former governor ota led the drive in the 1990s to get the bases out of okinawa. nhk world's tomoko kanada spoke with him about his disappointments and his hopes. >> reporter: now 86 years old, ota served as the okinawa governor from 1990 to 1998. after surviving the war, he devoted himself to studies at universities in okinawa, tokyo, and the united states, to try and understand why his islands had to make such a great sacrifice. during his tenure as governor, the okinawan people's anti-u.s. sentiment exploded after the rape of a teenage girl by three u.s. marine soldiers. in 1996, after a series of negotiations with the pentagon and tokyo, ota won a concession. the u.s. agreed to withdraw from bases from okinawa, including the notorious futenma marine air station. however, after the governor retired from the politics, the base issue became deadlocked over where to relocate it. >> people question so strongly that that the okinawa military bases should be cut down, similar amount to the mainland japan. but this was not done. now there's great disappointment and an

theburg di the burgundy and gold getting their first ota's underway.he first time for rg3 to play with the big boys. if you remember back in rookie camp. he impressed mike shanahan with his lack of mental mistake. rg3 admitted he felt more pressure working with the veterans, feeling like he needed to show them why the coaches are so high on him and gave up so much to get him. in the end, everyone seemed pleased with his first go round. >> the workout was good, you know, i was talking with guys in the locker room who had good command of the offense. knew what i was doing, knew where to go and i could play football and let loose. >> 1 00% accountable for the job he has. i hi moving forward he knows what's on his shoulders and looking forward to it. i think he is looking forward to being a great football player. >> and thanks to today's dreary weather, the redskins got a chance to christen their new indoor practice facility and excited to get out with their fellow teammates. >> it feels good to be out here, running around and getting ready for the season.

rg3 all decked out in his burgundy and gold, leading the team through its first round of ota's. kristen berset with more from redskins park. >> i'm kristen berset in ashburn, the redskins wrapping up day one of ota's this spring. rg3 getting his first chance to orchestrate practice with the entire team, showing that speed, that agility that has been so highly touted and now his teammates have gotten a glimpse at what all the hype is about. >> the workout was good. talking to the guys in the locker room. i feel i have good command of the offense. i knew where i was going and knew where to go. i could play football and let loose. >> he loves this game and enjoys it very much, but he is also very mature. >> he has been doing everything we expect. he's looking sharp. he doesn't look like a rookie right now. >> a scary moment, mike shanahan bowled over by cornerback, thorp son, during a passing play. after laying motionless for a couple minutes. shanahan got up on his own, said he felt woosy, but he finished practice and seems to be okay. from redskins park, i'm kristen berset, 9spor

. >> now, 86 years old, ota served as okinawa governor from 1990 to 1998.fter surviving the war, he devoted hisself mself to studie try and understand why his islands had to make such a great sacrifice. during his tenure as governor, the okinawan's people anti-u.s. sentiment exploded after the rape of a teenage girl by three u.s. marine soldiers. in 1996, after a series of negotiations with the pentagon and tokyo, ota won a concession. the u.s. agreed to withdraw some bases from okinawa, including the notorious futenma marine air station. however, after the governor retired from the politics, the base issue became deadlocked over where to relocate it. >> the question so strongly that okinawa military bases should be cut down, but this was not done. so now great disappointment and anger toward the central government. local people here, they are -- >> anything has changed about the issue of the bases? >> nothing has changed at all. even worse. >> ohta survived the battle of okinawa as a soldier. he said the sacrifice of a third of the island has made him dete

organized team activities or otas begin today at redskins park.layers are limited in what activities they can actually do because of the collective bargaining agreement. fans are not allowed to attend the otas. >>> skins quarterback robert griffin iii is getting the hollywood treatment these days. he was one of 35 rookies that took part in a photo shoot at the rose bowl this morning for the panini trading card company. he says having his own trading card is a dream come true. >> you grow up collecting them, looking at them. to have your own is special. it's a thing to let us know we made it to the nfl. >> he was a hit last week when he was a guest on the "tonight show" with jay leno. showing off his colorful socks. we have to get the cards. we have the jerseys. our family's in. trading cards next. >> if you read his tweets sometimes, they are so authentic. i don't know if he actually tweets for himself -- >> he must. >> i'm guessing he does. >> he must. >> you can tell he's a kid, loving life. he was tweeting about -- who his locker is next to in

the first day of voluntary otas and it's a full house for the 49ers.he only players not there are the rookies who are still in need of fulfilling their graduation requirements and yet to sign a franchise tender. there is a reason for the high turnout. >> these off-season workouts as well as this ten-day ota are all voluntary. some 49ers are required to be here by their contracts. others have incentives in their contracts to encourage them to take part. the majority have been here since the off-season workout began realizing if they aren't, jim harbaugh has a replacement available. >> i'm surprised without the requirement guys that came, just want to be a part of it, want to show the coaches and the team that we're all in. >> be out here and when i go home going to get in more shape and come back ready for the season. >> reporter: frank gore does have a workout bonus to be here but he's had workout bonuses before as he enters his eighth league in the year. this is the first off-season workout he's taken part of voluntarily. jim harbaugh will create comp

and redskins otas already an injury. as news 4 at 6:00 cont thee d.c. ward 8 council member marion barry in a hospital this evening. he is recovering from a blood clot. former mayor posted pictures on twitter from his hospital room in las vegas. he is there along with several other city officials in las vegas that is not the hospital along with several other officials for a convention with shopping center operators. mr. barry told news 4 the clot is not affecting his mental or physical abilities. he says it is unclear when he'll be released. >>> a new mural of the late godfather of go-go is creating a stir in d.c.'s petworth community. a local artist painted it friday night on the side of the sweet mango cafe at the corner of georgia and new hampshire avenues in northwest. washington city paper photographer dara montgomery says it's a copyright violation because the mural is based on his 1992 photograph. chuck brown died last week after a battle with pneumonia. >>> there were protests today following a case of mistaken identity that led d.c. police to a

the first team -- a day of team ota.day the players had a chance to work with the veterans. we have the latest. >> he worked out for the first time. it is still business as usual. >> it is football and i have been doing it for a long time. >> he is not taking anything for granted. his teammates are taking note of his professionalism. >> they come in and expect things to be given to them. that is not the case with him. he has an aura about himself. >> they are laughing because i can beat box. no one can do that these days. >> he thinks he is a singer. he is always singing. >> mike shanahan was involved in a huge collision that sent him to the ground for several minutes. players crowded around him. he did get a bouquet but was too shaken up to talk to the media. here's where players had to say. >> i looked up and looked like it hurt. i am glad it was not me. >> he was ok. >> thank you. let me repeat. mike shanahan is ok. tiger woods was here this afternoon. any time he is in town, it draws a big crowd. he was here to talk

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. >> with only a handful of ota's under his belt, he has already picked up over half the playbook. >> when you get out here with these guys, the game is a lot faster. if you know what you are doing it does not really matter. >> he is not only getting an education on the field, he is learning about new teammates of the field. >> i always feel like in the past, if you can be good friends with them and show them you care about them, they will pass protect even harder for you. >> his talent is -- the sky is the limit. >> he has the wit of a franchise on his shoulders, he is only 22. there is one thing he can do. what's the biggest thing for me as a rookie is to lead by example. i just prove it to the guys. >> britt mchenry, abc 7 sports. >> let's go to the nba. boston still loss last night because wade and james combined for 57 points. he blows by brandon bass. the bucket is a foul. drive home safely. 116-111 in overtime. let's take you back to game 1 of the stanley cup finals that was decided in overtime. sudden death on the break away. he cannot stop it. the kings take game 1. the kings

. >> ota is still under way. >> it is incredible how the transition has taken place. the redskins did take full advantage of the weather. 108 days until the season opener in new orleans. josh morgan, the wide receiver, is from d.c. and played at virginia tech before he signed with the forty-niners. he is a return guy as well. right now, he is still trying to get healthy. >> i will definitely be ready for the season. the coach is doing a great job taking care of me. i am just getting used to being able to play a little offense and just getting settled. >> after two of three from the phillies the national hold the lead in the national league east. there is a confrontation with philly the fanatic. you have to wonder how that teenager is handling all the notoriety. >> a lot of guys have taken me under their wing and helped me out. that has made things a lot easier. coming into a clubhouse like this has made things easier for me. having them around the is a lot of fun, definitely. but the play of the day comes from the reds-braves game. look at brandon phillips. the hand i

. >>> redskins fans are going to hear the term organized team activities or ota in the next few weeks a lot. sports director dave feldman is here to talk lore about that and explain what that means. >> -- more about that and explain what that means. >> these are practices before training camp start. i have 10 of them. today was the first. the next will be wednesday the 23rd and the new bubble came in handy today because of the rain. 90 players vets and rookies forced inside due to the constant rain in the ashburn area. tight end chris cooley who was limited to five games last year because of a bad knee back on the field. afterwards said he felt pretty good. no. 71 offensive tackle trent williams, no. 83 tight end fred davis returned for the first time since serving their four-game suspension that ended last season. two weeks ago robert griffin, iii participated in the rookie minicamp. today the first organized interaction with vets. there was some drama. head coach mike shanahan accidentally slammed to the turf by brandan thompson during the workout. the coach watched the rest of prac

in practice checklist, no pa practiced this or -- no pad practices or ota, same thing. there was a disastrous end. he overcame lots of obstacles. the kind of guy you want oto see success. he probably needs pressure to prove he can move on without dragging in the past with him. >> you know that failure does happen. you are a professional athlete. if you play long enough it will happen. it is a matter of how you respond. how am i going to respond? well i come back healthier and better on long field goals? i will continue to make that better. >> the the ravens and their fans believe he will be able to do that. the only kicker on the roster right now. a lot of people thought they would bring someone else in as competition but they have not done that. jc romero during his fifth organization. he served a 50 game suspension after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. his career path has drafted with his armed run average going up and his pitch average going down. they open a weekend series tomorrow at home at the guard against kansas city. have another will try to

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and otas continue.he rave reviews continue to pour in from the veterans regarding robert griffin 3rd. the vets getting their sflirs in person look arg about gchlg3 o practice field. and all he's done is impress. griffin knows how important it is to earn the trust of his teammates and coaches. >> with rookie mini camp, you're more there to try to show coach, hey, you drafted me, i'm as advertised. but when you're with the vet, it's more of i can help this team win show them why coach has so much confidence in you. so it's a little bit more pressure, but we've been working out earlier if tn the week. >> it's real early, so we don't know what he's going to show. it could get better. but right now, he's doing all the things that he needs to to she show us that i'll be all i can be for you guys. >> we let him be who he is and really get behind will him. it's no limits to what we can do. >> so far so good. the nfl also made thigh and knee pads mandatory for all players starting in 2013. in the nba, say good-b

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expwhrr just so everybody is aware, ota stands for organized team activities. shake off the cobwebs a little bit and a chance to meet their new teammate. today for the first time, the redskin vet got a chance to see what rg3 is all about. because of this lovely weather we're having today, the skins got to christen their new indoor practice facility. the media was very grateful. mike shanahan looked on as rg3 orchestrated his first full team workout showing off his accuracy and athleticism. afterwards, rg3 says things went smoothly today and his teammates were equally impressed. >> you're more there to show coach hey, you know, you drafted me. but when you're with the vets, it's more of i can help this team win, show them why coach has so much confidence in you. >> you can tell he loves his game. he enjoys it very much. he's also very mature. you can tell he takes what he does very seriously. >> he's been doing everything that we expect. i mean, he's looking sharp. he doesn't look like a rookie right now. >> and a scary moment near the end of practice on a passi

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sports redskins veterans work out their kirks as their first round -- kinks as their first round of otas wrap up. dad look, you can get eggs, bacon and pancakes for $4. umm. in my day, you get eggs, bacon and pancakes, and it only cost you $4. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 tasty choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. >>> 5:08. kind of muggy out there but the radar is quiet this morning and just a touch of fog well south of town toward tappahannock and the shenandoah valley. we've got clouds this morning which are going to be breaking up and sunshine is going to return. that's going to boost temperatures into the middle 80s. 8 on by lunch time and -- 80 by lunch time and only an isolated thunderstorm possible by this afternoon. even less than yesterday. i'll be back in five minutes giving you that full holiday weekend forecast and the hurricane season outlook from noaa. right now let's go to monika. she has a look at time saver traffic. >>> i am looking at the wilson bridge on the south side of town. no problems to report between oxon hill and alexandria. and w

the redskins wrapped up this week's ota's.g3 addresses his relationship with mike shanahan, even coming to his defense. i'll have that coming up. plus, the nba under some serious scrutinies tonight. those and more coming up next in sports. >>> welcome back. we are live here at redskins park. and the redskins are wrapping up their second set of the off- season workouts today. saying that he is getting a lot more comfortable with the scheme of things around here. when asked about getting the chance to play for them here, he said that it was like a dream come true. a lot of that is having to do with the fact that he grew up a broncos fan when he was the head coach. but he also addressed the comments made to him by the former quarterbacks. he would not specify who or what. but maybe he is referring to mcnabb throwing shanahan under the pus saying he -- bus saying he would not be good for washington. >> you know i'm on the inside. i'm not really looking out. but i get to experience who he is. and what is not true. putting me in the

otas continue on monday and it feels like training camp is right around the corner.lot of people cannot wait to see that guy wearing that jersey at fedex field coming up in a few months. >> we saw him trading a lot of those cards. >> no doubt. >>> that is our news for now. nightly news is up next. and jim and doreen are going to be here at 11:00. until then, have a good one.

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the ota runs for two hours. coach harbaugh and some of the players will speak to the media after practice. news time 4:45 and weather wise we didn't get nearly as much rain as we thought. so, we will get to that in one second. traffic wise, though, what do we do in. >> we are dealing with an early morning house fire in anne arundel county in pasadena. and it shut down old mill road at katherine avenue. expect a lot of activity in the area. i am waiting for a call back to see if anyone was injured. we will bring you the latest as it becomes available. if you are use the mainline, the jfx will be clean clear into the city. 95 no problems from white marsh to the harbor tunnel. >> we were talking about the ravens and, of course, the free slurpee. perhaps if it's going to be 80 today they could leave practice and get that shurpee. >> they could but by the weekend, we will be in the 90s. >> oh. >> is that record breaking for this early. >> exactly. we will detail that later. but this morning everybody wants to get oup

injury and continued to battle the issues with the left knee and this week, he's back on the fold for otas and 29 years old. the senior member of the tight end core, including fred davis and logan pahlsson. captain chaos wants to be more than just a role player. >> and even if i'm not the guy, which is what i want to be, i'm going to be a major factor on this team and offense and that is not enough for me. that is what everyone should aspire to be and that is what i want to be. >> and everyone wants to be the guy. sue palka. >>> and the nationals have activated the pitcher from the disabled list. jordan zimmerman takes the mound against the phillies. the nats franchise is not defeated since june 10th, 2002, when he was a member of the blue jace. top of the second, and there is no score and to that deepet part of the park. the solo home run, seventh of the year and tieing him to the team league and with that redondo beach single to make it 2-0 and geo gonzalez had another out and struck out seven of the first nine batters he faced and with six innings, allowing three hits while striking out

now that otas are over, one veteran has a word of caution. griffin also commandeers the mic literally. wait till you see what happens when the man interviews these guys next. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> peyton manning threw 28 pictures his rookie year, cam newton 17. point? rookie quarterbacks struggle at time and so will robert griffin, iii and his teammates have been quick to point that out. griffin and the boys just completing the first round of organized team activities, several more to come, of course. fan expectations are sky high for rg3. leave it up to one of the wiley veterans to but those expectations in perspective. >> he's a young guy regardless of how much, he still has to learn a lot. don't want that pressure on him that he has to be the one. together we have to be a team around him to help him, you know, bring us to where we need to be at. >> good point. even the pros get a memorial day break. other bats coming up may 29th to 31st and back at it the 4th through the 7th. minicamp and then tr

we know there is a lot that goes in to it through the ota's and coming back to the summer camp and preseason games but i look forward to it. >> all right. the nationals, baseball now, they wanted to take back the park. they launched a campaign to keep phillies fans from infiltrating washington over the weekend and they drew fan fans the old-fashioned way by winning. tonight they go for a sweep over philadelphia. those in boston looking to sweep the red sox. life is pretty fast on the green monster apparently. j.j. gets ahold of one. look at that. over the green monster. over it. that was hardy's second homer of the game and only the third inning. 0s up 2-0. birds up 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth. bases loaded and the rookie, his first big league homer was a grand slam off of tommy hunter. tied game at five. welcome to the big leagues, young man. >>> mark reynold has come alive. is it doubt out? off the wall. in center field. adam jones comes around to core score and still in extra innings and they are tied at six. let's go to hockey. the capitals and rangers are even steven at two games a p

this week, he's back on the field for the ota. he's 29 years old and the senior member of the tight end corps, which includes fred davis and logan paulson, captain chaos wants to be more than just a role play. >> even if i'm not the guy, which is what i want to be, which is what i'm going to try to be, a major factor. but that's not enough for me. so, i want to be the guy that catches a will the of passes and gets first downs. that's what everyone should aspire to be and that's what i want to be. >> fba playoffs. closing moments in the first half, lebron james, two of his 30, heat up 7. off the pacer miss. lebron and dwyane wade with a nice give and go and lebron does indeed beat the buzzer. the only thing that went wrong was former wiz sadr had some shoe issues. the shoe comes off and rather than just put it on, he throws it. so he's just going to play with one shoe on and one shoe off. the heat blasts indiana 115-83 to take a 3-2 series lead. i think he should have put the shoe back on. i'm dave feldman. does your phone give you

are off this holiday weekend before round two begins tuesday, the media allowed to attend thursday's ota. >>> when robert griffin, iii takes the field in the regular season, he will have a first of its kind uniform. a roman numeral will be allowed on a jersey the first time. the nfl changed the rule this offseason. the league will also allow jr. and sr. distinctions. >>> head coach ben olson and d.c. united getting ready for tomorrow night's match with the new england revolution at rfk stadium. the black and red currently stand at 7-4-3, good enough for second place in the eastern conference. the united won't play at home until june 30th. they don't want to rest on their laurels. >> the one thing we can't get now is complacent. yeah, okay, we won a couple games. look at the standings, we're sitting pretty nice, but you don't get complacent. this is just the start of the season. the second half will really determine who is going in the playoff spot. >> that's a look at sport, but the news edge far from over. we'll be right back.   >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought

. >>> the washington redskins get back to work tomorrow, their first otas in the morning, the first timepractice with the veterans. he's already got a chance to try out the playbook with his fellow rookies, but now he's got to show the older guys who he's made of. i spoke with some of them today including lorenzo alexander who said he's excited with the addition of rg3 and what the future holds for this team. >> him coming in with this type of personality being very polarizing. he does very well in the spotlight, but he's humble, very likeable and everything i've seen so far is very authentic. what you see on tv is what you get in person and i'm behind him. i can't wait to see how he develops and grows. >> i think a lot of fans looking forward to seeing what rg3 can do. >>> some breaking news, sad news, robin gibb, 62 years old, one of the founding members of the beegees has died. he was 62. you might recall back in 2003 his brother maurice died and robin has tied of cancer. we'll have the latest -- died of cancer. we'll have the latest on this tonight at 11:00. thanks for joining us. >>

they used this week of ota to shake off the rust and say their focus this season it become a well oiledhine. >> the focus is to get the younger guys who are going to step up for us. getting the feeling for him. all of the receivers and all of us working together. that's what it's going to take. >> rg3 is going to have some great mentors. his locker is sandwiched between ryan -- two guys that can keep him in check. if you thought the drama between the nfl and the player's association was over when the lockout ended, you were wrong. the player's union has filed a lawsuit against the league claiming the owners had a secret salary cap of $123 million during the 2010 uncapped year. and that they concluded to restrict player's salaries. all 32 teams, including the redskins and cowboys, who just had their salary cap arbitration denied are a part of the suit. demora smith had harsh words for the league. >> let this be clear, we understand the importance of rules. and when those rules are violated, we understand the position that the league takes when those rules are violated with respect to pla

. >>> the ravens are having a ota practicing from 1111:30 to 1:30.s will stop by to talk to the media following the practice. >>> people in northern virginia are on high alert as rainfall and flooding problems persist. there's a flood warning in prince william county manassas and manasa parks. several roads have been shut down because parts have been swept away and creeks are overflowing causing people to eve vac waited. -- causing people to be evacuated. rain and thunderstorms are expected to last up until the holiday weekend. >>> all right. that's right. we are dealing with some showers and thunderstorms possible as we go through the holiday weekend. but right now we are not dealing with wet weather. we have clouds out there but also we are seeing a few breaks in the clouds. so let me take you outside where we are seeing that. look at mount airy. a beautiful sunrise. you can see some of the clouds but also that sunshine just peek through the area. we are seeing more of the same over in about a this is did da. -- shall about a this is da -- bethesda

will be on the field the first team offense when 90 players report to redskins park for the start of otast and took five practices over three days of rookie camp. for the head coach to name robert griffin 3 as starting qb and looking impressive in the first redskins practices. shanahan said the prized qb proved it was worth moving up to get him in the draft. the head coach won't throw the entire playbook at griffin and will utilize the strengths instead. >> and we're going to adjust our system to what he feels comfortable, watch him grow and what he feels he can do and does the best. >> you go from being top dog at your college to, you know, the bottom of the barrel in the pros and even if you're the starting quarterback. you're the bottom of the barrel and tro have to prove yourself. i don't plan to come in policeman buoyantly, you still have to go earn it. >>> and golfing at national for the brian a ran ho lou keepia -- leukemia golf classic. yours truly he a chance to chat with mike han shanna -- mike shanahan. anthony armstrong with a good swing and looks good, too. and said dressing

. >>> on the turf, rolando mcclain, may be the insider for raiders otas.ced with his team, while dennis allen says he goes through the legal process. mcclain did step up to the mic. it took him of 35 seconds to say i messed up. >> i'm aware of the bad publicity i've given the raiders. i don't have the support of the raiders, of my teammates, the coaching staff. i apologize for the bad publicity that's been put out there. but to me, it's a legal process. i can't talk much about it. >>> nba playoff. pacers/heat, game five. series tied at 2-2. heat up by seven. udonis haslem with a takedown of tyler hansbrough. he had no intention of letting him shoot that shot. heat up 14. lebron james, one-handed dime to d. wade. flash, putting it down with ease. heelt win, 115-83, and lead the series 3-2. >>> on ice, kings/coyotes. kings lead the series. with a closeout, they would win it. steve yandel scores. game tied at 3-3. 2:30 left in the first overtime period. justin pinner scores the game-winner. kings win 4-3. they're going to the stanley cup finals, which you can

. >>> next monday the redskins begin otas and running back tim hightower will be one of 90 players participating. he signed a one-year deal to return. last year he rushed 84 times for 321 yards before being injured and the orioles fall to the yanks 8-5. i'm dave feldman. brian is back after this. >> the verizon 4g lte sports desk brought to you by verizon 4g lte. droid does. and does it launch apps by voice while learning your voice ? launch cab4me. droid does. keep left at the fork. does it do turn-by-turn navigation ? droid does. with verizon, america's largest 4glte network and motorola, whatever you want to do... droid does.  >>> now you have the news edge. see you back here tomorrow. >> fox 5 news isn't over. go to www.myfoxdc.com now for news, weather and entertainment updates. fox 5 news is washington's best news on air and online at www.myfoxdc.com brought to you by verizon 4g lte.

after the first day of otas, organized team activities -- >> yes -- >> his coach is making the headlinesn got bowled over by two players going off to catch a ball yesterday. shanahan was watching another drill and was blind sided by the hit. he stayed on the ground for a couple of minutes. griffin said his coach showed some toughness. i'm sure he did. has to if you're going to coach a football team. >> bounce back up. >>> 4:51. tom kierein's in storm center 4 keeping an eye on the rain again. >>> we had really heavy downpours overnight. now light rain in washington. there's the live view showing the washington monument under low clouds and the jefferson memorial. light rain falling in washington now. it's 66 at reagan national. we've got an east/southeasterly breeze around five to ten miles per hour. look at the radar here at the very beginning of the loop. you see the areas in yellow and orange, prince william county, from manassas down toward dumfries and quantico and that area all the way down to fredericksburg got anywhere from two to three to as much as four inches of rain in just a

redskins fans will hear the term organized team activities or otas over the next few weeks.f the first of 10otas was held yesterday. ninety players were forced inside due to the constant rain in the ashburn area. there was a little drama. head coach mike shanahan accidentally slammed the turf

otas back in effect at redskins park tomorrow. you look at him there, and you think, he looks kind of small. but he's really not. the guy is 6'2", 6'3", 225 pounds. >>> coming up on "sports final" the big strasburg swing. and you'll hear from the nats' ace. >>> two washington stars coming up ghig the world championship final. plus, we have the story of a local athlete who loves lacrosse. and it's helping him rebound from a near-death experience. all that and more coming up in just a few >>> there's a brave, very brave man in poland creating kwis a buzz because of a crazy stunt he did with some bees. you'll get it. the man wanted to see if he could survive with 30,000 bees all over his body. he did it. he also managed to walk away with -- >> oh, no! >> only two bee stings. if you are thinking about trying if you are thinking about trying this out for [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next? [ zapping ] [ clang ] this is the next level of performan

after the ota head coach john harbaugh and coaches will be available to talk to the media. >>> do you ever wonder if that's real crab? the state's true blue program will certify restaurants that primarily serve maryland home grown crab. 84 restaurants have signed on so far to be certified. 75% of the crab meat used by a restaurant must be from maryland. >>> five things you need to know this wednesday morning as you head out the door. a special ceremony being held today for the rescue, recovery and relief workers who worked at ground zero following 9/11. today marks the 10th anniversary of the formal end to ground zero cleanup operations. that's coming up later this morning. >>> rutgers university student found guilty of using a webcam to spy on his roommate and his romantic partner due in court today. dharun ravi is set to go to jail for 30 days beginning tomorrow. his roommate, tyler clementi later killed himself. >>> two going on a shooting spree in tulsa, oklahoma due in court today. all this happened back in april. they shot five people, killing three of them. two others were inju

next up, otas may 21st. we'll hear from rg3 later on "sports final." >>> more sports ahead for you. we're working on "sports final" talking cats and mike green's flas dale hunter's system. we'll meet the lady who taught rg3 the words muy bueno. and mike wise joins us to talk caps, nats, redskins and wizards. that's all coming up on "sports final." d.c. sports are stealing the headlines in the nation. >> where did that come from? all we need are the redskins now. >> rg3. stick with him. >>> coming up next -- why the family of former nfl star junior seau is rethinking its decision to donate his brain to science. >>> and tomorrow night at 11:00, live from los angeles, join angie goff as she reports from "the voice" finale. you can catch her reports monday and tuesday on news 4 at 11:00. i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna to do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with university of phoenix. i feel like the sky's the limit with what i can do and

out of their homes after a fire damaged their houses. [ sirens ] >> a neighbor captured the flames ota phone. -- at a home. a firefighter who was on the roof fell partially through the roof and suffered minor burns. the sound of the fire woke up the people inside and they all made it out safely. >> i woke up, heard cracks, pops, like gun shots, i was thinking there was something going on outside i look up and the backyard is where it is happening. it is all orange. i am getting scared. everybody is running around. >> the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> easy to forget today is more than just a holiday. ktvu's david stevenson tells us, all you have to do is see all the grave stones to be reminded of what memorial day is really about. >> reporter: hundreds came for the ceremony it included a tribute to those serving in iraq and afghanistan. [ music playing ] >> reporter: san francisco's memorial day ceremony began with a parade. a military band led the way into the national cemetery in a tribue to service men and women -- tribute it service men and women. >> i survived. and