i covered arthur ash, billie jean king. >> but his first love, political reporting, pulled him to washington, d.c. in 1969. >> the civil rights thing was big. you walked up 14th street with the mayor in the summer of 1969. his clothing reeked of tear gas and i had tears in my eyes and i loved it. >> gordon also began a 45 year career as one of the nations premier news anchors. we shared the anchor desk for more than 20 years at wusa, and here at channel seven the past 10 years. >> best tenures i've ever had come right here. also, a great chance to be reunited with you. that was a main factor. >> and doug. >> u.n. doug hill, and the bonus was being so friendly with leon harris and alison starling and of course tim brant. >> gordon also brought an award-winning news institution with him, "inside washington." >> it was all about chemistry. i did not care about ideology. i always liked the conversation around the dinner table. after the meal is served, you get into it and you have spirited discussions but when it's all over you while leave as friends. that was my game plan, and i think it worked

. >>> i just had my first professional tennis lesson with none other than billy jean king. you did great. you have to play more. >> i will play more. >> promise? >> i'll check up on you. >> this is in depth. >> billy jean king. one of the most influential figures in the history of sports. >> you have to win. you have to went. >> with 39 grand slam titles king reflects on the year she dominated tennis

billie-jean king said it's sexism. i disagreed. i'm not sure she means it. look maria sharapova designs a little black dress, forbes calls it saucy. fashion is part of women's's tennis. i went to a tennis conference at the open and venus williams explained why she designed under wear that was skin colour. women's tennis tried to put a red carpet on the tennis court. we watched the golden globes and academy awards, and they ask women to spin to show off the dresses. this guy that asked eugenie bouchard to twirl said twirl and talk about your outfit. he didn't say we want to look at your backside. he was talking about fashion, and that is part of women's tennis. if that is a problem. women's tennis needs to think about what they are selling. the players have no problem about how much they love serena williams death. >> i think it was creepy the way the interviewers handled that. thank you for being with us. that is all for now. the conversation continues on the website. aljazeera.com. we are also on facebook and twitter @ajconsiderthis and primetime news. >> w

billie jean king was really to fended she did not appreciate it at all. >> oh, come on. >> the outfitsd i say little because some of them are getting shorter and shorter. as a mom, i'm just saying. they're twirling all over place -- >> and they're getting endorsements. >> what a moment for female empowerment if she had said, you know what? up yours. >> what a moment. that's what we'd be talking about. >> i think she has the right attitude on this. >> any of her critics i depress they just hate fun -- i guess they just hate fun. they focus on venus, serena, and i'm sure she loved the attention. if you've seen her play, which i have, she has an amazing body -- >> look at that. >> and i can tell you everybody in that stadium, all the men, their tonguings had to be rolled back into their mouths. so that appropriator was just asking somebody -- reporter was just asking somebody that everybody wanted to ask. and you see all these male tennis players, they get questions about their tempers is that sexist? >> as a man i thought it was kind of appalling. >> you did? >> i did actually. and i'm h

. >> billie jean king getting into the debate saying the interviewer asking the women to twirl on court is out of line. >> this is the reality. some might think it's harmless but it has an impact and it has the impact of minimizing the performance on the field of play. >> at last year's australian open bouchard who is 20 years old from canada was asked about dating justin bieber. she's ranked seventh in the world and seems to be taking twirl gate in stride. >> i don't know. just a little guy asking me to twirl was funny. >> there's been no comment or apology from the announcer. bouchard won again on friday advancing to the fourth round of the australian open. ted rollins abc 7 news. >> and coming up next on abc 7 news at 4:00 a warning about text alerts that appear to be from your cell phone provider. >> some popular you tubers go one-on-one with president obama and take on some very interesting topics. >> and don't forget to weigh in on our question of the day. what punishment, if any, should the patriots face for deflate gate? your answers are next. >> if you're thinking of joining a

billie jean king had a much different take. asking the women to twirl on court is out of line. this is truly sexist. if you ask the women, you have to ask the guys to twirl as well. the commentator, by the way, ian cohen, has not yet commented on all of his twirl requests. >> no doubt that will keep the story going the minute that he does. trace gallagher, thank you so much. >>> so the fists were flying during one college basketball game. landing some players in hot water after landing all those punches. >>> plus, the white house weighs in now on deflate-gate with white house press secretary john earnest letting some of the air out of the scandal surrounding tom brady. >> one thing i can tell you is that for years it's been clear that there is no risk that i was going to take tom brady's job as quarterback of the new england patriots. but i can tell you that as of today it's pretty clear there's no risk of him taking my job either. [ mom ] with life insurance, we're not just insuring our lives... we're helping protect his. [ female announcer ] everyone has a moment when tomorro

. >> reporter: tennis legend billie jean king speaking for many when she wrote the australian open interviewerwomen to twirl on court is out of line. but bouchard is determined not to let cohen's request impact the rest of her tournament. >> i don't know just some old guy asking you to twirl is funny. >> not worried about things working out just fine for bouchard. just hours ago she won her third round match against caroline garcia to advance to the round of 16 and i don't know amy, is there something to it if the girls will be asked to twirl, he should ask the guys to flex. >> how about focus on the game own not about what we're wearing. >> she played like a rock star and that is what we should be talking about. >> that's what i want to remember. >> hear, hear. let's go to ginger. a lot of flooding overnight. rains. what do you got? >> yeah there is. we're going to get right to the flash flood warnings. first where i'm at the detroit auto show more than 500 vehicles on display. i think i found one of my favorites, the corvette the z z06. silver with red interior. yummy. flash flood warnings f