Of support for michael sam, the young man who . The nevils first openly gay player. The defensiv defensive lineman e world he is gay. Messages of support have poored in around the world around the white house. First Lady Michelle obama and Vice President joe biden tweeted their support. This is a huge story. We think about it, tony, as society begins to support guy rights issues. One day they would have an actively guy player. As to when makes michael sans announce because it comes right before the nfl draft. Entering the league in a round that cost literally thousands of dollars for a player. I dont think it can hurt his draft status. I think the fact that hes coming out before the draft and being forward and up front with all the nfl personnel is very good positive sign. So he just wanted to make sure that that weight was off of his chest, and everyone knew the full story going in. Are you not concerned some teams will shy away from sam because of this announcement . I hope they dont
Man weeks. Today president obama signed an Emergency Declaration for georgia, and other states, and they have also declare states of emergency as rain and snowfall across the region and people prepare for what could be a repeat of last month. Thats when atlanta experienced massive gridlock. Drivers were stuck in the cars for hours and hours, around children ended up sleeping at their schools. Robert ray is in roswell, georgia, ten miles from downtown atlanta. Hey robert, i just saw someone take an evening jog behind you, so clearly the conditions are okay at the moment, but things are about to change, right . Reporter yes, tony. Continue was doing a quick jog before the storm hits. Smart man, i would say. All is clear here in the Atlanta Metro area right now. This is roswell suburb, a place that usual lie would b usually d with people Walking Around to the restaurants. One restaurant is open here but everyone else is shut down. The oh governor has put a harsh issue on everyone, saying
Hello. Welcome to todays edition of Worldwide Exchange. Im ross westgate. And im kelly evans. Ubs hit by legal charges and restructuring. Bp Fourth Quarter net profit beats forecasts by almost 4 million. Well bring you an interview with the ceo first on cnbc in the next half hour. Fueled by a weaker yen and strong sales of cameras in the u. S. And shares in virgin media rally after an offer for a takeover that could value the uk cable operator at 20 billion. All right. Welcome to tuesday. Its get together tuesday. Coordinated, as well. The final print for the eurozone is finally come in, 48. 6, a little better than the forecast of 48. 2. May i just say, though, the employment index, look at that, 46. 1, which is just barely better than the flash estimate but still the lowest since december 2009. On a downward trajectory. Its not germany where the final composite was 54. 4. Its the periphery still. Frances final january pmi falls to 46. 1. France is where the concern is. We have Francoi
Theyre in here every week. Vinyl or vintage, why some say the old plastic is back in style. An aid convoy came under ago in the syrian city of homs. Four workers were injured, and one truck was hit by bullets. There is conflicting reports about who is responsible. The fighting cut short the threeday ceasefire agreed upon friday. Today 80 people were evacuated from the people and many more are expected to leave throughout the week. The attacks on the innocent are on the rise in afghanistan. An u. N. Report said last year was the deadliest for civilians since 2009. Jane ferguson has that story from kabul. Reporter its people like this who bleed the most in conflicts civilians shots blown up and battered by two warring sides. A teenager was simply standing too close to a suicidebomber last week. There was an explosion. It threw me and i was unconscious. After that i got up and was very dizzy. I fell down again. I couldnt see. Reporter he is part of a growing number of civilian casualties
New details tonight from the private diaries of Philip Seymour hoffman. According to nbc news, the 46yearold oscar winners private thoughts reveal that he was troubled by demons, struggled to control them with narcotics anonymous meetings and was addicted to heroin. Hoffman is believed to have died from a heroin overdose after police found him with a needle in his arm february 2nd. Multiple sources familiar with the contents of the diaries say the late actors entries and i want to quote here, hard to read with scribbled lines, sentences that ran into each other implying he could have been keeping it and maintaining it as he was actually under the influence of heroin. Bob forcester is a recovering addict and a counselor on celebrity rehab. Let me start with this question of the demons. That could mean a lot of things. It could be a general thing or something specific. He was seeing, having been through this, anyone who suffers an addiction obviously is battling demons. But what do you t