have a new coach. hello, everybody. >> washington's football team finally gets its man. >> today the red skins made jay gruden their new head coach. we've been team coverage throughout the evening on this new hire. >> let's go out to the park where they're waiting for the news conference and big introduction. guys? >> reporter: we're just about a minute away. tony riley, the head of public relations is speaking to the media. we're being told it's still going to be another minute away from the official introduction of the washington red skins brand-new coach jay gruden. we're expecting the general manager to step up first and formally introduce jay gruden. he spent the last three season with the ben always as the offensive coordinator. this after a long week of interviews. they decided that they found their man. it all started tuesday night when bruce allen and other red

skins met with jay gruden, they interviewed formally yesterday here at the park. today he signed that deal for a five-year contract here with the washington red skins. you think gruden, you think monday night football, but there's a lot more to this gruden family. jason is joins me here. can you tell me a little bit more about jay gruden. >> gruden is such a big nam in the nfl. 46 years old, offensive coordinator for cincinnati. he has a long, long resume, but seems like the guy for this job to take this organization to the next level. >> let's meet him right now. >> welcome. we'll open the press conference today with a -- raise your hand and be recognized before you ask questions. at this time i would like to introduce -- >> thank you, tony. good afternoon. exciting day for the washington red skins. a very important day for our

upcoming season and our future. you know, as we talked about about ten or 11 days ago, we were going to take this selection process very seriously in analyzing everything we have done as an organization in order to improve it. and the first step was finding the right coach for this team. the best way we could find the new leadership was searching the coaches. as you know and it's been well documented, we met with several coaches in person and talked to dozens of others on the telephone. the nfl is a special fraternity. these coaches that came in, we got to hear new ideas, new plans, and really a new attitude. but this fraternity that jay belongs to is really the

references, the people they work with who would call at all hours of the evening to tell us how great a particular candidate was. it was a wonderful experience, dealing with these men, because the nfl at the end of the day, no difference than it's always been, it's about the players, the coaches and the fans. this league is very fortunate to have coaches on the sideline of the integrity that we met during this process and have talked to on the phone. but as i said at that press conference about 10 or 11 days ago, we were looking for a new leader, somebody who can inspire or football team. we knew it was more than just xs and os. it was about finding the right person to build the team kennel industry that we needed. we needed someone who would be a

good teammate to the coaches, the organization, and the players in the locker room. through this search, we kept looking for that leader and teacher. fortunately for us t. the san diego chargers beat the cincinnati bengals and we were able to bring jay in. he got to interview with the people here, scott campbell, brown, eric shaffer, and of course also he met with dan snider. so what we found is the guy i really come back to one of the greatest quotes i know in sports or life that former washington red skins coach mark levy was in the hall of fame that said -- where would you rather be than right here right now? that quote is really what we were looking for.

someone who had the fire in his belly to come and lead the washington red skins this season. i would like to introduce to everybody the new head coach of the washington red skins, mr. jay gruden. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, first off, i'd like to thank my family. my wife sherry is in the audience, my sons joey jack, my other son jay jay couldn't be here, my mother kathy gruden, she's at home watching, i'm sure. my dad jim gruden, football coach, a football man, a football person, really instilled passion, commitment and loyalty to me at a very young age in the game of football. my brother jim, who taught me there's things other than football that are important and of course my brother jon, who i wouldn't be sitting here today without learning about everything i know about football from him. what a great brother, a great person, a great football coach. thank you to them.

i'd like to thank mike brown and marvin lewis for the opportunity for being the offensive coordinator for the ben always. they took a chance on me. we had some great seasons, and it was a great opportunity. i would like to thank the bengal coaches staff and of course the players for their commitment to coming to work every day and their commitment to excellence. you know, they provided us with a great spark and great group to coach and a lot of fun. i'd like to thank dan snider and bruce allen, obviously this is an opportunity, a once in a lifetime kind of deal. i will do my best to make sure that i put a competitive football team on the field each and every day. really it's not about me, though. it's about the washington red skins, this is about the fans, this is about the workers at fedex field, about the players, the coaches, about a commitment to being a consistently great franchise. we want to provide everybody

with the proud sense beer going to come to work every day and do the best we can to put a competitive football team on the field every day. i look forward to the chance to interview and talk to many coach that is have the players' best interests at heart, that will motivate, teach and provide them with every opportunity to be great. i look forward to the challenge. thank you, again, to dan snider and bruce allen for this opportunity. thank you. >> dave owens from cbs dc, first of all congratulations. >> thank you. >> reporter: this team is coming off not just a 3-13 year, but quote where a lot of distasteful things happened, drama-filled things. what convinced you in the interview process that this was a place that wasn't filled with dysfunction, and how will it be different until your tenure? >> i don't know what happened last year. i know that interviews with dan snider and bruce allen and

hat the passion for excellence is there. all's they want to do is win. they're going to provide me with every avenue to win. i don't know what happened last year, and i don't care what happened last year. all i care about is moving forward. i'm going to provide the players with every avenue for them to succeed and be great. moving forward, we're going to forget about the past and look forward to the future every day. >> when you say you don't note what happened last year, there were various reports on -- at the network level every day, so you're saying you didn't hear and see any of those things? >> i don't hear, but i don't believe all the reports. i wasn't in the locker room. so i was worried about my season, my team at the time. and when i'm with the washington red skins, i'm not going to read about the eagles or the cowboys. i'm going to worry about the red skins locker room and making sure we're one team with one goal, and every intention of winning as many games as we can. >> joseph white with the associated press. i was actually going to ask

something else, but you said you don't care. surely one of the first things you'll do is review -- >> absolutely. >> -- what's gone right, what's gone wrong, what you want to keep -- i get you would want to rephrase that. >> we'll review the plays and place from the year before and we'll find the best players that we want to keep moving forward, the free agents that were available that we want to re-sign. the things that we can help each player improve upon and their game, the corners, safeties, running backs, there's a lot of work to do. when you're 3-13 there's not one particular player or reasons, there's a lot of reasons and things that need to be fixed. >> reporter: to follow up, which assistants are you going to retain on the staff and who roles will they have? >> i'm going to interview a lot of coaches. i'm going to look at each coach that's been retained by bruce here and interview everybody, and make sure -- i know there's

a lot of coaches here that can coach. there's a lot of good football people here that can coach. there's good football people across the country looking to work and looking to work for the washington red skins. this opportunity is a once in a lifetime deal. i've already had about 350 texts from great people, great coaches looking to coach. i don't think finding a great coach and coaching staff will be difficult. it's finding the right ones that fit what i want to do and what the players want to do. >> mark masky from "the washington post." as you chose between this job and the other opportunities you had, what role did the existing relationships you had play in that? also, what role did the presence of robert griffin play in that? >> big role. i know brings. i have a history with bruce. i know his passion. he wants to provide the head coach with every opportunity to win. i know bruce is not about bruce. i know bruce knows it's not

about jay. we know it's about us. moving forward it's about the washington red skins, the fans, the players, the equipment men, the staff. we're going to do it together. it will be a different task, but working together with dan and bruce, we can accomplish a lot. >> and also the presence of robert griffin, how much will that factor into your decision? >> robert is a great quarterback. it's very exciting. anytime you want to move forward with a franchise, that's a very important position, as we well know. he's a great player. i look forward to a chance to coaching him. >> chick hernandez, bruce, you had said that you planned on, and if it went well into the playoffs, to find your coach. obviously we're here in week 2. what was it about the interview process that the man to your right that said this is my guy right here right now? >> it's really how the playoffs played out. i joked about the ben always

losing that game f we had met with several coaches and decided that when we found the right person for this time, we would propose to him. through the long day of yesterday, and the whole interview process, it was clear to everybody here that jay was the right man for us right now. >> coach, chris leslie, espn. when you see robert griffin iii, what are a couple things you would like him to improve on? is it too early in that process based on what people you've talked to? >> i have not really studied him on that type of foundation yet. i've seen him on highlights and some of the games that we carry over and study other teams. i see a ton of talent. i see a guy that can run and maneuver in the pocket. i see accuracy. i see long ball accuracy.

i see toughness. i see a guy that wants to win and i see a strong leader. i see every trait that a quarterback has to have to be successful. so why wouldn't you want to coach a guy like that? i'm excited to coach him and hopefully he's excited to play here. >> jay sec her from "the washington times." you've your stints in the arena league and ufl, what makes you believe you are ready for this head coaching opportunity now? >> it's everybody's opinion, but i've -- whatever levels whether the arena league or ufl, you still have to motivate, coach, teach players to compete and motivate players. you have to weather storms, losing streaks, fumbles, interceptions, losing the playoffs, losing three in a row, winning three in a row. there's always things you can learn from whatever league you

coach. but my strength i believe is dealing with players, motivating players, keeping players excited to come to work and not letting them get too hide or too low. letting them understand that honestly, as a head coach, i have their best interests at heart. my only thing is to provide them with every rye source so they can get better. i think as a took player, elth they le appreciate that. they want to be coached and they want to play well. we're going to provide them with every resource to do that. >> espn 980. welcome to dc. >> hey, doc, how are you doing? >> i'm doing great, my friend. are you locked and sold on the 34? are you open to change? >> this team is built for the 34. they've been a 34 for a while. i hate the 34 as an offensive coordinator, so i think with the

players in place i would love to stable there. that will be evaluated. i know when we played geffen the washington red skins it's difficult to run against them. there's a core foundation in place. i'm excited to have a chance to talk to the candidates to still instilled a 3-4 defense. >> jay, mike jones, "the washington post." none of the guys on staff have -- you've had history, did that make this more attractive because they're here? >> yes, it really did, but still there's a lot of other candidates i want to talk to. they understand football and love football. hopefully when i go through the interview process of the coaches i know that need jobs and are good coaches that i feel like can take this team to the next level. if 24th emerge, great, but there are good people and coaches in this building, yes. >> diana ra sin i sinni channele

in dc. if there's smell you want to accomplish right now, what would that be? >> i want the players that come in and know they're going to get the best. s best ownership, the best general manager, the best training staff, the best equipment managers, i want them to feel a sense of confidence and sense of pride. right away, the sooner the better, then we'll have a chance to succeed at a rapid rate. >> john con, espn. the word "trust" was used a lot to describe the relationship with robert griffin iii, and the previous coaches. what are the elements that you go become to build that trust? how do you go about building that? >> it's got to be genuine.

he's got to believe it. i'm going to let him know i'm trustworthy. he has to understand i expect a lot from the starting quarterback. i expect him to come in, prepared, work hard, and take the blame on some throws. i expect him to be a great leader. i expect him to do extra things to be great. as long as he's working his butt off, i with provide him everybody he needs, if he doesn't like a play, i'm not going to call the play. i want him to be comfortable that he's doing everything we're doing. >> can you talk about your offensive philosophy a bit? west coast is the easy term, but do you. >> yeah, always thrown in there. >> and zone blocking, power blocking? >> i like them all. i've never found a play that i didn't like that works. the one thing i want to do is during my process in the next few days, i want to study the

offensive personnel that we have in place. they've done good things here offensively. i think they're in the top ten, so they have a system in place that's very good. they're an outsigh zone blocking team. they can do inside zone. so there's a bit of everything. i don't think anything in the offense anymore is just -- we are this. we have to adhere to what we have offensively. we can do the read options, run bubble screens, run deep balls, play action deep things. i think the whole idea to be a successful offense is to be diverse and be good at a lot of different things. >> csn washington. jay, to be clear, you have not picked your coordinators. there was a report that shawn mcveigh would be elevated to coordinator. >> nice. good for shawn. i do like shawn. he's a heck of a coach, but

we'll go through the process, and hopefully -- there's a lot of great coaches, like i said, out there, and he's a great person and a great coach. >> jay, have you talked to robert yet at all? >> i have not talked to robert. i looked forward to it, though. >> michael philadelphia lips "richmond times dispatch." this is a franchise that's been through a lot of head coaches. what kind of answers did you get when you were doing your due diligence that led you to believe you could be successful here? >> just talking to mr. snider, dan snider and bruce. i just have a firm pleef everything they were saying and their passion for the team and city is legitimate. i'm a pretty good reader of people. i can tell when i'm being lied to. i can't honestly tell you this, that dan snider and bruce allen have the fans' best interests at hard and the players' best interests at heart. all they want to do is field a

winning team. they're given me an opportunity to take this team to a great level, and i'm going to do everything i can to prove them right. >> bruce, first of all, even though you said ten days ago that the new structure would be that you would have final say working with scott, is that going to be the case under the agreement you worked with jay here? >> what's great about where jay came from cincinnati, the coaches were involved with the personnel process. we're going to make our selections based on the red skins choices, and the scouting department will give us the players and lists, and we're going to work through the coaches and analyze it. at the end of the day every of the players already chosen by the redskins as a group. jay and i talked about how we want to do it, and it really will be a group effort. >> contractually you have the final say? >> at the end of the day, it would be my responsibility.

>> reporter: to follow up on the gentleman sitting next to me. obviously you know how to coach, but so did many of the other qualified men who have stood before the fans over the last 14 season, so two things -- do you believe you have to reverse a culture of losing? not just a couple bad seasons, but a culture of losing and dysfunction. secondly do you believe the fact that you are a clean slate, you don't believe a lot of the expectations, as some of the coaches have brought here, that could help you in that respect? >> i think every head coach has great expectations. otherwise they wouldn't be hired. we have great expectations. we expect to win soon. there's a great history here for the washington redskins. there's a lot of pride. the fans are unbelievable here. 40 straight seasons, i believe, of sellouts. they expect a winner. they don't expect anything else. anything that's happened in the past, we learn from past history, but we have to move

forward. all of the players, they want to forget about last year and quickly move into this year. you can see the history of other teams, they've been able to bound back if the players believe and we come in to work hard. we have to instill that faith. but, you know, the history of this organization is something we can all be proud of. anytime we put on a redskin jersey, the players have to be excited to play. >> jay, mike wise from "the washington post." you come from a football family, obviously. can you give us a bit of the last 24-hour whirlwind was there a. moment when you said, geez, i'm a nfl head coach now. >> yeah, right about now. it's been a whirlwind. i was fortunate to interview last year and go with the ten

sees tightens a couple days ago, but when i got here, interviewed with bruce, dan and the staff, it started to sink in. at dan's house the other night, meeting his wife, it's an unbelievable feeling. it makes you nervous, excited. a lot of different motions, you want to get started right now, but there is so much to do before you get started, but you're right, it is very exciting, and i'm thrilled for the >> did you have a moment where you called your brother, your father, or anybody -- or you got emotional or a good word with them? >> yeah, i called them all. i called my family and jack told his basketball coach, he put it on twitter. but, you know, they're all excited. you know, it's really a great experience, and my mom and dad

are obviously very proud. my brother is very proud. my other brother is very proud. we have a very tight family. so to be able to share that news was a great experience. >> two more. >> what are yew thoughts on the zone read option? >> i love it. yeah, we ran it some in cincinnati with andy, and i think it's part of football now. it's something of to get yew defense prepared for. it's something that has a place in the national football league. >> reporter: do you anticipate calls your plays? and then how much do you expect to be involved? >> i will call plays, yes, and will be involved in personnel decisions, but it will be -- it's going to be a lot about a lot of different people involved in it. we're not all going to agree all the time, but the big thing is to make sure that we hear each other out in a calm cool

fashion, and as long as everybody has the team's best interests at heart, we will come to an agreement. that won't be an issue. >> that concludes the press conference. photographers, let's get ready. we'll get a photo op. the voice of the washington redskins, jay gruden calling his five-year deal a once in a lifetime deal. what struck me, he started out very humble, and then you saw his confidence grow, humor in there, and the fire in his belly that gm bruce allen talked about, the reason they hired him. >> confidence is something he says is key in building in the players and the rest of washington's organization to help him succeed. and so it begins, the eray of jay gruden. the bengals former offensive coordinator and now dan snider's sixth head coach. >> this may by the magic k45678.

as for rg3, he says he sees a ton of talent. dianna and jason, what do you think? >> reporter: he was nerve out up there, but how could he not be? there's probably at least four dozen of the media here along with staff, along with his family. as this press conference went on, you saw him gain confidence, as he started to share some of hess thoughts orb approach to coaching. he did reference that -- you can tell he's excited to be a part of here, and it's not about looking back, it's about looking forward. that's the message that i took away from that. last year is over, thises a new season. >> i think the biggest thing i took away is that jay gruden did not talk to robert griffin iii during the process. we all thought he would have a

big role in finding out who would be the next head coach, apparently that wasn't the case. what i like about jay gruden, he's an offensive mind. he played quarterback. he understands what it takes to motivate and drive those guys. that is the biggest key for this team. i think jay gruden can enhance that. >> and also the other big news item. no coordinator had been named yet. so that's still to come. i'm sure we'll learn about that coming up. he said it's all a process. back to you guys. >> thanks a lot. for more, log-on to our website nbcwashington.com. and we'll be ri

welt come back. we have just seen and med washington as new head coach jay gruden. now reaction is starting to pour in on twitter, facebook too. at least one former redskins great says it's a great choice for the team. joe theismann says gruden has an opportunity to improve the team, but la rare arrington says he wants to wait and see. >> he has the experience, is the opportunities to advance the organization. >> i think the reality of it is.

>> we've been doing a poll all day. it seems people are pretty lukewarm at the idea. the majority of those responding say there are other problems that need to be fixed. we ide like to know your thoughts on the matter. send us a text to the number on your screen. officials handling yesterday's crash of a navy helicopter have just wrapped up a news briefing. five people were on board that chopper that went down off the coast of virginia beach. two died, two were hospitalized, one is still mitting. today we learned one of the injured has gone home from the hospital. the other may be discharged tomorrow. the victims were identified as sailors from north carolina and california. prosecutors said kevin neal will be retried even though a judge today declared a mistrial. he's charged with causing a crash that killed a prince georges police officer adrian

marsh in 2012. jury deliberations began yesterday, but a gyre send an e-mail to the judge overnight said her religion prohibits her from judging other people. that juror could be charged with contempt. right now crews making repairs to water mains around the region, busy working on dozens of fixes. this is a main at fenton and bon afont street. officials with wsse tell us crews have worked on more than four dozen breaks since tuesday, but about the same number are yet to be fixed. the morning could be a mess, ver ron johnson has the latest. the temperatures will drop just under the freezing mark. that means the potential for problems from freezing rain. in fact the advisory covers most of the views area with the exception of right down to the south. it starts at 3:00 a.m. for most of our counties here. for far west, it starts at 11:00

p.m. running 11 a.m. in the more. that means is the chance for icy spots. 28 to 32, some of our rooms could be compromised. i-270 could have icy patches, for i-495, plain old west, i think. road temperatures are in the upper 30s right now. in a couple minutes we'll have the hourly photograph. new developments right now in the traffic scandal in new jersey. governor chris christie says he's humiliated by new revelations about a bridge closure that may have been an act of political payback. the governor spoke out in trenting new jersey today at a news conference that lasted nearly two hours. news 4's steve handelsman has

more. >> reporter: thanks, pat. with the whole world watching today, chris christie gave the kind of performance that may have been -- that's made him seem by many as a prospect for the white house. he dealt out the harshest condemnation of his top staffer, who he said told lies. new jersey governor chris christie apologized for the bridge scandal. >> ultimately i am responsible. >> reporter: but christie said he never knew until yesterday what he denied for weeks that one of his top aides ordered lanes close frommed george washington bridge, jamming traffic for delays, delaying police and ambulance crews, to punish the fort lee mayor for not endorsing christie. >> i had no knowledge of this, the planning, the execution or anything about it.

>> reporter: the increme nating e-mail went from the deputy chief of staff to a christie loyalist at the bridge agency. david wildstein, who has resigned. today refused to testify about the scandal. >> i respectfully assert my right to remain silent. >> christie says he fired kelly when she denied involvement for his face. >> there's no justification for that behavior. there's no justification for ever lying to a governor or a person in authority in this government. and as a result, i've terminated bridget's employment immediately this morning. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney in new jersey is opening an inquiry. democrats are charging christie set a win it all tone. >> i think it raises casualty issues about this man's temperament. >> because i am who i am, but i am not a bully.

>> reporter: christie said he'll go to fort lee to apologize to local residents, even though the mayor called that premature. christie admitted today he's stunned and soul-searching. he says he knows his next stage of grief will be anger, but he said he is not thinking about what all of this might mean to the presidential race of 216. live from the governor's office, i'm steve handelsman, news 4. don dwyer, who has been serving his jail sentence on weekend has been stripped of his committee duties. he was removed today from the house ways and means committee. hose speaker said his acts reflect poorly. he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence back in august, and back in 2012, he admitted to being drunk while operating a boat that crashed

into another, injuring seven people. dwyer remains in office and can still vote. one day after issues a general apology for the scandal-plagued 2010 campaign, d.c. mayor vincent gray is refusing to answer reporters' questions. >> he's already said what he's got to say. the mayor used his police escort to push aside reporters today as he left a reich braer event. yesterday mayor gray told one reporter that he apologizes about the 2010 campaign, but wouldn't discuss details. four campaign aides have pleaded to felonies connected to the 2010 effort. gray said he couldn't apologize for what other people did. a federal criminal probe is continuing now. coming up on "news4 at 5", tom sherwood will take an impact on all of this at the mayor's reelection bid that kicks off this weekend. firefighters wearing helmet cams rush to free a man trapped

in a car, stuck on railroad tracks with a train headed their way. plus mission to mars. why over 1,000 people are competing to go to the red planet and not return.

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they put him on a stretcher and slowly lowered him on a ladder. the work is now hospitalized with injuries to his lower body. and cameras were rolling when this huge fire gobbled up a warehouse in san jose, california overnight. you can see the walls of the building collapse. it took firefighters three hours to bring it under control. we're told the roof was made of tar and gravel, which helped feed the flames. it escalated to five alarms. the smoke could be seen for miles. sever nearby homes were evacuated. one school was closed for the day. amazingly for injuries were reported. with lives on the line and a race against the clock, a rare view this afternoon as rescuers free a man trapped in a car on a railroad. >> one of the rescuers was wearing a helmet camera. a driver in portland, oregon, tuesday crashed into a guardrail, and was sent careens onto railroad tracks, the impact crushed the door pinning him

inside. >> we kept hearing over dispatch they haven't got ahold of basically the train company -- to confirm that they were stopping. so that is when everything's like we've got to get him off the tracks. >> rescuers had to literally picked car up and. it took them three times. with the train in sight, they finally succeeded. luckily the engineer had been notified and was able to stop the train. talk about close calls. he was widely mocked. dennis rodman apologizing for his outburst. plus plans to launch the first people to mars. we'll talk to the finalists ready to live on mars forever? and ask them why on earth? veronica? we have a freezing rain advisories, it covers most of our area. 28 degrees the temperature. you folks around brunswick

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it's called the next giant leap for mankind. now more than 1,000 people know they are a step closer to a one-way trip to mars. >> just a bit of a leap. some have spouses and children they would never see again. mike anderson sat down with

several hopeful space travelers about why they would want to leave everything behind. >> one small step for man -- >> reporter: putting man on the moon was a big achievement and political win for the united states back in 1969, mars one hopes to send the first humans to the red planet. >> there's a lot of -- >> each of these four utahens have their own thinking. >> it makes me feel alive. >> i was fascinated with the idea. >> i was hooked. i became obsessed with it. >> reporter: they all have unique, a helicopter pilot, a physics major, a. >> i do hair. that's an important part of the society, so i think they'll need me. >> reporter: they among a group of about 1,000 finalists, ultimately four will be chosen to settle a colony, with four

more sent out every two years. it takes a special fascinate with space to make this kind of commitment. >> i thought it was a brilliant plan. shows on television like money, which makes billions of dollars, and that would be enough to send somebody to mars. each submitting videos and bios to the mars 1 web side. people word wilde will be able to vote, in an attempt to garner attention and funding. mars is barren, there's radiation, you could die, and the mission is never set to come back. >> just to learn things that i was never aware of, such as sand does that storms so saturated, it's like being in a blizzard where you can't see two feet in front of you, and meteoroids,

puncturing your spacesuit. >> coming back would be much more complicated. >> i don't have a husband or kids. i have a plant, but it's dying anyway. >> it's a bigger sacrifice. >> i do have four children. >> reporter: >> my wife made sure i got a couple million of life insurance by i signed up. i'm not sure why, but anyway -- no, and my wife and i discussed it as well. it is difficult, the whole process of leaving and never coming back. >> reporter: but it's that wonder of living in space, and going down in history that keeps each of them hoping for that chance. >> i feel a pull that all humans feel. >> the mars one project is privately funded by several aerospace companies. the creators are also hope for donations. from the red planet to our wet planet. >> i was going to stay i would like to stay inside for probably the next two days.

it will be wet around the area. we are talking about that possibility of some freezing rain and pockets on area roads that could be slick, so make sure you leave yourself some extra time as we look outside right now. we do have the gorgeous sky, dry conditions throughout the area, nothing to show on radar right now. let me give you your headline forecast here, just, just under the freezing mark tonight. in terms of tomorrow morning, there will be a few slippery spots. allow some extra time. in terms of those terms, we're at 39 degrees, call it chilly. we're cold by 9:00. k08d but still dry at 11:00 p.m. as we drop to 32. there will be more clouds moving in. in terms of the first freezing rain showing up, i think that will be around 3:00 to 4:00 a.m. in the morning, and could last as late as 8:00 to 9:00, as it makes its way into the west. you folks around frederick, warrenton, winchester, maybe

even that northwest corner of d.c., there would be, again, a bit of freezing rain. so tonight we're with low impact on our weather impact scale, because we don't expect to see any conditions at all, but by tomorrow morning, very early before the sun comes up. secondary roads could be compromised with that freezing rain, could be slick and a little icy. by tomorrow i think midday, 11:00 avm to noon, plain old areas of rain. so we mott back down on our impact scale to medium form tomorrow even just wet roads still across the area. let's talk about how much rain we're going to see out of the area. tomorrow again just showers after that freezing rain moves out, showers will still linger until we get to the evening hours. there we are at 7:00 p.m. here we are at 6:00 a.m. showers cover the a. by 1:00, could be moderate, and

i wouldn't be surprised with a rumble of third on saturday. take a look at it right now. 62, very soggy on saturday. right now, though, sunday is looking as though we will see sunshine coming our way, but both days i think are looking very windy throughout the area. the better day for the weekend sunday. pockets of moderate, even heavy rain coming our way. temperatures next week back into generally the upper 30s to low 40s across the area. more on that freezing rain event for tomorrow coming up on "news4 at 5", of course. the cold snap this week has brought out the best. this pizza shop in western pennsylvania went the extra mile, delivers pizza plus prescription medication and other supplies to sick and elderly residents. the owner of the pizza shop said he july just wants to do his part.

>> she calls the nurse so -- i know how it's hard for elderly people to get out. we live in an elderly community and we're swamped, we're close, and you have to be there for your residents. >> and the pizza shop delivers the medicine with no strings attached. that means folks don't have to order pizza in order to get the shop to help them. in news 4 your health, don't look now, but technology is hurting our eyes. staring into tablet and smartphone, doctors are calling it digital eyestrain. a new report found that 70% of adults suffer. symptoms include dry eyes and blurry vision, as well as fatigue and neck and shoulder cramps. experts say simply adjusting the light on your screen is one way to ease the discomfort. so do you count calories? the average american has cut 78 calories out of the their daily diet compared to fiveiers, thanks in part to changes in the

food industry. many companies offer healthier versions of their product. it's part of a voluntary pledge the industry made to remove billions of calories from the marketplace by next year to help the nation phytobeesity. today major food and beverage companies cut portion sizes, and offers low-fat products. an apologiy dennis rodman for his bizarre outburst in north korea. rodman's reason -- he says he had been drinking. so where is rodman now? we'll find out after the break. also ahead, a mistrial on the case of a police chase that ended with the death of a police officers. it all came down to one 19-year-old juror. what we learned about the young woman who got the trial tossed out today. and a deadly fire claims the life of a 4-year-old. find out what happened when the investigators tested the smoke alarms in that apartment building.

russia is taking security to a whole new level. all liquids have been banned. you can't carry them on any plane anywhere in the country. the aviation agency decided to tighten the rules yesterday as a security crackdown sweeps the country. the ban will continue through the end of the games and the paralympics which take place in

march. dennis rodman is apologizing for comments he made in north korea this week. rodman complied that jailed kenneth bae deserved his detention. those remarks generated outrage here in the u.s. ian williams reports. >> reporter: dennis rodman's apology came in a written statement today in which he apologized and also said he took full responsibility. he also said he had been drunk and stressed at the time of that almost incomprehensible interview in which he implied that kennethically had been locked up because of something he had done wrong. that cause the outrage among ba etch's family, his sister saying rodman didn't know what he was talking about. >> this is not a game. dennis rodman can play the basketball game, media game all he wants with his own life, but this is about a man's life that's on the line here. >> reporter: rodman was in north korea, the latest round of what

he calls basketball diplomacy, his fourth visit, there for a game he organized with other former nash players to mark kim jong-un's 31st birthday. at one point there was a bizarre spectacle that rodman in a husky voice sings "happy birthday" so kim jong-un. now, today we didn't see rodman. he went to visit a ski resort, supposedly in the company, we think, of kim jong-un, but there were no photographs, no pictures, and he had nothing to say, which might well be a good thing. rodman will be leaving through beijing here tomorrow, as i say, at the end of the latest round of basketball diplomacy, that really turns out tariff anything but. ian williams, nbc news, beijing. >> rodman also said he was stressed out because of the some of the american players were leaving due to pressure they were getting from families and business associates.

we're taking a look outside. we have an area of freezing rain making its way toward the region, an advisory in affect. it will affect your morning rush. i'll have details. it's official. he is here and taking charge. the new head coach has arrived. >> jay gruden is ready to talk to the fans. >> he is looking forward, not back, but getting the red skins back on track won't be an easy task. >> now we're hearing from the head coach jay gruden. the press conference wrapped up just about 30 minutes ago. >> diann in a russ ini is with him. >> i can't imagine what the last 24 hours has been like. can you describe it? >> i can't really describe it. i'm anxious to get started. a great city, a proud franchise. daniel snider, just excited and

wanting to win. >> redskins fans are anxious to start seeing victories after a difficult season. what are you expecting? what are you hoping to change immediately once you start practicing? >> football is a stuff sport, we just want to make sure we're committed to the players and providing them with every avenue to get better. great coaches. my first order of business is finding the best staff i can find and address the roster. >> you've seen robert griffin iii play, you know of him. he hasn't developed into the quarterback that a load of fans want to see him be. what are sudden hoping to teach him? what type of quarterback -- >> he's young. he's only played two years. a lot of quarterbacks don't develop until seven, eight years down the road. i want to provide him every a avenue to success. to get players around