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investigation. they want to look into my family's past, i want work for your family's future. and it crushed the gingrich revolution which was far more powerful than poor, pathetic kevin mccarthy who may have three or 45 seat majority. it's a total loser for them. as a partisan, i guess i want to. as someone who once -- >> a political majority, political mandate. two different things. >> what do you think, serena, you remember covering this with the original freedom tea party caucus. >> you know, i think kevin mccarthy, whoever speaker, has the cut work cut out for them. it's not just about the investigation and the pressured republican leadership will face, to go after the biden ministration. they'll be a number of issues where they really need to rely on democratic votes. think about raising the debt ceiling, spending bills to keep the government open and avert a shutdown. if there's any kind of emergency disaster relief, these are all the kind of things you can see in the freedom caucus is gonna be rallying against. it's gonna be a wild ride i think in the next few years. >> well, that negotiation might have to include who is the democratic leader and doing this as well. just a couple of minutes ago,
i think that that sort of this political calculation perhaps on his part, where he knows that former president trump is still very popular with the republican base, and so, he's kind of distancing himself from trump saying they're better options in 2024. but at the same time, trying not to alienate trump's supporters. i think what's really interesting about that, we already know with a die hard trump supporters think of pence, based on the events of january 6th. and the anti trump wing of the party probably reluctant to go with pence because they're wary of that administration. is there late in the middle? >> sounds like a political purgatory. >> -- he handed them a left raft in many respects, he felt remorseful, it wasn't at odds with the public persona. he was a friend, all of those things. >> yeah, serena's got it right. the pro trump folks will never forgive or forget what i thought was a moment a real courage, a day of real courage on january 6th 2021. the anti trump folks will never forget the 2001 days before that, the day before he joined
well, cnn projects the gop taking control of the house tonight, president biden says that he is, quote, ready to work with house republicans to deliver results for working families. but what's the gop planning to do with their very slim majority? they're making investigations of the biden administration a top priority, everything from the withdrawal from afghanistan to the origins of the pandemic to investigations of hunter biden. but with that slim a jordi it's an open question, just how far republicans will actually get with any of this? paul, -- or back with us, serena, the idea of looking at this in the slim margin, these investigations, can they actually happen? to have enough to do it?
second round. meanwhile, it was a memorable first wta tour for ukrainian daria snigur, who upset simona halep, then struggled through tears to explain what the victory meant to her family and war-torn country. >> i want to say thanks to the fans today. thank you. of course, this for ukraine, for my family, for all the fans who supported me, for -- thanks. i want to say thank you, all. thank you. >> beautiful. gene robinson, your thoughts on serena's -- at least the last phase of one part of her, what will be, very long career. it'll just change. >> it'll just change, right. seena williams is going to be, i hope, a prominent person, and
only 17 years old, and wearing white beads in her hair at the 1999 u.s. open. tonight, serena's four-year-old dog daughter was wearing similar beads. after the win, serena had this message for her fans. >> it's so important to give your all, no matter what you do, no matter how many obstacles we face. i've been down and out so many times, and in the public eye, and i've had to like come back and, you just never give up. it sounds cliché, but that really means something, no matter what you're going through out there, i just wanted people to be inspired by my story, i'm from compton, california. >> shout out compton. >> and i made it. >> today also had us thinking of another tennis legend. for serena there was althea. it was harlem native althia gibson who broke down barriers in the sport of tennis.
which, is he's not able to play in the australian open this year. they booted him out of the country with the brouhaha that went down there this year. he knew, coming into what the situation is, he wasn't allowed to play in the tournament in canada. you, know canada is still not letting major league baseball players from other teams come into the country. similar rules that we have in the united states. so, he knew what he was getting into. he is, they're right with rafael nadal chasing this all-time record. by the way, serena's got 23. she just got -- >> serena is going to be there as. well >> serena's gonna be there monday night, she's gonna play her first match. it's gonna be emotional. >> she could get 24. >> we can always dream. we can always dream. it is unlikely she'll get 24, but it's going to be an amazing standoff. >> it could mark her last tournament, right? i >> think it is going to be your last tournament. there's gonna be a lot of emotions and major tributes well deserved to so we, not the greatest of all time. >> speaking of the greatest, you [inaudible]
>> she could get 24. >> we can always dream. we can always dream. it is unlikely she'll get 24, but it's going to be an amazing sendoff. >> it could mark her last tournament, right? >> i think it is going to be your last tournament. there's gonna be a lot of emotions and major tributes well deserved to serena, the greatest of all time. >> speaking of the greatest, you [inaudible] >> good to see you, honored to be here. >> so, no more friday night lights for school in pennsylvania after a hazing scandal cancels an entire football season. that's next.
on. if you don't, you're gonna get ticketed. otherwise, you lose your license. but you mentioned rafael nadel he is right behind rafael nadal for the most grand slam titles. what does it say that he's willing to go for being the most decorated player to hold on to this anti--- >> i think after admire him for that, don. i think that's a great point. because he is sticking by his principal, whether you agree with them or not. he is willing to take this to the extreme. which, is he's not able to play in the australian open this year. they booted him out of the country with the brouhaha that went down there this year. he knew, coming into what the situation is, he wasn't allowed to play in the tournament in canada. you, know canada is still not letting major league baseball players from other teams come into the country. similar rules that we have in the united states. so, he knew what he was getting into. he is, they're right with rafael nadal chasing this all-time record. by the way, serena's got 23. she just got -- >> serena is going to be there as well. >> serena's gonna be there monday night, she's gonna play her first match. it's gonna be emotional.
speeches in the past. she's gotten much better, but if you look back on her winners and conversations when she's had them, she's not being comfortable in the public eye. some players are okay. serena was great yesterday in her post-match interview at the french when she said, look, some people have thick skin, and some people have thin skin and you know, serena's had to really build up her thick skin through the years and serena's had to deal with a lot of press in her own right. it's not been easy on her. but you learn those things. but serena's a little bit of a different cat, you know? she's able to deal with those things. naomi's a very different person and i think this is a time for us to sit back and say, how can we do better by players that are really -- that really struggle with something like this and it's clearly obvious that naomi struggles with depression and anxiety. >> right, absolutely. because you could have -- you, perhaps, could have perceived it as, well, stress, or she's an introvert. this is a different category. and now she has called it for what she thinks it is. >> absolutely. and you know, she's been dealing with this for a while. i've seen her in a lot of press
pink and more frilly and fancy below the waist. >> one of the other things you saw on instagram is serena williams. as we all know, serena and meghan are very good friends. she happens to be getting ready for a friend's wedding, i wonder who that friend is. >> did you see with victoria beckham, she almost, accidentally smiled. >> look at her dress. look how open it is. >> i was going to say, it's similar to the dress she wore to kate's wedding. >> i have met victoria, i know victoria. she gets bad press for not smiling. she is a hoot. she has a dry sense of humor. she doesn't think she looks good when she smiles, which is sad. >> the spice girls are not performing. >> not performing, just coming. >> elton john is said to be