the redskins turn over the ball on downs. another missed opportunity for the redskins. jim zorn's gamble doesn't pay off and the rams have a shot to win. fourth and ten from maryland. mark bolger throws deep but horton breaks it up. they save the which and it's 9-7. dan hellie has more on this redskins team that seems to like to live on the edge. >> the redskins continue to live dangerously with a 2-point win over one of the worst teams in the nfl. facts are facts. 2, 12 or 20 points it's still a win and the relief in the locker room outweighed the frustration of not being able to find the end zone. >> we got to start scoring points to win football games. i guess -- i thought everybody was frustrated on our sideline and it's something that we'll definitely have to continue to address. >> we won but we won in such an ugly fashion that, i mean, you don't take pride in that win. this is a great team. hats off to them. this wasn't the same team we saw last week on film. but at the same time when you play the way we played and keep giving the team an opportunity to get back

>> with the redskins? >> we need to add another hour to our morning show to be able to handle that question. >> we changed copes. i think the one consistent thing is the owner. >> i just porting my cowboys colors. >> you picked a bad day to bring that up. >> top stretch of the beltway as you make your way past new hampshire avenue. below speed headed into silver spring. southbound 29 in good hape peck road out to university boulevard. 270, busy ride out of germantown headed out to mva and montrose road to the split. delays across the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >> thank you. >>> coming up next hour, time to move past the mac and cheese and try your hand at fancier fare. >> holly is at hill's kitchen with alike at classes with you can learn to cook like the pros coming up. >>> i'm with josh courage of josh current training. we'll talk about a free workout you can do anywhere in the neighborhood in any park or local rec center. it is called the jungle gym workout. >> i b

no way to overstate just how bad this is for the redskins. >> it's sheer disbelief for redskins nation because i think that everybody knew that we needed to beat this team or they said, we fwheed a win. there's this big problem. the nightmare is over for detroit. the nightmare just beginning for the redskins. the lowly lions that lost 19 straight games experienced a dream come true today. winning their first game since 2007. we're in detroit. this is where ma that you stafford had a huge late game. staff ford, a perfect pass to bryant johnson for a 21-yard touchdown. stafford led the lines on a 12-play, 99 yard drive. detroit, 13-0 at the half. santanna moss gets it back to antwaan randle el and that's it. the lyons beat the redskins, 19-14, their first win since 2007. jim zorn, do you have an explanation? >> i never really thought about the streak. when you watch this team on video, their capable of any other team in the national football league and we are, as well. i think that the disappointing thing was a loss, not to a team that had that record. >> here's what i would say to that

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. >> hail to the redskins. washington pulls off a win in their home opener, but fans turned out to be not so excited about the am's weekend win. >>> well, good morning and welcome to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and welcome back, joe krebs. >> thank you very much. >> seems like were you gone forever. >> just about a week. >> probably not long enough for you. i'm barbara harrison. it's monday, september 21st, 2009. meteorologist tom kierein is standing by to tell us what we can expect from the weather today. look out there, tom. looks pretty nice, doesn't it? >> yes. sunny blue skies we had over the weekend now giving way to gray as we start off this monday morning but no rain around as we look at the radar. no precipitation around the region. we have a cool start to the day. only in the 50s to near 60 degrees around the region. now 61 in washington, mid-50s eastern shore, upper 50s out in the mountains. over the last six hours, quite a bit of cloudiness rolling in, coming in on a southeasterly breeze. we d

let's go back to the redskins and the lack of points. the offense seemed to move between the 20s washington has had six and goal situations this year but only one converted for a touchdown. moss had a good game on sunday but the team still lost to the previously winless lions. >> i don't feel like they were the better team. you know, maybe they might have a different opinion but you can see when it came down to it we can do things and i hope this strikes a match on our behalf that we can realize you can't wait around for someone to make us mad or make us angry and doing good. we have to do it from the start. >> reporter: the lions wore down washington's defense by holding the ball nearly three times as long as the skins in the first half. >>> in baseball, the nationals involved in a post-season race this weekend because their opponent , the atlanta braves are making a run at the wild card spot. the finale is tied at three but in the tenth mcdougal couldn't hold down the fort. omar gets a two run single and the nats lose 6-3. they host th

the redskins were the toast of the second annual all-star survivors luncheon at redskins park. 20 women who are breast cancer survivors gathered to celebrate another day of living. >> last year and this year, i have enjoyed seeing the laes and talking about what is happening in their life. someone understands and listens. that is a great experience for them. to be a part of that is really touching. >> the usc champion it is now critical in stable condition after seven hours of emergency service the -- emergency surgery to repair his crushed throat. the washington capitals a are hours away from opening their seasons. make no mistake, they firmly believe that this year can be a breakout year for washington. >> it could give us some potential to be the best team. we have to fight and go out and do well. >> alexander the great. gary williams'maryland terrapins have ranked in the top 20. they have a good team this year? >> should be top 20. >>> democratic and republican party leaders are trying to convince voters that they want to work together on health reform bill. should voters believe th

sadly for redskins fans he was healthy today. he scampers 37 yards for the touchdown to put the giants up 17-0. they win 23-17. jim zorn wants an explanation. dave ross has one from jersey. >> another year, another loss and another case of history repeating in the meadowlands. last year the redskins fell behind 16-0. this year 17-0. in both cases, the deficit was too big to dig out of. >> it's very tough, especially playing against a team like the giants. you know, 17-0 in the hole it's tough to come back. 16-0 in the hole it's tough to come back. but we found a way to get back into the game so we've got to some way, somehow keep those leads early in the game at a minimum. >> i like more victories, you know what i'm saying. i take it for what it is. we got beat. we wasn't the better team. we have to show ourselves something on film what we can be. >> the good thing like the giants, you don't want to give them anything. we knew it would be tough coming in playing the opening game of the season. when you dig a hole and spot them 17

it is a redskins event. skins at detroit where our own dave ross made nice with tom cruise right there on the sidelines. >> dave told us tom didn't want to do an interview but he was just as chummy and just there to enjoy the game. dave will join us a little bit later this hour to talk about that meeting and break down the ugly redskins loss. we'll gave give dave a hard time because i think tom cruise has about a half inch on him. tom cruise is a good guy. he pals around with daniel snyder so he is at most of the redskins games. >> ugly loss but a good-looking sideline event. we need to show that video all morning long. >> probably the best thing to come out of that game >>> as far as the weather goes, we'll get to have a fine start today but we do have changes coming later on. i think the most significant change today will be the increase in the winds later on. tell you about that in a second. here is your bus stop forecast. clear skies, cool temperatures this morning. temperatures in the upper 50s here in

i love it. >> back out here at redskins park, obviously, not fun news because the redskins are without starting right guard randy thomas, which is a huge blow. we'll see what they do in prep rations to play the liones this sunday. >> a big roster move. add another player, maybe not a lineman, it could be another position. >> good point. >> not until later this week that we find out? >> we'll probably find out on tuesday i believ >> okay. all right, thank you, guys. >>> coming up on "news4" in evening, some new information about how children should be vaccinated against the swine flu. >>> the new swine flu vaccine isn't available candidate but new clues about how many shots that children may need to be protected from the virus. it looks like some youngsters will need just one dose. others may need two. tracie potts has details. >> reporter: early results from pediatric trials of the h1n1 flu vaccine show most children, 10 and older had a robust immune response to the low dose of the vaccine. >> which tells us that this vaccine is acting very similarly to what the seasonal flu vaccine ac

the fans aren't the only ones questioning the redskins. the hall of fame running back mcrig gins is bringing in the heat. he twittered the following -- there are team issues for sure and individual issuers for sure but the ultimate owner is a loser and you can't fix that. the redskins are 1-2 after losing to a team that had been 0-19. lions quarterback matthew stafford throws like a old timer. carlos rogers gets beat on the play and stafford led the play and they are up. skins down 19-14. last chance on the 36 yard line and the pass is completed to santanna moss and then, this rarely works. they need a touchdown and they don't get it. lyons beat the redskins, 19-14, the first win for detroit since 2007. >> it's just disappointing. you know? we have to win the one-on-one battle at times. and we're given the offense a chance to convert those one-on-one situations and teams have done a good job against that. we have to find an answer and we'll just keep working at that to try to find that answer. >> and coming up later in sports. we'll have m

the lions beat the redskins 19-14. it's the first win for detroit since 2007. >> it's -- it's just disappointing. we have to win the one-on-one battle at times and we're -- we're giving the offense a chance to convert those one-on-one situations, and they've done a good job. teams have done a good job against that. we have to find an answer. we'll just keep working at that to try to find that answer. >> coming up later today we'll have more from rskins park. that's all for now. hakem dermish. have a great day. >> 6:21 is the time now, time for traffic and weather again. >> let's go to meteorologist tom kierein in storm center 4, fiptd out if we might have some rain. >> certainly not now. it's a clear sky, a pristine, clean sunrise under way. there is venus. the sun will be up in about 35 minutes and temperatures around the region are fresh and cool, low and mid-50s around washington and the nearby suburbs. 58 now in washington. from anacostia to brandywine, springfield and clarksburg, a cool morning under way. out in w

right now, we are asking you, is it time for the redskins and i guess the redskins fans, they hit the panic button. 62% of you say yes. the season is already turning into a disaster just three games for them. and we'll dot horses. but things do need to get better and 4% believe they have nothing to worry about and 1% of you, just 1% don't care. cast your vote right now on wusa9.com. and also, with your thoughts into an e-mail and send it to the mail bag. the address at wusa9.com. >>> i've got an e-mail from the college buddy. you may want to watch some football and we did not see that on sunday afternoon. >> yes, that hurts. stkpwhráefpb the weather is better than that. >> 80 today, just a beautiful day. the cold front went through for them. probably the coolest air of the season or the coldest of the season. rolling in tonight and also for tomorrow. next three days, looking at sunshine tomorrow. they are windy, beautiful. breezy, still breezy with the cooler times on wednesday and thursday. holding in the upper 60s on wednesday and thursday. they might kick on in some of the areas t

your "sports minute" starts with the redskins and say what you will about the redskins' preseason. jim zorn accomplished his main goal and that was to keep everyone healthy. all of the guys practiced all week long and they will be ready for the giants. no excuses. they are playing with a full deck. they are, however, still 6 1/2 point underdog. don't forget the premiere of our new show "redskins showtime" which is tonight at 7:00 followed by "the jim zorn show." 7:30. michael jordan inducted into the hall of fame last night. jordan won five mvp awards and helped the bulls win six nba championships. >>> on the diamond, nationals in miami taking on the marlins. adam jon dunn hits home run number 37 and nats knock off the fish 5-3. that's a winning streak, two in a row for the natials. high school football, dunbar taking on eastern and man, did

we start with "redskins show time." talking a ton of redskins. that starts at 7:00. it is followed by "the jim zorn show" at 7:30. >>> high schl football front. suitland wins. frederick douglas rolls. we have all three games for you. let's go to prince george's county. shadows of fedex field. friendship collegiate taking on damatha. michael merriweather takes the handoff and look out below. merriweather says get off of me! seeking out contact. 45-12. northwestern at supt land. players honoring their fallen coach, nick lynch. stickers on their helmets. pitch over to dontrelle kelly. kelly does the rest. 20-yard cut. nice block there. sue land shuts out northwestern 21-0. frederick douglas. looking for more. quarterback richard barbero watching it scorch through the middle. gets him six. the eagles. 4 40-0 was the final. everybody have a great weekend. >> a word to the wise. you should probably steer clear of humble bob shack today. the dude ate 33 1/2 bur ute owes in ten minutes yesterday. winning the 2009 world burrito world eating championship in albuquerque, new me

today they be the redskins. the lions takeover, and they marched the length of the field in the other direction. that is brian johnson, a touchdown. albert haynesworth sax staffer, but he stays down. he had to be carted off the field. in the second half, washington was down. jason campbell dolls up a good- looking play to santana moss. santana has got it and he runs the rest of the way, 57 yards for a touchdown. is now 13-7. in the fourth, the alliance strike back. stafford scrambles. -- the alliance strike back. he closes in a low late and is like for interference, so but lions have it. two plays later, they'd score. 19-7 detroit. the redskins have time to get back into position. they go no-huddle, which seems to work for them. touchdown, 19-14 lions. the redskins get the ball back with one chance to win it. a lateral play, he is tackled. the redskins lose, 19-14. >> is a tough loss. got away from us. the game just seemed very strange. more than any time, there is particular urgency for us to pull together. >>

the redskins lose to detroit. dave ross will be in a little later to talk more about the game, plus we'll have fan reaction and headlines from the detroit papers and the d.c. papers. >>> and school kids, the president has an opinion when it comes to how much time you spend in class, but most of you probably aren't going to like it. i just want to lay that out for you right now. what he wants to see changed a little later. >>> before we get to all of that, let's check on the forecast from our friend, tucker barnes, back from a few

at new lower prices. . >>> the redskins sure could have used some help from the redskins cheerleader. >> it's no doubt those women sweat it out on and off the field. it takes a few extra hours at the gym to stay in shape. >> reporter: melanie definitely knows how to move it on the field as she speaker entertains more than 90,000 fans at every home game. but to do that she has to know how to move it right here at the gym. melanie trains hard to stay looking fit and she has to in order to pump up the crowd for more than 3 hours. >> our outfits are very minimal and it shows everything so we've got to aim for the 6 pack abs and look lean as much as we can throughout the whole can he year. >> reporter: it's her second year on the squad she's earned the on horse to being the cover year for the cheerleaders calendar. >> it's a huge had been or. the girls i looked up to in years past they were the cover gls, and to be in that elite group is pretty amazing. >> reporter: she was also featured in the calendar last year. >> i shot with melanie who was another veteran. that was interesting you kno

the last time the redskins scored 30 in a game,2007. jim zorn says he wants to have a complete game, a by-the-book effort. he may adjust play calling. >> i'm done with tricks now. i'm done with tricks. no, we're just hoping to progress. that's what i want to do. i want to progress. i want to win. i want to score points. i want to defend. progress our program to where we develop a consistency and fight out there from the first play to the last. >> saturday night, we start with redskins show time. it's doc, lindsey and me. we're talking all redskins. it's follows by "the jim zorn show." we have all three games for you now. let's go to prince george's county and the shadows of fedex field. check o michael marriweather. northwestern. nikulin ch with stickers on their helmet. kelly picks up a couple blocks. 20 yards out. shuts out northwestern, 21-06789 finally, frederick douglass. douglass up 20-0. scorched through the middle. 40-0. >> a good >>> three days after being officially reprimanded by congress, joe wilson is speaking out. >> i, of

a private nonprofit that was founded by the two former redskins players. city paper headlines say art mauck and mann never delivered the program promised to the community and they sold the building for nearly $3 million after buying it from the dc government for just over $250,000. >> we had to take out all the debris -- it just took $25,000 just to gutted the building. >> reporter: another 1.5 million in borrowed money for renovations. and still not enough. they say a bad economy and construction delays left the nonprofit in the red. >> the proceeds from the sale of the building went to paying off all our debt. most of our debt. we are still in debt. >> reporter: despite the newspaper claims they say the youth of the area were never without the good samaritan programs. after school tutoring, computer training and life skills training. >> we had almost 200 kids this past summer in our program. we currently have 70. >> reporter: they say the city paper articles have cost their program a $450,000 earmark from congress. >> we feel it is a strike on our charac

the redskins have work to do. they had som key injury news and we'll talk about that later in sports. the bottom line was they got the win but the redskins couldn't get to the end zone but they relied on their kicker to edge them past the rams. 9-7. back at fedex field, the redskins taking the field looking for the first win of the season hoping to get the offense going. picking up in the third, they trail, 7-#. jason campbell -- 7-6. he hits antwaan randle el over the middle for a catch. good for a 24-yard pick up and the skins are up 9-7. in the end, they would need a big stop from the defense. last chance for the rams and mark bolger steps up and gets it to the receiver. number 48, chris horton breaks it up and steals the victory. the rekins squeak out a 9-7 victory. jim zorn said, this was a tough one. >> when we walked into the redskin locker room, it was quiet. we knew that we o underperformed in areas but we were really good in a lot. so, you know, i think our guys were looking around saying, hey, wait a mi

we are just two days away from the redskins' home opener. that means more traffic both on the road and on the rails. kimberly suiters now has that story from landover, maryland. >> reporter: the paper lady's front page news meant another tough friday for metro, but the sunday traffic plan will work in riders' favor. >> that is good they are going to expand it. it's not right for us to have to suffer. >> reporter: on sunday, metro will boost the number of trains running the blue line. >> that's awesome. that's a smart move. >> if the redskins are like metro, it will be a great game. >> reporter: it's an effort to keep all the excitement in fedex field and off the tracks. john reddish avoids metro on game days. he'll park for free thanks to a friend. >> i park at the gas station and walk on up. >> reporter: you don't park here and pay $25? >> no, no, no. a little too steep. >> reporter: it's 25 bucks to occupy one of 625 metro parking spaces at morgan boulevard or one of the 2,200 spaces at the largo town center. >> i'm not going to the game.

tune in tomorrow at 11:30 for geico redskins pregame. dave feldman and i will be in the studio and dave ross joins us from new york. to leave you, the sights and sounds of last year's giants game v. a good night.

the redskins, temperatures back in the mid-70s. next monday looks nice. mostly sunny for them in the 70s again. >> look at that. nice. >> we'll need you to work on the forecast for the skins. you know, since they will be back at home. >> we'll be nice and to all we could. >> it'll be nice for them. fairfax, they are not so nice. >> now, look, you can only hope that they will blow away the evil spirits that seem to be throwing around the redskins. the big question, how could they lose to the zero at the detroit lions? they are a little chilly. they have all kinds of recommends throughout the coast, the private gm, the owners, hey, if the taxpayers can bail them out, why not redskins? >> well, the players, they need to step up and own them and they need to step down. >> if they don't win, they will be going. >> the next game. >> you should have seen the government if they wanted to. >> they do a better job? >> yes, exactly. >> they are so pw-d that they meet for the mall and meet on the frisbee that it might be smart for them and to hold them with supplying

thankfully they don't mention the halfless redskins. where a bunch of government workers are turning it on for a game of ultimate frisbee. there's a sense that even these guys could do better. >> how about they come play our frisbee game for us? >> do you think you could? >> yes. >> maybe the team should go into another line of work, foster care. >> the redskins, they beat no one. >> you don't need to worry about getting spanked by then. >> reporter: still proud in washington, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> they are not pulling any punches. right now at wusa9.com, we're asking you, is it time for the redskins to hit the panic button? 62% of you say yes, this season is already turning into a disadd ter. 33% say not yet. but the things need to start changing. 4% believe there's nothing to worry about while 1% of you really don't care. cast your vote now on wusa9.com. we'll check in on the results again coming up at six. >>> in other news, the man acting as a goodwill ambassador in maryland is now accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl

the redskins' offense did not show up until the second half of the game, and the redskins defense allowed the lions to convert on 18 of the opportunities. in the first half, it looked like the redskins brought the same end zone repellant. the first chance to get it in. fourth and one at the 1. and portious goes left. but he is struck. the redskins miss the opportunity to get on the board first. jim zoren said he never believed they could march down there to get a touchdown, but that's what they did. and then staffford looks for the target and finds him. number 80, johnson. and there to make the 21-yard touchdown catch over rogers, detroit takes the 13-0 lead at the half. and then the redskins come out firing in the third quarter. it took three plays to go 73 yards. pretty impressive. less than two minutes. santana finds moss, and a great touchdown, but despite that the redskins would only produce one more td. and they are left now to pick up the pieces. >> either you win or you don't. a lot of you guys don't want it. they don't want to come out here and win football games. >> i did not pl

redskins style. doc walker, mike wise joining lyndsay and me talking about everything, letting jason campbell taking the training wheels off. you can catch it at 7:00 here on nbc 4. >> college football this weekend. 19th-ranked nebraska in blacksburg taking on number 13 virginia tech. virginia at southern miss trying to turn their season around. the terps at home against mtsu, middle tennessee state, a team that shocked them on the road last year. last night, howard had trouble in tallahassee. due in part to this guy. this is florida a&m punt returner leroy van back to catch this thing. this is not the way he wanted to start the return. he's 5'9", 185 pounds and he can absolutely fly. one of two kick returns for a touchdown in the game. he's had four in the last two weeks. famu beats howard 48-10. our high school football game of the week at prince george's county. suitland players with a heavy heart after head coach nick lynch died in a car accident last december 31st. they did make him proud today.

i don't think so. >>> we got college football and redskins and giants to talk about. ahead, how would maryland respond to an embarrassing week wind. the terps have the home crowd on their side and snow no ill effects and the redskins putting the final touches on them. we got all those stories next. >>> it is a big test. people say it's just james madison but two teams beat two acc teams. what maryland has going is they won't take anyone lightly after how the season started. considering the maryland football team lost 30 players. little was expected but no one would predict the start of the season. a 52-and blow out but today in college park the program out to prove that will not be the norm this season. of course, james madison not exactly ranked in the top ten at the moment but very early in this one the dukes got into the maryland 33 on that opening drive on fourth and five and jam u stopped and the terps get the ball back. on their first position scott going into the end zone for a touchdown and the terps in the first are up 7-0. staying in the acc virginia hosting

redskins are in the end zone and everyone says nice call, zorn, nice call. second half, eli manning has his pass timid, intercepted by deangelo hall. that led to a field goal. giants up 17-10 after three. 4th quarter, skins down 23-10, but campbell with a nice pass to chris cooley. 17 yards for he score. cooley had seven catches for 68 yards and the touchdown. skins down only six after the extra point. andredskins fall 23-17 at the meadowlands. jason campbell, say what you well, 19 of 26, a touchdown, an int. 462 yards but most of them came on that one big run. so they go to the meadowlands, second straight year. they lose for the second straight year. jim zorn, what do you have? >> i can tell you that we have a very good football team. i'm very impressed with some of the things that happened on the field. i think our challenge was to become more disciplined on the field, and that's going to be our challenge from week 1 to week 2. >> time for our first break. but up next on geio sports extra, a little more of the bad and some ugly and not too much good for t

the redskins problem is the wrong owner. you are far from the first to mention that ownership factor. once again football players immediate to be fired up to play well and i'm saying jim doesn't seem to be getting our team revved up. i could be wrong though. the address is mailbag@wusa9.com. that is our report. i will be back later on tonight with anita brikman. news is always on at wusa9.com. you have a great evening. we will see you later. bye-bye. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com so what comes to mind when we switched the tv from cable to fios? tv looks like new. much better. awesome. i wrote 'dark magic'... actually, it's the 100% fiber optics that makes the tv look new. i was curious why we're listening to customers? call the verizon center oh. boy. for customers with disabilities seems dumb... at 800-974-6006 tty/v (announcer) unlike cable, fios uses 100% fiber optics for the best picture quality, period. and you can get $150 back when you order today. $150 back when y

the redskins lost to the rams last year. redskins came onto that game riding high with a 4-1 record. freak plays like this one gave the rams some momentum. remember pete kendall caught that offline scrimmage? he fumbled. 70 plus yards for the touchdown. rams hold on for the win. greg blotch knows you cannot take the rams or any team lightly. >> this football team bea us here last year. we were 6-1. they came in and beat us in our house. we should remember that and recognize that we can't just assume this is going to be easier. it's not. different problems, but at the same time, problems just the same. >> we can assume this though, if they don't beat the rams, could be big problems for the redskins this year because they do not expect an 0-2 star. don't think that will happen. plenty more at 6:00. >>. >> our coverage of the skins is just getting started. the new rules for fans from getting there to tailgating. what you need to know before you make your plans for that game. >>> also sunday, get ready for president obama's medi

the redskins signed another running back, anthony aldridge. now it is crowded, and core rate is frustrated. -- and rock cartwright is fresh. . >> i just work here. we could have six running backs on the roster. it is what it is. i just work hard every day. >>> michael vick is back, playing for the eagles on sunday. he is fired up. after spending 18 months in prison, suspended the first three games, he is chomping at the bit. donovan monadnock practice today, he cannot go, and the coach says he is not sure if garcia will or will not start. >> regardless of what i amdoing this week, just to suit up and go out and play in a game that counts -- i have been watching football from afar the last two years, and this is a dream come true. >>> hockey fans, the capitals are at home tonight against the blackhawks, and capitals have looked good in preseason. one of the all-time great players from the capitals has called it a career, olie kolzig retiring. he holds several records, playing an 71 games, winning the vezina trophy in 2000. >>> finally, dan snyd

your "sports minute" starts with the redskins and say what you will about the redskins' preseason. jim zorn accomplished his main goal and that was to keep everyone healthy. all of the guys practiced all week long and they will be ready for the giants. no excuses. they are playing with a full deck. they are, however, still 6 1/2 point underdog. don't forget the premiere of our new show "redskins showtime" which is tonight at 7:00 followed by "the jim zorn show." 7:30. michael jordan inducted into the hall of fame last night. jordan won five mvp awards and helped the bulls win six nba championships. >>> on the diamond, nationals in miami taking on the marlins. adam jon dunn hits home run number 37 and nats knock off the fish 5-3. that's a winning streak, two in a row for the natials. high school football, dunbar taking on eastern and man, did they roll. the crimson tide all over the ramblers. dunbar downed eastern 54-6. that's your "sports minute." i'm dan hellie. have a great saturday. >>> the olympic distance try atsz lon requires competitors to run by the national mall, bike down

most of the redskins game should be fine. mondaand tuesday, a chance for scattered showers and clouds. let's get to on-time traffic and that means it's angelo oakley -- no, ali oakley this morning. >> it's okay. everybody called me annie. it's okay. i'll take you out to virginia. where we have a new accident on eastbound 66 as you travel toward the capital beltway at nutley street. slow traffic there and plus you're very heavy leaves manassas and traveling to this point any way so it's already in the existing delays. now along the inner loop of the beltway, very slow leaving springfield over to 66. outer loop of the beltway, there is a load lost over on the left-hand side of the outer loop as you travel past braddock over to springfield. stay out of the left lane, trust me on that one. 95 northbound from dale cityp to springfield. very, very slow. a deer was struck on the gw parkway at mt. vernon highway. still in the center of the road there. just hearing about a new disabled car southbound at b.w. parkway ramp to kenilworth

but tomorrow at 1:00 nine, the lights will be on for the redskins and the lions. the lions have had zero playoff appearances which matched the nun of withins they've had in the last 19 games. they it a lot of things well in this league on any given sunday anybody could beat anybody. and that's the thing that i don't think think you guys realize. there's no game in the nfl and it's just a given you're going to win. and if you don't do things right, you're going get your butt beat. >> every team up here is good. you watch those guys, nobody victory going to be easy. so we have to bring our a game in the redskin players and coaches all week long are said the ring thing and said they're not looking past the lines. from being in detroit for four hours, you get the feeling that the lions and their fans have circled this date on the calendar for their first win. i'm dave ross. back to you. >>> here's a look at our sunday lineup on fox 5 tomorrow. at 11:30 bike to cored scans prebecame and then lions versus tie i don't knows in detroit. >>> we go back to college football

. >> now to the state of the washington redskins. the kickoff to a new season brings with it high expectations. >> and a chance for rookies to realize a dream. dave feldman has more on. that. >> reporter: all right, guys, last year the redskins defense was the fourth best in the league, despite real deficiencies in sacks and takeaway. this year, they should be better thanks in large part to rookie brian arapahoe. a double threat from the lone star state. he's lindsay murphy. >> reporter: the redskins planned to upgrade their defensive line. what the team didn't expect was for the defensive end to be available with the 13th pick in april's draft. it was a pleasant surprise for both parties involved and now, five months later, he is eyeing his first nfl game. >> reporter: just want to be productive out. there i don't want to be considered just a rookie, you know. i thank they put me in the position where i can make a lot of plays and that is what i plan to do. >> reporter: as the saying goes, don't mess with texas or brian for that mat

do you turn up your nose way redskins stinky face at coffee? >> starbucks has a now has an instant coffee that you will drink and actually like. we have to taste it to believe it. >> we have a taste test coming up. instant coffee makes you kind of make that face, so it's kind of an interesting one. tomorrow is the big day for coffee drinkers. starbucks is bringing via to town. that's the new instant coffee. if starbucks is right, this isn't your mother's old instant. this is coffee you'll go out of your way to drink. this may just look like a squirt to you, but starbucks says it's taken more than 20 years to produce this squirt. what we're squirting is via, starbucks' instant coffee. it's new, it's instant, and after two decades, it's available to everyone. but how does it taste? do a coffee taste test for me? we set up a taste test in arlington, virginia. we put three coffees in front of takes erz. coffee a is via. we measured it out to starbucks exact directions and were supposed to get a cup of coffee with rich aroma and the flavor of starbu

. >>> turning now to football and we know there is a changing of the guard at redskins park. we just don't know what that change will be. jim zorn says he will decide on randy thomas' replacement today. either will montgomery or chad rinehart will be the team's new starting right guard. in terms of experience, the redskins not choosing from a horn of plenty. >>> preseason hockey, caps on the road against the rangers.

at redskins park yesterday. jason campbell said everyone on the team putting too much pressure on themselves. clinton portis says everyone in the organization is on the hot seat, including the owner, who's on the brink of losing fans. all of this as the redskins prepare for the detroit lions, a team that has not won a game since 2007. >>> preseason hockey at verizon last night, caps hosting the blackhawks. new capital mike knuble scored

also just ahead the redskins ck o the 2009 season. it's a loss and the frustration came through in the wrong way. dave ross is going to join us live to play monday morning quarterback. >> that was early in the game too. >>> also ahead kanye west strikes out again. he was not happy at last night's music awards and, man, did he steal the show. now he is apologizing yet again. the question is, was it staged? >>> also don't forget we're going to have more time to sort all that out as we are going till 10:00 this morning. we're going all the way through the 9 to 10:00 hour. that's our new hour and we hope you will join us for the the entire show. >>> it is one minute past the hour. we want to check in with tony perkins and welcome him once again. pretty good forecast today. >> i apologize for my sneeze while you all were talking about the redskins there. the only bad thing i can say about today as far as the weather goes is the pollen count is medium high. those of us like myself who suffer from ragweed allergies are feeling the effects to

. >> a redskins spokesman said it has been successful, although there is no data. there are signs at every entrance telling people how to text await troublemakers. >> we do not need chaperones. >> if you have to sit there like you are in church, stay home. >> if you are here sunday or any other home game, and you encounter problems, you just text skins to 78247, and security will come running. julie parker, abc 7 news. >> big brother is watching. the new mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder. before taking it on, one must study it first. rushing in unprepared may prove overwhelming... with all that juicy, 100% angus beef. there! you found a point of entry! the bacon beckons like a springboard to paradise. one small bite for man... etcetera, etcetera. angus axiom number 11: bring on the bacon. the astonishing new angus third pounders. all angus. all mcdonald's. ♪ ba da ba ba ba it gets an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon, and was named an iihs top safety pick. all for just $179 a month. and like all new volkswagens, it comes with 3 years or 36,000 miles

. >> we live and die for the redskins. they don't compare. we are a redskins town. go skins. >> we are going to have more on the washington redskins later tonight. >>> a major shift in the race in virginia. the race is a virtual dead heat. surae chinn reports women in northern virginia could be the reason the democrat is now closing in on the republican bob mcdonald. >> reporter: okay, let's break down the numbers for you. dies behind trailing by only a 2%. washington post poll. dies pulled ahead. moment um is now with dies. women voters in virginia have now helped make this raise a tossup. >> it doesn't surprise me because northern virginia in particular is liberal. >> reporter: bob mcdonald led with a convincing double digit lead to start. that lead has vanished after mcdonald's controversial college paper surfaced describing working women as detrimental to the traditional family. >> i might hate to be judged on something i wrote in college. i would hope my thoughts would change but it does put a little doubt in my mind. >> good luck to you. >> reporter: mcdonald

he called angry redskins' fans dimwits who worked 9:00 to 5:00 at mcdonald's. he was forced to apologize the next day. >> i apologized and updated every social network i was on. >> reporter: some believe sunday's behavior indicate as growing divide between the skins and their fans. in the glory days at rfk, could you imagine the crowd booing, much less throwing things at their beloved redskins? >> i would never boo my team, no matter what. >> reporter: chris and christi lopez are die-hard skins fans. they have the jerseys, caps and custom-painted jeep to prove it. they believe fans who were starting to get out of hand may represent a new type of redskins' fans. >> now we have a little bit more casual fans. sometimes it's more about the status of having a ticket or, you know, than actually being a fan of the team. >> reporter: there were other redskins including chris cooley who spoke out saying booing is not going to motivate the team to play any better. fan whose feel they have the right to boo say they are frustrated after going ten seasons without a division

the redskins fall 19-14 to the lions. the lions win since the first time of december of '07. >> there are not many words to say yet. we talked about going into this week, we did not treat this team lightly. we knew that they were good, and they came out and got ahead. we certainly weren't out of the game, even though we had a poor first half. >> the redskins fall to 1-2. they did win last week even though, thanks to three field goals it was treated as a loss. want to see how this one is treated? tampa bay comes to town on sunday. how do the fans feel about it? bobby is live in union jacks. they can't be happy, either? >> reporter: it was a tough loss for even the die hard redskins fans. the confidence further shattered by the loss today. forget about the monday morning quarterbacng the second guessing of this team has already started. for redskins fans it wasn't just a bad day, it was a disaster. >> that's kind of upsetting. our team, you know, we're going to fight harder. disapinting for sure. >> reporter: when the troub

not a good job for the redskins d. 21-0 there. the one thing then that we didn't want happened in the 4th quarter. brennan who looked pretty good tonight tackled from behind on the scramble. and had had to leave the game -- had to leave the game with a left leg injury. not clear how severe it is and whether it will affect the decision. bottom line there were bright spots certainly lost in the pre-season finale. let's go right back live to jacksonville. sara walsh is outside the locker room with more. hey, sara. >> hey, brett. it's strictly numbers that decide who gets the quarterback spot and the redskins coaches have a little bit of an issue. brennan 86.3. chase daniels 86.7. this is going to have to be a business decision. and the bottom line is one of them has to go. >> obviously i think it was what we both wanted. we ended on somewhat of a positive note. i didn't throw an interception today. >> you have colt. he's been here for a year. and i know the system. chase has got to come in. he makes it and he does a good job of throw

the redskins would love to close the old giants stadium in style with the win tomorrow at 4:15. in new jersey, dave ross, fox 5 sports. >> and looking chilly out there. maryland, they're not the only college football team in action. we'll have a full round on geico sports extra at 11:15. >>> here we go, three days. no food. that is the pledge from a former nba player campout at d.c. university, at a d.c. university. how it's part of a mission to save lives. coming up next. >> an online bait and switch. car ads looking legit and maybe anything but. a fox 5 investigation at 10:55. >>> and remembering the world's oldest woman dead at the age of 115. a look back at her life when we return. (announcer) what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy, came from an energy company. every day, chevron invests $62 million in people. in ideas. seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world, to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. (w

so the redskins say don't judge them after just one game. here are the players back to work comments today. plus, the little girl that lost the ball but won our hearts. you'll see. there she is under that blue banner coming up. growing up we didn't have much, but education was always a priority. my mom sent me off to college with just four 20-dollar bills. so i know that education is the best investment virginia can make for our children and in our future. narrator: endorsed for governor by classroom teachers for his record protecting our schools... creigh deeds' plan to rebuild our economy starts with education. more accountability... and expanded college opportunities. creigh deeds. no one more committed to our children's future. no leader more prepared to move virginia forward. >>> it is time for 9sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. >> so predictable. every year one of the same two things happens after the season opener. either the skins win and fan base starts looking at the super bowl or they lose and we totally overreact

the fight over the redskins team name is heating up again. a group of native americans is asking the supreme court to get involved. peggy fox has the story. >> reporter: can a team with a name that goes back to 1932 be forced to throw it away. a group of native americans who say the name redskins is ' fencive want it tossed out. >> it is derogatory racial at this. >> he is asking them to overthrow the decision that says the redskins were protected. an act bars trademarks bars disparaging any persons living or dead. it began in ' 92 with a petition. >> reporter: even visitor that's american indian museum see nothing wrong with the name redskins. >> i don't think there is anything offensive in the name redskins at all. it is something we have grown up with and kind of benign. >> we are being way too overly sensitive here. >> i have indian brad in me and i don't see anything derogatory about it. >> reporter: but some say it is. >> you have redskins and picture of native american on the helmet on it. it is like saying black skins and putting an a

the redskins are dealing with a tough loss. they got their first -- the short-lived and -- the detroit lions have not won a game since 2007 and got their first win yesterday by beating the redskins. do you think theedskins can salvage the season? go to our website wjla.com to what -- to weigh in. >> coming up, why some d.c. students walked out of their school today. >> and free it extended parking for funerals ours has some neighbrs fuming. >> and find out how much residents are giving to charity. >> skies are starting to clear. it was coming next? we will let you know. chevy silverado. more confidence than ford f-150. better backed than f-150. at a value f-150 can't touch. silverado. from the family of the most dependable, longest lasting full size pickups on the road. just announced, it's chevy truck month. get 0% apr for 60 months. or $6,000 total cash back on select 2009 silverado vehicles that have been in stock the longest. >> you are watching abc7 news at 6:00 p.m. this is abc7 news at 6:00 p.m. on your time. >> here is

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