>> kirk: i think so. you give your quarterback some easy throws, some throws that he has confidence in. >> chris: can he get it 46 yards? 1:36 and three time youments to pl play with. williams hammers straight ahead. crowd beginning to -- not too sure that fisher is going to go for it here. >> kirk: if he ends up doing this, it speaks voms about two things. the confidence that he has in the quarterback that's playing tonight and the understanding that his kicker versus the clemson kicker is going to give him a huge advantage in overtime. >> chris: he just said slow down, doesn't he? >> kirk: he wants to go to overtime and take his chances with, you know, with the field goal kicking, the clear advantage for florida state. >> chris: there's a big difference, though, in this game, and it's 5, not 10. if you have winston out there, they're going for it. >> kirk: i talked about the pride that jimbo fisher has, just item tells you how rocky been with maguire out there. it's not his fault. he's just inexperience

>> kirk: i think so. you give your quarterback some easy throws, some throws that he has confidence in. >> chris: can he get it 46 yards? 1:36 and three time youments to pl play with. williams hammers straight ahead. crowd beginning to -- not too sure that fisher is going to go for it here. >> kirk: if he ends up doing this, it speaks voms about two things. the confidence that he has in the quarterback that's playing tonight and the understanding that his kicker versus the clemson kicker is going to give him a huge advantage in overtime. >> chris: he just said slow down, doesn't he? >> kirk: he wants to go to overtime and take his chances with, you know, with the field goal kicking, the clear advantage for florida state. >> chris: there's a big difference, though, in this game, and it's 5, not 10. if you have winston out there, they're going for it. >> kirk: i talked about the pride that jimbo fisher has, just item tells you how rocky been with maguire out there. it's not his fault. he's just inexperience

>> kirk: i don't know. back in the old days. >> chris: wreckless throw into double coverage. >> kirk: yeah, that was not good. but it worked out. >> chris: you shocked the cuse, 35-12. >> kirk: back in those days, syracuse, in the carrier dome, they were hard to beat. they were athletic. remember marvin graves, run the option? >> chris: oh, yeah. estime will be helped off. that's about the last thing syracuse needs is another injury to the receiving corps. terrel hunt, continue to show what a tough guy he is, playing through pain. a lack of weapons on the syracuse team right now. >> kirk: yeah, i mean, we knew coming in, if they were going to hang around, terrel hunt was going to have to keep them in there, with his mobility and ability to make plays, but up front, it's been a bit of a mismatch. notre good job at the point of attack. >> chris: completion on first down. short week for the cuse, as louisville comes to the dome on friday. and then florida state. they play nine straight weeks, which includes a

>> kirk: i don't know. back in the old days. >> chris: wreckless throw into double coverage. >> kirk: yeah, that was not good. but it worked out. >> chris: you shocked the cuse, 35-12. >> kirk: back in those days, syracuse, in the carrier dome, they were hard to beat. they were athletic. remember marvin graves, run the option? >> chris: oh, yeah. estime will be helped off. that's about the last thing syracuse needs is another injury to the receiving corps. terrel hunt, continue to show what a tough guy he is, playing through pain. a lack of weapons on the syracuse team right now. >> kirk: yeah, i mean, we knew coming in, if they were going to hang around, terrel hunt was going to have to keep them in there, with his mobility and ability to make plays, but up front, it's been a bit of a mismatch. notre good job at the point of attack. >> chris: completion on first down. short week for the cuse, as louisville comes to the dome on friday. and then florida state. they play nine straight weeks, which includes a

kirk was slinging it last week, 427 yards, three touchdowns, but typical captain kirk afterwards he talked about all the things he didn't do well like get the team in scoring position when it mattered. yeah, he's humble, his teammates still very impressed with kirk. >> i know he's been in this situation last year, able to come in and play some games toward the end of the season. i'm very confident that he can come in there and get the job done. >> he had a good week in preparation. i think the 1 thing in football there's nothing magical about it. you just got to go out and make plays and obviously that showed with his stats yesterday. he did a phenomenal job. >> reporter: one of the big challenges for the redskins this week, of course, dealing with the numerous injuries they've suffered the last couple weeks, 17 players on the injury report this week, a short workweek really tough, one of the hardest hit areas the secondary. new york giants receiver victor cruz called the loss of corner back d'angelo hall a huge void for the redskins. now the rookie rashad breelan will step up and attempt

>> kirk: yeah, absolutely.s long as you play defense the way oklahoma plays defense, you're a legitimate team. i just think they have to continue to be dominant on the other side of the ball to become a complete team. >> chris: so, five sacks, three takes away and stoops' defense takes away and stoops' defense wins tonight. you don't commutday. you commute every 15 minutes. and you don't drive to an office. your van is your office. for you, ford created a new kind of full-size van: the all-new transit with ecoboost, efficient where it counts and built ford tough. and so customizable, it'll fit any business like a work glove. if your work is harder than most, it just got a lot easier. learn more at ownthework.com this is the all-new ford transit. follow your favorite team this season and book now. feel the hamptonality. refreshingly sweet and intense.d hard apple cider. and bursting with a crisp apple bite. so try a johnny appleseed hard apple cider tonight and let the stories flow. hi! can i help you? i'm looki

>> kirk: yeah, absolutely.s long as you play defense the way oklahoma plays defense, you're a legitimate team. i just think they have to continue to be dominant on the other side of the ball to become a complete team. >> chris: so, five sacks, three takes away and stoops' defense takes away and stoops' defense wins tonight. you don't commutday. you commute every 15 minutes. and you don't drive to an office. your van is your office. for you, ford created a new kind of full-size van: the all-new transit with ecoboost, efficient where it counts and built ford tough. and so customizable, it'll fit any business like a work glove. if your work is harder than most, it just got a lot easier. learn more at ownthework.com this is the all-new ford transit. follow your favorite team this season and book now. feel the hamptonality. refreshingly sweet and intense.d hard apple cider. and bursting with a crisp apple bite. so try a johnny appleseed hard apple cider tonight and let the stories flow. hi! can i help you? i'm looki

none other than kirk cousins. sounds like a legit starter right here, but he doesn't want tos to -- he wan wants people understand it's still rg3's team. but after his performance on he reassured al all of his teammates that he can lead this squad. here's what d. y. had to say. faith inbout how your kirk has increased after watching him against the eagles. >> increased? never increased, never decreased. i've been watching kirk since he's been a rookie. of those guys that works really hard. he prepared like a starter from the jump. why i'm not surprised. >> any words of encouragement to him before the game? >> no pressure. just be kirk cousins. not asking you to be anything else. i'm just here to encourage him because i play with him. i say, hey, kirk, i just want to go out there and be yourself, regardless of the outcome of the game. to have fun.ou that's it. >> simple as that. just be kirk cousins. well, it's gonna be a long night here. start time at about 8:25. 7 sportsn the abc department, no such thing as a sh

mental fatigue, kirk says -- i'm tired. >> yeah. >> a good up and in. >> so a round of 71 for kirk.nother look at how this just riggled in. >> a short, tidy backstroke. and hits through it real nice. and that break starts grabbing the ball looks like it's going to lip out, but no. >> chris kirk, the leader of the fedexcup points coming in, age 29, and now the final group is back on the tee here at 18. roger. >> rory's got a 5 iron and there's a little breeze hurting and a little bit from the right as well. but i think this could -- i think it's a good club, john. >> yeah, it's not an easy shot. nobody has been inside ten feet today in just three birdies. see if he plays a draw or tell me what flight he hits when he hits it. >> that started right and is going right. it's at the bunker on the right. carried that bunker. >> yeah, wow, that nestles down there. >> he definitely has not had ace aim today. but he's looking at 67. that just shows how good these guys are around the green when they do miss like this. and he made it 15. >> yeah, he finally got it into day game territory yester

>> kirk cousins is brilliant.e. >> he was and we saw a lot of that from him in the preseason as well. >> we'll know tomorrow how long rg3 will be out with that dislocated ankle, but earlier we talked with an orthopedic surgeon about what we can expect. dr. matt levine, medical director at inova owners and orthopedics and sports -- orthopedics and sports medicine. >> you can have a fracture and dislocation. we'll make a decision whether hes. >> a surgery to restore appropriate alignment of the bones if they're broken, possibly put in some plates and screws to hold the bones in the right position. if it's a dislocation, they'll realign the bones to match up and may not need surgery. however, there's still a significant recovery time in any of those situations. he's likely not going to be putting weight on that leg for a matter of weeks, anywhere from fo six weeks, and then there's a pretty significant rehab time after that, probably another six to eight weeks of rehab time. so overall there's a good chance that he's

but kirk is always prepared.d h th like that.es it' great as a backup to come in and say i just got to trust what i know. i haven't seen the look, i hat pra the look. got to tru what i know. i know guys at times i've known as backups don't mind coming in for that one game. >>> so now the backups need back yesty robert griffin iii n is day to day.sean but sources here at the redskins park tell me he's been texting wi coaches and players, saying i will play on sunday. i want to face the eagles, of cour, desean jan played wi fiph before he came to washington. guys, let switch gears and ta some baseball. the nats finishing up their plf push down in atlanta toni stepg on the mound toni the nationals. stras is winless over his last nine start again the braves. the nats' magic number to clinch the nl east is four. that means they win tonight and tomorrow, they clinch the and the team announcing today, tick guys -- tickets for the nlcs home games will go on sale a week from today. the nlds home game next mond, september 22 at 10:00 a. th

let's start with kirk cousins. lots of pressure to perform well. 30 of 4, 427 yards, three touchdowns. of course, that poorly timed interception. what due make of his performance? >> the first half he was sensational. the second half, the big interception, then the final drive where they just saw the poor opportunities. if you just go back and look at the numbers he was magnificent, he rase was. he had a lot of chemistry, hit a lot of different receivers. we talk about pierre garcon, desean jackson. >> i think it was seven different. >> is that all it was? >> seems like a lot more. >> he was very comfortable. we talked about robert griffin iii looking uncomfortable from time to time. this is a guy who looks like he's been doing this a long time. he really, really played an excellent game today in all facets. i would say the one knock, second half, the interception, and the final drive. but outside of that, something to really build on for this team for the first time in a little while. >> he's the first skins playe

kirk cousins coming into the kirk cousins coming into the spotlight. in cases of rape and incest, justirk cousins coming into the spotlight. like the right-wing republicans in congress. they want to overturn roe v. wade. so does she. "i think roe v. wade should be overturned." barbara comstock even voted with right-wing republicans to require women seeking an abortion to undergo transvaginal ultrasounds. that's all i need to know. i'm john foust and i approve this messge. >>> you're saying kirk cousins feels no pressure? you believe that, i have a bridge for you. of course. absolutely. yes. you don't? it's all right. >> i think it is kirk cousins, this was his chance. jay gruden revealed that rg3 will be in a cast for ten more days, then in a cast for six more weeks. until then, it is kirk cousins' job after leading the redskins last week. expectations are sky high but his team doesn't look at it all that way. >> we don't expect him to win the mvp next week or win the super bowl and prove that he's the upper echelon quarterback. we do expect him to play within the offense and not make

mental fatigue, kirk says -- i'm tired. >> yeah. >> a good up and in. >> so a round of 71 for kirk.nother look at how this just riggled in. >> a short, tidy backstroke. and hits through it real nice. and that break starts grabbing the ball looks like it's going to lip out, but no. >> chris kirk, the leader of the fedexcup points coming in, age 29, and now the final group is back on the tee here at 18. roger. >> rory's got a 5 iron and there's a little breeze hurting and a little bit from the right as well. but i think this could -- i think it's a good club, john. >> yeah, it's not an easy shot. nobody has been inside ten feet today in just three birdies. see if he plays a draw or tell me what flight he hits when he hits it. >> that started right and is going right. it's at the bunker on the right. carried that bunker. >> yeah, wow, that nestles down there. >> he definitely has not had ace aim today. but he's looking at 67. that just shows how good these guys are around the green when they do miss like this. and he made it 15. >> yeah, he finally got it into day game territory yester

kirk cousins, he's got talent.w it many times tonight and now he has to bounce back and show that he can protect the football and not be careless when he'sout there playing quarterback. jim: time-out, giants. you saw deshaun jackson a moment ago. tonight held to one catch for nine yards. rodgers-cromartie did quite a job on him. phil: he did. rodgers-cromartie is the best cover guy for the new york giants. i think he's one of the best in the nfl. i thought at times last year with denver, he was fantastic. he's another guy in the super bowl that i thought played really well, but it gives the giants confidence. i said that earlier. they can take some chances and blitz because you saw prince amukamara tonight, how well he played. jim: you talk about those corners and all the picks that the giants had tonight but those two starting wideouts for washington had 100-yard games each against the eagles tonight. garcon and jackson held to three catches for 37 yards. as the giants are about to improve to 2-2. a division right

kirk cousins, he's got talent.w it many times tonight and now he has to bounce back and show that he can protect the football and not be careless when he'sout there playing quarterback. jim: time-out, giants. you saw deshaun jackson a moment ago. tonight held to one catch for nine yards. rodgers-cromartie did quite a job on him. phil: he did. rodgers-cromartie is the best cover guy for the new york giants. i think he's one of the best in the nfl. i thought at times last year with denver, he was fantastic. he's another guy in the super bowl that i thought played really well, but it gives the giants confidence. i said that earlier. they can take some chances and blitz because you saw prince amukamara tonight, how well he played. jim: you talk about those corners and all the picks that the giants had tonight but those two starting wideouts for washington had 100-yard games each against the eagles tonight. garcon and jackson held to three catches for 37 yards. as the giants are about to improve to 2-2. a division right

job.nk he did excellent i am very proud of kirk. here, and wel been have been catching a lot of footballs from kirk. his moment to step in and play, he did a great job. >> we are disappointed with this loss, but i think everybody can see there is major improvement going on here, and everybody can rally around kirk. >> the washington nationals winners today, 2-1 over miami. still, the nationals are the number one seed in the national league east over the dodgers. and back to football right now, eight washington redskins injured in this game. it is the fourth week for them. they will play thursday night at home against the new york giants, and they have to get well and do it in a hurry. reporting live from philadelphia, horace holmes. back to you. -supply mission is on its way tonight. >> and we have liftoff of the spacex dragon. from thested off kennedy space center before dawn. it included the first three-day printer -- 3-d printer to produce parts in orbit rather than wait for delivery from earth. and a movie based on a novel was a

kirk could you saykins. cousins. >> my man, kirk. >> we're all in agreement? i agree with that. cousins is playing well, you can't change it if it's working. >> so you guys are telling me if the washington redskins franchise quarterback who is supposed to be the face of the team will lose his job to the backup quarterback. >> i told you this the other day. if kirk cousins does well, it is his job to lose. and one of these guys will not be here next season. i will tell you that right now. >> you're telling me robert griffin iii was just the starter at the beginning of the season, he's not the true starter, he can lose his job. >> also, we have no time line for rg3 coming back. >> also something else that comes into play that will show something for the future of this organization. if rg3 comes back and gruden decides to keep kirk cousins because he's playing well and the team is doing well it will say something if he's successful with that about the dan snyder and the future of this team. if rg3 is his boy as was alleged all of last jere and gruden says no i've got to have kirk c

>> reporter: it's got to be kirk cousins. he's got to finish the deal this week. it's great to have all those stats, but if you don't win a game at home against a division rival, this game is here for the taking, kirk cousins is definitely the man to watch. >> reporter: you heard it. now you all have a chance to win a pair of redskins tickets. go to our facebook page. enter the key ingredient which is kirk cousins on our facebook page for a chance to win, back to you all in the studio. >>> the redskins name, the controversy and what do local redskins fans really want? we asked you. >> we'll show you the results when we come back and we'll take you back out live to feld accident field as the countdown to thursday night football is just minutes away. >> you're watching wusa9 and your only local news >>> welcome back to fedex field. we are live here. i'm derek mcginty where the atmosphere is shall i say escalating as game time gets closer. we just met a couple crazy fans in some crazy outfits. they are very excited. this is thursday night football. that means there i

. >> from the pistol, kirk cousins on the read option across the 25, 30, slides to the 32, there youo. >> kirk back to pass, heat off the edge, he fumbles the ball, giants recover at the redskins' 24. >> the shotgun into the end zone, it is caught. giants touchdown, they confront the turnover by kirk cut sins. >> takes a snap, looking end zone, fires, caught back of the end zone. it's a giants touchdown. >> takes a snap. looking, looking. fires. caught, desean jackson up the sideline reaches for the first down marker. >> play action fake, kirk. going to the end zone. a man is there, caught, touchdown andre roberts, touchdown redskins. >> looking right the whole way. looking to the corner. it is up and it is caught. third touchdown of the game. >> and morris, now hall, he's going to score all the way, touchdown. from 20 yards out. >> here comes the blitz. he fires and it's intercepted. at the 30. to the 25. cuts across the field. got some blockers. headed to the left side, gets hit by the redskins at the 21. >> redskins with a four-man front. manning going to the end zone, caught, kno

all eyes on kirk cousins tonight. >> all eyes on kirk cousins, his stellar performance against the eagles on sunday. see him warming up on its field. big game tonight for the skins taking on the giants. don't go anywhere >>> this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >>> so doug and i think giants are going to stick it up and the redskins are going to roll tonight. >> i think they might roll, but not because the giants stink it up. because i think they're a better team. what do you guys think? >> if you asked us this question before last weekend, i would say the redskins had this one easy. but after the giants' performance against the texans, they're definitely picking up some momentum here. they have a new offense. a new system they're running with the new offensive coordinator. it seems like eli manning is figuring this out. this could be a difficult day, i think, for the redskins defense. >> the redskins are a better team, first and foremost, in my opinion, than the giants. but it's going to be interesting to see. >> speaking of play

we will try not to make this about kirk now that he is the quarterback.we are making this about the redskins. >> get on the train, it's leaving. the philadelphia eagles will be favored sunday danced washington and philadelphia. the eagles-cold sprite now are eagles-colts are tied right now in the fourth quarter. >> you called it, orioles-nationals. this next story is leon's favorite of the day. how far would you go for your pet goldfish? copyen i'm australian notice their goldfish george was having trouble eating, getting bullied, they knew they had to do something. would you believe they found a doctor to operate on him? doctors removed a tumor from his head. water from his pond was brought wet, andp his deals tonight george is recovering at home. experts say he could live another 20 years. >> who is the expert, long john silver? >> the doctor works for scale. ♪ i thought it'd be bigger. ♪ ♪ (dad) there's nothing i can't reach in my subaru. (vo) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru,a subaru. it happening while we sleep.

the kind that was used in kirk bloodsworth's case. in favor of a sequential photo lineup in which the witness considers each possible suspect one at a time . >> now we give it to them as six individual photos and we ask them to flip through them, look at all of them. and make a decision about each one as they go through the photographs. and to take their time. >> homicide detective bernie nelson says that helps insure people pick the right suspect. not just the one who looks right compared to the others. acosta says officers can unintentionally influence a witness. >> even if they are honest and describe plus, they know what the right answer is. they may give off some sort of unconscious cue, they may get excited when you are about to pick the right person, they may be dejected when you don't. >> so he implemented a double blind process where neither the detective nor the witness knows if there is a suspect in the photo array. >> if you give that photo array to a detective who has no idea what the right answer is, the studies show we'

they say kirk cousins ought to be the quarterback. we talked to a lot of people do feel bad for rg iii personally come and certainly for all he had to do that came off of the injury two seasons ago. a lot of you all feel bad for him but he's going to have to overcome and other injury. the redskins had a big win and folks are very excited about that. they felt kirk cousins did a good job in this is the against redskins win and a longtime full they did not win over the last half of last year and did not win the first game this year. been a long time stands in washington had anything to celebrate. it was a difficult injury to watch but a great when you thought been a rough day when it comes to injuries over the redskins. not only is rg iii recovering, but desean jackson separated his ac joint sprain. morris said he will have much more coming up on abc seven news and you can follow the latest at want to turn to some brighter news, and that's the weather. a beautiful way to wrap up the week. what is ahead for the work week historically got

means can we put the blame on kirk for this game.ebacle,a total team total domination by the giants in all phases. right.ckle is on the defensive right, if you had eli manning or larry donnell on your fantasy team, you had a good night. eli manning picked the d apart, goes 28-for-39 with four touchdowns for the giants. this?w about giants go 11-of-16 on third down conversions. says it's something he's never seened from eli. outli never got the ball this fast. we've been playing this guy for years. just gotta watch for him and just get better, you know. putting get too cute, ourselves behind the 8 ball like this. tackle news for left trent williams. yesterday he left the game with a knee injury. gruden said williams didn't even need an mri. gruden added that williams should be, quote, okay. well, first day of the ryder cup who island and look here! michael jordan! well, there's a shot that would make mj envious. lance makes a beeline straight for the hole. europe leads the u.s. after day 1, 5-3. falling had -- after behind by two or m

about who should be the starting quarterback for the washington redskins, is it robert griffin iii or kirko turn some of his doubt others into believers. he's 1-3 as a starter for his career. finds dorell young. 7 for 7 hitting five different receivers. the red skins, that lead would not last long. this is chris polk. so poor tackling, had a hal string injury, polk did. hamstring looking fine here. we are knotted up at 7. more trouble for the skins at halftime. nick foles to jordan matthews, the rookie. the eagles up one at halftime. it was the back and forth. cousins going deep to desean jackson. beautiful catch there. makes the guy miss, 81-yard touchdown against his former team. that score tied the game at 27. now in the fourth quarter, things got crazy. foles gets blindsided by chris baker on an interception return which turned out not to be an interception. the eagles take exception to that hit. both players get ejected. later on, the eagles with possession. foles showing no effect from that hit. eagles are up 34-27. cousins and the skins looking to respond now. first plaf this drive,

i think kirk cousins has a great quarterback rating 100.5. i think the guy has been looking like an nfl quarterback lately, particularly this season. i have no doubt that the redskins would take it to the new york giants tonight. >> reporter: of course, the big thing like christine said finishing the game, getting the win. this season aside from kirk cousins has been next man up, injuries after injuries. coming on a short week the redskins had 17 players listed on the injury report, dexter losing d'angelo hall last week. how big of loss is that for this redskins defense? >> i think you lose a guy like d'angelo hall, it sort of takes away your man coverage and i think they have to get relentless and put more pressure on the quarterback because that's a key factor. overall they have another guy stepping up. he's tall, maybe 6' 2. i think he gets the job done. d'angelo hall has shown he's slowing down a bit. he seemed to have some catchup speed, but overall he seems to get beat a lot, but he does have a way to get the interceptions. >> reporter:

kirk cousins goes for 427 passing yards. his statementby it's still robert's squad. >> it's my job as a packup on this -- backup on this team to, hopefully when he comes back, good spot.a >> he's just here to do a job, whatever the coaches and the team want him to do. he's not here to try to make a name for himself. to make playsng and help the team win. >> kirk says it's still robert's team, not his team. however, tonight he has no choice. tonight it has to be his team. tim, back to you. >> robert, thank you very much. the redskins have scored more than 70 points so far in their and they'vegames all come from kirk cousins and the redskins. >> the nationals are still the home fieldup advantage for the home session. won kershaw and the dodgers big last night, the mets last this afternoon. in the 8th.4 home.oung jr. is coming not in time and a little bit wide. right there.ts, the new york mets go on to beat the nationals. but hold on. again tonight, a doubleheader. gio gonzalez will be on the hill. still trying to close that g

eli and company are here, but all eyes on kirk cousins. huge day for him on sunday. boy, did he play great. what does he need to do tonight, dianna? >> reporter: he needs to play the way he played. he needs to prove to not just the redskins fans, but even to some of his teammates that he can finish games successfully. we have seen the last few games that kirk cousins has been in, and the team isn't winning. so as much as wean sit here and rave and say that kirk cousins had his career best last sunday against the eagles, the team lost. so in order for kirk to be successful, he needs to play tonight and hopefully the team can get a win. >> big challenge. injury report. desean jackson, you have an update on him. >> reporter: deshawn jackabeajao wa questiona to play, will play tonight. good news for the offense, good news for kirk cousins who obviously likes to find the redskins' number one target in desean jackson. again, injuries. we'll keep you posted throughout the next few reports on news4 at 4:00. >> a great interview coming up. >> yes. >> one-on-one with coach gru

kirk hawkins "channel 6 action news" rick back to you. >> kirk, thank you, world news tonight with david muir will have more on celebrity follow hacking and what subjects may face if caught. you can watch that following "action news" at 6. >> matt pellman and the "action news" traffic. >> labor day monday has it been labor day for you, matt, probably not. >> you know there's been a little labor involved seeing how i am here. definitely could have been worse rick and monica. weaver cleaning up from made in america this weekend and have restrictions in the parkway and adjoining streets. watch for that. those restrictions scheduled until tomorrow morning. they'll lift them as the cleanup continues and they get things accomplished. also restrictions in roxboro around the fire this morning award custom cleaners david was telling us about. ridge avenue blocked near sheers lane and magiano auto repairs. stay on henrey or main as alternates. >> fun is over. time to come back from the beach. overall the ride could be much worse. on the westbound ac expressway feeds in the 50s 60s now. i expect a

i've worked with senator kirk watson in testing reforms to open government laws. i think the most important thing is i'm going to be focused on issues that i think affect all texas families. i will work on the fact that texas remains number one in job creation. bill focused on building the roads that we need for the next generation. i will be focused on transforming education to become number one in the nation i will make sure that we have access to the water supplies that we need so communities can continue to row. >> there have been a number of cases nationally with the death penalty opponents that have been proven innocent when they were accused. how would you ensure that an innocent person is not put to death in texas? >> i'm in favor of the death penalty. we want to ensure the death penalty is going to be enforced effectively. we have several ways that we ensure that no innocent person is put to death.

i've worked with senator kirk watson in testing reforms to open government laws. i think the most important thing is i'm going to be focused on issues that i think affect all texas families. i will work on the fact that texas remains number one in job creation. i will work on the roads that we need for the next generation. i will be focused on transforming education to become number one in the nation i will toe sure that we have access the water supplies that we need so communities can continue to grow. >> there have been a number of cases nationally with the death penalty opponents that have been proven innocent when they were accused. how would you ensure that an innocent person is not put to death in texas? >> i'm in favor of the death penalty. we want to ensure the death penalty is going to be enforced effectively. we have several ways that we ensure that no innocent person is put to death.

i feel bad for kirk cousins. >> it's just been one bad game. he has a whole career. >>> that's right, aaron. thank you. welcome back to news 4 on this the friday, september 26th. it is 5:30 this morning. a live look overlooking at the capitol under partly cloudy skies. temperature, about 59 degrees here in tinnily town. >> tom kierein telling us about a nice warmup on the way. >> we are dealing with patchy dense fog, shenandoah, western maryland north and west of the metro area. northern montgomery, three-quarters of a mile. frederick, martinsburg, winchester. it's patchy dense fog not widespread. elsewhere, visibility is 10 miles or greater around washington, east of the chesapeake bay. right now temperatures in the mid to upper 50s northern virginia. 60 by the bay and washington. for the morning commute, definitely have the headlights on. patchy fog between now and 9:00. when the sun comes up, have the headlights on. for the arfternoon commute, 70s for the afternoon. melissa now checking in with breaking news >> fairfax county, georgetown pik

so we hovered over the "kirk" as the "kirk" is moving, and he throws his family -- >> including a baby>> -- including an 8-month-old baby, a 2-year-old, 5-year-old, throws them off of the deck of the helicopter onto the deck of the "uss kirk" but then, of course, helicopter pilot is still in the helicopter and can't land. so he goes off to see -- he goes over to the starboard side of the ship. he leans the helicopter over to the right, and he jumps off of the left side. the helicopter goes into the ocean, explodes, the guy drops into the ocean, nowhere to be seen, and then he pops up 30 seconds later. >> these amazing images had never been seen before. the film sat undeveloped in a former shipman's attic for nearly 40 years only coming to light as kennedy started putting together her documentary, "the last days in vietnam." the ambassador, unfortunately, is no longer alive but seems like virtually every other major figure in the film you're able to talk to and i mean even the very last -- the very last marine who got out -- >> juan valdez there on the roof. the helicopter pulls up and

if kirk cousins plays well, is this his team? again that will go a long ways.ly what happens thursday night, but wow, that is an exclamation point coming from the coach and it shows you i think what he's thinking that he likes this guy kirk cousins if he can play well. >> thanks so much. tune in to get her key ingredient to the game, a remote that lives on your phone. more wi-fi in more places. a movie library you can take wherever you go. internet speeds that have gotten faster 13 times in 12 years. at comcast, we're creating new possibilities. together with time warner cable, we'll be able to extend those to more people. comcast and time warner cable. together is better for more people. >>> wusa9 news is sponsored in part by your local toyota dealers. >> what's wrong with keeping your phone in the breast pocket? i don't understand. >> it's not cool. >> would a belt cl ♪ ♪ you might have noticed things are looking pretty good at southwest. our dazzling smiles. our incredible good looks. our new ride. and some shiny, new nonstops ready for takeoff. you're going

if there's such a thing as a must win, this is it and kirk cousins has to get it. this is a guy who's laid extremely well and we thought against the eagles. he says he's just keeping the seat warm for rg iii. >> i won't change my statement that this is robert's team and i stand by that. he was drafted high for a reason. he has had success here and he has done nothing to have that the any different. if this is cemented my team -- my job to put him in a good spot will stop >> let me tell you this -- you better act as the starter because this team has to learn how to win will stop even last year when they were three and the income you talked to players and they said they were close. close doesn't get it. you've got to learn how to get it will stop the winter classic is coming here to this all part. you knew it but now they have made it official. what a turnout of dignitaries. the washington capitals and chicago blackhawks play new year's day. belief is new year's day used to be about college football and now new year's day is about the nhl. holiday isa national specta

kirk was in north chicago to we should bomb the hell out of as this. for every time they have the headed an american president should add a new squadron. for every skelp there should be a squadron. >> kirk was in north chicago to listen to veterans' concerns about their healthcare, and about the patient scheduling scandal at several v-a hospitals. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. mayor emanuel is putting the finishing touches on a new chicago police contract. the police union is the last labor group that is still operating *without a contract. and emanuel wants to make peace with the union, as he faces a tough re-election bid. the city's offer will include big lump-sum *retroactive paychecks, dating back to the expiration of the old police contract. the justice department is about to investigate the ferguson police department. investigators will look at police operations and training. this comes a month after an officer shot and killed 18 year old michael brown. there are also allegations of racial profiling. the i-r-s has opened a

kirk c leads the redskins to a victory, a big one. d fans are split about what should hap next. >> a win is a win. but hey, he got hurt, cousins steps up here we go. let's get it. let get a win. let's get more wins, skins. >> i hope he's healthy, but i k kirk cousins is doing a bett job. i think he's a better fit for the system. and i think the players know it. >>> and just this afternoon, we're lea much more about rg3s injury. dianna russini joins us live from redskins park with that new inform di? >> rep jay gruden says he is heartbroken, sick over losing his starting quarterback, robert grifn iii. good news, though, he's expected to make a recovery and return this season. now robert gri iie is on crut now and has a soft cast. recd an mri this morning and it showed no breaks, no fractu no tendons. he'll mis a few weeks, a few games, while recovering and rehabb this is robert's second major injury, though, in three years. his durability is being questi, but not by his head >> this unfortunate injury. knee injury. and this was a fluke

what was your reaction when you saw kirk cousins? >> the reaction to kirk is wow. but i'm not surprised. and i would say calm, cool, collected. business-like. knows where he needs to go with the ball, distribute the ball. he understands that. just find that mentality if you're kirk cousins to say my game. my team, my game. >> reporter: i feel like the team now is like you want to believe, right? you want to think they can be so good. and then these problems happen during the game, and you just throw your hands in the air like no, they're really not that good. >> yeah, i think anyone as a redskins fan, players on the sideline saw the punt bounce back to the 41 and said this is it, this is where we take the ball down the field. this is it. tired of throwing my hands up in the air. >> all right. so meanwhile, this afternoon the ravens refuted an espn report about the team's handling of the ray rice investigation. the front office claims they didn't ask commissioner roger goodell for any leniency towards rice's punishment. ravens' owner steve bisciotti spoke this after

happens when kirk cousins comes in? >> we take it 1 game at a time. >> thank you, kristen. >>> tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the navy yard massacre. can you believe it's been a year? are we in a safer is the question? several states have passed laws making it easier to get folks evaluated if they exhibit signs of serious mental illness and congress is debating a sweeping new law called the helping families in mental health crisis act. bruce leshan reports advocates think we need to do a lot more. >> i hear voices. i have dilutions. >> reporter: natty is an arlington woman who has battled mental illness for six years and has struggled to get help in virginia. >> i need treatment very bad. >> reporter: advocates including her own mother say she is far from alone. >> america is full of family members pleading to get help for their children. >> reporter: no one ever diagnosed eric eric -- aaron alexis about mental illness, but he did complain to doctors about painful headaches and insomnia and he told them someone

kirk in his first full start in a while. there was a lot of things to like. >> we're learning this morning that chris baker probably will not be suspended after this hit on eagles quarterback nick foles and the brawl that followed. hefty fines are expected, though. >>> something to share with your boss as you're getting ready for the morning commute. why you may be more productive if you're allowed to work from home. >>> too good to be true. >>> why people in the community are wearing body cameras. >> as we say good-bye to summer, how you can expect things to get tonight. 4:41. stay with us. - oh, the young. their energy seems like an unlimited resource we sometimes wish would run out, at least for a moment. but as we grow into adults, it's important to learn how to use our energy wisely, especially when it comes to electricity. you can save energy and money by caulking around windows. and by using a power strip, you can turn off several devices when they're not in use, or when you're simply done. it's all about using your e

i will be joined by ron kirk when we continue in just a moment. ♪ x welcome back.his is "online" streaming on your tablet, your phone and on bloomberg.com. the fed begins at two day meeting today and though no move is forecasted this week, bond markets are beginning to price in a higher fed funds rate. that set off a debate as to whether the economy is ready for a rate increase. michael mckee is looking at that. >> inflation is really low, so if you raise rates to change the savior, the fed can move without a lot of risk. companies invest based on the real rate. take out inflation what's the real cost to me? the fed began cutting back on stimulus in january and look at what has happened. the real rate has gone down. the monetary rate has gotten easier. it's affecting the cost of money in any form, and here is the chicago fed's measure that will stop how easy it is were companies to fund whatever it is they want to do. up a little on that talk but still near all time lows. nothing to fear but fear it self. there may be a new neutral that is there but we are away fro

luckily, kirk cousins is playing great. we got another "w" under our belt. g for rg3. >> we'll be following rg3 all day. you can download the nbc 4 app to get a push alert as soon as we learn how long griffinil be sidelined. > ray rice is expected to challee his indefinite su from the nfl. he and his attorney are ready to file an appeal. they are expected to testify with had he told about the fight with his wife. t increased it after seeing es the live video. >>> we are watching a hurricane make landfall near cabo san lucas. t of rain, a lot of wind. leading to high surf as well. 125 miles per hour. the coastal area has been evacuated there. shelters h set up for as many as 30,000 people. this is t the only worry for the people in cabo san lucas. there's been an earthquake out in the ocean. it was a 4.7. it is not expected to cause any damage on land. but we could see damage from this hurricane. this is video already being taken. look at that surf buildup. we will odile and see if there's any informatn to pass along. >>> richard, thank you. today for the fir

. >> kirk cousins says he has to get better. de'angelo hall definitely has to get better. the city of brotherly love was anything but yesterday. forget the cheese steak. it was a baker who got salty. we'll hear from chris baker later in sports. >> only on 7 tonight the family of a d.c. woman nearly killed by a dirt bike is speaking out. the victim was in the crosswalk when an atv rider ran a red light, slammed into her, and then sped away on wednesday night. her family says she may never walk again. meanwhile, the suspect is still on the loose and tonight the victim's family has a message for him. >> if you are out there and looking at this, if you did it, just turn yourself in. >> it is illegal to ride dirt bikes on d.c. streets and d.c. police chief cathy lanier tells abc 7 her department is putting more resources into shutting down these riders. what a shame. a beautiful day today. lovely weekend. >> last day of summer. happens every year this time. we go from summer to fall. yeah. it looks like generally pretty good. wednesday night, thursday, a couple chances of rain.

. >>> and eli manning taking on kirk cousins and the redskins.uarterbacks with different results. manning, three touchdowns, and ran for a touchdown. 28 of 39, 600 yards. and manning had a field day with them. and kirk cousins, no robert griffin. cousins, four interceptions. redskins with 6 turnovers in all. giants win it 45-14. >> this is, like, seriously. this is a great gig. we got to sit at work and watch something that was really cool. and, listen, neither of us have like yankee bathrobes or anything. >> i have been meaning to tell you -- >> he's a little bit of a band wagon guy. he's been ant yankees. >> that's all we got. i'm going to put my bathrobe on. >> a lot of people were yankees fans yesterday, don't you think? >> you couldn't help it. have to root for him. got to love the guy. >>> up next, in the pulse, raining with sleet, snow. a close call. >>> and a wedding just hours away. i'm l-i-s-a and i have copd, but i don't want my breathing problems to get in the way of hosting my book club. that's why i asked my doctor about b-r-e-o. on

so i understand the ideology and i don't know how many of you know russell kirk.russell kirk was this -- as conservatives you can get but he also understood that compromise is not a bad thing and we can't just be rigid in applying these principles to everything because not everything is the same. it mostly works. sometimes you have to say well in this case this principle needs to be amended. that is not a bad thing. i know in the world of centrist politics that compromise, they're a good compromise and that bad compromises. i do find it in do find the mic graham the senate consistently this way. a bad compromise is doing less, getting less of a bad thing. if you can work with ted kennedy and he wants to pass some terrible bill and you can water down so it doesn't hurt as much that's a bad compromise because you know it's going to hurt. if you have to compromise with ted kennedy in order to, when i was there in order to get something good but less of it that's a good compromise that we have to stop compromising on good things and be willing to compromise to get les

kirk cousins answers some tough questions. plus, the nationals keep it going and have now secured home field advantage. that's not the only special thing that happened out at nats park. stay here. we'll fell you in. [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we know in the cyber world, threats are always evolving. at first, we were protecting networks. then, we were protecting the transfer of data. and today it's evolved to infrastructure... ♪ ...finance... and military missions. we're constantly innovating to advance the front line in the cyber battle, wherever it takes us. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >>> this is the xfinity sports desk, brought to you by xfinity, your home for the most live sports. >>> well, definitely came down to the very last weekend, the last series of the year. but -- >> and they won earlier. >> they did it. >> yes. how could you guys even complain about anything. >> yeah. >> a theory. >> we'll get there. for the second time in three years, no time in the national league will finish