. >>> francis tiafo, advances to the australian open. tiafoeho gets the down the line to win. tomorrow, he takes a chance to keep his hopes alive. this would be the first time in a 1 round in any grand slam -- look at him. this weekend is also special because tioe will be celebrating his 21st birthday on sunday. >> this is h. ti >> he is from prince george's county. he's played at the city en. we claim him. he plays at the college park tennis center. >>> one nba player forgot something important. his game shorts. i don't know what we're about to show you here. >> uh-oh. come on, now. >> last night, los angelesfo lakers ard, michael beasley was about to walk on the court and he realized he was still in his dark practice shorts. beasley h to head back to the locker room tochange. he was able to enter the game. e helped the lakers beat the thunder in the yellow shorts. >> there's always one kid that has the black shorts on. or the wrong jersey. you have to change. >> is it that yoserious? can't play in the others? >> some tournaments you have to have the right outfit on. >> this

. >> williams's partner, they didn'tet a whole lot of attention, but francis tiafo p frnce gorges county, big fan, weni recd him. >> no. >> williams came up short, hebe desc playing against federer as the match of her career. >> i know they got 40 grand slam ties between the two of them. >> it's like the goat versus the goat. incredible. >>> it's now 4:37. coming up, a near fight on the football field and not involving the players. the mascots match up, that is going viral this mo ming. >> money's on the bigger one but, first, baby new year. a new year, a new life. we'll introduce you to fi2019's t new resident of ouarea.r >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >>> a thief caught on camera and he wasn't at a bank, a house or a car. some of the usual places you might expect a thief to be. this one thought i would be good idea to hit up a police station. come on now. >> it all went down in gladstone, oregon. trying to steal a bike. >> from the police station? >> yeah, idn't gowell. police officer confronts him. he tries to run but, yeah,at not going to go over well either. the officer calls f

francis tiafoe into the quarter finals for the first time in his career.t a birthday gift for the 21-year-old. >> oh, my phone was blowing up. i couldarely use it. yeah, just -- what you dream about.y i told coach and my agent that, you know there's no reason why i can'tgs do these th and i didn't think it was going to happen right away, but this is unbelievable. >>e that energy. maurice joseph hosting duquesne. colonial trailed 20-2 to start this but fight gw with the first lead of the game and we head to overtime. in o.t., frankie saysfrelax. ankie hughes, that is, hits a big three to put duquesne up five. they go on. gw's third loss in the last four games. >> 40-minute mentality that we're locked in to disrupt and go dominate and take what's ours. >> we're fired up. brenda frsen, ninth ranked maryland coming off a loss to michigan state, hosting penn state today. check out the nittany lions. paige hs a free throo put them up five. then the terps end the quarter on an 8-0 run. next, kyla charles shreds the defense with two of her 19 points. and in the fo

new overnight a huge win for prince gege's county native in the australian open. 39th ranked francis tiafo beat fifth seat kevin anderson in four sets. the biggest upsetf the tournament so far. tiafo moves on to the third und where he will face another tennisvetera italian sep pi. we will root for him ahead of the another celebtion for tiafoe. >> pace yourself,y. bu >> kevin anderson is 6'5". >> a big win. >>> the washington wizards are already working on their game on the biggest road trip of the year. team is in londonor a game against the new york knicks. they had flight trouble getting out of washington. we had this weather. they finally landed, though. >> they're looking to bounce back after an overtime loss at home over the weekend. the knicks are on a four-game losing streak right now. hope they can keep it going. last night the team received a royal welcome at ksington palace. these are pictures from the event there posted on social media overnigh the wizards game against the knicks set for tomorrow at lond london's famous arena. >> very cool. >>> good morning, everybody. i'm storm

francis tiafoe is facing rafael nada in the quarterfinals in tho australian n. they're getting ready for the big match in this video here. tiafoe has pulled off a few upsets already, knocking off the 5th and 20th raved ayers. rafa is ranked second in the world. the score was 2-5 in the third set. we're just hearing that nadal, rafa, just won. it wasook a david and goliath matchup about but tiafoe is 21. he gets to learn a lot with oof he best to ever play the hegame. >> tact that he made it to the quarterfinals -- >> i'm very proud of him. >> don't forget that name. a >>> her some things to know, whelan was arreste in moscow back in december on spicion of fispying. nbc's kr simmons will have more. >>> singer chris brown was taken into custody. a woman filed a rape complaint against him and two others. investigators have another two days to decide whether to file charges. brown faces potential charges of aggravated rape and drug infractions. >>> oscar nominations will be announced later today. many are expected to get several nominations. can't wait to see gaga i

francis tiafo.faced offhe against 20th seed yesterday, his 20th rthday. >> tiafo handled the first two and dropped the third and he was able to recover and won in the fourth set. he's now set to take on rafael nadal, and he's the number two player in the world in the next round. i must say i had a chance to meet tiafoe's brother and they grew up watching tennis because his dad was aanitor at the facility. they grew up knowing proper norm. >> seems lik they are doing all right for themselves. >> the weather in australia looks a lotetter than i does here. >> got that right. >> oh, my gosh! we're in store for some cold temperatures. lauryn ricketts is tracking a freeze coming over our area. wiay with us. wiay with us. 'll be right back we hey babe t, what's the password for the cable bill? wiay with us. 'll be right back we rollerbladeking22. capital "k". ok... what about the phone bill? it's the entire alphabet backwards. z y x w v... i got it. i got it... what about electric? shrimp. uh uh. lobster?

. >>> new erght, francis tiafoe advances in the australian open.e gets the shot down the line to win. t tomorrow, es a chance to keep his grand slam hopes alive. thisirould be his time. >> i love the celebration. in the 16 round of any grand slam. ebso a special weekend because tiafoe will be cting his 21st birthday on sunday. >> oh, to b in the australian open. >> glad nobodyha heard chuck said. >>> still ahead, he is talking about me. saving you money onrescription drugs while costs skyrocket nationwide. >>> and a look at a damning governmeport. why the number of children separated from their parents at the u.s./mexicoe border may higher than previously reporter. news 4 today will be right back. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hithat's fine, i'm not, really wild about people.. oh hey, monday! ugh. but lately, they've been dragging me to places that are way too much fun. look at this place, like people are winning and laughing. and doing that. i... no. it's five in the afternoon, for pete's sake. monday! up top! no! what's wrong with you? >>> news 4

new overnight a huge win for a prince george's county nativh in t australian open. 39th ranked francis tiafoe beat fifth seat kevin anderson in four sets. the biggest upset of thena tont so far. tiafoe moves into the third round where he will face another tennis veteran italian andreas seppi tomorrow. tiafoe turns 21 on sunday. so young, his whole career ahead of him. he lost a few times to kevin anderson last year so in your face. >> right. kevin anderson is a giant. >>> the wizards are alrea working on their game on the biggest road trip of the year, the team is in london for a game against the new york knicks. they had flight trouble getting outwaf shington. we had that weather to contend with. but they finally landed. >> they are looking to bounce back after an overtime loss at me this weekend. luckily the knicks are on a four-game losing streak right now, so keep that momentum going. last night, the team received a royal welco at kensington palace. how about that? these are some of the photosf the event posted on social media overnight. the wizards game against the knicks set for tomorro

. >>> francis tiafo, advances to the australian open. tiafoe gets the shot down the line to win. tomorrow he takes on the 20th seed in the tournament. this would be his first time making it this far at any grand slam. he is loving it. this weekend is special for him because he is going to celebrate his 21st birthday on sunday. >> i love the cebration. don't overdo it on the birthday side. >> he played atollege park tennis center. we're huge fans. we're rooting for him. would love to see him win a grand slam. >> congratulations and happy birthday. >>> thingsidn't go as well for another hometown athlete last night. it's not uncommon to forget you. lu maybe you leave your i.d. when you head off to work. >> but this nba player forgot something pretty important, his game shorts. los angeles lakers forward, michael beasley was about to walk on the court and he realized he was still in his dark practice shorts. he can't go on like that. beasley had to head back to the locker room to change. he was able to enter the game. he helped the lakers beat the thunder in the yellow shorts. >>> i'

tsitsipas won in four sets and now faces either rafa nadal or american francis tiafoe next.ed in a protest inside and outside their stadium against the club's owner ken anderson at their championship match against west brom last night — tennis balls rained down from the stands as the match got underway. bolton lost 2—0. they are unhappy with the way that the cloud is being run at the moment. —— club. the premier league's bottom club huddersfield town have named borussia dortmund second team coach jan seiwert as their new manager. siewert leaves the same coaching role that huddersfield's previous manager david wagner occupied at dortmund. i will not labour the point without 939 i will not labour the point without gag began. my rain and my body and not quite in the same building at the moment. i think carol has been laughing ever since she first notice that. shall we find out? are both in animal print this morning. good morning, carol. this morning it is a cold start with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. temperatures very low behind. it is icy. take care if you are trave

rafa nadal next for tsitsipas — the number two seed is also in fine form , and thrashed american francis tiafoealian singles player, ashleigh barty to reach the semi—finals where she'll face the unseeded american danielle collins, it was not easy for me to kind of see myself being in the semifinal after everything and i always wanted to come back and play at the highest level that i can and compete with the best and play in the grand slams and this is happening and, yeah, it took me to tears, but they are happy tea rs took me to tears, but they are happy tears that i show. just a bit of background, she was attacked in her home two years ago, a knife attack on her hand and there were fears she could never play tennis again but here she is in the semifinal of another grand slam, so great news for her. thank you very much. talk to you later on. this year's oscar nominations have been announced in los angeles. the films "the favourite" and "roma" outperformed their rivals with ten nominations each. among the british actors nominated are olivia colman and rachel weisz for their roles in "the favouri

francis tiafoe.ed he fff against the 20th seedr grego gheetoff. today is his birthday. >> tiafoe handleded the first two sets, dropped the third and was able to recover and the win the match in rte fset. >> tiafoe is now set to take on rafael nadal, the number two plther in the world ie next round. we wish him luck. >> and a young woman'se bat against cancer inspires her to find a way to make things better for others. in just a few moments we'll ♪ ♪ ♪ rhythm is a dancer ♪ it's a soul companion ♪ you can feel it everywhere ♪ lift your hands and voices ♪ free your mind and join us ♪ you can feel it in the air ♪ oh sorry, we were running late. no problem, come on in. ♪ because they let me to customize my insurance, and as a fitness junkie, i customize everything. like my bike and my calves. so you only pa what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ >>> today marks the start of teen cancer awareness week, so we want to introduce you to a cancer survivor who tk her experience as motivation to make treatment easier for others. >> her name is nikkierro who was 17 years old wh