have you had a discussion with dan snyder about bringing the redskins back to d.c. say in five years? >> i've talked to the team. we have had very preliminary discussions. >> reporter: the mayor suggested the team would have to undergo a name change. >> there's no doubt there's going to have to be a discussion about that. >> reporter: native americans and others consider it a racial slur but team owner dan snyder has won court battles to keep it. mr. mayor, you think the name ought to be changed? need to drop the redskins? >> i think it has become a lightning rod. i would love to be able to sit down with the team, bruce. i'm happy to do that to sit down with the team and others who are concerned with this and see if a change should be made. >> reporter: d.c. councilman jack evans recently told 9news he'd like to see the redskins playing in the district again within the next five years. the feeling being that they would tear down the existing rfk stadium which is home to d.c. united and a few concerts and build a new facility here with a dome top. since the 1990's, t

some feel dan snyder may eventually want a new house for rg3 and team, maybe a superbowl game down the road. >> the momentum carrying them now, it's going to be great to get the team back into the city, that dan snyder will be able to work something out with prince george's county and be able to build a brand-new stadium. >> reporter: councilman jack evans says he has reason to believe the redskins owner is open to discussions at some point of returning the team to the nation's capital. >> the taxpayers, to put the money on the table to pay for a new stadium? >> what the city would have to contribute which every city and count does is the infrom structure. >> it brings millions of dollars to prince george's county coffers. today they issued a response to jack evans comments to 9 news. it says in part, prince george's county is proud to be the home of fedex field and the washington redskins. the redskins are a great organization and a wonderful community partner, and we look forward to the region celebrating a victory at tomorrow's game. some fans stopped at random today had these comme

. >> reporter: mayor gray says there has been no commitment from skins owner dan snyder but there has been talk. >> reporter: have you had a discussion with dan snyder about bringing the redskins back to d.c.? >> i've talked to the team. we've had very preliminary discussions. >> reporter: mayor suggested the team would have to undergo a name change. >> there's no doubt there's going to have to be a discussion about. that. >> reporter: native americans and others consider it a racial slur. >> do you think the name ought to be changed to drop redskins? >> i think hat become a lightning rod, and i would love to be able to sit down with the team, bruce, and i'm happy to do th, to sit down with the team and others concerned and see if a change should be made. >> reporter: d.c. councilman jack evans recently told 9news he would like to see the redskins playing in the district again within the next five years. the feeling being that they would tear down the existing rfk stadium which is home to d.c. united and a few concerts, and build a new facility here with a domed top. since the 1990s,

team owner dan snyder has won court battles to keep it. >> reporter: mr.mayor, do you think the name needs to be changed? >> i think hat become a light thing rod, and i would love to be able to sit down with the team, bruce, and i'm happy to do that, to sit down with the team and others who are concerned and see if a change should be made. >> reporter: d.c. councilman jack evans recently told 9news he would like to see the redskins playing in the district again within the next five years. the feeling being that they would tear down the existing rfk stadium, which is home to the d.c. united and a few concert, and build a new facility here with a domed top. since the 1990s the skins have been playing their home games at fedexfield in landover, maryland, but the team's resurgence under rgiii has d.c. insiders wishing and hoping again. the quarterback underwent surgery today. >> i think if the redskins had won this would be described as a courageous act on the part of the player. >> reporter: many blame team doctors for rgiii remaining on the field and getting

dan snyder had kind of a reputation of being a hands on owner.case since you arrived. how would you describe that relationship with him? >> it's been great. he's allowed me to do what we needed to do to make some tough decisions with players that have been here and cuts in salaries and get younger, move in the right direction, got to count on a lot of young guys to kind of change the atmosphere of the organization which we felt like we had to do, make some tough decisions on some veteran players that weren't buying in, but the guys in did buy in we wanted to keep here because we've got some great character of guys who have been here in the past. >> reporter: has dan given you any indication he would like to extend you? >> there's rumors and speculation. there's an article and i just laugh. i don't even know how they get out there because i haven't had any concentration. nobody would have concentration at this time of year anyhow because your consequence operation level is on your job. >> reporter: you bring this city its first nfc east title in 1

. >> redskins' owner dan snyder has been mum on the subject. he's under a long-term contract to remain at fedex field. more on the story tonight at 11:00 including reaction from prince george's county officials and skins fans, they've got something to say about the issue as well. >>> okay erica i'm going to guess seattle players hoping for rain tomorrow at fedex field right? because they're used to it in seattle? >> hey bruce. well, it is still chilly out here of course. the chilly weather could actually lead to a couple of flurries overnight. take a look at satellite and radar. weak disturbance on the way. but it could bring flurries overnight. it's not going to bring a lot of o precipitation. -- of precipitation and by the time we head into game time tomorrow we are looking good. check out this redskins' forecast. partly cloudy. of course it will be chilly. but it's january. you got to dress for the 30s when you're heading out to fedex field tomorrow. the seahawks are going to be in town. low 40s by kickoff at 4:30. and winds will be out of t

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. >> dan snyder would celebrate as a new young quarterback.to a playoffs with a 10 and 6 record. >> exactly what happened but that's not the one i picked. i was too pessimistic. i predicted they'd be 8 and 8. >> who predicted 10 and 6? >> not many. >> in terms of political predictions, about things in virginia. >> i was very proud of that when i predicted last day of last year or two years ago that in 2012 that virginia would go both for obama in the presidential race and elect tim kaine at senator. i was right on that one. i usually get about half or a little less than half right. in the three years of return so far that's my average. >> not bad. let's start with the first prediction this year. this is a biggy. and it's on a serious topic. in our area's main event legally speaking the u.s. attorney investigation into mayor vince gray's 2010 campaign will result in a number of possibilities. >> he could be resigned because he faces criminal charges. he could be completely vindicated and the u.s. attorney could admit he's been wrong and that th

. >> dan snyder, i love him.ust wish sometimes he'd get in the front line, but i love him. >> reporter: but not quite as much as she loves her the grandson. he's also a skins fan. >> he likes them. he always says my grandmother has long nails. >> reporter: she made it to a few games this year, but this sunday she'll watch from a friend's house. how loud will it be. >> we're 30 deep. it gets pretty loud. we have neighbors that want to join in with us from blocks away. >> reporter: pepper works in i.t. for the federal government. she can dial her phone in case you're wondering. >> i dial with the knuckles. >> reporter: she even crochets. >> i've been crocheting forever. >> reporter: is there any one thing that you can't do with these nails that you wish you could? >> fold stocks. >> reporter: of course, if she could fold socks, they'd certainly be burgundy and gold. beth parker, fox 5 news. >> true fan. i can't even imagine. >> that would be hard. way to go, pepper. she is a true fan, no doubt about. it. >> yes, in

cnn contributor anna navarro, dan snyder. anna, i want to come to you first on this one.e think we have the votes on our side. where they would be able to get this through. what about the house? republicans run the house. that's where especially in the conservative base tea party and other conservatives say, no, anything that allows someone who came into this country illegally to stay is amnesty, they won't have it. can this pass the house? >> you know, i don't know if this exactly can pass the house, but i know the house itself is moving its own project. its own bipartisan project. it has been led by folks like javier bacera and luis gutierrez. on the democrat side, by mario diaz-balart and they have been meeting for months and years crafting a bipartisan agreement. i can tell you, john, i have spoken to speaker boehner about this. every time i see speaker boehner i talk to him about immigration to the point i don't have to open my mouth anymore before he says to me, relax, we're going to do something on this. i know also that representative raul abrador, very popular wi