singled. played second base for the pirate. had a walk. pittsburgh beat the cubs, 6-5. almost looks like a little league games. series of air rerrors, allowed o round the bases and score. some call it. >> oh! >> inside the park home run. it's very, very rare. happens once in every 150 home runs. >> wow. >> woops. >> woops is right. >> the city of san antonio. >> in the glove. >> not with your head. >> no. guess depend on who is on first. >> what? >> what's, what's on second. >> third base. >> third base. >> still funny. it's still funny. >> after all these years. okay, san antonio may have a new sports hero. she hasn't played her first game there

>> kls kelsey plum, helping out the spurs playoff game. some observers say she has a better arm than some nfl quarterbacks. check it out. >> plum the first pick of the wnba draft by san antonio stars. look at that. >> it almost looks like a t-shirt cannon. >> it's better than some t-shirt cannons. >> it's quite a contrast. >> wow, still going. >> that is awesome. >> wow. very impressive. >> if that doesn't work. >> you know who is really mad? >> the minor league baseball player. tried to get the ball into the stands. couldn't get it. not up to the first ball. >> not at all. all right, coming up. planning for the future in coal country. >> a political hot potato during the presidential campaign. hear how people in one of the poorest regions of america are now going green. >> first, 25 years later looking at documentary sheddin

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in l.a., this weekend marks the 25th anniversary of one of the darkest periods in american history. >> tomorrow night, abc is premiering a documentary by oscar winning writer, john ridley, takes on the story behind the los angeles riots. we're up aall "nightline" with abc's byron pitts. >> the beating of rodney king by four white police officers pushed the city to the brink. then when the officers were found not guilty, charges of assault and excessive use of force. the city exploded in violence. that was april 29th. 1992. but ridley's film begins ten years earlier. this was not something that happened because of one incident, one issue. did not affect just one community. >> in the early 80s, the street gang start to connect with a drug dealers. and it was a free ticket to go out there and do overly aggressive police work. >> an

festering. aggressive policing tactics, koreans and latinos packed in with blacks, a melting pot about to boil over. the flame was turned up when months before the rodney king verdict, a korean-american grocer, shot and killed a 15-year-old black girl. she was convicted of manslaughter and a white judge let her off without any prison time. >> the message that goes out to this community is a black life is not worth very much. >> reporter: the images of violence against black people playing over and over again, the perception justice was not served. >> they have all been found not guilty. >> years of frustration beget protests. >> no justice in america, not for the blacks. >> protests beget violence. >> anybody that wasn't black, was getting their ass kicked. >> those days unraveled after a series of fateful decisions. and the genesis of the unrest and to the moment the order for

because they were unprepared for a riot. without the police, the descent into chaos was swift. there were those who stood up. what kept you in '92 from being one of the guys throwing bricks. >> i felt like i was just as angry as everyone else. that's not who i am. i don't stand by and let innocent people be hurt. >> people like donald jones, an offduty fire fighter living blocks from florence and normandy when a group of men started attacking, a chinese immigrant. >> i walked out in the middle of the street. said a few choice word to a few people that were around. that i won't say now. but, told them to stay away, get back. once i reached, cho i, i stood there, he was disoriented. some one walked over from the corner, told me, hey you got about another minute in this intersection. i picked mr. choi up, walked over. put him in the passenger's side.

down. i didn't think they would throw rocks or bottles at me. if he raised his head. >> you could have been a victim as well? >> very, very much mindful. >> the mob could have attacked you? >> yeah. >> why did you do it? >> i don't know. you can't just not do something. >> what he still regrets all these years later, that he wasn't able to help that trucker, reginald denney being beaten within an inch of his life on live television. >> have compassion for any body. you have to understand at that time, please. at that time, the compassion line was closed. >> reporter: told from many perspectives. let it fall, reveals the many truths of one moment in time. even the members of the so-called, l.a. fourks the men convicted in connection with the reginald denney attack. tell their story. >> look at what they're doing to us. they're killing young black men. they're killing threats. >> they're for anything that isn't black doesn't mean nothing to me at all.

know what i'm saying. that's not right. i'm not condoning that whatsoever. you understand what i'm saying. but it happens. >> what was your take of the l.a. four? >> didn't sense any remorse, regret. given the circumstance, they would do exactly the same thing they did 25 years ago. >> i would disagree. i think in the four individuals we have a very poignant range of what so many people felt then and how it carries over 25 years later. >> 25 years ago, who could have imagined. >> this is not a black thing! >> it's been a black thing for the last 20 years. >> we as a nation would still be debating the same issues. >> here on the corner of florence and normandy. >> i was a young reporter back then center to cover the l.a. riots. >> can the blighted part of l.a. be restored? >> today i found myself in cities like fergus

stopped by the police. >> lake baton rouge. >> intersection where the shooting happened. >> like my hometown of baltimore. >> how is the family holding up? >> reporter: asking the same questions, 25 years after l.a. like most reporters in the nation's attention, i get to move on. but for those who lived it, it's far more complicated. >> our colleague there, byron pitts. and fascinating report, fascinating documentary, fascinating fashion choice there, byron. juju -- >> before/after. >> juju had fun. posting photo of byron there, look at that. you got to love the shirt and mustache. >> the mustache. completes the whole look. >> tomorrow morning on "world news now," our story on how the biggest names in rap told the story of l.a., both before and after those riots. >> yeah, a look back at west coast hip-hop from that era, tomorrow morning here on "world news now." >> coming up, did you

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>> oh, the music also for the new segment. >> i like it. >> not bad. >> grooving. >> kicking off the new segment. did you know? it is about random facts that-up likely never really wanted to know about. >> you're welcome. >> you're welcome. so we are going to start with this, did you know, diane, that it is a crime to attack a security robot? >> i didn't know that security robots were a thing. >> yes, they exist, where else, but california. so this was a security robot outside of a store. and against this

jacob sill vvain started fighti with the crime fighting robot. and a police officer from mountain view police department came by and said, hey you can't assault our robot. >> who picks a fight with a robot anyway? >> somebody who is drunk. he is facing charges of prowling and being drunk in public. >> and being an it yet who tries to fight robots. not a criminal charge. did you know -- actually, going to start with a guess. can you guess the best way to shoot a free-throw? scientists figured this out. >> one hand dunk. >> that would be tough for a free-throw unless you are jordan. turns out the granny shot. >> oh. >> under the legs, under arm, here you go. boom. >> nice. >> rick barry, nba player back in the day. famous for doing this in the 80s. retired, 1980. free-throw percentage. 90%. he tried to coach other play tires do it. now scientists

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♪ west virginia, mountain mamaic take me home country road ♪ >> somebody is off rhythm. not going to say who it is. >> kendis. >> for millions of americans, country roads lead to coal country. >> with the coal industry, facing growing criticisms. many in coal country embracing the future of clean energy. our own mountain mama, maggie rulli joining us. >> did play the song on repeat when i entered west virginia. a rule you have to play it when you cross the border. coal has become such a polarized political issue look you mention, but there are people behind the issue. y went to west virginia to meet

they're living in their reality and how they're planning for their future. instead of heading down into the earth for energy, some west virginians are now looking up. to the sun. >> the ee kconomien west virgin depended on coal mining jobs. with the solar industry, we're hoping that is something that can fill the void a bit. >> reporter: students are part of revitalized appalachia, coal field development core. tapping into the coal community work force, with a new job training program. so, training normally takes eight days to learn how to install the solar panels. then people in the community who never before have installed a solar panel start being part of this in demand work force. for james likins this opportunity is generation altering. >> beth my parents were security guards. >> coal is in your blood? >> on the campaign

president trump pledged to bring coal jobs back in west virginia. >> trainees say the pay in coal is generally better in solar. but a steep decline in coal jobs has them searching for alternatives. >> this industry is being automated rapidly. near quad ruplirupling of coal by one person. solar shouldn't be seen as the only solution. >> it is part of the broader solution, where, just more diversified economy. >> for likins not about the money, it is about a new chance. he shows me his hard hat, pointing to stickers, representing job sites he worked on. >> reporter: how does it make you feel about the future? >> optimistic. definitely. >> the crew says they're booked on projects every week and that they could double if not triple numbers and barely be able to keep up with the new demand. >> so funny. >> you got into the look didn't you? while you

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this morning on "world news now," the president's promise of the biggest tax cuts ever. >> trump administration has rolled out its tax relief plan for american citizens and businesses. but, there are critics skeptical who will benefit under the new outline. as our reporter points out, the president is reluctant to release his taxes. >> newt controversy at fox news. days after bill o'reilly pushed out over sexual harassment lawsuits. another high profile host is fueling fresh anger over what he said about ivanka trump and announcement late last night. >> see the rescue. a woman gets stranded on a hook of a crane by climbing up the boon and sliding down a cable. hear what she said to the brave fire fighter who reached her and the ma