thanks, so the redskins back outen the field redskins park doing ota. >> and focus was on kirk cousinsnd newest positions on defense. "fox5" brody logan has more. >> last week in ota redskins park and of course the talk as usual it's not about what is happening on the field but off the field and today they report things are warming between kirk cousins and the team on potential contract extension. now jay gruden says he doesn't know anything about that he wish his was part of negotiate saiss. no other players we talked to knew of any developments on kurt cousins contract. jewel 15 a deal must be done by then. we'll know in a few weeks. one thing we know redskins defense was pretty bad. and third down ranged last in nfl getting off the field on third down and performances the last few weeks against carolina and giants stuck with the team long after week 17. >> that's still fresh in our hindz. we is a sour taste in our m mind. if you don't you don't know what you're doing. if you feel like you you upheld your duty i would put you on the field. it's not championship football game. >> ses

. >> the washington redskins have been fighting their trademark for redskins because it dissparges. now a supreme court case with similar unanimous court rule today music slant fundamentalal first amendment right to a trademark, even if others found it offensive. the redskins had supported before the supreme court, team owner dan snider today issued a simple statement. i am thrilled to the redskins. >> nbc news justice correspondent peter williams said, today's free speech court ruling does help the football team. it was unanimous ruling now. it doesn't directly effect the redskins, but, of course, now the redskins will go back to court and say, see, this ruling needs to be win and they undoubtedly willed it. >> passers by, mostly agreed. >> it's america. i mean, i'm native american. >> they should keep their name. >> in this district, long-time coci help these opposition for the team returning to the district. >> the name should not be a sticking point in getting the team here. whether the name the redskins or change, is up to the owner of the team. >> the council chairman phil and

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the washington redskins joined it, it's trying to keep the federal trademark redskins that some deem offensive. the court ruling today likely helps. >> it's a free speech ruling. >> vet an nbc news justice correspondence said it does help. it doesn't directly effect the redskins of course, now, they'll go back to court and say see this ruling needs to be win and they'll -- >> team owner dan schneider issued a simple statement, i'm thrilled, hail to the redskins. has slowed to help the team to get them returning to the district. >> whether the name is constitutional or not doesn't change whether it's appropriate. >> he won't even use it. >> nor do taking pride in using it. i don't use it. and i think that the decision is one they'll have to live with. >> they have held private talks to have the team return to dc. they say the name shouldn't be a road block. passers by outside the court favored the court ruling. >> exactly right. exactly right. >> there are so many other things to worry about. >> that's the constitution that we have. >> in the district, tom sherwood, news 4. >>> now to

an update this morning in the legal battle over the washington redskins name. the justice department -- giving up the fight! the department now says it believes the redskins would likely win the argument. it cites a recent supreme court decision regarding an asian-american band! many came out against the redskins name- saying it's disparaging to native americans. developing story - tennis star venus williams now in hot water for a deadly traffic accident near her home in florida. police say williams is at fault for the accident which happened at an intersection on june 9th. a map from the police report shows how the tennis star cut across in front of another car -- car. jerome barson, a 78-year old passenger in the other car was rushed to the hospital with head trauma. he died two weeks later. the report says williams was not texting .. or under the influence of alcohol when the accident happened. and so far, no charges.. .no citations. police say the crash is still under investigation. right now, two texas police officers are in critical condition after a wild

coming up redskins legend doug williams and the redskins cheerleaders plus two championship teams from >> ♪ >> do it, annie. come on. >> okay. >> ♪ hail to the redskins ♪ >> we have been celebrating ashburn all morning long which you may know is also home to your washington redskins. so this morning we are getting ready for football season a little early fro from the first ladies of football and burgundy and gold legend holly morris joining us now with a couple of the burgundy on gold's best. hey, holly. >> we were just talking about a few personnel decisions here, doug williams and i we were in a quick little huddle. congratulations on the promotion. >> thank you. >> so, i have to ask, do you think -- i mean, is that going to lead to the gm job? >> well, i think number one my job is to do the job that i have right now. >> right now. >> you do that job well, you don't know what happens but the most important thing is doing what i been tasked to do and that's what we going to do. >> would you like to be gm one day. >> i'm going to deal with the senior vice president of player personnel.

nancy: talk about the redskins. erin: yeah. the redskins hit the field in ashburn.ory mini camp. plus, what has nats manager dusty baker sending out an s.o.s.? the answer when we come back. [hissing] uh- i- [sound of wrench] [intricate guitar riff] [engine starts] [guitar continues] did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster m the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for business. comcast business. so, when it's your turnt to do the shopping and you need to get... raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... bananas for mom...wait, what's a jicama? i can make it all happen. take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. save over $44 with exclusiv

>>> redskins park and redskins not about what's happening on the feel, it's about reports off thehings are warming between sides. on kirk cousins contract, a deal must be done by july 15th. what we do know is that at the redskins defense last year was pretty bad. especially the last few weeks and especially on third down, ranked absolutely last in th nfl. and those performances the last few weeks against carolina, giants have stuck with this team long after week 17. >> still fresh in our minds. i think still got a sour taste. i don't know what you're doing. if you don't feel like you did your duty and your job to uphold the s put on the field. that was not standard, that's what we, you know, allowed. it's not what we want to be in a championship football team >> is to shore up the shortcomings. dj and the arizona cardinals brought over as a free agent. he said he watched this team last year and knew there was a place for him in this secondary >> last year, for sure, me and my guy tony jefferson was looking at this roster and saying for sure one of us goes to the washington redskin

redskins! government strip away your identity, who could possibly know what that feels like? oh! we know why the redskins wanted to win, so they wouldn't have to order new hats, but why was an all-asian band so determined to be called the slants that they took it to the supreme court and how did it work out? we sent ronny chieng out the to find out. >> most bands get in trouble for illegal drugs, but not the slants. >> the slants wanted to trademark their band's name but their ask q was denied. >> you heard it right, an illegal battle over a name. >> how did you get started with the name? >> i asked a bunch of friends, non-asians, what they thought all asians had in common and they immediately said slanted eyes and i thought the slants could be an interesting band name because it could have all these different meanings. >> does anyone think of it as any other meaning other than the obvious? >> well, we do. i intended to have people to kind of start, like, a nuanced discussion about racial ident

the crime one former redskin says he considered. nancy: plus, hogs on the highway. how these little piggies wound up weaving through rush hour traffic in texas. doug: warm summer evening underway. the temperatures in the 80's now. mid-80's later tonight. no rain this evening. but ahead the higher temperatures and increasing thunderstorm chances. we will lay it out in forecast coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00". nancy: cardinal george pell is highest ranking vatican official ever to be charged. police are not providing details in the allegation but pell has previously been accused of covering up sex abuse cases for over priests. this is the fist time he is facing charges himself. >> these matters are under >> he is scheduled to be in court july 18. jonathan: now a montgomery county firefighter heading to court after a prostitution sting. the 33-year-old exchanged text messages with an undercover police officer. they discussed everything from prices to a place to meet. once he got there he wasn't arrested. but the officers did get his information. he is expected to appe

training camp coming up for the redskins. and the nationals are handling business against the mets right now. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: washington trying to go up 3-0 in the four-game series against the mets. trea turner off to a great start home run, nats up 1-0. looks great. oncond inning, jose lobat drives one deep to write, that's gone. right now the nats lead 4-2 in the seventh. o's hosting the cardinals, mark trumbo deep to center field, is my torment of the season. slugfest. right now the orioles lead st. louis 12-7 in the sixth. whether you're are sick of hearing about it or not, one of the biggest storylines, kirk cousins and whether the redskins will reach a long-term deal. the deadline, less than two months to redskins training camp, cousins reflected on the off-season. kirk: i was almost worn out for the season started because i had pushed so of my game in ot-1 and training camp one in preseason game one. i've learned now after going through one whole o

zpleenchts let's head to the nfl now where the washington redskins will remain the redski redskins.deral appeals court, the justice department abandoned its legal fight over the redskins' name citing last week's supreme court decision that ruled in favor of an asian-american band calling themselves the slants. the court found that it would be unconstitutional for the u.s. patent and trademark office to discriminate against the band's name citing the first amendment's free speech protection. the redskins' case had been on hold in the federal appeals court while the band's case was being decided. as for right now, their legal worries are over. the u.s. patent and trademark office originally revoked the redskins' trademark back in 2014 saying the team's name was disparaging to native americans. the redskins name has been with a team since its origins back in boston in 1933. and one final story for you here. peewee football players in indiana joined forces last night to take on the mascots from around the nfl. the indianapolis colts mascot blue and his friends signed autographs before t

redskins should sign him up. erin: thank you. kirk cousins learned his lesson. what lesson are we talking about? well, the mistake that the quarterback admits to making last season and how he plans to fix it when we come back. for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ erin: whether you are sick of hearing about it or not one of the main storylines when it comes to sports in the d.m.v. surrounds kirk cousins and whether the redskins will reach a long-term deal with the quarterback before the july is a deadline. with less than two months until redskins training camp begins cousins took some time to reflect yesterday on what he wants to focus on in the off-season and the inside is interesting -- insight is >> i was almost warn out if y

this has flowed efforts to get the redskins back to d.c. jack evans and the mayor had held private talks to have the team return. they saw the name should not be a road block. >>> next time you see a d.c. police officer, you may notice a new weapon on their belt. some officers will now be talking around with tasers. mark sea graves spoke with the chief who says it's been ready for years. >> it's located on the duty belt on the opposite side of the gun. it's bright yellow in color, doesn't look like a gun >> the chief is describing how the police in the district will use the new tasers, similar to the tasee it's a pilot program that began right leg out this week. >> we've trained 80 sergeants already and we're going to start deploying them this week. >> he says this will give officers another option to take down a suspect. saying it will avoid takedowns like this one in 2015. >> one of the great things about the tool is that you can actually activate a sound, makes a crackling sound. so you can warn somebody before you use it. you could pote

alison: exciting day for redskins fans. erin: yeah.here are change and the redskins did restructuring to the front office today. skins legend doug williams has been promoted to senior vice president of player personnel. this comes three months after they fired former general manager scot mccloughan. bruce allen will remain prominent in the organization with williams and coach jay gruden reporting to him. williams has been a personnel executive with the skins since 2013. >> i am excited that they gave me the opportunity to do this and i'll embrace it. yes, i as a senior vice president of the personnel to the washington redskins. robert: how far do you see the redskins going this upcoming season? doug: i think we have an opportunity to compete with everybody else in our conference. erin: after skipping voluntary o.t.a.'s, redskins running back matt jones took the field for mandatory mini camp. he lost the starting running back job last season mostly due to fumbles. he knows he has to fix the ball security issues. he credited williams for

redskins mini camp. nothing like steamy weather to trigger mandatory football practice. workouts, that's it. the final get together for the redskins before the end of july and the start of training camp. before that a big deadline. last time we see kirk cousins before the deadline. july 15 to sign cousins to a long term deal otherwise he spends second straight season in franchise tag. about leaving things to his agent. the most crisp camp he has been a part of. his head coach knows exactly why. >> because i shortened practice down today. he comes in here for two days. got to love him. practice short and sweet. he hasn't missed a beat. very athletic and big. >> she watches everything from fredrick county. she watches every game. he wasn't making anyone happy. braves up 4-2. this one is gone. allowing seven runs in five innings. why do they always do it old teams. in a bases loaded jam not getting out of this one. and takes this into left. two runs score. gives up five runs. the nats lose 13-2 m. the fight social media can't stop talking about. floyd mayweather has agreed

the washington redskins rank 15th. the team did well, when it came to fans' overall willingness to support the team, and to follow the team on the road. but the skins came in 29th in the ranking that measures fans' willingness to show team support online. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen weather. toss to eileen toss to eileen - code orange air quality alert today - hottest day of the week today (low 90s) - rain tomorrow; very humid & breezy - turning nice saturday afternoon & great sunday! today: hot and humid. isolated pm thunderstorm. highs: 89-92 winds: sw 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. warm and muggy. showers developing by dawn. winds: sw 5-10 mph friday: am showers. very humid & breezy. isolated pm thunderstorms. highs: 87-90 winds: sw 10-15 g 25+ only in new york. coming up, how an ept street. fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. now with our new fios gigabit connection, you get amazing download speeds up to 940 megs, 20 times faster than most people have. and the price is a

of course, the redskins or groups challenging this saying the redskins disparage native americans.ut a point on it saying no, you cannot reject these trademark registrations or applicationings. it will be interesting to see exactly how the redskins move forward in this decision by the supreme court. >> the second involves social media and registered sex offenders. >> reporter: this is a north carolina law that did not allow registered sex offenders to use social media including facebook, twitter, instagram. the supreme court ruling that north carolina law was overbroad, violated portions of free speech saying it is not acceptable, not constitutional to ban all registered sex offenders from social media. in part of the arguments, it argued social media is a way of life, a way of communication. it is the modern day square where people voice their opinions so the supreme court said sex offenders could not go on social media. that law is unconstitutional because of the overbroadness. >> thanks so much. >>> it is a critical week for republicans in a push to get their health care bill fo

and two best seasons that any redskins quarterback has ever had. so if he gets the contract he is looking for, more power to him. i hope he shares it. [ laughter ] >> you know where nice guys finish? >> first. >> no, last. [ laughter ] >> or so they say. >> nationals all of a sudden are not playing -- nashville all of a sudden is not playing nice. they want the ring. after beating the dodgers. and the reliever, getting into it with the player after the last strike-out. and get this, what is he heying? drink afterwards? no, he is not saying that. the rare bench-clearing brawl at the end of the game. and they were barking at each other. as the nationals got the win. and then of course, last week, the incident with bryce harper as he gets nailed by san francisco's pitcher hunter strickland. after being out there. and hunter could have gone to first, right? >> no he comes and throws errantly, the batting helmet, and harper and the team showing some juice. and in the past the only time the nationals were fighting was amongst each other. >> and you like

>>> redskins owner dan snyder said that he was thrilled today. a supreme court decision will be a game changer for football teams fighting to keep its name. sarah cosmo has the story. >> ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> the redskins have this rock band to thank, the slams. they have been fighting 8 years ever since the u.s. patent and trademark office refused their name on the basis that it was offense ifr -- offensive. they did it to protect free speech of minority groups. >> i don't support football teams or any sports teams using human beings as mascots. >> today ruled in their favor. the vote was unanimous. justice aledo said that it's not up to that government office to limit speech. it would convenient store constitute a -- convenient store -- constitute a huge and dangerous case. >> the redskins case is very similar. their trademark was refuse in 2014 on the same grounds as the bands. >> that i think the supreme court -- i think that the supreme court is clear that it's private speech, not government speech. i don't see how the team loses after this case.

. >> 4:34 right now and we have new information in the redskins fight to keep their name. the justice department is giving up the legal fight over the name of the washington redskins. in a letter to federal appeals court the department said they are dropping legal action against the name because of last decision where a rock band won the right to copyright their name despite an offensive and racial connotation. >> switching sports to baseball. nationals finishing up a four game series against the cubs. pick it up in the seventh. anthony rendon getting a elevated fast ball and elevates it over the wall. it's gone. his 16th home or of the season. nats leading four-two after seven. this is when things get bad. in the ninth nats need one out to close out game with a big curly. a single cuts the lead to one and then john jay doubles to deep center two runners score. nationals losing the lead and then the game altogether five i've four. sorry nats. go cubs. >> better luck next time t the nats received move of a potentially much bigger lofts trea turner was hit by a dropped pitch

the redskins were in the bottom third of the league. dead last and third down conversion. they bring in this guy dj square jer from atlanta to fill a hole in the middle of the defense. dj, the skins neededded his help. me and my guy tony jefferson was looking at this roster for one of us is going to the washington redskins it just happened to be year they had sometimes where they didn't get allege or they weren't on the same page. i think like i blame that -- i think that everybody respects me enough to want to get on the same page and want to do things off the field and on the field to get their communication. we'll have to be better. i can do a little bit of everything. he's improved. he is a smart football player. if other sports were like tennis, different titles decide on surfaces. would labron if he played on mud. some people say that rav in adol is just a play clay. in that case you can call michael jordan just a hard court guy. branch open final, the tenth title on the french play. fight. rav elderly people wins six-two, six-10. singles title. that passes pete sam

what did you think about this decision and the impact on the redskins?think the most interesting part about it as the fact that it was an 8-0 ruling. we don't ever get 8-0 rulings anymore. they are always 5-4 -- >> martha: all of the judges like to slants. [laughs] >> who knew that the slants were so popular with the supreme court? what it shows is that an absolute unified belief that the first amendment is there to protect offensive speech, not on offensive speech, or we wouldn't need the first amendment. also, it underscores the fact that we have federal bureaucrats in the federal government who don't have that same regard even in a case where you had 8-0 justices ruling that they had been wrong all these years. >> martha: here is this asian-american band that names themselves the slants and they said, we want to talk about asian american culture. we like this name. we think it has a lot of meanin meaning. julie, the feds originally said, you can call yourselves back. what do you think? >> i cannot agree more with charlie. it doesn't have to be in asia

he has the two best seasons any redskins quarterback has ever had. gets that contract he's looking for, more power to him, i hope he shares it. >> reporter: another round of organized team activities is voluntary. teammates, they don't seem to mind. >> if trent williams thinks after five pro bowls he doesn't have to be here, that's his right to make that decision. and anyone who tells him otherwise is foolish. >> he's doing well, and he'll be here next week. >> reporter: next week, mandatory mini camp, and that's good for jay gruden, that's good, he'll get to see all his weapons. it should be, and could be exciting season offensively for ♪ [doorbell] ♪ ♪ you get the care you need to help you thrive. ♪ visit kp.org to learn more. kaiser permanente. thrive. ♪ >>> it is going to be nice here tomorrow. sunshine, temps in the low to mid-70s. we warm it up slowly here, then we really cranky as we get into sunday, and early next week. highs in the mid-90s guys. get ready, you've been warned. >> colbert is the insurance companies and the credit card companie

redskins name was offensive. muriel bowser weighed in on the court decision. >> i think you heard from fans and washingtonians concerned about the name and my feeling i dealt with. the issue will come to a head at some point. >> the team signaled no intention to change the name and layer presidentialing the team says high court ruling resolves the long standing dispute with the government. not so fast the redskins case pending with federal appeals court. >> on the way a teptder moment between u.s. open chatp brook and his girlfriend going viral not for the reason you may think. >> it was awkward, on-air mix-up to make you craneth to say the least. >> sarah, we had severe thunderstorms move through earlier this afternoon. lucky that was cleared. lingering strong storms on the eastern shore and this cold front will usher in more comfortable weather. plus traffic getting interesting if we have second tropical storm of the season now named earlier this afternoon. i'm live you a look at that in the 7 day forecast comi

he's been in the redskins front office since 2014.course most of us remember his time as a super bowl winning quarterback with the burgundy and gold. and he's ready to help bring them back to the biggest stage. >> our job is not to coach them. our job is to pick them. and we gonna be trying to do the best job -- we will do the best job, give jay and his coaching staff the players that he needs to take all of us back to the super bowl. >> today's announcement comes as redskins mandatory mini camp is going on. sherree burruss next hour will have emotional reaction from the players on williams' the redskins back. not feeling like football season out there now. we're in the dead of summer. we have a few thunderstorms popping up. spotsylvania county, you're seeing a nice downpour there. not moving too quickly. it's warm and humid out there. temperatures in the low to mid 90s, but check out the heat index, the air temperature and the humidity combined, triple-digits in leesburg. feels like 99 degrees here in the district. if you're headed t

first tell you on this very redskins mandatory mini camp.eady inside in the weight room they'll be out here on the field shortly. but as you mentioned, this is all to replace scott mc lou land the general manager of the redskins left under a dark cloud over the wintertime. you heard team officials saying after they lost their last regular season game at home on new year's day to the giants and did -- because of that did not go on to the playoffs it was a very low point then needed to something about it and what they have done is taken a man who's been back with the organization for about four years who was the redskins super bowl mvp in 1988, doug williams, quarterback who played for the tampa bay buccaneers was hired by bruce allen in the buccaneers front office about 12, 13 years ago was announced this morning as the new senior vice-president of players personnel. basically, the quarterback of the front office he'll be working with jay gruden the roster look for good character people, and good football players. doug william telling everybo

the redskins have five more weeks until the july 15th deadline.act talks have improved as owner dan snider is reportedly getting involved making it known how much washington wants to re-sign cousins and most of his teammates working out again today at redskins park sees organized team activities a good chance for the some of the new guys to get acclimated with the skins. our carol maloney caught up with the safety about his ties to his new team. >> what's the value of a number on the jersey for redskins the number 36 cost him $75,000. he signed with redskins this off season. he's a long time shawn taylor fan. taylor wore number 36 so d.j. bought it for 75 k off cray vens. he's feeling right at home saying this is where easement to be. >> when i got drafted i wanted to come here from the start. i actually got some family out in this area a lot. so it's always been a team i've watched growing up watching shawn taylor and to finally get here it's a blessing. to see all the talent that this team has i think we can have a great year. >> reporter: he's

alison: now a viral mistake involving the redskins.tly somebody at the nfl things that they play in washington state. the nfl shop was selling a redskins decal with washington state in the background. d.c. or maryland. jonathan: it appears the items are no longer available. we reached out, but have not heard back. alison: could not have been a meteorologist. steve: not at all. 84 degrees earlier at reagan national, feeling great. both humidity, comfortable dew point, lots of sunshine. now 75 degrees, 69 centreville and haymarket. widen the view, if you are looking for really cool air, elkins, west virginia, 53 degrees. stormwatch 7 satellite and radar, this will not amount to a lot. mainly dry later tonight. the bigger story will be tomorrow. the frontal system will bring a chance of showers late in the afternoon, early evening. should not amount to a whole lot, but be forewarned, may be enough to slow the early evening rush-hour commute. 55 to 65 is the range later tonight, early tomorrow morning. 58 in the northern and western suburb

that reasoning was used to revoke trademarks held by the redskins. it was later ruled that that law was unconstitutional. coming up here on abc 7 news at noon, a wild wrong way crash caught on camera. the nerve-racking video you don't want to miss. plus, the bill cosby case ends in a mistrial, but the comedian is not out of the woods just yet. how soon we could see a retrial. damage control -- the cleanup underway after severe storms, tack -- and flash the heartland. first, a check on the traffic. we haveis noon hour, problems in riverdale, maryland, on maryland, 450. it is closed for a threat while police investigate between coopers lane and bw parkway. you cannot access 450 from the bw parkway. big picture map, not doing too bad. a couple slow spots here and there, especially around the capital beltway in alexandria, where we had the trees that had fallen across the inner loop. we are looking live at interstate 95 southbound and northbound, a bit slow from an earlier crash. we will be back with more news at noon after the break. >> you're watching

larry: the name that the redskins changed over the years but they are both in maryland.pparently someone at the nfl thinks they play in washington. state. >> what you are looking at is the picture making rounds on the social media related to the d.c. region beloved nfl team. >> that is a big problem. >> the redskins used to play in the district of columbia. they play in nearby maryland and the practice facility is in northern virginia. it may sound confusing to some, the team has nothing to do with the pacific northwest. nfl shop.com where you can buy league merchandise reportedly sold redskins shaped decal with washington state in the background. >> it's washington state. what do you t >> terrible. >> the "washington post" reported that the site was selling a state pride novelty license plate with similar incorrect background. >> it's goofy. >> d.c. is not a state. >> it appears that the incorrectly designed items are no longer available online. we reached out to the nfl for the comments but haven't heard back yet. jay korff, abc7 news. alison: these things happen i gue

a former washington redskin is now saying that money almost drove him to commit murder. adrianna hopkins is here to explain. new details just surfacing that former running back -- clinton portis contemplated killing one of his former financial managers after losing millions of dollars. in a story published by sports illustrated -- portis looked back on a night four years ago where he sat in a car, holding a gun, awaiting one of the managers he blamed for his financial ruin. most of portis' 43 million dollars that he made, had either been spent or lost through investments, or allegedly withdrawn from the bank without his consent. portis stated that he planned to kill that manager, but a friend talked him out of it. now -- portis lives in a two-bedroom apartment in virginia. he helps with redskins broadcasts in the preseason and says he has found peace with his life. deja vu on the rails. just when thought safetrack wasov repairs - coming up - the problem that metro's general manager says needs to be fixed now. pro-tip for making ribs: don't go it alone. get these great sm

. >>> a separate ruling could have a huge impact on the future of the redskins name and logo as well as trademarks, the justices ruled that barring offensive trademarks violates free speech. original dispute involved the govern refusing to register a trademark. slants because it's considered offensive to asians in an 8-0 ruling the court determined the law swelled departurement claws violates the first amendment. >>> because of that ruling, a lawyer says the high court's decision resolved the longstanding dispute is they took away the redskins trademark after some said it was offensive, it's still spending. >>> the scarier park where steve scalise and four others were parked. they plan to mark the reopen of the park yesterday but ceremony was put on hold. >>> he's still in the hospital. >> an blood drive will be this morning. >>> 4:35. let's check in with gary mcgrady and see what's on tap >>> looks like pretty nice, the humidities are dropping. and we're already seeing the humidities dropping to the northwest and that drier air will be sweeping across the area. what's left of the ra

. >>> next, a supreme court ruling turns into a big win for the redskins. but what does it mean for the team's potential future in d.c.? >>> would you respond to a craigslist ad for volunteers to test drive self driving cars. >>> police in france are investigating this incident as a suspected terror attack. a man rammed his car into a police convoy on the champs-elysees, sparking an explosion. police pulled the driver out of the car but he later died. a handgun was found on the driver along with more explosives inside that car. no one else was hurt. this is the fifth attack in four months on security forces in paris. >>> and shock in london after another suspected terror attack there. >> this time it appears muslims were targeted as they left a mosque after prayers. at leigh one person diednd suspect is in custody. >> bill nealy reports. >> reporter: moments after the attack an a driver is caught by muslim worshippers he tried to kill. he rammed his van into men who just finished prayer. survivors, furious. their imam, protecting the man as he is handed to

certainly a unique experience for golf and redskins fans.day. >>> nationals look to continue their winning ways against the texas rangers. washington winning four of the last five. tanner roark gets the baseball tonight on tanner roark bobblehead night. tonight he goes against the team that drafted him back in 2008 before eventually trading him to washington in 2010. >>> earlier today, ryan zimmerman helped kick off the d.c. public library summer reading program. zimmerman visited the capital city charter public school to read to elementary school kids, but only read half the book, for the ultimate tease. encouraging the kids to finish it on their own. afterward, he spoke about the importance of reading in this age of technology. >> i think reading is huge. with all the technology and things that kids have nowadays that we didn't have, it's pretty easy to get distracted and forget about just picking up a book a so it's really important, i think, for the next generation of kids and i'm just happy to be a part of it. >> reporter: maryland men'

supreme court could give a major boost to the washington redskins legal fight over their team's name. the justices ruled that the federal government cannot refuse to register í afraid í trade -- trademarks that are considered offensive. it's a ruling of spree -- spree feature. the rock band the slapt was denied a trademark. the law ruled that it's unconstitutional. the washington redskins made a similar argument after the team's trademark was canceled in 2015 because it was deemed offensive to native americans. team owner dan snyder that he's thrilled by the decision. >>> coming up next, police in paris and london launch terror investigations after two ,, sgltd we are -- >>> we are following a developing story in paris where an alleged attacker was killed after he rammed a car carrying explosives into a police vehicle. no one else was hurt in the explosive in the shopping district. french police say that the 31-year-old driver was armed and had been flagged for potential links to extremism. the incident now being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. >>> we now know the identit

the legal battle over the washington redskins name, the justice department is giving up the fight. the department now says it believes the redskins would likely win an argument, citing a recent supreme court decision regarding an asian-american ban. twoon: the tale of today, rider metro appreciation day, but instead there was a protest, demonstrators at the columbia heights metro station to protest the fare hikes and service cuts, this after metro wor the streets to say thank you for going through a year of safetrack maintenance. they were met with mixed response. >> it's a way to show they really care. i think that is awesome. >> i don't care about coffee. i don't even like coffee. i just want to get on metro. alison: many expressed the same sentiments. others said they understood the process will take time. jonathan: medical marijuana is headed to maryland. chicago-based green thumb industries has purchased a downtown silver spring property to open a medical marijuana dispensary by years end. indicative say they will sell ils to asens, and op many as 150 people per day. people wh

houston's james harden came in second place in a viral mistake- involving the washington redskins.pparently someone at the n-f-l thinks they play in washington state! nfl-shop-dot com -- a seller of league merchandise-- reportedly selling a redskins decal with washington state in the background! we reached out to the n-f-l but haven't heard back. it appears the items are no longer available. it's 5: and time for a check on weather. - more clouds than sun; unseasonably cool today (have the small umbrella) - 90s return starting thursday - hot & hum cloudy. isolated shower possible. highs: 77-80 winds: w 5-10 mph tonight: mainly clear and comfortably cool. lows: 53-60 winds: nw 5 mph wednesday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 81-84 winds: nw to sw 5-10 mph z live tease >> now, "good morning washington," on your side. we begin with a breaking news alert. and breaking as we come on the air at 6 a.m., a second traffic nightmare in just as many days. larry: a deadly crash shearing inour whole -- power pole half. cruise deal with the wires across the traffic, eastbound lanes opening jus

adrianna: new details about a startling confession from former redskin running back portis. he admits he contemplated killing a financial manager after losing millions of dollars. reporter: once a star nfl running back for the washington redskins, clinton portis rushed for nearly million fortune which he proudly displayed on mtv's "cribs" and the nfl network. >> this is a nice shower. reporter: in a new "sports illustrated" he said the life of luxury all came crashing down in 2015 when he filed for bankruptcy. his fury, turning on his former business advisors and getting so upset he says he was ready to take the life of one of the men who he says mismanaged his money. portis went so far as to wait for the man outside a dc office building gun in hand. >> he thought they had taken away his ability to provide for his family and felt they weren't paying consequences for that. he felt those few nights he would have to take it into his own hands. reporter: the 35-year-old revealing he was talked off the ledge by a friend who told him over the phone to turn his car around saying yo

redskins back tomorrow. a soccer competition called the u.s. madness complete with cinderella stories. wearing the glass boots an amateur team from baltimore sponsored by a discount liquor store. beer leaguers with a champagne quality. d.c. united played host. cristos fc plenty of support from the folks in baltimore and gave the fans a show. scoreless in the first half. the team from baltimore, the amateurs played like pros. i think that was a beer shower. they are up 1-0 over d.c. united. united tied them at 1-1. d.c. united proving to be too much. d.c. united ends cristos fc cinderella run. lots of run to the cristos team at the maryland soccer plex. >> that was good effort. >> we take so, when it's your turnt to do the shopping and you need to get... raspberries for john... strawberries for amy... bananas for mom...wait, what's a jicama? and at these prices, i can make it all happen. take a fresh look at giant's produce prices. >>> if you have ever eaten a hoagie from a wa wayou probably know why folks are so stoked about this

. >> and washington redskins got help in their legal fight over the team's name. we'll it will you about that when we come back. >> from a standoff with robbery suspect snv a groupman walked into the business this merng in hyattsville and asaul aid workered in. the worker managed to escape and called 911. the employee never saw the gunman leave and officers surrounded the place thinking he was inside. turns out the gunman had had gotten away. >> this all unfolded near capitol plaza shopping september erin police closed parts of annapolis road for a brief time while searching for the suspect and they're currently looking for him. >> and tonight we're learning more about a story you saw first on "fox5". prince george county school board members are alalleging fraud and corruption in the school system. and at issue is high school graduation rate. school board members sent a let to governor and are calling for full investigation. hundred of students are graduating who should not be. and four board members say grades are changed and malala yousafzai ease are manipulati

the redskins promoted redskins legend doug williams to senior president of player personnel.d out some of the players today during minicamp. after a few stayed away from volunteer practices, others join their teammates today. seeing the full team back together again, making players stilleangelo hall rehabbing, a little envious he cannot join in. >> i'm jumping around watching them compete. i get more hyped than when i'm out there playing. are all learning. erin: he is ready to be a coach. d.c. united alison: just to recap, a very close race in the gop gubernatorial primary and virginia. the associated press is calling it for ed gillespie. nancy: stewart not conceding, saying it is too close to call. we will keep you posted on wjla.com and "good morning washington." alison: one last look at the weather? wave, a break in the heat a cold front and thunderstorm and a few showers tomorrow. alison: jimmy kimmel's next. nancy: have a good night. z2e2gz z1a2z y2e2gy y1a2y giant has unbelievable pro tip produce prices. : so you'll never have to choose between your favorites. i thought

washington redskins, know it. >> they tried. >> the state of washington. >> oh. >> who did that! he said i want to give him credit, the license plate no longer available. >> they already got a team, right? >> they do. >> and well, why is francisco rodriguez k-rod? i don' get t for years, fios has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than fios. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ >>> closing with this monster catch by tsa, that is a 20-pound live lobster found in a passenger's bag. believe it or not live lobster is allowed through security if it is in a clear [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- pharrell williams, chris colfer, musical guest vince staples,

first day of the redskins mandatory mini camp. the team is not filling general manager vacancy instead super bowl winning quarterback doug williams got promoted to senior player department of personnel and will be the front office quarterback he worked for washington for the past four years and helped with coaching and front office jobs at gram tampa bay bucks. good luck, buing doug. >> coming up this wednesday morning. michael thomas bring you into the frame here. cooler day today? >> touch cooler. >> relatively cooler. >> everything is balancing out meaning temperatures come down and humidity kicks up a bit. really it kind of balances out this afternoon. it's a start of cooling trend and will be in the 80s next couple days after today. one more day of 90s to go. satellite and radar showing clear skies and sunshine in the morning and a quick start later this afternoon and temperatures up there. check them out, 80 at reagan national feels sticky outside. dulles at 77. bwi at 77 as well. both those airports are a record high temper

. ♪♪ welcome barks the redskins announced a major front office shakeup on the first day of mandatoryute i camp. the team says it is not filling the general manager vacancy. instead the team promoted doug williams to senior vice-president of player personnel. he will essentially be the front office. team president bruce alan says williams beat out a dozen candidates both inside and outside the organization for the senior front office job. i know a lot of time when guys giving t they say we're going to win the super bowl to win the fans over we got great fans already. we need to give them a winning season. williams has worked for the red kins for the past four years. williams lead td redskins to victory in super bowl t two earning mvp honors. >> congratulations to him. the amateur soccer club that's headquartered at a maryland liquor store, they don't practice, they don't train but, they rarely lose. chriss to fc were the the cinderella story. the tournament is opened by amateurs. chris toes had to play d.c. united. they came out strong. they scored the first goal to take a one-zero le

. >>> coming up, the redskins wrapping up their practice for the week.ould their quarterback be wrapping up a new quarterback? >> sports is next. the insurance companies and the credit card companies and the wall street banks - that's what tom perriello is about. i was proud to stand with president obama because progressive causes have been my life's work. i'm tom perriello, and i'm running for governor to reduce economic inequality, raise wages, eliminate the burden of student debt and protect our climate. together we really can build a virginia that works for everyone. restlessness... extreme anxiety... pacing... a constant urge to move. if someone you know is suffering from schizophrenia they may also be struggling with akathisia: a common side effect of some schizophrenia medications. learn more at myakathisia.com. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk. >>> some renewed optimism for a kirk cousins contract. >> they have until july 15 to sign. negotiations the redskins are improving and signs are more encouraging according to espn. the reason owner dan