kaboom put us in touch with the booker t. washingtont they stood for and in our corporate offices for lucas film about a mile down the road. we have a lot of employees in this neighborhood, have grown up in this neighborhood and wanted to do something meaningful to give back to this community. >> reporter: you've had people that utilized this area that now work for lucas film? >> exactly. we have a lot of different divisions represented from disney to disney stores and to abc and lucas film and all different disciplines. we have artists that are drawing and creating beautiful murals to accountants that are pouring concrete so everybody is getting their hands dirty today. >> what you're saying is construction work was there to help the community. >> everything was leaning in there to do something amazing. appreciate you being here and thank your brothers and sisters for me also, okay? >> happy to. that's blair chaput from lucas film. i wanted to tell you ten years ago disney started sponsoring can a bomb and across the country we've done

booker t. washington and 2 boys about how blacks can arise from poverty? >> i think the differences in the strategies between 2 boys and washington are exaggerated over the decades. there are more similarities than differences. booker t. washington did not reject civil rights or the importance of advancing using the political system to advance the race. and 2 boys didn't reject -- dubois didn't in fact what booker t. washington wanted to focus on but you see the seeds of something that blossomed in the post-civil rights period when it came to the choices someone like martin luther king jr. wanted to make an choices more militant blacks wanted to make. but the real difference i think between old-school leadership and today's leadership is a mindset brought to the task, everyone from kanga to dubois to washington and the naacp in its early years, were focused, their idea was race was the constant. we have to succeed notwithstanding. the shift in attitude came in the second half of the 20th century when the

booker t. washington and dubose about how blacks can rise from poverty? >> i think the difference is the strategy between dubose in washington a little bit exaggerated. the remorseful and made it -- similarities than differences. booker t. washington did not reject civil rights or the importance of advancing using the political system here and dubose didn't reject industrial learning that booker t. washington wanted to focus on but you do see something that blossomed in the post-civil rights period when it came to the choices that someone like martin luther king jr. wanted to make in choices of the black power movement in particular. but the real difference i think between the old-school leadership in today's leadership is it's also a mindset that is brought to task. i think everyone from king to dubose to washington and the naacp in its early years were focused on the constants here. the shift in attitude came the second half i think of the 20th century where the attitude became a must see racism bank wi

. >> how you compare booker t. washington how blacks can rise from poverty?. >>. >> a think the difference of strategy over the decades that there are more similarities and booker t. washington did not reject civil rights gordian saying using the political system here. and without that industrial learning. but you do see something that blossomed when it comes to those choices but of that leadership with the naacp the adn that racism with that shift of attitude came. where we must see racism for our own destiny. in addition to the focus on political power. and what they play off endlessly. >> to questions. you sound a little while the of your criticisms but to what extent do you specifically state that is counter productive to the advancements of blacks? i was interested that john recorder is critical but to what extent is that different from your view and the ways you might respond?. >> so what tends to happen when you get a black leader so for instance to take education of school choice in the polls off the charts. barack obama gets into office and in the shad

the more similarities i think booker t. washington did not reject civil rights or the importance of advancing using the political system here to advance the race. and the boys didn't reject the type of learning that booker t. washington wanted to focus on. but you do see something that blossomed in the post-civil rights. when it came to the choices someone like martin luther king jr. wanted to make and places that more militant blacks wanted to go. -- but the real difference i think between the old school leadership and today's leadership, there is also a mindset that is brought. i think everyone from king to the boys in washington, and the naacp in early years were focused, their idea was that racism was a constant here. you're going to have to see, the shift in attitude came the 20th century. with the attitude became, we must see racism vanquished from america for blacks to be held responsible for their own destiny. and that mindset is what has one -- won the day. it is that victim mindset that they were encouraged to adopt and that

he was a protege of booker t. washington. hopefully that name rings a bell from your survey history classes. booker t. washington believed that african-americans, were they to do well in the marketplace, could uplift their entire class. the faith in entrepreneurialism as a way to improve their own racial standing. this is what jake simmons sees. and he will become an incredibly rich oilman in his own right in the post-world war ii period. he is in fact going to help open up nigeria to american oil exploration. evidence again of this democratic promise living itself out. there is also a spirit of rebellion. there is a certain kind of theology that grows up in this period, on this soil. there is also a new political initiative that takes root at this time. continuing on the politics of the independent oil producer. this is going to accelerate in the 1930's. as major oil is coming abroad, east texas producers are going to marshal their own politics of dissent against people like carol wikis and the the roosevelt administration. m

it is part of the booker t. washington center on pre-sid yo avenue.ew center is expected to open next month. >> that's going to look good when it is finished for sure. >> definitely. >>> in sports the warriors were approach about a deal for all star paul george, but would they give you up >>> "abc7 sports" brought to you by river rock casino. >> a few years ago the warriors turned down a klay thompson for kevin love trade proposal. apparently they just passed on a clay for paul george proposal as well. clay has proven to be a huge part of the warriors, two nba titles in past three years, great on offense and defense. paul george revealed the pacers inquired about a trade for clay straight up. warriors said no thanks and indiana ended up sending george to okc. after a couple of weeks in hawaii, a stroll don the red carpets at the espys, steph curry is hoping to avoid the beach this weekend. a warm up before he tees it up for real on the web.com tour in august. >> obviously a lot of great golfers here that played at a high level and that's what the tour

it is part of the booker t. washington center on pre-sid yo avenue.ter is expected to open next month. >> that's going to look good when it is finished for sure. >> definitely. >>> in sports the warriors were approach about a deal for all star paul george, but would they give you u >>> "abc7 sports" brought to you by river rock casino. >> a few years ago the warriors turned down a klay thompson for kevin love trade proposal. apparently they just passed on a clay for paul george proposal as well. clay has proven to be a huge part of the warriors, two nba titles in past three years, great on offense and defense. paul george revealed the pacers inquired about a trade for clay straight up. warriors said no thanks and indiana ended up sending george to okc. after a couple of weeks in hawaii, a stroll don the red carpets at the espys, steph curry is hoping to avoid the beach this weekend. a warm up before he tees it up for real on the web.com tour in august. >> obviously a lot of great golfers here that played at a high level and that's what the tournament

it is part of the booker t. washington center on pre-sid yo avenue.enter is expected to open next month. >> that's going to look good when it is finished for sure. >> definitely. >>> in sports the warriors were approach about a deal for all star paul george, but would they give you ♪ ♪ isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. >>> "abc7 sports" brought to you by river rock casino. >> a few years ago the warriors turned down a klay thompson for kevin love trade proposal. apparently they just passed on a clay for paul george proposal as well. clay has proven to be a huge part of the warriors, two nba titles in past three years, great on offense and defense. paul george revealed the pacers inquired about a trade for clay straight up. warriors said no thanks and indiana ended up sending george to okc. after a couple o

they were at the booker t. washington community service center yesterday.hat's where a team from abc 7 teamed with our friends to begin work on a new playground for the center. employees there are excited. >> it means a lot to me. i have been a part of the community center for about 17 years. and i'm excited. the labor, i wasn't ready for it, but you know, i'm here and i'm excited so i'm going to give it my all. >> the volunteers are doing prep work yesterday. construction of the new playground will begin tomorrow. >>> no more hand stamps at disneyland. for so many decades, you needed the ultraviolet stamp to get back in the park. for several years, multi-day ticket and pass holders have skipped the stamp in favor of a photograph at the gate. lately, only single day tickets needed a hand stamp. now, those folks will also get a photo taken instead. disney is the parent company of abc 7. it's my chance to say have a magical day, natasha, and also you, mike. >> only you would know about the bear jamboree, probably. >> i might have written the script. >> i thou

volunteers pieced together a jungle gym yesterday as part of the booker t. washington center on presidio avenue. that complex is expanding to include affordable housing units, child care, and a basketball court and the new center is expected to open next month. >>> i'm super excited about this. we're getting our first look at an exciting new attraction for fans of star wars or disney land or disney world. this is the future star wars themed land that will open at the california park and florida park in 2019. a model is now on display this weekend at the fan club expo d-23, which is opening today in anaheim. one of these attractions will let you pilot the millennium falcon on a customized secret mission. the attraction is the single largest theme land expansion in disney history. that video provided by disney which is the parent company of abc7 news. i can't believe i'm going to d-23 this weekend. that would be like my heaven. >> maybe we can figure it out for you. >> queen bee's baby bliss. the first look at her twins and the reaction. >> the safety hazard that is forc

. >> reporter: the new booker t. washington center is expected to open to families by midaugust. >> well, it's going to start to feel like midaugust around here. abc news meteorologist. >>> we're used to the heat but right now we have natural ac as you'll notice. still keeping us comfortable. here's a look at the temperatures right now. a pleasant 57 degrees. in the 60s from oakland to mountain view. san jose, 68. notice still warm around concord and livemore in the 70s. now as we check out live doppler 7, you'll notice yes, we have fog around near the coast. it's already started to cross over into the east bay a little bit but it's not quite as widespread as it was last night at this time. so i think there's changes, minor, taking place right now. from our kgo roof camera, you're looking along the embarcadero. and the wind is light except in some areas where it's breezy. wide range of temperatures tomorrow. here's your hour by hour forecast. 11:00 tonight, yes, we'll have the fog around. not only is there fog along the coast a

at the booker t. washington service center where we joined that nonprauf lt kaboom and our paris company disney employee were all so excited. >> about 17 years now i'm excited the labor i wasn't ready for it i'm here and excited. actual construction will begin on thursday. we'll show you how it looks when it's finished. . >>> we're now beyond obstruction of justice. >> you start meeting with a foreign government, that's whole different issue. >>> new developments and what it might mean for the investigation into russian medaling and three full cases of wine dating back to 1796 are discovered back east. for millions of baby boomers there's a serious virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. one in 30 boomers has hep c, yet most don't even know it. because it can hide in your body for years without symptoms, and it's not tested for in routine blood work. the cdc recommends all baby boomers get tested. if you have hep c, it can be cured. for us it's time to get tested. ask your healthcare prov

. >> reporter: the new booker t. washington center is expected to open to families by mid-august.francisco, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >>> all these rides will soon be up and running. the california state fair opens tomorrow in sacramento for the 164th year. new this year, an exhibit honoring california's farm workers. you can also check out 16 life sized animated reptiles and rescued wildlife display, with a chance to stand just a few feet away from a bald eagle. that's awesome. the state fair is open through july 30th. >>> the california coastal commission has voted unanimously to okay a settlement to shut down a mining operation accused of stealing public sand and causing serious beach erosion. environmental groups urge commissioners to support the deal that will stop the cenex corporation from sucking up sand along monterey bay and then selling it for profit. they insist its activities are legal but has agreed to a three-year phaseout of the last coastal sand mine in the country. california state land commission must also agree before this deal is final. >>> every few months w

. >> reporter: the new booker t. washington center is expected to open to families by mid-august. in san francisco, lonnie rivera, abc 7 news. >>> all these rides will soon be up and running. the california state fair opens tomorrow in sacramento for the 164th year. new this year, an exhibit honoring california's farm workers. you can also check out 16 life sized animated reptiles and rescued wildlife display, with a chance to stand just a few feet away from a bald eagle. that's awesome. the state fair is open through july 30th. >>> the california coastal commission has voted unanimously to okay a settlement to shut down a mining operation accused of stealing public sand and causing serious beach erosion. environmental groups urge commissioners to support the deal that will stop the cenex corporation from sucking up sand along monterey bay and then selling it for profit. they insist its activities are legal but has agreed to a three-year phaseout of the last coastal sand mine in the country. california state land commission must also agree before this deal is final. >>> every few

abc 7 news was in san francisco as the booker t. washingtonervice center yesterday, where a team from abc 7 joined with our friends at the nonprofit kaboom, lucas film, and our parent company disney to begin work on a playground for the center. employees there say they're excited. >> it means a lot to me. i have been a part of the community center for about 17 years now, and i'm excited. the labor, i wasn't ready for it, but you know, i'm here and i'm excited so i'm going to give it my all. >> the volunteers were doing prep work yesterday and then construction of the new playground will begin tomorrow. >> amazon reporting its biggest shopping day ever after its prime day. the world's largest online retailer ended up selling more than it did on black friday and cyber monday. orders on the app more than doubled compared to last year. among the most popular items, a programmable pressure cooker called the insta-pot. do you have friends who bought this? >> i think my mama may have bought one. >> i have two friends who bought this yesterday. rebecc

. >> reporter: the new booker t. washingtonr and playground is expected to open to families by mid-august. >> all right. it's time to check on our weather and how hot it's going to get. >> oh, this weekend. >> it's coming our way, the heat is. right now we're looking at a little fog at the coast an sunny skies over the inland areas, mild to warm conditions. overnight low temperatures will drop into mid-50s for most of the bay area. tomorrow we'll see sunny skies and even partly sunny skies at the coastline where it will be breezy and relatively mild. we'll see highs at the coast in the low to mid-60s right around the bay, mid to upper 70s, up to 80 in some spots. inland, low 90s for the most part but that will change over the weekend and get a bit hotter. a heat advisory is in effect for the higher elevations of the east bay and south bay from 8:00 a.m. saturday to 9:00 p.m. sunday. it's going to be pretty toastly. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. notice on saturday and sunday inland highs will be right around or abov

in san at the booker t. washington community service center where volunteers found abc7 news joined with our friends at the nonprofit kaboom lucas film and parent company disney to begin work on a new playground for the center. employees at the center are filled with anticipation. >> it means a lot to me. i've been a part of the community center for about 17 years now and i'm excited. the labor, i wasn't ready for it, but, you know, i'm here and i'm excited so i'm going to give it my all. >> you go. today was a prep day for the project. construction will begin on thursday. some of us will be out there and we took part in the build kaboom playground -- >> two years ago, it was great. >> so rewarding. >> spencer christian was like a man of steel on the playground. >> superman. >> it was good. donald trump, jr. shedding new light on his meeting with a russian lawyer. >> we're now beyond obstruction of justice. >> meeting with a foreign government is a whole different issue than meeting with an individual. >> the new devel

in the same way i true do with booker t. washington and w. e. b. dubois, booker t says i don't agree, w.e.b. that's what is happening in terms on the kernel, the seed. some be some way to bring you together on those things, and i think if martin and malcolm were an trajectory -- this is my proposition -- they were moving in such a way n their ideas were coming closer and closer together. particularly from a malcolm perspective. maybe less so with martin. but malcolm began to say -- first of all, he began to tamp down his holy attack on the big six, the leaders of the civil rights movement at that time. and become less absorbed with that and keeping his eye on another prize. and i think you have examples of that when he spoke at the brown memorial church in selma, alabama. this is like -- he's reaching out to the civil rights movement. in africa in 1964, he ran into john lewis, who was traveling with don harris. they were traveling and had this encounter, john lewis talks about walking -- in his out autobiographyy meeting mall culp and how con jean a

try to find the commonalities, where is the common ground and the same way i try to do with booker t. washington and duboise.t that's what's happening in term of the kernel, the seed. they should be some kind of way that we can bring you together on those things and if martin and malcolm were on a trajectory, this is myra preposition that they were moving in such a way that their ideas were coming closer and closer together, particularly from a malcolm perspective, maybe less so with martin.m beg he began to tamp down on the big six, the leaders of the civil rights movement at the time and become less absorbed with that and keeping his eye on another e that when he spoke at the brown memorial church in selma, alabama. this is like -- he's reaching out to the civil rights movement. in africa in 1964, he ran into john lewis, who was traveling with don harris. they were traveling and had this encounter, john lewis talks about walking -- in his out autobiographyy meeting mall culp and how con jean al -- congenial the situation was and coming together and when he spoke on february 4, 1965, an indicat

talking about booker t. washington who built schools from the ground up a republican. luther king. should i continue? the republican party has always led the way. meanwhile the democratic party was the party of the kkk. abby: what is her agenda then? what is she trying to get at here? what does she want out of this? >> look, i think this goes back to what the democrats are actually doing. this is the victim hood mentality, which i would argue that the republican party needs to let's people, especially in my community, know how much we have in common. when you listen to a simple hip hop song, they talk about capitalism. that's our argument. that's not the left's argument. when we talk about reforming education when it comes to school choice, all these issues that we stand for, we should be capturing people in different communities. black folks have never wanted a handout. they have always been go-getters. when we are talking about black wall street at one point in time were the most black millionaires. you think those were democrats? those are capitalists. those are peo