she is the first german national winner after stephi graff. delegates from syria's main opposition group are travelling to geneva where the u.n. has opened talks that it hopes will end the war there. the opposition is yet to commit to direct negotiations with the government. even so the developments are giving a glimmer of hope that peace efforts may actually be getting off the grounds for the first time since two earlier rounds of talks collapsed in 2014. the conflict began almost five years ago and it has killed at least 250,000 people. millions of syrians have been forced to flee. many of them like the refugees you see here have risked their lives to reach europe. the war has allowed islamic state in iraq and the levant to capture territory and has drawn in the u.s. and russia as well as regional powers. our correspondent joining us from geneva where those talks are taking place. i suppose it is a progress of sorts that these talks are even taking place right now. >> reporter: yes. we've seen the talks start but only with one side, with the

her becoming the first german woman since steffi graff to win a grand slam title >> when i won the match point i had so many emotions and positive things. so getting in my mind that i making history as well in germany and everybody is supporting me. it was just an incredible feeling one that i will never forget. >> reporter: graff was not only the last german to win the slam. a total of 22 grand slam titles is yet to be equalled. for now williams remains on 21 major titles, but the slightly 34-year-old being old enough to have played against graff leading up to the final to suggest grand slam no.22 will come sooner rather than later. the new champion is expected to rise to a clear high no.2 when the new world rankings are released on monday. she will have to deal with the added question of being the new champion. >> reporter: andy murray's brother won the title. the first brazilian to play any title at the event. as for murray the result means he is the first britain to lift the trophy in more than 80 years. brother andy was on hand to see him get the job done. >> it was funny to see and

kerber becoming the first german woman since steffi graff. >> i had so many emotions but positive things. i'm getting in my mind that i'm making history as well in germany and everybody is supporting me. so it was an incredible feeling, one that i will never forget. >> reporter: she was not the only one to win of the last grand slam, but her 22 total grands slam titles is still to be broken. she is expected to rise to a career high no.2 when the new world rankings are released on monday. she will have to deal with the pressure of being the newest grand slam champion. >> reporter: too football now. chelsea are getting ready to take on their rivals. everyton are in action right now. they started half an hour ago and they're already two nil up against carlisle. in the nba the golden state warriors won with only 0.2 seconds left on the clock. the toronto raptors one 111 to 107. it was their 11th win in a row. they have the best winning streak of a sports team from toronto. that's all the sport for me >>> okay for now. thank you very much for that update and thanks for watching the news hour

serena failed in her attempt to tie steffi graff with 22 grand slam title. kerber had her first major championship. >> big upset there, thank you, sir. >> good tennis play, that's for sure. >> peop have been talking about kerber being much improved. >> very strong. a great day to play tennis today. >> exactly. >> gorgeous stuff. a perfect weekend. >> light winds today and tomorrow. a little more clouds as we roll through the day. shower chances into monday. and really warm next week. we'll talk more about it tonight. that does it for >>> on this saturday night, down to the wire. the candidates make a

tying steffi graff's record. her opponent angelique kerber had other ideas. playing in her first grand slam, she defeated williams in three sets to win the championship. a stunning upset for the number one ranked woman in the world. >>> ringo was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth. today he seems to be doing pretty well. check out the pictures of the little rhino at a wild life refuge team is taking care of him. he is a rare southern white rhino. there are 20,000 left in the world with poachers taking more and more of them each year. >>> when police officer matthew hicky announced his retirement this week in ohio, he hoped to take his k-9 partner ajax with him. but rules are rules. those rules said he couldn't just take the dog. ajax would actually have to be auctioned off like all city property of a certain value. ajax is valued at $3,000. a gofundme account was set up and they raised $23,000 to help him keep his partner. >>> why cooking classes are turning up schools. >>> if you are what you eat as the saying goes, those words are resonating among

williams' efforts equalled steffi graff's before she hit a volly long. a victory in just over two hours sealing one of the biggest shocks in tennis history. >> my whole life i was working really hard and now i can say i'm a grand slam champion so it sounds very crazy. >> every time i walk in this room everyone expects me to win every single match every single day of my life. as much as i would like to be a robot i'm not, and i try to, but it's - i do the best that i can. >> reporter: she becomes the first german to win a grand slam title since her idon in 1999 >>> all the news, of course, at our website. there it is, the address, aljazeera.com >>> thank for joining us for "america tonight" i am joanie khefpbl a new threat has emerged with international healthcare workers warning of the devastating conference as more and more cases of the

she is the first german to win a tennis grands slam title since stephi graff in 1999. as always, there is more on our website at aljazeera.com. there are all the stories we're following there. count down to caucus day acknowledge the course of this country's political future. just three days before the iowa caucuses and the democratic and republican establishments are scared to death with donald trump leading the gop and bernie sanders on the verge of an upset against hillary clinton, party insiders are in trouble. tonight we'll talk about how the final days of iowa campaigning debating and not debating might affect iowa caucus-goers support. democrat and presidential nominees. but we're going to begin with the republicans and this debate last night in des moines, an event donald trump boycotted after a spat with fox news. texas senator ted cruz was running second in the polls had the most to lose and delivered a flat, poor performance. analysts say florida senator marco rubio and former governor jeb bush did better. here is a lock at some of the highlights. >> this is

the second quarter was all ridge view......jackson graff right in front of me......the senior hits the three.....raptors close the half on an 8-0 run....they win it 58-45. chris: the unity christian girls are on a 38 game winning streak, dating back to the state championship game in 2014. alex tonight they put that on the line in a non conference matchup. alex the top ranked knights hosting 3 and 6 boyden hull. and unity christian, already up 8 in the first quarter...they add to it...anna kiel, hits the turn that stretches the lead to double-digits. the lady comets answer...abbie kleinwolterink, drives past three defenders for the bucket. but more from the knights...deidra noteboom drives baseline and dishes it off to kiel for the lay-in. thenrooke zevenbergen, steals it awaw and chanda zomermaand is there for the two on the fast eak...the knights cruise to a big win, 71-22. chris the western christian girls, winners of 7 straight taking on the lady dutch. in the second...they lead it by four...but check out this triple from breana schuiteman...that' s steph curry range as they cut it

it postponed her effort to tie stephi graff's record of 22 grand slam wins in the tennis era. serena's next attempt to tie graph will come in may at the french open. now, let's go to jeff skeverski with more in sports. >>> cha-ching, eagles offense lineman lane johnson is the highest paid right tackle in the nfl. he signed a 6 year contract worth 6 # million dollars. -- $63 million. 35 is guaranteed. johnson is under contract until 2021 he is being groomed to take over at left tackle or jason peters. for now, he believes big things are ahead for the eagles. >>> it's definitely optimistic when we have great young players here and veteran leaders like celek he is a warrior. there will be changes moving forward, but i think we have a new taste in my mouth and we'll do good things moving forward. . let's hope so. earlier in the week, eagles locked up brent celek and zack ertz. he called it a dream come true, he wants to retire here. he got the news on his birthday. >>> itself so excited i probably had tears coming out of my eyes, i went downstairs and sat on my couch and thought a

doctors did a nerve graff. >>> there graft. one of the students who died in a bus accident in honduras. despite the bitter cold on campus, hundreds came together with family members to honor the memory of the three. they were part of a medical mission to help the poor. the bus crashed heading to the airport for n flight home. >> take a bit of daniella and olivia and abigail with you into your own lives. honor their sacrifice and make their stories and their legacies now part of yours. >> eight others on the accident. he fired a shot in a dark the bullet rid could shade and killed akai gurley. >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and meteorologist jeff smith in for bill with the accuweather forecast. >> all eyes are on that potential for a major storm over the weekend. in the meantime, quiet weather today and tomorrow and actually into much of friday as well. here is a look to the southern end of central park. let's take a spin on the weather wheel. not as harsh. temperatures rising to 29 by 9:

and i found out today that this is captain pete graff who i am still in very close touch with, was a shipmate of secretary dalton on the blueback, right. and so, you know, it's just a commentary on what a small world we live in. but, you know, as i thought about back, and it's shaped my thinking going forward as the chief of naval operations, when i entered the service a mere 33 years ago, we truly did at that time live in a different world, didn't we? i mean, it was different in so many ways. our enemy, the enemy at that time we were focused on was the soviet union, right? it was a bipolar world in so many respects. we loved e.t., the extraterrestrial, at that time, and we listened to michael jackson, you know, starting to really become the pop star that he was, and we listened to him on those cassette tapes in our walkmans. and, boy, i'll tell you, you know, when you were underway, you know, that thing was a cadillac. if you had a walkman, you were styling, right? because you could listen to your tapes, and, you know, not disturb everybody else, particularly on a submarine. the com

the second quarter was all ridge view......jackson graff right in front of me......the senior hits the three.....raptors close the half on an 8-0 run....they win it 58-45. chris: the unity christian girls are on a 38 game winning streak, dating back to the state championship game in 2014. alex tonight they put