i sat down with coach mike shanahan today.mong other things we talked about the rookie quarterback, the future of this team, we talked about seattle's game. and that will all air coming up this sunday. now, about that quarterback of theirs, robert griffin iii, if they don't have plans for the super bowl, he is on his way to the postgame. just astonishing as a rookie to do that. he is quickly becoming one of the faces of not this team, but the league. and he is in burgandy and gold, thanks to the head coach. you gave up three first rounders to get him and that move quickly went from risky to brilliant and at this point may even be a bargain. was there a moment when in your meetings leading up to that draft that you had a chat with him and said this is our guy, i believe he is worth it? >> no matter what the decisions you make, you know, half the people are going to be for, half the people are going to be against. sometimes it's 80/20. but you have to make decisions you feel give you the best chance to win. we really felt that w

last year mike shanahan's staff actually coached morris in the senior bowl. today i asked mike shanahan how much did that play a fact are with him being a redskin? >> if you don't coach in that game, is he on your team? >> yeah. he is definitely on our team. we really didn't get anything from the senior bowl. we knew he was a nice kid. he came in midweek because whoa lost a fullback. he practiced as a fullback. we looked at his college film and they were a 1-11 football team. they weren't very good. you could see, man, this guy has some running skills because they weren't as talented as the other team yet you would see a four and five yard run and it would stand out. so you break down the film our coaches studied and we thought he would be a guy who could compete for a job. obviously, we were wrong. we didn't know he was going to be -- could be one of the best players in the national football league. >> the seahawks answer to morris is marshawn lynch. he has been given the nickname beastmode. the five foot5'11" 220-pound running back was acquired in december.

a proud moment for the redskins nation as well as the coach, mike shanahan who always believed it wasarding to come in and try to put something together and seeing the guys so excited, the coaching staff so excited. it is what you work for. and to see guys working for the last three years 18 hours a day in the draft room looking at pro players, evaluating these guys, signing these guys and seeing alet of guys making different steps, learning the offense, defense and actually stepping up and accomplishing something, you feel very good about it. >>> redskins are on fox this sunday. a special pregame show is at 3:30. the fox pregame is at 4:00. the game kicks off at 4:30. >>> sorry ladies, alexander ovechkin is off the market. he is engaged to the russian tennis player maria kirolenko. he made the announcement on twitter yesterday. the two have been together for a year now and thanks to the nhl lockout, they have spent more time together lately because ovi has been laying on the ice over there. >> he has been really busy. >> keeping the love life going. >>> time to get the new year appea

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you got me good. >> mike shanahan had no idea how to react. the redskins know huh to react in preparing for the seahawks. more on the big game coming up in sports in a few minutes. >> thank you, dan. coming up next on news 4 at 11:00 clock. survivors of the sandy hook school massacre head back to class for the first time since last month's shooting. >> the plan to get rid of vultures, causing >>> police are trying to find who it was that left a grenade outside a tire store in vienna, virginia. employees of merchant tire on maple avenue found a hand grenade this morning. it was a lot of traffic problems there when they shut it down for a while. the robot picked up the grenade carried it to a safe low kagcat. internal components were already removed. there was no danger. >> tough day tomorrow, students from sandy hook elementary school will return to class since the deady shootings. going to an empty school seven miles away. sandy hook where 20 children and six educators were killed is a crime scene. classrooms in the new school are set up to lo

when did the doctor say anything, if anything to mike shanahan, and what kind of information did mike have to make his judgment? we don't know that. i'm not sure we'll ever know that except if it comes out in drips and drabs through the media. >> the comparison keeping being made between mark strasburg and rg3. two young guys with a lot of potential and these injuries that sidelined strasburg for a season at a critical time and rg3 who was pushed or pushed himself. i mean does d.c. just want it both ways? they want their stars protected but they also want them on the field? i mean are they truly, truly a parallel comparison here? >> i don't think so. i think it's a complete apples-and-oranges situation. the nationals got medical advice that said you need to stop them after a certain number of innings. that was the excise that's been the protocol with tommy john surgery in the past and they shut him down appropriately so. in rg3's case the doctors cleared him to play. they said he can play his injury is not a long-term risk injury if you play him, and the redskins followed the same sor

mike shanahan would have never put him out there at risk just to win a game. rlier in the week, andrews contradicted shanahan saying he had been examined. more from the nfl, rex ryan's twin brother, rob ryan, he's been fired as defensive coordinator of the cowboys. in keeping with the family tradition, he did not go quiet i will telling espndallas.com "i'll be out of work for five minutes. i enjoyed my time here, it's no hard feelings it doesn't matter if i coach here or not. i will find another spot, i'm too damn good." the jets have a vacancy at defensive coordinator setting up a beautiful opportunity to have both giant twins roaming the sideline next season. >> oh, no. i wonder if he'll cut the hair and shave the beard to look more like his bro. >>> alabama head coach nick saban spent yesterday's post national championship news conference trying to convince reporters that he's not leaving tuscaloosa for the nfl. >> how many times you think i've been asked this question? how many times do you think i've been asked to put it to rest? and i put it to rest. this

but some still feel mike shanahan is at fault.l hear from a hall >>> and now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> by now we've all herd the good news robert griffin's knee surgery was a success. he's expected back within 6-8 months. sooner than thought. but now moving forward, things will change. hopefully. they have to change with if the skins -- change if the skins plan to keep their quarterback. and whether you decide to keep him in the game, one thing is for sure. a mistake was made on sunday. earlier today i talked with kristine brennan and darrell green. they both agree someone needs to own up to the mistake. >> rgiii is a young man who we care very much about. he's also the franchise. and you cannot make that kind of mistake. >> i agree with that. in retrospect, he blew it. and i would wish he would say i blew it. i would love that. >> i made a mistake. >> but with what he did, i agree with i just like the retrospect out of it. >> they're talking about mike shanahan there. now, as griffin starts his recovery, another dc star re

mike shanahan has been an nfl head coach for two decades. he has playoffs, super bowls to his resume but he's never led a 3-6 team to seven straight wins to capture a division title, then again no coach in the current postseason format has. the skins stand alone and they will stay standing at least one more week, plenty of big performances to get them to this point. perhaps none big are than alfred morris last night -- bigger than alfred morris last night 2 , hundred yards on 33 carries, three touchdowns, breaking clinton portiss rushing record by nearly 100 yards. it's the skins first division crown since 1999, a proud moment for redskins nation as well as the head coach who always believed it was possible. >> it's so rewarding to come in and trying to put something together and seeing the guys so excited, the coaching staff so excited. it's what you work for and to see guys working for the last three years 18 hours a day in the draft room looking at pro players, eye vaulting these guys, signing these pay -- evaluating these guys, signing t

a celebrated college coach when books today.rd mike shanahan is gearing up for the redskins game. >>nd now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. cords were sort after the redskins' win. the entire city came alive knowing there is playoff the first time in five years. years since the redskins were the division crown. bere is still more work to done. a bigger test lies ahead on sunday against the seattle seahawks. business will go on as usual. >> nothing really changes. you get ready like you do every week. on your football team understands what your first goal is. a home fieldve game. we have been able to accomplish that. tot is the mindset to begin talk about it. now you take it one of the time. >> i am sure everybody wants to that dallas loss. the seahawks are led by another of the year candidate. it is the first season in nfl rookie that three in thebacks are playoffs. the redskins lost to seattle in last in 2005 and 2007. prudential be on their minds come sunday. -- revenge will be on their minds come sunday. this is jordan rogers, look at the catch.

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mike shanahan says no. kyle says he would like to. >> yeah, definitely.ry coach in the nfl, i think that is all of our goals. everybody wants a opportunity to be a head coach. i hope some day i get that opportunity and it is very flattering to be mentioned for it right now. but i did read that i wasn't allowed to or whatever you guys read and stuff. i didn't know that until i read it. it is not something i'm asking about or hearing about. i know we try to say but it is hard to understand how focused in and in a small word we are at coachs. >> i love the fact that he didn't pull any punches. he has to get the approval from his dad. >> dad already said no. he said you cannot. son, go to your room. you will not be speaking to anybody else. >> and the interesting part is he didn't tell him etch said it at a press conference, he found out another way. >> not like they had the conversation. he had to find out through us. >> when he they won on sand beat the cowboys, you would think because it's rookie team, a lot of rookies leading the way, they would be euphor

mike shanahan didn't know how to react. rg3 having some fun. you wouldn't see that from his rookie backfield mate morris, 33 carries for 200 yards for three touchdowns. morris named the nfc offensive player of the week. morris and rg3 the first rookie teammates to ever win the award in the same season. >> it's an honor, you know, with so many great backs. great players period in the nfc, it's an honor to be named. i'm thankful i can go out there and do my part. like i said, you come in as a rookie, to accomplish some of the things i accomplished, it's an honorened a i don't take it for granted. there's so much more work to be done. >> i thought teams started keying on alfred a lot more. that's when i said he was getting the tough yards, running 22 times for 90 yards, not getting any big runs, but he stayed with that. and then the past couple games, if they came away, you know, they switched it up a bunch, basically every other series. and, he's just done a great job with the runs. >> is alfred morris' celebration just clean? it's perfect. you r

robert griffin will be wearing his brace this sunday, according to mike shanahan. and lichtensteiger did not practice today dueling to his sank the sprain. he will be a gametime decision. a rookie is really to step in for him. >> i don't think it's a negative. i think the way we're approaching this game is the same way we approached the last seven. it is a playoff game. so we'll be ready. i think all the guys in the locker room know what's at stake. you have to play like you have nothing to lose. >> the cowboys game, the cleveland gales, the rachs game, giants game, cowboys again, we don't have a choice. if we lost we're not in it. >> when you get to the atmosphere when you're in the stands that you can't lose, you understand you have to december you have to play at not lose, same thing. >> hoping the same thing will lead to the eighth straight "w" a cool stat that may impress your skins, the last time a rookie quarterback started for the skins 1987. >> that's a cool stat. thank you, carol. >>> some fans will do almost anything to get at this time to this playoff g

it starts sunday for the redskins and we have news about mike shanahan's contract.we will recap it all >> new at 6:00 we're taking a brief look back at the year that was in 2012. >> earlier at 5:00 we shared with you on our list 10 through six. >> now we finish our list taking us from number five to number one. >> number five, shutting the shuttle. thousands stopped what they were doing as to watch as the space shuttle "discovery" was flown around dulles and is now on display. number four, maryland voters approved controversial referendums on the dream act, same-sex marriage, and casinos. number three d.c. council corruption. harry thomas resigned admitting to embezzling $350,000. he is in prison. in june, brown resigned and plead guilty to bank fraud charges. two staff members pled guilty to charges but gray himself ended the year under investigation but not charged. number two, d.c. sports. for once d.c. had a good sports year after being drafted in april, rg3 has worked wonders as both the skins and nats shattered expectations and the nats made the playoffs too.

so if we get to the beginning of 2013 due think mike shanahan and rgiii have learned?>> absolutely. >> you hope they do. >> i believe they've learned but i still would have to say in that the course of that game children, watched on television, i think that -- and you can look at his play calls. if he thought the kid was messed up, he would have ran the ball. the kid didn't have but 16 carries. he had 33 against the cowboys. so i have to say that shanahan played what he thought, and the kid played what he thought. it's all different in retrospect when you're watching it on tv. >> we were thinking, you know, screaming, wondering why people in the studio -- >> we were watching on tv. >> exactly. but i have to say, if everyone watching knew what was going on, how would it be possible that the coach, who was right there, didn't know what was going on? >> because of that play, he fell back, shanahan didn't see that. >> maybe he needs to come and join us at channel 9, because we sure sought. >> maybe he should watch the game from here. >> seriously, i love you. i listen to w

and redskins coach mike shanahan was interrupted during a news conference by quarterback robert griffin iii who asked his coach a question. >> what did you do for new year's? >> tried to put a good game plan together. i wasn't sure how healthy you were. so it was hard without you calling me. you got me good. >> and by the way, the redskins won. they moved on to the playoffsle. the cowboys go home. >>> just ahead "hunger games" actress lawrence the truths about acting. >>> and millions of views, we'll explain why next on this thursday morning on "early today." >>> we are looking at winter weather conditions developing in all areas of west texas over the next 24 to 36 hours. winter storm warnings for el paso here, down along the river. also midland and san angelo have winter weather advisories. that's more for later today into tonight. edge where else, though, we're looking at pretty decent weather. clouds and showers continue along the gulf coast from mobile to pensacola. and chilly air through the great lakes. one of the coldest mornings we've seen in a long time from boston to new engl

jim harbaugh expects a head coach mike shanahan kept griffin in after scoring to early touchdowns these ws ineffective and griffin went down again as his knee buckled late in the game and he had to leave for good an mri was inconclusive but shanahan is being questioned for leaving his star in and risking serious injury after a report that kobe ♪ [ female announcer ] no more paper coupons. no more paper lists. [ dog barking ] ♪ no more paper anything. safeway presents just for u. ♪ save more. save easier. saving more, starts now. just for u on the safeway app.

. >> tonight we're going one on one with head coach mike shanahan as the skins prepare for the battles a call for action after more than 100 firefighters called out sick on new year's eve. >>> but we begin tonight with judgment day for a former fbi agent convicted of hitting and killing a teenager in a drunk driving crash. thanks for staying up with us. i'm shawn yancy. >> i'm brian bolter. >> 18 months is how long the offender will stay in prison. >> adrian johnson was convicted by a jury of that deadly crash a few months ago. the parents thought he'd be going to jail for a long time. turns out johnson got one month for every year lawrence garner jr. was alive. j.r. garner was killed in february of 2011 in a car crash. it happened in brandywine. it took only two hours for a jury to find adrian johnson guilty of homicide by a motor vehicle while intoxicated. the former fbi agent who once protected the attorney general faced up to 10 years in prison, but received much less than that as jr's family watched in court friday. >> it wasn't fair. 18 months, that's crazy. >> being a law enfor

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not, washington redskins saw robert griffin iii go down with a knee injury, some now are blaming mike shanahanlet's get to news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> today president obama expected to nominate former nebraska senator chuck hagel, a republican, as his next pentagon topper. he would be the first enlisted soldier to hold that cabinet post. he's got the support of national security figures, but his senate confirmation is now shaping up to be a testy battle. republican senators suggested they'll challenge their former colleague on his tough record. he has opposed sanctions against iraq. >>> on the sunday morning hagel's critics, including li lindsey graham will louder than his backers. >> i expect that the president to nominate people different than i would think, i'm going to vote for senator kerry, i think he's very much in the main stream of thought. chuck hagel if confirmed to be secretary of defense would be the most antagonist secretary of defense. he has long severed ties with his party. this is an in your face nomination by the president. >> senator hagel h

. >> the criticism is reaching a crescendo against mike shanahan and the washington redskins. it was the worst case scenario for the washington redskins. it lasted 5.5 hours. they repaired the lateral ligament and the aclu. -- acl. this is the second time rgiii's knee has been reconstructed. the integrity had been compromised in the longevity somewhat diminished. when can you expect him back? that also is controversial. the first six-eight weeks of recovery are critical. the redskins says he could be back in the six-eight months. that is very optimistic after a full reconstruction of the need. it is a redo, the second time he has had the knee reconstructed. that is the optimistic probability. the rehab it now begins. he is fit and extremely motivated. >> we definitely know that much. the reconstruction of two ligaments including the acl is a long the process for a professional athlete, let alone for anybody at home. tom roussey with the struggle people face with a knee surgery. >> folks we talked to in the medical community, and somebody who has been to the surgery they say th

according to a report, mike shanahan reviewed the game tape and believes the injury took place on this play in the fourth quarter and that is the play before on that snap. dr. ben schaeffer lends his insight to the recovery times. >> and the significant injury when you have to revise an acl and it's probably longer than a primary one and you add to that and that is adding further to it and my prediction, this is a 9-month recovery time table. having said, that that is clear in the nfl that athletes, and it's true in other leagues, get better and better as they accumulate more experience on the field and he's going to be best in the second season after returning and i would expect him to return based on what i have heard from next season. >> and he's not alone. dr. and ruse, the redskins and griffin himself have released statements saying they believe he will be back on the field in time and griffin is staying in florida for a while to be monitored and begin rehabilitation. brian? >> and thanks. >> reporter: we're hearing from the national cathedral. the church will now begin performing

mike shanahan weighs in ahead in the sports edge. >> you have a story idea, there's the number and e-mail address. we'll be back.  >>> smoother ride at the gas station in the new year. the national average for a gallon of regular $3.60 in 2012. up 9 cents from 2011. hurricanes, refinery outages and tensions in the middle east. the president's inauguration a few weeks away and still a lot to get done. the military heavily involved in this time around. officials have constructed a giant map. thousands from all military branches will take part from security and ushers and even marching in the parade. many tourists so excited. >> it's not everyday you get to watch history happen. and that's one of the things folks here will be able to see. >> there will be two swearing in ceremonies this year. a private one sunday and public one monday january 20th. since the constitution calls for the president to be sworn in that day. coming up, how affordable a new home can be in 2013 and newest holiday shopping craze gift card weekend. how retailers are trying to l back int

sunday, the decision making process about rgiii continuing to play did not work, and that is on mike shanahan that's why he is paid 7 million. to be smart, not stupid. but sadie is looking to the future. rgiii, please take the time to full recover. this is contributing to your few. protect it. playing football is not for life so take care of you. very nice thoughts, but seems to me football by its very nature and culture is not a sport than courages taking care of you. in fact, we saw that all too clearly on sunday. but i would also like to see more of your e-mails, the address mailbag@wusa9.com, or just reach out to me on twitter any time at mcginty man. one last check of that weather forecast, top. >> when the game was over, the friends i was watching with we just didn't talk. it was just kind of weird. >> kind of numb. >> kind of numb, yeah. here's the three-day. cooler tomorrow, 49, but still above average. look at saturday. a spring-like 64. >> topper and i and anita will be back later so see you then. >>> i'm nancy o'dell. >> and i'm rob marciano. we've got beyonce's revealing "gq" cove

according to a report mike shanahan reviewed the game tape and believes it took place on the play rightefore the low snap that took griffin to the ground. he rolls out and gets checked by bruce urban. the focus is on rg iiiest rehab which started today. a statest from dr. andrews. he had successful knee surgery a direct repair to his lcl and redo of his previous acl reconstruction. we expect a full recovery and it is everyone's believe he will be ready for the 2013 season. tim high tower who tore his acl, october 2011 has this advice for griffin. >> one thing important for him is not putting a timeline on it, let his body dictate that and going out there, and just a, finding a group of people he trusts and who know what they are doing, who are going to make sure that he has the things in front of him he needs. he is a hard worker. you can't argue that. he is passionate he will push him he has to do the things he has to do to be ready when he is supposed to be ready. >>> coming up, turns against florida state ate  >>> it has been two months since maryland lost, fourth longe

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several reacted netigavely when mike shanahan drafted away three first round draft picks for robert griffin, iii, but rg3 and the redskins have quieted the critics. at the bye week the rookie basically said i don't want to lose anymore and since then the skins have been on a mission, a successful one that's landed them their first home playoff game since '99. rg3 has broken numerous records along the way but says it wouldn't be possible without everyone in the organization. >> it comes down to the guys around you and the coaches and the one thing our coaches did was they didn't baby me. they weren't going to make it baby steps. they threw everything at me and made me learn on-the-fly. they were really hard on me in otas and training camp and it's paid off. >> you can tune in after sunday's game for a complete wrapup of the redskins/seahawks game. we'll have postgame reaction live from fedex field plus highlights and expert analysis at 8:00 sunday right here on wusa9. >>> i covered the baltimore ravens before coming here to d.c. linebacker ray lewis was my first ever interview there. the one

many pointed have mike shanahan's concession or nonconcession of the season after that carolina debacle but we're finding out now it had a lot to do with 1 rookie's ability to step -- one rookie's ability to step up. who else but rg3 who decided all this stuff i'm doing on the field, that's not enough. let me take on more responsibility. he became more of a leader, got elected captain and began preaching the word to those teammates who might have been nonbelievers. i guess it worked. >> robert came in and he texted everybody, let everybody know we can turn the season around and we did. >> in my opinion to be a rookie quarterback coming in and leading your team and your team votes you captain halfway through the season, so i don't know if me being a captain changed the season by any means, but i just think everyone else bought into me as their leader. >> tell you who else was buying in, the kicker. who says kickers don't mix it up? you remember this tackle on dallas' duane harris sunday, right? illegal because he almost decapitated the guy. he was fined 7,800 bucks today by the league. >

as peat carroll and mike shanahan look ahead some of their colleagues weren't so lucky today.lack monday around the nfl. they call it that because usually today head coaches loss their jobs. after five nfc championship appearances andy reid has been let go by the philadelphia eagles. san diego has fired former redskins head coach foreinorthe turner. lovie smith is out in chicago. chan gailey was canned up in buffalo axed after three seasons. not a good day. >> no. >> the guys work 22-hour days. >> you come back from a 3-6 and where we are now no risk of that in washington. >>> an update on the fiscal cliff. vice president joe biden has just left the capitol telling reporters tonight you should never predict how the house is going to vote. be sure to follow for the latest on nbc washington.com and first thing on news 4 today tomorrow morning. well, they are busy in pasadena tonight putting the finishing touches on everything for this year's tournament of roses parade. teams have been hard at work all week long decorating floats with flowers. this one a tribute to those who have

how rg 3 pranked mike shanahan. >> ray lewis says goodbye to the only pro team he has played for. >>t 9 news severe weather alerts on your tablet. hourly and extended forecasts, closings and delays customizable to your child's school. free 9 news tablet app. download it today >>> red skins, have spent their week like any other week. that's good whatever they have been doing the last 7 weeks seems to be working just fine. when they are at practice it is all business. when they are off the field, it is nice to see, they are still able to have some fun. during the day's press conference, rg 3 pulled out a play fake on coach shanahan. >> coach, we just wanted to know, -- [ laughter ] >> you got me by surprise there, who is this guy. >> what did you do for new years? >> tried to put a good game plan together. i wasn't sure how healthy you were so it was hard without you calling me. [ laughter ] >> you got me good. >> good to see a sense of humour there. >> something that didn't come as too big a surprise. albert morris, named player of the week. this marks the first time two rookies from

on the road look at that as mike shanahan will return to his former stomping grounds and face the denver broncos. the coaching carousels will continue today, but the first to land a new home could be andy reed. they said that he could be the next cardinal's head coach by the end of the week. interestingly enough the eagles host the cardinals next season. and that will be one heck of a game and, of course, lots of folks are talking about kyle shanahan. the redskins offensive coordinator being on the short list. no statement from the redskins yet, but that will be my money on him staying here. he's got rg3 in a great offense to work with. >> it's amazing how fast they will go into the world of the nfl. no one would touch kyle shanahan, now he's non- existent. >> of course we saw the ravens yesterday saying that he will be staying with the ravens. so maybe tomorrow when they are back in practice they will get that. >> thank you very much. >>> weather time, thank you so much for watching the cbs evening news is next. and then at 7:00 back with the d.c. area's only local newscast. of course,

and redskins coach mike shanahan was interrupted during a news conference by quarterback robert griffin iii who asked his coach a question. >> what did you do for new years? >> tried to put a good game plan together. i wasn't sure how healthy you were so it was hard without you calling me. you got me good. >> and by the way, the redskins won, they're headed to the playoffs. for another look at the weather, here is bill karins with the weather channel forecast. hello again. >> an attempt at a little press conference humor. an attempt. i told you it was cold, i didn't realize it was this cold. look at the numbers in northern new york. it's the coldest it's been in a long, long time. we're minus 15. that is the temperature as you get in your car this morning in glen falls, new york, saratoga area, burlington, vermont, minus nine. i mean this is really heart of the winter. maybe as cold as you get all winter. boston and hartford in the single digits. we're waiting for the sun to come up. it will feel better in most areas. temperatures will recover into the low 20s. so by winter standards, t

we're talking about mike shanahan designating rg3 as one of the captains. high honor for the rookie. he was all in on number 10. even though he had done a lot, they were looking for him to take on more of a leadership role and it worked. the team has not looked back since. >> he said don't be afraid to speak up because guys look to me not as their leader, but as their captain. even though i am only 22, you know, guys, you can see a look in their eyes and they see how much they are inspired by me. >> and it will be after sunday's game for the complete wrap up games. we'll have post reaction games live. plus, highlight and expert analysis. a special post-game edition that starts on 8:00 sunday right here on wusa. i can't wait. i'll be out at fedex field. >> all right, looking forward to it as well. >> sounds good, dave. >>> tonight a big development in a case that shocked people all across this area. a man caught on camera in d.c. beating and robbing an elderly street vendor, a woman 83 years old known as grandma on the streets. james was convicted of that cr

. >> redskins head coach mike shanahan took a lot of heat in his first two seasons.it is pretty much all four got now. you cannot forget the haynesworth conditioning test, but his message to the players in the by week sparked a turnaround. that seven-game winning streak is so impressive, there are reports of contract extensions for shanahan very soon in the off-season, whenever that starts. he coached three other great quarterbacks and has led some great teams. this year, he will tell you, is very special. >> it is so rewarding to come in and try to put something together seeing the guys excited and the coaching staff so excited. it is great to work for. seeing a lot of guys making different steps in the offense defense stepping up and accomplishing something, we feel very good about it. >> 99th rose bowl in pasadena. the freshmen out of gonzaga 43 yards. hogan shakes off a nasty hit, but he seems ok. next play, stanford gets a 14-0 lead. >> being able to hand the ball to taylor, having a great offensive line and made a great -- made the job easier for me. i cannot s

dad and head coach mike shanahan have made it clear none of his coaches will interview until the seasons over but son kyle says he is more than ready. >> yeah, definitely. i mean every coach in the nfl, thing that is all of our goals. everybody wants an opportunity some day to be a head coach. i hope some day get that opportunity. it is very flattering to be mentions for it right now. but i did read that i wasn't allowed to. i didn't know that until i read it. the not something a

. >>> the redskins appear to be happy with the direction head coach mike shanahan is taking the team. washington post reporting that the 'skins are thinking of negotiating a contract extension with shanahan. he's currently in the third year of a five-year deal. the redskins were 11-21 during his first two years in washington. but he's just led the team to its first division title in 13 years. >>> the redskins will host their first playoff game in more than a decade next sunday. whatever the outcome of that game, prince george's county will likely win pretty big here. the game could bring millions of dollars to the county. it expects to make a half million dollars in amusement and admission's taxes alone. >> tough economic times right now. values have gone down over the years. property taxes gone down. so any time we get an influx of revenue that allows us to provide more services to the county residents. >>> prince george's county expects more than 80,000 people to pack fedex field next sunday for the game. hotels near the stadium already booking up and fans are stocking up on the 'sk

his 200 rushing yard effort against the cowboys the most by any player in the mike shanahan era.e finished second in the nfl in rushing. marshawn lynch rushed for 1,590 yards and 11tds, morris finished with 23 more yards and two more tds. >> that would be an honor. he's a great back. i group watching this guy. i definitely respect his game. he's a hard runner. if should be fun. >> coming -- it should be fun. >> coming up this sunday a special pregame snow at 3:30. at 4 p.m. is the fox -- show at 3:30. at 4 p.m. is the fox pregame show and at 4:30 is the kickoff. >>> coming up county wizards become road warriors? they try to set the pace tonight in indiana, highlights next. [ male announcer ] verizon fios is the fastest internet in america. just ask pc mag. [ man ] "cable can't touch fios upload speeds." "it's hard to imagine anyone ever beating fios." "there's no doubt fios is the fastest in the country." [ male announcer ] after 110,000 speed tests, nothing came close to fios. and fios doesn't cap your internet usage. so switch to fiber-optic fios because according to pc mag...

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i'm not going to second guess mike shanahan.'t you second guess him, andrea? you guys live on the same block? why would you not second guess -- the guy, rg3, your franchise, was beaten up, battered and bruised. my 9-year-old daughter could watch that game and say, he's really hurt. he shouldn't be playing. >> it was terrible to watch. i'm not going to kid you. i'm there and i never heard 90,000 people go silent in that fashion. i've never experienced anything like that. >> so, another battle in washington, over chuck hagel. >> that's fantastic transition. today president obama is expected to nominate former republican senator chuck hagel of nebraska as the next defense secretary. hagel, a decorated vietnam veteran. his confirmation, however, is, can you believe this? shaping up to be a testy battle with the republicans. even though he is a republican. a number of republicans have suggested they will challenge their former colleague with tough questions on his foreign policy record. >> with regard to israel, for example, and iran

some fans believe his injury would not have been as severe if coach mike shanahan had set him out. >> it was painful to watch. i'm not a football coach but it sure seemed like as remarkable a player as he is, he was not in a position to continue playing. >> the doctor expects he will make a full recovery because he is highly motivated. d.c. mayor vincent gray is expected to make good on his bed with seek -- with the seattle mayor. >> a new flag will fly outside the wilson building. there is a bet on sunday's wild card game for the losing city to fly the victors of flag at their city hall for a day. now we get another reminder that the washington redskins lost to the seattle seahawks. 6:07 and 45 degrees and still ahead -- jummy olabanji is out alive desk about a fedex upgrade. >> you've got to see this video >> .org. >> good morning to everyone working hard at the capital area food bank this morning. take a look at this video with your race going on in quebec to free about one dozen killer rose trapped under -- killer whales trapped under this place. boreholes about the size of a pick

we'll hear from rg3 and mike shanahan and we'll have it for you tomorrow evening. >> yes. see quality, the excitement of the playoff -- seattle, the excitement of the playoffs. >>> a little breezy, maybe a quick snow shower. the snowflakes you see on your seven day are not by accumulating snow. just a few flurries out there. temperatures are on the chillier side though. >> all right, thanks for joining us for 9news tonight as we have been telling you. the house of representatives has passed the senate bill to give us a fiscal cliff deal at least for now. avoiding the frustrations for a couple of months. we'll have more on this tomorrow morning. i'm anita brikman. good night. 

. >> redskins head coach mike shanahan does not want any assistance, including his own son and reviewing the head coaching job while the team is in the playoffs. 7 nfl coaches got the boot on monday and kyle shanakhn may be a candidate for one or more of those openings. mike said now is not the time to interview. he says the assistance have jobs they need to do first. >> that's right. it is 5:39. we would love to haer you sing health of the redskins. >> email us a short video and sentd it to gmw@wjla.com. we will play clips through out the week. >> we also invite you to join us for our redskins play a special. tim brant is hosting friday night at 8:00. right here on abc 7. 5:39./ 35 degrees. >> a royaoal s ource tells what the >> join us for ice skating, a great dining and mary meant all winter long. -- and merriment all winter long. >> good morning everyone. i like that. 5:42 is the time. 37 degrees. king of the comfortable conditions temperature wise. quite a bit of cloud cover -- waking up to comfortable conditions temperature wise. quite a bit of cloud cover. 32 in frederick. 28 in h

as for head coach mike shanahan, this is his first playoff berth since 2005. before this, he had only won 11 games in two seasons for the washington redskins. the redskins this year have won 10. there was talk earlier this year of firing the coach and now there is talk of extending his contract. he has two more years and there could be an extension especially of to redskins play big on sunday afternoon. let's get the jinx out of the way. the last time our two local teams played in big games was the orioles and the nationals a couple of months ago. they were both eliminated on the same day. we remember the hard break with the nationals against the cardinals. hopefully, our local teams will do better this weekend. the ravens are playing on sundays so hopefully we can make it two four two. >> it might be helpful if you pick up some old baye chicken wings. >> i had some on sunday and i want so i will do it again. >> 6:47. we want to get you ready for the redskins playoff. we invite you to join tim brant on friday night. he will have the redskins' special at 8:00 f

of the >> he was the coach before mike shanahan.e's a top candidate for the job with ang team.al their head coach and just loved take a job with the chicago bears. he was with the redskins from 2009.o go.as not he has worked for the kansas city chiefs and the baltimore ravens and other coaching positions. zorn. back to you. >> thank you. that will be interesting to see. it turns out nba star lebron james his not so happy about the working on super bowl sunday. >> the miami heat are playing raptors in toronto at 2:00 p.m. the team will miss most, if not all of the super bowl. reason is because there's no satellite tv or wi-fi service. and the players then have a game in miami against the bobcats. i will not feel so bad for lebron james. >> crimea river. $19 million a year. your dvr and watch it later. we cannot all have what we want. we wake up at 2:00 in the morning. >> one person is happy. this is at a recent packers vs rockets' game. moves.sout this >> it's tricky, tricky, tricked e ♪ tricked me \ dmc.at is a song by run >> the pa

it helps to make the playoffs after 11 combined wins many redskins fans wanted mike shanahan gone. fast forward toll now they are in plans to extend hid contract which is a five year deal worth $7 million a year. that should come in the off season. shanahan? focused on seatle. he has coached three of the great quarterbacks not including rg3. he'll tell you everything is a little bit special this year. >> it is so rewarding to come in and, you know, try to put something together and see the guys so excited, the coaching staff so excited. it is what you work for. we're seeing a lot of guys making different steps, learning the offense, defense, and stepping up and accomplishing something. i feel good about it. >> he rang in the new year and the resolution is trying to compete in in the conference excluding duke. first thing is first, this game, right here, 27-23 with the rebound starts the break and charles mitchell will finish the rest of that layup. second half, howard comes up with the steal goes all the way for the easy layup. they win 81-63. south carolina/michigan, fourth quarte