. >> a reminder, in,bc 4 is your official station. the game will be shown at 4:00 p.m. a special pre-game show that starts at 7:00. other pre-season football games? don't confuse me this late, okay? >>> preseasons games around the league. that gives us something to watch when the nationals are off. to lambeaux where we find aaron rogers looking to take add vanl taj of a cleveland turnover. a 20 yard strike. snatches it out of there. packers up 7-0, it's time to celebrate. good times would not last too long. third quarter, back-up q.b. picked up by david srksz ims, takes it to the house. a 38 yard int td for cleveland. they win it 35-10, the final. >>> the baltimore or yoels, they have to put the brooms away. that's sweep the red sox at home and on the road in the same season. you know what they say about big moments? big hands. that's what it means. fans ready to cheer tonight. bottom one, clay buckholts on the mound. he slaps it down the line. nick and j.j. score. the orioles lead it. grounds it to third. oh, no, he finally looks like a rookie. the red sox take the lea

a senior south korean official stationed there briefed lee on the situation. he also inspected coast guard facilities and an observatory deck. he left after one and a half hours. experts on the issue say lee's trip will hurt japan/south korea's relations. >>> prime minister noda reacted sharply to lee's visit to the islands. >> translator: takeshima is japan's inherent territory, historically and based on international law. the visit by south korea's president was unacceptable. the japanese government is adamant on this issue. >> the noda administration has launched a protest against the visit with south korea's ambassador to japan. it has also ordered its ambassador in seoul to temporarily return to tokyo. lee made the trip as south koreans are getting ready for a presidential election scheduled for december. many have criticized him for how he's handled this territorial issue. they also want him to resolve another ongoing dispute with japan. lee has repeatedly asked prime minister yoshihiko noda to make an agreement over the korean women who were forced to w

a senior official stationed there briefed lee on the situation. he also inspected coast guard facilities and an observatory deck and left after one and a half hours. experts say it will hurt japan/south korea's relations. >>> prime minister noda reacted sharply to lee's visit to the islands. translate takeshima is japan's inherent territory, historically and based on international law. the visit by south korea's president was unacceptable. the japanese government is adamant on this issue. >> the noda administration has launched a protest against the visit with south korea's ambassador to japan. it has also ordered its ambassador in seoul to temporarily return to tokyo. lee made the trip as south koreans are getting ready for a presidential election scheduled for december. many have criticized him for how he's handled this territorial issue. they also want him to resolve another ongoing dispute with japan. lee has repeatedly asked prime minister yoshihiko noda to make an agreement over the korean women who were forced to work in brothels for japane

news4 is your official redskins station. catch the pre-season opener against the bills tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. on nbc nonstop. we'll have complete highlights on news4 following the olympics. >>> you want to see a slap down snack down? team usa facing off against australia. for a couple quarters they played well. but fourth quarter u.s. ran away with this one. lebron and kobe. kobe hits a three one of six in the second half. he had 20 points. they rolled. they win 119-86. they wini got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest

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many understand the size and .cope this is it from the international space station. officials at the national believee center now is a 7% to 80% chance they surge above 6rm feet. thousands of national guardsmen just in case., live at the satellite center, korff, abc 7 news. have the very latest you at 11:00, and you can stay up-to-date on my long on storm on the weather page at wjla.com. maureen? also tonight, the republican national convention goes into he and it is is now theitt romney official nominee for president. are a number of big , and leon harris is g up our coverage in tampa. what is the latest there? good evening, maureen. are live on the floor of the republican national convention. a favorite for many people. the roll call of states. mitt romney it has still not cross the flesh all. this process is now under way. i am joined by my colleague, cooper. rebecca? made no mistake about it. this is a very enthusiastic but they arefloor, keeping a close eye behind the isaac.on they do not want the tone here exuberant if there are people in danger. the possibility of the h

we're lucky i'm here. >> i know it's rough out there, man. >> thank you. >>> news4 is your official redskins station. you can catch the preseason opener this thursday on nbc nonstop. those are their several options you have. we'll have complete highlights on the game on news4 following the olympics on that night. >>> let's go to the jets camp now. i want you to check out this play. this is dan ton lynn pushing an jersey mcknight out of bounds. mcknight throws ball and lind, and then it's on. it is on. both players start throwing punches. about 20 players got involved in this big fight, which spilled into the media area, only about ten feet away from the fans, all in all, it lasted about a whole minute. that's a long time for a fight to go, but not what ear there for, unless, in the words of some coaches, that might be exactly what you want to see your team doing when you've got a football game coming up. >>> down a level now, terps preparing to rebound now. 2011 was marred by a quarterback controversy that was really ugly. danny o'brien hit the bench in favor of sophomore c.j. brown. this year o'bri

nbc4, your officials redskins station. the bears game will be shown on this channel. kickoff at 8:00 p.m. pregame starts at 7:00. >>> even the redskins are talking about it. should they shut down stephen strasburg and when? the debate rages on. a six-game home stand is up next. if you want to see strasburg take the mound 20 to 40 innings is all he has left on the countdown. the nationals entire team has been firing on all cylinders. the team outscored that are opponents 57-34 in ten games. the pitching was excellent throughout. the trip and defense all looked outstanding when they needed it most. all in all they look like they're having fun. the mets and braves heading to town, davey johnson says his guys are ready to go for this critical stretch. >> the rough pack was two months. we were alternates banged up and we're getting healthy and getting into the fun part of the year. and these guys are playing for it. >> these guys asked him when's harper? he's coming. >>> last night, for mark reynolds rips this one deep to left. carl crawford is running it down, chris davis

. >> don't forget nbc 4 is your official redskins station.an hellie will be at the field followed by the game right here on nbc 4. >>> this is a big game for a lot of redskins trying to make the squad. they have to get from 90 to 75 players by monday, august 27th. i'm lou holder. have a good day. >>> just in time for the start of the school year, students head back to school on monday. there is now an interim school superintendent in prince george's county, dr. alvin crowley will serve the county for the 2012, 2013 school year. he's a 20-year veteran in the education field. he comes to prince george's county from d.c. public school. william hite left the post for a top job in philadelphia. >>> they're getting kid ks ready for class with a big back to school fair today. not just fun and games. parents and students can get information on school registration, before and after-school programs, pta groups, this free event starts at 10:00 and runs until 1:00. >>> move over smoothies, excuse me, there's another health drink with appealing squeeze th

. >> nbc 4 is your official redskins station. catch the preseason opener against the bills tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. on nbc nonstop. we'll have complete highlights on news 4 following the olympics. the washington nationals are used to their players saving the day. heroes not hard to come by on any given night on one of baseball's best teams. rarely do you see a guy rescue his team in such dramatic fashion like roger bernardina did. i'm not overselling it. they say everything is bigger in texas. even the mustaches. hey, this game felt as long as that stache. top 12 when jim was sleeping. nats get the lead. this one ripped up center. scores and the nats are up 3-2. two-run homer. you think he's the hero. nope, it's roger's night. tyler clippert in to save. brett wallace with a blast. bernardina -- oh! spectacular disappearing into the fence. he crashes and catches it. that's the ball game. the catch saves it for clifford. the replay confirms definitely has catch of the year quality. best record in the majors. here's the hero after the

. >> don't forget nbc 4 is your official redskins station. dna heli and doc walker will be live in chicago with the pregame at 7:00 followed by the game at 8:00 all right here on nbc 4. >>> this is a big game for a lot of redskins trying to make the squad. they have to get from 90 to 75 players by monday, august 27th. i'm lou holder. have a good day. >> you can get a closer look at the redskins lineup later this morning. catch "inside the redskins" at 10:00 a.m. >>> movie theaters are reopened after a nationwide bomb threat. a man left a message at the headquarters of carmike cinemas. no explosives were found, but this all comes a day after police arrested a man who tried to bring a loaded 9 millimeter handgun into a carmike cinema in georgia. >>> a survey by consulting firm screen engine shows 17% of people say they're still skeptical about seeing new releases on the big screen. late night showings are particularly affected. the survey found that teens, especially females are most likely to avoid going to the movies. >>> six months since whi

he'd to shaus, robert griffin iii will start as quarterback and reminder that nbc4 is your officials redskins station. the redskins/bears game is here at 7:00 p.m. >> go skins. >>> travelers in norfolk got an unexpected sure surprise, the american golden girl arrived home. gabby doug glast flew in yesterday with two gold medals in tow. the terminal was decked without with balloons to welcome her back. she was the first off the plane and didn't waist any time greeting her fans. she is only for virginia beach for a day and then go home to ohio where oprah is going to interview her? >> oprah can do whatever she wants. >> that's what it meant. >> we knew that. i'm letting people know. what do we know about the forecast? >> first of all, betty, not sure the location on betty but betty gets today's mug. >> can i have this one? >> yes. >> we can share it? >> well, aaron, you probably don't want one anyway. >> we're going to have to fight for it. >> i have another one. sorry. all right. let's talk temperatures across the area right now. today, not too shap by. 63 to 73. gaithersburg to d.c. down to the south

nbc 4 is your official redskins station.ou can catch the preseason action against the bills this thursday 7:00 p.m. on nbc nonstop. we'll have complete highlights on news 4 following the olympics. thank you for the rabbit ears. i appreciate it. to baseball and when things are going your way, you find a way to win. and when things are not going your way like the astros, you find ways to lose. last night prime example, after launching a late inning come back against the nats, extra innings proved to be extra embarrassing for the stros. we'll take you to minute maid park. pick it up. bottom nine. the nats up 4-3. tyler clifford on for the save. already put two runners on. and this is going to make it worse. jose altuve. last one to left. that brings home the game tying run. blown save for clifford. we're going to go to extras. the top 11. astros wilton lopez facing kurt suzuki. he bunts. check this out. a collision. lopez and steve pierce crash into each other. then pierce throws it into the outfield. roger bernadina hustling o

the race for president is all but officially set.our sister station in columbus ohio talked exclusivelye republican presidential candidate.jeff barnd tells us... romney says it's time to turn up the heat on the issues. issues. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ,3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 you can see the entire interview with mitt romney by going to foobaltimore dot com. click on vote 2012 under hot topics. school is only a couple of weeks away...and what better way to celebrate than with a back to school jam. ---nats of man rapping---- rapping---- the west baltimore clergy united heldd its 6-th annual back to school event at coppin state university. the event provided information about community resources in the city while also providing food, toiletries and school supplies to over 2-thousand children in the community. but the organization says they aim to do more than that. "we are not just meeting the physical needs by handing out school supplies for the children anddfood for the families but we're also dealing with the spiritual needs as well as any other resource." today's event has help

. >> nbc 4 is your official redskins station. catch the preseason opener against the bills thursday night, 7:00 on nbc nonstop. we'll have complete highlights on news 4 following the olympics. >> singer randy travis singing the blues after his -- aw, his mug shot. >>> and a teenage girl's decision to help sex adault victims after the scandal at penn state. penn stai got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> fast forward through the headlines. police t

reminder, nbc 4 is your official redskins station. it will be shown right here on nbc4.ickoff at 8:00 p.m. pre-game show at 7:00 p.m. say it together. go skins. >> to skins. >>> move over, suvs. monday vans are making a comeback. ford and gm stopped making minivans but chrysler, toyota, nissan, honda, they also do it. the reason for that comeback, the price. analysts say they're not only more fuel efficient but they come with a lower sticker price. but as unlike, they're just more practical. >> technology nowadays with the doors that open on the sides automatically, great for carpools, great for bags full of groceries. they can put everybody in. they don't have to touch each other. >> that's a good point. >> mommy. >> yes, exactly. >> survey found that minivans have the lowest insurance rates. >> there you go. >> great reasons. >>> 5:51. >> i would get in the middle and i used to hate it when my br brother's knee touched mine. >> barriers. >> i had it bad. >> glad you've grown out of it. >> yes, i have. hey, we are going to be seeing our weather changing around here for

nbc 4 is your official redskins station. you can catch the opener against the bills tonight at 7:00 on nbc nonstop. we'll have complete highlights on news 4 following the olympics. and that graphic will tell you where to find nbc nonstop on your cable system. >>> google will pay a steep fine for breaking a privacy promise. the federal trade commission hand down the $22.5 million fine today. the penalty settles allegations that google broke a privacy agreement and tracked millions of people who use apple's safari browser. it is the steepest fine the ftc has ever levied against a company. google acknowledges that it tracked people but says it was an accident and that it did not collect personal information. >>> one more check on our weather. >> take a look at the radar. starting to fire up around the metro area. a strong storm right over tacoma park has some lightning associated with that. that's going to be very close to the silver spring area. another one firing up right around the airport and then more in through montgomery

remember, folks, nbc 4, your official redskins station. you can see their pre-season home opener against the colts right here at 4:00. after the game, we'll have complete post game coverage with highlights and reaction from the locker room. the colts coming to town, they're led by number one overall pick andrew luck who will always be linked and compared to rg3. rg3 picked after him with the second overall pick. luck was in action last night as his colts were taking on the pittsburgh steelers. their second game of the pre-season. luck did not duplicate his debut when he had two touchdown passes. things tougher against the steelers. reggie wang picked off by ike taylor. he goes 49 yards for the touch. it was a mixed bag for the top pick. he goes 16 of 25 for 175 yards with two interceptions. he did run for a touchdown. like the skins, the colts fall on a late field goal 26-24 was the final. one final note, vance, if you want to try out for the terps football team, they're going to hold open tryouts for walk-ons. it's on september 3rd. this

. >> nbc 4 is your official redskins station.urgundy and gold take on the bears right here tomorrow night. dan hellie who's yet in another time zone. and doc walker will be live in chicago with the pregame at 7:00. followed by the game at 8:00. >>> all right. the olympics are over but the great story lines from the games continue. jeff demps, a member of the silver medal winning 4 x 100 relay team is about to sign on with the new england patriots. demps played running back for the florida gators, and he's expected to be used in the patriots' return game. to lambeau last night, packers/browns. aaron rodgers looking to take advantage of an early cleveland turnover. hey, jordy nelson, go get it. a 20-yard strike to make it 7-0 packers. no highlight is complete against the lambeau. good times wouldn't last for long. third quarter, backup quarterback graham harrell to the wrong jersey. 38 yards later, and david sims. browns go on to win 23-7. and win 53-10 over the green bay packers. >>> falcons, second quarter, tied at three. andy da

. >> nbc 4 is your official redskins station.ndy and gold take on the bears right here tomorrow night. dan, i'm racking up travel miles hellie and doc walker live in chicago. pregame at 7:00 followed by the game at 8:00. coming up at 6:00, look at one of the most competitive battles on the entire preseason roster, and that is the position of wide receiver. we'll look at that at 6:00. >> all right. we'll see you then. lou, thank you. >> no problem. >> thank you, lou. >>> let's take a look now at what's coming up. hear from a virginia man who one year later is still reeling from west nile virus. >>> when you go to the beach you see it all the time. people parasailing. for one family, an aventudventu turned >>> our top story tonight, republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan has just wrapped up a campaign rally at west springfield high school in springfield, virginia. and as you an see, there was an overflow crowd. >>> now let's get a quick check of the weather. chuck? >> hey, pat. good afternoon once again. cloudy skies just

mcmurdo research station in antarctica. officials not giving anymore details about the emergency, expect they say they plan to evacuate the american expeditioner as soon as weather allows. it's winter there. and flights are usually only allowed in less severe weather. we'll bring you the latest later today on "good morning america." >>> and in louisiana this morning, reports that the body of a missing college student has apparently been found. mickey shunick was last seen riding away from a friend's house on her bicycle in mid-may. following a tip, police found human remains in a rural area about 45 miles from where shunick was last seen. now, they're waiting for results of forensic tests. a register sex offender has been charged with her kidnapping and murder. >>> in lighter news this morning, when you've had one too many, designated driver's a really good idea. calling 911 for a ride, not so much. that is just what a man in tennessee did. police say allen brooks drunk-dialed 911. not once. not twice. not three times. nine times. di

sources tell us five people have been hurt after an escalator accident at the la font plaza station. officialshe escalator stopped or slowed suddenly probably because of a passenger's bag or clothing caught in the side. three people were transported to local hospitals. we're told with cuts and scrapes. we have a crew on the way to the scene. we'll bring you more details as we get them. >>> also, just a few moments ago when we were talk about the death of marvin hamlisch i believe i said that the music we were hearing from the sting was composed by him. it was not, scott composed by scott joplin but it was the theme to the sting which marvin hamlisch was performing. so there you go. want to clear that up. >>> this morning, holly is getting a behind-the-scenes look at one of the latest productions to hit the stage in our area. >> it is a romance, a comedy, and more. it's "little shop of horrors." holly joins us live from the olney theater with details. hey, holly. >> reporter: right now, i'm learning how to be one of the urchins. there's only supposed to be three of them and i'm number four and

four firefighters from the riverdale station will be reassigned to riverdale heights. fire officials blame conflicts between career and volunteer firefighters along with internal investigations in riverdale. the riverdale heights station was found to have slow response times. the station took more than a minute to respond the a third of its emergency calls. today's shakeup will not effect fire service in the area. >>> coming up chad ocho cinco johnson in jail tonight. and how a receipt may have started it all. >>> plus a recall of mcdonald's apple dippers. why it could make your child sick. >>> ladies' night at the olympics. a live look in london where we're headed next. >>> and the last of the rain drops finally finally starting to pull out of the area. things are looking a little better for your sunday. better for your sunday. but[ male announcer ] in 1996, president clinton and a bi-partisan congress helped end welfare as we know it, by requiring work for welfare. but on july 12th, president obama quietly announced a plan to gut welfare reform by dropping work requirements. under

station. metro officials think a back or piece of clothing caught onto a metal strip and it costed to detach and cut some of the writers. three people were taken to the hospital. >> a proposal to expand at a prince william county dump has some residents gathering in opposition. they promised they can build a higher mountain of waste it will go away sooner rather than later. >> the owners of the landfill say this proposal is a win for them and a win for the community. do you see the mountain of trash? they want to build it up to the height of the water tower you see to the left. if they are a lot to do so they will close down the landfill in 15 years. >> they drop off construction debris and leave. >> they are constantly working big machinery back there. >> the people who live by say there are other bigger problems they have to put up with. >> it smells a lot during the summer time. after it rains, it smells like all the nasty things rocking back there. but the owners have asked for permission to go beyond height restrictions established in 1987. they want to build it up to 310 feet. >> it will b

. >> bart officials shut down all cell phone service tat underground station ins san francisco for three hours there was no wireless service, something many passengers say is wrong. >> i don't think they should have any right to shut it down. >> some passengers say they're fed up with the protest. >> it doesn't hurt the people that they want to affect. it hurts everyone that is out there working for a living. working for a living. i'm trying to get home to take care of my mom. i'm trying to take care of my dad. i'm trying to get home to take care of my dog. >> a lot has changed in the last yeefrment the bart board of directors has approved a stringent cell phone poll sni december. >> bart spokesman said bart officials did cooperate with lawmakers on sb 1160 a law that would prohibit government agenesis from blocking cell phone service without a court order. to act first and then ask approval later. that law has had the assembly but has yet to be signed into law. now, we understand back police were seen here but so far there has been no reports of any conflict with those protesters. repor

to disrupt self-service during a protest parade last year bart officials were criticized for cutting cellphone services and a subway station to disrupt a protest parade investigators say the eat suspect had a weapon. the suspect was forced to fire, shooting the suspect price in the chest. a witness says the man did not seem to be in the right mind. a young mother was and down this week. 16 year-old tatyana was shot outside of a convenience store this week. prepared >>> its killing our family, we're taking. we do not know what to do. the father was shot and killed four years ago. and the cousin was gunned down just last month. some assays police officers association has now set up a victims assistance plan. is that to help the children and missed eight, 10 and 4. >>> it's amazing how many people have helped us. when they see as they always carry us their comments prepared >>> the eat murder suspect pedro, dated mayor bill when she was separated from your husband. her husband. the team sued in june after a county oversight board sees development funds. yesterday the team agreed to share these funds. the school will get $7 mi

defense secretary leon panetta announced and ordered pentagon officials to begin monitoring major news stations in the u.s. to see if any media outlets are disclosing classified information as a journalist and as an american what is your take on this i mean you know my immediate take is a profound feeling of nausea and its sense that somehow the united states has collapsed into you know the soviet union circa sort of mid thirty's. this is horribly foreseeable but i can't believe it's come to this. the bush administration begins trajectory. seven or eight years ago by saying ok we're going to start to react to the espionage act and they threatened to go after the new york times you may remember when they broke the swift banking story about how at that time it seemed so quaint how the government was monitoring people's private financial transactions. but what's so dangerous could have been warning people about for years is that journalist's job is to publish classified information journalists like first of all this is a white house now to wait houses obama's and bush's which is systematically ove

most stations had long steep stairs or escalators, but transit officials made them more accessible as london won its bid for the olympic and paralympic games. 66 of the 270 stations are now barrier free. passengers can now ride elevators down to the platform, and the platforms no longer have bumps and gaps. people with disabilities can now access a new internet service at tourist information centers. they can enter the name of an attraction, restaurant or hotel. the website tells them the best way to get there depending on their disability. they can access the site from mobile phones, and the number of monthly users has topped 1 million. >> it allows you to make changes. it's about much more than sport. it's about inclusion. it's about an entire society. >> reporter: the paralympic ma o motto is experience in motion. erica stevenson, world, london. >>> people along the u.s. gulf coast are bracing for an approaching hurricane. saki joins us now with the world weather forecast. >> good morning, katherine. people in the central gulf coast are bracing for the arrival of hurricane isaac. b

. >> an escalator at l'enfant plaza metro stations off-limits. officials determine why it malfunctioned. people were hurt when a metal strip that mind the escalator came into contact with something and was dislodged. mcaleese that something was a woman's back or perhaps a piece of clothing -- metro believe that something was a woman's bag or perhaps a piece of clothing. the potential disaster near reagan national airport last week. it comes after a miscommunication between air traffic controllers over changing the flow of traffic. in nearly led to an accident involving three planes. that incident still under investigation. >> vdot crews will remove 59 trees that pose a safety risk in the great falls section of fairfax county. officials want to prevent a repeat of what happened last month in which a massive tree fell on a car, killing the driver. most of the trees are along river bend road. the project is expected to take up to three weeks. >> it is 5:17 right now. but look at how today's weather is shaping up. >> happy wednesday. >> a very happy wednesday.

here in this city, the 24 pumping stations are on officials in new orleans have feared that even withhat capacity at its very high as parts of the city, low-lying areas will still likely flood. the system can handle about 1 in. of rain for the first hour of the storm and then half an inch every hour after that so they say even the best system in the world, based on the top biography of new orleans, it would likely still flood low- lying areas. in one area south of new orleans, less than about one hour drive from the crescent city, we actually did hear of a levy being overtop the there, about an 18 mi. stretch. this was the low-lying community that was under an evacuation. sheriff's deputies began going door to door seeing if anyone needed to be rescued because there is water beginning to go into many of the home. >> thank you for being out there giving us the live updates >> this form was updated to a hurricane that 930 pacific time yesterday. >> we will need to wait another 24-36 hours to see widespread devastation but it will be devastating. the storm surge is 6-12 ft.. it began to