championship point for pennetta, a little back and forth, pennetta done playing it around, flavia pen nate that wins her first grand slam career title. after the match, that's it. she's retiring. why not on top with a grand slam title. >> that's the way to go out, on top, on your own terms. >> that's the news for now. nightly news will come up next. we'll see you for news 4 at 11. we'll see you later tonight. have a good one everybody. >>> on this saturday night, firefight. the intense battle as thousands of homes are threatened by a massively growing wildfire. we're on the front lines. >> city on edge. living in fear in phoenix as authorities hunt for the shooters firing at cars on a freeway. >>> to the streets. tens of thousands march in a show of support for refugees and migrants in europe as a human wave continues to swell. >>> speaking out. our interview with the former tennis star who mistakenly found himself on the wrong side of the law. >>> and story time. in our digital age, could this be the library of the future? "nightly news" begins now.

. >>> an all italian final between vinci and pennetta. pennetta wins 7-6 6-2. her first career major championship and her last. she goes out in style. the 33-year-old announced her retirement after the victory. not too shabby. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. >>> don't miss our eagles kickoff coverage today at 10:00. we have player and coach interviews, plus inside access to the birds. nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles. >>> the time is 7:49. just a few minutes before the

flavia pennetta. >> flavio. panetto. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: either way, it's going to be on the menu at starbucks next month. [ laughter and applause ] "i'll have a flavia pennetta, please, with no foam. thanks. appreciate it." >> jimmy: finally, in a recent interview, elton john said that he would like to meet with vladimir putin to discuss gay rights in russia. putin said he was flattered and moved by the offer and then added, "no." [ laughter ] we have a great show. give it up for the roots, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, hi everybody! welcome, welcome, welcome. it is monday. we are so happy to be back. we have a giant week of shows coming up. tomorrow night, robert de niro, ariana grand -- [ cheers and applause ] --and duran duran will all be here. >> steve: whoa! >> jimmy: then on wednesday, democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton will be dropping by. [ cheers and applause ] later this week, kaley cuoco-sweeting and keith richards will be joining us. >> steve: oh! [ ch

open champion flavia pennetta, following a victory over roberta vinci in the final. she was the oldest maiden grand slam finalist in the open era and following her victory announced her retirement from the game. >> reporter: these women have been friends since childhood. italians flavia pennetta and roberta vinci had been doubles partners and roommates. now they were opponents in the biggest moment of their career. both defied the odds and swept aside the top two seeds. right from the start of the contest it was clear that this was not going to be easy. a tie break decided the first set. flavia pennetta taking it 7-6. she built up momentum in the second winning major titles. the 338-year-old ensured a place in the tennis history backs as the eldest first time grand slam champion. she celebrated the treatment. >> before i start this tournament, like a month ago, i was - i made the biggest decision of my life, and this is the way i would like to say goodbye to tennis. this one was my last match in the us open, and i couldn't think to finish in a better way. >> italy's

but it set the stage for flavia pennetta to become the unlikely 2015 women u.s. open's champion. >> it's a dream come true. i'm really happy. i mean it's also nice to play with a friend of mine. >> reporter: panetta is the oldest woman to become a grand slam champion for the first time in the open era which began in 1968. she and vinci have known each other since the age of 10. jim. >> axelrod: marlie, thank you. still ahead, a deadly plane crash during the making of a new tom crews movie. >> axelrod: another air show accident, this one in tennessee. witnesses say an aircraft, a single-engine l-39 albatross went down in some woods while performing stunts at the annual wings over big south fork event. no word on the pilot's condition. two people are dead after a plane crash on location of a new tom cruise movie. this happened near medellin, colombia. an american pilot alan hurwin, and carlos berl died when the twin-engine plane hit bad weather. the third crew member, also american, were badly hurt. they were working on the film "mena." y annual 9/11 tribute in lig

flavia pennetta. and roberta vinci trading shots.etta won and immediately announced her retirement. >>> to soccer, chris wondolowsi and the earthquakes playing host to seattle. we are in the 82 minute. san jose san jose up 1-0. sounders score on the rebound. and shot the game ending in a 1- 1 draw. >>> and out of boxing, floyd mayweather jr. facing andre berto in what he claims is his last fight. yeah right. his first fight since may. berto is no match for mayweather. if this is his final fight, mayweather would end his career 49-0. note, the 49. i don't know how many of these guys were cup cakes but still, ,, ♪ ♪ yoplait. the smooth and creamy yogurt your whole family loves. yoplait original with no artificial sweeteners, because at&t and directv are offering yesterday's technology, today. tv from space. [whispered] space as long as it's not too rainy. [whispered] rainy or windy. [whispered] windy or there isn't a branch in the way. [whispered] branchy welcome to the moment no one's been waiting for. the fastest internet and the bes

flavia pennetta near court trading blowing with roberta vin chi. forehand down the line for pennetta and here's championship point. for her far court. and she finished it off winning 7-6, 6-2. her first grand slam win and apparently her last. >> before i started this tournament. like one month ago, i was -- i take a big decision on my life. and it is the way i would like to say good-bye to tennis. [ booing ] [ laughter ] you know -- you don't have to be like that, this, i'm really happy i mean. [ laughter ] >> that's how you doubt. win a grand slam -- do it. win a grand slam event like the u.s. open and then retire. >> now if she hadn't won the grand slam, was that still preplanned to retire or was that -- >> yeah, u.s. open was going to be it. she just happened to win it. >> okay all right. just go out on top. why not? >> pete sampras did the same thing right? >> just won everything and said hey i'm riding off into the sunset. dropping my racquet and rolling off. >> nice to go out on top. >> all right vern thank you so much. hey thanks so much for

first match begins at 11 eastern time between number two-seed of romania and number 26 flavia pennetta of italy. serena williams faces 43rd ranked roberta vinci. men's semis begin tonight with the top seed novak djokovic. number two-seed roger federer will face number five stan waa ring call. -- wawrinka. nicole: i love it. i went to serena, venus match. i loved that. i will definitely try to get a peek. >>> adidas may be taking a chunk of business from subsidiary reebok. sales were dipping because of competition from nike and under armour. a person familiar with the matter says adidas is getting ready to take over right to outfit national hockey league teams from reebok. a spokesman from the nhl said it would be premature to comment. lauren: coming up in emotional and wide-ranging interview with stephen colbert, vice president joe biden expressing doubts about a run for the white house. >> i think you should run for president again and i will be your vice president. lauren: we'll have more from that interview and even opec oil leaders are he lowering their expectations for the price o

the winner of that match will face italy's pennetta. pennetta would recover to win in three.and it's the first time two italian women have reached the semis of the same grand slam. >>> tuesday night saw serena williams suffering her toughest match of the tournament so far. it came from her sister venus. >> yeah, i think i'll look back on it fondly. it means a lot to me. obviously we're very tough competitors on the court. but once the match is over, and the second it's done, we're sisters, we're roommates, and we're all that. >> one of australian crickets most combative players has announced his retirement for test messages. playing 66 times for his country the 37-year-old lost his place on the team in a recent series against england. >> i want at a fight to continue. i'll continue to make myself better every time i walked out into the paddock, i probably lost that hunger. >> last time floyd mayweather jr. stepped into a ring it was billed as the fight of the century. you that was his bout with manny pacquiao. >> mayweather will fight the unknown in las vegas on saturday. >>

the match eventually picking up again with pennetta winning. >> congratulations here at the u.s.ennetta, everybody. >> reporter: but this breach in security now raising serious questions. for "good morning america," t.j. holmes, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to t.j. >>> and now to a love triangle that turned leddy. a texas doctor about to stand trial for a second time charged with masterminding a plot to kill his romantic rival. abc's linzie janis is here with that story. good morning, linzie. >> reporter: good morning, amy. it is like a plot out of a tv drama, and it has captivated texas. now the surgeon charged with murdering a fellow doctor over a woman is back in court after his first trial ended in a hung jury. >> hello, i'm dr. mike dixon. >> reporter: prosecutors say amarillo plastic surgeon dr. mike dixon seen here in his own tv commercial hired a hit man to kill prominent pathologist dr. joseph sonnier in a love triangle turned deadly. richelle shetina dated sonnier for a year before ending up in a relationship. that infuriated dixon, prosecutors say motivating the p

. >>> an all italian final between vinci and pennetta. pennetta wins 7-6 6-2.first career major championship and her last. she goes out in style. the 33-year-old announced her retirement after the victory. not too shabby. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. >>> just a few minutes before 7:00 on nbc 10 news today. crews have been working throughout the night to clean up a massive water main break in north philadelphia. and nbc 10's jesse gary is live on the scene tracking the progress. >> they are putting up barricades now ahead of repairs as they continue to clean up the street. we'll have an update on their work coming up after the break. >>> i'm tracking changes today. a lot cooler for us on this sunday. not to worry, our temperatures will warm back above average into the 80s. i'll let you know when coming up in my full forecast. \ s >>> flooded out streets and ripped up sidewalks. nbc 10 cameras were rolling as a broken water main sent torrents of water rushing through a north philadelphia neighborhood. we'll take you live

. >>> 33-year-old pennetta announced she is retiring. this is the first major final for pennetta sending serena's chase for calendar year grand slam. >> they were so cute. they are amazing tennis players. the press conference they were happy and having so much fun. >> look how far they made it. >> what a moment. >>> a final check -- not a final check. >> another check, if you will. we were talking about the fall-like feel for a football sunday. we've got it especially through parts of the western great lakes extending into the midwest where temperatures this morning are on the cool side. it is only 37 degrees in michigan. 47 in st. louis. . 49 in lexington, kentucky. later on this afternoon it's going to be very comfortable and just that hint of fall in the air because of low humidity. 68 degrees in chicago. lexington, kentucky about 67. it's producing more showers through new england but . >>> i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. as we head into today, temperatures below average, ranging between 72 and 75. a slight chance of a

after the match, flavia pennetta announcing her retirement after this year. the men of course take the court in flushing meadows. novak djokovic takes on roger federer. coverage begins today at 3:30 on espn and streaming live on espn.com. >>> finally, if you're checking your social media page, you might see this guy, this uva fan, for his reaction to his beloved team losing saturday in the last seconds of the game against notre dame with this incredible pass. the man has yet to be identified. his name could be joe or bill or corey, but he'll be known as the sad virginia fan. >> that's a #mood. >> horrible. the guy's night is ruined. >> maybe overserved? >> maybe overserved. could have been a combination. >> when your team wins, when they score points, unlike colby did -- >> the white mules. >> my college, not a great football team back in the day. >>> now, to a one-woman crime spree down south. police in three states are trying to catch this armed jewelry thief before she strikes again. they do have these security camera shots of her to go on and abc's philli

italy's prime minister renzi was in the stands and flavia pennetta couldn't think of a better way to end her career. she won the u.s. i hope without playing serena williams who lost to vince rsh yesterday, ang -- roberta vinci yesterday. thank you for joining us. "america tonight" is next. [ ♪ ] on "america tonight" an attempt to protect women from campus sex sult by strengthening the law. why would anyone do that. >> if you bring law enforcement in at an early stage and they are told there's reporting requirements, i think the officer is more likely to recommend that it go criminal, and not all cases should go criminal. >>> lori jane gliha on whether they could have been saved

. >>> an all italian final between vinci and pennetta. pennetta wins 7-6 6-2.jor championship and her last. she goes out in style. the 33-year-old announced her retirement after the victory. not too shabby. that's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. >>> don't miss our eagles kickoff coverage today at 10:00. we have player and coach interviews, plus inside access to the birds. nbc 10 is your official station of the philadelphia eagles. >>> the time is 7:49. just a few minutes before the "today" show 5at 8:00. we check in with erica hill and craig melvin. >> just ahead on "today," utter devastation for one california town. it went up in flames ins with one of the wildfires that popped up and has been burning through the night. our crew was on the scene for much of that. >> and james blake speaking out after he was body slammed by an nypd officer. what was he thinking when it happened? and now what he wants the nypd to do about it. >> and we are taking you inside fashion week here in new york city with a look at creations that have sort

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she'll place flavia pennetta on thursday for a place in the final. flavia pennetta getting the better of petra kvitova. >> well, the other semifinal on thursday, seeing serena williams condition her bit. the top seed facing world number 43. winning all four of the matches against the italian. season number 50. the n.f.l. gets under way with defending world champions. this has taken on the pittsburg steelers. much of the off-season was dominated by the ratery ots and the debate gate row, and they were accused of debating balls to gain an advantage. the man there, originally banned patriots quarterback. it was overturned by a judge last week. >> i'm excited to run out there thursday night. there'll be months like this everybody. i think what my job is, and what i need to go out there. sports websites in the united states would claim floyd mayweather was given an exemption by the world anti-doping agency after taking a banned intravenous injection. allegations are coming outs ahead of the fight that floyd mayweather says will be the last of his career.

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yang lee is the leader at ten under par. >>> what a story book ending for flavia pennetta.er career going out on top. >>> up next, former tennis star james blake talks about his mic taken take down. you can see it captured on that video. what he feels should happen to that officer involved. >>> plus, whenever moment counts, ahead on abc 7 news the story behind these dramatic images of a high wat ♪ my name is phil zietlow, and i've been an engineer on the cheerios team for 51 years. about five years ago, i found out that if my daughter-in-law, joyce, eats anything with gluten in it she feels pretty darn terrible. so my team and i came up with a way to remove the grains that contain gluten, from the naturally gluten free oats that cheerios are made of. so now joyce and i can have cheerios together anytime we want. and if you love someone with celiac, or gluten sensitivity, you can too. >>> an update on breaking news we brought you at the top of this newscast. there is a new fast moving wildfire burning in lake county. the valley fire broke out around 1:30 in afternoon. it has

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she will now play flavia pennetta in the first-ever all italian u.s.pen final. >> asked her if she woke up this morning thinking she could win this? >> no. >>> sacramento pulls out all the stops for some hometown heroes. hugs all around for the childhood friends who stopped a train terror attack. their messages to the thousands who came to say thanks. >> and rush hour relief. why bart riders around the bay area will have an easier commute come mon,,,,,,,, [female announcer] through sunday, during sleep train's mattress price wars, save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get interest-free financing until 2018 on tempur-pedic. plus, helpful advice from the sleep experts. but mattress price wars ends sunday at sleep train. >>> they promised a parade fit for a king. today the city of sacramento made good. thousands of people lining the streets to welcome home three local heroes who thwarted a terrorist attack on a paris- bound train. lemoore abrams reports. >> >> reporter: sacramento mayor kevin johnson arrived in style flanked by some very satisfi

here's championship point for pennetta. far court and she won 7-6 and 6- 2. her first grand slam win and apparently, her last. >> before i started this tournament like one month ago, i was -- i take a big decision on my life. and it is the way i would like to say good-bye to tennis. i know. you don't have to be like this. i'm really happy. i mean -- [ laughter ] >> going out on top. >> absolutely. >> win a grand slam event and then retire from tennis. i've often fantasized about doing the emmy award-winning sports cast and then dropping the mic and walking off. >> all right. >> don't you have a family you have to take care of? >> we'll see you here tomorrow. >> oh, yeah. >> 6:30. >> oh, yeah them. >> hey thanks for watching and we will see you and vern at 6:30. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 colorado, llc 800-775-7838 ,,,,,,,,,,,, colorado, llc 800-775-7838 ,,,,,,,,,,,, with sleep number, now there's an adjustment for that. only at a sleep number store. don't miss the final days of the biggest sale of the year! with the c2 queen mattress ju

pennetta wins 7-6 6-2. she goes out in style. she announced her retirement after the victory.at's your look at sports. i'm danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. >>> just a few minutes before 6:00 on this sunday. a water main break has made a big mess to say the least in north philadelphia. nbc 10's jesse gary is live on the scene with details. >> they're making progress cleaning up that mess. you can see the equipment behind me that was down the block. we'll have an update after the break. >>> i'm tracking cooler temperatures in store today. we're also drying out. i'll let you know what to expect and when we'll warm things back up again. that's coming up in my forecast. here in vineland, new jersey, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups... but just one kind of chicken. it's white breast meat chicken every time. because white breast meat chicken releases its flavor into the broth and absorbs more flavor from it. and in vineland, it's all about flavor so if you're not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, do what we do...make it progresso. . >>> right now

the crash happened just as a match between flavia pennetta and monica niculescu was about to end. no one was hurt. >>> dining danger, two cars crashed into a wendy's restaurant in paramus, new jersey, and it's not the first time customers had to dodge a car there while eating. cbs 2's tony aiello joins us live from outside the route 4. tony? >> reporter: deja vu on the menu for this fast food outlet hit by one car in june, lit by two cars tonight, not -- hit by two cars tonight, not the kind of double wendy's usually likes to serve up. workers examine a support beam put up to shore up the damaged restaurant after a minivan and car crashed into the wendy's near the paramus road exit on route 4. >> i was just hoping i could get the cars out without the building falling down. >> reporter: the mangled wood, glass and steel inside was something to see. >> one of the drivers was in shock crying, her and i assume her boyfriend. the other driver had the child with her. thank god, the child was all right. >> reporter: there were no serious injuries. four patrons went to the hospital for se

had to face, pennetta. the u.s. open final. some one from italy winning this year's open.e first set. tiebreaker second set. nice drop shot. recovers. get the point. match point. breaks in. nice forehand winner. wins the u.s. open. straight sets. first career grand slam. and her last. one month ago. made a decision on my life. this is the way i would look to say good-bye to tennis. >> this abc 7 sports report brought to you by xfinity. going out on top. >> imagine how serena feels losing to vinci. thank you. >> that will do it. abc 7 news continues at 5:00 a.m. with the latest on the lake county fire. up to 25,000 acres. >> thank you for spending your weekend with us. hey! let me help with that. oh, thank you! ♪ introducing the one-and-only volkswagen golf sportwagen. the sportier utility vehicle. we live in a pick choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter sleep number ...right now all beds on sale! sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. you like the bed soft. he's more hardcore. so your sleep goes fro

roberta vinci facing flavia pennetta, who saw off simona halep, world no.2. >>> ticket for the final plummeted from $1500 though $370 in the wake of williams knock out. serena williams one of the tennis greats, but lags behind when it comes to endorsement. we have this report from gabriel elizonda. >> the biggest star in women's ten us out. in the final two relatively unknown names in. it's a big hole to fill. by any standards serena williams had a great year. despite the loss, her dominance of the sport is not matched in endorsements. she's won 21 grand slam titles, ahead of her competitor who has won five. in 2014 williams earnt 11 million, half of the 22 million maria sharapova earnt in the same year. ♪ i feel pretty >> reporter: that's the title of this film cementing her place as a tennis player and sex sim bomb. serena williams is seen as an athlete. she is 47th on the forbes list. of the seven tennis player, she's deadlast in endorsement. the question becomes why? >> there's an issue of race. there's an issue of sexism in terms of serena williams. she's a unique character. she

pennetta taking advantage. 60 unforced errors. pannetta, 46, 6-4, and 4-2. became the third warrior to visit jimmy kimmel this summer. there to present a gift to spencer stone, a u.s. airman who helped stop a terrorist on a train in paris. >> that's klay thompson. >> what? >> clay doesn't drive stick. so -- well, me and clay can walk. it's only like 15 feet. there we go. >> clay helped give that brand-new convertible to spencer stone. also gave him a warriors jersey, championship hat, and tickets to opening night, which will be coveted. >>> abc7 sports brought to you by toyota. as you can say, i got a little friend. i made a friend. >> one friend. >> andre -- one friend? andre iguodala is my friend and the warriors will be giving -- not this one away, because this one belongs to me. but october 15th in preseason -- put him in my hands. it's live television, people. clearly not rehearsed. >> nope. >> the first 10,000 people will get a little andre iguodala. that's october the 15th. >> keep that one close. >> she had eyes for him earlier. >> he thinks i'm goin

i was so sorry to see her not win. >> what about flavio pennetta retiring after the win?at about that? >> there is something to be said for that. if you achieve that and if there is nothing else to do, she seems pretty content with that. >> i always want to say that when it comes to the sport of tennis, it really is one sport where women's competition and men's competition is about as deep as you can get. there are two competitors facing head to head for three hours or more. the amount of resolve it takes to pull that off is incredible. >>> the president usually stays in the waldorf astoria when he comes to new york for the big meeting. he's not. and the big reason, it looks like, is one of the chinese investors tied to the beijing government has bought it. i'm surprised this hasn't come up on the campaign trail. what do you mean we have to worry about where our president stays on our home country turf because these chinese businesses, some of them, allegedly were very close with the government on all sorts of nefarious espionage? >> i'm going to draw a line to the iran a

pennetta goes out on top. she announced her retirement immediately upon her struck tri.to red wel eye. wrong -t we got wrong and what we missed. >> hi, tom, how are you? >> good. >> a lot of barber shop talk. we will get to that. let's start with hillary. >> yeah. >> joe, when you said you know who you are you don't have to reinvent yourself. instead of trying to get hillary funny and warm her -- she should try to be honest. >> she will have a better chance cracking wives. >> 8 boy can dream. john, you said hillary is the queen of the island of misfit toys. >> i find it offensive. a person who identifies as a woman cannot be a king? >> yes. >> that's why i am offended. >> it was a lion, wasn't it? >> say again? >> wasn't the king of the island of misfit toys a lion? >> i think you are right. >> aflan. >> right. no, different story. >> it was cecil. >> too cute. >> rip. >> i was crying there. >> you also said that hillary is 60 plus years old and she can't reinvent herself. first of all she is 92. she has had it in the public 8 and now they say we need to show people the

those in the stand, it's more of a waiting game >>> meanwhile, newly crowned women's champion flavia pennetta is intending to retire after winning her first grand slam title. she has been showing off her trof identify. the 33 -- her trophy. the 33-year-old announced she was quitting moments after winning the title. >> i feel really happy. i mean, i'm really ready for this kind of life. for change my life. and i couldn't think to do it in a better way. >> it's been 18 years since martina hingis won the us open daylight. but she is going strong in the doubles. she won her 11th grand slam doubts at flushing meadows, alongside her team-mate. they beat casey dell aqua and her partner. it's a day after hingis won the mixed doubles with leanda. >> when you win many matches and tournaments you go on court. the way she was playing in the last three or four matches, it was incredible. sheep was hitting bombs from the baseline, and i was able to fix it up. and hit good volleys to finish it off. that's what is best for us >>> now, despite being 18 years old. lydia ko holds a string of records to her name

vinci is going to face off with flavia pennetta in the woman's final match on saturday.cket prices for the women's final already sinking 60% from more than 1800 when serena was in the running for it to 486 bucks, according to seat geek. if you're hoping to go to the final, now is the time to snag a ticket, ladies and gentlemen. melissa: tom brady and the patriots kicked off the nfl season with a victory over the pittsburgh steelers. but not one without a little bit of controversy, of course, during the game. the steelers' head sets were disconnected during the first halflisque the coaches' communication at a fault. joining us for a recap as well as sunday, our very own ashley webster. >> yes, i do love football. i lived in green bay for three years, covered the packers, when they were in the super bowl against the patriots. i followed the titans to the super bowl and they lost to the rams. melissa: with the accent, it doesn't work at all, i don't believe you like football. tom brady ridiculously awesome. >> he was so good. melissa: obviously feeling the pressure, not at

. >> reporter: later today is going to be roberta vinci taking on flavia pennetta, a final none of usll you, demand for tickets for the match without serena, they've gone -- they started yesterday before the semifinals at $280. now you can get in for under $80. >> wow. talk about the change of fate. thank you very much. christie? >>> so arthur ashe stadium was tense, to say the least, during the plays leading up to serena williams's stunning defeat. i can't imagine anyone else rooting harder for her than 3-year-old mimi harris. let me remind you who she is. >> so here i said, this the last one, right up in the air. and i was like, serena williams! >> who told you you were like serena williams? >> daddy. i was like serena williams! >> the video went viral. reached williams herself who gave the pint sized fan a care package complete with tickets to watch yesterday's match. she's with us now as well as her mom, obviously. kimberly here. mimi cannot hear us. her mom's going to ask some of the questions that we have. thank you for being with us. so appreciate it. can you do me a favor and

grand slam on her accomplishment, and up next, should she advance past vinci, she'll get flavia pennetta is it three decades before someone comes along to win this thing? >> it's mentally difficult. and majors are the toughest tournaments to win, and to do it all in one year, serena has the serena slam which means she won all of the tournaments in consecutive order, but hasn't done it within one year. this will be a monumental fete, you got to love the way she is so powerful. her tennis is a fun sight to behold. should be a fun match to watch. trish: steffi graf was young, a teenager when she won that back in '88 and you look at the williams sisters in their 30s. i asked andre agassi about this yesterday. how is it that people are playing into these older years, and he had an interesting response, listen, julie. >> what it's attributed to is hard to put your finger on. at the end of the day it looks more blistic and hard or the body, but they're smarter, training more efficiently and effectively and looks like a lot more players are investing in themselves, that never used to happen. the

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she will face flavia pennetta in saturday's u.s. open finals. congrats to her though.mazing. >> unbelievable. >> you can tell how emotional she was as well. >> yeah. an emotional moment. >>> and a nice day, doug. we see you there. it's -- we hear gonna be cold and a little wet the weekend? >> you know, going to be a little wet the weekend, you mentioned cold. now, pat, you're always on the cold side. so, i'll call it cool. for you and many out there -- >> relative thing. >> it will be a little on the cold side. this morning, we woke up to some cool numbers, took my kids for a walk to the bus stop, like, daddy, why aren't we wearing our coats. all right, it wasn't that cold, come on, guys. reston live camera, blue skies it is gorgeous across our area this morning, look at this beautiful shot of the white house as we look across our region. just perfect conditions, 87 degrees. low humidity, winds out of the north, 6 miles per hour. doesn't get much better than this, unless you like it a little bit cooler and then wait until you see the seven-day forecast. 82, frederick,

. >> vinci can will face her fellow italian, flavia pennetta tomorrow for the u.s.n women's title. the first ever all-italian major final. we have more coming up in sports. >>> missing the first day of school has created a scheduling mess for several students right here in fairfax county. coming up, what the school system plans to do to fix it all. >>> plus, commuters target the disturbing discovery made after a long day at work. ♪ pretty woman, we kind of like to meet ♪ ♪ pretty woman >> and the hidden talents of starting quarterback kirk cousins. >>> a scheduling mess for some fairfax students who missed the first day of school a new computer system briefly removed their records. >> and some cases, deleted their class schedules. northern virginia reporter david culver questioned the school system today on the apparent glitch. >> reporter: you havesly, tuesday was back to school in fairfax county, that wasn't the first day of school for every student. >> we wanted to make sure he had experience of what college in at a big school was like. >> reporter: linda, who di

she will face flavia pennetta in the final tomorrow after what's been called the biggest upset in moderny. >> what gave you the belief that this moment was possible? >> no. [ laughter ] >> really. >> it's true. [ laughter ] no, no. i wake up i say, okay, i'm in semifinals today. try to enjoy. don't think about serena, enjoy. i didn't expect to win, no. >> love that. >>> lindsay vonn in the house watching men's semis. roger federer and stan wawrinka far court. federer owned this. this is the end of a 20-shot rally. federer is on his way to his first finals since 2009. now, the other semifinal top- seeded novak djokovic just dominant overpower marin cilic. djokovic lost only three games in reaching his fifth u.s. open final in the last six years. >>> how far would you swim to help another? i found six who went the extra miles. >> whoo! >> reporter: 10 a.m. last sunday, grace the start of a six-person relay for a world record 300-mile six-day-night trek around san francisco bay. and this is who they are swimming for. arthur renowits ki, shot in san francisco tethered to this suit. years ago

open tennis tournament in new york yesterday, flavia pennetta of italy beat roberta vinci, she's alsoitaly to capture the women's championship. panetta is 33 accepted the trophy then announced her retirement. now to today's weather a. cold front will sweep across the east coast bringing showers across much of the northeast. heavy rain could drench the desert southwest. cool but nice in the northwest. in the week ahead, more scattered storms. the midwest will be heating up as the east cools. ahead -- >> that's called the rule of law. >> supreme court justice steven breyer. but first, winners on the field. >> i lost everything. >> osgood: losers at the bank.,, >> osgood: on this first sunday of the nfl season we can expect to see this year's rookies going for broke on the field. problem is many of these players run the risk of going broke for real once their playing days are over. our cover story is reported by lee cowan. >> with the first pick in the 2015 notify draft the tampa bay buccaneers pick jameis winston. >> jameis winston, the nfl overall draft pick is well-toned walking inves

[ gobbling ] [ laughter ] italian tennis player flavia pennetta won the u.s.n women's final this weekend, which means she's our flavia of the week. ♪ [ applause ] we'd also like to announce that due to extreme audience disinterest, we're discontinuing our flavia of the week segment. [ laughter ] apologies in advance to next week's breakthrough flavia. she lucked out that this is the week, the only week we did it. police on long island have arrested a man whom they say broke into a home, stole several items and then wrote himself a $10,000 check and deposited it. he might have gotten away with it if he hadn't written "that money i stole" on the memo line. [ laughter ] [ applause ] you've got to be honest on the memo line. you got to be honest on those. new york union square will be home to the city's first medical marijuana clinic starting this coming january. this january. yeah. [ cheers ] very exciting. this january also marks the 60th anniversary of being able to buy weed in union square anyway. [ laughter ] [ applause ] yeah, you can buy it in union square.

open tennis tournament in new york yesterday, flavia pennetta of italy beat roberta vinci, she's alsoitaly to capture the women's championship. panetta is 33 accepted the trophy then announced her retirement. now to today's weather a. cold front will sweep across the east coast bringing showers across much of the northeast. heavy rain could drench the desert southwest. cool but nice in the northwest. in the week ahead, more scattered storms. the midwest will be heating up as the east cools. ahead -- >> that's called the rule of law. >> supreme court justice steven breyer. but first, winners on the field. >> i lost everything. there are no limits on the amount of carbon pollution power plants can... release. and our senator, pat toomey, led the fight to keep it that way. carbon pollution, a major cause of climate change, leads to more asthma attacks in children. over a million pennsylvanians now suffer from asthma. and senator toomey took over a million dollars from polluters. tell senator toomey: it's time to clear the air. vote for the clean power plan. >> osgood: on this first sunda

one of the players, italian, flavia pennetta said it was scary she thought the device could have been to win the match. real loser here, gregg, school teacher who allegedly flew this device. gregg: it was kind of scary. i was at the u.s. open this week. last thing i would have expected was a drone. but they, they're very prevalent. we seem to be hearing, david, more and more about them. >> reporter: you're going to continue to hear more and more about them. probably see more of them. a consumer electronics trade group estimates that there could be as many as one million daily drone flights by the year 2035. the u.s. open by the way takes place only three piles from laguardia airport where there have been repeated problems with airplanes and drones. the most recent incident was last may when a commercial flight preparing to land had a near miss at 2700 feet. gregg, the drones are not only a problem for pilot but for law enforcement as well, including secret service. in the incident last night fortunately no one was hurt. new york city senator chuck schumer says there needs to be more r