[applause] mayor coleman: let me just say one quick thing about thurgood, how important he was to our country, for african-americans, for those who wanted to go to law school african-americans who wanted to go to law school, i was a part of that generation who looked up to him, believed in him, who was inspired by him. that i too someday could go to law school and i could someday become a lawyer. there is a whole generation of people just like me who have gone on to do that because of the bravery and the courage of thurgood marshall. so tonight, we are here gathered here this evening and i have view this really has the intersection of history and the future. what to i mean by that? the intersection of history and the future? well, we are in lincoln theater. in this theater, this was the only place where black folks could come and get entertained in a theater because they couldn t go downtown. they would come right here. and this theater was nearly demolished. a wrecking bal
cents which could boost some tickets by $1 dollars 50. parking rates could go up and the cost of employer subsidized go passes could rise by 50%. those have been heavily discounted. that s still going to be pay good deal but not a great deal that it once was. reporter: one rider called it paying more and getting less. i have been taking caltrain for the last four years and i see increase in the ticket prices. i see that there is a breakdown on caltrain when i m on the train or waiting on the train station. i think it s frustrating. reporter: now, caltrain is stressing that at this point these proposals are just only proposals. they will have a series of public hearings on these fare increases and they encourage riders to weigh in at the meetings. live in san jose, len ramirez, kpix 5. a first look now at the megaproject about to make a splash in the east bay. a multi-million dollar waterpark bringing thrills and hundreds of jobs. new at 6:00, dublin took a lot of he
american history and culture opened in 2016. located on the national mall near the washington monument, the museum has quickly become one of the most visited in the nation s capital with capacity crowds almost every day. up next, in the second of a two-part look of the history galleries, we tour the exhibits titled the era of 1877-1968. and hear the history of african-americans after the civil war. after the end of the civil war, african americans released from their bondage immediately sought about creating their own lives with their own resources. one of the first things many of them tried to do was reconnect with family members who had been separated during slavery. they traveled the country looking for their relatives. they placed ads in newspapers, primarily church-related newspapers, seeking to find kinfolk. they wrote letters to the freedmen s bureau. they wanted to reconnect and build communities among themselves. one of the major elements of that process was crea
how important he was to our country, for african-americans, for those who wanted to go to law school african-americans who wanted to go to law school, i was a part of that generation who looked up to him, believed in him, who was inspired by him . that i too someday could go to law school and i could someday become a lawyer. there is a whole generation of people just like me who have gone on to do that because of the bravery and the courage of thurgood marshall. so tonight, we are here gathered here this evening and i have view this really has the intersection of history and the future. what to i mean by that? the intersection of history and the future? well, we are in lincoln theater . in this theater, this was the only place where black folks could come and get entertained in a theater because they couldn t go downtown. they would come right here. and this theater was nearly demolished. almost tore it down. and we saved it, renovated it and it is now one of the jewels of
culture. we ll show you exhibit galleries and artifacts and conversations with staff curators and the author of a book about the krooe creation of the museum. you are looking at the national museum of african-american history and culture on the mall in washington, d.c. it is the newest smithsonian museum opening back in september. and this week it welcomed its 1 millionth visitor through these doors. tonight we will take you through the doors of this museum that chronic will the american experience and also telling a shared american story. we ll be live for the next 2.5 hours. in 40 minutes we ll be tabbing your calls, tweets, facebook posts for curators. we re joined inside with robert wilkins to talk about how this me psi seeium came about. he is the author of the book long road to hard truth . thanks very much for being with us. thank you. it s a pleasure to be here. so talk of this museum began back in 1960 teen. it took a century to be built. walk us through the p