robbie rogers knows what it's like. your parents and friends and nobody knew?walked on a soccer field he too carried a secret he knew could destroy his chances to play the game that is his life. but like collins he decided he could no longer live the lie. we will be on rogers on his journey, with him as he goes home to see his family after revealing the secret he thought he would never share. robbie rogers played on soccer fields around the world. college ball, major league, the olympics. he was even good enough to go professional in england. you knew around the age of 10? >> i knew i was gay when i was 14. >> reporter: he knew he had to hide the feelings if he wanted to pursue his dreams. by the time he made it to the big leagues he was living in fear. >> just having the feeling i hope no one figures out i'm gay. if that happens you can't play. >> reporter: did you hear gay slurs in the locker room? >> all the time. i heard them hanging out with my friends in high school and everywhere. >> my biggest goal right now the "s" to get to the world cup. >> reporter:

collins' historic decision comes just two months after pro soccer player robbie rogers came out publicly but also said he was leaving the sport that had been his identity and his escape. in an emotional blog post, rogers wrote quote, for the past 25 years, i've been afraid to show whom i really was because of fear. life is only complete when your loved ones know you. recently i spoke to robbie rogers about what led him to both decisions. why did you decide that this was the time to tell people you were gay? >> it's been 25 years of not living the truth. i'm a religious person. i always thought that my relationship with god was important but also with the people around me, and i just went crazy. i was going insane. >> can you describe to people who don't understand what that feels like, to edit yourself constantly, not just in the public sphere but in your family life. >> i think for a professional athlete, especially, you try to live up to the stereotype of this macho athlete, so for me, i was always like you said trying to keep myself in check, making sure i was this straight footballer

you may remember this happening february, professional soccer player robby rogers announced he's gay. rogers tweet batd announcement today saying i feel a movement coming. >> and abc news will speak to collins tomorrow morning on good morning america. >> quite a moment. >> just ahead google's answer to siri is unveiled today. how this personal assistant could cross pry vagsy line autos local coast guard members trading in cutter for a new set of wheels. the mission for america's wounded vets. >>> stwo sisters pleaded not guilty on charges they abused dmirn a day care center in livermore. they are accused of of swaddling babies to tightly the babies couldn't move and had trouble breathing. county social workers closed the center where they worked, universal preschool. >> coast guard members kicked off a unique fund-raiser for a project driving an electric golf cart coast to coast. keira clap canner has the story. >> journey to raise money depends on this golf cart. >> we added solar panels and have batteries that can with -- be switched out. >> it's street legal, carrying rotation s of

. >> now a unique perspective from a soccer player nailed robbie rogers who talked about it with amy making tackles and beating up on other guys. >> reporter: robby played on soccer fields around the world. college ball, major league, the olympics chts he was even good enough to go professional in england. you knew around the age of 10. >> i knew i was when i was that age. i think i was gay when i was 14. >> reporter: did you hear gay slurs in the locker room? >> yeah, all the time. i mean, i heard gay slurs hanging out with my friends in high school and everywhere. that's what scars you. >> reporter: what gave you the strength to say i can't do this anymore? >> i was raised to be a voice, to be myself, to be unique, not to follow a pack. >> reporter: so beginning last fall robbie started coming out first to his family back in california. for most 25-year-olds the drama might end there but robbie had another family to tell. >> guys on your team are your best friends and brothers and you battle these games and work hard and train for each other. if you're not the same as them, then you

robbie rogers who came out as gay earlier said, i feel a movement coming. are we going to see a lot of people follow suit? there was talk about four people coming out in the nfl on the same day? what is your sense? is this the next step? now, we are going to see a lot follow? >> i have been covering this story for years. there have been so many false starts of me hearing rumors about certain players who are about to come out but then didn't, because they were concerned about just frankly the weight of expectation of what it would mean for them whether they came out, the attention. this is a huge, huge deal i think it is going to lead to more players doing the same. >> we appreciate you getting up early with us and for the insight as well. >> my privilege, thank you. >>> we want to update the bombing investigation in boston where the search for evidence spans from cia headquarters to russia to u mass dorm rooms. it is part of the investigation into how and why the alleged terrorists carried out this attack. pete williams reports, the surviving suspect may be

two other athletes, the number one pick of the wnba draft and the soccer player robbie rogers tweeted this. i feel a movement coming. >> finally, something that we don't cover enough around here. probably one of the biggest broken promises of the obama presidency. time after time candidate obama vowed to close guantanamo prison. the detention of military combatants. >> when we have got a guantanamo that is open and we suspend habeas corpus, those kinds of thing erode our moral claims. we will lead by shutting down guantanamo and restoring habeas corpus in this country so that we offer an example. >> i said repeatedly that i intend to close guantanamo and i will follow-through on that. >> shortly after being sworn in, president obama signed an order that required the prison to be closed within 12 months. the plan faltered as senate majority leader harry head vowed to stop it. he was a-person to stop it to a prison in illinois and it was blocked by congress. congress blocked funds for the release of transfer of any prisoners. the white house decided they didn't want to fight and after a

. >> reporter: robbie rogers knows what it's like to live in that world. >> it's this stereotype youating up on other guys. >> reporter: robbie rogers has played on soccer fields around the world. college ball. major leagues. the olympics. he was even good enough to go professional in england. you knew around the age of 10? >> i knew i was different. when i was that age. i think i knew i was gay when i was 14. >> reporter: did you hear gay slurs in the locker room? >> yeah. yeah. all the time. i heard game slurs hanging out with my friends in high school. everywhere. that's what scars you. >> reporter: what gave you the strength to say, i can't do this anymore? >> i was raised to be a voice, to be myself, to be unique, not to follow a pack. >> reporter: so beginning last fall, robbie started coming out. first to his conservative catholic family back in california. for most 25-year-olds the drama of coming out might end there. but robbie had another family to tell. >> guys on your team are your best friends, your brothers, you battle in the game, work hard. train for each other. if yo

robby rogers. >> he was on the u.s. olympic soccer team. he was living with a secret. out. guess what? no other professional athletes out of the closet in this country. >> he did this a couple of weeks ago. >> he speaks openly about coming out to his family and his fans. and now, the chances of heading back into a locker room an what that will be like for him. he's a lovely young man with a lot of courage. we hope he's paving the way. there are more gay athletes out there but they're not coming out. >> on the anniversary of jackie robinson breaking into major league baseball, so important. >> so many of his friends and teammates were online when he came out. >> we have a long interview with him tonight. can't wait. >>> next up, so many great and unexpected moments last night. many of them involving one will ferrell at the mtv movie awards. abc's linsey davis with all the wins and all the laughs. >> reporter: the mtv awards known for being outrageous. there was one stunt in particular last night that was so unpredictable, it wasn't just a shock on the people watching it