soskin's memoir.y orchestra and a choir of 200 people. joe: the film delves into soskin's back story, how she and her husband opened reid's records in berkeley, which became the country's longest-running black music store. betty: we were the first family of color in walnut creek. joe: it details the family's move to walnut creek in the '50s, where it was met with extreme racism and even death threats. in that dark period, soskin had a breakdown. she turned to her old martin guitar and wrote herself through the pain. bryan: she says in the documentary that her music saved her. betty: but the music saved me. it really did. di'ara reid: music was really therapeutic for her after her nervous breakdown. bryan: betty's probably, like, 25 there. joe: soskin's daughter, di'ara reid, is working with gibel to tell the story of her mother who is now 102 and mostly homebound. di'ara: it's an important film to make because it's another way of getting to know my mother because she's been so famous as far as being a

in that dark period, soskin had a breakdown.er old martin kbi martin guitar. >> she says the music saved me. >> it really did. >> betty's probably like 25 there. >> reporter: soskin's daughter is working with gibble to tell the story of her mother who is now 102 and mostly home bound. >> it's an important film to make, because it's another way of getting to know my mother, because she's been so famous as far as being a park ranger. >> reporter: gibble is seeking donations for a crowd funding campaign aimed at raising $150,000 to edit the project. what he can't raise more of is time. >> we want to complete this film while betty's still around to see it. it's one of her dreams. she feels like she's accomplished what she needed to accomplish while she was here with us. but there's one last thing that she wants done. >> reporter: the film, like soskin's life, is a collection of chapters. it's the story of a woman, who through the ups and downs of life always seemed to land on a high note. >> betty is a living example, that we can ha

it traces soskin life from growing up here in oakland to breaking barriers during hera park rangerúin may not know is that >> the playwright michael gene sullivan dives into her as a young lady, as a person who ist& just getting married, and then as this revolutionary who wrote all this incredible music. and, you know, the music was never released. she gave us sf barco permission to, you know, tell her story to showcase her music. >> i can't wait to see this. soskin says she will be attending the premiere in san francisco coming up the san fraa theater company. opening night already sold out. the show, by the way, runs through april 13th at z space on florida street in the city. well, tonight there's a new huge rainbow flag flying in san francisco's castro neighborhood. the new iconic flag was hoisted earlier today at harvey milk plaza at market and castro streets. the giant flag usually gets replaced every 3 or 4 months due to being whipped, battered and frayed by the wind. the castro merchants association says the flag is a symbol of hope and offers a message who come to the castro.

in that dark period, soskin had a breakdown.says the music saved me. >> it really did. >> betty's probably like 25 there. >> reporter: soskin's daughter is working with gibble to tell the story of her mother who is now 102 and mostly home bound. >> it's an important film to make, because it's another way of getting to know my mother, because she's been so famous as far as being a park ranger. >> reporter: gibble is seeking donations for a crowd funding campaign aimed at raising $150,000 to edit the project. what he can't raise more of is time. >> we want to complete this film while betty's still around to see it. it's one of her dreams. she feels like she's accomplished what she needed to accomplish while she was here with us. but there's one last thing that she wants done. >> reporter: the film, like soskin's life, is a collection of chapters. it's the story of a woman, who through the ups and downs of life always seemed to land on a high note. >> betty is a living example, that we can have a second or third act, and that it ca

it focuses on soskin's life as a singer/songwriter in the 1950s and '60s.usic about her personal experience, including the racism that her family experienced when they became the first black family to move to walnut creek. soskin's daughter says songwriting served as her mother's escape in dark times. >> it was really therapeutic for her after her nervous breakdown. >> we want to complete this film while betty's still around to see it. it's one of her dreams. >> she feels like she has accomplished what she needed to accomplish while she was here with us, but there is one last thing that she wants done. . >> wow. more than 100 years old here. the filmmaker is now trying to raise $150,000 to finish the editing of the film and to release it. you can watch our full story, which includes more of her music on our app nbc bay area, or at nbcbayarea.com. >>> we'll take you outside right now on this wednesday. a nice sunset looking in to hi, i'm greg. i live in bloomington, illinois. i'm not an actor. i'm just a regular person. some people say, "why should i take pr

these reid soskin is here.ind of surprises do you think people will familiar withi mean, we've done features about her here and we know a little bit about her, but there might be a surprise or two if you go see it. i love this. >> our playwright, michael jean sullivan, incredible bay area black man, playwright. he wanted to humanize her. she's a lot of people who are idolized or, you know, seen as these above the normal characters. you know, they don't get to feel what it'& like to breathe, what it'sc like to be hurt, what it's like to, to truly be seen. and her home gotc broken into in her 90s and she fought him off by herself. that is the storyúof how the play begins, which i think a lot spof people don't know about. >> i remember that story just spbeing in the news business whn they broke into her house. we herúbeing a park ranger. yes but i also just saw a picture that when you were talkingúabout her as a young lady, that she have a lot of experience, especially being a young african-american america that w

how you can relive the life and legacy of betty reid soskin. >> up at 6:00.fects. >> and east bay authorities charged multiple men in connection with how investi tors were able to i ( ♪ ) you made a cow! actually it's a piggy bank. my inspiration to start saving. how about a more solid way to save? i'm listening. well, bmo helps get your savings habit into shape with a cash reward, every month you save. both: cash reward? and there's a cash bonus when you open a new checking account to get you started. wow. anything you can't do? ( ♪ ) mugs. ♪ bmo ♪ hundred and two year old betty for signed my name to freedom at theúsan francisco bay area theater company. it traces her lifeúfrom growing up in oakland to breaking barriers during world war two, to her work as a park ranger in richmond at the rosie the riveter historic site. what many people may not know is that soskin was also a musician. >> in the playwright michael gene sullivan dives into her as a young lady, as a person who is just getting married, and then as who wrote all this incredible music and, you kn

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a bay area icon is now the subject of a new musical, reid soskin is te inspiration for sign my name to barriers during world war twol to her work as a parkúranger in richmond. the play's artist, artistic director rodney earl jackson on the >> the playwright michael genen- sullivan dives into her as a young lady, as a person who is as this revolution three whoen wrote all this incredible the ms never released. she gave us sf barco permission to, youúknow, tell her story to showcase her music.t& premiere in san francisco nexte friday at the san francisco bay area theater company. now, opening nights already sold out, but youc can still show your support as the show runs through april 13th at z space on florida street in san francisco. we appreciate your spending your noon hour with us here on ktvu can stream ktvuúnews on your lie demand. stay on top of the rain as it moves its way in. that's on your amazon fire tv, roku, apple tv, and android scan your screen. you can also search for the fox local app and then just choose ktvu. we'll see you back here again for our next newscast. that's

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