this is the premiere of the jackie robinson story. we've got the president cash more and robinson, raising the dodgers national league flag over a marquee of the astros theater. again, here we have this proud black man, 1950, this is three years, four years after making history. and he's living the life. look at him, striking, very striking figure. very handsome. he and rachel make a very handsome couple. rachel still looks like, that by the way. we don't have to go into detail but the movie, where jackie played himself. either of you remember this? or just remember the reaction to it? again, at that point, he's on top of the world. >> yes, it was written in the opening sequence, jackie doesn't have a glove and he sees a white family playing. and says, mr., can i join you? it's sort of like the white father presence who takes jackie in. there's so much in that film that is good, and the best part is jackie and ruby dee as his wife, rachel. but there's also no identification of some of the teams. there is misidentification of his enemy.

this is a the premiere of the jackie robinson story. we've got the borough president cashmore and robinson raise the dodgers national league flag over a marquis of the astra theater again, you know, here we have this problem black man 1950. this is you know, three years. four years after making history and he's living a life. you know, he's uh, you look at him striking very striking. figure mary has he and rachel make the great handsome couple rachel still looks like that by the way, yeah, you know, just we don't have to go into detail, but you know who had the movie with jackie played himself? either of you remember this and just remember the reaction to it again at that point. he's on top. yes. yes, it was written. you know in the opening sequence jackie is doesn't have a glove and he sees a white family playing and say a mr. can i join you and it's sort of like the white father presence who takes jackie in there's so much in that film. that is good and the best part is jackie and ruby dee as as his wife rachel, but there's also there'

robinson was in every way his equal, ladies, in every way his equal. she made her education a priority, she worked hard in school, she eventually became a nurse. so, jackie and rachel robinson weren't destined for greatness, they prepared themselves for greatness, which meant that they could make a difference outside of baseball as well and that is the only thing that is important for you to understand. you can be great in your profession, you can earn a lot of money, you can be famous, but the question is, what are you doing for others? after he retired, jackie robinson became a real leader in the civil rights movement, working with dr. king, the naacp. he helped to start a bank to help other minorities start their own small businesses and open their own homes. and after his death, mrs. robinson carried on that legacy by starting the jackie robinson foundation, which has provided college scholarships and training and career opportunities for more than 1400 underserved students. in fact, i know that we have a few jackie robinson scholars here today who are studying at howard and georgetown and yale and brown and even my alma mater, princeton. >> first la

i mean watching anyone go through what jackie and rachel robinson. did you know the outright discrimination they encountered at every turn every turn from the fans in the stadium to the airport receptionist, even from some of his own teammates. now you're left. just asking yourself. how on earth did they live through that? you know, how did they do it? how did they endure the taunts and the bigotry? for for all of that time and while so many in this country still face clear challenges they still exist today. i was struck by how far removed that way of life seems today. i mean, there's work to be done but things have changed major league baseball is fully integrated. you can't imagine the baseball league not being integrated. they are no more whites only signs posted anywhere in this country. although it still happens. it is far less acceptable for someone to yell out a racial slur while you're walking down the street still happens, but not tolerated. that kind of prejudice is simply just not something that can happen in the light of day today. and th

>> i don't know, yeah. >> jimmy: jackie robinson -- he played a bunch of different sports.etball, track and field. >> football. >> jimmy: football. >> yeah. >> jimmy: this is a guy who, one of the great americans, who has been studied, revered. really, i mean, to the point -- more than almost any other athlete, probably. how do you find a new angle on him? >> it's hard. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and really, you have to, like, kind of dig. because everything about jackie is about baseball. and you know, once you dig, you know, watch the doc that we came out with. you're going to learn that he was so much more. and how he did it and the way he went about doing what he did and becoming an entrepreneur. just affecting all the lives that he touched. so it's really -- you really just need to watch it, really learn. because it taught me a lot, and i thought i knew a lot about jackie. >> jimmy: the title of the documentary is "jackie robinson, get to the bag." what does get to the bag mean? >> jackie robinson, long time ago, "get to the bag now." >> jimmy: i've heard dj khaled say that ab

. >> we were talking in the break this is the 75th anniversary of jackie robinson.table after 50 years, there will not be any u.s. black players in the world series. >> we were talking about jackie robinson, he was such a figure in the 1950s . baker is a wonderful character. so maybe that makes up for is a tiny bit. >> there will be diverse players. it is not a white and wash faces. but is it different that there are not u.s.-born black players. >> i know that young people send to look up to. it is something that they need to work on to recruit. it is not just the ethnicity. it is about sharing the same culture that they have and the same background and being american. so it will be hard for them to keep recruiting unless they start bringing these people in. >> he said to stand by, like there is more in the pipeline. >>i know that the commissioner talked about this. this has been a long discussion about what is happening. but the promise of stand by, there should be more, i don't see that changing anytime soon. in fact, i see it getting worse. i don't know of an opp

a new documentary "jackie robinson: get to the bag" premieres tonight on fs1 after game two between thet, and they have clayton kershaw up against yu darvish. >> john: that's going to be a similar game to what we are seeing right now. >> joe: brandon marsh takes a ball. the dodgers have had a really hard time hitting yu darvish since he went to san diego. clayton kershaw spent time on the injured list this year. some time off, his most recent stints -- 2-0 on march. the only signs of -- >> john: the only signs of rushing to breaking ball the setting after two swings and misses, he's kind of pulled the breaking ball off of the zone, not close enough to entice the hitters. make that adjustment. >> joe: jean segura waits on deck. a full pitch walk. it's the first walk issued by either side. we had a lot of exciting day games yesterday. the dodgers in the bullpen get off to a 1-0 series here at 6 1/3 from gerrit cole, just one run, the guardians and astros. down 4-0, the mariners had gotten to justin verlander, cruising, but the astros come back on the walk-off home run from yordan alvarez.

and while we were talking about how this is a 75th anniversary of jackie robinson.w it's very notable that after 50 years, they are going to be any u.s. black players and the world series. >> yeah what jackie robinson, and up here in new york, and he was a figure in the 6 days, if you are just and politics and baseball which is the only 2 things that i was interesting, and a middle school, high school, he was a great -- liberal republican, i think he was a rockefeller delegates in the 96 for convention. that booed when each are to go to the -- for the delegates for the extremism. so i admire him as a political figure and of course for baseball. but dusty baker's, as a manager, that's good. former -- is the first black manager and that's great! that's a 1970s, that's late. so baker is a wonderful character, so maybe that makes up for the tiny bit. >> i mean as karen was saying, there will be diverse players, the field is not just a wash and white faces, but it is different that there aren't he was born black players. >> i am not a big sports aficionado, but i know th

the game ends on jackie robinson's final hit of his career. so, it was an amazing game.e overshadowed, of course, by a perfect game. when he talked about jackie robinson's final hit in a 10 inning complete game shutout by a relief pitcher, i mean those are some things that sort of blow your mind. it happened right after the perfect game. very few people remember it. >> the book is the grandest stage. a history of the world series by tyler kepner. >> thank you so much for great to be here. >>> a big baseball weekend is coming. before we go, join our moderators and our panel on tonight's washington week for insight and analysis on the latest from the campaign trail. tomorrow on pbs news weekend, a look at the historic israel lebanon maritime deal signed by two nations technically still at war. >>> that is the newshour for tonight. i am judy woodruff. from all of us from the pbs news hour, thank you. please stay safe, we will see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by -- >> moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. ♪

as a transgender person, as a very public person, sometimes i feel like i have to be the jackie robinsonender movement, that i always have to be, you know, perfect. and i can't be perfect. i can tell a pretty good story on a good day, though. and by the time you find out that there is a trans character in this book, you have already fallen in love with them. >> and that's the point. the point is to make you question your assumptions. because even if you know there is a trans character in this book, you're probably not going to know which one it is right off the bat. >> this country is in the middle of a storm around transgender identity. and what we're forgetting is that these are -- we are real people who live complex lives, that we're vulnerable. and that we are real. >> reporter: while trans rights are a continuing political flash point, jodi and jenny hope this novel will help open hearts and minds thinking is a book that if the people who are aligned against us right now were to read, maybe their heart would open a little bit. and i don't know that a book can change the world, but i

dodgers are putting a relief pitcher and clem throws a 10-inning one hit shutout and ends on jackie robinson's final hit in his career. it was an amazing career and will be overshadowed but robinson's final hit and 10-inning game. those are things that blow your mind and happened after the perfect game. >> the book is "grandest stage." thanks very much. judy: before we go, join yamiche and her panel on the latest from the campaign trail. and tomorrow on israel-lebanon maritime deal. and that's the "newshour" tonight. i'm judy woodruff. thank you. please stay safe and well see you soon. >> major funding has been provided by -- >> leading our economy for 160 years, bnsf, the engine that connects us. and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the "newshour" including kaght think and paul anderson and camilla and george smith. walton family foundation to protect water during climate change so people and nature can thrive together. for more than 50 years advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world at hewlitt. org. and friends of the "

jackie, it will be 75 years since jackie robinson made his debut in brooklyn, april.we are still dealing with some of the same stuff, jay. you know that. you live with it every day. >> it peaked in the 70s into the mid-80s speeders and now it's down to 6%. if the come back up to 8%. >> about half of what it was about 40 years ago. >> i was almost that it was almost 20%, and part of it is just the way our society has changed, kids want to play basketball, they want to play baseball. they don't want -- football. they don't want to play baseball as much. when i was a kid we played in the school yard or in the park every single day when the weather was warm. and now you don't necessarily see that. when the weather is when you see a lot of kids playing basketball. but again, mlb has not done a great job. now they say everybody, steve quoted roger goodell saying the situation with coaches and general managers is quote unacceptable. okay, we had three black coaches in nfl last year. now we have to back plus someone who's biracial and identifies as black. so the number of bla

and the fact that steve mentioned the case, it is 2022, and jacky, you will be 75 years since jacky robinsonmade his debut in brooklyn come april. and were still dealing with some of the same stuff and you know that. >> and black artist nation in majorly baseball and in the 70s and to the mid- 80s. >> it was down to 6 percent and now it is back to about 8 percent. >> about half percent that was. >> is a most 20 percent of the point and part of it is just the way our society has changed the kids want to play basketball and baseball and football you want to play baseball as much and you you know when i was a kid, we played in the s schoolyard or in the park every single day when the weather was warm and now you don't necessarily see that, when the weather is warm is a playing basketball but again, the mvp is done a great job and la and everybody now, well, the situation with coaches and general managers, iss just unacceptable and okay, we had black l coaches here and we have two plus someone is biracial and identifies is black so the number has actually gone down. it was already brutally low c

jackie robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. 75 years later, gruen is still hard at work.ainst climate change. >> this is the greatest challenge humanity has ever faced for its existence. >> when did you first appreciate the challenge? >> 30 years ago. >> reporter: he was born in germany in 11922. when hitler came to power, his classmates wore nazi uniforms. >> it would begin every class with the hitler salute and life became difficult. i had taken up the violin. my fellow students would put soap on my violin strings. i would be beaten up after school. >> just because were you jewish? >> just because i was jewish. it became clear if i wanted to survive physically i would have to leave and that's what i did. >> reporter: he fled. boarding a ship and leaving his family behind. >> i remember seeing the statue of liberty before landed at new york harbor. to me, america was a land of fantasy and adventure. >> reporter: he wound up in chicago and taking chemistry classes at night and joining the manhattan project in oak ridge. isolating uranium isolating the bomb dropped on hiro

> i always feel that pressure as a very public person, sometimes i feel like i have to be the jackie robinsonn a good day, though, and by the time you find out there's a transcharacter in this book you have already fallen in love with them. >> that's the point, the point is to make you question your assumptions. even if you know there's a transcharacter in this book, you probably don't know which one it is right off the bat. >> reporter: while transrights are a growing political flashpoint, they hope this novel will open hearts and minds. >> i don't know if a book can change the world, but i certainly hope it can change one or two hearts. >> you said you don't want people to take something away from the novel. you want people to give something. >> i want them to give a thought. i want them to give a chance. people make a lot of judgments about those folks you don't know well. it's not about trans' issues. it's about people like you and me. >> two fabulous thinkers and writers. we covered so much ground with jenny and jodi, more of our conversation to share tonight on "nightline" and this week

we have to remember when jackie robinson integrated major league baseball in 1947. and the voting rights act. we have seen sports really be an opportunity for people to maybe hear different viewpoints or maybe understand politics in a different way because we're a very segregated country still. we don't worship together. a lot of us stay in our particular groups. you know, when we socialize, where we work. but the one thing that brings us all together is sports, because you could have a bunch of people from different socioeconomic backgrounds, different races, genders, it doesn't matter, but if you guys all love the lakers, that's thing that brings you together. maybe in that way when lebron makes a political statement, you might hear it differently because it's coming from an athlete that you already admire and are a fan of. >> the new book is "uphill: a memoir." jemele hill, thank you very much for coming on. congratulations for the book. >>> coming up, "the washington post's" bob woodward is joining us to talk about the tapes that he released, the audiotapes of h

robinson was hospitalized in august the after he was shot twice in the leg doing and attentive har, jackie and jordan as bad as it was. once again, the stall man for the houston astros and the major league playoffs to run home or on the swung the game against the seattle mariners back in his team's favor. yes to us going on to win for to, to and move to up in the american league division series. the mariners will head back to seattle game 3, saturday as they host the 1st playoff game in more than 2 decades. and as always, but for me we'll have more for you later on, but for now i'll hand you back to kerry said i thank you. no italian musician that played his saxophone to give himself more energy. or he was being operated on the brain. lou lou surgeons to ro hospital carried out the conflicts procedure lasting 9 hours to remove the tumor. awake of surgery announced real time monitoring or any unintentional damage cause during a brain operation. back on a few moments with more about them. stay with us here and i'll just ah ah, along with these turbulent times up front returns for a new seaso