"sunday night football," dallas/washington. the winner going to the playoffs as the nfc east champion and hosting the game. and if dallas loses, they are out. if washington loses, they still have a shot. some other things would have to happen earlier in the day. but it's dallas and washington with the nfc east title at stake on "sunday night football" next week. seahawks expecting an onside kick. leon washington down to the end zone. after the game, the wendy's postgame report on the field with michele and bob and tony break down the game and cris and i take a look at a butte next week, cowboys and redskins. >> cris: >> referee: no penalty on the play. first down. >> al: thank god! >> cris: and all he has done. washington, alfred morris is one of the top running teams in the nfl behind him. jim haslett after losing so many star defensive players early in the year, seemed to piece it all back together and a change for the seahawks now. >> al: wilson is done for the night and matt flynn will finish it up here. he will take us to

. ♪ hail to the redskins >> this is dallas week.act that such a term exists tells you most of what you need to know about what may be the most heated rivalry in pro football. but why do redskins fans hold on to such a special brand of dislike for those dallas cowboys? what drives that contempt? i've got some ideas. first of all, just them being the dallas cowboys is pretty much all the takes for me, but there are five reasons we love to hate america's team. reason number five is, they're conceited enough to call themselves america's team. actually, it was a narrator for nfl films who originally coined the term, but hey, why let the truth get in the way of our hating the cowboys just that much more. reason number four, cowboy fans. smug, cooky, you know we've -- cocky, you know we've won five superbowl wins. let's be real. you've had one playoff win over the last 15 years. the skins had two. look it up. reason number three, i'll admit this may be a jealousy thing. cowboy quarterbacks. while the redskins were changing qb's like underw

"sunday night football," dallas/washington. the winner going to the playoffs as the nfc east champion and hosting the game. and if dallas loses, they are out. if washington loses, they still have a shot. some other things would have to happen earlier in the day. but it's dallas and washington with the nfc east title at stake on "sunday night football" next week. seahawks expecting an onside kick. leon washington down to the end zone. after the game, the wendy's postgame report on the field with michele and bob and tony break down the game and cris and i take a look at a butte next week, cowboys and redskins. >> cris: >> referee: no penalty on the play. first down. >> al: thank god! >> cris: and all he has done. washington, alfred morris is one of the top running teams in the nfl behind him. jim haslett after losing so many star defensive players early in the year, seemed to piece it all back together and a change for the seahawks now. >> al: wilson is done for the night and matt flynn will finish it up here. he will take us to

another as the dallas fans here answer redskins fans here. -- and there are some dallas fans here, and some redskins fans here. >> tonight we will tell you what pepco says. >> to remember the life of a college football player killed on friday. >> caught on camera, a plane >> family and friends gathered in haymarket, virginia to remember zavier o. stringfellow. he was murdered friday night. his body was found behind the wheel of a minivan that had crashed in vienna. police have charged johnny e. bonilla with his death. the two man apparently got into an argument, and zavier o. stringfellow was stabbed. >> the shooting happened on crawford place se. the victim has been identified as a 23-year-old. police say that he was shot in the chest and upper body. he passed moments later but the hospital. >> d.c. police are searching for the person who broke into a charter school last night. computer equipment was stolen. the next a charter school on 15th street in northwest washington. -- step charter school on 15th street in northeastnorthwest washington. >>firefighters responded to the scene. of

dallas is forced to punt. but dallas, they're not done yet. they would force the redskins to punt and harris makes them pay, takes it back all the way to the washington 31. what a run by harris. unbelievable. gets all the way. sav rocca with the tackle but gets called for face mask. great 15 yards. then romo gets in the end zone to ogletree. that gets the cowboys within five. so they go for the two-point conversion. it's harris again. the cowboys pull within three. but then the cowboys do what the cowboys do late in the season in big games. they would implode. first let's get this big sack on rgiii before we get to the implosion. he just couldn't get away. rgiii slow to get up, slow to get up. cowboys still with the big chance in the game. but leave to the tony romo. he gets picked off for the third time on the night. rob jackson just there, perfect timing. that would set up the drive that sealed it for the skins. gary jones not too happy with that one. neither is tony romo. neither are the cowboys fans. redskins fans are loving it. poor rise

this handsome poodle is dallas.cool looking orange mohawk. >> like a punk rock poodle. >> he was stolen from the truck of his owners while they were shopping at a walmart in boise, idaho. >> that's bold to reach into somebody's car and take their dog. >> this high-tech way of upping the ante using petamberalert.com. >> nice. they have an app for pets. >> sign up and list your case it will blast this alert everywhere on the internet. >> i love that. >> immediately notifying neighbors and businesses in the area where your pet went missing so people know this pet was stolen. >> and with dallas, a dog like dallas, this is a completely recognizable pet. anybody is going to be able to spot this dog. >> these are surveillance stills taken of two women believed to be dallas' kidnappers. >> they think they just stole somebody's little black poodle and don't know their pictures are being blasted all over the place. >> via skype right this minute to answer questions, we have his owner samantha simmons. how did they get dallas

the redskins outlasted the cowboys 38-31 in dallas. quarterback robert griffin iii threw for 311 yards, four touchdown passes in that game. but that was then. this is now. players know they have to be on their game to win the game. >> nobody wants to be embarrassed on national tv. so you usually have pretty good games in the prime time games, and everybody is going to give it their best shot. we just have to make sure that we're sharper than they are. >> we have to continue to take the same approach, forgetting about what we've done and focus all on dallas, good out and take care of business with them. >> rgiii was named rookie of the week, again. this is the 7th time for that distinction from the nfl. he claims the honor while healing from a sprained knee. the injury forced him to miss a start but head coach mike shanahan says griffin's knee looked good in practice today and that he is growing more comfortable with the brace on his right knee. the cowboys are in a precarious but familiar position, having to win their last regular seas

two players were partying last night at a club in dallas. that report goes on to say at 2:20 local time 24-year-old josh brent was driving irving at a high rate of speed when his vehicle tire hit a curb and flipped at least one time. they say the dallas cowboys nose tackle was responsive and he then failed the field sobriety text. he is charged with intoxication manslaughter. his team nate jerry brown junior did not survive. he was in the passenger seat. brown had been signed to the practice squad in october. now investigators are looking for eyewitnesss who may have seen this all unfold. >> they have to map the entire scene there's a lot of formulas and skid marks. they have to map the scene. there are a lot of things they have to d to determine and recreate the scene. that could take some time. >> these two men have been friends for some time. they played college together. >> what about the reaction coming in tonight? >> a lot of news coming in. it is the second tragedy within the nfl. jerry jones the long time owner of the dallas cowboys

>> run the ball, stop the other team on defense, don't let dallas get -- because dallas has skilled playersith harris, miles austin and bryant, they have skilled players. tony romo is okay. the key is going to be if the redskins secondary can shut down those particular scale of players, the running game is okay. >> i agree. >> they got to stop the long ball. >> i would tend to agree with that but that's what they do. you don't want to let demarco murray get going. my concern is the other side of the ball because if i'm the redskins and red cross red cross with the knee -- robert griffin iii -- if his knee is okay we can run it with effectiveness. >> i don't think the knee is going to be okay. you don't magically heal up, two weeks later and you're like i'm taking the brace off because it's dallas, that's not the way it works. >> the d linemen that can crash down on the run on alfred morris. >> here's the thing, this is where it all comes back to coaching and play calling. >> uh-huh. >> you're going to have to game plan for this because everything goes out the window. it is a rivalry game. e

>> the two that called the police saw dallas on the news and on facebook. both of the them hald.y page is at almost 1100 followers today. >> you know what? i think it's because of that mohawk. it made it distinctive. >> i had to be m people hating it, saying it was stupid, that's the reason my dog was brought home. >> a bmx'er takes his ride to the pool. >>> and an ordinary graduation ceremony gets an unexpected [ boy's voice ] hey guys...what're you doing? [ girl's voice ] we're gonna have lunch together. what're you having? oh, well, i only have this one, so... that'll do, i'll split it with sally. yea, we'll just share it. [ male announcer ] get your own subway steak melt, like the steak & bacon melt. subway. eat fresh®. saying thanks is a great deals customer appreciation month at subway restaurants. because we're offering $2 six inch subs -- the cold cut combo or meatball marinara. $2 each, all december long. appreciation tastes amazing! hurry in for your $2 sub. subway. eat fresh. >>> welcome back to the show, everybody. don't forget to check out rightthisminute.com. >> in

in 1959 the men who aimed at bringing the dallas cowboys to dallas, the cowboys to dallas, bought the rights of hail to the redskins out from under the team. and he said he would only give the song back if redskins owner george preston marshall would lift his veto on n.f.l. expansion to dallas. thus the cowboys were born and they were in dallas and d.c. got the song back. lardner calls it basically legal extortion. >> yes, it was perfectly legal. >> reporter: it's just business. >> yes. they bought the rights. they had the rights. they threatened to gettage -- get an injunction if the redskins played that song again. >> imagine if it was not happening. rights to the song came back in 1959 and traded hands for $2500. again, the promise that he would lift his veto on the expansion to dallas. >> hail to the cowboys just doesn't -- inextricably linked these two teams are, whether it's hatred or legal extortion. >>> 4:53, time for the question of the morning. >> women tend to run longer in the morning after they've done this. is it a, had a stressful day at work, b, got a good night's slee

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>> never has it felt more like dallas week than right now. this rivalry which dates back to 1960 and spans 105 games had lost some of its fire the last couple years as the redskins struggled to be relevant in the division and the league, but when the whistle blows sunday, these two teams may take it back old school because they are both fighting for all the marbles, the nfc east crown and a postseason berth and dallas week is a new concept for some rookies, but one they already understand after playing the cowboys thanksgiving day. in the redskins victory griffin threw four touchdown passes and morris ran for 113 yards and one score. no need to explain the history. >> we're fresh into this rivalry, but we can definitely sense how the fans feel, how some of the guys that have been here for many years feel about

>> the two that called the police saw dallas on the news and on facebook. both of the them hald.y page is at almost 1100 followers today. >> you know what? i think it's because of that mohawk. it made it distinctive. >> i had to be m people hating it, saying it was stupid, that's the reason my dog was brought home. >> a bmx'er takes his ride to the pool. >>> and an ordinary graduation ceremony gets an unexpected >>> welcome back to the show, everybody. don't forget to check out rightthisminute.com. >> in my opinion, adventure sports are one of the most fun things to watch. and when they're fun to watch, even better. >> this guy is going to ride his bite, he goes up to these giant satellite dishes and rides his bike. he rids the edge, and goes from one dish to the next. ♪ >>> i don't know if they're still used or not. you see paint kind of shed off where he lands sometimes. i think this adventure video is even prettier. the red bull wake board team went out to ride -- >> oh, no way! ♪ >>> they're wenching, we talked about that before, where they tie a rope to a high speed motor th

in dallas. jerry brown, a linebacker who joined the practice squad this week, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. brent was born here in california, grew up in illinois. police say alcohol was a factor and brent lost control of his mercedes at a high rate of speed. >> the vehicle touched or impacted the outside curb of the service road, causing the vehicle to flip at least one time. the vehicle ultimately came to rest on its top, once it slid back into the roadway. >> brent faced two to 20 years if convicted of felony intoxication manslaughter. >>> several shopping districts in the oakland area are seeing expanded police and security patrols, this after an increase in burglaries and other crimes. tomas roman is live in the east bay. >> we're here in berkeley at the shopping district, and crime isn't a big problem here. but just over the boredder in oakland, robberies, burglaries and homicides are on the rise and oakland police are asking for help from nearby agencies. >> montclair village i

easy way into the playoffs for the redskins, beat dallas next week, but if the skins lose next week, they will need the bears and the vikings to lose next week. cowboys face elimination because of what drew brees and the saints did today in dallas. 21 seconds left cowboys down 7 facing a 4th and 10, tony romo to miles austin sitting in the end zone. it's a 19-yard touchdown and ties the game. we go into overtime 31-31. saints driving drew brees completes to marques colston but he gets stripped and it's a mad dash to the bouncing football. jimmy graham recovers at the 2- yard line. the next play sets up garrett hartley, chip shot from 28-yard out, saint over the cowboys. dallas 8-7 need to defeat the skins next week to have any shot at post season. >>> john harbaugh and the ravens with a fourth chance to clinch the afc north hosting the giants. 1st quarter ravens up 7-0, joe flacco, a perfect pass up the right side to torrey smith. the former terp holds it down at the 1, a 43-yard gain, sets up a flacco 1 yard run. 2nd quarter 17-7, flacco hits ray rice over the middle. the ravens rac

the dallas cowboys showed their resillience on and off the field. erica ferrari with more on the team's tragedy. >>> dallas cowboy walked off the court sunday. >> jerry brown, i'm trying to deal with the stuff. >> police say the defensive lineman was driving drunk and lost control of his 2007 mercedes killing brown who was a passenger in the car. brent is charged with intoxication manslaughter. hours before his release, an emotional dallas cowboys team took the field in cincinnati. >> something that's difficult to deal with. people will deal with it in different ways. you just have to stay together as football team, as a family and as friends and teammates. >> shannon sharpe, brent's actions changed the lives of two people forever. >> jerry brown, his family will never be able to talk to him and see the young man again. he's probably cost himself an nfl career and some time in the penitentiary. >> in 2009, he pleaded guilty to dui. one former coach says the nfl needs stronger punishments to deter drunk driving. >> only hammer you have is playing tim

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he blitzed all night long, and dallas just did not handle it. it started out with the first third down pass where we get an interception and then it went all the way through the game until the big play at the end when tony romo threw another interception against the blitz, and that defense, they had confidence to put deangelo hall one on one on dez bryant and just blitz, and it really paid off for them. >> okay, coach, let's look ahead to the packers and the vikings. who do you like in that game in green bay? >> well, i like green bay, but for really one reason, and that's putting pressure on christian ponder. adrian peterson's going to be great. he's going to make yards. and also, we know that aaron rodgers is going to put up points and have big numbers. but christian ponder has to come up big. he's got to do it on the road. and the last time they were in green bay, he threw a couple big interceptions that turned the game around. he's going to have to play well under the playoff pressure. i think you have to like aaron rodgers and the packers i

you just ate dallas! >> ama: the storm whipped coastal communities, bring furious gusts and high surf. here's how residents from pacifica to san francisco deal with it. reporter: a strong and steady form on the sea walls of pacifica, making for treacherous conditions on the water. crabbers were immediately disappointed to find the gate the pier closed. >> my buddy and i thought we'd go crabbing, unfortunately they're not ready for us. >> and wind gusts as high as 48 miles-per-hour and a stinging hard rain didn't stop locals from taking their daily walks. >> we sort of wait and look out and see if it isn't raining so hard. then we go out when it's not raining very hard. >> have the whole pier to ourselves and the boardwalk, and we wouldn't have it any other way. >> a little to the north, not an unusual sight. the great highway's southbound lanes closed because of flooding. >> but a different reason for the closure of the northbound lanes. this broken traffic signal, dangerously dangling over the great high

he blitzed all night long, and dallas just did not handle it. it started out with the first third down pass where we get an interception and then it went all the way through the game until the big play at the end when tony romo threw another interception against the blitz, and that defense, they had confidence to put deangelo hall one on one on dez bryant and just blitz, and it really paid off for them. >> okay, coach, let's look ahead to the packers and the vikings. who do you like in that game in green bay? >> well, i like green bay, but for really one reason, and that's putting pressure on christian ponder. adrian peterson's going to be great. he's going to make yards. and also, we know that aaron rodgers is going to put up points and have big numbers. but christian ponder has to come up big. he's got to do it on the road. and the last time they were in green bay, he threw a couple big interceptions that turned the game around. he's going to have to play well under the playoff pressure. i think you have to like aaron rodgers and the packers i

it was then that mercheson sprung his trap on marshall and the skins, vote to expand the nfl to dallasnever hear the song played in washington ever again. marshall caved and the cowboys were born. >> yes, it was perfectly legal. >> reporter: it was just business. >> yeah. they bought the rights. they had the rights and they threatened an injunction if the redskins tried to play that song again. >> reporter: so the next time you're struggling to remember the lyrics remind yourself that dallas has the cowboys, but washington has got that song. scott broom, 9 news now. ♪ fight for all d.c. ♪ . >> there you go. >> all right. don't forget it's a big football weekend here on wusa9. you can watch the army/navy game saturday at 3:00 followed by game on at 7:00. then on sunday the redskins ravens showdown. >> we should mention that we are streaming live on our website www.wusa9.com the entire pageant of peace ceremony. it's going on right now and tonight at 7:00 we'll have more on the actual tree lighting by the first family. >> good stuff. >>> we've been talking a lot about the weather here. a

dallas cowboys head coach jason garrett says brown's death is taking an emotional toll on phe team.ta whole life in front of him, a real tragedy..garrrtt ays this is also a very diffiiult time for bbent as well. josh they were close in college in illinois and there was no one more excited in ourr organization when we signed jerry brown, joss was jumping guilty tooa d-u-i charge back in 2009, accooding to court recorrs in champpign, illinois. he was ggvvn a 0- day entence, fine and 200 hours of community service. i'm andrew spencer reporring. the cowboys raaliee sunday from nine points down to eat game's ffnal minntes. he - crews are still removing the wreckagg from crash that killed popular mexiian- american singer jenni rivera. &pphe was killed when her lear jet crashed shorrly afterr aboarddthh small aircraft in - survived. rivera had just perforree a sold-out concert the day before. rivera sold fifteen--illion ecords and the singer had five chillren. people living in the midwest are waking up under a bllnket of snow this morning. mmrning.a severe winter storm &phit parts of minne

the want rg3 to feed off this thanksgiving day success in dallas. the sky seems to play his best in the biggest games. -- this guy seems to play his best in the biggest games. and it does not get better than this, sunday night. >> you know who is going to be watching that game whether it is a 1:00 game or a night game. everybody takes the approach. nobody wants to be embarrassed on national tv. everybody is going to give it their best shot. >> rg3, redskins and cowboys for the nfc east title. the last day of the nfl regular season. the loser probably stays home for the playoffs. let's get streaking. the skins have won six straight bowl games to get into the playoffs. it is all here for the taking, made all that much sweeter by the fact is against the dallas cowboys. >> every time i play a plea as if it is a rivalry game. the eagles, the cowboys, no matter who it is. i'm giving it my all, when her%. >> keep an eye on the weather. -- 100%. keep an eye on the weather. there is progress in the nhl talks. nhl made its first offer to the players associati

mostly sunny, 47 in dallas. sunny in l.a., 75 degrees. >>> let's check your national forecast.inter weather alerts are in effect from south dakota to maine as a powerful winter storm mooring moves east. heavy snow will end up in the upper midwest as rain from the system begins falling from the northeast and southeast. temperatures will stay above freezing in most areas but northern new england could see some snow and freezing rain and northwest and southwest stay dry. >>> in sports this morning rookie david wilson had a record-setting day against the saints. he had 97 yards and ran for two more scores. wilson piled up 300 all-purpose yards, a team record. eli manning tossed four touchdown passes as the giants slammed new orleans, 52-27. >>> in green bay, the packers now need just one more victory to clinch the nfc north. mike daniels returned a fumble for a 43-yard score and aaron rodgers rushed for a touchdown as the packers beat detroit, 27-20. the packers now win two straight games at home against the lions. >>> washington redskins quarterback roger griffin iii strained his

this was the tragedy out at dallas. the linebacker jerry brown was killed in a car accident while riding with teammate josh brent early saturday morning. he was arrested after a field sobriety test and has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. mike, professional athletes have been told they get all the resources in the world to avoid these situations. how do you explain? >> well, the national football league has a real serious problem. apart from the concussion syndrome, it's going to cost them hundreds of millions of dollars in the future, you have a league where if you touch tom brady, you get a five-game suspension. if you batter your wife, your spouse, whatever, nothing happens. very little happens. this is just the latest in a series of extremely violent incidents that has really i think marched the image of that league and has a lot of people concerned. >> what can they do? i mean, this is stuff that takes place off the field. >> it takes place off the field. it also, the roots of it, begins before they bec

and travelers were stranded from boston to dallas.y roads remain impassable. >>> our big story this morning, avoiding the fiscal cliff. the president and lawmakers don't have a lot of time. there are only a few days until the deadline. >> president obama is hosting top leaders from the house and senate at the white house for more talks later this afternoon. fox5's sherri ly is live at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, tony, good morning, sarah. the tone here in washington hasn't changed much since before christmas, and now we have days to go before the deadline and the nation going over this fiscal cliff. the president is hoping that this afternoon's meeting at the white house with congressional democrat and republican leaders will help break the standoff. both sides continue to play the blame game here. senate majority leader reid attacked house leader boehner for blocking a vote while the gop led house isn't due back until sunday, a day before the deadline to avert the tax increases and spending cuts that c

so much for dallas being america's team. john gonzalez reporting. >> if you find a cheap way in, let me know. it's 35 degrees. still ahead, is a picnic one family will not forget. a python crashes hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forer. i wish this test drive was over so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test dririve! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. " people in the northeast and midwest will spend the weekend digging out from snow. the winter storm left thousands of customers without power. utility companies say some families in arkansas could be without power into the new year. look at that. quite a mess. >> it is too much. >> that is not fun. >> there is a limit. >> what should we look forward to this weeke

beat dallas again. okay. talking about our christmas eve weather, there's a bit of activity in store for us. >> 6:51. time for weather and traffic on the 1s. >> i talked to santa yesterday. please do something. at least make it feel a little bit like christmas. it really actually may. don't be surprised if you see wet snowflakes later this morning or during the afternoon because it's cold enough for snow. all those areas in the dark blue are in the 20s. look at that. a lot of virginia. most of maryland and into west virginia. a few locations near 20 degrees this morning. southwest of virginia into the carolinas it's in the 40s. it is raining. this area of low pressure with moisture advancing toward the north and east. they're getting moderate showers north carolina driving down that way or heading toward tennessee farther north just a few sprinkles now in kentucky and ahead of that we have cloud cover that's rolling over the metro area now. here's the timing on this. by noon the pockets you see in lavender an

dallas/cincinnati. >> dallas coming in with a heavy heart. >> very heavy heart.rounding the organization, yet again for all right wrong reasons. they come up. look it seems they have done this all season long. every time they have been down in the game, in a big shot, season on the line they find a way to within a game. what happens, fourth quarter, down 19-10, in cincinnati, the bengals team playing really well. tony romo, dez bryant. 19-17. closing second. phil bailey. >> there you go. >> from deep. field gel to woal to win it. 40 yard. dallas, a game behind the giants. win it 20-19. say for the cowboys, jason garrett and company. dealt with adversity this entire season. more adversity. find a way to get a win. >> they responded. what have you got next? >> let's talk about minnesota/chicago, or was it indianapolis, indianapolis i think it was, indianapolis taking on tennessee. look, andrew luck the story of this season. talk about rg3 all you want. andrew luck, the number one pick. two win team last year. figuring a way to keep indianapolis more than relevant.

you just ate dallas! >> take a look at this, time lapse look as the storm moved through from the camera on mt. tamalpais in mill valley. you can see lots of rain and serious wind gusts blowing around the trees. the strong and steady storm is pounding the sea wall along coastal communities. giant swells and pacifica closed the local pier while stinging rain kept most people indoors. >>> a little farther north in san francisco. a two-mile stretch of the coast highway was blocked off. bought southbound lanes were flooded. the northbound lanes were shut down as city work crews repaired a dangling traffic light that was knocked loose. >>> we'd like you to share your weather video or pictures with us. send them to ureport@kgo-tv.com, or sayre them with us on our facebook page or an twitter@abc-7 bay area. >> the storm is a good reminder to make sure your ready for a rainy season or any type of natural hazard, have emergency kits stocked with items including battery operated radios and flashlights, extra batteri

dallas cuts the deficit to two points.al seconds dan bryant, sets up from 40 yards out and calmly nails the game winning field goal as time expires. cowboys rally to edge the bengals 20-19. dallas like the redskins 7-6 a game behind the nfc east leading giants. >>> the bucs with the 2002 reunion of their super bowl team prior to todays game with the philadelphia eagles, four minutes to go, eagles trail 21- 10. rookie nick foles steps up and hits clay harbor. philly down five. the game's final play folds as jeremy maclin sliding catch inbounds, game winning score. eagles win for the first time in 70 days. they help the redskins in the process, a 23-21 win as bucs fall to 6-7. >>> the seahawks hosting the cardinals hoping to solidify their wildcard standing. the cards would not offer much resistance. marshawn lynch breaks to the outside, 20 yards for the first of three touchdowns for lynch. seahawks up 10 -0. 2nd quarter now 24-0 and the seahawks punting to arizona's patrick peterson. he muffs that and the battle rattles aro

>> no, it unfolded in the early morning hours saturday morning, don, in dallas, just after 2:00 a.m.s you said, a car driven by dallas cowboys defensive lineman josh brent crashing after hitting a curb and flipping. his teammate, not only with the dallas cowboys, but at the university of illinois, jerry brown jr., a practice squad linebacker with the cowboys, was killed. police arrested and booked the 24-year-old josh price brent into the irving county jail. one count of intoxication manslaughter against brent. here is a spokesperson for the department. >> our officers on scene felt as if alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident, so mr. price brent was asked to perform some field sobriety tests. after he performed those field sobriety tests, based on his performance of those tests, along with our officer's observations and the conversations they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. >> that is a degree, a second degree felony charge, potential sentence of two to 20 years in prison, maximum fine of $10,000. the dallas cowboys receiving news o

fourth quarter, dallas trailing. romo to bryant. stand up, bryant! making a score right there it's a 19-17 ball game. fourth quarter, four seconds to burn. dan bailey, his feet? they're of the strong variety. cowboys get the win, 20-19. that will do it for your espn news update. for the latest from all the sports world, check out the highlight express nightly at 11:00 p.m. on espn news. >>> the pulse up next, a lucky lobster. >>> and what police are saying in l.a. about the >>> it's time to check "the pulse." and there was a lot of christmas cheer and some controversy in washington last night. >> the first family was on hand for the 31st annual christmas in caught celebration to raise money for children's hospital. >> one of the stars at the event was south korean singer psy who made "gangnam style" a hit. he performed an anthem in 2004 that called for quote killing yankees in iraq. he's apologizapologized. >>> the lapd has admitted an error. >> they released the autopsy report of rapper notorious b.i.g. without warning his family. he was hit by four

the redskins host dallas next week to decide the nfc east. at the moment, seattle and minnesota hold the wild card. home field are still up for grabs. chicago, dallas, and the new york giants still holding on to some hope. in the efc, ben roethlisberger was intercepted by snaetd's reggie nelson who -- update's reggie nelson who returned the ball to the 45 yard line with only 14 seconds to play. on the next play, andy dalton found a.j. greene for another 21 yards. the bengals ended pittsburgh's playoff hopes when josh brown's 43-yard field goal locked it up for cincinnati with the 13-10 victory. >>> finally, the only thing left to decide in the afc is who will get a first round bye in the playoffs. if houston or denver lose, new england can move up with a win. baltimore is the fourth seed at the moment. indianapolis and cincinnati will be the wild card teams. >>> just ahead, rihanna's massive donation. and which "real housewives" star and her husband are calling it quits. >>> plus, tom cruise gets an unexpected trashing from bilbo and friends

they must beat dallas to win the division and advance to the post season. tomorrow will be the final game of the season for dallas if they lose and this is an eerily familiar feeling for cowboys who lost to the gins in this situation last season. the g-men went on to win it all. the cowboys lost in the 2008 regular season finale to miss the play-offs and the redskins, on the other hand, can they make the post season if they lose, as i explained earlier and they hope at home, the last couple of weeks will provide momentum in this game. after all, the last six weeks have felt that way. >> our back's been against the wall. make sure. and everybody's going to be playing. >> these are the games you remember the rest of your life, winner go home. i don't care what play-off game when i look back as an assistant or head coach, you go back and you think about the great experiences you had or the bad memories you have and you want to take advantage of the opportunities that exist. >> they don't come around often. the players are not trying to make it seem like a grea

dallas dance, superintendent of baltimore county public schools. thank you so much for coming on the air with us. >> thanks for the invite. >> this is your first year with baltimore county schools, first week on the job and something terrible goes wrong. i can't imagine in your wildest dreams you thought there would be a school shooting on first day of school. >> none of us expects that to happen. i was fortunate that within three weeks of my entering the job i had an opportunity to sit down with chief johnson and we talked about what would be our protocols and practices if something were to happen on any of the campuses and it was fortunate enough that what we talked about in july is what we implemented on the first day. >> have you been able to speak with the victim about his recovery and how things are going? >> i did have an opportunity to speak to the family after the incident and very pleased that daniel's recovering and he's getting back to normal and he is back at school now. >> let's talk about safety precautions implemented -- mental dete

you just ate dallas! >> ama: two people are in custody for a shooting that injured four people at 7:30 this morning. police aren't sure what led the shooting. the four people injured are all expected to survive. >>> we learned the names of the people who died in friday's crash on northbound 280 in redwood city. we were over the scene after the accident happened just after 3:00. authorities say the lexus was in the center median because of a flat tire. the driver of a black volkswagen slammed into the lexus as a high rate of speed. three people in the lexus were called. a 48-year-old, 28-year-old, and a 21-year-old. a 56-year-old suffered moderate injuries. 82-year-old g.a. smith will be charged with felony manslaughter after he is released from the hospital. >> the twinkie could be coming back. we'll look at the big players in the food and grocery industry vying for the hostess brand. >> and leigh glaser has your forecast after the >> abc-7 learn that president obama will nominate senator john kerry to be

fourth quarter, dallas trailing. romo to bryant. stand up, bryant!aking a score right there it's a 19-17 ball game. fourth quarter, four seconds to burn. dan bailey, his feet? they're of the strong variety. cowboys get the win, 20-19. that will do it for your espn news update. for the latest from all the sports world, check out the highlight express nightly at 11:00 p.m. on espn news. >>> the pulse up next, a lucky lobster. >>> and what police are saying in l.a. about the mysterious death of rapper notorious b.i.g. oooh. [ female announcer ] jared presents beautiful, natural levian chocolate diamonds and chocolate cultured south sea pearls. levian is the only company on earth to make jewelry with chocolate diamonds. levian -- the leading family in jewelry -- from ancient royalty to today's red carpet. you will only find these styles at jared. levian chocolate diamonds, they're anything...but vanilla. that's why he went to jared... the galleria of jewelry. ♪ i woke up to a feeling ♪ every little thing has meaning ♪ ♪ i woke up to a light bulb on ♪ eve

the team is heading to the playoffs after the win over the dallas cowboys. jan lawrence writes, our rookies have raised the team spirit. way to go, guys. now, take us all the way. httr. anybody know what that means? >> oh, hail to the redskins. >> we're not up on that. >> you can share your support for the redskins on our facebook page. i feel bad now that i don't know that. >> i was just holding back. >> okay. >> oh, right. >> how old was rg iii the last time they won. >> nine. >> isn't that amazing. >> can you imagine. throwing the football in the backyard and people had no idea. jefes asian hand fan when he was in denver though. he used to like the denver broncos when he was growing up in texas. -- he was a shanahan fan when he was in denver though. >> mostly cloudy and cool. temperatures later tonight will be in the 30s by midnight. maybe 38, 39 degrees here in the city. not a bad go-round this year no new year's eve. it is cold. 30 in washington. ignore the annapolis, 48. that once not working for some reason. 29 in baltimore. 28 in leonardtown. we are

a dallas cowboys player is dead and his teammate charged.as killed in a car accident saturday. josh brent is charged with intoxication manslaughter allegedly speeding at the time of the accident. the two played college football together at the university of illinois. >>> hugo chavez names his successor in case his cancer treatment doesn't go as planned. the cancer returned and he's expected to travel back to cuba for treatment. >>> an american doctor in afghanistan was rescued from taliban forces. he was abducted five days ago. the intelligence suggested he was in implement danger. >>> it seems fiscal cliff negotiations are playing chicken. neither side willing to back down but are we starting to see cracks. texas senator kale -- kay bailey hutchins joins us. thank you for your time. >> thank you, shannon. >> i want to ask about the fact we've seen republicans, including your senate colleagues, coburn and corker say they may be willing to go ahead on raising taxes on upper income earners. >> i think many republicans are feeling pressured and

you just ate dallas!going to say it the 49ers have not been as effective with colin kaepernick as quarterback. his inexperience has become more evident every week. the 49er record for the most sacks in the season, finished with two on the day. miami mistake killed them before the end of the half. the punt, it's caught at the three, but it's a touchback, set it down at the three. niners get it at the 20. that lees to a field goal. crabtree, 20 yarder set up the field goal and the niners led 6-3 at the half. niners only 2-10 on third down conversions. special teams bailed them out. spillman recovers, gore converts. first play of the fourth quarter, gore with a great 19-yard run. he had 63 yards, sixth career 1,000-yard season. an athletic dixon, pounds it home for the niners from there. 26, san francisco. here come the dolphins, fourth and goal. tan in tan hill, watch this cat. capkaepernick was 18-23, only te t.d. passes, 129 attempts this season but he can run. 50-yard touchdown here seals it. 49ers let t

>>heather: topping the news this hour, the day after in dallas.the cowboys player involved in a deadly alleged drunk driving accident as reaction pours in from around the national football league. >>gregg: talks on avoiding the fiscal cliff taking on a new turn at president obama meets with the house of representatives speaker boehner at the white house. we have a live report. our political insiders are here, too. >>heather: a turn for the worse for the most bitter enemy, chavez, headed to cuba for medical treatment. we have the latest on his condition. >> a dallas cowboy player appearing in a court of laugh after a deadly crash killed his team may, josh brent could face up to 20 years behind bars. and now, live in allege in which in arlington, next. >> quiet this afternoon. the cowboys play add game this afternoon in ohio against cincinnati. just recently, they won that game. we will show you a powerful picture that came out of ohio today. jerry brown's jersey laid out on the bench there. a moment of silence, also. 24-year-old josh brent had a bo