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taking on the nats. tough day for teddy root. time tough day for jonathan san chesms walked two batters in the first inning alone. the nats are up 1-0. in the third, showing some pop. the backup catcher drills one. his first home run of the season. game now tied at one. good-men un2-1. bases loaded for adam la rube. brian wilson on a full count gets him swinging. >>> in oakland, on ricky henderson bobblehead day, ricky through out the first pitch. new father kurt suzuki can i hits one out for his daughter malia. in the third, michael young

marlins pitcher anibal sanchez did his best to prevent the nats from getting a hit this afternoon. we'll take you there, and chuck bell will talk about this gorgeous mother's day. >> one or two lonesome raindrops out there. we'll talk about that and the talk of >>> transit police in new jersey are looking into what caused a train to crash as it entered the hoboken station this morning. 34 people were hurt. fortunately none of the injuries were serious. people sitting at the front of the train felt the impact that most were told the. officials believe at this point a mechanical problem may be to blame. drivers may get some relief at the pump soon. you did hear me correctly. it could be coming. analysts say gas prices may have peaked after spiking 91 cents a gallon since january. currently the national average is 3.98 a gallon. a little more expensive here in d.c. where gas is going for about $4.13. some say prices could dip by 50 cents a gallon in june. experts say falling demand here in the united states and an increase in gasoline production are helping to bring down the price. and

desmond gets the save and the nats win 2-0. they are back to 500. chicago is visiting the white sox. that is paul konerko in the 4th and in the 8th. that last one was a 2-run blast. his 7th and 8th of the season. sox takes the birds 6-2. so the only thing worse than losing the first two games of a playoff series is losing the first two games of a playoffs series at home. that is the hole the caps have dug themselves. but there is a way out. and we know there is a way out because the caps found it just two years ago. they did this exact same thing in the first round against the new york rangers losing games one and two at home and then proceeding to win four out of the next five to take the series. that job starts again for them tomorrow in tampa. >> we have the confidence to do it. there's not a guy in the room that, you know, doesn't feel like that. we have been through something along these lines during the season. it's just another challenge for our team and we're going to respond tomorrow. >> live coverage from tampa. here at home we're six week

collects the nats' first hit of the day. they finish with four. the marlins win 8-0. >> when we've seen him, he's had too many starts like that against us where we haven't done much and obviously we got to do a better job, because you know, he's in the division. it's like facing any of those touch pitchers. you'll face them over and over. >> the orioles hosting the rays, bottom of the 4th. birds trail 3-0. takes one to the opposite field. on the move, but can't make the catch. this ball goes to the wall. adam jones scores. orioles cut the deficit 3-2. top of the 5th. upton, two on, two out, swinging for a base hit. up ton has four rbis on the day. rays win 5-3 to complete a three game sweep. >>> we need to take a tv timeout. when we come back, the two time defending champion lakers find themselves in dire straits. high and low lights coming up next. ou at wendy's we grill fresh beef only from north america 'cause we believe that's the way you make hot and juicy hamburgers. the other guys use frozen beef and some of it comes from ... whonoswhere. y

fox 5's bob barnard caught up with some of them at the nats game tonight. >> reporter: among the sea of fans heading into nationals park, hundreds of active duty and retired members of the u.s. military and their families. treated to free tickets for ht' francisco giants. >> six tickets to a game, definitely can cut the budget back. so we really appreciate the opportunity to come out and enjoy the game. >> reporter: it's military appreciation night and boy, are people here appreciating our men and women in uniform. >> wonderful. we're extremely proud of them, yes. you bet. i think all of americans are proud today. >> absolutely wonderful. the best thing ever that could have happened. >> it was incredible, fantastic. trying to do that for 10 years. they got it done. >> reporter: the demise of osama bin laden bin much on the minds of our armed forces tonight. >> it's an awesome win for us in the war against terror definitely. so long awaited. >> reporter: some of the military men and women honored tonight were just children at the time of the september 11th attacks. others were inspire

. >>> the nats -- guyer's home run 6-2. >>> the nats playing tonight, two on, nobody out, owe fante -ar enfante and then the next ball is a strike. he's not happy. in comes burnett who will get chris cochran to fly out to center field and the nats win 3- 2. >>> one other college hoops note. mike wirgan is the new head coach. he spent the last six years at vermont and will be introduced at a monday news press conference. i'm dave ross. shawn back to wrap up the edge in a moment. congratulations, lindsay and brandon. pnua .ui.

with a runner on second ryan howard slaps one to the right and shane victorino scores and the nats drop the opener. 4-1 is the final. >>> the twins francisco loriano threw his first career complete game and the twins' 1-0 win over the chicago white sox. he walked six, struck out two, threw 123 pechs, the seventh no hitter for the minnesota twins/washington senators franchise, remember. they remember the senators. >>> a federal appeals court has agreed to a speeded up schedule to hear the nfl's appeal of the order that lifted the lockout a week ago. the 8th u.s. circuit court of appeals in st. louis set a june 3rd hearing where the owners are trying to get a ruling to lift the lift of the lockout. follow all that? brian is back with more of the edge. i'm dave feldman. have a good night. navigating today's real estate market is complicated. you've seen the signs. that's why having the right real estate agent is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter

the marlins shut out the nats 8-0. day off tomorrow, that's good news. >>> baltimore, orioles trying to celebrate mother's day with a win against the rays. okay, yeah. bottom four, baltimore down 3-0. matt we'der up. sam can't make the catch. yesterday he robbed weeders of a home run. two rbi double for weeders. orioles cut the lead to 3-2. top five, same score. brad, b.j. upton, two on and two out. and he's an exquisite situational hitters. base hit into center. that clears the bases, four rbis. the rays sweep the orioles 5-3. baltimore has lost six of its last seven games. here's dan hellie with a preview of "sports final." >>> coming up we'll be talking to a cowboys fan who is currently playing for the washington redskins. he's a local kid. he's a pseudo cowboys fan. explain how this works. >> i used to live around dallas. growing up, it was the hometown team and it was hard not to root for them. >> played for penn state, the leading rusher in the history of that school, drafted by the redskins. they desperately nee

taking on the nats. tough day for teddy root. tough day for jonathan san chesms walked two batters in the first inning alone. the nats are up 1-0. in the third, showing some pop. the backup catcher drills one. his first home run of the season. game now tied at one. good-men un2-1. bases loaded for adam la rube. brian wilson on a full count gets him swinging. >>> in oakland, on ricky henderson bobblehead day, ricky through out the first pitch. new father kurt suzuki can i hits one out for his daughter malia. in the third, michael young answers. two-run shot of his own off fred didn't ore sin. 3-1 texas. anderson not sharp in the fifth. cruz, three-run bomb. 6. anderson gave up seven runs. the sharks show game one from detroit with a 2-1 overtime victory. red wings led most of the day but joe pavelski tied it up in the third period and sent it to overtime. then ferriero snuck one past the detroit goal yes. -- goalie. >> it's a battle getting three periods in, and going into overtime, guys -- it is a character thing, and guys step u

solid defense from the nats. nice to see that out there. they snapped a three game skid. can they make it two in a row. on the mound for the teams. they called a player to replace the center fielder who is out with a right wrist sprain. >>> orioles hosting the rays at camden yards. top of the 1st tampa gets on the board first. evan longerria with a double to left. 1-0 rays. in the third evan strikes again. that's his first of the season. a three-run homer to left. 4-0 rays. two innings later the rays played more long ball. b.j. three-run shot to right. rays win 8-2. >>> sad news to report. the sporting world lost a golf legend. he died early this morning at his home in spain from complications of a brain tumor. he was just 54 years old. he retired in 2007 after back injuries put a hindering in his game but the five-time major winner was considered an icon in spanish golf. nick pryce is quoted as saying he did for european golf what tiger woods did for world golf. >> he was loved and admired everywhere in the world not only in europe, japan, here in the u.s. >> he was wond

the nats beat the giants 2-0. we still have plenty ahead. your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> we'll take a look at the u.s. capitol front and center. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm sarah simmons. welcome to fox 5 morning news. you may notice today, it is a little thick out there. a little warm to start off the day. >> yes, it is. >> don't you think, tony perkins? >> i would say so. it is an indication of things to come. it will be a warmer day today than it was yesterday. we are looking for highs today into the 80s. that will be short lived. let's take a look at what is going on out there. let's start with hd radar, we have a dry start to the day. there is a little bit of mist here and there but for the most part, we've got dry conditions. there is your frontal boundary and out to the west, there is your rainfall and thunderstorm activity. that is well off to the west. it is gradually moving eastward and we think the earliest anyone will see any of this activity will be late afternoon fo

the nats drop the opener 4-1. that is the final. >>> the twins francisco liriano threw the first no hitter of the season. throwing his first complete game in the minnesota twins 1-0 win over the chicago white sox. he threw 123 pitchers. it was the seventh no hitter for the twins-washington senators franchise. >>> rivals are coming together to help those in need down south where communities are teffs tatted by tornadoes. >> a virginia community is responding. fox's beth parker has the story from alexandria. >> reporter: ask what they are collecting and they will tell you it is the thing us you need to live they live in the city is area now but their roots are in the state of alabama. they are here collecting donation for tornado victims. >> because it is hard being this far away and you can't just jump in the car and go and help someone clean up so you have to do what you can where you are. >> you want to be down there with your hands in the dirt helping people out in person. but up here, we kind of have to judge w

he siped with the nats last winter. he went 0-3 in his return to philly. , hamill shut down washington beating the nats 4- 1. >>> minnesota francisco liriano hit the first no-hitter of the baseball season. twins beat the sox 1-0. >>> ahead, new information from the cia on the death of osama bin laden. >> more on our breaking news, a house explosion in rockville, maryland. we'll get a report from the scene next. >> quick check of traffic from angie. >> right now, 395 headed northbound, we're using the brakes from duke over to seminary. definitely slow crossing the 14th street bridge. a look at district roads when we return at the half hour. stay with 9news now. [ male announcer ] before he changed the world... tear down this wall. [ male announcer ] ...or led a nation... i ronald reagan do solemnly swear. [ male announcer ] ...or governed a state... you and i have a rendezvous with destiny. [ male announcer ] ...he inspired our company... with his optimism, his belief in innovation, and his entrepreneurial spirit. [ man ] for general electric, here is ronald

the nats fall 7-4. >> orioles in kansas city facing the royals. look at that one! solo home run to right, his third of the season. the orioles win this one 3-2 snapping the royals' four-game winning streak. >> also, d.c. united won 2-1 over seattle sounders. >> oh, we have some good news there. >>> just a few minutes of prince charles' visit to d.c., but two a budding musician, it was quite and honor. >> he has now performed for royalty. and he is just getting started. beth parker has a report. >> reporter: for nathan pacheko, the dream began right here in his parents fairfax county home. he has come a long way and tuesday night at the british embassy in d.c., he performed for prince charles. was to a little more nerve wracking when you have royalty in front of you? >> yes. you always get -- at least i always get a little bit of the butterflies whenever i sing but it is that adrenaline that you just feed off of as a performer so we got up there, we started singing and there was just such a neat feeling in the room so we rode that wave of emotion and let it carry us

now, bottom of the sixth, nats down 3-1, gives up the based loaded, and they go up 4-1 and the nats fall 7-4. >>> oreioles, a solo home run of the right, his third bomb of the season. oriols a winner 3-2 snapping the royals' four-game winning streak. >>> the maryland basketball team took a hit today. he's hired an agent for going his junior and senior season, not coming back, and will remain in the nba draft. he's 6'10", and that is not going to happen. charlie davis scored his sixth goal as dc united beat seattle sounders 2-1. we'll be back with more of the edge after this. have a great night. ohre.c >> a nice, sunny but breezy day tomorrow, below aevrnl, definitely warmer and brighter than today. watch for clouds and maybe a few showers around on friday afternoon. weekend, kind of hit or miss but not terrible. >> find a friend with a pool. >>> all right. did you see this? thousands of arizona college students stripping down to the

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the eighth the nat the in front, rodriguez delivers a base hit, two more runs.e nationals beat the giants five to two. the orioles defeated the white sox six to four. >>> 5:57. coming up at 6:00, much more on our big story, that has the whole world talking. >> osama bin laden is dead killed by american forces. we will get a live update and we are checking your morning commute and weather. we'll have the latest on fox 5 morning news. allison seymour to take you with steve through the rest of the morning. i will be heading out talking about national security throughout the rest of the morning. stay with us, we'll be right back. do you know what's in your spread ? in land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil, there are just three natural ingredients. sweet cream, canola oil and salt. discover land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil.

the nats are actually in town hosting the giants. very nice night for baseball. temps in the 70s and maybe falling into the 60s before the game is over, that's really pretty nice. we have clouds around, at this point thunderstorms back in ohio, and also indiana and kentucky and we run the risk of some thunderstorms but not until late tomorrow and tomorrow night. look at the temps, what a difference a day makes, only 61 yesterday for a high, 75 right now in gatingersburg in -- gaithersburg and downtown, 79 in leesburg and mid-70s in martinsburg and haggars -- hagerstown. milder tonight, even warmer tomorrow, thunderstorms late on tuesday and especially tuesday night, and then much, much cooler on wednesday. we may lose 20 degrees between tuesday and wednesday in terms of high temperatures. here's our futurecast. we will put this into motion, by tomorrow morning, just clouds but it will be plenty of breaks in the clouds south and west of town through manassas and fredericksburg. bring your shades. by afternoon plenty of brakes -- breaks although seeing thunderstorm

bruce gets the save. nats win 2-0. they're back up to .500. er georgia tech coach hewitt introduced as the new george mason boss. he spent 11 seasons with the yellow jackets leading them to the national title game in 2004. he believes anything less here would be selling george mason short. that is a quick look at sports this morning. i'm brett haber and i'm hopping on a plane to tampa and we'll have live coverage of game three between the caps and lightning beginning at 5:00 p.m. and throughout the night. until then, have a great tuesday, everybody. >> hopefully he's bringing the good vibrations with him as well. >> thousands more historical records are going on-line today. that story is coming up. >> plus, we'll take a look at security enhancements around d.c. after the raid that killed osama bin laden. quick check of traffic now, monika? >> thank you, mike. good morning, everybody. pedestrian accident in gaithersburg at route 355 at oden hall. all of the activity is being moved on to oden hall. you should be able to get by on 355. i'll have m

the nats rally off matt cain. the line to right. scores lance nix. in gave up three runs in six innings. bottom eight, 3-2 nats. clutch rodriguez, a little insurance. two runs score and the giants try to get out out of town witha submit tomorrow after a 5-2 loss. >> to the nba on abc. the series we have all been waiting for, miami and boston. courtside seats with a great view and the chance to meet dwyane wade up close and personal. lebron exploding to the rim. heat up 11. inin the fourth, wade to james n the vicious alley-oop. heat up 12. later, wade and paul pierce get into it. a double technical. pierce's second so he get ease jected and wade takes advantage. 3 of his 38. heat take the series lead with the victory. and memphis beat oklahoma city in the western semi. those highlights, and bubba watson gave his mother an early mother's day gift in new orleans. >> alan: a celebration of >> alan: a celebration of paul ? oh, hey, charlene. what are you doing ? this is to help me with my online investing. i'm so overwhelmed by jargon and trading tools an

spring training with, to see them play well makes it a little bit easier. >> before the game today, the natsorld series giants. nationals get on the board first. rick singled to center past the shortstop. 1-0. the giants respond in the third. eli whiteside crushes that john lennon pitch to left. that ties the game at 1. giants lead by 1 in the ninth. and that would be enough. brian wilson with a full beard. look at that beauty. strikes out adam. that's got to get hot in the summer. bases loaded in the game. giants win 2-1. >>> george mason is a new basketball coach. paul hewitt has been hired to replace the coach who left for the university of miami. he was fired from georgia tech last month, but while he was there he coached them to a national championship game in '04. he searched a $7.2 million buyout from the hokies which makes him more affordable in the eyes of a team like the patriots. >>> the redskins begin the nfl draft with 8 picks. they finish the weekend with 12 new players. it's what they did with the picks that have people scratching their heads a little bit. they didn't pick a q

the nats win 5-2. the orioles with a chance to take three i need a row.he scare was broken open in the fifth. guides to center field. the birds go on to take three from chicago. his fifth win on the season. the final six-four. a big surprise i made the nba playoffs as the grizzlies and off the thunder 11-101. the heat beat the celtics are and a game 1. >>> do you think the caps can do we're with you when you're sa ng for your dreams. [ woman ] when you want a bank that travels with you. with you when you're ready for the next move. [ male announcer ] now that wells fargo and wachovia have come together what's in it for you? unprecedented strength the stability of the leading community bank in the nation and with 12,000 atms and thousands of branches, we're with you in more ways and places than ever before. with you when you want the most from your bank. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. together we'll go far. [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill. because you could be paying way too much. stop spendin

ian desmond scores to give the nats a lead but it wouldn't hold. and top of the 7th, and bases loaded, john lennon walks in the winning run to give san fran the lead and the win 2-1. both teams go back at it today. and the orioles beat the white sox 6-2. >>> and to college hoops. george mason has hired paul hewitt to replace injury lar ang egga. hewitt was fired last month. he won the acc coach of the year in 2001 and led the yellow jackets to the national championship in 2004. he will be introduced tomorrow. >>> well the caps and the lightning lace them up for game two of the conference semi financials tonight at 7:00. touchdown took the first one at verizon center 4-2. and the caps are back on the highs for a practice skate yesterday. john carlson did not take part. he suffered an injury during a second period collision of game one. the coach hopes he will be available tonight. >>> and the nhl and nba playoffs are in full swing is which is more compelling and who is to blame for the nfl lockout? dave ross and wisdom martin debate the issues in thi

spring training with, to see them play well makes it a little bit easier. >> before the game today, the natsting the world series giants. nationals get on the board first. rick singled to center past the shortstop. 1-0. the giants respond in the third. eli whiteside crushes that john lennon pitch to left. that ties the game at 1. giants lead by 1 in the ninth. and that would be enough. brian wilson with a full beard. look at that beauty. strikes out adam. that's got to get hot in the summer. bases loaded in the game. giants win 2-1. >>> george mason

going back to the nats, you said this on the capitals sports show. >> "capital games." >> i hope folks are watching. they look like a better baseball team than in years past. >> they have to be without ryan zimmerman so the young guys have to step up, the veterans also have to step up. there's a lot of young players on this team and it's important for them to follow suit with pudge rodriguez. the base hit is clutch. they have to swing the bats well. >> the pitching has gotten better. >> hopefully we have caps highlights at 11:00. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from tuscaloosa, alabama. >> good evening. four days after the historic outbreak of tornadoes that swept across the south, leveling communities, killing 342 people, we learn today still hundreds of others are officially listed as missing, unaccounted for. four days in it's still difficult for us to show you how much was lost. take a look. one tornado in tuscaloosa cutting across several miles through heavily populated areas. every pile of brick, every pile of wood here tells a story. this was a

we have got the march for babies tomorrow. 8:30 a.m. walk starts at 9 a.m. nats park. saturday dry in the morning and very, very nice. i mean, a spectacular day. there will be a few showers more mom. good news. most of which will be south of town. better chance for showers in fredericksburg and less of a chance up in frederick. so keep that in mind depending where you live. silver lining across the board. it will be mild all weekend everywhere. here is our futurecast. tomorrow morning at 6:15 a.m., hopefully you're still sleeping but we will take you through to about noon. still have lots of sunshine. a few clouds showing up in cumberland. clouds come in. showers possible. nothing super heavy. 86. race has been going out on the plains. may see showers before the races are over. temps around 70. then by tomorrow night a lot of showers but notice it is all light green so it is not heavy activity. notice how it is setting up more south of town. then by 7:45 a.m. in the morning on sunday, not bad. a few showers to the east. few showers well to the south. just some leftover

the terps seem to be getting a lot of nos. left and right. >>> nats wrap up in south florida. d they pull off a sweep? nfl owners not adhering to the rules of the lockout. we will explain coming up next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> now, 9sports with kristin berset. >>> just as it looked like it was falling into place for kevin anderson the rug was pulled out from underneath the terps. he flew to las vegas in hopes of wooing shawn miller. instead the pac-10 coach of the year decided to stay in tucson and signed a contract extension. they got a no from notre dame's mik

the nats beat the giants 5-2. zimmerman earned the win. orioles defeat the whit association 6-2.he redskins made five trades over three days and selected 12 players, the biggest haul since the '80s. the area not addressed is quarterback. donovan mcnabb likely will be gone. rex grossman is a free agent. apparently john beck has the coach's endorsement. >> i got a lot of confidence in john beck. when he came out in 2007, you evaluate the quarterbacks every year. he was by far my number one guy. i think the world of him. i told you what i thought about him in college and he has not disappointed me since he has been here. >> the big game, caps and lightning in a half hour. dave feldman will be live at 10:00. >> and we will have the highlights. >> of course. >> let's get highlights from you. five-day not bad later in the week. >> sunshine coming through on thursday and we are heating up as we move through. we have an 80-degree day on the five-day. >> all right. >> that does it for us. we are back at 10:00 and news edge at 11:00. >> take care. .

the nationals defeat the marlins 3-2 in extras. nats are now 4-1 in extra-inning games this season. e game, the team placed rick ankiel on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained wrist. up in baltimore, the orioles lose to the rays 6-2. brandon guyer, local kid from here, homered in his first at-bat. big moment for him. >>> coming up next, look out, one horse goes in the wrong whoa, i should get mom a samsung fascinate. bright, colorful screen, high-speed downloads, hd video. she'll want videos of grandkids. i'm not ready for kids. what would i name it ? brian's good. a brian will make eye contact, work with his hands, return e-mails. okay, mom's getting a phone. get mom a new samsung fascinate for $99.99 and unlimited data for only $29.99 on america's largest high-speed wireless network. verizon. pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other financial information. it lets you see the details as well as the big financial picture. so you can do more with your money. see what a complete view of your money can do

fundamental baseball and the nationals up 3-2. bottom ten now. nats need one more out. urnett in the game and on his first pitch, he gets chris cogland to fly out to end the game. thank you very much. the nationals defeat the marlins 3-2 in extras. gnats are 4-1 in extra innings this season. after the game, they placed rick anheel on the disabled list with a sprained wrist. rays against the orioles. big night for brandon guyer, making his major league baseball debut and in his first at bat, a two-run home run. guyers, the 107th player to homer in his first career ab. and when gets back to the dugout, gets mobbed by his teammates, he will never forget that. that's pretty cool. the rays go on to beat the orioles 6-2. that's your morning sports, i'm hakem dermish, have a great day. >> real quick, i want to correct myself for mispronouncing seve ballesteros. >> we didn't think you meant anything by it. >>> one guy wanted to propose in his girlfriend in a unique way. >> but it turns out his proposal was a costly one. a message was spray painted on to a garage door. "will you

bottom of the ninth, nats down 2-1. closer on facing adam laroche with the bases loaded. giants hang on to beat the nationals 2-1. that's your "sports minute." i'm hakim dermish. have a great day. >> i'm not at all sure about that beard. >> it's a statement. >> it doesn't match the color of his hair. >> makes him look like a pirate. >> he does look like a pirate. a real pirate on the mound. >> next up is "reporter's notebook," real stories affecting our community. >> we'll be back in 15 minutes with the day's top stories. >>> good morning. welcome to "reporter's notebook." i'm pat lawson muse. we begin with vincent orange's return to the d.c. council. former ward 5 council member vincent orange beat out eight candidates to win an at large seat on the council. he now fills the old seat vacated by council chair kwame brown. how did vincent orange do this? >> well, he did very well in the east of the park district, the majority black districts for the rest of them. he did not do so well in the so-called white districts, if

brewers beat the nats 11-3. >>> nothing says lucky more than this. a foul ball caught by a fan. no big deal, right? okay. a few pitches later, fouled off another one. caught by the same guy in the exact same spot. talk about being in the right place in the right time. the guy wasn't even in his seat. same can't be said for former president bush who didn't get out of his seat for a foul ball that bounced directly in front of him. apparently he was more interested in chatting. is that presidential? that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> after dancing, is kirstie alley taking a big step up in showbiz? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, they are the most popular pet in the world and worth going through a little bit of trouble to help out of a jam. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. if you are are watching us in nearby wallnut creek, california. as far as the forecast goes for today showers and thunderstorms out there in the midwest going to be out there in the northern plains and the rockies. we are okay

the american league. >> and at number one, if you like snow cones, you'll love this. natsenter fielder makes the leaping catch to rob mike stanton. the marlins have the last laugh. they beat the nats. we'll be right back. ,, i'm a curious seeker. i am a chemistry aficionado. diphenhydramine. magnesium hydroxide. atheletes foot. yes. i'm a people pleaser. if elected, i promise flu shots for all. i am a walking medical dictionary. congratulations virginia. inflamed uvula. i'm virginia. i'm a target pharmacist and i'm here to answer your questions. and a forward-thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today, we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. well mainly in traffic. i'm serious. we've been together, what, a super long

the nats grab another win and 5- 2. derby season is underway. inning jockey in the 137th kentucky derby. the horse animal kingdom's regular rider broke his nose and couldn't make a ride and velasquez was in, check it out. >> on the outside and the animal kingdom. roaring -- with the animal kingdom and in the middle of the racetrack. the animals! kingdom! >> so animal kingdom, a 20-1 pass shot comes through. and animal came to the horse which never raced on dirt before, by 2 and 3/4 length. >>> a programming reminder, join dave ross tomorrow morning for a special sunday sitdown. the former redskins executive president viny serato will be live in studio at 8:45, and talking about his time for the man calling shots for the skins and the latest on the current nfl labor situation. that is all for sports. >> and -- >> i know, right? >> some people made a lot of money? >> and that is good. >> you're set. >> and that won't surprise you this year. there were no horses, the odds on favorite. >> right. >> and there was a female jockey who wrote. the horse g

the giants fall to the nats. morrow the season series finale make that and a win would at least let the giants split that series. the a's hosting the rangers at the coliseum. the a's, good in these alternate yellow jerseys. conor jackson getting to it early in the first. crisp and derrick barton make it home before godzilla helps add to it inned third. gets an rbi single coming up here that's part of a seven total run day for the a's who take down texas 7-2. and they, too, have one more game in their series tomorrow. so much more sharks coming up to night on sports sunday. a long discussion with the broadcters and much more from joe. >> all right. good deal. thanks, lawrence. >>> more financial help is pouring in for brian st.ow. today before the matchup between the minor league giants and the fresno grizzlies in san jose this afternoon, the teams presented two checks to stow's family totaling $44,000. >> today is an amazing day. the support that our families received here from the san jose giants and the communit

first hit of the day. natswith four, the marlins win 8-0 behind a 7 inning 11 strikeout performance by sanchez. >>> former heavy weight champion iron mike tyson was in town for the graduation of his daughter from american university. he was smiles for a brief time, interacting with fans. he did sign autographs, but was scheduled to meet with 90 minutes for fans. he only lasted 15 minutes. talk about a major disappointment for all of these boxing fans. too bad. i saw that line in bethesda and it was crazy long. >> what's going on? >> we're out of time, but offcamera lindsey told us the story mike is really not a fun guy to be around all the time. didn't like the camera. >> bad day. rough day. >> iron mike -- >> i don't like that. >>> coming up, this was a strange debate brewing among environmentalists. should mother nature have the same rights as human beings. >>> and gwen has your five-day, and former "american idol" judges reuniting here for the x factor. ♪ there's one perfect fit, and sugar, this one is it ♪

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the nats have gone 11 straight games without scoring a run in the first inning.inst the marlins another chance to make a good impression right off the bat. we're in miami. first inning, no score, adam laroche at plate with no outs and the bases loaded. he delivers. base knock into center. roger berndina called in today. desmond. starting with a 2-0 lead. gorzelanny pitching to stanton with a runner on, lifts one down the line to right field. it gets down but check out wurth. throws to first, stanton goes too far off the bag and he's out. >> dead to right. >> yes. that was beautiful. great play by wurth. bottom seven, still 3-2 nats. gorzelanny was solid, facing john buck. see ya. goes seven innings, strikes out six. he and the bull pen combined for a two-hitter. the nationals defeat the marlins 5-2. they'll go for the sweep on sunday. >>> in toronto, detroit's verlander had a perfect game going until he gave up a walk in the eighth inning but he still has a chance at a no-hitter. tigers manager jim leyland is in the zone, not moving from the seat. so was verlande

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the nats are 11-9. meanwhile, the team begins a brutal ten- day road trip today and the first stop is a home.coming for jason worth. making his first return trip to his old stadium. after 29 years, brooks will be replacing bill mcgregoire at that school. no doubt you were watching president obama's press conference when he announced the bin laden news. did you see the guy he was watching? how about the camera man at the white house wearing the capitals jersey? you know a lot of people came over to the white house, reporters and staff alike straight from that game two and that guy was rocking the red in the east room of the white house. all right, the caps will be in their white tonight. they have to get a win. if not, this thing could be over in a hurry. we'll have the post game tonight at 11:00. for now, we're live in tampa. back to you. >> a lot of people are hoping they rally again. thank you, brett. >> i got to get back. they are going to drop the puck in a couple minutes. >> i was going say, could y

but not after sealing the score after drew storen came in for the save. 5-2, the giants fall to the nats. tomorrow the finale and a win would at least let the giants split the series. >>> the a's hosting the rangers at the coliseum. coco crisp getting the scully on for the full oscar gamble effect there. the a's, they're good in these yellow jerseys. jackson getting to it early with a two rbi double in the first. all of this helping gonzalez end a three-start slide as he picks up his third win. the rbi single scores kurt suzuki back from paternity leave. congrats to kurt, wife and family. part of the seven total runs for the a's who take down texas today 7-2. their series finale a day game tomorrow in oakland. >>> and remember, comprehensive coverage of every bay area team is on comcast sportsnet bay area every night at 10:30. a full 30 minutes of coverage of the teams you care about. every night at 10:30 on comcast sportsnet bay area, then tune it right back here to our show at 11:00 and then sports sunday, because we are going to be sharks crazy tonight. >> serious sharks stuff going o

they would not go well for the nats at all.the nats and his career does it again and hits it down the baseline and he had the national starter this year and gave up six lites and two plus innings of work. as for phillies starter, roy holiday, he was terrific and dominant. gets brian biks ler looking at strike three. holliday strikes out 10. 10-1 in his career and the phillies get the win. 7-3, back here at college park, a sad day for the fans and the current players, but for gary williams truly opening a new book, a new chapter in his life. >> lindsay, one of the mosten during images i'll always of have gary, he would get intensely involved in a game and he would -- you know how he would turn to the bench and start screaming at the guys on the bench with his back to his players on the floor and i always wondered what is he telling those guys? what is he saying to them? >> he'd scream at anybody. >> you can't tell me that he's not going miss that. one of the things he said today is he feels like he can come out here right now an

it just lets you know we're doing the good thing and we are making the world safer. >> reporter: the natsay they scheduled this military appreciation night months ago during the off-season, in fact. who knew it would come just hours after the killing of osama bin laden. yes, there was a visible police presence at the game but -- >> no one should panic. no one should feel threatened buzz we are i

nats are hosting the giants, 76 downtown right now, 79 at manassas, 75 in gatingberg -- gaithersburg 40s districts -- in fredericksburg. milder tonight, warmer tomorrow, thunderstorms late tuesday and then much cooler wednesday. we are probably going to lose 20 degrees between tuesday and wednesday. so get ready for that. here's our futurecast. late tonight, maybe a sprinkle out toward leesburg and wind chester but i think -- winchester but you think if you -- i think if you want to walk the dog, fine. by morning, good shape. sunglasses, a few clouds to the north but no precipitation in the immediate metro area so a dry morning commute and then by late morning, early afternoon, nice, you want to walk to lunch, you can do that. look off to the north and west in the afternoon, some of the showers and thunderstorms try to develop into kind of a line and i think there is a pretty good chance of some pretty big thunderstorms from hagerstown west ward out toward cumberland and oakland into the mountains eessential west of i81. if you get home early enough tomorrow you'll make it home dry b

nats take the lead in the 4th. rodriguez delivers this play here scoring, nats win 5- 2. >> the biggest thing is that april's over. you know, we're looking forward to the rest of the season. and i think that we have talked about the game where we all decided we're going to start playing baseball. so yeah, we came out with a little different mind set today and it worked out for us. >> the orioles in the windy city, trying to get back to .500. a big fifth inning for the orioles. nick markakis with a base clearing double. that was enough for the day. orioles hold on for the 6-4 win and they go for a 4-game sweep tomorrow. >> good baseball today. >> yeah. let's hope the caps get it done. do you want to recap it for us? >> yes, light showers tonight that should be ending by midnight or so and then tomorrow, cloudy, a chance of rain showers and thunderstorms once again. >> we'll have to watch. we'll see you back here at 11:00.

the giants beat the nats 2-1. >>> bobble head day. there he is. ve how he is holding the base, that's cool. one of three homers. off a's starter, brett anderson. they take down the a's 11-2. >>> the raiders showed off their draft class. nephew of steve. >> shoot, i grew up, like you said, wearing silver and black. ask me what my favorite color was when i was little, silver and black. i have pictures as a baby wearing oakland stuff. i'm sure you would like those. >> there it is. steve was a probowler and an assistant coach. >> that's it. we'll see you at 11:00 with some highlights. just from me. ♪ [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of credit to make it happen and even improved my cash flow. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citibank, we believe small business is a big deal. what's your story? citib

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