kerber took the first set, then we go to the third. and she upsets the world number one. kerber halts williams' bid and joins graf as the only germ apwoman to win a grand slam title in the open raerks. kerber became the lowest ranked open winner since serena and the first german to win it since steffi graf in 1994. >> i think i get the second chance, and i take my chance to be here in the finals to play against serena. and i'm really honored to be here and to win it, i mean, my dream come true tonight on this night. >>> moving to basketball. orleans. they are looking to bounce back from last night's loss to deron williams and the mavericks. the knicks snapped a losing streak last night with a much-needed win over the suns at carmelo anthony was back in the lineup for new york. anthony playing with a sore knee. just missed a triple-double with 19 points, 10 rb rb ebounds and 8 assists. tomorrow they host the warriors from golden state, on pace for the best season in season history. the knicks know they have to compete tomorrow. >> we don't have any choice but to be ready.

and kerber got a set off williams. yes, a drop shot number. 43 unforced errors and kerber was just playing good. there is matchpoint and kerber wins it in just three sets. no 22nd grand slam victory for serena williams. the number one ranked player watching when they came out and i was like watching lake what happened? >> not taking that. >> absolutely, thank you sir. >> thank you. >> can and elizabeth are up next with the countdown to gold special live from the super bowl 50. join us again at 10:00. >> we will be back again at 11:00. enjoy the show. kofi in the heart of san francisco. >> you are minutes way from exclusive live coverage as we relight the bay bridge and welcome the world. also display of color and you'll have the best seat in the house as the macy's firework display rings in the start of the super bowl week. >> and live performance by

kerber was thinking championship. look at the drop shot by kerber, williams with 43 unforced errors and this one hurt on match point. when you fall down on the ground, you are not in pain. it's tears of joy. kerber's first grand slam title. we'll be back. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thirty. we leave you now with highls from r super bo >>> all right our next news catch tomorrow morning 7:30 and leave you now with highlights from the fireworks show for super bowl city as opening night. have a good night. good night ,, ,,,,,,,, aren't you going to wash your hands before you eat? no. i wrap the toilet paper around my fingers like an oven mitt. you could catch a puck with it. so, mom, what brings you to our neck of the woods? i'm showing a house down at the beach. thought i'd swing by and see my grandson. tada! nice house? oh, magnificent. and priced to move. the owner lost everything in the stock market, killed himself. oh, that's terrible. oh, no. he didn't do it in the house. thank god. even with an ocean view, suicide home

now, german tennis player kerber has understands number one to win the open. williams had been aiming for a 22 and grand slam title, this was kerber's success. >> reporter: she arrived at the final hoping to clinch a record 22 grands slam titles. for her opponent this was to be the match of her life. this was the 28-year-old's first ever grands slam final. but the nightmare for williams began when she made 23 unforced errors, helping kerber take a six four leave. it was the first time she has taken a set-off williams in three and a half years. the world number one regained some of her composure in the second set, but managed to take the set six three and force a decider. 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

meanwhile serena williams taking on angelique kerber. williams lost the first set, in the third, kerber came out as strong as ever. it was a match point at 5-4 in the final set. she would not be denied. 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

kerber wins the first set six- four. williams would get even in the second looking more like herself so dominant she wins six-three but still looking tense. serena collects or sample for the third set. in the third and final set williams hit -- it's a long ball and after a short rally williams with a little too much touch gain set match. 46 errors by williams. kerber becomes the first german to win a grand slam single title since 1999. the first german women to win it honestly title since that the gas. >>> before we go up five super bowl city open for business tonight. thousands are expected to gather at the san francisco attraction for a night filled with fireworks and festivities. super bowl city is set up along the embarcadero and it will serve as the main location for all the fun for the family. there's also an nfl experience session where fans can get a chance to see if there is passes her favorite player by playing out the 40 are -- and even if your team is him playing next weekend, you can take part in football dr

she moved kerber all around the court. third set, kerber with matchpoint. serena's forehand sales long. huge upset. off the she is the first german woman since steffi graf 20 grand slam full stop super bowl 50 eight days out. the broncos are in this position they say because of their defense. that may be true, but he could say the same about the panthers. they have one of the best secondaries in the league. peyton manning says the offense needs to be on point. peyton: we certainly want to carry our weight and not take our defense for granted. we are working hard this week to have a good weekend practice to -- to prepare, but we have a tremendous challenge facing the panthers. robert: all sports sunday sports sunday with erin hawksworth and scott abraham and me. rockets-thunder. loses the rock, puts it on the glass. okc wins. note, georgetown is hosting providence at verizon wizards arele the at houston facing the rockets. when you put it on the glass, that makes the kimberly: i know that you are regretting telling me about 14 days out. devon: we showed no s

at the australian open, taking on angeli kerber. serena looked nervous in the first, losing in the first. she moved kerber all around the court in the second match. serena takes the second set, 6-3. third set, kerber has matchpoint. 6-4,r pulls off the upset, 3-6, 6-4. hockey, the nhl all-star skills competition. , includingtars braden holtby. competition. nice cowboy hat. he also tried shooting the puck. a degree of difficulty since the fans vote for the winner. he is a lefty, tried to go brady. -- try to go righty. just stick to what you know. get it, "stick to what you know"? and stay with us for your fix of sports. kimberly: who won? robert: the slap shot contest? kimberly: we will find out. robert: we have to look that up. kimberly: you have seen bad tattoos, but what about this? neighborhood,i feel like it's got a lot of what we were kinda talking about. the kitchen is light and brht,new. we should definitely go see it. [agent] hi...welcome i'm maggie.melanie.maggie. so nice to meet you. [mother] this is brendan. [agent] hey b

kerber halts williams' bid. kerber becomes the lowest ranked australian open winner since serena won back in 2007. >>> you know i think i get the second chance and i take my chance to be here in the finals to play against serena. and i really honored to be here in this final and to win it. i mean, my dream come true tonight, this night. >> in just a few hours it's the men's final as top seeded djokovic will take on the number two seed andy murray. the nets had lost seven of their last eight games. joe johnson gets the inbounds pass top of the key. we're all tied at 103-103. drew holiday hits the stuff fade jumper. no timeouts for the nets. johnson throws up a one-handed half court prayer. it goes off the back of the room. the nets lose this one 105-103. the knicks had the night off and they needed it to rest up for tomorrow's matchup with the defending champions from golden state. they snapped a losing streak with a much needed win at the gardens. carmelo anthony was playing with a sore knee but he just missed a

kerber wins her first grand slam title >>> hello. delegates representing syria's main opposition group are due to arrive in syria soon where hopes

kerber clinch being the 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 am here and i can say i am a grand slam champion. so it sounds really crazy. >> mine, every time i walk in this room, everyone expects me to win every single match. every single day of my life. and as much as i would like to be a robot, i am not. and i try to. but, you know, it's -- i do the best that i can. >> reporter: kerber becomes the first german to win a grand slam title since her idol stey graf in 199. >>> well, ahead of andy murray's australian open final appearance his brother jamie has won the doubles title doing it alongside bruno suarez. he's become the first brazilian player to win any title at this event. as for murray the results means he's the first britain to lift the trophy in more than 80 years, brother andy was on hand there to see him get the job done. >> it was fun toy see andy there at the end. i didn't know that, i thought he left to go back to the hotel.

plus the aust tralian open has a new woman's champion german, kerber stuns serena williams to win her first granted alarm title. delegates representing syria's main opposition group are set to arrive in geneva where the u.n.'s open talks it hopes will help ends the war. om zils is yet to commit to negotiations with the government. even sew, the developments give a glimmer of hope that piece efforts may get off of the ground since two earlier rounds collapsed in 2014. the war gallon almost five years ago. it's left at least 250,000 people killed. millions of other syrians have been forced to flee. many like the refugees you see right there are trying to -- are risking their lives trying to flee europe. the war has allowed isil to capture territory it's drawn in the u.s. and russia as well as regional powers, saudi arabia, turkey and iran. ouratic editor james bays says any negotiations will be drawn out. i think a breakthrough will be a long way off the u.n. are planning a very, very slow long process. they feel it didn't work last time. they brought the sides together the syrian gover

she lost in the australian open to germany's vangelicious ique kerber. the levelly shows off some power. forehand winner coming up here, freezes serena in her tracks. serena's return will go long. that's all she wrote. kerber claims her first australian open title. >>> the nhl all-star game tom night. a trio of spanters were on full display tonight. dressing up as his hero, ysaromir jagr. memorable moment of the night. : final on thely tonight, a viral vine. a board collie gives her best friend a hug. you have to see it. >> who's your best friend? >> i love it. that is our news for now. for more news, go to cbsmiami.com. don't show me, keep showing the dogs. if you see news or weather happening and capture it, send it to us. our e-mail is pics@cbsmiami.com. our next newscast.

australian open women' s finals angelique kerber in her first grand slam final and the 6-time champion serena williams. yes, it' s kerber in a big upset serena with a chance to tie steffi graf' s record of 22 grand slam singles titles loses in three sets. she had the french, wimbledon, and u.s. open. coming up new at 11, this man accused of attacking a new hampshire state trooper during a traffic stop. the struggle to get him into the custody and what investigators found on him, leading to more charges. first it is world news. >> coming up on this special edition of will is tonight, donald trump unloading one more blistering attack. our team right here on the ground. two dangerous fugitives captured mom! baby! i love that we're spending the weekend together. oh, i know! hey, why don't you turn off your phone and all your stuff? good idea. it's off. mom? oh, my internet is so slow when anyone else is using it. did you like want to dot something? i am doing something. need more bandwidth for all your devices? it's good to be back. switch to fios for 100 meg speed internet, tv and phone,

big news in the tennis world today, as 7th-seeded angelique kerber defeated top-seeded serena williams in the australian open women's final early this morning, claiming her first major title. kerber took-down the defending champion 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a 2- hour match, becoming just the second german woman to win a grand slam title in the open era. williams uncharacteristically had 46 unforced errors and just six aces against the 28- year-old lefty. we are continuing to countdown to super bowl 50, which is a week from tomorrow, here on wdbj7, as we countdown, we're getting some of our high school football stars in the area to help us in the effort. -. tonight it's marquise morgan, a senior county high school, as we are now just 8 days away from the superbowl. morgan helped lead the radiers to a perfect 15 and oh season, capped-off by a convincing 42 to 6 win over clarke county in the 2a state championship be right here on wdbj7 at 6:30 next sunday, and the panthers take-on the today is national croissant day! the modern version of the buttery, crescent-shaped roll is said to have originate

it' s the first grand slam title for 28-year-old kerber. williams had won all six previous times she had reached equal steffi graf' s open-era record of 22 grand slam singles titles. djokovic in the men' s final on sunday. congratulations to manchester central senior hannah couture. hannah signed her national letter of intent to enroll at -- to row at ohio state next year. the buckeyes are the three-time defending division 1 women' s

serena williams understands by kerber in the australian open title. 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.

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that defeat means a first major australian open win for germany's angelique kerber. kerber admitted she had goose bumps facing off against the number one player in the world. >>> and could this be a super bowl preview? ahead of their joint halftime show, coldplay and beyonce releasing this video of their new collaboration, that's queen b. right there herself, starring as a bollywood goddess. the video is sparking heated debate online. many indians calling it an insult to their culture. >>> and when we come back -- the one question about iowa caucuses that so many of us are afraid to ask, don't worry, we got you covered. i'm billy, and i quit smoking with chantix. i decided to take chantix to shut everybody else up but i didn't think it was going to really happen. after one week of chantix, i knew i could quit. chantix (varenicline) is proven chantix definitely helped reduce my urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or some had seizures while taking chanti

kerber is overcome with emotion and wins her first grand slam title. other notes to pass along, lasalle lost to dayton, drexel toss it on the chin to hofstra, and penn loses to brown. that's sports, i'm danny pommel. >>> we are counting down the hours now until voters in iowa choose their presidential picks. a rundown of the final campaign swings in the state where the first voices will be heard in the race for the white house. >>> we're starting off this sunday morning with temperatures in the upper 20s, lower 30s. but hold on, as we move through sunday afternoon, high temperatures are expected to bump up considerably, especially as we move through the first part of our work week. looking live across the river, beautiful city skyline this morning. few clouds around. i'll let you know if we'll stay dry this afternoon and a look at the seven-day after the break. >>> the presidential candidates are burning up the road in iowa. they're on a whirlwind tour crisscrossing the state on their final campaign swings before tomorrow's caucuses. this morning we're

serena williams and angela kerber. williams finishes with a drop shot here. she'd win the second set to force a third. championship point, kerber, guess what? williams -- oh, no, unforced error. she beats serena for her first major title. >>> stanford at utah. first half, utah up four. utah upset in final seconds of the half. check this out. gets the bucket to go and one. stanford down nine at the half. second half, the double-team. finishes with the reverse. utah goes on to win 96-74. >>> it's also a weekend in the nhl. . red carpet in nashville. check out bird rocking the red blazer and red boots along with the cowboy hat. nick looks clean cut next to bird. >>> i like it actually. i don't know if you saw that. i think you guys need a cowboy hat to do the news. >> terry's got red boots on right now. >> it's just a look. >> he's going to pay for that during the commercial break. >> we'll be right back. ==terry//con't vo== theti ♪ >>> parties just getting started. not only here in the bay area for the super bowl, but in new orleans. mardi gras has begun. you

big news in the as 7th-seeded angelique kerber defeated top-seeded serena williams in the australian open women's final early this morning, claiming her first major title. kerber took-down the defending champion 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a 2- hour match, becoming just the second german woman to win a grand slam title in the open era. williams uncharacteristically had 46 unforced errors and just six aces against the 28- year-old lefty. we are continuing to countdown to super bowl 50, which is a week from tomorrow, here on wdbj7, as we countdown, we're getting some of our high school football stars in the area to help us in the effort. -. tonight it's marquise morgan, a senior from appomattox county high school, as we are now just 8 days away from the superbowl. morgan helped lead the radiers to a perfect 15 and oh season, capped-off by a convincing 42 to 6 win over clarke county in the 2a state championship super bowl 50 will be right here on wdbj7 at 6:30 next sunday, and the panthers take-on the if you're a croissant lover, you'll want to hear this. today is national croissant day! the moder

to do so she had to beat seventh seeded kerber in the australian open final. she dropped the first set and rallied to win the second set but kerber broke the defending champ serve to beat serena in the third set. kerber becomes the second german woman to win a major title in the open era. she tops serena to win her first grand slam title and move up to number two in the world. >>> raiders fans know their team will remain in oakland next season but the bay area future is cloudy this morning. sports director larry booel has the details in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody, raiders owner marc davis was in vegas yesterday and might have just hit the jackpot in l.a. because of a decision made by chargers, davis met with casino mogul aidleson about a proposal in the desert but the nfl doesn't want a team in the gambling capital of the world. here's the bigger concern. the chargers announced they have a deal in place to move in with rams but they are staying in san diego in 2016 and try to work out a new stadium deal in san diego. the biggest challeng

it has gone into the decider where kerber is leading five four. the men's final will take place on sunday. novak djokovic will face full-time runner-up andy murray. this will be the sixth grand slam final between the world's top two players. novak djokovic is aiming to win his second australian open title while murray is hoping to make history by overcome and lift his first trophy. >> i don't estimate him. no question about it, i have tremendous respect and add mirroration for everything he has achieved in his career. he is one week older than me so we grew up together. we have very similar styles of game. it's nice to see that our rivalry keeps on going and we keep playing for the biggest titles. >> many people are expecting me to win on sunday and i will just believe in myself. hopefully i will execute it and play well, but the previous disappointments, but it's one tennis match. it doesn't matter what happens in the past, really. it's about what happens on sunday. >> reporter: football man chess tear united - man chess chess terror-- manchester

. >>> kerber upsets serena williams. williams was trying tie steffi graf's record of 22 grand slams single titles. this is the first grand slam title for kerber who was playing her first major final. that was a shock. >> that was definitely a shock. >> wow. thank you very much, lesley. >> we're >> ♪ >> welcome back everyone. one cute little girl proves you're never too young to hit the slopes. take a look at this. she's adorable. 14 month old sloane just learned how to walk and now she's tearing up the slopes in park city utah on a snowboard: her father bought the smallest snowboard he could find but still had to make a few modifications so her little legs weren't so far apart. she's a natural. i'm thinking the olympics. >> i'm thinking. >> she's on her way. >> started early. >> that's natural talent right there. >> i want a snowsuit like that. >> just learned thousand walk. >> i can't even do that. >> and we've been walking for a long time. >> oh, my gosh, she's adorabl >> all right so we've all heard of the cat stuck

kerber wins at the australian open. had everybody watching in the control room. >> okay. >>> dylan dreyer is here with a check of the forecast. at least it is not snowing. >> at least most of the snow's gone. this time last week, we were getting buried under snow. it has been in the 40s since. a lot of it has melted away. out west, a different story. rain and mountain snow. snow through nevada into the rockies. we have a plume of moisture that will bring a big storm system onshore as we go into tomorrow. look at this length of tropical moisture. extends 1,000 miles. it will make its way into the west coast. we will see heavy rain and gusty winds. we could see wind gusts near 50 miles per hour especially in southern california. for the snow, we will see the winter storm watches and warnings kick in as we go into tomorrow once the heavy snow starts to take hold. of snow in denver going into monday. that is the weather now here is a peek out your window. >>> and that's your latest forecast. >> dylan, thank you. still to co

she dropped the first set to kerber and rallied to win the second set, but she didn't win the final. angelique kerber is the second woman to upset top-seeded serena to win her first grand slam title and move up to number two in the world. congratulations. >>> back here at home, raiders fans know their team will remain in oakland next season, but the bay area future is cloudier this morning. abc7 news sports director larry beil has the details in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. raiders owner mike davis was in las vegas yesterday. he might have hit the jackpot in l.a. because of a decision that was made by the chargers. davis met with casino mogul sheldon adelton about an billion dollar proposal in the desert but the nfl doesn't want a team in the gambling capital of the world. but here's the concern. the rams have a chance to move in eaglewood but they are staying in san diego 2016 and they will try to work out a new stadium deal there. the biggest challenge is winning a vote to approve $300 million to $350 million in public financing. the vote requires 66% to pass.