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Of the computer outage are not being monitored there. the outage has affected flights from airports in new york, washington, you have delays of two hours being reported in baltimore. southwest has now joined with american airlines as confirming their flights have been affected. michael sam, the first openly gay player drafted by the nfl, is stepping away from the game to focus on his health. nbc's gatt t nbc's gadi schwartz has that story. >> michael sam! >> reporter: in college, michael sam rumbled with confidence, fast and powerful. he made history as the first openly gay player drafted in...

But after being cut by the st. louis rams and disappointment in the canadian football league -- >> one of the challenges for michael sam -- >> friday night michael sam pulled back tweeting: "the last 12 months have been very difficult for me to the point where i became concerned for my mental health. because of this i am going to step away from the game at this time." online, many responded with the same hate sam has faced for years. dr. chris donahue says "an athlete is expected to perform under pressure." >> it takes all your mental health to feel solid and secure and be focused. >> but sam'...

Player, but it's the moment that he got the news that's really turning heads. >> reporter: it's a moment in history, sealed with a kiss. football player michael sam celebrating with his boyfriend moments after learning he was drafted by the st. louis rams, becoming the first openly gay player in the nfl. >> the st. louis rams select michael sam. >> reporter: sam was drafted in the seventh round ending months of speculation on whether he would even be selected at all. after publicly coming out in february, the defensive end urged the league to focus on his ability in a recent visa commercial. >...

Judge's ruling that a national day of prayer is unconstitutional. the judge likened the day to, quote, encouraging citizens to practice magic. meanwhile, the usa army has uninvited billy graham's son, evangelist franklin graham, from leading a pentagon prayer service because of graham's recent comments on islam being evil. quote, evil. there's a lot going on there. >> a couple of really interesting stories that we need to dig into. >> absolutely. >> and we will. try to get franklin graham on as well. let's go to willie geist right now. willie, tebow got selected but not by the team i was expec...

There, that was their excuse. graham was on our show yesterday and made his feelings about islam quite clear. >> i do not agree with the religion at all. if you look at what the religion does to women, women alone, it is just horrid so yes, i speak out for women. i speak out for the people that live under islam, that are enslaved by islam and i want them to know that they can be free, free through faith in jesus christ and christ alone. >> so many people believe that the army acquiesced to the request of that one group to not have graham there. graham says he strongly supports the u.s. militar...