>> i even have a tattoo of the redskins. diehard redskins fan. rivalryly, the beltway is all in fun. fans say they expect both the ravens and the redskins to be in playoff contention, and they say they will even face off against each other in the super bowl. i cannot tell if that is alcohol or optimism of the new season. either way, beltway bragging rights go to the ravens. robert lyles, abc 7 news. >> a little but a fantasy world as well. more highlights from the game and the postseason -- post game reaction letter and sports. a developing story in my summary county -- in montgomery county, a pilot is in the hospital after threatening injuries from a plane crash at the montgomery county airpark. it is to get said the 49-year-old pilot went about 100 feet in the air when he reported mechanical problems and try to return. the plane crashed while trying to land. the crash is under investigation. d.c. police are trying to figure out if a teenager was stabbed on a metro bus or on the street. officers responded to a fight on a metro bus near 16th and

do interviews to the redskins have started a campaign using redskin facts.e logo was designed by the chairman of the of k feet nation and group former players are spending a this summer touring reservations. so the washington redskins ootball team is on the offensive. one week after considering plans new information on anple with a deadly virus at atlanta hospital and harsh words of former staffer mcdonaldthe mcdonnells. the highs today in the lower 90's but a cold front on the way. some s going to bring us >> the second american aid contract ebola is back in the united states. ancy writebol arrived on a stretcher with a full hazmat suit. dr. kfpbt brad layer is making progress. >> for her to be on a stretcher not an indication of where she is with the ebola. indication of as david said she is very weak. trying to find out if the patient in new york city mount sinai hospital has ebola virus. a test of an ohio woman came back negative. returned from countries effected by the outbreak. hopkins had a scare last week. doctors feared they contracted it. tests wer

name. >> we as alumni feel it is important to have the redskins continue to be called the redskins,and we wanted to mature and mr. snyder wanted to make sure that nobody gets hurt. mark moseley and other former players travel to reservations across the country for snyder's new foundation to improve conditions in the native american community. mark moseley said they asked more than a thousand people if the redskins name was offensive. alex parker asked how he would respond to a viewer who wrote that she was a native american and was offended by the redskins name. >> she needs to prove to me that she is indian, first of all. >> keith olbermann said he would talk about it on his show and called mark moseley the man who makes dan snyder look good. the snydery said foundation is making a big difference in the native american communities and he will defend the redskins name. >> the more we talk about it, the more the controversy continues. >> thank you, horace. >> still to come, big changes for students this fall. >> one school district plans to use social media surveillance to end bullyi

first quarter redskins with the ball.hing else fans waited to seement redskins, dropping back. firing to the new receiver. that's deshawn jackson. the speedster making moves. his first catch. the drive ended. he's picked up by fort washington hayden. thturned it 37 yards. ee turnovers in the game for the redskins. now offensive coordinator shanahan is watching johnny manziel leave. not going to like this. second sack of the game. johnny manziel 7 for 16. 65 yards in the fame. skins up 7. cousins in at quarterback. airing it out for the rookie. 14-yard hook-up. a 14-3 lead. twitter going crazy. johnny manziel rushed out of the pocket. watch johnny manziel with a nonverbal message for the redskins. probably lighter. tieded at 17. colt mccoy under center to go on for the former browns qb nick williams. a 30-yard touchdown. they would hold off the browns scored late. they missed the two-point conversion. the skins taking the lead. they win it 24-23. now we'll head out to fedex field. what a wild one. what was the biggest take

what are your thoughts on the redskins and where they should go? >> back to d.c., where they belong. dan snyder has said in the past he was to move the team back to d.c. and bring the nation's capital a super bowl and perhaps a stadium with a dome. of course, it was dan snyder that move them out of d.c. when they moved to fedex field. we will see what happens. >> so many opinions, thank you. the redskins have called fedex field home since the 297. seating capacity is around 85,000. the purchasing the redskins, snyder has spent $100 million to enhance fedex field, including an owner's club suite level, solar panels, and electric vehicle charging stations. the redskins are not the only team playing a preseason game tonight. the baltimore ravens are on the road against the new orleans saints. pregame coverage begins at seven dirty p.m. -- 7:30 p.m. prosecutors drop charges against fred davis. his ex-girlfriend accused him of throwing dirt on her outside of a bar. davis maintained his innocence and said that she was trying to get back at him. said ther

diehard redskins fan. >> why?hey are not my favorite team. >> ravens fan. >> it doesn't bother me too much. they are not immediate rivals. lers, bengals, browns, something like that. there is a little bit of wet pavement and some fans are equally wet, there are still a lot of fan support. we will be here through the evening. we will tell you who walks away with the final beltway bragging rights. at the latest live from baltimore. robert lyles, abc 7 news. saysian van de graaff things are clearing soon in baltimore. a quick reminder, because of the redskins game, the nascar sprint cup series will air on these stations -- that information is also posted on our website, wjla.com. breaking developments in the case that sparked outrage in ferguson, missouri, and beyond. president obama has ordered a copper has a review of the federal program that provides local police departments with military equipment after police officers clashed with protesters in ferguson last week. review will consider whether the government shou

a redskin is our fans. the washington redskins fan base represents honor, respect, pride. hopefully winning. and it's a positive. taken out of context, you can take things out of context all over the place. in this case it's very obvious. >> earlier today martin o'malley posted it's time for the team to change its name. snyder's full interview will air in september. in the meantime if you were going to watch the redskins take on the patriots on thursday at fedex field you can get home on metro. trains will be running until 1:00 in the morning. metro says to try to make it to the morgan boulevard or largo stations by 12:20 to catch the last train. if you don't want to mess with that, you can watch the first preseason game here on nbc 4. coverage begins at 7:30 on thursday night. >> two americans with ebola are back in the u.s. tonight. coming up, we'll report how airlines are trying to keep the virus contained. >> almost a year after the shooting at the navy yard one group says the base is struggling with some of the same security problems. >> and we'll report about a d.c.

the new redskins home will have a retro feel keeping rfk in mind. where will it be is the big question. he says he's open to all options. fedex field has been the redskins home since opening in 1997. that's just 17 years. coming up in sports dave owens will give his take at why it's time for the redskins to get some new digs. >>> a gadget created by a d.c. man ended up in a dispute over the skies all over a very limited necessity up there, that is, leg room. it's called the knee defender. we'll hear what all the fuss is about and the reason the man came up with the contraption. >> reporter: it looks like a rather innocuous device that attaches to your seat back tray. >> these two little pieces of plastic you can put on the arms of your tray table and that will stop the seat from reclining and they're adjustable, so you can do it a little or a lot. >> reporter: d.c. resident ira goldman who himself has battled leg room problems in the air created the knee defender which prevents the person in front of you from reclining. >> they want to not be hit by

. >> redskins nation is buzzing tonight. buzzing about the possibility of a new stadium for the washington redskins. team owner jim snyder told csn washington designs are in the works for stadium that could be built in d.c., maryland, or virginia. the idea instantly became the top trending item on twitter. horace holmes is live outside the beloved former home rfk stadium with what fans want to see. >> this is one of the likely sites. they would build the stadium right on top of it. a lot of people like that plan, but everywhere we went today in the district, maryland, or virginia, people were very anxious to give us their opinion. dan snyder'sr announcement that he has started the process of getting a brand-new stadium for his team has created a huge buzz, a lot of excitement among area sports fans, and a tug-of-war over where it should be built. >> it is the washington redskins, not the maryland redskins. >> he wants his stadium to be retro and have the field at the old rfk stadium mdc -- in d.c. this couple wants a new foo

hail the redskins! >> reporter: thousands came and formed long lines to see their beloved ball club and shout-- >> fight for our dc! [ cheers & applause ] >> reporter: fans had to muddle in the muck, but they were still happy. >> redskins happy! ♪ >> reporter: happy and swinging. ♪ >> reporter: expectations were a little high. >> going to see moss catch a hundred passes today? >> a hundred passes? [ laughter ] >> going to get his autograph, too. >> reporter: and outfits were a little-- >> took about 40 minutes. got the makeup, get the foundation, suit up, all that. >> reporter: drones up above captured video and fire power on the ground. [ cheers & applause ] >> reporter: no guns allowed in this place. >> it's concealed, baby. got it concealed. [ cheers & applause ] >> reporter: burgandy and gold. although i did find a cute one who apparently wasn't drinking the kool-aid. >> let's see if we can get her to say hail to the redskins! >> no! [ laughter ] >> hey, just like every woman, always telling me no!

the redskins, they fall to the ravens 23-17. afterwards, jay gruden talked about the first team offense struggling tonight. >> everybody is going to point to robert but it was a total team thing. we had chances for some plays and we didn't make them. nobody played good enough in the first half to, you know, really talk about at note. there's a lot of correcting to do, and we'll do it. >>> coming later in the show, we'll go live with more post game reaction from baltimore, and we'll hear from robert griffin iii on his struggles. >> thanks, jason. can't wait to see what he took away from the game. >>> for the family that steals together gets arrested together. we'll tell you what led the cops to a local family. >>> plus, he paid the ultimate price. now a navy seal is getting a huge honor in his own hometown. >>> it's the birthday that everyone is talking about. the big bash for d.c.'s favorite one-year-old, and what the >>> a montgomery county dad is facing felony charges for trying to steal utility poles. police say his teenage s

we told you about the plans to build the redskins a new home. nothing is nabuthe process has already started. one of the newest trends in the nfl is teams building new stadiums usually have a chance of landing future super bowls. with that in mind, everyone wants to know what exactly is the timetorpr >> we love fedex field. it's a great place to feature home games. but it is 17 years old now. it is time for us to start looking and we are doing it. >> you want to host a super bowl? >> love to. love to. this region, not only this town, but this region deservees a super bowl. it aught to be here. it would be a fantastic accomplishm best sporti event on the globe. it is a no-brainer. >> so sooner rather than later dan snyder wants to see the stadium buil can you catch that interview this sunday night on comcast sportsnet. >>> let's move ton baseball. nationals fthesn e wrong send end of the street. they were spt philadelphia. the team hasn' be swept since june 15th. before the ball game, having fun with phillyheicher mo'ne davis, tipping her cap to

we're over an hour away from kickoff, redskins and ravens. you see rg3 warming up before the ball game. the starters plikly to play at least the entire first half in preseason game number three. jason pugh back in the studio with you, diana russini is live from m and t bank stadium. we know the third preseason game means so much to the nfl teams. what exactly are the redskins hoping to improve upon tonight? >> reporter: well, jason, we can finally get an idea what this offense is going to look like. the wide receivers on this team have been telling me all week long, they want to work on timing. we're going to take a close look and see that because they are going to be out on the field for an entire half. we'll finally get a chance to look at thaxt really, the biggest story line into the game this week, will rg3 be able to protect himself? it's a very hot topic with fans. his issue sliding and taking hits. monday against cleveland, the problems were evident. hopefully tonight we will see that he will protect himself better. he says he's gone o

. >>> what about a move for the redskins? we've been reporting on owner dan snyder's comments about making some plans to build a new stadium. he's not sure where it would end up, maryland, virginia, d.c. d.c. council member jack evans is, of course, rooting for d.c. and thinks he knows just the spot. >> i think it's terrific he's looking at building a new stadium here in the district of columbia. the place to build a new football stadium is right at the rfk site. >> should have happened the first time around, right? evans says the district is not in any position to actually pay for a new stadium, but the city would clear the land for construction. the redskins lease in landover does run another 13 years. >> what would the fees be to break that contract? >> that's a question that needs to be answered. >>> community leaders who could stand to benefit from this are all weighing in. >> loudoun county says redskins players, management and ownership are a vital part of our community and we look forward to continuing our discussions

at least we are getting there. >> the future of the redskins could be on the redskins and the nationals have done something since 2012. pretty good ride. how deep into the fall can they go? >> and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the noodles have won eight in a row for the first time since 2012 and hold a six-game lead over the braves. strasburg went eight full innings and gave up three hits and got support. desmond, he stays with a breaker and puts it into the hole. rendon scores and werth scores from second and 3-1 nationals. two batters later with the bases loaded again as cabrera rips a shot and trouble from the get-go. desmond is right behind him. harper lost his helmet and comes from first. cabrera with a double. the nats beat arizona 8-1. pittsburgh, braves and pirates. staying within reach with double-digit hits. upton. three-run home run in the third. he had five r.b.i.'s and the braves roll over the pirates. five straight wins for the braves. let's go to chicago, white sox and orioles, with runners on first and third, chris davis, he t

simms will handle the redskins-giants game. there is no comment on whether he thinks the name is racist, but says he is sensitive to the complaints about it. hy says he will take the same exact tact -- tony gyndgy. president obama is calling a major step forward in iraq. >> according to a new study, >> people living downstream from a dam are breathing easier tonight. kurdish and iraq forces regained control of the dam. >> it fell under terrorist control earlier this month and it is part of us protecting americans in iraq. it was breached, it could have been catastrophic. useope francis endorsed the of force to protect religious minorities in iraq. he says the international community, not one country, should decide how to intervene. >> texas governor and possible 2016 presidential candidate rick perry is not letting felony charges slow him down. he says he will speak in battleground states in the coming weeks, in washington thursday for a speech. a grand jury indicted him on two felony charges for abuse of power. he vows to figh

it should never be anything but the washington redskins. at this sports bar in suburban d.c., opinions were split. >> i grew up being a redskins fan, and that's how i know my team. i don't see it as a discriminating term. >> i think it's offensive. i mean, it clearly is something that many people have spoken out against. >> experts say money may be the only factor that could persuade snyder. >> the only thing that's going to potentially impact his decision is whether or not sponsors depart the redskins and don't renew their deals. >> reporter: in the interim, said or unsaid, the name remains the same. ron mott, nbc news, boston. >>> we are back in a moment with the potentially angry volcano that has air travel around the world taking notice. and for good reason. >>> the island nation of iceland is on the second highest alert in its history, after over 3,000 earthquakes recorded there this past weekend that prompted scientists and seismologists to look underground, and now all eyes are on a potentially very large volcano beneath the earth's

i wonder where the redskins fans will be tonight. we shall see. we talked about the offense earlier. let's talk about the defense now. they will certainly be tested. the redskins defense goes from the browns in that quarterback debacle to the ravens in super bowl caliber joe flacco. night and day, yeah, i'd say. so it's like going from basic math to calculus. joe flacco knows what he is doing, and the redskins' defense knows that. >> he gets paid the big bucks for a reason. he's got good guys around him that allow him to be really good. >> he's a guy that has a super bowl ring and has been in that offense for awhile. they've got a new coordinator but they're pretty much doing a lot of the same things. just a guy who understands offense, understands his reads. definitely it will give us a test to show what we've got. >> reporter: all right, tonight's third quarter might be the most important of the preseason for the redskins' young backs. chris thompson, his chances are on life support, we know that, because he can't get out of the injury room. he

right there is former redskins quarterback rex grossman.e had a big hug from rg3 just a moment ago. the guys out on the field warming up for this game. with this being the monday night game, they kick off at 8:00. you see rg3 and other players earlier and other players arriving to work. griffin operated just a handful of plays last night. tonight the team starting tonight on offense should be the same team starting opening day. pierre garÇon and deonjackson are healthy and ready to play. >> great to have everyone healthy and ready to go. really wasn't that way in training camp. one was out, the other was out, both were out. >> i think we should be fine. we have been banged up. but to be out there monday night showing everybody our offense. it definitely will be fun and exciting. >> it's this second preseason game for both teams, and it's just the second game as head coach jay gruden. he in essence is a rookie. so a little self-analysis, coach. >> i need to fix my game day awareness, just having a headset on, sometimes i get so focused on wh

johnny manziel versus redskins' defense. how will they do playing against a rookie quarterback in johnny manziel. we know it is just preseason but we can feel the energy tonight already here at fed ex field. we are so excited to see the redskins offense get on the field together. >> it is one of the most exciting quarter and a half of football you will see. >> counting on you to break it down for us at 11:00. >> that's our broadcast for now. "nbc nightly news" coming up next. brian williams from ferguson, missouri. ♪ go! go! wow! go power...oats! go! made from oats cheerios! cheerios! go, go, go! go power oats! go! cheerios! go power! go...power! yayyyy! >>> on our broadcast tonight, we're in ferguson, missouri, as the national guard now moves in following some of the worst violence so far. and new revelations about the shooting that started it all, specifically how michael brown died. >>> tonight, fears here in ferguson about what nightfall will bring once again. >>> also, a critical mission today in iraq. u.s. air strikes

. >>> and later, two high-profile nfl announcers will no longer use the term, redskins. and others say that they will. >> it's amazing what some of us are willing to do for a phone. the leader of the czech republic lost his pon, and he took extreme measures to find it, to the point where a human rights group got involved. >>> join us in the conversation on twitter, aj consider this, and on our facebook pages. >> for most people around the world, mer is a time to kickback and take a vacation. but not if you're an american. american workers are not only taking fewer vacations than they used to, blue when they do, they're shorter ones. and when they do, the reason is simple. they don't want to look like they're replaceable and losing their jobs. a leader at san francisco state university, where he teaches organizational behavior and change. and mitchell, great to have you with us. job security, 22% of american workers surveyed say they are not taking vacations because they don't want someone to think they're replaceable. is that something that should be a concern? >> well,

and who else on the redskins team is injured. >> and you can watch the redskins open the preseason against the patriots right here on nbc 4 tomorrow night. live from fedex field starting tomorrow. kickoff is at 7:30. >>> new at 4:00. dangerous drugs with dangerous consequences more popular monk teenagers. how to keep your kids safe. >> and he she's famous for being famous. now becoming known as the titan of the mobile app industry. why some parents are upset. >>> right now all lanes have been reopened following a fiery scene along i-270 in bethesda. a trash truck caught fire along the southbound lanes at old gorge town road. the truck dumped the garbage on the shoulder after it caught fire inside the truck. a few lanes were closed as it took more than two hours to clean up. no injuries and so far no charges. >>> it sounded like a bomb, how neighbors describe the horrific impact that killed a man today. jolted people awake this morning as a driver lost control near 14th and florida avenue in trinidad. a ligh poll, went airborne and crashed into a streetcar pole before hitting the back of th

ought video released by the redskins fact campaign was funded by the team and shows native americansrom cross the country saying they do not fine the redskins name offensive and argue they have bigger issues to deal with. the video country materials another video from the national congress of american indians entitled "proud to be," which says native americans call themselves many things but not redskins. >> a texas teen secretly spent four days living at a wal-mart near dallas. the 14-year-old took items from the store at the 24 hour store and aide food off the shelves and slept in a makeshift bed and wore diaper rather than going to the bathroom to avoid detection. the trash led the workers eventually to the hiding place and he was taken into custody. in word yet on why he decided to hide in the store for so long. >>> i'm wondering what his parents think and how come he didn't come home? or why want they worried? >> officials say he was living with relatives when he disaperred. this morning, wal-mart is not commenting the police say they have filed no charges. >> very strange. >> a

stretches the ball over the goaline for a touchdown 14-10 redskins last play of the game 24-17 redskinsshaw throws it up for grabs emmanuel ogbuehi pulls it down for the 45-yard touchdown the browns went for 2-points and the win but failed final: 24-23 redskins >> i should've been smarter. it was the monday night football game. the cameras probably saw so we need to be smarter about that. >>jason he is likely to be hit with a $10,000 fine for that to second laps and judgments. the niners have now been outscored 57-3 halfway through the preseason.a chance to score their first touchdown this coming sunday back at levi's stadium.verus the chargers. the raiders meanwhile.got a little bit of good news. their backup quarterback - rookie derek carr was back at practice today on a limited bases after suffering a concussion in friday's win over detroit. when carr went down it looked like he might have hurt his shoulder or ribs.but x-rays were negative. he'll have to now pass the concussion protocol before he is cleared to play. raiders are at green bay this coming friday last night marked the be

the day he was born was a sunday and the redskins were playing philadelphia. i was watching the game as he was being delivered. >> he's got a bright outlook on life. that's special. we appreciate him coming out. >> cool. give him a high five. >> good job, buddy. >> there it is. >> every football player needs to do better than the season before. >> appreciate it. i need to do better than last year. thank you, appreciate the advice. thanks for coming out, man. thank you. >> reporter: brody is definitely one of the coolest kids out here. all the redskins were talking about him today. on their arm, they had writing there. that was their cell phone numbers their parents wrote on their arms in case they got lost on the field. it's so much fun out here in richmond. guys, still lots more coming up in sports. the redskins are getting ready for the patriots who are headed to town monday. we'll have that coming up at 6:00. live in richmond, dianna russini, back to you. >> good way to wrap up a friday. thanks. >>> a man and his dog chased down in front of their home. it w

. >>> less than a week before the redskins first pre-season game about 20,000 people made the trek to richmond for fan appreciation day. now last year about 100 fans had to be treated for dehydration but the team says today went okay thanks in part to the cooler weather. northern virginia bureau chief julie hcarey has more. >> reporter: for the fans and especially one family that drove five hours there was a big payoff. before he tossed a football rg3 started signing leaving big smiles in his wake. >> it was cool. never had his autograph before. >> first time. never been to a game but we drove 4 1/2 hours to get here. this is our first time. >> reporter: you get rg3's autograph autograph. this is awesome. >> reporter: other fans were contents to watch the team practice. some offering a little guidance. >> seeing these guys and the crowd is great. >> reporter: of course on full display the optimism of a new season. >> is this a super bowl year. this year i really believe it's super bowl. ♪ >> reporter: it seems as if it's never too early to get the fan started. this couple brought thei

so the redskins need to start thinking about other options.oday it appears they have begun with just that. denver safety duke ihnoucho off waivers, playing for the broncos. but this move makes sense for the redskins outside ryan clark there are other safeties on young, trenton robinson, younger, akeem davis, and phillip thomas have been released. so what does duke bring to the table? let's take a look. study against his runs, 70 tackles, forcing three fumbles. he struggled a year ago with never a pick in his entire career. he's not necessarily a ball hog type guy. the redskins, they are also announcing their practice squad. ten players this season instead of ea. and the runningback chris thompson among the noticeable. moving on to baseball. they would have everybody stretching today. what's up with that? and bryce harper, they did not stretch because he did not have to run. you don't have to run when you hit the ball like this as you could walk around the bases. and he would hit two big ones today for the team. and they were cruising until dus

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it's the cleveland browns versus the washington redskins out here.t all the pregame hype has been over the pregame quarterbacks, johnny manziel for the browns and of course rg3 for the redskins. both heisman winners with a lot of similarities and a lot of interesting plot twists coming into this game. >> the might only be a preseason game but this monday night matchup will bring plenty of buzz to fedex field. all eyes will be on the two quarterbacks, robert griffin iii and johnny manziel. >> i'm sure if anybody wants to compare, they will say both of us are really fast. goes that can play backyard football and both want to win. >> they use their legs as well as their arms to make things happen. manziel sat down with monday night football's john gruden and gives plenty of props to rg3. >> you look at his transition coming from baylor and then hopping in and starting week one, it was pretty impressive. >> john is the older brother of head coach jay gruden. so while john is calling the game upstairs, jay will be under the microscope. >> john, he's going

redskins are fans. washington redskins fan base represents honor, respect, pride, hopefully winning and it's a positive. taken out of context, you can take things out of context all over the place, but in this particular case, it is what it is. it's very obvious. >> this week marilyn got her mard in o'malley posted on his facebook page that it is time to change the name. the full interview will air in september. >>> the nationals are creating nome mania. if you left with the team's latest give away, you might be a big winner. the nats had jason wirth nome night this week and fans started arriving after 2:00 p.m. by 6:15, nearly an hour before first pitch, all 25,000 noms had been handed out. attendance was just over 40,000 meaning a lot of people left the game and went home empty-handed. now the noms are popping up on sale on ebay. the problem is the price. some are going for nearly $200. i know. i didn't get one. you probably didn't get one. so maybe there will be another chance. that's all for news 4

to former redskins anthony and strong. yards.pes the tackle, 16 63 yards. browns still lost 13-12. when you are i play golf and you lose a ball, you just kind of throw it down, but if you're in the pga championship it is different. he hit over some water and the deep rough. they paddle up -- i found the ball, play it from there. player would have taken 10 shots to get out of there. he got it out and pared the hole. one shot back. bernd wiesberger, 170 yards back 170 yards to a couple inches. one shot back behind the leader, ringneck or right. -- rory mcilroy. a1-shot lead going into the final round. --. united up right now, losing in the second half. i was in cleveland watching some games. every place you go,, nothing but manziel shirts. a hot seller. >> and this is the weekend lebron made his grand return. >> in akron. so cleveland is the up-and-coming city. -- how heican icon rang in t >> happy 70th birthday to smokey the bear. the beloved public service icon on the state capitol building in sacramento. he was dreamt up by the u.s. forest service and the ad council. his first pub

a redskins/ravens game tomorrow. a chance of rain for most of us. >> let's go to chief meteorologist doug camerrer. what's the weekend looking like? >> i know there will be tailgaters during the day. let's see what's going on across the region. we have showers out there. not many, but a few. one particular shower in through portions of prince william county. another area of rain expanding over to the shenandoah valley. we are seeing this moving down 270 like earlier. heads up around urbana, clarksburg. the showers move to the south. they are not moving that fast. the wider view shows what we'll deal with tomorrow. we had an easterly flow. showers and thunderstorms with another boundary settling in across the region. i expect showers on saturday. what about the rest of the weekend? i have the forecast for you in a minute. ♪ >> a community vigil for a young man who fought to keep violence out of his neighborhood. timothy daukins was killed a year ago. he was not the intended target. as shomari stone reports, his friend

he died two years ago. >>> the redskins are trending nationally on twitter this morning.ally for their preseason win last night, but mostly for this. browns quarterback johnny manziel gave the middle finger to the redskins bench after an incomplete pass. of course, it was caught on camera. in fact, it was broadcast live. manziel later said it was a mistake. >> i felt like i did a good job of holding my composure of judgment and slip up. >> being young, things happen. sometimes you don't know no better. we're all here playing, competing with each other. so, hopefully, he will learn from that. >> the redskins next preseason game is saturday against the ravens. you can watch it right here on nbc 4. >>> take a look at this as redskins players walked out of the tunnel in last night's preseason game, several put their hands up in the air, a sign of surrender, as a tribute to michael brown, led by veteran safety brandon merriwhether, in response to report that is brown had his hands up when he was shot. >>> just hanging on. a truck left hanging off an overpa overpass. rescuing t

. >>> and later, two high-profile nfl announcers will no longer use the term, redskins. others say that they will. >> it's amazing what some of us are willing to do for a phone. the leader of the czech republic lost his pon, and he took extreme measures to find it, to the point where a human rights group got involved. >>> join us in the conversation on twitter, aj consider this, and on our facebook pages. >> these young people deserve justice >> anatomy of a protest... >> ...the police look like they're getting ready to come down the street >> with militarized police departments >> forces their message... >> they're actually firing canisters of gas... >> a fractured community demands answers >> what do we want? >> justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> faul lines, al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> there blocking the door... >> ground breaking... >> truth seeking... >> we have to get out of here... award winning investigative documentary series... special episode ferguson: city under siege only on al jazeera america >> saturday on "tech know". >> i cannot imagin

now to the latest on the redskins name controversy. the redskins have filed an appeal involving that recent u.s. patent office ruling. in june the offices canceled six federal trademark registrations bid team, a ruling that the team was using -- that the name was disparaging to native americans. the redskins released a statement on thursday saying in part, we believe that the trademark trial and appeal board ignored both federal case law and the weight of the evidence, and we look forward to having a federal court review the obviously flaw decision. >>> so you can't get out of work today, but that means you might want to consider taking a nice long walk around lunchtime. it's going to be another beautiful, beautiful day. >> it's already starting out nice outside. it's a little on the cool side in a few locations, mainly north and west of town we're seeing some of those lower 50s to middle 50s, but most of us are sitting right around 60 degrees at this hour. the forecast looks pretty good. doppler radar nice and quiet. we like it that w

. >> and the redskins -- how much they are worth on paper. find out coming up next. st. louis -- a li >> you are watching abc seven news at 11:00, with leon harris, alison starling, doug hill, and tim brant. this is abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. of protests int ferguson, missouri. it appears that demonstrators may have some storms. >> we have been monitoring the situation. what can you tell us? >> what we know is that for 11 consecutive nights, 11:00 has become ferguson's flashpoint. we have live cameras. we are one hour away from 11:00 local time, and demonstrators are on their nightly watch. made atrests are being this hour. knowkind that -- we do that a skirmish erupted earlier between two supporters about -- 125 demonstrators were denouncing darren wilson. very small events have triggered bigger events. only time will tell if the piece will -- peace will stay. this was the beginning of a peaceful demonstration, a march across the bridge into st. louis. st. louis is where the county prosecutor will determine what criminal charges officer darren wilson could face.

redskins name today. is the team's owner taking the right approach now? >> the 4-year-old shepherd named zara is hitsing. her owner has been on duty -- missing, her owner has been in afghanistan >> a local soldier serving in afghanistan is on his way home to maryland, but when he gets home he's not going to be greeted by his dog zara. >> that's because the german shepherd is missing and now a frantic search is on to find the soldier's beloved dog. jennifer donelan has the story. >> shortly after 27-year-old army specialist john walker reported for duty in afghanistan, he posted this. i just hope i know she's coming home -- she knows i'm coming home. i can't live without her. well zara is now missing and a fevered search just ramped up as the soldser due home -- soldier is due home any day now. >> we can only imagine how he feels. >> on july 28zara's dog sitter was playing and zara ran into the woods. >> it's our responsibility as friend to help find her because he can't do it until she gets back. >> missi

what we learned last night is the redskins have a lot of issues to work out. defense looks solid. that's the good news. first team offense really couldn't find much rhythm in what would most likely be their last game rep before the regular season begins. robert griffin iii finished with 20 yards. the ravens' top three cornerback didn't play last night. the offense is struggling to adapt to the fast pace offense but coach gruden says he's not worried. >> we're not going to panic and abort the ship. we're going to keep working and get better and get ready for houston. i feel good about the starters we've had and some of the backups played well again. that's exciting. feel good about our depth. we have to do a better job of executing when it counts. >> all the guys on this offense will make sure we're ready to go. i certainly will make sure of that and be the leader in that regard. >>> as for the ravens last night they showed some improvement from last week. finished up the first half with an incredible diving catch. the defense as noted by the redskins numbers did their job well. >>

the redskins have to trim down the roster to 75 players before 4:00 p.m. on tuesday.attles including running backs and receivers. they've got to step up their game if they want to make this roster. >>> let's move to the diamond now. the nationals looking to start back another winning streak after getting snapped by the giants. that ten-game winning streak they had, they opened up the series last night. this one got away from them. going if ar franchise record 11 straight wins, but san francisco had other plans. too much offense. the giants, they take this one 10-3. >>> that was a look at your morning sports. hope your saturday game day is a good one. >>> taking a look at our top stories. overnight it's been calm in ferguson, missouri. police say they did not make any arrests. last night dozens of people marched in the streets protesting the death of 18-year-old michael brown. the unarmed man was shot and killed by a police officer. >>> volunteers are holding out hope of finding relisha rudd. today they will hand out fliers. she disappeared in march. >>> the national z

. >> a redskin is a football player. the redskins are fans.y,, respect, pride -- we hail to the redskins. braves on the warpath. we only sing it when we score touchdowns. that's the problem, last season we didn't get enough. >> as part of a promotional campaign, some former residents players spent part of the summer touring reservations. d.c. voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana. the issue on the ballot. if they approve, adult over the age of 21 can legally possess up to two ounces of marijuana and can give but not sell up to one ounce two adults and growth the plants at home. d.c. is made of local and federal land, meaning federal laws apply, giving congress the power to intervene. students in washington county will have extra eyes on the social media account. the district will scan for keywords and phrases it deems harmful or threatening towards the school or students. they hired a company to monitor posts made by anyone from the school as long as their public. they will not have access to e-mail or text. mary cheh conducted her

he was there to talk about the economic benefits and the jobs hosting the redskins is bringing to the commonwealth. he was also asked about his impression of the mcdonnell trial so far. >> i hope it gets over as soon as possible. this is not good for virginia. i'm out every day. i just got back from china. i just got back from europe doing economic trade missions. let's get this over as soon as possible. let the judicial system work. >> governor mcauliffe also had something to say about calls for the redskins to change their name. hear what he said coming up later in sports. >>> it was a high profile case involving texas ting. a manassas teen-ager -- sexting. a manassas teenager sending pictures of himself. >> he was sentenced to probation. earlier this year sexting by studenting at springfield high landed a bunch -- students at springfield high landed a bunch of them in hot water. >> reporter: texting is a way of life for many teenagers and sexting is an extension of that. jonathan phillips is a former prosecutor who is now a defense attorney. he says some teens don't see the differe

other city leaders have said they would not support a new redskins stadium in d.c. unless the team changes its name and the redskins have been playing at fedex in landover since '97 and still have another 13 years on that lease. >> doesn't look like he's changing the name at this point. perhaps virginia. >>> it's almost september and we are bracing for only the second heatwave of the summer. >> first alert meteorologist erica grow says it will be a hot holiday weekend weekend forecast. i guess it's sort of get it now or you may not get it. >> we'll see the heat building as we head into the holiday weekend, but today was another gorgeous day. we got up to 86 degrees. our average high is 85 in late august. it wasn't just the temperatures were comfortable today, but the humidity was low, so it felt great to be outside. on satellite and radar you can see high pressure is dominating the entire northeastern united states. that's why we had such a nice day, but there is a storm system on the approach. the warm front of this storm system will lift to the north of the d.c. m

redskins open up the to 14 preseason schedule.ve on to baseball now with the national coming off back to back losses. it was good to see doug's sister take the mound tonight. he started 16 games this season and won 11 of those starts. you know exactly what you're going to get when doug fister takes the mound every five days. tonight, second game of three-game set against the mets, nats got on the board early. up early in the first. adam la roche adding to it. up 3-0 over the mets. that would be all the run support doug fister needed tonight. top of the fourth, facing murphy. he tells murphy to go ahead and head back to the dougout. fister allowing just one run tonight. eighth inning now. nats up 6-1. he's going deep again, and nats put up seven runs on the board. they are now ten games over .500 with 7-1 victory. north of the border, lake ontario there. os taking on ontario. baltimore on the board. that is a solo home run. 19th of the season. 2-1 ball game. but there would be change. this is jose batista. two-run blast here. upper

so redskins fans, i'm here for you. sit back and relax, take this stroll with me down memory lane.wback thursdays, no better way to begin than the man who loved to throw, steve spurrier the founder of fun and gun. 12 years ago this month we celebrated the old ball coach's debut, deep throw. the redskins scored 38 points in a meaningless preseason game in japan, always one for a great soundbite, prior to the game spurrier famously saying. >> i'm not going to learn japanese. i figure three, four days i won't need to crowd my brain with too much. >> he didn't quite grasp the whole pro coaching thing either, much less fun and gun, more like pop gun and stunned and who can forget his last press conference as redskins coach? classic when he uttered some guys have pretty daggum good years, i think are kickers, oh, steve spurrier, a perfect subject for our throwback thursday. >> the old ball coach, great college coach. jim zorn, steve spurrier. who is worse? who is better? >> zorn. >> bingo caller. >> that was tough. >> spurrier wasn't good either, though. >> see, i love him. alma mater, h

the board ruled the term "redskins" was disparaging to native americans. >> it seems like they're veryeadstrong on keeping their name and fighting this to the very end. >> reporter: in thursday's lawsuit the redskins argue the team is being deprived of its first amendment right of free speech as well as its property rights. in a statement an attorney for the redskins said we look forward to having a federal court review this obviously flawed decision. the appeal is effectively starting the litigation anew. amanda blackhorse says nfl commissioner roger goodell needs to step in. >> he needs to take a firm stance on this, just as they do with race -- you know, any other issues of racism. >> the legal defense for blackhorse and the four other defendants is being handled by -- for free by a law firm here in washington. the suit is not seeking any financial damages. >>> you're going to have a chance to prepare for an earthquake soon. emergency leaders in virginia are now encouraging you to register for an earthquake drill this fall. the great southeast shakeout is set for october the 16th. e

what is going on at redskins training camp that sparked this dance off? >> gambling revenue is rising in maryland. figures released to show maryland earned close to $850 million in the past fiscal year. that is about 2.5% increase. of directors say that is probably because more money is being spent at casinos. >> the d.c. government has yet to see anybody coming from issues -- reports that chief some people being caught with marijuana are still being sent behind bars. >> finding someone who was fined for position under d.c.'s new marijuana laws is difficult. according to d.c. police fro july 17 when the law took effect last wednesday, august 6, police tickets and made 30 arrests. of the 35 tickets for position, nobody has paid. >> we haven't done one so far. quick surprise? clock's a little bit. >> the law is unenforceable because police are not allowed the person being ticketed for id unless they accept whatever they say. tommy wells was unavailable today. we ran into one member. that aspect is to be changed. it needshave a ticket to be enforceable. any

one fan obviously a group of fans amped up about the redskins.ig win over the patriots. 23-6. >> one win and it's all the way to the super bowl. right? we he do know we have a long way to go. but we did see a lot of good things last night against the patriot. most importantly, no major injuries. the quarterbacks, offensive line and defense all looked good. after the game, jay gruden talked about his first experience at fedex field. >> it was great. it was an exciting experience coming out of the tunnel, seeing the fans. something i'll always remember. too bad it was a pre-season game, but i'm sure the first home regular season game will be a little bit more intense. >> absolutely. redskins next game is monday august 18 against the cleveland browns. imagine it we win two pre-season games. then what? >> wheels are coming off. going all the way. let's turn to tom now. and we're winning with this weather. >> yeah, touchdown weather. and it was absolutely gorgeous football weather last night. temperatures in the seft70s and humidity. and the low humid

a lot of people are calling for the owner of the redskins to change the team's name but so far he hasefused. >>> people with a criminal record might find it easier to get a job in san francisco starting today. it bans most employees from asking about a person's criminal history. it is part of a movement that has been adopted in new jersey. san francisco has done away with the check box on applications for city jobs. employers will be allowed to conduct background checks after an interview. >>> new information now in a deadly stabbing. what we are learning about the moments before a son stabbed his step-father. the mother's attempt to save her husband. >> also a bay area family that has been in the same business for 5 generations. why they are now worried they could be forced to close up shop. >> hundreds of students go back to school in the bay area. the excitement, the anxiety and the tradition. female narrator: the mattress price wars are on the mattress price wars are on at sleep train. we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic versus beautyr