the first of three between these two guys. looking forward to it. also coming up, christmas coming early for a little boy who could really use the cheer. now his entire neighborhood is getting in the spirit. and what s black and white and booed all over? the refs. yep. the replacement refs who are now talking about their time filling in on the field and that infamous monday night call that they re calling the fail mary. the fail mary. not the hail mary. i got that off espn.com. did they coin that recently or was that right out of the gate? i read it on espn yesterday. the immaculate and the fail mary. first, new questions about airport security this morning. twice in the past few days loaded guns have gotten past tsa agents. now lawmakers are demanding answers. here s abc s mark greenblat. reporter: in the latest black eye for tsa, a loaded .38 caliber gun like this went undetected.
end after this blown call last week by their replacements. the game s final play. reporter: in monday night s game between the parkers and the seahawks, the jump ball appears to be grabbed by green bay. who did they give it to? touchdown! feels like a jennings interception. reporter: the replacement refs gave the call and the win to seattle, sparking national outrage and ridicule. the nfl received 70,000 phone complaints. even saturday night live couldn t resist. time of death, 2:15. no, no, no. i m not dead. also it s 4:30. [ whistle ] one man who wasn t laughing, replacement referee mike peek. he was on the field working that game. to see the game fall apart at the end, it was really one of those things that would want to make you go in the back room and cry a few tears. reporter: although he didn t make the call, this community college teacher from texas with 13 years of division i college reffing experience stands by his
this morning on world news now, fo this morning on world news now, football fiasco. replacement refs responsible for one of the most bizarre endings in nfl history. the controversial call in the packers/seahawks game could be a turning point in the troubled season. it s tuesday, september 25th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning. i m john muller. rob nelson s on assignment. and i m sunny hostin in for paula faris. in a moment, the nfl firearmstorm. it truly is a firestorm. that monday night call that is going to be talked about for a very long time.