lions were playing the packers and the packers are who the redskins play next week. >> reporter: it's a 1:00 game. packers hosting the lions before their trip to d.c. next weekend. we start in the 1st quarter. the high octane green bay offense on full display. aaron rodgers hooking up with the ageless wonder donald driver. he does it of week. if you're a fantasy player, you -- it every week. if you're a fantasy player, you love him on your team. we go to the 2nd quarter green bay now leading 14-7 and rodgers this time will connect with his other wide receiver greg jennings. that is a 17-yard td the packers lead 21-7. you've seen the offense but the packers have a pretty good defense, too. lions quarterback former terp shaun hill. when he gets picked off by charles woodson he returns it 48 yards for the score to put green bay up 28-14. the lions make a late push but the packers hang on 28-26. >> reporter: so the packers are victorious and hopefully won't be next week when they come to fedex field for a 1:00 game which you can see here on fox. >> reporter: if the redskins defense plays

the green bay packers. a team that had lost 3 out of 4. if minnesota had come into their place and stolen one and, all of a sudden, you're looking at the minnesota vikings at .500, it is game on. but that one helped the cause for the packers right there. now they move to 4-3 and the vikings still stuck on two wins. >> al: bittersweet. melancholy, perfect ending for the fans. after brett favre and all that has gone on in his world, off the field, on the field, physically. next stop is new england. green bay to new york. green bay will go there 4-3. as brett limps off the field, the vikings are now 2-4. equaling their loss total for all of last season. >> cris: you don't know how the fans all feel about it, but i think you have a pretty good idea of how the green bay players feel about him. >> al: yep. a glorious end to number 4 in this stadium. >> cris: you never know. could be a playoff game between these two. stranger things have happened. >> al: another reconnaissance mission next year, but i doubt that.

he was waved by the packers the next day. the skins rookie kicker missed an extra point during a 31-30 lossn denver. >> isn't that animosity that's good for teams? bostic would kick. max said he didn't appreciate their comments telling the post brennan, we are supposed to be teammates. >> speaking of teammates, there are a few better than linebacker rocky macintosh who is already red to go at game time. >> please welcome the visiting washington redskins. >> it is kind of like we are the underdog and, you know, they boo us, boo their own team. i mean, that's how mean they are down there. it is a great feeling to get booed d come out and kick somebody's butt. when i see lincoln field this weekend i'm wondering how many eggs are we going to get egged this year. so - every time we go there, the bus driver actually drives a little bit faster. almost turned over one ar. it is pretty cool experience. just the regular shorts and t-shirt. go out there and throw the ball around. smell the fresh air. i decided to have fun when i come ba

the packers had three chances from the 1 and came back. they did just about everything wrong, nothing went right, and they trailed, 10-3. >> the coaching staff and the players. there was a ton of mistakes. >> and then donovan mcnabb goes deep to armstrong, who makes an incredible grab. armstrong hangs on. 13-10, washington down just three. >> kyle called a play that kind of freed everything up. >> 7 seconds remained, tied at 3-3. mason crosby, and no good. into overtime. here comes the play of the day in overtime. laron landry reacts, closes, and catches. he had been touched. it was the redskins football nonetheless. eight plays later. from 33 yards out, to win it, 16-13, washington. >> i kept my head down. >> i cannot say how much we are proud. >> unless you have a lot of character on the team, you do not usually win games like that. >> so the redskins have won two in a row. they pull it out. all of a sudden, the washington redskins have gained momentum, once again, 16-13 over the green bay packers. i am tim brant, abc7 sports. >> trouble

the green bay packers. a team that had lost 3 out of 4. if minnesota had come into their place and stolen one and, all of a sudden, you're looking at the minnesota vings at .500, it is game on. but that one helped the cause for the packers right there. now they move to 4-3 and the vikings still stuck on two wins. >> al: bittersweet. melancholy, perfect ending for the fans. after brett favre and all that has gone on in his world, off the field, on the field physically. next stop is new england. green bay to new york. green bay willo there 4-3. as brett limps off the field, the vikings are now 2-4. equang their loss total for all of last season. >> cris: you don't know how the fans all feel about it, but i think you have a pretty good idea of how the green bay players feel about him. >> al: yep. a glorious end to number 4 in this stadium. >> cris: you never know. could be a playoff game between these two. stranger things have happened. >> al: another reconnaissance missi next year, but i doubt that. >> cris:

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his first creer game winner the redskins defeat the packers 16-13 in overti improving to 3-2. here's the hpy head coach. >> unless you have a lot of character on your team, you usually don't win gamelike at, too many mistakes early. i'm proud of the way they handled themselves and the way they kept on fighting no finger pointing at any pointn game. you can tell they were all going in the same direction. really felt great about finding a wayto win. >> there you go. nextweek the redskins host the indianapolis colts, sunday night football right here. >> that's going to be a huge one. >> thanks, buddy. see you in a few minutes. >> redskins' defensive tackle albert haynesworth did not play in the game. he took part in a motorcycle ride for lance mccoy in

the redskins squeaked past the packers today at fedex. hakem dermish joins me. >> reporter: for the first time in two years, the redskins win back-tback games. down by ten points to green bay this afternoon, they didn't pack it in. instead, they rally to a three-point overtime victory. redskins' last win again green y at home, 1979. fourth quarter, trailing 13-3 cue the comeback. donovan mcnabb back to pass. up top and deep to anthony armstrong. this is a great catch, folks, 48-yard touchdown. armstrong's first td of his career. skins later tied at 13 and forced overtime. in o.t. after a laron landry interception, the skins have a chance to win it. some guys can't watch. graham gano, the kicker on from 33 yar out, pressure. it's up and it's good. his first creer game winner the redskins defeat the packers 16-13 in overti improving to 3-2. here's the hpy head coach. >> unless you have a lot of character on your team, you usually don't win gamelike at, too many mistakes early. i'm proud of the way they handled themselves and the way they ke

and the packers lost their starting running back. but to get thicker, they activated looking running back key land williams from the practice squad and released devon thomas. he was a second round draft pick back in 2008 and the starting kick returner, so that's an interesting move. so keeland williams will be starting. and torain will start for portis. and since his promotion from the practice squad he's averaged 4.6 yards per carry and, this just in, that's good. >> i feel like in this league when you have a guy that is hungry like torain, he's going to go out there and do all he can to perform and to perform at a high level and you see that when he touches the ball, and he's done that. >> he continues to progress as the games have continued on, since he's been moved up. and for all of the guys, for ryan and clinton, those guys do a great job of picking up yards and catching the ball in the back field. you want to try to present them with more opportunities. >> game time is set for 1:00 and we'll have a live post game show immediat

porter was with the packers. that is a little game they like to play called show me your playbook. >> that is a good point. they will hire a guy, sign him for a week or two. what did you know, what did you hear. all of that sort of thing. it's round-robin at the running back position for the washington redskin to be sure. but we'll start off with the green bay packers, the big opponent here on sunday because they've got weapons they are bringing with them auction quarterback you know, i know, aaron rogers. >> their running game has been struggling so it sounds like he is the key. >> it is worse than the redskins. this guy, will use the pass as the run. he has weapons everywhere. he has donald driver, and he can run. he was in the shadow there of bret favre for years. in the shadow no longer. i think everybody knows this is an elite quarterback. i think what he brings is what donovan mcnabb now has which is confidence this. guy knows he can do it. he has done it before. last year, he had an incredible year for the

the skins battled back from a 10-point deficit to force overtime and then get the win against the packers thanks to his kick. 1-13 your final score. joining us now is dave ross. i want to go off script for two things. one, gray am gano with the winning kick. can we talk about the strength of the lefght green bay kicker? accuracy we're happy he didn't have. but the kick from 53 yards out. >> he has a cannon for a leg. >> mason crosby is a good kicker. it is not easy this this league. a lot of these guys now, it is four our dad's football. back in the day, 50 yards, that was amazing. >> the second thing i want to say i won't do this to you, because i like you, dave. but if we were going to go back to friday and react tape about who was going to pick the redskins to win the game being only one of us picked them. >> you picked the redskins. i did not pick the redskins. i tell you this. i'm glad i'm wrong. they showed me something yesterday. they showed this team is all in. i'm buying that. >> you picked them because the defishnessies you could see with the packers, if they had key injuries, t

redskins win over the packers puts them in first place. green bay would score first with a five-yard touchdown pass from aaron rogers to donald lee. later with the skins down 13-3, donovan mcnabb goes deep for the bomb. graham gano tries it later in the forth. then the game winner from 33 yards out in overtime. >> unless you have a lot of kirk on your team, you usually don't win games like that. too many mistake especially early. but i told our football team, very proud the way they handled themselves. you could tell they were all going in the same direction at any point in the game. >> in about 15 minutes, dave ross will be here live to break down the gave in our monday morning quarterback segment. >>> we are following developing news in the struggling housing market. more on the possible freeze on foreclosures amid allegations of mortgage fraud. you next, hear what the white house is saying now. >>> as premier campaigns for democrats, he is getting some advice on how he can be a better role model if he quits doing one thing. we'll slain

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the packers who know barely. they defeat them 28-26. the packers and redskins. a 1:00 game at fed-ex feel. to golf. the ryder cup champion was decided and it was the first time since 991 that it was determin by the final singles match. when this united states failed to take home the troefy, it left him so emotional, towed take some time off work before he could speak tohe mia. the u.s. team has not won the ryder cup away from home since 1993. tiger woods and his american teammates faced a bit of an uphull climb but he did his part. on the par 4 12. woods leading in his match. he landed just past the hole. spins it back into an eagle. woods doesn't know it actually went in. did it go in? it takes him a few second to figure it out. how about 21-year-old ryder cup rookie ricky fowler? heas four down with six hole to play. he would rally on the 18th hole. needed to drain it. gets to it drop. the american tea was within a half point of reguantanamog the ryder cup. it would come down to the final match between graham mcdowell. what will happen? the u.s. team wahing an

the bears beat them because the packers were self-destructive. i think the redskins have to try to force the turnovers today and i have a quick trivia question for you. how many quarterbacks have the parks had the last 18 years? >> i'm going to say four. >> two? >> bret farve and aaron rogers. >> that is amazing. >> wow. >> 92 in 1992, mark ripken was the quarterback here. think about how many the redskins have gone through. >> 14. >> unbelievable, a remarkable run and that is why there is stability. the quarterback position is stable. >> right. >> here, the running back situation, and before, that the linebacker situation is -- a guy we're envious of because of his hair. yeah. >> and high can run like a guy. runs and knocks him out of the game with a concussion and right now, this guy's playing maybe the defensive player university year. >> wow. >> and with michael vick there and have weapons on both sides of the ball. they have holes on the defensive side and he might be the best linebacker in football. and on to that running game here. we talk

the packers second possession in ot. second and five at the skins 24. aaron rogers picked by landry. and he forced a fumble in the first. now the huge int in ot and the skins are in business. graham ganeau from 33 yards out. he is your hero. we loved him in dave versus dave. we love him more now that the skins are 3-2. 16-13. the skins win. [ music ] >> unless you have a lot of character on your team, usually you don't win games like that. too many mistakes, especially early. as i told our football team, very proud on the way they handled themselves and the way they kept on fighting. no finger pointing at any point in the game. you could tell that they were all going in the same direction. and really felt great about finding a way to win. >> this game is four quarters. you know, teams -- i mean, look at us in houston. came out, you know, striking and throwing the ball everywhere. everybody getting involved scoring points in the second half. you know we weren't able to seal the deal. you know, if you are close you can't keep a team close around for more

the skins trailed the packers the entire game but managed to score ten unanswered points in the 4:00 quarter. mcnabb finished 26 of 4 t with 357-yards. the game went to overtime seven minutes in and gano kicked a field goal to win it for washington. we have more on what went right for the redskins and what needs improvement. >> steps up and throws. and picked off by landry. >> landry's overtime pick followed by gano's game winner culminated an unlikely finish. for three quarters the offense looked stagnant and loss and green bay spent plenty of time in the end zone but the redskins persevered. >> proud of the way they handled themselves and kept fighting. no finger pointing. >> the game is four quarters. can't keep a team close for four quarter and something may happen. >> reporter: much of the game mcnabb was bruised, battered and off target. seven of the first eight possessions ended with punts. >> we didn't play well the first half. we said enough is enough. >> reporter: a small adjustment. shorter drops, quicker passes seemed to open up the field. >> started to move the ball cons

the packers had they chances from the bun and came up empty. their offense was a comedy of errors the first half doing just about everything wrong, nothing went right and trailed 10-3. >> total frustration on the offensive side. >> then in the fourth under 12:00 to play mcnabb goes deep to anthony armstrong who makes an incredible grab. >> ends up being a spark for the offense. >> in overtime laron landry reacts, closes and catches it, gets back up and tries to return it but he had been touched. it was redskins football. eight plays later. graham gano from 33 out to win it 16-13 washington. >> it was great for the team. i can't say how proud i am of the guys. >> unless you have a lot of character you don't win games like that. >> the eagles also won behind some solid play from kevin kolb but there is something of an after-thought. the attention is on the phillies who mowed through the reds. they held the reds to 11 hits in they games and i find it suspect that our producer would make me a cincinnati reds fan read that script. >> i think somethi

against green bay and the packers held on for a 28-24 win over the vikings. >>> in miami pittsburgh quarterback ben roethlisberger fumbled crossing the goal line. officials couldn't determine who recovered. the steelers got the ball back and kicked the go-ahead field goal pittsburgh beat the dolphins 23-22. in chicago, deangelo hall of the redskins intercepted four passes including a spectacular grab in the third quarter, which he returned 92 yards for a touchdown. washington held on for a 17-14 win over the bears. hall's four interceptions tied the nfl record. >>> and a dramatic ending to the las vegas open golf tournament. jonathan byrd was on the fourth hole of a three-man playoff when he ended it with one swing. his ball sailed through the air, bounced a few times and rolled in for a hole in one. byrd won $774,000. that's a way to win. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and wikileaks war logs. soldiers in iraq detail horrific cases of torture and murder. for those of us who have lactose intolerance, let's raise a glass to cookies just out of the oven.

he was with the packers in the pre- season. >> it is a blessing. i took a physical, passed it and now i'm here. i had my first little walk- through practice. felt good. can't wait to make my footprint. >> got to pick up the slack. one man went down unfortunately. we wish that wouldn't have happened but we're here and wherever they need us, that's what we're going to do. >>> we have more redskins coverage straight ahead. at 5:00, dave will join us for the friday football forecast. >>> the wizards regular season starts tonight as the team travels to chicago to take on the bulls. wizards fans have been talking about whether the team should go back to its old name the bullets. ted leonsis blogged that might actually happen. dave feldman has more on whether the team might be headed back to the future. >> reporter: 1995, the wizards own anterior announced he was changing the team's name because bullets had acquired violent overtones that made him increasingly uncomfortable over the years particularly given the high homicide and crime rate in the early '9

by the way, if the skins beat the packers, it's going to be without clinton portis. the runningback says he is likely not going to be there for sunday's game. the latest, plus, why this celtics star is running laps in shoes that are way too big for his feet. the explanation in 9sports. hey ove, i'm gonna need a bank. any ideas? capital one bank. they're everywhere. yeah, you're right! ♪ [ male announcer ] capital one banks are everywhere. [ clang! ] with hundreds of branches and atms, they're hard to miss. hey, there's one right up the street. [ male announcer ] capital one bank. the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet? ove, go long! what's in your wallet? my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going to college into a reality. i'm the first in my

the skins and packers a fedex. green bay on the board early. the hand off and through the line and off to the races. 71-yards to set up an opening touchdown for the packer answer they led 7-0. they led 13-3 in the third quarter until this bomb to anthony armstrong. there it is. you are looking at it right there. the rookie put the skins within three. a late field goal forced overtime. in the extra frame landry came up with a pick on aaron rogers. that set up gan know for a 33- yarder and the win. redskins win 16-13 after it willally trailing the whole game. >> -- after literally trailing the whole game. >> you don't win games like that early. >> can't keep a team close fever for four quarters. for us today something happened positive an we were able to come together as a unit and try to win the game. >> reporter: everything is not all perfect, though. mcnabb got sacked five times. the running game was nonexistent and the offensive line did not look good at all. >>> in ornews, two pedestrians are struck and killed while attempting to cross rockv

redskins beat the packers, 16-13, improving to 3-2. here's the happy head coach. >> unless you have a lot of character on your team you don't win games like that, too many mistakes especially early. as i told our football team, very proud the way they handled themselves, kept on fighting. no finger pointing at any point in the game. you could tellhey were all going the same direction. really felt great about finding a way to win. >> all that matters is finding a way to men. redskins host e colts on sunday night football here on nbc 4. that's all for now. i'm hakim dermish. have a great day. >> such a big game. we were underdogs at home and pull out a win. >> well, good for them. >> yeah. >> what's open and what's closed on this columbus day? >>> plus, rescue crews make progress reaching the trapped miners in chile. but there is controversy on who will be freed first? >> then these bugs are causing a stink as they invade the washington region. what do you do to stop the smell? >> and we check >>> in honor of columbus day, the post offic

for the redskins hosting the packers. low 70s monday. and then showers. we can't be dry all of the time. >> no. >> 74 next tuesday. >> okay. >> okay. >>> let's talk a little basketball, a little wizards action. >> are you ready for basketball? >> not really. >> no. you're still focused on football. try to compartment allize and deal with both. we'll show you the first arenas experiment. plus dan snyder opens up about his personal life and >>> it's time for 9 sports with brett haber, the best sports in town. >> ever since the wizards drafted john walsh, they wondered how he and arenas would co-exist. tonight they started three guards in the preseason opener. wall, arenas and kirk heinrich starting. here is wall. that is what 20-year old legs can do. for dallas a couple of old friends former wizard karon butler. dunking all over mcgee. he had nine. it would be tied at 94. ten seconds to play and who do the wizards call on to take the last shot, wall, arenas, no, lester hudson. the no name reserve nails the three and the wizards beat the maf ricks. meanwhile

the last time the redskins beat the packers, reagan was president. skins and packers at fedex yesterday. green bay only handed the ball off 13 times in the game but when you see this it makes you wonder why they didn't do it more. jackson right through the line and off to the races. 71-yards set up the opening touchdown for the packers. look he's on tv. they led 7-0. they led 13-3 in the fourth until mcnabb put air under that. 48-yards and skins within three. they kick a field goal late to force overtime and in the extra frame landry comes up with a pick. diven on rogers nothing dirty about that 30 and that set up gano on the 33-yard field goal for the win. he strikes it as the skin, who lost in overtime to the texans in week two win one in overtime in week five after trailing or being tied the entire game. >> unless you have a lot of character on your team, you usually don't win games like that. too many mistakes especially early as i told our football team, proud of the way they handled themselves and kept fighting. >> that's what we are here to do

we talk about this with the packers? steve has been doing his homework which is very impressive. on paper the redskins are not watching with most of these teams, the packers and the colts, but one thing we've learned already steve the game will be close because the redskins don't know how to do it any other way. in four of the five games they've played this year, they've been decided on the last play of the game. this is a couple weeks ago against jason, drops that could have been a game winning touchdown. hall comes up with an interception. same thing with the packers. overtime, and that's a hero. redskins two in a row. we remember back in week one the cowboys had a touchdown in the last play of the game that was called back and in week two they lost in over time to the texans. it's unbelievable of the i don't think i can recall out of five weeks of an nfl season where four have been decided on the last game. i don't know who is going to win yet, steve. i know this: it's going to be close. that's the way it will be. >>

for the redskins hosting the packers. low 70s monday. and then showers. we can't be dry all of the time. >> no. >> 74 next tuesday. >> okay. >> okay. >>> let's talk a little basketball, a little wizards action. >> are you ready for basketball? >> not really. >> no. you're still focused on football. try to compartment allize and deal with both. we'll show you the first arenas experiment. plus dan snyder opens up about his personal life and his past mistakes. he's made mistakes? what. my goodness. 9 sports next. [ son ] my parents have always lived in the states. until two years ago, when my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in quickly. found their local deli. a few shortcuts. and a neighborhood hangout. but there's one thing they miss. their beloved hometown team. so i asked citi -- how many thankyou points it would take to give them something special. their old seats, 5 and 6, row c. [ male announcer ] citi thankyou points can be used for almost anything you choose. what's your story? citi can help you write it. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fir

packers. this is a cause near and dear to chris cooley's heart. his mom is a cancer survivor. >> the redskins invited all these women and the first year it was really just me. so to see it develop into the deal that it is today only three years later is amazing. i'm so proud to be a part of it and i'm so thankful for the redskins for everything they do to help us out. >> you'll see a lot of pink on the field sunday. will is back to wrap up the edge right after this. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. tuatng ol >>> taking the edge off, it is a pink di

the newest number 39 quinn porter also on the practice squad. he was with the packers. skins' next opponent. >> it's a blessing. now i'm here. had my first little walk through practice. felt good. i love the vibe. can't wait. >> got to pick up the slack. one man went down, unfortunately. we wish that wouldn't have happened. but we're here and whenever they need us, what we'll do. >> bruce begins his season with the caps. came over on a trade with the st. louis blues. marcus johansson celebrated his birthday yesterday. and matt hendricks who was a training camp invitee earned a roster spot. these have impressed the coach. >> i think every team strives to be better the next year. we're definitely not in a rebuilding mode and at the same time we've gotten players that are young and really pushing the other guys to be full-time guys. >> caps start their season tomorrow. >>> wizards continue their preseason tonight. gilbert arenas. wizards moving the ball around. another two to put the wizards up 6. they win their second in a row 97-83. >>> the home advantage turned out to b

we'll just focus on the green bay packers. aaron rodgers seems to be by all accounts, one of the top three or four quarterbacks in the nfl. they have some weapons at wide receiver. they have a very good tight end. what do you have to do? >> yeah. we have to bring the same intensity we brought the phillies. they were real good. back whei was a rookie, you know, i definitely, i know that guy very well. i know him very well. i played in the pro bowl with him. trained in the off-season. so it's a group of guys that i know. a group of guys i know. i've been knowing aaron rodgers since the draft. played against him in congress. he is a good quarterback. he is a good quarterback. when you have time to sit back and resxllax and learn it from guy like brett favre, he'll be great. >> i would like to thank deangelo hall. he started looking around. what's wrong? he goes, where's lunch? what are you talking about? >> you're not listening. >> all right. i'm used to it. it's okay. >> i should have brought that. i've been lking around. >> thi

the packers won 28-24. controversial ending to the steelers and dolphins. late fourth, pittsburgh down two. ben roethlisberger lunged for the end zone but fumbled the ball. now it was ruled a touchdown. they reviewed it for close to ten minutes. no touchdown. but who recovered the fumble? the officials couldn't figure it out from the replay so they gave it back to pittsburgh, even though it appeared that miami had recovered it. that led to a game-winning field goal. the steelers escaped south beach with a 23-22 win. >>> the redskins had a career day against the bears, he picked jay cutler off four times. this one he returned 92 down the sideline for a score. redskins beat the bears 17-14. the san diego was going right for the chargers. goodman dropped the ball. he thought the play was over. but he was never touched. that's a fulle. his first career catch was also his first career turnover. to the fourth, under 30 seconds to play. chris brown for the tie, hits the upright. and the patriots held on to win 23-20. the buccaneers, down five with 17 seconds left.

the packers would get on the board first way five-yard touchdown pass from aaron rogers to donald lee. later, skins down 13-3. donovan mcnabb goes deep to anthony armstrong for the 48-yard touchdown. graham gano tied it late in the fourth way field goal. then the game winner from # 3 yards out in overtime. >> unless you have a character on your team, you don't win games like that, too many mistakes especially early. but very proud on the way they handled themselves, kept on fighting. no finger pointing. you could tell they were all going the same direction. >> coming up in our next hour, dave ross will be here live to break down the game with monday morning quarterback. >>> we are following developing news in the struggling housing market. coming up next, we'll hear what the white house is saying. >>> a top white house advisor has some advice for the president on how he can be a better role model. we'll hear the challenge put forth on national television. stay with us. you are watching fox 5 morning news.  >>> a german furry going up in flames. rescuers scram

of the midterm elections. >>> washington redskins win big against the packers. synctaxes 60 percent.roperty woman 1 syi didn't owatrnor man 3: he worked for ak 10 billn doanother bamillion.apsed.axers7 h big s don't need help. middle class marylande do. >>> two men were hit and killed while crossing the strt in montgomery county. police suspect drunk driving. >>> this is the final day of metro closures. we'll show you what you need to know to avoid delays >>> overtime victory on the football field. how the skins pulled off another big win. good morning. i'm eun yang. >>> welcome news 4 this week on this monday, october 1 # 1st, 2010. and here's a look out over washington. it's columbus day, as we said. how you might want to spend the holiday if the weather will coopere. >> and if you're lucky enough to have t day off, enjoy. the weather will be cooperating. feeling a little bit like summertime. right now off to a cool start, though. 65 in washington. mid-60s near the bay and eastern shore. article ton, fairfax, montgomery, near 60 on this monday orning. many stu

for the first time in more than 30 years, the skins take an at home win from the green bay packers. "good morning, washington," glad to have you with us on this very early monday morning. >> very early if you stayed up to watch football. more on that exciting win in a minute but we begin with the traffic and weather every 10 minutes. here is adam. >> good morning. it will be another warm day. we were upper 70's and some 80's yesterday. today widespread mid 80's for the afternoon highs. the average is close to 70 so n unseasonably warm. mostly clear, a few scattered clouds. 64 at reagan national. manassas 55, frederick 63. cumberland a little cooler at 59. mostly sunny, with some scattered clouds midday and afternoon. can't rule out an isolated thunderstorm this afternoon into early evening. very few and far between but a couple could pop up. west winds five to 10, now lisa, welcome back. >> thank you. great to be here. unfortunately i need to tell you riverdale has route 1 closed in each direction at east-west highway to document a crash. i want to go to georgia avenue, an accident

it is the vikings versus the packers. all eyes on brett favre whose troubles continue off the field. he's in the middle of the growing sexting scandal, allegedly sending steamy voicemails and text messages to a jets host, also a playboy pinup. >> and celine dion, after years of public struggle to have a larger family, has a double dose of good news this morning. twin boys born this weekend. more coming up. >> and then a feline feat for the record books. this is stewie the cat from nevada. he's now in the guinness book of world records for being the longest cat on the planet at 4'0". he probably has no idea he holds the record. >> she's having a heck of a time holding him. that's a long cat. >>> lots to get to. we begin with closing the deal on the midterm elections. nine days away from elections with democrats at risk of losing control, president obama is trying to rally the base as campaigner-in-chief. mike viquera is at the white house for us. >> reporter: it's a brief rest for the president before going back out on the

the fans showed their support. the last time that they beat the packers at home was 1969. prices at the pump are starting to squeeze more from your wallet. a new survey out says the average cost of a gallon of regular jumped more than 8 cents in the past few weeks. aaa says the price of a gun is now to $80 cents, the highest since may, and up 32 cents from this time last year. coming up on abc 7 news at noon -- >> everyone of them went to beat at the end of the line, not at the beginning. >> the miners and get ready to see the sunshine again. the danger is not over. north korea puts on the world show, introducing a new dictator. how much cash does it take for you to feel secure? all that and how long would these warmer days a blast? item will be back >> a conservative candidate for governor in new york state is facing controversy for his comments. >> i did not march in a gay pride parade -- my opponent did. that is not the best example we should show our children. >> on sunday he told a group of orthodox jewish leaders that he thought saddam would be better off getting mar

down by three after a washington field goal, the packers had a chance to win itt the end of the me but crosby shanks it off the post. and ganeaut played the hero, nailing the 33 yard field goal to send the washington faithful home very happy. after the game rookie armstrong described it. >> i had to be properly prepared to do it. and that was just the perfect situation. got everybody going crazy out there. touchdown and celebration. it just all worked together. >> next up, a date with peyton manning and the indianapolis colts on sunday night football. > >>> a memorial service will take place tomorrow for the half brother of redskins brother albert haynesworth. the defensive tackle missed sunday's ge to be with his family in tennessee. a memorial motorcycle accident honored lance mccoy in nashville. he was killed last thursday night when his bike hit a car. he was speeding whene collided with a car that pulled out of a parking lot. tomorrow's memorial service will be in hartsville, south carolina. >>> 6:07. 63 degrees. ahead this rning, a controversial candidate for a governor in new yo

final seconds vikings trail 28- 24. 4 from 15 on the packers 21. favre slips. he gets up but the pass fails. packers defeat the vikings 28- 24 and this afternoon brad childress announced favre has two fractures in his left ankle, currently hold the nfl record for consecutive games played with 291 and that streak could potentially come to an end sunday. >>> in wizards news coach flip saunders is unsure if gilbert arenas will be able to play in the team's opener in orlando thursday. arenas missed his second day of practice today with a sore right ankle. i'm dave feldman keeping you up to date. >> one last look at that five- day forecast. >> 75 again tomorrow and 78 on wednesday. looks like tomorrow night and through wednesday, our best chance of rain. then we start drying out on thursday, much cooler friday and saturday. >> thank you. now you have the news edge. back here tonight at 10:00. see you then. as

the fans delight. 28-24, was the win for the packers. and the fans in green bay love it. brett favre after the game, vikings coach, brad childress was critical of his quarterback. because of the interceptions, quote, you can't throw to them. that's good coaching advice. stop throwing the ball to the other team. he said sometimes it's okay to pump the ball. you don't have to force it in every time. >>> steelers and ben roethlisberger looking to improve to 5-1. taking on the dolphins. late in the fourth quarter, pittsburgh down two. roethlisberger, lunging toward the end zone. was it a touchdown? did he fumble? officials review the play for ten minutes. the review took ten minutes. ruled the ball was fumbled, which overturned the touchdown. but they couldn't determine who recovered the ball. so, what do they do? they give the steelers the ball on the 1 yard line. fourth and goal. steelers kick a 19-yard game-winning field goal. bizarre ending. pittsburgh escapes miami with a wild 22-23 victory. >>> san diego and new england. nothing going right for the chargers. richard goo

the washington redskins trail the green bay packers in yesterday's entire game but managed to score ten unanswered points in the fourth quarter. donovan mcnabb finished the day 26 with 357-yard. though game went in to overtime. seven minutes in and graham kicked a 33-yard field goal and that won it for washington. the final 16-83. dave owens has more on the redskins ' surprising victory. >> steps up and throws and picked off by landry. >> reporter: landry's overtime pick, followed by gano's winner culminated in an inlikely finish. for three quarters the offense looked stagnant and lost and green bay spent plenty of time in the redskins but give it up to the redskins they persevered. >> very proud of the way they kept fighting no finger pointing. >> the game is four quarters. can't keep a team close for four quarters, something may happen. >> reporter: for much of the game, mcnabb was bruised, battered and off target, seven of the first eight possessions ended with punts. >> we didn't play well the first half. we said enough was enough. >> reporter: then a small adjustment, shorter drops

they take on the green bay packers sunday at fedex field. portis is out for a month with a separated groin muscle. the game may be played here at home but the packers are still favored to win. >> it's going to be a tough game. >> wll wait and see. >> a tough game. but you can sit in the stadium. >> it's going to be an excellent time. >> we may have been singing the blues the early part of the week but now a much happier tune as we go through the weekend. even columbus day, too, is going to be awfully nice with temperates rising cse to 80 degrees. let's take a look right now early, early in the morning. we are at 59 degrees. oxen hill, 56. head towards ferry farms. now the temperature is 50 degrees. fairfax city at 50. bethesda in montgomery county, you're also at 50 degrees. so we have this northwesterly wind. it's a light wind today. yesterday we had some breezes coming through thearea. but today clear and calm with high pressure over it. so when you wait at the bus stop this morning, clear skies, sunshine. 55 to 60 degrees. by the time we

next up, a home matchup against the green bay packers. tough game ahead. >>> rahm emanuel is now official chicago mayor yal candidate. he anounced yesterday he is running for mayor. he focused on questions of violence and deficit spending. >> to be the city we want to be, we can no longer accept business usual. there must be no sacred cows. we must be guided only by the ne to protect our neighbors andssure taxpayer dollars aren't wasted. >> he resigned as white house chief of staff friday. pete use interest interim replacement chief of staff. >>> for the first time it will feature ree women serving at the same time. kagan joins the court today after being confirmed earlier this year. francis koh has what some of the justices will look at this term. >> reporter: it starts its term the first monday of october. there's nothing typical about the court this time around. >> so help me god. >> ongratulations. >> reporter: elaine kagan is its newest member. kagan becomes the third woman on the court, the fourth in its history. but she will likely

the packers. >>> and the wizards begin their pre-season campaign in dallas. in three minutes how top draft pick john wall faired in his debut. >>> good morning, everybody. ever since the wizards drafted wall in june, people wondered how he and arenas would coexist in the same back court. last night flip saunders upped the ante even more starting three guards in the preseason opener, wall arenas and heinrich, all starting against dallas last night. here's young wall and this is what 20-year-old legs can do. end to end for his 2:00 of his 21 in the game. for dallas, butler, dunkin' all over mcgee. he had nine. haywood had seven. it would be tied at 94 with ten seconds to play and who would the wizards call on -- whom would the wizards call on, i want to be da grammatically correct, how about hudson. he nails it with two seconds left an the wizards win. >>> the big three, lebron, wade and baushc making their debut for the heat and this is what you thought it would be. lebron coast to coast. two of his 18. then, get for this combination all year. king james to cb

the packers. the big story, clinton portis is out for weeks to the six weeks with the injured groin. >> and he was playing so well. [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a money bar that shows what's scheduled to go out, what you've put aside... and how much you really have available, right now to spend on the things you want. and you can free up money with a simple slide. it's built to help make your financial life a whole lot easier. experience everything virtual wallet has to offer at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> cold start, warmthwarm fini. sunshine coming back. [ son ] my parents have always lived in the states. until two years ago, when my dad transferred to istanbul. they settled in quickly. found their local deli. a few shortcuts. and a neighborhood hangout. but there's one thing they miss. their beloved hometown team. so i asked citi -- how many thankyou points it would take to give them someth

last time the redskin bet the packers at home was 1979 at r.f.k. the skins now have three wins and two losses. congratulations to the skins. still ahead, battling breast cancer one step and one dollar at a time. >> a miracle in the making. 33 miners trapped half a mile underground could be days from freedom. >> first, another check of the traffic and weather every 10 minutes. we >> 6:10, it is warm. it will be a warm day with temperatures well above average. it will feel more like june. you may need the air conditioner a few hours this afternoon. 65 in springfield and falls church. gainesville 59. wall door 60. bowie 64. anywhere from upper 50's to mid 60's. now to the forecast for today, a lot of sunshine with scattered clouds developing. we can't rule out a few isolated thunderstorms this afternoon into the early evening. not a good chance of seeing them, but still that insulate chance exists. a few could pop up. predominant predominantly dry. tomorrow similar conditions but cooler. upper 70's with a slight chance of late-day storm tomorrow. wedn

the ravens when 17-14. next week, the redskins will host the packers. calvin johnson was at the end of this pass. in the third quarter, it is the same score and the same team with the ball. it was picked off by charles woodson. you have to keep to it -- you have to touch more he will keep running. the defending champs from new orleans, jimmy clawson to jonathan stewart. he goes for the end zone. the pass was broken up. the saints win 16-14. the washington nationals and the season today. there were probably feeling a little bit better about themselves. they did not have the worst record in the league this year. this is the final game against the mets. that will drive in one. they went into extra innings. this would be ball number for 2 just and maxwell. the nationals on not letting anything in the bacteria. -- in the back today. micah green scores and the nationals went 3-0. the ryder cup goes one more day. there is really no need to putt if you do not have to. nascar in kansas, the chase is getting tighter. he keeps his title hopes alive. jimmy johnson