eunice candice shriver stood here 50 yea rs eunice candice shriver stood here 50 years ago and declaredple that one day1 million other athletes would take pa rt million other athletes would take part ina million other athletes would take part in a special olympics, last year 5 million people in 170 countries were part of this movement. she took people with intellectual disabilities and took them out of institutions and gave them and their families hope. she changed lives in that moment and it's been changing lives ever since. it was good that i won my medals, i got more than 100. when i'd cheerlead ifeel like a family and! when i'd cheerlead ifeel like a family and i feel like this is where i belong. it helped me a lot to be a happy guy throughout the years, especially ever since i've competed. former chelsea star didier drogba has been a long—term supporter of special olympics projects in the ivory coast. i think this is the story of my life. more than scoring goals, i don't really talk about this but i think that's my niche in my life. for those gathered here, today was a chance to ch

shriver died in 2009. her son, tim is now special olymcs chairman.he recalls summers at "camp shriver," a forerunner to special olympics. in the early 10s, the family opened their maryland home to special needs kids. >> i remember the bus arriving, school buses, yellow school buses that come from institutns. i didn't know where they were coming from. we all would salute the flag and sing the national anthem together in a circle. i remember my backyard becoming an amusement park. you know, ponies arriving for pony rides and coaches arriving to coach kickball games. i remember playing with campers. >>mostly remember that it was fun. ang: the first generation of special olympics athletes were i bornn a time when the intellectually disabled were shunned, often hidden in institutions. that would have been the case for loretta claiborne, if not for her mother's resistance. unable to walk or talk until the age of four, she went on toco beme one of special olympics' most decorated athletes. >> if it wasn't for special olympics, and i have some of the kids, i

in an institution. 50 years later, more than 5 million athletes from 172 countries compete and tim shriver is keeping his mom's dream alive. >> everyone deserves to have a chance to have their gift celebrated. and if they've been told they don't have gifts, we're here to tell them that's a lie, you do have a gift. >> reporter: this year a special unified program where athletes like corey hoekstra come to play on the same team with special olympians like cody. >> we feel like we're in one big family. >> reporter: this is cody's ninth year at the special olympics. with his parents' encouragement, he took up sports early on. >> my dad was my soccer coach in second grade. >> reporter: and it changed his life. >> what i love about soccer is i just prefer to keep moving around on my feet and also make a friend and everytng that i can actually relate with. >> reporter: corey was also young when she started volunteering. >> because i started so young, like i don't really see the difference between some of the athletes with disabilities and people without. >> reporter: and this world where differen

america report. 50 years ago, the special olympics began and message delivered by eunice kennedy shrivert me win but cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. >> her idea transformed the lives ecf people with intelltual disabilities through the joy of sports, eam inspired by her sister rosemary that st of her life in an institution. 50 years later, more than 5 million athletes from 172 countries compete and k tim shriver ping his mom's dream alove. >> everyone deserves to have a chance celebrated and if they are to they don't have gifts, we're here to tell them that's a lie, you do have a gift. >> reporter: this year a special unified program where athletes like corey come to play on theam with special olympians like cody. >> we feike we're in one big family. >> reporter: this cody's ninth year with his parents encouragement, he took up sports early on. my dad was my soccer coach in second grade. >> reporter: and it changed his life. >> what i love about soccer is i just prefer to keep moving d around on my feet an also make a friend and relate with. >> reporter: corey was also young w

maria shriver reporting. the nih doing outreach to physicians and pharmacies and many medical journals require researchers to include females in the studies and while you think female doctors are more sensitive but they have as much bias as male doctors. >>> anyone who knows a family with a teenager you know how much time those teens spend staring at their phones. or even the computer. well, now, a new study says this obsession with technology could leave them unable to focus. that study links frequent gadget use to adhd symptoms in teens and found heavy users of digital media twice as likely to develop symptoms of adhd as their peers. another recent survey found teenagers spend nine hours a day looking at screens. >>> a live look at fremont this morning. people there apparently living their best lives. fremont is the least stressed city in the country. while a study of always seeming to make the rounds on facebook, 2018 most and least stressed cities list. number one means most stressed, detroit gets that di

the special olympics was the idea of eunice kennedy shriver, jfk's sister.ir lips, "let me win but if i cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." eunice kennedy shriver stood here 50 years ago and declared in front ofjust100 or so people that, one day, 1 million athletes would take part in the special olympics. several scoffed, but last year, five million people in 170 countries were a part of this movement. she took people with intellectual disabilities and brought them out of institutions and gave them and their families hope. she changed lives in that moment and it's been changing lives ever since. what was good about it is that i won medals. i got more than 100. when i cheerlead, ifeel like a family and i feel like this is where i belong. it helped me a lot to be a happy guy throughout the years, especially ever since i competed in them. former chelsea star didier drogba has been a long—term supporter of special olympics projects in the ivory coast. i think this is the story of my life. more than scoring goals. i don't really talk about this but i thi

announcer: in the weeks ahead, we will hear from pat shriver, helen bentley, barbican l.a., nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. announcer: c-span, were history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. announcer: we are back live now for the confederate icons conference. battlefieldsvalley foundation ceo kevin walker on the politics of conserving confederate heritage icons. kevin: i would like to thank you once again for coming and spending the day talking about such a controversial issue, spending the day learning from one another. i am thrilled by the speaking panel we had today. dr. robinson opened this up in true style. not have the body of knowledge about the american civil war that we do today if it were not fo

eunice kennedy shriver stood here 50 yea rs eunice kennedy shriver stood here 50 years ago and declaredere a part of this movement. she took people with intellectual disabilities and brought them out of in situations and gave them and their families hope. she changed lives in that moment and it has been changing lives ever since. it was good. i won. i won medals. lives ever since. it was good. i won. iwon medals. i lives ever since. it was good. i won. i won medals. i got one and 100. when i cheer lead over like a family andl 100. when i cheer lead over like a family and i feel like this is where i belong. it helped me a lot to be a happy guy throughout the years, especially when i competed. former chelsea star deirdre barr has been a long—term supporter of special olympics projects in the ivory coast. i think this is the story of my life, more than scoring goals, i don't really talk about this but i think that is my mission in my life. for those gathered here today was a chance to cheer the success of this movement but also to acknowledge that there are still major golf to achieve for

tim shriver, riley kennedy, kathleen kennedy townsend, kerry kennedy tansey -- townsend and all of the kennedys that embody all of this. gabriella as well. they are representing this incredible tradition that continues through today. senator bob casey from the state of pennsylvania is here as well. continuing the tradition. cup cup.>> on this 50th anniversary of robert kennedy's announcement to lead the country we must recommit ourselves to the causes and crusades that he champions and continues today. bobby kennedy was the greatest president of the united states that should have been. because he never forgot who faced the greatest challenges. that is is legacy and one we are called on every day to live up to to guide not just my work but all of our work. every day here in the senate. let every person in our country. i know everyone in this room shares that feeling. i think you all for being here today to honor his legacy for this family and those who continue to find in -- inspiration in his life. robert kennedy's works will continue to start new generations and served to fight for a

our source says the two were actually introduced by katherine's mom, maria shriver, and the two hit it. and katherine recently told us just how much her mom inspires her life. >> how do i encourage you? i don't know. >> i feel like to just, like, do what we love and to find our passion. >> meanwhile, "e.t." has seen chris flying on cloud nine with "jurassic world: fallen kingdom," holding the number one box office spot for two weeks in a row. closing in on a billion dollars worldwide. >> i don't know how to be present if i can share it with my instagram followers. >> this weekend, the star shared his hollywood surprise with a van full of unsuspecting tourists. >> chris pratt here. have you seen any celebrities yet? go see jurassic world! >> but above all else, chris says he's focused on co-parenting his 5-year-old son, jack, with ex anna faris. >> when we can spend time together, just me and him. that's probably when i'm the happiest and when he looks up to me the most. >> with everythi chris has going on, our source says, quote, when he does get some free time, he spends it with kathe

it was idea of the city authorities and eunice kennedy shriver, the sister of former presidentjohn feve was to bring those with intellectual disabilities out of the shadows and into the sporting spotlight. half a century later, some of those athletes who competed that day were back here to mark this anniversary. they were joined by special olympics athletes from around the world to see how much this movement had achieved for those who needed it. today i feel it is so surreal to be here onjuly 20 at the same time at the same field 50 years ago, when the world changed. the world witnessed for the first time, a sports competition for people with intellectual disabilities. many of the participants needed to leave institutions in which they lived to travel to chicago to compete. it was their chance, their moment to show the world what they could accomplish. the flame of hope is just one of a series of events happening across this weekend. there has been a unified cup football tournament where players with learning difficulties have been playing alongside theirfriends and colleagues. landm

it began with eunice kennedy shriver's vision 50 years ago.icago is the site of the first olympic games, special olympic games in 1968 so we had a 50th anniversary celebration and it was. it closed with a star-studded concert headlined by chicago's own chance the rapper. had a chance to spend a little time with him backstage with his fiancee beforehand. what began as a grassroots movement, get a load of this, 5 million athletes in 172 countries take part in special olympic events. it's so wonderful. volunteers there, the coaches, family, athletes themself, maria shriver, her mother started it. tim shriver her brother is the chairman of special olympics and it's about inclusion revolution. that's what they want to go the next 50 years. >> one of the greatest contributions the kennedy family has made to the world. >> amen. >> fantastic. >>> coming up here, an abc news exclusive. four women speaking publicly for the first time about that usc doctor accused of harassment and assault in a major lawsuit in the works this morning. >>> and the health

maria shriver: perhaps the greatest mystery... is the human brain. in only the past few decades, scientists have and we are just noww unraveling the secret of how the brain caurchange throughoutives, leading to incredible transformation. merzenich: we have this new understanding that the person that isalithin us is actuly a product of change that occurs within our lifetime. because it has the potential of giving everyone a better life. you've been given this gift. that's what brain plasticity is. seidler: the brain is adaptively changing, modifying, making new connections, in some cases,

guys. >> look who is joining us now, our iend, special anchor maria shriver. "pop start." >> meghan markle not just adjusting to married life but royal life as well. kelly cobiella has all the details for us. kelly, good morning. >> hey, carson, good morning. can you believe it? it's been two months almost to the day since meghan markle became the duchess of sussex and she's learned all sorts of things like when to curtsey and why s can't wear a pant suit with queen. life as a windsor, arl whind of outfits and outings. the latest event tuesday honoring the legacy of nelson mandela, the latest outfit canadian designer. ghan has been a duchess 60 days. what it's really like being a royal. her close friend actress priyanka chopra telling, peop she's doing amazing. it's so nice to see. >> what we've learned about meghan's transitn into the amlocal fily it's pretty smooth. there's an adjust but he seems to be doing well. >> the duchess has a of firsts. her first family christening. >> the royal highness duke and duchess of . suss >> her first overseas royal tour. h

[music] [voice of eunice kennedy shriver] the right to play on any playing field?ou have earned it. the right to hold a job? you have earned it. the right to study in any school? you have earned it. the right to be anyone's neighbor? you have earned it. you have taught us that what matters is not power or politics, weapons or wealth. what truly counts is the courageous spirit and a generous heart. the days of separation and segregation are over. [cheering.] when you think of miami you think of,you know,rich,glamour but 5 miles away from the beach there's people who have never seen a beach. i was confused why somebody was in this situation especially in america. ♪music:oooh,oooh,oooh so when i started joshua's heart foundation it was a key thing to be able to engage youth in the foundation. to help them participate. ♪music:oooh,oooh,oooh i think passing on the torch and lighting a new flame in another person to do good is probably the point of the bigger missions i have. ♪music:aha,aha,aha so we are each making a bigger difference. ♪music:oooh,oooh,oooh that's it! j

tim shriver, riley kennedy, kerry kennedy, kathleen kennedy townsend, kerry kennedy townsend and all of the kennedys who embody this incredible -- and gabriella and jebiah as well, who are both here representing this incredible tradition that continues to today. senator bob casey from the state of pennsylvania here as well, continuing that tradition. so, on this 50th anniversary of robert kennedy's announcement to lead our country, we must re-commit ourselves to the causes and crusades that he championed and continues today. bobby kennedy was the greatest president of the united states that should have been. and because -- [ applause ] -- he never forgot who faced the greatest challenges. that's his legacy. and it is one we are called on every day to live up to, to guide not just my work, but all of our work every day here in the senate, but every person in our country. and i know that everyone in this room shares that feeling. i thank you all for being here today to honor his legacy with his family and those who continue to find inspiration in his life. robert kennedy's words and wo

she sits down with maria shriver to talk about her son. >> are you surprised your son has become thislobal figure? >> he was always brilliant. he's come out of his shyness now, although he's still a bit shy, and he's just using his whatever is possible in physics to be able to better this world. and research work and to better this world and we're very proud of him. >> you can catch the whole interview on the "today" show right after today in the bay. interesting to see the woman who raised him. >> yeah. >> well, 5:58 for you right now. this story is really interesting. a 3-year-old virginia girl saved her father's life when he was having a stroke, and she did this by using facetime. >> 3 years old. the 27-year-old was at his home with his daughter molly on the fourth of july. his toddler noticed something was wrong, so look how sharp she was. she used his cell phone to facetime her mom at work. >> so why did you call mommy? >> because dad was sick. >> you were very smart and brave. she told me daddy got sick, and she showed me where daddy was. and so i saw him lying on the ground. >>

. ♪ [voice of eunice d jukennedy shriver]l. the right to play on any playing field?earned it. the right to hold a job? you have earned it. the right to study in any school? you have earned it. the right to be anyone's neighbor? you have earned it. you have taught us that what matters is not power or politics, weapons or wealth. what truly counts is the courageous spirit and a generous heart. the days of separation and segregation are over. [cheering.] >> laura: a major policy of the obama presidency will likely be no more. the trump administration is preparing to roll back obama arrow rules pushing the consideration of race in college admissions. trump's abrasive race neutral admissions as a victory for critics of affirmative action, with the news is already sparking a serious blowback on the left. droning is not to debate as horace cooper, cochairman of project 21, along with tv and radio talk show host, rolando watt. great to see you. horace, happy fourth. what is your fat? for the longest time, i think americans were like, we got to get the best, brightest, withou

impeccable god -- judgment that i'm going to follow right now and i want to thank carrie, to thank tim shriver, to think riley kennedy, to think at the link kennedy townsend, kerry kennedy townsend, thank them for coming this evening and to all of you for participating in this historic moment. i have said many times in my career that i was inspired by the kennedy brothers to be interested in politics. this evening on the 50th anniversary of robert f kennedy announcing the presidency in this room as did his brother jack as did his brother ted. it is an incredible moment in time to remember. it was for me and it was for anyone in this room who was alive at that time. they inspired a generation of americans. they helped to lift are gauged to the constellation of possibilities for ourselves and for the world. that inspiration continues to live on even today. that dawning of a bright better future lifted up the spirit of an entire nation and gave us hope, it gave us reassurance and it gave one boy a dream. it turns out the same thing happened not just for irish boys in massachusetts but every natio

then maria shriver... despite their inquiries... lebrom would not tell them where he was going (wipe to rondo) less than 24 hours after lebron james signs with the lakers, rajon rondo is also headed to la. rondo has signed a one year deal worth 9 million dollars. this will be the four time all star's sixth different organization in a span of five seasons. this past season with new orleans rondo averaged 10 points and 12 assists in the postseason... to make room for rondpo... thelakers renounced the rights to power forward julius randle the iconic randleforward julius power rights to power forward julius randle the iconic lebron james the iconic the iconic lebron james banner is being taken down once again... the 10 story billboard hangs in downtown clevland. nike announces its removal of the banner... which has become a city landmark.the removal is said to take several days to complete. multiple people headed over to take photos in front of it. also... james jersey sales have decreased by 40% in the caves team shop... while in los a

. >>> nbc special anchor maria shriver sat down with the model and media mogul. >> i don't want to bragut her growing instagram account. the 70-year-old cover gerl is much more comfortable bragging about her kids. >> and the opens for you. >> reporter: she's showing me her tesla created by her son, elon musk. he's famous for pushing the envelope with his ideas. as well as his opinions. >> next, next, boring bone head questions are not cool. >> reporter: opening himself up to critics. >> ceo elon musk started insulting analysts. >> reporter: how do you feel when people attack your son. >> it's only in the media. to my face they say thank you. i get upset. wouldn't you? >> reporter: maye is her son's staunchest supporter. are you surprised your son has become this global figure? >> he was always brilliant. i always said he was. he's actually come out of his shyness. >> reporter: despite what her life may look like now, she says it hasn't always been easy. by the time she was 31, she was divorced and raising her three kids on her own in south africa. she supported the family by working as

. >> that's right maria shriver has more on this. >> good morning, ladies.e by an intmate partner. this can leave them with severe brain injuries that are rarely diagnosed or treated. now a top brain injury clinic made it their mission to help victims and bring attention to the problem. >> it looks like a sports medical clinic, but at the barrow neurological institute in phoenix many of the patients aren't athletes. they're survivors of a very different kind of hit to the head. >> one of my abusers actually grabbed me by the neck and then was pounding my head into the wall and until he made a hole in the wall. >> i was head in the back of the head with a pipe. there was not a day i was not abused. >> about 81% of the patients we see through the domestic violence program have had so many head injuries they've lost count. >> researchers are doing something revolutionary. running the country's first and only brain injury clinic for victims of domestic violence. >> at barrow we believe the trauma that domestic violence survivors have is worse than our athletes.

it in the midst of a sudden downpour, the son of the special olympics founder you nighs kennedy shrivers at the torch. >> we renew our tribute to the power of hope and the triumph of social equality over the evil of exclusion and discrimination. >>> last night chance the rapper performed as part of those celebrations. >>> on to baseball now, the bay bridge series has been a bit of a hummer the past few seasons and not this year. good games, a little drama last night, too, as the a's won anytime a walk-off in extra innings, 4-3 over the giants. and they said hello and welcome back to some of the old guys from the 1989 tithal team. they beat the giants in the -- title team. they beat the giants, and brandon belt said seia! see you! >> a nice over-the-head grab. 3-2. hunter pence is about to tie it up. and at 3-3, the hot shot down the line and here is how it finished. >> lue croix is going to win it! >> that is jonathan. they have now won 22 of their last 29 games. >>> the a's are hoping for another double whammy today and a packed house. more than 56, 000 fans packed the coliseum yesterd