he was a new york correspondent for the philadelphia press. that was great time for news, i newspapers in the 1890's. i forget how many daily papers new york had. philadelphia had 50 daily newspapers in the 1890s, and everything was very competitive. e.j. edwards heard this story, this rumor going around, and he found the out the name of one of the doctors, the source of this rumor. it was actually the dentist who had administered the anesthesia. so he went to the dentist and played a little trick, i think within the fair bounds of journalism of the time. he kind of let on that edwards knew more about the story than he did, and he said i understand that an operation was performed on the president, that he had a cancerous tumor removed, and this was performed on benedict's yacht, and the dentist said, well, somebody on the boat must have told you all that and went on to spill the beans and confirmed the operation and named a couple of doctors. and on august 29th, now about two months after the operate, edwards published the story in the philadel

. >>> the breaking headline unfolding tonight at the philadelphia airport. two separate flights landing, passengers suddenly complaining of a mysterious illness. the cdc holding the passengers from both flights. we're at the airport tonight. >>> the bitter confirmation fight continues. tonight, the democratic senator warned he could be ejected. it did not stop him. and tonight, the questions about whether kavanaugh discussed robert mueller with lawyers for the president. and kavanaugh's own words about a woman's right to choose, suggesting roe versus wade isn't settled precedent. what he's saying now. >>> the stunning moment on i-5 in california. drivers suddenly trapped inside a fire engulching the interstate. you could hear the drivers and passengers screaming to escape. >>> the new message from north korean dictator kim jong-un about denuclearization. martha raddatz is right there in pyongyang tonight. >>> overseas, the american mother and her young son attacked by a giraffe. >>> and tonight, celebrating burt reynolds. had actor, his wry wit, his charm, hi

the conversion is good and philadelphia leads 18-12. falcons with plenty of time. o time-outs. 2:19 on the clock. >> cris: the ball has to cross the front edge of the line, i think without question it did. possession. that is it right there. remember, it does not have to cross the back, just the front edge. that's it. the front edge of the thing is the line you have to cross and it did. >> cris: still plenty of time. you can see it, atlanta's defense wearing down. i love the play calls by doug pederson. he went with the big guys and said we are coming at you. >> al: atlanta will start this drive from the 25 yard line after the touchback. well, matt ryan, mvp two years ago. not as good last year. a lot of bad luck last year. 12 interceptions, five were on tipped balls. 35 year game-winning drives in his ten-season national football >> cris: what we have seen so far when they need a chunk play in this situation they put julio jones on jalen mills. they have got that at the top but now it looks like the two deep safety situation so they will not have that and come back

i love your show, the philadelphia eagles are going to become the team that everyone hates and wantsryone wants a piece of them. they're the hunted. they stood with the trophy. last year they started fast and this year with the injuries they have had and they haven't had their fall offence, they haven't had their fall offence, they may have a slow start. but it will be an exciting game. both have mvp quarterbacks. that is a match up in itself. i think the falcons will win. one man is oddell beckham junior, a star of the nfl. he didn't have the season people thought last season. have the season people thought last season. but he has a new contract and he won't be struggling to put bread on the table. he deserves every dollar, he is a superstar and he isa every dollar, he is a superstar and he is a game—changing player. he is electric and in new york you need a quy electric and in new york you need a guy like that. i expect big things out of our new york giants. predictions, how close were you? very far away. super bowl prediction is not for me. because i like you, i will throw somethi

. >>> colin kaepernick will make an appearance during the opener in philadelphia. not on the field, but the new nike ad. >> brielieve in something. even if it means sacrificing everything. >> the commercial narrated by kaepernick also features nba star lebron james and serena williams as well as several others. kaepernick's protest of racial injustice launched a moment in 2016. now a colorado sports store is protesting the ad. steven martin has owned the store for 21 years. he said his father-in-law was a prisoner of war and says kaepernick does not know sacrifice. it was a former green beret to suggest to kaepernick to take a knee was the best way to protest without offending troops. this will be stoked again at the trump rally in billings, montana. my prediction. >>> president trump warning the syrian regime against the assault on the last rebel stronghold. the offense seems imminent. we have cnn's frederik pleitgen on the ground in syria next. t, a i just introduced you to my parents. psst! craig and sheila broke up. what, really? craig and shelia broke up!? no,

the u.s. out of kickoff. game day philadelphia host of the two thousand and eighteen national football league season opener and home to the eagles two thousand and eighteen super bowl champs but this year fans are talking about what will happen during the national anthem as much as what will happen on the field i was a captain in the air poor throw i don't want the players taken and maybe i can go from respect for my living that i'm very. respected people that are reporting for it every day fellas that are kneeling doing a national anthem it's a positive thing it's a church trying to bring about change which is always good because it needs to happen. former forty nine ers quarterback collin capper nick started a national debate and the blues been among players when he bucked tradition and took a knee rather than standring the ceremonial opening of games in the two thousand and sixteen season you know if your dreams are crazy. ask for crazy you know it's a debate this nike ad campaign scheduled to air during the game has only reign

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creating community schools also presents more opportunities for the stiff philadelphia and our local school district to work together to collaborate. being aligned and sharing the work just makes sense for our stoorgss. after all, we're serving the same students and we have the same goals for their well being and for their success. those students families rely on and interact with city service regularly so why not meet them in the schools and neighborhoods where they live. while community schools have the potential create efficiencies and pivot city resources where they are need they are still required additional investment. back in 2016 we realized we would need additional funding to get the initiative off the ground and ensure the right amount of staffing and technical support. we worked with city council to pass the bench tax that would fund the community schools initiative as well as expand access to free quality pre-k and rebuild a program that revitalize neighborhood parks, recreation centers and libraries. these programs don't just have a funding source in common. together they

coming to you from my hometown, the hometown of the super bowl champs, the hometown of the philadelphia eagles! a lot of people want to make friends. my job is not just to make you money. i'm here to educate you and watch the eagles you can catch on nbc we're in the city of philadelphia tonight for the opening of the nfl season. all i could think today was man, oman, tech is getting slaughtered. banks have no defense. fang has been defanged, getting toasted by the old guard the dow advanced 21 points and s&p 500 declined 3.7% and nasdaq nose-dived .191%, holy cow let me try to put this whole thing this move in context what's the real reason a football team has no defense, it's typically because they can't cover the wideouts and they can't get to the quarterback! today, every tech company was covering the quarterback facebook keeps getting sacked! it didn't help one bit the beg sime conductor company, micron got hit and there are shutdown corners everywhere we look to belabor the analogy, let's do that, we're in philly. since we're at the comcast center we will be talking to an eagles al

the new season starts on thursday, with super bowl champions the philadelphia eagles taking on the atlantaout this man, colin kaepernick. the quarterback who protested against racial injustice is the face of a new nike advertising campaign. it's fair to say the choice has divided opinion in america. serena williams says it's a brave move by the sportswear giant. the huge company back to —— having a huge company back him at four, it could be a controversial reason for this company but they are not afraid andi this company but they are not afraid and i feel like there was a really powerful statement to a lot of other companies. serena giving her opinion there on the latest twist in the colin kaepernick story. later she's back on court at arthur ashe stadium to face latvia's anastasija sevastova in the us open semi—finals. a year after giving birth to her daughter she's now one win away from a 9th singles final at flushing meadows. staying with the us open and in case you missed it, japanese number 20 seed naomi 0saka became the first japanese woman to reach the last four of a grand slam sinc

second down and six after the in rception by douglas, philadelphia trying to move oute ofhadow of the goal line. they hand it offayo jay ajayi. very close to a first down. apparently short and we are going to go back to the pick. >> cris: this had is a total miscommunication of some kind. julio jones. there is no route. whatever it was, fades away from the ball and douglas ran the route. he doesn't have to worry abo him going deep. defensive backs are going to east sit on anything underneath. and for whatever rson they have not played togeer during the course of the preseason and really showed on that one. >> al: third and inches.ho the toss to aglor coming around. the wide receiver. breaks a tackle.wn first and a lot more out to the 29 he goes. razzle-dazzle on a third and inches. >> cris: completely outflanked t om the beginning. there is just noough out there. you can see no tailback in there. nelson agholor, as he did at the end of last season becoming a big play threat on third down. agholor looked like a bust early on. they moved him into the slot. eight touchd tremendous turnar

the feeling. here was good. philadelphia bound just like by a. the very end boys turned out smartly for an upmarket evening gala. it's all part of the job. as it is a move first off it's a fantastic trip to the americas always worth a visit to them and if you just look at the organization here it's all absolutely top class top of my book but it wasn't all leisure of course it was time for the record chums to get down to business and give the americans a reason to become their fans. for the international champions cup the german champions face the italian champions event. with brian's world cup contingent still on holiday it was a chance for some of the pines young to shine. in the event and in the right event to say victory. if you look i'm sure a lot of positives you can it's the result didn't go our way but that's not the priority of the show because i've been sickened. by it and never like losing but it was only pre-season prep more important is to stay focused on the big picture. and we're doing just that. back in the usa for their second summ

the philadelphia eagles were raisi raising championship banner. 18-12 in a sloppy season opener. neither team was impressive. neither quarterback throwing a touchdown. players from both teams on the field during the national anthem. everyone seemed to agree on one thing. nbc needs to rethink the green zone you see on the tv. it was created to show viewers how much yardage is needed for a first down. it did not go over well. fans agree the yellow line already accomplishes that. does it help you, romans? >> i'm accustomed to the yellow line. i know what the yellow line means. i know what is happening. i don't need the green. >>> hollywood mourning the loss of burt reynolds. his career spanning more than half a century. we'll take a look back. gone nos he thinks it smells fine, but his mom smells this... luckily for all your hard-to-wash fabrics... ...there's febreze fabric refresher. febreze doesn't just mask, it eliminates odors you've... ...gone noseblind to. and try febreze unstopables for fabric. with up to twice the fresh scent power, you'll want to try it... ...again and again

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insect heist in history, i don't know. [ laughter ] thousands of bugs have been stolen from the philadelphiansectarium. thieves made off with more than 7,000 bugs including millipedes, rhinoceros roaches, lizards, frogs, snakes and venomous spiders valued at more than $40,000. i get why people steal, but what's the plan after a theft like this? unless you live in an ant farm you walk around the street going, wanna buy some bugs? [ laughter ] there's a tweet on the subject, a warning. if you see this six-eyed sand spider that is highly venomous, let the philadelphia insectarium know. trust me, i'll let that know. i see that freaking thing? i'll let everybody know if i see it, probably with a loud and very girlish scream. in happier philadelphia news, the new nfl season kicked off tonight. the eagles hosted the atlanta falcons in a game that also marked perhaps more importantly the start of a new fantasy football season. most of the guys i know studied harder for their fantasy football draft this year than all of high school and college combined. [ laughter ] in honor of this new football seas

it was the president who broke tradition when he uninvited the philadelphia eagles to the white house after some members of the championship team said they would stay home in protest beating the players against the president we believe. everyone should stand for the national. and put the n.f.l. in the middle unable to come up with a policy that satisfies all sides ahead of opening day it's huge pressure from what trumps reaction is going to be this is the kind of thing that's a great rallying cry for his base and he is going to use it with every ounce that he can to jump on top of this to prove that he's right the his base is right and is active she has the right attitude to have in this regard angry fans have been burning their nike products and calling for a boycott while the president called on the n.f.l. and nike to stand for the flag on twitter. that's a worry for the end of those ratings are down and a controversy they've yet to tackle. kristen salumi al jazeera philadelphia. the last two football world champions of mets in the. nations at league front strong nil now with german

a new hockey mascot is taking the internet by storm. >> last night the philadelphia flyers introduced their new mascot. take look here. this is gritty. it's a 7 foot creature with an oranbeard. he made his debut against the boston bruins. not everyone is a fan of gritty. the penguins tweeted and he fired back with this. >> sleep with one eye open tonight, bird. >> bet you he probably got booed. >> philly, they are so special fans. i'm just gng to p it that way. >> he looks like a creature that would come out from your closet or under youred and get you while you're hesleeping. >> no slap shot. >> i worked in philly for five years. i'm so curious about what's going on in the news over there about gritty. we'll have to see. this morning weave rain around the area again and areas of fog. be careful driving. weather alert tomorrow because we have evening thunderstorms. some of which could be severe but as we head into thed, weeken we have a nice dry weekend in the forecast. here's a look at theda more rain around this morning than yesterday. scattered showers across the whole area with li

thought they wouldn't make very clever marketing as well yeah absolutely super bowl champions the philadelphia eagles host the atlanta falcons as the new n.f.l. season starts a little later on it comes a sportswear company nike released the next phase of their campaign with colin kaepernick. believe in something. even if you mean sacrificing everything. happening of course the first n.f.l. player it's a nail during the national anthem to highlight racial injustice he's been without a team since opting out of his san francisco forty nine ers contract last year u.s. president donald trump has criticized nike or basketball star le bron james has lent his support to cap and there are just there for anybody there believe in change are there for anybody that believes in a positive added to in a positive matter. and i believe in us there would be every day of the love. our correspondent christine salumi is live for us in philadelphia ahead of the game between the eagles and the falcons christine give us an idea is just how divisive that nike campaign has been. well indeed the nike ad campaign has rea

the land behind bars as adults. a spokeswoman for philadelphia school district declined an interview but said in a statement that the safety of students and staff is top priority meanwhile an alliance of educational justice groups reports that across the u.s. school police have assaulted students at least twenty four times in the past two years we want to public education system that actually is positive and that. and that reflects the best of all of us in our students and black students that we need to have police should not be in the question but in reality the opposite is happening the state of florida recently required all schools to have armed security in response to high school shooting that left seventeen people dead in february how do you keep american schools safe and school shootings if you get rid of all the police officers please don't make us feel safe. police don't protect black and brown students students have a different vision of what school safety looks like to these students that vision is replacing police with counselors havin

in major league baseball, the colorado rockies made it seven in a row with a 5—3 victory over the philadelphiaue west with three games remaining. the crowd in denver showed they were behind their team no matter what. and it was trevor story who helped put them out to a solid lead in the second inning with this, his 35th career home run, and despite a comeback of sorts from the phillies in the 9th inning it was too little too late as colorado closes at home with three games against the washington nationals and already is assured its most winningest season since 2009. one of the greatest words in the english dictionary. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, good morning. it's fair to say yesterday across england and wales felt a bit more like summer. in the sunshine in lincolnshire, we had temperatures here as high as 25 celsius. now, today, still going to be dry in most places. there'll still be some sunshine around, but it will feel much, much cooler. we've got high pressure sitting to the

if the philadelphia eagles ended up getting the win. the win. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no problem. life, lived serena's way. chase, make more of what's yours. >>> three people were killed during a shooting today in cincinnati, ohio. the gunman was also killed. five others were injured. the shooter opened fire at the loading dock of the fifth third bank this morning. he then continued to fire as he made his way into the lobby. police responded to the and ther says that response saved lives. the mayor also said he's fed up with all the gun violence across the country. >> no other industrialized country has this level of active multiple shootings on a regular basis, almost on a daily basis. i think there's something deeply sick at work here. >> police said officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter but it's not clear if the gunman took his own life or was killed by police. >>> arming school teachers would be a disaster, according to a bay area

last year johnny bobbit gave his last $20 to introduce a woman stranded on the side of a philadelphia really struck a nerve. she and her boyfriend started go fund me for bobbit that went viral. now bobbit is suing the couple saying he only received a fraction of the money raised, and today police raided the couple's home and towed away a bmw. >>> uc davis researchers have developed a blood test for autism that could speed up diagnosis for children. they discovered a group of blood markers. when tested they could detect about 70% of kids are autism. no biomarker tests for autism currently exists. for now children diagnosed based on behaviors which may not be identified until kids are at least 2. >> okay. let's turn our attention now to weekend weather forecast. >> meteorologist anhas a look a what's coming our way. >> today temperatures began to come up. we're going to see the heat peaking tomorrow. live doppler 7 right now showing you just a little bit of fog around. we don't have the widespread fog. we have dealt with that in days past. look at the temperatures. they're in the 50s to

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wall when you're in the hallways isn't atmosphere of tension and slight worry and fear the incident in philadelphia in two thousand and sixteen sparked student protests and demands to remove police from the city's public schools the school district spends thirty million dollars a year on police deploying about three hundred fifty officers across some two hundred campuses the philadelphia student union says that creates a militant environment if feel like oh i have to put on this mess i have to make sure that you know. i'm not acting out of character or anything that's considered to be. bad i guess in philadelphia's public school district eighty five percent of students are of color and black students are three and a half times more likely to be over rested or refer to police officers than white students advocates point of that as a. sign of the existence of a school to prison pipeline where minorities are criminalized at a young age and then continue to land behind bars as adults. a spokeswoman for philadelphia school district declined an interview but said in a statement that the safety of student

the conversion is good and philadelphia leads 18-12. falcons with plenty of time. two time-outs. 2:19 on thclock. >> cris: the ball has to cross the front edge of the line, i think without questionont did. posses that is it right there. rember, it does not have tth crosback, just the front edge. that's it.th front edge of the thing is the line you have to cross and it did. >> cris: still plenty of time. you can see it, atlanta's defense wearing down. i love the play calls by doug pederson. he went with the big guys and > drive from the 25 yard line aftellthe touchback. , matt ryan, mvp two years ago. not as good last year. a lot of bad luck last year.ce 12 intions, five were on tipped balls. 35 year game-winning drives in his ten-season national football league career. >> cris: what we have en so far when they need a play in this situation they put julio jones on jalen mills. they have got that at the top but now it looks like the two deep safety situation so they will not havthat and come back chance. >> al: ryan throws aaught. five-yard gain just to put tt next gr

it happened last year at the philadelphia zoo. liver her baby boy born healthy and happy at just 5 pounds. meanwhile, in wichita, dr. whisler and chibry have delivered hundreds of babies but this one is a special delivery they will never forget. >> it's definitely one of those moments that will be part of our stories that we tell to our grandkids. >> i bet and the zoo saying so important here because sumatran orangutans are endangered in the wild. one doctor called it a bucket list item i didn't know was on my bucket list. >> so true. >> really sweet. we wish ayrton littly all the best. >> love that story. >> yes, we do. thank you very much, lara. >>> coming up, we have a health alert about the flu. superstar drake canceling his concert because of it. is it time to get your flu shot, or is it too soon? dr. ashton is here to weigh in. for instance, january 21st is national hugging day. but anyone can give a hug even this guy -- he gives great hugs. but you, you do way more than give hugs. you care for your kids, your parents, and ev

trophy and they raised a banner with the falcons ake you back >>> the nfl kicked up tonight and the philadelphia eagles took a page out of the super bowl playbook. the owner hosted the party trophy and they raised a banner in the falcons phase. the eagles ran a trick play. quarterback was wide open and a touchdown. tonight they ran a similar version. was not a touchdown but he picked up a big 1st down and later scored the first touchdown of the game. 18-12 eagles with one second ago. and it was out of bounds. the eagles win despite gaining only 232 total yards >>> connolly is expected to start with the rams. he only played two games last season because of patient injury. jon gruden knows it's been musical chairs for a long time. >> a lot of changes at cornerback. two guys every other year. how did you feel about the two guys now? >> a lot of change around here every year is there? the only thing still here is you jerry. >>> serena williams dog slept through the u.s. open semifinals . serena dropped the first two games against anastasia. then stormed back to win. she is on to her ninth u.s. open

been able to sign for a team since leaving the forty nine ers in two thousand and seventeen or the philadelphiaeagles kickoff the new season against the atlanta falcons on thursday eagles defensive end chris long is one of the first to speak publicly about companies deal. probably people of color that are looking to trap and scramble by speak my mind. i'm going to there's going to be this negative repercussions by the powers that be and the n.f.l. being one of them would obviously levy on officially their blackmail. but then you see a major corporation like nike get behind the kind of reinforces that you can and you can still stand up for what you believe in and. you can still be a mainstream base that people work and you should be marketable i think that's a that's the positive of it to me share tony his sixteenth home run of the season but couldn't quite get the los angeles angels over the line against texas this was the japanese rookies first homa in the majors against a left handed pitcher and then in the seventh inning another homa would have put the angels ahead the ranges tags autonomy o

when he immigrated in 1776 he became a teacher at the college of philadelphia, now the university ofnsylvania. later after the constitutional convention, he became the school's first professor of law delivering a series of lectures at the u-penn law school attist -- today's site as its official beginning. in one of the lectures, same amendment was ratified, wilson stated " in every government which is not altogether despotical, the indication of youth is of some public consequence. in the republican government it's the greatest. in no class of citizen can education be more than an active part in public affairs." in other words, wilson felt that republic must re-create itself, by creating each generation a new, especially those taking a active part in public affairs. put this together with his idea that popular sovereignsy follows that educating good citizens, to uphold and cherish the debate necessary for effective self-government. indeed, one of wilson's fellow founders, thomas jefferson, explained the issue this way. in a republican nation whose citizens are to be led by reason and

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trevor story and her out of toro all scored home runs to lead colorado to a five three win over the philadelphia phillies the victory stands their lead over the l.a. dodgers to one full game in the national league east west division the phillies. to their loss and our watch. over in chicago the cubs blank the pittsburgh pirates three nothing at wrigley field on thursday david bought a hit and run triple in the second inning to help seal the win chicago move a game ahead of the milwaukee brewers at the top of the nationally central division . british rock servers so george gross and callum smith and weighed in for their super middleweight find in saudi arabia later this friday smith was first on the scales but it was gross who came in slightly have year there's lots on the line in this fight groves is defending the w.b. a super world title in the prestigious ring magazine title is up for grabs and so was a so is the trophy named after mohammed ali to have this super box into super middleweight championship series needed after my father and huge homage to have these two champions rovers and smith

when he emigrated to the pennsylvania colony in 1766 he became a teacher at the college of philadelphiaylvania. later after the constitutional convention he became the school's first professor of law delivering a series of lectures at the law school today site as its official beginning. one of those lectures in 1791 the same year the first amendment was ratified, wilson stated quote, in every government which is not altogether despotic the institution of youth is of some public consequent and in republican government it is of the greatest. of note class of citizen in education be more public consequent than that of those who are destined to take an active part in public affairs. in other words, wilson said of republic must re-create itself but getting each generation a new, especially those citizens who would take an active part in public affairs. put this together with wilson's view of the popular 70 required free and robust debate and follows that educating good citizens and educating them to participate, uphold, cherish and further the debate necessary for effective self government.

administration has challenged judicial independence by recently removing dozens of cases assigned to the philadelphia immigration judge who questioned whether parties before the court and then properly notified about hearing dates . the national association of immigration judges as challenged both of these matters and i am sure the judge will have more to say about this in her remarks, but before we turn the podium to our guest, let me tell you about her. judge tabaddor knows firsthand what it's like to see flee one homeland come to this country. she was born in tehran. he and her family had to leave and were smuggled out through the pakistan border in a 72 hour lab crossing involving motorcycles and pickup trucks. after weeks on the run which included time spent hiding in caves and the loss of their possessions, they are allowed to enter the united states by an uncle who was a us citizen. she came to this nation as a small child, barely knew a word of english and finished high school in la as her school's valedictorian that's tells you something about our guest. later the judge graduated summa, loud

rosenstein reports that are conflicting at this hour jpmorgan plans to open 50 new branches in the philadelphiaa as part of the company's announcement to open 400 branches across the country. jim cramer is out in philly with jamie dimon for a cnbc exclusive. hey again, jim >> thank you so much, carl yep, here with jamie dimon this is a commitment to an area that has gone from bank to unbank citi pulled out $50 million. 330 banks closed in the last ten years, why now >> with regulatory and tax reform, now a $20 billion thing going to many cities, philadelphia is the seventh largest market in the united states, not including the biggest suburb called new york we like to be part of the community. we are already here investment and commercial banking and private banking. retail is a gap. we open 50 branches, 20% in neighborhoods like this. we come in, we bring the full force of jpmorgan, philanthropy dollars but to help people entrepreneurs of color funds, affordable housing units we enjoy it, it is good for the company, we invest for the long run. >> when you open a branch, people think we don't n

the europeans are playing very well this week in philadelphia. the americans have had their week.. we have played the french course for the last 25 years and a lot of the players will have played it very regularly. a lot of the players have played a lot in the french open. but it comes down to who plays the best over the week. and who makes the most putts. the us open final umpire who penalised serena williams with an entire game penalty has been defended by tennis‘ governing body. she called him a "liar" and "a thief" during her defeat to naomi 0saka, later accusing him of sexism. the international tennis federation said carlos ramos had acted "at all times with professionalism and integrity". annabel croft was at flushing meadows for that final. she thinks that williams handled the situation very badly. the pressure on her in that match was so the pressure on her in that match was so astronomical because it she is trying to tie this record with margaret court, the overall record in the women's game, so is hejust went into meltdown. when she was up againstan went into meltdown. w

the first i match the philadelphia eagles and thelc atlanta s. the game starts at 8:20,ed folly news at 11:00.in >> the red go to arizona to take onhe cardinals. that will be sunday afternoon. >>> coming up, a historic movie prop returned years after they were stolen. now, we're hearing how local curators helped crack the case of sdoroth ruby slippers. >>> a man targeting a teenager breaks into her home how he founder h ♪ when was the last time you felt... free. it's time ton.ncover that feeling ag with the compassion and strength of a name... most accepted by top doctors and specialists. and the power of a card... that opens doors in all fifty states. giving you the freedom to love to dream to dance like no one is watching. carefirst blue cross b shield. live fearless. >>> you're watching "news 4 today." >> right now, the driver of this pickup truck is in police du custody after slamming into a p dallasice station. police say he drove his truck into that buildi. you see t papers scattered around the truck, those are all flyers about an officer-in