debut for the redskins.the redskins were in new orleans, a tough place to play, facing the saints. rg iii threw a pair of touchdown passes, including this 88-yard touchdown play hooking up with pierre. redskins upset mightily, the saints 40-32. after the game rg iii said the day could have gone even better. >> we could have scored a few points but nothing is ever perfect. you know there are some passes i wish i had become. there are some plays i wish i had back. falling on a keep are, you know all those things. but i'm not going to be debby downer. we did a good job, we won the game. >> that is the bottom line, they won the game. notice rg iii was so exited to talk with reporters he didn't even shower first and still had the ball in his hands. >> good call. >>> kristen fisher is live in dupont circle getting reactions from skins fans, what are you hearing? >> reporter: they are elated. redskins fans could not be happier with rg iii's headline performance. the washington post headline reads a brazil yont begi

redskins fans are going to remember yesterday as the day the redskins started winning. it is so true redskins fans have been waiting for rg iii's big debut for so long now and he did not disappoint. in fact he almost exceeded expectations, which is tough to do, given the expectations he had to deal with going into this game. i'll tell you what, yesterday all the sports bars around here in dupont circle absolutely packed with redskins fans, they could not wait to see how he played in his debut game. and they were not disspointd. take a listen. >> fantastic. rg iii is amazing. >> he can run, he can throw, what else can you ask for? >> i think it is going to make a big difference in r game. hopefully now we'll have more wins. >> reporter: there was a very strong contingent of redskins fans inside the superdome. at one point you could hear them chanting rg iii. he said it was the loudest stadium he has ever played in. >> it was a lot of fun out there. i think everybody was comfortable with the game plan we had coming in. >> i don't know if there has ever been a bigger under

redskins shock the saints, look at drew brees. 40-32is the final. let's take a look at the stats and they are stunning. rg iii completes 73% of his passes. 320yards. second most for a rookie in a week. talking about in the history of the nfl, people. garcon, four catches for 109 yards. cundiff4out of 4. rookie runningback morris, talked about his day, 96 yards and two touchdowns. music stopped. redskins score 40 points for the first time since 2005. >> one thing i don't do is stress about anything or try to prove anything to anyone. you just go play, have fun. it's a game i've played for a long time, and the guys in that locker room, you know, i was still a rookie to them, and after this game they told me i'm not a rookie anymore. >> it's a good start. by no means are we perfect. but i like the direction we're going. we had some, you know, new pieces, some skill that gave us a chance to get big plays. robert not only executed the offense, had two or three plays that were offball, that only a great athlete can make and a guy with his type of talent.

redskins win 40-32.ost points for the skins since 2005 and rgiii a winner in his debut. >> reporter: robert griffin iii couldn't have dreamed up a better debut. it was the second best ever for a rookie quarterback in the nfl, but it wasn't just all about rgiii. a total team effort on both sides of the ball is what won this game for the redskins. those plays are the plays you've got to make to win and that's what we haven't had in the plays was good plays. >> if you think about it, opening game of the season, facing the saints in new orleans, starting a rookie quarterback. it's not a lot of people who would have thought we would have been able to do that. >> it was as perfect a turn out adds it could have been. i want to know what you were thinking when you were sitting on the ground. >> just one of those, sometimes, you can shock yourself with a play and i was hot on that play. i tried to feel my hot route and covered it, so i came back to my pray mare and thankful i had enough to do to do that and i got

let's talk about the game between the redskins and nine rams. >> -- and the rams. >> the redskins ran into some trouble. i think his name was josh morgan. >> i thought robert griffiths the third was terrific today. he ran for 82 yards. the the sense -- the defense was pork, the errors were costly. me take you back to st. louis. right at the beginning of the game, here it comes. 30 yards for the touchdown, all the sudden it was 7-0 redskins. bradford, mulligan, all alone. 31-28 st. louis. morgan was called for a personal foul penalty. not even close. the redskins lose 31-28. is rg3 after the game. >> i do not take losing very well. no one should. you have to continue to stay on and stay positive. do not act like it did not happen. y thoughtful, a professional rg3. >> he looked great. it has been six weeks since the g at that temple in wisconsin. who came backou scene for the very first time and why. >> why that part made famous may occupy once again. >> you are watching abc 7 news 11, on your side. >> a fund-raiser was held for the victims of the shooting in wisconsin. the shooting too

first down, redskins.they got the touchdown of last week. >> chris: and he completes it. greg dahl trying to run him down and eventually gets him out of bounds near the 49 yard line of washington. >> tim: chris, that was the same exact formation they got the long touchdown on, last week stacking the two tight ends to the right and running the double post with the two wide receivers out on the edge. janoris jenkins the bad angle. it allows robinson to pick up the extra yard. >> chris: a 28-yard gain. robert griffin iii. he's going to have to rally his team in the third quarter. they trail by two. alfred morris. in the ram territory, down to the 46 yard line. it was columnist of the st. louis post kiss patch said i'm going to suspend the voting. seriously, folks, calm down, it's one game andke shanahan said the same thing. on second down, 5. morris, nine carries so far, 52 yards on the ground. he gets it again. and there goes the rookie. alfred morris inside the 20. shanahan described him as back who hits th

>> reporter: redskins numerology. how many points did the redskins score in the first quarter? >> ten. >> how many in the second quarter? >> ten. >> how many in the third quarter? >> ten. >> how many in the fourth quarter? >> ten. >> what's rg-iii's number? >> 10. >> what does this mean? >> rg-iii is the man. >> he's the what? >> the man. >> let's hear it. >> the man! >> he's the what? >> the man! >> 10, 10, 10, 10. on a 0 to 10 scale, how would you rate him? >> 10. >> reporter: how many wins will get the redskins into the play-offs? in downtown, i'm pat collins, news4. >> interesting numerology. >> he needs a cheerleading outfit, though. >> oh, don't tempt him. he once dressed as a bunch of grapes. >> that's true. >> that's not beyond him. >>> coming up, the website with the controversial new trouble. >>> some of the top athletes. a great day to celebrate them. doug? >>> nothing but nice weather out there today. how long is it going to last? plus, how cold are we going to heavy load in america. but mitt romney plan, a middle class to $2,000 more a year in taxes. multi-milliona

as the redskins overcame the odds. not the same for robert came marching 88 yard field with an touchdown. he threw another touchdown and the first rookie in 42 a perfectnd with rating. game, griffin was his own credit. .> nothing is ever perfect were some plays and passes i had back. not be a downer. game. the about that. >> they had a chance to tie it in the game. >> we knew what we had to do. >> the redskins held on, 40-32. they showered their quarterback with love. >> rg3! rg3! >> that was phenomenal. >> we will have more on griffin other stars coming up in sports. in new orleans, abc 7 news. >> local fans of both teams bar in d.c..he they could both agree on rg3. good to see them that excited. on acking incident trail involving a police officer. while tapinglled g part in president obama's motorcade. and the tragic >> you are watching abc 7 news at 11:00. on your side. of a rigid an officer was killed there on a motorcade for president obama. police are still investigating. before speaking in palm beach, the presid

the redskins starts in new orleans and they are trailing. but there he goes -- is this the start -- 88 -- 80 yards for his first touchdown pass. the second quarter rgiii and all track robinson. this is good for five. almost everything went right. almost. the redskins are punting -- blocked. picked up by courtney. still 20-14 washington the past. here is confidence in your rookie quarterback. fourth and inches and they throw deep for robinson. get out the handkerchief. it is pass interference at least four other washington touchdown -- other washington- bound. drew brees to lance more -- 33- 25. late in the fourth, drew brees has to do something perry is going to air it out again and he throws it. it's pick off and heading back the other way against traffic. looks like he's heading for the end zone. it got knocked out and that led to another redskins touchdown. one last chance -- drew brees picked off by the redskins. day when 30-42. >> after the players ran through the tunnel excited about winning this game as the underdogs. rgiii said he le

the first thing i turned on was a redskins game and i've been a redskins fan since then. >> a great game. there is hope for this season so that is exciting. >> make your reservations now. >> we still have plenty of news. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning to you. it is tuesday, september 11th, 2012. live look outside at the wilson bridge on a chilly -- i'm going to say cold. >> you've not nowhere to go if it's cold now. >> i'm wisdom merit. >> i'm sarah simmons. >> we didn't be doing this already on september 11th. >> i'm getting it out of my system early. >> some of us love a nice bleak from the heat and humidity. the temperatures will gradually warm up over the next couple of days. if you haven't loved 70s and overnight lows in the 50s, hang in there. >> it is cool though. >> at reagan national -- whoa! >> things change when you go away. >> the temperature in quantico has really changed. that is not accurate. it is not one degree in quantico. washington, 59. look at the 40s breaking out. those are probably accurate in places like gaithersburg with 46. the last t

redskins lose 38-31. >> it's disappointing. i thought the defense was going to be the strength of our football team, the and even though it doesn't look that way to start off, we lost a number of guys, and we're starting to regroup. we're getting some guys that are getting a chance to play that haven't really played before. >> defensively we thought we'd bea better unit, and i know we will be but right now we haven't performed to that level. >> the big thing for us was big plays, and that's what bit us in the butt last week and that's what bit us in the butt this week. >> explosive offense is the order of the day. 53 combined first downs. alfred morris, another rock solid performance. 4.6 yards a pop. fred davis, seven catches for 90. still, not enough to avoid the team's 7th consecutive home loss. joined now by rocky parrish. always a pleasure. let's start with this secondary. this week they give up 328. how concerned should mike shanahan be? >> i don't know what raheem morris was brought to this team for but he's not doing it

eb you're sporting redskins gear this morning. >> oh, yeah. we bought out the redskins store!here's nothing left on the shelves. >> i'm bringing the redskins underwear in here next week. >> one of the few things he every paid for in his life. [ laughter ] >> very true. >> when was the last time as a skins fan we felt this good? i can't remember. it's been 20 years. >> we talked about it on the show earlier for once, the redskins were exciting to watch. >> yes. >> it was all because of rg iii what he brought to the field. he was dynamic, a perfect passer rating in the first half. that's never been done before by a looking quarterback making his first start. an off the charts performance. the others threw a combined 11 interceptions and none had a win in the league. he went to new orleans. the saints were 8-0 at home last year. they are averaging 35 points per game. he put up 40! the skins haven't done that since 2005! it was a ridiculous performance by rg iii and the skins. >> i guess the one question is now that the bar has been raised so high, they go to st. louis in week two

it didn't take long for him to excite redskins fans yesterday. second possession.takes a big hit after connecting with pierre garcon and he turns it into one of the biggest plays of the game, an 88-yard touchdown by no. 88 and griffin completes his first eight passes, finishing 19 of 26 for 320 yards with two touchdowns. he also showed his athletic ability, running not the first choice, but when robert was pressured he was able to escape. he rushed 42 yards on 10 carries. he left the field a 40-32 winner in his nfl debut. >> the one thing i don't do is try to stress about anything or try to go out and prove anything to anyone. you just go play, have fun. this is a game i played for a long time and the guys in that locker room, i was still a rookie to them and after this game they told me i'm not a rookie anymore. >> robert did an unbelievable job. for him to play the way he did, first game in the national football league, but with the poise that he played and some of the throws he made to come away with the win and the way we played was a big plus for our guys. >>

rg3 and the redskins are coming up next in sports. have everything for y >> the defense was the saving grace of the redskins. it is anything but reliable injuries andter bad luck. the home debut against cincinnati. robert griffin iii ran out of the tunnel to an ovation. was quickly silenced on the first play. goesto a.j. green and he he distance to score a touchdown. 7-0. the only bright spot on defense whenin the first quarter dalton was picked off. >> you have to do seven instead of two. >> washington could not stand -- stop dalton and company. >> it is extremely frustrating defenses. and -- defense league. -- defensely. took shotgriffin iii after shot. he kept fighting. >> could not get by. >> i want to let everybody know will not happen. lead 24-17.ls santana moss in the end zone. tied at 24. our backs against the wall and did a great job. plays at the end. a lot of people cannot make those. >> cincinnati came right back. two more touchdowns. play.ing this 59-yard one final calamary attempt at short. of the game fell redskins lose

it's known as the redskins rule. if the redskins win their last home game before the election day, the incumbent wins the white house and that means if the skins beat the panthers november 4th, president obama will win. the coincidence has held true in 17 of the last 18 president pall elections. the only time it did -- presidential elections. the only time it did not was back in 2004. >>> speaking of the race for the white house, with the conventions over it is game on as mitt romney and president obama try to convince voters they have the right plan to turn our economy around. new numbers are out showing who is ahead now in the polls and in the race for campaign cash. got to have lots of that. fox's jennifer davis has a closer look at the race. >> reporter: at the u.s. capitol they've already started prepping for the inauguration building platforms, bleachers and a stage. even the voters have yet to decide who will address the nation from here. the latest gallup poll gives president obama a five-point edge nationwid

today was an eye opening experience for redskins fans everiy.ing to be fun to watch. but this none and this fast? i'm not sure -- and right, nobody can anticipate this, especially the new orleans saints. today rg3:00, the first redskins rook e quarterback to start the opener in 51 years and didn't disappoint. second possession, takes a big slot, in rhythm and got 88 yards to the house. robert griffin iii completes his first eight passes. look at the shot he took. he celebrates from back side. impressive. robinson on the practice squad last year. not this year. he had himself a game. 29yards on that one, setting up a field goal. griffin 19 of 26. 326yards, second most ever on a rookie in nfl debut. morris had 2 touchdowns, 28 carries, 96 carries for the other rookie. and they win 40-32. >> playing in the nfl, the pinnacle of it all, winning your first dame, and to go against a hall famer in drew brees, at the end of the game he said he was proud of me. that was big for him to say after they lost. i respect him for that and number one on my list.

. >> hail to the redskins and sensation robert griffin iii. they opened the season with an victory on the road in new orleans. hope this is a glimpse of things to come. rg3 was sensational. drew brees was not the better quarterback. the saints went undefeated last season. yesterday.d it did not take long for robert griffin to usher in a new redskins era and he did it in on this 88-yard touchdown pierre garcon. >> he caught it high over the middle and did a good job finishing applied. i commend him for that. me the ball from that touchdown. my first touchdown in the nfl. >> it was on the screen a couple times. >> then robert griffin went on with this past august robinson. cane makes plays and you see why we are excited about him. .> there was a deep throw 33-25, redskins. >> making them earn everything was our mindset. >> drew brees throws up a hail pass. win and the team was all smiles coming off the .ield >> played awfully hard to allow a game. a good football team today. they never gave up. but kept fighting back. but came away with the vict

when i came to the u.s., the first thing i turned the tv was a redskins fan and i've been a redskins fan since then. >> it was a great game. there's hope for this season, so that's exciting. >> even fans who aren't thinking super bowl say they believe rg3 is the real deal and he will be fun to watch. i totally agree about rg3. the super bowl, never say never, but like shanahan said, it's only week one, not going to get that excited yet. >> thanks, lindsay. >>> 400,000 chicago schoolchildren were not in class today and they won't be in school tomorrow either. their teachers are on strike, the first strike in chicago in 25 years. the teachers walked out after months of negotiations failed to produce a new contract. the school system is offering a 16% pay raise over four years, but there are other sticking points. >> the two issues come down to as you know, the teacher evaluation and also what is called about basically the issue of which teachers are in the classroom and who has the control. >> the strike has also become an issue in the presidential ray. republican candidate mitt romney

and redskin fans have had reason to complain over the loss in st. louis, and recently the loss to cincinnati here at fedex field just a few day ago. redskins fans complained about the replacement referees sunday after the loss to the bengals. some say the refs wrongly assessed penalties and mismanaged the clock. >> the refs and the end of the game, a little disappointing. but still redskins fans for life. >> i think the refs played a big part in this. i think all of them need to lose their jobs. get a new one. >> reporter: former coach and nbc football commentator tony dungy, in washington yesterday was asked about the growing list of complaints about replacement referees. >> i think the players and coaches and probably fans too have to forget about the bad calls and say, you know, we've just got to concentrate on playing football and winning. it's unfortunate, but that's where we are right now. >> reporter: and then came the controversial call monday night, giving seattle the victory on a completed pass that many fans and one ref saw as a green bay

xtra i go one on one with bryce harper to find out about his growing pains, plus who will be the redskins starting running back but first we start with the nationals. if you missed stephen strasburg's outing today, you have one more chance to catch the ace in action at nats park. his final home game is friday against the marlins. davey johnson announced ninessal start of the season will be september 12th versus -- his final start of the season will be september 12th versus the mets at citi field. scoreless in the 4th inning, bryan anderson up sends a fly ball into right field. here comes bryce harper to make the catch. he comes up throwing. for some reason allen craig will test the rookie's arm. kurt suzuki makes a double play to get him out. end of the inning. bottom of the 4th no, score until suzuki turns on a dave westbrook pitch, clears the wall in left field, a solo shot. he adds an r.b.i. single in the 6th. 2-0 nationals. strasburg would go six scoreless innings, strikes out the final batter alan craig, his ninth strikeout of the game exiting with a 2-0 lead. top 7 sean burnett in i

a mental mistake didn't help the redskins finish well. wide receiver josh morgan lost his cool after a rams player gave him an extra shove as the redskins were driving in hopes of tying the game. unfortunately, it was morgan who the got the call for unsportsmanlike conduct there. that pushed a potential game tying field goal try back to a 62-yard field goal. the result, not even close. the rams win 31-28. >> a lot of stuff going on. like i said, i should have kept my cool. >> we're the only ones who can stop ourselves. that's the way i look at it. they played very well on defense. not taking anything away from them. they have a great defensive team. only we can stop ourselves, and that's something that i'll let go to the team. >> that's good. not beating up on his teammates. little mistakes ear loly on. despite the loss, griffin had three touchdowns, throwing for one, running for two others. and also had his first career interception. >>> police are investigating a shooting that injured a teenager in southeast. it happened on congress str

lets ahe talk about the redskins. -- let's talk about the redskins.g iii taking the league by storm. on the cover of these mag diseeps. >> here you go. >> there it is right this. >> up next, we have the sorry rams coming up. on the cover of these magazines. >> to use andating grade term, they are sorry. >> the last five years, they started 0-2 or worse. that's culture of losing that has pervaded that franchise ever since kurt warner was there. they brick in jeff fisher to try to turn it around. not an overnight fix. >> i think they'll struggle again this year and that is good for the redskins. >> look, we've been bad the last decade. hell, we've been bad the last 20 years. only made the playoffs three times. they've been worse. in the last five years, they've won 15 games. we struggled against them in years past as we tend to play down to the competition. in fact, they've won three of the last five against us. >> which is sad i sad. >> overthe last seven years. i think it is a different team when you have rg iii at quarterback. >> didn't they win a su

they want to beat the redskins. statistical evidence why the redskins should fear a trip to st. louis. it went to be a show me state shoe-in sunday. that's for sure. let's home the redskins . >> and strong word from manager davey johnson on this weekend's series against the braves next. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens. >> 12-52, that's st. louis' record in the last four seasons. it's a bad time to be a ram. it's a great time to have them on your schedule if you're in washington. they do. burgundy and gold nation, visions of 2-0 dancing in their head. hold on. for those of you w

when they beat them in 2010 -- the redskins know st.is cannot be taken lightly. >> you look at st. louis on film, they are hungry. they got a couple key guys in there, you know, these guys have been around the game. i mean, they have a good, solid defense, fundamentally sound. they do the little things right. that's what probably they are going to be good. we just got to beat them. >> reporter: if the redskins do beat them, they will be 2-0 on the road, which many people outside of that redskins locker room did not think would be possible. and being early season road warriors takes a different type of mentality. >> we don't want to just show up and play good. we came in to play great. we want to come out there with a win. huge going into the saints' backyard and coming out with a win. only one game, but a great accomplishment for the season. >> reporter: of course the redskins and the fans are hoping repeating another win on the road. from st. louis, dave ross, fox 5 sports. >>> this year's hockey season is in danger. last night at midn

the redskins win 40-32. coach mike shanahan was quite impressed with his rookie quarterback. >> robert not only executed the offense well, he had two or three plays that were off balance that only a great athlete can make and a guy that has his type of talent. hopefully we'll keep getting better and better. you know, this is you know, obviously a kickoff for us. >> only three other players have thrown for more yards in their nfl debut, the most recent was cam newton, last year. >>> our redskins coverage continues on our website wusa 9.com. check out our photo gallery and get the nine things redskins fans learned from this game. also see video from earlier in the week of rg iii playing with his fellow rookie playmate trent richardson, all on our front page on wusa9.com. >>> the presidential election is less than two mohs away, with the party conventions over the campaigns are focusing now on key states that could give them the edge on election day. danielle nottingham, that is the latest from the white house.

en nueva orleans, en uno de los debuts mÁs emocionantes para un novato en la historia, los redskins conrotaron a los santos a domicilio en un emotivo encuentro. ambos equipos tenÍan algo que demostrar: los redskins, teni Ían que justificar su inversiÓn en un mariscal que es la piedra angular de su proyecto de reconstrucciÓn. y vaya que la justificaron. en solo su segunda serie ofensiva griffin iii completÓ un pase de 88 yardas para pierre garcon que lo llevÓ hasta las diagonales. se tratÓ del segundo touchdown mÁs largo para un quarterback en su debut en la historia de la nfl. ese logrÓ fue solo uno en una presentaciÓn de 19 completos en 26 intentos para 320 yardas y dos anotaciones. los redskins buscarÁn construir sobre un gran arranque cuando visiten a los rams de san luis en la semana dos, mientras tanto esta noche sera el debut de los ravens baltimore cuando reciban en casa a partir de las 7 de la noche a los bengalies de cincinati. vamos con el resumen de biesbol con los dos equipos del Área que luchan por su clasificaciÓn al playoffs, pues les cuento que fue doble derrota ayer dom

it will be a challenge for the redskins. they are explosive.hey have andrew hawkins at slot receiver. they are explosive on offense. >> i think rg3 will have a 350- yard game. he is also going to rush for a lot of yards. i'm really curious to see defensively whether or not the redskins can generate more pressure. adam, brian orakpo, the next man up league as we always hear, opportunities for the first time for jarvis jenkins. >> it's on channel 9 tomorrow at 1:00. and game on, that is kristen berset. i don't know why you had me on. >> you need more face time, bruce, you don't get enough face time. >> i need the money. >>> well like you said, home debut, rg3 making his home debut tomorrow. it's going to be exciting. of course, the big question surrounds this defense. hear from the guys on filling those injury voids. plus, they hold their own out west. hear from the team coming up in sports. >>> and now, 9sports with kristen berset. >> the maryland terrapins weren't given much hope. they were on the road against west virginia. a team is averaging

redskins coaches just hoping to keep robert griffin iii standing up. skins offensive line gave up six sacks against the cincinnati bengals and 13 hits on rg3. he's not going to stay healthy this season if he continues to take that kind of pounding. from fedex field, dan hellie, news 4 sports. >> and we need rg3 to stay healthy. this is only the third game. >> we need some wood to knock on around here. >> we have none of that. >>> it's sweater weather for sure today. we start this week with temperatures, highs at about 70 degrees. 82 on wednesday with a little bit of rain coming in late. aaron? >> all right, thank you. that is "news 4 today." thank you for starting your day with us. >> the "today" show is next.

coming up, a great day to be a redskins fan for sure. how rg3's debut has fans excited about the future. >>> plus a war of words as president obama and mitt romney tackle middle class tax cuts. >>> looking at the stories making headlines at 5:29, president obama and mitt romney continue to rake in the cash from donors as election gets closer. >>> people hit hard in the d.c. area this weekend. >>> and living up to the hype as rg3 welcomes himself to the nfl with an amazing performance. go skins. what an awesome game. much more on those stories throughout the morning. first, good morning to you. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. welcome to "news 4 today" on this monday, september the 10th. we could give eun an hour to talk about rg3. you take a look outside, you might find yourself with something extra to talk about with gorgeous weather. >> there's the live view from our nbc 4 hd city camera with a crescent moon in the eastern sky and the autumn constellations are showing up. we don't have that haze in the air like we've had all s

much more coming up about the redskins in sports. dan joins us live from the park with reaction to rg-iii, the only, did we mention the only rookie quarterback to come home with a win in week one. >>> keeping metro riders safe. tomorrow marks the 11th anniversary of the september 11th attacks. montgomery county police plan to use some new tools to detect potential threats along the rail system. news4's chris gordon joins us in rockville with the details and reaction from passengers today. chris? >> reporter: good evening. the montgomery county police department is one of a number of local, state and federal agencies keeping a close eye on security at metro rail stations throughout our area, with the 9/11 anniversary approaching. today, the montgomery county police showed us a new device that helps them detect the possible presence of a dirty bomb, or other weapons of mass destruction. this device detects radiation. it's the newest weapon local law enforcement is using in the fight against terrorism. montgomery county police emergency

if you've got to pick one loser, you pick the redskins in new orleans. that just fuels us. >> the big win may forever be known as robert griffin iii's first nfl game, and we'll hear from rg3 later this hour. what an amazing game. so happy for him. hope he enjoys the celebration. >>> 6:36 is our time. coming up this morning, the must have toy this year may not be a toy at all. what toys 'r us is expected to announce today. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at risk. the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >>> welcome back. a new study says there a

including the redskins-bengals game. the official penalized the skins 20 yards for a misconduct penalty. it should have been a 15-yard penalty, and that was made because they were arguing about another mistake the refs made about how much time was left in the game. then there was this play in the cowboys-buccaneers game. dallas wide receiver kevin ogletree stumbled on a referee's hat. the ref threw his hat to indicate ogletree had run out of bounds during the game. unfortunately, he threw the hat right where the receiver was running. ogletree visibly angry, but fortunately, he was not hurt. >>> this week nbc is taking an in depth look at the challenges and possible solution of education in our nation. the annual education nation summit kicked off with the teacher town hall. more than 300 educators gathered at new york's public library to discuss topics ranging from teacher evaluations to a common core curriculum and standardized testing. >> what our children most need is the belief in their ability to succeed. absolutely

not much to say about the redskins went over the northern states except while. >> that is a good word for it. fans are celebrating today. it was a huge first one of the season and they're celebrating their new quarterback are robert griffin the third. >> let's go live toking to fans. >> what a strong debut for the redskins. fans cannot stop talking about it on line and on the streets. >> the redskins big wind reignited a football field -- football fever across the d.c. area. >> it makes d.c. prow. they did good. >> fans are talking about the first when of the season. >> it was spectacular. i was mighty impressed and i'm looking forward to a good year. >> one woman could not fight the urge to dedicate her allegiance to the redskins. >> all eyes are on the new recce quarterback for his official career game debut that opened up with a bank. >> i know for sure they've got a quarterback. you can't get no better than he played. everything was perfect. >> there is already talk of what is to come and the ultimate dream of riding on this season. >> it was like a super bowl. >> you have 15 more

i think we could, especially when the redskins have a by week. and i could skip a week easy. >> that's 9 news for tonight. thank you for staying up with us. don't skip our show. >> you know, that would be bad. don't even skip one night. >> good night.

. >>> how quickly things change for the redskins. from a huge win on the road to a pretty sfoidisappointing loss t week. a huge mental mistake with seconds left didn't help. obviously not the right video there. wide receiver josh morgan lost his cool a bit after a rams player gave him an extra shove as the redskins were driving in hopes of tying the game. >> like i said, that one play doesn't make or break us. >> there you go. unfortunately, it was morgan who got called for the unsportsmanlike penalty, and that pushed a potential game-tying field goal try back to a 62-yard field goal. the result wasn't even close. the rams win 31-28. teammates, however, are not blaming mr. morgan. it was still an impressive performance by rg3, who threw for one touchdown and ran for two others. he also threw his first career interception. >> it's because the talents of rg3 that many redskins fans are still optimistic about the saeds on ahead. we caught up with burgundy and gold faithful who said, even though the game was disappointing, there are stil

last year the redskins won 17- 10. the visit to st. louis marks the third straight year the skins travel there. the burgundy and gold lead the all time series 24-10-1. rams new head coach jeff fischer makes his home debut on sunday and the redskins know this is a team they cannot overlook. >> we've been playing them a while. i can't be honest with you and say i know them, but i just know that every time we play them they're a good opponent. that's somebody we can't take lightly. >> they got a new head coach this year, new scheme they're running offensively and defensively. so you can tell a difference in their ballclub this year. seems like they play a lot harder football. it will be a tough game. jeff fischer is a great coach. he'll have those guys well prepared. >>> aaron rodgers and the packers taking on the bears in green bay tonight. late in the 2nd quarter packers up 3-0 and appear to attempt a field goal. the ball slipped to tight end tom crabtree who runs it in for the 27-yard touchdown. the packers go ahead 10 -0. 4th quarter

sam bradford dissected this redskins defense. and, of course, the play that's going to grab the headlines, josh morgan's unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to put the redskins out of real field goal range. but in reality, there were a ton of mistakes that cost the redskins this game. >> i'm not going to go through, obviously, all the mistakes that were made, but you can see that any one of those are the difference in winning or losing. the obvious one is you lose your poise, your composure. >> we're the only ones that can stop ourselves. that's the way i look at it. they played very well on defense. not taking anything away from them. they have a great defensive team. only we can stop ourselves. and that's something that i'll let go to the team. >> for us and the goals that we have and the talent we have on the defense, we can be an upper echelon defense. we have to get things corrected. look at the tape, be hard on ourselves, and get ready for next week. >> reporter: so the redskins don't just lose the game. they lost a couple of d

for now, we're live at redskins park. back to you in the studio. >> wait until they get to new orleans. >> we can handle it. that is it for us, the cbs evening news is next. >> and derek is back with our area's only local newscast at 7:00. starting at 4:25 a.m. tomorrow. >> and of course, wusa9.com is always on. >> we leave you tonight with more from our concert in the circle. let's listen to some jazz. there's j.c. ♪ [ music ]

can the redskins and rg3 live up to the hype this season? they open up their season this sunday. hear what the guys have to say about the pressures they are under. >>> and plus, can the nationals complete the sweep of the cubbies? sports is coming up next. >>> and the pre-season for the tennessee team, the redskins and your eras. your first chance to see it in a real game. and one of the leag's toughest teams on out there, despite everything that would surround the franchise. now the skins, they say they just want to get things started off on the right foot. >> these games need to count as everyone will be running full speed, you're going to get everyone's best shot here. and that will be a big game for us. you know, the intensity has picked up. the attention to detail has picked up and stuff like that. >> the day after appearing on the injured list, the redskins quarterback said that he did not appear to suffer any setbacks from the tight hip. also, they said that he is 100% ready to play on sunday. >>> all right, the big high school football game this week. here is a look at yo

he becomes the first redskin to do so since clinton portis got it in 2008. griffin had a perfect passer's rating in the 1st half of sunday's game. that combined with 320 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions earned him the honor of also becoming the first ever rookie quarterback to win the award after his debut game. >> it's more than just myself. so i mean all the guys went out there, performed at a high level and it paid off for us with a win and i guess with another win for offensive player of the week. >> reporter: adding to that rg3 is featured on the cover of this week's sports illustrate, the headline reading power surge. it's not the first time and i'm sure it won't be the last. redskin nation crossing their fingers it won'ting a curse for the rest of the season. -- won'ting a curse for the rest of the season. >>> -- won't be a curse for the rest of the season. >>> switching gears to the college game now, acc fans have another opponent to worry about. the league announced today notre dame will join the acc. the irish become the sixth big east pr

day was tough for redskins and fans. they are disappointed this morning after they could not defeat the bengals in the home opener. robert griffin iii took several hits during the game. he had a pretty good game, but the redskins fell short in event, falling to the bengals 38-31. fans are still hopeful. >> i have confidence in rg3. we cannot give up hope. it's embarrassing. >> giving up 30 points. many fans gave r.g. iii good marks and they say it is still early in the season for the redskins to turn things around. good weather yesterday for the game and maybe even better today. >> ithe nationals posted some discount tickets for the game. people love to get out. it should not be difficult. let's take a look at the sunrise. a beautiful time lapse of conditions earlier this morning. i love those clouds at sunrise. look at the colors they give up the sky. it's beautiful. it was gorgeous this morning. notice how the clouds dissipate as we going to the midmorning and especially up until now. that's because the energy that cau

he was responsible for the redskins biggest play.ame, an 88-yard scoring strike that was robert griffin iii's first nfl touchdown pass. garcon bruised his foot on the play and hasn't practiced fully sibs. he will try and go tomorrow. offensive coordinator kyle shanahan knows how important pier pierre's big playability is to the redskins offense. >> i know how pump ped i was, how pumped our team was. it took to week 16 to run a touchdown in last year on a reception. it happened in the first quarter of this game, and it wasn't a small one t. was a big one. when you get plays like that, i think it changes the whole aspect of the game. you know, coverages get softer, people get p more scared and people get confident. makes it a lot easier on everybody. >> there he is, griffining. >>> nationals getting a well-deserved night off before they start te'i three-game set down in atlanta. the nationals have a very healthy 8 1/2-game lead over the braves in the national league east, 19 regular season games left. the nationals need to win 11 of th

viene la segunda semana de la temporada de la nfl y los dos equipos del area tienen actividad, los redskinsuis porque el domingo a partir de la una de la tarde se enfrentaran a los rams. en la primera fecha los redskins de local derrotaron 40-32 a los saints de nueva orleans y los rams perdieron 27-23 ante lions de detroit los ravens de baltimore también viajaran pero muy cerca, estarán en filadelfia para enfrentar en el lincoln finalcial field a los locales de los eagles, los ravens arrancaron en casa en la primera fecha con una victoria 44-13 sobre los bengals de cincinnati, mientras que los eagles tambien ganaron 17-6 a los browns pero de visita. vamos al futbol porque vuelve la actividad de la mls. despuÉs de las dos jornadas de clasificaciÓn al mundial, y una de ellas con resultado para dc united, tal y como lo informamos el martes por la noche y lo confirmamos ayer el capitan dwayne de rosario queda fuera por el resto de la temporada por una lesiÓn que sufrio en panama cuando jugaba con su selecciÓn de canada. de 10 a 12 semanas serÁ la reuperacion del capi, y justo hoy que dc united

. >> still ahead, heated moments on the field for the redskins. what went morning, adam caskey in the belfort furniture weather center. have areas of rain developing late today, tonight, showers and thunderstorms expected into tomorrow. you can see d.c. on the right side of your screen. crisp.nd but energy is developing in along with a cold front to the north. overwill be merging washington tonight and tomorrow? . for thens will be set severelity of as.derstorms on tuesday today, perfect to start. del-- 51 at dulles airport, 46 in martinsburg, pipa 5 in hagerstown. mostly sunny conditions and an fall-like start. degrees at 7:00, in the '70s at lunchtime. out in the upper 70's later today. we will start to see the first 6:00 or 7:00,e to s out ofindrop washington. strong storms likely on tuesday. jamie, happy monday. always start with good weather. lots of construction and tysons overnight, but it has wrapped up. 395 coming off the beltway, wide open across the 14th street bridge. 95 looks good between stanford to springfield . lunt beltway had som

when the washington redskins win. all is well in the nation's capital. robert griffin iii lived up to the hype. >> the skins won 40-32. the big stat for griffin, no turnovers. here is how some fans graded his performance. take a listen. >> report card, what grade? >> a plus. >> a good solid a -- you know, of what seeing all five other rookies, i say a plus. >> a plus. >> as a youngest quarterback in the league, he is very mature. he handled it very well. >> coming up in about 20 minutes, we will break down the skins' big win with dave ross in monday morning quarterback. >> here what is i know. he outperformed the guy that was taken ahead of him and he won the game. >> it is off tie good start. >> just one week but it is one week at a time. >> you got to have a good start because can you imagine the redskins fans would be so upset. >> i'm sure he feels really good inside. >> he got one under my belt. all right. and it went well. >> i've got one storm from the weekend under my belt and now i'm ready to move on. let's take a look. our satellite-radar compos

>> talking redskins, what else.an giving high praise to a rookie not named robert griffin iii. up 95, oriole magic alive and well at an afternoon matinee. >>> plus, the nationals take a bite, and we mean a big old bite out of the big apple. [ romney ] this president can ask us to be patient. this president can tell us it was someone else's fault. but this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. [ female announcer ] here in virginia, we're not better off under president obama. his defense cuts threaten over one hundred thirty thousand jobs, lowering home values, putting families at ris the romney plan? tax cuts for middle class families. north american energy independence. create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. but it makes millions off west marylanders every year. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for question seven is a vote to build a... world-clas

los redskins de washington estaran en su casa del fedexfield este fin de semana y reciben el domingoe a los bengals de cincinnati que vienen de derrotar a los brown de cleveland y los redskins de perder ante los rams ademas de perder al apollador extremo brian orakpo y adam carriker, ambos jugadores se sometieron a cirugía en una temporada que arrancó de manera prometedora para los washington redskins ha dado un giro cruel por las lesiones de brian orakpo y adam carriker. los patriotas de nueva inglaterra vienen a baltimore para enfrentar este domingo a los ravens, ambos equipos llegan tras una derrota en la segunda semana, pero será la repetición del juego de campeonato de la conferencia americana de la campaña 2011, con la diferencia de que esta vez los ravens serán locales. el partido esta programado para el domingo a las 8 de la noche. por la mls dc united tras su victoria ayer recibe el domingo a las 7 de la noche a chivas usa, maicon santos habla al respecto. se viene la semifinal vuelta del torneo taca maÑana en la cancha auxiliar del estadio rfk desde las dos de la tarde, eli

finally got its time, and the redskins are finally here. >> i love it. rg3, the future is now. this is awesome. >> this is pretty exciting. i didn't have my hopes up too high, but they've passed every expectation i had. >> the redskins travel to solution to take on the rams next weekend. rg3 makes his home debut on september 23rd against the bengals. a lot of people who aren't necessarily huge redskins fans are like, whoa, it's only the first game. you don't want to put too much pressure. >> we can bask in the glory of the first game. >> absolutely. >> the fact we beat the saints, we scored 40 points, which is the first time, i think, in 60 years -- over 60 years that a rookie quarterback scored 40 points for the redskins. and not only that but that his debut game went so well. >> it's a good thing. >> if we could just celebrate this today. >> and we need to move on. >> that's right. >>> ahead on "news 4 today," shaping up to be a morning of confusion for kids in chicago after a late night twist for the schools in the labor fight. >>> plus going out with a bang. how this year's

the redskins not only unveiled their prize quarterback but also the option right there. they kept it under wraps in the entire preseason but rgiii ran a similar offense at baylor where he rushed over 600 times sought only made sense for the head coach to incorporate it in the redskins' new offensive scheme. >> i think with robert, the difference you've got a guy that can run a 4.4 in the 40. you only have to run an option or option scheme maybe two or three times a game. you may runt ten times but in the back of their mind a defense knows you have the ability so you've got a chance to keep them off balance even if you don't runt a lot. >> very true. >>> in the college game maryland is a surprising 2-0 after avenging last year's loss to temple. the terps defeated the owls saturday, trying to go 3-0 for the first time this saturday since 2001 when uconn comes to town. uconn is where randy edsall used to coach. today he apologized for how he left the huskies to take over the terps. >> if i had a do-over, i wish i could have talked to those players in person. but the circums