. >> the excitement continues to build ahead of sunday's game between the redskins and the seahawks. how >> friday morning. we are talking about the temperatures because it is brisk out there. >> it is, but we will make it through. >> absolutely. yesterday was the worst of it. it gets better from here. that's the good news. we will see improvements. it's the weekend. let's look at the satellite picture. skies are very clear. little low level cloudiness across the great lakes. that's due to the cold air blowing over the warmer lakes. for us nothing but sunshine today. it's 19 right now for the wind chill in dulles and 18 in culpeper. and the wind chill is 26 in d.c. today's forecast, mostly sunny skies expected, high temperature between 38 and 42 degrees. the weekend looks really good. there's a cold front approaching on sunday. that will bring quite a bit of clouds. i think it will be dry. the air is very dry. watch for the temperatures to drop a little by monday. then they will drive up again for the middle of the week. less a check on traffic and weather jamee. >> its friday. start

the team hosts the seattle seahawks in the playoffs. a special role in the montgomery county public engagement. the couple has gotten a lot of attention because of a creative marriage proposal and the video that has become a hit on the internet. we are joined with more on just what happened. >> he was looking for a creative way to take his two loves the redskins and his girlfriend, and wrap them into a marriage proposal. he put the video on youtube. little did he know it would become a sensation. this couple already has the ring. there is a bit of sizing to take care of. the real story is the proposal. it all took place new year's eve at a small party with friends and family. she opened a gift and found a redskins jersey inside. [screaming] it said "marry me." >> i knew we were going to get engaged. i had no idea. >> travis had been planning the big surprise for months. >> i was a nervous wreck. i told her dad and mom. the more people you tell, -- >> they are as huge redskins fans. >> i wanted to do something that combined my extreme lo

last sunday, robert griffin iii and a seattle seahawks defensive end about suffered injuries. the nfl and redskins owner dan snyder have not commented on the next step involving fedex field. >> thanks so much. nascar fans can now eat food in the name of one of the most popular drivers. >> dale earnhardt jr. created dale jr foods. products include pajamas bowling balls, and pat safety harnesses. >> to caught 27 and another half hour of "good morning washington." >> the vice president joe biden will sit down with the nra to discuss reducing gun violence. >> here is a live look at the capitol, 44 degrees already on this thursday morning. [ male announcer ] verizon fios is the fastest internet in america. just ask pc mag. [ man ] "cable can't touch fios upload speeds." "it's hard to imagine anyone ever beating fios." "there's no doubt fios is the fastest in the country." [ male announcer ] after 110,000 speed tests, nothing came close to fios. and with fios you get unlimited internet use. period. because according to pc mag... [ man ] "if it's available, you should get it." [ male

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coming to town, the seahawks. the last time the redskins were in the playoffs seven years ago, they faced the seattle seahawks but that was out west. this time it is a home game. hard to believe this will be only the second playoff game here at fedex field. the first was in 2000 against the detroit lions. it loud and rowdy. i can only imagine what it will be like on sunday afternoon at 4:30. if you are trying to go to this game, it will be a sellout crowd but there are still tickets on sale online. some web sites selling standing- room-only tickets for $150. the prices only go up from there if you want a seat. some fans are willing to pay. >> that is a good price. i will pay that. >> we're hoping rg iii puts on quite a show. maybe a concert type show. here is how it's -- how excited these bands are. some web sites are selling tickets not to get into the stadium but to tailgate in the parking lot. we are talking $75 to $125 to just park your car out here and party before the game. >> you are paying money just to te

state, the redskins will host the 11-5 seahawks. both teams boast two record setting rookie quarterbacks and the teams themselves are on a roll as well. the skins won seven straight to claim the nfc east. seattle won five in a row. >> got a lot of respect for them. everybody can see how they've been playing. they're an excellent offense and defensive football team. they're able to run the football, score a lot of points. so it's a very well coached, very well disciplined team. they've been playing great. >> if you hope to go to the game, good luck. the team announced all playoff tickets are sold out. some could turn up later as extras. there are plenty of vaiblght on -- availability on two sites. >>> the baltimore ravens host the indianapolis colts sunday at 1:00 right here on wusa9. later in the day washington hosts seattle, a 4:30 game. we'll wrap up both games after 9news at 11:00. that's a quick look at sports. have yourself a great tuesday. happy new year, everyone. >>> speaking of sports, check this out. the american hockey le

at 10:00 this morning, the seahawks play the falcons in atlanta. the winner moves on to play the niners in the nfc championship next week. then, at 1:30, it is the houston texans visiting the new england patriots. the winner will play the baltimore ravens in the afc championship game. >>> the niners and their fans will certainly be watching this morning's seahawks/falcons game. no matter who wins, they have to be happy with their chances next week. that is becausen his first play-off game ever, 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick set an nfl record, ran for 181 yards, and two touchdowns, besting michael vick's old record of 173 yards. after the game, the 49ers praised kaepernick, calling him a hard worker and a playmaker. kaepernick said he's just grateful for all the support. >> anytime your teammates have confidence in you, and they feel good about what you're doing, it makes you feel like you're doing the right thing. >> meantime, 49ers defensive lineman justin smith will have x-rays today to make sure he did not damage his arm. he played for the

but the seahawks are hot, too. they have not suffered a loss since november 25th and they enter tomorrow's showdown with a five-game winning streak. right now, players say they would rather be hot than be the best. >> i've experienced it before and seen it happen year in, year out. lot of times whoever is the hottest is the best team of the season. we're hot right now, but that can come to a screeching halt. momentum can be fleeting if we come out and play poorly and don't protect the ball early and things like that. we can keep this ball rolling, the momentum we have is definitely a great thing. >> you want to be the hottest team, the team that's playing the best right now there. are a lot of great teams that start off fast, end up being, winning the division early, securing a playoff spot, but kind of lose some of that, if they have a week off or something, and especially in the last couple of years, the teams that have caught fire like the giants, you got the patriots -- not the patriots, green bay packers, caug

he re-injured his knee after the loss to the seahawks. he's expected to be sidelined at for six months to eight months. >> i would not say he's going to be what he was. i would not say off the top that he cannot come back the way he was before. >> the doctor who operated says it is everybody's hope and belief that he will be ready for the 2013 season. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray exploring a controversial idea. he said should the redskins moving back to b.c. as proposed, the team could either change its name or discussed the possibility of doing that. the redskins' name has been under fire for decades of being a racial slur. team owners have resisted the change. vincent gray assess other teams have gotten rid of offensive names or offensive mascots. it's 45 degrees on this thursday. >> still ahead problems could be ahead for president obama's nomination for treasury secretary. why critics say that the captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good thursday morning. meteorologist jacqui jeras. 5:09 is the time. it

they tried to approach this sunday's game against the seahawks like every other, but you can tell there's a different sense of excitement up in ashburn. >> it's like a regular season game but with a playoff game atmosphere. guys are going to give it their all no matter. what there will nobody plays taken off and we'll be ready for. it. >> feels good. so we plan to keep going, win as many as we can and make it to the playoffs is a good feeling. >> reporter: we'll hear more from the redskins as they usher in a new ear run the road. the baltimore ravens are preparing to say good -- era up the road. the baltimore ravens are preparing to say good-bye to one of their own. ray lewis was a first ever draft pick when the team came to baltimore in 1996. he sure has been fun to watch and cover as a reporter. players all over the league look at lewis as an inspiration. coming up in the 6:00 show we've got sound from ray lewis and santana moss reacts to the news. >>> as you can imagine, the redskins/seahawks playoff game, there is no tougher ticket in town right now. be careful, though, because some o

headlinesman dana kinsey was set to be assign to the skins/seahawks game. you may remember this one. mckenzie got into a heated exchange when the redskins played pittsburgh in october. mckenzie ejected hall from the game. meantime the team continues to prepare for the seahawks and one of the team's coaches is getting some buzz around the league. >> while redskins fans enjoy their first division championship since 1999 and a home playoff game in sunday, seven head football coaches and five general managers were fired this week in the nfl. when that happens, names of potential candidates get thrown into the ring as replacements. one of the names mentioned was skins offensive coordinator kyle shanahan. kyle has been instrumental in the rise of robert griffin, iii this season whose knee is getting better every day. he did practice fully again today, but back to kyle. he's in his third season as offensive coordinator. his success this season has him on other team's radar for head coaching positions. mike shanahan has already said none of his coaches will intervi

seahawks scored 20 unanswered points, led by rookie russell wilson. 34 seconds remaining, oakland made native marshawn lynch gets the lead, but blende of time for matty ice. a deep pass, putting them in field goal range, the kicker, with the win. he misses, but pete carroll called a time out to freeze the kicker. brian gets one more chance and it's right down the middle. 489ers and falcons in atlanta for the nfc title. 30-28 your final. >> it's difficult to win at this time of the year because you're playing against the best teams in the nfl and with that in mind, if you have an opportunity, with time still on the clock you feel like you can get it done. >> a quarterback, those guys, ladies, is a special player. he did a great job there on that last drive. >> afc, patriots and texans in new england and we have a rematch of the title game last year between the ravens and patriots. former cal running back, shane vereen, one yard touch. second quarter, pass to rer veep, walks in. but the texans abc. foster, his only t.d. of the game, it's 17-13 at the half. brady and company counter with

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we got to worry about the seahawks. they are a great team coming in here. russel wilson and marshawn lynch. >> talk more about seattle in a minute. i want to put you on the spot here. we've been debating here the 16 week regular season is over. and now the voting for rookie of the year comes into play. if you had to cast a vote, is it for rgiii or alfred morris. >> that's a hard one. they both playoff each other so well. but in this league , it's a quarterback driven league and without an elite, got to go with robert. it is what it is. nothing against alfred but if you look at all the great teams, they have a great quarterback and so the notch goes to robert on that one. >> can't wait to hear the locker room banter after this word gets back to alfred morris. i want you to listen to something. you are always playing in the game. you don't get to hear what we hear when we're watching you work. take a listen to this. >> one here after a slow start. on the run here , blustered at the 23. lorenzo alexander applying the wax. >> you got out there. that's why you a

tune in after sunday's game for a complete wrapup of skins/seahawks. we'll have postgame reaction live from fedex field plus highlights and expert analysis, a special postgame edition of game on at 8:00 sunday right here on wusa9. >>> one word comes to mind when describing sunday's first game ravens/colts, emotional. ray lewis' return for one final run, chuck pagano returns to his stomping grounds. kristen berset has more. >> reporter: the baltimore ravens are no strangers to the playoffs and no strangers to the indianapolis colts, but unlike any recent meeting this is different. colts head coach chuck pagano returns to baltimore to face his former team and the man he replaced, ravens offensive coordinator jim caldwell. >> we have 10 great years there. so it's ironic that we get an opportunity to kind of play against them which is going to be a lot of fun because you got two teams with great desire and chuck probably feels the same way on the other side. so it's going to be fun. >> there's a bond created the last few months that probably only me and hi

sunday's game against the seahawks is already sold out, but chances are there are plenty of phony tickets available. ken molestina is here to explain how thousands could be scammed thanks to e-tickets. >> washington redskins in the playoffs. >> reporter: the redskins are on a hot run going into their playoff game on sunday. as fans are gearing up to take part in history, those looking to make a quick buck have found a new way to ruin the fun for the redskins faithful. >> the redskins did not have enough time to mail out hard tickets for the game. >> reporter: that means? >> the skins could be in trouble. >> reporter: at least for naive buyers who will more than likely be getted he owe get ripped off. >> this sunday's game could be quite a bit of problem for people who bought from people they don't know. >> reporter: an e-ticket is easy to reproduce and print out. a scammer could get a hold of a legitimate ticket, print out several copies and sell them for 100% profit. the unsuspecting fan would then be paying for a seat that's been sold several times over to others who fell for the trick.

the redskins know huh to react in preparing for the seahawks. more on the big game coming up in sports in a few minutes. >> thank you, dan. coming up next on news 4 at 11:00 clock. survivors of the sandy hook school massacre head back to class for the first time since last month's shooting. >> the plan to get rid of vultures, causing >>> police are trying to find who it was that left a grenade outside a tire store in vienna, virginia. employees of merchant tire on maple avenue found a hand grenade this morning. it was a lot of traffic problems there when they shut it down for a while. the robot picked up the grenade carried it to a safe low kagcat. internal components were already removed. there was no danger. >> tough day tomorrow, students from sandy hook elementary school will return to class since the deady shootings. going to an empty school seven miles away. sandy hook where 20 children and six educators were killed is a crime scene. classrooms in the new school are set up to look the game to make the children feel comfortable. there will

>>> what it will take for the redskins to beat the seahawks. pat collins found a group with a very simple answer. >> they know what it takes to win football games! [ cheers and applause ] >> and what's that? >> rg3! rg3! rg3! >> the students from holy redeemer schoolen maryland. came to glass in burgundy and gold. they are some smart kids. >> you are smart studen [ fingers tapping ] [ rain pattering ] [ heels clicking ] [ female announcer ] yoplait light tastes great now... ♪ ...and feels great later 20 delicious flavors of yoplait light, now at 90 calories each. yoplait, it is so good! >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welco

hosting the seahawks. winner plays atlanta next week. redskins got off to a great start. robert griffin iii to logan paulson washes up to 14-0, blue seahawks scored 24 unanswered points. there goes marshawn lynch. 27 yards out. seattle, they win, lynch rushes for 132 yards. griffin iii played with an injured ankle. later in the 4th his knee buckled out a fumble. he had to leave the game 24-14 is the final. and so seattle goes on to face the falcons. >>> and with railways last home game turned out to be -- and with ray lewis, last home game turned out to be his final one. a tough debut. locked out by mcphee recovering the ball. luck turned it over twice. 4th quarter baltimore leading 17-9. and joe flacco connects. they will go to denver next saturday and louis got to do that dance. one last time for the home fans. they're still alive. coming up on game day, more on the nhl and that workshop jam. we'll go to green bay and a report on what's happening with the packers. how they plan to defeat the 49ers. >> tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10:00. >> yes. it'll be a good

seahawks on a five-game win streak, redskins on a seven- game win streak. both have a record setting rookie quarterback and both have a very good running back. >> that's why i think the game is going to be too exciting. it's going to be two heavyweights throwing punches all game and last man standing, we'll see who that may be. >> wilson is going to ryan! >> i see the similarities, but i don't really care too much about that. i just know that we got to take care of our job on defense and get the ball back into the offensive hands to put up points. >> wow, two rookie quarterbacks running pretty much the same kind of offense, same kind of run offense. you can compare it a lot, but at the end of the day somebody has to be a winner. so hopefully it's us. >> reporter: i'm diane roberts for 9 sports. >> we will rock you, all right. this sunday's game obviously going to be one of the toughest tickets in town. if you're thinking about buying one from a secondary buyer, be careful. olney's jeff lowenthal paid 550 bucks to a guy on craigslist for two tickets to the g

sunday's playoffs between the redskins and the seahawks. we'll leave the breakdowns to the x's and o's on the sports department. but they took some time today to compare and contrast the two cities, seattle and washington. >> reporter: let's start with the sound tracks of the two cities. d.c. has go go. seattle has grunge. washington gets to show you the wonderful war, the seafood lovers delight. >> everything is just more natural. >> reporter: while seattle for some reason, the lights and throwing their fish around the pike place fish market. >> theirs is a little more entertaining, but we have really good fish here. >> reporter: washington has the monument, seattle has the needle as they make planes, we make legislation, slowly. washington has tourists. seattle has techies, the wealthiest of all, bill gates, while washington has one of the notorious gates of all, water gate. at the end of the daisy yacht l has a nice hot cup of -- day, seattle has a nice hot cup of coffee while we here in washington has a nice hot bowl of van's chili. >>

the seahawks come to town. the forecast looks dry but does look a little on the cold side. and the redskins play well in cold weather. the seahawks don't like cold stuff. >> what happened happen last sunday let's do it again. exactly. thanks, gary. >>> here's living proof you are never too old for love. the 86-year-old playboy magazine founder exchanged vows with his bride in a private ceremony. there is a 60 year age difference between these two and this is his third marriage. >>> jessica simpson is expecting again and showing it off. simpson tweeted this picture over the weekend. the the singer and her fiance had a. baby girl in may. >> ahead on the news edge, a deal in jeopardy. angry over proposed from the senate. fox 5 political analyst weighs in. and just when you thought you couldn't spend any more an exclusive annual event gives shoppers special shoppers if they use gift cards purchased during the holiday season.  (vo) they were married for... 53 years. she was his everything. he can't live alone anymore. but we don't have the room. s

the falcons hosting the seahawks. 34 seconds to go. marshawn lynch, up the middle and in. seattle up, 28-27. matt ryan hits tony gonzalez over the middle for 19 yards at the seattle 31. atlanta calls their final time-out. matt bryant trying a 49-yard field goal. and it's good. and matty ice and gonzalez get their first career playoff wins as the falcons beat the seahawks to advance to play the 49ers in the nfc championship game. >>> tom brady and the patriots hosting the texans. first quarter, pats down, 3-0, from their own 22. brady, goes deep down the sideline for rob gronkowski. he makes the catch out of bounds. and gronk comes up grimacing. he comes down on the injured forearm. he would not return. gronkowski, done for the post season after rebreaking his arm. early third, pats up, 17-13. ridley up the middle for the eight-yard score. pats on top, 24-13. early fourth, 31-13, pats. brady to shane vereen. 1 of 2 tds for vereen on the day. patriots win, 41-28. they face the ravens in the afc championship game. that's your "sportscenter" update. i'm cassidy hubbarth. have

., the fox networkn pregame show, and 4:30, kickoffi between the seahawks and redskins. now, much has been made of the seahawks being the great home team, but the skins are 14-12 all time at home in the post season. and that's a good home fieldfi advantage. >> thanks. >>> we invite you to share your redskins spirit.re send your pictures and video to we will air them right here leading up to sunday's big game. . >>> surprising news in the health alert, nga study claims s you're overweight or even slightly obese, you are actually less likely to die prematurely, research says being severely obese does cut your life expectancy, but if you're just overweight, you are 6% lessless likely to die early. a cardiologist and president of virginia heart medical practice, joins us, thank you for beingfo here. doesn't this go against alla conventional wisdom?ti what does this mean?ea >> it's not a green light for people to binge, although feelal better after the holiday season. it's a little confusing, because being justin a little bit overweight income a large groupp of people, muscle

. >>> we're three days away from wild card sunday when the redskins take on the seattle seahawks and deangelo hall won't have to see this guy. tossed out of the skins game in october and there were reports that hall threatened to kill mckenzie. he was going rough sunday's -- ref sunday's game and won'ton the sidelines notice and this is the first redskins play-off game since 2007. lindsay murphy is back with more on the preparations for the root. lindsay? >> reporter: in the midst of the play-off run for the redskins was the firing of seven head football coaches and five general managers in the nfl. when that happens, names of candidates are thrown into the rings. one mentioned was kyle shanahan and he's been instrumental in the rise of robert griffin third this season, whose knee is getting better every day and practiced in advance of sunday's game and bagga shanahan who is in the offensive season. his success in leading the redskins top-ranked rushing offense of the season has the radars for head coaching position. mike shanahan said none of the coaches will introduce until the sea

before you go, redskins and seahawk this weekend. who you got? >> redskins. >> excellent pick. >> did i have a choice on that one? i went to school in d.c. >> there you go. >> there is some favoritism. >> see you latter. good luck. >>> still ahead, the morning line. and a big honor for london fletcher. >> we are doing something new this upcoming game day. dave ross and i tweeting during the game. join in the conversation at hash tag my fox dc. we'll be right back.  amazing. dunkin's new turkey sausage breakfast sandwich. surprisingly great sausage taste with under 400 calories. try one today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> we have been asking you to send in the signs of your redskins spirit. >> lots of you are e-mailing pith and now we are starting to get in some videos. take a look at this. >> okay. seattle, you're fumely coming to washington d.c. to see the redskins. sunday is almost here. it is thursday night and tomorrow is friday. let's always remember one thing when you all lose sunday. it's always christmas here in d.c. see you la

the union says the field was in horrible condition before sunday's game against the seahawks. and the players involved in that game agree. >> this is terrible. this is terrible. >> one of the seahawks players yesterday humid strong words about the field. michael robinson compared the conditions to working in a sweat shop. he shot this video of the field just before the game. >>> you might notice something different if you go past city hall today. that's the wilson building here in washington. d.c. mayor vin september grey is paying up for a bet he made with seattle mayor over the past weekend's redskins' game. the two mayors bet that whichever team lost would have to fly the other city's flag in front of their city hall for a day. well, as you know, the burgundy and gold lost to the seahawks on sunday which means they'll be a green seattle flag along pennsylvania avenue at wilson building all day long today. >>> and the redskins are hopeful robert griffin iii will be able to start by next season. he under went major reconstructive surgery on his right knee yesterday. dr. james

. >>> butcious first, let's talk about the seahawks showdown, redskins rookies proving they've got skills like the old pros and they're ready to start a new era for the team. we'll tell you all about it when we come back. ♪ ♪ i'm halfway to your heart ♪ you have to let me know ♪ so i don't make my worst mistake ♪ ♪ turn around and let you go [ female announcer ] when sweet and salty come together, the taste is irresistible. made with sweet, smooth peanut butter and salted, roasted peanuts. sweet and salty nut bars by nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> while we all get back into the swing of things after the holidays, the redskins, they are hard at work getting ready for their first playoff game in several years. >> some people are wondering, could we be talking about a return to the glory days, alfred morris and robert griffin, iii are making quite a name for themselves. both have already shattered several team and nfl rookie records. but both could care less about individual accolades as they attempt to create new memories for the redskins nation. seven straight

but the seahawk have an answer to morris in marchand lynn. he rushed for over 1500 yards and 11 touchdowns just behind morris who fin,ed with 23 more yards and two more touchdowns. >> head to head against marchand lynch, that is and honor. i grew up watching this guy. i definitely respect his game. i can relate to the way he runs. it should be fun. >> all right. robert griffin iii also got some time behind the mic and was asked about his recovery right knee. he said it is feeling better every day and that he hasn't yet experienced any setbacks following games. the rookie also stole the show at coach shanahan's press conference yesterday. take a look. >> coach, we just wanted to know -- >> you got me by surprise there. >> what did you do for new year's? >> tried to put a good game plan together. i wasn't sure how healthy you are. it was hard without you calling me. you got me good. >> all right. rg iii will take the field with his knee brace sunday at 4:30. kickoff right her on fox 56789 we'll start the coverage way special live pregame show a

it is not over just yet as they face the sunday showdown against the seahawks. hear what head coach mike shanahan has to say about the big win against the cowboys. >> first, an update on secretary of state hillary clinton, still hospitalized this morning following another health scare. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. ♪ ♪ i'm halfway to your heart ♪ you have to let me know ♪ so i don't make my worst mistake ♪ ♪ turn around and let you go [ female announcer ] when sweet and salty come together, the taste is irresistible. made with sweet, smooth peanut butter and salted, roasted peanuts. sweet and salty nut bars by nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is still in the hospital this new year's morning after a health scare. >> she is being treated for a broad clot discovered during a follow-up vies feat a recent concussion. fox's david lee miller has more. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton remains hospitalized after the discover i-5 broad clot on sunday. on s -- during a follow-up visit f

but sherman and the seahawks get the last laugh, 24-14. >>> all right. first round of the play-offs is history. four teams are headed home, and four have advanced to the second round. aaron rodgers and the packers will have to pack their bags and make a trip to face the 49ers at candlestick saturday. 49ers beat the pack in the regular season opener. rogers clad to be back in california. that's going to be a real good game. stick around. nbc bay area and comcast sportsnet for the latest on the 49ers quest for their sixth lombardi trophy. >> that's what we're all hoping for. thank you very much, henry. and thank you for choosing nbc bay area at 6:00. we will see you back here with the latest local news tonight at 11:00.

this brutal histto the chest in the 49ers-seahawks game caused delaney walker's concussion. they say the technology was offered to nfl, but the league turned it down. this week doctors revealed that junior seau committed suicide after he suffered damage from repeated blows, including pop warner. watch this. maybe tens of thousands ever hits to the head, seemingly light please pare cumulative. >> these low-level impacts that occur over time that we could measure we could say put you at-risk for developing symptoms. >> reporter: once symptoms develop there is little treatment and researchers discovered that one hit that is not a problem for one player may cause injury to another. >> it's not black or white or gray. >> reporter: hits are getting harder and harder. >> all of my close friends and colleagues, you know, they put their life on the line, literally speaking every saturday. >> reporter: researchers say they hope to predict the risks of any given head impact in soccer, lacrosse or other sports, not just football and they be help develop protective changes to equipment o

we're talking about sunday with the seahawks and redskins, cold, but dry the way it looks now. happy new year. >> same to you, gary. >>> so we have got a winter weather viral video for you. a man found himself sledding down a steep ski hill on just a shovel. yeah, he did pretty well until he got to the bottom of the run. >> there goes the shovel. >> wipe out. yeah. it's not clear where the video was filmed, but wherever it was it sure did look kind of fun, didn't it? okay. >>> toss the fiscal cliff over the edge and out of our conversations. it made the 2013 list of words to be banished. michigan's lake superior state university's word gurus put the list today. some of the other words to be banished, yolo, bucket list, double down, spoiler alert, trending and boneless wings and another phrase everybody apparently wants to hear less of it kicking the can down the road which we heard a lot from congress today. anyway, so if you're wondering what the hottest gifts this season were, fox's elizabeth macdonald shows us. >>> christmas day 2012 saw a record breaking increase in fablet

redskins versus seahawks. first playoff game in the dmv in well over a decade. we're getting fired up for some football, allison. >> yes, we are, dave. first, though, lessons learned, how these two teens ended up stranded in the middle of a semi frozen lake. >> and as we head to the break, here's a live look outside. not bad. we're going to get the latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie in a few moments. ten minutes after 7:00. we'll be right back. share everything. share brotherly love. share one up's. mom ? mom ? the share everything plan. lets your family share a pool of data across 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. now get a lucid by lg, free. >>> welcome back. 7:13. scary moments for two teenagers in arizona. emergency officials say they tried to cross what they thought was a frozen lake on wednesday. halfway across, the ice cracked. the pair clung to a dead tree for two hours while a third friend still on dry land called for help. firefighter crawled out on the ice with a rope attached to a boat to help bring the pair to safety. >> my good

two days away and from sunday's between the redskins and the seahawks. this marks rgiii's first playoff game. him toe pressure on deliver. belmont on his thoughts about the season so far. no time to look back for the washington redskins. t finished a memorable season, one in which we learned just how special quarterback is.rt griffin iii his accuracy, ability to run, leadership, led the redskins into the playoffs. regular season is over and the achieved all not their goals. the next step is the playoffs. griffin has surprised everyone with how good he is. did he know things would go this nfl?for him in the >> it comes down to the guys you and the coaches. the one thing our coaches did you.hey did not baby they threw everything at me and me learn to fly. there were really hard on me and it paid off. if you have a mindset that it's year, thattake me a it's hard for you to be successful. >> join us tonight for our special at 8:00 at 9:00 p.m. and on news channel 8. weekend, everybody. >> thanks so much, horace. it's 31 degrees on this friday. meteorologist

we are counting down to the redskins wild-card matchup with the seattle seahawks sunday. let's check out with adam caskey who is live at redskins field with of the cheerleaders at fedex field. >> we are gearing up for sunday here in landover. the game time weather will be 47 degrees. it will cool down through the 40's for the game. reverend, it will be a good forecast for the game, give us some inspiration. >> here at fedex field in the final hour, with all your redskins power -- believe in the washington redskins. >> believe! >> hail to the redskins. >> we are feeling it here in landover. >> thank you, reverend and thank you first ladies of football. >> ♪ ♪ hail to the redskins. fight for d.c. ♪ ♪ >> we want to hear your version of the burgundy and gold the fight song so send in your submissions. that was a difference going from the rev. cece. >> we are talking temperatures and only good things to come? >> it is all good if you like warmer and sunshine. yesterday was the coldest day of the week and it gets better from here. >> good morning as we get into friday s

en russell wilson, down 14-0 and led them back to victory and took the lead, the seahawks did with 31 seconds left with the atlanta falcons into the next round, the championship game where they will host and a big win for matt ryan, his first career playoff victory and that's important, because he was drafted in the first round to kind of resurrect the falcon franchise after michael vick had the disastrous mess that took them downward. and we're looking at the winning field goal. and the nfc championship is set. and the 9ers handled green bay last night. what kind of matchup are we talking about here? >> a good regional matchup. southeast and then the falcons and atlanta against the west coast and 49ers. jim harbaugh has a second year quarterback, colin kaepernick who ran the ball well and as a starter, and some people thought it was a foolish gamble, but worked so far, he obviously can throw the ball as well and then, you have the falcons who will be at home and i have to say it was the noiseiest i heard the georgia dome in years and they encouraged fans to make noise and maybe an ad

they face the winner of tomorrow's seahawks-falcons game. >> it's a lot easier on me when other people are making plays. our offensive line came out and dominated up front. so that makes it easier on the quarterback. >> going to be all right. one of those things. came on the sidelines, ready to go. i knew he would have a big day for us. >> 200 yards rushing? >> almost. >> here we go. hard to lose like that. >> peyton manning was having a career year with the broncos, hoping to add a second super bowl tight toll his resume. denver hosting baltimore and the ravens said no more. peyton manning, up believable comeback after four neck surgeries. we're tied at 21. holliday, 09-yard punt return in the first quarter. then this quick. first player to score a kickoff and punt return in a game. denver, up a touchdown. last call for the ravens. joe flacco airs it out to jones. what? 0-yard -- 70-yard touchdown. head to overtime. manning, three turnovers, picked off by graham. sets up baltimore in denver territory, and in double overtime, rookie kick 'er, justin tucker, 47-yard field goal, good. ra

face the winner of tomorrow'sseo seahawks-falcons game, kaepernick, 181 yards rushing, two t.d.s, 22 minutes of possession, and colin rush is live at candlestick. what a game. you must be proud to be sporting the same first name as mr. kaepernick. >> yeah, irtell you, shu, he sure made colin's nationwide proud.ide the packers had no answer for that read option attack and cap. he ran it to perfection. now, well, of course, it's on to the nfc title game, as you said, for a second straight year, and that means unfinance issued business. >> it's a lot easier on me when other people are making plays. our offensive line came out and dominated up front. >> we kept them backed up. made some plays. he made in plays. but we made more plays than them. >> another week of work so we move on with humble hearts and get ready for the next opponent. >> this is one of the most important games right here because we're men. going to get another shot, back at it again. >> chicago or falcons, which do you prefer? >> doesn't matter. we have to practice hard and those are two great teams and we have to be r

fourth quarter, seahawks down one. marshawn lynch. watch the block out front. russell wilson, number 3, springing lynch for the touchdown. >> love to see a quarterback block. >> don't you love that? >> love that. >> seahawks would take a seven-point lead after making a two-point conversion on the ensuing redskins' possession. we've seen it a million times by now. the snap bounces back to rg3, tries to fall on it. his leg just won't let him do it. seahawks recover. rg3 left the game. that time for good. rushed for just 21 yards, threw for 84. seahawks win, 24-14. >>> over in the afc, ray lewis taking the field for his last home game as a raven. he's retiring after this season. they take on the colts in baltimore. fourth quarter, ravens up eight. joe flacco throws one up for anquan boldin. somehow comes down with that one, gets two feet down. ravens win, 24-9. so here are the matchups for the divisional round. afc, ravens go to denver to take on the top-seeded broncos. and the texans who beat the bengals saturday go up to foxboro to take on the patriots. over in

but he made that prediction and as football fans know the atlanta falcons beat the seattle seahawks, and nate may have been able to predict which way all 50 states would go in the 2012 election but he proved that even a mathematical genius, even nate silver gets it wrong sometimes. up next, brett erlich, ann romney and dancing with the [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> jennifer: this week the producers of the second most action oriented tv program on tv dancingdancing with the stars. a in, n romney was invited to dance in this season. brett bet is here to report on her response. >> a man this was a tough week for stars. i wasn't going to get a death star and ann romney is not going to be on "dancing with the stars." come on, ann. yes you can man. although ann romney does watch the show. she was spotted at a tapping she respectfully disclined to participate. making her sensible, the word is sensible, and with that mitt romney will not be the latest political figure to appear on the show which has been on five times the the amount of seasons as "arrested development." get it together. there w

" >> are just four days away from that huge matchup between our washington redskins and the seattle seahawks. the question now is whether or not you can still get a ticket. >> and can you afford that ticket? staggering prices for sure. tom has the details for us. >> at somers grow and sports public, the focus has been college football but normally the manager says it is all about the redskins. it will be this sunday. >> we have a group of friends getting together to watch it. >> let's say you want to go to the game but you do not have a ticket. how much will the cost you on this site? some tickets are not as chief -- are in the $138 range but he will stand in the entire game places like here at the very top. not exactly the best view. >> would you have to pay that if you have to stand the whole game? >> hell yeah, of course i would. >> if you do not want to stand the cheapest price will cause a $150. plenty of -- plenty are asking for well over $1,000. >> that is totally out of the question. >> seats at $1,000 are at this yellow. near the field. but even if you sit here in the gray, it will

you can catchall the redskins/seahawks action this sunday right here on fox 5. our pregame show starts at 3:30 and the fox network pregame is at 4:00. kick off at 4:30. >> all weekend long football. >> good games on this weekend. >> sure is. >> tucker barnes is here. with more on today's weather. >> i was going to mention one of the other games but decided not to. >> it must be that houston cincinnati game. >> not on our station. >> we have the red skin game. >> all right. let's do temperatures. it's cold out. overnight fell back into the teens and low 20s. gradually warming up and should be another nice looking day. it is going to be on the chilly side. don't forget it is january after all. high temperatures only to about 40 later today. 22 in hagerstown. 25 in gaithersburg and baltimore. here in town, 31. 32 in quantico. fredericksburg, you are 34 . chilly temperatures here area wide to start the day. looking at the satellite radar. cloud cover across the region. clouds roll through during the overnight hours. and off to the south and east, a lot of rain showe

they lost against the seahawks 24-14. tonight we'll find out who's the bcs champs. number one, notre dame, the team with a lot of heart, or number two, alabama. cory wire has played football with the buffalo bills and the atlanta falcons. he's joining us. it's nice to have you back here. this has been all the talk. rg3 left after a nasty fall. he was limping before that because of a sprained knee. so with that knee, should he have been in the game to begin with in your expert opinion? >> well, you know, in the game of football, playing through pain and adversity and being mentally tough is like a badge of honor so that he went out there and played for his team and for his city didn't surprise me and probably didn't surprise many. he wanted to give it a shot. wanted to give his team the best chance to win. you have to honor and admire him for that. >> some people are wondering if that was against a doctor's advice. sports doctor dr. james andrews, very well respected, i understand, was treating rg3 said he didn't clear griffin to play immediately after his injury. al

the seahawks, they are hot, too, they have not suffered a lost since november 25th. they enter tomorrow's show down with a five-game running streak. players say, hey, we would choose being the hottest team, not necessarily the best. >> we have experienced it before and i have seen it happen year in and year out. that's the thing. whoever is the hottest, a lot of times,is the best team in the season we are hot right now but i that come to a screeching halt. momentum can be fleeting if we don't come out and play well and don't protect the ball. >> we want to be the hottest team. we want to be the team that's playing the best. there are teams that start best and end winning the division early, secure a playoff spot but, you know, if they have a week off or so. and especially in the last couple of years, theteams that have caught fire i'll be right back the giant, you know, the poith -- not the poith, the green bay packers who caught fire at the right time, they were able to ride that all the way through the playoffs. it's not always the best team but who is playing the

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mayor vincent gray and have placed seattle a friendly bent on sunday's game theeen the redskins and seahawks. tweeted --f seattle you don't want to lose that one. and we will not. >> turns out the redskins played big role in an engagement of a montgomery county couple. >> it stems from the couple's marriage proposal which has gone viral. now the story you will only see on 7. plater? >> the newly engaged couple already has the ring, there's just a little sizing to take .are of but the real story is the proposal. it took place new year's eve at party with friends and family. laura opened the give and .ounder redskins jersey inside then she discovered it said me.y >> i was so overwhelmed in that moment. i knew that travis and i were get engaged, but i had no idea. been planning a big months. for >> i was really a nervous wreck g up to two weeks leadin told her momhad and dad. the more people you tell, the chance someone will beans.he two are huge redskins fans. gluedry weekend we are to tv. d to do something that my extreme of the redskins. >> it was the happiest experience ever. >> this is the