we talk about jackie robinson to this day. we talk about muhammad ali to this day and there's a fourth one and that's billie jean king. she was responsible for title nine who allowed women to have the same rights as men in sports and life. right, and so well said and you said something i want to go back to i'm gonna stay on script because i'm immediately getting ready to improvise. i don't want to do that. but but both. oh peter you and joe please remind me because there's something you said about how his success open doors and when we end our discussion, i want to ask you both about why that has not translated into other aspects of baseball as it relates to managers, you know, the idea is that but i'll ask you the question when we get in but but just let's keep that in mind. yeah, let's keep that money. so but right now why don't we go to the video take we've got some great slides and can we show the first first this is an article from the brooklyn eagle dated, march 1st, 1946 and his title fair play is ricky's plea and this

jackie robinson speaks with insurance. and i want to get an answer from you, why does he continue to be so injury and? >> there are a handful of athletes in american history, babe ruth certainly is one, jackie robinson, muhammad ali is one. very few of that pantheon of importance. greatness. what they mean to the american public. roof came out of the 1919 black sox scandal, and started hitting home runs for the yankees and in effect, saved baseball. jackie robinson in 1947, in a country where african americans were supposed to never be seen, never be heard, never have an important job, never be influential, he joined the brooklyn dodgers and he became the rookie of the year. despite the catcalls, the pitchers who threw at him, players who tried to enjoy him by spiking him. despite all that, jackie robinson became a star baseball player. a few years later, he became the most valuable player. but more than that, he told the black community, if i can be a success, you can be one too. don't forget. brown versus board of educat

jackie robinson is 30 years old. what i am going to do is pick out two stories from the section because we want people to read your book in the end. before we get to those stories, how has jackie robinson matured by the age of 30 as a player and a person? kostya: wonderful question, susan. his first year with the dodgers was in 1947 and again in 1948. this was part of the story of jackie robinson. he, in talking with the branch rickey, had agreed he was going to turn the other cheek, as it were. even though he faced a lot of racial taunting, even though pitchers would intentionally hit him with pitches. no other player was hit by more pitches than jackie robinson. that is dangerous, he would get hit and he would simply get up and jog to first these. he would not fight back and turned the other cheek. he believed that was a way to temper reaction. to not allow people to make less -- to not allow people, -- to make less room for criticism. he was successful his first year. 1949, before that season, he said he could not

so jackie and rachel robinson weren't destined for greatness. they prepared themselves for greatness, which meant that they could make a difference outside of baseball as well. and that is the only thing that is important for you to understand you can be great in your profession. you can earn a lot of money you can be famous. but the question is what are you doing for others? after he retired jackie robinson became a leader in the civil rights movement working with dr. king the naacp. he helped to start a bank to help other minorities start their own small businesses and to own their own homes and after his death. mrs. robinson carried on that legacy by starting the jackie robinson foundation which has provided college scholarships and training and career opportunities for more than 1400 underserved students. in fact, i know that we have a few jackie robinson scholars here today who are studying at howard and georgetown and yale and brown and even my alma mater, princeton. first ladies in their own words continues now on american history tv, mic

robinson carried on that legacy by starting the jackie robinson foundation, which has provided college scholarships and training and career opportunities for more than 1400 underserved students. in fact, i know that we have a few jackie robinson scholars here today who are studying at howard and georgetown and yale and brown and even my alma mater, princeton. >> first ladies in their own words continues now on american history tv. michelle obama traveled to alabama in 2015 to address the graduating class of tuskegee university, a historically black college. she reflected on how she had grown in her role as first lady. she also acknowledged criticism directed at herself and president obama and spoke about dealing with racism. >> and while the history of this campus isn't perfect, the defining story of tuskegee is the story of rising hopes and fortunes for all african americans. and now graduates, it's your turn to take up that cause. and let me tell you, you should feel so proud of making it to this day. and i hope that you are excited to get started on that next chapter. but i also ima

robinson carried on that legacy by starting the jackie robinson foundation, which has provided college scholarships and training and career opportunities for more than 1400 underserved students. in fact, i know that we have a few jackie robinson scholars here today who are studying at howard and georgetown and yale and brown and even my alma mater, princeton. >> first ladies in their own words continues now on american history tv. michelle obama traveled to alabama in 2015 to address the graduating class of tuskegee university, a historically black college. she reflected on how she had grown in your role as first lady. she also acknowledged criticism directed at herself and president obama and spoke about dealing with racism. >> and while the history of this campus isn't perfect, the defining story of tuskegee is the story of rising hopes and fortunes for all african americans. and now graduates, it's your turn to take up that cause. and let me tell you, you should feel so proud of making it to this day. and i hope that you are excited to get started on that next chapter. but i also im

but when you talk about jackie robinson, and i knew jackie very well, and have a lot of admiration for him. i was talking about the man that -- baseball. but not jackie. it was -- we call him mr. remedy. -- francis ricci, mr. rickey. is what they called him. -- the box office and the whole recordings out there for baseball games. and he could have chosen pay for josh gibson because they were great baseball players. but he chose jackie because he knew jackie had the ability to play great boastful -- baseball and yet play the political role he had to play even though it was killing him. and so i say to you, i have a lot of respect for mr. ricky and people like him. so if i digress from there and i go to slavery in the underground railroad, and you must take note of the things to be able to live in america properly, i feel. and the underground railroad represented harriet tubman. in harriet tubman was a tremendous -- given tremendous praise for being that pioneer the sickly gave her life to free the slaves. what is also overlooked is that those free houses that those people put up for the

and as you mentioned, jackie robinson, 75 years, breaking the color barrier. today, the president of the negro league museum hosted us and there were plenty of dodgers players and staff. we learned all about the history and got the tour. it was so amazing. we're off to a great start today. >> and i love the pictures. i mean, just the camaraderie, you know, everyone unified in their display of just being exuberant about the whole occasion. and it really is a milestone, isn't it? here you all are getting ready to play another very big game, but then this kind of puts it all in perspective, doesn't it? i mean, this is an emotional -- a very emotional journey. >> it does, it's emotional, it's exciting. and even tonight, here in kansas city, we're going to have the brooklyn dodgers of 1955 play the kansas city monarchs of 1945. so we're all going to be wearing different jerseys so our players are all hyped up about that and, you know, jackie played for the monarchs. we'll still be rooting for the brooklyn dodgers. i'm always trying to educate our players on our his

bill: you mentioned jackie robinson. i met him a couple of times. when he died, i got a call from his wife, she said she wanted me to be a pallbearer at his funeral. i said, that is an overwhelming honor. why? she said, you are one of jackie's favorite athletes. and i took that to say jackie had done this tremendous thing for us. he was the first black to play baseball but he was never a pushover. and he took us to a place that opened up his whole world for us. but i was not going to revisit that place. i wanted to take it to the next step. dr. edwards: which you most certainly did. bill: and so, when red said he is retiring, i have got to find a new replacement. he says, russell, do you want the job? i said, hell no. [laughter] i watched what you go through, i don't want no part of that. so we agreed, we made up a list of 10 guys we would approve of. he said, nobody gets the job unless you approve of it. i made a list of 10, and he made a list of 10. there were no matches. so he said, what do you want to do? i said, i don't know. he says, this is w

announcer: coming up on "matter of fact," when jackie robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947, he made way for another trailblazer. >> he was constantly pushing for, for change and for the betterment of regular people. announcer: how roberto clemente changed the face of america's soledad: august 18 would have been roberto clemente's 88 birthday. clemente was born in carolina, puerto rico in 1934. he was athletic at a young age, and was signed by the dodgers when he was just 18 years old. clemente played 18 seasons in the big leagues, yet many historians say his humanitarian efforts rivaled his career highlights. clemente died in a plane crash almost 50 years ago while taking aid to the people of nicaragua following an earthquake. here's special correspondent ray suarez with his story. ray: roberto clemente was part of that first big wave of great latino players who began to populate baseball in the 1950's. at 21, the puerto rican made his major league debut with the pirates. >> he had a saying, that if you have a chance to help others and failed to do so, you're wasting your t

. >>> brooklyn dodgers legend jackie robinson did more than break the color barrier in baseball. he was also a pioneer for civil rights. now a new newsroom highlights his accomplishments on and off the field. michelle miller reports. >> reporter: in new york city, the 100-year-old widow of sports and civil rights pioneer jackie robinson cut the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art museum dedicated to her late husband. it was 75 years ago in the spring of 19 tha rin walked on to emmetts field, brooks, and into history, breaking baseball's color barrier to become the first black player in the major leagues. >> april 15th, 1947 was an historic day in our country because america was tremendously polarized racially. >> reporter: della briton is the president and ceo of the jackie robinson foundation. >> when jackie stepped out on to ebbitts field, it was something momentous, and is something to this day is cited as the pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. >> reporter: during his ten years in the major, robinson was named and all star six years in a row, and played in six world ser

. >> his career began in the era of jackie robinson and continued until his retirement in 2016. >> i'm thinking how good he was as a broadcaster, and he was the best voice in sports. >> he represents the goodness in humanity, the goodness in people, the goodness in the world. >> i just love vin scully. >> and the giants and dodgers paid tribute to vin scully before tonight's game at oracle park. >>> also ahead, a chance to cruise wine county in style. a new riverboat that will soon show off the best our region has to off. >>> hundreds of e bikes suddenly stopped working. >> and bay area schools are preparing to start without enough teachers. how one district plans to adapt. uk uc . >>> new at 11:00, a new cruise is about to set sail right out of san francisco. >> it will visit some destinations you might not expect to take passengers on a trip back in time. >> oh, it's going to be fascinating. >> reporter: american cruise lines is launching a new california voyage with a ship that will make a two-day stop m sacramento, sailing right up to the docks along the old sac waterfront. the eig

from fritz pollard, the first black football player to play in the rose bowl, to jackie robinson, who broke the color barrier in baseball. many of these courageous athletes became civil rights activists and icons, in response to the way that they and other black people were treated. legends like muhammad ali, 1960s baseball star court fluid, and nba star bill russell, who died yesterday at age 88. as russell recounted it, he was forced to develop courage and tenacity at a young age, when he was harassed by a group of older men in his neighborhood. >> these five guys drive by, and one of them slap me as a drive-by. i was nine years old, i had nine-year-olds are supposed to do, i want to tell my mother. and she said what's? she grabbed the keys to the house, grab me, we went all through the projects looking for those five guys. and so she says, are these guys? i say yes ma'am. i don't know what she was gonna do, i thought she was gonna take care of it. but the way she took care of it was, okay you're gonna fight every one of them, all five, home one of the time. thanks mom. so, i going

jacky robinson so here you have the sports journalist play key role one of the most important decisions in the history of major-league baseball. so i guess what i'm arguing is black journalism ways and on baseball that i would argue at that point that in the immigration of the entire nation. okay, one more figure to talk about, actually two more then will move on to our next topic and one of the figures, so schmidt was an journalist, fisherman maxwell, better known as one of the first regular announcers for the negro league. in fact he is called the jacky robinson of sports broadcasting pretty he became the first african-american it to broadcast baseball. and now, in his journey to become a black - he was turned down 25 times rated by a variety of radio stations and finally he got into nj are and got a five minute spot by 1920 and later on it would expand to 15 minutes and was on the ad. and during that he interviewed a lot of sports celebrities. but by the 1930s and the 40s he started calling in for the new york single led by the sports journalist and he also wrote stories for the ledg

his bread and butter was baseball, from jackie robinson to billy mays, all the way to crenshaw. he saw them all and was a bridge to baseball history. >> he made you feel like family, and that was his broadcasting style. when you listen to him, he sounded like your uncle who has been all over the world telling you all of these stories. >> i have said enough for a lifetime, and for the last time, i wish you all a very pleasant afternoon. >> that voice and knowledge of the game was amazing. the dodgers will have a patch on their jersey to honor vin scully. >>> a stunning discovery in new jersey. the remains of 13 soldiers have been recovered at a battle site that they believe belong to german soldiers that fought alongside the british. they used radars -- >> we were able to recover this piece of chin, and we were able to articulate -- >> they also recovered a king george the third gold coin likely carried by a higher -ranked soldier. >>> 49ers star is signed, sealed, and delivere whatd.'s with xfinity internet, you get advanced security that helps pe and on the g. you feel so safe,

. >> his career began in the era of jackie robinson and continued until his retirement in 2016. >> i'm thinking how good he was as a broadcaster, and he was the best voice in sports. >> he represents the goodness in humanity, the goodness in people, the goodness in the world. >> i just love vin scully. >> and the giants and dodgers paid tribute to vin scully before tonight's game at oracle park. >>> also ahead, a chance to cruise wine county in style. a new riverboat that will soon show off the best our region has to off. >>> hundreds of e bikes suddenly stopped working. >> and bay area schools are preparing to start without enough teachers. how one district plans to adapt. now you can save big on supersonic wifi from xfinity. can it handle all of my devices? oh, all that. and it comes with a 2-year rate guarantee. what?! ok! no annual contract. no equipment fees. oh, and a free streaming box. oh, i like streaming. it's all just $50 a month when you add xfinity mobile with unlimited data. will you add a motorcycle? no... did you say yes? the new xfinity supersonic bundle. it's kind of

. >> reporter: he got his started in 1950, calling games featuring jackie robinson, before the franchise moved to los angeles. vin scully moved west as well, covering the dodgers for the seven seasons in all, finally retiring in 2016. >> i have needed you, far more than you needed me.>> reporter: his storied career took him to the hall of fame, and all the way to the white house. this morning, fans and players are paying tribute to a legend. >> he is the best there ever was. >> reporter: the team called vin scully the heartbeat of the dodgers. >> this is vin scully, wishing you a happy afternoon, wherever you may be . the mecca soon as the announcement of vin scully's death, fans , players, and politicians posted their tributes on twitter. one wrote, thank you for so many wonderful memories. governor gavin newsom called vin scully a legend. many cite the work as something that has touched fans over so many decades. >>> we will continue to highlight the life and work of vin scully online. go to vin scully. you can find the link on our trending bar. >>> it does not appear that the needed r

. >> reporter: russell was asked to be a paul bearer at jackie robinson's funeral he was described as a flea market of racism, the star was taunted and heckled, his home vandalized four decades later -- >> bill russell the man is someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men. >> reporter: president obama giving russell the presidential medal of freedom and a thank you. >> he just said that it was guys like me that made it possible for him to be president. >> reporter: today in boston, there is a statue of russell not at the boston garden but in city hall plaza, a champion for all. anne thompson, nbc news >>> and that's "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night >>> if you're a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out. >> and right now on nbc bay area news, the top al qaeda leader killed. what they revealed about the top secret mission. governor newsom declaring a statewide emergency over monkeypox. what this now means. >>> and rare summer rain acros

here's the big board jackie robinson, in celebration of the jackie robinson museum. here at 1 luxom square low carbon renewable natural gas producer opal fuels did the honor. >> a rendering company that makes diesel fuel out of animal waste. and the brookings school for society, turns out they had an original 42 jackie robinson -- like in some drawer. and it's a tragedy that wasn't the most important thing in brooklyn, as your folks will tell you >> i know, believe me, a big brooklyn dodgers fan i had a ball with signature. i wrote over it, of course i was like 6 years old >> well, i kept -- i kept -- my mom did not throw away my trading cards. >> i can't find mine >> this is my last day i have a signed ted williams and a signed willie mays >> do you have them still? >> no, my mom threw them -- >> i know. >> you know what she did, she threw away my cards but kept my bottle cap collection. >> all right bottle caps have not gone up as much in value. sorry to say, jim. >> no. >> i want to talk about a story we mentioned at the top of the show having an impact on a compa

., bringing in jackie robinson. here you have a sports journalist who had played a key world in one of the most important decisions in the history of major league baseball. what i'm arguing is that depression era black journalism laid the foundation for integration baseball and the in integration of the entire nation. one more figure to talk about, actually two more. and then we will talk about our next topic, one other figure worthy of mentioning. when dulles myth was a print journalist, sherman joko was one of the first radio announcers. he is called the jackie robinson of sports broadcasting. the first african american to broadcast baseball games. why in his journey to become a broadcaster he was turned down 25 times by a variety of radio stations. finally he got a very short spot on -- which is in new jersey. he got a five-minute spot by 1929, later on it would expand to 15 minutes that he was on the air. they're in that spot he interviewed a lot of sports celebrities. but, by the 1930s and 40s he started callin

jackie robinson said he viewed russell as a hero, and he heard the "i have a dream" speech from dr. martin luther king jr. >> he was a giant among giants. dustin: professor sean fletcher met russell when he was in his 20's. fletcher said he always admired russell for standing up for what he believed and with so much to lose. >> bill russell was an individual who put his principles over the laurels and accolades that many wanted to heap upon him. in many ways, he paved the way for modern-day activism overall, not simply for black athletes. dustin: dr. fletcher says as far as we still have to go, we wouldn't be as far as we are now without bill russell. dustin dorsey, abc7news. liz: "world news tonight" is next. dan: we appreciate your time. see you in a half-hour for abc7news at 6:00. seen this ad? it's not paid for by california tribes. it's paid for by the out of state gambling corporations that wrote prop 27. it doesn't tell you 90% of the profits go to the out of state corporations. a tiny share goes to the homeless, and even less to tribes. and a big loophole says, costs to prom

the jackie robinson museum not only follows his baseball career and his service to the country and the army, it also follows his role in the civil rights movement. the museum opens to the public in september, former top ranked tennis star naomi hasakah begins tournament play the silicon valley classic this afternoon is the event as a wildcard after taking a break from the game last year, osaka helped start a conversation about the mental health of athletes when she refused to good when news conference at the french open and withdrew from the tournament. a soccer says she's feeling more positive now and just hopes to have fun. the tournament. as you alluded to has a rich history. we're celebrating our 51st event this year. a lot of the stars started their tennis careers here. we have both venus williams and naomi osaka who actually played their first match is here. so it really marks a great history and sets up the career for so many of those women. four time major champion, a soccer faces off against china's qian wen zeng and the second afternoon match at san jose state. today is a maj

jackie robinson. tiger woods. venus and serena. but i think that that's the biggest reason. i think that we just never saw ourselves do this. >> reporter: a native of irvington, new jersey jones's first introduction to the water was a frightening one. at 5 years old he almost drowned at a water park. >> my mom heard her only child, her spoiled little brat, ah! nothing. so she shoots down the ride. she doesn't know how to swim. so she's drowning on the right. i'm drowning on the left. they had to fish me out. i had to be resuscitated. but i never want to see any other parent have to go through that. >> reporter: a lot of kids usually, they go forward when they have a moment like that or they retreat back. what do you think was in you that made you say you know what, no, no, no, this isn't the last -- >> oh, it's not me. it's my stubborn mother. it's like yeah, no, this is not happening again. you're going to learn. >> reporter: now a water safety advocate, jones has partnered with team usa and their make a splash campaign, which helps make swimming lessons more accessible for

from jackie robinson in brooklyn through the dodgers move to los angeles where fans had trouble following the action at the huge la coliseum and brought radios to the games to hear skully's unique descriptive accounts. >> the 1962 race is underway at dodger stadium. >> he brought baseball's grandest moments to countless living rooms including historic homeruns by hank aaron, an kirk gibson. he left his signature on the nfl too. >> montana looking, looking, throwing in the end zone and he caught it. it's a mad house at candle stick. >> skully became nbc's lead broadcaster in the 1980s before returning to the dodgers in 1990 where he would share six dodger titles and more than 10,000 games before calling his last game in october of 2016 at the age of 88. >> i have said enough for a lifetime and for the last time, i wish you all a very pleasant good afternoon. >> kirk gregory, nbc news. >>> what a legend. news of skully's death was announced california sports teams, athletes, politicians, all fans took to twitter to pay tribute to the sports legend. the ceo of the 49ers wrote "thank you for

from fritz power, the first football player to play in the rose bowl, to jackie robinson who broke the color barrier in baseball. many of these courageous athletes became civil rights activists and icons, in response to the way that they another black people were treated. legends like muhammad ali, 1960s baseball star court fluid, and nba star bill russell, who died yesterday at age 88. as russell recounted it, he was forced to develop courage and tenacity at a young age, when he was harassed by a group of young older men in his neighborhood. >> these five guys drive by, and one of them slap me as a drive-by. i was nine years old, i had nine-year-olds are supposed to do, i want to tell my mother. and she said what's? she grabbed the keys to the house, grab me, we went all through the projects looking for those five guys. and so she says, are these guys? i say yes ma'am. i don't know what she was gonna do, i thought she was gonna take care of it. but the way she took care of it was, okay you're gonna fight every one of them, all five, home one of the time. thanks mom. so, i going to fiv

robinson, along with board members of the jackie robinson foundation. they are celebrating the opening of the museum in new york that honors the trailblazing african american number 42 baseball legend taking a live look at the numbers coming back a little bit in the last hour, but still up with the dow jones gaining more than 150 points, 160 points or so about a half of a percent the s and p five 100 of a third of a percent and the nasdaq up 1.5, uh a little bit there. 8 12,056 new government reports on inflation could mean a record high cost of living adjustment for social security checks next year, the senior citizens league estimates social security benefits could increase 9.6% which would amount to an extra $159 per month. on average, the final numbers for next year's cost of living adjustment will be announced in october. after nearly 20 years, a long time business at the ferry building is closing golden gate meat company shutting down august 20th, according to the chronicle company was formed back in 1977 , the ferry building butcher shop opened i

jackie robinson, jackie robinson, you know? no jesus, no! jesus is incorrect. think italian. oh yogi berra, yogi berra? no joe dimaggio. yes that's right. yeah people don't know that. i know it. that's amazing. he lived in the city of martinez from 18 82 1914. in fact, his home is now a national historic landmark. he's a well known naturalist. who is this man who is the god mirror? mr john muir? yes alright. got one right. congratulations park is his name. mirror john mayer, jump your. yeah i got 11 out of four. this guy was an environmentalist world renown. what john, you're in. you know that this is his town, mcgrath mcgraw. ah! yeah you did it. that one a little earlier, didn't you? yeah that would be john muir. yes yep. the father of the sierra club and the and actually, the environmental movement. i would say yeah, you've got some important people here, mayor. i know we do or di, is known as father of our national park city's buried about a mile south of his home next to his wife, louisa, right on the banks of alhambra creek coming up. we're talking all things bacci. in

baseball has done it once, retiring number 42 for jackie robinson, the first professional black player. the nhl has retired a single number, 99 for wayne gretzky, its all-time scoring leader. now russell's number six will be retired in the nba. >>> a high-tech firm in the east bay is looking to put planes into the sky without pilots, the same way some car companies are working on cars without drivers. and it comes at a critical time amid an ongoing pilot shortage. the faa has issued about 6500 pilot licenses each year, but one estimate projects a shortfall of 18,000 plus pilots for the next decade. our scott mcgrew went out to the concord airport to check out x wing. >> auto flight engaged. >> reporter: mission control is a one-room office in the second floor of a hangar at buchanan field. down below, technicians double-check the sensors that will allow this cessna caravan to take to the skies all by itself. planes like this one are used every day to transport cargo and people to small communities all over the united states. but there is a pilot shortage and the engineers at x wing thi

and yeah, in baseball, they retired jackie robinson's number back in the day as well. >>> major league baseball did it right. remember field of dreams? if you build it, they will come. they built it in iowa. take a look at this. fathers and sons, generations watching this game. the grippies, there they are. ken griffey sr. and jr. playing catch in the outfield. then the reds and cubs emerging from the corn field. you never saw the movie did you? >> no, but i read a little summary before the show. >> this is a real game. both teams dressed in their early uniforms from the 1900s. chicago beats cincinnati in iowa, 4-2. and then, after the game, hanging over the field, was that super moon. there it is. >> nice. with xfinity internet, you get advanced security that helps protect you at home and on the go. you feel so safe, it's as if... i don't know... evander holyfield has your back. i wouldn't click on that. hey, thanks! we got a muffin for ed! all right! you don't need those calories. can we at least split it? nope. advanced security that helps protect your devices in and out of the home

he could call the game for some of the greats including jackie robinson and gil hodges. >> a perfect game in a world series. >> in the 1965 world series, he called sandy koufax's perfect game. >> swung on and missed. a perfect game. >> in 1974, when hank aaron smashed babe ruth's home run record -- >> to the fence -- it is gone! >> marvelous moment for the country and the world. a black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south. >> the 1988 world series when kirk gibson hit a homer and hobbled around the bases. >> she is gone! >> over the course of his more than 60-year career, his voice enshrined in baseball history. >> believe me when i tell you, i've needed you far more than you needed me. >> he would receive the presidential medal of freedom. but for all his achievements, scully said this is how he wanted to be remembered. >> i just want to be remembered as a good man, an honest man, and one who lived up to his own beliefs. >> vin scully was 94. the beloved voice of baseball. thank you so much for joining. i'm lynne see davis. for david and all of us here, good night. w

and yeah, in baseball, they retired jackie robinson's number back in the day as well. >>> major league baseball did it right. remember field of dreams? if you build it, they will come. they built it in iowa. take a look at this. fathers and sons, generations watching this game. the grippies, there they are. ken griffey sr. and jr. playing catch in the outfield. then the reds and cubs emerging from the corn field. you never saw the movie did you? >> no, but i read a little summary before the show. >> this is a real game. both teams dressed in their early uniforms from the 1900s. chicago beats cincinnati in iowa, 4-2. and then, after the game, hanging over the field, was that super moon. there it is. >> nice. >>> finally tonight, great america is changing things up. basically, more time to have fun. in june, we told you the owner of great america sold the property to a real estate developer. the change isn't instant though. the park will continue to run for the next 10 years. and until it closes for good, great america is giving you a chance to spend more time there starting next year. i

he would call the game for of the greats, including jackie robinson and gil hodges. a gifted storyteller known for using restraint to call a game. >> a perfect game in a world series. >> in 1965, he called sandy koufax's perfect game. >> swung on and missed. a perfect game. >> in 1974, when hank aaron smashed babe ruth's home run record -- >> to the fence -- it is gone! what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. a black man is getting a standing ovation in the deep south. >> the 1988 world series game when kirk gibson hit a homer and hobbled around the bases. >> she is gone! >> over the course of his more than 60-year career, his voice enshrined in baseball history. >> believe me when i tell you, i've needed you far more than you needed me. >> he would receive the presidential medal of freedom. but for all his achievements, scully said this is how he wanted to be remembered. >> i just want to be remembered as a good man, an honest man, and one who lived up to his own beliefs. >> vin scully was 94. the beloved voice of baseball. thank you so much for watch

. >> reporter: russell was asked to be a paul bear yoer at jackie robinson's funeral he was described as a flea market of racism, the star was taunted and heckled, his home vandalized four decades later -- >> bill russell the man is someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men. >> president obama giving russell the presidential medal of freedom and a thank you. >> he just said that guys like me that made it possible for him to be president. >> reporter: today in boston, there is a statue of russell not at the boston garden but in city hall plaza, a champion for all anne thompson, nbc news. >>> and that's "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and odig other go nht ♪ ♪ ♪♪ it ticks just like a timex ♪ ♪ it never lets up on you ♪ ♪ who said life was easy ♪ ♪ the job is never through ♪ ♪ it'll run us till we're ragged ♪ ♪ it'll harden our hearts ♪ ♪ and love could use a day of rest ♪ ♪ before we both start falling apart ♪ ♪ pray that it's raining on sunday ♪ ♪

that is why when we talked with the civil rights movement were talking about jackie robinson who comes in almost a full decade through the civil rights movement, he comes into major league baseball by doctor king's at boston university for goodness sakes are muhammad ali coming out against the vietnam war and very few people in the country were against the vietnam war. we see these things reflected in sports in a very powerful manner and it can be an effective lens for teaching about the contradictions of the united states. >> thank you so much these are all the questions we can take. i'm going to pass it back to marsha now. >> before you go i have to say, that was fantastic i've done so many of these. and i enjoy doing this with you so much. i really appreciate you taking the time to do this with me. >> i agree thank you for being here and thank you for writing the book, it was amazing i recommend everyone getting it from the local store the link that has been provided. it's a great lead. >> sounds good. >> i want to thank you both. what a wide ranging connecting the dots mind blowing

the idea is that right now, we are still in 1947 if you think about when jackie robinson entered baseball, it was .9% black players. .7% latinx players. you see a difference now. that is the opportunity in front of venture. those that are not seeking that opportunity will get left behind because 70% of the population can't be inferior to 30% of the population. emily: i love the baseball metaphor. thank you for sharing that. miriam rivera, we appreciate you stopping by. next up, the ethereum merge is finally coming. all the details. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: it's time for our crypto report, let's talk about the merge. september 15 is firmed up as the likely official date. these this the last likely date? how likely is it that is good to happen on this date? >> i know, there has been a lot of dates thrown around in the past week or so. last week, we knew it would happen for blue in september, but now we know it's going to be probably september 15. this date could still change because ethereum developers are basically looking to see how many computers are supporting the network, if the n

., michael jackson, marilyn monroe, jackie robinson, albert einstein, george steinbrenner, tupac, walt disney, helen keller, donald trump. i mean, they've been doing this for decades, senator. nothing is ever going to change. how do you change this? >> well, you've got to start holding these people accountable. you got to start firing people. >> jesse: yeah. >> at the end of the day that's what needs to happen here. it should start with wray. you mentioned donald trump. in 2016, the fbi lied to a secret court, falsified evidence in order to get a wiretap on the trump campaign. they lied about it. so bad, the court said they didn't have any confidence in what department of justice and the fbi were telling them in other cases. yet all of those people are still employed at the fbi and doj. all should be gone. the director should be gone. merrick garland should be gone. >> jesse: the guy that forged that warrant, got the paul pelosi treatment. that's what it takes. >> exactly. >> privilege. >> jesse: thank you very much. cartel crimes are going unpunished in the state of california. back i

the idea is that right now, we are still in 1947 if you think about when jackie robinson entered baseball, it was .9% black players. .7% latinx players. you see a difference now. that is the opportunity in front of venture. those that are not seeking that opportunity will get left behind because 70% of the population can't be inferior to 30% of the population. emily: i love the baseball metaphor. thank you for sharing that. miriam rivera, we appreciate you stopping by. next up, the ethereum merge is finally coming. all the details. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: it's time for our crypto report, let's talk about the merge. september 15 is firmed up as the likely official date. is this the last likely date? how likely is it that is going to happen on this date? >> i know, there has been a lot of dates thrown around in the past week or so. last week, we knew it would happen for sure in september, but now we know it's going to be probably september 15. this date could still change because ethereum developers are basically looking to see how many computers are supporting the network, if the num

we are 75 years after jackie robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. why are athletes still having to deal with this? and, i guess, what is your reaction to what happened? >> this is a good and hard question to ask. when we think about a black woman and black women during this time of treatment decades after jesse owens endured racial taunts in the era of nazi germany this is disturbing. my reaction is take note of the grace, the courage, the dignity of rachel richardson and her teammates and juxtapose that to the ugliness of the fan and the, i would argue, the moral incompetence and the inaction of the byu officials, coach, and their leadership. it is a stark contrast. the fact these women endured this racial trauma does not deny the existing of racial trauma. the fact they conducted themselves with such dignity that they completed the game does not mean a belabored and late apology is either sufficient while certainly necessary. what has to be done here, and we need to be clear about this, jim, whenever a player is subjected to violence, the game sho

he was a pall bearer at jackie robinson's funeral. he didn't realize he was a hero to jackie robinson. robin, i heard you talking. he never led his team in pots he 22.5 rebounds a game in his career. that's ridiculous. >> the reason i was making that point, t.j., he was such a team player. it wasn't about him. it was about the team. thanks, t.j. >> what a champion. >>> a lot more coming up here on "gma" including chris rock's response to will smith's new apology. >>> but right now let's go back to ginger. >> i've got at least ten people dead in the pacific northwest amid this heat wave which ends for most people tomorrow. starting the morning at 73, portland, oregon, 95 degrees for seven straight days. that's the longest stretch on record for that long for that hot. your local weather now in 30 seconds. drew: here with your accuweather forecast. the chance for an isolated shower and the threat of lightning. 60's and 70's along the shoreline. 80's and 90's in the end. chances are out of here tomorrow and we will start to warm up midwee

so like jackie robinson with the number 42 in baseball, we now have bill russell the number 6 in basketball. pretty cool for the league. >> listening to all the tributes to him has been amazing, what a giant in that sport. >> yeah, certainly was. everyone has their favorite bill russell story. and now, you know -- we'll wait and see, maybe the nba will do like a bill russell day like they do in baseball where everyone wears the number 6. >> all right. number 6. thanks so much for that, andy. have a great weekend. thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. "new day" picks it up right now. ♪ >>> good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world it's friday august 12th. i'm brianna keilar alongside john berman. after a day of extraordinary developments, former president trump says overnight he will not oppose the release of documents related to the fbi's search of his mar-a-lago home. in a late night post trump says he is, quote, encouraging the me immediate release of those documents. his attorney says it doesn't appear they will object to the release. trump's legal team has u

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jackie it will be 75 years since jackie robinson made his debut in brooklyn, april and we are still dealing with somee of the same stuff. you know that. you live with it every day. >> and the participation major league they spoke. take in the -- in >> in the 70s and the mid-80s. is now up to 8%. >> half of it was four years ago. >> it was almost 20% about point a part of it is just the way our society has changed kids want to play basketball may want to play baseball. they don't want to play baseball as much. when i was a kid we played in the school of yard or the park every single day when the weather was warm. now you don't see that. the weather is warm you see kids playing basketball. again mlb has not done a great job. roger goodell said it's the situation with coaches and general managers. we had three black coaches in the nfl last year and now we have two plus some are bi-racial and identify as black. the number has actually gone down. it was already really low and for a long time last month we only had one black coach in the nfl and he has a job because he's going into the hall of fa

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as jackie robinson and the number 42 baseball retired league wide, now the number 6 for bill russell in the nba. >> thank you so much, andy. big day. >>> "new day" continues right now. ♪ >>> reports of nuclear secrets, a 3:00 p.m. deadline and former president upmost of the night issuing missives. i'm john berman with brianna keilar. we have so many developments

as jackie robinson and the number 42 baseball retired league wide, now the number 6 for bill russell in the nba. >> thank you so much, andy. big day. >>> "new day" continues right now. ♪ >>> reports of nuclear secrets, a 3:00 p.m. deadline and former president upmost of the night issuing missives. i'm john berman with brianna keilar. we have so many developments this morning. a judge has given donald trump's legal team until 3:00 p.m. to respond to the justice department's motion to unseal the search warrant and property receipt from the mar-a-lago search. overnight, trump posted on his social media platform that he would not oppose the release of the documents. in fact, he says, quote, he would encourage their immediate release. now, that's what he says. but remember, he's had the documents since monday. and he could have released them at any point himself. he still could. he doesn't have to wait until 3:00 p.m. he could release them right now. also, remember, what he said in the past about wanting to release his tax returns. and ultimately not doing it. we'll see. we'll see. as o