it s going to vegas second stage when belgium s great front of him out keeps his lead and retains the yellow jersey. it is a big day of tennis at wimbledon with the women s final seeing serena williams up against germany. novak djokovic and often the doll are first slugging it out and their men semifinal which have gone deep into the fifth set the winner will face kevin anderson in sunday s final after the south african defeated john eisner in an epic battle yesterday it was the longest grand slam semifinal in history lasting six hours and thirty six minutes. ceremony has been held here in berlin to remember the chinese dissident and nobel laureate louis show ball one year after his death the democracy activist died of liver cancer while serving an eleven year prison sentence his wife who had been under house arrest for years was allowed to leave china this week and arrived in berlin
can you tell us about this battle that s underway? big john is amazing. i watched the match. i watched the last few games. the fifth went to 40-40. john won the match. hopefully he will be able to win and play another american. who do you think has the edge going into the play today? you know it s tough. cilic is a good player. he s been in the long matches. it will be one shot that might determine it. if eisner can get a return back or hit a passing shot that might determine the match. amazing that will be that close. harry, this is an exhausting match. what are the winner s chances today or going into the next round? they re still pretty high. john eisner has done this before.
marren cilic. they are locked 10-10 in the third round battle. you may remember that eisner won the longest match in 2010 after 11 hours. the winner of today s face off will advance. they are the last two americans battling for the men s title. only seven qualified for the match. an american man hasn t won a tournament since 2003. joining us from london 1972 wimbledon champion stan smith. and here on set, sports reporter harry chickma. this is wonderful. john eisner he s locked in another marathon match.
malfunctions and fires into the crowd. i always knew this was going to be competitive. hillary clinton hits the road in new hampshire. and hits at the other democrat who is drawing bigger clouds. good morning to you. it s 8:00 in the east. 5:00 a.m. out west. here s what s happening. law enforcement across the country remaining on high alert this morning amid continued concerns that supporters of isis could try to attack over the july 4th holiday. authorities urging people to say alert but say there are no specific threats at this point. joining me now is nbc s kristin wellker at the white house. good morning, what s the latest? law enforcement is always on heightened alert during big national holidays like the 4th. officials say based on recent intelligence this is an increased threat this independence day. you can expect as many at 7,000 officers in new york for fireworks and tight security everywhere. as the nation celebrates independence day with parades, and fire
come co-.into affect. the ideal the ideal outcome of this matches that the usa wins because it s automatically through. okay. all right. lara balanced des sarah and richard roth, thank you very much. like i said, the u.s. keeps coming so close, just can t get it in. we will keep watching. all right, well, for those of you who need a break from the world cup, grab a bowl of strawberries and some cream for tennis at wimbledon. the action begins monday. some players set to keep an eyen ork the number one seed, novack djokovic, americans john eisner and serena williams and the women s winner of the french open, russian maria sharapova. and see this guy? that is john red shape he is an author, but he also used to work for the infamous boston mobster, whitey bulger. a lot to say about the pope s recent comments, ex-communicate willing mafia members from the catholic church. that is coming up on the other side. but first, dubai is synonymous with wealth, beauty and state-of-the-art