and finally this hour, we have a baseball player, coach, executive and now finally a hall of famer. after nearly an eight-decade career, john jordan buck o'neil was headed to cooperstown. he was a stand out player in the negro league before the sport was desegregated and he had a hand in that, too. he went on to become a scout for the chicago cubs, became the first american coach in major league baseball. in 2006 he spoke at the hall of fame induction of 17 legends of the negro league. he passed away less than three months later at the age of 94. and a good addition there to cooperstown. and thanks for watching "cnn newsroom." i'm paula newton. i will be back for another hour of news from around the world. back right after a break.