hasy time stephen strasburg a strikeout, they will hold it up, shake it.anne: you want to make sure everyone gets down here in a timely fashion. ofthere are a number different gates. walk around the park. you might find a different way in. suzanne: for postseason. >> we have new menu items. if you download our ballpark app, you can find different menus and where they are at the park. -- in place. don't bring any bags larger than 16 x 16 x 8. want to bringu water, it has to be factory sealed. if you are packing your bags, 16 8.6 x no larger. autria: things are looking great for first pitch. veronica: in the early morning sky, a rare full moon. .his is what was tweeted the full moon is closest to the beginning of fall. you will be able to check the moon out as it rises close to sunset. that is why it looks so awesome. great weather if we are heading to the game. we are going to stay dry. throughout the weekend, as you just a tropical system. it may become a hurricane. wa early sunday morning with wind about 80 miles per hour. what i like about this system, i

they are not blaming stephen strasburg. he had an excellent performance. the nationals lost 3-0, did not score. >> it was super disappointing. it was a great game. strasburg pit >>fostrasburg. he had all of those strikeouts, but we do not get hits. i think we will come back in the next game. there, you saw all right she is still optimistic. this guy happy because his cubs won tonight, some chicago fans here. game two is tomorrow in the late afternoon. it becomes almost a must-win for the nationals. live outside of nats park, tom roussey, abc 7 news. jonathan: i lost my bet. , said that it would be a sweep the nats sweeping the cubs, not the other way around. one of the best highlights before the game even started. nancy: representative stephen sculley's throughout the first pitch -- steve scalise threw out the first pitch. scalise ew the ball to the capitol police officer david bailey, one of the officers savingit with lives by taking down the ball field shooter. also taking part of the sir money others wounded in the shooting. who would hear from the coac

strasburg pitching the game of a lifetime. seven innings he allowed only three hits and threw 12 strikeouts. that's a nationals playoff record. and to tonight it's win or go home and this time it's going to be at nats park. >> it's going to be go home cubs my prediction. >> not so fast. >> 5:04 is our time. the lottery for tickets to the lighting of the national christmas tree opens at national tree.org to enter. you have until october 16th. the event takes place november 30th. this will mark president trump's first christmas at the white house. >> it's a huge day in d.c. with the grand opening of the new district wharf complex. have you seen this thing? just look at what a beauty this is. if you were with us yesterday you saw all the great behind the scenes access we shared with you. today there's going to be a lot more activities today on the southwest waterfront and opening ceremony on the new district pier starts at 11:00 this morning. there are going to be fireworks at noon. then from noon to 9 m. includes an outdoor conc

that set the stage for steven strasburg wearing nats jersey may have been wearing a test investigates and bow tie. zero hits, he tied national postseason record for strikeouts in the fourth upping. 10 can't hand m the. bias gets on base and with him on second chris bryant knocks one to opposite field that will score bias breaking to 0-0 stalemate. anthony rizzo. base knock of own. price harper cannot get. it rizzo would add another rbi in eighth. they hose game one at home 3-0 as with baseball there's another at bat get another shot tat tomorrow game two gio gonzalez on the mound 5:30 first pitch but head home all the ep arey in that building stephen strasburg the way he pitched you needed to win the game. >> this was best of five. >> best of five-er isyes game three you have matt sherz who will pitch in kick check you needed this one.ad the linep they were supposed to have beginning of year to this game and best lineup and they could not put together the hits. >> that's okay let's -- they'll get it. the next three. >> okay. >> geo. >> he's been great year. >> not always great most se

adam fleming, bbc news, strasburg.president trump went to puerto rico today to see for himself the devastation caused by hurricane maria. it has taken mr. trump 13 days to visit the island, the same amount of time it took president bush to visit new orleans after hurricane katrina. the president made reference to katrina, saying maria was just as bad in terms of damage, but not in terms of the death toll. we report from the capital of san juan . reporter: 13 days after hurricane maria tore into puerto rico, donald trump swept in and officials, some of whom had criticized the time it took the u.s. to take the disaster seriously. the president may not have pleased others in his company -- with some of these opening remarks. president trump: i hate to tell you, puerto rico, you have whack.our budget out of we spend a lot of money on puerto rico. that's fine. we saved a lot of lives. but ifeath is a horror, you look at a real catastrophe like katrina and you look at the tremendous hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of peop

strasburg won the national league pitcher of the month in september.e team and they're ready for a clean slate. >> this is a start of the new season. some guys handle it well and some guys don't handle it well. you don't know until you get there. >> we learn in the playoffs. nobody can predict what will happen. everyone tries to and thinks they know. you show up and play good baseball and try to take advantage of every opportunity you get. there's not many of them in the playoffs. you got to catch a couple breaks. >> you heard ryan zimmerman there, you have to catch a couple breaks. you don't know what's going to happen until it happens. we have a special guest. valerie camillo is the chief revenue and marketing officer for the nationals. you join us every time on field to talk about the excitement and what the fans get to enjoy. >> i love these. the k cards. tell us about these. >> this is the giveaway for gate. we're asking them to hold it high to root stephen strasburg on for strikeouts. >> we're encouraging fans to download the mlb ballpark app. th

now strasburg's 0.68 e.r.a. is the lowest. he tossed a no hitter going into the 6th inning game in game four, people. that's why my one word is rain. we need this game to rain out. >>> let's freeze it up and remember saturday when not only the nats won, but today a complete opposite as caps lose in overtime to tampa bay and ovie no goals, but the good news is alex ovechkin is still on pace for 491 goals this season. >> i thought it was ♪ so we created the only bed that adjusts on both sides to 9 out of 10 couples prefer a different mattress firmness, your ideal comfort, your sleep number setting. you can even see how well you're sleeping and make adjustments. does your bed do that? the most amazing part is they start at $699. that's $200 off our queen c2 mattress. and free home delivery on select beds only during our fall sale. ends monday. visit sleepnumber.com for a store near you. oh, you yeah!ht butch. (butch growls at man) he's looking at me right now, isn't he? yup. (butch barks at man) butch is like an old soul that jus

hold the support stephen strasburg. -- this up for stephen strasburg. suzanne: with great baseball will come some awesome food. >> pepperoni sausage that you can take back to your seat and feet to r three guys or the family. our iconic half smoked sausage that we are talking with a little d.c. and chicago, called a district duel with the beef on there. suzanne: security will be typed with magnetometers in place, and you can bring a bag, but it cannot be longer than 16x16x8. melanie: no problems there, suzanne. playoff baseball is not the only thing buzzing in the sea -- d.c. the capitals will be hosting montrÉal for the home opener. they squeezed out a win in ottawa last night, and now the caps are looking for good old home cooking to continue the start to the season. john gonzalez has more on all the excitement. -- i have been joined by slap shot on the ice. not only is the city celebrating natitude, but we are walking the ng the red.i huge sports weekend in the capital. new season, new stars, new hashtag. llcaps fans in place excited, nothing will. wi

it.hey definitely have strasburg was unbelievable less like him especially since he was not feeling well>> it will come down to coaching pitching once again, and the weather may play a factor, so let's keep our fingers crossed. i think the nats will take it. >> gates open up at 6:00 tonight. first page is at 8:08 p.m. seats are sold out, but there is a number of standing room only tickets for tonight. so many people around the city hoping for another curley w and adrianna: a heads up if you want to take metro to nats park tonight. metro has just announced the plans to stay open an extra hour until 12:30. after 11:30 p.m., some will remain open for entry only. all other metro stations will be available for exit only. extra $100,000 needed to pay the cost.be sure to download the abc 7 news app . get up to the second news and updates. it is free to download. go to the app store or google 7-wjla.d search abc 32 students stung by bees. that happen across the street from the school at a dunkin' donuts. three students went to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. and mystic it is beli

max hoffman reporting from strasburg thank you to the united kingdom now where prime minister to resign may's bid to reassert her dwindling authority has suffered quite a blow after what some are calling a calamitous speech mase keynote address to conservative party members at the party's annual conference was intended to drum up doozie asked for her agenda instead the british prime minister's efforts were overshadowed by a series of mishaps including a heckler who handed the prime minister a document usually given to people when they leave their job let's take a look at that incident. and it's the conservative party that has a vision of an open global self-confident britain. our opponents for where the foreign policy of neutrality and prepare for a run on the ground. some people say we've spent too much time talking about jeremy corbin's past. was. this. me to know you know your bridge things only got more awkward as the stage began collapsing behind the prime minister that was shared around the dinner and it said something about this passionate one smart watch the letter a. and it sai

stephen strasburg was incredible. symptoms in the week but did not appear to be under the weather during game four. nationals scored in the third and michael a. taylor with a grand slam in the eighth-inning and the nationals winning 5-0. another game five and another must win for the nationals. here is bryce harper and jayson werth. >> just trying to go out there and have some fun. that is what it is all about, try to win a ballgame. >> been on the top and i want them to experience it in dusty to get his championship. the countdown is on, now less than 12 hours away before the gates open at nationals park. 8:05 and thech at rally towels are ready and ready to win this series. if the nationals win, their third game five in the nlds, it will be the first time in washington history. whoever wins, they will face the los angeles dodgers in the nlcs. a huge game tonight at nationals park. that is where we are live. autria: an alert if you plan to take metro to nationals park, it will not stay open late, closing around 11:30

strasburg on the mound for nationals. strasburg making his first start in the postseason since 2014. this is only his second career start in the playoffs. game one is usually a tone setter. the nationals are not worried about getting a win tonight. they want to win the series in general. >> you have to win three in a sears. however you get to three doesn't matter. the focus on the game is what you prepare for. >> you come out and you want to win everything. the biggest thing is not to get down two games. worst case we take the field to win every game. take no prisoners. go out and win every game you can win. >> keep an eye on trey turner. he could be the x-factor around the bases. in the regular season he stole seven bases in a four-game series at nats speed is a weapon. turner will use it to the advantage. >> speed in general in the postseason is important, it may be an error. a pick off that is thrown away. so unless you have speak it won't happen. whatever it will be. i think it helps us a lot. >> all right. the excite

here is my take on steven strasburg. yes, there is mold in the air. this is an elimination game. you have to play. he wases weeing and wasn't prepared -- was weissing and --s weeing -- this would have been his opportunity to be a hero. all right. let's move on. it is tuesday. this week part two of josh norman's two redskins. [ music ] >> more imprevents than what josh norman and this -- improvements than what josh norman and -- >> welcome inside my locker. i have a lo going on right now. we have to keep it straight. old spice. as you can see. i have a real life action figure. the arm fell off. what the heck? i have a couple of these going on. they sent me a jersey from over there. i will play with it. kick it a little bit. you know? my shot is perfection. world class. this is my locker. this is my world. appreciate you having me. time for you guys to go. bye. [ laughter ] >> maybe the u. soccer team could have used josh norman. they lost today so they are out of the world cup for the first time since 1986. >> depressing. >> and air conditioning, that is what dusy baker is going -

but strasburg has reportedly told the team, he's still not ready to pitch, despite getting his regularmount of rest. so tanner roark will be starting against the cubs. if the nats win, we know they will, the deciding game 5 will be tomorrow night. >>> get the hell out. get your money and get the hell out. go to the er and wait for nine hours. get out of my office now. >> caught on camera, a doctor in gainsville, cursing out a sick patient. jessica says she ar gainsville after hours clinic, because she felt extremely sick. after waiting for an hour, she asked to leave and get her $80 copayment. she says he snatched it from her hand and took off with it. he then threw the phone back in their direction when she began calling 911. >> he needs to be looked at. he needs to be investigated. i don't want anyone else in my community to receive that type of care, or to receive that type of behavior towards them. it's just not okay. >> she says she's not satisfied after the initial report filed by police. she's now consulting with an attorney to further investigation the cdc of gainsville reached

dusty wouldn't say if strasburg will come in to relieve.ably won but max scherzer would be available and jio would be available. it's a must win of the you have to throw everybody out whoever you have if you don't within this game there's no point in planning you'll be playing golf until february. >> right. >> so let me understand. what is the mindset of someone like strasburg in this clutch moment to say no? >> he says he doesn't feel well. >> i'll take him at his >> if he doesn't feel well and goes out there and has a terrible game it's not just about him. >> at that point do you say now we believe he didn't feel well but now we love the game so the season is over. >> exactly. very tough situation to be in. >> okay. i see that. >> at this point the organization felt that, a, put in strasburg's hand what they're saying he said he doesn't feel well and he doesn't want to let the team down so they'll go with the plan they had in place. >> me being the -- >> cynic. >> optimist. we're avoiding the inevitable here. if his sam not broken and the

hopefully and we can see stephen strasburg add to his legacy. back to you in the studio.onathan: nice when you have:00er in the bullpen. that is serious strength. thank you for that. one last look at weather. steve: tomorrow night if they make it back -- when they make it back. a few showers come tomorrow. not a washout. temperatures are upper 60's. repeat performance on friday and warmer for the weekend. cooler to the middle of next week. nancy: thank you "world news tonight" coming next ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the deadly infernos in california. there are new evacuations tonight. the death toll now growing. authorities now calling this a critical, catastrophic event. and the discovery just before our team arrived on the scene. >>> also breaking tonight, new images of harvey weinstein just in. police on the scene outside his daughter's home. and the audio in that police sting. the d.a. in new york city today is pressed. why were there never any charges? >>> a major development in the las vegas massacre. you will hear the audi

they're n stephen strasburg is out sick. carol maloney shows you how tanner roark is handling the pressure. >> reporter: not too long ago a kid sitting in a seat just like this one here at wrigley was rooting on his beloved chicago cubs. now that kid later today will be on the mound starting for the washington nationals in the biggest game of his career. >> i just think the atmosphere around here is amazing and, you know, to pitch here at wrigley and to hear the fans. i know they're going to be crazy, like i said. just do what i do best and try to keep them quiet. >> people have been reaching out to you for tickets. has it been kind of crazy for the last few days? how many people do you expect? >> it hasn't been too crazy. i have five of my family members coming. nobody's really reached out. theye own tickets which is very good on me and it's a lot less stress that i have to worry about. >> reporter: game four, the first pitch will be at 4:08. a win would send the washington nationals home to get ready for thursday's game fi

stephen strasburg on the mound.apitol police will be part of the first pitch cer ceremony. you want people wearing red. anything interesting food wise tonight? >> so we have a special post season menu at concession st stands. you can also find the fullest of what the menu items are where to find them in the park in the app. things like a cookie dough ice cream batting helmet that, upside down batting helmet with delicious things inside. got maple doughnut. we have ham and cheese grilled up just perfect all these great fall items we're bringing out for post season. >> what about in security? first pitch around 7:30. gates open at 5:30. any advice for fans com >> yeah. i mean just get here early. we'll have just like we backpack. >> okay. thank you valerie. guys they're still getting the field ready. they're watering the grass. the crews putting up bunting and cleaning out the grand stands getting the seats ready for everybody. m and m's, k cards stephen strasburg tonight, guys. game time 7:30 it's a sell out but you

and it all goes back to stephen strasburg the way he pitched tonight was surprising to many people but was not surprising to dusty baker. >> no, not really. coye see the focus and determination in his eyes you know what i mean when he came in the office aand we talked to him. has a man of few words. but the word he said you know gave us every indication that he was ready. >> and nats fans better be ready too. game five will be right here, 8:00, tomorrow night. it will with be in this bulling and it's going to be rocking and some of those fans that maybe will be here tomorrow night we spoke with them and we found them at a bar right outside nat's park after watching the game. here's what they think about the chances of night's decisive game. >> it was fantastic. pretty excited. i have tickets to nlcs i'm hoping this he come through. >> honestly i don't know. but it was like -- it was roller coaster of emotions. it was crazy. >> i think we can win. we need offense to stay hitting we need to keep hitting. >> this is 2017 we fwot it we're good. >> if cubs can within a world series nat can

stephen strasburg was dominant, franchise record 10 strikeouts, but no run support, two hits for the nationals, the fewest in a postseason game in franchise history. frank hanrahan is at nationals park with more. >> reporter: not a good night for the nationals. they di the nats are down 1-0 in this best of five series. as for the game skipper dusty baker sort of calling out his own team saying the cubs were more clutch. >> they got some clutch hits and the playoffs here, the team that gets the most r.b.i. hits is the team that wins and that's what they did tonight. we didn't have a bunch of scoring opportunities and they had three and got three. >> reporter: so game two is tomorrow. that's probably good for the nationals, 5:30 back here at nats park, but they are down 1- 0 in this series. live at nats park, i'm frank hanrahan. let's send it back to you. >> gio gonzalez will start in that game, too. >>> let's not forget. it's still friday, so that means it's still football season. about 10 miles from national park there was a big game. chris williams has more. >> reporter: no. 5 gonza

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. >> stephen strasburg went deep into last night's game. he flat-out dominated the cubs. >> we heard about that under the weather thing earlier in the day. >> he's a hero now. as carol maloney shows us, the players are focused on tonight. >> 12 strikeouts by stephen strasburg. maybe a new nationals post-season record. but the history of this team is -- starts with a win tonight in d.c. >> momentum shifrts. the dodgers did it to us last year. we got the momentum going back home and keep it rolling. >> once you get to game 5, it doesn't matter how you get there. you have to figure out what to do a couple times better than the other team to come out on top. >> go out there and play game 5 and have some fun. that's what it's all b going in front of our fans and trying to win a ball game. tough task ahead of us. i think we're looking forward to it. >> you play for each other. you play one pitch at a time. you try to win each pitch. you leave is all out there. >> game 5 tonight. first pitch 8:00 p.m. it will be the third winner take all at nats p

strasburg allowed three hits. he cruised where he struck out been.eyward. still no margin for error. strasburg left amount. the change in the april nationals loaded the bases. michael taylor high fly ball to right. runs out of room. the ball drops into the basket. that is a grand slam. two games each. after the 5-zero victory park they will play the deciding game tomorrow night in washington. >>> read is hoping to have a familiar figure as they tried to get back into the w column on sunday. eric carr is back this week as they host the carson charges. the official diagnosis originally was for car to miss 2 to 6 weeks after he suffered a fracture in his back. he watched last week's loss to baltimore from the sideline. he is in the mood to defy the timetable. he is expected to play. >> want to do everything i can to be out there. as soon as i was told and heard it could be up to six weeks. i said we will see. maybe there is something wrong with me. i can come back faster than that. >> something different for you to check out on wednesday night. harlem g

procedure of the parliament will be in this case next off and looking into this of course for a strasburg thanks very much this is due to be news still to come on the show we turn to german cup action where dortmund hope a date with a lower league opposition would help them cover their mojo. a live dance has recovered its mojo boy look at those shares today well actually it's quite surprising actually bride you should think they'd be ready for take off but in fact of tons of shares are down over two percent in frankfurt at the moment despite its stunning results because listen to this the airline posted its best ever results in the history of the company for the first nine months of the year and a twelve percent increase in total revenue for the period while the european aviation market is undergoing drastic changes from british low cost carrier monarch to germany's number two airline alba then all the way to italian flagship carrier alitalia they've all folded and their demise is looked on as us fortune. germany's largest airline love tanzer seems to have an insatiable appetite after buy

nats will take the field with pitcher steven strasburg taking the mound. the cubs will march out kyle hendricks. we'll have live team coverage before, during and afer the game all here on abc-7 today and throughout the morning here on good morning washington beginning in our 5 o'clock hour. the caps posted a season opening win on the road.. and alex ovechkin was the star.. high-scoring affair at ottawa.. brett connolly and egeny kutzenov also added scored for the caps.... the game remained tight into the late minutes and could only be decided in shootout. caps pull it out 5-4.... they now return to d-c for their home opener -- that's tomorrow 7 p.m. against the montreal canadiens. johnny gonzalez will be at the kettler capitl beginning at five. he spoke to players ahead of this year's home opener... he'll have a preview of the home opener coming up at 5. the latest now, following the deadly shooting spree in las vegas.. a push is underway for a new gun control measure.. as people mourn the loss of the victims. and more information is surfacing about the gu

but the extra day won't mean ace pitcher stephen strasburg will get the call.. but he's under the weather.. and manager dusty baker says he is not alone. game 4 of the nlds starts today at 4:08 pm. tanner roark will get the start. tanner roark will get the start. it's an elimination game for the nationals. if they win, game 5 will be back here at nats park. coming up-- months after a utah nurse is arrested-- the man who slapped on the cuffs is facing some discipline. what his boss is saying about the viral video. plus, an international shocker. as the world gears up for the world cup-- american fans get some stunning news. the details coming up. today: mostly cloudy, rain likely early (before noon) followed by spotty afternoon light showers. mild & muggy highs: 70-75 winds: e 5-10 mph tonight: occasional showers with fog developing lows: 60-65 winds: e 5 mph thursday: showers, drizzle, breezy & cool highs: 65-67 winds: east 5-15 mph, gusts 20 coming up-- the hits keep coming for disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein. why his house will be a lot emptier w

i think it is in strasburg. there is jean-claude juncker. there is there.ing about brexit jean-claude juncker is saying there has been insufficient progress in brexit negotiations. movednsufficient progress to next phase which is talking about the trade deal. over the u.k. cannot go michel barnier's head. we are going to maintain the point of contact being michel barnier. unity amongst the individual nations. jean-claude juncker saying it is too early to start raise to. very clear ahead of the big summit coming up. coming up, we are going to carry on talking about what is happening with brexit towering over the party. or toeing the party line after challenging the premise her. boris johnson now backs theresa may on brexit. i wouldn't put a lot of money on the fact that he would have made -- ikind of speech you would have put a lot of money on that fact that he would've made that kind of speech. we will see exactly what orest johnson really thinks. this is bloomberg. guy: let's take a look at the big movers. here is near a. -- nejra: he -- suffering popular

steven strasburg silencing critics with dominant night on the mound in game four.o the question is, who pitches tonight? we'll have live team coverage. >>> d.c.'s newest neighborhood opens today with a star-studded celebration. i'm mike thomas down at the district wharf and we'll have a live report coming up. >>> executive action. president trump turning his attention back to health care today with an order that could mean major changes for u.s. insurance marks. >>> and later, ben affleck caught up in the harvey weinstein backlash. the batman actor now apologizing for his own past behavior we'll have all the details when we check the celebrity dish. good day at 9a starts now. ♪ what great way to start this day. well, hello screech! >> yes. >> you talk about the happiest bird in the world today. right? >> absolutely. >> what great finish to the game yesterday. the entire game was absolutely fantastic. and i see one bird over there that's so excited for you to come down to the ballpark tonight. we've got all the details on the exciting game five coming up. get those

lawmakers in strasburg slammed to the british government for failing to make progress on key issues the vote was non-binding but reflects the mood of the parliament which will have to approve the final bribes that deal. german president frank has warned of new walls as the country marks twenty seven years since re-unification he made the comment in a speech during an event commemorating german unity day which saw the country's leaders gather in the southwestern city of mights the celebrations are being overshadowed though by the nationalist alternative for germany parties strong showing in last month's election indicating that despite the great success since you remove occasion there are fresh divisions and concerns. on the twenty seventh anniversary of german unity both leaders and citizens have reason to be cheerful. but smiling selfies with chancellor angela merkel hide a serious message though germany may be prosperous and powerful nationalism war and crisis have arrived on its doorstep. you couldn't we cannot detach ourselves from what's going on in the world we must ensure that th