kennedy school scum he pretested enough to another black at fort riley, kansas, heavyweight champ in, joe louis. the athletic successes of lewis and just yelling in an 1830s, jackie robinson's brother matt from the 200-meter dash at the berlin olympics made the absence of blacks in baseball glaring. then the war in which blacks worse till in hitlerism, nurtured the idea that anyone who could cross omaha beach should also be eligible to cross major-league file lines. also, commercial considerations mingled in the ethical. until the war, three quarters of all blacks lived in the south and all 16 major league teams were in the north. more production drew blacks north to the bleachers. as takeout makes clear in his splendid book, baseball's great experiment, jackie rabin and his legacy, robinson was a biblical and normal miracle. he probably was not even the best player in the negro leaks, but the best all-night athlete in american history. ..

they also knew that the people they saw on the news reels were actual people. , marian anderson, joe louishose were actual people. tavis: give me some sense of why -- i'm not naÏve and asking, but why is it that that part of the story about charlie parker up until your wonderful work, tends to overshadow his artistic genius? as you know, tavis, it's always easier to focus on something that everybody else can do. everybody can get high. nobody can play like charlie parker. what i was trying to do in the book, i was trying to show that he is actually an epic hero in than he had the wheel, even when he was strung out on drugs, he 10-15e will to practice hours a day. he was going to conquer that saxophone and he was going to come to understand music, and he was going to make himself into a person who could play anything. he wanted to play beautiful music. all of these people in kansas city, black, white, but particularly in the black section that is usually not assumed to have any taste or any culture or any ambition, it's just, you know, they are just statistical figures. all these people had

intended to try to -- it's from the new york post, it was intended to try to create more voters for joe louisand let me put that aside. we're agnostic about charter schools. we represent them. and we started several charter schools in new york city, one of which this year actually had 100% graduation rate. so this is not about competition between charters and traditional public schools. this is about being able to say that every single child should be able to dream his or her dream and achieve them. and that actually means giving kids the human resources, the engaged curriculum, the wrap around services that they need to actually meet that opportunity. and if cities like cincinnati can do it, frankly, cities like new york, same constitution as fell fill and pennsylvania, but created the investment in schools. why is philly not doing that? >> and on that, randi, we're going to bid you adu, and we know you have another commitment this evening. talking about charter schools, they do get blamed for diverting funds from public schools. are they being scapegoated? more after the break. [[voiceover]

>> one of the ones i've sent recently was about joe louis, the boxer, who always bounced back even whenwas knocked down. he wouldn't stay down for a count. it was a devotional meditation on resilience. that's one of the ones that i've recently used. >> did anything happen on that day that you can tie together with what you sent him about joe louis? >> no. really i try to focus on eternal principles, i don't want it to be like the president reading his morning news clips. i try to get to bigger issues like how to grow closer to god, how to love our neighbors, things that both apply to the president of the united states but also to all of us. >> president obama right now in the midst of a challenging time in his presidency. you've been watching it, his signature program, health care reform, under a lot of fire. a large majority of the public in some polls thinking the country is going down the wrong track here. where does the president's faith, from what you know about him, how does it factor in for him at times like this? >> i would say a few things. one, his faith gives him a sense of p

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they would team up again, captain joe, nice pass in front to burns. sharks led 4-0. st. louiswo on one break, vladimir to jason schwartz. burns put it away the hat trick makes it 5-3 and sharks win. warriors in okc taking on kevin durant and russell west brooke. west brook to durant for the jab. then, westbrook after another turnover here, former ucla star had 14 at the half. warriors hanging in. barns, big aussie throwing it home. steph curry with 14 at the half. right now nshths third quarter warriors leading 76-69. giants have resigned ryan voguel song. abc7 sports. >> coming up tonight scientists are calling it a cosmic holiday mirror why cell. how a comet supposed to have been roasted by the sun appears to have survived. that is at 9:00 >> then, tell you about black wednesday in the bay area officer helping bring drivers to justice. >> that does it for us. thanks for joining us. >> have a great night. aa@a@##h@ - well, hello, hank. soso good of you to come up. - well, i'm not gonna miss the america's kidz got singing finale. last time i was this excited was this morning.

they would team up again, captain joe, nice pass in front to burns. sharks led 4-0. st. louis a two on one break, vladimir to jason schwartz. burns put it away the hat trick makes it 5-3 and sharks win. warriors in okc taking on kevin durant and russell west brooke. west brook to durant for the jab. then, westbrook after another turnover here, former ucla star had 14 at the half. warriors hanging in. barns, big aussie throwing it home. steph curry with 14 at the half. right now nshths third quarter warriors leading 76-69. giants have resigned ryan voguel song. abc7 sports. >> coming up tonight scientists are calling it a cosmic holiday mirror why cell. how a comet supposed to have been roasted by the sun appears to have survived. that is at 9:00 >> then, tell you about black wednesday in the bay area officer helping bring drivers to justice. >> that does it for us. thanks to thoseworried...ited... poked and prodded... taken risks... and lived in a state of "what if?"... welcome to a new state... of health. welcome to covered california. the place to find quality, affordable co

joe. ravens win and improve to 5 and 6 on the season. st. louis rams.heck out the rookie - changing direction. he has giddy up. austin is fast. he has gone 65 yards to the house, rams taking a 7-0 lead. keep an eye on the spot shadow. chris law going after his brother, kyle, playing for the bears. talk about brotherly love. chris breaks up the fight saying, "what the heck are you thinking are you trying to get ejected?", those two boysar howie long's kids. the conversation at thanksgiving will be interesting. mum will not be happy. rams win the ball game. >> the nfl saves the best for last. peyton manning and the broncos versus tom brady and the patriots - need i say more. >> they are two living legends, numbers speak for themselves. peyton manning and tom brady combined for over 110,000 yards, 818 touchdowns, winning four super bowl titles in seven appearances tom brady three to peyton manning's one, and captured six mvp awards, ipp cluing three super bowl mpvs. >> we need to be on the offensive. they are capable of scoring quickly. and they can come b

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joe. putting it right on the tape of burns. sharks were up 4-06789 but st. louis comes back.dimir to schwartz. beats him. 4 live 3 in the third sudden by but he would put away. the empty winner and they win by a score of 6-3. baseball news, the giants bringing back vogy. ryan vogelsong gets the one-year, $5 million contract after they declined to pick up his $5 million option. he struggled last year. era5.7. this deal is done pending a physical and the giants rotation will be set heading into 2014. we have college football. this afternoon 5:00, usc and then lexus after the game around 8:30. hope to see you then. have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. >>> next, snow in the forecast? maybe not real snow, but we will show you where there is some on the ground this morning in the >> in the north bay there is snow in ran rafael. it's part of the winder wonderland that was held last night. organizers made 40 tons of fake snow yesterday morning to create the snow-covered slope that cost $10,000 to make happen. sledding and other kids activities continues today from nine to noon. next

joe. putting it right on the tape of burns. sharks were up 4-0. but st. louis comes back.ladimir to schwartz. beats him. 4-3 in the third. but he would put a way. the empty winner and they win by a score of 6-3. we have college football. this afternoon 5:00, usc and then lexus after the game around 8:30. hope to see you then. have a great weekend. i'm larry beil. >> all right, let's go bruins. snow in the forecast? lisa didn't mention that. all right, not real snow. but we will s >> here are the winning numbers from last night's $200 million megamillions draw. >> nobody was able to pick all six so tuesday night's jackpot soars to $256 million. >>> in the north bay there is snow in downtown san rafael. it's part of the winter wonderland that was held last night. organizers made 40 tons of fake snow yesterday morning to create the snow-covered slope that cost $10,000 to make happen. sledding and other kids activities continues today from nine to noon. i don't know why sledding has to be a kids' activity. like to do some sledding. >> sure. a little gray out there but we have

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louis blue 2 team with history. dan boyle and max. 35 seconds in. burn burns. light the lamb. sharks up 1 nothing. they team up later in the period hear as correspondent joe.tiful pass to burns. shark led 4 nothing. seemed like the game was over but blue come back. vladimir to schwartz. power of the schwartz. 4-3. it's an old joke. burns puts the game away on the hat trick. baseball. yes. 5-3 and the hats to prove it. yes. >> is that another my also pon pony. >> no. it's baseball. come on let's know our pop culture. mel brooks. giants bringing back ryan not confused with mel pwrooshtion. one year 5 million dollar contract. this after the team initially declined option 6 and half million. he struggled last year. 4 and 6. era almost a 6. and broke his pinky. deal done pending a physical. >> remember mel brooks. >> i was training to be funny larry. throwing out a my little pony line. >> i'm haunted by this. i just can't get over it. i don't know what is wrong. >> you into he had to embrace it. >> thanks for joining us everyone. for all of us here, thanks for joining us. we'll thanks for joining us. we'll see you on 7 at 11. good nigh hey, britta, what are you