the son of jason werth put in the perfect words. straight ahead, we've got fan reaction to the nationals win. >> we're also live in kentucky where the vice presidential showdown happened last night. they used the word "malarkey." >> out this 81-year-old woman dared double. -- check out this 81-year-old female daredevils. >> we go live to the d.c. armory. >> good morning there is one hour away before the kickoff of the susan g. komen three-day walk. it is a chilly start this morning. our temperatures should warm-up later today. we start off in the 40's but to the west is much colder, 37 in manassas and culpeper for. today, 45 degrees by 7:00 and 60 at the noon hour and 63 degrees at 5:00 with a high around 64, cooler than normal but a cold start tomorrow morning. we will have more on that coming up with your seven-day forecast and we will interview a woman whose father is a breast cancer survivor. >> good morning we are trying to figure out the accident on 395. it was actually on the on ramp. it is at quantico before you reach the tr

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. >> apparently jason werth is the good stuff.huge run on merchandise last night after his big season saving home run. it remains to be seen just to will be the fans' favorite tonight. the nationals are up, so keep your fingers crossed. >> knock on wood, find a rabbit's foot. stay with us for complete coverage. we will be breaking into a special coverage when the game and right here on abc 7. >> supporting news -- disappointing news for fans of the baltimore orioles. they fell to the yankees in game 5. they went down 3-1. the yankees now advance to face the tigers in the american league championship series. vincent gray makes an appeal to washington caps owners in a push to end the nhl lockout. artists partners are reporting that he spoke about the impact on small businesses are run onzon center. -- verizon center. to that was supposed to be the caps a home opener. we will see how things play out. coming up, the shuttle endeavor takes a new, slow, but i opening journey. -- eye-opening journey. >> a sex assault in alexandria. how o

jason werth. fouled off pitch after pitch. 13 pitches in all into the at bat.ere he is on a 3-2 count, bottom of the ninth, tie game. >>> announcer: 3-2, a drive to left field. looking up. way back. it's gone! >> jason werth is the hero in washington. nats win, 2-1. they live to play another game. they get the cardinals in a winner take all game five. >>> giants and reds facing off in game five. giants up, 2-0. bases loaded for buster posy. gone. grand slam into the second deck. the giants go up, 6-0 there. the reds got something of a comeback but never came all the way back. the first team in major league history to come back from a deficit by winning three consecutive games on the road. it's what san francisco did to win this series. they haven't won a home playoff game in 17 years. the front page of the san francisco chronicle showing san francisco celebrating. they move on to get the winner of the nats/cardinal playoff game. hammel going against cc sabathia and then the nationals and the cardinals. washington likes their chances with him on the mound. nfl,

to d and jason werth said that he was inspired by raul ibanez in the yankees' game-3 winner. and his home run inspired the nationals. they are now not just playing to it, but they're playing it.in >> a lot of excitement in the ballpark. >> that is what it is all about. this is why you work out all winter, why you start playing en you work for. it is -- why you start playing t-ball when you are 4. that is what it is all about. >> the nationals have seen a lot of adam wainwright. so it should be good offense. >> you have the best see in the house. mark lerner went through a kaleidoscope of emotions last night, culminated by jason werth's home run. they believe that that home run n just extending this series. >> [inaudible] >> so here we go. the stage is set for the final at has become the this town.n it will be fine. the wind is blowing in. will see how it affects the game now. the orioles and yankees are still on right now. have the score for you at 6:00 p.m. >> on the campus of delhi but never see were the chief schoolty officer for the placed -- of galley debgalludet >> gall

jason werth was the hero last night. the second batter of game, bryce harper. wouldn't you know, drills the pitch to deep, off the wall, werth comes in and harper is safe at third with a triple. next up, ryan zimmerman. and the park snt going to contain this one. a 2-run shot. same score, bottom of the three now. next at bat for harper. and how about the kid? his first career home run in the post-season. he is the second youngest player ever with a post-season home run. how about staying on fire? right now, the nats are up 6-4 in the bottom of the 7th with ryan zimmerman at the plate. they are oh, so cloesz, so close to maybe locking this up and heading to the national league championship series. they'll be taking on the san francisco giants. another area team didn't fair so well tonight, right? >> yes, tough night, danl, for the os: you can unbuckle your seat belts. s the wild ride has come to an end. take you to yankees stadium. new york up 1-0 when nate gets ahold of one. a game-tieing home run, you think? no, it's foul. you can see the ball just go to the ri

. >> reporter: jason werth referencing jordan, jordan zimmerman, he gets the start tomorrow. 12-8# during the regular season. three big moments define this game. the werth homerun, matthews had a clutch performance in the 7th inning, getting out of a bases loaded no out situation, and tyler moore with the two rbi single in the 8th. they have a chance to close it out wednesday. >> thanks. >>> rain, rain, go away. a two hour and 40 minute delay for game one of the alds between the orioles and yankee tonight. despite the rain, fans, they're still excited. it's playoff action. the o's are in. single to right. orioles up 2-1. o's nation is rocking. teixeira hits one deep, off the wall and right. rodriguez scores from 2nd. chris davis nails teixeira. game tied at 2 in the 7th of this one. >>> coming up, a redskins' loss goes down easier with a philly loss as well. we'll get you caught up on the action around the league, right after this. [ male announcer ] who will raise taxes on the middle class? according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on

. >>> in washington, jason werth ended with a season saving walk off homer. they forced game five as well. >>> on thursday night football, the titans rallied in the fourth quarter starting with a five yard touchdown pass from matt hasselbeck to kenny britt tying the game at 23-23. later, rob a reason nis kicked his fourth field goal of the night. a 40 yarder. it was a 23-23 titan victory over the steelers. >>> finally, michael vick who served 18 months in prison on dog fighting charges has confirmed he has a dog. vick was band from having a dog until after completing a probation period. after he wanted to own one it set off a firestorm and fans who thought the star should never be allowed to have a dog. in a statement vick said, quote, our pet is well cared for and loved as a member of our family. >> announcer: early today sports is brought to you by new just for men auto stop. gray is over. >>> just ahead, a roundup of what's new at the box office this weekend and which celebrities are on california's naughty list, plus it's tee time as former nba bad boy de

when jason werth signed that deal people wondered was it too much? my answer, absolutely. last night proved he's one of those players. >> that's what it's all about. it'shat you play all season for, you work out all winlter for and get to spring training early for. we have a chance tomorrow to take that next step. i know my teammates will be ready and the city will, too. >> game five is tonight. nats, gonzalez led them in wins. we need one more this evening. a rematch against adam wainwright. first pitch, 8:37. the winner moves on to meet san francisco in the championship series. >> baltimore's hopes of a world series are alive. the orioles overcame a heart breaking loss on wednesday to earn their own extra innings. j.j. harding knocked in a winning run in the 13th. the pitching staff held on to the lead for the 2-1 victory. game five for the 0s and yankees tonight. first pitch at yankee's stadium is 5:07. winner moves on to meet detroit in the series. we have good weather to play tonight. >> yes, we do. will it hold up for the games? >> storm team 4 meteorologist, veronic

several of the young guys say players like jason werth around adam la roche and today's starting pitcher edwin jackson have been a wealth of knowledge before and during the post season. now they hope that experience pays off with jackson on the mound. the nationals were all smiles yesterday in a voluntary practice. monday night's crushing loss by st. louis 150e78d just like a distant -- seemed just like a distant memory. now the club is focused on giving fans a victory. >> i think the fans, you know, when they have a team to root for and a team that has a chance to be a winner every year, it's a lot more exciting for them. like i said, they've been through a lot, a lot with this organization. >> it's fun. these guys are enjoying it. it's a fun time for them. it's not a stressful time. it's what we want to be. >> again edwin jackson gets the start today. first pitch is at 1:07. i'll have live reports from nationals park all day starting at noon. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday. >> thank you so much, kristen. >>> here's a look at traff

. >> jason werth had a home run to beat st. louis 2-1 forcing a game five in that series.he winner faces san francisco. the giants beat cincinnati 6-4 thursday to reach the national league championship series. >>> welcome back to cbs "this morning." the space shuttle "endeavour" flu 123 million miles in orbit traveling 17,000 miles per hour. "endeavour" is making its final trip. >> this is a cool story. as bill whittaker reports it's moving a lot more slowly. bill, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. now the shuttle is supposed to be behind me in a very few minutes but it's doing something now that it was never intended to do. move through city streets. now it's going to take about two days to go from los angeles international airport to its new home at the science center. it certainly is it's most complicated endeavor ever. after "endeavour" landed in l.a. three weeks ago it was plugged from its carrier, propped on a steel beam support, pushed into a huge hangar, a delicate time consuming process made quick and easy in this time laps video about the "l.a. times." all

jason werth hit a home run to beat the cardinals, 2-1 and keep the nats season alive.son. here is veronica johnson with the forecast. good morning. >> good morning, when the game starts, the temperature will be 52 degrees and breezy, too. crystal clear start, 48 degrees with a light wind. the winds pick up later today, 65 degrees. gusty with winds up to 25 miles per hour. rain on monday. >> thanks veronica. we'll be back with t >>> good morning. traveling in northwest expect delays along 14th street. the crash involves a pedestrian. traveling 295 northbound, slow from the beltway, jammed. 50 inbound as well slow from the beltway to new york avenue, you are under speed. >> thank you. another [ female announcer ] it's one of the hardest decisions a family can make... realizing a nursing home is the only choice. for many middle class families, medicaid is the only way to afford the care. but as a governor, mitt romney raised nursing home fees eight times. and as president, his budget cuts medicaid by one-third and burdens families with the cost of nursing home care. we ha

jayson werth since a bomb over left field and sent the crowds into euphoria. >> i was thinking there was time for jason dick get a walk-off- home-run and it worked. >> fireworks lit up the sky over the anacostia river and there was a block party. >> we realized you have to have. heart and they have >> they will go on for one more night. mr. october spoke after the game. >> that's what it's all about. it's what you get to spring training early for. we have a chance tomorrow to take the next trap. -- next step. >> he took his sun to a capital gain when he first arrived in our area and he said i want to bring this excitement to nationals park. -- his son to a capitals game. correct a pretty contentious debate yesterday between the vice-presidential nominees. >> joe biden under pressure after last week's. week's >> the candidates took center stage at centre college and 9:00 p.m. and the first question hit a sticky issue for the obama administration. the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that killed ambassador chris stevens and three others. paul ryan accused the administration of failing to provide

referred to the at bat here in september when jayson werth hit a home run after a rain delay and he referenced that right before the pitch happened when jason hit the home run. i was just stunned that he did that and basically he summoned that home run. >> reporter: it's almost like he pointed at the fence and called it. >> he called the shot. >> reporter: how much faith did you guys have that this was going to happen? a lot of nats fans were down after the game tuesday night. did you still think in your heart of hearts that they had a shot? >> well, it all comes down to the starting pitcher giving you a chance and ross detwiler was terrific over six innings, pitched the game of his life when he needed to pitch it and then jordan zimmerman came in, pitched the 7th inning, 12 pitches, strikes out, showing emotions. when he's the starting pitcher, he's pumping his pitch and tyler clippard and drew storen were even better after that. >> reporter: what is it like in postseason that makes it so much harder? now we're getting the star spangled banner here, but what happened in the postseason that seems to make it tougher? this is the best team in

jason whether tonight and that fabulous performance by the nats. legalities send it over to scott smith for a recap. >> this is the verizon sports desk with scott smith. >> there were plenty of jayson werth critics when he signed with the nats last year. you don't sign a $126 million deal, hit .232 your first year and not get a little criticism, but nobody is thinking about that now. i guess you could say the team casualed in this evening. game four must -- cashed in this evening, game four first win against the cardinals. adam laroche deposits this pitch over the wall in center field onto the grass, both hits in the series solo shots. nats up 1-0. ross detwiler went six innings, allowed one run, fantastic performance. 7th inning jordan zimmerman strikes out and we're tied 1-1. 8th inning tyler clippard, strikes out at eight. pitches a scoreless 9th. bottom of the 9th nats leadoff batter, jayson werth, 13th pitch at bat sends the fans home happy with a game winning a half. nats enthe cardinals 2-1 and force a fifth -- edge the cardinals 2-1 and force a fifth and deciding game tomorrow. >> reporter: the nats did everything right tonight, a solid start from ross detwiler, lights out perfor

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