you. sought some point bob huggins taught him to put that football way. all fakes. >> mark: i love it. and room to go. touchdown. devine! that was a very impressive drive

that's what you want him to do. >> bob: harris a base hit. ened when you pitch to him. 1 out in the 8th. desmond coming up. >> rob: a couple of hits and strikeouts today. and they started to move the ball away from him and his power zone. he has to make adjustments going the other way with it i has one hit in the series. two of them the other way. he pounced a single. then to right field and it fell in front of carroll. he has gone the other way a couple of times. see if he can keep doing it. when he pulls it he can do damage. 6 for 8. 8 for 12 as a hitter. high bouncer. for the rain that would have bounced over cantu's head. if you were not with us earlier today. there is gonzales. desmond did play 2nd base in high school and in a fall league in hawaii a couple of years ago. he did get in the game today with guzman. uggla has it. desmond will beat the relay. a 4-6 fielder's choice. 2 outs. you will not believe the anchors we hired for the post game show. first of all debatey taylor tributes. and offense striking early and off. the road trip t

you have. that would be against like a bob gibson if you got a knock off bob gibson, at least i got a hit off him bob: 30 years later, you're telling your grand children about it. >> rob: i owned bob gibson. i was 1-72 off of him, but i owned him one day. this can be no picnic. let's say he keeps throwing that hard slider in on your hands. >> bob: close. 2-1. 87. that was a straight change. >> rob: he comes with the changeup as bob said you see fading, fading, fading. if your straight change is 87 miles per hour, you probably throw a pretty good fastball. >> bob: adam dunn got around on one. it's coming down sometime tonight. there it is. we're under an overhang here and the ball disappeared for five or six seconds. >> rob: this is a heater that was supposed to be a little bit out inside to get the bat head out early. boom. that's going to be upper deck behind their dugout. this is just a gigantic outfield. it goes 330 down the left-field line out to 434 in that huge canyon in left center field. >> bob: the only thing baseball has ever seen like this was the old l.a. coliseum when the dodgers fir

he is in 360. >> rob: if you are hitting 360 you are up there with joe mower and... >> bob: you are up there with the greats, leading at major. that pujols. >> bob: that's a swing on a breaking ball. the interesting season was 1971. joe torre hit 363. >> rob: wow. how many base hits did very. >> bob: he dependent have any infield hitss. he whats not a big power hitter. a line drive hitter. swing and a miss on a pitch. lannan his second strikeout. >> rob: you got him to expand his zone. that's when you are in his head. that's nice. check out the sequence here. dangerous batters, does at them hard with a strike. now back door. outside low a good spot. he checks the swing. the strike call. beautiful. >> bob: ramirez is 11 strikeouts short of 100. he is making contact. breaking ball by john. o-2 to cantu. that will be easy for dess month to the back for guzman. marlins are gone in the bottom of the 3rd   >>> they are into the bull been. volstad is gone. great job by the offense and john lannan getting big outs. >> rob: after you put another 2 spot up there didn't

: you know it's a bad year. >> rob: the best in the year. >> bob: you know it's a bad year when only has bone chips in his 'em bo. they were fearing tommy johnny surgery. >> rob: yeah, a minor surgery. >> bob: a two hopper to the shortstop, valdez. jose reyes has tend onitis behind his right calf. that was back on may 20th. and then he went on the dl retroactive to may 21st and they've had to go out and sign wilson valdez who is 31 years of age and a career journeyman with the white sox, seattle, san diego and l.a. there is carlos delgado with that patented smile of his. and he never likes wearing a ball cap. >> rob: and he is one of the most likeable guys in this game. >> bob: top of the order, willie harris. then cristian guzman. willie flied to center starting the game. and a breaking ball will be the same result off the bat. beltran. you can win a signed, game-worn jersey right off the back of a nationals player or coach, on sunday, september 27th, all the proceeds benefit nats charities and winners will be announced that day when the boys come back home, get a raffle ticket

why would you want to go 1:00 in the afternoon. >> bob: you should see how normal we looked. >> rob: f that two or three-hour bus ride. >> bob: yeah, what was the movie we watched? >> rob: russell crow. filmed right in our back yard, washington. crystal city, around dc. >> bob: rachel mcadd dams was in that movie. >> rob: russell crow was in that movie. >> bob: they were awesome. josh bard 1 for 2 with three r.b.i.s to be the. don't forget ben affleck, the bad guy. >> rob: i thought you were gonna say the bad actor. >> bob: ooh. ooh. >> rob: that is kind of brutal, isn't it? i'm sorry. >> bob: 3-2 to bard and that ball will slice out of play. for   all right. what's going on in cincinna it's now the bottom of the eighth and the reds lead them 2- 0. homer bailey having quite a night. and the phillies still lead top of the eighth at atlanta, they gain a game on each of those teams. atlanta will be 8 1/2 up with marlins 9 1/2 back. and all they can think about is chasing colorado. >> rob: well the angels are putting away the rangers 2-0. the biggest

>> bob: probably 65 a game. >> mark: tells you how fast they're going, third down and four coming up. todd to pass. under heat. a missed tackle and incomplete. avoided a sack, though. got away from j.t. thomas and lazear. >> bob: running backs learning how to pass protect. onterio mccalebb was in there as tailback and could not block the outside linebacker from west virginia. notice tate back in the football game as they'll go to a quick quit right here. >> mark: start out of the shotgun. incomplete. and the mountaineers take over on downs. so this funnels us to perhaps the questioning of the play calling for arguably the first time tonight. a pivotal point. >> bob: i have to wonder as we look at this formation. both running backs up in wing positions and tight end. i thought they would pooch punt the football right there. you wonder if the quarterback automatic based on one-on-one coverage to the passion. i really believe that was a pooch punt formation. i believe i mab be wrong but that was an odd-looking formation. >> mark: first and ten for the mountaineers. brown downfield incomp

you. sought some point bob huggins taught him to put that football way. you love those ball fakes. >> mark: i love it. and room to go. touchdown. devine! that was a very impressive drive by west virginia to start the third quarter of play. and a third touchdowning of the night for noel devine rushing. >> bob: the north/south ability and that's a tie, not relief but disgust by ted roof but noel devine marked the ability to go north and south. >> mark: welcome back, everyone, to espn prime time. west virginia leading by seven after the missed extra point a few moments ago by tyler bitancurt but an impressive opening drive using up a little over three minutes on the clark and noel devine with his career high third touchdown of the night. >> bob: amazing how jarrett brown totally under the radar because of pat white, he's every bit as elusive as a runner as pat white. you just never really had a chance to see it on a consistent basis. >> mark: waited four long years. terrell zachery for them. he stepped out of bounds at the 81 yard line. >> ref

you interview him. >> rob: he's a great kid. >> bob: i hope he takesr a ride in that cutlass before the season is over. fastball up. >> rob: you have to have a rag top as much rain as you get in dc. >> bob: don't they say red cars get pulled over the most for speeding? not willie. >> rob: not willie. big gap in right center. fans on the corner. harris place his bat down and -- lays his bat down and nats are gone in the top of the second. we love duffel bags, golf bags, small bags. these bags right here-- they fly free! i wouldn't pay to fly in here. why would these airlines charge for bags? why do you charge for bags? what's a flight without bag fees? about a hundred bucks cheaper. free, free, free, free, free, free, free. we love taking care of bags. bye, bags! we'll see you when you get home. ♪ ( ding ) ♪ boon motorcycle insurance, rv,at geiccamper, boat insurance. nice work, everyone. exec: well, it's easy for him. he's a cute little lizard. gecko: ah, gecko, actually - exec: with all due respect, if i was tiny and green and had a british accent i'd

bob, what was key on that. >> mark: i want you to take a look at this. >> bob: mario fannin is goingo sneak out of the backfield. it's going to be a simple politicalle five-yard throw but now as this thing rolls, we're going to stop it right here. now, you tell me what. >> reporter: odds that he's going to run through one, two, three, four, west virginia players and that's going to be a touchdown? >> mark: i wouldn't give you good odds on that. >> bob: he was boxed in. another example of poor angles in this game. >> mark: tied at 27. jock sanders. that time some solid tackling by josh bynes. four-yard gain on the play by sanders. >> bob: see how its changed so dramatically in the last five years of getting the ball out in space and letting guys make plays. that's what it is. >> mark: spreading people out. you wouldn't know what to do if you saw a power "i" formation. you know, even when jarrett brown is sacked he's pretty exciting. looked like he was going to be. that ball still kind of loose. >> bob: when you tuck it, tuck it away. see him swing that football back away from his body

what a savings you get there. >>> let's get the word on the weather now. bob, a dank day out there. >> chilly, too. >> dank, dank. >> like that word, dank. here is how things look on doppler. you can see when i zoom in, there are a few sprinkles around northwest washington. maybe a drizzle. hard to pick up. look at the temperature in frederick, maryland. northeasterly winds. there has been a bit more rain across southern virginia. all of this because of that northeasterly wind that we have. that will be settling down later on tonight. look at the temperatures to our north. down around southwestern virginia in the 70s. even though we'll have an ercast, damp evening, some sunshine will be back by tomorrow afternoon. the best news is i think the weekend looks great. a lot of sunshine. good football weather for the first game at home down at redskins park on sunday. temperatures into the low to mid 70s. back to you. >> that is indeed. thank you, bob. >>> coming up, ways to save. a great deal you share. >> and paying the bills. how the tough economy had thousands l

back to you, bob. >> all right. tony and rodney, thanks for staying up late with us on the east coast but not out here. before we turn things back to al and cris for their final thoughts, here is injury updates courtesy of our peter king. ladainian tomlinson did not play today for the chargers in their win over miami and listed as questionable for the sunday night game on nbc next week at pittsburgh. shawne merriman who played today is probable with his injured groin. for san francisco, frank gore at the moment listed as doubtful with ligament strain in his ankle and not the more serious high ankle sprain as has been reported. is a ligament strain in his ankle. quarterback injuries. chad pennington of the dolve fins injured throwing shoulder in their loss to san diego today. chad henne likely to start for them next week, the kid out of michigan. pennington will have mri tomorrow and marc bulger today of the rams who was injured today against green bay and kyle boller is nis hill his fill-in. al and cris to wrap it u

you watch them play the dommers. >> we'll top by. >> bob: we'll find out where you are. >> bob: i will be the taster. >> rob: i'll taste the ref rages and the foot. >> bob: it will be fun. willie harris. a bouncer. a lot of overspin. to the pitcher. teny visits with mike rizzo live next. plan a multi-room dvr? so you can record in one room and watch in up to six others. you can do that with cable! living room. bedroom. kitchen. thank you. (announcer) get the amazing multi-room dvr from verizon fios free for 3 months. you can watch recorded shows in up to seven different rooms. plus get all three fios services, tv, internet and phone for the price of two. hurry, this offer won't last. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v  >>> we feel that if need be h can make the transition or stay at shortstop but you know. the debut has been hard to find any fault in it so far. >>> he has been spectacular. how difficult is it not to be tricked by blood play in september. >>> september within you are in a position we're in and the players are relaxed here.

the kid looks like a football player. >> bob: they list him at 6'1", 205. >> rob: i don't know if you the weight room here. but -- >> bob: impressive. >> rob: it rivals any nfl weight room i have been in. we used to workout in the chargers weight room next to our locker room. >> bob: gonzalez, and alberto ended up making it a pretty close play. >> rob: well the one thing alberto does have is plenty of speed. there is no momentum going towards dunn. plus the timing hundley is getting down that line quickly, so it is a perfectly made play by alberto but sometimes the runner beats the throw.   . >> bob: we know whose this you's dad is. tony gwynn jr. hitting .269.   played at san diego state f his father. stephen strasburg's alma mater. >> rob: my former nemesis, hall of famer tony gwynn. tony loved the left side of the infield. he would just knock it over there. but if he wanted to hit home runs he was very capable of doing that also.   . >> bob: off-speed pitch and livan ge

>> for a couple million, you can have one too, bob. >> i don't think so. here's the forecast. it doesn't cost anything the next seven days. i want to tell you whether you're in your bugatti, ferrari -- >> put the top up. >> or hyundai. there may be showers. a few sprinkles tomorrow. anything more wednesday and thursday will be nothing like what's happened down south and the weekend, i think it will be off to a sunny start. >> always planning ahead for the weekend. >> we're ready. >> thank you, bob. >>> that's our news for now. "the tonight show" is next. see you tomorrow.

gets almost ten. >> chris: must have heard you, bob. t them back on their heels, and you're throwing on first down, time after time after time, and then, you run it on first down, you know, it kind of opens things up. >> chris: that's the point we made. cal's a team, run to throw. minnesota's a team, throw to run. if you're successful at first down, then, you start to pound them because you are sitting back on your heels. >> dave: here's decker. and decker's going to throw. got a man. and it's caught. touchdown, minnesota. marqueis gray, the backup quarterback, with the grab. >> bob: holy cow. >> dave: well, jedd fisch, the offensive coordinator said, we have a lot of trick plays we're going to run. >> bob: what a great call. >> dave: that's the first one that works. we are tied at 21- 21, late in the third. >> bob: you fake the toss to the back. and the wide receiver, decker, who is left-handed, catches it. and throws it to your backup quarterback, who slipped into the game and lined up at a wide receiver spot. go figure. >> chris: dari

rob, you always say make them beat you away. >> rob: oh, absolutely. >> bob: when they do, you tip your> rob: and john has made two mistakes tonight. and now ibanez jacks one, and it is into the bullpen! >> rob: three. >> bob: the nationals have not been able to get raul ibanez out all year, and here come the phillies in town in a slump, and the nats still can't get him out. three solos by the phillies tonight. >> rob: well, both of those pitches are on the inner half, and ibanez just steps into the bucket, pull this ball. if you leave it on the inner half, you better get it in deep, and both times ibanez didn't do the job, and ibanez hurt him. >> bob: well, ibanez hits 30 homers for the second time in his career. he did it three years ago with seattle when he hit 33 and drove in 123 runs. he usually averages anywhere from 20 to 24 home runs a year, but he has come to the national league and of his 30 home runs, he has hit 8 of them against the nationals. >> rob: i think if our pitching staff has learned anything this year, it's that the money for a starting pitcher is made in the third

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we got him where we want him. >> bob: okay. you feeling good about this? ob: i'm feeling good about this. >> bob: right there with you. >> bob: zimmerman stays alive fouling a breaking ball off his foot. >> bob: he admitted that he needed to go down to the minor leagues and recapture what got him to the major leagues when he won 18 games back with the indians. >> sometimes your pride takes a shot. the ballclub is right. >> he said, he was pitching against his strength. which is challenging people and throwing fastballs and that's why he came back by vengeance. >> he was not pitching to contact? >> perish is t thought. and now it's up and in, zimmerman on 3-2 with josh willingham. chan ho park is ready when needed. wouldn't be surprised to see madd son being the closer tonight. last nights with the first time brad lidge was taken out for madson this year. that ball got rollins. no. howard drops the ball. >> come on. dale scott called zimmerman out and howard dropped the ball. will have to give him and error. >> rob: i thought he beat it straight up. i have t

bob ryan, storm center 4. the good news is no rain today down in parts of georgia. you can see almost 20 inches in lawrenceville, georgia. there are still flood warnings out. the rivers and streams are beginning to recede. there have been more showers, thunder showers today around southern parts of louisiana into mississippi. the good news is not around georgia. while we've been warm and a new study is out, you can see scattered owers by the way of our own out to the west. i don't think they are going to amount to anything. a brand new study following up at the same time the president was giving his talk about global warming and concerns up in the united nations. they found british researchers, greenland glaciers are thinning by more than three feet each year. how much ice do you think greenland is losing each year? that is part of a new study. no, you'll have the answer and i'll explain it and show you interesting data as well as chilly air, but no ice yet. >>> thank you, bob. >>> news4 at 5:00 just getting started. he was caught on tape but did hescaped. more of the v

. >> thank you, bob. >>> today president obama shelved the controversial bush administration plan to base a missile defense shield in eastern europe. he says the pentagon now has a better and cheaper way to guard against missile attacks. steve handelsman has our report on that. >> our new missile deent architecture in europe will provide stronger, smarter and swifter defenses. >> reporter: with that today, commander in chief obama blew up the old plan. george w. bush's, to base u.s. radars and missiles in eastern europe to detect and shoot down long-range missiles shot from iran. u.s. intelligence now believes iran's leaders are building many more shorter and medium-ran missiles. that means u.s. spy satellites and u.s. navy cruisers could use their radars to spot enemy launches. navy interceptors could shoot the missiles down with help from army patriot missiles. pentagon systems already in use. >> our new approach will deploy technologies that are proven and cost effective. and to counter the current threat and do so sooner than the previous program. >> reporter: the new plan would

back to you. >> thank you, bob. when we come back, the local county that wants to keep teenagers out of tanning beds. >> why are there so many cicadas around this year? >>> where do the calories in crystal light come from? are turn signals and brake lights regulated? and why are there so many cicadas around this year. liz crenshaw is here with all the buzz. >> hello. >> barbara drinks sugar-free crystal light diet drinks which is have 5 calories per serving. where are ty coming from? all the ingredients on the nutrition label are listed having a zero amount. that doesn't add up to five. >> we went to kraft foods. it says even though the label shows zero next to the ingredients, citric acid and flavoring make up those five calories. fda regulations allow companies to list fats, carbohydrates and proteins as zero when there are fewer than .5 grams per serving. >> interesting. >> they are not lying. >> our next question from katherine. are rear turn signals on cars regulated? what color are they supposed to be? >> we c

you talk about it how it is a great point, we don't want to see coghlan starting it off again. >> bob they will hit for the pitcher, you will face another regulation. here is the number 8 hitter maybin. that bouncer that pete the orr cut off. they're going with sanchez. that elits you are freddy gonzales ising looing for a blast. he will take either. maybin swings through. threatening to throw. no first baseman. dunn is playing way behind the runner here with the 5-run lead. got him on the outside corner. and lannan for his 3rd k of the day. >> rob: he gets aahead and he paints it -- aand add he paints the corner. looking for some kind of breaking ball or a changeup. he got the powder river. >> bob: sanchez in the first homer of the year here last night. in the 6th. miller the number 9 spot. high chopper to short. guzman has to wait for it. to desmond. that was the 3rd out. no need for a double play. top of the 5th coming up. @ at southwest airlines, we love bags! we love duffel bags, golf bags, small bags. these bags right here-- they fly free! i wouldn't pay to fly in here. why

friday and saturday and it looks nice right now. >> thank you, bob. sounds good. >>> still a head on "news4" we'll hear from some people who live in a maryland neighborhood that was flooded when a giant water main broke last week. >>> we'll tell you about an expansion at dulles airport. >>> coming up in sports the redskins suffer enormous game. and also the cowboys try to get the win in the first game in their new stadium. with online cash manager, you can be where the action is. suntrust. live solid. bank solid. get online payroll and put hours back in your day suntrust. live solid. bank solid. >>> we take a look at some of the stories making headlines tonight. >>> more troops and a new strategy, that's what general stanley mcchrystal says he needs to succeed in washington. the "washington post" obtained a copy of the 66-page report that mcchrystal sento robert gates. the general's bottom line the war winnable but not without major changes on the ground and in the afghan government. >>> charges have been filed against three men in connection with a su

johnny and thank you. bob the final. padres three, nats 1. join us tuesday. the nats and the padres continue the series, they begin at 9:30. all the latest news on the nationals. this has been a presentation of masn, and, by the way, since 2005 the padres are now 20-5 against the washington nationals. stay tuned, "nats xtra" coming up right now, johnny and phil in the studio and from the booth in san diego. so long for just a while. . >> johnny: tim for "nats xtra" postgame. brought to you by verizon fios. i'm johnny holiday. welcome in everybody, good morning to you, a little after midnight here and the nats fall to san diego by a score of 3-1 and it's certainly proved tonight phil as we watched hernandez, this guy is going to be a big help to this pitching staff. >> well it's a quality start again, it's a complete game even though it's just eight innings, hard to get a complete game when you lose on the road. but the point is this guy, as we say over and over again, he knows how to pitch, showed it tonight.

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their day for this time of year. >> can all that exercise be tripping you up in your effort to lose weight? >>> good afternoon, bob ryan, storm center 4. there are a few sprinkles around the area. there are some right here in northwest washington. you can see others for folks up around the eastern shore and then into delaware bay. none of it really is heavy. when we go through the evening, there is a northeasterly wind. so as a result, there is a coastal flood advisory. that water will tend to pile up, so at times will be a little above average for you folks. the western shore of chesapeake bay. temperatures all in the 70s. next four days, tomorrow we'll see sprinkles or showers. especially out toward the blue ridge with gusterly northeasrly wind. then drier air comes in. as we head to friday and the weekend, i think it will be fine with a lot of sunshine, temperatures below average. our average high now is only 79 degrees. back to you. >> thank you, bob. >>> maryland environmental advocates say they are pleased about the government's plan to clean up and protect the chesapeake bay. >> the bay, in their words, is

. >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. we have some delays out there. if you are on the north inner loop. it will take you about 15 minutes to get through that. west side inner loop, crawling along. 70 eastbound, our normal delay there, plenty congestion. that's as you approach the ramp to the inner loop of the beltway. and the harrisburg expressway appears to be moving well in both directions. just one accident to watch out in the parks area. that's sparks road at york road. >>> three to report there, alameda, at east 32nd. and west northern parkway at liberty heights. let's take a live look here. this traffic report is brought to you by sesame street live. one, two, three. imagine with elmo and friends. that comes september 10th through the 13th. you can log on for your chance to win tickets. now back to you. >>> new york yankee alex rodriguez is in town for tonight's game. but he's also talking about steroids. today, arod visited milford mill academy. this is a picture of him wearing

>> thank you, bob. >>> a british skydiver is grateful to be alive teents. after his parachute failed during a skydiving attempt. he had already made 667 jumps before making this jump. somehow his main parachute malfunctioned. during the jump, the man blacked out. but luckily, not before deploying his reserve chute. he suffered minor injuries. but no broken bones. >>> a television news anchor is out of a job, apparently because of what he posted on his facebook page. griffin scott, a news anchor from monroe, louisiana, posted comments about differences in two generations. management discovered the post and asked him to take it down. he canceled his page but two days later was still fired. >> loved the news since i was a little boy, watching the news with walter cronkite. to be a news anchor in my home town was literally a dream come true. >> reporter: scott has filed a civil lawsuit against the station for wrongful termination and breach of contract. >>> u.s. marshals are looking for real estate investors to sell off bernard madoff's former vacation home. ca

. >> this is who you who bob mcdonnell is. this is how he has governed and how he has legislated. and he has given us no reason to believe that this is not how he will govern should he be elected in november. >> my views as an academic graduate student in 1989 are in many respects much different than my views as attorney general attorney general of virginia and candidate for the governor 20 years later. >> we'll talk with bob mcdonnell when hedowns us live this morning -- when he joins us live this morning. >>> voters will head to the

the two big 1st basemen. >> bob: guess who hit 2 in milwaukee? >> >> rob: you're kid you, albert pujols. off his former mate. jeff suppan. >> bob: he's hit 47 home runs now. >> rob: matt halladay makes you throw a couple more pitches and he does not miss them. >> bob: with matt holliday they are 32 and 11. off speed and get as way. victorino is at 3rd base. so mock gotta head, he's -- got ahead, he's nibbling. >> they need to keep matt halladay. i think that team in the bronx will go after him. mock throws a hard breaking ball. you know bard is thinking i have to keep it in front of me. he does. happened to roll up his sleeve and over his back. he did a nice job keeping that from a 2 bag advance. >> bob: bard has to be alert here. victorino at 3rd base anything getting 15 feet away from home plate. because of shift where zimmerman is playing, if victorino wanted to he could take a 50-foot lead off 3rd base. there's no one to hold him. there's no reason for him not to be halfway down the line. >> rob: he is halfway down the line. >> bob: mock has to be tempted to run after

you always have a chance to redeem yourself. >> bob: i've said that more than one occasion this year,ght? thank you, rob. we continue to say that, there's always another game coming up tomorrow. j.d. martin, he was pretty good tonight. in fact, he was better than pretty good. got into trouble early, but then worked his way out, gave up only, what, five hits for the ball game? >> yeah, buttion what? he had the fielding glitch there in the second inning, kouzmanoff doubles to center, venable singles, that score this run. now, he did have the curveball working pretty well tonight, and that's why i still think he's a back end of the rotation time for next season. hundley strikes out swinging, cabrera in the third inning. venable strikes out on the breaking wall in the fourth. headley strikes out on the fastball in the 4th inning. sixth inning, here is the bunt. he can't handle the bunt. >> should have. >> she should are. cabrera reaches first. another bunt. he steals the ball, but stunt reach the bag quite in time, and he stunt get a real handle on throwing the the baseball anyway. sacrif

so let me ask you, bob rice. you know the republicans will win the governor's races in new jersey and virginia. you know they'll pick up 40 to 50 seats in the house next year. and you know that kate bailey hudson is going to be the next president in 2012. isn't that where this whole story is going? >> they are not going to pick up 30 or 40 seats. that's what the republicans certainly want. they want to go back to 1994 when they picked up 54 seats. remember, 22 of those seats were vacant at the time. the typical mid term election you pick up the party in power looses about 16 or 17 seats. i expect that's what's going to happen. >> 80 of those democratic seats were in districts that went for either mccain in 2008 or bush in 2004. if you don't think they are at risk you're crazy. >> i'm -- this is not a brief for complacency. i think the democrat also work hard and they'll lose ground. but when you talk about -- look at republican congress. in terms of the polls, they are in the doghouse. the polls are showing republ

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cool air coming our week. >> thank you, bob. still to come tonight. there are questions about the ravens' defense, with cleveland coming to town. >> mark gets the answers from the coaching staff. that's coming up next in sports. >>> well, i guess it could get emotional, with the browns coming to town this weekend. >> yeah, if the ravens lose, that would be terribly emotional. >> yes. >> hoping that doesn't have to be the case. >>> -- well, the arrival of the browns marks a homecoming for former raven jamal lewis. but the running back may not play. he is nursing a hamstring injury. the ranks are heavy favorites to beat a browns team that scored just one touchdown in its offense. greg matus. they gave a lot of ground. san diego reached the red zone. it's that positive aspect that madison wants to talk about. >> for us to do that four times in one ball game, you can see that ended up being the change in the game. and it shows the character of these guys. shows the toughness. and shows guys' ability to make plays. like i said, on the other end of that, we

we've seen the end of the 80s for a while. >> thank you, bob. >>> there are a few signs the recession on the d.c. development scene. mayor venty announced a developer has been selected for the old hine junior high school on capitol hill. it will become a mixed-use project that will have a partnership with a shakespeare theater company, 150 apartments and more. >> 150 parking spaces. no public subsidy. i think this is one of the finest projects that we have had the opportunity to annoyance. >> this will enhance one of the most, again, incredible neighborhoods in america. it's a great investment at a great time. >> a d.c.-based developer called stanton east bank won the contract. they say they will continue to work with the community on future plans of this site. >> it's a happening area. >> it's exciting to see. >> we are just getting started here. home sales picking up in our area find out if your neighborhood could be the new buyer hot spot. >> what is in a name? some say the redskin name is offensive. >> lunch with lyndsay on ice. >>> so we intervene for one simple and compelling re

and i also agree with you, bob. i think they should have used time-outs once the giants got in field goal range. you got to use your time-outs to try to get the ball back. >> on the first part, obviously, you can take a time-out to freeze the kicker. i would like to say when the play clock is five seconds there is a cutoff. you can't do it at the last millisecond and create that kind of confusion. let's talk about the game overall. rodney, your take on it. >> well, quarterback definitely needs to take care of the ball. i mean, you know as a head coach, the quarterback is the most important position and he can't keep turning the ball over. i mean, they played a phenomenal game and they were aggressive and they were very physical and, yet, they keep turning the ball over. tony romo, that's why they question if he can win the big game gause because he keeps turning the ball over. >> you look at what dallas did i thought they dominated both sides of the line of scrimmage and ran for over 250 yards and they should have wo

thank you, bob. >>> still to come on eyewitness news tonight. mark is live at the ballpark with more on what one of the ravens will be a key to the upcoming season. >>> mark is live in capten yards. camden in your-- camden yards. >> pitching is always the priority. when it comes to these games. you can say all you want about these home runs. but pitching, especially when they work toward their improvement. no better illustration. amy start -- shut the o's down. he had a no-hitter, into the seventh inning. what got lost last night is they had a pitch of their own. jeremy guthrie. guthrie went six innings. he allowed two runs on six hits. it was step forward for him. it has had guthrie questioning his result. but afterward, he spoke of his recent improvement. >> going out there, feeling a little more confident. each start. more importantly, the ball feels like it's coming out -- kind of like i remember it coming out in the past couple of seasons. so it's very important to do that. and to continue that throughout the next month. >>> well, it's guth

more details in a-hour. >> thank you, bob. i'm so preeappreciative of you, letting us know what to expect when we fly. >>> we have an exciting addition to our prime time line-up. the "joy behar" will air every night. here's a quick taste of what you're going to get. it's her moment of joy commentary. >> i heard that ukraine has turned down elton john's request to adopt a baby. who's in charge there? >> victor. >> listen, victor. are you saying elton is too old or too gay? uh-huh. he may be gay but he also happens to be a celebrated humanitarian and has been knighted by the queen of eng. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. this poor baby is hiv-positive and is stuck with no prospects to move up in the world. where's he going to go? and here's the chance to be taken in by two loving fabulously rich patient whose will give him the best health care in the universe and dress him in versache jammys and a cashmere huggies. so now elton john will move on and find a more tolerant country. and one day he'll return to t

thank you, bob. >>> still ahead, we know cats have nine lives. what about kittens with seven toes. >>> one in seven or one in 11. >> yes, they are, i think three in 15 at this point. the phillies pitchers must love playing the nationals. tonight, coal hammel took a perfect game into the sixth. 4-2 is the final this time. let's go to philly. he's facing the rookie. desmond doesn't have a chance. a perfect game through five. retired the first 15 guys he faced. he breaks up the no-no. hammel still has a great night. went eight innings, gave up one run. bottom of the sixth. tyler clifford pitching to utley. check out ryan zimmerman. tracking, tracking, nothing is going to stop him. up and over. disease he make the catch? i think he did. look at this. fearless. lucky his head didn't hit the bar. bases loaded, full count. clipper, oh, no. the wild pitch. the phillys complete a three-game sweep. it's loss number 96 for the nats. playoffs arrived. the series started with indiana at the comcast center. we're in college park. judy plank leading the playoff

thank you, bob. >>> a look for the world east most famous diamonds. >>> despite a 19-game >>> this was not the night, huh? >> no. it's good news. the dodgers magic number is two. the nationals magic number is one. somehow, the nats are stuck on 99. immateri it's a good thing. jim riggleman and the nationals trying to avoid the century mark. martin pokes oneo right. one-run scores. andre trying to score. great tag by josh. he's out at the plate for dukes. that's 12 assists of the year. he had a big-time arm. bottom of sixth, dodgers lead. no-hitter one till the pitch. absolutely crunched. into the bull pen, the all-star says no, no. it's no more. a three-run home run, the 31st of the year. 100 rbi that ties the game at 3. chops one up the middle. double play. the throw pulls him off the bag. the nationals score. they take a 4-3 lead thanks to christian guzman. pete orr pinch hitting. runners on the corners. there's one out. it's a sacrifice. the game winning run, justin maxwell comes in. check it out. everybody giving him a bear hug. the nats win, 5-4. they are stuck on 99 losses, at le

. >>> thank you bob, counting down to the start of the >>> there's no turning back now. football is back again. >> here and it'll be here for a while. steelers tangling with the titans. baltimore won't see the steelers until the final weekend in november. right now the ravens getting ready to open against kansas city on sunday. at practice today, l.j. smith limited. still recovering from a leg injury. wide receiver mark clayton has said he will play sunday. he's missed the entire preseason. but the coaches say they plan to use him. >> he's healthy. he's ready to go. just like we're running back by committee, we're receiver by committee. >> there might be additional receivers for flacco to throw to. >>> the first of 16 regular season game, you will see 13 of them right here on wjz starting on sunday, ravens-chiefs. >>> a wild night for football in atlanta. georgia state plays host to clemson. tech uses the spread offense. and anthony allen breaks free. early on 7-zero tech. and they use some trickery as well. off the field goal to the kicker. tech had a big lead. >>> in b

have you ever seen the rain? >> bobd up the party. >> mark: moving and shaking. >> bob: here it is. this is this a torrential downpour right now. >> mark: you're not going to ask me to sing the song? >> bob:. no, when you talk about an event, these college football games are events. >> mark: completes this one to john sand he. >> bob: we can't leave without talking about the huskies and steve sarkisian. we had them late in the year answer notre dame. we had them early against lsu. huge transformation. >> mark: things looking a lot different in the pac-10. smith completes the pass to wes lyons. west virginia started off out of the game real quick but end up on the short one of this. gene chizik's team atoned for the last last year, 34-17 and said something real important about the juteny he faced. he doesn't look to anyone or anything for validation. gets it from within. the scoreboard going to do some validation for the tigers as they win it, 41-30 improving to 3-0 on the season, mountaineers 3-0 on the season, mountain

>> bob: there you go. ne. >> rob: very nice. >> bob: your back will be one of the few and the proud. and it won't hurt any more. >> rob: i think it is john candy in stripes where he goes well, you know, those diet programs are expensive. i figured i would join the army and drop some weight and be alien, mean, fighting machine. john candy was hilarious. late john candy. >> bob: funny man. headley hits one hard but foul. that movie trains planes and automobiles reminds me of traveling with rob dibble. except for that one scene. those hands between some pillows. >> rob: hey, how about them dodgers? >> bob: that is the scene i was talking about. >> rob: i know. i know. >> bob: 0-2 to headley who walked. >> rob: john lannan in familiar territory. you talked about this you talked about the walks and he rolls a lot of double play balls. already got out of a jam in the second inning with a double play ball. you don't want to constantly put yourself behind the 8 ball. >> rob: swing and other foul. obviously a bad ho

. >> thank you, bob. >>> let's check on the roads right now with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. hello, sharon. >> not so nice on area roadways, plenty of serious accidents on major roadways. first of all one on 95 southbound at the beltway, blocking the right lane causing a backup, also a crash on the outer loop at washington boulevard blocking the left lane with a backup there on the inner loop to 295, the outer loop to 70, a crash on 83 northbound at balls road, another in reischertown, a new one on ridgley roadblocking all lanes. talkiesville a crash on ashland. 95 northbound from 895 to the top side of the beltway. on the top side significant delays as well. on the inner loop between park heights and providence 22 minutes. west side inner loop delay there. then again from 295 to washington boulevard. the outer loop because of that accident slow from 70 to washington boulevard. live look at the delay on 95 because of the accident at the beltway blocking the left lane. this traffic report is brought to you by the radio city christmas spectacular starring the rocketts. this wi

thank you, bob. now to the story of a very surprising family reunion. gary and randy worked side by side at the same furniture store in maine for two months before they discovered they were more than just co-workers, they were biological brothers. both were given up for adoption as infants. then there was another surprise when the local media picked up on the story, it caught the attention of joanne campbell who grew up in a foster home. turned out they are her younger siblings. she headed straight to the furniture store. >> as we are driving up we see this little woman, 5 feet tall, 100 pounds with documents in her handshaking d crying. >> i said, i think i'm your sister. and they're like, what? >> and shows me the documents and she told me her name. i searched for her. i got her name off the obituary of our mother. >> my mom was joan pomroy, their mother. >> i knew i had a half sister out there. >> the syllablings say they are now sharing pictures and stories and trying to reconnect the first time in 35 years. wow. >> wow, indeed. >>> a drug bust in f

>> thank you, bob. don scott and marty bass for the updated first warning weather forecast. >>> and coming up. >>> how do the ravens make the touchdowns look to easy? mark has the answer, coming up next in sports. >>> we've been talking with mark about coach harbaugh and how he's liked by everybody. >> it's a tough love thing. you can't help but like the guy. the results are there. he'll make them work hard and they'll have to like it. that's been the case so far. the injury update. without naming names, coach john harbaugh says some players suffered possible concussions with the ravens win over the browns. the ravens practice wednesday to get ready for new england. they are off to a 3-0 start. much of the credit goes tot big guys up front. three times with cleveland, running backs rushed to the end zone without being touched. >> they are constantly -- before meeting or after meetings, during breaks in practice, work on assignments and techniques. i think it's a credit and product of work. they're also

you're happy when it's 21elow zero. >> i'm out there all by my lonesome. >> you know, it's a little cooler than normal right now, bob. >> let's look at the timelines. because we had a great sky in time lapse. >> there we are. have you seen waving, like i'm waving good-bye? there's a standing wave. you can see the clouds moving. yesterday that one clout right over us was standing, because there were waving in the atmosphere. we made it up to 70 degrees. on you temperatures right now for -- our temperature now is 67 degrees. here we are in washington. you can see how they're lined up. up and over the mountains to our west. it forms clouds and thin nks, the waves move on, and then there are the blank spots in between. you can see waves from space, too. boy, was it chilly around the lakers. 46 degrees up and around the lakes, and it's still 46 degrees. spots like sault ste. marie, the pattern is the reason we have the air up and over the mountains. there's nothing going on here for doppler. there are some more nasty showers, and a lot of rain to our north. buffalo yesterday had almost four inches of rain, and there are

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