michael morse comes around and scores. espinoza would end up on third. it's 3-0 nationals at this point. zimmerman and the nats pour on it from there. this time he pulls the offering to left and it's a no doubter, his 4 tonight of the season. 5-0 nationals -- 14th of the season. 5-0 nationals at that point. bases loaded in the 4th and ross detwiler get the one, two, three double plame detwiler goes seven innings, allows -- play. debt twirl goes seven innings, allows three -- detwiler goes seven innings, allows three hits. >> nice to come back and get those next two. >> what a job coming back after those first two games. to come back and take the next two shows you what this team is made of. >> the good news is the nats remain 3 1/2 games up in the division after splitting the series. the bad news, all-star shortstop ian desmond will be out a couple weeks. davey johnson made the announcement after the game. an mri revealed there's an oblique tear and he needs some rest. this injury has bothered him since before the all-star game and kept him from playing

michael morse gets in the home run act. what a day it was. >> it did not feel right until about 10 days ago. we did not have morse. the rest of the guys are doing their part, too. we are doing the things i know we are capable of doing. >> the orioles posted the mariners, a top of the first. adam jones deep left. say goodbye. top of the third,davis single between first and second. orioles lead 4-0 in the eighth. check out our play of the day. carlos gomez hits his head, but held onto it. here it is again. there you go with a catch. three tiebreaks today. murray will face tsonga. aggressive play today hitting 50 winners. 6-4, 6-1, 6-4. little pump action. it is the annual tradition we all love and can barely watch. once again. joey chestnut won the hot dog eating contest, 68 hot dogs. there is the black widow, sonya thomas of alexandria, 45. she also won last year. it is a sport, it is incredible. espn is reporting the knicks are making an aggressive move. had to rounded out with some nba. >> more hot weather. >> early next w

and then ryan zimmerman, and later michael morse. baumgartner gives up 7 runs in 5 innings.ationals win 9-4. giants are a half game back of la. >>> cubs and braves, great catch here by freddie freeman in foul territory he want goes into the dugout, his own, fortunately. and comes up with the ball. his teammates prop him up, but the braves lose to the cubs 5-1. >>> steve nash teaming up with kobe bryant. it's happening. he has agreed to a sign and trade deal from the suns to the lakers for a package of draft pick, meaning the lakers don't really have to part with any of their stars to get one of the best point guards in the game. at age 38, he can still may. the suns agreed to send him to la as a reward for all his service with the team. >>> the warriors met with brandon roy, forced into retirement at age 37. the warriors are trying to find out if he still play and may try and sign him. it's a gamble, but it could pay off. >>> roger federer is a 5-time wimbledon champ. the duke and duchess of cambridge watching the final. he closes it out here with the backhand winner, wins i

with back-to-back homers from brian zimmerman, michael morse they are getting things done.nce to sweep san francisco tonight. the nationals are feeling confident. >> an outstanding pitcher. not just this year, he has been a great pitcher. you have to lay off the high heat. we will be up for him. >> of funds so fouls one of. freeman makes that spectacular catch. that is what teammates are for. it was just incredible. our play of the day for you. steve nash called his trade to the lakers a surprise which is what most of america thought after hearing the news. he will beef joining forces with a former foe. -- he will be joining forces with a former foe. he was recruited by bryant and he had no other option but to play with a talented team and a live by his view children. sirena williams showcased her blistering serve today. she set a record 24 aces. she overpowered her opponent. 6-3, 7-6. she is becoming the first 30- year-old woman to reach the finals. she will face in the finals. is it ok to say tiger is back to full form? he decisively edged out at the at&t national. a 3 fo

next batter, michael morse another opposite field blast.dger win, l.a. is back on top in the national league west. >> n.b.a. news, steve nash former bronco going to hollywood. she leaving phoenix for a $27 million deal with the lakers. in exchange, they will receive two future first round and two future second round draft picks. >> quarter finals in wimbledon, andy murray trying to be the first british man to win. this might be the shot of tournament. backhand flick down the court winner. this guy is 6'3" but he can move. murray is able to come up with big shots. crosscourt winner on the third set. match point, >>> prince william and his wife kate joined by royalty. they watched federer annihilate his opponent. he'll be facing djokovic for the first time in wimbledon. >> this sports report brought to you by river rock zbleen thank you so much, shu. "nightline" is next. for all of us, thank you so much. we'll continue tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 a.m. we invite you to take part in our dream campaign. one dollar will go to the foster kid

next batter, michael morse another opposite field blast.s fall 9-4 and throw in a dodger win, l.a. is back on top in the national league west. >> n.b.a. news, steve nash former bronco going to hollywood. she leaving phoenix for a $27 million deal with the lakers. in exchange, they will receive two future first round and two future second round draft picks. >> quarter finals in wimbledon, andy murray trying to be the first british man to win. this might be the shot of tournament. backhand flick down the court winner. this guy is 6'3" but he can move. murray is able to come up with big shots. crosscourt winner on the third set. match point, >>> prince william and his wife kate joined by royalty. they watched federer annihilate his opponent. he'll be facing djokovic for the first time in wimbledon. >> this sports report brought to you river rock zbleen thank you so much, shu. "nightline" is next. for all of us, thank you so much. we'll continue tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 a.m. we invite you to take part in our dream campaign. one dollar

next batter, michael morse another opposite field blast.s fall 9-4 and throw in a dodger win, l.a. is back on top in the national league west. >> n.b.a. news, steve nash former bronco going to hollywood. she leaving phoenix for a $27 million deal with the lakers. in exchange, they will receive two future first round and two future second round draft picks. >> quarter finals in wimbledon, andy murray trying to be the first british man to win. this might be the shot of tournament. backhand flick down the court winner. this guy is 6'3" but he can move. murray is able to come up with big shots. crosscourt winner on the third set. match point, >>> prince william and his wife kate joined by royalty. they watched federer annihilate his opponent. he'll be facing djokovic for the first time in wimbledon. >> this sports report brought to you by river rock zbleen thank you so much, shu. "nightline" is next. for all of us, thank you so much. we'll continue tomorrow morning starting at 4:30 a.m. we invite you to take part in our dream campaign. one doll

michael morse takes care of that.areer 8 run, 7 earned, 9-3 the final. >>> this sports report brought to you by river rock casino. >> the pie in the face, that is enough of that. >> thanks, shu very much. >> "nightline" is coming up next. for sandhya pasel larry beil and shu. remember the alarm clock app completely free and available now at apple app store. search for search for san francisco alarm. have a safe and happy 4th of july. have a good night.

next up, two on for michael morse. facing josh renniki. zimmerman is safe on the steal.w allows bryce harper to come home. the nats go up 3-1. bottom of the 9th. tyler clifford on to close it out. he gets save number 14. chris nelson goes down looking, the nats win with 4-1 setting up tomorrow's rubber match after the game. davy told harper he's an all-star. >> when davy called me over there, i was thinking, i was going down. because rizzo was over there, or the all-star game. good thing it was the all-star game. it's exciting to go, and i'm excited to be around the top guys in the country, of course. and the top guys in baseball. i'm going to take it all in, try to enjoy with the family, try to be as mellow and calm as i can. >> let's move to tennis. fred perry doesn't ring a bell, does it? >> most of us weren't alive when perry won wimbledon. this week he got a lot of pub, he was the last brit to win at the all england club. andy murray will face roger federer in the finals. to the women's finals, serena taking on agnesta radwanska after splitting two sets. serena was

michael morse takes care of that. a career 8 run, 7 earned, 9-3 the final. >>> this sports report brought to you by river rock casino. >> the pie in the face, that is enough of that. >> thanks, shu very much. >> "nightline" is coming up next. for sandhya pasel larry beil and shu. remember the alarm clock app completely free and available now at apple app store. search for search for san francisco alarm. have a safe and happy 4th of july. have a good night. [ horn honks ] ♪ ♪ [ man ] excuse me miss. [ gasps ] this fiber one 90 calorie brownie has all the moist, chewy, deliciousness you desire. mmmm. thanks. at 90 calories, the brownie of your dreams is now deliciously real. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy.

if you are going to throw a fastball to michael morse, 92 miles an hour is not going to get it down.-- 9-4. they have a lead in the nl east. >> we are getting healthy. i said it all along it's hard to shuffle the line-up around and have guys doing different things. now we are starting to get healthy and people know their roles it's easier to score runs. >>> o's and m's in seattle. top two, no score, adam jones that's a crack of the bat high and far to left field. his 20th of the season. o's up 1-0. chris tillman not just getting run support. bottom third getting defensive help too. a diving grab. birds win 4-2. tillman gets the win and gets optioned to buoy to keep pitching in the all-star break. >>> listen to this, the l.a. lakers acquiring steve nash. >> huge. >> in a sign and trade deal with phoenix. the suns get four first round draft picks over the next couple years. >> four? >> four. nash gets three year, $27 million. he thinks pass first which is music to kobe bryant's year. and he is 38 years old. >> i know. >> but he can pass the ball. >> i think -- wow. >> you talk amongst

michael morse ads on a two-run homer. 8-2, the final. >>> let's go to cleveland, tommy hunter and the sweep of the indians. hunter faces sin sue chu. it finally carries out of the park. it gives the indians a 2-0 lead. chavez at the plate and laces one to the left field corner. nick markakis took off from first base. he's coming around third. but he ran through the stop sign and is stuck in the middle. you never stop. he is caught in the run down and he's tagged out. that mistake would prove costly. indians win 3-1, snapping the o's five-game winning streak. >>> the olympics start this week. the opening ceremony is friday night. the london forecasters is saying it's going to rain. >> it could rain. >> it didn't look good. but it shouldn't affect the show. they planned to use fake rain anyway as part of the act. >> fake rain? >> venus williams staying dry at wimbledon today carrying the olympics torch. andy murray was carrying the torch at center court. you can watch the olympic games right here on news4. coverage begins friday with the opening ceremony. dan hellie is reporting from lo

michael morse takes care of that.ught to you by river rock casino. >> the pie in the face, that is enough of that. >> thanks, shu very much. >> "nightline" is coming up next. for sandhya pasel larry beil and shu. remember the alarm clock app completely free and available now at apple app store. search for search for san francisco alarm. have a safe and happy 4th of july. have a good night. you understand why states are saying don't do the fireworks. leave it to the pros. don't do the -- for all the folks who want to set them off for parties. looking at pictures what it could potentially lead to. particularly because the as we said conditions are so dry. colorado being an example, 600 homes destroyed and the fire 70% contained. a lot of progress. still miles to go. >> doesn't mean you can't enjoy the fireworks. leave it to the professionals. don't do it at home on your own. >> go to your city sanctioned show at the river, enjoy that. limit it this year. for a few seconds of fun out there, could be tragedy. >> exactly.

>>> michael morse makes it 8-0. a walk and two singles with two outs here in the seventh. >> the nationals are 20 games over .500 for the first time in franchise history. the nats dispatched the milwaukee brewers 8-2 last night. it was their sixth win in a row if nationals lead the atlanta braves by five games and at least they're tied with the yankees for the best record in all of baseball. they take on brewers again tonight. how do you like them apples? >> kind of a big deal. >> kind of? >> they hadn't won in milwaukee in like three years p. to come out and get that fi first game out of the way, finish the sweep. >> very exciting. >>> 4:41. time for weather and traffic on the ones. >> meteorologist tom kierein keeping an eye on a steamy forecast. >> all is tranquil now around the area. cloudiness is moving over us. ahead of another cluster of thunderstorms this morning. this time this morning yet they're south and west of the metro area. unlike yesterday morning when they were north and west. right now they are mo

bryce harper had the go-ahead hit and michael morse capped a six-run tenth win with a two-run home run. the nats and mets square off again tonight in new york. >>> three days now until the start of the 2012 london olympics. fans are getting a preview of what's expected to be a pretty spectacular opening ceremony. a few lucky londoners were allowed into olympic park for the first time last night for a dress rehearsal of the kickoff event. oscar-winning direct yordaor dan oscar-winning direct yordaor d y boyle designed the show to reflect britain's past, present and future. there are reports it will begin with a stuntman dressed as james bond parachuting into the stadium. the ceremony expected to draw a tv audience of 1 billion. >>> sitting down on your couch won't be the only way to get to keep up with the games. fans will have more access than ever before to both the events and the athletes, thanks to facebook and twitter. nbc also has an olympics app that gives you an inside look at the games and lets you hear from the athletes in their own words. not only will you get a front-row sea

nationals down by two in the ninth until michael morse sends one the other way that just gets over theht field wall. 9-9. morse again coming through. this time with a two-run double that breaks the tie and puts the nationals up. they stay four games up on the braves in n.l. east. you've got to love the nationals. plenty of room on the bandwagon. come on board, america. >>> at the top of the hour, mitt romney talks tough in israel as a news magazine calls him a wimp. so which is it? we'll discuss with the "morning joe" panel. >>> when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler to bring you all your olympic outtakes including this reaction by the parents of one u.s. olympic gymnast to their daughter's routine. you don't want to miss it. "way too early" will be right back. [ male announcer ] while many automakers are just beginning to dabble with the idea of hybrid technology... it's already ingrained in our dna. during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. get great values on some of our newest models

michael morse had the a tying two-00 run homer in the ninth inning and delivered a two-run homer in the1th to give the nats a win over the milwaukee brewer. >> no clapping today about the nats. >> he's busy over there. >> let's talk about the os hosting the as. this was a career day for the pitcher. he struck out a personal best 12 in only 5 2/3 innings. the orioles over the as 6-1. tucker, clap for them too. >> yeah. >> we'd all be clapping if the redskins were winning. we have to wait and see. the redskins resume training camp with a morning walk- through and 3:00 p.m. practice. the plays are had the day off sunday and lorenzo alexander was asked to move from outside to inside linebacker this season. not only was he willing to make the move but he shed considerable weight to make himself quicker. the team also plans to use him at fullback and tight end. he has dropped 21 pounds since the end of last season. his playing weight is now 244, the lightest he's been sinceeighth grade. >> any time you go from 265 to 245, you are going to last longer. it helped me running with guys like fred

. >> michael morse -- >> no. >> it's similar to it, but the beast mode is a little bit stronger. >> you have the gunshot like i said. >> you have to be a little stronger in the beast mode. chicken mode is more my area of expertise. >> right. >> thinks like chicken noodle soup mode. >> you are very nice and i know you do care about your teammates, but you individually, i think you have been everything that nats fans you would be and more. what does it mean to be here an all-star with the nats and not oakland. >> it's great. you know, they took me right off the bat, took a chance on me. i want to represent this organization so proudly. i don't want to stop. i want to see how far we can do. >> you have an 11:05 start. what do you do? >> i think the guyest room that we have, real dark, put on relaxing massage song. >> for three hours? >> yes. >> and i'm getting knocked out. can i come out and stretch? >> yeah, there ace time you have to come out here. >> you are unbelievable. >> the chicken mode himself, gio gonzalez. thanks for joining us. get some sleep. >> i guess i can wear the chicken

very next batter, four pitches later, michael morse at the plate. three, two, one, liftoff. right field. back-to-back jacks for the nats. morse's fourth of the year. nats win it 9-4. they own the best record in the national league and a four and a half game lead in the east. >> we've been hitting the ball good lately. scoring a lot of runs as a team. desmond got that big two-out hit to tie it up. we've been doing good offensively. have to keep it going. >> i always put it back to the middle of the lineup. those guys are your best hitters, and, you know, when they struggle, it has an effect on everybody else. when they're doing their thing, everybody else is looking to hit hard. consequently you get better pitches to hit. >> middle of the nats lineup, 4 for 12, rbi today. os and ms. adam jones soaring high. top of the second, that is gone to left field. upper deck. his 20th of the year gives the os a 1-0 lead. os pitcher chris tillman just not getting run sport. up 3-0, he faces kawasaki. the pitch. lined to right. watch chris davis. a chase. the layout. then gets the tip of

game, back in the bottom of 9 ninth, but don't you know they weren't done yet, specifically not michael morsewe pick it up in the top of the ninth. man on first, watch this one here. hammered, 0-2 pitch, right over into the bull pen, ties the game at nine. watch davey johnson. he's stoked. this goes to extra innings. top of 11th, a 9-9 game. two on, again here he comes, another double in left-field corner s. bryce harper comes around the corner. c'mon, man. he's on in, here's the throw. he's safe. nats won 11-10. they're off today. they're going to start a home set with the phillies, and they'll do that tomorrow. >>> olympic competition continuing today over in london. consider this your spoiler alert. if you don't want to know right now, turn -- you know how the kids do na-na-na. ryan locketty failed to medal. missy franklin tangs on the gold in the 100 meter backstroke. the u.s. men's gymnastics team failed to medal in the team competition. they finished in only fifth place. >> wow. wow. >>> listen up again. also competing today was carrollen queen, she just missed out on beijing back in 12

very next batter, four pitches later, michael morse. right field, the ball is carrying.. back-to-back jack force the nats. his fourth of the year. the nats take a 7-3 lead. in the eighth, rick ankiel pinch-hitting. i'll say. his first home run since june 11th. the nats win 9-4. zimmerman's squad with the best record in the national league and a 4 1/2 game lead in the east. >> we're healthy, i think, or getting healthy. it's hard to shuffle the lineup around and have guys doing didn't things and be consistent. now people are finding out what their roles are, it's easier for them to get comfortable and score some runs. >> we've had some good times, bad times, struggles. throughout the adversity, we continue to work hard and take the field with an attitude like we can win. the perseverance will win out. >> i always liked the makeup of this club. they seem to relish good teams coming in, rising to the occasion. >> all right. by the way, they will return to a 7:05 start tomorrow. it's turn back the clock night, the 1924 season. so foot is 5 cents. not really. i made that up.

apparently "50 shades" never hit the locker room when they found out slugger michael morse was readingel me claims, of course, it was his fiance who was reading it. >> always somebody else. a friend, a girlfriend. >> have you read any of it? >> no, i have time. i have a stack of books i need to read. >> apparently need to add that one to the stack. >> i guess so. >>> 6:21. time for weather and traffic. tom is here with the hot and steamy sun cast. >> love that glow over the potomac. partly cloudy sky. live view. right now our satellite and radar composite is showing a few sprinkles now showing up to our north and west. those areas in green are passing all north and west of the metro or and continue to love move on. we're in the low to mid 70s lower virginia. in the direct right near the bay, upper 70s. shenandoah valley. 70s dl as well with the thick humidity in place today. highs reaching the mid 90s by mid afternoon. late afternoon, could get some strong thunderstorms. some of them could be severe. afternoon storms possible. then less humid on sunday with partly cloudy near 90. incre

. >>> michael morse drove in two runs last night as part of the hit parade for the nationals.nats have won six games in a row. and are tied for the best record in baseball. >>> 6:54. time now to reveal the answer to the question of the morning, here it was once again -- >> the answer it turns out is b., forgetting change in the vending machine. i'm going to now check that little -- >> $5 million? >> area from now on. >> that's a lot of dough. all right one more check of traffic and weather when 9news now returns. keep it here. >>> welcome back. we're looking at another hot day today. not as hot as yesterday. 95 some afternoon storms best chance of that south of town. we'll be watching that and a couple of storms possible any afternoon for the next seven as temperatures drop into the upper 80s next week. >>> one slow spot on the northbound side of 395 in landmark. and that's really it. in fact, let me prove it to you from our sky 9 shot in the beltway near 66. >> nice. >> looks great. jess? >>> well, mike actually? >> "cbs this morning" is up next. we're talking about the olymp

michael morse used the last couple weeks as a spring training and now he's on fire. ian desmond, their all-star, bases loaded, two outs, hit it up the mid, had a two r.b.i. single today -- middle, had a two r.b.i. single today. so they're hitting now. to go along with this pitching, that's scary. and they're still missing jayson werth. >> he wasn't doing much earlier. maybe he just should stay out. no. we hope he gets better, but against one of the better pitching rotations in the league, great to see the nats' bats get a little bit hot there. >>> while i've got you we're just a few days from the all- star break, the my season break. who is your mid-season vp for the nationals? >> you can say stephen strasburg because you know you'll get a win every five days. gio gonzalez. >> that's who i would have said. >> and bryce harper. i'm going to say tyler clippard, 1.83 e.r.a., 13 saves, 16 holds and with the closure spot being pretty much a debacle, look what the happened now, no drew storen, brad lidge debacle, men rei rodriguez, debacle. tyler -- henry rod, debacle. tyl

. >>> michael morse makes it 8-0. a walk and two singles with two outs here in the seventh. >> here's something you probably didn't think you would say for a while. the washington nationals are tied for the best record in the major league. they beat the brewers 8-2 last night. it was their sixth straight win. novs the nats into the tie with some team called the yankees for the best record in baseball. this is the first time in franchise history is team is 20 games over 500. go nats. the redskins fans hopes it rubs off on the burgundy and gold. today is day two of the skins training camp. rg3 may be the most talked about this year but he still got the rookie treatment yesterday. he still had to carry the teammates' helmets after practice. as expected, rg3 was the main attraction. >> going to the championship game because they're not going to be able to stop rg3 and the receiver. >> hot. >> is it worth it? to see who? >> rg3. >> what does rg3 stand for? >> the redskins. >> how cute is that? that's right. today's practic

bryce harper had the go-ahead hit in the tenth and michael morse capped the six-run inning with a two-run home run. nats are in first place by 4 1/2 games. ♪ >>> if they are for the u.s., they'll have to be made in the u.s. that is the requirement now for olympic uniforms starting in 2014. the u.s. olympic committee and a group of senators reached that deal yesterday. this comes after a major uproar from lawmakers and from the public when it was discovered that this year's opening ceremony outfits -- you see them right there from the "today" show -- were made in china. the policy now applies to all future olympic games. >>> one of the summer games' most iconic athletes is now immortalized in wax. london's madame tussauds unveiled a sculpture of the world's fastest man, usain bolt, just in time for the games. bolt is on display on several of great britain's top olympic hopefuls. bolt, who's been suffering from a leg injury, hopes to break his world records in the 100 and 200-meter races this summer. >>> and remember, nbc 4 is your home for the entire 2012 olympic games. visit the london se

this is michael morse, going opposite field, enough to clear the wall. his seventh of the year.in front. the next batter, espinoza, filling in for desmond and quite well. back to back jack. 9th of the year for him. more than enough for strasburg, he dominated yesterday. going to take care of david wright from virginia beach leer. sit him down. goes 7 innings, allows four hits. one earned runs. strikes out 11. five-2, nats. strasburg is now 11-4. all eyes will be on robert griffin iii later today. i ask you, go to my twitter, what is your burning redskins question of the day? tony, i have one for you, sir. what are your expectations for this training camp? not necessarily the season, but what do you want to see out of camp out of rg3? we'll discuss later on this morning. >> i have an answer for you. thank you, dave ross. appreciate it. >> reporter: can't wait to hear it. >> how did i get in that? >> because we want your opinion, too. >> coming up, katherine jackson goes home. but her grand kids have a new guardian. >> first, why unplugging could be better for your mental health,

the director of the council on foreign relations program on security and climate change, michael levi . ed morse, the managing director and head of global commodities research at city group. edward chow, a senior fellow at -- i am so sorry. robin west, the chairman and ceo of pcf energy. edward chow and john hofmeister, founder and ceo of citizens for affordable energy. i cannot think of a better and more distinguished group to walk us through what some of the consequences are. and where we agree and probably disagree about some of those consequences. i will jump right in here. ed morse, he said recently this new age of abundance in north america beckons to make north america look like the new middle east. maybe you can start as off with what you're toure -- your tour of the geopolitical horizon looks like when all of this oil and gas comes on line. >> i know you do not want numbers but i will have to give some. the u.s. has a deficit of 3% of gdp. you can think a bunch of different pictures of the one of them you cannot avoid, the deficit will no longer be a significant issue if this occurs. it