it is not often that you see mike shanahan joke around. veteran coach is all business trying to turn a team into a playoff contender. today, he came out to the naval academy football field in annapolis to supervise a scrimmage of adults and kids with down syndrome. some broncos and jerseys. we asked mike shanahan of about -- about the progress of rg3. >> he is a sharp kid and he keeps his priorities in order. he has been working on football. i think he keeps things in perspective and knows where he is in his life. he is very comfortable with himself. i think people will enjoy him more and more. >> people do know tiger woods who once again is hovering in the hunt this time. he shot a 69. he did a double bogey but remained one stroke behind the leader. first hole, tiger just off the green. does not get sweeter than that. in for the birdie. he did have his moments he misses a pretty easy birdie. he shot a 1 over 73, four under par. lavine was on his game today. how do you like that? he is the leader at eight under par. game 4 of the western c

mike shanahan with a big surprise for his guys after practice. i'll tell you what it was. plus, lance armstrong breaking news. once again coming under fire. those and more coming up next in sports. >>> now, 9sports with kristen berset. the best sports in town. >> we are live in ashburn at redskins park. before we get to their final day of practice, some breaking news. lance armstrong is once again under some serious allegations of doping. the u.s. antidoping agency is investigating some suspicious blood samples from 2009 and 2010. claiming that they show some blood manipulation or some blood transfusion. now the agency alleges armstrong and five others from his team were involved. armstrong is immediately banned from triathlons. armstrong denies the charges. >>> now the redskins, they got a nice surprise after practice today. mike shanahan giving them tomorrow off, letting them start their five-week vacation a day early. we really gotten to see firsthand just how fast and how speedy rg3 really is. if you recall, he was a track star at baylor. he ran a 4-4 in the nfl combin

morris intends to shift his roles to make his defensive backs more versatile and mike shanahan is open to the changes. >> any time you bring in a coach there's always different ideas. rahim has been with four-man fronts most of his career. he brings a lot of ideas from what he's done in the past to what we're doing now. there's always different ideas you toss around. basically we have our same scheme and he does a heck of a job coaching getting the best out of players. >> i love him. he's a guy i've watched from a distance being drafted in atlanta and seeing him twice a year in tampa and knowing mike and him a lot you kind of see the similarities. i'm excited to have him out there. >>> it's time for a break, but when we come back, the heat is on and in the nba finals, how the big three stepped up to get it done for milliemes night. stay -- for miami. stay with us. >>> welcome back to the washington area nissan dealers spots xtra. >> last night the miami heat punched their ticket to the nba finals for the second straight year. now the series every nba fan dreamed of is about to tip off

what did mike shanahan think about his team's progress so far? we'll hear from him as they get ready to open up minicamp. >> plus bryce comes up big again, a look at what he did in just one plate appearance to win the game. sports is next. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> another day, another honor for robert griffin, iii, the heisman trophy winner also named big 12 sports person of the year for his actions both on and off the field. rg3 and his new team are in ashburn today in mandatory minicamp. today the players take their physicals and hit the field the next three days, their last practice before training camp starts in late july. mike shanahan is pleased with the progress he's seen so far. >> i think it's been great for the players and coaches. we've got a lot of work done in the last eight weeks. we've got a chance to meet with the players quite a bit, a chance of them going against each ear, learn the system, feel more comfortable -- each other, learn the system, feel more comfortable with each other. >> mi

big push is for gun to richmond is mike shanahan -- for them going to richmond is mike shanahan likes the team being from the washington, d.c., region, and the distractions that come along with that. the headquarters is not going to richmond. >> coming up, back to our breaking news tonight. of the maryland live casino. minutes ago, at the casino allowing gamblers inside. >> a new twist in a disturbing story. girlfriend of the suspect in florida attack speaks. >> jury selection has finished in the sandusky trial. sureext step is to make separate their the universityh from his actions. the former assistant coach is molesting 10 boys over 15 years. he has denied any wrongdoing. >> we are learning more about the man who chewed off the face man in miami. is from his girlfriend. >> he never drank alcohol or around me. i only saw him smoke a marijuana cigarette wants. a caring man not use drugs other than marijuana and had no history of illness.l he was never violent toward her. believes someone slipped him a drug on memorial day the cost the homeless man. >> barbara walters issues an apolog

mike shanahan said rg3 is a good student of the game. his teammates are helping him learn. >> you have to know what's going to happen before it happens. if you don't, the chances of being successful no matter what position you're at, it's not going to be very good. >> you need guys on your side that aren't looking to stab you in the back. looking to help build the whole franchise up and you know, santana is one of those guys. like i said, it's a dream to play with guys like him. >> there has been so much talk of the offense. you know, i talked with london fletcher after practice today. the captain of this defense. he said he realizes there's a lot of buzz surrounding this team. specifically the offense. says that the defense is staying grounded and working hard. >> you know, definitely picked up. but we understand we have to come out and work each and every day to get better. and each day improves. >> now the redskins, this is their last week of practice until the end of july. i want to switch gears to basketball. the wizards are back on

this is the first time mike shanahan talk about being hit hard and run over in practice. >> i proved did talk to the team afterwards. i do not remember the conversation i had with the team. i really do not. >> i have that problem every day at work. the san antonio spurs won the first two games at home. tonight the series moved to oklahoma for game 3. the thunder at home. if you -- the spurs were outplayed all night. cavan durant was a beast. he scores -- kevin durant was a beast. they built up to almost 30. is over. oklahoma city will win. while i am talking about the nba, this is for all the conspiracy theorists' several nba executives are complaining that david stern major the hornets cut the first pick in order to convince saints honor not only to buy the team but to keep them in new orleans. the nba owns the hornets. for golf fans, they played the first round of the memorial. let me take you back to dublin ohio. two superstars that all the attention. tiger has four birdies today. he used the momentum to shoot two under par. he is very much of the hon. phil nicholson was a miss. h

. >> today coach mike shanahan declined to discuss any details of the salary cap reduction penalty imposedthe nfl and the team's failed challenge. he has not spoken to the media since may 21st when he was hit by two players. he took a heart fall to the turf of the indoor paraphia -- hard fall to the turf of the indoor practice facility. . >> nose guys didn't think i could -- those guys didn't think i could take a hit at 59. i did talk to the team afterwards. i do not remember the conversation i had with the team. i really don't. it took me probably about 20 minutes or so to recover because i hit my head pretty good on the turf. >> so far that's the leader in the clubhouse for the mike shanahan soundbite of the year. >>> when we return we're crowning a new spelling bee champion. can you spell drama? we're back in a moment. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ f

mike shanahan says he fully expects everyone to be ready to go day one of training camp. all right. a believer yet? >> yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> the nationals if you're not are making it hard not to be a believer. they're just sweeping through the al east during interleague play. both of those on the road as well. a breakout game for tyler moore. he drove in two runs in the second and then went off in the 4th and 6th with his first two homeruns of his major league career. 3 for 5 with 5 rbis for moore today. nats beat the bluejays 6-2 picking up their second consecutive sweep. natsz aren't the only ones -- nats aren't the only ones on a roll. the orioles are surging. chris davis with a broken bat homerun, nonetheless. the ball just gets over -- that brings in 2. the orioles win this one 7-1. they go for the sweep tomorrow. we have our first look at the wizards next possible draft pick. dc native thomas robinson worked out for the wizards today for about an hour and a half. the six foot 9 could be there at number 3 when its washington's turn to pick. >> i was a lot more comfortable out

coach mike shanahan spoke to the media at redskins minicamp. we'll go back to redskins park to find out more. >> but up next, a previously rarely used surgery that is now helping epileptics get rid of those seizures. >>> imagine having epileptic seizures and never knowing when they could hit. according to the world health organization, it's a reality for nearly 50 million people around the world. >> in tonight's health alert, anita brikman explains why doctors want more people with uncontrolled seizures to think about having brain surgery. >> i have had epilepsy since my young age of 2. >> michael of maryland lived with epilepsy through his entire life. he was able to cope with the occasional seizures most of the time. until one day it started affecting his job. >> i had literally fell. i have never fallen before during a seizure. >> was your employer saying you need to get this fixed to come back to work? >> not necessarily fixed. they wanted a clear bill of help. >> his seizures kept getting worse. doctors tried different medications to bring

. >> at 5:22, a surprise decision by redskins coach mike shanahan. may be a good sign for the 2012 season. >> next at 5:15, howard is bringing back the 90s at the end of the seven-day forecast. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9news now. coming up on 5:13 this thursday morning, getting closer to the weekend and we have a nice forecast to get us through. >> we really do. father's day is coming up this weekend. we have flag day today. lots of things going on. we look pretty good right through the weekend into early next week but next week, looks like we could get some heat headed this way. i mean, 90s coming back. >> that's hot. >> it is going to be hot. maybe mid-90s by wednesday. let's talk to you about today because it is comfortable. that's going to be the key the next few days. comfortable. the bus stop forecast, one more day of this after today. school is out just for about everybody after tomorrow. mostly cloudy. it's on the cool side, especially west of town where we have readings actually down this the 50s. we're in the mid- to upper 60s in m

those stories and mike shanahan's love for rg3. >>> thanks. miss maryland is runner up in the miss u.s.a. pageant. she came close to the crown. fox5 always on myfoxdc.com. keep it right here, sports xtra a few minutes away. have a great week. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪

mike shanahan canceled the morning practice and complemented the players for the way they worked forek and a half and said taken home and they did. there you have it. >> you missed a great game. >> we were watching. >> we taiex you have time to sign up to win a new ipad. just go to wjla.com/facebook. we will announce the winner tomorrow. >> this is the army's 207th birthday. they found a delectable way to celebrate over the pentagon. how about a tank made of cupcakes? 2,500 pound lot of was created by this stuff. it was 5000 colored cup cakes with 200 pounds of camouflage icing. the tank actually works and it fired off a cupcake that was nestled inside. it blew some 25 feet into the air. we'll be right back with a we're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water. billions in the economy. at chevron, if we can't do it right, we won't do it at all

[laughter] >> mike shanahan. place nationals are at home tonight to start a weekend with the atlanta braves. sports.a look at >> 5:25 right now. the news continues at 5:30. learn how a local high school is remembering a student who suddenly passed away in february. >> five children are in a hospital this morning after car in a over by a driveway. i am john gonzalez. a live report straight ahead. friday, they a live report straight ahead. friday, they first day of june. i shsh i could keep it this way. let me show you something. [ dr. rahmany ] even after a dental cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back... but new crest pro-heesth clinical plaque control toothpaste can help. it not only reduces plaque... it's also clinically proven... to help keep plaque from comin back. also clinically proven... plus, it works in these other areas dentists check most. so now when you leave the dental office, you can keep a cleaner mouth with you. new crest pro-health clinical plaque control toothpaste. life opens up when y

mike shanahan says, this is the has ever seen him. >> i came off a season where i was injured. bring them something new. that is the new me. doing what i was able to do in the past. >> the redskins will be back on field in the past. the wizards announced they are tying their future to randy as head coach. went 18-31. the wizards won their last six games. >> it is time to take hold of the rand. -- reigns. you know what has to be done. he has to become more of an for some of joe young does. -- our young guys. western go to the conference finals. came to play. they had nine guys in the box score. westrbook with 10. the spurs would take the lead in the third. the thunder came right back. westrbook. thunder leads it 100-88. devils and kings. 1-0 kings. bingo. scores again. 2-0 kings. l.a. holds on to win game 3. the nationals had the 16th pick tonight. in baseball, the net selected -- olds selected a 17-year- right-hander. the mid-90's. now the question is, will he go to the pros or will he go to ucla? he is only 17. he eats well. how fast is your internet? chances are it depends, i

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mike shanahan said he is the first one in and last one out at the park every day. >> he really enjoys playing football. he enjoys coming to work and studying. he has all the intangibles you work for. i am excited he is so excited. it is contagious when you have a guy doing what he does. all the things you are hoping a quarterback to do. >> nothing like silencing the haters. lebron james was nothing short of a beast last night. he became the first player in league history to do so since wilt chamberlain. it the heat one. game 7 is in miami saturday night. nadal is the king of the clay for a reason. if he wins he will break open history with the most titles. >> what did lebron james have for breakfast yesterday? >> i'll have some. when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced. is this right? right here, like this? ♪ ♪ turn that off! plants can smell our fear then miracle-gro expand'n gro made things a lot easier for us. it expands when you water it. and improves your soil. for big beautiful plants that grow up to three times the flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. we were so ba

redskins coach mike shanahan. the former broncos coach is allowing manning to live in his denver home. shanahan has quite the spread for manning. the 35,000 square foot mansion has a bowling alley, a wine residence and 37,000 square foot garage. no word on what the rent is. if you have a wine residence, you can imagine what happens there. >> is that an underground cellar? >> i don't have one at home. do you have one? >> i barely have a bathroom where i live. all right. the time right now is 6:53. seven minutes away from the 7:00 hour. free gas, enough said. who is inviting you to come pump for free this morning. >>> and next the hollywood star taken to the hospital after sl mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto

mike shanahan scored serious brownie points with the team.cancelled tomorrow afternoon's practice session, that doesn't mean that players don't have to be here and they will show up, have meetings and do all of that. the reason shanahan did this is because some of the players are banged up. the other reason, they have had a good minicamp and offseason workout and the 33-year-old moss has something to prove and he knows what works and what doesn't in the nfl. he knows he has some competition this season. and he spent his offseason losing weight. losing 15-pounds to try and keep up. last year he started strong and struggled later in the year after breaking his hand. he's one of the best wide receivers in franchise history and he still has something to prove this year in the 12th nfl season. >> santana's entire offseason, he came in possessed and he was ready to go. he saw it physically and then to see him in the meeting rooms, he's been great and so attentive and that showed. he's not thinking out there and feels confident and feels confident a

mike shanahan caught an audible and has cancelled for the redskins and with the workout, run, and do some meetings. they won't be together until the end of yell. -- july. one player is leonard hankerson. he was a rookie last year and who made his debut in with week 7 and week 9 and three months of rehab and that is is not enough. >> and this is tough emotionally and i want to be out here and i can't and today was tough for me and to -- and very frustrating, you know. i want to be out there and compete with thegites and run around and stuff like that and i can't. i have to continue getting better. >> and last night, harper against the blue jays and that is to right center field. after the game last night, he proved he can answer little league questions. >> and in canada, a legal drinking age and that is make sense. >> not canada. >> and i'm not answering that. >> that is a question, bro. >> the nats and jays this afternoon, and that is tied with two and the nats leading 4- 2 and strauss bug on the hill and with two earned runs and 6 innings, struck out 8 and the nats sweep the blue ja

. >> mike shanahan is part of the reason the training camp has moved to a different location, because he likes the notion of a team going to an area outside of washington, d.c., where there are fewer distractions. washington redskins headquarters, which is located in ashburn, is not going anywhere. it is staying in loudoun county. datejay korff reporting from the district. >> a lot of folks will be talking about that. 4:48, 56 degrees. >> things taken ugly turn in the pageant world. a contestant in this year's miss usa pageant claims the competition was captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> very good thursday morning to you. nothing on the radar screen. we have clear skies. udc some colors. that's actually the ridgetops entries that the radar is identifying. -- you do see some colors. another crisp morning especially relative to early june. 56 in alexandria. leesburg, 52. morningside, 57. la plata, starting today relatively crisp. there will be a few thunderstorms on the radar screen later on today between 2:00 p.m. and 9:00. high temperature of 80 degre

mike shanahan said his team has been working hard these last several weeks, but they are banged up. he wants them to get some rest. that means all the training and the practice is all on their shoulders right now. they have five weeks off until training camp starts. shanahan feels like everyone, especially the new guys, have a good understanding of everything they've done the last several weeks. >> getting to learn the system. the last four weeks with two weeks and three days with the ota's and this week with the minicamps. a week before with four days, it's been a big plus for us. we got a lot done. and hopefully with five week vacation, they will come back ready to go. >> see where guys are at and what type of looks you'll feel and get the defense and what the other guys are playing with and getting a feel with the quarterback before training camp, it helps. >> there were some fans and partners of the team here today. rg3 taking time afterwards to sign autographs. now they saw a pretty good practice. lots of great plays today and unfortunately for the offense, a couple great picks

. >> you'd be surprised who's moved into redskins coach mike shanahan's old house in denver. >> let's take another look at the question of the morning. contrary to popular belief, 39% of americans do not want to do one of these things. is it a, meet the president, b, become rich, or c, retire. >> here's a look at a response you posted on the wusa9 facebook fan page. tina writes c, i've heard older people say they were going to work until they die. >> log on to our facebook fan page. we'd love to hear what you think. we'll have the answer to the quiz in our 6:00 show. we'll be right back. >>> it is 5:21 on this tuesday morning. we're going to have scattered showers around this morning. we already have some. temperatures in the low 70s. still upper 60s. where we have areas of yellow and orange scattered about, that would be a heavier shower or storm. it might be more here than there. this is a computer model. the trend for the scattered showers and storms through the afternoon. high temperatures upper 70s to around 80. let's go to mike and andrea. >> the stanley's cup is in the hands of

hear what mike shanahan and players think about the big move to richmond coming up. co . >> my boys, they need -- my kids need me man. >> a former nfl player pleads for mercy before a judge hands down a very stiff sentence. the details are next. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ [ male announcer ] it started like this... i speak the language of business. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] but it ended like this. one of the worst economic records in the country. when mitt romney was governor, massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs. a rate twice the national average. and fell to forty-seventh in job creation. fourth from the bottom. instead of hiring workers from his ow

officer the most part, head coach mike shanahan said most if not all of the squad will be ready to go3 has done nothing to disappoint the new team. the number two pick, if you can sleep with the play book, he would. so now five weeks off vacation, right? no, work to be done says his coach and offensive coordinator. >> if you're going to quarterback in the national football league, there's lots of roll outs, play action passes, keeps and different defenses, different techniques. it's a constantly growing speernsz. >> mainly techniques. just getting out there and doing it. i don't care if people are with him. i don't care if he's with himself. it's just reps. >> she actually has better hands. [ laughter ] >> and a quick update, nba finals right now in the fourth quarter, the heat lead the thunder 90-86. we've checked the record. she actually does have better hands. >> that's good to know. >>> that's our broad >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- academy award winner penelope cruz, from "pawn sta

when we come back, mike shanahan puts a wrap on the team's offseason workout. >>> the redskins have been getting after it this offseason and now get a well deserved break. for the next couple weeks they are off and it's back to camp before preseason game begins in less than two is no, yes, less than two months. can you believe it? the redskins offseason schedule has come to an end. the team participated in 10 otas. this past week mandyer to minicamp and training camp begins the -- mandatory minicamp and training camp begins the last week of july. >> we haven't had a chance to do that through the last two offseasons. so to be able to spend that time getting to feel comfortable with each other and learn the system and the last four weeks with two weeks of three days with the otas and this week with the minicamps and a week before with four days, it's been a big plus. we've got a lot done and hopefully with a five week vacation they'll come back ready to go. >>> today the wizards held workouts for perspective players for the third straight day in advance of the nba draft june 28th this. guy

two days after his dismissal, he interviewed with mike shanahan and bruise allen -- bruce allen.orris is locked down for the season working with the defensive backs. he is fitting in fine. he has the task of improving in a secondary that had ten interceptions last seen. he is loud, animated and redskins players are enjoying it. morris intends to shift rolls and make the backs more versatile and shanahan is open to the changes. >> when you bring in a coach, there are different ideas. raheem has been with four man fronts throughout most of his career. he brings a lot of ideas from what he has done in the past to what we are doing now. there is different ideas that you toss around. basically we have the same scheme and he does a heck of a job coaching and getting the best out of players. >> the french open final, nadal going for the second tidal and djokovic becoming the first man to win four straight titles. this match played with a little drizzle. nadal got off to the quick start. he won a majority of the rallies early and won the first sets to take a commanding lead. but djokovic

so now you see why mike shanahan called off tomorrow's practice. there are too many injured players. luckily none of them are serious. expect to be full going. he had surgery in february after rehab failed to fix the issue. he is so close, yet so far away. >> i mean, it's been very tough emotionally. i want to be out here, but i can't. i mean, it was very tough for me to sit on the sideline. very frustrating. i want to be out there and compete with the guys. i want to run around, stuff like that, but i can't. just have to look forward to it, continue rehabbing and continue to get better. >> the nationals are off to their best start. although pitching is a big reason for their success, you can't help but appreciate what the rookies have done. nearly every day, but tonight, tyler moore stole the show. the nationals, they were looking for the sweep of the blue jays this afternoon. it was a matinee. 4th inning, rookie drives deep to left center. that's his first major league home run. one of two homers on the day. the nats go up 4-2. let's go bottom 6.

mike shanahan's old home has a new tenant, peyton manning, shacking up in a 35,000 square foot house.ook at that beauty. he's doing that while he looks for his own place. the mansion boosts a bowling alley, a kid's arcade and a 3,000 square foot garage. >>> this is jackson dortman. his whole family is there except for his dad, or so he thinks. his dad is a national guardsman, been on deployment and he had no idea that he was there. so nice surprise for that family. always good to see the kids get excited with all that. >> really nice. and i have it on good authority that anny will be his date. >> very good. >> we're going to go home. we hope you had a nice evening. thanks for joining us. don't forget we're always on at wusa9.com. watch letterman, or don't. we'll see you later.

came back and i'm loving, you know, how i feel right now and the way it's supposed to be. >> mike and kyle shanahanbeen impressed with moss' preseason work. mike said that moss looks like he did three years ago, which is a nice compliment. laura, it feels like every guy, even guys like chris cooley are fighting for spots this year. >> great to hear it. thanks so much. >>> staying on this sports theme, the national star rookie has proven that he can hit one out of the park and that's true for his media interviews, too. listen to bryce harper's response when a canadian reporter asked what kind of beer he liked yesterday. >> i'm not answering that. >> that's a clown question, bro. >> that was the highest trending topic on twitter for a while today. remember, harper is only 19. that's too young to have a beer in the states, even if it is legal in canada. >>> just trying to get a free spot. >> there you go. >> he can drink anyways. >> that's probably why he's so good. >> that's going to live on. >> that's a good t-shirt. >> i think he is fantastic. he is totally making me thrilled. i like the nats anywa

> reporter: it has been a while since the redskins had a really great winning season and coach mike shanahan i move might help team members bond closer and play better. >> last year, they were talking about moving to glen burnie, maryland which didn't make sense at all. now f air saying they're thinking about going down to richmond, they are leaving their entire fan base. >> reporter: at the broadland sports bar and grill, management and fans had strong feeling as like. >> they need to stay here in ash burp. this is where they belong. >> i'm not really phonedded by that. they are still a local team. richmond is two hours away but still local. >> reporter: sometimes you have to do what of a got to do. local officials in loud occupy county report thrilled about the move but they've accepted it. >> some coaches have the philosophy of taking their players out away from where home is for many of them so that they can bond together. >> reporter: economics. that is usually the bottom line. the redskins are keeping their corporate offices in ashburn and expanding and improving their training facilit

mike shanahan says this is the best the as ever seen santana. >> i came off the season injured. to bring them something new. that's the new me, coming in, in shape, doing all i can do. >> there's a look at sports. >> thanks so much. 5:28, 56 degrees this morning in annandale. news continues in two minutes. the legal process moving forward for penn state former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. will look ahead to the start of his child sex abuse trial. >> police in howard county believe they have possible methylamine in a local hotel. jummy olabanji with details on the story coming up. >> adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. a little action on live super doppler 7. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead a sleepless night for some hotel guests in howard county, maryland, after police found him at the lab inside a room, forcing the evacuation. good morning, washington. it's tuesday, june 5. i am cynne simpson. glad you are waking up with us. >> i am steve chenevey. we will start with traffic and weather every ten

mike shanahan has always been an advocate of moving training camp away from the facility. he said it promotes camaraderie among the players. the official kickoff to the season generally lasts about three weeks. guys? >> thanks. >>> our weather. cloudy skies here in d.c. some scattered showers in other parts of the region and veronica here in the studio frtracking t changes. >> seem to get more clouds in the afternoon than in the morning, and classic today once again. mostly cloudy afternoon, and once again, showers that have been moving through. just light showers, and these are main lly to the west and do to south of d.c. one pretty good shower that's jumped out ahead of that now making its way towards calvert county and around st. mary's county. pretty good rain. about 1/10, or 1/4 inch. showers isolated. and parts of the area today, believe it or not, had minor flooding. take a look at this. the pier there. you can see the kayak there, the canoe, sitting on the pier. right under water. we'll talk about the fact when he a coastal flood warning, and also a coastal flood a

april mo apr among the sites for training camps, and one of the reasons they wanted to move, mike shanahan feels there's better camaraderie away from redskins park, when they have training camp at the park a lot of the players are going home to their families. no more of that starting in 2013 as the redskins move their training camp and their home base away from redskins park during the training period to somewhere in richmond. still don't know exactly where yet. back to you. >> a new day is coming. thank you, dan. >>> and coming up at 5:00, news 4 derrick ward will have reaction from washington football fans about the big move. >>> when we come right back on news 4 for this afternoon, summer brings travel in many ways for fliers to get sick. ways to avoid common problems. >> a well-known american singer and songwriter reveal as new health challenge. she's facing kniss her life. >>> later, one champion runner may be remembered for the race she lost do you ever wish you could make some things just disappear? ♪ [ ping! ] [ ping! ping! ] that's why i use new tampax radiant. it helps keep my p

rg3 has not signed his contract, but both he and mike shanahan said they are not worried and it will get done. griffin is doing everything right, hasn't missed a workout, arrives early, stays late and not to mention works really hard shanahan says. there is some reason to worry about his safety, but it sounds like all is under control. >> i don't play with fear. that doesn't mean i'm going to try to run over linebackers and safety and especially college guys try to take you out. it's no different in the pros. just these guys are a lot better at doing what they're trying to do. i'll be smart. if i need to slide, i'll slide or run out of bounds, i'll run out of bounds, but by no means i'll play with fear. >> i think he's got a natural feel for that even in the open field. he's 225 pounds, strong, very athletic. a lot of times he'll outrun people, but when he doesn't have that angle, he's very smart when to make the decision to slide and in this league, you have to learn to do that. >> reporter: coming up at 11:00, a look at pierre garcon. i think a lot of fans would like to put him in

mike shanahan has always wanted this. something the team explored several years.don't know where in richmond they'll pull training camp yet. citi stadium is a possibility. it's not exactly a state of the art facility now. vcr also in the mix, including state money. $4 million going towards $30 million in upgrades at redskins park meaning their headquarterless stay put in ashburn and not moving to d.c. redskins general manager bruce allen discussing the announcement on espn 980 this afternoon. >> i only know football with the nfl team traveling away. it allows you to concentrate on your other family, which is your team and it's not just a cliche. there's a great bond between players and coaches, and players and players, and coaches and coaches, and it does give you that special bond of camaraderie, and i also think for our fans, it will be a great opportunity for some people who haven't been able to travel up to northern virginia to come on up and watch us practice. >> buying it? going to be a good bonding experience. >> it's about the money. >> of course it's abou

. >>> redskins mini camp was supposed to wrap up today but coach mike shanahan decided to give the players on bonus day. >> camp wrapped up yesterday. now the team is on a five-week break. >> wednesday we got our first chance to hear from the significant coaches. one of the most popular guys is defensive back coach ricky morris and he's a pretty confident guy. >> we'll figure out all the rest of the stuff out. right now i want to help the washington redskins win. >> i can sit back and play football. i'll let raheem doing all the talking. >> circle the calendar for thursday, august 9. that's when the red scints play -- red skins play their first preseason game going to the super bowl this year. >> they sort off looking good. >>> thethe san francisco giants have been around since 1883 but last night pitcher matt cain did something no giant had ever done. >> on the ground, from deep third, got him. that's a perfect game. >> cain throws the second per ticket game ever the season in just the 22nd in baseball history. giants beat the astros 10-0. they struck out 14 houston batters [ inaudible ]

here's mike shanahan talking about the benefits of the move. >> when you do have some down time, youend in a hotel or dormitory, players just spend more time together in my experience through the years. even though it's only three weeks, it's really a great time to bond together and for teammates to get a chance to know each other. >> it gives guys an opportunity to build better comradery as a team. you know, kind of holding camp here you don't get that true training camp, the isolation that i'm used to the way old school they used to do it, you go away, but i think it's a great idea. >> reporter: london knows best. no site has been picked for the move, but in the coming weeks the redskins should have that all sorted out. it seems like the move will be more difficult for the media than for the players. >> looks like you'll be camping out down in richmond. >> reporter: sleeping bags and all. >>> an 8-year-old boy from georgia hailed a hero. he put his own dreams on hold to save his sister's life. c.j. clinicscales took a -- clinkscales took a month off from training to donate bone mar

mike shanahan and these guys wanted to bring in guys complementing rg-3 and he is one of the people.is a dream come true for you. >> a blessing. i will take advantage of it. >> you told me a couple of minutes ago when you got the phone call, you almost hung up when the redskins called you. can you tell us more? >> and i thought someone was playing a trick with me. i still don't believe it to this day. i guess it's going to hit me when that first game is and at fed ex field. >> reporter: there is a waiting game for tickets? >> most definitely. and i have gone through that. >> reporter: and you signed a five-year deal with the redskins and pierre garson came in, santana moss came in with the team amount good set of wide receivers. what is the competition like already? >> the competition is fierce and we have a great group of young receivers and that is making it better and the better somebody is, the better you have to perform and when you have that kind of competition, the sky's the limit and we get to perform the brotherhood and that is -- and the better we are as a group, going to m

you'll hear from him coming up a little later at 6:00 plus mike shanahan addresses the renovations tohis building, this facility here. i'll have that for you later in sports. live at redskins park. i'm kristen berset. back to you in the studio. >> i hope they get a contract for that fellow pretty soon. >>> still ahead a railroad worker jumps into the path of an oncoming train, but it's for a good cause, it's a rescue and we'll tell you what he was getting to trove. >> reporter: if the rail stops here at dulles, loudoun county saves hundreds of millions of dollars, but will it lose a lot more in the long run? i'm peggy fox. we'll take a look. >> but first instead of going to a cool school, one came to us. we'll take you inside it next. >>> as you just saw, what we usually bring you cool schools, mike hydek heads out in the community in search of the coolest ideas in education. this morning this cool schools report came to mike. students at coolidge high school nicknamed this program the magic bus. this full size school bus is actually a mobile learning lab, but it made a stop here at w

. >> coach mike shanahan says robert grif iii has done everything right, and has not missed a workout early and stays late. >>> and lindsey will be at the palestiniany camp and watch for her reports tonight starting at 5:00. >> maybe rg3 is taking mindfulness meditation breaks. >> yes. >> father's day is this sunday, everybody. and being a dad is a tough job. if you do it the right way. >> we will introduce you to one author who says he is doing it right. and he has applied what he learned in the business world to life as a daddy. in fact he he calls himself, ready for this, chief daddy officer. >> the cdo. >> i love that. >> and next hour, we are getting a jump start on wishing the army a happy 237th birthday. strong as ever. the army field and brass band, performing throughout the next hour. >> how are they going to blow out the candles?  [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] it started like this... i speak the language of business. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] but it ended like this. one of the worst economic rec