became the first unseeded player to win the women s single s title. she beat the favourite ons jabeur in straight sets, as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. unseeded, unstoppable, and almost unbelievable. marketa vondrousova came as an outsider, leaving as the champion. she emerged to face tunisia s ons jabeur, knowing the pressure was on her opponent. no african or arab woman had won the title, and jabeur had victory in her sides. but vondrousova had a roan motivation, a career related by injury, coming to wimbledon last year as a fan with her wrist in plaster. had her own motivation. suddenly she was inspired. after trailing 4 2, the czech charged to the first set. jabeur s early confidence had turned to nerves. she is a huge fan favourite, here, though, and briefly responded. brought on by the crowd, the comeback seemed on. roared. but once again vondrousova realtor in an victory was hers. the first unseeded player to win the women s title here, her husban
mitchell reports, the attorney general speaks out. merrick garland breaking his silence for first time since donald trump was indicted. not discussing the case, of course, but strongly defending special prosecutor jack smith against trump s constant attacks. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in court. we have what trump s republican challengers are saying today. the latest polls since the indictment on how this is all affecting the former president s support from gop voters. an nbc news exclusive. what ukraine s president zelenskyy told nbc s richard engel about the counteroffensive and allegations ukraine is involved in cross-border attacks against russia. translator: the actions, i would say, it s generally positive. but it s difficult. cutting out the junk. the president expected to get a major commitment today from big business about ending all those unfair surprise fees that impa
good morning. happy new year. welcome to a special new year s day edition of morning joe. we re on tape this morning with some of our top, recent conversations. we begin with a discussion about donald trump s increasing use of authoritarian language in his speeches and social media posts. in recent months, trump has repeated fascist rhetoric, including saying immigrants are, quote, poisoning the blood of our country, and referring to his political enemies as vermin. we pledge to you that we will root out the communists, marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country. the threat from outside forces is sinister, dangerous, and grave, more than the threat from within. donald trump echoing the words of 20th century authoritarians at a rally earlier this month. joining us now, national affairs analyst john heilemann. special correspondent at vanity fair and host of the fast politics podcast, molly jong-fast. and co
with the determination and courage of my mum. but it also did not reckon with the nhs. a doctor at guy s hospital in london refused to give up. he found an experimental treatment for this 11 year old girl, and rest, as they say, is history. honestly, lots of people say they over the nhs everything and i am definitely one of them, but that is the point. mum s story is not special. behind every single door in this country there is a family who will have their own version. this is who we are. the nhs belongs to everyone. the foundation for the comfort, security, health of working people. for75 comfort, security, health of working people. for 75 years, and ever present in our story, family and nation, my message today is simple. with labour, the story continues. we have a plan. we want the patience of the future to remember this moment, remember the changes we will make together. that is our mission. we will fight for the nhs. we will fix the nhs. we will reform the nhs. old val
and how to have a vacation like vladimir putin. we will talk about the russian president as he goes on his summer holidays. and the weather. a fresh start to sunday. you will hang on to the sunshine the longest the further south and west you are. the man said to be the world s greatest ever sprinter, usain bolt, has failed to win his last individual ioo metre race at the world athletics championships in london. bolt is retiring after a career which saw him win 11 world titles and eight olympic gold medals. he finished third, behind americans, justin gatlin and christian coleman. gatlin has twice served doping bans. our sports editor, dan roan, watched the action unfold. with the night sky crackling with excitement, the fireworks gave a sense of what was to come. lapping up sense of what was to come. lapping up the adulation one last time. he knew this buildup had not been perfect. he was beaten in the semi final by an american. his sta rts semi final by an american. his start