jackie robinson's daughter sherry is a teacher. >> so many students have a personal barrier they try overcome. >> reporter: teaching kids to overcome challenges spreads her father's legacy. >> it's very important for us to understand the color barrier. >>> and hunter was recognized on the field at camden yards before tonight's game against the yankees with 24,000 fans watching. >>> a wisconsin man says he didn't get all he could eat at a restaurant's all you can eat fish dinner. so he's picketing the restaurant claiming false advertising. the owner said they were running out of fish and patience when they asked him to leave. he will continue picketing. >> i didn't know you could do carry out from all you can eat. i thought you had to eat it there. >> well there's carry out and then there's carry out. >> bill needs to get a life. >> you know what i mean. 12 piece and he took eight home. okay. still not satisfied. okay. well as they say the customer is always right. let's take a look at radar. we had some shower activity south and east of baltimore. they had pretty heavy rain down ther

>> i would have to say in so many ways, jackie robinson. i was a baseball fan when i was a kid.ball fan i jackie robinson was also ablemy model in other ways.elligent a my mom always pointed out that he was very intelligent and articulate. he went to ucla. he ended up going ued to uclacl >> we are on the campus of usc [laughter] .> we will get excited aboutof c this. so much of what he did with his life was an example.ple. after you know, after his sportster he became ahi businessman. he pointed out things withd regard to economics the blackak americans needed to know about. it is very much a role model and mentor in many of the aspects of his life >> the next call from our auence is viewing audience is lisa inli nashville. tina: >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i love c-span 2 and book tv. hae mr. kareem abdul-jabbar, it is such an honor to talk you in to you in here about the book you had written. we an i realized you were an author, but i didn't realize how many w books he wrote. the how do you decide on the subject of your books

when i was studying jackie robinson there he was. and when i was studying thurgood martial, the one who was the naacp attorney, there was rustin. it was easy to target him. it was all over the place. he was a fascinating character. to me, he's especially fascinating because he brings together my interests. he brings civil rights, human rights, progressive religion, gay rights, nonviolent and pass schism and the lymph goes on. there we have in one person so many many of these rights coming together and the rights that he saw the linkages between discrimination and prejudice in ways that i think a lot of other civil rights leaders missed. he did correlate because of who he was. somebody was somebody who was african-american and openly gay and a passist, and the list goes on from there. he understood the linkages of prejudices and descridges probably because of his own cultural and sober owe political identity. >> when i was looking at after reading the fantastic collection of letters that you have, i was looking for other information a

and now, the legacy of jackie robinson lives on.a kartalija reports, one student is being honored for overcoming his challenges. >> jackie robinson broke racial barriers when he became the first black major league baseball player since the 1800s. his debut with the brooklyn dodgers in 1947, put an end to segregation in professional baseball. now, 40 years after his death -- >> this breaks through an important barrier for those affects -- effects by learning disability. >> reporter: 7th grader, hunter youngblood, a student, is following robinson's lead. >> i'm glad that i inspired some of the kids with my story. >> reporter: hunter writes of his own story with a learning disability that affects his memory. >> i had to study a lot more than other kid the to get the -- kids to get the information. like for a test, for example. >> reporter: his story won a national essay contest, called breaking barriers in sports, in life. jackie robinson's daughter, sharon, is an educational programming consultant with major league baseball. >> it hel

now, the legacy of jackie robinson lives on. jessica kartalija reports, one student is being honored for overcoming his own challenges. >> reporter: jackie robinson broke racial barriers when he became the first black baseball player since the 1800s. his debut put an end to segregation in professional baseball. now, 40 years after his death -- >> this breaks through an important barrier for those effects by learning disability. >> reporter: seventh grader, hunter youngblood, a student in charles county is following robinson's lead. >> i'm glad that i inspired some of the kids with my story. >> reporter: hunter writes of his own struggle with a learning disability that affects his memory. >> i had to study a lot more than other kid toss get the stuff -- -- kids to get the information, like for a test, for example. >> reporter: his story won a national essay contest, called breaking barriers in sports, in life. jackie robinson's daughter, sharon, is an educational programming consultant, with major league baseball. >> it helps wit

it talks about equal protection under the laws. >> and thank god jackie robinson >> and thank god jackieopular vote, whether he should join and be a professional baseball player. and so to me, this is infuriating. that we are still in the 21st century, and we haven't created equality under the law. so i will be fundamentally in the fiber of my being, supportive of equal citizenship for all people under this country. because i know at the end of the day, i would not be here, my family wouldn't have been able to put food on the table for me, if it wasn't for that idea in america. i'm tired and exhausted that we have a country who is able to overcome women having a position in this country, blacks having a second class citizen in this country, latinos have a second class citizen in this country blacks and whites who want to marry having a second class citizenry in this country. it's about time we create a first class citizenry for every american, this should not be a popular vote. this should be something we do now. to me it's ridiculous and offensive that we're still having this debate. it

jackie robinson was also a role model in other ways. my mom always pointed out that he was very intelligent and articulate. he went to ucla. he ended up going to do ucla. >> you are on the campus of usc. >> we won't get excited about that. so much of what he did with his life was an example. after his sports career, he became a businessman. a very successful businessman. he pointed out things and with regard to economics that black americans needed to know about. he was very -- very much a wall model and mentor in many of the aspects of his life. >> that's call from our viewing audience is lisa in nashville. caller: thank you for taking my call. i love c-span 2 and "book tv." mr. kareem abdul-jabbar, it is such an honor to talk you into here about the book you have written. i knew you were an author, but i did not realize how many books you have written. what was the title of your first book and how do you decide on the subjects of iraq's? >> the title of my first book was a giant steps. it is my biography. i'm a pretty tall person, i t

. >> jackie robinson played himself in the jackie robinson film. >> it was peterberg. >> "er."e." >> there is another code and he just bought it at cannes. and will come out in september and october. >> he has two. seattle man slaps 10-year-old in a movie theater. bernard you said sometimes you feel the same, and not saying he should have slapped him, but i understand. by the way, here is my question. if the kids were yelling and throwing popcorn at the screen why weren't they kicked out? >> exactly. the theaters giver up. that's the problem. >> vigilante justice. >> armed security guards in the theaters. you shouldn't have to get out of your seat. you are paying for a ticket. you hospital have to leave ever yourett seat to 2 find someone. they should be there. and you said you only heard kim's side. the boy said he was watching a movie and tim cold them to be quiet and he whys smeared -- whispered something. >> that's what i was telling ushers when we watched "friday the 13". >> but you no i what it does is enhances your anger and emotions. now you spent so much money to see a

>> guest: i would have to say in so many ways jackie robinson. i was a baseball fan when i was a kid but jackie robinson was a role model. my mom pointed out he was intelligent and articulate. he went to ucla. we won't get excited about it. so much of what he did with his life was an example. after his career he became a successful businessman and pointed out things with regard to economics black americans needed to know about. he was very much a role model and mentor in many aspects of his life. >> host: next call is lisa in nashville. >> i love c-span2 and booktv. mr. jabbar, such an honor to talk with you and to hear about the book you have written. i knew you were an author but didn't realize how many. what was the title of your first book and how do you decide the subject of your books? >> guest: my first book was giant step. it is my biography. it was pretty easy. i take long steps. that is how i got that title for my book. i choose my subject matter with regards to how to impact people and explain things about american life lot of people a

. >>> plus students going to meet the daughter of famed baseball legend jackie robinson today.aron robinson and the orioles today. >>> and baltimore mayor alongside the housing commissioner hold the first open house that celebrates vacant properties in the city being transformed into new homes. this event will kick off at 10:00 this morning. >>> and a shareholder meeting in tampa today. occupy groups say they're going to protest. the bank announced last thursday it has losses that could exceed up to $3 billion. >>> aaa is set to release the memorial travel predictions. the announcement taking place at reagan national airport in d.c. last year they predicted 35 million americans would travel 50 miles or more. >> and hopefully the weather will get better. >> it will get better but today we are dealing with the rainy conditions and we're dealing with a big swath of some rain. more of the same. we're dealing with patchy fog out there, lots of clouds hovering and the rain falling from those clouds and that's what we're going to see. plenty of clouds falling on the cameras right now.

and jackie robinson, all honorary degree recipients. can you imagine that extraordinary occasion? i know it might seem hard for today's graduates to envision their peers 15 to 208 ye years now, when i graduated it never occurred to me i might one day serve at the head of education. i had a sensible plan. i was going to play in the nba. clearly, that didn't work out. but as you look to your left and to your right today, look in front of you and behind you, you will see america's future leaders. few universities can claim as many firsts as howard university. tony morrison, a howard graduate and a former member of the faculty was the first black woman to receive both the nobel prize and the pulitzer prize in liz cher. literature. [ applause ] your extraordinary university provost dr. lasalle de fall, the first african-american president of the american council of surgeons and the american cancer society [ applause ] other howard graduates were the first african-americans to be elected to the u.s. senate, a u.s. governor, mayor of new york city and u.n. ambassador. and last, center no

among them an iechlt wints account of the hindenburg crash and an interview with baseball legend jackie robinson. mitt romney was in chantilly, virginia today. he's hoping to get a boost in his popularity in the commonwealth. president obama leads romney by 26 points in northern virginia. the president is ahead by 7 points among all virginia voters according to the "washington post's" poll. virginia governor bob mcdonnell joined romney at a stop in portsmouth, virginia today. mcdonnell is said to be on the short list of possible running mates for romney. >>> a popular urban legend in prince george's county is coming to life on the big screen. rather, i should say cinco de mayo started a few days early with a celebration at the white house. the holiday has added significance this year with president obama trying to hold on to the latino vote. the president says he's committed to signing a bill that would build a road to citizenship for undocumented students. >> we didn't come this far just to let partisan politics stand in our way. so we're going to keep fighting for this common sense reform, not

. >> jackie robinson played himself.n awful actor. >> it was peterburg who directed "battleship." >> by the way, there is another yes, sir ran mow and it looks like it will come out september or october. buddies, helping buddies get elected. a man slaps a 10-year-old in the movie theater. there is a time you can't knock the kid's teeth out. i am not saying he should have slapped him, but i understand. by the way, here is my question, if the kids were yelling and throwing popcorn at the screen why weren't they kicked out? >> they get up. that's the problem. >> vigilante justice. >> armed security guards in the theaters. you are paying $80 usa. a ticket. they should be there. we only heard kim's side. the boy said he was watching a movie request 3 friends. he was told to quiet down. >> that is the same story i told ushers. >> you know what it does? it enhances your anger and your emotion being in a movie theater. you spent so much money to see a movie. your hearing is enhances. you can hear stuff. i tell you it puts everyb

. >> of course, jackie robinson, part of the baseball series, a very successful stamp with malcolm x.re all clients. >> yes, these are all clients. >> the agency has created websites for all its deceased clients and maintains and revives their fan clubs. >> we get at least 15 million hits a day that come through this building for the different clients that we represent. >> it is all part of a legal and entertainment niche that roesler pioneered more than 25 years ago after graduating from law school. where did that idea come from? >> i really thought it'd be nice to be an agent, but i really couldn't--being from indiana, i really couldn't represent anybody famous because everybody living would have already been represented, so really, the only opportunity was to represent deceased people, and i happened to notice that deceased personalities didn't have, really, any protection. >> until roesler came along in the early '80s, a celebrity's right to control or profit from their good name was buried along with them. their heirs had virtually no say in how their loved one's image or persona

, among them an eyewitness account of the hindenburg crash and interview with baseball legend jackie robinson. >>> a firefighter in montgomery county recovering from heart surgery got quite the stress test when two men tried to break into his home. phil herbert says he saw a man he did not recognize. he kept ringing the doorbell over and over. he then heard two men smashing the window of his patio door, trying to get inside. herbert locked himself in his room and called 911. >> scared? >> yeah. i will admit that i was scared. to death. nothing scares me, but that scared me. >> were you huddled up -- >> yeah, i was huddled up. i was in between the wall and the bed, just -- quietly talking to the dispatcher. >> herbert says the police arrived quickly, scaring the would-be robbers off. >>> today a montgomery county family is waking up with friends after a car exploded in their garage and caught the house on fire. this happened last night in the 5100 block of baltimore avenue in bethesda. jerry gidwreath and his family got out safely. he tells news4 the warning signs came when the lights inside t

. >> reporter: waffen even sold an audio interview with major league legend jackie robinson appraised100 for less than $16 online. only about 20 of the ebay buyers have been found so far. waffen apologized for the thefts in court. he said, i violated god's fourth commandment. in doing so i have scarred my soul. the archives now struggles to mend a tarnished reputation. >> this is a time when federal workers are under the gun. many are criticized and somehow we take on the characteristics of a few limited poor bad guys. >> i hope he gets past this human failing and goes on to greater success. >> reporter: the aarchival recovery team says it may never recover all the items stolen but the team will not quit trying. in college park, richard jordan, news 4. >> the retired archivist will be on probation for two years following his 18-month sentence. restitution will be determined this summer. >>> former d.c. council member harry thomas jr. will be going to prison today. a federal judge sentenced him to 38 months in jail. prosecutors say thomas stole more than $350,000 in government funds in

as a result i grew up in a household which jackie robinson was as close to a deity as you can possibly imagine. we lived and breathed everything that he did. that was highly unusual in those days. >> host: next call for tom brokaw comes from john in trump bell, connecticut. go ahead, john. >> caller: hello, you answered my first question with the story about the flat feet. because i had a worry about the draft. i think i might not have had to worry about the draft if i had had an exam because i think i have flat feet too. but i have another question about social security. and that's, the ceiling at $108,000 or so, above which no social security is taken out of pay for the social security trust fund. it's all burdened on the lower, the people below that line. carry the whole burden of social security. now if that ceiling were removed, it would, wouldn't be any problem with social security. what do you think about that? >> guest: i think, i think they will raise the threshold. i think that there will be a more contributions that will have to be made in the future. i don't, i think that p

marriage was at the back of my mind but it occurred to me what a societal change it was when jackie robinsone kind of change. and as i washed the game i couldn't imagine what we would be, what it would be like without black players. and i think that same-sex marriage is such a natural change, there will come a time when you won't be able to believe the other situation ever existed. >> i think you are right. the question is: when will that time happen? and it's certainly not going to happen before november the 6th 2012? right? >> the point, for a lot of people, linda. >> yes. >> molly? >> i think linda has a good point in that the change comes to the culture before it comes to the politics a lot of the time and that when people become more accepting and when people see around them these differences or these people that they accept as fully human and equal, that's when the politics changes. it comes through the culture. >> the reason the change is occurring now in my humble opinion, right, is not because people went to their constitution or to their bible or whatever and said i am read reading

his hero's growing up were jesse owens, joe lewis and jackie robinson. i think he was not a sports fan. he did go to ballgames. he didn't do all that but he understood what they were going through. people were prejudging. as a result i grew up in a household in which jack robinson who was as close to a deity as you can imagine. we lived and breathed the reason he did. that was unusual in those days. >> host: next call from john in connecticut. go ahead. >> caller: hello. you mentioned -- you answered my first question with the story about a flat fee. because i had a worry about the draft. i think i might not have had to worry about the draft. i had an exam and i think i have flat feet too but i have another question about social security. that is the feeling that $108,000 or so above which no social security has taken pay for the social security trust fund. it is all burden on the lower -- the people below that line. they carry the whole burden of social security. if that ceiling were removed there would be no problem with social security. what do you th

. --- jackie robinson were both on marie recipients. 15 to 20 years from now, when i graduated, he did not occur to me that i would one day serve as the u.s. secretary of education. i have a much more sensible plan to play in the nba. clearly, that did not work out. if you look to the left and right today, in front of you and behind you, you will see america's future leaders. few universities can claim as many firsts. toni morrison, the former member of the faculty was the first black woman to receive the nobel prize and a pulitzer prize in literature. [applause] your extraordinary university provost is the first african- american president of the american college of surgeons and the american cancer society. [applause] other howard graduates or the first african-americans to be elected to the u.s. senate, a u.s. governor, mayor of new york city, and u.n. ambassador. and last but not least, the mighty thurgood marshall. [applause] the first african-american hall on the supreme court justice was a howard university gradtuate. -- graduate. i have said that education is the civil rights is