he was put at about the 34 with a look at mike shanahan. two touchdowns in the last 3:18. good job by cousins. you look at this football game and you start to say okay, who is the player of the game as you look at these last halves, i think the first half, the offense struggled a fair amount. the defense had issues. now you look at the second half, and i have somebody in mind. >> kevin: the blitz was on, crawford comes early. a run away freight train, and he disrupts that train. >> joe: richard crawford, you see him come off the right tide. gets pressure and puts mccown on the ground. >> kevin: the skins were down 30-0. and now they have time to score. 8:07 remains in the game, and they're down 30-24. podlesh to punt, and deep back is richard crawford. crawford, fair caught. well, join us for the redskins welcome home luncheon at the jw march yacht in washington dc. tickets are still available. for information visit redskins.com. 44-yard punt. i have enjoyed cousins tonight. >>. >> joe: i have too, and robert griffin iii has brought so much excitement to this team. now you

mike shanahan ruled out many players. there will be no anthony armstrong or hightower and he's expected to make his preseason debut in weeky there and there is no young or lichensteiger. ganote is the starting kicker. and didn't take long for shanahan to name robert griffin 3 and he is two days away from his until preseason debut and the head coach sat down with him. >> what is it about robber that you said i want him and want him to be my quarterback? >> and it's hard to get a franchise quarterback first or second pick and we were able to make the move with that type and with that guy who has great arm strength and works hard to set the temple for the rest of the team and a guy you feel can make plays when there is no plays to be made. >> rg3 is the new face and fletcher continues to be the heart and soul. he's entering the sixth season and one of the holdest -- oldest players of the team. >> and he's champed a lot since coach shanahan came in here and that is a good thing for us. >> and the nationals and reds are tied f

shanahan wants the rookie to practice the way he'll play. >> you try to simulate all game situations in practice. that's why you practice. just like you're in a game. sometimes, you might have more time than other times. sometimes, you have to react a little quicker. is it first down, second down? try to put him through all those scenarios so on game day, he's ready to play. >> kind of hard to prepare for mario williams coming right at you. can't really simulate that in practice, but griffin, i'm sure he'll figure that out. >>> to the olympics. u.s. women's basketball team beat china 114-66 today. it is their 38th straight win at the olympic games. and now, here it comes. time for a spoiler alert for the events that will be airing tonight. if you do not want to know the results, go ahead, look away for the next 15 seconds and enjoy the music. ♪ >>> to the courts at wimbledon. second set, serena serving. shot return, but venus is at the net and the williams sisters win gold. they are now the most decorated tennis players in the olympics with four golds each. three as doubles partners

shanahan addressed the situation this afternoon. >> they said the surgery went fine. he is feeling better and hopefully be good as new in four to six weeks. >> i think tyler has done a good job. very happy with where he's at. unless there's a miracle, he should be our starter. >> up in baltimore, ravens linebacker will officially miss the first six weeks of the season. he was also placed on the physically unable to perform list today. the five-time probowler had surgery may 8 to repair that torn acylies. you get to choose who you see highlights of. go to u.s.a. today, high schoolsports.com/d.c. to vote. we will announce the winner on thursday night. so again, a busy day here in ashburn. we are getting the rest of the information, mike shanahan just spoke and we'll have more coming up tonight at 11:00. live in ashburn, i'm kristen berset, back to you in the studio. >> see you later, kristen. >> that's all for 9news at 6:00. >> that's right. derek will see you at 7:00. >> and don't forget to join andrea, mike, howard, and monica tomorrow morning starting at 5:25 a.m. ha

according to mike shanahan, tease are not excused absences.ber is a midyear pro and a first round pick. you'd think he had some motivation. he was with the 49ers. everybody says nothing serious has happened and everything is okay. >> well, you're always concerned. you're just hoping he's okay. he cleared everything out of the hotel and that usually means at least my past experience is this guy doesn't want to play football anymore, but that's not always the case. so i hate to say something. all i know is we haven't had a chance to speak with the man. some guys were drafted in the first round, maybe they made some money or aren't motivated or of what the reason, they're not here. that's what -- or whatever the reason, they're not here. that's what you're trying to figure out. >> shanahan would just like to know what's going on because he's taking up a spot that somebody else who really wants to play football wants that position. >> i'm just curious how long will they hold that position open? >> i really don't know. mike shanahan is not saying.

ross got a one-on-one with head coach mike shanahan.mong the topics, of course, robert griffin iii. >> you known as a quarterback guru. what is the biggest challenge of having a rookie quarterback? what are you trying to instill in him from day one? >> the game has to slow down for him and that happens in time. doesn't happen the first year. seldom does it happen the second year. you have to give them a system that utilizes his talents. you have to figure out the first four weeks or five weeks what he does best. and what he feels he's more comfortable with and in the years, you give him more and more. with that confidence comes better production. >> i talked to fred davis and thought he was forth coming in where he is. are you concerned with what happened in the past? they know what they have to do to stay on this roster and i am confident the issues are behind them. >> they know they made a mistake. the chance of being in a national football league is not good if they make a mistake. you can't miss a year and come back and the same thi

mike shanahan said durrell young, kory lichtensteiger, tim hightower will not play. evan royster gets the starting nod. it did not take long for mike shanahan to name robert griffin, iii his starting quarterback. may 6th, the sunday of rookie minicamp for those of you taking camp. since then griffin has taken the majority of reps and is two days from making his nfl preseason debut. the head coach sat down with dave ross. >> reporter: what was it about robert that said to you i want this guy? >> no. 1, it's hard to have the opportunity to ever get a franchise quarterback first or second pick. we were able to make the move to move up and get a quarterback with that type of ability, a guy with a great arm, great arm strength, the intangibles in a person, a natural leader, very intelligent, works extremely hard to set the tempo for the rest of the football team and a guy you feel can make plays when there's no plays to be made. >> riff is undoubtedly the new face of the franchise, but london fletcher continues to be the heart and soul of the team. the 37-year-old enters

today mike shanahan granted fox 5 an exclusive interview. >> it feels like a game week.he dent chart came out yesterday and today mike shanahan disclosed the players who won't be playing. royster gets the start at running back thursday. owner dan snyder checking out the final practice before the team departs tomorrow for buffalo. it was closed to the public, chris cooley given the day off and riff rough and starters are expected to go 12 -- and robert griffin, iii and starters are expected to go 12 to 20 plays. today our own dave ross got an exclusive interview, williams and davis looking to redeem themselves and, of course, rg3. >> reporter: you're known as kind of a quarterback guru. what is the biggest challenge of having a rookie quarterback? what do you try to instill in him in day one? >> it has to slow down for him. it doesn't happen the first year. very seldom does it happen the second year. you have to get in a system that utilizes his talents and figure at what he does best and feels most comfortable with and in the first couple years you give him more and more

. >> mike shanahan took him out after the high note. what did shanahan think of his rookie's performance? we will tell you in sports. >> thank you. redskins fans have been excited about him since the spring when they traded to get him with the second pick in the draft. jay korff with what the fans are saying about his first game. >> people in arlington and fans across the region are telling as for the first time in a long time they believe their team has a future. >> look at all these people tonight. they all want to see rgiii. >> there are dozens of loggers to choose from. but it is what is on the screen that has these brothers -- >> it is his first game tonight. -- >> and the rest of redskins in asian stemming from talent. for the first time robert griffin iii or rgiii put on a game jersey. >> everybody is ready to upgrade. >> it is only preseason. clucks a look at him. >> but in less than a quarter he tossed a touchdown and a looked more pleased than his 22 years. this is peter collins first glance at a promising future for the franc

that is something that has been lacking for quarterbacks in the shanahan era.ead coach tomorrow will tell a lot. >> you are trying to evaluate players and find out who the top 53 are. we know who the starters are. there is competition for other positions that could swing either way. trying to find the top 53 and your practice squad with the additional 8. >> you can see the burgundy and gold take on the bears tomorrow. dan hellie and doc walker pre-game at 7:00 and followed by the game at 8:00. redskins trying to get that going. go[ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed healthcare is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> this video is a parody of nasa's mars rover mission. the actors look li

it was great. >> imitated shanahan and it was to the t.was real good. >> guys were running up and down the aisles giving us high five's. i was scared. when they were laughing the way they did, i didn't know what to do. i had to wait for the laughter to die down before i hit my next joke. >> reporter: and he still has a job. robert griffin, iii has surpassed tim tebow in jersey sales. they are flying off the shelves. he's second, of course, behind peyton manning. >> that's it for us. the cbs evening news is next. >> of course, derek is back with your only local newscast at 7:00. >> have a great night, everybody. >> good night. i got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences, i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusetts i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to

mike shanahan saying today, someone from the team did get in touch with him, finally contacted him, and he is okay. >>> high school news, jordan smith committed to penn state, the first since the school received severe sanctions. archbishop carol high school last season, since transferred to woodson in northeast dc. smith told me today that playing for the nittany lions is a dream come true and says those sanctions won't change that. >>> finally, dc united, soccer tonight, in kansas city trying to avenge early season loss to kc, but they lose 2-1. dc united after that hot start, now down to 4th place. remember, top five in each division make the playoffs. so they got to get some work done here in the next couple of weeks, as they wrap up the season. >>> tomorrow will be a baltimore ravens camp, lot of exciting stuff, and sports plus, of course. >> i'm thinking penn state, still get the penn state diploma. >> well, academics. >> big deal. >> one last look at the seven-day forecast, great weather, 79. monday, same deal, upper 80s. maybe showers and storms by tuesday. enjoy tomorrow's lowe

coach shanahan with an in-depth analysis. >>> and tiger playing like a clawless kitten on saturday. how many strokes does he need to make up? that and more, next. . >>> the nats are for real. how many more ways can we qualify that statement? here's one. with its victory lap night, washington reaches 70 wins before anybody else and stephen strasburgh became the team's second pitcher with at least 13 wins. gio, the other one, he's got 14. back at it in the big az tonight. z-pack doing his thing, going the other way, and watch danny espinosa on the base pass. motoring! comes around to score 1-0 nats. 7th rbi this week. mike morse to the gap in the 5th. combined 3 rbis tonight, this one just finishing, 6-5 nats. eight in a row for them. they are smoking. >>> orioles-royals, this is awesome, guys, one of the great baltimore orioles throwing out the first pitch, eddy murray, 504 rbis, switch hitter, too. to the game, 2nd inning, perez hits this one to el salvador. this one is delayed by rain in the 5th, 4-0 royals right now. >>> tiger woods is a combined 13 over par on saturday and sunday

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i think you have to run to play football. >> mike shanahan said today he felt a lot better after theurgery. it's good to be hopeful. we'll be right back. >>> all right, new tonight at 11:00, you will notice some familiar faces outside northwest d.c. check out the mural. we've got some of the restaurant's most famous diners, president obama, bill cosby, chuck brown, donny simpson. a group of artists from d.c. murals have been working on this since last week and hope to finish it tomorrow. anita and i like ben's chilly bowl, but where's our picture? >> come on. >> good night. in the people, businesses, and organizations that call greater washington home. whether it's funding an organization that provides new citizens with job training, working with an anacostia school that promotes academic excellence, or supporting an organization that serves 5,000 meals a day across d.c., what's important to the people of greater washington is important to us, and we're proud to work with all those who are making our communities stronger.

mike shanahan addressed the crowd and it was a spectacle as always.his year rg3 was the main attraction of course and as always, fans feel like this is the year. >> honestly i think we're looking at a 10 win season. i think we're going to hit the playoffs and i think we'll go deep into them. >> it's a lot of people. it's really hot but it's fun. >> who's your favorite player? >> chris cooley. >> him for me. >> okay. >> all right, mike shanahan told the crowd afterwards quote -- i really think you're going to love this football team. we have more depth and more competition than we've had in a long time. all right bruce coming up in sports more sights and sounds from fan appreciation day. we'll also update you on the historic performance at the olympics and the u.s. men's basketball team getting a rare scare. that's coming up in sports. >> more than 24,000, already love this team. now some wins, thank you dave. >>> virginia governor was among the fans at redskins park today and says the team has now chosen four possible sights in richmond, virginia to h

mike shanahan said he's not too worried. he's having the defense go really hard at rg3 saying it will get him ready faster for those upcoming games. shanahan layed out his preseason plan. >> at first came anywhere from 12 to 20 plays. the second game usually play a half. the third preseason game, i usually play a series into the third quarter. fourth game, they don't play. that's what i've done in the past and i probably won't be too far from it this year. >> and live from buffalo for that first game. the united states had its most successful day so far. the flying squirrel is now olympic champ. gabby douglas captured the gold in the individual all around. the third straight american and first african american to do so. speaking of three, michael phelps wins gold for his third straight olympics. ryan lochte won the silver. >>> and marty fish sad advances into the quarter finals with ease, defending burankis. he will face xavier and americans also advance to the quarter finals today. >> big day at the olympics. >> we are ahea

coming up in sports you'll hear from mike shanahan and dan snyder.n't heard from the big boss awhile. >>> nats pitcher zimmerman does something he hasn't done all year in a historic performance at the olympics today. >>> governor mcdonnell was among the fans at redskins park today. in june, mcdonald announced a financial package that would move the summer camp from ash burn to richmond. in exchange for public funding on renovate year-around facilities. >> the mayor and his team have about four sites. i know i talked to the redskins this morning. they'll be down there at the next couple of days and look at the options. they'll be ready to go next summer. we'll see practices in richmond. i can't tell you how excited people in richmond are about this. >> governor mcdonnell says he hopes the financial assistance will help them expand their brand through a hall of fame in virginia. >>> the candidates are intensely concentrating their efforts on the swing state of virginia. most polls have president barack obama and mitt romney in a near dead heat in the c

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>> it changed a lot under mike shanahan. the first year i came in was jim zorn, if i'm not mistaken. and now it just feels different because it's almost all of their own guys. the first couple years was left overs and this year, they are building through free agency. i think people still need to be patient. i wouldn't say, let's not go crazy, but they are moving in the right direction. >> i like the sound of that, brian and gary. >> pretty lucky relative to our neighbors to the north. >> that's right, baltimore right now under another tornado warning. so, one storm system is just sitting and spinning. we'll get to that in a second. we start with a live picture of d.c. no rain for us, if it has been raining at all, it's been very, very light. i should say no storms here in the city, but they have been to the south and they have been to the north of us. we're going to start with a look at sental radar. the wider shot. a lot of stuff going on to the north. especially northern baltimore right now. there's another cluster of thun

mike shanahan -- pierre garcon. mike shanahan said he was overall pretty pleased. back on monday rg3 said he was more anxious than nervous for the game. i asked him after the game if he still felt that way when the whistle first blew. here's his answer. >> the same thing. at the end of the day this is what we do for a living. the game hasn't changed, just the size of the people change and the talent level. so it was fun to get out there, run around, suit up in the redskin gear for the first time officially. it's something i won't ever forget. >> he did everything you ask him to do. he stepped up, made some plays, some excellent throws, very calm, cool and collected, excellent for his first game. >> reporter: as serious as robert was after the game, he did say a couple things that made people chuckle in the media. he said no. 1, he thought the game was a lot easier than the practice, he saw a lot more open holes and he didn't have to go against his defense, so that was good and he said he didn't get touched and that was a great thing. >> since you were there live in

afterwards mike shanahan on how both his rookie qbs are progressing. >> both these guys have really been doing a good job of adjusting and adapting to the offense. each day is a new experience for them, but they seem to get better and better. both robert and kirk have done an unbelievable job in their preparation and studying and all these games will help. >> rookie running back alfred morris had another good showing in his second nfl game. he started the game with 10 carries for 34 yards. now let's look at the upcoming schedule. finally a home preseason game next saturday, redskins hosting the colts and andrew luck at 4 p.m. wednesday august 29th preseason finale, bucs come to fedex field at 7:30. >>> time for a break. coming up the kid is back. bryce harper has a day for the record brooks, nats and mets highlights on deck. highlights-- books, nats and mets highlights on deck. [ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guarantee

mike shanahan says the starters will get more raps. it is official, the running backs will not play on saturday. the players will not let him go. the coaches will not let him go. mike shanahan is encouraged with his progress. >> tim practice today and did a pretty good job other. i felt really good about that. you can see he is making a lot of progress and we will evaluate him next week. >> the nationals are off tonight. they started three games set with the mets tomorrow. they are well on their way to posting their first playoff game since 1933. -- hosting their first playoff game since 1933. his enthusiasm and love for the game is contagious. bryce harper says he is not feeling the pressure of the pennant run. he says this organization is built for the long haul. >> i think it will be a lot of fun for the next 10 years. having the team and organization we have, we have a team that can produce for the next few years. going in every day trying to win a ballgame having the pitching staff that we do and having everyone around us that we

of course, mike shanahan not saying anything right now. tim hightower came into camp, he practiced today harder and tested his knee more than he ever has this camp. we still might not see hightower under indy or tampa. it will be so interesting, to say the least. a rookie quarterback, a rookie running back. is that possible? >> it could happen. >> people will be freaking out. >> he played along nicely. >> he has a big smile. i knew he would be game. >>> coming up next at 5:30, young fans get to meet bryce harper, and learn how to play ball. >>> also quite a scene, why people were protesting it d.y. government officials. >>> i'm barack obama and i approve this message seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? the new york times calls it 'blatantly false' the washington post says: "the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all." in fact, obama's getting states to move twenty percent more people from welfare to work. and president clinton's reaction to the romney ad? it

it was fun. >> i think mike shanahan will give that landing a 9.0. >> not bad.thing -- anytime you walk away with a victory is good. >> everybody has heard of a pop -- a hall pass but if your child is an arlington county and ordered among >> the arlington county school district has an overcrowding problem on its hands but not in the classroom. too many children are taking the school bus. >> you now have to have passes to ride the bus. >> they do not worry about the piece of paper. >> requiring kids to show a paper pass to read the school bus raises the same concerns. >> how of my supposed to remember that every morning with everything else within about. >> the arlington county school district thought about that, too. >> we are looking at giving them more permanent passes. >> in november a consultant's study suggested the bus solution to these problems. too many kids who are supposed to be walking to school or hopping on the school bus. what's that is what we are trying to avoid. we do not know those kids are going to get on the buses, we cannot manage the number

. >>> it's being called the most competitive camp in mike shanahan's time here in washington. in fact the quarterback is on the short list of positions not up for grabs. the rest of the guys battling it out, which makes this preseason anything but meaningless. last full practice day before tomorrow's walk-through and plane right to chicago, you would think it would be a good time to talk it easy, but not so with many jobs on the line this year, even the most notable guys are prepares for the game in chicago like it's the regular season. >> intentions are always to win. at the same time we want to get better, we want to show progress with that win, so preseason or not, our goal is to be official on all phases of the game. >> as far as it goes for us, it's a game. we're ready to play. i mean, we're not going out there to goof around and playskool yard ball. it's a football game. >> there will be a lot of things you need to work on, and we'll try to work on those things, but you do want to win. the game doesn't mean anything. you want to establish those good habits of winning foo

mike shanahan calls them the most physical back he has ever seen. retired at 30 years old as a redskin. >> it is really huge. closing a chapter. i knew it had to end one day. never knew when it was. today is that day. >> they say the third preseason most important one first sees a lot more time. you can see the baltimore ravens abc 7 tonight. coverage starts at 7:00. the nationals are getting a much needed day off today. the national supplied 41 games in as many days. the club did not get a sweep last night against atlanta. going downretty good e stretch. remaining 38 games, only 13 are against winning teams. in club knows a pennant month away. third time as the charm, the texas ranger hit three home .uns he had a chance to join josh .rsilton and 16 other plays when most of us have a bad day work, we might have that same expression. not recommend doing what to see.about he just had a melt down last night. the best way to get back on track. he was not injured, though. the museum will unveil a mural of robert griffin the third. >> right up there with

this is what coach mike shanahan had to say. >> you are disappointed when someone goes down. we have a few in the draft. a couple in free agency. good thing we do. >> after his first preseason game andrew luck put the twitter world abuzz. a bit dramatic but he was impressive. almost payton-like in his debut. he throws to donald brown. look at him blow by everyone. 63-yard touchdown. the most famous pass this preseason. he impresses again. 23 yeard touard touchdown. colts win 38-3. the newu.s. men's basketball team beat spain to win the gold medal. >> and lebron put on a show. >> [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. i thinmitt romney's really out of touch with the average woman's health issues... this is not the 1950s. contraception is so important to women... it's about abo woman being able to make decisions... i don't remember anyone as extreme as romney... i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. i don't think mitt romney can even understand the mindset of someone who s has to go to planned parenthood. planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that.

mike shanahan told us that his have been on the rest of wide receiver competition. >> it was very average last year. he has gotten better. i think it has helped him. they see how they handle himself in these situations. the play he made last week was still pretty impressive. >> michael beck took a hit last night and forced to leave the plays.ter just six he went in for x-rays and those back negative. the head coach said he will be the regular season if misses the next two preseason games. >> the big story is the that is tonight. it is sure to be a good match. back to you guys. it is sure to be a good match. back to you guys. >> he's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planneparenthood and allow employers to deny womemen access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i app

. >> redskins and coach shanahan did a great job in terms of putting together the competition. competition is what they wanted throughout the preseason and competition is what what they got at every position. you look at the quarterback position. you look at the wide receiver position. been one of the biggest things going on. because of that he's had to make some tough decisions coming up here in the next couple of minutes or a couple of hours. look to see mike shanahan making or putting together the good team that he has come out on the field in terms of competition so that's it for me down here on the field, guys. >> that is it! redskins win it 30-3. great job throughout the preseason from antwaan randle el. his introduction to our world. best of luck during the regular season to antwaan. as the redskins and bucs will see one another week four of the regular season. >> down in tampa. >> thank you for watching. right now we join nbc news coverage of the republic national convention. tonight, paul ryan will deliver his acceptance we have been successful, too, because americans

yesterday, the head coach mike shanahan gave a couple of guys a couple of days off.e said chill, don't have to do any of the big stuff in the 3:00 afternoon practice. that is the vac of being a veteran. he mentioned rex grossman iii. the other rg iii. he got them off at this god start last year. he started 13 of the 16 games. he did leave the skins at -- lead the skins to two reins over the super bowl giants. with the addition of the new rg iii, that means rex is back to go a backup much like he was two years ago when he was backing up donovan mcnabb. his new role now, that is of a mentor. >> everything is going good. he has got a lot on his plate. he is picking it up good and all the stuff we've added for him. effect else is come ago long with it well. he is playing pretty good. any time you are around somebody a lot and he is a fun person to be around, we have a good working relationship. >> rex has been a very unselfish guy. he will tutor people. he knows how to deal with people. he is a guy's guy and he will say the right thing at the right time. that is why i th

according to mike shanahan. robert griffin iii and the starters will go about 30 to 35 place. in other words, they'll go for about a half. running backs tim hightower will not play due to injury. expect to see rookie alfred morris get a good deal of the carries along with second year man evan royster. wide receiver anthony armstrong who did not go against the bills because of a shoulder injury is expected to play. as for rg3 after going 4 for 6 for 70 yards and a td against buffalo, he's hoping to improve with every game. >> i think i'm my worst critic, my hardest critic. in the game in the 14 plays that we got, there wasn't anything that stuck out. hey, i could have done this differently, i could have done that differently, but in practice there's definitely moments like that where you say, hey, i should have made this throw instead of that throw. it happens more in practice than it does in the game or it did in the buffalo game. hopefully be the same way against chicago. >> don't forget nbc 4 is your official redskins station. dna heli and doc walker will be live in chicago

and mike shanahan, can you believe all of this over a practice?>> those quarterbacks, every year, they are the hot commodity. people know that there is a difference in winning or losing for a franchise and you can bet one of the top quarterbacks in the league, that person is going to get a lot of attention. you can see how many people waited until after practice. some people out here three, four hours and they're still in line to get autographs so it is great to see. >> it is pretty cool to see. because people did wait for hours. i'll tell you about this mike shanahan. they stayed and signed autographs. rg iii stayed if what seemed like an hour. one other story going on that that cannot avoid our attention. we talked about this on off the wall. imagine september around here. robert griffin iii playing football and the washington nationals preparing for a playoff berth. this team is ledge its. yesterday, stephness strasbourg was stephen strasbourg. they beat the marlins 4-1. well, he was at good as he normally is. he also drove in two runs. this gu

what mike shanahan had to say about the performance. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00. >> metro riders are in for another weekend of delays. be hit hardestll with buses replacing trains between grosevenor to friendship heights. >> this nationwide drought is farmers especially hard. farmers could end up with their production in 17 years. the agricultural department production is expected down 13% since last year alone. the department of agriculture expects a bushel per acre be the lowest since 2003. >> they could use some of the rain we will get. >> we need a slice of it. some tropical weather. you know when we get the affects of a tropical storm when you get heavy rain spread out over the day. in latestill happen august and september. works other than a few isolated storms. it has been fun to watch the sky. little sours try to form up. it asouds did not make on by.ade partly sunny and warm. 88 degrees in washington. the severe thunderstorm warning expired. are heavy with thatning and heavy rain are not severe. move northue to east. not out of this appeared have a chance of storm

shanahan had to be gloating bit saying, i told you need a bubble. >> it is nice to have the facility. a about a half or 45 minutes and have to go into theup to to get a good workout. >> let's go to chicago. just as nervous as he can be. he worked to this whole thing but she is gone when the proposal is on the scoreboard. i guess when you have to go, you have to go. she accepted and said yes. they will make it after all. today the fighting irish have suspended their starting quarterback. not even make the trip to ireland. >> he missed it on the camera. >> nothing ever goes right with the cubs. [ crows cawing ] [ male announcer ] strange things happen in the black forest. [ metallic bell toll ] [ car speeding down the road, lightning strikes ] where things aren't always what they seem. [ wolves howng ] because thrills hide in the shadows just waiting at every turn. [ coaster whoosh ] brave the black forest on verbolten. the all-new multi-launch coaster. only at busch gardens. i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ fem

shanahan had to tell them shape up and get together. robert griffin had to act quickly. 11 and through some great passes downfield. practice he talked to the media about the progression. had a few of sides. that usually happens when you young guys. they are not sure what the defense's. we tried to do that to our team after a week of practice. we did that to a few guys today mistakes.ome >> the nationals make a trade for court -- kurt suzuki. took to twitter to welcome the nationals, but it was soon down to business. a double ahead -- a double against the marlins. the national 4 ahead 3-1. go. we and in the third inning, you see him there. he is not done. i love his stanch -- his stance. a deep shot to center. how do you like that? the nationals when 7-4. gonzalez was just cruising. one up the middle to drive in two run spirit that gave miami a lead. is not broken, do not fix it. the next batter was great. looking at him. there is the cause. to score.looper is 3-1 marlins. they get the split. the braves won again tonight. they are only t

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. >>> at 5:23 the nats take on the foothills and redskins coach mike shanahan talks about rg iii's new growing pains. >>> howard has got your forecast and is going to let us know if storms are going to roll in this afternoon. we will be right back. release me, momigus! that's mom to you. and you should eat something that's good for you before you go outside. never! come on james. it's a new fiber one chewy bar. chocolatey and delicious. fiber one chewy bar, huh? mmm. refueled space captain james. [ male announcer ] new fiber one chewy bars. great taste kids love plus calcium and fiber kids need. good morning. welcome back to 9news now. it is coming up on 5:15 this wednesday morning. yesterday the showers came down and i saw all of these people running and they didn't have umbrellas. you gave us a heads up yesterday. >> we were talking about threat for showers and storms and keep the umbrella handy just in case one of them came to you. yellow alert is out because we do have the threat for scattered showers and storms. >> we missed it by that much. >> yeah about three or four dependings

head coach mike shanahan is for a well-rounded to play special teams and wide receiver. been breaking potential. it is tough not to keep the guy have a lot of we competition. who can return punts and play wide receiver? that is what you have to evaluate. lit it upammond tonight. 22 points, beat mystics. the media darling will announce retirement as a redskin, the second all-time leading rusher in washington history. >> he gave washington fans everything he had. great. way to go. need for, without the cash. >> mcd me up a big mac and not t is in ther walle near future. >> testing an application that would allow you to order your meal and pay for it from your phone. app will behen the available in the states. thatrnes and noble thenues spiked because of of gray series. thenuesi'm barackcause of obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." anand the ryan plan?n? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and c

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saturday night, he made shanahan look like a soothe sayer. the starter was looking on. >> you can't discount what kirk went on and did. you can always learn from other quarterbacks, if they're the starter, the backup from another team or our team. i thought they did a great job and you can definitely learn from them. >> i said we're working right now. we can sleep on the plane, sleep tomorrow. we're working. i want a good tempo. i wanted the offensive line being the aggressors and woerg down that defense. i felt we were able to do that. i felt the results in the fourth quarter showed that. >> cousins is trying to wrestle the backup quarterback job from rex grossman. his mentality is to treat every opportunity like the super bowl. >> every rep in practice, i'm being evaluated. i'm fighting for a job. they're trying to find the best quarterbacks in the world that are available to come and play. i got to be on top of my job every day. pre-season games are my super bowl. i need to do as well as i can in every one i get a chance to play in. >> kir

mike shanahan does not think it's serious. jamal brown had his mri today. did dave ross sabotage me, by the way? taking a big hit less than a week into training camp. jamal brown has a lingering hip issue. corey underwent a minor sewer on his knee. he is out until the season opener. the redskins brought in jordan plaque, number 60, luring him to the pool. >> to be honest, ifect expecting a phone call. a lot of me is new and i could play. i'm thrilled to become a normal person again, i'm a little under weight right now, but i can put the weight back on. >> somebody feed him. the redskins secondary gent went to makeover this season. along with josh wilson. the safety position full of new faces. free agents, ma due wilson, they will compete. the ron landry left. here's d. hall on the dbacks. >> we have a secondary full of misfits, you know, we have guys that nobody else wanted in this league. i think brother or sister don or coyed somebody ranked this. you know we laughed at sam of the stuff. >> i think he is energized. i think it's fun for him to sigh see imp

he'll be with the detroit lions this year. >> mike shanahan is about to speak in a few moments. grant and i are going to head over there and i'll bring you more coming up at 6:00. we're live in ashburn, back to you. >> still ahead, trying to correct a national embarrassment, what some lawmakers are pushing for on capitol hill. they are calling for immediate action. >>> this is bruce johnson. coming up at 6:00, d.c. public students went to the classroom. we'll introduce you to children speaking spanish and chinese. >> local program helping older students make the grade. that's next in hero central. >>> the bureau of labor statistics says the average person without a high school diploma earns $450 a week. now adults who want to earn their ged have a new place to turn. tracy hayward takes us to the academy of hope. >> i was working two jobs, 60 hours a week. i didn't make enough to support four children. >> she needs a higher paying job, but she needs to finish school. she became pregnant, but now she is able to go back to classes with the help of academy of hope. >> you don't want

mike shanahan calls it a bone bruise today. >> you are always disappointed when somebody goes down, but it is the nature of the game. that is why you need a little depth. but like we talked about at the beginning of the year, we got a few in the draft and a couple in free agency, got a little more depth a year ago. >>> a dmv student athlete is the first football player to commit to penn state university. some sanctions were handed down on the program. jordan smith defensive back for arch busch shop carol told me by text today he has verbal committed to the lions. the dbalso received offers from colorado and kansas. he will be a senior this season and smith also told me he is now enrolled at hd woodson high school in the northeast. >>> if you don't follow soccer day-to-day, that is why i'm here. dc united in fourth place. kansas city handed united their only defeat. tonight it will pay back. >>> regardless we have a bad taste in our mouth from what they did to us at the beginning of the year. for us to go there and get a win, it is going to take a lot out of us. >>> all right coming up l

. >> plus reaction from coach shanahan, it's all coming your way next.  >>> the redskins had their first set of cuts today down from 90 to 75. dave ross is here now with who made it and who didn't make it. >> shawn, here's the thing. just because you made it today doesn't mean you're safe because they have to get down to the league mandated number 53 by friday, so still 22 more cuts to go. here was the big gest cut today, kicker neil rackers didn't make. it gano got the good news this morning he'll be the kicker for the third straight year. his percentage is 73.8 and for the career that's one of the lowest during his league tenure. oddly enough, graham didn't even attempt a preseason field goal, but he's won the job again and he's ready to go. >> it feels good. it's definitely what i've been working for. i feel blessed to have this opportunity to be here with this team. i think we have great team. it was a tough competition throughout practices and i think he show he can kick in the games as well. he's had that history. so yeah, i feel blessed again to have this

mike shanahan called the decision to release cooley as tough as it gets. the redskins did inform cooley was coming saying they would trade him. once a trade couldn't be worked out, they allowed cooley to break the news to the media. >> this organization has changed my life. in every way for the better and i appreciate it. i've loved every minute of playing here. it's been, it's been a good ride. it's been a pleasure. >> an emotional moment for cooley there will be a market for a tight end with cooley's credentials. he is only 30 years old, but doesn't sound like coolerk y will rush into a decision. he will likely wait for the right opportunity. we will have more on chris cooley and a new kicker in town for the redskins coming up at a 6:00. >>> coming up a gas line explosion sends flames shooting 50 feet into the air. what happened moments just before may reveal what caused this inferno. >> do not grieve for me, because now i'm free. >>> police and family in prince george's county giving a heart wrenching good-bye for one of their own. the young man growing

mike shanahan and kyle shanahan are under a little bit of heat there. but i think they got a great one in rg3. >> thom: of course, i think i speak, brian, i know i do for you and so many others and our entire fox family, our thoughts and prayers and condolences out to andy reid and his entire family after losing his son. the team was still in training camp. they certainly will have some of that emotion. i would imagine those guys love andy reid and they know -- or at least trying to relate what he is going through. i don't know if there is any way possible to try to relate to losing a child. but certainly andy reid now back and we look forward to seeing him again soon. the nfc south is a division somewhat near and dear to your heart. you and i have seen a lot of these teams, especially the saints and the falcons the last couple of years. >> brian: let's remember just how good the saints are. i know they are dealing with a lot of stuff and that is going to be the question, they hit that bump in the road and the change of the coaching position. but this i

everybody's trying to make it difficult on coach shanahan and bruce allen to make decisions. at the end of the day i get to stay around for a little bit. >> the competition is great. i love the competition part of it because that makes everybody get better. one person doing something, you feel like you got to make a bigger play than he made. the next man fieels he has to d something. that's always good. the more competition there is, the better you're going to be and better you're going to be as a person, the better the group is going to be. >> nbc 4 is your official redskins station. see the burgundy and gold take on the bears right here tomorrow night. dan hellie who's yet in another time zone. and doc walker will be live in chicago with the pregame at 7:00. followed by the game at 8:00. >>> all right. the olympics are over but the great story lines from the games continue. jeff demps, a member of the silver medal winning 4 x 100 relay team is about to sign on with the new england patriots. demps played running back for the florida gators, and he's expected to be used in th

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