DMV Zone: October 19, 2026

Guards member was shot and shot at somebody, what that looks like and what happened. But of course, the big story locally for all those Commanders fans are the possibility of maybe eking out a win against the 5-0 49ers over in San Francisco. Jaden Daniels is playing. We'll see what that looks like out west. And let's get to it. Three o'clock, you're in the zone. Three o'clock, welcome into the DMV Zone. I'm Marina Morocco. Let's get right into that breaking news that we brought you off the top here at two o'clock And at 3 o'clock out of Loudoun County, a community shaken by a teenager's death. The sheriff's office just giving an update. They say a 15-year-old student took his own life in front of a sheriff's deputy. That deputy also fired a shot, but investigators believe the boy shot himself dead. This all happening this morning in Round Hill in the area of Loudoun Street between Simmons Road and Lakefield Road. The sheriff's office says the teen had been reported missing this morning. He's a student at Loudoun Valley High School. And that his parents had discovered guns missing from their home. The teenager had not been identified and deputies still on the scene investigating at this hour. Our Bob Barnard is on the scene. He'll be giving us an update coming up later throughout the hours right here on Fox 5. The other big story tonight, a National Guard member recovering after being shot while trying to break up a fight in southeast D.C. Police say Jarrell Jackson pulled out a gun and opened fire, prompting guard members to return fire. Jackson previously convicted of two counts of assault of a police officer and one count of carrying a pistol without a license, as well as three parole violations. Both the guardsmen and the suspect hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. And now D.C. police investigating as a city council member calling for the business where the fight started to be shut down. We've got former FBI agent Ken Gray joining us now with more. And we know that the National Guard presence over this last year has been long disputed in D.C. But it seems as though they were at the right place at the right time. Hi, Morena. Yes, this seemed to be a security operation. The National Guard were running there in front of the Cafe 8, located there, 400 block of 8th Street Southeast. As they were there, a fight broke out in front of the Cafe 8 hookah bar, one in that other times there had been fights and shootings in front of that bar. So they were running an operation to just look out for additional fights. A person pulled a gun out. The National Guard confronted that person who pointed a weapon at the National Guardsman. They ended up going down into an alley and exchanged rounds. Both the guardsman, a guardsman, was shot, and the shooter was also hit in the abdomen. And so this, of course, is an ongoing investigation. But, you know, as you say, the National Guard were at the right place at the right time running this operation. But it did result in a National Guardsman being shot. Yeah, I did mispeak off the top. This is actually on Barracks Road over in the Capitol Hill, Barracks Road area there. Let's talk about that, about the National Guard, their presence. And they're at least from the administration, the Trump administration's desire to use them to lower crime. Is this another point in their case to keep them in D.C. as they try and fight this and litigate this through the court systems? So in addition to being there to try to reduce the amount of violence in the Washington, D.C. area, they've also been maintained there for beautification purposes. So there's a lot of guardsmen there, more than what is necessary for just security details. But nonetheless, with the presence of the National Guard, the level of violence has been reduced, not only in Washington, D.C., but elsewhere in the country. I think down in Nashville, they have claimed real great success in reduction of the amount of crime going on there. And consequently, this is something that President Trump has talked about, trying to export to other cities. but uh right now they are to continue on at this present level through the end of the year yeah and also going through the court system here because the legality still remains in question can they legally remain outside of an emergency is there still an emergency to your point when the crime has seen a reduction in numbers here we'll continue to follow this Ken Gray we always appreciate your insight as it relates to crime investigations thank you so much thank you let's move on here to topic number two as a federal judge is pushing back against It's the Trump administration's plan to transform East Potomac Golf Course into a championship-level course. Today was a packed courtroom as lawyers battle over the future of the D.C. landmark. The hearing coming as the legal fight over the golf course and the administration's plans for it continues to escalate. Our chief legal correspondent, Katie Barlow, has been following and breaking this down. And this judge, furious in prior hearings, and because of that, the DOJ is seeking the judge's removal from the case. And this is kind of a mess now. You've hit the nail on the head. this is really a clash of the federal judiciary and Trump's executive branch. And this is a story that Fox 5 has stayed on top of throughout the weekend for you because there have been developments from Saturday, Sunday, and even this morning from Trump, who posted once again going after the judge personally, calling her a crazed lunatic in a social media post. She took the stand this morning and questioned some officials in the Department of Interior. And the question at the center of this is whether Trump has the authority here to basically overhaul East Potomac Park and how he can do it and what steps or hoops he has to jump through in order to be able to do that. Right now, there is an order in place from the judge telling them that they can't do anything without three business days notice and they can't cut down any trees or anything like that until at least a week from now. Now, the Trump administration is arguing they're just cleaning. They're cleaning the park up right now. They're going to get ready. and making it look better from dead trees and just trash that's around the area. And they're saying this is all part of a plan that was actually put together way back in 2019, and they're just implementing that plan. The problem is, yesterday Trump tweeted, as we talked about here on Fox 5, that there is actually a much broader plan to overhaul the entire golf course, make it one course instead of three, really redesign everything. There you go, you can see the picture that Trump tweeted out about his plans for the golf course to really make it a destination, kind of like Torrey Pines out in California or Bethpage Black. And the question is, okay, are you implementing this 2019 plan like you told the judge and like you told the court, or was it really trying to get things ready and in line to implement what Trump wants to do here? And that's what the judge is trying to get to the bottom of and trying to find evidence of, which is why she's calling all of these officials in. But to your point, Marina, this clash is happening because not only are they asking her to recuse, they're also saying you don't have the power to call in and demand that these senior administration officials just testify at the drop of a hat. So there really is not a meeting of the minds right now between the judge and the administration. Well, it was my understanding, just based on what I've been reading online of people who are in the courtroom, that the judge had asked that a DOJ official submit a signature and no one stepped up to do that and she didn't say i'm not asking you this is an order so right so this happened this morning and we're relying on two things here we've got some AP News reporting but also Roger Parloff is one of the only people in the room tweeting this out he's with lawfare because actually the public line is not available right now but Stanley Woodward the number three official at the Department of Justice made a filing last night saying that basically what they're doing with the golf course is tantamount to mowing the lawn or rearranging what's in the Smithsonian and hanging up in a museum. And there is a rule for lawyers who sign things to the court that every filing has to be making arguments that are not frivolous. And the judge brought that up. And she said, is there any other line attorney who's willing to put their signature on this? Because it was only Mr. Woodward who signed it. And Mr. Woodward directed the line attorneys, from our understanding, not to respond. So a clash right off the bat this morning between the two branches okay in the meantime the president continues on social media uh to i would say badger this judge but also say we're continuing with this project starting november immediately yeah well yes but also his most recent post which the judge took judicial notice of it's on the docket says we're going to start immediately okay now i was also reminded that a tweet or Truth Social post is not an order um and it's not necessarily evidence in the same way that we think about it in the courtroom. However, it's evidence of maybe who knew what, when, and who was implementing what, when. But it's not necessarily a direct order. Okay. At least not as it relates to the executive. Yeah. Okay. Is this, do we think that the links issue, the golf course issue could potentially end up in the hands of the Supreme Court at this point? Yeah. Look, I mean, I think some of the questions that are bubbling up right now really are setting up a clash between the judiciary and the executive branch in a way that we haven't seen in some of these other cases national security not going to be an issue like it is with the triumphal arch or like it is with the East Wing so it's really just separating pure power right now between the branches Who knows what's going to happen? Civics 101 at play as we all just kind of digest this right, something unprecedented together. Our chief legal correspondent Katie Barlow breaking it down for us, we appreciate it. Thank you Katie. Topic number three here tonight's a big night for the Commanders as Washington gears up to take on the undefeated San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football Commanders fans hoping there are no repeats of last Sunday's overtime blunder against the New York Giants. We've got ahead of this big matchup, Sports Illustrated Peter Dewey with us here and listen, I mean some would argue well the only win they have so far is up against the the Super Bowl champs right, the the Seattle Seahawks although they may not be the same Seahawks we saw last season but this 5 and 0 49ers, wow, this is going to be a test of Jayden Daniels and Dan Quinn for sure tonight yeah it's definitely going to be a test um by far i think the best team that Washington's had to play this season but you look at San Francisco they're pretty banged up coming into this game uh Mike Evans is questionable um they're already down multiple playmakers on the offensive side of the ball and that's kind of been the the story for the 49ers over the last couple seasons they've dealt with a ton of injuries so Washington has been one of the more banged up teams in the NFL to open the year but i think this is a spot where they're kind of playing at this point with house money nobody expects them to win this game they're seven and a half point underdogs um on the road and you look at what the NFC East has kind of turned to at this point in the season with Dallas losing and uh Philadelphia losing uh yesterday where Washington is still in the mix yeah um if they can pick off one of these games i mean this is the place they want to be right you there's zero expectation so you don't really have that pressure at the same point to your i mean they how has anybody picked up a win here in the NFC East in two weeks. It's a disaster here for the NFC East. What do we know about the offense? They were riddled with injuries here. There was a question of some of these guys, would they be at the game? What do we know right now? Yeah, so right now we know Terry McLaurin is going to play. He's off the injury report. Stefon Diggs is questionable. He didn't play last week with a hamstring injury. He practiced on Saturday, which gives him a shot to play in this game. It looks like both him and San Francisco's Mike Evans are going to be game-time decisions, which is about 90 minutes before kickoff we'll get their official status i would assume Stefon Diggs is going to work out before the game and Washington's going to kind of make a final call on him he's been one of their more consistent receivers and i think we really just haven't seen much of Washington with Terry McLaurin Stefon Diggs and Jayden Daniels all healthy this year i think if you can get all three of those guys on the field it's a major boost to this offense and they're going to need it because San Francisco is one of the best offenses in the league right now they're top three in the league in success rate top three in EPA per play top three in yards per play so they're really moving the ball which means this Washington offense is going to have to be able to fight back uh in some way yeah we were just watching those players walk off the field up against that tie here from the Giants and you could see it in Cosbi's face i mean the disappointment just the rage how they felt about how that was you know you can call it a miscue you can call it whatever you want it still it seems like they rallied back together like there haven't been a lot of leaks about people just wanting to abandon ship here at this point and maybe this isn't the point to do it but of course a lot of questions here about Dan Quinn's leadership about what happens next if they continue to lose and obviously this is a ripe opportunity to pull off a win have we heard more about that locker room post tie and the Giants like how are they doing and coming together to continue forward here yeah i mean everything that we've seen kind of coming into this game a lot of these guys obviously back Dan Quinn they talked about how much they love Dan Quinn and but in the NFL we always know when you have a team going into a bye week um that's just an unfortunate time for our coach to be vulnerable so i think the the thing to watch out for tonight is like is this Washington team ready from the jump there can't be a slow start there can't be a oh we're down 14 nothing because then you are going to hear the questions during the bye week next week is Dan Quinn going to be back just because that's the easiest time during the season if you're going to make a change to make a change i don't think that's going to be the case um but you could argue that you know he's potentially coaching for his job today everything that's come out of the locker room in the past you know week or so at this point seems positive good nobody's throwing anybody under the bus so i think you you will see an inspired team knowing that their coach has kind of got his back against the wall probably coming into this game well they've got a big mountain ahead of them and hopefully i think for commanders fans they're hoping they can overcome it good to talk to you peter thanks so much for coming on we'll be right back there's no pronouncement the email so that the eagle star quarterback jalen hurts will miss the rest of the season after doctors discovered multiple blood clots in his Hurts initially diagnosed with a blood clot in his left calf but further testing revealed a more serious condition he's reportedly stable and expected to make a full recovery but will be sidelined while he undergoes treatment joining us now is physician executive director of vascular surgery for MedStar Health Dr. Stephen Abramowitz to talk about vein thrombosis and the warning signs here. And we're still working, doctor, through the timeline of Jalen Hurts and what we know so far at this point. But first and foremost, what is deep vein thrombosis? It's a great question. And thanks for having me. A deep vein thrombosis is a time when the blood clot forms in one of the veins that are deep into the body. And this is very different from superficial venous thrombosis, when a vein has a clot that's near the surface of the skin. Deep vein thrombosis can be concerning, as we see in this case, for anybody to have a pulmonary embolism or something that can migrate and extend throughout the course of the leg and it can occur anywhere in the body in one of these deep veins okay this seems to have stemmed from some sort of injury a kick if you will to Jalen Hurts's calf travels to London goes to the hospital the hospital advises he doesn't sleep he plays the game in London without any sleep after the game and he travels back via plane to Philadelphia they discover that there are more blood clots this time in his lungs. Is this usually how it happens? It escalates that quickly after all the series of events I just described? Well, I'll say something and not knowing anything about his individual care. This unfortunately is a classic story for when people are dealing with venous thromboembolic events. And I would call attention to the fact that World Thrombosis Day was just last week, October 13th. So there's a lot for us to learn here. When somebody has a deep vein event or a clot in their veins. Usually it's what we call a triad of symptoms or events that occur. Somebody has to have an injury, they have to have an injury to a vein, and then they have to have some stasis or not moving around. So a long plane ride, a long car ride in conjunction with an injury to the extremity, and then some clot or nidus of inflammation in the vessel itself. This is a very, very classic story for an event like this and this type of progression. When we talk about blood thinners, because it sounds as though now the prescription, if you will, the remedy has been blood thinners and he's out for the rest of the season in normal people, if you will. I mean, sometimes you think about, OK, this may happen. Someone who's overweight or someone who is, to your point, a sedentary doesn't move as much. But this is an athlete, a professional athlete. I mean, the truth is, it sounds like this can happen to just about anybody. Yeah. And it can happen to anybody. and again, especially people who are predisposed, whether they have a genetic condition or they've suffered from an injury, we call that a provoked DVT. And it can be the result of a surgery, an injury, like in his case, it could be the result of an illness. We saw this a lot with COVID or the flu. So keeping an eye out for any extremity swelling, pain that doesn't get better, or in the case of a pulmonary embolism, sudden onset of shortness of breath or a pain in your chest when you breathe those are times to reach out to your physician very scary but certainly things to keep in mind and to remind ourselves of good to talk to you especially given the news thank you so much doctor you all right from one sport to the next the Washington Wizards their home opener is Wednesday up against the Milwaukee Bucks and with us we're going to check out all the new merchandise that the Wizards are rolling out for this big game we've got senior retail director at Monumental Sports and Entertainment Matt Vogler to show us what's new what's good and i know There's a lot of excitement for the Wizards. And, man, you guys got some good, sweet drip coming up. What's going on? Hi, how are you? Good, Matt. What you guys got for the new season? We got a lot. First, I want to say we're excited for this season and the team, AJ. So we're going to take advantage of that and bring some new product to the team store. Yeah, and I see that. And I like a little bit of the classics here. It's not just about basketball. You're doing a little bit of an homage to everything around. Absolutely. So we have our new product line with Nike this year. So you're going to see these on the players. more of a unique youthful approach if you will but one big thing we want to talk about this year is our collabs that we're doing so more unique items that you have to come to the arena to get okay so you can't buy these online correct so our first one is through local hoops so local hoops you may have seen these on our players at all-star AJ wore this outfit for his district debut at the Wharf very cool our fans have asked for it we listened it's available this Wednesday at noon at our team store at the arena okay and then let's talk about that because you have to come to the arena i know that you guys don't just open up the store for games you can come at certain hours and certain times but this is what makes it cool it's not like everybody can buy it online like you got to show up you got to come to DC you got to come to the district if you want the district gear exactly so yeah our team store is now located in Gallery Place atrium which is adjacent to the arena we're open Tuesday through Saturday 12 to 5 obviously on game days we stay open through to the end and then Sundays and Mondays we open two hours before the game I see the box there everything for AJ I mean it sounds like this is where where the fans are at right now I I see that that's probably like a bestseller here anything else that we need to know that I think that that's the cool kids or it should be wearing um yeah I mean obviously the new Nike gear uh we have we have several collabs we're gonna have something new and unique to drop every month of the season all right with different collaborations so Chris Pyre is a local artist that we've worked with for quite a bit, this was our year five so we're excited about that relationship and and continuing that uh believe in yourself which is another one, B.I.Y. We did a drop with them last year. Admittedly, did not have enough, so we grew the collection. When you sell out, you know you're doing something right. For the home opener up against the Bucs, anything special for that night? We will have the new Nike stuff, and then we're going to drop the local. Very cool. Matt, thank you so much. Get out there. Get out to Capital One Arena. Get yourself the new gear for the Washington Wizards as they have that home opener on Wednesday night. We'll be right back. This month marking Breast Cancer Awareness Month and promoting early detection, education, and patient support, and doctors sounding the alarm about the links between certain cancers and obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity linked to more than 13 cancers, including uterine, kidney, ovarian, thyroid, and breast cancers. Got oncologist at MedStar Health, Dr. Miriam Jacobs, with the latest trends regarding breast cancer rates and what we know. And it's so important to get screened early, but also this link to obesity here. What can you tell us about that? Yeah, thanks for having me on. So we know that as women or men become obese, their risk of cancer goes up. So there is, for certain types of breast cancer, especially ones that are sensitive to estrogen, your risk goes up as your body mass goes, you know, above a certain limit. And obviously that obesity link being tied to so many other cancers, what is it in common that not just your BMI, but what is it that we're eating potentially that can increase that risk of these cancers? Yeah. So, you know, one of the big things is being obese and overweight causes inflammation in your body. So it makes your immune system function not as well. So it might be harder for your body to recognize the tumors. Okay. So you're saying that the obesity, you may not be able to see it, feel it? Yeah. So it can make detection harder. And then obesity in general causes a lot of inflammation. And our immune system can actually recognize cancer cells. But when we become obese, it makes our immune system so that it is more difficult to recognize the tumors. And you're saying that through mammograms or ultrasounds or even using devices that you all use to detect these? Yes. So it's really important to have your screening. We have very good detection methods now through mammograms, ultrasounds, and in high-risk women, sometimes even MRI. So we recommend for all women 40 and above who are average risk that they have their mammograms yearly to help detect breast cancer early. Dr. Jacobs, we appreciate the conversation thank you thanks we'll be right back monday after a cold weekend as we get you back outside and give you a live look here at National Harbor and we're seeing the sun on this monday and thankfully we saw the sun this weekend because we'd spent a couple weekends here Caitlin where we'd only seen uh rain so even though it was a little cooler it was nice to see the sun out there we had five sundays in a row that rained here in DC and we finally broke that streak yesterday and it was it was glorious yeah it looks like yeah it looks like the way it is outside right now and that's the way it's gonna look all week listen i'll take it i know over the rain yeah take it goodbye to any rain chances uh for the short term here as we are looking at a pretty glorious week of weather which i can't say very often but in fall and spring usually do have like one week you can really count on and that's going to be this week 69 degrees at Reagan National right now bright sunshine light winds beautiful blue sky day and we saw that change occur in stages over the weekend friday night that front came through we cooled down considerably saturday was very gusty we were clearing out and then we settled into high pressure yesterday and right now you've got a variety of 60s for outdoor air temperatures so this is going to be one of those weeks where there's literally nothing to show on satellite and radar not just here but across much of the eastern half of the country sprawling double barrel high pressure and this is the time of year where you can get into these long stretches of yes really nice sunny weather you an absence of heat or humidity. And if there's not a lot of fronts moving through, it gets very quiet. Offshore low pressure system is going to stay well offshore. And it was, you know, last week we thought, is that going to creep closer to the coast, cause some issues? That's no. That actually might become our next tropical storm of the season, but it's not going to have any impact on us. So beautiful week for fall foliage, right? Really starting to see some of that color shine area-wide, including here in the metro. And our northwest suburbs are now in that moderate to close to high color. You're at high color along Skyline Drive and into the ridgetops and the very tops of the mountains in West Virginia already past peak. So it is a quick phase and you need weeks like this to really maximize it. I mean, I know fall foliage season is all about the weather leading into it in advance, but if you were going to pick perfect conditions, it would be this cool mornings, mild afternoons, not overly wet. And, you know, we're not in a drought thanks to a lot of the rainfall that we've had, mostly. So the next couple weeks is where everything really starts to shine. North and west suburbs peak probably next week, and then the week after that in early November for us here in D.C. So evening plan are very comfortable, just a light jacket needed. 67 at 5 p.m., 60 at 7 p.m., 56 at 9 p.m., and then we'll do this all over again tomorrow. It's a cool start to the day, but not as chilly as mornings past meaning we started this morning at 42 we're going to start tomorrow at 50 and tomorrow looks to be our mildest day of the next seven but it's not there's not going to be a big variety each day will be somewhere between 60 and 70 so unlike last week where we had these crazy temperature swings this is going to be so much gentler so a beautiful day with sunshine highs around 70 if you're in the sun you know it feels nice and mild but then if you're in the shade you're like i definitely need that jacket so there's that temperature trend where you see you know not crazy high highs or low lows everything is very stable and seasonal with highs in the 60s as we go through the rest of the week it does look a little bit cooler with highs around 60 by friday and into the weekend the extended weekend showing way after this week maybe into next week a little bit of a late season warm-up but i think the high heat's behind us last wednesday we hit 90 we're done with that Last Friday, we hit 80. Are we done with that? Maybe, but we'll see. Climatology certainly says your days for hitting 80 are winding down because by November 1st, which is in two weeks, we average highs around 64 and then obviously, yeah, it goes down from there. Real quick, we are monitoring that area in the Atlantic that I just mentioned. 40% chance of becoming our next tropical storm. Josephine would be the name. It's still hurricane season. It will be for another month and a half. That doesn't end until November 30th, so possible to get development, of course, although whatever this becomes, we'll be moving off to the north and east and kind of away from the United States and not going to be a concern. So here it is. I mean, the best weather money can buy anywhere, and we're going to get it around these parts all week long. It's just one 10 after another. Yes, a little bit cooler as we head into the weekend, but then a little bit milder as we get back into next week. just threw a few clouds in there for effect otherwise sunny dry and gorgeous morning No chance of rain in the foreseeable future either so love to see it see you back at four o'clock thank you caitlin we've got our stephanie ramirez with us here as it is week three of the naresh bat murder trial and of course trying to build the case as to him killing his wife mamta what happened in court today so interesting we saw some new pieces of surveillance video we're going to talk about that in a moment but first i want to talk about a witness who took the stand today This is a woman who says that she was Mamta Kafle Bat's roommate. I'm talking about sharing the same room. This was after Mamta was already married. And what's interesting is we had heard a lot of conversation about a second apartment tied to Naresh Bhat. And this is in Falls Church. Well, apparently this is the apartment they were talking about. Today in court, this woman you see on your screen, Nadia Navarro, She testified that she was living with Mamta in an apartment on Wickham Sham Way in Falls Church in the fall of 2021, early winter. She told the court Naresh Bhat was looking for someone to share a room with his wife, that she was coming to America for the first time, wanted someone to show her around, help her with English. In exchange, he offered a heavily discounted room. She learned today that Naresh Bhat owns or owned the unit. Now, Navarro described being close to Mamta. She answered questions about Mamta speaking about the language. She was asked about a potential incident between Naresh Bhat and his wife and was also asked whether she saw any physical contact between the two. But the defense had several objections and they were sustained, so those questions were not allowed to be answered fully in court. She did also talk about how she was making plans to hang out with Mamta in the summer of July 2024. Now, she said she missed a call around the 28th of July. She was in the hospital sick. She learns days later that Mamta had been missing. She tries to call Mamta. She tells the court that that was strange, that Mamta was a reliable and consistent person and that she wasn't hard to reach. Now, we also saw more surveillance video, and we'll show you that in the hours coming up. You may see some of it on your screen. But we were talking on Friday about him purchasing knives, a scene on footage purchasing knives. Well, today he's seen purchasing several cleaning supplies. I believe this was at a Walmart. And then it's also talked about how at a Lidl supermarket, not on the day he said he was there originally but police, he's seen purchasing garbage bags, strong garbage bags. There's a lot more. Also, the introduction today of Flock cameras, right? We know that's very controversial. It was used by police to track his movements. And so we start to see the introduction of that testimony today as well. All right. A lot of people just all eyes here to see where this goes now, because the defense's theory right now is that the prosecution can't show a block of time it's a hole that they're calling it so we'll see if they fill in that hole what happens as it's expected to last seven weeks today marking a week three Stephanie Ramirez following us for us in Fairfax County we appreciate Prince William County Prince William yes thank you we'll be right back here uh we're actually continuing with uh information out of Iran tensions in the Middle East continue to rise as the war with Iran puts pressure on Trump administration its allies the strait of Hormuz remains a major flashpoint with attacks on commercial shipping, threatening global oil supplies and driving up energy costs. The president also reaffirming his support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's upcoming election. We've got co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute, Trita Parsi, with the latest developments and what this all means for U.S. military, global and economy and the economic impacts here. Where do things stand at this hour as we're inching closer to the midterm elections and still no resolution out in the Middle East? There is tremendous amount of tension in the region right now in fear and anticipation that there may actually be a return to major warfare before the midterm elections and potentially before the Israeli elections on the 27th. There is suspicion and an open conversation in Israel that an attack or a restart of the war before the Israeli elections could be beneficial to Netanyahu's reelection bid. And as a result, there may be movement in that direction. There's still ongoing diplomacy, but we have not seen any indication of any major breakthrough or even modest progress in those talks yet. There's so much happening at the same time. We're hearing about a potential meeting between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. But the resolution of Ukraine and Russia, obviously, what's happening in the Middle East here, in the United States kind of in the middle here, right ahead of the midterm elections. Is there any chance that anything gets resolved before the end of 2026 here, where things seem so fraught and everyone's so far apart? I find it very unlikely that any of these different conflicts will actually see a full-scale resolution. There is obviously a likelihood of a deal, for instance, between the U.S. and Iran, but it would still be one of those type of deals in which it would take probably 60 or so days before you actually can see whether it works or not. So nothing that can be conclusive and be a final deal before the end of 2026. These sanctions that were imposed on Iran seem to be the ones that were sucking the oxygen out of the economy, out of the government there in Iran. Are they working? Are they effective? And can they sustain long term? The U.S. has had sanctions on Iran for more than 40 years. These are just the latest round of them and they're harsher than the previous ones. But we're not seeing the slightest indication that the sanctions have changed the Iranian government's position. Are they inflicting pain? Absolutely. Is that pain translating into a different policy by the Iranian government? We're seeing no signs of that in this case. And frankly, we have not seen that in the case of any of the previous sanctions. Yeah, and that was the way that it was sold, if you will, to the American people, that this would be one more tool that would really suffocate the regime. And to your point, it doesn't seem to be proving true. The Strait of Hormuz right now, who's in charge? What does it look like in this moment in time for oil and for other transport to get by? There is a higher volume of oil getting out of the Strait of Hormuz right now, but it is not in any way, shape, or form a situation in which one can say that the Strait is entirely closed or that it's entirely open. There are rumors flying around that the ships that are passing through are actually paying the Iranians fees in order to be able to pass through and the ones that are not are getting hit. The United States is spending a tremendous amount of money providing military escort for these ships. And that is simply not a sustainable situation. The cost of that is not going to be able to be sustained. So it's very clear, even if one of these measures can give you a bit of a tactical edge, the only thing that actually can resolve the situation is to get to an actual deal that does not necessitate any longer any American escort of these ships. All right, Trita, we appreciate the latest there from the Middle East. And of course, we'll be watching as we approach here the midterms day by day. Thank you so much. Stay with us here on the DMV. Thank you. We'll be right back. As the Washington Commanders get ready for showdown against the San Francisco 49ers and local fans already hyped for a rebound win for the team. Our Gwen Talbert in Crystal City at the Sports Pub there, a fan favorite for all things commanders. Hi, Gwen. Hi there. Yes, that game kicks off at 8 15 tonight but i want to tell you fans owners staff everybody in here alike is so hyped for the win this is definitely the place to be when it comes to the commanders with me now is jim madden who is one of the co-owners tell me what is so special about uh crystal city sports pub when it comes to the team jim sure sure well thanks bill we've been working here 30 plus years expanding over the years giving lots of space other things besides football to take part in pool darts but uh just uh having the home team behind the Commanders success on the field and the optimism and hope of all all the loyal fans we're just looking forward to hosting the game tonight and i mean hosting the game we've got all the beautiful screens here people can see it on but this is just one section that you have in here isn't it yes that's right i gave you the nickel tour earlier we took two or three the second floor has this outdoor patio a bunch more tvs and then all the way up to the top floor our feature floor for sports watching we've got a large tv i like to get around and say it's the biggest tv in virginia no one's proved me wrong yet up there on the third floor we get over 100 people up there so plenty of room for everybody to come out enjoy the game tonight so i mean you've got your regulars that are going to be coming in here all the time but what can someone who maybe wants to come and see it for the first time what can they experience when they come in sure um like a lot of places but We're really known for our friendly staff, great staff here, building all the time. And just they can feel like they're at home when they come here to the sports pub. And speaking at home, there's nothing like having a great meal, is there? So tell me about some of the food and drink options that you're offering. Sure. Well, it just so happens that tonight is half-price burger Monday night. So we've got a Longhorn burger here, cheddar cheese cooked to order for you, bacon, onion tangles on top, served with fries or chips, whatever you like. And then we also, appetizer-wise, all sports bars, we're one of them. Our wings are tremendous here, so can't go wrong with the food. Nothing like a game with some wings, that's for sure, right? All right, well, we've got some highlights we want to have a look at for our viewers. So take a look at this. I mean, you know, the last game, everybody was just sitting on the edge of their seats between the injuries and what happened with the Giants. So as we look at this, just tell me, you know, what have you heard from your customers and about where the team is right now with the injuries and with the game that happened with the Giants. It was a little bit like beating a dead horse, but, you know, God bless them. I know they're trying hard, but, you know, most people kind of feel like, how in the world can that happen to a professional sports team? And it did, so you just got to move past it, keep swimming, I like to say. Just keep on going up the river. Don't stop moving. We're keeping our fingers crossed when it comes to Jaden Daniels. You know, let's talk about that a little bit. Yeah, he seems to be healthy. You know, he does have the cast, not the cast, but the brace. But he seems to be 100% locked in, ready to go. All right. Well, back out here live now. I'm sure we're going to have some 49er fans in here as well. But I get the feeling that, you know, this is the kind of place that everybody's going to be comfortable in. Yeah, that's the great thing about living in this D.C. area. There's people from all over the country. Certainly there's lots of 49ers fans. And we're, you know, all are welcome. We take on all comers here at Sportsbook. So, Commander fan, 49er fan, come on down. So just tell me something. As someone who's an owner of a sports bar, when you see the passion that people have for a team like the Commanders, how does that resonate with you? Yeah, so when you see it here, when there's a large group really excited about the game, there's really nothing like it at all. There's so much positive energy. It's just a wonderful experience to see all the fans just going wild. All right, well, let's hope that we get that win. I mean, let's high-five on that one, Jim. We need that win for sure. Let's do it. All right, so whether you're a regular or whether you have never been here before, you want to try it out for the first time, I mean, you can see the food options, you can see the atmosphere here. This is definitely the place to be for those commanders. Tell us what hours you're going to be open. We're open until 2 a.m., so there's plenty of time to party after the victory tonight. And you heard the key words, right, Marina? After the victory, because positive vibes, that's all I'm feeling up in this place today. The commanders' fans are feeling like this can happen, This can happen, so 2 a.m., that's not bad. Thank you so much, Kim Glenn. We appreciate it. This magical moment brought to you by your local McDonald's. The Washington Spirit clinching their spot in the playoffs. Fullback Lucia DiGuglielmo scoring the only goal in their match against Gotham on Saturday. The play in the 70th minute locking up the team's spot in the postgame. This was DiGuglielmo's first goal in the NWSL. It was also the first win for the Spirit over Gotham since 2024, and you can catch the Spirit in their final regular season home game at Audi Field November 1st. Try the all-new Red Bull Dragonberry Energizer only at participating McDonald's. 7.30. Hi, Chris. We're kicking off a new week. I'm excited about it. Excited to see what kind of fresh, weird stories that we have to bring to you. The Victoria's Secret fashion show, did you know that that's still a thing? I did because I was on social media. of it it does seem like the revival of it and it's a social media driven thing now i believe it was like an exclusive youtube stream which is huge don't get me wrong but it's one of those sort of things that like it seems like it had like it's real heyday and then it disappeared for a little while for good reason and now it's on the upswing again and uh there were a lot of big names involved yesterday there were a lot of local names trinity rodman made her debut Kobe Bryant's daughter made her debut, Megan T the stallion was there involved barbara palvin that is not a name that I knew before. Kylie Jenner, yeah, her too. $50 million bra or something like that. Anyway, Barbara Palvin. What do you think of the fantasy bra? Lucky Timothée Chalamet. She was not a name that I knew going into it. Apparently she's married to some child, former child star or whatever. But the big thing was that she made her Victoria's Secret fashion show debut six weeks after giving birth. And when she talked to a lot of them, obviously people had a lot of questions about that. And she said, that's not really a big deal because most women have to go back to work six to eight weeks after they give birth. So the idea of walking the Victoria's Secret fashion show, six weeks postpartum, do you like it or not? I mean, if you've got that bod, then yeah, rock it. I would, you know, I'd rock that all the time. That probably looks like me now. Not even. Listen, I think that there's a lot of people are upset by it because it manages, It sets unrealistic expectations for everyone else. But that's her body, exactly. And who knows? Maybe she didn't even have to do anything to prep for it. She just woke up like this. And, you know, look, Victoria's Secret has no tainted history with different types of body types. The Open Concept Kitchen, are you a fan? Do you like it? Do you not? Yes, yes. Don't give me a galley kitchen tucked away because you know who's in the kitchen cooking, prepping me. Yeah, you want to be able to socialize with your friends. You want to be able to hang out with everybody at the same time. There's an episode of Seinfeld one time where Kramer is cooking in a shower. You may not have ever seen it. She's young. She doesn't watch a lot of TV. I have to constantly update with her. So there's a house that went viral on Zillow Gone Wild, which is one of my favorite sites. And it has an open concept kitchen. And then there's a shower right on the other side. An open concept shower kitchen. Do you like that or not? Apparently it's for like washing pets. I've eaten in the shower before. You've eaten in the shower before? I think it's weird when people brush their teeth in the shower. Really? Why? I do. Well, I have an electric toothbrush. It's one of the same, so I feel like I would break it. Oh, I thought it was going somewhere else. Well, why would you break it in the shower? It would get wet. It's lithium battery operated, right? I mean, are you under the shower as you're brushing your teeth? I mean, I don't know what kind of massive shower you have, but I live in one of those. There's not a lot of wiggle room. Usually the water's touching my back, and then I'm brushing my teeth. Oh, interesting. So you do brush. Okay, I have a shower beer. Yeah, I've had drinks in the shower plenty of times. What are you eating in the shower? You've got to go. Like chips from like my, you know, I'm done with my sandwich and the chips are still left and I've got to like finish them. So you put them. I don't think we should get a break. We've got to dive into this. I'll see you in the Zoom room. There you go. I'll see you at 7:30. Even in the shower. So, you know, about the Victoria's Secret fashion show, it was a great show. I, too, could have gone back after six weeks to play for the NFL because I look like a linebacker. I know. I mean, I just looked at her up. She looked amazing, but I'm still working on that bod and I'm three years postpartum.