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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

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

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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

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

. >>> 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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. >>> 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

replacement refs made a connroversial call and n-ffl pommissionnr, roger goodell says that call...s what partiallyyled reaching a deal with theereferees' union. ""abor negotiations and labor disputes are difficult periods. and whats most difficult about it is yyu have the two parties in thh room, but you also have allt of get affaected by it, starting with our faas. we were sorry to bring our fans thhough thaa, we're sorry to bring the general ublic through that.. that.""he ravens claimed a 22-to-16 victory over the winless browns... ever once trailing behind. the ravens have noo played come out of it with 3 wins... ii that good enough? tt get that answer from the nt - fans.... aad he also knows whattthe pllyers were saying in the locker room abbut thee brownn.gooo morning joel d. guys.let's take a closer look close..... &p stats.... sttts.... last chance for the browns... it's a win, but not an easy one. ed reed 5048 definetly too close for comfortt. but a wins p win, in this league its always going toobe tough. torrey 4318 yyu have to win handssfull offensively and - defensively.

. >> 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

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

commissioner roger goodell confirming the regular officials will be back on the field tonight when the baltimore ravens host the cleveland browns. jason carroll is here. the league had to move quickly. >> a lot of relief there. >> this was spiraling out of control. >> absolutely. we all remember what happened during that monday night game. 70,000 calls to the nfl because of that one particular play. there was definitely a lot of incentive to get back to the table and get this thing fixed. both sides working late into the night to make sure they could get a deal that both sides could be happy with. reaction coming in early this morning. the nfl commissioner basically saying 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. also coming in to us, reaction coming in also from the referee association president saying we are glad to be getting back on the field for this week's game. it could not have come any sooner, especially with tonight's game with the browns versus the ra

a statement, roger goodell said we look forward to having the finest officials on the field. now it's time to put focus back on the team and players where it belongs. >> the remember referees union is back. >> great to have the regular refs back. >> reporter: the refs got a salary bump and brt pension plan. the nfl got an option to hire a bench of officials it can use to replace bad refs. they won't vote until the weekend but the real refs will be back on the field for the ravens recounts game. insiders said the weeks of bad calls were taking its toll on the integrity of the game. >> again, the nfl has selected veteran referee gene sara tore. he is in his 10th season as an nfl season. i think he lives in pennsylvania. >>> if you have a picture of your favorite rep, just send in your picture to pics at abc2news.com. >>> and the ravens are making a big effort to keep their players safe, getting the word out about concussions but nfl players are not the only ones at risk. our children can be at risk, too. at 5:30 we'll tell you about a partnership between parents, teachers and c

full tapestry of his life, and tributes came from ray lewis, mardell's sons, and nfl commissioner roger goodell, who said that the nfl was lucky to have art modell. >> he was one of those owners that really got involved in the nfl, and he made it better. he was always there and he was always important to the league. i think i have a better understanding of the importance. >> why he isn't in the hall of fame, that is unbelievable. all that this man has done all the way down the line, not only in football, but out of football, where he has been a giver, not a taker. >> a former baltimore colts said he had to be here for this funeral because of the french and the respect he had for art modell -- because of the friendship and the respect he had for art modell. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> baltimore county police have identified the elderly couple murdered in pikesville yesterday. they were found dead in their home at the 800 block of homestead road. police say they did recover a weapon at the scene but are not identifying it at this time. the couple has an adult grandson who lives in the home.

commission per roger goodell called him a creative genius. there he is, kissing his dad, a tough loss. >>> all right. coming up next, we'll take you out to carroll county to oklahoma state. >> where a man confronts a man and a woman in his on driveway. >> your head is pounding and your eyes are watering because of sinuses. find out why doctors may want to treat you differently. >> tonight the men and women of the naval academy are about a v. they're bussing a -- busting a move. anncr: their dishonest ads are everywhere. a west virginia casino spending a fortune... to stop question seven. they don't want competition. the washington post wrote the casino behind the ads is... "most concerned with its own bottom line." and the baltimore sun says it "doesn't have maryland... taxpayers' interests at heart." so when you see these ads remember... they're about what's good for west virginia's casino... not maryland. vote for maryland jobs and schools. vote for question seven. >>> a new study finds 20 minutes of exercise a day can reduce a child's risk

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

nfl commissioner roger goodell apologized to fans for the lockout. >> we're sorry to have to bring our fans through that. we're sorry to bring the general public through that. that's unfortunately part of labor management disputes. >> the referees union plans on voting today and tomorrow on the labor deal. and this will give you a sense of just how controversial those refs were. one las vegas sports book is offering refunds to customers who bet on monday night's packers-seahawks game. the seahawks won on a touchdown call in the final play of the game. the casino owner calls it a unique situation and this was the right thing to do for its customers. >>> a texas man has pleaded guilty for trying to extort money from robert griffin iii. hurd contacted rg3's agents saying he had information that could damage the qb's reputation. he demanded $1 million for his silence. the agents called police, who arrested hurd. hurd pled guilty and will be sentenced in november. >>> a virginia man is expected of killing a new york school superintendent. 42-year-old anthony taglianetti killed a school supe

you gave out commissioner roger goodell's phone number.said, if they don't bring back the regular officials, this season will be a joke. this is what it's being called with a lot of outraged fans. every single game, it seems like the replacement refs are not in control of what's going on. everything is taking longer. it's crazy to watch. >> i'm all on board with putting that phone number out there. >> call roger goodell. call the commissioner. >> we can sit here and complain about it. call the commissioner and say, you know what, get this stuff together. a lot of people not happy about what's going on. >>> this morning the 15-year-old girl hit by a montgomery county police cruiser is improving. janaya richards was run over last friday. police were responding to a series of fights that broke out after a football game at watkins mill high school in gaithersburg. richards has a broken pelvic bone and can't walk. >> a happy go lucky 15-year-old. i just want my girl back, and i want her back at home making us laugh. >> janaya's mother says it w

i love when roger goodell in the press conference, the nfl commissioner said it had nothing to do with they were so close to the deal anyway. it was right thing to do. what is your take on the deal? >> i think they would have played it out as long as they could have without completely egregious mistake of that. first three weeks of the season ref earlier eing was -- refereeing was pretty poor. they had to make a deal. melissa: if you look at the deal laid out seems like the refs really won, 173,000 next year and $205,000 i think it is two or three years from now. they didn't give a lot of concessions at all in the retirement package. still a part-time job. you think they won? >> i think they did. they got most of what they wanted. they got the nfl did get this bench of full-time referees they can go too if some referees are underperforming. what they really succeeded in what you saw was the status of refereeing among nfl among professional full-time referees is through the roof. melissa: the tweeting was hysterical. now the replacement refs can go back to foot locker where they belong.

roger goodell temporarily lifted the lockout but officials will still meet on friday and saturday to vote on the agreement. 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. >

but you keep hearing there is something in the pension clause, everybody wants to blame roger goodel, but how many owners are there -- [ talking at the same time ] >> emergency meeting somewhere. >> pull some of the owners out of the bar. this was bad tonight. >> it was really bad. >> i get tired hearing people complain. if that is the way it is going to be work around it but this was so bad today, not to mention if you bet on green bay -- >> those people are really bad -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> pretty rough. all right. encouraging news on darrius heyward-bey. in the 4th quarter of yesterday's raiders victory, over pittsburgh, he lays on the ground for 10 minutes before being carted off and taken to a hospital. he spent the night there. the good news is, he has been released after suffering a concussion and neck strain. maybe he plays sunday. >> scary deal having him lay there and we just siding on the sideline praying and still praying for him that everything recovers perfectly and he is healed. he is a fighter and he will get back soon, i am soon. >> maybe sund

handled the replacement referee situation. >> how do you gauge right now as roger goodell the commissioner >> if you play nfl you understand. you played. it's a barbaric sport. to make it safe is almost impossible. and roger is an i can clean it up and make the product a better product. >> you can hear a lot more tonight on cnbc's "sports biz" 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >> he's going to tell everybody who the best running back is present day in the nfl he was. there's no doubt about this. 12,000 yards rushing, 6,000 yards receiving. did it all. first ballot hall of fame. he's going to tell you who right now is him. >> final trades. mike. >> final trade's going to be -- you caught me off guard. >> non-you're next. >> texas instrument. i like it. >> pete. >> it's going to go higher, mcdonald's. this stock's going to go to 100. >> guy. >> finish line. you'll be watching that tonight, no doubt. >> what? >> "sports biz." >> yes, i watch it all the time. >> every night. 7:00 eastern. >> you note texas longhorns are playing tomorrow night. >> you a longhorns fan? >> no. i just know that they're play

commissioner roger goodell says quote, 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 is time to put focus back on the teams and players where it belongs. this deal expected to be ratified friday and saturday in dallas by the referee union but regular crews will be on the field tonight for the game between the ravens and browns. t.j. lang, one of many players celebrating the on twitter. good to see regular refs coming back. i'm sure the scabs disappointed they have to return to their jobs at foot locker. ouch. retired oj anderson said everyone cool now? this may not be last you will see of some replacement refs. they tell me some could be part of a training and development program and could call games in the future. jenna: you're nicer on twitter than some of the fans. we'll see what they do tonight. see if they make the right calls. >> reporter: wait for the standing ovation and boo birds come out when the first flag is called. jenna: rick, thank you. >> reporter: sure. jon: we're a

melissa: that is nfl commissioner, roger goodell, talking about the deals to get the nfl referees back to work. he was saying "it was the right thing to do and that they were ready to reach an agreement regardless to what happened on monday." i do not know about that. just in case you are tuning in, you can see the referees really kind of one there. they are not moving over to a defined contribution programs anytime soon. he was defending that. they did get an immediate raise for 2013. it is essentially a part-time job. moving up to ~ $5000.2013. lori: it was an interesting discussion. could you imagine economic impact of not having football in this country? talk about a ripple impact. melissa: there may be an increase in productivity. lori: that was a pretty pathetic segue on my part to talk about the economy. as you know, there was a slew of economic data points released today. generally weak data. gdp and durable goods spell trouble ahead. m is a chief economist at russell and is joining us now. will there be an economic impact? >> hopefully the nfl, as you said, will lead to less p

among them, nfl commissioner, roger goodell and dozens of ravens players, including ray lewis who delivered the eulogy. >> there's no baltimore ravens if there's not a mr. model. so the question that he leaves us today is, if you did nothing else in life, what will you fight for? what legacy will you leave? model passed away last thursday, he was 87 years old. >> football fans in these parts, we are still raving about robert griffin, iii, on his no interception performance. however, james brown host of nfl today on cbs is cautiously apt mystic. recently i sat down with j.b. who is a former 9 sports an anchor to get his on going thoughts on the season. >> of course the hometown team, washington redskins, we have our own. how worked up we aught to be. >> i like the latter. cautious. cautious optimism, if you will. look, rg3 brings a tremendous amount of talent to the table. i met the young man after he won the heisman. he came on the nfl today, we had a chance to chat. he has all of the talent and he has the assets that you would want in a leader. solid young man, good faith foundation, team

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 salary over the next several seasons. and the nfl will get to set up a bench of replacement refs it can use to step in

that from roger goodell. your deal includes improved pay and pension packages for the referees and they can assign them to games in they choose. the nfl zebras are returning to the field tonight, their first assignment the ravens playing host to the browns. >>> 4:3 #,33, this morning, two -- 4:33 this morning. two people shot including a child. sherrie johnson joins us with more on this story. do police have a suspect or anything to go on with this shooting. >> reporter: right now, so far baltimore city police officers are searching for a person of interest. this shooting happened around 9:30. a 4-year-old boy and his 33- year-old mother were both shot in the home and it happened about 9:30. officers responded to the 900 block of the gorsuch avenue. police are calling this a domestic shooting. the 4-year-old son was shot in the hip and the mother in the upper arm. neighbors tell abc 2 news that a swat team was called to the same home two weeks ago for an incident. there will be a community meeting for the bet