. >> rg-iii. >> there are four candidates. andrew luck, robert griffin iii, russell wilson, and alfred morris. only non-quarterback in the group, who gets your vote and why? >> robert griffin iii gets my vote because he's the best player on the team. >> okay. >> and in the nfl. >> body of works, 16 weeks. 16 weeks. he didn't play 16 weeks. >> right. that's fine. >> he missed eight games. >> they were 3-6. >> didn't finish three others. >> they were 3-6. now they are division champs. >> correct. he won 10 games. but he didn't play in all 10 of those wins, is my point. >> it's not rookie of the year-- >> andrew luck has 11 wins. >> that's fine. >> russell wilson has 11 wins. >> look at his numbers. the numbers speak for themselves. look at rg-iii numbers. >> sound like a politician. >> look at andrew luck's numbers. rg-iii wins. >> no, he does not. >> easily. >> you say hands down, i say hands up. should be alfred morris. it's a quarterback-driven league. we get that. >> okay. >> this guy broke the redskins single-season rushing

the second time rg 3 had acl reconstruction in the right knee since 2009. first time when he was at baylor, back on the field working out with the team just after five months. football fans staw what adrian did this year and think everyone can return from acl at elite level. rg3's injury is more significant and will require longer rehab time. coming up. two of griffin's team mates on how they think their quarterback will respond. >> wish the best for him, thank you, dan. >> teenager in maryland, knows firsthand about acl injuries. had to have surgery to repair his. tonight he is opening up about the long, painful recovery process. jim rosenfeld and his story. jim. >> star quarterback at georgetown prep, side lined since last fall. went down in the fourth quarter with a right knee injury. he would have to go under the knife if he wanted to play again. sound familiar. wait till you hear what his team mates have started calling rolland johnson iii. >> rj 3. >> he almost has the the same initials. he plays the same position. and now he shares a similar battle s

. >> speaking of big games, all work, no play makes rg 3 a dull boy. >> nothing like rg 3 is dull. skins may be focused on their first playoff game in five years but that doesn't mean they can't have a little fun. how rg 3 pranked mike >>> red skins, have spent their week like any other week. that's good whatever they have been doing the last 7 weeks seems to be working just fine. when they are at practice it is all business. when they are off the field, it is nice to see, they are still able to have some fun. during the day's press conference, rg 3 pulled out a play fake on coach shanahan. >> coach, we just wanted to know, -- [ laughter ] >> you got me by surprise there, who is this guy. >> what did you do for new years? >> tried to put a good game plan together. i wasn't sure how healthy you were so it was hard without you calling me. [ laughter ] >> you got me good. >> good to see a sense of humour there. >> something that didn't come as too big a surprise. albert morris, named player of the week. this marks the first time two rookies from the same team have won this award in th

soot seattle defense is up against a rookie star with rg iii.ussell wilson was drafted in the third round out of wisconsin. he was thought to be a backup to matt therein who they paid a bunch of money to come in and be the starter. wilson was named the starter in august and the seahawks never looked back as he tied peyton manning's record. he led seattle to an 11-win season. >> he is one of the best quarter backs in the league to me. the way he was able to turn around that team, similar to our quarterback and they have a similar scheme. he is almost just like rg iii, athletic, get outside the pocket. >> he is a great creator, magician, especially he gets out of the pocket and able to extend plays and hit guys down the field and using his athleticism and his quickness to do that. so we have to do a great job with pass rushing to keep him in the pocket, corral him as best we can and get him on the ground. we have appear doesn't opportunity to not give him a second chance. chance. -- we have an opportunity to not give him a second chance. >>> we ar

you know this about rg iii.will work harder to try to get the knee back to 100% than him. >> you don't know how it will go but adrian peterson is a guy who may win the mvp. we saw him get back in a soap. russ welker got back in a different sport. it can be done. >> all right. thank you very much for joining us. we'll hope rg iii can come back and be at least close to 100% because he gave us a lot of excitement. thank you. >> thank you. >> always good to talk to you. >>> still ahead with the deadline fast approaching, the president's gun safety task force team is turning up the heat today. >> plus, is the pop princess really saying good-bye to x factor. we have got the scoop coming up next. >>> an uncertain future for afghanistan as the white house considers leaving troops in that country after 2014. >> lauren green has more on the have i its by hamid karzai now. >> we are proud to have president karzai back in america to discuss our mutual goals. >> reporter: afghan president hamid scar disci's visit to the u.s.

he has some of rg iii posing flair -- rg iii's player. let's hope they are ready for everything. >> it is a good combination of a lot of those guys in some ways. he is not like exactly like either one. he has traits that are similar to both. we have looked at those gains in check to make sure we correct the things we did not do very well in those games. >> had some huge hits in the championship game, including this one. that hit will cost them a lot more than 15 yards. it will call him 16 grand and then some. he picked up the penalty and the fine because of the helmet contact with the receiver. super bowl xlvii is nine days away. it will be broadcast in 32 languages. the university of miami wins the school with the most players in the game for this year's super bowl. halftime shows have come a long way. the first super bowl halftime show consisted of the university of arizona and the university of she get with a band playing at the coliseum in los angeles. >> coming up, 17 straight games they have one. they continue to have that streak wi

lot of people wondering how rg-iii will do.nee, still an issue. >> he didn't have the superstar quality last week. >> i think the brace is a total pain in the neck for him, limiting how quick he is and how nimble he can be on the football field at times. but he did say this week he was going to try to sneak it off during practice and see if he could get away with not using it. >> whoa! >> i think team doctors were staying on him pretty good. >> that's good. >> i do think also, they say with lcl's, it takes a full month to heal, so this is the one-month mark. he'll still try his hardest. >> of course. >> the redskins are prepared for tomorrow's playoff game, as they can be. for the last seven weeks, they faced must-win games and they won those games. facing seattle tomorrow, the redskins keep the same mentality of one game at a time until time is up. it was a worst to first last two seasons for the redskins. they finished in the basement of the nfc east last year, rebounded to finish 5-1 in the division this season and in doing

it may be some time for him to be back, the old rg iii we knew. for washington dc the bigger issue is having him come back at full force and really hoping he has a great longevity to his career. >> all right. thanks so much for coming in. >> thank you. >> brian. >> not you yet brian. we will talk about what we asked our facebook friends today, what impact will rg iii's injury have in future. >> he will be back by week one and better than ever. >> with this type of injury i feel even when it heals that knee will limit his ability to be top of his game. i am praying after the surgery he will come back strong lycopodder son. >> hopefully it is not like -- strong like peterson. >> hopefully it is not like manning. the difference is manning is a lot older. >> we invite you to share your thoughts log on to the my fox dc facebook page. >>> doesn't feel like january. getting a dose of springtime weather. temperatures mild, cloudy, sue to tell us how it will continue that way. >> yeah, i think we will hit a crescendo in time for the weekend. snow lovers wi

"good morning washington." >> young and old everybody loving rg iii. he attended his first wizards game a few weeks ago. the wizards baet the defending champs the miami heat. it was a very big deal. >> we called him the good luck charm. some thought to it -- somewhat like the redskins game would help. did it? >> during dallas player interest, someone decided to play a joke and play hail to the redskins. a lot of the skins almost worked, but we are talking wizards. second quarter. they lead at half by 4 but in the 2nd the mavericks' take the lead. up the floor marion isn't done yet. he steps in. this is highlight reel ready. 103-94. the rose bowl in pasadena. stanford. hogan, gonzaga's finest. takes a big heat. they win the rose bowl 20-14. the terps won 81-63. the redskins are practicing today. have a great day. >> let's take excitement continued to build. -- let the the excitement continued to build. >> we will take you live out the facts field where they are getting ready to practice. how much tickets are going to be for sunday's big game. (vo) they

tonight, fans are on the edge of their seats, hoping rg-iii and the skins can pull off another win. >>> it is deja vu for fans tonight. this time last week, we were crossing our fingers for a push into the playoffs. tonight, that energy lives on, as the redskins get ready to take on the seattle seahawks at home tomorrow. it has been a long time coming for fans in maryland, so much so, even baltimore ravens fans are secretly rooting for the skins this post season. >> i have been going with the ravens, but now since rg-iii is with the redskins, i do -- i'm starting to like the redskins as well. >> whoa! now, if it comes to a super bowl between the two? >> i will go with redskins. >> by the way, also in a wild card game, they take on the indianapolis colts in baltimore tomorrow at 1:00. >>> as the skins make their playoff push, team memorabilia is flying off the shelves ahead of tomorrow's game. >> a manassas family is hoping to add to their collection, if they have the room for it. audrey barns took a tour of the ultimate redskins man cave at the duval family home. >> reporter: a lot of

i wouldn't bet the rangers on it. >> you got to talk to rg iii's .om >> yeah. she said there on the sidelines .o matter the weather >> that is a tough texas lady there. >> someone's trash could be someone else's treasure. the institute of art in baltimore. she is creating a welcome mat for the school that will be f bicycle inner tubes. she began the project about a year ago. she needs a lot more inner tubes. she is accepting donations at the national mall today. we will make a 40 foot long t that is about 12 feet wide. by the be made community. she says she has cleaned out inner tubes in hopes to have success in the district. she needs about 4000 inner tubes to complete the project. this is one more way why a dating site might be handy. someone lost his cell phone after getting out of a cab. in their inphone new year's eve. quick thinking, he created a andional female profile arrange for the person who found his cell phone to come over. he turns around and basically i confront him right here. hand toe $20 and his diffuse the situation as fast as possible. prett

rg 3, not only talented, he's given so much now, one year to the nfl and i'm thinking it's so unfairto have to deal with that. >> well, rg 3 has been getting so much attention so if you're somebody that wants to get into that attention head wind that he's getting and get your name out there, who do you go after? who do you attack? the guy that everybody is talking about, the guy that everybody loves. it happens all the time. i think it's classic. and i also think there was a level of ignorance involved in this, in my opinion. >>. >> sean: what do you think, leann. i think they were racist. rg 3 and the redskins my team since i was born. >> sean: the winning team, itch' got t i've got the jets, but they're coming back. >> you know what, sean, you and i have a friend in steven a smith, thank god he came out and said what are you talking about? this is just wrong. you know, let's just say this, black people have been coming out saying white people have been racist since the dawn of time and then you have a black man saying racist comments against another successful educated black

. >> rg 3 is tweeting this. been in the line of fire in battle i thank god for perspective and because of that i appreciate support from everyone. i also appreciate criticism when adversity strikes you you respond in one of two-ways you step aside and give in or you step up and fight that. seems to me more than 144 characters but rg 3 has special rules. does this all lead to your brew on this question? >> thank you. what a great lead in. sounds like he has a great attitude. thank you brian for that. it leads us to our brew on this question. do you think the redskins compromised rg 3 safety? send the comments over to us. we would love to read them. you can tweet them to us at fox friends first or shoot us an e-mail at fox friends first foxnews.com. we of course will read some of those later in the show. >> it is now about 20 minutes before the top of the hour. obama sold his healthcare law saying it would bring down costs for all of us. why are more young people seeing health insurance premiums on the rise? >> ta

look at rg iii's numbers. look at andrew luck's numbers.g iii wins. >> no, he does not. >> no, it should be alfred morris. it is a quarterback driven league. we get that. this guy broke the redskins single season rushing record. we are talking about for the team. the storied franchise that is the washington redskins we can't discount that. >> who set the record for rushing for nfl quarterback in the history of the league in one season? >> rg iii. >> case closed. >> case is open. keep the case open. i'm still voting for you, alfred morris. rg iii against rwi. the seattle seahawk come in here. we know they have a good team. how good is this team? who wins this game? >> if you break it down, it is clear that if the redskins can stop the seahawks from scoring points and if they can outscore the other team and score more touchdowns and more points than the other team. >> a great combination of safe deals, field goals and touchdowns, they'll win the game. >> you've been stealing my notes. the one who scores the most points, that who is wins the g

two weeks ago the niners learned just how good seattle is, today rg iii and the redskins learned a ♪ like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! my bowl, my spoons! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios has whole grain and 110 delicious calories. ...more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios in multi-grain cheerios peanut butter. >> if few thought the so-called fiscal cliff fights were over, think again. there's a new battle over the debt ceiling. here's how both sides are weighing in on the conversation. >> i believe we need to rates the debt cell but if we don't raise it with a plan to get out of debt, all of us should be fired. >> strong words and the fiscal cliff has come and gone. now lawmakers start a new session under pressure to avert another financial crisis, this time over raising the debt ceiling. if an agreement is not reached by late february or early march, the united states risks defaulting on its phenomenon r financial obligations. the argument wil

rg 3, not only talented, he's given so much now, one year to the nfl and i'm thinking it's so unfairto have to deal with that. >> well, rg 3 has been getting so much attention so if you're somebody that wants to get into that attention head wind that he's getting and get your name out there, who

. >>> and they were hoping rg iii might be losing the brace by this week, but it might not happen. you may want to tune in for sure. tune in for a complete wrap up. we'll have the post-game reactions live from fedex, expert analysis, even the special post game reaction that starts 8:00 on sunday. >>> earlier today we took the skins/seahawks match up to the best buy. a couple gamers duking it out. the first go around of the young man playing the redskins. he didn't know what he was doing. then we sent our producer to sai the day. this time they will certainly be happy to take that in the real game on sunday. >> all right. there you go. >> you're not happy about the brace in >> i was hoping the knee would be improved enough to take it off. it is obviously slowing him down. >> you know he is so good. he said that it has helped him take fewer chances and become maybe a little safer of a quarterback. >> there you go. >> maybe it's good. he is not going for the extra yards. which is good. we need you rg for the next 12 years. >> 15 years maybe. >> 15 years would be fine. >>> a live look

the focus is on rg iiiest rehab which started today. a statest from dr. andrews.e had successful knee surgery a direct repair to his lcl and redo of his previous acl reconstruction. we expect a full recovery and it is everyone's believe he will be ready for the 2013 season. tim high tower who tore his acl, october 2011 has this advice for griffin. >> one thing important for him is not putting a timeline on it, let his body dictate that and going out there, and just a, finding a group of people he trusts and who know what they are doing, who are going to make sure that he has the things in front of him he needs. he is a hard worker. you can't argue that. he is passionate he will push him he has to do the things he has to do to be ready when he is supposed to be ready. >>> coming up, turns against florida state ate  >>> it has been two months since maryland lost, fourth longest winning streak in the country, going for 14 tonight, against florida state. maryland lead by 4 points picking up 2nd half, lead evaporated off florida state. gets the rebound an

rg 3 can do it all. as a rookie dmuti irookie, noth. >> the most important redskins game in years, robert griffin iii unfazed by the pressure. no stage too grand for this rookie. especially if the stage is the head coach's press conference. where he ambushed mike shanahan today, posing as a member of the media. >> coach, we -- we just wanted to know -- [ laughter ] >> you got me by surprise here. who is this guy? >> what did you do for new year's? >> tried to put a good game plan together. wasn't sure how healthy you were, it was hard what you calling me. you got me good. >> mike shanahan had no idea how to react. the redskins know huh to react in preparing for the seahawks. more on the big game coming up in sports in a few minutes. >> thank you, dan. coming up next on news 4 at 11:00 clock. survivors of the sandy hook school massacre head back to class for the first time since last month's shooting. >> the plan to get rid of vultures, causing >>> police are trying to find who it was that left a grenade

rg iii, of course, tallied more than 60 yards and a touchdown.t was clear that griffin was not his same explosive self. it has been nearly a month since he injured his knee. what hinders him more, the brace or the injury itself. >> it is getting pretty close to being post lit brace. the doctors aren't going to let me take it off, i don't believe. i try to do as much as i can without the brace and then whenever they find out that i don't have it on, i have to throw it on. >> can you catch the redskins- seahawks showdown this sundays right here on fox 5. our special pregame show starts at 3:30. then the fox network pregame show is at 4:00 and kickoff is at 4:30. >> we want you o

but rg iii is the mvp. >> really?e make that much of a difference. >> he didn't finish a couple games. didn't play a game against cleveland. >> look what he did in the game that he did play. >> but the other guy played all 16 and had one heck of a year. >> all i'm saying is 3-9 to division champs. >> we've agreed that rg iii has been spectacular. >> there you go. rookie the of year with a leg brace on. even with the leg this gives him more points. >> i'm a pro bowler and you're not. >> seven straight wins. they win the nfc east. we caught up with robert griffin iii and asked him does it get any sweeter than this? >> this is top one. this is the championship game. we won the championship. hopefully, we can win the overall championship of the league. this is best feeling i ever had. a sat in the locker room because it is that important fuss. we went out and did when we said we were going to do. we won seven straight, won our division and now we're in the playoffs. now, it isen up to us to decide how far we want to go. >

catch the year of rg iii tonight at 8:00 right here on abc 7.card game is between the green bay packers and the minnesota vikings. >> the game is in green bay and they are trying to keep fans say and make sure they be it out there. that includes cutting off of all sales after halftime and the cover-up usually happens after the third quarter. hundreds of fans showed up yesterday to clear the snow for lambeau field. the oregon ducks and never trailed in their den. >> the opening kickoff was taken 94 yards and that scored the first touchdown. 34-17 was the final score. you don't see this every day -- the ford sprained his right ankle after missing a shot in the game against the new york knicks. he stepped on the waitress taking in order encored side. -- encored aside. >> usa today it reports that bar rafaeli will be named the new godaddy girl and be in a commercial during the super bowl. kate upton will star in an ad as well. 6:26 and another half-hour of "good morning washington." >> we spend a lot of time on the feed because a chicken is what it

rg iii is not the only person people will be keeping an eye on tonight. is a if there is one thing on washington's mind this weekend, playoffs favor. the redskins are getting the game against the seattle seahawks. people could not be more excited. it is like a dream come true. it is hard not to find people wearing burgundy and gold today. >> and the final hours, come in on sunday. we will stand and say, power to the redskins. this is a longtime redskins fan. he was giving a motivated sermon. , you alwaysld say sound like a reverend on the radio. i believe. redskins. >> we came across some of the first lady's this morning. it has been a long time waiting. you have been around for 10 years cheerleading. how difficult is it cheering on the field? i'm a big redskins fan. .t is not difficult at all we have a lot of fun down there. some fans have very high hopes. i have been a redskins fan 40 years. this man says, you have to believe. hey, y'all, billy? believe! he has set a wager. gets a basket of coffee. we would get seattle's best and starbucks. at fedex fie

first of all, the status of rg iii looking good. this was yesterday in the bubble.aying that knee is going be for just fine. there is good night we're talking about. kyle shanahan, offensive coordinator and the son of the head coach mike shanahan, there were seven coaches fired, five gms fired. there is jim haz left tt. he was the defensive coordinator. these guys, can they even talk to anybody? mike shanahan says no. kyle says he would like to. >> yeah, definitely. i think every coach in the nfl, i think that is all of our goals. everybody wants a opportunity to be a head coach. i hope some day i get that opportunity and it is very flattering to be mentioned for it right now. but i did read that i wasn't allowed to or whatever you guys read and stuff. i didn't know that until i read it. it is not something i'm asking about or hearing about. i know we try to say but it is hard to understand how focused in and in a small word we are at coachs. >> i love the fact that he didn't pull any punches. he has to get the approval from his dad. >> dad already said no. he said

both f the teams.ch one o the redskins fans are excited or the team, but they are and where he about rg -- wary of rg3. richard reeve, abc 7 news. >> temperatures in seattle and .ere are similar >> it looked wet out there. it will not last very long. i'm confident nothing to worry about. no big deal. no watches or advisories. so you are done? [laughter] >> a few showers moving across the district. that will be out of here by 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. tomorrow. there'll be no problems whatsoever. 39 degrees at reagan national. winds out of the south at 13 miles per hour. 46 degrees was the high. the district is now at 99. -- 39. 37 in alexandria. rockville at 39 degrees. temperatures generally holding 30's and 40's. there is in that core of cold that we usually see in january. in western maryland, you might e a little bit of snow, but will causet problems come early tomorrow morning. this is lifting off to the north and east. our skies remain cloudy for the hours.ng overnight if you are planning to tailgate , come early tomorrow afternoon. here is our doppler. it is showing rain showers. there'll

. >>> coming up next, we are talking about rg iii's knee. >> you know, he had surgery wednesday morn,esterday. and the man who work his magic on the superstar says he is hopeful griffin will be back on the field in time to this year's regular season. we'll have more on that when fox 5 morning news continues.  >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray will set i'll bet with seattle's mayor today. before last sunday's game against the seahawks, the two tabled that the losing city would fly the winning city's flag for one day. seattle's flag arrived in the mail yesterday and it will be raised over the wilson building this morning. don't be shocked when you see that. >>> robert griffin iii, that has been pretty shocking to say the least. starting his first full day of recovery now from knee surgery. >> for now, the knee orthopedic surgeon, dr. james andrews performed the five hour long operation. the estimated recovery time is still about six to eight months. that means that griffin could return to the start of next season, something he is opening to do. but for now, he will stay in florida where the

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. >> reporter: rg three and now. >> i'm getting a lot of praise. >> reporter: from ray shooting down a steroid story to jacoby jones and his mamma's jambalaya. >> i had it all, baby . >> reporter: joe flacco in front of more cameras than you'll find at sear's portrait studio. fans can pay to see them shove microphones in people's places. in your wildest dream, did you think you would be here for super bowl xlvii? >> never. all this happened so quickly. three weeks ago i was at the national championship watching aj play. just to be in gnarl gnarl my first time watching the -- to be in new orleans my first time watching it, it's incredible. >> reporter: with the ravens in new orleans, jamie costello, abc2 news. >> the players didn't want to touch the new one because it would be bad luck. there's nothing unlucky about feasting your eyes on the super bowl trophy from the 2000 season. it's now on display at the legends sports museum at camden yards. >> ray lewis had a tough season. now the owner of the company sports alternatives told "sports illustrated" that ray lewis asked for deer ant

rg iii will take the field with his knee brace sunday at 4:30.ht her on fox 56789 we'll start the coverage way special live pregame show at fedex field at 3:30. >>> all right. college football now. last night, the sugar bowl, it was louisville all over florida in new orleans. and gators quarterback jeff driscoll turned the ball over three times. his pass was intercepted. cardinals never gave up the lead. the final score 33-23. tonight, it is the fiesta bowl. kansas state taking on oregon. >>> the nhl and the players association will return to the bargaining table this morning. neither side is saying if any progress has been made. a deal must be in place by january 11th in order to have a 48-game season to be played. >>> the parents of a six-year- old boy are fighting back after he was suspended from school. what he did and his parents' argument coming up after the break. we'll be right back. amazing. right? yeah. next one's on you. yeah, okay. introducing dunkin's new turkey sausage breakfast sandwich. the surprisingly great taste of turkey sausa

green bay and minnesota on the road but they have not played robert griffin or rg the iii, by virtueming into second, they have a bye and coach jim harbaugh will try to talk about computers. >> they are the ones that we have not or we do not have the. is much. computer data on them. i am not making any predictions for that type of thing. but to get ready for all the teams across the board. >> thank-you. louisville, beat florida. on the sugar bowl...

rg iii and the red-hot redskins hosting the seahawks on a win streak. griffin, looking okay. 14-0 washington lead. then seattle locks it up, fourth quarter, trailing by one, marchand lynch enters beast mode with his quarterback leading the way. 21-14. griffin, a lack of mobility on the knee. get 1-z -- gets 105 yards for the game. biggess playoff come back in chicago history. 24-14. battle of the birds next sunday, hawks and falcons in atlanta. >> cal, a 53-49 win at colorado. the bears now 12-1, and stanford has the 70-of win at utah. alabama and notre dame meet for the national championship tomorrow. we'll have a preview at 6:00. >> ama: up next we check in on >> coming in a half hour, win in the battle over package thieves in the bay area, a vigilant neighbor helped nab a thief and san francisco's program stirring up controversy after taking up space in one neighborhood. join us at 6:00. >>> a lone gray wolf roaming california is getting around. first seen in 2005 2011 and was the first gray wolf spoated in california in 8 'years. scientists think he

rg iii could miss part or all of next season. before we go top five things of the day. grace land for what would have been his 78th birthday. asking for private donations to help cover the cost. number three a fuel leak on one of boeing's 787 dream liners. one day after a fire broke out on another one of those planes. number two a top republican senator threatening to delay confirmation of president obama's pick to head the cia until the white house answers his questions on the benghazi consulate attack. and number one tonight, the suspect in the colorado movie theater massacre staring straight ahead in court as prosecutors played a chilling 911 call filled with screams, crying and shots. that's "the fox report's" top five. and on this day

rg be g. >> they're going to make the super bowl, that's right. >> and then russell wilson's grandma, he say that? i don't think so. >> all right, tune in after sunday's game for the complete wrap up of the skins, the seahawks, the post-game show live from fedex field. it's a special edition starting at 8:00 on sunday. time for the high school bowl winner and the basketball season now. and we'll go to the high school as they were a revolutionary patriot and farmer by the way. did you know that? >> i did not know that. the finals, there you go. george mason, he'll be hosting the huskies. have you driven on board lately? northeastern has as they did. the patriots, they lose by 10. and so now how about rg3's grandma? with the super bowl edition? >> i can't imagine as she is way out there on the limb. you think that her grandson is doing to

and, you know, having what we do on this team and, you know, also the redskins having rg-3 and what not is huge for this town and this city. i think, you know, it's going to be fun for the next couple years. >> we're an exciting team, a team that people can come out and support and enjoy watching on a nightly basis. that's what it's all about. that's why so many people are here today. it's a testament to our team. >> the nats the defending division champions. and here's a defending champion from the australian open. victoria azerenga taking on na. no chance. the ace there. things looking good early, 2-1. later on in the set, trouble for na. azerenga with the serve. watch na after the return. she goes down and twists her angle and hits her head. they would test her for a head injury. she was cleared to return. after she came back, azerenka with match point. now with the serve. a little volley there. na's return goes long and victoria azerenka wins her second straight australian open. she is unbelievable. just 23 years old. >> wow. >> new face of tennis. >> nice to see. >> tough to win in

. >> a popular local radio station makes a first of its kind move to support rg iii as he recovers fromnee surgery. we'll have more coming up. [ mom ] dear chex cereal, i just had to write. you can't imagine how long i've been searching for something like this for my family. i'm amazed you make so many great flavors that are gluten free. my guys are crazy for chocolate chex and honey nut chex. for me, it's cinnamon. it means a lot to be able to give them something that's good for them, that also puts smiles on their faces. 'cause i really love those smiles. we're the harris family. and we love chex. [ male announcer ] love chex? connect with us on facebook. vision expanding to a 5-inch 1080p hd display and camera. touch acquiring nfc. hearing evolving with beats audio. wireless charging activated. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. >>> radio station wpgc wants robert griffin iii to know he has got their support. this morning, the station will change its call letters to wrg3. the change will be in effect all wound and fans can ca

. >> as rg iii recovers from knee surgery, there is growing concern over the field conditions at redskins stadium. that story and more coming up this our. >> thanks so much. 6:00 and we're off to a mild start in roslyn, va.. good morning to you, washington. >> great to have you along. let's get a quick look at the forecast with jacqui jeras. >> you really feel the difference about 10-15 degrees warmer at 6:00 then we were yesterday it is 44 degrees at reagan national and we were at 50 degrees two hours ago as guys are trying to clear out. 34 degrees in manassas and 30 culpeper. the clouds were persistent overnight. that helps keeping our temperatures up for the early morning hours. the moisture to the southwest should arrive by late tomorrow. enjoy today. we will have sunshine to start the day but the clouds will start to re-develop into the afternoon. the highs will be in the lower 50's today. >> we are off to a pretty decent start. no major problems with the volume. it is quiet across the american legion bridge and no troubles to report through kensington and connecticut avenue. 95 and

>> that is a possibility rg from viewing the body there didn't appear to be indication that have.y5nñ large enbankmet about four feet high. >> s? been shaken bit news. investigators say her father went to the scene today. >> i extended our condolences.

and like rg-3, this kenyan man knows how to shake off a few tacklers.l player, he's a long distance runner. watch as a bystander attacks him during the final stages of a ten-kilometer race in brazil. not only was he able to break free from the man, he wound up finishing in first place. that's what i call quite an accomplishment. >>> and today, secretary of state hillary clinton made her first public comments since returning to work after treatment for a concussion and blood clot in her head. she's leaving the state department soon, but sidestepped a question about retirement. >> it's, you know, obviously, somewhat bittersweet, because i've had the most extraordinary experience, and i work with just an amazing team of people, but i'm very much looking forward to doing everything we can these last few weeks to resolve and finish up, wherever possible, and then to, you know, have a very smooth, seamless transition to senator kerry to continue the work. >> and then retire? >> well, with i don't know if that's the word i would use, but certainly, stepping of

we'll have more on the rg3 or rg knee controversy. you can watch us on your desk top or mobile phone go to cnn.com/tv. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> agony of defeat. one of the nfl's brightest young stars suffers a frightening injury when many say he should never have been on that field. >> absolutely not. all right. not a proud moment for ran paul. a senator's son arrested after an alleged incident at an airport. >> corporations are people. a traffic court will have to decide thanks to a single man driving in the carpool lane. >>> welcome back. i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm john berman. it is january 7th. a lot of news out of washington and it's not just football. almost not just football. president obama prepared to nominate chuck hagel to be the secretary of defense. he's already being blasted by republican leaders even though hagel is a republican. questions are

[ cheering rg 3 ] >> reporter: some smart kids. they make a great cheering section here. now, coming up at 6:00, playoff platters and pompom safety. live at fedex field, i'm pat collins, news4. >> who knew the hog snort required such skill out there, pat. that guy is good at it. all right. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> stay with news4 for continuing coverage of the excitement leading up to the big playoff game. >>> still to come, liz crenshaw will tell you house to avoid ticket scams. >>> and we'll have much more on the fighting words we're already hearing from seahawks fans. >>> imto know about pompom safety, and whether we're going to have to put special mittens on our pompoms out there. >> all right. doug? temperatures will be about ten degrees warmer than they were during the dallas game. that was a very cold game. i don't think this one will be nearly as cold. almost perfect football weather. pat standing right about here. looking good as far as the temperatures are concerned. i think we'll be see the temperature near 45 degrees at gametime. by the end of the game, temp

the redskins rg 3 going down in the 4th verses the seahawks.e reaggravated his knee injury trying to field a bad as soon as possible. >> he wasn't 14u7b percent. he is scheduled for an m rishg. they play the 49ers next week. >> retirement will have to wait for ravens ray lewis. >> baltimore beat the cults 24-9. >> fans giving a final farewell to lewis as he took a victory lap. it was the last home game of his career. it caall comes down to tonight s championship game. brian kelly leading the fighting irish. the battle against the creme son tie -- crimson tied. >> supposed to cut the cost of health insurance premium. why are some people seeing rates doubled? we will explain. could president obama win reelection for a third term? that's what law americas want to happen. [ale announcer ] staples is the number-one office superstore ink retailer in america. now t $6 back in staples rewards for every ink cartridge you recyc when you spend $50 on hp in staples. th was easy. a great cup of coffee should be easy as one, two... well, just one. new single

. >>> we'll tell you what one popular radio staying is doing today to show its support for rg iii ashe recovers from knee surgery. fox 5 morning news will be back in a moment.  droid dna augmentation initiated. vision expanding to a 5-inch 1080p hd display and camera. touch acquiring nfc. hearing evolving with beats audio. wireless charging activated. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. >>> the design for a new memorial for the godfather of go-go has been uneventual in the district now. yesterday, mayor gray unveiled design plans for a new amphitheatre in northeast. it is being built by the same company that restored the howard theater where brown was a regular performer. >>> the u.s. air force band is gearing up for the inauguration ceremony. this morning, they will practice at andrews air force academy for the inaugural parade. more than 1,000 reserve airmen will take part and we will be bringing you some of the band's practice this morning beginning in our 7:00 hour. >>> radio station wpgc wants robert gr

redskins were trailing by a touchdown rg 3 i should say robert griffins iii, no word how serious it isnd seattle's rushing offense m a very good day and seahawks win 24-14 and they will face the dolphins next week. and the afc, baltimore ravens taking care of business and the indianapolis colts, ravens receiver bolden had a big game. 145 yards receiving and a touchdown. colts rookie quarterback andrew luck struggled. zero touchdowns and one interception and ravens win that one 24-9 and travel to denver to play the broncos next weekend. final home game for a man some called the greatest man in ravens history. ray lewis. and he's retiring at the e of the season, his team gave him the game ball after the final play. and good news, hockey fans, after a marathon negotiations it looks likes there will be hockey this year. national hockey league and the nhl players union reached a tentative deal early this morning to end out lockout that threatened the entire season. anna kooiman with the details. >> a long time coming. >> you better believe it. they finally reached an agreement over how to s