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many found what robert griffin iii in august laughable. he was benched before the season and kirk cousins became the starter. after struggling with interceptions, cousins hit his stride and led the redskins to the nfc east title. number four, the d.c. mansion murders. son, and couple, their their housekeeper were brutally murdered in this home that was set on fire. the case drew national attention in the motive remains a mystery. the police believe that multiple suspects were involved, but at years end only one man has been charged. number three, metro smoke incident. an alexandria woman died after an electrical arcing problem on the yellow line after the train encountered heavy smoke south of l'enfant plaza. the ntsb said exhaust fans metro used made the situation worse. it filled the tunnel with smoke. 61-year-old carol glover died and dozens were taken to the hospital. unrest.wo, baltimore one week after suffering a spinal injury in a police van, 25-year-old freddie gray died in april. on the day of his funeral, writing a rocket that dr
many found what robert griffin iii in august laughable. he was benched before the season and kirk cousins became the starter. after struggling with interceptions, cousins hit his stride and led the redskins to the nfc east title. number four, the d.c. mansion murders. son, and couple, their their housekeeper were brutally murdered in this home that was set on fire. the case drew national attention in the motive remains a mystery. the police believe that multiple suspects were involved, but at...
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now, unfortunately, one of those players is not robert griffin iii for redskins fans and one of the many redskins players cleaning out their locker likely for the last time after losing his job to kirk cousins to a salary of $16 million next season and his time in d.c. is all, but done and he did decline to speak in the media and he did leave a poem of inspiration at his locker. kirk cousins was not seen as todaya kleebout and he's a free agent and he's coming off an amazing year. so the redskins will have to pony up the cash to keep the quarterback. gruden was asked about the timeline for a deal today and noted they'll go through the roes is soon, but did not say much beyond that. coming up later in the show, there are plenty of guys that will be free agents on this roster. this team and squad could look completely different come next season and we'll take a look at some of those free agents a bit later. from redskins park, i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> dramatic video takes us inside the raid of an infamous drug lord and reaction to a hollywood sector who may have helped investigat
now, unfortunately, one of those players is not robert griffin iii for redskins fans and one of the many redskins players cleaning out their locker likely for the last time after losing his job to kirk cousins to a salary of $16 million next season and his time in d.c. is all, but done and he did decline to speak in the media and he did leave a poem of inspiration at his locker. kirk cousins was not seen as todaya kleebout and he's a free agent and he's coming off an amazing year. so the...
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and with those dreams went robert griffin iii falling to a knee injury. this weekend i had a chance to check out the field conditions and frankly it looks great. the field has had three weeks off. the grounds crew told me that's perfect time because it takes about 18 days for fresh grass to grow. there is rain expected in the forecast early tomorrow but they will have a tarp on the field up until 90 minutes before kickoff. >>> to reliant stadium in houston where they don't have to worry about rain inside the dome. wild card match up between houston and kansas city. they don't have to worry about rain but they have to worry about nile. the opening kick of the game the texans would not be able to recover they shut out the texans 30-0. one team thought they would be in the playoffs this year is the wizards but their play has the post season in doubt. they've lost three straight below 500. just in time a game in orlando. the wizards have the magic's number. all alone for the finish he had 17. the magic ran out late. 105-99. >>> coming up, as the reds skins ge
and with those dreams went robert griffin iii falling to a knee injury. this weekend i had a chance to check out the field conditions and frankly it looks great. the field has had three weeks off. the grounds crew told me that's perfect time because it takes about 18 days for fresh grass to grow. there is rain expected in the forecast early tomorrow but they will have a tarp on the field up until 90 minutes before kickoff. >>> to reliant stadium in houston where they don't have to...
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robert griffin's tenure with the skins is likely over.hat is why the media crowd around him today to ask about his future. he didn't want to talk. however, he did leave this letter which is based on a poem by mother teresa. part of it reads people are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered. or give them anyway -- forgive them anyway. it seems like rgiii's days in washington are done. would you like to see him back? 21% of you said you would but the majority said no. tame to turn the attention to the capitals. more specifically alex ovechkin and his 500 goals. he scored his 500th goal last night against ottawa and he is on pace to surpass wayne gretzky as the best nhl scorer ever. the redskins fullback jarrell young joins me at 7:00 for the weekly show at newschannel8. join us. we will put a bow on the redskins season and take your calls. leon: if gretzky was smart he would have -- not gretzky. he would have waited till tonight, ovechkin. erin: yeah. hold back. alison: "world news tonight" with david muir up next. leon: see you a
robert griffin's tenure with the skins is likely over.hat is why the media crowd around him today to ask about his future. he didn't want to talk. however, he did leave this letter which is based on a poem by mother teresa. part of it reads people are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered. or give them anyway -- forgive them anyway. it seems like rgiii's days in washington are done. would you like to see him back? 21% of you said you would but the majority said no. tame to turn the...
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and nearly as chill robert griffin iii the y are the implications this might be an isis inspired violence. the victim, a philadelphia police who survived being shot at 11 times and took down his attacker who allegedly told police he did it in the name of islamic. steve peterson is in philadelphia with the latest. >> reporter: these chilling surveillance images show the momentunman dressed in a traditional white arab robe opened fire on a officer at poi range, shooting at least 11 times. >> shots fired. i'm shot. i'm bleeding >> reporter: 33-year-old police jesse hartnett was hit three times in the arm. as the gunman ran away, he kept shooting. but the our managed -- the officer managed to follow and return fire. the shuft was taken into custody a block away. the surveillance video does not show the circumstances leading up to the shooting. but officials say it was completely ovoked. police identified the suspect as edward archer and said he confessed that the shooting was inspired by islam.ers also pledged his allegiance to the islamic state. >> he has con phelpsed to this -- to this cowa
and nearly as chill robert griffin iii the y are the implications this might be an isis inspired violence. the victim, a philadelphia police who survived being shot at 11 times and took down his attacker who allegedly told police he did it in the name of islamic. steve peterson is in philadelphia with the latest. >> reporter: these chilling surveillance images show the momentunman dressed in a traditional white arab robe opened fire on a officer at poi range, shooting at least 11 times....
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barring a minor miracle, robert griffin iii's days in washington are done.cleared his locker and left a motivational letter. the media crowded around to find out what the future holds, but he did not what to talk. he left a note, based on a poem by mother teresa. gruden on rg iii and how he handled the season. handled it like a pro, and in the long run hopefully it will make him a better quarterback. i know that he grew a lot being a third string quarterback here. the skill set that he has, and he learned from the shanahans, the stuff that he learned from us, think you will be a better quarterback wherever he goes, however it works out for him. erin: the national championship game underway, number one clemson taking on number two alabama. watson pass, 31 yards. that ties it at 7-7. third quarter. wide open. --oward's first touchdown this would be howard's shout of the season, a redneck clemson leads 24-21 in the fourth. remember this kid in the nba draft last june? he burst into tears when the next picked him. i guess his feelings changed a little bit. he po
barring a minor miracle, robert griffin iii's days in washington are done.cleared his locker and left a motivational letter. the media crowded around to find out what the future holds, but he did not what to talk. he left a note, based on a poem by mother teresa. gruden on rg iii and how he handled the season. handled it like a pro, and in the long run hopefully it will make him a better quarterback. i know that he grew a lot being a third string quarterback here. the skill set that he has, and...
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and robert griffin got hurt and won that game. and deb, i say this because anything can happen once the playoffs begin. tomorrow will be fun. no doubt. coming up later in sports, more from ashburn and great college basketball hoops. trimble at that time again. a great basketball wrap up coming up. >> we always do, dave. thank you. >>> here's a question: you would you like to become an almost-billionaire overnight? you may have heard about this thing called a powerball, and it's up to $900 million. matt, what are my odds? that's what i want to know. >> reporter: are you feeling lucky? you shouldn't be. you have a better chance of getting a bee sting or being struck by lightning. you are one of the 6.9 people expected to buy a ticket today and sales are expected to reach $14,000 per minute. if not me, where is all this money going? powerball tonight. you know that. here is the first question. you have a better chance of winning the powerball or red skips winning a playoff game? >> powerball. >> powerball. >> redskins are not going t
and robert griffin got hurt and won that game. and deb, i say this because anything can happen once the playoffs begin. tomorrow will be fun. no doubt. coming up later in sports, more from ashburn and great college basketball hoops. trimble at that time again. a great basketball wrap up coming up. >> we always do, dave. thank you. >>> here's a question: you would you like to become an almost-billionaire overnight? you may have heard about this thing called a powerball, and it's...
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. >> and there is a lot of talk on social media about redskins quarterback robert griffin iii and the letter he left behind after cleaning out his locker. it starts that people are often unreasonable,up -- irationable and self-centered. forgive them. he lost the starting position to curt cousins this season and is expected to be released from the contract. if this note is anything to go by, seems he might be okay with that. >> rg3. >>> and just how high will it go? the powerball jackpot is at a record-breaking $1.4 billion. and if you were not lucky enough to hit all six numbers, if you take the lump stum -- lump sum, the jackpot goes down to 868 million then take out the federal taxes, about 39% and that takes you to $524 million then you have to think about your state and local taxes and in some states, you could be left with $394 million out of the 1.4 billion but, terrence, i will take it. >> 394 million. i think so. no one's going to refuse that at all. >>> the powerball post here going viral and claims the jackpot could give everyone in the country $4 million. poverty solved, ri
. >> and there is a lot of talk on social media about redskins quarterback robert griffin iii and the letter he left behind after cleaning out his locker. it starts that people are often unreasonable,up -- irationable and self-centered. forgive them. he lost the starting position to curt cousins this season and is expected to be released from the contract. if this note is anything to go by, seems he might be okay with that. >> rg3. >>> and just how high will it go? the...
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and talk here, how about robert griffin iii will be a free agent soon. he could be available and a lot of people speculating that he fits in with the chip kelley up tempo offense. he knows he will be a backup quarterback. he wouldn't have to change his style and the 49ers would not have to change their style either to have him fit in but he would be a backup. >> to one mr. kyle kaepernick. >> looking like it. we will wait and see. there is plenty of nice questions to be asked and the 49ers are no longer dull. >>> they sure aren't. >> you are right about it. kobe bryant looks like he has barely aged. >>> that's it. have a great night and take care. here you go, here you go. that was quick. you skip the line when you're on the excelsior level. oh. three rooms adjoining, top floor. oh. silver, pretty. platinum, so don't wave that around everywhere. people'll get jealous. maybe wave it around a little. [ laughter ] my friend burt tanner runs the hotel. he comped us a few rooms because we sold him some closets for his high-roller suites. zebrawood, heated soc
and talk here, how about robert griffin iii will be a free agent soon. he could be available and a lot of people speculating that he fits in with the chip kelley up tempo offense. he knows he will be a backup quarterback. he wouldn't have to change his style and the 49ers would not have to change their style either to have him fit in but he would be a backup. >> to one mr. kyle kaepernick. >> looking like it. we will wait and see. there is plenty of nice questions to be asked and...
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. >> a lot of changes, we saw robert griffin iii leave, they extend cousins to a long-time quarterback, morris set career rushers will be back? so many questions, we will find out in the next couple weeks and even months. kristen, back to you. >> reporter: all right, thanks so much. lots of free agents this off season, it will be a very different looking team next year. coming up, we hear more from the fans. i am kristen berset, guys, back to you in studio. >> thanks so much, rg iii's lockser trending online, you can find it on the free wusa 9 app. >>> president barack obama is spending his day prepareing for tomorrow night's state of the union address, unlike previous years the president is not expected to present a wish list to the congress, instead he is expected to discuss using executive action on 2 topics, election reform and gun control. this is his final state of the union address, he won't be on the ballot. president obama hits the road wednesday to, the first stop is nebraska and lose yan raw. >>> sean penn said he has nothing to apologize for and criticized for meeting with
. >> a lot of changes, we saw robert griffin iii leave, they extend cousins to a long-time quarterback, morris set career rushers will be back? so many questions, we will find out in the next couple weeks and even months. kristen, back to you. >> reporter: all right, thanks so much. lots of free agents this off season, it will be a very different looking team next year. coming up, we hear more from the fans. i am kristen berset, guys, back to you in studio. >> thanks so much,...
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but robert griffin iii back as quarterback playing a very important role this afternoon.xplain the new year means a house full of new devices. and that can slow your internet down. so you should get verizon fios - quick. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, for $79.99 a month online, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. plus with a 2 year agreement, fios gives you $400 back, and all the premium movie channels for a year. hurry, this offer ends soon. so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. our cosmetics line was a hit. the orders were rushing in. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding fast. building 18 homes in 4 ½ months? that was a leap. but i knew i could rely on american express to help me buy those building materials. amex helped me buy the inventory i needed. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself? realize your
but robert griffin iii back as quarterback playing a very important role this afternoon.xplain the new year means a house full of new devices. and that can slow your internet down. so you should get verizon fios - quick. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, for $79.99 a month online, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. plus with a 2 year agreement, fios gives you $400 back, and all the premium movie...
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robert griffin iii and other redskins players cleaned out their lockers this morning following their loss to the green bay packers yesterday. but griffin left something behind. he left a taped message on his locker. he refused to talk to fox 5 while we were there. other team players are pretty optimistic about the team's future. >> got to come back ready for next year and be better. >> griffin was once thought to be the team's franchise quarterback but was replaced this year by kirk cousins who of course led the redskins to the playoffs. most feel griffin is not expected to return to the team. certainly wish him the best and hope he does catch on with another team. i hope they manage him better and he gets a fresh start and succeeds. >> if you want to see what that note says go to our facebook page. the other player that i'm interested to see if he will show up again is alfred morris. i kept saying what happened. a couple of years ago he what r was the best running back in the league. >> he struggled. >> we saw that yesterday. i think it's questionable if he'll be back. >> stay with
robert griffin iii and other redskins players cleaned out their lockers this morning following their loss to the green bay packers yesterday. but griffin left something behind. he left a taped message on his locker. he refused to talk to fox 5 while we were there. other team players are pretty optimistic about the team's future. >> got to come back ready for next year and be better. >> griffin was once thought to be the team's franchise quarterback but was replaced this year by kirk...
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we talk about a contract extension for kirk cousins and the future of robert griffin iii. >>> no alex ovechkin at the all-star game but the caps were well represented this weekend in nashville. niklas backstrom making his all-star game debut. well deserved for backy. three-on-three hockey this year. first the metro versus the atlantic. the metro got on the board first. then you see the old guy, hall of famer here jaromir jagr on the break away. holtby let's him have that out of respect i think. metro team is up 2-1. later on in the period, puck up the ice again, and how about this move. evgeni malkin, a 360 spin there. this game -- the all-star game is still going on right now. the metro team eliminated from the tournament as of right now. and before we let you go, we do want to let you know the wizards have made an announcement. head coach randy whitman will miss the next two games after the passing of his older brother. he will be back with the team on february 5th when they take on the philadelphia 76ers. so best of luck or we wish his family all the best as they get ready for this
we talk about a contract extension for kirk cousins and the future of robert griffin iii. >>> no alex ovechkin at the all-star game but the caps were well represented this weekend in nashville. niklas backstrom making his all-star game debut. well deserved for backy. three-on-three hockey this year. first the metro versus the atlantic. the metro got on the board first. then you see the old guy, hall of famer here jaromir jagr on the break away. holtby let's him have that out of respect...
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and nearly as chill robert griffin iii the y are the implications this might be an isis inspired violence. the victim, a philadelphia police man, who survived being shot at 11 times and took down his attacker who allegedly told police he did it in the name of islamic. steve peterson is in philadelphia with the latest. >> reporter: these chilling surveillance images show the moment a gunman dressed in a robe opened fire on a philadelphia police officer at point-blank range, shooting at least 11 times. >> shots fired. i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> reporter: 33-year-old police jesse hartnett was hit three times in the arm. as the gunman ran away, he kept shooting. but the our managed to -- the officer managed to follow and return fire. the shuft was taken into custody a block away. the surveillance video does not show the circumstances leading up to the shooting. but officials say it was completely unprovoked. police identified the suspect as edward archer and said he confessed that the shooting was inspired by islam. archers also pledged his allegiance to the islamic state. >> he has c
and nearly as chill robert griffin iii the y are the implications this might be an isis inspired violence. the victim, a philadelphia police man, who survived being shot at 11 times and took down his attacker who allegedly told police he did it in the name of islamic. steve peterson is in philadelphia with the latest. >> reporter: these chilling surveillance images show the moment a gunman dressed in a robe opened fire on a philadelphia police officer at point-blank range, shooting at...
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we'll also talk about robert griffin and his future as well.ak down the skins and the team forward. the hottest team in the nhl as caps continue to scorch the rest of the league. playing like it on sunday. alex ovechkin is the head runner and that somebody else stole the spotlight today. i'll tell you that guy's name and what he did. lady terps are putting in work on monday. that lady right there puts her name in the record books. >>> finally it is one of the coolest local stories of the season. howard university hoops and the nation's leading scores james daniel and his coach. he drops by to drop some knowledge down in the rest of the area. the skins are done, but we've got a big show coming up for you in just a second. >> always. game on overtime and of course dress warm everybody. >> you know how that one works. >> have a
we'll also talk about robert griffin and his future as well.ak down the skins and the team forward. the hottest team in the nhl as caps continue to scorch the rest of the league. playing like it on sunday. alex ovechkin is the head runner and that somebody else stole the spotlight today. i'll tell you that guy's name and what he did. lady terps are putting in work on monday. that lady right there puts her name in the record books. >>> finally it is one of the coolest local stories of...
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. >> robert griffin iii choosing not to talk to the media.er losing the starting job to kirk cousins, his time in d.c. is all but done. all he left behind is this poem that he taped to his locker. >>> moving on to basketball now for a moment. injuries still the biggest reason why the wizards haven't lived up to expectations so far this season. although bradley bill is close to returning, another hiccup tonight for randy whitman's team. missed his second game of the year. but the good news nene was in the starting lineup for the first time this season. and he looked like the old nene. they like playing the chicago bulls, especially in chicago. john wall had himself a game. he was picking pockets. steals the ball from derrick rose. nice flush on the other end. later on, wall playing defense. huge block here on the center. joakim noah. they called this a foul on the play. that's complete garbage. noah's seven-footer getting blocked by a 6'3" point guard. beautiful fadeaway jump shot there. the wizards rolling in the second half. then nene back i
. >> robert griffin iii choosing not to talk to the media.er losing the starting job to kirk cousins, his time in d.c. is all but done. all he left behind is this poem that he taped to his locker. >>> moving on to basketball now for a moment. injuries still the biggest reason why the wizards haven't lived up to expectations so far this season. although bradley bill is close to returning, another hiccup tonight for randy whitman's team. missed his second game of the year. but the...
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was a quarterback a lot like colin kaepernick, or do you see them going out trying to trade for robert griffin? >> well yeah, i think that the assumption that they made around here is that he will love colin kaepernick and resonate his career. it is pretty true that they are quoted the same and that his number two for a good quarterback and their accuracy and their decision making and that both of those categories, they have not been what they would call the strong point. that he is a good runner, but quoted again saying that you cannot have that running quarterback because ultimately that they will get hurt and they will get injured. so all of those making those assumptions that they just love runners because they would coach marcus mariota that may be a false assumption really. >> because of the program in oregon. such high success there and then they changed a little bit. how do you think that they will translate on the type of offense and defense that they will decide to ultimately run? >> reporter: back there in philadelphia, he was criticized, the way he would get along with those player
was a quarterback a lot like colin kaepernick, or do you see them going out trying to trade for robert griffin? >> well yeah, i think that the assumption that they made around here is that he will love colin kaepernick and resonate his career. it is pretty true that they are quoted the same and that his number two for a good quarterback and their accuracy and their decision making and that both of those categories, they have not been what they would call the strong point. that he is a...
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robert even more beneficial to his team. they were using his mobility to their advantage. we have seen many plays like this in the past from aaron rogers. today, griffinuarterback on the scout team playing the part of aaron rogers. getting the defense familiar. >> on robert did a great job in practice. trying to get used to what aaron is going to present to us sunday. he did a great job. we have been running all week to try to catch him. >> he has given us good looks. he is obviously very athletic. having him with that mobility has been beneficial to us. >> now, this team of course relatively young team. a lot of the players with very little playoff experience. and kirk cousins has played in a game. never started a game makeing the veterans on this team so important on this roster. guys like desean jackson can help lead the team. our dante caught up with him. >> you have been in the playoffs a couple of times. it is a different situation you coming here. you had some success by winning a couple of playoff games before. what is the difference between this year and last year? >> i think this year it is kind of special. no one gave us a chance. we knew w
robert even more beneficial to his team. they were using his mobility to their advantage. we have seen many plays like this in the past from aaron rogers. today, griffinuarterback on the scout team playing the part of aaron rogers. getting the defense familiar. >> on robert did a great job in practice. trying to get used to what aaron is going to present to us sunday. he did a great job. we have been running all week to try to catch him. >> he has given us good looks. he is...
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the most action, robert griffin iii saw this year.ve most of the season after losing the starting job only active against the jets in week six. today he was cleaning out his locker but he didn't speak to the media. but if you believe actions speak louder than words, you have to take a look and see what he left inside of his locker as he headed out to what will likely be the very last time. you see the note right there. this note reads in part, quote, the good you do today will often be for gotten. give the best you have it will never be enough. in the final analysis it's between you and god. it was never between you and then anyway. you can read the full note on fox5dc.com. but jay gruden himself had somewhat are likely parting records. >> he handled it very well. he's a great competitor, accomplished great things in 2012, he really did. but he handled it like a pro and i think in the long run, hopefully it will make him a better quarterback. the skill set that he has, and he learned from the shanahans and then the new stuff that he l
the most action, robert griffin iii saw this year.ve most of the season after losing the starting job only active against the jets in week six. today he was cleaning out his locker but he didn't speak to the media. but if you believe actions speak louder than words, you have to take a look and see what he left inside of his locker as he headed out to what will likely be the very last time. you see the note right there. this note reads in part, quote, the good you do today will often be for...
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paul pierce, robert griffin iii. those guys could electrify a crowd. no doubt about that. but you could argue that none have has the sustained success of alex ovechkin and fewer others have done it with the flair and the excitement of him. he is one of the best that has ever done it. he is the fifth fastest in history to get to 500. and he has done it against defense that was dedicated to stopping him. some wondered whether he was slowing down. all he has done is go out and average a goal every 1.5 games the last four years. that's insane. the great eight. one of the great tests. >> he has clearly turned this franchise around. made hockey very, very exciting in washington. the best part the thing that people find the most exciting are the scoring goals and the fighting. and he has been able to score a heck of a lot of goals. that is what people have been excited about. that is an insane accomplishment of what he has had. just over 800 games. if you look at what everybody else has been able to do, no one else has been able to come close. >> reporter: the team will honor ove
paul pierce, robert griffin iii. those guys could electrify a crowd. no doubt about that. but you could argue that none have has the sustained success of alex ovechkin and fewer others have done it with the flair and the excitement of him. he is one of the best that has ever done it. he is the fifth fastest in history to get to 500. and he has done it against defense that was dedicated to stopping him. some wondered whether he was slowing down. all he has done is go out and average a goal every...
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and why troy aikman believes there's a good chance that robert griffin could be wearing a star on hismet next season. >>> plus a casting controversy why social media is freaking out over the actor chosen to play michael jackson. we'll be right back. ds. >>> welcome back. you know, it's pretty amazing. here we are and we're talking football even though the redskins. >> always. >> when they went this far, we've got to keep talking. >> it was kind of smooth this year when you consider. i think one of the reasons why, when you consider how smooth things were behind the scenes for this past season, yeah it was disappointed how the season ended, but scot mccloughan gets a lot of credit for making the right signings and for keeping the team in check. he talked about his approach as the off season begins without kirk cousins being locked up. >> the good thing about it is there's nothing that says in that position. what i'm doing here quarterback, offensive lineman, it doesn't matter. i'm looking for the best football players. it would be nice to have everything in place forward, and we don't.
and why troy aikman believes there's a good chance that robert griffin could be wearing a star on hismet next season. >>> plus a casting controversy why social media is freaking out over the actor chosen to play michael jackson. we'll be right back. ds. >>> welcome back. you know, it's pretty amazing. here we are and we're talking football even though the redskins. >> always. >> when they went this far, we've got to keep talking. >> it was kind of smooth this...
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. >> and robert griffin iii will most likely never again wear the burgundy and gold. we'll show you what he left behind after he cleaned out his locker today. >> first of capture of one of the world's most fugitives, then sean penn secretly interviewed him while he was on the run. on the way tonight. >> tony, this one is for you. remembering the legend, david bowie on the way as the 10:00 continues. ♪ ♪ >>> tonight there is a political tug-of-war over the future home of the washington redskins. currently the team has an agreement to play at fedex field in landover until 2027. but the team recently hired a danish architecture firm to start work on designing a new stadium. an executive says the area around largo town center is the best fit for the team stadium but dc mayor muriel bowser has ideas of her own. >> here's the deal. we're building a soccer stadium. our soccer team is going to be playing there in 2018. and after that, we're going to have an empty rfk stadium. so my charge as mayor is to make sure that we have a plan for rfk by that time. >> when i've talked t
. >> and robert griffin iii will most likely never again wear the burgundy and gold. we'll show you what he left behind after he cleaned out his locker today. >> first of capture of one of the world's most fugitives, then sean penn secretly interviewed him while he was on the run. on the way tonight. >> tony, this one is for you. remembering the legend, david bowie on the way as the 10:00 continues. ♪ ♪ >>> tonight there is a political tug-of-war over the future...
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skins' season at fedex field and today the guys cleaning out their lockers including quarterback robert griffiniii though he's still under contract will not be back with this team all season be declined to comment today. this was certainly a turnaround year for the redskins and plenty of reasons to be excited for the future and it is still too present for these players. >> it's kind of hard to feel proud and you need to let it wear off a little bit. i know we can see the expectations from the outside world, but we still have far greater expectations for ourselves and we didn't accomplish it. >> coming up later on news 4 at 5:00, we talked about the players that might not be on the roster. we did speak to a few others and we'll hear from more later on news 4 at 5:00. i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> the game wasn't the only big thing we're talking about today. surprises and big laughs and bigger winners and the big moments at the golden globes that you may or may not have seen on social media. >> all eyes will be on president obama and the capitol. what's in sglool this is not the type of film
skins' season at fedex field and today the guys cleaning out their lockers including quarterback robert griffiniii though he's still under contract will not be back with this team all season be declined to comment today. this was certainly a turnaround year for the redskins and plenty of reasons to be excited for the future and it is still too present for these players. >> it's kind of hard to feel proud and you need to let it wear off a little bit. i know we can see the expectations from...
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. >> it will be hard for dan to -- if you cut robert griffin the iii are you willing to bling him backt fosters this circus like atmosphere you thought was gone after the season for help both need a fresh break. robert needs a break somewhere else. all fans by in large you like to see successful. for kirk cousins he needs to turnover a new leaf and robert had to leave messages behind but not hulk figure reen behin behind. >> that's worth $25 $30 you have to take that with you. >> but it's also interesting what happens with al. jason hatch retires it's not just robert. it will be a different football team as it is in every organization year to year. we'll leave it there for now and find out where the pieces fall in the near future. glad you enjoyed the game maybe they'll change to six. >> we were watching our eye sglidz there was audio over the airy don't think -- >> it was just us. >> we can never really tell. >> we hear a lot of extra stuff you. >> heard it as well i know it was not just me talking. i even hear it where wh i'm not at work. >> snow shower in the forecast later this aft
. >> it will be hard for dan to -- if you cut robert griffin the iii are you willing to bling him backt fosters this circus like atmosphere you thought was gone after the season for help both need a fresh break. robert needs a break somewhere else. all fans by in large you like to see successful. for kirk cousins he needs to turnover a new leaf and robert had to leave messages behind but not hulk figure reen behin behind. >> that's worth $25 $30 you have to take that with you....
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all eyes on robert griffin iii whose return to the designs is very doubtful. >> do you mind if we ask a few questions? >> griffin did not speak to reporters, but did leave behind this poem at his locker. the future of many players in question making it a very emotional day at the park. >> we finally said we've met brothers and brothers for life and my contract is up, and his is up. and paved the way i feel like for a couple of years for those guys and it was a lot of great memories here, and i just hope to be back and if not, it was tough. >> reporter: darrelle young, one of the many veteran leaders on this team and his future is just uncertain with this organization again. >> a few things to keep an eye on over the next several weeks and kirk cousins had a new contract and where would he end up. >> and from redskins park i'm jason pugh, news 4 sports. >>> a local university makes a big decision about the honorary degree given to disgraced comedian bill cosby. >>> there is a new warning about why you may be sitting in traffic longer if you're in virginia. >> and the baltimore police o
all eyes on robert griffin iii whose return to the designs is very doubtful. >> do you mind if we ask a few questions? >> griffin did not speak to reporters, but did leave behind this poem at his locker. the future of many players in question making it a very emotional day at the park. >> we finally said we've met brothers and brothers for life and my contract is up, and his is up. and paved the way i feel like for a couple of years for those guys and it was a lot of great...
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as far as robert griffin iii, they don't need to make a decision until maenrch 3rd.pitals take on the flyers tonight. the capitals only playing one game in a 13-day span. after today they're off for the all-star break. the best team in hockey looking to match the longest home winning streak in franchise history tonight. the flyers, they have lost three in a row. it's always a big-time rivalry game when philadelphia comes to the town. with the recent postponements, these guys are ready for that puck to drop. >> two games were canceled. we're missing hockey. we're excited to play. can't wait to get to the rink. it's not like we have to play. it's we get to play a game finally. going to be a lot of enthusiasm. >> we have a little bit of pent up energy we want to get rid of and hopefully we can go out and take it out on them. >> the fact it's the flyers gets us a little bit more excited. >> like that. >> yeah. see, some energy, pent up. >>> moving on to college basketball now. what a wild game for georgetown last night. plenty of reasons why. the hoyas down 11, just over
as far as robert griffin iii, they don't need to make a decision until maenrch 3rd.pitals take on the flyers tonight. the capitals only playing one game in a 13-day span. after today they're off for the all-star break. the best team in hockey looking to match the longest home winning streak in franchise history tonight. the flyers, they have lost three in a row. it's always a big-time rivalry game when philadelphia comes to the town. with the recent postponements, these guys are ready for that...
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there's another quarterback on the roster whose status is up in the air, robert griffin iiiii remember that guy? >> he is under contract at a whopping $16.1 million. $16 the team has until march 9 to to make a decision on whether to keep griffin. freeing rg3 up will allow some cash. they haven't made a decision on griffin's future. >> the thing is good about where w we are at right now we haveave until march 9.h 9. i want to sit down withith everybody individually and just jus get a feel for it. he is a good football p player.yer. he's a really good person and he's under contract.ontr that's where we're at right now. now the pant ergot his stripes. what is cam newton wearing? w here are cam's pants as he boarded the team's plain for super bowl 50. they are veer sash i genes and they retain for $1,500. sadly they're sold out every online. i checked. c and cam mania has reached a fever pitch in harrisburg, pennsylvania where two youngsters put their snow skills to work. three feet of snow can't stopan't cam newton. they put a lot of work into this thing. we can't see if snowman cam is we
there's another quarterback on the roster whose status is up in the air, robert griffin iiiii remember that guy? >> he is under contract at a whopping $16.1 million. $16 the team has until march 9 to to make a decision on whether to keep griffin. freeing rg3 up will allow some cash. they haven't made a decision on griffin's future. >> the thing is good about where w we are at right now we haveave until march 9.h 9. i want to sit down withith everybody individually and just jus get a...
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monday robert griffin iii scleend out his locker for possibly the final team. it seems so long ago october 2012 in less than four years he goes from that to possibly being cut. was it injured, was he not getting opportunity to succeed or is it just he's not that great of a quarterback. let us know on our facebook page. tell us what you think of the way griffin was treated by the redskins. we did facebook live video on sunday and a lot of people had opinions about this on both sides so it will be interesting to see what people think. really quickly, how much would you sell your twitter handles for? >> zero. it's priceless. >> it's not for sale? >> not for sale. >> what are you thinking? >> i need say record sum. >> i would take the 25 grand if anyone out there is listening. >> still ahead, a fight over whether to shut down schools for the day. >> we'll tell you why some officials are concerned about the impact of the contentious presidential primary on students. >> plus a president called a moon shot to cure cancer in the state of the union. how vice president i
monday robert griffin iii scleend out his locker for possibly the final team. it seems so long ago october 2012 in less than four years he goes from that to possibly being cut. was it injured, was he not getting opportunity to succeed or is it just he's not that great of a quarterback. let us know on our facebook page. tell us what you think of the way griffin was treated by the redskins. we did facebook live video on sunday and a lot of people had opinions about this on both sides so it will...
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. >> he also talked about robert griffin iii's future.m has until march 9th to make a decision. i'm jason pugh. >>> you may have heard of the zika virus. >> we know there's been a confirmed days in virginia. doreen gentzler has a look at what you need to know. >> zika virus has been around. it was discovered in 1947 from the zika forest of uganda. you get it from mosquitoes. it's showing up in south and central america and the caribbean. that virginia resident was diagnosed with it after returning from a country where the virus is ongoing. because it is not mosquito season in virginia, the individual with zika virus pose nos risk to other virginians. here are four things you should know about this virus. we're going to be hearing a lot more about it. one, pe one, president-elegnant women a risk and are encouraged to postpone travel to zika-affected countries. health officials in brazil have speculated that in some women, infections from zika have led to higher rates of miscarriages and birth defects in babies. so far there is no proof of
. >> he also talked about robert griffin iii's future.m has until march 9th to make a decision. i'm jason pugh. >>> you may have heard of the zika virus. >> we know there's been a confirmed days in virginia. doreen gentzler has a look at what you need to know. >> zika virus has been around. it was discovered in 1947 from the zika forest of uganda. you get it from mosquitoes. it's showing up in south and central america and the caribbean. that virginia resident was...
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he just sat in on a session with robert griffin of northwestern was trying to figure out how to our growthoken and delete think different about growth? >> times have changed. p we have been through a high growtheriod. robert gordon said the special century was 1870-1970. it has been slowing down since then. we have to reconsider what is happening. brendan: one of the things he has said for years is that technological progress is not all it's cracked up to be and the great innovations for indoor plumbing and not computer networking. with the benefit of three years since he started talking about that, is that the way to look at it? is technology failing us? called the this book rise and fall of american growth and it's a wonderful book. don't know if i climb onto his conclusions. he says all the important things have already happened like life expectancy is on its way up, housing is better, food and everything has gotten -- he seems to say a satiationpoint. what else can we get? i'm not sure that's right. see howeresting to growth has happened to a number of specific inventions. we don't kno
he just sat in on a session with robert griffin of northwestern was trying to figure out how to our growthoken and delete think different about growth? >> times have changed. p we have been through a high growtheriod. robert gordon said the special century was 1870-1970. it has been slowing down since then. we have to reconsider what is happening. brendan: one of the things he has said for years is that technological progress is not all it's cracked up to be and the great innovations for...
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griffin, wlwt. lisa: the safety director of thomas more college is the -- behind bars indicted on 36 counts of possessing top pornography. 52-year-old robert marshall was indicted by a kenton county grand jury on wednesday. all 36 counts are linked to materials policing were found on marshall' s home computer in is no evidence that he had material at the school. they said this investigation started two years ago after a witness filed a complaint. officials say marshall used a software designed to remove pornographic material, which is why it took so long to find. lisa: a funeral mass today for a milford high school teenager killed in a week in car crash. the service for lauren wilfong started can 10:00 a.m. at st. andrew' s church. this is video from her visitation last month. police say she hit an oncoming suv. the exact cause of the accident remains under investigation. lisa: the republican candidates face-off one more time before the iowa caucuses. the eight candidates who are leading in the polls have been invited to participate in this primetime debate. although frontrunner donald trump is invited, he says he will not be there citing
griffin, wlwt. lisa: the safety director of thomas more college is the -- behind bars indicted on 36 counts of possessing top pornography. 52-year-old robert marshall was indicted by a kenton county grand jury on wednesday. all 36 counts are linked to materials policing were found on marshall' s home computer in is no evidence that he had material at the school. they said this investigation started two years ago after a witness filed a complaint. officials say marshall used a software designed...
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robert wilson iii was killed. >> it's 6:46. the demolition contractor convicted in the deadly market street building collapse will be sentenced today. a jury convicted griffinell on six counts of involuntary manslaughter last october. his company was in charge of the demolition. during that project in june 2013 a four-story brick wall fell on the salvation army thrift store, six people were killed and more than a dozen hurt. a subcontractor hired by campbell pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. he is still awaiting sentencing. >> chaos on the boulevard. philadelphia police say a man is dead after stealing a car and driving the wrong way on the roosevelt boulevard, then crashing. in an effort to escape he jumped off of an overpass. >> having cpr at this time. he ain't going nowhere. >> police radio captured the moment officers found the suspect laying on the ground after falling more than 30 feet. authorities say he was speeding north in the southbound lanes of route 1 before the crash. the accident sent three others to the hospital and caused massive backups during the evening rush. >> new jersey lawmakers will decide next week whether to increase th
robert wilson iii was killed. >> it's 6:46. the demolition contractor convicted in the deadly market street building collapse will be sentenced today. a jury convicted griffinell on six counts of involuntary manslaughter last october. his company was in charge of the demolition. during that project in june 2013 a four-story brick wall fell on the salvation army thrift store, six people were killed and more than a dozen hurt. a subcontractor hired by campbell pleaded guilty to involuntary...