finally a program reminder, vinny cerratto, the former redskins vice president, will join me to talk about his time calling the shots, plus the latest on the nfl labor situation. melanie, we've got a lot to get to. >> you need to take a breath. >> that's a lot to reid. >> absolutely. >>> brace yourself, gas prices are about to change again, only this time they're going in the opposite direction. so what's behind the drop as we head into the heavy driving season? we'll let you know. >>> and here's a way to save big bucks on gas. how about moving near where you work? the details when we return. >>> good news for what we are paying at the pump. the national average went down a penny this weekend to $3.97. it took an even bigger drop of 3 cents in d.c. it's $3.88 in virginia. we're told this is only the beginning. aaa says drivers can expect an even bigger price drop in the coming weeks. >> one of the most interesting things that happened this week is that crude prices dropped about 25% in value, and that's great news for consumers and motorists. and the other thing that went unnoticed i

. >>> there is promising news for the redskins fans. orioles got a nice ♪ ♪ [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of credit to make it happen and even improved my cash flow. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citibank, we believe small business is a big deal. what's your story? citibank can help you write it. >>> the toyota sports desk is brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >>> if you know the redskins, you know they usually seek a flashy players and trade up to it with a one. this year, a new philosophy. it is the first time since 1995 that they moved to get picks in every round. they even traded down in the first round for ryan kerrigan. they want young players and a lot of them. they made a ninth picks today. they traded up for the fourth round choice. the skins picked a homegr

the redskins took two of his teammates selecting da ongomes and niles paul.the sixth round with the 177th pick overall, redskins selected penn state running back and former westfield high school standout evan royster. the running back is the all-time leading rushner penn state history. he was originally a cowboys fan growing up, but he told us on the his family converted him into a redskin fan. he's a good kid. here's a look who else they drafted. they select al drick robinson from smu. in the seventh round, they tap brandyn thompson out of boise state. maurice hurt, a lineman from florida. with their next pick, the skins draft markus white and chris neild from west virginia. none of the draft picks can sign because of the restored nfl lockout. the maryland spring game, beautiful day for poobl for coach randy ed sell and the terps. i think chuck bell ordered this game up. david maggie goes 15 yards for the touch down. he led all rushers with 73 yards. red team leads the white team 21-0 at halftime. second half, more red team. danny o'brien finds ronnie tyler

here's a look at who else the redskins drafted.lso in the sixth round, they select aldrick robinson, a wide receiver from smu. in the seventh round, brandyn thompson, a defensive back out of boise state. maurice hurt an offensive lineman from flar. and markus white, a defensive end from florida state. and finally washington takes nose tackle chris neild from west virginia. however, none of the draft picks can sign because of the restored nfl lockout. >>> let's go to college park for the maryland spring game. beautiful day for football yesterday for coach randy edsel and the terps. first quarter, red team with the ball. david is a talented young man. goes 15 yards for the touchdown. he led the rushers with 73 yards. red team leads the white team 28-0 at halftime. can you say the rosters were a little stacked maybe. second half, more red team. quarterback danny o'brien rolls out, finds ronny tyler for the 27-yard score. o'brien threw for 190 yards, two touchdowns. red team beats the white team 35-7. for winning, the red squad was tre

for nearly a decade, the name vinny sorato was synonomous with the redskins.still keeps up with his former employer. >> they could have had a quarterback in -- >> they liked john beck, so trading beck to get more picks, because they had given away picks to get mcnabb. what it does, it just increases the odds on the number of guys that can make the team. now with 12 picks instead of six, if six guys make the team, seven guys make the team, that's a good draft. only six picks, if only three make the team or two make the team, it's not as -- you don't fill as many holes. 31st ranked defense, you have a lot of holes to fill. offensively, mike is a phenomenal coach. i've worked with mike three years. i've seen him do his stuff. the offense will be fine. it's just getting the defense up to par is going to be the key thing. >> let me ask about working with dan snyder. what was it like to work with dan? i know you are friend, but what was it like to work with him? >> it was good. you know, the thing was, dan wanted to win. he was willing to pay whatever for any player

the redskins take 12 players to fill the holes. >>> here's what the capitals have to say.rts. a landmark of liberty and opportunity. at bank of america, we live and work here, with thousands of employees and hundreds of branches and atms. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion... from supporting the arts and howard university to helping revitalize anacostia and downtown d.c. because when you're giving, lending, and investing in more communities across the country, more opportunities happen. ♪ >>> some bad news for the nationals. ryan zimmerman expected to miss at least another six weeks. he will have surgery tuesday to fix an abdominal tear. he's been on the d.l. since april 12th. he was clear by nationals doctors to resume baseball-like activities this week. he was trying to work it out. was hoping to come back in a week or so. it never seemed to feel any better. so we end up getting a second opinion from an expert and that's when he got the bad news. >> frustrating and it's good to see them playing well, though. i think we have a very deep team. we ha

the redskins made a curious one over the weekend.ratching your head thinking they blew it that they ended up trading or for not drafting a quarterback period among the 12 pick, but head coach mike shanahan says the team has many different directions and they can go at that position. one of them is with john beck. could john beck be the redskins' starter next season assuming there is one? shanahan seems to think so. beck was the third spring quarterback on the roster and is the only sure thing that the redskins have at that spot with mcnabb's future in question and rex grossman being a free agent. when asked if beck's talent is yet redskins did not select a quarterback in the draft, shanahan brought up beck's potential. >> when john beck did come out i had him as a quarterback, and i didn't even think it was close, so i have confidence on john beck. when he comes on in 2007 you evaluate the quarterbacks every year and he was by far my number one guy. so i think the world of him and when you see a guy practice every day, regardless if

redskins just had theirs about a weak and a half ago with the rest of the league, trading down from 16 to 10. they could have had a quarterback at 10. did you like the move to switch down to 16? >> yeah, because they didn't want to take a quarterback. they liked john beck so trading beck to get more picks, because they had given away picks for donovan mcnabb, so what it does, it just increases the odds on the number of gaze that can make the team. so now with 12 picks instead of six, if six guys make the team, seven guys make the team, then that's a good draft. where you only have six picks,

." >>> coming up we'll be talking to a cowboys fan who is currently playing for the washington redskins. he's a pseudo cowboys fan. explain how this works. >> i used to live around dallas. growing up, it was the hometown team and it was hard not to root for them. >> played for penn state, the leading rusher in the history of that school, drafted by the redskins. they desperately need help at running back. could there be a better situation for you in the nfl? >> no, this is a dream come true. i'm coming into a situation where i can look to contribute quickly. >> and your parents must have been absolutely elated. they live in woodbridge, they've been here for a long time. you grew up in the area. what did your dad say to you when you guys fountain out? >> i mean, my dad pulled out, 177th overall pick, that's the same badge number that i have. he's a retired atf agent. it's a cool coincidence. >> evan royster, the tip of the icebergs in terms of the stories he's going to tell us coming up in a few minutes. >> "sports final," ready to go. >> ten minutes away. >> i'm going to get my warmup s

the redskins wrap up a busy 2011 draft.ere's hakim dermish with your "sports minute." >>> good morning, everyone. your "sports minute" starts with the stanley cup playoffs, game two between the capitals and lightning is tonight at verizon center. in game one, the caps were 0 for 5 on the power play, and it's a credit to tampa bay. the lightning have killed off 39 of 40 penalties in the postseason. but when trailing in a series 1-0, washington has a 7-5 record in game twos. face-off is set for 7:00 later tonight. in the nfl draft, the redskins selected 12 players, the most since 1985. in the fourth round of the draft, washington traded up and picked 6 foot, 220-pound nebraska running back roy helu jr. he ranks fourth all time on the cornhuskers career rushing list. in the sixth round, with the 177th overall pick, the redskins selected penn state running back and former westfield high school standout evan royster. royster is the all time leading rusher in penn state history. college basketball news, george mason hired former

. >>> coming up, redskins' former executive director weighs in on the draft. >>> mother nature is working for us. no shortage of sunshine in the week ahead. wait until i tell you how long it sticks around. we'll be back after the break.          >>> hopefully all our mothers had a nice mother's day today. 74degrees at national. same at dulles, and 75 at baltimore. nice day, just an odd sprinkle here and there. other than that, fairly well for all other mothers. we've got 59 degrees in annapolis and 56 at baltimore. light win, nothing much to be concerned with there. had the odd sprinkle or two and light shower that's moved through. short wave that pushed through to the southeast. that now getting out of the way, and the cloud coverage we had becoming partly cloudy versus mostly cloudy. we are going to be looking at the sunshine setting itself up. cloudy skies that will become partly cloudy into the course of overnight. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine. that's going to stick around until the later part of the week, when we'll have another disturbance. sun

. >>> the redskins were the first nfl team to hold a players' only workout in the midst of the nfl workoutnew orleans saints followed suit as drew brees organized his workout on the college campus of tulane in new orleans. brees was joined by 36 teammates at the tulane weight room and practice facility where the cents a went through strength and conditioning drills. with the reinstated lockout, players are not allowed at team facilities. today an appeals court set a hearing date of june 3rd to hear the owners' lockout appeal. brees, one of the players named as plaintiff spoke about the upcoming season. >> i am very optimistic. but then again, there's only so much we can do as players and our class counsel as we work towards a settlement agreement and really, at the moment, just try and get this lockout ended. none of us know how long this is going to last. we hope this ends tomorrow. it could go into the season. obviously, it's what none of us want. all we want to do is play football. this gives us the best position to be successful once the season does start. >> drew brees does think that

is vince young coming to the redskins? hmm. 9sports is next. bree: sis, help me create my oasis.ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister. i know it's sort of my weakness. i always keep it in the house. well, that and boston crème pie, white chocolate strawberries, and mmm key lime pie. yeah, i've already lost some weight. [ female announcer ] yoplait light -- over 30 delicious flavors at about 100 calories. babe, what are you doing?! ♪ [ female announcer ] the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. >>> it is time for 9sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. >>> in a conference that already had dean smith and mike shashesky when he got there gary williams got there too. 22 years of building a program. loyalty and dash of madness. he took maryland basketball from ruins to greatness. today they all gathered to honor their leader as the coach stepped away after two decades chanting his name as they did every n

. >>> well, speaking of professional football, the redskins have gotten criticism from fans and sportswriters but now a former skin is speaking out. >>> running back willie parker slammed washington for what he called lackadaisical attitude for football. they care more about having a good time off of the field rather than playing well on it. a 30-year-old called a pittsburgh radio station, quote, they didn't care about football. i didn't feel good about day one there. parker never played in a regular season game for the skins. but if they had a choice, they'd rather go back to the pittsburgh steelers, a team he played for for six seasons before signing with washington. ouch. >>> you would think that the bad attitude is something that mike shanahan ought to baseball to fix. >> let's hope so. we need a turnaround for the season. >> if there was a season. >>> news 4 today continues right now a at 5:00 a.m.

should know that when i ran into london fletcher and all of the guys working out on behalf of the redskins, all of them said to the man that they are waiting to play football. tavis: how long can you hold them together? they can only go so long without making money. at some point, they have expenses and alliance. how long can you hold this team of players together? -- they have expenses and live s. >> when they make the decision to do something, it will be their decision. if they make a decision not to altogether, it will be their decision. tavis: you don't have a reason to believe that the bond is being broken at the moment? >> no, and if it is there are 32 player representatives. there is an 11 person executive committee. there is a class of plaintiffs, there is another group of plaintiffs in that comprises every player in the national football league. it is their decision. tavis: you have raised the names of two former great players both now deceased and i want to close by asking what these now deceased players have to do with these very live negotiations and the future of football? >>

the redskins made five trades over three days and selected 12 players, the biggest haul since the '80sthe area not addressed is quarterback. donovan mcnabb likely will be gone. rex grossman is a free agent. apparently john beck has the coach's endorsement. >> i got a lot of confidence in john beck. when he came out in 2007, you evaluate the quarterbacks every year. he was by far my number one guy. i think the world of him. i told you what i thought about him in college and he has not disappointed me since he has been here. >> the big game, caps and lightning in a half hour. dave feldman will be live at 10:00. >> and we will have the highlights. >> of course. >> let's get highlights from you. five-day not bad later in the week. >> sunshine coming through on thursday and we are heating up as we move through. we have an 80-degree day on the five-day. >> all right. >> that does it for us. we are back at 10:00 and news edge at 11:00. >> take care. .

. >>> and tonight dave ross' interview with vinny cerrato and his opinion on the redskins. >> and tyson great and smiling and then there is some negative twist. >> it was kind of like he switched a flip -- slipped a switch. and this was all smiles and then he had to go. >> that's iron mike. >>> and that does it for us. we're back for the news at 10:00 and news edge at 11:00. >> and happy mother's day to our mother's too. >> yes, and to joan too.

. >> reporter: in case you missed it, the redskins who started out with six picks in this weekend's nflup with 12 after pulling off a handful of trades, espn's mel kuiper today gave the skins a c plus on their draft class pointing out they addressed most of their needs except the biggest one, quarterback. if you live anywhere near bethesda you have six weeks until the corner of river road and bradley boulevard turns into grand central station. that's because the u.s. open coming back to congressional country club. they held their big media today unveiling the grueling new 7500- yard track even tougher than it played when ernie els won there in 1997. graham mcdowell was on hand today thinking about a little repeat. >> prepare myself as well as i can and come and try and follow this golf course behind us, you know, it's going to be a tough task, you know, i feel like -- got a great chance to win and i'll be one of the guys trying to win this thing back. >> reporter: so golf starts june 13th here tonight it's the nats and giants military appreciation night. feel free to come out and show y

the redskins take 12 players to fill the holes. >>> here's what the capitals have to say. wo >>> some news for the nationals. ryan zimmerman expected to miss at least another six weeks. he will have surgery tuesday to fix an abdominal tear. he's been on the d.l. since april 12th. he was clear by nationals doctors to resume baseball-like activities this week. he was trying to work it out. was hoping to come back in a week or so. it never seemed to feel any better. so we end up getting a second opinion from an expert and that's when he got the bad news. >> frustrating and it's good to see them playing well, though. i think we have a very deep team. we have some veteran guys. any time you can't play and can't help the guys, you know, you go to battle with, you go to spring training with, to see them play well makes it a little bit easier. >> before the game today, the nats hosting the world series giants. nationals get on the board first. rick singled to center past the shortstop. 1-0. the giants respond in the third. eli whiteside crushes that john lennon pitch to left. that ties the ga

and there are still question marks bring over me trying to spread islam for the redskins went to the russian leader door to giving a definitive answer to his response from q. and a session with the media. as to headline sport now with roman and details on how serious kamal scare has tasted football cup success in russia. hello welcome to spore an artsy clemency from the russian capital problem on calls for them starting as always in the headlines. more slow on a bull run sebastian vettel of red bull makes a four wins from five races by taking the formula one spanish grand prix. more shit for europe's love it says come moscow secure their six russian cult trophy by defeating lower division leaders who won in the one thousand year old city. and at simon knock out roy jones jr his the canvas ten seconds from the gong and moscow losing etc battle to russia's number one boxer denise lever to start with the formula one bowler reigning champion sebastian vettel continues to increase his overall lead a german win his fourth race of the season by edging lewis hamilton at the spanish grand pri

where we were going to be prisoners when they were arrested that day you line arena was one place the redskin practice field which was downed by r f k stadium was another there was several places where you could put a large number of people and that's where they were taken. when they were arrested by the end of the day more than seven thousand have been arrested the largest number arrests in u.s. history but this year it's like at the bank and it was incredible i mean you can see when the police wade into the crowd at the justice department with their sticks and their mason and them from that you know someone starts dancing and then all of a sudden everyone is dancing everyone standing together and it was the same spirit here where they had incarcerated people where they threw them into a practice field like this you know people had to sort through their own you know the deal with finding food and keeping warm and and keeping spirits out and from that people went back to their houses houses went back to their communities and and spread that around and that was trying to let the legacy of that

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in fact, not soon before 9/11 we went out to the redskins' football practice, they miss that.miss that. you know, we're sports addicts. he wouldn't be happy about the caps losing last night. we used to go to the u.s. arena and watch them play. i miss that camaraderie with him. and he was just a good guy. i mean, he was a very smart guy, good attorney. he was well liked by his firm. and so that's one of his two boys, twin sons, and now they'll be graduating a year from june at syracuse university. >> they're doing very well actually. i asked them because i wasn't doing so well. they said they've learned to move on. >> they've tried to put this thing behind them, you know. >> some of the people we talked to outside the white house said that their hope was that this would provide some type of closure in some way for family members. does it? >> i guess to some degree it does, but you never get closure when you lose a son or a daughter or a mother or a father. closure is a very general term, particularly when you lose a child. i mean, to us he was a child. he was 40, but hea child.

redskins -- '92, that's 20 years ago. >> it's ridiculous. >> we didn't even have a baseball team until a couple of years ago. >> the caps had a great season and we know they feel bad, but -- >> the nats are still in it. >> they are still in it. >> they are still having a season. >> i wish that we could have a winning team. >> d.c. united last year and the year before. but this year not a great year. >> no, last year they were the worst team in mls. >> sometime before that. >> the capitals are going to do it one year. >> they are getting close. >> another superbowl. >> let's talk about superbowl. >>> let's take a look at temperature. 52 at reagan national. 54 in annapolis. to the south we go, fredericksberg is 58 degrees. 57 in culpeper. you know what, going to be just beautiful. yesterday our daytime highs were in the upper 50s and low 60s and today 10 degrees warmer. there will be a persistent breeze or wind. wind gusts out of the north and west at 25 in frederick, 22 in martinsberg and 18 in washington. so look out because the winds are gusting 25-30 during the course of the day. sti

. >>> a former redskin is speaking out against the team saying it did not put 100% in to winning football games. the 38-year-old signed with tin asks but never played a regular season game. if he had a choice, he would go back to is it steelers, a team he played for six seasons before signing with washington. >> just like that, the dream is over. stanley cup dreams are swept throughout the playoffs. >>> such a big bummer. what went wrong and who's to blame. the caps were knocked out in four straight games against the tampa bay lightning losing 5-3 to end their season. washington could not shut down tampa's dynamic offense. and the rookie goalie was a little shaky landing five goals on 37 shots. they told reporters that motter their regular season accomplishments, not winning the cup this year is viewed as a failure. >> where we finish in the regular season. measure ourselves by the ultimate goal. and you don't achieve it, it's tough to take and tough to accept that you're not quite there yet. >> well, tampa now awaits the winner of the boston-philadelphia series. this is the fourth straig

," "star-spangled banner," "national anthem," it was a party scene and celebration like when the redskinson the super bowl after years of frustration and the whole community was together, no politics, that's what it was like right at ground zero where they were trying to rebuild some of the towers. >> and your amazing video is getting a lot of play on nbc. you mentioned young people around. you were talking about people in their 20s, you think? who were probably 10 or 11 when all of this happened. >> one person told me he was in eighth grade and remembers when the towers tomppled. what you see here is people arm in arm and arm. the troops applauded and they're singing "god bless america" here, and the sign above said obama-1, osama, 0. they were singing this song and i was standing right in church street, right in the middle. the intersection is crowded. it's like new year's eve, they're shoulder to shoulder and most people didn't even get there, and just listen to this. the emotion, and then they would go from one song to another. usa. one chant into another. >> a fine moment and you wer

the former redskins executive president viny serato will be live in studio at 8:45, and talking abouthots for the skins and the latest on the current nfl labor situation. that is all for sports. >> and -- >> i know, right? >> some people made a lot of money? >> and that is good. >> you're set. >> and that won't surprise you this year. there were no horses, the odds on favorite. >> right. >> and there was a female jockey who wrote. the horse got pants on fire and she finished the highest for a female ever. >> good for her. >> she's great, did a story on her a couple of years ago. >> okay. >> she's great. >> and gets well. >> and thanks for watching. we're proud of lindsey and her husband. >> yeah. >> and brandon guyer. >> taking no credit for that. >> a family affair. athletes need the support from home and is getting it from lindsey. big time, right? >> and -- . >> tell them about the homer. >> the first at-bat, the home run to left center. i missed it because i was in the car. >> and had that 6:00 show to do. >> the first time at camden yards and the ray. so. >> and we're so proud. >

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say a washington redskin defensive player is looking at a dallas cowboys, they know every move and tendency debthat tony romo has, and if he gets the pass off, you have set out technical -- you have sailed. -- failed. mr. bin laden is left-hand dominant, that is pretty easy to identify. number two, he is moving away from you, going to relocation you know nothing about, supposedly running upstairs, who knows what could be there -- you are responsible for the rest of that seemed to read you have to take prudent action, which they did, in -- the rest of that scene. if you need to take prudent action. which they did. there are two missions. one is direct action. number two is to be a force multiplier. we need to train some of these other troops in other countries, and you can see an example of it in latin america where we have professionalized those armies. no longer will a common and -- , and then bought stroke eight soldier get -- a soldier for lacking to perform. guest: that could come back to bite us if they fall under control of the moslem brotherhood. host: let me turn to another subject.

as far as this -- let's put it this way, when a redskin defensive player is looking at the dallas cowboys, they know every move and tendency that romo has and if he gets that pass off, you failed. and with mr. bin laden, left-hand dominant and 6' 3" and of a certain age. for someone who is a special ops person, that is pretty easy to identify. he is moving away from you going to a location that you know nothing about and supposedly running upstairs and who knows what is up there. you are responsible for that team and you have to take prudent action. end of story. and the other thing i want to mention, boots on the ground versus this and that. i have been in special forces, there are two missions, one, direct action, which we saw. number two is to be a force multiplier. so we need also, which we have done, to train some of these other troops in other countries and you can see an example where we have professionalized those armies. you see what we have done with the egyptian military where we professionalized them and they acted pro professionally and weren't doing what the libyans did. gue