all five of their experts are picking the lions to win this game. >> outside ford field, sara walsh, s now and wusa9.com. >> thank you, sara. we got it covered tomorrow of course full post-game report from the motor city. sara walsh in the locker room with reaction then brian mitchell will be here to break it down on sports plus after the 11:00 p.m. news. >>> thursday night, of course. hockey season starts. caps starting at home. home opener saturday against toronto. so today a perfect time to get fans all revved up for the upcoming campaign. team holding its first ever convention. basically it was an opportunity for everyone to get out there and rock the red and allow fans to take in everything that the capitals do. get some ought grfs signed. take pictures. do some drills saying it is more evident that dc is a hockey town. >> to see over 5000 people in here just clamoring to see their stars or idols a lot of times is a lot of fun. >> the caps by the way open at boston. i was mistaken. sorry about that. >>> braves and nats with the saturday afternoon matinee. three-run homer. 6-4 bra

nba star delonte west arrested and sara walsh is here to give us all of the details. what happened. >> well, the maryland native was pulled over thursday night after he cut off a police officer on the beltway. that officer found a loaded hand begun in his pocket, another in his -- handgun in his pocket, another in his pant leg and another tied on his back. he was described as being very cooperative and has since been released. the cavaliers say they have been in contact with west but won't comment further. the 26-year-old grew up in greenbelt and played for eleanor roosevelt high school. now, last year west left cavaliers training camp to seek treatment for depression and a mood disorder. he now has a scheduled court appearance on november 20th. derek. >> sara walsh, thanks for that. >>> just ahead, the dangerous mix of teens and explosive. >>> and representative joe wilson setting off some firecrackers himself. back home he says he's been made a target and he wants help from his constituents. >> those stories and much more right after the break. 9news now continues.

with that, we head to sara walsh who is live tonight. they didn't end the season well. >> reporter: no, they didn't. you have never seen a happier group of guys and that's because this pre-season is over. >> it feels good to be over. i'm ready for the regular season. i'm try of playing quarters an series and being done. i'm ready for a whole game atmosphere and everybody can come together. all of our players. everybody included. and we can get to see it. >> it was good. i think a lot of guys got a lot of good experience. it gave the coaches a chance to see what they wanted it see. >> reporter: a 1 and 3 preseason record. but they said it doesn't matter because that slate is about to be wiped clean. we're going to have much more. back to you in the studio. >> it will matter in ten days against the giants. we'll have more, including an update on colt brennan's injury that took place in the 4th quarter. that's coming up a little later in sports. >> thank you, brett. >>> tense moments after a car ran into a bidding. it happened just -- build

sara walsh, 9news now and wusa9.com. >>> all right, let me answer topper's question, first., chris cooley's wife was a redskins cheer leader, and she got fired, but she did get to marry chris. if you would like to see that e- mail and chris' response, it's on his blog, which is chriscoole y47.blogspot.com. and don't let your kids watch it. >> got it. thanks. up next, a young mother's desperate quest to see her daughter see. how far would you go for a cure. >> and we are always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, tonight's living well segment is next. [ female announcer ] black is always flattering. myth. head & shoulders is just for dandruff. myth. the fact is, head & shoulders does more than ordinary shampoos and conditioners. it gives you... seven scalp and hair benefits including relieving dryness, itch and irritation. fact. black may not always be flattering, but beautiful, 100% flake-free hair always is. head & shoulders. respect the scalp. love the hair. >>> tonight in living well, a story of fighting blindness against incredible odds. a family from king george, virginia, i

sara walsh has the latest from redskins park. >> reporter: with a loss, the redskins are learning to in this town doesn't always bring praise. >> this is probably the worst it has gotten to tell you the truth. really has. i have been booed here before. i don't know if i have ever been booed for a win before but that's probably the bottom of the barrel so far. >> a win is a win and they can't take it back. so we ain't going to give it back. >> reporter: washington doesn't have a losing record and at 1-1 only nine teams in the league are better off in the standings. yet the negative reaction surrounding a positive outcome for some is startling. >> i haven't ever heard this much criticism. >> we are not stressing about it. we hope you're not stressing about it. but it is coming. >> reporter: since the team's first victory everything has come under question from the play calling -- >> when we run down there, it is like, they need to throw the ball more. when we throw the ball they say you need to run. >> reporter: to coach jim zorn's potential position on the hot seat, although clinton p

sara walsh is joining us from the newsroom with details on what is happening. >> reporter: the reason he happened to be in prince georges county is because the maryland native keeps an off- season home there, having graduated from eleanor roosevelt high in greenbelt, maryland. west was stopped at 10:00 last night for making an unsafe lane change while riding his motorcycle on central avenue. the officers found he had two handguns and a shotgun. he was arrested. although the officers describe him as very cooperative. he was traded to the cavaliers in a 2008 and in high school he led his roosevelt raiders to the first tournament appearance. he finished 4runners up. same year he was a "washington post" player of the year. the cavaliers are yet to make a comment. their training camp opens a week from monday. west now has a scheduled court appearance on november 20th. that day his team has a game in indiana. anita? >> thank you for the update. >>> we have more breaking news. time out of maryland. you are looking live at a water main break. this is in a neighborhood southeast baltimore coun

. >>> and now, 9 sports with sara walsh, the best sports in town. >> the beautiful thing about football season is re deposition is always just -- redemption is always just seven days away. and tomorrow afternoon, the terps are going to need a big dose of that to erase what has so far been a shaky start to this '09 season. the terps -- maryland graduate today 30 so the terps knew this would be a rebuilding year. and despite the upset just a week ago, they have the right formula tore better days a -- for pet better -- for better days ahead. >> if you keep working at it, you fail, you learn, you grow, you get better, you have that attitude, eventually you'll be good. >> nfl the redskins leave for detroit tomorrow. portis is listed as questionable with a sore ankle. meanwhile there is going to be a new guy in front of him. he will get his first nfl snap in detroit. >> the start season braves and he is not going it like this. top of the first atlanta up one. check out the guys in the outfield. neither one going for it. that is willie harris, justin maxwell. the braves with three unearned run

. >>> and now 9sports with sara walsh. the best sports in town. >>> the redskins spent the entire preseason trying to figure out who would win the team's number 2 receiving slot and apparently the new york giants still need the opener to figure out who is there number 1. the coach announced his team is going to use a four-man rotation. with plaxico burress gone. this week the unknown wideouts are causing concern for washington. >> they are younger guys but young guys you never know what you might get out of them. you might get the correct route, you might get the wrong route. >> we just go out and play football at the end of the day. >> meanwhile a season ago the guy leading the redskins in receptions wasn't a wide receiver but a tight end. chris cooley enjoyed another pro bowl year with a career best 849 yards, 83 catches and 0 touchdowns from jason campbell. antwaan randle el in philadelphia. when you've got a tight end capable of the numbers cooley can put up your starting quarterback better get in the ball in the end z

. >>> now nine sports with sara walsh, the best sports in town. >> chris samuels was back in full effectoday in practice and the redskins going against the rams. and anthony is questionable which means washington has little reason not to put away a st. louis team that was 2-14 a season ago. although 50% of the wins came courtesy of the redskins. washington won four straight and five without a single turnover a season ago and this debacle in week six. three turnovers. topper was there and it is them to this day. >> nothing that needs to be said about this game. because you already know this is a team that came in and beat us last season. >> reporter: this team beat us last year. they came and beat us in our house, so we should remember that and recognize that we can't just assume this will be easier. >> reporter: all right. santana moss against the giants. two catches, six yards and $5,000 for this altercation with webster. webster was also fined that same amount according to the post. >>> now to a story we broke this afternoon on wusa9.com, maryland native and cleveland cavaliers guard d

. >>> and now 9 sports with sara walsh, the best sports in town. >> when you think of tough places toy, a few venues come to mind. like lambeau in december, fenway in october and the black hole in oakland where your ears will bleed from obscenities. however, the trip comes from a pleasant place florida. washington 0-6 at seminoles stadium. adam dunn launching his homerun of the year. nats are out to a 2-0 lead. in the 6th the game tied at two. mike morse the long fly ball to center. that's going to bounce right off the top of the wall for a double. two-run score. nats go up 4-2. then in the 7th, ryan zimmerman the insurance homerun. a solo shot. it is his 29th. the nats stop the stump in florida beating the marlins 5-3. orioles at the yankees. and the start of this one delayed for an hour and 44 thanks to the wet stuff. baltimore was down 4-3 when brian roberts gave his team the lead. right now the o's are up 7-4 in the 7th. basketball's hall of fame ceremony tonight david robinson earned his induction along with this guy, michael jordan going into the hall. a legend that likely will

i have to say that sentiment is echoed on our own sara walsh's blog, skins unsensorred on wusa9.com. calls her web post debacle in detroit. hers reads the redskins have become exactly who they didn't want to be, that team, the one that ends the lions skid. check out the redskins facebook page. thousands of comments are pour pouring in. i want to share two with you this morning. one wrotes, i have been a redskins fan 30 years and i can't watch anymore. i'm tired of being more emotional than the guys out there playing. there are a ton of comments if you want to see the postings, i will have them on my blog at wusa9.com. >> remember the steelers had a 30 year drought before they became a power house. >> how about all of those super bowls they didn't win. >> and then the coach goes to the next team and, a little phase. >> we must. >> we have to watch out for some rain -- not rain. but wind. wind is going to be the major thing later this afternoon it will stick around tomorrow and a little on wednesday, as well. bus stop weather this morning. all is clear for the kids. temperatures in the

sara walsh's blog, skins unsensorred. she posted this last night. she titled it debacle in detroit. she started by writing the redskins have become exactly who they want want to be, that team the one that ends the lions skin and one more blog this morning, the "washington post" redskin insider blog. what they have done is they have even posted a poll in which they are asking the question should coach zorn be fired? 7,000 people have voted thus far. 65% say yes. 34% say no. >>> now, as you might imagine, that topic is, of course, something that is being debated on the social networking sites like facebook. this is their fan page. one comment from tammy weiss. this is one out of thousands she wrote this is a very sad day in nfl football. very depress but i am loyal and will not turn my back on them they will rise again one day but have house cleaning to do first. >> whether they have house cleaning we will leave it up to the bloggers but it is certainly what is hot on the web. >> thank you very much. >>> can't do anything about it but we can talk about weather. >> we can. the weather

. >>> i'm sara walsh at redskins park. jason campbell is well aware the heat is on him. it's another quarterback taking the most criticism. that story ahead. >>> all right, thanks. we are looking at the pollen count. we'll take you out with the pollen could want. you can access this via the web. grass is low, grass is history. weeds are in the moderate range, but mold spores stayed low today. we'll come back and talk about when the showers rolled in and there is heavy rain coming o stay tst tuned. the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and mcdonnell opposed birth control for married adults. learn more about bob mcdonnell's crusade to take virginia backwards. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> welcome back. janet jackson will pay tribute to her late brother at the mtv video music awards. jackson will open the show with a mus