. >> coming up in sports, bryce harper an the nats defense helping out stephen strausburg >>> time is winding down. >> yeah, all the numbers have been falling around, but there's one we're waiting for. two. two is the number. if you haven't gotten tickets for next friday's game, you better be quick about it. stephen strausburg will pitch just two more times this season as the schedule looks, that's september 7th and then 12th at the mets. today against the defending champion cardinals, the nat's ace, well, he was all that. and the nats taking a field after the 13 minute rain delay. runners at the corner and that's some heat. gets out of a jam. one of nine on the game. he's got runners at the corner. brian anderson skies one to shallow right. harper is under it and apparently, allen craig has not gotten the memo yet. harper has a cannon for an arm. great throw by harper and a great tag by kurt suzuki to keep the cards off the board and wouldn't you know it? bottom of the inning, suzuki at the dish and it's gone. talk about a tag him out, hit him out. he also had an rbi single. sean bur

stephen strausburg shut down on saturday.ubber game today versus the marlins and end comes early for another nats starting pitcher. jackson, he's celebrating his 9 29th birthday and i think i know what he wished for. a do over. top second, marlins pitcher hitting gets ahold of the pitch, bryce harper loses it in the sun. two runs score. marlins up 3-0. harper, man, i hate day games. right? he's got the glasses. they didn't work though. the the struggle ls continue for edwin in the fourth. justin takes him deep to left. peterson hustles in for first base. rbi double, miami up 5-0. jackson lasted just four and two-thirds innings. gives up nine hits, six runs. his counterpart will go in for the complete game shutout. he grounds out to third, nats use an and the series to miami. so nats on the opposite end of the sports spectrum today and lost to the yankees, 13-3 and now, the yankees back on top of the al east. >> that's what sports is all about though. >> sun was brow tautal. >> don't make plans for february. >> that's the news

. >> stephen strausburg of the washington nationals. arguably, the best pitcher in the league.> you've got the washington nationals setting him down because they want to protect his arm. had this elbow surgery called t tommy johns surgery. one of these surgeries that takes time to heal, so they want to protect him for the future, they say, as opposed to the short-term. problem with that, washington nationals have a chance to go to the postseason for the first time since 1933 and they're about to do it without their best pitcher. this is not good. >> not good at all. >> thank you, sir. i like having you in here. man, that's a strong handshake. >> we can continue. >> appreciate it. >>> okay, listen. his family says he was kept from flying first class because of the disability, but american airlines says a 16-year-old could have posed a threat to other passengers. is this discrimination or a safety precaution? we'll hear from the family. that's next. oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and

stephen strasburg pitched brilliantly yesterday. he struck out nine hitters and gave up two hits and did not allow a single run in six innings. the nationals will only get two more outings from strausburghe'll be shut down for the season after a september 12th start in new york. that means his final game at home will be friday night against the marlins. the nats have been the talk of the baseball world in recent weeks because of their decision to shut down strasburg earlier this it year. strasburg isn't paying attention to all the controversy. >> i'm just focused on the next start. that's all i can focus on right now. >> he leads in pitching. >>> hail, the wet weather couldn't stop the annual labor day concert. the concert was moved inside to the eisenhower theater at the kennedy center. officials made the decision early yesterday because of the threat of bad weather. thankfully it didn't impact the crowds at all. the national symphony orchestra played to an almost packed house. and we are talking about this a little earlier. always great to have a backup plan. you might want to have one for today. >> have a backup plan. >> we find out from meteorologist veronica johnson. >> excellent