retirement. >> i actually thought that i wouldn't miss it that much, and i missed it more and more. >> robbie rogersill be on the field tomorrow on david beckham's old team, the l.a. galaxy, joining nba player jason collins in the history books, blazing the trail as the first professional fay athletes. >> rogers announced his retirement last month after he declared he was gay. >> did you hear gay stories in the locker room? >> all the time. i heard gray -- gay slurs hanging out with friends in high school, everywhere. >> gave you the strength to say i can't do this anymore. >> i was raised to by myself to be a voice, not to follow a path. >> now robbie rogers will re to the game he loves on his home turf in southern california where hi family lives. >> an athlete is an athlete. i want get back to soccer as robbie, the soccer player. i don't want to go back as this gay athlete. i love the sport, and i love being an athlete. so i just want to -- it's that simple. >> just that simple. abc news, new york. >> ama: the oakland ashe. diocese welcomed a new bishop today. barber, former navy chap lane was na

retirement. >> i actually thought that i wouldn't miss it that much, and i missed it more and more. >> robbie rogersill be on the field tomorrow on david beckham's old team, the l.a. galaxy,nba player jason collins in the history books, blazing the trail as the first professional fay athletes. >> rogers announced his retirement last month after he declared he was gay. >> did you hear gay stories in the locker room? >> all the time.d gray -- gay ss hanging out with friends in high school, everywhere. >> gave you the strength to say i can't do this anymore. >> i was raised to by myself to be a voice, not to path. >> now robbie rogers will return to the game he loves on his home turf in southern california where hi family lives. >> an athlete is an athlete. i want get back to soccer as robbie, the soccer player. i don't want to go back as this gay athlete. i love the sport, and i love being an athlete. so i just want to -- it's that simple. >> just that simple. abc news, new york. >> ama: the oakland ashe. diocese welcomed a new bishop today. barber, former navy chap lane was named by pope francis bish

>> i was raised to be a voice, to be myself, to be unique, not to follow a pack. >> now robbie rogers will return to the game he loves on his home turf of southern california where his family lives. >> gay athletes are athletes. if i go back to soccer i want to go as robbie, the soccer player. i don't want to go back as this gay athlete. i love the sport. i love being an athlete. i just want it to be that simple. >> just that simple. >>> still much more ahead an "world news" this saturday night. bold words from one of the richest men in the world about moms and money. he says they can't do his job as well as men can. tonight the backlash here and our correspondent goes looking for proof. he might want to see the numbers she found. >>> later that moment in boston today they have been waiting for for six weeks. this will make your weekend. hey, it's me, progressive insurance. you know, from our 4,000 television commercials. yep, there i am with flo. hoo-hoo! watch it! [chuckles] anyhoo, 3 million people switched to me last year, saving an average of $475. [sigh] it feels good to help pe

. >>> robby rogers became the first openly gay male athlete to take the field in major u.s.n he took the soccer field for the l.a. galaxy last night. this accomplishment comes less than two months after nba player jason collins came out. >>> a brewers sideline reporter should count her lucky stars. you see why there. i got tongue tied over it. while reporting during a brewers/pirates game this weekend she came so close to being struck by a foul ball. the ball knocked down her microphone. you saw that there. she played like a champ and kept on reporting. good for her. >>> in toronto, the blue jace kawasaki smashed a double with two outs in the ninth for a walk-off win over the orioles. kawasaki's postgame interview was a memorable one. he is learning english and came to the interview excited and prepared with note cards. >> what do you have to say for yourself? >> my name is munenori kawasaki. i from japan. i'm japanese! >> all right. he proceed to get pelted with a pie in the face and doused with gatorade. not a bad introduction to the big leagues. >> announcer: "early today

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robby rogers plays for the los angeles galaxy. three months ago he said he would retire because of repercussions after coming out. about a month after jason collins announcing he was guy, but collins is a free agent. rogers has his first game with the galaxy at 8:00. >> an eighth grader won a spot to compete in the national spelling bee. 13-year-old audrey goes to wild horse school in san ramon. she won the spelling bee in march. no matter what happens this week, in maryland, she said she intends to keep honing hire language skills in the future. >> we read a lot of books and get a lot of words from them. and there are words i don't know. >> the spelling bee starts wednesday. finals are on thursday. in all, 281 students are expected to compete for about $30,000 in prize money. >> don't forget, i have a e after c except for e-i like if neighbor. >> it is a unique point in time for all of us that you can stop and say, something is pretty special. >> stopping the cycle before it happens again. first of its kind program to keep childr

robby rogers has been the first openly gay major athlete to play in a professional league.rs making his debut against the galaxy last night. three months ago he said he would retire from the sport because he was afraid of possible repercussions. his appearance last night drew loud cheers from the southern california crowd of 24,000. the galaxy beat the sounders 4-0. >> still ahead two bay area middle schools prepared a shine in the national spotlight where they will show off their smarts this week and ditching the ice in an escape attempt for a sea world resident that almost paid off. >>> good morning to you, rise and shine. look at that dark shot over the south bay. a little bit of, i guess it's cloud cover out there. meteorologist, christina loren knows best. we'll talk to her. she calls it a dicey forecast. we'll check the forecast in a bit. it's 4:52. >>> two bay area middle schoolers will be in a spelling bee competing for the 2013 scripts national spelling bee title. she goes to ironhorse middle school and qualifies by spelling words like ideocrkhromatic. students wil

. >>> robby rogers became the first openly gay male athlete to play in an american professional leagueers made his debut with the l.a. galaxy soccer team last night entering the game against seattle. rogers signed with the gax saturday. three months ago he said he was going to retire because of possible repercussions. his appearance last night grew loud cheers from the crowd of 24,000. the gax went on to beat the sound earps 4-0. >>> it is 5-52. coming up two bay area middle schoolers are expected to shine in the spotlight where they show off their smarts this week. >>> and ditching the ice. an escape attempt for a sea world resident that almost paid off. >>> good morning to you. taking a live look outside. kind of a cool start. a little windy in some parts as well. >> do we have a friend out there? >>ity ittsy bitsy spider. >> 5:54 right now. two bay area middle schoolers will be in the national spotlight. 13-year-old audrey of sand ramo. she qualified by spelling words like ideochromatic. an 18-year-old is also heading to the spelling bee. students will be competing for more than $30

robby rogers has become the first openly gay male to play in a professional league.rs made hayes debut last night entering the game against seattle. he signed with the galaxy. several months ago he said he would retire because he was afraid of possible repercussions. his appearance drew loud cheers from the southern california crowd of about 24 how. the galaxy went on to win 4-0. >>> they say home is where the heart is. that's definitely proved true for san jose sharks facing elimination last night at the hp pavilion. it was a must win for the sharks and they delivered. they scored the first goal of the night and went on to win 2-1. that forces a game seven on the road in l.a. after the game the team walked about what it's going to take to win on the road. >> we're just trying to be aggressive. we do that, we feel like we take control of the games. it was a good time for us. >> we saw what we had to do to have success. you have to stick to the same things. not worried about being on the road. whoever is most prepared will win. >> neither team lost at home in the seri

galaxy train with recently retired robbie rogers after the former usa midfielder also revealed he's gay. on tuesday while the before david ferrer traded in his tennis racket to take a paddle boarding lesson in portugal this involves a board and a paddle it was that simple as a thirty one year old fairly even though he said he enjoyed it the top seed later lost the final of the nearby portugal open six won it six four to stand his last brinker russia's anastasio apologetic about did win the women's title. on wednesday the world water bombing championships made a big splash in the english city of sheffield thirty six contestants but nothing different teams forgot style grace and acrobatic diving skill to send as much water flying as possible and raise money for charity local contestant charlotte ronnie made history by becoming the first ever female winner and. on thursday another chinese prodigy made golfing history as twelve year old ye wote chang became the youngest ever player to tee off on the european tour he carded a seven over par opening round of seventy nine at the china open but

national soccer player robbie rogers will make history when he takes the field for the l.a.alaxy, he'll be the first openly male athlete to play for an american professional team. he signed with l.a. on saturday. >>> some historical letters are going up for auction today. it features letters from everyone from george washington to thomas jefferson to john lennon and marilyn monroe, the online auction starts on may 30th. it's expected to fetch as much as 5 million bucks. >>> time now for the weather and over to ginger zee. >> the rain has held off in chicago, so far a big event this morning. let's take a live look at wals camera. you can ride your bicycle up and down for hours. it's really cool. i have done it before. some of the rain heads up flash flooding in iowa. more of that to come. at that stationary lifts north, we'll be talking about flooding in the midwest. let's turn to a beach forecast, something a little lighter for this memorial day weekend, daytona beach, 76. miami beach, 79. clearing but not quite nice in the northeast for today. tomorrow, looking a lot more s

robbie rogers is returning to soccer as a major league player, becoming the first to play a major sport out of closet and told the associated press he will join the l.a. galaxy. rogers retired in february when he announce his sexual ownerration in a blog. he says he is touched by the support of family and friends and adds that being day is "not that bill of a deal." >> some of the top yo-yo performers wowed the crowds at golden gate park today. the moves there, dozens of people competed in the 16th annual bay area classic yo-yo championships. crowds gathered to watch elaborate yo-yo twirls, twists and loops. a panel of yo-yo judges happened out of the awards and turs out there was a tie for the main category. gentry stein and luis enrique shared the top honors. congratulations. >> pretty cool. >>> all right, how about buying a piece of the king? i know this guy would love it. this is from elvis' estiate. >> that is a hunk a hunka house. >>> how much somebody was willing to pay for a very old computer. >>> and our meteorologist mark tamayo is up next and will let you know in showers will

national soccer player robbie rogers will make history when he takes the field for the l.a.alaxy, he'll be the first openly gay male athlete to play for an american professional team. rogers signed with l.a. on saturday. he could be playing as soon as tonight. >>> some historical letters are going up for auction today. the auction house profiles a history sales involves or features letters from everyone from george washington, to thomas jefferson and john lennon and marilyn monroe. the online auction starts on may 30th. it's expected to fetch as much as 5 million bucks. >>> time now for the weather and over to ginger zee. >> good morning there, ron. the rain has held off in chicago, so far they have a big event this morning. let's take a live look at wls' camera. they shut down lake shore drive. it's called bike the drive. you can ride your bicycle up and down for hours. it's really cool, i have done it before. but they will see some rain moving through, especially later tonight. especially south of the city. some of that rain has put up flash flooding in iowa. there's going

for the first time ever there is now an openly gay male athlete playing in a professional league robbie rogershe debut with the galaxy and the crowd of 24,000 fans greeted the 26-year-old with loud cheers and chanted his name. he just focused on resuming his career retiring in february but he was announceed to be on the roster and they defeated seattle 4-0. now what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00. >> good morning, paula. >> good morning, san francisco. hope you have a wonderful and happy memorial day. on "good morning america" we will have the latest on the thwarted plot to blow up a high school in oregon models an columbine with a teen now in custody. we will switch gears and i spoke to an astronaut the sensation with 50 million clicks on youtube for "space odyssey," rendition. what is it like to run to a planet, a rockstar, the unbelievable story and the challenges of producing a music video on outer space is "good morning america" next. >> tough to get the ladies in their outfits. >> you had to go there, didn't you, eric? >> he always does, always. >> but we love him anyway.

. >>> robby rogers has become the first openly gay male athlate to play in an official league. a member of the l.a. galaxy soccer team. rogers signed with the galaxy just yesterday. three months ago he said he'd retire from the sport because he was afraid of possible repercussions. his appearance tonight drew loud cheers from the southern california crowd of 24,000. and by the way, the galaxy beat seattle, 4-0. >>> watch out silicon valley. the east bay city that's trying to lure talent and start up dollars. >>> also -- >> it's a unique point in time for all of us that you can stop and say, you know, what we've done is something pretty special. >>> stopping the cycle before it happens again. a first of its kind program to keep the children of prisoners from also ending up behind bars. >>> thousands of people gathered on the west lawn of the u.s. copt tonight to enjoy the free national memorial day concert. ♪ twilight's last gleaming >> the concert honored the sacrifices of american's veterans, and their family members. performers included a finalist on "the voice." the concert

robbie rogers signed a contract with the l.a. galaxy. he will become the first openingly gay player when he takes the field. he retired from the sport back in february after coming out publicly. >> i was afraid to play where i was considered an outcast or different from people. but through this whole process i have realized that everyone is a bit different. >> and roger says he's gotten a lot of support including a call from jason collins the nba center who came out last month. >>> safety concerns about the bay bridge may delay that labor day opening. >> and the priority jerry brown is giving it. >>> and the sights and sounds of san francisco's carnival. the big party winding through the mission district today. >> no doubt they will want to know what the weather will be like. in which case i would suggest you stay tuned. see you after we look the at current numbers and very important sponsors. celebration in san francis's mission di >>> a lively carnival celebration in the mission district this weekend. vibrant murals, classic cars, and

. >> just a few months ago, robby rogers told the world he was gay.he told the world he was retiring from soccer. according to "usa today," rogers is coming back to play for the l.a. galaxy. rogers would be the first active openly gay player in professional soccer. he said he felt like a coward after he retired because he didn't use his platform and his voice to be a role model. >>> and finally, yankees third baseman alex rodriguez just sold his miami beach home for $30 million. it's the highest purchase price for a home in the history of miami beach. it has nine bedrooms, 11 bathroom and most impressive feature in the back of the house. floor to ceiling windows that can be adjusted so anyone can walk straight outside. some of his neighbors, actor matt damon and duane wade and he built the house for just over 7 million. sold it for 30 million which means he turns a $15 million profit. >> not bad. not bad at all. if only we could all do that. thank you. >>> all right. you know this. we all take things for granted from time to time and we often need to

. >>> and now to this, robbie rogers retired in february at the same time announcing that he is gay.s joined the l.a. galaxy after a trade from chicago, and if he plays tonight versus seattle rogers will become the first openly gay male athlete to compete in an american professional sport. of course, you'll remember last month nba star jason collins announced that he's gay, but he hasn't played in a game since then. >>> actress amanda bynes is speaking out about her recent arrest in new york city, taking to her twitter page to call the police's version of events, quote, all lies. bynes was arrested for allegedly throwing a bong out of her apartment window. she says she was sexually harassed by the cop alleging that an overs touched her inappropriately while he was in her apartment. police say they are, of course, investigating that claim. >>> this weekend memorial day unofficial start of summer. that means movies. on top of the box office this weekend, "fast & furious 6" expected to crack the nine-digit mark with $100 million in sales. next up is "the hangover part iii" at $65 millio

. >> and professional soccer's first openly gay player, i'm with robbie rogers. >>> and why barbara eden. what is going on with amanda bynes? her bizarre behavior and arrest. the troubled former child star hasn't stopped with odd outbursts that have left us wondering and concerned about her well-being. >> she's now calling out the nypd in a twitter rampage. >> new amanda bynes drama.

and the los angeles galaxy of major league soccer has signed robby rogers. rts. rogers had retired three months ago when he came out publicly. he changed his mind about quitting. rogers may play for the first time tonight if league paperwork is completed. and those are your fast five headlines. >>> with just two weeks before the controversial murder trial of george zimmerman scheduled to begin, his defense team has released text messages and pictures of the victim from trayvon martin's cell phone including a close-up picture of a gun, also text messages where martin talks about fighting, smoking pot, and shows an interest in guns. now it's unclir whether this new evidence will be admissible but a key hearing has been set on it for tuesday. joining me now former prosecutor wendy murphy and nbc news legal analyst and former federal prosecutor kendall coffey. i want to start with the new text messages and pictures. how much do you think will be permissible in court? >> well, you know, it's a tough question to answer at this point because it really is a fact driv

last night in l.a., 26-year-old robbie rogers made mls history as he became the first openly gay athlete to compete in a professional game. rogers had retired from pro soccer back in february when he made his sexual orientation public. after a few months rogers decided to make a comeback and he says he hopes he can be a role model for gay teens. a pretty cool moment, guys. he came into the game last night in the 77th minute with the galaxy up 4-0 and he got a nice ovation. >> a lot of hugs from his teammates as well. great to see the support that he got. all right, andy, thanks so much. >> ahead on "starting point," a woman in labor makes it to the doorsteps of her hospital before time runs out. she tells us her amazing story live. next. oh, acoverable. you're watching strt stt. we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red angus cattle. we also produce natural gas. that's how we make our living and that's how we can pass the land and water back to future generations. people should make up their own mind what's best for them. all i can say is it has worked well for us. . >>> s

. >>> history was made last night when robbie rogers became the first openly gay male athlete to play in a u.s. professional league. rogers made his debut with the los angeles galaxy soccer team and received loud cheers from the home crowd. los angeles won, 4-0. >>> a dramatic finish at sunday's indianapolis 500 after defending champion dario franchitti crashed with just two laps to go, tony kanaan was able to win his first indy in 12 tries. he celebrated with not champagne but the usual bottle of 2% milk. >>> and there was a different kind of drama at the coca-cola 600 race in charlotte, north carolina. ten fans suffered mostly minor injuries when the cable and ropes fell from an overhead tv camera. the cable also hit the lead car and damaged another, causing a half-hour delay in the race. >>> and fast cars certainly are popular, even at the movies this weekend. "fast & furious 6" debuted in first place at the holiday box office. already taking in more than $98 million, according to studio estimates. "the hangover part iii" opened well back in second place. "star trek: into darkness"

last night in l.a., 26-year-old robby rogers made mls history as he became the first openly gay athlete rogers had retired from pro soccer back in february when he made his sexual orientation public. he decided to make a comeback and says he hopes he can be a role model for gay teens. the funny thing is rogers said he wanted to come into the game with not much pressure. maybe if galaxy was up 4-0. sure enough they took a 4-0 lead and he came in in the 77th minute. it was great to see the support he had. >> andy scholes, thanks so much appreciate it. >>> you can see it right there, the bluths are back. all 15 new episodes of the cult comedy classic arrested development now streaming on netflix. episode one centers around michael bluth who's moved on and moved in with his son george michael in his dorm room. >> we have no secrets from each other. we know everything there is to know about each other. we're like twins. >> i don't see us as twins. >> yeah? you name me one way in which we're different. >> well i think you tend to be better at feeling like you belong places. >> do i? >> you ju

. >> robbie rogers the newest arrivals and aa member of the ls galaxy soccer team made history when heders. rogers entered a substitute in the 77th minute of the game making a the first openly gay male athletes to play in major-league soccer. the crowd cheered and chanted his name. the galaxy beat the seattle sounders four to zero. >> new york city launches the nation's largest pipe share program. the privately funded city bike program as of yesterday. it offers 6000 bikes at 330 docking stations in manhattan parts of brooklyn, with plans to expand. mayor michael bloomberg paul ellwood bicycle sharing program at big win for new york city residents and tourists. the we're back. >> tomorrow a similar and the war sore ticket% friday. temperatures in the '90s will the warmest spots for friday, saturday and sunday. the coming weekend a lot more than memorial day weekend. no rain is expected for next 7 days exec for drizzle this morning. look for morning fog and afternoon sun. the hottest days of the next seven are expected to be friday and saturday. >> and passenger is accused of attempted

robbie rogers signed a deal with the l.a.er team and played saturday for the first time. he came out in february after saying he was retiring from soccer but then had a change of heart and is now playing again saying he realized he could, in fact, play soccer and be gay at the same time. >> never heard of him either. >> neither have i. >> peter: i honestly hadn't heard of him either. but good for him. i think -- this is why we talk so much at the time about jason collins, the nba player who came out is it shows that working gay athletes can come out and say i am gay and not you know, they don't have to -- it doesn't have the stigma it used to have. their players will accept them. >> jason tweeted to him and wished him best of luck. >> looks like donald trump wants to run for president again. "new york post" reporting the celebrity apprentice host has spent over a million dollars on electoral research for a potential 2016 run. you know he never officially entered the race the past cycle. made headlines to the $5 million offer

robbie rogers will join the major league soccer team. rogers played with the u.s.ed in february on the same day he publicly came out in an online blog. now he says he's touched by the support of his family, friends, fans and galaxy and earthquake star landon donovan. >>> before you jump in the car don't leave yet. one last check with meteorologist mark tamayo in for rosemary. >> the weather pattern changing this weekend, not so much today. we have the fog this morning hugs parts of the shoreline extending into parts of the bay. temperatures started out on the cool side this morning, beginning to recover back into the upper 50s and a few low 60s to report in santa rosa and the concord area. here's our forecast model, we'll take this into sunday morning, possibly drizzle tomorrow morning and then monday for memorial day, definitely more cloud cover and a chance of a few scattered rain showers primarily up in the north bay. the main action moves in as the system falls apart. that will be by late monday afternoon and into monday night. temperatures today will be the wa

you can hear the california crowd roaring as robby rogers took the field.minute and said he will not ever forget. he came out after he retired but now he's back. >>> the sun bathers will find new sunscreen labels designed to make them more effective and easier to use. the ban terms "waterproof" is misleading and the sunscreen must filler out uva and uvb rays. that provided little protection against uva risk which is the greatest risk of skin cancer and wrinkles. joining me here in new york city, doctor, it's great to have you here. a lot to talk about as some people around the country can actually use sunscreen today because temperatures are nice enough. >> finally, yeah. >> but when we think about the status changes that the fda has wanted on "waterproof," explain why that change is necessary. >> i think it was a good change. i think that when you say something is waterproof it's misleading. you think you can apply it once at the beginning of the day, go swimming, play a sport, sweat, you don't have to reapply. the new recommendations are for a label for t