you got help from another role model, jason collins, the nba player.ou're going to be a role model as well. which is amazing for kids all over the country. but tell me about your folks, and talking to your parents and how did that go? >> well, my mom -- like i said before, i was nervous when i was telling them. it got to the point i told my mom to start guessing what it is. that i'm going to tell you. and of course, she guessed it right on the fifth one, she asked me, are you gay? i said, yeah, that's it. they kind of froze for a little bit. but my mom said, oh, i always knew. which is expected. because mothers always know. but my father was kind of surprised. he couldn't believe it. but he came around and he supported me. it may have took him some time, but he definitely supported me. he loves me for who i am, and nothing's going to change. my older brother, mike, definitely handled the situation better than i thought he would. he definitely helped me out a lot. he's more concerned about my basketball career and my future. he's just ready to get back

he says he was inspired by jason collins who came out last year becoming the first openly-gay playerin the nba. >> when he came out, i wanted to come out the next day. it was just, it was a relief, about time. he's a great guy. he gave me a boost i need to come out. >> gordon broke news to teammates last week. he says they weren't surprised and were supportive telling him it was about time he admitted it. we see more and more of this. >> it does seem like we're shifting. >> jason collins stood tall, literally. >> coming up on abc7 news at 4:00 do you see it? hidden image in this clever newspaper ad. >> also a reporter's interview a mayor ends terribly wrong. >> i'm michael finney, taking your questions on twitter and facebook. you can contact me on abc7 and on twitter at m finney. i'll answer your questions here and i don't know, 5, or 6, minutes. >> i'm spencer christian looking from mount tam, we can see more than just finger fog moving through the golden gate. it's going to have a cooling influence tonight. i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> the fun is still out in

. >> in the past year you had jason collins, football player michael sam, and now derrick gordon. the university of massachusetts basketball player decided to come out. he shared his story with sid ziegler. earlier tonight i got a chance to speak with sid ziegler, about the change in derrick gordon's demeanour since announcing he was gay. >> in his words it was indescribable - i asked him last wednesday, and when i was with him this weekend, to describe it. he didn't have a word for it. way i can tell you is the people around him. who have known him for a couple of mons say they -- months say they noticed a lot of difference. he laughs a lot more now. when people are true to themselves, family and team, it's a weight lifted off their shoulders, i'm excited to see how derek performs on the basketball court with the weight lifted off his shoulders. >> before coming out, what obisticles did he face, especially with his team-mates. >> last summers his now ex-boyfriend posted a photograph of the two of them at a bar in new jersey. derek demied being gay, saying the person was a fan. th

gordon is hoping he can be the kind of inspiration to others that jason collins has been for him. >>of kids that is in my situation right now. that can't be themselves. and got to hide who they really are. and i want to be the first to step up and beep that leader for those people that are like that because it is a scary situation. just to having to tell your family members, or friend that you are gay. and i want to be able to inspire those people that is like that. >> on espn, derrick gordon described what it was like telling my teammates. >> my coach start the it off. he said we should start it off funny. he said i just wanted to let you all know that i'm gay. everybody looked at my coach, surprised. soon as i said it. everybody wasn't surprised at all. they was like about time you admit it. it doesn't change anything. that's what i want. >> in austin texas t. the 80-year-old living legend of basketball, bill russell had something to say about this today. in 13 seasons, bill russell led the boston celtics to 11 championships including two as a player coach. he was a history maker i

openly gay n-b-a player jason collins. and general motors c-e-o mary barra. are also featured.obama appears on the list for the ninth- time. others include secretary of state john kerry. russian president vladimir putin. pope francis. and singer miley cyrus. the issue goes on sale tomorrow. this is a big rig car carrier not quite stopping for a stop sign in concord but i'm not looking at stop sigh violators nats: ambiance for close to 50 years farm bureau rad in concord has been a truck route connecting willow pass road with clayton road a path just slightly over a mile long dirty money. filthy luchre. any way you want to put it, your wallet is apparently hopping with germs. for the first time, scientists have looked at the d-n-a on a one-dollar bill, and most people would have the same reaction: yuck! here's catherine heenan. the study by the dirty money project at new york university analyzed all the genetic material found on a one dollar bill. it turns out your wallet is a virtual petri dish of bacteria. the study found 3=thousand different bactria strains on a typical bill.

. >>> and jason collins says, commissioner of the nba just showed us. >>> people headed to the beachto enjoy the cold weather. take in a little bit of sun and go swimming in the bay. bill martin here shows us the difference between today and yesterday. >> a good 15 degrees over yesterday which had jumped 10 degrees over the day before. so we really pumped up the heat in the last 48 hours. the story is this high pressure ridge. the winds are going offshore or they're trying to. that's allowed areas along the beach fronts to reach into the seven -- 70s. so i have temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. the outer sunset you would be in the upper 60s. as we work our way south a little bit. temperature at linda mar 65 degrees. so, very much warmer than you would expect for this time of year is that on shore flow has been cut off. check out the current temperatures. these aren't the daytime highs these are the current numbers. 86 in livermore. 85 in fairfield and check out san francisco. baseball game going on over there tonight. the giants it hit 78 degrees in downtown san francisco. h

this is the day after jason collins. "hello, i received an incident report regarding the conversation between you and the other tenant. i will follow up with the building manager an social worker and union and including looking at the video from the date of the incident. i strongly encourage you to follow up with the mayor to complete a form on that" that's may 10. after my birthday. check this out. juicy they confirm that you are a tenant that causes a lot of problems and there are many cases of bullying. i hope to see everyone out here with the trash can. in front of city hall with naacp on friday at 12:30. be here and wcp talks about housing and kids education fund. we will stand up like with the trash can man for housing and education in the city. >> thank you very much. your time is up. any other members wish to speak on general public comment. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> madam clerk. >> item 26. basic materials needed for the homeless children act. >> colleagues

. >> on the heels of nba center jason collins and michael sams' public announcement, umass' derrick gordon came out as first gay athlete in college sports. for a time, he considered quitting the basketball squad, but after watching and with full support of family and teammates, he was ready to share his secret. his instagram message reads, quote, this is the happiest i've ever been in my 22 years of living. no more hiding. >>> moving now to south africa, where at this hour prosecutors cross-examining olympian oscar pistorius for the second day. this follows tuesday's tearful testimony. >> what was your mistake? >> my mistake is that i took reeva's life. >> you killed her. you shot and killed her. will you take responsibility for that? >> i did, my lady. >> say yes. i killed -- i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i did, my lady. >> the prosecutor then showed this video of pistorius shooting at watermelons just months before he shot steenkamp. then trying to draw comparison to the watermelon, he showed a disturbing photo of steenkamp's bloody head. of course, we're not showing it to you. >

. >> gordon says he was encouraged to come out when he saw the nets signed jason collins, the first openly> indiana ascend their stars to the bench to rest up for an entire game. indiana and milwaukee to face the last placed bucks. indiana win 1/04-102, and they regain the top spot in the eastern conference. >>> golf's most storied tournament tees off this morning even without tiger woods in the mix this year, golf fans are hanging on every turn at the masters. on wednesday the traditional par 3 con taft began with legends jack nicklaus, arnold palmer, and gary player teeing off. it gives them a chance to spend time with their family on the course before the tournament begins. >> and the final two rounds of the masters can be seen right here on cbs. our coverage begins this saturday at 3:00 p.m. eastern and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern. >>> finally she was an 8-year-old girl who inspired one of the nation's best college basketball teams. lacey holsworth mentd center adreien payne at a hospital where she was being treated for cancer. they became fast friends and over the last two years lacey

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he made the announcement a week after telling coaches and teammates, unlike jason collins and michael won't be joining a new team after coming out. the red shirt sophomore spoke to andrea mitchell yesterday afternoon. >> it's all timing. it was the right time for me to come out. nobody really has a set date when it's their time. my time was after the ncaa tournament. i went to my room and did some thinking and made the decision. there's a lot of kids that's in my situation right now that can't be themselves and got to hide who they really are. and i want to be the first to step up and be that leader. >> gordon took his message to soernl media tweeting, i am the first division one male basketball player to come out and not the last. i am gay. i'm not afraid. i'm not alone. congrats to him. >>> to baseball news, we start in the bronx where the yankees hosted the orioles. we jump to the ninth. the game tied. baltimore with runners on the corners. nick markakis brings in the go-ahead run. the orioles tack on one more and hold on the yanks for a 5-4 victory. >>> take a peek at this. >> ort

he said he was inspired by stanford grad, jason collins, who came out last year. gordon said, quote, i want to be myself. i don't want to hide and be someone i'm not, end quote. >>> sheryl sandberg, one of the most powerful women, certainly in the bay area, also making it her mission to elevate women in the workplace. the facebook chief operating officer has just released a new version of her "lean in" book called "lean in for graduate." it builds on last year's book, "lean in." it looks at what young women entering the workplace have to do. sandberg also talked about how women already in the workplace can succeed. >> things like using communal language, we, not i. explaining why the compensation you're seeking isn't just good for you, but will help you do a better job for the company. women have a harder time negotiating, but if they do it the right way, they can do it. and they can get paid what they deserve and the advice is in the book. >> as we talk with sandberg, she also discussed her recent sale of a large amount of stock in facebook. she says she did it f

inspired by jason collins >> i wanted to come out the next day. just a relief he's a great guy. of me >> today the contest out there. on the first hole almost dropped in the ace to within feet of a short birdie putt. this is so mcel roy putting from 30 feet away. his fiancee and former wolves number one tennis player. that is athletic ability. rory. the first game announced at levis stadium. they'll play broncos. >> wow. >> get in there. >> thank you. >> join me tonight at 9:00 doctor charged medicare to $1 million in a year, is it legal? >> following developing news a search for a 14-year-old boy in waters off of ocean beach. two other people were pulled to safety. >> prime time tonight here with a comedy line up the middle, modern family and mixology followed by nashville. >> if you're a customer you can see our programs online or on your smart phone or tablet using watch abc. or you can down load from your app store. >> breaking news continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. we appreciate your time. >> from all of us here, have a great evening. this is "jeopardy!" please we

inspired by jason collins >> i wanted to come out the next day. just a relief he's a great guy.to talk to him. he's proud o me >> today the contest out there. on the first hole almost dropped in the ace to within feet of a short birdie putt. this is so much fun. mcel roy putting from 30 feet away. his fiancee and former wolves number one tennis player. that is athletic ability. rory. the first game announced at levis stadium. they'll play broncos. >> get in there. >> thank you. >> join me tonight at 9:00 doctor charged medicare to $1 million in a year, is it legal? >> following developing news a search for a 14-year-old boy in waters off of ocean beach. two other people were pulled to safety. >> prime time tonight here with a comedy line up the middle, modern family and mixology followed by nashville. >> if you're a customer you can see our programs online or on your smart phone or tablet using watch abc. or you can down load from your app store. >> breaking news continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. we appreciate your time. >> from all of us here, have a great evening. [t

this comes one year after jason collins became the first nba player to announce he was gay. it was a huge influence on why he was willing to come out. we are joined by the founder and principal of our leadership and out on the street and also the founder and editor of out sports.com who broke the story. how did you wind up raking the story? -- breaking the story? >> the lgbt sports coalition is sports bias and i'm one of those people. about a year ago he reached out to wade davis, a former nfl player in the executive director of the nfl play project. he spoke for the last year about potentially coming onto the team. i'm good friends with wade and i wrote his coming-out story. he connected with a high school i wrote hisoach and coming-out story. the two of them with patrick kind of suggested that he might want to talk to cyd. >> what do you think this means for the gay community knowing there are athletes out there whether it is nba or division i basketball, what does it say to people thinking about coming out? >> there are still stigmas about being gay. people believe gay pe

jason collins now active in the nba. >> forgive me. we've got a lot of balls in the air right now. we want to go straight now to los angeles. we'll come back to you in new york. this is the mayor of los angeles, also standing next to him, one of the guys, kevin johnson, adviser to the nba players association. let's listen. >> thank you all for coming here today, especially to my friends who are standing here alongside with me. and especially kevin johnson. my peer as a mayor, but not my peer as a basketball player. i want to make clear that what we just heard today isn't just about basketball. this is about los angeles. the clippers have on their jerseys this city's name. a name that stands for tolerance, openness, diversity, it stands for civil rights, it stands for break-throughs, and most of all, it stands for basketball excellence. we may be a two-team town, but today we are behind one team. and the players of the los angeles clippers, who tonight we want to know that we love you, we are behind you, and that today we feel like justice has begun to be served. the statements that

following in the footsteps of jason collins. >>> new set of signals from deep in the indian ocean. officials believe they are inching closer to the aircraft but the batteries are draining. as this goes into the fifth week. >>> president obama returns to fort hood for a memorial are service. specialist ivan lopez shot and killed three, are injuring 16 others before shooting and killing himself. >>> iran's disputed nuclear program. credit ambassador to the united nations nations, in the 1979 hostage crisis. "america tonight"'s sheila macvicar explains. >> how would we feel for example if the taliban had cents osama bin laden to be ambassador to the united nations from afghanistan? >> banning iran's newly appointed ambassador to the united nations from entering the u.s? the senate is are are, student revolutionary movement stormed the american embassy in tehran, holding 50 american diplomats hostage for 444 days. some were beaten and tortured. abu talebbi said he had no role, acted as an occasional interpreter. close why advisor crf crr tleheni. observers call him a moderate. but cruz

he was inspired by jason collins whole came out last year who was the first openly gay player in theen he came out, i wanted to come out the next day. it was a relief. he's a great guy. >>> the masters begin tomorrow. today the annual par three. the legends, on the first hole, arnold palmer, are you serious still. how about robert, so cute, that's a way to take putting out of the equation. no wednesday winner ever won the actual tournament. roy mcroy tournament i guess he is good on the golf course as well. if he does that well this weekend he may own a green jacket. >>> it is a fun tradition, tomorrow no smiles on the golf course. they get serious pretty quick. thanks larry. . >>> before we go quick update on the bayidge breaking news. we have a tweeted photo of the hole in the deck of the bridge looking up, you see the light shining through it, you can get a frame of reference there. traffic is a huge mess on the bay bridge tonight. that is this edition here tonight. for all of us here, thanks so much for watching. we appreciate your time as always. abc 7 news continues online and

s jason collins. >> in the search for flight mh370, more signals. officials believe they are inching closer to the aircraft, but the batteries are draining. the mystery drags on into a fifth week. >> for the second time in his presidency president obama returns to fort hood for a memorial service. specialist ivan lopez shot and killed three soldiers, injuring 16 more before killing himself. >> after months of progress a diplomatic scuffle that could derail negotiations over iran's disputed nuclear program, centring around iran's chis as ambass -- choice as ambassador to the united nations. >> how would we feel if the taliban sent osama bin laden to be an ambassador to the united nations from afghanistan. >> led by senator ted cruz, the senate unanimously passed a bill that would ban iran's newly appointed ambassador to the united nations from entering the u.s. the senate targets this diplomat for his role in the 1979 hostage crisis when a student revolutionary movement stormed the american embassy in tehran, holding 52 american diplomats hostage for

sheryl sandberg other big names include former secretary of state hillary clinton and tab star jason collins and scandal star sherry washington. nice to see so many women on the list. >> true. it is true. it is about time. mike has the forecast. >> time to get warmer weather. >> and rain, too. >> we have everything. the temperatures could go from 20 to 25 degrees the next several days and right now, we are setting the stage for a chance of light rain and scattered showers tomorrow and right now we just have a sea breeze and the low clouds along the coast and down to half a mile and the valleys along the coast. the north bay is filling with clouds and we are seeing clouds develop along the east bay shoreline because of the sea breeze but in san jose we are off to a sunny start as we look at 280 and 17 this morning and a try one. increasing clouds today and temperatures are close to yesterday which is close to normal. rain tonight and showers and thunderstorms are possible and another chance of rain open saturday night and it will be hot inland next week and we could reach nearly 90. los gatos

gordon said he was inspired by nba athlete jason collins and football player michael sams. and gordon wrote, he has never felt happier in his 22 years, and he wrote, no more hiding. >> no more hiding. maria, you're back in a couple of minutes. >> reporter: yes, i am. >> coming up on al jazeera america, a campaign to prevent a lesbian from dealing w being deo uganda where strict anti-gay laws are in effect. >> this takes guts... >> a sad update to a story we recently reported about a little princess who became an internet sensation. lacy hallsworth. she died today from advance cancer of the nerve cells. she became an overnight sensation after her instagram picture went viral. she became the unofficial mascot, and developed a strong bond with the star player of that team, adrian payne. so strong that they referred to each other as brother and sister. >>> a lesbian asylum seeker in england is on a plane back to uganda just a couple of hours ago. supporters were trying to top is that deportation because uganda passed laws of against homosexuality. the woman said her life will b

he said he was inspired by nba athlete jason collins and make sams. he said he has never felt happier in his 22 years, and he said no more hiding. >> living in the open. >> reporter: that's right. living in the open. >> shadows lifted. >> reporter: yes. >> marie y we'll see you later in the program. thank you. >>> since the 1930s nearly 33 miles of louisiana coast line has nearly disappeared. the loss is so significant that maps have been redrawn to reflect the new coast line. kimberly halkett has the story. >> reporter: for more than two decades ross has been fishing the louisiana bayou. as a boy he remembers searching these wetlands along the gulf of mexico in search of crab, shrimp, fish, a way of life he's not sure will last. >> in the five years i've seen places where i used to fish completely gone. it's crazy. >> reporter: the city of new orleans along with the rest of the region is built upon a delta created over centuries by sentiment but it's vulnerable to hurricanes which more than devastated the area. in the 1930s engineers built a system o

and jason collins, the first openly gay player in the nba tweeted, commissioner silver silver of theed us how he drops the hammer on ignorance. lifetime ban for donald sterling, the ultimate gone fishing. >>> ktvu's noelle walker live now with more on this debate. >> the question is whether or not the size of the city's fire trucks cuts into pedestrian safety. the fire department wants the hunter's point development to increase the proposed street width from 20 feet to 26 feet. >> their fire trucks are really large. and one could argue more appropriate for a suburban setting. >> reporter: they're not oversized. i know that we're talking about suburban sized riggs they're fairly standard for an urban style setting. there's a lot of tools not to mention the hoses. >> daryl: -- >> reporter: narrow streets are easier for people to walk more safely. the hope is to cut that number back to zero. both the supervisor and the fire chief say that pedestrian safety and public safety are not mutually exclusive. they both want to achieve those goals. >>> target is moving to more credit card securi

jason collins wrote, commissioner of the nba just showed us how he dropped the hammer on ignorance. stephen curry said, standing ovation for commissioner silver. big time decision. standing up for the league and his players. now got to see it through. he's right. next, we'll discuss how to make sure this never happens again. md and i'm his mom at the dog park. the kids get trail mix, and here's what you get after a full day of chasing that cute little poodle from down the street. mm hmm delicious milo's kitchen chicken meatballs. they look homemade, which he likes almost as much as making new friends yes, i'll call her. aww, ladies' man. milo's kitchen. made in the usa with chicken or beef as the number one ingredient. the best treats come from the kitchen. marge: you know, there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips fiber good gummies. they're delicious, and an excellent source of fiber to help support regularity. wife: mmmm husband: these are good! marge: the tasty side of fiber. from phillips. >> the fall youl from donald sterile es's remarks have been swift and

with equality and a league that is, in fact, led the way on racial equality, on same sex with jason collins and that kind of equality with having female executives in key positions. this is a league that has taken a leadership role and doesn't want this kind of black eye but it's interesting because donald sterling has certainly been a black eye for a long time and you and i have talked about that as well. >> yeah. the bottom line could he lose the team? >> well, there is a way for him to lose the team. it is long and complicated. it would require some other nba owners to participate in that. adam silver, at the moment, doesn't have the power, that the is commissioner of the nba to say you're out of the league. he could invoke something called the best interest of the game but would need the participation and empowerment of other owners and he would have to look at the body of donald sterling's work and twice he has been sued by the u.s. justice department for racial discrimination in apartment buildings he owned and he was sued by elgin baylor 11-time all-star for racial discrimination. th

this year's list seems like a bit of a clinton fest and you have chelsea clinton writing about jason collins, the first nba player that came out as gay. hillary clinton both wrote in praise of john kerry her successor, but she was on the list praised by pakistani education activist ma la la. have they ordered extra copies even if bill didn't make the list? >> i should hope so. the clintons are having a great year even by their standards. yeah, i think it is quite remarkable the influence they have had mother and daughter both. >> why seth meyers and not jimmy fall loan? >> seth meyers is a new kind of late night host. this is not -- jimmy fallon was my favorite, but he brings a more cerebral approach to late night comedy. we had to take note of that. >> the biggest sports stars on the list are renaldo a big soccer star and serena williams from tennis. the others are obscure, and certainly none of the big american sports stars, the lebron jameses and peyton mannings and tom bradies didn't make the list. why? >> lebron james had a good year as did both the manning brothers. it was an internati

you know, i really do like jason collins entry. thatt? is because if you look merely at his stats, there is absolutely no way he would qualify. he averages something like two points a game at the end of the bench for the brooklyn nets. in having the courage to be first man to come out in major pro sports league, his influence will be felt for generations to come, far beyond the stats of his basketball card. >> host: you of editors of "time"st magazine and time.com t to select the 100 and you also havele a few viewer poll, and lt check, about three million people weighed in. >> guest: oh, yeah. it'sbi a wonderful way to reach out. we absolutely pay attention to it. but as we say at the outset it is another fun way to sort of gauge influence in a number of the plays but it is not not have any bearing on final decision we make on the list. >> host: ben goldberger, last question, not sure you can answer this, if you want to put somebody on the list that did not make thee time 100, from yr stained point who would it be? >> guest: that's a toug

you know, i really do like jason collins entry.hat's because if you look merely at his stats and there's no way he would qualify. i think the average is something like two points a game at the end of the bench for the brooklyn nets. been having the courage to be the first man to come out in a major pro sports league in his flows will be felt for generations to, far beyond the stats on the back of his basketball card. >> host: so you get to select the 100 but you also have a viewer paul and i think at last check about 3 million people have weighed in. >> guest: yes. at a wonderful way to reach out. we absolutely attention to it but as we said at the outset, it's another fun way to sort of gauge influence in a number of places but it doesn't have any bearing on its final decision that we make on the list. >> host: last question. i'm not sure you give an answer this, but if you wanted to put someone on the list that did not make the time 100, from your standpoint who would it be? >> guest: that's a tough question. i'm going to have to

. >> gordon said he felt more confident after seeing an nba team sign stanford alum jason collins afternounced he is a homosexual. >>> coming up a new report reveals the important information the u.s. was missing about the boston bombing suspect. what officials have since learned about the tsarnaev brothers. >> reporter: and the search picks up this morning for a 14- year-old boy who is lost in the ocean off the coast of san francisco. coming up we'll tell you about the rescue of two people he was with. ,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. >>> i'm cate caugiran live in the newsroom. concern over a possible terror threat directed at sfo. what sparked the investigation. >>> when your house catches fire you don't care who shows up as long as anyone does. the plan to get firefighters to the scene faster at 6: 45. [ no microphone ] >> checking the ride in the south bay, slower than normal right now on 101 if you are coming into san jose. backups to. capitol expressway. we'll explain why in just minutes. >>> good morning, it's thursday, april 10. i'm mark kelly filling in for

great leaders like mohammed ali, jim brown, arthur ashe, jason collins, and our very own jackie robinson. i believe that today stands as one of those great moments. where sports transsends, where sports provides fundamental change on how our country should think and act. this is also a statement about where we are as a country. it doesn't matter if you are a professional basketball player worth millions of dollars. let me say how proud of i am of the players of this league for standing up for themselves. the biggest stars to the everyday players. they were not afraid to art clat their rout rage. they came out strong. they came out powerful. they did it in a very, very professional way. they said we want you to go to commissioner silver and tell them three things that we want. we need immediate action. number two, we need our collective voice to be heard. we want a seat at the table, and we do not want to be passive participants. thirdly, we want maximum allowable personment under the bilaws and the constitution and what that equates to for us as players, there must be a change in ownersh

redford, maryt barra, and jason collins, the first player in one of the major u.s.ro sports leagues to come out as gay. robert redford is best known for his acting abilities but a leading activists of global warming and the environment. guest: he is on there for his acting. he has been an outspoken and incredibly involved environmental activist, but this was the 30th anniversary of the film festival. he is the godfather of independent film in america. of thesemajority incredible futures that have come out in the next decade would not have existed had he not created the incubation platform with sundance. host: a story this morning, saying it is reenergized with jeff as the owner of the washington post. why did he make the list? amazon remains incredibly influential and every year, they dig deeper and deeper into our lives, whether the soap we buy for family for serial, or their new latest gambit to deliver by drones. the purpose of the drones is what catapulted him this year. listing an institution a little bit. not only did he imbue it with incredible energy and vit

fact that there have been so many flashpoints in sports over the last few months, whether it's jason collinscircumstance of bullying in the nfl. and the world focuses on it for a short time. this one is different. this goes to the dna of basketball, the dna of people getting together. adam needs to act strongly, swiftly, no matter what his legal advisers are telling him. >> if you're one of the players on the court, you want to know that the nba's standing behind you there and behind what is right. don't go anywhere. we will continue this conversation. next we will talk about what andy just brought up there, the president weighing in on the donald sterling controversy. what the commander-in-chief had to say about the clippers owner, next. we will check in with a hollywood heavyweight. we will be right back. ♪ >> despite the assignment of the 2014 nba playoffs for fans, now there is a controversy surrounding donald sterling. even president obama address the alleged racist remark made by sterling on an overseas trip. listen to this. >> when ignorant folk want to advertise their ignorance, you

he said a keen moment for coming out was when jason collins came outs the first nba openly gay playeris teammates support him and feels like a huge weight has been lifted off his shoulders. >>> a metal recycling company where a propane tank exploded has been cited half a dozen times for safety violations. the tank exploded on march 28th at the alco metal and iron company. the bay area news group reports past violations including failing to train employees on machinery and unlabeled emergency shutoff buttons that led to a worker losing several fingers. no one was hurt in last month's accident. but the propane tank did land on top of a car crushing it. >>> the city of oakland may install new safety barriers for bicyclists on telegraph avenue. some drivers they don't like it. oakland city officials may install the barriers separating bikes from cars on telegraph avenue between 20th to 57th street. but adding those barriers could mean losing a lane of traffic on some parts of telegraph. >>> too much congestion of traffic. it would be too slow. >> other cities are taking steps to better pr

. >> gordon said he talked to jason collins of the brooklyn nets several times before making his announcementht. >>> and we're happy to report this morning that there are no more cars at the bottom of that sinkhole that opened up under the national corvette museum. >> of all places. they lifted what was left of the eighth vette out of the hole yesterday. not much more than mangled steel and fiberglass. it used to be a beautiful z06. >> it was donated and was on display for 12 days when it went into the hole. the owner says there's no chance it will be restored. >> they're going back on display, by the way, until august. hopefully some kind of restoration will happen to some of them. >> clearly not the ones we just saw. >> no. >>> up ahead, close with the crew searching for flight 370. we'll find out what it was like trying to solve that mystery right there. >>> and staying fit, even with a few extra pounds. a doctor tackles the myth that you have to be thin to be healthy. when he says is more person than the numbers on the scale. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news n

president and to see that happening but recently we had another major breakthrough in the nba with jason collinsbeing the first gay nba basketball player, the first professional athlete in a major sport to come out. so i would like to ask your thoughts come in china this is very still sensitive topic that you attached yourself to great pathbreaking issues and i wonder if you think at any point in the future in the cba we're likely to see someone break that barrier? and for mr. stern come in china there's a big issue of intellectual property rights, the major challenge enforcing it. the nba has of course a major interest in making sure that issue is addressed seriously. i wonder if you could help us understand how the nba has treated that issue. thank you. >> go first, yao. [laughter] >> i think it's a very good question. as soon as you say jason collier, assuming sport, basketball game or and sport team is just like platform right there. a platform you can put everything on their to measure and measure not only by vertical -- i mean. >> the vertical and horizontal. >> and also measure by the tim

jason collins and college football michael sam announced to the world that they are gay. now you can add college basketballer derrick gordon. he came out thursday, becoming the first openly gay player in division one men's basketball. he shared his story with osama bin zeid. he talked about the -- sid ziegler, he talked about the change in derrick gordon's demeanour. >> the people around him that have known him say they have noticed a different. he laughs a lot more you hear this all the time. when people are true to themselves with their friends and family and team, it's a weight lived off their shoulders. i'm excited to see how derek performs next year on the basketball court with the weight lifted off his shoulders. staying with college basketball. first she won the heart of michigan players with her street smiling place and prin sis lacy won the heart, the spart jp stars making her part of the team. the cancer that ravaged her body claimed the life of lacy holdsworth. her fight brought payne and lacy together during a team visit. in a statement payne said "she taught

jason collins was playing this week.hese remarks is really rough on the nba. again, the question is just what are we going to do here? the guy has been an owner. he has his sports property. did you make him sell? which legally is going to be tough. do you ease him out? i think in the nba from a pr perspective, this is disaster. it's also the first week of the playoffs. and the sad irony, the clippers for the first time finally a good team. they've taken over l.a. from the lakers. this is a mess for the nba. >> doesn't part of this issue, we've been talking about now nonstop now for four or five days, revolve around you're a member of a club as an owner. and the other members of a club know what you do outside of the confines of the nba. that's what he does in his private time. that's the business he's in. that's how he made his money. as long as it doesn't affect the nba, they're not going to rattle the teacups here. >> we've heard from players, entertainers, athletes in other sports. everybody's outraged. i haven't hear

the political diary editor, jason riley, and senior editorial writer, collin leavy. colin, you wrote about this for us. the opinion was splintered with a lot of different points of view, what should be the main takeaway from the opinion? >> right, paul, the main takeaway is that the justices got to the right answer but they were most incredibilityal. they can ban those privileges without the constitution. but it took them 105 pages to do it. this opinion will not be a clear guiding light going forward. >> but it is clear that this opinion did not say that racial preferences are unconstitutional. in fact -- >> yes, justice kennedy was very clear to say that. and wanted to make sure that this was a very narrow opinion. >> so it boils down to basically the people can decide whether or not they want to ban them or allow the universities and government to implement them. but it is up to the people and through referendum or the legislate sures to decide. >> jason, there was a concurrence by justice scalia that while they agreed in the result didn't agree in the logic. >> r