he took money from known isil operatives and money he knew was used to cause destruction and attack. they've asked to search a home they've linked to him. there it is. just minutes from the aberdeen proving ground and the edgewood mark train station in baltimore. they wanted to check his computers and check for any photos, financial records and weapons or bomb making materials. they say elshinawy not only attempted to support them, but lied when questioned. in court filings an fbi agent said elshinawy admitted knowing the thousands of dollars he received was used for a terror attack and he could siphon money away from the operation. he accepted the money using paypal and western union and they say he used prepaid phones and email accounts and a social media handle called egypt in the usa to communicate. they say they questioned him

about being tied to isil in july and that he either cut off or began masking his communication with isil thereafter. mohammed el shinawy now facing 20 to 30 years in prison. scott macfarlane, thank you, scott. more on the president's message to the american people and strong words he had for the leaders of isis. brian moore continues our coverage from capitol hill. doreen, despite pressure to change, president obama insists the current strategy is working. >> reporter: after meeting with the national security team at the pentagon, president obama tried to assure america and the world that isis is losing ground. >> we dropped more bombs than in any other months since this campaign started. >> despite pressure and criticism, the president announced no new strategy. the u.s.-led coalition, he says, is decimating the army at its

core in syria. >> as we squeeze its heart we'll make it harder for isil to pump terror and propaganda to the rest of the world. >> the stunning coordinated attacks in paris and the isis n isis-inspired rampage in san bernardino. the wall call journal poll says a third of americans might fall victim to a terror attack. terrorism is not the sort of thing that could be eliminated or eradicated. it is always going to be present whether it's outside our borders or inside our borders. a war with the united states in the league and looking for more support. >> and to build up that coalition, president obama's announced that he's sending defense secretary ashton carter to the middle east. jim? >> brian mooar, thanks, brian. the first day of deliberations have ended as the first baltimore police officer is facing charges for the death of freddie gray. in closing arguments a prosecutor called the van where

gray died, he called it a casket on wheels. lawyers called his death -- defense lawyers called his death a tragic accident. chris gordon in baltimore now with the latest. chris? >> reporter: juim, the jury sen two notes. he said no, you have all of the materials you need right now in the jury room. they also asked in the second note to go home at 5:30 and come home tomorrow at 8:30. he said yes to that after a long day that began with closing arguments. prosecutor janice bledsoe told the jury officer william porter was grossly negligent for failing to seat belt freddie gray. is two, three or four seconds worth a life? that's all it would have taken. freddie gray told porter i can't breathe, but porter just didn't care. gray suffered a broken neck and was hungry for air. bledsoe told the jury that wagon became his casket on wheels.

baltimore lawyer warren albertstein said it is hard to determine how long it will take. >> you have no idea what a juror is thinking. >> the defense reminded the jury that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. porter didn't call a medic, but he did tell van driver caesar goodson and melissa white that he wanted medical attention. if officer goodson had gone directly to the hospital this would not be a homicide. >> officer porter has -- is lower on the totem pole. he's relaying this information about freddie gray's need for medical care to his superiors. >> reporter: the naacp is hopeful that the community can accept the verdict whatever it is. >> someone needs to pay. how that plays out, it will be in the court's hand, but right now we just want everybody to

stay calm and pray for the family. the mother was just here, and that make sure that no one does anything to cause themselves to get arrested or injured by the police. >> reporter: the jury resumes deliberations at the courthouse tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. and the baltimore police department has canceled all vacation leave for the time being while the jury deliberates. that's the latest live in baltimore. doreen, back to you. >> chris gordon, thank you. >> now to d.c. while the mother of a man who died with private security guards is demanding justice. alonzo smith's death was ruled a homicide, but no one has been charged. news 4's mark segraves reports. >> reporter: it was mere at the marbury plaza apartments in southeast where police found alonzo smith's lifeless body handcuffed with two private security guards standing over him. >> it does not justify them torturing my son to death and then leaving him in handcuffs,

not even giving no life-saving efforts whatsoever because they knew th killed my son instantly. >> that's what beverly smith has supected ever since she was told by police that her son was dead. police say the investigation is still ongoing. smith has been told the prosecutors have convened a grand jury. surrounded by condolence cards on smith's coffee table sits the medical examiner's rert which ows her sondi o sudden heart failure while he was restrained. the report says cocaine in smith's system and compression to his torso were contributing factors. >> but even if he did have cocaine in his system or any other drug in his system it does not give them the right to beat my son to death. >> the medicalxaminer completed the aopsy almost twob public today, leaving smith to worry nobody will be charged with her son's death. >> i'm praying that these two

special police officers are indicted. >> it's want unusual for pros cures to use the grand jury process to get an indictment before charging a suspect, particularly in a high-profile case like this. we did reach out to the private security firm and the apartment building management company. neither would comment for our story. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. and you notice mark has that umbrella there. we saw the rain come through the region erle wrer and most of it is moving off to the east. you can see storm team 4 radar tracking that rain through anne arundel county and now through prince george's county and that's where the bulk of the rain is, but still tracking a few more showers that are moving to the north here and northern fauquier. e notuite done yet and you'll nthe umbrella and you can see the storm system pushing on through and not much more as far as the rain is concerned and we'll have another chance for

rain and we'll talk about that. still mild tomorrow and the next chance of rain and finally turning cold and that cold air comes in justa in time for the weekend and i'll show you the forecast in just a minute. >> things are getting back to normal after a suspicious piece of checked luggage caused a scare this afternoon. airport police closed off a small area in terminal b. the terminal was never evacuated and an all clear came about 30 minutes ago. sergeant bowe bergdahl will face a general court-martial rather than a special court-martial. what that means is he's facing a possible life sentence in prison on charges that include desertion. previously an army hearing officer recommended bergdahl face a special court-martial with a maximum jail term of one year. it is not clear why the army disregarded that recommendation. bergdahl was captured by the taliban after he walked away from his post in afghanistan in

2009. he was held for five years by them until the u.s. agreed to release five prisoners from guantanamo bay in exchange for his release. >> now to san bernardino. we're learning about a missed warning sign from one of the terror suspects. tashfeen malik posted her support for jihad on social media well before she was approved for her so-called fiance visa into the u.s. immigration officials do not routinely report social media. meanwhile, the fbi has wrapped up the search of the lake in san bernardino. officials aren't saying whether anything retrieved from the water is related to this investigation. >> also tonight, we're hearing from one of the survivors of the shooting. 22-year-old jen stephens was shot in the stomach and was grazed by a bullet in her arm and leg. she heard someone poundied on te doors to the room and then the gun fire erupted.

>> the guy comes in with a big gun and starts shooting up and, yeah, i hit the ground. you don't really see the bullets or anything, but you can hear them. they're really loud. >> reporter: stephens says at first she didn't realize what was happening. she thought it was some kind of a joke and believed she'd been hit by a bean bag and not a bullet. >> in washington, local business leaders met behind closed doors today to talk about the growing threat of terrorism. as our tom sherwood reports now, experts say vigilance is key to the response. >> reporter: vigilance, the sign and the mood were everywhere. leaders from the capital region, they would help prevent or minimize domestic terrorism of any sort from a lone wolf to a mass attack. >> today it was about vigilance and encouraging people to report suspicious activity. >> many people are becoming jaded to security alerts, a kind of terrorism fatigue. >> people should remain

vigilant. we all need to talk about the current issues and the climate to break down the perceptions and talk about the reality and increase our ability to report suspicious activity and not get fatigued. >> a new gallop poll shows this month 16% of americans say terrorism is the country's number one problem and that's up from just 3% in november and still far short of the 46% after 9/11 impeach news 4 was not able to report sound from the briefings, but participants said the message was simple for people wherever they are. >> what's the message? >> be prepared. be aware always of what could happen in your home setting, in your work setting and your community setting. have a plan. >> carl who handles counter terrorism in the national capitol region for the fbi told everyone to enjoy the holiday season, just be aware and alert to your surroundings.

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it was the nation's second deadliest mass shooting. three years ago today a gunman walked into a connecticut school and killed 20 children and six educators. today people will come together to remember the victims at sandy hook elementary school. the state's governor also ordered the flags flown in half-staff in honor of the victims. parents who have lost children to gun violence marked this day with a protest outside the headquarters of a national rifle association in fairfax, virginia. they're demanding that the nra take action to reduce gun violence. the protesters include the parents of allison parker. she is the reporter from roanoke, virginia, who was shot and killed during a live broadcast back in august. >> it's unacceptable for

children at handy hook, for our daughter allison and for all of these other people's children to die. >> we're not coming to take your gun away. the thugs inside this building that have done a masterful job of brainwashing you. >> we reached out to the nra for a response to the protests. they've not yet issued a statement yet. >> one day to go until the republican candidates meet for their final debate of the year. some analysts are betting we'll see some fireworks and donald trump may be feeling the heat from not one, but two rivals. steve handelsman is live with more. hi, steve. >> reporter: hi, doreen. this is the venetian in las vegas where it's cold, but the debate could get hot if donald trump more than a previous couple of debates turns on the flames. he's buoyed up by the polls. the new nbc news/wall street journal poll shows that

terrorism is now a permanent part of our life. trump is buoyed by his response in that initiative calling for a temporary ban on muslims coming to the u.s., but trump's got to look over his shoulder now at two different rivals. >> donald trump heads to las vegas with plenty to worry about each though he's hit a new high in one poll. 41% in today's monmouth national survey of republicans, but in a general election matchup with hillary clinton, in today's nbc news wall street journal poll trump fares the worst of the top polling republicans losing to hillary clinton by ten marco rubio beating her by three and he tried out a general election pitch in the new ad. >> this is about the greatest country in the world and acting like it. >> it is ted cruz who is surging, polling first in iowa and coming come on strong in the latest nbc news poll. trump leads at 27, up four, but cruz is just five points back, apparently picking up much of

ben carson's support as carson drops a stunning 18 points and in las vegas today, many republicans who like trump say they're taking a look at the texas senator. >> trump, like? >> yes. trump like and politically direct. >> he's more polished and he's been in this arena for quite some time and i think he knows how congress works. >> reporter: truchl trying to slam cruz and praised him in the eyes of some republicans for shaking up congress. >> you look at the way he's dealt with the senate where he goes in there like frankly, a bit of a maniac. cruz is replacing a maniac label, and refusing to attack donald trump. >> reporter: he's taking care not to antagonize any supporters of donnal trump because they tend to tell pollsters their second choice is the texas senator. live from las vegas, steve

handelsman, news 4. >> thanks, steve. one of the issues dominating the presidential campaign is whether syrian refugees should be allowed into the u.s. governor larry hogan of maryland has expressed some concerns about that. bureau chief tracee wilkins is in greenbelt where the city council is asking the governor to recor. >> jim, that will be happening in just a few hours. in fact, the city of greenbelt will be the first in prince george's county to take a stance on this issue. >> governors that says we don't want syrians are really saying we don't want muslims. >> reporter: when we spoke to the people of greenbelt. >> i'm for welcoming everybody to america. ? they seemed eager to welcome them here. >> when i saw the governor with ans anti-refugee stance on facebook i was appalled. >> larry hogan said he opposed syrian resettlement in maryland for now. shortly after that, legislative attorney josh hamlin started a petition urging his local

government of greenbelt to take a stand. it received overwhelming support. >> i thought it would be nice and it would be something that would be right up our city council's alley to make a really strong statement that this is not what we're about in greenbelt. >> tonight the greenbelt city council is expected to approve a letter to governor larry hogan saying in part, we express our strong support to welcoming to our state any and all vetted refugees. it would be a small role to play, but it would be a role to play in the solution nonetheless. they're asking the governor to reconsider his position, but the montgomery county council and the city of takoma park have both declared they welcome refugees. he hopes greenbelt will do the same. >> hopefully greenbelt will join that chorus and i'm hopeful that it will get louder and i'm hopeful that that will serve as kind of a redirection of the discussion. >> there's new video from the police that shows a cave below a

local park. we'll tell you about a man who has been living there for months. >> a string of armed robberies in prince george's county. one of the targets, a sneaker store. it happened the same day the new air jordan shoe came out and that

and we've seen some rain out there and the first time we've seen rain since december 1st and 2nd. and we're still dealing with some out there toward the capital. winds out of the south at 10 miles per hour and right now downtown. 64 leesburg and 66 in fredericksburg after another extremely warm day and that set a new ridiculous for the day. notice the rain toward the chesapeake and for us it's moving out and just shower activity and light showers in through fauquier county and right along 66 and these showers are moving to the north very slowly and heaviest rain in our region and in the ann a rubbedel county and right along route 2 as you make your way to shady

side as you make your way into portions of northern calvert county and all of that rain continues to move on out and behind it, normally this time of year with this type of a system we'll see much colder air move in, but take a look at the storm and here's the storm way up toward the great lakes and it's pushing this warm air all of the way up the east coast and behind it, we're still on the mild side and not much cold air to work with and even minneapolis saw some rain with the storm system and it has been incredibly warm across the northeast. and it is taking us toward 9:00 and notice a few more showers and if you'll be out tonight expect wet roads at times during the night tonight and we're not going to see that much more in the way of rain in terms of how much will fall. by 7:00, the rain is out of here and look what happens tomorrow afternoon and we're right back into the sunshine and right back into those warm temperatures and a high of 63 degrees and 64 in culpeper and 57 in martinsburg so we're starting to see things cool at least a little bit and

still well above average so the impact forecast tomorrow will be on the low side and continued warm so enjoy that nice, warm weather and headed outdoors tomorrow a mixture of sun and clouds and 57 to start off our day rising into the low 60s by 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon and to do an afternoon run and 58 on wednesday and notice the trend here and we're starting to cool and a pretty good chance of rain on thursday and some of it could be heavy at times and friday's highs only at 45 degrees and coming up on saturday it gets colder and we're talking about windchills coming up at 6:45. we'll talk much more about that taste of winter coming just in time for the weekend. >> all right. thanks, doug. it's time for it. seven armed robberies at seven different locations all on one night. i'll tell you about a shoe connection that police think might be part of this. sgroo a life saving gift after a deadly accident. we were there as the victim's family reunited with the

strangers who were saved in the months after a young woman's death. >> i'm julie carey in fairfax city. yesterday this patch of earth was a 15-foot deep hole carved up by a homeless man to live in. coming up, what fairfax city

now at 6:30, a string of

armed robberies in prince george's county and in one of them an air jordan shoe might be the motive. >> a surprising discovery at a local park, a 15-foot deep, two-room cave. >> i haven't seen anything like it in the time that i've been here. >> who built it and why. >> some thieves broke into a warehouse and they took christmas gifts meant for children, but they couldn't steal the spirit of the season. we'll tell you who is stepping in to help. an emotional reunion as a mother meets three people who received her late daughter's organs. why these types of reunions are so rare. >> we begin now with those armed robberies. seven of them all on saturday and all of them targeting businesses in prince george's county. police are poring through surveillance video to search for links between the krims. pat collins with the latest on this investigation. pat? >> doreen, what a weekend in

prince george's county, seven armed robbery, a restaurant, a shoe store, a convenience store in buoy and capitol heights and morningside and in one case it appears the new air jordan shoe might be the motive. they have guns out, masks on and they move with military like precision. over the weekend, four 7-eleven stores robbed in prince george's county. police believe the same suspects might be linked to at least three of those robberies. >> but wait, there's more. saturday afternoon there was an armed robbery of the sports zone store in forestville. saturday afternoon was the debut of the jordan 11-72-10 shoe. a shoe commemorating the year the bulls won 72 regular season

games. police say stolen from the sports zone store that saturday, cash money and 11 pairs of jordans. prince george's county police are pulling on a full-court press to stop these kinds of robberies. >> there are marked cruisers on patrol. there are unmarked officers out watching over the stores. there are conversations with business owners about what to look out for and about what those folks need to do to protect their stores. >> reporter: fair warning to robbers everywhere, the next time we go busting into a store to hold it up, that guy behind you may just well be a cop. jim, back to you. >> thanks, pat. two people recovering tonight after a fiery crash in maryland. an suv slammed into a house on addison road on fairmount heights. it happened last night. the driver was speeding and they're looking into whether drugs and/or alcohol played a

role. the suv hit a parked car, slammed into a tree and caught fire. five people were in that suv, the driver and one of the passengers taken to the hospital and they're expected to be okay. four people inside that house were not injured, but the house has been deemed unsafe. so those folks will will have to find somewhere else to stay for now. right now the alexandria police department is meeting with members of the community after two recent murders. two bodies have turned up in two separate alexandria parks. the stab wounds on both victims are similar and no arrests have been made in either case. the meeting got under way at the cora kelly rec center. now to a striking discovery in a fairfax city park. leading down into a 15-foot deep cave. tonight, the man who did the digging and called it home is in jail. bureau chief julie carey joins us live with word on what police

found inside that cave. julie? >> doreen, the cave was hidden away in van dyke park in the woods only about 200 yards behind city police headquarters. it posed an obvious safety hazard, but the officer who saw it and share their video with us e pressed admiration for the work it took to build it. >> this is the entrance to an underground home, steep steps are carpeted with leaves so they don't get too slippery. it was painstakingly carved out by this man, 25-year-old yosu eries on. it had been covered by plywood and leaves when people walking through the woods spotted it and contacted police. those steps lead into an 11-foot deep cavern and once in the hole there is a split level. a bedroom on one side and a sunken living room in the other and it's 15 feet down. >> i haven't seen anything like it in the time that i've been here. >> yosu eries on wasn't home

when police began to clear out their belongings and they found books there and papers that looked like homework assignments. >> he was studying several topics from what it looked like from his property. >> reporter: including the english language. >> he had an alphabet written out. he is a student of the bible adulum. a cave where david hid from the king. these are the tools rios used. they can't help, but marvel at the work done here, and yesterday when rios returned he was taken to the jail. he's charged with destruction of property for the hole and faces an outstanding traffic ticket from maryland. visitors say they understand the danger posed for the cave, but their sympathies are with rios. >> more power to him. he did something that most people don't do. he took a step to change his life and made his own little home where he could actually study and live a decent human being life.

>> yeah. i wish him the best. >> today the cave is gone. filled in with dirt by public works crews. >> reporter: at last count, there were 1200 homeless individuals in fairfax county at the nearby lam center that provides services for the homeless this man was a familiar face. in fact, he was at bible study there on saturday night. back to you vance, from the studio. >> lawmakers in maryland are taking a look at fan duel and draft kings. the industry has grown and changed and they're considering whether it is unnecessary. officials in new york say those sites are illegal gambling and they had banned them from doing business there. the fantasy sites claim they are games of skill and not chance. both companies are still operating in new york while the appeals process works its way through. comcast which owns nbc 4 has invested in fan duel.

an outpouring of support after thieves stole gifts that were meant for needy children in our area. who is stepping in to help just days before the holiday. the washington regional transplant community says 21 people die each day waiting for an organ. today weere there when a mother who lost her daughter got to meet for the first time the woman her child saved. >> hi. >> so nice to meet you. so nice to meet you. >> coming up at 6:00, we'll explain why this encounter is so rare. and it's almost hard to believe, but it's going to get cold. it happens just during the weekend and we'll talk about the cooldown on friday and saturday and how cold, how chilly our temperatures will

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harbor, most of the yacht club's top two floors are gutted. nobody was hurt, but it's impacted the community in a big way. the club has been around in annapolis since 1886. the building was modernized 80 years later, but not enough to have a sprinkler system installed. about 150 people who work at the club are out of work right now. city and state officials are working with the owners to rebuild. two big on-line retailers are pulling or limiting sales of hoverboards because of the fear of fire. amazon has pulled most hoverboards from its website. sellers are being told this their products meet safety standards. overstock.com stopped selling hoverboards altogether. the government is investigating several reports of hoverboards going -- hoverboard, that is, going up in flames. we just reported last week about a house fire in montgomery county that was started by a hover board. it caught fire while being

charged last month. it rolled over on a bed and the bed caught fire. >> the salvation army is scrambling tonight to replace $20,000 worth of angel tree gifts stolen in the district. thieves broke into a warehouse over the weekend and they stole presents donated for needy, local children. two juveniles were arrested and three other thieves got away. the salvation army said the burglars wanted kindles and irk pads. >> they would help about 2500 families and 6,000 children and we're still going to do it and we're not going to let a child not have christmas. walmart is donating $20,000 to replace the gifts and to pay for round the clock security. the washington nationals are chipping in, too. gifts will be delivered to families this week. still to come tonight, there is a new study that finds a link between autism and

antidepressants. >> an emotional reunion as the family rekecks with the peopl

there's a new study out today that suggests that pregnant women who use antidepressants may be more likely to have a child with auti autism. experts say, though, that it is a very small risk. they say about 1%. the risk is higher for women taking medication in their second or third trimesters. doctors add that depression is a serious and sometimes life-threatening condition and that women should not stop taking their medication because of this one study. stacy farmer's life was tragically cut short, but her decision to become an organ donor meant she was able to give life to others. today her family traveled to northern virginia to meet some of the people who received her organs. news 4's meagan fitzgerald has their story. >> reporter: when you're 24

years old and a recent college grad life seems like a fun adventure. >> she was a pretty vibrant character. >> reporter: and for stacy farmer it was. >> she had done so much in here life. more than an 80-year-old person. >> reporter: stacy's mom kathy says her daughter had a good heart. she was always thinking of others. >> she lived life and she cared for people. >> reporter: that was obvious even when stacy died on september 15, 2010, after she was struck by a car while riding her bike. she told her sister years before that she wanted to be an organ donor. >> why would i want to be buried six feet down and not continue life if i had the opportunity to? >> reporter: and today her mother got to meet three of the five people stacy was able to save. >> so nice to meet you. sherry hallstead received a bankry as ask kidney. the doctors told her she wouldn't survive long without a transplant.

>> i got diabetes at 30. >> she says these types of encounters are rare because oftentimes the recipients feel guilty or families decide they don't want to meet, but she says it highlights how big of an impact one decision can make. >> every day 21 people die waiting because the organ never came. >> reporter: because of stacy five people didn't have to die. >> i was wondering exactly where it was. >> and for kathy, it was a decision that has given her peace. this is so special. thank you. >> reporting in annandale, meagan fitzgerald. news 4. >> first lady, michelle obama spread a little holiday cheer. today she brought the first family's dog sonny and bo to visit with young patients in northwest d.c. she read the children a christmas story and answered in

questions. one patient wanted to know what the first daughters malia and sasha are getting for christmas. >> they want what you want. what do you want? >> i want money. [ laughter ] >> that's just what they told me. >> mrs. obama's visit to this hospital today continues a tradition that dates back more than 60 years to first lady bez truman. >> sounds like my kid. >> a lot of us have heard that from our kids. >> forget the sweater. >> let me look at this list. there's only one thing here. >> cash. >> money! >> you haven't heard that yet. your kids are still little. it's coming. >> i know it is, trust me. what did come today was the rain. finally. we haven't seen much in the way of rain at all and most of the time, this time of year we go now the colder weather is coming. not yet. outside right now still on the warm side. the rain has moved out for the most part and still some showers and we'll see some through 7:00 and through 9:00. keep the umbrellas handy if

you'll be out and about, but 62 degrees we'll see the temperatures dropping into the upper 50s and that's about it. we're not going down that much tonight at all. 64 college park and 64 leesburg and that's the number of the hour. it was 69 at dulles and that set a new record for the day and we set a couple of records in the last couple of days. here's the radar and notice where the showers are now and the heaviest rain is now moving out and here's the rain through loudoun county and over toward sterling and ashburn reporting some of that rain, close to the hearndon region and that's springfield seeing light showers and that will be about it and just straight shower activity now. i want to show you the storm system and see how it's moving to the north and east. our air, our cold air is coming from the north and west and that's just not happening. we are not giving the cold air. we still have the southwesterly flow and that means we'll see another very warm day tomorrow. so hour by hour, 57 degrees at 7:00 a.m. and up to 62 degrees

by 4:00 and just beautiful weather going on in the next couple of days, but there is cold air in the forecast. 55 on wednesday and 55 on thursday and a good chance of rain on thursday. high of only 45 on friday and 43 on saturday and windchills all day on saturday will be in the low 30s. so yes, there is a cold day. a cold day in the forecast. >> it's about time! >> it is, indeed. we have sports coming up. desean jackson is injured and there's a question whether he will miss any time and we'll tell you whether the need for reed will r

jason's out at the park where things are always so much better on a monday after a win especially after the first road win, right? >> reporter: yeah. that's absolutely right, vance. so much to be exciteded about when watching this redskins team. they looked very good yesterday in chicago, but i do want to give our viewers a few quick update on the injury front from today that we learned from jay gruden. wide receiver desean jackson, he's day to day with a knee contusion and also tight end derek carrier is out for the season after tearing his mcl and

acl. jordan reed is having an outstanding season for the skins. you want to talk about a guy emerging as a superstar in this league. reed is doing that right before our eyes and huge yesterday against the bears racking up 120 yards receiving and a touchdown. reed has been a mismatch for opposing defenses all year and his teammates have definitely taken notice of this. >> you don't know any lineback er and you got him one-on-one and he makes incredible plays and i think he's up there with the new tight ends. >> he has everything coming his way and i keep telling him he's in a position to set himself up for the long run. keep playing. >> it means a lot that they appreciate what i do out there and my hard work's paying off and i love my guys and i appreciate that that they say

things like that about me. >> so let's take a look at the remaining schedule for the redskins. three games left, the bills, eagles and cowboys and the phillies are tied with the record standpoint, but the redskins do own the tiebreaker head to head. moving over to the ice now. the capitals in enemy territory tonight visiting the pittsburgh penguins and they're the winners of eight in the last ten games and in the other side the penguins struggling and they fired head coach mike johnston saturday after losing six of the last ten. the ahl coach mike sullivan now in the lead in pittsburgh. he'll get his first shot tonight and one of the best rivalries in all of hockey and the puck drops at 7:00 on csn. the colonials entering the rankings this week at number 21 and first time they've been ranked in the top 25 and g.w. off to a sixth ranked virginia

cavaliers back in november and they host st. peters on saturday and some other news. maryland stays in the 6 spot while virginia comes in ranked at eight. so let's go back to football now for a moment. the redskins less than 24 hours after winning their first road game. several players of this organization took part in an event at fedex field today with kids from d.c. public schools and prince george's public schools and it's all part of the skins santa shop. this event put on by the redskins' charitable organization and also by the u.s. marines. alfred morris, feel free to take it away from here. "rudolph the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose ♪ >> i remember times growing up we didn't have presents under the tree. >> yes! yes! ♪ and if you ever saw it you

would even say it glows ♪ >> i'm having fun with the kids. this time of year, christmas especially, but whenever you get to hang out with the kids like this and see them all excited it's worth it and so much fun. >> connect four! >> oh, my god! >> i can't even hardly move. i can't walk. i can't deliver presents like this, but it's all good. >> it means a lot to come by and see the kids having a great time. someone asked me where desean is and do i know rg3. i can definitely tell they're having a great time. >> rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, you'll go down in history. great job by the guys today at fedex field. it should be a great game this weekend against the bills' final home game of the season. let's see if the skins can get it done again. vance, back to you in the studio. >> just one more game that's a must win? yeah. each and every one. >> all right.

santa with the presents was a lot of fun. >> by the way, they should all keep their day jobses. >> i knew you would say that. >> of course, you did. >> "nightly news" is coming up.

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