john: serena was number one.ink wozniacki would appreciate if you said, on the rankings she's won but she really on the minds of the players it's this lady who's the number one player. and clijsters she's fighting to get there to get that same respect. the way murray has with these other three guys, djokovic, nadal and federer, the rankings don't explain that he's been more consistent like wozniacki. mary: she's been dating of late of rory mcilroy. he said we're the number one in the world. and we both want what each other has. she's going to have to go through serena williams just to get into the final against sam stosur. dick: serena williams will serve to open this semifinal. -- as this match begins at 11 minutes after 10:00 here in new york. dick: the umpire orders play. dick: by far the biggest serve in the championship. in fact, she has enough aces to rank in the top 10 of the men. john: you can see already how fit she's become and quick she is. her coach has worked with a lot of different athletes. footbal

it's serena williams taking on samantha stosur.d for the return and serena shouted, come on. the umpire awarded the point to stosur. williams called the umpire i hate her, said she was ugly inside and a few other things we can't say on tv. serena was off her game and lost at the u.s. open. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> is a new romantic duo brewing in the showbiz world? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the world's focus was trained on new york, washington and pennsylvania. but around the country and the world, there were other observances, as well. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this monday morning. hope you had an enjoyable weekend. i know it hasn't rained in many locations. 80 is still very warm for this time of year. cooler air is coming for tomorrow. enjoy the last touch of summer while it lasts. tomorrow, only 74 in seattle so more back to average temperatures. if you are watching in las angel

. >> serena williams talked her way out of her fourth u.s.e today against samanthas century. serena had a rough day at the office. stosur, first set serving. serena freezes and the ford hand goes by her. then it gets ugly. serena screams after hitting a forhand. the penalty point cost her the game. completely loses her cool. would not recover, and sam stosur wins her first grand slam title. hear from the 49ers up at 6:00. all you can do is win the first one. [ beep ] [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... those pj's you like, the ones with the feet, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. [ male announcer ] some people say... good things come to those who wait. truth is... good t

it's serena williams taking on samantha stosur.hand winner, but stosur reached for the return, and when she did, serena shouted come on. the umpire awarded the point to stosur. williams exploded. ril y williams called the umpire i hate her, said she was ugly inside and a few other things we can't say on tv. ser rememb serena was off her game and lost at the u.s. open. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> and here is bill karins who is lovely inside and out. >> what do you do on the tennis court? >> i keep it cool. i may throw my racket once in a while, but i don't throw words out there. >>> good morning. big changes coming this week. we're not talking about flooding or anything like that, the temperatures will dip. we have a couple flood warnings out there. the river levels have come down in all cases, but the end of this week, we should be fine. there are a few showers and storms around yesterday, but they were not all that widespread. now we are completely dry, and you probably will want to bring your sunglasse

can we see serena serena williams get mad at somebody? >> all right.ena williams was fined $2,000. and that's really going to kill her. [ laughter ] >> she made $1.4 million at the u.s. open and got bonus money as well. >> she won't even notice. >>> good night everybody. the bay area -- a place with natural beauty and a forward thinking spirit. at bank of america, we've been fueling economic growth here for over a century. today we're investing in innovations that will define our future. every day, we're working to help set opportunity in motion. from financing a solar project for the milpitas school district to funding the institute at golden gate. because when you're giving, lending, and investing

open, trying to be intimidating, serena williams says i just am. the 28 seed continued her onslaught. taking on anna. serena williams seeded 28 because of a weird seeding system they have at the u.s. open, proving a poin. -- proving a point. she wins as she continues to roll. serena williams winning. oakland andrea ward is the super middleweight champion. has plans for more. october 29, those belts and the trophy up for grabs in a middleweight bout against this guy, the wbc middleweight champion. the super 6 tournament tite. a win, unbeaten at 28-0 could send his career further into the stratosphere. >> this is what i prepared for years ago. the champion. of the world. this is high opportunity against a guy who will bring it. he doesn't want to relinquish his belt. may the best man win. >> all right. in camp, ward has already begun. circus is here. oracle later this week in oakland. a local talent may be a future member. just finished up a 70 show tour with the circus in the northeast. she is fran's prize pupil. -- san francisco's prize pupil. just

can we see serena serena williams get mad at somebody? >> all right.erena williams was fined $2,000. and that's really going to kill her. [ laughter ] >> she made $1.4 million at the u.s. open and

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serena freeze. the forehand goes right by her. then it gets ugly.eyna screams after hitting that forehand. a penalty cost her the point, and serena completely loses her cool with the umpire, would not recover. sam stosur wins. her first grand slam title. >> started playing and knew what a grand slam was. it was a dream of mine to be her one day. i don't know what to say. >> mike: break out plays of the day tonight at 11:00. i know you'll be there. >> alan: as we remember september 11th, hundreds spent the day in service to others. how they're giving back when we return. [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why we pick vegetables at their peak. ...and freeze them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant should we order panda blossom, panda moon... how about chinese at home with wanchai ferry? you can make it in just 14 minutes. mmmh, orange chicken. great. i didn't feel like going out anyway. [ male announcer ] wanchai

able to stay in the game against huge favorite serena losing six three six where the twenty nine year old has beaten upcoming opponent public took over and sets in their only career meeting. novak djokovic young cool tip sort of pitch meanwhile made grand slam history by setting up a clash against each other. the meeting will mark the first time in the opening two serbs face off in the quarter finals all the major both having to endure a tough fighting to get there to starve a chilling off juan carlos ferrero in four sets while djokovic here was briefly caught off guard in the opening set against the orthodox style of alexander paul off world number one recruit to ever under was smooth sailing from the second set in seven six six six two the score a twenty four year old holds a two zero lead over al coming in to. do wilfred some good meanwhile holt is surging local fund favorite mardy fish after an epic five set for a twenty six year old saving all three points in the first set the body on fish took the next two sets before fronted rallied by the french can see the. grinding to a top

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serena williams hadn't lost a set at the u.s. open in the women's final.rent today. >> they will have to play it right there. >> started in the middle of the shot. >> the umpire awarded samaa soser the point because serena screamed white ball was still in play. [ booing ] serena's issues will be up, overshadowed a dominant performance by sorcer, winning in straight sets for the first- ever grand-slam title for her. congratulations to her. >>> how about the giants and the dodgers. the dodgers came in in third place, which is 2 1/2 games behind san francisco. all of a sudden, threatenning to overtake the giants for second place. l.a. in the football spirit, rob barrajas and the pop-up, nearly tackled by russ mitchell and held off. 1-1 ball game, the bottom of the 5th inning and pablo sandoval goes deep to left. tony gin relieved and doesn't get it. it's gone. jeff scores, the giants win 8-1 and so the giants, you know, they're not 8 envelope back. arizona did lose today and that is a more formality at this point. the giants pick up one game in the west and w

that's when serena went off on the umpire.being find for a raging rant against alliance woman. how if at all should they punish her? they will come out with a decision today. all right, guys. they are considering it. we'll gets an announcement any moment. mark, you know, she said she never complained. why would they be doing this to her? >> well, she has one person to blame for her actions and it's her. forget about what i think should happen. playing teis is not a privilege. strike that. it's not a right, it's a privilege. and they have every right to do what they want to her. she was on probation. she violated what i think they are going to deem a major violation. calling the ref a loser. that has to step over the line. megyn: if it's a minor violation she could get fined $20,000. and if it's a major violation she can be fined $250,000. but she only had to pay $80,000 if she behaves the next two years. >> the tirades lasts a period of time. if they did issue that sanction, they would be in the right to do so. megyn: arthur,

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open tennis, serena williams felt at home. the champion took her, tore her apart.in 49 minutes. 6-0, 6-1. the 28 seed. why she is a three time champion. to the scoreboard as you see the ace for serena williams. the scoreboard, 6-0 and 6-1. jay leno in town tonight, just down the street. he taped the tonight show and flew up, there he is with mayor ed lee. he was mcing a fund raider. they are looking for -- fundraiser. they are looking for a new hospital. he received a proclamation from the mare saying it was jay leno day and i got to laugh. he is quick, pam. he goes, boy, it's 8:00 at night, i feel short changed, i only got four hours to make use of it. allants morris set was also forming tonight. they are trying to get the new hospital built. >> all right vern, thank you. >>> and thank you for being with us. we will see you tomorrow night everybody.

serena was anything but serene toward the umpire. >> >> bill: ms.liams eventually lost the match to samantha -- and ms. williams was fined $2,000 to booted. check 4. last week we ran a commercial for the ford motor company saying you should consider buying their vehicles because they refused to take bailout money. it was a good spot. now, i always buy american. i'm driving a gm car right now because i know the guys who work in the dealership. they are good guys. the cadillac i'm driving is running great and g.m. has paid back most of the tarp money it accepted. i'm following that story. check believes it's very important right now that americans buy domestically made vehicles. it obviously helps the economy. there is another reason as well. service. recently my corporation had to do business with hyundai, the korean car company, not good. service, awful. even though we alerted hyundai to the problem. so, a word to the wise, be smart and patriotic, buy american. and finally check 5 some confusion over the release of my new book "killing lincoln." it

>>reporter: if serena williams seated only 28 at the u.s. ope open. dng russ 28th seed in history. convenient a taking on if this player. let's hope there's a lot of serena in the highlight because i'm not sure how many of her name i have in me. serena take the first for the victory. next stop is top seed caroline. . serena novak at the top of the screen here split the first 2 set. both to tie break. first set nasty rally. hits long and out. won the tie break here and captures the se set. the drop shot and he runs it did you know. retired right aftete that with injured hamstring. manufactures on to the semifinal. about roddick match against david. roddick seated 21. 19 ace of the day upsetting him. next up the 2 seed nadal in the semifinal. club fed federer taking on zoning a on the roof early and often. federer is in control at this point. bring him in the net. federer winner in state set as he moves on to the semifinal. now actor will ferrell in the crud watching the federal error match. big fan and here's ron burgundy assessment of the mcenroe. >>

. >>> well, serena gets a slap on the wrist. the yankees keep rolling. and the raiders try to tame the broncos. >>> plus, tom brady and the pats beat up on the fish. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> texas and oklahoma continue to have record heat, we are watching cooler air coming down from canada. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the new england patriots' tom brady opened up his nfl season last night with an impressive display that emphasized why so many say he's the best quarterback in the game. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. michael vick may have the $100 million contract but no doubt tom brady is the best money quarterback can buy. career night against the dolphins, one touchdown in the first half but got things rolling in the third. connected with wes welker. pats up 21-14 and lead the rest of the way. last year's mvp capped it off in style with his back agains

. >> piers: and serena williams. >> i wouldn't have a chance. i can beat her in everything else. >> piers: also, driving fans crazy. christina hendricks. >> something very naughty about the show and for some reason it is sexy. >> piers: this is "piers morgan tonight." >> mario lopez has been there and done that. from teen idol to the hottest bachelor to "dancing with the stars" to anchoring "extra." multitalented indeed. i'm surprised you could spare the time to join me. >> i've had you on my show a couple times. always enjoyed it so thank you for having me. >> i want to play you a clip. it leads me neatly to where we're going with this. so let's watch this. >> have you seen the president? >> yes. >> what about growing up? who was more boy crazy? >> this one is always boy crazy. >> not growing up! >> now i got an invite for beer for life and to be a guest on your show. >> what more can a man give you? >> that's what i'm saying. >> you are of your word. i am here. >> piers: you'll get the beer. what we cut out of that, rather, you wouldn't let us

serena williams looks like the top seed at the u.s. open. more sports next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mcleod bethe >>> the 49ers released quarterbacks josh and mccloud bethel thompson. and the raiders cut edwards. u.s. open third round, roger federer taking on felich. a good workout this afternoon. the match lasted close to three hours, but federer was too much work. he wins in four sets and advances to the finals. on the women's side, serena dominated in the first set. 6'1" and held on to win the tie. round two at the open. the dries are on brans tonight. first hole it in one. he is one shot back after shooting he could up all the way at the top. he thinks the hong eagle par, he . we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, [ woman ] jogging stroller. you've been stuck in the garage while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy symptoms. so lily and i are back on the road again. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. >>> finally tonight, a happy homecoming for happy feet.

serena williams at the u.s. open. we show you the highlights.ian got married but she is already without her husband. >> sierra? >> sierra. >> i don't know. i used to be hip. now i am on kron. serena williams wins easily and that scoreboard, they will host john mcenroe in mill valley. >> when were you hip? >> what is that? >>> good night everybody. good night. [ male announcer ] it's about as easy as flu shots get. get your groceries and a flu shot, all in one trip. at safeway.

if you wake up defending serena williams you are a hard core serena williams fan. from two years ago. unfortunately, obscures a great performance, but serena and another outburst is what everybody is talking about. >> exactly. why does she do this? loses her temper? a natural thing? not thinking? so upset because she did so poorly in the match. >> she's going to be 32. athletes do it all the time. psych themselves up. a hindrance move. it's a judgment call, not having a point removed. to say those things to an official, she let down her guard. insight how she's wired. it was not pretty. >> put it in perspective for us, because she did not play well. i mean, despite the temper tantrum, she didn't play well. but she had been, i know, and in better shape, lost all this weight. what does this say about her play in general? >> big picture, this is a real champion. one of the very, very rare champions of tennis. she does the easy thing. win. going for her 14th grand slam title, but offsets it with this behavior which is absolutely indefensible. athletes do this, again, i

on monday serena williams was fined for verbally abusing an umpire during the u.s. open final. it happened after williams was finalized yelling "come on" at the ball before it reached her opponent, some othery lady. the three-time champ approached the ump asking, "are you the one who screwed me over last time? turns over she wasn't." during the next timeout this happened. >> don't look my way and i tell the interns the same too. they are often bigger than m why. the u.s. tennis association fined williams $2,000. a pidly amount since she earned $1.4 million for finishing runner up in the tournament. isn't that right rocking chair panda? >> get back to work already. the weekend is over rocking bear panda face whatever your name is, sean. she is get august lot of heat for this, but i have to say, and it has been mentioned before, if it was john mackin row, everyone would think it is cool. >> this goes back to the glory days of mackin row and nastassi. i think she is gettina rough time because traditionally we haven't seen women get into it with the umpire. maybe that's why. i thin

serena williams, sort of out-serena. >> a surprise to me. >> huge surprise.rprise to me. quickly, talk about rafael nadal playing novak djokovic, never get his name right, in the final on monday. no surprise there? >> well, it's no surprise those two are meeting in the final, number one and number two. we'll see how it goes. djokovic owned nadal. if djokovic wins this, his third major of the year and we'll have to talk about this as one of the great seasons in men's tennis history. should be a good one tomorrow. >> finally, there's been a lot of buzz about these new uniforms that college teams have broken out. the uniforms georgia wore in the opener, being called power rangers. all about the money in attracting young recruits with these uniforms? how do you like them? >> they look good on you. no. i think -- you said it. a lot of people think this was a merchandizing play, but i think some of this is, well, hey, the 17-year-old kids, appeal to them in a new way. dress in crazy uniforms. maryland's mimicking the state flag. a fun conversation. you'll note whic

open, serena williams wins in straight sets to advance to the quarter finals. she has yet to drop a set. >> final round, webb simpson finished with three straight birdies, two of them for his second win in three weeks and earn a spot on the president's cup team. i think it understands all languages, yeah. the way he was swinging it today. can you imagine if he was with the giants for the whole season and didn't miss that little bit of time. >> thanks. finally tonight, a wayward penguin that washed ashore is headed home. >> the penguin nicknamed happy feet after the movie, got a little push after he was are eliseed. >> don't push me. experts helped him with the migration to antarctica. happy feet was found on the beach near wellington in june eating sand that they think he had mistaken for snow. they rescued had him and pursed him back to health. >> there you go. they thought it was because he was feeding,. >> we got way off course. >> yeah when you swim you don't get that far away from the rest of the crowd. >> i know, seriously. that was way off course, right?

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. >>> well, serena gets a slap on the wrist. the yankees keep rolling. and the raiders try to tame the broncos. plus tom brady and the pats beat up on the fish. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead. ( singing along ) ( singing high note ) that should do it. enjoy your new shower. ( door opens, closes ) >>> welcome back to "first look," i'm lynn berry. in sports, tom brady opened up his nfl season last night with an impressive display that emphasized why so many say he's the best quarterback in the game. here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> michael vick may have the $100 million contract, but there's no doubt that brady is the best that money can buy. career night against the dolphins, one touchdown in the first half but got things rolling in the third. connected with wes welker. pats up 21-14 and lead the rest of the way. last year's mvp capped it off in style with his back against the wall. he went to welker, it went for 99 yards. brady set a new team mark with 517 yards through the air and four touchdown passes. patriots head their way with the dolph

and the simple chance of advances into second grand slam quarter final serena williams is up next for the russian in new york. and causing us question russia's trinket claims the highest court in contusion history on the way to winning the final world series fleeting event of the season. now let's start with football where a crowd of seventy thousand fans are set to watch russia and the republic of ireland go for broke in moscow tonight a tree for the home side would go a long way to ensuring russia qualify for their third straight european championships a few notable absentees from dick advocaat scored first choice goalkeeper. faith misses the clash after picking up an injury and their recent club game this side central midfielders denay said it's all start for suspension parts a number of big names are on board including former chelsea players or cough and us on the field are under a shove and remember that russia countless sits and points ahead of violent and. it doesn't matter who is clue for a while and even when they go under twenty one to commit is always two more two hundred p

serena dominates and a five set match. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, grand slams and . >>> it's already been quite a year for novak. he has bonk two yan grand slams and only lost two matches. federer has won a grand slam every year since 2003 but that streak was on the line in the open. federer in the near court had novak on the rope its early winning the first two sets, but the top seeded novak fought back and forced a 5th set and found himself down, serving for the match, only to once again stop elimination and finally win over the crowd which had been profederer. he wins the final four games for the match and beats federer in five sets to improve to 63-2 this year. he will take on nadal on monday in a rematch of last year. >>> over on the women's side, serena williams walks in to the finals, she beats top seed, in straight sets. she has yet to loose a set in the tournament and will go for the 4th title tomorrow . >>> nascar, under the lights in richmond. kyle busch with the patriotic car this weekend. johnson gets spun out. he would finish in 31st. harvick taking the flag for the 4 the time and

. >>> also this half hour, all the attention serena williams is now getting after she exchanged a few choice remarks with an umpire at the u.s. open. my girl is not happy. >> no, in trouble again. this is a little deja vu. >> she got a little tempered. whew, got a little heated. >>> but first, new details about the security scare which started last week. fbi agents have questioned and cleared some 300 people in connection with the possible plot. >> and police across the country were on high alert as the nation marked this 9/11 anniversary. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross has the latest details. >> reporter: u.s. authorities tell abc news there is still no hard evidence that the vehicle bomb plot threat is real. the fbi has now interviewed and cleared some 300 people who were on flights that might have matched the description according to a cia informant of three men coming into the country. even so, security remains heavy and will remain heavy through monday in both new york and washington. with the security has come security jitters. on sunday, an americananirlines

serena digs out a couple returns here and anna is out. ace for a win. caroline in the semi. roger federer versus joe. he was on the rope early mountain match. federer scrambling all over the place on this point. total control and he gets there but hits in the net. federer winner in straight set. will ferrell in the crowd watch the match. fan of the mcenroe brother john and patrick broadcasting. here's ron burgundy assessment of the. >> i love the macintosh brothers. jason and paul. >> they are in the actually brothers. they are adopted sprtly and yet they look exactly aliketh uncany. >> macintosh brothers is that you could hear them laughing in the background there. >> yes is that nightline is up next. for all of us here, thanks for joining us everyone. next. for all of us here, thanks for joining us everyone. we sea you tomorrow so...what do you think? i'm not crazy about these light fixtures. kitchen's too small. what's next? 607 franklin st. ♪ sea bass... ♪ ooohhh! ♪ i like it. yeah, i love the kitchen. [ male announcer ] the epa-estimated 42 mpg hig

public cenk about makes it into her second ever grand slam quarter final meeting with serena williams now waits in new york. and causing us squashing our chances claims the highest score in competition history on the way to winning the final world series cliff diving event of the season. let's start with football where a crowd of seventy thousand fans are set to watch russian on the republic of ireland go for broke in moscow tonight a victory for the home side would go a large way to ensuring russia qualify for their third straight european championships a few new spool absentees from dick advocates called the first choice goalkeeper c.s.k. eagle rock and mrs their shock to picking up an injury in a recent club game the side central midfielder rock eager denise of he's also i three suspension but a plethora of big names are on board including former chelsea mine yuri sure call fun arsenal's andre are shaaban russia currently set two points ahead of ardent on slovakia it doesn't matter who's playing for ireland even when they go under twenty one. hundred percent always difficult to pla

and will anyone be able to silence serena at the us open? that's coming up in sports. ah yes.here it is. the "mystery spot". not a mammal in this household is willing to lay claim to its origin. we may never know. let that sink in, people. we may never know. but now? now is not the time for blame. now is the time for action. ♪call 1-800-steemer. just having some chicken noodle. starting my progresso soup for lunch plan, huh. nope, just having some tender chicken and some tasty noodles. let's see... south western vegetables... 60 calories, oh beef pot roast... ...ya' know those jeans look nice. they do? yup. so you were checking me out? yup. college for many years. wendy tokuda has an update on y... she's >> the students rising above program has helped young people go to college for years now. here's an update on one success story she's followed for 20 years. . >> reporter: we first met betty jo mackey in 1991. this is home video of him on stage at palo alto high. >> benny j. mackey the second. >> reporter: we caught up with him graduating from santa claira university law schoo

open, some great tennis, and a stunning defeat for serena williams at the open.inner sam sostra of australia is with us this morning. her first grandson a big deal, because man, can this woman keep her composure. full of confidence on the court, out there to do her job, and didn't let my other distractions get in her way, if you know what i'm saying. >> i think we do. >> if you caught any of the match or pick up the papers. >> funny you should say that, because our next story has something to do with that. there you go. >> i'll serve it over to you. a perfect segue. >>> thanks. the early show coming up at 7 a.m. >> have a good show. >> we were talking about this. a lot of people talking about serena williams. >> indeed. the tennis star lashing out. there you go. take a listen. >> don't look at me. i promise you don't look at me, because i am not the one. don't get in my way. >> went on for a little while there. williams started to rant after being called out for a court hindrance. you may recall, back in 2009, serena physically threatened a lines woman who called

serena wins 6-2, 6-24.earthquakes tonight trying to end a franchise- record winless streak at 13. wondolowski scored one goal, the quakes beat chicago 2-0 to keep their playoff hopes alive. they had gone 0-6-7 since june 11th. >>> and the nfl going for real tomorrow. we have a full day for you here on channel 2 and it starts with the fox pre-game show at 9:00, and then the rams and eagles at 10:00. followed by the point after. it's all here all day tomorrow on channel 2. the raiders will be in denver on monday night and that will do it for this saturday night sports wrap. we'll see you again tomorrow afternoon. >> the first game of the season we always think that maybe this year -- >> the 49ers will not beat out coach this year. you will not see time management issues. you won't see all those kinds of things and if they're going to be in the race when you have a division onto at home as they do tomorrow, you've got to win those games. >> they seem a lot more focused this year. >> hard to tell what you can t

serena dominant. match point coming and buries it. serena rolls and on to round 2. to the men.again. about fish seeded 8. sneaky. if fish a little trouble closing the match out but won in straight set. he's headed to third round for the third straight year in new york. as i mention this was an off day for the giants. host the diamondbacks first place arizona in huge series that starts tomorrow night. today giants rookie bell nicknamed the baby giraffe tall and gang el. he went to 6 flag in vallejo. discovery to see the new baby giraffe born last week and naturally named brandon. the calf over 6 feat tall rate now. there's mom. will grow to 18 feet. connect out this video from tahiti. this is 25 feet and up. massive. pro surfing tour stopped in tahiti. as well as is big they declared a code red. high danger because physically nobody could paddle that the waves. few insane guys got towed in to catch some monster sets f.this is crazy. imagine being in the pipe there. wow! they did it. if and lived to talk about it. fichlt is

open decides to repeat over its way by an old maid while samantha stossel and serena williams will do battle for the ladies title at train view plush in medals. no more school song premier league leaders and see their idols call for the away from home and second seasons and needs also lose on south easy. and the last few by family browns fans and dignitaries pay their respects to the mcnulty of. players who were killed in the plane crash this week. again with the latest from flushing meadows where serena williams knocked out carling was knocking the u.s. open sunday final the american is through to the championship decider with these winning six two six four over the top seed meanwhile samantha stalls are advance to her second career grand slam final in the earlier question the australia embracing surprise package on gilly could care been delayed much style so it started strongly taking the process. six three d. and c. the german told back to level the game in fact the decider was one sided though with stossel running away part of love and then securing a six three to six six to win t