st. louis rams in the seventh round. i believe the 249th draft pick. 31 other teams passed on him. finally the st. louis rams making it official. sam shared the special moment with his boyfriend with that kiss. there were in that moment over 330,000 tweets mentioning sam's name on saturday. many of them positive. and of course, some negative, as you would expect as well. >> of course. >> still very divided nation. >> take a big enough sample set, there will be a few people out there. if you looked at the nfl draft, there were two things people cared about, where's johnny manziel going to go, and once he got picked, it was will michael sam be drafted. he was drafted i think with only six picks left in the draft. it was touch and go for a why. >> people were wondering is he not going to get picked. >> so he's drafted, but it's not a sure thing that he'll make the team, regardle lesike all the o. he was the s.e.c. defensive player of the year.

st. louis rams select michael san, defensive end, missouri. >> so the st. louis rams go ahead and choose michael sam. >> that was missouri's michael sam drafted last hour by the nfl's st. louis rams. this was his reaction, he got the news by phone from the rams team officials. so the nfl has its first openly gay player. terence moore is here, sports contributor to cnn.com. terence, you can see the emotion there. what a big moment for michael sams. what do you think the reaction is going to be? >> well, you know, this is going to be one of those things that's going to be a big deal for a little while, but as time goes on, is going to kaup down, particular if he makes a team and particularly if he does well, and again, you look at the st. louis rams, this is a team that likes to have pass rushers blitz a lot. he's been getting a lot of criticism, michael sam, for being what they call a tweener. a guy who's not quite a defensive end, not quite an nfl linebacker. if you blitz a lot, you can get we with that. but let me tell you something else here. and i hate to

st. louis rams. >> now the historic moment was cheered from st. louis all the way to the white house. >> with the 249th pick in the 2014 nfl draft, the st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end, missouri. >> reporter: with that announcement michael sam becomes the first openly gay player drafted by the national football league. he got the news by telephone from the rams head coach jeff fisher who told him "you are a ram. the wait is finally over." for the all-american defensive end from missouri, it was an emotional moment. >> i am overwhelmed. i'm excited and i'm proud to be a ram. i knew i was going to get picked somewhere, and every team that passed me i was thinking how i'm going to sack their quarterback. >> reporter: congratulations came from the oval office. president obama said from the playing field to the corporate board room, lgbt americans prove every day that you should be judged by what you do and not who you are. the nba's jason collins who became the first openly gay athlete in any of it the four major american sports when he

st. louis ram. but certainly, seventh round draft picks don't usually get congratulations from the president of the united states. >> no. >> do you think this is going to die down by the time the season starts? >> i hope it does die down for his sake and the team's sake because it should be about the accomplishments of his abilities on the field. i mean, right now he is drafted. he's done the interviews. everyone knows he's an openly gay man and time to play football and that's what they're paying him to do. they're not paying him for any other thing but to play football

st. louis rams. so he's a brand-new ram., now he actually has to prove himself on the field. he's already getting a welcome from hall of fame ram eric dickerson. dickerson tweeted this. congrats to @mikesamfootball on becoming a st. louis ram. welcome to the rams family. i'm joined now by a sports agent, good to see both of you. chris, let me begin with you. now the work begins because this is how little i know about football. i'm thinking you're drafted, you're in. wait a minute, no. he still has to make the team? what? >> absolutely. now he has to get on the field, and you have to play. his numbers were about could he get on the field and play? and now you have to show it. now he's found his team. he's there in st. louis. what he has to do, he has to prove that he can play in the nfl. >> tell me about all that took place before michael got that phone call. we envision the huddling taking place, the gms, the coaches. they're in the back rooms. these players don't necessarily get to see all of that. but what is the stuff the

st. louis rams. >> this was cheered from missouri all the way to the white house. >> with the 249th pick in the 2014 nfl draft, the st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end, missouri. >> with that announcement, michael sam becomes the first openly gay player drafted by the national football league. he got the news by telephone from the rams head coach jeff fisher who said, you are a ram, the wait is finally over. it was an emotional moment. >> i'm overwhelmed, excited. proud to be a ram. i knew i was going to get picked somewhere. every team that passed me, i was thinking how i would sack their quk. >> congratulations came from president obama, from the playing field to the corporate board room, lbgt americans prove every day you should be judged by what you do and -- he became the first openly gay athlete when he came out in 2013 tweeted this comment. i wanted to say congrats to@mikesamfootball and@st. louisrams. meanwhile the rams head coach says it's time to get to work. >> he's done an outstanding job dealing with things. i believe he's prepared to discuss the situation and ge

st. louis rams select michael sam. >> a few tears, a thank you, and a kiss. >> number 52, michael sam! >> michael sam, the 249th pick by the st. louis rams, and now the first openly gay athlete in nfl history. >> the twitter sphere reacted negatively. you've got little kids looking at the draft. i can't believe espn even allowed that to happen. and miami doll vin don jones, later fined by the team who wrote omg and horrible. to the supportive, from ellen, so proud of the st. louis rams for showing there's nothing to be afraid of. in a phone interview, sam says he's ready. >> i am overwhelmed, i am excited, and i am proud to be a ram. >> i'm extremely proud that st. louis was the team to draft him. because i mean, i love this city and i love that we were the first ones. >> reporter: the 24-year-old was the first in his family to go to college. the university of missouri, and during his career at mizzou, he recorded 123 tackles, 21 sacks, six forced fumbles and two interceptions. notable, but no guarantee. >> if you were michael sam, how would you be handling this? >> it's not going to be

st. louis rams, and st. louis rams, my very first college game was at the dome, so it's just ironic that i'm here. >> michael, i don't know if you're aware there was a post on the mizzou facebook page about a man who told the story of watching the draft with a lot of military people and after you were drafted, his son, who was 15 years old, started crying and told his father for the first time that he was gay, and the man said, thank you, mizzou, thank you, michael sam, for being a role model. do you feel that -- how do you feel about that, and do you feel that can help other people? >> i'm honored that i helped someone to be comfortable with who they are. gave them a little courage to speak to his father. but you know, i'm very honored to have had that happen to his son, but right now i'm just looking forward to continue on my dream and if it inspires other people, hey, i'm with you. if anyone is not okay with that, like i said earlier, if someone disowned you, hey, be a part of my family, i'll welcome you.

st. louis rams and was selected in the final round of the n.f.l. draft. ross shimabuku has more. >> reporter: it was an historical day. the n.f.l. deepens the draw. in the final day of the final round michael sam got the call. >> with the 249th pick in the 2014 n.f.l. drafs, the st. louis rams select michael sam from missouri. >> with that, michael sam's dream of getting drafted is a reality. he was overwhelmed with emotion. it was a touching moment for sam, surrounded by friends and family. friends said he wants to be judged as a football player. in there give him the chance for the 249th tip. there are concerns that sam would not get drafted after a disappointing performance. make no mistake, it was a high energy, high-effort player, and the one thing that proscouts cannot measure is a players' heart. the next step for michael sam, the st. louis rams fly him in to meet the media and it's time to go to work, learn the system and playbook, in the hopes of making the roster to become the first openly za player. >> people in some parts of the world are cele

st. louis rams select michael sam defensive end. >> michael sam drafted by the st. louis rams becoming the first openly gay player ever drafted. >> stephen: first openly gay player, important distinction because i think we've all had our questions about the dallas cowboys mascot rowdy. me thinks he dote proteeth tap much. and michael sam's war on traditional gridiron values started as soon as he got the phone call. >> this is the moment where michael sam got the news that he is going to be a member of the st. louis rams. there you see the raw emotion. (laughter) >> stephen: holding! unnecessary tenderness. folks this is just wrong. in the nfl sexuality is supposed to take place off camera. and the fans should only find out about it when the charges are filed. folk, i'm up set and i'm not the only one. >> jones of the doll fines tweeted ong and horrible. >> former super bowl champion tweeted quote i'm sorry but that michael sam is no bueno for doing that on national tv. man you, you got little kids look he draft. >> stephen: yeah, no bueno. kids are watching. now we'l

st. louis rams select sam bradford. >> reporter: 30 teams gather to submit choices across a crop of college prospects, but what fun is that? there are no tackles or touchdowns, but the draft become a football spectacle second only to the super bowl.

st. louis rams made history in the seventh round of the nfl draft. they picked michael sam, the first openly gay player ever drafted. sam cried and kissed his boyfriend he's got the news from the rams' head coach on the phone. he has been congratulateded by sports stars, hollywood celebs and even president obama. >>> all right, coming up in the cnn newsroom, a cnn exclusive, our correspondent makes a dangerous journey to speak to one of the girls kidnapped from those nigerian kidnappers and terrorist groups. you only see this story right here at 2:00 eastern time. >>> fareed zakaria, "gps" begins right now.

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st. louis rams select michael sam. defensive end, missouri. >> tears of joy for michael sam as he got the call from the st. louis rams. the call makes him the first openly gay player in nfl history. sam then celebrated the big news by sharing a cupcake and a kiss with his boyfriend. sam played at missouri and came out as gay in media interviews earlier this year. >>> a southern state breaks down the barrier to gay marriage. today the first same sex couple there gets a license to marry. >> and intense search for a suspected murderer who once worked for cal fire. his last text to his wife. these are the hands a pediatrician. these are pioneering advances in heart surgery. and these are developing groundbreaking treatments for cancer. they're the hands of the nation's top doctors. kaiser permanente doctors. and though they are all different, they work together on a single mission: saving lives. discover how we are advancing medicine at kp.org join us, and thrive. girlfriend to >>> it will search is still going tonight for

st. louis rams his new team, the st. louis rams tomorrow night. ht he became the first openly gay football player to be drafted by an nfl team when he was taken by the rams in the seventh and final round. rookies will speak more on tuesday. marlie hall has more tonight. >> when the rams called him to announce his selection an overwhelmed michael sam kissed his partner. >> listen the crowd. >> reporter: where most of the reaction from the n.f.l. teams, players and fans has been positive, miami dolphin defensive back don jones tweeted "o.m.g." and "horrible" in response to the kiss. >> it has since been deleted and the team's general manager plans to meet with him to discuss proper use of social media. >> i'm not worried about that. >> last night on a conference call with reporters sam said he is committed to making an impact on the field. >> ray davis played in the nfl for four years and came out publicly after he retired. he thinks players will adjust. >> sports is a different space, right. you spend so much time with each other, like in intimate s

st. louis rams, becoming the first openly gay player in the nfl. >> the st. louis rams select michael sam. defensive end, missouri. >> reporter: sam was drafted in the seventh round. ending months of speculation. after whether he would even be drafted at all. after publicly coming out in february, the defensive end urged the league to focus on his abilities in a recent visa commercial. >> judge me for what i do on the field. >> reporter: and told abc's robin roberts he wasn't worried about his place in the draft. >> where i go, it doesn't matter. as long as i get to play, put a jersey on my back, it's just awesome. >> reporter: this is not the first time the rams broke barriers. in 1946, they signed kenny washington, the jackie robinson of football. one of the first black players to join the nfl. tonight, questions about whether the league is still willing to open doors have been answered. >> the nfl has been, in many ways, the last bastion of male supremacy. so this is going to drag the nfl into the 21st century. i think it's about time. >> reporter: the pres

st. louis rams will give him a chance, taking him to the 7th round. there are some concerns that sam would not get drafted after a disappointing performance. the kid played in children, made plays, a high energy player. one thing that proscouts cannot measure, a player's heart. sam plays with passion. the next step, the st. louis rams will fly him in to meet the media. then it's time to go work and learn the system. to find the roster and become an open reply gay player. >> still ahead - americans are living longer, ageing is more expensive. we look at the challenges facing baby boomers. >>> plus the offer of a new look exploring the relation ship between u.s. and afghanistan: we'll tell you why i'm not happy about >>> we'll take a deeper look - tonight the focus is the elderly in america. they are about 43.1 million people over the aim of 65 living in the united states. that's nearly 14% of the population. 9% in 1960. when the population was what it was now. the medium income of elderly americans was under 40,000. by comparison the medium households

st. louis ram. kissing his boyfriend on national television, as sam learned he was picked in the seventh round of the nfl draft. >> this is a first. it's the first in the nfl. >> reporter: sam, shortly after, tweeting his excitement. donning a rams cap and thanking the team and the city. thank you to the rams and the whole city of st. louis. i'm using every ounce of this to achieve greatness. sam telling robin roberts he wasn't worried about his place in the draft. despite the controversy on his publicly coming out in february. >> i came out to my team in august during camp. and, they didn't have a problem with it. >> reporter: at the time, commentators speculating he may not be drafted at all. >> there's going to be teams that are not going to draft this player. >> reporter: one team that is not worried, sam's now fellow st. louis rams. cornerback, jenkins tweeting, welcome to the squad. rams nation accepts you for who you are. >> in one of the most powerful conferences in college football, he was

st. louis rams select michael sam. >> with that seventh round pick, the st. louis rams made history, making michael sam the first openly gay player ever chosen in the nfl draft. sam was the sec player of the year. he's been congratulated by just about everyone from president obama, hollywood celebs to fans. happy mother's day. "fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. >>> this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. on today's show, we will take you around the world starting in nigeria. with the actions of an islamic terror group have brought condemnation from across the globe. where did boko haram come from, and what are they capable of? also the big question on u krin right now is will president putin make a deal? i will ask henry kissinger who has spent more time with the russian leader than any other american. >>> and who is the world's number one economy, china or the united states? there's been a lot of information and misinformation out there recently. we will sort it out. >>> a

st. louis rams drafted michael sam, the first openly gay player in nfl history. sam shared the historic moment with loved ones. we have more on the tearful day and reaction from ram fans. >>> in round 7 of the 2014 draft -- >> the st. louis rams selected michael sam. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: -- and with that announcement, michael sam, out of the university of missouri breaks down and cries. after receiving a congratulatory phone call from jeff fisher, surrounded by friends, family, and his boyfriend, sam is overcome with emotion. back in february, sam publicly announced he is gay. his selection makes him the first openly gay player to be drafted in nfl history. >> it's great. it was just a matter of time, but, you know, we're at this day and age now it'll be more common place and very vindictive of what can be happening in the future. it's great. >> reporter: this district hailed hailed the selection [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: do you think his teammates will be acceptive this. >> i think they'll protect him, and if the opponents are low, they'll go t

st. louis rams select michael sams, defense for missouri. good for you. >> with that, michael sam's dream became a reality. the 24-year-old says he just wants to be judged as a football player, and it was a touching moment for sam, surround by friends and family. the st. louis rams gives him a chance to prove himself, after taking in the 7th round. there are some concerns that sam wouldn't get drafted after a disappointing performance. make no mistake, it was a high energy, player, the one thing that scouts cannot measure, a players' heart, and sam plays with a lot of passion. the next step from mikael samuelsson. the st louis rams are flying in, and it's time to go work and learn the playbook, learn the system in hopes of making the ram's rotter. the nice thing for michael sam is he'll stay in missouri, two hours away and play for the st. louisize rams. a veteran coach says he saw something. he'll make his name on the special teams. >> because you are drafted doesn't mean you make the team. you have to go through camp and prove yourself. it

st. louis rams. >>> good evening. giants put the right man on the hill against the braves. ryan vogelsong with a stunning e.r.a. of .89 over his last three starts surrendering just two runs coming in. at at&t, 6-1 of their last 7 at the yard. freddie freeman drops in a single to right. jason hayward, a throw to hayward by four feet. somehow leaves buster posey's tag. posey w posey. now minor strikes out posey swinging. braves win 5-0. reddick and trendiest song in the majors. doolittle enjoying wham's song from 1984. eventually scoring to the fifth, fans know it is coming up. reddick crushes deep shot it right field. no one is catching this one. second of the year. "care less whisper" is trending on twitter right now. while does's late seven willing round call from st. louis rams released a sea of emotion from michael sam. real work of making the team starts now. sam today trying to get the subject of his sexuality off the table and prevent it from becoming a distraction. >> i said, long ago, that whoever picked me, whatever team that does pick me, they know about my sexual

st. louis rams select michael sams. >> reporter: michael sam was overcome with emotion when he got the news. he was selected late in the seventh round to become a st. louis ram. he expressed his emotion tonight. >> i'm proud to give everything i've got for st. louis. so many people are proud of the st. louis organization, for being the one to make history. >> reporter: sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted in the nfl. he is aware of his status in the history books. >> hey, will there be idiots out there that say some stupid stuff? yeah. i'm not worried about that. i'm worried about the guy next to me, the guy in front of me. i have to prove myself. >> reporter: sam said he is determined to prove he is a good professional football player who happens to be gay. when the s.e.c. co-defensive player of the year came out in february, there was a lot of talk about teams shying away from choosing him because of his sexual orientation. the rams coach jeff fisher. >> you know, this is the second historic moment in the history of the franchise. the rams in 1946, i don't know if you're aware

st. louis rams draft michael sam, making him the first openly gay player ever to be selected. an emotional moment for the college football star. >>> and happy mother's day. an incredible morning ahead full of celebration as we say thank you to the special women in our lives who do so much. today, sunday, may 11th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> i'm lester holt alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. i want to say happy mother's day to you two, my wife, my mom, all the mothers out there. >> happy first mother's day to you. >> thank you very much. >> very exciting. you've had a couple. any advice? >> take full advantage of people wanting you to take a break. >> you are wearing a gift from -- >> yes. my older son weston made this for me last year. this year he made me this beautiful bracelet. and another pin which you'll see later. so thank you. >> very nice. we've got a big day planned for moms. >> we do. we have quite a

st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end, missouri. >> the st. ouis rams are the team right down the road from where sam played college ball at the university of missouri and where he came out to his team and coaches before his final college season and he earned sec defensive player of the year. >> yes, sir. thank you. >> the tears started as soon as sam got off the phone. he gave his boyfriend a big kiss and a long hug. many see sam's entry into the nfl as a huge step toward the integration of gay men into professional sports. jason collins who is also came out publicly as gay spoke before his playoff game. >> it's a great day for the nfl and for michael and his family. >> football fans in san francisco's castro district believe this moment is longhrlá overdue. >> the lastyer we have to break so everybody can be like i am myself and love it. >> this is remarkable to me. i never thought i'd see this. i cried when he got drafted. >> rams coach jeff fischer said the only thing that matters to him and his team is his ability as a player. >> that's a

st. louis rams. there you see the raw emotion.

st. louis rams about an hour ago. now, a lot has been said about sam coming out earlier this year, and people were wondering if an openly gay football player would stand in the way of being picked by an nfl team. well, apparently it did not, as you can see. the folks i talked to this afternoon were very pleased. >> it has nothing to do with how he plays the game. he's extremely talented, he's amazing. and i think this, you know, per pet waits that it really doesn't matter. it doesn't matter if he's gay or straight, he can play the game and is part of the football brotherhood. >> reporter: sam is the s.e.c.'s co-defensive player of the year, played college ball in missouri. now he is a ram. history has been made in professional sports tonight. we'll have more reaction here in san francisco coming up at 6:00. reporting live in san francisco, i'm cheryl herd, nbc bay area news. >> cheryl, thanks very much. >>> an officer-involved shooting in the east bay ended with at least one man injured and another under arrest. alame

st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end. >> the st. louis rams are a team right down the road from where sam played college ball at the university of missouri and where he came out to his team and coaches before his final college season and where he earned sec defensive player of the year. >> thank you. >> the tears started as soon as sam got off of the phone. he gave his boyfriend a big kiss and a long hug. many see his entry into the nfl. as a huge step of integration of gay men into public sports. -- into professional sports. this man, who also came out as publicly game, spoke before his playoff game. >> it's a great day for the nfl and for michael and his family. >> football fans in san francisco's castro district believes this moment is long overdue. >> it's the last wall we have to break so everyone can realize i am myself and i love it. >> this is remarkable to me. i never thought i would see this. i cried when he got drafted. >> rams coach jeff fischer said the only thing that matters to him and to his team is the ability of the

st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end. >> the st. louis rams are a team right down the road from where sam played college ball at the university of missouri and where he came out to his team and coaches before his final college season and where he earned scc -- sec defensive player of the year. >> thank you. >> the tears started as soon as sam got off of the phone. he gave his boyfriend a big kiss and a long hug. many see his entry into the nfl as a huge step of integration of gay men into public sports. >> it's a great day for the nfl and for michael and his family. >> football fans in san francisco's castro district believes this moment is long overdue. >> it's the last wall we have to break so everyone can realize i am myself and i love it. >> this is remarkable to me. i never thought i would see this. i cried when he got drafted. >> the rams coach said the only thing that matters to him and his team is the ability of the player. >> that's a football player with ability this you just can't pass up. >> the challenges for sam aren't

st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end, missouri. >> and pretty close to that same moment, michaelone with st. louis rams head coach jeff fisher, and you can see that moment very emotional there. his boyfriend was standing right next to him. sam talked about what it meant to him later on that night. >> i am overwhelmed. i'm excited. and i'm proud to be a ram. i knew i was going to get picked somewhere. and every team that passed me, i was thinking how i'm going to sack their quarterback. i'm proud to give everything i've got for st. louis. so many people are proud of the st. louis organization for being the one to make history. >> and the congratulations started pouring in after that. even from president barack obama. in a statement, the white house said, "the president congratulates michael sam, the rams and the nfl for taking an important step forward today in our nation's journey. from the playing field to the corporate boardroom, lgbt americans prove every day that you should be judged by what you do and who you are." that's from the president. nfl players and sports analysts h

st. louis rams select michael sam. >> reporter: when the st. selected sam, the first openly gay active player in the nfl, they also ignited a new fan-base. sam's jersey so popular, the nfl is scrambling to keep up with demand. >> judge me for what i do on film. >> reporter: and more endorsement deals like this visa ad are expected. the nfl tackling any ounce of controversy. >> we saw dolphin safety don jones make some statements and he got slapped with a fine there because of it. >> reporter: a dolphin player tweeting his reaction to that kiss. support from ellen degeneres to basketball great magic johnson. not long ago sam told our robin roberts. >> i think i can be a beacon for those people. the light. i can be comfortable if my own skin and be like michael sam. >> reporter: his pick could similar pact missouri law which currently does not ban discrimination, either hiring or firing based on sexual orientation. his biggest challenge comes on the field where nfl players are bigger and stronger and where only half of last year's seventh round pi

st. louis rams.some. >> we want to talk about that. as you know he was the southeastern conference defense player of the year last season for missouri. he came out as a gay player in media interviews this year. he is going to be the first openly ga nfl player and we are going to talk about that right after this break. ♪ tracks! they connect the factories built along the lines. and that means jobs, lots of people, making lots and lots of things. let's get your business rolling now, everybody sing. ♪ norfolk southern what's your function? ♪ ♪ helping this big country move ahead as one ♪ ♪ norfolk southern how's that function? ♪ without standard leather. you are feeling exhilarated with front-wheel drive. you are feeling powerful with a 4-cylinder engine. [ male announcer ] open your eyes... to the 6-cylinder, 8-speed lexus gs. with more standard horsepower than any of its german competitors. this is a wake-up call. ♪ this is a wake-up call. golive garden'svorites asignature favorites, just $10 includin

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st. louis rams. inly good to hear. chris, it's ironic michael sam heads to work for according to st. louis, you can be fired for just being gay. a long ways to go. >> yes. some still have that policy. it's something we need to work on but a good sign he got drafted. it shows that at least some people are starting to get it. hopefully we should continue that trend. >> i hope so. jamal, the ramless to know drafting michael sam would create a distraction, because you know we mentioned the rest of the rookie 2014 class and you say, who? everybody's just concentrating on michael sam. i mean what will training camp look like and media day? it will be a circus. what would the conversation have been like leading up to sam's pick? >> i think with a coach like jeff fisher, a guy who's been in the nfl a long time. a long tenured coach, a tremendous amount of experience with different calibers of players in his years and he's from california as well. so his background, and the way that jeff fisher was raised, i t

st. louis rams, becoming the first openly gay player in the nfl. >> the st. lect michael sam. >> reporter: sam was drafted in the seventh round ending months of speculation on whether he would even be selected at all. after publicly coming out in february, the defensive end urged the league to focus on his ability in a recent visa commercial. >> judge me for what i do on the field. >> reporter: and told abc's robin roberts he wasn't worried about his place in the draft. >> where i go, it doesn't matter, as long as i get to play, put a jersey on my back, it's just awesome. >> reporter: this isn't the first time the rams have broken barriers.ç in 1946, they signed kenny washington, the jackie robinson of football, one of the first black players to join the nfl. questions of whether the league is willing to open doors has been answered. >> the nfl has been in many ways the last bastion of male supremacy. this will drag the nfl into the 21st century. i think it's about time. >> the president congratulated sam, the rams and league on this historic moment calling i

st. louis rams, congratulations again on being drafted. >> thank you.>> well, the l.a. clippers are celebrating a victory tonight. a short time ago the clippers won a thriller over the oklahoma city thunder erasing a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter. the nba playoff series tied now at two games apiece. magic johnson, who you will remember was attacked in the recordings by clippers owner donald sterling, well, he was at the game. shelly sterling meantime says that she's going to divorce donald sterling soon and she has plans to fight for control of the clippers now as well. donald sterling breaking his silence right here on cnn. anderson cooper's exclusive interview airs tomorrow night 8:00 p.m. eastern. you can get a sneak peek of the sterling interview on cnn's "new day" that airs from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. eastern time. >>> they stood up for their beliefs and their show was canceled. why hgtv backed away from a planned show when the hosts spoke out. was it about politics or performance? we're moving our company to new york state. the numbers ar

st. louis rams select michael sam... >> michael sam drafted by the st. louis rams and he is the first openly gay player in the nfl, he broke down crying, kissed his boyfriend and it created some controversy. safety don jones said omg and now he has to pay a fine and they have taken the comment down. >>> the help police are looking for with who did it. >> we will tell you where the biggest one is on the transit system. >>> we had a little bit of trouble getting around the bay area today especially in oakland on 880 and you can see a live picture and it is backing up for miles, we will tell you what the problem is and how you can get around it. >>> temperatures will be. warmer, i will show you what is coming up. ♪ ♪ get 5% cash back at lowe's this quarter so you can score more cash. activate your 5% cash back at chase.com/freedom. chase. so you can. female announcer: female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. choose from a huge selecti

st. louis rams as caro costello reports some thought it was a nice moment others not so much >> reporter:he st. louis rams like michael sale costco, the defense of imager rate, >> reporter: it was a tremendous moment of joy for nfl draft pick, michael san that quickly became the center of an on-line firestorm just moments after single received the news over the phone the first openly gay player drafted by the end affeldt kissed his boyfriend sparking some hateful tweets >> all my god! tweet miami dolphin down at the jones he later added horrible the tweets since deleted >> reporter: and from former houston texan and york giant, derrick ford i'm fine with it being a new day and age before him to do that on national tv is disgusting. and gate or not ". then you got little kids look at the draft i cannot believe espn even allowed that to happen. " >> reporter: the social media backlash every action that cn says he expected >> are they're gonna be india's out there who say something stupid? yes and no word about that and more about the guy next to me and the guy in front of me. >> reporter: o

st. louis rams great pick and good luck." and singer john legend had this to say on twitter, "congratulations to michael sam, it's a victory for love." we'll take a look at tonight's wrap and tell you the players picked by the 49ers and raiders. >>> now to some big weather changes from sunny and warm to cool and windy. want to show you a live look at oakland's jack london square. you can see large american flag kind of waving there in the wind. it was a rather windy day at times throughout much of bay area. >>> and rain splashed across the lens of our highway 4 camera at about 4:30 this afternoon. we sped up this video so you can see the mix of sun and clouds as they moved through. >>> that same system brought a little snow to the sierras. this is what it looks like in the soda springs area tonight and you can see some snow sticking to the ground along interstate 80. >>> the clouds and rain along mount diablo. we have got warmer weather on the way and fire danger will soon be a concern. >> certainly will be a little bit of he

st. louis rams select michael sams. defensive end. >> reporter: the team had to need him and not be deterred by his notoriety. >> he worked his butt off and deserves to get in the nfl. if he wasn't that good, we wouldn't have drafted him. >> no one wanted to take a chance. no one wanted to cross the barrier. no one wanted to be the first. >> tell another person, hey, i am guy and it shouldn't be a big problem. i entoured so much in my past. >>> that was debra reporting. a tweet about michael sam landed a mile dolphins football player in had trouble. he tweeted omg and horrible. the dolphins said they are disappointed at jones and they are trying to improve their image after jonathan martin was bullied and harassed by richard incognito. he has been traded to the 49ers. >>> president obama has congratulated michael sam for being the first openly gay football player. a statement from the president said he congratulated sam, the and the nfl from the playing field to the corporate board room. lbgt americans prove every day,

st. louis rams become being the first openly gay player to be drafted in the nfl. local st. r proudly called it a place in history and just ours before the news came, many wondered if the team would step up and be part of that history. the nfl.com even highlighting it with sam watch on its home page. that watch ended in the final moments of the draft. here was sam's reaction to a reporter from our local nbc affiliate ksdk. >> i am overwhelmed. i'm excited and i'm proud to be a ram. >> as the weekend went by, what were you feeling like as draft pick after draft pick went by and kind of the picks were dwindling to precious few? >> i knew i was going to get picked somewhere. and every team that passed me i was thinking how i'm going to sack their quarterback. >> even the white house weighed in this morning in this statement to nbc news -- "the president congratulates michael sam and the rams and the nfl for taking and important step forward in our nation's journey from the playing field to the corporate boardroom, lgbt americans prove every day that you should be judged by what

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