li na and schiavone any. li, takes the first set. second sed. na playing with confidence. pressure on the defending champion. the forehand winner. schiavone is gassed. second-set tiebreak and championship point for li na. schiavone's back hand is long. li na, the first woman from china to win a major with a straight set victory at the for instance open. >> the memorial. steve stricker, the shot of the day. a hole-in-one on friday. gets the back spin. first of two eagles on the day. shoots a 69, at 12-under. earthquakes hosting houston who used to be the earthquakes. quakes trying to get on theboard. second half, 69 in minute, earthquake win their third straight home game 2-0 the final. game three of the nba finals tomorrow night here on abc-7 ab. 5:00 p.m. >> alan: thanks for watching. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

porque li na de 29 aÑos, sexta cabeza de serie, hizo historia al convertirse en la primera china y laconquistar un torneo individual del grand slam, en roland garros, derrotando en la final a la italiana francesca schiavone por 6-4 y 7-6. con esta victoria li na apareciÓ hoy en la cuarta en el boxeo julio cesar chavez conquisto el primer titulo mundial del en las grandes ligas los nacionales derrotaron 9-4 a los diamondback, mientras que los orioles perdieron 7-4 ante los azulejos. hasta aqui los deportes, recuerden que esta ero

it was an amazing effort by li na.rench open when her coach asked me to help with the volleys. ironically one of the few shots i hit better than her. there was a question as to how she would harness her emotions. but that was emphatically answered this weekend in paris. after nearly two hours of intense competition, china's superstar li na collapsed in euphoria after her historic win on the clay courts at roland garros in paris. li na showed off her powerful serves and blistering forehand, well matched against italy's francesca schiavone. in a sport long recognized for teenage sensations, schiavone at 30 years of age and li na at 29 make up the oldest french open final pairing since 1986 when chris evert beat martina navratilova. the match came to a gripping conclusion with li na playing a perfect second set tiebreak. >> i was like 6-0. i was thinking, okay, don't do a stupid thing. yeah, because like before i have many match point but i never win the match. >> reporter: li na captivated the chinese audience where 116

li na, the first women of chinese descent to win a major.-sets victory. >> let's tee it up at jack's tournament. rory mcilroy and the long eagle pout. it's on line. right speed? goes in. finishes 7-under, five strokes back. steve stricker this leader and this is why. he had a hole-in-one yesterday. gets the back spin and the eeg has landed. second eagle of the day. stricker had the flat stick working. bottom of the jar. 12-under going into the final round. >> we'll hear more from the giants coming up at 6:00, trying to end the >> alan: coming up at 6:00, record-breaking rainfall on this first weekend of june. how this strange weather is impacting summer plans around the pay area. why a newly ordained priest in sacramento is causing a huge controversy. join us at 6:00. and that's it for us at 5:00. thanks for joining us. world news is next. captioned by closed captioning services inc.

li na in the near court. rips a nice cross-court forehand, takes the secondle set. ing with confidence. forehand winner, schiavone is gassed. doesn't ann attempt. championship point for na. schiavone any. going long. na breaks through. the first woman from china to win major, a straight sets victory at the french open. >> let's tee it up at jack's tournament, the memorial. rory mcilroy, the long eagle putt. on line. goes in despite aaron baddeley getting in our way. steve stricker is the leader and this is why. shot of the day on the par-4 2nd. his approach. he had a hole-in-one yesterday. watch this back spin. the eagle has landed. he had the flat stick working. long putt on 8. shoots a 69. cal baseball team eliminated. cal state faces the winner on sunday. >> coming up, what led to this daring rescue today off#t#t#t#tt >> alan: we leave you with some good news bat kayaker who got in trouble in stormy waters. you can see the sheriffs paramedic dangling from a helicopter this morning during the rescue of the kayaker. rough currents swept the kayaker two miles out to

she won last year but would not have enough to get past li na. ear-old from china with one of her 31 winners right there. na took the first set 6-4 and then finished schiavone in the second set winning the first nine points of the match to finally winner had first major title and maybe even better more impressive na becomes the first chinese player to ever win a grand slam, man or woman. >>> from the clay to the grass, in ohio and this is the memorial. steve stricker finished his round yesterday with a hole in one and a birdie. today he picked up where left off. check this out. nice little eagle that rolls right in. you got to like that. i wish i could that. look at the color of the shirt. plum. stricker another eagle on the 5th but struggled down the stretch with two bogeys on the final hole and is at 12-under and has a three-shot lead over jonathan bird in the final round. amazing. >> we need the giants to keep moving forward. so many injuries already. >> people getting hurt left and right. it's still early. so -- >> always the optimist. >>> tha

. >>> china is celebrating its first ever tennis grand slam champion today. 29-year-old li na needed just two sets to beat the defending champion of the french open, francesca schiavone. now li na becomes the first chinese tennis player male or female to win a grand slam event 6-4, 7-6 your final. >>> over 64,000 fans came to foxboro massachusetts to see usa play spain in a friendly soccer mismatch. usa was missing brandon donovan in the white jersey. fernando torres hits a goalpost and the other goes in for a victory. usa plays canada on tuesday in the gold cup opener. >>> cal baseball team beats alcorn state to stay alive in the ncaa regional playoffs. cal women are eliminated by florida for the softball world series, but we'll have a lot more sports at 10:00 in the sports rack. >>> coming up tonight on the 10:00 news we're following the death of the second san francisco firefighter, where the investigation now stands plus the emotional reaction from the family. >> that is our report for now. >> thanks for joining us. our next newscast is the 10:00 news. we'll see you then. >> good

so li na advances to face the winner of the bartoli and schiavone all italy match. schiavone far court into the net for the win. schiavone is looking to winner had second straight french open. >>> have you ever hit somebody unintentionally? that's alex burro's story and he is sticking to it. burrows and bergeron mixing tupped. he appears to bright on the right index finger. after speaking with about your else are, the nhl decided he didn't bite bergeron with intent. >> it was malicious. >> not something that you know i should be doing at this level anyway. >> ow! ow! [ crying ] >> that really hurts! >> oh. >> but he didn't mean do it. the baby did not do that with intent. [ laughter ] >>> the new spelling bee champion will be crowned tonight and while anybody can spell potato, many have a difficult time with sports names. here's kim coyle. >> i'm ready to spell. >> lincecum. >> perfect. >> linscomb. >> schierholtz and in nate schierholtz. >> no idea. [ laughter ] >> sc something. that's all i know. >> affelt. >> do you have a question, it's too bad because i'm busy.

. >> an italian has made it to the finals of the french open. 7she wiompe against li na on saturday, the first chinese player to reach a french open final after beating maria sharp ova -- sharapova. >> a tragic story repeated over and over again since the political upheaval began in north africa. people fleeing violence, trying to get to europe, but never making it. this thursday, 200 refugees are feared drowned afterheir bo n into trole in the mediterranean. there are similar tragedies almost every day. we focused on one such incident, when a boat carrying 63 migrants set off from libya. the engine broke down and most on board died of hunger or heat exhaustion. only nine were still alive when their vessel drifted back to the north african coast. this is their story. >> when the tiny island of lampedusa comes into view, refugees have almost reached safety. but many do not make it this far, like 72 that left libya on march 25. the mediterranean claimed 63 of those people because no one came to their aid. we found some of the nine survivors at the u.n. refugee camp in tunisia. they wer

. >>> french open, li na faced off against francesca schiavone. the second set now playing with confidence. pressure is on the defending champion. she is gassed. doesn't attempt to get t the second set tie break championship point. li na's wins the major with a straight set victory at the french open. >>> let's tee it up with jack nicholson's memorial. the hole-in-one. gets the backspin for the first of two eagles. shoots a 69 and is it 11-nd. a 3-stroke lead going into today's final round. earthquakes hosting huston. used to be the earthquakes. first half. this is gobbled up by the keeper tali hall. second half 69th minute he doesn't miss the header. earthquakes take the 1-nil lead and win their third straight home game, 2-0, the final. >>> game three of the nba finals here on abc7 set for tonight at 5:00. hope to see you then. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. coming up next at 5:30, a bay area lawsuit that can set a new industry standard for fireplaces. >> budget cuts have forced numerous schools across the state to eliminate p. e.. you won't

. >>> french open, women's finals, li na beats francesca schiavone to become the first chinese player to ever win a grand slam. there you. go that's your minute. >> we didn't give you enough time. we'll give you more at 11:00 on cbs5. all right. that's going to do it for eyewitness news at 10:00. of course, the news is always on cbssf.com. we'll give you more time for sports at 11:00. >> i appreciate that. >> good night. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't... multigrain cheerios has five whole grains and 110 lightly sweetened calories per serving... more grains. less you! multigrain cheerios.

. >>> on the women's side, li na won yesterday with a grand slam title. >> tell us about that match,ecause there was a point there where it looked like she could come back. what switched for you to say, i can do this? >> it was a tough match for sure. i know if i come to the finals set, not easy to win. i just tell myself, okay, hold steady, try your best. if you don't win, you still didn't lose, but i was happy to win. >> how does it feel? >> it's exciting. i laid down and thought, this is true. not a dream. i know how big the news is in china because i know how many people were watching this match. >> you can bet the folks at home were pretty proud. na moves up to fourth after that victory which proves the best rank ever by an international player. >>> 2900 young people are newly affected by hiv, that according to i world health report. this woman is making sure her country stops the spread of that terrible disease. that's why she is our cnn hero of the week. >> back in 1990s, i believed that aids was a punishment from god. when i tried to stay positive, it was like, oh, my god, ho

li na became the first chinese tennis player, man or woman, to win a grand slam singles title.ions to her. >>> lawyers for the nfl and the players return to court yesterday, making their cases for and against the legality of the three-month-old logout, but today,ali there's no sign any agreement might be near to salvage the football season. and they have allowed the lockout to remain in place during the deal. >>> president obama toits the auto recovery a success of the political bailout. the ticker is ahead. >>> so they're calling it pure gold. sweet potatoes. tom foreman tells us this simple and delicious food is building up america. >> reporter: it's like watching a magic trick. a tractor rolls over the bare dirt, cutting furrows. a planter drags behind, and there they are, the green chutes of sweet potatoes. there's no more wonderful sight for jerome vick. >> sweet potatoes on my farm means approximately 50% of the net income on this farm. >> reporter: and right now, they're pure gold for many in the state. >> right here in this field is the capital. north carolina is the ca

talking about 29-year-old li na becoming the first asian-born tennis player to win a singles match.thers have won doubles matches in majors but she's the first asian-born to win a singles match in tennis. she is now a hero in her homeland of china. they were saying today in the state media that she has overtaken yao ming as the most popular athlete in that nation. t.j., she is such a great story. has overcome so much. she lost her father at the age of 14. her father was the one that got her involved in tennis because he wanted her to become a better badminton player. she took up tennis because of that. she lost her father at 14. at 20 she gave up tennis for a few years to study media in college, returned and now she's this icon in china. at the australian open she lost in the finals, came back and as you see, won the french open. now they're saying she's basically opening the doors for the future of tennis in asia. >> and she is -- no offense -- 29 years old is old for a tennis player. >> absolutely. now they're saying she is a pioneer in the sport bus for some years people haven't

. >> and china's li na has become the first tennis player from that country to ever win a grand slamthe french open beating the defend be champ francesca schiavone. the men's final between rafael nadal and roger federer is today. >>> and the high school senior who was originally banned from the prom for his creative invitation finally made it to the big dance. james tate was banned for taping his date's invitation in big cardboard letters on the outside of his school. we hope he got in a dance or two. jackie meretsky, what can you tell us about the weather? >> well, what i can tell you is that the same storm system that brought aggressive storms to indiana is heading south. we do have the threat of severe weather with potentially damaging winds again stretching from st. louis eastward into the carolinas. now, most of this will really start to heat up in the afternoon. once that heat starts cooking everything up, however, even at this early hour we've got pretty good storms rolling through missouri. now, quick transition to the desert southwest. a lot of colors here, so what we do hav

li na beat defending champion schiavone to win the final. victory makes her the first chinese player to win a grand slam championship and later today the men's final features five-time champ ion open rafael nadal against roger federer. that title match starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern time right here on nbc. that's a check of the news. we'll head back outside with jenna who is on the plaza. i was practicing francesca schiavone. >> can you say it backwards? >> four times but not backwards. >> it will be great. thank you. another check of the weather with janice huff. >>> a lot of really great signs down here. we have we love new york city, second mother/daughter trip. are you having fun? >> yeah. >> where are you from? >> cincinnati. >> cincinnati. >> and then where are you from? >> leesburg, virginia. >> and you have a picture of your doggie here. look at sabre. that's so cute. this is a great sign. and look out, the mainers take manhattan. nice to see you guys. thanks for coming. let's check on the forecast and see what's happening across the co

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