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is glad about week arrive side tim hightower and is dealing with a shoulder injury that limited him to eight carries last sunday. despite the injury, he was able to chase down the rams corner justin king after an interception in the fourth quarter and saving a touchdown. he earned high prize from the head coach. >> that is one thing you're hoping for and if it was not being on top of it when we did go through the interception, you know, and makes that tackle. that is in the end zone for a touchdown. you rock at all different skin arrows in a game and what make -- scenarios in the game and what makes the team win and that is all phases to give a chance to compete. >> maryland will try to build upon last weekend's win when they travel to face undefeated and 13th-ranked georgia tech tomorrow and at noon and they might be without one of the linebackers, kenny tate who was listed as doubtful to play with an undisclosed injury. he has 35 tackles and two intersections an all-acc pick last year. his absence leave the terps

. >> running back tim hightower was still limited in practice coming off the shoulder injury. he probably won't get to start sunday unless shanahan feels he is 100%. ready to go. >>> two games in and the capitals are 2-0. good start for them as well. unfortunately, their star isn't doing so well on the ice. alex ovechkin has just one point on the score sheet and that was an assist against carolina. in fact, in two games ovi had just five shots on goal and another six that he missed. after he failed to score in monday's game against tampa bay, coach bruce boudreau expected more from his captain. today he reiterated but that said he's not too worried about the lack of production. >> this was game 38 and he had one point in a two game stretch. i don't think people would be being overwhelmed but i mean it was the first two games so he could have been better. but there's a lot of guys that could have been better. >>> two wins, two different

key starters too, santana moss, london fletcher and tim hightower all left the game with injuries. >>> the rangers even up the series beating the cardinals in game four. derek holland pitched 8 1/3 of shutout ball. game five is tonight here on fox 5. >>> we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning. it is 4:30 as we tax a live look over the u.s. capitol dome and what you are waking up is to a chilly day out there. could be nice later on today. -- it is 4:30 as we take a live look over the u.s. capitol dome. let's check in with tucker barnes. hello. >> what's happening? >> how are you? >> i'm fine considering it is 4:30 in the morning. today, upper 60s. i think a few of us will touch 70s. it will be a decent day. we'll have a mix of clouds and

grossman's pass picked off by justin king, backed down by tim hightower the redskins 31-yard line afterifth-yard return that led triples field goal. rams -- 50-yard return that led to a rams field goal. next call, roughing the patter, 17-3, less than six minimum -- passer, 17-3, less than six minutes. 15 yards for the touchdown, redskins cutting the lead to 17- 10. redskins next offensive play, rex looking for santana moss but finding james laurinaitis who is on the wrong team and he catches it and traverses it and runs it 15 yards to the redskins 19-yard line, game that should have been over no longer over, but the redskins defense stephen bowen breaks through and attacks bradford for a 10-yard loss. the next play 3rd and 25, brian orakpo's turn. the redskins finish with a total of seven sacks. the defense saves the day and the redskins hold on for a 17- 10 victory. mike shanahan gets the w. not rex's best game, 143 yards passing with a 48.5 td rating. the defense held the rams to 172 yards. that's the most since 2009. here's rex on not putting this game away. >> we had to score a lot

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. >>> tim hightower, anthony armstrong, phillip buchanon, chris cooley limited in practice today forredskins. cooley had knee swelling on monday and had to have it drained. big question for the skins is who will be the starting running back sunday when the eagles come to town? ryan torain made his case two weeks ago rushing for a buck 35 against the rams. tim hightower who started the first four games has been limited this week with a bad shoulder, but he knows competition comes with the job. >> you're not competing against the guys in the locker room. you're competing against 32 other teams and any given day a guy comes off the street a free agent and has a great year. so it's not a matter of one of those things of where you get comfortable because you're not a starting guy. it's always competition every single day pushing to be the best you can be. >> you can watch the skins and eagles here on fox 5. the pregame show kicks off at lessen 30. cowboys face the patriots at -- 11:30. cowboys face the patriots at 4:00. >>> john thompson, iii and the hoyas held their annual media day. the

. >> so without running back tim hightower receiver santana moss, tight end chris cooley, the john beck skins manage just 61 yards offense and three 1st downs on six 1st half possessions and it didn't get any better in the 2nd half as washington was shut out for the first time since the 17-0 loss to the cowboys on december 27th, 2009. barry cofield, what do you have? >> you got to win. it's just that simple. whatever it takes, whoever makes good plays, offense, defense, special teams. we all got to step it up. this thing went wrong in every facet imaginable today. one win can over race everything, but if that win doesn't come, then, you know, it will be more of the same. >> i do have some good news. the cowboys are getting walloped bit eagles. so that is good news for redskins -- by the eagles. so that is good news for redskins fans. here's bad news. the 49ers are coming next sunday, 6-1 in the nfc west. i'm dave feldman. i'll see you tomorrow. >> thank you for watching force the xtra brought to you by your wash -- watching sports xtra brought to you by your washington area nissan deale

. >>> the redskins place chris cooley and tim hightower on injured reserve officially ending their season. hightower blew out his acl and cooley broke his finger when he took a big hit against the eagles. some are speculating this may be the end of cooley's career as a redskin. >>> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning, etch. good morning, everyone. we are taking a live look at the washington monument. let's say hello to tucker barnes for a look at our weather. it was a nice day yesterday. it's going to be a nice day today, you think? >> yes, kind of. >> kind of. >> we'll have more clouds than yesterday but it will still be nice. >> i guess my defamation of nice is as long as it's not raining. >> it will be a beautiful day then, sarah. let's get to the numbers. here is the good news, a little mild er than yesterday. baltimore, 55. dulles, 51. winchester, 57. fredericksburg, 54. a little by of cloud cover out there and that is helping to hold the temperatures up. you can see the high, thin cloudiness moving in from the west and north and west. we have a frontal system tha

santana moss and tim hightower both left the game injured. that is not good news. for howard university. they beat the aggies for the homecoming game. we're very happy about that. >> perfect for your homecoming. >> exactly. >>> we had weather now with doug hill. how are things looking? >> it is looking ok. we have to deal with the cold front today. there is some cloudiness. what a spectacular weekend. we start this morning with the cover of the were images. we will be able to share it with you -- we will start this morning with a couple of the were imagesviewer images. one is from the shenandoah valley. there is the mountain in the background. mike in barbara sent this in./ we hope you enjoy these colors. temperatures around the area at in the 40's. clearing skies. some frost yesterday morning. 46 in college park. 47 degrees in alexandria. the mergers across the area -- how long before the cold front comes through? it is on the way. it is moving through the west end of lake erie. some showers will be further north. that will be as the head through the afternoon. lo

porque las pruebas mÉdicas iniciales sobre la rodilla izquierda lesionada del corredor tim hightowerun desgarre en el ligamento anterior cruzado, noticia que fue confirmada por el entrenador mike shanahan, aÑadiendo que dicha lesiÓn terminarÁ con la lesiÓn del corredor de los washington redskins. hightower se sometio Ó a una resonancia magne Ética un dÍa despuÉs de dejar la derrota de los redskins 33 a 20 a manos de los panteras de carolina, hightower es el corredor li Íder corredor en el equipo produciendo 321 yardas en 84 intentos y una anotaciÓn. bueno vamos ahora con la pelota caliente, con las grandes ligas. porque esta noche a las 8..05 pm en el busch stadium de san luis estaba programado el el sexto partido de la serie mundial entre los cardenales y los rangers. esta pospuesto por la fuerte lluvia que cae en san luis. el clasico de otoÑo lo esta ganando la novena de texas 3-2. vamos con la copa sudamericana que ya tiene otro equipo clasificado a los cuartos de final. jugando en colombia, independiente santa fe goleo 4-1 al botafogo de brasil, tenemos imagenes y reacciones desd

porque las pruebas mÉdicas iniciales sobre la rodilla izquierda lesionada del corredor tim hightowerre en el ligamento anterior cruzado, noticia que fue confirmada por el entrenador mike shanahan, aÑadiendo que dicha lesiÓn terminarÁ con la lesiÓn del corredor de los washington redskins. hightower se sometio Ó a una resonancia magne Ética un dÍa despuÉs de dejar la derrota de los redskins 33 a 20 a manos de los panteras de carolina, hightower es el corredor li Íder corredor en el equipo produciendo 321 yardas en 84 intentos y una anotaciÓn. nos metemos en el basquetbol o por lo menos contarles que realmente esta pasando porque al parecer podrian venir mas suspensiones.les cuento que fune la nba y la asociaciÓn de jugadores se reunieron hoy, despuÉs de tres dÍas de conversaciones con un mediador federal que fue improductiva y no pudo finalizar el paro laboral. . al no llegar a ningÚn acuerdo la semana pasada, la nba probablemente se verÁ forzada a cancelar mÁs juegos que se sumaran a las dos semanas que ya fueron eliminadas. el tono incluso fue mÁs subido de tono al momento del rompim

tim hightower done for the year with a torn acl.five starters now in the past two weeks. starleters to injury. high tower, the second player in as many weeks to be lost for the season with a torn knee ligament. this offense is reeling. hightower looked rejuvenated after missing a couple weeks with a shoulder injury. seven carries with 88 yards before going down. the alexandria native had high hopes this season. he gave a passional post game speech knowing his year was probably over. >> anytime you lose a player that has, you know, the type of energy that tim does and the game he does, everybody is disappointed. they feel bad for tim because he's worked so hard to get in this position. everybody understands we are going to lose some players. we hate to lose them. somebody has to step up. tim is very physical. you can see how emotional he was in that game, how well he blocked and ran. it's tough to lose a guy like that. >> when we brought him in here, we were excited to bring him in. you know, to have him go down during a game, when y

immediately, once torain was playing, people were tweeting and saying trade tim hightower.ook at what they had last year. why? portis who was done, williams, they actually have three good backs right now and that is a great problem to have. >> i agree with you. >> the thing about hightower too, even if he loses some of the carries to ryan torain, is a guy they love if his blocking ability in the backfield and for his third down reception capabilities though he dropped the key third down pass so he will still have a role i don't not to bring it all down by mentioning baseball, but at this point, can you pick a favorite for the world series? >> i don't know. >> i said detroit and philly. philly has a big one tonight and ham i has to go against garcia. and lander is so good. he is nearly unhittable with his curve ball and his change- up is 90. although texas looks like they'relying well as well ilike detroit too right now. couple of games left. >> thank you. >>> the junkies at 106.7 the fan. it is now 5:57. >>> straight ahead at six, the country music star's controversial word

tim hightower will have surgery. out for the rest of the season.surgery today on his broken left hand. how will john beck improve would so many starters out? >> john knows he has to concentrate on his job. thought he did an excellent job doing that. our goal right now is to get a around and that play at a very high level. >> on the other side of the the defense was exposed. them in space and smith had a field day. >> it really did not seem as bad me. we will try to figure out what went wrong. what we can fix. >> 10 games left. tebow rallied denver past miami, so the legend grows. tebow's pants are being offered ebay for a mere $5,000. you cannot make this stuff up, folks. are shot of the night comes from dallas mavericks. -- are shot of the night comes from dallas mavericks. you kidding me? of theez with our shot night. but who cares? the washington capitals are now seven and zero. adapted and all. great is now in wax. the nba a report that has canceled two more weeks of games tonight. games have been canceled to november 28. >> not looking good. >

tim hightower is talking super bowl. little bit more than we thought he can d. to make omments. >> did he get a concussion? >> a head injury. >> he has been to the super bowl. now, you don't know if he will make it with the redskins this season but he made it as a rookie with the arizona cardinals. he knows what it takes of course the preparation and the dedication to get to a super bowl. if you are mike shanahan, how about you focus on your next opponents rather than thinking about being in indianapolis for the super bowl. >> wrong that tim hightower has seen the packers play yet. because he is clearly delusional if he thinks they're better than the packers. there is no chance the redskins are going to super bowl. he should concentrate on his vacation next week and then the eagles. >> i don't have a problem with the guys talking about this because what we have seen from all the players is they all believe in coach shanahan. they all bought in. it is kind of the same thing that rex grossman said before the season that th

tim hightower tore the acl on his left knee and he'll be placed on injured reserve and they hope yesterday he could bounce back but no, he's done for the season. santana moss burp went surgery today and exis expected to miss five -- is expected to miss five to seven weeks and rex grossman is in the hospital for pneumonia and has to be there for 48 hours that is a serious bout of pneumonia. he's not in a good scenario and yesterday, john beck led the team to two touchdowns against carolina and in the third quarter, he completed four passes for 81 yards, finished with a career high 279 yards. the drive culminated with beck using his feet and scrambling for a four-yard score to cut the deficit to 16-13 and that sick rushing touchdown in as many weeks. newton throws the perfect strike to smith, 36 yards for the one and smith with a game high, 143 receiving yards. three playsulary, newton connects with wrapop, two yards for the touchdown and passes for 259 yards. and that is the head coach who took the blame for not having the defense ready to shut down the dynamic cam you inton. >> i can do a

without running back tim hightower and receiver santana moss the john beck led offense managed only 10 first down and no points. and gave up nine. count them. he is feeling them this morning, nine sacks on john beck. on the other side of the field bills ryan kirkpatrick threw two touchdowns. the final score 23-0. nothing. wasn't good. saints lost. patriots lost. bad day. >>> >>> despite a few missed tests there is a new leader in the race. herm main cain is leading the latest poll. >> but as susan mcginniss tells us, being in the lead also means being the subject of political attacks. >> reporter: a new poll shows herman cain gaining home tum in way way two months before the state holds the first nominated contest. >> people have connected with me and the specific solutions are putting on the table. >> reporter: he leads the gop pack with 23%, edging out mitt romney with 22%. but opponents have questioned cain's view on abortion. on face the face, the georgia businessman says he opposes it, even in cases of rape, incent, or when the mother's -- incest, or when the mother's life is in d

tim hightower is the leading rusher.s hand so cooley, one of the most popular players, out of the mix. that's a shame. now moss with the broken hand out five to seven weeks already had surgery on it. moss and cooley, two of the locker room leaders, gone and hightower, the team's leading rusher also went down sunday tearing the acl in his left knee placed on injured reserve. despite losing three key players, it's no time for excuses. >> nobody is going to file sorry for us, so we can't -- feel sorry for us, so we can't be the ones feeling sorry in here. the main focus is guys know whenever someone goes down, the next guys step up. >> we slainful of guys go down. that's -- we have a handful of guys go down. that's odd, but we believe in the guys that we have and we can play very good football. that's our plan. >> all these guys get a chance to show people what they can do and some guys really take advantage of it. that's what you look for, guys taking advantage of an opportunity. >> next up is the 4-2 bills. they play them

tim hightower is out but where have you gone ryan torain.ember he rushed for 135 yards three games ago. last week two carries against the panthers. what is up. sources say the redskins claimed deshared choice off waivers. dallas put him on waivers before the game against the eagles. he still has to pass his physical. dave very johnson will return to the nats as manager. he went 40-43. high school now, time for the high school football game of the week poll. go to dc.high school sports.net and vote on the game. things not good at redskins park. >> well, but things at least are good for trick or treaters. >> yes, they are. temps in the upper 40s and low 50s. out late trick or treating you may have a shower. sunshine tomorrow and wednesday temperatures in the upper 50s to near 60 which is below average but not bad. the weekend looks great. it will be a 49 hour weekend. i will be saying that all week. >> dreamy. >> all right. that is it for us on 9news now at 6:00. "cbs evening news" is next. >> then at 7:00 our area's only local newscast. and d

right off the jump, they got tim hightower involved and he got him involved early. e stretch plays here. this is what kyle shanahan hand mike shanahan, this what is they envisioned coming out of training camp. here is hightower looking really good. 17 carries, 88 yards. he goes up y field and they were in the game. 6-6 late in the first half. they stayed with the running game in the third quarter. in the third quarter, this happened and this is something -- well, you watch. he will put his foot in the ground and it does not respond and immediately grasping that left knee. no contact on the play whatsoever. initial reports are that they believe this is going it be a -- to be a tear of the acl. more than likely, tim will not play again the rest of the year. we can confirm this later on today. he gave an impactioned speech to his teammates after the game and he talked after the game and you can just hear the emotion in his voice. >> we play this game for one reason, to win. but in a situation like that when you feel helpless and you feel like you are not able to do what

among them, running back tim hightower. he is done for the season with a torn acl. moss is out five to seven weeks with a broken hand. not good for the skins. tough loss. >>> if you're feeling blue this morning, we have just the thing for you. >> yes, indeed, we do. today's nbc 4 fandemonium prize is a brand new sony blu-ray player. all touf do is like our nbc 4 washington page on facebook and sign up to win. we'll pick the winner today and make the announcement during the 11:00 p.m. newscast tonight. good luck to you. >> let's get an out the door forecast with tom. >>> chilly start. a little patchy fog in northern virginia. otherwise, a clear sky, lots of sun today, climbing to near 70 this afternoon. upper 60s tomorrow. more clouds around. small chance of an afternoon sprinkle wednesday. a likelihood of showers late wednesday night. through the day on thursday, ending thursday late afternoon. friday into the weekend, chilly weather returns. and it's going to be quite chilly in the first part of next week too, eun and joe. >> tom, thank you. >>> now you've done it.

santana moss is out for five weeks after having a pin placed in his hand and running back tim hightower is done. linebacker london fletcher is day-to-day with a pulled hamstring. >>> 346,000 hugs are being recalled -- hogs are being recalled and we are not talking about the animals. 4:39 on tuesday morning. we have fog in spots. otherwise a nice, sunny day. highs today upper 60s toner 70. we have changes coming in that 7-day forecast it is going to get chilly by the end of the week. right now monica's up with timesaver traffic. >> good morning, a live look here on pennsylvania avenue. into southeast no problems. everything is quiet on the potomac. coming up in the next report, we'll look at construction around the area at 4:47. mike, back to you. >>> jessica doyle is off today. here are today's headlines. better than expected profit reports. the dow finished up the day 105 points to the plus side. >>> harley davidson recalling about 300,000 motorcycles. the company says brake light switches can be too close to the heat from the exhaust and that can cause the brake lights to fail or poss

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he'll be out about 5 to 7 weeks and runningback, tim hightower out with a torn acl. you saw that there. here's what he had to say after the game yesterday. >> i feel like i came here for a reason. in a situation like that, when you feel helpless, you are not able to help your team and do what you were brought out to do. it is a terrible feeling. >> any time you lose a player that has the type of energy that tim does, and has the type of game he has, obviously everybody disappointed and they feel bad for tim. >> now shanahan addressing the situation today and if all that is not bad enough, the redskins have lost three of their last forks including back to back losses against one team. they find themselves in a deep hole. they just can't climb out of it. what started out as a promising season going into the bye week turned disastrous. the offense hasn't been able to regain their rhythm. there's no consistency and a season high 33 points. >> every game can be so close. when you lose a game, it's tough. >> we obviously, on paper we should be beating the team we lost to.

good news for the teams as they do get back tim hightower. >>> up in philadelphia for an eastern conference showdown, hoping to extend their season opening win streak to 6. the players have been saying they are not 100% satisfied with their play. three of their five wins came in overtime and tonight, it might be no different because they are taking on a flier's squad that has been cruising this season. so it will be a true test. >> we have seen their defense for the last couple of years. they are playing an aggressive style and it will be tough on us. they are a good team. the two times they faced us were outstanding. >>> the wizard's point guard is speaking out about the nba lockout, voicing his dislike for the way things are not progressing and a dislike for the nba commissioner, david stern saying, "i think he's trying to take advantage of us." i think we're doing a good job of not doing what he wants us to do. those meetings continue today. >>> all right, today is your last chance to vote for our high school game of the week. here's a list from this week. among them, westfield at oakton

running back, tim hightower left with a knee injury. hightower scheduled to have an mri tomorrow. cam newton, panthers, put up 33 points in the redskins record. drops to 3-3. john beck making his first regular season start since 2007. cam newton, was unstoppable. third quarter. panthers lead 9-6. newton on the option. blows by the defense. 16-yard touchdown. seventh rushing touchdown of his career. tips the rookie record. carolina takes the 10-point lead. ensuing redskins. john beck. shows mobility. looks good. dives in. second rushing tuchtdown ining. three minutes to play. redskins down by ten. beck, pass intended for leonard hankerson. throws it right to chris gamble. that's it. beck finished with 279 yards. one passing touchdown. two turnovers. the redskins, lose 33-20. it is the final. >> i think john, overall played very well. first time out. he is going to have growing pains. nature of the business when you start playing. but i think you can see his athleticism. quick release. and seemed like he, kept his poise in there throughout the game. but, you know got to do a better

the defense ranks third in the nfl and tim hightower is predicting super bowl. i'm serious.ink he is. >> i have to get my shoulder ready. i have to get treatment. the fun will be in february when you are interviewing us up in indy. that will be fun. >> a bold prediction. >> a very bold prediction but i'm going to stand by it. >> is he serious? what do you think? >> yeah. and why not? why not now when you are 3-1. yeah. you'll i'll see you in the super bowl. >> life is good. everything is possible. >> get a $70 million yacht anything is possible. >>> i am happy for the people in philadelphia that they have baseball. coming off a 102-win season they are one win from advancing to the championship series. cole hamels in st. louis and he was dealing. scoreless in the sixth when he gets marina to go down. look at that heat. one of eight strikeouts in the game for hamels. he gives up five hits and no runs. check out this guy. they had to stop play for the squirrel. luckily he found a place to hide. in the top of the seventh no score until this ben francisco pinch hitting with a thr

runningback, tim hightower was full participation at practice today. in dealing with the hurt shoulder. we didn't see him at all last sunday. the teams are set. tonight game one of the world series gets underway and there seems to be a lot of excitement about this matchup. that's because many feel these two teams are pretty evenly matched, which means we could see a game seven for the first time since 2002. st. louis cardinals back in the big game for the first time since '06. the rangers back for the second year in a row looking to walk away with the trophy this time. >> on november 1, we committed ourselves to trying to get back here because we knew we had the potential in the clubhouse to do it. character inside my clubhouse lived to it. >> we are here to win. the sting of losing last year is what carried us through the offseason and helped us take it to the next level. >> finally tonight, here's a dirt bike rider with a helmet cam and you know, making a couple jumps, going about his business until, look out below. seeing people down there, she seem

. >> good evening, the redskins play tight end chris cooley and tim hightower on injured reserve, officiallye knew about, cooley there was still some hope, and now the season and possibly the redskins' career of one of their most popular players and the franchise's most prolific tight end. he broke his index finger in the loss to the philadelphia eagles. he had surgery on the following wednesday. it was the hand injury or the nagging left knee that placed him on the ir, the result was the same. cooley will turn 30 next year. he's missed 20 games in the past three years, and is under contract through 2014 but he makes a lot of money. he's a great community guy and on a personal level, i hope he stays and can still play too. >>> 37-year-old terrell owens is trying to prove that he can play. no teams were on hand to witness this. he participated in drills, did not run the 40-yard dash. he underwent knee surgery in april, and still hopes to catch on with a team. espn glorified the workout. the man is still ripped but no one was watching. >>> he's medically cleared to return, o'brien rushed for o

running back tim hightower injured his shoulder on the third play against the rams. so the bye week came at a very good time for him and the team. >> both teams lost in our division and we were sitting there just 3-1 but we can't be concerned with the record, man. it's still early, still a quarter of the season and we've got a lot of football left. >> when the situation is not in your hands and everything works itself out in your favor it just goes to show the game is crazy. things happen, ups and downs every single week. any given sunday as the term goes. it's a good place to be coming off a bye week in that situation but we got continue to keep the same focus. >> there's a couple angles, two desperate team cools on focus with everything to win -- team comes on focus with everything to win. chris cooley told his teammate today he didn't tell them earlier because they'd forget. he told them today and a lot of teammates showed up tonight. i'll show you now what this event was. it's his third annual charity event called rally for the cure to help raise funds in an effo

tim hightower gone for the season and now we are learning chris cooley -- his 2011 season is over. >> it's early but it's bad news. the redskins placed cooley on injured reserve yesterday. the tight end has been limited due to surgically repaired knee that's been slow to heal and the busted left hand. he's been one of the most reliable skins with the exception of the 2009 season when he broke his foot. cooley played in every game of the seven year career and this season he missed the entire preseason and the season opener. >> get well soon, he's a likable guy too. >>> okay, 4:34, coming up gas prices appear to be falling across the country. so what about here? >>> and also at 4:39, an auto american automaker receives a bad report from "consumer reports," jessica doyle will have those stories and more in your money report. >>> and we're back in two minutes with your weather first. keep it here. >>> 4:37. showing you the live doppler 9000 hd, up to pennsylvania out to the west, just want you to see what you're going to face, some of the showers even a little rumble of thunder can't be r

. >>> one redskins player who is glad the bye week arrived is tim hightower dealing with a shoulder injuryt limited him to just eight carries sunday. despite the injury hightower chased down rams cornerback justin king after an int in the 4th quarter to save a touchdown. his hustle earned praise from the head coach 36789. >> it's the one thing you're hope -- head coach. >> it's the 1 thing you're hoping for when guys go in and play if it wasn't for hightower's being on top of it when we did throw the interception, plus hightower making that tackle in the end zone for the touchdown. you look at all the scenarios in the game what makes a team win and it's guys like him doing all phases that give you a chance to compete. >>> to the college level the terps play their first road game of the season tomorrow facing 13th ranked georgia tech and they may be without one of their star linebackers kenny tate listed as doubtful with an undisclosed injury. tate has 35 tackles and two interceptions and was an all acc pick last year. >>> this saturday acc is on fox 5. florida state travels to wake forest.

running back tim hightower is also done for the year after tearing his acl on sunday. >> cooley gets surgery on the knee after last season, and it was supposedly repaired, but it was troubling him during training camp and apparently still giving him big problems. >> he's a fan favorite too. it's going to be tough. >>> ahead on "news 4 today," the new theory from the defense in the conrad murray trial. verizon 4g lte. america's fastest and most reliable 4g network in over 160 cities. verizon. built so you can rule the air. >>> weather and traffic on the ones, good morning. i'm meteorologist tom kierein. right now at 4:41. we've got quite a bit of cloudiness and a chill in the air in the 40s and low and mid-50s through most of the region. western maryland, most of west virginia, just near 40 degrees. right now at reagan national, 55. it's in the low 50s in montgomery, arlington, fairfax, and prince george's counties. we have this cloud cover coming in as we have a weak front that will be arriving here by later this afternoon. as it does move in, we'll have an increased chance of maybe

they include anthony armstrong, chris cooley, tim hightower and just added today, deangelo hall with a knee injury. let's go back to chris cooley for a moment. mike shanahan said that he had suffered a bit of a setback with his knee and had to have it drained earlier this week. well, shanahan said it has affected his play and it takes time to get back into football shape. well, chris cooley not too happy he was talked about. >> i'm fine. it's something that i'm managing and something i deal with every day. i am able to practice every day. i'm a firm believer in making you better. and i get myself ready to practice and play every day. am i playing the way i would like to play? probably not. but i'm still playing in my opinion, i'm still playing extremely consistent in the role that i'm being asked to play. >> you can watch the redskins take on the eagles right here at fox 5 at 1:00 p.m. on sunday. the cowboys then face the pay patriots at 4:00. we recap everything at 10:00 with nissan sports xtra. >>> the capitals season have gotten off to an exciting start. they won their first road

this week, tim hightower and chris cooley were placed on injured reserve.n the field are expected to start up. starters and backups alike. >> there's no excuses. nobody is going to have pity. nobody is going to spot us any points. their starting receiver is down or their runningback is down. let's give them a free touchdown, they aren't going do that. they are going to try to take advantage of that just like we have to fight and bounce back. >> the terps face boston college tomorrow and the question is, who will be the starting quarterback? cj brown left last week's game against florida state after taking a vicious helmet to helmet hit and he did not return. danny o'brian threw and rushed for a touchdown. randy, who is it going to be? >> we might play both on saturday, i don't know. we'll see how the week goes. we could play one or both. i mean, i don't think there's any problem with, you know, that as we take the field and whoever is playing for us. >> the capitals suffer their first loss of the season last night after setting a franchise record with seven

the skins started tim hightower at running back.rter, he told torain to get ready. he said i've been waiting for hear that for a long time. the rest, as she say is history. the coach had decided midweek his role would grow. skins fans know he can run. but up to this point, he hasn't been able to stay healthy. lindsay murphy wraps up the big day for ryan are to rain -- for reign torain. >> ryan torain saw 19 rushes, 135 yards and a touchdown. >> it was a very emotional game for me, just wanting to get out there and play. i wanted to give it my all and be ready. i finally got the opportunity to get out there and make some plays. the offensive line has been doing great all year. they opened up some big holes for me to go out there and make plays. it starts with the offensive line. those guys are working hard every day in practice and in meetings t showed today. >> he exploded onto the scene, ran with a lot of speed, a lot of power and hit the holes and he had a great game. so it was good to see him get back in there. >> reporter: now w

tim hightower is now gone for the season.ore the acl in his left knee sunday and will be placed on the injured reserve list. wide receiver santana moss underwent surgery on his broken left hand and is expected to be out five to seven weeks and rex grossman checked into a local hospital with pneumonia and i high fever. redskins nation still buzzing with sunday's game. john beck's first start in four years was spoiled by the play of cam newton. newton showed just how athletically gifted he is, scrambling for 25 yards. he finished with 59 yards rushing. he also passed for 256 yards. head coach mike shanahan admitted he did not put his team in position to neutralize who is becoming one. nfl's most dangerous quarterbacks. >> i could do a better job making sure we are aprepared during the week because our defense is too physical and too good. even though they are a top five team, i'm going to give them credit too because they've been pretty consistent through the season keeping defenses off balance but i got to make sure i put them

he will be out five to seven weeks and an mri on tim hightower's knee revealed a torn acl.ut for the rest of the season. 88 yards before he we want down and was rightfully emotional after the game. >> man, we are going through tough times. thing about it is, i reminded the guys we came to the season we want focus. regardless we are still in the fight. >> the caps head across the border this week for a two game tour of canada. alex met his match yesterday unveiling his new wax figure. he is the second player to be immotor lies in wax. >>> more about news on the nba front. the nba plans to cancel two more weeks of its regular season schedule up to november 28th. the two sides talked last week for three days but came no closer to an agreement. that is going to do it for your morning sports. have a great tuesday. >>> local lawmakers offer an alternative to a controversial team curfew bill for one of the area's largest counties. coming up. >>> plus a local food pantry when the shelves were bare is going to reopen very soon after a flood of donations. >> reporter: live look at 27

running back tim hightower will miss the rest of the season so that he can have surgery on a torn acl, out for the rest of the season. moss is out its five-seven weeks for surgery on his broken hand. >>> an american scientist rescued after suffering a medical crisis at the south pole is now being treated at johns hopkins hospital in baltimore. >> renee-nicole douceur arrived at dulles international airport last night. she believes she suffered a stroke several weeks ago. tea party would be airlifted out within days, but weather conditions delayed the mission. -- she believed that she would be airlifted out. >> the disillusionment started setting in. >> she is dealing with speech, vision, and memory problems. doctors say her prognosis is good. >>> we're getting a first look at the first lady's new book. michelle obama's book about the white house produce garden will be called "american grow" and will be published in april -- "american grown." proceeds will be donated to charity. d.c. mayor vincent gray will be raising money buying groceries. he will be a special guest at the safeway on

running back tim hightower has a torn acl now. they play the bills in toronto? >>> in ten minutes we'll help get you hired. learn where there is a free job fair today with a focus on veterans. >>> daily traffic in montgomery county isn't getting any worse but it is not getting any better either. >>> we are looking live. monika is going to give us a quick check. >>> here's what it looks like on the beltway east side of town. if you are planning to head through new carrollton through oxen hill you are fine. you are watching 9 news now, we'll be right back. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue. [ male announcer ] get to a b

the redskins lost tim hightower to an injured knee. santana moss also left the game with a broken hand. left hand. he could be out of the next week's game against the bills in toronto. >>> howard said it will be a nice star this week. highs in the upper 60s. slight chance of a shower today. coming up next, how long the nice weather is going to last. >> in ten minutes monika gives us a diwali 101. and den forget the dancers. the party is underway on our terrace. learn more about the celebration of goods when 9 news now returns. >>> we are back at 6:43. there we are, team daddy's girl along with team fitness. we want to thank everyone who came by, gave us hugs and supported us and we supported them in the walk to stop diabetes. monika, jessica doyle and i formed team daddy's girl. we raised over $2300. >> i know and i want to speak for jessica and say how much support she got. she lost her father very recently to diabetes. >> monika was walking for her father and grand father. i was walking for my mother. >> we had a great time. >> monik

tim hightower, the running back was injured in a loss. >>> capitals star alex ovechkin has been immortalized in wax. madam tussaud's wax museum will unveil of him this afternoon. that has is a trademark missing tooth smile. he is thrilled with the project and spent hours with the artists and even donated his jersey. he will debut today. >> many fans will be lining up to take a photograph with him. >> absolutely. >> and the toothless smile. i love that they include that. >>> 5:26, 49 degrees this monday morning. >> still ahead in the next half- hour, rescue efforts following sunday's huge earthquake in eastern turkey. >> year's election begins in lululemon murder trial. details coming up in a live report. -- jury selection begins today. >> [ speaking french ] [ speaking french ] movie buffs! this film is tres bien, but thenterest rate on your checking account is le pew. interest on your checking? earn more with new high yield free checking at capital one bank. your interest rate wl be five times the national average. five times the interest! and free atms at any banknk. show's over folks. mak

tim hightower is done for the season with a torn acl, and moss is out five to seven weeks with a brokenand. coach shanahan says one positive, beck has worked with some of the starters when he practiced with the second team. >>> still ahead on "news4 >>> maybe they are getting back at us for the whole freedom fry thing, but they are taking aim at a american classic, ketchup. and there are health reasons for this. and kevin tibbles looks into the controversy. >> a move to save unsuspecting schoolchildren from a red menace of the tomato variety. >> perhaps by rationing ketchup, they can ration the influence of fast-food. >> reporter: to promote healthy eating and combat obesity, french classrooms have banned the staple of ketchup. >> you need to eat everything, and you need to eat healthy, but can you cannot eat ketchup, when you are a kid, and when you are growing you cannot eat ketchup. >> sorry, but i don't like ketchup. >> at the cooking academy of france, nary a whiff of ketchup. >> are you going to put ketchup on these? >> no, it would be a crime. >> too much sugar, fat and salt in o

running back tim hightower will have surgery for a torn a cl, al for the rest of the season.moss had surgery yesterday on his broken left hand. he will be out five-seven weeks. new guys finally getting a chance. >> john beck knows that he has to get out there and concentrate on his job and make plays. i thought he did an excellent job doing that. our goal right now is to get our supporting cast around him that can play at a very high level. if the better they play, the better he will play. >> there's a report the nba will cancel two more weeks of games, which will mean no nba until at least november 28. there is a look in your morning sports. have a great day. >> not good news for the redskins. >> could be a long road ahead. >>> the 48 degrees. the news continues at 5:30. >> still ahead in the next half- hour there could be a big announcement today. what this has to do with the controversial hpv vaccine. >> duress election begins in a high-profile lululemon murder case. i am jummy olabanji in rockville. we will let you know the challenges the court is having in trying to seat

tim hightower tore his acl. son. >> anytime you lose a player that has, you know, the type of energy that tim does, obviously, everybody is disappointed. they feel bad for tim because he's worked so hard to get himself in this position. everybody understands when you lose players, you hate to lose them. you have to step up and get the job done. he's very physical. you can see how emotional he was in that game and how he blocked and ran. it's tough to lose a guy like that. >> when we brought him in here, we are excited to have him as part of the team. to have him go down during the game. when you don't have a guy like tim out there, it takes a toll. we know we have guys more capable of stepping up. that's what's going to be asked. >> the redskins lost five offensive starters in two weeks. throw in a new quarterback and this isn't exactly a recipe for making an average offense any better. >> i can't really remember, to be honest with you, you go through situations like this, hopefully not too often where you lose a

>>> redskins have the weekend off which is good news for tim hightower.ed shoulder following sunday's win against the rams. coach mike shanahan didn't say whether he'll be ready in two weeks to face the eagles or if he will get the start. >> just about 6:25. it is a really lucky day for people who got nabbed by a local speed camera. >> also ahead, the latest on the investigation into a supposed cancer cluster in frederick, maryland. find out what a new report has to say. >> before we head to break traffic time. monika, over to you. >>> we're looking at a map on the westbound side of the suitland parkway. the accident is causing some delays on 295 as well heading in toward southeast. i'll keep you posted on this and other area roadways coming up in my next report. you're watching 9news now. stay with us. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our washington redskins... and partnering