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be back monday and you can also tweet it sam sam sacks from all of us here at boom bust thank you for watching state of moral. transit. your best way to the heart of moscow. rises in the ukrainian capital opened fire on police in the city center just an hour before a promise crisis deal between the government and the opposition is expected to be signed. says the number of people killed in clashes between radical protesters and police it reaches almost eighty and heavy smoke and barricades remain in the city center. the rioters may be using lethal force but be ambiguous and lays the blame for death soley on the authorities we ask analysts why the axle the opposition are overloaded that. this has nothing to do about democracy as they keep talking about this is always business.

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sam. sam announced he was openly gay two weeks ago. michael eaves joins us live now from the combine in indianapolis. michael good to see you. the combine is all about metrics, how fast you run how high you jump? >> yes. >> how did michael sam go here today? assemble when he got here this weekend, he tried to put the emphasis on him being a football player not a gay football player. he performed not as well as he had hoped to but he was hoping that his athletic skills would maybe value, push him up that draft board just a little bit. but in all the categories whether it's the 40 yard dash or the bench press or three cone drill, those are football drills, you do know he was middle of the road at best at any of those. that wasn't the performance he needed here. >> did his performance help or hurt his draft status? >> well, he came here tony as probably a fourth or fifth round draft pick and that is pretty much where most people think he will stay. he does have a pro day, coming up, he may have the opportunity to impress there. >> what impact does that have on michael sam, if any? >> well, they do have a relationship because they spent some time together prior to michael sam making his announcement a couple of weeks ago. there

sam announced he is gay. what he says about the challenges that face sam ahead coming up. >> and i'm dennis o'donnell. coming up, the warriors were without two big men andrew bogut and jermaine o'neal. never fear, marreese speights speights is here! we'll introduce you to him coming up. ,,,, >>> good morning, everybody. couple of nights ago the philadelphia 76ers lost to the clippers by 45 points. last night, the warriors uncovered a few more cracks in the liberty bell. david lee back after missing two games with a hip injury. they didn't need him. second half, steph curry, here's a 30-point warrior lead. but the story was marreese speights, who scored a career- high 32. he sank eight of nine shots in the first half. the warriors won by 43 points. 123-80 the final. wow. >>> guess who is next. this guy, lebron james in phoenix yesterday putting on a show during shootaround. lebron has never been in the dunk contest. warriors and the heat, at oracle tomorrow night. >>> former a's skipper tony la russa inducted into the bay area sports hall of fame. he will go in with bob luery, jim hines and owen nolan. >>> a's pitchers and catchers coming to arizona friday. derek norris will show up with more hair still looking for a name. >> i think it's epic mullet or maybe -- maybe a little touchy subject right now. i don't know. maybe we'll have to work on that. i'll have to get with my guys and get a new name for it. >> already almost baseball season. the a's top story. no injuries. i'm dennis o'donnell, see you tonight. >>> they are the bearded ones. play of the day we are going back to the nba. you saw dennis show a little bit of this. not a game but just a practice session. look at lebron, no shirt, not needed and all he does is slam. he has never, ever don the slam- dunk contest. he doesn't want to do it. but look at that. >> he should. >> man, the guy is unreal. by the way, he is going to play the warriors in oakland tomorrow night in what should be an epic game. that's your play of the day. >>> bay area executive has special insight into the future of michael samissouri football player who came out as gay over the week. he is expected to be select in the nfl draft in may. golden state warriors president rick welts became the first onlily gay nfl executive a few years ago and he thinks sam is the right guy. he says just watching him the last few days and seeing the confidence and how strongly he felt about what he decided to do it's going to be fascinating to watch as he walks through this. ." >>> 6:26. this year's winter olympics seems to be making headlines for more than just sports. after the break the highlights or maybe lowlights. >> the entertainment world remembering one of its brightest stars this morning, shirley temple died overnight at her bay area home. we are going to have more on her incredible career coming up. ,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ told ya you could do it. (dad vo) i want her to be safe. so, i taught her what i could and got her a subaru. (girl) piece of cake. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> your realtime capt

sam i am. that sam i am. that sam i am. i do not like that sam i am. i do not like them sam i am. like them in a box. i do not like them with a fox. you do not like green eggs and ham? i do not like them sam i am. in this page, he's holding green eggs and ham on a fork preparing to bite them. say, i like green eggs and ham. i do. i like them, sam i am. >> that was texas senator ted cruz during his fake 21-hour filibuster of a government funding bill last september. a separate copy of that book signed by ted cruz sold for $1,000. despite t-- he seems to miss th entire point of the classic. we often end up liking the things we most expect to hate. cruz continues to add things to the list he does not like and the people who do not like him, including most, if not all, of his own party. mitch -- this week, ted cruz chose to characterize his fellow republicans who stuck their necks out to make sure the country did not default on its debt, like this. >> that sort of show vote, that sort of trickery to the constituents is why congress has a 13% approval rating. >> it's unclear what he wo

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sam/nfl prospect/courtesy: espn) "' not afraid of who i am. i'm not afraid to tell the d who i am." university of missouri all american football player mil sam came out sunday: (sot: michael samnfl prospect/courtesy: espn) "im an openly proud gay man." i n-f-l team drafts him later this year, as expected, he' become the first openly gay football player. sam told h college teammates last augu. (sot: michael sam/nfl prospect/courtesy: espn) "ty took it great. they rallied around me, they supported md i couldn't ask for better teammates." missouri coach pinkel said sam has: "...ta a lot of people here that it doesn't matter what your background is, or your pers orientation, we're all on t same team and we all support each other." new york times sports columnist bill rhoden says sam's future teammatesy have plenty to say. (sot: bl rhoden/new york times) "the locker room is a tough plac there's going to be some teasing, some razzing about hopefully it will be quote-unquote, good naturedn a statement the nfl said it admires sam's honesty and courage. he's projected to a mid-round pick in this may's draft. susan mcginnis, cbs . as of now, there's only one openly gay player in a majo

sam pattel. is sam here? not here. next person is amelia rud bergberg. >> good afternoon, my name is amelia rudberg and manager at the hotel, a non-profit sro and along with the property management team there in the operation of sro including collection and eviction protection, addressing tennants concerns and mediating tennants disputes and assisting tennants in move in and move out procedures. i speak as a tenant advocate as well as someone of understanding as a reality of non-profit operations. i would love the opportunity to work to improve sro's and the quality of life of buildings in san francisco. >>supervisor norman yee: okay. any questions? thank you very much. next applicant is joshua vining. >> i have a letter. >>supervisor norman yee: yes, there were statements. we'll take that into consideration. next applicant is angela chu. >> good afternoon supervisors, i'm angela chu from the development center. i'm applying for the seat of the chinatown collaborative. currently i'm the committee organizer. i have been serving on the task force up for the appointment for twice already. so, on my task force role, i have been working with the task force members on several issues affecting sro tennants. in my work, i have daily contact with sro tennants and my co-workers are also working on tenant issues doing safety and support for sro families and members as well. we have a daily contact with the tennants as well as owners of sro buildings trying to -- the goal is to bring to safety standards in the sro buildings. we do workshops through the fire department and fire prevention and the assistive preparedness as well as doing community workshops and activities on sro safety and conditions. so far we work closely with the dph and working on code enforcement of these buildings. i'm glad to be part of this task force to continue to improve the conditions in sro's as well as seeking opportunities for tennants for better housing. so thank you for your consideration. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you, angela. nice to see you again. i'm glad that you are reapplying because your advocacy for sro tennants is well established. any questions? thank you. the next applicant is lisa gasca. she is no longer -- are you here? she's no longer eligible. okay. are there any public comments on this item. please come up. you have 2 minutes. >> hello, my name is kendra frost with the mission collaborative. i'm speaking in support of nikki alexander for the tenant seat. i have been working with nikki for over a year. she's a consistent advocate for sro tennants. i have worked on issues with her including bed bugs, issues of the 16th street bart plaza. i have seen her work tirelessly both to keep tennants in their homes and she understand the big picture especially the mission where we have a rapidly changing neighborhood and making sure some of the benefits of that change impacts low income communities. i know we have a bunch of strong applicants. i have worked closely with nikki and i would recommend her for the position and she does live in a private sro and there is experience on the committee and if you have questions regarding josh's application, i'm happy to answer those as well. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you. anybody else? c'mon up. just lineup so we can move this along quicker. >> hello, my name is demetrius spearman. i'm here to back dan jordan. i have worked with him and i know he's always hands-on to correct issues we have in the hotel. i have worked with him also with the city sro's collaborative and watched him work tirelessly to accomplish the goals that we set. i would greatly recommend that you pick him. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you. >> hello, my name is gail sea grave. i'm here to support dan jordan. i have worked on numerous campaigns with dan and he's great. he's agoed with people. they feel comfortable with him. he cares about people. i just think he would be really good for this appointment. so i'm recommended him. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you. >> hello, my name is rosa maria. i also want to speak in support of dan jordan. myself i work as a community organizer with the code enforcement outreach program with the department of building inspection. what we do is we educate and inform tennants and owners of their obligation with the new tenderloin. my staff who wrote a statement of support for dan jordan couldn't be here and wanted know read his support. "good afternoon supervisors. i work with the outreach program fubded by the department of building inspection. i would like to speak on behalf of dan jordan who is one of our amazing housing peer counselors with our housing counseling program in our office. he's applied to have a seat with the sro task force. as he as a soma resident living at the hotel, dan has worked with our office to improve habit ability issues in the hotel. because of the betterment of his hotel and the community he serves, dan has demonstrated major leadership skills and social justice. dan has closely worked with our office for renters rights and is a peer counselor and he can work with tennants around the tenderloin in his hotel. he has a deep understanding of tennants in sro hotels and what kind of issues the sro population faces which is crucial in advocating and voicing the needs of the community. dan is a real deal with the heart of gold. i favor his application without reservation. thank you. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you very much. >> good afternoon, supervisors, my name is -- i'm an organizing coordinator with the sro collaborative and part of the housing clinic. i here to speak on behalf of dan jordan. i met him and worked with dan 3 years ago when he had issues in his hotel where he lived. dan actually after meeting with me the first time, he without us prompting him he organized a tenant meeting so we can talk to the rest of the tennants in the building about habit ability and safety issues there and we worked with him and his tennants in the building and management issues. i think dan is a passionate person who understands the sro tennants in tenderloin and south of market. i think sro task force will greatly benefit from having him. i highly recommend him for the position. >>supervisor norman yee: thank you. >> hello supervisors, my name is russel slay ton. i have had several opportunities to work with dan on a one on one individual basis working with tennants with real issues such a bed bugs, vermins and unable to pay rent. we have been trained and equipped with the knowledge and the ability to help people and refer this em to the proper agencies like rav co-and dbi. we've been to some of those workshops and we know a lot. we have been educated. i live also in sro hotel. i just wanted to tell you that dan jordan has been like a breath of fresh air when he came into collaborative. he's full of ideas and he's gotten down to the basics of people's rights of peace, quiet anden enjoyment of their unit. i would really like to let you guys know that working with him has been great and i would really recommend him for this task force. thank you for your time supervisors. >> thank you, very much. hold on. is this a question for him? >> no. >> okay. thank you. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> supervisors, comments? supervisor campos? >>supervisor david campos: thank you, mr. chair. anytime you have more applicants than you have seats, it's always hard to choose. i do want to thank everyone for their interest and each one of you had something to offer and the fact that people are willing to serve is really appreciated. let me share my thoughts and see where others are. with respect to seat one which has to be held by someone who is a resident of a sro. i certainly was very impressed with the presentation and support for dan jordan. and mr. jordan, you are very popular. i'm glad that i don't have to run against you because you have a lot of fans out there. but i think the fact that your fellow residents are coming to speak on your behalf as a testament to you and i think it would make you extremely effective. with respect to seat 2, i'm not sure why the applicant is not here, sam pattel. i'm not sure if it would be appropriate for us to move forward or not. that's an open question. with respect to seat 4, i was definitely very impressed with amelia rudberg and i think she has the qualifications to do a good job. with respect to seat 5, joshua vining sent us a letter that he could not be here for special reasons. i'm familiar with his work and those who know him know hao he's a tremendous advocate and i would like to make sure he's appointed. seat 7, angela chu. i think it's a no brainer. we need to make sure she continues to serve. for seat 8, i guess we don't have an applicant right now. so we are going to have to continue it. for seat 9, again i think we have great applicants, but for me what's compelling about seat 9 is that i do think that it's important to have a perspective of someone who is living in a private sro and somebody living in a neighborhood which i happen to represent 16th and mission that has a number of challenges. i think the fact that ms.

is michael sam. >> reporter: surrounded by hundreds of reporters, michael sam gave his first press conference since announcing he was gay. >> i just wish you guys will see me as michael sam the football player instead of michael sam the gay football player. >> reporter: the former university of missouri defensive end sported a rainbow "stand with sam" on his combine gear and was asked whether he thought being gay would hurt his chances of getting into n.f.l. >> i am not a g.m., i do not have control over my job status, all i can control is me preparing myself to get the best scores out there. >> reporter: but if he does get drafted, sam said he isn't worried about how he will be treated. >> i've been in locker rooms where all kinds of slurs were said, you know, and i don't think anybody means it. i think a little naive and uneducated, but you know, as time goes on, everyone will adapt. >> reporter: last week on "face the nation," n.f.l. wide receiver d'onte stallworth said the league should be ready to accept michael sam. >> it's no longer a question for the n.f.l., if the n.f.l. is ready for a gay player. the n.f.l. has to be ready, and the onus is on everyone to make s

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sam, a defensive lineman for the university of missouri, came out to his team last august. yesterday, he came out to the world. speaking publicly about his sexual orientation, sam declared i just want to own my truth. if sammay, he would be the first openly gay player in the history of the national football league. after the news broke, sam's fellow athletes and the league itself offered a strong show of support. by the public tolerance stands in contrast. yesterday an nfl personnel person told "sports illustrated" that he didn't think nfl football was ready for an openly gay player. last year, 49ers corner back said he wouldn't want to play with a gay man. sam fell 70 spots on the draft's prospect board. this is precisely the wrong thing to ask. the question, which we so often have been offered, is the nfl ready for a gay player, is backwar backwards. we refer to barriers being broken for a reason. this is going to be a fight. michael sam already knew that. joining me now from california is the inspiration for the movie "jerry maguire." let's talk about that moment in sports history. you said it is a signaled change in the acceptance of change. do you think michael sam will in some way suffer for this an

than income and it's like the deficit spending is like an allowance to the economy from uncle sam local sam's as little you know boys and girls he gets an allowance he spends more than his income and then again there while it's cut and it's down to three percent of g.d.p. it doesn't look like that's any warmer enough to offset the demand which is given the lack of anyone else being in a position to spend more than his interest so now does that make any sense does there is actually very well could but on i want to revisit what you said before about wage growth or why is that wage growth so flat at the moment. so when you have low demand and you have high levels of unemployment. then that's that's symptomatic right so this is a scanned. the people to compete for the available jobs people have to work to eat businesses only hire if they can get it on their terms and so you get continuous competition for the available jobs and you're always funny a job offer exult there because business will hire those people at a lower rate than people who are working in and those people will be allowed go or on

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 team decides to draft him in may needs to follow that same suit, because michael sam is an interesting project here. it's going to be a p.r. and media mess, as we said. it's a lot of follow. there's a lot of people interested, want to know about his personal life not so much as a football player because he is potentially going to be the first nfl openly gay player. >> seems he's in the driver's seat. he said he'd reveal. he said it's better for me to present it than someone else doing it and digging and later revealed. he's not ashamed, not embarrassed. >> the timeline how it broke down. he came out to his entire team in august. people suspected he was a gay play and so he decided to put all of those rumors aside and say you know what? this is who i am. accept me for who i am and that football team compete

sam. >> heck yeah, i wish you would say michael sam, how is football going? how is football going? i would love for you to ask me that question, but it is what it is. i just wish that you would see me as michael sam the football player rather than michael sam the gay football player. >> sam is trying out for a spot in the nfl and the defensive end says he is not worried how he might be treated as a pro. he says his sexual orientation was not an issue at college. the 24-year-old would be the first openly gay player in the national football league. >>> arizona governor jan brewer says she has not decided whether or not to sign a controversial bill that would allow business owners to claim religious beliefs and preempt them from doing business with gays. lawmakers in san francisco says such a law would add to more discrimination. >> where does it end, you know? if religious believes say you cannot serve a woman or a person of color -- . >> it really opens up a pandora's box for anyone to be discriminated against in arizona. >> leno called the bill "a last gasp of centuries of discrimination against gays" arizona's governor says she will make the decision by next weekend. >> a bomb says she snapped u

believes the players will accept sam with open arms. >>> in colombia missouri, tigers faithfully showing pride in michael sam. somebody all right tered the lo etching same snow, solid support right there at mizzou. >>> sam also received 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 apol

sam's honesty and courage. michael is a football player. any player with ability and determination can succeed in the nfl. we look forward to welcoming and supporting michael sam. sam a projected mid round nfl pick told his coach and teammates about his sexual orientation in august. >> i was scared. even though he knew, the reaction was awesome. they supported me from day one. >> many former teammates took to social media to rally around the 6'2", 255 pound lineman. linebacker brothers tweeted we are family and we support all of our players. nothing changes. it takes a lot of courage to do what he did and we are behind him all the way. sam launched a twitter account sunday night to thank everyone for their support, his announcement a landmark moment in confronting homophobia in professional sports. in case you are wondering whether a gay athlete can succeed at the top levels of sports like this his team finished 12-2 this year, fifth in the nation. he played in the sec which is the toughest conference in college football. a lot of people think it is like pro football already. this guy can play and succeed. he is likely to go somewhere in the mid range of the draft

. >>> i just wish you guys would see me as michael sam the football player instead of michael sam the gay football player. >> michael sam speaks publicly for the first time since coming out. ♪ ♪ >>> in ukraine, the conflict is coming to a head on this saturday, ideal could not stop the unarrest the president's rival and the former prime minister yulia tim shiancoe joined protesters. she was leased from prison earlier this afternoon. parliament have voted to dismiss president januar yank shiancoe e says he will not step down. protesters across ukraine tour down statutes of former soviet leader. fen jeff glasse is joining us. update us where we stand now. >> reporter: big day of changes, jonathan here. the lamenter elected a new minister, they dismissed the prosecute kerr. people waited all do yulia tim shiancoe. people gathered all day and as night fell. and it was clear that she had been released more and more people tam came, thousands waitg for her to arrive. when she got here she apologized for not being here and joining the people. >> translator: it's a different ukraine, it's the ukraine of free people. you gave th

sam, while also asking, is the nfl ready for michael sam? many nfl players and alumni said, yes, and the league itself issued a statement that said, quote, readmire michael sam'sith ability and determination can succeed in the nfl. we look forward to welcoming and supporting michael sam in 2014. but when asking who is part of this "we," that's where it gets a little tricky. terrell thomas of the new york giants offered this to the "new york post" about sam being gay. quote, i don't believe in it, i don't respect it, but if that's what you want to do, so bit." and the "we" may not even include michael sam's own father. michael sam sr. who got the news about his own son a week before the world did was quoted by "the new york times" as saying he's old school, a man and a woman type of guy, and deacon jones is, quote, turning over in his grave. sam's father later alleged he was terribly misquoted by t"the time times", which stood by its report. the response to michael sam's revelation suggests that even in 2014, even as more lbgt americans step into the spotlight, coming out is still complicated. joining me now, jelani cobb, dory clark, author of "reinventing you,

it is what it is and i wish you would see me as michael sam the football player instead of michael samffensive linemen tight ends on display. greg robinson, 4.92 40 time. not a good showing for richard rodgers, 13th in the bench press yes, 14th in the 40 with 4.8 seconds. he left cal after his junior season. >> quarterbacks and receivers and running backs, the nfl network has all-day coverage through tuesday. >> 2008 the last time bruce bochy and barry bonds compared notes. bond is expected to arrive in spring training and work as an instructor,. >> the ncaa selection committee, 20 wins is the key number. entering today's contest against ucla, stanford sitting on 17 with five regular season games to play. we deserve to go dancing. something like that. hot potato alley-oop. cardinal up 13. norman powell. one dribble. the j. the offensive rebound leads to points. 26 points for him. cardinal up nine. fullcourt pressure from the bruins, big win for stanford, 83-74. now 18-8. >> st. mary's with a thumping of santa clara, taking a bite out of the broncos. santa clara bet the gaels earlier in

sam freeman's saliva sample matched the skin cells on the ligature and the mucus on the tissue. >> the only way possible that sam freeman's dna could have been at the scene in the home was the fact that sam 12 long years in september of 2005, sam freeman was arrested and charged with laura wynn's murder. posecutors believe the motive was clear. >> here she is, this woman -- small woman -- dressing him down in front of all these guys and here he is mr. military, mr. macho man. he wasn't going to put up with it. i think he was embarrassed, rejected, spurned, and he got the ultimate last say with laura wynn with this crime. >> during the trial, freeman's defense attorney pointed to the two foreign hairs in laura's apartment as proof that someone else killed laura. and also reminded the jury that the eyewitness' description didn't match freeman either. >> i mean, they argued reasonable doubt which was a smart argument to make. >> but prosecutors maintained that the dna evidence was concrete proof. >> i think what happened here was that sam freeman didn't realize in 1992 he could leave a piece of himself at the scene other than semen, blood or fingerprints. but he did. >> in september of 2006

sam. michael sam is a big deal because he is an up and coming player and a guy who is going to be protected starter. this is a guy who is just going to be a fill-in guy. not the main guy for the brooklyn nets. >> i wonder -- so, l.z., no one said we cannot let the nfl get ahead of us. we're the nba and first openly gay player and i'm just raising the question, l.z. >> well, first, one last chance to differ with terence, they're a new york team and we always care about new york teams. we talk about the jets when they have losing record and giants when they are losing records. as long as they're in new york, the media hub of the world, people are going to care about them. now, about the court. you know, i don't think jason's going to have a large impact, particularly tonight because of the style of play that the lakers play. come is small ball. and the chances are if you're a big man that can't shoot a jump shot, you're going to have difficulty standing on the court. but going forward in the season, this isn't a big of a deal. this is just a sound basketball move in terms of what he's going t

sam has to impress the league's scouts and that's what he's trying to do today. sam is at the legal scouting camp in indianapolis and just spoke to the media for the first time since announcing he is gay. joe carter is here with more on this. >> this is the first stop. the first stop, the first step to being that first nfl openly gay player. okay? the nfl combine lasts about four, five days. a chance for general manager, head coaches, scouters, to evaluate these players both on their talent on the football field and their character in off the football field. they want to get a lot -- >> the whole package. >> they want a lot of information from these guy, both physical aspects and meant's aspects. michael sam clearly is the biggest story going right now at the nfl combine. we do have people there, and they said that it's a bigger media circus for michael sam than it was last year for manti te'o. he'll have plenty of time, michael sam to talk about his athletic talent, this was the first opportunity for him to address a number of questions about his personal life. >> i'm not afraid about that, going into that environment. i knhow to handle myself, communicate with my teammates, communicate with the coaches, and the other staff, whoever i need to communicate with. someone wants to call me a name, i'll have a conversation with that guy and hopefully it won't lead to nothing else. i've been in locker rooms, where all kinds of slurs have been said, and i don't think anyone means it. i think a little naive and uneducated, but, you know, as time goes on, everyone will adapt. heck yeah, i wish you guy was just saying, hey, michael sam, how's football going? how's training going? i would love for y

let's move to sam pattel. is sam here? not here. next person is amelia rud bergberg. >> good afternoon, my name is amelia rudberg and manager at the hotel, a non-profit sro and along with the property management team there in the operation of sro including collection and eviction protection, addressing tennants concerns and mediating tennants disputes and assisting tennants in move in and move out procedures. i speak as a tenant advocate as well as someone of understanding as a reality of non-profit operations. i would love the opportunity to work to improve sro's and the quality of life of buildings in san francisco. >>supervisor norman yee: okay. any questions? thank you very much. next applicant is joshua vining. >> i have a letter. >>supervisor norman yee: yes, there were statements. we'll take that into consideration. next applicant is angela chu. >> good afternoon supervisors, i'm angela chu from the development center. i'm applying for the seat of the chinatown collaborative. currently i'm the committee organizer. i have been

sam strong is what he is doing right now. >> i'm michael sam. i'm a football player and i'm gay. >> reporter: all american defensive end and nfl hopeful michael samespn. >> i was afraid that it would leak out without me owning my truth. i want to let the world know i'm gay. >> reporter: if drafted sam will become the first openly gay player in the national football league. >> i understand how big it is. it is a big deal. no one has done this before. and it's kind of nervous process but i know what i want to be and i want to snap in the nfl. >> reporter: reaction poured in almost instantly with the nfl releasing a statement of support writing we admire michael sam's honesty and courage. michael is a football player. any player with ability and determination can succeed in the nfl. we look forward to welcoming and supporting michael sam in 2014. sam, a projected mid round pick who played for college in missouri told teammates about sexual orientation in august. >> i was scared to tell them. just to see the reaction was awesome. they supported me from day one. >> reporter: many former teammates took to social media to rally around the 6'2"250 pound

sam? >> well the culture in the locker room, i don't think would make it difficult for a guy like michael sam. again, michael sam, you can tell is comfortable and confident in himself and a very good football player. there is nothing for him to be worried about. he is going to step in and he's going to play football. he's going to be a football player. that's what he is. for other guys who are not as strong minded or strong willed as michael sam. they may be timid or there may be times how they don't know how to react or assert themselves. >> i know you went to miami. but missouri is a good school also. and his teammates and coaches, michael sam's coaches knew all season. the s.e.c. is a good conference. it's almost like pro football. if he can succeed in a season playing in the s.e.c., why on earth couldn't he success playing in the nfl? >> i believe he will succeed playing in the nfl. i think that he's going to do very well. again, you have -- of course we look at the football player. but you look at him as a person and his character and for him to be as strong as he is and strong minded as he is, he is a lead

sam what is sam. >> i came to this because i was a sponsor of this mental health bill that said the brain was part of the body. that was a big piece of legislation you just cited that i sponsored. >> stephen: the brain is part of the body then why do women want to know if we want them for their body or their brain? (laughter) can't have both, can't have it both ways. anyway-- go ahead, go ahead. >> so just like women are discriminated against because if they have a baby they are higher costs, you know, we were trying to make sure that you couldn't discriminate against the brain and mental illness which insurance companies traditionally do. they impose higher costs on you as a consumer if you have a brain illness. but if you have diabetes or asthma or cardiovascular disease, they don't charge you more or discriminate against you more. even though you might be a very costly health patient. >> stephen: but if your brain illness is bad enough, you don't know you're being discriminated against. (laughter) doesn't it all come out in the wash, there, pat? >> that's true. you know what, that is why it was so difficult to get the bill passed because unlike cancer advocates, they all show up when you have a cancer bill. mental health advocates don't like to put their hand up and say they have a mental illness because of the tig ma against the illness. >> stephen: now you have a new axe to grind here. you're opposed to marijuana legallization. okay. you're a young, popular democrat. why are you admiral buzz shackler on this one. i'm with you, an i tell you why in a secretary. i agree with you and i also disagree with you for two different reasons. but first, make your case to america right now, why should we not legalize pot. because it's happened in colorado is doing it, washington state is doing it, 20 states have legal medical marijuana. >> well, i am a good liberal democrat. and i don't like big business. and so this is the big business of addiction. because marijuana is now moved from the hemp shirts to the briefcases. they're trying to sell this new big business just like big tobacco and big liquor on the notion that they can make a profit off of people like me who are addicts because that's where their money is. their money is in people like me who like to use more than is really acceptable. >> stephen: okay, that is the one-- that is the one, that is the one part of this that i do like. because as an investor, i just found out there is this whole enormous market called pot that has been making billions of dollars off book for years. now i can put my money in colorado companies that are getting the stankiest bud possible, okay, and i can make a butt load of cash, why shouldn't i do that. >> that is the big thing about this new industry. they're going to advertise. so you get free-- when you get your lift ticket you get free joints when you go-- . >> stephen: is that happening. >> yeah, that's really. >> stephen: the party is happening. >> and you know, you can get the brownies and cookies all thc. you can get sodas with thc. but most people think legallization is allowing me to smoke marijuana on the weekends. it's to you being able to sell products with thc in it. >> stephen: now i want it to be-- here is the thing. if you get arrested you go to jail, okay. you are for decriminalization. >> i'm for keeping it illegal but for alternative sentencing. i think people should pay fines. i think they should get treatment if they need it. and that is why i passed the mental health parity and mental addiction. i think there should be a checkup from the neck up. >> stephen: so instead of going to jail, you go to rehab. >> so, well, rehabs are going to love this. >> stephen: i should invest in rehabs. >> you should invest in rehab because the biggest new admission now, and it surpasses cocaine and alcohol and meth am fit means is marijuana, believe it or not. >> stephen: really. >> invest in that and invest in marijuana, will you make out in both respects, yes. >> stephen: do you smoke pot, you don't do substance abuse any more. did you smoke pot. >> the kind of marijuana that is available today was available back when i was trying it, i could have eaten it because it's these edibles that-- because hi asthma, i moved on to other things to get high. i didn't smoke-- . >> stephen: wait a second, wait a second. so if pot is illegal then maybe would you have stopped with pot. >> i might have stopped with pot but then i wouldn't have finally realized that i had a problem because marijuana would have kept me on the slow train to nowhere a lot longer than cocaine or alcohol. where it's pretty hard after a while to ignore the fact that you have an addiction. but marijuana, you can smoke it for a long time and still be in denial,. you know, my denial was tough to break. i was arrested for several times. it was humiliated but with marijuana i probably would have been able to get away with it a a lot longer that i did. >> stephen: i told you there were two things that worry me. the other is that if we make marijuana legal is might-- it might cut into xanax sales because park suit calls, those things have got a sweet little edge to them. should we make pharmaceuticals illegal as well? because they are highly addictive. >> well, it's likes oxycontin which i was addicted to. >> stephen: was it lovely. >> yeah, it felt really good. and you know what, that's now permissive. that's the problem with making marijuana legal is it a permissive i'm, saying oh, it's medicine, i will take t i will feel better. and i really worry about the future of our country. and with the anxiety level of our young people, the stress of our kids, we're just adding something else that may in the short run make them feel better but in the long run is going to really cost them and cost our country. >> stephen: patrick, thank you so much for joining me. >> thank you. >> stephen: patrick kennedy. project sam where you think you're gonna go ♪ ♪ when your time's all gone? 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let's move to sam pattel. is sam here? not here. next person is amelia rud bergberg. >> good afternoon, my name is amelia rudberg and manager at the hotel, a non-profit sro and along with the property management team there in the