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. everything is moving quickly. all of this means no more replacement refs. 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
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 ravens. this is an eight-year deal, which sun precedented. who got the better end of the deal? there was promise on both sides. i think it s clear, i think a lot of people have been looking at this, i think it s clear the refs got the better end of the deal. y
danielle radcliffe came in fourth. he was named entertainer of the year. he s also been head lining on broadway. and finally, he s at it again. steven colbert tried to get his name on south carolina s primary ballot. only this time, he wanted to sponsor the whole thing. colbert offered more than $100,000 to name the contest after him. the state s gop executive director said the party respectfully declines. why is that? what do you think? trump or colbert? oh, wow. for the naming rights, or to put on the ballot? both. it would be good tv ratings. i m lynn berry.
veto power. president obama warn ed if they tie the oil pipeline to a bill to extend payroll tax cuts, he will reject it. tracie potts joins us this this morning. the president decided to put off a decision on controversial keystone pipeline until after the election, but republicans now say they want it approved now because it can create tens of thousands of jobs. the $7 billion pipeline would run through middle america at a cost of $7 billion. but there are environmental concerns. there have been protests over those concerns. greenhouse gas emissions, oil spills. republicans say we could be looking at 138,000 new jobs. but the president with the prime minister of canada yesterday told congress be on notice, i will reject any effort to to link the pipeline to the payroll tax cut extension currently here in congress. republicans are concerned that it could break social security. lynn. tracie potts, thank you. last night on the rachel mad dough show, she asked if she expect
veto power. president obama warn ed if they tie the oil pipeline to a bill to extend payroll tax cuts, he will reject it. tracie potts joins us this this morning. the president decided to put off a decision on controversial keystone pipeline until after the election, but republicans now say they want it approved now because it can create tens of thousands of jobs. the $7 billion pipeline would run through middle america at a cost of $7 billion. but there are environmental concerns. there have been protests over those concerns. greenhouse gas emissions, oil spills. republicans say we could be looking at 138,000 new jobs. but the president with the prime minister of canada yesterday told congress be on notice, i will reject any effort to to link the pipeline to the payroll tax cut extension currently here in congress. republicans are concerned that it could break social security. lynn. tracie potts, thank you. last night on the rachel mad dough show, she asked if she expect