busch on, however, still has a commanding 192-point lead. edwards did lead a race-high 72 of the 200 laps. he spoke when it was done. >> that battle with kyle busch, what was that like? >> first thing, i messed up in the pits. my guys did a great job, and actually almost ran over one of the guys on scott wimmeray team. scott wimmer's team. i came off here and misjudge and hooked him a little bit and he hits the fence, i'm like one eye closed, turning, he hits the fence and hit me and i thought, "man, this is exciting," really cool to race with kyle like that. that's fun. this would be a cool place to race about -- i don't know, once a day. >> nothing but smiles after the w. still more baseball to get to. philadelphia's jimmy rollins doing something he's never done before. >> also on the way, why the south siders have gone south since mark buerhle's perfect game. >> plus, t.o. makes his buffalo debut. as the bills open training camp. wait until you hear what he had to say about his leadership. h to say about his leadership. ooooohhhh. i'm not

busches car goes up and onto the windshield and into the wall again. then bush's teammate slams into bush right here and not real good. trying to tell officials he doesn't need help. tony stewart wins day toin in and after the race he said, maybe i'm being hard on myself but i don't like the way it ended up. sad to take the win away from kyle busch and tiger woods wints the at&t national. he is now the at&t national champ. >> finally wins his own tournament. >> more on that at 11:00. >> that's our news. nbc nightly news is next. we'll see you again at 11:00. until then, good night.

busch gets rear ended by kasey kahne. he would land on his front windshield. busch was okay. clearly not happy. stewart actually apologized for what happened. but he retains the points lead. >>> tiger woods is tied for the lead in today's final round for the congressional. that is not good for the field. he is 45-3, when he has at least a share of the lead. but he ain't scared. rolls in the birdie put. anthony kim did play a little scared. he started the day in a tie, but struggled. finishing 10 under par. mayhan. dialed in. tie as course record with a 62. finishes 12 under. but tiger. his middle name is pressure. just seconds later, hits the long bird. that was 13 under. beginning it at 11. rolls in another birdie put. tiger finishes at 13 under par. he wins the at&t national. tiger just doing what tiger does. >> i thought his middle name was money. >> it's actually tiger pressure big money woods. >> good to see them both. >> before tiger teed off, he got a text that said federer won. >> it was a five hour match, finally got the text. we'll take a final check at weather, whe

big rip. 63 games at busch stadium. a .381 average in 17 games with seven home runs. 29 rbis. >> tim: brian howard a good low ball hitter. prefers the ball out over the plate. that's why nathan, tied him up at that first football. >> joe: tying run at third. go-ahead run at first. two out, eighth inning. heat that was up and it's 0-2. >> tim: two straight footballs above the letters. i think ryan may see that pitch again. and that's backing out of play. so you've got nathan on the mound. you've got ryan fuentes, the left-hander, closer from the angels getting loose. really, this would be a better spot for fuentes, if he wanted to use him lefty on lefty. he, being joe maddon. instead, howard get to face the hard-throwing joe nathan. >> tim: away. >> joe: there goes hudson. the pitch is up and away, and now, that's no insignificant stolen base, a base hit. would likely give the national league their one-run lead again. >> tim: and it opens up first base to where you can just throw howard balls and see if he goes after tha

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> well, the rocky mountains stretch more than 3,000 miles, from canada, all the way down to mexico. but perhaps the most impressive views can be found in a corner of colorado, where more than 60 peaks rise over 12,000 feet into the sky. this morning, our "weekend window," opens up in high-definition, at colorado's rocky mountain national park. ♪ >> when people think of the rockies, they visualize the things that we have right here in rocky mountain national park. whether it's the snow-capped peaks or the granite. the mountain streams. the waterfalls. rocky mountain national park is located in the northwest section of colorado. we're about 90 miles northwest of denver. the park consists of about 416-square miles. >> in rocky mountain national park, we've got a great blend. just about anything anybody's looking for, they can find here in our mountains. one of the great things about roc

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... aneveryone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> it is 7:13 on this monday morning as we look at stories making headlines today. >>> police are investigating a deadly crash on a parkway north of new york city. 8 people were killed yesterday when a minivan headed the wrong day down the parkway, slamming into an suv headon and hit another vehicle before rolling down an embankment and caught on fire. police are not sure why the driver was oing the wrong way. >>> a former aerican idol castoff was found dead on the new jersey shore. authorities discovered the bodies of alexis cohen. police believe she was the victim of a hit-and-run. she appeared on season 7. she was known as glitter girl. >>> the father of newborn con joined twins says they will not be separated. the boys were born on friday with one body and two heads. they share all of their vital organs except each has their own hard. the hospital says it is medically separate the oth

kurt busch. it's a 400-miler. busch has run well in chicagoland. he has other motivations about this work trip to the midwest. >> chicago is just a great city. it's where my family really is from. and my mom and dad were born and raised there. and just with my ties with the chicago cubs, i love chances to go to chicago. and the fact that we race there now at night, saturday night, it opens up that sunday. and i plan on going to the cubs game that sunday after the race. it's actually a double header against the cardinals. >> kurt busch says his favorite cuby of all time is ryan sandberg. >>> orioles-blue jays, highlights tonight at 11:00. back to you. >> thank you very much, mark. we'll be right back. >>> primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. follow bide eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> you could say a couple of brothers in rio dejanero are a little off the wall. that's because they spend 12 hours a day living on the side of one. the two have suspended a bed, chair and table, 30 feet above the street. brothers are calling it, street art. they say it combi

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> welcome back. happy friday. 6:30 is your time. i am alison starling. >> and diane greta kreuz. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. you said a few sprinkles. -- and i am greta kreuz. >> we have a few sprinkles north of town. we could have some down towards possibly severe thunderstorms with damaging winds. look at the storms began, particularly sthwest in virginia. it is just developing. we should haveyno dodamics d i our atmosphere. for some of these storms, they will push on in. partly cloudy skies this morning. increasing clouds this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms later today. some storms are possibly severe. near 90 today. good improvements for this weekend. cooler and less humid. for july, a comfortable weekend. >> we will look at route one close to fort belfour with newschopper 7. they are

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ . >>> talk about a great weekend with lots of sunshine, low humidity, and hopefully you got to enjoy the weekend. things are changing, right now 776 at national -- 76 at national, dulles, increasing clouds tonight. influenced by a ridge of high pressure over the weekend. moving its way off. there are clouds out to the far west, even showers possible's our eyes are so the south with the stalled frontal system. that will be a weather maker as we head into the week. expect several waves of low pressure, one in the overnight hours. setting us up to see changing in our weather, returning of showers and even a chance of thunderstorms. we'll have an upper level disturbance over the great lakes, which situates a trough over other area with moisture, the humidity will rise, so be prepared. and we can expect cloudy skies in the areas. jet stream, cooler air pushing in from the great lakes. for us,

brad kozlowski on the tail of busch. little contact on the rear bumper. puts busch into the wall. eight laps to go after the restart. logano, would he get new tiresg during the caution? holding off kyle busch for the lead. we go to the final lap, and logano holds on to win at chicago. his third win of the season. kyle busch finishes second. his sixth straight finish in the top two. the second most consecutive first or second place finishes. >> day 7 of the tour de france, lance armstrong in second place coming in. and they are beginning the first mountain stage through the peer niece. i am your tour guide. pyrenees. i am your tour guide. leaving barcelona. be careful of the road. fabian came into the day in first place. had some issues. how about a flat tire. he would get back into the race. there are a lot of cars when you're trying to compete in this race. narrow roads, too. watch out there, that is the doctor's car, and he almost took out the guy who was leading the race. later on, one of the team members, alberto cantador, and armstrong taking advantage. making his move for th

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> what's really cool, they're having a good time themselves. they've got their family and friends. >> watch this, i think they're going ten miles. [ laughter ] >> this is what i've been waiting for. >> the big victory celebration. [ cheers and applause ] the lakers are here. kobe bryant, pau, joining us now, even more of your nba champion los angeles lakers. adam morrison, dj mbenga, josh powell, shannon brown and jordan farmar. welcome, guys. congratulations. [ cheers and applause ] by the way, i want to mention, because i think in fairness we should -- that wasn't the only victory parade. the clippers were feeling a little left out. there was a clippers victory parade that day too. a little bit later. [ cheers and applause ] so everybody got a little bit into the action there. [ laughter ] well, congratulations, guys. and you must be thrilled, have

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ clear >> a california couple has all the right pieces to catch the president's attention. >> they call themselves the puzzle people. he cuts blocks of wood and she paints them. the state department requested dozens of these. the pret giv president gives th away to owe fishlts. >> it's going to be a tough one today. >> yes, it's right now. metro blocking the lane. bradly boulevard closed at arlington road. we'll take you with no puzing now to the baejer. >> we have a mixed bag of clouds today. hot and muggy with temperatures in the upper 80's. each and everyday this week will be a typical july pattern. thank you for >>> ha

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> is now the moment to jump into the real-estate market? there are deals to be had. find out what you need to know tonight on "nightline." >>> he has already been immortalized, but now tony talked -- tony hawk has been captured and wax at madame tussaud's. it will be the latest attraction on hollywood boulevard. the museum opens up saturday. >> it amazes me how life like those are. >>> the nationals have another street killing, the mystics end a strike, and tiger may be having a street that is n good. -- and tiger may have a streak that is not good. sports is coming up. >>> when the redskins opened camp and hit the field, fall cannot be too far off, but 90 degrees? that is what it was today. did not stop the first day enthusiasm. good, crisp work. quarterback jason campbell was th focal point because of the off-season distraction, and he took it in stride. >> right now, i am competing

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> the california man is relishing his role as the new world champion hot dog eater. joey chestnut 868 hot dogs to wendy coney island hot dog eating contest -- joey chestnut ate 68 hot dogs. >> he beat the probe. congratulations. >>> the big news and sports, steve mcnair. >> shocking, sad news of his death. tiger woods creating a buzz today. tim brant spoke with him. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) switch to verizon fios tv, phone and internet today and get an ultra-sleek compaq mini netbook. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> a beautiful day to play golf, and good golf played t

eastern with an all-star edition of baseball tonight. >> that's busch. >> that's busch league. the phillies have changed their minds on free agent right-hander pedro martinez. they will watch massachusetts throw in the dominican republic. they said earlier this year they had no interest in martinez. your thoughts on this scenario? >> it's hard to say if pedro martinez wouldn't fit in any team's rotation but the bottom line is last year in new york he pitched 109 innings and gave up 19 home runs. how would that play in citizens bank park, home park of the philadelphia phillies? it may not be good. but he's a world champion. he's a cy young winner, and the philadelphia phillies have to tell themselves, is he better than what we have? i think right now, if he's committed to be a fifth starter, possibly skipping here and there, he could be a great asset to the philadelphia phillies rotation to help some of those young pitchers get through some rough spots. >> no starting pitching issues for the phillies monday night. johnny to shane victorino, sixth of the year. two-run jack. victo

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with fourfamily-friend. and everyo's sesame street friends. ( el giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> good evening. redskins defensive tackle albert haynesworth pled no contest to a reckless driving charge in tennessee. he received three months probation, $5,000 contribution to charity and attend driving school and perform 500 hours of community service. jason campbell is planning on providing a different type of service, the kind that gets the burgundy and gold into the end zone and layoffs. he had trade speculation, quarterback drafting rumors but he is here. camp starts in three weeks. jason, what will you do until then. >> i have been on a couple of vacations. the last couple of weeks i have been training, working out. put myself in good shape to be ready the first day. i may get a couple of golf games in. i have to revenge myself the other day. >> they showed my bad shots, not the good shots. i had a couple that i drove pretty good. when i get some lessons, after i'm retired, then i

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> as you know, nationals fired manny, and they saw the club making the same errors, the same botched plays. they beat the mets. he made his managerial debut in washington. this era set up the coluubbies' first run. ryan rips a shot to the left. from second, there is a double, and there we go again. the nationals were trailing. top of the ninth, sean burnett. whoops. the national lewis for the 62nd time, 6-2, to the cubs. let's go to florida, the phillies and the marlins. in the sixth, he on lows. his 23rd home run of the season. that is 200, runs in 658 gam. the fastest player ever to 200. for-0. golf in scotland and the british open. there was a 64 posted by the leader. tiger woods could not break par. i will show you. tiger really did not struggle all the way around the course. he had three birdies and 11 pars. burning th edges for four bogeys. seven shots off of the pace. this is th

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! >> some wounded warriors showed off their hockey skills today. they took on the national rehabilitation hospital's d.c. slug sharks team at the capital ice plex in arlington. it was a close match but the sharks won. >> it takes a lot of strength to do that. >> absolutely. >> from the ice to the greens. >> we thought we were on our way to this historic game in golf. tom watson. it took fou there are moments in time when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone dreamed. last year alone we invested more in building america's future than any other company - improving and

♪ at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> for the weekend, the cool, dry air. lack of rain, should be gorgeous. and if you are out late, could have another thunderstorm. the weakened looking good. at the beach, could be a storm. stay home and watch abc 7 tomorrow and watch the ball. >> there you go. that is it for us tonight. "nightline" is next. more on the death of walter cronkite. have a good night and safe weekend.

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stuart goes on to win the race but poor kyle busch driving for joe gibbs racing not looking good. kind of similar to maureen umeh in the parking lot. >> that's my secret. >> the people at home think she's nice and innocent and . >> one last word. >> feldy will be here with complete final coverage of the at&t final round tonight. >>> we are baigon t bhtat 10:00 and for the "news edge" at 11:00. . >> you're a good driver. >> i am. come on. anthony amy. >> you're mean.

tony stewart and kyle busch battling. busch spins out and hits the wall. a crazy dash for the checkered flag. tony stewart the winner. >>> lance armstrong at bicycling's ultimate race. crash, boom, bang, watch out, tour de france, stage 2 on this sunday, 115-mile trek between monaco and the finish. the winner from britain. but the yellow jersey belongs to the rider from switzerland. >>> finally, a phone call regarding steve mcnair's passing from antonio. >> i think the world of him. i think the world of my other son and daughter. it's important that both the mom and the dad after working relationship for betterment of their kid, and if that doesn't exist then the kid lose out, and that's what we see a lot of time in today's society is the kid losing out because mom and dad don't get along, and those things to have change. >> words of wisdom. antonio friedman will be inducted into the green bay packers hall of fame. >>> tonight at 11:00 meet a local aau basketball team from baltimore headed to the national championship. >> thank, stan. >>> also tonight at 1

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >> a perfect finish to a great weekend in washington for tiger woods hosting his tournament at the congressional country club. tim followed the action all week and he recaps the final round for us. >> at congressional country club it wasreat theater. anthony came out chasing tiger woods from the get go. they got the matchup they wanted. kim's approach just made a statement. he backed this up to two feet. birdied it and took the lead. but on number six, here comes tiger. he buries the 14 foot bird. tiger goes to 11 under par and takes the lead. tiger was making his move. bam, tiger with a two shot lead. 12 under at the turn. hunter made the biggest move. he had nine birdies, tied the course record with a 62. he finished at 12 under and he was the clubhouse leader. but on the 16th, tiger for 20 feet for birdie and just pours it in to go to 13 under and a one-shot lead. here's the tap on 18

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> stocks are starting the week higher building on wall street's best week since march. the market was closed in japan for a holiday but hong kong's hang seng is sharply higher. the ftse opened higher and the dow starts at 8743 after surplusing nearly 600 points last week. the nasdaq jumped 130 points to close at 1886. >>> one of the nation's biggest lenders to small and midsize business is getting an emergency loan. cit group's major bond holders are lending the company $3 billion. helping it avoid chapter 11. it buys them time to restructure billions of dollars in debt payments. cit lends to roughly a million businesses, many retailers. >>> the $700 billion bank bailout is drawing criticism once again. in a report outoday a government watchdog says many banks misuse the money. about 80% use at least some of the funds for loans but it didn't all go towards lending. of the 360 banks sur

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>lcome ba >>> welcome back. these are the latest headlines. president obama is in moscow on a mission to mend strained relations between the u.s. and russia. he meets with president medvedev today and prime minister putin tomorrow. >>> lucky michael jackson fans who won ticks to his memorial will be picking them up today as the pop star's mother goes to court for control of his estate. >>> police investigating the murder of quarterback steve mcnair are focusing ott young woman who died nearby. mcnair and sahel kazemi had been dating for a few months. >>> gaffney is held pyongyang hostage by a serial killer. five shot to death there and police say the murders are linked. >>> the first victims were buried over the weekend and this morning the town is on virtual lockdown. jeffrey kofman is there. >> reporter: for the residents of this small south carolina town, there was little to celebrat

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> the housing market is in focus again today, with everyone looking for more signs of a rebound. a report out this morning details home prices in t theop metro areas of the counthery. new numbers yesterday showed sales of new homes jumped 11% last month. that is the biggest monthly gain since 2000. and much better than economists expected. >> this has been a sector of the u.s. economy that's been a drag on the u.s. economy for almost four years now. and the fact that it's moving into positive territory, that's a significant shift of momentum for the u.s. economy. >> one reason homes are selling is because prices have tumbled. they're down an average of 12% from last year. >>> some disappointing earnings report offset the good housing numbers. tokyo's nikkei average was virtually unchanged today, ticking down a point. hong kong's hang seng is higher. in london, the ftse opened higher. w

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> an atheist group is suing to keep god off the walls of a building. the house voted to engrave the words "in god we trust" at the capitol visitors' center. a group called freedom from religion sued to block the effort arguing lawmakers are trying to force their religious beliefs on the 15% of u.s. adults who do not believe in any kind of god. >>> people who have put off vacations this summer could be in for great deals. that's because sum are 2009 is shaping up to be a washout for theirline and travel industries. hoping to drum up business for the fall, hotels, resorts and airlines are offering some of the deepest discounts in 13 years. bestfares.com says if you're traveling between august 18th and november 28thhere are 12 cities with flights to las vegas for $98 round trip. and 40 cities to dwi for $98 as well. there are some big deals to europe. as long as you're traveling after the

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> welcome back. these are the latest headlines from abc news. in massachusetts, a suspect is in custody connected to the murder of a pregnant mom. a baby gir from her womb was found alive and llll. >>> a a federal panel recommendn and college studen bamongg the first to g get t swine flu vaccine. >>> and the president hos hop by hour atat the white hou today, with cambridge sergnt crowley, a and harvard professo henry louis gates. >>> ate could be next weweek before we len more about wha jackson ea death. michael abc ws hasearned the long-awaited ticology report is ready. we're told family members have seen it. bubut thcoroner's fice is s waiting fofor los angeles popol to relea i it.t. also, dr. conrad murray has reportedly told investigators he gave jackson propofol on day he died. >>> the man in charge of recovering money for the victims of bernard madoff's ponzi scheme is now going

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame seet friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> good evening. the manny acta era in d.c. is over. while he was well liked by management, in the end the losses just mounted up. after losing 102 games a season ago and with the team on pace for lose upwards of 110 more this year, a long rumored change was finally made. when he was hired back in 2007 he was the youngest skipper in the league at the tender age of 37. after moderate success in his first season, things went from bad to worse quickly. and now acta is out of a job replaced by his old bench coach jim riggleman, a move management says was made simply out of necessity. >> we didn't want to have to do this. we're fans of manny acta. i am personally. i think he has qualities of a long-term successful manager. but we weren't happy with our record so far this year. i think it should have been better. i think everyone who watches our team thought it should have been better. and we w

busch gardens and water country usa... in williamsburg, virginia. set your sights at buschgardens.com. save to favorites? yes! >>> the statue of liberty was originally designed to commemorate the 1886 continued celebration of our country's freedom. deidre bryant explains. >> reporter: for the first time in nearly eight years, visitors are climbing the near i had narrowed steps to the statue of liberty's crown. >> it's a symbol of the freedom and what we stand for. just shows you how wonderful that is. couldn't ask for a better american day. >> reporter: the statue was closed following the september 11th attacks. the national park service reopened the base pedestal and information deck in 2004. the crown was rea opened with the members of the armed forces taking the oath of citizenship. >> happy fourth of july. >> reporter: several came with children and wanted their youngsters to have the experience. one california couple made their day even more memorable. after climbing the steps, he asked his girlfriend to marry him, and she said yes. many noted

manning first base at busch stadium tuesday july 14th. he's been a monster with 31 home runs and 82 will fbi. keep in mind he's got eight games left including today before the mid-summer classic. it is pujols' eighth all-star selection. as for the rest of the national league all-star starters, chase utley, the fourth straight time he's been elected to start, the last national league second baseman elected to start four straight years was craig begio in '95 through '98. david wright a third-time election to start in a four-year span. hanley ramirez elected to start for the second straight year. jose molina will catch. he's first cardinals catch eelected to start since ted simmons in 1979. raul ibanez in the outfield along with ryan braun. the brewers have only had two players elected to start, brawn twice and prince fielder and carlos beltran elected for fourths time as a met tied for the third most elections in team history. >> derek jeter was voted to his 10th all-star game. he has nine home runs and 17 stolen bases, good for fifth in th

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> coming up on the plus. >> can't do anything about it now. >> a bad weekend gets worse for the nats as the cubs serve up a capital city beat down. >> time to talk terp football. >> i don't think a team that works as -- a team has worked as hard as this team. >> embarking on a

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> new coach and perhaps a new approach to coaching as well. >> exactly. nationals' new manager is known as a tough disciplinarian, will teach this team how important the game is right now. nationals management believes the consistency of the effort that players are putting forth on the field needs work and they hope a new voice can make a difference for this team with the worst record on baseball. 28-61 records, nationals made that decision to let manny acta go. with his third season with the club, nationals are on pace to lose more than 100 games for the second league in a row. nationals felt no choice but to let acta leave. jim riggleman is interim coach right now. padres, cubs and mariners manager. they hope they'll put forth national effort for riggleman. >> we hope the continuing development of our young starting pitcher. that's job number one. i would like to see the players play

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> and now 9sports with sara walsh. the best sports in town. >>> being selected to baseball's all-star team is a huge honor but not being picked isn't so bad either considering the rest of the players getting to on a mini vacation. it is being cut short by the nationals new manager. calling a 6:00 p.m. practice tomorrow at nationals park. first time he addresses the media in his new role opening a four-game set thursday evening with the chicago cubs. the transition should be smooth it was pointed out. >> as a bench coach he has been great. very positive and optimistic. we have guys that maybe weren't were this organization wouldn't be getting the opportunities they have. they need to open their eyes and realize that they have a great opportunity in front of them and they should perform a little better than they have. >> during the all-star hoopla in st. louis steven strassburg was honor

at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> back now with a look at our top stories. confirmation hearings begin today for judge sotomeyer. the 55-year-old court of appeals judge is president obama's first pick to replaces david souter. she will face requests over her past rulings and qualifications. >>> democrats are expected to present their plan for a health care over haul, including a $550 billion tax increase and higher taxes for those making more than $250,000 a year. the administration's sweeping health care proposals are moving unforward but it's unclear whether it will make it through congress before the president's august target date. >>> this crime shed a negative light on d.c. child and family services agency. today banita jacks will stand trial for her daughters. the girls were found while serving an eviction notice. police say jacks lived with their dead bodies for at least 7 months. a judge will decide her fate.

busch gardens says the coaster just reached the end of its service life. the theme park has not named a replacement yet. >> to me it looks like the bi bad stomach ache. >> it does. i've never enjoyed riding those things. it makes you queasy. >> i'm not a roller coaster enthusiast. >> you could say our weather a bit of a roller coaster. >> it s. but it's going to settle in. if you liked toy and you liked yesterday, you're going to like the rest of the week. maybe the rest of the summer. i'm just saying if you lke today. i'm not going to editorialize and tell you what weather i like. this is thpicture out there right now. some clouds over d.c. we've had severe weather this evening. we're going to start with a look at our max hd radar and give you an idea of where it is. most of this now -- and it's dying down just a bit. as a matter of fact, they've cut some of the thunderstorm watch off. we'll talk about that in just a second. here we are in d.c. down south and then up here most of this is running right along 70 and up into baltimore where they do have stil

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at busch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... and everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all! ♪ >>> welcome back. 6:41. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. >> it is nice and cool and refreshing outside. only 62 degrees. unusual for this time of year. >> it is a refreshing breeze. it is unusually cool this time of year. i was looking at observations in northern alaska. list temperature in northern alaska is 55 degrees. martinsburg, 50. alaska's still has a few more hours to cool down. we are unusually cool around here. it will be that way for the afternoon. temperatures in the 50's and 60's. we have a lot of sunshine in our skies. ocrille, 62. ocevinna, 57. mostly sunny skies. we do not have the humidity. very pleasant conditions. we will be sunny today and tomorrow. our seat and humidity will increase over the next couple of days. upper 80's with ed it humidity tomorrow -- upper 80's with ended humidity tomorrow. >> 210 northbound accident has been moved to the shou