we begin with what some are calling a humiliating defeat for vladimir putin s military. the sinking of the moskva, russia s flagship guided-missile cruiser in the black sea. sources tell cnn u.s. and western intelligence believe ukrainian claims that it hit this ship with then neptune anti-ship missiles. russia said it sank after a fire on board ignited munitions. ukraine s national security adviser called the attack a very important mission, vowed there would be more to come. cnn s math crew chance toured the moskva when it was deployed in syria in 2015. reporter: the now-sunken flagship of russia s black sea fleet, the moskva, was always about intimidation and delivering a blunt message from the kremlin, whether to ukraine or elsewhere. well, this is an extremely impressive bit of military hardware out here in the eastern mediterranean. when we went aboard this once-powerful symbol of russian naval power off the syrian coast in 2015, the ship s captain told me they deplo
that s it. new ball. shots are 2-2. got by him. comes back with it! you try to put your entire being mentally and physically on automatic pilot while you re playing tennis. everything is concentrated on the razor s edge and you forget the score. you forget where you are. you forget what your name is. i feel like my body s floating within myself. the game of tennis is a symphony in white. players in white suits hitting a white ball back and fort. in all white country clubs but a new, young player has come along and he is one of the greatest we have ever produced and he is not white. i sense confusion in what an athlete should be, especially an african american context. does still persist in the world about black athletes because we tend to do disproportionately well in athletes. i like to fight the myth. there are lots of us who can think as well as run, jump, hit tennis balls, dunk basketballs. and the challenge now is to convince young black athletes that the
anniversary of d-day and right now president biden is in normandy, france with veterans and world leaders to commemorate the turning point in the war. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. today the world will pause to honor u.s. and allied forces who stormed the beaches of normandy in 1944, leading to defeat of nazi forces and liberation of western europe. lucas tomlinson will walk us through today s ceremony. lucas: president biden and first lady just arrived on the beaches of normandy, 80 years ago, troops landed to begin to defeat berlin and nazi germany. here is president biden, he will be meeting some of the last surviving members and biden says, today we remember all the americans who laid down their lives on d-day to end tyranny and ensure flame of liberty would burn bright around the world. 73,000 of those who landed in france were young american soldiers, they faced 50,000 germans. the battle began with paratroopers j
Says, today we remember all the americans who laid down their lives on d-day to end tyranny and ensure flame of liberty would burn bright around the world. 73,000 of those who landed in france were young american soldiers, they faced 50,000 germans. the battle began with paratroopers jumping out of a thousand planes before landing and each man carried up to 80 pounds of weapons and ammunition, 6000 vessels, the larmgest assault from sea in history. the germans were convinced this was not the main effort and nazis withheld sending critical reinforcement.
My father was a caretaker of the larmgest playground for riches in richmond, virginia. the house came with the job on the playground and four tennis courts just ten yards away. literally. we live on the playground. why do you want to play tennis? he said to me i want to be the jackie robinson of tennis. it suited me mentally. that was almost serendipity in a way. i would begin right there in the playground. i am fascinated by what people are. that one moment when their life changed completely. mine happened when i was 10 years old.