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the weight goes on for serena williams. brilliant - on for serena williams.in a row now. unbelievable, to be honest. she really brilliant form. and going ahead to the final she's never last two lost in a grand slam finals. it’s she's never last two lost in a grand slam finals-— slam finals. it's her favorite. yeah. slam finals. it's her favorite. yeah- so _ slam finals. it's her favorite. yeah. so potentially - slam finals. it's her favorite. yeah. so potentially you - slam finals. it's her favorite. | yeah. so potentially you don't slam finals. it's her favorite. - yeah. so potentially you don't want to bejennifer brody. as good as her run is been getting to the final. this is a picture after her wedding today. she's delighted to reach our grand slam finals up as you mentioned she is good to be up against it against naomi osaka who is in brilliant form as we know right now. jennifer brady, she beat mucha on of the czech republic. this was a tough game as well. at this point of the match in the third set brady actually thought she had wanted. but it turns out

it from the united states, serena williams. ., , from the united states, serena williams. ., from thest _ williams. it was a matchup worthy of a final, the greatest of— williams. it was a matchup worthy of a final, the greatest of all— williams. it was a matchup worthy of a final, the greatest of all time - a final, the greatest of all time against arguably the greatest right now. serena williams has rediscovered some of her best form in melbourne, in an outfit inspired by track legend flojo, she burst out of the blocks. but naomi osaka, with three grand slam titles of her own, is not one to be overawed. calmly, ruthlessly, she hit back and wrestled control to take the first set 6—3. at wrestled control to take the first set 6-3. at 39 wrestled control to take the first set 6—3. at 39 years of age, williams knows time to add to her grand slam telly is running out. this was starting to feel like an opportunity missed. as the errors racked up, osaka powerfully took full advantage, outplaying her idol in straight sets. i full advantage, outplaying her idol in straight sets.— in straight

as i said, naomi 0saka, 23, began serena williams who is 39.lenge of the phone i think.— and now it is a challenge of the phone i think. how amazing, thank you very much for that, tanya. plenty more coming up in terms of business in five minutes' time. i will see you very soon but in the meantime you can reach me on twitter, i'm @vfritznews. hello. quite a lot of wind and rain in the forecast, but some sunshine too. at least it is very mild out there. thursday is going to be quite a mixed bag, so we might have a spell of very heavy rain, but there's also some sunshine on the way. you can see the weather fronts gathering out towards the southwest. they are going to be moving across the uk. there's another one deep out in the atlantic. that's on the way for friday, and that will bring more heavy rain and strong winds. so here is the first bout of wet and windy weather through the early hours. the weather front crossing england and wales, also some heavy rain there wrapping around the centre of the low—pressure, close to northern ireland and scotl

she beat nina 6—3, 6- serena williams. she beat nina 6—3, 6— love.24. that would be a record and won the sport will help can be met by the sport will help can be met by the noise. well you can follow all the action as it happens with the radio five live team here with the bbc — former british number one anne keothavong was on duty this morning — and austin halewood caught up with her to go through the big talking points. it's been another dramatic day at the australian open. novak djokovic and serena williams both safely through to the third round, but there has been a few seeds who have crashed out along the way. the former british number one is here to talk through all of these main points with me, thanks very much for speaking to us. let's start with one of the best matches of the day in the women's draw from a world number two fought back in a really close match. probably a little bit too close for comfort but when she looks backin close for comfort but when she looks back in reflection how good will it be for her to come through such a close mat

serena williams is moving fantastically well. years since she last won a grand slam title in melbourne in 2017. having a baby as well, i think she looks pretty much in the best shape i have seen her in since she was winning grand slams regularly.— seen her in since she was winning grand slams regularly. there is also re aood grand slams regularly. there is also pretty good headline _ grand slams regularly. there is also pretty good headline tie _ grand slams regularly. there is also pretty good headline tie in - grand slams regularly. there is also pretty good headline tie in men's i pretty good headline tie in men's quarterfinals as well taking on novak djokovic and everybody is wondering how he is doing injury wise. does he play? that is the big question. we think novak djokovic that's his problem even though he has not been specific. he was better against me that's managed in the fourth round that he first suffered the injury and the third round but he said he would not be playing if this is not a grand time and i think is a g

serena williams, women's road number- are playing? the top names. re playing here. iwas of course australia, all of them are playing here. i was walking around in i saw naomi and i was very nice. i do not think this is going to be financially quite as big as other years because there is no tourism, but i think it says something about how far melbourne is calm that they're able to bring in the top names the tennis world to this city and be able to hold a major international sporting event even with all the challenges that doing that in the midst of a pandemic brings. g that in the midst of a pandemic brins. �* , , ., that in the midst of a pandemic brinis. �* , , ., that in the midst of a pandemic brinis. �* ,, ., ., brings. a glimpse of the future that most of us will _ brings. a glimpse of the future that most of us will help _ brings. a glimpse of the future that most of us will help to _ brings. a glimpse of the future that most of us will help to follow. - most of us will help to follow. thank you very much. they say �*laughter is the best medici

yes the women with serena williams up against osaka-— against osaka.st osaka. yes 7740 for fans will be allowed inside _ against osaka. yes 7740 for fans will be allowed inside the - against osaka. yes 7740 for fans will be allowed inside the arena. | will be allowed inside the arena. bizarre. it's roughly 50% capacity in that fantastic stadium. and they would have been very upset i'm sure that if they do have tickets they are unable to watch it barley playing for a place in the final of a home grand slam. but serena williams against osaka, what a match to be watching instead. i think it could be spectacular. i think i was she can beat williams but williams as we been saying of the last couple days looks she's moving better than at any stage since she returned from the tour having given birth to olympia. so it's going to be in absolutely spectacularly memorable day. do absolutely spectacularly memorable da . ~' day. do you think the winner potentially — day. do you think the winner potentially will _ day. do you think the winner potentially will come -

and also coming up on the programme, action from the australian open where serena williams�* throughquarterfinals. as is novak djokovic who plays through the pain to beat canada's milo raonic in straight sets — as he looks to win his third consecutive title in melbourne. good evening, welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. cricket, football and tennis all to come but we start tonight with the six nations rugby where ireland remain without a win in this year's championship. france survived a spirited second half comeback in dublin to go top of the table, as they handed andy farrell his first home defeat as coach. ben croucher reports. some fresh faces to answer ireland's anguished call, withoutjohnny sexton and other experienced heads, the first half saw france live up to their tag of tournament favourites. one step ahead of the opposition is often enough as ireland continued to play catch—up. from behind, that is ronan kelaher, dancing down the touchline and over the try line. ross burns�*s right foot kicking ireland closer, two points in it, the fairy tale comeback, not on

that doesn't mean that serena williams is still not an enormous factor and she put in a very persuasives, but, certainly on the hard courts, naomi osaka, having won the us open followed by the australian open for the second time in her career and having gone 21 matches unbeaten, has this aura now that this aura now that makes it very difficult for the other players, particularly in major finals. the next question is can she do it on the clay of roland garros from the end of may and then conquer the grass of wimbledon? i would think so in time but grass is not a surface she is familiar with and, in the past, she has been anxious about slipping and sliding and losing herfooting but you suspect, in time, she will find a solution. we have the men's final tomorrow, novak djokovic up against daniil medvedev. is djokovic the odds on favourite? he has to be, given he has won the open eight times before and never lost a final there, but do not be surprised if medvedev wins this title. he has been in a grand slam title before, losing to rafael nadal in the us open in 2019. like osaka, he has won

. >>> plus, serena williams' quest to make history falls short overnight. she talks about her future. >>> we hear from the crew who rescued this man stranded at sea in the water for 36 hours in the middle of the atlantic. >>> and if you miss going to your favorite bar because of the pandemic, we have a new option for you. >>> good thursday morning, we begin with the bitter cold in texas. one official says they've gone from an emergency to a full blown disaster. >> the bitter cold is turning into bitter anger. millions of people spent the night without power, and now the water supply is a concern. even some hospitals have been forced to evacuate due to a lack of water pressure. >> people are so cold inside their homes, they're burning furniture. this man burned his baby gate to stay warm. officials are hoping to make enough progress restoring power today that they can resume rolling power outages in places of widespread blackouts. >> the storm that caused all these problems is now heading north. nearly 1 million power outages are expected in the carolinas to

she will play serena williams for the first time since beating her in a tumultuous us open in 2018. hat may be british interests in the singles might be over, but gordon reid and alfie hewett have retained their wheelchair doubles title at the australian open — that's the british pair's tenth grand slam victory. hewitt is also in tomorrow's singles final. they beat the french pair stephane houdet and nicolas peifer. it was amazing. we got our first win together last year, and to get it back to back it is an awesome feeling. especially with the situation at the moment and not knowing how many opportunities we have to compete this year. feels good to be going on with the trophy. it's an absolute honour and to get to a final— it's an absolute honour and to get to a final and bring home the trophy for the _ to a final and bring home the trophy for the second time is something to be proud _ for the second time is something to be proud of. for the second time is something to be proud of-— be proud of. congratulations to them. plenty for england to ponder after their 317 run defeat in the s

the legend who faced off last night. 23-year-old naomi osaka beat her 39-year-old role model serena williamsvance to the australian open finals. williams is in search of her 24th grand slam singles title, which would tie a record. as she left the court, williams put her hand on her chest to a standing ovation, leading one reporter to ask if that was a farewell. >> i don't know. if i-- if i ever say farewell, i wouldn't tell anyone, so... >> was it just one of those bad days at the office? >> ah. i don't know. i'm-- i'm-- i'm done. >> o'donnell: aww. well, no matter. if williams decides to hang up her racket, she will always be considered one of the greatest athletes of all time. like her husband's shirt says, not just one of the greatest female athletes of all time. we hope to see her back on the court soon, and a big congrats to naomi for her hard-fought win. and we'll be right back. >> o'donnell: tomorrow, steve hartman's "on the road" with a dad's answer to the pandemic-- a rink of dreams. if you can't watch us live, don't forget to set your dvr so you can watch us later. that is tonight'

she will play serena williams for the first time since beating her in a tumultuous us open in 2018. be close. halep the last wind built—in champion pushed hard but was blown back by a throwback cerritos. hunting her 24th grand slam and playing like a woman unwilling to live the supreme reputation. english captainjerry live the supreme reputation. english captain jerry root were simply outplayed on the second test to indiana. the england captainjoe root says his side were simply outplayed after losing the second test to india in chennai. the hosts took the seven wickets required to complete a huge win by 317 runs with a day to spare. every england batsman fell to spin bowling and that levels the series at 1—all with two to play. moeen ali, who top scored for england with 43 and took 8 wickets in the match, will miss the next two tests. a chance to go up it's obviously been a very tricky tour here. as mentioned at the start, they need to get out of the bubble. and that's fitted option and i think it's brilliant.— it's brilliant. ronnie o'sullivan looks lnc- _ it's brilliant. ronnie o'

they're going to need that, right, janessa >>> it was a semifinal showdown with naomi osaka against serena williams osaka would take the first set after winning seven games. she kept that momentum williams did keep it close, but osaka dominated and took straight sets. >>> meanwhile, ttsitsipas beat won. >>> prince philip has been hospitalized we'll tell you more next t to all the non-sports dads who love watching sports... in the rain. with kids who can catch “almost” everything. especially a cold. that brings us to you. you're the one we made mywalgreens for. an easier way to save, shop, and perhaps catch a break. introducing mywalgreens. join and get 30 minute pickup at walgreens.com kim is now demonstrating her congestion. save it slimeball. join and get 30 minute pickup i've upgraded to mucinex. we still have 12 hours to australia. mucinex lasts 12 hours, so i'm good. now move! kim, no! mucinex lasts 3x longer for 12 hours. you try to stay ahead of the mess but scrubbing still takes time. now there's powerwash dish spray it's the faster way to clean as you go just spray, wipe and rinse it clean

tennis legend serena williams losing her semifinal match to naomi osaka. was trying to tie margaret court's record, 24 grand slam championships but she lost in straight sets to osaka. and other semifinal through america, jennifer brady, yeah, she sweated out the tight three-set match winning the final set 6-4 and plays her first ever grand slam when she takes on osaka on saturday. >>> your lesson for the day never count out the warriors. last night hosting miami, the warriors were down as much as 19 points and they never once held the lead in regulation time. they tied it going into the stretch and in overtime, finally grabbed their first lead eventually winning the game in the hearts of warriors fans everywhere. the final score 120-112. >> i saw the end of the game. it was good. >>> trending this morning a new option if you're missing your favorite bar during the pandemic right now. >> cheers to you, but you know, it doesn't have anything to do with a drinking part of it. there's a website called i miss my bar and what's does, it plays sounds you would he

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. >>> breaking tennis news >>> breaking tennis news overnight, naomi osaka has knocked off serena williams in the australian open semi-finals. osaka admitteded some nerves in the first set, but she settled down to defeat williams, 6-3, 6-4. williams was trying to tie a record for the most grand slam titles. >>> demi lovato says she suffered three strokes and a heart attack. ahead of an upcoming documentary, lovato says she was left with brain damage that affects her to this day but adds she's ready to record a new album. the series, "demi lovato dancing with the devil" debuts on youtube. >>> will ganss has more on the sea turtles. >> reporter: as temperatures plummet around the gulf of mexico, the weather becomes a matter of life and death for more than just human texans. sea turtles going through what's known as a cold stun when the turtles appear lifeless. >> as a result of that, they can't move their flippers so they float to the top of the water. even though their instinct tells them, and they're awake and they know they're supposed to lift their head to breathe, they can't. >> reporte

serena williams and naomi osaka among the other big names to reach round two.in florida, as tom brady made more history as at the age of 43 guiding the tampa bay buccaneers to a 31—9 victory over the kansas city chiefs to extend his record for super bowl wins to seven. to put that in context that's more than any single nfl team. it was a night ofjubilation in tampa, as they won it in their home stadium. led all the way by brady, who threw three touchdown passes and was named most valuable player in the showpiece for a record extending fifth time. just really proud of all the guys, proud of all the coaches, the effort we put in. we knew we were playing a great football team tonight and we got thejob done, so... you want to get this far you have to get thejob done, and we did it. west ham will have influential midfielder tomas soucek available again after successfully appealing the red card shown to him during saturday's game at fulham. soucek was sent off for catching alexsander mitrovic in the face with his elbow after referee mike dean had checked the replays

serena williams is now just 2 wins away from a record equalling 24th grand slam title jenner one of the details in sport and one small step for a woman europe spent to get more female astronauts in space. in the next hour joe biden will set off for wisconsin on his 1st official trip as u.s. president it's one of the states that was key to his presidential victory and has been hit hard by the pandemic and as john hendren reports from milwaukee people there are hoping his administration will help recover it. when the phillips brothers construction company became the general contractors for the democratic national convention it was a corporate coup when the pandemic forced the convention to go virtual the democrats cancelled the contract and that's about how 2021 here in wisconsin last year was a rough year so we're looking forward to 2021 and out of we have the vaccine and everything else i would hope it s. and jobs open up and some opportunities definitely open this other way for a small company like ourselves they're hoping for a better economic climate with a new president who campaign

and i'm planning how much with all the sporting clearing serena williams bed for rapport the equaling a 24th grand slam title has ended the american was knocked out of the australian open by a world cup between now and the author. we begin with the corona virus pandemic and growing alarm about the spread of the contagious south african virus strain across the continent that's as several countries begin their 1st vaccine rollouts zimbabwe is the latest using the sino farm jab that china has distributed to several african countries for the south african strain is now thought to be dominant there and wednesday selling all received its 1st $200000.00 of the jab but the raw concerns about the chinese vaccines efficacies after a study found it produced a weaker immune response against the mutation deaths across the african continent have now reached 100000 with the contagious variant term limited access to vaccines there are real concerns that figure could get much higher however tasso joins us from zimbabwe's capital harare and we know that the this phase of the vaccination program is volu

i love serena williams, 23 grand slam titles, one when she was pregnant-- try that, tom brady, okay. know, it's fun to have this argument. and i'm just glad to, in my lifetime, to have seen-- to be seeing someone like that, to have seen michael jordan, to be seeing serena williams. we've had some great, great athletes during our time. but he is-- he is special. >> trevor: you've always shown love to the team that you work with on camera every single morning. we wake up with you we enjoy watching you. what has been it like doing the show from home now? because a lot of your show is about the chemistry you share in person. >> it really is. and i have to team you i have some agreement teammates at "g.m.a.." michael strahan-- who is at home because he was diagnosed with covid-19. now he's broadcasting from home. for a time george had to do the same. diit the longest. i was at home seven months, had my pod, my girlfriend amber helping out. that was really difficult. it was really challenging to keep that chemistry when you have, like, a two-second delay, you know. but more than that, it's

she will play serena williams for the first time since beating her in a tumultuous us open in 2018. ot were simply outplayed on the second test to indiana. the england captainjoe root says his side were simply outplayed after losing the second test to india in chennai. the hosts took the seven wickets required to complete a huge win by 317 runs with a day to spare. every england batsman fell to spin bowling and that levels the series at 1—all with two to play. moeen ali, who top scored for england with 43 and took 8 wickets in the match, will miss the next two tests. a chance to go up it's obviously been a very tricky tour here. it's obviously been a very tricky tour for him. as mentioned at the start, they need to get out of the bubble. and that's fitted option and i think it's brilliant. ronnie o'sullivan looks in good form. he raced through his first round match at the welsh open injust over 46 minutes, beating robbie williams 4—0. he's going for his fifth title in the event. next up for the rocket is the whirlwind — he'll play the veteran jimmy white in the second round. more on

naomi osaka taking on serena williams. >> she came up going 2-0, but the match turned.saka was in cruise control. >> i was a little kid watching her play. to be on court playing against her is a dream. >>> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive -- making it easy to bundle insurance. >> wow, naomi's dream and serena's nightmare. it was tough for serena -- >> passing of the torch we may be seeing before our eyes -- >> not yet. not yet. it was great tennis all around for both of them. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." we're going to begin, of course, with the weather. a weather disaster in texas is gaining new urgency with many people still fighting to survive in their own homes. tere are still widespread power outages for a fourth day in a row, though it has been restored in many areas. the food supply is also a problem. it's disrupted in parts of the state causing scarcity at some food banks and grocery stores. and now nearly a quarter of texans are under boil-water advisories because the treatment plants are down, too. >> freezing temperatures continue

. >>> serena williams winning in straight sets this morning at the australian open.-finals. andy scholes has more in this morning's bleacher report. hey, andy. >> serena williams hasn't won a grand slam title since winning the aussie open back in 2017. still looking for that elusive 24th grand slam, but looking good right now at the australian open. this morning in the quarterfinals serena taking on simona halep having no problem beating her in straight sets. so next up now for serena is a semifinal showdown against naomi osaka. the 23-year-old cruising to her 19th victory in a row this morning. osaka's winning streak includes a u.s. open title in september for her third grand slam championship. osaka and serena, they've met four times. osaka won the first two match-ups including the 2018 u.s. open match. these two will score off tomorrow night at 7 p.m. with a title match on the line. >>> authorities in florida are investigating the death of former receiver star benson jackson. his body was found near tampa. the cause of death is under investigation. deputies say th

in tennis, serena williams has overcome second seated -- seeded simona halep, the american going forh grand slam totter. she now faces japan's naomi osaka. and novak djokovic has beaten zv erev. he battled back after losing the first set to the german. and parting ways after 13 years at the end of this season, two sides failing to agree on a new contract, announcing the move at a press conference, the 28-year-old austrian says he is ready for something new. his name has been linked with a number of clubs in england and spain. he has won multiple cups with byron. -- bayern. stick around. we will be back. ♪ >> welcome to live from paris. these are the headlines. a dutch judge has ordered the government to drop the curfew. against the anti-covid measures that saw it witnesses -- saw businesses shuttered. a controversial law against separatists in france is before the senate. interior minister says it is a tough test but necessary for the republic. aung san suu kyi is now facing a

.>>> semi finals, serena williams on her quest to win her 24th grand slam title, looking to win her third straight against naomi. serena had the lead and then had her doors blown off. osaka wins in pretty quick fashion, she will face jen raining in the finals. serena hope to tie for most grand slams ever but she hasn't won since 20 eml onthe press some speculating that she has appeared in the australian open for the last time.>>> with much of the u.s. getting a blast of >>> ohio is among many states dealing with dangerous winter weather. >> it has one group giving a new meaning to the name snow angels. the initiative started online for those offering to help clear driveways for those who are unable to. ines of snowfall. up to they are just not getting a break. >> they need an army of angels.>> no question, we will >>> that's a beautiful shot of the golden gate bridge. the late show (mellow music) - the bay area is a golden destination

but serena williams found it harder, particularly for her came the turn around, she goes for the 24thertain. the city is back and live down in the sport is back in silence. well organisers of the australian open say the olympic games can learn from their experience of putting on a large sporting event during a pandemic. there are still big questions around whether this summer's games will go ahead in tokyo. it's now been confirmed the head of the olympics organising committee has resigned after making sexist remarks. yoshiro mori's replacement has not been decided. but is expected to be chosen soon. as our sports news correspondent laura scott reports: japan's former prime minister said women talk too much and that meetings of many female board members would take a lot of time. it took ten days of backlash building at home and abroad until today he resigned, acknowledging his comments might interfere with the delivery of the games. it might interfere with the delivery of the names. u, , might interfere with the delivery of the names. , ., ., might interfere with the delivery of theuam

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. >>> those stories, plus breaking overnight, serena williams fighting back tears after an emotional exit from the australian open. >> i don't know. i'm done. >> just ahead, the questions that moment is raising about the tennis legend's future. >>> and nasa nail biter. >> we know we have our work cut out for us. >> the space agency just hours away from a rover landing on mars a decade in the making. >> definitely we're human beings, an historical moment. we're going to fly on another planet. >> inside the ground breaking mission that could finally answer the question, is there life on another planet? today, thursday, february 18th, 2021. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to "today." so happy you're joining us. another cold one on the east coast. >> a cold one, but what's it up in space? that's where the eyes are going to be this morning. this morning's nasa's most important rover will land on mars. tom costello will talk to the men and women behind the incredible mission. >>> and bac

but in many ways he's basically a jv version of serena williams. hat she continues to do, andy, is mind blowing. >> at 39, yeah, it's so impressive, john. and serena, she's still looking for that elusive grand slam title number 24. she hasn't won a grand slam title since winning the aussie open back in 2017, but she is still looking good in this year's tournament. this morning in the quarterfinals, serena easily taking care of second seedsy simona halep winning in straight sets. next up a semifinal showdown between naomi osaka. the 23-year-old cruising to her 19th victory in a row this morning. osaka's winning streak includes a u.s. open title back in september, which was her third grand slam championship. so, osaka and serena have met four time. osaka won the first two matchups including the 2018 u.s. open title. serena won the last two matchups. these two will square off tomorrow night 7:00 p.m. eastern in the w a spot and the title match on the line. >>> michael jordan meanwhile continuing to give back to his home state of north carolina. the hor

it was a tearful farewell for serena williams at this yea r�*s australian open.f 2a grand slam singles titles has to wait a little longer. the loss led to speculation about her future — and whether it could be the last time williams will appear at the tournament in melbourne. i don't know. if i ever say farewell, i wouldn't tell anyone, so... laughter you were saying about the unforced errors in the match. considering how well you've played to get to this stage, what do you feel caused that? or was itjust one of those bad days at the office? i don't know. i'm done. williams' conquerer, osaka, will meetjennifer brady in saturday's final. while in the men's final, novak djokovic will line up against either daniil medvedev or stefanos tsitsipas on sunday. djokovic beat russian qualifier aslan karatsev in straight sets. the russian doubled his career earnings by getting this far in the tournament. djokovic meanwhile will be going for a record—extending ninth title. moeen ali and dawid malan were among a group of england players who've been signed up to compete in thi

>>than some body would be intimidated with serena williams out of court. serves the speed on was shot out of a can and i don't want to return that so we just have very different styles but the cool thing is they represent past future president for tennis they really do these 2 women strong women, the both of them pretty cool. yeah that's the bus. >>and 2 and lawmakers on capitol hill are pushing for president biden's covid relief package. yeah, part of the relief bill will help struggling families from being evicted from their homes. we have our dc correspondent raquel martin with more. more than 10 million homeowners behind on mortgage payments, the white house says it's extending the federal ban on evictions and foreclosures through june to bring urgent relief to the american fence american families struggling to keep a roof over their heads and we are definitely facing a housing. >>crisis michigan senator gary peters says the announcement is a critical first step that we still need to provide the resources to to help make those mortgage and rent payment

seem to you like serena williams wins.ntinue and she's holding on to margaret court's elusive all time major's record, just one away from it. one tournament victory and two matches away from a dead at the australian open. and she takes care of business is you'll put the finishing touches on her quarterfinal victory over sonoma simona halep in straight sets. 6363 match point coming up forehand winner when there you go. serena now meet naomi sucky in the semi final, and her husband looks pretty happy about it, too nice outfits from serena. as well. okay we've got the heavyweight champions league soccer match to show you barcelona and paris saint germain p. s g start killian and bopping with an eruption of three goals today. what a right leg for him. this is his third of the match bsg 41 over barcelona and one great individual effort. speaking of that this time of year, always heard too. it is kind of the death valley of sports night tonight, not a whole lot going on in february, so took an olympian effort from joe fonzi to c

. >>> the super bowl is going on, serena williams was playing the first round match at the australian open. she wanted to miss her match and interviews as fast as possible, so she could watch the second half. >> i got a go, i got ago, you're taking so long. i know, i'm trying to go finish and see the rest of this. we love the super bowl. so you know, tom brady is in my age group, so you know, it is exciting. >> she saw tom brady when it all right. you know, 42 years ago today, al davis hired tom florida, florez, to replace as the rater head coach, and florez finally selected to the hall of fame this weekend. he will be joined there by 49er gm john lynch and peyton manning who was not buying his surprised reaction when the hall president stopped by house to break the news. >>> i'm a little disappointed in john stanford education, not having a little bit of a clue that he is having a family reunion at his house. i got tell you, even a tennessee grad put a figure that out. >> i didn't buy it, either. by the way, liz, ken, for stanford hall of famer's in the nfl. john lynch, james lofton,

get tough sport here's how to thank you so much as a general niamey our 2nd has been serena williams to book a spot in the australian open final williams have been targeting a record equalling 24th grand slam titles helmick reports. serena williams taking on naomi osaka for a place in the australian open final a massive much to mark the return of found that the tournament following melbourne's 5 day lockdown. the 2 players have been in scintillating form at the event both losing just one set on route to the last full. game. and while it was serena that started off better by breaking osaka serve in the opening game the japanese would come back strongly to take the 1st set $63.00. osaka won the pairs last meeting at a grand slam the now infamous 2018 us open final. she won the 2nd set 6 for that day and did the same on this occasion another win for the 23 year old over last resort rival who she now holds a 3 and one record over. oh she's really like nervous and scared i think in the beginning and then i sort of ease my way into it and for me i think the biggest thing is just. having fun

.>>> semi finals, serena williams on her quest to win her 24th grand slam title, looking to win her thirdainst naomi. serena had the lead and then had her doors blown off. osaka wins in pretty quick fashion, she will face jen raining in the finals. serena hope to tie for most grand slams ever but she hasn't won since 2017. and after her mat she got a little emotional on the press conference and had to leave. some speculating that she has appeared in the australian open for the last time.>>> with much of the u.s. getting a blast of this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance is usually so complicated, you u need to bebe a lawyerr to undnderstand itit. that's w why three w was creat. itit's a betteter kind of businesess insurancnce. it's onlnly three papages. straigightforward.d. if youou own it, three covevers it. got t a cheese s slice for "spokekesperson?"" ththat's me. i don'n't even neeeed to see what's h happening b behind e to know itit's covereded. (s(screaming)) this c commercial l is now ov. logo. three. n no nonsensese. jujust common n sense. >>> ohio is am

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serena williams said she was inspired by brady after winning her opening match at the australian open the 39 year old american debuted an eye catching one legged cat seat as she stepped out to face laura sigesmund in melbourne on monday it took just 56 minutes to secure a 6161 victory in front of a small unmasked crowd serena who is chasing a record equalling 24th grand slam spoke about brady after that victory. oh absolutely he's he's amazing and you know to be competing at the i mean for us like the one of the biggest championships in the world. it's at 43 is unheard of and you know it's super it inspiring for me and my right young age. 30 something so yeah. no vote joker rich open the defense of his title with ease the world the one who secured a straight sets victory over frenchwoman jeremy sharkey dropping just 6 games in an otherwise dominant win. tame has won his opening match to the australian beat mikael kush going in straight sets and the 6th seed alexander sparrow is in sight. 7 time formula one world champion lewis hamilton has agreed a new deal to race from the sadie's th

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serena williams said she was inspired by brady after winning how opening match of the australian open the 39 year old american debuted an eye catching one legged cat as she stepped out to face laura's take him and in melbourne on monday it took i just 56 minutes to secure a 6161 victory and for the small unlost crowd serena who was chasing a record equalling 24th grand slam spoke about brady after that victory. oh absolutely he's he's amazing and you know to be competing at the i mean for us like the one of the biggest championships in the world. it's. at 43 is unheard of you know it's super inspiring for me and my right young age. 30 something so yeah. u.s. open champion am also made it through to the 2nd round the number 3 seed dropped just 3 games as she beat us does he have published chunk of a in straight sets both for soccer and williams showed no signs of the shoulder injuries that forced him to withdraw from ben's last week. but 3 time grand slam champion angelica is out the number 23 seed was beaten in straight sets by american but not the para but they form a champion has sa

>>than body would be intimidated with serena williams in the u.s. out of court her serves the speed on the ball was shot out of a cannon i don't want to return that so we just very different styles but the cool thing is they represent past future president for tennis they really do these 2 women strong women, the both of them pretty cool. yeah that's the bus. >>a 23 the time for your money this morning if you're hoping the federal government would forgive a big chunk of your student loan debt and don't set your hopes to hide during a town hall last night president biden said he does not support calls for him to use executive action to cancel $50,000 in student loans per person. instead he wants to work with congress to forgive $10,000 per student for their loans arguing that forgiving major debt would help went to elite private schools and he says those graduates likely have incomes high enough to pay back their loans with minimal help. now biden did go on to say that he does support free community college for all and free state college for students

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well, that's what's crammed into serena williams collection — she's been showing the magazine architecturalives the camera a bit of a tour of the trophies — though there's one she's not pleased to see. i see iseea i see a second place trophy but i'm going to put that one in the trash, it shouldn't be here!— it shouldn't be here! absolutely brutal from _ it shouldn't be here! absolutely brutal from serena, _ it shouldn't be here! absolutely brutal from serena, she - it shouldn't be here! absolutely brutal from serena, she mightl it shouldn't be here! absolutely l brutal from serena, she might be brutalfrom serena, she might be find out from austria with the grand slam singles title number four at the end of the austria open, starts on monday for some highlights on bbc two for the second week. so much more to enjoy over the weekend was cricket, the sick nations, the football, enjoy it all. —— six nations. that's all from sportsday. —— australia open. good evening, we have seen set up —— heavy snowfall over the northern half was common and more will see that winter weather arrive through the w