sloan ranchged as low as within57th this year. venus just can't put stevens away and sloan with a lob over venus for the winner. very next point williams with a net court here and no idea how stevens gets to it and does that to take a 6-5 leave. stevens serving, venus into the net. it's over. sloan stevens really from out of nowhere to win 6-1, love, 6-7-5. and coco vandeweghe, rematch of the bank final. keys won that one and tonight basically started the car and never looked back because she won this thing easy. keys also making her first major final. in new york at the u.s. open. >>> one of the reasons we love warriors' general manager is he's a smart guy that understands the media has questions. some he will or won't answer. you will never see bob maiers do what we did in cleveland. the cavs were introducing isaiah thomas and the new gm kept trying to top reporters from asking about thomas's hip injury which is a huge deal because you got to know the guy you're getting is had healthy. here's a guy, the gm, a crash course in med

venus williams and sloan stevens in one match. couldn't put sloan away. sloan stevens recovering from foot surgery. and comes backs with a lob. venus had a chance in the point, couldn't get the kill shot there. and look at this. the short ball, and sloan goes cross-court. venus can't believe she got to that ball. 6-5 lead for stevens. and then match point right there. sloan stevens upsets venus 6-1. >>> one of the reasons we love warriors general manager bob meyers is he's a smart guy, understands the media has questions. some of which he can and will answer, but others he can't or simply won't. the cavs were introducing isaiah thomas. and their new gm altman kept trying to stop the reporters from asking about thomas' hip injury. which is kind of a big deal, like a really, really big deal. here's a guy who needs a crash course called media 101. >> when did you know that suffe year? >> again, i want to -- i don't want this to be the isaiah thomas hip press conference. so i'm just going to -- with all due respect -- shut down the hip question. if we want to

madison keys and sloane stephens and now they'll head to the finals. >> sloane beating venus williamse there last night. you're going to be at the finals. we can guarantee that. what does this mean for the future of women's tennis. >> it mines a lot of good thing, a lot going on, everybody. it means the future looks bright. u.s. tennis dominant. will likely be for a long time and know it was an all-american semifinal for the women since 1981 so we were guaranteed a usa all the way final but the two who made it there are two total underdogs. stephens wasn't even seated for the open and little keyes, a baby at 20 years old. 22. 22. >> reporter: 37-year-old venus williams entered the night as the favorite. but she ran into a new american phenom. 24-year-old sloane stephens, ranked 83rd in the world. beating her idol venus in a three-set nail-biter advancing to her first ever u.s. open final. >> there's a new fighter in town. and her name is sloane stephens. >> reporter: in her postgame interview kind words for her tennis role model. >> everything nice to say about venus. honestly she's o

venus williams and sloan stevens in one match. couldn't put sloan away.ns recovering from foot surgery. and comes backs with a lob. venus had a chance in the point, couldn't get the kill shot there. and look at this. the short ball, and sloan goes cross-court. venus can't believe she got to that ball. 6-5 lead for stevens. and then match point right there. sloan stevens upsets venus >>> one of the reasons we love warriors general manager bob meyers is he's a smart guy, understands the media has questions. some of which he can and will answer, but others he can't or simply won't. the cavs were introducing isaiah thomas. and their new gm altman kept trying to stop the reporters from asking about thomas' hip injury. which is kind of a big deal, like a really, really big deal. here's a guy who needs a crash course called media 101. >> when did you know that you had suffered a torn labrum last year? >> again, i want to -- i don't want this to be the isaiah thomas hip press conference. so i'm just going to -- with all due respect -- shut down the hip question.

sloan defeated her idol. venus williams.ana spencer with details on the nail biting match. >> 37-year-old venus williams entered the night as the favorite. but she ran into a new american phenom. 24-year-old sloan stevens ranked 83rd in the world. beating her idol venus in a three set nail biter advantagesing to her first ever u.s. open final. >> there is a new fighter in town. and her name is sloan stevens. >> and in her post game interview, kind words for her tennis role model. >> she is one of the greatest competitors and honored to share the court with her tonight and honored to play at the same time as her. >> and next up one of her closest friends, 22-year-old madison keys who bested fellow american cocoa evanderway in straight sets. >> her first major final. -- >> that was lara spencer reporting by the way. >> did you see the match. >> i did i stayed up to watch it. >> how do you feel today? >> a little tired. >> exactly. i taped it. lets talk about the weekend. a nice weekend we are keeping our eye on irma to the sou

today with madison keys and sloan stevens squaring off for the title and a $3.7 million cash prize. rafael nadal swept into the finals with a win over juan martin del potro. he faces kevin anderson on sunday. >>> dylan standing by with a look at the rest of the country's forecast. how is it looking around the rest of america? >> the rest of the country actually looks okay. the eastern half of the country, besides florida, looks like they'll see a lot of sunshine. temperatures in the 60s and 70s. the fall, crisp air is in place. and the southwest, we have the monsoonal moisture that will produce heavier pockets of rain. weak cold front will bring rain to the extreme pacific northwest. where they need it through oregon and montana where the fires are so large it's going to >>> gray skies and a little bit of mist around san francisco right now. 63 and overcast around san jose.

tim sloan is here this morning live.plus small business administrator lindsay mcmahon will join us. the cofounder of kid stops by and home services of america chairman ron peltier is here. don't miss a moment of it. right now with our top story, tax reform now on the menu. president trump sat down with six senators last night included three democrats at the white house or the topic of conversation was overhauling the tax code. republican senator pat to me of pennsylvania. the president strongly stress it is interesting to the progrowth tax package done as quickly as possible. the democratic senators joe manchin of west virginia, heidi heitkamp of north dakota and joe donnelly of indiana were there. they started talks as productive while these for the middle class. sarah huckabee sanders explained the dinner earlier. >> the president is reaching across the aisle to cut deals that helped the american people. the president truly believes he often says in order to succeed and grow, we must work as one team, one people and on

but her run to the us open semi—finals has been ended by a player she's said to have inspired — sloaneither of them have reached a grand slam title. colm harrison reports. in the first of the all—american semifinals, venus williams aiming to reach her 17th grandslam singles final was up against an opponent who was only four when venus contested her first back was only four when venus contested herfirst back in 1997. was only four when venus contested her first back in 1997. playing was only four when venus contested herfirst back in 1997. playing in only her second major semi, it was sloane stephens who made the better start and venus williams was blown away in an opening set that stevens won 6—1. that gave little indication of what was to come. is the first set was one—sided, the second was even more so, set was one—sided, the second was even more so, this time with william is coming out on top after being forced to save four break points in her opening service game, she breezed through the set 6—0 to level the match and the momentum was now with the former champion and number nine se

sloane stephens is 34 years old.a >> we know madison keys will face coco vandeweghe, which means a u.s. woman is guaranteed to win the u.s. open! how great is that! >> but no more roger federer. very upset by that. you seem unmoved. >> i like going to the game and watching the matches and so on. drinking the fun little cocktails with the honeydew melon. >> juan martin del potro. he's my man. >> i have someone else you can root for. >> who? you? >> yeah, check this out. the excitement fort sports spectacul spectacle has been building. we went fort tryout, check it out. >> history is made at the u.s. open! >> arthur ashe stadium. home of the last grand slam >> there's no other wray to put it, really. it's a dream come true. i can't believe i'm here at the u.s. open. it's crazy. >> where legends are made on and off off the court. but never has there been a moment like this. >> i've been at many grand slams. >> my objective is to float like a butterfly and sting like a e bee. >> reporter: to do what no other news anchor

open court right to "gma," sloane stephens on her big win.ning, america. >>> good morning, america. welcome back with us this tuesday morning. look at that smile on sloane stephens. >> yes, she should have a big smile on her face. >> it was delightful to sit down with her and talk to her mother who is quite an athlete herself so we'll talk about that big win. >> also going one-on-one with maria sharapova this morning. she just returned to the court after that 15-month suspension for doping so she's here to talk about all that and a lot more wrote it in her book as she drives into it. >>> t-boz. the entire time she was on the road she was in and out of the hospital. new music out all coming up. >> she don't want no scrubs. >> yeah she don't want no scrubs. love that. >>> i'm tempted to make a transition but i'm not going to because we're moving on to hurricane irma and the aftermath of hurricane irma. a lot of devastation in jacksonville and abc's linsey davis is there, a lot of flooding, linsey. >> reporter: yeah good morning to you george. t

and a comeback queen in queens, sloane stephens keeps the home fans happy by advancing to the semis too wherever you are around the world, welcome to sport today. more on syria's heroics to come. first though — saudi arabia are through to the world cup in russia. they are the first arabic nation at football's showpiece event since 2006. the saudisjoin iran, japan, south korea, brazil, mexico, belgium and hosts russia in the 32—team tournament. substitute fa had al muwallad's second—half winner helped them beat japani—o injeddah. it takes the saudis to their fifth world cup and sends australia to the play—offs. australia needed a big win over thailand in order to confirm their place in russia — tomi juric got them ahead. with eight minutes to go, pokkhao anan equalised for the thailand. hertha berlin's matthew leckie got the winner for the socceroos, but saudi arabia's win means australia were pushed down to third and will face syria in the playoffs. if we hadn't got one a bit earlier, then we would have opened them up a bit. but that's just... then we would have opened them up a bit. bu

either way, sloane stephens soon racked up the first set 6—3. flashes of brilliance her opponent had no answer for. and to be fair, madison keys did also set show some of the form that got her to this final but all those unforced errors meant it was too little, too late. applause. the second set was a was a walkover. stephens winning it 6—0. cheering and applause. she is the first american woman who isn't a member of the williams family to win a major title in 15 years. now she has won one, who knows, maybe she'll make it a habit. tim allman, bbc news. to cricket, now, and the bbc cricket commentator, henry blofeld, made his final radio broadcast, bringing a career that lasted nearly half a century to a close. blowers, as he's known to his many fans, has retired at the age of 77. he signed off to applause from around the ground at lord's in london, where england were playing the west indies. it is 88 for one. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of it. thank you all for listening, it's been wonderful talking to you all. you all say you're

either way, sloane stephens soon racked up the first set 6—3.d no answer for. and to be fair, madison keys did also set show some of the form that got her to this final but all those unforced errors meant it was too little, too late. applause the second set was a walkover. stephens winning in 6—0. cheering and applause she's the first american woman who isn't a member of the williams family to win a major title in 15 years. now she's won one, who knows, maybe she'll make it a habit. england's cricketers beat the west indies by nine wickets to win the third test at lord's, and wrap up the series 2—1. jimmy anderson, who celebrated his 500—wicket landmark in this match — finished with new career—best figures of seven for a2. the bbc cricket commentator, henry blofeld, also made his final radio broadcast, bringing a career that lasted nearly half a century to a close. "blowers", as he's known to his many fans, has retired at the age of seventy—seven. he signed off to applause from around the ground at lord's in london, where england were playing th

coming up on this programme: venus williams and sloane stephens are into a deciding set in their us openays against her good friend madison keys and madison keyes complete the all american semi—final line up as they battle for the other place in saturday's decider. the premier league clubs vote to bring forward the closing date of the transfer window to before the season starts. and chris froome extends his lead in la vuelta a espana withjust three stages remaining. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with the tennis news that the first of the women's us open finalists will be known shortly. two—time winner venus williams is playing american compatriot sloane stephens in what has been a compelling match, with the 24—year—old stephens winning the first set 6—1, before williams won the second without dropping a game.

coco vandeweghe, sloane stephens, won the u.s.? >> i love it. i think as -- when i was a young girl, you don't really realize there are generations and there's always going to be someone behind you taking your spot, wanting your spot, wanting to get there. i feel like i'm obviously toward the end of my career so to see someone like sloane stephens win the u.s. open, but also to see someone like venus williams do so well this year and be, what, top five in the world right now gives personally gives me so much motivation to keep going. >> you know what, you are unstoppable and your book is out today. really appreciate it, maria. we'll be right back, everybody. >>> good morning north bay. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> good morning. i'm jessica from abc news 7 mornings and we have broourn. a brush fire in san mateo county. a look from sky 7 and you can see the smoke rising in the western hills near skyline boulevard. firefighters working to put out those flames right now. they are expected to give an update later this morning. boy, th

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( laughter ) for more, please welcome to the show our newest "the daily show" correspondent dulce sloan ( cheers and applause ) what's going on? >> hey. thanks, trevor. yes, it's fashion week, and while we'll see new looks, some things will never change. for example we know at least one model will fail at her only job -- walking down the runway. and as some designer is going to try to sell us clothes, they fished out of a dumpster. but the thing -- mmm -- that gets the most attention every year is the cultural appropriation. that never goes out of style. >> trevor: for people don't know can you explain what cultural appropriation is? >> sure, when you take something that defines the culture you're not a part of and profit off of it. the fashion industry does it all the time. they take from black culture, native americans, asia, you name it. the model's even appropriate body dimensions the aliens from close encounters. ( laughter ) >> trevor: but to be fair, not all instances of cultural appropriation are that extreme. >> that's true. knot every pen who listens to rap, wears a kimono or

oh, my -- looked like a dragon. >> we can tell sloane doesn't like bugs. i'm with you, sloane.artest show on tv. >> 7:00, for the smartest on tv. >> and as i said, can't say the name and cut put it on a bumper sticker. just won't work. >> never! >> control him, what do you want to say about the movie? both said, just say how wonderful and good we are in it. >> it will be fine. >> drive that home as much as you can. thank you. >> commander -- come in -- >> can we cut to the sequel here and, please, do the sign? >> oh. >> are you legit. higher, higher. >> legit! [ laughter ] ♪ yeah >> so this is charlie and i in the pool yesterday. >> you can't miss it. >> so good. >> yeah. cheering us on. >> charlie is black -- charlie is back. >> not black, but maybe. >> maybe in your dreams but charlie is back. charlie is back. i'm sorry. >> you never know. >> you never know! [ laughter ] >> we're all connected in some kind of way! there's the view. there's more to life than the climb. you've got to stop... ...and look around a little. remember who you are. let the child inside you out to play

sloane stephens might be good at beating opponents on court.hen an insect started buzzing around her. the american dived for cover as she tried to bat away the bug and told reporters she thought the pest was disgusting. maybe her opponent in the next round should come armed with a bee. for many people the idea of a small village in switzerland will make them think about quaint chocolate box style cottages. but the reality in one swiss village is that no—one wants to live there and its few remaining inhabitants are all past retirement age. imogen foulkes went to find out. caripo, tucked away deep in a mountain valley. there has been a community here since the 13th century and home to almost 300 people this is now switzerland's smallest village and it is getting smaller. translation: caripo has 16 in habitants. in a month or two we could be down to 13 and i am the only one working. all the rest are pensioners. —— corippo. only one working. all the rest are pensioners. -- corippo. when the mayor grew up pensioners. -- corippo. when the mayorgrew u

sloane stephens says she might as well retire now because she does not think she will be able to topcan madison keys in straight sets in the final at flushing meadows to take her first grand slam title. steve and only came back to playing competitively earlier this summer after 11 months out with a foot problem. —— sloane stephens only came back. it is hard to explain. winning a tournament is extremely special. winning the us open, being an american player, is even more incredible. i think it was a big moment for the both of us. it is just insane. there was some british success yesterday at the us open forjamie murray. he and his partner martina hingis claimed the mixed doubles title. their second grandson title of the year. they also won at wimbledon. and more good news for the brits. alfie hewett and gordon reid won the wheelchair doubles titles — while andy lapthorne and his american partner david wagner took the wheelchair quad doubles title. the hosts followed up their win at leicester with another impressive victory. saracens lead going into the final four minutes before two tr

sloane stephens beat her american compatriot madison keys 6—3 6—0 in us open women's final to claim hered perfectly to frustrate the 15th—seeded keys, in the first all—american women's final at flushing meadows since 2002. stephens‘ world ranking had plummeted to 957 at the start of summer. now with the rest of the sport here's jess creighton. manchester united remain top of the english premier league despite drawing 2—2 at stoke city. united went 1—0 down. they went up to — one but they were able to hold on to the lead. iam not i am not satisfied with the points because we were achieving that to win. we were the team with the result. i accept the result. one tea m result. i accept the result. one team tried to win, one trend tried to get the point. meanwhile, manchester city thrashed at the etihad. edison was caught in the face and went off on a stretcher. sergio aguero went off. he didn't see the goalie. trust the ball, that's it. unlucky. for me, if an accident nothing else. it was a big thing. bigger wins for the north london clubs arsenal and totte n ha m. the north london clubs ar

sloane stephens and madison keys will be on court at around 9 o'clock uk time — and whoever wins, it'll in new york — he told me that stephens and keys were great friends and it was difficult for the crowd to choose a favourite. i think whoever wins tonight there will be lots of excitement in the usa in tennis circles because these are two players with the potential to perhaps not dominate in the way serena williams has but certainly win more than one grand slam. sloan stevens is 2a, the last couple of years have not gone quite so well after a fast start, partially due to injury after missing one year due to foot surgery. madison keys is 22, she has immense power. she will be the attacker and stevens the defender so you have this fascinating contrast of style. and the men's final, with what happened in the semifinal overnight, it's rafa nadal for the taking, isn't it? he is definitely be favourite. anderson has done brilliantly to come through from this very open bottom half of the draw and he is playing well but he will have be at the very top of his game and cope with extra pressure o

sloan stevens is 2a, the last couple of yea rs have stevens is 2a, the last couple of years have goner due to foot surgery. madison is 22, she has immense power. she will be the attacker and stevens the defender so you have this fascinating contrast of style. and the men's final and what happened in the semifinal overnight, it is rafa nadal is for the taking, isn't it? he is definitely be favourite. anderson has done brilliantly to come through from this very open bottom half of the draw and he is playing well but people have deeply at the very top of his game and cope with extra pressure of appearing in his first grand slam final fp is to bea his first grand slam final fp is to be a full. ina year be a full. in a year that has been very much about the renaissance of roger federer, should rafa nadal trial it will be his 16th grand slam title, his third us open title, he is still hot on the heels of further. if rafa nadal wins itjust keeps this story running nicely. he is injury prone and we do not know what the future holds but the way he has played make you think he absolutely has th

. >>> and sloane stephens come back from the brink to beat venus williams.ill meet madison keys in the final. those are some of our top stories this friday, september 8th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> there's a massive relief effort under way in several caribbean countries, and preparations in florida right now, with hurricane irma showing few signs of slowing down. >> the storm is 500 miles from miami and moving straight toward the city. maximum winds have diminished slightly, but irma is still a very dangerous, category five storm. >> roads and highways out of florida are clogged. more than a million people have been ordered to evacuate south florida. and those who didn't drive out are looking for flights out. airlines are looking to fly in bigger jets to evacuate people. seats are still very hard to find. >>> u.s. officials believe many americans are stranded on st. martin. the state department's trying to figure out how to get them off the island as soon as possible. irma is now making its way past the bahamas and james longman is the

she has slowly lost movement and speech capabilities. >> and then we have -- >> the sloans showed us how they altered their home so she can get around easily. she found the doctor for treatment. she has identified the gene linked to h-abc and now works with a team to find a cure. >> in the last decade there's really been revolutionary approaches in how to target specific genetic changes in the body and to try to change those problems at the source. >> by using cells from affected patients, she measures rna and dna in the cells hoping to find a targeted therapy that would modify the gene that h-abc. the doctor said because the disease progresses slowly she's hopeful she'll be able to help her and other children. the sloans say she is hopeful, too. >> everybody that meets her, her smile is overwhelming. >> she's genuinely happy. >> she does have a beautiful smile, doesn't she? despite her inability to speak or to move, she is fully present in there. she is keeping up with her grade level in school. she bought a new dress for the day that we did that interview. yeah. that's what makes i