i'm scott abraham live at nats park. you hear the sound? ticktock, ticktock, ticktock. the clock is ticking down until first pitch of game one of the nlds between the nats and the cubs. strasburg on the mound for nationals. strasburg making his first start in the postseason since 2014. this is only his second career start in the playoffs. game one is usually a tone setter. the nationals are not worried about getting a win tonight. they want to win the series in general. >> you have to win three in a sears. however you get to three doesn't matter. the focus on the game is what you prepare for. >> you come out and you want to win everything. the biggest thing is not to get down two games. worst case we take the field to win every game. take no prisoners. go out and win every game you can win. >> keep an eye on trey turner. he could be the x-factor around the bases. in the regular season he stole seven bases in a four-game series at nats speed is a weapon. turner will use it to the advantage. >> speed in general in the postseason is important, it may be an error. a pick of

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scott abraham is live at national park for game five between the nats and cubs. nathan: c'mon, nats. scott: we need a curly w. great atmosphere inside nats park. you talk about a pressure cooker. we will have one tonight. game five; we will break it down for you next ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ if you'd have told me three years ago... that we'd be downloading in seconds, what used to take... minutes. that guests would compliment our wifi. that we could video conference... and do it like that. (snaps) if you'd have told me that i could afford... a gig-speed. a gig-speed network. it's like 20 times faster than what most people have. i'd of said... i'd of said you're dreaming. dreaming! definitely dreaming. then again, dreaming is how i got this far. now more businesses in more places can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. scott: i'm scott abraham live at nats park. countdown is and the rain is beginning to fall a bit here at nationals park. game five between the washington nationals and the chicago cubs. this is the situation. one game for all

jonathan: get to scott abraham who is live in clifton, virginia, for the game of the week. this is great weather for high school football. you are cozy. [laughter] secretary ofscott: i tell you w. i have the best seat in the house. friday night lights at centreville high school. the wildcats taking on week. we'll break it all down for you next in sports. announcer: now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealer. scott: hello, everybody. i'm scott abraham live at centreville high school. it is a big night for high school football. we will get to that in a moment. the big story of the day involving the wash search of a new manager. dusty baker is out after two seasons in washington. his contract has not been renewed. his time in washington now finished. the nationals will now have the seventh manager in 14 seasons. the lerner family and g.m. mike rizzo clearly starting fresh for the 2018 season. now dusty baker told "usa today" earlier today, "shocked and disappointed by the nats decision. it's hard to understand." back at the centreville high school, h

let's get over to scott abraham who joins us live from centreville with the high school football game of the week. a lot of people are talking about this. what does losing baker mean for the team? scott: nancy, it basically means continuity is looking for the franchise. dusty baker is out. the washington nationals will now have the seventh manager in 14 seasons. nobody has lasted longer than two and a half years in this managerial position since the nats came back to town. in two years under dusty baker at the helm, the washington nationals won two division titles. 192 total wins. but hard to por get the two the nlds. dusty's contract expired at the end of the season. and the entire coaching staff. the ownership going in a different direction with a new coaching staff from top to bottom for the 2018 season. dusty baker spoke earlier saying he is shocked and disappointed with the nats decision. as for mike rizzo, in the conference call he said the club is moving forward and the search is starting for a new manager and they are hoping to have a guy in place that will lead the franchise

that is where scott abraham is. scott? >> another great night for football. the primetime spotlight shining on the redskins again. monday night football in philly. the redskins trying to get a big win over the division-leading eagles. this is a situation, redskins if they want any chance at the n.f.c. east division title they have to get a win against the eagles. emotions will be running high, especially for kirk cousins. the quarterback will also be playing with a heavy heart. last night his grandmother passed to his grandma last night and our prayers are with him and his family. kirk cousins doesn't have a really good hisser tri on monday night football. he is still searching for his first win. 0-5 in his career. there are only two quarterbacks in nfl history to lose the first six monday night football games. archie manning and brian joe na. he is trying to change that. >> stat like he is o-5 on monday night football is something you can put on a ticker and it creates viewership. i'd be the first one to say i don't know if it tells the whole story. if you l

scott thuman has the best seat in the -- scott abraham has the best seat on the house. st job in the world for today. what is going on, scott? scott: i believe mother nature is a big nats fan. perfect baseball weather. it's beautiful. we are 90 minutes away until first pitch of game one between the cubs and the washington initials. well documented the playoff disappointment with the franchise. e for the fourth time in six years. every time they have come up short. the franchise still searching for that first playoff series victory. the players this week, they are not worried about the past. they are focused on the future. that is knocking off the cubs. >> i don't believe on that stuff. we are playing a different team. we have different players. it is different each and every year. unique scenario. >> we have been in the postseason. we are ready, poised and calm. >> different series, different year. you learn from everything. try to prepare the best way we can. to win this year. >> a large majority of playoff game come down to the starting pitching and the bullpen. the na

abraham scoping out the good seats for first pitch. scotts it is quiet now, but this place will be packed with 40,000 fans around 7:00, 7:30 of game one. this is the marquee series of the first round playoff matches here in major league baseball. park.t all week at nats talked to dusty baker earlier this week and he said this is a different type of group. this teams ngry to get to a playoff series. stephen strasburg is pitching phenom only. -- phenomenally. >> you trust in the guy next to you. that is huge for us. hopefully the fans will be there with us. >> this will be the second post-career start for stephen strasburg. let's head over to suzanne kennedy. suzanne: everyone is excited. the chief marketing officer for the washington nationals, this is where -- >> part will start out when the fans walk in the gates. >> they are going to get this, sponsored by coca-cola. hasy time stephen strasburg a strikeout, they will hold it up, shake it. suzanne: you want to make sure everyone gets down here in a timely fashion. ofthere are a number diffe

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scott abraham is out there. scott, there was so much drama in last night's game and then you get the grand slam. scott: i tell you what, jonathan. this is what the major league baseball playoffs are all about. one game for all the marbles. it will be all decided here tonight for game five of the nlds between the washington nationals and the chicago cubs. the winner moves on to take on the los angeles dodgers in the nlcs. the loser, their season is over. on the mound tonight for the washington nationals, gio gonzalez. the left-hander trying to shut down how did we get here? how did we get into the position where we are right now in game five? it all happened last night at wrigley field. michael a. taylor with a massive grand slam home run in the eighth inning to give the nats the 5-0 lead. they never looked back. sean doolittle came out in the ninth inning to shut the door. so it all comes down to this ballgame tonight. a lot of misery for d.c. sports fans. can they get over the hump? can a team make it to the con

scott abraham has more. scott: call it the calm before the storm.ton nationals held their final preplayoff workout. the guessing game is over. stephen strasburg officially named the game one starter. it's just his second career postseason start and the first since 2014. >> i am excited for the opportunity to pitch in the playoffs again. it's one thing you can't take for granted. you have to make the most of every opportunity you get. >> the questions still surrounding the status of max scherzer. the right-hander looking likely to start game three at wrigley field. >> when you have a nagging injury, every day is po put the hands on him. >> price harper is wearing "vegas strong" hoodie to pay tribute to his hometown but he is focused on the cubs. >> we have five games. whatever it takes. let's get out and play a game. if you win it will be okay. >> i talked to several nats players in the clubhouse today and many shared the same sentiment that less is more in the postseason. all the fun begins here at nats park tomorrow night at game one in the nlds. s

scott abraham was at nats park for workout number one. scott: the journey to the fall classic is underway. under blue skies on a perfect october afternoon. the washington nationals held the first preplayoff work out. it was a long one. the club on the field for over two hours today. the club was loose. >> every time we make it to the playoffs we want to win the world series. only one team will win the world series. we will prepare and do everything we can to give ourselves best chance. hopefully at the ent of october it's us -- end of october it's us. scott: plenty of questions around max scherzer. he told reporters he will pitch in the nlds. which game? still to be determined. >> it's tough for me to diagnose myself and communicate with the team. even for my own knowledge of what i can do. i am able to do so much. but it only seems to show its head when i'm pitching near or at 100%. >> strass throw a pen, max is supposed to throw one. hopefully tomorrow. we'll see. we will make a determination prior to game time. scott: the nats will have

scott: i'm scott abraham. the washington nationals back to square one. dusty baker out of here. coming up in sports, g.m. mike rizzo will explain what went sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. i'm pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no, was i supposed to get fios? mr. peterson. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. it's like it was invented to stream 4k movies and shows. how do you know so much about tv and internet? right. streaming is only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network - get fios - now just $79.99 per month for fios gigabit connection plus tv and phone. jonathan: we have a "7 on your side" consumer alert. ikea dresser recalled a year ago killed yet another child. alison: you will remember we have covered the ikea dressers that can tip over injuring and killing toddlers. senior investigative reporter lisa fletcher has details. >> california toddler is the eighth child to die after ikea dresser toppled over on 2-year-old joseph dudek dried after a three-drawer dresser tipped over on him in the na

. >> i'm scott abraham at na counting you down to first pitch of nlds.ew nats nation has a passionate fan base. we will introduce you to a fan in particular going all i nancy: we are learning more about the man who set up a bomb last year. he practiced in the backyard. according to the prosecutors. ahmad khan rahimi is charged in the chelsea neighborhood bombing from september of 2016. 30 people were hurt in this. another bomb was found blocks away. rahimi faces life in prison if convicted. he has pleaded not guilty. alison: it's one of congress top priority. immigration reform. advocacy groups say most immigrants are a vital part of the society that contributes greatly. another group claims it now has a tally of how much undocumented immigrants cost taxpayers. chief political correspondent scott thuman has both sides in this breakdown. >> we need people in the white house to hear us. scott: in the ongoing debate over who should be allowed to stay in the united states and who should be deported. one group calculated the cost >> its a shocking number. sco

scott abraham introduces us to our rising star. scott: that moment when life flashes before your eyes. >> i hit a tree. there was nothing i could do about it. i thought i was going to die. scott: a serious car accident before mother's day leaving him fighting for his life. >> severe head trauma. so my body was basically useless. >> the langely senior wide receiver in a hospital bed. a long way from a football field. >> started work had p.t. and all that to be able to play this season. >> the sweat, the tears paid off. hans back on the field contributing. >> to have him face something so severe and be able to get back is nice to be able to show the kids like this, this is what we are talking about. scott: thanks to his teammates thinking outside the box, the news of the accident even got to the redskins quarterback kirk cousins who took the time to personally record a get well video message to hans. >> hey, hans, this is kirk cousins from the redskins. got news of your accident. my heart goes out to you. we'll pray for you. stay toug

scott abraham is live there. needless to say, this was a tough one. ror may haver changed the course of the game and may have changed the series for the nationals. anthony rendon's blunder in the sixth inning gave the cubli this loss is not on starter stephen strasburg, becoming just the second pitcher in postseason history to strike out 10 batters and not give up a run and still take the loss. the nats find themselves in an early 0-1 hole against chicago. >> runs are at a premium. kris and anthony have good at-bats. from the offense's perspective, we need to get stuff going. you are not hitting the ball on the gaps, it's tough to string together that many hits. >> we just have to keep playing. this is opening day and we lost the first one. there's no reason to hang our heads. we have to come together in play good tomorrow. scott: the nationals have to quickly reset because game two is back here tomorrow night at 5:30. stop they do not want to go back to wrigley field down 0-2. robert: a tough night at the ballpark. scott, thank you. and the wizards b

i'm scott abraham live at lincoln financial field in philadelphia. monday night football. the players starting to trick to the field. going through the pre-game warm-up. getting loose for this big-time n.f.c. showdown under the br this is a must-win game for the burgundy and gold. a skins loss would give philly commanding three-game lead and a sweep of the season series. the x-factor in game, eagles quarterback carson wentz. no sophomore slump for him. he threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns. the redskins "d" know they have to make him uneasy in the pocket. >> hit him as many times as you can. you go home celebrating. you can't never have too much. you add to the ball and it don't matter where you go. somebody will be there on him. >> the injuries starting to pile up for the redskins. rob kelly is questionable for the game. the running back missed last week's game against niners with a sprained ankle. john gruden says he expects kelly will li no official word for the team on his status for the game. keep it here all night. we have you covered at 8:00 with countdown to ki

it is a different team but as scott abraham learned the terps are optimistic heading in this season. team that is coachable. pretty intelligent team. so far, so good. >> i think the team is a lot different this year. collectively, we have, i think we have it all. our bigs are benter. playing more confident. >> sounds optimistic to me. game six of the world series is tonight. the astros can win it all as houston leads the dodgers 3-2. but you are saying they are not. jonathan: dodgers will win both games and win the series. michelle: stay here on abc7. "worldew i'm i'm up earlyax, for my most important job. -more peanut butter, daddy. -more peanut butter, daddy. as prosecutor, justin fairfax fought drugs, crime, and human trafficking. that's why he's endorsed by virginia law enforcement. buckle up. nothing's more important than keeping them safe and helping them prosper. as your lieutenant governor, i'll work to grow the economy and invest in schools and career training, because virginia's families need more results, not more politics. >>> tonight, b

max scherzer sat down with our scott abraham and said he laughs at the pressure. >> when you start talkingbout the pressure. the pressure, you know, all the teams under pressure. that will go by the wayside for me. that is pressure on failure. like if we fail, we can't play well because we have thought of failure in our head. i refuse that type of attitude. like i said, i think why we have a chip on our shoulder. if you play with a chip on your shoulder, you are playing to win. if you play to win good things happen. robert: awesome way to think. at 9:00, tune in to sports talk. we'll have reaction to the outcome and hopefully a good reaction. full game wrapup at it:00 p.m. on newschannel8 on sports talk. all right. you saw the marquee and the store. 1-0. nats still up. hopefully it stays that way. hopefully and we can see stephen strasburg add to his legacy. back to you in the studio. jonathan: nice when you have:00er in the bullpen. that is serious strength. thank you for that. one last look at weather. steve: tomorrow night if they make it back -- when they make it back. a few showers co

scott abraham joining us from nats park. the clock is ticking. the rain beginning to fall. the nats getting ready for game five of the nlds against the cubs. coming up, explain why manager dusty baker doesn't believe in d.c. sports curses. >> it's moving day for the lockkeeper's house on the national mall. i'm cheryl conner. coming up, we will tell you how far it will go and when the visitors can get insi sweet 4k tv, mr. peterson. thanks. i'm pretty psyched. did you get fios too? no, was i supposed to get fios? mr. peterson. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. it's like it was invented to stream 4k movies and shows. how do you know so much about tv and internet? right. streaming is only as good as your internet. so get the best internet - with the 100% fiber-optic network - get fios - now just $79.99 per month for fios gigabit connection plus tv and phone. nancy: back now with the plans to move historic lightkeepers house from the national mall. cheryl conner was there when the building moved today. >> you have to take a close look to see the t

oh, that would include andrew jackson, abraham lincoln. winfield scotte most important general at the time in america told robert e. lee he was making the worst decision of his life. this was not a close call. america mattered then and it matters now. history is not history when it comes to the civil war. these monuments were put up during reconstruction. >> jim crow. >> to stick it to freed black people and let them know that the civil war was fought for not. ulysses s. grant is pained by the fact that it was his believe that the civil war didn't matter because things were not actually going to change. history is not history, general kelly. and i think that has been born out. >> also, this is the big word. slavery. it was about slavery not a crisis of conscience. what does this show us? kelly is a respected guy. how he leads men and women, how he has organized his attention to duty. that's all true. i've checked it ten ways from sunday. it's true. giving him credit for a political modulating ethos is false. it's always been false. the idea that he would

abraham door called for the u.s. government to go further removing so that from a blacklist of countries accused of sponsoring terrorism scott heide lawyer reports . joy on the streets of sudan after the u.s. state department announced it was lifting twenty year old economic and trade sanctions it's seen as a move down the path of normalized. in relations some think it'll improve their life as you see the american and sudanese flags flown in a spontaneous popular joyful reaction this is an indication that the sanctions have had a heavy toll on the people and the economy. prices and living costs have fallen a made easier for the needy. the announcement was widely anticipated a process started under president barack obama the u.s. saying the move came after sudan began addressing concerns of fighting terrorism and human rights abuses the sanctions were piling pressure on an already struggling economy and. it's true that the country is facing economic problems however the sanctions exacerbated if not complicated the situation it doesn't enable government officials to restructure the economy as it should be there were also assur