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face off for the 27th time and we begin with efforts to deal with massive numbers of refugees who are seeking new lives in europe. international organization for migration says more than 300,000 refugees arrived this year, 1500 every day. germany and france say they are willing to take 80,000, britain 20,000, but only from camps in the middle east. hungary's defence minister quit as tens of thousands of refugees try to enter that country, tensions boiling over on the border with serbia as people tried to break through the police lines. andrew simmonds is at the border. >> reporter: this person is following in the weary footsteps of thousands, coming across the

border from serbia into hungary. there'll be another exodus into germany and austria may not happen. nothing changes. it's getting worse. hundreds of refugees spent three days in the field, guarded by police, waiting for buses to take them to a camp to be registered. police are refusing move. there's real anger, not just among the men, but the mothers, the children that have been here for three days, and it's really cold at night. this man brought his family from afghanistan. eventually they are lined up, preparing to board a bus. then this. >> stand up. go back. >> reporter: excuse me, this is this man's children. >> go back. >> go back. >> reporter: what do you make of this? >> you see the frustration.

we are not a good people. you are not human, treated as human. this is not a human being. nearby syrians have gathered, that man complaining he's been stuck here for two days. >> they take the people to another village, another camp. >> reporter: scuffles break out after the people decide to protest, trying to breakaway from the assembly point. this woman says she was beaten with a pattern. then a disturbing sight. a sick child in the arms of an exhausted syrian running on the rail track, shouting for help.

the limp figure of a 5-year-old, passing out with either heat exhaustion or fever. he's five years old, his mother fears the worse. the boy was revived. first, by a doctor, and then paramedics put up a drip before taking him to hospital. not the girs, nor the last casualty -- first nor the last casualty of this crisis. with no buses the refugees are allowed to march to the refugee camps, dozens ran away, dozens chased by police. there'll be more scenes, the government introducing new laws to clampdown harder on illegal migration as andrew mentioned some refugees stuck in hungary have made their way to austria. after crossing the border many took trains to vienna. mohammed jamjoom spoke with them and reports of difficulties they face said during their journey.

>> reporter: looking back on all they have survived, it's clear the trauma will not be easy to overcome. parents may have been the ones cradling their children, but the fathers and mother are in need of as much comfort and compassion as sons and daughters. >> i took my family out of iraq because i.s.i.l. was getting closer. how could i know we were treated the way we were in hungary. as they depart nickelsdorf on the border, resilience slips away, and reflection set in. >> translation: we were in hell, and now we are in heaven. but it's the arab countries that are to blame. they slammed the door in our faces. they slammed their doors in the faces of all the syrians. >> reporter: war ravaged syria -

this man how he's never been treated worse than this past week. are >> translation: i swear to got hungry humiliated us. >> reporter: the refugees on the train to vienna, while relieved, are also thoroughly exhausted. all the ones i spoke to said they never would have believed their journey to this point could end so hard. for some, moving ahead allows them a moment or two to drop their guard. >> translation: i didn't believe it when they told me we'd get on the train. i didn't believe it would happen. it did. >> reporter: this woman said it's the first time she's seen him smile in 15 days. little amea echos her uncle, telling me how happy she is. "life got better for us", she tells me. arriving in vienna, the refugees

know true healing is yet to begin. this is as good a start as any. today they reached their destination unobstructed. the journey is far from over mohammed jamjoom joins us now from vienna. good to see you. look, the refugees that you were with on the train came from hungary where they had been stuck for days, how do they feel about being in the austrian capital now? >> thanks, good to talk to you. they feel so gratified by the treatment in austria. first, when they crossed to nickelsdorf, and then when they cotton goton the train. the treatment is so starkly contrasted to that in hungary. so many said the treatment they

received in hungary was appalling. not by ut hungarian people, but the hungarian government. now that they are in austria, the scenes have been lovely to see. even at this train station today, you saw the report. when they left the train they were greeted with allows and welcome. we have seen various trains come, carrying refugees. every time they get off the train on to the platform, they are greeted so warmly, getting food and water right away, giving them medical help. signs written in persian and arabic, trying to help them as much possible. >> do they plan to stay in austria, or head on to germany? >> it's a good question. even though most of the refugees i have spoken with, and most are from syria or iraq, they are planning to head in germany, although they are not sure when

they'll get there. i spoke with several that said "look, if we can stay in austria, we love the treatment, we would", a man i spoke to yesterday said he'd gratefully stay in austria, but his family is in holland, he has to move on. most of the refugees believe the most opportunity awaits them in germany, that's where they want to get to. >> despite the facts that the flocks left hungary, they are fearful about what is next. why is that. >> several reasons. one of them is because of remarks delivered yesterday by the austrian chancellor, where she said extraordinary measures have to come to an end at some point soon. normality has to be returned. people were concerned that it meant the boarder would be closed. that's not the case. officials say it means there'll be more efforts to prevent human

trafficking. they don't know at this point. another big cause for concern is the de-dwaynes by victor orband. there's mounting pressure, increased criticism of him and his government. he is defiant, doesn't want to accept refugees, and now there are thousands on the serbian side of the border trying to cross over. many refugees have relatives in serbia that have not gotten into hungary. they are worried they'll not be reunited with them, even among the relief they are feeling at this moment. >> terrific reporting. good to see you increasing numbers of refugees arrive on the greek islands in, hoping to make their way to western europe. ministers says the island is near explosion. the struggles deal with the constant influx of people. hoda abdel-hamid spoke with some of the newest arrivals.

>> reporter: volunteers from denmark are giving water and food. you will see that there were a lot of children on this boat. tiny kids. okay. these children are as young as two years old. and the other two two babies are less than one year old. it's the birthday of the little girl in yellow, who is holding the apple in her hand. they have arrived on this boat, one of the largest on the coast. usually they arrive in smaller rubber dinghies. >> hoda abdel-hamid reporting. european leaders have been scrambling to come up to plans to deal with the crisis. germany pledged to take in thousands.

britain says it will take in thousands, but only from camp in the middle east. barnaby phillips with more. >> another boat from lesbos arrives in the harbour. almost 2,500 on board. many fled war, all for a better life in europe, or, at least, to give their children a chance. >> now they reached the mainland. they want to carry on. that suits greeks, who provide buses to take them to center athens, for where most of these people travel northwards. germany, the preferred destination. >> but if angela merkel's government has been among the most generous, they are looking for other european countries to do their part. >> translation: we need a strengthened response, and only with common european solidarity will we master this challenge. >> reporter: in paris, the french president is in agreement. his country will participate in

an e.u. wide quota system for refugees. >> translation: france is willing to do its part. we propose placing 120,000 people over the next few years, france will take 24,000. we'll do it. we'll do it as a matter of principle. it's part of a proposal that we, ourselves, put forward. >> reporter: several thousands of the refugees and migrants to arrive want to move from britain. this is the camp at calais, where they wait for opportunity to cross the channel into southern england. >> so what of the british government. the government has been coming under criticism for not doing enough. >> we are proposing that britain should resettle 20,000 refugees over the rest of the parliament. in doing so we'll show the world

that this country is a country of extraordinary compassion. always standing up for our values, and helping those in need. >> reporter: so some european governments are giving ground. the numbers of refugees they are talking about accepting is only a small fraction of the hundreds of thousands who have travelled to europe this year and we have more coverage of the refugee crisis at the bottom of the hour. we'll talk about the debate in israel, and why the prime minister says his country will not take in syrian refugees. president barack obama announced a federal order giving paid sick leave though federal employees. workers will be offered up to six paid sick days per year. the order could benefit 300,000 americans. he's urging congress to pass a law guaranteeing sick leave. >> you have parent who have to

choose between losing income or staying home with a sick child. no one wants a waiter that feels like they have to come to work coughing or contagious. if they don't a sick leave, what will they do. they have to pay the rent. that's not good for anybody. >> reporter: president obama noted that they were the world's only wealthy country that does not guarantee sick leave. america marks labour day, 26 representatives are taking the opportunity to put their messages about american workers forward. several are mingling with voters. correspondent michael shure reports from new hampshire >> reporter: bernie sanders the only candidate campaigning in new hampshire, a state with 23,000 union members, iowa 1.1 million, hillary clinton is there, martin o'malley is there. ban bernie sanders is cementing

himself as the front runner. they are feeling the burn. >> i think bernie is doing well. >> meeting him in person. it's a grassroots movement. authentic, and people are getting the message, hearing what he's saying, it's speaking to them, and they want to get behind that. >> this is all happening at the labour day parade in mill ford. were not only sanders is here, but lim grand, carley fiorina. people are excited about the way he's moved into second place in the polling, and they let it show. >> you saw today it's a traditional campaign, town to town, person to person. that's what voters expected. you have great experience and a record at the federal record. balancing budgets. he's really engaged in order to improve the economy in ohio, he's been successful. >> it doesn't end today, it

begins, it's a short labour day parade and a long campaign trial. the people of mill ford new hampshire seem excited about it a police officer shot and killed in illinois last week has been laid to rest. a manhunt continues for the killers. the officer died pursuing three men. he called for backup after the men disappeared into a swampie lake. communication with him was lost afterwards next, pre-emptive strikes. citizens that were i.s.i.l. fighters killed in a drone fight in syria a complex legal argument in london and forgotten soldiers in world war i, their own memorial in washington d.c.

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recruiting video last year, they appeared calm and spoke calmly. >> this is a message to the brothers. those that stayed behind. we ask what happened prevent you coming to the land. >> reporter: he appeals for others to join him in syria. kahn and another man is dead. killed in a drone strike in syria, carried out by the british military. >> today i can inform the house that in an act of self-ence and planning, kahn was killed in an air strike car aid out on 21st august by an raf aircraft, in an area of raqqa in syria. in addition to kahn, the target of the strikes, two i.s.i.l. associates were killed. one of whom was identified as a u.k. national. >> reporter: the strike approved by the attorney-general, the main legal applicant in the u.k.

in the first acknowledged strike on syrian soil by the british. over the past year, britain carried out 280 air strikes on iraq against i.s.i.l. fighters. but two years ago britain's politicians narrowly voted against carrying out military action in syria. >> ayes 272. nos to the left. 285. >> two years on, i.s.i.l.'s campaign of violence has escalated. the legality of killing two british nationals in this way will be scrutinized. >> it's on the ground of self definition. but self-defence against whom. there's a huge question in international law about whether there's a rite of defense against terrorist groups, and a question of timing. the u.k. has been opposed to the pre-emptive self-defence. well, the only way to justify the strikes is on that basis.

it would have to be a profound change in the u.k.'s stance the killing then of the men will raise more questions about what threat they posed. and how to stop young men and women to fight for i.s.i.l. in the first place. a military prosecutor is pursuing a rare charge against army sergeant bow bergdahl. in addition to deassertion, he faces other charges, being accused with endangering fellow soldiers. he was held in captivity for years by the taliban. his first court appearance is september 17th washington d.c. an a city of memorials. many honouring those killed overseas. there's no space dedicated to those in world war i.

efforts are under way after the first war ended. >> reporter: in the nation's capital, there are mementos to honour the veterans. world war ii, korea and vietnam. the great war, the war to end all wars is without a national memorial in washington. edward is on a mission to change that. what most don't realise we have american men and women dying in world war i, korea and vietnam. >> how many? >> 1,516. we honour the veterans ever vietnam and korea with memorials on the wall, but heroism and sacrifice of american soldiers in world war i was flow less worthy of commemoration and honour than that of the later wars. >> i met with the centennial commission in washington's persian park. the legendary general black jack

persian. congress decreed no more monuments, but approved this down with the heels park, across from the historic hotel, a block from the white house as a suitable location. the glistening reflecting pool drained and in disrepair. >> in the design of the park, this area was an ornamental pool. it has not been used that way for several years. >> reporter: for now, it's a blank canvas inspiring more than 350 entries in a design competition this summer. five made the final cut. the forgoton wore features a grid of 1,166 markers, one more every one of deaths. a victory tower in a forest of trees - the weight of sacrifice incorporating images on the walls along the edges.

park. and an american port rate with a portrait wall and photographs on the ground. >> hero's green, imagines images. all five have two things in common. there's no walls like the veterans memorial, but there are trees, lots of trees. >> wanted to be inviting to people that want to come here. to recreate, to do what they want to do. we wanted to dignify, compliment the memorial purposes of the study. >> the commission will pick the winning design, in the hope of raising 25 million in private funds, raising the money in completing construction in time for it the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i, veterans day, 2018, will be, to say the least, a monumental task well, the families of those killed in world war i have been

waiting a long time for their own memoriam. the vietnam veteran's memorial was opened in 1982, a decade after the vietnam war ended. americans who fought in the korean war were dedicated by 19 statues, and world war ii had a memorial that opened. next - jewish states should do more for their syrian neighbours. the prime minister says they won't. a former president literally dragged into court in senegal.

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>> translation: i appeal to the parishes, religious communities, monasteries and sanctuaries of europe to show the true meaning of the gospel and take one family. >> in a gesture of solidarity of thousands fleeing iraq and syria, the pope says the vatican's two parishes will be the first to step up to the plate, taking in a family each the pope's call to tens of thousands of catholic parishes comes as the number of refugees arriving over land, through the balkans and across the mediterranean sea is hitting record levels, 350,000. vatican insiders say there's over 200,000 parishes in italy, and thousands in other european countries. not all are expected to welcome it pope's intervention. >> ordinary catholics will be encouraged by what he's saying. in the vatican, there's

olympics. they may say that's a faced in from the holy father, this is not for the church, but the government. the >> reporter: pope francis will be in washington, new york and philadelphia at the end of the month, says the tragedy of tens of thousands fleeing war, compels catholics to help those searching for a better life. >> we are called and asked to show solidarity to the small, abandoned and to give them a real home. ed. >> the european refugee crisis is the latest in a series of public interventions from the conflict in the middle east, between israelis, palestinians, to help to ease tensions between u.s. and cuba israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu says his country is too vulnerable to accept refugees. >> translation: israel is not indifferent to the human tragedy

of the refugee from syria and africa. however, israel is a very small state. it has geographic depth or demographic depth. that's why we must control the border against illegal job-seeking infiltrators and terrorists binyamin netanyahu says israel will put security fences like this one on all its borders. douk is a professor of political science. he joins us, doug, good to see you, thank you for your time. u.k., france, germany accepting tens of thousands of refugees. do you accept what the israeli prime minister had to say there? is that enough, does it go far enough to explain his position? >> well, i think it certainly doesn't. i think that the idea that israel would be demographically at risk if this was to accept a small number of syrian refugees

is ludicrous. the fact of the matter is if they were to accept 80,000, no one is talking about, it would be a fraction of the population. one% has 8 million people. it's not going to upset the balance that is worried about. the idea that israel cannot absorb a number of syrian refugees does not hold up. >> that is the point i want to explore next. what does the prime minister mean when he suggests that israel doesn't have enough demographic depth to take in syrian refugees? what does that mean? >> what he's invoking is an idea that israel needs to maintain a large jewish majority. it's a jewish state in prime minister binyamin netanyahu's mind, a state in which the overwhelming majority of the

population is jewish. 75% is jewish, and israeli governments and binyamin netanyahu, in particular, is determined to keep that number, if not increase the figure. the idea is that syrian refugees, any kind, including africans, would somehow swamp israel's jewish population, and undermine the jewishness. is a myth. >> is it israel's opposition leader, and i think we prepared a graphic here. when he says jews can not be indifferent when hundreds of thousands of refugees are seeking safe havens, is he correct in saying that the people experienced the silence of the world, and cannot be indifferent to the rampant murder and slaughter in syria, is he right in saying that? >> well i think he's invoking a different idea, israel as a jewish state. he's suggesting that they have

to take seriously jewish historical experience. foremost for that is the jewish experience of homelessness, displacement. on the one hand is a knowings that to be a jewish state must - means having as many jews in it as possible, and maintaining a demographic balance, and on the other hand, to be a jewish state means being true to jewish historical memory, and being sensitive and open to the flight of refugees. >> it's a good debate. let's... >> very interesting. >> should anyone - here is what i want to ask you. should anyone be surprised by this response by the prime minister. is it clear at this point that the current israeli government wants nothing to do with the 45,000 or so african nying rants. mostly from eritrea or sudan, who are in a legal limbo in the

country. >> not just prime minister binyamin netanyahu, but others made it clear they are unwilling to accept a number of asylum seekers. from eritrea, sudan, 45,000 live in israel. they - many have been held in what amounts to an open prison camp. in the south of israel. they've been prevented from seeking employment. this is of the same mentality, really, that psychs to prevent any -- seeks to prevent refugees, asylum seekers in the language of binyamin netanyahu, infiltrators, a provocative term. the attitude to syrian refugees is a similar attitude. it's indicative of those on the right who don't want any non-jews into the country. >> take a moment on this. explain to me what it is about jewish character that gets

compromised by taking in non-jews? >> well, i think it's a question more about the fear, the anxiety, and - from within the israeli jewish... >> it's not that something is compromised, but the fear that something is compromised. >> it's the fear that if you allow in a small number of refugees, the floodgates may be open, and you would have tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or millions. israelis are aware of the fact that there is instability, violence on israel's border, they see israel as a sanctuary, in a violent region, there is a fear, and prime minister binyamin netanyahu plays on the fear. added to that, of course, are legitimate and real security concerns. the idea that within the small number, the number of refugees, might be a security concern. so when prime minister binyamin netanyahu refers to terrorists,

he's invoking israeli's security consirens and ultimately what is exaggerated demographics. >> thank you. professor of political science, and israel studies at the nearby university, joining us from boston. thanks for your time the mother of a palestinian toddler that died in a july arson attack died from her injuries, thousands attended her funeral today in the west bank village of duma. suspected jewish settlers firebombed her family home killing her 18 month old son. the gather died a few days later. the only family member to survive is the couple's 4-year-old son. several suspects have been arrested a war time-trial of a dictator chad. he was literally dragged into the courtroom, refusing to attend. he was known as av ke's pinochet for brutally repressing his

opponents, and is accused of killing 40,000. niklas has more from senegal. >> reporter: this woman says he sass gang raped and watched her father tortured and killed by chadian security forces. she was 19. she was abducted and used as a sex slave for chadian soldiers. she was 13. along with other victims, they want to tell their stories. stories of murder, torture, starvation and imprisonment. 25 years on, they are walking together to the extraordinary african exchanges. a tribunal set up by the african union to try crime against humanity. former president in chad is expected it court. he is responsible for the atrocities committed against

them. >> translation: it's important for me to see him, that he listens to what we have to say, and what they have done to us. >> reporter: the trials started in july. it was adjourned on the second day. he was escorted out of the tribunal. he refused to recognise the court or the lawyers appointed to him. supporters and his wife believe he is not getting a fair trial. >> translation: when there's such political pressure to discredit. there's no justice. the trial is fabricated. >> when he was in power. he had the support of the united states. 40,000 people died and 200,000 tortured before fleeing to senegal, where he lived in exile for 25 years. this is the first time an afghan is judged by africans for crimes committed in africa, away from

the international tribunal at the hague. >> at stake is the opportunity to set a precedent to make justice acceptable to all. by giving a voice to the voice lift. it may bring an end to crimes on the continent that often remain unpunished. at a media conference. they say they speak for the dead and those alive, but are too scared to revisit the past, haunted by unspeakable acts. they want their pain and loss recognised. as crimes against humanity. so that perhaps others, whether in chad or anywhere else, mite muster the courage to speak out and seek justice. app minnesota dentist that shot cecil the lion returns to work on tuesday. wall streeter palmer shot him with a bow and arrow in july.

in an interview with the associated press yesterday he said: palmer believes he acted legally. cecil's death triggered a protest outside palmer's office. 60 large wildfires burning across the country. the biggest fire grew. it covers 148 square miles. the blaze began over a month ago during a lightening storm. and the drought is not helping the situation. we are talking about south carolina, utah, nevada. california, washington and oregon. kevin is here with more. >> i think south carolina surprised everyone. >> that's right. >> what they did was the amount based on the land size. south carolina has a bit of area in drought right now.

i'll show you what we are expecting. 2.8 million people are affected, and a quarter of the state under drought conditions. that's number 8. number 5, idaho is under severe or stream, and we have fires for the firefighters out there now. number one was oregon. all of the state is under severe or extreme drought, because of the snow pack that they have. this past winter. let's look at how this played out. in 2012 it was a different story. we were talking about the drought situation. as we went to 2013, it started to shift out here towards the west. 2014 it was california as well. as we go to this year, the drought is moving here to the north. oregon and washington. this is what the next three month forecast looks like. long-term forecast. what they are saying is it's going to be drier than average

for part of the washington, idaho as well as to oregon. just not a good thing at all. down to the south, they expect to be a little wetter than average. arizona seeing some of the wettest conditions in california, in that area. we are not really seeing the wetter months coming, until we get to november. the heavier rain will not come to december or january. >> okay. good to see you. thank you. kentucky clerk gaoled for refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples is asking for her freedom. lawyer for kim davis asked an appeals court for accommodation that would exempt her from the law, arguing that forcing her to issue the licence is unconstitutional. davis was arrested days ago and is hold in contempt of court. next, american e-waste. some states are making it illegal to toss out your

electronics. do they have a plan to recycle the devices. the road to a grand slam goes to an old vival. serena williams and venus williams get set to write the latest chapter in their legendary story.

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devices to smoke marijuana, scientists at yale university found 27% of high school students they surveyed admitted to doing it. the vaping device discusses the smell. technology is helping them smoke marijuana without getting court. it's the first study to link marijuana and e-cigarettes. in half of the country, it is legal to throw electronics in the trash. a lot of people do it. kristen saloomey reports that it threatens the environment and personal privacy. >> it's the waste and debris, old computers, televisions, printer cartridges. the average american homes has 28 electronic devices, enough to produce a fifth of e-waste. each device contains toxic and valuable material. that, and concern about stolen data has more and more states

implementing programs to recycle e-waste at facilities like this one. >> you have to shred this to make sure it goes away. if your data gets in the wrong hands, it could be catastrophic we are excited to announce that as of this month, one million people in the city of new york are served. >> reporter: new york is one of the 25 states scaling up the e-waste recycling programme. and one eighth of the new york city residents don't have to go further than their own apartment building to recycle electronics. the landlord calls the city to pick up the its. >> disposing of electronics and trash is illegal. getting televisions and computers to a center presents a challenge, in a city where well over half of the residents don't own a car. the city sets up collection points and apartment buildings

and are making the manufacturers pay for it. >> reporter: that makes recycling easier, not only for residents, but building i knowers and managers. >> prior signing up for the ecycle. people did not know what to do with their electronics, they'd wait for the city to have an annual event or leave them in the garbage. >> reporter: only about 27% of american e-waste is recycled. manufacturers need to change the way they make the products in the first place. >> e-waste recycling is energy intensive. if you capture some and put them into the next generation iphone or gadget. we are using huge amounts of minerals, energy to produce gadgets that could be designed better so we are not recycling. >> that's an idea that could benefit consumers and the

environment. >> coming up at the top of the hour. david shuster is here. >> thank you. coming up at 8 we have the latest on the refugee crisis between africa and europe. more european countries say they'll hep. the human suffering is continuing. it is triggering violence. it triggered a plij from a u.s. presidential candidate. speaking of which, the latest polling has some surprises. we'll take a closer look. tonight, in santa cruz three women ordained themselves as catholic priests. >> we do consider ourselves catholic priests, in this movement to bring full access or sack rement and bring women into church completely in all leader sthp rolls. >> -- leadership rolls. >> we tell you what else the women say. and app diplomat musician.

arturo made a name for himself in jazz, working to connect cuba and the united states. . >> i was in charge of 75 people. i couldn't show my emotion. but i started weeping. it was that powerful to me, my father never saw his beloved homeland again. >> those stories and more appreciate it. thank you. venus williams and serena williams are ready to face off at the us open. the sisters won their matches, qualifying for the next round and play each other in the tournament's quarterfinal. they have faced off against one another. serena williams won 15 of those matches, venus 11. it is suggested if venus wins, she'll be one step closer to taking all four grand slam titles in a calendar year slam.

dave zirin is the sports editor, and joins us from silver springs. dave, i'll jump to the end of the beginning here. is serena williams one of the greatest athletes america has ever produced, man or woman? >> yes,without question. john mcenroe she is perhaps the best female in the past 50 years. she's on the short list of males or female ails that dominate the -- females that dominate the sport so dominantly. >> why do i feel then she has not been given the amount of respect, appreciation, admiration she deserves in this sports'-crazed country. >> frankly, a lot of that has to do with the fact that he is an

fern american woman in a world that is not so much hostile, but those with the doors closed. when you factor on top of that. women are rarely given that kind of respect, that's how we explain it. i think she is being rediscovered in a way that is profound and interesting. a friend of mine said to me the acclaim she is getting now is like people discovering michael jordan in 1998. that's kind of true. better late than never. you can't walk around the city. anything with a pact on it. can you explain to me what was your take on the "new york

times" piece. attempting to body shame serena williams. it had quotes from maria sharapova, who have not baiten serena williams in years, and comes on at the beginning of the us open. why the level of disrespect. >>. >> the first article i thought was "new york times", by claudia rankin, one the great reporters, and wrote a piece about serena williams and her impact and she's not a traditional body type, but has never been ashamed of that fact nor given up a swagger with which she was raised going from the compton courts to the proteinize circuit. all that said. the article you referred to was outrageous, the idea that an article about an n.f.l. player, the size of their thighs or behind and how this makes them

look. it's ludicrous. the fact that people use the name maria sharapova in the same sentence as serena williams,cm has beaten her many times. it's ludicrous to put them in the same sentence. >> tomorrow, what do you think, who comes out with a victory. >> serena williams is the favourite. venus williams is under sold. last time they played was in edmonton, venus won that. venus is 35 years old, has not won a us open since 2001. this might be the last time they face each other in a grand slam. venus williams is 24-10. people should not necessarily think serena williams will win there. >> always a pleasure. dave zirin, sported for for the

nation. that's all we have time for in this newshour. thank you for being with us. david shuster is coming up in a couple of moments. have a great evening.

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