we'll be back in a moment. >>> and now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> reporter: welcome back. we are life at nationals park. game three is over -- live at nationals park. game three is over and the nationals find themselves in one of the most undesirable positions right now, one win and they're done, brink of else on this historic postseason ride. it will be over if they can't get a win tomorrow. let's look at today's game, a sea of red on capitol street today. the nats set a new attendance record at nats park, natitude in full force, but the 45,000 fans didn't get what they came to see. top of the 2nd pete kozma a three-run blast off edwin jackson put the cards up 4-0. same score in the 5th with the nats having a chance to get back in it. two out for michael morse. the nationals strand 11 baserunners today. top of the 7th, garcia on relief adding insult to injury and walks in a run as the nats are crushed and shut out by the cardinals in game three 8-0. >> i take nothing for granted. we're not out of this by a long shot. you have to get a few key hits in the ballgame tomorrow

speaking of good spots, kristen berset has been hanging out all week long. the nationals make history and they wrapped up the regular season today. what else? what can top it all? >> it's been an exciting three days here at nationals park. but the good thing is, we're not done yet. the nationals headed to the post season. hear from the guys on how they are prepping for their first round. plus a look ahead to see how they could be facing first. we'll break that down for you coming up next in sports. >>> and now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> welcome back. we are live at nationals park where they have wrapped up a game of 162, the regular season is over. and yes, we know the nats are going to the playoffs and they got the division title. but there was still something to be played for here. not just to get the best record in baseball, but also the nationals trying to secure home field advantage with a win here today. pick this up in the bottom of the 4th. the nats are down one, but not for long. ryan zimmerman swinging the big stick. a home run for him. a sol

i'm kristen berset. have a great tuesday. >>> this morning buddy check 9 or bc9 is marking its 19th anniversary. throughout the morning we'll hear remarkable testimonials from breast cancer survivors like this one from our own kristen berset. >> good morning. i'm kristen berset, sports anchor at wusa9. you don't see me this early in the morning too often because i'm on the evening shows but i wanted to take a few moments to congratulate my friend andrea roane and the rest of the crew on 19 years of educating and serving this community about breast cancer prevention. i myself am a three-year cancer survivor with a year and a half of treatment left. i was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 26 and if it wasn't for early detection, my diagnosis and outcome could have been a much more dire situation. but thanks to a self-breast exam and a buddy of mine urging me to go to the doctor to get the lump checked out, i'm once again happy and healthy. that's why what andrea and the bc9 crew does is vital in e

howard burnstein and kristen berset. it raises money for breast cancer research.participating were breast cancer survivors. >> i live in texas so i came into walk the walk with my daughter. i haven't been in treatment for two years now so i was ready to do it. i wanted to do it. i wanted to do it with my daughter. >> we're on track to raise more than $350,000. >> [ applause ] >> the american cancer society says since making strides began 20 years ago, breast cancer death rates have declined more than 32%. >>> what an awesome turnout and thank you for the weather, too. >> you're welcome. >> we walked around the title basin and they raised $325,000 today. >> we appreciate that. the cause close to my heart. >> another thing close to my heart. it was an exciting day all over college football starting with a nailbiter. we got a report from there and look how all the local teams fared today, as well. plus, a look ahead to week 7. he preps for his first divisional rivalry game. >>> tend now 9 sport the witness kristen berset. >>> you could say the verdict is still out on

i'm kristen berset live at nationals park. back to you. >> thank you very much, kristen. >>> the other big sports headline today is the health of redskins quarterback robert griffin iii. rg3 was knocked out of sunday's game with the falcons because of a mild conculings. report -- concussion. reports say the rookie quarterback will practice today on a non-contact basis. if he remains stop free, he's expected to be back behind center for sunday's game against the minnesota vikings. >>> the n.f.l. is mourning the loss of football great alex caris. the former -- alex karras. the former all pro has died. he is known for the comedy classic "blazing saddles" and the abc sitcom "webster." he was 77 years old. >>> police are investigating a possible parental kidnapping occurring in prince george's county. a father allegedly abducted his 4-year-old son from a gas station in the 7500 block of landover road. police initially surrounded the house in the 7400 block of hawthorne street but they have since left that scene. it is unclear exact

kristen berset there is where there's a lot of excitement. >> reporter: there really is, guys. rain is coming down a little bit, but that won't damper the spirit of tonight. the nats can clinch their division title. hear from the guys coming up. >> plus redskins enjoying a victory monday. hear what rg3 did that impressed mike shanahan next in sports. krystal conwell : we see a lot of problems with the... number of students that we have. resources. materials. things that the children need... on a day-to-day basis. anncr: question seven will help. the department of legislative services says question seven... will mean hundreds of millions of dollars... for schools...from gaming revenues that would have... gone to other states. and independent audits will guarantee the money... goes where it's supposed to. krystal conwell: i think people should vote for question... seven because i think it will be a great benefit to children. >>> and now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> reporter: welcome back. we are live at national park. the nats, 1 win and they could win their first division ti

i'm kristen berset. have a great night.

for now we're live at nationals park, i'm kristen berset, back to you in the studio. >> we are feeling the natitude, thank you, kristen. one concern for those nats fans planning to head to post season games is metro. there was debate who would pick up the tab. some combination of d.c., maryland, and virginia? a local company stepped in to cover the cost. the blog, greater great washington did investigating about where those fans take metro after the game. so this is a map made by matt johnson. one of the blog's contributors. the larger circles represent the busiest stations after a game. he sites metro as saying the ten busiest stations after a game are gallery place, vienna, pentagon city, shady grove, springfield, u street, dupont circle, columbia heights, and crystal city. >>> the consolation prize one airline is offering if the presidential election doesn't quite go your way. >>> i'm armando trull in rockville where a new technology has been deployed to help victims of domestic violence. that story is coming up. >>> but first, mothers milk can be a staple of life right after a baby

i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday. >>> superstorm sandy has brought damage and flooding to the coastline. >> but our neighbors to the far west of us received something else. we're back with your weather first in two minutes. stay with us. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. 4:47 this wednesday morning. it's halloween and howard has the all important trick or treat forecast. >> it's going to be cool or ghoul outside. should be dry and it should be -- we've had colder. we've had warmer. this one is going to be 50 'ish with some windchills. mid-40s. bundle up big time tonight if you're going to go out trick or treating and good luck. brush your teeth when you're done. my dentist will be happy. we've got flood warnings which are up for many areas still due to a lot of streams and creeks and rivers that are still running high, but the good news here is that the map is getting smaller and smaller as far as the number of counties and areas that are lit up by these bright green areas. got the l

that's a quick look at sports this morning. ' kristen berset -- i'm kristen berset. >>> i've been working the phones about an overnight accident that happened five miles east of the chesapeake bridge. eastbound route 50 remains blocked at scene with a detour in place. place. i'll be back with more details on that accident coming up at 5:31. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this thursday morning, october 11, 2012. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us. hi, monika. are you cold? >> i'm freezing. >> thanks for joining us. good morning, howard. >> 1:14 in the afternoon, you're going to do something special. military time. sorry. >>> weather wise, we've got generally clear skies out there and a chill to start your thursday morning. it is going to be a cool day. we're into the middle of october now. we get some of those days that stay in the 60s. this will be one of them. our day planner calling for sunshine all day long with a lunch time temperature of 56. we'll get to a high of 63 with a 5:00 p.m. reading of 61 degr

i'm here with kristen berset. kristin all last night you were bringing in these pictures and showing us amazing images submitted by our viewers. >> yes and still been coming in today and we thank you all for submitting the pictures. i want to start with some video first. >> okay. >> it's actually from the shore of new jersey. just to show you just how widespread this damage really has been. it's from the national guard. the video you just see the flooding. the devastation with these homes. i mean it's just absolutely incredible this video. and it's -- it's been circulating and we wanted to really show that to you. now if we can take to you some of the pictures that we have. one of the redskins' players actually tweeted us this picture. this is from long snapper nick sunday berg. this is redskins park just completely flooded. thankfully they have today off and also thankfully they have the new practice bubble and actually be able to prepare for the weekend's game against carolina. our own kristin fisher sent this p

kristen berset here with the latest on that. kristen. >> despite having home field advantage, the nationals had to start on the road. they did win game one, they are going for two straight and the nats fans can't wait for their team to come back to d.c. that did head to the midwest find themselves in enemy territory. dave owens caught up with one fan enjoying the ride. >> hey, here i am at busch stadium. i think i have found that guy. one guy. you are in hostile territory right now. i'm the only one for that. >> meet steven clark of northwest d.c. >> a nationals fan. >> you are too young for that. one pitch at a time. >> boy is he a long way from home. >> i have family here. 47,000 fans and i just happen to find the one brave enough to rock the curly w. >> it's lonely in here. >> he is a big man. >> watch out. he's a big man on an island. tough territory. >> get him out of the game, davey. >> enduring cardinals cheers and fans jeers. >> how are you going to get out of here alive? >> it looked bleak, down 2-1, but finally -- i gue

i'm kristen berset. have a great tuesday. >>> thank so you much. here's a live look on the northbound side of i-95 from our sky 9. an accident right at the prince william parkway. you can see the activity in the left lane and on the right shoulder. delays as you head up to this point building quickly. i'll have more details on this and an accident in arlington on lee highway at north harrison street. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic. stay with us. you're watching 9news now. >>> we're back at 6:29. this is always the place to get your weather first. >> leer is a live look at the -- here is a live look at the jefferson memorial. it's beautiful outside. 54 degrees. still dark but not for long. >>> thank you for starting your day with us. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace with our forecast. he does have the jacket on. >> a definite chill out here this morning. we're barely in the low 50s here in northwest. it's 54 national. some mid-40s in some of t

i'm kristen berset. have a great thursday. >>> good news when it comes to foreclosures. that story straight ahead in your money. >> what causes jim moran's son to resign his campaign post. >> here's monika. how is traffic looking? >> not too bad. northbound across the 14th street bridge and into the downtown area. all of our potomac and anacostia river crossings are incident free. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. >>> hello and welcome back to 9 news now on this turs. i'm andrea roane -- on this thursday. i'm andrea roane. >>> good morning. i'm mike hydeck. it's pretty warm. >> it is. >> monika samtani will have traffic. howard? >> yesterday we hit 84. tied the record. 81 at dulles. we will be in the 70s. low 70s this afternoon. the changes i believe are late in the week to next week when sandy could come a knocking. sandy could come a knocking around here. really anywhere from virginia up toward boston right now. go away. we're not home. here's a look at sandy comes across cuba about to emerge off the northeast cuba coast headi

scott, we really appreciate it and i'm kristen berset live at nationals park. back to you guys in the studio. >> just need to get the timing right foot game tomorrow. then maybe we can get -- for the game tomorrow. then maybe we can get some wins going. >>> still ahead tonight the politics of tickets surrounding those nats playoff games. >> reporter: what do local college students think about affirmative action and the supreme court's latest case? i'm peggy fox at marymount university. i'll have the story coming up. >> up next a warning about a new scam that could hold your computer ransom. >>> consider this new risk like a digital form of kidnapping, your computer and private data held ransom by hackers. jessica doyle has what you need to know to protect your computer from ransomware. >> reporter: steve merrifield owns a high end sporting goods shop. after 27 years in business he'd been preparing to sell it. all of the records for potential buyers stored on his computer server. so merrifield was more than concerned when he realized all his data had been frozen

i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday. >>> coming up, what the latest birth rate statistics can tell us about the economy. >> plus, we're now only hours away from the first presidential debate in campaign 2012. here's beverly with your commute. >> right now it is a light volume commute, but we caution you about the fog and the wet pavement factor this morning. checking out the ride on the beltway in maryland, here's the beltway at colesville road, outer loop is light volume heading to silver spring. good wednesday morning. you're watching 9news now. we continue right after this. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. add a little bit of extra time for your morning commute because there's a little bit of fog. beverly farmer will tell us more about that. she has traffic momentarily. >> it's very warm. >> it's very warm for this time of year. it's in 70s in spots. the radar is quiet but the visibilities are down and a front trying to lift north is producing

i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday. >>> when we return jessica takes a look at your money wall street earnings, the worst since 2009. what it means for your investment. >>> we'll be right back. >>> on the northbound side of i- 95, this is what it looks like trying to get into stafford where an accident before courthouse road, a cleanup continues there. delays not only on 95 but the alternate route 1 as well. i'll have more on traffic coming up. you're watching 9news now. >>> good morning. it's 6:29. this is always the place you can get your weather first. a look at the capitol. it's going to get up to 80 this afternoon. good morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. howard bernstein is on the weather terrace sampling the conditions. >> i have the suit jacket on. it's just a little bit on the cool side with temps in the 50s but a warm day ahead. and a dry day ahead for the vast majority of us. here's a look at the day planner. we start with a few clouds. looking east in tysons corner. just t

i'm kristen berset. have a great tuesday. >>> presidential candidates debate for the last time before the election just two weeks away now. more on that coming up. >> are you ready for the windows 8? that's in your next your money report. it's 5:24. here's monika. >> overnight road work finally cleared on the southbound tied of i-270 after route 80 in urbana. you might hit the brakes a time or two through that area and then again after route 109 to 121. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. been spping smart, ca gettincash bk on what?d you' gonnaool off fan at hoooound!cut nit you gottget yo cash back,n new acks. usfreedom onunch with ck. everybody t! evebody get! nit you gottget yo cashget chase eedom.. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. >> eight shorts wet gler it -- it's shorts weather. >> it is. that's what howard says. >> we'll be well in the 70s this afternoon. maybe 80 places like culpeper, manassas. fine weath

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i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday. >>> in our next half-hour, we'll take you inside a local company that makes eye black for athletes. >> the candidates will descend on virginia several times the next few days. it's coming up on 5:25. how is traffic moving? here's monika. >>> good news on the northbound side of 95 in stafford before courthouse road. jackknifed tractor-trailer accident from overnight. only the left lane remains blocked. i'll very details on -- i'll have details on that in my next report at 5:29. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this wednesday morning. i'm andrea roane. >> thanks for joining us. no need for a jacket today. i'm mike hydeck. good morning, monika samtani. >> i'm loving it. >>it's really nice. we do need a freeze. got to get rid of the stink bugs. >> maybe more than a freeze. they're trying to get indoors. >> and lady bugs. >> lady bugs do a lot of good things. just keep them outside but they do a lot of go

we're joined by kristen berset. >> reporter: we have been keeping you guys updated on social media all throughout which you have been which is great. us in the web department have been using this really cool feature to show you pictures from all up and down the east coast. i'm going to show some of those. >> we've been able to use this cool new tool that allows us to track photos and tweets by longitude and latitude. what we're looking at here is kind of tweets from up and down the east coast. we're going to take a look at photos taken during sandy in three different locations. >> plus great photos starting in our area. this one from washington, d.c. >> yep. this is the washington, d.c. area, as you can see. we're going to take a look at a photo that was taken right over by truckston circle. >> take a look at that. you can see the sidewalk of it. remember, ground is really wet, so be careful around those trees. >> for sure. next we're going to go up to atlantic city, which obviously as we moved up the coast, the photos were getting more intense. and take a look at all this wood up on t

kristen berset has more in this look at sports. >>> good morning, everybody. the argument is still ongoing. should rg3 have played sunday against the vikings one week after suffering a concussion? well, former running back tiki barber said in his "u.s.a. today" column that rg3 set a bad example by playing. whether you agree with that or not, there is no question his performance sunday was electrifying. president obama even commented on how remarkable he was and that he helped boost the city's spirits after that nats loss on friday. rg3 hand thrown too many touchdowns this season, just five in six games, but what he can do with his legs just adds to his versatility making it hard for opponents to game plan. >> any time you have a quarterback that has a threat of making a play with his legs, a lot of times you'll have defenses spying the quarterback. you know, they want to play man coverage but they won't want to rush everybody because they've got to count for the quarterback, just like we saw yesterday. >> up 95 in charm city, to major injuries leaves the big b

i'm kristen berset. have a great thursday. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now on this thursday morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. she's monika samtani. >> how are you? >> great. >> handsome howard on the left. >> wow, you should take a few days off all the time. >> it's a wonder what sleep does. >>> welcome back. glad you're here. glad you're here as well on this friday eve. weather is not going to be a problem this morning or lunch time and probably not going to abproblem for much of the afternoon but late this afternoon and tonight, got to pay attention. some showers and maybe a few strong thunderstorms as well may be coming across the region. our day planner looks pretty g. we start out with the 50s and 60s. all sunny and dry to start. by noon partly sunny, 67. it will be late this afternoon after hitting a high of 72 that we've got a threat for a few showers by 5:00, 6:00. 6:00 temp 68 degrees. and we're really watching the moisture out to the west. let me show you what's happening here with the satellite and radar. al

i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday. >>> good morning. welcome to 9 news this morning. i'm andrea roane. >>> put up your hand if you're calling in sick to work today. >> i'm not feeling too good. >> we could go for standing room. >>> i'm mike hydeck. good morning. we digress. here is monika samtani. she has traffic. >> those huge burgers. >> especially the strasburger. >>> it's a cool, damp morning in spots. a little bit of fog and spotty drizzle but all in all this is going to be a good weather day and temperatures warmer than they have been. closer to the 70-degree mark. here's a look outside. we've got cloudy skies. decent visibility here in d.c. running about 7, 8 miles. 64 at no with sunshine. by 5:00 we're looking mostly sunny, 69. expect the high today of about 71. that should happen mid afternoon. clouds still with us this morning. showers have been along coastal areas and you can see them up toward the delaware bay and up toward long island and connecticut. but around here just some spotty drizzle. the fog really on the eastern shore. it's been improving some.

. >>> and now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> cyclist, lance armstrong's week began with the announcement he would step down as the head of his live strong foundation. that began a serious free fall that may lead the champ without any more sponsors. it's a result of a thousand pages of evidence released by the u.s. doping agency and now three of armstrong's biggest sponsors have severed ties with him. it all started this morning with, well with armstrong ice biggest sponsor, nike, followed by anheuser-busch. due to the insurmountable evidence that armstrong participated in doping for more than a decade, it is with great sadness that we terminated our contract with him. nike does not condone the use of illegal performance enhancing drugs in any manner. >>> after enjoying two days off, including a much deserved victory monday, the washington redskins got back to work today. a big week as they prepare to open divisional play. it all started sunday when theberg di and gold travel to the meadow lands and face eli manning and the giants. if you recall last year, the redskins swept the g-men bef

. >>> and now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> all right, if you are sad that baseball is over, you need more than one redskins game a week and you are still on the fence about the wizards. you may be in luck. progress is being made on the nhl lockout. the two sides met today. in a surprising move, the nhl have 50/50 revenue split. it is similar to what the nfl agreed on after their lockout. in the last, the players received 57% of the revenue. the league had originally offered the players 43. this move shows they just want to get the season underway. >> we are focused on getting the puck dropped on november 2 and playing the full 82 game regular season and full playoffs. that is what this offer is all about. >> we of course share that view and like to get a full 82 game season in. so what our hope is, after we review this, this is a proposal which we can negotiate and try and reach a conclusion. >> as you heard gary say, if they get this agreed upon, hopefully 82 game season will begin on november 2. now the season was originally scheduled to begin last friday. now the playoffs would en

so for simon, i'm kristen berset. we'll be back with more of tracking sandy. >> now we're hungry. >> we'll be back in a minute. >>> welcome back to 9news continuing coverage of hurricane sandy and as bad as it is out there now, it's only going to get worse. >> here is the latest, the federal government, d.c. government, d.c. public schools closed today and will be closed tomorrow. a lot of other school systems that hadn't announced they were cancelling classes tomorrow are doing so now. also metro will not resume service in the morning. they'll reassess and maybe later in the day, but then again maybe not. the flights out of reagan national and dulles have been canceled. the airports are open, but nothing is flying. you go out there, you'll just sit as well as regional amtrak service has been canceled until the storm goes by. >> . >> please don't go out there and sit. >> doesn't sound fun to me. >> let's get a look at sandy's latest track. >> she is essentially making landfall as we speak probably just north of cape m

i'm kristen berset.ave a great wednesday. >>> the tail end of superstorm sandy has left us with some lingering rain and chilly temperatures. >> but the storm's final punch will come in area rivers. more on the flooding threat coming up. >> on the southbound side of i- 270, no issues to report other than the volume coming down from frederick past father hurley and down to the point where the lanes divide. 355 is incident free as well. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. >>> hello and welcome back to 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm matt jablow in this morning for mike hydeck. we want to start this half-hour with a quick check of our current power outages. pepco is down to less than 1500 customers without electricity. about half of them are in montgomery county. dominion virginia is reporting more than 20,000 northern virginia customers waiting to get their lights back on. bge has more than 86,000 customers without power. most of those are in or n

kristen berset is here with more from an exclusive interview with rg3 that they did with our corporate partner, usa today, very nice. >> it's been a whirlwind of a year for this rookie. he went from college to the heisman to pretty much the most watched athlete in the nfl now. i think you can argue that. >> absolutely. >> on the outside he appears to be handling the pressure quite well, but what has this year really been like for rg3? the rookie sat daven with our friends at usa today -- sat down with our friend at usa today. >> when you're growing up and want to be a professional athlete, you don't realize how much of a business it is. you think you can make it and it's easy and you get to play the game you love, but being professional for a few months it, has shown me it is more of a business. you do have to be mentally tough. it is everything you dreamed of, but it's a lot more as well. >> reporter: you got to set up your action figures in your locker room. were you at all worried about being taken seriously in that process? >> it wasn't the first thing i did. i didn't come in, meet

. >> and now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> what a night it was.ionals pitcher, geo gonzalez was so pumped after winning the division title last night, he said he might stay up all night long and enjoy it. it's a good night for him. he can rest. tom will go in his place. he has been named in game one of the playoffs. davey johnson giving his starters a rest today after this celebration last night. it's a chance for them to break out of their current slump. last night, as you can see, it was all about celebrating with the fans that stuck by them all this time when no one else gave them a chance. >> all the things that we been through. all the things this organization has been through. to be here right now is impressive. >> all the odds against us, even sweeter. i think that when you come into this season with nothing to lose, i think that's what it is. >> it means a lot for this city, this organization, the guys that have been here and played their whole career. >> now to reality. the nationals have a lot of work to do. currently they are 10-17. the

live at nats park, i'm kristen berset. >> that story line continues tomorrow. let's hope it goes beyond that as well. >>> meantime a whole lot of folks had a very tough decision to make around 1:00 this afternoon, stay at work or go to the nats game? if you did stay at work, you probably made the right call. however, some members of the local government decided a nationals playoff run, just too monumental to miss out on. we spoke with a couple of them during the game. >> we recessed the hearing, a number of requests from colleagues, people in the media, everywhere if we could recess the hearing and then reconvene at 5:00. so we've done that. >> i walked over here just to be here to get a little bit of the atmosphere and to be able to be here for the first game in washington since way before i was born. >> hey, you can't blame him, right? just to be clear council member jack evans did resume that hearing at around 5:00. >>> a former aide to mayor vincent gray was sentenced to 24 months probation and 200 hours of community service today. howard brooks avoided jai

. >>> and now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> he's been gone several weeks away from the only team he's played for, but it didn't take long for chris cooley to feel at home again. thanks to a kind gesture by rookie quarterback kurt cousins cooley got his old locker back at redskins park. when it comes to his old position, he's got a little work to do. cooley says he's still in game shape, but he doesn't know his role come sunday's match-up in pittsburgh. one thing is for certain. cooley said his time way from the game made him want it even more. >> it was nice to sit back and look around and watch football games and watch the league and i looked at it and thought i can definitely do this. i know i'm as good as a lot of these players. >> cooley is cooley. he's not going to do nothing crazy. he's going to be himself. that's who he is and you learn to appreciate and love about what he brings to this team. >> linebacker london fletcher didn't practice due to a sore hamstring and is suffering balance problems. he will see a neurologist. also several weeks after no improvement receiver pierre

. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> the washington nationals trying to make the most of starting their post season on the road despite ending with the best record in baseball. now some clutch hitting in some strategic, helped them win game one against st. louis. but today, it's not looking as promising right now. starting pitcher lasted more than 3 innings, jordan zimmerman, only two strikeouts. all right, up the road, things didn't go quite as well for the orioles. it was their first playoff win. the birds went toe to toe with the yankees until the end. the nats's jim johnson gave up five runs and the game. the orioles say this is where that short-term memory comes into play. >> it was one game and we all came back with not much of a memory of what happened last night and ready to get a win today. >> we've had tough losses a lot this year. you know, the peeks and valleys. obviously the sense of urgency changes a little bit because of the series. and our guys know that. >> of course, they go at it again tonight. redskins fans worse fears came true on sunday when robert griffin, i

. >>> and now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> some days you are up, some days you're down. the nationals have been on that roller coaster ride all season long. playoffs are no different. yes, they got embarrassed last night at the hands of st. louis, but despite that, the players returned to d.c. upbeat. that's because they are happy to have come off the road with the series tied up at one. plus, now the nationals have a chance to take advantage of home field. giving d.c. baseball fans their first home playoff game in 79 years. and manager, davey johnson, feels his team is on the right track. >> the ball club -- i thought we played great. >> it's the perfect equation for this organization and i'm sure we played beyond everyone's expectations. but inside the clubhouse, we definitely know what we are capable of doing. >> we will work hard the next few games and play the game we have been playing all year and have some fun. >> edwin jackson gets to start tomorrow. fans aren't happy with tomorrow's 1:00 start time, but it gets better. game four on thursday, scheduled to start a

. >>> and now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> redskins receiver aldrick robinson woke up this morning and tweeted being off on monday is the perfect way to start the week. i bet some of you and us wish we had that same perk. the redskins enjoying a much deserved victory monday after an impressive team effort on sunday. they upset of the 4-1 vikings and even though it wasn't a perfect game, all three facets of this redskins team did their job. rg3 was electrifying. special teams was solid and the one-man gang himself lorenzo alexander finally picked up the first interception of his career. in all the skins won the turnover battle and coach mike shanahan is extremely pleased with that. >> once you get to the playoffs the teams that win the super bowl are usually the best in the turnover area. so that's always an emphasis. that's something we've been talking about the last couple years. this year we're a lot more successful in the turnover ratio which means it gives you a chance to be better for the season. >> reporter: up bythe -- up by points, the purple and black had the game in their

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kristen berset is live at nats park with the highlights or in this case the low lights. that's right, derek. all that history information is great, but it's not going to be worth anything if they can't get past this first series. record crowd today only to see their nats get stomped once again for the third

. >>> kristen berset is up next in sports. >>> no one can argue the maryland terrapins are keeping things interesting from broken bones to broken hearts, you never know what you're going to get each week. last week they lost two quarterbacks to injury, as well as their homecoming game after a missed field goal. today up in boston, the terps keeping it interesting once again. caleb roe starting as qb. two minutes into the game, eagles strike first, a 20-yard touchdown pass. boston college with a 10-0 lead at half. the terps regrouped, finally got on the board in the third with a one-yard touchdown pass. king in the back of the end zone. midway through the fourth quarter, the former fourth string quarterback, finds diggs for a 66-yard touchdown. gives the terps their first lead of the game. the eagles weren't done. less than a minute to go. chase redding, here for boston college, finds a wide-open, nobody around jonathan komen. they take the -- jonathan coleman. they take the lead right back. first play, caleb roe, trying to make something happen gets picked off. that is your ballgame. anot

. >>> and now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> the washington redskins have had a bit of an advantage. rgiii has been able to play without the stress of a division al rivalry. that's all about to change this weekend when the skins face the road to hit the reigning champs and the giants acknowledge they're going to have their hands full with this offense. something that opponents and even mike shanahan aren't always used to with this team. >> every place i've been everybody says what do you call this offense. call it the east coast offense. i'm not sure what the name of the offense is. we're just experimenting with what robert can do. >> we're doing different things every game and we're going to see how teams respond to that. so we're making sure we execute what we go to the field to do. >> the hits keep coming from cyclist lance armstrong. another sponsor has dropped their endorsement. first it was nike. then anheuser-busch and energy foods. now trek bicycles who sponsored armstrong since before he even won his very first title has severed their ties as well. baseball playoffs game th

kristen berset. >> reporter: a lot went wrong tonight. it started on the mound. jordan zimmerman got the start and in five regular season games he has yet to win one of them against the cardinals. not the greatest of stats to take into today's playoff game. jordan zimmerman lasted a season-low three innings. he gave up seven hits and three runs in the process. zimmerman wasn't the only problem on the mound. the nats shuffled out seven different pitchers today and in all they gave up 12 runs. the cardinals crushed the nats 12-4. our dave owens has been in st. louis the past few days covering the nationals angle. tonight he slips the script a little bit. what do st. louis fans think of the nats phenomenon? it turns out they've got a little advice for us washingtonians when it comes to baseball. >> we're from washington, d.c. we're following the nationals. and we're asking some questions. >> did you ever think you would be playing the washington nationals? >> no. >> right? >> no. >> what do you know about the washington nationals? give me two facts that you know. >>

kristen berset is here with the story. >> reporter: first it's a case of should he or shouldn't he? rg3 worked out all week and says he feels fine. despite that, some don't think he should play tomorrow against the vikings. usa today's sports come columnist wrote about this and why he should stay on the sidelines. >> there's so much we don't know about concussions. he says he's fine. the tests apparently show he's fine. he is going to run outside the pocket at some point in the vikings game. i think the entire redskin nation will cringe. and what worries you is this is his second concussion. he had one in college and now, this, second in a year. these things add up. and i just think for the good of this franchise, for the good of this man, for his head, for everything that we know and don't know about concussions, he should not play. >> reporter: now, bruce, kristin was talking about she equated this also to stephen strasburg with the nationals. that was the arm they were dealing with, not the head, not the brain, but they shut him down as a precaution for the future. her argument i

. >>> and now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> after 162 long games, the nationals are getting a mucherved day off tomorrow, but it won't last very long. friday they'll find out what team they're facing first in the playoffs. we know they're not headed to san francisco, but their actual destination is up in the air. it could be either st. louis or atlanta. the guys say they don't have a preference where they go. they're looking forward to a little r&r. >> to have a day and a half off to relax will be nice. spend some time with the family, get some good dinners and get ready to go. >> relax and prepare for the post season and try to do the same things we've been doing all year and not worry about who we're going to play. >> the baltimore orioles needing a win against the rays to stay in the hunt for the al east title. but they ran into a roadblock named evan l o longoria. now, on this final day of the season, history was made once again at nationals park. not only did the nats wind up with the best record in baseball, but teddy roosevelt ended his 6th year losing streak. in the preside

i'm going to be there with kristen berset. a little cool, 65. right now sunday nice, 67. here comes monika samtani looking smart there. business casual, huh? >> thank you so much, howard. you know, start the week off right. >>> if you're planning to head around town, i think you're starting the week off just fine. there are no problems to report other than one construction spot that you should know about on the northbound side of the gw parkway. that's blocked between the key bridge and spout run parkway with construction from overnight. so maybe just go ahead and use 66 as your alternate route. that's doing absolutely fine inside the beltway no issues there. let's take a live look on the northbound side of 395. here's what it looks like at the pentagon heading for the 14th street bridge. nice and light really between 495 and the potomac river here. let's go over to southern maryland on our maps. no problems to report route 4, route 5, route 301 coming out of brandywine or accokeek. heading to the wilson bridge on the beltway you're going to be final. one last look at the

i would like to bring in kristen berset who's been out here with me all day long.t was something to see, hundreds if not thousands of fans hanging around after the game was over. >> the roar that came from this crowd when they posted the score up. it was so exciting. they actually turned the pittsburgh atlanta game on in the press box so that we could see it as well. now, you just got your shirt, derek. these are the shirts, n.l. east champs, the first time for the nationals since coming to d.c. this is my first time covering something like this, and i know your first time as well. what an experience that was. we stayed dry and out of the champagne. >> but only because we had plastic to put over our clothes. believe me, it was a wild scene. >> these fans have been waiting for this for a while now. this place was packed and the excitement was just thrilling. here's what some of the players had to say about all of this. >> tomorrow i'll be ready. hopefully. until then, i'm not going to sleep. i'm staying up. >> we were hoping to get done in st. louis. it might have b

i'm kristen berset. have a great wednesday. >> thank you so much, kristen. >>> if you're planning to head inbound on route 50, take a look from our sky 9. the delay is at least two miles trying to get to route 410 where an early morning accident was cleared. but left this for you inside the beltway. tough trip this morning. i'll be back with more traffic coming up at 6:30. you're watching 9news now. we'll be right back. >>> we are back at 6:28. this is always the place to get your weather first. >> we're taking a live look outside. a beautiful morning. that's the capitol dome you see right there. 49 degrees. but we're going to warm up thank goodness. >> thank you for starting your day with us. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm jessica doyle in for mike hydeck. meteorologist howard bernstein is live on the weather terrace. chilly out there. >> i have the gloves on here this morning, the jacket. we are looking to squeeze 20 degrees out of the sunshine i think before the day is out. so we'll have a much more comforta