stephen strasburg reporting 100% healthy according to him.eady to start his first full year after tommy johns surgery, but gm mike rizzo says the plan is to limit strasburg to around 160 innings, then shut him down no matter where the nationals stand in terms of making it to the postseason. the nationals first round draft pick arrived a few days earl to start his major league cha -- early to start his major league career, 21-year-old anthony mondone. drafted as a third baseman the nats plan on playing him at spring in first and second. possibly the biggest story line is whether bryce harper makes the opening day roster. the 19-year-old arrived a few days early looking to get in some extra work making it a little difficult for them. the guys anxious to get to start back up playing considering position players aren't supposed to arrive until saturday officially. opening day is on the road this season against the cubs april 5th, home opener april 12th against the reds. >>> as the redskins scouts make their way to indianapolis for the combine the

delays in control of a sea have the european court in strasburg there's a backlog of up to eight years and when cases are decided judgment so often bizarre in two thousand and ten the court decided to give prisoners the rights to vote petition by john hirst who spent much of his life behind bars after killing his landlady the u.k. is still refusing to implement the ruling it makes me physically ill to even contemplate having to give the vote to anyone who is you. aside it could also cost a fortune but the last time that we looked at this the cost of complying with judgments under the european convention of human rights was about two point one billion pounds a year that's three point three billion dollars plus another two point eight billion in a suit seated one off costs in other areas an immigration ruling means a convicted nigerian rapist gets to stay in the u.k. because of his right to a family life. and most recently the european court of human rights ruled hate preacher abu qatada dubbed bin laden's right hand man in europe can't be deported back to jordan he's now g to be release

pace is going to hope you can take his abroad to france and decisions made in strasburg could overruleany made taya the european court of human rights was set up after world war two to avoid the persecution of minorities by the state but now it's been derailed and it was never never anticipated of the second world war after the holocaust off the terrors perpetrated by certain tyrannical governments but the court now would be protecting the criminal and not the victim. delays in control of a sea have dogged the european court in strasburg there's a backlog of up to eight years and when cases are decided judgments are often bizarre in two thousand and ten the court decided to give prisoners the right to vote after a petition by john hirst who spent much of his life behind bars after killing his landlady the u.k. is still refusing to implement the ruling it makes me physically ill it would probably mean again the vote to anyone who's in prison aside it could also cost of the last time that we looked at this the cost of complying with judgments under the european convention of human rights

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with stephen strasburg poised to make his first start, but the nats are saying they're going to limitim to 160 innings. >> it worked last year well for tommy jordan last year. he was healthy, stayed healthy and was effective when he pitched. so naturally you'd want to have strasburg follow that same formula and hopefully have the same results. >> even if they are in the playoff front will they reconsider or keep him out? >> everything you say at the beginning of spring training has to be taken with grain of salt because you don't know how things are going to work. strasburg could go on the disabled list at some point on minor injury during the season which will push his innings to later in the year. i think the real thing is if he's going to have high stress innings, if his pitch count is up in those innings, yeah, they'll probably stick with it that 160, but if he has easy innings -- stick with that 160, but if he has easy innings and the pitch counts are low, they'll extend that. maybe he'll be pitching in september, maybe in the playoffs. >> they also added gio gonzalez and edwin j

strasburg never comfortable with the attention. now after tommy john surgery he is comfortable with his arm and will be on a 160-inning limit as a precaution but in terms of his arm strength there is nothing holding him back. >>> it's huge. i feel totally different from a year ago obviously and i'm full go. they're going to keep the reins on me a little bit this year but i feel like i'm moving in the right direction. there is obviously a lot of hype and expectations going the first year just seeing how i will respond to major league batters and the competition overall. so i think it's been a good situation especially now i've kind of had a better understanding of how things work and now i can focus on getting better and learning from them. >> for the first time in 54 years the daytona 500 did not run on sunday. rain postponed the race until today. after more rain came throughout the day the 500 now a monday night affair. the green flag set to drop in a few minutes shortly after 7:00. all right. let's hit the hellie pad. redskins ne

all remember strasburg went 13-1 with the aztecs.t's where he became famous before becoming baseball's number one overall pick. all right. rockville high school went all out tonight on and off the court. i'll get to the game in a minute. there was a greater cause, though, going on than just hoops. some of the proceeds from the game went to the family of girl's basketball coach frank leber whose daughter is battling bone cancer. it was our game of the week. this was the scene. the school selling various products to raise money. the t-shirts that say lilly's hope on them. also various pictures of lilly. she is currently at children's hospital soldiering on doing a great job there. all the students decked out in yellow. that's the official color of childhood cancer. reyes, how about a little clockwork orange. qo breaking down the press. cougars go on to win. but tonight was really a night for lilly. >> she knows all these people are rooting for her. we love her. she's such a great kid and we want to help out some other people too suffer

for and yet we can't get rid of him because of the european convention on human rights sitting in strasburg forty seven judges one from each signatory country so far so fair except none of them were elected by the people of the countries they're making law for we've got a system of law and order in this country has worked for many many years for the seat or the mother why do we need trials per brussels to tell us what we can and cannot do the answer is we don't so therefore british law for british people those who aren't calling for the u.k. to pull out of the european convention on human rights all together are demanding reforms to stop strides burke making decisions on what should be sovereign issues the court house to be more focused on fundamental civil and political rights not interfering in the daily lives. and in the ministration of the criminal justice system in the member states of the council of europe without reforms there's a risk of throwing the baby out with the bathwater as nations pull out of the human rights court undermining it leaving those in countries with we can human

country it's worked for many many years for the seats or the mother of all of us why do we need strasburg brussels to tell us what we can and cannot do the answer is we don't so therefore british law for british people those who aren't calling for the u.k. to pull out of the european convention on human rights all together are demanding reforms to stop strides burke making decisions on what should be sovereign issues the court house to be more focused on fundamental civil and political rights not interfering in the daily lives. and in the ministration of the criminal justice system in the member states of the council of europe without reforms there's a risk of throwing the baby out with the bathwater as nations pull out of the human rights court undermining it leaving those in countries with weaken human rights protections entirely vulnerable laura smith r.t. london in a while would be riders in the u.k. good soon come face to face with military grade chemical agents the government is being asked to clarify it stands arming use of incapacitating nerve gas. for use in warfare and there are

you thought expectations were high for stephen strasburg then you can't imagine what bryce harper is going through. expectations nothing new for this 19-year-old. he talks a big game and has the tools to back it up. here's dave feldman. >> reporter: here in florida, everyone is optimistic. one of the big reasons is bryce harper. he's only 19 years old. and the main question is, will he start this season in the big leagues? one of the topics i discussed with him earlier this week. >> that would be a dream come true to open up in wrigley field with the nationals. like i said, i'm going to come in here and work my butt off and take anything in and try to listen ask really try to succeed out here. i think that would boost my confidence a lot. having everyone in the club house, all the veteran guys, are on my side, also. it's exciting to really come in this year and hopefully i can make things happen. >> reporter: davey johnson reportedly said, keep an open mind about this kid. let's keep an open mind about having him start up here. >> i think he made a good decision with gooding, so hope

geo gonzalez frayeded from the as and strasburg is back. this year fully healthy and jordan zimmerman arguably the best pitching staff in the national league including the phillies. >> did you know, that gets people out. when you have a winning team folks will come and see them. isn't that what you found? >> that's it. we need a compelling reason for our fans to come out and take our park back. we want to take the park back when the phillies come so we don't see all the fans from pill del at our ballpark. i remember in the late '80s when we played dallas at rfk, stands were rocking to the tune of dallas sucks. for the first time those are here in washington. between want to get them back to the ballpark. >> exciting phenom to talk about folks want to get out there and see them. and -- strasburg did what you expected him to do in the beginning. >> yeah. he has been very exciting. i think it is very unique in baseball that you have a guy like strasburg and harper who is coming up next year as well. young cultural icons that exceed baseball be

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through winchester going down to woodstock and new market, virginia headed to strasburg as well. so that's the only showers we have now. so keep the rain gear handy. watch the winds and look at the temperatures before i go. thought we'd be in the 70s this morning when i made my forecast. i think the mid- to upper 60s but look how close the warmth is. tap man hock airport is 77. they're on the way to 80 this afternoon and that warmth is going to fuel strong thunderstorms which might make it to southern maryland as well. so that's another problem that we may have to deal with as we get into the latter part of the afternoon. i'll come back and we'll look at some other maps for you and talk about the weekend because we have some colder temps returning. jc back to you. >>> thank you very much howard. well, a shoe sensation is sweeping the country. nike's release of some new exclusive glow in the dark sneakers is sparking frenzy and frustration. i want you to take a look at the line outside prince george's county plaza. in hyattsville, people began lining up last night to get a chance

you've got stephen strasburg and jordan zimmerman and newly acquired gonzales and jackson in the middlelineup followed by ross detwiler. we'll see what happens opening day. they also learned today the nats won an arbitration against pitcher john lannan. the lefty wanted 5.7 million but the victory for the nats means they only have to pay him 5 million, shucks. legendary boxing trainer dundee has died at the age of 90. he's being remembered today for his contributions to boxing. he trained muhammad ali as well as local boy sugar ray leonard in. all 15 world champions, a big loss in the boxing world. >> absolutely, but at least he got a chance to see ali. >> one last time. >> that is it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> derek is back with our area's only local newscast at 7:00. >> don't forget we're always on at www.wusa9.com. have a great night.

he worked with phenom, steven strasburg, also a pitcher who went first in his draft class. >> pitchingwisethere are a lot different. i think characterwise, they're very similar. they both good leadership skills. as far as pitchers go, similarities is the velocity, they're both an upper-end velocity. >> you know, it's never happened before in the history of college sports, where one school produces in the same year, the number one baseball pick and the number one football pick. just daydream here for me, that would be pretty cool. for the school. for both you guys, but for the school as well. >> it would be. you know, stanford has so many great accolades to its name. that would be cool to be part of one of those accolades. to have the two of the top talented kids of two different sports in the same year, it doesn't surprise me at stanford. i think it's an incredible thing that could happen. mark has a long way to go. andrew is already finished and he's in position. mark hasn't. he's at the start of his junior season. so he's got a long way to go to be put in that situation. >> at stanford,

. >> since the nationals have opened camp, we talked about steven strasburg's return and whether or not bryce is ready for the big leagues. but another guy to keep your eye on adam la roe. he has had shoulder surgery. he's not even close do 100% but every day he's been able to throw further and further. he's not expected to be ready for opening day but should be back. good progress. a monumental reversal for ryan brawn. he successfully won an appeal of a 60-day suspension after testing positive for performance enhancement drugs. becoming the first major leaguer to do so. his lawyers argued the sample was collected improperly. all right. the public ultimatum for maryland ak kevin anderson to georgetown not only affects the men's basketball team but hundreds of other student athletes that look forward to a rivalry that may be taken away. it creates some of the most exciting games during the season. tomorrow the men's lacrosse team faces off. unfortunately it could be the last time these two play each other for a very long time. >> we obviously enjoy playing georgetown. it's a great game.