. >> reporter: it would be nice, it was interesting i talked to jamison crowder wide receiver and he echoed those sentiments be they out gained the packers, the packers has been looking better, but he's like we want to win, preseason, during season, this team needs ws, jay gruden has been saying he wants progress but he also said the' this offense played so far in cure the offensive wounds back in action, jordan reid 86 on the practice field for the first time, since he was put on the physically unable to perform list in the beginning of the preseason with a toe injury he's using a specialized orthopedic in his shoe to make sure he doesn't reinjure the foot and ready to get back out and hopefully take wide bullets on sunday. >> i believe it's really important just to throw some hits and live plus at me and get my feet under me i think it's really important. the been rough, being away from the team, and you know, not getting those reps is mentally hard. >> we're always looking for the match-up advantages and they tend to be in jordan's favor just because of how uniquely gifted he is a

jordan reed, jamison crowder and josh doctson have all been ruled out for the preseason opener. but quarterback kirk cousins is looking on the bright side. washington has plenty of young there are 20 rookies on the team's 90-man get some time on the field. there are 20 rookies on the team's 90-man roster. and you can see the game right here. it all starts tonight pregame coverage starts at 7. kick off is at 7:30. a manhunt in paris, ends in gunfire-- sending one man to the hospital. the latest on an attack that injured half a dozen soldiers. plus, a popular app -- under fire. users are calling one of it's features "incredibly racist". the details.. coming up. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. for two years, all with a two-year agreement. <

. >> i would love to have jordan reed and jamison crowder out there.ut it probably won't happen so i'll develop a rapport and get to know the young guys better. erin: the preseason is the perfect time for the coaches to evaluate players and players with the position battles to step up. will position? i asked him to describe the running style. >> downhill running and physical. not flashy. i don't make too many moves. it depends who you are playing but once i get the ball in the hands it's all go from there. >> we talk about who is not on the field. but another player i am looking forward to seeing is terrell pryor. he used to be a quarterback. he is out here throwing passes and that was fun to watchment but he was on the field after most of the team went to the locker room. he was catching the passes. i love that he has a work ethic. he is always getting the extra work in. it should be fun. doug: we will update the beach outlook tonight at 11:00. nancy: thank you. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. jonathan: thank you for watching. see you at

kirk cousins, vernon davis hauls it in. 4,rth and goal from the cousins with the quick strike to jamison crowderouchdown. redskins down 14-10 at the half. third quarter, colt mccoy takes over. niles paul makes the tumbling catch. 16 yard score. impressive. 17-14 skins. but the packers go ahead in the fourth. the redskins fall in the preseason again, 24-17. coach gruden: we are a work in progress. we are trying to build something is. we deny could them done today, but we are not giving up. we have to continue with our plan and build on what we have done or have not done, learn from it, m for the bengals. robert: baseball, a welcoming site for the nationals against stephen strasburg returning from the disabled list. bottom of the first, strasburg tested early. slices one to right. andrew stephenson makes the great catch. strasburg liked it. he better have. solarteet on the board, to right center, gone. 2-0 padres. right now san diego leads 2-1 in the ninth., o's hosting the angels come huge night for mike trout. he homered in the first and again in the third. this one landed in the angels' bullpen

jamison crowder looks likely to play.ing a hamstring injury but hopes to suit up saturday against greenback. >> -- against green bay. >> i feel great today. any time i step on the field, regardless of who we are going against, i'm excited. robert: hoops, the mystics and sparks side-by-side come arms locked in a moment of silence to honor the victims in charlottesville. as for the contest itself, not really much of a contest. l.a. beat washington with ease, 95-62. talk about a moment to forget, the first pitch in boston tonight. was aiming. nancy: oh, no! robert: the ball hits a photog in a sensitive area. it is like the snickers commercial, he really wants to get away. by the way, the photographer will be ok. to the nationals lost 3-2 the an alison: the latest for tomorrow? active day, warm and muggy, chance of showers in the afternoon. friday, scattered showers and storms. over the weekend, the store potential goes down, a little less humid. -- the storm potential goes down over the weekend. nancy: jimmy kimmel's next. a

score, redskins offense finally get a couple first downs desperately for the first, kirk cousins jamison crowder almost hear him seeing and he can hailing, they get one against the packers backup defense they need to go for it, but still, exhale everyone, the redskins lose to the packers, 21-17. >> took a little while, we erred, i think it was good staff out there for the half. at least get a touchdown in there, have something positive happen. >> obviously, you know, robert didn't get going, he didn't have many chances. but you know we're work in progress, no question, we're building something and trying to do some things and quite frankly didn't get them done today, but not going to give up on it by any stretch of the imagination, we have to continue with the plan and build on what we've done or haven't done, learn from it. move on and get ready for the bengals and try to figure out >> jay gruden said the team did not get the job done but there's progression and improvement from kirk cousins and the first, game one had six total play, cousins, five yards and the offense as a whole just 138 tota

to jamison crowder. we can stop panicking now about the offense.l running all over the redskins defense for the touchdown. where is the d? redskins lose 21-17. 0-2 on the free season. so far, here is jay gruden. >> it took a little while. we sputtered and missed throws. i had a couple of runs rejected but they stayed with it. it was good that they stayed out there in the half. >> i think it is part of the preseason. felt like it took a little bit to get into it. pleased with the fact we had no turnovers or sacks. a few plays stopped us from doing more. that is what the preseason is for. >> happy birthday by the way to kirk cousins. one of the young players to root for is samaje peran. should make the team. trying to show he is worry. one catch, 29 yards. real nice guy. good to see him do well tonight. >>> it is not an injury bug, it is an epidemic for the washington nationals. j.c. jayson werth, bryce harper. fingers are always crossed when stephen strasburg takes the hill ou up a long ball to san diego. so, 2-0 early. padres were on top. but then,

wide receiver jamison crowder working his way back on the hamstring injury and you saw they were makingn incredible grab over d.j. swearinger, and still signing autographs once practice was over. all of the players with sharpies in hand. they thanked the fans for their support this summer jerseys. >> i guess, you know, they really admire, you know, our talent and what not. it's kind of crazy in a way because at the same time they kind of go overboard sometimes and at the end of the day we're just humans like everybody else. so -- >> that makes all of it worthwhile. to see that kind of reaction and to get that kind of response is pretty awesome. football is back and we want to make it a memorable experience for them coming to rich mopd and it's the least we can do is give the practice jerseys away and make their day. >> it was really a touching moment. we do have an injury update, though, montae nicholson was carted off the field and the head coach saying it was just cramps and josh dodson is expected to miss four or five days and tomorrow morning, early, the final walk-through and this

josh doctson and jamison crowder. wouldn't you love to see kirk cousins go keep and find crowder into the end zone tonight. they did not have a scoring drive in the first week. these two wide receivers did not play in the first preseason game. stay with us as we get youet

>> i think jamison crowder is the most targeted receiver which may surprise people. lead the team in catches. i think he's an outstanding player. he's did he miny tiff guy shifty in the middle of the field, wins one-on-one matchups and kirk cousins loves him. crowder will be the leader in catches. i'd be surprised if pry your didn't lead them them in yards. some of the desean jackson routes behind defenders will go prior your's way he'll be the leader all purpose yardage from the receiver position. but reid and crowder are still the guys through in the passing game of the remember kirk cousins kind of used the field from the inside out. and that really helps crowder in the slot. >> internally here, grant, we were just talking in the studio as we do because we love football and we try not to be critical of this team we always have high expectations. i love the suring unfortunate defensive line. good changes made on the defensive side of the ball but overall we couldn't really come to an agreement that this is a better team than what we had last season. do you think th

. >> jamison crowder missed the first preseason game with the hamstring injury. and hoping to be back on the field with the skins host the packers saturday. >> anytime i step on the field regardless of who are we going against. >> abc7 is home for the ravens preseason. the coverage begins at of:30. you can see it on abc7 and newschannel8. for the redskins, we have to get guys healthy. knock on wood. they'll be fine. larry: preseason mode as well. i'm not chips and dip. robert: but getting there. you will be chips and dip. >> i'm water and crackers now. alison: we're rooting for you. larry: there you go. thanks. giant patch of garbage that is floating in the pacific ocean. scientists found it at the southern end of the ocean not far from chile and peru and think it's larger than the country of mexico. this is the second massive garbage patch found in the pacific in the last 20 years. they believe the current and the winds forced a lot of the garbage to the same location. alison: oregon's governor declared a state of emergency ahead of next monday's solar eclipse.

jamison crowder skoeing the first touchdown of the year. >> it took a while.y out there for the half and at least get a touchdown in there and have something positive happen. >> we felt good we scored at the end of the half and made good plays. when we were moving the ball, it was because all 11 guys were executing. no sacks or turnovers, still a lot of positives. we can go back and fix everything that was not good enough. >> we definitely needed it. we did not put the best work on film last week and up to that point we were not playing as well as we wanted to, so it felt good to get in the end zone. >> only two pre-season games are left with the next one right back here a week from today against cincinnati. from fedex field, sherry burruss, news4 sports. >>> the heat can be coming back as well. lauryn is tracking how soon the 90s and the muggy weather will make a return. the prize making history, and how soon you can have your shot at major somebody yesterday. listen to this. a man was dropping off his wife when he saw the victim yesterday morning and that's

last night jordan read very important part of the offense has not practiced in training camp jamison crowder, junior galette hamstring. deal or no big deal. >> i'm fine with all of them sitting out. >> how long does it take to heal a hamstring. >> we know jordan read what his history is. point he's got to get on the field and play a down. been over two years. >> he says he's ready to do it. >> well, your mind might say that. >> mind telling me yes. >> but my body telling me no. [laughter] >> not a big deal mike thomas. >> opposite. >> only one game in the preseason. we got time. >> okay. >> oh, boy. >> ignored mike's recommendation to stop season. >> no, no, i egged him o if one starts you got to do it. >> she tossed that one out to me. >> lynn is telling me to wrap so i got t to go. >> thank you wisdom martin. your singing sportscaster this morning. 7:22. always a good time with wisdom. always a good time on our zip trips as well. guess where we are this morning? culpeper virginia. anybody out to the west out there fauquier county, anywhere nearby, go say hello. >> i'm telling you that's a

crowder,reed jamison and josh doctson have all been ruled out. leave it to kirk cousins to look on the bright side. kirk: i would love to have jordan out there thursday night, but that probably will not happen, so why will develop a rp and get all these young guys even better a so why will develop rapport. with the young guys erin: pregame coverage tomorrow starts at 7:00. kickoff is 7:30. abc 7 and news channel 8 are so... why is she smiling?her days driving all over town. because she shopped during the safeway anniversary sale, and filled up her trunk with grocery savings, plus earned 4 times the gas reward points. now that's something to smile about. the safeway anniversary sale! it's just better! ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. this august visit your local volvo dealer to receive sommar savings of up to $4,500. alison: the good weather continues? steve: