tim brant has the sto from the beginning. >> the superdome in new orleans.t is where this sean will end. it is also where the professional career of robert griffin iii began. all rgiii di that day inhe big easy was make it look easy, 320 yards and two touchdowns and a resoununding upset win in his first professional game. >> we came out and played big on a big stage and we won. >> week 5 against atlanta the hit occurred around the nfl. griffin suffered a c concussion and left the gamed. itazed yes. unfazed? you better believe it.t. >> everybody knows i am a tough guy. i promised i would get up from hits like that and i did. >> the resilience iii got up and it was at fedex field the next week that h he turned in his signature play of 2012. >> it was all a blur. the tight end coach said he felt we run byim, it washat fast i don't know. >> everybody kept saying slide slide, slide, and then when we saw he had the ankle everybody was saying, keep goingkeep going! >> i tried to leaeave and they held me down. >> the nfl's brightest star it stole the show and a big

tim brant, who has called nfl and college football games for 30 years is live to lead our rgiii coverage. >> the criticism is reaching a crescendo against mike shanahan and the washington redskins. it was the worst case scenario for the washington redskins. it lasted 5.5 hours. they repaired the lateral ligament and the aclu. -- acl. this is the second time rgiii's knee has been reconstructed. the integrity had been compromised in the longevity somewhat diminished. when can you expect him back? that also is controversial. the first six-eight weeks of recovery are critical. the redskins says he could be back in the six-eight months. that is very optimistic after a full reconstruction of the need. it is a redo, the second time he has had the knee reconstructed. that is the optimistic probability. the rehab it now begins. he is fit and extremely motivated. >> we definitely know that much. the reconstruction of two ligaments including the acl is a long the process for a professional athlete, let alone for anybody at home. tom roussey with the struggle people face with a knee surgery. >> folk

. >> let's see if tim brant's down at thea day superdome. >> i am working over here.on ray lewistest ready for super bowl xlvii. >> welcome back to new orleans. -- sportsdia day illustrated but used ray lewis using a banned substance. he was not happy. >> that'd it is said to-year- story. i would not give him the credit name or hision his antics in my speeches or my moment. i cannot do it. i have been this business 17 years. and nobody has ever got up with every morning and trained with me. every test i have ever taken in the nfl, there has never been a have ever even using any thing. to even entertain stupidity like , tell him to go try to get somebody else. lewis. meanwhile, quarterback joe flacco has had a great year. terrell suggs got after him a little bit today. >> he is joe cool, you know what ? mean he is just too cool. look at him. look at my quarterback. see of his emotions change. nothing.hat, >> you have to love terrell suggs. let's go to hockey. a good night for the capitals, some trouble for tonight. back up to canada and take a look there tonight. with

tim brant called the game for the first half. he slammed it home. terps led 53,-37. alex what the block. -- with the block. alan gets a nice three. nothing but net. terps win. georgetown. no good. fouls. s the first two. a timeout was called and it worked. he missed the third. 49-48. less than two minutes to go. takes on three defenders. finished the night with 28 p oints. mason wins. then saga, doing what they do best. zaga doing what they do best. nzaga wins. --e xc ee -- notre deame -- he is staying put. >> something to get choked up about. >> get her some water. >> what guards found on the feline a bizarre story out of brazil tonight. guards discovered a cat slipping with a drillate and cell phone. the was found on new year's eve. -- cat

tim brant will host at 5 tonight, it clock right here on abc 7. -- 8:00 right here on abc 7. let's go to jackie. >> starting out cloudy. a bit of a wintry mix. this is a weak front. this will be pushing offshore by late this morning. we will watch for skies to clear out and get plenty of sunshine. temperatures pretty comfortable. 38 in washington. 35 at dulles. 32 in gaithersburg. temperatures as afternoon could reach the upper 30's, lower 40's, but look at the cold air to our north and west. today, mostlyl sunny skies. hawaii between 36 and 42. a cool -- highs between 36 and 42. cool dropped the west of the week. >> 395 smooth trip right now. 14th street bridge, happy about that. no problems. annandale, tyson, the entire beltway, maryland, new carrollton 270 -- so far no back ups as we push past 109. heading towards east point. georgia avenue, these cameras look good. colesville road. that too looks good. back to you. >> 4:57. >> much more to come. learn by the duchess of cambridge mike and the kim

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the sports director tim brant has more. >> hello. rgiii, the big story this surgery to repair the lcl and the acl and they trimmed the cartilage. it was a full reconstructive surgery. he has done in college in 2009. it is the second acl reconstructive surgery. integrity of his knee seems to be ok again, according to dr. andrews. they prepare for time will be six months to eight months and could be ready for the 20001413 season. maryland terrapins trying to extend their winning streak against florida state last night at the comcast's center. it came down to this, a chance to tie the game in the closing seconds, but they blocked the shot. they had a chance, but it was blocked. maryland loses. the florida some models coming back and win the game. maryland 1 and 1. have a great day. >> a with abc 7 and wjla.com for continuing coverage of robert griffin's road to recovery. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray is making good on a bet he lost with the mayor of seattle. the mayors back up the loser of sunday's game would fly the victors flag and paris

putting the >> you are watching abc 7 news with leon harris allyson starling, bob brian in weather and tim brantts. this is abc 7 news at 11, on your side. >> thousands of anti-abortion protesters marched from the national mall to the supreme court today. it was the 40th anniversary of roe vs. wade, a decision which legalized abortion. protesters say they remain optimistic the decision will be overturned. supporters also marched and said they will continue to fight that -- to make sure it remains the law of the land. >> a movie theater has removed a video game featuring and violence. this was made at a theater in new york. an executive at the theater chain says it will review more games to decide if others need to be removed. >> the virginia state delegate says the commonwealth should have its own money system. prince william county delegate wants the state to examine the idea. he said that having a different currency would keep the stake in good financial shape in case the federal reserve breaks down. two years ago he proposed virginia mint its own coins. >> apologies for subway. it says it is

tim brant will host it right here on abc7. before today's roseville football game, there was a distinct rose parade. a kidney donor was joined on the donate life flowed by his brother, a former major league player, david eckstein. hannah storm returned to television after she was seriously burned in a accident at her home. her hand is still banished. the first new year's babies made their arrivals within seconds of each other. >> they placed the baby on me. i saw she was healthy and i was happy. >> this baby weighs 7 pounds, 6 ounces, born at holy cross hospital at the stroke of midnight. five seconds later 6 pounds, 10 ounces, arrived at met star washington hospital. both are doing fine tonight. good news there. >> and the good news with our weather if you like it mild and a little bit of sunshine. we have that coming our way. >> a good start to the new year. >> absolutely. mostly cloudy skies, not going to last long in terms of the cloud cover. when you wake up tomorrow morning, you will find a good deal of sunshine. tempera

. >> tim brant is there with the latest. >> super bowl media day is more comedy than news.sports illustrated is returning that ray lewis obtain a banned substance. officials say he has never taken substance or ever tested positive for banned substance. to answer any accusation.out the more on this lot at 6:00, and we will hear from ray lewis in sports. bowl, andat the super is someme when i say it kind of fun. brother john. they took the same seat today, just off the 50-yard line, not where they will be on sunday. >> i know he is setting me up. is just trying to soften me up. day.day was media >> my first question is, why are up there on the podium? know.on't get up there? >> i am happy to be a part of it. it is kind of like a kid living his dream. >> purple hair. making a keepsake for the electronic scrapbook. it.y, they did all, who knows if they get to do it again? >> if we had to deal with this every year, i am ok with that. we have to prepare and we have get ready to win the game on sunday. just be excited for here. is always fun to be here on media day. coming up it 6

. >> tim brant is in new orleans. >> the big story today is the baltimore ravens had up at tulane universityving inside. this is the big stor because they have gone over to the bubble. the ravens had to fight a strong wind. although they had a good, crisp a spirited practice, john harbaugh wanted more control over the conditions which he got when the move over to the facility. and now he is happy once again but that was the story down here. every super bowl has its own personality. it has its own indelible memories. it has memories like the 125 years ago. it was on this date that the washington redskins won their second lombardi trophy with the quarterback from san derica, louisiana. >> zachary louisiana. >> i left a message and he called me back. doug williams made history 25 years ago. >> what i try not to do is put that into what i had to do. >> he was the mvp. the first black quarterback to win the big game. >> every morning when you wake of the realize it was me. at the same time it had not been me else. it would have been good but it did happen. as far as it is me, i think about it all

tim brant is hosting friday night at 8:00. right here on abc 7. 5:39./ 35 degrees. >> a royaoal s ource tells what the >> join us for ice skating, a great dining and mary meant all winter long. -- and merriment all winter long. >> good morning everyone. i like that. 5:42 is the time. 37 degrees. king of the comfortable conditions temperature wise. quite a bit of cloud cover -- waking up to comfortable conditions temperature wise. quite a bit of cloud cover. 32 in frederick. 28 in hagerstown. temperatures will budge only a little today. highs in the upper 30's to lower 40's but we will see some sunshine. a cooler 7 the forecast is minutes away. >> starting to see some volume through urbana on 270. this is the thick of it. virginia commuters dealing with it crashed on the dulles toll role. eastbound after the toll plaza before you get to the beltway. 2 my plans are blocked. a little bit of volume forming. the john hanson highway heading east before a get to 424 davids onvill road. accident activity on the shoulder. i know it is

we invite you to join tim brant on friday night. he will have the redskins' special at 8:00 friday night. we have news for people who are looking to lose a few pounds. it turns out you might not have to. people with a few extra pounds have a 6% lower risk of dying compared to people with normal weight. the study says obese people have more than triple the risk of dying. it is time to shake off the holiday hangover. it is time to get back to a normal routine. >> we know how the folks down under shook off their hangover. more than a dozen people chowed down on the hangover burger. you can throw in fried eggs and bacon and barbecued chicken. it measures 6.5 feet tall and weighs more than 220 pounds. >> that does not look good anymore. is that bacon on top? >> everything you can think of. all on a skewer. >> it is going to get cold this week but you cannot complain because the national weather service says 2012 was extremely warm. it was the warmest year on record. that is pretty significant. the average temperature was 61.5 degrees and

>> that the voice of abc 7 sports director tim brant at college park. maryland and florida state battled down to the wire. the seminoles escape. the terrapins 1 adnnd 1. >> roger clemens is a seven-time cy young winner. sammy sosa had over 600 home runs. >> not one of them came close to getting enough votes in their first chance to get in the hall of fame. voters rejected everyone on annual ballot, for the first time. >> carmelo anthony will not play indiana tonight. he's been suspended one game by the nba for confronting the seven garnett after the knicks lost to boston on monday. anthony said that kevin crossed the line with his comments. sources say that anthony and his wife have been living apart for couple months. >> it's 45 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. >> and new details on efforts to honor the late the "godfather of go-go chuck brown." [ male announcer ] verizon fios is the fastest internet in america. just ask pc mag. [ man ] "cable can't touch fios upload speeds." "it's hard to imagine anyone ever beating fios." "there's no doubt fios i

. >> tim brant has more sports. >> a lot of folks talking about the capitals, putting montreal tonighterybody wonders if this will be the longest short season of all time. the capitals are 0-2. still early to panic. the head coach has put in a new system. players are trying to get back in sync with one another. it is magnified with a first- year coach. >> when you get tired, your decision making those. your brain starts to get lazy and then everything else follows. we are having a tough time with being sharp. whether that is being out of practice or just does not paying attention to details, we have to practice. >> you better correct it tonight before you get to montreal's matchup. >> the nfl has find tom brady $10,000 for unnecessary roughness for taking ravens star ed reed during sunday's championship game. the ravens won the game and they will dance at the super bowl. they will play the forty-niners. brady has apologized to reed via text message. >> that is a jump changed for him. the overnight snow caused the slick spots on the road. -- that is chump change for him. >> let's check