the braves have stephen strasburg and he's on the mound again tonight versus santana. this should be a playoff type atmosphere. meanwhile, adam jones provides the pitch of the night. that goes right into the camera and cost a pretty penny for espn cameras. shattered. they look at my face on -- after a rough night. the rg iii ankle injury shows no fracture. he will wear a cast and will not be on the injured reserve, which is significant. >> how long will the beautiful weather last us? >> the next seven days but pretty good to me. some clouds in the morning and possibly a shower. an afternoon sunshine and 75-80 degrees. butyl weather on wednesday and thursday, mid-70's. a few more clouds on friday, and then the weekend looks great. are the cloudy skies expected saturday and sunday. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." direct hit. the monster hurricane making landfall. millions of americans tonight bracing for flooding, whipping winds. and the tourists trapped. >>> also tonight, the wild fires. families racing from their homes. we're on the front lines. >>> the famous nfl

stephen strasburg took a lot of baggage into the game with the braves.their last shot at them comes arrive in three against the braves. the nationals uop 1-0. dials longs distance. deep center field. it was 2-0 washington. stephen strasburg was great tonight, a five-hitter over seven innings, seven strikeouts, virtually untouchable. freddie freeman got so mad that he broke his bat and was ejected. still interesting in the ninth inning, the tying run on second with a shot to short. asman knocked it down. knocks it down, gets him out at first. >> we feel like we really battled to win that game. he was pitching really well against us. a couple of key base hits with guys in scoring position. baltimore, that a love the birds, blue jays-orioles. kelly johnson aboard. to run home run, game, set, match. is orioles' magic number one. a baltimore-washington world series, i have been calling for it all year, getting closer. thisi got good news morning when he found out he did not have a fracture and he would not need surgery. of 100, i'm told, there is a broken bon

seven strikeouts, six shutout innings for stephen strasburg today. bottom of the eighth. nats up. cabrera, second baseman gets a lot of this pitch deep off the scoreboard. this is going clear the bases. a three-run double, and nats, they go on to beat the marlins 5-1. afterwards, matt williams knows his ace is locked in heading to his first postseason start. >> i ts, you know, an indication of that. as we discussed before the game, it feels great. his strength is good. he's throwing the ball where he wants to. he's making pitches when he needs to. that's typical stephen of what we've seen all year long and he's ready for next week. >> final game. season tomorrow at nationals park. >>> talk college football now. a lot of people say-of-said maryland couldn't play with the big boys. said they couldn't hang in the big ten conference. basketball would be okay but football -- not so much. listen to this. maryland as of right now at the top of the big 10 eastern division standings inklugs penn state, ohio state, michigan and michigan state. first-ever big 10 conference dame for the terps

. >> stephen strasburg wants to know. >> see you at 11:00. >>> welcome to "world news tonight." and breaking right now, the first confirmed case of ebola, right here in the united states. ththe american who had been to africa, home here for some time and then the symptoms. how many people did he come in contact with? dr. richard besser and what we're learning as we come on the air. >>> also breaking tonight, the widening secret service scandal at the white house. how far did that armed intruder get? and the new development here, the one person who stopped him and how. >>> also, the major break just coming in after a shooting at this american high school. the real scare inside. what happened? and tonight, what authorities have just revealed. >>> and, in hot water. america's olympic hero, michael fell list phelps, and that new controversy. and what he's saying tonight.

and stephen strasburg, talk about a guy who brought out the guns! he took over the lead. league lead in strikeouts. >> here he is with the bat. lays down the bunt. bryce harper, is he safe? take another look at this one. is he safe? oh, yeah! >> nats win 5-1. >> he's as good as he's been all month. just the same as he's been for the last four, five starts. >> make every start. so i did that. and i want to keep working hard and hopefully i can continue to do that. >> strasburg, 14 and 11 on the season. >>> dc united, oh, yeah. they win it 1-nil. still a month away. but they're in 6th place by 6 points. >> thank you cable. for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you, cable because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. the numbers don't lie. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability, and hd picture quality. so join the millions who enjoy the difference fios makes and get a fios triple play online at an amazing price guaranteed fo

stephen strasburg on the mound, and he had it going.s for strasburg today. already up a run, anthony rendon sens this ball to left. that would draw in an 81 rbi on the year for anthony rendon. the nats sweep the four-game set over the marlins and take this one 2-1, 91st win of the season, the nationals. seven games remaining for the nats. let's hope they can lock up home field advantage. >>> amelia's watching the showers. that's going to do it for us for now. we hope to see you after the game tonight. have a great one. in cases of rape and incest, just like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge. >>> on this siunday night, the fallout. on this nfl sunday, new questions swirl about the ray rice assault case. what did his team know and when did they kno

stephen strasburg taking the mound tonight for the nationals. >>> a reminder to vote in our latest highl game of the week poll. here is this week's four games to choose from. text the code next to the game you want to see to 25543 and we'll announce the winner thursday night and as always, highlight the show friday night at 11:00. that will do it for us here at redskins park with the latest from robert griffin, iii and his injury and how the redskins are going to move forward. i'm kristen berset. back to you in the studio. >>> it's chillers president of. >> but it's nice. it's football weather. it's -- it's chillers. >> but it's nice. it's football weather. >> it walittle chilly this morning in the burbs, 40s this morning and yesterday in the morning in the burbs. next seven days looks nice, want to do outdoor painting, do it. maybe a sprinkle thursday and now the weekend dry with temperatures in the mid-70s on saturday, upper 70s on sunday. >> are you going to be doing some painting? >> just a little spot i need. >> your list grows when the weather gets good and chilly. >> good week to

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stephen strasburg pitched well at the right time putting up seven strong innings as the nats complete a four-game sweep of the miami marlins. their regular season road trips are done and they just have one more week before the postseason begins. >> can we all agree it was a cheap shot by baker? >> i think it was a cheap shot. quarterbacks are the most protected person on that field. if you tap him on the shoulder you might get a flag. >> i know you are going to get into it later. kirk cousins, how would you sum up his play? >> pretty g. >> pretty good? 400 yards? >> well, that last drive was so strange beck had been making those plays all game. but, i mean, really impressive for the pressure that's on him starting for rgiii. >> we're not take moral victories over here. >> i know it's an l. >> recap? >> fall arrives tomorrow. mid-70s tomorrow, low 70s tuesday. and again, thanks for coming in. i'll even say that if you want a german engineered compact sedan that's fun, fuel-efficient, and affordable, there's only the volkswagen jetta. like this one, 36 highway mpg. well, except for the

stephen strasburg with two on. freddie freeman with the nasty curveball.ne of eight strikeouts in the game for strass. justin upton at the plate. off the glove, adam laroche brings in the run and the rbi single for upton. the braves take a 2-1 lead. six innings and three runs allowed. then in the seventh, upton again. this time with two other. takes to it left center. one run come in easily. bryce harper cuts this off. off the mark a bit. a two-run double for upton. he had two rbis in the game. 6-2 in that magic number. stays at 10-10. orioles fans, cheering their birds against the red sox. the top three. the o's already up 1-0. two on for adam jones and he continues to have a great season here. taking it down. all the way to the wall. two runs come in to score. jones, the swek the double. his 84th and 85th. top five now. caleb joseph at the plate here. catcher, ready to knock this one. crushes it to the top of the green monster. a two-run shot for him. three rbis in the game. the orioles go on to win it. 10-6, their magic number down to 8. so doug, i know

nats win 4-2 behind seven scoreless innings of stephen strasburg and the orioles inching closer to theirion title since 1997 hosting the blue jays bottom of the 4th. ryan flaherty slams open the door of a two-run shot. he'll have a plaque with his name. they hang on to win 5-2. they can clinch the division with a 1 tomorrow as well. both teams tomorrow -- with a >>> that is our broadcast for tonight. thanks for staying up. >> letterman is next. have a great night, everybody! enjoy th in fairfax county we had to cut a lot of waste. we consolidated offices. started sharing printers. we can walk a few feet. replaced computers, but kept the monitors. they still work fine. we even discovered that the phone company overcharged us by three million dollars! i approve this message because congress doesn't need another right winger. they need someone who can balance a budget. oh, and we definitely didn't need so many government studies. ♪ ♪ you might have noticed things are looking pretty good at southwest. our dazzling smiles. our incredible good looks. our new ride. and some shiny, new nonstops

nats a stephen strasburg faces off against the phils jerome williams. williams three and zero since signing with the phils last month. erika, back over to you. >> some of us wore eagles green today. ukee, just saying. >> i check, my green suit hadn't been to the clean and wasn't pressed but you know i bleed eagles green. >> we know you do, ukee. >> ya ya. >> coming up in the next half hour of "eyewitness news", from the east coals to the west coast, we'll show you how the entertainment worlds is mourning the loss of joan rivers. still days a which from even being announced, iphone six. but it hasn't stopped some people from lining up for it already. can you believe that? plus, the rumors features may see on the new screen. and victoria kate return, day in the park, victoria and kate return, with your traffic and weather together on 39's, back who's more excited about back to school savings at staples? the moms? or the dads? with guaranteed low prices on mechanical pencils, it's definitely the dads. staples. make more happen for less.

. >>> on the baseball diamond stephen strasburg trying to better his luck against the atlanta braves.y've gotten the best of him all season and today was really no different. strasburg allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings. the braves take this one 6-2 avoiding the sweep. >>> meanwhile the baltimore orioles did complete the sweep of the boston red sox today. the birds raced out to an 8-0 lead and didn't look back. their magic number to clinch the al east is at eight. >>> d.c. united in new jersey taking on their rival the red bulls, 90th minute 0-0, not anymore. lloyd sam beats bill hamid, red and black lose 1-0. >> wow. >>> with so much going on with the raines you forget there is actually -- ravens you forget there is actually a game tomorrow. this is a rivalry game. they hate the steelers. >> they don't want to go 0-2 either. >> only 12% of teams that go 0- 2 make the playoffs. >> look at you with the numbers. >> wow, the doctor. the mathematician. >> not really. somebody told me that. i just remembered it. >> he googled it. >> might not even be right. who knows? >> of c

stephen strasburg on the hill. he serves on to b.j. upton.his ball is deep, back, back, and it is gone. 1-0, braves. they are now in the sixth inning with the braves leading 2-1. strasburg is on the hill with two outs. the braves now lead 3-1. we want to correct our primetime tease. this is the nfl preview. this is the redskins last ek. we are looking ahead to the season. we will have to really young with us, torrey smith with us. it is going to be a fun night. >> the tim brant football special. we are looking forward to it. >> you are going to be the lead-in for the president. [laughter] coming up next on abc seven news at 5:00 -- >> a local man's first day of college. >> a local man's first day of college. what's it like paying for internet rated 6th out of 7 in customer satisfaction? umm, i don't like it. we showed people a survey that stacked fios up against comcast. i'm with comcast right now in the muckety muck. in the muckety muck down here. are you happy with next to last? no, that's not fun. that's not so bad, you're not dead last um

nationals will sends a stephen strasburg to the mounds, will face jerome williams.s his quest to become the first phyllis to win in more than 40 years, at the top right now, hitting .3146789 the last fill toy win it hall of famer richie ashburn who hit .350 to win his second batting title. led the league in hitting in 1955. >> 7:49 right now. busy morning around here, we get you pump up for eagles football. >> we've had the eagles pep band, drum line, eagles cheerleaders this our studio. they were on sister station cbss3. unveil their 2015 swimsuit calendar during fashion show last night. >> this year's edition photographed in mexico, but around here this morning, it was an eagles pep rally. >> ♪ >>> ♪ >> bobby and the gang, oh, they do it so well, been doing it so long. the calendar 1499. >> i wonder if we can show that on air? there go. >> 1499. so good. >> a loft folks did research on that, yes, today. help us with the scripts. >> yes right. >> still ahead, an american classic hits i mack theatres. >> oh, yes. >> hey, i am this week forest gump back in theatres f

saturday stephen strasburg turned in one of his finest performances of the season.g out eight and giving up just one run in seven and two-thirds innings. 3-1 win over the mariners. a sunday sweep proved challenging as the nationals blew a lead, dropping the series finale 5-3. as the calendar flipped to september, on to l.a. denard span was an unlikely source for power blasting not one but two home runs. for what it's worth he credited eating rosco's chicken and waffles earlier in the day. in all the nats' bats crushed four more home runs, giving them 14 over the past four games. tuesday they fell victim to the best pitcher in baseball. as clayton kershaw stopped the hot hitting nats and held them to one run over eight innings in a 4-1 final. then came wednesday's matinee. lasting 14 innings. the nationals used a team record 26 players. adam laroche came off the bench and drove in five runs including the go ahead rbi in an 8-5 win. a solid 4-2 west coast swing solidified the nats' position to head back to the postseason, owning over a 99% chance of getting there with

saturday stephen strasburg turned in one of his finest performances of the season striking out eight and giving up just one run in 7 2/3 inni >>> we have news on joan rivers' final resting place and how stars are remembering the legend. lance bass, my co-host for the day, you knew joan. >> sure did. a lot of grief out there. she touched so many. >> she started crying and gave me a kiss. it was really emotional. >> i knew her as a woman, as a mother, and as someone that i could call a friend. >> our thoughts are with her family. >> i'm at the temple where joan's funeral will be held. i've got details on this weekend's tribute. >> are you going to the funeral on sunday? >> i will be. >> and take a listen to how joan actually detailed her last wishes. >> i want my funeral to be a huge showbiz affair. i want to be buried in a valentino gown. >> we'll also tell you why an autopsy was performed. >> people really want to know about that clinic. >> and we will look into the investigation and how melissa is