boomer esiason with these comments. >> i need to be there opening day. money, how we live our life. this is going to give my child every opportunity to be a success in life. >> he then poll dpiapologized o show. >> dam murphy and tori murphy were dragged into a conversation and their whole life was exposed and they shouldn't have been. that's my fault. that's my fault for uttering the word c-section on this radio station. it all of a sudden put their lives under a spotlight. for that i truly apologize. >> murphy taking it in stride as another radio talk show host took him to task for missing not one but two games. >> i don't know why you need three days off. i'm going to be honest. you see the birth and you get back. what do you do in the first couple days? maybe you take care of your other kids. you can have somebody else do that if you're a major league baseball player. >> murphy is not the first player to take advantage of the leave. pedroia famously left in the middle of a game against yankees when he got word his wife was in labor. time to bring in

esiason himself said.sue here is in part when he made that framework about this is the job and the job is the thing that pays for the family so my role as father is to provide. and i respect the role of parents who provide economically for their children. but there's a way in which that altitude reduces fathers and reduces the value of fathering -- >> all i'm good for is a paycheck. >> what about the love and attachment and the time and funny -- my husband is doing a lot of playing of music with the baby. look, for me, although it was a maternity leave, it wasn't actually maternity leave. after i gave birth, we used a gestational carrier, i wasn't recovering from childbirth, because i'm a woman. i have our company's six-week maternity leave for the child. i think it's incredibly important that we say all parents, it's parental leave, fathers and mothers being in the role. >> did you face more skepticism about the fact you didn't have the physical recovery but you chose the time for the emotional recovery.

. >>> the other broadcaster in the news today was boomer esiason. former nfl quarterback used his sports radio show to rip into new york mets second baseman daniel murphy for taking paternity leave for the birth of his first child. it meant that murphy who hasn't missed a game in two seasons missed this year's opening day. and then esiason took it a step further by saying murphy's wife who delivered via c-section should have scheduled that before the start of the season. another radio host, mike francesa, says they should have hired a nurse instead. but murphy, the new father of a young son, got the last word today. he said, quote, a father seeing his wife, she was completely finished. i mean, she was done. she had surgery and she was wiped. having me there helped a lot, to take some of the load off. it felt, for us, like the right decision to make. >>> veteran parents will find this next story familiar even if they haven't quite thought about grocery shopping in this way before. it's about the breakfast cereals that appeal to kids. cap'n crunch and

i love boomer esiason. do not disparage him. >> he's a great guy, and unbelievably successful, hard worker. real quick, it depends. if it's the super bowl, the masters, and you have the birth of your baby and you're phil mickelson looking to close out the masters, you call an audible. but game three of a 162-game season in front of 3,000 people when you're not even the best player on the team, you could figure out a way to stay an extra day. >> they came down a little too hard, don't you think? >> they sound ridiculous. i would rrth have a dad who would take two days off playing baseball to meet me and welcome me into the world than to worry about what boomer esiason had to say about me. >> esiason was classy coming back and doing his apology, but francesca, who makes me look skinny, is a loud mouth who has no right to say this. and here's a little piece for you, big boy, he takes the entire summer off. that's what he's got in his contract. >> how do you get that in your contract? >> take that and eat it. >

close your eyes and imagine you are married to boomer esiason. keep your eyes closed.says to you, krystal, listen, a c-section before the season starts. i need to be at opening day, i'm sorry. this is what makes our money, this is how we're going to live our lives. when you open your eyes, what do you say to boomer? >> i don't think that marriage is going to -- hypothetical fantastic call marriage is going to last very long. i mean, first of all, we're talking about three days, two games out of 162-game season that they're freaking out about. it's unbelievable. and they have this idea that baseball, two games of baseball is somehow more important than a child, than a child's birth. then a supporting your wife. and i love the part, well, what are you going to do in those first days anyway, your wife doesn't need your help. you're not doing anything. >> that i believe was the other guy. >> those people have obviously never had a baby and have no awareness of the fact those are the days that the most difficult. >> these guys are father, both of them. >> it's such an old s

apparently boomer esiason -- this is work involved for the dad too. assuming your wife is fine, assuming the baby is fine. 24 hours. you stay there. baby's good. you have a good support system for the mom and the baby. he gets back to his team and play baseball. that's my take on it. >> i was in a c-section before the season starts, i'm sorry. this is how we'll live our life. this is going to my child every opportunity to be a success in life. i'll be able to afford any college i want to send my kid to because i'm a baseball player. >> right. >> obviously not all men agree because christian had his head in his hand. >> crazy. >> schedule a c-section? >> come on? >> like you can go that. >> what do you think? what is going through the head of the guys? >> as you said, these neanderthals. >> yeah. neanderthals. you couldn't hear me, that was playing. that was an antiquated, old mental thought pattern that doesn't make a lot of sense. of course you have to be with your woman. you know, she's going into labor. you can't -- you have to put everything else

boomer esiason, "pro athletes shouldn't take paternity leave. a c-section before the season." he wouldn't but presumably his wife would. you know this by now, right? mets second baseman daniel murphy missed two games out of a 162-game schedule because he wanted to be with his wife during the birth of their son. along comes boomer esiason on a radio talk program wondering allowed why did he need to be with his wife and miss work. he went off the rails saying essentially why count she have a c-section? maybe there could have been a debate about the missing of work. but when he referenced having an elective surgery so he could play baseball, it was of for boomer. i was there for all of mine. i have to say it's as many of you know, a once in a lifetime opportunity. to boomer's credit, i'll say this. he issued a real apology, not one of these fake apologies which says, to the extent i've offended somebody. he knows he offended people. he manned up, he apologized. having said all that, here's the headline i'd have put on the story. "father knows best.

a couple of boomer esiason and mikeraracesqua talkedbout it. >> i don't know why you need three dayse the birth and you get back. what do you do the first couple of days? maybe take care of the kids, you have to have somebody do that if you are a major league baseball player. >> i wouldn't do that. i would say c-section before the season starts. i need to be there opening day. this is how we make our money, this is going to give me every opportunity to be a success in life. i will be able to afford any college because i'm a baseball player. gerri: c-section, that's not even safe! you don't willy-nilly have a c-section. >> you don't willy-nilly have surgery, that's one of the issues. a lot of people talk about having a child and don't realize really a c-section is surgery, you're bringing home a brand-new baby and the mother does need help. also now, we have the financial issue. years ago paternity was unheard of. we didn't have both parents working. if mary barra, the gm -- the ceo of gm goes out on maternity leave, in that case, you might look at her salary and her husbands and say

some people think so, including boomer esiason. he called out daniel murphy on his radio show saying the new father and his wife should have planned a c-section for when he wasn't playing. listen to what boomer first said. >> that's not me. i wouldn't have done that. i would have said c-section before the season starts. i need to be at opening day. this is what makes our money. this is how we are going to live our life. this is going to give my child every opportunity to be a success in life. i will be able to afford any college i want to send my kid to, because i'm a baseball player. >> this set off a firestorm to say the least. >> oh, yeah, it did. >> comments like that. booker esiason took to the radio and apologized profusely, i mean, profusely. i do not think this conversation is over. major league baseball does allow players to miss three games. >> as they should. >>> an update for you on formula one champ, michael schumacher. he was in a devastating ski accident just after christmas and has been in a medically-induced comb m

. >>> sports personality boomer esiason is apologizing to one of the mets this morning.a is standing by his remarks. vanita nair has the story. >> reporter: it started on wednesday when he devoted 20 minutes of the radio show to the ten-day leave. yesterday, he responded to his critics, standing by all his comments, including those to first-time dad daniel murphy. sports radio's mike franc emsa says his comments about maternity leave have been taken out of context. >> i was really speaking to someone who has a job like major league player like murphy, or someone like me. you have a unique job. and you have the wherewithal to maybe afford care that people may not, stuff like that, and then you get back to work. >> reporter: on thursday mets player daniel murphy was back at work, playing second base in a home game against the nationals. he took two of the three days allowed after his wife gave birth. >> i think having had her husband there, having me there was a great support system for her, and you know, put in the same situation, i would gladly do it again. >> reporter:

earlier this week, esiason suggested his wife should have scheduled a c section so murphy wouldn't miss any baseball games. >> i apologize for putting him and his wife in the midst of a public discussion that i basically started by uttering insensitive comments that came off very insensitive. for that i apologize. >> murphy has defended his decision to be with his wife and newborn. >>> and 8-year-old joseph lee from denver is nursing a broken leg and kind of a broken spirit a day after being on the slopes he took a dangerous turn. joseph's mother was recording her son skiing when suddenly a man, you see him there, cuts off the boy, runs right into him and, dan, imagine this he casually takes off, the adult does. under colorado law, the downhill skier always has the right of way and you're required to stop if you hit someone while skiing and help them. this guy didn't do it. joseph said he just wants the skier to apologize for running into him. >>> and an all-star move by a yankees legend derek jeter. it happened during thursday night's game against the houston astros in houston. jeter s

. >>> plus, boomer esiason apologizes to mets' player daniel murphy for the comments he made regarding murphy's wife and the fact that she should have had a c-section, so he would not miss opening day. >> i truly, truly feel terrible about what i put them through, so for that, i certainly apologize. >> more from boomer, plus, murphy responds. we'll play both of them. and you can join the conversation on twitter. you can find us @tamronhall, my team @newsnation. wright brothes started in a garage. mattel started in a garage. disney started in a garage. amazon started in a garage. ♪ the ramones started in a garage. my point? some of the most innovative things in the world come out of american garages. introducing the lighter, faster cadillac cts. 2014 motor trend car of the year. ain't garages great? >>> this is the eve of a land mark day in afghanistan. voters will go to the polls tomorrow to elect their second president since the overthrow of the taliban in 2001. meantime, the taliban is vowing to disrupt tomorrow's vote and punish anyone involved in it. just today, an associated press

. >> esiason has since apologized but while there may be a cultural shift in the way americans view paternity leave, the law has not caught up yet. currently, 62 countries have laws requiring paid paternity, russia, rwanda and cambodia among them. not on that list? the u.s. the family medical leave act guarantees fathers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave but only about 14% of companies offer paid leave. mine is one of them. so when my son was born last month i took two weeks of paid paternity leave and i wouldn't trade it for anything. it wasn't nearly enough time to bond with him. but even when it is available, experts say many men are reluctant to take any time off. why aren't more men taking it? >> i think they're still concerned that they're going to end up damaging their professional reputation. whether they'll the b passed over for a promotion or they won't get an opportunity to advance their careers. >> reporter: companies like bank of america, facebook, and yahoo offer generous paternity leave. but it will likely be a while before paid leave for new dads becomes the norm. nbc news, new y

. >> reporter: esiason has since apologized, but while there may be a cultural shift in the way americanst up yet. currently 62 countries have laws requiring paid paternity, russia, rwanda and cambodia among them. not on that list, the u.s. the family medical leave act guarantees fathers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave but only about 14% of companies offer paid leave. mine is one of them. >> when my son was born last week i took two weeks of paid paternity leave, and i wouldn't trade it for anything. it wasn't nearly enough time to bond with dell, but even when it is available many men are reluctant to take any time off. why aren't more men taking it? >> i think they are still concerned that they are going to end up damaging their professional reputation, whether they will be passed over for a promotion or they won't get an opportunity to advance their careers. >> reporter: companies like bank of america, facebook and yahoo! offer generous paternity leave, but it will likely be a while before paid leave for new dads becomes a norm. craig melvin, nbc news, new york. >> that was an excuse fo

>> reporter: football great, boomer esiason, adding to the firestorm on his radio show. >> i would say c-section before the season starts. i need to be at opening day. >> reporter: but major league baseball players have negotiated three days of paid maternity leave. and companies like bank of america, and general mills also offer paid time off for dads. facebook, as much as 16 weeks. but according to a boston college survey, 75% of men took less than a week off, no matter what their employers offered. why? many men fear taking time off work, afraid of losing status, being seen as less dedicated. even ridiculed. but here at the ballpark, that was a risk daniel murphy was willing to take. >> i get that choice. my wife and i discussed it. and we felt the best thing for our family was for me to try to stay. >> reporter: the modern american family, knocking age-old stereotypes out of the park. >> it's 2014. it's not 1944. you're not sweating in a waiting room, waiting to hand out cigars. better families. better husbands. better fathers. >> reporter: paula faris, abc news, new york. >> and w

beerm esiason specially has trouble with his own son. >> i wonder if he is married.his. >> last i looked, yes. >> you guys agree on that one. >>> here is the next one. rent.com says 27% of respondents say they moved in with their partner six months after they met one another, they were already cohabitating. did you guys live together before marriage? >> here the age is important. what is the average of the age? >> we don't read all the details. >> three girls against one, by the way. >> we can't be troubled with things like details. how old were you? >> we were 27 or 28. we moved in and -- >> did you discuss finances? >> no. >> that is the biggest problem they are saying. >> you look like you are 17. >> that is 1998 world series. >> when i think about moving in is wait as much as you can. there is enough time to live together. if i knew then what i know now i would have waited longer. >> how come? >> you need your space. it keeps things fun to have space. >> we're not talking about closet space. >> that is important, too. >> there is no closet space. she took it all.

well, esiason apologized on his radio show boomer & carrton.n what to do with their bodies that's their decision, their life and they know their bodies better than i do. and the other thing, too, i felt bad about, daniel murphy was dragged into a conversation and their whole life was exposed. and it shouldn't have been. and that is my fault. that is my fault for uttering the word c-section on this radio station. and it all of a sudden put their lives under a spotlight. and for that i truly apologize. >> what do you think of the apology? before we move to daniel? >> i think it was heartfelt. i think boomer esiason had kids of his own, he knows what it's like. mike francesa who made similar comments, he has kids too. i think a lot of times, you get caught up in talk radio and you're supposed to have a take and it gets away from you. not excusing what he said but i think his apology was heartfelt. >> they were probably playing to the audience a little bit. they're all good dads. and i don't think that's actually their point of view. >> well, their

we should note, boomer esiason apologized friday for his remarks, profusely, actually. wasn't meant in any way, shape or form to insult anybody. but it obviously did. for that, i am truly sorry. >> the question is do those original sentiments that boomer esiason espoused, do those sentiments reflect the prevailing attitude in this country when it comes to fathers taking time off from work to be at home with a newborn child? >> i'd say it's inattitude. but we've found that early fatherhood is really about more than just the paycheck. it's about the emotional and practical support that husbands give to their spouses as well as figuring out how to share the joys and responsibilities of child care. >> what do we know about the number of guys who are taking paternity leave these days versus 20 or 30 years ago? >> well, we know that more men are taking paternity leave, but what paternity leave really means depends on whether you're talking about a day or two or a couple of weeks or the 12 weeks that the family medical leave act allows. >> here's the thing if the family medica

. >> that is boomer esiason. they say they understand missing one day but assuming the birth went well and mother and baby are healthy they can't understand why he couldn't get back out there. second baseman that they were talking about, daniel murphy is now a feert a little healthy baby boy. congratulations. but that commentary sparking outrage. >> as it should. 6:21. still ahead, selfies with corporate sponsors. we'll tell you why this photo opp late to may have been brought to you by samsung. let's face it, most people don't know how to choose a new dentist. that's where we come in. we've helped over 8 million people find the right dentist, and we can do the same for you. call 1-800-dentist today. ♪ >>> well, good morning to you. taking a look here at london. big ben and also the london ferris wheel, record smog levels they say will continue to plague the uk, that's what london is dealing with. on 1-10 it's a 9. pretty soupy there. in the meantime, we're also saying move over siri. microsoft unveiled a digital

. >> today boomer esiason apologizing for his comments. today fox anchor wolf and scott smith.cott, paternity leave or no paternity leave. >> if it's me, i commend him. i'm not saying i would do it any differently than the way he handled this situation. but i understand the locker room mentality when you can be there you should be there. the missing the child's birth. the next day they had off. second game that people are having a problem with. taking the full extent of that paternity leave. >> colleen? >> i think this is such an outrageous discussion. around here, everyone shrugged the fact that jimmy rowling's missed games. this is archaic way of thinking. if he wants to be home with his wife and his new baby then he should be allowed. it's allowed under the collective bargaining agreement. it's his decision. >> you know what? as karen from "the washington post just on says she says i took notes. meaning the mets, the entire team could take maternity leave and they would still be 0-3 is what she said. >> that's one way to go about it. you are right about that the nationals di

and boomer esiason.: that is not very nice. >> it is true, he is the rush limbaugh of sports radio apparently. boomer esigh san should know better, having a child obviously been ill, he is guy i look at and look up to and say to myself, if he has to rush to the hospital for a reason, i don't think his bosses would say anything. so i look at this i'm just amazed these two guys haven't been suspended for three days. melissa: brian, what do you think of all this. >> mike francesca is one of the most respected voices on sports, one of the most successful sportscasters, number one guy, number one highest rated sport talk show host in the country, 25 or 30ers years. he give his opinion. i went back to work next day after having a kid. this guy daniel murphy should. this is what i say. different time. paternity is built into the cba for baseball. so they do have a chance to do that. jim my rollins of philadelphia phillies with the same thing. keep this in mind this is not a big game yet. this is world series ga

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major outrage after a couple of talk radio hosts including boomer esiason slammed one of the all-star players after he missed the opening after deciding to be at his wife's side for the birth of his child. >> this is what makes our money. be at opening day. i'm sorry. >> do they deserve an apology? >> our "news nation" gut check. join our conversation on twitter. find me @tamron hall. [ amy ] when you're tossing and turning and can't sleep an ounce, wash in sweet dreams with tide, downy, and bounce. the sweet dreams collection has scents so relaxing so you can tuck in and turn off after a day oh so taxing. ♪ [ click ] some brokerage firms are but way too many aren't. why? because selling their funds makes them more money. which makes you wonder. isn't that a conflict? search "proprietary mutual funds". yikes!! then go to e*trade. we've got over 8,000 mutual funds and not one of them has our name on it. we're in the business of finding the right investments for you. e*trade. less for us, more for you. the fund's prospectus contains its investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses an

. >> this is really an unfortunate statement for boomer esiason to make. >> he's apologized. >> yes,collectively bargained opportunity of mr. murphy to basically take paternity leave. we should encourage it. but absolutely, it's his choice. it's his choice. >> joe, i have one minute left. i think he was perfectly right to take paternity leave. that baby is only born once. your family is with you forever. baseball isn't always with you forever. >> congratulations. >> yes, congratulations. go ahead. >> i'm with that 100%. i'm a married man and i was there for the birth of all three of my children. i like what murphy did. i like the statement he made by doing it. i support it. >> terrific, gentlemen. nice note to end on. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. good to see you again. simon? >> sue, ahead on the show, where are the jobs in this country? mary thompson knows. she's in houston. mary? >> reporter: hey, simon. as you know, the energy industry is on the rise. so the jobs are onshore, offshore, all around the globe. before you get those jobs, you have to stop here fir

. >> we should say boomer esiason has apologized. >> profusely this morning. >> but what's going on hereig? >> when i heard those comments yesterday, i immediately thought, well, gosh, maybe there's something wrong with me. maybe this is unusual. >> you took, what, a whole took weeks off? >> and some change, but my faith in humanity was restored throughout the course of yesterday when the backlash started. >> and it did. >> everyone came out of the woodworks and said you know what, this is stupid, a dad should take two weeks, if not more. >> daniel murphy is handling this beautifully, also said in a statement, "she was completely finished, i mean, she was done, she had surgery and she was wiped. having me there helped a lot, and vice versa, to take some of the load off. it felt, for us, like the right decision to make." and then bret herringson, the executive director of the boston college center for work and families said, "women who take leave are seen as bad workers but good mothers, the men are often seen as bad workers and losers as men." is there a double standard, krystal? >> well

>> reporter: boomer esiason on his radio show adding to the fire -- >> i said, c-section before the season boston college survey, 75% of men took less than a week off, no matter what their employers offered. why? many men fear taking time off, afraid of losing status, as being seen as less dedicated, even ridiculed, but here at the ballpark, that was a risk daniel murphy was willing to take. >> that's the awesome part about being blessed, being a parent, you get that choice. my wife and i discussed it and we felt the best thing for our family was for me to try to stay. >> reporter: the modern american family knocking age-old stereotypes out of the park. >> it's 2014. it's not 1944. you're not sweating in a waiting room, waiting to hand out cigars. better families, better husbands, better fathers. >> reporter: paula faris, abc news, new york. >> well put. >> perfectly put. >> ron darling of the mets saying it pretty much. two games, no problem with it. the gm of the mets have no problem. i shouldn't go out on a limb but they love to stir the pot. it's what they do. it's talk radio. you thro

. >> the last guy you heard from there, former nfl quarterback boomer esiason. he is sorry.do with her body and bringing the personal life of murphys into the spotlight. >> and jennifer owens -- as soon as i say this, you know where this is going -- jennifer, let me ask you first of all, what was most offensive to you in this conversation? what has people so riled up? >> i think that immediately it just negates the role that fathers have in their child's life in the formation of the new family. and anyone who has had a baby knows that it's more than 24 hours of parenting is happening in those first few days. >> and his apology. he has apologied. a lengthy apology. he said he never met to tell a woman to do with their body. and it's my fault for mentioning c-section and put their life under a spotlight. it put that into reference -- >> the c-section, especially. >> why do you think that has people riled up. >> i've had two, they're major abdominal surgery. nobody wants to have that. it's really hard to recover from that. to have your husband there and your baby's father there

room and i bet there's some people in baseball who probably agreed with mike francesca and boomer esiasone kids. boomer has been in locker rooms, right? and i totally disagree with everything they say. >> i had a baby. >> but, but, that said, some people in the sports world and in the locker room would say, first day we understand. second day? stay with your wife in the morning. that's great. get in your chauffeured limousine and drive out and play baseball and drive back to your wife in your chauffeured limousine. you make so much money for playing 162 games a year. you pay some people to help out for those six hours. >> out of 162? >> don't tell me to stop. >> please. >> mika. i know you. if you were manager of the team, you would be pissed off the at this guy and say, listen. we are paying you a lot of money. you go be with your wife and you be with your wife but we just need you for three or four hours today. >> really? >> yes. >> this is a controversy. >> you know what? i'll tell you what we are going to do. we are going to go to break and i'm going to turn to mika and tell her a sto

. >> esiason. >> thank you. >> said his wife should have gotten a c section before opening day but now any way, shape, or form insult insulted anybody that was not my intention. my flippant remark wasn't sensitive. i will leave it at that i feel terrible for the murphy family because what should be the greatest time in their life turned out to be, you know, somewhat of a firestorm that i personally put them into and for that hopefully they can find forgiveness. >> well, another sports radio host mike francessa doubled down saying dads with unique jobs should get back to owork. >> there are only 162 games in the season. >> yeah. >> sharpst minds at microsoft outwitnessed by 5-year-old uncovered major security flaw in x box 1. christopher van hossel got into his dad's account without the password by simply pushing the space button a couple of times and hit enter. the father reported to microsoft which has now fixed it. the company then listed the boy as security researcher on the security web site and threw in four freeç games, $50 and a year subscription to x box live. >> $50, famously

esiason that's how much i know about sports center on his radio show he went on the first of all about whether they're ok cool what is the bottom line that's not me i wouldn't do that in other words he wouldn't take the paternity leave quite frankly i would have had i would have said c. section before the season starts i need to be at opening day sorry the controversy over mercy murphy's decision comes from the fact that the u.s. is one of only a handful of countries that do not offer paid maternity leave meanwhile sweden allows four hundred eighty days paid maternity leave germany three hundred sixty five two hundred forty five and the last time i looked all three of those countries are kicking our butts when it comes to quality of life level of pay stability of families all of you know basically all the all the positive metrics is meant time for the united states to join the rest of the world absolutely i mean family is what this country is founded on and you know when your partner has a child whether you're the mother or the father it's a thorough reasonable but you want to take tim