of. >>> the maryland terrapins are on -- offseason. >>> the maryland terrapins are on the eve of what they hope will be a bounceback season. they had won just two games and 24 players left the program. in a preseason game c.j. brown went down with a torn acl. now the season rests on the shoulders of perry hills. he'll line up for center when the terps host william & mary tomorrow and he says the most important thing is taking control of that huddle. >> you go in there and look everyone in the eye and be confident about the may you're saying and be confident in the -- play you're saying and be confident in the huddle, everybody is going to trust you and believe in you. you can't go in there scared because the guys will be down. you have to go in with a lot of energy and get everybody fired up ready to go. >>> we have a winner in our player of the week bishop ireland at bishop o'connell. we'll have highlights on our report at 11:00. >>> from last night's kids state season opener, not really the way you want to start the season. towson gets the punt from kent state but fumble it. andre c

all right, i spend the afternoon over at my alma mater trying to figure out how the terrapins would do. the coach is very upbeat and positive about this year's club. and after last year the terrapins should be much improved. >> we came up with our motto "all wins, all games all season," and that is what it is about. when you have people with that kind of ownership then you have a chance. >> one american judo fighter was expelled from the olympic games today for doping. he was the first to fail the doping tests. he said he unintentionally ater -- ate something that had been baked with marijuana. unintentionally. >> very strange. a very strange story. doug has a final [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i think mitt romney's really out of touch with the average woman's health issues... this is not the e 1950s. contraception is so important to women... it's about a woman being able to make decisions... i don't remember anyone as extreme as romney... i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. i don'think mitt romney can even understand the mindset of someone who has to

. - 3 devastating news for the maryland football terrapins...e cunniigham has full details...next in sports. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. go a little farther with bp gasoline with invigorate. now you have the power to lower gas prices with the bp visa with pump rewards. apply at choosebp.com we begin tonight in the world of college footballl...and sooe devastating news for the maryland terrapins...they have lost their starting quarterback for the season... season... rettring starter cj brown tore his acl last night and will play no more in 2012...a crucial blow to the terps, because brown was the only quarterback on the roster with any game experience...right now, two freshmen are all they have...brown became the starter last year when coach randy edsel benched former starter danny o'brien, who pransferred to wisconsin... brown set a maryl

college football...and ssme devastating news for the maryland terrapins...they have lost their starting quarterback for the season... season... returing starter cj brown tore his acl last night and will crucial blow to the terps, because brown was the only quarterback on the roster with any game experience...right now, two freehmen are all they have...brown became the &pstarter last year when coach randy edsel benched former starter danny o'brien, who transferred to wisconsin... brown set a maryland reccrd last year wheh he rushed for 574 in his five starts. quite a lively workout today in owings mills...they had a brawl right in the middle of practice..several players involved, but arthur jones, bernard pollard, gino all involved..they eparated all the principles, and practice went forward from ther. there... heading into friday's pre- season game with the lions, john harbaugh has a decision to make..his starters, both offensive and defensive, didn't look all that great in the pre-season opener in atlanta last week..and they clearly need some more work... harbaugh says they'll probably

point, terrapin point, is over 180 feet straight down.ou go over in that particular spot, you're not going to survive. >> when moriarty arrives on the scene, it's even worse than he expected. the man is not on the icy formation on land, he's waist-deep in frigid water. >> when i saw the victim standing almost in waist deep water right at the brink of the falls, the hair on the back of my neck went up. >> moriarty immediately calls the fire department and the helicopter rescue unit. he also calls the power company upriver and asks them to use their dam to lower the water level. within minutes, niagara firefighter gary carella arrives on the scene. >> where the victim was standing is almost impossible to fathom. it is one of the most dangerous positions that a person can put themselves in. if i was a betting man, i would bet 99.9 times out of 100, that no one could stand that close to the falls. >> carella, moriarty, and the rest of the rescue team meet to come up with a plan. they know there isn't much time. darkness is setting in, and it'

sky hero, terrapin hero or victim of animal abuse? this is how you lead off a show. and why is joy biden headed to tampa? there is a chance he thinks he is going to the democratic convention. and did roger clemens get naked at a las vegas hotel? we will straighten it out in the lightning round. >> i want to point out that biden joke i did on "the five." >> really? what is "the five"? >> that is a show in the afternoon. >> the 5 what? >> it is called "the five" with five people. >> i don't think so. >> maybe you don't think at all because you stole my joke. >> i don't think there is any such show. is that the show you do when you room with the puppets ? >> you don't have to bring that up. you are my puppet. go away, puppet. go. let's welcome our guest. she is hotter than a red iron steak barbecued on the sun. i am here with the news columnist and one of my co-hosts "the five" a show which andy was never on. and if commentary was tai chi i would do him in the park every saturday. in iceland he is considered a lubricant. it is my sidekick, bill schulz. and she is so hot

((break 3)) 3 ((tom)) 3 some devastating news for the maryland terrapins...they lost their starting quarterbackarter c- j brown tore his acl on tuesday... and will play no more in 2012.a crucial low to the terps, because brown was the only quarterback on the roster with any game experience.right now, two freshmen are all they have. brown became the starter last year when coach andy edsel benched former starter danny o'brien, who transferred to wisconsin.brown set a maryland record last year wheh he rushed for 574 in his five starts. bruce cunningham has fox 45 morning sports. sports. 3 coming p... a crash... unlike any other. other.crash nats nats the most startling thing about this video... you have to see to believe. i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna to do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with university of phoenix. nothing can stop me now. i feel like the sky's the limit with what i can do and what i can accomplish. my name is napthali bryant and

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along terrapin terrace in joppatownn thatt harford county sherifffs deputies believe a brutal and happened.urbing murder behind these doors... investigators found parts of man's body inside 21-year-old alexaader kinyua's home and in a nearby dumpster.detectives say he admitted to killing his roommate... kujoe agyei-kodie....a family friend back in may.he also admitted to eating his hearttand his brain.kinyua s facing first-degree murder and use of a dangerous weapon.but.... now doctors are saying he is not fit for trial.and instead will continue to e treated at the state's maximum-security ppychiatric hospital. (caasilly/state's atty) "if itts possible to go forward, it's better for the ssate to go forward at this point and on the other side, you have to wait until the defendant can help his attornny in the couutroom before you can do any" anything."bothhmen were studentt at morgan state uniiersity.before this case... kinyua had already been facing assaulttcharges in a baseball bat attack in a morgan dorm. coming up next half hhur... more reaction from those who lived next door to kinyua... and h

also, some terrapins are trying to boot a chicken chain off the campus. what is prompting the drive? one of the most infamous college list is out for a new ranking for top party schools. find out which maryland institution quex the top 20. >> a couple of showers and thunder. ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. >> more than half a dozen people are recovering after bus crashed into a home in silver spring. montgomery county officials say the bus slammed into the home just before 11:00 a.m. this morning. 10 of 15 people suffered minor injuries. no one else was hurt. it is not clear what led to that crash. investigators looking into an accident involving an mta bus. the bus and car

. >> after 25 players jumped ship last year the maryland terrapins are now trying to move forward looking to improve on last year's two-win season, but it's not playing out this their favor right now. starting quarterback c.j. brown will miss the entire season out with a torn acl. head coach randy edsall said it happened while the team was practicing a two-minute drill last night. brown wasn't touched, but his knee basically gave out. this is a huge setback for the terps. they must now rely on two untested freshmen quarterbacks to lead this team. coach edsall addressed the news this afternoon via twitter saying brown will continue to be an important part of this as a captain and leader to help mentor the other two qbs on our team. >>> nfl preseason is all about whittling down the roster from 90 players to the best 53 men and those guys competing for a spot have another chance to impress when the redskins play the bears saturday night in chicago, but the running back job isn't playing out as many expected. just one of the three competing for the starting job is actually healthy enough to p

. >>> as the maryland terrapins get back to work they have to fill the shoes of quarterback c.j. brown out with a torn acl. the terps turn to two untested freshman, caleb roe and perry hillis. right now it's hillis' job to lose. today he completed his second practice as state and has impressed both top mates and coaches with how well he's handling -- teammates and coaches with how well he's handling the pressure. several older guys are showing him the ropes. >> the older guys just do more coaching and give him easier reads, so when he sees things, it's a little more comfortable for him. you probably get away with a few more things as a veteran, but this is a young guy. >>> the skins are having their second preseason game saturday. quarterback rg3 and the rest of the starters will see a bit more playing time against the pairs. even though the games don't mean anything for the overall record, it's still important to win. >> the game doesn't mean anything, but you want to establish those good habits of winning football games. we started out good in buffalo. we'll try to leave it up

. >> and the maryland terrapins release their basketball schedule today. they'll play 18 conference games for the first time. conference play opens at home january 5 against virginia tech. all right, good news nats fans. the grounds crew getting ready for things before the game. the nats are going to honor brave third baseman, chipper jones. this will be his final game in d.c. we'll have highlights for you tonight at 11:00. live from nationals park, i'm kristen berset, ladies, back to you in the studio. >> saying good-bye to chipper and hello to a win. >> and thanks for not playing chipper. appreciate that. >> all right, that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> and derek is back at 7:00 with our area's only local newscast. have a great night.

. >> college football news and the maryland terrapins took a big hit tuesday night when cj brown tore his acl and ending his season. a true freshman will have to step up and earn the job. hills has the upper hand over number seven, caleb and how does 9 head coach feel about his qb situation? 15 days before kickoff? >> i am pleased with what i have seen. i am pleased with what i have seen, to, and you know, we're going to be fine. it's just that we have to get as many reps as we can and, again, doing the things we know that they can do. they have absorbed a lot in a short period of time in 12 days. i am pleased with where they're at now. >> the injury. >>> the nats are back in town preparing for a 15-home stand tomorrow night against the new york mets. and while many guys took today off for a day of rest, a well- deserved one at that, the youngest was giving back. there he is. the 19-year-old arriving this morning at fairfax high school to host the inaugural; the free event, everybody over the ages of 6-14 while over 200 kids were there today. the all-star donated donations to the grea

so things looking good there for the terrapins. >>> some baseball knew the young lad went deep yesterdayhis first in a few weeks, bryce harper with the home run. his reward outside of winning the game last night he gets a day off today. harper not in the lineup tonight versus the mets. just some time off and the nats facing is lefty and harper is only batting .227 versus southpaws. >>> a pretty good one. edwin action jackson up against jonathon niese and that starts at 7:00 tonight. jackson 3.74 e.r.a.. we have a pretty big night coming up. robert griffin iii his second time out there tonight. >> going to keep revealing more and more. >> about rg3. we'll see. >> audubon next. >> there you go. >> looking good. grilling out weather. >> again temperatures tonight really nice evening you got to get outside. have dinner on the patio. take the evening jog. sunday, mid 80s and a chance for some showers and bring the umbrella just in case. for the nats game maybe a shower or two. monday even cooler and lower 80s and more unsettled and showers and storms, tuesday even cooler yet. upper 70s and cl

sheriff's deputies believe a brutal, disturbing murder hhppened behind the doors of this home on terrapin terrace in joppatowne. but for now, prosecutors will have to wait for their day in court.... the suspect, 21-year-old alexander kinyua has been declared incompetent to stand trial. .......neighbors, once again, reacting to surprising news about a suspected killer on the block.(mm. naulty/neighbor) "i don't like that at all, i mean he's not ttking responsibility for what he did. he's just basically, i guess going to go off to some hospital and get his treatment and who knows whatt happens from there."(mr.. oliver/neighbor) "to punish him if he did it of hissown free will would be coorect, be proper. but apparently he needs help, he needs help.." kinyua is charged with first-deeree murder and use of a dangerous weapon in connection with the may killing f kujoe agyei-kodie. man's body parts inside pinyua's home and in a nearby dumpster. detectives say kinyua admitteddkilling his roommate and eatiig his heart and brain. but tonight, the harford county state's attorney says doctors at clif

the skins traded cornerback and former terrapin, barnes for a draft pick. and we'll get an update for jamal brown. he has been placed on the physical unable to perform list. he had surgery on his hip. the same one he had surgery on in 2009. he missed the last four games because of the pain and reinjured it running sprints the day before training camp opened. tyler the starting right tackle. shanahan addressed the situation this afternoon. >> they said the surgery went fine. he is feeling better and hopefully be good as new in four to six weeks. >> i think tyler has done a good job. very happy with where he's at. unless there's a miracle, he should be our starter. >> up in baltimore, ravens linebacker will officially miss the first six weeks of the season. he was also placed on the physically unable to perform list today. the five-time probowler had surgery may 8 to repair that torn acylies. you get to choose who you see highlights of. go to u.s.a. today, high schoolsports.com/d.c. to vote. we will announce the winner on thursday night. so again, a busy day

. >> and the maryland terrapins trying to move forward after losing starting quarterback tj brown for the season. freshman perry hillis is taking over as starter. players and coaches say they have been impressed with the youngster and how he is handling that pressure. talk about being thrown into the gauntlet. >> no kidding. >> we have to hope maryland does a little better despite the trouble early on. >> we'll be right back. >>> and that is our broadcast for tonight. we want to thank you for staying up with us. >> and stay up for letterman as well. we're always on at wusa9.com. yellow alert day tomorrow. >> that's right. >> all right. in the people, businesses, and organizations that call greater washington home. whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger.

. >> and the maryland terrapins trying to move forward after losing starting quarterback tj brown for season. freshman perry hillis is taking over as starter. players and coaches say they have been impressed with the youngster and how he is handling that pressure. talk about being thrown into the gauntlet. >> no kidding. >> we have to hope maryland does a little better despi

. >> state of maryland, home to the beautiful chesapeake bay, our maryland terrapins, and the finest blue crabs on the -- face of the earth. [applause] also the home of the u.s. naval academy, and we are coming up to the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the star spangled banner in baltimore harbor. we are proud to cast all 37 votes for the next president of the united states, mitt romney, and paul ryan. >> the maryland delegation and the rest of the republicans resume their national convention today to certify mitt romney's delegation -- nomination. the convention also nominated romney's running mate, rep paul ryan. >> before the convention closes on thursday night, republican power players are making the case as to why the former massachusetts -- massachusetts governor should be elected the next president. joining us live from tampa with our commitment 20 graaff coverage. >> i can tell you, not only was ann romney a big hit here, so was new jersey governor chris christie. known for his brash style and plain talk, new jersey governor chris christie made the case for the -- mit

along terrapin terrace in joppatowne that harffrd county sheriff's deputies believeea brutal and veryisturbing murder happened. behind these doors... investigators found parts of man's body inside 21-yearrold alexander kinyua's home and in a nearby dumpster.detectives say he admitted to killing his roommate... kujoe agyei-kodie... a family friend back in may.he also admitted to eating his heart and his brain.kinyua is facing first-degree murder and use of a dannerous weapon.but.... now doctors are saying he is not fit ffr trial.and instead will continue to be treated at the state's maximum-security psychiatric hospital. (cassilly/state's atty) "if it's possible to go forward, it's better for the state to go forward at this point and time. but, on the other side, you have to wait until the attorney in the courrroom before you can do anything." anything."both men were students at morgan state university.before this case... kinyua had already been facing assault charges in a baseball bat attack in a morgan dorm. coming up next half hour... more reaction from those who lived next door to

there's a lot when the terrapins the new helmets.wo look like the traditional helmets, but check out this one. it is getting mixed reviews. helmets are "so ugly." not exactly what the marketing techtment at virginia wanted to hear. >> it looks like a vulture over them. >> it looks like a vulture over thi got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help americans have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? i'm barack obama and i approve

the maryland terrapins quarterback c.j. brown was injured. has a torn acl. he's out for the season. maryland will have a freshman quarterback this year with the transfer. brown was not hit, and disney just gave out. year.ut for the look at your sports. have a great day. newest t-shirt is .tirring up controversy >> it is only available for women and says "gold digging." it is almost selling out of the t-shirt. the redskins' no. quarterback is know his new home of d.c. rg3 is even serving as a tour guide, but he could use some work. >> there are some trees right on. the on >> in this video posted on youtube he takes a bus tour of the district and got some he confused the memorialsand lincoln some treesdodge way. the be careful, we need you. we are looking at 67 degrees. news continues at 5:30. still ahead, one winning news continues at 5:30. still ahead, one winning matched all the n excuse us, while we change into something more comfortable. cool. introducing, the square sunnyd bottle. hey boys, i have an idea. [ female announcer ] new lipton tea & honey. sweetened with honey, made f

the terrapins have 15 returning offensive and defensive starters ago.a year the older guys on the teamre key. >> i'm not putting any pressure them, but they will take us far as they can go this year. they need to show the young kids this is how we do things in maryland. we've got a great group of seniors, guys that i trust and i know will carry out the things we want done. have a great day. we invite everyone to grant some snacks and enjoy tonight's preview withall tim brant. he will talk about many atd that's tonight 7.0 right here on abc right now is 5:28. the news continues at 5:30. >> we continue to follow the path of tropical storm isaac. take you to orleans for a conditions good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. cleaning better doesn't have to take longer

confirmednoon it was maryland terrapins starting quarterback has a torn a see l out for the season. maryland is left with eight sreshman quarterback thi season. play heot hit on the was injured. was running around a corner the need gave. out for the year. -- knee gave. >> when he was showing video to his team, his focus turned to the walk on a fullback. >> i want you to watch how he is blocking. the guy keeps his mouth shut and loves being a part of the team. to let why i am so proud he has a full scholarship. >> a full scholarship to a guy made the team as a walk on. a guy there every day always early and giving 100% and making else better. a great story. scholarship for his effort that proves success is not a destination, it is a journey.s >> what a great way to surprise i'm barack obama and i approve this message seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? the new york times calls it 'blatantly false' the washington post says: "the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all." in fact, obama's getting states to

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the terrapins can associate of the giant all-star report the purchase would sit in an attempt to create evidence that exonerate him of taking performance enhancing drug. this does it try to alter the website the idea was to make it appear that is positive test for testosterone was the result of accidentally taken said the and ordered off the site. some boat racing is first splash in the san francisco bay this week. the world series race begins tomorrow with limits on where people could operate the boat stirring events and the set into the racing area could face penalties for violations. ideas of where did the best look at the race in san francisco tried christie field in the marina green the aquatic park pier 27 in various public appears along the waterfront. one of the books as up yesterday and was pretty cool. >>> adding some excitement to it. kids cut their way into the history books and what they did the white house for the first time ever. >>> don't mess with the gangster granny-scared crux away with a really big fork. >>> down but not out the game for of petaluma and the littl,,,

. >>> the university of maryland football terrapins take their first steps on a new field.ry bubala reports, it's like none other in the nation. >>> reporter: fans say the new field at the university of maryland is cool. it is literally. it features heat reducing technology called cool play. players are getting the first feel for it in the summer heat. >> it looks great out there. walking around out there, a lot of guys are like this is sweet, a lot cooler than the regular turf field. >> reporter: the company behind the design has done extensive temperature testing which shows it can keep the field up to 20 degrees cooler than typical fields. >> what makes it special? the in fill with the silica sand. what is silica sand, washedsand not a beach sand which other people put in there. we use cryogenic rubber which is mixed with the silica sand makes it firm enough. it's a fast track. >> reporter: the new field is the latest part of a major makeover for athletics in college park. they unveiled eye catching uniforms fort foote ball team -- for the football team. today we saw the

. >>> the maryland terrapins will have a freshman qb after brown tears hi acl. the news out of college park very unfortunate. he suffered the injury last night during non-contact drills. >> i just feel really bad for c.j. to see the work that he's put in, you know, for this season, to go, you know away with one cut in a non-contact drill, a cut he's made, you know thousands of times, is just devastating. as you can imagine, it's tough on him. he's got a lot of emotions, you know, right now, but as i told him and i just got through addressing the team, c.j.'s going to be as big a part of this team as he was going to be if he was the starting quarterback. >>> baseball, stephen strasburg's innings count, knolls the talk of san francisco today. the giants had bigger issues, like the loss of reigning all-star mvp melky cabrera. cabrera is being suspended for 50 games for testing positive for testosterone. that ends his season plus the first five games of next year. without cabrera, giants have to face strasburg. tim lincecum on the hill for the giants. early on a bit

this would have been the former maryland terrapins third year with buffalo. he finished the last two seasons on injured reserve but said he was now in the best shape of his career. that's a quick look at sports. i'm kristen berset. >>> a big controversy brewing in decision 2012. >> more buzz about one of the jientsz pandas -- giant pandas. we'll be back. >>> good morning. welcome back to nine fine now. i'm -- 9news now. i'm andrea roane. happy tuesday. >>> i'm mike hydeck. monika samtani has traffic and breaking news coming up. olga has weather. >>> we're starting off with cloud cover. we'll see sunshine later this afternoon. the big concern will be those areas of patchy fog. we have poor visibility over the last hour. it started to drop off even a little bit more. outside right now, though, we're not doing too bad from our michael & son camera looking toward the white house. temperatures right now in the 60s region wide. 67 at reagan national airport. i'm expecting plenty of sunshine through the lunch break. we should hit the lower 80s by 12:00 and we'll kee

former maryland terrapin. he had a great season. what was their thought behind that? >> i was surprised. he spent the last three seasons here in washington. he played in 29 games and made three starts. he was told this morning he was going to be released. the redskins planned on sending him to the league at 4:00 p.m. they decided to work the phones a little bit. they were able to strike a deal with the detroit lions. so they'll get something back for him. i think this came down to special teams. they decided to keep a couple corners, that probably hurt him. he'll be with the detroit lions this year. >> mike shanahan is about to speak in a few moments. grant and i are going to head over there and i'll bring you more coming up at 6:00. we're live in ashburn, back to you. >> still ahead, trying to correct a national embarrassment, what some lawmakers are pushing for on capitol hill. they are calling for immediate action. >>> this is bruce johnson. coming up at 6:00, d.c. public students went to the classroom. we'll introduce you to children speaking spanish and chinese.

the maryland terrapins unveil their new uniforms for the 2012 season. >> they're going to be great. i can tell. >> preseason debut coming up thursday night. rg3 talks about taking his first n.f.l. hit. that's next in sports. >> we want to take another look at our question of the morning. according to men's health magazine, 98% of women surveyed say they want this from their significant other. is it a, a little pda, b, a home cooked meal, or c, a date night. >> our facebook friend maria wrote b, a home cooked meal since most men think it's a woman's job. we want the same thing back. what do you think? put your guess on our facebook page. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 show. release me, momigus! that's mom to you. and you should eat something that's good for you before you go outside. never! come on james. it's a new fiber one chewy bar. chocolatey and delicious. fiber one chewy bar, huh? mmm. refueled space captain james. [ male announcer ] new fiber one chewy bars. great taste kids love plus calcium and fiber kids need. >>> a good tuesday morning. i'm meteorologist howard bernste

a former maryland terrapin is headed for detroit for a draft pick. the skins placed brown on the physically unable to perform list following surgery on his hip. jamal brown missed the last four seasons last season because of the pain and reinjured the hip the day before training camp started this year. that's a quick look at sports this morning. i'm kristen berset. have a great tuesday. >> thank you so much, kristen. >>> we'll take a live look on the northbound side of i-95 here in newington. lanes are open into springfield. it was down near triangle there was an early morning accident causing delays. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic at 5:31. you're watching 9news now. >>> good morning. welcome back to 9 news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. yesterday the first day of school. good morning, monika. >> first days were good. >> good morning, howard. >> happy first day of school for winchester. if you're from winchester gorks he to facebook , go to facebook and tell me if i'm write, winchesterians. >>> some showers right now b

. >> terrapin problems. haven't there been problems with provincial ballots?> yeah, there've been disputes over whether or not ballots should be counted or not. that requires states to put in very specific rules and regulations prior to the election on what's going to constitute a valid and what is not said that there can be any litigation and dispute over what should be counted or not. again, states and local officials make sure the set of rows ahead of time and everyone in all the parties and independents know the rules. >> it allows anyone to vote in the precinct effectively. that is a problem because in theory, voting more than once. a provisional ballot should be cast in the precinct you were originally sentenced for. the amount of global office. he was eligible to vote for offices or you're not putting properly. so provisional ballots are important, but they have to be some roles for those as well. >> well, something tells me we are going to be talking about this pretty frequently through the election. this is going to be a very heated i think discussion

a big setback for the maryland terrapins.ck cj brown will miss the entire 2012 season with a knee injury. coach randy edsel says brown tore his acl in a noncontact drill. it's a tough loss for brown and the terps because brown is the only quarterback on the team with any on-the-field experience. tough for the terps. >>> let's hope this quarterback can stay healthy. the redskins new franchise quarterback took time out from the field to play tour guide. but he may need to do a little brushing up when it comes to d.c. landmarks. take a listen. >> left turn on the right there's trees. on your left there's construction. [ laughter ] ♪ [ music ] >> i know what that monument is but really not sure -- lincoln memorial. that's the jefferson memorial. >> all right. the new nfl video shows griffin taking a ride around his new hometown. now, look, check this out. one of those double-decker buses number 10 did get some exercise when he had to quickly duck under a tree. look at that. you may want to take franchise quarterback -- not let hi

madam secretary, the great state of maryland, home to the beautiful chesapeake bay, our maryland terrapins, and the finest blue crabs on the face of the earth, also the home of the u.s. naval academy, and we're coming up to the celebration of "the200th anniversary of th star spangled banner" in baltimore, we are broadcast all boats for mitt romney and paul rye alan. >> maryland, 37 romney. massachusetts. >> and secretary, the home of mitt romney, the great commonwealth of massachusetts, unanimously and proudly casts all 41 of our votes for mitt romney and paul ryan. >> statistics, 41, romney. -- massachusetts, 41, romney. michigan. 30 votes. >> as chairman of the michigan delegation and the governor of the great state of michigan, it is great to be here. we were at the state at the bottom for the last decade, and we are proud to say the republican leadership, we balance our budget, and we need that mess in washington text. where the place to look to, and we're proud of that. -- we are the place to look to, and we're proud of that. you are all welcome to come to michigan. i am proud to repo