of great books, phil levine who came here for from detroit and we have great fiction begin with steinbeck and saroyan that's been written here. what nonfiction has been more difficult because you have to dig in to these brokenness of this place. and it doesn't make you a real popular person to tell the stories here. i live here and yet you are writing these stories that not everyone embraces because you are telling the history, working all of the place and the wisest person among the wisest people i've ever interviewed was a person named greta tony. i found her in courtroom while i was in california, she was 100 years old. >> and she had, from texas, all the contrail left. she didn't, all-in-one migration, they stopped along the way. >> she referred to her children, she had seven or eight stopover kids or a kid in each place. and they landed in corcoran and they picked the cotton. and as i was interviewing her, interviewing her in that little house, on the outskirts of that city, town, she was taking me all the way back to the slave days of her grandmother. but from that one interview, we

long-time anchor and reporter bob woodward, receiving the john steinbeck award from san jose state. i sat down with him, on a winning story in iraq that nearly got him killed. >> i think we all like to do stories that are fun and moving. and then there are ones that we look at that are as important, the ones that need to reveal a secret or tell a story that the evil don't want you to say. >> previous honorees include bruce springsteen, among others, so congratulations to bob woodward. he quit his job as a lawyer to go and be a journalist because he was passionate about it. >> i am glad to see he is well. >> and they used to be the team to beat, the lakers h >>> good evening, i was in enormous for nba all-star weekend. i ran into a lakers legend at the airport and he told me the lakers could have made the blockbuster trade. the legend said to me, man, magic johnson can't take over the lakers fast enough, and here we are 24 hours later and magic has been named as president of the basketball operations for the lakers, of course led the team to five nba titles as a player. co-owner fire

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, sleepy, delicious food, everything is just fine. [ women singing in greek ] ♪ >> anthony: john steinbeckligence against a fish and loses has it coming. but the greek fishing trade didn't stand a chance when hit with the one-two punch. first of diminishing fish stocks, then the financial crisis and slacking demand. is life good on naxos compared to the mainland? [ george speaking greek ] >> anthony: really? >> lambros: yeah, i mean, well, if youomfrom this island with the fresh air and the sea -- >> anthony: right. [ george speaking greek ] >> anthony: really? this gentleman is a fisherman. >> lambros: george is a fisherman. his name is fearless george. >> anthony: fearless george. >> lambros: yes, yes. >> anthony: so, as i understand it, in many, if not all of the greek islands, the government or the eu is offering buyouts to fisherman? they're basically saying, "we'll pay you to not fish." [ george speaking greek ] >> lambros: they're trying to get the older domestic fisherman out of the way basically in order to -- >> anthony: the little guys. >> lambros: yeah, the little guys. basical

long-time abc news anchor and reporter bob woodruff received the john steinbeck award at san jose state tonight. it's given to activists, artists and professionals who embody the author's social engagement. woodruff earned a peabody award reporting on iraq, where a roadside bomb nearly killed him. >> i think we all like to do stories that are fun and that are moving. and then there's ones that we look at as important. and i think the ones that are most fulfilling, you feel like you accomplished something, would be the ones that are sometimes extremely sad. the ones that you need to reveal a secret or to tell a story that the evil don't want you to say. >> previous honorees include bruce springsteen, documentarian ken burns, and civil rights activist ruby bridges. >>> next, president trump's immigration crackdown. the new and sweeping plan to deport undocumented immigrants across the country. >>> also a deadly plane crash. four americans and the pilot were killed when their plane slammed toneinto a shopping mal overseas. >>> and new surveillanc tomorrow's the day we'll play something bes

san jose state has awarded him the 2017 john steinbeck award, which he called an incredible honor. >>n who's a hero for everybody that's in love with literature. and so, it's a man that i've known on these pieces of paper for all these years. the thought that i would get an award in his name, in his honor, would be the greatest gift i think i would have ever have gotten. >> tickets are still available for $20 or $10 for students. money raised will benefit san jose state's veterans resource center. the event starts at 7:30. >> that should be fantastic. >> yeah, and dan will be back at 11:00. >>> help for commuters stuck in san francisco, it's coming, but it's taking a while. tonight we're going to go inside the transbay terminal to see how much more money and time are needed for it to get finished. >>> she blasted off in space. now she's back here on earth to talk to kids at her very own high school. i'm jonathan bloom with nasa astronaut kate rubens, ahead on "abc7 news." >>> and next, we're live in san jose with an update on w for millions of baby boomers there's a serious virus out

san jose state has awarded him the 2017 john steinbeck award, which he called an incredible honor. >> he's a man who's a hero for everybody that's in love with literature. and so, it's a man that i've known on these pieces of paper for all these years. the thought that i would get an award in his name, in his honor, would be the greatest gift i think i would have ever have gotten. >> tickets are still available for $20 or $10 for students. money raised will benefit san jose state's veterans resource center. the event starts at 7:30. >> that should be fantastic. >> yeah, and dan will be back at 11:00. >>> help for commuters stuck in san francisco, it's coming, but it's taking a while. tonight we're going to go inside the transbay terminal to see how much more money and time are needed for it to get finished. >>> she blasted off in space. now she's back here on earth to talk to kids at her very own high school. i'm jonathan bloom with nasa astronaut kate rubens, ahead on "abc7 news." >>> and next, we're live in san jose with an u it's okay to cry, right? no more! we don't want anymore!