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

so jackie and rachel robinson weren't destined for greatness. they prepared themselves for greatness. which meant they could make a difference outside of baseball, as well. that is the only thing important for you to understand. you can be great in your profession. you can earn a lot of money but the question is what are you doing for others? after he retired, jackie became a leader in the civil rights movement working with dr. king, the naacp. he 4e8enned to start a bank to help other minorities to own their own homes. after his death, mrs. robinson carried on that legacy by starting the jackie robinson foundation, which has provided career opportunities for more than 1400 underserved students. i know 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. she acknowledged criticism dire

for us to sit in the same room as rachel robinson. do you understand, we are here with rachel robinson. [ applause ] the woman who livered through that life. whose memories and perspectives will forever be shaped by those experiences. her appearance here today makes us realize just how connected we are to that part of our history. it is very real and very tangible. i can't help but marvel of how far we have come over the course of this woman's life. it also reminds us how far we have to go. how much more work we have to do. jackie and rachel robinson story reminds us how much hard work it takes to move a country forward. it reminds us how much struggle is required to make real progress and change. as you reflect on this story, not just today but i hope you keep thinking about it for the rest of your life, i want you to think about how much strength it took, day in and day out for rachel and jackie robinson and for thousands of other people just like them all across this country to keep pressing ahead. some folks wouldn't treat them li

without rachel robinson, we might not have had jackie robinson. she was integral to his strength and ability to negotiate what was a truly difficult and challenging time. she was always characterized as being a steady and common influence on jack. she was an extremely intelligent woman who went to ucla while she trained to be a nurse. she went to post graduate school to get her degree. she had her very own successful professional career. she was a sounding board, and advisor. they made all the decisions together. at the same time, she was very supportive. while those other players also suffered racism, the spotlight was not on the way it was for the robinsons. whether she was truly comfortable in her heart, that is for her to expound on. she always conducted herself with grace. the children did too. a lot of the coming from rachel, she was there to nurture the kids. jackie was this big celebrity. her overall impact on his life was remarkable. the last thing i want to say about rachel is after jackie's death, she went on to form the jackie robinson

without rachel robinson, we might not have had jackie robinson. she was integral to his strength and ability to negotiate what was a truly difficult and challenging time. she was always characterized as being steady and the combing influence on jack. -- calming influence on jack. she was an extremely intelligent woman who went to ucla while she trained to be a nurse. she went to post graduate school to get her degree. she had her very own successful professional career. she was a sounding board, and advisor. they made all the decisions together. at the same time, she was very supportive. in a more traditional way, both at the same time because she and jackie, she was always aware of the magnitude of what they were doing. to be the first, just was something of a whole different order than to be the second or third or fourth african-american in baseball. while those other players also suffered racism and difficult times, the spotlight was not on them the way it was on for the robinsons. whether she was truly comfortable in her heart for not being in

we have ken griffey junior, cc sabathia, and the eldest grandchild of jackie and rachel robinson, sonya pankey. >> so special to have them here. >>> we are covering one of the busiest travel days for the spring, all of these religious holidays taking place in weekend. >> on this holiday weekend we have breaking news. more than 100 people injured at a major holy site in jerusalem. israeli police clashed with thousands of palestinians who were gathered at this mosque and let's take a live look at the al aqsa mosque where prayers have just ended. you see some people gathered out there. mild protests and reports they have begun again. erielle reshef just back from israel starts us off. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, george. all of this is happening after the deadliest spate of violence inside israel in several years. 14 killed in 4 separate palestinian attacks in just 3 weeks. the israeli foreign ministry saying that masked men gathered rocks, then clashes erupted. this morning, clashes and chaos in jerusalem. more than 100 injured after israeli security forces entered th

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the key here is it comes with a letter from jackie's wife rachel robinson confirming that not only this was the game-used bat from the 49 all-star game but that it was, displayed in their home for , you know, his entire lifetime. ashley: very cool. very quickly, ken. the national baseball hall of fame plaque. how much for that? >> i love this one. this is the actual plaque jackie was given on july 23, 1962 when he became the first african american inducted into the baseball hall of fame. ashley: how much? >> this we expect to go between 300 and $400,000. ashley: ken, that was quick but fascinating as always, ken thank you very much we wish you luck with the auction. it's now time for the friday trivia question, in which state, i'll say that again, in which state did the easter bunny first appear? there they are, new york, pennsylvania, virginia, massachusetts, the answer right after this. .. (vo) verizon is going ultra! with 5g ultra wideband in many more cities, you get up to 10x the speed at no extra cost. plus six premium entertainment subscriptions, included! like disney+, music, ga

robinson's widow rachel who will turn a hundred this year. we'll be at tonight's game at dodger stadium in los angeles and former giants manager dusty baker talks about how he was inspired by jackie robinson. you know, i was born two years after jackie broke the color barrier and you know, most african americans at that time were brooklyn dodger fans because of jackie. jackie gave us a lot of pride about being black. and my dad, i mean he idolized jackie robinson. my dad was a baseball coach in our town in riverside and my dad cut me when i was eight nine and ten because he said i had a bad attitude and a bad temper and if i could take that positive direction. that i could be something one day. and whenever i would get mad and getting a fight or whatever my dad would say and i got really kind of kind of got tired of hearing him. my dad would ask me. what was jackie have done in that situation. he was very influential. you know in my life as a kid. he was an inspiration to us all. great seeing dusty baker there who played for the dodgers and m

jackie's 99 year-old widow, rachel. the a's are in toronto tonight where they're taking on the blue jays and another way, robinson is being honored. the teams will wear dodger, blue jersey numbers regardless of their team's colors. it is a first for the week and you will see players with patches featuring number 42 on sleeves and caps. coming up, questions swirling tonight about a police shooting that left a man dead in grand rapids, michigan. >> also reaction to the news that california will delay its vaccine mandate for children to the summer of 2023. plus, a scary situation for a north bay high school after reports. >> a bomb threat for students and staff to shelter in place. >> in the north bay today things got tense at novato high school one-note surface mentioning a bomb on campus. were let out early after a lockdown that had lasted hours. it was supposed to be a fun day. the school had set up an easter egg hunt for the seniors. one of the ag said free tickets to the prom. but a student reportedly found one egg wi

>> don't tell me >> david robinson and rachel >> oh. >> special, special, wonderful it's so interesting when you really peel apart the history, right? go back, read the book, really just get involved in the whole thing. there were only four teams at the end of the '40s who had black players. the '50s is when the flood starts and that's when black player after black player, ernie banks. all won mvps, right? and all this talent sat on the sidelines for decades and decades. >> playing in the negro league. >> correct >> and by the way, a little nbc connection jackie robinson was the community activities director for wnbc in 1952 to 1954. >> really? >> and on the 25th anniversary, the baseball holds this big event to honor jackie robinson, he gets up there in front of all the brass and says where are the black managers there are no black managers. >> wow. >> he says there has to be a day, one time when i can look down to third base and see a black manager, first black manager then comes about two >> he never stopped. >> that's amazing. >> you highlighted his life after baseball, which is so

this plan together.i'm joined by my colleagues director carla short, deputy director of finance bruce robinson. my deputy city administrator candace who is joined by remote as well as our prop b project director rachel alonso and i think with the complement of people here we will be able to answer all the questions you have.the work of implementing thedivision of thedepartment is not an easy one . it's complicated . we started to put together a team headed by rachel alonso and my team to think through all the different pieces that would need to come together to createthe division . as you all know proposition b contemplated a few things. but it didwas focused on oversight and the creation of two new departments . it did not add additional resources or a direct services so when we started to approach proposition b we truly took a look at it from the perspective of how do we create two departments. how do we create a commission to help to create performance measures the commission to consider bylaws and other structures that would help a commission form. . >> thanks for that new technologicalwor

kumasi: it is jackie robinson day, the 75th anniversary of jackie robinson making his debut. all teams will wear a dodger 42 in blue. rachel, who will turn 100 this year, will be in attendance at tonight's game at dodgers stadium. reggie: his pain is not completely gone but the warriors are optimistic that stephen curry will play game one of the playoffs tomorrow night. curry participated in his first five on five scrimmage since suffering his foot injury almost a month ago. draymond green was there, helping to rebound. there you see it. assuming there is no more swelling or pain, curry will be on the court at the chase center tomorrow, when the warriors take on the nuggets. >> there is a little bit of pain but -- or discomfort -- but you get cleared to play and you know at that point there is no time to worry about that. it is are you going to help the team win, make an impact and do what you do? if i feel like the answer is yes, that means i'm ready to play. steve: this could be one of those playoff runs where our team has to grow within a series to get where we need to be.

this plan together.i'm joined by my colleagues director carla short, deputy director of finance bruce robinson. my deputy city administrator candace who is joined by remote as well as our prop b project director rachel alonso and i think with the complement of people here we will be able to answer all the questions you have.the work of implementing thedivision of thedepartment is not an easy one . it's complicated . we started to put together a team headed by rachel alonso and my team to think through all the different pieces that would need to come together to createthe division . as you all know proposition b contemplated a few things. but it didwas focused on oversight and the creation of two new departments . it did not add additional resources or a direct services so when we started to approach proposition b we truly took a look at it from the perspective of how do we create two departments. how do we create a commission to help to create performance measures the commission to consider bylaws and other structures that would help a commission form. . >> thanks for that new technologicalwor

this plan together.i'm joined by my colleagues director carla short, deputy director of finance bruce robinson. my deputy city administrator candace who is joined by remote as well as our prop b project director rachel alonso and i think with the complement of people here we will be able to answer all the questions you have.the work of implementing thedivision of thedepartment is not an easy one . it's complicated . we started to put together a team headed by rachel alonso and my team to think through all the different pieces that would need to come together to createthe division . as you all know proposition b contemplated a few things. but it didwas focused on oversight and the creation of two new departments . it did not add additional resources or a direct services so when we started to approach proposition b we truly took a look at it from the perspective of how do we create two departments. how do we create a commission to help to create performance measures the commission to consider bylaws and other structures that would help a commission form. . >> thanks for that new technologicalwor

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