diana russini is live with reactions. >> reporter: that's right. robert griffin iii is done for if rest of the season according to mike shannahan. this is a decision made by him and the redskins owner dan snyde snyder. >> you know, coach decided to shut me down for the rest of the season. so we talked. i talked to coach. he talked to me about it. i expressed my desire to play. i want to be out there and finish the season with my guys and see it through. he explained to me the reasoning. >> what is the best interest in robert? what the best thing going forward for him? to have the experience of going through the reps or having him healthy in the offseason. we would regret it so much if he set himself back and missed another offseason. i didn't think the risk was www.it. >> so kirk cousins hasn't started a game with the redskins since last year. he has played in two games this season. but does kirk cousins think he is the best quarterback on the team? we'll have that coming up in a few minutes. >>> well, we have a short break from our stormy winter w

. >> and as diana russini tells us, it all starts with the head coach and the quarterback. >> reporter: the washington redskins haven't won a game in over a month, and the struggles on the field continue to surround this team. at the center of the saga is the relationship between coach shanahan and robert griffin iii. so at 3-9, we asked the two how they are really getting along. >> what are you in? are you talking about football or when we go to a local pub and have a beer together? >> do you ever do that? >> what's that? >> do you ever do that? >> he doesn't drink. but on a serious side, i think it's always been good. yeah. i know some things i read aren't that good. but i always felt it's been good. >> how would you describe the relationship from where it was then to where it is now. >> i think whenever you have competitors like us, losing can be tough. but at the end of the day, just like when i came in here, coach kyle, all the rest of the coaches and the players, we all want to win. that's a winning recipe. that's the way i look at it. we're all competitors. we all get heated but

diana russini will have more. >>> now to a developing story. a senator's top aide arrested as part of a child pornography raid. his name is ryan and he's the chief of staff for lamar alexander. our cameras were rolling as he was taken out of his house today. this happened on burk street in southeast washington, not far from the stadium metro stop. this is part of a important investigation. senator alexander immediately suspended him after learning about the arrest. it reads i am stunned, surprised and disappointed by what i learned. based on this information, i immediately place him on administrative leave without pay. the office is fully cooperating with the investigation. chris gordon is following the story. he'll have the latest for us ahead at 5:00. >>> a d.c. police officer linked to a prostitution ring made his first court appearance this afternoon. and we learned he's accused of trying to lure at least two teenagers into that operation. 47-year-old linwood barnhill was arrested and charged with two counts of pandering a miner. the arrest