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There was some relief earlier today in the form of rain to help put out the embers in huge fields like this one. But it was short lived and the dry season could last until november. John . Dickerson thank you. Manny, in brazil. Today the department of defense and Veterans Affairs began an important meeting in nashville to discuss new ways to prevent military suicides. About 20 veterans take their own lives each day. A hotline launched in 2007 has answered more than 3. 5 million calls sending eme...

Good morning, everyone, it is wednesday, september 5th. We got a lot to get to, including another big upset in a primary race. But first, fear has struck in washington. Thats the title of Bob Woodwards new book, which describes in part, why the president s lawyers are so adamant against an interview with special counsel robert mueller. The book provided by abc by a source alleges in the white house on january 27ing, the president s then personal attorney john dowd pep perred trump with questions...

Sloan stevens willrepeat. and she will meet serena in the next round, on the mens side, 11th seeded john izner could not stand the heat in yesterdays quarterfinal match. exhausted in four sets by three seed juan martin del potro. he will meet rafael nadal, he defeated domenic thiem, made even more grueling by the intense heat. i think that ended 2:00 morning. it was an epic battle at two play, at the top of their game watch a match there. turning to u.s. pro golf the u.s. ryder team prepares for...

Terrell owens might have heard of that guy, they said we dont need you. they released him. he is now un employed lavernius coles also released today. >> to the open now. seven years since the u.s. has won atilt. any chance for the u.s. to bring home a title this year? >> you all know about andy roddick. the u.s. open kicks off tomorrow. one, you have marty fish. a 28-year-old kid from minnesota. he has been around for awhile. 30-pounds lighter than he was last year and playing great tennis. peop...

Up here. im going to quote craig boynton. the coach said hes in trouble but the only thing getting him through was sheer will power. these athletes train to do whats basically mind over matter. i mean, he has never had to deal with this before. but hes had to deal with other adversity. im sure he had to play with an injury, for example, and play in pain at some point in his career. they are taught mental toughness. they are taught not to think about the big picture but think just about the point...

More tennis! >> as only jon stewart could turn wimbledon into gladiator. thats what it took for american john isner to beat mahut in their epic fifth set. >> isner said he was delirious after the match. he is back on the court now playing his second round opponent. what kind of shape would he have been in when he got up this morning? can you imagine that? how does the -- you know the human body handle that kind of physical stress. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen does and has been lo...

Together. >> jeanne meserve live in toronto this morning, thank you. we often think that the only action in sports these days is at the world cup, the soccer thats happening in africa. >> what action there is in soccer. >> man! were off to a good start. yeah, thats good. i think that can be the case sometimes. but i was going to make a little segue here to tennis in that this was something else yesterday. normally you would think that the first couple of rounds of the wimbledon tournament are ...

Wins or losses. but how long it takes. american john izner and frenchman nicholas mahut are making history at wimbledon. first round match began tuesday and its not over yet. its the longest tennis match ever, ten hours and counting. it was called off because of darkness twice. they dont have lights at wimbledon. so they will resume play today. tied at 59 games apiece. amazing. >> i guess izner is explaining they dont have tiebreakers. >> you have to win by two games in wimbledon. >> so just on ...