earn knows about augusta. to be able to play there was really cool. >> augusta.dly proclaiming a new day. >> as players step towards the first tee they're going to be you a struck by the surroundings. what's great about this event and about events that we get a chance to see from the amateur game, and see they get to test themselves. they get to see how they respond in those moments. we likely will see a lot of these women in the lpga tour in the future. and this could be the first test they see. >> tied for the lead into the final round, the number one women's amateur in the world, 17-year-old rose zhang. she is a taller, stronger version of the 15-year-old who played here two years ago. >> this is just another golf course. but anot. the greens and the fairways are like carpet. >> rose, in case you are wondering is still in high school. >> i have a lot of homework. it's ridiculous. but, i mean, i'm trying to manage. >> the field, filled with teens,en a a handful of 20-somethings. representing more than 30 colleges. oklahoma state sophomore, maja stark sank a sli

tomorrow is the final round, but as cbs' mark strassmann in augusta reports, the maste masts teed off into controversy. >> reporter: at the 85th mast, the newest hazard loomed off this fabled course-- georgia's recently enacted and polarizing voting rights law. critics include cameron champ, one of the p.g.a.'s few players of color. >> it targets certain black communities and make it harder for them to vote. >> reporter: under pressure, the augusta golf club itself, and its power elite by invitation-only, including warren buffet, bill gates, and condoleezza rice >> they ought to speak out on this issue, because this is an issue that is at the heart of our democracy. >> reporter: condemning the law under pressure, coca-cola and delta, two of georgia's corporate giants. in protest, major league baseball yanked this summer's all-star game out of metro atlanta. but augusta national shows no sign of f bending o or of takaky position on ththe issue. >> we reaalize t that views a ad opinioions on this lalaw differ. and ththere have b been n callsr boycotts and other bunnative measures. >> re

in augusta georgia for the masters. joining me to talk a little bit about it on "special report" is jim gray, sportscaster, who has covered the masters 30th year? >> yes, sir. >> >> bret: that's pretty amazing. >> it's been great, bret. a great place to be. it's a national park. it's so beautiful and so pristine and the best golfers in the world and there is a tradition here just like jim nantz says unlike any other as the saying goes it's the same golf course. a little lengthened nowadays because of the technology but withstood the test of time. >> bret: this year different because of cody, obviously comes after the masters in november. a few more fans here now but nothing like what we have seen in years past and that changes things. >> it changes the are roar but it is so great to see people back it at an event. can you see the excitement in the people lucky enough to get on the ground here at augusta national. [cheers] >> you can feel it with the guys and the players really like this. they like having that atmosphere

he see patrons out there that's what they call the fans at augusta national.k on the facility grounds? >> i would say it is a sense of gratitude. a sense we are almost returning to normal in the era of covid. it is not as many patrons. it is one step forward to golf returning to 100%. golf was the leading sports during the pandemic because you can socially distance safely and be outside in nature i think a lot of people on the ground are thankful the feeling is gratitude there is golf to talk about and patrons to enjoy it >> one of the big things we saw and that really struck a chord with me is watching the ceremonial open of the masters i know you spent time over the years, but this week alone, with lee elder. a man who has been at the forefront of the diversity initiative of golf for decades now. take us through the story of your relationship with him and what he meant to you and how he impacted you in golf >> sure. i first covered lee elder in 2008 i wrote a story on him a profile for "sports illustrated" magazine. we kept in touch on and off through the ye

augusta national, of course, has seen controversy before. it did not admit its first black member until 1990 and its first female member until 2012. now once again this year the club faces the spotlight for something other than golf. ♪ >> the return to glory. >> reporter: it's arguably the most prestigious tournament in golf. [ applause ] >> reporter: since 1934, played at the augusta national golf club in georgia. despite growing controversy over the state's new vogue law, augusta's chairman said the tournament will stay put. >> we realize that views and opinions on this law differ. there have been calls for boycotts and other punitive measures. unfortunately, those actions often impose the greatest burdens on the most vulnerable in our society. and in this case, that includes our friends and neighbors here in augusta. >> reporter: voter rights advocates say the new law makes it harder for minorities and poorer people to vote and will lead to suppression. the law shortens the time frame for requesting and returning mail-in ballots and limit

i had a scholarship to payne, which is in augusta. and i had a scholarship to a full four-year, full tuition scholarship to more house signed by dr. mays, who was at that time president. i never even responded. in any event, after my first semester and early into my second semester of college, i realized that although i was academically sound, i in no way needed to be there, and i realized i was wasting a bunch of my time, a whole lot of other people's time, and with what was going on in the rest of my life which at that point i -- here i was just -- just turning 17. and i was now an expectant dad of a 15-year-old expectant mother at the time. i was really kind of in trouble with the police or at least the group i ran with were in trouble with the police. and i realized later on that they were -- the guys were actually shielding me from -- they wouldn't tell me when they were really going to go and could something bad because they kind of said -- duck was my nickname. duck kind of has a chance of getting out. and they literally -- i m

those early starters at augusta in the first round of the masters.g. an update in the next hour. thank you. olly foster with all the latest sport. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. i amjane hill. we will start with a major story this afternoon in northern ireland. politicians from all sides have condemned the latest rioting in belfast, during an emergency meeting of the northern ireland assembly. eight police officers were injured and a bus was set on fire when violence broke out in the west of the city, on both sides of a wall between loyalist and nationalist communities. the northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, is flying to belfast for talks with political leaders. speaking at a news conference this afternoon, assistant chief constablejonathan roberts from northern ireland police service said the scenes last night were absolutely disgraceful. he has appealed to anyone who was on a bus which was later set alight to make contact with police if they haven't already done so. last night, from 5pm onwards, we observed there was large crowd

augusta — beautiful, but savage. no place to wander off course. best form of his life. so could he outdo even the great jack nicklaus and become the oldest masters champion? like jack, he'll have his son on the bag, as caddy to his daddy. to have a chance to break one of his records would be very special. it's amazing that, you know, i'm old enough to have my son on the bag and still be competing in these tournaments and having sam here to enjoy the experience with me. i have to close his mouth every now and again when we're going around here. you know, he loves it so much. this week, we'll be missing the ultimate master. woods' car crash means there will be no tiger at augusta. but you can still find other big beasts. bryson dechambeau's pursuit of power is changing the sport. and in his quest to smash the ball everfurther, this week, he'll use a new mystery club. but he thinks his legacy will be to help golf grow. where the massive gains will be is in athletes. i think once you get somebody out here that's a seven foot tall human being and they'

he may decide to give up his augusta national membership.e is any national pressure or even local pressure in atlanta for him to do so. >> no, victoria, in one instance, of course, yes, being a member of augusta national is for most business people, that is a dream. it is a feather in his cap and probably something he takes great -- but it is in the state of georgia. a state, again, that he thought had moved so disastrously off course that he is pulling an all-star game from a city and a state where it is going to be working class people who are going to be hurt from the revenue loss, it is middle class people hurt from the revenue loss. you have stacey abrams that was saying all along please don't take this game out of atlanta. jon ossoff saying don't take this game out of aatlanta, drawing attention to it here. and you have ralph warnock saying the same thing. does it seem inconsistent to you, that this guy, again, as marco rubio said, he does business with communist -- china and cuba and he apparently didn't read this bill before making t

it is directly across the savannah river from augusta, if you can orient yourself to augusta, you're practically in hamburg. hamburg is directly across the way. here is the savannah river which is rolling down to the sea here. and here is the port at charleston, one of the most important cities in the antebellum south. so hamburg had been settled in 1820 by henry schultz who named the town after the famous city, right, in his native germany. it quickly became a hub of wagon traffic would come here, pulling cotton from the interior of the south, at first, in 1820, we don't have railroads yet. most of that cotton is going by savannah river to ports here and then carried to charleston by boat. so that's 1820. by 1825, they build this hamburg to charleston railroad. and this is the b&o, right, a famous, famous common carrier, the baltimore and ohio railroad. if you look on wikipedia right now, it will say it's the longest common carrier in the united states. no, because everybody forgets about the hamburg to charleston line, chartered in 1827. it was the world's largest rated railroad at

i come back to home, augusta, visit my parents. quite frankly i have no desire at all to go to vietnam, but hey, i'm a marine. i do with the green machine wants me to do. i go out to camp pendleton and we train out there for several weeks. we board the ship either late november or early december. we are at sea for roughly a month and i show up on okinawa just a christmas time. okinawa is great. as i look back most things are great for me. [laughs] or i don't remember them. >> that is a great attitude. milton: but i'm on okinawa and i met camp hansen -- i am at camp hansen. i'm with the organization called service battalion. when i get there i am on ship and it is an old clunker. we are doing nothing and i am saying to myself and to others, because i met my classmate, my junior high and high school classmate on the ship. neither knew the other was in the corps. bumped into him on the ship and never saw him again until after we were both out. had a reunion with him and some other friends at home in augustine earlier this summer -- au

augusta. beautiful, but savage. 0h! no place to wander off course.fe. so could he outdo even the great jack nicklaus and become the oldest masters champion? like jack, he'll have his son on the bag as caddy to his daddy. to have a chance to break one of his records would be very special. it's amazing that, you know, i'm old enough to have my son on the bag and still be competing in these tournaments and having sam here to enjoy the experience with me. i have to close his mouth every now and again when we're going round, you know — he loves it so much. this week will be missing the ultimate master — woods' car crash means there will be no tiger at augusta. but you can find other big beasts — bryson dechambeau's pursuit of power is changing the sport. where the massive gains will be is in athletes. i think once you get somebody out here that's a seven—foot—tall human being and they're able to swing a golf club at 145 miles an hour effortlessly, that's when things get a little interesting. so one day there might be giants here — there have always

augusta national causing an hour 15 delay. justin rose returned with a target on his back.ncisco born will zalatores took the lead. he would be the first rookie to win since zeller in 1979. leader board got crowded on the back nine. xander, 61-foot. putt on the par 5. yes, the eagle has landed. a four day tie at the masters didn't last long. at 15, hideki matsuyana, took the outright lead. 30 on the back nine. posted the first bogey round of the tournament. at 11 under, matiyama will take a four shot lead into tomorrow. he has never won a major. >>> to the ice, sharks and kings meeting for the eighth and final time this season. 3-1, la. final seconds of the second period. dustin brown took it himself. san jose's second loss and their last seven games. hdikeki went to sleep with the weight of japan on his shoulders. we will see you thisis is bob minetti and his we wendy. in 2016, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. bob participated in a clinical trial that included cutting-edge radiation therapy and surgery. he's been in remission since completion. i am so glad i learne

. >>> and espn reports the chairman of the augusta national golf club and the masters tournament saystt over georgia's controversial new voting law. yesterday during his annual pretournament news conference, brad ridley said, quote, the right to vote is fundamental in our democratic society. critics of the law say it will make it harder for people of color to vote. major league baseball moved its all-star game out of atlanta because of the new law. ridley said he's not in favor of a boycott. >> unfortunately, these actions often impose the greatest burdens on the most vulnerable in our society. and in this case, that includes our friends and neighbors here in augusta who are the very focus of the positive difference we are trying to make. >> the masters tournament gets under way at augusta national this morning. >>> still ahead, a union vote at amazon. the turnout so far as thousands of workers in alabama decide whether to unionize. decide whether to unionize. your mission:: ststand up to o moderate to sevevere rheumatatoid arthrir. and d take. it. . on... with rinvovoq. rinvoq a o on

not anything negative about augusta or eastlake. i agree with what jay monahan said.es it got to stand up a for what is right. judge jeanine: you know, right now they're playing the masters right now at augusta. is in the lead. but there isn't one person that's missing and that is tiger woods. when you see in the future for him? >> i know tiger he's reallyer tough is mentally tough. i've talked about ben hogan on a greyhound hit him and he was really banged up really, really bad did not of the ever play golf he came back to win the u.s. (tiger i think will be back and we'll come back stronger. i really feel is going to be niclas major record. judge jeanine: wow, wow, all right john daly were thrilled to have you on the show with forward to talking to you again, thank you so much. thank you so much judge we love your show our whole family does god bless you. still ahead my closing statement on hunter biden and his illegal excavators. but first, one airline does not seem to be prioritizing experience anymore for new pilots. what is next? soon doctors will not need to kn

all of it returned and now, known as north augusta. and here we are around the site at the hamburg massacre. this is a golf resort that's widely -- really well appointed streets, houses, right on the river in prime real estate, what it would have meant to the african american community to own this today. how many millions of dollars might that be? i don't have anything against golf, maybe gentrification would have happened anyway. my question is, how do we remember what's markers remain on the land for us to remember? here's the execution site. remember that low field where they shot down charles at away attaway and three others. and what is running over that? that is the jefferson davis memorial highway. so that is just an example of a kind of story that you can write from these inquests and that i hope you will write in the weeks ahead. does anybody have any questions about the investigation in the united states? the coroner's office in the 19th century or anything else? i know it has been another gillam day and the history of death

england'sjustin rose, twice a runner—up at augusta, teed off a short while ago.ader hideki matsuyama, rose is part of a group of players playing catch up which includes -- hasn't had the best of starts, dro -|n~ -- hasn't had the best of starts, dronping a _ -- hasn't had the best of starts, dr0pping a shep- _ -- hasn't had the best of starts, dropping a shop. 50 _ -- hasn't had the best of starts, dropping a shop. so he - -- hasn't had the best of starts, dropping a shop. so he is - -- hasn't had the best of starts, | dropping a shop. so he is further behind now, five shots off the leader, max oyama, sala taurus playing his first masters. a good start for him. he's now within two of the lead. the story possibly could be about a huge star injapan from a superstar there, can he win his first major and make history tonight? well, the final round for the masters for anyone who is vaguely interested in golf is one of the great nights of the sporting year, and tonight we might see something that we have never seen before, not just the first japanese winner of the mast

national and sponsors unveiled a new community center in augusta, georgia, at the start of the week. harris, back to you. >> harris: steve harrigan, thank you very much. meanwhile senator mitch mcconnell has more to say about companies criticizing georgia's new voting law. what he says they should have done at the very start of this. and this. >> this is perfect for them in terms of pushing their agenda especially to people on the far left side of this issue. it doesn't do anything to keep me or anyone else safe as a gun owner in this country. >> harris: president biden set to issue executive orders on gun control moments from now during this hour. will his actions only punish responsible gun owners? retired marine bomb technician joey jones joins me on the issue next. stay close. homeowners. with home values high and mortgage rates at near record lows. great news for veterans who need money for their family. that's me. refiplus from newday usa lets you refinance at near record lows plus get an average of $50,000. that's me. that's money for security today or retirement tomorrow. tha

golf is i fragmented so augusta that succeed?ables the pga tour which runs the biggest global tour in golf to hedge this threat from the premier golf league which is a upstart that wanted to pay players guaranteed revenue. in the grand scheme of things it is a way to protect their business.— is a way to protect their business. ., ,, , ., , . business. thank you very much for exolaining _ business. thank you very much for explaining that _ business. thank you very much for explaining that story. - business. thank you very much for explaining that story. it - for explaining that story. it does sound fascinating. we are out of time. you are up—to—date for all things and we will see you soon. hello. april 2021 is now officially the frostiest april on record. that is since records began in 1960 and it is based on the number of frosty nights we've seen. every night so far this april, temperatures have fallen below freezing and we've had an air frost. it may well be the case though that as we make our way into the early hours of wednesd

there's no chance of the masters moving out of augusta, georgia, right now.se are questions i have to ask because they're affecting georgia and they can shut out the world for a while. they can try to have their oasis here of basically white privileged men and something i've covered for years, fred, and now the world is crashing in on them and it will be discussed here as well. >> wow. christine brennan, thank you so much. thank you for bringing it all to us. we look forward to your additional reporting in augusta as the masters get ready to tee off. appreciate it. >> thank you, fred. >>> amid a surge in migrants crossing the u.s./mexico border, cnn learned the biden administration has ramped up an ad campaign to discourage people from making the journey here. we will bring you the details next. alright, guys, no insurance talk on beach day. -i'm down. -yes, please. [ chuckles ] don't get me wrong, i love my rv, but insuring it is such a hassle. same with my boat. the insurance bills are through the roof. -[ sighs ] -be cool. i wish i could group my insurance

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coy wire is with me now at the masters in augusta.g stars out there and exciting faces. should make for an exciting tournament. >> azaleas are in bloom but it is a rose everybody's talking about. wild week, including some of the biggest names not making the cut, including the number one champ justin rose leading the show. and rose rallied on the back nine yesterday to get to even par to stay at 7 under for the tournament. he had a one-shot lead coming into round three. can he hold on this time? he's a two-time runner-up here. back issues forced him to miss the last month coming into this tournament. the only other time he led a major into the weekend is the masters back in 2004 when he ended up finished 22nd. one of the biggest surprises so far, playing his first masters, 22-year-old will zalatoris ranked 2006 in the world just 17 months ago. he skyrocketed into the top 50. with five birdies on the back nine, he's within one shot of the leader. no fear. he told his parents, if he was stupid enough to think he can play here, he's stupi

you can keep up to date with all the latest scores from augusta on the bbc sport website.hes of all four quarterfinals. manchester united took a big step towards the final four with a 2—0 win over granada in spain. but in london, arsenal could only manage a draw after conceding a dramatic late equaliser against slavia prague. stuart pollitt watched the action. this was granada's first european quarter final. it was manchester united's 27th. enthusiasm versus experience in southern spain. the europa league may be a long and convoluted competition so united tried the direct route. a long ball forward finding marcus rashford. one wonderfulfirst touch later and 1—0. granada were no pushovers until late on when bruno fernandes was pushed over in the penalty area. the portuguese, just about, converting the resulting penalty. ole gunnar solskjaer�*s side with one foot in the semi—finals. arsenal's season rests on the europa league. they won 7—0 the last time they played slavia prague in europe. but the visitors were here to have a go. the gunners dominated but couldn't find the f

the final round is under way at augusta with the leaders teeing off in the next hour or so.e no longer the man to catch, he's four shots behind hideki matsuyama who is on 11 under — as he looks to become the first japanese man to win a major. there'll be live commentary on bbc radio 5 live from eight o'clock, john murray is part of the team and joins me now. golf is huge injapan. but because of the covid protocols to him he's not playing a huge part and he is clearly enjoying his goal for that. welcome a final round of the masters for anyone who is vaguely interested in golf is one of the great they might see something they've never seen before, notjust the first japanese winner of the masters, but the first japanese man to win a major. which is golf mad and always has been, this is a massive deal potentially and you are absolutely right. i have seen many majors and many japanese right. i have seen many majors and manyjapanese players right. i have seen many majors and many japanese players and usually the travelling circus that is with them, and then the pressure from back

the masters are not moving from augusta. a really important distinction that needs to be made here which is that the pga tour which is one of golf's governing bodies doesn't actually operate the masters. that is operated by augusta national themselves. however, the tour championship at east lake golf club in georgia is in september, and that is operated by the pga tour. so that is an event they can pull. the s.e.c. championship game and college football is scheduled to be in atlanta as well. so there are definitely future events we could see mlb's move here having a no ball effect on. >> georgia's governor brian kemp responded to the decision by the league to pull the game out of atlanta. here's part of what he said. >> georgians and all americans should know what this decision means. it means cancel culture and partisan activists are coming for your business. they're coming for your game or event in your hometown. and they're coming to cancel everything from sports to how you make a living. >> i'm not sure the governor's ar

the masters in full swing in augusta.all-star game in response to georgia's restrictive new voting law i wouldn't call it the best of times and worst of times, but we can call the financial winners and losers augusta officials say the week-long golf tournament will likely bring in at least $50 million. for atlanta, some economists estimate the all-star game losses to be something like $10 million. show we should point out, it's hard to calculate the exact impact of a sporting event that didn't happen. those aren't just numbers, either it's numbers that is and isn't going to georgia businesses, big and small. and already many of them struggling through the pandemic. cnbc's seema mody reports from both cities tonight. >> reporter: in atlanta's midtown district, near the stadium's truest stadium, business owners like alfonso cross are trying to figure out how they'll make up for the loss of the all-star game >> anytime thousands and hundreds of thousands of people swarm into the city, that certainly trickles itself down into

. >>> straight ahead, i know one person that got a good look at august us augusta national. giving winless a's fits yesterday. key word vin winless. >>> here is a majeststic mountaiains... scenicic coastal h highways.. fertile e farmlands.s... there'e's lots t to love about calilifornia. so put o off those c chores and ususe less enenergy frfrom 4 to 9 9 pm when l less clean n energy is availabable. becacause that''s power r down . >>> good morning. baseball on top, oakland a's on the board with a win. one win and counting. yesterday they had to face trevor bower, the cy young winner. struck out ten a's and chapman showed up big. once the ball left the field of play it cut dodgers lead to one. they got rid of bower and in the ninth, the all star closer had issues finding the strike zone. the liner deep enough to get chapman home, tied at three. this went to the tenth inning. dodgers didn't score but the a's did. the new guy moreland found a hole. the a's walked it off, first win of the season, 4-3 final as a's take a 1-6 record to houston later today. >> this team is really

we know that augusta' has suited many a left—handed.not next year, but in the years to come. irate bob mcintyre. maybe not next year, but in the years to come.— but in the years to come. we will see. but in the years to come. we will see- many _ but in the years to come. we will see. many thanks _ but in the years to come. we will see. many thanks for _ but in the years to come. we will see. many thanks for looking - but in the years to come. we will see. many thanks for looking at i but in the years to come. we will. see. many thanks for looking at the masters with us. it really was a weekend of sporting firsts. rachael blackmore is always very quick to label herself as just a jockey. she was the leading rider at the cheltenham festival last month with six winners including the champion chase and champion hurdle, but on saturday, she won the most famous race of all, the grand national — a first for a female jockey. she's been speaking to our senior sports news reporter laura scott. things are very different. everyone who lives in our s

. >>> a pair of golfers were playing home before the final augusta women's amateur.inning the tournament in a one hole playoff. stanford rachel missed it by one stroke and finished tied for third. sophomore angelina finished 15 at plus 7. >> it was a really special experience. i think i wanted a better result in the end. it's an improvement from last year and also in general, just to have competed among some of the best amateurs in the world on augusta national. it's definitely an accomplishment. >> you're now the national championships game. >> that's right. stanford will take on arizona for the national championship on sunday. haley jones hit the go ahead jumper with just over 30 seconds remaining. south carolina had two great looks at the end but came up empty. the cardinals beat that other usc to advance to their first title game since 2010. >> it's surreal. i don't think it hit me yet, everybody wanting to go to the national championship to play on the biggest stage and crowd against the biggest team, with this being a year we have been so much together, putting

. >> reporter: but it was 1975 when the trailblazing golfer broke augusta's color barrier. the first black man to tee off at a club which had a history of discrimination and while he didn't make the cut the first time, he would go on to play at augusta five more times, inspiring generations of golfers to come >> i certainly hope that the things that i have done have inspired a lot of young black players and they will continue on with it >> that's "nightly news" for this thursday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. ♪♪ blue ♪ ♪ oh, so lonesome for you ♪ ♪ why can't you be blue over me? ♪ blue ♪ ♪ oh, so lonesome for you ♪ ♪ tears fill my eyes 'til i can't see ♪ ♪♪ know that it's over i have realized ♪ ♪ those week words you whispered ♪ ♪ were nothing but lies ♪ ♪ blue ♪ ♪ oh, so lonesome for you ♪ ♪ ♪ why can't you be blue over me? ♪♪ ♪ why can't you be blue over me? ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: [laughs] welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band, y'all! whoo! that is missed leann rimes to kick

and sport the chairman of the augusta national golf course ties head back to calls for a masters boycott the major tournament is taking off in georgia 8 days after the state brought in a new controversial new voting law. but we begin in myanmar where the military has again stepped up its campaign against critics calling for a return to democracy members ambassador to the u.k. says he's been locked out of the embassy in london by those loyal to the military he appeared with his spokesman earlier who urged the british government to take steps. that you could go home and work continue to mostly their rejection off to an awful. military regime and the support for both working to bring democracy in among. he trying to walk in the middle ground but that is which is the bright side the military council has been nearly 600 people including 42. they have adept at the today. 1000 as united nations report for human rights. don't mind that they are actually unlikely to meet the league that's for the prime. women that. well the u.k. foreign ministers condemns what he describes as the bullying actions

all eyes on augusta, georgia tomorrow.e of a political firestorm. the masters plays through georgia's voting law controversy. live from augusta we like to say. sportscaster fox news contributor jim gray is at his post. good morning, jim. it has come up a couple of times players asked about it. what are you hearing about it? >> the players are concentrating on golf. when asked about it they want free, fair, legal elections and they want everybody to have the right to vote and if it's easier to vote that's what they are allstateing support for. >> the chairman of augusta holds a press conference the day before the tournament begins. that press conference begins in a few moments? has he offered comments? >> not yet but i'm sure he will be asked repeatedly and that will take place, bill, 10 minutes from now. >> bill: i want to play this clip. president biden was asked about it. sound bite number two. roll it from yesterday. >> president biden: it is reassuring to see that for-profit operations and businesses are speaking up ab

under no allusion you intend to resign from augusta national.quire a personal sacrifice as opposed to the woke corporate virtue signaling of moving the all-star game from atlanta. >> they wouldn't allow black players come out women, condoleezza rice was one of the first. do they stand for the ted poe values rob manfred says they stand for? people evolve and turn a mess of evolving courses involve and thankfully the masters will be played at augusta. over 200 businesses condemned the rule. delta folded after initially going forward. what's unbelievable. >> sandra: united spoke out against it. >> coke condemns it. so you're coming out for h.r. 1. you want to go against the constitution and federalize the elections and you have to take our marching orders from corporations who are taking it from activist groups rather than taking a stand. you're going to say someone like jack welch would've caved like this when he was running g.e.? what about, what about the ceos that stood for something and understood you can get involved in this play-by-play of e

should augusta protest what's going on in georgia right now.uestions back to the club and why is that? because they know if they say something they will lose that you are covenant membership. they know what is extraordinarily valuable to them, they go quiet. maria: yeah, it's interesting, mark, gianno, jump in here. ceo's versus shareholders makes the point that republicans in georgia tightened what they regarded as loose rules that accommodated the special services of the pandemic in 2020 but the new rules are not much different than many other states including denver which is actually more restrictive than -- than what you're seeing in atlanta georgia, gianno. gianno: absolutely. absolutely. i think about over the 200 companies who boycotted around the issue of voter id when 69% of african-americans supported and 60 plus percent of democrats actually supported is beginning to feel like this culture is marginalizing african-americans considering the fact that they wouldn't have possibly been by way of projections $100 million of investments in

golf paradise, augusta national golf club. lee elder this morning broke the color barrier of this event in 1975. got it started with jack nichols and jerry player. this got away from rory mcilroy. hit a stat on the fly. ow. shot a 4 over 76 too. we got tommy fleetwood at 16. now, there had been 22 holes in ones in tournament history. hey tommy, how about a fresca? boom. ace number 23. he's nine shots behind. jordan spieth at the par five 15th. spieth in an up and down round. an eagle three chip in. 1 under 71 today. but whatever mojo justin rose had all over him, come on, share. he carded seven birdies and one eagle. this at 17 as he shot a 7 under 65 opening round and is 4 shots clear of the field. >>> baseball, the giants were off today. blanket kpix coverage of friday's home opener. the a's closer, trevor rosenthal, recovering from shoulder surgery. they didn't need him tonight. while he's out three months, the a's were in houston for the astros home opener. astros scored a lot of runs at oakland last week, added more in th

final round of the masters being played for the second time dustin played in and sofley beautiful augustargia had a bogey at 15. matsuyama was cruising looking to become the first japanese man to win a major. his second shot you see it goes rolling on into the so he bogeys the hole. his tee shot not the time to do this. it's going to find the water. he would triple bogey the hole. you just want to bite through your club after a shot on a hole like that. will zalatores was born in san francisco. his first ever appearance and just second majors ever. and here's matsuyama making history for his country. >> hopefully i'll be a pioneer and many other japanese will follow. and i'm glad to be able to open the flood gates hopefully and many more will follow me. >> very cool sight there at augusta georgia. that's a bucket list for a lot of people and i hope to be able to go one day. and tiger woods tweeted his congratulations to matsuyama. >> hoping you can travel again for sports here soon. chris, thanks. >>> coming up next, we'll check out an event that prays struggling to manage my type 2 diabe

golf's calendar is back in synch, on the eve of the masters we'll get the latest from augusta. fighting without a flag, can this karateka fulfil his olympic dream competing for team refugee. also coming up in the programme... snooker prepares for a full house at the crucible, there could be a thousand packed in for the world championship final. in snooker, we are all show men and women, you know, without that crowd there to perform to, you know, it is difficult. good evening. the champions league quarterfinals continue this evening, chelsea are playing the away leg of their tie against portuguese champions porto, in seville because of travel restrictions. chelsea need a change of scenery that's for sure. a heavy defeat at home to west bromwich albion was just the start of a difficult weekend. in a moment, we'll hear from the five lives senior football reporter ian dennis. but first, here's ben croucher. it was all going so well for thomas until... west bromwich and the ford team match unbeaten run of thomas�*s chelsea. {iii match unbeaten run of thomas's chelsea. ,,., ._ match

>> an incredible moment at augusta national. now he's going to be a hero for young kids all aacross japan. he was struggling quite a bit and had not won a single tournament dating back to 2017. this was his moment. one of the reasons that was different this time, there was not huge crowds of japanese. media members following every move and due to covid restrictions, he was painfully shy. he was much more relaxed and enjoying himself more. he told me the first masters he ever watched was five-years-old in japan when he watched tiger in 1997. that moment inspired hideki and now he'll return this iconic venue as a champion. this is coming three mopnths ahead of the summer olympics in tokyo. can you imagine walking out representing his country wearing that iconic green jacket. it is incredible to think about it makes history here at augusta georgia. >> thank you very much. >> such an inspiring story there. c congrats to him. thank you for joining me this evening. i am pamela brown, i will see you again next weekend . >> a body of a

. >>> and ready, set, augusta, drama on the >>> it was championship sunday at the masters played thes. dustin johnson won the pandemic version in november. the drama kicked in on nine because hideki matsuyama on 14, bogeys the hole anananann opens the daughter for xander and this goes into the drink. it would be a triple bogey, just heart breaking for xander as he almost bites through his club. will zalatoris was born in san francisco, spent the first eight, nine year here and gets his par putt to fall on 18, so the 24-year-old keeping the pressure on finishes in second place in his first ever masters appearance, his third major. matsuyama finishes 10 under for a one-stroke victory to earn his first green jacket. afterwards he was asked if he's the greatest japanese golfer of all time. he wouldn't say yes right out but made a pretty good case. here's matsuyama and his translator. >> i can't say i'm the greatest. however, i'm the first to win a major and if that's the bar, then i set it. >> that is really cool. >>> giants looking to sweep the rockies, mom letting dad handle the kids a

the drama kicked in really on the back nine augusta georgia.s into the water. he would bogey the hole and all of a sudden we have drama. so now zander has life but his tee shot on 15. and just like that. the drama goes away. it goes into the drink. a triple bogey. you just felt it as you're watching live. you almost want to bite through your club. torrez was born in san francisco. gets his par to fall in 15. the 25-year-old finishes in second place in his first ever appearance. just second major ever. matsuyama takes the master and earns that green jacket that everybody wants there it is. dj puts the green jacket on matsuyama. gosh, golf can be so frustrating and so crazy there at the end dion you saw them the pressure really got turned up at the end. you knew the pressure was coming on and guys kind of. you saw the ball go in the water the nerves ratcheted up there in the end. >> but i think the drama makes it so exciting to watch. >> for us as viewers and fans yes but the players it's a whole other thing. >> still thinking of all our viewers.

. >> reporter: but it was 1975 when the trailblazing golfer broke augusta's color barrier. first black man to tee off at a club which had a history of discrimination and while he didn't make the cut the first time, he would go on to play at augusta five more times, inspiring generations of golfers to come >> i certainly hope that the things that i have done have inspired a lot of young black players and they will continue on with it >> that's "nightly news" for this thursday thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take >>> right now at 6:00, a sign of normalcy. in less than 24 hours, fans step back inside oracle park for the giants home opener. and warriors fans get some good news too. >> today's the day that we have a path to reopen chase center. >> the rules you need to know before you head to the game. >>> plus the focus and the fight against coronavirus now turning to college kids. what the cdc is asking parents to do before they drop their kids at college in the fall. >>> but first, are we headed for a vaccine shortage? california is expecting to see a

let's go down to augusta.ters round one lee elder join jack nicklaus and gary player for the traditional first lee elder obviously broke the color barrier years back the day belonged to justin just and dominated with an eagle on 7 birdies over a stretch of 10 holes, including this birdie at 17 and you see him cupp it right there. he shot a 7 under 65 and he takes a 4 stroke lead going into the second round column in current pga tour me champion column or khoury was run over 8 strokes back of so it's going to be a fun weekend down in augusta. but back to the war half. finally some fans back in the building. so it should be a should be fun. and dream on a male when he said that for some people this is a huge event to go inside and see their heroes on the court, you know, play ball and exactly. remember as a kid going to games of some of the highlights of my week highlights of my years. you know, these. >> these guys are their heroes, especially young impressionable kids absolutely. it's great. so they'll have 9

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