coco goff, the youngest player to qualify for the tournament beating her rival venus williams blaine alexander has the story >> reporter: at just 15 years old -- >> standing ovation. >> reporter: cocoa goff has played her way into wimbledon history. winning her very first wimbledon match against the player who won the championship five times, venus williams coco's parents over the moon >> this is the first time i ever cried after a match. i'm literally living my dream right now. >> reporter: since first stepping on the court, coco has idolized the williams sisters. she keeps a post of of serena on her wall today's match up truly one for the ages at 39, venus is the oldest player to take the court at wimbledon this year, 24 years coco's senior. venus was here competing for her third wimbledon title in 2004. that's the same year coco was born >> i'm really happy to see her playing great. >> after the match i told her thank you for everything she did. i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her. >> reporter: passing love from one tennis great to the next blaine alexander, nbc news, london >> living t

here is blaine alexander. >> reporter: it was the wimbledon run that kept the world watching.ff, a 15-year-old rookie toppling tennis giants. >> i'm a fighter. anything is possible if you work hard. >> reporter: but even after her fourth round loss here at wimbledon for so many people cheering her on, coco is still a winner. on social media a celebrity cheering section. >> joe ellen posted me, beyonce posted me! >> reporter: enough to send this teen into a fit of giggles. while coco's run is over, another american, alison riske, upset the number one seed today claiming her place in the quarterfinals taking on serena williams tomorrow. and for the teenage phenom who's been at it since age six, back in florida she's a homewno show the world she's just getting started. blaine alexander, nbc news, london. >> and congratulations to both on "steve" -- they want answers. >> we've been together for years. >> what do you do to keep your sex lives exciting? the truth? handle >> location, location! >> don't try everything at once. 50 --ore you hit >> not necessarily. [laughter] steve: th

blaine alexander has more. >> the picture is controversial, three smiling university of mississippi students, two with guns posing in front of a memorial to slain civil rights icon emmett till, the sign riddled with bullets it's not clear whether the students vandalized it, but for many it's drudging up memories of a painful past. emmett till was 14 when he was brutally murdered by a group of white men more than 60 years ago in mississippi his killers went free. >> it is not surprising but disturbing >> reporter: nbc news has not been able to identify one of the students in the photo and could not reach the other two for comment. all three were suspended from their fraternity kappa alpha which called the picture unacceptable ole' miss calls it offensive but says the students' actions did not violate its code of conduct. that defaced sign is now gone soon to be replaced. it will be the fourth marker the three before it vandalized >>> e murder trial >> what is your message to people who would deface markers like this? >> stop it just stop it we're better than that >> reporter: from a controver

blaine alexander, nbc news >>> and breaking tonight out of afghanistan, two u.s. service members were killed in an apparent insider attack in kandahar when a member of the afghan security forces opened fire on them two u.s. military officials said the shooter was injured and is now in the custody of afghan forces the taliban claim responsibility >>> at the white house, president trump met with religious leaders today after taking new aim at baltimore, the city's black congressman and reverend al sharpton hallie jackson is at the white house tonight. >> reporter: the president touting by tweet a private meeting with inner city pastors today after his public attacks on the city of baltimore, calling it a disgusting rat and rodent infested mess and blasting the congressman who represents part of the city, elijah cummings. one attendee was asked whether he thinks the president was racist >> i find that hard to believe when you consider the things that have been done for the black community. >> do you believe today was an attempt at damage control by president trump? >

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blaine alexander, nbc ws, washington >> justice john paul stevens, dead at the age of 99. >>> a political crisis rocks the commonwealth of puerto rico. the unrest and turmoil hitting the tourism industry several cruise ships including royal caribbean, carnival and celebrity cruises are canceling stops at the island until the unrest settles meanwhile, singer ricky martin released ts video demanding ricardo rossello's resignation and he has vowed to march in demonstrations later todayt rossello ae center of multiple scandals involving corruption and leaked private messages revealing sexist and homophobic remarks the governor hasshd an apology but refuses to step down so far several of his cabinet members have >>> the justice department will not file federal charges against poa new york city lice officer in tch 2014 oke hold death of eric garner. garner, an unarmed black man, was killed while being arrested by officer daniel pantaleo for selling loose and untaxed cigarettes his death sparked outrage across the country. and while officer pantaleo will not face criminal prosecution, he could s

here is blaine alexander. >> reporter: it was the wimbledon run that kept the world watching.ff, a 15-year-old rookie toppling tens ants. >> i'm a fighter. anything is possible if you work hard. >> reporter: but even after her fourth round loss here at wimbledon for so many people cheering her on, coco is still a winner. on social media a celebrity cheering section. >> joe ellen posted me, beyonce postedme! >> reporter: enough to send this teen into a fit of giggles. while coco'sun is over, another american, alison riske, upset the number one seed todayai ng her place in the quarterfinals taking on serena williams tomorrow. and for theee tnage phenom who's been at it since age six, back in florida she's a hometown hero ready to show the world she's just getting started. blaine alexander, nbc news, london. >> and congratulations to both on "steve" -- thewant answers. >> we've been togeer for years. >> what do you do to keep your sex lives exciting? the truth? handle th location, location! >> don't try eg at once. 50 --ore you hit >> not necessarily. [laughter] steve: this is ma

blaine alexander, nbc news, london >>> mattel teamed up with the european space agency for a barberieuly out of this world that is modeled after italian astronaut samantha christopheretti. the 42-year-old is also a fighter pilot, engineer and the only active female astronaut in europe the new barbie may be one small step for womankind we should say but the collaboration hopes to inspire girls to become astronauts seems like after all these decades they've come a long way since just malibu barbie >> yes i want one in fact >>> this cuban couple said i do off the coast of havana about 20 feet below the waves both the bride and the groom had been married before, so this time they wanted to do things differently. guests wore scuba gear as they watched the lovebirds exchange vows under the sea and they even popped oducing my new spicy chicken strips combo. bigger, tastier strips of juicy chicken with crunchy batter. spice them up with hot sauce or cool them down with buttermilk ranch. try my 100% all-white meat spicy chicken strips combo today. only at jack in the box. ♪ try my $4.99 barbeq

blaine alexander, nbc news, . washington >> stevens served as a judge in the u.s. court of appeals for the 7th circuit for five years before president ford appointed him to the suprem >> left quite a legacy. >> he did. >>> this dangerous heat outside leaving its mark on the entire region here. leading to a storm team 4 weather alert. heat advisory now in effect. we've got live team coverage. >> in a moment we'll see how people are staying cool during an exciting display at the washington monument with what looks like a roct right now. >> can't wait to get to that. but let's begin with storm team e meteorologist amelia draper standing by in theather center. amelia. >> reporter: two hours ago the national weather service issued a heat advisory for a goodi port of the area for tomorrow. is is going to begin at 11:00 a.m. and run until 8:00 p.m. in the evenin check it out. this is in effect for southern montgomery county, fairfax, orince william county, over i prince george's county, southern maryland, and then down through stafford and king george counties as well.is

blaine alexander, nbc news, mississippi. >>> there has been friction for weeks between nancy pelosi and alexandria ocasio-cortez. today the pair held a one on one meeting, but was it a meeting of the minds? jeff bennett joins us now. jeff. >> that's right, lester. house speaker nancy pelosi holding a high profile 30 minute sit down meeting with the freshman member of congress to try to smooth things over, pelosi even tweeting the photo with alexandria ocasio-cortez afterwards, both of them smiling. now, the meeting follows sharp disagreements she's had with ocasio-cortez and other progressives over strategy and key issues. pelosi down played those disputes, comparing the situation to disagreements within a family. and the house speaker today also said she wants to continue taking a wait and see approach to pursuing impeachment proceedings as now nearly 100 house democrats are calling for impeachment. the president tonight dismissing it as nonsense. lester. >> all right. jeff, thanks. >>> now to the price you pay for your cell phone bill after the feds today gave approval for a mega merg

new york after being left all day, their father now charged with criminally neglect homicide blaine alexander has more. >> reporter: tonight it happener again, yet another child left inside a hot car a 2-year-old died after being left inside a van at this daycare in oakland park, florida. >> 2-year-old male not conscious, not breathing, possibly left in the van all day. a hot car this year. today's incident comes >> the 24th child to die in a hot car this year. today's incident comes as a new york father faces charges for the deaths of his 1-year-old twins. 39-year-old juan rodriguez sobs during his first court appearance he says when he went to work he forgot his children were in the car. they had been inside for eight hours. the medical examiner says the temperature inside was 108 degrees. today the twin's mother called it a horrific accident and defended her husband he is a good person and a great father i know he will never forgive himself for this mistake expertc experts say it can happen to any parent >> always look in the backseat before they lock up their car and leave a reminder in t

minor injuries >>> stevie wonder reveals he's taking ag while he fights a serious health issues blaine alexander is in london tonight. >> reporter: stevie wonder's show in london closed on an emotional note >> i am going to take a break. >> reporter: with his fans recording, the 69 years old paused the music for a personal message. >> i am going to have surgery. >> reporter: a kidney transplant this september but no further details. i don't want you to hear any rumors about it so i am telling you. >> reporter: the croeers >> it is all good. >>t that after decades, he's still performing regularly >> reporter: including at the recent funeral for aretha franklin and rapper nipsey hussle and this white house's p performance for president obama. chronic liver disease is hard on african-americans of higher rates leading causes of diabetes and hyper tension. the typical wait for a donor is more than three years. >> many patients are able to live very, very healthy lives. they still need tothy lifestyle. >> i love you. >> reporter: with three shows left before his break. >> god bless you >> reporter: st

blaine alexander reports on the girl who's got game. al >> reporter: cl it a coco come back. after more than three gruels hours of a dramatic point for point match, coco gauff has done it again. the 15-year-old fighting her way back from what seemed in defeat.r >> she doesn't quite epave the control. >> rorter: but then -- and she kept fighting. her first time on the center cou playing before her biggest crowd ever,oco suddenly seemed right at home. >> were you holding your breath? >> reporteans with her every step of the around the world from her hometown in florida to every corner of social media, her name trending number one in the u.s. and great britain. millions watching her go from near defeat to domination. >> i always knew that i can come back no matter what the scoris . >> reporter: and nthat's exactly what her pa cory and candy taught her. >> what do you tell her before the etatches? >> lour opponent know that nothing you do is going to phase me because i'm going to keecoming back. i'm fwog going to keep coming back. >> rorter: and if coco has her way, keep the worl

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nbc's blaine alexander remains in oxford, mississippi for us with the latest on the case. ig, good morning to you we now know more about the way that ally kostial died and more about how the main suspect in her murder was arrested. but investigators still have a number of questions, and so do the friends who knew ally best this morning for the first time we are seeing what might be some of the final images of ally kostial alive. oxford police say this surveillance video shows the 21-year-old outside of rooster's bar just off the campus of university of mississippi where kostial was a student. she walks to the door, but never goes in. then leaves. the next morning her body was found near a lake about 20 miles away officials say she was shot multiple times. >> in a ford f 150 black tags. possibly armed >> reporter: police arrested brandon thiesbelt monday morning 80 miles away at a memphis gas station. he was brought back to mississippi and charged with murder his father says he believes his son is innocent. the now suspended ole miss student has had other run-ins with the la

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nbc's blaine alexander joining us again from wimbledon.rybook debut but not a storybook ending. >> reporter: absolutely. her parents even said look she's 15 years old, they did not expect her to be here at this stage of her life. they said go out there and see how good you can be. she made it all the way to round four, one of the final 16 players, again, it was not meant to be. she's now eliminated. just to give you some context, the players she was up against today was somebody that was r k ranked twice number one in the world. certainly for an unranked coco gauff her first time on the wimbledon, she posted on instagram not so long ago, "i did my best, it was not meant to be, thank you, london." >> there is still a lot of action and another major upset that we saw today. a 29-year-old american, allison risk out of pittsburgh, she was able to knock outs the number one seed here at wimbledon. she's going on the quarter finals, she will play against serena williams tomorrow. this is riske's first time at a grand slam tournament. she's been p

blaine alexander has maybe the best assignment in the business this week, good moing to you. >> coriauff is so much fun to watch and we arech still watg her. shooey is set to take the court later today for a doubles match bu it is that performance that has people talking. she came back from a real squeaker of a match to victory. it seemsi corgauff's fairy tale run was all but over. >> doesn't quite have the control. >> she was down a match point when suddenly the 15-year-old fought back. with g center court another win and a spot in round 4 and a crowd that couldn't get enough. >> the people in the crowd were behind me every step of the way, and that i something i really appreciated. >> the youngest player ever to qualify for wimbledon, coc o's first tournament win v game againsus williams, someone she grew up idolizing and she ke winning turning everyone into a tennis fan. number one trend onwitter in the u.s. and uk. a who's who of celebrity congrats from samuel l. jackson and magic johnson to abby wambach and michelle obama. >> coco isterrific. >> there is the video from tina laws

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nbc's blaine alexander, no relation, spoke to her parents before she takes the court this morning.ood morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the 15-year-old sensation is back on the court later today for her third round match. i did get a chance to spend some time with her parents last night. they tell me they can usually tell how a tournament is going by how well coco is eating they say if she's eating a lot, that means she's feeling good. that the nerves haven't gotten to her well, they say she's eating at a lot this tournament, which could mean trouble for the competition. coco gauff keeps on winning. blazing through her first two rounds at wimbledon at just 15 years old. she's taken the tennis world by storm. but the two people who actually saw it coming, her mom and dad as her parents, are you surprised? >> no. i'm not surprised that she has the capability >> i'm not surprised because i knew she could compete >> reporter: that was the first thing they told her after her stunning win over five-time wimbledon champ venus williams. >> gave her a hug and said, mom, really, did

blaine alexander has been watching the young american's meteoric rise. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. you, me, everybody, we're all rooting for coco, the buzz here at wimbledon has turned into a full on roar after the 15-year-old's victory yesterday. she proved her victory against venus williams was no fluke and now the teenager says she's not finished yet it may be even sweeter the second time around 15-year-old coco gauff doing it again, serving up another straight set victory, this time against slovenia's mag da lena it's on to round three. >> the last three days have definitely just been kind of surprising, last week around this time didn't know i was it just shows you have to be ready for everything. >> reporter: she's proving she is more than ready. >> the newest star shines a little brighter. >> reporter: now the talk of wimbledon and gaining a flock of new fans, especially that home in florida. >> i think it's amazing, like she's the future of american tennis. >> i think everyone's got coco fever. >> if you're wondering how she gets ready -- >> social media relaxes me just wa

nbc's blaine alexander has maybe the best assignment of the business. she's been following gauff. blaine, good morning to you. >> reporter: halley, good morning to you. coco gauff is so much fun to watch and we are still watching her. she is set to take the court later today for a doubles match, but it's that stunning solo performance yesterday that still has so many people talking. she came back from a real squeaker of a match to victory and she's making history with each win. it seemed coco gauff's fairy tale run was all about over. >> doesn't quite have the control. >> reporter: she was down a match point when suddenly the 15-year-old fought back. leaving centre court with another win. a spot in round 4 and a crowd that couldn't get enough. >> people in the crowd were behind me every step of the way and that's something i really appreciated. >> reporter: the youngest player to ever qualify for wimbledon. coco's first tournament win came against venus williams. the five-time champ she grew up idolizing and coco kept winning. her stunning uk ses turning everyone into a tennis fan

nbc's blaine alexander at the all england club this morning.reporter: savannah, good morning to you. it is so hard to believe that coco gauff has reached the final 16 before even hitting her 16th birthday. she's the youngest to ever qualify for wimbledon. a week ago this time, most people had never even heard coco's name. now, she's taken tennis by storm, and the world can't stop watching. this morning, 15-year-old coco gauff takes on week two, a wimbledon rookie. watching her on the court, you would never know it. playing mixed doubles saturday with partner jay clark, she suffered her first wimbledon loss. it's today's singles match that carries the weight, and it could be a tough one. she'll face off against romania's simona halep, a player who has been ranked number one in the world twice. but after friday's incredible comeback, coco has made it clear, she does not give up easily. >> people in the crowd were behind me every step of the way, and that's something i really appreciated during the match. >> reporter: now, the world can't get enou