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field at fed ex, get your . >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens, the best sports in town. >> steven strasburgs to boston. it sounds like a movie. sort of ironic, though. premiere pleasant day flame throwers visits the house of the best power pitcher of the previous area. talking about rogers clemons. legal troubles notwithstanding. take a look. there is the hurler right there. harper in the 4th. he rocked them. oh, oh, oh. uh-oh. there goes the hammer. [ laughing ] >> his 6th of the year. strasburg cruising to the 6th. he wins again. season high 19 pitches. nats win their first game ever at fenway park 7-4. good stuff. orioles with a tough one too. phillies in town. 4th inning shane victoreno getting the ball to hawaii. that's a solo shot. orioles a game out after losing this one 9-6. derek mcginty is going to love this one. redskins players out in the community visiting various locations. today's stop in chantilly. the running back hung out with chris neil. but no matter where you go, no redskins can escape an rg3 question. a rookie was asked whether he gave griffin any advice on acclimating

last night, steven strasburg would have needed noah's ark to reach the mound, but today it's dry and the nats' ace was taking on the atlanta braves. strasburg topped ten in the majors in strikeouts, and he would start early today. first batter, michael bourn, gets him looking. next up, mar teen prado down swinging and more of the same for brian mccann. strasburg strikes out the side in the first inning. he strikes out nine over seven innings. unbelievable. meanwhile, michael morse making his return to the nats after missing the first 50 games with a strained lat. two on, two out. but he grounds out to short to end the first inning. morse 0 for 3 so far in his return. >>> this game would become a pitching dual. let's go to the fifth, still scoreless. brandon beachy having a good game until jesus flores takes a high fastball deep to left, and out of the park. his second of the year puts the nats up 1-0, right now the nationals up 2-0 in the eighth. >>> chavez and the 0s trying to snap a six-game skid. chavez takes jeremy held i canson deep and exits quickly. the solo shot, his first of

now look at what else is happening around the nation. >> steven strasburg was going his 10th victory last night and colorado and pitched pretty well into the sixth inning. his first five, he threw 72 2-1 lead.d he had a he rips it. in an strasburg chunks second. there was a 96-mile per hour fastball than hit this young man. rockies went after them. eric young comes around and score as easily from second. win.ockies the nationals have lost several of their last ballgames. there's a look at sports. a great day. >> thanks so much. president obama will want to before joking with red sox nation again. don't want to do that in boston. he was trying to joke with supporters at a fundraiser in boston. the president thanked them for a tradedaseman who was sunday on the day before they chicago white sox. ds.thank you for eucli [boos] >> i am just saying. he will have to change the color of his socks. [laughter] i did not think i would get any boos, but i should not of up baseball. mistake. you have to know your crowd. thee is a mainstay on fenway park for the past six years. >> a lesson learned

steven strasburg was spectacular last night. 10 strikeouts with seven innings, scattered five hits. of their funk and win 3-2. game 5 of the nba championship with miami and everything on the line. what the game on abc 7 8:30 pre-game, tipping off at 9:00. pat a gray day. >> 76 degrees outside. the news continues at 5:30. >> a prince george's county councilwoman learning punishment for driving 100 miles an hour on the beltway. much she will have to pay it. >> it is my distinct honor to introduce the 47th president of the united states, joseph -- >> did vice-president joe biden >? receiver promotion we did not biden > -- received a promotion we did not know about? a little slip up. >> we were in the '90s yesterday, even >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead hoping the second day of summer will bring some relief from the heat. forget that. not going to happen. we are in for more potentially record temperatures today. good morning, washington. it's thursday, june 21. i am steve chenevey. >> it i am natasha barrett, in for cynne simpson. we

steven strasburg is on the mound for the nats.rt of pitching staff. >> and the pitching coach, he told theo harris, it's the comradery among the pitchers that's making them so successful. >> all five starters, when one is pitching the other four guys sit together in the bull pen. they all get along great. they play golf and do all this stuff together. it's not only a butch of talented guys, the thing that's important is their character that makes the pen because they take pride and they're that much better and having been a part of a decent staff at a time you have the other four guys pulling for you and in a sense, pushing you to make you do better. and i didn't really have any doubt that we would be extremely good but, you know, they probably are even better than i thought. >> the best. the best e.r.a in baseball. stephen strasberg, everybody says he has some of the best stuff in baseball and do you agree with that and how do you coach that? >> trying not to mess it up too much? >> he does. he has such quality stuff. the fastbal

. >>> coming up tonight, cars rolling in for the national >>> a lot of firsts for steven strasburg including tonight in colorado. >> stephen strasburg has been hitters look silly all year long. strasburg hoping to be the first nats pitcher to win seven straights games. the ace making more noise at the plate than at the mound. stephen strasburg at the dish. the pitch hit hard and deep to left center. it goes all the way to the wall. and the nats take a 2-1 lead. he has five extra base hits this year. more than any other pitcher in baseball. a scary moment here. marco scutaro hit in the head. a 95-mile-an-hour football from strasburg. strasburg clearly shaken up. scutaro evaluated. he could walk off the field on his own power but he would have to leave the game. strasburg gave up two runs and left with the nats trailing 3-2. right now they are down 4-2 in the top of the ninth. >>> college world series south carolina taking on arizona. tied at 1 in the top of the ninth. matt price, brandon dixon takes him down the line. an rbi double. arizona take a 2-1 lead. arizona wins the national champions

marco scutaro's at-bat against steven strasburg gets scary at coors field. >> it sounded like it hit his bat. or was that the helmet? >> strasburg drills scutaro in the helmet. with a 95-mile-per-hour fastball. scutaro stayed down for a few moments, got up, walked off under his own power. strasburg visibly shaken as he waited to see if scutaro was going to bounce up. strasburg gave up two runs in the inning, lost his second decision of the year. the nationals lost 4-2. scutaro, thank goodness, is okay. >>> college baseball, arizona taking on south carolina, needing one more win to claim the college world series title. top of the ninth, game tied 1-1. brandon dixon smokes one down the leftfield line. robert going to come around from second to score, arizona takes the lead, they tacked on a couple more to make it 4-. but the gamecooks loaded the bases, grayson greiner at plate with a chance to do some damage. but he flies out to end the game. the wildcats get past the two-time defending national champion, south carolina ga gamecocks and win their first college world series title since

. >>> the nats steven strasburg was cruising along and this happened.taro in the head with a fastball. scutaro was okay, but strasburg wasn't, the rockies won it 4-. tough day to be an american at wimbledon. five-time champ, venus williams lost her opening-round match and john isner is also heading home after losing in five sets. the party continued in miami, the heat celebrated their nba title with a ticker tape parade. hundreds of thousands lined the streets to catch a glimpse of dwyane wade, lebron james and company. it's a franchise's second title. right now they're the favorites in vegas to win it again next year. that's your first look at spor, i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another look at the weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins, he has your hot, hot, hot, weather channel forecast. >> some people are saying it's summer, it's supposed to be hot. but this is kind of pushing it. i mean yes it is supposed to be hot. we like it hot. but this is a little ridiculous in areas of texas and up to colorado. this is the weather pattern, we're cool i

the hottest home game in rockies history which spans 1,544 games, but it wasn't too hot for steven strasburg to become the first pitcher to win seven straight starts. bottom of the 4th tied 1-1. strasburg strikes out carlos gonzalez to take over the major league lead with his 114th strikeout on the season, eight on the day. top of the 5th jesus flores led off with a double. next strasburg delivers a drive to center field that rolls to the wall. flores scores on strasburg's fifth extra base hit of the season, his fourth double. 2-1 nationals. bottom of the 6th, strasburg drills scutaro with a 95-mile an hour fastball that hits him in the helmet and knocks him to the ground. strasburg not happy. it was an accident. scutaro walked off the field but was done for the day. three batters later tied 2-2, todd helton with bases loaded hits one to center field. bryce harper makes the easy camp, but chris nelson tags and scores. strasburg goes six innings, allows three end runs. in the 9th nat trail the rockies 4-2. -- nats trail the rockies 4-2. >>> today marked the first day of the two week long cham

steven strasburg herb, bryce harper, and more.ationals have transformed into a contender for the major- league draft. >> was this couple scams out of their baby? >> a loss of the child, a trail. >> next "anderson." [ male announcer ] one taste of the new mccafé cherry berry chiller at mcdonald's, and you won't be able to pull yourself away. made with 100% fruit juice with natalal flavors blended with i. the simple joy of keepin' it cool. >> second block for him. >>a foul. >> oklahoma city beat the spurs in san antonio in the western conference finals for. oklahoma city now leads the series 3-2. they can close it out with a win at home tomorrow night. >> the nationals with their status on the line at home against the mets tonight. the mets are drilling d.c. by half a game. >> the nationals continue to build for tomorrow if. in yesterday's draft, they selected high school pitcher lucas from california. an injury caused him to slip to no. 16. let's hope for the best. here is tim brant. >> hello. the redskins are back on the field thi

steven strasburg on the hill at fenway. >> that will be some kind of game. it's 5:27, 58 degrees.the news continues at 5:30. >> still ahead, new details on a bill signed by the governor of maryland which legalizes same- sex marriage. house supporters are taking action against critics. >> former d.c. council chair kwame brown expected to face not one but two judges today. i will have a live report. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it's been a comfortable week. five days in a row high temperatures b >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, a different kind of balancing act for kwame brown. he will appear in two courts today where he is expected to plead guilty to two charges. it's friday morning, june 8. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we want to start with traffic and weather every ten minutes. lisa baden has a look at the roads. >> 70 westbound at east patrick street, a pickup truck rolled over. traffic was temporarily forced to make the exit, but it sounds like they're moving everything

steven strasburg expected to start. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are in london to celebrate queen elizabeth ii. >> final preparations are underway for the diamond jubilee. prince charles got a sneak peek at the preparations for sunday's flotilla pageant celebrating his mother's 60 years on the throne. the prince of wales met with craftsmen who were putting the finishing touches on the spirit of chartwell. the ship has been transformed into the queen's royal barge. the floating parade will be the highlight of the diamond jubilee celebrations. the festivities start tomorrow when the queen and the royal family attend the epsom derby horse race. >> a royal barge? >> the royal barge. >> come up with a better name. something fancier. >>> almost 5:27 now. coming up this morning, a headache for drivers as you head into work. the intersection you're going to want to avoid and when things will be back to normal. >>> putting the brakes on a popular travel option for thousands up and down the east coast. >>> and we're tracking severe weather. >>> with our newly updated nbc washington app, you

steven strasburg winning streak ended with the rockies last night. strasburg pitched decently giving up three runs in six innings. still, he picked up the loss. his record dropped to 9-2 on the season. the nats remain in first place by 3 1/2 games over the atlanta braves. >>> and the world's best swimmer already being challenged by a follow american on the road to the olympics. michael phelps lost to ryan lochte last night in their first head to head race at the swim trials. lochte pulled away by beating him by almost a second in the 400 meter medley. it doesn't mean much since both will still represent team usa in the olympics. we can be grateful or that. lochte and phelps face-off again wednesday night. you can watch the trials all week long on the nbc sports network and here on nbc4. phelps will sit down with matt lauer on the "today" show coming up at 7:30 this morning. >> okay. >>> the tourism industry says the worst wildfire season in more than a decade is taking a toll. this morning there are at least 12 active fires burning across colorado. a

strasburg. there's a fear he could reinjure his arm. worried about that? >> i'm not worried about that. they have a plan for steven and going to stick to it. no indication we should be concerned. >> two final questions, first the series with the yankees starts tonight. as you were saying, andy, it really starts long before for the fans. >> you talk about the yankees. nationals playing this weekend. the start of the season everyone is talking about the yankees are coming to town. what are we talking about now nationally? let's check out harper, strasburg. >> great place to be. >> the conversation is people are coming to see harper, strasburg. happens to be the yankees are our foil this weekend. >> i'm so happy for you, someone leading the team. and you are leading the team behind the scenes with the nats dream foundation. talk about that and the gala tomorrow. >> i guess that's the reason i'm here. we have a gala tomorrow night, which we're sold out. you can check out our work at nationals.com back slash dream. the city of washington is our partner in this. it's going to be a year-round after school enrichment effo