redskins nation watched in disbelief as campbell and company could not generate enough offense to beat the lowly lions. league's laughing stock. no way to overstate just how bad this is for the redskins. >> it's sheer disbelief for redskins nation because i think that everybody knew that we needed to beat this team or they said, we fwheed a win. there's this big problem. the nightmare is over for detroit. the nightmare just beginning for the redskins. the lowly lions that lost 19 straight games experienced a dream come true today. winning their first game since 2007. we're in detroit. this is where ma that you stafford had a huge late game. staff ford, a perfect pass to bryant johnson for a 21-yard touchdown. stafford led the lines on a 12-play, 99 yard drive. detroit, 13-0 at the half. santanna moss gets it back to antwaan randle el and that's it. the lyons beat the redskins, 19-14, their first win since 2007. jim zorn, do you have an explanation? >> i never really thought about the streak. when you watch this team on video, their capable of any other team in the national football lea

. >>> today's loss in detroit didn't just shock hard-core football followers or redskins nation. casual football fans are scratching their heads tonight, too. is it the quarterback? is it the ownership? is it jim zorn? does the head coach become an unemployment statistic this week? all of these questions will be asked this week. we'll start with the last question. does jim zorn lose his job? >> not right now. according to a team source, they said the organization is not expected to make any moves according to a team source. they are not making any moves with jim zorn yet. the fans aren't the only ones questioning the redskins. the hall of fame running back mcrig gins is bringing in the heat. he twittered the following -- there are team issues for sure and individual issuers for sure but the ultimate owner is a loser and you can't fix that. the redskins are 1-2 after losing to a team that had been 0-19. lions quarterback matthew stafford throws like a old timer. carlos rogers gets beat on the play and stafford led the play and they are up. skins down 19-14. last chance on the 36 y

. >> redskins nation finally getting to see what their million dollar man can do. haynesworth making his debut with the burgundy and gold yesterday. so is he worth the big t paycheck? coach zorn is up next on the sports edge. but first, how could we forget. roll dahl is out with a list of the richest lawmakers. according to financial disclosure forms, senator kerry is at the top spot with a net worth of $167.55 million fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. tastes too good. there is fiber. [ chuckle ] no. i can't taste the fiber in this chocolate. they have 35% of your daily value. hmm. oh, samples. hmm. autobahn. wackenschdol. fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor and my campaign sponsored this ad. the washington post calls bob mcdonnell a "culture warrior." and what does that mean for virginia? it means: bob mcdonnell introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. he wants to outlaw abortion-- even in cases of rape and incest. and

. >> if you think redskin nation was in a tizzy, imagine the outrage that would ensue if they lost tohe lions. fans would be burning their season tickets like they were bras at wood stock. the lions are the poster children. they have not won a game since 2007. 19 in a row now, but the thing is, they are going to beat someone eventually and you know the lions are thinking hey, the skins look getable. >> they are much improved team than they were a year ago. we are not going up facing a team that is 0-19. this is a whole new ball game. >> of course, entertainment can beat you. we have to prepare this week and get ready for them. >> robert, the rookie linebacker who tweeted sunday, he closed his twitter account today. he issued an apology yesterday, but nobody was interested. >> of course as dicey as things are, the streets are dire as maryland enters week four with their season on the brink. the terps got crushed, they needed overtime to fend off a 1aa opponent. only to come back last week and suffer a home defeat to middle tennessee. all this before the acc schedule begins. if they don

. >>> the redskin nation not happy. >> even with a win. >> and a lot of debate about the booing and whether or not redskin fans have the right to boo this early. and i think they do. >> we do. >> that's what comes with loving your team. >> i can tell you the answer. we do. >> i heard you loud and clear yesterday. by the way, tense moments between jim zorn and sonny jergenson. plus who has been stealing this man's golf balls. the answer in 9 sports. >>> it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> redskins fans don't boo just because the team is playing poorly. we've seen that before. they boo because they're ex aspirated. tired of see -- ex aspirated. it all came boiling over yesterday. a shower of boos for the redskins as they left the field both at half time and at the end of the game as the fans expressed their frustration against an offense against maybe the worst team in all of football and the players heard those boos loud and clear. >> i can understand the frustration. but don't let your frustration take away from the win. it could have went the other way. >>

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. >> standing behind redskins nation. why ernie grunfeld is more excited than ever. nascar >>> we are back with some of the stories making headlines tonight. >>> the chief of staff for jim graham has been arrested on bribery charges. ted loza has been with the councilman more than a decade. he is accused of taking at least $1,500 cash to influence taxi regulation. there is no evidence though that graham did anything wrong. >>> there are more charges tonight against a man accused of plotting to detonate homemade bombs in new york city. najibullah zazi faces charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. he appeared today in federal court in denver, colorado. zazi was arrested saturday and charged to lying with investigators. >>> security is tight in pittsburgh where world leaders are meeting with a group of 20 summit. president obama and his wife arrived as protestors were getting larger. they looted trash bins and some threw rocks. some were arrested. >>> coming up in this half hour, about 1,200 new jobs are coming to fairfax county. interim replacement ha

. >> despite the sky is falling mentality on sports talk radio and around redskins nation, their quarterback refuses to get down. here is a week one stat for all those jason campbell haters out there. his quarterback rating 93.6. that puts him 12th out of 32 quarterbacks in the festival, sandwiched between peyton and eli manning. his numbers were padded a bit because of that last drive against the prevent defense. did he have some mistakes. his interception in the second quarter he threw and was already three yards past the line of scrimmage. then there was the biggest play of the game. 37 yards for the touchdown. the game as a whole, although he is staying positive, did take a while for campbell to digest. >> you wake up monday morning and read the papers, you watch the tv, you might as well put a pill other over your head and pass out. everody here is just saying you are done. what you have to take is sometimes you have to take it for what it is. understand we were in the same situation last season. it's just a game. it's game one. you improve from it and move on. it definitely doesn't def

. >>> redskins nation up in arms following that detroit situation. >> disappointed. >> frustrating. >> terrible. >> those are just some of the words being used to describe the redskins embarrassing loss to the lions, a team that hadn't managed a win in 19 games. well, coach jim zorn took a lot of heat today. >> and what do they think? lindsey murphy has more. >> well there is a lot being said. hard to tell if jim zorn feels he is on the hot sat. others are doubting his ability, but he is staying calm on the outside. today he talked about working hard, and despite the loss' he still thinks the team is progressing. he didn't hide his frustration in the game, in which the team was beat after 19 straight losses. last week he took heat for the play calling against the rams. this week, the job security is being questioned. the only people not questioning him are the players. >> there is nothing for me to say anything about his job or his job security. i think he is an outstanding coach and a great guy. and i enjoy playing football for him. >> i am still here for him. i know a lot of players

. >> tonight the team has a message for redskins nation.e feldman is here with more on the state of the skins. >> the message is one of understanding. the players know that so far the team has not been impressive. they've scored only 26 points. that's tied for second fewest in the league. they're only one of three teams to score just one offensive touchdown. so far the players know this. and if the players know this, the fans certainly know this. this guy is not smiling and here's why. last sunday in the first quarter, the redskins got to the rams' three-yard line on their second possession. but this third down pass to devon thom fell incomplete. the skins had an even better chance in the third quarter but mike sellers couldn't handle the second down pass from jay jason campbell didn't like it and didn't hide the fact that they didn't like it. mike sellers certainly heard the boos. he's okay with it. >> d.c. fans, they're going to love you to the fullest. you know, they're going to get frustrated. they're going to have their issues with wha

now redskins nation is calling for jim zorn's job in an effort to salvage a season that began to unravel last week. albert haynesworth said -- it don't matter in joe gibbs was here. for now jim zorn's job is safe. according to a source, the organition is not expected to make any moves. jim zorn here looking like he needs a hug. very first redskins po sgs on fourth and one, clinton portis gets the handoff and runs left and he stops. a blown opportunity in the red zone. the skints 2 for 9 inside the led zone at that point. ensuing lines possession. it's third and 13 at the 42 yard line. roie quarterback, matthew stafford can't find anyone open so he runs it himself and the kid from georgia can move. makes fred smoot miss a 21-kbrard pickup for the lie ones. a 21-yard touchdown and the lyons take a 99-yard drive. second quarter. 7-0 been lions. and stafford, haynesworth gets injured on the play. he injured his right hip down on the turf for a while and he would have to be carted off. he returned in the second half. detroit would add two more field goals and take a 13-0 lead into of time. th

. >> and what the redskins nation is now saying this morning following an embarrassing loss to the lionsesterday. >>> good morning. time for weather and traffic. right now a cool 58 at reagan national where we see now in the foreground national airport under a clear sky. about 20 minutes away from dawn this morning and from petworth to falls church, glendale and bethesda, it is fresh and cool, down into the mid-50s there. farther to the west near 50 degrees. later on today we should reach the mid-70s with increasing clouds. as a front sweeps through there's a small chance of a passing shower and a blustery wind to follow that. tomorrow morning down into the 40s. windy and cool tomorrow, highs in the 60s and partly cloudy. wind diminishes, remaining cool wednesday, thursday and friday. over the weekend, maybe a passing shower saturday. your national travel forecast in ten minutes. how's the traffic now? >> let's take a look at chopper 4 over the beltway around of 6. 66 eastbound, you will pick up volume. there was some activity on the right shoulder right past 50. the last mile to the bel

. >>> and the nationals just being the nationals. the redskins wondering if clinton may not play against the lions. and we have highlights from our high s >>> the train ride hope ended in frustration for passengers locked inside a station last night. after getting off a late train, ten riders found theelves stuck at the station i alexandria. metro says the station manager locked up before the last train came through. some managed to squeeze through, but others had to wait for police. >> this is the biggest democracy in the world. this shouldn't happen. >> metro officials apoll squlized to the riders and say they're conducting an internal investigation. >>> d.c. firefighters are going to get more training after another hearing on a massive house fire in northwest. the home of former school board president was destroyed by fire last nth. today, the council man plased the fire department, saying they made a tactical mistake by tapping into four hydrants sharing one water main. dennis rubin is moving forward with the course on maintaini water flow. >

redskins. find out if the nationals can stav >>> police say a teenager arrested for dealing drugs. the students use text messages to set up drug deals. the 18-year-old was arrested yesterday. officers say they found marijuana, ecstasy and $1200 cash in his suv. he's a former walter johnson student. police put him under surveillance after getting a call from security. they suspected he was dealing drugs during the school day. >>> a teenager suspected of making homemade bombs plead guilty today. they found it in july of last year. they alleged the 19-year-old had a fake cia id and a map of camp david. the bomb making chemicals belong ed to a russian immigrant. >> when you are in possession of something, you are in possession of it. it doesn't matter who they belong to or who purchased them. it's an event he participated in by the mere fact he possessed them. >> he'll be back in court for sentencing january 7. he's facing up to ten years in prison. >>> an international hunt for the criminals who pulled off a robbery in europe. two masked robbers dropped from a helicopter on to the roo

nationals. their defense, suisse cheesesque as they fall to the braves. football, redskins injury report yesterday contained a bit of a surprise. clinton portis listed as questionable for the lions game. portis struggling with bone burs in both ankles. jim zorn says c.p. will be on the field sunday. portis will be running behind the right guard that has never played before. chad will get the start and suit up for his first nfl game. high school football. game of the week. lovely sandy spring, maryland. the warriors shut out the

redskins football. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washginton," on your side. >>> good morning, washington. crack and i'm julie parker. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. we will check in with a joke in just a moment. here is brian van de graaff. >> good morning. we had a bit of a wet part of the weekend. we have temperatures in the mid 50's to the east side of town. we are mainly in the 50's to start off. we will have lots of sunshine this morning. clouds will increase. the wind will pick up. upper 70's. after today, much more refreshened fall-like error will be here. let's check in with joe filling in for lisa baden. >> we have a serious problem on." . a car flipped over about a mile before you get to father hurley boulevard. the right shoulder is getting by. the tow truck is there. south on." , your best bet is to go over to 355 and get on." south of the scene. >> thank you. >>> big developments in what has become an act of defiance. >> this move is testing the patience of the u.s. and its allies. john hendren has

. >>> a no-fun monday in redskins nation. the skins lost 19-14 in detroit.p on "news 4 midday." let's go to tom. >>> sunshine now. clouds will be rolling in this afternoon with a small chance of a passing shower. by tomorrow morning, the 40s. windy and cooler on tuesday. partly cloudy. highs in the 60 captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hi, everybody. it is monday, september 28th, i have been gone a little bit. >> can i just say, welcome back. >> you may say that, hoda. >> that was quite a long week. we had the boys in. they brought a lot of gifts. >> i noticed. >> when they come, they come bearing gifts. >> we will talk about that at a later date. are we allowed to keep those? >> personal gifts from friends. >> well. >> how was your time? >> we want to wish everyone a blessed yawn. we hope you have a blessed holiday. my daughter and i were in california shooting an episode of a huge disney show called "the sweet life on deck." there is a picture of cass. >> this used to be called "the sweet life of zach and cody." >> then they moved it from th

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nationals. >>> later today the redskins take on the lions at 1:00. that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> next up on nbc 4, "reporter's notebook," an inside look at the stories affecting your community. we'll be back in 15 minutes with the morning's top stories and your sunday forecast, but for now here's pat lawson muse. >> good morning. welcome to "reporter's notebook." i'm pat lawson muse. we start this morning with metro general manager john catoe and his contract. it has been renewed. metro's board made the decision on friday. this decision comes following a lot of controversy and some debate about whether catoe should stay or whether he should go. the decision is to renew his contract for three more years. the controversy over his contract, of course, has intensified, had intensified in the wake of the deadly crash in june. and the host of otherroblems of other problems that have been plaguing metro. another three years. are you surprised by that? >> no. i'm not surprised at all. >> no. i don't think any of us here on the panel are surprised.

he reportedly attended six rock concerts, two washington nationals game and a redskins game for free because of his story. a trial date is set for october 20th. >>> police in anne arundel county need your help finding a bank robbery suspect. it happened thursday at the wachovia in ridge road in hanover. police say the suspect demanded money from the teller, took it and ran. you can see he had on a badge hanging from his neck. it's a little dark but you can make it out. if you have information call 1-866-7-lockup. >>> a burglary suspect has been caught, also in anne arundel county. russell digarolemo was charged with theft and burglary. he was pulled over for a traffic violation when police discovered he had a stolen bank card and purse. police say the suspect walked into the unlocked back door of a home in the 200 block of lees lane in edgewater yesterday and stole the items. the suspect is also charged with driving on a suspended license. >>> it was a nice way to wrap up summer 2009. can you believe it? the summer season coming to an end. i think we're getting into the first days of

one of the most renowned sporting venues. >>> in sports, nationals trying to avoid the 100 loss mark tonight. clinton portis says the entire redskins organization is on the hot seat. and michael vick getting ready to make his regular season debut on sunday. >>> we are looking at some of the stories making headlines tonight. >>> president obama challenged other united nations leaders to help step up and address the world's problems. he called on other countries to forget past sentiments that the u.s. likes to do things on its own. >>> officials with the treasury department have about drawn the request to change traffic patterns on f street. officials wanted to make the street go one way to deter potential terror attacks. >>> two men now have been charged in the murder of a 22-year-old fairfax woman. erika yancey was killed last november. one was her roommate. investigators are releasing few details about the murder or motives. >>> a teenager appeared in court today. 19-year-old colin mckenzie-gude pled guilty to one count of possession of a constructive device. christ gordon has that report tonight. >> reporter: the parents thanked

national mall. don't miss it. up next, the only redskin to score last week.hane does lunch with lindsay. sinkhole swallows two cars. mother and her daughter ended up in this situation. we will be right back. >>> the redskins would have been shut out sunday had it not been for kicker's three field goals. growing up in canada, he said he never wanted to play football. he wanted to be a hockey star, of course. jason talks about pressure and routine in this week's "lunch with lindsay." >> reporter: we brought you here because i know you are a big hockey guy. i want to ask you about a food. a food you love, canadian. tell me about it. what is it? >> a lot of times you will see it from, i guess, what i call fried -- like a -- a van that drives around with food in it, french fries, burgers. back home a lot of times you will see french fries, cheese kurd on top and beef gravy on top of that. >> tell me about your love for hockey. i know you are a big capitals fan. >> growing up, hockey a big deal. big part of my life. >> did you play growing up? tell me about that. w

nationals fall to the dodgers. we know there's a change at the redskins park. we don't know exactly what the change will be. jim zorn will decide on the replacement tomorrow. will montgomery or chad reinhardt will be the replacement. the redskins not choosing from a horn of plenty. montgomery is the more experienced of the two. he's started six games during his career. he's been an under dog since he walked on at virginia tech. chad reinhardt, his nfl experience, known. joe is fond of both guys. >> i have great respect for both those kids. i was surprised with will montgomery. he can play left and right guard. that's why he made the squad. chad, we wanted in one position. reinhardt had the first chance of being there. he played real good. when randy got healthy, he was a starter. either one of those kids, we won't lose a beat. they are both good players. >> the deal is jim zorn is going to decide before practice which guy is going to start. >> they need to make some kind of decision. >> they waited until the last minute. hopefully, they feel comfortable when they make one. >> the puck drops in exactly one w

. >>> nationals slugger, adam dunn wired for sound. the redskins reward mike sellers. folks, it's just one game, relax. news 4 at 11:00 continues. >>> massive fire that destroy add house belonging to washington activist raised questions about the upkeep of fire hydrants in the city. a report determined the closest hydrants did not work and neighboring hydrants didn't put out enough water pressure for a fire that size. >> the topography and the lack of cross streets that would have provided vehicles to reach additional hydrants contributed to the unique situation. >> but, there was no plan. there was no specific plan for this neighborhood in recognition of its -- these unique characteristics. >> plans are underway to deal th areas of the city known to have problems with water pressure. >>> miscommunication is to blame for a near deadly situation last month. the air traffic controller told the pilot to change radio frequencies. the pilot never communicated. when controllers tried to get his attention, the plane collided with a sightseeing helicopter and nine people were

. >> there was a clear at the redskins park today, the team attracting national attention after losinge lions. if last week's narrow win over the rams indicate anything, at this loss takes it to a whole new level. >> it just creates thoughts. >> gm would not elaborate on what those thoughts are, but logical conclusions are, whether he is losing in the locker room -- 9 >> i think it is up to the guys to pull together. >> and/or, b, whether his job is secure. >> there is nothing for me to say about whether his job security is solid. >> i do not worry about it. they lost a couple of games with the vatican abuse ago and were talking about firing -- lost a couple of games at early on and where were talking about firing the coach. >> they went on to win the super bowl. >> we have got to pull together. >> coming of at 6:00 p.m., cooler heads will prevail. it is only three games out of the 16. the skins are getting a lot of support from grants butler. he knows what they're going through and koran is speaking out about it. ç>> we were down last year and they are still supportinus. keep it up.

nationals. their defense, suisse cheesesque as they fall to the braves. football, redskins injury report yesterday contained a bit of a surprise. clinton portis listed as questionable for the lions game. portis struggling with bone burs in both ankles. jim zorn says c.p. will be on the field sunday. portis will be running behind the right guard that has never played before. chad will get the start and suit up for his first nfl game. high school football. game of the week. lovely sandy spring, maryland. the warriors shut out the colonels. they extend their winning streak to 18 games. they came out strong. very first possession. taking the inside handoff. finds open space and cuts it back right about here. and 59-yard touchdown. sherwood shuts out magruder 10-0. hop in the car and take a trip to prince orchard. kugers busted through their banner and taking on northwest. doing some damage. scores the touchdown. 33 carries, 2 50 53 yards, 3 touchdowns. just another day at the office for big ben. 37-15. that's your "sports minute." i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend.

nationals come back to beat the dodgers 5-4 in dramatic fashion. dodgers and nats back in action later tonight. >>> some interesting happenings. at redskins park yesterday. jason campbell said everyone on the team putting too much pressure on themselves. clinton portis says everyone in the organization is on the hot seat, including the owner, who's on the brink of losing fans. all of this as the redskins prepare for the detroit lions, a team that has not won a game since 2007. >>> preseason hockey at verizon last night, caps hosting the blackhawks. new capital mike knuble scored

nationals beat the mets 6-5. >>> to football. saturday night redskins night here on news4. we start with redskins show time and doc walker and mike wise joining lindsay and me. we are talking skins. that starts at 7:00 and followed by the jim zorn show at 7:30. >>> down a few levels to high school. last night rolled over friendship collegiate. michael merriweather looking good saying get out of my way. 45-12. in sue land kelly takes tonight from 20 yards out. suitland shuts out northwestern 21-0. that's your "sports minute." i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >>> if youre heading out to the redskins home opener there are some things you should know whether you are taking the train or driving. metro promises to have more trains running for fans and that includes those traveling from morgan boulevard on the blue line and from the landover metro rail stations. those that choose to drive will have to deal with new game day rules. start thing sunday tailgaters face restrictions on where they can party during the hours leading up to kickoff. nontailgaters will get to

nationals fall 7-6 and that's it. they lose game number 100 for the second straight year. >>> turning now to football and we know there is a changing of the guard at redskins park. we just don't know what that change will be. jim zorn says he will decide on randy thomas' replacement today. either will montgomery or chad rinehart will be the team's new starting right guard. in terms of experience, the redskins not choosing from a horn of plenty. >>> preseason hockey, caps on the road against the rangers.

. >>> the national stop a losing streak and the redskins hope for a big w in the big apple. >>> the countdown to game time is on for the washington redskins. they are getting ready to head up to new york for the opening day game against the new york giants. they have a lot of weapons. the giants have a rookie linebacker that had a great preseason. these guys are ready. >> until we get a chance to let this thing simmer, and we will look for everybody. for me, after a these years, it is very nerve wracking. i can't wait till they kick it off. >> make it "in a row for the washington national. they took on the marlins last night. it goes into center field and off the club of the center fielder and to the wall. "men's golf and the nationals win 5-3. >>> with so many people in the red in this economy, it could mean an nfl black pepper to show a game on tv, the team has to sellout a game. with ticket sales slowing down, the league says that the money for gains could be blocked out in local markets for the n.f.l. plans to replay games for free. still ahead, keeping kids say, a new campaign helped ins

. >> if the redskins lose if detroit, they become the national laughingstock of the nfl.become punch lines for all the late night talk show hosts. dan snyder will not stand for that. >> if you fire jim zorn, who is your head coach? >dan snyder, gurvir says. >> does vinny cerrato come down from the booth. >> i don't think snyder make that move. >> he has that reputation of being a guy would makes quick moves. i think he actually sits back and lets zorn die. >> if snyder fires zorn he is telling the rest of the city and the fans i'm giving up. >> in a way, that's right. because then you've got an interim coach. it won't go well. mike sellers last week dropped a key pass. >> yes. >> he habeen a solid redskin throughout his career. you are agoing to drop passes occasionally. we tald about this. they were in the red zone 15 plays. they let jason campbell throw the ball three times. it seems like zorn doesn't have faith in some of the guys out of the backfield to cast ball and his quarterback to throw the ball because at one point, we've heard the inside the nfl, behind the sce

nation's capital. before today, the detroit lions had lost 19 games in a way it in a row. the losing streak is over. today they be the redskins. the lions takeover, and they marched the length of the field in the other direction. that is brian johnson, a touchdown. albert haynesworth sax staffer, but he stays down. he had to be carted off the field. in the second half, washington was down. jason campbell dolls up a good- looking play to santana moss. santana has got it and he runs the rest of the way, 57 yards for a touchdown. is now 13-7. in the fourth, the alliance strike back. stafford scrambles. -- the alliance strike back. he closes in a low late and is like for interference, so but lions have it. two plays later, they'd score. 19-7 detroit. the redskins have time to get back into position. they go no-huddle, which seems to work for them. touchdown, 19-14 lions. the redskins get the ball back with one chance to win it. a lateral play, he is tackled. the redskins lose, 19-14. >> is a tough loss. got away from us. the game just seemed very strange. more than any time, there is particular urgency for us to pull together. >>

maybe a nationals can bring home the battle at -- and bring home the weather. >>> it is unlikely that the redskins will keep four quarterbacks. chase daniel or colt brennan -- they could be feeling the pressure as they head into thursday night's's game with his job on the line. >> when i look back, i am not embarrassed or bombed out. i am to place away from having a -- two plays away from having a perfect season. i got a chance to play against the no. 1 defense. i got a lot out of this preseason. >> positive attitude. albert haynesworth still has some problems. the nfl commissioner stopped by the redskins park today. he has been making the rounds talking about a wide range of topics. he watched practice and met with the players and coaches to find out their concerns. and he spent time with the media. >> you get to hear from the players directly. the things that we need to focus on. >> he stayed at around and talked to the players. he was at our practice talking in communicating. he s very open to having the players -- he was very approachable, i should say. >> i will show you why brett favre will

national museum. voters? germany have given merkel a second term. >>> it's the sports story the redskins didn't want to be part we heard from the coaches and players earlier this hour. coming up, we will show you what redskins fans and bloggers are saying about an embarrassing loss to the lions. >>> so far so good this morning, no problems but later this afternoon the winds will gust. i will let you know how long this will last and how the rest of the workweek is shaping up. it is monday morning, you are with the right team, 9 news now. we'll be right back. >>> tonight at 11:00, a toxic chemical to pets. how to protect your pets tonight at 11:00. >>> many redskins fans are shaking their heads after washington's loss to once winless detroit. the lions offense controlled the ball for most of the first up going up 13-0. at the start of the second half, campbell touch tossed a 57-yard touch down but detroit answered with a running td. the skins went this to desperation mode and campbell had this play. >> i'm a true redskins fan but our quarterback, i feel like is lacking on our plays. >> it is bad opinionalty. it

. >>> the redskins linebacker who drew the wrath of fans with his >>> it is baseball and more bad news for the washington nationals. seven runs in the fourth inning, six in the seventh. it's part of what the dodgers did tonight. it's going to be near impossible for the nationals to avoid losing their 100th game. following the dodgers, 14-2. let's go to the nats park. adam dunn, one of the few bright spots. hits it deep in the right field. the nationals take a 2-1 lead. he's two homers shy of his sixth consecutive 40-run campaign. that was it. hernandez didn't have it. dodgers tied it at 2. bases loaded. slaps a single to left. ronnie tries to score from second. josh williams gets away. not in position to make the play. dodgers pour it on. they beat the nationals, 14-2. orioles manager dave trembley trying to stop a skit. hits down the first baseline. off the bag. aubrey scores. watch this. taking advantage. slides in for the double. 5th of the season. 0s were up, 5-2. in the bottom of the 11th, a gap in right center. jose batista comes around from the first. the orioles blew their sixth in a row. the redskins play

redskins trademark declared invalid. they sayhe name is offensive. the national football league won a lower court decision on a technicality. >>> today a d.c. superior court judge dropped the fenty administration's efforts to evict a popular tennis program in southeast d.c. the judge ruled the southeast tennis center must be given another chance. tom sherwood is live downtown to tell us about this. >> reporter: there's never been any criticism how cora barry has run the tennis center and the judge said today she can't just be thrown out into the street. the tennis certainty draws hundreds of people to sports and education programs in a poor part of town. >> i've been living in terror really of not being able to touch these children and not being able to see them on a day-to-day basis and soar in through their lives. i'm not fighting against anybody. i'm fighting for the community and the children i've lived in. >> reporter: cora barry reacting to a judge's order block mayor fenty's efforts to evict the nonprofit group. >> now we've got a third party, a judge, tha

redskins at giants, kickoff at 4:15. >>> the marlins are in the play- off hunt and nationals trying to play spoiler. they helped them beat the marlins the first time on the road in over a year thanks to rain, it was delayed by more than two hours. the top of the third inning, nationals trail 3-0 and maryland and sherwood high grad maxwell crushes one to deep right field. the solo home run, the first of the year, cutting the deficit 3- 1. the bottom of the third, still 3-1, jorge cantu hit a 3- run home run earlier and comes through again. hit to the wall and brigs in two runs -- brings in two runs. the nationals are feeling the marlins 8-2. >>> orioles and yankees back on the field after finishing up friday's rain-delayed game. one play. second inning, bases loaded. roberts to burnet and deep right field. it's out of there. a grand-slam for roberts, the fifth, part of a six-run second inning. the orioles down the yankees 7- 3. >> tonight's geico 15 minutes of fame takes us back to yankees stadium. last night, derek jeter looking to make franchise history, third inning. ripped the base hit to right f

nationals hold on to a 6-5 win. the mets lost six in a row. the goal for the redskins this weekend is very simple. win. but, not by a field goal or a touchdown. the goal should be to win big. i mean huge. to make a statement against one of the nfls worst teams. the last time the redskins scored 30 in a game,2007. jim zorn says he wants to have a complete game, a by-the-book effort. he may adjust play calling. >> i'm done with tricks now. i'm done with tricks. no, we're just hoping to progress. that's what i want to do. i want to progress. i want to win. i want to score points. i want to defend. progress our program to where we develop a consistency and fight out there from the first play to the last. >> saturday night, we start with redskins show time. it's doc, lindsey and me. we're talking all redskins. it's follows by "the jim zorn show." we have all three games for you now. let's go to prince george's county and the shadows of fedex field. check o michael marriweather. northwestern. nikulin ch with stickers on their helmet. kelly picks up a couple blocks. 20 yards out. shuts out northwestern, 21-06

. >>> ahead in sports why some of the redskins aren't too happy with their week one opponent. and nationals park turns in to a launching pad. but first it is the signs of now. >>> a lot of drivers hate those speed cameras. an arizona man has 37 unpaid tickets and he is not forking over money because every photo doesn't show his face but shows a driver wearing white. in today a superman custom a clown outfit or monkey mask think you know the answer? we will find out if you are correct when we come back. growing up we didn't have much, but education was always a priority. my mom sent me off to college with just four 20-dollar bills. so i know that education is the best investment virginia can make for our children and in oe. futur narrator: endorsed for governor by classroom teachers for his record protecting our schools... creigh deeds' plan to rebuild our economy starts with education. abilcc.. and expanded college opportunities. creigh deeds. no one more commte d creigh deeds. to our children's future. no leader more prepared to move virginia forward. now you can save more every time that

nationals swept in philadelphia, and of course, football. redskins talk about home field advantage. plus, the challenge of facing another top-flight running back in steven jackson of the rams. news4 at 6:00 continues. >>> you are looking at scenes of a water main break in dundalk, maryland. the main broke about two hours ago. it is huge. six-foot water main break we are talking about. a goodly area of that community around dundalk has been flooded. no reports of any injuries. no reports of any fatalities. the swift water rescue team has been in the area in the event they are needed for that. so far things seem to be quite a mess as you might expect, but there have been nothing more serious than inconveniences at this time. especially for people whose cars have been flooded. as high as up to the roof tops, if you will. more on this story as our broadcast continues. >>. >> the home of accused kidnapper phillip and nancy garrido is under intense scrutiny tonight. they are the california couple charged with kidnapping jaycee dugard as a child and holding her captive for 18 years. now in

national news. so this is something that is going to stick with him for a while. even though they won, redskins viously were booed on sunday. everybody heard it. this was really irritating for rookie linebacker robert henson. he is a sixth-round draft pick out of tcu. he never played in a regular season game. he gained attention because he was one of the rookies tied to the goal post during training camp. he let his emotions get to him after hearing those boos during sunday's win. he unleashed those thoughts through twitter. here is what he wrote. "all you fake skins fans, don't come to fedex to boo dimwits." the question is, "who are you to say you know what's best to the team when you work 9:00 to 5:00 at mcdonald's?" monday he publicly apologized and today attended a scheduled event helping more than 40 burn survivors attending the burn camp. this is something close to robert because he lost his 10-year-old brother in fire in 1997. today this was special for him to take part in. he gave kids the tour of the stadium, told his personal story. he wanted to focus on the task the at hand, but aga

redskins and giants at 4:15. >>> in baseball news, the washington nationals will try to take anothecrash at the marlins, squaring off down in florida at 1:10 today. the last plate nats beat the marlins on friday but struggled last night after a 2.5 hour rain delay. just in maxwell and ian deswell had a great game, but the washington pitching couldn't slow down the florida offense. the nat lost 3-11. >>> last night during the u.s. open semi finals, the defending champ, serena williams was penalized a point and it was match point. she was angry and yelling at an official, threatening the line judge. >>> we are coming back with a quick check on the weather. stay with us.  >>> the nation's triathlon is well underway here in d.c. swimmers there taking on the potomac river for 1.5 k swim. they'll swim under the memorial bridge and then they'll have to finish up the day with a -- i think it was a 40 k bike ride and a run through the nation's capital. it's all to benefit the leukemia and lymphoma society. some are already out of the water and running to the bikes. not really my sport here -- triathlons

redskins trademar declared invalid. they say the name is offensive. the national football league won a lower court decision on a technicality. now the supreme court is being asked to e decide whether the team name defames native americans. >>> the nationals were shutout by the phillies 5-0. >> the or woels win in come back fashion 10-5. lindsay czarniak has our sports minute. >>> hey there, good morning. everybody. your sports minute begins with the nationals. last night in philadelphia, phillies pitcher cliff lee shut down the washington bats. he pitched a complete game striking out nine nationals as the phillies blanked d.c. 5-0. in baltimore the orioles turned to rookie catcher matt wieters to bail them out. he went 3 for 4 at the plate including a home run and career high five rbis as the or yells come back from a five-run deficit to beat the rays 10-5. a last night at the national building museum, the greater washington sports alliance hosted the annual sneaker ball. it was a star-studded affair. alex ovechkin was there. he won an award as well as caron butle

a national holiday in this parts and welcome to geico sports extra, everybody. i'm dave feldman. you know so many question marks as the redskins went to the meadowlands today. chief among them, could an offense that spurted in the preseason perform against one of the league's premiere defenses or would it resemble the one that averaged 6 points per game last season. 28th in the league. one spot below winless detroit. jim zorn, year 2, having to go to the meadowlands, said his team was way ahead of where it was last year. jason campbell, now it's time to play football. skins first possession, first play, clinton portis, 34 yards left side, all the way to the giants' 37. hey, this is going to be a good game. portis, 16 carries for 62 yards. next play, not so much. some trickery that falls short. antwaan randle el on the reverse gets sacked for minus 11 yards. the skins would have to punt. second quarter, giants going for it on 4th and 1. brandon jacobs stopped by albert haynesworth. haynesworth shaken up but he would be all right. 2nd quarter, santana moss and cory webster go at it. both receive unsportsmanlike conduct penalties

." >>> the lions forced the redskins to rethink the identity of their 2009 team. >>> and the nationals find themselves in a wild card race. >>> before we head to break it is time for the signs of now. yesterday the lions were trying to avoid becoming the second nfl team to lose 20 or more games in a row. so which team remains the only nfl franchise to lose 20 or more games in a row, is it the buccaneers, the saints or the kansas city chiefs? we'll be right back. virginians are asking lots of questions about bob mcdonnell's "thesis." how old was he when he wrote it? mcdonnell was 34, married and attending pat robertson's law school. and what did the thesis say about women? a lot... abortion should be outlawed and birth control should be restricted-- even for married adults. then as a legislator he introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. learn more. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. and rancher's reserve beef, guaranteed tender 100% of the time. at safeway, we have a new promise. a commitment to thousands of new everyday low p

the nation's first hispanic supreme court judge took the oath of office yesterday. >>> the redskins are getting ready for their season opener against the giants. lindsay czarniak has that and more in your sports minute. >>> hey there, good morni everybody. your sports mississippi ut on this wednesday morning begins with the redskins and preparations for sunday's game against the giants ram up up today. one guy looking and excited about helping out is offensive lineman mike williams who made it as one of the ten offensive linemen the redskins kept. he lost more than a hundred pounds during the off season. williams provides the skins with depth along the o line. >>> nationals pitcher john lannan was doing well until the seventh inning when he gave up three solo home runs. the nationals gave up five home run ms. the game. the phillies win 5-3. in boston the orioles got pounded. the red sox hit six home runs including two from dustin pedroia as the red sox won over the o's 10-0. to tennis, serena williams advanced to the semi finals of the u.s. open over tenth seeded flav yeah pinetta. that

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. >>> one nationals player just can't seem to stay on the field. plus, the redskins say things will change this year when it comes to their lack of home field advantage. sports is coming up, it is 5:19. >>> get a new computer and clean up your credit. sounds like a deal? tonight at 11:00, find out how people across the country are being taken by a company doing business in our area. we'll be right back. we call the bunches in honey bunches of oats the prize in the box. well, now there's a prize inside the prize. pecans! pecans! baked into crunchy oat bunches. taste the delicious surprise in every spoonful. new honey bunches of oats with pecan bunches. beautiful. of maxwell house's flavor lock lid. hear that? seals it tight. smells like fresh ground. fresh fresh fresh fre-- that's our favorite part. ...fresh! (announcer) taste why maxwell house is good to the last drop. >>> here's a look at who's celebrating a birthday today. # . >>> in sports the redskins vow to make fedex feel like the friendly confines once again. washington's home opener is this sunday against the

the nationals hope for better luck against their next division opponent. and redskins facing one of last year's worst teams. stay tuned for sports. >>> tonight at 11:00, explosives in the hands of teenagers. how big things like this can lead to big bucks only on 9news now tonight at 11:00. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake with memory loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and halluciations may occur. don't take it with alcohol as it may increase these behaviors. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, swelling of your tongue or throat may occur and in rare cases may be fatal. side effects may include next-day drowsin