now i am pattiting dan snyder on the back.e thawilliams is out of the game least for the near f future. >> senator durbins planning hearings -- >> maybe i am a wuss, but the reason i don't like watching football ishat ideas so brutal -- it is so brutal. there is no way they will survive all these injuries. the nfl has a medical team examining head injnjuries. >> this is different -- >> i know that, but when you watch a gamame, you can see there is a lot of that going on. >> but my friends to play big- time college football say it look, it is a ugh game. people get hurt. that is the naturef the game. >> i have to agree with nina. this is a little like the piano player in the cathouse. we did not know was going on. [laughter] aubry family found something we can praise dan snyder for -- have we finally found something we can praise it dan snyder for -- >> i am not going there. >> with tim tebow, is there a secularist quarterback, too? >> i finally found something on which my liberal colleagues e correct. you stumbled onto the tru

now i am patting dan snyder on the backs. i am glad that williams is out of the game for the near future. >> senator durbin is planning hearings -- >> a b i n -- maybe i am a wuss, but the reason i don't like watching football is that it is so brutal, and there is no way all these people are going to survive these injuries. the nfl has a medical team evaluating head injuries. >> these are incentives -- >> i know that, but when you watch a game, you can see there is a lot of that going on. >> my friends who played big- time college football state look, i.t. has a tough game. people at he -- that is that p -- people get hurt, that is the nature of the game. >> i agree with nina. this is like the piano player in the cathouse. [laughter] if you wanted something to praise and dan snyder for -- >> i am not going at there. >> i would like to know, with the devoutly religious tim tebow -- is there a devoutly secularist quarterback, too? >> i finally found something on which my liberal colleagues are correct. they stumbled onto the tr

. >> i was really upset with dan snyder. he did not make it greg williams the head coach, and greg williams left. now i am putting dents i -- patting dan snyder on the back. i am glad that gregg williams is out of the game, at least for the near future. >> senator byrd and -- planning to -- senator turban is planning a hearing -- >> the reason i do not like watching football is it is so brutal. there is no way people are going to survive these injuries. the nfl has a medical team evaluating injuries. >> these are incentives -- >> i know that, but when you watch a game, you can see -- >> my friends who played college football say it look, i guess a tough game. that is the nature of the dam. -- the game. >> i have to agree with nina that this is like the piano player in the cast house. -- cathouse. we did not know what was going on upstairs. [laughter] is there something we can praise it dan snyder for? this is it. >> i am not going there. >> i would like to know, the devoutly religious tim tebow -- is there a devoutly secular

dan snyder also had no comment. >> thank you. we are monitoring other stories in the district where a serious accident led to serious traffic problems. a car went through a guardrail and then down an embankment. two people are hurt. one has life-threatening injuries. a fire breaks out on the odyssey cruise ship. there were called to the marina and saw smoke spewing from the engine room. there were no passengers on board. it appears the fire was caused by workers doing repairs. new at 11:00 physical education teachers got into a physical altercation at a montgomery county middle school. the teachers got into a scuffle this morning. a few students witnessed the incident and the teachers were sent home pending an investigation. a letter was sent home to make parents aware of the incident. new at 11:00 we are learning more about the frightening sequence of events on an american airlines jet. it started when the jet was leaving the gate when a flight attendant from dallas to chicago suddenly got on the intercom and went on a rant that

dan snyder, part of the redskins brass in attendance. can you imagine, athe nerve wracking with them in the audience. griffin was impressive during his 30-minute workout. >>> this one as done deal. the denver broncos traded tim tebow to the new york jets for fourth and sixth round picks. the deal had hit a snag about how much of a $5 million bonus the jets would pay. the teams agreed to split the cost and tebow says he is excited to be a jet. isn't if foundy when it comes down to that $5 million, it happens all the time. >> it's like i don't want to pay it all. >>> plenty ahead. fox 5 morning news continues right now. right now. . >>> good morning. live look at i-395 and the people. things seem to be moving okay but in parts of our viewerring area right now, fog is rolling through. could make your commute just a little more dangerous. julie wright will talk about that in just a moment. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. let's get right to it. another day, another foggy day. >> yep, fog is back moving in from the south and east. it wi

. >> dan snyder and the redskins are being tight-lipped about this and have not commented on peyton manning. the miami dolphins seemed to be the top contenders to get him with the arizona cardinals also expressing interest. jummy olabanji, abc 7 news. >> the quarterback buzz is what we are talking about on facebook. do you want the redskins to pursue peyton manning? we will add the results tonight at 5:00. >> a night of big victories for mitt romney. the former governor won six of 10 states yesterday including ohio. rick santorum came in next with three victories. it's clear that super tuesday is not the end of the race by a longshot. brianne carter has the latest. >> in what some expected to be a decisive night in the gop race for the white house it turned out to be anything but with three candidates claiming victory. in the toughest fight of the night, mitt romney narrowly won in ohio with success in five other states as well. he is turning its focus to the general election. >> on november 6 we will stand united, not only having won an election but having saved a future. >> after claiming

. >>> redskins owner dan snyder not shy when it comes to throwing money at big-name free agents.hink back to deion sanders, jeff george, adam archuleta, and of course albert haps worth. all got big deals. all were busts. i'm not saying peyton manning would be the same, but there's that part about neck surgery that is lingering. that may not be the redskins' problem after all. reporter chris russell says people inside manning's camp have made it clear to redskins officials that the four-time mvp doesn't want to come to washington. but, of course, we won't know anything for sure until he signs on the dotted line which could come within the next few days. we'll be monitoring manning's moves while he prepares to make his decision. yesterday -- that's a disturbing airplane. yesterday he touched down in miami just hours after the conference but does he have a house there. but i wouldn't rule out meeting with the dolphins. >>> the hoyas are ranked top 15 in the country but this team wasn't worried about that. they were focused on getting their seniors their first ever big east title. th

he's ready to be anny heat quarterback. 9 redskins officials including mike shanahan dan snyder werethe baylor pro day to see their next potential franchise quarterback. out of 81 passes he was only off target twice. impressed by his footwork and ability. >> i met shanahan before so the star struck parts of it was gone. my fiance' was weirded out by the whole situation because the coach she watched growing up was sitting right in front of had he ever. >> it's officially official. tebow mania is headed to big apple the team announced the deal this afternoon but issues over money put the trade in jeopardy. the contracts states whatever team gets him has to pay the broncos $5 million. the two teams have decided to split that money. >>> over the past week and-a- half bounty gate has taken a back seat to nfl free agency and march madness the nfl is sending a strong message to the league. new york city saints implementing a sell pays players to basically juran opponent. lose two draft exhibits hundreds of thousands of dollars. commissioner roger goodell had harsh words for those involved.

mike shanahan and dan snyder on the stanford campus to check out mr.k just in case, but once again not likely. of the 50 passes thrown by luck 46 were completed, two were drops. luck took prom in the pac-10 cellular, made them a national contender. also now made them the pac-12. what about all the attention on andrew luck? >> i don't know if it's all to watch me. we've got a lot of good players on our team, but it is what it. is i guess that's the state of the nfl culture. i guess right now you roll with it and any time stanford getting attention any time this program getting attention, a lot of great guys here, it's a good thing. >>> the arnold palmer invitation at berry hill, the host has card privileges. tiger woods, last time we saw him on the pga tour was driven way in the golf cart after withdrawing from the final round with achille's issues. no issues today for the six time champ at bay hill. woods with a 30-foot birdie putt this shot a 69 without breaking much of a sweat. the better part, he didn't break any body parts or get injured either. wo

mike shanahan, dan snyder on the stanford campus to check out mr.just in case the colts deliver a shocker and pick rg iii. of the 50 passes luck threw, 46 were completed, two were dropped. not too bad. march madness as you know continues in college basketball. most of our brackets completely out the door. a lot of upsets. but only one local team remains alive. the maryland terps women. >> they are headed to the sweet 16 and the head coach feels that this time is very similar to her 2006 national championship team. but this team still has some big obstacles to overcome. >> they will advance to the sweet 16 as they outlast louisville. >> we are on a tremendous ride, tremendous journey with this team, a team that doesn't want their season to end. >> reporter: brenda freeze has done it again for the fourth time in her years at maryland's head coach were the terps are in the sweet 16. >> i feel like they would have felt it was a failed season had they not got on out of college park back-to-back years. i feel like a burden has probably been lifted from th

>> dan snyder? he has a little concern. meeting where they're going to be voting on several rules changes. goodell speaking to the commission for the first time about the busy several weeks. he didn't expand on the salary cap levels, but he did address the bounty situation that rocked the nfl recently. >> all 32 clubs are to meet with their staffs, their coaching staffs, to certify that noncontract payments will be discontinued if they exist. and that they are certifying they will not be in existence going forward. certainly as it relates to bounty if you want to put that in context of targeting opposing players. that's zero tolerance. >> and in new york today, the jets formally introduced tim tebow as their new backup quarterback, only in new york can a backup quarterback have a press conference more than 200 media members. tebow became a national phenom after he was inserted into the starting lineup for the denver broncos and resurrected their season. but peyton manning is their new savior. tebow insists he's excited to b

that's not what dan snyder's paying him to do. a quarterback who gives them a chance to be great. >> coming up on "sports final," i know i don't look like roger goodell, but i will turn into him when the show starts. >> a lot of people wearing redskins gear these days. even though it's the off-season, rg3 -- >> and your wife knows who rg3 is now. >> you can't just say rg3. robert griffin iii. >> or grif. >>> still ahead tonight, the fight that led to part of a coach's ear being bitten off at a sixth-grade basketball game. i was paying too much with cable. paying so much, you want better quality. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. for the amount of money that i'm paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. switch to verizon fios tv, internet and phone with our best deal online... $89.99 a month, guaranteed for two years. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing. i was just in a...trance watching it. i'm discovering new channels every day. [ male announcer ] go online f

for all the redskin fans that might be a little disguns told with dan snyder -- dissatisfied with dan, you could buy a third of the team. >> maybe that was somebody that wishes that store was open now so he could buy his ticket. >>> members of an alleged gangs are behind bars. five members, including the ring leader of the underground corrupt -- crypts gang were arrested. >> reporter: more vigolence than ten years ago and more vigolence than 20 years ago is necessary on the part of parents to keep their children safe and your daughters out of the grips like the people like the ugc member. >> 11 gang member have been arrested since 2011 for underage sex trafficking. >>> police are looking for a group of would be thieves that attacked a wal-mart employee. three men tried to walk out the front door with a 55-inch tv. an employee stopped them but was assaulted the process. police are asking other shoppers march 11th if they witnessed the incident. >>> district will hand out its first licenses to grow medical marijuana today. these will be named in early june. a store called we grow is ope

a park ranger who blew the whistle on redskins owner dan snyder now writing a book.roblems with the brakes on trains for years. and some cross dressing fads for men. the nation's oldest aircraft carrier on its final voyage now. >> the uss enterprise the glove and the west virginia yesterday for seven-month deployment in the middle east. the suit will return to virginia if in the fall and will be deactivated in december. the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was featured in the movie top gun and it played a prominent role in the cuban missile crisis and several wars. there's more to come in the next hour. >> at 6:00, a look back at the weekend box office battle. could john carter live up to a height? >> hit-and-run crash along the baltimore-washington parkway. >> straight ahead of 6:00 on this monday morning, a shooting spree threat at a local college campus. how authorities broke up a potential plot. >> concerns this morning after a u.s. soldier allegedly went on a shooting spree in afghanistan. >> and the push for

there are fans who were hoping for the best of both worlds and that dan snyder could pick up peyton manninglk about money which seems to be driving a lot of the head line with peyton manning. >> the district is making it easier for same-sex couples to get divorced. a bill allowing decouples who married in d.c. to get divorced. couples do not talk to live in d.c. but they must live in a place a would not recognize their divorce. the bill now goes to mayor vincent gray. >> the latest on the deaths of three family members. at least two of them died from a fast-moving flu-related illness. she became ill last month. her adult children then died. another daughter is in critical condition. a test shows the brother and sister who died had influenza a. doctors do not -- do not know how the mother died. >> testimony resumes today in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of victims in the virginia tech massacre. the opening statements to place yesterday. attorneys described police as bumbling and slow to react. attorneys say school officials believed a domestic incident led to the gas instead

. >>> redskins honor dan snyder enjoying himself at the nfl owner's meetings. apparently so much, according to the new york post, snyder tebowed in front of several. you know what that is? >> i can't imagine him doing that. >> no, it was strange. according to his pr guy, he was informed. probably just having fun. >> they were just all hanging out and he said hey, new york post guy and got down and tebowed. >> all right. >> maybe he's loosening up a bit. >>> sean payton talked about bill parcells being his replacement next season. >> i'll have a chance to see bill and i normally would anytime we are in this area. you know, generally, we stay in touch every week or so on the phone. i think it would be considering all options to be fair and really trying to do, you know, our homework on each option before making a decision. >> he may be there, may not be there. >> why would they want to do that? how old is he? 80? >> not 80 yet. >> he's not? >> no. >> just looks like it. why would they want to do that? >> good question. >> coming up, the new fallout from the pink

we've seen in the past that dan snyder is not afraid to throw out a lot of money to get a big free agent. he'll probably do that again this time. just yesterday, though, the redskins were listed as one are manning's top suitors. but 24 hours later we're hearing those in manning's camp have made it clear he doesn't want to come to washington. pretty much this is what it's going to be like until he signs with a team. a lot of he said, they said, we have no idea where he will be going until he signs his name on the pair. joining me later will be frank henrehan and grant poulson of 106.7 the fan. i want to know if they had control of the redskins' front office would they be willing to take a chance on peyton. of course, if he came to washington that would mean playing his brother eli twice a year which redskins fans might want but peyton and eli probably don't want. that they said that peyton is going to try and make this decision within the week before free agency opens. so it could be sooner than later. anita. >> kristen, thank you for that. >>> still ahead tonight, 35 years after the hana

nine redskins officials including mike shanahan and dan snyder were there to see their next potential franchise quarterback. out of 81 passes he was only off target twice. he impressed with his footwork and versatility and didn't seemed phase at all by the men standing on the side lines. >> i had met shannon before so the star struck part of it was gone but my fiance is a broncos fan too. she was weirded out. >>> john wall taking it himself for the monstrous jam with 12 last night. back to nene. something for wiz fans to finally get excited about with a double double in his first game as a wizard, the wiz handedly bleat the new jersey jets 108-89. the nationals made a big announcement yesterday that's been somewhat overshadowed by all the n.f.l. news. stephen strasburg will be the team starter on opening day marking the first opening day start of his career. that game is april 5 in chicago against the cubs. also former reds skins defensive coordinator gregg williams has been suspended by the n.f.l. indefinitely for his role in the saints bounty scheme. that's a quick look at sports th

dan snyder needed this.s the right november and anyone who disagrees with this move doesn't get it. >> does that mean you do not pursue peyton manning. >> well, feldy, if you are going to pursue them, they have to want to come to you. i think it's situation where peyton manning has many options and i just don't see this being a good fit for him. they've made that clear. they did everything they had to do to move up to get a shot to get robert griffin iii. they did it and it makes sense. forget about peyton manning. that is in the going to happen. this is the guy who they've targeted. they did what they had to do to get him. let's see what the next 10 years springs. >> the other big news out of park today is that the redskins took a hit on the salary cap. multiple reports saying they will be docked $36 million in cap space. what do you know about this? >> feldy, this is a serious hit. it really eats into what they are going to want to do in terms of signing free agents, in terms of managing the cap because th

also aol cofounder steve case and dan snyder. of those, only jacqueline mars cracks the top 100 coming in at number 52 on the list. >> can you imagine looking at just one of their bank account statements, the interest they must get. >> it would make me sad. >> up next, we'll go live to fox business network in new york to talk more about the unveiling of the new ipad and that is what it is called, the new ipad. >> yeah. as we go to break, something to think about as you drink your copy this morning. march is caffeine awareness month. on the upside, caffeine can boost your memory and it beats fatigue. too much can contribute to high blood pressure and anxiety. maybe that is what is wrong. gets all shaky. >> maybe that is why julie doesn't drink coffee. we'll ask her why. >> fox 5 morning news. we'll be right back. people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the natio

he doesn't believe dan snyder or joe gibbs knew anything about it. >> we spoke with joe thiesmann earlieray, the former redskins quarterback who in '85 was knocked out and ended his career from a hit from your giants lawrence taylor and he said if you didn't have a bounty on you, you weren't any good. it happened all the time. >> but it's a different time now. >> as of now no punishment, but we expect one. brian, back to you. >>> take a look at this video, some pictures from some of you guys out there taking shots of the snow that you saw south of the district at least. you can see some of the significant snow on the ground today. sue palka down in the weather center now. looks like we kind of dodged the bullet here, a good swath of pretty heavy snow just to the south. >> no kidding. i think it took some people by surprise, too and the bulk of it was in west central virginia, places like spotsylvania, 1 to 5 inches of snow. let me show you some snow totals picked up today. in the metro area we saw flurries but nothing accumulated and most of these areas saw the accumulation on grass like

. >> let's just tell dan snyder no man, no, no tebow. >> well, yeah, you're right. >> thank you. >> in d.c. anything can happen with the redskins. >>> coming up the groundbreaking procedure vets are using as a last effort to try to save the life of a heroic dog. >> plus a local police officer and cancer patient gets the surprise of his life when he returns home from the hospital. >> reporter: illinois republican voters are getting last minute appeals from gop white house hopefuls. i'm randall pinkston. i'll have that story. >>> it's a head to head battle in illinois between mitt romney and rick santorum. >> the main two republican presidential hopefuls spent the day trading barbs over each other's economic plans. randall pinkston reports from the white house. >> reporter: mitt romney took the podium in chicago focused on a fall match-up with president obama. >> this election is going to be about principle, our economic freedom will be on the ballot. >> reporter: first romney faces rick santorum in tuesday's illinois primary. romney is fresh from a win in puerto rico and new poll number

if today dan snyder is in the mood to spend a lot of dough on a free agent quarterback, peyton manning may be free in a couple of hours. >>> the veteran pitcher of the nationals acquired in the off- season looks really good in his first spring training start. highlights coming up in sports. >>> let's take another look at the question of the day. according to a survey in men's health magazine, women are more attracted to men who don't do one of these things. is it a, smoke, b, shave every day, or c, brag bah themselves. >> here's a look at a response you posted on our facebook fan page. ingrid wrote c, c, c. nothing more abnoxious than a guy bragging about himself. >> log on to wusa9's facebook page. we'd love to hear your answer. we'll have the answer in our 6:00 hour. we'll be right back. dinner's ready. [ female announcer ] hamburger helper stroganoff. beefy. creamy. stroganoffy. helpers. forty dishes, all delicious. gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking

dan snyder needed this., this is absolutely the right move and anyone who disagrees with the move doesn't get it. >> does this move of them moving off and take robert griffin, the iii, mean you do not pursue peyton manning? >> if you're going to pursue someone, to get them they also have to want to come to you and i think it's a situation where peyton manning has many options and i just don't see this being a good fit for him and i think he's made that or his people have made that clear. look, they put their eggs in this basket. they did everything they had to do to move up to have a shot to get robert griffin, iii, and they did it and it makes sense. forget about peyton manning. that's not going to happen. this is the guy who they've targeted. they did what they had to do to get him. let's just see what the next 10 years bring. >> the other big news today out of the park is the redskins took a hit on the salary cap, multiple reports saying they'll be docked $36 million in cap space. what do you know about t

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dan snyder likely will go after manning. if they can get him, they should sign. i agree with stan.even if you get him and he's great. it's only going to be like two years, maybe three if you're lucky. you have to get someone and two someone else. you need an offensive line. >> right. >> peyton manning would be good for a few years. okay. >> spending money on him, he will payoff. >> he's not going to lay on the field. >> i'm worried about that neck. i want to see him healthy. i want to see him as an old man. >> weather perfect, it's going to feel like miami around here today as the temperatures will be in the 70s. >> don't tease. >> i'm not teasing, that's the real deal. >> you haven't been to miami in a while have you? >> no. >> not going to feel like miami. it's going to feel good. >> thanks for bringing me down. we're off to a mild start. maybe not miami-like, but pretty nice. columbus 57 and detroit 59. for the next 24 hours or so, we'll enjoy the unseasonably warm temperatures, we'll cloud up later. at 2:00 tonight, you see a lot of clouds moving in. here we are at 11:00. behin

i think the redskins' dan snyder. that says dan snyder all over.e to say steven ross and the dolphins. they'd tlof have peyton manning. >> why not -- >> i'm not sure they're willing to push mark sanchez to the side. it was a bad end to the year but i'm not totally convinced. >> if you take him at his word, he's stick with sanchez. >> but a 90% peyton manning is better than any quarterback in the league. is he at 90%? >> better than eli? >> better than any quarterback in the league. better than eli, yes. >> eli still has something to prove. >> no, eli is proven. eli is proven. >> that's for sure. >> it's a different animal. >> darren, thank you very much. >>> when we come back, we'll be welcoming our guest host tom stenberg. want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems can be really expensive. so to save money, we actually just adopted a rescue panther. i think i'm goin-... shhh! we find that we don't need to sleep that much. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. >>> stock sca

you have -- i would say the owner that probably most wants him is potentially steven ross, dan snyderr him and the redskins. you have denver, which as you know as a fan, carl, of the broncos, that's extremely intriguing given the business of tebow, but i think he has a good relationship with john elway, and that's going to be interesting. this story is just multilevel, very interesting, and we're going to have to see what happens. >> yeah. you're not going to make a call on it, i can tell. >> i'm not going to make a call on it now. but i did enjoy the doctored photos on the web last night of eli and the giants shirt, peyton in the jets shirt, and archie in the middle. that would be incredible. >> darren, we'll talk to you soon. >> okay. >> minutes away from the close in europe. don't go away. ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will not be contained. the all-new 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. ♪ >>> looking at how the markets are closing here ahead of tomorrow's big day. the deadline to take part in

to whom dan snyder could be writing a big check. tom, how about the weather? let us get your day started the right way. the right way. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hey, everybody. beginning of the week, it's fun day monday. it's march 12th, kicking off the week with one less hour's sleep, but i didn't care. did you? it was a gorgeous day to wake up to. >> it was. by the way, most of the people on our plaza today didn't get any sleep at all. >> by their own choice. >> we're going to educate you because we're educating yourselves about this. >> they came out of the blue, literally. >> there's a group called one direction. if you have teenaged girls, chances are they know who these guys are. they are a young british band. they're between the ages of 18 and 20. >> yeah. >> okay. we had -- usually we have throngs of people out here for concerts. >> yeah. >> a march concert, a little unusual. >> on a monday. >> they were camped out outside on friday in sleeping bags. these teenage girls packed the plaza, okay. they came in on a double-dutch bus