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why jay gruden likes what he saw why jay gruden likes what he saw after big a z2x56z z16fz y2x56y y16fy >>> all right. stop me if you've heard this before. critical now f the nationals as we hit mid-august. especially t ones against last place teams like the marlins. washington binning stretch of 12 games against nl east foes. no better way to start it o an having max scherzer on the mound. max picked up his 16 lth wint night against the marlins. went six innings, struck out did not allow a run. scherzer hasone scoreless in his last twoar stts. only three runs he's given up this month, a 1.04 e.r.a. in august. he's been the most dominating pitcher in the natio league again leading nl pitch in other words wins, strikeouts and innings pitched and second in e.a. bryce harper ready to give him his third straight cy yohtg award rnow. >> being able to watch him, going out in right field and b watchinge max, there's nothing greater than watching a guy compete and be a bulldog like he is. and imean, it's something special. every time he goes out, you've got a chance to win a game. you can't say

patriots go on to beat the dskins, 26-17 after the game head coach jay gruden just now talking about his rookie running back. >> i think he's got a leg tanged up in the turf. one of those unlucky plays that unfortunately happen to all players from time to time. houtfully it's nothing if it is, i'm sure he'll rehab and get himself back. we'll find out tomorrow. >> reporter: and we did hfrr head coach jay gruden earlier saying yeah, they need to improve things. we have a crew right now in the locker room and will bri you more player reaction coming up in about 15 minutes. >> we'll see you then. a good night for ct that's for sure. let's hope derrius mends quickly. thank you, sherree burruss. >> we're expecting a pretty nice day tomorrow wigh around 90 degrees. >> here we go again. chief meteorologist doug cammerer tells us rain chances move back in for the weekend. >> a pretty good friday. the rain chance dozen move back insaturday, sunday. probably early next week, too. today a high of 92 degrees but without the humidity or as much asidesterday it,t feel quite as hot as during the day

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gruden head coach jay left the decision to play up to smith.cited to finally see smith take the field. he didn't let them down. first quarter, h takes the snap. draps back and connects with his teammate in san francisco. a 16-yard gain. you smith went 48 yards. rookie sam darnold in the headlines for the jets on a third wn, the second overall pick. 's the redskins rookieder ron payne gets his first sack. nice play by the big guy out of alabama. redskins go on a dramatic 15-13 win over the jets. coming up, we'll check in with sherree burress live at fedexfield. we'll send it back to you. >> thank u, dave. >>> leon harris here at the live desk with newevelopments in one of today's big breaking stories. the man suspected of killing his pregnant wife and two young dogs may haveone sonside their colorado home. this is a stunning reversal for christopher watts who from worried husbando accus killer. the world watched earlier this week as he f pleaded help finding his wife and daughters celeste andll be tonight he's being held without bail. a source t

coach jay gruden planonto put pete in in the preseason matchup against broncos. >>> next on "news4 today," umd stillmbroiled in controversy following the death of a football player this summer. coming up, whyor jdan mcnair's father is standing by the school's president. >>> plus, new heartbreaking details about the murder of mollie tibbetts. that iowa college student jt und dead. who her suspected killer is and the debate his arrest has n sparked. stay with news 4. >>> a live look outsiden is wednesday morning. still a bit dreary out there. but the rain that marked much of yesterday appears to have moved on. night andte into the almost all of us felt some. is is a video in the district. the umbrellas were out. a lot of people had to dodge big huddles as they walked around hours earlier, the rain caused problems on this road in annandale. major flooding here. a rescue crew had to be called in to help people stuck inside that car. >>> this morning, berkeley county public schools in west virginia are opening two hours late. the weather is t reason. good morning everybody. 5:00 a.m. now. i'm

food, clothes, school supplies teamingitp w jay gruden and his wife for a karaoke fund-raiser. now working for the program now shared some of his experiences with it. >> i just got out june 1st on loudoun adc. i did two years there. coming out of adc being here now, i want to be like a role model whoever comes out of jail or if you happen to be in foster care or in the stem, just don't lose hope. >> good for >> don't lose hope. >> love that. really love that. >> a great story, greatre st, great win. >> it's all good. >> a good day. >> and we'll be right back wi xfinity mobile is a new wireless network designed to save you money. even when you've got serious binging to do. wherever your phone takes you, your wireless bill is about to cost a whole lot less. use less data with a network that has the most wifi hotspots where you need them and the best 4g lte everywhere else. saving you hundreds of dollars a year. and ask how you get xfinity mobile included with your internet. plus, get $300 back when you buy a new smartphone. xfinity mobile. it's simple. easy. awesome. click, call

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. >> why jay gruden isn't this ts xfinity sports deck. >> guess the weher's really part of happening in sports. the nats had to postpone their games this evening. the nationals will play a doubleheer on saturday with cincinnati due to a rainout tonight. first pitch set for1:00. the mystics were set to host las vegas but due to flight delays and cancellation the aces spent more than a day traveling from the west coast and rpoched the a at 11:00 a.m. on thursday. and did not an rbi in d.c. until 3:00 p.m. on friday. wow. now on a positive note, the ns have won three in a row cluding on thursday night. max scherzer picked up his national league leading 15th win of the season and leads all major league pitchs in strikeouts. the ace is well on his way to winning h fourth cyoung award and third here in d.c. bryce harper gives him crer t e work he puts in at the plate. after all, mad max is batting .292 this season. >> i mean, he's all around pretty dang good pitcher. same thing with hitter. he's down there in the cage shrinking and gnding ay. you got to respect that. a lot of pitchers don'

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so jay gruden will have some decisions to make saturday at 4:00 p.m.eam must trim their roster from 90 to53 players. thursday the final chance for bubble guys t make their chance on the team andt's a crowded wide receiver room with rookies treyam quinn and simms among two of the. preseason bright spots but the guys on the bubble, they are not sweating it. >> the i want to stay asas relad possible. listened to a lot of calm music before the games and relax myself and keepyind clear. just go out there and play the ort've always played. >> the it's ayo business. u know, we just -- we just beat among each o and have fun. >> what do nu think youd to show the coaches in the last final push? >> a lot more. >> all i can say is keep doing what i've been doing and make more plays and make bigger plays. >> tried not to jump to any conclusion too soon because somebody is going to show up or not show upn the last game and could make a very big difference. won't tell the whole storyut b it has a lot ofn impacte final say. >> well, llo, it's me. i was wondering if af

seaso theedskins also suffered injuries to mark ionnitis and three games left in the preseason jay gruden is overwhelmed by the litany of leg injuries >> unfortunately, he got his leg tangled up in the turf. just one of those unluy plays that happen to all players from time to time. this is a tough game ao you hate t see anybody get hurt on any team real, but especially on your own team. you see the way the guys have been working in practice and all that stuff and limping around is not good. that's football and we obviously have to adjust. that's why we have other players and backups and rookies and all that. >> the aforementioned chris thompson who suffered a ng season-sennjury last year tweeted this about geiss, quote, ng back ugh time hol the tears this morning when i got the news. had something great going on in our roomqu but the got you every step of the way, bro, heal up and get ready to take ove e league next year. geiss responded saying that's why you're my favorite person. >> love that. >> all the feeling is there. es ah. >> the nationalsrately needed to win their series against

tuesday on the 11th day of camp head coach jay gruden was asked about players that make the best babysitters but thinks these tweets a lot -- i thinkis t and his kids need a real game. redskins fans excited to see this guyn a new jersey, quarterback alex smith. not the only faces will see tomorrow, signing paul richardson jr. along with rookie running back darius geist who plays the video games. it's going to be special. >> i kind of feel like a rookie all over again. you know, when i -- my rooki year, i couldn't wait for the first preseason game. i didn't know that -- i wasli ke, these guys play in their real unirms in the preseason? it's kind of like that moment again. forward to it >> it wasn't my first time. i already put on one. at the nfl rookie premier. but, you know, getting ready to strap it up and get out there for the t firste. i'm excited, man. one through 10, i'm like a 12 right now. it's almost here, man. ricky. >> can't stop smiling. >> he's smiling. with myuy doug paying for the wings, nbc 4 is your home for the redskins preseason opener. patriots, 7:30. the game reacon, and

head coach jay gruden extending the morning practicey.ession this is a chance for some of the new and young players to extra rep before facing new enriand. when theght lights are finally on his team, coa gruden tells me what b he keeping a close eye on. >> the young guys. want to see the young guys play and some of the new guys we've acquired in one off-se a chance for them to play and see whathey have. not just the 53 but maybe some of our practice squads we'll keep. very important as we went through last year.of a lo our 2s and 3s became one with the injury and this is a great opportunity to show they belong in the nfl and can eventually help us throughout the season. >> 23 rookies are on this redskins rosterefo hly getting to see a lot of action from those guys. we, o, are heading up to the boston new england area on wednesday. we'll bring you the latest. guys, back to you. >> here a lob roll for us. >> and if you're lucky, there will be less humidity when youp getthere, too. >> thanks, sherree. >> talk to you in a pill bit. >>> folks, watch the redskins take on the patriots in the

mobile hope is teaming up with redskins' coach jay gruden and his wife sherry for aao k fund-raiser on september 1st. this is d.j. he will be singing. you see him there with some of the redskins players also set to sing karaoke. so -- >> this is awesome. >> i like [music playing] at havertys we know it's hard to get a good night's sleep. havertys mattress sale of top brands andlp.with oun [music playing] our price match guarantee you can find the perfect mattress for everyone in the family. and right nowve $550 on select tempur-pedic mattresses. it's time everyone got a good night's sleep. >>> tonight, president trump responds after michael cohen implicated him in a crime. mr. trump now admitting he knew about those secret hush money payments to keep wom before the election. >> later on i knew. later on. d thn't come out of the campaign. they came from me and i tweeted about it. >> the president praising convicted felon paul manafort for quote refusingbro k. tonight, our look at the candidate who said he'd have. >> the best people. >> and now has fe rmer top aids facing possible prison

ad coach jay gruden expects to use peterson in friday's preason game and a lot of doubts around the leaguehars peon can return to form at33 , but for peterson he ignores all of that and for the redskins they were blown away by his workouts. >> at the workout he proved to us that he's in great physical condition. he's actually a physical fret if you wan to say that. i mean, n only early in the workout but at the end of the workout he was not even breathing heavy. he's i fantastic physical shape. >> don't allow anything to box you i you get out what you put in. you know. ran a 4.4 at 50 years old, you f know, stu like that. that motivates you. hatthells you at, anything is possible, you know, so that's how i'll always viean y situation that i've been in and even that's how i view the doubters as well. >> redskins' fir preseason game on friday. the nationals are in a rut, so at only 37 games left in the regular season, and they are waving the white flag. an unexpected press cedference ca this afternoon with some late season moster moves. do not throw away your number 25 jerseys. bryce harper

jay gruden looking for his team's first preseason win.stick justhi a fas accessory. normanrriving with vernon davis who told us this week guys can't worry about being injured. they just have to play. >> the most important thing when it como just trying to mitigate the risk of injuries is just going hard and going fast and being smart. just play football.an you't go out there thinking, hey, what if i get hurt, blah, blah, blah, we just have to play football. >> is there any fine lineng between g full speed and going hard and keeping things safe? >> well, thi game that we play don't exist so we're out there. it's no going half speed. when you're out there you have to play hard. injuries are a part of game, you know what i mean. that comes with it. we signed up for it. no half speed. got to go hard. >> repter: here's the four things to watch for tonight. will he or won't he go? uprterback alex smith warme in pads last week before taking them off and sitting out the game. still, n word yet if smith will play. then start me up. which starters

they have four quarters to show the coach jay gruden and staff they deserve to be on the final 53-manurday at 4:00 p.m. many say theyn't feeling the pressure and just because you're cut doesn'tean your nfl career is over. the back of everybody's mind and at the samtime do it while you can. enjoy it and not let it bother you too much. i got cut last year anded up back here. it's a crazy business. >> what do you feel you need to he coaches in the last final push? >> a lot more. keep doingee what i've doing. make more plays, make bigger plays. >> i try not to jump to any conclusions too soon because so sbody is going tohow up or somebody is not going to show up on the last game and could make a very big difference. it won't tell the whole story, but it will have a lot of impact in thisinal say. >> reporter: and it was just around 4:30 that we saw the starters out here warming up because they won't be playing in tonight's game. no w surprises witht we saw out here, but i think there's a me.le of games behind these guys on the bubble will take theerield he tonight. live fromlt imore, sbure

as for head coach jay a gruden the coaching staff a chance to r(t&háhp &hc% >> i think weave to see whoçó into thes learning of thtem and how they produce +çó game day. >> it will bring another level out of us because you're going to see somebody, and you e goingto want to sho the world what you've been preppingçó for and always fun to do it against somebody else. >> so just to the left of here there is the tunnel that the redskins will actually come out on to the anfield, you can the team is excited to come outr here. one rookie jazzed toçó b finavj guys, back for you. >> oh, yeah. 's all about getti the q coach's attention tonight.lf cfa fq2"et the score. a lot of careers on the line. thanks, rnn thee checking back at 5:00 t sa tth>>r.r itnk turned a pretty nice today >> yeah, stilÃdegrees, buou know, if you walked out at lunch today, what a difference ó day makes. felt 10 to 15 degrees cooler because the humidity not a yo lunch today. pretty nice and if you're headed to dinner this evening outside and looking like a nice evening out there. take a look at this picture. plenty of blue