the capitals part ways with another rugged forward, and mike shanahan proud of his players during the lockout. we'll tell you why as news4 at >>> we've got some thunder bumpers all over the area. frederick maryland, looking at pictures of market street up there. lots and lots of water. flooding the streets in frederick, maryland. they really had the blues from this particular storm. doug is going to come along in a few minutes to tell us more about what happened earlier, and where all those storms are long about now. dorene? >>> all the flags at ranger ballpark in arlington, texas are flying at half staff tonight, and before tonight's game, both the rangers and the athletics will observe a moment of silence. they'll do that for the fan who died while trying to catch a ball. th shannon stone is his name, he is a firefighter. he was at the game last night with his 6-year-old son and fell out of the stands while trying to catch a ball lobbed into the stands by one of the players. stone fell about 20 feet to the concrete below. he was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. but he su

mike shanahan is being a bit stubborn. is it okay to speak louder?shanahan is sticking to his guns that he wants a second round pick in exchange for albert haynesworth in a trade and nobody including the eagles appears willing to give that in return. the report also says that shanahan refuses to cut big al because that would be throwing away $32 million and giving albert what he wants. i would say don't chase bad money. of course, none of this matters if they can't solve the lockout. depending upon which website you read they are either hours away from solving the thing or not close at all to solving it. more than another week on preseason games will start getting canceled. >>> it was tweeted last night that davey johnson was having a jim zorn moment. trying a low percentage play unwittingly showing the other team the play. left smith alone and he got sacked and intercepted. well, for johnson last night it was the suicide squeeze. he called it once in the 7th inning but wilson ramos missed the sign. almost killed by swinging away. two pitches again h

mike shanahan is not going to give him away to a division rival. the washington post reports if washington does not receive an acceptable trade offer, they are willing to go through the 2011 season, should there be one, with albert haynesworth on the roster and that should be good fun for all of us. >>> two days after venus williams made her castles debut, it was her younger sister serena's turn. the grand singles champ missed almost an entire year because of foot injuries and a pulmonary embolism and now she's back doing what she likes in a city she loves. >> it's awesome to be back. i love playing for the castle and i love playing for the city. i love this city. it's so beautiful and now we're right on the water. it's an amazing place and stadium and it's great. >> the first lady michelle obama and daughters malia and sasha are checking out the tennis as the castles took on the lobsters. down on the waterfront the mixed doubles. serena was playing in her first sanctioned match in two years but she wasn't rusty winning in women's doubles, mixed do

after giving assistant coaches most of june off, mike shanahan asked his staff to report back to work as of monday and the team set thursday, july 28 the first day of training camp. 15 days before their preseason opener against the steelers. of course all of that is contingent on the owners and players hammering out a deal. lawyers met in new york today. roger goodell and smith and the big guns will resume talks on thursday. speaking of lawyers, roger clemens and his were in u.s. district court for a pretrial hearing. seven time psi young winner is accused of lying to congress about his alleged steroid use. jury selection begins tomorrow. >>> when you were a kid and how cool it felt, staring at that huge box under the tree, knowing the present you have been dying for is in there, but you can't open it yet? that's how national fans feel. their shiny new superstar is just down the road from d.c., but we can't have him yet. the team sennation was promoted last night and he went for 2 for 3, leading senators to a big win. he preferred to be in the show by now, but he is learning patience.

after giving the staff most of june off, mike shanahan has asked his assistant coaches to report backwork this coming monday and the team has set thursday, july 28th for the first week of practice. lawyers met in new york today. the principals will resume talks on thursday. stage four tour de france today, 140 miles. and after all of that, it came down to a photo finish. look how close this is. australian cadel evans. all right. unless you're a tennis geek like me, you've probably never heard of christina mckal. in her bio, mckal lists venus as one of her childhood heros. tonight she beat her. opening the season on the water front. and in women's singles, mckal with a shocker beating venus. venus then lost the women's doubles as well. but she and renee stubs pulled a match out in overtime. don't ask me to explain the whole team. they win and play in philly. serena is here on thursday. news from golf. and this is thomas lavay winning the french open. that's a big title. so he and his cad de decided to celebrate by jumping in the lake, which they did, but in so doing, la vae broke his l

but reports say that mike shanahan is holding out for a second-round pick with no teams including the eagles are offering. sources say shanahan will not cut haynesworth because he doesn't want to give him his wish. >>> tennis last night, serena williams making her debut for the castles. for once, she was not the most powerful woman in the room. the first lady with sasha and malia. serena not quite back to 100%. she won all three of her events. winning a breaker over coco van vandaway. i'm brett haber. have a great friday, everybody. >>> coming up, we'll take a look at just how much more your monthly budget is going to be going to food. >> a bill to allow some illegal immigrants to pay instate tuition. here's angie. >> hello, commuters. 395 drivers are moving the speed from the mixing bowl past shirlington. your d.c. drive, that's up next in my next traffic report. that's coming up shortly. tgif. you're watching 9news now. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can

coach mike shanahan and the redskins staff are preparing for training camp to start on time later this month. coaches have been off for most of june but are expected to be back next monday to get ready for camp to start by july 28th. sources close to the negotiations say a deal could be done by the end of the week. >>> the first lady is joining forces with the washington nationals to support military families. last night michelle obama took to the mound with some military children for the first pitch in the nationals game. several kids threw pitches and then took pictures with the first lady and some of the nats players. mrs. obama also joined several families who were recognized by the team and the fans during a third inning tribute of the military by the nats, and the home team did put on a show as well, beating the cubs 3-2. >>> it is now 6:18. today thousands of people are coming to d.c. to see the dalai lama. he is hosting a ten-day event where he'll offer spiritual teachings and meet with top u.s. lawmakers. kimberly suiters is live at the verizon center now where the festivities

coach mike shanahan and the redskins' staff are preparing for training camp to start on time later this month. coaches have been off for the month of june, but are expected to be back next month to get ready for camp to start by july 28th. sources close to the negotiations say a deal could be done by the end of the week. >>> it is now 11:55. the first lady is joining forces with the nationals to support military families. last night michelle obama took to the mound with some soldiers' children for the first pitch at the national's game. several kids threw pitches and then took pictures with the first lady and some nats' players as well. mrs. obama also joined several families who were recognized by the team and fans during a third inning tribute and the nats put on quite a show for the fans, beating the can cubs 3-2. >>> let's take a look now at what we're working on for news 4 this afternoon. pat lawson muse is in the newsroom now with a preview of what's to come. hi, pat! >> hi, eun. coming up on news 4 at 4:00, this afternoon, facebook is planning a huge announcement today. >>> plus,