i heard about jacki robinson. >> that puts into context how important jacki robinson was in american history. we've been highlighting a lot of big moments significant times in the civil rights movements this is an unbelievably significant part in the movement. you saw the movie. how was it--start with strictly from an entertainment standpoint. >> i did a review of it on the show we do, "what the flick today" with a couple other critics. the other is a baseball fan and one guy who knows nothing about sports whatsoever. he really enjoyed it. i was looking for some of the things from a baseball point of view that i knew would irritate me but there really weren't that many. if you can let it go, they had to obviously train these guys to look like ball players, it's a pretty compelling story. if i were--if they had asked my opinion, which they did not little less disney and a little more real. we don't need to disney up this story. this is one of the most powerful stories in american history. and it had a disney quality to it. >> michael: you mentioned there were one other movie the jacki

[laughter] >> i can't follow jackie robinson with that. you have to sort of a respect to what you just came from. and a lot of times, you know, what i have also seen is really disturbing. you will see people within the industry who almost three you like a person who got to sit down in a restaurant -- the owner set you in this seat, but then the host is, like, how did you get past me? how did you get past me to sit in the seat? i want to back outside -- and they want to see you back outside and put you in your proper place. and that is really disturbing. you have to remember, oh, no, this is what i just did and this is what i aspire to do. take up to one of your -- tavis: to your earlier point, you just hit the send and zell is a good example as well. zel is a good example as well. ,he name is chadwick boseman the start of the new film about the life and legacy of jackie robinson, "42." it is well on its way to making a lot more money. great to see you. that is our show for tonight. thank's for watching. till next time, keep the faith. >> f

he wanted the focus to be on jackie robinson, but he also did not want the distraction of having, for instance, harrison ford in his movie. i fully understood and agreed with him. risk in that,s a though. there is a risk in being able to disappear in that character. you are not intimidated about that at all? >> no, i thought it was great fun. the first time i was on stage i had a pillow under my jacket and power in my hair. that is the fun of it, the whole game for me. tavis: what is your read of the significance of this moment in history? >> i think it accelerated the opportunities for the civil- rights movement and for racial progress to be made. if it had not happen in baseball, i think it would have been a number of years before the progress that was made by the civil rights movement would have started. yous: what does that say to then about the power of sport? >> it is extraordinary. , youngerto remember people might not remember, -- >> did you just call me an old man? [laughter] >> ipod uf fellow traveler. -- i called you a fellow traveler. i am talking about something i think i

. >>> finally, jackie robinson, baseball and race in america a. new film about his life is out this weekend. why his story is so meaningful even to a younger generation in the age of president obama. joining us for a special conversation jackie robinson's wife of 26 years, rachel robinson, and historian and documentary filmmaker ken burns. >>> and good sunday morning the excuse my laryngitis. on tuesday a bipartisan group of senators will present its lo long-awaited plan for immigration reform, the so-called gang of eight, has wrapped up months of negotiations and will present a bill that includes a pathway to s citizenship for many of the 11 million immigrants who are here without documentation. with us now the man at the center of bringing this group together, republican senator from florida, marco rubio. senator, welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> i have to apologize for sounding like peter brady from "the brady buncbunch" this morn. so bear with me. >> i just thought were you getting emotional. >> let's ge

. >>> finally, jackie robinson, baseball and race in america a. new film about his life is out this weekend. why his story is so meaningful even to a younger generation in the age of president obama. joining us for a special conversation jackie robinson's wife of 26 years, rachel robinson, and historian and documentary filmmaker ken burns. documentary filmmaker ken burns. >>> and good sunday morning the excuse my laryngitis. on tuesday a bipartisan group of senators will present its long-awaited plan for immigration reform, the so-called gang of eight, has wrapped up months of negotiations and will present a bill that includes a pathway to citizenship for many of the 11 million immigrants who are here without documentation. with us now the man at the center of bringing this group together, republican senator from florida, marco rubio. senator, welcome back to "meet the press." >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> i have to apologize for sounding like peter brady from "the brady bunch" this morning. i'm a little under the weather to bear with me.

it's jackie robinson day throughout major league baseball tomorrow. we'll hear from harrison ford who i spoke with for press pass this week. he plays dodger owner branch ricky in the film. here with me documentary filmmaker ken burns and jackie robinson's wife of 26 years, rachel robinson. mrs. robinson, it is just an honor too much you here. thank you very much. >> oh, thank you for having me. i'm so thrilled about the film that i love talking about it. >> and, ken, always great to see you. let me start with you, mrs. robinson. it construction me that you were recently at the white house and the first lady spoke so enthusiastically about this film. she made the observation about how much has changed since jackie robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. what strikes you about how relevant jackie robinson's story is even today? >> oh, i think it is relevant. i think one needs to know, particularly young people, need to know the history of that era so that they can make comparisons between then and now and we have made a lot of progress in america,

talking about jackie robinson and a lot of people. >> jackie robinson came before dr. king and refused to sit in the back of the bus and refused to get up and was prosecuted for it before rosa parks. >> ten years before rosa parks. >> yeah. >> he was -- i don't think people really realize how huge jackie robinson was. not only did he integrate baseball, not only did he integrate sports, he integrated society. >> yeah. >> he was huge. >> i was listening to george will this morning. he said jackie robinson was the second most important african-american figure in history. and i was like, who was number one? >> probably dr. king. >> has to be dr. king. is it dr. king or the person who was president who would be barack obama? but without -- >> without dr. king, there would not be an obama. you know, you can make the case either dr. king and jackie robinson were 1a paand 1b. >> good stuff. thank you, jackie robinson. >> thank you. >> we stand on the shoulders of giants. >>> a song about racial harmony now turning into comedy fodder. next, hear and see how much fun "saturday

not 20 now still head remembering jackie robinson. a look back at how we jackie robinson changed the face of baseball and how husband legacy is living on today. t >>o controversial comments what superstar justin bieber saidber about what of the most well known holocaust victims. fox 5 morning news continues after the break. >> nation yag cherry blossom festival to an end on saturday.t i love the blossoms, so pretty. this is followed by the efficient end on sunday and capital bike share has the cherry blossoms to thank for business. the red bicycles set a daily record on saturday with more than 11,000 riders. the previous record was set tuesday during peak bloom. the bike sharing system serves the district, arlington and alex cree dreea and has 175 stations a good way to do it. it's difficult to get down there, parking and serving really tough. good idea. >> i saw those red bikes everywhere down there yesterdayy great. >> a good way to see it. >> the only thing missing is the cherry blossoms thench were done. a week ago over before the

established the jackie robinson foundation, which has assisted over 1,400 college scholars with $30 million in direct financial support. >> rachel in her infinite wisdom realized that it wasn't enough to just give financial support to college students, young deserving minority college students, but that they needed to also receive the accompanying strategies for success through college. >> sometimes when i see rachel i kind of get tears because i feel so fortunate. >> now the foundation plans to reach further into the community and open the jackie robinson museum. >> we don't have places for people to study social issues, study the history, begin to plan for their own involvement in the society. >> dedicated to service and leadership tools, this living legend continues to invest her time in programs that will last. >> if we inspire people to take on more responsibility for others and for the society, then we will have done a lot of what we had intended to do. [ male announcer sensitive scalp, meet selsun science. ahhh, that's better. new selsun blue sensitive scalp. gets to the root

our look at the new film about the life and times of jackie robinson. >>> hello, everyone. as we come on the air this evening in the u.s., dawn has broken on another new day in north korea. and the world braces once again for the test of a north korean medium range missile that we have been expecting all week. but in an important new development tonight, china has agreed to step in the middle to try to reign in north korea's threats and ambitions. john kerry has been hopscotching across asia in an effort to dial back tensions. andrea mitchell is traveling with the secretary. she has more now from beijing. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good eek, lester. secretary kerry claims success, but china complained that the u.s. has been too aggressive in confronting pyongyang. in beijing, john kerry tried to persuade china's president xi jinping to lean own his ally north korea, arguing that pyongyang's erratic young leader is threatening the stability of the entire region. >> mr. president, this is obviously a critical time with some very challenging issues. >> reporter: in whi

on that day when jackie robinson took the field. and by the way, he took the field 3 years after he, 11 years, 1944, before rosa parks refused to go to the back of the bus. jackie robinson was a lieutenant in the army, was court-martialed for refusing to go to the back of the bus in ft. hood, texas, and won his case. >> wow. and he was also a great baseball player. how great? >> first of all, he was on a field, what african-americans were discouraged from being in life, confident, aristocratic. four-start athlete, four-sport athlete at ucla. football records. ncaa champion broad jumper. led the pacific coast in basketball shooting. and he didn't get to the big leagues until he was 28. >> wow. george will, thank you very much. >>> and now, we honor our fellow americans who serve and sacrifice. this week, the pentagon released the names of three soldiers killed in afghanistan. >>> that's all for today. thank you for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out "world news" with david muir tonight. and don't miss our web extra. i'll

by the time he left the game, jackie robinson was a legend. his story will hit the big screen this friday. we'll discuss his legacy and how sports helped shape the civil rights movement when we return. man: ♪ all in together now ♪ we can make it better, can we do it? ♪ ♪ we'll rope up chorus: ♪ 'cause we know how to jump ♪ ♪ we'll cut it down ♪ 'cause we know what to eat ♪ announcer: moving a little and eating better every day can help make you and your child healthier. search "we can" to find out more. ♪ >>> 66 years ago today a young man named jackie robinson changed the course of sports history, becoming the first african-american to join a major league baseball team as a brooklyn dodger. he spent most of his 53 years striving for equality for himself and others. let's look at some of the hall of famer's remarkable career. >> jackie robinson in the second. and the dodger third baseman slams it deep to left center. >> brooklyn's jackie robinson helped the dodgers win the national league pennant. the league's leading hitte

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>> jimmy: the jackie robinson story, "42." i don't know his kwhoel life story. but he seemed like a good guy. >>> yeah, he was a devout methodist. sounds moneyny to be a devout methodist. methodist seems like enough. he was the kind of guy, he never traveled with the team. he always was home for dinner with mrs. ricky and he never went to a game on sunday. i think he really was motivated by moral and ethical concerns. he felt that it was the right thing to do, but he was also a baseball businessman. and he understood that there was an enormous pool of talent in the negro leagues. so he was motivated by his desire to have a better team and to win. but he also -- i think he had a real social conscious. and there wasn't any basketball or any football. as a metaphor for america, he felt it ought to be fair. thank god he did that because i think without what happened in baseball, it would have been a long time before the civil rites movement gained traction. baseball really made a huge contribution. >> jimmy: and specifically jackie robinson. >> i think branch ricky

>> jimmy: the jackie robinson story, "42." i don't know his kwhoel life story. but he seemed like a good guy. >>> yeah, he was a devout methodist. sounds moneyny to be a devout methodist. methodist seems like enough. he was the kind of guy, he never traveled with the team. he always was home for dinner with mrs. ricky and he never went to a game on sunday. i think he really was motivated by moral and ethical concerns. . he felt that it was the right thing to do, but he was also a baseball businessman. and he understood that there was an enormous pool of talent in the negro leagues. so he was motivated by his desire to have a better team and to win. but he also -- i think he had a real social conscious. and there wasn't any basketball or any football. as a metaphor for america, he felt it ought to be fair. thank god he did that because i think without what happened in baseball, it would have been a long time before the civil rites movement gained traction. baseball really made a huge contribution. >> jimmy: and specifically jackie robinson. >> i think branch rick

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jackie robinson. >> yeah, the movie is called "42." that's the number robinson wore. it's been 66 years he broke the color barrier. even today there are players who thank robinson when they take the field and muhammad lila spoke with a couple and is here right now. >> good morning, guys. this is someone that the entire country really owes a debt of gratitude not only to jackie robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, he shattered it, his life and career now the subject of a movie named after his jersey, 42. he was a legend not just on the diamond but across america and around the world. "42," the movie about jackie robinson's journey to breaking baseball's color barrier opened friday night to rave reviews. >> i thought it was fantastic. it was a home run. >> rell figure of american history. >> symbolizes overcoming obstacles. >> harrison ford plays in the movie who signed him as the first african-american to play in the big leagues. >> fight back. >> no, i want a player who has the guts not to fight back. >> reporter: this week ford spoke to "good morning america"

today is major league baseball's jackie robinson day. every play nor the league will wear number 42 in today's games. meanwhile, at rob. son's alma mater, ucla, they've unveiled a new mural in his honor. >>> time now for more sports. a big day in golf as top players competed in the masters tournament. the latest from espn news. >>> with your "sportscenter"up date, i'm criss hassel. what a finish to the masters on sunday. needed more than 72 holes. more than 73, in fact. adam scott this to take the lead, gets to 9 under. cabrera, back this the fairway. watching all this go down. he needs to get up and down. to force a playoff. cabrera. ranked 269th in the world. looking like number one with that shot. he would birdie. we go to a playoff. and back to the 18th. both players short of the green. cabrera chipping. third shot. is it in? almost. cabrera trying to become the second oldest to win the masters. at the age of 43. scott, he can win it. just short. both parred. we head to the 74th hole. sunday death playoff number when. cabrera, a 20-f

of the legendary baseball player jackie robinson. carl says rachel robinson is a class act and a superstar in her own right. standing by her man and effectively managing and promoting his legacy. lauraette says she is so amazing. god bless her. marlon says jackie had to confront the blatant racism of america head on. he is a hero. yes, marlon, he is. coming up, we'll show you what the first lady michelle obama had to say about the robinsons today. it's powerful. >>> first, we want you to join the "politics nation" facebook family. please head over to facebook and search "politics nation" and like us to join the conversation that keeps going long after the show ends. >>> meet jeff marriet. he's a 35-year-old army reserve and combat veteran. he served in both iraq and afghanistan. the website buzzfeed revealed his story today, and it's sickening. automatic budget cuts meant his paycheck has been slashed by nearly 27%. he was forced to get a job delivering pizzas. and when that wasn't enough, he came up with a new plan. quote, he would

. >>> and this morning we're celebrating jackie robinson. it's been 66 years since he broke the color barrier, and this morning we hear from future hall of famer mariano rivera about what it's like to wear that iconic number as a blockbuster movie about robinson's life hits the big screen. that's coming up later. >>> but first to the latest on the shooting at a virginia college. an 18-year-old man is being held without bail after opening fire. so why did he do it, and how was he caught? abc's ty hernandez is here with the story. good morning, ty. >> reporter: good morning, bianna and dan. yet another incident at a school, this one just ten minutes from the infamous virginia tech shooting, a tragedy that was actually referenced in an online rant claimed to be written by the shooter. >> all units christianburg pd is en route to the river valley mall community college. there's been reported shots fired. >> reporter: moments of chaos as police are alerted to a school shooting. this morning 18-year-old neil macinnis is held without bail for alleg

it's a nice tribute that we pay to the legacy of jackie robinson. we also, novel -- unfortunately, lost two long time fans, matthew hersl who was killed when a char struck him near city hall tommy cornelius, a long time fan who many fans would recognize. the two will be honored in addition to those affected by the tragedy in boston tonight with a moment of silence. >> reporter: vice-president of communications for the baltimore orioles. the game starts at 7:00. the gates are open. a little heightened security but it's not going to stop you from getting into camden yards. >> can you grab greg again and ask him, are they going to play sweet caroline? it's been sweeping around the major league ballparks. >> reporter: i've heard about that at other stadiums. you've heard about other stadiums playing sweet caroline. planning on doing that. >>> i'm in the aware of the plans. the moment of tribute and silence is what we have planned. >> reporter: there we have this, jamie. back to you. >> we'll have more from camden yards. log on to abc2news.com and follow

, but jackie robinson didn't have to come out. he was started by the brooklyn dodgers and everyone knew he was black. wouldn't it be not an nfl player in the nfl coming out, but actually an nfl team signing an openly gay player? know what i am talking about? >> i was talking about jakay in 227. remember the sassy one? loved by everyone in the neighborhood but mary. mary didn't like her. everyone else did, especially the old lady in the window. >> next story and dems less critical than republicans. matt, you said there is really no internal debate among liberals. is that really true? what about who is dreamier, rachel maddow or -- >> chris hayes. >> you knew what i was going for. i president could think. i couldn't think. my next point i can't say because i think kennedy's comment is going to be cut out of the show. but kennedy, i will say there are still three weegers in gitmo. all others have been released. the final three have filed cases in court to be brought to the u.s. they are petitioning to bring them to their communitiese

there is a movie about jackie robinson opening this weekend. robinson, the great hero and pioneer, baseball's first black player. but he didn't do it alone. and david wright is with the woman who brings us the secrets of a marriage founded on bravery, as well as love. >> one ball, one strike. >> reporter: jackie robinson was the trail blazer who transformed america's past time. >> the home run parade is under way in earnest. ♪ when jackie comes running home ♪ >> reporter: as a powerful new movie makes clear, it took nearly super-human courage for him and his wife. >> we don't want you here! >> reporter: did you love or hate coming to the ballpark? >> coming to the ballpark? i loved coming to -- i wouldn't -- you couldn't have kept me away. >> reporter: rachel robinson's a strong woman. the day her husband put on that brooklyn dodgers uniform is really the start of the civil rights movement. >> people aren't going to like this. they're going to do anything to get you to react. echo a curse with a curse, and they'll hear only yours. follow a

what is it that you want to know about jackie robinson? >> it was important to him as to all of us that he be just dad and that he worked really hard to be available to us and to have privacy at our home. he wasn't a social man so when he wasn't traveling, he was home. he brought us into the civil rights movement by us going on marches together as a family. >> my three children wanted to come down here with me because they had seen your children going to jail for what you believe in. >> your dad used to go south to march and he would go down with joe lewis and he would try to get other athletes to go and stand with dr. king and others. >> the other part of his life was completely dedicated to challenging social injustice and brutality tea with the bombings of churches. >> last week the president hosted your mom and the rest of you to the white house for the screening of 42. what do you think he would have thought of president obama, an african-american president of the united states? >> i think he would have been extremely proud but i thin

this year's jackie robinson day comes after the film about him earning an estimated $27 million at the box office, the highest grossing debate, ever, for a baseball movie. >> amazing. and the teams that don't play today like the giants will wear "42" tomorrow the. >> absolutely, and 1997 they retired the number, but, still only one player left still has that number and he is retiring this year. >> if you are going to the oakland a's game, how will it be? >> windy? >> and cold. >> one of the colder ones like an october game rather than early or mid-april. >> here is live doppler 7 hd and the rain fell overnight and it is going. the winds of change have brought dry air but they have brought the threat of gusty winds all that area you see in tan is where we have the wind advisory from 11:00, so it just started until 9:00 this evening and it is for the north bay mountains, the coastal section of the bay area and, also, the bayshore line, it does not include the north bay valley or the each bay valley. what you can specific, gusts up to 45 miles per hour over the ocean and near our beaches,

only glove that jackie robinson used in the world series. it's still in existence. it's set to hit the auction block. we'll have it here in the studio. we'll try to put a price on it. who knows? before that, there's a 1.7% deal on the 10-year note. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future. by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. >> i'm diane macedo with your brief.

. >> jackie robinson changed america's game, america itself. how the league is honoring him as the movie 42 premiers. >> at 4:30 a different type of baseball story. check this out. fall out after the bench is cleared during dodgers game. >> and michael finney taking your questions and will be here them to answer them live in just a few minutes. >> and approaching 4:10 friday, look at the skyway in san francisco. slow going and on the left heading to the bay bridge. >>> the krcht eo of american airlines will not be getting his $20 million severance package for now. a judge blocked a proposed payment the airline was preparing to give chief executive tom whartton ruling that payment would exceed limits for cases in 2005. he is said to be replaced as america's ceo. >> twitter expecting to launch a music service, soon. that would suggest artists and songs based on accounts users follow. several reports say users will be able to listen to tracks through third party services a new web site popped up featuring hash tag music. >>. >>> a potential deal c

. >> jackie robinson cruises to a win but people are talking about another movie looming on the horizon. up next, >>> coming up tonight at 11:00, we told you about these targets and the police officer that was fired for having them. why he says it was all a misunderstanding. plus, you'll be shelling out money to uncle sam. so why not get something for yourself? tax freebies that you can collect, that is coming up at "abc 7 news" at 11:00. >> a baseball flick blew away expectations, 42 that tells the story of jackie robinson. topped the box office. they expected less than $20 million because it's a sports million. instead it brought in $27 million. scary movie came in second place the crews and g.i. joe round out the top five. what to expect next weekend. tom cruise's movie oblivion earned $55 million. >> everybody say see 42. >> all right. that is it for "abc 7 news" at 9:00. next newscast is at 11:00 over at channel 7.

during a workshop about the new jackie robinson movie, mrs. obama introduced a special guest. >> i want to thank harrison ford. i wanted to say that for awhile. harson ford, you think you trip because i'm here? i'm tripping out because he's here. >> first lady is tripping. he plays ricky in the film, which chronicles jackie robinson and his journey to becoming the first african-american major leaguer in 1947. mrs. obama saw the film with her husband. jackie robinson's wife was there sharing personal stories as well. why are you awake? we keep asking this question. it still doesn't make sense to us. your tweets, texts and e-mails are next. "morning joe" is moments away. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually all your important legal matters in just minutes. protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. and launch your dreams. we replaced people with a machine.r, what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person

i just followed jackie robinson. he was like my father, my uncle, my friend. >> oh, that is so sweet. so what is it about him that you really wanted to emulate, you know, as an athlete, really as an ambassador of sport given that he had this kind of reach not just on the field but beyond? >> yes. he had that beyond because he trained people when he played for the dodgers, how to get along. a lot of players didn't like him, was against him, leo was the manager, and he was that way with the players and got along well with them and tried to get hem to understand and houls his own family and most of all jackie wanted to make this a better world. he worked with kids to get through college. he believed in education for kids, and he got a lot of young kids through college. >> and mr. solomon, you had the honor and the pleasure of watching 42 with jackie robinson's widow rachel. what was that like? did you feel like you were able to really enjoy the movie? do you feel like you had a special, much more special connection to t

on this day in 1947, jackie robinson made his major league debut. breaking the color barrier in baseball and forever changing the way the game is played. today, robinson's life is being celebrated in chicago and a neighborhood on the south side is getting a baseball park makeover. wgn's randi belisomo is live at gately park in pullman with details. randi? 66 anniversary of jackie robinson breaking baseball's color barrier. baseball parks across the country are getting a makeover. including this one. retired major league players met kids from the school. this part is getting a $20,000 refurbishment from corporate partners with wal-mart. it coincides with the release of 42. which tells the story of jackie robinson and branch rickey. these fields were not sand and clay. i made a promise that once i became an alderman i was going to make sure that our communities have the same exact field as everybody else if not better. you all deserve it. >> every major league player playing today across the league will be wearing the no. 42 in honor of jackie robinso

a lot of people are calling this a jackie robinson moment for gay athletes. you had a little bit of a different take tweeting, huge difference between jackie robinson and jason collins robinson comes in advance of civil rights. collins, more of a reflection of struggle. i guess, my point is, are we as a collective making too big of a deal of him as a symbol? >> let me be very clear. absolutely not. i was just responding to a question like compare and contrast. jackie robinson appearing in 1947 in major league baseball eight years before the montgomery busboy cotts and the start of the civil rights movement. this is different. jason collins appearing in 2014, appearing loud and proud as an active gay athlete. 2013. sorry. it is a little early. coming out in 2013 really on a wave of what's been some mammouth changes over the last several years. that's a very different dynamic in terms of this kind of presence. we are not making too big of a deal out of it. oftentimes in the sports media world, we confuse hype with substance. look at tebow, tim, as an example of

only glove that jackie robinson used in the world series. it's still in existence. it's set to hit the auction block. we'll have it here in the studio. we'll try to put a price on it. who knows? before that, there's a 1.7% deal on the 10-year note. we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known?

this year's jackie robinson day comes after the film about him earning an estimated $27 million at the box office, the highest grossing debate, ever, for a baseball movie. >> amazing. and the teams that don't play today like the giants will wear "42" tomorrow the. >> absolutely, and 1997 they retired the number, but, still only one player left still has that number and he is retiring this year. >> if you are going to the oakland a's game, how will it be? >> windy? >> and cold. >> one of the colder ones like an october game rather than early or mid-april. >> here is live doppler 7 hd and the rain fell overnight and it is going. the winds of change have brought dry air but they have brought the threat of gusty winds all that area you see in tan is where we have the wind advisory from 11:00, so it just started until 9:00 this evening and it is for the north bay mountains, the coastal section of the bay area and, also, the bayshore line, it does not include the north bay valley or the each bay valley. what you can specific, gusts up to 45 miles per hour over the ocean and near our beaches,

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and jackie was very much into that. she was at the jackie robinson foundation. and they have provided thousands of scholarships for kids to get into college because it's very porn. one of the phrases i like to use is that it is far more important to understand than to be understood. and so with an education, you take up and understand what the situation is. so you don't have to combat it. jackie was -- like i said the role model for kids of my age. that was 100 years ago. to know that the door is open. how to walk through it. i want to tell you how over the moon i have been since you agreed to join us and talk about jackie -- as rachel calls him jack robinson here. also thank you to jamell hill with me. stay with us. st scandal watch party is coming. kerry washington if you're out there, get on your twitter. we're going to talk about you. [ male announcer ] pearls. hairbands. and now hot pink toes. seems tough for a tough dog like duke. but when it has to do with gwen, he's putty in her hands. for a love this strong, duke's family only feeds him iams. compared t

there was the man they owe it all too, jackie robinson. he broke the color barrier and changed the major leagues forever. nbc news' rehema ellis has the story of number 42. >> reporter: when jackie robinson played baseball 66 years ago for the brooklyn dodgers, he knew it was about more than just a game. >> jackie robinson opens the dodgers second with a home run into the left field seats. >> reporter: he was the first african-american to integrate the major leagues. >> and jackie robinson, long a spark plug. >> reporter: his struggle is now remembered for the first time in a major hollywood movie. >> give me a number on my back, i'll give you the guts. >> it was a bit intimidating, at first. because you want to make sure that you get it right for all the people that view him as a hero. you know that children will be introduced to him as a player. >> reporter: with harrison ford as the dodgers' forward-thinking general manager, the film chronicles a hurtful chapter in american history as robinson is threatened by fans, even some players. t

the new movie called "42 documents: the rise of jackie robinson. "for all that he accomplished and great strides made over the last two decades, there has been a major decline in the number of african-americans playing baseball today. kimberly tere shows us one of the possible reasons why. >> reporter: 42 brings us back to the 1940s, as jackie robinson was recruited to play for the brooklyn dodgers. the first black player in the major leagues, changed the game that had been divided by color. now nearly seven decades after robinson paved the way, major league baseball is seeing a drastic decline in the number of african-american players. >> jackie was an exception, a force for all americans. but if he came along in this day and age, he probably would be much more involved in football or basketball than america's first sport. and that's a sad commentary on where we seem to be headed. >> reporter: on this season's opening day roster, the percentage of african-american players was 8.5%, down from 90% in 1995. and 27% in 1975. the world champion giants