also a winner, serena williams faced off with her good friend, in the women's finals. of the u.s. open. this one uh all serena. powerful serve just too much. some of it often more than 115 miles an hour. williams won in straight sets. she never lost a set on the way to her third straight open win. and her 18th grand slam title. she is a force, huh? >> she is a force to be reckoned with. tying chris everett and martina navratilova, 18. looking for new dates in south florida, got some cash, may want to kid this. >> the 60,000 square foot palace will be selling for $139 million. in hillsboro beach, near fort

>> what a game for serena.across town, i was at a fashion show he put on for serena and it was pretty spectacular. i met with her backstage before she went on and we were chatting with serena about the u.s. open. she wanted to chat about her passion for fashion and she said other than her day job her favorite thing in life is fashion. she has worked with us for five years. atput it online today hsn.com. serena will be coming down to florida on the 16th to release her fall collection and it is sports where with a little bit of edge. very much what she loves to wear in the weekends. it was a fast show. serena had ball. >> thank you. appreciate it. president obama will be addressing the nation tomorrow night. he will outline the white house strategy. we will have live coverage and analysis at 9 p.m. eastern. ♪ >> live from pier 3 in san francisco, welcome to "bloomberg west," where we focus on innovation, technology, and the future of business. i'm emily chang. over the next hour, we will have an in depth look at

we find out how serena got this renewed surge in power in this edition of "open court." >> serena williamsrted working with a french tennis coach just days after crashing out in 2012. >> for me to lose in paris was completely disappointing. i was completely shattered. >> we went on the tennis court and she was hitting and i watched her hit for 45 minutes. then she sat down and turned to me and said talk to me. i think there are things we need to work on and i explained what it was. she said okay. let's do it. >> serena and patrick have been working together ever since and he has the trophy cabinets to prove it. serena agreed to store all of the trophies that they won together inside his academy. >> we have the wimbledon trophy, u.s. open trophy, and all of the other tournaments that she won. >> reporter: that's 20 trophies and now patrick is focused on adding to that total at the u.s. open where a win would give serena 18 grand slam single titles. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality for over 19 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifeti

. >>> now, serena williams, power. >> i felt like she was opposite of the 49er game on fox. she did have her faithful. serena williams trying to make history but it came with a price. >>> and forget dallas, today's d stands for domination. jim harbough's reaction, next ,,,,,,,, ♪ ♪ ♪ at raley's, bel air, and nob hill. 49ers as they kicked off the season in dallas was the te would play with the absencef defensive stars navaro bowm and aldon smith..you can mar n mark off the >>> biggest question mark is how the team would play in the absence of their defensive stars. l you can mark that question off of the list. the fans in dallas. out of the stadium. as fast as they ran in today. smith was replaced by dan scoota. he stripped the ball away from murray. he picked it up and he goes in for the first touchdown of the game. he would later leave with the concussion. quick 49er drive, down the field. ends in a 29 yard score, kaepernick, davis, hold on to that football. 14-3, san francisco. kaepernick, 16 of 23. 201 yards then, after a romo interception, groundhog day for the offense.

serena won her first major here back in 1999.or more, check out a live "sportscenter" at 9:00 a.m. on espn. >> a big congrats to serena going out there. 18 in the books. >> amazing. >>> coming up next in "the pulse." a physical feat. the ohio state marching band making a splashy debut. with moves you've just got to see. >>> and the megamansion, currently the most expensive home on the market in the entire country. in the mark in the entire country. then my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. enbrel helps relieve pain and stop joint damage. i've been on the course and on the road. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common. you should not start enbrel if you have an infection

serena williams at the u.s.and claims another grand slam and we will have all the details. ♪ the african union has started an emergency meeting in ethiopia capitol to discuss how to fight the ebola out break in east africa and five regions have been effected, more than 2000 people have been killed as a result of the deadly virus. well that is out of nearly 4,000 cases meaning the virus has a fatality rate of around 50%. catherine is at the conference in the ethiopian capitol, so catherine what sort of strategy are african leaders trying to come up with to confront the ebola virus? >> reporter: sammy, they want to come up with a joint strategy, how to contribute more to the emergency kitty of $600 million required to deal with this situation. they are talking about how to deploy more boots on the ground, how to deploy more military personnel and health workers and doctors that are so desperately needed in those countries. they have gone to close the sessions now which will go on throughout the day and talking abo

is serena williams the best ever? tough question.achel nickels, unguarded with rachel nickels got to speak to serena right after. what a moment for her. >> absolutely. got to think she's in the discussion certainly best ever. 18 titles. that ties her with christy. 22 the number best ever stef fi graph. serena is going to be able to hit that mark. you rim remember we talk about martin that. they had each other as rivals. nobody has been able to step up and rival her, be her equal. they have stepped up and said they think she is better than them. they surprised her after the match. lovely moment. take a look at the moment. serena was over the moon. >> congratulations. this was your 18th grand slam win. that ties you. let that sink in. what is that like? >> i know. it's really -- i don't know. it doesn't seem right. christy martin that and serena. it feels great. you hear these names growing up. you don't think one day your going to say oh serena. you don't think about yourself like that. you think i'm going to work hard, do the best i

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serena williams beat caroline wozniacki. it's her sixth overall championship and her 18th grand slam title. truly impressive numbers. andy, this is insane. >> it is. we were sitting there watching her dominate that match. we're like how does she ever lose? she must wake up and not be having a good day when she loses a match. 18th career grand slam it too that will ties her with chris ef effort and martina navratilova. she only trails steffi graf. i wouldn't be surprised if we see her next year going for the fourth straight and maybe 19, 20, 21. she could tie steffi graf at this time next year. >> she still delights in winning which is awesome. just awesome. let's talk about the men's final today. i don't know anybody in it. >> everyone was hoping for the federer/djokovic final. the opposite happened. we have kei nishikori taking on chill litsch. niche corey a fascinating story because he's the first man from asia to make it to a grand slam final. he's a hero in japan. hes s on the front page of every newspaper. and just to k

the breakup brought serena and wozniacki closer.hey hung out a lot after that, wozniacki looked at serena for support. though they're close, serena's not holding anything back on court later today. she's on a mission. she hasn't lost a set this year at the u.s. open looking to make history. she can be the first person since chris evert in the '70s to win three straight u.s. open titles. if she wins today, also her 18th grand slam title tie wher with everett and nav rill love va. it should be a great match. they'll be friends, no matter what the outcome. >> it's going to be an exciting match for sure later on today. we'll be watching. you keep us up to date on the outcome. thanks so much, from flushing meadows. >>> joan rivers got a big send-off today in a funeral complete with a red carpet. next we look back at her incredible career and how those who knew her will remember her. ♪ man: [ laughs ] those look like baby steps now. but they were some pretty good moves. and the best move of all? having the right partner at my side. it's s

serena williams makes a time. and how the u.s.'s game is trying it hit the same heights once again. . >> with presidential elections a month away in brazil, opposition candidate marina silva surged to the top of the opinion polls. the environmentalist replaces c, killed in a -- replaces campos, killed in a car crash. she faces hurdles. >> marina silva, here, there. the presidential candidate has been appearing everywhere, and is the hottest brazilian comot di. many -- commodity. many ask if the former maid could really be the next president. >> the answer is yes, if you believe the polls showing her defeating rousseff in a run off. the answer is yes. marina silva's rise may be traced back to jooup when millions of -- june when millions of brazilians took to the streets in street demonstrations voicing displeasure in government and politics. >> when the protests were taking place, she was seen as someone capitalizing, galvanising some of the protesters. she's a new element in an election that was dull until the moment, she brought

. >> 75 minutes for serena williams to clinch an 18th grand slam title. >>> iraq's parliament is scheduled to convene on monday to vote for a new government. it's under pressure to reach political stability while the army battles the islamic state group. the military is getting help from the urks which expanded its air strike. for the first time american and iraqi forces bombed sides in haditha. trying to protect a strategic dam under the control of sunni tribes. john hendren has more from erbil in northern iraq. >> reporter: the iraqi army says it had captured the strategic dam at haditha and is moving in on the city of haditha, which is nearby. the governor of that province was injured when an improvised device struck his convoy and a more tar attacked afterwards. he is said to be all right. he tweeted that himself. haditha is said to be all right. it lies between oil fields, and capturing that region would allow the islamic state group to have a lucrative source of oil. it's important because of the haditha dam. it's a reason the u.s. was asked to launch air strikes to protect it. ameri

open, serena williams is going for her third consecutive women's title. the open in flushing meadows, new york. you've got the best ticket in town. how do things look for serena and her good friend, caroline wozniacki, too. >> a pretty good match. serena and caroline wozniacki might be enemies on the court but in real life they're really good friends. golf superstar rory mcilroy broke off his engagement to wozniacki serena was planning her bachelorette story. she helped wozniacki through a tough time is she going to take it easy on wozniacki tonight in the match? of course not. serena, she looks like she's on a mission in the u.s. open hasn't lost a set thus far. looking to win her third straight. it would be her 18th grand slam title tie her with chris evert and martina navratilova. she's hard to beat when she looks like she's on a mission. wozniacki looking for her first grand slam but it's going to be tough. >> giving you an idea of what the crowd is like this evening, highly anticipated, great the finals. but when you have a williams sister in the mix

serena is back on court tonight at her best. life after as they begin euro 2016.hey play a friendly against spain later this evening. french reached -- france reached the last eight in brazil, where there were comfortably beaten by germany. this was a minor tryout. >> we made it to the quarterfinals of the world cup. obviously, some teams have fared better than us. on a global and european level i can say we are competitive once again. >> they are likely to use the friendly to test out some of the fringe players. spain had a disastrous world cup, knocked out after just two matches. garcia says that counts for nothing now. >> the world cup is already in the past. we know it did not go as we wanted. although we have done in the national team. >> spain's first game will be against the yugoslav republic of macedonia. algeria will travel to ethiopia for a group b qualifying much -- match. he takes over from the captain who led the desert foxes. >> i am an optimist when it comes to the team possibility to understand my game plan, even if it is not exactly perfect. as i

serena williams has stopped short of calling herself legend. she won the u.s. open to become the queen of queens on sunday. richard nicholson reports. >> if anyone doubted whether serena williams would win another grand slam title to add to the 17 she already owns, against wozniacki, williams said there is no doubt she still has plenty in her. after a start by both players, it was serena who settled to take the lead and eventually take the set 6-3. more than one carried the mome momentum to the next game. williams kept the lead to force wozniack to 5-3 down. williams broke again to take the set 6-3, and the match for her 18th grand slam title which ties her for second most. >> it means a lot to me. i could never have imagined that i would be mentioned with chris evert or martina navratalova. this is just a kid with a dream and it never happened before. i never could have imagined that it ended--not ended. i'm just beginning, not beginning, but it could have gotten this far. so it was just--and then it was alluding me, but still it's a lot for me. i was like, yo

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serena publicly supported wozniacki during her breakup.ans she's going to take it easy on her, no way. serena is looking to make history. she won 20 straight u.s. open matches and if she gets the win later today she will be the first woman since chris everitt to win three straight open titles and with the win she'd tie everitt and martina navratilova so it's going to be tough for wozniacki. she is looking for her first major title as well a. good time with rory mcilroy winning the last two golf mangers so i'm sure she would love a nice title as of course rory is getting all of the pub for being the best golfer. >> she has to show, listen, i'm surviving fine myself. i think so. andy, thank you so much. >> you know, if you were around tokyo last night trying to get into a sports bar, it would have been darn near impossible because with his heroic at the u.s. open, kei nishikori didn't just earn a spot in history, he has become a source of great national pride. check out fans reacting to his win. >> that's fabulous. >> cnn's will ripley joini

serena versus caroline. this took an hour. straight sets for serena. that is a cool outfit. i like it. that is her 18th grand slam title. the ravens lost to the bengals. the cowboys, who no one feels neutral about, lost. they have jacksonville next. they gave the eagles a hard time and they still lost. >> go! they showed them who was boss. >> they could wrap this thing up this week. >> i would love that. >> no distractions on the field. she wanted to practice. take a look. they were swarmed by the band am pushing back. that is a dedicated kicker. someone who did not like band. >> we have more coming up. we have a check of the forecast. >> ring the umbrella. it will be cool tomorrow and tuesday. the warmest day of this week is 86. we have a bell curve, as far as temperatures go. a biteekend will feel like fall. >> stay with us. we have more from the broadcast center, this is "washington weekly." >> the push is on to defeat the terrorists in syria and iraq. obama will announce a strategy to tackle isil. >> having returned from a summit, obama will lay out a strategy to defeat

yummy. >>> 7:48, we want to get to serena williams.d. she is one of the all-time greats. she won her third straight u.s. open sunday, her 18th grand slam title. that puts her in elite company. for the third year in a row, serena williams proving she is the best in the world. >> for the sixth time. she's the u.s. open champion. >> reporter: the top-seeded williams winning in straight sets on sunday. dominating friend and opponent caroline wozniacki of denmark. >> what a return. >> reporter: both women with a dazzling display of power and endurance. >> 26 shots exchanged. >> reporter: williams, simply spectacular. >> perhaps the best to ever play the game. >> reporter: williams tied with martina navratilova and chris evert with 18 major wins each. the tennis legends presenting her with an 18 karat gold tiffany's bracelet. >> number 18. >> reporter: sunday's win, a triumphant ending to a strange year. >> something is not right with serena. >> reporter: something making her go out early from wimbledon, then falling out earl from two other

. ♪ the eye of the tiger >>> and serena williams roaring to her third consecutive u.s.pen title, proving she's one of the all-time greats. now the champ is here live this morning, and how about that offer from her opponent that centre court? >> you definitely owe drinks later. >>> mm-hmm. we do say good morning, america. ye, she can afford those drinks, ye, after winning her sixth u.s. open title, 18th major. a lot of news breaking overnight. >> the e-mails hit our inbox around 5:45 a.m. eastern time. prince george will be a big brother. bob woodruff is outside buckingham palace. >> reporter: great news. we just learned this morning that kate is now less than 12 weeks pregnant. this announcement came early this morning as you said because kate did not feel well because she was sufferering from extreme morning sickness. she was do you at an ept this morning and couldn't attend. so she had to go public. william is still there in oxford. she's been treated at kensington palace. prince george, their adorable baby, number one, just celebrating his first birthday in july. thi

yeah yeah. ♪ >>> serena williams won the u.s. slam titles to 18. she beat caroline wozniacki of denmark in straight sets. it was williams' third consecutive win at the tournament and her sixth overall. williams now ties for fourth place on the all-time list of grand slam winners. and she spoke to cnn right after the win. >> it doesn't seem right, chrissy, martina. you hear these names growing up. you don't think one day you're going to say, oh, you know, serena, you don't think about yourself like that. you think i'm going to work hard and do the best i can, then you start chasing titles and you start chasing legends and it's just a great feeling. >> and chrissy and martina surprised you on the court. >> i wasn't expecting that at all. >> a nice gift there. >> they gave me a number 18 charm bracelet. >> i didn't expect it. i saw them running on the court but only in the last minute and i was like, oh, of course, i should have expected this. why didn't i think about it? so i was really happy to see the two amazing, amazing women c

serena seemed to be sensational in the second set.rtina navratilova and chris evert, 18-time major winners. celebrated as if it were her first. the very best there is and refusing to let that go. when serena williams first won here, few could have predicted the career she'd go on to have. >> number 18, so i'm really emotional. >> it's difficult to imagine she was destined to anything else. >>> really interesting men's final taking place later on monday. i think i know who the asian countries will be rooting for, because for the very first time, a player from asia has made a grand slam final. he is japan's kei nishikori and he's going to take on mari marin cilic, so it's looking to be an interesting one. >>> now to bring you an athlete of a different kind. no doubt that germany loves its beer. the country is famous for its beer festivals. if you want to break the record for carrying mugs for the stuff, where else could you go? a man in ba vvaria has done tha carrying 27 mugs full of beer. >> bavarian band, check. beer, check. lots of b

serena willms dominating wozniacki. 32 was on a mission and wozniacki was overwhelmed.ena, tch opinion, winning wig in strght sets, 18th major title in singl, tying chris evert and martina navratilova and received a record $4 millionirst place check. this sports report brought to you by orcha supply hardware and our firstlays of the day in the nflonight at 11:00 p.m. right he on abc7. i know you can't wait. >> i cannot. anytng from you, shu. this weekend, guardians of the laxy became the top selling movie of the year, but any news wasn't all good for hollywood. that's nt on abc7 news at 6:00. >>> our n daytime lineup begins monday, terry cruz will host, who wants to be millionaire. en jeopardy at 1:30, general hospital, 2:00. followed by the abc 'premiere of rachel ray at 3:00. >> join us top at 9:00. amateur investigators say they unmasked jack the ripper using dna analysis. at 11:00, bizarre theft caught on tame. what these two men are accused of stealing and it's not the first time. >>> for the fourth time, "guardians of the galaxy" topped the box offers. tting theat

open, serena williams dominated care line wozniacki. was on a mission and wozniacki was overwhelmed. serena has to be considered one of the all-time greats. a winner of her 18th major title in singles, receives a record $4 million first place check. and the brian brothers went to stanford, won their 16th grand slam title today. opening day in the nfl. wick a tour at 6:00 right here on abc7. >> up next, take one down and pass it around. come on, gentlemen. 99 bottles of beer of the wall. the basis of a marketing stunt that is spilling a lot of beer. ] the wait is over for even faster internet. xfinity is now doubling the internet speed... ...on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest, most reliable internet...period. xfinity internet from comcast, now double the speed. fohere's a good one seattle... what did geico say to the mariner? we could save you a boatload! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly ♪ what's seattle's favorite noise? the puget sound! ♪ foghorn sounds loudly ♪ all right, never mind doesn'

. >> serena williams in the u.s. open semifinals. she took just over an hour the italianet past player. 6-3, 6-2. serena williams is seeking her third straight u.s. open title. the maryland football team has gotten the verbal commitment from lorenzo harrison. back is a195 running junior. you will be the first commitment for the 2016 terrapin class. a penn state student has a pretty unusual hobby. >> my parents are confused. >> she is known around penn state university as the squirrel whisperer. krupa, and her friend, sneezy the squirrel. his facebook page has more likes than the nittany lions mascot. ress her.ets mary d as for the reaction on campus, they say they get points for originality and creativity. >> ok. so it only works with the one squirrel? >> nope, i've seen pictures with a crowd of squirrels. >> you follow her on facebook? (vo) ours is a world of passengers. the red-eyes. (daughter) i'm really tired. (vo) the transfers. well, that's kid number three. (vo) the co-pilots. all sitting... ...trusting... ...waiting... ...for

serena, her 18th major championship.ht, giants, tigers, broncos colts, it's a busy day. >> thank you, scott. >>> tonight on the 10:00 news, we continue to gather more information about the boy attacked by a mountain lion on a walking trail. more for you on that coming up at 10:00. >>> the latest on a fire at yosemite at half dome. we'll see you tonight at 10:00. have a good night. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that parker. well... did you know auctioneers make bad grocery store clerks? that'll be $23.50. now .75, 23.75, hold 'em. hey now do i hear 23.75? 24! hey 24 dollar, 24 and a quarter, quarter, now half, 24 and a half and .75! 25! now a quarter, hey 26 and a quarter, do you wanna pay now, you wanna do it, 25 and a quarter- -sold to the man in the khaki jacket! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. amy: i must say, penny, this is great fun. penny: glad you're enjoying yourself. amy: until i met you and bernadette, my

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open championship to serena williams this month, grabbed her stuff and zoomed off in a courtesy car to herman hatten apartment, but then a -- to her manhattan apartment, but then a little while later she came running back with a panicked look upon her face. apparently she had forgotten something very important. that would be the $1.45 million consolation check, which is some significant consolation. >> guess how much serena got. she got like 4 million. >> she won. >> i would take the 1. for 5 and -- 1.45 and i'm okay with it. >>> kansas governor sam brownback signing a formal declaration today declaring this zombie preparedness month. he said if you're prepared for zombies and the zombie apocalypse, you are prepared for anything. >> i agree. i call myself a mombie. that is a mom who is like a zombie. >> i like that. >> that's kind of slick, jan. we are going to use it more. >> yes, we are. >> that is all for our news at 7:00. we're back here at 11:00. >> have a grit night here, everybody. i need to get sleep. that's what that means. you want i fix this mess? a mess? i don't think -- wh

open. >> reigning champions serena williams o on her way to the semifinals in the open.was part of a spell that saw williams win nine games in a row and at one stage 22 out of 24 points. laying in her first grand slam semi, makarova managed to beat williams in the second set, but it was not enough. the american was able to take the set 6-3, to reach her fourth u.s. open final in a row. >> i'm just really excited to be in the final in the beginning of the week. i definitely wasn't sure i would make it this long and i definitely wasn't sure i would be here. so i'm just elated, to be honest, to have made it this far. >> she'll now face her friends wozniakci. she took the first set on the tie break, and peng with an early break in the second at flushing meadows. but the chinese player suffered from leg pain, and she needed a medical time out. peng managed to return to the court but ten minutes later she collapsed again ending her semifinal. clearly distressed as she left arthur ashe stadium in a wheelchair. >> it's great, but health is more important. to see her struggling o

open, serena williams. she's all business drilling the eighth. and now on the set point, serena wins 6-3. second set, match point after a rally. the backhand shot is going to fall wide here and serena wins, 6-3, 6-3. we'll see. maybe she's back now. >>> okay. >> looks like she as back. >> she looks great. >> she looks good. >> fordo we have enough time to outside for a little quick barbecue? >> i think they're barbecuing right now. >> the last hour we've been smelling that in the studio. >> temperatures looking pretty nice this evening, 70s. san jose into the mid-80s. that's down from the 90s. upper 80s down from the 90s to near 100. the cool down begins tomorrow and it's going to carry us through next week. that's good barbecue weather all around. the executive producer is barbecuing right now in the nbc patio. >> it's his tradition, and we thank him for it. >> have a great evening. we hope to see you back here at 11:00. >> bye-bye. safeway understands you got to make every dollar count these days. that's why they have lots of ways for you to sa

you think that she can beat serena this year?going to say her stock just went back up on the upswing, and she is doing something unusual to prepare for her tennis. she said that in early november she's running the new york marathon. she's been running upwards of eight, ten miles a day. to get rid of some of her things going on in her head, she said a little bit. and now finally after a couple years she's playing the best tennis that i've seen from her. played fantastic the other day against sharapova. plays sara errani today. a very tricky player. but listen, if anybody there is to root for her in this tournament, it's her. she's a great story. and i would love to see her go all the way to the final. >> all right. so who do you think will be in the final? djokovic and federer could meet, right? is that right? >> love the way that federer's playing right now. remember we talked about that stock the other day. pays huge dividend. can still go higher. he's playing great. i think potentially he's on a collision course maybe with dimi

and serena williams is one game away from yet another u.s. open final.e will have all the details later in sport. ♪ sierra leone will be imposing a four day lock down on the entire country to try to fight the ebola outbreak. people won't be allowed to leave their homes between the september the 18th and 21st. 21,000 people are being recruited to enforce the lock down. the reason for such aggressive strategy is to help health workers find new cases in it's early stages. the world health organization says almost 4,000 people have been infected across west africa, since the beginning of the year. it spread to countries like ginny, liberia, see year rah leyon, and most recently senegal. the death toll has now risen to 297, and from the red cross is headed the emergency response, in sierra leone, he says they are doing everything they can to try to count tear outbreak. >> we have mobilized a mas.sive red cross response, and it is getting bigger. we are setting up a full field hospital clinic, with international delegates and local volunteers from all over sie

serena williams dominating wozniacki. 32 was on a mission and wozniacki was overwhelmed. serena, match opinion, winning g in straight sets, 18th major title in singles, tying chris evert and martina navratilova and received a record $4 million first place check. this sports report brought to you by orchard supply hardware and our first plays of the day in the nfl tonight at 11:00 p.m. right here on abc7. i know you can't wait. >> i cannot. anything from you, shu. this weekend, guardians of the galaxy became the top selling movie of the year, but any news wasn't all good for hollywood. that's next on abc7 news at 6:00. >>> our new daytime lineup begins monday, terry cruz will host, who wants to be a millionaire. then jeopardy at 1:30, general hospital, 2:00. followed by the abc 'premiere of rachel ray at 3:00. take your time. no rcome on.y. with the chase mobile app you can get a lot done in a little amount of time from transferring funds wait a minute. you've got to be kidding. did you guys see that? that ball was out. to paying your coach for adding five miles per hour t

he put everything into serena and i being professionals and how he did, i just don't know.obviously my mom was right there with him. and i'm grateful. >> we can talk about the relationship between you and serena, because it's a great one. because you are the big protective sister, but you aren't afraid to kick her butt on the court either, then you walk off and still be sisterly. so what is that relationship really like for you, particularly when you're preparing for a match? >> yeah, for us we dreamed of playing each other in the finals. you can dream all day, but to actually have it happen is a totally different story. so for us, especially playing in the finals is very special. and just to be able to know that williams takes all is great, too. there have been times that we've played in a final at wimbledon on multiple occasions and turn around and an hour later play doubles finals. if you had any issues, you need to let them go. >> you obviously had visions beyond the court. you have now since created a couple of businesses. you have a jamba juice franchise. you have a d

and with me to demonstrate is the instructor from serena studios. okay.i have my belly dancing scarf. we're all set to go. so tell us, what is so great about belly dancing? >> it's so great, carol, because it's appropriate for women of all ages, shapes, and sizes. it's a dance for all women. women can embrace their femininity and really play up on their self-confidence and self-esteem while they are doing this dance. or if you're uncoordinated like me, you will make you feel even worse. let's make everybody feel good and show me how it's done. no laughing out there. >> we're going to make you very coordinated. >> okay. make me look good. >> we're going to start our feet with width hip apart. >> i like the music. >> yeah. >> it's based on the serena technique here in the city. so posture is nice, long, and lean. knees are soft. hands on slip. we're going to slide the hip to the right side. beautiful. slide the left hip to the left side. wonderful. one more time to the right. >> if you go as far as you can, you can feel the stretch. >> that's right. you can

fast finish, serena williams, quarterfinals at the u.s. open. serena comes in as top seed.the first three games against panetta. dominated the second set. serena said she is tired all day long. but was able to flip the switch. after that, never look back. williams, wins 6-3. and 6-2. pin the point precision right there. match point coming up. won 19 straight matches at the open. moves on to the semifinals. great match going on tonight. eighth seed, andy murray talking. what is going on against -- djokovic. look at this. great winner there. by djokovic. pumped up. murray looking to break the joker. the forehand winner. and djokovic, frustrated. right now in the fourth set. djokovic is up 2-1. team usa, dominican republic, fifa, world champion against spain. this game was never reallien doubt. clay thompson. eight points. seven assists. no. yeah. kenneth fareed, anthony davis. start the break with a block. and the finger roll. eight points. team usa clinches first. big 71. abc 7 sports brought to you by toyota. >> thank you. >> that's it for now. for all of us here, we apprec

. >>> serena williams in another u.s. open file. story of that and the rest of the news in a moment. >>> kurdish fighters battling the islamic state group in northern iraq claim they are running out of weapons. they claim ammunition and arms meant for the peshmerga, are stuck in baghdad. >> reporter: germany standing by its pledge to help the kurdish. weapons, assault rifles, armoured vehicles have been sent to baghdad. at the n.a.t.o. summit david cameron reiterated the u.k.'s commitment to help. >> we are playing that role, we are arming the kurds, helping the iraqi government, flying missions over iraq, supplying humanitarian aid. >> for all the politicians promises, and the boxes of arms and ammunitions, they have yet to turn up here. instead the kurds believe they are sitting in warehouses, while the peshmerga are running out of bullets for their outdated weapons. the policy was to keep the peshmer peshmerga in a situation that is not too strong. the policy is the same. there'll be attempts to keep them in baghdad. >> peshmerga

serena williams advanced to the u.s. open finals by beating e katrina in straight sets.ce caroline in sunday's finals. and you can see that over on cbs-3, right after the eagles game on cbs-3. preview of the friday football frenzy. lynn mills at southern, jose santiago, drops back, hits anthony johnson for the score. glen mills with the 20 to six victory. many more games to show you tonight at 11:00 over on cbs-3. >>> high school remembers back, college kids are back, the pros are back. best time of year. >> ten cyst back. >> tennis is back. >> serena almost won in a hour. it was just over an hour that she won that match. >> see you out on the court. >> played today. >> we'll be right back. to prove a point about internet speeds, we slowed down an up escalator. this is crazy i don't get it, this one is working ladies, shouldn't up be as fast as down? yeah. shouldn't internet speeds match as well? yes. do your socks match? my socks match. do your eyeballs match? yes. cable does not match the speeds. makes you want to go mad. erggggh. only verizon fios comes with speedmatc

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. >> serena williams won her 18th grand slam title by overwhelm her opponent in the u.s. open. her third straight open victory. those are some of our top stories on this monday, september 8th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> big congratulations to serena out there. tie up martina navratilova and chris everett. both of the tennis greats gave her an 18 karat gold bracelet afterwards as a congratulations. >> incredible. did they really. don't know how they're doing it in this heat. you must have mental, something. >> exactly. go into the zone and not dehydrate. exactly. want to begin a busy monday with this half-hour. extreme weather, speaking of the heat, coast to coast, raging fires, flooding downpours in california, and dangerous storms up and down the coast. >> ml yunz beginning the workweek after confronting mother nature at her worst. hundreds of acres going up in flame in yosemite national park, an american treasure in california. hundreds rushed out in the back country. some of the campers, trapped, needing emergency evacuation. the fire explodin

. >>> also a winner, serena williams faced off with her good friend, in the women's finals.f the u.s. open. this one uh all serena. powerful serve just too much. some of it often more than 115 miles an hour. williams won in straight sets. she never lost a set on the way to her third straight open win. and her 18th grand slam title. she is a force, huh? >> she is a force to be reckoned with. tying chris everett and martina navratilova, 18. big number she went for, and she got it. and if serena is looking for my -- for new digs in south florida, got some cash, may want to consider this. >> the 60,000 square foot palace will be selling for $139 million. it's in hillsborough beach, near ft. lauderdale, the most expensive home publicly listed in the u.s. >> by the number, it has 11 bed rooms, 17 bathrooms. 30 car garage. swimming pool. waterfall. the steel iron and gold leaf staircase alone cost $2 million. construction expected to be completed next year. >> amazing. >> big bucks. nice place to stay. >>> coming up in "the mix," saving the life of a lifesaver. the bomb-sniffing do

maintains dominance in women's tennis, thanks to serena williams and sister venus.hey inspire little girls across the country to pick up a racquet. now it's the little boys who are in need of a role model. >> on to formula 1, and mercedes driver lewis hamilton promised not to do anything silly trying to win the italian grand prix. nico rosberg is trailed in the standings, but lewis hamilton will start ahead of nico rosberg. the two drivers have been told to behave after a collision at the last race, costing the team a one-two finish. williams will start in third. >> my guys in the garage had, also - they have been through theive time with me and have done a remarkable job in terms of bouncing back, fixing the car and dealing with difficulties. we have done this as a team. it's great to have another one-two for the team. i'm proud to be up here for that. >>> on to football. cameroon opened their qualifying campaign for next year's africa cup nation turn with a win. they beat the democratic republic of congo 2-0. they top the group d on goal, with ivory coast, beating

serena williams won her third consecutive title.his is serena's 18th grand slam title tying her with legends chris evert and martina navratilova. >>> coming up tonight in the zone with sports director beasley reece we'll break down gargano and that comes up after the late news over o on our sister station cbs3. we'll be right back with more trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ ring ring! progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm watching you soup people. make it progresso or make it yourself. and now try new progresso chili. slow-simmered, homemade taste. >> going green in philadelphia. it's the ninth annual green fest and "eyewitness news" is in queen village. it is the lar

it was serena's eighth seed grand-slam title tying her with chris everett and martina for fourth placel time list. one of the best always will be. congratulations. there is martina. >> with the final season winding down, yankees shortstop jeter still knows how to have some fun with the media. >> this you got to see. during postgame press conference, interrupted by a reporter's ringing cell phone, but did not phase that future hall of famer. he took it right in stride. >> went out to eat or here at the stadium. someone's phone is ringing. >> sorry. >> walt, are we good? hey, walt, she has to call you back, buddy. >> that was cents trying to reach her husband who was reporting the press conference with his phone. man, doesn't even miss a beat. >> jeter, he's been there before. he no, sir. that's great. >> coming up in the next hour of "eyewitness news", back to school in philadelphia. jan? >> ukee, after a summer of uncertainty, yes, the school district opens its doors to students, once again, today, but it does so a mid a bunch. crisis. i'm jan carabeo, studedent, staff, and teachers fa

it is so good to see you, serena.lack of fresh water or water at all for so many people around the world is really scary. talk to me about what are some of the urgent areas that need to be dealt with. >> sure. like you said, water and sanitation, lack of toilets, lack of fresh, clean drinking water for people is a major issue, and one that's becoming worse because people who water aid work with are really the most vulnerable, marginalized people on the planet, and with the effects of climate change, which has been really discussed this week, these are the people that are facing the brunt of some of the most severe problems related to climate change. >> talk to me about the correlation, i'm sorry to interrupt you. when you mention climate change and issues you're dealing with, talk to me about the correlation between clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. why is it so connected. >> clean water, sanitation and hygiene together form a very basic foundation of packages that result in better health for people, result in gir

. >> serena williams is dominating the u.s. open. i feel bad but she absolutely deserves to be in the final against serena williams. >> they're on a collision course. >> all that -- >> across a traffic jam across the golden gate bridge. >> no wornd whether they paid the tolls. >> -- and all that matters. >> joined by eight different countries including the u.s. >> how cool is it. >> -- on "cbs this morning: saturday." captioning funded by cbs >> they got more than they bargained for. he even has time for the obligatory selfie with his family. they posted the family's selfie online. >>> the classic selfie. >> she wins. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm jeff glor with vinita nair. anthony mason has a much deserved day off. we have a lineup including the anthem. they're explored a bit of a new sound on their new album which debuted on the billboard's top 100 chart. they'll perform in our saturday session. >>> plus on a special edition of democrat our dish," he's called america's best butcher and jeff shows us why. >>> but we begin with th

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