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I've had a lot of people say, i told you that was a girl when i left the field and had my hair down or something. those are the games i want. i want to go unnoticed just like the other six guys on the field. >> it's going to be hard to go unnoticed. kickoff for the nfl is one month away. and sarah thomas could become the first female full-time official. welcome to you. >> well, thank you. thanks for having me. >> we've coined this great phase for you. you're going to smash the grass ceiling. >> that's why i wore green tonight. >> 21 finalists now, but huge pressure on you. how are you dealing ...

First female official in the nfl. can she break the grass ceiling? see what i did there? sarah joins me live to give you the answer. let's get to the big story. r and b super star usher's new son rushed to the hospital in an almost drawning swimming pool incident. very potentially tragic incident here involving usher's son. to put it in contect, last year he lost his stepson in a jet ski accident soft nearly a double tragedy. tell me what happened. >> well, first of all, this happened on monday, piers, and his son was swimming in a swimming pool, we're told and this is according to the police ...

Worry you? >> i don't work in fear, candy. i have a job that i've got to do and manage the line of scrimmage, the line judge position. and with experience comes just that. you know, being able to read the play, whether it's a pass or a run, or if it's a busted play, being able to get out of the way. >> if there's an opening in 2014, sarah thomas has a good chance to become the first female full-time nfl official. but breaking the grass ceiling has never been her goal. >> the guys that i officiate with, they understand that, yeah, i'm a female. individually we're all different, regardless of ra...

Being able to get out of the way. >> if there's an opening in 2014, sarah thomas has a good chance to become the first female full-time nfl official. but breaking the grass ceiling has never been her goal. >> the guys that i officiate with, they understand that, yeah, i'm a female. individually we're all different, regardless of race or gender. i understand that being a female, there's going to be some focus on that. but collectively we're one when we're on that field and we're all out there trying to strive for the same goal, to work the perfect game. >> still, you can't help but notice, righ...

shot them one by one. we are taking you live to oakland for the latest in just about ten minutes. voters are heading to the polls today in three contests. wisconsin, maryland and the district of columbia are holding republican primaries. mitt romney predicted a win in wisconsin and holds a big lead in maryland polls. wisconsin will be a key swing state in november. it's one of the few winner-take-all stakes in the republican race. rick santorum seems to be looking beyond today's contests. he says may will be his big month for delegates. the world wants clarity in the trayvon mart...