even though the real refs are back, their agreement with the n.f.l. for now is only a tentative agreement. it still needs to be ratified by members of the union. they'll be voting friday and saturday in dallas. then if all goes according to plan and the agreement is approved which it is expected of course to be approved, then the real refs are going to pick up their equipment. they'll get their game assignments and they should be back on the field officiating on sunday. so i tell you what. it is a good time to be a referee in the n.f.l. this is probably the most love that they're ever going to be feeling. >> by far the most attention. they better enjoy it because it's going to disappear quickly. as the sign says, it's good to yell at the real refs for a change. >>> to campaign 2012. both main presidential candidates return to virginia on thursday. boy, they spent a lot of time in the state. this weekend they'll also be cramming for this week's presidential debate which is coming up soon. >> reporter: early voting began in iowa thursday morning and vot

. >> the calls to bring back regular n.f.l. refs sure to heat up after last night's game. 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 scott walker who tweeted "after catching a few hours of sleep, the packers game is still just as painful" adding the hashtag "return the real refs." now, i can see why he wants the union refs back. i mean, crushing the teachers union is fine, but he might have had money on that game! well, sorry, governor walker, but the n.f.l.'s numbers are against you because t.v. ratings are at record highs. sunday night's ratings were up 8% over a year ago which means the free market has spoken! that was a great call! (laug

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 on any given sunday, any given call could be blown. like in a recent game where an official twice referred to a team from atlanta as arizona and also mixed up which team had won the coin toss. (laughter) which somehow led to both the falcons and the cardinals kicking off to the coy boys.

chatter in our newsroom it sure is and by now you've probably heard about the botched play call by n.f.l. refs during the green bay seattle game well that bad call apparently cost three hundred million dollars for vegas oddsmakers the bettors lost one hundred fifty million dollars and the bookies won one hundred fifty million dollars and the plot thickens dimitry it's not just about the gamble it's about who was involved because it turns out one of those refs who are now famous for making that bad call is the vice president of small business banking for bank of america in santa maria california he was a banker dimitri he's a rav and now the bookies making out like a bandit this sounds a lot like the lead up to the financial crisis to me i think you start laying out on the field in football i think is ironic going you know there's a burger burger stadium i think there should be risking their trading what if he was what i disclose right i mean we're we're having fun just to be clear we're not trying to do so we're out of florida we're going to defame this guy but the reality of it it's just it i

the current pension plan will remain in place for the current n.f.l. refs through the 2016 season. then it will be frozen and replaced by a defined contribution agreement starting in 2017. and then finally the referees' salaries will increase from an average of $149,000 a year to $205,000 a year by 2019. a lot of people are thinking my goodness, you know, these refs will have less than 24 hours notice to begin officiating tonight's game in baltimore. how are they going to do it? we'll talk about that coming up at 5:30. mike, andrea? >> all right, thanks, kristin. going to be interesting tonight. >> yes, it will. >>> friends and neighbors gathered to remember a herndon, virginia family found dead inside their home. a vigil for the peterson family took place at the floorest methodist church. the father albert peterson shot his two sons and wife before taking his own life. 16-year-old matthew was a high school student and his 13-year- old brother was a middle school student. >>> yesterday we told but a d.c. man who has been repeatedly stalked and assaulted by his exgirl friend. karen

. >> reporter: why on earth are high school refs in the n.f.l. labor dispute between the real refs in the n.f.l. which locked them out in may. gary nurenberg, 9news now. >> well, redskins offensive coordinator kyle shanahan has been fined for his behavior toward one of the refs after the team's game on sunday. the younger shanahan was fined $25,000. after the loss to the bengals, he went after the referees, not just on the field but he followed them into the tunnel there. he admitted he lost his composure. he has since apologized. >>> it is 4:38. olga is in for howard. she says showers possibly headed our way. >> at 4:50, a number of military leaders says the nation's obesity problem may turn into a matter of national security. >> we're back in two minutes with your weather first. you're watching 9news now. i think they speak all kinds over there. nah. it's basically one language with a few variations. my cousin has a passport. uh-huh. take this fascinating muller yogurt. frut up. means "fruit up." as in creamy yogurt down below. and a delectable,

n.f.l. replacer ref.ut 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 throughout the game. he developed even more followers throughout the game. but i'll leave you with this. he ended it with, thanks, tweets, for a fun time. he's closing down the account now that the real refs are back. >> calm down, right. very good. thanks, kristin with that live update from our newsroom this morning. >>> in other news, the man accused of beating a capitol hill man in a robbery admit they did it. now all three are being held in jail without bond. d.c. police say the men attacked thomas maslin six weeks ago. he had been to a nationals baseball game and went to a nearby bar. on his way home he was robbed of his phone, beaten and left for dead near eastern market. >>

. >>> the n.f.l. refs are back on the field with a new contract.rday the league ended their labor dispute by approving an eight-year contract. it created three weeks of chaotic games run by replacement officials. the most controversial call happened in the monday night game. >>> mornings on 2 ends at 9:00 to bring you fox n.f.l. sunday. then you can catch the niners taking on the jets again at 10:00. that will be followed by the saints in green bay at 1:00. stay tuned for our post-game show. >>> 7:55. we've been talking about the weather, it warping up. on a serious night, there are cooling centers opening up in the south bay in case it gets too hot if you don't have air conditioning or any way to cool off. rosemary joins us with a look at how hot it's going to get. >> good morning to you. for some of us it will feel great. for others the heat is on and it could be a little miserable out there for the afternoon. calm conditions right now, even a bit of a northerly breeze coming in right around napa. northeasterly wind. we have just a very shallow m

n.f.l. will start the year with replacement refs. d payne takes a look at the labor dispute behind the whole thing. >> reporter: negotiations between the n.f.l. and the referees over pay and other matters have been on and off for months. in the meantime the league hired replacement refs from the college and high school ranks. some of their work in preseason games has come under fire from penalty calls to communication issues. former new york giants running back tiki barber said such replacement face big challenges in the big league. >> the speed of the game is so much faster and also the pace of the game is so much faster meaning things are happening faster, not just the play on the field. it's easy to get confused or caught up in the moment as a player. imagine what it's like as a referee who hasn't been on this stage before. >> reporter: a "sports illustrated" writer criticizes the n.f.l. for using them. >> they are really putting the players in danger by having referees, replacing referees who are not at the very top of their profe

the standoff between the refs and the n.f.l.his call on monday night which caused green bay to lose to seattle. everybody was moaning about it, made national news. roger goodell got 70,000 voice mails which jump started the negotiations between the league and the union once again. >>> in other news, more serious news, d.c. police have arrested three people in the august 18 brutal attack on capitol hill which left a 29-yard man unconscious -- 29-year-old man unconscious. >> after the beating late that night thomas mathis lay bloody. the suspects then went and attacked three other people. >> reporter: he is the father of a 22-month-old baby. he was attacked after he attended a nats game and stopped at this local bar. he was assaulted as he walked home, found on this porch so beaten and incoherent, police thought he was having a seizure. serious brain surgeries, coma, critical condition, now mending

. >> warm welcome for return of the n.f.l. refs. 4 hours that the murder of our ambassador and three others was a terrorist attack and labeled it that way internally. so why did it repeatedly, administration tell a different story to the american people? fox news analyst peter johnson, jr. you know its cover-up. it's about the campaign but the repercussions go on for the next years. it's about trust and confidence in our government. it's about the social compact between the people and our government and it's about our ability to say, are you telling me the truth? the government didn't tell us the truth because it didn't jibe with the narrative that al-qaeda had been destroyed. it didn't jibe with the narrative that we're safe. it didn't jibe that they had notice of five different attacks in the preceding few months in benghazi on ambassador and consulate of united states of america. it was dramatic repuid yiagh of obama's new beginning. the speech in 2009 where he said i have so much in common with you, we do. let's live together in

n.f.l. after replacement refs make a mistake on the field.ree lockout or the world as we know it? probably the former, not the latter. the latter is the second one, right? i can't remember. ♪ ♪ ♪ people we rely on in the morning can rely on dulcolax laxative tablets overnight. they give you predictable overnight relief to help get you feeling like yourself again in the morning. dulcolax laxative tablets. keep you moving. ♪ feeling free. ♪ >>> did you watch that packer game last night? i mean, give me a break! is it time to get the real refs. it reminds me of president obama and the economy. if you can't get it right, time to get out. >> bob: okay woody woodpecker, g.o.p. vice presidential nominee paul ryan taking a pot shot at president obama over the controversial call in the game last night. the seattle seahawks were robbed of a win after replacement refs couldn't tell the difference between a touchdown an interception. >> eric: actually, the packers were robbed of the win. >> bob: packers were robbed of the win. it didn't watch the game. t

n.f.l. and the refs i would assume will come to some sort of agreement. ce, the n.f.l. should announce because they are surprised by the fur ror. i heard people talking on it on the sidewalk. everybody is talking about it. it >> greg: not on the sidewalk! on the sidewalk? >> dana: my idea is there should be a rematch. n.f.l. should announce -- >> kimberly: do-over. >> dana: seattle and green bay will play in a special event and make a ton of money. it will be the rumble in the jungle. >> eric: they don't do that. what they're doing now -- >> bob: very good. who fought in the rummable in the jung? >> dana: boxing. i don't know. [ laughter ] >> eric: can we point -- >> bob: it sounded start when you said it. >> eric: th the ratings are skyrocketing. >> kimberly: agenda if it was "jeopardy" you would have won. >> bob: you want to beat up unions. i was told when the segment started don't turn it in political discussion. what did you do? >> eric: i said the n.f.l. is laughing to the bank. the games, people are tuning in to how bad the referees are. >> dana: $3

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 jersey. (laughter) i don't know what-- i don't know who he got as a stand-in but-- (laughter). i have-- do you know-- i have so much hair on my ass that blur never would have in any way-- (laughter). (cheers and applaus

refs. who would have thought we'd say that? n.f.l.ement officials to the curb. it goes down to two game, one was the packers and the seattle super hawks. [ laughter ] there was a three-point shot that was not accepted as a three-point shot but we know the feet were on the three-point line. >> kimberly: seahawks. >> bob: two incidents here that were a problem. one was green bay and seattle. the other one was when the ravens played whoever they played -- >> kimberly: patriot act. >> andrea: how do i know this and you played football? >> bob: i have no brain cells left. bellicheck went after a ref and got $50,000 fine. tonight they can even it out. tonight is the ravens, right? versus who? >> eric: look it up while we talk. >> bob: browns. greg is excited about this whole thing. so first time the refs will be cheered when they get on the field, until they miss the first call. >> eric: third minute in. they will blow a call. or have a questionable call and everyone will say bring back the -- >> kimberly: nobody likes refs. >> eric: people

n.f.l. 's regular referees will be back on the field tonight in baltimore. the refs and the league reach add deal to end their lockout just two days after a botched call ended the monday night football game. >>> bryce harper hit his 20th home run ever the season last night. -- of the season last night. also hit an rbi triple. the magic number to clinch the division is now four. >>> it is 6:53. we want to get the answer to our question of the morning. the question is most women and men say this is the number one turnoff when dating. is it a, bad manners, b, bad breath, or c, being married? >> grab an al toyed, people. -- altoid, people. bad breath is the answer, b. >> i'm surprised by the lack of marriage answer. >>> daily deals time. we're getting you discounts just in time for autumn. e-bay is offering you 61% off a leaf blower and mulcher vacuum. you can purchase this one today for $57.99 plus free shipping. you're finding this on e-bay's daily deals section of the website. go to the movies for 48% off. pay $13 for two tickets to the movies at any regal entertainme

n.f.l. players union about the growing outrage over those replacement refs.is concerns about safety and what can be done to end the lockout. those stories and more when we see you at 7:00. >> everybody is talking about it every single day with those refs. it's unbelievable. thanks, gayle. >> i know it. see you. >>> pepco union leaders are going to vote on a contract and it's one that pepco is calling its final offer. >> the head of the union says members should reject it and go on strike. kristin fisher has more on what this means for pepco customers. we haven't had a strike by the utility in a very long time. >> reporter: yes, 27 years in fact. i'm told this is the contract that these union pepco employees are voting on today. as you said their union leaders are asking them to reject this. they're calling this ridiculous. but pepco is calling this a very generous offer. they say it is their last and final offer. so what happens to you, the pepco customer, if indeed this does indeed turn into a strike or a lockout? pepco says customers are not going to notice

n.f.l. referees got a standing ovation last night. refs in the league reached a tentative contract agreement ending a three-nth lockout. after a litany of miscalls and shouting matches with coaches over the fit three weeks of the season, they got the deal done. the tip of the deal was this play. seattle wins. when the replay shows, it shows really an interception by the green bay packers. >> you never want to see a game end on a controversial play. >> the new deal gives the refs a pay boost, $149,000 a year up to $173,000 next season and goes up to $205,000 by the 2019 season. the two sides also compromised on retirement benefits. the referees are expected to vote on and approve this deal by the weekend. >> i don't think goodell will get a standing ovation. >> probably not. >>> mitt romney and president obama both campaigned in virginia yesterday. >> both men today are getting ready for the first presidential debate. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: early voting began in iowa thursday morning and voters lined up to cast their ballots.

n.f.l. 's replacement eves is about to boil -- replacement refs is about to boil over. the saddle seahawks hosted the green bay packers. >> take a look at this video. less than five seconds left, the quarterback threw a hail mary. the receiver pate comes down. looks like a touchdown when you first see it but check out the replay. it shows that he pushed off in the end zone. there should have been a flag. it also showed the packer defender actually came down with the ball. >> pate says he had control too. >> the referee said it was a touchdown. the seahawks with a come from behind win, 14-12. people are a little upset if you're a packer fan. he has control of the ball there. comes down. he said he wrapped his arms around it. >> after. >> i heard him and he-- >> the video evidence is there. >> it was a perfect ending to my lousy sports weekend. >> the seahawks coach said good call. >> right, sure. let's move on. >>> it is 4:37. we're in for another least another nice day. we just have to make it past -- [ inaudible ] >> world health officials issue a new virus similar to

n.f.l. has told players and coaches lay off the refs. kyle didn't on sunday and now he's paying the price. the younger shanahan fined $25,000 for his behavior at the end of sunday's loss when he got after refs at the conclusion of the bengals game. he admitted he lost his composure with the referees. now his pocket is a little bit lighter. skins get some running back help yesterday signing ryan brett rushing for almost 1300 yards in 2009 but injuries have limited him the last two seasons. redskins banged up at running back. here's hoping the phillies don't just sneak into the playoffs. five out of the last six times they've met with the nats phillies win but the magic number is on the line. the lucky number going into last night was five. was philly a lucky city? every city is lucky for ryan zimmerman. the base knock. bryce harper comes around to score. carlos a luis had the magic stick. three-run shot. washington falling 6-3. atlanta winning so the magic number remaining at five. that's a quick look at sports. have a great wednesday, everybody. >> thanks, dave. >>> are conditions getting

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 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 sara 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 sarah what's going on here in the sports context and with regard to the n.f.l. this is a lockout not a strike right this is a lockout not a straight grain and i think if we get through this we have more americans know

n.f.l. referee strike. russell wilson throw as hail mary into the end zone. yes. green bay corner m.d. jennings says he has the ball. but the replacement ref ruled receiver golden tate came down with it giving the seahawks the game-winning touchdown. the official booth review upheld the rueing even though replays also appeared to show tate committing a penalty. tate maintains he did catch the ball and held on to it. >> i think the only people who are happy are the fans out there in -- where is that town? >> seahawks. >> yeah, right. >>> moving along. >> president obama will be addressing the united nations today. we'll preview that coming up. >>> if you love a little mean know, you'll want to know about a study injured way. here's monika with the update on the rush hour. >>> on the southbound side of the bw parkway near route 202, two lanes blocked with accidents so watch out for the delays as you head through cheverly this morning. i'll have more on that and other area roads at 5:30. you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back to 9news now on this tuesday morning. it's going to be a beautiful day. i'm andrea roane. >>> a breath of fresh r

n.f.l. labor dispute, some have found a deeper resonance. >> that was an interception. this was not a touchdown. and, like i said this morning, we need to get rid of these temporary refs just like we need to replace the obama administration. (audience reacts) and have real refs and real leaders fix this-- >> jon: what the hell? how did you combine the-- you can tie any situation, i guess, into that. "you know, i'm glad jerry sandusky is going to prison. but you know the person really raping america's children is president obama with his unfunded mandates." (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) bu

mary and the refs missed blatant pass interference and then missed jennings getting possession of the ball first, called a touchdown, didn't overturn it on review and the seahawks won. the n.f.l. issued a statement today supporting its officials and they're trying to demand respect for replacements in a place where they have to earn respect. it's not getting any better except for this note -- labor talks between the nfl and its regular referees didn't resume today. the orioles resume tonight against the toronto blue jays. they split a doubleheader, coming in knowing they've got eight games left and are very much in the driver's seat of going to the post season for only the third time in the 20- year history of camden yards. here is how the standings look going into tonight's game -- the orioles are a game and half out first. the yankees continue their series tonight in minnesota. the wild-card race could wind up living up to that name with the orioles have the top spot coming in tonight. oakland is a half-game back. the los angeles angels and the tampa bay within striking distance since the orioles will close out next week in tampa bay. ideal weather conditions here at the ra

n.f.l. is also looking to some unsportsman like conduct penalties. the penalty that was given to redskins coach kyle shanahan near the end of sunday's game. he got the call after disagreeing with the refs about whether the game was over or not but it didn't end there. shanahan chased the ref interest the tunnel toward -- into the tunnel toward the locker room shouting less than kind words. they tried toe make sense of it all on monday. >> he thought the game was over. i think he shared that with you. we knew the game shouldn't be over. what i was trying to do is get a personal foul talking to the official. is that cooler heads prevail or trying to explain what the rules are in the national football league. and so you guys can evaluate that, coming up with your opinions but, yeah, i was very upset at that time as well. >> he did share it, for sure. kyle shanahan released a statement saying his emotions got the best of him and he won't act that way again. >>> the nationals begin a three- game series in philadelphia tonight. the magic number to win the division is down to five. the earliest the nats can clinch it all will be thursday. jordan zimmerman pitched six and two-thirds innings ye