totally lost her composure, serena williams. dick: we heard serena say, i didn't say i was going to kill you. maybe she didn't say that, but what she did say was a definite violation. we're going to go over to louis armstrong, as apparently that match is nearing conclusion as well. it is over. caroline wozniacki, 6-3, 6-3, defeats yanina wickmayer. two 19-year-olds, their best ever slam effort. tomorrow night, who would have had this bract resolved in the final. caroline wozniacki of denmark, kim clijsters, the mom from belgium. only her third event since she came back from 2 1/2 years maternity leave. sadly, serena williams in an ugly moment, uisthop.s this u.s. open. e rings ] [ ring ] [ "catch the wind" plays ] what is the sign of a good decision? in the world of personal finance, it's massmutual. find strength and stability in a company that's owned by its policyholders. . ask your advor or visit massmutual.com. well? well what? you said if i came to work dressed like a matador you'd move me up your leaderboard. so that if yo

totally lost her composure, serena williams. dick: we heard serena say, i didn't say i was going to kill you. maybe she didn't say that, but what she did say was a definite violation. we're going to go over to louis armstrong, as apparently that match is nearing conclusion as well. it is over. caroline wozniacki, 6-3, 6-3, defeats yanina wickmayer. two 19-year-olds, their best ever slam effort. tomorrow night, who would have had this bract resolved in the final. caroline wozniacki of denmark, kim clijsters, the mom from belgium. only her third event since she came back from 2 1/2 years maternity leave. sadly, serena williams in an ugly moment, dismissed from this u.s. open. e rings ] [ ring ] [ "catch the wind" plays ] what is the sign of a good decision? in the world of personal finance, it's massmutual. find strength and stability in a company that's owned by its policyholders. ask your advisor or visit massmutual.com. well? well what? you said if i came to work dressed like a matador you'd move me up your leaderboard. so that

kim clijster and serena williams, clijster takes first sxet two points from match in second set. na is in it, but called for a foot fault. in tennis, you are allowed two separate tantrums per match and the third you get disqualified. she had been warned once and warned once and then has this. >> [bleep] -- [bleep] -- [bleep] -- >> serena williams verbally berating a line judge for being called for a foot fault and goes after her once again before she appeals to the court judge, who finds more trouble. >> i didn't say i would kill you, are you serious? yeah, you did. >> are you serious? i didn't say that. >> the judges deemed she did threaten the line judge and they disqualified serena williams, who left to a roar of boos. kim clijster didn't want to leave the court and win that way. serena did talk to reporters, but might have done herself more damage. >> well, i said something that i guess they gave me a point penalty on the match point. maybe she didn't understand it was a point penalty, which meant i lost that point and lost the match. that was kind of of the whole thing, you k

open by serena williams and about what kanye west did at the awards show. >> i hear he is a nice guy by people who know him, but that was really weird. i thought that was strange, and, you know, serena williams, i was there, and i watched her get very angry, and i do not know why she got so angry. it was a terrible call. it was not a foot south. the serve was perfectly good. she was called for a foul, and now she is apologizing, and white issue apologizing? i do not get it -- it was not a foot foul. i take the opposite view on a lot of things.

saturday, a stressed-out serena williams couldn't keep her cool on the court. first, she was warned about smashing her racket. but it was her outburst over a foot fault that was the final straw for tournament officials who awarded a point to williams' oppone opponent. >> i didn't say i would kill you! are you serious? >> reporter: that lost point cost williams the match. >> i used to have a real temper. i've gotten a lot better. i know you don't believe me. i used to be worse. >> reporter: tennis tie raids with players like john mcenroe and jimmy connors were once as much a part of the sport as the game itself. >> answer my question! the question, jerk! >> reporter: but sensational scenes like these have become a lot more rare in recent years. one reason players are on their best behavior these days, there's a lot less to argue about when technology has the final say. >> very close. nadal thinking about a challenge. >> instant replay has taken the roar out of the tennis players. the answer is there. it is absolutely 100% black and white. >> reporter: the fans a

. >>> and from kanye west to serena williams. why are so my public figures serena williams. why are so my public figures beg soude? caions paid for by abc, , c. >>> good evening, we're going to begin with a flurry of activity that occurred here in new york. members of the joint terrorism task force, new york police and the fbi raided several residents today looking to break up a suspected terrorist attack. just days after the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, authorities were tracking a suspect to arrived in new york over the weekend. our chief investigative correspondent brian ross picks up the story. >> it does follow a long weekend for the fbi as it tracked a young afghani man that arrived in new york. conversations led authorities to believe that other plot against new york, while not imminent, might certainly be in the works. >> reporter: it was just after midnight when new york police and federal agents raids this apartment house and several other reasons. theyad expected to find bomb-making materials but none was discovered. >> there was reason to believe that was conn

that is just horrible. >> venus and serena williams leaving monday night football.miles. >> hey, guys. >> their team totally won last night. wait. their team lost last night. >> fantastic! >> no, not fantastic. the colts beat your dolphins on national television. and you know how many games your team has won this season? none! you should go into the locker room and say this. >> they're new to the ownership thing. they didn't realize that the team has to win. >> they also think the dolphins they bought are these. so for the sake of miami, start acting like owners. your first order of business? lose the damn theme song. ♪ miami dolphins number one ♪ >> we've got tara wheeler. she was miss virginia 2008. >> oh, yeah! [laughter] >> what? >> we got her in virginia. we get her going into this salon where she basically went in to get her hair shaved off. she did it for charity, to raise money for kids with cancer. >> isn't that nice? >> we get her beforehand. >> i was nervous at first. but now i'm excited because i'm a healthy 25-year-old and my hair is going to grow back.

open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted all year. i was just like what's going on? why do they continue to call it on me on such important points? and i just thought what's going on? so as a competitor and as someone who is really passionate about her work, i just got a little bit overexcited, i think. but most of all i was able to learn from the situation. >> serena only won two singles titles this year. but both were grand slams. the aussie open in wimbledon. and she is even more dominant when teamed up with sister venus. winning four of

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>> serena williams loses her cool and her u.s. open hopes. happenings on the hard court ahead on "msnbc sunday." plus the health care fight has president obama turned the tide. what more can he do to convince america change is good. also ahead, pick pocketers, payback. why are these takers now givers. it's a fall from grace for a football mascot. will he ride again? a very good morning to all of you. i'm alex witt. welcome to "msnbc sunday." 11:00 a.m. on the east coast, 8:00 a.m. out west. we begin with the latest on the search for missing yale graduate student annie le. police are analyzing the first potential evidence of a crime found in the very building le was last seen. this is a difficult day for annie le's family and friends, the day she was ready to get married. that ceremony supposed to start in about 30 minutes. mike taibbi is live with the latest. so mike, let's get to the evidence. what do you know about it? >> reporter: hi, alex. what we heard yesterday from a source at the new haven police department is bloody clothing and othe

serena williams is sorry.e may, williams cannot escape the controversy around her tirade directed towards a line judge. serena says she was in the moment and doesn't really remember the now infamous outburst. williams was fined $10,000 for that. also, separate fine of $500 for racket abuse. serena's apology tour continues this morning and will be our guest at 8:15 eastern. make sure you are around for that. >>> the house formally reprim d reprimanding joe wilson for saying you lie. that outburst stoked some of the public protests against the president. now former president jimmy carter is saying the majority offing the aingering directed at the president is because he's a black man. listen. >> overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity towards president barack obama is based on the fact that he's a black man. that he's african-american. >> joining me to talk about this is malika henderson. joining us on the phone, leslie sanchez, republican strategist. jimmy carter's statement striking coming

she had serena williams down a sit wand was leading 6-5 when serena was culled for a foot fall. ams then boiled over, letting loose with a profanity- laced tirade at the lines person. the tournament referee was called. serenas with given a point penalty, end of match. serena williams was fined $10,000 for her outburst. >>> the men are writing their own dram at you can story. final forced to monday because of rain will feature roger federer going for his sixth straight u.s. open title. he is often called the berate toast play this game. check out this amazing shot. easy win for the swiss star through his leg. check that out. >> what? >> unbelievable. >> he will face juan martin del porto. >> that is like a behind the back pass for an alley oop. >> that is incredible! >> unbelievable. >> i've never seen that during a match. >> his reaction is like, yeah, do it all the time. >> he must. he looks like it is nothing new for him. >> wow! >> not only that but it went over the net and hit where it was supposed to. >> it doesn't look like it is going to go over the net. wow! tuck are says

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open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. cost her match point in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted all year. i was just like what's going on? why do they continue to call it on me on such important points? and i just thought what's going on? so as a competitor and as someone who is really passionate about her work, i just got a little bit overexcited, i think. but most of all i was able to learn from the situation. >> serena only won two singles titles this year. but both were grand slams. the aussie open in wimbledon. and she is even more dominant when teamed up with sister v

serena williams unleashed a fiery outburst during saturday's semifinal match. >> [ bleep ] take this ll and -- >> reporter: in a rare call. a lines person penalized williams saying her foot was over the service line. williams angry reaction deemed threatening led to a point penalty and that handed kim clijsters the match. williams the three time defending u.s. open champion was fined $10,000 plus $500 for an earlier fit of anger. in a news conference afterwards she denied threatening anyone. >> i don't remember anymore to be honest. i was in the moment. and everyone is fighting for every point. it was a really crucial point. >> reporter: today on her website and after two days of publicity, williams amended an earlier statement saying i want to sincerely apologize first to the lines woman, kim clijsters, usta and tennis fans everywhere. tennis officials are investigating whether or not williams should be punished further. >> she has done a lot for tennis. she will continue to do a lot for tennis certainly was an ugly situation and you never want to see that happen anywhere. >> reporte

she faced serena williams in the semis saturday night. serena was down a set 6-5 in the second when she was called fr a foot fault putting her down two match points. the defending champion then boiled over, loose with a profanity-laced tirade at the lines person. the tournament referee was called and serena was given a poi penalty. end of match. serena williams was later fined $10,000 for the outburst. >>> well, our dave ross is -- he was in the meadowlands to see the game. we want to bring him in now on that serena misstep or what happened? losing her cool, dave? what did you think about that? >> reporter: allison, it's ironic because we were up here for the giants and redskins but all the talk yesterday in new york city and surrounding here in new jersey was about serena williams. i've got to tell you, allison, you see it every day, unfortunately, with pressional athles. this thing happened. she was -- >> we had dave there by skype. it looks like we've lost that signal. we'll try to getim back. i want to hear his thoughts and hear what p

also what billy jean king thinks of serena williams and her outpufrt at the u.s. >> serena was uptight that night. i never heard her use that language and i thought that's not the serena i know. >> are we are back from san diego at fortune magazine's most powerful women's summit. a lot more here shortly, but first from mike galanos who has the down low. >> the food and drug administration approved the h1n1 vaccine. health and human serfs told congress the first doses go out early next month with large scale vaccinations october 15th. >> once ready, the vaccine will be shipped through a central distribution system and available in up to 90,000 sites around the country. every state was asked to develop a plan and identify the appropriate vaccination sites and our contractor is shipping directly to the sites. there is not a glitch along the way. >> there will be enough vaccine for everybody but women and pregnant women should get it first. a death row execution has been put on hold because prison officials can't find a vain. he was convicted in the 1984 rape and murde

open last night, serena williams and kim clijster in the semi's for a spot in the championship. serena down a set and down two points from the match. called for a foot fault. basically allowed three temper tantrums per match. she had been called twice, one warning and one point. if you get called the third time, that is automatic disqualification, watch what happens. >> [bleep] -- [bleep] -- [bleep] -- >> you rarely see the crowd turn on either the williams sisters or any american, but they did. serena wasn't done with the line judge, who appealed to the court judgment, who appealed to the tournament referee and it got bad for serena. >> i didn't say i would kill you, are you serious? >> yeah, you did. >> are you serious? i didn't say that. >> serena williams disqualified in the semi-finals of the u.s. open in a winnable match. she was down, but just a couple points. you never know what happens in the third. afterward, potentially made another mistake talking to the media and didn't apologize for her actions. >> well, i said something that gave me a point penalty and it was on ma

open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. cost her match point in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted all year. i was just like what's going on? why do they continue to call it on me on such important points? and i just thought what's going on? so as a competitor and as someone who is really passionate about her work, i just got a little bit overexcited, i think. but most of all i was able to learn from the situation. >> serena only won two singles titles this year. but both were grand slams. the aussie open in wimbledon. and she is even more dominant when teamed up with sister v

let's stay on serena williams.rt and she did apologize for her profanity laced tirade. rafer weigel with more on that. she did, huh? >>> 48 hours later after a bit of a backlash, serena williams finally did apologize. she first apologized on her website. she said she was truly sorry and then she also said it at the postgame press conference. on the court she and her sister won their tenth grand slam doubles title at the u.s. open. but on the court she was asked about the tirade again and you can listen to the crowd's reaction as they actually booed the question. >> did anything happen in the last 24 hours? an junt statement earlier today, something that clicked in your head in the last 24 hours? >> what i think the crowd is saying, patrick, let's move on. >> that being her sister venus saying that. meanwhile, roger federer in a stunning loss to juan martin del potro let some profanity fly after a challenge was allowed later than roger expected. list listen. >> do you have any rules in there? don't tell me to be qui

serena williams out of the u.s.er a verbal abuse after linesman, her opponent kim clijsters advances to the finals during match point, unbelievable. we'll have more on that coming up. >> listen to the interesting new trend in education, it's called virtual schooling. we have a guest here to tell us about it. >> we have the co-author of virtual schooling, a guide to optimizing your child's education. >> listen to, we know that home schooling is spreading like wildfire in this country. tell me how virtual schooling differ from traditional home schooling we've been talking about. >> virtual schooling is one segment of it. it's full-time public schools so that differentiates from home schooling, which maybe that's not an approach. home schooling is much more, not state funded, there are no report cards traditionally, it's public school and you abide by the testing and all the requirements of the brick and mortar school in your neighborhood. >> okay, public schooling from your own bedroom. >> yes. >> basically, on your o

a snap between the judges and serena williams makes for an ugly semifinals at the u.s. open. >>> snapshots of a miracle. a new exhibit puts pictures on display of the plane that landed in the hudson. we have all of that plus remembering the wall street meltdown one year later. >>> but first, the new developments in the desperate search for missing yale grad watt student annie le. investigators say evidence was found saturday at the building where she was last seen six days ago but authorities aren't saying what kind of missing person's case they're dealing with. >> we are not in a position today to conclude whether this is a missing persons case or whether criminalality is involved and i need to stress that. >> there are reports today that bloody clothing found belonged to annie le. the fbi, however, is not even saying what's been found. >> all i will say is that items that could potentially be evidence have been seized. none have yet been associated with annie le. >> police also say there are 70 security cameras in the area where le was last seen. investigators have be

serena williams against kim clijsters.ooking to be the third mom to win a grand slam tournament and women's tennis is in very bad shape and we are talking about it now and we wouldn't be talking about it on the basis of the match which was terrific match. >> yeah. we have been hoping that melanie oudin would infuse it. >> williams represents the best and the worst in tennis. the best because she is so amazing an enso many fans but she plays a part time schedule and still dominates the sport so it undermines the ranking system and this, of course, just serena williams at the absolute worst and lost it. >> well, let's look at what serena did. she tried to explain the actions after the match. let's listen together. >> i she she said i would kill you and i was like, what? wait a minute. then i had to misheard. she never said that so that was something -- i was like, you know, whoa. i was like, wait a minute. let's -- let's not -- i'm not that way. so she was like, no, i didn't say that. she said something else. i said, oh, oka

>>> first, let's get to the interview with serena williams. esterday. that is being overshadowed by controversy. over the weekend, serena lost her temper on center court, yelling at the line judge. she did later apologize. year used to seeing serena as a hard-hitter on the court and a first-class competitor. so, there was shock when this happened. >> i swear to god. i feel like -- >> reporter: serena williams' tirade during her semifinal match at the u.s. open, was out of character, and way out of bounds. >> that's as angry as i've seen her. >> reporter: it cost her the match. and enraged fans. monday, 36 hours after the incident, serena finally issued an apologying. saying, i'm a woman of great pride, faith and integrity. and i admit when i'm wrong. >> i really, really love you guys. and i never want to ever have a bad image to you guys. >> it was something in a clicked in your head in the last 48 hours? >> i think what the crowd is saying is, patrick, let's move on. >> reporter: now 27, serena has dominated women's tennis since 1999, after he

just one day after her controversial match with serena williams.ams lost after a tire raid against a line judge for which she was fined a maximum $10,000. she could lose a lot more like all 350,000 in prize money from the tournament. dan harris picks up the story. >> reporter: the match was already going poorly for serena williams after losing the first set. she smashed her racket on the court and got her first warning from the judges. but when she was called for this foot fault she truly lost it. tournament officials ruled it unsportsmanlike conduct despite williams' pleading. >> i didn't say i would kill you. are you serious? >> reporter: judges awarded her opponent an extra point. williams lost the match. in the end she was booed off the court and served with a hefty fine. >> an apology for -- >> from you. >> from me? >> for, you know, the yelling -- >> how many people yell at linespeople. players, aletes get frustrated and, you know, i don't know how many times i've seen that happen. >> reporter: in the old days -- >> answer my question. >> rep

morning. >>> we'll begin with that wild tennis match last night, a dramatic and bizarre finish to serena williams' semifinal match at the u.s. open. the bizarre ending came when serena lost her temper over a official's call. >> it was tirade that cost serena a chance to defend her u.s. open title. at match point, losing to unseeded kim clijsters, serena was faulted by the line judge for her foot touching the line. during a serve. serena then turned to the judge and went off. in the confusing minutes that followed, the judges gathered to discuss what happened. serena protested. >> i didn't say i would kill you? are you serious? >> but the tournament referee sided with the line judge. and williams was penalized a point. since it was match point, she lost. afterwards, serena said, she wasn't sure what she said during her on-court tirade. >> what did i say? you didn't hear. >> reporter: but she was unapologetic. >> they gave me a point penalty. unfortunately it was on a match point. >> reporter: serena said there was a pattern of judges calling foot faults on her during this tournament. >> i'm not go

how does she feel -- we have serena williams here. plus rachael ray.ot of big names on the show. >>> speaking of serena williams, there are a lot outbursts. >> there is a video on youtube. >> the reforms i am proposing would not apply to those -- i would like to finish, but beyond so has one of the best videos of all time. >> the reforms -- >> more than 700,000 people have already watched this video since last night. it is mocking joe wilson and kanye west. both wilson and west have apologized. probably more to come. >> they are in big order these days. >>> tell us about the traffic. >> it is not very nicely out of gainesville. this is route 29. look closely in the center of your screen. the vehicle went off the roadway and to the pond there. they will be hung up for quite some time. >> you could feel alone and more warmth in the air. highs in the mid 80's this afternoon. the clouds will whirlwind with a few showers possible. we will cease sunshine back in the mixed on saturday. >> thank you very much. >> thank you for watching. >> "good morning americ

acceptance speech. >> meantime, a tirade on the tennis court could cost more than a fine. >> serena williamsith threatening a line judge in another 500 for breaking a racket. they are investigating to see if more sanctions should apply. >> even as arena williams and her sister venus were in the doubles finals, but her performance of the day was this one. >> now, one of the most searched videos on the internet, the tennis star's tirade on saturday after a rare foot fault call. williams threatened to stuff the ball down the line judges wrote, costing her a penalty point and the match while leaving fans in shock. >> i lows arena. i love her. >> williams was less an apologetic, calling it a learning experience. >> i am young and i feel like, in life, everyone has to have experience that they learn from. >> but in an amended statement today, she apologized to the line judge, her opponent and tennis fans were inappropriate outburst. after she indians won the doubles final, she would not answer specific questions about the incident. >> you released another statement. is there something that collect

. >> it has great serena williams in the line judge know what she thought. she let out a strength of "f" bombs. the profanity laced tirade subsequently lost the match. >> you cannot accost a linesman like that and get away with it. she made a mistake and she is going to have to pay for it. >> she has a $10,000 fine, but mitchell believes her stunning display may cost her even more dealer. >> she is a champion, the winner, a role model. she blew that in 15 seconds. >> this leaves a bad behavior are not limited to sports and entertainment. she cites congressman joe wilson heckling the president. we agree that they all lack of good old-fashioned manner. she found williams refusal to say she was sorry most refusing. later today, she finally issued an apology, some 36 hours after her verbal assault on the lines judge. >> thank you, stephen. >>> we want to know who you think and the most outrageous outburst. your options are of south carolina congressman joe wilson, kanye west at the vma's or serena williams. you can vote on wjla.com. this by the eruption last nig

. >> the youngest american since serena williams to make it to the quarters. her opponent, caroline wozniaky who is a seasoned vet at 19 years old. she's up 5-1. oudin lost 14 of the of the first 18 points of the match. wozniaky was nasty. takes it 6-2. and oudin clearly frustrated by the performance. wozniaky actually called the oudin return. and the judges are like let's take a closer look. they agreed with the 19-year-old. 43 unforced errors for oudin. second set now. wozniaky up 3-2. at the top, looking strong the there. just 20 unforced errors by the way for wozniaky in the match. >> the georgia native going home. she can hang her hat though that she he made it to the grand slam quarterfinal in scwuft her fourth main draw appearance. wozniaki will make her first semifinal aappearance in a grand slam. but this year, the story is the 17-year-old american. >> i just want to thank you all so much for coming and cheering for me. you've put me through so many matches, so i really appreciate it. thank you. >> i'm sorry that i won against melanie today. i know ma

we talk about serena williams. and represented herself and her family and the sport well worldwide. really bad day. her behavior was unacceptable. again, i don't think you -- that you label her and her whole life with that one act. but,evasive for a while before she stepped up and apologized. you have to be accountable for this stuff. >> larry: dr. phil, haven't we all had bad days? i mean the camera was on serena reacting. it may have been on you or i in road rage. >> well, of course. that's why i say, look at the pattern of someone's life. wane serena, there are so many times that she has been a gracious winner. she has been a gracious loser. there are times that she has shown kindnesses to ball boys and ball girls. i mean there are so many things that don't make a headline. and then something negative happens and it does make a headline. it doesn't mean the behavior is okay. it doesn't mean she didn't get what she deserved in terms of being defaulted out of the match and fined. but by the same token, you don't d

you see serena williams? scattered applause ] she yelled at a line judge, "if i could, i would take this "f"-ing ball and shove it down your "f"-ing throat." [ laughter ] on the bright side, at least she won't lose her sponsor, dunlop "f"-ing tennis balls. [ laughter ] they're the "f"-iest. [ laughter ] here's some political news. this saturday in washington, over 70,000 people protested because they think president obama is trying to shove government health care down their throats. also known as the "serena williams option." [ laughter ] but sunday was a great day in new york for sports. the giants beat the redskins. the jets beat the texans. [ cheers ] the yankees beat the orioles. [ cheers and applause ] and the mets only lost twice. [ laughter ] don't -- "don't make fun of the mets. don't make fun of the mets." brett favre and the minnesota vikings won their first game of the season over the cleveland browns. favre threw for one touchdown. he would have had more, but he retired three times during the game

. >>> and serena williams called out for a little or a lot of unsportsman like conduct.facing a serious fine. we will tell you about it when fox 5 news at 5:00 comes right back.  >>> some of the big stories we are following at 5:00. president obama on wall street today marks the one year an veery of the financial melt down. the president warned bankers today not to expect more bailouts. it was one year ago that lehman brothers went belly up, triggering a domino affect that led to the global financial crisis. >>> a body found in a laboratory building is missing yale graduate student annie le. her body found on what was supposed to be her wedding day. police do not believe the killing is random. >>> a drive by shooting in the district claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy. he had gone in to a neighborhood with friends to buy a pet. his family thinks he was targeted singlinged out for revenge. paul wagner is live in the newsroom with this one. >> reporter: antonio ward had gone to just street on saturday night to buy a pet snake. he used to live in

speaking of, serena williams is amongst those that was fought to keep the center opened, that now she is fighting a fine that she earned for her profanity-laced tirade at the u.s. open. she has been ordered to pay $10,000 for her threatening manner after yelling at a line judge. crying foul, fans are, after kanye west crashed the speech by taylor swift at the mtv movie awards last night. >> beyonce had the best video of all time! of the best videos of all time! >> the country singer had just won for best female video. when she won another award later in the show, beyonce let her finish her acceptance speech. kanye west later apologized to swift on his blog. they opened at the event last night with a tribute to michael jackson -- they opened the event last night with a tribute to michael jackson. >> the dancers were from his upcoming tour, performing to the melodies of the king of pop. madonna shared her memories. >> his music had an extra layer of inexplicable magic. he made you believe that he could fly. >> the show ended with a trailer from the documentary called "this is it." there

serena williams bounced from the u.s. open. after a tirade against a line judge causes her to lose a critical point and match. what did she say? >>> lucky number. a baby comes into the word on 09/09/09. triingly enough, that's only half the story. find out why her parents have truly incredible timing "today," sunday, september 13th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm jenna wolfe. >> i'm carl quintanilla sitting in for lester holt this morning. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. did you watch that match last night? >> it's unbelievable. >> we haven't had a good john mcenroe moment in a couple years until serena went off last night. >> after being called out on a foot foul on a second serve. she was trying to stage a comeback. look at this language. she's talking to the lines judge which cost her the match. this was serious stuff. she's not apologized. >> the stakes were high. that was match point. it was definitely stakes were high there. we'll talk about

. >>> serena williams picked up where she left off last year. sister venus was nursing a sore knee and it showed. she dropped the first set and committed ten double faults but rallied to win the next two sets and advanced. roger federer was also a winner. >> thank you, fred. >>> chris brown's odd first public statements since his conviction for beating rihanna. your entertainment headlines straight ahead. >>> speaking of odd, we'll introduce you to a kid who spends his time dreaming of suction turbines and filtration bags. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this tuesday morning. here is a very powerful, strong, almost category five hurricane jimena. this is the mexican coastline here, this is the baja peninsula, and the storm is going to brush cabo and make landfall probably just to the northwest of there. it's going to be a devastating storm over the next two to three days. pretty nice day about everywhere, almost feels a little bit like fall, or maybe a lot like fall. well, if you're watching us in orlando, florida, bring the w

serena williams is the only top five seed left. she inched closer to a fourth win. 6-4, 6-3. nicole kidman and keith urban were there, john brokaw and donald and his wife were there to watch serena. rena seemed to relaxed. watch this move. putses i away. it's not easy. match point, serena in command. takes advantage. the powerful shot down the line. advances, 6-4, 6-3. >> that will be a heck of a match. >> it will be. >> we have firefighters >>> los angeles had to call before back up after their truck got swallowed in a sinkhole. workers were trying to block the road when the truck sank. the four firefightersnside got out okay. >> there was a scary labor day boating mishap in florida. a huge wave knocked three people overboard. their boat kept going, speeding out of control. the shoreline was packed with vacationers. most watched hoping the run away boat wouldn't hit anything or anything in the water. it hit rocks and flipped over. nobody was hurt. >>> an accident involving an armored truck shovelled money off the road. the truck's backdoor the flew open this morning. several

open will be serena williams profanity-laced tirade directed at a line judge. cost her match point in her semifinal loss to kim clistjers on saturday night. serena was again asked about the incident on good morning ameri america. >> you've seen the episode again and again and again. when you see yourself there on the court responding to the call of a foot fault, what do you believe was going through your mind when you lost it with the judge? >> well, at that point i really had lost control. i mean, i was just not -- first of all, i don't foot fault. traditionally i haven't foot faulted all year. i was just like what's going on? why do they continue to call it on me on such important points? and i just thought what's going on? so as a competitor and as someone who is really passionate about her work, i just got a little bit overexcited, i think. but most of all i was able to learn from the situation. >> serena only won two singles titles this year. but both were grand slams. the aussie open in wimbledon. and she is even more dominant when teamed up with sister v

. >>> serena williams shines at the u.s. open. lindsay czarniak wraps it up in your sports minute. >>> good morning everybody. your sports minute on this wednesday morning begins with the redskins and preparations for sunday's game against the giants ramp up today. one guy looking and excited about helping out is offensive lineman mike williams who made it as one of the ten offensive linen the redskins kept. he lost more than 100 pounds during the off season. he provides the skins with depth along the o line. to baseball, nationals pitcher john lannan was doing well until the seventh inning, he gave up three solo home run ins the inning. the nationals gave up five in the game. the phillies get the win 5-3. in boston, the orioles got pounded. the red sox hit six home runs including two from dustin pedroia as the red sox won over the os, 10-0. to tennis, serena williams advanced to the semi finals of the u.s. open with straight set victory over tenth seed flav yeah pinetta: that's your sports minute. i'm lindsay czarniak. have a gre