the redskins get the win today. washington in the top spot. what do you think they are saying right there? early on redskins defense showing great ball skills. perry riley with the interception. but they currently convert. next position. i hope you have insurance. i am cracking here back. we have talked about two possessions and tartar interceptions. they still aren't able to score. they had to settle for the field goal. it is blocked. here we go. but, the defense standing up today. ryan kerrigan takes down the quarterback. 2nd quarter the offense finally is going. jackson brings it in. 63 yards. 10-0 redskins. couple of possessions later. nine plays, 80 yards. 17-0. 2nd half. giants on the move. quinton dunbar comes up with the interception. big play. here comes the giants. across the middle for 31 yards. penalty. later in that drive many again to randall. 20-7. beautiful photography there and a beautiful catch. 20-14. the giants run out of time. watch meaning it hit here. there you have it. washington takes over first place. jay gruden is ha

good stuff, jason and it put the redskins very much in the mix. elsewhere in the nfc east, 6 and 3 with the 6-3 dallas lead in the fourth, but the bucs driving jameis winston on the bootleg and that's a touchdown and the bucs take the lead and 10-6 over dallas and the win. cowboys have lost serve in a row. let's stay in the division. we'll go to philadelphia and eagles hosting the miami dolphins and eagles leading by three and miami in the red zone and it is up in the air and landry does, and it is a 20-16 fwoel and to win it 20-19 so philadelphia drops to four and five in the crowded nfc east. up in baltimore, joe flacco and the ravens welcoming the jaguars to charm city and the ravens down five and flacco drops flat and the two-point conversion and the ravens up one and he drives down the field and he's from 53 yards out and that is good and they beat the ravens with the seventh loss of the season for the ravens and not a good day for them and a good day for the redskins. >> thank you so much and that is the news forw "nightly news is coming up

redskins cling to a 20-14 lead. seven seconds to go in the game, one last play for the giants and many completed over the middle. then new york tries a desperation razzle-dazzle and that is all she wrote. 20-14. redskins are 5-6 on the season and in the -- in first place in the nfc east. >> you've got to like that, right? the guys like it. the coaches like it. i like it. >> we need to have it in the back of our minds and get ready to play dallas on monday night football. reporter: is there a fear of getting complacent? .500. are not even all we did was take the lead in the division and still have five games left. our job is far from done. erin: nationals fans might not like this. there is baseball news. jordan zimmermann is heading to the tigers. they made a deal with the detroit tigers. contract, $110 million with free agent right-hander jordan zimmermann pending a physical examination. this is been a very slow off-season for signing so far. and in college football michael london has resided -- resigned as virginia

but the redskins are licking their self-inflicted wounds. announcer: and now, the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealer. drops, missed opportunities, self-inflicted wounds -- those are the words coming from the players, but credit the patriots for doing what they do best. that patriots waste no time marching down the field. julian edelman and leaps over the goldline -- over the goal line. the patriots would recover and onside kick now they are on the move again, but washington's defense comes up big. he's stripped by will blackmon and recovered i will blackmon and a possible momentum change but, unfortunately, it didn't last. kirk cousins hits here garcon on and it's picked off by logan ryan, given -- giving the patriots the position inside the 30. the first, the skins defense makes another big play. this time it is keen and robertson who takes off. after aally tripped up 44 yard gain, but the redskins offense stalls. they go for it on fourth and 11 trying another pass that would have been a first down. nothingon coul

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this one would end in the redskins' favor. how about this, they are on top of the nfc east division. the skins take this game. your final score, 20-14. out at fedex field right now is carol maloney. it's been a long time since the skins were in first place in the nfc east division. how was the locker room following this great win today? >> jason, not surprising, they were down playing being in first place. everybody across the board, they had five games left, so much can happen. three of the games left are against division opponents. there is no hiding the joy in their faces as they were able to finally beat the rival giants. they'd lost five straight to them. now, they head into december, the final month of the regular season, with so much at stake. >> it was emotional for me. i broke down like a baby. just finally able to come together as a team and get a win that really counts. for the fans, man, they've been up and down with us this season. man, i'm happy we were able to go out and get a win for those guys. >> we wanted to

he returns for the touchdown redskins blowout the same. their most convincing win by far this season. [indiscernible] >> great lens. i'm proud. it's about expectations. let's go from there. >> after the game i was talking to a rookie on a month or game was most excited about the fact that he is pierre garcon from $15 going around the yield while there in the huddle. he said he got to keep the five dollar bill and he seemed pretty pumped up about it. major upset in the u.s. he could consider one of the biggest up that's ever. knocked out rousey with the left in kick. thethis he was taken to half that a lot of conscious. today they announced her ct scan came back normal and that she received such as. a major shopping when in a big low out when for the washington. the good look was everywhere. >> back with new developments. french officials said military did area out massive airstrikes in syria destroying to jihad he can. police continue their hunt for more suspects in the terror attacks. they released a picture of a french national on the ru

about the spread for the redskins game. let's check in with robert burton live in charlotte, north carolina. hey, robert. robert: yeah, another rough day at the nine to five for the redskins. speaking of 5, 5 turnovers. what was that? we will talk about it coming up. >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. welcome back to bank of america where the skins dropped their fifth straight road game. with nine penalties, five turnovers, you can't win against is 9-0.hat we pick things up in the first quarter. 7-0, panthers. kirk cousins fires deep to dish on jackson. he goes 56 yards for the score. the panthers would take the lead 14-7 on another cam newton touchdown pass. andre roberts, look at him, fields it at the goal line, gets great blocking, and explodes up the field. yards for the touchdown, and just like that, 14-14. in the second, momentum killer for washington. throws, in -- newton and kelly goes the other way for a pick six. personal follow, penalty for hitting olson to close to hi

then you get a free topic for every redskins t.d. then you double the free topics when the redskins win. which means ten free toppings today. that's a lot. switching gears to college hoops. a regular season game that hasn't taken place in 22 years. it's georgetown at number three maryland tomorrow. although the hoyas and theer the terrapin squared off in the ncaa tournament and the old classic tournament, they are set to play in a home and home series for the first time since the 1970's. >> i imagine the building will be electric tomorrow night. that will motivate us even more. i don't need to give speeches for tomorrow's game. yesterday was about us. today will be about georgetown. >> preparation is for a normal game. but once you walk out there, it is. they are human. they understand that. we'll see. erin: i'm excited. i will be live at that game. before we go tonight, number six virginia at george washington. tip-off is 7:30. that game is big as well. leon: absolutely. can't we just get ten free toppings and not worry about the pi

that is good news for the redskins. back to you. >>> tomorrow in the day to give thanks, one high school football team thankful they will spend it playing football in the turkey bowl. >> reporter: it should be an amazing game. >> we beat them last year. it means a lot. >> reporter: while you are enjoying turkey they will be playing football. it is a a tradition that began in 1955. >> it is like the homecoming. it really is a big thing. it is he taught how best teams in the city. the running game is very heavy. happy. it might give us a problem. >> it has been forever for wilson high. it has been a long time. >> axelrod: over the river and through the snow, americans head out of town under tight security. >> our military, our intelligence, and our homeland security agencies are on the case. >> axelrod: also tonight, calls for peace after chicago police release video of the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white cop. how the hits frank gifford took on the football field affected his long-term health. and a carpente

the redskins with another huge hole in their defense. >>> next up, an away game for the redskins. on top of that, did we mention it's against the pats? >> doesn't get harder than this. the redskins definitely facing their toughest task of the season when they take on new england tomorrow. the news has been good. jackson, hall and others have all practices this week and are question blg. the good news ended today. terrence did not travel with the team and will not play tomorrow. pot roast is listed as out now with a migraine. he tweeted he's dealt with cluster headaches for much of his life. those are one of the most painful to deal with. he hadded the last thing he wanted to do is miss the game. he appreciates support from the fans. >>> on a five-game losing streak, the terrapins return for a homecoming, the wisconsin badgers are in town. they havnot played in college park since october 3rd against michigan. maryland got on the board first today. on the ensuing kick off, badgers take advantage. flips through maryland's kick off. down the sidelines, no one catching him. stays inbou

day after reaction from redskins park. good evening. >> first alert weather warning tops our news. >> a yellow weather alert is in place tomorrow because we are in for some significant rain. topper shutt joins us. >> we are seeing rain just about everywhere with heaviest activity north of town, especially i66 past manassas. we'll zoom in a little bit. around the belt way we have light to occasionally moderate rain but it is not a pretty commute home. we'll zoom in to the north and west. this is moderate rain. we are not talking thunderstorms, just moderate steady rain. it is november. we get these kinds of rains in november. moderate rain toward german town and route 7 into the russ tin area. we'll widen this out. good rains to warren ton and i- 81 south of winchester. this is not going anywhere. this is over the last hour. you can see it moving northeast extending into baltimore. we are looking at steady rain overnight. we'll come back and give you timetable of when heavy rain will roll in and look ahead to veteran's day.

it was a big win for your redskins. highlights from the game, and how that help them take the top spot in the nfc east. taking a live look outside jummy: seven is on your side with a consumer alert. shoppers are going online for all of those cyber monday deals, and consumer analysts expect shoppers to spend over $3 billion online today. many chains have not waited until today to snag those online deal searchers. they are building bikes for the marine corps annual toys for tots program, and john gonzalez is that -- is there with more. win against the new york giants, members of the washington redskins are hard at work volunteering their time, are airing with toys for tots. this is the prince george's ,ounty police headquarters where 350 bikes are being assembled and will be donated to needy children throughout the d.c. area. partnering with members of the military and police department. you are busy at work here. what are you doing? helpers, being santa's building some bikes for kids. john: how many have you put together

the patriots two games over the redskins. the redskins haven't won a road game in over a year. it doesn't matter, the opponent. they haven't play add game in 10 days. the last time was here at gillette when they took on the miami doll phenyls and they beat them by almost 20 points. but the patriots respect all of their opponents and when they take on their opponents, that includes a team like the 3 and 4 washington red skins. >> it's the nfl, everybody is good players, everybody can play. most games are close games. so it's not like everybody is getting blown out. >> in nfl every team is talented. there's explosive players on every team. there's another team that we're playing here, a lot of talented football players. >> you can't overlook people. you have to go out there and play lights out. win record, losing record, you got to go out there and play 100 percent. >> fox 25 is your home for the patriots all day. all night long here. a.m. news. fox 25 for you. and then at 11 o'clock join fox nfl sunday live from l.a., boys. and then the game, 1 o'clock, live here, but we're just

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the redskins coming in are huge underdogs and the patriots have lost four home games since 2009 and the drive of the game showing why. and finds justin edelman and he scores two touchdowns and patriots up early and the redskins' first drive and like most of their drive, kirk cousins and off his hands and intercepted by logan rian and redskins with seven dropped p s passes per game and jay gruden still scratching his head over all of those dropped passes. >> we had guys drop balls that don't drop balls very often and i'll throw it to him again and again and again and i don't expect to drop one ever again. it was just one of those days. >> i don't see this as a trend or a pattern. it's just an anomaly and it happens and we'll move on from it, and if anything, it will help give us an edge this next week. >> that's against the saints. >> still on the way, jason pugh with desean jackson with strong words about what went wrong today in foxboro. erika, that's coming up in sports. >>> he was the best kid you could ever think of having around you. >> a former babysitter relives the special momen

we are talking about the redskins game. temperatures right around average for us this time of year, 50 degrees at 1:00, and we are just watching for that chance for spotty showers. as we go through the rest of the week, it looks great for tomorrow, 62 for you on saturday, fast forward into sunday, we have some spotty showers in there for you, and that is especially for that redskins game. monday, we will have more showers moving back into the area, especially by tuesday. kim: i mean, look at that, that is december. josh: the average right now is in the mid 50's and sometimes in the mid-60's. kim: just a little rain for sunday, that's not too bad. josh: that is what you are hoping. for the redskins, right? josh: not a washout, right? >> the redskins are home resting after the weekend -- the holiday, they are probably fall off of that pumped in pie. they played the panthers today. details, next. it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it h

frank hanrahan has more from redskins park. >> reporter: they forced three picks yesterday, redskins offense also solid as well, holding off the giants 20-14. now comes the hard part for the redskins. that's winning back-to-back games for the first time in over a year. it's another big one monday night against nfc east foe dallas cowboys. >> we have to put this game behind us. it was great to see us bounce back from a loss like carolina. it's going to be equally as important how we bounce back from a big win against the giants, playing a game against dallas on monday night. >> reporter: we heard the word "accountability" at jay gruden's press conference, calling a players-only meeting saturday night after the victory over the giants. let's see if that will pay dividends this week as they try to get a win going and make a push for the playoffs. frank hanrahan, wusa sports. >>> as the maryland terrapins enter the eighth week of their coaching search, it will ramp up now that the regular season is over. the interim head coach had an interview for the job today. no word on where he stand

>> they're in the worst division in football so there's still hope for the redskins. >> you're just what the nfl needed. >> an angry and motivated new england team. the patriots have gone about the business of flattening opponents and undefeated at 7 and 0 and scoring 25 points per game and the redskins were in the patriots way today and that's all the skins were. >> desean jackson playing his first game since injuring week one and patriots score on their opening drive and first for the redskins is not good and kirk cousins great pass goes up to pierre garcon. and puts the patriots back in business. >> and this offense always takes advantage. legarrette blount right up the middle for the touchdown and 129 for blount and pats up 14-0 and redskins have something going and cousins goes wide open and derek doesn't find him and perfect pass and they're starting to get them frustrated, right? >> not everyone was dropping their football for the redskins on third down and tom brady, his pass is intercepted by keenan robinson and he doesn't drop it. the linebacker took an end zone and it's tom br

at redskins park. the players hit the practice field earlier as they prepare for the undefeated patriots at new england sunday. while washington and philadelphia were both off last week, if redskins sure did get help from the other n.f.c. east rivals this weekend. both the cowboys and the giants lost on late game field goals on sunday. here is how the n.f.c. east looks this week. giants lead the division at 4-4 followed by the redskins and eagles at 3-4. the struggling cowboys are 2-5. what do the players think? it depends who you ask. >> i was having a blast. not good if you see teams gaining on you or get ahead of you. >> i don't like the standard. it's like the b.c.s. thing. we just need to go play football and it will take care of itself. erin: moving on to the ravens. it sounds like steve smith's retirement party has to wait. he said this season would be the last but it appears he plans to come back next year after he recovers from surgery on his achilles. tonight virginia tech head coach frank be

erin: the redskins have lost a major piece of the defense.uarterback chris culliver is done for the season after he tore both his acl and mcl at practice. he had 16 tackles this season. on thanksgiving they hope he has a speedy recovery. practice was over early today for thanksgiving. after that last bite it's time to get back to work on those giants. >> we are in a position to be tied for first place in the division. at the end of the day we have to fix stuff. because of the records of the other teams we have the opportunity but the -- at the end of the day with a thick stuff. -- fix stuff. >> after it's all gone, that's we potato pie and bluebell ice cream and gone, we've got to get back to that new york giants. erin: that ice cream does sound good. it's a big day for the redskins even though they are not playing. the eagles an action against the lions. teamnately, chip kelly's an absolute mess right now. five touchdown passes and three of them to megatron. the lions win big, 45-14. d.c. tradition, the 46th annual turkey bowl. woodson was l

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louis would host the redskins the week before the game against cincinnati. so there is a chance the redskins could play back-to-back games in london. we talked to some players who played in the london game for. -- we talked to some players who play in that london game for different teams. >> i remember the curfew for sure. the transportation was not so good. but, it was fun. you experience a lot. >> for me it would be nice. i have never been out of the country. especially to play a football game it may go for free. -- and go for free. >> reporter: chris johnson is happy about the free trip. when the head coach was asked about it he said, that is the last thing on my mind. i i am focused on the new york giants. back to you. >>> one day away from things giving out and we can't get enough of your wall of gratitude posts. there are so many inspirational messages being shared. we decided to keep it going. stephanie ramirez in the streets today. i got a lots of interesting answers today. it is great to learn about the people around us. take a look. -- >> reporter:

can the redskins keep it up week after week?go inside the red zone. >> reporter: we know all too well this redskins fan base and the city is starved for a winner. after yesterday's win over the new york giants, the redskins, even though the record is 5-6, they are tied for first place in the nfc east. this is the first time since 1999 the redskins enter the month of december atop of the heap in the nfc east. they would like to keep it that way and make a push for the post season. >> no way around it. that's the only way you can do it. have consistent preparation and then hold these guys to high standards out here at practice, make sure they are working hard and don't get too excited reading the paper. don't pat yourself on the back over a win or don't beat yourself too bad over a loss. for the most part, our guys have bought in and we hold them to high standards around here and they have done a good job overall. i'm proud of this team, how hard they worked, how much they have overcome. overall, we have a lot of work to do obviou

low 60s and sunshine on monday. >>> is there anyone picking the redskins to win on sunday? >> they are. they believe, they are going to shot the world. they are confident. can they stop tom brady? plus, in historical weekend indianapolis. a look at the record time performance. sports is next. for the girl scout meeting... for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! at giant, prices have just dropped on thousands more items. my giant. emily wants to be an artist. erin thinks she'll be a firefighter. and maybe sarah will be a veterinarian. but sometimes it seems they're being trained to be professional test takers. i grew up going to public schoolres he and now my kids do, but today more time is being spent on tests and not enough on the science and math needed for today's economy. i'm jeremy mcpike. it's time to fix standardized testing. it's not working for parents, for teachers or for our kids. that's the right price! it's that low. what other things on this list "can't be right?" looks like a list of "can't be right's." seriousl

new york has not been kind to the redskins either. the giants have won five straight over washington and the numbers are even worse with cousins at quarterback. he is 0-3 against new york with eight interceptions in those three games, and the redskins had a game plan for a win on sunday. >> overall i think it's a matter of playing up to their level of physicality. it's something we have to make sure we are ready for. >> been through a lot of giant and redskins mismatches -- >> all my life. i'm from new york, so it's going back and forth. i have been around the rivalry for a long time, but they have the last five on us and i know they think it's a game that they will brush over and that's fine, and we have to go up and play, and they are a really well-coached football team, but so are we. >> thanksgiving proved to make it a two-team race. cowboys lost, and tony romo loss, he did indeed break his collarbone. dallas, 0-7. some college football. 15th ranked navy visiting the 10-1 houston cougars. navy down a score in the second. and riddl

. >> that's when the hope was i guess dwindling. >> i root for the redskins every day. year. and -- i was hoping we were going to win. >> i mean we've been inconsistent all year, if we won the game it would be a surprise to me. >> i'm still optimistic that we're doing make the playoffs. >> hail to the redskins. >> there you go. >> that optimism it never goes away and you can check out the redskins bloggers on the wusa9 app. >>> okay. speaking of optimism, get right over to adam luongo with the up late from our wall of -- update from the wall of gratitude. >> with thanksgiving coming up, we wanted to create a place for you to share some positive thoughts. that's why we built this, it's called our wall of gratitude and you can share what you're grateful for. here's one i want to share with few amanda shoe -- you from amanda shoe. i'm grateful for my four wonderful children. now you can see the wall of gratitude at wusa9.com/gratitude. to add to it, tweet or instagram with the hashtag #wallofgratitude. you can also post on the wusa9 facebook page or e-mail us to gratitude@

the redskins have not been that good on the road this year. at this point you almost feel like you are wondering if the patriots will cover the spread rather than win. favorite on sunday. they will play their fourth game in the 19 day stretch when they host the wind skins -- redskins. at this point you cannot be more pleased if you are a patriots fan. tom brady has been phenomenal throwing 20 touchdowns and just one interception. is receiving crew hope to keep things going sunday. >> it's truly any given sunday. they get paid as well. they are going to come out here and will be playing their hardness. -- hardest. these guys are professionals. they have a coaching staff that is working hard. we have to do everything we can >> they are a good football team. a lot of great athletes. we have had a good week of preparation and are excited to play them. >> the patriots players are now former players because a missing practice are being late to a practice. but the safety found a way to be excused, become a father. >> i pride myself on being there eve

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redskins rookie matt jones had a day to forget in carolina. what do you do for an encore when you score seven goals? that is next. when we come back. announcer: and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealer. erin: the redskins followed up their best game of the season against the saints with their worst game of the season gwen the panthers yesterday. the theme for the skins in the loss to the undefeated panthers was turnovers. washington had five. four were fumbles. it is just hard to win ballgames when you do that. carolina turned the five turnovers into 27 points. matt jones carried the ball five times for zero net yards. he also lost his fourth fumble of the season. here is jay gruden on jones' ball security struggles. coach gruden: he has to understand as a running back if the national football league once you have this m.o., man, the only way to shake it is protect the ball. if you don't protect the ball you won't be a running back in the nfl for long. we have total faith in him that he will fix this. he has t

redskins are in land over to face giants on sunday. they have won four straight at home. >> thanks so much, frank. >>> a former red skin is never shied away from telling the story of his life from literacy to drug addiction. i got a chance to sit with dexter to find out about one of the turning points in his . life he credits an angel for helping him get back on the right track. >> some days he would pick me up and take me to methodist hospital when i wasn't doing so well. one day we were sitting out there and he said dexter don't never quit and don't ever give up. i have never forgotten that. >> of course dexter, john oh quinn is one angel of dexter's. the story is about his super bowl ring. when you get down in the depths of despair, you are desperate and he lost his prized possession. things to john he got it back and has turned his life around. >> we love a come back story. >> he is such a great story teller. he wants everybody to know. his story is public obviously. he was banned from nfl. everybody knows that in this area. but th

now, frank has more on that from redskins park. >> reporter: second time in 3 weeks redskins quarterback, cousins, nfc player of the week. going for 4 touchdowns for a win over the saints. now the discussion is, did kirk cousins be part of the franchise? he talked after practice today. >> i really don't deal with it. just try to focus on playing the game. and, i got enough on worry about with carolina and every team after that. and that consumes my focus. >> you never been handed the keys to a team and i think that is the coaching change, this team is yours, this is your team and you know, as well as you play, as far as we go. >> not only for kirk but for this team in terms of a long- term solution. they got to get a win on the road. 4-5 and yet to do that under cousins, the quarterback of the season. carolina this sunday at 1:00. >> redskins park, wusa9 sports. >> all right, thank you very much. >> reporter: terps fans are talking about that game in college park. 22 years in the making showdown between maryland and georgetown did nosat dippoint. greg olson was there and brings us the si

. >> the redskins are in complete control of their playoff destiny. they have five games remaining on the schedule and all five of those opponents are below 500 football teams and carol maloney is out at redskins park on this victory monday and what did head coach jay gruden had to say about the season for his team yesterday. >>> jason, i'll paraphrase a little bit. he said get over it, basically. >> in first place in the division. remember in the preseason, nobody expected it and in the preseason many media outlets predicted the redskins to finish last in the league, espn, and now they're atop the division. how long will first last? time will tell, but having a strong run game and a strong defense, certainly, that's the winning formula on paper. against the giants skins were committed to the ground with 37 carries for 105 yards and good to see, alfred north break through with 78. two in the first half and also burning eli manning with three sacks and first multi-sack game of the season for the showstopper. the feel-good sunday. he warned the only way

and redskins players vented a little on social media after a loss, but they're back to getting on track finding out what works for them. they return home this sunday to host the giant, it's another pivotal nfc match up. >> reporter: nothing went right for the redskins at carolina, they turned ball over five time, cousins was sacked five timing and committed nine penalty, but they can put it behind them, they still have a lot to play for, a chance for the fnc east, and it begins sunday against the giants coming to town. >> we've shown we can be pretty be, we've shown we can be pretty bad. it's unreal how we can do that within a week of each other. >> reporter: the last time they met it was warm then, the giants knocking down the redskins. if they make it five in a row at home they'll be tied for first with the giants. >> football is a sport that transcends languages, check out this call from a spanish radio announcer. >> touchdown! touchdown! touchdown! touchdown! touchdown! touchdown! good, good, good! very, very, very, very good! >> does that not get you pumped up. >> he should calm th

alison: it was organized by the redskins charitable foundation called redskins salute and the tragedy assistance program for survivors. leon: love that. 7 on your side with health matters about the flu shot. the flumist nasal spray is in short supply and the nationwide haveage may mean that kids to face the injection this year. the shortages because of production challenges according to the company. thing isn't a black secret box in terms of the public. -- is in a black secret box in terms of the public. alison: tomorrow, the 7 on your side i-team looks at local doctors dealing with addiction on the job. doctors allowed to continue practicing after some extreme behavior. and they don't have to say a word to you about this. watch the full 7 on your side report on doctors under e influence tomorrow night at 11:00. just still ahead -- imagine not having to do math after your meal. a big restaurant chain wants to eliminate tipping. alison: and target facing backlash today over a christmas sweater. what triggered the controversy and how the company is responding. day, wed on veterans want

sunday was a great day to be redskins fan. the team now 4-5 and there's still a chance -- >> is that right? we did something for you, beating the giant and cowboys. do something for us. carolina is next and won't be easy. >>> all right, 6:06. paris is expected to be a key topic in the philippines. >>> the fbi is investigating a break-in at an army facility in massachusetts. allyson? >>> it's cool out here. at but not this afternoon. we're heading to the mid-60s in november? yeah. it's going to be absolutely gorgeous. sunshine, high pressure -- not for long, though. things change as soon as tomorrow arrives. i'll have details coming up. >>> a great start this morning around the beltway, at least. this is a live shot right now at 95 and 495 in college park. computers traveling on the inner and outer loop won't find problems but we have problems on metro with a delay on the red line. we'll get you around that trouble spot and a look at how things are shaping up in the district after the break. >>> let's face it. winter is coming.

if there is a constant for the redskins, it's the inconsistency. what does jay gruden plan to do to fix it? we hear from the head coach when " leon: arlington national cemetery have a big goal. they want to put a reef on every grave marker. 250,000 reef. they were still short 30,000. but they have received funding to cut it in half. maureen: arlington's d.m.v. is going to be moved. leon: the location on four mile run is moved to falls church. does it mean longer lines? brianne carter will find outu. >> the busy d.m.v. off four mile run in arlington will close the doors. the lease runs out in the spring. >> it's a nice space but it should have more parking. >> drivers won't be left out in the cold. they are going to move it to the plaza shopping center in churchill downs. it will open to customers before the old one shuts down. it was the only space they found to meet the criteria. it's in an area with a high concentration of the customers. >> this is the same. >> it would make the local people miserable. they will have space for the parking. >> the

we know the redskins, the nickname, has been under fire. i've said it several times. they should do away with it. that said, the redskins got whacked in carolina 20-16 because of what appeared to be a interception. it was negated because of an unnecessary roughness call. hatcher claims the officials have been against the redskins -- ernie: because of the name. russ: because of the nickname. ernie: a little bit of a stretch. russ: that's not a stretch. that's from here to timbuktu. that's the dumbest thing i've heard. it makes no sense whatsoever. after the heat of battle, you say things. but that's absolutely ridiculous. ernie: okay. russ, thank you. david beckham was recently named people's sexiest man alive. russ: ahead of you? ernie: of course. do you have your own choice? maybe russ. some great answers it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and ph

steve: the redskins blaming the name didn't. dari: at least one player thinks that the calls were not going their way yesterday. >> i have your toyota traffic tracker. southbound between exit three and two, the left lane is going to be closed and there will be to russ: how are you doing, everyone. athletes sometimes say things, following his team's 44-16 loss, the washington redskins jason hatcher made the wackiest claim that i ever heard for calls in a game going against the team. he said it's because of the nickname the redskins. according to hatcher, i'm not saying this out of character, but it is what it is. at the end of the day it is a name and we shouldn't have to be punished for that. it has been every game that calls should have been made in our favor and it goes to them and it's just not right. this head coach was not buying the theory. >> i think that everyone is a little frustrated and it's already in the newspaper. and we have been pretty good as far as penalties have been concerned. as that is concerned. it just se

redskins get the victory 20-14. this is what the nfc east looks like, eagles five games left and play the redskins and giants the last two weeks of the season. they still have a chance to right the ship. andy reid hosting the bills, second quarter, snij hamith to . this is a 41-yard touchdown grab making the score 16-14 buffalo up by two. but the third quarter tyrod taylor hooks up with mccoy for a touchdown. apparently this dance is opening up the safe and taking out the money, making it rain. 32-24 final. >>> aside from jahlil okafor's struggles, they're trying to avoid a worst start in nba history, the sixers. the 76ers and grizzlies are going at it right now, tipping off just after 7:00. oak afor was in the starting lineup. >>> first half, zaleev with the pump fake and the dunk, one-handed finish. penn takes it on the chin 92-86, 4-2 on the season. that is your look at sports. i'm danny pommells. back to you. >>> kate snow joins us now with a look for what's come up on "nbc nightly news." good evening, kate. >>

the redskins drop more than just a game today, and kirk cousins is not smiling. desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. there is lob city, for the clippers. you could call it splash city in the bay area. today, foxborough was renamed drop city. erin hawksworth was at gillette with more. erin: the redskins went from code red to code dread. >> we were frustrated. , thew it was frustrating receiver coaches, the d coordinator, everybody is frustrated. we should not be in that position ever again if we want to make the playoffs. two: the redskins were touchdown underdogs against the undefeated patriots, clearly on a mission to defend their super bowl title. >> we had a really good chance to win this game. erin: kirk cousins was 22 for 4 0, with one touchdown and one interception. mistakes are these mistakes that, yeah, they hurt and cost, but our guys are better that. coach gruden: hard to assess with the drops and lack of chances we had offensively. we did some decent things, but coming from behind on the road against a team like this -- erin: and the drop

ed in the red zone at redskins park, back to you. -- wednesday in the red zone at redskins park, backo you. >> now, cousins, this week, the player of the week for that perfect game of the week for new new we will need that in carolina. >> we don't know which team will show up. a lot of it will be the defense and carolina and how strong they are. >> they are not coming off of the bye-week, a couple games in them. the good, the bad, we will see what happens. >> ahead at 6:00. now, going to paris where residents are on edge following a terror raid and take down outside the french capitol. >>> also ahead, lawmakers are moving to stop refugees come froms to the u.s. but that does not address the real danger. >> up next, the move in congress to make sure the cosmetics you use on your body are . safe it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online f

the redskins basking in the glow of a flawless performance. who are these redskins?hey have now matched last year's win total already. they showed they can get more with the performance against new orleans. kirk cousins with a great game yesterday. 21 of 25 with four touchdown passes. that 78-yard run to matt jones was beautiful. a lot of young guys getting the things done for the redskins. -- a lot of young guys getting things done for the redskins. >> these games are fun. i have at a couple of them in my career. -- i have had a couple of them in my career. we were able to make a couple of big plays. >> it was a great feeling to get the win. this win speaks volumes. >> it was great for us. we needed that going to next week's game. we don't really worry about what other people say. >> we had the mindset if he lost the season would be over. we weren't ready for that. so we came out here and responded. >> the redskins go on the road and we know that is a place they have struggled. they get another undefeated team in carolina. a great challenge but if they want to make

it all ends november 30th. >>> if you had your doubts about the redskins and the quarterback situation those were put to rest yesterday. kirk cousins with four touchdown throws and now interceptions. they get to the win 47-14. we know kirk cousins as a quarterback but not so much as a son. we got a look at him giving his father the game ball yesterday. his father had undergone cancer treatments. he had a perfect quarterback rating. a special moment for the family. >> that is awesome for he and his father. it was a great family moment. they are going to far some tough moments. it was a heck of a tribute. he is a first-class individual. i am glad he is able to do that for his father. >> for years it was the complaint of i want maryland and georgetown play each other? they could never make it happen. the last time they played was in 1993. now they are trying to renew the rivalry. tomorrow night they play at xfinity center. the terps had a win over mount st. mary's last friday night. they have their seniors coming back also. the coach knows all about the history with maryland and georgetow

the redskins are in first place in the n.f.c. east. let that soak in. washington hasn't been in this position since 2012. the dallas cowboys will roll in town a week from today to play skins on monday night football. >> this is maintaining the focus and the work. take it one game at a time. it's cliche wise but i'm proud of the team to be in this position and how hard they worked and overcome from a week to week basis. we have a lot of work to do and we will get better. that is the goal. erin: corner back will jackman had a great game. one of the three interceptions on the day but he was involved in this play where beckham got behind him and managed to grab the ball with the fingertips and tuck it under with the score falling to the ground. a moment blackman says he is worried he will never forget. >> he makes the catch. i had him. he can't get it, i can't get it. i'm like now i'm on every highlight show. erin: he probably will be. you have a chance to ask a question as he will join us on sports talk newschannel8 at 9:00. college football now where virg

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and anything can happen. >>> the redskins looked good today.y were two touchdown underdogs to the patriots and lost by 17. red skin fans we talked to, they just expected better. >>> i wasn't expecting a huge am am -- amount. >> the first quarter cousins threw some but it's not his fault they can't catch it. he is doing everything he can. you can't ask him to do much more. >> i guess it is what people expected but i thought they would win. >> what made you think that. >> they always play on top. >>> you might want to. next up for the redskins, new orleans, saints next sunday at fedexfield. people just got to believe. >>> the choices for the new nickname for the university of north dakota sports team is down to two. the university said today the name fighting hawks and roughriders will compete in a runoff election beginning thursday. the north dakota board of higher education retired after the ncaa deemed the name offensive. >>> three teenagers are arrested in a plot to carry out shootings at a middle high school. they notified the f.b.i. after t

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great game for the redskins and great game for kirk. you take away the jets game, the patriots game and even though the drops in the patriots game and he's been pretty good this entire season. >> think he's representing himself quite well. >> i think he can stop worrying about who is behind me and whatever. he's the quarterback. >> he is the quarterback and playing well. >> just ke his team. >> his team. >> if i knew that -- >> there it is. before we move on, let's move on right now, big night in college basketball not just tonight, but tomorrow night and great for the area and let's start with g.w., mike lonergan and he better have quite the pep talk today and they take on the sixth ranked virginia cavaliers and the colonials coming off an impressive win over lafayette on friday and meanwhile, tony bennett having no problems in their victory over morgan state and a 38-point win and uva beat gw by 17 points tonight and it's a nationally televised game that tips off at 7:30. >>> and 24 hours from now, carol maloney and myself will be giv

if there is one bright spot for the redskins sunday it was andre roberts. he got his first nfl kickoff return for a touchdown. we have more on that coming up later in sports. leon: a surge in animal poisoning. not the usual culprit. a sweetener in low sugar foods can make your dog sick or kill the pet. it's in fyle -- xyletol. as we all watch our weight it is growing in popularity and now it's found in peanut butters, ice cream, toothpaste and something we all carry around. chewing gulf. these dogs ate a pack of gum and had to be hospitalized. >> the owner may not realize that the xyletol is in baked goods and they give the dog a muffin. then the dog ingested. it's very deadly for them. tonight don't miss kimberly suiters's important consumer alert tonight at 11:00. maureen: this is a big night for maryland senator barbara mikulski. she just received the nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. suzanne kennedy reports on president obama's tribute to the senator. suzanne: her lengthy political resume can now include recipient of th