united soccer team. soccer players are not a special interest group. we represent every zip d.o.d. -- code in the city. we are the future of the city ard -- and we are the city. artificial turf can be maintained in played on in all kinds of weather. 9% of be be players polled prefer artificial turf. the players who use beach chalet support the project. those who oppose it do not use the fields and use other areas of the park. also on turf you can't get rained out and even if it's raining i really do love soccer and would like to play soccer. please move forward with this project. thank you. [applause] >> are you with a youth group, sir? >> yeah. good evening, commissioners. leo cafferty. i'm with san francisco glen. we have 150 kids that pass through here and 150 kids waiting outside so we've opted to syndicate since it's time to go home and do the homework. i'll speak first. so, you know, in 1939 there was sand dunes and fields. there is an airam photograph overhead of what the fields look like in 1939. they've been there that long. there's been chang

united soccer team. soccer players are not a special interest group. we represent every zip d.o.d. -- code in the city. we are the future of the city ard -- and we are the city. artificial turf can be maintained in played on in all kinds of weather. 9% of be be players polled prefer artificial turf. the players who use beach chalet support the project. those who oppose it do not use the fields and use other areas of the park. also on turf you can't get rained out and even if it's raining i really do love soccer and would like to play soccer. please move forward with this project. thank you. [applause] >> are you with a youth group, sir? >> yeah. good evening,

. >>> well, we talked about a lot of team on the weekday sports cast, except maybe d.c. united. it's soccert they are putting together the most successful season of any in all of washington, d.c. he was trying to turn it around. the team is in first place for the first time since 2009. that's a good thing. now, he is being recognized. selected to lead the all star, but the champions, later on this month. and they were quick to deflect them away with this explanation for the team. they chose the closest guy, you know, through facing the money here. on the same tickets and things like that. >> yes. always humbled. members of president obama's cabinet participating in the exhibition hoops game to commemorate the 40th anniversary of title 9 tonight. of course from georgetown and title, of course, prohibiting the distributions and the education programs that will be based on sex. >>> and finally that will be a clown question that will be going out here, guys. saying under armor is producing t-shirts, especially when the reporter asked him about drinking alcohol at the age of 19. that's a clown q

soccer team. >> it includes a former virginia cavalier and a current member of d. d.c. united's a defender for the u.s. women's national soccer team. >> she's known for her leadership, but her work ethic is a close second. her life revolves around her craft and constantly refining it. this morning's like most other, she's in town and includes a one on one training session with her trainner mclean. >> you have to adapt to the game. you have to keep improving. nice to have good coach in this area that are aware of that and can teach it. >> the 26-year-old national team defender is preparing for her first olympics, but the story hardly starts there. >> it's been a long journey for me. i've had to play on a lot of teams and a lot of levels to get where i'm at. >> the st. louis native played college ball at the university of virginia. >> i feel like it was really great. i had a great coach, and then really great teammates. the stul of soccer really suited me. very much keep the ball on the floor. that really suits my style. so i really thrive in that environment. >> sauerbrun's abili

ball when i was 13 1/2 or 14 and five years later in 1961, 50 years ago, our soccer team, the under 19 boys team, won the united states national championship. this is the first youth team from west of the mississippi river to win a national championship and to this day the only san francisco youth team that has ever won a national championship. most of the kids, incidentally, were poor kids from all over the city and beach chalet was our haven, our heaven. and it was an amazing opportunity for us to grow up playing soccer there. i wanted to say that since i started coaching in 1960 and i've coached about 70,000 kids in that time, and i've also been very concerned about environmental issues. and i wanted to say that i am a little conflicted as the previous speaker indicated, and there are many, many things they am concerned with in terms of the e.i.r. and the plan to go forward, but i think that the greater good is definitely with the kids and there's a strong need, very strong need for this turf field at beach chalet. >> thank you. >> and i don't want talk too long but i advocate it with all my heart. thank you

ready that is the two-time defending gold medalist usa women's soccer team,s a former virginia cavalier and current member of the d.c. united women's club who is helping to lead the way. zachary kiesch has her story. >> hi, i'm becky sauer britain, a defender for the u.s. women's national soccer team. >> reporter: becky sauerbrun is known for her leadership but her life is a close second. her life revolves around her craft and constantly refining it. this morning is like most other she is in town and includes a one-on-one training session with her trainer. >> the game is always changing, so you always have to adapt to the game, tough keep improving and developing. it is nice to have good coaches, especially in this area who are aware of that and can teach it. >> reporter: the 26-year-old national team defender is preparing for her first olympics. the story hardly start there is. >> it has been a long journey for me and live to play on a lot of teams and a lot of levels it. >> reporter: the st. louis native played college ball at the university of virginia where she became the first three-time all-american in school history.

soccer team. gm announced its brand chevrolet will be the new sponsor of manchester united. mu.ping to track the base of 660 million people worldwide with the fan base. last month gm announced it was dropping ads from facebook and won't run ads in next year's super bowl. interesting. >> yeah. >> going on there. >> yes. look at all the eyes that will be on them for the olympics. >> thanks jess. >>> kims who've been -- couples who've been together for a while may let the fire fizzle in the bedroom. how to keep your sex life sizzling after years of looking at the same face across the table. [ laughter ] >> i can't wait for that story. plus, if you're having trouble at work maybe you need a pal. the upside of chatting in the workplace. we'll have more on that, keep it here. >>> good morning, welcome back to 9news now. 4:46. you hear that sound. you know what it means, severe weather alert day. after such a lovely day yesterday, what's going to happen today? >> well, we've got a couple of things happening. a warm front this morning, a cold front the later on this afternoon, tonight a