serena williams. >> i think it's just starting to sink in that she truly is one of the best players of all time. >> to me, overall when serena is on, she has the best i've ever seen her play, the whole package. >> serena's 16 grand slam singles titles have earned her a seat at a table where the name cards read chrissy, martina and steffi. >> to have me being that little girl from compton mention my name with martina narvratilova and steffi graf, i don't believe it. i know i get nervous and apprehensive and all those feelings. what helps me is i'm really strong mentally and helps me get through it. >> he is always in the shadows. next, we'll shed some light on president bashar al assad's younger brother. hear why he is called the muscle in the family and what it means for the future of syria. >> syrian president bashar al assad isn't pulling all the strings when it comes to force. his younger brother is helping him with the decisions. find outside why maher al assad is considered the muscle in the family. >> reporter: much of the brute force inside the regime are connected not only to p

serena is one win away from her 17th major title. that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everyone. i'm larry beil. >>> and still ahead on abc7 news, aquarium attraction. the viral video of a young girl's new feathered friend. numbers from last night's $95 million mega millions draw. you have 2, 16, 17, 22, 41. the mega numbers 31 and nobody correctly matched all six numbers so tuesday's jackpot is now up to $106 million. here is something priceless. a bay area girl has an unusual new friend and a viral video. this horned puffin at the monterey bay aquarium could not get enough of dakota wood. you can see him swimming in the water and following dakota as she runs back and forthment the video was posted on-line by her mom and picked up nearly 200,000 views in just a few days. >>> well, it might feel like the middle of summer today, but many folks are dwinning to kick off the -- are beginning to kick off the harvest season. two autumn moon festivals take place this weekend. the first is happening today on irving street between 22nd and 25th avenues from

. >>> serena williams will have to find more room on her trophy case. on sunday she won her fifth u.s. open title by overcoming victoria azarenka in three sets. it's the second straight open title and 17th grand slam victory for williams. the men's final between novak djokovic and rafael nadal is today at 5:00 eastern right here on cbs. >>> in baseball, some late inning drama for the cincinnati reds. ryan hanigan comes to the plate with the game tied in the bottom of the ninth. he doubles to left field and zack cozart beats the throw to the plate to give the red as 3-2 win over the dodgers. >>> when we return, a security snafu. britain's prince andrew is stopped by police at buckingham palace in a security mixup. rol. i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect my family. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use my rescue inhaler a lot... depends on what you mean by a lot. coping with asthma isn't

serena williams now a champion for the history books. the second hour of "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning. thank you very much for being with me. i'm carol castell oh. it is not ease -- costello. it's not easy to get inside north korea, but dennis rodman knows the secret. he's returned from his second trip this year inside north korea. rodman is talking about his meeting with kim jong-un. let's listen. >> there's about -- this is about breaching a gap to a country that people has said's so bad. this country's not bad because the marshal now, he wants to change, and i'm there. he wants to change. and the one thing -- what we hear, what we see in america is once people are here, don't see that over there. you write what you hear. but you don't see what you write. if you meet the marshal over there, he's a very good guy. and it's serious -- he has to do his job, but he's a very good guy. and the one thing he gave me, he gave me the rice and everything -- doing one thing, he said, "dennis, go over to america and say, guess what, we wa

>>> when serena williams is on. she is on. >> yes, she is. >> the world's number one women's tennis player just needed 52 minutes to win her quarterfinals match last night at the open. >> andy scholes, tell us how it happened on the "bleacher report." >> good morning, guys. well, fans barely had time to settle into their seats before serena barreled through carla suarez navarro in less than an hour. they call that a double bagel in tennis. it was the first time in 3 and a quarter years at flushing meadows. serena just three wins away from winning the title. >>> one of sports longest losing streaks is no more. the victory over the brewers, pittsburgh pirates reached 81 wins ending their streak of 20 straight losing seasons. the pirates haven't had a winning season since 1992. right now the buccos have a two-game lead over the cardinals in the n.l. central. >>> plenty of lineup on bleacherreport.com. oh,land a's josh donaldson goes after the foul ball. dives over the tav. >> i want to see it. >> take a look, guys. he

open women's singles champion, serena williams! . >> reporter: it was the second successive year williams and azarenka made it to the finals and the american determined for a repeat performance. >> williams. >> reporter: she overcame windy conditions to take the first set 7-5 and looks to be cruising at 4-1 in the second. [applause] at it began to evaporate the temper threatened to rise to the surface. as a ranker, keeping her cool to level the match to a tie breaker. but the champion responded in style, 6-1 in the final set, and 17th ranked player. >> almost disappointed with my year to be honest. i wasn't happy with my performances in the other two slams and not making it to the quarter finals of one, so i definitely feel a lot better with at least a second grand slam this year. >> reporter: nothing but respect from her opponent. >> she is playing definitely her best tennis right now. it shows how focused and how composed and how much she can raise the level and that is just really exciting for me, you know, to be able to compete

novak djokovic and nadal at 5. >> what about serena. >> give her credit. windy. the weather was terrible. she blew the second set and had the wherewithal to hang in there. look how excited she was. azarenka played very well. this is her fifth u.s. open, 17th major. no great player that she's beating like in the old days. but, still, 17 grand slams. pretty impressive. this was two hours and 46 minutes. longest women's final since 1980. today will take forever, nadal and novak djokovic will play until 11:00 tonight. nadal in five. >> azarenka said serena williams is the best female player of all time. what do you think about that? >> i wouldn't say that because she's not beating hall of famers. i think martina is the best player. serena's big serve and everything else. give her credit. she's 31 years of age. she will win four or five more. plus she plays great doubles. >> she's right up there. big sports weekend. >> huge. >> college football. >> yankees. >> rather not talk about that. >> the yankees are still hanging around. >> not out of it. >> unbelievable. >> ch

she was secelebrating her 25th birthday with serena not having any part of it. she crashed the party. defending champion dominated birthday girl as serena would win in straight sets, 6-love, 53 minutes. moving on to the semifinals where she will meet deena. no. 2 seed, asarenka. syringe tory i can't said she felt like she was slipping. first set, 6 to 4. that was her wake-up call. azaranke would rally to win in 3 sets with the quarterfinals where she will face danella. in prime time, andy murray. >> a lot of celebs out there >> leonardo di caprio. >> dennis rodman, speaking of sports, dennis rodman is going back inside north korea to visit his friend, kim jung ong. cameras caught up with him at the beijing airport. the former star's visit comes as the u.s. is trying to neg other than ate the release of kenneth bay. bay is a u.s. missionary who was given a life sentence at a north korean labor camp. rodman told reporters there has been no assurance for bay's release. the communist leader is said to be a basketball fan. in february, he visited north korea on his p

serena, quite the tension there. i'm almost sure i saw serena in that same outfit playing slone stephens just a couple -- like a week ago. >> you can re-wear outfits. good luck. >> i was just surprised. >> maybe -- >> she's got tons and tons -- i was surprised. >> guess who is on tonight? >> oh, my gosh. >> watch his setup. >> that's all i can do is watch it. >> he picks his behind. >> you ruined it for me. >> it's mesmerizing. >> picks his wedgy and pulls this up. >> pulse this. >> this ear, this nose, and back every time. wedgegy, ear, nose. wedgegy. on and on. it will make you crazy when you watch tonight. >> when you double fault, you know, it's like you did it, you double faulted. it's not working. you know. i guess some people are just -- what is the word for that. >> like a ritual. >> what? >> ocd or just enjoys it. >> i used to dribble three times before i shot a foul shot, one, two, three. >> you didn't always miss your foul shots. >> i missed them a lot. whatever it worked. >> let's talk about the chicken w

. >> top ranked serena williams is into the u.s. open women's semifinals to say there she got there in impressive fashion an understatement. >> yeah, last night took on an opponent from spain and didn't drop a game. for tennis experts in the audience that basically means a score of 6-0, 6-0. don't see that often. first set took all of 19 minutes. >> second set. serena had to work harder. that one took 33 minutes. after the match she said she likes to believe there is room for improvement in her game. my goodness. improvement in this woman's game. >> this woman's game. look at her. she is a beast on the court. amazing. >> the poor woman wanted to crawl into a hole. 6-0, 6-0. >> needed a hug from one of the ball boys. remember the story last week. >> no doubt about it. >> venus looking pretty good. she is. liking her chances. >> all right. >> coming up. extra special "the skinny" this morning. don't want to miss this. >> dennis rodman tries to find friendship where top foreign diplomats have had some trouble. he is trying to accomplis

also this, serena does it again, a fifth u.s. title. she sat down with our rachel nicoles to talk about the big victory. how does she keep doing it? well, here. >> we have a lot of news. >> let's do it. let look at the headlines. the house and senate are back in session after a month long break. a resolution authorizing the president to use military force against syria. the president is pulling out the stops. the senate could vote on the measure by wednesday. at least a dozen kids were hurt after a carnival ride lost power in norwalk, connecticut. those children were injured when they slammed into the base ride. an 8-year-old boy remains in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the company that owns the ride says it was inspected by officials. a bus veered off the runway at bangkok's main runway after its nose gear collapsed. the fight which originated in china was carrying 288 passengers and 14 crew members when it skidded sunday night. passengers evacuated the emergency slides. aviation officials are now investigating. >>> an i

- serena... [mouths words] - [british accent] well, i really appreciate you seeing me. - always a need for new faces... especially lovely new faces. you said that you worked in europe? - yeah. i did some conferences for the union de banques suisses in geneva and a few private investors groups in london. - you speak any other languages? - french, spanish-- i get around pretty well in italy. - worldly, i like it. - you know, honestly, i was concerned i was being passed over because i was too worldly. - oh, not with your looks, hon. in new york, all that class and elegance, i could book you every night. - really? you know, in europe, it often went beyond mere attendance. i don't say that as a complaint. - then why say it? - the girl who gave me your card, she implied that real money might come that way. - and she have a name? - amber donelli. - amber... [chuckles] and when did you see her? - a while back, maybe a month ago. - and her boyfriend, kevin, you ever meet him? - she mentioned him, but, no.

and even though serena just won and it was a great match and it was really intense, if serena isn't an american, you don't have a lot of people paying attention. you really feed that celebrity status. and i think that the sports media has done a great job pus picking out the stories in women's sports and pushing them. >> and talking about billie jean king, she's still around and still playing. we couldn't get her on the show, but how does she think about where women's sports are today and how they've evolved over her laftime. >> one of the things interesting about her career, she has been able to continue it no longer playing as an advocate for women in sports. that has been very consistent, going back to 1974, when she founded the women's sports foundation. and she's still out there, trying to raise the very questions of inequality that selina was talking about. and this is one of the things she really cares passionately about. and i think she will be talking about those issues up until the day she dies. >> imagine if kurt flood were mickey mantle. just one of the greatest players eve

plus serena williams roars into the final. we'll tell you who she'll face for the title. >> party leader tony abbott will hold up the new government. in a speech within the last hour mr. abbott promised to restore political stability. >> my friend, my friend, thank you. thank you so much. i can inform you that the government of australia has changed. [ cheering ] >> with ten seats still in play, and i can inform you that the australian party has won. >> abbott has won ass leader of the labour party. >> a short time ago i phoned tony abbott to concede these national elections. [ booing ] >> as prime minister of australia i wish him well now in the high office of prime minister of this country. to raise an ey aye to wish them well in the stresses and strains of the high office ahead. we know a little bit of what that is like. >> wlet's start with andrew, and of course, jubilation there certainly for the which were. >> it was electric when tony abbott came on the stage a victory they've been waiting six years for when kevin rudd

open title, it is serena's 17th grand slam title. the men's final is tomorrow between number one novak djokovic and raphael nadal. i'm don lemon, keeping you informed, cnn, the most trusted name in news. >> on falcon lake, there has been no sign of david hartley's body. his jet ski, anything that could prove his wife's story, that her husband was shot to death by mexican drug smugglers. the beheading of the one mexican detective willing to at least try to solve the crime has dealt the hartleys another blow. >> you feel right now there is people in mexico, maybe even police in mexico, who wouldn't say what happened to david? >> uh-huh. >> because they're afraid? >> yes. i said if you have threats against your loved ones, if you don't know if they're going to come home, i mean, that is a fear that i can't imagine. i don't want to imagine. that is why it is like this has to stop. >> without any clear answers from mexico the hartleys have turned to intelligence sources north of the border who can try to explain why the couple was targete

serena williams, not going quietly. and the life of this cowboy from down under, in two months, it will be over. >> ended up with a lacerated liver, bruised lung, broken ribs. >> all that wrapped in a nice little bow for you. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, college graduates are made . tonight, wendy tokuda updats on two recent u-c berkeley graduates who overcame the . >>> teenager alcoholics, homeless are not the stuff graduates are made of. tonight wendy tokuda updates on two recent uc-berkeley graduates who overcame odds to get their degrees. >> i was an alcoholic, basically on the street. >> what did he look like? >> like this. all the time. quiet. >> reporter: they would work as a team with engineers from nasa ames, building a robot that would compete and robotics began to change kenny. he became team captain, working with the others every day after school and weekends. >> so i could accomplish something if i put my mind to it. >> reporter: this year in the national competition in orlando, florida robot number 255 foothill hi

the semifinal match between serena. >> serena the brightest star in the galaxy, trying to figure out a way to segue into this shot. yes, there we go. isn't that nice? >> beautiful. >> all right? that almost looks like an effect. nasa is heading back to the moon. it's experimental spacecraft is called laddie. the multi use design and assembly line production could drastically reduce the cost of spacecraft in the future, much like the model-t did for ford. it will blast to the monday and send information about its surface. >>> former presidents bill clinton and george bush sr. spent the afternoon together. clinton tweeted in photo with the caption that said, quote, enjoyed my lunch with president bush and i'm envious of his so socks, sock swag. they have partnered in recent years over their shared commitment to humanitarian causes. your first look at weather with rebecca is next. >> meteorologist: we're looking at flooding watches in washington state where we had record rainfall on both sides of the cascades. now it's traveling east words. we'll show you where it's going to hit next. Ã

and no victory against serena williams. check out serene a.just waiting waiting waist i'll smash this easily. bagel bagel 6 love 6 love for serena as she moves on to semifinal. i think this is goblet worthy group right here. >> goblet paper cup. >> yes. >> thank you that's funny. >> well from the goblet section that's our report thanks so much for watching. we appreciate your time as always. for all of us here, see you again at 11:00 over on channel 7 is that reporting continues on twitter any time you wish at 7 news bay area please follow 7 news bay area please follow us dennis: oh, wow, dude, this thing is disgusting. mac: well, there's so much rust. maybe we should wipe it with a wet rag. - i'm not going to do that. - why not? because it's a (bleep) circuit breaker, mac. we'll get electrocuted. i'm just going to use this screwdriver, all right? it's got a rubber handle. that'll keep me grounded. no, i'm pretty sure you have to be standing on rubber.

open and top seed serena williams facing rival az sai rinka. her backhand will sail long and wind was a huge factor. serena handled it better and drops a set, but wins in three for her fifth u.s. open title. what a year she has had. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. we will take a tour of the rest of the nfl later in the newscast and i go one on one with vernon davis right after the break. stick around. i have to say at candlestick you could feel the nostalgia. it is the last year and everybody was coming up to me and telling me their stories. i remember when you played, which is not true because you have to be over 70, but it was a lot -- you could feel people are realizing that it is over for the stick and they are moving down to santa clara. a lot of those people didn't buy their ticket to move down so it was a lot of fun. >> thanks, shu. >>> up next, a progress check as crews battle a brushfire in the east bay. and controversy over some citizens' rights to bear arms. the state where the blind can carry guns in p

she was the rubber-up to serena last year. >>> the unseeded italian flavia panessa, winning in straight sets 6-4, 6-1 to reach her first grand slam semi time. >>> qualifying for next year's world cup in brazil continues later this week. there's plenty at stake for many of the teams as the campaign approaches its climax but for the u.s.a. that means an uncomfortable stay in costa ri rica. chants of no fair play were directed at the players after they arrived in san jose. the u.s.a. won 1-nil during a huge snow storm in denver. the costa ricans felt the match should have been abandoned. >>> after he and his father were accused of filing false tax returns, the figure of $6.6 million is described as a corrective payment. the argentinan was accused of filing incomplete returns for the years 2006 to 2009. messey denies any wrongdoing. >>> the new nfl season kicks off later on thursday when the super bowl champions, the baltimore ravens, visit the denver broncos. the two will be vying for this, the vince lombardi trophy if they reach the under. >>> new england patriots in 2005 they have lost s

. >>> sloan stevens has been called the future of american tennis but serena williams is not quite ready to pass the torch. the 31-year-old williams overpowder the 20-year-old stevens in the fout round of the u.s. open yesterday. williams won 6-4, 6-1 and moves on to the quarterfinals. you can catch this morning's action right here on cbs. >>> welcome back to "cbs this morning." coming up in this half hour, he's the guitarist and songwriter behind this summer's blockbuster "get lucky." nile rodgers shows us how music got him through some pretty tough battles. >>> and rapper jay z made a public housing project famous after growing up there. now it's serving a new role, giving kids a better future through tennis. you'll meet the man who found a court of opportunity. that's ahead. >>> first it's time to show you some of this morning's headlines from around the globe. the "times" of london says european men are four inches taller on average than they were 100 years ago. the study says cleaner cities and smaller families are the most likely reason. they now average 5'10" in height. >>> "the w

serena williams battling sloan stevens. serena charges and finishes with the overhead smash. williams up the middle and controlling the point. stevens will hit it into the net. so williams rolls past stevens, 6-4, 6-1. >>> premier league soccer across the pond. liverpool hosting manchester united. fourth minute scoreless. girard on the set piece. sturridge would deflect home that goal. only goal of the match, liverpool takes the contest, 1-0. >>> and imagine paying $132 million just for the rights to negotiate with a professional athlete. that's what real madrid shelled out just for the rights to 24-year-old midfielder gareth bale. that is outrageous and that is a transfer fee record. $132 million. just to talk. >>> by the way now that the preseason is over the next few days are huge with fantasy football players drafting teams ahead of the nfl opener. this year, fantasy sports and the industry is reported to be a $1.3 billion business and that's only the betting that we know about. so all that under the table stuff is not accounted for there. >> it's going on here tonight? >

in sport - us open serena williams roars into the final. we'll have all the details. >> nigeria's military said it killed around 50 boko haram fighters in air and ground attacks. the raids happened around the north-eastern cities. there has been a series of attacks by boko haram fighters. civilians formed a civilian task force to oppose the groups snoox kenya - six years ago when thousands were forced to flee their homes as violence swept the country following an election. the government has begun the final resettlement of about 8,000 people living in internal displacement camps. each household will receive $4,600 to start their new lives. >> let's go to one of those camps. what is the reaction to this sort of thing? i wonder what $4,600 gets you after relocation after being in a camp for six years. >> six years is a long time. i have been speaking to some of the displaced people. they were telling me that really this is extraordinary. they are happy that they are getting the 4,000. it's not enough, but it is a start. they say they have bee

open tennis, defending champion serena williams will take on victoria azarenka in a repeat of last year's final. spot ink a secured her a victory over flava pineda. defeated li na. the international olympic committee will decide the host city for the 2020 summer olympics. it is a three way contest and istanbul. as the choice of the host city comes closer, critics say the candidates are not ready to put on such a massive spectacle. >> three-on-one the coal. madrid, tokyo, istanbul and three olympic phosphates. istanbul is idealistic. is the fifth year in a row they attended a it to host the game. was stands slogan together. the olympic arena, plans include students for the games come a big challenge for a city with major infrastructure problems. madrid's plan is decidedly frugal. the spanish capital has also never hosted the olympics and it is bidding for the third time in a room. -- in a row. does not require a new stadium but a makeover of existing venues. spain's olympic bidders say they would give the country a much- needed boost. tokyo's olympic project can only be described as ambiti

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serena now one win away from her 17 little major title. that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody! i'm larry beil. >>> still ahead on abc7 news, aquarium attraction. the viral video of a young too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant ♪ let's face it. everyone has their own way of doing things. at university of phoenix we know learning is no different. so we offer personalized tools and support, that let our students tackle the challenge of going back to school, like they do anything else... their way. >> here were the winning numbers from last night's $95 million megadraw. nobody correctly picked all six for tuesday's jackpot up to $106 million. >>> a bay area girl has an unusual new friend and a viral video. this horned puppin at the aquarium couldn't get enough of this

. >> serena williams is the u.s. open champion for the fifth time. highlights at 6:00. we'll hear from anquan bolden and the niners. >>> an update on the breaking news we first showed you at the beginning of the newscast. a wildfire has now grown to 400 acres near clayton. it's burning on the slopes of mt. diablo along morgan territory road. this is a live look before the scene. there are evacuations in effect for residents living near curry creek road and oak hill road. cal fire reports the fire is just 10% contained. other agencies are assisting in the battle against the fire. no injuries have been reported no structures damaged at this point. we'll have a live update on this fire and another fire in sonoma county at 6:00. we'll see you at 6:00. >>> this is "world news." tonight, making his case. the president and his team preparing that address to the nation. why get involved in syria and why now? amid new and disturbing images of that gas attack. as president assad speaks tonight. what he says will happen if the u.s. moves forward with a military strike. >>> extreme

serena williams has won the u.s. open for the fifth time defeating victoria azarenka. in a rematch of last year's final, the defending champion took the opening set. victoria azarenka forced a decider. williams won for her 17th grand slam. in the america's cup final, the new zealand team won the third race of the 17-race final on san francisco bay on the second day of competition. the american stock the early lead. -- the americans took the early lead. they kept their cool before racing to victory. new zealand won by 28 seconds. the america's cup is an international sport. in race four usa head start news zealand -- edged out new zealand. the american team took an early lead. this time, they were able to hold it to win a point making the overall score 5-1. defending champions won by just eight seconds. he has beaten his rival to win the italian grand prix. it is his sixth win this season. an opponent who forced him to make an extra stock. he claimed his first victory resisting pressure from montero. he converted his first ever poll position to his maiden victory. he co

next up serena out of channa. she is a great challenge, she moves really well. and i think the challenge of playing here is how do you peat someone. i will have to think about that and hopefully come up with an answer to that. >> she was the first chinese -- the fifth seat beat katherine that. lee took three sets to beat the left hander, it is the first time she has dropped a set or tournament. she came through in the hunt for her second grand slam title. already 2-points adrift of team new zealand. that's the pinnishment they have been giving for cheating. over the first time in history, crew members have been banned from sailing top competition for cheating. four of the team has been excluded. the allegations legal modifications to the cat that ma rans. now win 11 of the 17 races in san francisco to win the cup, while team new zealand needs just 9. the final grand tour of the cycling season is into its second week. and as our correspondent found out, it was trying to recover after the doping scandal that saw a spanish doctor sentenced to jail. >> who is hiding

open and top seed serena williams facing rival az sai rinka. her backhand will sail long and wind was a huge factor. serena handled it better and drops a set, but wins in three for her fifth u.s. open title. what a year she has had. this abc7 sports report is brought to you by riverwalk casino. we will take a tour of the rest of the nfl later in the newscast and i go one on one with vernon davis right after the break. stick around. i have to say at candlestick you could feel the nostalgia. it is the last year and everybody was coming up to me and telling me their stories. i remember when you played, which is not true because you have to be over 70, but it was a lot -- you could feel people are realizing that it is over for the stick and they are moving down to santa clara. a lot of those people didn't buy their ticket to move down so it was a lot of fun. >> thanks, shu. >>> up next, a progress check east bthe east bay.ushfire in and controversy over some citizens' rights to bear arms. the state where the blind can carry guns in public. and turn

. >> it's so icy, serena forbes barely makes it on to bus 43, now sitting for the longest time on top of east john street. >> it turned into hell on wheels. >> and she has a front row seat. the bus inches forward before losing traction. >> it was like it was in slow motion, but all of a sudden, there was this big impact. >> the sliding behemoth takes out a bus sign. >> yikes! >> but leaves the telephone pole standing. >> when that bus started coming down the hill, it was coming straight for me. good thing that pole was there, or it would have been in my living room. >> the bus' wayward adventure is over quickly for 15 grateful passengers. only serena has an injury and it was minor. >> never in a million years did i think i would be in the middle of such a situation. >>> coming up, an l.a. pileup gets scarier and more dangerous by the second. >> multiple injuries, we need help asap. >> calling for help and there are still cars crashing. it was a really bad situation. >>> and a snowy april fools' day full of surprises. when "caught on camera: axles of evil" continues. humans. even when

five serena williams wins the u.s. open for a fifth time for legal victory against victoria azarenka. four in a row sebastian vettel on calls for a fourth straight of formula one drivers championship side so after six one of the season three. dominates reigning champions. of perfect starts with three wins games. but will kick off a football where russia cruise to a convincing four one win over luxembourg and their world cup qualifier. alexander . goals from alexander kids are called for and alexander side made up for one triumph. record of a quick as goal in russia's history the twenty two year old striker scored after just twenty one seconds fabio capello's men.

serena will face li na. >> on the men's side andy murray rough day for the u.s. open champ and the racquet. stanislas wawrinka had never advanced to the semis at a major up two sets to none wawrinka puts murray on the run. even my producers aren't tennis fans applauding at that point. the third time the charm for wawrinka. he wins in straight sets and moves to the semis in the major for the first time in his career facing likely novak djokovic who is winning his sets. >>> the colts are preparing to play two quarterbacks. even some of the players aren't in the loop. >> you guys know who it is? >> i don't know nothing. > your guess is as good as mine. >> allen maintains that not announcing the quarterback is the raiders having an advantage because the colts will have to prepare for terrelle pryor and matt flynn. earlier the "chronicle" reported that pryor will get the nod on sunday. there's even more uncertainty or not other side of the football as the raiders will have nine new starters on defense including 16-year vet charles woodson whose career has come full ci

a win for serena williams. she played victoria azarenka for the second year in a row in front of a packed house. it was squeaky close. azarenka is powerful too. she force ad third set and then serena seemed to shift into a higher gear. her 17th grand slam. title in fifth u.s. open win. as you hear the announcer he's almost saying what i say. tomorrow rafael nadal faces novak djokovic. the nfl making a major announcement on fox about the super bowl halftime show. grammy award winner bruno mars will join the sunday family in typewriter but come february he'll entertain crowds in east rutherford, new jersey. no top on that. we'll want a coat. bruno better warm up his vocal chords. met life stadium is open and in feb it will be cold. let's do fox fast forward looking ahead to some of the big events expected. on monday congress returns to session from its summer recess. syria the big topic of their discussion. the senate could begin debating whether to authorize a strike. also monday chris wallace sits down with pre

runner up to serena last time. the unseated italian beat her double partner, the 10th ceded roberta vinchi 6-4, 6-1 to read her first grand slam semi final. >> from the first day of the tournament, never seemed to be here and talk about the semi final, you know. yes play my best in the last six months, and i just tried to keep working and working in the same way every day and i starting to feel more, my forehand, my backhand, everything starting to feel more normal in the way it was before the injury. >> the world's linal messi has paid more than $6 million to spanish authorities after he and his father were accused of filing false tax returns. they are to appear in court on the 17th. they were accused of hiding more than $5 million by filing incomplete returns from 2006 to 2009. messi gave his backing to madrid's bid denies any wrongdoing. >>> qualifying for next year's world cup in brazil continues later this year. there is plenty at stake for many of the teams as campaign approaches its climax. for the that's me

open, serena williams managed to fight back against the sloane stephens. williams takes it. >>> andy murray and florian mayer, murray wins overall. >>> baseball now. mr. rocky gets his 2500th hit. todd helton, the tech player in major league baseball history with 2500 hits. not to mention a batting average over.130. >>> over to the pga, sergio garcia sitting pretty before the final round. he ended with a 65. meanwhile, rory mcilroy shot his best round of the year, 64. still 11 shots behind garcia. >>> and now to usain bolt, a time of 9.90, american justin gatlin round out the top three with 9.96. so close. >>> drama to tell you in the final lap in the truck series. dillon gets bumped out of the lead by chase elliott. elliott goes on to be the youngest winner. both crews had to be separated by officials. that didn't stop him from giving elliott a piece of his mind before his victory lane. >>> and more drama. they exchanged words during the cooldown lap. check this out. after a post-race interview, papis was slapped in the face by his girlfriend. she disloca

and serena wins, continues to roll. for the 6th u.s. open title and 17th grand slam. the men's final is today. >> thank you very much. that's it for us at 10. but, of course on kpix at 11 we will have the very latest on the morgan territory fire on mount diabolo diabolo. ,, [ marco ] i'm a student at devry university. and this is my home team. this is my large lecture hall. this is my professor. and also my coach. this is my booster club. this is the guy who's graduating ready for a great career in technology. [ male announcer ] in 2012, 90% of devry university grads actively seeking employment had careers in their field in 6 months. find your career success in the bay area. learn how at devry.edu. [ horn honks ] kevin! toaster strudel, yah? ♪ warm, flaky, gooey toaster strudel. faster than kenny can dodge a question. honey, how'd that test go? [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you've got snack-defying, satisfying mmmm. totino's pizza rolls. mmm hmmm. mmmm. [ female announcer ] zero to pizza. pronto. - [new york accent] hey, everybody, it's closing time. you

. >>> a night at the baseball game, ends in tragedy it, happy man on the left side of the serena, hours later be killed on the streets of san francisco. the dodgers giants rivalry turns deadly for one fan. >> we have live coverage tonight, the team is taking no chances tonight with security. we start with what we've learned of the the confrontation and the fan who died. >> first, i just spoke to a police source here, and he said a suspect is about to be booked after making incriminating statements of the death of a dodgers fan in last night's game. >> place say -- police say it happened on this street. >> the fact that anybody got in a beef, and somebody lost their life, it's senseless. >> the police say jonathan denver attended the game with a group of people including his brother and father, who is a security guard at dodgers stadium. the group was wearing dodgers gear, and they encountered four men, and who had been drink, and -- drinking. >> it started out of with a back and forth, go dodgers and go giants. >> it deteriorated into violence, they fought. >> when the fight ended, one

serena williams won in 52 minutes. and it took our crew, believe it or not, folks, longer to get to the entrance of the bay bridge than it took serena to winner had tennis match in 52 minutes last night. that's it. i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> thank you, dennis. play of the day, back to the coliseum, josh donaldson did a little magic. grabbing over the tarp, and makes a great catch gets a little help from the fans. that man is out. donaldson is okay you about the a's lost. they are one game back of the rangers. they have a matinee today hopefully back into first place 12:35 first pitch. >> they lost but got the play of the day. >>> ucla's football team is make a fashion statement this season. the bruins will wear these all black uniforms when they play the washington huskies in mid- november. adidas released photos of the uniforms called l.a. midnight. black pants, jersey and stylized helmets. >> karnow is an alum. i'm missing the baby blue, i'm sorry. >> i like it. >>> reigning america's cup champions or

for the 17th time, serena williams is the champion of a grand slam tennis tournament. but had to work. >> 17 majors. williams took on the u.s. open for the first time she lost a set. eventually williams was too much. one of her serves going 126 miles per hour. serena williams takes home the u.s. open title, her ninth tournament win of the year. she is playing some of the greatest tennis she played. >> has to be running out of places to cash her checks. my goodness. >> hard to believe, number one, that she gets that upset when she misses something. and she wins 17 times. >> common place, right. >> getting a check for ga-zillion. don't know how much. close to $1 million. doesn't get old. never. >>> coming up on, one man's amazing journey to help his wife get a life saving operation. >>> first, judge an overzealous -- a royal blunder. why an overzealous security staff at buckingham palace tried to apprehend a prince. yes, a prince. you are watching "world news now." ♪ i'd like to be under the sea ♪ in an octopuses' garden ♪ i'd like to be >> as a kid, i made a list

hopefully into a serena can con. >> keep us update the. don't cry, though, are you okay? >> yeah. >> all right. ross, thank you. van go's paintings are among the most important in history. and now a museum holding them in amsterdam has produced 3d replicas, they are so detailed few can actually tell the difference, curators hope the high-tech display will help everyone from the visually impaired to the young enjoy it's artist. phil brings us this port from amsterdam. >> reporter: look bench don't touch. the one on the right is a 3d replica. where ever streak has been recreated by brand-new technology, 19th century art, 21st century style. >> to make one it takes about three months of production, so it gives a little bit of a hint how difficult it is. you can only do it if you have access to the real painting. so the real painting needs to be scanned, which is, of course, also you have to do it -- really handle with care. >> reporter: they are aimed at two different markets, first of all you have the people who want to physically experience the art. don't forget, this pain

serena williams managed to fight back against sloane stephens and her 100-mile-per-hour serves. williams takes is, 6-4, 6-1. >>> and andy murray and meyer settling their first set in a tiebreaker. murray wins, overall. >>> in baseball, mr. rocky gets his 2,500th hit. colorado's todd helton is now just the second player in major league history with 2500 hits, 550 doubles and 350 home runs. oh, by the way, not to mention the batting average over .310. >>> the pga deutsche bank. sergio garcia sitting pretty before the final round. he ended with a 65 thanks to this tap-in birdie. rory mcilroy shot a 64 but is still 11 shots behind garcia. 11. >>> in track and field, the diamond league. stiff competition for usain bolt. bolt wins with 9.90. american justin gattlin rounding out the top three with 9.96. drama in the final lap of the canada 250 truck series. ty dillon getting bumped out of the lead by chase elliott. dillon crashing into a wall and elliott goes on to be the youngest winner. both elliott and dillon's crew had to be separated from officials. that didn't stop elliott from p

. >> and serena williams continues to roll. she beats victoria azarenka for her fifth u.s. open title and 17th grand slam title. getting ready for the men's final today. >>> that's it everybody. i'm dennis o'donnell, see you tonight. >>> time for the play of the day. we are going to revisit that 9er game. that gift from the referees happened before the score in the 2nd quarter. green bay linebacker clay matthews decked colin kaepernick out of bounds right there. they drew a flag for the hit. staley comes up and retaliates and gets in his grill. he draws a flag for that. after offsetting penalties the 9ers why allowed to replay third down leading to a touchdown but it really should have been fourth and two and because the penalties occurred after the play was over the 9ers got a free down and there you go it was a touchdown instead of a field goal so thank you very much, referees. our play of the day courtesy of the referee. >>> maybe they would have gone for it anyway. >> possibly. >>> a ucla football player has been killed in san clemente. a 20-year-old wide receiver was w

. >>> serena williams came about as close as you can in her match today. leonardo de caprio and david shuimer in attendance. >>> up next here the new bay bridge is open. ktvu channel 2 news next with a special in-depth look at the opening and how we got to this historic day. >>> and engineers say the new span is seismically safer but we'll take a look at the status of testing on those broken bolts to make sure the bridge can withstand the kind of earthquake it's designed for. our special is next.

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. -- serena, top 2 woman in tennis. now, oh. williams near court, serve, volley control, you might say. go ahead, put it away. williams won the first set, 6- 4. stevens tries to hang on from there. find a friend. put the on there, that is it. williams gets this one. 6-4, 6-1, on to the semifinals. >>> indy car racing. the grand prix of baltimore. marco andretti. leading the race 13 laps until then. oh. yes. like domino's, going right into each other. the 29-year-old french man, simon pegino takes the lead at the restart. goes on to win his 2nd race. my old stomping grounds, baltimore, maryland. >> that is it for us. see you back here in half an hour. good night. ,, mom... yes honey? dad told me that cheerios is good for your heart, is that true? says here that cheerios has whole grain oats that can help remove some cholesterol, and that's heart healthy. [ dad ] jan? >> jeff: tonight the debate begins. >> use of chemical weapons is wrong and it can't go unpunished. >> today on this current resolution i would vote no. >> jeff: wit

. >>> and happy birthday to tennis star serena williams, who's 32. olivia newton-john turns 65. and donna douglas is 80. >>> coming up on the "today" show, an exclusive as shelley zimmerman speaks out for the first time since the confrontation with her husband. >>> and global style icon tory burch talks about her battles. thanks so much for watching "early today." have yourselves a great thursday. bay town hours from deciding the fate of two pit bulls accused of attacking a young boy. >> growing concern about a big weekend event in mountain view and why it's prompting a warning from police. >> public transit strikes a thing of the past t the thing to get voters on board. those are the waters where team oracle usa made a huge comeback yesterday. did you see it? this thursday, september 26th, this is "today in the bay."

open, serena williams managed to fight back against the sloane stephens. williams takes it. 6-4, 6-1. >>> andy murray and florian mayer settled their first set in a tiebreaker. murray wins overall. >>> baseball now. mr. rocky gets his 2500th hit. todd helton, the second player in major league baseball history with 2500 hits. 5 # 50 doubles. not to mention a batting average over .130. pretty incredible. >>> over to the pga, sergio garcia sitting pretty before the final round. he ended with a 65. thanks to this tap-in birdie. meanwhile, rory mcilroy shot his best round of the year, 64. but it's still 11 shots behind garcia. >>> now, track and field. usain bolt, a time of 9.90, american justin gatlin round out the top three with 9.96. so close. >>> drama to tell you in the final lap in the canada truck series. dillon gets bumped out of the lead by chase elliott. elliott goes on to be the youngest winner. both crews had to be separated by officials. that didn't stop dillion from giving elliott a piece of his mind before his victory lane. >>> and more drama. ri