college the owner promised, the capitals made a splash during the nhls free agency period and have dealt the goalie for future draft paychecks, signed hamrlik and halpern and others to deal and the 34-year-old completed his 13th nhl season, the past four with the panthers and recorded at least 20 wins over each of the last eight years and gives the capital experience to compliment the young guys. >> d.c. united hosting the first-place philadelphia union and dane derosario making his debut. the assist for the goal and rewards him with face time. the 58th minute we go, tied 1-1 and andy nahar from 35 yards out and blasts it in for the second goal of the season and they play to a 2-2 draw. >>> the u.s. playing in game two. the opponent? colombia and there is no score. heather o'reilly takes advantage and letting it rip from 25 yards out and from behind the back of the net and what's beauty of the the 30th career, and the same score, and she roofs yet over the goalie for the second goal of the game. the u.s. shuts out colombia, 3- 0 and to advance to the quarter finals. >>> wimbledon's final

. >>> to the hockey, in the history of nhl, one guy in the league played for maryland. it was a big deal for people around here. and now he's playing for the caps again. he signed a one-year deal with his hometown team today. this coming season will be his 12th in the nhl and he broke in with the caps in 99 and spent one year there. and his one-year deal worth about 800 grand. >>> a day after the caps said they were not going trade semin off, they traded him off. the caps also picked up three time all star defenseman roman from montreal and joe ward from nashville. joe gordon leaves for phoenix. and for the nba, the lockout is on. no talks currently scheduled between the players and the owners. all the pictures of the players are gone. the wizs girls are on -- wizards girls are on the front page. not all bad, i suppose. >>> people in this country get bummed out that no american man has won a grand slam since andy roddick since 2003. and the drought continues. brit andy murray taking on nadal today and britain was rocking as murray took the first set and the second set i

playing for two nhl teams. last season with the panthers. he was 4-0 with the panthers.ave percentage was good for ninth. matt bradley will play for the old club and he signed a two-year contract with the panthers. the veteran forward spent the last six seasons with the capitals. >>> the month of june was rough for d.c. united. the black and red didn't win a game so tonight against first-place philadelphia, united tried to kick off the month of july on the right boot. here at rfk. check out the mohawk. a new player. dwyane d rosario in the starting lineup making an immediate impact. 44th minute, no score, d.c. united. the pass to two defenders to the foot of josh wolf. beautiful. we're rolling on that. >> he's a dancer. >> we have video. 1-0, d.c. united. game tied at one and andy najar with the ball from 35 yard out. are you kidding me? beats the philly keeper and united gets a 2-1 lead. union on the offensive and great ball in the box. carlos ruiz gets it and he puts it past bill hamid. d.c. united is winless in its last five games. >>> the women's world cup in germany

today marked the start of free agency in the nhl and the capitals were busy dealing semyon varlamov to the colorado avalanche in exchange for a first round pick in next year's draft and brought back former captain jeff halpern and added free agent right wing joe ward. caps gm george mcphee weighs in on their moves. >> it's a hard pros to go through. we have -- process to go through. all the holes are filled and i think we have a good strong team. >>> men's semifinals at wimbledon and rafael does it again. nadal looked pretty good on grass known as a clay court specialist. he will face novak djokovic sunday. nadal has won 20 straight at the all england club. >>> congressional was a little busy with the u.s. open, k.j. choi won the national when it was in d.c. he leads it again tying a tournament record with a 6-under 64 today. choi is the leader by two strokes over four players. >>> negotiations in the nfl will continue on tuesday. we'll be right back. from

halpern, buries it. >> reporter: he's 35 years ole and during his 12th season in the nhl. his life has come full circle. not only is he back near his hometown of potomac, maryland, but back with a team he spent seven seasons with. he has evolved and so has the capitals. >> it happened overnight. came back and all of a sudden, they had posters out and the crowd was unbelievable and notef city in the league -- and the product on the ice with the team has been great. >> reporter: the capitals have their vision for jeff halpern as the fourth line center. what about the role he sees for himself? >> and to be a solid player and to come in -- and with some systems. i know a lot of the guys. and able to see what they have done and that is blending in to add my two cents in and to blend in as much as i can. lindsay murphy, fox 5 sports. >> halpern has a chance to do something with the calfs he's never done in his entire career, the that is to win a play-off series. >> and we would like to have that. >> and has a good chance to do it. the caps lost in the second round and won the se

the owner promised the capitals made a splash during the nhls free agency period and they have dealthe goalie for future draft picks, assigned roman hamrlik to award halp ber today, thomas vokun, completed his 13th nhl season and the past four spent with the panthers and he gives the capitals experience at goalie and to complement the young guns, michael noibert and brayden. >>> and the double header, the first in d.c., get this, since the 19th century and yes, i said. that rick ankiel into the pitch hit and seeds this one out and that is the second of the year. the former pirate turned nats pitcher couldn't keep it tied and would surrender back-to- back homers and includeing this one. the nats fall 5-3 in game one and to game two. two o two out and with the base to right field and rick ankiel comes to third and tries to score. eric fryer can not hold on. a sliding ankiel is facing the rally in the eighth and take the night cap, 4-3. >> and d.c. united hosting the first-place union. the five-time all-star making his united debut and did not disappoint and with no score to the left an

you have college basketball, nhl, a lot of things going on.ferent brand, but the nba needs to be concerned about fan retaliation. >> do you think any games will be missed? nba and nfl? >> nfl, it looks like they're going to get it done in time. nba, they have four months to get it done. i talked to one official, who said brace yourself, this is going to be like '98. they are four months away. there's a big divide in terms of the basketball-related income, between what the players get and what the owners want to pay them. >> i start thinking old school, the beginning days of basketball, the green bay packers, when they first started, it was all about the game, not the money. boy, the money, the greed has really gotten involved in this process. a lot of people are saying what happened to the love of the sport? why can't we go back to that time? we created a monster? >> we have, madison avenue, tv, imagine the gladiators of rome? >> that would be nascar, nfl. >> absolutely. it's not at 8:00. it's the blood sport at the coliseum. it's madison aven

day one of free agency in the nhl. caps trade varlomov to the avalanche for a first round pick in next year's draft and a second round pick in either the 2012 or 2013 draft. the 23-year-old varlomov appeared in 59 regular season games and 19 postseason games for the caps. varly gone and gordon signing with phoenix. at for you new guy, halpern return and he brings with him hamrlik and joe ward is signeded to a four year deal. elsewhere, former caps forward signs with the flyers. and in tennis, sharapova in the wimbledon final. you can see the match at 9:00 a.m. here on nbc 4. that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> the summer travel season is well under way. simple things you can do to save bucks. >> and the controversial contest at one university that pays homage to the slain al qaeda leader. plus taking control. the new rules the government hopes will keep air traffic controllers awake and alert on the job. [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ic

the owners and players offer some hope for an nhl -- for excuse me, an nfl season. and the caps continue their roster shakeup as 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 lay on one of those, if you want a soft bed you can lay on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. oh yeah. once they get our bed, they're like, "why didn't i do this sooner?" during our summer closeout, get the lowest s of the season on our most popular bed sets. perience the sleep number dierence. only at one of our 400 sleep number stores. >>> so it's looking like we might have a season after all, maybe? >> you know, i think we might have a season. i think -- i know that i felt all along we would have a season, because i'm just -- i'm always that half glass kind of guy. i kind of feel like, you know, there's always hope there. >> ever the optimist. >> yeah, i mean, it's the nfl. they'll come around. >> well, let's hope so. except let me sa

free agency in the nhl beginning today. and the caps making some big moves.he capitals trade goaltender semyon varlamov to the avalanche for the first round pick in next year's draft and a second round in the 2012 or 2013 draft. and semyon varl love, it was initially report head would play in russia's hml. but varlamov was a restricted free agent. so varly was a first round pick in 2006 and was expected to be the goaltender of the future, but several injuries limited his playing time. 23-year-old varlamov appeared in 57 regular season games and 19 postseason games for the caps. the caps not done, fining potomac maryland native jeff halpern to a deal. he played six seasons in washington from 1990 to 2006. last season with the canadiens. halpern collected 26 points, 11 goals and 15 assists. halpern will provide another veteran presence. the caps also signed former predator and winger joel ward to a four-year contract. not done, the caps signed roman hamrlik to a two-year deal. here is gm george mcphee. >> right now we have jeff as a fourth line center. who is r

. >> from the field to the ice we go, free agency underway in the nhl, but the capitals chose to make an old-fashioned trade, sending carlo off to the avalanche in exchange for a first-round pick and a pick in the future draft. roman hammerlick signed to a new contract as well as bringing back frank hall person. the semifinals at wimbledon and rafael nadal does it again. nadal, who's known for a exactly court special, he's pretty good on the grass, too. this will be his fifth appearance in the wimbledon finals. he will face djokovic in tomorrow's final. nadal has won 20 straight at the club. >>> so once again the nationals beginning an 11-game home stand tonight against the pittsburgh pirates at 7:00. shawn, this is interesting. the last time they were here, they won and then their manager resigned. so hopefully there don't be that drama after this home stand. >> i hope not. fingers crossed. lindsay, thank you very much. >> now you have the news edge. the news is always on on myfoxtv.com. keep it here, because temperatures on tv is coming up next. >>>   

potomac native is 35 and he hopes the caps will lead him somewhere he's never gone before in his 11-year nhl career, to win a playoff serious. actually that presser will be at the ketler ice box. mystics lose to chicago to fall 2-6 overall. have a great night. brian's back right after this. navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want to see is "sold." nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >> well, there's the five-day forecast for you tomorrow. hot and muggy tomorrow and thursday, both days chance of thunderstorms. >> gary taking the edge off with controversy at the world of competitive eating. justice, joey chestnut wolfed down 62 hotdogs to

. >>> in the history of the nhl, 2056 players have hailed from the provence of ontario. know how many came from maryland? four. and only one, jeff haprin lived the dream of playing for his home-town team, is back. he rejoined the team this week signing a one-year free agent deal. he was wrapped by the caps in '99, became their captain in 2005 and returns home to a team he believes is poised to win a cup. >> this team right off the bat is a stanley cup contender, just by writing the lineup on a piece of paper. it's a hard team to play against. i think every night when you go up there, it's a big fast team that's in your face. >> caps also locked up winner troy brower in a deal worth $2.7 million. on the flip side jason harnet left for st. louis for $2.5 million. >>> the following is a big "if". if the nfl solves the lockout, the preseason begins tomorrow. league sources said today if a deal isn't reached by early next week, that game and others in the preseason are in big jeopardy. speaking of jeopardy, roger cle mens is in some. his federal perjury trial opened with jury

after waiting two months to begin his surgery on the roster, today was the day nhl free agency openednoon. center boyd gordon gone. he moves to phoenix. additions, three-time all star roman comes over from montreal. joe ward joins the caps from the national predators and jeff halpurn rejoins the team where he was the captain six years ago. busy day, george? >> i feel like our team is complete. we can piddle around, but if we do nothing going into september, we're in good shape. >> the hills are filled, but it's moving forward. it's looking forward to camp now. >> and george and gabby weren't finished. sending off to the avs. that's a fleecing of colorado considering barrly says he's going to play in russia next year. >> rafael nadal won four out of the last five and if he wins wimbledon, it will be five out of the last six. regardless come monday, he will not be the number one player in the world. this man be will. novak in the womenable don. sanga could not double it up. wins it 6-3 in the fourth today. a ridiculous 47-1 this year. he will meet rafael in the final. if this isn't a si

. >>> day one of free agency in the nhl. the capitals were busy like a pr person after a politician tweets photos of himself. seriously. the caps were making moves trading varlamov to the avalanche for a first round pick in next year's draft and second round pick in 2012 or 2013 draft. that was funnies right? not at all. i tried. it was reported varlamov would play, but that didn't work out, colorado signed him to a two year deal worth $5.5 million. the capitals drafted him in 2006. he was expected to be their goaltender of the future. several injuries limited his playing time. 23-year-old varlamov was in 19 post season games for the caps. caps free agent friday, as for the new guys, jeff halpern, with him, roman hamrlik. the caps sign ward to a four-year deal worth $12 million. >>> former caps forward yarmer signs with the philadelphia flyers. we'll be excited to see him next season. >> how old is yarme? >> 39 years old. yes. you're exactly right. 39. good job over there. >> weather guy knows. not that long ago, many famili

a couple of hike details of notes, returning from russia to the nhl and they added another ex talk.the big 10 conference as a brand new number and he officially became the toth number of the big 10 leaving the 12th which now has 10 members. >> we got a little bit of everything today but tomorrow will be warm and there could be some thunderstorms. here are the high temperatures today. look at current ratings, they are not going to fall very far tonight and to the humidity is going up at the same time. the winds blowing from the southwest and imports some of that humidity, we are 11 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. do point increase in up to 65, it will be up to 70 tomorrow. hyatt mold spores in high grass pollen and wheat pollen is moderate. that is gorgeous weather that takes over on sunday and the fourth on monday so that will be great for the fireworks. a few thunderstorms are back late sunday and monday. you turn the when south and you are back in tropical area. >> that is the news for this friday night. >> updates on wgn tv.com.

, joe ward and chris, and yesterday yet another big name 34-year-old goalie just completed his 13th nhlon past four with the panthers recorded at least 20 wins over each of the last 8 years he gives experience and goalie to complement the young guns. >>> pirates doubleheader, with nats. in to pitch hit. and he sends this one out in a hurry, a solo home run his second of the year game tied 2- 2. >> but in the top of the 8th former pirates, nats pitcher burnett could not keep it tied. back to back homers, including this one. >>> game two, bottom of the 8th tied at 3. budge rodriguez, and the veteran comes through with the base knock to right field. will try to score the throw home, cannot hold on, safe, nats rally for 2 runs in the 8th and take the night cap for 3. >>> time to go off the wall. >>> welcome once again, to off the wall you are back off your one year vacation. my goodness you have been gone a long time. >> can't get a replacement for you. >> let me say this, since you have been gone nfl lock out continued, rolling on now another lock out, nba they are locked out i asked you s

he played for two different teams in 12 full nhl seasons. last year with the florida panthers. six shutouts tied for sixth in the league. meantime, matt bradley will play for his old club. he signed a two-year contract with the panthers. 33-year-old veteran forward spent the last six seasons with the capitals. the month of june was tough for d.c. united. last night against first place philadelphia, united was trying to kick off the month of july on the right note. check out the mohawk. in on the attack. tkeu rosario. watch him thread the pass. josh wolff. nice. fourth goal. celebration we are rolling on that. i love it. 1-0, d.c. united. game tied at 1. the ball from 35 yards out. are you kidding me? beats the philly keeper. united takes a 2-1 lead. union on the offensive. great ball into the past. williams to ruiz past hamid. d.c. united is winless in its last five games. at the women's world cup in germany, u.s. taking on colom bee kwrafplt 12th minute, no score. u.s. in white off the colombia turnover. heatinger owe rile y. phenomenal goal. this is saluting the american mili

. >> it will be like the nhl lockout when they all went overseas. >> that is what i was going to sayt i thought i was out of time apparently they make time for jackie. [laughter] >> we back with more turn left. you have arrived. sweet belt. e-reader for textbooks. gps. hd video cam for lectures. game pad. have you ever considered this ? it's got all that and more than 200,000 apps. technology to learn and play on-the-go. only at verizon. buy one droid 3 by motorola, the thinnest full qwerty smartphone ever for $199.99, and get another one free. >> today, friends and family gathered in london to remember amy winehouse. fellow brits, kelly was born were among the mourners at the small funeral her father mitch released a statement saying that amy was in good spirits and not the press when her mother and brothers are on friday. she was found dead in her home on saturday the cause of death has not yet been determined. christopher, the son of maria shriver and arnold schwarzenegger is out of the hospital now. he was seriously injured in a book keyboarding accident last week. today maria sh

but the shot of the day belonged to former nhl mvp joseph sac ky. he hit a hole in one. winning $1 million. half of that money is going to go to charity. >>> all right well the world watch as the women of the u.s. and japan battled it out. the final result left many people breathless. >>> plus the changes some drivers will notice this morning on one bay area freeway. >>> here's a looks at 280 near san jose. we'll take a looks at the mccarthur maze coming up. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news it's monday, july 18 it i'm kraig debro. >> i'm claudine wong. pam cook has the day off. we will head over to meteorologist steve paulson who is working on a warmup for me. >> personally for you. yes. good morning, we do have patchy low clouds. that is it. nothing inland. in fact if anything there is a little on the sonoma coast. it will be mostly sunny today. i say that because there will be higher clouds in mendocino and lake county. slightly warmer upper 70s and a few 80s. >>> here's a look at highway four through bay point you can see traffic with the headlights

come on, nhl free agency is under way, sharks added a defenseman vandemere.played in edmonton last season. also san jose signed michael lansouse. two sharks are leaving, ben eager and jamal meres joining the blackhawks. rafael nadal and andy murray. m nadal cruised in the third and fourth sets. broke serve for the lead in the fourth set and never looked back. nadal advances to the final. who will he face? joe tsonga. he had to slow down djokovic. the final he advances to his first wimbledon final regardless of the outcome of sunday's finals nadal and djokovic, doesn't matter who wins, djokovic will be ranked the number one player in the world. that will do it for now. half hour way is coming up. don't forget, i'm looking forward to the camping trip. don't you leave me out. >> we'll let you know. >> all right. henry, that was a fick four or five minutes. for 30 minutes you can watch tonight at 10:30. >> 30 minutes of henry. how can you pass up on that. he i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why

former nhl star joe sackic with a tee shot at 17 bounces in for a hole in one.t sure it's in. finally, gets the word and with that he wins a million dollars half of which goes to charity. that is deserving of a victory lap. >> wow. >> that goes to charity and everything we are doing today goes to diablo valley college to help people get along with their academic life in community college. >> see you at 10:00 and 11:00. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com e s only one mouthwash in our home. [ male announcer ] act for kids, with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities when your eyes are smiling... you're smiling. and when they're laughing... you're laughing. be kind to your eyes... with transitions lenses. transitions adapt to changing light so you see your whole day comfortably... and conveniently while protecting your eyes from the sun. ask your eyecare professional which transitions lenses are right for you.

. >> nhl on strike. when is nhl coming back? >> they are still here. >> are they?ah, skating around, doing the whole thing. >> baseball. there's still baseball. yankees and brewers. cc sabathia set the tone early striking out prince fielder. up, 2-0. hits his 25th home run of the season. it's his 300th home run. i like when he hits them like that. 13 strouks for cc. yankees win, 5-0. the first major leaguer to win. boston yesterday was in philly trying to avoid a sweep. here is one way to do it. knock out the opposing pitcher. hit in the wrist by a gonzalez line drive. he's expected to make his next start. jason swinging the bat. how about that? two home runs. >> the captain. >> two home runs yesterday. >> put life in those old legs. >> fantastic. >> red sox win, 5-2. >> fans let us know immediately. of course, i tweet when thing gos well for boston. when they don't, i'm silent. immediately -- >> yeah. >> how many wins that counts for? >> one win. >> it's going to be a great baseball season all around. i love how great the phillies are, the yankees, red sox. >> cc

how about a hole in one meanwhile for an nhl great? because >> to play for colorado. >> he did not even realize that it went in. >> he 1 1 million and it goes to the lance armstrong foundation. >> look at out: he is. -- >> cool look at how cool he is. hon year-old came in second to jack wagner, the actor from melrose place. >> that is the second time he has one. prepare >> i bet he probably did not even know that you $1 million. >> in the british open, daring clark one, no one really knows who he is. he is not even in the top 100 golfers. pardon >> he looks like of the type of guy you would root for. >> a good guy by all accounts. >> mcelroy run the u.s. open, he is from northern ireland, this guy is from northern ireland. >> here is the deal, his tiger is in the news because fortune magazine say he is in trouble financially. >> i would love to see how the detail that. h >> the detail everything saying it has a lot to do with the giant palatial house with the $54 million mortgage hot. ro100 million on top of that for eland. zealand is

after three seasons, the 39 year- old is back in the nhl, but he signed with the philadelphia flyers.. he signed a $3.3 million deal to play. the pink ones offered him a couple of million, you do the math. when we come back, once again it is hammer time. not hot--not m.c. hammer it is bob a hammer. or you're ready to go? >> i am. >> kebab of hammer and his interesting story when we return--bob hammer and his interesting story when we return. >> let us bring in our guests, bob hammer next to lance armstrong, that is 2001. he beat it, not once, but twice. here he is today after being told that the and his lovely wife will not be able to naturally conceived a child, here came the miracle son, josh who is now eight years old. and that was the genesis of the have a vault and golf tournament july 22nd this year. the seventh year for this. >> seven years, we will hit a million dollars raised as a foundation. >> that is a big thing, once you hit $1 million, that as corporate. >> that is a big number. coming out and are even this year, we have 300 participants. 55 corporate sponsors, 200 corpo

par 3, and the former nhl star, the hole in one.two stanley cups, an mvp with the colorado avalanche. that's worth $1 million. he split it 50/50 with lance armstrong's live strong foundation. there's charles barkley at lake tahoe. it's an ugly golf swing. one hand. it might work better, and it did. he was still wide right, but he's usually not even that good. i mean, he's just -- he's just the worst. i mean, he's a great basketball player fun to watch on tv, he's a bad, bad golfer. >> forget the golf. >> credit to him, though. he keeps showing up. he doesn't hide. >> thanks, jeff. >>> they're all packed and ready to return to earth, but first "atlant "atlantis" had to say good-bye to friends at the international space station. this one will definitely stand out. john zarrella joins us to talk about the final good buy. >> a sad day. you're right. this was it, the last time that a space shuttle would visiting the international space station. they had a brief ceremony that concluded a few moments ago, where the two crews got together,

major league baseball and the nhl were both idle back in 1994. both of those leagues will tell you how much it cost them in terms of money, fan support. it's dangerous when there are supposed to be games on. being on strike when there aren't supposed to be games doesn't matter. a lost season is a big deal. >>> tight lipped about any emergency surgery and now an admission from venezuelan president hugo chavez. in a televised appearance yesterday, chavez says that doctors in cuba operated on him to remove a cancerous tumor in june. there's no word yet on when he will return to venezuela but speculation surrounded his health after he canceled a high-profile summit of latin american leaders slated for this month. >>> in japan the government is recommending more evacuations from the area around the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. officials say 113 additional households should evacuate from four districts now considered radiation hot spots. that's far beyond the mandatory exclusion zone set up for 20 kilometers around the fukushima reactors. >>>