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nfl commissioner roger goodell said this. this agreement supports long-term reforms that will make officiating better. the teams, players and fans want and deserve both consistency and quality in officiating. yes, we do. live at the news desk, tony tull, news4. >>> this morning, more than 1,000 pepco workers are a step closer to going on strike. union reps will go back to pepco to try to get a new deal. if no deal is reached, workers will vote on whether to strike. the labor battle comes as pep co got the go ahead for a rate hike in the district. the d.c. public service commission approved a partial rate increase and that can mean an extra $2.60 a month for the average customer. >>> ken cuccinelli approved a plan to impose stricter building standards on abortion clinics. they require existing clinics to comply with newer architectural standards for hospitals. supporters say the regulations will ensure the safety of women. opponents say forcing clinics to comply with costly renovations could put them out of business. the plan

commissioner roger goodell apologized to fans for the use of replacement refs.s agreed on a new eight-year labor deal. >>> police are trying to piece together the bizarre final moments of actor johnny lewis' life. investigators say the "sons of anarchy" beat and strangled his 81-year-old landlady before falling from the three story home to his death, this as police sirens approached. investigators say drugs may have been involved but they have no proof yet. they're still trying to piece it all together. >>> after sharing his vision of a new world order with the u.n., iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad kicked back and enjoyed a little western highlight. this according to the new york daily news. booking two entire floors at the posh warwick hotel in manhattan where a single sweet goes for $1600 a night. he even had three personal chefs on hand. and while ahmadinejad dined, his staffers were scrambling around town on a shopping spree. we're told they hit costco, walgreens, and duane reade stores stocking up on shampoo, vitamins, cheap clothes. items hard to fou

goodell had this to say about ending the lockout. "this agreement supports long-term reforms that will make officiating better. the teams, players and fans want and deserve both consistency and quality in officiating." the eight-year term will cover the referees through the 2019 nfl season. >>> virginia will take center stage again today in the race for the white house. both candidates will be campaigning in the commonwealth. mitt romney will be in springfield at american legion post 176. president obama is holding a rally in virginia beach today. both candidates' running mates have been stumping for votes in virginia as well. vice president joe biden was in chesterfield county on tuesday. republican nominee paul ryan made two stops in the commonwealth last week. both candidates were in ohio yesterday. president obama spoke at two colleges, kent state and bowling green. mitt romney held the town hall meeting to discuss manufacturing jobs in the cleveland area. >> and the president wants more jobs. he's going to talk about wanting mor

because throughout it, the "we blame roger goodell" or "football fans blame roger goodell" but it was owners pushing roger goodell not to settle with the officials and they could always claim "why do we have to settle with officials? they don't affect the bottom line? no one watches the game to watch a referee, they say, and maybe it's true when there's a lockout or labor strike with a factory you can always do the math and figure out how much it's costing you. so in this case the owners maybe didn't have a cost. but what that touchdown did, what all the bad calls did and that touchdown representing them it provided a cost. it might not be tangible but i think it was psychological and it got the owners to say this is causing much more embarrassment than it's worth. >> brown: as to the dispute itself, the labor dispute, if anybody s paying atntiono that, tell us about the outcome, the contract dispute. >> before you know about the outcome you have to know all along they weren't far apart, just a few million dollars. it's a lot to real people. $9.5 billion in revenue to the n.f.l. it's

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roger goodel said that is the beauty of sports. >> it was bad on monday night.ible. >> what happened monday night was embarrassing and there is no way, you can't reverse that. >>> the replacement refs are now out of work. they reached a 8 year agreement, ending the lock out. complain on sports shows and the public out-- complaints on sports shows and public outcry -- >> puts public opinion on steroids. no one was talking about union or labor, they were talking about a game and sport. at the end of the day, what the fans did gave anference the union. -- importance to the union. >> reporter: he leaves they lost their integrity. >> the fact the commissioner is nickel and diming with the officials is unthinkable. >>> the gap involves salary and benefits totaling $3 million. that is a third of 1% of the nfl total revenue. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the national hockey league canceled the rest of the games. this would have been the first day of pre-season games. when the sharks play, businesses make a lot of money. >> it is terrible. we, you know, san j

"> n-f-l commissioner roger goodell.... todl reporters it's not up to him to weigh in on the debate over whether modell bellngs in the hall of fame.some sportswriters are still critical of his decision to move the cleveland browns team to baltimore.we'll see if his passing changes their perspective.from m-and-t bank stadium.... melinda roeder... fox 45 news at 5. we'veecreatte a section on our website... called "remembeeing art modell."there... you can watch raw interviews with modell... post your comments... or look through our gallery of photos from throughout the years.just go to fox altimore dot com... and click on "remembering art modell" under hot topics. you're... gging to see... more... commerciall... urging you... to vote... or against expanded gambling. gambling."a new world claas resort casino ii maryland." maryland."m.g.m. is spending another three million dollars on ads... supporting more gambling.that's the company that wants to build a casinoat the national harbor in prince george's county.penn national...is

>> i would tell roger goodell to go ahead and do it already. >> it may not be goodell, it's probably the owners in charge of this. so, what do you think aught to be done about the replacement referee? chime in, let us know what's going on. send an e-mail to mailbag@wusa9.co and tomorrow in the broadcast, we will read your comments on the air. >> you're going to get a lot, my friend. >> i hope so. a full, fat, plump mcginty's mail bag. >> as we watch it over and over again. one referee was turned around and thought the green bay touched down. because he caught the ball. >> clearly it was an interception. >> cold front on the way tomorrow, but ahead of the cold front, going to feel like summer. we're talking 80s tomorrow. let's start with a live look outside. this is a live look at from tyson's. this is our michael and son weather cam. 76 was the high. we're 73 downtown, which isn't bad. clouds are here, but the air mass is too dry. dew point 49. you have time to do stuff outside. no worries until after midnight. winds south, southwest at 9. pressure steady over the past hour. 30.14 in

>> they are back to negotiating, goodell is involved himself, i don't think the nfl likes this talk aboutit, going around. hopefully, there will be a solution soon. >> that might be stepped up, the pressure. >> let's talk about what's going on out there we have clouds might get misty on your dive. coast, maybe higher elevations -- you can see fog trying to work from the coast through san francisco as we look down from mount -- where are we looking from? sutro, thank you, that's what i thought. brain lapse. i think i'll have another sip of coffee while you watch this picture. [ laughing ] >> you like that? let's take a look at live doppler 7 hd, get the cobwebs out this morning, you can see it is dry this morning. let's talk about temperatures, 40s in the north bay valleys, santa rosa and napa, fog developing around santa rosa also. as far as monterey bay fog watsonville 54 everybody in the mid 50s. today i think we'll see the sun quicker doesn't mean necessarily warmer maybe a degree or two within where we were yesterday many coolest day tomorrow, warm pattern this weekend stretching out

goodell -- alckey commissioner, mr. goodell, have cheering for them scott walker, the union-busting governor of wisconsin, and paul ryan, the union-busting vice presidential nominee -- he has become a labor activist spirit what a great country. >> strong note to follow, charles. >> you can always leave it to mark to find a partisan and will to anything. it was a lousy call it is just football. who cares? >> you watch this, and the amazing national interest in this, but lurking in the background is this existential threat to football, these head injuries. a blionollathing as t evidence mounts an ounce announced that football is bad for your brain. when is the day of reckoning coming? >> that is why need to freeze. >> that is exactly what you need referees. but they cannot do it all. there is a gladiator feel to it, when you look at how hard the hits are. it is really at the cost of these individuals' futures. >> it keeps us from hitting each other on the head. see you next week. are you totally unprepared? just about all

commissioner goodell is getting an earful about the call and replacement refs.nsin state senator says this season will be a joke if monday night's ending did not spark atone the lock-out of regular officials. back east some have been tweeting goodell's phone numbers so fans can call and complain. >> a lot of people are saying can't goodell use his power to reverse the call under some extraordinarily unfair act? that seems like it could be difficult. >> difficult and probably unprecedented. let's -- >> by the way people can comment on that on facebook.com/abc7news. >>> mike what in the forecast? >> a lot of -- what is in the forecast? >>> a lot of fog. my facebook page i've been capturing pictures, gorgeous this morning. thickest fog now along half moon bay half a mile up to a mile and quarter at santa rosa some is spilling across san francisco and sfo light westerly wind very slow migration like the blob that ate san francisco the cloud cover that's why we have glide arrival delays into sfo. i think we'll see quicker sunshine at the coast more cloud cover, upper

. >>> nfl commissioner roger goodell released a statement after thdeal was reached. nst a deserve both lers,nd consistency and quality in officiating. we look forward to having the finest officials in sports back on the field. the nfl referees union expected to officially approve the agreement with a vote on saturday night in dallas, the 121 preously locked out refees pn to wul scle g t sunday. with more on this now, joining us by phone again this morning to discuss the deal, sports editor for the nation founder of edge of sports.com, dave zyron. how d this come to be? >> all i took was nnal suio mockery, comments from the president of the united states as well as being the lead story on every single new broadcast from nbc national to green bay local. that's all it took to puncture thoo w nfl owners live and get them to hear what people have been saying for the last three weeks, there is gravitating very quickly from being a farce to being a tragedy. >> and we understand the referees are going to be back on the field tonight. i guess the question is are they ready? w

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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 year and $205,000 by 2019. the agreement includes changes to the officials benefits package. some nfl players are glad to see the well refs return. >> we need those guys. they have experience. they have an eye for the game. they understand the players, the coaches, the dynamics of the game. >> after a three month lockout and no game action since last winter will the officials be ready? >> we're aware of the news rules. we've been working on tests and keeping ourselves in shape and we're ready to go at a moment's notice. we could from our perspective do it. it would be up to the leag

. >>> the suspensions lifted after roger goodell this week did it. >> we will see roger goodell fighting you can't -- >> he is. that's a good thing. when the three-panel group ruled against him for bountygate, that took away his power. >> his unchecked power, right? >> yeah, and last week, he said they didn't take away my power. here is the thing, don. he needs that power, because all of these commissioners need to be dictators. democracies work great for countries, but -- >> you need a dictator like roger goodell? >> that's right. >> oh, my goodness. what do you think of the saints official? >> i think that's pretty funny. that's exactly what they deserve, because they are not bringing back the regular referees. >> they still lost and needed that guy. >>> when there was such a need to do things right for the fallen in libya, one candidate got it wrong. that's tonight's no talking point. and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of

goodell, tear down that wall.ke to quickly set a labor dispute. a blown offensive interference call and interception call that cost the green bay packers a victory but caused one unnamed american who had taken the packers loss while giving the poi points, and one man walking around the office wearing a seattle seahawks jersey and a thong. >> easy target, right? >>> "early start" continues right now. >>> good-bye replacements. a good-bye, replacements. a deal with the nfl means the real referees will be on the field tonight in baltimore. >>> scout's dishonor. the boy scouts of america taking heat for releasing a survey in response to a sex abuse scandal. >>> a new lead that could solve one of america's great mysteries. the search for jimmy hoffa begins outside a suburban detroit home. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "early start." we're so glad you're with us on a thursday. it's 6:00 in the east. i'm alina cho. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. he's hosting "starting point." the agony is finally over for you. st

nfl commissioner roger goodell suspended the players in an alleged scheme that paid players for big hitsst key opponents. those suspensions were overturned by an nfl arbitration panel but the coaches and a gm who were suspended remain out of the game so because this was a collective bargaining process it puts the players' lawsuits up against the commissioner on hold. okay. richard, this is very complicated. how did this come to be that the suspensions were overturned by this arbitration or appeals panel? >> because the players were allowed pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement to take this level of appeal and the arbitrators ruled that the commissioner exceeded his authority. he did not have the power to be judge, jury, and executioner, which is what he was in this case. he got spanked and he got sacked, clearly, fred, and these players are -- he'll be on the field this weekend if he is healthy enough. >> if he is injured he may not. but will smith the defensive end apparently might. right? >> and the coaches should -- in the spirit of this decision and in good faith, the coach

roger goodell temporary lifted the lockout, which allows the veteran nfl refs to work the game tonight. the nfl and the referees association agreed on an eight-year collective bargaining agreement, which is the longest agreement between the two sides in nfl history. now, talks between the two sides picked up following the fiasco at the end of the seattle-green bay game. commissioner goodell said "we look forward to having the finest officials in sporters back on the field and i want to give a special thanks to nfl fans for their passion", and i'm sure he's talking about the 70,000 voicemails left for him after the seahawks-packers game or the thousands of photoshoped ref pictures that have gone viral through facebook and twitter. >>> the race for the white house passes through virginia today. both candidates will be campaigning in the commonwealth. mitt romney will be in springfield at american legion post 176. president obama is holding the rally in virginia beach. recent polls show the president with a slight lead in virginia. president obama is criticizing his republican rival for h

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. >> let's talk about the refs now and roger goodell.l with the regular referees. you wrote about it on friday and on friday, the players, goodell had suspended were reinstated. goodell's in the headlines as much the players these days. >> and even more so after this weekend. today was a rough day for referees. big game going on now between are referees. i thought his head was going to explode all over lambeau field. >> had the chance to watch, but as fan, as someone who's watching, do you think it makes it frustrate, more interesting, less interesting, for the actual fan? >> no, because when it comes to the fan, let's be honest. they want to see them play. want to see the offense do well, their defense. they want to see their team win. now, if there's a controversial play that decides that, then there's a problem. >> i was going to say, depending on how long this goes on, can people go back and say listen, that was a bad call. this team shouldn't have won this game. therefore, you know what i mean? >> which is a good point. i talked to

a three-member appeals panel overturned roger goodell's ruling. four players who had been forced out are now eligible to play week one, although the saints linebacker jonathan vilma is hurt. defensive end will smith could face the redskins. but the saga may not be over. goodell could reimpose some disciplinary measures. >>> high school friday night football. dciaa, mckinley tech at coolidge. first play, the best play in this one. jaquante simms, we get to see all those strides. first play of the game, opening kickoff return, 8-0 after the two-point conversion. qb kirkland with his own number, he's running into your living room, through the kitchen, out the garage door and down the street. 80 yards, part of 27 unanswered points. big game for kirkland, two tds on the ground, three in the air. colts win 41-30. a pleasing performance. the nation's only women's head coach. guys, they made it to the turkey i didn't know strawberriesturkey where in season right now. shh's no no no no no no.. rosco ..no, no, no... ♪ opera love it. (crying) ally, ally oh,

. >> don't you think that roger goodell and the owners and everyone else at this point, you know, have to -- have to cave in and do something? >> sure. >> about the replacement refs before we go through another weekend lith? >> i d't kf tet them in even if they negotiated a settlement today. i don't know if the regular nfl refs could get back for this weekend. i think they've got to make a deal and they can get some concessions i'm surerom the union but they've got to make a deal quickly and roger goodell iseall ithe t seat and i t w he has to lead the owners, not follow the owners. >> this is a game that's already been in some fire for injuries to players, for roughness, things like that. they don't need another problem. they better settle. >> i agree with vin. >> talking to the playe rep in moment coming up. anhatooth you and if you have nothing to do this weekend we may put you on the field. ed rendell and vin weber, you could do a better job. >> iran's president taking aim at the u.s. and israel at the united nations. the annualdiatribe. theeplacement referee contvers thisretc rtnl

roger goodell and much of the ravens team and staff with those among attending the service.art modell was a partner for the game he loved. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. tracking a few new problems. westbound 70 on the ramp to the outer loop of the beltway, we have a crash. west side outer loop delays all the way down to edmondson. hanover pike in the upperco region, watch for an accident and some lane closures. monument street is closed near patterson park. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 29 near 108. north and southbound traffic in pretty good shape through the ellicott city region. this is 70 west of the beltway. was down 70 on the ramp to the outer loop, you'll find possible lane closures with this accident. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. we check in live again with ava marie. she is telling us about some new libraries. >> 3 baltimore city public school will unveil their branch libraries. will live outside thomas johnson elementary and middle. this is so exciting. w

roger goodell, the nfl commission sir trying. now from contracts with the once beloved men in stripes. players yearn for their return their mouths are. many are >> what would you give of your own salary to get the real refs back? >> i'm not going to get into that. you know, let the league take care of that. so i try not to worry about that, just worry about the things i can control. >> reporter: what's a fan to do? espn is pushing ten ways to make your outrage known. among them, swear off watching games four games a week. use negative hash tags about the nfl and roger goodell and boo the games you do attend. fan wes tas we talked to were receptive. >> watch something else. >> i'm not watching the thursday night game. tell you that. >> reporter: the sad part, just about everyone agrees the whole replacement ref controversy is getting in the way of our love for the game -- except for maybe a few seattle fans. >> got a w. that's all has matters. >> keep the replacement officials going. i'm a big fan. >> reporter: yeah. just wait. uh

and great credit to roger goodell. deal long term, you have to face hard issues. >> was it unanimous among the owners or are we going to hear owners coming out saying they thought it was lousy deal? >> i think the owners are unanimously behind roger goodell, yes. we're very proud of the job he's done. this was hard. he had to take a lot of heat. with the players, they work for the teams. so owners were more actively involved in the labor negotiations. the refs work for the league office. and he was on the line there taking the hits. and he did what was good for the game long term. and this is a big win for i believe the fans, the refs, owner, everybody associated with the -- >> we're running out of time. i'd love to talk to you another half hour, but you are being nominated to the hall of fame. >> that was a great honor. >> and you're still the own are and being nominated. most of the time they don't let people active going in. what did you domost of the time people active going in. what did you and being nominate. mos

i'll jump on that, too. >> bill: does roger goodell survive? does survive but he now operates under a cloud, under a serious crisis of competence. this is his version of bud selig 1994 canceling the world series. >> bill: major, i have to say you were talking about the forest of clowns, whatever, i thought dave had a great line when he said things could not have been worse with the replacement refs on the field. if you had dressed up sasha baron cohen in a black and white suit and turned him loose. it sort of was a bruno moment. >> it was very much a bruno moment. we're going to poke and product everybody and see how angry we can make them. >> the nfl knew it. they knew these people could not do this job. >> bill: they couldn't do the lingerie league. >> they couldn't do this job. >> the people who were lingerie ref refugees have been fired by the lingerie league in a self-serving press release the lingerie league said after viewing their officiating ability in the nfl they lack the professionalism to trulmatriculate in the glory that's in the

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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. >> i've never seen anything like it. >> 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 year and $205,000 by 2019. the agreement includes changes to the officials benefits package. some nfl players are glad to see the real refs return. >> we need those guys. they have experience. they have an eye for the game. they understand the players, the coaches, the dynamics of the game. >> after a three month lockout and no game action since last winter will the officials be ready? >> we're aware of the news rules. we've been working on tests and keeping ourselves in shape and we're ready to go at a moment's notice. we could from our persp

in the last hour commissioner goodell said this >> you don't go into one of these trying to create awin/ lose. you create a win/win. you are looking for a long term agreement that people can say we're proud of. >> reporter: some players are taking reaction to twitter. stiller of the bills saying welcome back refs. thanks to the replacement refs for trying their best given the circumstances. packers' offensive lineman tweeting good to see regular refs coming back i'm sure the scabs, his words, are disappointed they have to return to their jobs at footlocker. all that is left are for the members to ratify the contract. >> that was just mean. >> yeah. i was thinking, you don't see refs get cheered often, but tonight i'm guessing you are going to see. >> interesting, probably would be the first time in a while. >> yeah. how is the weather looking? >> clearer. we are getting sunshine, flight arrival delays into sfo, 65 minutes. fall warm weekend even out to the beaches, in the forecast, next. >>> plus, horsing around with the head of google. the creator of the youtube . >>> it certainly w