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>> no kidding. good morning, everybody, welcome to "early start." we're so glad you're with us on a thursday. i'm alina cho. >> so glad you're back. >> john berman is hosting "starting point" for us today. football fans across the country can go back to cursing out the real referees again because the nfl lockout is finally over. the blown call that blew everybody's mind on monday night, sure lit a fire. the league and its referees reaching a new eight-year collective bargaining agreement. this was late last night. should we call it early this morning? >> early this morning. >> ev...

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 getti...

have had a loss of life. may god bless our firefighters. they've been working so hard under very tough circumstances. >> oh, yea. this heat is unbelievable and to have to fight a fire is unreal to think about. you mentioned the town luther, a small town, but significant. over 1,000 people lived there, and the cool front will maybe knock down temperatures a bit. what are the fire commanders telling you? is that town in danger if the winds shift? >> the town is still in danger. there are a lot of burning embers even where the fire is going through, and if the winds shift it could push ...

people driving away from home as smoke and flames engulf nearly everything. listen to evacuees tell what they managed to escape with. >> everything else can be replaced, but my babies can't be replaced. they just can't. >> it's my mom's mom's and and these were real important to her, my sister's wedding dress in the back. >> i have oklahoma's governor on the phone right now. mary fallon who just finished touring some of the hardest-hit areas. what's the toughest challenge that you're incurring right now? >> well, the toughest challenge, rob, right now is that it's still very, very ho...

that number is now down to 760. so much more coming up on this friday, good morning. i am charley crowson. megan is off today. mike masco is in with a check of the traffic. he is on the road and you are on the weather. a lot going on but we need more. >> yes. that's the key word and it's been key for a while now. and you sought video of the rain coming down -- saw the video of the rain coming down lat night. bel air really. let's show you the aftermath of bel air. look pretty this morning right? a different sight as we look at the time-lapse. putting it in motion and you can see beau...