still, native americans admit convincing redskins owner daniel snyder to give up the redskins' name has been and will be a struggle. they say many sports fans have become de sensitized to the word redskins. >> team names have so candy coated these racial terms. people don't see it for what it really is, you know. redskins is one of the most derogatory terms that you could call a native person. >> native americans are the only group treated this way. we have a professional football team, disney's pocahontas, indian in the cupboard, and the village people. >> reporter: you've got the cleveland indians, the atlanta braves, kansas city chiefs, chicago blackhawks. there are plenty out there. but native americans told me today that the redskins is the only one that is a racial slur. still, despite that, they say ultimately their goal is to change all mascots with native american connection. in minnesota, "game on." >> we've seen the protests in arizona and dallas. 3,000 to 5,000. holden this is growing in terms of the protest. >> this one event did garner a bit more attention now. so thousand

washington redskins replaced. i want to show you some pictures from today. they drummed, danced and marched the stadium.s to more than a dozen native american organizations are dissipated as did members of congress and local residents, calling on the redskins owner to change the name. degradinghe name is and a racial slur. >> it is offensive. it's as offensive as the and numerous other slurs out there. it is offensive no matter how you look at it. this is a public university and it has been putting a great heel of pressure on the vikings saying they don't want the redskins name used in any --motional and literature promotional literature. the university is under contract with the vikings to hold the games here, so they had to abide by the nfl rules. the protest was fairly peaceful and there were heated exchanges between fans and protesters. part, it was a peaceful protest. dan snyder saying they came to play football and not to get involved in this debate. we look forward to hearing more from you tonight. let's ta

bucs beat the redskins 27-7. the skins are now 3-7. rg3 knows that the blame is just on everyone. >> you can't sit at your locker and be oven the field and say it's not my fault. i'm a baller, i'm an all pro, a pro bowl player. right now we have no pro bowl players. we don't. we're not playing that way. i'm not playing that way. the line is not playing that way. the receivers aren't playing that way, our special teams isn't playing that way. we all know that. guys have to accept that, accept that we have a long way to go, accept that we have to get better. >> this team has a long way to go and rg3 has a long way to go. head coach jay gruden had strong words after the game. you'll hear from him in about ten minutes. >>> a ft. washington family has been forced out of their home by a raging fire. firefighters say at one point the fire consumed nearly the entire home. it was just one of several that kept the crews busy today. news 4's derrick ward is live in ft. washington with the latest. >> reporter: chris, despite the damage y debehind

redskins boarding the early bugs to the stadium next stop. well, that was from the redskins. that was before it happened. so the players are now starting to get to -- the players starting to get on the bus actually is what these pictures are from. this is a pregame ritual for players. they go through this routine on game days. they have to get ready, get themselves onto a men tall place. on the way to the stadium, you've seen commercials with the players and when they get on the bus they're wearing the heas be get into the zone. the good news, it looks like everybodt to the stadium there. >> in talking with diana, chef said she spoke with some of the players and coaches and they clearly said this is more than just a fender bender, that they were shaken. she said it wasn't long before they were already talking football. as adam touched on, get back to that zone, we know game time is still going to stay at 1:00 today. the redskins putting out on twitter they are okay they want to thank everyone for st sendg the thoughts. > police are investigating a deadly shooting in landover.

vikings beat the redskins with 29-26. with more from minnesota -- >> the drama started even before kick-off today. the team's two buses crashed into each other and then a report claiming that robert griffin iii lost the locker room. the team denies any of that and say robert is indeed the team leader. it's the defense who caused the team's loss. >> we believe in him. it's not his fault that we loxt. it's defense lost. that's not the quarterback. the quarterback did his job. >> you still want robert griffin iii at quarterback. >> absolutely. absolutely. everybody loves him. i don't understand any qug him as a player in the locker room. we all love him. >> we are in d.c. and it is robert griffin. they are going to try to tear us down and him down. we're going to stay unit nighted as a locker room. that's that. >> that's a small time reporter reporting. in that locker room we e and what's going on on n in that field. can't really worry about the negativity that's swirling around. some day that will stop. i truly believe that

no major injuries on the redskins -- >> just spoke to several on the redskins bus. a small fender bender.ore than everyone shaken. the bus was in a crash in minneapolis on the way to the vikings game yesterday which happens at 1:00 our time. it appears there are no major injuries to the also telling us that it does seem the police escort got the worst of it in a crash there. swreel to check in with her and verify the information and see what's coming out of that. >> at this point we don't know what w the 1 p.m. game time start will be impacted. you can follow us online at nbcwashington.com. we'll continue up to date you throughout the mor >>> police are sea the driveer of a car who hit a man on his scooter and killed him. a volkswagen sedan hit the man on wilson boulevard near route 50. the car drove away but wfound a short time later. >>> a fifth prince george's police officer is off the job this morning. officials suspended kofrm miriam perez after she was arrested for drink driving. she was off duty at the time. maryland state police charged her with dui. perez h

the colts crushed the redskins. 49-27. with more on this mess, dianna russini is in indianapolis. >> well, the washington redskins have now gone the entire month of november without a victory. now with colt mccoy under center, despite having a career day, the offense could not capitalize on any of the turnovers. >> we get turnovers like that early in the game, we've got to be able to get more than a couple field goals. unfortunately, we weren't able to do that. our defense made some nice stops on us. we kind of got going a little bit too late. >> they gave us an opportunity in the first half. we were turning the ball over, defense did a great job. kicked the field goal, did some other things, but we got to be better. >> offense did all that they were supposed to do. colt played well. alfred ran the ball. desean made plays. they put up 27 points. when you do that, you're not only supposed to win, you're definitely not supposed to get beat by as many as you score. >> playing 16 games. only get 16 cracks at it. we've lost nin

any redskins fans year? >> i am not admitting that today. >> yes, today was a day that many redskins fans did not want to admit they are redskins fans. are you a redskins fan? >> not anymore. >> pretty low, pretty shameful. it is like a high school team. >> the loss to the lowly tampa bay ox -- buccaneers. it left people be wilderness, wondering what in the world they were watching yesterday. today, redskins nation sounded like they wanted to raise the white flag. >> change the name. it is jinxed. let it go. >> and the problems were all on display yesterday. losingades of mostly football is wearing on the fan base, even the most loyal. >> if anything, we were loyal. >> beginning to turn a cold shoulder. >> i am a fair weather fan. >> if they lose, i don't care. >> i would like to be able to watch the nation's capital, but what is there to watch? >> i hope they bring a real team in. those were the comments that we could air. the fan base. the team still has six more games to play this season. it starts again

ongoing protests and a different quarterback, but, the same results, is a look at what went wrong in the redskins' loss to the colts. q., a chaotic scene, early this morning, as recidecedent'ses, scrambled to escape an apartment building and, tonight, they mourn a woman who, died. >>> richard read is there. yes, that's right, these folks live right across the street, they saw the fire and, came here and, they went to this entrance, which is not boarded up, and went in and managed to rescue two people and, they could not get to that woman who died and the she survived katrina only to die in this building. >>> imagine waking uninside a burning building,. >>> and i really tried. >>> this building, northeast. >>> i opened the door, and all this black smoke started coming out. >>> she woke around, 4 ex 15 to the terrifying sights and sounds of a fire,. >>> and just started yelling, and, everybody started coming out. >>> washington and, numerous residents were able to escape. some jumping out second story windows and, a woman did not. >>> it was sad, she died, she was a good lady. >>> he described how

. >>> a former navy seal who says he killed, bin laden made an appearance for the redskins game. >>> he took part in a pregame ceremony, which saluted the military. and he made headlines, when he said he delivered the fatal shot, to bin laden, and, the former navy seal spoke to them, at a team meeting. >>> as for the game, it was disappointing for the redskins, they could not get a win, against another team with a horrible losing record. >>> now, what happened. >>> do i have to join you? [laughter] >>> it's my job. >>> well, he's the guy to lead this team, didn't do a great job, sacked six times. and two interceptions. >>> the very first play, rg3, back to pass, and, got a short one and, he it gets picked off. one of three for the skins and despite ail the problems, they did get it into the end zone, and get the screen-pass, and, goes untouched for 30 yards, and down, 13-7 at the half. >>> they showed some life, and, evans, touchdown. >>> he finished, with 7 catches, and, the skins go down, 27-7. embarrassing loss to the bucs. >>> 4-7 on the season. >>> we didn't play well, and i did

why are the redskins looking at him? we really don't know why considering they have three healthy qb's. the skins did activate receiver today from the physicalically unable to perform list. he hasn't played in a year since tearing his acl. he returned to practice october 15. skins waived chase to make room for hankerson. and get a look at roy's new do. all those beautiful locks are gone. the runningback cut his hair and donatedded it to the american cancer society to make wigs to those who lost their own hair. him and his wife did it together. his wife cut off 16 inches. >> finally got to do something worthwhile. >> how do you feel now that you've done that? >> a sense of fulfillment. i wanted to play the football season without hair coming out of my helmet. >> the case of former ravens runningback will be held before a judge tomorrow in new york. rice filed a grievance saying he was doubly punished for the same incident. former federal judge, barbra jones will preside over the hearings. roger goodell is expected to test

the redskins should beat the 1- 8 tampa bay buccaneers. one game at a time couldn't be more appropriate. the redskins don't have any room to look ahead. >> our focus is to get to 1-0. it's not to get to 7-0 this week. we have to take care of business this week against tampa and very talented team regardless of the record. there's no easy games in the nfl and we aren't going to overlook them. >> here's your chance to win a redskins jersey signed by ryan kerrigan. all you have to do is go to our facebook page and click signed kerrigan jersey give away to enter. you have until sunday, november 23. >>> ravens runningback is having the best season of his career. this week he was named the afc office and player of the week after a two-touchdown, 112-yard performance against tennessee. now taking advantage of the spotlight becoming one of the top backs in the league. >>> the washington wizards started strong this season at 5- 2. one win away from the best start in 40 years. but a main focus has been regaining control of home court advantage, whic

should the redskins change the name? time and facetime den in these polls -- time again they have come back overwhelmingly in favor of keeping the name. daniel snyder is the one that can change the name. >>> again police estimate there were about three to 4000 protesters taking part in the march to it cfstadium. >>> the national park foundation is hiring a coordinator, individual and planned giving full-time position requiring more than four years of experience. if you would like to find out more, go to wusa9.com/dc jobs. >>> today's winner is betty cole from gaithersburg, maryland. betty says i should be fan of the day, because i am a fan every day. my day is not complete until i see the morning crew. >>> of course you guys aren't bad either, see you in the morning. >>> we would like you to become our next facebook fan of the day. see usher in concert monday at verizon center. all you have to do is go to our facebook fan page, fill out the fan of the day and so we can put you on tv no as we head to break more from our l

tampa bay wanted this game more than the redskins. rg3 and his team searching for win number four on the season. redskins, backed up, griffin drops back, his pass gets tipped and intercepted by johnthan banks. takes a hit from rg3, didn't slow him down, he would score. one of two interceptions in the game for griffin. tampa is up, 10-0. fourth quarter action, bucs up by 13. josh mccown going up top to the rookie, mike evans. hauling in the 56-yard touchdown, he had a career high, 209 yards receiving. bucs beat the redskins 27-7, skins now 3-7 on the year. rg3, he knows this loss is on everyone. >> you can't sit in your locker or be out on the field and say, well, it's not my fault. i'm a baller, i'm an all-pro, i'm a pro bowl player. because right now we have no pro bowl players. we don't. we're not playing that way. i'm not playing that way. the line is not playing that way. our receivers aren't playing that way. the backs, our defense isn't playing th way. we all know that. guys have to accept that. accept that we have a long way to

. >>> and a surprise, why federal drug agents visited some teams, including the redskins' opponent today, and we'll have all those stories, and we'll start with the weather this is really, where people broke out the coats and, will this weather last until the monday morning commute? >>> that's a good question. >>> hello,. >>> the morning commute may be a little bit damp, and is the evening, a little drier and, we very had some scattered showers and, showers, mainly, northwest, and the city, and, washington county, and, eastern panhandle of west virginia, and, but there's more rain off to the southwest. you'll see that on storm, and look at the heavy rain, and, alabama, and georgia, and it will all be tracking northeast, a few scattered showers, and, more of that rain. >>> and temperatures, above freezing, so you don't have to worry about any icing road conditions, and, 47 downtown, and, i do think it will be a little bit wet, keep that in mind, and i think by the evening, a lost rain pushing east of the i-95, and then it turns to another bitterly cold mast and, we have details or just ho

redskins has a big value as a trademark and there's no way that the redskins or the nfl is going to give it up. >> but even with protests like the one over the weekend? >> we had terry bradshaw on "outnumbered." he was sitting where you sat and even he, chris, seemed to moderate his position a little bit but i'm with you. i mean, dan snyder, he rarely gets the recognition for donating millions of dollars to the native american community. a name change is one thing but he's absolutely put his money maybe not where the name is and backed up the native american community in many ways. i'm a philadelphia eagles fan so i'll let you bleed burgundy and gold on our couch but i think they should just keep it. dan snyder has a right to keep it if he wants to. he's done a lot for that community. >> i'm curious to what happens, though. if these protests continue and this continues to be the focus, does it negatively hurt the brand? does it get to the point where they say, it's not worth it? let's just give in to the protests, change it, maybe everyone happy. do you think that point gets reached? >>

. >> a scary and rough day for the redskins. the team had to deal with a bus deceant thousands of protest or hes as well as a tough loss. >> president obama fires back during a campaign stop today. we're going to get started with the weather with the temperatures in free fall. some parts of our riegen in for the first hard freeze of the season. now more on this blast of winter weather. >> it feels more like december, especially today when you factored in the wind. temperatures are tumbling. take a look at the temperatures. this is the forecast low for tomorrow morning. you notice in d.c. i think we'll stay above freezing. , that isoward the west where temperatures will likely fall below freezing and that is why a freeze warning has been issued that begins at 1:00 a.m. and last through 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. if have you any plants outside, now is the time to bring them in because you may lose them by tomorrow morning. after a cold start for monday morning, we're going to see some nice mild days ahead. as far as rain, you'll

. >>> rg3 and the redskins heading into the bye week after losing to the vikings. consider this, the redskins are now 3-6, the same record they had in 2012 before they won seven straight and the nfc east. a lot of people were expecting to look at rg3 to look a little rusty. but he did make big plays, including this one to desean jackson. he had the loss will make them hungrier when they play buccaneers on the 16th. the bus crashed. several players and coaches documented the crash on their twitter feeds. minnesota state police say a police escort stopped short and that caused the chain reaction crash. nobody other than the drivers were wearing a seat belt. >> i was just really worried about the bus driver. the pwoeupbd shattered. thank god he had on his seat belt. all of us were good. it didn't affect the game. we were able to play. >> redskins players sigh hrus red could not suit up because he was experiencing back pain. coach gruden has a stiff neck but okay. . >>> the next time you stop to get fas, the major milestone we have crossed for the first time in years.

so good stuff for the redskins, they have the lead. and hopefully they can hold on. >>> not over until the end. >>> okay. we are looking at the radar, and some possible rain. >>> overnight tonight, it should be out of here, tomorrow, and, warm and breezy, 73, and record breaking temperatures, and wednesday, we're monitoring. breaking temperatures, and wednesday, we're monitoring. >>> see you then bergeron: here's a sneak peek at tonight's "afv." we dare you not to laugh. yeah! wah! [ woman laughs ] woman: obviously, your dad -- ohh! see? go! go! [ laughs ] [ man laughs ] welcome to... and now, here he is, the host of "afv"... all: tom bergeron! whoo-hoo! [ cheers and applause ] thk you very much! and thank you to anna, benjamin, and cade for that lovely introduction. good evening. welcome to a special "afv."

thehe redskins were back on field today, putting in their game plan for the 49ers. e still notams' ankl ready to go. this brings us back to rg iii. whether his fault or not, griffin has been sacked 11 times in two games. his quarterback rating was 15 last sunday, worst in the nfl. jay gruden was asked if rg iii can get back to the player he was in 2012 when the ritz kids went to the playoffs. >> obviously, having injuries, the type of quarterback he was, his first year he had 800 yards rushing. quite friendly, we have not won a super bowl since 1991, which is where we are trying to go. we're not trying to go 10-6 and get knocked out in the first round of the playoffs. >> jay gruden looking at long-term goals. the wizards are now 7-3 after losing last night to the mavericks. with lebron james and the cavaliers coming to town, the good news for the wizards is the return of bradley beal. sharp, taking charges one end, knocking down shots the other. he scored 21 points in 26 minutes, he was terrific. the play of the day, the charlotte hornets, indiana pacers. rodney stu

off, thehe weekend redskins are off. >> a bye. week.ey-do >> rg iii talks about the record and the challenge still in front redskins and the wizards try to set a winning pace against the pacers looking for row. fourth win in a talk about capital games. >> folks this is setting up as a terrific basketball season in washington. competitiveplayed a sometimes frustrated game depletedhe banged up pacer. drew gooden, 1 for 7. carried them to their fourth straight win. d.c. by two. indiana with the ball. seconds left. this will drive you nuts. sloan drives with six seconds gortat.r 84-84. in overtime. the wisconsin look to be aggressive. the wizards look to be aggressive. paul pierce. 37 years old. fellow.big throws it down. fouled for the three-point play. the wizards stayed on the attack. up theense to set offense. john wall to temple. oh back to wall. reverse lay-up. wall with 3 points. the wizards hang on 96-94 in overtime. stay in the nba. magic and sixers. win. with a chance to tobias harris. where is he? yep, put it up. beat the b

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and warm thoughts about the wizards, not so warm thoughts about the redskins. greg rg iii, a lot of people wonder if they will ever get back to the quarterback they drafted, or is he done? 0 the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> social media is blowing up. everybody has an opinion, and i certainly understand that the way the redskins played yesterday will get that reaction, made even worse by the fact that the redskins were coming off a high week, and i will put that on the coaches that the team was not ready, but criticism in the most is rg iii, and that is the way it should be. he is the quarterback. it comes with the position. he struggled with almost every facet of his game other than a couple of runs. unfounded, he played with no confidence. >> he is obviously very competitive, but we just need him to do what he is supposed to do. sometimes he worries about it a little too much, but he is a great competitor, and we just have to try to get him better. the tampa bay buccaneers ranked number 28, but the skins let them score 2

with the redskins, kristen berset, wusa9. >> redskins fans had strong reaction to rg3 getting benched. >> we asked football fans whether they thought rg3 is a cooked turkey? do we call him done? i don't think so. >> i thought this was gong going to be the season. i know he only played a couple games, but he is so out of rhythm. >> he isn't sinking with gruden or gruden isn't sinking with him. >> i think they need to rally around the quarterback. that's the leader and they need to look at what they can do to make him look better. like catching the ball when >> that would help. a lot of people today agreed with rg3 getting benched, but they also said not to stick a fork in him just yet. still, they are interestedded in seeing just how well colt mccoy performs this weekend. >> i'm meteorologist, topper shutt. just slush right now, but some of the slush could refreeze overnight. we are getting critical north and west. 35á in martinsburg and 34 in winchester. we'll talk about when we think temperatures will go below freezing and where. we'll also take you through the holiday weekend. >>>

is at redskins park. how are the players reacting and what is colt mccoy saying? >> i think is going to have to handle this promotion just like he handled his previous promotion, and that is with professionalism. he did that last time and ended the titansagainst and against the dallas cowboys. i guess that worked out well for him also. the question is, how do you re-create that? playing out on the field is a totally different game. but before that tennessee game, i never had a rep with these guys. it took an adjustment for them to figure out the way i play and the way i move, the things i see. so the big adjustment will be after sitting for three or four we, if we can pick that backup and move forward. >> let's take this into consideration, not only did colt mccoy get a when as a start of this season, but a win against a very good dallas team. >> robert, thank you very much. that brings us to sunday. he is the real mccoy, he's got a chance. [laughter] underdogs. --coming up next >> a local trash trash driver -- trash truck driver. >> i'm really looking forward to

many dressedn traditional tribal attire while praying outside today's niners-redskins game. so protesters spoke directly th the red skins owner, daniel snyder. >> dan snyder has stated that this is an honor for himto have that emblem on his helmet. not an honor to our people >> a man wearing a shirt supporting the redskins' animal exchange heated words with protesters. e 49ers say the team supports the right of pple to express themselves. >> tomorrow at noon students plan to walk outf classes at every hool in the university of california system. the latest step in an organized protest against tuition hkes. last week, uc regents voted to raiseuition for in-state and out of state students for five days students have been camped out in wheeler hall, vowing nt leave until regents change thr mind. >>> still ahead at 6:00, the new push to re-open an oakland school, closed becaus of budget cuts >>> if you're traveling this holiday, we'll tell you if you need to get on the road a little earlier. the growing service that will help americans save millions of dollars this holidayshoppi

now of all the three redskins quarterback. colt is actually the only one that has won a game from start to finish. coming up rg iii time might be up in the air, but one team owner still thinks that he could be a big star. we'll have that story later in sports. >>> hope for people living in dc, the food desert and the organization that not only provides the fresh produce, but to show you why the healthy diet is vital for success in the classroom. also coming up at 6:00. >>> i'm surae chinn in leesburg checking out the >>> community organizations would focus on healthy eating, helping the parents with the fresh produce and it is free. she visited the pop-up market where they are the star and families, they are getting ready for thanksgiving. >> the cauliflower and sweet potato. students here at the elementary school, they will be going home with all the ingredients for the healthy feast. as a parent of the effort to get that to children in low- income neighborhoods. the volunteer organization hosted the free healthy grocery mark

>> i'm a great believer washington redskins should change their name. i think it is a very offense of maine the redskins. it did not mean the color of their skin. the redskins store clement bloody, the blood skin. they were bloody red. it wasn't because the native indians looked red, because they were brown. i think that is a good step ahead. do you remember that? those restaurants went, i think that is a good thing. >> too much pc running rampant? >> don't know that you'll find so much time to be outraged about every single thing. i don't know where the outrage was, it is like the washington redskins, it is more white liberals upset about this than everybody else. if they want to change it, i am all for it. it is their decision like the redskins position. keep it consistent. maybe it is time. if there are genuine communities offended, i would not want anybody to be offended, but it is the decision of nbc they want to do that. it is a tradition that offends people, get rid of it. but i don't feel that passionately about this one. >> i am sure you could

tony romo playing in his first game since injuring his back against the redskins. first quarter, boys up 3-0. here comes robinson. the former michigan quarterbacking about 32 yards for the touchdown. jaguars taking an early 7-3 lead. in the second quarter, though, dallas pulling back. romo to dez bryant. bryant doing most of the work here. weaving through tacklers. he finds the end zone. cowboys up 17-7. these two weren't done. later in the quarter, more from romo. going to drop back this time and go up top. this a 68-yard touchdown. three touchdowns on the day for tony romo. cowboys beat the jaguars, 31-17. >>> joe flacco and the ravens hosting the rookie zach mettenberger of the tennessee titans. a little shovel pass here to leon washington. that's good for a touchdown. the titans take a 7-0 lead. later in the third quarter, tied at seven. flacco. the give to justin forseth. forseth finds daylight and finds the end zone. 11-yard touchdown run. 112 yards in this game and a pair of touchdowns. more from joe flacco. third quarter. third and six. he finds torrey smit

. >> a tough day for the washington redskins, including this. thousands of people came out to watch the game but this group not a fan of the team. >> i'm drew tuma. despite sunshine temperatures still running well below normal. we'll talk about warmer air arriving for the new work and school week. details with ♪ good morning, usher! hey! did you know bees communicate through dance? me too... we're practically twins! hey john, check it out. whoa! yeah, i was testing to see if we really can turn any device in your house into a tv. and the tablet worked just fine. but i wanted to see if the phone would work as well. so i shrunk sharon. every channel is live just like on tv. but it's my phone. it's genius. shh! i'm watching tv. tiny sharon is mean. i'm right here. watch any channel live on any device around your home. download the xfinity tv app today. >>> several thousand people gathered to protest the washington redskins name today. the team was playing the viking in minnesota. protesters held signs calling the name racist the redskins owner sai

washington redskins n.f.l. team in minnesota. here is john hendren to explain why. they came in trazitional -- traditional clones bearing incense and a plea. >> the name, washington redskins, represented football in the u.s. capital since 1932. many fans want to keep it that way. >> i don't think changing the names. it's not doing anything to change a need. >> if they change it, they'll have to buy new gear. >> you want them to keep it. >> i do. >> reporter: how about you? >> i agree, i don't think this is right. >> there's a lot of other names out there that come from derogatory terms. it's football, not a big deal. >> reporter: this is native american country, minnesota means land of clear blue water in the dakota language, and the arena is the university of minnesota stadium. native americans and supporters came by the thousands to tell the redskins to come up with a new name or go home. >> the name is not defensive. the fact that it's placed here is offensive. it is on dakota land. >> they are not welcome in our homes, because it is demeaning, dehumanizing and h

many dressed in traditional tribal attire while praying outside today's niners-redskins game. some protesters spoke directly with the red skins owner, daniel snyder. >> dan snyder has stated that this is an honor for him to have that emblem on his helmet. not an honor to our people. >> a man wearing a shirt supporting the redskins' animal exchange heated words with protesters. the 49ers say the team supports the right of people to express themselves. >> tomorrow at noon students plan to walk out of classes at every school in the university of california system. the latest step in an organized protest against tuition hikes. last week, uc regents voted to raise tuition for in-state and out of state students for five days students have been camped out in wheeler hall, vowing not leave until regents change their mind. >>> still ahead at 6:00, the new push to re-open an oakland school, closed because of budget cuts. >>> if you're traveling this holiday, we'll tell you if you need to get on the road a little earlier. >> the growing service that will help americans save millions of d

i'll oppose the anti-redskins bill. let's focus on creating jobs and let the redskins worry about what to call their team. >> i think coming out and saying you're in favor of that, why bother going with that? you're going to get your republicans out. you're going to get the people who back a name change away from the polls. >> let's go to maine. question number one on the state's ballot there. on election day it would ban things like the use of jelly donuts to lure bears out of the woods so hounders can shoot them. there have been 1300 ads for and against the bear-luring restriction. >> question one continues traditional bear hunting and stops junk food baiting. no one wants problem bears in our neighborhoods so let's stop feeding them. that's common sense. vote yes on question one. >> it's okay to kill the bears, but you can't give them a sweet meal before you do it. >> not even the bears get to choose their meal. it's terrible. >> chris christie is considering a 2016 presidential campaign, he went to the jersey shore

i just got back from redskins park. jay gruden says he made this decision on monday. he calls all three quarterbacks in on tuesday to tell them without the rest of the team that robert griffin iii is no longer going to be the starter. colt mccoy will be under center on sunday. the first snap belonged to mccoy. griffin prepared to be his backup. gruden says he knows rg-3 did play better and that signature hymn down right now may help him in the long term. but he added, right now mccoy gives the skins a better chance to win a game and that as long as he's productive, the job is his. >> i'm prepared to give colt every opportunity to keep the job, yes. that's not an issue for me. if he zshgs he'll be the quarterback next week. if he does, he'll be the quarterback the following week. but he's an experienced quarterback. he's got, you know, some games under his belt in the nfl. he has a little bit more experience than the other two guys have here. and, you know, he plays like it. >> gruden said that he made the switch because rg 3 just isn't producing enough. so lots more t

the giants are 3-7 just like the redskins. the redskins with a bad loss today hosting the 1-8 bucs. the former navy seal who says he killed bin laden spoke to the team last night. it did not help. the redskins lose 27-7. they're 3-7. the nfl's newest two-way player j.j. watt, he catched this. four touchdowns for him this season. lesean mccoy has two. jermaine gresham scores, but the saints fan rips it away from her. not very saintly. she did eventually get a ball after begging. on to the phillies. president dave montgomery spoke about his jaw cancer surgery. he says he's doing well and wants to get back real soon and he's ready. as you know, the phillies are rebuilding. >> i'm doing fine. actually, come the middle of next week, it's been six months since my surgery. the good news is i'm a little thinner. that's really good news. and i feel fit and ready to go. obviously the club has some work to do. i describe my condition as one of being overloved. everybody wants to help me get well. i appreciate that. i understand that. i think i'm ready to get back in the fray. >> good to see hi

. >> it was chilly in redskins park today. the focus was all on san francisco. coming up, i've got the latest from rg iii's >> quite a question for you -- would you let them but you don't know drive your car while you're out of town? doing so allows you to park at dulles international airport for free. it's an app called flight car that launched the three airports in the u.s., including dulles, and kendis gibson explains what this is about. >> it is a fascinating concept. you park your personal car, flight out of town, and while you are gone, a stranger rinse your vehicle. >> it's just like airbnb. vp or to pure car sharing company called flight car launched at dulles today after having success on the west coast. people drop off their cars at this hotel and get a free ride to the airport, and while they are gone, the company rents out their vehicle. >> who do you think is crazy enough to do it? >> i don't think you have to be crazy. i think you've got a lot of protection. folks say, yes, early on, they did have some cars stolen. they put in some safety measures

we do know that colt mccoy is the redskins starter. rg iii will be the backup. made solely bys jay gruden, not snyder. he knows the offense is paralyzed with rg iii right now. he gave him every chance to be successful. >> i tried to cater to his strengths. we tried to make the offense comfortable for him. for flood ever reason, all eyes are on the quarterback. the focus is on the quarterback. when the offense does not have success, the quarterback gets the brunt of the blame. >> robert, what are the rest of the players on the team saying about the change? >> two words from the rest of the players, the message to colt mccoy -- get focused. you don't stringer, have a lot of responsibilities or a lot to look forward to. that has changed for colt mccoy. he is a starter now, so he has a lot of things to focus on. but his focus changed back when he got off the bench against the tennessee titans and ended up leading the redskins to the 19-17 win. however, the players are saying get focused now. you get an opportunity, you have to take advantage of it. if you are not wi

. >>> and we have redskins in the house. davis are here. they are working with our incredible volunteers with uso turkeys for troops phone bank is up and running. if you want to show your gratitude to our service members, donate just $50 to feed military families this thanksgiving and christmas. here's the number to call, 202- 895-5560. again, 202-895-5560. >>> the blast of arctic air heading our way is making a mess of things as it heads east. people in minnesota woke up to files of snow and freezing temperatures. >> it came early. we're going to have another long winter like last year. >> we have our plow blades down and moving as much as we can. >> and this early blast of winter weather forced the schools there to close. it caused dozens of accidents from colorado to wisconsin. more than 150 flights were canceled in minneapolis, st. paul on monday, but officials are hoping to get most travelers back on track today. >> i know topper can't wait for this winter blast to hit us. when are we going to get a taste of this weather? >> a taste to

coming up, a redskins shakeup. what the recent struggles could mean for our g3's place on the field. the storm tracker coverage continues. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jeras is here with us. >> not everybody has been getting in on the action. rain in d.c., back to rain, back and forth. all of you who have been tweeting us, sending us pictures on facebook. we want to share a few of those. this is where we have been seeing some of the accumulation. this one is in winchester. take a look at the road. that is going to make some slick conditions. you can see a good couple of inches of snow at haymarket. there is a dog in the snow in stephens city. [laughter] ins one looks christmasy , virginia caruso accumulate and spots and who know that causes problems on the roadways. here are a couple of preliminary numbers. just shy of two inches in stephens city. dulles airport regarding 10th of an inch of snow -- reporting 0.2 inches of snow. you are leaving those airports, you will probably sit on the ta

sports, i have the latest from the redskins. and news out of college park regarding stefon diggs, the all-star wide receiver. regarding stefon diggs, the all-star wide receiver. the win wa after filling out their hogan iquestionaire, aight. hogan was awarded an a- from the nra. but now he refuses to release his responses. the nra opposes comprehensive background checks. they want to weaken maryland's gun safety laws. even support letting suspects on the fbi terror watch list buy guns. on gun safety and terror, the nra is wrong. hogan gets an a- from the nra. on protecting maryland, we just can't trust him. >> and now, the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> it was painful to watch yesterday. the redskins defense had breakdowns, miscommunications. they made rookie teddy bridgewater look like turkington. times in the day. he threw the interception that stole all the momentum. rusty,rg3 is going to be but you cannot take sacks and cannot throw interceptions. they are momentum steelers. a lot of folks

enough of the redskins. everyone seems to be talking about rg iii and the comments are strong, pro and con. there seems to be more frustration. even people who like him seem to be defending him more than praising him. a lot of the so-called experts believe he is running out of time with the redskins. in rapoport is saying that some of rg iii's special privileges have been removed. it.gruden talked about >> sometimes we have to many voices in your head, you think about too much and quite frankly, we need to get him to think about playing and be more decisive with his reasons and not taking so many sacks. sometimes you think too much and makes you less decisive we have to get him to be more comfortable and more decisive. >> how about alfred morris? he ran for 125 yards. a big-time improvement. if you saw this i know you want to see this again. it in the end zone. bearis like a catching assignment. this is the catch of the year. that is incredible. ball.night college ask a playing arizona state in kansas city.

i'll oppose the anti-redskins bill. let's focus on creating jobs and let the redskins worry about what to call their team. >> i think coming out and saying you're in favor of that, why bother going with that? you're going to get your republicans out. you're going to get the people who back a name change away from the polls. >> let's go to maine. question number one on the state's ballot there. on election day it would ban things like the use of jelly donuts to lure bears out of the woods so hounders can shoot them. there have been 1300 ads for and against the bear-luring restriction. >> question one continues traditional bear hunting and stops junk food baiting. no one wants problem bears in our neighborhoods so let's stop feeding them. that's common sense. vote yes on question one. >> it's okay to kill the bears, but you can't give them a sweet meal before you do it. >> not even the bears get to choose their meal. it's terrible. >> chris christie is considering a 2016 presidential campaign, he went to the jersey shore

. >> what is going on in the redskins locker room at a the sean jackson speaks out. -- in the redskins locker room? >> and now, the toyota sports desk month not to you by your local toyota dealers. desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> the redskins have had a week off to get ready mentally for the final seven games of the season. there was drama even in the bye week. appeared on the fox pregame show and told the story of how he spoke to the team in the locker room in support of his quarterback rg iii. offensive -- through some things -- i have been through some things in my career. sometimes you need to speak on a certain situation. that's at i did. >> the top performance in the nfl yesterday, i my opinion, aaron rodgers. he tied the franchise single-game record fourth of the also match the nfl record for a half, embarrassing the bears. marilyn whiter -- wide receiver stefon diggs injured. he could be out for the rest of the season. to abc sevenirmed that he suffered a lacerated kidney on display at penn state. and amazingly, he continued to play to finish the game. he

and it redskins park, we will take you there as well. >>ports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> let's start with this, how about the wizards? one of the best starts in the nba. they are playing well, and everybody down here is talking about them and asking how they are doing it. they are doing it on defense, 50-50 balls. they rank at the top of the nba and defense. paul pierce is in a little bit of a slump, but john wall and temple have played big and the wizards are rolling. is one of these games, even if we don't shoot great, we are still winning games. well, defending so defense is going to win games for us. things that have been successful in the past have been built on the events first, and that's what we are doing. >> the redskins continue to carry a lot of drama with him. to talk abouted rg iii. the questions they're asking are legitimate. will he ever be the quarterback that he was? was he a quarterback they drifted so high and traded away so many players. ask, how just wants to about rg iii? >> do you like ev

on sunday, for the redskins game. 40 nine degrees for a high. we could be looking at some shower activity, even a few flurries on monday. for those that want to concentrate, it is going to be chilly. 44 sunday, 49 on sunday. follow us on twitter. >> getting healthy. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- jim carrey. from "scandal", bellamy young. "this week in unnecessary censorship." and music from oran "juice" jones. with cleto and the cletones. and now, and happy birthday to him, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's "jimmy kimmel live" [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: well, thank you very much. hi, everybody. hello, there i'm jimmy, i'm the host of the show. thank you for watching. sure for coming. i appreciate it, thank you.

the redskins sued the group in august. that group asked for the lawsuit to be thrown out saying the team should be suing the trademark office not them. yesterday a judge agreed and allowed the lawsuit to go forward. >>> later today, the president is taking part in a traditional thanksgiving ceremony at the white house. this year's turkey clocks in at a whopping 50 pounds. that's a big bird. they were raised in western ohio. apparently they get pampered right before the pardon happens. a lot of nice food. then they go off to a farm or petting zoo. how about that? >> or a hotel. stay with us. news 4 at 5:00 continues. >>> we're helping you get your holiday destination this morning as we deal with a winter storm that is rolling in the d.c. area right now. our crews are on the road already. >> we begin with storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> right now it is all rain across virginia and into maryland and the eastern shore. right now out of the mountains, many locations there are getting some wet

clearly some had different views on the team name. >> i've be a redskins fan my whole life. i can understand why they hi it might be racist but i don't see it that way. if they change it, i will change along with it. >> feel people have grown to think it is acceptable and it is not acceptable. >> reporter: this morning a washington team official declined comment on the prthe t snyder said earlier in an espn interview that he is not changing the team name and called it a term of honor and respect. as we come back out here live, this -- they are letting fans know that as they head into the stadium. kick offset at 1:25. >> thank you for that report. >>> frustration from uc students continue this weekend after regents voted to pass a tuition hike. costs for students will go up as much as 5% per year over each of the next five years at all ten uc schools statewide. that means the average california in state student could pay more than $12,800 for tuition which is $600 more a year. one student says he thinks protests from students will continue. >> i think if we have the potential

will robert griffin iii remain a redskin? >> i don't think so. if it keeps going the way it's going, i don't see him probably really staying with the redskins. >> as you heard there, there is a lot of support here in prince george's county for rg 3. we did find one woman who says this could be a good thing for him. sort of a learning experience. you're going to hear from her coming up in my report on news 4 at 6:00. reporting live from landover, darcy spencer, news 4. >>> soldiers on roof tops. now the latest evidence of the on going fallout in ferguson, missouri. last night national guardsmen made nearly 60 arrests and there's concern thereould be more unrest tonight. there is hope though that the scale of the violence that we saw monday night when officer darren wilson was not indicted for shooting michael brown is in the past. many of the protests against the ferguson decision have been peaceful across the country. that is something brown's parents say they appreciate. >> everyone that approached us, we appreciate that. we love them for that.

. >> the redskins give away 30,000 pounds of turkey. coming up, what this year's harvest feast by the redskins tells us about the economy in >>> the rhett scints gave a--ed redskins gave away nearly 30,000 pounds of turkey. it's an event to support families in need in prince george's county. scott broom is at fedex field to talk about the economic recovery that appears to be leaving a lot of people behind. scott? >> reporter: it's definitely the case today. otherwise you wouldn't have the thousands of people who turned up today. the really nice event but just about everybody i met is trying to get back to work in this new recovering economy and find they have just part-time work or no work at all making it real tough times for a lot of folks. 3,000 people in need. angela among them. >> sitting out here looking at all these people, you think sometimes you're the only one struggling and the only one not making ends meet. >> reporter: she lost a good retail job when her store at virginia's springfield mall closed for redevelopment. charlot

the redskins looking to play the role of spoiler. three coming against teams fighting for playoff spots. the culture in control their division due to andrew luck. they are one of the best in the nfl, just his third season with the colts. indianapolis, playoffs in each of the last two seasons. stopping them will be key for the skins tomorrow. they know how good this young quarterback truly is. >> obviously on pace to be one of the greats. he is already being mentioned with one of the great ones. he is very tough. he gets pressure. he gets hit early in games. he continues to drop back and look down the field. he has incredible touch and obviously got the escapability that makes him extra dangerous. >> you don't disrupt and make him get off the spot you are in trouble. the pass rush really has to be big emphasis. if you don't you are in trouble. >> the redskins have also ruled quarterback out for sunday's game. he did not travel with the team due to concussion. let's talk basketball. wizards dropped back-to-back games for the first time