kareem abdul-jabbar, "writings on the wall," it comes out august of 2016. you're watching booktv on c-span2. >> booktv tapes hundreds of author programs throughout the country all year long. here's a look at some of the events we'll be covering this week. on monday, syndicated radio host dana lash is at our studios in new york city for a taping of our weekly author interview program, "after words." in her new book, she argues that the united states is dividing itself into two countries; coastal america and flyover america. she will be in conversation with fox news contributor guy benson. tuesday at baltimore's library, the nation magazine's michael smith will discuss his life and political education as a young black man in america. then on wednesday at brookline booksmith in brookline, massachusetts, former "newsweek" white house correspondent clara bingham will recall the social and political upheaval that took place in the united states from 1969-97 p 0. 1970. and on thursday at the offices of first things journal in new york city, mary ebber stat will ar

kareem abdul-jabbar, searching for your book, "writings on the wall: searching for a new equality beyond black and white" you write it is as if we invented the most precise and beautiful watch ever created and snapped it to the tail of a wild jackal. what are you talking about? >> i am talking about the fact that most americans don't appreciate the fact their vote and opinion means a lot. they have the ability to have their choice heard but they don't take advantage of it. i think it it is a shame the united states is last in voter participation. that bothers me because if we don't keep our eyes on the prize and if we don't understand how we have to be monitoring what is going on and taking steps to rectify problems they will multiple and we end up like now and very divided. that should not be the case. unless the people want to participate in the democracy that is what will happen. >> you are calling to look at old arguments in a new way. >> guest: the founding fathers understood they had their own bias and maybe they didn't get it right so they gave us the constitution that allows us t

he had a lower opinion of kareem abdul-jabbar who last fall criticized his running for office. know why the press treated you so badly, the truth is you have no clue about life and what has to be done to make america great again. i don't know, that doesn't sound like the trump i know and love. look, joanne, the letters, they're very punchy. >> i want a letter. >> you want a letter with the writing and the margins? >> yes, i think everybody does. even those people who get the not so nice ones will never throw it away. like the one guy had it framed next to photos of his children, because it's a big deal, there are people who don't do handwritten letters anymore. it's a least art. >> a lot of them are not letters, per se, it's notes over your writing critiquing your entire life, he writes notes and says hey, what you said is terrible. but best wishes. i know you're killing it out there, buddy. >> i think it's great, he is a very busy guy and so i think he appreciates you know just being able to like with rudy giuliani he knows he is busy. so he actually points arrows to the good

thank you very much. >>> basketball hall of famer and six-time nba champion kareem abdul-jabbar was atribute to ali, he wrote on facebook this, "i may be 7'2", but i never felt taller than when standing in his shadow." kareem abdul-jabbar joins us from louisville to pay tribute to a man he called his mentor and big brother. good morning to you, kareem abdul-jabbar. >> good morning. >> what are your thoughts about your friend as we prepare to say good-bye? >> i just -- a lot of sadness. you know, i'm sorry to say him go. the last couple of years he was alive it was tough on way that -- in his style. you know, that weighed hard on him. that weighed hard on all of us. we knew how he was struggling with that. throughout all of -- any of the problems he had, his spirit was indomitab indomitable. he always kept us smiling. >> i love what i read in "time" magazine when you said, "while i admired the athlete of action, it was the man of principle who was truly my role model." what most did you admire about him? >> well, i admired the fact that he stuck to his principles. when he felt that the

there is no greater sports hero that the city has produced then kareem abdul-jabbar. so give it up for him. we are here supporting the next president of the united states. hillary clinton. [cheers and applause] the only candidate that can really move our country forward, great jobs, make sure, as kareem talked about, all our kids get a great education. many of our kids are getting killed, we can't stand by and atch that. that is why i'm so happy to support her as well. then today, one of the smartest men and one of the greatest presidents we have ever had, he is here and he is going to speak to you. that man is president bill clinton. before he comes up, my job is o introduce somebody who has been fighting for all of us, especially for this district and others. so give it up to the sumpe supervisor solis. here she is. the differences i have to help her on the stage so you guys can't see her. god bless you too. >> thank you. welcome to east los angeles. who is the most important person we are thinking about today? we are thinking about them, we are thinking about a spe

champion kareem abdul- jabbar in louisville today. what would ali say about today?i'm sure he'd like the attention, but he actually was a humble-- a humble man. he gave us a great example, and that's what he was all about. >> pelley: how did you meet ali? >> i met ali at a party when i was a freshman at u.c.l.a. he just spontaneously came over and picked up a guitar and acted like he was playing it. but that's when we got to know each other, and we struck up a friendship that has lasted this long. >> pelley: i understand that ali visited you in the locker room. >> yeah, sometimes he'd tell me funny stories. one of the funniest stories he told me was about the-- people gave him some myna birds that had been trained to say, "ali." that's all they would say. he had six or eight myna birds, "ali, ali." so i said, "you still got those birds? that was pretty neat." he said, "no, no, i had to get rid of the birds. every time i came into the house they made a whole racket, i couldn't sleep. i got rid of those birds-- but don't tell anybody." >> pelley: you know, i've been t

basketball hall of famer and six time nba champ kareem abdul jabbar.lle to pay tribute to the man he calls his mentor and big brother. >> good morning. >> what are your thoughts today about your friend as we prepare to say goodbye? >> a lot of sadness, you know? i'm sorry to see him go. the last couple of years that he was alive, it was kind of tough on him to not be able to communicate the way, in his style. so you know that is -- that weighed hard on him and on all of us. we knew how he was struggling with that. but throughout all of any of the problems that he had, he and his spirit was indlarge. >> you said i admired the athlete of action but it was the man of principal that was my true role model. what did you admire most about him? >> i admired that he stuck to his principals. when he felt that the vietnamese war was immoral and illegal, he wasn't going to participate, and nothing was going to change him or push him off of that position. and he paid a big price for it. but his personal feelings were more important than the price he was paying. >>

please welcome, kareem abdul jabbar! (cheers and applause) good to see you again.ch for being here. >> nice to be with you. >> stephen: i'm sorry about the loss of your friend muhammad ali. how did the two of you get to know each other? >> i ran into ali at a party here. i was a freshman at u.c.l.a., and i went to a party, and ali was there. there was a little band there, and i was fooling around with the drums, and just goofing around, and muhammad ali and his photographer came up. so he picked up the guitar and started acting like he was playing the guitar. i acted like i was playing the drums. >> stephen: ali was one of the most important both cultural and political figures of the 20t 20th century. why was he important to you? >> my dad boxed, so, you know, boxing was a big sport for me when i was a kid and knew that the heavyweight champ was somebody to be respected. he handled all that. on top of that, he handled a whole lot of issues that had nothing to do with sports, you know, civil rights and human rights issues. >> stephen: as a champion yourself, talk to

and kareem abdul jabbar speaks to us. >> can donald trump compete in the fundraising race?and biden pens a letter to a assault assault victim at opinion state. >>> first, today's "eye

. >> i was number 13 draft the year kareem abdul-jabbar came out. >> reporter: he played for the seventy sixers. even without the team here he couldn't miss a night like this. >> the enthusiasm is thrilling. the warriors have taken the bay area, california, and the united states by storm. >> reporter: even as the storm weakened tonight with a loss to the cavaliers, dashing hope for a sweep, fans are keeping the faith. >> i still believe. true warrior fan. >> the next away game is on friday so that means the next watch party will be here on friday. all 19,500 seats have already been snapped up. they sold out within 24 hours. reporting live, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> three more suspects accused of assaults during the donald trump rally in san jose have been arrested. all three were juveniles. police are looking for one more suspect. this guy. police need your help to identify and locate him. >>> tonight san jose police chief held a community meeting to answer questions about what happened that night. he said accusations of a lack of police response is wrong. [ indiscernible ] >> there ar

among his fans, kareem abdul-jabbar. >> he was always the life of the party. very much his own man. a very funny guy. >> in a statement, president obama said muhammad ali shook up the world and the world is better for it. we all are. next week, former president clinton will eulogize him at his funeral. >> actor michael j. fox dwru up as an admirer of the champ. but their lives crossed when fox was diagnosed with parkinson's. >> met him and joined with him man of the fight irs he beat are paying respects today. >> what a phenomenon. something you won't see again. i can tell you that. >> we lost the greatest. that word, that name fit him to a t. he was the greatest. >> muhammad ali will be buried friday in louisville. chris pallone, nbc news, new york. >>> ali touched so many lives throughout new york and in our region. local photographer fred watkins counts ali among his most interesting subjects. watkins says he was amazed being around the champ. even as ali's physical abilities began to diminish from parkinson's disease, he remabd a warrior until the end. he recalls the last shoot

also, we will talk with his long time friends kareem abdul-jabbar.world president obama will play on the campaign trail. and if donald trump can compete when it comes to fundraising. and a parrot might be the key witness in a murder mystery. we talk with harvard researchers to find out if the birds' memory should old up in court. the news is back in the morning, we'll see in you just about ten minutes. >> thank you, nor a definitely we will be watching. >> we will. it is friday, time for another dream drive. >> meisha, a where are you taking us this week? >> well, where am i going to take you? i ventured off into spring fields township new jersey, well, a took tore did some of the driving for a change. take a look. >> apply drive took me to burlington county new jersey, and the small community of jobs town to enjoy the farm life. >> i'm talking about hey rides, strawberry picking and a whole lot of animals. >> historic property dates back to the 16 hundreds. >> this 1320 acres, so once you drive up that driveway, you are in this farm bubble. >> the l

including kareem abdul-jabbar and magic johnson.former labor secretary, hilda's police -- hilda solis. quite welcome, everybody. thank you for coming out to this event. we've got a number of people you might have heard about. starting with myself. i have been inside your community center. i really like the decor. you've got a lot of lakers stuff. a lot of support in this neighborhood. i don't see any clipper or anything around here, so that's wonderful. the person i'm going to introduce you to today is somebody you all know about. he used to play for the lakers, he has gone on to be a very successful businessman, and entrepreneur. because of what he does we get jobs in south l.a. and east l.a.. we really want to thank him for that, because that means he has some consciousness and cares about you guys. just like some of the other people we will introduce today, people from the clinton family. they want to see education become a reality here. i know all of you support that, i support it. i support hillary. i think she is going to be a

. >> reporter: basketball great kareem abdul-jabbar who faced criticism for his conversion to islam countedli as a men to. i may be seven-two but i never felt taller than when standing in his shadow. >> i'm the greatest. i'm a poet. i'm a movie star. i'm a actor. i'm a fighter and most of all, i'm pretty. >> reporter: ali wasn't known for his humility. long before he became a three-time heavy weight champion, he knew he was destined for greatness. he was beloved around the world and in a "60 minutes" interview with ed bradley his wife described his connection with fans. we have asked muhammad -- actually the offish shan't if wif we could get astamp to makeh and he wouldn't have it. >> fans are paying tribute to the icon. ali's star is the only one that hangs on a wall rather than embedded in the ground with the others. if 2002 ali said he bears name of prophet mohammed and he won't allow people to trample over his name. >>> ali's daughter meantime released a statement on her father's passing reading in part "our hearts are literally hurting but we are so happy daddy is free now. we all trie

we'll show you the best of today's memorials, we'll sit down with kareem abdul-jabbar and we'll lookt louisville that turned its back on cassius clay but transformed to embrace muhammad ali. an american icon tonight on the western edition of the "cbs evening news" at 5:30 right after kpix 5 news. ,, before earning enough cash back from bank of america to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% back at grocery stores and now at wholesale clubs. and 3% back on gas. kenny used his bankamericard cash rewards credit card to join the wednesday night league. because he loves to play hoops. not jump through them. that's the excitement of rewarding connections. apply online or at a bank of america near you. >>> meteorologist paul deanno is live at concerts at the cove in alameda. paul, it looks gorgeous there! >> reporter: it is comfortable right here if you have the wind blocked by some large trees which we do. it feels a lot warmer than just about 100 yards that way where you're hitting that ocean breeze or bay breeze and temperatures are feeling about 10 d

. >>> coming up, we'll talk to one of ali's longtime friends, basketball great kareem abdul-jabbar. >>> to politics, and the democratic party beginning to fall in line behind hillary clinton, turning their sights on donald trump. president obama, joe biden, house leader nancy pelosi and senator elizabeth warren have all endorsed clinton. yesterday warren called trump a racist bully while unleashing a blistering, no-holds-barred attack. >> donald trump is a loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud who has never risked anything forrin and who serves no one about himself. [ applause ] >> bernie sanders hasn't said when he will end his campaign but says he will do all he can to defeat trump. >> reporter: bernie sanders still sounded like a presidential candidate at his campaign rally thursday in washington, d.c. >> if congress does not pass comprehensive immigration reform and a path toward citizenship, i will use the executive powers of the presidency. >> reporter: hours earlier, president obama endorsed sanders' rival, hillary clinton. >> i'm with her. i am fired up, and i cannot wait to get out

. >> reporter: basketball great kareem abdul-jabbar, who also faced criticism for his conversion to islam, counted ali as a mentor. i may never felt taller than when standing in his shadow. >> the city of louisville will say goodbye to their beloved champion on friday. a private ceremony set for thursday followed by a friday morning service. both of those events are for family only. a family spokesperson says next week ali's motorcade will travel throughout the streets of louisville. so people can pay their respects to the greatest of all time. and tonight we're learning that billy crystal and president bill clinton will deliver eulogies at an interfaith service friday afternoon that will be open to the public and it will also be streamed. flags are flying at half staff in kentucky tonight. a make shift memorial is growing out the muhammad ali center in his hometown. people have been flocking to the center and leaving cards and flowers since his death was announced. his accomplishment stretched all around the country. and ali left his >> reporter: the greatest fought at the old capitol ce

and a long facebook post from cream -- from kareem abdul-jabbar and the line, "muhammad willingly sacrificedt years of his career to stand tall and do what he thought was right. in doing so, he made all americans, black and white, stand taller. i may be 7'2", but i never felt taller than when standing in his shadow." words from oprah, "the world has lost a legend and a real champion. #ripmuhammadali." that is just a small sampling of the outpouring of love, kindness, and support all over the world and the internet, as well. jim? >> enormous lasting effect, jessica schneider in new york. thank you very much. >>> muhammad ali, boxing election end, motor mouth at times -- legend, motor mouth at times, also a man of fouth. he was a devout muslim. how muslim americans are reacting to his death. and one muslim american describes the time he met muhammad ali. >>> first, we want to introduce you to one of our cnn heroes saving women in nashville, tennessee, caught in the cycle of abuse and addiction. meet becca stevens. >> it's in every community. trafficking, abuse, addiction. what we created is a

later on, jim brown, the football player, kareem abdul-jabbar. tommy smith.ally in protest to ali losing his title. john: billy jean king. >> yes. not to the extent that he seems to have done it. he became a political symbol because he was -- there was an instance of blank speak about him. it was easy for everybody to put their banner and magneton muhamad ali. he was really in the process of changing it. i don't believe he really fully understood what he was talking about. until he was forced stop boxing. spent 3.5 years going to college campuses. which was only way he can make money. in the give and take with students he began to figure out where -- here's a good example. i just happen to have been there. 1966. the senate hearings on the war. he calls the senator a traitor because he's not behind him. the same day, ali finds out he's been reclassified 1a. the first thing he says, the moment he heard this from the reporter, he said why me? heavy wake champion of the world. i pay all of these taxes. i buy all of these bombs and airplanes and helmets our soldie

[applause] kareem abdul-jabbar stood with him when he was in the mud, jim brown stood with him when hewas in the mud. bill russell stood with him when he was in the mud. howard cosell stood with him when he was in the mud. please don't mishear me. i am not saying that muhammad ali is the property of black people. he is the property of all people. [applause] but while he is the property of all people, let us never forget that he is the product of black people in their struggle to be free. [applause] i went looking for jesus on a poor west-end street, looking that i would find him as he walked around with men and women with stumbling feet. people who had their heads bowed low because they were broke and had nowhere to go. but then i went looking for jesus, way in the sky. thinking he would wear a robe that would dazzle my eye. when suddenly, jesus came walking by with stumbling feet because he had been hanging with the poor on a west-end street. [applause] the muhammad ali of my childhood had a shuffle but as he grew older he walked with shuffling feet. and i will submit to you he walked

among them, bill russell, and a 20-year-old lew alcindor, who later would change his name to kareem abdul-jabbar had served in the military and thought they could change ali's mind. but after several hours of debate, the young champion actually changed their minds. nfl hall of famer bobby mitchell was there and said of ali, quote, he convinced us that he knew exactly what he was doing, that it was important to him. so the group held a press conference and came out in support of muhammad ali, and the picture is truly worth a thousand words. sitting next to some of the greatest athletes of all time is the man who would eventually be known as the greatest of them all. he would still be stripped of his title later that year and have to wait another three years to fight again, but that press conference began to turn the tide of public opinion for the man who would become a transformational figure in the world of sports. he convinced them back then and he convinced us all that to be great, means to be courageous. as he once said, quote, impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find

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bart starr, kareem abdul-jabbar, many, many others were here. but muhammad ali was here and he kind of sucked the air out of the room. later, mr. speaker, when i chaired the annual legislative dinner, the the gala, chaired the galea, i was so honored -- galea, i was so honored -- gala, i was so honored that he came to accept an award from the congressional black caucus with his lovely wife. another great time, another great memory. the greatest honor , the greatest moment of inspiration, my most profound was when muhammad ali to go to fight in the vietnam war. i think, in my humble opinion, had he just been a great champion, we've had other great champions who are african-american, jack johnson, sugar ray robinson, many others , many, many others who were great champions. but muhammad ali wasn't just a boxer. he didn't just inspire others to take up boxing. i was a political activist in the 1960's. and muhammad ali spoke to the quintessential aspect of all my , tivism when he said, hell no i won't go. hell no, i won't go. no vietnamese have ever

social media, mike tyson tweeted god came for his champion takes a long great 1#the greater spit kareem abdul-jabbar called ali a friend and mentor had this to say, mohammed -- mohammed sechrist the best use of his career to stand tall and fight for what he believed was right in doing so he made all americans will present "mu stand tallest. >>> remembering a legend" at ni more on his life and death on our kpix 5 evening news starting at 5:00. and 48 hours will present mohammed ali remembering a legend and 9:00 tonight on kpix 5 knew this one, people near the santa cruz mountains got an early wake-up call the usgs reported a magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit at 6:04 this morning the epicenter was recorded about seven miles northwest a boulder, creek seven miles southwest of saratoga. no word on damage. >>> campaign 2016 and the race for the white house, this weekend bill and hillary clinton are campaigning in northern california ahead of tuesday's primary. clinton holding a get out the vote rally at sacramento city college tomorrow. the former president is attending a reception and fundraiser in los gatos

not time to make the comparison to jim brown, kareem abdul-jabbar.e are athletes who are g genuine activists. if you could define what you see as their legacy. you said lebron potentially politics and steph curry wholesome family, deeply religious man. >> maybe even deeper for politics for both of them. they have cultural capital. that matters more than politics. one wonders if lebron ran for governor for ohio if that would be a demotion relative to his current influence. steph curry, we're talking about someone couple years shy of his 30th birthday. the world is his oyster. whatever he wants to do when this is said and done. >> i have to talk scores with you. >> here we go. game one goes to -- >> game one goes to cleveland and i like cleveland in six games. >> i like cleveland too. >> the first title since 1964 as a city. you know cleveland in the 50s known as titletown usa? >> didn't know that. >> the official nickname. let the champagne flow. >> we were there for the primaries for several days. great people in cleveland. cavs is what i'm thinking.

he's had people like kareem abdul-jabbar and shaquille o'neal, ahmad rashad, list goes on. >> there wasure with muhammad ali back in the day. >> he knows there's muslim sports heroes. when it serves his best interest, the electiorate that support banning muslims, he'll tell them that. at the same time, muhammad ali's a great guy and say good things about him being a muslim. he is a hypocrite in chief and this is one more example of that. >> brian, do you support this kind of erodes some of the support, you know, that he's built to get him to this point being the presumptive republican nominee? but then a moment like this with muhammad ali, even his, you know, jargon he's using about the american judge but calling him a mexican judge because he's building a wall and he's biased, is this damaging? >> i think those are different issues. i've been no shrinking violet. but i think that there is something he's doing here sort of masterful which is controlling people on the left, who will overplay their hand here and the problem is crying wolf. when people are offended by everything all the ti

. >>> former basketball star kareem abdul-jabbar posted this on facebook.e made all americans black and white stand taller. i may be 7 feet 2 inches but i never felt taller than when standing in his shadow. ali was born in 1942 in louisville, kentucky, the mayor of louisville has ordered flags lowered to half staff in honor of the city's native son. more on ali life and career throughout the morning on nbc10 ten. check out nbc10.com and the nbc10 app for continuing coverage. >>> new from overnight. three teenagers are in stable condition after being shot at a house party in north philadelphia. nbc10 was on the scene on west nevada street where the gunfire broke out last night. two boys 16 and 17 years old and an 18-year-old young man all in the hospital. police have not made arrests. >>> this morning police are hoping surveillance video can help them catch the person who fired shots into a bar hitting two patrons. the video shows a light-colored sedan driving past the blue nile on 52 street in cobb's creek. you see people ducking for cover. the victims are

a long facebook post from kareem abdul-jabbar, with the line, muhammad ali willingly sacrificed the bestto stand tall and fight for what he believed was right. in doing so, he made all american, black and white. stand taller. i may have 7'2" but i never felt taller than when standing in his shadow. from oprah, the world has lost a religion je legend and champion, hashtag, h.i.h r.i.p. >>> up next, muhammad ali's legacy and his stinging jabs, both inside and outside the ring. >>> my intention is to box, to win a clean fight. in war, the attention is to kill, kill, kill, and continue lling innocent people. when they thought they should westart saving for retirement.le then we asked some older people when they actually did start saving. this gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us aren't prepared for retirement. just start as early as you can. it's going to pay off in the future. if we all start saving a little more today, we'll all be better prepared tomorrow. prudential. bring your challenges. you wouldn't take medicine with

i had this conversation with kareem abdul-jabbar. athletes went through this in the '60s and '70s and now we're seeing black politicians -- >> that's right. it's almost a precursor to what you'll see in the broader society. you think back to jackie robins robinson. >> we desegregated baseball before we desegregated society. >> exactly. and he had to walk a tight rope in order for that to take hold. even though he's a fiery guy, he couldn't really fire back, because that would set the cause back, if you will. i think you see that some with president obama. he's come under some criticism and you heard michelle obama reference it in her commencement speech, as he put it, when they go low, we try to go high. i think that's kind of what happens. you talk to some of president obama's people and they're hot about this. >> eric holder, i always felt like he was giving voice, he would say things when he was attorney general, almost on behalf of the president without the president -- >> right. and he as much as said that. he was in a different

kareem abdul-jabbar. tommy smith.e 1968 olympics, partially in protest, to honor ali losing his title. mark: billie jean king. robert: billie jean king, excellent. yes. but, not to the extent that he seems to have done it. john: incredible story, incredible man. more on the best of "with all due respect" right ahead. ♪ ♪ john: since bernie sanders launched his presidential bid 13 months ago, the presidential contest has been something that nobody thought it would be -- interesting. last night when the ap called the race for hillary clinton, it only fueled sanders supporters' distrust of the mainstream media and the political establishment. as this phase of the contest ends with sanders all but certain to fall short of the nomination, we want to know what the final leg has been like for his voters in california, where he has been barnstorming for the past two weeks. what we found was that just as california is a microcosm of america, the sanders phenomenon in the golden state is a microcosm of the movement he unexpecte

[cheers and applause] kareem abdul-jabbar stood with him when he was in the mud jim brown stood withe mud bill russell stood with him when he was in the mud howard cosell stood with him when he was in the mud. [applause] please do not miss hear me i am not saying that muhammad ali is the property of black people. he is the property of all people. [applause but while he is the property of all people let us never, forget that he is the product of black people and their struggle to be free. [applause] i went looking for jesus on a street thinking i wouldlked find him with the men and women of stumbling feet but they were broken had nowhere. to go but then i went looking for jesus thinking he would wear a robe is myzl walking byuddenly jesus came walking by because he was hanging with up for on the a wet street. [cheers and applause] the muhammad ali of my childhood had shuffled but as he grew older he walked with shuffling feet i will submit she walked with shuffling feet not because of parkinson's disease but walked with shuffling feet because he walked with those who had shuffling fee

magic johnson and kareem abdul-jabbar said bill clinton is one of the greatest, smartest president's the country has ever had. bernie sanders is not giving up even though hillary clinton only needs 29 more delegates. after leaving hayward bill clinton will go to oakland antioch in san francisco. >> jackie: bruce sanders will be hosting a concert tonight. senator bernie sanders is making his last appearance here in california. he has been going all over california to drum up as much support as possible. bernie sanders now trails hillary clinton by several hundred delegates but still believes that he can possibly win. he talked about the fact that he is not ready to give up. >> any objective analyst of the current campaign i understand said that the grass roots activism of this campaign tells us not to lose hope. >> jackie: you can see workers out here setting up the stage. there'll be some big names a plane today. they expect huge amounts of people even thousands of people. they're telling people to take mass transit of any kind but not to try and drive their yourself. doors open at 3

amy: i want to turn to an article by kareem of joel sevare -- kareem abdul-jabbar, a six-time nba champion fellow convert to islam. his article for time.com is called, "muhammad ali became a big brother to me -- and to all african-americans." in it he writes -- "as the draft extended to include more white, middle-class boys, opposition to the war grew in popularity. but despite our passion, we few athletes were unable to do anything significant to fight the draft. we left feeling powerless, especially knowing that had muhammad allowed himself to be drafted, he would have never faced combat and would have still earned his millions. instead, he would face the punishment for his convictions alone. that's when i realized he wasn't just my big brother, but a big brother to all african americans. he willingly stood up for us whenever and wherever bigotry or injustice are, without regard for the personal cost. he was like an american version of the comic-book hero black panther." kareem of dave zirin? >> mohammed ali is the most famous d draft resistor and history of war, and that is something th

bill russell, kareem abdul-jabbar, carl stokes, the first black mayor of a major city. all of these individuals were impressed with him, and we came out of that meeting as a unit of individuals that would support him at the risk of everything that the federal government would throw at us. >> you know, bryant and bob, there was at that time, there was some skepticism early on about ali. how much of this was just hype? did he really believe it? and then he sat out. he went ahead and sat out. and he fought the government on vietnam. >> yeah, as everyone knows. he was so highly principled. by today's standards, there's no comparison. i mean, not just the money he could have made, but in terms of his public image, and really that's one of the more remarkable things about the arc of this man's life. millions of thoz who came to love and revere muhammad ali were among his fiercest critics early on. you and i will remember dick young leading the charge of the press. it was also middle class america who found him too loud, too arrogant, too black, too muslim. and these people be