what a night for bryce harper. he wasve loving second of it. >> just insane to do it in front of che homewd right here at nats park. what a huge night for bryce harper. he had heavy competition. heavy hitters were there tobat. defending champion, aaron judge, from the yankee did not come back. be a new would champion drocrowned for the hom run derby. did you see heas wearing the d.c. flag bandanna around his head. he hit 18 homers in his final round at-bat. you said it, he's the third player ever to win itn home turf. and he's going to play tonight. in his victory last night, only making things more exciting for the fans and the city. it served up a preview ofhat should be a great game tonight. >> we're keeping an eye on your commute and your forecast this morning.l get to melissa in a second. first, chuck and sheena are here with a l

they're otsaying, why get the value for bryce harper now? we'll see. today will be a interesting day in major league baseball. the yankees, the dodgers,he indians linked to possibleth tas ryce harper now. back to you. >> crossing our fingers. >>> 5:38. another nats all-star makin headlines for tweeting. it's not what you might think. sean doolittle's take on the controversy surroding his teammate. >>> first, aquarium robbery. a shark smuggled outn a stroller. the crazyideo and howhe right? i do. it's a busy, busy place. enever you're ready. it happens every time. i've got it. and every time, she wins. you always do this. no, no. i insist. it's on me. alright. but you have the bb&t app wiyo zelle who artexting? oh, uh no one. i really should go back. and can pay the bill before she even leaves the restaurant. beth! ah... the taste of victory! bb&t. all we see is you. (birds chirping, a running ahh.k,) the new deer park sparkling is made with real spring water. ♪ it's so refreshing and delicious, you don't need slo-mo models to sell it. real spring wat

the fact that bryce harper won this here in d.c., they say is a great thing. jamal, you're a nats fan. what was it like seeing bryce harper nail the home run? >> it was exciting. it was insane. it was nothing that i've e r experienced before. it was outstanding. it was an honor to be in his presence. i've never been to a game before live. to get a chance to be there and experience it w fantastic. >> it was electric. it was the loudest it's ever been in the stadium. >> reporter: your reaction? >> bryce is all about it and i think he's going to do really well tomorrow night. the rest of the season is going to be great too. >> reporter: hopefully it is. we're now joined by my colleague sherry inside nats park. what's it look like inthere? >> reporter: it was electric in here. i can't begou to tell how exciting it was. you couldn't take your eyes off theheatters while were going, particularly when bryce harper was up to ba w if ye walking around the concourse, all you needed to do was listen. you could hear the ahs with every hit of the bat. bryce harper certainly

bryce harper was there to personally dedicate bryce harper field and what we understand, bryce from wha we've been told and understand, he's financed it out of his whole pocket and paid for a field out in prince geor's county as well so bryce harper showing you howegacies are being built and will have payoffs for years t i comen this area and across the country. somebody who knows well about it is this guy who t played ball himself in herndon. >> i didn't know he was doing that. that's fantaic. i've got to see what part of herpdon that is. >> you've got to sp up a finance your own field. >> i did. it's about this big and anybody can get in any time yan w i want to show the better part -- you come to nats park for a nationals game. you justo want t see nationals jerseys. ght want to see other jerseys. here it's different. we've g nats fans and yankees fans and dodgers fans here. we've got orioles fans. i mean, a little bit of everything, and that's exactly what you want to see for an all-star game and for all-star weekend. i mean, really just a great night tonight and really the weather

will bryce harper stay or go? it's 50/50. >> rumors are swirling around the star and the trade deadline fis only a hours away. adam tuss, w fh reactionm fans. i know one fan that does not want to see bryce harper go anywhere. >> reporter: yeah. it's interesting. people can see the value both ways. bryce harper is a free agent at the end of the year. and the nationals have signaled they're willing to listen to offers for him to be traded today. the trade deadline is coming today. this is going the be an g intereinterest ing day for the nationals. the yankees, dodgers and the indians in talks to trade him. and they think they can get a lot of value for him. maybe more pitching. and in return, at the end of the year, you can re-soin hign him bring him back. fans are weighing in. listen to those that we were talking to this morning. >> mixed i like bryce. i'm afraid he's not affordable run.his team for the long >> you have to look at the long- >> tim: interests of the team. if we're being honest, they're not so great

>> hometown bryce harper. >> i love it. he's obviously going for bryce harper. he's got his glove, too. ready to catch some balls? >> three rows up. >> where are you? >> left field. >> right field three rows up.in i'll be watch you guys on television tonight and watching you duringe. the g what is happening weather-wise? those storms coming through earlier. out of here. one storm up around baltimore hand another storm well down to the south and for the most part st're out of the woods as far as showers and thundms go. radar showing you in the d.c. metro a region. we'r dry which means nice weather and the sun is starting to make its way back outatnd ill warm things again. 90 degrees in martinsburg and 94 in hagerstown. areas that have not seen the rain, very warm and human let's toss it to amelia because we're talking about tomorrow, too. watchihance for showers and storms during the day tomorrow and kind of like today timing weitz where it could be early and then tomorrow night's game just like tonight's planner looking okay. >> yeah, exactly, doug. the thunders

. >> bryce harper has won the title of the home run derby. he faced off against seven players. this was his first win here. he lost in 2013 at citi field in new york. security at neats park will be . tight toni be ready to go through metal detecthes. leaveiant purses and bags at home, first. bags have to be smaller than an airplane carry-on. if you take an umbrella, only collap ble umbrellas will be allowed at the park. and fans can take one unopened wat water bottle inside. >> here's what'shaed so far tout the classic. 11% of players were latino. in 2017,os lat made up 29% of the entire league. back then, you could get a lower-level ticket for 12 bucks. if you adjust for inflation, that would be $82 today. attendance for the sport has doubled, as well. 28,000 fans on average attend a typical majorgue game. it's america's game. >> all this time, right? >>t. ri >> this won't be the first time the all-star game has been played iar the d.c. . the first time was in 1937. >> it was the event to have a ticket to. we look back at today's history in the district. >> bats, balls,ch p an

and thankto bryce harper home run derby to inat b last night. nats fansli are eble for one dollar tickee for different games and those eligible gameset are ben the dates of jewel 31 is to august 5 and two games againstew york mets followed by three games against cincinnati reds and gamesht. s h ieavy,it's it'sit humid. we need it to be drin aga this afternoon michael thomas. will seawh we see. >> much like yesterday. storms rumble through mid aftern yesterday and clearing downti f t and stick and sckmede latery. afternoon storms likel really modelshtee:0 alonng and then dngrying out fryiomn itth der things out through t all star game. shuld there be a spotty nk, owsuerulk of activit is well east by the time we get to:00 tonight. nice s middle of weeketting up for us wednesday, thursday, here look georgous m a wnditore sunshine and low humidity. couple days worth enjoyingmi co up in d.c.. 7p 8 t outhere how and 76 rich mopped and beckly west virginia 69. pittsburgh at 72. cold front outest. it's this scattered shower activity in west virginia and

so the big question nowecomes what about bryce harper? every fannie talked to yesterday wanted to know if he ey hope he does. we'lly say seevment we're still trying toce get later on down in the club room. hopefully i can make it down into the a clubhnd have an update for you guys. we'll check in jusa little bit . thank you, corey. bryce tharper did notake part in the homerun desh business, he didn't want to be part of it fl he said if he made the all star team, when it was in d.c. he was going to te part and every fan thatre was last night certainly got their money's worth. if you were watching along with the rest of d.c., bryce harper owned that homerun derby. inning with 19 homeruns in the fal round beating the chicago cubs, shosher who had 18 homeruns \am/many his dad was also out therein pg. his dad who was of course aelief. after the ga lot of fans wanted tuc we i got. hee hhe the best fan all of baseball. that'sin krenl momt notore,y onl but organization and theshi nationals fans. there you have it. like father, lane son. c i also

he was there for the home runs that bryce harper hit. can you tell he's an athlete this moment set social media on fire. many people comment ing on how many hammer curls that bryce harper's dad does. >> so much fun. >> i love wching that over and over. >> we have to get down to business, though. for people trying to get here, it's no joke. >> we were talking aninut it leading up to this big day. get off at the navy yard/ballpark station. th trains will be running an extra hour. and all of the nations are exit only. drivers are t willibrave the traffic. everything in yellow is going to be really tough for you. we have a list of all of the lots in our all-star event. it will be hard to get down here. but so worth it, once you get inside. >> you remember how cold it was. we had hand warmers were the home opener. i believe you were on some island resort and 80-degree weather, amidst all of the cold here in d.c. >> that sounds like aaron. >> now, it's coming back to me. >> i plead the fifth. >> all right. >>e'll see you again in a little bit.

nats slugger bryce harper hitme ho runs in 60 seconds. he took the title in last night's home run derby a >> his seconearance and first win in this competition. tha an oftizappetizer for this all-star game. he said it meant a lot to win this derby in his home park. >> this wasn't for me and the faely and everybodythat, but this is the cook and the guy that works up front. of is for the whole city d.c. >> showing d.c. pride right there. to help harper with the trophy was his father, ron harper. he was a pitcher back in the day. he pitched for him last t.ni this moment set social media on fire. many commeing on how many hammer curls bryce harper's dad has done dail >> his all-star appearances aren't over yet.ix it's his time being named to the team during his seven years wit the nats. he was named mvp in 2015. tonight, he is expected to player in field rather than right field. >> max scherzer is starting for the national league. it will be his trd time starting and sixth appearance in the big game. >> shawnean doe was selected to represent

the other one was bryce harper. the question is, does bryce harper stay in washington after this season? he is not having a great season average wise. hitting the home runs. the question becomes is it worth $400 million, charlie? i don't know. i have to tell you after last night, it's clear bryce harper owns this town. he has like the franchise player. ryan zimmerman has been the franchise player for years. bryce harper is clearly the face of the washington nationals. the question is, is it worth something in and of itself even if his average is below average at the moment. >> marie: last question, who was going to win? put your money on it. >> juan: i am a national league guy. i grew up as a mets fan. now i am a nats fan. in between, i was a baltimore fan. we have mixtures. -- we have max assures scherze. if you had to pick, put your money on the al. >> marie: have fun. "one more thing" is up next. know what? no, what? i just switched to geico... ...and got more. more? got a company i can trust. that's a heck of a

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>> bryce harper. >> bryharper. >> bryce harper. aaron judge. >> aaron judge. >> that guy is so big. i was hoping to see him today. i actually got into the locker room a little bit earlier. i was looking for some of the taller guys. i didn't jet to seege. i was in the national league locker room with all the guys. all sink stuff and these parents right here. met them inside thesaltline, here when it was pouring down rain. they got a table all ready to go asking how long until the r an is over we're good now, guys. a good night for it. you want to do theer weath with me or at least watch me do the weather. >> we're track the storm as it continues to move off to the east. temperature-wise we're sitting in the 70s. we'll continue to watch those numbers come up. it's 79 degrees right now and 79 by 7:00 and down to about 76 with lower humidity. we're going to see the front come through. the frontasn't even come through yet. we'll see that come through a little later on which h wilp to lower humidity which means a nice night for the game. don't worry about that, guys, there.all okay right

bryce harper with a tough year and great night. >> thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. >> i'm >>> president putin was extremely strong in his denial today. >> president the word of the kgb over the men and women of the cia. >> it was of the most cowardly surrender of american interest in modern history. >> president trump will always put the security of america first. >> he did not put america first. he put himself first. >> in the coming days it was time to stand up and say which side are we on. >> announcer: this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> we want to welcome our viewers from around the united states and the world. it is tuesday, july 17th. we have a very big day to try to talk about and analyze what happened yesterday. there was a tidal

kyle schwarber and the man , bryce harper . the final. >> oh my goodness. >> there is his dad. as it was they both had 18. bryce harper had to earn 30 extra seconds due to a couple of tape measure homeruns he hit and get this. in 9 of his final 10 swings. 55 seconds. he hit home runs. if there is such a thing as a walkoff. you get to pick what pitcher you want and he picked his dad. he looks like he could play right now. right now bryce harper only the 3rd player to wthe home run derby in the hometown he is playing with. >> we have had wimbledon in the world cup and now it's -- defending champ speeds back to defend his title. this means he will be out to return that. you get to keep it for a year. obviously he is becoming attached to it. he did not realize how attached he would become to it until the moment was there to give it back. >> it did not hit me. i thought somebody would meet me in the parking lot and i woulwed gi would move on, but i was a ceremony. because of that it actually hit me harder. it's the coolest trophy our sport has to offer and having to return that was

bryce harper might be traded today. general manag said "bryce is not going anywhere." trade deadline, a few hours away. we'll have to keep an eye on it until 4:00. >>> a raging wildfire in california have killed eight people.ou nds of acres have burned and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. it's a bad situation turning even more dire out west. here is nbc miguel almaguer. >> repter: on both ends of the sti state, fire storms are raging across california. to the north here in wine countryme lives and neighborhoods are being lost. firefighters tried to make stane ut this blaze is moving too quickly. all the homes behind me are gone. >> reporter: with nearly 20 wildfires tearing across the state. the car fire ripping thrgh ding is the most destruktsictie this year. the inferno obliterating erything in its past. >> it's all gone. >> reporter: ts is whereiper and matt smith dreamed of raising t>>ir family. we waited years to buy this place, first home. >> reporter: as 12,000 b firefightersattle to save homes across the state. we joined crews at the complex fire risking

first begins with a very big night for bryce harper. we hav complete coverage of the game that will wrap up an excitiexcite ing all star weekend. >>> good morning. welcome to news 4midday. >> joining us this morning is gettings ready for the game. are they worried at allbout the game? >> reporter: the atmosphere is full of excitement. it'sg build the preparations are well under way. crews have befn heree sunrise to get t stands ready. we know we have to watch for rain but they would rather have a delayed game or shortened game. the forecast is iortant for that. >> is steamy start to the day. no doubt in my mind it will rain. kind of a hazy gray sky over washington. te teratures are really clos 90 degrees. that's going to continue to be the case for the rest of the day. a very hot anuemid day coming. it will be making a approach re over the next little bit. our most likely timing to see thunderstorm s between2:00 and 8:00. the game starts between 7:30 and 8:00. sort of on the tail ndow. it can be raining on one side of the street and not

remember last night i'm rocking the bryce harper d.c. banner, and not everyone can pull this off in a salmon shirt like i can. i can't do the hair flip but i've got the shirt. >> yourhriends w aaron judge, this all-star week, what are you looking at? max scherzer said this is one big party but it's important to keep the party going for baseball. ou know what, long after the all-star game iver and beron the bright lights of the mid-summer classic and bandanas, bringing joyy baseball by introducing and making the game accessible, a passion of cal pken sr. it's about getting baseball and softball into the inner cities chances for underserved kids. >> you start to hear the stories that this kid was really troubled. he wouldn't go to school, wouldn't do this and that and it was hard to reach him, but you reach him through this program, and you reached him through sports, and then that changed his life so there's a lot of similar stories like that. >> involved in promoting baseball, and i've been trying the bryce harper hair flip and i keep ge

bryce harper. what a show it was and>> a come back, bryce harper got the home crowd going in nats park bnstern gster homerun, he aon m captured the n de out doing the cub p,n. or he's my hero. be able toith tt's omea true.o c and i'm blessed ando t mumedbl. >>>coffin is live at nats parkt. tonigh how p fped are thean >> everybody i feeling the love. br seen fan whose are not er fbu c ns,fata i congratulate hope if you're in this area, you're taking metro tr at least i talk to do a lot o ns tef a lie'oo there have not >>st what was. amazing last minutes,ast minute, down by i think five then just to hit them and his dad pitching. it was -- kind of -- it's what -- it got the caps just won,th is dc right now, we're excited >> it was a good night. >> to see the energy in the city like it's incredible incredible. >> everyone is so friendly. it's great energy >> you see people from all over from different teams and everyone is happy and having a good time >> it's been a dream com, waited my whole life to

bryce harper has thrown his bat in the air. and won. >> what a moment. first the night to remember for nationals fan. bryce harper took the title in the home run derby. against seven break out players this season. that was his second home run derby. but first win. he lost in 2013 final at city york.in new harper says it meant a lot to wi d theby in his home park. >> for me and my family. but forhe guy w works the front and the clerk. and the people upstairs. and this is for the whole city. >> harpers dad played a big part in help lg him win. he was a pitcher back in the day. and pitched for harper. >> the all star game fts the chance for d.c. to flex its muscle and show theountry we know how to do baseball. it was also a chance to show off an area of theerity that's u gone a rapid transformation since the ballpark was built. i and will most fans from out of town were impressed. news 4d tal to the fan who told us we need one more thing to truly be a baseball city. >> all star summer has reached its peak. kids inhis fountain pool. voters on the -- are all

in the bottoms half, bryce harper came up against the yankees. homerun after homerun. the game went into extra innings. a blast into left broke the game open ais h team mates hit a homerun. national league followed up and the american wins 8-6 g >> they their money's worth. >> reporter:. >> reporr:his was one of the most thrill games which is a of fun, still aotf competition, everybody kind of cameto gether, you can see fs trickling out of the stadium now out of nats park. and let me direct you to the traffic, as much, a lot on one side, this was entirely grid loy.ed yest we've been out mere all a day in the hours leading up to the game, it was thrilling. a listen to the big storm. >> reporter: we could capture some thunder and lightening.an kfully theun came out. they chatted warmed up. we got a quick word in with mr. bryce harper hims a bill i allusive we asked him a questi that was on ever fan's mind >> are you staying in dc >> what a question. >> reporter: he's on a big -- everybody had such is a great attitude. we talked to a lot of fan about the reaction.>> it wa

bryce harper being sent. of course, nohehelmet. re's a throw. brice slides in safe.ir harper fed off a two run double for rendon. the national algz os out to a 2. nice start for max. scherzer goes six innings striking out seven. allowing jt two runs. yeah. loving what mad max had today. and they showed him a little support. bottom sixth, braves back within a one. two on and two out for bryce harper. he gets this one to fall right in right field. adam eaton comes in to score an rbi single for brice. na lead 4-2 and right now we are back in another rain delay. ioles fans taking on the blue jays. this could say game is over this skip ahead. top of the eighth. birds up 3-1. kes it right u the gut. toronto shortstop and sond base collide. o's score a run. blue jays get an error and out. yolz tak orioles take they lead. smacking it deep to left with a man thon. one gone. a two run shot. blue jays score four runs in the eighth, take a 5-4 lead. now over for the o's, jonathan scope in the ninth with a man on. former national tyler clifford striking him

and did bryce harper spend more hoskins played for sacramento state. the phillies drafted him in the 5th round of 2014, and tonight he was on one of t stages.. >>> it was just four years ago that reese hopkins played for sacramento state. the phillies drafted him in the sixth round of 20 tonight he was on baseball's biggest stage. washington, d.c. hosting its first all star game since ruderby. ilar17 bombs. but cubs lefty kyle schraber beat him later. he tightened the bandana and struggled early in the final round but with 55 seconds to go found a groove and he hit five home runs to tie schwarber he a number 19 with his dad pitching how about that. congratlations to bryce harper. >> the a's outfielder finished the first half hitting five home runs in nine games and per happen it is grieving process has ended since his mother passed away after a battle with als. >> he just looks like he has a lot of energy right now. you understand what he was going through for a long period of time. now he's just playing baseball and he has a nice little angel sitting

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you can now get $1 nats tickets ecetera all thanks to bryce harper he won last night's home run derby knocking 45 home runs out of the park. righ before his big win the nationals tweeted he would offer a dollar off na tickets for each home run bryce hit. whitling tickets prices to $1 is is and $14 and $27 for the good sts. act quickly aends mnight tomorrow. >> all staeacoveragedy started. erin isn dowere are traffic and bob barnard will be alternate's park starting 5 a.m. and steve, allison and tuckerp stepto the plate starting 6 a.m.. you don't want to miss what they have planned all morning and special coverage continues caitlinll be there live., mlb game starting at 7:30, game. you can see it all here righ here at "fox5". >> 4 had:35 is the time now. let's academicdith mike mic an see what it will be like when you head down down to the park. >> humid and sticky. will it be stormy depends how early you go. between 3 with and 6:00 night. keep that in mind if you make outdoor perhaps for later today.we'll hope that this cold front whic is off west gets through here quickly today. here

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a zillion bryce harpers in the crowd in d.c. only hitting .214 this season, but you know he has power. first round, crushes this one. 467 feet. only needed 13 to advance in round one. second round, kyle schwarber, built like a tank, walks it off past the phillies. 21 dingers, the highest total in any round. harper takes down max muncie, now a dodger in the semifinals. again, only needed 13 to get it done. moving on. to the final, schwarber hit 18, his deepest ball traveling 453 feet. then it was harper's turn. oh, he was in trouble. his dad was on the mound, throwing batting practice. he couldn't throw strikes. he kept missing the plate. and then harper turns it on. it's bomb after bomb after bomb. high and deep and aloha means goodbye. blasting out eight in a row, 9 of 10. and here it is, good night, game over. drive home safely. 478 feet. wins it in dramatic fashion in bonus time. >> he hit somethi like that. and i mean, i couldn't be more fotunate to have him throwing to me. so blessed. >> i was worried. i was like don't scre

bryce harper against kyle shorber. bryce hit nine home runs over 10 pitches. he came back from lying down against shorber, forced bonus time and would win it on the second swing of the bonus round. bryce the champ. mid-summer classic tonight, 8:0. third year in a row chris sayle, a second straight year for max scherzer. the winner of the game is no longer granterred home field in the world series. >>> fernando roddy has a new home sunday his manager got him in for a couple outs in the fifth inning so he could catch a flight to miami for his immigration hearing monday morning. fernando roddy welcome to the united states. he wrote after 19 years in his wonderful country, today i am blessed to say i'm an official u.s. citizen, he wrote on instagram. today i fly the american heart but in my heart i always hold the dominican flag. >>> mitchell loewen didn't wait to be called, he stepped into action when he said what sounded like a bomb or earthquake shattered into his sunday in a parking garage in downtown new orleans. loewen found a man trapped in a vehicle after

harper celebrates again with his dad... giving him a big hug bryce harper... the 2018 home run derby champion... he will bat 6th for the national league as a starter in tomorrow's game for the record....the giants have the longest streak without a partcipant in the home run derby...the last barry bonds in 2004...the contest won by miguel teljada...but back to bryce harper...its no secret the giants are having a so-so year minus a charismatic attraction..with the warriors moving to the city soon....don't be surprised if larry bear and the giants make a run at frees gent harper..back nxt hour. baby boomers, here's something you should know. there's a serious virus out there that 1 in 30 boomers has, yet most don't even know it. a virus that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. hep c can hide in the body for years without symptoms. left untreated it can lead to liver damage, even liver cancer. the only way to know if you have hep c is to ask your healthcare provider for the simple blood test. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us, it's time to get test

bryce harper stays with the nationals andore nationals news coming up at 5:00. one of harper's tesmmates g an emotional apology for inappropriate tweets from his college days. that's when we join you at 5:00. >> good deal. thanks, dave. >> thank you, dave. >>> modern cars are high tech. >> reminding you to wear you seat belt and turn off the headlights and susan hogan is coming up with a new reminder from a manufacturer to check the back so the. >> the chrissy teigen is being very honest about her followers on social media and what she calls her new mom bod. >> and more spotty showers this evening, but the sun is actually evening, but the sun is actually peeking out in some places. z2x56z z16fz y2x56y y16fy you are right now, just sit tight. it's going to come back. we're timing out the rain chances wit storm team 4. amelia draper will be back here in two minutes with the full forecast. >>> breaking news now from facebook. the company says it's uncovered a new covert campaign to spread divisive political msages on its social network. this is facebook's first ack

you can see it here on fox 5. >>> bryce harper is not t one feel the pressure. >> that's right. pressure is we're talking about weathersi and thebility of storms tomorrow >> forgetis bryce. there.g time right th >> you got allhe try ting to go. so much build-up s ando much o begins at 8:00 p.m. i thinke the will be all right as we take look outside because by th time tomorrow night, the thunderstorms will be long gone. hover, it does look likely that we all see thunderstorms at some point tomorrow. that's because the cold front is moving through. bringing us nice relief. before we get there, we'll pay for it. that will be in the late afternoon early evening hours when we typically see the storms form along a cold front and they can be quite strong. he's the s forts tomorrow. lof water, lots of breaks in the shade, because it's really hot. then into afternoon, here's that cold front cutting into atam as se of and we'll see howers and thunderstorms break out. so, the timingn what it looks like forw tomorro as we playoff unfuturecast. hashine to begin. don't think we have concerns

after another long rain dela bryce harper staying hot. already with an rbi in the game, he adds toit, sending his 24th home run of the season over the wall in center. after more than three hours of rain delay, the nats finally beat the braves 6-2. >>> the winds have changed blowing at this year's open championship. tiger woods changing the narrative. wos spent time op the leaderboard in the final round and put up a fight till theend. tiger sinks a birdie putt on 14. wos finished tied for sixth at 5 under, his best finish at a major since 2013. francesc molinari trying to change italy's history at the majors. no italian has ever won until today. second shot on 18. a beauty from molinari. stops just a few feet from t cup. then he sinks the birdie putt, falls right in. francesco molinari becomes the first italian player to win a major championship. he takes home the claret jug at this year's open championship. >>> now redskins training camp starts in just a couple of days. the first team practice isth ursday, and one guy champing at the bit

bryce harper is expected to be the star of the show tonight. he's the biggest name in the home run derby. he's going to try the event for the firstime because he' actually the only derby participant tonight who has done it before. finished second in 2003. seeded second, however, he's actuallyhe favorite and we'll see how he does tonight. max scrzer, just learned little while ago that he's been named the starter for the national league tonight. that's the third time around for him. he started as an all-star a. he started in an all-star game before and twice now for the nats as our ace here. now, another big story is the weher. here's hoping that max likes it hot, because it is hot out here today, but we're looking forward to tomorrow assewell, bec all eyes are on the rain and storms that are expected to aove into tha event. major league baseball is telling "the washington post" that they oge puttingher some kind of contingency plan that may call for either daying the start of the game until very late in the evening or maybe eventp ping until the

the nationals are letting other teamsow , bryce harper is available. the second wild card again, the trade deadline tomorrow at 4:00. sean doolittle and his wife are onee most socially active couples in baseball. so it is not surprising tt there were twts. tonight a thread on twitter with thoughts worth considering in this ever evolving social media age. t we have start caring b as content of the posts as we do about when they were made and how they came to high of. the answer isn't for athles to leave social media. social media can be great for an athlete. it's how i met my wife. it is not like accidentally post a slur. a lot ofs tweat have surfaced from several years ago. from a time in their lives whe thay not have realized the impact of their words.n rather t feeling like the platform makes us targets and we have to censor ourselves, fin a way to use the platform to lift others and make a positive that's great stuff from sean doolittle. we do live in an age when we're all tweeting and we have to think abo our wo wow. look at jim go. man, that guy w

whatre the odds that bryce harper remains with the home team? >> well the good news i think h the odds ave gone up a little bit over the last few days as d.c. really embraced him as their true ambassador you saw he was wearing hisead bandnd nna he of days. frustrati,im of f late.imave hisas beenown. he's atl bitver 00. dn'tun o a ground ball recently we've been taking calls tone had changed maybe people dywere to see see bry ll. llovceee m one theome run the momentum is pose going into the secivit year. ace his agents scott borisve ryy. d harper reeely where the mosilt money the nationals may have an opportunity to pay him the most money andp him around the nearlyn is how much money a c $300 million. >> the question is he really worth that? i mean, you know, at what point, grant, is it a slump or is it maybe a helready peaked in his career? i look i understand he's only 25 years old he's got a lot of game playing left inim. but in this final year batting .214. heading into the all star break have 23e runs.e time he does so how do you really dete

rob: bryce harper blasting his way to a home run in front of the hometown crowd in washington. >> there it is, centerfield and bryce harper has thrown it in the air. >> reporter: smashing 19 homers when his dad pitched to him. the company in the final seconds. rob: you can catch the all-star game, the national and american league at 8:00 eastern, dog days of summer. jillian: i will be asleep for that, let me know how it is. rob: terrifying video showing the moment a lava bomb explodes on a boat packed with tourists, molten rock raining down on top of them. the sightseeing company may face charges. jillian: first kim jong un, vladimir putin, is bashar al-assad next were face-to-face with donald trump. our next guest says don't hold your breath. ♪ >> productive dialogue is not only good for the united states and good for russia but it is good for the world. our relationship has never been worse than it is now. however, that changed as of about four hours ago. rob: donald trump wrapping up the high-stakes summit with vladimir putin in finland assuring the world a better relationship with

bryce harper is major league baseball home run derby champion. he won in front of the hometown fans. the nationals star slugging nine homers in the final 47 seconds of regulation. wow. there is controversy brewing online. critics claim his dad broke the rules by not waiting for the previous ball to land before throwing the next pitch. the hometown fans did not mind the controversy. quite a scene for the guy who struck t-- struggled at the plate. >>> the wall street journal calls it a national embarrassment. and how can he calm the fury that erupted among the allies even at fox news? >> may i give this to you to look at, sir? it's timet outside. pack in even more adventure with audible. with the largest selection of audiobooks. audible lets you follow plot twists off the beaten track. or discover magic when you hit the open road. with the free audible app, your stories go wherever you do. and for just $14.95 a month you get a credit, good for any audiobook. if you don't like it exchange it any time. no questions asked. you can also roll your credi

the nats' bryce harper will be featured in his second home run derby tonight. harp is the sixth all-star collection. this is his seventh season with the nats. he received the national mostva able player award. he's so young. >> and still so awesome. >> all-star week has brought a lot of action to nats park, too. >> baseball legends and comedians played in their fax last night. other celebrities included bill nye the science guy and olympian jennie finch. >>> right across on nats park is play ballpark. it is open through tomorrow. a baseball field, batting tuels and a pitching game. food trucks and celebrity guests. it's free for everyone. >>> coming up, our mo lette green. >> making way for all othe visitors. a lot of people outf town here. >>> it is 4:38. still apead, the were called over a cue pan. what cvs is saying. >>> plus, little leaguers are helping to get us t in baseball spirit. >> the first little league >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> new photos this morning of a missing w woman who found alive afterer car plunged over a cliff in nthern calif

richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 bryce harper has thrown his bat and won the 2018 homerun derby and he loves it.>( darya )everybody loved the long ball at the homerun derby last night and nobody hit 'em farther than nationals slugger bryce harper.. he was actually way behind in the final round.. when he made a furious come back.. bryce smacked 9 homeruns in 47 seconds to win the derby.. his dad musta found the sweet spot.. yes that's his dad pitching to him... impressive beard.. he knew his son was destined for greatness when he was 11 years old and he won the king of swat contest.. and there's little brycee.. on that victorious day.. you think they called him brycee?? i would have.. or bry-bry??? that nick name wouldn't fly in the major leagues.. you know what else didn't fly??? shaq's balls.. he was one of the stars in the derby.. you'd think as big as he is.. he could really whack the ball.. perhaps he should try his legendary golf swing.. and then and then there was bill nye... he's a science guy not a slugger.... so his ball didn't go far.. but you gotta

it came down between kyle schwarber and bryce harper in the finals. >> he hammers another one. oh my goodness. >> all right. they were tied at 18. harper earned 30 extra seconds by hitting a couple of particularly long homeruns. he took advantage and wound up winning it. his dad pitching to him. probably been doing that -- there he is. he looks like he could catch in the major-league right air. a bulky guy. at this. at one point he had 9 homeruns intense wings and 55 seconds before he went -- in 10 swings in 55 seconds. if there is a walkoff in a home run contest he did it right f t world cups ever. people still talking about a. so many moments worth remembering. not only that, but let's assign some awards to the 32 days of the world cup. >> in a sport known for his pageantry, national songs and revelry the award for sweetest song of all goes to the french team. which spontaneously broke into song interrupting its coaches victory press conference. best goal call? that is an easy one. >> goal. >> soccer's most famous broadcaster as argentina edged nigeria 2-1 and moved into the

nationals right fielder bryce harper won the major league baseball home run derby in his own home ballpark. he's struggled a bit this season, not last night though. he hit nine home runs in a row in the final round he defeated kyle schwarber, and he won in front of his hometown crowd. tonight is the all-star game >> yes, of course. where is that? >> washington, d.c >> got it. >>> still ahead, saying sorry. amazon feeling the heat after prime day sales went a little haywire. we have all the details when "worldwide exchange" returns on cnbc [music playing] (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sales event. >>> welcome back to "worldwide exchange." the futures picture has been stable all morning the dow jones would open up by 12 points. the s&p 500 down by 4 points the nasdaq off by 55 you can say the s&p and nasdaq, declines are driven in large part with what's been happening with netflix the treasury side of things, the ten-year treasury note yield, 2.86%. the two-year just a hair shy of 2.6% many prime day d

. >> think bryce harper said he would do the home run and the festivities start on friday, leading up to the game at's tuesday. we'll be at nats park. i'm down there the morning of the yall-star game. it's a big deal. >> i didn't know that. >> yeah. all right. >>> behind the scenes of a d.c. drama. a star speaks about the show without kevin spacey. >>> findingoch after loss. the story of these >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> new video out of haiti this morning, showing why the u.s. embassy is warning americans to shelter in place. violent protests over theve ment's attempt to raise fuel prices have turned deadly. seven people have died during the protes in the last two days. the airport in port-au-prince is packed with passengers right now. church groups and volunteers om several states are waiting to return to the u.s. >>> and this morning, authorities are trying to figure out what sparked ant explosion a home in new jersey thatilled a couple. >> as you can see from the footage here, the house was completely destroyed. all that's left behind is rubble. this happened on saturda

. >>> could we soon be saying good-bye to s natsr bryce harper. mlb.com is talking about possibly trading him. the a natsre letting other teams know he's available. the trade deadline is at 4:00 today. harper just won the home run derby a few weeks ago, during the wholear all- weekend. >> it was a big night. his father pitching to him that night. he's only the third player to win the home run der in his home ballpark. everybody was hoping on him. he was decked o in the d.c. gear. >> it's not a done deal.ot this does mean he's officially leaving. but his contract does end by the end of the season. i hope he gets to t stay withhe nats. >>> another natsall-star is making headlines for tweeting. this time, it's not what you think. sean doolittle's take on controversy surrounding his teammate. >>> and >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> wcome back. it's 4:40 this morning. this shark that was stolen from th san antonio aquarium is back home. aquarium staffhe says shark, who they call miss helen, is doing well. this whole story is bizarre. here's how

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. >>> bryce harper slugged his way to the home run derby last night. he out hit the cubs by one home run. two of his homers went more than 140 feet. he is the third play tore win the derby in front of fridays home crowd. >>> rain is in the forecast. they are discussing plans in the event that the game is delayed or postponed. if rain delays it every effort will be made to get it in. it gets to late the league would try to play the game tomorrow but with all the fans in town for the festival it doesn't just hinge on tonight's game. ray shows us the pregame. >> reporter: it's a beautiful day for baseball here in washington dc. last night superstars bryce harper -- put on the should you for the home run derby. let's take a look at what the fans have had to enjoy all week. it's baseball's biggest fan fest ever. from the items to buy to the art to the legends. >> don't always get a chance to see us, talk to us. this is great how we can interact. love it. >> reporter: new to the event everything needed to get fans game ready. like batting cages, strength and

. >>> on a lighter note, bryce harper gave fans a thrill in the run-up to baseball's all star game. >> yes, the future yankee star well, he's with my washington nationals the outfielder smacked 19 home runs in the final run of the home run derby winning the contest in the bonus round. his hair game was on point. >> always. >> he had like this whole stars and stripes thing going. everywhere. >> he's a patriot. >> yeah. so cal farmer of the cubs hit 18 as well out of the park. it was a good final between the two boys. >> harper h he was his who also pitched to bryce five years ago when he finished in second. harper is a free agent at the end of the season. what timing. he loves playing there. the all star game, by the way, tonight. . >> yes. it was awesome. >> go yanks. >> no nats. they all need it. coming up, tourists injured at an erupting tornadoes when a light bomb brings down the boat. >>> a bay watch babe and her new boo. the world cup celebration ahead, that's the skin my, you are watching "world news now." show me the carfax? now the car you want and the history you need are eas