-- we're not hiding anything from our young people. >> if you could talk to the six- year-old ruby bridges would you say to her on that first day of school? >> i would just say, ruby, it's okay. don't worry. it's all going to be fine. it's going to work out. >>> when we come back, the fight for justice for the wrongfully convicted. j.j.valasques spent more than 26 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit. >> there are hundreds and thousands of wrongfully convicted people on this earth and they are suffering just like i suffered. and they are not being heard. what if your mobile network wasn't just built to work out here... ...but was designed differently to also give you blazing fast wifi where you are most of the time? reliable 5g, plus wifi speeds up to a gig where you need it most. xfinity mobile. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get a free 5g phone and a second unlimited line free for a year. virginia and now a cl k at our system. vete >>> welcome back. now, n a closer look at our justice system. veteran date line producer first met john adrian valasquez in 2002. from his

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civil rights icon ruby bridges reflects on how she made history and game changers. sports icons sue bird and megan rapinoe on how women's sports are breaking new records. journalist dan slepian and jj velazquez share the 20 year journey that changed both of their lives, and keeping the faith. nbc's savannah guthrie shares her journey to get closer to god. it's all ahead on a to get the college degree they've worked so hard for. none, though, have waited as long as this stanford grad. we're about to introduce you to today in the bay. garvin thomas has her incredible story. this past june, stanford university held its commencement exercises. the ceremony for undergraduates ran about a half hour behind schedule. welcome, everyone. so those getting their graduate degrees had to wait a bit to receive their diplomas. oh, really? which did not bother virginia hyslop in the least. what's a few more minutes to wait for something she earned back in 1940? yes, 84 years ago, the now 105 year old virginia was working on her master's degree in education at stanford. virginia was