. >> redskins. >> i go with mike shanahan. >> okay. shanahan. predictions i'm going to go 27-10. of what do you think? >> i think the offense won't score as many points. 20-13. >> 17-10 redskins. hey, guys, i appreciate you stopping by. >> merry christmas. >> happy kwanzaa and everything else you celebrate.

. >> redskins. >> i go with mike shanahan. >> okay.mike shanahan. predictions i'm going to go 27-10. of what do you think? >> i think the offense won't score as many points. 20-13. >> 17-10 redskins. hey, guys, i appreciate you stopping by. >> merry christmas. >> happy kwanzaa and everything else you celebrate. 9news now returns right after these messages. >>> if you're dreaming of a green christmas, this is it. >> get the lawn mowers out. >> good night, everybody.

mike shanahan and company have lost five straight at home.man passed for 252, his fifth straight game with at least 200 yards. donte stallworth led the team with 96 yards on four catches. jabar gaffney a team high six receptions and helu set career highs in rushing and carrying yards. the redskins outrushed the patriots but lost the game. >> we're all judged by winning and losing. we moved the ball fairly well, scored a few points. you can't turn that football over early. you give a touchdown and you've got to try total those mistakes. but still had our chances there at end. >> i thought our guys on offense and on defense battled for 60 minutes and gave it their best effort and or offensive line did a hell of a job. >> it's always tough when you have a game like we did today and with scoring at end and we thought we were going into overtime, but unfortunately those things happened and it's tough today. i was really looking forward to winning this game and playing well against my former team, but like i said, we didn't play well enough for 60

is mike shanahan coming back? what the coach said about his future. coming up on the news edge at 6. back to you. >>> all right, feldy, thank you. we'll be right back in about two minutes. keep it here. here.  >> neighbors in ward 8 in anacostia are protesting plans for a brand new homeless shelter in their neighborhood. the organizers said ward 8 is oversat righted with shelters and social services and they're attracting hundreds who don't live in the neighborhood and despite today's protest, the construction has begin for the woman's shelter. >>> the top stories across the country. construction at the world trade center museum at ground zero has come to a halt because of a money dispute and that museum was calendar -- scheduled to open up next december. the foundation overseeing it is in the fight with the port authority of new york and new jersey. and new york's mayor said there is no chance it will be opening on time. >> and in connection to a massive oil spill, according to the wall street journal, they're considering if they lied to

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mike shanahan needs a win to match -- eagles. mike shanahan needs a win to match his score.omentum from the giants two weeks ago are taken. running back adrian peterson for the majority of the 2nd half are out but still managed the win. the redskins finished with a 2- 6 home record. today mike shanahan was asked if turning around the redskins has taken longer than he thought it would. >> i, yeah, a lot longer than i first anticipated. we had less depth than i thought and we are a little bit older in a few different positions and i thought we might keep those players a little bit longer than we did, but that's not a negative. you just got to evaluate your squad on a dayday basis, year to year basis and put the best football team together and i think that's what we're doing. >> a win over the eagles would give the redskins a 3-3 record in the nfc east, a one-game improvement over last season. i'm dave feldman. that's your sports. maureen, back to you. >> thank you, dave. now you have the news edge. of course, the news is always auto www.myfoxdc.com. take care.

maybe have a little bit of an improvement under mike shanahan.on't want to have two back-to-back seasons at 6-10. >> if you want to have a job. >> i think he's safe, at least nor for this year. but this is washington. stranger things have happened before. it's that time of year again, when giving is better than receiving. but if you're rex grossman, you've been giving all season long. grossman is such a nice guy that he delivers gift-wrapped footballs to his opponents. today in new jersey, rex was naughty again. but the nice thing, he was on the receiving end of a victory. former giant, barry cofield getting the fans pumped up before the game. like that? >> think christmas much? >> you've got to get in the mood. first play of the game for the redskins, it's a flea flicker. roy helu back to rex grossman, but he underthrows it to santana moss. picked off by cory webster. see, giving it away. grossman with a turnover in 16 straight games. two possessions later, they go back to the deep ball and once again grossman, yeah, intercepted. >> what?! >> gi

i think he's playing well. >> how frustrated do you think mike shanahan is? >> hey, you tell me i'm not putting it back in the game. >> he's saying we can put it back in. he's doing a great job. >> all right. tough day for the defense. have you play against tom brady, it's not easy. fletcher got called for a hit, they said it was a forearm to the head or face. >> tom brady, touch him down. guys run fast. refs feel bad for him. it's a game that -- it's a call that was made, but i'm telling you, this should not have been called. >> because why? >> he didn't start a fight. >> i think anytime you see london fletcher get this animated about a call -- >> a guy like him -- >> i'm going to side. >> yeah, a guy like him. >>> coming up at 6:00, we are going to talk about the defense. deangelo hall who probably made a bad judgment during the game. shanahan addressed that. >> you don't want to be on his list. i have done it. >> deangelo hall said a couple weeks ago, maybe you should cut me. not going to happen now. >> i told him, don't say that. don't say cut me. he will

it is the amount of years mike shanahan's contract.s he closes on his second year even he admitted the rebuilding process has taken longer than expected. go figure. mike shanahan must win on sunday to match the former coach's two- year record in washington. today, he was asked point blank does he expect to be back next year? >> there is no doubt in my mind. if you do not plan on the coaching five years, your hiring the wrong guy. it is gone to take some time. >> the miami heat are now three and zero nearly escaping charlotte last night. lebron james was robbed. check this out. adding insult to injury, the dunk bounces off his head. he finished the night with 35 points. those two points could have been the deciding factor. >> so what. >> california against texas check out this. right over the offensive line. just crushes him. it does not did better than that. it was an exciting game. >> i have no sympathy for him. he is making how much more than die combined? how much? -- you and i combined? up next -- >>> the wedding capital of the eas

despite the record the team does seem more professional under mike shanahan. shanahan is finishing up year two of a five year $35 million contract and was asked today is there any doubt that he would return next season? >> well, no, there's no doubt in my mind. hopefully there's no doubt in dan's mind, too. that would be the guy to ask. no. like i talked to him about it when i first got here, i said dan, if you don't plan on me coaching me five years and doing it the right way, you're hiring the wrong guy. it's going to take some time to do it right. >> speaking of taking tape, it's been a season of missed -- taking time, it's been a season of missed opportunities. there's a big 3rd down and 21 and the skins lose 18-16. week six against philly, washington lours 20-13. rex was picked off four times, start of the six-game losing skid. week 11 a three-point home loss against dallas, could have won it, but the 52-yard field goal in overtime no good. d'angelo hall has not forgotten about those missed opportunities. >> it's real depressing knowing a couple games we l

mike shanahan said the apology from the two players this morning sounded sincere. either way it's a big loss for the redskins team who have struggled throughout the season. the second year left tackle williams and the fourth year tight end davis had developed into two of the most promising offensive players for the redskins. williams established himself as the anchor of the offensive line. today their teammates had this to say about losing them to four-game suspensions. >> i know they feel bad about it. they talked to us today in a team meeting just letting us know that they're remorseful and that they're apologetic about it and they feel bad enough that, you know, this is a tough situation for them. they know they made a mistake and they have to pay some pretty harsh consequences for it. it. >> everyone makes mistakes, you know. i'm not saying think should be punished for what they did. i don't know anything about the consequences, but i think they hurt themselves more. >> it's something tough, especially when you're young and a guy like fred, especially when you'

mike shanahan needs a win to avoid a 6-10 season. he has never won less than six games. he is on the verge of doing that and he has been a head coach for 18 years. any momentum from the upset of the giants taken away with saturday's loss to the vikings. the redskins finish with a 2-6 home record. mike shanahan was asked turning around the redskins is taking longer than he thought it would? >> oh, yeah. a lot longer than i first anticipated. we had less depth than i thought. we were a little bit older in a few different positions and i thought we might keep those players longer than we did. but that's not a negative. you just have to evaluate your squad. on a day-to-day basis, year to year basis and put the best football team together. that's what we are doing. >> we are getting ready for the nets and whiz. maureen, the nets have kim kardashian's ex-kris humphries in the lineup. >> i'm sure tons of people are coming out to see him. >> oh, yeah. >> thank you for joining us at 6:00. we will be back here for the news edge at 11:00 and we will be back at 10:00. 

mike shanahan is a receipt tough guy. i don't see him being at fault in the situation. >> but, as you said, i'm sure he gave them the riot act, the first one or two. >> i'm sure. >> fred davis, a free agent after this season. he's always had maturity issues. he was late for his first training camp. on the field, he gets those kind of nonsense penalties. so if you're the redskins, do you consider bringing him back? >> strongly, believe it or not. he's their best player. however, fred davis's price has probably come down. he's missing four games and obviously has the issues you talked about. i don't know what this does for fred davis in the future. but if i'm shanahan, i'd give him a serious talking to. somebody else will sign them if they don't. >> true. he has had a great season and he showed it today even more. coming up in sports plus, brian mitchell will join david and i to weigh in on these suspensions. plus, we'll take a look at today's game and the redskins fourth quarter letdown. plus, the latest on tiger woods. we

mike shanahan said let it work through the system. apparently they'll be success spended for four games, which is the rest of the year. it's not one positive drug test. it's three. three strikes you're out and there was some issue before about the collective bargaining agreement and the lockout, but when they tested positive during the season, they're very lucky it wasn't longerrer than this. if they a people -- longer than this. if they appeal it, it could be even longer. >> reporter: initially we thought it was just during the lockout, but we're talking about multiple situations and, by the way, neither was in the locker room after the game today. >> no surprise. the redskins want to keep them away from us and i would doubt they'll be at the facility tomorrow. it's probably the last we'll see of them this season. >> reporter: fred davis having a career year right now. this is the question, how big of a loss is this for him? >> all of a is under logan paulson is your tight end and -- all of a sudden logan paulson is your tinted and h

mike shanahan has to explain it. williams, it makes a season that's already gone down into the worst season they have had in a long time makes it worse. it takes a problem and compounds it. talking about fixing a team, how to play tackle. they got suspended. >> they are waiting to hear the suspensions are not official just yet. mike shanahan says he expects to hear something in the next day or so. >> yep. >> if you have fred davis, having a great year, 51 yards away from setting a receiving record for tight end, you are going to shatter the record, but you are in a contract here. you are playing for a new deal. chris cooley signed six year, $30 million deal four years ago. i would guess fred davis was on pace for something similar. do you give the guy money? >> no. no. he cannot make right decisions. one time, we get it. two times, maybe. three and now four? you have to ask yourself, what is he thinking. what is more important than football at this time in his career. in a complete different side bar, it gives chris

hopefully, he can get surgery and let it heal. >> mike shanahan not sounding too good.e's been battling a cold. he gave an odd answer. are you going to bring him back or not. >> it is not fair for you to show those pictures. under armorman. >> on steroids. >> it's like you ten years ago. >> in my dreams. he's fit. >> he's built like a martini glass. unbelievable. the ring of fame is on the way. richey pettybone will be inducted. he's either a player or a coach. he was a four-time proplayer. as a coach, he was the coordinator during the glory years in 1978 to 1993. he spent one unsuccessful season as the skins hod coach. this honor is overdue. >> this is a great honor for me to be included with the great coaches and players that are up there. i find it difficult to imagine yourself going in with people like that. the reason you play this game is to win it all. you know, we had the good fortune to get there four times. i think if i had to pick out one moment, after we won the first one against miami in los angeles. that was a great moment for me. >> actually very cool tha

mike shanahan's squad trying to make it 2-0. first drive, looking good. grossman to the aforementioned fred davis. he had a good game. 42-yard game, he had six catches for 99 on the day. his production will be missed. four plays later, skins go into the ground game. on second and goal, roy helu punches it in and the redskins on the board first take a 7-0 lead. fast forward to the fourth. jets down 16-13, mark sanchez going to work. finding santonio holmes for a 30 yard touch, pretty pass there. jets take a 20-16 lead. on the ensuing skins' possessions, third and ten, grossman sacked by aaron melvin, he fumbles the ball, calvin pace recovers for new york. gross, not a good day, just 19 of 46 and the jets cash in. two plays later, the direct snap to sean green. green, four scores in the game. jets win it 34-19 as the redskins drop to 4-8 on the season. >> it was frustrating, you know. you come out in the second half, i think we had series of, you know, three and outs and offense. we had the chance to get the momentum of the game and we didn't. come back wit

. >>> questions surrounding head coach mike shanahan's job are out there. dave ross is back with more on that. . >>> bay dozen words or phrases made a list of banned words for 2012. the 37th annual end of the year list by michigan's lake superior university uses the criteria of misuse, overuse and general uselessness. baby bump, shared sacrifice, win the future. they also want to cast out occupy, amazing, man cave and the new normal. the annual list started as a publicity ploy by the university on new year's day back in 1976 and has since generated tens of thousands of nominations. >> some of those are actually useful though to describe the events that are going on. >> sure. >> perhaps some are overused too. >> that is kind of why they put it. i have a word we can put on there, kardashian. >> i'm sure we can think of some others. >> i think we should try to declare 2012 a kardashian-free year. >> good luke with that. >> not going to happen. >> one can hope. >>> after >>> i've got your weather headlines for you. we've got the 50s for the new year's weekend a

moss didn't like it said later on the rest, do what they do here but today, mike shanahan did agree with call they call that pushing off and next play they throw it to moss, he gets tackled, coughs up the ball it is a fumble game over but that wasn't the only play that was controversial there was another one involving london fletcher that too got the red skins a little fired up. the play in question, late second quarter patriots, tom brady decides to take off running about the time he decides to slide, london fletcher comes in delivers the blow. fletcher was called for 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty referee saying he delivered a forearm to the head brady was knocked down fletchers forearm knocked brady in the chest not the head. they disagreed with the call and had this to say. >> he waited until the last minute to slide, he is considered a runner at that point in time, you know, referee thought it hit him in the head didn't hit him in the head but you know, what can i do. >> fletcher coming up fast and doesn't get down fast enough you hit him in his chest those type of calls shou

mike shanahan said he hadn't received information about it, so he wouldn't comment on it. not yet. but it was the talk of the press box. as lindsay murphy found out, it affected the post game procedure as well. >> reporter: normally players are allowed a 10 minute cooling off period before media enters. today it was nearly double that time. when we were allowed in, no sign of trent williams or fred davis. on the field today, it was a very different story. fred was in everyone's sight, hauling in six catches for 99 yards. in what could be his final game of the season, davis became the first tight end in skins' history to receive 80 receiving yards or more in in a single season. >> he's dominating his opponents. that's something you want from a young guy that's finally getting his chance. been big for offense. >> reporter: this year has been davis' best season, as he's gotten the load of the work with coley sidelined. it's been a year of growth for williams. the absence of both will be felt on sunday. >> tough to play without those guys, but somehow we'll have to figure it out and ma

mike shanahan was asked what he thought about all of this today. >> i spoke to both of them today. they are watching film. like i said, nothing has been said to me until something is said to me, they will be here. >> i was unaware of the situation. hit real close to me. definitely want to reach out and give my support and any way i can help them with anything they are having trouble with off the field. i'm more than ready to do so. >> all right, that's the locker room news today. joined by dave and redskins insider. i think it's important to bring out, this is multiple transgressions by these guys. >> any time you flunk a test, the league lets you know. you flunk twice, normally you get a four-game suspension. these guys are lucky, because it would have been a year. these four games don't mean too much. >> you were at the game yesterday. we heard some of the stuff from some of those players this afternoon. what was some of the general reaction from teammates? >> lorenzo was one of the most eloquent. he has been through a lot. some of the craziness last year. they were very supporti

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mike shanahan's team with no playoff hopes. things did start well. first drive. second and goal.out t 23 carries. 100 yard. back to back 100-yard games for the rookie. fourth quarter. jets down 16-13. mark sanchez find wide open santonio holmes. 30-yard touchdown. ensuing redskins possession. grossman. sacked. rex fumbles. calvin pace recovers. grossman 19 of 46. with a qb rating of 47.5. not good. the jets cash in. direct snap to burst through for a 9-yard touchdown. green with 3 tds. jets win 34-19. redskins drop to 4-8. it is frustrating. you come out in the second half. we had three series of three and up in offense. had a chance to get the momentum of the game we didn't. come back with a pretty good play. sluggo called. got the touchdown. but we are in the football game. disappointed with the way we finished. couldn't get much going on offense. you know hard to didn't football game. when you finish like we did. >> redskins gave up 21 fourth quarter points. dan goes one-on-one with head coach mike shanahan. hear from the players in the locker room report. tim tebow comes up c

mike shanahan expected to hear something in the next 24 hours.most revealing answer he gave despite the fact the first 18 questions of his press conference today concerned that one very topic. tight end fred davis is having a career year and yesterday he led the team with six catches for 99 yards. this year he has 59 catches for 796 yards. that totals second most for a redskins tight end. unfortunately he will not have a chance to break that record. tackle trent williams is becoming the anchor of the redskins offensive line. today mike shanahan said williams played his best game of the season yesterday against the jets. williams and davis' fates could be known very soon and here are the teammates' reactions on their imminent suspensions. >> i wouldn't call it anger, but it's just disappointing because everybody is aware of the rules and how the nfl carries the drug policy and, you know, more than just yourself is at stake if you happen to get caught, especially those two guys that are -- play intricate roles on the success of whether we win or lo

mike shanahan needs a win to match lastier's 6-10 record.e has never finished with less than six wins in 18 years as a head coach. any momentum from the upset of the giants two weeks ago was taken away by saturday as loss to the vikings. shanahan was asked if turning around the skins has taken longer than he thought it would. >> oh, yeah. a lot longer than i first anticipated. we had less depth than i thought and we were a little bit older in a few different positions and i thought we might keep those players a little bit longer than we did. that is not a negative. you just got to evaluate your squad on a day to day basis, year to year basis and put the best feeding tube team together. i think that's what we're doing. -- and put the best football team together and i think that's what we're doing. >>> time to get ready now for the rose bowl parade. float preparations enter full force for next monday's big parade. this year's theme is just imagine. by parade time, the floatdz will be covered in flowers which will take an estimated 1200 people

head coach mike shanahan doesn't know if he'll be back this season. sunday, shanahan faces long time friend bill bilacheck. >> him as a coach, are the gold standard in the nfl right now? >> i would say so. they have been that way for as many games as they have won and how they handle themselves with the victories and everybody shooting for the super bowls. he's had a bunch of them as an assistant and head coach. he's a heck of a football coach. >> it seems to the average fan like rob and aaron hernandez have come out of nowhere. were you surprised how dominant they have been this season? >> yeah, they are very talented. when you use a top draft pick, you hope you get productive players and they have been. hernandez is like a wide receiver/tight end. obviously, a big guy. he handles himself well. you get a guy like brady who knows where to go with the football. top five every year. >> all right. kick offset for 1:00. thursday night football, benefit roethlisberger hosting the browns. pittsburgh leads. big ben rolls out. can't find anyone open. he gets s

mike shanahan says it is the of the year. so bad, in fact, he is still apologizing. >> i apologize to our fans. try to gettinue to these things right. strive for next year. have one game left in the season. >> the redskins play philadelphia on sunday. he had a couple of passes dropped. 283 yards. great job, incredible performance. the baltimore ravens play at cincinnati on sunday. it will be the first time that kansas city has banned in the playoffs for a while. -- has been in the playoffs for a while. i cannot remember that. unbelievable. >> a huge game. fans are not going to be there. we expect arrange a star? >> we may see more than an inch pipeline the system moves on out fear. temperatures will be in the 40's. eve and newyear's year's day. ♪ [ man ] we've been in the business over the course of four centuries. [ woman ] it was a family business back then, and it still feels like a family business now. the only people who knew about us were those in new england, that moment that we got our first web order... ♪ ...we could

mike shanahan was asked about it. >> those are things that i talk about with our football team and if make too many of those mistakes, then eventually you are not with us. >> reporter: guys this is one question for the both of you now. a lot of questionable calls. but do they have a case in that? london fletcher had a terrible call. he hit tom brady in the shoulder. didn't him hit him anywhere near his head. santana, bribe will talk about that. -- brian will talk about that. deangelo, i don't know really what his problem was. his bigger problem was failing to tackle yesterday. >> they made bad calls on both sides of the football. both teams could complain. but they lost. >> you are absolutely right about that. guys, time to grade the game. or grade the shame as i like to say. dave, give me your offensive grade from yesterday. >> they really were pretty solid, especially running the ball. scored a lot of points. b. >> roy helu, got to like what he did. b, mitch? could. >> a b, roy had a good game and also the passing game too. >> new england has a great offense. tom brady is maybe the

mike shanahan shows what or who he's focusing on. plus, the lockout is over. season is >>> finally, it's about time we got nba and at least some of us are hoping nick young is in the lineup. >> you were arguing on the break of who you like more. you have a couple favorites. it's a condensed preseason. if you blinked you probably missed nba training camps. they had one week to get ready for the preseason. a young wizards team will take on philadelphia 76ers. led's head down where trevor price has more on the preseason opener. >> reporter: finally, time to get back to basketball. the wizards are finally back in the verizon center taking on the 76ers in the first of two preseason games. trust me, the players know how pornlt these games are. >> it's about us. flip brought it to us in training camp. we want to see the team work. really, we want to get better. you know, anytime it's a preseason game, you want to put effort out there. it's good to be playing basketball. >> i want to see the carryover, how much game slippage we have. what we have learned. sometimes gu

mike shanahan sounds like he's committed to finding a quarterback in the draft. he's put himself through the workout. he watches video every day for 30 minutes. sometimes the first thing in the morning, it's what he's done. he's evaluated at least 15 or about 15 quarterbacks so far this season. look for their chance to make a move there. shanahan and the redskins playing their final game against the eagles on sunday. here is dan hellie with the coach. >> i know it's difficult with the way the season has gone thus far. if you had to pick out a positive or one area you have been most pleased with, what would it be? >> i have been pleased with a lot of areas. we made improvements on defense. the front eight is always the hardest to do when you come on to a new football team. we made strides in that area. i thought the last six games we were able to reestablish the running game. we missed it for four or five games. six or seven starters. you know, we went from 55 yards a game to 130 yards a game. it's a big difference. we average the first four games in the season. r

how mike shanahan plans to use his ground game to ground the new york jets. plus, a redskins division rival caught sleeping in s >>> didn't i hear rex ryan or members of the jets or media talking a whole bunch of smack earlier in the year about this super bowl team they got up in new york? >> you're exactly right. >> i thought i remembered that. >> they talk a lot of smack. well, they're 6-5. they still have a chance. >> nothing else needs to be said. >> well, it's rex ryan. >> but 6-5 doesn't get you -- >> no, they have a lot of work to do, as do the redskins. the redskins, unfortunately, will not have safety laron landry on sunday. he's out because of a groin injury. he'll not play against the jets. landry will miss his second game in the next three weeks. meanwhile, rex grossman remains optimistic about playoffs. he said, we have a three, four, five percent chance of going on a run. so you're telling me there's a chance. it starts this week against a stingy jets defense. >> this team is doing a great jock against the run. when you get a guy like helu, who'

. >>> mike shanahan it is known as a running back genius, but the redskins' running game is ranked 23rd in the league. there is no definitive starter for the future. speaking of the future, shanahan is locked in to a five-year, 33 million of the contract. if washington loses on sunday, his record will be worse than jim zorn's benchmark. shanahan had this to say. >> there is no doubt in my mind. hopefully, there is no doubt in his mind. that would be the guy to ask. i said, dan if you don't plan on the coaching here five years and doing it the right way, you are hiring the wrong guy. >>> tony romo hit the practice field today with his hand still heavily damaged. he says he will be ready to go for what is essentially a playoff game with the giants this sunday. and tom brady had x-rays on his left shoulder this week. he was limited in practice today but should be ready to go sunday. >>> if your local college hoops fan, chances are your but are not a fan -- you are not a fan of kansas. tonight, kan. steamrolled over howard. -- kansas steamrolled over howard. the respectable seven points, si

>> i think what they are doing is following mike shanahan. he's trying to send a message to his team t people who are going to play next year, the guys he wants to bring in, we are not going to give up. we have a few games off. misery loves company. as long as i'm not going to the playoffs, you are not going, either. >> what's interesting is when you look at how this started. rex grossman, guaranteed two turnovers. two out of the first three drives. will montgomery said he came back smiling. >> the first one because hey, y'all caught a flea-flicker, i didn't. hey, you are setting the tone. this is what it's going to be. we are going to try everything we can. then you throw touchdowns and fourth downs. he played well after he settled down. >> it helps the offense when the giants get the ball gift wrapped and they can do nothing with it. >> what happens is if rex throws the interception defense has to drop it, come out there. if they get a stop, it's a win. all it is is a punt. >> you mentioned some of the big third down and fourth down convers

. >> mike shanahan will help us. the redskins-giants game. there is an nba game tonight in the fund both. britt is standing by live >>> breaking news in the barefoot bandit case. the sentence has just been handed down in washington state, sentenced to seven years in prison. he pled guilty to a two-year crime spree across nine states and three countries. he was often bear but when he would break into homes. authorities caught him last year after he crashed a stolen airplane in the bahamas. >>> a new study suggests an hpv test may be the best way for women to detect precancerous cells. regular tests were more able to detect abnormal growth. the support medical and vice that both tests should be given to women aged 30 and over to detect cervical cancer. >>> mitt romney picks up a key endorsement this morning, south carolina gov. haley. haley says mitt romney knows how the government works. newt gingrich's it down there right now. in a poll conducted by the associated press syndicate majority of americans do not think president obama and deserves

hear what coach mike shanahan has to say coming up later in sports. >>> good morning. time now is 5:11 on your tuesday morning. it is mild if you're stepping out the door. wet, some areas of light rain as we speak. grab the umbrella as you're heading out the door. here is a look at your quick day cast. temperatures warm up into the low to mid-60s. already up in the upper 50s. more unsettled weather coming this way. it is 57 degrees with light rain. here is your look at your traffic with monika. good morning. >> good morning, anny and good morning, everybody. on the northbound side and southbound side of route 3, expect all lanes to be blocked. it is closed between route 450 and route 50. southbound go ahead and use 424. on route 50, no access to route 3 this morning. i'll keep you posted on this situation cobbling up at 5:20. >>> the wilson building is decked out for the holidays. >> mayor vincent gray was on hand for a holiday tree lighting ceremony sunday. the tree is locationed in the grand foyer of the main d.c. government building located at 13th and pennsylvania

that was according to mike shanahan. the nfl released the following statement. fred davis and trent williams of the washington redskins have been suspended without pay for the team's next four games for violating the policy and program for substance abuse. their suspensions begin immediately. they will be eligible to return to the redskins active roster on monday, january 2, following the team's january 1 game against the philadelphia eagles. of course, they don't have to worry about the pesky playoffs. the season will be over and they will be done. we knew this was coming. what people are upset about, the reports are that they each failed three drug tests. >> recreational drug tests. >> the drug that everyone is saying it is is marijuana. so we'll see. and coming up later, we will tell you who has to replace these two players, because they are two key players. >> is this going to impact their future with the team? >> fred davis is a free agent and that's the million dollar question, literally, million dollar question. he was having a great year. possibly a prob

mike shanahan hoping to put an end to a four-game home losing streak. redskins second possession near their own end zone, trouble. rex grossman by andre carter, remember him? the patriots were covered for a touchdown and the patriots jumped out to a 14-3 lead. first play of the 2nd quarter now 14-10, roy helu gives to brandon banks. brandon banks is the quarterback to santana moss, 49 yards for the touchdown, moss with a fedex flop, their version of the lambeau leap. redskins have their first lead of the game 17-14. 4th quarter redskins trail. rex grossman 3rd and goal connects with david anderson 5 yards for the score, rex with 20052 yards touching and two touchdowns. -- 252 yards touching and two touchdowns. tom bread elusive finding wes welker, 24 -- brady elusive finding wes welker, 24 yards for the touchdown. final 2nd, redskins facing 3rd and goal from the 9, grossman to santana moss and he can't hold onto it and it's picked off. redskins fall to the patriots 34-27 and new england gets its first ever win in d.c. mike shanahan and the quarterback o

. >> it's also a let's not have mike shanahan have his worst season as an nfl head coach. thieves gone 5-11. so if the redskins lose -- he's never gone 5-11. so if the redskins lose, it will be the worst season as a head coach for him in 8 teens years. this season has been a dis-- in 18 years. this season has been a disappointment, but ryan kerrigan has 10 1/2 sacks, four forced fumbles and that pick six and how about the duo of rookie running backs, roy helu set the stage for take running back season next year and i am finding a silver lining in a 5- 10 season, but it hasn't been easy on the players, a league that only sees wins and losses. >> i'm just thoroughly disappointed in the way things went. we started high and had our low throughout the season. right now i'm kind of down, but we're going to get this last game out of the way and start trying to review. >> another year kind of down the drain, so they say, but i mean it's definitely frustrating. a lot of those games felt like we were in and we were close enough to actually win and it's tough. it's tough to see the d

up next in sports redskins' coach mike shanahan gets ready for the final game of the season. hopefully it's not his final game as coach. >> no, supposed to have five years. >>> right now another check on the question of the morning -- >> and when you "like" us on facebook, you get first crack at the question. if you're an insomniac, you'll get it. barbara says -- so it's a close call. >> i got engaged in december. >> you did? that was february. >> keep the guesses coming, we'll reveal the answer at 6:48. >>> and welcome back. it's 6:22. partly cloudy skies across the region this morning and some pretty cool temperatures, down inside the 30s in the beltway and some 20s to the north and west. definitely see some sneak, a mix of sun and clouds for the afternoon and for the afternoon. the day planner will take us into the mid-range 50s by later on this afternoon with mostly cloudy skies by later on tonight. now dave owens has a look at sports. >>> well, good morning everybody, just doesn't have the usual sizzle that we're accustomed to. the redskins and philly finale means nothin

mike shanahan says landry is getting better. landry missed last week's game against the jets.izards are holding their first training camp practice at the verizon center. washington looking to retool with a ewingful looking roster. one question mark nick young remains unsigned. the team is scoring last year at 17 points a pop. he is a restricted free agent, which means another team could make him an offer. the wizards could match it. several reports say the bulls and the hornets are saint patrick's day. there was a trade that was supposed to send new orleans's chris paul to the lakers, that was nixed by the commissioner. several small market owners thought the trade negatively impacted competitive balance. as of now the trade is still on hold. >>> we've got some game of the week special for you coming up tonight. drama, two games of the week. 8000 of you voted and it was so close, we couldn't figure out who won. edison, tc williams, oxen hill. two games, not where just one tonight. >>> excitement all over. >>> let's give you an update before we get out of the show tonight. one

. >> i thought mike shanahan was serious and sobering talking about new england,oss to and there wasdisappointment when he talked about hall. unsportsmanlike. in this one, he refused to get involved in the tackle. let the other rambled down the sidelines. i was disappointed. one of the things usually does is finished. a lot of corners do not like to tackle. he is one of the more physical guys in the league. know he was embarrassed by it, as the football team. got to finish, because that happen. good point. the nba season debuts christmas day. planet exhibition game against in the phone booth. the wizards have added a few nice pieces. giving some debt. i had a long talk with a player tonight, and he is excited to have mason jr. back. another veteran that has been around the league. coming back, i was one of the young guys. i am coming back here. i have learned a lot since i and hopefully i can come here and teach these guys some things. a playoff the last five years, i to keep that up. on-again-off- the again trade is back on. there was a deal to the clippers that fell apart, collapse

mike shanahan has to win 2 of 3 to avoid his worst season ever as a head coach in 18 years as nfl head man he has won 6 a couple times but never won 5. >> all right. >> now you have the news edge back here tonight at 10. 

mike shanahan, rex ryan, who won the super bowl? rex has done a good job over the last 2 1/2 years. jets. >> tie. i think it's a tie. one team that has a will the of expectations and not doing well. another team came in with no expectations. i give the coaches a tie. >> tie on that one. now to our predictions. i'm hoping redskins can get two in a row. jets won one on the road. i'm going redskins 21-14. >> 20-17. it will be close. >> it's going to be redskin st going to win. >> finally i'm not by myself on the redskin choice. dave, brian, thanks

on sunday, the playing field will be somewhat even because the army navy game will be at fedex mike shanahan did say he is concerned. sp speak of army navy, the series has been one sided lately. navy won the last nine meetings, including last year's this year's game being played at fedex game for the first time. they are excited to be playing closer to home. >> i think it's special, you know, i know our guys are excited about it. i know our school is excited about being able to play here in the nation's capital. the game itself has so much significance for so many people. but this great symbolism and irony playing here at the nation's capital. >> the capitals host the maple leafs tonight at verison center. the last time these two faced off it was a forgettable night for washington. toronto blew them out 7-1. it was the caps worst of the season. >> it's always in the back of your mind, but bottom line is, you're going to go out and every game and work your tail off. it's just because you got beat last game and definitely want to rebound a good game. so you know, expect good things. >> boxing

mike shanahan said the vikings backups played a big role in this one. >> i thought the key was, when the question was asked, you know, the running back, peterson goes out, and all of a sudden ponder goes out. and they seem to kind of pick up speed. i think that's what happened. i think webb gave them a little boost. and kind of kept us a little more off-balance than we had been in the first half. really a credit to them. it's not always going to be a 17-14 game. sometimes you've got to win 45, 42. that's going to happen. we vice president been able to do that. >> first series of the second half starting quarterback from minnesota christian ponder and adrian peterson, both go down. and the replacements play even better. we're going to have more on that coming up in sports. aaron? >> all right. dan hellie, thanks. >>> still to come tonight, how the occupy movement has spurred a collecting frenzy here in washington and across the country. >>> plus, he has no tree, no presents, we'll tell you why it's the perfect christmas for one prince george's county man. >>> before santa gets into hi

mike shanahan says he expects to hear official word, derek, from the league in the next 24 hours. >> we will wait for that. thank you dave. big cuts at the postal service that could slow down your mail. the postmaster general wants to shutter almost half of the services big processing centers and that could mean cutting $28,000 and it would also mean virtually all letters that would get there in one day would take two days. >> the overnight service commitment is causing this tremendous amount of excess capacity within our network. that's what we have to deal with. and we have to do everything in order to save this postal service. >> the changes are slated to take effect next march. the postal service as of now on track to lose $14 billion this year as e-mail and electronic bill pay robs it of a lot of what used to be its business. since the thanksgiving holiday, the decorations have been popping up all over the place. in northern virginia tonight, one display is causing serious controversy. it is a story you will only see on 9. >> i'm peggy fox at the loudoun county courthouse where

mike shanahan announced they'll be back at redskins park, able to work out with trainers, but won't do activitys with the team. starting a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. numbers don't always tell everything. in this case it does. the wizards played better last night. they lost but played better. john wall didn't turn it over as much. he's much more aggressive. the team was back to work today; and afterwards sounders the head man said the offense was good at times last night, but he really liked the intangibles. >> there's no question, not even from the first game; but, you know, we've gotten better defensively. a little more aggressive, rotations were better. what i would like to see is the young guys finish it up at the end. a good experience to may against a veteran team. >>> some college hoops. not. have you seen the ranks lately? georgetown is 16 in the country. a big one coming up. memphis in town, rematch they played in maui earlier this season when the hoy i can't say upset them thursday night. stay tuned. >> i don't think there's any lac

mike shanahan talked to the media about his scouting procedures with the college quarterback. he's looked at 10 or 15qbs, spending a half an hour in the morning and watching some tape. in a related story, john beck was passing out cookies in the locker room. >> amazing what the run game is to achieve this season. and the rookie sustained in earning 4 1/2 yards per carry and when he can not go last week, another got it and with some 19 carries and 432 yards. >> and have some extra competition. >> this is a roller coaster and some emotions were up and down. at the same time, i have to come and&workef week and pay it off. >> and that is impressive. >> you can't pass the ball unless you have a good running game and that is working hand- in-hand. >>> last night, the highest scoring regulation bowl game in history, robert griffin the third and baylor facing washington and that alamo bowl, on the way to a 24-yard touchdown and the teammates who stole the show, 200 yards, five touchdowns and baylor defeats washington, 67-56. >>> the capitals are hoping's new year will bring changes. t

mike shanahan showed his appreciation for the skins fans that did show up despite another losing season. >> i would like to start out saying thanks to our fans. any time you get a 5-1 season, a team coming in with two wins, it's not too often you get that type of support. obviously, couldn't make them very happy with the way we played. >> we've got a lot of pride to play for. the way we worked, the players, coaches, and fans, we deserve better. >> definitely sucks. the good teams win at home. that's the only way you can make the playoffs, defending your turf. 7-1 at home is how you make the playoffs. >> rex grossman today, 26 of 31, two touchdowns and a coastally interception. the bright spot today, rookie evan getting the start in place of an injured roy helu. big game for the rookie. but just not enough as the redskins drop their sixth straight at home this seasoning. >>> a special moment during halftime of today's game. richie petitbon became the 45th member of the redskins ring of fame. richie petitbon joins a special group that includes joe gibbs. richie petitbon played his final t

mike shanahan expected performance of his young guys plus the wizards get shooting help with the returnf a familiar face. that coming up next in sports. >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> we hear it all the time in sports, a player goes down with injuries and it's the next best man. the more players we lose, the better the redskins play. royster gets some yardage. these are performances shanahan wasn't expecting. >> very surprised. it says a lot about the guys playing hard and working doing the little things during the week. >> after working the wizards pre-season debacle, it's obvious they need some serious help. young tested the free agent monitors but didn't get the big time offers he had wanted so he returned to washington signing a one year deal today worth 3.7 million. young is coming off a year year with the wizards averaging 17.4 points a game, more than double what he produced the season before. and although this wasn't the outcome he had hoped for, although we would all like the money, he was just ready to play some ball. >> like i said, it playe