jackie was a person who lived up to all of that and hadding changed that superiority and inferiority to -- >> more equality. >> very profound statement. jackie robinson is responsible for barack obama being in the white house. do you think people forget that sometimes and sometimes put in the category because it was sports? >> it's a long string. but every now and then somebody comes along and connects both end so we can see it clearly again. i don't know if we actually forget it. >> you can see more of this interview tomorrow morning here on cnn. major league baseball civil rights game will be played right here in atlanta on sun afternoon. new developments in just the past few hours along the rain swollen mississippi river the morganza spillway is now open. next we'll talk with a the line