. >> three games left, two against the nfc east, next sunday the skins travel to the meadowlands to take on the giants. i'm dave feldman. thanks for watching. i'll see you tomorrow from redskins park. have a good night. >> we go out here and make plays. that's what we do. we play make. >> 60 minutes! >> we play together, die together. ♪[ music ] >> thank you for watching sports xtra brought to you by your washington area nissan dealers. there's a lot to get done. ers help you rise to every occasion. ♪ from delectable to amazing. there are over 20 affordable safeway select appetizers

. >> tomorrow's game is at the meadowlands. where the skins won a thriller 20 years ago.an helle takes us back to that game in this morning's redskins rewind. >>> october 27th, 1991, a day of redemption and come back. joe gibbs has the redskins at 7-0, but the the giants are next on the schedule. a team the skins lost the last time they played. new york leads 16-0 at halftime. the giants' defense is stifling, the skins offense is trifling. derek clark wants to hide. skins' quarterback mark rypien looked to 84 in the end zone to see the ball slip right through his hands. when a receiver drops an easy one like that you have to go to him again. on another long route rypien looked for clark one more time. the pass right on the money. clark right under it, but the jmu grad misses the ball again. time for redemption. third quarter from the giants' 7 yard line rypien with a bullet to clark this time he hangs on. skins trail 13-7 now. fourth quarter, rypien goes long again and again he chooses gary clark. this is a 54-yard attempt. and it's safe in his hands. clark gives the skin

redskins for the meadowlands tomorrow taking on the giants. and ilan dry and jamal brown won't play, hoping to recapture the magical week one when they won 28-14. and finally, big day of football tomorrow on wusa. 1:00, bengals-rams amount the big one. then at 4, patriots and broncos. that's a big one. we'll have highlights at 6, wrap-up at 11, and sports plus at 11:35. >> the teebo magic continues. >> i don't think so. >> want to recap? >> sure, flurries, north and west of town tonight. cold night, chilly, and then temperatures for tomorrow near mid-40s, and then we'll see generally partly sunny conditions, back into the 50s though for monday, tuesday. milder with some showers on wednesday. >> at 11 i want to know what you really think of the busy ards last night, horrible. back at 11. bye! >> awful

night football game has been interrupted by a power outage the first was jets-ravens game at the meadowlandslast year. >>> california's public utility commission could make a decision next month to let customers opt-out of a smart meter program after installing nine million smart meters in california, pg&e says it needs to let customers decide whether to have a smart meter. the choice to ditch the device is going to cost the consumer. alan wang reports. >> customers realize the benefits. however, we want to provide our customers who don't want to participate in the program the choice. >> reporter: pg&e says 85,000 customers are on a list to avoid the smart meter installations. they've complained about inaccurate readings, privacy issues and health concerns from the wireless radio waves. the network has been fighting on behalf of anti-smart meter customers. >> smart meters are a technology that is not ready for primetime. >> reporter: customers who choose to opt-out of the program and those who want to remove their smart meters will pay an extra cost. the current proposal is for a $90 upfront

we'll have it for you in the meadowlands on sunday night football.l night in america beginning at 7:00 eastern. our whole crew, wishing you a very merry christmas from green bay. >> dozens killed in a series of christmas morning bombings at churches in nigeria. police release a picture of a man they say abducted a 2-year-old child in virginia after a double-murder christmas eve. first on 4, hearing from newt gingrich after failing to qualify for the primary ballot in virginia. good evening, everyone. i'm chris gordon. well people here at home and across the country took time this christmas to reflect on the true meaning of the holiday. news 4s derek ward reports on how people here shared the spirit of the season. >> reporter: more than 1,000 of the catholic faithful made mass at the national shrine part of their holiday. cardinal archbishop of washington urged those gathered to take the day and time to reflect on what the holiday means. >> we have responsibilities. spouses, children, family, work, dogs, vocations. but christmas, christmas is the time

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they will meet again in week 17 at the meadowlands. here's a look. >> cris: and now do you have the guts to call a pass? rob ryan is going to send everybody. they are going to assume the house here and force you to put the ball up on the goal line. >> al: he has it. right side he goes and he's in for the touchdown. so it's a touchdown for the giants. they take the lead with 46 seconds remaining. and the cowboys will not have a time-out. >> cris: that is really a blowup block. that is the difference on this play. gets underneath the shoulder pads of -- he gives jacobs just enough. and now the two point conversion. it is a big one. >> al: this will make ut a three-point lead. if they get a field goal, in all probability it will go in overtime. they're trying to make it three. he gives it to d.j. ware and he is able to make his way into the end zone and he makes it a three-point lead. >> cris: this is good quarterback performance in the clutch with the season on the line as i have seen in a long, long time. manningham drops what should ha

. >>> and up next, do you think he is buried under the meadowlands? think again what the labor leaders former driver is saying about his final mysterious resting place. >>> they learned what they were doing back in 1985. he disappeared 10 years before that. that will be on his way to meet two mafia guys. his body has never been found. >>> it's the kind of things that really start to fly around the internet. at this time of the year, so could plenty of holiday photos on the social sites like facebook. but in this economy, you'll want to make sure you don't get caught on camera doing something that could cost you your job. >> reporter: how to survive those holiday company parties with some dos and don'ts to hang on to your job. certainly, watch how much you drink so you don't become the obnoxious guy at the party. and definitely, you know, know the party dress code. they have been the founder of cmi. it is better to overdress instead of underdress for the party. >> you cannot go wrong. if you show up with a suit and tie and no one else is in a tie, you

. >>> the redskins will look to complete the sweep of the giants sunday in the meadowlands 1:00 on foxseason started so well back in september, a 28-14 victory over the giants in fedex field, but that was a long time ago and now we're in december which does not have a good track record with the skins of since their last playoff appearance in '07 the redskins posted the nfl's second worst record in games after december 1st. they are 3-13. only the st. louis rams are worse. the redskins have currently lost eight of the last nine and dropped back to back december home games to the jets and the patriots surrendering 34 points in each game. the head coach was asked what makes a successful team more successful late in the season? >> you've got to have a little depth on your football team so if you do have injuries, you can stay at a certain level. winning, you get used to winning. you know how to win. to me the great organizations, great teams can do that even when they do lose players and it's part of the process of building a great team and great organization. >>> steelers linebacker james

the other was a jets ravens game at the meadowland last year. now 2 games have been delayed by lightning. vikings jets game last season and dolphins steelers game 2007. >>> and while tonight outages are embarrassing for pg&e the next item may help them in the public relations department. utility is reverse ago controversial policy tonight. customers who don't want smart meters hook up to their homes will be able to opt out if regulators approve. allen is here to smraichbility why this change of heart? >>reporter: after installing about 9 million smart meters in california pg&e said it needed to listen to the customers and let them make the choice. the choice to ditch the smart meters is going to cost the consumer. in the past customers have gone as far as confronting police for blocking pg&e from installing smart meters arrest at their home. if after nearly two years of protest by customers wary of the wireless smart meters pg&e decided to let those customers keep the analog meter. >> vast majority of the customer realize the benefit of the smar

they will meet again in week 17 at the meadowlands. here's a look. >> cris: and now do you have the guts to call a pass? rob ryan is going to send everybody. they are going to assume the house here and force you to put the ball up on the goal line. >> al: he has it. right side he goes and he's in for the touchdown. so it's a touchdown for the giants. they take the lead with 46 seconds remaining. and the cowboys will not have a time-out. >> cris: that is really a blowup block. that is the difference on this play. gets underneath the shoulder pads of -- he gives jacobs just enough. and now the two point conversion. it is a big one. >> al: this will make ut a three-point lead. if they get a field goal, in all probability it will go in overtime. they're trying to make it three. he gives it to d.j. ware and he is able to make his way into the end zone and he makes it a three-point lead. >> cris: this is good quarterback performance in the clutch with the season on the line as i have seen in a long, long time. manningham drops what should ha

the other was a jets ravens game at the meadowland last year. now 2 games have been delayed by lightning. vikings jets game last season and dolphins steelers game 2007. >>> and while tonight outages are embarrassing for pg&e the next item may help them in the public relations department. utility is reverse ago controversial policy tonight. customers who don't want smart meters hook up to their homes will be able to opt out if regulators approve. allen is here to smraichbility why this change of heart? >>reporter: after installing about 9 million smart meters in california pg&e said it needed to listen to the customers and let them make the choice. the choice to ditch the smart meters is going to cost the consumer. in the past customers have gone as far as confronting police for blocking pg&e from installing smart meters arrest at their home. if after nearly two years of protest by customers wary of the wireless smart meters pg&e decided to let those customers keep the analog meter. >> vast majority of the customer realize the benefit of the smar

meadowlands is reducing its troop presence ahead of the show you pull out right into fourteen right now though it faces a supply crisis over pakistan at its border to know tell me about its killed dozens of its troops last month when it's pakistani author tariq ali thinks the airstrike was deliberate but poorly calculated. the new no it was a pakistani trick because they had been given the maps they knew it wasn't a mistake. it bombed it and it's created a complete crisis within the pakistani military and that kind of creates lot to do you stabilizing the one institution member country which has held it together for good or for bad. that's the pakistani military what they're trying to do they're trying to instigate a civil war in pakistan prior to direct intervention an occupation i can't quite believe because it's not going to be easy so it's a weak leader whether it was authorized by washington or whether it was a local decision i don't know well who did it didn't do the united states any faith that's. more world news now on to the border between israel and the gaza strip where the is

in the meadowlands, repeat performance under way. new york leads, 13-0 at halftime.kins offense is trifling. gary clark wants to hide. skins quarterback mark looked to 84, the end zone to see the ball slip right through his hands. when a receiver drops an easy one like that, tough go to him again. another long route. looked for clark one more time. the pass right on the money. clark under it. the jmu grad misses the ball again. time for redemption. third quarter from the giants seven yard line. a bullet to clark. this time he hangs on. skins trail, 13-7 now. long again. aga again, he chooses clark. a 54-yard attempt. safe in his hands. it gives the skins 14-13 lead. >> i was able to make up for the first half that i dropped the ball. it's a big game for us. emotional win for us. i'm drained right now. don't know if i'm coming or going. it's sweet. it's good. the last six times they are a great team. they are going to be in the thick of it again. if we have to face them again, the same type of fight. i hope we can win that, too. >> one final piece of drama. skins up 1

monday night football game was interrupted by a power outage the first a jets-ravens game at the meadowlandsast year two games by lightning one last year and another in 2007. >>> 5:32. giving critics of smart meters a victory that is as bitter as it is sweet. -- new proposal gives customers a chance to opt-out but they will pay for it. >> reporter: we've seen protests and dramatic measures to disable smart meters and we've seen pg&e suggest massive fees hundreds of dollars a month for customers to opt-out two years later a new compromise. to opt-out you would pay a $90 upfront-fee and $15 a month for a total of $270 a year. pg&e says the fees are necessary to pay for maintaining the analog system. the utility reform network is pushing for people to self-read their analog meters. >> the vast majority of customers realize the benefits of smart meters. again, we want to provide our customers who don't want to participate in the program, choice. >> if they do the self-read it will save the cost of sending out the meter reader they already allow this, self-read will lower the cost. >> reporter: p

. >> sunday the redskins travel to the meadowlands, take on the giants. won a heck of a game last night against dallas and this is unchartered water for mike shanahan because he needs to win two of his final three games or he'll have his worst season ever as a head coach in 18 years. >> that's really depressing. >> no, but i think more for him than for us, yeah. >>> still to come on fox 5 news at 10:00 two local kids get the surprise of a lifetime, their dad home from iraq for the holidays. the joyous reunion is next. >>> specialist sending best wishes and happy christmas to my family out in maryland, my mom, my brother, my sister-in- law, all my other siblings, love you guys, see you soon. [ baby coughing ] [ coughing continues ] [ female announcer ] more pollution from power plants means more childhood asthma attacks. [ labored breathing ] there's technology that makes the air cleaner, but too many plants don't use it. we can't wait. epa must update power plant standards to protect our kids. [ baby coughing ] on the network they deserve. like the powerf

the skins going to the meadowlands.hey're going to be seven-point underdog to the giants this weekend. of course, being underdogs is nothing new to the skins. the offense coming off one of their better performances of the season. 463 yards, 27 points. it was against a poor patriots' d. at this juncture, the skindser skins will take anything they can get. they added some strict plays to the repertoire and this worked to perfection. a valiant effort from the offense considering they're missing two of the best players. >> we wanted to put on it our shoulders. it had to follow up on us and we all wanted to make that conscious effort to give it all we had and try to carry this team to a victory. >> i think everyone was pretty enthused about how good this offense can be. and the capability of all the players on the field. so i mean, guys are filling in spots and not playing well which is encouraging. but obviously, you only got three games in the season. >> i think earlier in the year, we had a couple games that we moved the

met life stadium at the meadowlands. big game there tonight. we have a quick parade of papers.allots will be key to florida's gop primary. so far, nearly 400,000 florida republicans have requested absentee ballots meaning half the votes in that state could be cast well before the january 31st primary date. a new "the washington post" analysis breaking down the divide in wealth between members of congress and their constituents. financial disclosures show over a 25-year period the wealth divides to $725,000. the average wealth of the american family dropped about a hundred dollars. members of congress get richer. the campaigns also breaking the bank. survey finds these days the average amount spent by a successful house candidate is $1.4 million. that number has quadrupled since 1976. jimmy, want to get you in on this. i watch you and dylan rhadigan 4:00 msnbc. get the money out. you guys have been big on that message. you've read this "the washington post" piece. not just about the income disparity. >> right. >> but about the money and politics. a million and a half bucks for a