rest is history. >> he's tied for 99th. >> he's going to have to shoot well tomorrow or miss the cut. >> she's rubbing that in. ñ'

gonzalez touched up with 2 homeruns. that's all he need the. washington loses a tough one, 2-1. >> well, it was a shame. gio pitched a heck of a ball game. you know, we had many opportunities out there. we just couldn't get it. >>> orioles-tigers, let's get to the extra innings. bottom of 13, tigers up 6-5. j.j. hardy, dynamite! ties the game at 6-6. that homerun broke an 0-for-28 slump. dramatics here. couple of batters later, taylor teagarden, activated from the d.l. right before the game, he says exit stage right, folks. 2-run shot walkoff. orioles win in dramatic fashion 8-6. >> my mindset today was just try to get used to the ball park, get in the clubhouse, getting to see anyone. i really had no intentions of playing today, but it got tight there at the end and i was pretty amped up. my first big league at-bat in a while. >>> dream team set the standard for usa hoops, of course, 20 years ago. this edition trying to live up to that standard this year. we're about to find out if they can live up to. kobe, lebron and durant, among others. the team is here in dc this weekend, tuning up for london. practices through the weekend, then ex