the washington redskins, 1:34 away. from an nfc east title. >> trent: if you look at what the redskins have been able to do. they were 1-5 on the road coming into this game but that one win was their last road game. so, now back to back road wins to help clinch this division. they'll have one more wrapping it up in dallas. >> ian: and the celebration begins on that washington side line. >> trent: and as you know, you've been around this long enough and you can go into the playoffs and not have had the best season but all of a sudden you get in a rhythm and you have a team that believes in the coach and the system and the quarterback and it doesn't matter what your record is. it's getting into the playoffs and getting in with the right frame of mind and right now the redskins are heading that way. >> ian: and this is where cousins wants to take the knee, doesn't want to spike it. just take the knee. coming up, the mazda post game show. interviews, analysis. kirk cousins will be on the set. huge play on the fumble recover

timpt redskins, defenit redskin have been able to keep everybody under 20 yards receiving. only one reception tonight has been under 20 yards and that was to matthews. >> ian: out to parosproles. down the side line. out of bounds. so, the catch and run for sproles goes for 14, 2:49 left in the fourth. >> trent: you can see the blocking going on in the outside. matthews is already going up the field. that was a set prlay. >> ian: washington backing off. allowing the short game but don't want to give up the big one. bradford 367 yards and a touchdown. kirk cousins, 31 of 46. 365, four touchdowns. another completion. once again, it's zack ertz. joe, defensive coordinator for the washington redskins and his first year running the "d." former defensive coordinator in detroit in 2007 and 8. from the 46. bradford, brought down. he could not break free of jason hatcher with a flag down. >> trent: a face mask call. >> ian: ahatcher had a sack las week. his first since week one. >> referee: number 97, defense, face mask. first down. >> ian: it started on the shoulder, eventually made

redskins all of a sudden have control of this division. if you remember back in october, i believe october fourth the eagles played down there in landover maryland and kirk cousins who led the redskins to game winning drive in fourth quarter. there's pay back to be had by the eagles. they are a banged up team. they need the guys to get healthy to take rhonda shawn and company. >> i do remember that game. it was a terrible game much like most of the games nfc the entire year. joined by matt leon. what do you make of the entire state of the nfc east? >> its been mediocre basically from start to finish here. is one team standing out to you more than the other? >> i mean in this division, the nfl is a week to week league especially this division. everyone is now worried about washington. they played well today. same washington team that. so before everybody gets carried away washington, let's remember that, but they are coming off a huge win against buffalo. the way the division is going you got to like the young and gaining the fact washingto

they partied hard of course, the redskins posting this picture on twitter, redskins arriving at redskins park, posters saying, "do you like that?" then this, you see big sexy with no shirt on. the skins won the division, so they will host the first playoff game. how sweet it is to be a resident right now. >> we made history for the redskins could we made division champs when nobody expected us, nobody believes that we would even be in this position to fight for one. for all the people that did believe in us, and we thank you because you give us motivation. guys in this locker room are happy right now. robert: look who is showing support. tweetingyce harper this out, "congrats to the redskins for cleansing the division."st kellye: no need to be nervous about the playoffs. robert: i am not at all. kellye: thank you, robert. it was definitely history for the d.c. team, the first time since 1983 that the wizards, the capitals, and the redskins won on the same day. reports, thes first run is what everybody is talking about. kevin: at the green turtle in northwest, washington sports fans like

a lot of people are saying the redskins will win this game. i think they'll win and it will be a lot closer game than most people realize. >> the former meeting of the season comes your way tomorrow night at fedex field. monday night football is always unpredictable. no such thing as a sure thing. you remember the skins knocked off the boys on monday night in a game that no one expected them to win. now dallas is trying to return the favor. >> jason hatcher is seeing both sides of his rivalry and he understands what it truly means for both these teams. >> both teams hate each other and they hate the redskins and now i'm over here with the redskins, and i think they hate that, and that's all you see. hate dallas. hate dallas. any time you sign with the redskins and you sign a contract to hate dallas. we understand what's at stake and it's been going on way before our time. it's a lot of fun and it's good for the fans and good for the game of football. >> jason hatcher, always the man who speaks his mind and he sat down one-on-one with carol mal

the redskins will try to stop him. we will have a full report in sports. erin: i'm erin hawksworth live at fedex field. cowboys-redskins monday night football and it doesn't get much better than this and it's probably not a surprise that dez bryant was one of the first players on the field today. the redskins will try to stop him. the last time fedex field hosted a night game of this significance was also against the cowboys in 2012 when the redskins want to secure a playoff berth. the players realize what the stakes are tonight. they are not as high but they are not overlooking the 3-8 cowboys. the cowboys have yet to win a game without buddy tony romo. it's matt cassell in his place. >> they are in the thick of things. >> the skins defense did their job last week over the giants. blackman came up with an interception and can't wait to handle dez bryant. >> he is one of the best in my opinion. line up against him all game is cool. erin: on the offensive side of the ball, running back chris thompson is ready for the br

it all goes down tomorrow, cowboys-redskins. from here on out, the redskins control their own destiny. every game left on the schedule should be a win. the last five games, kirk cousins has thrown 10 touchdowns and only two interceptions. jay gruden was asked about the improvement through the season. he is still: working to get better, but he is just making better and better decisions, not forcing the ball into crowds, just overall playing the position, the snap count, the team out of the huddle come everything the quarterback has to do people don't even realize. is judged by completion percentage, but there are so much more the quarterback has to do that he is getting better at. he is still a work in progress, but he is getting good. robert: just when you thought the eagles were down and out, today a shocker in foxboro. brady, makesr, tom the catch in the corner of the end zone. pats up 14-0. it gets crazy, the eagles score 35 straight. brady picked off by malcolm jenkins, down the sidelines, off to the races. way, 99goes all t

we are live from fedex field with today's big win over the buffalo win with the redskins playoff chances. off the top at 6:00, after a taste of cool weather this weekend, big changes on the way. storm team 4 meteorologist shows us when we can see some rain. >> we've got some rain in the forecast and we also have warming temperatures in the forecast and you have to take the good with the bad as we head into this holiday workweek. let's go ahead and take a look outside. boy, is it beautiful. lucky you, not only do we get that win, but it was just a nice day for a football game. temperatures in the low 40s and the mid to upper 40s today and those winds are at 80 miles an hour and clouds are rolling in right now and we have the clouds continue to roll in and we will see some rain chances. most of your monday looking dry as rain will arrive in the evening, but tomorrow is not the only day we have rain, tuesday, wednesday, thursday and with record-breaking temperatures, we'll have the seven-day in just a few minutes. >> redskins fans were fired up for the final regular season home game. today

redskins win their first road game of the season. they remain in first place in the nfc east. >> it just feels good to get the win. >> we came together today and it was a great game. now try to get that team down. now the next is getting that team back-to-back. how much better would that be? >> the better thing is in december and knowing we have controls to get to the drivers seat. >> it doesn't matter what anyone else does. we conquer one demon and it something we haven't done this year. that, as longdo as we do what we do in this locker room, we can be the example we want to be. >> it comes down to one kick to decide the entire game but it doesn't matter because the skins got there first road win of the season. the eagles beat the field and now the cowboys trailed the packers 14-7. back to you in the studio. packers 14-7. back to you in the studio. horace: it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the

frank hammerhand has more from redskins park. >> we've seen this redskins act before. they won a big game at home and followed it up with a did on the road. the redskins will follow it up at home against dallas on monday night. redskins are now 5-6, tied for first in the division with the team they just beat yesterday in the giants. dallas comes to town with no tony romo. it's another game where they hopefully make a charge towards the playoffs. >> we have to stay consistent. >> no major injuries and that's a good one for the redskins after the giants victory. let's see if they can get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2012. frank hammerhand wusa sports. >> one giants player admits they may have over looked the redskins. now let's hope the redskins don't over look the 3-8 cowboys. >> they can't over look anybody but it's nice to have back to back home games finally. >> my husband is a life-long redskins fan. he had a little pep in his step yesterday. we talked to several redskins fans to do to gauge how excited they are. >> i love the redskins. we're going

the redskins fan was not. maureen: prosecutors rested their case against one of six baltimore police officers charged in freddie gray's death. afterwards the judge rejected once more defense motion to dismiss the charges against officer william porter. prosecutors called 16 witnesses in total. officer porter is charged with manslaughter assault and reckless endangerment. the defense will start presenting its case tomorrow morning. the officer is expected to testify in his own defense. a panel in maryland is looking at the ways to dramatically change how police officers and the department operating. leon: maryland bureau chief brad bell explain what the changes are and when they will go into effect. >> prince george's county police officersantiago was caught on camera screaming and holing his gun to an innocent man's head his supervisors sent the case on for prosecution. santiago isn't have to answer investigators' questions for ten days as he couldn't be immediately found. >> how dare you. >> santiago now conv

matt: antenna, the redskins-eagles kicked off in philadelphia, with the redskins p theg for a win to lock uy nfc east and secure a spot in the playoffs for the first time in years. in case you were wondering, the last time all three teams won on the same day was 1983. now all they need is the redskins to win to complete the trifecta, fingers crossed. kellye: and the latest score, redskins. robert burton will have all those highlights later. first, we will focus on the weather and some fog to contend with? eileen: yes, a live picture overlooking the city. it's kind of hard to make out the washington monument with the low clouds, a little bit of drizzle and mist at the airport. 52 degrees, so it is a little cooler. yesterday we were in the upper 60's, so today at 60 degrees was a little cooler, comparatively speaking, but we will be up and down the next few days. light wind out of the northeast at 5. across theity region, not too bad, but i will be watching these the next several hours. tomorrow morning, less than a quarter mile at times, so be mindful. across the region, in the 50's.

the redskins have 143 of those meetings. everyone is ready to go this morning as the redskins get ready to host the cowboys tonight on monday night football. are 5-6 and first in the east. if they win tonight, they can extend that lead. back to you inside. jummy: credit to johnny g. he got that whole have really put together at 5:00 this morning. doug: he is having fun. that was good. we'll find out tonight. jummy: good weather for all that tailgating. people will probably get there at 4:00 when the gates open. doug: there'll be a few clouds around, but who cares? there will be no rain and it will cool down to the 40's for the game. dress appropriately. for december, that's a good deal. the hd weatherbug camera at great falls, virginia at this is the way it looked at riverbend the morning with some far and some frost in areas. that quickly went away as the sky started to lift up and we saw bright sunshine. you may see in this image a few high thin clouds. that is what we will see. most will be sunshine through the day, but a

. >> reporter: the redskins had 8- 7. windy in the afc east to rest some players next week at dallas. we tught this would be a big time game. no worries because they cannot put it to the eagles. and to take advantage of kurt cousins, solid again. >> reporter: the game is a homecoming for desean jackson who spent six years as a philadelphia eagles. and they did it by beating jackson's former eagles 38-24. he had a little fun with the crowd waving good-bye to him once he knew the game was well in hand and all the players and the coaches, very excited about this win. >> it's satisfying, very satisfying to see how the tables have turned. a great cap to a great year. >> another road win for them as they would overcome the stuff, man. i'm proud of the football team all throughout the season to oversee them and just stick together and some moments in this game where they could have gotten the victory. >> we have a lot of veteran guys, a lot of guys have been in the playoffs as we are used to winning. the mentality has changed. >

robert: the redskins are 6-7, leading the nfc east. now it is time to put the pedal to the metal. >> we are in the driver seat in our division. we conquered one thing now, and as long as we win, we don't have to hope that anybody else does anything. coach gruden: we have everything in front of us. it keeps our heart beating and heart pumping. i should be excited to come back to work on monday. we have to have a great practice and great game against buffalo. robert: a lot of times when it rains it pours, but today the redskins started making it rain and it turned into a drizzle in the third quarter. the bears came back and tied the game. andwever, a win is a win, of the redskins win out, they could be 9-7 and are nature trip into the playoffs. robert burton, abc 7 sports. erin: the redskins showed no signs of a handover after the loss to the cowboys. the cowboys were in green bay, hoping to gain ground in the nfc east. picking this up, the packers below it wide open. a 30 yard score. the packers take a 21-7 lead and go on to win 28-7. t

in sports, things are looking up for the redskins. the team getting a big win against the bills today at fedex field. we have a look at all the action , and boy was there a lot of it. >> i would say things are looking up because the redskins did something today they have not done all season and that is when back-to-back. they are live hundred for the first time since week number this so, let's look at how went down. we pick it up in the second quarter. kirk cousins, jordan reed in strive for a touchdown. and he fires deeper makes the play, takes it 77 yards and the redskins go and win this one by 10. they still control their own destiny. >> we think this week will be a great week. we are winding down to the end of the season and now we control our own destiny. they have been playing in big games and we are excited about the opportunity. saturday night football. jackson used to play for the eagles and downplayed want to make don't headlines but personally, i'm going to be all fired up. he knows what's at stake. >> we will see you later

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the redskins won that in a playoff. >> the redskins have not won back to back games all season. i used to work in dallas. i chatted with the dallas media. you mow what came up? if robert griffin iii was at the cowboys next year. leon: anything is possible. leon: coming up, a special tribute 74 years after the attack that changed the world. >>> 1941, a date which will live in infamy. leon: it was 74 years ago today, the date that will live in infamy. the attack on pearl harbor plunged the u.s. into world warii. more than 2,400 americans were killed in that attack. at the site of the attacks a solemn ceremony was held including a flyby with the plane from the era. alison: several survivors were on hand to pay tribute to the fallen colleagues. in washington, other veterans of the horrible war gathered. d.c. bureau chief sam ford has the story. sam: at the world war ii memorial, they remembered december 7, 1941, with japan attacked the u.s. naval base at pearl harbor. among the throng who came today was 94-year-old edward fred davis who lives in the d.c. armed forces retirement home

he signed with the redskins less than a week later. he really wanted to get back at his old team, no matter what he said. you have to remember, too, he was cut after having the best season of his career with the eagles' organization. so he's going to take this game personally, and his teammates know, he wants to win, and he wants to perform at a very high level. >> playing for something, for the team that let him go. the coach that let him go. i think it's an opportunity for him. >> like i said, i think chip kelly for letting him go. he's on the team with us now. i'm not mad at him. i understand he's going to have some emotions up and down, but at the end of the day, the only me motion i want you to have is putting the hat on at the end of the game. >> it's a game. and in this locker room and this organization, we know we need to do something we haven't been able to do in three or four years. we just want to take care of the opportunities and what's at stake right now which is win a football game. as far as anything goes, i'm not going

surprise. >> getting that monkey off the redskins back. first road win of the season wasn't perfect, wasn't pretty, but escaping soldier field with the w, it may help them big time down the road. >> we'll still bring it home. we finished! we finished. >> it feels awesome getting that elephant off our back and we have another one next week. >> it's a demon we conquered and now we have another demon that we need to conquer. the good thing about this one is we're still in first place and in the driver's seat. >> that's a huge monkey off our back and get over the hump of not having a road win and we expected a dogfight. we played good and we let him back in the game and we have to find a way to finish. >> it was much needed. just keep separating ourselves from the pack. >> it feels good to win especially on the road and it's not an easy thing to do, and it felt lik it took the whole team and the defense plays and offensive plays and it took a lot of guys contributing. >> it keeps us alive and keeps our heartbeating and heart pumping and the gu

the redskins hosting the bills. tough couple of weeks for lesean mccoy. he would leave the game with a knee injury. he of course was facing his former teammate deshawn jackson and kirk cousins, touchdown. redskins win 35-25. they lead the division right now, 7-7, sixers lose at cleveland. they are now 1-28. stay tuned for our playoff push special at 6:30. i'm john clark from the linc. we're right back. come on in pop pop. happy birthday. i just had a heart attack... and now i have a choice. for her. for them. and him. a choice to take brilinta. a prescription for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin ...no more than 100 mg. as it affects how well it works. it's such an important thing to do to help protect against another heart attack. brilinta worked better than plavix. and even reduced the chances of dying from another one. don't stop taking brilinta without talking to doctor. since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause b

. >> i love redskins. i grew up here. [ laughter ] >> going to get a helmet and a shirt for my mom. >> i am predicting cousins will have a big game. jackson will get revenge on philly. we will win the nfc east. >> you like that? >> dispaoeut what is going on here. the eagles are predicting a win. the fans here are not happy about -- despite what is going on here. the eagles are predictinga a win. the fans here are not happy about what is going on. check out our app for more news about the redskins and that big game. reporting live, back to you. >> all right,let hope you have more company later -- all right, let's hope you will have more company later on tonight. you can watch the action right here on wusa9. we start at 7:00 with an hourlong game on special. kick off is set for 8:25. >>> while fans are hoping for the win on saturday. the redskins already have a victory in court this week. on tuesday,a a federal appeals court struck down part of a law that let the government reject trade marks deemed offensi

we always come out to the tasty diner to do a redskins story because the redskins fans are loyal. al here is a big redskins fan. the last time we were here it was a different story. people were sad and down but not you. you were optimistic. why? >> again, i like the way this team is heading. i like the coaching staff. i think the owners finally got out of the way. i like everything about them. they have a little bit of talent. they're actually playing with heart, blue collar if you will and i like that. it means a lot to the fans. >> reporter: he kept saying last time we were here when they lost to dallas he said no, i think we're headed in the right direct. were you watching the game? >> i watched the whole game. i stayed up. it was a great game. we got a few lucky calls. you know what? we haven't been lucky in a long time so it's good to get a little luck. it was good to win the game. >> reporter: there was a big party in ashburn when the team came out. redskins faithful came out to cheer them on. here is video. they broke out into a full-on song. tell me what happened in that v

the redskins are playoff-bound. in a year that started with appears to bed ending with stability, there's only one thing left to say for . >> you like that! kellye: it is kirk cousins' thats calling for a team went from worst to first. today was a rare opportunity for fans to sit that, relax, and celebrate the division champs. 't never seen anything like that my whole life, and i have been a redskins fan since i was little. dedication, hes' is up there with tom brady for his first four years. kellye: some people may think it is soon for the comparison, but other fans are looking forward to the playoffs. that will happen after the redskins play dallas next sunday in arlington, texas. much more with robert burton and sports coming up. security scare at the vatican. it was under arrest and what made this drone a concern to the police in rome. tragic, the police shooting without asking. kellye: sadness turns to anger in chicago. the police shot and killed an innocent woman. kellye: chicago's police department is facing

>> the celebration continued at redskins park and the team bus pulled into redskins park and they were chanting you like that surrounding kirk cousins' car. eventually kirk did get out of there and for the players that had gone through hard times, this is what it's all about. >> it never waivered. they're there every sunday and cheering us on. you know, the chants and you like that chants and whatever, the fan base is the best in the league, hands down and you know, they definitely give us the motivation every sunday to go out there and try to make them proud. >> trent williams thanking the fans there. he was so excited and he was handing out hugs in the locker room. it didn't matter if you wanted one or not and for now big news coming out of the nfl and the super bowl-winning quarterback peyton manning of the denver broncos was linked to performance-enhancing drugs and this all coming from an undercover probe from the al jazeera network. he was given hcg, human growth hormone. today the 39-year-old strongly denied those reports saying he felt disgusted and sickened by them. there were

john: the redskins in the playoffs. they have not won a playoff game since 2006. they won the nfc east in 2012. we do not want to talk about that debacle. let's be serious here. what do you think? we have a shot? have a shot. like the old saying goes, any given sunday. john: on this monday, we are armchair quarterback and was in fans here as a tasty diner in silver springs. it is the breakfast of champions. back to you inside. jummy: you have got to love that. what a great game on saturday. doug: it was the best three and a half hours i've had in a long time. to win thexpect them division every year, but just be competitive. by the end of october, we are not saying we will go shopping on sunday. they have done great. it's good just to be in there. jummy: absolutely. they will be heading down to dallas on sunday. storm still lingering in the texas area by then? doug: no, i think it will be quite good weatherwise here, it will be cold with this elevated weather pattern it was so warm christmas eve through yesterday in the cold front came through late yesterday after

it is all about beating the redskins. we're live tonight at x finxfin live. >> tonight at seven o'clock, a special live edition of eagles game day kickoff. join us for "eagles game day final" at 1:30 a.m. >>> it is the day after christmas, and for many people, that means it is time to go shopping. and today's expected to be the busiest shopping day of the year. for more, let's go to drew smith live at the cherry hill mall. this is not just a day for returns and exchanges. you were amongst some bargain hunters. >> yeah, a lot of deals out here, denise. the mall loves when this day falls on a saturday, the day after christmas. people can spend the whole day here, and from what we're seeing so far, it's a packed cherry hill mall. we found people on a mission to spend the gift cards they found in their stockings. >> it's the day after christmas, so there's a lot of returns and a lot of lines, so you have to have patience. >> some stores continue to slash prices, advertising 70% off. >> i didn't think the line would be this lo

but the the thing with the redskins, it's doprime time. not too kind for them only winning 24 out of their last 22. kirk cousins the last three with four touchdowns, six interceptions. we're seeing a lot of growth from them this year, but as they will go for their second win to keep that hold in their division. what do you need to see from them tonight? >> it is simple stuff. don't throw that bad interception with a couple of close ones in wins, but they are not throwing too high from the redskins to win the football team as it will be very simple tonight. let that game come to him. don't try to force anything. manage the game and they should get that win tonight. we'll see what happens there. they have a 3-8 record, but it is rivalry week. >> and you can feel it here in the city, the other five games under .500 with both the eagles winning and losing and that the division is still wide open. so the cowboys are coming in inknowg that hey this is a redskins team that has not won back-to-back teams in over a year with pressure on them to let

redskins visit cowboys this sunday. moving to college basketball, last season in their first season in the big 10 conference, setting a school record for the most wins in a season. this year expectations higher for the trojans team. maryland welcomes them at penn state tomorrow. 14-4 in their first year in the big 10. while they've been great in non-conference play to start the year, the fourth ranked terra n terrapins know things are about to get serious. >> it gets real now. like i said earlier, every game in the big 10 is not going to be easy. the thing i try to reiterate to the team and young guys, we have to be sharp. >> we're not really worried about what we did in the beg beginning of the season and worried about now and keep getting better. it will be tough because everyone has been studying us since the season started. >>> tyler cav gnawianaughcavana taing on first round action. scoring 17 points in this game. having a big year, the senior. taking a two point lead. later in the half, the knights can't hold on t

to stop the redskins running game. and then you look on the outside pierre garcon, desean jackson and wow, there's speed, eagles secondary must play wel well. >> tee notes running game must come to the party and washington red sdipdz defense has struggled all yearlong stopping run. they give a 4.9 yards per rush and that is second worst in the national football league. this is the time where sam bradford need his running game. >> yeah demarco murray and two attempts for three yards not going to cut it. a stocking stuffer player for going to cut it. a stocking stuffer player for the eagles and nfl story next. ♪ (vo) some call it giving back. we call it share the love. during our share the love event, get a new subaru, and we'll donate $250 to those in need. bringing our total donations to over sixty-five million dollars. and bringing love where it's needed most. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> eagles and nfl players around the league are getting extra nrent stocking today. sony pictures is offering free t

do or d tomorrow for the eagles and jf jeff has video of the redskins arrive of the redskins arriving tonight when "action news" continues. >> national weather service confirmed a tornado touched down in birmingham ama tonight ctinueing a wave of weather that dastated that region. up to 14 killed across the south as a result of the powerful weather and dozens more have lost their homes and survivors in mississippi say they're thankful for another christmas. today hly springsed cross and mane corps bought do i nateded to for kids because of the do nated storms. >> in the west home cion leaving hdreds obusinesses without power. wires burned onhe street near 17 nd 67vue. this whole tng started before 9:30. peco dire department are still e scene. no rorts y injuries but there's also no word when that power will be restored. >> a tgy on ro ncastle county when a bax tck rear ended tractor-trailer with a ended tractor-trailer with deadly consequences and delaware state police say the fightalrash pned teb on hoe ls ki. for some are on the box truck driver drifted off the road and into the tra

the redskins are 5-7. they'll finish out 6-10. they probably won't make it to the playoffs no matter how bad the n.f.c. east is now. the bears are 5-7. so their hungry to get a win at home against redskins. we'll have to wait until tomorrow to see who's five turns into a six. we'll have live reports tomorrow. i'm robert burton. navy rically: to the army game. he's skemminged to meet with b.y.u. officials to potentially fill their head coaching job after men den -- mendenhall left for virginia. he goes all the way for a 58-yard touchdown. that's his >>ing. the d. of his career. he got another setting the all-time record in division one football. 21-17. edgar allen poe, yeah, that is his real name. he throws up the hail mary. navy beats army for the 14th straight year, 21-17. the capitals have been struggling as of late. they were in tampa bay hoping to avoid a third loss in four games. early in the first period, staniss la fires one of the net. it goes off jay beagle's face. but he was able to put in the rebound for his first goal

on this day, everybody cheers for the redskins. well almost. >> the redskins fans. >> yeah! i'm a cowboys fan! [laughter] horace: the redskins do finish out the season for the win against -- sorry, with a game against the cowboys in dallas this weekendment then they host the playoffs. the first playoff game at fedex field. all fans want to know when do tickets go on sale? we understand the season ticket holders tickets go on sale on saturday. next monday a week from today, they go on sale to the general public if there are any left. live in arlington, horace holmes, abc7 news. leon: send that little girl to cowboys detox. get it out of her. kellye: very brave isn't she? leon: still ahead at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- the family of a local airman killed in afghanistan takes a step toward moving forward and n the lives that are forever changed. kellye: plus how chicago is responding to the latest deadly police shooting. this one claiming the life of a grandmother. leon: why a grand jury refused to indict the police officer who shot and killed a 12-year-old boy in cleveland. kellye

and someone at my house who is a lifelong redskins fan is so excited that we've got all the redskins gear ready go. >> they should have been throwing out discounts there for people with the right trivia question. and probably the weather is helping too because people are like do i buy a jersey or short sleeves, they don't know what it would be like with that beanie cap. >> hopefully it won't be another few years to treasure this one for a. why we are just getting started here on wusa9 news at 5:00. coming up the fugitive teenager who used an affluenza defense to avoid jail time in a deadly drunk and driving crash. he's back in custody. >>> also ahead severe flooding that continues to take a toll on northern england. >>> but up next republican presidential candidate donald trump shows no signs of backing off on the criticism >>> after a short break donald trump is back on the cam pain trail calling him a "crude blow hard." trump continues to take on the clintons. accusing bill clinton doing very little in helping hillary for her bid in the white house. >> he was not good for her and o

the latest from redskins park. >> reporter: the redskins are going to try to put that loss to dallas behind them. and they have to. this is a short week. they face the bears on sunday on the road. the mood is still very positive. redskins, 4 games left and stip atop the nca east. >> we're 5 and 7. eagles are 5 and 7. so the importance of this game is big for all teams involved in this race. >> we've been here before off a tough loss, just regrouping and now we got a job to do and a lot of games that are still important. >> reporter: some points of emphasis: scoring off of turn overs, they forced three in the dallas game and only come off with three points. redskins park, frank, wusa 9 sports. >>> you can join frank and i every sunday morning as we preview the games and the news. we have a lost fun on sunday mornings. >>> fog tonight. we'll talk more about that, if it's going to be an issue tomorrow morning. we'll talk about that tonight at 11:00. 72 on sunday. maybe a thunderstorm on monday and even behind the cold front we're still talking 60 on tuesday. >> that's awesome, whatever

if the packers lose, they face the redskins. as for the vikings, they'll play the skins if they lose to the packers and if the seahawks lose to the cardinals. then there is seattle. they need to beat arizona this weekend, and they also need the packers to win over the vikings. and if that happens, they claim the top wild card spot. and they will play the redskins at fedexfield. >> how interest steelers working? >>> moving on to college football now. keenan reynolds playing in his final game at navy. the midshipman hosting pittsburgh in the military bowl. and reynolds did a little bit of everything, showing off the arm there. an 11-yard touchdown. navy is up 21-7. later on, he is catching passes too. he has good hands. this a 47-yard game. it would set up another touchdown. the longest reception of the day for navy. and then we have seen this so many times in his four years for the midshipman, right up the gut. he had four total touchdowns in this game. he led navy in passing yards, rushing yards, and receiving yards. he goes out

the redskins beat up on the birds 38-24. it gave the redskins nfc east crown. fans voiced -- players voiced their disappointment. >> it is not what we expected or wanted. >> fans are disappointed by their lackluster performance. they want to see big changes that includes firing chip kelly. >> it's tough when you're and eagles fan and philadelphia doesn't come to play. >> this is the worst disgrace of eagles football i've seen in years. i think chip kelly needs to go. >> eagles' season finale is next week in new york against the giants. >> the leader of isis is making new threats specifically directed at israel. al baghdadi made the claims in a 24 minute address. the message came as the pentagon announced christmas day strikes on isis targets in iraq and syria. it includes tunnels and manufacturerring sites and training outposts. all u.s. aircraft returned safely. >>> the fight for the city 65 miles from baghdad is not over yet. sources are moving in on an isis-held compound in central are aamadi. >>> a 55-year-old woman was hit by accidents by chicago police. t

merry christmas to the redskins. the college football playoffs are set where moving late is far worse than moving early. the teams that have a chance to play for a national title coming in for the fourth seed -- the number two spot belongs to alabama. the number one team in the country escaping and upset last night is clemson. locally, virginia that -- virginia tech plays with beamer's final game as coach while navy and pittsburgh square off in the military bowl on december 28. kimberly: i thought beamer had his last game. kimberly: i thought beamer had his last game. it's the holidays. which means a house full of people -- who all want to get online. so it's the perfect time for verizon fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, 'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, 400 dollars back. so go online or call now. get ou

back at the kasey diner redskins talk is as common as bacon and eggs. the last time we were here it was after the loss to dallas. today, though, it's a completely different story. >> you can just see the progress progression of the team. >> after beating philly and officially putting them in the playoffs, redskins nation is abuzz again. >> it's exciting. i mean, we've been waiting a long time for this to happen again. >> and it couldn't have come at a better time. a nice little christmas present. >> i'm happy. >> and even the nonfootball fans were on board. >> when the redskins win, everybody is gub hasn't around here. >> believe it or not we found a dallas fan who is happy with the win. >> i am a dallas fan but my better half is a die hard redskins fan. >> these fans are content and cautiously optimistic. >> this is huge. regardless of what happens from this point on, this is awesome. >> in bethesda. >> and they certainly seem to be going in the right direction. the redskins play dallas this sunday. >>> still ahead, new warning labels for common anti i

. ♪ >>> welcome to "redskins chronicles." i'm larry michael at redskins park. each week, we take an in depth look at this team's storied legacy. it's the redskins at chicago sunday. and today, we're going to visit with a man who played for both teams, the bears and the redskins. and continued as a redskins coach under joe gibbs to win a super bowl. more than one, he won three.

beat a redskins team 1-5 on the road. desean jackson and redskins have zero wins against winning times and for the eagles slips away and playoffs hopes. >> eagles try to avoid the nightmare after christmas they come out on fire. ryan matthews startsing to demarco murray one yard touchdown 7-0 eagles going nuts and redskins answered later in first kirk cuz toynz jordan reed. eagles fall behind 13-7 and desean jackson and malcolm jenkins get knee it midway through the second eagles take the lead. sam bradford for nelson agholor off his hands. they have high eingts drop percentage in nfl. down 6 at the half. washington extends lead, cousins to thompson. four touch downs eagles down 13. demarco murry scores touchdown first week since game nine. they can take the lead, oh, no, murray boots. it never had it. dropped. it returned for a touchdown. deangelo hall. and that's, that. the eagles lose. are you kidding me. 38-24. they have the most turnover in the nfl since last year and now they missed playoffs for the fourth time in f

many fans hope redskins maintain the name. >> i'm a big redskins scan. always have. go redskins. jeff: others say the recent ruling should not be viewed an an endorsement. >> the name offends considerable number of people and they should change it. jeff: attorney for the redskins said they are pleased with the court ruling but would say nothing more. it is possible that the supreme court may have to decide this issue. leon: this will drag out for a while. kimberly: switch to weather. are you happy with this? leon: i am. you're not. kimberly: doug, what do you think? doug: i'm always happy but it is unusual. forecasting the record high temperature in the area for christmas eve. the fog will be self-limiting tonight. the heaviest rains moved out to northeast. the southeast suburbs and big bend of the potomac to push through anne arundel county to the he is peek bay eventually. part of a dynamic system on the east county. tomorrow there is snowstorms for commoves east for the panhandle but for us we're in the 70's and short the overnight range is 58 to 68. maybe a shower but breezy

redskins hosting bills today. tough two weeks for lesean mccoy after losing to eagles last week today gets hurt to start the 3rd quarter mccoy leaves with a right knee injury and did snoot pier serious. later in the third former eagles star they let walk away. desean jackson. how about here? 77, buck 53 come here from kirk cousins. 7-7, redskins here next saturday in must-win game for eagles desean jackson can't wait to face former team with nfc east on the line. >> i want to make headlines and news i don't care much about that. we have a game to win. lucky it's philly. i definitely will be going crazy in my mind. but i'm not going to make it a bigger game than it is. it can't get better than going back to philly. saturday night football. let's get it. >> let's get to another one new york and undefeated carolina. superman to green lantern. and up 35-7. new york fights right back. odell beckham how about this goes after josh norman these two getting into it. al day long. things getting ugly. these two back and fort

the redskins are here next saturday in a must-win game they're 7-7. another giant game between new york and undefeated carolina it's superman no green lantern newton to ted junior in the third and new york makes a giant come back with under 2 to play. eli manning to odell beckham. wow. we're takeed up at 35 thanks to 28 unanswered points. carolina comes right back, though, drives down the field and final 90 seconds gram gno with no time left the winner carolina 3-35 they're 14-0. new york 6-8. >> luck, we all get it. if you lose, you get a better draft pick. at this pace the sixers on the sportsfever television network track to be worst team in nba history. it's getting ugly. perhaps one day they'll be kipingz of nba for now they're taking on the kings. lebron james and cleveland into the first. tony wroton what a finish. sexers up and lebron james with the slam down as many as 35. sixers lose 108ive 86 first team in nba hist troy lose 28 of first 29 games. >> that face i don't get it one win that's unbelievable. >> you don't get t. they're ba bad, th

if they beat the redskins, they have to beat the giants. and they're a game behind the redskins. and i have to ask you. i know the cardinals are a very good team. >> they are. >> the eagles were blown out. >> yeah. >> three of the last five games, they have been blown out by the bucs, the lyons and the cardinals. they got by a touchdown and a field goal. what do you think is going to show up next saturday night? which philadelphia eagles team? >> that's such a good question. and you never really know. and think about this. the redskins are playing a lot better. kirk cousins is engineering that offense. they're playing a heck of a lot better. tonight's game, is a game you knew going in was going to be a tough game for them to win. this is one of the best offenses in all of football. if you look at the cardinals' team, they don't have weaknesses anywhere. for the eagles have the best two corners go down and not playing the game, you know it's a big uphill battle to stop this team. and after they didn't convert right before the half, the fourth down when they turn it over on downs t

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fans of fans of redskins moving to escape the redskins. there's something good happening and it's like old times. >> big joe gibbs. my custom hat. it has my name on it. and the posse and now -- now today. >> front-runner, maybe. >> okay. well, they haven't been top of mind, but they have been in my heart all along. >> be honest, if i told you in september the skins would be the nfc east division champs you would have said -- >> no way. >> good luck with that. >> and now what do you say? >> i'm loving it. i love surprises. it's a christmas miracle and i'm a front-runner. ♪ ♪ >> now that they're in the playoffs, who do you want the skins to play? >> i think we have the best chance against the packers. >> i want to play the vikings. they can help the vikings get over it. >> i can't wait. i can't wait. i was so happy that they got in the playoffs, i was, like, ooh! >> reporter: who should they play? >> the packers. >> because? so they can win and go to the super bowl! >> reporter: now, by the way, no one picked the seahawks, go figure and

frank ovkratil has more from redskins park. >> and in sports with the redskins this week. and the eagles are making some news because of this player and what he has had to say about what was going to happen against the redskins. so it is up in the locker room. what do they think about it? >> you may let the other people motivate you, you don't know who we are and we do not know who you are, but they motivate us. we motivate each other. what they say on outside of here on the other team, that does not motivate us. >> a lot of it is that we have guys in the locker room that would bend down and a lot. and with the opportunity to do something, you know, that we have been wanting to do for the last three years since 2012, which is make the playoffs, that's enough motivation in itself. >> reporter: all the motivation that they need this week is getting a victory in going to the playoffs. but it will have to be philadelphia on saturday night. at redskins park frank hanrahan wusa9 sports. >> stay with us. we'll have a crew in philly for the huge game on saturday. if you don't make

redskins up 30-17. same score -- 3rd and goal -- cousins finds pierre garcon in the corner of the endzone. cousins' 7th game this season with 300-plus passing yards. redskins win it -- 38-to-24 -- to take the n-f-c east. the runnin' rebels getting some much-needed rest before the conference season opener against fresno state this week. unlv coming off a dominating performance against south dakota on tuesday. over at the thomas and mack -- unlv sinking 18- three pointers. that's the second-most single-game makes from 3-point range in mountain west conference history -- and the most since 2011. the runnin' rebels runnin' over the coyotes 103-to-68. and coach rice says this season -- he just wants an opportunity to compete for a regular season conference title. dave rice, head coach:we all know how hard it is to win games at home, much less on the road. i think one thing that our do is let out new guys know is how difficult the conference is. we just need to be prepared for every single game. you know, it'

eagles taking on redskins that could end postseason hoped and right now score is 30-17 redskins on top. "action news" reporter jeff skversky has been hanging out with the hopefuls outside the link and joins us liver with a undate. >> hey, jeff? >> walter, right now the eagles must win tonight's game and next week's game to clench a playoff spot. they're confy gent that can happen. >> they're looking good. looking good, this is it. there is. it we'll win this. >> clearing fans on their feet at chickie's and pete's after eagles touchdown in the first three minute of the game. >> they're going to win because it's my birthday. >> once they're mathematically eliminated and until that happens wol do that at the end. >> we'll take the division home baby. >> tailgate party started early until the afternoon and outside the loink. fans aware of how important this game is. >> taking over and crushing them. >> this is our season if we don't get pasting this it will be a long winter. >> mike of glenolden is following -- this believes 6 and 8 eagles can flip their lug anne luck and keep playoff khan