serena, the world number one, and five-time wimbledon champion, heather watson, you might call it a hometown favorite, ranked 59th in the world. after serena took the first set, pick it up in the second, watson, bottom of the screen nice slice, serena on the run, watson pumps it awake great britain takes the second set, 6-4. nicely done. third set now, excited. bar me what they say this serena once down 3-love, back she comes, now knotted three apiece. serena will blast the back hand winner, not only a scream but a pump pumped up you get what i'm saying. after watson blew a chance to serve for the match at 5-4 you kidding me? match point for serena, top of your screen, that's gonna be a winner of course this is 2015 so we have to review it indeed in serena holds off heather watson, in three sets. >>> all right, you think july fourth weekend you think cars, not just the bumper in front of you in the bridge lane. nascar returning to nbc. the subway firecracker 250 on saturday on nbc sports network and then the big event under the lights on sunday night right here on nbc4. the coke zero 400. yo

friday saw serena williams having a tough time of it against unseeded heather watson. the 20-time grand slam winner took the opening set. heather watson recovered to get within two points of victory, seeing a 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 win, setting up a fourth round tie with her sister venus. >>st unfortunate that it is so soon. we'll do the best that we can. she's my sister today, next week, next year. i think that's a little more important nan a match. we'll leave everything out on the court and when it's done we'll go back to regular life. >>> the highlanders claim the superrugby title, defeating the hurricanes. despite having home advantage. elliott dixon sending the highlanders into the break with a 37 lead. then setting up this in the second half. winning the southern hemisphere's top title for the first time, 21-14. full time score. >> 102nd edition oft tour de france is getting under way. cycling is a way of life in the nth, with the majority of the 6 million people using a bike every day. paul rees reports. >> the dutch are never far away from the bikes, it's a relationshi

across the pond at wimbledon heather watson gave serena williams all she could handle winning a set. but serena is too strong and too good and wins in three sets to the round of 16 where she will face her big sister venus. that is a look at sports. maureen: thank you for the good stories about the women. low: absolutely! women are rocking, baby. brian: hopefully the weather will rock tomorrow. we will start out wet but the showers should taper and dry out for the capitol fourth and fireworks tomorrow. maureen: we hope so. hope you have a great holiday weekend. "world news tonight" with david muir is up next. >>> tonight, america on alert. heavily-armed police deployed across u.s. cities. in times square, officers on guard. in washington, protecting historic monuments on horseback, on foot. in l.a., a call to be on alert for possible terror attacks. fourth of july fears heating up. >>> severe holiday storms. the tornadoes. the deadly road collapse. and the flash flood rescues in the south. dangerous heat in the west. 30 million people at risk tonight. >>> at a popular tourist attracti

and push she was by fan favorite there, center court, heather watson, the last brit woman remaining.n but pulled out the match and even match point was difficult for her. they had to wind up reviewing it. it went her way. 24th victory in a row at a grand slam event. she will now play her sister venus monday. one of the sisters will move on. one will not. meanwhile, goings on that you have to check out that green breyer class classic. this is yesterday. 18th hole. par three. thomas aces it. hole in one. the course owner handed out $100 bills for the first hole in one. this was the second hole in one on that hole. he handed out $500 bills. 192 grand he gave away yesterday. meanwhile, tiger woods is not going to like that shot. way off. he did make the cut. he is behind vegas and langley. that is the sporting life for right now. lost of stuff going on. >>> on the 10:00 p.m. news a police officer is injured when a suspect rams his patrol car. and the officer's condition. tonight on the 10:00 p.m. news. >>> see you nen, have a good night -- then, have a goodnight. good morning! there's th

. >> third round windle done facing heather watson. williams down 3-love in the first set and fights back to win. this is match point. serena advances fourth round. >> and finally tonight, gloves are helpful on a baseball diamond but not required. minor league baseball head of carolina course back and bear handed graph fwrap. he catches that with his fair hand. >> my hats have a great team. >> you are so in. >> juney kimle live next on channel 6. "action news" continues on 5:30 for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and the entire "action news" team. i'm jim gardner have a good night and great holiday weekend >> jimmy: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- jada pinkett smith. from "terminator: genisys," jai courtney. "this week in unnecessary censorship." and music from nate ruess. with cleto and the cletones. and now, moving on, here's jimmy kimmel! [ cheers and applause ]

. >>> across the pond to wimbledon, serena williams facing heather watson. third set, williams double faults and watson takes a 3-love lead in the match. watson had a chance to serve for it but can't handle the return. williams breaks to make it 5-5. after serena wins the next game at love match point now. again, her return too strong. serena defeats watson 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. will actually have to play her sister venus next. that wraps it up for sports. we'll be right back. >>> we will be dodging a few showers? >> we will. especially in the morning and once again closer to your afternoon hours right along the shore but temperatures staying a little below average at 77 degrees, warming up. take a look at sunday. mostly sunny with a high of 85. can't get better than that. >> that looks really good. for all of us i'm jim rosenfield. the news continues with "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> on the broadcast tonight, terror jitters. on the eve of july 4th, cities stepping up patrols. fbi agents mixing into crowds. our embassies on alert on the heels of attacks

serena took on heather watson and watson took a 5-4 lead and would serve for the match.ch point. her shot landed right on the line and she would squeak out the win. she will face our sister venus in the next round. they have not met since 09. >>> tiger woods, game two of the greenbriar. tiger looking pretty chill. look at that. not a good one there. he put that's one right into the drink. that was the down. here is the up. he sinks this one. watch him spin this one back. he would put to save par. he goes into the weekend four shots off of the lead. that will do it for sports. yeah. pretty good. tiger is there. >> nice kicks. >> thanks. they're cool. >> we'll is there an elk in your bed? with sleep number now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store. right now, save $300 to $700 on select mattress sets, plus 36-month special financing. ends monday! know better sleep with sleep number. >> csi is next. >> have a great weekend. be safe out there. watch the fireworks and the fire danger too. we'll see you monday. >> have a safe holiday. >> captions by:capt

across the pond, at wimbledon britt heather watson gave serena williams all she could handle winninget but serena too strong, too good. she wins in three sets, moves on to the round of 16 where she'll face her big sister, venus. also from wimbledon arlington's dennis kudla advances to the round of 16 after winning in five sets. guess he was so happy that he wanted to get rid of everything in his bag. nice. and calvin coolidge making his debut. in the fifth inning look at this, guys. he trails and then he knocks over abe. passes george. and then knocks out teddy the 30th president of the united states wins in his debut for the nats. racing presidents. multi reports have indiana pacers all star power forward a free agent, david west mulling overcoming to d.c. or san antonio. that would be huge. if they get david west, i'm good. i'm good. bring him here. david west. bring him here. >> i'm still having a hard time with calvin coolidge. he was such a nice guy in our studio yesterday and all of a sudden the dirtiest guy on the field. but he did win. >> thank you lou. still ahead a futurist

third round at wimbledon serena williams facing heather watson. williams fights back to win.ena advances to the fourth round where she'll face her sister venus. those two will be meeting for the 26th time in their career. serena leads all time 14 to 11. >> the state of new jersey preserving more of the land where a pivotal revolutionary war battle took place. the christie administration expanded the princeton battlefield park by four and a half acres. the area now included in the park had a significant role in the tactics used by george washington in securing american independence. his victory there in 1777 helped change the course of the revolutionary war. i'm whoopi goldberg and new york is my home. there's no place like it in the world and no better place to lean about the people who shaped who we are today. hear about the lives of slaves in colonial new york and about the fight to abolish slavery. pick a stop on the underground railroad and visit the home and grave of one of new york's most controversial citizens. a journey in new york is a journey through history. plan y

heather watson taking on serena. she was thee years old when serena turned pro.a with several unforced mistake. loses the second set six to four. in the third look at this. she never does this. double faults. she was down three to love in the third. serena fought all the way back. tied it at five. final point watson can't handle it. calls for a review. but the ball was in. serena survived scary one advances to the quarter finals where she'll meet her big sis serena has won three of the last five matches with her sister venus at wimbledon. two best players of this area but every time they get together for some reason it's a dud. like these two don't want to beat their sister. that match is on monday. >>> in the world cup was looking for their first cup win in 16 years. taking on japan here on fox on sunday. carli lloyd julie johnston, alex morgan and the rest trying to get it done for the home team team. and this weekend we'll have a couple sound bites people talk talking about coaches from penn and from temple talking about who will win. they all agree that it's

she had to battle to the deciding set to beat heather watson who was roared on by her home crowd on centercourt. the win means that serena will face her sister venus in the next round. >> she is my sister today next week next year. that's more important than the match. we'll leave everything out on the court. then when it's done we'll go back to regular life. >> in the men's competition it was another easy win for french open champions wawrinka. he quickly saw what he calls the third perfect match in a row. >> you have to win and the match was great. >> it was much the same for the defending champ. djokovic would make swift work of the australian thomas winning in straight sets. al jazeera. >> well, one aspect of wimbledon is a very strict all-white dress code. but player who broke the rules was australian he started the match wearing a branded head band but it's purple and green strikes were too colorful for the friend club. >> you were told to turn it back around, that was a wimbledon issue head band and told to turn it inside out. what is your general thought about the dress code here?

djokovic plays in round three followed by serena williams facing british number one heather watson.rive on court one, french open champion is taking on. striker signed on a season long loan from monaco. he spent last season with manchester united where he only managed four goals in 29 premier league appearances. he will join up with former teammates. >> new coach said it's time for the italian team to be feared again. he's been presented to the media by the club president. the 18 time champions contend for last season. he is the fourth coach in a year and a half. >> we will be a bunch of devils and our colors will be red as the devil and black is the fear we will give our rivals. we have to work hard and be real professionals. >> tiger woods has shot his best round of the season as he continues preparings for the open championship in scotland in two weeks time. woods has been in action at the green bay classic in west virginia in the united states. shooting four under par, 66 in his opening round. good enough for a share of 12th place. he's four shots off the leader. it goes a long

she'll next week heather watson the last british woman in the draw, who upset daniela hantuchova in straight sets. >> serena williams is a great player an amazing athlete and a great champion and the one to watch. the favourite for every tournament she plays. so i think she is one to beat in tournaments like this >>> serena williams sister is into round 3, having it a little more difficult, going throe 7-6 6-4 against putinseva. maria sharapova, a winner into the last 32 losing four games. >> just the preparation and understanding that it will be warm not going for too much just because you want to make the points quicker than normal because of the heat and being a little smarter is important. >> as confirmed as the hottest day at wimbledon since records, ana ivanovic's wimbledon ended. an earlier holiday than expected for the number 7 they'd bethanie mattek-sands the world 158 was too hot for the player >>> they resume efforts to turn around a golf game tiger woods has been struggling missing the cut at the us open and shooting his worst-ever round at the memorial. the world number 220 thes

that will be followed bizarre arena williams taking on heather watson and maria sharapova is a set uppponent. a couple of early results already. the champion beating his opponent to address to the third round. next up he'll face belgian's 16th seed. last year's semifinalist's campaign is over. he was beaten in straight sets by the frenchman, the number 21 seed. he is in to the second week of wimbledon since 2012. next up is the young industrialian, it's a case of sweet revenge for him. he is of course the man who knocked him out last year. the 20 year old, winning this nearly three-hour-long match. [ cheers and applause ] >>> football nows now. english champions chelsea signed [ inaudible ]. the 29 year old columbian only managed four goals last year. >>> ac milan coach says it's time for the team to be feared again nfrm he has been presented to the media by the club president. the 18-time champions came in tenth last season. the former defender is milan's fourth coach in a year and a half. >> translator: we will be a bunch of devils and our colors will be red as the devil, and the bl

. >>> wimbledon, serena williams played heather watson from great britain.rybody on her side. williams returned went long and watson took a 5-4 lead and would actually serve for the match but the top seed serena rallied. the shot landed on the line and she won. williams won the last three games to avoid the upset to advance to the fourth round. >>> let's check on venus williams. she played alexandra crew niche. venus with an easy time, straight sets she won. she will face her sister in the fourth round the 26th time they will face off and the fires time at a grand slam since 2009. >>> as the u.s. women's soccer team prepares for the world cup final on sunday, another team representing the red, white and blue is getting ready for their world championships this weekend. glen vern has the story -- glenn vern has the story. >> reporter: the sounds of basketball, the sounds of an nba championship. here are the sounds of a team usa basketball practice. and this is what they hear. [ silence ] >> reporter: this is the usa deaf basketball team. it's training camp in

. >>> serena williams manages to survive, and heather watson's push her three sets in front of the hometown crowd. williams push through in the final sets. next up serena will play her sister venous. last time that happened in wimbledon was six years ago. >>> french open champion stan wawrinka advanced with straight set win. djokovic and maria sharapova won. roger fedderrer did this between the legs, and they have been playing and win the point. fedderer would win it. he is looking for his eighth wimbledon title. >>> tiger woods playing well in the green briar classic five under par, four shots back he shot one under par on friday. thursday's round was his lowest score in 16 months. >>> one more tune up before the gold cup team u.s.a. hammered guatemala four to nothing. best goal of the game, a rocket from the 25-yard out. u.s.a. open up with honduras tuesday night in the gold cup. >>> first time, becky hammond is the spurs assistant. she will handle head coaching duties for summer league team in las vegas. she became first female full-time assistant coach in nba history when she join last

. >>> swinging over to tennis, top seeded serena williams avoids being upset by heather watson todayd round of wimbledon. serena comes from behind to win setting up a date with her sister serena will face venus next. the sisters have any other played in a grand slam in six years. and defending men's champ novak djokovic advances as well at wimbledon. that is sports. let's go back to you in the studio. >> thank you. >>> battle boats back for the summer right here on 6abc after two weeks of rough and tumble fighting between robots we're down to the final 16. that is chomp one of the robots competing for the championship much its a special weapon with a powerful jaw so it can latch onto opponents. both chomp and her driver zoey are women. zoey says she hopes their team can inspire girls across the country to get involved in engineering. >> there are so many people, people of color and females builders who sort of are the complements to the people who are already there. i think we would have a much richer sport and much better technology in america in general if we sorter of have those m

she had a come-from-behind victory over brit heather watson friday.y off and tomorrow, boom venus and serena. >> only grand slam that has a day off. it's unusual because you're in the meat of the battle and then you have to sit around for a day. and it should be an amazing match. they haven't played each other in a while. we'll see what happens. but, i don't know. my moncy on venus for this one. >> what is it specifically you'll be looking for in this match? >> serena start and get ahead, she's pretty tough to beat. i think she has not lost the match after winning the first set all year or in a long time. so she has to really start strong. >> harry, it's been six years since these two sisters have faced off in a major. we used to see it more often wiechlt is this? what's been changing? >> to begin with in any other tournament, venus wouldn't have a chance against serena right now but because it's wimbledon, venus has a great game for grass. the reason we haven't seen this matchup recently venus has struggled with injuries she hasn't been playing the b

screenerena williams will continue her run for her sixth grand slamt title taking on new england's heather watsong off the win at the french open. with drew from the doubles competition with her sister to focus on this. can she pull this off? >> well, i think she's absolutely the favorite here. there's no question about it. she's going to go on in about five minutes. s a djokovic just took care of bernard in his match. she's a big favorite in this tournament. it's a lot of pressure. >> do you see djokovic going all the way as well, the strongest males? >> the players i've seen lately i think murray and djokovic are the strongest at this point. you've bot roger federer playing great tennis as he proved yesterday. a throwback match jains sam querrey of the usa. you can't deny either. those three i think are a cut above everybody else. >> as you bring up federer a lot of people were hope for that nadal/federer rematch. something of a classic. now we know nadal is out. >> rafael has had a tough year. he was number one in the world, playing well. injuries has knocked him back a bit. confidence has tak

heather. doing the wave. if brit ranked 59th in the world taking serena to decisive third set. going yesterday watching this match. watsonustrating serena down 3 love in the third. serena part of champion. down 5-4. tells the fan don't try me. that's like sandhya don't know what you are messing with right here. i give you safe and insane right here. any way serena won 7 of the last 9 games. the in the round of 16 where she will meet her sister. is struggling center court. dispatching the straight set. setting up on all william sisters clash in the round of 16. it will be the first meeting in a grand slam since 2009. men side 5 years ago john played the longest match ever. 70-68. fifth final set. he and the reigning u.s. open champ will pick it up tomorrow after play was suspended by darkns. tied 10-10 in the fifth set. go second round of the green brier classic. last week winner bubba not happy with the putting and where is my umbrella. come on. the how much do i pay you. tiger woods is happy. made the cut finally. shot 1 under 69. 4 become of the leader. langley tied with this man vegas. is 5 under 65 today. co-leaders