strasburg won't turn into a pumpkin. the team is prepared to make strasburg the highest paid ever. but that's not good enough for boris. a year ago the nats top pick went unside with 500,000 keeping aside. every report today has this gap reaching millions. the question now is can they close that in the next 35 minutes? we are asking you tonight would you still sport the nats if strasburg wasn't signed. so far folks siding with the team 58.3% say yes. log on to wusa9.com and click on the sports page and cast your vote. so what happens if strasburg doesn't sign? he can pay either in an independent league or in japan and enter the draft in 2010. if the nationals have the number one pick again, strasburg can deny washington the chance to take him. if you're counting now, 35 minutes to deadline. baseball today, the angels and the orioles, o's trailing 5-3 in the 7th. he is not. takes him deep to left center. the three-run shot would be the catcher. football and when the steelers come to town saturday, jim zorn isn't promising to see the starters on the field longer. but you'll see more

strasburg pitched for san diego state, dominating in college. the nats had until midnight last night to sign him. the team gm says the deal got done at11:58. >>> also new today, gunfire hits a teenage girl in the district. the 13-year-old was sitting inside her house when she was suddenly shot. it happened just before midnight at a home in the 1800 block of frederick douglass place southeast. police tell us several bullets came into the home and at least onstruck the teenager in the back. she was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition this morning. police have no suspects or motive at this time. we'll have much more on this story and a live report coming up at 5:30. >> a high school wrestling coach in fairfax county is in jail this morning, bustedde in an online child sex sting. his name is gary debrielle. he is 27 years old. he is a part time coach at woodsohigh school. he's accused of going online to have a sexual conversation with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, but au thorities say he was itglk w talking with a spotsylva

strasburg's agents got boras, notorious for taking it to the wire. this is the guy, scott boras, that loves to play hardball. he's a super-agent in the sport. he would not be the first client to not sign and be forced to re-enter the draft a year later. scouts had been in love with strasburg. they say he's close to being major league ready right now. the nationals, no question, played above .500 ball since the all-star break and tonight nationals' players are also watching closely to see if strasburg signs before the midnight deadline. the nationals will play the rockies tomorrow night. >>> to baltimore we go. orioles trade add way veteran aubrey huff to detroit and in return the o's receive a minor ague piter for huff. tonight the orioles needed pitching after the angels pounded four home runs. back in the third, here's markakis. gets ahold of it. lines one to left field. adam jones would come around on that one. he would round second speedily. he's going to try to score. watch closely. the throw home, jones going to try it. slides in safely and all

strasburg will not be playing on the major league level this season. but if he follows the lead of ryan zimmerman it like lip won't take long for him to arrive. strasburg told me at 5:00, the hype surrounding him came to a boiling point when he was at san diego state. >> i definitely -- during the season when, you know, fans would start to follow the bus back to the hotel for an autograph, you know, that was pretty wild. and kind of scary at the same time. but, you know, it is a great thing about, you know, play for a hall of famer, tony gwynn stepped up for me in every situation and he really, you know, helped isolate me from a lot of the stuff. >> and tony gwynn has been very real with you in terms of telling you look, this is big league baseball. it is going to ache some time. it is going to be an adjustment. the nats have certainly tried to temper expectations here. is it going to be hard for you if you do spend a couple of months in the minors? >> not at all. i know they are doing it, you know, with my best interests and apartment hand. you know,

back to strasburg, washington area fans are already starting to look ahead a few years. they are trying to figure out if strasburg is going to be another sensational like alexander ovechkin or a heath shuler or kwame brown, two other big sign things that didn't pan out so well. as pat collins marine minded me in the newsroom earlier today, one thing we know for sure. he is going to be rich. reporting live from nats stadium, keith garvin, news4. now back to you. >> you got that right. i'm with austin, though. lot of money. i think austin is about 55 years old. thank you, keith. >> reporter: pretty smart kid. >>> the thunderstorms now necessitate ad severe thunderstorm warning for you folks in anne arundel county until 6:30. you can see a lot of lightning moving through severna park, annapolis area. here are some of the spots in the path of that. other severe thunderstorm warnings around lutherville. all of this is moving to the northeast. rain showers will be coming through washington. again, for you folks in northern parts of anne arundel county, severe thunderstorm warn

late monday night stephen strasburg signed a contract, $151 million, the highest amount ever paid to someone in the am tour draft. late last night he flew in from san diego and today at this ballpark, he was given a welcome he won't soon forget. he wasn't even in his new home for five minutes and the fans were going crazy. he may look ike a typical baby face blond californian, but his right arm is the real deal. not every press conference has it's own video show live in front of the fans. >> it's a tremendous feeling. it's just that day especially, it felt like it was just in slow motion. and i was kind of panicking, but at the same time, i was very happy that we were able to get a deal done and to be given an opportunity to come play here. >> reporter: and then the face of the franchise, ryan zimmerman, presented the future of the franchise, stephen strasburg with his new jersey and a piece of advice. >> don't worry about what everyone thinks. i think it's unfair for every to put so much pressure on this kid and he'll be talented but go out and have fun. it's baseball. it's no diffe

the team has a plan in place for strasburg. he will eventually make it to the bigs and when he does he says he will be ready. >> the current base of the franchise says just relax. >> obviously talented and he will do great things for us. but go out and have fun. it is baseball. >> what a day for the young man. an outstanding scene. a lot of energy in the stands. now he gets prepared to pitch. we will talk to stephen strasburg in 20 minutes one on one. we will have that later. back to you. >> looking forward to that one. thank you, sir. >>> a second suspect is pled guilty in last november's beating and stabbing death of a northwest dc couple. 20-year-old angela hernandez admitted in court she targeted virginia and michael spree vac because she visited their home as a friend of their foster daughter. she pled guil torobbery and two uncot of second-degree murder and now faces a maximum of 1810 years inon ispr. >>> a istraffic stop led to a asldch che in a g.in is morning. this started at is avenue avenu chefferly. he man took poli

stephen strasburg introduced to the fans and the media. they are awfully excited. we will have full coverage at 11:00, as well. guys, back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. >>> i think we have time for a quick forecast. >> there are some warnings out there. loudoun county, and showers and thunderstorms through tomorrow. keep that in mind. >> that's it for

stephen strasburg is now the face of the franchise, and all the conversation about strasburg wasn't justtional stadium. it was on the national talk shows, the 6'4" throw are who sign a $16 million deal. his new teammates are anxious to meet him. >> i was excited, obviously. i don't know what his plans are after this year as far as if he's going to play or not, but have aing that highly touted patriot suspect, it's exciting. >> he will only play in the minors this year. the nats have been one of the hottest teams in the majors but they were denied tonight, losing to colorado. the rockies used the deep ball to win. it was 2-2 in the eighth when gonzalez hit the liner to right eld. he breaks the tie. that was a bullet. guzman gets wood. more gone was held at third but the inside couldn't get him home. >> 39-year-old brett favre is the starting quarterback of the minnesota vikings tonight. they will pay him $12 million this year $13 million next year. and fans are going crazy, just like leon. the guy loves to play. brad childre wants him to run the offense, and i like to watch him play. but

stephen strasburg. he is everywhere. he is everywhere.stephen if he had a whirlwind after he got into town. he said i haven't done that much yet. they got in late. >> rob: at 1:30. >> bob: here is lopez who swung at the first pitch and toped a bouncing ball to the pitcher. and he will swing at the first of a game. a fastball. he doesn't like breaking balls. that's a good sinker by martin. he just missed. 2-0. lopez in the 7th spot tied with morgan. >> rob: that's right in there. >> bob: lopez 29 years of age. he is over achieving this year. his batting around is .262. nationals released him august 3rd of last year. he signed three days later with st. louis. hit 385 there. that's in 43 games. started in arizona 34eu9 01 in 85 games. he is o-2. second strikeout for martin. >> rob: 2-2 here. martin takes something off it. nicely done. 72 in the dirt. nice rotation. >> bob: he's not a foul tip? >> rob: it was last night. >> bob: okay. diaz and here is counsell called on strikes the first time up. a bad foul tip cost them. counsell who struck

ryan is a man presented strasburg with his jersey.come the star of the franchise. >> i did not know about that. i would like to think that maybe i can come up here soon and mix in with these guys, be a part of tradition that they are creating. >> strasburg hung around and watched the game tonight. the cleanup hitter is the fourth hitter of the first inning, and a moment into the game, it is 2- 0, brewers. he points and mrs. in the second deck. he ties the game at 2, and milwaukee will score five straight runs. that broke the tie, the national's lose 7-3. brian roberts is hot. it could be his fifth home run. that breaks the tide. orioles won the second straight. no. 2 for the redskins, hoping they can score more points against the ravens. they'll face the defending world champion, the pittsburgh steelers and they're tough defense. >> it is going to be great for us, because [unintelligible] the giants, the ravens, they're all complete defense. >> this really looks strange. brett favre ran for passes, here is is one completion he did not

stephen strasburg is a national. he signed a deal late last night, 77 seconds before the midnight deadline. boy did they cut it close between the nats and scott boris. he gets by fast the most in history for a player in the amateur draft. he can throw 100 miles per hour with command. he has a slider that is his best pitch. here is what i was told at 5:00. >> i alws thought it would happen but we can never be sure. we had a lot of ups and downs including the last day. stuff didn't really heat up in ernest until the last 40 minutes. my nerves don't need that but all is well that ends well. we couldn't be happier about it. >> brett favre is back in professional football and drawing attention. he signed with the minnesota vikings, passed a physical and participated in the afternoon practice. it's a two-year deal that will pay him $12 million for this season. and he got to miss training camp. >>> to the redskins, one guy people seem to forget when it comes to the quarterback ised to collins. last year he packed up jason c

they signed a deal with stephen strasburg, $15.1 million over four years. that breaks a record for a draft signing but it is less than strasburg's agent originally demanded. the team will hold a public introduction tomorrow or thursday and could be pitching at nationals park by next month. >>> president obama meets at the white house today with hosni mubarak. it is a day off from his push for health care reform. that push is causing a riff between the white house, the aarp and some members. cbs news listened the aarp lost 60,000 members since july 1st all over the group's position on health care. that's a fraction of the membership but a sizable chunk. many of those leaving say they are upset that aarp is backing the president's plan. cbs news found out that is not entirely true. >> there's been some confusion as to whether aarp is supporting or endorsing the president's plan or not. which is it? >> aarp has not endorsed any plan at this point. >> reporter: a lot of members leaving aarp are going to the american seniors association. it is adamantly opposed

this stan who is responsible for signing strasburg. noticed, stan, a skip in your step today. >> some people call me difficult, too. to be fair. it is a great moment for us. you know, the continuation of what we think we have been achieving this year, building blocks, we see the results now starting to come with a lineup we put together and young pitchers that are maturing and getting better and better. this, of course, has the potential to deliver us the rotation starter which every team need we couldn't be happier. >> i know this is perhaps the most hyped college baseball player of all time. there's month way, stan, that he lives up to the hype. however, he could be an all-star and he could be a hall of famer. and he's -- going to be your number one force for a long time. >> i have said that to him. there isn't any way he could live up to the hype and doesn't need to. we are not looking for him to be a savior. we are looking for him to be very good. he has -- physical package of tools which when you add it to his work ethic, again, l

team president stan kasten says there's a very real possibility strasburg won't sign. meanwhile o the field, the nationals' offense erupted for ten runs last night against the reds. elijah dukes went 2 for 4. the nats down the reds 10-6. >>> orioles hosting the angels. l.a. put up a five-spot in the third inning. >>> in golf at the pga championship, tiger woods has a two-shot lead going into today's final round. tiger is 14-0 when leading after 54 holes at a major tournament. >>> in football, michael vick made his eagles practice debut. vick worked out as the number three quarterback in the afternoon practice. the 29-year-old vick is eligible to play in the eagles' final two preseason games. >>> that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> next up, "reporter's notebook," an inside look at the stories affecting your community. we'll be back in 15 minutes with the latest on the top stories. for now, he's pat lawson muse. >> good morning. this is "reporter's notebook." i'm pat lawson muse. on the notebook this morning, metro. it has been a rough summ

strasburg hasn't pitched since the end of the college season.e will build up his arm strength again and go to the florida instructional league and the arizona fall league. >> big thing is not to rush things and really go out there when i am ready. and, you know, that is obviously their decision and, you know, i understand that completely and i'm going to go out and do my thing every day and get better. >> reporter: $15 million man right there. o's, white sox, dave trembly deep in thought. thinking up a master plan. two runs shot here. he hit two home runs tonight. orioles win it 5-1. >>> to football, no doubt who the number one wide receiver in redskins camp, santana holding that one down. they hope thomas or kelly will step up to be number one. both have been trying to stay on field and out of the training room. thomas was ahead of kelly at camp but kelly caught three balls for 25-yards against the ravens. so it is a toss up and kelly is not sure where he stands. >> one day, you know, i come out one practice and me and santana take the rips tog

. >>> to baseball now and the new nats phenom steven strasburg.sn't pitched a game since may 29th. last season as a junior at san diego state, he went 13-1. he also had this no hitter versus air force. general manager mike rizzo says it is very unlikely that strasburg will be called up to the majors this season. >>> it was a long sleepless night for some area residents. that is where sarah simmons is this morning. >> a tree branch comes crashing down on an apartment leaving a huge gaping hole. what residents and repair crews are having to deal with. >>> also, a murder mystery ate local pizza shop. owner is found dead inside the store. we'll have the latest on the investigation. you are watching fox 5 morning news. julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll think of her when he sees the note. so she shops target. gotta have deals on the stuff she's gotta get. target. expect more. pay less. >>> welcome back. we take a look at traffic on the ameri

stratburg is a right-handed pitcher from san diego state. -- strasburg is a right-handed pitcher from staying state. >>> this is being called the largest case of identity theft in our nation's history. hear how the suspect used to be on the good side of the law. >>> we finally know when the late king of pop will be laid to rest and where it will be. you're watching fox 5 morning news. sweet. well, hello there. that's what i'm talking about. (announcer) does your air greet you? say hello to new airwick imotion. it's the only scented oil with a motion sensor, that sees you and says hi back with a boost of fresh scent. when was the last time your scented oil greeted you? airwick imotion. >>> rockets have hit the presidential palace in afghanistan. no one was hurt t comes two days before the afghans go to the polls to elect the current president. >>> it was the country's largest theft of credit and debit card information and now the feds have their man. albert gonzales known on-line as soup nazi as excused of putting credit card accounts into jeopardy. authorities say the hacker used to b

. >> stephen strasburg is in the building. nationals brought out the fireworks to welcome their number one pick. he will be sitting right here in a matter of minutes along with his agent. one of the toughest negotiators in the business, scott boris. >>> we are going to tell you about a wine for your diet. how to drink without the fear of gain weight. >>> we continue to keep our eyes on the skies. severe weather sweeps through our area. bob's full become is just minutes away. >>> topping our money crisis coverage tonight. home sales rise and encouraging words from the fed chairman today. it is a combination that sent stock prices soaring. joining us now live to talk about the day's developments, cnbc's mary thompson. mary, those stocks rose today on some good economic news. let's talk first about housing. hujs gains last month on sales of pre-existing homes. give us the details. >> that's right. the fourth straight monthly gains for existing home salesk o7.2% on ntmoer esbi biggest gain in ten years. year over year basis up 5%.

. >> rob: general manager rizzo said seen stew strasburg, they would like to give him 35 to 50 inningsmbined before spring training either in the instructional league or the arizona fall league, if that's the way things go for stephen strasburg, who has not pitched competitively since may.   may 28th to be exact.    . >> bob: yeah, getting close three months without competition.   . >> bob: it's 1-1 to tulowitzk   man, he has been real close all three of these pitches. and the count is 2-1. >> rob: yeah, garrett is throwing a lot of strikes, around the strike zone, repeating the delivery. this is not a full-stretch wind up, a little stutter step, got to get the ball to the catcher in less than 1.2 seconds to give bard an opportunity to throw out the base runner. beautiful work by the xmo camera. target on the corner. there it is. and the count is 2-2. wellll that's that two-seam sinker you try to ride back across the plate. north of grum

the nationals and their fans are immersed in the euphoria that was and is the stephen strasburg signing. he will be introduced friday at 2:00 p.m. now comes two reports today that the team will soon announce that the arizona diamondbacks vp will be named the team's new general manager. ironically he holds the same position that mike rizzo held with the d-backs. the nationals have not spoken on the report and likely won't until next week when strasburg's celebration is officially over. interim manager likes the guy he has right now. >> he has shown both aggressiveness and patients with the makeup of our roster and i think the resultis that we have been playing better baseball because he has solidified the roster. >> nats and rockies tonight. nats came up short. we will see tonight if they can t it. >> thank >> sue palka sees a bit of iomething interesting on t we ww anatith erm, the rotation ous t. mary's it is showing rotation a. s sse s acro moves ross the bay. that dropped off a moment ago but sometimes it pulses. head's up in princess anne it y rotation. >> you can look at live doppl

strasburg next yike.nan, zimmerman is out of picture. >> ballester way like to see take on the roll. >> he's the one they talked about for the longest amount of time. in your opinion behind ballester. martis? >> they said he would be back up here. he's not done a lot in syracuse. the numbers have not been good. he's out the mir. i wouldn't be -- picture. he's taken a step down. >> mock what we've seen suggests he has it figured out. detwiler will get another chance. he's a top draft pick. you know, zimmerman had surgery today, we're taking 12, maybe 18 months until we see him again. you cannot win without pitching. somebody needs the step up. >> you mentioned stephen strasburg in the rotation next year. that quickly. >> the nationals are being careful not the push him. not the say anything. but he will make 2 1/2 million dollars in salary. you continue pay that money to pitch in the minor league. he will come to spring training and say there's no pressure. if he has a great spring he can make the rotation

monday at midnight is the deadline to sign number one overall draft peek stephen strasburg. there are only two endings to this story. stras burg signs and the nationals get one of the best pitching propekts in the game or strasburg doesn't sign stamping the nationals as a biggest loser in a bustle deal. on the field the nats are leg winner sz. top of the fourth. josh willingham at the plate with a man on. he crushes the off speed pitch to the upper deck in left. hammer time, as some would say. remember na? did you ever do that dance? >> i did not. chuck bell did, he does the dance, too. >> top of the sixth, nats down 4-2. willingham up again with a runner on. he's got those pants on. one to left. >> fashion never dies. >> no, it doesn't. adam dunn scores. willingham hustling. slides in. safe at second. willingham went 3 for 4 on the day. top eight. gnats down 4-3. ryan zimmerman pinch hitting for the first time this year sends one into right. chris dickerson can't make the play. adam dunn is going to score. the reds, they fall asleep on the play. they lob the ball in the inf

big day at nationals park because the team is welcoming this if first round draft pick, stephen strasburg, 1,000 tickets priced at $1 each went on sale at noon. fans are being welcomed to the stadium at 2:00 p.m. to attend the press conference and can stay for the game tonight against the brewers. >>> all right, stephen strasburg will conduct his first live television interview in washington during the evening's 5:00 p.m. newscast. don't want to miss that. still to come on 9 news now at noon, brew at the zoo. we'll tell you about a unique fund-raiser held last night. kim has the forecast. >>> speaking of brewing, that's what thunderstorms are doing at this moment across loudoun county and frederick county, maryland. i'm tracking them on live doppler 9000 and i will have the weekend forecast ready to go, including a look at the beach weather, too. you are watching 9 news now this pacific noon. we'll be right back. oh, hi! welcome back to progressive.com! how's that car insurance? great! just bought a house... and you just heard progressive offers homeowner's insurance. yeah! i also heard i

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they have a $15.1 million contract with stephen strasburg.with san dio state. >>> bob mcdonnell is speaking out about the hot lanes proposal. the would have run between the pentagon and massaponax. he issued a statement yesterday -- >>> drivers can expect some nightly lane closures because of the intercounty connector project. from tonight through thursday night, motorists will experience nightly lane closures on 95 southbound. >>> 5:47 is your time. it is already pretty warm outside. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> warm and dry. >> we are dry once again. we have had sporadic rain makers over the last couple of days. it will be the case again this afternoon. we could mor se rain byor friday.ould c by this weekend. bthis weekend. illbis a categorywo tllwo hurricane andould bece c a y three as early as tomorrow morning. it continues to gain strength. the latest trajectory is west northwest, 70 miles an hour. it looks like it misses the bahamas, but it could have a impact on bermuda. it will be near our coasts, but it does

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later this afternoon the nationals will welcome number one overall pick stephen strasburg to town with an on the field news conference. everybody with a ticket to the game is welcome to attend. that starts at 2:00. >>> o's on the road in tampa. reimold hit a three-run home run. they win 8-7. >>> redskins training camp for the most part is over. no more two a days, and no major injuries which any nfl coach will tell you is a victory in itself. now, the redskins would like to see some progress, especially on the offensive side of the ball. jim zorn say he will play his starters until he sees something good against the steelers on saturday night. that's your sports minute. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great day. >> well, if you haven't been out to the ballpark yesterday this summer, tonight is the perfect time to go. the team is offering $1 tickets for tonight's game against the milwaukee brewers. there are no more $1 seats ailable for purchase online, but the main box office will be selling 1,000 $1 tickets beginning at noon. if you get that early you'll see the news conference at wh

they signed stephen strasburg before the midnight deadline. he led division one pitchers last year. >>> and angry customers are boy carrying whole foods. >> john mackey authors eight steps to improve care without increasing the deficit. he says health care is an individual responsibility. many shoppers say he is going against the liberal base that has made his chain so successful. >> it is basic like food and shelter. i do not think weff can aord let people get sick and not et treated. >> they now -- a facebook protesting whole foods now has more than 11,000 members. >>> 6:15. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> let's begin with lisa baden. not real good out there. >> not really. i will take you to a camera or police have barricaded part of a road because of an investigation. this share issue a police cruiser blocking a portion of new hampshire avenue near when hundred eight. it is blocked near the ashton village center because of what police tell us is a barricade situation in the area. that is all i have for you except for

they agreed it a deal with steven strasburg. the ont is over four seasons.3-1 last season. >>> we cannot promise you a multimillion dollar contract but we can help you with your job search. tune in tomorrow starting at #:00 p.m. a.m. for r ououj shop phone bank we'll have experts on hand to answer all your questions about getting started on a few career path in these times. >>> our web site is a great resource too because we post job openings on our web site and also people looking -- employers looking for employees. good place to go. >> what is going on with the weather? >> not much. a warm start to the day. muggy conditions with humidity levels rather high. let's look identity satellite- radar. it hooks similar to yesterday morning, a mixed bag of some clouds and some sunshine jout ouertheras well. it is going to be that way throughout the day today. there is more moisture in the atmosphere. out to the we, yosee a couple of those green spots. some rainfall associated with the remnants of tropical storm claudette as a matter of fact. and there is a pretty g

so it looks like the future with strasburg could be -- he is the superstar.he is going to mean winning and winning plus all these give away. it will be a whole new ball game. >> debbi: what's it like for you to come to the ballpark and just feeled renewed enthusiasm in the team? >> there's so much more excitement and enthusiasm now. before, it was kind of a norm. well, we're doing the best we can and we win a few and lose a few. but this is like getting a shot in the arm. this is somebody who -- the experts are saying that this stephen is like the best prospect ever. and now everybody is all excited about it and i think when he does appear, he is going to be attract 10,000, 20,000 more spectators every time he pitches here. >> debbi: that sounds unbelievable. now, i have to go back into your history a little bit. you have met a lot of president here's in washington d.c. presidentizen hour was your first at a baseball game and that led to you announcing the inaugural parade. you announced president obama. i have to ask you, what it is going to take to get pres

. >>> and welcome back to the show, strasburg is not expected to makes debut until next week at the soonest but today he made it a possibility. the nationals in st. louis, trying to avoid a sweep. and zimmerman, nowhere to go. later on a sack there, top of the 6, nats down one, dukes reasonable ranks this one, moss pitching to pujols, that is a mistake. up the middle, here comes erasmus, that will be the game. 2-1, the final, after the game, the nats traded ron belliard. and up 1-0, make that 3-0, makes masterson pay, 7th of the year, orioles beat the indians, 5-2. four-game set. golf, moreno beginning the day as the leader, didn't end up that way. picked the bad day to have a bad day. how about tiger woods, if this goes he is in the club house at 9-under, oh my goodness, missed another, can win it now, going to 9-under, knocked tiger and two others out. he does just that with a par- save on 18. but can still be tied with this putt, slides by. and hat gives slocum the victory, winning his third pga tour victory. and tonight, geico, 15 minutes fame we go to williamsport, for the game. chines

we'll talk about stephen strasburg with our man from the washington times after these messages. in thets or nothin'. and then if your bag wants to bring one of its little bag friends for company, they charge another $25. that's just plain mean. why do they hate your bags? at southwest airlines, bags fly free. grab your bag. it's on! ( ding )  . >>> the impression was noth but positive. going back to probably and and had to do a lot of that. >> and you know he answers the questions. he is a sharp young man. >> and the case and 7 saves. twice the conference parcher of the year. 2009 dick hauser trophy winner. that's a few of his accomplishments out in california. joining us now for the times, always a great opportunity to visit with ben guessling. people were impressed, he it was a big thing with the fire, woulds and videos on the score board but i think that he said the right things. and he has a good head on his shoulder. i met him doing a story. for whatever reason whether his upbringing or working he seems to get it and understand what it will take to be successful at this leve

you heard stan kasten during the broadcast talk about the pope tick were of a strasburg.d jimenez going out there, basically a very good- hitting ball club. 8 innings strong was the difference tonight. >> rob: guys, colorado's starting pumping is much better than their bullpen, except for huston street, but they have a ball club with a bunch of guys who are going to hit between 15 and 25 home runs this year. they don't have an adam dunn, but they have a lot of guys who can hit the ball out of the ball clark when the they get playing time. >> you are correct as always, mr. carpenter. and we will see bob and rob tomorrow night in game two here. also the rocky have the second most runs scored bee n the league behind philadelphia. >> rob: well, they can hit. tulowitzkiin' tulowitzki has get hot, hawpe is a tough hitter, and helton anchorth that line-up. he is a guy who is just very tough. work this pitchers, and knows as much about hitting as anybody in the league. they have don baylor over there, former masn guy. they have four pitchers that have more than 10 wins, starting

stephen strasburg signed record contract earlier this week. the fans will not get a look at the pitching phenom this year. >> i know they're doing it with my best interests in hand, you know. why rush me up there, you know, immediately to where, you know, i may not be able to handle the workload. i want to go out there when the time is right so i can stay out there for a long time. >> after introducing their future star, the current nationals had a rough night on field. things went with bad quickly when brewers prince fielder hit this home run. adam dunn did his best to keep the nags in the game. it with us not meant to be. two teams go at it again tonight. >>> you heard it before and you'll probably hear it again. brett is back. the recently unretired brett favre made his debut last night. the pass went for four yards and that's it. that's the only high light. he did not play very long. the vikings still beat the chiefs 17-13 in favre's debut. >> it felt a little odd for so many years being on the other side, but i thought it was -- it's a to

strasburg?most impressed with his attitude. >> he loves baseball and that came through i think this add as new level of excitement. i'm excited. and there is a guy lost for words. >> yes, yes. he may be the next one. it is you know what time it is. the hold of the day brought to you by just for men hair color. since the break leaders. jason berg berg and sean burnett with a couple. and as they kept them in the game you can stay in the game with just for men hair color. next, visit with hon dough, mr. baseball for all these years. that's when we come back in a minute. now at chili's -- start your three-course meals with a shared appetizer. choose two entrees from over 15 chili's favorites, then share a decadent dessert. chili's --  >>> one of the greatest pla ever to play. a gwinnettle giant. one of the nicest people you ever want to meet and debbi taylor up stairs had a chance to sit down and visit with the guy with the new label attached to his name. >> that's right. what a great guy. jim

the biggest accomplishment, signing stephen strasburg. >> i strive under pressure.r under pressure the better i perform. this is a pressure cooker job. it's 24-7. a lot of tough decisions that have to be made and there is not a lot of lamenting after they are made. >> strasburg will be introduced tomorrow at a press conference at 2:00 p.m. at 6:00 more on the big brouhaha between clinton portis and chris cooley. i haven't seen anything like >> i know some of your yards are dry out there and i know you would like to have a little bit of rain but it looks like we will have to wait for another chance tomorrow and interest saturday. anything this evening will be spotty. on true view, i'll give you an idea of the showers and thunderstorms. they had severe weather up in southern sections of pennsylvania, a tornado warning for a couple of counties up there with a suspected tornado falling out of one of these severe thunderstorms here. that is dying down a little bit, too. we are drying out. any of these thunderstorms that tty to come into this area here, it's fairly stable

he pulled off the nyger morgan trade and helped sign number one pick stephen strasburg. as for his nationals, starter collin balance is ter lasted an inning and a third against the colorado rockies last night. he gave up three runs, walked five the nationals came up short, losing 5-4 to the rockies. >>> the o's starter couldn't keep it together either. down in tampa, the ray hit three solo home runs off chris tillman. the o's lose 3-1. >>> to the redskins now. tight end chris cooley missed a rareractice on tuesday. he had back spasms. cooley says he ds plano practice today. that's your sports minute. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great thursday. >> 5:21 is the time right now. >> time for traffic and weather. let's go to tom kierein to start us off with a look at our forecast. >> it is a sultry summer morning. good morning. as we look at radar now, we do have a few showers here southwest of fredericksburg. they're slowly drifting off to the north and east. this morning, elsewhere, low clouds. temperatures in the 70s. 75 in washington with high humidity. we'll have a hu

ryan zimmerman presented strasburg with his first nats jersey.will start pitching in more da and eventually may become the face and star of this franchise. >> i don't know about that. obviously they got some young talent here. i would like to think that maybe i can come up here soon and mix in with these guys and you know, be a part of a tradition that they're creating here. >> strasburg hung around to watch the game. the nats played the brewers. moments into the game. 2-0, milwaukee. trailing in the first when add dumb dunn points an -- adam dunn points and hits. that tied the game to two apiece. then washington went on to score five straight runs. casey mcgee was halfway up the field and breaks the tie. the orioles beat the white sox last night 5-1. that's a look at sports. >> and still ahead in our next half hour, time is running out for americans interested in the cash for clunkers rebate program, plus hurricane bill slams bermuda. residents along the east coast prepare for the worst and why tonight could mean the worst traffic headache we ha

ryan zimmerman was there to give strasburg his new jerseyy and will be wearing number 37. the nats take on the brewers later this evening. >>> heads-up. metro riders, it is going to be a very busy weekend. football, soccer, and baseball. all taking place at the 7:00 hour this saturday. metro will have extra trains running but fans should plan for delays to and from the stadium. football fans will also have to pay $25 to park at the morgan boulevard and largo center stations. riders on the red line should add an extra half hour to their commute. there will be no red line trains through fort totten. >>> thousands of ezpass users in maryland are closing their accounts now. this comes after the state added a monthly fee of $1.50. about 40,000 people have canceled their accounts since january. transportation officials say that there are still more than a half million users in maryland and it won't likely affect annual collection. >>> when "news4 at 4:00" continues, an investigation into the death of an aspiring model. police are searching for her hu asan ahe dylr'sea facing cha

. >>> we are down to the final 35 minutes in the negotiations with stephen strasburg. if no deal is done before midnight, the nationals lose the rights. nothing new to report. the nationals are doing everything in the power to get this done. they all flew out to california to meet with a superstar last week. they have offered him the highest contract and i amateur has ever received. this is not all on the nationals. it will be a puerto rico nightmare if this thing does not get done by midnight. -- iwill be a pr nightmare if this is not get done by midnight. the nationals were off tonight, but at camden yards, vladimir guerrero had a big night. this blue this thing wide open. vladimir cairo just hit another one. michael vick continues to be a controversial figure and one of the major topics. he was back on the field for the fourth day and donovan mcmahan says hes ine with thehim if it helps them get to the super bowl. >> it helped miami last year. if that was the direction we were going in, i would not have a problem with it at all. >> the redskins now have the ravens l

he also retool the nats bullpen and was the point man on the steven strasburg negotiation. rizzo is staying. >> i always thought i would be the choice. i didn't know if they knew it yet. i felt i was the choice. i have a confidence level in myself and i thought i was well prepared for the job. >> mike ritz owe and stan kasten all smiles in the stands of the rockies games. top of five, nats trailing 1-0. a wild pitch here. that allows this to be the game- winning run. washington has won just 10 of 36 against colorado. >>> usain bolt broke his own record to win. berly. no the mascot taking walker for a piggy back ride. he runs into the hurdle cart. both of them tax a tumble. big hugs. everybody is okay. no injuries so it is all right. >> not graceful. >>> straight ahead. at 6:0 our business beat, we'll talk about he price changes that affect starbucks. >> the latest quentin tarantino film takes liberties with the fact and we'll see if it lives up to the hype. we'll find out what kevin mccarthy has to say when he joins us live. get schooled in style at the jcpenney biggest bon

his move to improve the bull pen, his efforts to bring in free agent and the signing of stephen strasburg helped him to earn the position. >> we know we have a lot of work to do but we have a good core of young player and i think we are on the threshold of putting thing unless the right order and being able to become a competitive ball club in the very near future. >> reporter: with all the excitement yesterday the nationals still have to play a game against the rockies. in the 4th with the bases loaded. dukes hits one toward the hole. but stewart scooped it up to end the inning. in the next inning, moss ' wild pitch would score giving the rockies the lead. the nats manage to get one in the outing falling to the rockies 4-1. >>> in the american league, baltimore was on the road in tampa bay. in the 6thinning, bases loaded for brian roberts and he unloads them with a grand slam. that's his 12th home run of the year. orioles win -7. >> the orioles take the lead. redskins training camp 2009 is officially over. yesterday afternoon's practice was the final semi -- practice before the sec prese

the nats are celebrating their newest team member, stephen strasburg with just a few seconds left before the deadline. he signed a record $15 million contract a couple of day ace go. the team will introduce him to fans at a news conference tomorrow afternoon. there's no more $1 seats online but the main box office will have an extra 1,000 tickets beginning tomorrow at noon. >> lining up to get those particular zblets they are already in line right now. >>> let's go to dan hellie. she at redskins park. final day at two-a-day. >> everybody out here is so happy that the two-a-days are over. including a lot of people in the media. one short walk-through tomorrow and that's the final practice of training cam and then the steelers game is on saturday. the good news, no major injuries. the bad news, still waiting for the offense to get into a rhythm. jim zorn says in that saturday game against the steelers which is the second game of the preseason, he's going to play the offense until he sees productivity. that could mean they will be in the game until the second quarter. meanwhi meanwhile, the

stephen strasburg from san diego. and laura, very rare that you get two good looking wealthy californian's in the same shot but occasionally it does happen. >> and she put herself in that. >> but i was going could count laura. >> and tell him i went to usc. say hi to laura. >> hi. >> welcome to washington, d.c. we hope it goes very well. we really do. >> we do. because the nationals need it. thanks so much, guys. >>> and the addition lighting up the networking sites but some sports talk may be banned from sights like twitter and facebook. many are including banning social networks from live games because they're trying to keep you watching the game on tv. they are afraid you won't watch if you can get the results someere else. >>> and well it was meant to help you skate through the toll lanes, so why are record number of drivers bagging their easy pass accounts. and students are probably dreading it about now. many classes are back in business on monday. will d.c. schools be ready? >>> plus the main attraction at the

strasburg is expected to be introduced tomorrow or thursday.hey host colorado for a three game series starting on the. >>> coach zorn promises fans more starters will play in the preseason game against pittsburgh. the $100 million defensive end hains worth will make his debut. he sat out last thursday's ravens game with a tender knee as a precaution. even though he did test the preseason, portis is expected to suit up. >> part of his camp is to get himself game ready and i think it is hard for a veteran, any veteran, to think about he's not playing. is he going to play? how much is he going to play? he's had to sit and watch, or we have held him back because we have to see rom of the other guys. >> reporter: this may not make the guys tougher but got some to crack up. while coach zorn may not believe in rookie hazing, some players do. barnes and henson spent extra time on them field because they were taped to the goal post. the skins got a glimpse of the regular opponent last night. the giants played carolina in monday night football. he hands

just another feather in the cap of the organization with the signing of stephen strasburg and now onegood guys, mike rizzo as the general manager. >> slid filing is the word i think about johnny. the way they have gone about with the changes in the players, with mike rizzo as the general manager, rizzo now as the manager, with the acquisitions of nigel, burnett, bringing in mcdougall, getting rid of some players that weren't necessarily the right type of people, and this organization is on the way up. there is no question about it. and it just makes that statement, what they said from the beginning of time "we're going to build from the ground up and build through our minor league system," mike rizzo one of the best since he was with arizona -- >> uh-huh. >> they brought in upton, brought in reynolds, all the way to jackson, drew, steven drew, and brought that organization to the top organization in all of baseball as far as minor league prospects. >> there you see the information about mike rizzo, what he has done in his professional career, but nothing can be compared to having the

. >> the nationals signed top pick to stephen strasburg about 75 seconds before the midnight dead line. he is a hard-throwing right hander who put up great numbers in college and he will make record money for a draft pick, netting a guaranteed $15 million. >> president obama is back in washington just in time for a visit from africa. today the president welcomes egyptian president hosni us e. >> a n ashouse.ho >> nasaus lders gheringoday the kennedy space have updating the status of their next launch. the shuttle "discovery" is set to blast off this coming monday. nasa will likely provide an update on diss "discovery's" massive fuel tank. they ordered tests on the foam tanks last week to make sure it can launch. >> it seems everyone is on twitter thes days. everyone has something to say, i guess. >> but now organizations like the nfl and the military are starting to crack down on what its members are able to tweet. michelle franzen has more. >> reporter: it has made its impact as the latest talking tool of the social networking scene, and now twitter has gone corporate. many corporatio

. >> strasburg will be introduced tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. we will be there live. the ease also without michael vick take on the colts tonight at 8:00 p.m. i'm dave feldman. back to you. >> thanks. >>> fox 5 news at 10:00 after the game. maybe 11ish or so. we will be here. hope you will be too. pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. cash for clunkers is available at your chevy dealer. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. ur yonkf lu cer qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualifyorlu the cnker rebate, you may also qualify for 0r aphefor 72 months. that means you can buy a '09 bacoor f8 $16lta month after a $3500 government re bate and no down payment. go to chevy.com for detas. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. partner of

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