also renamed the girls on court program ashe billie jean king girls program. im handly interviewed king during the event where she spoke about equality in tennis. >> everybody who played wore whit, shoes white socks, white clothes.it and they were and everybody that played was white. and i said t myself where's everybody else? it just didn't seem right. so i promised myself t dat i would fight for equality the rest of my life somehow. >> the program is wtef's initiative to keep girls engaged on and off the court from the time they enter the program until their first day of college. >>> news 4, always working for youn the community. and that's something that is echoed by our parent company, comcast. we'd like to thank evybody who came out and participated in comcast cares day today. members of the news 4 and telemundo 44 family were out at seabrook elementary school in lanham today. volunteers were helping spruce up the school both inside and out. this is part of our commitment to help make a lasting difference in communities, where we work and live. >> voluntee

sport enough let's fix who have very strong opinions on this people like martina navratilova billie jean king these icons of women's tennis they support someone yet in her campaign on the other hand you've got someone like paula radcliffe who holds the record for martha in math and who supports the measures saying that they protect women's sports there really are no easy answers on this phil and i think i can't see that changing in the near future either so where does the case go from here well as i said so many can still appeal to a swiss tribunal that has to take place within the next thirty days if she's going to do that however the rules a currently due to go into action on the eighth of my now this could mean already that women who want to compete at the world championships in september may have to start taking medication to lower their hormone levels already next week so this is something we're going to be hearing a lot about is already in the next couple weeks i think all the way up to the champions chips in september we're going to see who is actually competing if anyone pulls out bec

group including baseball's babe ruth nba superstar michael jordan in women's tennis champion billie jean king. >>the honor recognizes individuals who made outstanding contributions to american life history and culture president trump says the positive influence of tiger woods transcends sports. and then bodies the american spirit. a global symbol of american excellence devotion and drive you seen the good and the bad and the highs and the lows. >>and i would not be in this position without calling for help in washington 3 jackson. >>certainly congratulations to tigerwoods been there might we're talking about the roy locate. >>that both he and maybe we'll see a a bounce back from the warriors in a bounce back down the line from booking cousins but here we go warriors rockets game 4 happening now in houston tipoff moments away champs win tonight, they come back to the bay area up 3, 1, will break down the game later tonight, but first, here's a big story line to keep an eye on demarcus cousins, not ruling out a return to the postseason you or your center told mark spears the undefeated that he

tennis icon billie jean king. "rocketman" lands in the u.s.may 31st. >>> i thought a princess could go anywhere. >> not this princess. >> reporter: disney's aladdin topped the long memorial day box office officially kicking off the summer movie season. the live action feature based on the studio's iconic 1982 animated film. will smith stars as a jeanne, a role voice by the late robin williams in the early vision. >> reporter: in the early '80s people did not talk about sexuality. >> an upcoming documentary ask dr. ruth chronicles the life of dr. ruth westheimer, a holocaust survivor who became america's most famous sex therapist. it premiers on hulu june 1st. that's your eye on entertainment. nichelle medina, cbs news, los angeles. >>> good morning, everybody. you're not going to say martin trek, jr. win -- but you will see the indy 500 winner. i promise you that. you're also going to see the hottest team in the bigs and guess what? they play in the bay. >>> you will see this live look in san jose, this shot coming to us from san jose. 51 degr

>> reporter: tennis legends billie jean king and martina navratilova have also weighed in condemningas unfair. but there are others such as sharon davies who has been vocal in their criticism of semenya. >> it's important that caster realize and we need to start protecting female sports. that it has to be a level playing field. >> reporter: semeny's response has been brief and dignified. for a decade, the iaaf has tried to slow me down, but this has actually made me stronger, she said. there's no doubt semenya has a rare genetic ability, one she wants celebrated, not penalized. and on that issue, the world medical association has joined the debate urging doctors around the world not to implement the iaaf regulations because they say they are medically unethical. >>> and that's the "overnight news" for this friday. for some of you, the news r otheeck ba ltle later for the "morning news" and "cbs this morning." from the broadcast center in new from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm don dahler. captioning funded by cbs >>> it's friday, may 3rd, 2019. this is the "cbs morning ne

the courts have hosted billie jean king and peanut louie and brad gilbert and alice marble who won 18am titles before defeating nazi germany and fighting to desegregate the sport by demanding that gibson could play in the u.s. open. it is the home of those who depend on the courts for joy, health, competition and community. during the 150th anniversary next year the lisa and douglas goldman tennas centers opens to the next 25 years. the $27 million renovation will feature a clubhouse and new lights with 27,000 hours of play and garden for spectating and the pickleball court and the program at the tennis learning center. it will provide one-on-one tutoring and life lessons in leadership and teamwork through the game of tennis. most strongly symbolizing the unbreakable bond a large mural in the clubhouse will display the words love all. projects like this don't happen. they take determination and partnership and leadership and civic generosity. today i want to thank the tennis coalition for the park that got this project going and for the gensty, experty and help along the way. my hats

. >>> a huge honor in the district for tennis legend billie jean king for the tennis foundation . packed it on wednesday. they are naming nine courts in her honor. ey also renamed the girls in urt program as king girls' tprogram. shlked about equality in tennis. >> everybody worewhite shoes, white socks, and they were white and everything played with white. i promised myself that day that i would fighter equality the rest of my life somehow. >> a phenomenal woman. the program is wtf'se initiativ to keep girls on the court. >>> preventing child bullying through books. you'll meet the local author who you'll meet the local author who is this switch to fios to get incredible entertainment delivered to your homer- on a 100% fibeoptic network. you'll get the fastestnternet available and fios tv one with 4k capability and an advanced voice remote. and now is a great time to get fios, because if you switch before may 8th, you'll get a netflix premium plan - on us for a full year. so you can stream your favorite tflix shows and movies in 4k on 4 devices at once. but hurry, this is your la

they have hosted billie jean king. so many more. this place is called the cradle of champions.hampion who i want to focus on is alice marble. an outspoken advocate for de segregation of american tennis. de segregation of this court came to the first african-american player to compete in the grand slam event in 1950. the tennis community continues to grow and she played here. [applause.] when we opened the doors on the lisa and doug goldman tennis center in late 2020, our department is going to continue to strive to provide more opportunities for active play, to continue to encourage the next generation so that they can become the next serena williams while providing more diverse recreation activities for everyone. thank you. when the new facility opens there is going to be an awesome mural in the new clubhouse which i will talk about in a second. it will say two simple words that will forever and will connect san francisco to the sport of tennis. those words are love all. [applause.] this new facility will have an expanded clubhouse with a play player's lounge, recroom and kitc

so one could argue that he's very deserving, when you look at billie jean king and arthur ashe and othersgetting this award. >> it's a fair point, just to let you know, roger staubach, babe ruth, barack obama picked kareem abdul-jabbar. michael jordan, willy mayes. you have other athletes through the years. >> you do, and i think you have to go back to the point i was making, that tiger woods has made an enormous contribution in so many areas that reach far beyond golf. yes, he changed the game of golf financially, certainly, but if you look at the impact of the tiger woods learning centers and there are now several across the country, and the scholars named after his father, you could make a pretty strong argument that he deserves this award. >> you know, and just to your point, president obama awarded the presidential medal of freedom to oprah winwinfrey, an she's still mid-career, still going, but it does stand in stark contrast to some of those high-profile african-american athletes who have publicly, you know, not sided with the president, whether it's steph curry or lebron james, fo

. >>> i had the fortune of sitting down one-on-one to speak to billie jean king, how she's nspiring ageneration of athletes right here in washington. we'll tell you why. >> it was great. i was there watching him talk to her. >> we had a god time. >> all right, bet you were a fan boy, huh? >> right on. >> big time. >> all ri [music playing] (vo) this is matt and rachel. and this is thilfew minutes they have uaptime is over. this is rachel depositing a check without leaving the house. (rachel) [whispers] have you seen my debit card? (matt) [whispers] no. (vo) this is rachel turning off her debit card. (matt) [whispers] babe. (vo) and back on agai htis is your right here, rnow . ay look, i never wanted to hebe the popular day. hey look, it's thursday! but in this place, it's just getting out of hand! hey thursday! s popularity has alway been, and if friday finds out about this whole scene, trust me there's going to be drama! so, let's just keep all of this between us, hmm? thursday. friday! what's happening here? nothing. [ screaming ] >>> the most exciting twomi utes in sports will go d

. >>> the only female athlete to ever receive the medal of freedom was billie jean king. it is re that we use the term icon, but in this case, it is more than deserved because of her impact on gendereq lity, social justice, and all of sports. the one and only bjk came to washington to share her mories of winning 39 grand slam titles and inspire a whole new generationof athletes, most of them not old enough to remember that historic "battle of the sexes" back in 1973 when at 29, she defeated bobby riggs as 90 million people watched. i had the chance to sit down and talk with king here in town as she was honored by the washington tennis and education foundation this weekend in d.c. they serve hundreds of children on and off the court every year in southeast washington. bjk, as she's known, talked about her personal triumphs, blic access to tennis, and how women's sports in general needs to grow. >> i can talk to the children but i need to talk to the parents too because the parents are either what we used to call helicopter or snowplow parents. doesn't work well. really so

>> reporter: sporting heavy hitters like billie jean king and martina navratilova weighed in condemninglympic swimmer sharon davies who has been vocal in criticism of semenya. >> i think it is important that -- realize we need to start protecting female sports. it has to be a level. >> reporter: her response has been brief and dignified. for a decade, the iaaf tried to slow me down, but this has actually made me stronger, she said. there is no doubt semenya has a rare genetic ability, one she once celebrated, not penalized. and on that issue, the world medical association has joined the debate urginging doctors around the world not to impolicemen ti implement the iaaf. >>> promising new research might help doctors prevent suicides. ahead, a professor shows >>> guess what, much more news ahead, a 10-year-old found out an optical illusion can make streets safer in her massachusetts city. ahead in our series, a more perfeunion shows hous s how kide getting more involved. ali stroker is chilling in the green room to talk about making history on broadway. you go, ali. colorado senator michae

he would thank his heroes billy ching chang and -- billie jean king and edith green.uld tank former attorney general benjamin's ability and his federal law partners for giving him a second career in the law. and mostly for allowing him so many on billable hours -- so many unbillable hours when he worked to safeguard title ix while it was under attack. creditd, through tears, the love and comradeship of men he called brother. like his fraternity brother at purdue, and who was the best man in both of birch's weddings. p.a., who birch called little brother, and who was the very first to welcome me to birch's life. p.a., who at 90 years old himself, rushed to a plane and drove himself across rivers and fields to be at birch's bedside in his final hours. hamilton was the brother of 70 years. lee, birch felt your embrace up until the end. he loved your weekly phone calls that came without fail. he lovedove by you and you back. baronre in hell gave -- hill gave birch the greatest gift of his life by renaming the indian a federal courthouse after birch. i sthink you said it i

youngest recipients of the one of the highest civilian honors, joining the ranks of billy hayes, billie jean king and jackie robinson. >> the medal of freedom, amplifying tiger's roar back to the top, a comeback story still being written. after meeting with the president, woods tweeted about it, calling the medal of freedom an incredible privilege and said it was very humbling. woods also says he hopes to inspire others never to give up on their dreams. guys, back to you. >> miguel, thank you very much. >> tremendous honor. >> truer words never spoken. never give up. >> al, what you got on the weather? >> that was miguel's thank you for the control room, but we'll take it. >> or he just may have felt very thankful and that's nice too. never give up and always say thank you. and you get what you get, and you don't get upset. >>> we are looking at showers that may move through the northeast later today. where we're watching is the flooding activity that's probably going to get going later this afternoon. severe storms in texas, west coast for the most part looking gorgeous. we'll get to your local

i take my ad from the women's sports foundation in the united states and advoces like billy be jean king have come t in support of caster semenya and encouraging us to see her contribution to women's sport a positive and something to celebrate. >> christine, in elite sports elsie, i'm thinking of lebron james, michael phelps, those people are extraornary athletes, but they are also nearly physically perfect for their particular sport. we don't look into their abilities and think of it as a unfair advantage, we think of it as part and pars of their greatness. why do we think of caster's case differently? >> we haven't made a classification for many of the categories you just described. for example, michael phelps feet, like flippers, certainly sslped him and his torso. so if we had a cication for foot size, and i think you know me well as a journalist, it tas very seriously, so i'm l not makiht of this, if we did, then michael phelps would be in a different category than some of the other swimmers. but we don't do that. society, our culture, william, hs decided to make categories for wome

this is 1973, bobby riggs billie jean king. battle of the sexes. >> who won that? the first inaugural "fox nation" summit. >> we have a lot of plans for us at the "fox nation" summit. >> we do. >> and for the fans. >> we have matching outfits. >> you're in your flip-flops. i think you're really embracing the arizona weather. >> that's true. >> got the fan, flip-flops. >> we'll find people here at rehearsal happening soon. >> did we plan this or what? >> this is like, when he come out in the warm weather i break out my linen fabric. i am doing my quiz show. we have a secret announcement. we'll be involving the citizens of fox nation in "the quiz show" first time. >> nice to see you in person. >> how do you feel about the first inaugural "fox nation" summit. >> it is 98. i feel great about it. >> i'm hanging out with you. i expect a really big crowd. shoe here she is. i'm now the biggest abby hornacek fan in the world. >> thank you. >> they're taking each other on. >> pete is tired of taking me on. he challenged abby. >> you see pop a shot? my goal wherever we have i