economic might. and naomi osaka is the new u.s. open tennis champ beating serena williams in straight sets and becoming the first japanese player to win a grand slam single title. her achievement was overshadowed when williams was penalized a game after smashing her racket and calling the umpire a thief and a liar. and days before a major climate summit next week, tens of thousands of people took to the streets around the world saturday demanding meaningful action against climate change. activists say the crowds in paris alone numbered near 50,000. former u.s. president barack obama was at a rally in california on saturday campaigning for democrats hoping to take control of the u.s. house of representives.
victims like 9-year-old christina taylor green. i want to live up to her expectations. i want our democracy to be as good as christina imagined it. i want america to be as good as she imagined it. all of us, we should do everything we can do to make sure this country lives up to our children s expectations. so in attendance tonight, supreme court justice anthony kennedy, eric holder, homeland security secretary former arizona governor janet napolitano and nancy pelosi, senators kyl and mccain of arizona, of course. the tone of national resolve was not limited to the memorial tonight. the house of representives was back in session today for the first time since the shooting on saturday. the express purpose of honoring the dead and wounded and praising the bravery of those
for all of those affected on saturday, and, in fact, for all of the people that they treat. and to join together we thrive, tucson and america, the theme of the evening and spirit. i think we saw a sense of community there. i think the president took the spirit of civility to a new height and it was very transformitive, that s the way it seemed to us in the hall. when he announced that gabby had opened her eyes, it just got such an incredible response. we could identify with that, because in the room we felt as if we were witnessing something quite miraculous. it sounds extraordinary even at this great distance. nancy pelosi, the house minority leader, great thanks for making yourself available to us at short notice. thank you. thank you so much, keith. pleasure as always and congratulations on being there.