of the venues for covering tonight's huge story, dave ross is in virginia, wisdom martin land over fedex field we begin with dave close to the skins war room. >> i tell you we just out here, bruce alan and dan schneider per rising walking around, probably just trying to keep the nerves down as you said they are in war room, immediately to my left here at red skins park it is a buzz around thee parts not -- these parts not just for the bubble but now robert griffin the third i have been covering this team for 17 years back to 1995 back then they were all excited about a guy names heath shore this massive it peals in comparison to the buzz around robert griffin the third something i have not seen in this town ever. >> no, absolutely right you know whenever we are stumped everyone -- they didn't want luck they want robert griffin the third >> i think they didn't want luck to fall to number two every one is happy with robert griffin the third clearly when mike shanahan says yesterday he want this is guy to one day be the face of the franchise no pressure. >> not at all thank you dave ross. w

fedex, fred smith needs no introduction in washington neither does fedex, but let me do that nonetheless. fedex is a $32 billion transportation and logistics company serving 222 countries with 260,000 employees, 70,000 vehicles to handle more than 6 million shipments per business day. fred smith is known as a proponent of free markets and free trade and serves on the board of our sister organization. you can say the kato institute among other organizations. bob lutz, the former vice chairman of the general motors. the 47-year career made him a legend largely focused on project developments that included senior leadership positions at general motors, ford, chrysler, and bmw and culminating and being the vice chairman of general motors. general james conway, retired, a 34th commandant of the united states marine corps. commandant in the culmination of a 40-year distinguished career in active duty. under his lich, the marine corps grew to personnel which he was responsible for organizing, equipping, and training and known for bringing in next-generation weapon systems into the marine corps.

our cameras were at fedex field as early as 11:00 today.erseys with griffin's name were everywhere. redskins fans, when they love you, they love you and they love them some rg3. >> i'm pumped for rg3. he's going to bring new hope to the team. rg3 baby. all day. >> he's super excited to be here. he's ready to work hard, and we're ready for some wins. >> i'm proud to be here. not a lot of times you have a chance to have this opportunity, so i'll make the most of it. >> all right, how about the rest of the draft? in the fourth round, redskins picking michigan state's kirk cousins. washington also chose keenan robinson out of the university of texas. here's a look at some of the other selections including a couple of offensive linemen in the fifth and sixth round representatively. a couple of db's in the seventh round. if you can't get enough of the nfl join us tomorrow night on sports plus. usa today sportswriter and another will break down the entire weekend. that should be fun. moving to baseball, some browsing to twitter feeds tonight, i ca

robert griffin iii did not walk he red carpet, but infficially debuted at fedex burgundy and gold fashion. robert griffin roman 3 ran on to field -- robert griffin iii ran onto fedex field this afternoon saying the fight songs thousands of fans. ♪ less than two days after being drafted, he is still a little bit tired. and why not? it is deftly has been crazy. it a whirlwind. a lot of cameras. he lot of people who want to e questions.nd ask m thank you for the. >> he would not speculate whether he will be the starting redskinsck when the open this season. aware of thehe is struggles this team has had. i will not take the weight of years on my own shoulders. realize there are other guys help us bem that can successful. and they are relying on me. i like to be relied on because i feel like i can help in anyway possible. >> here is a look at the other the skins today. they had-rs day. goals all rangers a little respect at madison square garden. got it done, but the had some life. he puts it away. that is his sweet spot. he always scores from there. the rangers on the attack. rickie gets a hea

fedex, mention of that earlier, about a $43 billion company that operates about $95,000 and the reason i emphasize the number of vehicles we operate and your figure on the planes was pretty close, but they've gotten bigger over time. we came to this issue a long time ago. when fedex was first beginning operations in 1973, in short order, we were faced with the first air boil em bar bobargo a fall of 1973 where in response to u.s. actions in the middle east to support israel, oil was withheld from the market and the united states had begun to be a significant importer and the government had to allocate oil. for 40 years, we watched it and the significance is over this period of time is that every major economic attraction or recession was either coincident webbed or precipitate eby a significant run-up in fuel prices. beginning until 21st century, the landscape changed as a result of the united states' imports of its petroleum needs reaching almost 60% at the zenith and the emergence of china and india as increasing users of petroleum as they had large percentages of their population mo

i would call it a historic day at fedex field. robert griffin iii walking to the stage at fedex field a little after 2:20. he would later sing hail to the redskins. the redskins talked a lot before the process after the process and today he was asked, did the redskins tell you today anything different? >> you know, i didn't hear anything much different other than it's official. you know, i'm a washington redskin. they are excited about that, happy to have me as part of the organization. and they are relying on me. they are relying on me and i like to be relied on, because i feel like i can help in any way possible. >> if there's anyone who can speak to the fans and their perspective, it's lindsey murphy who grew up on the mean streets of gaithersburg. she grew up a redskin fan and today got these fans perspectives. >> right. how smooth is rg3? he is slick. he knows all the right things to say and he says it so professionally. and never says anything twice, which is the greatest thing. he never repeats an answer. >> what do you mea

the skins welcome their new franchise quarterback to fedex field. what he says about his future here in washington. good evening, everyone, i'm chris gordon. it is a huge day for sports. it's the most excitement washington has seen in a long time, and it would have been perfect if it hadn't been for that third period of the caps' game. dan hellie is here with more. >> yeah, and we really are just getting started here, chris. i mean, you've got bryce harper going tonight, rg3 here today. but we are going to start with the capitals. they were up in new york this afternoon, where their second-round series with the rangers is under way. and they have some work to do, folks. rookie/goalie braden hopy who played so well against the bruins struggled today as the capitals lose game one. the alexes squared, ovechkin and semin hoping to get off to a hot start. 1-0 in the second, brooks like with the beautiful saucer pass, flips it up and over the ranger sticks right to jason chumera, right between the legs and tied at 1. third period, derek steppan, 2-1 range

rg3 introduced at fedex field. bryce harper makes his major league debut. and local guy seth mayhem mitchell takes another step toward a heavyweight title. mitchell the former mvp mitch state football player weighed in today for his fight with chaz witherspoon. mitchell puts his undefeated record on the line in atlantic city tomorrow night. this is one of the few big-time fights you will see between two college drajts. h graduates. chaz witherspoon had a 3.8 in high school and studied pharmaceutical engineering in college. >> very cool. stay out of their way. thank you, dan >>> after 27 years on display at the national air and space museum in washington the space shuttle "enterprise" has arrived at its new home in new york city. the shuttle left dulles airport this morning on the back of that boeing 747. take a look. the retired shuttle made the historic low-altitude flight over new york's iconic landmarks and bridges. atlanta to jfk, where it will stay until june. the shuttle will then move to its new home at the intrepid sea, air, and space museum in manh

the big draft party was going on at fedex field. thousands of people were there buying merchandise and celebrating with one another. robert griffin iii knows that he has work to do as soon as he gets in washington. abc 7's director tim brandt asked him how he feels about having one of the toughest dobbs -- toughest jobs in washington. >> you have to lead a nation and it is not necessarily the u.s., but it is redskin nation. any quarterback of any team has that responsibility. i do not shy away from it. i represent a lot of people even though i have not played one down. >> rg3 will be here to meet with coaches and go over the playbook and of course, tomorrow, he will be introduced to fans at a press conference at 2:00 p.m. that is held at fedex field. reporting live, jummy olabanji abc 7 news. >> thank you. the excitement continues to build. after the draft, a we spoke with some insiders to see what they had to say. here is a tweet. >> from one quarterback to another. here is another. >> i think those are the same feelings a lot of f

so hunter mahan moves to the top of the list in the latest fedex cup points standings. johnson wagner is second, mickelson into the fourth spot. let's send it down to roger. >> hunter, with that win, your second of the year, you move into the lead in the fedex cup. you've got a full head of steam going into next week. you've got to be feeling on top of the world. >> i feel great. i feel great. to have the lead for most of the back nine there, to hang in there, to hit some clutch shot, especially on 18 here, it feels great. >> now, winning the week before a major like this and the first major of the year, do you find it a big plus or is it maybe something that, you know, did i peak the wrong week? >> no. i'm glad i'm playing good, that's for sure. i'm glad i'm going to augusta because it's a special place and i'm looking forward to going there. i just want to wish my dad a happy birthday. it is his birthday. >> well, good luck to you. you are now the top ranked american player going into the masters. danny, back to you. >> happy birthday, dad. >> yeah, that's about as go

he'll be introduced tomorrow at fedex field.his morning a lot of skins fans are elated with the man they hope will lead them to glory. news4's tracee wilkins live in landover, not far from fedex field. there's a lot of excitement. >> reporter: yeah, there's a lot of excitement out here. folks are also looking into the future and wondering is he going to be the one leading the redskins into victory at the beginning of the season. no question about griffin's ability as a player. he's an exciting guy, he's a fantastic player who is both accurate and also athletic. he's great in the pocket and a fast runner. he has a lot of respect. but will his talents translate to the nfl? and will his transition go smoothly enough for him to be the starting quarterback out of the gate? washington has held on to john beck and rex grossman. the question, will rg3 start the first game of the season? >> i think he will start at some point. i don't know if he'll start right off. i think they'll look and see how it goes the first few games. but i do th

pandemonium at fedex field. a big rally was held today for griffin and iii. we have team coverage.joins us to tell us all about it. usbritain mchenry to lance to tell us all about it. all about it.l us >> as he put on the jersey, he says it is a jersey he will have to work for. ran onto griffin iii field at exactly 2:32. he sang the fight song along with thousands of fans. less than two days after being drafted, griffin look a bit tired. why not? >> it has been crazy. of cameras and people who asked to talk to me and of questions. thank you for that. >> would not speculate if he be the starting quarterback for the redskins this season. was well aware of the problems the redskins have had. >> i will try not to put the of the past 20 years on my shoulders. they are relying on me periods on me. i like to be relied on. not the only new quarterback coming to town. we will tell you who is joining him. andill continue about rg3 fever that continues. was the last time you could remember the thousands of people field beforefedex e start of the season? >> it was an awesome day for the the su

at redskins store at fedex field john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> still ahead on the news edge dozens of wounded warriors are hitting the road cycling 100-kilometers in honor of their peers, that story coming up next. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00.  >>> wounded veterans power through a bike tour in texas invited personally by their former commander in chief george w. bush. >> how you doing? oing? >> reporter: heros in the wars, severely wounded and heros yet again as they courageously return to civilian life all personally invited by president george w. bush to take part in his warrior 100- kilometer ride, the president fully aware it was his decision to send the vets to war resulting in their injuries. >> it's an opportunity for me to say to our vets i care for you, thank you, i honor you. it's a way to herald the groups that support the vets. >> reporter: 20 injured veterans of the iraq and afghanistan campaigns riding in 100-degree heat all inspired by him and by each other. >> i think it sends out a positive unit outlook to everybody that's been injured

back over to laura evans for your fox 5 top five. >> the redskins lost 8,000 seats last year at fedex field. another 4,000 may be on the chopping block. no. 5, the washington post reports the team wants to make way for a standing room area on an upper level party deck and renovate the fifth floor suite. the redskins front office says it's all about improving the fan experience. prince george's county's department of environmental resources has approved the move. no. 4, kids these days apparently aren't getting as much fresh air as generations past. of 9,000 kids researches are found only 44% of moms and 24% of dads said they had daily parent/child outdoor play time. the national association for sport and physical education suggests kids get at least an hour of physical activity a day for long term health benefits. no. 3, not the lottery jackpot, but a reward is up for grabs for any angler who can reel in a snake head fish in maryland waters, part of the second annual snake head contest to eliminate the snake head from area waters since they feed on other fish for survival. no. 2, get

i certainly sympathize with the concerns regarding this fedex. i do not see any evidence -- esthetics. i do not see any evidence, and i've read some information in the past about these particular antennas. they go up all over the city. they have gone up in my neighborhood as well. i did not think there is any basis that conclusively shows they are dangerous or that they are posing a risk to the public health. i think the process is going to be different going forward. there will be an opportunity for due process when this permit expires and has to be reapplied for. that will be the forum for this neighborhood and these appellants to bring these concerns into a due process hearing of some sort. i do not see any basis for overturning the permit at this point. >> i do not have a lot to add. i would echo the sympathetic position that we have. at this time, i do not think there was anything improper done in the issuance of the permit. president garcia: i would move that we all pulled -- uphold and denied a permit because they are compliant with all co

so hunter mahan moves to the top of the list in the latest fedex cup points standings. johnson wagner is second, mickelson into the fourth spot. let's send it down to roger. >> hunter, with that win, your second of the year, you move into the lead in the fedex cup. you've got a full head of steam going into next week. you've got to be feeling on top of the world. >> i feel great. i feel great. to have the lead for most of the back nine there, to hang in there, to hit some clutch shot, especially on 18 here, it feels great. >> now, winning the week before a major like this and the first major of the year, do you find it a big plus or is it maybe something that, you know, did i peak the wrong week? >> no. i'm glad i'm playing good, that's for sure. i'm glad i'm going to augusta because it's a special place and i'm looking forward to going there. i just want to wish my dad a happy birthday. it is his birthday. >> well, good luck to you. you are now the top ranked american player going into the masters. danny, back to you. >> happy birthday, dad. >> yeah, that's about as go

at fedex field on the club level of the stadium here.rking. thousands are expected to attend. reporting live at fedex field coming to me olabanji. >> thank you. 5:46. things are looking up for the washington capitals'. >> they are now advancing to the next round of the playoffs. things to a quick play in overtime against the bruins. >> backhand, stop, score! on the rebound! the capitals knock off the defending champs! >> it was the seventh straight game decided by one goal. it is not clear yet who they will play next. it depends on the outcomes of two game number sevens. president obama is headlining rallies next week. >> there will be held at ohio state university and virginia commonwealth university. campaign organizers are trying to reinvigorate young voters who were a cornerstone in 2008. also, newt gingrich is taking steps during his presidential campaign. yet a friendly phone conversation with mitt romney. they're planning an event in which newt gingrich would show support. >> taking a look at a news around the nation. parents of t

so you know, anything is possible. >> at the redskins store at fedex field, john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >>> a dream come true for students in indiana. how prom night helped heal the wounds after a nightmare of a twister tore down their school. back after this. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >>> residents in alabama are remembering the neighbors who died when a tornado struck a year ago today. 18 people were killed in the storm. today's memoria

at a draft party at fedex field on saturday at 2:00. is the franchise quarterback the redskins have desperately needed for more than two decades. he's been in new york since tuesday soaking up the draft experience, and tonight was what he's been waiting for. >> yeah, i was excited and i was sitting there staring at the phone, waiting for the call. and they called the other phone. so it was pretty cool. even though you know where you're going, you still want to act as if you don't. you never know what can happen, as the rest of the draft has shown. so i'm excited to be a redskin. i'm looking forward to using the weapons that we have on offense and then playing with a great defense. >> already hard studying. we're going to tell you what else he's doing to get to know some of his teammates before he steps foot as an official redskin on redskins park soil. >> it's a good night. thank you, dan. >>> the moment the redskins made their selection the cheers went up at fedex field as well as in bars and living rooms across the area. wendy rieger

fedex served japan. we tried to help in every way we could taking supplies so i know the extent of the devastation but the fundamental problem in fukushima was the unfortunate decision to locate the nuclear power plants where there could be a tsunami that kept the power plants from being safely cooled down. so i don't have any doubt about the fact whether the, the german government has made their decision, sticks or not, i would doubt, to tell you the truth. the advantages of nuclear power, particularly for people concerned with emissions and so forth, there's a high likelihood there will be a lot of nuclear power utilized in next 20 or 30 years, if not europe and united states, certainly in china and elsewhere. >> steve cheney with the american security project. let me thank all of you for our service to the corps and our country right up front. i'm with the american security project. we cover ideas about. bob, secretary mavis went up on the hill and was grilled hard about the navy's use of biofuels whe

he'll be formally introduced at fedex field saturday at 2 p.m. at a press conference that. co insides with the draft party, so you can man the scene when they walk him out to the crowd at fedex field. you don't have to imagine the scene today at new york city. lindsay murphy was there, is there and got a chance to catch up with rg3. sadly, we lost lindsay murphy and robert griffin, iii, but we do have the interview. here's what he had to say a short time ago. >> reporter: you're finally a redskin. what's it finally feel like? >> it feels great to play for a coach that i watched growing up knowing what he's been able to do with guys like steve young and john elway. it's truly exciting and to get the chance to meet a new team and be in a new city and write our own legacy is truly intriguing. are within did it matter if you went 1 or 2? >> it didn't at the end of the take because washington made a trade in late february that told everybody around the nation that they wanted me as their quarterback. so from that day forward i didn't push the no. 1 issue as much because it didn'

the following week gives the redskins a monday night football game at fedex field against the giants again. the ravens take the short drive to fedex field for week 14, and the regular season ends with another match-up against the cowboys. i know what i'm doing on thanksgiving. >> everybody's like, all right, i got this date, don't call me, don't bother me. >> that's what happens during football season, sunday and monday night. >> just the way it is, right? >> all right. >>> 6:21. a few minutes from sunrise. we don't expect to see the sun doing much work today because there are a lot of clouds out there. >> yeah. a live picture behind you showing the overcast. now passing over the region now. and you're going to need an umbrella. do you remember where your umbrella is? it's probably in the closet under your winter boots. do you remember what it looks like? you'll have to dust it off because we haven't had much rain lately. we need it, and we are on radar seeing some light rain moving to the northern neck of virginia. about to cross the potomac. moving into st. mary's, southern charles

it thousands celebrated griffin's selection at a draft party at fedex

at the redskins store at redskins field, i'm john hanrahan. >>> tomorrow at fedex field.ox 5 will bring that press conference to you live. it all starts at 2:00 p.m. >> keeping student loan costs down escalates into a battle. >>> plus, a judge is set on whether a sex tape can be used as evidence during the john edwards trial. >> and move over octomom. a mom pregnant with nine babies takes the internet by storm. >> pretty good today. question is, will this continue through the weekend? really great out there now. i think not. changes coming our way. we'll start dabbling in the forecast for the weekend in just a few minutes with the first forecast when the news continues. stay with us.  >>> an epic election year battle was playing out over student loan rates. both sides agree on one thing. the scheduled rate increase should not happen. craig boswell shows why the white house is threatening a veto. >> my god, do we have to fight about everything? >> while congress battles over how to keep student interest rates from doubling, presidential candidates take th

tom roussey has the very latest from fedex field. >> i spoke with some people who have been redskins fans since the 1950's, and they cannot remember a draft night as exciting as this. this draft pick was a hit with the fans. they're excited that this man will be playing for the redskins. why were redskins fans cheering for the colts' no. 1 pick? because they knew what was coming next. the pick is a hit with fans. >> if you watch him in college just the excitement that he brought to baylor, bringing back to the redskins, it will be electric. >> it will be a good season. >> skins fans rgiii -- skins fancy that rgiii gives them hope. >> we are still here. we are not going anywhere. >> especially now? >> especially now. >> already tonight no. 10 jerseys went on sale. >> i was the first on the club level to get it. >> $115. for many, this was a family night. >> my dad took me to rfk when i was a kid my granddad used to take him. it goes way back. >> and now he is passing it on to his daughter, who was excited about gryphon. >> i think he will make us when a lot. >> if you want to hear fro

. >> his future jersey was selling like crazy at last night's draft party at fedex field where the fans are hoping to see their new star. >> i think that it's going to make us win a lot. >> i think maybe they will get to the playoffs a couple years. >> robert is the capital by the washington area later on today for meetings with his coaches and to begin going over playbooks. it will be tomorrow saturday afternoon at 2:00, when he will be formally introduced to the redskins nation at a press conference at fedex field. reporting at redskins park, jummy olabanji, abc 7 news for. >> thanks so much. it's exciting for everyone, a lot of folks talking about it. we have been chatting on twitter all day about it with celebrities and other folks. this is what hollywood has to say. joel madden nicole richie's husband has this to say, good luck and congratulations for. if >> and an actor named laz alonso says it's a new era! >> and another person says washington needed to make a bold move to add and delete passer and they have a prospect with the chance to beat a once in a generation talent. let us

reporting live from fedex field, fox 5 news. >>> dc police are warning people to walk in pairs after a series of suspicious attacks. three people in the petworth neighborhood have been assaulted. one man in critical condition, and a woman was seriously hurt. a third person, visiting from denver, has died. >> all three incidents occurred within a 10-block radius it appears preliminarily that all three of the victims may have been walking alone at the time of the attack. all three victims suffered significant blunt force trauma to the head, and preliminarily it appears the victims may have been attacked suddenly and without provocation. >> police are going door-to- door to notify residents of the assault. they are offering $2,500 in a reward for the victim who passed away. >>> two incidents of a man inappropriately touching female joggers. the most recent incident was on wednesday on upper northwest dc. neither victim was hurt, and police say as of right now, there's nothing linking the incidents. prince george's county, a man was arrested on a violent rampage. a security guard was bea

headed out to the souvenir shop at fedex field today to pick up t-shirts. that had rg3 or the number 10 printed on it. now let's get the latest on the forecast. >>> on the forecast out there tonight looking really, really nice. if you're going to be out and about this evening, very nice temperatures. down to about 55 degrees at 9:00. but many of you will see temperatures-guess get to the upper 40s by 11:00. you will need to take the jacket as you step out tonight. a chilly night. many of you waking up to temperatures in the low to mid 30s early tomorrow morning and then we'll see some shower activity moving on through. i'll show you when coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you, doug. >>> fairfax police tonight are investigating a disturbing case of animal abuse, made more upsetting because of what these animals are trained to do. >> someone stabbed horses, horses that are used in a program to help special needs children. jane wattrell reports. >> it was horrifying. we had three horses bleeding and open wounds. >> reporter: dvorka is still in a state o

this week i spoke with the ceo of fedex, the founder and ceo of fedex, fred smith. naturally, i wanted to know what message he wanted to send our political leaders on behalf of business. >> well, the country simply does not have an adequate growth rate to provide an increased standard of living. >> the economy's not doing well enough? >> it's not doing well enough. our growth rate has gone down from almost 4% to about 2% over the past 30 years, and that's not enough to both improve people's standards of living, and provide full unemployment. >> and steven, fred went on to tell me that the current policies are standing in the way of robust growth, which sounds a little bit like someone i know named stephen moore. let's get specific. if we want to see the standard of living improve for the majority of americans, what needs to change first? >> christine, i'm not joking when i say, if i could hand pick anybody to be president of the united states, it would probably be fred smith. this is a guy who knows how to run an operation and run it efficiently, and fred has run fe

fedex field. it's free for fans, but you have to get a ticket. let's say rg rgiii sang the -- let's just say rgiii sang the redskins' fight song last night. >> thank you, sherri. >>> police are warning people to walk in pairs. since tuesday three people in the petworth neighborhood have been assaulted. one man is in critical condition, and one woman was seriously hurt. a third victim, a 66-year-old man from denver died. authorities found similarities in the cases, leading them to believe the incidents may be related. >>> prince george's county police say they arrested a man who got angry after staff refused to let him use their phone. mickel tyrone took a baseball bat from a guard and started to beat the guard and then took the keys from a day care worker and took off in her car. he appeared to be under the influence of a dangerous substance. >>> this man robbed a wells fargo bank on wednesday. he's wearing a uniformed shirt belonging tonight protective service. if you recognize him, investigators

the newest member of the skins will be introduced at fedex field. has already become a fan favorite with his jersey quickly becoming a top seller. >>> in less than an hour, the man accused of terrorized a d.c. community will make his first appearance in court. michael davis is charged with the assault of a woman in petworth. he's 19 years old. the brother of two nfl stars. and he down charged in three other attacks. darcy spencer is at the courthouse ahead of today's hearing. >> reporter: good morning. the suspect was taken into custody on thursday night. but today would be the first time he is appearing before a judge. these hearings get underway around 11:00 this morning. at that point we're hoping to get additional details. michael davis is charged in connection with a hammer attack when a 19-year-old woman thursday night. that woman walking down the street when she was struck in the head with the hammer. davis is suspected in three more attacks. one of them left a man, a tourist from colorado, dead. the motive at this point is unclear. davis is

the redskins are hosting a free watch party at the fedex field. this is a great time to get someone who's not only a stellar athlete but a great, great upstanding guy. >> seems like it definitely. and if you want to head out to that watch party, 6:00 until 11:00 tonight you can go out to fedex field. there will be cheerleaders and a huge party for this big get for the redskins. a lot of people on facebook says here's for the future for washington. >> i'm a lifelong redskins fan. i hope this turns things around. >> not too much pressure just yet. >>> if you couldn't stay up for your it, you policed a great game. the caps are headed to the second round of the playoffs. >> knuble, steamrolling in. on the rebound, joel ward and the caps knock off the defending champs. >> that's how it all ended, folks. joel ward put in for overtime. wit as night of unsung heroes with matt hendricks scoring the only other goal for the caps, his first of the playoffs achbltd rookie goaltender braden holtby. >> we were that 1% or 2% better, you know, in the series and go

battle of the beltway will resume at fedex field december 9th and the regular season comes to an end at fedex field december 30th against those archrival cowboys. >>> to baseball now, the nats davey johnson was very hoarse before speaking to reporters before today's game. i don't know if it's yelling at the umpires or the pollen in the air johnson joked. i'll have a designated yeller on the bench. pitchers dual between rodriguez and gonzalez. rodriguez let them down. adam laroche with a lazy pop and bad communication leads to jayson werth coming home. that was enough for gio gonzalez who did the rest of the work striking out former nat dustin maxwell in the 6th. this last batter of night travis buck. geohad eight strikeouts, allows just two hit and get a standing ovation from the home crowd. according to gio, the admiration is mutual. >> the nats fans do a great job keeping the confidence up. they're in the game every pitch every inning. so when that happens, what's the best you can do is try to give them what they want. i think we did that. at least we kept this game interesting and

they will host the giants december 3rd and the battle of the beltways is on on the 9th at fedex. the regular season ends against the cowboys at home on december 31st. mark your calendars. >>> when the space shuttle discovery passed over our area yesterday, some of the most committed fans were born years, even decades after the shuttle's first flight. >> sherry ly shows us how the amazing night is inspiring many generations. >> reporter: the space shuttle discovery launched a million dreams. and as it flew over washington, it launched a million more. >> i saw the space shuttle wings. >> reporter: 4-year-old henry gilbert is ready for a mission to space. tell me what you are. >> aastronaut. >> do you want to go up in a space shuttle one day? >> yeah. >> i could see the american flag and i could read the names. >> reporter: one for the lesson books. not surprising this is a day that many kids were not in school. >> i got up at 5:15 this morning and -- >> reporter: is it worth it in. >> yeah. >> reporter: why? >> because you wanted to see the space shuttle fly over. >> i thought it w

dave ross fedex field, and jason reid live at red skins park.draft needs covered in just 30 minutes. >> too bad caps go down, so now we got to go game 7 scenario in boston wednesday. >> i have a feeling they will pull this one out. >> on the road? >> yeah, i know they haven't had the greatest track record. >> big week they have wednesday there and we have the draft in new york. >> let's go for it. >> 4 and 1 in boston. >> that does it for us tonight. back tonight for the news at 11 hope you are too today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine. some of the world's cleanest gas turbines are now powering some of america's biggest cities. siemens. answers.

we have two or three at fedex. this has been derided by the popular press and the conservative wings. and again, i am a conservative. so let me reemphasize that about the president's remarks on algae. but i think the president is absolutely right. the most likely biofuel that can be produced at scale is likely to come from algae. exxon has invested $600 million with craig ventnor, the individual who decoded the genome. we're working with an australian company that seems to have some pretty good technology to make jet fuel feed stock out of algae produced in bioreactors. algae is prolific, both in the sea and in static water. it can be made in bioreactors. it doesn't compete like corn does for crops and arable land and so forth. so if we get lucky and, you know, the right chemistry can be put together, i think biofuels is definitely part of the mix. but it's strictly at this point in time a matter of the scale production costs. it's not a technical issue anymore.

fedex steadily raiding praise on the ground, more than they have and stealing market share. their strategy was obviously clear, that we're going to stop losing market share, even if we have to use price as a weapon. >> $76.90 where we are at the moment. where do you think it will trade to? >> i see continued weakness. look at this and get frustrated, this stock is oscillated up and down but it's essentially where it came public at in 1999. there's been no shareholder wealth creation, despite 12-plus years of being public. >> you don't feel that's likely to change? >> i don't see any reason why in the short to intermediate year to change. >> you like fedex? >> i do. they're playing offense instead of defense. they are focused on yield management. bottom line, would i rather get paid more or do more work? let's see. i'd rather get paid more. >> donald, thank you for joining us. thank you. >> thank you. >> still to come, breaking news on national gas inventories and we'll talk to the ceos of xilinx and lsi on the back of both companies' earnings reports. stick around. back in a

when we return, rg3 makes himself comfortable at fedex field and an untarget stick 3rd period back to back mistake dooms -- uncharacteristic 3rd period back to back mistake zooms the caps. caps-- dooms the caps. >>> one game does not a series make. remember the caps lost to the bruins in boston in game 1. it's not a good start told, although it was 90 seconds in the 3rd -- start today, although it was 90 seconds in the 3rd period that really doomed washington. when it was determined in one minute and 30 seconds, 3rd period, brandon holtby is beat gloveside, gives the rangers a 2-1 lead. the rangers were on a rush. that hiccup gave crowder all the room he needed. 90 seconds later jason chimera loses it along the board. two mistakes cost the caps. they fall to the rangers 3-1 in game 1. the series resumes tomorrow night in the big apple. game 2 at 7:30. wednesday the series shifts to d.c., 7:30 game time. >>> a nice day in philly for a hockey game, flyers hosting the devils in game 1 of the eastern conference semis. 3rd period flyers lead 3-2, but they turn it over. the devils go ahead

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jummy olabanji is live at fedex field with a preview. >> lots of excitement, good morning, for several years now washington redskins fans have been waiting for something to get them excited about the season. now they believe it got bad guy -- robert griffin iii or rg3 will be selected by the washington redskins tonight. the redskins to a lot to get him. they gave up several draft picks and moved up to the number two spot to get him. coach mike shanahan talked about why they believe that was the right decision. >> he's got great speed does a great job in the pocket during the ball downfield he does not look at the rush, he's got all the attributes to look for in a quarterback and i will be very happy if he is on our football team. >> that will all happen tonight at 8:00 when the draft starts live in new york city. the redskins have the number 12 pick -- # 2 pick. the event is free and there is free parking at fedex field tonight at 6:00. >> thanks so much. >> there is a developing story from baltimore where police will have a press conference later today to announce more details about t

the postal service relies on fedex to help with overseas deliveries.ut to send mail to other posts around the world. as much as they may draw business from each other, there is a general sense that fedex and ups need the postal service, especially for those last miles. the postal service needs them in order to make their shipping its overseas. host: our question for listeners is how much do they use the post office. how much has the issue of user habits come up? we heard from reporters who said it is a parochial issue. they are speaking about their home districts. what are the hearing from folks back home about how people are dependent? guest: if you are a senator, you are doing everything you can to prove that you are protecting the post offices and that employee a few hundred folks. there is a general understanding that is not what it once was and we need to figure out a way to -- in an election year, being forced to take this position is difficult because it affects every single constituent in lawmaker has. the postal service will end up with someth

the fans were cheering at a spirited draft party at fedex field. >> it gives them hope after years of losing. >> we are going nowhere. especially now. >> fans also had a chance to buy his no. 10 jersey. the cost was $115. " the college bowl championship series could still be history -- soon be history. they will present several options for a four-team playoff. any new postseason format would begin after the 2014 season. >> we want to get to a frightening scene at a daycare center in landover. a man used a baseball bat to attack a security guard who is now fighting for his life. brianne carter is live in the newsroom with details on this story. good morning. >> good morning. the suspect may have been high on pcp when he walked into a day care and allegedly began assaulting a man they're who was protecting the children. young, 26, is facing charges in connection with the assault. >> emotions are overwhelming. >> prince george's county police said that he walked in demanding to use the phone. when the staff members refused he became enraged. the security guard grab a bat. >> the suspect

almost 20,000 people were at fedex to catch a glimpse of him. he did not come cheap. he is the third round pick and a second round choice for st. louis, but this team needs it. there have been 22 quarterbacks since the redskins last super bowl glory. this is what he had to say about his future. >> i just hope that they know that i'm here to work. it is not all about the show. you can never walk up to a 30- year-old man when you're 22 and tell him what to do. you have to earn his respect. so i want them to know that i'm here to work ready to help this team win. >> john beck getting released and there is a new quarterback coming to town. stay tuned. we will tell you more about it appeared >> something unusual about having two quarterbacks. still ahead, one year later what defense secretary leon panetta is saying about the approaching anniversary of the osama bin laden death. and new details about the new conduct regulations. and a maryland man at the center of the controversy. >> it is kind of hard to be funny with the president of the united states sitting right next y