we begin with tim brant. he is joining us on the phone right now. tim, i know you have covered this game for a long time. would you think about this choice? captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> i was very involved with the following his agent, we were on the phone from about 10:00 p.m. until about 3:00 in the morning. i do know it is a five-year deal with the washington redskins. jay gruden is the new head coach of the washington redskins and that is a very unusual long-term inl for a first-time coach this league. he started in 1997, he was the offense of coordinator in the arena league and became one of the all-time great coaches, he had a six arena bowl championships. nfl as annt onto the assistance, and he got a super bowl ring when he was wednesday -- with the tampa bay buccaneers. now he comes in, he was tightly -- highly coveted. 46 years old, and he takes over the washington redskins january 9, 2014. >> all right, 10, another quick question, what do you think this is going to mean as far as how the team has han

tim brant will join us later in sports with what is behind this it -- decision and what it can mean for the off-season. stay tuned for that. ocean temperatures have forced the coast guard to end its active search for a sailor missing after helicopter crash. down wednesday during a training mission off virginia beach. two crew members were killed and two others survived. family members have released a photo of the four-year-old apartment fire in gaithersburg. lancelot died yesterday afternoon, just days after celebrating his forced -- fourth birthday. say the fire started in a kitchen, but the exact cause remains under investigation. destroyed.ts were >> he was captured shortly after thestart of the u.s. war -- war in afghanistan. officials say he now has no valuable intelligence information and is no longer a threat to the u.s.. it is not clear when or where he will be released. >> there is outrage tonight after the trial of the man accused of causing a police officers death in cinemas trial. prosecutors say one juror is to blame. the judge declared a mistrial in the second day of delib

you are watching abc 7 news with leon harris, alison starling, chief meterologist doug hill, and tim brant, sports. >> wow >> wow. my head hurts. [laughter] all right. the start of the new year brought a rate hike on the tolls tollroad -- dulles road. we will find out how much more you will be paying and why. dullespopularity of the toll road is hard to deny. that does not mean people like paying it to use it. >> it is ridiculous. >> it is awful. man is a cab driver and another is a technician. each uses the tollroad often and they are irritated with that hike. >> there is no way i can accept this. it is a tax. >> gas is costing more. everything is going up. it will be a burden. >> two reasons for the increase -- one is to operate and maintain the road. the others to help fund a line. the water development coming into the area, construction is on the rise. is what i think is not fair about it. the people using the tollroad are not using the metro. >> in 2014 -- >> they will get a serious workout. >> i will have to suck it up. >> >> there is a free house up for grabs in arlington. there are

brant had a huge first half giving the terps the lead. in the second half, maryland was up 17 points. terps and finished with 10 three-pointers on the day and win 77-61. the redskins are in full search mode for the next head coach. they are set to interview the vanderbilt head coach and the ravens offensive coordinator. today, bruce allen reportedly met with the panthers defensive coordinator. more as it comes. houston and north dakota -- chosen and north dakota. run comes to an end. they lose 35-7. aere may be what seems like million bowl games. this year, the play on the field will leave them wanting more as evidenced last night. in the third quarter, the buckeyes up. bryant with the play of the day. look at this. 34-29. leads just over a minute to go. miller gets picked off by anthony to seal the deal. 40-35.ers win another bowl to watch. he takes it up the middle for a 16-yard touchdown. murray led by three. heh over a minute to go, picks it up. he is hustling. 73 yards for the game-winning touchdown. it 41-31.es he had 20 points. the

could you say has the deepest routes al stare mckenzie it's a treasure it's the equality of a rhyme brant. i want to urge you on behalf of our 6 thousand members this move forward with this project. thank you >> (clapping) >> please - is there anyone else who wants to speak. you already spoke-i'm sorry. anyone who wants to speak and if you could line up by the door. >> good afternoon and thank you very much. i'm clarence bryant i'm an 82-year-old san franciscan. i started placing john sharp over 50 years as a member of the western golf association which is the largest minority disadvantaged golf group in the country had their first tournament p there. that golf course has provide for militant and disadvantaged combofrlz the pleasure the fun, the comrade that holds us altogether as human beings. i think it would be a travesty if we were to close that golf course. it roudz in san mateo county it's as much of san francisco as the golden gate bridge. >> hold the applause. is there anyone else who wants to make any public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner low >> well

let's go to college park and tim brant. tim. eah, i'm here to announce the merriment-miami game. it should be fun. the is jim and mark, comcast center should be rocking tonight. the terrapins have had some rough times. a tough stretch. they have lost four out of five games. tonight patients will be the key. the defending champions are in town and they play a very effective zone. panic.an't it is a 40 minute game. the shot clock. we're going to have plenty of possessions. they are going to have plenty of possessions. you can't get caught up in it. you have to do the best you can. that is the way we have approached it. we have talked about being patient. hopefully our guys are able to do it. you up 95 now, quieter days away from super bowl xlviii. britt mchenry has been there all week and she has the latest. >> even here in the city that never sleeps, people can't stop talking about richard sherman that his controversial remarks after the nfc championship game. all week his teammates have told us he is the best and sherman certainly think so. but who can blame them after watching t

a ball within a war the most radical and feared function of syria's rebel were brant is accused of linking dozens of moderate opposition fighters. they do national space station will stay in orbit until at least twenty twenty four to keep up research plan mars missions and guard against a possible answer or rats report an axe was gathering to discount the biggest very shrewd. and welcome to our team to national twenty news life from moscow i'm. starring now and it's a new year but the same old problems with the e.u. leadership the most recent poll suggests a strong streak of disapproval are bad performance among people across the union is based on a has the details. now in a few months europeans will be going to the polls in what could be the most important european parliamentary elections but the latest gallup polls to to sticks well don't make good reading for those that will be standing for the top spots across the european parliament even those countries that have received some of the most help countries like spain that received forty one billion euros to bail out its failing banking s

. >> tim brant is standing by. that sounds nice. miami. maryland and miami tonight. i will announce the game. eacheams that mirror other, the head coach of the hurricanes and mark surgeon is here trying to get maryland over the hump. they did play better but he wants his guys to man up better. he wants the big guys to rebound better. the entire team has to defend because it really has been frustrating. >> i think we have gotten better since north carolina. practices have been better. our understanding has been better. it has tested all of our patients. >> the head coach, game time, 9:00 and i will call the action. four days until super bowl xlviii. britt mchenry has in there and she spent some time with champ bailey from the washington redskins. now with the denver broncos. frenzy, champa bailey looked as steady as he does on the field. >> i'm an optimist. things are going to work out. >> he began his career in washington. he has no hard feelings for his former team. .> i was fortunate they are a great organization. things did not work out. i was blessed to go to an

they signed deian brant before they meet in the play-off game. he last played in 2012.t seven seasons with the pats and was mvp of the super bowl xxxix for the pats and is expected to hept injured receiver corps and going to give them inside information and i think he lost a few friends in new england by signing but it's his choice. i still think the pats are going to win. coming up tat the top of the hour, the polar vortex is creating a mess in most of the country. we'll tell you how it impacted the unemployment debate in washington, d.c. when we come back here, we'll huddle around the cooler. this guy vuning for goveis runnr and we'll tell what you his top priority will be. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. [ m'm... ] great taste. [ tapping ] sounds good. campbell's healthy request. m'm! m'm! good.® where does the united states get most of its energy? is it africa? the middle east? canada? or the u.s.? the a

gill brant came up to me one day and said terry bradshaw wanted to go to lsu but his grades would onlyo louisiana tech and i just came up with that line spell cat if you spotted him the ca which got me on the cover of "newsweek." it's the trash talking but more importantly when game time comes you have got to perform. >> was it worth it? would you do it all over again? >> i wouldn't do it the same way, bill. i wish i would have never taken that first drink or smoked that first joint. when i look back at my life, you know, finishing college, finishing high school, number one draft choice for the cowboys playing with the star on my helmet. very proud of all of that. it was the embarrassing of my family with the addiction and jail and, you know what i mean? i really had to make some deep amends to my mother so i would do some of it over again but not all of it. >> well, i can say this. you know, you had a lot of concussions. you played very tough but you are still articulate and still able to get a good point across. we aprettyappreciate your time tonight thank you. >> thank you, bill. >>

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