star power, venus williams. williams playing for the jokes warm up for team tennis was wimbledon.point. and butler was there taking in the action with his wife, venus williams. definitely the star everybody came out to see. downtown tonight. venus, far court. returning. and makes quick work of the point. the forehand winner there. and beat the capitals. and venus won her singles match. women's doubles match. and mixed doubles match. mystics this evening lost to the minnesota lynx in overtime. 96-94. and only a sliver of a second separates lance armstrong from wearing the yellow jersey. today his team won a time trial moving the seven-time champion from third to second place in the tour de france. >> he is unbelievable. >> he is. >> he thought it would be easier this time around. that is surprising him a bit. >> wait till we get to the mountains. gets easy for him. a breeze. coming up next, shopping experience in washington getting a little more expensive. whee! happy days are here again. whee! ooh. celebrate summer with giant and enjoy mouthwatering fruits and vegetables at prices

venus williams touchdown in washington tonight. venus is taking on the castle's with her protein. the castles one the team competition. before the match tonight, venus held a clinic for. use, as a part of her effort to promote the sport. some of the kids got a chance to play venus williams. >> being a role model is much more than what i thought my career would come to. it is like icing on the cake. it has become full circle. here i am giving a clinic, and billie jean gave a clinic when i was 8 years old. >> venus williams had to be thinking , what are you doing? fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) switch to verizon fios tv, phone and internet today and get an ultra-sleek compaq mini netbook. call the verizon center r customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> the sixth film of the popular harry potters' series h

venus williams will take the court fresh off her loss. sister serena in the wimbledon finals. ms is going to play for the philadelphia freedom as they take on the washington capitals. this afternoon, she took the opportunity to hold a clinic for kids in the district. it was kids of all ages and that had the chance to hit a with the tenn tennis. she said this brings her back to her early days as a tennis player learning from the likes of billy jean king. venus gets a real kick out of teaching kids how to play tennis. >> when i see them hitting and the children are doing footwork and everybody doing the same thing, i remember once i came to a clinic and dash i was about, you know, 6, 7, 8 years old with the world team tennis actually when i was small. now it is -- like it has come full circle. here i am giving the declinic and billie jean gave a clinic to me when i was 8. full circle, doing the same thing, amazing. being a roll me el is more than what ever felt my career would come to. i dreamed of winning the big titles. it is like icing on the cake. >> venus williams is excited

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tonight all eyes will be on the visiting venus williams.ou. >> thanks. >>> here is the question. will she or won't she run. sarah palin says she's not sure what the future hold but the first interview since her bombshell resignation may paint a different picture. >>> angry mobs chasing each other with meat chiefers in china. >>> alaska governor sarah palin wants to you know she is continuing to fight for american principals. days after shocking the country by announcing her resignation, she still maintains she does not know what her future will bring but spoke out against the obama administration. >> average hard working americans need to be able to get out and fight for what is right, energy independence and national security, fight for a smaller government instead of big government overgrowth that obama is ushering in. >> governor palin will resign july 26th. the lieutenant governor will take over the offers of governor. >>> there is a plan in the work to smooth relations between the united states and russia. president obama said the two

venus williams was here today. full house to see the five time wimbledon champion and she delivered the goods, winging her singles match and doubles match and winning mixed doubles. castle fall. >> wnba heart breaker for the miss particulars in minnesota. ultimately fell, that's former lady vol, 96-94 the final. >> with that i love your enthusiasm before the break. it is time for the return of our weekly look at the excellent and not so excel ebit, it's the good, the bad and ugly for july 7th. we start with the good, 8th grader from ohio trying to impress the girls before he leaves for the summer, pulls off the front hand spring full court and nails it. his gym teacher was shooting the video, even she wanted to go to the prom with him after that. >> the weavers, last week jared weaver pitched against his brother jeff weaver. what did mom and dad do, they made up half and halfer assist and played it down the middle. >> best use of $300 seats, dressed up in full umpire clothing, mimicked every call the you were made

. >> tennis, lady's quarters, venus williams and radwanska. compare serves, radwanska's first serve, clocked at 93 miles an hour. venus takes the lead 4-love. venus firing away, 117 miles an hour coming at you. venus taking the first set in 27 minutes, five aces. later, venus would come back down 0-2 to lead 4-2. then she takes that game to make it 5-2. match point, venus, nice serve, nice forehand winner. she advances 6-1, 6-2. >> serene rein a, seeded number 2, taking on azarenka. first set, serena leading 5-2. a blistering return that azarenka can't handle. has a sense of humor. took serena 27 minutes to win. serena serving 5-3, watch out, almost clipped the ball boy's head. serena follows up with an ace. 30-love, make that 40-love. simple match point for serena williams. serena, with a tough serve. then the forehand winner. that is that. venus, happy for her sister who wins 2 and 3. serena 9 aces, 26 winners, 27 unforced errors. >> i really wanted to do well today. i didn't do well the last time we played. i was not feeling great. and i fel

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williams has clinched her third wimbledon singles title beating her sister and defending champion venus williams's the first time that she's taken the title in six years. today's match was the fourth all-williams final at wimbledon and the third time serena has beaten her older sister. venus was hoping to become the first woman since steffy graph to win wimbledon three years in a row. tomorrow the sisters play in the women's doubles finals. >>> several historical items are missing from the national archives. some of the more valuable items include a telegram written by president abraham lincoln to his wife. 150 civil war documents like this letter from confederate soldier james brown stewart and an announcement sent to soldiers about lincoln's death. also missing are the patent files of the wright brothers' flying machine last seen in 1980. and atomic maps for the bomb missions on hiroshima and nakasni, japan. >> the search for a jetliner that crashed is finally getting results. >>> divers are finally finding the pieces of the airliner that crashed into the indian ocean tuesday. part of the airb

. >>> it is not every day you get a tennis lesson from a player like venus williams but some d.c. id that. >> williams made time to hate fw balls from w. some children from southeast learning center. dave feldman was there. >> reporter: five-time wimbledon champion venus williams arrived downtown at 3:40. by 3:45, she was already hight balls with some lucky kids. some gave her a run for her money. you hit it pretty good. you didn't seem frightened. >> like i always try every time, i i try to try my best. >> reporter: venus served out some points with the kids, posed for pictures, took questions and seen signed autographs. not long ago, she was one of these kids. >> when i see them hitting and they're doing their little footwork and i remember i used to do the same thing. i remember once i came it a clinic, i was about six or seven or eight years old, with world team tennis when i was small so now it is kind of like it has come full circle because here i am giving a clinic and billie jean gave a clinic to me when i was eight. now, its afull circle. it is amazing. >> and paying it fo

williams has clenched her third wimbledon singles title beating her sister and defending champion venus williams. it's the first time that se's taken the title in six years. today's match was the fourth all williams final at wimbledon. venus was hoping to become the first woman since steffi graf to win wimbledon three years in a row. tomorrow the sisters will play in the women's double final against samantha stauser and renay stubs of australia. >>> tourists are climbing the 354 steps to the statute of liberty's crown again. it was closed for nearly eight years after the terrorist attacks on the world trade center. >> just breathtaking. >> kind of gives you goose bumps, just breathtaking coming in. we're so excited to see with the first group that's there. >> proud to be an american. proud to be a new yorker first after that. >> if you want to visit the crown, you're going to need to plan ahead. tickets are already sold out for this weekend and for the next several months as well. if you book tickets now, though, they won't be good until this fall. >>> this morning, north korea test fired at lea

. >>> football i had tonight, venus williams won the haft two wimbledons. r sister serena taste hasn't tasted victory in the last six years. venus comes to the net, serena puts it away. beautiful shot there. it's all tied at 6-6 in the first set. serena maying in the far court -- playing in the far court. lobs it over. her taller sister takes the first set 7-6. serena's serve was on all day. another eighth here in the second set. she was overpowering, then finally set point, match point, serena williams holds on and wins wimbledon in straight sets beating her sister venus. an exciting day there. the biggest news today, the shocking shorery coming out of nashville, steve mcnair dead at the age of 36. we'll have much more on this tomorrow. >>> plus, rob long will join me on sports extra to talk about mcnair's legacy. sherrie, back to you. >>> hot dogs and fourth of july go hand in hand. these guys are serious about their dogs. we'll take to you a contest not meant for anyone with a weak stomach. your pet makes lots of friends. but there's one little friend you

. >>> the washington capitals, will kick off the home schedule against venus williams. they dedicated the home court after the first practice. the owner introduced this year's [ inaudible ] and mayor adrian fenty was present. the players hope that the team format will make kids tennis fans for life. >> i think if people in d.c. and throughout america create a greater awareness of a sport like tennis, fans will enjoy themselves. >>> tiger woods and roger federer have a bond with coming the best in the world at what they do. they're also pretty good friends. they have a little contest going on to see who can win more majors. at the beginning of sunday morning they both had 14. but by midday sunday, early evening in england, roger federer had won a epic wimbledon final over andy roddick. the 6th on grass courts of wimbledon and a grand slam title on major. and tiger texted federer to congratulate him and said roger, i'm going to win now. true to his word. he won his tournament by a shot over hunter mayan and they still have the contest going. >>> and lance armstrong, a 7 t

os >>> venus williams last week taking on the castle. tonight the designated star is somebody with no title. the st. louis aces on court at castle stadium. anna the most famous athlete in history who never won anything. granted that's a little unfair. she did win a couple of big doubles titles but nothing in singles and she does own the record for the most internet downloads in history which i guess is something. >>> stage 5 tour de france. another wind swept ride. less than one second behind the leader is lance armstrong. tomorrow goes into spain ending in barcelona. >>> dc soccer fans. team u.s.a. hosting honduras at jfk stadium. as you probably know for the last two weeks honduras has been in the midst of massive political unrest with the military having to place the president in exile and escalating violence occurring in the streets. hardly the ideal backdrop for a friendly soccer game and team u.s.a. is aware of that. >> you have to feel for them. obviously we all see pictures and read accounts and i'm sure it is on their minds. so

and yesterday, serena williams beat venus williams for the wimbledon title.first win there in six years. >> we will be monitoring a 2:00 press conference. >> that is all for us in washington. "fox news sunday" is up next. be sure to tune in for governo

. >>> all american, all-at williams de, at wimbledon, venus taking on this arena. the first set. from there, here is match point with venus serving. serena williams wins her third wimbledon title, 7-6. >>> a california man is relishing his role as the new world champion hotbox either. joey chestnut scarfed down a record six hotdogs in 10 minutes to win the annual hot dog eating contest at coney island. he beat the six-time titleholder takeru kobayashi. what an accomplishment. >>> 10 minutes later? >> we do not want to know. >> nice weather for the fireworks, temperatures in the 70's. tomorrow, not as pretty, but we will take it. >> thank you for being with us tonight. we will be back at 11:00. - ♪ no me another meatloaf ♪ - ♪ forget the mac and cheese ♪ - ♪ oh no ♪ i want some fun piled on a bun ♪ ♪ i want a manwich, please... ♪ make tonight a manwich night. - ♪ i want a manwich, please ♪ - ♪ ahh-ahh-ahh. ♪ you don't have to be a witch either, it's true ♪ ♪ you just have to love a fun, tasty dinner ♪ ♪ and wearing some of that dinner on you. ♪

venus williams gave back to the future this afternoon in the heart of d.c. >> when i see them doing their footwork, i used to do the same thing. >> one of the kids on the other side of the net, was a girl from gaithersburg. >> it is like some people do not, and it is like a dream come true. >> she gave venus all she could handle, even winning a point. >> here i am giving a clinic, and billie jean gave me a clinic when i was eight. >> she lost to her sister serena in the wimbledon finals. >> i dreamed of winning the big titles, but this is like icing on the cake. >> there are a lot of young boys and girls playing tls playg >>> we are hearing from sarah palin. >> life in the newsroom with the governor's candid interview. >> she is polarizing and popular. that will likely never change. the political path, that is more of an unknown. she is talking about that while salmon fishing off the coast of alaska. sarah palin in an unconventional fashion, took on her critics wondering why she is quitting. >> they're confused because they cannot sit take -- they cannot take something at face a ballot --

tomorrow night venus williams the playing with a philadelphia team. it is a fun experience. it takes up and comers, current players and legends, puts them all together and makes it fun. it's fast paced, changing players in and out. that's olga. she was top 25 in the world a couple years ago. >>> we have more sunshine coming with nice weather. >> we are so fnatuor teto live here. >> thanks for watching. join us again at 5:00.

. >>> venus williams won her singles match and the mixed doubles match.she won 23-16. >>> ma ris sa coleman was back against the minnesota links, but the mystics lost in overtime forcing overtime with a last-second shot. in the end, the lynx got the win. >>> and lance arm strong just a faction of a second from first place in stage four. armstrong's team won the time trials yesterday. have a great day. >>> moving up on 5:21 -- >> we'll check on traffic and weather on the 1s. hi, tom. >> we have a tangerine and turquoise summer dawn over the potomac river this morning. the bright spot in the east is venus. the bright not the southern sky is jupiter. they have a big full moon sitting in the western sky now. tempaturesround the region are in the 60s. near washington, near the bay, low 70s. near the mountains, in the 50s. for today, lots of highs reaching the mid-80s. you need sunblock or you'll have a serious sunburn without protection. norm the low 80s. low 80s again on friday. rather humid on saturday in the mid-80s. an isolated thundershower is possible, s

five time champion venus williams arrived early.ting balls with kids, some gave her a run for her money. you hit it pretty good, didn't seem scared. >> like i always fry -- every time i score, i always try to try my best, and not like try to compete. >> reporter: venus served out points for kids, posed for pictures, took pictures, autographs. not long ago she was one of the kids. >> when i saw them doing that, i used to do the same thing. once i came to a clinic, with a world team tennis when i was small. so now it is kind of came full circle, so here i am, bill eugene jean gave a clinic to me. and her sister makes the debut a week from tonight. >> that is cool, imagine getting to play tennis with venus. >> yeah, i can't imagine. >>> all right it was hot out there. >> it was hot, and will be cooler tomorrow. we have a cold front coming through. >> the pick of the week, i hear? >> tomorrow is the pick of the week. i don't know -- you know thursday will probably be pretty good too. but tomorrow may just rise up to that spectacular cat

plus, venus williams pours it on against washington's tennis team. sports is next. 5:20. 68 degrees. you are watching 9 news now. (announcer) if you think all batteries are the same, consider this: when a tornado tore through holly, colorado, air life denver took to the air... their night-vision goggles keeping them safe on a perilous flight... and powering those precision goggles--- is the only battery air life trusts: duracell. broad daylight or the darkest night... it just has to work. duracell. trusted everywhere. >>> here's a look at who's celebrating a birthday. >>> in sports the nationals found more offense at coors field last night. the game is tied at four in the bomb of the 8th when the reliever gets a perfect double play, but throws it to the wrong guy. that loads the bases and the next batter gets a sack fly to score the go-ahead run. zimmerman is washington's last hope and he strikes out to end the game. >> i knew i had -- i went to throw over the base and saw somebody standing there and messed up and threw it to the wrong guy. >> report

. >>> today wimbledon ladies runner up venus williams will be here. she is on the freedom of world team tennis and is visiting the washington capitals that held an opening ceremony yesterday. today reigning french open doubles champ will be holding down the fort and preaching the tennis gospel. >> i think if you go to the society here in dc and throughout america and create a wareness of the team structure in an individual game like tennis it will be fabulous to see a bunch of kids enjoying themselves. >> and speaking of tennis, apparently andy roddick tweaked his hip on sunday's marathon. wimbledon's final against fedder. he has withdrawn from the davis cup. >>> lance armstrong is making a move in stage three in the tour de france. armstrong moved from tenth to third place. he's just 40 seconds off the overall lead. switzerland still holds the yellow jersey. today there is a team timed trial. >>> there are ways to save money on your mortgage. that story is coming up. >>> but if you are looking for your first or new credit card, that could be more dif

. >>> today venus williams will be in the district for the world team tennis season.reedom will take on the capitals. her sister serena is on but doesn't join until next tuesday. her sister-sister show down is today in the district. >>> andy roddick tweaked his hip in the final against federer. he has withdrawn from the davis cup against croatia. marty fish will take his place. >>> stage three of the tour de france saw lance armstrong move to third. just 40 seconds in the overall lead. >>> local budget constraints will soon many many highway rest stops will no longer be open for you when you need them. >>> and investigators confirm more rumors in the death of mcnair. here's angie. >> no incidents or accidents to report. live from pennsylvania and minnesota in southeast dc. more shots of the roads you take early. i will have them coming up. kim? >>> i love being outside in the morning with these blue skies high above my head. we have a rockin' weather forecast coming at you next. don't miss it. you are watching 9 news now. ú yeah, no it's great. i eat anything that i

. >> when venus williams lost the championship last saturday at wimbledon, she told the crowd that hernt played better. she was right. usually when you lose, the other person does play better. in this case the bone was her sister, serena, and we can only hope serena was listening because unfortunately the only time you serena admit her conqueror had a better game is when it's her sister, and even then it comes begrudgingly. venus' runner up speech was grateful and admirable. she said serena was too good on that day. it would be nice if serena offered those words when she loses rather than saying she blew it or gave it away. it may be the only part of her game that's not first class. these two women have chance to leave their mark all over the tennis world. let's hope one such mark is paying tribute to other players who beat them fairly and squarely and whose last name isn't williams. >> i know the college football season is almost two months away, but i also know my friends here are always ready to hear me and my take on the b.c.s. >> oh, yeah. >> the wac and mountain west conference h

last night it was venus williams and philadelphia freedom who came to town. the st.uis aces bring star power of their own. hakem dermish is live downtown. >> reporter: health oh lindsay. this place is hopping. old sitef th convention center. people are filing in their seats getting ready for the big matchup tonight between the capitals and the st. louis aces. and our guest at 5:00, the head coach murphy jensen, he guarantees victory and they have a good chance. st. louis is without their star, awn anna kournikova. she still took time to hold a clinic for kids out here this afternoon at the stadium. kournikova began playing tennis at the age of 5. she knows the value of learning how to play the game at a very, very young age. i asked anna how important it is for her to get out in the community and encourage kids to pick up a racket. >> hopefully, you know, with my name and i feel like i have a voice and that if i can encure this group of kids to get involved and to do tennis or sports and stay with it, i feel good. and i feel like i'm helping the game of tennis and th

venus and serena williams vying for the wimbledon champion ship once again. something had to give. lob? serena is pumped up so good. venus coming in and serena, that's nifty body language. vein a wins wimbledon in straight sets over her sister. this is her third wimbledon crown. congratulations to both sisters. >>> steve mcnair we talked about this story earlier today on the fox 5 news at 10:00. he was a superstar quarterback, a three time pro bowler, a co m vp with patyon manning and led the team to a supervisor super bowl he was found shot to death in tennessee. his former owner in tennessee bud adams said he was one of the finest players to play for our organization and one of the most beloved players by our fans. he played 1 years in the nfl. the final two in baltimore. he was 36 years old. >>> ♪ ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (muffled music) ♪ who's watching... (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you coulde saving with geico. give give we've all heard about the trouble in the housing industry. the f

serena williams beat her older sister venus for the women's title. e for the match. >> reporter: today, the latest chapter in a long-running sibling rivalry. this time, serena williams prevailed, ending venus' two-year rein as queen of center court. it was serena's third wimbledon crown. >> i feel like i shouldn't be holding the trophy. i can't believe i'm holding it and venus isn't. >> reporter: ranked number two in the world, serena has won 3 of the last 4 major tournaments, a testament to her strength, physical and mental. >> great power and great belief. she has this -- nobody is going to beat me. i'm going to take it to you. great attitude, and it works. >> reporter: third-ranked venus, holder of five singles titles, played with a bad left knee, but she made no excuses. >> she played the best tennis today, so congratulations. >> reporter: today was the fourth time the williams sisters met at center court in the finals and the eighth time they played for a major championship title. it's a rivalry that just gets better with age. the sisters practic

. >>> all-williams day at wimbledon. first set, the venus to the net. illiams takes the first set. serena williams in control. serena williams and wins her third wimbledon title, and a good day in sports. husband: wow this is really great. wife: it's a new recipe with chicken and chi chi's salsa. cyborg: i want chicken and chi chi's.... i want chicken and chi chi's. i want chicken and chi chi's. i want chicken and chi chi's. husband: look, you don't have taste buds, ok? cyborg: i want taste buds. anncr: everyone loves chi chi's salsa. the great taste makes everything better. try new chi chi's fiesta plates microwave meals in your grocer's convenient meal section. >>> special independence day celebration at the national cathedral for the annual july 4th organ recital. the program was filled with patriotic and nostalgic music. doug mckelway emceed the event. >>> after today, it was a beautiful day. for the most part, the clouds rolled in. the showers held off. we have showers and an isolated thunderstorm in the forecast tomorrow, temperatures about 12, 15

longer than the entire women's final a day earlier in which serena williams beat big sister, venus williams. 16-14, the final score in that set. >> i would have been crawling after that last set. >> absolutely. i'm tired after talking about it. >>> tiger woods stages his fourth of july d.c. tournament for american troops. service men and women are admitted for free. in the gallery on sunday was private first class brandon morocco. he was injured in tikrit and is now a quadruple amputee who also lost an eye. woods won the event, his third victory of the year, and then gave his golf ball to morocco. >>> imagine trying something for 25 years and never succeeding. this is former indy car driver and current owner dale coyne who never gave up. coyne got his first win in 558 races as a driver or owner. coyne turns 55 this week and says the wait for win number one just took too long. >> the lesson is, failure teaches a lot of things and he definitely did a lot of that. >> a lot of learning. >> thanks, larry. >>> for the past three season, jeff burgman's been in sixth in the champs, but this year ha

serena williams making her home debut this evening after playing three matches on the road. jason campbell at the venue it in. serena williams playing in mixed doubles and winning that with her partner. playing a singles match and women's double match. all of her matches ended in victory. they will be home again on thursday. >>> congratulations in order for the mystics player named as a starter on the wnba all-star team. her fourth selection but this time she has been voted in as a starter. she is averaging a little over 19 points a game. the all-star game is july 25th. >>> golf. if i had to list everything tiger woods has accomplished already in his career i would be here until tomorrow evening's sportscast. so narrow down the things he hasn't done and that is playing at turn berry. won the british open before. three times in fact with the last in 2007. never done it on this course. despite tiger's vast knowledge of the game this week he has got some serious studying to do in scotland. >> you have to pay more attention and -- because you don't have any experiences. you don't have any past experience h

williams. in the women's finals. today it was little sister serena's day. she beat venus, the returning champ. the fourth all-williams final there. apparently settled the score. now each has beaten the other at wimbledon twice. >>> wwhene come back the park ranger who wouldn't give up on lady liberty. the daring drills inside the statue. i can enjoy the zoo with my grandkids. (announcer) for people with copd including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, great news. advair helps significantly improve lung function. while nothing can reverse copd, advair is different from most other medications because it contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help you breathe better. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be use more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking advair. we had a great day, grandpa! we sure did. ask

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serena williams defeats her sister venus and wins the french open. "wall street journal" reporter daniel pearl is kidnapped and murdered and president bush addresses the united nations. >> saddam hussein's regime is a grave and gathering danger. >> as the world watched and waited, sarah palin was in the middle of her second term as mayor of her hometown wasilla. she had run a bit of a maverick campaign and the republican party began to look at her as a potential statewide politician. >> she decided to run for low temperature governor and entered into the race against people that really are your friends and all of a sudden the competitors because you are going for the same goal. >> it was a grass roots campaign. did it out of the car and out of her brief case. she just went and talked to the people. >> fund raising was difficult because the fact that the other people were very well known and she essentially wasn't. >> greta: she fought hard and campaigned even hard. >>> thank you so much. >> greta: but a mere 2,000 votes kept her from clinching the re

. >>> on the women's side, it was an all-williams sister style. and venuserena meeting in the final for the fourth time. and serena won last time, in 2003. and venus is the defendsing champ. and then serena's backhand hits the top of the net, and serena says you are not returning this shot. and a perfect lob. and then not a championship point. and venus is serving down, 5-2. and serena dropped to her knees filled with emotion. >>> and adam dunn's 300th home run. and he was the fastest player to reach 300 home runs. but bottom of the seven, and dunn at the plate. get it done. and he crushes it up into upper deck territory. wow. high and deep. save that ball. career home run number 300. he did it in less than 4,200 at-bats. and dunn gets a curtain call. here come the nats. and zimmerman, and he comes through. and based loaded. and then there is a trot home, and then here comes another hustle home. and the nats tie the game at 3-3. and dunn delivers again. and lines one into right. nick johnson scores. a big day for mr. dunn. the nationals win it 5-3. if you a

yesterday serena williams beating older sister venus.each other eight times, grand slam finals with little sis, serena winning six times. >>> and how about this for a finish to a race? daytona last night, kyle busch, tony stewart, neck and neck, stewart goes on to victory and talk about some controversy, who's to blame? still not for sure. that's a check of sports. >>> hi there, i'm robin meade. you know we salute the troops every weekday on morning express with me, robin meade. today's salute is for specialist brendan latore. his mom tells us he's been an emt since he was 16 and is now a combat medic in iraq. she and his dad are very proud of him and they cannot wait until he comes home in september. maybe you have somebody in the service and want to salute them. go to cnn.com/robin, watch for those salutes every morning from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> and robin has a special message for our troops and families on this fourth of july weekend. check it out, go to cnn.com/robin and click on the link to a special fourth of july

williams. i'm the long lost sister of venus and serena. >> i thought i noticed that.it wait till you see my game on the court. in my dreams. you can of see serena and venus and more if you come and see these guys. this guy is very happy, the owner here. we're silting up here because we're going to try out a couple different seats her and going to prove to everyone there is no bad seat in this place. >> that's right. we filled up so many matches last year we added 30% more so people could come and enjoy it this year. >> remind everyone how world team tennis works. >> it's a team a format, men and win on the same team. we have cheer leaders but it's also the high quality tennis, the williams sisters, great tennis. >> i'm glad you brought that up. one of the great things about world team tennis is it brings legends back to the court, has current players and up and comers. >> absolutely. you get all the different generations of players. they're all great. people come and they're amazed by what they get to see so close here. >> the rules are just a little different, right?

as for the women, i'm shocked at this serena williams is number one, venus is number two.trick and candace parkers of hoops. me aham who hasn't played in a couple of years is number five on the poll. coming up on brian the judge it will be just me, no judge. the guy from the corporation who is talking about the terror threats along with what's happening in afghanistan and why the obama administration seems to have lost interest in iraq. alisyn: can't wait for that. brian: i can't wait for this. alisyn: colonel sanders secret recipe now exposed. all 11 delicious herbs and spices revealed in a new cookbook. steve: investigative chef and author of america's most wanted refuses pays ron douglas is here. good morning. >> good morning. thanks for having me. steve: the secret recipe for the colonel's original recipe friday chicken. there they all are. brian: get a pen ready. steve: 11 herbs and prices. how far did you figure this out? >> i would like to take credit myself. it's a collected effort. we have over 193,000 subscribers, each week we publish different recipes they chime

yesterday, serena williams knocked out sister venus in straight sets to win the title and serena's thirdince 2003 and interesting because they had split 10-10 going into yesterday and now, it's 11-10 serenia, very neck and neck and a great rivalry, good to see an all american final on the 4th of july. >> incredible. >> andy roddick needs this title, but roger federer one of the best athletes we've ever seen could break the record of pete sampras. >> we'll stay tuned to that. let's go to rec for a look at the weather. >> how about this, dave, when we see that there's no american tennis players and we're excited now case, you have three americans in the finals of wimbledon. >> and we desperately need the men's american tennis to get going, let's go roddick. >> i know a couple good juniors out there. guess who is here? it's mily cyrus, do you see this? what's your name? >> stacy. >> you look so much like mily cyrus. >> hannah montana. i think you could make money off of here. >> and the kids are running over right now. >> she's like, yeah, i'm for it. >> and take a look at your weather pict

saturday breakfast at wimbledon, the women's final, which has become the williams sisters in recent years and serena, i mean venusd been nearly flawless in making it to the final. serena, she doesn't want to be too happy. she beat her sister so she falls to the ground and she's like, oh, yeah, it's my sister. but her 11th major championship and then how about how they both have to go out on the court tomorrow and play doubles. >> play dpoubls. >> an hour later. first set win in a tiebreak and 6-4. it's over. they are so dominant. they are the standard. bella kept saying i want to beat venus. i want to beat serena. i want to be serena. >> we'll be back to you in a little bit. but, chris, you have the headlines. >>> absolutely. the lead story is with president obama. he is just arriving with his family in moscow this morning for a two-day summit with russian leaders. sources say he went into today's meeting with president medvedev on track to announce a deal reducing nuclear warheads by up to 700 per country but the sticking point in mending u.s./russian relations could lie with u.s. insist tense on a missile defen

the star attraction will be venus williams. she is playing for the freedoms. she can play. saturday serena and venus met in the wimbledon final. younger sister serena won in straight sets but they teamed up to win the doubs title. venus arrives in washington, d.c. and held a clinic with young kids, mostly from southeast d.c. the youngsters got to play with her, ask questions and it was rewarding for both sides. >> so many different faces in tennis. looking at these young kids and they are so eager, it's great. >> do you like being a role model. >> that is more than what i ever thought my career would come to. i dreamed of winning the big titles but this is icing on the cake. >> and i'm joined by murphy jenson the first year coach of the castles. a michigan guy who made his claim to fame in southern california now finds himself in washington, d.c. > i made my claim when i got asked to be the coach of the washington castles and grouping up with guys like you and mark clean. nothing to do with winning the french open. that will help me going into the match. you got venus. what

venus williams, must get past safina. venus, an astounding 7-0 in the wimbledon semis. little sister serena gets dementieva who she defeated in the semis of the australian open earlier this year. >> we have the kinks worked out, rick buker will join us with an update on looming free agency in the nba. 12:01 a.m. eastern. tiger woods in a moment answers one of his critics, nhl hall of famer jim brown. >> at the top of the hour, staying or leaving, take a look at the nba free agency period, with our very own rik bucher. the five cy young winners on the mound. and sister, sister, venus and serene setting up for an all-wimbledon final. ♪ ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ always feel like mebody's watching me. ♪ ...it's the money you could be saving with geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving with geico.