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Semithe 401(k) plan instead of the pension plan. they want to be able to fire refs who mess up calls. the owners have dug in. theyre used to winning things. they had a lockout with the players. theyre used to winning and theyre trying to win against the refrs but over a relative live small amount of money. >> when it comes to the nfl and the owners, their money is in the bank with the television ads that have sold. the seasons played itself out financially for most of them so theres not a lot of...

Disputed call monday night gave the seahawks a win they shouldnt have had. on the heels of that call which followed a particularly problematic week, the nfl released a statement yesterday saying in part in is a broad agreement that the quality and consistency of officiating can and should be improved. how to accomplish that is a critical issue vatting the two sides in this negotiation. we are prepared to make reasonable economic compromising and we will invest more money in officiating as long a...

Out today. are you glad he did that? >> thats just fine. paul was very angry that the green bay packers he believes won and the referees took it away from them. >> joining us by phone, sports editor from edge of sports.com, dave, thanks for waking up so early on this. >> great to be here. no worries. i didnt sleep. just stayed up, got the phone. >> thats the pressure of being on "way too early." you cant sleep at night. dave, walk through for the viewers who havent followed this as closely as so...

This is going to affect how people view the nfl saying im going to stake a break from this stuff. >> the ratings are higher than they have ever been. this makes more people want to be watching. >> so they are going to tune in to see if the reves are going to screw up this week? >> its like a tremendous reality show. they are going to come back in bigger numbers thursday and saturday. the nfl say we can lock these guys up all year. >> i admire aaron rodgers and some of the other players for speak...

And making bad calls. they wanted a reserve pool of referees available to put in to games when the regular officials are not available. so a lot of this is control oriented but the money looking at it on the face, thomas, ridiculous to be fighting over this small amount of money tie owners fighting to have the replacement refs that have been watching fill in? >> not these guys. they want actual good officials to be able to fill these. these guys -- >> a clarification. >> these guys are not even ...

Quarterback reportedly makes half that. the leagues referees earn an average of $9,000 per game. by the way, espn is reporting what nfl offices have received more than 70,000 voice mails. somebody put the nfls commissioner online. it was disconnected in the middle of the night. trace is live with us now. he is out there. so, the nfl officials admit the refs blew it. clarity has come. >>trace: remember, they did not say they blew it on the catch but the seattle wide receiver should have been call...

>> gretchen: for these parents, its the theme to "star wars." they were riding in the car one day and the theme song came on. their 4 month old cry yeted down right away. they say it works every time. look at that sweet little face. >> brian: i would get my son to stop crying by introducing the new york knicks. one by one, in the same p.a. style. >> gretchen: are you being serious? >> brian: dead serious. he knows the whole roster today, from john stark to patrick ewing. 25 minutes before the to...

Subject of foreign aid, governor romney said he would try to shape events in the world by using foreign aid as a hand up to promote free enterprise around the world. jamie: one that it sounds like would go back and forth and benefit everybody. interesting angle. let me ask you about the attacks. obviously, both running mates are after each other. is romney getting backup for his attacks from his running mate? >> reporter: oh, getting a lot of backup from his running mate, paul ryan, who was in l...

Reportedly cost gamblers $150 million. trace gallagher live in los angeles. these referees may have cost some other teams games as well. >> the seattle game was the last straw. if you look around the league, there were so many other mistakes. for example, the 49ers head coach was given two challenges even though he had no time outs. clearly against the rule. and look at this. normally coaches when theyre challenges about a third of the time. 33%, right? this weekend, there were 20 challenges and...

Political battle in wisconsin for the last year. but one union issue has politicians both parties in the badger state on the same page for now. football. specifically the lockout of the n.f.l. officials and replacement referees currently calling games, has sparked bipartisan disappointment. after green bay lost to seattle last night on what many feel was a blown call. republican governor scott walker tweeted, "after catching a few hours of sleep, the packers game is still just as painful. #retur...