aishah hosni has more. senate and house republicans are wondering how the president can continue to say that the pandemic is over and yet block the number one ranked tennis champion in the world from playing in the u.s. that s exactly what s happening. so despite high hopes from even the u.s. open djokovic withdrew from the bnp open after the biden administration denied his visa over the pandemic rule. several lawmakers are calling for biden to grant the tennis superstar an exception to a ban that will expire soon anyway considering the state of emergency will be lifted in may. in a letter to president biden last week scott and rubio says it seems illogical and misaligned with the opinions of your own administration to not grant him the waiver he requests. others with speaking out. senator marsha blackburn sweeting didn t president biden say the pandemic is over?
tennis superstar let s just call her an icon serena williams is forcing a decisive third set in tonight s third round singles match against her opponent. i want to go to cnn s don riddell who is there right now. don, you are at flushing meadows tonight. the match is almost over. bring us up to speed. what s going on? reporter: well, it couldn t be any tighter, really, laura. i mean, it is tense. it is tight. it is nervous. it is dramatic. it is spectacular. the crowd are on their feet one moment cheering for their hero, serena williams, the greatest of all time. nobody in that stadium, apart from tomljanovic, and her crew wants to see serena williams lose tonight because it means it s the end of her career. at times in that arena, the hushed anxiety of the crowd is absolutely palpable. but we have seen serena williams play some extraordinary tennis.
when you switch the whole family. (geek) wow. i ve got to let my buddies know. (geek friend) we re already here! (vo) the network you want. the price you love. only from verizon. tennis superstar serena williams is likely wrapping up her decades long career. the 23-time grand slam champion is expected to retire after losing an incredible third round match at the u.s. open last night. nbc s maggie vespa is at the stadium in queens new york. i know you were there last night, what can you tell us about that historic match? nothing short of an epic night here at the stadium. the queen of the court, serena williams going out like only she can. fighting until that very last point. and then after that last point we saw serena williams, the human. she stepped back onto the court, choking back tears, thinking her family and her fans for
going into the holiday weekend. plus, the cdc giving the green laight on updated covid-1 boosters. now pharmacies are getting ready to roll out the new shots, but who should get them and when? and she may have lost at the u.s. open, but all eyes are still on tennis superstar serena williams. we ll show you the highlights from last night s game and discuss her undeniable impact on the sport. good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day. it s saturday, september. it s already september, september 3rd. it is a holiday weekend, boris. great to see you and be with you. great to be with you, amara. we hope you re enjoying your labor day weekend. we re grateful to be a part of it. all eyes this afternoon are going to be on cape canaveral,
trump attorney rudy giuliani as they fired up a rally of trump supporters on january 6 just before the riot. giuliani has already testified but no details have been disclosed about their testimony. now to a truly inspirational story from the world of sports. after losing badly at wimbledon and hinting at a possible retirement, tennis superstar serena williams is moving on to the third round of the u.s. open. she beat the world number two on wednesday night. williams says she is playing well because she loves the challenge, she doesn t have anything to prove and she has absolutely nothing to lose. i just feel like i have had a big red x on my back since i won the u.s. open in 99. and it has been there my entire career. because i won my first grand slam early in my career. and so but here it is different. i feel like i ve already won, you know, figuratively and