redskins taking 3rd and 8. rex grossman, roy helu leaps a guy and goes 28 yards for his first career touchdown, helu for 100 ate yards, the deficit cut to -- 108 yards. the deficit cut 17-14, hello, helu. six minutes to go. grossman, anthony armstrong, having a disappointing season, but a great catch there, 50- yard touchdown, longest completion for the redskins this season, extra point blocked 20-17. final minute redskins lead by six. tarvaris jackson picked off by d. hall to heist the game. redskins get their first victory in 56 days 23-17. the redskins end a six-game losing streak. grossman threw for a season high 314, the fifth 300-yard passing game of his career. roy helu becomes the first running back to rush for more than 100 yards since october 2nd. jabar gaffney led in catches and receiving yards and perry riley making his career high 14 tackles. the redskins defeated the seahawks 16 times in the postgame season. mike shanahan, what do you have? >> feels pretty good. you put all those hours in and you

the redskins show up. they actually score touchdowns, they still fail, or rather, fall to the cowboys in overtime. fail to, i guess. i'm aaron gilchrist. we'll get to the skins sto s st just a moment. but first, a murder suspect mistakenly released because of clerical order. darcy spencer is live wi the late ossen this. darcy? >> reporter: aaron, i was able to look up this suspect's information through online court documents. it shows right here that this suspect was released on november 10th on a $75,000 bond. then go down here, november 18th, just last friday, a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. an investigation is underway to see how, in fact, this clerical error could have happened. but right now police are focusing on getting him back in custody. prince george's county police are on the hunt for this man, 24-year-old frederick lawrence scott of maryland. he was being held on a first-degree murder charge at the prince george's county detention center in connection with a homicide last march. he

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another miserable performance from the redskins. and tonight, new reports that there could be troubles that could extend off the field. good evening, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. coming off another devastating loss on the field, two redskins could be facing fines for recreational drug use. hakem dermish here with more on this story we're just getting into the newsroom. >> yeah, aaron, this story developing this morning and now picking up some traction that we've been able to speak with the players after the game. according to several reports, fred davis and trent williams are among 11 nfl players facing fines for testing positive for recreational drug use during the lockout. when asked about the report after today's game, davis says he was aware but hasn't heard from the league yet. meanwhile, trent williams said he didn't know anything about the report. and coach mike shanahan declined comment on the situation. we'll continue to stay with this story as we'll continue to follow it in the days ahead. shanahan and the redskins in mi

redskins offense is down right now. >> 49ers. the redskins can't run the ball. >> david, defense. >> 9ers are playing great run. carlos rogers aur own friend has as many pick. >> i go with the defense of the 49ers. when you stop the run like they do. you're going to make the redskins pass the football which is going to say let's get some more. >> and coaching? >> i have been converted by bryan mitchell. i'm going with with jim harbaugh who is coach of the year. >> and i definitely agree with that. they're 6-1. let's get it straight. this is his first year as a coach. i think the 49ers have a much better coaching staff. >> you guys are going with 49ers all the way. prediction time i'm going 49ers 17-10. >> i'm going 24-13. >> i'm going 24-9. >> bryan mitchell, david elston, thanks so much. [ man ] i got this citi thank you card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes, i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ keep on going in this direction. take this bridge over here. the

>> the redskins. >> you mean more than seven, is that what you mean? >> yeah.>> wow. >> jim and doreen want to move on. we can't do it. we keep getting reminders of the bills debacle. the nfl credited the bills with ten sacks instead of nine. it's the most the redskins have ever given up in a game. you have to feel bad. the last chance he had to start in the nfl was with the one win miami dolphins. they lost nearly every bullet in their chamber. five starters are down. it's a team talking playoffs a couple weeks ago. if beck and the redskins don't play better, the sect shot at the starting job won't last longer than the stint did in miami. >> there's definitely things i could have done to help out and could have made a difference. like i said, just avoiding things here and there. the good thing is, i feel like our team is ready to move forward. the last week was one where you have to say, okay, that was gut wrenching. that wasn't us. it's not us. we know that's not us. let's move ahead and put that behind us. >> i think we lost our swagger in offense. we were c

maybe you'll leave a better impression with the redskins. back to you. >> good job. 1:00, redskins. and then it will be a double header, giants at 49ers. joe paterno was not at the helm for penn state for the first time in four decade. the man they call joe pa was fired on wednesday in the wake of a scandal that continues to rock the unfortunate. huddling with alumni and that's a very nice scene right there, thoughts and prayers for the family of the victims. fans still thinking about joe pa who had coached in happy valley since 1959. nebraska wins 17-14. tom bradley was asked to try to put this past week in perspective. >> well, it was unpress tended probably ever in the history of sports what went on here. we are, you know, really -- we brief for the victims. we feel sad for the pham lift children. i think they saw the support of the student body for the victims. >>> maryland playing their first game ever at fed ex field. the road team facing noder dame for the first time in their history. irish came out. irish eyes were certainly smiling. 13 yards for the score kept the terps cou

>> the redskins will be 6-10 at the end of the year. that's all i'm saying.hey are not even going to make it to that mark. >> no, they're going to win three more games. >> that's the only thing i was wrong about. they're going to -- that's the only thing. >> i have a laundry list of things you have been wrong about. >> drop your hating list. they are terrible and their receivers are terrible. not only do they have good looking uniforms but they're going to beat the redskins this week. >> oh, he finally picked. >> the redskins will not win another game this year. >> merry christmas. >> whatever. ver. >>> i cannot wait until wisdom run for public office. i, for one, will vote for him. i'll see you tomorrow. good night, everybody. ody. you ready for your present? yeah. all right, i'll be right back. okay. ♪ [ male announcer ] sometimes the giving can be just as amazing as the gift. what do you think? [ laughs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus dealer for exclusive lease offers on

redskins take a 14-10 lead. the first redskins lead of the season in 329 minutes and 45 seconds, we counted. early fourth quarter, redskins trailing. 7yards for the touchdown. tied at 17. six minutes later, romo spinning, wheeling, finding whiddon. 59yards for the touchdown. his third t.d. pass of the day. cowboys back in front. 3rd and goal, grossman into the end zone. got both feet down. tied. go to overtime. from 52 yards out, plenty of leg, but just missed it wide to the right. second miss of the game, 8th miss of the season. romo finds bryant, who beats hall. more on that later. keeping the drive alive. dan bailey from 39 yards out. he's got enough leg and accuracy. it's good, 27-24 in overtime. redskins have now lost six straight. grossman's third highest total of the season, and 2 t.d. passes. gaffney had team highs in receptions and yard. fletcher led the defense, 16 tackles. gano, 8 misses on the season. shanahan, six straight losses. what do you add? >> i feel good about the guys in that locker room. a

here's a look at your redskins forecast. mild, cowboys versus the redskins.s a look at your seven-day forecast where we're going to see the unsettled weather for monday, tuesday, and wednesday. we'll also be breezy and for thanksgiving, high pressure comes back into the region. dry for turkey day. temperatures cooler. 57 and then for the weekend for some holiday shopping, we're kicking off with lots of sunshine in the 60s. >> all right, get out tomorrow night. >> definitely. >> thanks a lot. an odor was detected during drilling. it's concerning because that odor is coming from an area that is being contaminated with toxins. it's located in area b in frederick, maryland. lindsey mastis has the latest tonight. >> this is area at if the detrix. officials invited us on to the base to show us that the site was safe. it was contaminated with toxins buried here when the biological weapons program was ended in the 1970s. robert says employees noticed the odor last wednesday while they were installing a monitoring well. but that information wasn't released until today

the eagles like the redskins are 3-6. jim harbaugh on the 6- 2 ravens. 4th quarter the ravens are up 22-10. joe flacco heads ed dixon 11 yards for the score. the ravens cut the deficit to 5. 2:15 left. seahawks facing 2nd and 8, marshawn lynch up the middle gets pushed and pulled forward by his lineman 1st half. seahawks run out the clock and the ravens, 22-7. >>> mike shanahan, this could not be good for your health. he already always has a red face and it got a lot redder today on the sidelines. what mike and london fletcher need to do to turn this thing around when we come back. y >>> women welcome back. >> the remainder of the skins schedule isn't so hot if usain or fan of the skins. -- if usain or fan of the skins. dallas -- if you're a skin or fan of the skin. dallas comes to town sunday and the patriots and after that the giants. holy cow, how about a murderers row? london fletch per, how do you keep your -- fletcher, how do you keep your head up and keep it all going? >> the first thing is show up to work eve

the redskins defense is the best. they don't look like they're playing as good as they are because the offense doesn't give them any help. they'll be the best on the field. >> all right. coaching? >> you know, brian convinced me to go with whoever is hot. but one win doesn't qualify as hot. shanahan buy default. >> i go with a tie. i look at tony. i expect it when i see it from him. ever since he put his glasses on at nighttime, i thought he was a little off anyway. but mike shanahan was supposed to come here and make this offense great. his son was supposed to have an innovative offense. they have done nothing. >> i'm going redskins 13-10. i think they're going to pull out a victory on this one. david. >> 20-10 for the opponent. i'm sticking with it. miami 20-10. >> i'm going to go 21-17 miami dolphins. they played very well last three weeks. >> so i'm the odd one out in this win. i'm trying to stay optimistic and hopefully we can come up with something. >> i am too. >> it's kind of hard. >> realistic. >> exactly. >>

redskins within 3. very next redskins drive. on third and 19.eep for anthony armstrong here. and, watch armstrong. makes a great catch. 50-yard touchdown. one more look at this. brandon browner, all over him. armstrong's first touchdown since week one. seattle blocked the extra point. it's 20-17, washington. the little dance. last chance for seattle. tavaris jackson. looking for tate. intercepted. hall. redemption for number 23 after last week. redskins win it 23-17. snapping their six-game losing streak. here is a happy head coach. >> it's always nice to do what we did today. when it looks like -- chips are down. guys stepped up. made some plays. and, very hostile environment. >> our locker room had a lot of character. a lot of team chemistry. and a lot of good people. hard-working, tough, great football players. you know, after a losing streak like this. we stepped up. and made the plays we need to make. >> coming up after the news. redskins final. dan hellie goes one-on-one. player reaction in the locker room. tebow time in san diego. explain

redskins trailed 10-9. 4th quarter, 13-9, redskins facing 3rd and 9, grossman with his best pass of the day. leonard hankerson, 22-yard for the 1st down, eight catches for 106 yards but left with a hip injury. the next play grossman looking, said the pass was intended for hankerson but is picked by karlos dansby. redskins go 0-3 in the led zone. grossman with two -- red zone. grossman with two interceptions. reggie bush takes the inside handoff and goes 17 yards for the touchdown. the redskins fall to the dolphins 20-9, miami's first home win in eight games and the first five-game losing streak ever for redskins coach mike shanahan. >> that was my intention, stick with john. i took a look at the situation relative to some guys we had going down that might not be able to play and i thought rex gave us the best chance. >> we moved the ball pretty well, but we didn't get it in the end zone and that's not from our -- i thought our offensive line played well. we just didn't get it done and it's frustrating because i think we should have. >> redskins have dropped five straight ones again, the

. >> the playoff forecast is ugly for the redskins. this was not a surprise. >> they faced the san francisco 49ers. >> john beck was not getting the job done. say what you will about rex grossman he has turned it over and has made big plays. the forty-niners with the early lead. he finds bruce miller wide-open. maybe someone should cover him. san francisco with two more field goals but the redskins finally respond for the nine- yard touchdown. this is 19-11. this is recovered by vernon davis. san francisco is the winner. >> it wasn't going to happen overnight. when a couple of players go down sometimes it does not look very bright, but we have a lot of character and a lot of football players and we're not where we want to be right now but are going in the right direction. >> the head coach said that remain the starting quarterback. they play miami and they blow up the kansas city chiefs today. >> they were going in the wrong direction. >> still to come, we have one more note on the pennsylvania state scandal. we'll give you the very la

miami hosts the redskins next sunday at 1:00 p.m. on fox 5. >>> right now the nfl has not been much fun for landry or any of the guys. it hasn't. shanahan with a final word when we come back. r te iha >>> mike shanahan is either really patient or believes his team's injuries are a big part of his recent failings. or he's beside himself and not sharing it with us. either way no moss, no hightower and no cooley means no fun in a shanahan post game conference. >> if you've been in this league, you understand, it's about production. but you have to have a goal. and i think we've been proved in a lot of areas. look at offense, it's tough to take for me. i understand how this thing works. we have a lot of young guys with talent that now are collectively not on the same page. with all this valuable experiences with some of these young guys hopefully it pays off shortly. >> hopefully sunny florida means a sunny disposition for the skins next week. good night. captions by: caption colorado, llc. (800)775-7838. email: comments@captioncolorado.

october 2nd the redskins beat the rams 17-10. it was the last time the redskins won a game. it was the last time the redskins held a lead in a game. that was 42 days ago. that's only 32 days shy of the length of kim kardashian's wedding. found out today rex grossman found out yesterday he would start. 1st quarter redskins trailing 7- 0. second possession grossman has the team driving, completes to jabar gaffney, down to the 28-yard line. three plays later 3rd and 2, grossman sacked by jared odrick, 12-yard loss, midrange field goal made considerably longer. graham gano from 50 yards out. that thing looked bad at beginning, worse from the end, first on two misses of five attempts. mike doesn't like it. matt moore pressured by barry cofield, his pass picked by a lining kevin barnes who returns it 30 yards -- leaping kevin barnes who returns it 30 yards. three plays later ryan torain 1 yard out, okay, everything is great. that's a touchdown. wait a minute. i see a flag. hold it. logan paulsen, redskins settle for a field goal instead of a touchdown. 7-3 miami. 3rd quarter dolph

you want to know how the redskins did it? the secrets lie within the four white lines of this very football field. during the. toss at mid field pregame is when the skins and seahawk started jawing at one another. >> a guy said something about us stepping on his seahawks. we do that everywhere we go. it wasn't anything disrespectful. he said something about us stepping on his seahawk and we're going to pay t kind of escalated from there. >> did you step on the seahawk? >> we do that on every stadium. it's nothing personal. it's mindset when you come into another place, you are not tippy toeing, you're coming in here trying to make it your place for three hours so i can understand them getting a little perturbed by that definitely. >> reporter: huddling and jumping on the opponent's logo at mid field, who knew that could fire up a team in the middle of a six-game losing skid. the team went to battle with seattle all game long. >> both teams, losing records and just trying to make something happen, man, put a spark on the team.

the redskins lose 19-11, dropping their fourth game in a row. the redskins fall to 3 and 5. more on today's game, we go live to fedex field to join dan hellie who had a front row seat for another disappointing game. >> this was just brutal to watch again. wide receiver jamar gaffney probably said it best after the game. we have to stop playing like we're seeing ghosts out there. we have to do something to keep our confidence up. he said "we," he could have been talking about john beck. another really tough game for the quarterback. beck knows, after scoring one touchdown in two games, he has to get this offense going or they will soon be turning to rex grossman. >> no question, and i don't want it to continue. i want to put my foot down and, you know, have this stop. we are -- we have too many players on this team. we have a good character. we have guys who believe. you know, losing like this shouldn't happen. and i don't want it to happen any longer. unfortunately, today, we didn't win. i felt like when i stepped on the field today, we were going to win. i felt like this te

turn to the redskins. they put up a fight. might win, hakeem, and all fell apart. >> they did. >> the meeting between the redskins and cowboys. an easy win on paper for dallas. they were eight-point favorites. cowboys off back to back wins. and the redskins reeling after five losses. nothing is predictable in a rivalry. redskins would trail, lead, trail again. and ultimately fall in overtime. but it was certainly fun to watch. and six out of the last seven games decided by six points or less. this was a good one. a barn burner. fourth quarter. tied. tony romo rolls out. finds his tight end, jason witten. heaves it up. wide own. all the way to the end zone. 59-yard touchdown for whitten. cowboys up 24-17. same score, 22 to go. skins, third and goal. grossman. stallworth. end zone. beautiful grab. touchdown. washington. too iffed at 24. this one to overtime. redskins win the toss. comes on for a 52-yard field goal. one for two on the day. oh, no. wide right and the cowboys take over. couldn't believe it. so then dallas with thei

and another redskins loss. this time against the dolphins. abc 7 news starts right now. >> live and in h.d., this is abc 7 news at 6:30 on your side. >> mellow, everyone. today a man >> hello everyone. today a man walked up to a metrobus and wounded a passenger. it happened at the intersection of 37th street and ely place in southeast washington. tonight police are looking for the gunman and trying to figure out exactly why did this happen [richard reeve is outside metro police headquarters with the very latest. richard? >> police say this may have been a targeted shooting certainly an unusual time of day at sunrise. authorities say the gunman walked up to the bus indicated he did not want a ride and began shooting. >> at least three gunshots turned this u-6 metro bus into a moveable crime scene. >> he was after somebody on that bus. they're just not going to shoot at a bus. >> a male passenger onboard wounded in the hand and arm. >> we're scared. >> police say the gunfire erupted here at 37th street near ely place around 6:30 sunday morning.

there's him all dolled up in his redskins gear.here's a redskins blogger that asked us if they would have him play in the resounding 81% who said yes. it sounds like the redskins nation is a little desperate. they've got him all in his gear there and he kind of looks like a football player, but maybe that's just his head. >> yeah, maybe. [ laughter ] >> they need whatever they could get. >> will it be a good football weekend? >> yeah, we'll let anybody play. >> exactly. >> cooling down the redskins. >> all right. we'll be ready. >> cbs evening news is next. good night.

redskins forecast. cowboys, redskins. need i say before? already out there saying he has seen tailgaters out there already. what did you call it? >> pancake bacon tailgate. all protein. >> thank you so much. >>> new today, president obama is back in washington after a nine-tkraeu trip to asia. the president arrived at andrews air force base overnight. meanwhile in australia, investigators are trying to figure out how a classified booklet containing his itinerary was lost and found in a street. it had the president's agenda, names of his security convoy, and cell phone numbers of senior u.s. and australian officials. the president visited australia during his trip abroad. >>> democrats are getting into campaign mode. chicago mayor rahm emanuel delivered a keynote address at a democratic fund-raiser in iowa. he said president obama made tough decisions based on principal to help the country. >> emanuel said he faced tough decisions. several attended a conservative forum. front-runners newt gingrich and her main contain were among those who at

the redskins can't run the football. and the cowboys when you can't run the football, they're going to pin your ears back. 13 sacs right now. i think it's going to be a long day for the quarterback. >> what about coaching? >> you know, it's real rough here. jason garrett turned them around. has them in the right direction. cowboys. >> cowboys also. jason garrett has made adjustments. from the moment that he was first started as the head coach he didn't do it and then the team has gotten better. we look at mike shanahan. he's not doing much. the team is still on a downward slide. >> all right. so do cowboys all the way. prediction time i'm reaching on this one, i'm holding out hope they beat a team they're not supposed to beat. i'm going redskins 16-14. >> i've seen some crazy games. 2006 troy vincent blocking a kick. i don't see any way possible right now. dallas 31-13. >> oh, man. i would love to see the redskins win but i'm going to go dallas 28-14. >> so i'm going to look like a fool or genius come sunday night. we'll

not going to make a prediction on the redskins. >> the redskins are going to lose. it won't be pretty on sunday. i think we've seen the talent that was there with the injuries and they're done. rex has nobody to throw the ball to. hankerson was the bright spot. chris cooley is out. santana moss is out. >> seem like they've been out since week one. >> they have been out no a long time. >> but wisdom, trying to take the high ride. i like that. >> can i say this. we have to check the low road. lipstick on a pig. rex is a big pig with the lipstick. john beck is the pig without

is good to hang out and see the redskins win. >> the win was exceptional. it was so great to see them win. reporter: some did have different opinions on the reason for the win. >> i think the receivers looked okay, but finally had a good game. >> i like helu, young, fast and i think he should be our outright starter. >> they gave me the 1st half because they showed time. reporter: although most would be flattered to be compared to a famous athlete, this fan not so much. >> i'm a huge redskins fan and i sometimes get hey, i look like rex grossman which is unfortunate, but what are you going to do? [ cheering and applause ] reporter: the majority of fans did not have high hopes for the playoffs this season, but a few didn't count their home team out yet. >> i think it's possible. if we win now, it's playoff. reporter: theburg he andy and gold's -- the burgundy and gold's last victory was october 2nd and now the fans finally remember what a win feels like. >> shorts being worn after thanksgiving, i think i've even got the beginnings of a summer cold in the mid

residents say, think it is a great idea. >> we want to enjoy the redskins, not the maryland redskins.lligible] >> there were a few that it did like it. >> i think it is ridiculous. we are hurting for money now. why do we need to have that for? that this isinder just in the discussion stages. virginia is likely to try to keep the redskins at their aspirin,acility in -- and ashto try to ashburn, gray wants to try to lure them. next, how you can prevent having your credit-card number stolen. >> we are at the end of a very cool weekend, but apparently and summer under way. toke it compared last weekend. that in the near future. looking at the kennedy center. a pretty shot outside. daytime high-temperature, 59 degrees. morning low was 37. year,e for this time of lower 50's. we will not look for eased thees temperatures in the upper 70's, but approaching 70 degrees later this week. 44 as he headed to alexandria. 40 degrees at rockville. 39, gaithersburg. winchester will wake up to fog. may have to have an extra few as you head early morning across the shenandoah valley. high pressure up ahe

. >>> troubles on and off the field for the redskins.t. >>> a young woman skilled by a hit-and-run driver. we'll see you tonight after csi miami. the voice on the tape isn't esteban's. why hasn't horatio released him? oh, it's only a matter of time now. thank you for your cooperation, walter. your role in finding justice for the navarros will be rewarded. horatio, after you release esteban, a public apology to the family would go a long way in preserving your job. i wanted to thank you, scott. pardon me? if there was any question that you're navarro's weasel, that's been cleared up for us. i tell you about the answering machine. couple hours later, diego walks in with it. that's a little too convenient, even for you. walter, you set me up. just playing my role in finding justice. (elevator bell dings) good-bye, scott. board says you signed out. changed my mind. i already processed the victim's clothes. what are you doing? you're wasting your time. i know, i read your report. you found vomit on her shirt. right, which i already concluded

>> the redskins are okay. again. draw.hese teams aren't that great. >> i'm going to go with a draw also. i look at them. they're basically identical to what they're doing out there on the football. give them about the same amount of points, the same amount of pass. >> pete carroll on one end, mike shanahan on the other end. coaching, what have you got? >> brian mitchell has convinced me what have you done for me lately school. won a shocking playoff. doesn't have a lot of talent. just beat the ravens two weeks ago by 12 points. i'm going to go with seattle. >> i'm going to go with the redskins. when you look at mike shanahan has a lot more success in the nfl. i've seen pete carroll a long time. over the long haul, pete carroll is an average coach. >> i think we have changed rolls. >> i was going to say, are you okay? >> i'm okay. >> all right. prediction time, guys, i'm going to go 20-17 redskins shock of the day. what have you got? >> sea hawks 17-15. >> i agree with dave. i'll say 13-10. >> real quick, do you think again

best ever for a redskins. redskins' first touchdown in 25 possessions. add a 2-point conversion, but that is that. redskins suffer a fourth straight loss, falling to harbaugh and the 49ers, 19-11. >> we have to get better on offense, that's the obvious. for an offense to work, you have to have 11 guys going in the same direction. got a few different pieces of the puzzle we're trying to put together and you could see the end results today. i thought defensively we played well enough to win. i thought the intensity was there. >> we have too many good players on this team. we have good character, guys that believe. losing like this shouldn't happen, and i don't want it to happen any longer. unfortunately today we didn't win. i felt like we were going to win and this team believed we were going to win. it's not the situation you want, but i'm doing everything i can to end this and to get us winning again. >> does the team still believe in john beck? more importantly, does mike shanahan? find out later on in the show. will? >>> sure need a break, thank you. >

upper 60s for the redskins game.howers by night and mid-50s by thanksgiving week. >> time to party. i like that. coming up, why engineers are climbing the outside of the washington monument. again. >>> a new study reveals more ways stem cells can save a life. new hope for those who suffer from heart failure in experimental trials. doctors at cedars sign nigh heart institute used patient's own cardiac stem cells and injected them back into the area of the heart muscle damaged most by a heart attack. >> these cells are factories of growth factors. when you inject them, they will, in fact, positively impact the environment and cause the cells to grow. >> cedars sign nigh isn't alone in this research. several different groups are working on the stem coal concept. more research came out this month in the medical journal. >>> you get migraine headaches? know somebody who does? you know how debilitating they can be. there is now a small electrical device offering relief to people who have tried everything else. it is part o

too bad it wasn't more enjoyable for the redskins. the redskins highlight to be found.y it will change against the 49ers this weekend. for now, reoffer you ridiculous catches and plays from the week that was. let's start with the best catches of the week. joe flak throwing down on the sidelines. look at that. a great one handed grab over a.j. jefferson and the ravens huge comeback win. sticky fingers on that one. amazing what the gloves do. dallas, not much goes right for romo. this is a sweet juggling grab. one problem, if you watch the replay closely, robinson puts his right foot on the chalk. out of bounds. that's no catch and no success for tony romo and the cowboys against the eagles. now, this is how you make a juggling catch. matthew stafford, once, twice, three times. finally hauls it in. another look and he's batting to himself. tony sheffler in the process, he was actually mocking the broncos quarterback. jaguars, texans, it's stripped by clint sessions. picks it up. clinton started it. how about you finish it? he gives it back to sessions. didn't see the guy

not picking any more redskins game. >> make a pick. it is part of the deal.hen we signed the contract for offle wall, you had to pick every week. >> the redskins i predict to be 6-10 at the end of the year and they're in the even going to make it to the mark. that is the only thing i was wrong about. >> the only thing? >> i got a laundry list of things you've been wrong about. >> stop your hating on thanksgiving. >> you know what? not only do they have good high pressure looking union forpz but they'll beat the redskins this week. >> he picked seattle. >> the redskins will not win another game. >> off the wall is back next week. >> merry christmas. >> whatever. ver. >>> happy friday. we are taking a live look at the woodrow wilson bridge now. perhaps some of you are heading

sports director dave feldman is live from redskins park. i imagine the mood is not too happy out there? >> reporter: mike shanahan is getting tired of the press conditions. today, he painted himself a little bit of a pickle. they asked him if he minded rebuilding and he said we're not really rebuilding and earlier he'd when i told kyle to come here, i told him it would be a rebuilding process and today, he's had again -- he said we're not rebuilding and the rookies that are playing, they're not as good as the vets and that is hurting us. yesterday, they got hurt, too, in the win-loss column and lost to the 49ers in a game that was not that close. france was controlling the game for most of the afternoon. late sib quarter, the redskins trailed 6-0 and back to the rookie and he is stripped and fumbles. whitner recovers one of three turnovers. al, smith with the tight-end bruce miller for a 30-yard touchdown. the 49ers took a 13-0 lead. the redskins offense unable to generate anything downfield and with that incomplete to paulson, the longest

a lot of teams will be looking past the redskins. if they can muster up the same effort they did against the dallas cowboys which will be tough because it is not a rivalry, they can win the games. >> happy thanksgiving, guys. >> i'm going to sleep. >>> you are watching 9news now after thanksgiving. i hope you have a great one. we're glad you joined us today. i'm surae chinn. >> in for andrea roane. i'm mike hydeck. is your family out shopping? have you gotten anything yet? a lot of people love it this morning. we have beverly farmer in. she will have traffic momentarily. we'll start with olga breeze in for howard with the weather first. if you're venturing out, what's the advice? >> early start this morning for many. so, it is still cool. clear skies and very, very light winds have led to some chilly temperatures in and around the beltway. most of us inside the beltway near 30 degrees but outside the beltway, it is awfully cold. we're talking about 30s especially as we head out toward the western suburbs, north and west. below the fr

. >> turning now to today's redskins game against the cowboys. and i guess we can cancel that amber alert put out to find the red skins' offense. for the first time in weeks the offense did show up, but alas, it wasn't enough. here's brit. >> you always have a good punchline. after the coach mike shan began took a moment to thank the fans for helping the skins fight so hard. he also said this team has one of the best character out of all the teams he's been around in his career. but unfortunately, that won't win you games alone. let's go to 22 seconds. skins on seven. grossman throws it into the corner for dante stallworth for the touchdown. it's tied at 24. after a miss, dan bailey has a chance to win from 39 yards away. and it sneaks by. a physically upset rex grossman. talk about how hard this game was. >> we try to end this rivalry. it is the best in the nfl. so extremely extremely disappointed we department get the victory but we fought our [bleep] off. >> they drop 16 in a row. how do the players look forward for the rest of season? we'll h

redskins had a team record of a 59-yard field goal. making it 13-3 san francisco.were on course control. the first touchdown since carolina or the redskins came here. 11 s one was soon over, 19- the final. any time you leave the game, you will be channeling frustrated. >> mike shanahan wasted no time afterwards saying, will stick with john. they have lost four straight are so possession of last place nfc. >> we had a few guys go down last night. sometimes it does not look very bright. we have a lot of character on of ateam and a lot football players. to be,not where we want in the righting direction. they will play extremely hard. we look for. the giants had an incredible superbowl when years ago. --win years ago. manning and tom brady responded in rose to the occasion. to thisy, through player. a 14-yard touchdown. taking the lead by three. go, manning finds dick. 24-20. now the cowboys dusting the seahawks. well throws into a wide player for a 30 --tony rose to a wide open player 30-yard touchdown. robinson has a six-yard touchdown. doing pretty well today, the w

right now, the redskins offense ranks 27th in the league.hose five teams that are behind them include the rams, browns, and the winless colts. not much to hang your hat on. but mike shanahan said he has seen improvement from his team. i'm wondering if we're watching the same game. >> i have been pleased with the effort we had. obviously not pleased with the execution. we are learning and part of that is sometimes you have to go through learning experiences. we are trying to get as good as we can as fast as we can. >> here's a look at how the redskins have faired as john beck as quarterback. the numbers not good. the offense ranked last in the league just 10.3 points a league. last in rushing yards with 57 in a game. mike shanahan refuses to use the word rebuilding, but from the looks of it, that's where they stand. and yesterday's game, rookies leanard hankerson and offensive lineman, maurice all got their first nfl start. shanahan says it's because the starters are all injured and the back ups just happen to be the young guys. >> they draft

week three in dallas, the third quarter, redskins scored the only touchdown of the game.and that gave the red skins a 16-9 lead. they pass for 250 yards. the final minute, by 2 and any chance of the rally and gets stripped from behind and fumbles. the cowboys recover to ice the game, 18-16. and the redskins compiled a 1-5 record since then and hope things will change the second time around. >> it's frustrating. everyone's frustrated right now. and to have the cowboys come in there, there is no better team to go against to get everyone fired up and have the extra, extra juice, extra motivation that -- to get this thing turned around and get a big victory. >> former cowboy running back troy is expected to make the redskins debut against the former team. played the past four years with the cowboys and rushing for 189 yards and the redskins claim soft wavers on october 29th and battling a hamstring injuriness is his arrival. i asked him if he's going to play on sunday. >> oh, yeah. i'm ready to go. and i have been patient. working hard and try to -- trying to get myself healt

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eat fresh. >>> could the redskins still -- could the redskins the training in the district? >> the mayor wants to see the team moved back to d.c.. avocational in mind and are moving forward with plans to try to make it happen. we have more details on this story. >> i'm outside rfk stadium, home of the washington redskins until they move to maryland. while it doesn't seem they will be moving back to the city any time soon, mayor gray would like to at least see the team move their training camp next door here onto reservations 13. he and two council members traveled to florida looking for ideas. >> mayor vincent gray was pulling no punches. >> are you trying to get the redskins back in the city? >> absolutely. >> while they are under contract until 2027, he would like to see them move from their current trading facility to a new one in d c >> date now train out in virginia and play in maryland and carry the name washington. we want them to have the name washington and have a presence in washington. >> they traveled to the 33 acre training facility of the tampa bay buccaneers.

prince georges county has been great to fedex field, to the redskins. are so thankful. >> dan schneider wants to make sure the fans and families who need it most are the ones that get the free food. so every person here has to prove they live in prince georges county and that they need the free food. >> how much does this help out you and your family for thanksgiving? >> a lot. we were struggling and everything. god bless everybody and thank you all very much. >> would you have a thanksgiving meal would it not for this turkey? >> probably not. probably not. >> at fedex field, kristin fisher, 9news now. >> of course, thanksgiving doesn't just mean turkey, it means traveling to get to our families. and this year, maryland doesn't want you to forget about its new information service. the state launched the travel information number in august. you can call the same number in virginia to get road conditions. tonight, aaa says the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gases gas is at $3.34. gas is $3.28 on the new jersey turnpike. and if you're headi

shopping better than the redskins.t is not good at redskins park. >> going to be tough without one of their main studs. update on landry. dc united shouting out loud and proud. >>> several new studies pointing to a greater clot danger. yaz and yazmin the most well known sold in this country. >>> well, think about this. of all the problems redskins fans have endured over the last few years they can take solace in knowing dallas was going through much of the same thing. how good does it feel to watch the cowboys start 1-7 last year then change coach es? this year don't even have that. dallas is coming and winners of two straighten including a cake walk over buffalo last week. romo is healthy. redskins defenders have a lot to think about. dallas appears to be peachy. >> looking real great. running game looking positive. ryan doing a phenomenal job. him and almostomo have a connection. >> by the way that guy and his achilles tendon. landry a question mark for sunday. been an issue all year. missed portions of last season t

unfortunately for the redskins, the next men have very little experience.ookies got the first start of their pro career on sunday. all led by an inexperienced quarterback. so, coach is washington officially in rebuild mode? >> you lose a starter, that's a veteran player and you play a young guy, you're playing your next best player, is that considered rebuilding? i don't believe so. young players are get some experience. if that's what you call rebuilding, then we're rebuilding. >> another blow to the line. jamal brown is out with a groin injury but we don't know for how long just yet. plus, rookie receiver called out a couple of weeks ago with turf toe. >>> good news for the capitals, mike green completed his first full practice on monday with a little added pep in his skate. he sat out the last five games nursing a sprained right ankle. he wants to play tonight against dallas. but i wouldn't hold out hope. coach bruce boudreaux is being careful not to rush him back too soon. that's going to do it for your morning sports, i'm kristin berset. have a great d

the redskins offense. what grade do you give them? the kind of coach he is now as a student, he would be flunking. >> d minus. mitch? >> d minus. >> what about the defense? they held it in there a little bit. they only gave up 19 points. spl all right. so passing grade. >> average. very much. >> very average. that's a good word. very average for that one. and the coaching. >> not good. b minus like the offense. >> i gave the coaches a c because i saw a lot of open receivers and beck couldn't get it to him. the receiver couldn't get over, so i couldn't blame the coaches for that. >> you got their grades, but we look ahead. everybody, at least the last couple of weeks circled that, saying this should be a must win. miami is coming off of their first win. yeah, they have that momentum. will we see the redskins win more games this season? >> i think it's a very tough question. they have this game, the road trip to seattle, which week 16 against minnesota. they lost every game going into the minnesota home game. what do they have left? >>

. >>> some drama for the washington redskins. reports from espn say bad trent williams and fred davis are among 11 nfl players facing fines for violating substance- abuse policy. the two starters allegedly tested positive for recreational drugs after the lockout ended in july. why does not much better on the field. the redskins dropped their trips trading yesterday during a trip to miami. we will have highlights and reaction, coming up. >>> the sex abuse scandal at penn state could mean changing laws here and all. >> a lawmakers are calling for a closer look taxat failing to report child abuse. the pennsylvania governor opens up about allegations that cause a coaching legend his job. ben eisler as the latest from the newsroom. >> maryland state senator macynancy jacobs is considering toughening penalties. such violators do not currently face criminal charges. the pennsylvania governor expects a loss to be writtbe written in this state, which would mean reporting to police. that would include the assistant football coach at city c