. >>> well, history was made on the final day of the nfl draft. an openly gay player has been selected. >> reporter: on the last day and in the last round of the nfl draft, the league made history. >> for the 249th pick in the 2014 draft. the saint louis rams select michael sam. >> reporter: michael sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted in the nfl. watching from san diego, the six foot two 260-pound all american broke down after learning he was selected. he announced in february he was gay. number 52 was a pass rushing power house in missouri. he will now get to play just a couple of hours away in saint louis for the rams and head coach jeff fisher. >> in a world of diversity we are in now, i'm honored to be a part of this and excited about his opportunity. >> reporter: sam tweeted this picture thanking the rams and the city of saint louis. sam has to earn a spot in training camp. it's the latest hurdle for sam who has overcome so much. >> the openly gay player in the nba jason cool collins called it a great day in the nfl and for sam.

as the soviets and then the crime 4 the nfl players are suing the nfl they filed suit yesterday they claim they're not told about how serious the injuries were and they were instead giving them drugs to numb and mask the pain and get them back on the field and naysaying it was not to their benefit in the long run the drugs hurt them. in this to the players say that the nfl illegally gave them dangerous and addictive drug so they can get back the plane. the nfl did have prescriptions for the drugs and not one the players about the side effects. eight players are suing including their super bowl winning quarterback ma meta man. this is the second major lawsuit against the nfl. and the league agreed to pay $760 million for settlement. >>: and i've been digging about this position am for a long time a lot of material of the club box and we had a loss. --- thoughts. at a fellow in my heart we wanna get to that point and i felt here. >>: the order and stop more coming up the next hour. hey there. did you select these things on purpose? not a color found nature. there's nothing wrong with t

they finished the season nfl in passing offense last season. raiders selected louisiana and texas justin ellis and quarterback for you talkies mcgill and the forefront they finished the draft three other defensive players in of the sons run. about what iraq elias state defensive end sean harris and the western kentucky's 58 jonathan dolling for the raiders treat for the first time in 77 years prestigious texas longhorns fails to have a single player selected in the 2014 nfl draft officials say the fact that taxes the biggest single player drafted a sign of just how far the longhorns program has gone >> : to heaven 94 full half-hour of lawyers sports news trends daughters aires nationals + break on good draft foreigners for strumpet to traders of st. sports that level to lead not right after the news. >> : others differ for us coming up level code size of the freezing conditions way up on mount camp will be right you'll want weather is the new weather definitely " operating for all mothers it plans setting things off the level of the biggest acc

also this weekend was the nfl draft. did anyone here watch the nfl draft? [ applause ] i -- growing up, i would say when i was about 10 years old, it became a tradition to me that i had to watch the nfl draft, at least until my beloved pittsburgh steelers drafted their player. and it used to be very frustrating to my parents because we would often be on spring break. we'd be on vacation somewhere warm, say florida, and it would be the day of the nfl draft and they would all -- my whole family would go out to the beach and i would sit in the hotel room watching espn like a loser. like a full loser. but it's great because you watch the nfl draft. there's only one reason as a fan to watch it, which is like, hope. you hope that your team will get better, you don't know. but it's something that i think that idea is why people tune in. i think that's why fans tune in every year. this year, however, was a historic nfl draft. i don't know if you followed the saga of michael sam. michael sam is a football player -- [ cheers and applause ] yep, give it up for michael

now, nfl commissioner roger goodell says the nfl has not yet received the lawsuit and is not commenting. reporting live at candlestick, cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> among the other players is jim mcmahon who gray up in san jose and won the super bowl in 1986 as quarterback for the chicago bears after growing up in san jose. >>> donald sterling is facing new allegations this morning. nba accusing sterling and the clippers organization of destroying evidence relating to the recording that got sterling in trouble in the first place. the "l.a. times" reports sterling asked the former girlfriend to lie and tell the nba it was not sterling on the tape. she talked with dr. phil about the recordings . >> were disclosures made when you were recording him? and she gave variable answers to that. sure he knew. did i tell him every time? no. >> dr. phil said stiviano became emotional when she talked about her relationship and sterling and maintains she was just an assistant. >>> happening today in san jose, a judge hears from people about his decision to release a convicted rapist to a southern califor

we have an nfl team called the redskins. i don't think the nfl is as concerned as they show. the nfl is more of a bottom-line league. if it doesn't affect their bottom line, they're not as concerned. >>> the hit streak extends to 27 games. he ties the colorado rockies franchise record and could break it. >>> finally, it starts off very cute with this these wayward puppies, but then there's this guy, the goalie. as i tell my 1-year-old, gentle, gentle. the goalie doesn't get it. the pup is rescued by a kinder official. >>> a 3-year-old boy is home safe thanks to a furry member of the family who was very gentle. hundreds of volunteers in north dakota searched pour the boy for nearly seven hours in the cold and rain. just as teams were about to give up their search, rescuers found the family dog cooper laying with the boy keeping him warm. the 3-year-old was taken to the hospital. doctors say he is in good shape thanks to his loyal friend. that is a family friend right there. >> smart dog. >> exactly. >> are we going to be happy about this weather? >> we made it through last nig

that is about all nfl is saying. >> what are some of of the cosmetic changes? >> i know we are standing on the 50 yard line. [laughter] there will be a coin toss right here. >> together with the owner of the jets, tisch is the cochairman of the super bowl committee. they make sure this data be held build is ready for the big game. >> a lot of responsibility. what keeps you up at night? >> this scale. the sheer number of things that have to get done, the sheer number of issues that we have tried to think of, to plan for. power is the big issue here. a blackout affected the superdome. so much work has gone into ensuring that there were not be a power failure. there are contingency plans. generators on-site. never say never. you cannot promise 100%. we have done a lot of work. due to the security perimeter that will be built around metlife stadium, we're are losing half of our space. we are trying to call this the first public transportation super bowl. we are working closely with the mta, new jersey transportation authority to make sure buses and trains will tran

that is about all nfl is saying. >> what are some of of the cosmetic changes? >> i know we are standing on the 50 yard line. [laughter] there will be a coin toss right here. >> together with the owner of the jets, tisch is the cochairman of the super bowl committee. they make sure this stadium he helped build is ready for the big game. >> a lot of responsibility. what keeps you up at night? >> the scale. the sheer number of things that have to get done, the sheer number of issues that we have tried to think of, to plan for. power is the big issue here. a blackout affected the superdome. so much work has gone into ensuring that there will not be a power failure. there are contingency plans. generators on-site. you never say never. you cannot promise 100%. we have done a lot of work. due to the security perimeter that will be built around metlife stadium, we're losing half of our parking space. we are trying to call this the first public transportation super bowl. we are working closely with the mta, new jersey transportation authority to make sure buses and trai

that is about all nfl is saying. >> what are some of of the cosmetic changes? >> i know we are standing on the 0 yard line. there will be a coin toss right here. >> together with the owner of the jets, tisch is the cochairman of the super bowl committee. they make sure this stadium he helped build is ready for the big game. >> a lot of responsibility. what keeps you up at night? >> this scale. the sheer number of things that have to get done, the sheer number of issues that we have tried to think of, to plan for. power is the big issue here. a blackout affected the superdome. >> can you guarantee no power failure? >> so much work has gone into ensuring that there will not be a power failure. there are contingency plans. generators on-site. never say never. you cannot promise 100%. we have done a lot of work. due to the security perimeter that will be built around metlife stadium, we're losing half of our parking spaces. we are trying to call this the first public transportation super bowl. we are working closely with the mta, new jersey transportation authority

>>> a group of retired nfl players is now suing the league. they claim they were not told about their serious injuries and were given drugs to numb the pain. the complaint was filed in u.s. district court in san francisco. in it former players allege the nfl gave them dangerous drugs to return to the field. the suit claims the nfl did not have prescriptions and did not warn players about side effects. players are suing including jim mcman and jimmy newberry. >> jeremy newberry said it was the same everywhere he went. he said drugs were a ritual before every game. >> you walk in, bend over the table, they stick you and you're off. they get everybody done in two or three minutes. >> he said the powerful antiimflap toir drug made him able to play. >> i was on crutches, didn't practice all way and took it and played. >> newberry said the team would do anything. >> they shot me up in my leg, gave me vicotin at halftime and played the whole season that way. >> he said it damaged his kidneys and his blood pressure was high. he said he was given a cle

nfl under fire from the bears jim mcman to hundreds of former players, america's most powerful professional sport is under pressure for painkillers and narcotics. >>> pet danger. dog and cat treats that can hurt or even kill your family members are being taken off store shelves. >>> voter nation. tuesday's results are in and we have the winners and losers. plus, 20 million bees on the loose in one place. this season's winner of "the voice" and a $60 million mistake. thank you for joining us, everybody. the votes in and several states are looking to november. here are some primary results for you n kentucky, senate republican leader mitch mcconnell will take on grimes who locked up the nomination. mcconnell got close to 60% of the vote to defeat his tea party challenger. in the georgia republican senate primary, it is going to a runoff. no candidate came near to 50% in the seven candidate primary field. right now it looks like congressman jack kingston will face per dmu july. in idaho, high stakes primary congressman mike simpson an ally of john boehner has 63% of the vote over brian smith w

nfl draft of six picks. bruce ellington from south carolina has speed. dahntay johnson, keith razor and kenneth aker, defensive tackle cale lep ramsey and tai millard. great draft by niners adding depth to their strong roster. corner back keith mcgill and t.j. carrie back in thepúfkz ba area. safety jonathan dali from western kentucky.ykdu bay area athletes standard offensive line man flemming is a patriot. ed reynolds is an eagle. quarterback david fail is on his way to chicago. cal linebacker corey ford is a saint. gaffney on his way to carolina. linebacker shane skoev is a free agent with the 49ers. earthquakes wore the red uniforms todaybzelu in honor of team's inaugural season 40 years ago. check out this long kick. the ball over to cordel cato. easy goal 24 minutes in. 72-minute mark on a free kick. dallas defender accidentally knocked the ball in own goal we call that. earthquakes win it, are 2-1. your final. kind of like the reds uniforms. what a day in sports. a little bit of everything. put putin, tracey mcgrady. we like to cover it all. >> th

as rookie's sign on to become multi- million dollar players in the nfl... a startling stat by sports illustrated shows 78% of former nfl players wind up bankrupt or close to broke. ed gjertsen vice president of mack investment securities joins us by skype this morning and you have actually been through this with players before. you've talked to some of these rookies. what was your experience? > > it's a different world working with the nfl players association and going to a couple of these rookies symposiums, there's a tremendous amount of pressure on these rookies and a lot of people don't understand. a lot of their friends and family and not only that, then they have to realize they have to pay for things like taxes. > > that is the key. people can go and buy a big home but you have to realize that you have to pay taxes forever until you leave that home... so the biggest player came out with about a $22 million contract this year. what would you advise? > > for somebody like that of course you're going to attract a lot of friends. friends you didn't know

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. >>> 249th pick for the 2014 nfl draft, the st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end. >>> every kid who puts pads on thinks about a moment like that and it happened finally for 24-year-old michael sam on saturday. heard his name, 249th pick by the rams. for some what happened next cast a shadow over what should have bean day of pure celebration. michael sam and his partner celebrated with a kiss. and for some like former giants running back der rick ward it was too much. i'm sorry that michael sam is no braino for doing that on national tv he tweeted. i'm fine with it being a new day and age but for him doing that on national tv is disgusting gay or not. he wrote. second year miami dolphins player tweeted omg, horrible expressions that got him fined and suspended by his dolphins team. joining me now to talk about that reaction, ken blackwell at the family research council and dale hansen the dean of texas sport casters who went viral with a little bit of, well an op-ed you might call it about sam going into the draft and ho

report it he hadly suing nfl films. tmz sports the players say they never agreed to the use of the image for free forever. nfl film says the player signed away the right when they signed their contract. matter scheduled to good before a judge this summer. >> construction worker has been killed in a fall in san mateo o. happened late this afternoon at construction site on south delaware street. former home of the bay meadow race track. spokesperson for cal/osha state safety agency tells us an employee fell 15 feet or so and died. we were overhead as the agency carried out its initial investigation. company running the construction site tri point homes has no violations over the past 5 years. >>> heart broken mother is making a public plea tonight for young people to take their focus off the phones and pay more attention to their surroundings. san leandro britney silva was killed last night by an amtrak train. her mother says the teenager was texting and listening to music when it happened. tell laura now in san leandro.

and author of "alone in the trenches, my life as a gay man in the nfl." mike, michael sam's agent did not want to speculate on this question everyone is asking whether he slipped in the draft because of the publicity around him being gay. what do you think? >> projected to be a fifth round before the public knew he was gay. he did not do well in the combine. put up as few weights as a he did slipped to seven. so we don't know why, but it's totally plausible, given his overall resume that he would slip. the reason he went, the coach of the rams said he didn't work out well, but he was so good on the field. at least one team wanted him. >> there was some ugliness after the moment he was announced. but to put it in perspective, miami dolphins player don jones tweeted omg, horrible, after seeing the kiss. he then put out an apology statement. i felt like we were running to twitter to search for horrible things people were saying but it was not that much. that seems to be the story so far, not that big deal. in the way that people have dealt with it. >> i know

now he is making history in the nfl. reporting live in san francisco, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> an officer-involved shooting in the east bay ended with at least one man injured and another under arrest. alameda county deputies say it started with a robbery at a 7-eleven store in san leandro this morning. according to deputies, they attempted to stop two suspects at the scene when one man reached into his waist band and that's when a deputy opened fire. deputies say the other man took off in his car. he crashed his vehicle near highway 92 after a high-speed chase. >> we did confirm that the store had been robbed. we recovered the money on one of the suspects. and the clerk was smacked around a little bit by the suspects during the commission of this robbery. >> deputies say they haven't found the suspects' gun yet at the crime scene or in the getaway car. >>> well, there was some gusty winds throughout the bay area today. here's a live look at san jose, it's gorgeous out there. rob mayeda joins us. look at t

a guy who's not quite a defensive end, not quite an nfl linebacker. if you blitz a lot, you can get we with that. but let me tell you something else here. and i hate to be somewhat of a killjoy here, but this could be just a little bit of a publicity stunt in this sense. the st. louis rams last year were second to last in the national football league in total attendance. only the oakland raiders drew less than the rams. and they've got that big old dome in st. louis to try to fill. so what better way than to get michael sam from nearby university of missouri, a why who was very popular with his teammates, very popular with the public there, university of missouri is huge in that entire area, so they cannot be discounted here. >> i want to bring that up moment where she was celebrating there at home with his family and certainly with his boyfriend there. i guess, i have to ask, you know, it's not something we see every day among a football player, an openly gay football player. how do you think this is going to play in terms of, you know, the locker ro

the nfl sent a clear message, it's okay if you're an a nfl player for you to embrace your boyfriend on national television but not okay for you as an nfl player to embrace your faith. we saw last year where there were those involved in the draft where speculating on where tebow might go saying that no team will pick him up because of the media circus that will follow him when in fact there was a bias against his faith. here, he was the heisman trophy winner, when you compare skills, no comparison. the media circus will follow closely behind sams. what is disturbing here, i'm a free market person. i think the team has a right to pick him up. he has a right to play. no problem there whatsoever. here you have a player in miami, don jones tweets out oh, man, after this kiss he doesn't like it. what happens to him? he is sent to reeducation camp. >> he tweeted out omg horrible. >> that was an expression. >> go ahead, bernard. what is that? should he be punished for tweeting omg horrible? >> michael sam's jersey i bought on saturday night is number two ahead of the number one draft pick. the

i'm not sure the nfl itself got directly involved as much as the nfl team the philadelphia eagles were involved. >> the team fined him. and chris, i know that you have a strong opinion about this and maybe you also feel those comments are perhaps a little more -- can you compare them more to what sterling said? a majority of your team is that color. on an ownership level this is completely different. donald sterling had a history. he had a history that showed that kind of guy so it really blew up in his face. >> he did. >> and i think this -- go on. >> i think the sterling comments have had an impact on the entire sports world. football, hockey, baseball. it put owners on notice, everyone on notice. that racism will not be tolerated. and whether you're an owner, you're going to be ostracized. and hopefully sets a standard. if this happens again in any other professional football or other league, for example. >> some important soul searching that needs to go on and on. >> we have been talking about boka shsharam. critics are saying that critics have dropped the ball years ago. we will h

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in the 2014 nfl draft, the st. louis rams select michael sam, defensive end, missouri. >> and pretty close to that same moment, michael sam was on the phone with st. louis rams head coach jeff fisher, and you can see that moment very emotional there. his boyfriend was standing right next to him. sam talked about what it meant to him later on that night. >> i am overwhelmed. i'm excited. and i'm proud to be a ram. i knew i was going to get picked somewhere. and every team that passed me, i was thinking how i'm going to sack their quarterback. i'm proud to give everything i've got for st. louis. so many people are proud of the st. louis organization for being the one to make history. >> and the congratulations started pouring in after that. even from president barack obama. in a statement, the white house said, "the president congratulates michael sam, the rams and the nfl for taking an important step forward today in our nation's journey. from the playing field to the corporate boardroom, lgbt americans prove every

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he is one of eight former nfl players who are now suing the nfl league. saying instead of surgery when they were hurt, they got pills. instead of time off to heal, they got injections to dull the pain. they say the nfl wants only one thing, a winning team. and the health of their players be damned. with me from houston dawson, an 11-year veteran of the football league. doug, you understand the culture of the league and you played through the same sort of era as those who are suing the league right now. can you give me a bit of a feel for whether there is merit, at least in what you witnessed, to the allegations that are work made? >> well in my experience, ashleigh, there's a tremendous amount of pressure to play when you're hurt, but in my experience, the pressure was put on by me. i developed early in my career tendonitis in my achilles and was trying to do everything i could to get on the field. i took injections. i took things for pain. i took anti-inflammatories really beyond the prescribed dose because i was in so much pain. it was really the pressu

i don't think the nfl really is as concerned as they show. the nfl is more of a bottom line league. if i it doesn't affect their bottom line, they are not as concerned. do you think he's right? >> no, i don't. you're talking about the redskins and then what he said about black people. so it's completely two different things. i think if the commissioner of the nfl faced this, he would be on the same line. he's already talking about banning the "n" word when guys are tackling each other, he would be upfront if an owner did the same thing. >> i'm going to go around the horn and see if anyone disagrees. >> i think he's right. i think it's unconscienable that the washington football team is called what it is called. it's a bigoted term. it's not something that is accepted to use in polite or impolite company and dan schneider hat no, sir been cracked down and is as awful of an owner as donald sterling is a disgrace. >> i understand what you're saying. but let's just say the same situation and it was an nfl owner, you don't think that roger goodell would move to get rid of them? >> it's v

right now, they are negotiating with the nfl. under the current deal, right tv pays about 1 billion a year for the rights of those games. we have said that this at&t directv deal is all about the driving force behind it. are we on the right track? >> it is becoming increasingly clear that at&t bonds directv. it is the premier sports provider. nfl sunday ticket has been a big part of direct tvs brand offering. stuart: that blows me away. $49 billion. essentially to put life sporting event anywhere anytime. >> right. at&t does paint a big, broad picture of convergence. they have this broad picture of they want to do with directv. stuart: bundling, it is not popular. people do not want to have their landline and internet and cable tv all bundled together. do you think that there is a chance that they may unbundle the sports package so if i want it i can just by sports? >> at this point, they really want to provide an online video offering. they have the technology to do that. as part of the sunday ticket negotiations, directv is pro

he fit in the nfl. there are questions that there isn't a clear position for him at the nfl level. i think that hurt him more than anything else. >> reporter: but sam has p persevered before. today welcomed by new teammates and celebrated by those who call him a pioneer. >> we're going to rock it. next season and all the seasons to come, we're going to be rocking in st. louis. >> reporter: he's made history. and now he's ready to play ball. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> now to new details on that deadly hot air balloon accident in rural virginia. this morning we know what caused it to catch fire and explode in the middle of the sky. as we learn more about the victims onboard, luke russert continues to follow the story for us. luke, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lester. while two of the victims have been found, all three have been identified. this as we begin to learn more details about just what went wrong on that hot air balloon flight. officials say the balloon was coming in f

we have to look at the nfl as a whole. as auto who whole players won't or do anything in public that will look negative in regards to michael sam. they may be fearful for fines or fearful for their jobs. that's present. what is also true is there are a lot of men in the nfl who just don't give a damn. they just don't. truth of the matter is they already played with openly gay players they just aren't open to the public but open on their team. i know this personally. we also know for a fact it's been a long history way back since vince lombardi where players have been gay, coaches and other players have known and they have dealt with it. you know, i think by in large what you're seeing is just an nfl that has decided to go we have known this. it's out. let's move on. >> lz, there are people saying out there there's a double standard. tim tebow when he came into the league, there were a lot of people but i don't remember players but a lot of people making fun for him for his overt religion and they didn't get backlash that p

the nfl draft. incredibly enough, not linebacker shane scov. reportedly he has just signed with the raiders as an undrafted free agent. quarterback david fails became the first san jose state quarterback to be drafted since mike perez back in 1988. don't call in. jeff garcia went undrafted folks. fails was picked by the chicago bears in the sixth round. he threw 66 touchdowns in just two seasons with the spartans. and as we told you earlier in the newscast, linebacker michael sam has become the first openly gay player in the nfl and the missouri story won't have to go very far as it was selected in the draft's final round by the st. louis rams. as the 249th overall pick. >>> 49ers, went on the defense with five of their seven choices this final day including three more defensive backs. here's a fun note on fourth round pick bruce ellington -- he was also a point guard for the university of south carolina basketball team. just to save that for a cocktail party or not and just throw it out. the raider

the nfl st. louis rams made sam the league's first openly gay player picking him with the 249th pick of yesterday's draft. he was the all-american at the university of missouri and now stating in state as a pro. >> i'm proud to give everything i got for st. louis. so many people are proud of st. louis organization for being the one to make history. michael sam revealed his sexuality to his college teammates last fall and went public in february. shortly after, he was drafted sam tweeted this photo with him wearing a new rams cap and looking pretty happy right now. >> let's talk about michael sam with commentators. nice to see you guys. so, mark, lots of talk certainly in the last 24 hours about this. even the president has you saw congratulating him. what kind of reaction will he receive practicing with the team and after that assuming he makes it? >> first of all, i think he'll make the team. i think he'll get a warm welcom from his teammates. i think that we would be naive if we were to assume

-l nfl loosening its pot policy. according to espn the league is planning to reduce the penalty for positive marijuana tests. lindsay says they should let team owners decide if they want their employees smoking since it might affect their job performance. michelle tweets only in america does the nfl loosen reins on marijuana yet sends players to sensitivity classes for personal comments. to show youth is okay to use any type of drug is despicable. >> time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. up first, the good. a homeless man's honesty tested twice after finding a lost wallet filled with cash once again. he turned it in to police. last year he turned one in. rihanna retweeted a photo taking aim at a teenager who re-created one of her outfits. >> everyone have a great weekend. "fox & friends" starts now. ♪ ♪ ♪ head out ♪ on the highway ♪ lookin' ♪ for adventure ♪ >> live from new york city, it is national ride your bike to work day. here on 48th street. >> this is a great way to wake up. it's chea

senate is pushing pressure on the nfl to endorse a name change for the washington redskins, calling the franchise's name a racial slur. ♪ ♪ >>> thailand has been taken over by the military. a curfew has come in to effect. no one can leave their homes between 10:00 in the evening and 5:00 in the morning. the military has suspended the contusion, and it's banned gatherings of more than five people. also ordered the acting prime minister and his government to report to an army base. veronica pa drough pedrosa is i. >> reporter: and with that announcement, thailand came under military rule of the chief of the armed forces and his comrades in uniform have taken overall functions of government. a full reversal of what he had said when he announced marshall law two days earlier. all radio and television stations have been ordered to only broadcast army material. they are playing cold war martial anthems. citizens have one order today taye in their homes a curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. >> i think it's very stupid. >> reporter: why? >> making people crazy and nothing. and they will fig

mark had a great experience in the nfl. obviously, what we're hearing from the plaintiffs is that they did not. as i said, it rings true. i have covered the nfl since the '80s. i don't anything per se. i don't know for sure. but i do know this. that the team in washington especially would keep injury information from the reporters. i would have to call a player in a hospital room in one case to find out what was wrong with him. is that wrong? we don't know. but mark is telling us a good story of his personal experience, and that's wonderful, but i think we have to listen to this, and with the concussion story and the concussion lawsuit, martha, and now this -- this is bad news for the national football league. >> i want to switch gears and move to the redskins. 50 senators signed on to a letter calling on the washington redskins to change the name of the team. let me get a quick reaction from both of you. christine, i think i know what you're going to say. does this make a difference? >> this is big news. it sure does. it's

the nfl is on the offensive this morning, following a new lawsuit filed by a group of retired players over the use of narcotics to treat pain. >> the nfl has created a culture of drug distribution and massive abuse to get them back on the field as soon as possible, notwithstanding any injuries or limitations they may have. >> reporter: those players are accusing the league of supplying them with powerful painkillers and other drugs that kept them in the game, but led to serious complications later in life. they say team doctors and trainers dispense drugs illegally without obtaining prescriptions or warning of the possible side effects. the suit names eight players as plaintiffs. but lawyers who are seeking class-action status for the case says more than 500 other former players have signed on. among them, hall of famer, richard dent, who suffered a broken toe in 1990. >> the biggest issue is that when you start looking for the information, and it's not there, that you know, you got shot up 16 times in that toe for 8 weeks in a row. >> reporter: violent hits like this one broke quarte

. >>> several former players including a 49er are suing the nfl. they are accusing the league of illegally giving them painkillers and risky drugs. kpix 5's brian webb is at the federal courthouse in san francisco. some shocking allegations from inside the locker room, brian? >> reporter: allen, eight former players filed the lawsuit here in the federal courthouse behind me with many more hundreds waiting in the wings all basically claiming they are damaged goods thanks to the nfl's doctors and drugs. eight players are listed as part of the lawsuit filed in san francisco's federal court including former 49er jeremy newberry. >> you would have 20 to 25 guys standing with your pants half down waiting in line for a doctor who has 100 different syringes lined up and you're walking through, they're sticking you one at a time. >> reporter: newberry played for the nfl. he was routinely medicated, he said, to stop the swelling and mask the pain by team doctors he trusted. >> doctors say this is okay, acceptable, why are you going to question a doctor like

blessed is good to be the nfl. qwest clearly, you get a lot of dudley, --eir is qwest clearly, you get a lot of leverage. >> does directly -- directv get to renew the package? >> yes. ke$hanly, it is the nfl leverage. maybe they will increase dollars there are other clauses and they want to get out in the marketplace sooner to take advantage of the top television. that this has been a package, the linchpin of driving growth in directv. it has been an exclusive package. the feeling in the marketplace is this maybe the last exclusive deal they do. going forward, they may want to offer the back edge up to netflix and apple. qwest so it would be streamed at the same time? >> correct. dollars are there. is that band was going to be there? road, onears down the of the things that might be adjusted going forward is the length of the deal were the nfl can go back in the marketplace where they can see opportunities. how much do you think the nfl sunday ticket was worth, valued as part of the $48,000 deal? >> is around $1 bi

anyway, big landmark day for the nfl. congrats to him. >>> coming up, a mother who quite literally took a leap of faith. she jumped three stories from her burning apartment building to save herself and her baby. >>> and ahead in our next half hour, a rare set of twins born in ohio but what they were doing when they were born their mother will never forget. you are watching abc's "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" ♪ when you recognize something isn't right, make the call to the veterans crisis line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. ♪ i need you and your love too ♪ come on baby and rescue me ♪ come on baby and rescue me ç ♪ i need you by my side ♪ can't you see that >>> a massachusetts mother recovering this morning after literally taking a leap of faith to save the lives of herself and her baby. >> it was a split-second decision that forced her to risk paralysis to save them both. abc's linzie janis has her story. >> reporter: a boston area mother is thankful to be alive after having to jump to saf

for the nfl population it's a rate of 3.2%. in the nba, the three-year average is 13 incidents per year. that equates to 2.9%. major league baseball averages about 14 a year, or a rate of 1.9%. the nhl was the lowest. two arrests or citations a year. a rate of 0.3%. the common thread here, according to the fbi's annual report, crime in the united states, nationwide the arrests were 388,000 per 100,000 people. or rate of 3.8%. the average population commits crimes at a higher rate than the athletes of these sports. while the spike in legal problems for a few 49ers players has spawned an awful lot of media attention it does not speak to an overall trend. to argue the professional athletes are running rampant over our legal system, well, that simply is not true. we're just getting started. coming up next on "reality check" special, the current congress is tanking in the polls. how does its productivity compare to the so-called worst congress of all time. harry truman's doing nothing congress. and the google buses are inspiring hot

"we have an nfl team called the redskins. i don't think the nfl is really concerned as they show. the nfl is more of a bottom line league. if it doesn't affect their bottom line, they're not concerned." >>> there is an apparent front-runner for the job. "new york daily news" reached out to broadcaster and former player steve kerr just three hours after firing jackson. the job is his if he wants it. the warriors are also talking to bay area native van gundy. the star and pointguard in martinez before he got into coaching. >>> now, here's a first pitch you may never see again. >> a baby t-rex stopping by petco park in san diego. kind of scary. they tossed out the ceremonial first pitch. holding the ball there in his teeth and then whipping the head around. >> you can't do it that way. >> yeah. threw out to the pitch to the san diego mascot. watch out. dinosaur was there to promote "walking with dinosaur" show coming to san diego later this year. actually so realistic. >> apparently that is the baby. amazing. >>> it's 5:26. another exclusive look inside the levi's stadium is coming u

major lawsuit against the nfl. former players accuse the league of drugging them while hurt to keep them on the field. their disturbing allegations. >>> stolen from church, a mother's car and the 10-month-old baby in the back seat. the unpredictable turn of events. the prayers answered and the search for suspects. >>> the number of american homes without smoke detectors and why some of the devices do not do enough when it is time to escape a fire. >>> big victory on "dancing with the stars" last night. the intense competition at the end. the trophy winner and the buzz on-line and backstage. that's in "the skinny" on this wednesday, may 21st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now" with john muller and diana perez. >>> good wednesday morning, everyone. let's start this half hour with the nfl. once again the target of a lawsuit by many of the former players. >> the league is accused of putting profits ahead of the health of the players. they say teams used powerful drugs to keep them on the field no mat

in the nfl sexuality is supposed to take place off camera. and the fans should only find out about it when the charges are filed. folk, i'm up set and i'm not the only one. >> jones of the doll fines tweeted ong and horrible. >> former super bowl champion tweeted quote i'm sorry but that michael sam is no bueno for doing that on national tv. man you, you got little kids look he draft. >> stephen: yeah, no bueno. kids are watching. now we'll have to answer their uncomfortable questions like daddy, can we stop watching the 7th round of the nfl draft? it's been 48 hours and i want to go to sleep. (applause) listen up, you can sleep once the steelers fill the holes in their secondary, young man. now folks don't get me wrong, i'm a tolerant guy, i don't care who you love as long as you don't launch your body in another man's skull like a missile-- missile made of pure hate but this kiss made people uncomfortable. just ask an expert on making people uncomfortable. >> i thought when he, you know, when he was really going at it, i mean whether-- i ha

do you think michael sam will be an nfl player? >> he definitely will be an nfl player. it just comes down to when and if he'll be signed to a team. i mean, there's no way that the s.e.c. defensive player of the year is going to be left on the boards. he's definitely going to have a chance. every team wants to see him play and people have gathered around him to support the fact that he's the first openly gay player and they want him to be able to play and they want progress to continue. >> top college player but that he didn't perform as well as some people wanted him to in the combine in your view shouldn't make a difference? >> well, it definitely makes a difference. and the way i started thinking about it is this, every team wants to manage both expectations for the players and also their finances, right? so, if you think about it, if they were to get one of the best players, right, at a lesser cost, that would actually be a cost/benefit analysis to them and they are looking for any bit and piece they can count against a player. now, in michael sam's predicament, unfo

why, nfl? why, in 2014? >> and there was a while we thought he wouldn't be drafted. >> it went forever. only seven players drafted after him. there were questions about his skill based on the combine and the way he worked out. but it was just, i think, the right moment. the nfl needed this. i think the country needed this. >> a lot of social media comment last night. one from the dolphins second year defensive back don jones who tweeted out, omg right after the video of the kiss aired. when somebody asked if he was referring to the embrace, he responded horrible. they've since taken the tweet down. >> the dolphins were the ones with the bullying story. that continues. the nfl has been the last bastion of male supremacy. and yes, there were gay players, who were, of course, not out, even in the '60s and '70s. i think it's about time. >> going forward. if he doesn't do well. all eyes will be on michael sam. >> and now the question becomes, does he make the team? jason collins is playing in the playoffs in the

and the nfl players' association. we've got some of the nation's foremost brainec perts and we have doctors who work with kids every day from all over the country. we've got leaders in pop warner and little league and underarmour and espn participating and members of congress like joyce beatty and tim bishop and bill pascrall, all of whom have taken a big interest in this and because we're all here and are looking for information, even if we may not agree on everything, the one thing we can agree on is that sports are vital to this country and it's a responsibility for us to make sure that young, talented kids like tori areicip possible and that we're doing our jobs as parents, school administrators, coaches to look after them the way they need to be looked after. that's job number one. the good news is across the country people eagerly signed up to participate here. they recognize this is an issue that is worth paying attention to. we've seen all 50 states pass laws requiring con cussed athletes to get a medical clea

the brand new lawsuit against the nfl. were star players fed drugs to keep them playing? >>> berger alert. the recall is expanding. our dr. richard besser investigates. >>> and getting out alive. tonight, our experiment. how effective are smoke detectors in your home? and some big surprises about what you should do. >>> and tonight, the big dance. behind the scenes, the unlikely new dancing star inspiring millions of americans. how does she do it? >>> good evening to you on this tuesday night. as we come on the air, we're hearing more of this big, stunning hit on the nfl today. some of the nation's biggest athletes are suing the league, claiming a secret world of deception by the league. claiming painkillers were given out like candy. encouraging players to play with broken bones and in agonizing pain. jim avila has been studying these breaking details. >> reporter: violent hits like this one broke super bowl player jim mcmahon's neck. an injury he says nfl doctors never told him about. leaving him to play hurt for years. so, he and 500 other players are suing the league.

. >> the 2014 nfl draft, the st. louis rams select michael sam. >> michael sam was overcome with emotion when he got the news. he was selected late in the seventh round to become a st. louis ram. he expressed his emotion during a phone call. >> i'm proud to give everything i've got for st. louis. so many people are proud of the st. louis organization for being the one to make history. >> sam is the first openly gay player to ever be drafted in the nfl. he is aware of his status in the history books. >> hey, are there going to be idiots out there that say stupid stuff? yeah, i'm not worried upt that. i'm worrying about the guy next to me, the guy in front of me. i got to prove myself. >> sam says he is determined to prove he is a good professional football player who just happens to be gay. when the s.e.c. co-defensive player of the year came out in february, there was a lot of talk about teams shying away from choosing him because of his sexual orientation. rams coach jeff fisher. >> you know, this is the second hist