robert griffin is going to wear number 10.ast night caps eliminated a defending stanley cup champion and in the process won their first road game 7 in franchise history completing the upset over the second seed bruins, caps get a break bruins send it into the caps zone, deflects to mike, 2 on 1 he is 39 years old, stops ward isn't he beats thomas for the game winner his first goal of the series, 2:57 into overtime caps eliminate bruins 2-1 to advance to second round. caps could play the ranger loosers or doubles tonight wizards close out the home season against the heat and nats go for a 3 game sweep of the padres, in san diego. brian all good right now in sports world on the dc front. >> dave, how did rg 3 pick number 10? did the team pick for him. >> he was assigned it when he started playing in junior high he was a back up they gave it to him and it became his number then he became good and he kept number 10 originally it was given to him. >> makes sense. >> thanks and now you have the news edge news is always on myfoxdc.co

griffin said he had to be a redskin all the way along. now it's legit, the newest washington redskin, and our lindsay murphy asked him if he's eager to compete for a starting job. >> yeah, definitely want to do that, want to learn offense, just start from the ground up, don't think i'm the top shot guy and i can go tell everybody what to, do listen to the guys like london fletcher on defense who have been in the league a long time and try to learn from them. >> the newest redskin will be introduced at 2 p.m. press conference saturday at fedex field and will coincide with the annual draft day party. >> you can bet skins fans are celebrating their newest edition. oh, are they doing that. now all they need is some official rg3 swag. at least that's what retailers are hoping. t-shirts are pumped out at a maryland factory as we speak and that's where we find bob barnard tonight. >> reporter: not bad, huh? the men in charge of shirt making are as excited as just about everybody else. >> we are screen printing the design and it's, of course, wit

. >> robert griffin will be coming to d.c. today and will be officially introduced during a press conference tomorrow. jummy olabanji has more. >> the washington redskins select robert griffin. >> it was a night of celebration across the d.c. area as robert griffin was officially drafted. fans are excited as the r.g. iii era now begins in washington. >> if you watched him in college, the excitement that the brought, if he brings that to the redskins it will be electric on the field. >> it's going to be a great season. >> he is excited as well. he told abc 7's sports director that even though he knew which team he was going to, he was still overcome with emotion. >> you cannot help the feelings when you hear your name called. >> touchdown! robert griffin iii. >> the heisman trophy winner from baylor university and the redskins highest peak in over a decade. the franchise has troubled many years and many are looking to him as a savior. >> you have to lead a nation the redskins nation. >> even the newest member of the redskins na

the shanahans or griffin? >> it won't be russian -- i mean it won't be griffin, it will be shanahan because he's got to produce. mr. snyder is paying a lot of money. >> could be the shanahans. three seasons now -- lucky to make it any further. >> definitely the shanahans, no doubt. yeah, i think that this is going to be the year of him being proven himself. >> reporter: so there's a lot of pressure here. folks wondering what's going to happen. will the coaches have the ability to work with rg3 and give him what he needs, or will it be one of those situations where at the end of the season, it just doesn't happen that way? we'll have to wait and see. fans say they'll know who to blame if things don't go well. coming up, will rg3 start? folks have questions and we'll tell you what they are saying next. >> thank you very much. hope fans remember it does take a while to build the team. >> uh-huh. >>> you're going to probably see a whole lot of people wearing jerseys around town today. redskins' rg3 jerseys officia

the first pick, but it was robert griffin iii commit the biggest impact. does it take out the drama? >> it does, but you cannot help feeling when your name is called. it is something you dream of when your kid, watching the draft. it did not matter where i was going. i was still trying to soak up the moment. >> in washington, they say the president has the second most important job, the quarterback of the redskins has the first. >> it is not necessarily the united states, it is redskins nation. i know that i represent a lot of people, even though i have not played one down in the redskins jersey. i will make sure that i take that seriously and take my work and my job very seriously. >> when do you get to work? >> tomorrow i will fly to d.c., meet the coaches, have a two- hour meeting talk about general stuff, and get to work saturday with a little bit of the playbook. >> mr. snyder has a nice chat. if that he does. i have not rode it yet but i look forward to. >> moments ago, i heard from his dad, which will appear later in sports. >> i know that he will e

ken griffin. >> it can be difficult. the one thing people said it's only going to get worse, but if it gets worse, that means i'm doing my job. i plan on being successful. i hope the redskins, the teammates that i now have will join me in that battle. >> reporter: he's saying all the right things, speaking of which. >> everyone thinks i was a cowboy fan growing up. i actually wasn't. >> reporter: amen. >> happy to definitely hear that. it has been quite a week for griffin. your quarterback is now back in waco, texas, and i'm happy to report redskins safely delivered your quarterback back to central texas, but he'll be back here next week. rookie mini-camp begins may 4th. much more on rg3 coming up later in sports. >> what a welcome, dave. thank you. >>> in st. louis, powerful winds are being blamed for a tent collapse that left one person dead, dozens injured. it happened outside a downtown bar where more than 200 people had gathered after attending the cardinals baseball game at nearby busch stadium. strong winds swept

robert griffin, iii is going to be a very excited quarterback. he's going to be wonderful for d.c., not to mention pretty d i what's your first big purchase? i was thinking he'd say a car or a townhouse. he said a bed. that's rg3. >> a bed? >> reporter: a bed. i said i hope it's like a posturepedic or something really nice. >> absolutely. hopefully he can do the different settings for the firmness. lindsay murphy, thanks. good job. we'll hear from rg3 and from you a little later. this was the first year the skins held two draft parties, one saturday while rg3 will be officially introduced and one tonight where fans were able to watch the draft live and that's where we found wisdom martin. >> reporter: here at fedex field it started out as the redskins draft party for the fans and quickly turned into a robert griffin, iii welcome party. >> rg3! rg3! >> rg3, baby, all the way! redskins! >> welcome to d.c. welcome to d.c.! [ cheering and applause ] >> we're getting exactly what we wanted. >> rg3! >> i hope the redskins tonight try to change him. i h

jerseys with griffin's name were everywhere.edskins 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 came across a post from a young lady who says i

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

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 head of the camp's defenses and the shot. see it.t even caps fall in game 1. be there on monday night. he di

griffin: we have thousands of assets that we have to keep track of. we have to always know their condition and continuously plan for their refurbishment at the right time. one of the things we're required to do under the consent decree is inspect our system. we're trying to find where there's leaks. so we blow smoke into the sewer pipe. man: we're locating places where water from the surface to the ground is running into the sewer pipe and overloading the system. hunter: we have 1,600 miles of sewer. we are evaluating every linear foot of that system. is the pipe leaking; are you having a lot of infiltration or inflow? thornell: every time it rains, water will come down, go into the pipe, enter the sewer system. it's very easy to repair this defect and get all that water out of the system. griffin: with our closed-circuit tv inspection, we record cracks, holes, pipes that are partially collapsed. hunter: we literally will have a digital video of every foot of our sewer that in the future, we can go back and do a comparison. what's changed? is it degra

all eyes on robert griffin iii. fans are gathering to watch the draft. >> and just below me, i am on the club level. they should be opening the doors for the draft party. they are getting the food ready right here. they also have plenty of television's for everybody to watch as expected -- they pick rgiii. >> i have been a fan for 48 years. >> derek jones says this is the most exciting draft day he can remember in decades. especially if they get robert griffin iii. >> i feel like if they let him do his thing and teach him along the way, we should have a good year. >> a nice, wholesome guy and very humble. >> they are hoping tonight's peck will help turn it around a team that has struggled in recent years. >> in your lifetime you have not seen the redskins played very well, have you? what's not really. >> what do you think about getting robert griffin? >> i think it will improve our team. >> anybody who wants to can come out. i was looking over the history a first-round draft picks they have selected a lot of big nam

now, griffin has endeared himself with fans. last night during a conference call he sang the fight song. what is it? ♪ hail to the redskins, hail to victory ♪ tony, sing with me. >> i'll pass on that. thank you, sherri. >> you did a good job. meriweather was arrested yesterday and he failed a field sobriety test. he has since been released. >>> a check of the other top stories, there has been an arrest in an attack at a day care in prince george's county. police say yesterday morning at 10:30 the suspect walked into it's a family affair day care center in landover and asked to use the phone. the employee refused and the suspect turned violent and stole an employee's car. no children were hurt. security guard is hospitalized in stable condition. police say he appeared to be under the influence of a dangerous substance. >>> a warning from d.c. police, they are advising everyone to walk in pairs after a series of suspicious attacks. since tuesday three people have been assaulted. one man remains in critical condition and one woman

it is official, robert griffin it iii is a redskin. the skins picked him with the second overall pick in this year's nfl draft. they'll introduce him as the new quarterback tomorrow afternoon at fedex field. it was no secret washington planned on picking him, but griffin says that didn't make last night any less special. >> yeah, i was excited. i was staring at the phone, waiting for the call. they called the other phone. so it was pretty cool. even though you know where you're going, you want to act as if you don't. you never know what can happen, as the rest of the draft has shown. i'm excited to be a redskin. >> a lot of surprises last night. round two and three are tonight. the redskins traded their second and third round picks with their '14 and '15 picks to move to rg3. >> the real deal. we're excited. to see the redskins fans are excited about his arrival would be a bit of an understatement. [ cheers ] >> there you have. it thousands celebrated griffin's selection at a draft party at fedex

all of the excitement for robert griffin iii. no surprise. after all, the skins gave up three first round draft choices to get their man. so when the time came to get him, they wasted none of the time. washington dc, welcome rg3, your brand new franchise quarterback. after i asked robert lee griffin if after all of this he can live up to the hype? >> are you trying to make anything anti-climatic even know i knew where i was going. when i heard them say robert griffin iii has been selected by the washington redskins, it meant something to me. so i tried to live in the moment and i just cherish everything that happens. >> reporter: the fan expectations are so high and you know all about that. is there anything you want to say? hold up a little bit, guys. don't buy your super bowl tickets just yet. >> you never come out and say you're going to go to the super bowl. but every team's goal is to go to the super bowl. so that's our goal. i think. i haven't even met the team. i'm already talking on behalf of the team. i want to meet the guys. get to

iii'a name was announced -- robert griffin iii's name was announced.we talked to some people. >> if you watched rg3 in college, the excitement he brought to baylor, bringing that to the redskins it will be electric. >> it will be a good season. we say it every year but this year, it is for real. >> tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 p.m. is when he will be officially presented to the team and the district as the quarterback. you can get tickets for the ceremony that will take place at fedex field. go to the redskins website. reporting live, jolie olabanji -- jummy olabanji. >> thank you. grab your t-shirt already. >> the most interesting man in the week. we will see what happens. this will guanays with mike capps jersey. -- my caps jersey. >> brown two of the stanley cup playoffs. the new york rangers are holding off the bottle with team last night. game-winning hit -- game 1 is tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. there is outrage over the way boston fans reacted to the elimination from the playoffs. minutes after the winning goal was scored, angry berlin's stance posted tw

rg3, robert griffin iii, is donning the burgundy and gold. we've got much more on the redskins' draft pick throughout the morning. of course, reaction all positive all around. >> if you're not a redskins fan, sit quietly through the weekend, and then we'll get back to you. >> you know what, for something this exciting, you just get on the bandwagon. you can like rg3 even if you're not a fan. >> 5:01. >>> tom kierein is here this morning. my windows rattled, that woke me up this morning because of the wind outside. >> those were the skins' fans still partying in the street. >> right. >> this guy's got a lot to live up to. >> i know. >>> this morning, a blustery wind. you're right, the wind has been gusty. there's the live view from the city camera. there is jefferson memorial under a clear sky now, 53 at reagan national. and there is a chill in the air, wind out of the northwest at 15. gusting around 20 to 25 miles per hour. all those areas in light blue in the chilly 40s. that includes areas, many areas west and northwest of i-95. including m

robert griffin iii. >> as expected the redskins got their man. robert griffin iii. rg3 coming, and fans couldn't be more expected. >> i'm sarah simmons,. >> good morning. i think he will be great for the team. we will get to rg3 and all the top stories but first weather. good morning, tucker. >> good morning, will. cooler air on the way, and more sunshine for your friday. good looking forecast as we kick off the start to the weekend. nothing to show you if you looked on the lower right hand corner of your screen. the blue is what is coming through. if you're in ocean city, you have not gotten through with it. as soon as it's south and east of the area, we should be ready for a generally nice looking day. temperature at regan international, down. winds up at 10. it will be a breezy day today. the winds will gust at times to 25. otherwise, a lot of sunshine, cool. high temperatures in the low to mid-60s, but on the way for a dry friday. sarah and will, back to you at desk. >> thank you. >>> a warning for p

robert griffin, iii, what a week, what a month. jacqueline, i'll start with you. as crazy as this has to be for rg3, rg mom, it has to have been a whirlwind the last couple of months as well. >> it's been a blessing. we're glad to be here for the nfl draft and it's been a phenomenal year for us and to end it this way and actually it's not an ending, but gaining of something new, yes, sir -- a beginning of something new, yes, sir. so we're just blessed to be here. >> reporter: dad, you've had a where he close relationship with your son. what have you told him as he comes up on this very important time when the entire area of d.c. wants him to be king of d.c.? >> i just told him stay humble, work hard. yes, you have accolades and won the heisman, but you have to be greedy, you know, hungry like you didn't win anything, you have a point to prove and he's doing that and staying in great shape. i keep checking on him to make sure he's doing those types of things. >> reporter: is it daunting to know that d.c. is so thirsty for him and wa

. >> robert griffin iii will be the new star quarterback. this rookie says he's ready to learn a few things for his new teammates. >> we knew it was coming, but now it's official. riding metro will cost you more. >>> also ahead, the dc police out with a warning this morning, following three attacks, with shockingly similar circumstances. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >> it is friday, april the 27 27th, and yes, we made it to friday! good morning. the sun is popping out, looking gorgeous, breezy when you step out this morning. more on weather in a moment. first, let us say good morning. i'm will thomas. >> and i'm sarah simmons. big news for the redskins that everyone is talking about this morning. >> with the second pick in the 2012 nfl draft, the washington red skins select robert griffin iii, quarterback. >> expected but still exciting. the heisman trophy winner headed to dc. the official announcement made in new york last night. he will be formally introduced tomorrow afternoon at a press conference at fedex field. we are live a

projected to pick robert griffin iii in tomorrow night's nfl draft. mike shanahan all but confirmed he'll be coming to d.c. addressing the media today he said the skins are 99.9% going to get robert griffin iii. now of course nothing will be official until the name is called tomorrow night. after weeks of getting to know rgiii, shanahan says he's quite impressed. >> work ethic is off the charts, love the way he hands manslaughter himself and there's a footballs a tect -- handles himself and there's the football aspect. going to be very happy if he's on the team. >> i'm sure a lot of other fans will be. time now to reveal the latest high school game of the week poll -- among your choices this week -- go to -- to vote. the results will be announced thursday night. >>> the nationals' all-star third baseman may not be headed to the dl after all. an mri on ryan zimmerman's right shoulder showed an inflamed ac joint much better diagnosis than initially thought but he is expected to work out tomorrow. of course he won't play tonight. >> hope for the best. >>

griffin iii is just one guy. tonight we were reminded that you only need a spark to ignite a fire. in landover, i'm wendy rieger, news 4. >> you can read more about robert griffin thrd thrksd his background and even his standout spanish speaking in middle school all on nbcwashington.com. >>> not a bad night out there but some showers bouncing around, huh, doug? >> yeah. we're still talking about rg3, aren't we? >> no. moving on. >> okay. got you. storm 4 radar right now showing just a few of those showers. we had some significant showers come through frederick county, northern montgomery and over toward howard county but those have since died out right now. you can see they've made their way down toward -- or from the north. still in through central montgomery county, some light showers right now right around the laurel area, down around the bowie area and in toward crofton toward maryland. they are dying, they will continue to die down to the south, but this is all continuing to be part of a very unsettled patte

can griffin? >> thanks to my parents for getting me involved in sports at an early age, doubled the tension pretty quickly and hopefully the spotlight and all the cameras, all the flashes will get worse for everybody because that means we're doing what we're supposed to do and that's win football games. reporter: he's saying all the right things. speaking of which. [ cheers and applause [ >> everybody thinks i was a cowboys fan growing up. i wasn't. reporter: amen. hey, at least they're not setting their sights too high, right, andrea? i tell you what, 19,000 were here today, that's a record for fan fest. coming up later in sports, we'll deal with the burden, how is rg iii going to deal with  the burden of being the man? we'll talk about the caps who lost in game one up in new york city 3-1. that's coming up in sports later. for now, live at fed ex field. back to you in the warm and dry studios. >> thank you so much, dave. we'll see you in a bit. >>> it looks like robert griffin is already makin

blake griffin and the clippers taking on the knicks. fourth quarter, blake griffin. his pass stolen by j.r. smith. and alley-oops to landry fields. successful two points there. he had eight on the night. time to griffin. he does. or does he? doing work. a little hook shot. 29 points for griffin. clippers down one. ensuing knicks' possession. j.r. smith, 2 of his 21 points from the bench. less than 30 seconds of play. forcing the pass, goes over the backboard. knicks recover. and new york wins 99-93. >>> well, the nfl draft, starting tonight. 8:00 p.m. eastern time. coming your way on espn. and that watch espn app. we know robert griffin iii is going second. we have everything coming your way here on espn. >>> one little more sports highlight for you here. sign this kid up. >> check him out on a backyard court in maryland. wait for it now. here we go. it's about to happen. flip, ball up. and off the backboard and in. you saw that right. he did a front flip and hit that shot from what looks to be 40 feet away. >> amazing. that's one camera shot. no tricky editing there

people will love robert griffin iii. bruce allen confirmed today what we already knew that yes the redskins will be taking rg3 with the number two overall pick in the draft. i hope so, they traded a way a couple of first rounders and second rounder to have the right to draft this kid. the coaching staff know it won't be a perfect ride with a rookie quarterback, they love everything about this kid's arm, athleticism and speed, they absolutely infatuated with the off the field make-up. he graduated seventh in his high school class, graduated three-and-a-half years, went to college early and graduated from college in three years. was working on his master's last year when he won the heisman. rg3, the real deal on and off the field. >> you let every quarterback be themselves also. he's a natural leader, he has charisma and i don't, don't make fun of me by saying that. you want guys to lead the team. have been has their own way of doing things, some guys more serious, other guys you have to be yourself. i think robert, if you

jennifer griffin at the pentagon again. we are talking about hundreds of millions of dollars of food aid for the north koreans but there is a bigger picture. >> well, $240 million in food aid that was promised to them and agreed to in february. they basically jeopardized that. that was put on hold when this missile was -- missile launch was announced. now that it's gone through, they have basically bucked all of the warnings of secretary of state hillary clinton, who was very stern earlier today and in recent days about what would happen next. she's going to take this to the u.n. security council. you can expect more sanctions. it's very interesting. here at the pentagon all eyes right now on the pacific. you have the national military command center in the basement here at the pentagon. they will be -- they have been watching and waiting nor this rocket launch. they have satellites in the sky observing it. they will be observing whether those separation phases occur. they also have the x band radar that big golf ball size

adding earlier this afternoon, robert griffin, iii. this is griffin's first trip to his new home as a member of the organization. he enjoyed the relaxation of the charter plane. last night, i caught up with rg3 at the draft and got no know a little bit about him. >> with the second pick in the 2012 nfl draft, the washington redskins select robert griffin, iii. quarterback, baylor. >> sum up draft day in one word. >> thrilling. >> who is rg3? >> one word? i don't know. i don't know what to say about that one. >> run or pass? >> pass. >> wants to throw and wants to throw deep. he is throwing for the end zone. >> pregame music. >> thriller. ♪ [ music ] >> something about you that would surprise people. >> i like to write music and sing. >> can you sing something? >> i can't sing it right now. >> are you superstitious? >> not superstitious. >> favorite food? >> casserole. >> first job? >> nfl. >> first big purchase. >> a bed. >> really? >> i got to get a bed. i want a really good bed. >> and last but not least, what does d.c. mean to you?

it was no surprise absolutely when the redskins selected robert griffin, iii with the second overallin thursday's nfl draft, but yesterday it was a surprise when they chose another quarterback in the first round, check that, fourth round. it was the first time the redskins took two qbs in the same draft since 1994 when they took heath shuler and gus ferrot. the redskins selected michigan state qb kurt cousins, 6' works had 27 college victories as a starter in the spartans winningest quarterback ever led michigan state to back to back winning seasons. he played for the north shanahan coached the south. he was slated to go high in the draft and the the redskins said they could not pass him up when he was available in the fourth round. the pick was in no way an indication that rg3 support the right guy, but you need a good backup and in a mike shanahan offense you can't have enough good quarterbacks but for griffin good is not the expectation level. great is. >> i think a lot of times the media can take what the fans and the expectations are and just maybe misplace it a little bit. you

there were other people taking the strappy side for robert griffin, iii. this is a red scratcher to a lot of people, because he took rg3, you think another quarterback. that will be debated for a while. alfred morris, a runningback. they also added one more offensive lineman in the sixth round and two cornerbacks in the seventh round. so again, that kirk cousins pick is the one that is a bit puzzling. we don't anticipate this to be competition for rg3, but a compliment. god for bid he gets hurt, they have another rookie they like. but it was definitely a head scratcher. >> i was listening to the radio and a couple guys are angry. >> it is like rg3 day today and you ruffle the feathers a little by drafting curt cousins, but he was a good value pick. it just wasn't necessarily a need pick after taking rg3. >> real quick question here. it's loaded. do you think this kid can have an um pact on the redskins first season? >> he better. because if he doesn't, that's all the pressure. that's what we're talking about. he can handle it. he seems to handle it well. h

yeah, they are posed to draft robert griffin iii as he is known. and now we know that we are in the nfl draft of 2012. we know it's the emmys and the oscars, all rolled into one here in new york city. but we have to say for the washington redskins, it's a much bigger deal. you can see they will be getting it. the other fans have showed up for the very big day for the redskins. and i have been racking my brain, trying to think historically. has anything like this ever happened to the redskins before? i mean in 1994, they had the number 3 pick in the draft. that was a bad idea for the quarterbacks. they ended up with a guy like this. he turned to be a better congress member than as a quarterback. in 2005 we drafted jason campbell, but he was 25th in the draft. the anticipation is nothing like what we've got today. this is a great year for quarterbacks. and the redskins issue they have mortgaged everything to get the -- redskins, they have mortgaged everything to get the best of the bunch. this is a big deal, folks. this is history. >> welcome to prim

colts owner wanted to work out robert griffin iii privately, but griffin camp said no. the annapolis gm was sick during griffin's recent pro day. that's why he wants a closer look, but was denied. big deal? maybe not. but one wonders if it's a sign that griffin prefers washington. some great lacrosse games and we have baseball coming up as well. voting ends wednesday, not thursday. highlights will air thursday night, not friday. go to d.c..highschoolsports.net. golf's major championship, the masters. right here at 11:35 all day saturday and sunday. so, there you go. >> all righty. thanks a lot. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> stay with wusa9. derek is back with our area's only local newscast at 7:00.

robert griffin the third is the newest member of the washington redskins. he is the no. 2 pick in the nfl draft in new york city. >> he is ready to get to work. he will fly to the district today. he will be introduced during a press conference tomorrow. more on the excitement. >> redskins fans, enjoyed the moment. the answer to your prayers since the last won a super bowl. >> they select robert griffin the third. >> you heard the commissioner. he was taken overall by the redskins. he wore burgundy and gold stocks. today they are one step closer to that dream. >> we have come a long way. >> it has been a long way. a lot of hard work and dedication. if you work hard enough comedy can get what you want. >> what did they say to you? >> it had been a long week. he is excited to have me. you have a lot of press. they cannot wait to get to work. >> talk about the dreams. talk about the olympics. are these are realities? >> they are. i don't anyone to think i'll go halfhearted. right now this is my future. i'm trying to take it seriously. right now i'm going to foc

the wait is almost over for robert griffin iii and the redskins. you know, for a guy 22-years old he was very relaxed with his long journey to professional football about to become a reality. >> it is as if he has already been on the roster for seven weeks now ever since the big trade it. >> we are trying to get a ride and we made a big step to getting it right. >> the redskins agreed to give up two future first-round picks to move up four spots from number 62 number two. >> they will get the best out of me and i will give them all my attention and hard work. >> the redskins had a brand new face to the franchise. washington had a new favorite son. redskins fans everywhere were glowing. >> i think robert griffin is going to be a big positive for washington. >> robert griffin iii rg iii. >> his route to the redskins his just about complete. >> if you with that excitement, it is not high. they really believe in you. >> and about two hours the redskins will officially be on the clock. robert griffin iii's redskins career will finally be cleared for tak

coming up, much more on robert griffin iii and the redskins draft picks. plus, the washington capitals begin their second round series in new york. game one highlights coming up next.  >>> hi, everybody. i'm dave feldman where today, robert griffin, iii, was introduced to the media and his fans. 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 g

fox 5 cameras are rolling as robert griffin, iii rolled into georgetown tonight. he had dinner at cafe milano where we're told he rubbed elbows with george clooney and kate hudson. rg3 merchandise a big seller already, not even a full day after he became a redskin. at the team store people couldn't wait to get their hands on a jersey with his name and number on the back. fox 5's john henrehan has the story. >> reporter: so are redskins fans excited about the forthcoming arrival of robert griffin, iii? oh, yeah. >> i'm not taking my off today of. >> reporter: there was a steady stream of customers throughout the day in and out of the fan store at fedex field, the single hottest item? rg3 jerseys. william teal of michelville had a fistful of rg3s. >> six, two adults and four for my boys, for my kids, so total of six. i can't go home empty handed. i can't get one and not get all. >> reporter: college student daniel harrell picked out a griffin jersey while shopping with his mom. >> always showing support. we're really hoping he's going to do good for the team. us die

if you don't believe me, you can ask one of his teachers when he was called robbie griffin. zachary kriesh has the story. >> reporter: before the heisman trophy or multi-million dollar endorsement deals, he was robert. >> little robert, quiet and shy at times, you know, he would say hi. >> reporter: she teaches at potomac high school in virginia. in 2001 she was a first year spanish teacher in the heart of texas. >> a military town, most of my students have parents were in the military and deployed. at some point in time. >> reporter: a lot of the first year in the classroom runs together but there was one student in particular, that stood out from the rest. >> i mean he was a very confident in himself. he didn't worry about what other kids were doing or what they were wearing, he did his own thing, and eventually the students started to follow him. he wasn't a follower, he was a leader. >> reporter: the other thing undeniable was his work ethic. >> he made a's, he was awarded top spanish, he did his best for me. >> reporter: his athletic ability was no secret. >> i went to

i'll have to teach him a few words, but he's all right. >> robert griffin iii, when he was introducedd.c. media, there's his number, number 10. that's the same number he wore at bailor when he won the heisman trophy. he's been good the last three days with the media from thursday on until today. and very impressive young man and he is supposed to be the guy to carry the mantel of the redskins for hopefully the next decade. coming up, we'll hear from robert griffin, iii, himself, and bryce harper and the caps began their second round series in new york against the rangers. another hohum day for sports in the nation's capital. not a lot going on. >> not a lot happening. better luck next time. >> we'll catch up in a couple minutes. >>> in other sports news, unfortunately, a baseball celebration takes a tragic turn. the incident that injuries 100 fans. and the hunt for a murder suspect takes police through the wilderness and into a bunker. much more to come on this late version of fox 5 news at 10:00. stay with us.  i'm really going to miss you. my new apartment isn't th

robert griffin iii says he does not want anything given to him.n it. >> just because i will be the second pick is not mean i am the leader of the team. you have to earn the respect of veterans. i cannot come in there with a big head. you have to put in the hard work and show them that you can trust in me and you can believe in me. >> he says all the right things. let's go to san diego. jordan zimmerman gets his first one of the season. two-zero nationals. washington beat san diego 7-2. they are now 14-4. in cleveland the wizard's do it again. they beat the cavaliers. five wins in a row for the wiz kids. athletic directors and conference commissioners are meeting in florida and we are getting closer to a final for football. it would be one versus four, two versus three a 14 playoff in college football and tonight it is very close. >> what was the last time you did a forecast where every team >> you get the chance to win a brand new ford fiesta. had to wjla.com/freecar. coming up next monday we will pick the first of 15 finalists. if your name is ca

the redskins traded a big risk for a very big reward in robert griffin iii. the heisman trophy winner was pressuretive and already showing his love and gratitude by wearing some special burgundy and gold socks last night. fans and cheerleaders who gathered at a local restaurant watching the draft were elated when the pick was official. our derek mcginty was in new york. he spoke to the future qb right after the pick. >> when i heard them say robert griffin iii has been selected by the washington redskins, it meant something to me. i tried to live in the moment. in college i was the quarterback, the leader, the face of the college program. now you have to go to the pros and realize you start down here, not up here. even if you are a franchise quarterback or a top pick, you still have to start here and prove to the veterans that they can trust in you because if they don't trust you, they won't play for you. >> reporter: those super bowl dreams that folks are already counting on, don't buy your tickets just yet but rgiii says of course that's the goal. every pla

meanwhile, it's hard noon to keep talking about the possibility of robert griffin iii. the kins plan to have -- skins plan to have multiple visits with him at baylor the next few weeks. kyle shanahan was in waco, texas, yesterday, and will visit him a couple of times each week and these visits are a loud under the until room rules. the gm said they do this every year and meaning they send coaches to campus. >>> and d.c. united with the seattle signeds. the black and red are unbeaten and that is all of the time we have for tonight's show. thank you for letting us be a part of your night. and thank you to dave ross. we'll see you tomorrow v. a good night, everybody. erybody. 

a former teammate called robert griffin iii a freak on and off the field.rom new york, dan hellie, news 4 sports. >> speaking of complimentary way, right -- >> yeah, freak of nature. good report from dan and everybody's excited to see him in the redskins jersey coming up soon. >>> moving on to hockey. one game stands in the way of the capitals advancing to the second round of the stanley cup playoffs. they look to knock off the defending champion bruins in boston. and once again, it comes down to a game seven. it's been a scenario not kind to the caps recently. since 2008, washington has played in four game sevens winning just one. cruz squeezed in one last practice today. and if tomorrow's game is anything like the first six, we will all have no fingernails left. every game this series has been determined by one goal including sunday's 4-3 overtime loss and game six. the caps have had three days to regroup and this evening ship off to boston where everyone knows it's win or go home. >>> well, yeah, it's a tough building to play in. i mean, their fans like

redskins fans excited to officially welcome griffin tomorrow afternoon. but many of them couldn't wait to get something to wear for the big introduction. >> i like it. i came out here to get the rg3 redskins shirt. >> reporter: the clothes is just part of it. a few people are dressing up their ride, too. but to get the griffin gear out to the fans the crew at gng outfitters in lanham have been printing out t-shirts since the draft. >> oh, i think the excitement's wonderful. we hope to do several thousand. we ordered a couple thousand. >> reporter: the griffin jerseys are selling fast. but it's not the only hot commodity. fans are trying to get their hands on something for their feet. the heisman-winning qb sporting these socks on draft day. but it was his redskins gear that inspired these fans. >> it was really good to see him with the shirt and the hat. that made it official for me. and we're really excited and, you know, my heart was pumping really hard. we really, really need him. >> reporter: rg3 comes with high expectations. but the tried and true fa

dan joins us live. >> there is not a whole lot of suspense, everybody knows that robert griffin will be here, maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day as the number two overall pick in the nfl draft. the redskins elated to have this kid. obviously, his play on the field spectacular, heisman trophy winner, passed for almost 4,000 yards, 36 touchdown passes, runs like a wide receiver, built like a tall running back, hi arm rivals almost any quarterback in the nfl. the amazing thing about this kid is his off the field make-up perhaps better than his on the field make-up. graduated high school in three-and-a-half years. graduated college in three years. last year was working on his master's in communications. mike shanahan, kyle shanahan, the coaching staff absolutely infatuated with the kid. as you will see soon the town will be as well. tremendous hype, a lot of expectations for robert griffin iii he has the tools, the question is will he be able to live up to that hype? they say he will be a perfect fit for this redskins offense. mike shanahan, kyle shanahan haven't had a quarterback with t