number one seed rafa nadal in pain against juan martin del potro.otro top of your screen getting nadal on the run. and nadal's knee, this has. a problem for him for a while now. he hits long here. and that gives del potro the set. then after he loses the second set nadal says you know what, i'm done. del potro whose only major win was the open back in '09, he is back to face novak djokovic in the open finals. >>> warriors president rick welts inducted into the basketball hall of fame tonight. the ceremonies with a distinct bay area flavor, with jason kidd, the former st. joe's and cal star, and presenter gary payton the glove. then santa clara product steve nash. look at don nelson here. old warriors coach and dallas coach. check out nelly, who lives on maui now. got the tan, got the long hair. slim and trim. whole new don nelson there. >>> how about current warrior steph curry on another asian tour? looks like he's 100 feet tall right there. gigantic steph. visiting the philippines. this is a three-country tour sponsored by under armour. next up he

, and like much of this tournament, nadal isn't making it easy for himself.a first set tie break. the winner will play either novak djokovic or kei nishikori in sunday's final. they just started the theyjust started the second set. it's the second week of matches in the domestic rugby union season and an exciting night in the pro14. edinburgh had blown a 17—point lead against ulster at ravenhill but then kicked this penalty in the final minute to go ahead again. there was another twist though, as ulster won their own penalty in overtime and john cooney stole the victory, the second time in two weeks he's converted a crucial late penalty. meanwhile glasgow warriors beat last year's runners up munster 25—3 at scotstoun. scotland full back stuart hogg scored this try, as well as kicking two penalties and a conversion as warriors made it two wins out of two. just one game in the premiership where northampton beat harlequins 25—18 at franklin's gardens. england captain dylan hartley scored a try on his comeback from concussion to give northampton their first win u

nadal with the fifth set tie-breaker and now match point. nadal covers the court. the match lasted 4 hours and 49 minutes. it ended at 2:04 a.m. eastern time. rafael nadal will face juan martin del potro in the semis and serena williams moves on to the semi finals, as well. great tennis at the u.s. open! i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> here's the baseat. >> picking up speed by the line, a two hand catch! strong throw, what a night already for ben in right field. >> look at that stretch. the mariners nice catch full extension. in the end, seattle lost, 5-3 to the orioles. >>> it's a building we already knew was sinking and tilting. now the millenium tower in downtown san francisco has a cracked window. the city supervisor is scared for the public. >> silicon valley goes to washington. coming up, the tech hearing set for today and how facebook and twitter are responding to criticism that their platforms are spreading misinformation. ♪ ooh, baby, do you know what that's worth? ♪ still flat. here. try this. and... ♪ ooh, heaven -- nailed it. the main issue o

nadal beat georgia's nikoloz basilashvili in four sets. fourth set 6—4. it's the first time that nadal has reached at least the quarter—finals of all four grand slams in a year since 2011. well done to him. and serena williams is through to the quarter—finals after being taken the distance by estonia's kaia kanepi. williams breezed through the first set 6—0. her opponent fought back to take the second 6—4. then the champion showed her class once again to take the third set 6—3 and book a last eight match against karolina pliskova. that's all the sport for now. james, thank you very much. video games which allow players to buy extra items or features while they're playing, so—called in—game purchases, will have to carry a warning on their packaging from christmas. it follows concerns about children racking up debts while playing, as angus crawford explains. gaming and spending. matthew, who doesn't want to be identified, used to play 12 hours a day and paid out thousands of pounds. he worries about the effect on children. a lot of game comp

nadal with the fifth set tie-breaker and now match point. nadal covers the court. the match lasted 4 hours and 49 minutes. it ended at 2:04 a.m. eastern time. rafael nadal will face juan martin del potro in the semis and serena williams moves on to the semi finals, as well. great tennis at the u.s. open! i'm dennis o'donnell. see you tonight. >>> a's baseball has a rich history in oakland for five decades and now they are starting their own hall of fame. the ceremony is planned for the coliseum at 6:15 this evening before the a's game against the yankees. the inaugural hall of fame class includes several players. also in the hall of fame, charlie finley the owner who moved the team to oakland from kansas city, a's have appeared in six world series winning four of them. >>> here's the play of the day from major league baseball. baltimore taking on seattle . >> picking up speed by the line, a two hand catch! strong throw, what a night already for ben in right field. >> look at that stretch. the mariners nice catch full extension. in the end, seattle lost, 5-3 to the

but far from a straight passage from nadal, who plays domic thiem next. quarter finals of the grand slams. but i didn't make it since 2011, so that is a positive thing. and now is the moment to make a step forward, play more aggressive. i did a lot of things well during the whole season. this is the moment to make it happen again. that is after thiem knocked out last year's beaten finalist, kevin anderson, to reach the quarter—finals for the first time. anderson had battled through two five—set matches at flushing meadows, but had no answer to the austrian. on the women's side of the draw, six—time winner serena williams won through to the last eight in a match with some twists and turns against estonian kaia kanepi. the former world number one took the opening set in 18 minutes, before losing the second, but then responded in the final set to set up a match against 2016 finalist karolina pliskova. england have beaten india by 60 runs in the fourth test in southampton, to take an unassailable 3—1 lead in the five—match series. set a target of 2115 to win,

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nadal retires. djokovic in the final. >>> bmw championship second round little golf for you. tiger looking to build on a sweet 62 that he shot on thursday. here on the par 4, 11th. woods solid approach. struggles a few feet from the hole. birdie there gets him to9- under par. that's good this less so. par putt on 18 goes awry. woods shoots 70 today, at 8- under tied for 12th. your leader after two rounds, sander schaffel. check out the pace from the par putt on 17. the birdie putt. he is at 13 under, two strokes head of justin rose. >>> we are less than six weeks way from the warriors' regular season opener. let that sink in! in the meantime, steph curry is in asia promoting "under armour" and it would appear having a swell time doing it. ♪[ music ] >> that was in manila in the philippines. the curry tour will next go through china and japan. it brings steph face to face with some of his most loyal international fans. >> guys, again, i repeat, we are six weeks away from warriors regular season. we a

a men's world number one rafa nadal was taken to four sets in his third round match against caroline catchin off nidal was in fake trouble early on against the russians losing the first set and going to break down in the second that nadal is aiming for a fourth u.s. open sawtelle eventually came through after nearly four and a half hours of play in the dow's longest at a match of it so it's. ok but it's a sport looking for an outcome now we thank you for that and the fun if you the venice film festival where movie premieres and the big name casts attract most of the attention but this is a crowd of also been queuing up for the various documentaries on offer is there but the deal is that will get it through to see that. i. play out what kind of man upset. a boy recounts how i saw beat his mother. and how he dreams of taking revenge isis tomorrow the lost souls of mosul was filmed before and after iraqi forces recaptured the city and it's a rare insight into the psychological damage done to young people by the conflict including the children of eisel fighters many of whom now live in c

top seed rafael nadal does deep to win the longest match of the tournament.champion lost the first set 6-0, but he stormed back after a nearly five-hour battle that just ended just after 2:00 a.m. this morning. now, nadal survives and moves on to the semifinals on friday. >>> and serena williams is one step closer to winning her record-tying 24th grand slam championship. she beat carolina pliskova in straight sets. she was the last person she lost to at the open two years ago and now serena is headed to the final four. back to you guys. i just love seeing serena dressed up. she's doing the style on the court. >> she is so fierce. as for nadal, you know you're in bad shape when you watch the end of the match on your way to work at 2:00 a.m. fantastic. >> thank you. >> no problem. >>> a democratic primary upset overnight. the challenger who beat a ten-term incumbent, next. >>> plus, the war between president trump and watergate reporter bob woodward over his new book. when your blanket's freshness fades before the binge-watching begins... that's when you know,

nadal lost the first set 6—0 against the austrian — his first bagel at flushing meadows in 1a years, at in the morning. it's bad news though for britain's jamie murray and his brazilian partner bruno soares. the 2016 champions were beaten in straight sets by unseeded pair malekjaziri and radu albot in the men's doubles quarterfinals. but murray's day isn't over, he'll play alongside america's bethanie mattek—sands in the mixed double semi—finals later. now we have been blessed with snooker royalty here on the sportsday sofa today — seven—time world snooker champion stephen hendry. he's just released his autobiography ‘me and the table' and hejoined me earlier to talk about that, his peerless career and the condition which destroyed his game. we began by giving him a little reminder of his glory days. stephen hendry brings a great championship to an end. finishing with a century. some great memories. what was it like for you looking back on those matches, some of them you were looking back on for the first time, for writing this book?” looking back on for the first time, for writing t

but, nadal came back. tiebreaker and now, match point, look at him cover the entire court. this one ends when the return goes long and nadal advances to the semifinals in a match that lasted 4 hours and 49 minutes. he will face juan martin. 2:04 a.m. in new york they left the court. >> amazing how fast he is. >> incredible. >> that would have been >> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has increased the strength of the foundation of your life and your faith in him. [music] this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. it's the final days where all beds are on sale. the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is now only $899. plus, 24-month financing on all beds. ends sunday. sleep number prov

top seed rafa nadal takingn dominique time a dominique thiem. nadal showing his experience on the stage and tk advantage of late unforced errors. it would go on to a 5th round tie break. >> bill, what can we expected to? five hour imagine playing in that humidity. it was grossly humid. 30 million people at risk. it will feel like 100 degrees once again just like itid yesterday. the heat relief will come eventually with that cold front. but not for today. d.c. heat and d.c. will be 100. new york city c tse tot also. boston and providence a little cooler. not very nice in west virginia. finally we get a slight cool down as we head towards thero weekend hout much of this region. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. >>> we're still going to be watching obviously what happens with gordon, iwe get any isolated tornadoes and rain threat in southern mississippi and arkansas. we have our own flooding kansas, in areas of iowa and wisconsin this morning with heavy rain and thunderstorms. a>>> we'll

top seed rafa nadal taking on dominique time a dominique thiem. nadal showing his experience on the stage and took advantage of late unforced errors. it would go on to a 5th round tie break. >> bill, what can we expected to? >> i can't imagine five hours playing in that humidity. it was grossly humid. 30 million people at risk. it will feel like 100 degrees once again just like it did yesterday. the heat relief will come eventually wit but not for will be 100. new york city close to that also. boston and providence a ler. not vericet a slight cool down as we head towards the weekend th roncerns in areas of iowa and wisconsin this morning with heavy rain and thunderstorms. >>> we'll talk more about that heavy rain threat and rain event going on right now in wisconsin coming up. >> thanks, bill. >> fast forwarding into wednesday, facebook's chief operating officer sheryl sandberg and twitter dorsey will testify on capitol hill. try and calm lawmakers concerns over the social media platform. >> senator john kyle is expected to be sworn into the senat

but, nadal came back. tiebreaker and now, match point, look at him cover the entire court.nd nadal advances to the semifinals in a match that lasted 4 hours and 49 minutes. he will face juan martin. 2:04 a.m. in new york they left the court. >> amazing how fast he is. >> incredible. >> that would have been a fun match to watch. >> we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ our next newscast is tomorrow morning at 4-30. michelle grieg have all the news you >>> the late slow is -- the late show is up next. the next newscast is at 4:30. >> see you then. have a good night captioning sponsored by cbs >> this week, week, week. one week only. live on capitol hill, brett kavanaugh's pulse-smashing, spine-singling, skull-singing confirmation hearing free-for-all. watch the wonder bread warrior, brett kavanaugh, take questions from the blazin' senate judiciary committee under the sphere of fear. one nominee enters.

nadal lost the first set 6—love against the austrian, but the match went the distance in really humoidhough the game finished at 2 in the morning. he'll face juan martin del potro next, a repeat of last years semi—final one of the women's semi—finals has also been confirmed. serena williams has taken a step closer to equalling the grand slam singles record... she beat karolina pliskova in straight sets and will now fave the latvian anastasia sevastova the england rugby union team will play a world cup warm up match at stjames park next year. they'll play italy there on september 6th before heading to japan . it's the first time they will have played a test in newcastle and the first time in three years they have staged a home—match away from twickenham. that was the world cup group game against uruguay at manchester city's etihad stadium. they will also play wales twice in august at twickenham and cardiff and will also face ireland at twickenham. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc dot co dot uk slash sport prosecuto

del potro top of the screen gets nadal on the run and his knee's been bothering him. nadal hits long and that gives del potro the set and after losing the second set he says i'm done, i can't go anymore and it was the u.s. open in 2009 and he's back and will face novak djokovic in the finals. the warriors president rick welts was inducted into the basketball hall of fame with the distinct bay area flavor. jason kidd, former st. joe's and cal story and his presenter gary payton and the club and santa clara product joined by don nelson. check out nelly. he lives on maui and he is slim and trim and he's probably lost 60 or 70 pounds. >> how about a current warrior? steph curry on another asian tour. my goodness, he looks like he's a hundred feet tall, currently visiting manila in the philippines and this is a three-country tour sponsored by under armour. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> now your accuweather forecast from abc 7 news. >> good morning, everyone. lots of clear skies around the bay area and a very different

with the sports better late than never rafael nadal fights on till the early hours of the morning to keep his u.s. open title defense ally. here in brokered talks between war and policies in yemen have apparently stalled zero has learned that the delegation has refused to leave the geneva the rebel group says preconditions agreed by the un have not been. met the torturing instantly recognized government of a dr a man so hardy and things were to be the first public meeting between the parties since two thousand and sixteen well anyway i spoke to hussein al because he approached to see journalists he says the un has backtracked on a key condition i was agreeing to before talks it was a deal of the two struck with the united nations envoy preeminently was the intern are fine. the deal was the plane that will take many delegates for most of it will take as will some critically injured civilians the coalition there are thousands of people a few million will need medical help outside yemen oman has offered to three people in muster but yesterday they like the nation actually did not keep i

he gets nadal on the run and his knee has been bothering him.ays i'm done. i can't go anymore. del potro's u.s. only win was in 2009 and he's back and will face novak djokovic in the finals. warriors president wick welricks was inducted about basketball hall of fame. jason kidd, former st. joe's and cal story and his presenter gary payton and don nelson. check out nelly. he lives on maui now and he has the long hair. he is slim and trim. he's probably lost 60 pounds. maui, it's the best living over there. how about the current warrior, steph cur owe another asian tour. my goodness, he looks like he's a hundred feet tall currentlies visiting manila in the philippines and this is a three-country tour sponsored by underarmour and next up is japan and china for steph. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> now your accuweather forecast from abc 7 news. >> basketball is the most popular sport in the philippines, but as we are dealing with a clear start this morning we have gorgeous sunshine ahead. here's live doppler 7 and the satellite

i've seen rafael nadal get coaching violation warnings in the middle of huge matches. he gets pissed off, he vents and moves on. serena got pissed. she could have moved on. she didn't entirely move on. she kept going and that's where i think she has to take responsibility for doing that. but also it has to be said that she has a point when it comes to gender bias. i believe that a chair umpire who is a man against another man would have said, listen, whether it's rafael nadal or roger federer, listen, you got to pipe down. you got to be quiet. you've gotten two violations, you've gotten two violations, if you get another you're getting a game penalty. nobody wants to see that happen especially in the u.s. open final. >> and then all of this, patrick, contributing to the boos in the crowd. the crowd didn't know what was going on. naomi osaka, you mentioned her and just the incredible performance. this is a woman who idolized serena williams and wrote a paper about her when she was a kid. she was so excited to play in this grand slam. the first japanese player to win the

nadal is in such great shape.ls, just like last year. the other quarters are played later today including novak djokovic. one of the women's semi—finals has also been confirmed. serena williams has taken a step closer to equalling the grand slam singles record. she's been stuck on 23 for a while after taking time out to have her first child but she's back to her best. she's one of the hot favourites at flushing meadows. she beat karolina pliskova in straight sets and will now face the latvian anastasija sevastova. this is always a big debate in golf. big decision for thomas bjorn, eight players have qualified by right for the tournament at the end of the month taking place just sat —— outside paris at the club national. these eight will definitely be going but outside those the other five are all rookies. what will thomas bjorn do when he picks his wild cards? he's expected to go with experience with his four picks and who else to go to? ian poulter. he is a ryder cup inspiration, losing just four of 18 matches he

this was pretty amazing, alisyn, nadal dug deep to win the longstandingest match of the tournament.er lasting almost five hours. a heartbreaker, you can see afterwards they were hugging it out when it was all over. nadal said he sort of felt sorry, but i don't think he was buying it too much with the celebration. and serena williams is one step closer. she won in straight sets last night. and she was the last player that she lost to at the u.s. open to years ago. now serena is heading to the final four. and serena is chasing her first major since becoming a mom last year. >> whatever the hell she wants in the open yesterday. >> that wasn't the most cooling outfit, one had long sleeves, but she won whatever the hell she wants. >>> and an explosive claim from inside the trump presidency. "fear" is next. taken from the souls of artists. we confess. we stole everything we could. from everything we've ever mastered. and put it here. the all-new lexus es. every curve. every innovation. every feeling. a product of mastery. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. my mom washes the dishes..

despite spain missing world number one rafa nadal because of injury, the french aren't taking their opponentsne of south africa's top triathletes but one morning, during a training run, mhlengi gwala was dragged into bushes at gunpoint by three men who tried to saw of his legs. six months on, the 27 year old — who survived the ambush with his legs intact — says he's forgiven his attackers and has set himself a challenge which will need all the strength he's got. isaac fanin has been to meet him in durban: i think it takes time. they need the parts or they need everything. they killing me. they come to kill me. the chainsaw attack on mhlengi gwala, it made global headlines. a seemingly random attack in his hometown, durban, where police are still to find any leads. why did think someone would do something so horrific to you? weirdly, none of his possessions, including its burden, was stolen during the horrific attack. six months on, mhlengi gwala is determined to move on with his life, helped by a public campaign that raised over $30,000 for his medical costs. 0ne one day came to visit him and

but in the meantime we're going to turn to some sports news now and defending men's champion rafael nadal has survived a nearly five hour five set match at the u.s. open to advance to the semifinals the doll lost the first set six low but came back to beat austrian dominic team at two in the morning new york time he'll play one martin del potro next and meanwhile women's champion sloane stephens is out she was beaten by luck he was honest. so i still go on now meet serena williams in her first ever semifinal a flushing meadows. it's germany's women's soccer team have made it to the twenty nineteen world cup in france the two time world champions had difficulties in qualifying but an eight victory in the faroe islands put them in the tournament. the germans knew only a win would guarantee qualification an interim coach horst rebus was quickly put the team by later sure getting up to just three minutes the fair was defense offered little resistance and the passing was set for the match even the unusual artificial turf in football so the germans even mccool of making it to now. soon after th

sports news now starting with tennis and rafael nadal has reached the u.s. open quarter finals after a four set victory over nicole richie the world number one did lose a third set tie break but otherwise he was untroubled he now meets dominant team in the last eight meanwhile to rina williams also went through in the women's competition. formula one now world champion lewis hamilton stirling ferrari fans on sunday by winning their home race the italian grand prix in a thrilling contest the british driver got the better of both of us and fettle and kimmie reichen and to extend his lead in the standings. it's saudi and we're hoping for an easy ferrari win on hometown market. and that chances look good with kimi raikkonen and sebastian vettel first and second on the grades. but calamity quickly ensued with germany's vettel clashing with his title rival lewis hamilton vettel complained. but she were drilled it is a racing incident that would end up for. defending champ with seven races left i still want to give it up to. to ferrari who put up a great challenge

defending champion rafael nadal is in action at the us open, aiming to reach the quarter—finals.ll face kaia kanepi of estonia, who has yet to drop later, serena williams will face kaia kanepi of estonia, who has yet to drop a set in the tournament. cycling's tour de britain got underway in wales today.... the race featured the four—time tour de france winner chris froome as well as the winner of this years event, geraint thomas. the stage was won by german rider andre greipel beating caleb ewan and fernando gaviria to the finish line in newport simon yates is the new leader of the vuelta a espana afterfinishing ninth on the toughest mountain stage of the race so far. stage nine up la covetilla was won by american ben king — whose brilliant solo effort earned him a second victory of this year's race. behind, yates lost a handful of seconds to some of his main rivals but will wear the leaders jersey at a second grand tour this year, after also leading the giro d'italia. matt wallace has pressed his claims for a ryder cup wild card spot with a fourth european tour victory since may

moderate doesn't come close to the forty four goals that were nadal and sa banked in four reanimate dritte and liverpool respectively but his genius isn't measured in goals the midfielder was to create a force that drove reale madrid to a third straight champions league title. then he played an inspirational role as krishna reached the world cup final and that won him some high profile fans. championed all but they have a great season with real madrid by winning the champions league yet a beautiful world cup and was a finalist in the tournament so logically you should win but i don't know it's not me who makes the final decision but i voted for a lot of them and so i think he's a fantastic player. a wonderful footballer but also great mentality and physically for somebody that's not good in stature. and in terms of the way for the u.s. now let's say if moderates finally ends the mess you are not a stranglehold of the more than a few rows of delight in zagreb. that's all you news for now place watch. wouldn't be fighting for the case to be taken seriously in the way of what appears has come

rafael nadal has just won, i mean just.he woman's draw for the ninth consecutive time. she beating karolina pliskova is straight sets. williams is aiming to win a recording equalling 2ath major title. scotland manager shelley kerr says "there are exciting times ahead" after her team made history by reaching the women's world cup for the first time. a second half goal from striker jane ross gave them a 2—1win over albania yesterday. group rivals switzerland could only draw with poland so scotland automatically qualify for the finals. i am lost for words. i don't know what to say apart from we knew that the game would be tough and we knew it would be like that. throughout the campaign albania have caused us problems because we haven't dealt with the physical side of the game. screaming and shrieking. england are already home and dry but finished in style with a 6—0 victory over kaszakstan. the lionesses were 2—0 up by half time. they went up a gear in the second half, as manager phil neville took the chance to rest players an

do it like nadal! he stripped down under a towel at this match in rio a few years ago..s trick.. we're masters at the art the quick change. maybe we'll end up seeing some more of that if nadal and jokavich end up facing off. ( darya )in baseball: giants lost but in baseball: giants lost but in baseball: giants lost but the a's got it done: four runs outta the gate and went on to beat the yankees 8 to 2 to win the series. and how's this for class, cc sabathia;s team loses but he sticks around today to help kids in his old hometown. cc will be atvallejo high school giving away a couple thousand backpacks loaded with school supplies.. now that's a good sport ( darya )i don't know if you'd call this being a good sport.. or cheating.. but mets third baseman todd frazier admits he pulled a fast one a couple nights ago and nobody caught him! he leaped into the stands at dodger stadium for a popup and came up with something in his mitt.. which the umpire assumed was the ball. it was a ball alright..a rubber ball that he saw sitting there.. the real ball he didn't catch.. to dest

it's funny you mentioned rafa nadal. on this chair umpire before and said he is a stickler for the rules. oh, he has it out for me. he doesn't just have it out for women. >> i'm sure she wasn't thinking allow me to regulate my moment because the umpire is a stickler for rules. that's not what's happening when you're in the heat of battle. make no mistake, those were two women playing for their lives. >> not playing for their lives. it's a championship. >> he robbed osaka of her choech championship too. >> they're playing for their lives? come on, isn't that overstating it a little bit. >> i don't want to get too emotional now. don't get hysterical here. >> it's just laughable that people are blowing it out of proportion and i don't hear enough saying her sportsmanship was -- >> jason, if i could i'll read, the umpire managed to rob not one but two players in the u.s. open women's final, a moment of grace in the heels is when you had serena telling the audience to stop booing. time to recognize o saksaka for achievement.

top men's tennis player nadal out of the u.s. open. q forced tt in the middle of of the match. serena williams goes for another grand slam title in the women's final lat today. >>> and rap battle. cardi b. takes on nicki minaj at an after party. it has everyone talking. today, september 8th, 2018. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us. hallie jackson made her way up from d.c. to join us. >> good to be with yo plenty to discuss. >> plenty to talk about. beautiful outside as we speak. the weather is what everybody is talking about. the top story.oo theng danger in the atlantic. tropical storm florence picking up steam and appearing to for the carolinas. dylan is following this closely. dylan, good morning. good morning. we are going to keep a close eye on the storm.ca bay the tropics. look at how many active storms weave besid florence. we have helene. that is a tropical stor we are watching tropical depression 9 as well. florence is a tropical storm right now. it is fo

rafael nadal has pulled out of the next month's tournaments in beijing and shanghai.hrough his semi—final againstjuan martin del potro at the us open earlier this month. he has taken the decision to skip the asian leg of the atp tour to give him more time to recover from the problem. he is currently number one in the world rankings, but missing those major tournaments will give novak djokovic the chance to finish the year top of the rankings. he is third in the rankings, with second placed roger federer only expected to have a limited schedule. michael phelps has called for more support to be given to athletes when their careers come to an end. the most decorated olympian says that he contemplated taking his own life during the worst periods of his own depression. and he has called for support. england's netballers have been beaten by the australia in the quad series. it was the first time the two sides sides have met since england's historic win in the final of the commonwealth games earlier this year. emily croyden reports. english netball has changed. the first tim

only great rivals roger federer and rafael nadal have won more.d her trophy atop the rockefeller centre in new york the day after defeating serena williams in the final. on saturday, the 20—year—old became japan's first grand slam singles champion beating williams 6—2, 6—4, in a controversial match that saw the 36—year—old criticise the umpire during the match after she was docked a point and then a game and has since been fined $17,000 for the code violations. i'm not really sure what happened between serena and the umpire. i keep getting asked questions about it at keep getting asked questions about itata keep getting asked questions about it at a not too sure. funny, i don't know, i think it is still a win. just going to count it as that. it still doesn't really feel that real. i think right now what i am feeling is very tired. that's the main thing i feel. hopefully, as is very tired. that's the main thing ifeel. hopefully, as that is very tired. that's the main thing i feel. hopefully, as that wears off, i will start feeling more happy. olivi

nadal trying to slam to victory. top spin forehand, good night. 7-6 in the fifth. on to the semifinals for rafa. you think he's feeling good? abc7 sports. 4:49 hours to get to that moment. a great match. on to the semis. >> great stuff. >> abc7 news continues online, twitter, facebook and don't call it a comeback. i've been here for years. rockin' my peers. puttin' suckas in fear. don't you dare stare. you better move. listen to the bass go boom. i'm gonna knock you out. mama said knock you out. don't call it a comeback. i've been here for years. ♪ ♪ ♪ raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens ♪ ♪ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens ♪ ♪ brown paper packages tied up with strings ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> you have to take a first step to take a stand. >> it's the job of everyone here at abc7 to share your story. >> to tell the truth. >> help you understand the truth. >> empower you. >> empower your family. >> whether you're worried about daughter at work, or son at school, we're here to connect you with local experts and resources

rough one for nadal...del potro was up on him 2-sets to none... the 3rd set, he opted to retire due to a knee injury. thus, ending his tourney run. it's the first retirement in the men's u.s. open semifinal in the open era. del potro...will now advance to face the winer of the novak djokovic and kei nishikori after an off day, both bay area baseball teams back to work tonight. giants underway now in milwaukee. at last check, the score is tied at 2...in the 6th inning full highlights later tonight. a's are hosting the rangers, first pitch in about 20 minutes. finally, months after lebron's departure, the city of cleveland has finally decided what to do with that giant mural in downtown. take a look. this used to be a spot of a massive lebron poster...very iconic. but it will soon feature this... an image of a statue known as the guardian of transportation...coupled with the quote 'all for the land' (ken) another (ken) another airport rolls out facial recognition technology....and lawmakers are raising concerns that the tech may not be infallible. (

rafael nadal has pulled out of next months tournaments in beijing and shanghai. injury that saw him retire midway through his us open semi—final against juan martin del potro earlier this month. he's taken the decision to skip the asian leg of the atp tour to give him more time to recover from the problem. he's currently world number one, but missing those major tournaments will give novak djokovic the chance to finish the year top of the rankings. the serbian is currently third with second placed roger federer only expected to have a limited schedule. naomi osaka is through to the pan pacific open quarterfinals in tokyo. it was her first match since winning the us open earlier this month and she beat dominika cibulkova in straight sets as rob heath reports. white flowers could represent peace and serenity. naomi osaka could almost have been making a point, after serena williams‘ out worst during herfinest after serena williams‘ out worst during her finest hour. after serena williams‘ out worst during herfinest hour. williams‘s rage at the umpire junior us open f

the argentine, who won this event in 2009, will now play either world number one rafael nadal or austria'slast four. american captain jim furyk has chosen tiger woods, phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau as three of his wildcard picks for the united states team to face europe in this month's ryder cup. dechambeau is in fine form, having won the previous two pga tour events, and leads the fedex cup standings, while five—time major winner mickelson plays in a record 12th event after making his debut in 1995. the most interesting, perhaps, is the return of 42—year—old woods as a player for the first time since 2012, having recovered from back surgery and after finishing second at the recent us pga championship. i haven't been putt of the team playing wise for six years. i served asa playing wise for six years. i served as a vice captain a couple of years ago, and that was absolutely incredible to be putt of the team, be putt of these young guys, and just to try to help them in any way, shape orform just to try to help them in any way, shape or form i just to try to help them in any way, shap

to tennis now and rafael nadal has queens sent to the semifinals of the us open after a five set test against dominic team of austria the defending champion got off to a dreadful start but managed to outlast a teen in a match that ended at two in the morning and lasted nearly five hours. dominic team couldn't have asked for a better start the austrian punishment doll in the first set to hand the defending champ what's known as a bagel a six nil thrashing butts in the sweaty rainer of flushing meadows no doubt fall back in a topsy turvy encounter an adult took the next two sets to pave the way for a victory only for team to once again cause him serious problems in the fifth and final set team doggedly survived five break points before he went along with a routine smash to hand adult victory in the tie break just after two am it was game over in the epic confrontation. and the double made argentinian one martin that porto in the semifinals on the women's side left vs anastasio save us to knock the defending champion sloane stephens out of the tournament save us over actually retired in

as for the first semifinal, one question is who will nadal recover after playing for nearly five hours the previous trend? the answer is probably very well. he beat his opponent over nearly five hours in the wimbledon quarterfinal in an astonishing match. del pauljewell glint in his life. he has looked one of the best players all season. —— liz was he has dropped only one set all season and after so many wrist surgery is playing without pain and feel that he can play better. we will have an update on all of the action tonight on a later bulletins, 9:15pm and 10:30pm.join action tonight on a later bulletins, 9:15pm and 10:30pm. join us then. every year millions of tonnes of plastic waste flow into the sea around the world. now, for the first time, there's going to be an attempt to get into the middle of the pacific ocean to try to clean it. in the biggest operation of its kind, a huge plastic—collection system will be towed out from california tomorrow. 0ur science editor david shukman explains. in san francisco, final construction of a massive project with an incredibly bold ambition.

del potro the set and after losing the second set nadal says, you know what? i'm done. del potro's only major win was in 2009 and he's back and will face novak djokovic in the finals. warriors president rick welts was inducted into the basketball hall of fame and the ceremony with the distinct bay area flavor. jason kidd, former cal story, and steve nash joined by don nelson. check out nelly! former warriors coach lives on maui now and he's got the long hair. he is slim and trim. he's probably lost 60 or 70 pounds. maui, that's what they say, it's the best living over there. how about the current warrior, steph curry on another asian tour. my goodness, he looks like he's 100 feet tall. currently visiting manila in the philippines. this is a three-country tour sponsored by under armour. next up, japan and china for steph. that's a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> time now is 8:46. serena williams is looking to win her grand slam single title today. this is her ninth u.s. open final and the first time she's made it back to the fi

he will meet rafael nadal, he defeated domenic thiem, made even more grueling by the intense heat.hink that ended 2:00 morning. it was an epic battle at two play, at the top of their game watch a match there. turning to u.s. pro golf the u.s. ryder team prepares for a clash with europe at the end of this month, jim furyk announced three of his four captains picked yesterday, tiger woods, phil mickelson and bryson dechambeau. woods will be in a playing role at the tournament for the first time since 2012. >> incredible highlights from the u.s. open. just that embrace between nadal and domenic thiem at the end of their match tells you how grueling of a battle that was. >> it was epic. i was there a couple hours. i had to leave and go home and sleep. >> did you have to get up early? c'mon, that's not an excuse. you had great tickets. still ahead, we seen president trump attack attorney general jeff session on 26th. now journalist bob woodward is detailing the behind the screens insults as well. plus a candidate in massachusetts is hoisted. we will have the stunning details coming up n

rafael nadal in action on centre court. the spaniard booked a spot on the quarter finals.aytime spotlight, serena williams making her way into arthur ashe stadium searching for a tenth consecutive quarterfinal. she fired herself back up again. that scream with 18 aces she would close out the match winning 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. she looks poised to grab the 24th grand slam. >> and another great outfit. >>> sir paul mccartney, the famed singer has revealed new details about his personal experience with psychedelic drugs. mccartney said while he was with the beatles he hallucinated and saw god. he told a british new hampshire saying i saw god adding he was humbled by music. paul mccartney is currently promoting a new album and tour. that should be interesting. see what that's like. >> it all makes sense. i think i would be a little worried if he didn't somehow see god after all of those drugs he did. the music would make less sense. >>> a festival in el salvador should come with a warning here. participate at your own risk. look at this thing here. the annual fireball festival. they

the semifinals williams wrapped things up in straight sets, nadal survived a 4:49 match >> so hot.'s incredible >> if you're not living in new york city or in the east coast, it's like we're in singapore 100 degrees, 100% humidity don't know how they're doing it. >> who is better than serena >> best ever >> that's right. >>> still ahead, tropical storm gordon making landfall the latest track, how it's imctg painoil and gas when "worldwide exchange" returns gives you the strongest hold ever to lock your dentures. so now you can eat tough food without worry. fixodent and forget it. need a change of scenery? the kayak price forecast tool tells you whether to wait or book your flight now. so you can be confident you're getting the best price. giddyup! kayak. search one and done. so, the whole world is talking about ai. big, bold promises like... it'll transform the human race! it's gonna solve unsolvable problems! it'll find life on mars! but here's the thing. you don't live on mars. you build wind turbines. supply car parts to thousands of cities. answer millions of customer calls a y

serena williams and rafael nadal are among the star turns being served up in new york later on, and they'llger federer. they're both out, with the five—time champion federer knocked out by a man ranked number 55 in the world. here's our tennis correponsdent russell fuller. john millman has the reputation of being one of the best blogs in tennis and he played an outstanding match. the celebration was discreet, i see. i think he realised the shock the stadium felt when roger federer was knocked out. roger federer could not trust his serve and made too many errors for the resorting to the drop shot almost in desperation and admitted afterwards he was quite glad it was all over. but felt a bit like his defeat in the fourth round in new york in 2013. we did not know then he had a back problem. and he came back spectacularly. can he win again, i would came back spectacularly. can he win again, iwould not came back spectacularly. can he win again, i would not write him off. at the australian open at the start of the australian open at the start of the year or on the grass at wimbledon but he now 3

nadal trying to slam to victory. top spin forehand, good night. 7-6 in the fifth. semifinals for rafa. you think he's feeling good? abc7 sports. 4:49 hours to get to that moment. a great match. on to the semis. >> great stuff. >> abc7 news continues online, twitter, facebook and the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] babies aren't fully developed until at least 39 weeks. a healthy baby is worth the wait. >>> you have to take a first step to take a stand. >> it's the job of everyone here at abc7 to share your story. >> to tell the truth. >> help you understand the truth. >> empower you. >> empower your family. >> whether you're worried about daughter at work, or son at school, we're here to connect you with local experts and resources whenever you need them. >> anyone can cover local news but it takes a trusted ally to

open and nine years ago he beat rafa nadal in the men's semi's after the defending champion was forced to retire through injury wolf i'snuvik djokovic for the title on sunday that would start triples i this was always going to be a tough test to ruffle the doubt but he's the world number one for a reason and typically he took the fight to del potro. thousands something wasn't right though he has a history of knee trouble and was clearly suffering perhaps feeling the effects of his five hour battle with dominic team in the previous round. as he slowed down del potro turned up the pace edging the first set on a typewriter and then breaking early in the second i was the dallas frustration. he could barely move and was helpless as breezed into a two set lead think if he lasted two hours but the defending champion had no choice but to call it a day the first man to retire from a semifinal the u.s. open since the professional era began back in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight i hate to write it but stay one more set i'll play. well better much from the dow's injury aside looked impressi