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Resolve? you think the refs made out pretty well in this new deal? >> they did. from all accounts, it sounded like the refs made out pretty well. more details of the deal will come out today in term of financial numbers. for the next five years, the sticking point they get to keep their pensions. so what do the owners really gain? well, they got a compromise from the refs in terms of the number of officials. they wanted to add more officials and have more crews. but the refs were worried that wa...

>> hes all in with the tea party, baby. hes with those that brung him. next, the nfl and referees reach a late-night deal to end the lockout. unfortunately for jim vandehei, it comes about three days too late. what this means to the nfls brand. thats next. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ...

But the bottom line is, the overall compensation for referees really isnt changing much immediately. i think this was a big score for the officials when all is said and done. >> real quick, any concerns that the permanent crew who will be back in place for the game tonight that they will be rusty since they have been out of commission for a little bit? >> well, its a possibility. but you know they have been watching film of the games the past few weeks while they were waiting for this thing to g...

That image from this week has crossed over now from being just a sports story to being an america story. its now even an american politics story. yesterday the republican governor of wisconsin, scott walker, who of course is most famous for stripping union rights in his state, scott walker actually came out in favor of bringing back the union refs to the nfl. see, when its about something that doesnt matter much like education, screw the unions. but when its something important like football, we...

This has been going on between the referees and the league since june or july. it took three days to bridge a gap between the owners and the referees and the commissioner and the referees that couldnt be bridged going back to june or july. in my eyes, thats embarrassment for the league and the commissioner and for roger goodell. they had to go through three weeks with these inferior officials. i believe roger goodells reputation, as chief officer of the league has to take a hit for allowing this...

A tear about this. did it come down to the fans and that awful call -- well, one of a couple of awful calls we watched, dave? >> one way to describe it that makes it very clear. as of monday morning the nfl was offeri offering bup kiss to the referees and they were begging them to come to the table. one play he crystallized for the entire nfl universe the problem. it took 70,000 phone calls to the nfl offices, 1 million tweets concerned by the president of the darn united states not to mention t...

Series is now ready to try her hand at writing for adults. she shares with abc now her new book is more reality though than fantasy. quite day departure from the "harry potter" series. interesting back story on her and kind of what motivated the new book. kind of cool hearing from miss rowling. but first, news breaking overnight. professional nfl referees will be back in the game tonight. thank you, lord. the league reached an agreement with the refs late last night. the lockout is over. >> si...

Ready? we know how the replacement referees perform. are they ready to turn this around in 24 hours? >> probably not given the fact there are a host of rule changes that have taken place this year. there will be emergency clinics over the next three days to bring the referees up to speed. but the typical nfl referee at his absolute worst on his worst day is better than what weve seen on the field of play over the first three weeks of the nfl season. >> dave, whats the damage if any to the nfl? m...

From the cook islands which are located nearly 3,000 miles away. thats why im always offended when you wear clothes made in l.a. youre only allowed to wear clothes made in new york. >> i dont get that story. >> yeah. i dont have time to explain it. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early" starts right now. we have a deal. after three weeks of blown calls and ten minute replay reviews, the nfl comes to its senses and strikes an agreement with the referees. the question, is how...

Oklahoma, three quarters of an inch. significant but not a drought buster. this morning, if youve been driving on the pennsylvania turnpike, you needed the wipers, that started to move towards the philadelphia area. even a little heavy down pour north of baltimore now. so if youre driving from baltimore back up here through wilmington, delaware, youre going to get wet in the next half hour or so. be prepared for that. as far as rainfall goes, nothing too heavy out there. well see periods of rain...