everybody seems fired up about the rush of chris cooley. who's stepping up for rg iii and the rush of chris cooley. w[ male announcer ] jay likes it when his mobile phone helps him depososit his check. jay also like it when mother nature helps him wash his car. mother nature's cool like that. mobile check deposit. easier banking. standard at citibank. okay. [ male announcer ] with citibank's popmoney, dan can easily send money by email right from his citibank account. nice job ben. [ male announcer ] next up -- the gutters. citibank popmoney. easier banking. standard at ciitibank. >>> let's start with football tonight one of the most talked about subjects around the water cooler today with the return of chris cooley with the injury to fred davis with is out for the season. he knows the system, he told mike shanahan he's in check. but a lot of fans think the all pro is back and better be careful. skins fans has been hoping for the past two years. he is a fan favorite and he's back. >> number one concern is hasn't been working out and chris h

tonight, the redskins have reached out to chris cooley and agreed to rejoin the team.as early as tomorrow. released in the beginning of the season if you remember after spending his entire career here. of course this all comes on the heels of losing the tight end fred davis for the season. beating him out last year for the starting job. now, davis ruptured his achilles tendon in the first quarter of the showdown. the skins did not fold. rg3 finds santana moss for this go ahead score winning, it should have been a game-winning 30-yard touchdown, but eli picked apart the secondary, winning it when it mattered most today. washington could not overcome this 77-yard touchdown to victor cruz as they fall today, 27-23. >> it is the effort of the football team. i thought we played extremely hard, but it was obviously a tough one to lose. >> and you know, you can win the game when you see them make a great play. robert put that ball right where it needed to be. you know, so i'm thinking hey this is a great opportunity for our defense to stand up to make some play. and i can't b

chris cooley is scheduled to undergo a physical at redskins park today. they may offer him a contract if all goes well. >> its about 47 degrees. a fishing crew in australia gets an unexpected visitor. >> crazy video. what decided to as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the bget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work together to restore fiscal responsibility grow our economy and create jobs. [ male announcer ] tim kaine. bringing people together to tackle the challenges of tomorrow. i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station abt once a month. last time i waat a gas station was about...i would sa.. two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcerer ]

chris cooley is back.he guy everybody is talking rgiii.s he is the most exciting player in all of football, bar none. he ranks behind only aaron rogers and peyton manning. he makes everybody around him better. this proved to be another coming robert griffin the third. the big apple variety. it featured a little bit of everything. late in the fourth quarter, but four,am trailing by improvised again and again and did what he does best, he made the play. i always feel like it is going to work. >> why wait for an encore? on the very next snap, and talent.dose of a 24-yard run that had to everybody, even the opposition. >> if i was going to run the offense, i will take that guy down. then this picture-perfect toss. nothing to it, he has done it again. there was still time on the one- an mvp to up the rookie. we will have more of the coming up at 6:00. game 7 between the giants and the cardinals. 5 and 0, but the giants are not going down either. that will scored two. n francisco winds 86-1. -- game 7ight tonigh

are wonders. >>> a call for safety guidelines tonight for cheerleaders. >>> coming up in sports, chris cooley back with the redskins. and he's still with us on nbc 4, a highly anticipated cooley report coming up next. and here's what's coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> i'm jackie bensen in upper marlboro. a local family receives a unique a loc[ male announcer ] a unique if barack obama is re-elected, what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go up. and five: $716 billion in medicare cuts that hurt current seniors. five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. marywe invest in them.umber one in america becausema. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it

davis is out for the season, allowing for an old favorite to make a comeback. >> former tight end chris cooley will rejoin the team. he reportedly is working out a deal right now, and he could return as early as today. the team released cooley back in august during an eight-year run during which he became one of the team's most popular players. >> just this morning, we're hearing from our viewer b. stebers. got to do it. you need that veteran presence. another receiver for rg3. >> it's great that he's willing to come back. a real team player. >> and we want to move it from sports outside. good morning, everybody. we're off to a nice start on the work week. looks clear and chilly out there. >>> a live view from our hd 4 city cam and a clear start this morning. the pavement is dry. we've got a clear sky. as we take a look at the view from space, we don't have any clouds around just about anywhere. gorgeous morning. and we will continue to have this clear sky with us as we've got a huge area of high pressure all over just about the entire eastern half of the country. really no travel problems her

. >> we are excited to have you back, chris cooley. in fact, he was in the locker room at redskins park today. the skins signed him up early this week after another pad bang tight end fred davis got the achille's tendon, out for the -- bad break tight end fred davis got the achille's tendon, out for the season. >>> we're going to track hurricane sandy for the next looks like seven days. we're looking at the possibility of a big nor'easter up in new england as we get into tuesday and wednesday. let's start with the track. she's going to behavior a while, going to go across jamaica. she's about to exit jamaica right now, made landfall at jamaica 4:00 this afternoon, winds 80 miles per hour. they had wind gusts of 100 miles per hour. the latest information we have, this is brand-new at 7:00, she still has winds of 80, still a category 1 with gusts of 100 miles per hour and it's now about 60 miles north of kingston. we'll put this into motion. this is thursday afternoon, goes into the bahamas and then tracks a little further to the west. s

we're giving away this chris cooley jersey. all you have to do is go to the wusa9 facebook page. a winner will be chosen randomly. >> plans for the redskins new training camp in richmond were unveiled. they utilized 17 acres of state property located behind the science 3450u see yum of -- museum of virginia. >> the baltimore ravens got crushed yesterday by houston but there was a bright spot out there. number 55 back on the field. linebacker terrell made a statement. four tackles, two sacks against the text januaries. he just said he was ready to contribute once again. >> i had to come back against a good team. we all know how important the november and december is. i didn't want to -- i wanted to come down the stretch to those big games. >> just as the maryland terrapins pick up the pieces from yesterday's heartbreaking loss, they have another big problem on their hands. replacing quarterback perry hill. the coach announced that hill is out for the season with a torn acl. the freshman stepped in at the start of the year. time now to reveal our latest game of the week poll. some

the redskins brought back fan favorite chris cooley after losing tight end fred davis for the season. just eight weeks ago the redskins sent cooley packing cut cutting him just before the start of the season. but cooley said today he knew the extent of davis' injury within an hour after it happened on sunday and figured he would get a call. apparently the two sides had previously discussed such a possibility. cooley says he doesn't know how soon he'll see playing time but he's just excited to come home. >> i'm just excited to be back and be part of the locker room and be a part of the group of guys. i feel like i can play. i'm only 30 years old. i know i can keep playing. i'm not sure what it will be week one. i'm not sure how i'll transition into that. i don't want to step on anyone's toes. i'm just there to do what they ask me to do. >> game seven of the nlcs cards and giants looking to punch their ticket to the world series. a grounder through the infield. three runs come in. giants take advantage of the cardinals, crush them to win the nlcs. they will face the tigers in the world

. >> in the morning line, they brought back chris cooley this week.nother familiar face is returning to the redskins. we'll have more when we return. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >>> welcome back. mitt romney's oldest sontag as poll ayesing to president obama for saying he wanted to punch the president during the second presidential debate. tag was being interviewed by a north carolina radio station after the debate last week and was asked what his reaction was to the president's aggressive challenges to his father. he said h

this week we're giving away, again, chris cooley jersey. cooley. cooley. cooley. >> yes. >> we're also talking redskins coming up in sports. the postman is reliable and delivers in all kinds of weather. but the postman might be down for pittsburgh. and the latest on number 59 and whether he can make it 232 straight and who is next in line for the terps qb gig. wow. i don't think anybody wants that job next. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens. >> well, how do you not miss a game ever? and you play arguably the most brutal position in all of football. you have to ask fletcher that question. he played 231 straight. if he can't go, you know it's serious. and it is. he's dealing with a problematic hamstring and some balance issues which he saw a specialist for yesterday. good news, fletcher back at practice today. says he's feeling better. but a final ruling on whether he's going to play or not on sunday against pittsburgh still to be determined. we'll stay tuned. all right. tomorrow we'll get our first look at maryland quarterback number 4. freshman caleb ro

there are reports that the team will sign chris cooley.e could be back with the skins as soon as today. the 30-year-old spent eight seasons before being released in late august. he left as the all-time franchise leader in career receptions with 428. >>> we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone on this monday, october 22nd. getting closer and closer to the end of the month. hard to believe and the holidays just around the corner, not that we want to get into that so much. i'm sarah simmons. wisdom martin has the day off. welcome to fox 5 morning news. just the two of us, you're already doing the holiday pitch? >> i know. i was. i'm kind of dressed for it too. >> i don't know what's going on with that. >> it's getting close. >> it's out there. >> temperatures later this week topping out near 80. >> what happened? >> we're heading in that direction. starting with today, we're not going to be in the 80s today but back in the low 70s. let

. >>> chris cooley looks like he is ready to go. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. >>> what was that? >> i do want know but i like it. >> kind of like panda music. maybe if i was a panned arc i would enjoy that music. pablo sandoval, the kung fu panda. panda. >> did you watch hong kong phooey. >> i did. >> the show is supposed to be about justin verlander. he is the best pitcher in baseball. here he is. this is the very first inning. high heat. probably close to 100 miles per hour and rear lander from? >> odu, baby. >> another fast ball and there it goes again. a two-rub shot and this were going crazy for the kung fu panda. only three gays in the history of major league baseball -- no way. >> the panned as not going to do it again! yes, he is. -- the panned as not going to do it again. >> -- the panda is not going to do it again. giants win game one 8-#. who had san francisco in the world series. >> i believe that would be one wisdom martin. >> only one game. the giants win game one 8-1. >> chris cooley is back at practice. he

the and we've got chris cooley in the studio. hey, carol. >> reporter: yeah, a busy night, all hands on deck. is it heaven? no, it's postseason baseball. that's what october baseball is all about. it is a little chilly here at camden yards. good news from st. louis, though. the nationals are leading the cards 1-0 in game two. it's a must-win situation for the birds thesmt lost game one last night to the yankees. 7-2. you know they really want to even up that series before it heads to new york tomorrow. first pitch tonight at 8:07. now, to the redskins. and the cooley report. chris cooley is back at the studios, while dan is in st. louis. and dan should be a little nervous, chris, because i think you look very good in the studios in that chair. >> i don't think dan can ever be nervous. he does a tremendous job. he's my news idol. dan hellie. i'm excited for week three of the cooley report. i'm excited to be in the studio. i did not want to be outside the redskins park today. it's cold. and we don't have great news from washington.

we all know about chris cooley. look out for logan paulson.logan to get the majority of the work come sunday in pits best of your recollection. rg iii looked at him a lot once fred davis went out on sunday in the meadowlands. he can block. big target, got the hand up, hey, i'm he open. he can do some things that chris could do as well when chris was 100%. i think logan will be the number one guy. i think niles paul will still get? runs. chris carpooly should get a couple of plays on sunday as well. -- chris cooley should get a couple of plays on sunday as well. i ran into a councilmember, vincent orange. and he said sports breakfast! i said yeah. we talked a little rg iii and he tells me this story about the nats. he says he is out west, wearing his nats t-shirt. the guy comes up and says what is that all about? he says i'm a councilmember in d.c. and i'm supporting my guys. the guy says i'm bryce harper's dad. you never know. bryce harper's dad sees the nationals t-shirt. >> did he pull out the baby pictures. >> how cool is that. >> we were l

cooley report. any other questions you want me to ask chris? >> i'm here. >> i'm just curious to know, you know, he looks at least as comfortable as you do. and he's only been doing this two weeks. what's up with that? >> we're going to have to slow him down a little bit. he's going to have a ron burgundy moment. >> we'll bring goggles later. >>> now we know who's going to host this year's academy awards. >>> just weeks after hosting the season premiere of "saturday night live," seth mcfarland will host the oscars. this will be the first time the creator of "family guy" has hosted a big telecast of any kind. he said it's an overwhelming privilege to host the oscars. it will air in february. >>> one more check on the weather, veronica. and it's going to rain off and on for about the next 24 hours? >> yes. through most of tomorrow, i think we're going to see that rain. we'll be kind of dodging the rain drops. sometimes those drops will be pretty heavy. we could have pretty good puddles out there by noon tomorrow. we'll see the radar fill in with

>> yeah gary yesterday the skins went out and resigned chris cooley. today they picked up a teammate of his from 2010. how teammate keiland williams figures into it. brian? >> call us (202)895-3000. or mail us. we're back. anncr: seven-hundred-thousand jobs. that's what the plan george allen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this adrtising. >>> the scandal at the vatican over the theft of private papillaters is not over yet -- papal letters is not over yet. an appeal is pending. >>> the new york police department under fire after an informant says he was paid to bait muslims, 19-year-old ramen in the black shirt there claims the nydp used a strategy called cre

the redskins brought back fan favorite chris cooley of losing tight end fred davis for the season. just eight weeks ago the redskins sent cooley packing cutting him just before the start of the season. but cooley said today he knew the extent of davis' injury within an hour after it happened on sunday and figured he would get a call. apparently the two sides had previously discussed such possibility. cooley says he doesn't know how soon he'll see playing time but he's just excited to come home. >> i'm just excited to be back and be a part the locker room and be a part of the group of guys. i feel like i can play. i'm only 30 years old. i know i can play. i'm not sure what it will be week one or how i'll transition into that. i don't want to step on anyone's toes. i don't want -- i'm just there to do what they ask me to do. >> game seven of the nlcs, cards and giants looking to punch their ticket to the world series. a grounder through the infield. three runs come in. giants take advantage of the cardinals, crush them to win. they will face the tigers in the world series. congrats t

the latest on "redskins final" after the news and what it means for chris cooley.ht be time to barack oreak o jerseys. >> saw tweets. >> they're working out contract details as we speak. >> thank you. other news, police are investigating a hit-and-run they say left the man in critical condition in adelphi. the driver of the car may have been racing. it happened yesterday in the 2,000 block of university boulevard. police say a 21-year-old was hit by a car that was seen racing with another vehicle at university and riggs road. second car crashed. driver was taken into custody. police say the other driver took off. >>> friend, family and community came out today to help support and raise money for capitol hill family. recovering from a brutal attack thissome somummer. last august, the man was badly beaten as he walked home near eastern market. the left him with severe brain injuries. still in the hospital. the fall safety festivalen southeast washington helped raise money for the family. >> i would be a nervous wreck every day thinking about the future if i didn't ha

chris cooley and the chris cooley report lives. >> how could we not talk about my new quarterback, rg3ryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> hello, everybody. i'm meteorologist doug kamme

chris cooley will be back in about an hour or so to talk redskins. we'll also visit nationals park where the nats have the chance to seal up the division tonight. >> and then there's that team. >> i know. >> a lot going on. >> we're a happy little town. >>> we've got a warning for college students tonight. >> reporter: a groper targeting au students right here on mass avenue. i'm pat collins live. a report coming up. >>> an unusual challenge from maryland's governor to virginia's governor. >>> i'm liz crenshaw. some foods look healthy, but they're really junk. >>> neighbors and friends are mourning the loss of a local professor hit and killed while walking his dog. a car struck 65-year-old rhett leverett. he was a much-loved history professor at marymount university. police tell us the driver who hit him had a medical emergency and lost control. >>> with election day almost here, more and more campaign yard signs are springing up in northern virginia for both candidates. today romney volunteers said it's a visible sign of growing support for the gop.

chris cooley had been cut by the e preseason.th yesterday he said he's in shape and ready to play. its about 54 degrees. >> still to come, more of a wild weather out west in california, snow.nado and >> a busy monday in california. tornado 40 miles north of r damageto, mino reported. other reports of clouds, but they did not touch down. was looking like winter in sierra.hern fnowplows had to clear parts o interstate 80 in the higher elevations. but it does help with the water supply. >> i am not ready for that. >> it is not so for us. that is the first big winter storm of the season out west. are lined up out there in the pacific. come.s more to around here, we have high- controlling our weather. everythingcking else. look at the showers and thundershowers across the great lakes. that will move through the ofd will stay out the northern atlantic. degrees at dulles. we will warm up nicely. high temperatures today just shy of 80 degrees. we will see some clouds, but a t looking day overall. let's check on traffic. that's looking good. g. good mornin it's quiet around the area. the be

for more, we'll welcome back chris cooley for our cooley report from the studios in d.c.o you feel about rg3 playing this weekend? >> i think it's going to be up to robert and how he feels. he definitely has a chance, and i think there is such a thing as a mild concussion. the team will monitor very closely his progress and see how he continues to feel. coach shanahan mentioned him having to pass a a baseline test. and they'll see how he goes through remembering what day it is. in the way i see it, if mike shanahan says that it could be bad, it's probably good. he may or may not have already passed the test. he'll have to progress throughout the week. >> coach likes to go with the opposite, right? how about the other rookie, alfred morris? third in the nfl in rushing yards. what's the deal? your impressions? >> i think from day one he's impressed everyone in the organization. he's a hard worker. he's a tough kid. extremely strong guy. early fan favorite. a guy i root for every week and a guy that i love to cheer for. he deserves it. he runs hard. he's a smart player. he d

. >> the return of chris cooley worms the hearts of a lot of redskins fans. -- warms the hearts of a lot of redskins fans. man: to some people, social security is just a number. but to me, it's money that i earned. i count ont ocial security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his owown money on wall street.. that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa a credit car d with a qualala ifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% % more than cars earning 1% cash back on almost everythinth prices areline declining significantly, we are told. average is down 12 cents since last week. prices down locally as well. maryland has dropped to $3.64. virginia is at $3.51. >> retailers hope to have reason celebrate this holiday .eason spendrs are expected to on gifts this year than last year. the average

don't forget, we are giving you the opportunity to win a chris cooley jersey. you have to go to facebook and hit "like." >> i don't think you are eligible. >> yeah, go to facebook and like it and we will announce the winner on saturday night. >> game on. >> that is it for us. we hope you enjoyed this steel lar weather. the cbs news is next. >> derrick is back on 7 with our news cast and bartlett and john delaney in studio. >>> wusa9.com is always on. have a good night.

there are reports the skips have reached out to chris cooley and could sign him as early as today. cooley spent eight seasons with the team before being released in august. he left as the all-time franchise leader in career receptions with 428. with 428. >>> and coming up, we'll tell you about a devastating loss for the family of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. that is next. >>> new details in this deadly scene in southern california. a shooting spree and a fire. we'll plain when we check more headlines. the arteries of your dishwasher are constantly clogging up with grease and lime scale. use finish dishwasher cleaner every month to keep your machine in sparkling health. for shining results, finish dishwasher cleaner. president obamama: i'm barack obamthis message.ve... anncr:r: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine

. >> chris cooley went through his practiced like he was never gone. looks like he will be able to against the steelers on sunday. is london fletcher did not practice. he strained a hamstring last now he has some problems, maybe vertigo. he is going to see a neurologist. >> let's give a review from the doctor and see what they have to say. i will give you more tomorrow. you never can make up for a like london. i'm going to go out there and do best i can and not allow anybody to wonder why london is t in the game. deserveiants did not t the win last sunday, tha redskins blew the coverage on this play. to give the giants the win. the super bowl champion responded. i feel like we gave them that play. it was not like he was a rocket and figured it out. >> did it bother you at all that said those things? >> i appreciate you giving it to me. thank you. i did not think it took a rocket scientist to figure out either. >> he walked right into that one. trying to gete guys healthy again. tonight, the heat. second quarter, this is the transition, a nice game. cam

allison you had a chris cooley related question.irlfriend into football had fred davis on her fantasy team. he is out. she is like should i pick up chris cooley if he's available. >> i had fred catches on my fantasy team as well. i would not rush out in the free agent market and pick up chris cooley. logan paulson might be a better option as far as statistics go for the redskins. i expect him to get the start. chris cooley is back. he said this on his facebook page about 30 minutes ago. dam, i have to go to work today. work hard, play hard. >> welcome back chris. >> that's the way he rolls as the kids say. but he is back. we would expect him to practice and possibly see time sunday as well. i don't know how big of a fantasy impact he will make right away. i think eventually you will see him work himself back in as long as the knee holds up and be productive. >> he is living a fantasy life, isn't he? >> i feel bad about fred davis. he is great. that is a big loss. i had a feeling somehow cooley would come back. >> that's why he stuck

it's a tongue twister. >> this week in honor of his return, we're giving away a chris cooley jersey. >> red or white. >> we're excited to see him back on the field. >> they'll be in pittsburgh where it's not going to be-- >> it will be okay. around here we have rain moving in later this weekend. clouds and fog this morning. this afternoon late sun. cloudy saturday, sunday showers. monday and tuesday sandy could cause big problems. >>> it's been so great this morning up until now. on the westbound side of route 50 here at i-97, accident right now. no traffic is getting by while they move the accident vehicles around. let's go to virginia on the northbound side of 395 heavy and steady here southbound 95 at aquia harbor quantico, watch out for the accident. >>> cbs news this morning is next. of course they're looking at hurricane sandy, too. >> this is john. say hi, john. >> hello. >> say bye. >> bye. >> we'll see you monday. >> take care wusa9.com.

what are you hearing about chris cooley? have they reached tout him?earing to pluck him out of his art gallery in leavesburg. i would just be concerned that he's just not in tiptop shape which is to be expected. you know, he's not going to be in nfl shape, i think logan will be your starter, but good in the locker room, shanahan likes him, he knows the offense. he's like an additional coach out there. i'm not sure how effective he's going to be in the first three or four weeks. >> one thing to consider, fred davis was the leading receiver on this team, yet he was only averaging about three catches for game. maybe the be as devastate agz you might think. how much was he actually doing? >> it's a run first team, 120 yards, robert griffin is on pace to rush for nearly a thousand yards in season. another 89 yesterday. the loss hurts, but not devastating. >> the other interesting thing regarding the receiving, obviously moss had the fumble at the that end really ended things for us. he is still a force to be reck witness stand in this new role it seems to m

chris cooley. this was after they learned fred davis will not be coming back after an injury. >> tonight we will learn which baseball team will face the detroit tigers in the world series. >> and francisco giants pitcher struck out a career best 9 as his team forced to gain seven alcs against the car also. the giants defeated the cardinals 6-1. 4:39 temperatures in the 40's. >> the latest on the search for the man who attacked a woman along a popular jogging trail. why i don't spend money on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i uld say.y... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ ♪ >> good morning. i am meteorologist jacqui jeras. 51 degrees on this monday morning. i

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. >> in sports chris cooley talks about his first day back at redskins practice. >> next at 5:15, howard is tracking hurricane sandy's potential impact on his seven- day forecast. we'll be back. . >>> 5:13. for the first time now let's take a live look outside of the u.s. capitol. temperatures in the 50s and 60s depending where you're waking up this morning. definitely balmy and we're talking the end of october. >> a little too balmy. yesterday we tied the record of 84. the way the atmosphere is set up, normally you get tropical storms -- tropical systems in october, it's not newark. -- not unusual. it's unusual that they come up the coast. we'll be tracking sandy for you around the clock. if you'd like to check it out yourself on your iphone or android device or ipad, you can text sandy to 25543 and download our wusa weather app. aim going to start with sand -- i'm going to start with sandy. color enhanced the coldest cloud tops so you can see the taller storms that are wrapping around the center a little bit better as sandy is just about off shore, at least the eye of sandy just about

so that means chris cooley, welcome back, captain chaos.uy who is the all-time leader for receptions for a tight end in the history of the washington redskins is back. of course, he is an eight high pressure year vet. i like what you said in the tease. look at as it a respite. he had about a seven, eight- week layoff to try to get back in shape. the knee was a problem in takeru kobayashiing camp. they had other capable guys but chris is now back because fred davis is gone for the year. paulson will probably get the start more than likely in pittsburgh. niles paul also. we'll find out what chris' role will be as he comes back and practices tomorrow. of course, with chris here, fred davis is out and that is a big blow. fred davis was the top option and it was a bizarre play here. really wasn't touched. that is how these achilles things happen. he is down and out right there. i saw fred after the game. he was being carted often. he said i hope to be back. meaning he is not going to be under contract after this season is over. the redskins do n

there are reports that the skin have already reached out to chris cooley.e could be back with the team as soon as today. he spent eight seasons as the skins' tight end before being released in late august. >> the one thing for sure, the weather can't disappoint it. we can move on from the skins and think about something more positive. i haven't moved on yet. they played with a lot of passion and rg iii on the forth and ten when he scrambled with the throw. >> i was getting texts from a friend. >> i sent tony a series of texts about the same. let's do the forecast. sunny and mild this week. it is cool out there at the moment. temperature overnight falling back in the 30s. the trend is for lots of sunshine and mild temperatures. warm around here. it will be warm and here by tomorrow and particularly by wednesday. high temperatures are going to top out near 80. 50 right now in washington. falling to 39 in leonardtown. 40 in fredericksburg. notice as you get to the west and north of the metro area, we are falling back into the 30s. it is cool. in frederick, 36

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. >>> chris cooley is back at redskins park. he was re-signed to replace fred davis, who injured his achilles in sunday's loss to the giants. chris cooley was waiting for head coach mike shanahan to call him when he saw davis go down. >> i sat and waited for the call, and i thought, i hope they call. it was like ninth grade or eighth grade basketball. am i going to make the team call? i'm laying there like come on. just give me a call. tell me i can come wak. >> and we're glad he did call. cooley got that call sunday night. he was at redskins park yesterday morning. he could play this sunday against the steelers. >> former washington wizards star gilbert arenas is joining a new team in china. the three-time all star formerly known as agent zero in d.c. is close to signing a contract with the huangdong southern tigers. the move likely means that his nba career is over. >>> you can call them the comeback kids. the san francisco giants are headed to the world series after rooting the st. louis cardinals in game seven 9-0. the giant

now sources say former tight end chris cooley will return to the team.edly is working out a deal with the team and could return as early as today. the team released him back in august after an eight-year run, during which he became one of the team's more popular players. we'll be talking with cooley live later today. be sure to join us for news 4 at 5:00 p.m. the davis injury, just one of many low lights for the redskins. the team had three turnovers in the second half and gave the giants too much time in the end. it's a heartbreaker, that 77-yard touchdown pass by eli manning with only a minute left in the game, proving why he and his teammates are still -- there it goes. we have to watch it again. the reigning super bowl champs. >> sure proved it today. it was a great throw. double covered, hit it right on the money. big time throw. >> i'm afraid of him in the fourth quarter when he's got the ball in his hands. i mean, same thing with ben roethlisberger. tom brady, all those guys. russell wilson right now. rg3 right now. it doesn't matter who you are.

game seven will go head to head with the presidential debate no chris cooley may soon be a redskin again. he was released at the beginning of the season. estes beaten up p by fred davis but with davis out for the rest of the season, cooley may be back. davis ruptured his achilles tendon in the fourth quarter. rg iii completes what should have been the game winning 30-yard touchdown to santana moss. a few seconds lateree lie manning takes apart the secondary. washington could not overcome a 77-yard touchdown to cruz. giants boat the skins 27-23. >> shouldn't have watched the last minute. >>> we are starting out cool or keeled. some may disagree. but today is expected to be mild. >>> an announcement from apple and a new operating system from microsoft. the top news from the tech world this week. >>> and at 4:50, women in the military are honored in arlington. >> 9news is back in two minutes. keep it here. >>> a chilly start. 30s in a few spots west of town with from the as well. we are going to have a decent day today. sunny, racks like a high in the low 70s. 68. we'll talk about the warm

. >> plus chris cooley is back with the redskins. we'll tell you how it happened tonight on fox 5 news after the game. >> joe: we welcome you to the nlcs postgame show on fox. with the rain continuing to fall here at&t park. a 9-0 giants final in game seven. cain over lowe's and standing by with matt cain, ken rosenthal. >> ken: matt, 24-minute third inning. that inning did you go down and throw or did you just sit in the dugout the whole time? >> i just stayed in the dugout and did the same thing. i knew i had time between innings. i was going to be fine to go back out there and warm up and not worry about it. >> ken: a number of terrific defensive plays behind you. >> yes. >> ken: how much difference was the defense in this series? >> it was huge. that's what made the series, guys came up big, making huge defensive plays and tonight was really, really big. scutaro making great plays at second and crawford jumping and catching the ball low and crawford being in the right spot in left center, that's how we won tonight. they were in t

attack heads to pittsburgh to face the 3-3 steelers where we should also see the 2012 debut of chris cooley>>> a show of support today for an embattled coach of the district. to protest the firing of football coach greg fuller. he was recently dismissed for coaching because he had an ineligible player on the team. parents support fuller and hope he's going to get his job back. >> he's a very good guy and i love him to death and i want him back on the job. this situation is going to vindicate himself. because the man of integrity that he is it's going to work out. >> fuller is still teaching at woodson. he coached the football team more than 10 years and runs a successful program. his teams have sent 75 players to division one teams on scholarship. >>> a man managed to steal more than $1 million worth of chips at a casino. >>> and the apple i-pad men mini next.

if you're a chris cooley fan, don't expect him to start. logan paulsen gets the honor. paulsen caught four balls against the giants 76-yard. cooley was released earlier in the season and reassigned this week after fred davis tore his achille's. >>> almost every quarterback on the terrapins roster has torn his acl or broken his foot. kalen roe was the only one left. the coach was asked about the state of his football team. he likened it to a mule trapped in a well with no way out. listen. >> the farmer doesn't know how to, you know, get him out of there, so he figures, well, we'll just cover the hole up, mule's old and everything else, but what happens is they start throwing dirt down there and the mule ends up just shaking it off and step up and before you know it, there's enough dirt and he's at the top and the mule comes out of it. >> i love randy. >>> our toyota high school football game of the week, potomac against hilton in prince william county. we had 42,000 voters this week, third most of the season. the highest was actually 58,000. highlights of that game tonig

he's been gone several weeks away from the only team he's played for, but it didn't take long for chris cooley to feel at home again. thanks to a kind gesture by rookie quarterback kurt cousins cooley got his old locker back at redskins park. when it comes to his old position, he's got a little work to do. cooley says he's still in game shape, but he doesn't know his role come sunday's match-up in pittsburgh. one thing is for certain. cooley said his time way from the game made him want it even more. >> it was nice to sit back and look around and watch football games and watch the league and i looked at it and thought i can definitely do this. i know i'm as good as a lot of these players. >> cooley is cooley. he's not going to do nothing crazy. he's going to be himself. that's who he is and you learn to appreciate and love about what he brings to this team. >> linebacker london fletcher didn't practice due to a sore hamstring and is suffering balance problems. he will see a neurologist. also several weeks after no improvement receiver pierre garcon is seeing a specialist regarding his foot inj

reports that chris cooley who was cut in august by the redskins has re-signed with the team pending acal on monday. london fletcher, redskins linebacker, hat longest active streak of any player in the nfl right now with 231 straight appearances. that streak is in jeopardy. he has a hamstring injury and mri coming tomorrow. >> mike, thanks. tune into the new pro football talk every weekday at 5:00 p.m. on the nbc sports network. al and cris back to wrap things up from cincinnati in a moment. . whthe ol' beef 'n cheese.h? yeeah, with bacon... portabella mushrooms... all hot-n-melty... so, wendy's? wendy's! definitely! lllll... let's go! what's that? uuuhhh! leave ordinary behind with wendy's new bacon portabella melt. applewood smoked bacon, rich portabellas in a melty cheddar sauce. unleashing the power of the melt. that's wendy's way. now that's better. [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new completely re-imagined 2013 chevrolet malibu. sleek new styling... sophisticated dual cockpit design, and sport sculpted seats. available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. the all-new 2013

former tight end chris cooley will return to the team. he reportedly is working out a deal with the team and could return as early as today. the team released him back in august after an eight-year run during which he became one of the team's more popular players. rumor has it, though, returning to the at that point, he's still going to be able to help us out on news 4 and do his broadcast duties on monday with dan. >> he had a really short break. he was out and in in no time. the time is 4:37. >>> ahead on "news 4 today," what we're learning about the man accused of carrying out a deadly shooting at a wisconsin spa. >> plus we showed you the meteor as it straekd across the sky. >>> time right now coming up on 4:41. you couldn't ask for better weather saturday or sunday. >> we had a dry overnight, which is great. now we hear a warmup is on the way. >>> a live look from the hd 4 city camera under a clear sky around the region after that gorgeous weekend. now it has turned chilly. many locations in the 30s, including most of maryland, most

. >>> well, chris cooley is a redskin again.he redskins re-signed the popular tight end to replace the injured fred davis. the team released cooley in august, but he never signed with another team. head coach mike shanahan called him sunday night to see if he would be interested in coming back. cooley said he could not sleep that night because efhe was so excited about returning. >> i'm not sure what the role will be week one or week two as i transition into it. i've got to prove to them i should be on the field, and i've got to prove it right away. that's what i want to do. i have a chance to take advantage of a great opportunity this year, and i'm looking forward to that. >> the 30-year-old cooley played hi his entire career with the burgundy and gold. he is a fan favorite. i know a lot of fans, when we saw fred davis get injured, think about that right away. >> i guess the management did too. >> good luck to him. >> the time is 4:51. time to get a check of weather and traffic on the ones. >> and time is here. >> beautiful mor

the skins have resigned chris cooley. and he was anxious to hear from his old coach. >> i sat and waited for the call. and i thought i hope they call. it was like ninth grade or eighth grade basketball. am i going to make the team call laying there, like, come on? just give me a call. tell me i can come back. and the coach called about 7:30. >> well, i called chris when we landed. and i asked him what type of shape he was in. and he felt like he was in pretty good shape. i asked him if he'd like to come back. he said he did. so we're excited to have him. and, you know, i trust chris. if he says he's in good shape, he's in good shape. so, hopefully, he can help us this next week. >> i went to bed about 3:30. i went to bed but i just didn't sleep in bed because i was just so excited to come back to work. i talked to coach for 20 minutes. he said we're going to count on you. we need you to step up and play. i'm not sure what the role will be week one or week two as i transition into it. i've got to prove to them that i shoul

. >> plus captain chaos, what rg3 had to say about chris cooley's return. >> and wait till you hear how much d.c. traffic cameras raked in tonight after the game. >>> what a night for the home crowd here in game one. a final of 8-3. zito over verlander here in game one. we'll send it across the field, out in left-field, our guys on the set. matt vasgersian, it's all yours. >> matt: joe, thanks. here with harold reynolds, eric karros, a.j. pierzynski. guys, as you know it's rare when a game one story becomes the enduring story throughout a whole world series. but when you consider willie mays played in 20 world series. had 70 world series at-bats and never hit one home run, pablo sandoval's performance tonight becomes more impressive. >> you know what was cool about it, at home in the ballpark. albert pujols did it last year in the world series. on the road in texas. but to do it here, it reminds me of reggie jackson in new york, the kids. crowd was going crazy. he had a chance for four. >> eric: this ballpark does not yield home ru runs. fewest in big leagues and he made the park look s

reports that chris cooley who was cut in august by the redskins has re-signed with the team pending a physical on monday. london fletcher, redskins linebacker, hat longest active streak of any player in the nfl right now with 231 straight appearances. that streak is in jeopardy. he has a hamstring injury and mri coming tomorrow. >> mike, thanks. tune into the new pro football talk every weekday at 5:00 p.m. on the nbc sports network. al and cris back to wrap things up from cincinnati in a moment. . whthe ol' beef 'n cheese.h? yeeah, with bacon... portabella mushrooms... all hot-n-melty... so, wendy's? wendy's! definitely! lllll... let's go! what's that? uuuhhh! leave ordinary behind with wendy's new bacon portabella melt. applewood smoked bacon, rich portabellas in a melty cheddar sauce. unleashing the power of the melt. that's wendy's way. now that's better. [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new completely re-imagined 2013 chevrolet malibu. sleek new styling... sophisticated dual cockpit design, and sport sculpted seats. available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. the all-ne