. >> the n.f.l.'s replacement referees literally decide the outcome of at least one game. >> this is a car crash in motion here. >> awful! disgusting! disappointing! >> i was heartbroken. >> heartbroken. >> it is time to bring the refs back to the n.f.l. >> jon: yes! the media has finally taken a stand on an issue of this day and said let's bring our boys home! (laughter) bring them home to the n.f.l. because-- mr. goodell, tear down that wall! (speaking german) look, america finally learned what it would take to quickly set al labor dispute, a blown off interference call and an interception that not only cost the green bay packers a victory it cost one unnamed american who had taken the packers while giving the point $200 in one week for one week wearing only a seattle seahawks jersey and a thong. (cheers and applause) by the way, that is clearly someone else's body. (laughter) i don't know what that-- (laughter) if that was-- honestly, if that was a picture of me it was look like a gibbon wearing a

(cheers and applause) for more on the n.f.l. labor dispute we go now to senior correspondent john oliver outside n.f.l. headquarters in new york. john, what is the status right now of the n.f.l. dispute? >> well! (cheers and applause) (cheers and applause) >> who families both alike in dignity, one the referee, the other the league of national football is locked in dispute ages old. oh fair referees! (laughter) shirts bestripes arms akimbo with only a flag and wheus toll examine desperation and fair n.f.l. battered but unbowed like henri at agincourt from this day to the ending of the world! (cheers and applause) but we shall be remembered. we few, we happy few, we band of brothers! (cheers and applause) >> jon: my god. my god. that's-- (cheers and applause) i'm just-- i'm sorry. it just-- holy (bleep)! i was just-- (laughter). john oliver, you have almost overnight improved exponentially. (laughter) john oliver, john oliver, you moved me. >> yes, 'tis i, john oliver in the flesh. (laughter) the clown prince of correspondents, b

(laughter) the n.f.l.s also using several referees that were allegedly fired by the lingerie league for on field incompetent officiating. (laughter) for some reason, after every down they had to watch the slow motion replay. (laughter) but now these replacement refs are getting flak just because their innocent mistakes are determining the outcomes of games! (laughter) just listen to fox news' the brown haired guy who's not steve doocy. >> the calls to bring back regular n.f.l. refs sure to heat up after last night's game. if you're watching this show you probably didn't watch this game. would they complete this pass? the refs say so. the packers scored if the interception really in my mind. >> stephen: also in ms. mind, pancakes. (laughter) folks, people are pissed! including the packers guard t.j. lang tweeted "got (bleep)ed by the refs. embarrassing. thanks n.f.l. ". (cheers and applause) and believe me, the packers know embarrassing. (laughter) this call upset even union-busting governor and packer fan

the n.f.l. has enforced a lockout of the refs since july with the parties still divided on a variety of issues including salaries, retirement benefits, work guarantees and vision coverage because come on, ref, are you mind? (laughter) now obviously you can't have n.f.l. football without the refs. but the owners just called an automobile. >> the n.f.l. prepares to begin this season with replacement referees. one replacement ref reportedly used to work for something called the lingerie football league. (laughter). >> stephen: yes, the lingerie football league which explains why eli manning recently got a 15-yard penalty for sporting a whale tail. (laughter) well, i am giving my most valuable owners award to the n.f.l. for putting excitement back into this game. with pro refs riding the pine, the n.f.l. has brought in the creme-de-la-available. (laughter) i assume they hired the sales staff from a foot locker. now, with all that rookie enthusiasm you never know what's going to happen on the field o

n.f.l. referees is over. it ended late last night. >> it did. the two sides held two days of face-to-face meetings trying to reach an agreement and get the regular referees back on the field for goodness sake. guess what? they start tonight in baltimore. kristin fisher is live at fed ex field with a look at how the skins might look ahead to maybe some better refereeing. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, mike. the next time the redskins play here at fed ex field, the real refs should be back officiating the game. this agreement is only temporary, not quite a done deal just yet. it still needs to be ratified by the union but it's enough to get the real refs back on the field officiating tonight's game with the ravens in baltimore. so huge news. and it broke right after midnight. n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell released a statement saying, quote, this agreement supports long-term reforms that will make officiating better. the teams, players and fans want and dese

and then there's the start of the n.f.l. season, the opener last night against the giants was the tony romo show. three touchdowns. one of his famous romo's target, ken. the defending super bowl champion new york giants lose at home 24-17. >> an interesting game. >>> the time now is 4:38. another day of humidity is headed our way. howard is back in two minutes to let us know how hot and muggy it's going to get. >> you can feel it already. >> the newest smartphone from a communications company sends the stock tumbling. >> at 4:50, new research suggests football may increase a person's risk of suffering from mental disease. >> we're back in two minutes with your weather first. >>> welcome back. your weather first. 4:41 on this thursday morning. got a few showers north and west of town. it's quiet right now. i think we have a shower threat over the next few hours, mainly this morning. by this afternoon we'll see more sunshine. it's going to be hot, a little humid. slight chance of a thunderstorm. high temperatures into the low

. >>> the regular n.f.l. referees worked their first game back last night. >> when is the last time you've seen them getting a standing ovation everywhere? everybody is happy to have them back. this is the ravens quarterback, puts the first points on the board. second quarter, a touchdown pass. baltimore stayed ahead. close in the the browns a second chance at a hall mary -- hail mary. incomplete. ravens win 23-16. here is kristin fisher with more reaction to the refs coming back. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. leapt me ask you this. when is the last time that you saw referees getting a standing ovation? most times they're booed or heckled but not last night. check out the reception they received in baltimore just before kickoff. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: look at that. a standing ovation for the referees. that may be the first time in the history of football. throughout the game people held up signs. my favorite said "finally we get to yell at the real refs. welcome back." these guys real

n.f.l. referees locked out the game is quickly losing its credibility and its respect is this ongoing to bottle showing all of americans the importance of the union. admission and free credit take three days for charges free. range month free. free spirit type free. old free broadcast quality video for your media projects a free video dog hearty dot com you. just. it's. n.f.l. fans around the nation especially in green bay wisconsin today are sick and tired of a scab replacement referees brought in to replace the locked out n.f.l. referees week three of the n.f.l. season proved to be a turning point the referee labor struggle as replacement refs blatantly blew a call at the end of monday night's packers vs seahawks game which gave the seahawks an undeserved victory as play by play analyst mark tirico said after the blown call and the mayhem that followed on the field this is the most bizarre sequence you'll ever see at the end of a game but this isn't just about football it's about a labor s

i'll consider it next season. >>> when the n.f.l.season begins tonight, the players will be ready but the referees will still be fill- ins. that story is nine minutes away. >> howard says expect another cloudy and humid day, highs in the 80s. straight ahead, a cooldown is coming our way. he will tell you when. >>> welcome back. monika here with timesaver traffic. overcall things have not been too bad on wednesday morning. you just got a lot of volume to deal w. now an accident on the northbound side of i-95. it's just north of quantico here as you travel northbound. you want to stay to the right to get around that activity. then it's going to slow down again in woodbridge. let's take a live look outside. first of all if you're planning to head northbound on 95 in woodbridge, you can see once you're here traffic moving at a pretty good pace heading toward springfield where it slows down again. now to our sky 9 shot on the northbound side of 395 where you're going to find slow traffic. this is at edsall road heading towards seminary ro

and n.f.l. 's commissioner roger goodell released a statement shortly afterwards that says this agreement supports long-term reforms that will make officiating player. the teams, players and fans deserve consistency and quality in officiating. we look forward to having the finest officials in sports back on the field and i want to give a special thanks to the n.f.l. fans for their passion. now it's time to put the focus back on the teams and players where it belongs. now this statement, this agreement comes after two full days of face-to-face talks thanks to that terrible call during monday night football. that got the two sides back to the negotiating table. and just hours before an agreement was reached, terry mccauley, a real n.f.l. referee said this on our newscast about one of the big sticking points in the negotiations: pengs. >> yes, the economy has changed. things have changed but very to remember one thing. the n.f.l. is not like caterpillar. they're a virtual monopoly with an antitrust

armen keteyian reports the n.f.l. is pledging millions medical research as a new study finds football players have a much higher risk of dying from brain disorders. and space walking astronauts use a toothbrush to repair a space station while the sun shows a flair for the dramatic. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, bad weather scuttle it had first day of the republican convention and now rain is forcing the democrats to scrap what they hoped would be a spectacular finish here. they planned to move out of this arena tomorrow to stage the president's acceptance speech outdoors in the massive stadium that is home to the carolina panthers. but president obama will be on the stage behind me instead in a much smaller forum which leaves no room for tens of thousands of party volunteers. we have bob schieffer in our campaign 2012 reporting team in charlotte and we'll start tonight with byron pitts. byron? >> reporter: well, scott, according to the d.n.c., 65

referees week three of the n.f.l. season proved to be a turning point the referee labor struggle as replacement refs blatantly blew a call at the end of monday night's packers vs seahawks game which gave the seahawks an undeserved victory as play by play analyst mark tirico said after the blown call in the mayhem the followed on the field this is the most bizarre sequence you'll ever see at the end of a game but this isn't just about football it's about a labor struggle and it's about referees getting the pay they deserved in a league that generates nine billion dollars a year and even if you don't care about football you should care about what's going on here and elsewhere around the sports world when it comes to labor disputes joining me now from new york is sarah jaffe labor editor with alter net and allison omens director of media outreach at the a.f.l. c.i.a.o. hi allison. pleased to have you both was sara what's going on here in the sports context and with regard to the n.f.l. this is a lockout not a strike righ

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in a statement today, the n.f.l. said the study underscore it is continuing need to invest in research, education, and advocacy. we remain committed to do all that we can do to promote player health and safety. heott? >> pelley: thanks, armen. our convention coverage continues with a look at what both candidates would do to put americans back to work. and who needs a wrench when you have a toothbrush? two astronauts improvise when the "cbs evening news" continues. ú [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. how are you doing?ne. hi, evelyn. i know it's been a difficult time since your mom passed away. yeah. i miss her a lot, but i'm okay. wow. that was fast. this is the check i've been waiting for. mom had a guaranteed acceptance life insurance policy through the c

and a club in fresno the n.f.l. replacement referee that blew that call, he doesn't let the controversy ruin his fun. >>> i'm sandhya patel. get ready to hit the beach. we have steamy weather coming our way. a look at temperatures coming up. >> berkeley backs stage for diversity. what was grandma's cold remedy? hi, primo! asopao! right, asopao! there you go cuz, so you can sweat it out! oh, and music... ( all ) music? ... heals the soul. the power to share unites us. verizon brings your entire family the savings of the share everything plan. unlimited talk. unlimited text. and data you can share with up to 10 devices, all in one plan. get the 4glte droid razr by motorola for $99.99. verizon. >> dan: i told you at the top of the news cast a deal has been made to get the regular officials back in the national football league. controversial call in packers-seahawks game may have been what have brought them together for a deal. in the middle of that call, a reporter spoke with the referee who has worked with him. >> n.f

n.f.l.ands in the world. the referee lockout, putting that at risk or could it be brilliant business moves? bob brushed up on the pigskin last night. next. ♪ ♪ >> bob: the football game between miami heat an the new york yankees -- no, it was the green bay packers and seattle seahawks. this underscored a major debate going on in football now. that is by the interim referees who some of whom, one of whom exactly coached high school. i mean he reffed in high school. so there was a play that was called. between the green bay packers and the seattle seahawks. okay. watch this. play-by-play. quarterback, eight seconds when he threw it down. look. that was the most blatant offensive pass interference i have ever seen. it should have been called. he do go up like that. >> eric: that is not a sign for that. it's time-out. >> bob: there was no time-out left. >> eric: i know. >> bob: but the point is this, the point is this. a couple things have happened here. one is in football, usually to get in the

game was enough to get the n.f.l. and union officials talking on tuesday. gary nurenberg is here to narrate the developments. >> reporter: if you've just been released from solitary confinement and haven't seen it, here's the last seconds hail mary in the green by- seattle game monday night. one says touchdown. the other says touchback the defense got it. green bay wins. they went with offense. seattle wins. watch 81, seattle, push as player out of the way, interference not called, apparently didn't catch the ball. refs ruled he did. seattle wins. seattle put out a statement, yeah, seattle wings. the ref who made the call had only reffed games at height school and junior college level. bipartisan vote the refs out [ inaudible ] >> it is time to get the real refs. >> reporter: you think? one vef tricked by a coach to permit an extra challenge and a coach grabs a ref in anger. the diplomatic green bay head coach. >> it's different. there's no question about it. >> reporter: green bay's quarterback. >> awful. >> reporter

on the n.f.l.s official twitter account, they wrote safe to say league officials have never been more loved. it's a good time to be an n.f.l. referee. as mike and andrea said, they got a standing ovation, first time probably ever in football history. there were some folks who weren't too happy to see the real refs back. one person wrote, darn, the good refs are back. i was looking for more intertouchdownceptions. another wrote, the first lusty boos from the real refs. and we're back. honey among is over. getting back to normal. i want to show you this twitter account. this is the tatter account for somebody who -- twitter account for somebody who was calling himself the n.f.l. replacer ref. but yesterday after news broke that a deal had been struck, he changed his name to former replacer ref. he's developed a following of over 8,000 followers. during the game he wrote, in a million years i would never have guessed that illegal formation is an actual football penalty. he was making jokes like that t

if we're using the reagan analogy would have told the n.f.l. let those referees walk like reagan did with the air traffic controllers they're on the road is never. what i would say with a rabbit in this situation i don't know i think mitt romney just flip flops because a flip flopper well that was the whole thing you did about them and you want to open the window our producer our producer your producer just got an interesting angle on this i'm not going to say because i don't think so thunder but she got an interesting angle as to why mitt romney actually thinks it's a good idea to open windows in moving planes that are above the cloud was dimitriy have to say you can't just teen. i can tell you that on oahu nobody knows what we're going to not hear he just is going to do a video for facebook's will be on facebook and so progress troops are going to stray from facebook so people can hear her theory there i guess but for now that's all we have time for thank you so much for watching be sure to come back tomorrow we will have a special show from

. >>> the n.f.l. season kicks off with two of the redskins nfc east rivals. >> endure the heat today and we have a big break coming up soon. at 5:15, howard will tell you where it lands on the seven-day forecast. >>> good morning. welcome to 9news now. 5:14 on this thursday morning. thursday sounds good because tomorrow is friday. maybe the forecast will be less muggy tomorrow. >> no, it won't, but it will be less muggy by sunday and monday and tuesday. it really looks fall like around here finally after a very long, hot summer which isn't quite over yet. highs today, tomorrow are going to top 90 degrees. we haven't done that enough this year. why don't we do it to more time. this morning we do have to watch out for some showers. the bus stop forecast talking about cloudy and muggy conditions. it's warm with a few showers out there. temperatures range from the low 70s and will be in the low 80s in the warm spots over the next couple of hours. sun is not rising until 6:42 this morning. we have a lot of

the former n.f.l. owner was vilified in cleveland after moving the old cleveland browns to baltimore back in 1996. the team was renamed the ravens. modell was also a driving force behind monday night football. >>> still to come when we come back, the doctors are in. coming up in about 20 minutes, i go one on one with dr. travis stork. stay with us. we'll be back and we'll also tell you what's being done in our region to battle the nationwide spike in the number of west nile virus cases. glrs starting tonight, the maryland -- starting tonight, the maryland department of agriculture is stepping up its fight against the west nile virus. they'll begin spraying to kill mosquitoes in some fakeds. over the -- some neighborhoods. over the next week, there will be extra spraying in harundel county and the milford area of baltimore county. ed payne reports west nile cases are spiking around the country. >> reporter: 70% of the cases are in six states. texas is the hardest hit. the state is battling the source: m

this is the first game of the n.f.l.ason and it's being played on a wednesday so that it will not interfere with president obama's speech to the democratic national committee. this is the first wednesday night game since 1948. >>> on florida teenager is in jail for calling 911. he told the dispatcher he was calling because he had an odd dream and this was not the first time he called. >> what's your emergency? >> the officer told me not to come back. if i come back, you're all going to take me to court. so i'm calling back. >> because you want to go to jail? >> i have to prove something to my family. can you send an officer back? >> what city? what's your name? >> police say the teenager had been smoking synthetic marriage marriage known as k -- marijuana phone no k2. he was arrested for misusing the 911 system which is a misdemeanor. >>> let's go back outside. begin begin is enjoying the concert in the circle. >> reporter: we're seriously getting our groove on here with marcus johnson playing for us today. it's been an

the n.f.l. has locked out the real officials in a dispute over pay and pensions and here's jeff glor. >> the game's final play-- >> reporter: in 664 games over 42 years, "monday night football" had never ended with a touchdown on the final play and the clock at zero. if you ask former n.f.l. referee jim daapolus, it still hasn't. >> there was indisputable visual evidence which is what they look for in reversing calls on the field. >> reporter: that evidence? seattle sea hawk's wide receiver golden tate not only pushed one green bay player out of the way- - that's interference-- he also didn't catch the ball. replacement officials ruled he did. that meant a touchdown and a win for seattle, a loss for the packers. packers quarter-back aaron rogers after the game. >> just look at the replay. and then the fact that it was reviewed. it was awful. that's all i'm going to say about it. >> reporter: today the n.f.l., in a statement many found confusing, largely backed the referees saying the result of t

n.f.l. issued a statement. watch this. the ball, eight seconds left to go. watch. this we'll see it in slow motion. this is so playtant. offensive pass interference. never see one in all the time i played the game. watch this. pushes him out of the way. they both come down with the ball. the issue is not who had the ball. offensive player has the right over the defense. they're both holding it down. but the blatant -- you two are really interested. >> greg: can i tell you something interesting? >> bob: no. not until i finish watching this. that was as bad as offensive pass interference charge i've seen. >> andrea: you just said it was the packers and the since gnatty team and you said the packers won. you're worse than refs now. >> bob: that is clear. it didn't write that crap. somebody else wrote it. okay? >> eric: replacement producer. >> bob: that's what it was. >> greg: i find interesting is on morning joe this morning, bill clinton weighed in on the refereeing. he is the expert on blown calls, because he made so many

the n.f.l.ket change to them, destroy their brand. >> bob: they almost did. they almost did. >> andrea: it's not the blown calls -- >> kimberly: their reputation. >> bob: the field goal, two people on the goalpost to look up. had the blow that. >> andrea: i thought they didn't make it on sunday night. >> bob: greg, you are really in to this tonight? are you glued in front of the tv screen through the seventh inning stretch? >> greg: i will be doing glue in front of the tv scree screen. i am in the minority. tired of the sanctimonious solaber. they should bring tobacco high-ly refs to do the game instead of football refs. tired of the public bullying. celebrity option twitter making fun of the poor refs after doing the anti-bullying crusade. they go on there and rip on bullies. they're only against bullying when it helps their career. >> bob: are you excited they're back? >> andrea: i love football but i have problem with any bad call. i can't stand injustice. it was shameful what happened. >> an

the n.f.l. commissioner has the final say.have an update now on last night's story about american swimmer bradley snyder. today he won the 400 meter free style at the paraolympics in london. his second gold medal for the u.s.a. one year ago today snyder, a navy lieutenant, was diffusing a bomb in afghanistan when it exploded. he lost his eyesight. now, have a look at some spectacular photos of the kilauea volcano in hawaii. they captured the moment that red hot lava poured into the pacific, crashing waves turned into clouds of steam as two forces of nature met. the story behind these pictures is also impressive. two daredevil photographers-- nick sellway and c.j. kale-- stood in waist deep 110 degree water just yards from the lava. they said it was the only way they could get such breathtaking pictures, but they don't recommend it. this being friday, steve hartman is on the road. and tonight steve finds out just how much some folks will do for a stranger. that's next. [ male announcer ] this is rudy. his morning starts with ar

the n.f.l. season kicked off last night with the super bowl champion new york football giants hosting the dallas cowboys. this was the first n.f.l. game on a wednesday in more than 60 years. start last night no doubt about it, tony romo. three touchdown passes, 307 yards. dallas beats the new york giants in new jersey 24-17. >> he looked like eli manning. he was throwing some bombs. >>> it 16:25. still ahead -- it is 6:25. still ahead a woman swimming in a fairfax county lake is attacked by a beaver. learn more about this bizarre story. >> save money at the grocery store. see smartphone apps that will keep money in your wallet. >> a broken down tractor- trailer slowing you down right now on the inner loop of the beltway right before the georgetown pike. they're just looking for it now from our sky 9. expect delays northbound on the beltway getting by. i'll have more traffic coming up in a few minutes. you're watching 9news now. president clinton: this election to me is about which... candidate i

. >> here a hit to the n.f.l. and referees for striking a reasonable labor deal this week. n.f.l.hance to move to 401-k plan and got more flex wnilt hiring. referees got a pay increase. >> paul: they may give the packers compensatory rules. >> i wanted a miss to the todd aikens who missed the deadline to drop out race. he tarnished not only himself but the entire republican party with his bizarre comments on what he called legitimate rape. but the crew is standing by their man. i think they may come to regret that decision but the democrats sure won't. >> this is hit for chick fill lay. an aldeman he intimidated to stop their donations to groups that politicians don't like. the company says, no. chicago thugs are telling them who to support and good for chick-fil-a. >> this is hit for andy williams. the man that sang moon river has a lot of americans thinking back to good american entertainment he was one of those rare stars past or present whose private life was the same as his public personna. he was out there putting in the hours and delighting audiences all the way until the e