tiger woods is in the hospital. he's been in the hospital for the better part of 4 1/2 hours after a serious crash in rancho palos verde. this according to the los angeles sheriff's department. we'll be hearing more from that department very shortly. we're told woods was the sole occupant in the s.u.v. identified as a genesis gv 80 traveling north on hawthorn boulevard at black horse road when he crashed after 7:00 a.m. local time, 10:00 a.m. eastern time. the vehicle, as you can see, sustained a great deal of damage. woods had to be taken out through the front win shield. no jaws of life were used. there was confusion about that. we just heard no jaws of life were used. he was immediately taken to the hospital where surgery is ongoing. again, depending on the reports right now, we know at the very least he's got multiple leg injuries, that he's in surgery and his manager says we thank you for respecting his privacy and support. this is -- has got ten a great deal of international attention given who we're talking a

this is what tiger woods does. so the thought of not being able to do that has given him some perspective. so this is a tough day. it's a tough day. i've spent so much time around this guy. like you said, this is what i do. seeing those pictures and not having answers is tough. >> your full-time job is to cover tiger woods. is he accessible? was he kind? was he nice to you? what was it like? >> yeah, nice, kind. all those things. of course, he's tiger woods and has a lot of different competing interests for his time. it's not like we're hanging out all the time. every time i get to talk to him, he remembers my name, talks to me one on one, is honest, forthright. it's been a thrill. it's been a great experience. so i'm kind of really not -- >> i think we just lost danny again. we'll try to reconnect with him. christine brennan is still with us. christine, give us a sense of what this means right now, what it means for golf, what it means for sports as we hope and pray he will make a complete recovery. >> this is a h

when tiger woods s.u.v. was involved in what looked liked a horrific crash, dana. >> thanks, matt finn. trace gallagher has new information when tiger woods left his hotel this morning? >> picking up where brett left off there. we're learning from tmz that, you know, tiger was at thinks promotional events all weekend long. we talked about how he was with dwyane wade and david spade. this morning he was supposed to meet with hall of fame quarterback drew brees and justin herbert from the los angeles chargers, their rookie quarterback. he was supposed to meet with them doing training videos and teaching skills. they were running late. in the parking lot, leaving the hotel, tiger was speeding. in fact, one director said, you know, tiger was driving a little fast coming out of in parking lot. then you leave this hotel, it's not far, maybe 1/4 mile after you get out of the he tell you get to hawthorn boulevard and it winds down. it's not hairpin but winds this way and winds back that way. of course, you put that

tiger woods is anything but that. the problem is, he has nerve pain in his back and he had one fairly low in his lower back, and then they keep having to be done higher and higher up the back. so that's the problem he's dealing with. we've seen him playing in tournaments where he could hardly walk because of the pain he was in over the last couple years. he seemed to be better. certainly he won the masters, just under two years ago and looked great doing it. but then all of a sudden, there was this. this back, this mysterious back injury that cropped up in december. the event he played in with his son was just a charity pro am thing. kind of a lark. so that wasn't tiger woods full on. it was a surprise i think to everyone and yet when tiger woods had the back procedure, it really isn't a surprise, do you know what i mean? >> yeah. i want to ask but the point you raised, i think earlier, talking about jack nicklaus leaving the sport on his own terms. how many was tiger driven to leave this sport on his own accord with

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. >> tiger woods was trapped inside the vehicle. so our firefighters and our firefighter paramedics used the pry bar they call a holgan tubee and it acts to pry parts of the vehicle away from him so they were able to safely extricate him from the vehicle. >> there was no evidence of impairment and woods was wearing a seat belt. let's turn to chris alvarez with more. the sports world is reacting from the pga tour to the golden state warriors. and i just saw a tweet from steph curry a few minutes ago. >> you're exactly right, larry. this sent shockwaves across the sport world from the golf world and beyond. the first images giving eerie flashbacks to kobe bryant's deadly helicopter crash in southern california just over a year ago. tony finau mentioned that on the course today. yesterday dwyane wade posting a video with tiger woods on social media. tiger reportedly shooting content promotional footage in southern california yesterday, was scheduled for more this morning in suburban los angeles before his car accident. the news of

el agente de tiger woods dijo que tiger woods sufriÓ heridas en las piernas y se encuentra en cirugÍa. el accidente ocurriÓ a las siete 22:00 a.m., hora del pacÍfico. borja: la caminata que conducÍa solo, se volcÓ en rancho verde, california, y tuvieron que usar un equipo mecÁnico para sacarlo del auto. tiger woods iba solo en ese vehÍculo, no hubo otro automÓvil involucrado en el accidente. tiger woods se encontraba en el Área para el torneo de golf. no es la primera vez que tiger woods estÁ involucrado en un accidente de auto, en el 2009 chocÓ su camioneta acerca de su casa en florida. en el aÑo 2017 fue arrestado despuÉs que lo encontraran dormido en su auto, despuÉs de haber tomado medicamentos. carolina: sabemos que estaba en este momento durante un torneo de golf en california durante dos dÍas Él tiene 45 aÑos de edad, actualmente estÁ hospitalizado. seguimos con mÁs noticias, durante una audiencia visual cargada de problemas Únicos, la jueza federal del distrito de columbia, ordenÓ que emma coronel, esposa del chapo siga bajo arresto, al tipo que avanza la i

you think of tiger woods. what kind of just impact has he had not just, ron, on the sport of golf but just on america? >> well, he took golf from the back of the sports section to the front of the sports section and also the front page of the newspapers. he became the lead stories on the national news. you know, as a -- as a black man, a multi-ethnic man, achieving success and becoming the greatest player perhaps ever in what was an overwhelmingly white sport shattered barriers in so many ways. you could not have made up tiger woods. i mean, even right down to the name. he's tall. he was good looking. he's athletic. he's dynamic in his personality, and this is the most important part. he was better than advertised. he not only lived up to the hype. he exceeded the hype, and that's very, very rare in the overly hyped world that we live in now. he changed the game of golf. he became that up-word superstar the way pele was in soccer or ali was in boxing. >> and to your point about being a man of color inspiring s

we don't know what tiger wo woods -- what will happen with tiger woods. we can only hope that he walks again. where do you think this fits into the arc of tiger woods' life? we look back, in some ways, the fairy tale ending to the career would have been the masters win, number 15, in 2019. so where cousin this fit? >> there's a chance there could be another fairy tale ending, given this guy's amazing ability to rehab from injury and surgery. maybe after a long rehab, he walks again, hits balls again plays at a high level again and we've got another grand finale to this incredible career this man has had. >> it may be that the fairy tale ending is just to be comfortable, happy, and pain free, as pain free has he could be. and he wasn't pain free before, with the ten back and leg surgeries combined. you note something really interesting and i want you to go into this. because in 2009, 2010, i covered extensively what was going on in tiger woods' life. the tumult, the scandals, the apologies and spent some time on the golf tour. and one of the things that wa

that may be what saved tiger woods' life. the jaws of life, despite what was first reported, not necessary. they did use some kind of device to pry him out. one of the things they said at the news conference, and i could tell this was of great interest to you, is the fact that tiger woods, when they reached him, was conscious and talking. how much can you read into that? >> yeah, quite a bit. you know, again, i think you're getting a snapshot in time. and we always talk about this in trauma care, that, you know, what was the situation at the time, knowing full well that people either because of injuries that have not yet been assessed could have periods where they just decompensate. you always have to be thinking about that. but it was interesting to hear, and i paid pretty close attention. a call came in at 7: 12 a.m. and the deputy arrived at 7:22 a.m. people were saying, he wasn't standing. that is not surprising at all in these situations. you wouldn't ask someone to stand. you have to assume there are all these other inj

we know tiger woods was recovering from his fifth back surgery. he said during an interview just this weekend that he was hoping to be ready for the masters though he acknowledged he was still hard at work getting his strength back. and of course, in december, those images we reported on at the time, the tournament with his son charlie, playing golf, dad. just yesterday, woods with nba legend dwyane wade. wade posting this video on instagram. at this hour, of course, we await more on tiger woods' condition and abc's chief national correspondent matt gutman leading us off tonight from the scene in california. >> reporter: tonight, those gutting images. >> now, we are getting some confirmation, i believe from the sheriff's department, that it was tiger woods that was involved in that accident. >> reporter: a one-car rollover accident just after 7:00 a.m. near los angeles. the car flipped over and crushed. first responders reportedly used an axe and another tool to pull out the windshield. it took first responders about six minutes to get to the scen

tiger woods. thanks for joining us, i am sandra smith. >> john: i am >> martha: thanks, john an sandra. i'm martha maccallum. fox news alert. tiger woods involved in a "major car accident" in los angeles. you're looking live at the scene on the left-hand side of the screen is the vehicle that he was traveling in. the sheriff saying that the golf legend was removed from that vehicle by the jaws of life. machinery that allow them to pull him out of that car. he was brought out by l.a. firefighters and paramedics. it's described as a sink-carol-over collision. he was the only person in the car and we know that he's been transported to a local hospital by ambulance and has been confirmed by his agent that he's in surgery at this hour. that he has multiple injuries to his legs. obviously this is a very difficult situation for this man who has been a legend in the golfing world. 45 years old. tiger woods. we watched him grow up, watched him achieve all of his dreams, watched him go through difficult tim

woods but remade by tiger woods. that's why people want to see the comeback because he was brought down so low and we want to believe in tiger. because of all he was and all we thought he still could be. >> i think you're right. lebron, michael jordan, tiger woods and serena. i think like so many, and you're right, we like to push our super stars and our sports and cultural icons and some of what that pushing revealed was a very complicated relationship with his father. the new hbo documentary explores some of that. can you share some of that with our viewers? >> absolutely. tiger's father, earl woods, made clear when he was young he believed his son would be more than just the greatest golfer who ever lived. he saw that as a given but compared to somebody like gandhi and said like gandhi, he's going to bring people together from around the world, like gandhi, he's going to be this larger than life political figure. that's a heck of a weight to put on somebody. it's particularly a weight to put on somebody so young a

why does tiger woods get criticized for his politics. not showing politics, just showing friendship. of the president of the united states can't all of our heroes on sports fields for young men and women to appreciate then that is a terrible thing. this cancel culture is a cancer on our society, we are calling see pick this year america and canceled. we got to start making a crime to be a republican. shannon: let's talk -- the president get a lot of attention speaking to the political stage, people wondering if he will announce running in 2024, what will he say about the party and the future and that kind of thing, newsweek saying analysts described tension in the republican party as a civil war, gop critics will not be given a platform to share their perspective during the event. is that a conscious choice to have people who are not the president's supporters speaking? >> we are going to have over 100 people speak i am sure some of them will speak their mind, i don't ask people what they will say out of time can we don't ask for their s

i'm tiger woods. but in 2009, he was involved in a car crash, which eventually led to admissions of infidelity and the breakdown of his marriage. i was unfaithful, i had affairs, i cheated. what i did is not acceptable, and i am the only person to blame. he sought rehab for sex addiction. his career nosedived, not helped by ongoing back injuries which eventually required four operations. in 2017, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving after he was found asleep at the wheel of his car. he had five prescription drugs in his system from spinalfusion surgery. there were times when i physically didn't know if i could get out of bed. over the next two years, the rehabilitation of his back and his career culminated in winning the masters in 2019. it ended an 11 year wait for a major title, his 15th. 0nly jack nicholas had won more with 18. tiger woods has been written off before, but he defied the odds. after this latest accident, this comeback may be his greatest. paul hawkins, bbc news. this is the scene li

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that may be what saved tiger woods' life. the jaws of life, despite what was first reported, not necessary. they did use some kind of device to pry him out. one of the things they said at the news conference, and i could tell this was of great interest to you, is the fact that tiger woods, when they reached him, was conscious and talking. how much can you read into that? >> yeah, quite a bit. you know, again, i think you're getting a snapshot in time. and we always talk about this in trauma care, that, you know, what was the situation at the time, knowing full well that people either because of injuries that have not yet been assessed could have periods where they just decompensate. you always have to be thinking about that. but it was interesting to hear, and i paid pretty close attention. a call came in at 7:12 a.m. and at 7:22 a.m. is when the deputy arrived on the scene and it sounds like about six minutes later they actually had the fire department to begin extra indextra -- people were saying, he wasn't standing. that i

i'm tiger woods. i am tiger woods. but in 2009, he was involved in a car crash, which eventually led to admissions of infidelity and the breakdown of his marriage. i had affairs, i cheated. what i did is not acceptable, and i am the only person to blame. he sought rehab for sex addiction. his career nosedived, not helped by ongoing back injuries which eventually required four operations. in 2017, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving, after he was found asleep at the wheel of his car. he had five prescription drugs in his system, from spinal fusion surgery. there were times when i physically didn't know if i could get out of bed. over the next two years, the rehabilitation of his back and his career culminated in winning the masters in 2019. it ended an 11—year wait for a major title, his 15th. 0nlyjack nicholas had won more, with 18. tiger woods has been written off before, but he defied the odds. after this latest incident, this comeback could be his greatest. paul hawkins, bbc news. 0ur correspondent sophie long h

i'm tiger woods. >> i'm tiger woods. >> i'm tiger woods. >> i'm tiger woods. >> i'm tiger woods. >> i'm tiger woods. >> i am tiger woods. >> i'm tiger woods. >> i'm tiger woods. >> i'm tiger woods. >> this huge influence and journey would be enough of a story plus the road to winning the masters five times, yet woods also famously found himself on a rise and fall. he faced arrest and personal hardship and then came all the way back recently, winning the masters again in 2019. some commentators dub it the greatest comeback in the history of sports. >> i've battled. i've tried to -- try to hang in there and i've tried to come back and play, play the great game of golf again. i've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to do it again. >> bill rhoden covered tiger's career, the columnist nor "the new york times." he is the columnistespn's the undefeated. good to have you back, sir. >> ari, how are you doing? >> i'm good. now you know why we called you tonight, sir. do you know why we called you? >> tell me. >> i'll tell you. because we come to you when something is about sports t

woods once he got to the scene and that he asked tiger woods his name and he said "tiger," and he of course immediately knew who he was. what was so impressive, sanjay, they got the 911 call from a neighbor at 7:12. the sheriff arrived at 7:18. then the fire department got the call at 7:22, by 7:28 the paramedics were on the scene. they were moving very, very quickly. as you correctly point out and as the sheriff and the fire chief pointed out, this is pretty dangerous strip of road, there have been a lot of accidents there. 45 mile or so an hour speed limit but people are driving 80 miles an hour and as a result they crash and potentially can kill themselves. >> yeah, no doubt, wolf. but to your point, you think about that speed of actually being able to arrive on the scene, assess the situation, extricate him, have him basically prepared to be able to be transported to the hospital. that happened very quickly. i was doing the math on that as well, 7:12 the call came in, 7:22 they already had the situation assessed, and it sounds like six minutes later they started the process of ex

charlie. >> the last image many of us have of tiger woods on the golf course was not tiger woods himself playing but with his son who has a perfect mirror image swing that resembled tiger woods, so much tragedy that america roots for him, this felt like a tough blow for tiger woods, not only the golfer, and a lot of parents when you saw this accident happen your first thought was not about tiger was the golfer, but tiger woods the dad and whether or not he was going to be okay. >> tiger and his son competed where fans noticed preteen charlie looking just like his dad on the course. >> >> the 100 day deportation. >> the ruling from the trump appointee. >> president biden's they one action issue, a moratorium on deportation. and a temporary restraining order in texas, and the move increases the crossings. the administration is sending the message to migrants in increasing numbers. >> this is not the time to come. to put in place a humane and moral immigration society. >> 78,000 in january of this year as you see compared to last year. officials tell me president biden's changes are a facto

with tiger woods at 5. you know the host of "real sports" on our sister network, hbo, friend and mentor. good to see you, bryant. >> hey, chris. how are you doing. >> let's talk about his significance. no intention to speak about him in the past tense. only 45 years old. if anybody can recover from a couple compound fractures. it's this guy. we have seen him come through worse, frankly. why does he matter so much to us in this culture? >> i think he's one of the few athletes who has really moved beyond just athletics and become a symbol in popular culture. i mean, i think if you're going to gauge his impact, you would have to pick a world. if you chose entertainment, he made golf worth watching. if you're going to talk sports, he tied the record for most pga victories in his second and most majors. if you're talking racial context, he gave the game color and brought a lot of african-americans to golf. if you're talking financial impact, he doubled and tripled the amount of money that purses were worth on th

could tiger woods have won 22 or 25 majors? if his life had not taken the turn that it did with scandals and injuries. that element of what might have been is also part of an athlete's story sometimes. >> one thing i want to update. we, as well as everybody else, has been reporting on the jaws of life. as it happens in breaking news stories, it's less clear that that was accurate. we have some discussion from authorities that woods was extricated from his car but we're not sure if it was with the jaws of life. we want some clarity to that. we got a statement from nike. quote -- this is a company statement. we're following the news around tiger. our hearts and thoughts are with him and his family at this time. bob, one other thing oi wanted o say, about the movie of how it would end with winning the masters. we've seen him embrace this new role as a sports dad. we saw tiger and his son, charlie, golf together end of last year as well. this is also part of the tiger woods' story. >> it was very touching a couple of months ago to

randy says the first tee program and also tiger woods foundation. i know some of the benefits he had done had been in the bay area. can you talk about that for us? >> yeah, i believe it's mostly based in southern california where he grew up. but he has done a lot of work with stan in education. tiger hasn't done a lot with the media and stuff, but i think he has been dedicated to his foundation and the work he's done with kids. and as you know, probably very involved with his own kids, quite recently appearing in playing ng an event with his son charlie a couple years ly he gives kids access to computers and such. i don't know how much of that is in the bay area. he obviously has >> to dovetail on that, the genesis is an event that is a huge fundraiser for charity, and i know a lot of people in the southern california area were just so happy they were going to play it this year, because obviously we're in pandemic conditions, and you don't have any fans, so there are concerns about, okay, what does this mean for the charities? tiger was there, all t

woods car crash, you're looking at live video of his suv being towed away in a flatbed tiger woods underwent surgery today for multiple leg injuries after he was hurt in a single vehicle rollover crash this morning it happened that rancho palos verdes california. rescue crews did use the jaws of life to pull the 45-year-old tiger woods from his luxury as she be any suffered major damage, it careened off the road into a nearby brush at around 7:12 a.m., happened this morning we will bring you all of that as soon as the press conference with the update and tiger woods condition and surgeries moments away we will take you there live, were gonna start with what's happening in washington tonight we have major developments happening that affect national security also the future of america and democracy, tom dupree, ford o'connell, representative guy russian bollard. and also shelby will be with us and mark morgan on top stories throughout the night, we're going to take you to our exclusive series, your voice america speaking out trying to get the country moving again and get their lives back to no

i'm about this and this is a doozy of a live from doha also coming up golfing star tiger woods undergoes surgery after his car rolled off the road near los angeles. i know on the streets of georgia as thousands protest against the arrest of a prominent opposition politician. outrage in condemnation after malaysia deports more than a 1000 a 1000000 more nationals despite a court order against it. all of that to come but we're going to start in the u.s. where we're about to get an update on the car accident involving american golfer tiger woods he's been undergoing surgery following the incident near los angeles now the sheriff's office it says the crash was not life threatening but we do know the 15 time major champion has multiple leg injuries police say his car rolled over and firefighters had to cut into the vehicle to free him he is believed to have been the sole occupant in the single vehicle crash while woods hasn't played professional golf since december before recovering from a 5th back surgery that press conference has just started let's hear what they have to say. in to this pre

so, tiger woods was trapped in the vehicle. our firefighter, and paramedics used the pry bar, and an ax to pry parts of the vehicle away from him to safely extricate him from the vehicle. >> at what point did you realize it was tiger woods did he identify himself. >> they recognized him, he identified himself as well. well. well. >> sheriff villanueva. the accident crime scene has taken a long time for several hours now. moving the car now. is there reason so much time has been taken at the scene? are there certain factors or pieces of evidence or the fact that it is tiger woods. and this is the way we'll handle it. >> any serious accident, of this nature takes time, it usually takest hours, and removing vehicle is last step. and they have done their markers could took measurements and gathered stuff, then 3 or 4 hours is normal. >> celebrity component is not playing ay factor. >> i don't think that plays a factor in it. >> were neighbors approaching him? checking on his well being? did they make it to the site. elizabeth: watc

in a statement from tiger woods agent, he said tiger woods was in a single car accident this morning where he suffered multiple leg injuries. he is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support. as you can see, the vehicle has sustained major damage. we are told he was extricated from the car crash with the jaws of life, machinery that can pull apart the middle of the car. we understand paramedics and firefighters were on the scene. the tiger woods has been taken to a local hospital and is undergoing surgery on his legs. according to his manager, he suffered multiple leg injuries. we also heard from the l.a. police department that the vehicle rolled over. here is the statement, you can see it on the screen. at approximately 7:12 a.m., police responded to a single vehicle rollover traffic collision. it happened on two roads, i'm sure not many of us would know them. the vehicle was traveling northbound and is sustained major damage. the driver was identified as tiger woods. he is currently in hospital after the car crash with multiple leg injuries. in a minute on o

i'm tiger woods. but in 2009, he was involved in a car crash, which eventually led to admissions of infidelity and the breakdown of his marriage. i was unfaithful, i had affairs, i cheated. what i did is not acceptable, and i am the only person to blame. he sought rehab for sex addiction. his career nosedived, not helped by ongoing back injuries which eventually required four operations. in 2017, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving after he was found asleep at the wheel of his car. he had five prescription drugs in his system from spinal fusion surgery. there were times when i physically didn't know if i could get out of bed. over the next two years, the rehabilitation of his back and his career culminated in winning the masters in 2019. it ended an 11 year wait for a major title, his 15th. 0nly jack nicholas had won more with 18. tiger woods has been written off before, but he defied the odds. after this latest accident, this comeback may be his greatest. paul hawkins, bbc news. we can cross live t

i'm tiger woods. i am tiger woods. but in 2009, he was involved in a car crash, which eventually led to admissions of infidelity and the breakdown of his marriage. i had affairs, i cheated. what i did is not acceptable, and i am the only person to blame. he sought rehab for sex addiction. his career nosedived, not helped by ongoing back injuries which eventually required four operations. in 2017, he pleaded guilty to reckless driving, after he was found asleep at the wheel of his car. he had five prescription drugs in his system, from spinal fusion surgery. there were times when i physically didn't know if i could get out of bed. over the next two years, the rehabilitation of his back and his career culminated in winning the masters in 2019. it ended an 11—year wait for a major title, his 15th. 0nlyjack nicholas had won more, with 18. tiger woods has been written off before, but he defied the odds. after this latest incident, this comeback could be his greatest. paul hawkins, bbc news. 0ur correspondent in los angele

tiger woods isn't a golfer, tiger woods is golf. >> reporter: but all those highs also came with some of the lowest of lows. over the years, tiger has become a magnet for what seemed self-destructive behavior. >> tiger woods has had a lot of episodes that have made tmz fodder. >> reporter: the squeaky-clean image began to clack with this now infamous scene from 2009. >> it turned out the car accident had been at the end of his driveway. he'd run into a fire hydrant and a tree. that bizarre incident triggered a scandal the likes of which we have rarely seen in sports. >> reporter: it set off a tidal wave of negative publicity for tiger, who became embroiled in an infidelity scandal, leading to his divorce. >> that was the downfall of tiger woods, all self-induced. a personal scandal that ended his marriage and really threatened his family, and changed the perception of tiger for many, many people. >> reporter: while managing to mask the troubles through his triumphs, tiger's decline over the years became more apparent. he continues to accumulate injuries, notably four back surgeries. e

that tiger woods was driving it's it seems remarkable that. his injuries were not greater now we do know that he underwent surgery we have not had a briefing from the hospital where he's being cared for yet so we don't know exactly when he were how long the surgery last or when he went out and what he's doing now is likely to be in intensive care but looking at the the biography of tiger woods i think you're right that the golfing war was somewhat stodgy dominated by. white man and then tiger woods came along and kind of made golf cool again he was a person of color dominating this ancient sport that started hundreds of years ago in scotland and in doing it with such flair and such a conviction and creating a whole qadri of fans opening up horizons for other young athletes people of color knowing that no. sport was off limits to them but as this at the same time as the public spotlight shone upon tiger woods he had a number of embarrassing incidents in in his life and harrowing incidents of a very messy divorce the. revelations of multiple sex

but none with the competitive success and presence of tiger woods. so, now, here's tiger woods. not only winning. basically his coming out party to the world. not only winning but shattering the masters record in the process. blowing the field away. when he comes walking up the 18th fairway. anybody who is paying attention and knows any of the back story has to be struck by the symbolism. there was about augusta. which i want to say is magnificent in many ways. there's a southern gentility in the best sense. >> i have gone to the masters a number of times and the cheese sandwiches and not even to mention the food, go on. >> it's a thrill to play the course. etcetera. all the history, but there was for a very long time echos of the antebellum south and the jim crow south. none of -- they didn't have a female member until 2010, somewhere around there. all of the members were white men. all of staff virtually were black. so, the symbolism of this black man prevailing over an entirely white field in that setting, he didn't have to take a stand. his mere presence said something. >> y

inside was golf legend tiger woods. deputy carlos gonzalez was the first officer at the accident. >> i was able to get my upper body through the wind sheld. >> reporter: the car had flipped with the driver's side door on the ground. the deputy's goal, keep the injured woods alert. >> when i got there, he was lucid. i was able to ask him his name. i was able to ask him if he knew where he was and what time of day it was. so i didn't need to keep him conscious. what i was more focused on was to keep him talking. >> reporter: a los angeles law enforcement source tells cnn woods suffered from non-life-threatening injuries, which include compound fractures in his legs. no field sobriety test was given due to the seriousness of his injuries. firefighters say he was transported to harbor-ucla hospital in serious condition. weather at the time of the crash, clear. and the roadway -- >> no skid marks, no braking. apparently the first contact was with the center median, and from there then crossed into the opposing lane of traffi

tiger woods can do whatever tiger woods wants to do. he's dominated the sport and anyone in golf would love to have him in that capacity. he's one of those golfers like jack nicklaus will continue to have a presence in the game of the golf. >> we hope for a speedy recovery. daniel rappaport, we appreciate you talks to us. >> thanks, guys. >>> we will have more coverage on tiger woods' recovery throughout the coming hours on cnn. you can get updates by heading to cnn.com. >>> well, three companies are making big promises to the u.s. government, pfizer, moderna and johnson & johnson say they will supply 240 million doses of covid-19 vaccine by the end of march. with johnson & johnson's contribution pending emergency use authorization, of course. now, it would be a huge boost to what's currently available. so far, more than 82 million doses have been delivered. just over 65 million have been administered. erica hill has more. >> vaccine supplies remain the number one hurdle 0 to vaccinating americans at a faster pace. >> reporter: that hur

this morning, a new test for tiger woods' resilience. >> it was tiger woods that was involved in that accident. >> reporter: the golf great recovering from serious leg the latest setback threatening to derail his legendary career. tiger was the top golfer in the world in 2009 when his personal life unraveled amid multiple extramarital affairs. >> i am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior i engaged in. >> reporter: tiger sat down with abc's robin roberts back then discussing the difficulties of finding a balance between fatherhood and being a global star. >> well, i think i'm more present. i'm present with my kids, and that's important because to be with them each and every time i'm with them, to feel that and be connected to them. >> reporter: then with his divorce finalized, the back problems began. >> oh, my god. this is -- >> he is in pain. >> he is down. >> reporter: in 2014 tiger received the first of five back surgeries. he would then announce a break from golf after posting his worst score as a professional but he wasn't done yet. tiger returned to golf, and t

the latest on tiger woods. tiger woods hospitalized this hour after being severely hurt in a single-vehicle car crash. police say he's lucky to be alive at this moment. tonight woods has compound fractures in both legs and a shattered ankle. if you look at this smashed suv, it really shows you how much worse all of this could have been. can you imagine being inside that car, tumbling down that hill? the call came in at 7:12 a.m. that was pacific time in california. tiger woods, after he crashed, after going downhill on a winding road reportedly on his way to a "golf digest" event at rolling hills country club. the area has a lot of accidents because of a downhill slope, several curves in that road. the suv crossing a median, going across two lanes of road before hitting a curb, hitting a tree, landing on its side off the roadway in the brush. you see them trying to get it now onto the wrecker, onto the truck, onto the tow truck. that left tiger woods trapped inside that suv that you see now. the first deputy on

this morning, a new test for tiger woods' resilience. >> it was tiger woods that was involved in that accident. >> reporter: the golf great recovering from serious leg injuries after tuesday's crash. the latest setback threatening to derail his legendary career. tiger was the top golfer in the world in 2009 when his personal life unraveled amid multiple extramarital affairs. >> i am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior i engaged in. >> reporter: tiger sat down with abc's robin roberts back then discussing the difficulties of finding a balance between fatherhood and being a global star. >> well, i think i'm more present. i'm present with my kids, and that's important because to be with them each and every time i'm with them, to feel that and be connected to them. >> reporter: then with his divorce finalized, the back problems began. >> oh, my god. this is -- >> he is in pain. >> he is down. >> reporter: in 2014 tiger received the first of five back surgeries. he would then announce a break from golf after posting his worst score as a professional but he wasn't done ye

let's begin with miguel almaguer on the latest on the tiger woods' crash >> reporter: miles where tiger woods rolled his suv and where first responders pulled him from his windshield the 45-year-old golfing legend is alert and responsive at harbor ucla medical center before going under surgery. woods could have lost his right leg, crushed in the crash. >> when he came out of the vehicle on the stretcher, i was able to notice that he was injured severely >> reporter: woods had open fractures affecting the tibia and fibula bones which were stabilized by inserting a rod into his leg injuries to the foot and ankle with stabilized with screws and pins air bags sustained with blood and a seat belt likely saved his life >> i will say it is fortunate that mr. woods was able to come out of this alive >> reporter: deputy carlos gonzalez found woods trapped but conscious in his car, showing no signs of impairment. firefighters used an ax to extract him. >> i heard a big boom. >> reporter: woods may have been traveling faster than the speed limit when he crossed the center divide and plowed into th

tiger woods has been undergoing surgery following a car crash. the 15 time major champion has multiple leg injuries. crews say there was no evidence he was impaired. he was the sole occupant in the single vehicle crash. the sheriff says it happened at a known accident site. and woods is lucky to be alive. >> at the time across the center divider, it was several hundred feet away. they were going at a relatively, -- greater speed than normal. because it is downhill, it slopes and it curves, that area has a high frequency of accidents. this is not uncommon. no skidmarks, no breaking. the first contact was with the center median, from there crossed into the opposing lane of traffic, hit the curb, hit a tree, and there were several rollovers. anchor: robert his life for us in los angeles. a lot of people around the world are going to be very concerned about this, talking about an athlete who has built an extraordinary golfing career despite his personal life being very public. reporter: i think you are right, many people will be concerned and upset b

that car inside of it was tiger woods, golf legend tiger woods. they had to use the jaws of life, paramedics and the fire department had to use the jaws of life to get tiger woods out of that car. he was taken immediately to a local hospital. it's unclear the extent of his injuries. but you can see from the accident right there a lot of damage to the car, and that it was clearly an urgent situation to get him out of that car as quickly as they did. this happened just after 7:00 a.m., 7:12 a.m. on the california coast. so pacific time. it happened on hawthorne boulevard and black horse road. it's near palos verdes and the rolling hills estates in southern california. joining me now is nbc news investigative reporter andrew blankstein. andrew, what more do we know? >> we know this was a two-car collision. we don't know exactly is being sorted out in this investigation, exactly who hit who first. at this point we know that tiger woods sustained significant injures and was taken to harvard ucla medical center. and in terms of the investigation on the

tiger woods took golf to inspire a generation of -- maybe you were born into it, tiger woods inspired a whole generation of golfers. and he loved his family. and the proper farewell and sendoff, - >> thank you. thanks. a federal judge rules the wife of joaquin guzman behind bars without bail. the 31-year-old accused of helping run the multibillion-dollar drug empire, arrested monday at international airport. el chapo is serving a life sentence. todd: look at this. a massive explosion in texas, an 18 wheeler hitter train carrying coal and gasoline, starting a huge fire. flames spread to a nearby barn burning it to the ground, that fire will burn for several days because of the call and gasoline, fortunately nobody was hurt. jillian: school district in new york pushing controversial ideas about race, the reports as a whistleblower claim to district associate superintendent. radical politics. all white people pay her role in perpetuating systemic races. >> >> this is not your typical weather report. crashing a live broadcast in virginia and stealing the show. >> forget the people we talk

you have interview -- interview tiger woods l interview —— interview tiger woods countless times. you know him very well. i guess if anyone can get through this, it's him.- well. i guess if anyone can get through this, it's him. yes, we watched in _ through this, it's him. yes, we watched in awe _ through this, it's him. yes, we watched in awe the _ through this, it's him. yes, we watched in awe the comebacks through this, it's him. yes, we - watched in awe the comebacks and might his career throughout the 20 half decades that he has been the dominant force in golf. when you consider that he has come back from for a knee operation, for back operations, a back fusion in 2017, at that time he admitted that he thought he was done. within two years, he almost won the open and almost won the pga championship title and ben won the masters. that 15th grand slam title, the 15th major, fixed masters, that now really does appear to be the crowning moment of golf and greatness that we have witnessed from tiger woods. now, wejust keep everything crossed for his recovery. neil lennon's second

>>> next at 5, golf legend tiger woods is in the hospital tonight after a serious car accident. what we're learning as we come on the air. >>> plus, taking secret vaccine appointment codes from minority communities is happening in marin and across the state. what a person told us about why they did it. >>> marin and san mateo counties into the red tier. what one business owner is saying about the whiplash of reopening. >>> aligned to get into east san jose's new vaccines site, the new effort to stem the tide of grief from covid-19. >>> and the man who made proettry cool. >>> now from abc7, live breaking news. >> hawthorne boulevard, vehicle on the side of the road. >> that dispatch call caused shock today as news broke that tiger woods was injured in a car accident in southern california. the los angeles county sheriff just said that tiger woods is lucky to be alive. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> i'm dan ashley. he was wearing his seatbelt. he suffered injuries to his legs on the border of rolling hills estates and rancho palos verdes. we don't know the extent of his injuries

you've followed tiger woods' career for years. when you first heard about the news yesterday, what went through your mind? >> just shock. i mean, tiger's been through so much in the last ten years, you know. some of it self-inflicted and some of it, you know, related to body injuries and stuff, but it -- it is just shock and you kind of feel bad for him. he really was a guy -- i played with him on tour and really was a guy that was kind of shut off from the rest of the tour and the rest of the players and everything, and once he came back from this -- this last, you know, back injury, he's been much more open and friendly with the players and everything, and i think that everybody was kind of really embracing that side of tiger, but just -- just kind of shocked to be honest with you. i mean, with as much as he's been through, it's -- it's tough >> you know, you hit on something, carl, that i heard from every single person i talked to yesterday. who have covered him and know him in saying that, you know, there's been a lot of stori

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>>we're following 2 big stories today at 3 tiger woods in the hospital after a horrific crash in los angeles is now suffering from several leg injuries and we are standing by for an update on his condition. and our other top story today at 3, 2, bay area counties are finally moving out of the most restrictive tier giving the green light for to further reopen. we'll have a live update on the changes coming to moran and san mateo counties. >>from the local news station. this is kron 4 news at 3. >>thank you for joining us here on kron 4 news at 3. i'm tahernia tiger woods is undergoing surgery after a scary crash in southern california this morning woods. it was involved in a single car crash. we want to now go to kron 4 sports reporter kate rooney as we await a news conference this hour. they were the latest details. >>hi son as well the good news is the la sheriff has said these injuries are not life threatening that is the most important thing on everyone's mind, especially after we saw the photos and live images of the crash pretty scary looking in the accident occurred. this morni

tiger woods has had plenty of set backs before. there was his high profile marriage break—up, and long struggle with injury. and you may remember these images from 2017, when he pleaded guilty to reckless driving after being found asleep at the wheel of his car. then in 2019 he made the biggest comeback in sporting history — winning his fifth golf masters tournament. tiger woods was hoping to recover from his latest back surgery in time to make this year's masters. that starts in april. here's dan rapaport again on where this latest injury leaves him. he has to learn how to walk again first. i mean, golf is properly not on his mind... it might on his mind because he's tiger woods, but as far as the recovery goes, he has many, many steps to progress before he can even think about swinging a golf club. he has to get out of the hospital bed, which i do not think will probably be anytime soon, and he's got to walk, and he's got to be able to put weight on him and walk a golf course and turn and put that kind of torque on his legs,