redskins plan to start on time. we'll tell you the reason for their optimism tonight, plus talks about his itch to join the big club and a new entry in the meltdown of the year contest. this is a goody. 9sports next. [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just hot coffee. now you can brew over ice for delicious iced coffee or tea. hot or cold, keurig is the way to brew everyone's favorite cup in under a minute. choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. >>> it's time for 9sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> there's a reason the nfl lockout didn't get solved in april. nobody cares about football in april. people start to care about football in july. that's when training camps open and signs from the redskins today that the lockout may end soon. after giving assistant coaches most of june off, mike shanahan asked his staff to report back to work as of monday and the team set thursday, july 28 the first day of training camp. 15 days before their preseason opener against the steelers. of course all of that is co

redskins' great josiah's and will be in the studio at 9:00. >> did to see him again -- redskins' great joe size >>> it is the perfect idea for young history buffs. >> the gettysburg national military park has created training -- trading cards of the civil war. it is the anniversary of the battle of gettysburg and the anniversary of the start of the civil war. the cards are available at every civil war battlefield. they can collect these cards and ultimately win a free backpack. >> it will help them learn their history. >>> what about learning about our weather? >> let's look to tomorrow. partly cloudy, hot humid climate in the 90's, with some possibly heavy storms in the evening. same thing into friday and especially friday afternoon and night. the weekend looks better. it will be noticeably dryer. you can go to wjla.com. if you click on the blue weather tab, you can go to the section and here is what you need to check on at the blob, and what you want to look for there is the dust storm the "haboob," and you can get the like button and hit it over and over again. >> it is enough to ta

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

coming up, training camp plans for the redskins. and tom kierein will be back with the latest on the storms this morning. >>> look at that. these guys are becoming a viral hit, just for having a good time. the group calls itself the metro party boys. a number of videos have popped up on youtube in the past few days, showing them clapping and dancing on metro trains. quite a show there. this most recent post shows them dancing on a green line after monday night's fireworks. the person who put this clip online said his friends wanted to make the ride fun for everybody. i think they manage to do just that. >>> as nfl players and owners meet again today, an announcement from the redskins is providing a promising sign that a deal is near. coach mike shanahan and the redskins' staff are preparing for training camp to start on time later this month. coaches have been off for the month of june, but are expected to be back next month to get ready for camp to start by july 28th. sources close to the negotiations say a deal could be done by th

the washington post is the redskins will not release albert haynesworth. the coach turned down a late offered. might trade into a division the price is right. about money. is a sibling affair in washington. venus williams began her stand earlier this week. today, it is a real williams's turn. make her debut tonight. she took time out to be part of clinic for some area kids. already have a tonight, let me save time.e already sold out. here is a sign of the times. new jersey nets point guard is deal with theg a turkish basketball league. williams is an all-star and he money andplenty of more if the nets signed him. meantime, he may start a european trend. ready for the game tonight, national fans smile about the future. he is now hitting 500 in three games. amazing. >> all good news. 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 t

haynesworth ....y luego al colorido receptor abierto chad ocho cinco en canjes con los washington redskins. ---el agente libre mas deseado en la nfl .. el esquinero nnamdi asomugha .. aunque todavia no hay nada oficial se cree que el ex jugador de los raiders de oakland podria terminar con los jets de nueva york... aunque hay una muy leve posibilidad con los vaqueros de dallas.. ---y por ultimo... tiger woods auncio en su cuenta de tweeter que regresara a los campos de golf la proxima semana en el bridgestone invitational en ohio ya que se siente listo para competir... woods a estado fuera desde el 12 de mayo cuando se retiro del players championship luego de nueve hoyos.. cu ---nos vamos a una pausa.. ... pero primero, nancy leal con un avance de lo que tendra en acceso total.. sot nancy leal dice: "mas adelante....les presento los estrenos de cine.. tenemos vaqueros, extraterrestr es y hasta pitufos.. no se los pierdan en acceso total." roll open cu ---esta semana los grupos pro-inmigrantes se anotaron una victoria cuando el gobernador de california jerry brown, firm en ley la primera pa

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

the redskins dumped quarterback donovan mcnabb to the vikings. kevin cobb was sent to the cardinals, and antonio holmes was traded adds well. >>> another fun wedding. a boston couple took it to a whole new level. the bridesmaids wore celtic green dresses, and then there's the stanley cup, and, yeah, there's the bride and groom, too. big year for the bruins. an even bigger year for this happy couple. >>> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> early today sports is brought to you by touch of gray, get rid of some gray, never all. >>> joe pescci gained weight, and he is suing because of it. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the majestic soaring symbol of america just welcomed some new members into its population in the wild. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday. my job is pretty easy this week and all the other meteorologists around the areas of the west. temperatures are really the only forecast problem. we don't have a lot of clouds to deal with, unl

shannahan says he's pleased some of the redskins have been working out together, even if it's not quite the same as when coaches are involved. >> well, you don't really get a chance to do a whole lot. but you're very happy when your football team is working out together, just like our guys have been. and teaching some of the younger guys terminology, a few of the basics. and at the same time, getting back in football shape. but i think everybody is kind of biting at the bit right now. you can kind of see a light at the end of the tunnel, at least everybody has got their fingers crossed and hopefully sooner than later. >> lockout or not, bobby mitchell continues to make an impact in the community. when mitchell talks about helping kids fight cancer, his entire face lights up. mitchell has been on a mission since 1988 to help others affected by cancer, and his hall of fame golf classic has raised more than $7 million for the leukemia and lymphoma society. and for all of the efforts, bobby is still moved to tears every year for the kids that were beyond his help. it's part of what keeps th

and on defense they traded a fifth round to the redskins for albert hanesworth.e is one of the best in the game when he is motivated and in shape. if anybody can get these two guys to check their egos at the door, it will be bill belichick. >>> reggie bush will be taking his talents to south beach. after five seasons in new orleans, the saints have traded him to the dolphins. >>> baseball, carlos beltran didn't do much with the giants. >>> pablo sandoval did. he decided put it together to beat the phils 4-1. no beltran. no problem for the mets. they swept the reds for their fourth straight win in cincinnati. jason bay scored three with a base-clearing double in the fifth. you can't tell that they don't have a playoff spot by the way they're playing. to detroit, where frustration boiled over for the tigers chad penny. he got into it with victor martinez. i don't think they're discussing dinner plans. petty unhappy about the way martinez was playing the game. they both were wrong. tigers lost 12-7. >>> time for the red sox-royals game. josh beckett handed the ball

. >> hu: so what you both are telling me is this year vic my heartbroken again by the washington redskins but i will be spare the washington wirds will not break my heart in this season? >> i think you're better off watching clege basketball this year. (laughter) >> hunt:ut those tickets aren't cheap anymore either, sally. >> that's true. >> hunt: i'll do that. listen, thank both of you. kevin, great to have you here, sally, as always, wonder to feel talk to you and thank all of you for watching. captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org money. that fact tends to get lost in these negotiations. the owners think it's their money, the players think it should be their money. it's really the fans' money. i've asked all along what right did the n.f.l. have to a work stoppage and lock out players and fans from their stadiums when the stadiums were funded by taxpayers, to a large extent. i have a real legal question about that. another point we probably ought to make getting back to the owners there's an underpinning of belief here that t

and on defense they traded a fifth round to the redskins for albert haynesworth.e of the best in the game when he is motivated and in shape. if anybody can get these two guys to check their egos at the door, it will be bill belichick. >>> reggie bush will be taking his talents to south beach. after five seasons in new orleans, the saints have traded him to the dolphins. >>> pablo sandoval solo shot. he decided put it together to beat the phils 4-1. no beltran. jason bay scored three with a base-clearing double in the fifth. you can't tell that they don't have a playoff spot by the way they're playing. frustration boiled over for the tigers brad penny. he got into it with victor martinez. i don't think they're discussing dinner plans. petty unhappy about the way martinez was calling the game. they both were wrong. tigers lost 5-7. >>> time for the red sox-royals game. josh beckett handed the ball to a young fan, and he was overcome with emotion. moments like these make going to the ballpark a unique experience. we all know there is no crying in baseball, but we'll

champions wrap up their american tour this weekend against barcelona at the home of the washington redskins. were. walked out of the. sea to play against manchester united still with his manager still with some of the players are played with in the fans are played in front of many years is emotional always going to be emotional come up against manchester united but. it is always difficult as well football may soon have to shed its reputation as the most innovation fearful of sports fee for president sepp blatter saying the twenty fourteen world cup in brazil could become the first major tournament to implement goal line technology the seventy five year old adding that if there was a development are introduced leagues around the world would follow suit. the international will decide. to be introduced. this is to raise their. national associations or leagues they will have the right to use these. this would be the. new approach. to the pool where there's been more success for russia at the world aquatic championships the country which dominated the synchronized section last week claiming its

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after losing to them in the champions league final over eighteen thousand fans packed the washington redskins stadium to see it united taking the lead midway through the first half and welbeck you know makes. its pass alone i found an equaliser twenty minutes from the time a stunning strike two from tiago michael owen got the winner is third goal for united on their pre-season north american tour the english championship winning all five of them actually it's. another news it was a highly anticipated bounce in mixed martial arts but russia's feed or has suffered his third defeat in a row losing to american dan anderson the pair were fighting in the strikeforce m one global by the way contest but the last emperor as he's called was beaten by stephens will not get just over four minutes that was the russian's third defeat in a row having previously gone twenty eight fights on breathing could now see him retire from the sport. now the former women's tennis number one serena williams has hit full she is in the final of the bank of the west classic in california first final since coming back after

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. >>> and we catch up with former redskins offensive tackle shar pradonish, who's become a successful businessman. that and much m >>> independence day is not only a time to remember those who have fought and died for our freedom but also those who've been left behind. military widows. peter alexander tonight with the story of one remarkable group of women united in loss finding a new passion for life. >> ready, set, go. >> reporter: they are fun-loving -- >> oh! >> reporter: -- and fearless. a brief group of women with something else in common, too. they are all military widows who lost their loved ones in iraq and afghanistan. taryn davis was just 21 when her husband, michael, was killed by a roadside bomb in iraq in 2007. >> one of the last things i said to him was "i love you more than life itself." >> reporter: living without michael is an everyday struggle. >> when i went out into the world, i just felt like they didn't want to embrace, you know, who i was, which was a military widow. and in the back of my mind i'm thinking, that title, it symbolizes my husband's sacrifice and m

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. >> somebody needs to make the play-offs, wizards, redskins. >> there are 75 games left. >> i don't think it's wrong to sniff it. i don't think it's wrong to be optimistic. they won yesterday because of a squeeze play when is a ballsy play. >> eye out of the last ten wins have been by one run. they are doing it despite jason werth, his monumental struggles at the plate. >> what is scary bit, everybody chips in yesterday. everybody had hits except for werth and even out in the outfield, misplayed a ball, looks casual. the fans are starting to boo him. things are turning on werth and i wonder how will he handle it. it doesn't look like he's handling it that great. >> he may not be handling the pressure. he through out a runner at the plate the other day. scored the winning run. >> when you bat .218 an misplay a ball in the outfield, you don't want to jog after it. >> they are still winning. maybe if he starts to produce, wisdom, maybe they will have a shot. i don't think it's wrong to be optimistic about the nationals. >> somebody please make the play-offs in this area so we can see s

. >> what a safe answer, redskin fan. >> i would think a muddy track just made for more fun. >> it is. you can get away with a lot more things. >> we'll get bigger air. the guys will get it dried out and i'm excited. it's made everyone excited, us being up this early. we're here and you know, we're excited. we're excited to do this and it will be the first time in the stadium. we won't really tear the grass up, they have it covered up and we're good to go. hopefully, we'll bang it up and not tear the grass up and have an awesome show. >> don't worry about it, there's no season yet. >> yeah. two weeks ago, i was sitting there watching u2 and now, we've converted it into an amazing facility for monster jam. how many yards of dirt are in there? >> the amount of dirt they bring in and how fast they do it, it's crazy. you'll come in one day and it's totally, beautiful grass, football stadium field and the next day, well, not even that, that afternoon, you come in and there's dirt and jumps everywhere. it's quick and it's crazy. >> truthfully, they would have been done had it not been for t

the redskins have a camp scheduled for july 28. have got to love kevin costner in there. >> that is hilarious. i have to watch the rest of that. after the show. all right, folks. >>> up next on abc7 news jobs. >> who is doing background checks? >>> questions are surfacing over the d.c. summer jobs program. >> the questions surround the background checks conducted on adult employees. sam ford is live in northeast washington with the story. sam? >> a.t.c. government employee is in jail for second-degree touching of a minor in an incident that allegedly took place last week here at d.c. employment services headquarters and there are questions why a man with his background would be around kids. >> it was sort of sickening. >> police arrested thomas nelson, a file clerk here at employment services, for the sexual touching of a teenaged girl, prompting some to wonder why they were exposed to such a man, out of prison after spending time for robbery and assault. >> they were trusting that their kids were going to be in a safe environment.

but the redskins are getting close. if you have any questions for john, please raise your hand. the microphone will come to you. questions from the football audience? >> thank you very much. my name is bill black. did you mission that the ncaa was born out of this meeting? >> yes. >> to the other sports, a long after this? >> so, so football was governed by a rules committee from years. the walter camp of course helped organize, dominate throughout the 1880s, the 1890s. but there was a rules committee that had representatives from the major schools. every winter they would meet and they would tweak the rules and develop the sport basically. will, in 1905, bill reid decided that with some other figures in higher education they decided, you know, this rules committee is not going to change the think about football. they will not do what needs to be desecrated separate organization and tried to sign up other, a number of colleges to join the. so briefly go to organ stations competing for members and some. and reid got harbor to join. and harvard joining with the help of roosevelt,

patriots made a couple big moves today, first getting defensive lineman from redskins. and pats sending a couple draft picks to pick up the tall grented receiver restructuring his deal in cincinnati to join new evening lnld. and he likes to see how that goes. >> yes. >> interesting. >> yes. >> thanks larry that is this edition of abc 7 news. and thanks for joining us. >> we appreciate your time as always, hope to see you again at 9:00 and 11:00. captioned by closedaptioning services, inc. this is "jeopardy!" introducing today's contestants-- thisa librariandy!" from milwaukee, wisconsin... a urologist from baltimore, maryland... and our returning champion-- a graduate student in mathematics education from athens, georgia... whose 1-day cash winnings total...

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but they don't feel the same way about redskins or braves or whatever, sooners. they don't feel the same way. it is meaningless. it is as if we don't exist to them. >> host: this e-mail from rose. as a native woman formerly working in academia, i frequently find myself in a position of explaining native versus non native ideas of intellectual property and how of this influences what is considered appropriate to share outside our communities particularly regarding spirituality. could you discuss how this has influenced your work? .. i don't share some things -- i wouldn't share some things but i think as a native woman, formerly working in academia, there are things i really miss, like, finding out what are -- what new books are coming out and things like that. but the misconceptions about spirituality are really great. and are enormous. and i've finally decided i just don't say very much about it. my response is that our spirituality is the same all over the world, the indigenous people respect the life of nature and that's our basic spirituality. .. >> other par

. >> ahead in sports, the redskins may have found a division rival willing to trade for albert haynesworth? hmm! critical time again, 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. here is a look at your traffic with angie. >> right out of northeast d.c., we have the police investigation update for you. some better news, we just learned that outbound new york avenue at bladensburg road has been reopened as has d.c. 295 at route 50. still ahead, we're taking a look at some of your virginia roads. that's coming up in my next traffic report at 5:17. back to you. >>> making news at 5:10, a killing spree in grand rapids, michigan, ends with the suspect killing himself late last night. seven people were shot and killed in two homes, two of the victims were children. police say 34-year-old rodrick dantzler then took hostages in a third home where he eventually ended up taking his own life. the hostages there were not hurt. >>> casey anthony has just over one week left to serve. a judge sentenced the florida mother to four years yesterday for repeatedly lying to police about her daughter caylee's disappearance. with w

. >>> in theory, the redskins training camp opens in about three weeks but who knows if that will happenin reality. the nfl's commissioner and player association leader will meet today in new york. espn reports the two sides are getting closer to an agreement but nothing is final just yet. sounds like the debate over the debt ceiling. >>> a local face is back with the washington capitals. the former captain signed a one-year deal worth $825,000. he played for the caps for six seasons. he hails from potomac, maryland. >> still to come, the problem metro transit police are having with their radios and now it is putting you in danger. >> in 20 minutes, we'll meet a real life hero. the man who was named virginia's state trooper of the year. >> quick check of traffic. angie? >> we're out in hyattsville. landover road at farmhouse road. the accident investigation blocking all northbound lanes. southbound doing ok. still ahead, a check on your d.c. roads. keep it here on 9news now. what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about yo

washington redskins vonnie holliday tweeted that we got tricked, duped, led astray and bamboozled. the giants and the a's have big weekends ahead. the giants host the brewers, tonight at 7:15. should be a good one. brewers are in a tie for first place in their division, so the giants can expect a fight from their powerful offense and the a's spend the weekend in the big app apple. the first game at 4:05. trevor cahill has the start. >> a guy in pennsylvania is turning to wishful thinking to beat the heat. he's decorating his house for christmas hoping four little snow. i don't know. he has to try harder than that. it's supposed to be 102 degrees in his town today. more of like frying an egg weather. with the humidity it will feel like 112. >> i want to check in with meteorologist christina loren. feeling guilty talking about our cooling trend here. >> i know. we've been pretty guilty all month long in that case because we've had temperatures all month below their seasonal averages and that will show up on your pg&e bill. you can see we have the marine layer pushing inland. it's her

they remind me a lot, the republicans, of david snyder, owner of the redskins.xactly the republicans problem. >> nia, do you think that we are,ç when we see eric cantor, who was offusly overshadowing boehner at one point and then boehner today go on and brace them and say we're together. do you think this is more real than mr. boehner's trying to pretend today that there's a real threat to his leadership if this does not come out right? >> well, we will see tomorrow. that's the big test. he has it figure out if he can get the 217 votes for this bill, which will probably then be at least in his mind, the blueprint for some sort of negotiations to raise the debt ceiling. i think one of the things that a speaker obviously has to dos well is to set up all of the reelection prospects for the members. so the question in 2012, did the speaker pro individual a viegs, rational off of their candidacy and rational for a republican presidency. so i think that's the real test and there will be many other moments the next couple of months as the presidential race unfolds and

i always told the players, get them to bend pop don't worry about the cowboys and redskins that alwaysend, get the teams that don't to bend. you have upspending by the whole nfl, which helps players immensely. >> dave when i hear about all the owners, some of america's leading capitalists talking about carving up the pie and spending requirements, it always sounds like the nfl has a socialist aspect to the way, to the way the money gets divvied up. kind of ironic. one thing that's still at stake, exhibition games that are supposed to start in the next co dlet clears and there is an agreement, i guess, today, to all the other complexities laid out, meaning we won't get the games happening that were supposed to happen? >> well, they do say that the hall of fame game which was supposed to be, i believe, august 7th. looks very unlikely. both sides said that. they don't see how they're pull that off, although organizers of it's hall of fame game are hopeful will it take place. believe me. those preseason games are run of the pressures tore owners to get it done. a ton of money coming in on

redskins fans always love to make fun of the cowboys. wait until you hear this story. my wife the dentist allows only one mouthwash in our home. [ male announcer ] act for kids, with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle. >>> 6:14 now. a military chopper crash killed one marine, and hurt five others in california. this happened about 50 miles north of san diego at camp pendleton. a spokesperson says a helicopter was in a remote mountainous area where marines usually conduct training exercises. the five injured marines were taken to the hospital, but we are still waiting to hear about the extent of their injuries. >>> a court ruling out in california may end "don't ask, don't tell." the federal appeals court in san francisco issued an order saying the military can no longer enforce the policy that bans gays and lesbians were serving openly. congress had already voted to repeal the policy. the people we spoke to say they're glad it is ending. >> i personally feel that your sexuality has nothing to do with yo