here is jay gruden today. coach gruden: i think it is a combination of things but certainly trying to see the field better and recognize the defenses better and coverages, pressure, movement in the pocket. all of those things contribute to protecting the football. the longer i play the more reps i get, the more practice and the game experience i gain i will be a much better quarterback when it comes to protecting the football. leon: that is not jay gruden by the way. robert: that leaves kirk cousins. he came in camp understanding the role as the backup behind robert griffin iii. according to the depth chart cousins was number two. saturday, he put it in the bread basket for ravens terrell suggs so accuracy hasn't always been great. here is cousins on making that improvement. actually it's jay gruden. coach gruden: yeah, i do. shoot. like i said, nothing against robert. i like robert as a quarterback. no doubt about it. his future is with the redskins is what it is. i anticipate kirk taking the job and running

all the talk on the airwaves, does jay gruden have a secret agenda?w the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: the redskins had the day off today, but when it comes to off.a it is #nodays rg iiiritics say that stated in the game too long, the war wondering if jay gruden had a hidden agenda. the fact that jay gruden left rg iii in the game so long, even though he was taken hits, seemed like, "a personal move." joe theismann called sports talk tonight. there is what he said. joe: first of all, any person who was not willing to their name to a comment does not deserve any respect at all. so if you are telling me that a coach said that, the coach has no spine, is a spineless individual, and that is the bottom line. to make an irresponsible, stupid statement like that -- robert needs the work. to say that jay would put him out there for any reason other than to give him work is an absolute insult to the coach. so if you want to be a man, if you have an opinion, why not your name to it instead of being an anonymous coach,

today head coach jay gruden confirmed those reports saying this is team.saw kurt cousins taking practice this morning with the first team offense. gruden says cousins simply outplayed his counterparts the last few weeks. cousins says after four years in this league he's learned that things can change in an instant. >> welcome to the quarterback to the nfl. i walked in the jacksonville game last year week two in the 1st quarter. you just don't know what's going to happen. the minute you have preconceived notions you get yourself into bltroue. i come in here and control my attitude and my pressure and if i do that, the rest takes care of itself. >> reporter: there have been no discussions about letting griffin go. he reportedly took the news in stride today. cousins said griffin and colt mccoy were classy in their responses, but what about the rest of the team? frank hanrahan was in the locker room to get their reaction. >> reporter: well, with word this is now officially kirk's team for the upcoming football season redskins reaction in the locker room, i go

jay gruden told us that is the case saying this is kirk's team. we got the sense the reports were accurate this morning when we saw griffin practicing with the third team offense and kirk cousins taking over the reins with the first team offense and considering starters don't usually play the fourth preseason game this really could have only meant one thing. after some impressive preseason performances gruden said cousins simply outplayed the competition. >> i just think it's not so much what somebody didn't do. it's just what kirk has done and i think what he has done in practice and otas has really opened our eyes and he's proven to be the best quarterback on our roster at this time really. it's a compliment to kirk, not so much the other guys didn't do this or that. >>> just think kirk has played so well that he has earned the right. >> reporter: former redskins head coach mike shanahan told an nfl network today that kirk cousins is a franchise quarterback and he really believes he can be a top 10qb in this league. as for griffin's future with

you can bet coach jay gruden will be grilled about it tonight after the game.f kirk cousins puts up two great performances, you could make the argument that he should start under center instead of griffin. we'll continue to sort it all out, coming up later in sports. for now in baltimore, kristen berset, wusa 9. >> thanks, kristen. what do the fans think about the quarterback situation? >> i'm happy with rg-iii. i think coaches probably made the best decision. he's been going through a lot physically. >> he said he was the best quarterback in the league. got to show us. right now, nobody believes him. >> we'll have more on the quarterback situation and the burgundy and gold, coming up a bit later in sports. >>> well, the violence continues in the nation's capital, even though every available police officer has been put on the streets as part of the chiefs all-hands-on-deck effort. six shootings overnight. as stephanie ramirez tells us, two people were killed in one of those incidents. >> reporter: i'm stephanie ramirez on 49th street southeast by b street south

but the question that is popping up on most broadcasts did jay gruden leave rgiii in too long and if so, is he trying to sabotage rgiii career? here is gruden after the walk-through. coach gruden: we ned the work. whether it's one shot or ten shots we have to get the offense going and the right side needs work. the center, the left guard and left tackle need work. the tight end and the receivers together breaking the huddles and calling plays. we were a 4-12 last year. for me to rest the starters after one preseason game is not right. robert: speaking of the the quarterbacks in the past three seasons peyton manning completed 1,245 passes for 14,863 yards with the broncos. what makes the numbers better he has done it without feeling in his fingers. he told this to monday morning quarterback peter king. the lack of feeling came from the neck injuries that caused him to miss 2011 season. you never would have guessed because he is so good. the nats had the day off. they are on a little bit of a roll. they have taken two, two out of three from the brewers and the rockies but they are still

sports, hear what jay gruden has to say about tonight's performance. kellye: looking forward to it, rob, thank you. a lawsuit years in the making, montgomery county and metro have sued three construction firms over the troubled associate with the silver spring transit center. in the $166 million lawsuit, they allege each company is responsible for five years of delays and $50 million of cost to correct subpar work. in a statement last night, one company said the complaint from the county and metro is, "overblown and incorrect." a back to school delay in stafford, students at a new high school are getting in a euro six days of summer while construction delays pushed the first day of classes to september 14. county administrator say there are incomplete sprinkler and alarm systems. they say that plumbing leaks are still a problem. above and beyond, the prince george's county police officer who made a difference for a family in need. plus -- >> i will ask fred smith, the founder of that, to work for the government for three months. kellye: a campaign prop

kirk cousins named quarterback by jay gruden today. kirk named the starter after jay gruden pegged griffin for the job back in february. rg3 not cleared for contact after the concussion. neither that nor his performance bayhed into the decision. >> not so much what somebody didn't do, just what kirk has done. and i think what he has done in practice and otas has opened our eyes and proven to be the best quarterback on our roster at this time. >> there's something powerful about feeling believed in and there's something powerful about knowing where you stand. jay has done that today. i will do i can to take that opportunity and run with it and provide great quarterback performance all season long. >> the redskins wrap up the season with the jaguars. colt mccoy the start that night. no cousins or griffin, barring injury. kickoff at 7:30. postgame report after the game. catch it all right here on nbc4. now, coming up later, we go inside the redskins locker room for player reaction about this move from head coach jay gruden. doreen? >> jas

. >> reporter: the headlines today saying it's jay gruden's fault calling the decision to leave rg3 in the game borderline criminal, the conversation on twitter as brutal as the hits. "the redskins are trying to kill him" versus rg3 is more delicate than fine china. jay gruden is not to blame. >> i don't think he's getting injured for real and i think kurt cousins say better quarterback. >> everybody is to blame. he is not -- is a better quarterback. >> everybody is to blame. he is not the answer. they need to move on and cut their losses. >> they need to move on. this is football. it's not tag. it's football. he's going to get hit. if he gets hit and he can't take getting hit, he needs to find a new job. >> reporter: well, if it's redskins, it's drama, right? rg3, if he recovers enough from that concussion to be able to play next weekend, the redskins have indicated they will play him. that game is just up the road in baltimore next saturday night, a short trip, hopefully not to see yet another disaster in yet another preseason game that does not count. reporting live in largo, scott

jay gruden wishing his quarterback the best of luck. kirk cousins got the start in place of griffin. early on, he threw an interception in the game. he got comfortable and settled down. second quarter, down 13-0. that one deflects off the hands of andre roberts and into the hands of the rookie, jameis crowder. his first nfl touchdown, 22-yard strike and got the redskins first team offense, finally on the board this preseason. later in the half, cousins with the short pass to ryan grant. he spins away from a tackle, dives and just short of the end zone, chris thompson would punch this ball into the end zone. gave the redskins the lead in the first half. they will go on to beat the baltimore ravens by a final score of 31-13. dress rehearsal looked pretty good. kirk cousins, two touchdowns the first team offense. they have been waiting for that all preseason. they finally get into the end zone. great job by him and good job by colt mccoy coming on in the second half. we'll have more here from the stadium as the redskins beat the ravens lat

not too long before it is all for jay gruden in your number two. his basic challenge is quarterback and first-team offensive unit for saturday. >> we have struggled with the first group. i challenged the offense. i'm sick of hearing about it. they want to go out and prove something. it is the most -- is the most important do or die game? no, but as a quarterback you should take every plate equally -- every plate equally. all that cushion to figure out what is going on with the washington nationals is over. they are playing some decent baseball but there was one problem. the team they are trailing is out of their minds. the nationals could win the series setting is a padres but the mets have a nice 6.5 game lead. matt williams is taking it one game at a time. >> we know the big picture is part of it. in order to get to the big for you to concentrate every single day. it starts all over again today. it is groundhog day every day. lou: it is always seven part of your childhood passes away. and so it is for me and countless others who were said and if

redskins head coach jay gruden announcing that kirk cousins is the starter for 2015. >> let's go backredskins park and to kristen berset and whoa, what a declarative statement gruden made today. >> reporter: that's right, ladies, and maybe this carousel will be stopped for a little while anyway. wheel see what happens this season. as we -- we'll see what happens this season. as we were heading into training camp it was all believed robert griffin, iii would be the start be quarterback for the 2015 season, but after some poor performances in the preseason and kirk cousins putting some good performances together today jay gruden told us what we all expected to hear. >> we do have news. we have announced that kirk cousins will be the starter for 2015. >> reporter: and with that there is a new ring master in ashburn. after days of swirling rumors coach jay gruden told the team monday morning of his decision to start kirk cousins under center and in turn the former fourth round pick spent sedate working with the first team offense. >> i'm going to do -- the day working with the first team

according to jay gruden, we didn't get that sense tonight, guys. >> that's the case. if you're one of those people like me and you didn't think there was a quarterback controversy last week, you have to change your tune this week. now griffin is hurt. >> yeah. he was hit almost every pass play tonight and he is down and out for a while. how long? that's still to be determined. his night was brutal. let's go to the highlights and show you what happened. spent a lot of time on the ground tonight. rob griffin iii hit six times. the first drive started. griffin under pressure. but check out the replay. again, he's getting to know the ground. griffin is still in. not for long. he drops the ball and fumbled. he stayed down for several minutes. walks off the feel with the concussion. now we're waiting for word on his return. >> not a rough night for the other quarterbacks. third quarter, colt mccoy from the 19. he finds reggie bell over the middle. he was five for six for 80 yards passing and that touchdown. in the fourth quarter, kirk cousins. cousins finishing off with a f

it's been about 18 hours which jay gruden explained rg3's mysterious diagnosis. will not be surprised to hear the next report either. starting to surface. this is what we're hearing all over the feed today, that high ranking officials in ashburn want to trade griffin. they have to convince the owner to do so. good luck. i reached out to someone close to griffin today who says robert wants to be part of the skins organization. politically correct answer. last night questions about kirk cousins being the week one starptser. here's cows ins and gruden -- starter. here's cousins and gruden. >> i haven't been told that. for me it's controlling my attitude, my preparation, my effort and playing the best i can play and let the chips fall where they may. >> i know what you're trying to get out. i'm not going to announce anything right now. i need to read these reports. these reports are confusing. we need to sit down and talk to all the players involved and make our decision, meet with the staff and check out the film and go from there. by the way. a game last night, ski

jay gruden is not to blame. >> i don't think he's getting injured for real and i think kirk cousins is a better quarterback. >> concussions happen. when you say you're a supreme athlete you need to show that. >> in largo, scott broom, wusa9. >> the regular season opens september 13th right here on wusa9 but as of now, we are not quite sure who the quarterback will be by then. >>> president obama puts pen to paper to help fight those massive wildfires but that is not the only help on the way in washington state. >>> and it is no ordinary summer job. this d.c. high school student is mapping out her future and our past with the smithsonian. that's later on wusa9 and your only local news at 7:00. sfx: music throughout ♪ sfx: crowd cheering sfx: crowd booing ♪ sfx: crowd chanting sfx: crowd cheering music stops sc johnson, a family company. oh my gosh, it's the guy from last night. what?! can i jump on your wi-fi? yeah, you can try it. hey! i had a really good time last night. yeah, me too. the only thing is that... the only thing is what? what's the only thing? oh my gosh he's married. he'

and he was talking to jay gruden, watching kirk cousins with the first team and cousins took advantageok, after an early interception, cousins impressed. remember, this was something he struggled to do last year, recover from his mistakes. not only did he recover, he proceeded to guide the redskins' first team offense to the first preseason touchdown in two years. a strike over the middle off andre roberts into the arms of jameson kroi jameson crowder 31-13. 191 yards, one touchdown, and giving head coach jay gruden more to think about. >> i want to evaluate the games and go from there find out how robert's doing. i just made that perfectly clear. i'm not going to announce anything. there's no controversy. we came off a great victory off a very good football team. as far as who is starting every position, we are going to evaluate that as a staff and talk about it. not going to make any announcements right now, that's for sure. >> for me, about controlling my attitude, preparation, effort and playing the best i can play and then let the chips fall where they may and there's too many thi

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. >> yeah, that's jay gruden right there trying to explain to reporters what the heck went down this week concerning robert griffin, iii's medical status. tonight we brought in the big guns, usa today medical columnist jared bell who has some strong opinions on how the skins handled or mishandled this whole situation. >>> good news, nats fans, the nationals fell behind early, then crawled their way back using the lumber bryce harper involved as usual. he wasn't the only one, ian desmond doing damage as well as clint robinson. we'll hear from the victorious nat in a minute and why they -- nats in a minute and why they still say there's still time for a comeback, okay, but the news wasn't all good. stephen strasburg didn't come out for the 50 inning because of tightness in his back back -- 5th inning because of tightness in his back, gave up a couple long bombs, too. it's an injury he struggled with all season long. maybe a massage, need a masseuse. is he going on the dl? we'll tell you coming up on game on overtime. >>> finally interesting golf day at the barclays. in the something yo

coach jay gruden is happy. >> i think it was a great experience. i think we came together more as a football team. that's what you want to get out of these camps. you want to get better want totally, obviously come together as a football team and i think we did that. jumi: the next step is to play this thursday night against the detroit lions. a major music star surprised fans in the district's morning. stevie wonder performed a free pop-up concert at the armory mall. jeannette reyes has the big announcement. better wayeyes: what to start of the week them to listen to stevie wonder play his biggest hits. crowds started gathering around 10:00 this morning. this got under way. nate -- mother nature seem to enjoy it as well. not a cloudless sky. they did have to stay hydrated. temperatures would into the upper 80's. this was for a big announcement. his tour,nnouncing songs in the key of life. >> i've never heard him before. -- >> it's a great opportunity to bring the kids to see a legend. here we are. reyes: this is a busy day. he has another contest

kirk cousins and colt mccoy also managed to jay gruden's offense with no huge hiccups. here is the gm on the state of all his quarterbacks. liked it a lot. i see confidence. >> all three are competing. all three are young. it's a process of learning how to do our system. i'm excited about it. strasburg could not do it, scherzer could not do it, neither good gio gonzalez. rookie joe ross the latest victim. bottom of the fourth, 1-0 giants, hunter pence turns on this ross offering. drive to deep left. two-run shot, 3-0 giants. seventh, madison bumgarner helping his own cause. he goes deep. the pitcher, his fourth home run of the season. he also had an r.b.i. double. nats drop their sixth straight, 5-0 the final. orioles hosting the other day area team. look at darren o'day. what a catch by darren o'day, the second home run in the game for jones. orioles shut out 26 hits on their way to an 18-2 besting of the a's. washington entered the game two and a half games behind the liberty in the eastern conference. big day for point guard ivory. ivory led the way with 20 points. m

here's jay gruden after the game. jay: no matter how long he's out, he'll be our starter.have to wait through the whole process. see how he recovers. see how fast he recovers. i have no idea as far as if he'll be in the next preseason game. >> what was your thinking in sending robert back out for the fourth series. given the beating he was taking and what his a struggle it was with the protection? >> we weren't doing that well on offense. i wanted to try to get something going on offense. there's a lot of quarterbacks play into the second quarter in their preseason game. football is a tough sport, we canted to get something done offensively and it didn't work out. robert: there was a game at fedex field tonight. one guy who continues to impress, running back matt jones. that made it 10-7 lions. third quarter, colt mccoy showed up and showed out. he led two touchdown drives, including this pass to reggie bell for 19 yards. 14-10 after that. fourth quarter. cousins would find rashard ross for a touchdown. 21-17. that would be your final. skins now 2-0 in the preseason. movin

last week against the browns, the first team offense did not produce the way head coach jay gruden wanted. they'll try and rectify that tomorrow against the lions, but more importantly this team knows the next three games it's all about walking away in one piece. >> we just really want to get in and out healthy. last game, we had a couple of injuries and those are devastating for us. those are our brothers, so, you know, you can say what you want about the preseason, but we want to get in and get out. make sure we put together a good drive, however many drives coach wants us to get in. >> tonight we're live from fedex field all day. check us out at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00. you can watch it all right here on news 4. we have the redskins postgame report and then news 4 at 11:00. >> bring your rain gear. >>> the national zoo believes there could be a new baby panda in the panda house soon. they think they found a developing fetus. she could give birth early next week or in early september. her first surviving cub born in 2005, he's living in china now. her daughter turns 2 ♪ >> steve: from stud

jay gruden, starting quarterback, robert griffin the third, looking to change that tonight. >> we want to get points on the board, move the ball, a very tough defense that will be going against so it will be a good test. like i say, just want to get plays, get the rhythm and timing back down on a game day and see how guys are moving. you know, continue to increase our tempo as an offense and just get positive plays. >> reporter: rg3 will be without a few weapons in that starting offense, desean jackson is out, treatment williams, starting left tackle is out along with the starting title end. i will send it back to you in studio. >> if you see that brother again, tell him he might recall that the subway used to drop you off right at the from the door of rfk and also that the parking that he has got thought at fedex is probably costing him probably a small mortgage or something like that. okay. here's the run down for tonight. >>> there are new details in the ashley madison hacking scandal that have lawyers excited. >>> also, a reality tv star from a big family is admitting he used the s

but head coach jay gruden made it clear today the decision to make kirk cousins the starting quarterback wasn't based on rgiii's inch but rather cousins's performance. >> i he he deserves a start. it's fine. no problem. >> at the end of the day, something had to be done. if this isn't doing it, you have to get somebody that you think can do it. diane: but harold thinks other factors affect his performance on the field. >> if you watch the game, you know rgiii is in there and the lineman just stood up and watched. diane: overall a few people told us they were disappointed by the decision today, most peak we talk to said they didn't care who was in the position. as long as the team starts winning in the future. diane cho, abc7 news. kimberly: for another nfl team the judgment says it will be a day or two before they issue a ruling about the suspension from the nfl. the new england quarterback and nfl commissioner roger goodell both in a new york courtroom for arguments in the case today. goodell suspended brady for four games after allegation of the deflated footballs in the american leagu

here is jay gruden on the concussion confusion. youe are all as confused as are. i know people want to make it out that we are incompetent, but we are not. this had nothing to do with us. i've always been told i have the final say on who plays quarterback, and i know that hasn't changed. scott is part of our organization, as his dan snyder. we will all talk about it. we are going to put the best 53 on the field who we think is going to win against miami. no hidden agendas whatsoever. this is a washington redskins decision. we will make the right one. family.one big happy we spoke with former redskins legend joe theismann before the game, and he said kirk cousins should be the starter week one against miami, not because he's better than robert but because of health reasons. a slow start yesterday, but eventually he came along. colt mccoy took advantage of his minutes, throwing two touchdown passes. >> for me, it's about controlling my attitude, preparation, effort, and playing the best i can play. there are too many things in this league that you can't control. you

jay gruden. yikes! leon: whoa! robert: yeah, not good news. steve: showers and storms west of d.c.en-day outlook. cold front for the evening to tomorrow night. look at the weekend. saturday and sunday, talk about 86 of to 87. lower humidity. it will feel great here and on the beaches. leon: that is it for user. "world news tonight" with david muir up next. see you at 11:00. have a good evening. >>> tonight, the gas explosion. the search for the missing today. first, the natural gas fears, then the sudden blast. more than 60 people and their split-second escape. we're on the scene. and we have seen several of these explosions in recent months. >>> donald trump and his tough new words on undocumented immigrants and their children born here. are they really u.s. citizens? >>> two giant sinkholes tonight. the earth opening, right where a home was swallowed before. the homeowner never found. new aerials coming in tonight. and a major interstate, shut down, too. >>> extreme weather tonight. after multiple tornadoes, baseball fans running for cover. travelers trapped. millions now in the

. >> jay gruden is a tough coach. he has the arm, he has the tall end. and if he polishes up, he has a chance to be great. but that's a lot of ifs and we'll see how it all works out. >>> the nationals back in action after a well deserved day off. and they welcome back a key member of the lineup that will help them continue on the winning track. escobar is back from a hyper extended neck. the projected lineup will take the field for the actual first time this season. span has been dealing with back spasms. >> you never have everything go smoothly. it never happens with any club. but it's nice to have him back at the top of the lineup. and we're glad to have him. and hollpefuy, the offense continues to do what it's done and we can make a run here. >> and you can continue to help support the local teachers for all three games of the series. by your tickets through nationals.com/schools. and $5 will support the teachers and super heroes initiatives. >> how do you get a hyper extended neck? that's a very painful injury. >> he fell the wrong way. >> diving for

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it's just another thing for jay gruden to be concerned about heading into saturday. burn dave owens, wusa9 -- in ashburn, dave owens, wusa9 sports. >> they just can't win. he has two seasons with 10 plus sacks. that's going to be hard to replace for this defense. so it has not been a good preseason injurywise for the redskins. >>> coming up we'll have more news from redskins park, plus the team reacts to the loss of junior galette. i'll have that for you coming up. >> also ahead at 6:00 more team coverage on today's top story, a television crew killed on live television and why the gunman may have targeted them. >> reporter: you don't have to look too far into history to find symbols of confederacy in schools in fairfax county. i'm surae ch every cup has a story. dunkin' k-cup packs in my life were a good fit. a single serving for myself, it's pretty special. it is like having a dunkin' store in my home which is what i've always dreamed of. bring home delicious dunkin' k-cup packs today. your coffee, your dunkin'. i'm not sick. i'm not sick. she's perfectly healthy.

now here is jay gruden on the concussion confusion. people have to understand this has nothing to do with the redskins. i know people want to make out we are in competent, but we are not. this was a totally independent doctor. i have always been told i have the final say on who plays quarterback, and i don't think that has changed. of the part organization, as is bruce allen and dan snyder. we will put the best on the team that we think will win against miami. there is no hidden agenda. this is a washington redskins decision. i have total faith we will make the right one. robert: no rg iii last night, so kirk cousins had a chance to show his stuff. a slow start, but went 20-27, 190 yards. and colt mccoy had a couple touchdown passes. a good night for the backups. aboutfor me it is controlling my attitude, preparation, and effort, playing the best i can, letting the chips fall where there may. there are too many things you cannot control. you focus on what you control and not worry about the best. has beenden: kirk taking reps with the

what is the latest and is the criticism of jay gruden fair? >> a two-part question. we, like us, the first quarter, watching like. this you can see it coming. griffin's concussion, we are going to start with that not too severe. we could see griffin against the ravens next saturday but after what happened last night, it's still a big question mark. as for the criticism, this is why, griffin getting hit early and often and hard. granted, he was without one of his best linemen to protect him and with several rookies assigned to the task, but painful to watch rg3 being punished on nearly every play. so, it was surprising to see him come out in the second quarter, when he was ultimately knocked out of the game. jay gruden taking a lot of heat but defending his decision to keep griffin in the game. >> well, we weren't doing -- i want to try to get something going on offense. you know, there's a lot of quarterbacks play into the second quarter in a preseason game. i'm not going to lay any blame on the quarterback, offensive line, wait and see. not a very good performance b

today, jay gruden said he is very concerned about the injury.the endn: it was of practice, running around the corner, and he went down. he is not the kind of guy who would lay down if there was nothing, so very concerned. robert: we almost saw a no-hitter today by justin -- buter, but cyanide a chris ianetta doubled down the line. a tradition up, like no other. leon: a quick network note for dish network customers. had previously been unavailable to dish network customers. the parties have no agreed to a two-week extension. a saucy tradition brings a lot of laughs in spain. is a tomatoy throwing party, a tradition since 1945, celebrating 70 years today. this year featured a record 374, 000 tomatoes, about 150 tons. no idea how long it takes to clean that up or what it smells like. at home, a new twist on a favorite fall flavor in the rollout of punk and spice latte- flavored m&m's. they are wearing a scarf. you have to tell me how those taste, robert. leon: a update on the situation we are following in alexandria. active scene as crews are searc

after the game, jay gruden said the team had a long way to go but it is a good start. for the tight eng paul is out for the season because of a broken ankle. carted off the field last night. as you see in the first quarter. that makes tight end thin. pallson without with a toe injury. reed out because of a hamstring and now this this is a tough pill to swallow. he tweeted out he got the opportunity he always wanted and it took him four years to get there. yikes! in baseball, the nats are on a freefall. like tom petty but they need to win the n.l. east for a chance at the playoffs. they lost three in a row. losing to the giants last night 3-1. they are 4.5 games behind the mets in the division. one run in the last three games. that won't cut it. max scherzer will try to turn it around tonight. all right. new york, 2015, whistleblowers. watch this -- wiffle ball world series. this looks like a goner. but it's not. boom goes the dynamite. the best of the best from wiffle ball. look out for that espn, top ten. guarantee it. pga championship, tiger is four over par midway t

this comes despite jay gruden naming rg3 the starter in the offseason. >> just what kirk has done. and i think what he has done in practice and otas has really opened our eyes and he has proven to be the best quarterback on our roster at this time. really, it's -- it's a compliment to kirk, not so much the other guys didn't do this or didn't do that i just think kirk has played so well that he has earned the right. >> i do believe from 2012, the day i was drafted, that god brought me here, he has a plan for me. the plan may not be to win super bowls and throw a bunch of touchdown passes and win a bunch of games. i hope is part of the plan, i trusted add plan for me and he was going to work everything out and you know, time will tell. >> reporter: now the teammates know he is the number one guy, they are ready to rally around cousins and end the drama. >> really crap to me you hear people saying like the show, this is our livelihood, this is not a joke, we take our job very serious. kirk takes his job serious, guy is down, kicking the guy when he is down, as our teammate, we will su

. >> coach jay gruden will be holding on press conference. that's it for us. we'll see you tomorrow >> ashley: wow. i think this martini just went right to my head. i could have sworn you just offered me the co-c.e.o. position at jabot. >> jack: the right person for the right job. >> ashley: so, after all the games you played to make sure that i wasn't co-c.e.o., why the change all of a sudden? >> jack: it isn't all of a sudden. >> ashley: really? 'cause it really seems as well-thought-out as the dissolution of newman-abbott -- no planning, no consulting, just sweeping changes without any forethought whatsoever. >> jack: gee, and here i expected a "thanks, jack. i accept. when do i start?" >> phyllis: what's with all the consternation over here? it looks very serious. >> jack: yeah, i'm not sure. i didn't expect it, either. i just offered her the position we talked about. see, there was some forethought to all this. it didn't come off the top of my head. >> ashley: i'm not a piece that you can shove around on your chess board. >> phyllis: ashley, this isn't a

according to head coach jay gruden there is a good chance galette won't make his debut saturday against the ravens. gruden said he is very concerned about the injury and multiple reports say they fear galette has torn his achilles. coach gruden: at the end of practice running around the corner and went down. he is not the type of guy that would lay down if there was nothing. i'm very concerned. >> with the achilles and things you can never tell. sometimes they just give out. he is a strong guy and young. he will bounce back and come back stronger. robert hoping for the best. nats continue the series with the padres. gonzalez will try to lead the nats to fourth straight win. speaking of that, since he returned from the d.l., stephen strasburg on august 8 allowed five earned run in 2 innings with 32 strike-out and three walks. the only nats starting pitcher with e.r.a. of -- below 4.0 this month. hopefully not too little too late with the good pitching there. all right. strass has gone 3-1 since coming back from the d.l. not only that, you see the nats with the full line-up in there. you

how about his coach, jay gruden continues to give reporters great material to work with. i love this guy because he's candid and as we know, that's gotten him into trouble at times. today it got him a few laughs. in his daily briefing gruden discussing the continuous criticism of his performance, his quarterback's performance and basically everything concerning burgundy and gold. does he pay attention to all of the deafening criticism, though? he says yes and here's why. >> i have to kind of be up to date when i come up here i'm aware of what's going on, you know. i really dislike the guy that called me a fat [ bleep ]. that really ticked me off. i don't mind you critiquing my coaching style, but to make fun of my weight, that's unfair. i'm only 225, jesus, but other than that, man, it's football and if you win, usually you get positive reviews as a coach. >> you got to love that guy, a svelte 225. >>> raven not panicking after stinking it up against the eagles last week. after all, joe flacco and company got a pretty good track record, flacco not crazy about the preseaso

he's got to stay on the field, jay gruden giving us an inside look at his marching orders for saturdayht's game against >>> wusa9 news is sponsored in part by your local toyota dealers. now wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. >> i'm thinking the ratings on skins v. ravens will be huge tomorrow night, ladies, and here's why. washington football sort of reminds me of a rudderless ship headed towards an iceberg, management frantically working to fix the problem before the ship crashes. i want to tune in just to see if the ship crashes and everyone wants to see if this thing is going to crash. all right. let's talk about today. chill friday in the world of burgundy and gold, the team holding a workout offsite. i'll explain that more in a minute. robert griffin, iii cleared to play. so how long will he and the rest of the starters play, jay? >> i do like to play them a half. things happen and that could change, but always the plan for the third preseason game is at least a laugh. we'll see. there could be selects -- half. we'll see. there could be select starters

jay gruden speaks to the media tomorrow and he will update us on robert. we shall see. >>> here's a cool event at the skins park today. the team charitable foundation holding a back-to-school event for families. school begins for some on monday. what? monday. man. the team provided backpacks and school supplies. that's not all. dental exams, too, and grooming for the kids, which is pretty cool. this is important. kiddos feel good about themselves and they are ready to learn. >> i always support the organization and i get a chance to see some of my old alumni friends and, like i said, the whole event, if you go down there and look at what they are doing for the dental, back-to- school stuff, i mean, it's amazing. they do a great job. >> cool stuff right there. >>> countdown to kickoff, ladies. t minus 14 days until the college football season begins. maryland v richmond will headline games around here. randy etzel trying to settle his quarterback derby and needs to do it pretty soon. >> all in on three. one, two, three! >> all in! >> i'm excited. >> yeah. >

coach jay gruden said griffin had been cleared for non contact play, butt caught many of us off-guard to see him back so soon. >> he will be checked by a neuro surgeon later this week to determine whether he will be cleared for the game, but so far so good. he did a good job of executing the offense today. >> we're going to talk about that in "game on overtime." >>> the nats wrapped up their series with the brewers. the local nine scored nine runs thanks in part to homers. >>> the nats have won four of six. the birds lost four in a row to the twins. you coming up, how the birds lost another game late and why manager buck showalter isn't concerned. >>> and tiger's season comes to an abrupt end, but davis love iii went low to wins. >> a lot going onorato "game on overtime." it's like overtime overtime. >> redskins, nats, plenty to talk about. >> how many times have the nats said, i think we're righting the ship. i mean, just this ship. >> we could see a little more offensive power, but we can't say too much now. we have to see if they can sustain it. >> and of course our own mike hydeck

according to jay gruden, he will start this saturday against the ravens if he's cleared by doctors.mtammates with an upclose look, but they are not medical personnel. >> i came out here and had a good practice. it was a super competitive day. we have two days before we play our third preseason game. so it's a day to come back out here and go one versus ones and really compete against each other. >> we ain't got time to take no days off if we ain't got to. he's tough. everybody knows he's tough. i have an idea he'd be back if he could. he came out here and showed his leadership. >> he will be checked by a neurosurgeon later this week to determine if he'll be cleared for the game. but so far, so good. he didn't have any headaches or anything of that nature. he did a good job of executing the offense today. >> moving to baseball now. whenever the nationals win, so do the mets. whenever the nationals lose, so do the mets. they can't seem to make up any ground in the standings. the good news, they are playing better baseball lately. better enjoy your weekend, kid, before school starts to

and not much job security if you listen closely to jay gruden's comments. >> i would imagine depending on how long he's out, he's still going to be our starter. we have to wait and go through the whole process. see how he recovers. see how fast he recovers. >> crazy things happen in sports every day. that's why we do it. leads us to the wyndham championship. tiger woods looking like the tiger of old. follow up an opening round 64 with a 65 today. 11 under, and woods has a share of the lead after 36 holes. >> wow. >> no, really. >> that tiger. >> the last tour w for him, the bridgestone invitational in 2013. he's tied with one of the rookie pros, which tiger said he had never heard of him. >> all right. >>> for one incoming freshman to ball state this semester is kicking off with a swish. at the animal pep rally, he won a game of musical chairs. free tuition for a semester. he buried the ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- jason schwartzman, tatiana maslany, m

your 2 for jay gruden was great with timely plays. proud game had a useful explosion on the right side. and joe perry with the defense was stuck about it down with a passing game with the rookie sacking the browns. their fans got their day in richmond and camp is broken and now it is on to business as the redskins look to punish the lions

coach jay gruden says the starters will play at least a quarter, maybe more. glueden says -- gruden says he doesn't have a comment about his most recent comments. >> i think when he was drafted two out of baylor, i think -- everybody thought he could be a topnotch quarterback in the nfl and i don't think he's wavered in that confidence factor. he's got to prove it and stay healthy and continue to play. >> the washington nationals scratched and claude their way to a -- clawed their way to a victory last night. it wasn't pretty but got the job done and hopefully gave them a confidence boost. the nationals still made errors, left plenty of runners on base, 10 to be exact but never stopped battling. escobar, desmond both drove in runs. no lead is safe even when they were up six runs, manager matt williams said the team wasn't going to let up. >> six is never safe, so i think we stayed on it, we kept with it, kept adding runs to it so that's a good sign for us. >> wusa9 partnered with the nationals to host grand slam for teachers day, this sunday, august 23rd at na

jay gruden disgusted about those losses and he talked about it, especially about niles paul. >> we're upset about it, but fortunately he's going to work hard to get himself right and we have total faith he'll be back for us next year, but it's a major loss. there's certain guys on the team. you hate to see anybody get hurt, but somebody of miles' position in the locker room and off the field and on the field, it's a huge loss for us. >> yeah, he's a vocal leader as well. so the skins are also without jordan reed because he's got a bad hamstring. logan paulsen has a bad toe. the tight end position is decimated, many wondering about a chris cooley comeback maybe. the popular cooley retired in 2013 after nine seasons. i spoke with him today and he told me this. "dave, i want to play lots." that's what he said, topper. i want to play lots. we'll be talking football all weekend. game on special tomorrow night at 7:30. we'll be breaking down the skins' first preseason game, also talking local college football, maryland, navy, georgetown. if you like football, you got to watch tomorrow at 7:

and for a lot of the player, and especially head coach jay gruden, today was a special day. >> i thoughtyou know, we go to work every day, working on football. we come out here and see what real life is all about. and have an opportunity to thank these guys for what they do for us. it's an honor for us. an absolute honor. >> indeed. a special day. look, i'm feeling fine. in case you're wondering. but what is it with the sports and injuries and people not feeling well in this town. rg3 out for tomorrow. the nationals have been taxing their medical staff all season. denard span will have hip surgery. he is done for the year. yunel escobar with a hurt hand and michael taylor with a hurt hand. there is no crying in baseball. just more games to play. in fact, max scherzer on the mound taking on the miami marlins. what been struggling as of late. continued tonight. one man on for martin prado. it's a two-run shot. the marlins up 3-1. scherzer allows 4 runs and 7 innings while striking out eight. bottom 5th, down 4-1, wilson ramos, watch his reaction. he knows this is gone. just take a stroll.

fans wanted more, but jay gruden happy with rob and company. >> i'm happy with all three quarterbackslove the way they're progressing and making good decisions and when you look at the stats, you see one sack and no interceptions. that's a great recipe for us. >> all right. >>> to the college game. now who is maryland's starting quarterback? i sound like an owl. who is the quarterback? caleb roe was thought to be the frontrunner, but randy edsall says he wants to make a decision soon. >>> on to some other news, basketball maryland news, former terp dez wells signed a training camp deal with the oklahoma city thunder according to csn's jay michael, not a guarantee for anything beyond training camp, but it's a decent opportunity for the 6' 3 shooting guard. >>> finally tonight as the movie premiered straight out of compton, those guys behind me with the jerry curls, nicely done. the story of wnba who many believe revolutionized the rap game, ladies and gentlemen, which got us in the sports department to thinking who are those sports figures and i still have the tape of that. >> you have

coaches bill o'brien and jay gruden canceled the the rest of the joint practice, and they worked outividually. look at these guys go. >>> and too bad baseball season didn't start a few weeks ago. how about the phillies. since the all-star break they have the best record in baseball. they are the best hitting team in the league since the all-star game. phils and padres back at it. chase utley back in the lead off spot after willing one for five in his return last night which was a very late night. they finished around 2:30 in the morning. all solo shots, dom brown, ryan howard, codey ash and cameron rupp's home runs, added up to nearly 1700 feet. hey, big blow, rupp to lead off the 12th, gone. phillies won four-three. unbelievable, 14-five since the all-star break. everyone is clapping for the phillies these days. adam morgan is on the mound later tonight. >>> go figure, things going well for phillies but cole hamels down on his luck in texas n2 starts with the rangers hamels has allowed five home runs, nine earned runs, in just under 14 innings. texas has lost both starts. >>> finall

. >>> still ahead, lots of questions for jay gruden as robert griffin iii gets back on robert griffin iii gets back on the field days after what's the most important thing your parents do for you? they buy me food. robert griffin iii gets back on the field days after they make sure i'm never lost. well... they pay my allowance. encourage me. ♪ they sing us a lullaby at night... a lullaby at night. ♪ oh! now i remember... why does it matter that cigna covers preventive care? because the next most important thing you can do for them is take care of yourself. cigna. together, all the way. >>> the fans need an update. concussion, preseason game? >> this concussion with robert griffin iii gets more and more confusing. >> stop it, it is a saga? >> a saga. >> tell me about t. >> here is the thing, robert griffin iii he left thursday's game with what coach gruden said was a concussion. after the game, did he not talk to the media, that's because players that suffer a concussion are not allowed to talk to reporters at all. that's league rules. today, here what's gruden had to say to ask, what

afterwards coach jay gruden told us griffin does not have a shoulder injury, so that's good news, butdoes have a concussion and is going through the protocol. gruden was also asked why he sent griffin back out for that fourth series. here's his answer. >> we weren't doing that well on offense. i want to try to get something going on offense. there's a lot of quarterbacks play into the 2nd quarter in the preseason game. football is a tough sport. we wanted to get something going offensively and unfortunately it didn't work out. >> did not work out, but, of course, he wanted to see some progress that he did not get. >>> on to baseball, the national came into tonight 3 1/2 games back of the mets trying to close that gap and with new york off tonight the nats have another chance to make up some ground. they are in their final game of the road trip going for a sweep of colorado. they're down 2-0 in the 7th, but here comes michael taylor to the rescue, a two-run shot to tie the game 2-2. bottom of the inning nats bullpen falters. there's a bloop base hit. jose rays scores. >>> orioles openi