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robert burton at nats park. he looks great! [laughter] we used to have a blhead here robert: i'm going to say this. i know i look great in the poncho. we are taking shelter now. you see people lining up. i don't know if it's for the bobblehead here or if it's for the game. the nats playing the tigers today. we know bob is here for a bobblehead, actually. bob, we were talking about it earlier. i have this one right here. so, how many are left? >> 24,999. robert: if you don't get one you will be -- >> upset. robert: very upset. >> with you. [laughter] robert: come find me if you don't get one. >> exactly. robert: where did you come from today? >> lovettsville, virginia. robert: for the bobblehead or baseball? >> both. robert: thank you for talking to us. good luck. hopefully you get a bobblehead and you don't have to come running after me. let's take -- sorry. walk to this line. people might be here for baseball or bobblehead. who is here for a bobblehead? >> we are. robert: you're here for a bobblehead. i have a bobblehead now. i
robert burton at nats park. he looks great! [laughter] we used to have a blhead here robert: i'm going to say this. i know i look great in the poncho. we are taking shelter now. you see people lining up. i don't know if it's for the bobblehead here or if it's for the game. the nats playing the tigers today. we know bob is here for a bobblehead, actually. bob, we were talking about it earlier. i have this one right here. so, how many are left? >> 24,999. robert: if you don't get one you...
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robert burton is there. robert: i hope that you are breathing easy now because tuesday in pittsburgh we will be breathing heavy again. sports is coming up.
robert burton is there. robert: i hope that you are breathing easy now because tuesday in pittsburgh we will be breathing heavy again. sports is coming up.
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robert burton is there. robert: i hope that you are breathing easy now because tuesday in pittsburgh we will be breathing heavy again. sports is coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: welcome back to verizon, where the monkey is not completely off the capitals' back. we have to wait until tuesday's game six. at verizon tonight, a big one, the caps get on the board early. in the first, the caps on the power play, nicklas backstrom to ovie, 1-0. in the second, the game tied at 1-1, ovechkin shoots the one-timer, t.j. oshie lights the lamp. they win 3-1. >> when we have pressure, it is kind of our time. the guys respond well. we have a great group of guys here, we believe in each other. robert: braden holtby had a fire in him tonight, always has a fire, but a little extra tonight. he was really great. the really stepped up when we needed him, especially in the second period. it was awesome. >> the pressure is on this team until somebody has four wins. i
robert burton is there. robert: i hope that you are breathing easy now because tuesday in pittsburgh we will be breathing heavy again. sports is coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: welcome back to verizon, where the monkey is not completely off the capitals' back. we have to wait until tuesday's game six. at verizon tonight, a big one, the caps get on the board early. in the first, the caps on the power play, nicklas backstrom...
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robert burton has the latest. robert: yeah.t's bryce harper bobblehead day and bryce harper suspension day. we will give you details on that coming up later in sports. horace: got the fickett for $250 for parking -- ticket for spot. but the viewer said they had a placard. not fair. they turn to "7 on your side." the lesson we can learn from this next on " leon: "7 on your side" viewer returned to us after getting hit with a $250 ticket for parking in a handicap spot. but the problem is she had a handicap ticker and her -- sticker and her handicap client was in the front seat of the car when the officer wrote the ticket. they contacted troubleshooter horace holmes. >> it's terrible that someone needs to park in handicap disabled parking spot does so without any bad spent gets a ticket for $ -- bad intent gets a ticket for $255. horace: that is what happened to margaret burns or her full-time care-giver driving the bergendy honda -- burgundy honda. the ticket is given because the care-giver parked in the handicap space in front o
robert burton has the latest. robert: yeah.t's bryce harper bobblehead day and bryce harper suspension day. we will give you details on that coming up later in sports. horace: got the fickett for $250 for parking -- ticket for spot. but the viewer said they had a placard. not fair. they turn to "7 on your side." the lesson we can learn from this next on " leon: "7 on your side" viewer returned to us after getting hit with a $250 ticket for parking in a handicap spot....
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robert burton takes us to george mason university. introduces us to women's lacrosse coach jesse morgan. robert: george mason women sat in the chair, it wasn't for a quick tease. >> are you cutting? >> shave it. robert: the sweet locks were coming off. >> i'm nervous about losing my hair. it will grow back. i'm fortunate i get to choose to lose my air. some don't. robert: coach morgan let it all go. snipping away at pediatric cancer. a child is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes in the united states. numbers that transcend any and every statistic in sports. >> it meant a lot to support the people going through the challenge. to shave my air and show them that we are in support and there are people out there willing to do what they can to support the cause? i saw it in college when i went to virginia there are people shaving their heads. at that time i didn't feel like i could. you know, barriers in the way. at this point in my car like this is the time. stage for me to do it. i just took the leap and did it. robert: robert burton,
robert burton takes us to george mason university. introduces us to women's lacrosse coach jesse morgan. robert: george mason women sat in the chair, it wasn't for a quick tease. >> are you cutting? >> shave it. robert: the sweet locks were coming off. >> i'm nervous about losing my hair. it will grow back. i'm fortunate i get to choose to lose my air. some don't. robert: coach morgan let it all go. snipping away at pediatric cancer. a child is diagnosed with cancer every two...
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his marriage advice for our own robert burton is coming up. dear god. >> hundreds of thousands of flags placed across arlington national cemetery for memorial day. i'm mike carter-conneen. coming up, a massive job alison: as abc7 salutes, each memorial day the hillside of arlington national cemetery become a sea of red, white, blue with american flags placed in front of each and every headstone. as mike carter-conneen reports, soldiers soldiers fromd have the task of distributing the flags. tradition that started in 1948. mike: more than 230,000 marble headstone line the landscape of arlington national cemetery. across 624 acres a sight to see. >> to see everyone before you that has gone, fought and died, it makes you real proud. mike: in preparation for memorial day weekend, the thousand soldiers went in different directions marching in unison. >> they have 300 to 400 flags. mike: this is an annual tradition but experienced by many of the young soldiers for the first time. a number of them newly enlisted. >> honorable day. almost teary eyed.
his marriage advice for our own robert burton is coming up. dear god. >> hundreds of thousands of flags placed across arlington national cemetery for memorial day. i'm mike carter-conneen. coming up, a massive job alison: as abc7 salutes, each memorial day the hillside of arlington national cemetery become a sea of red, white, blue with american flags placed in front of each and every headstone. as mike carter-conneen reports, soldiers soldiers fromd have the task of distributing the...
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maureen: robert burton there for the nats game. leon: hey, robert.obert: it looks like they are still passing out the bryce harper bobbleheads. and it looks like the league is still passing out suspensions. we have details up next in sports. leon: tonight on newschannel8 at 10:00 -- a big fight brewing over school buses. residents in montgomery county upset over proposal to bring a new bus depot to the middle of their neighborhood. why they are calling for a change in plans and what the school district is saying about it. that's tonight at so:00 with jonathan elias stroand restoring aing a newbfather's faith. it's standing tall after one surgery... not six. stronger is being a typical kid... despite a rare disorder. stronger is finding it earlier... and coming home sooner. stronger is seeking answers... and not giving up, until you find them. because we don't just want your kids to grow up, we want them to grow up stronger.
maureen: robert burton there for the nats game. leon: hey, robert.obert: it looks like they are still passing out the bryce harper bobbleheads. and it looks like the league is still passing out suspensions. we have details up next in sports. leon: tonight on newschannel8 at 10:00 -- a big fight brewing over school buses. residents in montgomery county upset over proposal to bring a new bus depot to the middle of their neighborhood. why they are calling for a change in plans and what the school...
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robert burton has a preview of this game. let's end the bad pattern tonight. : the caps trailing the penguins of the ri bring back the housecall? open walk-in clinics in convenient places? help more moms get prenatal care? or use technology to find insights that lower health care costs? maybe help doctors spend more time with patients, not paper work? what if you did all of this, and more? because it's all connected to better care, and better care means better health. unitedhealth group: built for better health. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: welcome back to the verizon center, where the fans are starting to file in for the 7:00 puck drop, the caps facing elimination down 3-1 to the penguins. coach barry trotz said tonight we will find out what we are made of. we are not saying that the caps cannot come back from the deficit, but it is a daunting task. here is what the players had to say about the matchup. >> i think it is a huge step for us. stepsk we will take the and obviously will fight through it. li
robert burton has a preview of this game. let's end the bad pattern tonight. : the caps trailing the penguins of the ri bring back the housecall? open walk-in clinics in convenient places? help more moms get prenatal care? or use technology to find insights that lower health care costs? maybe help doctors spend more time with patients, not paper work? what if you did all of this, and more? because it's all connected to better care, and better care means better health. unitedhealth group: built...
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and stick around because abc 7 "sports sunday" with me and robert burton is next. always say don't go to bed yet. coming up next -- a look at what was at the box office this weekend. in a group of gladiatorseum prepare for battle. carrying on their shoulders the legacy of a nation, and... enormous heads. go! [whistle] ♪ ♪ winning a presidential race is hard, but saving money with geico is easy. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. what if we made a paint that was so special that was such a jewel among paints that you had to seek it out. nope, even easier than that. more like taking a left on that street where you usually take a right that wasn't so hard. and if finding that paint made you and your walls beam with pride, is it still paint? benjamin moore. paint like no other. find one of our 5,000 authorized retailers near you. kimberly: tonight, a dog owner in item for helping her find a missing dog all the way across the country ani
and stick around because abc 7 "sports sunday" with me and robert burton is next. always say don't go to bed yet. coming up next -- a look at what was at the box office this weekend. in a group of gladiatorseum prepare for battle. carrying on their shoulders the legacy of a nation, and... enormous heads. go! [whistle] ♪ ♪ winning a presidential race is hard, but saving money with geico is easy. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. what if we...
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robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports, rourke needs to bring the a-game against the marlins or else. d.c. united on the road tonight. we will preview their matchup with philly when "abc7 news at 6:00" continues. vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by me leon: only 17 years of age a young man's heart stopped beating in a scrimmage with friends at a local basketball court. maureen: thanks to good samaritans and fast first responders he survived. mike carter-conneen reports today he thanked them. [applause] mike: 17-year-old johnson's life changed forever on march 31. on a basketball court in brandywine. with no warning signs, no previous problems, his heart stopped beating. >> i feel pretty good today. i feel really good today. cardiac arrest and today he and his mom thanked the fi
robert: i'm robert burton. coming up in sports, rourke needs to bring the a-game against the marlins or else. d.c. united on the road tonight. we will preview their matchup with philly when "abc7 news at 6:00" continues. vo: for dominion, part of delivering affordable energy includes supporting those in our community who need help. our energyshare program does just that, assisting with bill pay and providing free, it's more than helping customers, it's helping neighbors. ♪ stand by...
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robert burton talked to the internet sensations this afternoon. >> i think it's pretty fun. never thought i would be going on a media tour for this. i think it's pretty cool. i just think it's pretty cool to see all the celebrities doing it. >> on campus, people keep asking us to do the dance. class, i'm not kind of in the mood to do the dance, but after work, people approach me, i will give them a quick five second secongment. scott: one week from today, the redskins rookies hit the fie it will be our first look at the draft glassful. the draft class. ofson: tomorrow, thousands people at the susan g. komen race for the cure. jonathan: tomorrow morning will be a big morning, thousands will be participating in the annual susan g. komen race for the care. alison: and you will be there. jonathan: i will be walking tomorrow. alison: this church in silver spring has been taking part for more than a dozen years. their group which includes survivor say they want to send a message about screening center late attention. runners can still register in person tomorrow morning. jonathan:
robert burton talked to the internet sensations this afternoon. >> i think it's pretty fun. never thought i would be going on a media tour for this. i think it's pretty cool. i just think it's pretty cool to see all the celebrities doing it. >> on campus, people keep asking us to do the dance. class, i'm not kind of in the mood to do the dance, but after work, people approach me, i will give them a quick five second secongment. scott: one week from today, the redskins rookies hit...
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. >> i'm robert burton in sports. why gonzalez should be pumped being on the mound against the mets. why the redskins rookie has taken immediately liking to the new coach jay gruden when "abc7 news at 6:00" returns. it's not easy to see it, but our kids are at risk. the sugar they consume at home during breakfast...at lunch... or just hanging out... all adds up. these sugary drinks contain 49 teaspoons of sugar. that's 8 times more they can have in a day. this extra sugar causes tooth decay and turns into fat, which can cause childhood obesity, and lifelong illnesses like diabetes and heart disease. when you add it all up, sugary drinks can lead to death and disease for your family. learn more at revyourbev.com leon: "hamilton" doesn't open at kennedy center until 2018. it's the hottest ticket in town. the kennedy center says anyone who buys a season subscription in two years will begin to get a ticket in 2018. that led to run on subscriptions that put a strain on the website. spokesperson apologized for the problems
. >> i'm robert burton in sports. why gonzalez should be pumped being on the mound against the mets. why the redskins rookie has taken immediately liking to the new coach jay gruden when "abc7 news at 6:00" returns. it's not easy to see it, but our kids are at risk. the sugar they consume at home during breakfast...at lunch... or just hanging out... all adds up. these sugary drinks contain 49 teaspoons of sugar. that's 8 times more they can have in a day. this extra sugar causes...
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alison: leon: made robert burton laugh, too.lison: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the king of his sport. he is giving back to the sport he loves. scott abraham introduces us to one of the area's impressive rising star. horace: but first. we turn to you to crowd source results for a woman fighting bees in her chimney. >> countdown to memorial day brought to you by -- leon: "7 on your side" trying to he find help for a woman with a serious bee problem. it's common for them to build hives in decks or chimneys. a viewer discovered a huge nest of bees in unusual spot. they are coming inside her home. horace holmes explains the solution is a bigger headache than the beehive. horace: she has a buzzing problem. >> we can see them. >> you can see them swarming? >> yes. the root of the woes the chimney. nest of honey bees. hundreds, likely thousands of them waking from a long went ir's rest. >> we started to have the bees come in the house. horace: it seems to be an easy matter. light a fire and smoke them out. >> if i have a fire in
alison: leon: made robert burton laugh, too.lison: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the king of his sport. he is giving back to the sport he loves. scott abraham introduces us to one of the area's impressive rising star. horace: but first. we turn to you to crowd source results for a woman fighting bees in her chimney. >> countdown to memorial day brought to you by -- leon: "7 on your side" trying to he find help for a woman with a serious bee problem. it's common...
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leon: robert burton checking in with the rising stars. >> it's very cool.v. roller coaster. that is how bishop senior describes the past year. press top had a big plan to do big things in soccer until the life changed forever. this week's rising star scott abraham takes us to bishop high school. in alexandria. >> preston playing division i soccer. >> college soccer. yeah, that seemed like it would happen. >> last may, he was a junior and he collapsed after club soccer tryout. >> i laid there for a second. i woke up and there are people like coming at me. dude you passed out. scott: at 16 years old he had heart problems and he was diagnosed with a.r.v.d., a genetic disease affecting the heart's ability to pump blood. >> no more soccer. he was like yes. that would be the case. scott: when one door closes another opens. preston told me he felt sorry for himself for 20 minutes. he is the type of person that always has to stay active. he quickly grav stated to the game of soft -- gravitated to the game of golf. >> it seemed interesting. i hadn't tried it before.
leon: robert burton checking in with the rising stars. >> it's very cool.v. roller coaster. that is how bishop senior describes the past year. press top had a big plan to do big things in soccer until the life changed forever. this week's rising star scott abraham takes us to bishop high school. in alexandria. >> preston playing division i soccer. >> college soccer. yeah, that seemed like it would happen. >> last may, he was a junior and he collapsed after club soccer...
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robert burton has the story. >> the george mason lacrosse coach sat in the chair.g? >> we are going to shave it. >> the sweet locks were coming off. >> i'm nervous about losing my hair. it will grow back. i am fortunate to choose to lose my hair. come don't. robert: she led it all go. at the same time, snipping away at pediatric cancer. >> a cute ponytail. robert: a child is doing noised with cancer every two minutes in the united states. number t >> yes. >> it meant a lot to support the people going through the challenge. to shave my hair. and kind of show them that we are in support. there are people out there willing to do what they can to support the cause. i saw it in college when i went to virginia that there were people shaving their heads. at that time i didn't feel like i could. barriers in the way. at this point in my career and at this point in life i felt like this is the time. stage for me to do it. i just took the leap and did it. erin: what a great example for her players. she's absolutely beautiful. she looks great. leon: it's not hard when you are
robert burton has the story. >> the george mason lacrosse coach sat in the chair.g? >> we are going to shave it. >> the sweet locks were coming off. >> i'm nervous about losing my hair. it will grow back. i am fortunate to choose to lose my hair. come don't. robert: she led it all go. at the same time, snipping away at pediatric cancer. >> a cute ponytail. robert: a child is doing noised with cancer every two minutes in the united states. number t >> yes....