it was branch rickey, general manager of the brooklyn dodgers. he knew that black ballplayers well pool of inexpensive talent and were enthusiastic about playing in the major leagues. rickey knew they would bring in a whole new audience. he decided was going to change baseball. i was convinced that there was a time limit. somehow it, after waiting 100 years, these people were legally free, but virtually free men or morally free. if the right man and ability on the field and we've control of himself off field if i can find that kind of a man the american public got excited and branch rickey found jack roosevelt robinson. jackie robinson had earned letters in four sports at ucla he had done well in school and he had always stood up for beliefs as. an officer in the army robinson had once refused to move when a driver asked him to sit in the back of a bus. rickey was impressed he invited robinson to new york and told him he wanted him to break baseball's color line, but he had to promise to, hold his temper and not to fight back. no matter what happ

. >>> we want to dig into this with the fact and rickey smiley, host of the rickey smiley morning showrom barack and michelle, as you see there, from shoop dog. his book is "sideshow" living with loss and moving forward with faith. and the former chairman. 300, once ran definite jam. if you know, you know, and he's been working with the harris campaign. rickey, i'll go to you first. i showed the numbers. it looks like both for hilly clinton and bloom mechanic have been stepping up. >> yeah, first of all, good to see both of you. kevin, you know know i love you. ari, thank you for having me. >> it's good. >> i started to get calls fro rowan and martin, and it felt like the foundation of them trying to built of support by harris, because, you know, this country is just as sexist as it is, you know, some of the other issues that the country has. you know i don't have a problem seeing a woman in power, as long as her policies align with what i have going on in my family and my people. we know what it was like under donald trump, because she was president for four years. so, you know, i was

it was branch rickey, general manager of the brooklyn dodgers. he knew that black ballplayers well pool of inexpensive talent and were enthusiastic about playing in the major leagues. rickey knew they would bring in a whole new audience. he decided was going to change baseball. i was convinced that there was a time limit. somehow it, after waiting 100 years, these people were legally free, but virtually free men or morally free. if the right man and ability on the field and we've control of himself off field if i can find that kind of a man the american public got excited and branch rickey found jack roosevelt robinson. jackie robinson had earned letters in four sports at ucla he had done well in school and he had always stood up for beliefs as. an officer in the army robinson had once refused to move when a driver asked him to sit in the back of a bus. rickey was impressed he invited robinson to new york and told him he wanted him to break baseball's color line, but he had to promise to, hold his temper and not to fight back. no matter what happ

i came through here with and you know, the one of the greatest players in the history played here rickey henderson, henderson, barry bonds, coco crisp and jose canseco among the baseball greats at the reggie jackson softball classic. >> i'm 60 years old. i feel like i'm 30 again. it's our last chance to play at the oakland coliseum and feel young. taking batting practice, watching the fans, watching the field. i'm going to miss this place all swinging for the fences to the cheers of diehard a's faithful. >> we have some really loyal fans who really love the game of baseball. and through the thick of it, you know, even if you didn't have sellout crowds, you had that core of fans that really understood the game and really cheered for their team. >> the stadium had 49 or 50,000 people in it, and catfish hunter pitched a perfect game here. >> jackson, a 14 time american league all star and member of five world series championship teams. >> my first year as a rookie here was was really my most special time of coming here. >> a's fans soaking up every moment of the final reunion, being here is

rickey henderson, jose canseco. and we're going to have shooty babitt.and, you know, a few of the guys. let me see the guy that pitched a no hitter. pitch a perfect game. anyway, dallas braden will be there. and we just want to share some time with the fans that come out. we're hoping to get somewhere around 7 to 8000 or whatever, but i've got a bunch of friends coming, so we'll probably get a thousand people there anyway. people say, reggie going to invite your friends. they say, yeah, both of them. >> i've already seen so many people saying they can't wait. can't wait to get there. you're calling it a friends and family game. can you tell us how you feel when you get together with other baseball greats? i mean, we have images of what that looks and sounds like, but but you've actually done it, you know. >> you know, the memories, the thoughts. you know. and i've been very fortunate because i've been able to be around the game ever since i left with the yankees and the houston astros just just sharing time and spending time. i can go to the coliseum any

i came through here with and you know, the one of the greatest players in the history played here rickeyenderson, henderson, barry bonds, coco crisp and jose canseco among the baseball greats at the reggie jackson softball classic. >> i'm 60 years old. i feel like i'm 30 again. it's our last chance to play at the oakland coliseum and feel young. taking batting practice, watching the fans, watching the field. i'm going to miss this place all swinging for the fences to the cheers of diehard a's faithful. >> we had some really loyal fans who really love the game of baseball and through the thick of it, you know, even if you didn't have sellout crowds, you had that core of fans that really understood the game and really cheered for their team. >> the stadium had 49 or 50,000 people in it, and catfish hunter pitched a perfect game here. >> jackson, a 14 time american league all star and member of five world series championship teams. >> my first year as a rookie here was was really my most special time of coming here. >> a's fans soaking up every moment of the final reunion. being here is gre

and yankees, and he's hosting a softball classic featuring bay area legends including barry bonds, rickeyenderson and many more. jackson says fans will be able to get up close and personal. >> it's really like a nice family reunion to be around people that you went through ups and downs with. became a man with, cried, laughed, had struggles. et cetera. we're going to have some conversations with the fans. we're going to have players come up and talk about some of the things that they think and what they feel. >> and tickets for this event are still available on ticketmaster. the game is scheduled to start sunday afternoon at 1:00. by the way, game one of the world series starts tomorrow. yankees and dodgers, and you can watch that one right here on ktvu at 5:00. reggie jackson saying he is pulling for the yankees in this one. >> going to be a lot of people hate watching that series a lot of giant fans. >> there you go. all right. >> thanks for joining us. west coast rap with alex savage next here on ktvu. >> and don't forget you can always stream the latest news and weather on your smart

with the oakland a's and yankees hosting a softball classic featuring legends including barry bonds, rickey henderson and more. jackson calls it a family reunion of sorts and says fans get up close and personal like never before. >> it's really like a nice family reunion to be around people that you went through ups and downs with, became a man with, cried, laughed, had struggles. et cetera. we're going to have some conversations with the fans. we're going to have players come up and talk about somef the things that they think and what they feel. >> tickets for the event are still available on ticketmaster. the game kicks off at 1 p.m. when it comes to world series, game one is tomorrow. that's right. tomorrow evening, 508 right here on ktvu fox two. no surprise here. mr. jackson says he's rooting for his former team, the new york yankees, to beat the dreaded dodgers. fifa world cup is returning to the u.s. in 2026, and excitement is already building to. the world cup. will feature six games at levi's stadium in the year 2026, but fifa is warning fans that they should be wary of any tickets

the oakland a's and yankees, is hosting a softball classic featuring legends including barry bonds, rickeyhenderson and so many more. jackson calls it a family reunion of sorts and says fans can get up close and personal like never before. >> it's really like a nice family reunion to be around people that you went through ups and downs with, became a man with, cried, laughed, had struggles. et cetera. we're going to have some conversations with the fans. we're going to have players come up and talk about some of the things that they think and what they feel. >> tickets for the event are still available. the game is at 1:00 on sunday. now, when it comes to the world series, game one is tomorrow evening at 508. that's okay. sorry. we got a couple phone calls, a couple emails, but that's okay. my bad. no. that's okay. we got it. it's tomorrow, 508, right here on fox. doctor pepper, hot dogs at the ready. no one is surprised to know that mr. jackson says he is rooting for his former team, the new york yankees says they will beat the dreaded dodgers. >> the golden state warriors will try to sta

and yankees, and he is hosting a softball classic featuring bay area legends including barry bonds, rickeyenderson and many, many more. jackson calls it a family reunion of sorts and says fans can get up close and personal. >> it's really like a nice family reunion to be around people that you went through ups and downs with, became a man with, cried, laughed, had struggles. et cetera. we're going to have some conversations with the fans. we're going to have players come up and talk about some of the things that they think and what they feel. >> tickets for the event are still available on ticketmaster. that game is scheduled to start sunday afternoon, 1:00. by the way, speaking of baseball here, game one of the world series is tomorrow night. yankees and dodgers, and you can watch it right here on ktvu at five. >> still to come, a new exhibit looking to right a wrong how the bay area's newest memorial pays tribute to the sailors wrongfully convicted of mutiny during world war two. >> also ahead, new regulations on artificial intelligence. how the white house is hoping to get ahead of tech

i came through here with and you know, the one of the greatest players in the history played here rickey henderson. >> henderson, barry bonds, coco crisp and jose canseco among the baseball greats at the reggie jackson softball classic. >> i'm 60 years old. i feel like i'm 30 again. it's our last chance to play at the oakland coliseum and feel young. taking batting practice, watching the fans, watching the field. i'm going to miss this place. >> all swinging for the fences to the cheers of diehard a's faithful. >> we have some really loyal fans who really love the game of baseball, and through the thick of it, you know, even if you didn't have sellout crowds, you had that core of fans that really understood the game and really cheered for their team. >> the stadium had 49 or 50,000 people in it. when catfish hunter pitched a perfect game here. >> jackson, a 14 time american league all star and member of five world series championship teams. >> my first year as a rookie here was was really my most special time of coming here. >> a's fans soaking up every moment of the final reunion. being

and you know, the one of the greatest players in the history played here rickey henderson. barry bonds, coco crisp and jose canseco among the baseball greats at the reggie jackson softball classic. >> i'm 60 years old. i feel like i'm 30 again. it's our last chance to play at the oakland coliseum and feel young. taking batting practice, watching the fans, watching the field. i'm going to miss this place all swinging for the fences to the cheers of diehard a's faithful. >> we had some really loyal fans who really love the game of baseball, and through the thick of it, you know, even if you didn't have sellout crowds, you had that core of fans that really understood the game and really cheered for their team. >> the stadium had 49 or 50,000 people in it, and catfish hunter pitched a perfect game here. >> jackson, a 14 time american league all star and member of five world series championship teams. >> my first year as a rookie here was was really my most special time of coming here. >> a's fans soaking up every moment of the final reunion. >> being here is great, but hard. >>

softball game featuring other local sports superstars that include barry bonds and hall of famer rickey personal, too, with these baseball stars. >> it's really like a nice family reunion to be around people that you went through ups and downs with, became a man with, cried, laughed, had struggles. et cetera. we're going to have some conversations with the fans. we're going to have players come up and talk about some of the things that they think and what they feel. >> should be a great event. it kicks off today at 1:00, so you can go there then of course, watch the 49ers game later. the dubs game, it's at the coliseum. tickets for the event are still available at ticketmaster. i just checked, they're a little pricey. 105 bucks, but you might get a great autograph of a hall of famer. and certainly a great chance to say goodbye to that big cement palace. the coliseum. >> well, teachers have been on the picket lines all week long in one bay area community, but now there is word of an agreement. we'll tell you what that means for school tomorrow. and nearly a week left until election day a