here's to mizzou fans and his teammates knowing and never caring.ood way. best new thing in the world today. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. thanks for being with us tonight. >>> tonight, chris christie's lawyers are now investigating don zimmer, the mayor of hoboken, whose accusations about the christie administration were first revealed by msnbc's steve kornacki on this network. steve will join me with his reaction to this new twist in the case. >> you've been served. >> a new round of subpoenas are expected today in the bridge scandal surrounding governor chris christie. >> as many as 12 subpoenas. >> somebody had asked if there are 12. i think it's more than that

. >> sam taking it in for the mizzou touchdown!ng someone that hey, i'm gay and that's it. it's nothing -- it's not a big deal to me. >> right there because that's all it takes. >> reporter: it has proven to be a big deal to everyone else. michael sam, now the first openly gay nfl draft prospect, out and proud, he says. speaking with ease about dating another man back at the university of missouri. >> i know what i want. i know that i can have a relationship now with a man. we went out publicly. we had dinners together. movies. holding hands. >> reporter: will others in the nfl have a problem? the sports world is keen to see how the league's 32 franchises, not all of them known for cutting-edge social awareness, will deal with an s.e.c. defensive player of the year, a quarterback-sacking force, poised to become the first openly gay player in the history of the league. >> what kind of reaction do you anticipate getting? >> you know, there will be negative reactions all around. i expect it. but there are going to be positive. >> that

here's to mizzou fans and his teammates knowing and never caring. expectations in a good way. best new thing in the world today. >>> good tuesday morning. olympic challenge cans. today shaun white impose for his third gold in the half pipe. plus live updates from russia. >>> georgia is pulling out all stops to prepare for a storm while ice and snow are headed pr the southeast. >>> hilary's world. one of her best friends chronicled the relationship in great detail. plus a new round of subpoenas in the chris christie investigations. also the field of perfectly primped pooches narrows. >>> and the challenge of man versus

we reached out to the mizzou athletic department to confirm the legitimacy of that picture.is the real deal. here's to mizzou fans and his >>> tonight, chris christie's lawyers are now investigating don zimmer, the mayor of hoboken, whose accusations about the christie administration were first revealed by msnbc's steve kornacki on this network. steve will join me with his reaction to this new twist in the case. >> you've been served. >> a new round of subpoenas are expected today in the bridge scandal surrounding governor chris christie. >> as many as 12 subpoenas. >> somebody had asked if there are 12. i think it's more than that number. >> a lot of the people who were key aides and advisers to him are caught up in this. >> they're squeezing these people. >> how worried should the christie camp be? >> i think they're clear

i love my fans and i love mizzou, and one of the best schools out in the nation, and after what theypast weekend was amazing. i wanted to cry, but i am like, i'm a man, but -- [ laughter ] -- so i just, i wanted to thank everyone who support ed me and especially mizzou, and the students, and the coaches, and my coaches and the whole organization and the every missouri fan, and m-i-z-z-o-u, i'm a tiger forever. >> and once drafted, he is going to become the first openly gay athlete in any of the major pro sports leagues, and meantime, the miami dolphins have fired a coach and trainer in the roles they played in the bullying of a player. richie incognito has also been singled out for misconduct. if this is the locker room, and this is the past is the past, and gay athletes were accepted and bully is not part of the culture, and so we are joined with marc lamont hill and ben ferguson and terrence as well. terrence, the report showed how bad a locker room can be with richie incognito, a san diego this what michael sam will face? >> well, don, i have been in professional locker rooms and

the zoo -- mizzou put out indications, vice-president biden, the first lady tweeted.he background here. michael sam was the first-team all american this season at mizzou and he is bad. let me tell you. a defensive player of the year in the southeastern conference. the nation's top conference, obviously. when the draft rolls around in may, the analysts have been saying heed likely good in the mid-round. this is their cot top bowl -- cotton bowl win. michael sam, out and gay and ready to go to the nfl. a whole new world. >> you go to your bank, apply for a new credit card and your bank says, no, you can't have a new credit card because you're not qualified. because we're sorry, you're dead. a woman in st. louis says exactly that happened to her and she has now filed a federal lawsuit against the bank. an attorney tells the st. louis post dispatch that the woman reached out to both her bank and the credit bureau there multiple times saying, i'm not dead. i'm still over here breathing. i eat, sleep at night. i'm well alive. i'm not deceased. they didn't get it. according

i love my -- i love my fans, i love mizzou.e best schools out in the nation. and then after what they did this past weekend, was just amazing. i wanted to cry but i'm like, oh, i'm a man. so i didn't -- so i just -- i want to thank everyone who supported me, especially mizzou, the students, my coaches, the whole organization and every missouri fan. i'm a tiger forever. >> all right, michael sam in his own words. >>> up next, planes plummeting sending passengers flying. we're looking into the science behind turbulence. >> you're a number one american. >> i know. >> you've got a height advantage a little bit. >> john's great asset is his height. he's got great technique on his serve but that height gets him an opportunity to get angles normal players don't get. where are we in tennis in the u.s.? >> well, i think, you know, in the '70s, '80s and '90s, i think american tennis fans were a bit spoiled. i think you've also got to look at the era that our guys are playing in right now. you know, you're playing against roger every gran

and we know how mizzou did, how well they did. and he is a prime prospect. will this hurt him in the nfl draft at all? >> i hope not. and i think that you just noted something, andrea, that is so huge. think about this for a second. he played in the s.e.c., which is the biggest conference in college football in america. he told his team before the season a year ago that he was a gay man playing college football. and led by their coach, gary pinkel, who deserves a lot of credit. none of them da-- none of them leaked his story. that they were under the understanding that it was so important for him to be able to tell his own story and nobody said anything about it, which is so unbelievably commendable, it makes you want to root for them at mizzou. i hope it doesn't impact his draft status. it should not impact his draft status. going into last night, before we found out about this, he was considered anywhere between the third and the fifth round of the nfl draft. let's just hope come may, he's between the third and the fifth round in the nfl draft and that som

here's to mizzou fans and his teammates knowing and never caring. here's to the defying of expectations in a good way. best new thing in the world today. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. thanks for being with us tonight. >>> tonight, chris christie's lawyers are now investigating don zimmer, the mayor of hoboken, whose accusations about the christie administration were first revealed by msnbc's steve kornacki on this network. steve will join me with his reaction to this new twist in the case. >> you've been served. >> a new round of subpoenas are expected today in the bridge scandal surrounding governor chris christie. >> as many as 12 subpoenas. >> somebody had asked if there are 12. i think it's more than that number. >> a lot of the people who were key aides and advisers to him are caught up in this. >> they're squeezing these people. >> how worried should the christie camp be? >> i think they're clearly worried about wildstein in general, right? >> a tough rebuke of resigned port authority official david wildstein. reme

here's to mizzou fans and his teammates knowing and never caring. here's to the defying of expectations in a good way. best new thing in the world today. >>> good tuesday morning. olympic challenge cans. today shaun white impose for his third gold in the half pipe. plus live updates from russia. >>> georgia is pulling out all stops to prepare for a storm while ice and snow are headed pr the southeast. >>> hilary's world. one of her best friends chronicled the relationship in great detail. plus a new round of subpoenas in the chris christie investigations. also the field of perfectly primped pooches narrows. >>> and the challenge of man versus nature. >>> seven gold medals are up for grabs today. and shaun white, the flying tomato, will be looking pr one in the half pipe. he could make history as he becomes the first american man to win the same event at three consecutive olympic winter games. right now canada and the netherlands lead the way with three gold medals. then norway with two gold, seven total. and the u.s. in fourth with two gold, five to

missouri's official school twitter page sent this message -- we support tigers of all stripes at mizzoukesamfootball. >> tiki barber tweeted it's time for the nfl to show its colors. >>> and next, the olympian who is becoming known for her faces. >> this picture quickly going viral. it shows u.s. figure skater there, ashley wagner, reacting to her score during the team's short program competition. she's obviously not so pleased with the judges' scores. >> other pictures popping up online showing her animated expressions from the past. this one was taken during the u.s. figure skating championships in nebraska. a big finish with a fist pump. >> this one showing ashley reacting to her score during the u.s. figure skating championships back in 2010. >> and just to be fair, we want to show you what she really looks like. obviously, very pretty. very talented. we want to wish her luck in the rest of the games. i say on behalf of all very expressive, overly animated women, cut her a break. >> there you go. good for you, marci. >>> meantime, making headlines for not showing his face. actor shi

i love mizzou. one of the best, one of the best schools out in the nation, and then out there, what they did, this past weekend, was just amazing, and i wanted to cry, but i'm like, i'm a man. but -- so i didn't -- so i just -- i want to thank everyone who supported me especially mizzou, the students. my coaches. the whole organization, and every missouri fan, i'm a tiger forever. >> and address what michael sam was talking about, the baptist church protested on the opposite side of the missouri campus. the missouri student body through social media gathered thousands, 1,500 students or so, and they went arm and arm and create add human chain around the arena. >> that's what the image was? >> yeah. all wore buttons and shirts that said stand with sam. i believe sam is wearing a button today that says, stand with sam. an incredible amount of support received from his university, incredible amount of support received from the athletic department and that's the suit the nfl needs to follow. whatever te

i love mizzou, one of the best schools in the nation.zing. i wanted to cry but i was like, i'm a man. so i just -- i want to thank everyone who supported me, especially mizzou, the students, my coaches, the whole organization and every missouri fan. i'm a tiger forever. >> [ inaudible question ]. do you think it's the kind of things that players need to be educated or -- >> you know, i've been in locker rooms where all kinds of slurs have been said. and i don't think anyone means it. as time goes on, everyone will adapt. 9. >> do you kind of wish that this wasn't a story and we were just talking about michael sam, ball player -- >> well, heck, yeah. michael sam, how's football going, how's training going? i would love for you to ask me that question. but it is what it is. i wish you guys will see me as michael sam the football player instead of michael sam the gay football player. >> [ inaudible question ]. >> i want to play whoever picks me up as a defensive end or outside linebacker to rush that passer because that's what i do best. >>

i love mizzou. one of the best schools out in the nation.i didn't -- so i just -- i want to thank everyone who supports me and especially mizzou, the students, my coaches, the whole organization and every missouri fan. mizzou, i'm a tiger forever. >>> mutt-sst-see moment now. this one is blowing up online. maybe you missed it. >> i know you're familiar with the kiss cam at stadiums around the country. if you take your brother or sister to a hockey game, be prepared. adam martin in minneapolis was. there he is sitting with his younger sister, maria, when he did this. where is it? here it comes. because you know everybody's watching this. they're just waiting for them to kiss. you're like, what are you going to do? sorry, folks, this is my sister. it turned them into an instant youtube sensation. finally to finland, and an effort to help prevent accidents involving reindeer. >>> in the region that claims to be the the home of santa claus are spraying the antlers with glow-in-the-dark liquid to make them more visible to drivers. it's still in a

the mizzou athlete has been expected to be a mid-round nfl draft pick. the player opened up in an interview with espn and the new york times. he wanted the public to know that he is an openly proud gay man. he understands what a big deal it is and still wants to play in the nfl. >>> after a pitbull mauled a young boy in a bay area neighborhood more dogs are seen wandering the same neighborhood, reaction from the victim's family. >> as long as you don't tell victim's family. >> as long as you don't tell him i work for a marijuana hmm, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that parker. well, did you know auctioneers make bad grocery store clerks? that'll be $23.50. now .75, 23.75, hold 'em. hey now do i hear 23.75? 24! hey 24 dollar, 24 and a quarter, quarter, now half, 24 and a half and .75! 25! now a quarter, hey 26 and a quarter, do you wanna pay now, you wanna do it, 25 and a quarter - sold to the man in the khaki jacket! geico. fifteen minutes could save you... well, you know. hales corners, wisconsin

somebody all right tered the lo etching sam in the snow, solid support right there at mizzou. >>> samreceived props from nfl players richy ie incognito d jonathan martin. they said it took guts to release the announcement and wish him nothing but luck. >>> the ducks hosting the 76ers. they will miss andrew with shoulder inflammation. he was steam rolled last night by 45 against the clippers, the warriors in despite need of a w also after getting run on saturday in phoenix by 13. >> a well-coached team. a young team. a bunch of pros that experience -- if you were them, you were embarrassed last night, and you expect them to come out and throw the best punch. >> oklahoma state's marcus smart, one of college hoop's best players and lottery pick in the 2014 draft is paying for this not so smart reaction on saturday during the cowboy's loss at texas tech. smart was suspended as a result of that push against a tech fan. >> you know, i have a lot of people that look up to me, a lot of little kids. once again, like i said, i truly apologize. this is not me, and i really do apologize for it an

so word did get out, but, you know, we protect one another at mizzou, apparently i guess other schoolsant to call may a name i will have a conversation with that guy and hopefully won't lead to nothing else. i am not a g.m. and do not have control over my drat status, all i can control is me preparing myself to get the best scores out there. since i am not on an nfl active roster right now, that is my only thought. is to be on that roster and, so, that's my 100 percent focus on this. i am not focusing on anything else but to earn my spot on an nfl team. >> reporter: sam was all joined in the media session by his publicist and his two agents. and that within itself is unique to the nfl, the combine is very strictly controlled by the league. this is the first time in the history of the combine that agents were actually allowed in to the 3450ed i can't interview area with a player. but sam had requested that through the nfl because he thought this was such a big deal he wanted his team there. after sam address the media. i had a chance to speak exclusively with his agent and i asked him h

i mean, mizzou went 11-2 i think. a phenomenal season. >> 12-2 i think, yeah. >> and really -- yeah, 12-2. and when you look at the distractions the nfl has had to deal with, stuff like mike vick, riley cooper last year, or, you know, tim tebow or, you know, aaron hernandez, there has been so many other things that the nfl has dealt with and somehow the league kept going. why all of a sudden is it it's going it be a gay man that brings the league to its knees? that's the straw that breaks the camel's back. >> what do you think his chances will be at the draft. a lot of people are points to go jason collins who came out towards the end o of his career and nobody signed him last year. >> i think it probably will affect his draft status a little bit. because that is the unfortunate reality of the nfl is that there will be teams that will pass on him simply because he's gay and they don't want to have to deal with it. at the end of the day i think a team will pick him up in the fourth or fifth round to not do so, would be

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the university of missouri tweeted its support saying, quote, we support tigers of all stripes at mizzoud of you, mike sam. he was the defensive player of the year, the best defensive player in the best conference in college football. he's expected to be a mid round pick in april's draft. when the season kicks off in september, sam hopes his future career will be defined by his talent rather than by his sexual orientation. >> i don't think i should be defined as michael sam, the gay athlete, the gay football player. i want to be defined michael sam for being a great person and have great character. >> so natalie, the draft comes up in april in a few months. and you already hear anonymous nfl sources say, well, he could be a distraction in the locker room with this new issue. but he wasn't a distraction for a team that played in the ncaa championship this year. and won the cotton bowl. >> well, took a lot of courage to do what he did. thank you, willie. >>> wrong way crashes are to blame for 11 deaths in florida and california. five people were killed on a tampa highway sunday morning. po