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steve: let me talk about two names, one quite familiar, hank aaron, and the other is tony stone. those baseball: women who i stumbled upon were of the in at the fall negro leagues. the negro leagues had been a huge institution in the black community. it provided ownership and upward mobility for business owners, and opportunity to play for black men at the time. coveredk sportswriters the league incessantly but were always pushing for integration with the majors. color robinson broke the line in 1947, and what we see after that is the exodus from the negro leagues of the top-tier talent, and they are largely going into the majors, with no compensation to their teams, the negro leagues are in steady decline and a lot of people are trying to figure out how to save the institution, and they are frankly asking, is it worth saving? pollock,is moment sid who manages the indianapolis cloud, tony stone was a semi pro player at the time and was barnstorming occasionally with main -- with male semi pro teams and he thinks, what if we brought her in? marketf this is the same logic that happ

there's a lot of reasons why various people got picked hank aaron is not on the list and he easily could have been on that list. but i think the athletes that we do have our amazing. >> who is not in the book you personally wanted? >> not all my choices got picked. some people he argued for i don't think there was much argument. some people were obvious like mohammed ali. thurgood marshall was a favorite because i think his contribution to break the back of jim crow to travel dark roads and then to go into all white courtrooms and doing it under death threat is important to have that legal dimension while everybody else is out in the street protesting and doing a set in. think i argue for jesse jackson as a forerunner to barack obama who first set the idea it was possible and also as a great orator and inspiring many generations to have hope so there is a lot of debate people getting knocked down and dispirited. >> you are the co-author of a book on justice clarence thomas. was he considered quick. >> he was raised. as a supreme court justic justice, certainly a lot of people were raised

delta is not commenting. >>> we mark black history month. >> it doesn't get more iconic than hank aaronfor the 1950s to the 1970s. but being black in america during that period certainly wasn't easy. listen to mr. aaron telling craig melvin about that experience. >> i was surprised to read in what should have been the most exciting period of your life chasing babe ruth's record, it wasn't. why not? >> i couldn't go out of the ballpark without an escort. i had to stay in another hotel rather than with my teammates. it was the toughest moment of my life. >> you don't think about that but it shows you how strong he was and is. >> we, our younger generation, he's so iconic and that's how it is. we've evolved so much. >> we have. he also played in the negro league and you can watch craig melvin's full interview right after "today in the bay." >>> a living legend. >>> a nine-hour standoff in the south bay ends overnight. >>> and we're live with new details on $8 million worth of cuts going to schools there. growing up in a family that struggled economically powerfully influenced my values. be

the milwaukee braves with hank aaron and eddie matthews and so on were playing the cubs.never was much of a contest but i don't want to insult any cub fans here. but the fact of the matter is, sitting in a centerfield bleacher was a pitcher named bob buhl. bob you'll had a raincoat in the codon and he was stealing signals. the cubs finally figured out in the sixth inning and it was a big uproar. but, having said that, this was a most unfortunate incident, no question about it. but i think robert manford, the commissioner dealt with it harshly, after all manager and then lost his job the general manager lost his job they got phot find $5 million which is the maximum you can find. they lost their first and second draft choices which really hurts for two years. so -- and then to other managers lose her job including the manager of your favorite team. but i think people will understand in the future now, how serious this was an these were serious, serious consequences for the houston club. yes, technology is getting better, but so are we. and i think you will not see this hap

hank aaron is not on the list and he could have easily been on that list. but i think the athletes we do have are amazing. >> host: who is not in the book that you personally wanted in the book? >> guest: well. >> host: how did all your choices get picked? >> now, they didn't. some people that i argued for i don't think there was much argument but i think some people were obvious. ali was an obvious one thurgood marshall was one of my favorites because i think sometimes their marshals contribution to breaking the back of jim crow through the legal system and traveling dark roads and really going into all-white courtrooms and really doing it on a death threat. it was really important to have the legal dimension while everybody what else was out on the streets protesting and doing citizens. he was one of my favorites to be on that list. i think i argued for jesse jackson and as a forerunner to barack obama and he kind of set the idea that it was possible. a lot of people didn't want to run for president and also is a great orator someone who inspired many gen

hank aaron is not on the list. he could have easily been on that list. but i think that the athletes we do have are amazing. >> host: who is not in the book that you personally wanted to in the book? >> guest: i don't know. i think -- >> host: all your choices get picked? >> guest: no, they didn't. some people i argued for -- wasn't much argue. but ali. some people were obvious, ali was an obvious one. thurgood marshall is one of my favorite because times thurgood marshall's contribution to really breaking the back of jim crow, through the legal system and traveling dark roads and really going into all white courtrooms and really doing it under death threats, it was really important to have the legal dimension, while everybody else was out in the streets and protesting and doing sitins. so, he was one of my favorites to be on the list. argued for jesse jackson as a forerunner to president obama and he kind of first set the idea it was possible. a lot of people didn't want to run for president, and as as a great orator and someone who is inspired many gen

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a rare and exclusive interview with hank aaron.en burns will join us in studio 1a to talk about the significance of that league hank aaron, willie mays, jackie robinson, a lot of the great black baseball players of yesteryear, they started in the negro league >> how was it to meet hank aaron? >> a bucket list moment. pinch me moment. he's one of those guys as humble and kind as you hoped he would be >> wow can't wait for that. >> that's tomorrow on "today." >> yes >>> let's get to the news at 8:00 a big night in new hampshire for senator bernie sanders he's not the only one celebrating. for a few others, there's that postprimary letdown. kristen welker is in manchester. she can break it all down for us good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. senator bernie sanders did edge out a narrow victory over pete buttigieg. but both campaigns are riding a wave of new momentum but this field is narrowing as the race intensifies >> thank you, new hampshire. >> reporter: overnight in new hampshire, senator bernie sanders, narrowly beatin

two drops behind each ear and he'll try to hit more home runs than hank aaron. >> actress ja'net duboised the feisty neighbor willona on "good times" has died her acting credits include "i'm gonna git you sucka" and "the pjs" and "everybody loves raymond. ♪ we're moving on up ♪ to the east side >> dubois also co-wrote and sang that theme song right there from "the jeffersons. she was found dead in her glendale, california home. she was 74 years old >>> now to a battle of the billionaires bill gates sxelon musk they may have forged their fortunes in tech but the do could not be more different when it comes to electric cars. the microsoft co-founder recently revealed that he bought an electric porsche tican and he wasn't impressed by the range of electric car choices tesla ceo elon musk reacted to that by tweeting that his conversations with gates have been underwhelming >>> now to the trailblazing coach who's become a game changer for baseball here's nbc's katie beck. >> reporter: major league baseball for rachel balkovec was a field of dreams, just not coming true. >> great job >> i app

rogers, hank aaron and donald trump doing it for rush limba h limbaugh? it was great tv.e base, but there's real accountability in who you choose, and he has elevated someone to a level who has made a business out of playing the lowest common denominators. >> what does this say about the divided nation in which we live? >> it says a lot. it also says that the president of the united states rather than trying to be a uniter has been very content to be a divider. remember, most presidents ultimately it's about trying to unify the nation, and a couple of rhetorical asides, you know, let's put them aside, this is a president who believes in dividing and conquering. he can say he's a counter puncher, but he is a brawler. he believes in bullying, he believes in using fear and greed to intimidate people into submission and has worked well for his party. right wing talk radio and the whole partisan news complex helped reinforce that, demonizing dissent and portraying it as disloyalty. rush limbaugh invented a lot of that. this was not about trying to elevate people who aspire and

> i call it the husband -- two drops behind each ear and he will try to hit more home runs than hank aaronhe played the evans family neighbor and co-browrote and sa "moving on up" for "the jenc th jefferso jeffersons." janet jackson played her adopted daughter and said, "i saw how she broke stereotypes and changed the landscape for women in entertainment." she was survived by her three children. she was 73. >>> 55 minutes past the hour. let's check on cnn business. looking at markets around the world. looks like they're trying to lean higher. u.s. futures now also. looks like they're a little bit -- pull those up, futures -- there they are. 64 points and the dow right now. stocks finished mixed on tuesday. the broader market fell after apple warned investors that the coronavirus is hurting its business more than previously expected. apple shares down almost 2%. that moves shaved $34 billion off its market value. the fell fell 166 points. the nasdaq hit a record closing high. >>> big changes are coming to hsbc. the london-based bank plans to cut around 35,000 jobs over the next three years