jason pugh joins us live from philadelphia with a preview of the big game. jason? >> reporter: erika, this is such a huge game for this organization. i had a chance to walk around the city for a few hours today, even drive to the stadium. you can feel the buzz, the energy, the electricity. this game is shaping up to be something special. the redskins would love to celebrate a division title right here in front of eagles' fans. jay gruden, what a job he has done, the skins on the brink of their third division championship in 23 years. it hasn't happened since 1987. everything on the line tonight here at lincoln financial field. the entire country will be watching and the fellas are ready to put on a show. >> going up against your arch rival. you know, to win a spot in the playoffs at their home, you know, it just doesn't get any better. the stakes don't get any higher. >> winner takes all. i feel like we're playing poker. they know what's in their hand, we know what we've got in our hand. i hope everybody in the nation has it tuned in because it's one hell of a game

i'm jason pugh. >> now your storm team 4 forecast. sgroo and all three major airports in the region either broke or tied record-high temperatures and more on my facebook and twitter pages. 59 degrees in washington and 63 degrees in gaithersburg. once again, tomorrow we're tracking near record warmth across the area with high temperatures around 70 degrees. a high in washington of 69, 71 with a high in manassas and showers in the forecast, as well. coming up in my full forecast i'll be timing out tomorrow's rain hour by hour when it moves inland and when it moves out. >>> the family of a black man shot multiple times is questioning the official account. the cell phone video is just too graphic for television. it appears to show nicholas robertson holding a gun, falling to the ground after being shot and then trying to crawl away as deputies keep shooting. the two deputies fired 33 rounds. police say robertson refused to drop the gun in this crowded neighborhood south of l.a. witnesses reported seeing robertson firing shots into the air

well, from lincoln financial field, i'm jason pugh from sports. >>> what can your playoff team expect this coming week? lauryn ricketts updating her forecast next. >> the >>> welcome back. christmas may be over, but the sales, at least not yet. >> these ooh right. "news4's" darcy spencer went to tyson's corner shows us how post holidays have more flooding to the stores r about half of consumers would shop in stores on the week after christmas. 43% say they plan to shop online. 66% say they'll be shopping or browsing for after-christmas sales and this is a great time to save money on the -- and use those gift cards that you may have gotten in your stocking. many retailers are expetending their sales into the post holiday period. they're going to be adding to their 50% discount. now, if you are planning to come out, you definitely want to give yourself some extra time because of all the crowds and all the traffic here and definitely you want to bring your patience as well. at tyson's corner, darcy spencer, "news4." >> we were talking about we got a lot of gift cards. i want to goo use t

i'm jason pugh, erica, back to you. >> thank you so much.ens of friends and family gathering to honor the life of a d.c. teen killed one week ago. they marched from ochoa's home to the charter school where he was a student. the 17-year-old was stabbed to death. police say he was killed after he arranged to meet a girl at pet worth park. sunday night, family members and his teachers are remembering him as a brilliant young man getting ready for college. >> you can tell he was a student that felt this was part of his home. he was one of the good ones. he was one of the students of all this would never happen to, one of those types, reserved but very humple. >> d.c. police have not made any arrests in this case. police are looking for man who robbed a supermarket at gunpoint in virginia. police were called to falls church just before 10:00 you saturday night. the suspect pulled a gun and demanded money from a clerk who was closing the store. the storeowner said the bad guy got away with nearly 20,0$20,00. investigators have not confirmed that d

from the newsroom, i'm jason pugh. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> and it is balmy right now50s and even 60s across the area. currently 59 degrees in washington. so waking up tomorrow morning low to mid-50s. that's comfortable for this time of year. and highs tomorrow once again near record warmth. potentially even breaking some records tomorrow with heights around 70. 69 in washington. 67 for a high in gaithersburg. but we will be tracking not only plenty of clouds, but rain as well. i'm going to have the latest timing of rain hour by hour for tomorrow, erika, coming up in just over ten minutes. >> thanks, amelia. >>> a third man from maryland has now died in that small plane crash in southwestern pennsylvania. the plane went down in the woods near the nemcolin woodlands resort. erik karlsson died. he along with carlson and williams were employees of a firm. the company released a statement saying it is devastated by the loss. an ntsb investigator has taken a look at the wreckage and plans to talk to two witnesses who have come forward. >>> we are less than two months away f

our jason pugh breaks down the challenges heading into the playoffs. >> reporter: lincoln financial fieldis empty and quiet. that's exactly how it will be come playoff time. that's because your redskins defeated the eagles and they tomb home the nfc east division crown. yes, they will be going to the playoffs, hosting a playoff game at fedex field. what a night it was. kirk cousins put together a magnificent performance. yes, he had his blunders, but he made up for them in all aspects of the game. 365 yards passing. four touchdowns. it is safe to say this is definitely his football year. >> this is the most satisfied i've been as a football player. you know, it's a big accomplishment. now the key is to go from here. >> words can't explain what he's meant to the team you. know, he's definitely made the difference. we wouldn't be in the playoff push without them, i guarantee you that. >> the decision had to be made. we decided to go with kirk. he's taken on the job and run with it. we're happy with kirk. >> reporter: cousins did have help. jordan reed, the big tight end coming through. no,

carol maloney, jason pugh out at fedex field. that's the place to be tonight. >> yeah, vance. i can tell you you love that, the first placegundy and gold and meaningful game in december. >> you might not realize, but fedex field is one of the best places to play this entire season and the skins are 5 and 1 here at home. >> they stay in the first-place division and they get the cushion if they hold on in the homestretch that would give them a home playoff game in january. cowboys currently in last place and winless without tony romo and looking to save their season, and the redskins are expecting a dogfight. >> that record don't mean anything and they can go out and mess with our whole season and they're the american team and you have to go out there and play like you're in the super bowl because you'll be on the stage almost like it. >> i just know it will be playoff atmosphere and playoff intensity and see how the fans come out and get things started at home. >> let's get it started. the players say there's no chance they're going to overlook dallas tonight. >> they'll be foc

from redskins park, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> thank you, jason.skins get no respect and tat trend continuing into december now. skins may be in the three-way tie for first pce in the division and they may right now own that tiebreaker, but vegas and the burgundy and gold will do it according to established dsmake aheagles are favite to win the division followed by the giants and then the skins. what do you think about that? that's not really fair, huh? what do they know? >> there is a growing consensus in the nhl on the hit thhe caps tom wilson got him ejected last night and a decision on if he'll be suspend side expected tomorrow and most experts we heard from today means it will not be illegal at all and they'll be looking for answers after this one. about.s the hit we'reng a matchpelt f doe lk like it's ca wion whipped ck theecond timen a week the ref shi locker ro. they keep playing his game. >> ien hol trust that my habits and my read and instin itincts tat that will be good. learning situation for everyone. watchi that hitnd maybe they crack

from redskins park, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >> thank you, jason. meantime, pierre garcon's instagram page giving us insight into how the players are facing. i'm sorry. redskins fans deserve about tbe. >> he linked the famous rant. >> playoffs? playoffs? are you kidding me? playoffs? i just hope we can win a game. [ laughter ] >> try getting that sound out of your head. playoffs? >> we shouldn't use the p-word around pierre, but today he did talk about those postings. >> we lost and we were at first place and we had an opportunity to, you know, put -- i guess a gap between the rest of the teams in the nfc and it's been a long time since we were at first and we had offense. it's very frustrating and embarrassing and it is what it is. >> that's the look. see that face? that's the exact look i was giving when i heard the nats news today. you know escobar has been traded to the angels for relief pitcher trevor got also reports that they agreed for a deal for reliever sean kelly. a capitals hockey, the red hotness continues off to their best start in fra

most of you say yes, indeed he does any here's jason pugh with a look at what's coming up in sports alittle bit. >> the redskins are still riding high after winning their nfc east division and they're locked in the playoff game, but who will be their opponent and we'll break down the possible playoff matchup us coming up in the next half hour. >> also tonight, behind the scenes at dulles airport. we'll show you the odd items that people leave at security checkpoints and the challenges that come with trying to get them back. >> and severe weather is impacting millions of americans and we have snow, flash flooding and tornados and now that system heading our way. doug has a look at what we can expect by the time it >>> still been kind of hard to dress. yesterday, maybe it was the shorts today and maybe it was the coats and tomorrow it will be the umbrellas and the jackets and then we'll see. right now we have the winds starting to pick up and winds starting to gust upward of 20 miles an hour and that wind will help temperatures to rise overnight tonight and you can see what's happening

jason pugh live now at fedex field and a lot on the line with this addition, jason. >> that's right,you can expect an electric atmosphere here at fedex field and so much on the line, like you said, and always special when redskins and cowboys get together and the skins need a victory to create separation in the nfc east division standings and the good news for redskins fans, they have been outstanding at home. five straight wins here at fedex field and kirk cousins has thrown two touchdowns with no interceptions and dallas comes to this game struggling and they know they want to play the role of spoiler and they're expecting a playofflike setting at fedex. >> it will be a great atmosphere. both teams have a lot to play for and the cowboys are still in it and we're in the driver's seat in the division right now, but we have to stay there now, so this is an exciting time for us and an exciting time for our fans and hopefully we can take advantage of that. >> so the skins will try and maintain sole possession of first place in the nfc east division with a victory tonight over the dallas

durkin era, and jason pugh has more. >> d.j.n is ready to leave maryland football. >> i wasn't the guy trying to jump at the first opportunity. it was the right place and you need to be with the right people involved. >> with the support of his family, durkin has been waiting for this moment his entire life. it's an amazing accomplishment and i'm very proud of him and very proud to be doing this as a family and this is the second move in five months. my whole goal in life was to keep balance. that's my job. >> as a dad, you can't imagine him throwing the ball and watching him grow and mature and watching the fine person that he is and it's unbelievable the way it's gone today. he worked with urban meyer who is now the head coach at ohio state. the terps can compete. >> i always thought they were a sleeping giant and the landscape where we are in terms of the division and i look at it as a place that's kind of sleeping and with the right energies and right formula, you can get it going at a really high level. >> jason pugh, news

sports with a big win over the eagles and jason pugh joins us with what's next for the division champs, jason? >> jay greweden and these players are looking forward to closing out the season on a positive note with the victory against the cowboys and getting ready with the playoffs, but as of now, this team is celebrating this division title. >> you've got to earn it, baby. we got it. >> yes! >> the celebration continued at redskins park and the team bus pulled into redskins park and they were chanting you like that surrounding kirk cousins' car. eventually kirk did get out of there and for the players that had gone through hard times, this is what it's all about. >> it never waivered. they're there every sunday and cheering us on. you know, the chants and you like that chants and whatever, the fan base is the best in the league, hands down and you know, they definitely give us the motivation every sunday to go out there and try to make them proud. >> trent williams thanking the fans there. he was so excited and he was handing out hugs in the locker room. it didn't matter if you wanted

i'm jason pugh, news 4, sports. >>> a woman whose 24-year-old daughter was hit and killed by a car. meet some of the many people whose lives were saved by her daughter's organ donations. >>> if you've been holiday shopping, chances are a clerk has asked you for your zip code. we'll find out just how much information you are really giving up with those seven numbers. and why a murder in prince william county was justified. >>> a fiery crash sends four people to the hospital and forces four others out of their home. this happened in prince george's county. an suv was speeding and it crashed into the front porch of this house on addison road in fairmont heights. there were no serious injury, but the home is no longer safe to live in. >>> and now your storm team 4 forecast. >> we've got some wet roadways out there across the region and a dreary night for sure, but hey, we're still on the mild side and you can see what's happening down toward the capitol looking okay and we need the rain and this is helpful rain, and you're not going to see a whole lot of it, but 63, the current temperat

. >>> i'm jason pugh here at redskins park. usually redskins versus cowboys means everything, but this season finale doesn't mean all that much seeing how the team has punched their ticket to the playoffs and while everyone in the organization wants to finish the season with a 9 and 7 record, they also want to be smart about injuries. >> i would like to win three games in a row and finish 9 and 7. i think it's a step in the right direction. so if the guys are able to play and compete. >> i want to win every game and everything i play, if it's card, domino, whatever. i'm trying to win so if they're keeping score, i'm going to be competitive and play as hard as i can. that's how i look at that. >> would you play? >> oh, man. this drink is good. [ laughter ] >> you want to play this weekend? >> this drink is good, man! >> why are you -- >> i don't know, man. it's up to the coaches, man. i'm a football player and i love playing football and whatever the season they make i'll be ready. >> the good part is you can't risk 22 guys. it'

>> reporter: jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> a lot to play for. nice story. >> uh-huh. >>> now carriers are working to stop mean old mr. grinch this season. >> crooks looking for a holiday steal and finding an unwelcome surprise inside these boxes. >>> after a suspected drunk driver kills a local police officer, there are now renewed calls for tougher laws. i'm mark segraves. coming up, we'll tell you why drunk drivers who kill people in maryland rarely get much time in prison at all. >>> and comfortable if you're heading out this evening with temperatures mainly in the 50s. tomorrow morning and sunday morning tracking areas of fog. how long will fogginess be >>> there are more calls tonight to beef up drunk driving laws in maryland. it follows the death of montgomery county police officer noah leotta who was hit by a suspected drunk driver. >> shortly after his death yesterday the county's police chief became emotional and hado some harsh words about the state dui laws. mark segraves reports. >> reporter: it was right here along rockville pike wh

from the live desk, i'm jason pugh. >>> people who drive drunk in the district may start paying a much higher price for it. a possible new law would require ignition locks for first-time offe offenders. and as tom sherwood reports now, there may be even tighter restrictions on drivers who use cell phones behind the wheel. >> reporter: drunk driving, an arrest in d.c. occurs about every six hours. but the city lags far behind in imposing ignition locks. >> there's been up to a 90%, 50% to 90% drop in dui recidivism while people have this on their car. >> reporter: any drunk driver should have one, but right now 14,000 maryland drivers have ignition locks, 8,000 virginia drivers, but only 9, just 9 district drivers have the device. >> in a city where alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities still comprise today, still comprise over a third of all traffic deaths, the district of columbia is in district need of a drunk driving countermeasure. >> reporter: tougher drunk driving measures are part of a massive transportation bill affecting vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists. one would ban any hand

jason pugh joins us in the newsroom with the strong words she had today. jason? >> reporter: wendy, debora davies is defending al jazeera's report. she's not pointing out peyton manning took performance enhancement drugs but shipments were being sent to his wife. the report centers around a pharmacist named charlie sly. he tells al jazeera human growth hormone was being sent from the clinic he worked at to ashley manning. he's saying he completely made up the story. davies was very adamant about the allegations her program is making. >> when charlie sly worked in the guyer doing part of his training, his rotation for pharmacy, the clinic was sending out not one shipment, but repeated shipments of growth hormone to ashley manning in florida. that's it. >> now manning and his wife were both patients at the clinic in question. the quarterback told espn the treatments he received were, quote, holistic in nature but never hgh. now also nationals first baseman ryan zimmerman was linked to this report as well but his lawyer called the claims reckless and completely fals

from the live desk, i'm jason pugh. >> thanks, jason. >>> prosecutors rest their case in the manslaughter trial against a baltimore officer accused in the death of freddie gray. what their final witness revealed in court. >>> plus, what happened to katelin? her luggage was tossed into a ditch and she never made her flight. the bizarre clues left behind in one northern virginia community. >>> i'm tom sherwood in the district. a new proposed law says a stop sign would not always mean stop. if you're riding a bike. the police aren't too happy about that. i'll have the story coming up. >>> and temperatures today well above average, but over the next seven days, they not only stay there, they get warmer and we could be approaching some records as we head into the son, the holiday season'she just like football season... you got your big games... ...cheese plates, turkey, appetizers. and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. that's my boy! fill your cart with everything you need this season, all at one place. my giant. >>> who are syed farook and tashfee

. >> jason pugh, news 4 sports. ♪ ♪ >> the stories about what happened. >> they're true.h an estimated $57 million for its premiere night the force is most definitely with "star wars" that totally eclipses the record set by the harry potter film. should the trend continue the force awakens could also beat jurassic world for the biggest ever domestic debut. the force is also strong with the massachusetts couple following the birth of their son. the baby will enter the world just hours before the debut before the star wars movie. i'll bet you can see where this is going. the proud couple, huge fans of the movie named him ryker jedi. he came into the universe weighing 11 pound, 7 ounces. >>> if you use the starbucks app there may be concern about the safety of your credit card information. >>> a fire in northern virginia could have been prevented just by completing one simple chore. >>> we will introduce you to the local woman who is behind the white house christmas car >>> as we take a live look at washington, that view is getting one step closer to getting greener. mayor m

he's now a coach at gallaudet university, jason pugh reports just ahead at news 4 at 5:00. >> this is new playing field going in in the westgate elementary school in falls church, virginia. parents are happy about that, but they're not happy about some of the materials that are being used. >> we learned that the field will have a crumb rubber substance. >> they say the science is still out on whether or not it's harmful to children. coming up on news 4, we'll hear from the fairfax county schools about what they say about this and what the parents think their next step could be. in falls church, derek ward, news 4. >> a mixed martial arts fighter is now paralyzed. doctors say he may never walk >> lebron james accidentally injured a fan during last night's game in cleveland, but this afternoon she's out of the hospital and doing okay. lebron was chasing a loose ball and all 250 pounds of him came crashing down on ellie day and paramedics took her out on a stretcher and drove her to the hospital. lebron spoke with day as they were treating her courtside and later sent an apology and get

. >>> jason pugh goes one-on-one with the new coach and he tells us why maryland is the pick.k to you guys. >> thank you. >>> holiday shopping protection from crooks online and there is one very important thing you can do when you finish buying your gift. >>> a true sign that the holiday season has arrived. there's reese witherspoon for the national tree lighting ceremony and continues down on the ellipse. stay with us. >> >>> you know my crew, malia, sasha, michelle, grandma. happy holidays to reese and everyone here tonight and everyone watching at home. now, let's begin the process of lighting the tree. we have a countdown going on. we'll start at five. here we go. five, four, three, two, one! [ cheers and applause ] >> merry christmas, everybody! ♪ ♪ >> wow! it's beautiful. >> it is a spectacular shot. i love all of the gold and yellow to it, too. that thing really pops and what a day we had for it down there. a little windy, but other than that, not too cold and wet, and the first family looks beautiful there, and it's nice to see them all together and we've commented at

quick turnaround to a lot of factors and the general manager, probably at the top of the list and jason pughhere with more. >> back in january the redskins organization hired general manager scott mcclellan. after the guys wrapped up the nfc east division title in philadelphia, i had a chance to be behind the redskins success and he wasn't that surprised with what the team has accomplished. >> you know what's good about it is the fact that the coaches coached well and the players responded to it and every day they got better and every day they understood what our desire was was to win a division and the records are whatsoever and it's tough each week. week in and week out and we struggle down the road early and the coaches found a way to get the players' with wins on the road. >> everyone talks about the culture change. is this culture change. is this what it's going to be going for for the redskins? >> no doubt about it and it will be about football players and it will be about guys and the players and it's about the whole team and we've got it going now and it's just starting and we have a

. ♪ >> i'm jason pugh, we are three days away from redskins versus cowboys, with the playoffs already up, the question all week has been whether or not the skins will play their starters or have them sit to avoid injury. today head coach jay gruden made a decision on his strategy for this weekend. >> right now we're approaching and kirk's getting ready to start the football game and jordan read is getting ready to play the game and it will depend on how we're doing healthwise and the situation of the game. >> we need to finish with the hot hand team and this time the team may end up in the super bowl and we have to look at dallas. this is the same team that can beat us in our stadium on center stage and now we need to go back out there and line up and play redskin football and we'll see the results at the end of the day. >> skins practicing inside the bubble in ashburn and the last practice of 2015 and the skins are 1 and 4 against the cowboys and they'll try to avoid being swept by dallas this year. coming up later on news 4 at 6:00, i'll tell you about a red skins player that was si