a matchup between bobby riggs, 55-year-old tennis veteran, and billie jean king, a player in her 20s,nt, riggs used every opportunity he had to taunt king. >> i know and as billie jean knows there is no way a woman can play tennis with a good man tennis player. but what makes this match a credible match and what makes it the attraction it is and because and why the eyes of the world are on it is that this isn't just a tennis match, this is a battle of the sexes, and the gladiator for the men happened to be me, i was cast into that role, a 55-year-old guy with one foot in the grave that hasn't played tournament tennis for 15 or 17 years. >> the match known as the battle of the sexes defined women's tennis, women's sports in the fight for women's equality for years to come. we're going to discuss it next. ? okay, who helps you focus on your recovery? yo, yo, yo. aflac. wow. [ under his breath ] that was horrible. pays you cash when you're sick or hurt? [ japanese accent ] aflac. love it. [ under his breath ] hate it. helps you focus on getting back to normal? [ as a southern belle ] afl

i was so proud of billie jean. >> beautiful shot by billie jean king. >> i remember being so nervous,scared for her and for all of us. >> bobby riggs. >> billie jean, you could pop a quarter off of her, she was -- she wasn't playing with him. >> bobby riggs, 55 years old. >> billie jean king the 29-year-old crusader for female rights. >> how important is that? >> it is important to me. >> reporter: the american culture clash spilling on to the tennis court with astounding 15 million viewers on edge. >> i can't even remember any kind of e. in any other support at brought out the emotion in people as this match did. >> reporter: 40 years ago, people are still talking to it. >> i know every time i walk out of the apartment, someone is going to ask him. >> reporter: but it almost didn't happen. in the first less publicized battle of the sexes with margaret court. you knew at that moment you had to play him. >> i knew. we're changing things for women. i wanted that to continue. >> reporter: billie fighting for equal pay for women, also worried that another loss to the trash-talking riggs c

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and i knew tennis would be a platform if i could become number one. >> wimbledon champion. >> billie jean king's appearing it was obvious the men were up here and the women were down here it was totally unfair. >> she became ourÑi leader for equal prize money for women's. >> what we are talking about is açó revolution. >> there is little more revolutionary than for women to becomeÑi physically strong. >> we express exactly what the women's movement is about. we sweat, it's real. just being the best we csf be and whatever we want to be. >> she wants equality for women in everything, not just sport. >> so it started with women's tennis association. it was vital to be together. we had to be unified, we had to be together to be powerful and have one voice for women's professional tennis. >> eventually everybody voted yes there would be an association >> this is it, this is our moment, this is our opportunity to change the future. >> she's carrying theÑi banner r women's lib, i'm carrying the male is king no matter what the difference in age and we can beat the girls on our off the court. >> it's a

billy jean sexuality came out. >> if i had to tell the truth. >>reporter: next. >> it was an emotional interes interest. >> billy. >> howard could sell on the call as billy jean king the battle of the sections. the her against bobby. the historic match and billy jean document it on american masters. if you missed it kaicht on this site. michelle sat down with bill j jean 40 years ago if, her thoughts. >> so much written a lot here but did she deliberately lose to pay off. >> if media thought that it was rigged. that rigs rigged it. >> some mafia debt and all that. >> it's not true. >> billy jean king and bobby rig for all the male guy for all over the world. >>reporter: year 1973. event in the astrodome bill j jean already a champion squared off against 55-year-old male say that nightcast and 100,000 dollar winner take all match. subpoena bill j jean defeated the loud mouth rigs a former champion himself in straight sets. had he won he would make much more money. >> had he a lot of money medical riding on it. he was good to go against all women players and a plan. >>reporter: the idea that he threw the match made no sense to her. >> what was your first reaction wh

also billie jean king. >> who is your chachi? >> rick fullbaum and he left for miami.joey still loves you. >> joanie still loves you. very special thanks to patti ann brown, bill schultz, tv's andy levy and tucker karlsson. that does it for me. look up my dates on jim's website. come see us across the country, hey, see you next time. om vidaln helps stop water from fading away the vibrant color you wish would stay. waterproof it! the vidal sassoon hair color collection has an exclusive hydrablock system that helps lock in our color for as long as salon color... up t48 washes! prove it to yourself. vidal sassoon waterproof color. salon genius. affordable for all. ♪ and i'll never desert you ♪ ♪ i'll stand by you yeaaaah! yeah. so that's our loyalty program. you're automatically enrolled, and the longer you stay, the more rewards you get. great! oh! ♪ i'll stand by you ♪ won't let nobody hurt you ♪ isn't there a simpler way to explain the loyalty program? yes. standing by you from day one. now, that's progressive. that is it for fox reports. huckabee starts now. tonight

>> ladies and gentlemen, billie jean king. >> we really stood together to form the wta back in '73 andnk everyone's really proud of themselves now. >> billie jean king took center stage when the wta reunited its past number ones in london. >> billie jean has been one of my ultimate inspirations. she has told me so many things. >> she's always so inspirational to see, and just being around billie, you feel better after talking to her. zpr real >> really, the players today are living our dream. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to nurses to the right machines while dramatically reducing waiting time. [ telephone ringing ] now a waiting room is just a room. [ static warbles ] vo:remember to changew that oil is the it on schedule toy car. keep your car healthy. now a waiting room is just a room. show your car a little love with an oil change starting at $19.95. >>> they focused on a limited number of assets, housing, gold, speculative instruments, dead instruments. and that creates a sp

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. >>> and on this night, september 20th, 1973, 40 years ago billy jean king just ripped bobby red in same battle of the sexes. watch by an estimated 50 million from 37 different countries. look at the video. i mean, it was -- i was 11 years old when that happened. >> that's great. >> that was huge. everybody was talking about back then. >> incredible athlete. >> do i get to say we'll be right back. >> absolutely. >> we'll be right back. ,,,,,, is this the bacon and cheese diet? this is the creamy chicken corn chowder. i mean, look at it. so indulgent. did i tell you i am on the... [ both ] chicken pot pie diet! me too! [ male announcer ] so indulgent, you'll never believe they're light. 100-calorie progresso light soups. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant . >>> letterman is next with billy crystal. have a great weekend. ( band pla "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, broadcasting across the nation and around the world, it's the

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billie jean king took on bobby riggs who had bragged that he could beat any woman. made him eat his words. king, who was 29, beat the 55- year-old riggs in straight sets. did you hear the one about the traveling salesman who could sweep women off their feet? steve hartman tells it best "on the road." is next. [ male announcer ] guys don't put all this high tech gear on their face only to go home and wreck it with just any razor. upgrade to the gillette fusion proglide, precision equipment with less tug, less pull, for unrivaled comfort even on sensitive skin. so you can go get it. gillette -- the best a man can get. i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is that won't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more sinus symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh, what a relief it is. than any other behind the counter liquid gel. if you're living with moderate there are times it feels like your life revolves around your symptoms. if you're tired of going around i

jimmy connors, chris evert, billie jean king they all won opens here at forest hills.r: jackie robinson the kendis mohammed ally. they all watched big time tennis. alfred hitchcock liked tennis so much he put it in a movie "strangers on a train." eventually it would outgrow forest hills. there were no superboxes or places to park. >> the celebrities and tennis players found out we have a bathroom here. we had a lot of high-powered people using our maintenance bathroom. >> reporter: this treasure gathered thick layers of dust. developers dug for the land. and twice this magnificent structure almost became kondos. if this stadium had been knocked down, what would have been lost? >> i think the essence of forest hills. and if you equate it somewhat, to wimbledon, this was their wimbledon. ♪ >> reporter: but the past provided a future. the stadium had also doubled as an a-list concert venue. the who, the beatles, the rolling stones all played forest hills. >> i was in the back of the stage and here comes mick jagger with a heineken in his hand. i said, hi, mick. he said ho

we are at the billie jean king court in new york. >> reporter: he has one of the best views in this place, but it's the way he sees the challenges that brought him here that's really incredible. anglo anderson never thought he'd be here on the court of the u.s. open running alongside some of the biggest tennis champions in the world. in fact, the navy corp. man once worried he may never run again. >> at the time i didn't really see myself being athletic again. >> reporter: three years ago, laying on the ground in afghanistan, bleeding from two gunshot wounds. >> the entry wound was here and exited here. >> reporter: the other bullet shattered his femur. it's not the scar he focuses on, but the date tattooed next to it. >> the tattoo is my alive date. >> reporter: symbolizing not the day he almost lost his life, but the day he began fighting for it. undergoing several surgeries and six months of rehab learning to walk again. when he was asked to try out or a ball person at the u.s. open, he knew it paid off. a once in a lifetime opportunity -- a chance to inspire. >> military-wise, people

also billie jean king. >> who is your chachi? >> rick fullbaum and he left for miami.oey still loves you. >> joanie still loves you. very special thanks to patti ann brown, bill schultz, tv's andy levy and tucker karlsson. that does it for me. - who doesn't fall asleep in that class? [bell rings] - they just expect that. - honestly. [chatter and laughter] - he asked me right before school started. - oh. - no way. - hi. - hi. - ♪ shine, come on and let it shine ♪ ♪ light me up, make me feel alive ♪ - hi. - ♪ you've got what it takes - she actually said hi to me. - oh, yeah. - ♪ shine on me today that is it for fox reports. huckabee starts now. tonight on huckabee, the president making the case for military action in syria. >> the assad regime brazen use of chemical weapons is a threat to global peace and secretary. >> is the rebel opposition a less of a threat. >> they are car peppeders and black smith and dentist. >> is the president sure about that? do we know what we are getting to into syria. >> back in kindergarten. >> i am okay with it. our culture dictates that y

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ruth, billy jean king, prince harry.azing group of people, an amazing coming together, but the reaction to fitzgerald since you took charge and said i need to rebuild this company. i need to pay the families of those who died and look after them and you've done it. >> think about 658 people you can't -- there is nothing i can personally do that will make a darn bit of difference if you divide it by 658. so we had to have a company, a serious company and that was the drive we had and set out to rebuild the company for a poor purpose, and i think that is the only reason it worked because it was a pure purpose. >> a new documentary, "out of the clear blue sky." what did you make of it? >> when somebody makes a documentary, you sit around. obviously when this was a family member of one of our senior executives that got killed, we weren't able to defend ourselves. we had no abilities, so she was just around with a camera. so she just did it. we really had no control what would come out or how it would work out. what it is is

an othis day in 197 tennis star billie jean king defeated once men's player bobby rigs in the highlyad openly boasted that women were inferior and that they could not handle the pressure of the game. hmmm. he was 55 years old at the time. and said that despite his age, he could still beat any female player on the tour. he first challenged king to a match a year earlier. she declined some of the rigs took on another woman, margaret court. he beat her easily. and once again challenged king to a similar matchup. this time she said sure. and in a winner take all, $100,000 convenient, she knocked off bobby rigs in three straight sets. and king ruled the co-ed court 40 years ago today. that is how fox reports on this friday september 120th, 2013. i'm in for shepard smith. the tore -- factor is next. >> tonight. >> never happened before. >> why don't we look at what republicans have second why won't you answer? >> as president obama fights to regain credibility. questions are being raised about america's decline in power we have a factor investigation about that. >> this legislation is prey

heads say, well, rauf must see himself as an athlete activist, you know, like muhammad ali or billie jean king. and i'll never forget watching that and thinking to myself, athlete activist? what the heck is that? i thought i was this huge sports fan and memorizing all the stats. it seems like there's this whole world that i didn't know existed. and so i went to library, i've started reading a lot of old articles, started digging in the crates, reading old biographies. found a book co-written by taylor branch, actually, called "second wind," it's one of bill russell's books. and it opened this world to me. and so i started to think to myself, okay, if this applies to the past, how does it apply to the present and how does sports shape our political lives today? >> and you made a beat for yourself out of focusing on the ground between politics and sports. >> well, it's such a rich vein because, i mean, on a given week, it's never a what am i going to write about? it's, what am i not going to write about? because there's always so much happening in the world of sports, and there's always so many

but also, the real celebration today is tennis great billie jean king.the news recently, with accusations that riggs threw the match. and billie jean fought back. she was relaxed and funny. we're going to have more of it on "this week." i asked to ask her a little bit, because i was doing it for you, asking her about what fathers can do when they have little girls like you do. george has two adorable little girls, elliot and harper. what is your message to parents who are raising young women today? >> first of all, usually the father, like george, is their first hero. mom's a shero, but dad's the first hero. i don't know if men realize how important they are to their daughter sometimes. but always tell your girls, like my dad did, that you can do anything. i'm sure george is doing a great job. >> you or george? who is going to go down? you or george stephanopoulos? >> he beat me. i'm not playing that much anymore. >> oh, come on. that can't be it. >> i don't know. >> you have to take george down? >> oh, no. i don't know who would win. i think his childre

we'll also be taking a look at the legend of billie jean king, how everything has changed for women inrris perry is up next. the deliberate president. with the moves president obama is making so openly about syria are telling us about the leader he really is. stick around. melissa will be here in just a minute. see you tomorrow morning at 8:00. dvair, i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. ask your doctor if including advair could help improve your lung function. [ m