that is why we love horace holmes. people holding signs outside the stadium, protesting the redskins name. similar protests took place before redskins games in other cities, including dallas. and selling a share of an nba racially insensitive remarks in an e-mail, allegedly. he expressed racial stereotypes. he now calls the e-mail inappropriate and offensive, and this departure comes just months after the nba band x clippers owner donald sterling for live, saying he, too, made racist statements. and president obama says he will outline a plan for the terror group. ofthis is not the equivalent the iraqi war. what this is is similar to the kinds of counterterrorism campaigns that we have been engaging in consistently over the past 5, 6, 7 years. , theyexclusive interview say several countries have byeed to help fight isil keeping foreign fighters out of iraq and serious. and coming up on abc seven news at 6:30, some of the biggest names in hollywood gathered in new york city, just the way she wanted, all to say goodbye t

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in houston, horace holmes, abc 7 news. >> college football, the maryland terrapins facing florida. , buterps had six turnovers it came down to this play. blocks the teams pond. that is recovered for a touchdown. the terps go one to win by a final of 21-17. they are 2-0 this season. fear the turtle. the nationals lead the nl east, but they have not been able to defeat a couple teams this season. one of them continues to be the arch rival philadelphia phillies , despite their lousy season. it does not help that the nats blew a lead last night. today, the hangover continued. inning,ard in the third two runs come in. that was all the phillies need. the nationals lose another to philadelphia, 3-1. don't worry, we will get our revenge. the u.s. men's open final is set. both champions were upset today. roger federer lost in straight sets. djokovic had a tough time. djokovic was eliminated in four sets. navy were both winners. up, the strange scene that had driver saying "oh, dear." >> look at this, not something that you would expect during the morning rush hour in san francisco, a couple o

. >> horace holmes is live to is.ain why that horace? >> leon and alison, there's a a veryng on here in small area. over here, you have the park and ride. so you've got cars coming in and here, buses flipping around -- flip around and hit stops back here. all the while, passengers are coming in and out of the metro stop. riders say that all makes for a very combination. a very dangerous combination. a bus would kill somebody? >> but they were not totally surprised to hear a pedestrian struck and killed by a bus coming through this station. >> it's a sharp turn. lightingnow what the of this -- how this lighting work when that turns. was 11:00 lastt night. 42-year-old lorena jimenez was parking lot when she was struck and killed by a fairfax county connector bus. lived just a block away from the metro. jimenez family declined an interview at this time. but if you go to her facebook page, you can find pictures of jimenez. internet search revealed she was a wife, mother and a instructor,mming and was studying at american university. >> it ha

horace holmes, beautiful weather, great wind. >> it started out really well but ended up being a bittersweetday for the redskins will the team loses its starting quarterback today ugly doing this all day, my feet and legs got really tired. so i got dr. scholl's massaging gel work insnsoles. they absorb the shock of working on my feet all day. i feel energized! i'm a believer. dr. scholl's massaging gel work insoles. i'm a believer! >> and now, the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. know how todon't feel after a game like today -- the skins win the and they are the skins lose their starting quarterback in the process. it happened right here in the first quarter. robert griffin iii rolling, and thehe tackle completion to desean jackson, but griffin went down and does not get up. his ankle took an awkward true with and he stayed down for a long time on the sidelines and had to be hard off the field. a wave of ricci asian and they were chanting rg iii. play and young is wide open for a touchdown full of later in the first quarter, to desean jackson. he drops the bal

horace holmes is in baltimore at the stadium. what is the mood? >> usually, when pittsburgh comes to town, the total focus and baltimore is on their chief rivals, the pittsburgh steelers. but because of the ray rice situation, it is difficult to focus. the video that you talk about of ray rice and his then fiancÉe in the elevator came out just a couple of days ago. the emotions are raw. ray rice was a huge part of this team. very well liked. he's not here and not coming back. >> it's been a trying time, but at the same time, you can't really dive into somebody's personal life too much. know, you have to becauseentalize some, if you don't, this is a game that is physical and you can get hurt. if your mind is not clear and focused on what you have to do. >> those players are writing right now. -- are a writing right now. what they need to do is beat the pittsburgh steelers right now. the last thing the baltimore ravens want to do is fall to 0-2 on the season for having lost to cincinnati on sunday. they kick it off at 8:25 p.m. they have to put ever

you -- horace holmes joins us. >> after the m.r.i.tors will know exactly how badly damaged that ankle is and how long he will have to sit out. this is when it happened. second series in the game. griffin is out of the pocket. rolls right, running towards the sidelines. put there by a defender, throws the ball, complete. you could see that his ankle came down very awkwardly, twists, and he throws the ball. he was down for several minutes there on the sideline, clearly in pain. eventually was carted off the field. the crowd cheering rg3! rg3! as he left. obviously, he did not come back, robert griffin iii. >> it wanted to look at my ankle because i felt something. it didn't look in a great position. i knew something was wrong then. >> i was sick about robert. he was running around, had some great energy and very unfortunate. put a lot of earth and time and mental anguish to get ready for this season. but things happen in pro football. >> well, we'll talk more about robert griffin iii. his cousin came in and did very well. but other play

reporting live, horace holmes, abc 7 news. and an alarming report about drinking too much soda weakening bones. they want kids to just cut the because of their diets, when they are drinking soda, they are not getting the calcium they need, which is especially important during adolescence, when bones are developing. >> all right, let's check and see what is happening weatherwise for us. this stays cloudy areawide. let's get you started. 69 degrees and cloudy outside our studios in roslyn, and there are scattered showers in the evening forecast, and this will continue to remain. the steadiest rain is in the wilmington, delaware, and pennsylvania areas, and it is not out of the question about whether or not there could be a sprinkle inside the metro area, but i think clearly the trend is established. and it will bypass us through the night. 74 right now at last check at reagan national. and this can mean a little touch of cloudiness. skies brightened, and it turns partly sunny. this will give us a couple of clouds, but that is it

we will take you back to baltimore with horace holmes later on.ut, a prince george's county police officer is being called a hero for the second time in two months. >> what he and other >> a prince george's county police officer is credited with saving not just one, but to lives in a couple of months. he talks about the tool that has made his heroic action possible. when was a tuesday night prince george's county police officer mike fisher was called twin apartment complex. a fight had been broken -- had broken out and a 14-year-old boy had been stabbed. >> based on the amount of blood that was on his close and around him, i called for help. but he rushed back to his car and grabbed this trauma bag. >> i grabbed some gauze and a wound care kit that patched his wound to his back. lexi also used more gauze and first aid to stop the bleeding. the teenager had been stabbed multiple times. >> who would do this to a kid, and why? >> in this is the second time in the last two months that the officer has had to use his medical kit on scene. the first was

. >> horace holmes is live there tonight with pictures and more.i we will show you those pictures in just a minute and they are frightening indeed. the city made $10 million worth of renovations into this building over the past two years but officials say it is not worth it to do anything major and because of that along with the age of the building, things like what happened last night can happen. years, you can expect a little wear and tear, but one sports editor did not expect this while covering the guatemala is el salvador matchup. fans were jumping and yelling and we were in the press box. but then suddenly big chunk of concrete dislodged from a stadium overhang and the with the on to allege just in front of him and other reporters in the press box. x that's a big chunk that could have seriously hurt someone. >> and that has alarmed jack evans, one of the driving forces for building a new soccer stadium. he says this incident makes it clear that rfk has outlived its usefulness. >> it should not come apart that easily when you think about it. o

let me bring in horace holmes. fans started arriving early this afternoon, lining up before the parking lot even opened to start tailgating. i think there will be an attitude adjustment taking place. the fans are getting ready for this one. >> they are getting ready. you won't believe how early they get here. they actually just opened up the line to get into the parking lot, so the tailgating has just begun. we are here in the law where they have -- lot where they have the fan buses, and these guys are firing up the grill. a couple guys over here. come on over here and talk to me. these folks come to every single game, and depending on the team, you have a different theme the pending on who you play. >> yes, sir. this week we are playing new york. we have a great spread of italian food. my buddy made some homemade meatballs he can tell you about. >> from scratch, family recipe, cooking them all night long. right here we have about 90 meatballs cooked, ready. i'm a proud italian, but we have to take the giants down.