assistant coach becky hammon was named head coach of the summer league.five games and won four. carter evans reports more than victories, coach hammon is earning respect. >> reporter: as becky hammon paces the sidelines, she's fully in change but also feeling the weight of history. >> this has just kind of thrown me into the fire a little bit. it will either make you melt or harder and stronger like gold. >> reporter: hammon has been constantly improving herself. out of college every wnba team passed on her. >> you've about got to be resistant and resilient. whether it's people not drafting me, people telling me i'm not good enough to be on their team. >> hammon who's 5'6" always held her ground. is all of that resistance that you pushed through, is that what made you who you are? >> i wouldn't change any of it. me tearing my acl landed me in the film room of the spurs. >> reporter: spurs coach gregg popovich knew all about hammon who played eight years in san antonio. they often discussed basketball strategy. last year popovich named her assistant coach,

coach hammon is earning respect. >> reporter: becky hammon paces the sidelines. lso feeling the weight of history. >> this is just kind of throwing me into the fire a little bit. >> reporter: hammon has been constantly proving herself. out of college, every wnba team passed on her. >> you've got to be persistent and resilient. and whether it be people not drafting me, trading me, people telling me i'm not good enough to be on their team. >> reporter: she eventually convinced teams to give her a tryout and went on to become a seven-time all-star in the wnba. hammon, who's 5'6", always held her ground. is all of that resistance that you pushed through, is that what made you who you are? >> i wouldn't change any of it. me tearing my acl landed me in the film room of the spurs.or >> reporter: spurs coach gregg popovich knew all about hammon who had played eight years in san antonio. they often discussed basketball strategy. last year popovich named her assistant coach, the first woman ever to hold that title. now she's the team's summer league head coach. >> it takes

sacramento kings are looking to make nancy lieberman the league's second female assistant coach becky hammonn antonio spurs last year. lieberman is a member of both the w-n-b-a hall of fame and the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame, and is currently the assistant general manager of the dallas mavericks developmental league team. the new york native has been an olympian, one of the original players in the w-n-b-a, and former coach of the w-n-b-a's detroit shock. >> pam : good night everybody happy anniversary to me it's safeway's anniversary... happy anniversary to me but you're the one who's gonna save some serious money. happy anniversary to me right now with your club card brentwood sweet corn is 4 for $1.00 tropicana orange juice or farmstand juice is $2.49 and lays potato chips are just $1.99. happy anniversary to me. safeway's huge anniversary sale! it's just better. >>> ben and jen divorce shocker. was he really having an affair with the family nanny? >> you were with ben affleck? >> where we found her today. >>> and medical crisis for beloved actress valerie harper. >> found u

. >> reporter: as becky hammon paces the sidelines, she's fully in change but also feeling the weight this has just kind of thrown me into the fire a little bit. it will either make you melt or harder and stronger like gold. >> reporter: hammond has constantly been improving herself. every wnba team passed on her. >> people passing me trading me, telling me i'm not good enough to be on their team. ham monld who's 5'6" always held her ground. >> is all of that resistance that you pushed through, is that what made you who you are? >> i wouldn't change any of it. me tearing my acl landed me in the film room of the spurs. >> popovich knew all about hammond. they often discussed basketball strategy. last year popovich named her assistant coach, the first woman to ever hold that title. now she's the team's summer team head coach. >> it takes courage to hand women opportunities. everybody's talking me about -- gregg popovich handed me this hammer to kind of smash this glass ceiling. >> it's where rookies and veterans are trying to prove their value. >> what does it make to a be a good coach.

. >>> becky hammon has made history once more. >> last year she became the first female full-time coach in nba history. and a year later she became the first female coach in any capacity. and to end to her endless list of milestones, she became the first female coach to win the nba summer league title. her spurs beat the suns. >>> and for the first time a in fifa series a woman will be featured on the cover. ea announced that alex morgan will grace the cover of fifa 16. alongside lionel messi. and the canada team captain kristen sinclair will also be on there. and it will feature 12 of the top women's national team. >>> and this fetched one of the highest prices ever fetched for a football at auction. $43,740 to be exact. it is one of the notorious deflate-gate team balls. a patriots wide receiver had given the ball to fan after the team scored. it was sold yesterday on the six month anniversary of the victory over the colts. for the afc championship. >>> just ahead, country music's top couple is calling it quits. plus miley cyrus twerks her way back to the mtv video music awards. lp as

. >> reporter: last year, becky hammon of the hired by the san sant spurs becoming the first female assistantach in the n.b.a. just last week, hammon led the spurs to a summer league title. >> honestly, coming in, that was probably one of my biggest questions is are these guys going to respect me? >> reporter: welter's new job as training camp intern is viewed by some as a tryout but she's ready to teach some of the hardest hitting players in the nfl, the linebackers. >> what's even more powerful than it being like, my dream come true is that now it sets the stage that it could be a dream for other girls growing up because now it's been done. >> reporter: scott while this is currently a pre-season position, based on her performance, welter could be considered for a full-time job on an nfl team. >> reporter: danielle nottingham for us this evening. danielle, thanks very much. what caused a space plane to break up in flight? we'll have the report just ahead. ...and the wolf was huffing and puffing... kind of like you sometimes, grandpa. well, when you have copd it can be hard to breathe. it can

>> reporter: it also looks like becky hammon the nba's first full time coach who led the spurs summer to victory. ground breaker, call her what you will, just be sure to call her coach. cecilia vega abc news san francisco. >> hope it's just the start. thank you for watching on a tuesday night. i'm david muir. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow. goodnight. this is "jeopardy!" here are today's contestants -- a part-time mechanical engineer and full-time mom from allen, texas... a law clerk from north hollywood, california... and our returning champion -- a writer from albany, california... whose one-day cash winnings total... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! [ hoarse voice ] thank you, johnny gilbert. hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome aboard.

>> reporter: it also looks like becky hammon the nba's first full time coach who led the spurs summerue to victory. ground breaker, call her what you will, just be sure to call her coach. cecilia vega abc news san ope it's just the start. thank you for watching on a tuesday night. i'm david muir. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow. goodnight. [ off-key strumming ] [ melodic hawaiian music plays ] wheel... of... fortune! [ cheers and applause ] [ hawaiian music plays ]

it also looks like becky hammon.a's first full-time assistant coach, who led the san antonio spurs d-league team to victory. call her what you will. just be sure to call her coach. cecilia vega, abc news san francisco. >> hope it's just the start. thank you for watching here on a tuesday night. i'm david muir. we hope to >>> it appears she was lured to the suspect's apartment willingly. >>> tonight at 6:00 disturbing details on what happened to 8-year-old maddy middleton. >>> triple digit heat and low humidity are keeping fire risks high. i'll give you the conditions of the fire. >>> check out this new ride for first responders. >>> happening now the wragg fire jumped containment today, and now burning 400 acres. 200 residents are under mandatory evacuation orders on sky ranch road and blue ridge road. the fire burned almost 7,000 acres and was 80% contained before the flames ignited again. >> brenda sent us this photo and patrick took this video. suk see that plume of smoke we've been talking about. if you have phot

becky hammon led the spurs to a champion.ame and won six straighten en route to the title. she was the first female assistant coach in nba history. christine, if she keeps finding success, hammon could be the first female head coach in nba history. >> very cool. best to them. thanks andy. >>> iowa's largest newspaper calling for donald trump to drop out of the presidential race. calling him a feckless blowhard. i'll have more on the stinging op-ed published overnight ahead. if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. hurry, before this opportunity cools off. share your summer moments in your mercedes-benz with us. does your makeup remover take it all off? every kiss-proof cry-proof, stay-proof look? neutrogena® makeup remover does. it erases 99% of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. need any more proof than that? neutrogena. nothing fits, huh? not surprising... ...with that bloated belly

their assistant coach becky h hammon who became first tale assistant coach in tabn when -- in the nba will become the first female head coach in summer league history when she coaches the spurs in the summer league in las vegas. across the pond at wimbledon heather watson gave serena williams all she could handle winning a set. but serena is too strong and too good and wins in three sets to the round of 16 where she will face her big sister venus. that is a look at sports. maureen: thank you for the good stories about the women. low: absolutely! women are rocking, baby. brian: hopefully the weather will rock tomorrow. we will start out wet but the showers should taper and dry out for the capitol fourth and fireworks tomorrow. maureen: we hope so. hope you have a great holiday weekend. "world news tonight" with david muir is up next. >>> tonight, america on alert. heavily-armed police deployed across u.s. cities. in times square, officers on guard. in washington, protecting historic monuments on horseback, on foot. in l.a., a call to be on alert for possible terror attacks. fourth of j

. >>> the san antonio news says spurs assistant coach becky hammon made history.rs she thinks it's important for society that women be rewarded for their brains just as much as any other guy. >>> the"the boston globe" says there's an upside. the kids who were fibbers showed better working and memory skills. when you're lying, you have to keep track of more sentences and words. did i really say that? >> did you say that charlie rose, who is not a liar liar pants on fire. >>> new mom carrie underwood got a scare over the weekend. her 4-month-old and dogs got stuck inside the car. her brother-in-law smashed a window and everybody got out safely. she tweeted this. when your dogs manage to lock themselves, all your stuff and the baby in the car and you have to break in, what are the chances. >>> in the old days one student earned that honor and delivered a speefrp to graduates. now some called dozens or even 00 credits of graduates valedictorian. others have eliminated the title all together. that they're responding to cutthroat competition competition. >>> stanford un

becky hammon now heads the summer squad. the first woman to lead an nba team.gs on the hardwood. >> i don't want to downplay it because it is a big deal, i get that. but i want it to be known i was hired because i was qualified. >> they talk about how you have a great basketball mind. there are others who have a great mind but they're not getting job. >> that's why it's a big deal because that's not the norm. if a woman goes in for a job and a man goes in for your a job and they have similar education levels, the man gets the job and probably gets paid more. my dad told me early on you'll never play in the nba. >> here you are a coach. >> yeah. i appreciated it when i called my dad and said hey, dad, remember when you said i couldn't play in the nba? i get to coach in the nba. you never said anything about that. >> i love that. the spurs are 5-1 in the summer action. >> aged bet her dad is the biggest cheerleader. >> i'll say. >>> how private drones may >>> a young queen eelizabeth. charlie d'agata at the palace. >> they took film from the 1930s and why the pal

>> reporter: last august becky hammon the first full-time assistant noch in the nba and sarah thompsonial. >> somebody has got to be first. somebody has to at least crack the door open a little bit. even though this is just an internship, hopefully, down the road, more doors will be open. >> reporter: welter's job isn't a long-term commitment from the cardinals. she will be part of the staff for only training camp and the preseason. but it has the potential to turn into other opportunities and after the news broke yesterday, she took to twitter saying she was honored to join this amazing family. >> great. i'm glad to see her crashing through the glass ceiling. >> it's interesting. one unnamed afc player said when you look at it the truth is she has more playing experience than his coaches now. >> i like that. i like what he said they don't care who it is as long as they make you better. >> she clearly loves the game. >> thank you elaine. >>> women who donate eggs for babies can be paid but should there be a limit on what they charge? legal expert rikki klieman is here in our toyota gre

. >>> well after becoming the first female head coach in the nba summer league becky hammon just madeistory again. she led the spurs to the summer league title last night beating the suns 93-90. hammonds saying you do things the right way and treat people the right way and good things happen. >>> and finally, some kids just found a whole new way to cool off in the summer heat. go to the aquarium and, wait for the beluga whale to hose you down. they soaked it up in japan where they've been sweltering in the heat, as well. it was a whale of a good time. look at the abs on that whale. did you see that jo. >> a buff whale right there. >> impressive. >>> i love how you pause before -- yes, whale of a good time. >> wait for it. >>> the flooding down south, ginger. >> right, so it was in amarillo overnight. now in oklahoma and kansas but look what it left behind. three to four inches of rain. amarillo not looking great but the water receding. a lot of cars that were parked were with water up to their windows so where does it go now? i mentioned flash flood warnings in oklahoma and kansas whe