big news in the sports world with captain kirk. redskins quarterback kirk cousins will play on the team this season, but he and the team failed to reach an agreement on a long-term deal by tonight's deadline. robert burton has what this means. robert: you have a guy who will make a lot of money this season, $20 million, possibly have a great season, then they have to tag him again. for now, just like anyone else, kirk cousins likes the sound of $20 million they share, which is how much he will make in 2016. the skins and cousins could not agree on a long-term deal, so the quarterback will play with the million franchise tackles that the redskins reportedly offered cousin $16 million per year, $24 million guaranteed. will take a chance this year to try to open himself up for better opportunities in the upcoming free agency period. cousins led the redskins to an nfc east title. $19.9 million this year, the skins tags him next year, so the cap will go up, so $24 million next year. years, thatin two is a lot of cash. leon: that is a lot of zero

of the redskins super fan. ake a look at chief zee. erin: zema williams was born in georgia. >> i came to washington not knowing i would stay here. erin: for the better part of 50 years, williams was a washington institution. it started simply. and some with that egging on by the cowboys famous fan crazy ray, chief zee was born. his legend grew in super bowl 17. i said, crank up the diesel, crank up the diesel! erin: every sunday home game, chief zee was there, a football fixture. >> he was a part of the redskins, and he will be missed. sold off the field he cars, entertain kids, and shared his wisdom, never out of character. i guess you can say from the sharecropper to the chief, i've seen it all. like no other, he was recognized by the pro football hall of fame for being the redskins' biggest fan. zee will be missed. appreciate zema williams' unique passion and dedication. same query -- sam high fromill riding his wimbledon victory over no voc djokovic -- novak djokovic. upset,women's side, and sloane stephens

it says the redskins will always appreciate zima williams' unique passion and dedication to the footballeam and his fellow redskins fans. now, chief z became de facto part of the team in the 1970's. a fixture at the stadium and then later at redskins field. he became a fan favorite. fans of all ages from around the nation wanted to take their picture with chief z. so this is a major loss. he was even recognized by the pro football hall of fame. i think this is just a very sad day. redskins fans around the country are mourning the loss of chief z. i think they all know that now redskins games will not be the same without chief z. leon? leon: sad news indeed. a lot of fans in redskin nation now shedding a tear in his memory. thanks for that, erin. we'll get back to you in a bit. alison: w' let's move on to politics now. we have a live look for you at the republican national convention as it approaches the necked night of primetime speeches. yesterday we saw a pretty raucous scene as some of the delegates there tried to revolt against donald trump. with the nomination vote coming today it i

the retired car salesman's devotion to the redskins scans four decades. fans say his presence will definitely be missed during the upcoming football season, but some see it as a rallying point for the fans and the team. the chief was someone who would liven up the crowds, in the stadium, in the tailgating parties. every child platoon fr balloon from the chief. >> i want to give you a thank you for helping me out. >> reporter: the chief recently fell on hard times. that's when his biggest fans rallied, collecting money to cover his rent. now they can't believe he's gone. >> he was a piece of history. he's a piece of the redskins that we won't be able to replace. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> part of our history, now. going to be missed. >> a legend. >>> so one minute i'm seeing this gorgeous full moon, driving back into the office. and the next, all kinds of weather chaos. >> it's a live view, looking here, a lot of lightning that came with this storm. before it came through, it was a beautiful night for movie night, as people came out for that in m

the retired car salesman's devotion to the redskins spanned four decades. ns say chief zee's presence will definitely be missed during the upcoming football season. but some also see it as a rallying point for the fans and the team. the chief was someone who would liven up the crowds in the stadium and at tailgating parties. he embraced the team's youngest fans. every child couldou balloon from chief zee. >> he brought all sorts of life to the party. >> i want to give you a little thank you for helping me on the go fund. >> reporter: the chief recently fell on hard times, and that's when his biggest fans rallied, collecting money to cover his rent. now they can't believe he's gone. >> he was a piece of history. he's a piece of the redskins that we won't be able to replace. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> thank you, darcy. >>> we're in the middle of a long hot summer here in d.c. and nothing cools you off better than a dip in the pool. unfortunately, young kids have the same idea. and experts say that's a huge problem. the i-team's tisha thompson takes

are the redskins and kirk cousins getting any closer to a new deal? :00" continues. >> maureen: a classic video game from years ago taking the smart phone industry by storm. pokÉmon go app is popular and encouraging gamers to be more active. as mike carter-conneen reports a warning goes along with that. >> call it pokÉmon. mike: in days, pokÉmon go downloads skyrocketed. >> it's for the reminiscent about spect of it. the -- aspect of it. we remember it from the childhood. mike: the augmented reality game encouraging players to wander the real world. >> take a fantasy world and overlaps it on top of the existing world. mike: with the sudden popularity of the app police are getting more reports of trespassing and suspicious activity. in the st. louis area four teens used the app to lure victims to location and rob them at gun point. in virginia, sheriff deputies found players on business, church and government properties late at night when the >> people have to learn. you can't text and drive. mike: we found people who admit it's easy to get sucked in. >

redskins fan is. die-hard. he was there for every game. part of the fabric of the redskins. he will be missed. erin: now back out here live at the citi open, the biggest news here is one of the biggest names, the canadian eugenie bouchard is headed home early. she was a fifth seed. she was playing camilla. i asked tracy austin about the big man tonight. >> really interesting matchup because the french open a couple of months ago, bjorn red clay. he was able to beat sam who has so much power. sam has a huge serve, a massive forehand as well and those are the weapons that helped sam create one of the biggest upsets in our sport in the last decade or two by beating novak djokovic at wimbledon in the early rounds. with a win over djokovic, number one in the world at wimbledon, now he has that newfound focus. the newfound confidence that he needs to continue to play aggressive in the key moments. he will be able to pull from that. erin: that match is later tonight. for continuing coverage of the citi open all week long, tune in to tennis channel. check your local listings to find out where you can f

the training camp two weeks away, the redskins, their fans are focused on tomorrow. iple sources say the negotiations between cousins are not even there. nearly $20 million franchise presents a lot of problems and risks for the quarterback mainly because of the injury and poor i performance, cousins certainly earned raves after an outstanding season in 2015. >>> arena football, washington -- arena league football team got their name and their logo today, the washington valor will join the asl -- spring of 2 they're going to play verizon center. they finally have an identity. the majority owner knows it will resonate with the city. >> it's one of those things, you know it when you see it. they put up this name. and everyone kind of just went wild, that feels absolutely right. something that you can identify as -- on a national basis. it will be added to the league. but i think our community in d.c. and maryland and virginia will see a lot of themselves in the name. and they will be very, very proud of it. >> ted is going to be mad at me for that mistake. >>> let's head

the next thing you know, training camp is right here for the redskins. the good news for redskins fans, i think they're going to have a pretty good team this year. a lot of players on this roster trying to build off what they did in the 2015 season. matt jones one of those players. carol maloney caught up at redskins park and talked about fixing his fumbling issues from a year ago. >> talking, you got the media talk. some people criticize you about holding the ball. do what i had to do and i proved myself. and i came out of otas and showed i could really hold the ball and over the off-season got better over this time. i'm getting ready for camp. i'm just proving to myself that i can be that guy. and i can be the guy to hold the ball. >> you don't want to miss carol maloney's full matt jones on sports final after the news at 11:35. with the departure of alfred morris with the dallas cowboys, jones heads into training camp this year as the team's featured running back. also today, gale monfils won the open. >> thank you so very much. akblemealia will have m

he's a piece of the redskins we won't be able to replace. >> williams there, he attended redskins games in full regalia for decades. a lot of you are sharing memories with the chief on instagram. the redskins and redskins players are jackson wrote rest in peace, chief z. they shared video and said he will be forever missed. not only redskins players but former cincinnati bengals ted johnson who may know as chad ochocin ochocinco. rest in peace as well. the redskins called williams the definition of the super fan and i think so much of that was a result of the fact that there was so much energy and intensity from him for loving the game and the team. >> dedication was admirable. he would dress up. he'd be cheering for the crowd. he became a part of the team. a part of the whole redskins. >> you need to keep an eye out for him. >> i think people appreciate all he did for everybody as a fan. >> big loss for redskins nation. >>> it's 5:07. today you'll see a lot of this going on here at fairfax county. people playing pokemon go. the difference is it is done safely. news 4's green is live in

team and his fellow washington redskins fans." one of theormer current redskins talking to social media, mott showing a picture and writing, "rest in peace, chief zee, i'll always remember you." >> went to sleep and woke up the next day, what? they what? >> but what did mott do? he rangh >> oh. >> we have the archive up there. >> hurry up. >> we'll have that tonight for you at 11:00. it's definitely a sad day for the burgundy and gold. the nationals are back at it opening up a game against the dodgers. hoping to avenge that sweep but they are turning to a rookie tonight. jason pugh has more. >> thank you so much, carol. a special night tonight for nats fans. new bobbleheads and let's talk about reynaldo lopez. he's a hard-throwing righty and he had everyone excited about his debut. >> he's a supreme athlete on the mound and a guy that has a great repatoire. he's come a long way in a short period of time. >> i'm excited. like i said, i'm to see how good he can do hopefully he can do something good and we can win the game. >> reporter: we'll s

he had even traveled to away games, striking up a friendship with the cowboys unofficial mascot crazy ray. former redskins defensive end dexter manly remembers chief z. >> i came here in 1981 and i remember this guy running around the stadium on the field, sometimes security guards would be chasing him on the field. i thought he was the perfect guy to be the mascot of the redskins. he had so much love for the redskins and for this football team. i just k thing that we lost one of the b football league. >> there is a vigil going on right now in ashburn at the practice facility for the man who has meant so much to the team and you may recall he fell on hard times a short time ago and a lot of other fans pulled together, collected their money to help pay his rent for a couple of months so that he could make it by. >> yeah, generations have come to know him and he's the kind of guy that makes washington a hometown. >> absolutely. >> not just a government town. >> absolutely. and he -- and we know there's controversy around the name of the team. >> absolutely. >> but he in that garb felt nothing but pride for

he did this to score field passes for the redskins and get special treatment at a lounge in south beach, miami. he faces up to three years in prison. congressman's spokeswoman declined to comment saying it's now a matter for the court. >>> you will have to wait longer if you need to travel on the virginia. metro's fifth safetrack surge started this morning between falls church and east falls church. this will happen for the next 12 days. crews will replace deteriorated wooden rail ties. even though metro is moving on to the next phase of safetrack, it's still having major problems along a section of track that was just fixed. in the blue, orange and silver lines, it's a long section of track known as the d and g junction. eight separate signal and switch problems in that elevated section have meant delays and unscheduled track work. passengers were not in danger. still, riders say the problems have caused some headaches. >>> it's 6:07. teens looking to get that base tan or a glow for prom will have to leave montgomery county. tanning ban goes into effect today in the county for children

the funeral service at 11:00. and they died last week, a veteran and a redskin super fan, a staple for the past 16 years. >>> if you thought the the weekend was hot and muggy, just wait for your monday. that's next. >>> and we will do it to tuesday and that it may have to son and it will be a slow drop off here. but tomorrow, it looks really awful. just from being outside. >> i don't sugar coat things. >> nope. >> why start now? let's give you the evening planner, start them off slowly through the 80s. but the low this morning, 80 degrees. that's about where we will be tomorrow morning with the 70s in the suburbs. the heat will be peaking tomorrow. the heat industries will be 105 to 110. with that heat advisory from noon to 8:00, just a few afternoon thunderstorms if we're lucky that they will help cool us down. july 26, to 12. but i will tell you it will feel hot by 9:00 to 10:00 in the morning. and the other things, we just want a couple reminders to exercise outside, do it earlier. or run on the red mill keep the shades and curtain closed with that light coming into your house. the cooler that it will stay. if y

the redskins super fan known as chief z has died. williams has been the unofficial mascot since 1978. chief z struggled with healthru problemsgg recently, but we dont know what caused his death at this point.nt the redskins just release a statement on his passing sayingg the washington redskins will always appreciate dina williams unique passing and dedication ta hur football and his fell washington redskins fans. new tonight, the government is pushing to test grocery delivery services for food stamp recipients.re the washington post first reported thats of s like pea pod, fresh direct and thrivend market are supporting this pushs the us department of agriculture says a pilot program will bell tested this fall and itself if it's successful it will role out nationwide. the program could have a a significant impact on millionsln of households providing healthier foods for cheaper prices.pric critics worry the program could increase food stamp fraud.ud. the nfl could give foot fall a high tech upgrade. the league will install data chips

it's been a long time and we had a great run around here with the redskins and so i think the fan baseeserves it and it's well deserved. >> yes, it is. >> great decade in redskins history. that was a good time. >> that's certainly true. >> that was 100 years ago. >> not quite. it seems like it, though. >>> we are looking at temperatures tomorrow near 90, isolated storms, beautiful on wednesday. that is the best in show, doubt and look just down the road a little bit. friday 97, saturday 100, 100 on sunday. always a bad sign when you can't really get the high temperature under 70. >> i was looking at that. >> that's what's happening. >>> remember you can >>> kim kanye's taylor takedow is taylor's perfect reputation ruined? how she is trying to stop the pr nightmare today. >> a playboy playmate's snapchat scandal. can she go to jail? >> george clooney bromance exclusive. >> happy hour somewhere. >> tequila, motorcycles. >> rande gerber shares their wild adventures. >> you want to do it? >> meghan trainor backstage exc >> i love showing the behind the scene stuff they don't get to see. >>

patrick ewing and the former voice of the redskins and the bullets.sive end and the superbowl champion, dexter manley. we caught up with dexter manley afterwards. >> it is a great honor and i respect the other honorees. it is a great legacy in washington, d.c. i think this is the finest place in the country and there are a lot of smart people in washington and i have one of them. >> take advantage. phil mickelson, this would have been the 5th major title. it gets him within a foot of a cup. day.s stinson's it is a birdie attempt. it goes right into the cup. he is ahead of mickelson. it is a foregone conclusion. sinks it.rdie and he scorethe lowest four day in major history. center, despite a couple of names dropping out, you will see some great tennis. the defending champion will be we have a treat for you on abc 7 sports. tim will be here to talk about the tournament tonight at 11:30. it should be a fun anchor: update on the breaking news news that we have been following. three police officers have died and three others were wounded. the shooter is i

we came up with four very unique flavors for the redskins. the hog dog came out the winner.og dog is something a little bit unique. it's got bacon in it, it's got pulled pork in it. it's got a bit of ham in it and sausage in it. we mixed it all together and came up with a hog dog. so it includes every piece of it. >> i think because you see buns here that you normally serve it could you eat it with baked beans? >> i like it by itself because it tastes that good. the bun is something we add to it. if you have a gluten issue, you can eat it without it. >> fattening is it? >> we won't talk about that. it's a hot dog. >> let's talk a little bit about the best condiments for hot dogs. what would you say? >> i've got to tell you, with our hot dogs, i eat our hot dogs plain. i like them plain because i think they have got amazing taste. we've mixed all those great flavors inside of it. but i'd stick with the real simple mustard on this hot dog. >> and you like grilling your hot dogs. i see that you've got some on the grill here. these on the grill look a lot fatter and bigger. are

larry: i remember growing up in the midwest, watching redskins games, he was always right there on the camera. john, good morning. john: good morning. if you jump social media this morning, it feels like almost everyone took a picture with .hief see --chief zee he walked into the stadiums in 1978 and dressed as a native american and it stuck. fans were immediately drawn to him. became the unofficial mascot of the redskins, the ultimate super fan inducted into .he hall of fame the team making the announcement of his past yesterday at the age of 75, saying that they always appreciated his passion. he didn't miss many home games. i remember watching him here at rfk, singing that proud fight song or chanting -- crank up the diesel -- and boy did he hate those cowboys. he became friends with thousands of the people here and some of them came together for a vigil at redskins park. >> it hurt. i felt like out of my chest. >> he's not paid. he doesn't have his own pocket. he loves his team as much and more than we do. john: he was burdened in his late years financially, physically. fans recent

easy to remember, 100 on monday, and some release, although not much, 93 on tuesday. >> hail to the redskinshail to the chief. >> we have been talking about him all night long. chief z passed away today. we will come back in a z22goz zi0z y22goy yi0y sfx: turbines revving up, you hear that? and louder he sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as $69 dollars one-way. so get ready to take off... because sale prices as low as these don't happen every day! book your low fare now at southwest.com low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, clap, ding know you're budgeted for the expected, and the unexpected. know that at least the process of buying a new home can be clear and simple. know your investments can make retirement closer than you think know. the one word behind all the guidance we provide, tools we create, and services we offer. because when you have insight, you know. z22gpz zi0z y22gpy yi0y >>> as training camp 2016 rolls around it will have a diffe

several reports have been saying negotiations between cousins and the redskins aren't close right now and haven't been for months. cousins will be the skins qb this coming season and if they don't reach a deal, it will be a one-year contract for nearly $20 million. >>> he has some leverage. >> yeah. >> you perform, you want to be paid for that. >> he set the franchise record last season. well, new details continue to come in this morning on that breaking news out of nice france, including a meeting we just learned about that is expected to happen as early as today. the latest out of france when we check back in with the live desk. >>> and it's been a scorcher this week. not going to stop any time soon either. can expect. >>> chardonnay go! check this woman: i have a masurprise for you.are you? man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. but they won't miss out on financial support. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them

the redskins did that. it just wasn't enough. they couldn't agree on the long-term deal. the quarterback will play under the $19.9 million franchise tag according to nfl.com. the redskins reportedly offered cousins $16 million a year with $24 million guaranteed. instead cousins will take his chances on a repeat of an n.f.c. east title. all right. well, a woman from leesburg may have been born with a disability but it sure doesn't show when she is doing what she loves. whether on the diamond, on the counter, or on a horse. this girl got talented. scott abraham has today's "rising star." scott: krista is a special olympic superstar. >> i did basketball, softball, volleyball, tennis, bowling, equestrian. scott: one of four quadruplets. she weighed a pound and seven ounces. >> she had all kind of therapy. physical therapy, speech therapy. occupational therapy. scott: now 29 years old, she is a competitor. participating nationally several times in the special olympics. >> oh, my god, it is so nice to win! scott: she does a lot of winning. she has plenty of medals and trophies

dollars.doll cousins will play this season o the tag won't be able to negotiate a new deal with the redskinsntil january 2017. 20. he's just the second quarterback in nfl history to place on a franchise task. breeze played on franchise tag in san diego one year before b leaving for knew or lance. they do have one more tag, which would garn into some players did sign new deals today van miller, agreed on the largest deal ever for a defensive player, six years 114.5 million dollars. today ravens justin tucker agreed on a deal with 10.8 million. a long national sports nightmare is over. this is seemingly the last we will here about brady dropping legal challenge accept four game suspension. earlier this week federaleral appeals rejected his request for a who rearing, his only optioni was to go to supreme court. how long have we been dealing with this, it 11 f found to be under inflated. may 2015 the report released resulting in nfl suspending him four games. nfl upholds suspension, september 2015 p district judged richard berman issues decision null fighting four game sessioni 2015 rules in fav

the deadline for the redskins to keep the star quarterback at fedex field. >> breaking news here at the live desk. we've learned that a texas father and son are among the dead in his father, 50-year-old shawn copeland from lakeland, texas. >>> it's 5:11. >> it is. storm team 4 meteorologist amelia seagle. >> amelia draper. >> i'm going to give you a free pass all day today. i'm going to be like a madonna or cher this morning. >> amelia. >> anyway, we're in the 70s right now and we'll stay in the 70s until 7:00 a.m. after that, we warm into the low 80s by 8:00 a.m. partly to mostly sunny out there. the humidity level annoying. it's not going to feel comfortably comfortable but not too babed for this time of year. it's also very hot. i'll be looking at your temperatures over the weekend. how are the roads looking this morning? >> not bad, ms. amelia draper. we're looking good on route 50. despite the work zone, eastbound before buoy. this last through morning rush hour this past week but doesn't cause a delay until noontime. around the beltway, not too bad. 66 looking good as well. i-95 i

the redskins open theirs thursday when you really start finding out what team you are bringing to the table. we are going to have both teams covered for you all training camp long and then it's game time. still to come in the next half hour of wake up washington everything you need to know about virginia senator tim kaine. >> heat index well over 100 >>> this is wake up washington on wusa 9. >>> rise and shine dmv it is 7:30 saturday morning here in the nation's capital. consider this a siren song at reagan national. what you are seeing looks so beautiful outside but the reality is we are talking about dangerous heat all day long throughout the weekend so you may want to park it right here inside all day long or super size your water bottle. >> where is your cup of ice to go with it? i feel like i want ice poured all down me. >> it's room temperature. >> any water is good water in this kind of heat. >> amen. >> the heat is a big story. a yellow weather alert today tomorrow today heat index easily over 100. it's going to peak monday and i'll show you that coming up in just a bit. let's

. >>> coming up next, the redskins man for this season. what about the future?>> up next on jimmy fallon. >>> hey, guys, join the sfx: turbines revving up, you hear that? and louder that's the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as $69 dollars one-way. so get ready to take off... because sale prices as low as these don't happen every day! book your low fare now at southwest.com low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, clap, ding >>> carol joins us now with her tonight's bobblehead, right? >> well, this is tomorrow night's bobblehead. the nats were off tonight. if you are on the fence about going to the park tomorrow night, i want to show this to you. dusid you saustid you say -- du bobblehead night. hopefully rested after the longest season in club history, an 18-inning lost. they open the season tomorrow against the dodgers. the orioles visiting the oriole empire with the yankees. and on the mound, kevin gossman. he's facing rodriguez. a-rod is knocking the cover off this baseball. 696 career home runs for rodrigu

the government claims the governor acted within its powers. redskins known as chief z has died. the mascot has been the mascot since 1978. chief z struggled with recent health problems, but we don't know what the cause of death ish as of yet. the redskins will always appreciate schema williams compassion to our fellow football team and fellow football fans. we'll be right back. we've heard that slogan. make america great again, but what about making america ragege again. that's exactly what one must eggs hopes to do at the at the beginning of it all has it to be shredded guitar solos and awesome rock and role music or no one is going to care whate you have to say. guitar underground exhaust u systems tomorrow about your rolo is one of the if you artists known as both an actavis and musician. he has performed inside the protest zone of two national conventions. the democrats in 2000 and the republicans in 2008. both nightsenned with tier gas,, rubber bullets and arrests. mor reel oh's goal was neverer about endorsing one candidate over another. simply put he believes thebeli peopl

today, we're going to find out if the guy who led the redskins to a division title will be here long term. >> several reports are saying that negotiations aren't close right now. cousins will be the skins quarterback this coming season. if they don't reach a deal, it will be a one-year contract for nearly $20 million. >> not bad if you get that job. >>> we're watching temperatures rise again. another hot day on top. amelia is updating her forecast with what to expect for your commute. >>> new concerns as a wave of prisoners are set to be released. the problem officials in >>> 4:40 your time now on this friday morning. sort of a steamy start here. >> amelia see gel is here. amelia draper. >> it's before 5:00 a.m. it's a friday. i'll let it pass. >> thank you for understanding. >> as far as the humidity levels go, it's feeling a little bit humid out there but by far more comfortable than it was yesterday. overall today, the weather having a pretlow impact on your day. temps still running a good five degrees aboveor especially during the afternoon hours and a slight chance that you are d

we will see what the day brings. >> redskins training camp starts in 10 days. want to dump that guy -- he will be there but only on a one-year deal for the starting cornerback of the franchise. don't feel sorry for him. cousins will get a 3000% raise and will make $20 million this year under the franchise tag, but no long-term deal so should there be a concern with his contract situation? >> it doesn't surprise me. i think there's a lot of doubt. especially with the season last year -- a lot of guys have a great season and then get overpaid. they want to see this back to back. your pain guys a one-year contract is great. they wanted to stay there and keep producing. if you're the guy then you get a long-term deal. >> if you want the redskins -- listen to this guy along with frank kershaw. and the skins -- he was inducted into the hall of fame on sunday. >> i was a little bothered at first because people would say i can remember listening to you and you were so great but then -- i would say yes we had a great time, didn't we? yes. that was fun. and they would tel

former maryland star tony massive bird -- tony masenb about the redskins. hang out with us.a fun show. stay up late. you better. makes when we come back -- an eyesore no more. kellye: pepco is upgrading its old substation in northwest d.c. neighbors have been calling it an eyesore for years, but now it is getting the presidential treatment. reporter: with a shake of a canned and a splash of paint, they are transforming a neighborhood in northwest d.c. >> basically a lot of it is just simple tricks. is ther: his canvas pepco substation that has been in service since the 1940's. >> that been bricked over the better part of 70 years. reporter: the substation is getting an upgrade, but jonathan bender, the chairman of the local advisory neighborhood commission says it has been a eyesore. >> i think it has brought people down. reporter: pepco hire the local artist project yet, two different barrels of president john f. kennedy -- two different barrels, of president john f. kennedy. they depict his commencement speech at nearby american university in 1963 and other famous images o

according to nfl.com the redskins reportedly offers cousins $16 million a year with $24 million guaranteedcousins can repeat an n.c.f. east title he could be in for a huge payday next year. it looks like tom brady is feeling deflated. he announced today he will not appeal the four-game deflategate suspension u.s. supreme court. he made the announcement on his facebook page, thanking his family, friends and the fans. in baseball, the nats are back for a nine-game home stand after the all-star break. they will host the pirates. daniel murphy scratched from the line-up because of illness. first pitch at 7:05. stephen strasburg will look to stay undefeated. 12-0 on the season. he has had a nice long break, not throwing in the all-star game. as well as the rest of the team. but it's what we all say after a vacation. it's back to reality. >> it is starting the third quarter if you think about it. coming off halftime. pick up where we left off. >> just like when you were in school, you know, how do you come back from break? it takes a couple of days to kind of, you know, get back into studying. v

. > tonight the redskins mourn their super fan zimmerman a williams or as we knew him chief z. he had been an unofficial mascot. he had problems in the recent years. no word on the cause of death. fans at the stadium. the team will always appreciate his some more breaking news that just came in a few minutes ago, the associated press confirming the death of marshal. he suffered health problems. he had cancer fairly rhys especiallily. another big loss for us, for sure. > i just saw the alert come lieu on the ap. as the # # comes back, make sure you start off your day with fox morning. we're going to be previewing republican national convention. an expert tells us why you want to stay out of local rivers even if the water appears to be clean. the first nickelodeon cartoon to feature a s > finally tonight, a reason -- actually, before we get to that let's talk we had this video that just came in. this is the blinding rain out of montgomery county. earlier this evening they're actually getting another round of it right now. it feels like you're in the middle of a topical storm. that

>> the redskins finally changed their name. now they are the washington jews. [ laughter ] oh, man.y just can't get that one right. >> they are a horribly run organization. >> there was more there, and they were having fun. >>> now tonight, we know how kids emulate what we do. all of you who have kids know what they see, they copy us. >> this 2-year-old has memorized the training sequence from rocky 2. he's 2! there's the pushup, and he's got the pushups going on, and then he gets the ax he has the entire sequence from the movie, and the best part is the punches in the abs. he has the abs going and the high kicks going. >> it's for those outside of the diaper right there. >> hopefully he doesn't have a little sister to be his sparring partner. >> sylvester did tweet, ma sfx: turbines revving up, getting louder and louder you hear that? that's the sound of our summer sale firing up its engines with fares as low as $69 dollars one-way. so get ready to take off... because sale prices as low as these don't happen every day! low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. sfx: clap, cla

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the hell and hog kitchen with a look at his life.>> reporter: if you have ever been to a redskins game you have seen or met chief zee, today the people closest to him that know him as chief zee and a veteran who served our country named zema williams, they both say we could learn a lot from this man. the most photographed redskins super fan would only live two more months. >> he wasn't just the guy that just up on the base, he was summing -- someone i could call up if i was having a hard day. he was family. tailgate ted says like a dad, they saw practically every game together for the past 16 years, his favorite memory a charity event to help homeless children. >> when the chief showed up the smiles on their faces something i will never forget. there is no missing his signature headdress, some didn't understand. >> he was doing this not out of disrespect. >> even the native american redskins fan club we came together for the chief. >> reporter: a super fan who is super close to the chiefs says the season will be tough. >> she will want us to go forward and move forward and root for our

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the team since 1978. in recent years he struggled for health problems so we don't knot what caused his death.ath. tonight fans gathered at redskinsand to honor the years of charity through the pro football fan association. chief would love to make balloon animals for sick kids. i can't count how am balloons he had buy into him so he couldo he that and visit veterans. he was more just the chief. the redskins said they willll always appreciate his dedication to their football team and his fellow redskins fans. > up next at fox5 news at 10 w0 are taking you back to thek to national convention in clevelanl where tom fitzgerald is life with the highlights. ma lien yeah trump is accused of having ripping off michelle obama's speech from eight years ago. we're having a little fun with the media today. that story at 10. this is fox5 local news and we're back with a look at tonight's top stories at 10. we begin with montgomery county where police met with the community tonight. tonight montgomery county policg they were in a town haul style meeting. county police chief tom major, montgomery county executive ike ledge it and the local pres

one of the first things he did when he became chief it was on a sunday a game redskins game, he was at the office, and we talked for three hours. three hours. about philosophy, how the department should work, and continue is it relationship tha weit had built before. and we like to tell stories, sometimes stories you can comeae up with understanding people. p and that's how we opt. at the county we have coffee in the morning,, there's a shoo he cause and says hey, this is what's going on.n. so that relationship is good. every time there's an incident like when the first shootinging took place in bat ton ruche, we talked and so, be a little more cautious about how they approach the citizens. c >> in terms of approaching citizens, we're at a critical time right now, a time of very high frustrations in a lot of different communities, what do,w you say to your community in prince george's county where people may feel very upset, you know, some people may want to t lash out in ways, what do you say to them, what's the message? >> first, you have to be a good listener, listen to what they ha

. >>> curt cousins got this memo from the redskins, they had until 4:00 p.m. friday to sign a long time deal. known he wanted to see the brass invested for the long hall, but he was basing his body of work on one year as a full-time starter. redskins didn't see it that way. cousins took them to the top of the nec east in that one year completing 70% of his passes. cousins has to settle for $19.95 million for one year's work. he is still winning. meanwhile 54 wins for the all-star break, they played good baseball, not their best baseball though. stephen strasburg picked up right before he left off before the break. he passed on the all-star games as you know. struck out six in eight innings of one run baseball. then the bottom of the seventh, here's that's your run. that's back in business 5-1. how about this, his 13th win on the season, first time a national league pitcher has done that. >> nichols moves a two under 69 round two. said he was playing stress free golf. they look rough out there. mickelson embracing the elements as the rain falls. >> i really enjo

first, meeting with the redskins gm there. how about this? red velvet chicken and waffles. mmy: what? autria: yes. that is what this is right here. you have your burgers, your homemade -- jummy: i am distracted by the red velvet. what does that mean? autria: the waffles themselves are red velvet thread yeah. velvet, yeah. they also have mac & cheese, barbecued pulled pork. i just ate myself stupid yesterday. jummy: when you know food like that is waiting for you in the stadium, you do not want to tailgate. orria: they also have seven eight craft years they are offering this year as well. in addition to miller and coors light, they have a lot of local breweries. they know how to make you a fan. good eating las redskins. we should point out that abc 7 will be broadcasting the first home game. jummy: monday, september 12, verses pittsburgh. veronica: we will have ourselves a bit of a red velvet day. you are going to be seeing red. stay clear of the heat and humidity, get inside, get the stuff you need to get done early. people call the line and say is today a good day. no, go e

the clock is ticking for the redskins and curt cousins. 4:00 p.m. is the drop dead moment.f no agreement is reached, he'll join as the only quarterback to ever play under the franchise tag. his salary will be you have the just a under $20 million. steven strawsberg tries to go 13-0 against the buckos. take a look. yes, does that guy look familia familiar? >> that wasn't bad. >> bounced a little in front of the plate. here's the thing, they moved me up. i didn't want to give the full heat there. but i was rehearsing. jim appreciation night. you see this guy wearing his name literally on his back. >> his name is. >> the bay socks, people named jim got in for half price. what is so special about being named jim? >> what can you say? it's all good. get back home tomorrow at 10:40. >> what is awesome about being named jim. >> everything. i love being named after,s, jimmy fallon, jim palmer. it's great to -- to be named after them. >> we came down to celebrate me tonight. it's my night. >> it's all about you. >> it's all about >> reporter: you can confirm your name. >> jim, james

the clock is ticking for theal redskins and kirk cousins to s t come to terms on a long term tm deal 00 p.m. this afternoonft is the signing deadline.e. now if no agreement is reached cousins will join drew brees as the only quarterback everver to play under the franchiserahi tag. cousins salary he will be just under $20 million. >>> we know the name of the arena football league team tea coming to the washington valorvr will start playing at the t verizon center in 2017. 201 it's monumental sports which already owns the capitalsowns te wizards c and mis miss mystiques >> how does the weather looks it. >> looks pretty good. doesn't who, as hot, doesn't look all that humid.okoo for the mostok a part it looks s drive. coming up here we're going tooio need some rain.n. >>> there's going to be no b doubt about it with all the hot temperatures.re i suspect we'll get m but that doesn't necessarily mean it comes in the weekend. weend. dulles dropped to 70, martinsburg/inside the beltway l we're holding up in the upperppr 70's. here's kind of the headline.ead. not so humid today. tod as a matt

unofficial mascot of the redskins. we don't know exactly died yet. understand that he wasn't exactly in the greatest of health lately. we're going to continue to follow this story and let you know any new information as we get it. >> it's going to leave a big, empty space on that football field. he will be missed into bringing police and community together. how leaders in one part of our area are coming together to talk about a string of recent tragedies involving police. when and where you can weigh in. >> you're watching news fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. with equal upload and dowloads speeds, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online. cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >>> police

suspension after missing a drug got a lot of pittsburgh fans in this area but this is big news for the redskins is set to host the steelers week one. that's a monday nighter to kick off the 2016 season. bell was suspended for two games last year for violating the league's substance abuse policy. >>> finally, sad news, dennis greene passed away from complications of cardiac arrest between the minnesota vikings and arizona cardinals. he had a career record of 113 and 94. he was 67 years old. of course, green known for his rant. we know who they thought they were but also the first african-american head football coach in both big 12 and pac-12 history. the roloss of a true pioneer. >> thank you, next. >> we hope to see you at 11:00. have a good evening. >>> breaking news tonight. shopping mall massacre, a massive man hunt under way for the gunman or gunmen who opened fire on a children at a mcdona mcdonald's in munich. people being told not to leave their homes. >>> running mate. hillary clinton set to reveal her pick for president. it could come at any moment and all signs are pointing to tim kai

after the redskins play their season, you'll have two, three days to break and then you have to bucklee name and logo. button. ladies and gentlemen, the washington valor. >> yes. the arena football league squad coming to the washington valor will join the afl in 2016 and play their home games at the verizon center. >> it's one of those things when you know it, you see it and they put up this name and everyone kind of just went, wow, that feels absolutely right. it's something that you can identify on a national basis. it will be added to the league but i think our community in d.c. and maryland and virginia will see a lot of mood felt in the name and be very, very proud of it. >> summer league basketball. kelly oubre jr. taking on the atlanta hawks. daniel house is knocking down a three there. wizards take the lead. later on, they are up six. the slam there. wizards starting to pull away. under a how about kelly oubre jr.? a beautiful finish. 22 points a game. the wizards win this game 71-60. they advance to the summer league quarterfinals. >>> less than a mine from the finish line, ge

. >> is this just because of the fact that the redskins beat the eagles last season?er of fact. it's great to have you in our building. we're just having some fun here watch did you think of your week in filly? did you like it? >> i liked -- i loved first of all the restaurants. before the convention started we sent to city tavern one night we went to the place right down the block from you here high street on market. >> high street. >> fabulous. yeah, really good. i got to say, it was really hot here, though. good lord it was hot. >> now, this is not our weather. it was blazing hot and humid during the day and monsoons at the beginning -- >> what is going on? >> well, you know f you'll be in our city, you have to put on this. >> no. >> yes. >> no. he just got a new contract. come on. >> come on. >> it's foles. >> strolls. >> he just cut by the ram. forget this thing. >> anyone -- no one wants that jersey. you can catch mike and alex the whole gang fox 29 morning news starts at 4:00 a.m. and "good day philadelphia" follows at 6:00. >>> septa trains already packed to t