happy jackie robinson day., vern. >>> still ahead, a unique seed sharing program at san francisco library, how it's helping residents and the community at the same time. >> you don't have to go to the store. you can go right here why do i care about paper so much? because my life and career were built on them. auditions, headshots, boxed wine... i mean, the least i can do is keep it around. [angelic sound] see, she gets it. ethan! empty, flatten, then recycle. i'm a papertarian, sue me. and you can recycle those papers too. let's go gary! [ struggling ] ok. what, you don't get fan mail? >>> some bay area libraries are offering more than just books in san francisco. they're serving up seeds. anne makovec has that story. >> we're going to scatter the seed in between the cilantro. >> reporter: for cody reynolds gardening is more than a passion. it's a way of life. >> planting seeds of hope for the future. >> reporter: because with each seed planted there is a harvest yet to come. >> so when these are sprouted, you

and as the country celebrates jackie robinson's legacy today, a group in chicago is working to give the next generation of black players a chance at living their field of dreams. here's cbs's charlie de mar. >> reporter: 77 years after jackie robinson blazed a trail for black players, coaches like ernest horton know the work is far from over. >> the grassroots are suffering and there's no baseball being played in the communities, of course it's not going to be black baseball players in mlb. >> reporter: horton is a public shools teacher in chicago and started black baseball media, an organization giving players from predominantly underserved communities access to top-notch facilities and exposure to college scouts. >> seeing is believing. everyone is drinking the kool-aid. >> reporter: high school senior kamarry thomas will play in college. so will demere heidelberg, aiming to follow in the footsteps of current black big leaguers. >> what difference does that make having that access? >> it's a huge difference because usually kids with my skin color, they can't get into it because they d

and as the country celebrates jackie robinson's legacy today, a group in chicago is working to give theers a chance at living their field of dreams. here's cbs's charlie demar. >> reporter: 77 years after jackie robinson blazed the trail for black players, coaches like earnest horton know the work is far from over. >> the grassroots are suffering. there's no baseball being played in the communities. of course there's not gonna be black baseball players in mlb. >> horton is a public school teacher in chicago. who started black baseball media, an organization giving players from predominantly underserved communities access to top-notch facilities and exposure to college scouts. >> see g is believing. everyone is drinking the kool-aid. >> reporter: high school senior khamaree thomas will play in college, so will demir heidelberg, aiming to follow in the footsteps of current black big leaguers, but the teens say there are often barriers. what difference does that make having that access? >> it's a huge difference, because usually kids with my skin color, they can't get into it because they

you grew up a enormous jackie robinson fan, you got his autograph.k we marked jackie robinson day when he broke the color barrier. what was that like for you? >> what i was made to realize when working on the boxes was that he was a true trailblazer. i am not sure i understood that when i was a little girl, i loved that he distracted the pictures and i finally got his autograph. you did not have to pay for them then. i brought my autograph book with me. i thought he would never look down on it and i was embarrassed when he did and then he wrote, keep your smile a long while, jackie robinson. i'd do not know if i knew what it meant for him to have that burden of being a trailblazer. the first black american to be in the coast guard academy, i interviewed his widow and she said he always felt burdened that he had to do well because the hopes of a lot of other people were behind him and now i realize that is what jackie robinson did every day and he did it with dignity and strength , he was a incredible man and a great player. >> you are incredible woma

you got to face jackie robinson.ow did you get jackie robinson out and he dead pan looked at me and said fly ball center field. >> oh. no problem. >> like it was nothing. i was a fan, boy, the entire time i spent with him >> i could tell. normally you are the one asking a lot of questions and kind of entertaining, he was entertaining you. >> yes, yes, he had the floor. >> as he should. >> oh, happy birthday eve. great story, thank you. >>> let's head over to paul heggen for weather. what a fun story. great catch there, vern. >> absolutely. and happy birthday. happy 100th birthday. let's look at what is happening weatherwise. plenty of clouds out there this evening. the big picture pattern will not change a lot tomorrow. we will see more cloud cover, a stronger breeze kicking in tomorrow. but then, things will shift back between normal weather pattern as the parade of upper level system, farther to the east there is light at the end of the tunnel if you are ready for a return of late april sunshine. none of that out t

you grew up an enormous jackie robinson fan. you got his autograph. this week we marked jackie robinson day when he broke the color barrier. what was that like for you? how do you look at his legacy now? >> a truly extraordinary american. he was a true trail blazer. i'm not sure if i understood that when i was a little girl. i loved how he ran around the bases, and i finally got his autograph one day. it was so exciting. i had been waiting and waiting for years. you didn't have to pay for them then. i brought my autograph book. girls used to have these ridiculous autograph books. i will love you until niagara falls. i thought he would never look down on it. he looked down on it, i was so embarrassed. then he wrote in keeping with the autograph book, keep your smile a long, long while, jackie robinson. but i don't think i nycha it meant for him to have the whole burden of being a trail blazer. one of the peoples i write about in this book is meryl smith, the first black american to be in the coast guard academy. i interviewed his widow, linda, who knew

. >>> it is jackie robinson day and we will show you how the giants are honoring the knowledge and.>> lester holt from l.a. tonight, the wnba draft, we go one-on-one with the number one pick caitlin clark. >> i hope my game translates to the next level. i know there will be another learning curve. i hope there will be people around me i will be able to lean on. >> caitlin clark with stephanie to talk about college, going pro, and the explosion of excitement surrounding women's sports. lester joins us in about ur business. it's not a nine-to-five proposition. it's all day and into the night. it's all the things that keep this world turning. the go-tos that keep us going. the places we cheer. and check in. they all choose the advanced network solutions and round the clock partnership from comcast business. see why comcast business powers more small businesses than anyone else. get started for $49.99 a month plus ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. don't wait- call today. >>> is no secret the cruise industry took a big hit during the pandemic but now it is clear that businesses wi

so i asked him you got to face jackie robinson. how in the world did you get out jackie robinson and he just looked at me and said fly ball to center field. >> wow. i was a fan boy. >> yeah. and the new owners of his home, you just start digging through the house. and you might find that. >> that ring will be it. >> exactly. it's got to be a crack in the wall or something like that. >> exactly. >> oh man. like he just said, eh. >> he takes it all in stride. he's not too bothered by it. >> what a great story. >> what a great interview. thanks, vern. >>> bay area native and champion figure skater kristi yamaguchi will get her own doll. it will look like her as she became the first asian-american woman to win gold she says officially becoming a barbie is a huge, huge honor. let's check back in with paul, but who needs a barbie? we've got our own funkel pops. >> yes, we do. >> and i will treasure it forever. >> yes. mine is sitting at home in my office. thank you for that. >> you're welcome. >> you won christmas for the next few years.

welcome to jackie robinson day. >> beat each other on the field this day to honor jackie robinson haseague baseball tradition dating back to 2009. it is to pay tribute to the ground breaking athlete who helped change sports and american society. well, the paris summer olympics begin july 26th. that's a little more than three months away, and we're now getting a preview of some of the athletic venues, such as the aquatic center workers are still building the first ever purple running track. take a look. several paris landmarks will serve as backdrops for competitors. beach volleyball will take place near the foot of the eiffel tower. the park at the palace of versailles will host equestrian events, and with global tensions in the middle east and ukraine, security in france will be at maximum levels . >> france has never deployed so many resources for security before, so i have confidence in the law enforcement forces in our country to secure these games. >> france currently plans to host the opening ceremony along the river seine, but they are prepared to move the ceremony indoors in c

i should note the jackie robinson museum here in manhattan is worth a visit.>> time now for the weather, and let's go to meteorologist michelle grossman for the forecast. good to see you out there. how is it looking out there? >> great to see you. we're looking at a few things. we have several days of severe weather threats. today it's in the plains. warm temperatures will be in two thirds of the nations. we'll see breaking records, feeling like may and june in some spots. we're also looking at snow in the cascades and rockies. today, 14 million americans are under the risk for severe storms, hail, 2 inches or larger, risk for tornadoes, winds up to 60 miles an hour. this extends from the southern plains to the dakotas. also really warm. look at these temperatures. near 80 degrees in some spots. near 90 in others in new york city. 77, 15 degrees above normal. d.c., a eight degrees above average. we'll have a warm day for the boston marathon, warmer than most runners like it. by 9:00 a.m., 64 degrees. the forecast could be worse, but we're look at some pretty w

on monday major league baseball celebrated its annual jackie robinson day marking the date in 1947 whenclose friend through the daily trials of making american history. the great brooklyn dodgers teams of the 1940s and '50s were dubbed the boys of summer in a 1972 book by roger kahn. they won five american league pennants, and the 1955 world series with a lineup that included duke snider, robinson, peewee reese and hodges. erskine was an all-star pitcher with a devastating curveball throwing two no-hitters and striking out a then record 14 batters in game three of the '53 world series against the yankees. >> carl erskine to strike him out and he did. his 14th strikeout of the game, a new series record. >> born and raised in anderson, indiana, erskine joined the navy after graduating from high school in 1945. after the war, he signed with the dodgers and was called up to the big leagues in july of 1948 to pitch at ebbetts field. he befriended robinson, march marveling under the taunts of fans. he wrote a book quauld "what i learned from jackie robinson." on april 19, 1958, he pitched the

major league baseball this season celebrating legend jackie robinson today is jackie robinson day allhroughout the major leagues. it celebrates jackie robinson's debut with the brooklyn dodgers back april 15th, 1947, when he broke the color barrier in baseball, all major league players, coaches and managers will wear jackie robinson's number 42, in honor of the man who changed both sports and american society. >> the giants will face the marlins in miami tonight after wrapping up a weekend series with florida's other big league baseball team, reigning cy young award winner blake snell had another tough day on the mound. san francisco lost to the rays in tampa bay, 9 to 4. snell gave up seven hits, walked two batters over four innings in his second start with the orange and black. the giants have lost five of their past eight games. san francisco has six wins and ten losses for the season so far. the oakland a's have now won three series in a row. for the first time since 2012. the a's rallied from five runs down to beat the washington nationals 7 to 6. they now have a record of six wi

on this weekend of the masters golf tournament, a look at the man that tiger woods called the jackie robinsone sport. he was the first black player to get a pga card. this came in 1961, a full decade over -- after the color barrier had been broken in other sports. he was more than just a trademark. for most of his career, he played not on the pga tour but on the uga tour. black players called it the chitlin tour. in 1961, the pj finally dropped its caucasian only bylaws, which had been in place since 1934. a california attorney general has threatened to sue the group. he was in his prime. he went on to win a couple of tournaments. in 2006, his achievements were recognized with an honorary doctorate. ju months before he died, president obama awarded him the presidential medal of freedom. the highest civilian award. >> he was sometimes banned from clubhouse restaurants. vance threatened him. because golf can be a solitary sport, he didn't have much to lean on. but he had his lovely wife and plenty of guts and grit. it was never just about injuries. he said he was trying to do it for the world.

once humphrey received jackie robinson's endorsement. my mother put jackie robinson just about next to god vale. the pressure was all but on bearable. yet she'd given her support to kennedy because she believed in him. in selecting her candidate, she wanted someone who could win the white house, much as she valued humphrey, he lacked the kennedy flavor. but when kennedy acknowledged pressure bell was under, she pressed to decide. think nothing of it, she said. i know that you're going to do all that. we all know that you can do. senator kennedy smiled and then suggested, well, head up to the hotel suite to visit jackie. all right, bill agreed. the previous november, as jack enveloped posed for a news photographer during a visit to milwaukee, jack had paused to compliment carville's black and white suit. you know, he said. jackie is one just like that? there was skeptical, though. the purchase been a bit of a splurge. bell doubted that she shared a dress with the woman who'd become a worldwide fashion icon. oh really? she said politely. e

major league baseball is now celebrating legend jackie robinson. tomorrow is jackie robinson day. ut the league, the day celebrates robinson's debut with the brooklyn dodgers on april 15th, 1947, when he broke baseball's color barrier. all major league baseball players, coaches and managers will wear robinson's number 42 to honor the man who changed both sports and american society. >> the first woman to sign a contract with a partner team for major league baseball in 2022 is making history once again. kelsey whitmore's latest groundbreaking achievement is with a new bay area sports team. the oakland ballers have signed the pitcher and outfielder, making her the first woman to play in baseball's independent pioneer league. >> doing the best i can to be a role model, you know, for younger girls to continue striving for, for their goals, for their dreams. to me, it's just an honor to be a part of that. and it's a blessing to be given that opportunity. >> and you can hear of more of that interview with kelsey whitmore coming up with jason on sportswrap tonight at 1130. >> a car crash

jackie robinson day. i didn't get jackie actions that dropped today. docked right guy in morning sold out in about an to offer jung hoon, d. hit scores. scores on that one. got a tied game very next batter runners at the corners. 21 were flores singles. it. inches center take the lead scores. the one this guy comes in is usually a great sign for the giants camillo the ball, the machine fall in love with it. truck catch up to that guy win it. 43 over again. 2 of the series is tomorrow. but how about a's? 2, 3, series in a row play hosting the cardinals about feel that i a 6 cards of a run. one offer wilson contreras effect ground that we're fair down the 3rd base cars had their lead to 2 on the rbi double california. only real bright spot of the day's for oakland. 3 ruiz. he was down to triple-a and nobody knew why last week come back. first game goes yard. pretty good cards. they get the window 3, 2, 1, game. 2 is tomorrow. buick by sicker. yeah. usually your phone and i ♪ ♪ >> announcer: let the storm began.

. >>> and baseball players across the country marked the 77th anniversary of jackie robinson breakings 101-year-old widow rachel was on hand at citi field in new york for the occasion, and her grandson threw out the ceremonial pitch before the mets took on the pittsburgh pirates. >> olympic gold gymnast suni lee says she's feeling better than ever and is vying for a spot on the u.s. game for this summer's paris games. the 21-year-old revealed last year that she's battling kidney disease. lee credits simone biles for helping her through her health journey. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," independent country pop star artist tanner adell joins us in the times square studio. dio. thr of osteo bi-flex®. taken every day, it's clinically shown to improve joint comfort in 7 days, with significant improvement over time. ( ♪♪ ) (vo) if you have graves' disease... with significant improvement over time. ...and itchy eyes, the truth may be even more uncomfortable. people with graves' could also get thyroid eye disease, or t-e-d, which may need a different doctor. find a t-e-d eye specialist at i

. >> 77 years ago today jackie robinson blazed the trail for black players in the mlb. tonight for our heart of america, meet the coach who is honoring robinson's legacy and getting young students into the game tonight on the cbs evening news. >>> saw a lot of clouds to start today, but sunshine did break through. temperatures warmed up to pretty much normal for mid-april, but the warming trend is just starting to kick in coming up in the first alert forecast. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... xfinity mobile just got even better! now, you can automatically connect to wifi speeds up to a gig on the go. plus, buy one unlimited line and get one free for a year. i gotta get this deal... that's like $20 a month per unlimited line... i don't want to miss that. that's amazing doc. mobile savings are calling. visit xfinitymobile.com to learn more. doc? >>> we've been talking for it feels like years, but it's been weeks and months, about this pattern of wet weekends and not being able to enjoy it even though we need the rain. i'

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he was along the lines of jackie robinson, larry dobby.uld tell you the litany of threats, protests, threats of violence against he and his family that followed him throughout the years -- as mike pointed out, he had no intention of beating babe ruth's record. he performed every single day under threat of violence somewhere around him and look at him. look at him today. a tremendously strong character that people could copy in business or sports, any time. >> it's a good thing -- it's a good thing -- i'm glad he was friends with bud sealy because he certainly wasn't friends with booey kuhn while he was making the charge. he seemed to make the run more difficult every day. >> joe, always remember this about mr. aaron. he was 6 feet tall and 180 pounds. his home run hits kept getting bigger and bigger. he said the only thing i ever took was chewing gum. i'll tell you something else about him. .715 and .755 he hit. the big number for him was the number of rbis he hit. he said i hated striking out and leaving a runner on base. >> he was a grea

everyone wearing number 42 on jackie robinson day. next batter wilmer flores pinch hitting base hit to center, capped a three run inning. giants take the lead, four three. in a weird moment here in the ninth, taylor rogers thought he got called in from the bullpen. it was actually camila duval. marlins manager skip schumaker not happy eventually was ejected. duval ended up picking up his second save and the giants win it four three. really cool moment in oakland tonight. 24 year old chris carey calling a game opposite his father chip carey, who calls cardinals games. and you see the young one, chris carey, tearing up former a sonny gray was dealing for saint louis. ryan noda and zack gelof strike out six scoreless innings. he struck out six and estuary ruiz, who was sent down despite being one of the most productive hitters on the team. first game back, there's a big hit solo homer to left. the a's did lose the game three one. sharks in edmonton oilers fan dressed up like a stanley cup that is wonderful game to forget, though. for los

that brought home a run, but the red bishdz on jackie robinson day went on to win 3-1. just the third loss for oakland in their last nine games. dawn of a new era for caitlin clark. the iowa superstar was the wnba's number one overall draft pick today by the indiana fever, and she's already made an impact on more new team. the fever will have 36 of their 40 games on national tv. and with the second overall pick, stanford star cameron brink was selected by the l.a. sparks, the highest a cardinal has been drafted since 2014. sara, i know you're an athlete, would you take 6'4"? would you like to be 6'4"? >> i'll take 6'2". >> okay. >> also, i just want to say, caitlin clark head to toe in prada, brink looked amazing. these girls stepped out full fashion head to toe. >> oh, they dressed out for tonight. >> they did. they did. there needs to be more hype about wnba draft fashion. >> okay. >> i think they outdo the fellas big time. >> note to self, let's work on the fashion okay.. >> 6'4", yeah, i'll take it. >> you'll take 6'4"? >> i'll take it. it's up there, that's okay. i

everyone wearing number 42 on jackie robinson day.ext batter wilmer flores pinch hitting base hit to center, capped a three run inning. giants take the lead, four three. in a weird moment here in the ninth, taylor rogers thought he got called in from the bullpen. it was actually camila duval. marlins manager skip schumaker not happy eventually was ejected. duval ended up picking up his second save and the giants win it four three. really cool moment in oakland tonight. 24 year old chris carey calling a game opposite his father chip carey, who calls cardinals games. and you see the young one, chris carey, tearing up former a sonny gray was dealing for saint louis. ryan noda and zack gelof strike out six scoreless innings. he struck out six and estuary ruiz, who was sent down despite being one of the most productive hitters on the team. first game back, there's a big hit solo homer to left. the a's did lose the game three one. sharks in edmonton oilers fan dressed up like a stanley cup that is wonderful game to forget, though. for los g

or jackie robinson's day, the programs at major league baseball is not black enough.or league baseball has plummeted to just 6 percent, offering a warning about what could happen when institutions deemphasize that diversity. as a single baseball needs more d.e.i.? because 30 percent of the players are latino. there's more asians in baseball than any other american sport. the league's biggest stars is japanese. major league baseball's professional sport melting pot we have. about of the nba and nfl? the vast majority of their players are black, 70 percent around. they're not complaining. they equate diversity with blackness, blackness and don't -- alone. facing latinos and asians are not diverse. the host of " dont at me". you know more about baseball demographics and 90, is she right? only 6 percent? >> yeah, that's probably true but it's who cares. sports is the ultimate meritocracy. seriously it is. what again and go, go out and dropped players and pass on a very good player because he's not diverse? no, sports has always been the ultimate meritocracy, 6 percent or

but they fell behind early on jackie robinson day in major league baseball, everybody wearing numberonor the legendary dodger infielder, who in 1947 became the first african american to play in the majors. bottom of the fourth. giants down 3 to 1 nick fortes watch this catch. nice diving grab by mike yastrzemski comes running in to take the hit away from fortes. the giants they tied up in the seventh. and then they take the lead right here on this base hit by wilmer flores nick ahmed comes in to score what would end up being the winning run and the giants win 4 to 3. kyle harrison improves to two. and oh, and camilo duvall picks up his second save. and in boston, a very authentic first pitch by former nfl tight end rob gronkowski. he's known for his spikes. he didn't spike the football, so he spikes the baseball. it's kind of genius. yeah, because everybody loves it right. and you know how guys sometimes are people throw crazy pitches and they bounce them or no risk there right. that's his personality. >> yeah. >> he's just doing his thing doing his thing. >> and he looks good doing

today, all major league baseball players, coaches and managers will wear jackie robinson's number 42. >> the giants will face the miami marlins in miami tonight after wrapping up a weekend series with florida's other big league baseball team. reigning cy young award winner blake snell had another tough day on the mound. san francisco losing to the rays in tampa, 9 to 4. snell gave up seven hits and walked two batters over four innings in a second start with the orange and black, the giants have lost five of their past eight games. san francisco has six wins and ten losses for the season. the oakland a's have now won three series in a row. for the first time since 2012. the a's rallied from a five runs down to beat the washington nationals 7 to 6. they now have a record of seven wins and nine losses. after only winning one of the first seven games, the a's begin a series against the saint louis cardinals at the oakland coliseum. that happens tonight. >> the first woman to sign a contract with the partner team for major league baseball in 2022 is again making history. kelsey whitmore's

rachel was married to jackie robinson.ork to help celebrate the 77th anniversary of jackie breaking the color barrier. every april 15th, players don number 42 on their backs in remembrance of robinson. >>> now we take a live look at chase center. the warriors on the road tonight but thrive city will be rocking. a watch party starting at 5:30 for the play in. fans will enjoy live music bier the game is streamed on the video board. tip-off is 7:00 tonight against the kings. win or go home for the northern california rivals. the winner will then travel to the loser of the lakers and pelicans' game to see who makes it into the playoffs as the eighth seed in the western conference. and today is just another day up the road in sacramento fortunately second straight season for the dubs. >> so you remember the warriors beat the kings in the first round of the playoffs last year. so we've got some history here. vern glenn has the dubs' path to the postseason this year. >> i believe in karma, i think this group has earned some -- go

. >> the times in miami taking on the marlins on jackie robinson top of the 7 giants hitting and scoringoint for the giants. now leave in the game's times taking the win. 43 came to the series is today. he will hosting the cardinals in the college. thomas carlos made a run of their based another player scored a point. honestly with 12 points and the a's came in the bottom of the 8th. that's where we list hits a home run a solo shot and it's his first game. baxter's bean optioned to the minors about 2 weeks ago. state win 3 to one. coming up next hour. the problem morning news. >> spring is in the air and might be time to give your closet makeover. well, give me some tips how to clean out some tips how to clean out your wardrobe for write that. dupixent helps you du more with less asthma. and can help you breathe better in as little as two weeks. dupixent is an add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma that's not for sudden breathing problems. dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortn

the giants at the marlins on jackie robinson day.ring number 42 to honor the legendary dodger infielder who in 1947 broke the color barrier bottom of the fourth. giants down 3 to 1. nick fortes hits one to shallow. right. look at yastrzemski. mike yastrzemski making the diving catch, takes a hit away from fortes. giants they tie it up in the seventh and then they take the lead right here on this base hit by wilmer flores. nick ahmed comes in to score. what would be the winning run. the giants win 4 to 3. kyle harrison improves to two and one. and camilo duvall he picks up his second save okay tonight the most significant wnba draft in a long time. and no surprise who the indiana fever took with the number one pick. >> caitlin clark university of iowa yeah, no brainer here. >> nobody brought in more viewers to women's basketball than iowa guard caitlin clark. just look at the size of the watch party back in indianapolis, where 17,000 people showed up just to watch the draft. clark, a two time player of the year, ncaa all time leading

rachel was married to jackie robinson prior to his death and she was in new york to help celebrate thejackie breaking the color barrier. every april 15th, players don number 42 on the backs in remembrance of robinson. >> i had the honor of meeting her when i worked for the mets. so great to see her, she looks wonderful. >>> a live look at the chase center. the warriors are on the road tonight but thrive city will still be rocking. there will be a play in watch party starting at 5:30 and fans get to enjoy live music before the game is streamed on the video board. tip-off is at 7:00 tonight against the kings at golden 1 center in sacramento. it's win or go home for the northern california rivals. the winner will travel to the loser of the lakers and pelicans' game to see who makes it into the playoffs as the eight seed in the western conference. well, today is just another day up the road in sacramento for the second straight season for the dubs. >> you remember the warriors beat the kings in the first round of the playoffs last year. and vern glenn has the dubs' path to the postseason t

. >> we haven't the jackie robinson >> and a lot of people play sports some people just changed sports history >> history has i don't want you i'm sorry. nancy finished a point. >> know what's happening right here in front of >> i was going to say i'm that brady notion, just thinking about the ratings. i mean, how many people are watching this is transformative as well. >> i >> learned that the game between lsu and i will last night more than 12 million people watched the game. that's even more than last year's nba finals, by the way. and these college players, they're thrown into this, this level of fame right now is the sport ready for this level of attention? is it ready for this evolution of the fan viewership two are we ever ready? are we ever ready for greatness? know it just happens upon us. the caitlin clark's of the world on the page backers, the reese's, there's a lot of players who are generational during the wnba in asia wilson, people like that. and we're champions i admire dawn staley and, you know, i also admire people who respect women and the way you change the landsca

when jackie robinson came in on the brooklyn dodgers.s has been so important for us as a country to get to know each other. i just wonder what you think about politicizing those points, where people can learn to know each other. that is my only comment. host: which one of you want to take that, letitia? guest: i can take a stab at it. i hope i'm understanding the question correctly, but the prohuman foundation, we are not really here to decide the substance of any of these underlying issues such as whether sports should be politicized. but we are here to talk about the method and how we deal with people with different opinions, who looked differently from us, act different me from us, and as darrell said, worship differently than us. certainly an argument could be made. i think the caller is talking about colin kaepernick. , cap nick is a human being who sees what he sees. he has every right to take a knee, if he feels that is appropriate and warranted. regardless, the conversation that we have around that was quite heated. many people w

robinson. >> magic. >> look at this, congressional investigations reporter for "the washington post," jackie alemany is with us. >> wow. >> and msnbc contributor and author of the book "how the right lost its mind," charlie sykes. >> now, this is something. this lineup is something. >> magic, yeah. this is like the eclipse. >> hold on a second. take a picture. no, please don't. just send it to me, right here. i'll put my glasses on. >> holy cow. >>> let's get to the top story. >> okay. >> we have a lot to get to this morning. >> hold on. >> oh, joe. >> donald trump is facing backlash from both sides of the aisle for his position on abortion, mika. >> so early. yup, after months of teasing a statement, trump spoke about the issue yesterday in a four-minute video posted to truth social. this is donald trump talking about abortion. here is part of it. >> many people have asked me what my position is on abortion and abortion rights, especially since i was proudly the person responsible for the ending of something that all legal scholars, both sides, wanted and, in fact, demanded be ended. roe v. wade. they