. >>> tennis legend billie jean king on the game changing moment for women in sports 50 years ago. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. president biden tonight announcing his new plan to bring down high fuel prices the president calling on a somewhat skeptical congress to suspend the federal gas tax. that's currently around 18 cents a gallon for gasoline. 24 cents for diesel. a federal gas tax holiday will provide only minimal relief from the price at the pump which has trickled down to a still staggering average of $4.95 a gallon and the president is asking states to suspend their fuel taxes, too. gas prices are up nearly $2 a gallon in the past year helping to fuel soaring inflation. with limited levers at his disposal, the president faces increasing pressure to show he's trying to do something to blunt the impact of runaway prices but at what cost chief white hous correspondent kristen welker leads us off tonight. >> reporter: under pressure with gas prices hovering around $5 a gallon ahead of the july fourth holiday president biden today calling for a

, i decided to perform "billie jean" at the talent show.t ipad in the back. >> literally the giant ipad, i knew exactly where she was sitting. ♪ she told me her name was billie jean ♪ >> not knowing that video would be the catalyst for me sitting in these seats right now. >> tell me about the process of working on "mj: the musical." what has that been like for you? >> i believe in the work ethic he puts behind, the attention and the attitude he puts behind everything that he does. how can i learn the work ethic and the intention and the attitude behind each individual movement? >> reporter: the production's been nominated for ten tony awards. one of those myles' nomination for best actor in a musical. the show's timeline covers jackson's final days of rehearsal before his "dangerous" tour in 1992. a year before, allegations of jackson's sexual abuse were publicized. those allegations are not directly addressed in the show. >> feels like -- it feels like a part of me. >> reporter: backstage, myles showed us how he transforms into mj. >> this

that epiphany shaped the rest of my life. >> billie jean is everywhere. challenge inequality in women's pay in professional tennis. she is now a current part-owner of a women's soccer team. she's there at the start of professional basketball. she just never quits. >> you also introduce us to lesser-known voices. the discovery of the story of wyomia tyus is one of the things i'm proudest of in the series. >> why don't we know her name as we know billie jean king and so many others? >> black women have the dual discrimination deficit. so not only are you a woman, you're a black woman. so you have to work, what, four times as hard in order to get noticed. sometimes some of us black women have to melt the sister out. >> 30 students and with booker washington as the only teacher began what is now known as tuskegee institute. >> tuskegee was the first school that gave some type of work aid or scholarship to black women. and then you had black colleges like texas southern, tennessee state. and that was it. no other schools did anything for women in sports, any s

. >> billie jean king serves... >> reporter: one of its most famous advocates, tennis legend billie jeanie jean king, s >> ms. billie jean king of america, the new queen of tennis. >> we can never understand inclusion, until we've been excluded. >> reporter: tara vanderveer has more wins than any other women's basketball coach in history, with three n.c.a.a. championships, and olympic gold for team u.s.a. >> u.s.a., all the way! >> we should have never needed title ix, because it should have been fair all along. >> reporter: when she was in high school, there was no women's basketball program. >> it was also very painful not to have a team to play on, not to have that experience that, you know, the boys got. but i think it is important that we, you know, do know the history and that we keep working to have true equality within sports and within education. >> reporter: the n.c.a.a.'s dr. amy wilson says the fight is just beginning. >> are we making sure that women-- girls and women of all identities are getting access? you know, are minority women getting those same opportunities? and we

. >> billie jean serves -- >> reporter: one of the most famous advocates, tennis legend billie jean kingunderstand inclusion, until we have been excluded. >> reporter: tara vanderveer has more wins than any other women's basketball coach in history and olympic gold for team usa. >> we should have never needed title ix because it should have been fair all along. >> reporter: when she was in >> iwas alsoy painful, not to have the plan, not to have the experience boys got. i think it is important we do know the history and that we keep working to have true equality with -- within sports and within education. >> reporter: the ncaa's dr. amy wilson says the fight is just beginning. >> are we making sure that women, girls and women of all identities are getting access, you know. are minority women getting the same opportunities, and we see that that's not the case in a lot of our sports. >> reporter: celebration and a continued battle for equal pay and equal play. jamie yuccas, cbs news, los angeles. >>> and that's the overnight news for this friday. for some of you, the news continues. for ot

yesterday we had billie jean king here once again celebrating title ix unveiling a portrait of patsy mack who is the author in the house working to make this law of the land and this is what it says. no person in the united states shout on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. again, in honor of its anniversary we unveiled a portrait which will hang on the wall. she's actually the first woman of color to serve in the congress so she's honored for her first but also for what sheaccomplished . we already have a painting of shirley chisholm, the first african-american woman and for her many accomplishments here and of course jeannette rankin, the first woman ever to serve in the congress. that's the first in this series. so again, we're working on the compete act and lowering cost and thecompete act is part of that .it will energize manufacturing and strengthen america's competitiveness now and in the future. we seem to be able to find

tennis players to allow the national team of our country to participate in the davis cup and the billie jean kenk cup, as well as the opportunity to hold international tournaments in belarus, these are the goals the belarusian tennis federation which recently filed an appeal to the sports arbitration court with its eyes on the decision of the international tennis federation to suspend membership, according to the chairman of the btv sergey rutenko, is such a step to protect athletes. can become an example for the federation in other sports, we will see the reaction, uh, also we left the possibility for a settlement. uh, but this choice will already be up to the international federation so that there is an opportunity to agree without a trial and still restore the rights our federation and our athletes. show belarusian tennis players perform in personal tournaments. harina sobolenko, the day before, went to the second round. herta, genbasse, next hostess opponent, ariana harton la ivashka in men's singles. in the same place, at the start, he outplayed the american mckenzin mcdonald and in the

jill biden was on hand with billie jean king to celebrate the milestone. minorities the opportunity to be more she surprised students she missed a couple shots and then was able to ban >> right now, 4:30. did you see it? sure did light up the night sky. lightning in the bay area in morning. kari hall is tracking the fire danger that comes with the dangerous conditions. >>> and police are searching for a person of interest. the photo that they want you to see after a shooting in the muni train that has a lot of people uneasy in the castro. >>> he

are you familiar with the words of title ix course yesterday we had billie jean king here once again celebrating title ix, unveiling a portrait of the author in the house working with others in the senate to make this law of the land. and this is what it says. no person in the united states shout on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. again, in honor of this anniversary we unveiled a portrait which will hang in the halls. it's about our first, the first, she's actually the first woman of color to serve in the congress, so she's honored for her first but also for what she accomplished. we already have painting of shortages in the first african-american woman and her many accomplishments here. of course jeannette rankin, the first woman ever to serve in the congress. that's our first series. -- shirley chisholm. so again we are working on the competes act and lowering costs and the competes act as part of that, lor family cause, energi

yesterday we had billie jean king here once again celebrating title ix, unveiling a portrait of patsy mink, the author in the house, working with burnlg in the senate, and this is what it says. no person in the united states shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation and be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination of any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. again, in honor of this anniversary, we unveiled a portrait that will hang in the halls. it's about the first piece, the first woman of color to serve in the congress, so she's honored for her first, but also for what she accomplished. we already have the painting of shirley chisholm, the first african-american woman and for her many accomplishments here. and of course jeanette rankin, the first woman to ever serve in congress as the first series. so again, we're working on the competes act and lowering costs, and the competes act is part of that, lower family cost, energize manufacturing and strengthen america's competitiveness now and in the future. i think we're comi

. >>> tennis legend billie jean king on the game changing moment for women in sports 50 years ago. >>is is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. president biden tonight announcing his new plan to bring down high fuel prices the president calling on a somewhat skeptical congress to suspend the federal gas tax. that's currently

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first lady jill biden celebrated the occasion in washington with women's professional tennis icon billie jean king. and in all american high school track athlete, all 3 women credit title 9 for allowing millions of girls to grow up playing sports. king also added there's still a lot of work to be the first lady also praised the state department. well, we'll sports mentoring programs now. celebrating its 10th anniversary. still ahead of the kron, 4 morning news. the biden administration is cracking down on nicotine. we'll break down how it might impact your favorite products. coming up after the break. when a truck hit my car, the insurance company wasn't fair. i didn't know what my case was worth. so i called the barnes firm. i was hit by a car and needed help. i called the barnes firm, that was the best call i could've made. i'm rich barnes. it's hard for people to know how much their accident case is worth. let our injury attorneys help you get the best result possible. ♪ the barnes firm injury attorneys ♪ ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ >> i will welcome back to the kron 4 mornin

billie jean king serving for match point... - billiejean king dominated women's tennis in the 19605 andhe way. the first openly lgbt player, she set up the women's professional tour and earned equal pay for women. in 1973, she defeated 55—year—old bobby riggs in a landmark match known as the battle of the sexes, watched by 90 million people worldwide. any time i get to come to wimbledon, it's a privilege. today she no longer plays but as a campaigner, is as active as ever. what did you make of the decision to not let russian and belarusian players come and compete this year? i think it's really difficult, difficult, difficult challenge. i respect wimbledon but for me personally, i would want every player to be able to play. what was your reaction to the news that the supreme court of america may overturn roe v wade in america? 0h, huge setback. why? because we don't have control over what we want in our bodies. i mean, for someone else to tell us what to do... you don't ever see people talking about men and whether they can have a vasectomy, what they can do with their bodies, or we are

cup _ the great britain team at the billie jean cup finals. is a challenge because we are _ generations coming through? it is a challenge because we are up - generations coming through? it is a challenge because we are up against so many— challenge because we are up against so many other, i guess, sports and things— so many other, i guess, sports and things for— so many other, i guess, sports and things for young people to get involved — things for young people to get involved in, but we have got some fantastic— involved in, but we have got some fantastic role models in british tennis — fantastic role models in british tennis. and emma led the way in april _ tennis. and emma led the way in april she — tennis. and emma led the way in april. she led the team really successfully against the czech republic. the result didn't come our way. republic. the result didn't come our way~ it— republic. the result didn't come our way~ it was— republic. the result didn't come our way~ it was a — republic. the result didn't come our way. it was a new experienc

billie jean king serving for match point...r social activists along the way. the first openly lgbt player, she set up the women's professional tour and earned equal pay for women. in 1973, she defeated 55—year—old bobby riggs in a landmark match known as the battle of sexes, watched by 90 million people worldwide. anytime i get come to wimbledon, it's a privilege. today, she no longer plays but, as a campaigner, is as active as ever. what did you make of the decision to not let russian and belarusian players come and compete this year? i think it's really a difficult, difficult, difficult challenge. i respect wimbledon, but for me personally, i would want every player to be able to play. what was your reaction to the news that the supreme court of america may overturn roe v. wade? oh, a huge step back. why? because we don't have control of what we want in our bodies. i mean, for someone else to tell us what to do, you don't ever see people talk about men and whether they can have a vasectomy, what they can do with their bodies.

but, michael jackson couldn't get billie jean on mtv. >> when the rest of the world was going crazy and on mtv? michael jackson? come on! >> when he does that moonwalk, if you are sitting on the couch, by the end of it you were on the floor in front of the tv, you couldn't believe what you are seeing. >> i will say that the moonwalk was really one of the first viral moments that affected rock history, the next week which thriller started selling 1 million copies a week. >> i like michael jackson because he's bad, he knows how to dance. >> he's so sexy and gorgeous. >> he's exciting. >> he is the man of the 80s. >> mtv starts getting pressure from cbs records, which was michael jackson's label. >> rock and roll in itself really was a thing that broke a lot of roles, you're very successful and you try to make your own rules. >> as the story goes, cbs essentially said we will pull every other artists we have on mtv if you do not play this. they had to be blackmailed into doing it. >> he was the artist that mtv really needed. they didn't know they needed him, but boy when we started seeing

but michael jackson couldn't get "billie jean" on mtv. ♪ she was more like a beauty queen from a movie on the couch, by the end of it you were on the floor in front of the tv. you couldn't believe what you were seeing. >> i would say that the moonwalk was really one of the first viral moments that affected rock history. the next week, "thriller" started selling a million copies a week. >> i like michael jackson because he's good, he's bad, he knows how to dance. >> he's so sexy and so gorgeous. >> he's exciting! >> michael jackson is the man of the '80s. >> mtv starts to get pressure from cbs records, which was michael jackson's label. >> rock 'n' roll in itself really was a thing that broke a lot of rules. when you're very successful, you try to make your own rules occasionally. >> as the story goes, cbs essentially said, we will pull every other artist we have on mtv if you don't play this. they had to be essentially blackmailed into doing it. ♪ it doesn't matter who's wrong or right ♪ ♪ just beat it ♪ >> he was the artist that mtv really needed. they didn't know they needed him, but

they've banned the davis cup team from competing, the billie jean king cup, the men's and women's team that part, i understand. but when you're playing for yourself, you're playing as an individual, and you've earned the right to compete, based on the level that you're at as a professional tennis player, i think they've gone just a which will be the next major to take place, they're going to allow russian players to play and belarusian players to play. is that the right decision? again, i think you can make an argument in either direction on this, it is very complicated, but no other tournament in tennis around the world has done what the all england club has done. that's where i think the mistake has been made here. >> patrick mcenroe, great to see you every there, great to have you. we'll see you back here in queens when you cover the u.s. open. >> thank you. >>> coming up for us, chris wallace will join us on today's surprise hearing by the january 6th committee. what we can expect when a key witness testifies. >>> and full house star jodie sweetin is going to join "new day" after s

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first lady jill biden joined tennis legend billie jean king to celebrate the milestone law.requires opportunities for women, man. it federally funded schools. the anniversary comes at a time of growing debate over the landmark legislation. proponents say it opened the door for millions of women to play sports and tend college. >> for 50 years, title 9 created space for girls and women to be more. >> to be bigger and brighter and stronger and smarter and more capable and courageous. >> at another event, vice president kamala harris celebrated the anniversary of title 9 by shooting hoops with some girls at american university. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >> the first 2 games of this four-game series between the giants and rays have been must she baseball and today was no different. let's head to truist field in why am bogle song. remember him on a couple of a world series i've taken in the game with his son ryder, top of the 4th one, nothing giants darren roughed out all of that one watches gone in left field. rough, 6th home run of the season. it

to celebrate this landmark legislation first lady jill biden along with tennis legend billy jean kingy in education and sports. turning to the sports league, legendary tennis star arthur ashe made history as a black athlete excelling in a white sport. he changed the way the world looked at athletes using platforms to weigh in on important social issues. ash who contracted hiv from a tainted blood transfusion in 83 became an out spoken advocate for those with hiv and aids. citizen ash takes a fresh look at arthur ashe's impact on and off the court. here's a preview. >>> arthur decided that he didn't have to say a word. but his racket had to talk. >> beautiful serve. another ace. 14. ace. slides it over to win the game. comes back with it. oh my. look at that. >> arthur ashe. >> 68 was a sensational period. because i went two months without losing a match any place. >> arthur ashe wins a tremendous victory. >> you only play as well as your confidence lets you. if you're very confident, you can do anything, i can hit the ball backwards if i'm confident. >> joining me now is an out spoken

tennis trailblazer billy jean king said she is proud to support all transgender athletes who want the rapinoe from the u.s. women's soccer team told "time" magazine she is backing transgender athletes staying lives are at stake. quote, i'm sorry your kid's high school volleyball team just isn't that important. it's not more important than any one kid's life. a former big time college football coach now serving in the senate says ignoring biological differences has had an impact. >> in the last four years, biological males in women's sports have won 22 championships. >> some retired female athletes say their generation should take up this fight because they fear current athletes who do could lose sponsorships and opportunities if they're labeled as transphobic. bret? >> bret: mike, thank you. up next we look at how soaring inflation could be affecting one of democrats' key issues in the midterm elections. the memories they create. or the spin they initiate. otezla. it's a choice you can make. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, you

muhammad ali, and billy jean king and arthur ashe became known just as much for activism as athleticrch. >> in the past when we've seen progress, we've let our foot off the gas and we can't do that. we want to continue to continue to spread love throughout america. >> after the murder of george floyd in 2020, a number of nba play joined black lives matter marches around the country and when a police officer shot jacob blake in kenosha, wisconsin, the bucks refused to take the court in protest. w wnba dedicated to bree sauna taylor. naomi osaka during her 2020 u.s. open run -- >> i felt like it was important to hopefully use my platform tor something good. >> osaka using her platform to speak up for those who deal with mental health issues letting it be known it is okay to not be okay. even stepping away from the french open in 2021 to take time off. the tennis great pleaded for change after the mass shooting in uvalde, texas, along with coco gaf who wrote peace and end to gun violence. >> when are we going to do something. >> golden state warriors steve kerr who lost her dad to gun v

a celebration to mark half-a-century of progress, featuring first ladyill biden and tennis icon billie jean> title ix is one of the most important pieces of legislation of the 20th century. it does a lot. it speaks to the importance of gender equity in this country and stands as a benchmark of global significance. amna: president richard nixon signed title ix into law in 1972, banning sex-based discrimination in schools. two years later, democratic congresswoman patsy mink of hawaii, an author and leading advocate of the bill, reflected on the deep-rooted challenges it addressed. fmr. rep. mink: so long as any part of our society adheres to a sexist notion that men should do certain things and women should do certain things, and then begin to inculcate our babies with these notions through curriculum development and so forth, then we will never be rid of the basic causes of sex discrimination. amna: today, the late congresswoman was honored with a new portrait unveiled in the u.s. capitol. amna: the law that mink helped create was intended to achieve gender equity in the classroom and it ha

c to mark the golden anniversary of title nine tennis star billie jean king and first lady jill bidenmark that 50th anniversary in a ceremony at capital one arena. title nine is the 37 words statute that protects people from gender based discrimination in schools that receive federal money. it is best known for bringing more women into sports, but applies to scholarships, grants, jobs and research facilities as well. well. the warriors, of course, just had their championship parade, but now they are focusing on tomorrow night's nba draft head coach steve kerr, along with general manager bob myers, will address the media ahead of tomorrow night's rookie draft. the warriors have the 28 selection. there are rumors that the team is looking to trade out of that spot in an effort to cut costs for next season. the warriors are estimated to spend the most of any team on salaries next season, including a $170 million luxury tax bill. one of the most charismatic players in the nfl is calling it quits again. tampa bay buccaneers tightened bob greg count rob gronkowski announced on social media t

we had billie jean king here once again, unveiling a portrait of patsy mink, who was the author in the house to make this the law of the land, and this is what it says. no person in the united states shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in and be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity deceiving federal financial assistance. in honor of this anniversary, we unveiled a portrait which will hang in the hall, the first woman of color to serve in the congress. she is honored for her first, but also for what she accomplished. we already have a painting of shirley chisholm, the first african-american. and we have jeanette rankin, the first woman ever to serve in the congress. so, again, we are working on the competes act, and lowering costs is part of that, lowering family costs, energize manufacturing, and strengthen america's competitive -- >> speaker of the house nancy pelosi doing her reaction to today. kate, thank you for joining us. we have been hearing comments from both sides of the aisle, the reaction to t

yesterday we had billie jean king here once again celebrating title ix unveiling a portrait of, of patsy mink who is author in the house working with birch in the senate working to make this law of the land. it says, "no person in the united states shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in being denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." again, in honor of this anniversary, we unveiled a portrait which will hang in the halls. it's about our first. the first -- she's actually the first woman of color to serve in the congress. so she's honored for her first burt also for what she accomplished. we already have -- >> good friday morning. i'm garrett haake in washington listening to house speaker nancy pelosi reacting to what is "the" most seismic supreme court ruling in a generation. continuing breaking news coverage. granting abortion rights nationwide. this is the most highly anticipated decision in this supreme court session. probably the most highly anticipated decision in at

yesterday we had billie jean king here once again celebrating title ix unveiling a portrait of, of patsy mink who is author in the house working with birch he

we talk about muhammad ali to this day and there's a fourth one and that's billie jean king. she was responsible for title nine who allowed women to have the same rights as men in sports and life. right, and so well said and you said something i want to go back to i'm gonna stay on script because i'm immediately getting ready to improvise. i don't want to do that. but but both. oh peter you and joe please remind me because there's something you said about how his success open doors and when we end our discussion, i want to ask you both about why that has not translated into other aspects of baseball as it relates to managers, you know, the idea is that but i'll ask you the question when we get in but but just let's keep that in mind. yeah, let's keep that money. so but right now why don't we go to the video take we've got some great slides and can we show the first first this is an article from the brooklyn eagle dated, march 1st, 1946 and his title fair play is ricky's plea and this is when robinson was going to report to famous sanford, florida, and i think peter you you're

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we're talking billie jean king, jamie lee curtis, mickey guyton. >> debbie allen. >> look at debbie alleny, very happy. i have to say, the reaction of the crew that was there meant everything. because i don't -- i didn't just establish the production company to provide content that's uplifting and inspiring but also to create opportunities, especially for young women in the business and they just proved their talent. >> i was in the audience that night and seeing your team get up there and the passion and the excitement and enthusiasm, just the gratitude they had for winning was really palpable. >> they facetimed me. i was on my couch at home. they were looking great. >> they looked amazing. >> thank you, thank you.d your team, robin. >>> now we a big anniversary one of abc's most decorated shows, "the view." four big episodes in the break from the beach to tell us all about it. good morning, whoopi. it looks a little warm out there. you got your fan going. how are you doing? >> well, you know, aisle old, so i need a little cooling. i'm good. i understand you love the bahamas, too, michae

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yesterday we had billie jean king here once again celebrating title nine, unveiling a portrait of patsy who was the author in the house, working with birch by in the senate. to make this the law of the land and this is what it says. no person in the united states shall on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in being denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity. receiving federal financial assistance. again in honor of this anniversary, we unveiled a portrait, which will hang in the holes. it's about our first the first she's actually at first woman of color to serve in the congress. so she's honored for her first, but also for what you accomplish. we already have painting of shirley chisholm, the first african american woman and for her many accomplishments here and, of course, and welcome back to ktvu fox two here on morning, sancho . you've been listening to the speaker of the house. of course, democrat nancy pelosi, who is not in favor and very upset over what has transpired today. if you're just joining us, we continue

jeans, crowd surfing at a killers concert in manchester. that's pretty, i guess, unusual, right, for a 67-year-old guy? >> he became known as billy on social media. unfortunately, billy did get dropped by the crowd at one point. >> yeah. >> forcing the band to stop and make sure he was okay, maybe that, you know, he didn't break anything. his son says he's fine and that he's loving all of the attention. i see this for my future. i love this. >> oh, man. so killers front man brandon flowers halted the concert after james was dropped on his head and personally went to check to see that he was okay. rock and roll, right? >>> coming up, how a dog ended up in a gorilla enclosure and what happened next. >>> and on this flag day, we're saluting the workers who make thousands of flags every day. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ you're a ♪ you're a grand old flag ♪ ♪ you're a high-flying flag ♪ ♪ and forever in peace may you wave ♪ >>> in case you haven't checked your calendar, today is flag day. >> on june 14th, 1777, the second continental congress standardi