dan hellie has more from charlotte. >> reporter: quarterback not the problem today, or should i say, the redskins' quarterback wasn't the problem. john beck was fine. it was cam newton who was spectacular. the panthers' rookie had over 300 combined yards, abusing the redskins' defense on the ground and through the air. the 33 points the redskins surrendered to the panthers, a season high. >> is there anybody that comes to mind after seeing him in person that you can compare cam newton to? >> you know, as a rookie, i'm not sure if i've been around a rookie that has this type of presence and athletic ability. it was impressive to be out there and see him make some of those plays with his legs and have the poise to make a couple of those throws. >> he's special. i don't think anybody denies that fact. coming into the game, we knew he was special. anytime you've got a guy that big who can run and throw the ball, he can run, he can throw. you know, he's got the total package. he's going to be playing in this league for a long time. kameron out there is executing. when he need to put it do

>> dan hellie goes one-on-one with a coach. plus, in pittsburgh last night, it was nasty even for hockey6:0. >>> hundreds of boxes of counterfeit goods were seized by federal agents in afternoon in northeast washington. the boxes were full of fake louie vi tan, nike, and bootlegged dvds. 11 people were arrested. the market is located d.c. farm market near the university. it remains open during the raids. >>> more clashes on the streets of new york city as the occupy wall street protests rage on for a month. developers backed off from evicting them from the park. then celebrations led to more than a dozen arrests. we have the latest from new york. >> reporter: after overting a shut out to leave the park, protesters went on the march to declare victory. it resulted in just over a dozen arrests. the owners of the park and the city's mayor asked protesters to clear out sections of the park to be cleaned up. instead, protesters armed with brooms and mops cleaned themselves. >> they said we couldn't return with sleeping bags. that me

we'll see you then. >> dan hellie is with us now to rewind us to the bills game. dan?re was a time when the bills and redskins were two of the premier franchises in football. back in 1992, they met in super bowl xxvi. it was the last time the redskins were truly great and it was marvelous. ♪ >> january 26, 1992, super for the third time. loose doesn't begin to describe the skins in the week leading up to super bowl xxvi in minnesota. the home video taken by defensive end fred stokes included a cameo by elvis or offensive lineman mark. ♪ oh, you can't go on together ♪ with suspicious minds >> buffalo fans had their suspicions when pat collins went under cover and behind enemy lines. >> let's go do some buffalo hunting. are you nervous about this game? >> yeah. >> i'm nervous, too. >> you're not incognito, are you? >> would i do something like that to a buffalo. take care of it for me, guys. >> the skins defense ripped up the bills, too. the first buffalo possession ends with fred stokes bringing down jim kelly. the second ends with a tip pass by darrel green and a 21-ya

dan hellie spoke to coach mike shanahan about this disappointing loss. >> what's the hardest part to digest for you? >> well, it's always tough to lose. going into the second half, you feel like you've got an opportunity to come away with the win. so you're disappointed when you don't. >> your defense gave up 33 points. was that more your defense or just cam newton making plays? >> well, you know, a combination of both. our defense has been very good on third downs. we've been playing pretty consistent. he did a good job with the option keeping this off balance. cam really kept us off balance. he made a couple of throws on third down that many quarterback cans can't make. and he had a couple of drives that kept his offense going. hats off to the panthers. they made a bunch of plays, and cam newton did a fantastic job. >> is there anybody that comes to mind after seeing him in person that you can compare cam newton to? >> as a rookie, i'm not sure i've been around a rookie that has this type of presence and athletic ability. it was impressive to be out there and seeing him make those

dan hellie caught up the kwoech after the game to assess the loss. >> reporter: bye week rust is thereuch a thing? >> we only had the ball 21 plays in the first half. couldn't get anything going. we have to make third downs. just didn't seem to make any. had a couple of penalties that put us back. couple of mistakes. and they did a good job controlling the tempo of the game in that first half. pleased with the defense in the second half. they came back and shut them out. opportunities on offense to at least get back in rhythm. field goal here and there. just couldn't but the ball in the end zone. >> reporter: you had some interceptions from your defense. they shut them out there the second half like you said. do you think that maybe you waited too long to pull rex after the fourth interception? >> well, you know, you have to give him an opportunity. he has to prove to me that he can come back. i told rex i felt rex at the end of the first half, get a drive going. we may get things going. thought he had a great pass there. you can't second-guess yourself. you take a look at it, he came

dan hellie has more from st. louis. >> reporter: defense and terrain, the story here in st.is for the redskins, ryan terrify iraain terrain. the defense racks up a season-high seven sacks. now, 3-1 going into the buy week, the redskins are riding high. >> this is one of the most important wins i've had in a while here. i think it's huge for us to get to 3-1. we're just not in a position in our division where we can afford to give games. i think something that's haunted us as an organization over the last eight years is dropping games that we should win. >> 3-1 helps you keep pace. we've got a lot of talented teams, and i'm not sure how we're going to finish up today, but i thought dallas' win, so you've got to keep pace. and it's a marathon, not a sprint. it gives you a great feeling going into that long buy week. >> coach says you play like a man possessed out there. you certainly ran like it. what was going throughour head when you got the opportunity? >> take advantage of it, work hard, let the hard work pay off. and the old line, knock those guys back, open up lanes and

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our own dan hellie caught up with the coach after the game to assess the loss. >> bye week rust, coach there such a thing? you guys, at least offensively, didn't seem sharp really anywhere initially. >> we only had the ball 21 plays in the first half and couldn't get anything going. you got to make some third downs. we had a couple penalties that put us back. we had a couple of mistakes, and they did a good job controlling the tempo in the first half. our defense in the second half came back and shut them off to give them some opportunities on offense to at least get back in rhythm. we settled for a field goal here and there and just couldn't put the ball in the end zone. >> you had some interceptions from your defense. they shut them out there in the second half, as you said. do you think you waited too long to pull rex after that fourth interception? >> well, you want to give the guy an opportunity, especially when he gets all the reps during the week. he's got to prove to me he can't come back. i told him, rex, at the end of the first half, when he got a little drive going, hey, he

as for show time, 7:30, join dan hellie, rick walker and jason reed on nbc 4 at 7:30. >>> hometown hockeyd to start a season a 10. for now, the capitals remain perfect. washington won six straight games thanks in part to a game by their hero, alex. first period, tied at 1. nicholas can do work on the boards here. throws it in front. he shoots and scores. take another look. ov in the right place at the right time. capitals take a 2-1 lead. third period now. 3-1. back with the puck. ov in the slot. the second goal of the night for ov. caps win, 5-2 and improve to 6-0. next up, the caps host the red wings on saturday night. talking baseball now. a ninth inning rally ties the world series. tony la russa said it was almost a great story for us. turned out to be a greater one for them. lewis on the mound for the rangers last night in game two. pick it up in the bottom of the fifth. no score. lewis gets help from defense. check out andres diving. the final out of the inning. keeps the game scoreless. thank you, thank you very much. bottom seven, still no score. alan craig pinch hitting. the game

. >> dan hellie is out in ash burn with the low lights. dan?eemingly on a downward spiral for the redskins right now. my friend e.b. from the junkies said it best, it's like the game whack a mole. you whack one, something else pops up. it's how it is in terms of injuries. the redskins lost five starters on offense in the last two weeks. three last week, two more this week. santana moss, the wide receiver breaks his hand. he's going to be out. tim hightower tore his acl. he is done for the season. >> anytime you lose a player that has, you know, the type of energy that tim does, obviously, everybody is disappointed. they feel bad for tim because he's worked so hard to get himself in this position. everybody understands when you lose players, you hate to lose them. you have to step up and get the job done. he's very physical. you can see how emotional he was in that game and how he blocked and ran. it's tough to lose a guy like that. >> when we brought him in here, we are excited to have him as part of the team. to have him go down during the gam

>> dan hellie is live at the park. he's going to have more coming up here at 5:00. >>> when we continue, michaele salahi gets a surprise present. >> she's blushing. kanye west goes on stage to the runway. look at his new fashion line for women. >>> the clue to a woman's age is her hair. simple and cheap ways for your >>> kanye west debuted his much anticipated women's wear over the weekend at a paris fashion show. models took to the stage from the dw collection named after kanye's late mother, donna west. lindsay lohan and the olsen twins were there. kanye west repeated to reporters he was scared and nervous. there were mixed reviews. some tweeted it was more flesh than substance. >>> "celebrity apprentice" winner bret michaels is coming out with a line of pet products. the former front man for poison is launching bret michaels pets rock. it should be in the stores by next summer. he knows his own pets rock. he wants to design a line of products as fun and cool as they are. fashion to dog food, i guess. >> i guess. >>

one area that could get hit in a half hour, dan hellie out at redskins park. >> reporter: after two straight losses, the redskins trying to maintain a positive attitude and trying to stay away from the injury [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but the interest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate will be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any bank. show's over folks. make your way to capital one bank. what's in your wallet? were you crying? yeah. >>> finally gets the opportunity to present their case in the trial member against michael jackson's doctor. attorneys for conrad murray plan to lay out a new time line, which they claim proves murray's innocence. >> people are prepared and rest at this time. >> reporter: the prosecution wrapped after four weeks of testimony. defense began their case by calling the first witness, an evidence manager for the beverly hills police department. >> it's when the

dan hellie live in redskins park. i'm guessing they are not talking too much about who that is going to be just yet. >> not just yet. the most important position on this team is still up in the air. mike shanahan says he will make a decision on the starting quarterback on wednesday. rex grossman's four interception performance against the eagles that resulted in a 20-13 loss. grossman had his worst game since arriving in washington yesterday. two interceptions in the first half and two more in the third quarter. he now has 11 turnovers in five games this season. rex's fourth interception against the eagles sent him to the bench for good. he was replaced by john beck who came in the fourth quarter andtn the game. now, the question is who will get the call on sunday? as of today, mike shanahan has not made up his mind. >>> wednesday's decision will be made based on who is going to start in the best interest of the organization. i have not made up my mind right now. i have talked to our coaches to get their opinions on t

. >> let's get the latest from dan hellie. >> mike shanahan is making the call, grossman is out, rex is in. this is the fourth change for shanahan in just two seasons. fans were calling for beck sunday. mike shanahan made the switch after rex grossman threw four interceptions. they responded by moving the team down the field. a big play down the middle. he followed that up for a draw. the rally fell short. redskins lost. today, mike shanahan changed the starter for sunday's match up. something beck has been waiting to hear all season. >> things change in the blink of an eye. you always have to be ready. i'm trying to move forward with this opportunity, do the best i can. i was hoping the day would come that i would get the opportunity. i just never knew. over the last six weeks, i have been trying to prepare myself for if this did happen. >> i have a lot of confidence in john beck. he does have that moibility and strong arm. i'm not putting him in the hall of fame, yet. as he showed in the fourth quarter, hopefully he can keep doing that. >> that's mike shanahan on his new starting q

here is dan hellie with head coach mike shanahan. >> usually the biggest concern is when you lose iname, they have practiced in a week. i feel good about the football team. guys go down. we have veteran players with a few positions or a few experiences. we have an excellent two days of practice. >> the bills won four straight. they have lost two. they are a good football team. they are the third highest scoring team in the football league. what impresses you most about their offense? >> they have done a good job of getting turnovers on defense. offensively, they haven't turned the ball over much. when they have been in the red zone, they scored touchdowns. >> reporter: redskins and bills playing up in toronto sunday. the high school football game of the week 7-1, seneca valley. the two teams have split the past six meetings. tonight's game could come down to defense. it's one of the top in the area. an average of six points per game thanks to a 14-year-old freshman. his name is blake dove. he stands 5' 10," 180 pounds. he plays for his father who died in a motorcycle accident. he's t

he sat down with a conversation with dan hellie and recalled how eager he was to get a deal down withew up with. >> i got a phone call from the peop people. i think he was tiptoeing around it a little bit. he said we would like to make an offer. i'll take it. >> reporter: before you knew the money? >> yeah. the money -- i should have gone back and made sure. but, i think he was trying to say the words we can only offer you this. i said that's fine, whatever it is. yeah. i had to make a phone call to my agent right after. he just got off the phone with another team. >> reporter: did you have to cut a commission since you did your own deal? >> no. i think you pay these guys for advice. they are supposed to do the negotiations, but he department get a commission for that one. >> reporter: it has to be different this time around. >> there are a lot of differences. for me, the big thing now is toward the end of -- i don't know how much longer i'll have. the fun and pressure of winning a stanley cup becomes a bigger factor. i don't have as many years left. now, the team is as good as it is.

our own dan hellie caught up with coach after the game to assess the tough loss. >> bye week rust, coach there such a thing? you guys at least offensively didn't seem sharp really anywhere initially. >> yeah, we only had the ball 21 plays in that first half, couldn't get anything going. you've got to make some first downs. we just didn't seem to make any. we had had a couple of penalties that put us back, a couple of mistakes. they did a good job of controlling the tempo in the first half. i was pleased with our defense in the second half. they came back and shut them off. gave us some opportunities on offense to at least get back in rhythm. we settled for a field goal here and there and just couldn't put the ball in the end zone like we would like to early. >> you had some interception frs your defense. they shut them out in the second half, like you said. do you think you waited too long to pull rex after the fourth interception? >> well, you want to give the guy an opportunity, especially when he gets all the reps during the week. he's got to prove to me that he can't come back. i tol

dan hellie is at the verizon center talking to one of the players responsible. who you might think. dan? >> reporter: the caps, 4-0 taking on the florida panthers tonight. a pretty good team. capitals trying to go 5-0 at the start of the season for the first time in franchise history. not everything has been perfect despite the record but they are the highest scoring team in the nhl and the leading goal scorer right now surprisingly a guy by the name of jason chmura. >> well, sounds good. hopefully stays for the whole year. it would be nice. >> reporter: you got a couple goals in that tampa bay game and your wife kind of changed things up a little bit for you on that day didn't she? >> yeah. she kind of said why don't you get your hundredth goal? i didn't even know i was at 99. she reads stats more than i do. i didn't know she reads stats. i thought she jinxed me but it turns out mary gave me some luck so it's good. >> reporter: she has to say go get 101 and 102 and 103? >> i told her i can't do that every night. can't do what she says every night but it would be

. >>> if you're one of the legions of people who followed dan hellie, you already heard it. >> one playere not seeing on plays of the week is chris coolly. placed on injured reserve, meaning their seasons are over. the redskins now have lost three offensive starters for the entire year. on the bright side, our plays of the week does have some fantastic catches. so, let's get it rolling. plenty of great hands this week. the dolphins a terrible team, but this was a sweet grab. one-handed catch by charles clay. miami still looking for its first win of the year and the coach could be fired any day, but the sixth round pick out of tulsa, charles clay, appears to be a keeper. don't worry, a big-name coach is coming to miami soon. at the meadowlands, chargers and the jets. philip rivers down the sidelines for malcolm floyd. oh, my, all about one-handed grabs. almost forgets to push him out of bounds. great effort there by floyd, but the chargers would run out of steam as the jets storm back to beat them, not a great day in san diego. all right, in detroit, mega tron calvin johnson makes all the

dan hellie, what you got? >> jim and wendy, redskins and eagles games conjure up great memories. usually great memories. the memories from 1987 were pleasant including a season opener that marked the debut of doug williams. turn back the clock for redskins rewind. >>> september 13th, 1987. the first day doug delivered. reggie white and the eagles gave the skins a first quarter to forget. second skins possession. jay sh raider going left. white separated his shoulder on the play. a nagging injury that would keep him out for most of the season. enter doug williams who ends the first drive with a six-yard touchdown. there's more pain in the point after. number 4, atkinson on to the p.a.t., he gets run into on andre. a dislocated left ankle. it ended his career with the redskins. second quarter and the eagles take flight. randall cunningham with the smooth toss from 30 yards out. a three-point ball game. skins lead, 10-7. williams had something to prove. late second quarter. 34 yards. setting up a one-yard touchdown and a 17-10 halftime lead for the skins. >> i have always said that

. >>> we're down at the verizon center with dan hellie now. there is a hockey game tonight. >> reporter: some history could be made tonight. the capitals actually trying to get off to their best start ever. we're also going to be talking maryland football. they're staying with the hot quarterback and the redskins say it's not all on rex, not on the quarterbacks. we have to make improvements elsewhere. >>> caps could go tonight where they have never gone before. that would be totally cool. wouldn't it? >> it would be awesome, guys. they're trying to get to 5-0 for the first time ever to start a season. kind of hard to believe they're actually doing it without alex ovechkin. not literally without ovechkin because he is playing but he is off to his slowest start of his career just one goal and one assist through four games. yet the capitals still finding a way to grind out wins and that is the good news. you can do it without ovie you  fwot to like it. not scoring but it seems like everybody else is. the capitals the highest scoring team in the