plan to hire police to deal with crime against republican calls to de-fund the fbi. on labor day, the president will march in pittsburgh s labor day parade. afterwards, a stop in wisconsin. russia received a delivery of drones from issue ran to help fight ukraine. putin s forces launching a new round of shelling today in kharkiv. ukraine continues its counteroffensive in kherson. u.n. inspected will get access to the nuclear power plant in zaporizhzhia, the source of fears of a catastrophic potential radiation accident because of artillery fire in the area. serena triumphs in straight sets during a spectacular first round match at the u.s. open, sparking hopes of a magical run before her planned exit from the professional tour after this final grand slam. we begin this hour with president biden. joining me now are peter alexander, mark murray, former congressman david jolly, donna edwards. peter, take us through what we can expect from president biden in his remarks tod
looking forward to spending time off the court. focusing on her business ventures. and, of course, the most important job of all. being mom to her 4-year-old daughter. the mother and daughter duo wearing matching outfits at the open. i look forward to being a mom. reporter: this place is still buzzing about serena. here is a stat for you. with monday s victory, she has a major win in her teens, 20s, 30s and her 40s. you point out she s playing on wednesday. on thursday, she teams up with venus for the first time they will play together in doubles since they did it at the french open in 2018. they have got 14 grand slam doubles championships. two of them right here at the u.s. open. rehema, wish we were there. it s great to watch that. looking forward to wednesday night. maybe she will keep going.
theory of qanon, which is incredibly dangerous. to have the former president of the united states invoke these conspiracy theories this is an on the checklist of fascist leaders, this idea of a plot or conspiracy to use untruthful information to stoke violence, to advance a political ideology or political power. this is very dangerous stuff. i think it s really important for people to understand not only the former president needs to be held accountable for all of his misconduct, but that we are in a fight for the preservation of our democracy. i was pleased to see for the first time that showing up in polling as a top priority. all of the challenges will be easier to solve so long as we live in a democracy. they will be made more difficult if not impossible if we don t. things are looking up for democrats. the president s polling is up a bit post the roe v. wade decision. do you think there s a chance on holding on to the house? absolutely.
reporter: a stellar start for serena williams, earning a win in the first round of the u.s. open. the grand slam victory just weeks after the tennis star announced she will be evolving away from the sport. i prefer the word evolution. i m at a stage of my life where i m not necessarily retiring. i m just evolving from tennis. reporter: joining her family to watch the match inside arthur ashe stadium, a star-studded crowd. bill clinton next to dr. ruth. hugh jackman and mike tyson. the u.s. open holding a special celebration. know that i love you so much. i m so excited to be here. reporter: thousands of fans packing the grounds in the big apple. all for the chance to see the 40-year-old star play one last time. serena making her u.s. open
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