it comes hours after president trump met with turkish president erdogan at the white house today. and the rush hour right now is a mess, folks. news4's shomari stone has more on the fight and the impact it's having on the traffic now. shomari? >> reporter: good evening. i'm here at the sheridan circle, at northwest 23rd street. over there are pro-turkish protesters outside the ambassador's residence. inside the president is there and they tell me he's supposed to come out moments from now. d.c. police have blocked off the street here and they're protesting in solidarity with turkey's president at the residence. however, earlier some protesters had a scuffle with police at the turkish embassy. nine people were transported for minor injuries, and many of them are upset that the turkish presiden

the anti-turkish government protesters are upset because they say are the government is at war with the kurds. in front of the turkish ambassador's residence, people are supporting him, they have their phones ready, flags for turkey and the united states and many of them are waiting. if you plan on driving on massachusetts avenue leading to sheridan circle, avoid the area. there are several road closures and traffic leading into those road closures. shomari stone, news4. >> shomari, thank you. more breaking news, this time at the white house, as another person is arrested for trying to jump the fence. it happened just a few hours ago on the north side of the white house. the secret service said the person jumped the bike rack in front of the bigger fence. that person was quickly taken into custody. tourists and others in front of the white house were moved from the area. tonight an investiga

boy was able to get his hands on a loaded gun, which he then used to kill himself. >> this happened yesterday when the child was at a babysitter's house along mine run road in orange county. tonight, even as they grieve, the toddler's parents are talking to our bureau chief julie carey to warn others about the dangers. >> reporter: cole james clark had just celebrated his fourth birthday, the proud big brother of two little sisters. >> he told us he loved us like every five minutes. >> reporter: now cole's mom hol holds on to those words and his stuffed toy as she prepares to plan her little boy's funeral. >> i don't want to be burying my son. he didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: it was only about an hour after she dropped him off at a babysitter's house that she and her husband got

chilling phone call to come right away. >> when we got there, it was any typical scene, cop cars, ambulances, everyone's out front. so we knew something bad had happened. >> reporter: the couple soon learned cole had gotten hold of a loaded gun at the babysitter's house and fatally shot himself. the babysitter's fiance is a stafford county sheriff's deputy still in training. the orange county sheriff's office is investigating, reporting the gun that killed cole was not a service revolver, but the deputy wasn't at home at the time of the tragic incident. as the investigation continues, cole's parents have a warning for anyone who drops their child off at a home daycare. >> basically tell them, look, make sure your weapons are nowhere that any of the kids can reach. >> if you have a weapon, gun safety. it's something that they teach for any person that gets a weapon. you keep it secure. there's no reason a child should be in reach of any

in time. >> reporter: this gofundme page has been set up to help the family with funeral expenses. >> we're doing the best we can to freud for him as his parents still. new questions tonight in a high profile murder in the district. the family of seth rich is blasting claims that the young man sent e-mails to wikileaks before he was killed last summer. rich was working for the democratic national committee at the time, and his unsolved murder has drawn a lot of news coverage. police call it a robbery gone wrong, but there are a lot of conspiracy theories in this still unsolved case. pat collins has been trying to separate fact from fiction on this. he is downtown with more on the latest developments on this. pat? >> reporter: it's not easy, doreen. a high profile murder, conspiracy theories here, there, all around.

seth rich was 27 years old. he worked for the democratic national committee. in the dark hours of the morning last july 10th, he was shot and killed as he was walking to his home in the blooming dale section of washington. police believe it was a robbery gone bad. now private detective rod wheeler has told fox news there's evidence on rich's computer that indicates some degree of an e-mail exchange between rich and wikileaks. it was wikileaks that exposed embarrassing dnc e-mails during the presidential campaign. fox news is reporting that within 96 hours of rich's murder, the fbi was aware of thousands of e-mails between seth rich and wikileaks. but an fbi spokesperson told me today, the bureau did not examine rich's computer. he said the fbi didn't have

rich's computer. a lobbyist who has posted $105,000 reward in the seth rich murder case. he's doing his own investigation. do you think that seth rich was communicating with wikileaks before his death? >> i don't know. i don't know. i want to see the e-mails from rod says he has. i've got to see the evidence. we just don't have any evidence. >> reporter: but you don't think it was a robbery gone bad? >> it was not. >> reporter: now hear from kevin donahue, deputy mayor for public safety. he says all of this conspiracy talk is wrong and painful for seth rich's family. >> it's bad enough that as a city we lost a citizen like seth rich. the fact that this is irresponsibly connected to a broader fictional conspiracy adds to that pain. and it's something that i have no hesitation condemning and calling out as preposterous. >> reporter: the murder of seth rich, still open. no suspects, no

be collected. doreen, back to you. >> pat, it seems like all of this supposedly new information is coming from that one private investigator, rod wheeler. what can you tell us about him? >> reporter: well, he was on the metropolitan police department for about five years. 1990, i think, to 1995. he was only on the homicide squad a short time. maybe just a matter of months. he owned a shoe store. and then from time to time, he's been a paid consultant for fox. jim? >> pat collins, thank you. we have breaking news into news4, "the new york times" has brand-new reporting that president trump asked fbi director james comey to shut down the federal investigation into michael flynn. the request came during a meeting in the oval office back in february, the day after flynn resigned. according to a memo t

tonight the white house is denying that report and says the president has never asked comey or anyone else to end any investigation. also tonight, the president's under fire for disclosing classified information to russia. you may remember on the campaign trail, donald trump took frequent aim at hillary clinton's handling of classified information. take a look. >> some bad things came out today. you know, those classified -- you know the word classified -- >> this was not just extreme carelessness with classified material, which is still totally disqualifying, this is calculated, deliberate, premeditated misconduct. >> the secretary of state was extremely careless and negligent in handling our classified secrets. we can't have someone in the oval office who doesn't understand the meaning ofhe

word confidential or classified. >> that was candidate trump. tonight president trump is defending himself. blayne alexander is at the white house with news on the source of that secret information. blayne? >> doreen, nbc news has confirmed that it was israel that provided that information. that's at the center of all of this. information about isis plans to use laptop computers to blow up airplanes. now the question that so many are asking today, did the president cross the line when sharing that information? standing beside the president of turkey, a key ally in the u.s. fight against isis, president trump today forced to explain reports that he may have undermined that fight by sharing classified information with russia. >> we had a very, very successful meeting with the foreign minister of russia. and we want to get as many to help fight terrorism as possible. >> reporter: this, hours after tweeting, sharing that intel with russia is something, quote, i have the absolute

leaked that information to the press in the first place. jim? >> blayne, thank you. the next fbi director will not be federal judge merrick garland. today senate majority leader mcconnell floated garland's name as a possible successor to comey. but he is not interested, according to a friend. president obama nominated him to supreme court last year. senator mcconnell refused to allow the senate to confirm a replacement until after the election. he was looking for love online, but now he's missing and his family is desperate for some answers. tonight the crucial clue found near his home as his relatives make a plea to the public. the music industry mourning the loss of a rising star tonight mp what we know about a popular rapper here, who was among those killed in a crash along a popular commuter route. plus, a dramatic scene at the height

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his grandmother is still walking the streets, searching for answe answers. she says even if the worst is true, she wants closure. >> i don't want him to be out there, thrown in some field somewhere forever. that's all we're saying. >> his name is marty mcmillan. and tonight investigators are focusing on the contacts he made on a popular dating app, and his car, which was found abandoned. mark segraves talked to family members today who are pleading for help. it's a story you'll only see on news4. >> we love each other. i love you, i love you too, grandmother. >> reporter: those were the last words she heard from her grandson, that was april 22nd. marty mcmillan's father said his son would never go this long without at least calling. >> no, never letting his family worry like this. his mom, his grandma are going

crazy. i want to know what happened, where my son is. >> reporter: marty is 22 years old, he just started a new job and his grandmother had just bought him a car. marty's father said police told him they talked to the woman marty said he met on the dating app, plenty of fish. she told them she never spoke to marty. three weeks after he was reported missing, marty's car was found not far from his grandmother's home. the family believes his car was driven after marty disappeared. >> that's all we have to go on, the person he last contacted and trying to find the person who drive his car. >> reporter: it wasn't palaolic who found the car. >> his grandmother found the car. >> reporter: marty's grandmother was the one who found one of the only clues. we have been casing everywhere, his father, we all drive around looking for his car. this has been going on every since he had been missing. >> reporter: marty's family believes someone knows what haed

>> i want to know what happened or where my son it at least. so if somebody know anything, to please, you can contact the fifth district youth and family division and give anonymous information, if you know anything, please. >> reporter: in the district, mark segraves, news4. >> four things to know about plenty of fish, it claims to be the world's largest online dating site, with a database of 90 million users. the site is free to use but makes money by offering paid, premium membership features. it's popular in canada, the u.s., the uk, and ireland. it was started by a businessman in 2004 and was bought by match group in 2015. match also owns tinder and ok cupid. scary moments today for a woman in a bustling d.c. neighborhood. that woman was walking near 18th

and adams morgan neighborhoods. she says a man pushed her to the ground and tried to sexually assault her. the woman was able to break free, get away. police are offering a reward now for information leading to an arrest. it's been ten days of searching and still no arrest. police are looking for the man who snuck into a luxury condo, then raped a woman who answered when he knocked on her door. he was caught on surveillance camera in an elevator two sundays ago at the atrium on key boulevard. people who live here will meet with police tonight at 7:00. the arlington county police department is apologizing to residents who say the meeting should have happened sooner. now that a fugitive drunk driver is back in custody, many are asking how authorities lost track of him in the first place. kenneth kelley caused a deadly accident and skipped his sentencing. tracee wilkins has a look at at

case. tracee? well, it looks like we're having a problem -- >> kenneth kelley is back behind bars after a weekend on the run. >> this is good community policing. you know, not in the conventional sort of way, but they were out there, trying to stir up information. >> reporter: the prince george's county sheriff's office said it was a tip that led to kelley's arrest. he was found at a hotel in suitland. >> the deputies were able to come up with a series of tips that led to good investigation and ultimately the arrest. >> reporter: kelley had been out on $100,000 bond after pleading guilty to five counts of negligent manslaughter. he admitted he was drunk behind the wheel when he crashed into another vehicle in oxon hill in 2014, killing one of his passengers and four people in the other vehicle, including two children. but on friday, he did not show up for sentencing. the prince george's county state's attorney's office is trying to figure out why

was not being monitored on gps. >> we took a look back at the transcripts from the plea hearing and there's mention of monitoring pending sentencing and the judge said he'll remain on monitoring pending the disposition. we had no reason to believe that was not going to be followed. >> reporter: the state's attorney's office is hoping he will get the maximum sentence for the manslaughter charges. ten years for each life taken. >> certainly everything he's put the family through over the last few days, we even stronger believe that he deserves every day of those 50 years. >> tracee wilkins reporting. coming up, it's a story that could impact thousands of students. the new effort to guarantee a smooth transition from those moving on from community college. if you've been to the beach, you probably sat on one of these. but there's a back story to these benches. tonight a local family explains why they're being forced to pay

>> it was so nice, we didn't want to come in the building. >> no, you gotta work. no, you gotta work. i see how it goes. you're right, i said it before, i said it last hour, my perfect day, 80 degrees, sunshine, low humidity. that's what we have this afternoon. we're not going to see a repeat of this. yesterday was gorgeous, so today could kind of a repeat. currently at 76, down from 79 a little bit earlier. winds out of the south at 10 miles an hour. dealing with that sunshine all across the region. a great day to be out, no matter what you're doing. 82 in leesburg in fredericksburg. you had the window down, the sun roof open. just beautiful. on the radar, nothing to show. just some ground clutter, not any rain or clouds in the sky. we saw a few earlier come through. that was about it. this is what's happening. i love showing this map, becau

going on in the eastern part of the country. back to the west, we're watching tornadoes, for texas, oklahoma, and kansas. but watch this moisture up through iowa, over towards the great lakes and back down towards our region. that's the big ridge of high pressure. underneath this ridge, the heat dome is building. 87, chicago. 89 st. louis. 86 in columbus. all of that heat just transferring over and that's what we've been talking about for days. this was the pattern we've been in the last few weeks. that pattern moving out. here comes the hot weather moving on in. it's not going to be here all that long. but we'll see the potential for record-high temperatures tomorrow. again, here comes the heat. 90s for most tomorrow, and into thursday. and records are possible. could even see a couple of 90s during the day on friday too. tomorrow, 92, mostly sunny, hot, but this is the important part, jim handly -- not too humid

exercising outside, you should be okay. but you might not want to do it in the heat of the afternoon. 91 degrees on thursday. 88 on friday. friday has a 40% chance of an afternoon shower, maybe a rumble of thunder or two, not expecting a lot here, but it's something we're tracking. then this weekend, 72 saturday, 75 on sunday before another storm chance to monday. that's another front. so we lose the heat and we get back to around average, which is okay. but more on this weekend's forecast, a lot more clouds and cooler, i'll explain coming up at 6:45. >> thank you for that humidity clarification, doug. coming up, file this one under strange but true, how x-rated videos wound up on the big screen at union station. >> reporter: local rapper london dior dies in a car crash along suitland parkway. ahead how her family would lib her to be remembered.

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president trump asked him to shut down the federal investigation into michael flynn the day after flynn was asked to resign. the white house denies the story, first reported by "the new york times." here are new questions tonight in the murder of seth rich, a former dnc staffer who was gunned down in the district last summer. a private investigator told fox news there's evidence rich sent thousands of emails to wikileaks. his family and d.c. police say that's not the case. district police say he was killed during a robbery. authorities in orange county, virginia, are investigating the death of a child at a home daycare. 4-year-old cole falsety shot himself with a loaded gun in that home. a stafford county deputy sheriff lives there, he was not home during the shooting. and the gun was not a service weapon. a young, local talent and being remembered tonight for setting a new standard for women in rap. london dior's

suddenly monday morning, she was one of three people killed in an awful crash along the suitland parkway in prince george's county. chopper4 flew over the crash on monday morning when a jeep and a sedan collided on the suitland parkway. the sedan caught fire. three people inside died at the scene. london dior was a passenger in the sedan. tonight her fans are sharing their grief on social media. her family members are talking to news4 about how they would like for her to be remembered. chris gordon joins us live from the crash site with more. chris? >> reporter: well, doreen, i spoke with some of her family members today. they would like her to be remembered as a shining star whose life will continue through her music. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: that's london dior. she was also known as lundy. she was a local rapper who had already gained national attention. her fans loved

beauty, and her message. now they're sharing their sorrow on social media with the #rest in peace lundy. justice at about 4:00 in the morning, she was killed in this car crash on suitland parkway. in a sedan, along with her boyfriend and another friend. the driver of the other car, the jeep, survived, but was seriously injured. i stopped by her home in washington. her grandmother tells me, her heart is broken. >> she was such a beautiful, friendly, kind, ambitious, energetic girl. very friendly and loving. >> reporter: her grandmother said she wants her to be remembered for her music. >> i want to thank her fans. she had some awesome fans, and they have been so good on social media, just sending their condolences and they're crying ouo

showing her so much love and i appreciate it. >> reporter: deejay rico from the donnie simpson show on wmmj was a friend of hers and a great admirer. >> not just the ladies, but the fellas vibed to her because she had her own lane. >> reporter: lundy's family is making funeral arrangements. i asked today if it will be open to the public, and they said they think so, because she would love to be surrounded by family, friends, and fans one more time. that's the latest from the crash site on the suitland parkway. back to you. >> chris, thank you. not many things stop people in their tracks while they're commuting through union station. last night it happened. people stopped and stared, even gasped as explicit pornography began playing on a big advertising screen in the main

minutes before crews figured out how to turn that screen off. union station officials tell us they don't know what happened, but believe the screen may have been hacked. >> somebody felt the need to do that, maybe do it better where it's exclusively adults. >> yeah, that's unfortunate, but that's the world we live in now. >> and so the monitor has gone to black until union station figures it out. virginia students who takes classes at for-profit colleges will be getting added information designed to protect their investment. terry m terry mcauliffe signed a bill to offer the students an agreement that discloses whether class credits can transfer to a virginia public college. the agreements must also disclose if the school has had trouble with

under fire for courses that don't provide students with valid sert iskdss or credits. are you ready to roll? bike to work day is this friday. we're working to make sure you know some simple tips to stay safe and save time too. adam tuss hit the road on two wheels to explain. >> reporter: my bike to work route starts here at the west falls church metro, going all the way up to 4001 nebraska avenue. through falls church into arlington, the ride is quiet and picturesque. maybe too much. here's a first tip. don't take your eye off the trail you're supposed to be on. first mishap of this ride, i ended up on the four-mile run trail. not the right trail. back on the right trail, toward ross lin, meeting fellow bikers along the way. across the key bridge. to the

under the toe path to fox hall road. and here's another tip. be ready for the intense climb that is fox hall road. fox hall road hill not fun. who decided to put nbc washington at the top of the biggest hill in the city. up to nebraska avenue, past american university, home base in sight. 4001 nebraska avenue, 4001, nebraska avenue, 4001 nebraska avenue, 4001 nebraska avenue. that was not easy, but it was a lot of the fun. the 12-mile trip a different kind of commute, and biking to work all over the dmv, becoming more common. so here's some advice. >> let's say you're going straight and you're about to turn right. you will raise your hand and obviously look that nobody's behind you. and you turn. if you're going to the left, do the same thing and turn. >> reporter: if you're trying to load your bike

pull the handle for the rack, load the front tire first, pull up the lock and you're good to go. be safe this week weather biking or not. adam tuss, news4. >> go, adam. a teenager's death blamed on an overdose of caffeine. tonight the message from his grieving parents to others. a lasting tribute along the beach. but one family says this memorial beannch comes with an extra cost and it's forcing them to relive a painful chapter in their lives. and the word of the day tomorrow -- hot. as the heat moves in, record high temperatures. st how high areju whoa. are you actually about to scratch it rich at mgm national harbor? of course you are. because everyone who plays is an instant winner. so before you win your share of 1.5 million dollars in prizes and free slot play.

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tonight, a warning from grieving parents who learned too late that a caffeine overdose can be deadly. davis cripe died of a heart attack last month, he was 16 years old and otherwise healthy. his parents say he avoided alcohol and drugs. the medical examiner looked into what cripe consumed in the two hours before his death. a large diet mountain dew, a latte from mcdonald's, and then an energy drink. the coroner says the excessive caffeine caused a deadly hea

arrhythmia. >> i stand before you as a broken-hearted father and hope that something good can come from this. it wasn't a car crash that took his life. instead, it was an energy drink. >> according to the mayo clinic, an average eight-ounce cup of coffee contains up to 165 milligrams of caffeine. while it's a natural ingredient found in coffee beans, tea and cocoa, a study recommends that adolescents consume no more than 100 milligrams of caffeine per day. well, folks, we have lost bragging rights as the fittest city in america. don't blame me for doing my part. for three years in a row d.c. was the most fit city in the country. no more. we have dropped to second spot in an annual report by the american college of sports medicine and the anthem foundation. the report considers disease rate and healthy living indicators such as availability of farmers market, we have plenty of those,

>> washington, d.c. didn't pay as much attention to its parks, not enough of an investment there. >> the city that outpaced us for the top spot on the list -- minneapolis. >> they should meet adam tuss, i think. >> there you go, right? a new target store is coming to arlington. this will be one of target's smaller urban stores, but it will be a while before you can shop there. the store will be located near wilson boulevard and north glebe road. it's going to open in four years. this is what it's expected to look like from the outside. it will be a small format target like the one that recently opened in bethesda. when we come back tonight on news4 at 6:00, they paid more than a thousand dollars to honor their daughter. now they're being told they need to pay more to keep this tribute to her. the battle over the boardwalk benches and why one family says they've had en.

if you've ever been to ocean city, chances are you've seen or sat on one of the hundreds of benches that line the boardwalk there. a lot of families bought these benches and dedicated them to lost loved ones. but now some families are being told to pay more than a thousand dollars or lose their memorial bench. news4's darcy spencer spoke to one prince george's county couple trying to figure out what to do. >> this is where we got stacy's bench. >> reporter: gayle took this video of the bench she bought and dedicated to her 17-year-old daughter stacy, who was murdered back in 2005. the memorial bench is on the

stacy actually told her family she wanted one of these benches before she died. >> i said, these are memorial benches for when people die. she goes, i want you to buy me one of these. i said 80 years down the road, when you die, four family will buy you one. five days later, she was murdered. >> reporter: her family looked into it, and it wasn't cheap. >> $1,370. i thought that might be a little steep, but then i thought, this is forever. >> reporter: stacy's parents and friends visit that bench every year and it gives them a sense of peace. because she didn't want to be buried, this bench takes on special meaning. >> we don't have a grave site for her, so we talk to stacy there. >> reporter: they and other families were surprised when they received a letter from the town of ocean city, asking for more money. the letter explains a new policy, assigning benches a ten-year life span and

$1161 restoration fee. some of the benches are cracked and damaged and need to be repaired or replaced. >> i just think that's the wrong way to do business. because you're retro actively going back in time and saying, we made this policy and, okay, this is ten years old, that bench is ten years old, send them a bill. >> the letter spells out three options, pay the fee, donate the bench to the town, or come and take your bench. in a letter to the seatons from 2005, there's no mention of maintenance or future payments. in a phone interview with news4, town spokesperson said the benches didn't hold up as long as they'd hoped in the ocean air. the money is needed for maintenance, repair, and in some cases, replacement. quote, this is a tough decision, we understand people are upset. >> i know they're looking at it strictly from a business point of view of running a city. but there's

that. it's an emotional thing. >> reporter: they're leaning toward bringing stacy's bench home to bowie. >> while we have fond memories, it's also bittersweet. and i just can't find the peace that i did. nge doug is back with more about our weather and it's going to get even warmer still. >> going to be a warm one. you guys said it too. it was really was perfect. >> absolutely. >> san diego. >> san diego weather. 80 degrees, low humidity, this is why i would never do the weather in san diego. i don't want this every single day. >> boring. >> but it's nice right now. it's going to be on the warm side next couple days. record highs tomorrow after a high today of 76. winds out of the south at 10 miles per hour. notice our numbers are a little higher. 83 in twin brook. 83 towards leesburg, 77 along

the river in mt. vernon. a very nice evening, gonna be nice all the way around. and the high pressure just sitting there, that's going to continue to take everything up and over our region for at least the next two days, until we get to friday. friday brings in a different scenario, another front that moves in, giving us a chance for showers and storms. 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, 66 degrees. 81 by noon. we're going to warm up quick tomorrow. 92 degrees, rather hot by 4:00. down to 88 degrees by 7:00. a very nice afternoon. but it will be hot. not too humid, though. so i think this will be a comfortable 92. not like the 92 in the middle of july that we see so often. here's the next ten days. 91 on your thursday. friday, a 40% chance of afternoon showers and storms. that means most of us will stay on the dry side. could be a locally heavy downpour. then to the weekend, after the front moves through, the winds

rather the east, giving us lots of cloud cover, below average temperatures, but still pretty nice. i think this weekend is going to be a good one. my kids's games have been canceled two weeks in a row. i don't think that will happen this week. 72 saturday, 75 on sunday. another chance of storms on monday. this is the next best chance for rain and then we get cooler and stay on the cooler side, at least the 70s now as we head into next week. >> thank you, doug. coming up in sports, new comments from kirk cousins regarding his much talked about contract. what the qb says about the direction of a deal with the burgundy and gold. >> but first lester holt has a look ahead. >> ahead for us tonight, carefully worded white house denials, only amplify the flap over what intelligence the president revealed to the russians. we'll have the latest on that. also late information about the search for an american family and their plane missing at ♪

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this is the xfinity sports desk. >> looking back on the wizards one last time. what a season, what a run they had. >> it was so much fun. i wasn't ready for it to be over yet. >> nobody was. >> it didn't feel like the excitement and then -- >> but something tells me you're about to give us a glass half full -- >> i like to think so. >> move right to tha

achieved so much this season, starting 2-8, then winning 49 games, the southeast division title, making it to the eastern conference semifinals, you could say this year was a success. but all those achievements overshadowed by last night's game 7 loss to boston. from a season that started with little hope to one game away from the eastern conference finals. bradley beal, a constant for the wizards all season, with a new playoff career high 38 points in his first ever game 7. but the celtics new playoff hero kelly olynyk put the bow on the wizards' season thanks to 13 fourth quarter points. wizards eliminated in the second round for the third time in the john wall/bradley beal era. the future looks bright for this team, but it still hurts. >> i'm tired of being in this situation, tired of losing in the second round. i'm at that point now. we were right there. i think that's the worst thing,

to remember the feeling we have now and be better next time. >> played well throughout the whole season. got to a place where we haven't been in a long time. got to a game 7 and just fell short. >> there are so many things to be thankful for with this team and this season. all of our guys, i love coaching them. good group of guys. they should continue to get better. >> what great moments this year. many redskins working out, kirk cousins among them. his contract still a hot topic playing on the one-year deal right now. long-term deal, still on the table, but cousins happy with where things are right now, as he said today on redskins nation. >> it's been positive. >> you kn i feel good about where we're headed. i like coach gruden's quote, where he said, i'm not really worried about it, because we got him for this year. that's the way'v

and really the only guarantees are this year. i feel good about our owner. he's done a great job in the offseason communicating with me, and the same for bruce allen and jay gruden and the scouting staff and coaches. i feel good about the direction we're headed and we'll see where it ends up. bottom line, i'm in a good place now and now we just gotta go and win a working lunch bunch of fo. >> and the linebacker out of tulane impressed at rookie camp this weekend. if you haven't gotten the drift, i think doreen has, nico is the grandson of legendary reggae singer bob marley. the redskins will be singing a redemption song after finishing in the bottom five in total defense last year. well, jonathan allen and the rest of the new players were the focus at this weekend's rookie camp, two coaches also getting a lot of attention. the man leading the defensive line, jim tomsula, giving

a little hug there. and new defensive coordinator, greg man usky, promoted to d.c. from outside linebackers coach. but tomsula is new to the staff. man usky said expect a more aggressive defense and tomsula's line to be a big part of that. >> i think up front with the front five that we have in our defense, from a conceptionual standpoint, dbs are on the back, next is the linebackers, which is off the line, five yards. but from our defensive line, it's like they're right here. it makes you feel uncomfortable, you know. [ laughter ] don't punch me, all right. >> coach tomsula, what does he bring as a coach that you like? >> toughness. we might not win a game, but we'll beat the crap out of a lot of people. [ laughter ] >> aggressive. he said aggressive. s

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