training camp and then an important season for a robert griffin iii. he gives perspective on the 2015 redskins when the "abc leon: vandals struck a mont meant of men killed fighting for the confederacy in the civil war. the spray paint included a message. kevin lewis explains. >> i can't believe somebody did that. kevin: this is the talk of the down. the words "black lives matter" sprayed on the base of a monument dedicated to confederate soldiers. this weeks after montgomery county executive ordered the statue be taken down. >> i'm disgusted. kevin: peggy says you can't erase or de-face antiquity. >> they are taking down all the statues. they are taking the flags down. what are they going to do next? tear up gettysburg? get rid of everything that the civil war was about? it is part of history. kevin: yet others consider this red and black paint symbol of free speech. >> i think people are taking stands for what they believe in and starting a conversation that needs to be had for the betterment of my generation and generations to come. kevin: rockville

robert griffin iii is not the reason why the team has only won seven games in the last two seasons. number 2 -- number one does not really matter. number 10 will be on a very short leash. he will be attending a taps event which means tragedy assistance program for survivors. their mission is to help military veterans who have lost loved ones who have battled and serve. robert: i think will be as good as we want to be. i feel like the south side doesn't believe in us or accept anything from us, and that is fine. we have to prove it every day. there is no one when that proves success. leo: you've got that right. arena football. the lake is. type -- l.a. kiss. watch this. tyrone gourd with the catch of the day. the special olympics in los angeles. wonderful moment for karen dickerson of falls church, los angeles. she competed in the 10,000 meter race and finished second. she won the gold medal last year in this event but this time took hold the silver medal. congratulations to karen. the kastle beat the dream 19-17. it is often the playoffs. leon: here is some action in florida. lost t

today robert griffin iii hung out with young kids helping to unveil a new book vending machine. he couldn't escape football questions from the kids or the reporters. he said once again the team is optimistic about this season. >> i'm a very optimistic person and i'm only optimistic because of how hard my guys work and i work at it. we're looking the make this a winning season. you never put a number on that. >> earlier in the newscast we told you about the ruling against the washington redskins trademark. a judge upheld the decision to keep restriction canalal -- cancelation. talking about practice and not an actual professional basketball game, the court is similarly compelled to highlight what is at issue in this case, trademark registration not the trademarks themselves. never thought i would ever see an alan iverson reference in a legal case. >>> the washington wizards summer league is in full swing. their first game is this saturday against the phoenix sun. the chance for undrafted players to make a place for their roster spot but for the draftees to get acclimated. kelly i

story lines will follow including which robert griffin ii. will show up. the same guy named offensive rookie of the year in 2012 or the guy benched last season and on anbrdon sheriff. he could help ensure protection for griffin or who whoever is under center. live coverage begins tomorrow with kristen berset with the opening news conference and more. >>> patriots quarterback tom brady showed up early to camp yesterday ahead of roger goodell's decision today upholding brady's four-game suspension in "deflate-gate." goodell said new information showing brady asked an assistant to destroy his phone and potentially damning text messages led to the decision. the nfl pa is already appealing on brady's behalf. >>> football season you must be like a kid in a candy store. >> i get more and more worked up the closer it gets and when the games come, that's the whole deal. >> i think we all want to see how robert griffin will do second year under jay gruden. >> >>> the heat is on ♪ [ laughter ] >> exercise early! >> it's on for the whole week. >> 93 tomorrow. spotty a

rob irt for robert griffin iii, it is all about giving back. rg3 taking a trip to tragedy assistance program to help military and their families. giving $7500 to the cause sparked by his relationship with the deck family. crystal deck sma reason and her and her kids now call robert their friend after griffin gave her son custom made socks to help get him through surgery. her son, reese, loved the socks so much, he wore them for two weeks straight after the surgery. >> that is what made me spend a couple hours at their house and really getting to know them. comes from a real place and that's what i wanted to do. i didn't want to just start a foundation because it looks good. i wanted to do something that meant something to me. and the military means something to me. >> our coverage of redskins training camp starts this thursday. we have you covered all things redskins. >> we should say good-bye >>> that's our news for now. "the tonight show" with jimmy iran keeps their nuclear facilities. military sites can go uninspected. restrictions end after

leon: redskins quarterback robert griffin iii made a nice surprise appearance today. robert: i saw a lot of friends and loved ones not come back. i saw how it hurt them. leon: see how he is helping military families that lost loved ones to service. kimberly: but first -- >> it is a little boring but it is not that bad. it isn't. especially if you're filing for your life. kimberly: the drastic diet changes that some doctors say could save your life. kimberly: it is one of the first things that happens after a cancer diagnosis. you are urged to change your diet. this happened to a member of my family. we started to ask questions why don't we all make the life-saving changes right now? in the last few weeks i have had a chance to look at the risk if we don't. local doctors researching the cancer-nutrition connection tell "7 on your side" there is a direct correlation. they say starting with two glasses of milk a day can raise your risk of prostate cancer by 60%. they also claim that one alcoholic drink a week can increase your risk of mouth and throat cancer by 24%. the

of course, theht will be on qb robert griffin iii.pressure, he was ranked 28 out of 32 starting quarterbacks from anonymous nfl insiders. an anonymous offensive coach said "he is done. the reason why he is, the injury slowed his leg and they will not allow him to hit rock bottom with his ego and grind his way back." the washington capitals tonight taking on the lobsters. the behind the back, the castles sweep all five sets. they win 25-13. washington now with 16 straight wins over the boston lobsters. we all have a celebrity crush. there is a minor-leaguer who has a celebrity crush for ronda rousey. the cubs minor-league are has a season ticket for rousey every game. the first time he did it, it was a joke, but the second time it was on twitter. he started to do it every day. he says he does not expect her to show up, but if she does, he does not know what to do. and the washington mystics going to the all-star break with a winning streak, beating the shock 76-69 this afternoon. leon: you want to tell anthony that his crush would crus

. >>> still ahead, new reaction from robert griffin the third after the redskins lose their appeal to hold on to their trademark. >>> more controversy about bill cosby. we will hear from d.c.'s mayor about cosby's mural on the side wall at ben's chili bowl. >>> a 20-piece silver set found next to a dumpster. coming up at 6:00 how the woman who found it learned about the owner ♪ southwest is having a sale because when there's a reunion every cent should go to a killer dress. ♪"never gonna get it" by en vogue ♪ and heels. and a blowout. mani/pedi. three weeks of tanning. facial. a backup dress. bronzer, lip gloss... book for as low as 73 dollars one-way now at southwest.com. >>> right knew lot of you are reacting on our facebook page for the judge's ruling that ends the redskins trademark. chris gordon joins us from fedex field with the thoughts of rg3 on all of this. hi, chris. >> reporter: i caught up to him at a community appearance on behalf of his foundation. that's why he was there. this was not a sanctioned team event i took the opportunity to ask rg3 how the uncertainty over the

. >> reporter: robert griffin iii surprised the decks a military family from leesburg whose courage in the face of devastating loss has inspired him. >> on your 13th birthday when your dad has to go to iraq and he wakes up in the morning and kisses you on the forehead and you don't know if you're ever going to see him again i know how that feels. >> reporter: the redskins quarterback grew up in texas where father were army sergeants. >> i know what it looks like when they don't come back. >> reporter: which is why griffin brought a check to t.a.p.s. the organization provides comfort and much more to families who have lost a loved one serving in the armed forces. griffin made the surprise visit on behalf of his organization family of three. in arlington andrea mccarren, wusa 9. >> to learn more about t.a.p.s. and rg3's foundation family of three, you can find information on our website and wusa 9 app. >>> it's small and old and about ready to get a big upgrade. what's in store for laguardia airport and who helped push through the multi-billion-dollar plan. >> the focus is on feet but th

camp begins in richmond and like so much the humidity so carol maloney asked kevin sheehan why robert griffin iii has not been the quarterback that electrified the nfl in 2012? >> it wasn't what he wanted to do. it wasn't what he wanted to be. he wanted to be aaron rodgers or peyton manning or brady. but when he played in 2012 when he got into the pistol formation and the whole league thought he would run every down. he didn't but they thought he was and it made everything easy. if you told me they are going to play the style they did in 2012 look out. if he wants to be a part of that. and we could see the quarterback of 2012. if they are going to ask him to drop back and throw the ball in third and eight, it will take some time. >> time we don't have. relax, more coming from kevin sheehan when he joins the round table on sports final when he wants to see in training camp and whether he will make the jump from the radio booth and you won't want to miss this sports final tomorrow night. >>> and socky is a simple game, and women's world cup went well and we'll get to the local team in a moment.

redskins quarterback robert griffin iii spent the day in anacostia to help kids get excited about readingt of a reading initiative to bring age appropriate books to the area. >> i know the struggle. i lived in new orleans six months. i know what these kids are going through. i want to be able to come to this community, show them that they're not forgotten. >> usually i like toned my sportscast with a funny or crazy video. instead, i have some crazy but not so funny news coming out of the nfl. tampa bay buccaneers defensive back c.j. wilson lost two fingers over the weekend in a fireworks accident. wilson's dad confirmed it was his index and middle finger. but wilson wasn't the only one. jason pierre paul was injured in a separate fireworks accident. tonight it was revealed that he had surgery to amputate his right index finger. pierre paul was given the giants' franchise tag this year and was due to make $14.8 million, but he hasn't signed that yet. he already add bigger deal taken off the plate from him. >> wow. >> but they're thinking maybe amputating the finger will get him back on the

get excited and many of the pundits as we're not really that surprised don't expect much from robert griffini. in a recently released espn ranking over 35 coaches and evaluators were asked to rank the league's quarterbacks and rg3 is near the bottom, 28th out of 32. the pollsters are anonymous, but one nfl offensive coach gave his reasoning saying, "rg3 is done." he cites his injuries and lack of humility as barriers for his success. we'll see what he can do this season. >>> goalie braydon holtby has been a key piece to the capitals success the last five seasons. last year he set franchise records for games played, wins, shutouts and now he's saying show me the money. holtby and the caps are in arbitration. holtby made 1.5 million last year. caps offered him a new deal worth over five, but holtby wants more. his camp asked 8 million. based on history arbitrators usually find a middle ground. >>> this was supposed to be a debut for serena williams with the washington kastles. it would have been the first time for her to play the team, but an elbow injury forced her to sit out. serena is in th

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robert griffin, iii is no exception. from heisman trophy winner to nfl offensive rookie of the year to bench signal caller and off injured quarterback, you flame it, rg3 has dealt with it. griffin has dealt with a coaching change as well and he was able to put all that behind him today surprising some military families with a $7,500 check for the tragedy assistance program for survivors or tat. griffin can throw his support anywhere but wanted -- or tap. griffin can throw his support anywhere but wanted to be part of what tap is doing. >> i knew it really impacted these people's lives and i wanted to be part of that. so for me it was what it came down to, wanting to be a part of something that i know is going to be something that they can take with them for the rest of their lives. >> it's affectionately called tiger's tournament, but officially it's the quicken loans national. play begins thursday. defending champ justin rose, ricky fowler and other big champs on the course. woods will be practicing bright and early tom

. >>> redskins quarterback robert griffin, iii is one of top story lines once again as the team preparesek. the team exercised his fifth year option. he is a dedicated position coach now and we'll have to see if he can rise to the caliber of a franchise qb. it appears those within the league don't haveas much faith that he can do it. in a poll of 35 nfl coaches and evaluators they ranked rg3 in the bottom tier, 28 of the 32 projected starters this season. that's a drop from the 19th spot last year. one coach said rg3 is done. while many blame his injuries and even more so his lack of humility, they say that hinders his success. >>> terps melo trimble playing in the pan am guard, mixed result going up against some of the mother experienced players in the world, turn -- the more experienced players in the world, turnover and one foul but finished with five baskets, one assist. the usa wins 85-62 and take on puerto rico tomorrow. >>> kastles at the smith center tonight hosting the boston lobsters. yes, that's a dancing tennis ball. a battle for first place, no serena williams tonight but no

that of daddy. >> reporter: robert griffinfin iii entered-- griffin iii entered the title of dad. >> at yourself and can bring a grown man to tears. >> reporter: rg3 and his wife rebecca announced the bundle of joy february 12th on robert's birthday. three months later on may 21st, rebecca gave birth to refan griffin. he didn't get much sleep in the beginning but he didn't care, saying now his life has more meaning and purpose. nobody hesitated to give the qb fatherly advice. >> i've got four kids. they're expensive. that's the only advice i've got. >> sleep in the other room. [ laughter ] got to make sure you get the rest when you can. i'm not going to let him use the baby crying for him as an excuse to fall asleep in a meeting. >> i had mine during the season. by the time the season starts for him his daughter will be 4 months so she'll be right at the breaking point to start sleeping through the night. >> reporter: the skins' second draft pick hasn't posted pictures of his daughter outside of the day she was born, but he did show off his painting skills he and his wife working on

robert griffin was named the starter back in february. no controversy coming in.lop into the pocket passer gray gruden wants him to be? a new line should give him more time to get rid of the ball. how much time will gruden give him to work out his issues? >>> number two all new defense under joe berry. the new defensive coordinator is putting pressure on the quarterback. terrence, a.k.a. pot roast is a focal point. he says the new name is capital punishment, which they hope to dish out. number three, it's a make or break year for alfred. a 1,000 yard rusher is entering a contract here. it is time for morse to get paid. they drafted jones in the third round. there's plenty of pressure on morse to secure the job and his future. number four, which whiteout will we see? desean jackson off a huge first year for the redskins. six games with more than 100 yards receiving. will we see it again? training camp kicks off on thursday at 10:35 a.m. practice at 3:00 p.m. free admission for all sessions in richmond. that is a look at the morning sports. hope your saturday is a g

. >> number one, robert griffin named the starter back in february, so no controversy coming in. but can he develop into the pocket passer jail gruden wants him to be? a retooled o-line should give him more time to get rid of the ball, but how much time will gruden give him to work out his issues? number two, an all new defense under joe berry the new defensive coordinator is emphasizing putting pressure on owe posing quarterbacks. new nose guard terrence knighton, aka pot roast, will be the focal point. he says the d-line's new name is capital punishment, but they hope to dish out. number three, a make or break year for alfred morris, a three-time 1,000-yard rusher is entering a contract year. drafted in the sixth round in 2012, it is time for morris to get paid. the skips drafted matt jones in the third round, plenty of pressure on morris to sec your the job and his future. number four, which wideouts will we see? desean jackson coming off a huge first year for the redskins. six games with more than 100 yards receiving. will we see it again? training camp is less than a week aw

redskins quarterback robert griffin, iii was on hand to reveal a book vending machine.to the kids. it's part of a reading initiative to bring more books to the area. a study found there was only 1 book for every 830 children. >> reading is important. secondly, anacostia is an area i've been in a lot since i've been here doing things for the community. sometimes it's not necessarily where you're doing it or how it's happening it's the fact that a lot of these kids are underprivileged are getting books right behind us. they don't have the means to get these simple things. the first book that inspired me and kept me going as dumb as it sounds is probable the magic school bus. i'm still a kid. i'll never let that die. we all have dream s. we all have desires, goals and you never want those dreams to be dedemin -- to be diminished. >> don't just go to school and not have a plan. have a plan. reading helps them with that. they can maybe read something and they're like, man i want to effect change in the world if that way. i'm hoping these books they get from these machines ca

days away from redskins training camp and many believe that this is a page or break year for robert griffin. starting thursday we will all break down every single rg 3 rep during the camp in richmond, this afternoon, some mental reps for the quarterback about things more important than football. rg3 and his wife rebecca and daughter all taking a trip to taps headquarters in arlington. it stands for tragedy assistance program for survivors. the non-profit helps military members and their families. robert's foundation family of three, contributing you $7500 to the cause, sparked his relationship with the deck family. crystal deck, a marine and her kids, no you call robert their friend, not just their starting quarterback. for rg3, it was still about football, az the opportunity it is presents him to give back. >> these guys play because it's, you know the game they love but they also want to be able to give back and never forget where they came from, the old phrase and i don't ever want to forget that. i don't want to forget how much the military's meant to me my wife, my family my parents an

. >> jennifer griffin in washington, dc. now, john roberts is standing across the street from the shooting site. john, are you there? >> reporter: good afternoon to you. yes. the road blocks have been taken down on amnicola highway. apologize for the traffic noise. traffic is being allowed to go past the naval operations center marks recent corps reserve center. the police, though, are still very active here. this remains an active crime scene. police officer is block off the entrance here while forensic experts are working inside to piece together the pieces of the puzzle what happened today. interesting point here that we have learn this afternoon the original shooting site, down on lee highway seven miles from here, was recruitinger in for all four branches of a the u.s. military. here at this reserve center, not only does it houston the third battalion of the 14th marines and also a naval recruiting center inside this facility. so was this shooter this alleged shooter targeting specifically recruiting centers or was he just in general tar

robert saying the u.s. navy is confirming a shooting and this is something we knew was coming from the navy. a navy operation support center is where this has happened. jennifer griffinour correspond correspondent is coming in. this went to a lockdown, a possible shooting and the mayor coming out and telling us what more than anything. what have you learned? >> reporter: the confusion here from the navy side of things came from their twitter account. at first they reported there was no shooting at a recruiting center then they said they are investigating a shooting. those tweets came 15 minutes apart leading to a little confusion. navy sources are telling us the navy operation support for is investigating shots were fired at the building. that is an office building. it is not a recruiting center. some of the terms have been mixed up. no reports that a naval recruiting center has been shot out just this office building. the mayor said a recruiting center where army and navy and three services were recruiting. so we have to now step back the navy says it is an operation support center. it is some place where the reserve uses as an office. >> i was reminding viewers soc