and dog save a woman's life during a fire today. good evening, everyone. i'm doreen gentzler, and i'm jim advance. are we ready? of course we are, skins are, fans are, chopper 4 flew over fedex field this afternoon, workers were there painting the nfl wild card banner on the turf. we haven't seen that in a while. the game is this sunday, it's the team's first home playoff game since the '99 season the today the skins met with the media for the final time before their game with seattle. carol maloney joins us with more. >> we have news you need to know. robert griffin will be wearing his brace this sunday, according to mike shanahan. and lichtensteiger did not practice today dueling to his

sank the sprain. he will be a gametime decision. a rookie is really to step in for him. >> i don't think it's a negative. i think the way we're approaching this game is the same way we approached the last seven. it is a playoff game. so we'll be ready. i think all the guys in the locker room know what's at stake. you have to play like you have nothing to lose. >> the cowboys game, the cleveland gales, the rachs game, giants game, cowboys again, we don't have a choice. if we lost we're not in it. >> when you get to the atmosphere when you're in the stands that you can't lose, you understand you have to december you have to play at not lose, same thing. >> hoping the same thing will lead to the eighth straight "w" a cool stat that may impress

your skins, the last time a rookie quarterback started for the skins 1987. >> that's a cool stat. thank you, carol. some fans will do almost anything to get at this time to this playoff game. pat collins joins us live from fedex field with food for thought about sunday's big event. hey, pat. >> reporter: doreen, i don't know about you, but in my family when they say what are you doing for the big game? it means, what are we gonna eat? playoff platters, you just can't have a big football game without some big football food. what is your favorite football food? >> buffalo wings. >> shrimp dip. >> hot wings and pizza. >> french fries. >> buffalo wings with all kinds of dips. i'm a dipper. i'm a big dipper. i'm a bigger dipper. >> reporter: you look like it. [ laughter ]

>> this is my dipping hand. >> reporter: you've wo, that how. >> see how my wrist does? that's a dipper. >> we have a cocktail shrimp platter. >> first quarter. >> second quarter, southwest dip. >> got to have dip for a football game. >> and halftime, we have the subs. >> reporter: this will get us through overtime, if we need it. at the very, very end, dessert, maybe second helpings. hot tickets. what will you do for a ticket to the redskins game sunday? >> a jump. >> reporter: a jump? jump. >> yay! >> i would run around without my clothes on, streak around the whole -- >> reporter: oh, don't do that. >> i would do a toe touch. these are what the tickets look like. they're e-tickets. they're paper. danny mota from greatseats.com upper bowl?

>> $200. >> lower bowel? i want 250 to $300 to get in. >> reporter: parking? >> 75 to $100. >> reporter: not cheap. >> not at all. proper pompom procedure. the redskins cheerleaders will definitely be at the game with new routines, and today they gave me some lessons in proper poms grip the bar that's in here. number two. >> figure. >> reporter: just your hands, like this. and never, ever drop your pompoms. >> that's right. >> reporter: because when you drop your pompom -- >> you drop the game. >> so remember plenty of food,

lots of dip. and no matter what, never never never drop your pompoms. live at fedex field, i'm pat collins. >> okay to drop the fish, but not the pompom. is that it, pat? >> yeah, no pompom dropping on sunday at fedex field. imbalanced luck. >> we're sure nobody will. from around the world, fans are showing us their spirit. you can e-mail your pictures to skinsfans@nbcwashington.com or tweet them to us. how many layers will you need there on sunday? doug, it will be chili, about you not that bad, right? >> one less layer than you did against dallas. does that make sense? maybe not. for me it was three layers, now i'm going to two. seahawks against the skins, looking good. a lot of people will be out tailgating. 45 degrees at gametime, mostly sunny.

i think we're looking at a great day, especially for the tail gp gaters getting out there early. for gametime, i think we'll be looking pretty good, too. the wind won't be a factor and really weather should not be much of a factor during the game on sunday. now, if it's played tonight action wind and cold would be a factor. look at the with which. many of you already into the 20s with the windchill. 26 at gaithersburg. windchill is going way down by early tomorrow morning. thanks, doug. breaking news now. the d.c. court of appeals has just tossed out the conviction of a man accused of beating up and robbing an 83-year-old woman. surveillance video showed the beating back in may of 2005. the guy's name is james dorsey. he confessed to the crime more

than six years ago, but later he recanted his confession. he said it came after he had asked for a lawyer. the appeals court agreed with that. prosecutors have not decided yet whether they will retry the case. tonight a guilty plead from a correction officer who admitted he didn't get help for an inmate who was hanging in his cell. that inmate, ronny white, had been in jail for less than two days after being charged with killing a police officer. prince george's county bureau chief trace use wilkins has more. tracee? >> mcintosh was charged with three federal charges in connection with the death of ronny white, but tonight he pled guilty to one of them. >> mr. mcintosh's guilty plea is perhaps more significant for what it does not say. it does not implicate mr. mcintosh in ronny white's death. >> reporter: today anthony mcintosh entered a guilty plea for one of the three federal charges he faced in connection

with the death of prisoner ronny white. >> ronny white's death was tragic, but anthony mcintosh did not harm, kill or cause the death of ronny white. >> reporter: in judge of 2008 white was found did ed in his cell shortly after being incarcerated. his death was first ruled a homicide, then later ruled a possible suicide. >> anthony mcintosh pleaded guilty to a crime called obstruction of justice the the justice was his false statement to a police officer on the day white died. >> reporter: he hid from cameras today. his attorneys say he is pleading guilty to lying about being the first to find white dead, but he is not pleading guilty to the federal charges that he violated white's civil rights by not trying to get him medical care or that he obstructed justice by filing a false report about the

incident. mr. mcintosh represented he was not the first person to find him unresponsive. when in fact he did find him unresponsive >> reporter: he's facing up to 20 years. reporting live s. i'm tracee wilkins, news4. a woman was groped while jogging in annandale, virginia. the latest happened last night about 5:45. the woman was 30 years old and was approached near brierwood court and patriot drive. she screamed and then he ran away. 14 other groping inns don't have

happened in fairfax county since early in september. a retired firefights is being held as a hero after hess pulled a woman from a burning home. that fire started about 10:00 this morning on pond meadow lane. the former prince george's county firefighters ran to the house after he saw smoke coming out of there. he saw a dog frantically barking. the dog led him to the sliding glass door in the back. he looked inside and saw a disabled woman inside. that woman is now in the hospital with burns and smoke inhalation. the home is a total loss. firefighters say the fire was tough to put out because the woman was a hoarder. a fallen officer is being remembered for the way he helped people on and off the job. hundreds of people came to pay respects to officer chris young in woodbridge. he died on monday when his motorcycle was hit by a minivan. fellow officers say he served out a passion to make lives better. he was even a member of the

charity that raises money for families of fallen officers. >> it's very humbling to learn of an officer like chris young, someone of his caliber, who died in the line of duty. it just brings everything to light about why we do things. >> young's family said hess was sometimes reluctant to write a ticket. officer young will be buried tomorrow in a private sermon. somebody hijacked a car today. police say whoever it was stabbed the driver. it happened in the middle of a commute this morning. it happened loon canyon street in the columbia heights area. after stabbing the cabdriver, the man stole the cab. at this hour police are still trying to find it. it's a 2007 black chevy impala, d.c. tags, 019 39h. at chase ended up in prince

george's county. down branch avenue near allen town in prince george's county. the suspects jumped out their u-haul, a police canine searched the area even the dog got lost. officers found the dog, but they could not find a suspect. for more than a week now, a 15-year-old from prince william county in virginia has been missing. police tell us that louise knight of woodbridge disappeared the day after christmas. police say she was last seen wearing black and pink pans with a black sweatshirt, they say she had no cash, anyone with information is asked to call the police. coming up next at 6:00, tonight there's some encouraging news about the young woman who was shot in the head by the tal bans. some relief finally in sight after lawmakers approved money for victims of hurricane sane. a report what a passenger noticed about a pilot before boarding a flight this morning. >> we'll today.

why senator michael crapo says he took a drink before going for a ride. a major step forward for a

teenage girl that the taliban tried to kill in pakistan. 15-year-old molala esusa was shot in the head. keir simmons reports a miraculous recovery. targeted by the taliban because she spoke up for the rights of women. doctors say the bullet grazed her brain but described her as a strong young woman. she will recover her recoveries with her family in britain. her father, mother and younger brothers are all here. she's to undergo reconstructive surgery in late january or early february. the pakistani government is

paying for her treatment, and her father has been given a job, appointed education attache. an american eagle pilot was arrested just before takeoff this morning at the minneapolis/st. paul international airport. the pilot smelled of alcohol before he boarded the plane. dural preflight checks, the pilot was given a breathalyzer test and he was arrested. the flight was delayed. a battery-powered toothbrush and luggage caused travel backups today. workers at air trance hear a the terminal reopened about an hour later. more than two months as soon as superstorm sandy devastated parts of new york and new

jersey. today congress approved nearly a $10 billion bill in eight to help pay. some lawmakers have been outraged by delays in funding for sandy relief. >> it was a very emotional day. very, very upset this bill was delayed and the victims of superstorm sandy had to wait so long. lawyers were leaving nothing to chance, furious that money for claims have been held up for victims. >> they've been suffering. they have suffered long enough. they need to hear from their government. you they a total disaster in helping those people. the much. >> the vote was delayed earlier this week, unleashing a storm of protests. now some republicans complain the program was out of money,

adding to the debt. >> the national flood insurance program is broke it is beyond broke, now tack pair bailout broke. the bill easily passed in both the house and senate, but 67 house republicans voted no. another package will be voted on january 15th, an angry start for the 113th congress, with more to come. >> i don't thing that democrats are not -- we have reached over a trillion in cuts in the budget control act. >> reporter: raising the debt ceiling in the next few weeks will be another showdown. house speaker boehner told the republican conference friday he'll use that as leverage for more spending cuts. >> that will definitely be a battle between house speaker boehner and president obama. president obama has already said

he's not getting into that debate. jennifer johnson, capitol hill, news4. a water-rich meteorite helped researchers prove that there could be life on mars. the rock, which was formed 2.1 billion years ago has ten times more water than any other martian meteorite. it's been nicknamed black butty and weigh being 11 ounces. the parking lout -- that shows you the tail gaiters there, four hours before the game. this week will be a great day. if you're thinking about heads out this evening, you will need the colts. it's been blowing toward the north all day long, but starting

to move into the rest of the region. we're starting to see windchills really dropping. 46 was the high, above the average high of 43. that coming after a low of 27 this morning. the coldest morning we've seen sing february 12th of last year, so a very chilly start to the day, but we ended up pretty good with that sunshine. gusting to 20, even 30 miles an hour. the windchill is at 36 degrees, dropping between around 30 and 32, with those higher gusts. so watch out, if you are outside, it will be quite chilly. 36, with the occurrence temperature, 34 in martins burg. also 43 down towards fredericksburg, temperatures continuing to fall through the night, but the windchill will be a factor even tomorrow morning as the winds should stay up overnight. no rain or snow to talk about. that's been the common theme

lately. we haven't seen a whole lot. the next chance for rain or snow will come tomorrow night. we have one little storm, that's helping to create a beautiful sunset. the one that might have some precip is coming through tomorrow night. again, lots of sun today, tomorrow plenty of sunshine, the clouds will move in late, and then we'll see this little system move through, very, very quickly, maybe a couple snow flurries, that will be about it. if you're sleeping, this will come through early on sunday morning, you're not going to notice anything at all. sunday not bad if you're going skiing, could be snow back towards the mountains, but a lot of people going to fedex field, a great day for the game. let's take you closer than we ever have before. we want to take you into the stadium right now. temperature, gametime temperature, 45 degrees, mostly clear, winds out of the southwest at 5 to 10 miles an hour it will be ace chilly on the way home.

as far as the evening goes right now, clear skies, breezy and chilly. temperatures 36 to about 40 degrees, the windchills dropping into the 20s across the region. tomorrow morning we will start out with windchills in the teens in most locations. tomorrow morning will be quite chilly with that wind. tomorrow asp, the winds begin to die down. still a little chilly, but not a bat seared. temperatures will rebound on sunday. monday 43 a bit of a cooldown, but 49 on tuesday, 5 a on wednesday, 53 on thursday and friday, as a storm system moves in. it looks like it would be very mild. that of course would be some rain. right now it doesn't look like a whole lot through the region. after that period, after the next 7 to 10 days, we begin to cool down again. we'll see about that. very cold, a very specific forecast for right inside the stadium. >> we've been working on that all day. >> one thing i can promise you, we win that game, nobody will

care even a little bit what the temperature is. i can promise you that one thing. >> how exciting is this? thanks, coming up next at "news4 at 6," when the d.c. school cowens 8 will reveal the final list. my mistake in using alcohol in recent months have brought additional embarrassment and shame to me, my family and other church members who care about me. more on the idaho senator's drunk driving plea deal. [ male announcer ] this commercial is not about getting fios,

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plus why home field truly is an advance for the redskins. "news4 at 6" continues. the final list will be announced in two woke on january 17th, but the emotional topic of closing 20 schools is not the only major decision to dramatically affect parents in the coming months. tom sherwood spoke with the chancellor today for more details. >> on the politics hour, councillor said her proposal to

close 20 underenrolled schools sparked debate. >> it was really encouraging to hear people i think recommit to the traditional neighborhood school where children have a right to go. >> reporter: but the chancellor said she has no choice but to close schools. she's weighing thousands of comments from parents and communities before announcing her final list on january 17th. >> these were the 20 that came up. we haven't quite decided, you know, how many will ultimately make the final list. right now we are not stewarding our resources well with these under-enrolled schools. >> reporter: henderson is wading into another emotionally charged subjects s. changing boundaries that having chainsed since the 1970s. >> i'll be very honest with you. i love my job. i'm willing to do lots of hard things. this is the thing i think i fear most. >> reporter: boundaries including attendancy. they're filled with factors.

henderson says she'll spend more than six months on the plan to propose this fall for the 2014-2015 school year. >> if we don't begin to make some of she is changes literally there's no way we'll be able to provide the children with the increased resource that they need. >> reporter: and asked about school security, henderson says she supports crisis training, but opposes arming school administrators or teachers. >> i don't agree with that at all. alternate columbine there were armed guards, but the disaster still happened. a former corrections officer has pleaded guilty to lying in the death of an inmate. anthony mcintosh admits he told investigators he was not the first person to find ronny white unresponsive and hanging in his jail cell. he diplomat find white, and he did not try to get him help. white has been charged with killing a police officer. a retired prince george's

county firefighter is credited with saving a woman from a burning home today. it happened today on pond meadow lane in buoy. the firefighter says he followed smoke to a home. he said a barking dog helped him find the woman trapped inside. the woman is expected to survive. her home is destroyed. firefighters say she was a hoarder. funeral service today for officer chris young honored by hundreds of fellow officers in woodbridge, virginia. family and colleagues spoke about his passion for helping people. young was killed in a motorcycle accident on monday while responding to a call. michael crapo is a republican u.s. senator from idaho. in virginia today the lifelong mormon pleaded guilty to drunk driving. richard jordan was at the courthouse in alexandria when the senator issued a public and very personal apology. >> reporter: the senator says he

made a huge mistake. he admits he failed as a public servant and member of is the mormon church. >> i'm embarrassed to have to admit publicly that i failed. >> reporter: michael crapo came to court not as a u.s. senator, but a defendant. the idaho statesman pleaded guilty to a drunk drive arrest on december 23rd when an alexandria police officers saw crapo at a red light. he then failed a field sobriety test. he said earlier he was drinking vodka -- >> i occasionally have had alcoholic drinks in my apartment in d.c. it was a poor choice to use alcohol to relieve stress and went at odds with my personally held religious beliefs. >> reporter: crapo left court surrounded by hi wives and legal counsel. before he can shut the door on the ordeal where he said he wanted to clear up the night what happened. >> i wasn't out drying to a

particular destination. ed gotten restless, i could not sleep, i got in my car, i got out and drop 395 past the monuments, ended up in alexandria. >> reporter: crapo failed a field sobriety test, the guilty plea carries a suspended 180-day jail sentence, meaning he will not serve time if he complies with the court's ruling. there's also a $250 fine, and his driver's license will be suspended for a year. >> i'm grateful, truly grateful that no one was injured. >> reporter: crapo says he will comply with the punishment, but above all, he hopes to repair hess rip station and see repentance from the church of latter day saints. as part of his sentence, the senator must also attend an alcohol support program. he says he also wants to be a part of outreach and turn this negative experience into a positive one. in alexandria, richard jordan, news4. it was septembered this

afternoon to eight months in prison. a jury convicted adrian johnson last october of intoxication manslaughter. johnson crashed into another vehicle in brandywine back in 2011. 18-year-old lawrence guarder jur was the driver of the vehicle. he was killed in the accident. accused of killing his wife and her young son has reached a plea dealt curtis lopez entered what's called an al ford plea today. prosecutors say he stabbed his estranged wife back this 2011, and then he used a metal bat to beat her 11-year-old son william to death. >> this man should never walk the streets against a free man. he deserves to die in jail. we can't block somebody coming in and saying, i want to plead to guilty, which is what he did,

and the bottom line at the end of the day, there's snow distinction. he's been found guilty of everything. >> lopez will be sentenced in april. he's facing the possibility of life in prison without parole. a prince george's county employees is charged with using his position to extort money from a restaurant. the business owner complained to police about john brown, a building inspector with the department of environmental resources. he says brown threatened to take away the restaurant's permits unless he paid $1,000 a week to hire the inspector's band. police set up an undercover sting. >> an officer posed as the entertainment manager for the business. when the suspect came to the restaurant yesterday and demanded money from the undercover officer, he was placed under arrest. >> brown is now on administrative leave. the police department is asking anyone else who may have had similar issues with brown to get in touch with them. this was a record year for gun sales in virginia. people there bought more guns in 2012 than ever before.

state gun statistics show that more han 432,000 firearms were sold in the state in 2012. that's up 35% from the year before. it is the largest spike in gun sales in two decades in virginia. in december alone, sales were up nearly 80%. analysts say they're ooh people are afraid of tighter gun laws. virginia repeal it's one handgun a month law over the summer. the director of the reston zoo will spend 30 days in jail after pleading guilty. she was found guilty back in september, but appealed her conviction. under today's plea deal, along with jail time, she can no longer make decisions about the care or euthanasia of any animals if she serves as an animal care taker. her father owns the zoo.

flu is out there, expected to be bad this year. thousands of gm vehicles are being recalled. the problem drivers need to know about. and we'll talk about rg3's knee and whether he'll be able to do much on sunday's game. carol has the sports report. g.

tomorrow will be another chilly day, then that important sunday

forecast. plus what to expect for next week. general motors is recalling it affects the cadillac escalade, the gmc sierra and chevy tahoe. also included are the suburban, the avalanche, the express and the gmc savannah and yukon. gm officials say those trucks may have been built with faulty park lock cables or malformed steering column lock gears. they can easily be shifted out of park even in the ignition key is in the off position. owners can take their vehicles to a certified dealer to replace the steering column and do that free of charge. 2012 was the worst year for whooping cough since 1955. about 42,000 cases were reported last year, but that number could rise to as many as 50,000, because the centers for disease

control and prevention is still gathering information. the good news is that deaths from the disease were down last year to 18. experts say whooping cough runs in multiyear cycle and last year appears to have been a peak. also a newer version of the vaccine to preconvenient it doesn't last as long as expected. this flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst on records. erica edwards has a report on how doctors say the rest of us need to respond. >> reporter: doctors offices are inundated with flu patients. >> really high fever, severe body aches, nasal congestion, coughs. >> reporter: the cdc now reports 41 states shown here in brown are widespread flu activity. >> it's been a crazy flu season. we're actually out of our tamiflu right now. it's been selling off the shelves.

>> influenza is the viral infection that can put even a healthy person into the intense i have been care unit in 48 hours. >> reporter: 17-year-old max shwalder died of complication the day after christmas. seemingly the picture of health, this picture was taken 24 hours before being admitted to the hospital. >> is it started as the flu, pneumon pneumonia, and then a staph infection. those three things combined took over quickly. >> reporter: no one knows if a flu shot would have saved his life, but experience say the vaccine is a good match to the circulating virus, either preventing it all together or taking some of the sting out of the illness. >> it can preventing gull knee mondayia action even though you may have a touch of the flu. >> reporter: most hospitals strongly encourage all their

employees get the flu shot. duke university health center reacted to the growing outbreak just last week. >> reporter: there's no limitation which is widely available. what in the world could you be talking about today? >> we have a health story, too. just don't reach for the purell while watching it. we're going to reach for the pompoms. a seahawk great and d.c.

plus why rg3's mobility may be limited again this weekend. we'll continue. not a bad day out there today. as a matter of fact, take a look at this. what a sunset. look at this picture. this is from richard in northwest washington, out there just across from the zoo. what a great shot this was at some of those clouds made their way in, making for the perfect sunset. if you're out and about this evening, it is on the cool side. 43 at the airport, look at this, dew point way down to 17 degrees, very dry atmosphere. our windchill down to 36, and many of you already have seen windchills down around on 20 degrees. 36 the current number on gaithersburg.

37 in manassas, 38 down towards huntingtown. the windchill will be a factor. the winds will continue to be a problem throughout the night tonight. especially north of washington. no rain, no snow, we're not going to be seeing any of that, so you will have no problems tomorrow morning other than the fact that it is going to be cold. if you're out and about this evening, this is what you can expect for windchills, about 22 in gayering burse, 19 in haguerstown, and 24 in manassas. the temperatures go down, and the wind remains, so our windchill amount could be near 15 degrees, 24 in d.c., 22 in manassas, this is around 7:30 in the morning, so you know you're in for a cold morning and cold afternoon. windchills all day long into the 30s, and it's going to be quite chilly tomorrow. the winds will die down on sunday just in time for the redskins game taking on the seahawks, mostly sun where temperatures, 45 degrees not bad at all. enjoy it. >> thanks, doug.

we will. i heard something cool on the radio, a guy from seattle, and this were talking about, you know, that record of losing in the playoffs and in away games, all of that. and the guy very -- almost matter of factually said, you know what? this is not the team that built that record. which i thought was quite interesting. these guys have nothing to do with that record, which is why it doesn't matter. >> we love to say, yeah, they're 1-8 all the time in the playoffs, like it means something. it just makes you think you have the advantage, all right? wight to go with something. we have news about robert griffin today. the redskins have proved they can win either way, with robert griffin iii in or out of the pocket. he hinted earlier this week that hess sprained knee was progressing enough that he might get to play without the brace, but today coach said that is not going to happen.

team doctors incest he will wear the brace today. the redskins practiced outside today. his brace hidden behind his practice sweats. he admitted it is the brace, not the knee that is his biggest limitation, but mike shanahan says he still has to wear it for protection. >> the lcl usually takes about a month to heal, we're right around a month right now, so hopefully he feels better this week. it looks like he does at practice. you know, with the brace, you know, you have to work there it. that's going to protect him. but i think as each week goes by, i think he'll feel more comfortable. >> i would say he's close to 100% it not 100%. he's been running around and his throws look great. he's still playing very well.

>> the x factor for this weekend might be the 12th man. skins looking forward to the first home playoff game in 13 year. now it's time for the fans to do their part. jason has the story. >> reporter: one definite advantage, the redskins will have over the seahawks this weekend, it's home field advantage. that's why your first goal is to win the nfc east, because you're guaranteed a home play offgame regardless of your record. if you win your division, you're guaranteed a home playoff game. that's why everything shoots to win their division. >> seattle is without a doubt the loudest stayed imi have ever played in. i remember not being able to call plays in the huddle, it was loud the entire time we had the ball. that is a huge factor in how offenses operate. >> reporter: historically the redskins have been a very good

playoff team, especially at home. meanwhile, the seahawks have been just at bad away from home. >> it's definitely better whether you're a rookie or veteran. seattle is a tough place to place, so home field advantage should definitely help out. >> i expect our crowd to be loud and support us. there's no reason they would be any less excited than they were for the dallas game. for the dallas game they were awesome. >> just being at home is an incredible feeling, the sport we got, whether they were winning or losing. i'm definitely excited. >> skins fans have been crazy for a home playoff game. tickets for this weekend sold out on monday. jason pugh, news4 sports. >> thanks, jason. you do not see a lot of seahawks flag or colors being flown around, but a famous former seahawk hall of famer steve largeant lives here, called d.c. his home when he was

elected to congress. the former congressman is now the president and ceo of a nonprofit trade association, but still keeps a closite on his former team. he was selected to seven pro bowls and still the seahawks all-time leading receiver. so with the majority of his life spent between seattle and d.c., it makes you wonder who is he rootic for? >> my loyalties are not divided at all. i'm 100% a seahawk, always have been and always will be, so i'm looking forward to this weekend's game. i think it would be a real schalening for the seahawks to get a win in washington. they're on a roll, and that's important when you're going into the playoffs, that you get on that roll and kind of development some confidence in your ability to play. so the seahawks have their hands full this weekend, for you are shall, but they've got a rookie quarterback of their own, a good running attack, and their defense is really plays outstanding ball. that's the thing i think will be

the difference in this game, is what i'm hoping for as a seahawk fan. >> so they had one here. don't forget tonight in about 40 minutes it's a postseason edition of "redskins showtime." dan hellie, rick, mike and jason will tell you who they think will win on sunday night. elsewhere in the nfl, andy reid has reached an agreement to a five-years contract to become the head coach of the kansas city chiefs. reid was fired monday after 14 seasons with the eagles. neither of those teams close to snip the playoffs this year. as for the ravens they're saying hello to the playoffs while saying good-bye to the star. as of wednesday, ray lewis saying good-bye, this year his 17th season in the nfl. ravens coach john harbaugh said diaw lewis, who's been out of the lineup since week 7, is prepared to play at full speed

against the colds on sunday. players like torrie smith are ready to put it all out there for their leading. >> you want to send him out the right way. he deserves it. he's done great things, not just for us, but for a team and as a family, the things he's done for this city. so try to send him order the right way. we're closer, we made it to the playoffs. and we'll try to play a tough game. still playing, and today job overs keep roger goodell offered him a part-time divorce position. >> i would not want to be in his way. his last game? the other thing is, no disrespect to fedex, this is a time when i wish we were playing in rfk. they talk about that stadium out there, and the noise? whoo, we could light 'em up. >> i'm going to quote you

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coming up next, one man's very public plea to find a job. one more check on that

weather. >> one more check. there's only one day we care about. only one, and that's sunday. the weather is perfect. no problems at all, but if you care about tomorrow, it will be cool, a bit breezy. monday cool and breezy. wednesday, thursday and friday mild, but sunday, sunday, sunday is looking good. >> tomorrow you get -- tomorrow is a day to get things done. >> thanks, doug. a british man says he decided to go big and bold for his last desperate attempt to find work. his name is adam, he just spent his last 500 pounds on a billboard asking for a job. that's about $800. the billboard is set up outside a tube station in london. it directs readers to a web side called employadam.com. he says he's applied for about 250 jobs in the past three

months and only had two interviews. those were by phone. he's hoping the billboard will help him stand out from the crowd. by the way, he says he has a college degree in video production and willing to take any kind of job that