the ravens will beat up on the browns. mike will have a detailed look at the forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> we knew him as big orange, wayne stitch couple. he was getting out of bed when his wife noticed a weird mold. three years later the leave of the party was done. she's not going to walk out will alone. >> very emotional, very emotional. he's always with us. >> wayne's world never wandered out of the zip or too far away from the carney tower. >> in our mind it was skin cancer. you cut it off and you're done. we didn't realize how bad melanoma was. >> he didn't count on dying of melanoma at the age of 45. >> always with me. i have a tattoo of him on my shoulder. one of list most famous things, it just means so much to me because i know right now if he was here even through everything he was going through, he would tell us remain calm. all is well. >> he's always the life of the party. he is so strong. like you would have never known that he was going through anything at all. >> reporter: he has a ravens fan cl

the real refs in baltimore, as the ravens were hosting the browns. a standing ovation in baltimore. quarter, ravens finding josh cribs. and a huge hit. remember darius miller with a huge hit last week. this one, another one. ravens would recover. he would leave the game and not return. later, returns it 63 yards for the touchdown. he had a pick and seven receptions. the ravens up 23-10. fourth quarter now. weeden, putting a hail mary in the end zone. will we have something again from monday night? not this time. pass broken up. and unnecessary roughness called on the ravens. two seconds left in this contest. weeden, once more, trying to get a little russell wilson. but this time, the pass is uncaught. the ravens go on to win 23-16. >>> the nationals trying to squash the phillies' playoff hopes. harper has been hot. his 21st home run of the year. nats up 1-0. gio gonzalez would be feeling this contest. getting six innings of work. and gets the win as the nats win 7-3. >>> that's your "sportscenter" update. i'm jorge andres. have a good day. >>> a golf fan near chicago found out firsth

brown. when the baltimore ravens and cleveland browns take the field tonight the nfl's regular officiating crews will be calling the game. at the stroke of midnight the league and referees ended a three month lockout of the officials. the deal was struck after two days of marathon negotiations and controversial call to the end of monday night's game. after a series of miscalls, run ins with coaches and players, and on field confusion, the nfl referees are heading to the sideline. the league and officials union agreed on a tentative eight year contract that will put the normal officiating crews back on field. goodell said we look forward to having the finest officials in sports back on field. now it's time to put the focus back on the teams and players where it belongs. >> green bay will have a hard time. >> the two sides got serious about the negotiations after monday night's game between the packers and seahawks, a blown call on the last play of the game cost green bay the victory. under the new deal the average pay for the league's refs will rise from $149,000 a year in 2011 to $173,000 next y

dave zirin, the guys are back on the field tonight, browns and ravens on thursday night football. thank you for reporting on this. >> going to cleveland though, that doesn't seem like a way to make them feel welcomed. >> you said it, i didn't. a tough way to start. >>> tigers looking to take sole position of the al central lead facing the royals. bottom of the fifth. score tied at four. miguel cabrera gets in one. deep left. what a year he's having. looks like it's going to go. wow. a little fakeout by alex gordon. plays it perfectly. takes a home run away from cabrera. look at him hold the wall. what a play. cabrera is chasing the triple crown. he needed that home run to push him even with josh hamilton. runners on the corners. johnny peralta grounds into what should have been an inning ending double play. look at the takeout slide that prevents the royals from turning two. the go-ahead run scores. and that decided the game. it's the little things, young players. tigers get it done 5-4. the white sox lost yesterday. they're alone in first place since july 24th. >>> orioles, a mon

the nfl has its officials back starting with the browns/ravens game. the league had locked out the officials during the contract negotiations. nfl commissioner roger goodell and mike shanahan, among those who are relieved to have the new eight-year deal in place. >> it's good to get them back. and i have nothing against replacement officials, in fact i thought they really did a pretty good job. but it's hard if you don't have the practice. it's nice to get the pros back for obvious reasons. and i know they gave us their best shot. it's tough to really be good when you don't have the practice. >> labor negotiations, and labor management disputes are difficult periods. and what's most difficult about it is, you have the two parties. but you have a lot of parties outside the room. they get impacted by it. starting with our fans. and we're sorry to have to bring our fans through that. we're sorry to bring the general public through that. that's the unfortunate part of the labor/management disputes. >> the replacement officials in last week's ravens game ha

but the nfl commissioner lifted the lockout so the regular refs can call tonight's browns/ravens games in baltimore. in a statement, roger goodell said, we look forward to having the finest officials in sports back on the field. and i want to give a special thanks to nfl fans for their passion. now, it's time to put the focus on the teams and players where it belongs. this end to monday night's packers/seahawks game. two replacement refs make different calls. >> this is comical to me, really. >> reporter: ultimately ruling what looked like an interception a touchdown. the call infuriated announcers, players and fans. >> bring the guys back now. >> beyond you and i in the sports world and football people, this went to the "today" show, "good morning america," it was national conversation. >> reporter: monday's finish and other embarrassing calls by replacement refs brought a new sense of urgency to strike a deal. c.j. spiller of the buffalo bills tweeted, welcome back, refs. glad y'all got a deal done. but thanks to replacement refs for doing their best. the refs will see a boost in sal

tonight actual officials who know the rules worked the browns ravens game.the first call from an actual professional referee. >> holding. offense. number 74. penalty is declined. fourth down. >> i will have you gene. all right now to the highlights. josh didn't love that. crushed by and ravens recover. looked bad there he suffered concussion but he is okay. will be all right. rookie quarterback make rookie mistak mistake. intercepted by williams. many 63 yards. the ravens win it 23-16. thursday night football. 8 rank stanford at washington. stanford defense rises to the occasion. big trent murphy hands up. pick off price. off to the races. 40 yard touch down stanford up 13-3 but the huskies come back fourth and 1. bishop sank up the middle. and aloha. 61 yards. stanford lead trim to 13-10. praise to williams. juggle down the side line touch down huskies up 1 17-13. josh completed just 18 of 37. on fourth and 4 what are you to go. throwing a fade to the tight end. what? intercepted by desmond as washington upset stanford 17-1 17-13. it's the first loss of the

. >> the ravens take on the browns thursday night. if you don't have tickets, we happen to have a front row seat for you. live coverage begins with the ravens countdown right here on wbal. a baltimore county executive and the police chief are speaking out about their private-like situation sunday morning. he was blaming the theater owners for licensing the route to a third party and is threatening their liquor license. we've got the latest now from downtown towson. >> witnesses described as a chaotic scene. streets like allegheny street here were mobbed with people. pending the outcome of a police investigation, the county executive says it is possible the theater could go in front of the liquor board to face sanctions. this as area businesses are defending the theater. an active downtown towson towson tuesday afternoon just days after what some called a riot-like situation. this video shows people being chased by police dogs. according to police, around 12:30 on sunday morning, the theater which was hosting a private event reached cap

two seconds left, browns with the a.p. too strong. the ravens go on to win. the browns still looking for their win, they're 0-4. the ravens improve to 3-1. >>> to college football now. well, we didn't have to wait for saturday to see a top ten team go down. washington at home against eighth ranked stanford. huskies down by three. a screen out to cason williams. breaks a tackle at the line of scrimmage. he outruns the defense. he's in the end zone. that is known as a touchdown. the huskies take the lead 17-13 with just under five minutes to go in the game. stanford trying to answer with two minutes left. josh nunez gets picked off by desmond trufont. that seals it for the huskies in the same stadium where the seahawks stole one from the packers. huskies take down number eight stanford by a final of 17-13. the crowd in purple storms the field. >>> to baseball now. the play-off chase is really heating up. and the mets could be less relevant for postseason pictures. still, we're going to show you highlights from your game yesterday because this happened. >> i know

tonight actual officials who know the rules worked the browns ravens game. here's the first call from an actual professional referee. >> holding. offense. number 74. penalty is declined. fourth down. >> i will have you gene. all right now to the highlights. josh didn't love that. crushed by and ravens recover. looked bad there he suffered concussion but he is okay. will be all right. rookie quarterback make rookie mistak mistake. intercepted by williams. many 63 yards. the ravens win it 23-16. thursday night football. 8 rank stanford at washington. stanford defense rises to the occasion. big trent murphy hands up. pick off price. off to the races. 40 yard touch down stanford up 13-3 but the huskies come back fourth and 1. bishop sank up the middle. and aloha. 61 yards. stanford lead trim to 13-10. praise to williams. juggle down the side line touch down huskies up 1 17-13. josh completed just 18 of 37. on fourth and 4 what are you to go. throwing a fade to the tight end. what? intercepted by desmond as washington upset stanford 17-1 17-13. it's the first los

our friends at espn, if a deal gets done today, there are refs ready to go for tomorrow night's browns/ravens game. if the deal gets done in the next 24 hours the rest of the refs could be on the field sunday. either way the refs taken for granted no longer. >>> thank you so much. dan. now we turn to an uprising in the school cafeteria. schools say healthy lunches man dated under federal guidelines leaving them hungry. the new menu is supposed to help fight obesity but the kids are fighting back with a song and raising questions what's enough. we want to know what's happening with the lunches they're getting. jim avila has more. >> it's a lunch room revolt. ♪ i need to get some food today ♪ >> students and teachers at this kansas high school creating eye viral video pro tefth of the new callie-cutting menus in their cafeteria. they say they're just not getting enough to eat. ♪ we are hungry >> reporter: their complaint new usda school lunch guidelines, limbing cal trois fight obesity epidemic among the america's youth. the new nutritionist recommended rules resplikt elementary scholars to 650

business for the real nfl refs last night as they returned from their lockout to officiate the browns/ravensrs filled the stadium during the pregame coin toss when one ref said it's good to be back. the ravens won the game. unlike the monday night packers/seahawks debacle, it was controversy-free. thank goodness. >> thank goodness, gracious, get down and kiss the gridiron. yes. enough was enough. that was ridiculous. >> since when do refs get a standing ovation. they're usually sort of, thankless job. >> insults. expletives hurled at them. >> i know. >> you're exactly right. >> standing ovation? wow! >> refs must have been like what kind of parallel universe are we in. they're cheering us right now. they get a nice raise. $18,000 raise to start. eventually i think right now at $140,000, some odd dollars, they're going to go up to the $200,000 level. >> that's significant for a part-time job. >> by the end of the eighth year. >> it is significant. a lot of people. i heard some people talking about it, eavesdropping on them. one guy was saying, this is way too much money. and it is a ton of mo

tonight actual officials who know the rules worked the browns ravens game.s the first call from an actual professional referee. >> holding. offense. number 74. penalty is declined. fourth down. >> i will have you gene. all right now to the highlights. josh didn't love that. crushed by and ravens recover. looked bad there he suffered concussion but he is okay. will be all right. rookie quarterback make rookie mistak mistake. intercepted by williams. many 63 yards. the ravens win it 23-16. thursday night football. 8 rank stanford at washington. stanford defense rises to the occasion. big trent murphy hands up. pick off price. off to the races. 40 yard touch down stanford up 13-3 but the c. bishop sank up the middle. and aloha. 61 yards. stanford lead trim to 13-10. praise to williams. juggle down the side line touch down huskies up 1 17-13. josh completed just 18 of 37. on fourth and 4 what are you to go. throwing a fade to the tight end. what? intercepted by desmond as washington upset stanford 17-1 17-13. it's the first loss of the year for the cardinals. pu

standing ovation because he is the regular referee to resume his duties tonight when the ravens take on the cleveland browns on the thursday night football. the ravens have had the upper hand to say the least. cleveland is 0 karbala and the ravens have all 18 games against cleveland. got a brand new cast with five rookies on offense, seeking -- featuring a running back fred richardson. >> [indiscernible] i have a lot of respect for that guy and his work ethic and what he brings to the table. >> the ravens have all lot of street bringing into this the game. the ravens fans have plenty to get excited about. this might be the first time in nfl history fans are excited about the referee that tailgate party. >> what is this world coming to? you are absolutely right. this is the second prime-time game in four days and fans, if you are at the stadium, you heard it, if you're sitting on your couch, you heard it -- the fans made it learn -- made it known to the world. tell me how you are feeling about the real referee is coming back? >> i couldn't believe it when i found out this morning. the replacement umpires cou

it could not have come any sooner, especially with tonight's game with the browns versus the ravens. >> this is an eight-year deal, which sun precedented. who got the better end of the deal? >> there was promise on both sides. i think it's clear, i think a lot of people have been looking at this, i think it's clear the refs got the better end of the deal. you remember over the weekend, right, the owners are saying there's no more wiggle room, we've given all we can. the refs were opposed basically to having -- switching from their pension to a 401(k) plan. they got to keep their pension and a pay bump. >> was that a big pay bump. >> it's basically from 149,000 a year to 205,000 a year by 2019. that's pretty much of a significant bump. >> i'm curious about the pressure here. they caved to pressure, right who had the biggest pressure applied? was it the fans? was it perhaps las vegas yesterday? because we heard they were actually refund something money. how did it all play out? >> some people are talking about vegas. but really it was the pressure from the fans. one again, 70,000 calls

the lockout and bring regular officiating crews back to the fields staing tonight when the ravens take on the browns in baltimore. the deal include a significant salary raise for the officials and compromise on the much debad peiod rem benefits. the deal expected to be officially ratified by the union saturday night in dallas. the referees planning to work a full slate of games on sunday. we'll get a live report with dave ahead in sports. he'll help us through this to explain how it came to pas th candidates will be in virginia today. it's one of 30 states where early voting is already underway. it's a state president obama won in 2008 by more than 6% and where a polling average from real clear politics shows the president up by 1/2points. this follows a byn th l yeda bo candidates held dueling rallies as they crisscrossed ohio. there mitt romney tried to brush back suggestions his campaign was faltering in the state of ohio after polls showed him trailing the president by ten points. >> ieryle wso polls, less so with other polls. but frankly at this early stage, polls go up and down. i don't expect

> we should note the regular referees will officiate the first game of the season in tonight's browns/ravens game in baltimore. we'll is livework on -- have live coverage on that later in our newscast. >> we have thunderstorms up to our west and meterologist topper shutt is tracking them as we speak. >> looks like a dry commute home, but a different story later and that could impact the ravens game in baltimore. let me start with doppler 9,000. it's quiet around the metro area, but to the west essentially along the i-81 corridor, pretty good thunderstorms there, a severe thunderstorm warning in effect for page and shenandoah county until 5:45. there's a couple big storms out to the woodstock area and front royal and just to the north of winchester. so another storm is just headed for the northeast. they won't make much eastward movement. they'll generally follow the track up i-81 and later tonight they begin to move eastward toward the immediate metro area. we'll come back and track them for you and tell you what that means for the ravens game and if they hang around for tomorrow morning's c

beat the ravens and brown said tonight. ngreement was reached on maa eight-year contract. we will see when the ravens fans boo the regular officials. the ravens and brown's tonight. the pregame show begins at 7:00 p.m. and you can watch it right here. >> we will be right back. >> when is election day? you decide. some americans are not waiting until november 6 to vote. >> the referee lockout appears to be a andn en. n end. >> the forecast as we continue. >> the forecast as we continue.

regular officials will be back tonight at the browns/ravens game in baltimore. follows two days of marathon talks and three weeks of controversy over mistakes by the replacement refs. >> the eight-year agreement increases the average salary from $149,000 a year to $205,000 in 2019. it also settles a dispute over referees' pensions. this morning james brown of the nfl today told us fans and players will be glad to have the regular refs back. then it will be back to business as usual. >> they always have been appreciated, but make no mistake about it, they are some of the most competent officials in any sport globally. however, while the fans may well greet them with a standing ovation later tonight, the players and coaches will be glad to have them back, somewhere in the first quarter with the first blown call, even with the most competent officials, they will be booed. this is an oxymoron, but they will be lovingly booed as well. >> and both president obama and mitt romney are campaigning in the battleground state of virginia today after courting voters in ohio

the ravens won after a final pass by the browns sailed out of the end zone.efs messed up a similar play at the end of the game. you know what happened there. the real refs begin voting on their contract later today. >>> for people who use a smart phone, instagram is more popular than twitter. new figures show in august an average of 7.3 million users went to instagram on their smart phones every day. that's half a million more musers than twitter had. the average twitter user spent 170 minutes on the app compared to 257 minutes for instagram users. >>> a new study says politics even affects beer drinking. researchers interviewed 200,000 american adults and found democrats prefer to drink heineken. republicans like coors light and sam adams. the most buy pat san is does ek keys. >> how about martinis? just saying. the daughter of a hong kong tycoon is being flooded with marriage proposals. listen to the circumstances. the father is offering big bucks to any man who can woo his daughter away from her female partner. >> reporter: hong kong is a specil place in c

the ravens and brown's tonight. the pregame show begins at 7:00 p.m. and you can watch it right here. >> we will be right back.

. >> brad: benjamin has the browns in ravens territory, when we come back. >>> best starting field position for the browns, courtesy of travis benjamin's punt return. on the bootleg, weeden throws, complete, got it to josh gordon another rookie, a pickup of 17 more. >> mike: making a live off play action with deep crossing routes. same thing again, crosser from behind. another rookie. keep in mind on offense, rookie quarterback, rookie tailback, rookie right tackle. two rookie receivers in benjamin and gordon, this is by far the youngest team in football. >> brad: if weeden wasn't 2, it would be a lot younger. weeden feeling kind of old on that one, as ngata got great heat on him again. >> mike: they wanted a double move to their tight end jordan cameron. heavy pressure, though, again haloti ngata, just too quick and too strong, nowhere near enough time on a double move. >> referee: intentional grounding, offense number 23, it's a spot foul -- >> mike: i'm not sure about this, though. i notice he's in the pocket, but when the throw is impacted by the defender, the ball is coming out. i don'

charles: the browns? ravens and the browns. stuart: ravens and the browns.e any recourse at all for a team who loses as a result of a bad ref call, whether or not they're the real ref? >> no, no recourse at all. on the way in the security guard coming in said we've got to get rid of these referees, so the general public, the concensus is that the replacement have to go. stuart: so you're still hedging. i say they should be back by thursday night. you say by the end of the week. >> i say by sunday. stuart: oh hopeless, hopeless. eugene, thanks for coming. >> thank you, stuart. stuart: the media told us mitt romney's campaign was dead. another example, can we trust the establishment media. my take on that is next. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, business pro. yes, it is. go national. go like a pro. >> we are told that mitt romney ha

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smithhis live at m&t bank stadium where the ravens are hosting the browns tonight.... and he has the latest on the details of the deal. good morning joel d..... will the regular refs be back for tonight's game? game? good morniig ggys... yes! thh first game baak for the refs will be tonight! it was important to get this deal 3 done late last night... becauue somm felt it would be the ravens and browns if they were the only teams playing wwth replacement officials this week. most fans are hoping to see a very different kind of play inside here tonigh. chippy ... sometimes nasty stuff players have been gettinggaway with in the first 3 weeks of the season. ook night... ttat's even beeore - phat infamous last all that changed the outcome of the game. so here's the deal... the nfl and officials agree to an 8 year deal.average referee salaries will go from $149,000 a year in 2011 to $173,000 in 2003, rising to $205,000 by 2019. the referre ppnsionn plan will remaan in place thrrugh 2016 and tten will be frozen. it will be replaced by a defined contribution agreement starting

the real refs finally back on the field for the nfl ravens, browns game. vens taking an early lead. talk about dÉjÀ vu with seconds left the browns go for a hail mary just like seattle against the packers. the ravens get called for a personal foul so he gets another shot this time it goes out of the end zone. ravens win 23-16. dickey becoming the first knuckle baller since 1980 to win 20 games in the season. it is the first pitcher on a sub 500 team to hit a milestone with roger clemens in toronto in 97. talk about not wasting any time a youth shocker player in serbia scoring kickoff. the goalkeeper caught totally off guard. it goes over his head into the net. >> it is now 39 after the hour. coming up a disturbing analysis. if you use the latest rankings to choose the hospital you are going to why the numbers might not always add up. >> more than one mona lisa or is this first draft of the famous painting? the answer as we go spanning the globe next. [ male announcer ] what if you had thermal night-vision goggles, like in a special ops mission? you'd spot m

the browns-ravens game tonight will have regular refs officiating sunday all games will have the pros on the field. the new deal does still need to be ratified by the 121 members of the union. by all accounts that is going to happen. the refs, they gained good leverage in the negotiations after monday night's game. call by replacements called the packers win against seattle even president obama and gop vp candidate paul ryan agree it was the wrong call that's along with football fans nationwide. under the new deal the refs get more money, compromise on a pension 401(k) plan and the nfl may hire some officials fulltime. >> still have control of the officials also give them increased pay, increased salaries, increased ability to at least continue their good careers. i think in many ways both sides compromise. there's pain on both sides at the end of the negotiations but heal once both sides get together. >> reporter: the regular refs had been locked out since june in a few over compensation also the power to bench bad refs. as it turned out no one was worse than the replacements, one ha

the refs will be back on the field starting with tonight's cleveland browns baltimore ravens game. >>ey are facing child abuse charges. they have more on the details of his arrest, claudine wong? >> reporter: i wanted to talk to the albany police department to check any new developments and they said nothing new right now but they are asking the public to come forward with any information about any inappropriate conduct with james and minors. this investigation started monday but it moved very quickly and this morning james is waking up behind bars. let's take you through with how this all started. it started monday when the superintendent got word of inappropriate relationship with james and a former student. so she put the teacher on administrative leave and began an investigation. they arrested him at his home and booked him last night and the charge a lewd & lascivious conduct with a child urn the age of 14. he taught -- under the age of 14. school officials are calling this quote an incredibly devastating situation for everybody involved and this morning they are dealing with the

weeks of replacement refs have seemed like a lifetime for some, it does appear it is over the browns-ravens tonight will have regular refs officiating. owners and union reached tentative agreement. the refs gained good leverage after monday night's game. universally, agreed upon wrong call bay the replace s cost the packers a win against seattle monday. under the new deal the refs get more money, compromised on a pension shun 401(k) plan and the -- and the nfl may hire officials full time. >> taking those guys for granted at some point and it is showing up that those guys were doing an excellent job. >> obviously, as a player, i mean we still gonna have our same arguing points even when the real refs come back. but we can live with that. >> reporter: the replacement ref who may the infamous call is lance easley of santa maria a friend of his says no one feels more badly than lance. a tweet 30 minutes ago: good to see the regular refs coming back. i'm sure the scabs are disappointed they have to return to their jobs at footlocker. ouch. sunday all games will have the pros on the field. katie

. >> the ref's first game will be the ravens game when they host the cleveland browns. those replacement refs would have been on the field had the nfl not reached this tentative agreement. you remember what happened monday night when things came to a boiling point. the replacement refs were underfire for the questionable call that gave the sea hawks the win over the green way packers. for weeks now coaches, players and fans have been frustrated with the officiating by the replacement refs. this tentative 8 year deal gives the regular e refs, better way, pension and benefit packages. football fans and ravens fans, they couldn't have come sooner. >> i'm looking to what they have to bring back in relationship to what we've had the past couple of weeks. the strikes, you know, i'm glad it's over. but it's something that they felt they had to do, and, you know, they're officiating million dollar players. >> the real refs will be back on the field tonight for their first assignment at m and t bank when the ravens host the cleveland browns and we've learned they'll be o -- offi

he owned the browns and ravens for more than a decondition and moved the browns to baltimore. he was only 84. >>> u.s. open. they call him the jocker. djokovic was all business last night. djokovic advances to the semis for a straight win. >>> finally to the pitch, a stoppage in time. penalty kick for colin clark. he shoots and he scores and he's gone. sprints off the feed and into the tunnel. collins clark has left the building. wait a minute, come on back, colin, we've got more soccer to play. that's more than one way to make an exit and entrance all in one play. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a terrific weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> coming up a big name showbiz break-up and who's the favorite at the box office this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, she's a woman who rocks. coming up, an entire new exhibit dedicated to women just like her. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. let me take you through your weekend forecast. so many of us are going to love the weekend forecast. now, for today,

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the ravens went back to work today ready for the cleveland browns. the ravens have beat the browns eight straight times. the defense ranked 27th. the key to tomorrow is a preparation and do not take the browns lightly. fans are wondering when the will bement refs replaced by real refs. >> the pressure is on. wanted to make sure that you can see properly. >> i told her i won the lottery. >> he hits the jackpot. he will give some of the money away. >> the truck driver in russia got very lucky during an accident. >> whoa. >> my goodness. we have some rain in the forecast. >> the roads are a little wet. we have some accidents around the area. >> a man dies in police custody. that story is next. >> battle lines in battleground states. more and with the presidential candidates may cross paths. >> science-fiction becomes >> science-fiction becomes reality as t

last night officials who know the rules worked the browns-ravens game in case you are wondering ravenswent on to win 23-16 no question able calls. >> there was college football last night withstand ford at washington, stanford's defense scored on interception and 40 yard run huskies came back with two more scores, including 35 yard up down pass. washington upset stanford 17-13. >>> a's hope to make it into the playoffs host the mariners tonight a's fell behind early to the rangers in texas yesterday. they came back in the 9th with homeruns the a's still lose 9-7 flitting -- splitting four game series with rangers. one game back for top spot. giants win final home game at at&t beating d-backs giants open in san diego for three games starting tonight end the season in los angeles next week. >>. >> next, the san francisco city college officials say they have a plan to keep college open as it faces severe financial difficulty and threat of lose ago . >>> rush hour mess. preparations underway for this evening's critical mass ride in san francisco, organizers celebrate their 20th anniversary

. >>> the ravens hit the practice field preparing for their game tomorrow night against the winless browns. several ravens players includingjoe flacco and ed reed commented about the refs voicing concerns about the calls that have been made. the browns like we said, they are 0-3 on the season. but the rain fans do they worey? one bad call -- worry? one bad call in one game can make all the difference and doesn't matter who you are. your thoughts on the game, head to abc2news.com for a poll on the game. you think a bad call could determine the outcome? right now, there are more is than nays. >> we have a lot going on orioles tonight and rallies going on around town so traffic might be an issue. >> reporter: yes. and with the orioles jamie and i are having a contest. we came up with our orioles cheer. check them out and vote for one of us. please vote for me. >> weather wise going to be affecting traffic as we make the commutes. this is developing as we watch. >> sliding off towards the eastern show. getting rainfall. heavy at times and saw a couple lightning strikes in this as well. so we a

again, we will have the official, officials, on the field for the ravens/browns' guam tonight. you know there is some concern about the 121 refs necessarily have they been briefed on some of the new rules, have they passed physicals, will they pass physicals, going to endure, physicals and briefed on the new rules. should be ready to go. >> a great thing. a lot of folks are relieved. trying to dig up the e-mail the producer sent to us about the salaries. >> that will increase to $173,000 by 2013, that is, and $205,000 by 2019. this is not a full time job for a lot. they have side jobs. >> that is a lot of dough. i didn't know the refs. i figured it was decent paying job. not $200,000 a year for refs? i mean, whew. shows you how lucrative the nfl its. >> no one is starving that is for sure. here is your thursday forecast everybody. showers from the colorado rockies to south dakota. a wet day from new mexico to south texas. thunderstorms from wichita to pittsburgh. a few showers around the big apple. philly and d.c. >> 60s and 70s from northeast into the great lakes, the dakotas.

the end of the third quarter as cary williams picks off brandon weeden which gave the ravens a 13-point lead. the browns held tough. the ravens came on top 23-16. the of the big story was the return of the nfl officials after the lockout. the officiating crew was treated to a hero's welcome at m&t bank stadium last night. fans were thrilled to see the return of the professional officials. after the game, it was clear to those on and off the field that the situation had improved. >> the communication was good. i would like to know what happened on the last play. they were excellent. guys on the sideline did a great job communicating. i think now we're on the same page. >> keith mills will have highlights coming up later in sports. >> all of baltimore has come down with a case of orioles fever. the orioles are hoping to clinch a spot in the playoffs. kim dacey has more with the big weekend in the yard. >> tonight before their game, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will present orioles center fielder adam jones with a key to the city because this year the orioles have done baltimore proud. fans are excited o