The first openly gay player drafted in a major american sport. The big question now, what happens next . Will michael sam make the team . We explore that. I think clearly this is the issue that the democrats have been running away from. Democrats havent missed it. The strategy for 2014 on the sunday morning talkfest. An about will . It could be a landmark move. Others say its a disaster. Reaction ahead. Msnbcs ronan farrow talks about his irish roots and a Famous Family member connected to hollywood ofiesteryear. Hello, everyone, its hoon in the east, 9 00 out west. Heres whats happening right now. 249th pick in the 2014 nfl draft, michael sam, defensive end. Better late than never. In the seventh round with just seven picks left, michael sam became the first openly gay player to be drafted in the nfl. Sam later spoke to knbc affiliate ksdk after getting the big news. I am overwhelmed. Im excited. And im proud to be a ram. As the weekend went by, what were you feeling like as draft pic
Were coming out of that. Nbcs luke russert. Do we know what happened . As of right now, we do not. What we can say is the balloon actually went into the power line. Why did it go into the power line, if it was weather related, if it was pilot error, that has not been figured out at this time. We know the ntsb has been dispatched and are assisting in the effort. Some harrowing accounts of eyewitnesses from what they saw. Take a listen to the virginia official describing what eyewitnesses told them. Thats what we had witnesses tell us, they may have seen two jump or possibly somehow they got out. Whether they leapt on their own or maybe the basket and the condition of it, they fell, we dont know that for certain. Weve also seen video that people have provided us, that it does have that appearance, is two people exited in whatever fashion the basket. That sort of goes along the lines of what some eyewitnesss told our affiliate, alex. One eyewitness saying they actually heard someone in th
Anywhere else. A team in protective suits boarding a flight at Logan Airport after five passengers displayed flulike symptoms. Once again false alarm. Same thing in bell view hospital in new york city two patients were released after it was determined they did not have ebola. In louisiana a judge blocked incinerated items from Thomas Duncan to be disposed in alandf. Ronan, you were speaking to some people who got an update from phams mother. Shes doing well. She feels very, you know, supported now. She knows that everybody is praying for her and to be with her. Especially in the difficult time. How is nina doing this morning. What can you tell us ability the community . Thats right, jose. She has received the blood transfusion from dr. Kent brantly. Shes in stable condition and that shes apparently been, according to members of the community you mentioned, facetiming with her mother saying shes feeling relatively well. Were keeping an eye on. That as you mentioned, theres been an incre
Give me an update whats going on in dallas with the new patient, newly named ms. Pham. Reporter in the hospital behind me, nina pham is in Isolation Unit where days previous she was treating Thomas Eric Duncan, who is now sadly deceased. People are looking for where any breach of protocol may have occurred and whether that contributed to her getting the disease. Thats one thing under investigation today. And, of course, we are all waiting for an update on how she may be reacting to that treatment that you mentioned, that she has received some of the blood from dr. Kent brantly. What we are hearing from the community here and from family and friends is that she is facetiming with her famimother other family members and in good spirits. I spoke to her catholic church, vietnamese congregation last night. They held a special prayer vigil, about 30 minutes from here in ft. Worth. And they called on the world to pray for a member of their flock, nina pham. One person i talked to after that s
Common side effects include nausea, trouble sleeping and unusual dreams. I am very proud. I love myself as a nonsmoker. Ask your doctor if chantix is right for you. Good afternoon, everyone. Im joy reid and this is the reid report coming to you from the nations capital. We start with breaking news out of that Pentagon Press conference that ended just moments ago. Hours after Britains Parliament authorized participation in iraq air strikes. America secretary of defense said that the coalition is growing but that this will be a long campaign. Sustaining our broad, diplomatic economic and military campaign, will require a longterm commitment. From the United States and all of our partners and allies. This will not be an easy or brief effort. We are at the beginning, not the end. Sdwoments are happening by the hour. Heres what we know so far. The pentagon says allies have conducted a total of 43 air strikes in syria to date and more than 200 in iraq. This may be the overwhelming victory th