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i'm dianna russini at redskins park. to you guys. coming up in our next half hour, rg3's road to recovery. d gentzler talks about how t could before rg3 is back on the field. > the man accused of three alex murders is now in custy in that city. charles severance was trand today from loudoun coun adult detention center to alexandria. no virginia bureau chief with a look at the next he steps. as you know, charles sevee had been jailed in loudn county since early may, held there on a gun charge, unre alexandria murder beg this day in a loudou coun courtroom, where the gun charge was dropped, clearing the way for his transfer to alexan. this was the scene early this aftern our news4 photographer was rollg when a motorcade of three unmarked alexandria police ca pulled through the gates at the detention center. we'll hope to see that video in a minute. police won confi for us that severae was inside one of the cars, but we know he arrived at the jail just moments later. we are also getting a look today at his latest booking photo. you can

. >> dianna russini has more on why the lone star state is going to feel like home for some players. >> reporter: practices are intense here at redskins park as the team gets ready to open up the season in just three days. linebacker brian arachpo took it light today at practice because of an ankle injury but says he is expected to be in the lineup. he is from texas and this is a homecoming for him. >> i will have a lot of family and friends rooting me on. they may not wear texans gear. >> reporter: the houston native went to high school 20 minutes from where the texans play. he played his college football at the university of texas. now in his sixth year in the nfl it is the first time he will play in his hometown as a professional football player. >> reporter: how does that work ticketwise? >> it is crazy but me being me i got to have a limit. so i already cut it down and i have a limit. i'm not taking anymore requests. i am pretty much all good for the game. >> reporter: and then there is the quarterback. rg 3 grew up 3 1/2 hours from houston. that is close enough for a cheering s

we have dianna russini in ashburn. but we are covering ray rice's release from the ravens and indefinite suspension from the nfl because of that video. >> reporter: yeah, in a few minutes we hear from john harbaugh, expected to talk to the media at 7:15 tonight. not much has been said by the team. regarding this situation. other than them announce being they released rice from his contract. the video posted by tmz sports this morning, i want to warn our viewers before we show it, it's very graphic. and you may find this video to be disturbing. the video shows rice punching his then fiancee, now wife, and knocking her out unconscious. hours after the video was released, the ravens terminated rice's contract and that was followed by the nfl suspending him immediately. now, brett harris of comcast sports net covers the ravens. i had a chance to catch up with him to get his thoughts on this situation. >> once you see that video, i think this was the only course of action. when you consider the ravens and the nfl really fai

dianna russini. thanks. >>> it didn't take long for the conversation to shift from ray and janay rice to the bigger problem of domestic violence in communities across our country. so with so much focus on that problem, we wanted to get to the heart of what's being done about it. in our area. here's news4's kristin wright. >> reporter: the ray rice video is prompting a new nationwide discussion on domestic violence. >> it's not easy to walk away from a relationship that you thought was going to be your life. >> reporter: barbara harper works with battered women in prince george's county. >> it could be a religious reason. it could be financial. >> reporter: chief assistant sheriff colonel darren palmer says prince george's county served 16,000 peace and protective orders a year, one fifth of those in the entire state. >> help is out there, but oftentimes they need to make that first move. >> reporter: in montgomery county, that first step for some is the family justice center. >> basically, we like to

. >>> welcome back to news4 at 5:00, i'm dianna russini live at redskins park. sunday was the first game the redskins played without robert griffin iii this season. kirk cousins was the starter, and lots of people today are saying wow. kirk cousins was impressive. and this week's coolly report, the future is bright with cousins at quarterback. >> he's awesome. his offense is awesome. and distributes the ball to a bunch of different receivers. starts 12 of 13. did everything right. exceptional job. hard to be critical of what kirk did throughout most of the game. would like to see him finish. >> reporter: today's big news, deangelo hall talked to us at redskins park today. he was on crutches. his ankle in a boot. his achilles' heel completely torn. he's done for the season, he says. how big of a loss is someone like deangelo who will hall? >> without question a leader in the heart of the defense. it's a big presence that you lose. and it's hard to keep that presence when you're not oppose the field. >> reporter: do you think this washington redskins right now at

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but we begin with dianna russini with new reaction just in from roger goodell. a lot of people want to hear from him. >> reporter: the question everyone has had since this video came out yesterday morning, did the nfl know about it, and why didn't they look at it before originally suspending rice for only two games? well, this afternoon, commissioner goodell tried to answer those questions. he told cbs news, we had not seen any videotape of what occurred in the elevator. we assumed there was a video, we asked for video, we asked for anything that was pertinent. but we were never granted that opportunity. as for ray rice, an nbc producer went to his house today. rice declined to speak on camera, saying he is hiring a pr firm and he said he and janay would be willing to do interviews when the time is right. he did, however, speak on the phone to espn's josena anderson. in that conversation, he said, quote, i have to be strong for my wife. she is so strong. we are in good spirits. we have a lot of people praying for us and we'll continue to support each other. i ha

team coverage and at the park and we will start with dianna russini. these guys have another game today, huh? >> they must be excited. good news starters will get rest and not play a lot and you will see a lot of backups out there. that said, historic one for nationals and orioles. there was champagne everywhere, all the party gear to celebrate winning the division. this is the second entitlement in three seasons they've taken home the nl east crown. meanwhile, it's been 17 years since orioles won the nl east and 45 years since they clenched in baltimore. after wrapping up in camden yards they partied like it was 1969. pies for fans and champagne shower for manager, buck showalter. and battling the angels for the top spot and home advantage for the playoffs. >>> a lot of controversy among fans. some folks already trying to buy a ticket for the world series. how's that for looking ahead. the team is so hot, they've got their own fire helmet. >> reporter: it is a good evening from national park to you. the team celebrated wearing these hats that say 2014

i'm dianna russini. back to you guys. >>> more nfl news star. runn adrian peterson wie bac on the field this benched over the weekend afr being charged with felony chd abuse. pete released an apology toy as his case reignites conv co punishment. news4's mark segraves. >> i thi it's abuse, from what i'ven of the pictures. i'm e judge and jury. child welfare ads under there is a fi line between what people thk is discipline and what the cour conr actual abuse. >> most of the parents who are out the believe that they are di the chin appr d thee not using excessive forc we may not think that what theye d is ideal, but, in fact, it's not again the law. e not creating physical to a child, they're not doing long-term physical harm. a big difference betwe spking a child and whipping a chd to the point of injury. but she adds neither is a good way to change a child's beha. sparnging a kid doesn't achi the outcome you're log for and often achieves outc youe not looking for. chil can learn that violence is the way to solve problems. and they have then prob

dianna russini is here with more. >> reporter: the nats clirvench the best record in the national league, meaning home field advantage. they will play the winner of the wild card game that takes pla week. the nats play one week from today. the fans are loving that it's friday, and they love seeing this. ryan zimmerman still working his way back from a hamstring injury that cost him most of the season. but he's looking good lately. zimmerman has an rbi single hitting over .300 since his return, everybody hoping he stays hot and healthy going into the playoffs. he has been dominant for the natt in his first year. gets some help from the defense here. throws a complete game shutout for the nats. take make it 4-0 and wrap-up the best record in the national league, which means they have home field advantage until the world series. coming up at news4 at 5:00, hear from the best team in the national league and our jason pugh who i also think is our best. guys? >> thanks, diana. >>> check your computers. the so-called shell shock attacks have begun. how you can protect yourself against this new

let's go back to jim handly now, who is joined now by dianna russini. >> and it is whipping down here and plus blustery. on cue. >> i'm here. >> that's the way they cue it up. >> we have the cheerleaders getting ready for tonight's big game against the giants. two division rivals with the same record. so this is a big game for the redskins, because if they don't get this win, jim, playoff hopes -- >> this is critical. eli and company are here, but all eyes on kirk cousins. huge day for him on sunday. boy, did he play great. what does he need to do tonight, dianna? >> reporter: he needs to play the way he played. he needs to prove to not just the redskins fans, but even to some of his teammates that he can finish games successfully. we have seen the last few games that kirk cousins has been in, and the team isn't winning. so as much as wean sit here and rave and say that kirk cousins had his career best last sunday against the eagles, the team lost. so in order for kirk to be successful, he needs to play tonight and hopefully the team can get a win. >> big challenge. injury report. des

dianna russini joins us in the studio. we still don't know who the nats will be playing. >> that's right. we'll find out wednesday night. it will be the winner of the wild card game between the giants and pirates. it was a playoff-like atmosphere in the regular season finale sunday. jordan zimmermann throwing a no-hitter, the first in nats' franchise history. the catch by steven caesar jr. going down in history. you can see it all over social media today as it plays over and over. and now on to the playoffs. an incredible day at nats park. while the baltimore orioles will get their playoff party started thursday against the detroit tigers. >> we are ready. >> we are so ready. >> you can see jen is getting ready. >> working hard. >> we're trying. >> like yesterday -- >> doug ahead of me now. >> i'm glad i'm not in this game. >> and where is the gnome? where is the jason jayson werth gnome? he's going down past the shoulders. what do you call that? >> smug show. >> there we are, an intense interview last week. a few question

dianna russini is here with an update on the injuries and more on what went wrong here. >> yeah, it was not a pretty one out there, guys. lots of redskins hurt, too, like niles paul who suffered a concussion. but some good news for the , starting offensive lineman trent williams. had an injured knee yesterday, but they said he's going to be okay. it was not pretty last night, guys. kirk cousins starting for the sixth time in his career threw four interceptions. the offense scoring 14 points. the defense, even uglier, making ely manning look like a star. the team playing with lots of rookies and the giants did nothing but pick on the young guys. but coach gruden has a theory about this blowout. >> sometimes a good slap in the face, wake-up call is what you need. and hopefully our guys respond. i know the coaches will and i will. we have just got to make sure we get our players to respond. >> i don't know if i would use the word slap, you know. it was more like a knockout, you know. but a lot of times when you get beat like this, and, you know, you get beat in every phase of the game, you

i'm dianna russini.skins are still mentally and physically recovering from their loss to the giants last thursday. the team is back at redskins park for practice tomorrow after having a last four days off. former tight end chris cooley tells me even though rg3 isn't playing right now, he's still in the driver's seat. >> are i'm not sure the keys were ever handed back to kirk. he's just had a rental car for a little bit. and maybe he could buy a car when he got done doing that. maybe it was with the redskins and maybe it wasn't. he in an opportunity. there was a ton of pressure on kirk. i do think he was competing for if not a starting spot with washington redskins a starting spot for someone else. it wasn't just about winning the football game. it was about his career moving forward. there was a hot that went into it for a young player who should almost be treated as a rookie. >> so you're not baling. one game, you're not out. >> i don't think i lost a lot of faith in kirk cousins. i think he pressed in

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