tonight, a conversation with tennis great jimmy connors. his explosive style of play challenged the country club atmosphere of the sport that seemed to cater only to the wealthy, forcing tennis into an open era where working-class kids with aggression to burn could thrive. he stopped playing 20 years ago. he spent 16 years in the top 10, five as number one. along the way, he battled obsessive compulsive disorder, dyslexia, and a penchant for gambling. he has now written a no-holds- barred text about his life and career titled, "the outsider: a memoir." we are glad you joined us. a conversation with jimmy connors coming up. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, and he said, "there's always a right time to do the right thing." i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we're only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. and walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station

tonight, a conversation with tennis great jimmy connors.his explosive style of play challenged the country club atmosphere of the sport that seemed to cater only to the wealthy, forcing tennis into an open era where working-class kids with aggression to burn could thrive. he stopped playing 20 years ago. he spent 16 years in the top 10, five as number one. along the way, he battled obsessive compulsive disorder, dyslexia, and a penchant for gambling. he has now written a no-holds- barred text about his life and career titled, "the outsider: a memoir." we are glad you joined us. a conversation with jimmy connors coming up. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, and he said, "there's always a right time to do the right thing." i just try to liy

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join me next time for a conversation with jimmy connors.s just released a biography -- an autobiography. that is next time. we will see you then. >> there's a saying that dr. king had, and he said, "there's always a right time to do the right thing." i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we're only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. and walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s. as we work together, we can stamp hunger out. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pbs. >>> tonight on "quest" -- after two centuries of logging, only 5% of california's old growth redwood trees remain. climb into the canopy as scientists try to protect these giants from what might be an even greater threat to their survival. >>> and how'd you like an excuse to eat more chocolate? from aztec temples to high-tech flavor labs, "quest" peels back the wrapper on the sweet science of chocolate. >>> major funding for quest

while it was also a rather premier to a good bike before the great jimmy connors is russia's world numberthree maria sharapova parted company with her new coach after just one competitive match together but it was a heavy defeat to unseeded sloane stephens in cincinnati as the american came from behind to win two six seven six six three and claim her second major scalp of the year after also beating serena williams in the australian open quarter finals in january. and the cincinnati tournament was won by second see dettori as our anchor after the belarusian also fought back to overpower top rank williams the american favorite to be a preset six to that one gold in the second. as our again health in a tight third set to prevail in the tie break for two straight open champion the first time i thought of the season. and in the masters final french open champion rafael nadal survived eleven aces two out giant american john isner seven six seven six and secured back to back hardcore titles for the first time in his career the spaniard also wanted montreal the week before and has now equalled a

suffered a shocked first round defeat that prompted the russian to dismiss her newly appointed coach, jimmy connorst was just not the right fit at this time in my career. it's tough to have that change going into the u.s. open, but i feel like it is the right decision, and who knows what will happen down the line. jimmy is still a really good friend of mine. it was just not the right fit at this time. >>> afghanistan has hosted its first professional football match in a decade playing against pakistan. >> reporter: when pakistan's team took to the field it was the first time in 36 years it had played in kabul. the stadium was packed. and although there weren't any pakistani fans the team was enthusiastic. >> translator: we have come here after a long time, and i pray to god these two countries remain friendly. >> reporter: police were out in force, but there was no hostility here. only excitement. this is part of a continuing effort to help the people of afghanistan and pakistan better understand each other. they hosted debates this year, discussing various subjects. organizers hope matches like th

she just lost, check this out, she fired jimmy connors after one tournament, they got together and saidyou just received a tweet, someone said bowling is better than soccer? charles: when of our viewers tweet it is better than soccer but he didn't like either one on tv. stuart: a bowling tournament at the end and a tie? charles: true. that is the case. stuart: you need a something. about a soccer championship cannot end in a tie as a penalty kick shootout. would you prefer to watch? charles: i tend to stop on bowling a little longer than soccer, three minutes versus two minutes. charles: more "varney and company" in a moment. >> last hour, i gave you my take on the cacoon culture of college, which, in my opinion, prevents young people from becoming adults. college extends adolescence. here's your take. louise says when it comes to choosing college, key for our decision was the percentage of grads getting jobs upon graduation. good one. hew says this, not only were the students babied, they were also manipulated and molders. we want to know what you are thinking. tell us, please, it's yo

. >> jimmy: this one's from connor o'malley. t and reenact the romantic rain scene from 'the notebook,' and since it's almost st. patrick's day, can they be dressed as leprechauns?" that's a great suggestion, connor, i would like to see that. so, ladies and gentlemen, here are two actors dressed as leprechauns reenacting the romantic rain scene from "the notebook." [ cheers and applause ] all right, guys. take it away. >> why didn't you write me? i waited for you for seven years! and now it's too late. >> i wrote you 365 letters. i wrote you every day for a year. >> you wrote me? >> yeah! it wasn't over. it still isn't over! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: wow. very good. very nice. very, very nice. wow. give it up for two actors dressed as leprechauns, reenacting the rain scene from "the notebook," everybody. >> steve: michael fitzpatrick. >> jimmy: didn't want to stop them. >> steve: no! finally found his pot of gold. >> jimmy: this is a good -- [ laughter ] this is from @melissagraves. "hi, jimmy, when i was a kid, i loved f

she fired her coach, jimmy connors, soon after.ia sharapova a lot of people in new york would have rubbed her shoulder until it felt better. >>> show your team spirit on a bun. sonic rolling out the newest creation, burgers with college logos. steamed right on. right now it only has the deals with university of oklahoma, texas and louisiana. >>> coming up on "kilmeade & friends", we're bragging, we have maria molina to preview the day. >> we should be eating cheeseburgers with the "fox & friends" logo on top of the buns. let's look at the weather conditions quickly, because we have some extreme weather out west. we have more than 50 wildfires right now burning from states like parts of nevada and parts of california and even up into sections of montana. so very widespread out there. one of the reasons is because we do have severe to even extreme drought out here. we have dry brush in place that can help to fuel the many wildfires and the weather conditions is not helping the situation. we have low humidity, strong winds in excess o