but eastin agreed to fill in.n though it may mean she will not be allowed to referee again. >> my guess is, she said i'm going to cross the picket line. i'm going to go and do something that could break the union. but this is my chance. >> i got my picture taken with her before the game because it's -- you know, it's history. >> reporter: things were much different for women when violet palmer became the first female ref in the national basketball association back in 1997. palmer endured criticism and sexist taunts. one former player said she should go back to the kitchen. as for eastin, she says the lockout is an opportunity to train and hire other referees. something eastin and her fellow female officials would no doubt call a win. and eastin was told that her hat and whistle would be taken to the pro football hall of fame in canton to commemorate the occasion. her goal was not to be recognized. not so much. >> that didn't work out. but so much pressure for her. >> she handled it great, though. >> thanks so much

some say shannon eastin was offsides last night. that she got her stripes not because she earned it, but she crossed a picket line. but no matter how you look at it, she still made history. with hair tucked under her black cap, shannon eastin made history. taking her place as a line judge at the packers/chargers preseason face-off last night in san diego. eastin became the first female to referee a football game. a place entirely by men. >> way to go, shannon. >> it must be the 21st century. to think this could happen in the national football league, it's a big break through. >> reporter: eastin has been revving college and high school games for 17 years. but critics argue she doesn't have enough big-game experience. saying she's being used as a pawn in a labor dispute between the league and the referees union. >> her goal tonight is that no one notices here. >> reporter: the league shut out its regular refs on june 3rd until the two sides can agree on a new contract. other female referees refuse to cross the picket line, but eastin

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shannon eastin wore it during last night's preseason game during the packers and chargers. she is the first woman to ever officiate an nfl game. eastin got a chance to do that because the league's regular referees are out over a contract dispute. >> good for her. >> yeah. make it into the record books. >>> it's now 6:27. 71 degrees. ahead, the very serious question being raised in a new presidential ad. >>> how democrats are trying to steal mitt romney's thunder on his bus tour. >>> and this is expensive mista. >>> hitting the road. mitt romney's bus tour kicks off in virginia. the people joining him on board still speculation about a major announcement. >>> and golden girls. the u.s. women's soccer team talk about how it feels to get some sweet revenge on the team that defeated them in the world cup. good morning. welcome back to "news4 today." i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. right now storm4 radar is lit up like a christmas tree. early morning storms rolling through. the worst of it is still hour ace way. let's get the forecast now from meteorologist tom kierein. >>

shannon eastin became the first female referee in an nfl game.need to blow the whistle on this play. philip rivers to antonio gates, a 23-yard strike. chargers beat the pack, 21-13. >>> the first overall pick robert griffin iii made his debut. this might be the easiest touchdown of his career. dumps it off to pierre garcon. rg3 played about a quarter. skins edged the bills, 7-6. >>> baseball now, yankees and tigers, dirks with a flare to left, falls in for a single. tigers take the lead. joe girardi thinks it was foul. he comes out to argue the call but to no avail. tossed for the third time this season. ironically all three have been against the tigers. bedard and chavez hit back-to-back jacks in the eighth. they don't get mad, they get even, split the series with a 4-3 win. that's your first look at sports. i'm mario solis. >>> let's check back in with bill karins because he is watching those storms on the east coast. good morning once again. >> right now just rain, nothing severe, that will be later this afternoon. washington, d.c., get the um

. >> shannon eastin is the first woman to officiate an nfl game. she served as a line judge between the green bay packers and the san diego chargers. she got the chance because the nfl has blocked out regular referees in. a in disputes she has 16 years of experience at the college level. >> a lot of attention on her. we could see changes from the maryland public service commission having to do with our companies charging c customers for lost revenue during an outage. john gonzalez explains. >> the timing could not have been any better or worse depending on which side of the argument you are on. this morning hundreds of residents in montgomery county are waking up without any power after a fast-moving storm last night. the problem in aspen hill is feeder lines. just hours ago the utility regulators in maryland decided to hold a hearing on whether power companies should be allowed to charge customers during the first 24 hours of a major power outage. as part of an energy efficiency program, the public service commission changed to the surcharge ruled

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chain -- shannon eastin will be refereeing. >>> the wait is almost over for redskins fans until the rg3ra officially begins. today mike shanahan granted fox 5 an exclusive interview. >> it feels like a game week. the dent chart came out yesterday and today mike shanahan disclosed the players who won't be playing. royster gets the start at running back thursday. owner dan snyder checking out the final practice before the team departs tomorrow for buffalo. it was closed to the public, chris cooley given the day off and riff rough and starters are expected to go 12 -- and robert griffin, iii and starters are expected to go 12 to 20 plays. today our own dave ross got an exclusive interview, williams and davis looking to redeem themselves and, of course, rg3. >> reporter: you're known as kind of a quarterback guru. what is the biggest challenge of having a rookie quarterback? what do you try to instill in him in day one? >> it has to slow down for him. it doesn't happen the first year. very seldom does it happen the second year. you have to get in a system that utilizes his talents and figur

shannon eastin became the first woman ever to officiate an nfl game. she served as a side judge in the chargers/packers game. she got a chance because the league is locking out its regular referees. >>> floyd, still lloyd. oh, i say, what a goal by carli lloyd. >> sweet revenge. the u.s. women's soccer team won their third straight gold medal. carli lloyd notched both goals for the team with her first coming eight minutes into the game. goalkeeper hope solo saved a possible tying tally toward the end of the game to preserve a 2-1 win over japan. lloyd says it was their time to shine. >> we're the fittest team in the world, we're the fittest, strongest, and we'll fight until the end. we never give up. >> it's validation for all the hard work we put in this year. for all the blood, sweat, and tears we shed over what happened last summer. >> this is the u.s. women's fourth gold medal in the past five olympics. huge congratulations. >>> fans witnessed quite a collection of crashes at the bmx psyching events in london. in fact, one crash took out almost all

at the packers - chargers preseason game.that's shannon eastin you're seeing there.-l reppacement referees... since the aatual n-f-l referees are in a lockout.eastin is the n-f-l's only female ref in its 93-year history.her hat and whistle will now go to the football hall of fame. 3 the ravens come out the gate in the preseeson... ready to wi! win!the ravens took down the atlanta falcons in their preseason opener.some of the team's best vets didn't take the field.. ray lewis.. courtney upshaw or matt birk... and ed reed who particiiated in just one series. series.and it wasn't looking good in the second quarter... the ravens down 14-0... and joe flacco gets sacked twice. but then flacco connects with ed dickson for the touchdown. in the third... curtis painter finds tight end billy bajema in the end zone for 6... and ravens ie it at 17.in the closing minute of the quarter.. painter lofts it for undrafted rookie deonte thompson for a touchdown pass. ravens lead 24-17... and win their first preseason game 31- 17. some of us are already seeing rain, this morning. mornin