umass guard derrick gordon is the first active men's player in a d 1 college basketball team to come made the announcement a week after telling coaches and teammates, unlike jason collins and michael sam, he won't be joining a new team after coming out. the red shirt sophomore spoke to andrea mitchell yesterday afternoon. >> it's all timing. it was the right time for me to come out. nobody really has a set date when it's their time. my time was after the ncaa tournament. i went to my room and did some thinking and made the decision. there's a lot of kids that's in my situation right now that can't be themselves and got to hide who they really are. and i want to be the first to step up and be that leader. >> gordon took his message to soernl media tweeting, i am the first division one male basketball player to come out and not the last. i am gay. i'm not afraid. i'm not alone. congrats to him. >>> to baseball news, we start in the bronx where the yankees hosted the orioles. we jump to the ninth. the game tied. baltimore with runners on the corners. nick markakis brings in the go-ahead

you still have two years to play, at least at umass.ad a breakout year this year. >> yeah. >> your first year playing with the team, the first time you've gotten to the ncaa tournament since 1998. you transferred from kentucky. was the atmosphere different for you in kentucky? western kentucky, i should say. >> as far as my sexual orientation? >> yeah, as far as your comfort -- well, as far as your comfort level with the team, about this whole issue of your sexual orientation? >> they had no idea. that's something that i just -- i mean, i've been hiding very well for them not to be able to find out. but it didn't change anything, as far as from western kentucky and now at umass. i just felt that honestly, i couldn't go the next couple months just hiding and being somebody that i'm not. just living a life in shame. and just having people go out there and saying gays aren't allowed in sports, and it definitely changed my mind a lot. i think nobody in this world should ever live like that. that's a horrible way of living, being somebody th

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. >>> more barriers broken down in sports as a umass athlete becomes the first openly gay player in men's. >>> the longest running tv series with characters that never age. what network is bringing you a front-to-back binge of all t simpsons episodes? this is "way too early." good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it's thursday, april 10 pth. welcome to wait wait, the show that's been watching the symptoms since bart said "don't have a cow, man." >>> we start with serious news this morning regarding the 16-year-old student now charged as an adult in stabbing attack that injured 21 students and a security guard in murrysville, pennsylvania. alex hribal, the sophomore, allegedly ran through the hallway for nearly five minutes, slashing victims as he went. witnesses say the suspect had a blank expression on his face during the

this season the sophomore helped umass to its first ncaa tournament appearance since 1988.s family and teammates earlier this month. >> i've been hiding it for four years now, and to finally be able to come out and express myself, that's the best. they rallied around me and supported me and were happy for me to come out and be myself. thank was a big thing. i'm just blessed to have the teammates that i do have. >> gordon says he was encouraged to come out when he saw the nets signed jason collins, the first openly gay nba player. >>> indiana ascend their stars to the bench to rest up for an entire game. indiana and milwaukee to face the last placed bucks. indiana win 1/04-102, and they regain the top spot in the eastern conference. >>> golf's most storied tournament tees off this morning even without tiger woods in the mix this year, golf fans are hanging on every turn at the masters. on wednesday the traditional par 3 con taft began with legends jack nicklaus, arnold palmer, and gary player teeing off. it gives them a chance to spend time with their family on the course be

. >> on the heels of nba center jason collins and michael sams' public announcement, umass' derrick gordon came out as first gay athlete in college sports. for a time, he considered quitting the basketball squad, but after watching and with full support of family and teammates, he was ready to share his secret. his instagram message reads, quote, this is the happiest i've ever been in my 22 years of living. no more hiding. >>> moving now to south africa, where at this hour prosecutors cross-examining olympian oscar pistorius for the second day. this follows tuesday's tearful testimony. >> what was your mistake? >> my mistake is that i took reeva's life. >> you killed her. you shot and killed her. will you take responsibility for that? >> i did, my lady. >> say yes. i killed -- i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i did, my lady. >> the prosecutor then showed this video of pistorius shooting at watermelons just months before he shot steenkamp. then trying to draw comparison to the watermelon, he showed a disturbing photo of steenkamp's bloody head. of course, we're not showing it to you. >

." >>> umass sophomore, comes out as gay. following in the footsteps of jason collins. >>> new set of signals from deep in the indian ocean. officials believe they are inching closer to the aircraft but the batteries are draining. as this goes into the fifth week. >>> president obama returns to fort hood for a memorial are service. specialist ivan lopez shot and killed three, are injuring 16 others before shooting and killing himself. >>> iran's disputed nuclear program. credit ambassador to the united nations nations, in the 1979 hostage crisis. "america tonight"'s sheila macvicar explains. >> how would we feel for example if the taliban had cents osama bin laden to be ambassador to the united nations from afghanistan? >> banning iran's newly appointed ambassador to the united nations from entering the u.s? the senate is are are, student revolutionary movement stormed the american embassy in tehran, holding 50 american diplomats hostage for 444 days. some were beaten and tortured. abu talebbi said he had no role, acted as an

came over from the united states -- to the united states, went to umass, medical school. she never had really been to the marathon before. she had only been once in her life. she was studying. she was getting a little stir crazy because it was a tough winter for all of us. it was a beautiful spring day. she wanted to enjoy it. mary also has a five-year-old daughter and she wanted to get outside. mary thought it was a great opportunity to go to the marathon. tiara is this five-year-old ball of rubber and she bounces off every wall in her apartment. she's a high-energy little girl. she might lose her daughter in a crowd that size so at the last moment, mary made a decision to leave her daughter home with her husband. merry gets the boylston street and within seconds the bomb goes off. mary is medically trained. mary can see the wounds of that she has experienced. the leg that was taken from her, she didn't think that would be the leg it would envy take. her up -- they would amputate. as a she is lying on boylston street, lying next to jeff, allher cvictim, and seeing the ca

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the study, the history, the --servation of the senate this is going to be a great asset for umass, boston, the senate, and america. as senator and majority leader of the senate, i have some particularly strong feelings in this area. the house has certain clear responsibilities under the constitution. so does the senate. the confirmation of nominees is a very important one. i thought treaties were also a very important part of our role in the senate. i agree with most of what has been said. had anythingf he in his background that was bad i needed to know about. he said, no. i said, fine. i will vote for you. i do think the president is entitled to the benefit of the doubt, particularly with his cabinet secretaries. i think the confirmation process has gotten too complicated. too much paperwork. it takes too long. and jobshe professions -- i have always voted for cabinet secretaries. i have tried to vote for maybe the president's nominees, even for lower positions. sometimes i did oppose them, but it had to be a very good reason, like i had a particular problem with them. the senior senator

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said the study, the history, the preservation of the senate -- this is going to be a great asset for umass, boston, the senate, and america. as senator and majority leader of the senate, i have some particularly strong feelings in this area. the house has certain clear responsibilities under the constitution. so does the senate. the confirmation of nominees is a very important one. i thought treaties were also a very important part of our role in the senate. i agree with most of what has been said. i supported all these guys. i asked dan if he had anything in his background that was bad i needed to know about. he said, no. i said, you will do fine. i will vote for you. i do think the president is entitled to the benefit of the doubt, particularly with his cabinet secretaries. i think the confirmation process has gotten too complicated. too much paperwork. it takes too long. good men and women are actually discouraged for putting their professions or jobs on the line while they wait to get through the process. generally speaking, i think i have always voted for cabinet secretaries. i have t

there was an article by public health researcher which explained, from umass, she was estimating there are 19,000 polio carriers. article.in a february although the official figure was 15 had been resented to the who, she estimated there were 19,000 carriers. that is a tinderbox, really. when i look at some of the conditions in lebanon of these tented settlements where people talked openly about the rats around, this is within shouting distance of towns, the public health risks are massive even if you can get food supplies and other support. it is worth pointing out people that this is a different refugee population, that is not just connected, and the thing about a middle-class refugee population it has savings to draw on. over the past few years there are certain refugees outside and inside the country that are drawing on their savings. those savings have run out. you can see the obvious dangers of humanitarian explosions. the second thing is the danger of the political explosion, even greater than has happened. that is obviously something that people follow very carefully in the nei

she took the time yesterday to go to umass lowell campus to raise money for scholarships. $230,000 andyed working with robert redford in "out of africa" and i quote, "way too much." she told students whatever is different about them, weird is exactly what makes them special. so don't try to change it. that's a great piece of advice. her next goal is to become a musician. she's taking bass guitar lessons in the middle of filming something new and in it she plays a rock star. >> rock out. >> she can sing. >> no doubt she will win a grammy. and the award goes to -- >> heard that a time or too. >>> then finally in "pop news," superman set to swing into theaters near you. "amazing spider-man 2." did i say superman? >> yes. >> spiderman. did i mention it's thursday? spider-man -- "the amazing spider-man 2" with mini-me in an evian ad. this is for a baby and me campaign. this is just adorable. dance moves. viewed almost a million times since yesterday. everybody loves their spidey and mini spidey. ♪ >> oh. >> isn't he cute? >> nice smile. >> go spidey. >> as we wait. for "the amazing spider-m

went to umass, went to medical school. she had never really been to the marathon before. she had only been once in your life. she was living in the south end of the time and she was studying, and she was getting a little star crazy -- stir crazy because of the tough winter for all of us in boston, and she wanted to enjoy. she also is a five year old daughter, and she wanted to get outside. mary thought what a great opportunity to take her outside. let's go to the marathon. but she is this little five year old ball of rubber and she bounces off every wall in mary's little apartment. just a high-energy little girl. mary thought, i might lose my daughter in the crowd the size, so at the last moment, married made a decision to leave her daughter home with her husband. she gets to boylston street and within seconds, the bomb goes off. mary is medically trained. mary can see the wounds that she is experienced. the lake that was taken from her, she didn't think that would be the leg that would be amputated her other leg suffered massive injuries as well. as she is lying on boyls

. >> dzhokhar tsarnaev, said to be 19-year-old student at umass has been apprehended.these, terrible as they are, don't show our weakness, they show our strength. >> i saw people instead of running away ran to the problem, not even thinking of their own personal condition, but worried about there's another one of my fellow citizens, another human being who needs help. that's where i'm going. >> so we will recover and repair. we will grieve our losses and heal. we will rise and we will endure and we will remember, i hope and pray, long after the buzz of boylston street is back and the media has turned its attention elsewhere, that the grace this tragedy exposed is the best of who we are. dad, why are you getting that? is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. [ male announcer ] inside every box of cheerios are those great-tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. is it a superhero? kinda. ♪ but i didn't always watch out for myself. with so much noise about health care, i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare

. >> dzhokhar tsarnaev, said to be 19-year-old student at umass has been apprehended.own, the people can come out again. >> moments like these, terrible as they are, don't show our weakness. they show our strength. >> and i saw people instead of running away ran to the problem. not even thinking of their own personal condition, but worried about there's another one of my fellow citizens, another human being who needs help. that's where i'm going. >> so we will recover and repair. we will grieve our losses and heal. we will rise and we will endure. and we will remember, i hope and pray, long after the buzz of boylston street is back and the media has turned its attention elsewhere, that the grace this tragedy exposed is the best of who we are. >> we'll be right back. e a toug, but at xerox we've embraced a new role. working behind the scenes to provide companies with services... like helping hr departments manage benefits and pensions for over 11 million employees. reducing document costs by up to 30%... and processing $421 billion dollars in accounts payables each year