in the newsroom, nick smyth, abc7 news. >>> anywheres, workers and patients are working on a plan to keep a hospital from closing their doors. people who turned out yesterday said they would ask for help from the contra costa board of supervisors on tuesday. thursdays say the closer will have a devastating impact on their patients. >> for poor people who do not have transportation, they stick around. and unfortunately life will be lost. >> last week voters rejected a partial tax measure to fund the hospital. the hospital is currently losing more than $1 million a month. >> organizers are hoping bay area residents will turn out in force again today to save the life of a 7-year-old boy battling leukemia. list name is baylor fredrickson, and his fight is especially challenging because he's multi-ethnic. his parents are japanese and german. so for a search for a mixed-race bone marrow match has come up empty. yesterday people from all over went to the bone marrow drive to see if they are a match for the young boy. >> anybody and everybody should come out and be a part of the program. jus

news reporterébbgt nick smyth ie in the newsroom with more reaction. >> publicly most people in and relatedto the nfl have been supportive of sam. a few wondered whether teams would be reluctant to draft him because of the attention that would come with it. today, those questions were answered loud and clear. 6'2", 255 pound sam was considered a mid to late round pick. today questions about whether or not he would make the cut were answered on the third and final day. >> the st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end, missouri. >> the st. louis 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. >>

abc7 news reporter nick smyth has more on the reaction. >> 6'2", 255-pound sam was considered a mid-to late-round pick, far from a sure thing to be drafted. the question is about whether or not he would make the cut and it was answered on the third and final day. >> 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 c

abc7 news reporter nick smyth has more on the reaction. >> 6'2", 255-pound sam was considered a mid-to late-round pick, far from a sure thing to be drafted. the question is about whether or not he would make the cut and it was answered on the third and final day. >> michael sam, defensive end. >> the lose 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 where he earned scc 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 towards the integration of 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 sa