sjsu librarian ralph pearce says baseball connected japanese americans throughout california. "but both generations had a love for baseball so this brought generations together. and they would also travel, made great efforts to travel to other japanese american communities throughout the coast and so there was a bonding effect between communities." pearce says baseball became a way of life for certain asian american players despite no money and no fame. "so it wasn't taken lightly but it was a very important form of social bonding and entertainment for everybody involved." this lecture was meant as a precursor to asian pacific american heritage month in may and professor joel franks hopes to continue spreading awareness about the hawaiian travalers, on campus elliot alagueuzian update news...." the movie 42 has recieved raved reviews and has been a smash hit at the box office bringing in upwards of fifty-three million dollars in just two weeks. fourty-two is the number that dodger first-baseman jackie robinson wore. update news reporter ryan silapan gives us a review. ">>>acto

. >>> the san tore yum -- explore tore yum is now at pearce 15 and 17 and they will have hands on science exhibits at the palace of fine arts. special guests will offer hands on activities for people waiting online and the celebration will continue until 12:00 tonight. >>> let's look at the commute, pam and brian, we have not a lot going on and this is just the way we like it approaching the 880 split and there are no major problems on 280, the extension getting down to the south of market area. if you get down, it is a nice drive and visibility is good, traffic is moving along pretty well and if you are driving on the peninsular, it is a nice drive and there are no major problems. i noticed it was mild when i stepped outside. it was mild when you pulled out of the parking lot this morning, is that what you are telling me? >> led foot. i agree, one system will do that, the only flailing element is temperatures are cold also off bodega and that can get it going, it is a mild direction going in the direction of the wind and we have 30s up in redding, ukiah and eureka and they are not in on

stick around as we hand >> mike: the version of the pearce was one for the ages. not one player dominated and the drama lasted all day and in the end went to a playoff with either our first australia yap or first grandfather to winning a augusta. jason day started out 3-under through the first two holes thanks for the eagle on the par-5 2nd. angel cabrera, grandfather with a son on the bag, gave himself the lead thanks to this great approach on . he would birdie the hole. tiger, two-stroke penalty hurt him yesterday. finishes 2-under 70, brand snedeker, co-leader to start the day but collapsed. ''m meanwhile, adam scott birdies 13 and 15, gave himself a share of the lead at 8:00-under. two bogeys finished off jason day. cabrera, trailed scott by one. now share of the lead. a dam scott on 18. co-leader with 8-under for birdie. are you kidding me? he nails it. gives his caddy, steve williams, huge high-five. in the clubhouse with a 69. cabrera playing in the group behind scott. watch the putt. new he needed a birdie to force the playoff. check out this approach. unr

. >> this is pearce morgan live. want to welcome our viewers to cnn's team coverage of terror at the boston marathon. millions are stunned by what appears to be a coordinated terror attack by one of the world east elite athletic events. this is new video of the second explosion showing how deadly it was. the toll of injuries are still rising. at least 144 people are being treated right now. three are dead, one of the victims is an 8-year-old boy. doctors are reportedly pulling ball bearings out of victims. a law enforcement source tells cnn there are a number of active leads but no identified suspects. a man with a black backpack and black sweatshirt reportedly tried to get into a restricted area. this is the instant that thousands of people went running for the finishing line to >> do we have any idea who may have caused the atrocity? >> this is a very difficult scenario to pick up on. >> we're going to talk to jason instead. i believe 31 patients are being treated there. what are you expecting to have happen in the

>> captain benjamin franklin pearce, who are you? >> it has been more shaped by the tv show m.a.s.h. than any reality. making it almost certain the forgotten war will stay that way. tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> thank you for joining us. i'll see you tomorrow beginning at 12:00 noon eastern time. >>> hello everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield, and a busy day happening now. more serious fallout from the scandal at rutgers universal. espn is reporting that athletic director tim pernetti is out of a job. this comes after the resignation of the assistant coach, jimmy martelli. for martelli this all is a result of what you have on your screen, a video broadcast by espn showing coaches, at least one in particular, physically and verbally abusing the players. our pamela brown joins us now on the telephone. pamela, what more do you know about this decision? is this whiplash? is this strategic? or is there nothing to read into it because it's just too early? >> reporter: right now, it is too early. we have been reaching out to the university to

this couch belonged to jayne pearce. this is one piece they took to the white house.hey had eight rooms that had to furnish with their personal furniture. this table was known in jane's sister's family as the white house table. they had to borrow some furniture to take to the white house with them. this was one piece they borrowed from jane's sister mary. they also took the writing desk that belong to franklin pierce. this room would have been used as the guest room. .his is a small bed this is the master bedroom. this is the room where their second son frankie died of typhus when he was 4 years old. franklin. he was the apple of their eye, quite an interesting little character, according to her letters. and they were devastated by his death and jane was in mourning quite a long time over frankie's death. >> i think a big house especially with only one child now was too much for jane to take care of. i don't think she was interested in housekeeping particularly. i think she just wasn't capable of taking care of a house. pierce went off to fight in the mexican war in 1

more on jayne pearce and harriet lane at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span.org. and our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house, produced by our partner, chronicling life in the white house during the tenure of each of the first ladies, and we are offering a special edition of the book of the first ladies of the united states of america, featuring a biography, comments from noted historians, and bought from michelle obama on noted force ladies in history. $12.95 s c-span.org/products. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as the public service by your television provider. julie doyle and josh reddick thompson are the third prize winners in the c-span student cam video contest. their message to the president is about the role of small business in the u.s. economy. >> dear mr. president, with all the items in your agenda and you have to consider, we believe the internal growth of our economy comes from the top, particularly in regard to small businesses. these are local business

i was on the pearce be morgan show a little while ago, and i told him the face of gun violence in america as horrific as sandy hook was is not some suburban kid, it's a brown or black kid in the ghetto. if you look at chicago, chicago's on track for two sandy hooks per month. usually against another black person. yet chicago is about a third, a third and a third black, white and hispanic. why would so many murders come from the black community? the answer is so many kids come from parents without fathers. you look at violation, we're talking about gang-related kids, usually young kids. there was a documentary that my dad and i discussed in the book called resurrection, and it was about truth pack shakur. tupac shakur. and he said white people may like hearing me say this, but i know for a fact if i'd had a father in my life, i would have had discipline and confidence. and he went on to talk about the fact that he joined a gang because he didn't have a father, he wanted structure, he wanted protection. and he went on to say in a way maybe a conservative right-winger might say that it is im

the cal pearce are stirring up plenty of excitement also at campus. >> we had a lot of people come in the shirts. we had to turn them down because we don't have any right now. >> one fan in the white house is surprise -- is not surprised. president obama predicted that. >> yes. >>> eight minutes before 8:00. new information about february's damaging water main break in san francisco. the previous work under investigation that may be linked to the rupture. >>> a new report millions of californians face in the risk of major flooded. >>> 7.5 million californians live in places that face flooding. a report says it could cost $100 billion to protect the state's endangered infrastructure. that's ten times more than the state has to shore up aging dams an levees. 800 flood prevention projects have been identified. but the experts say even those would not provide protection from 100-year floods. >>> the puc may be close to figuring out the 16-inch pipe that burst and flooded holes. the puc is looking into whether that work may have damaged the water main and the possibility of faulty welding

the cal pearce are stirring up plenty of excitement also at campus. >> we had a lot of people come innd ask the shirts. we had to turn them down because we don't have any right now. >> one fan in the white house is surprise -- is not surprised. president obama predicted that. >> yes. >>> eight minutes before 8:00. new information about february's damaging water main break in san francisco. the previous work under investigation that may be linked to the rupture. >>> a new report millions of californians face in the risk of major flooded. >>> 7.5 million californians live in places that face flooding. a report says it could cost $100 billion to protect the state's endangered infrastructure. that's ten times more than the state has to shore up aging dams an levees. 800 flood prevention projects have been identified. but the experts say even those would not provide protection from 100-year floods. >>> the puc may be close to figuring out the 16-inch pipe that burst and flooded holes. the puc is looking into whether that work may have damaged the water main and the possibility of faulty we

captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> next week, first ladies features and jayne pearce, the wife of franklin pierce. jane per se's time in the white house was defined by her grief over the deaths of her three sons, the last killed while sitting with his parents at a train derailment. we'll see how that affected her life and her husband's presidency. harriet lane was a frequent hostess, a fashion trendsetter, and a strong lobbyist for native american rights. on more on jane pierce and , live monday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. our website has more about the first ladies, including a special section, welcome to the white house. it chronicles life in the executive mansion during the tenure of the to the first ladies. we are offering a special edition of the book, first ladies of the united states of america, presenting a biography and portrait of each first lady. for theailable discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping that c- span.org/products. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> up next, rema

. >> the conversation on jayne pearce, the life of the 14th president, is now available on our web site. tune in monday for our next program on the first lady, mary todd lincoln. >> this documentary comes from zachary cohen of the adele davis academy in sandy springs, georgia. his message to the president looks at funding for education. it is a second prize-winning video in this year's c-span studentcam competition. >> this is a jewish spinning top. when a dreidel is falling, we have two options pick it back up or just leave it there. >> what is the most important issue for the president? is it the economy, foreign affairs? what about healthcare? those are very important issues but don't you think there is one central issue that can solve all our other problems and we should tackle the first? you may be thinking, what might the big issue be? want to think about it, it is simple. what can give kids the knowledge they need to solve these problems? >> public-school education in this country has taken a backseat to other concerns. that hurt us badly at the nation. one of the things that has

meet harriet lane, a look at her life and that of her predecessor jane pearce. tonight's ons," the c-spanand c-span3. journal"ngton continues. host: we'll get your money and how taxpayer dollars are spent on government programs. we will learn more today from nicole clowers. she is with the government accountability office where she serves as financial market and community investment director. last week released their third annual report on federal programs that are duplicated in the federal budget. why did you get this report. tell us more about it. this the third report we have looked at duplication. we required a few years ago to study these issues and this year we put out a report where we identified 31 new areas that either we found evidence of duplication and fragmentation or opportunities for cost savings to. host: define for us the overlap of duplication and fragmentation. guest: you can think of them in tiers. fragmentation is the lowest level where we have multiple agencies working on the same broad national interest. for example you might have multiple

country remain silent for the whole day to draw attention to the discrimination toward their lgbt pearce. the national day of silence is important for many reasons. to letur youth know that they en't alone. that there are plenty of people upport them just the way they are. as my constituent, heide, a senior in high school ts it, quote, the national day of silence is an important -- is important to me because it's a day when you see all the support for the silent ones that nobody is alone in anything, unquote. i'm proud of my constituents who are calling for a stop in harassment of lgbt individuals. i'm particularly proud of my constituents in watsonville and from the high school for hosting he 16th annual queer youth leadership awards. for many lgbt advocates and their allies, their silence tomorrow, we in congress must never be silent. it is our job to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. another of my constituents, molly, an alternative family education in santa cruz says it best, quote, the national day of silence is important to me because sometimes silence speaks louder

pearce: mr.april is national sexual assault awareness and prevention month and in fact today is national d.n.a. day where we commemorate the discovery of d.n.a.'s double heelicks and the subsequent scientific advancements. d.n.a. has revolutionized public safety and criminal justice in this country. it helps solve un-- it helped solve unsolved crimes since its inception in 1994. the d.n.a. database system has solved more than 200,000 cold cases that provides closure to over 200,000 families. it assists prosecutors in taking criminals off the streets. it also exonerates the innocent, having freed more than 300 convicted criminals. katie was a 22-year-old graduate student at new mexico state university in my district. august of 2003 she was brutally raped, strangled to death, burned and abandoned at a dump site. but katie was a fighter, having the d.n.a. of her offender under her fingernails. through d.n.a. they were able to find an convict her offender and put him in jail. the bill was signed into

we'll look at that of her life and her predecessor, jane pearce. first ladies, tonight live at 9 eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> documentary film maker ken burns recently spoke at the national press club about his latest project called "the central park five." it tells the story of five be african-american and latino teenagers who were wrongly convicted of raping a female jogger in new york city's central park in 1989. the documentary premieres tomorrow on pbs. this runs about an hour. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. my name is angela, i'm a reporter for bloomberg news and the 106th president of the national press club. we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists committed to our profession's future through programming we sveltes such as this while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information please visit your web site at press.org to donate to programs offered to the public through our national press club journalism institu