that would have to come with abolition, it might be key for a brighter pakistan. >> israel's prime minister said hamas will bay for the deaths of three settlers. >> an israeli operation continues to find those responsible, and more rockets are fired into style from gaza. also coming up, a call to arms. the leader of the self proclaimed islamic state vows revenge. >> a former french president held for questions over his political finances.

>> the world's big sports stories for you, including argentina taking on switzerland in the world cup quarter final miswe'll have the action later in the program. >> the if you know release are being held in israel for three settlers who's bodies were found in the west bank monday. they disappeared over two weeks ago. israel accused hamas of being behind their kidnappings and death. he said those responsible for the deaths would be found. >> our military has been working over the past few days against hamas targets in gaza and we will continue to do that. if we need to, we will expand the battle. if anyone thinks they will achieve anything with terrorism, they will find the opposite results. hamas is responsible, hamas will

pay. hamas will continue to pay. >> israel's military said more rockets have been fired from gaza, but no one hurt. in jerusalem, israel's religious right have been protesting, calling for revenge. they accused the government of not doing enough. hamas has kidnapped israels in the past. it prized the abduction of the teenagers but denies having done it. we have a report. >> israeli soldiers are know longer search forego three young settlers. they are trying to find two missing palestinians, accused of kidnapping and killing the settlers in the occupied west bank. as raised continued following the discovery of the three bodies, israeli soldiers shot dead one palestinian, after confront is as. israel says hamas organized the killings and are intense filing recalls for a newly formed

unified government between fatah and hamas to be ended. >> i think following this oh astros city, this brutal murder of two teenagers, it's incumbent that the palestinian authority break its alliance with hamas. the president leadership cannot say they are committed to peace and reconciliation and at the same time be in a political alliance with these terrorists, with these murderers of children. >> palestinian officials reject that, and say israel is using the killings as an excuse to into iten its grip on palestinian territory at that tuesday, settlers set up a post greer to protest the killings. >> we mourn and we cry, but we are not broken and design its response to arab terror. if they think that he can weaken us or scare us away from our

homeland, the response has been and always will be building a new community to settle the land and to call for israeli sovereignty. >> calling the discovery of the bodies, israel bombed dozens of sites in the gaza strip. no casualties were reported. the israeli government is debating what to do next. janener son, aljazeera, ar ramallah, the occupied west bank. >> a major certain operation was launched after the young settlers went missing june 12 while hitchhiking. the bodies were found late on monday in a field not far from where they disappeared. overnight in hebron, the israeli army destroyed the homes of two hamas members it accuses of carrying out the kidnapping. five have died during raids connected to the missing settlers, including a teenager shot dead during a raid.

>> israel responded to more air strikes. joining us live from em. we heard there will be a response. do we know yet the scale of it? >> firstly, i think netanyahu chose his words very carefully, first he threatened and he said, vowed that israel will find every single person involved in the kidnapping and the killing of the three israel teenagers, wherever they are or no matter how long it takes. one of the other key things he said was that there is an intention to act against hamas and gaza. he also said that in gaza, hamas is still encouraging kidnappings and still launching rockets into israel and if need be, there may be an expansion of the israel army operation in gaza, so saying only that if there is a

need to expand the operation, and indicate that go there is perhaps an intention to act against hamas and gaza may not be strong enough words to indicate or reflect an eminent or immediate response of large scale at this point in time, lauren. >> there seems to be some kind of pressure or indecision at least in figuring out the right response. give us a flavor of what the debate is and what the right wing government ministers say, for instance. >> well, you just saw the pictures of the professors in west jerusalem who said -- who described netanyahu as not doing enough and as a traitor, people generally aren't happy with him. we can say the same about difficulties he faces inside his cabinet. there's a lot of pressure on him from right wing ministers who have a lot of influence in this government, which is a right wing government and will dictate

events and actions of the government on the ground. you also ever some of the ministers in the cabinets who are suggesting expanding a settlement building inside the west bank as part of a response or a reaction to the killing of the three israel teenagers. you've got those ministers who support such actions and those who say this would undermine strehl legitimacy in the international community and those who say settlement expansion is not enough, a military response and a crackdown on hamas is needed at this point in time. there are challenges for netanyahu and divisions within the government to try a arrive at a decision or a specific set of things that they want to carry out and do right now or in the near future. >> ok. thank you very much indeed for that update live from jerusalem. >> a car bomb exploded in northeastern nigeria. dozens are feared dead.

the armed group boko haram has been blamed. we have more from the capitol of nigeria. >> it was a devastating bombing and came as a busy time in the market area. these images show some of the devastation. a minister of defense say explosions were banned, which was driven into the market. it was a suicide bombing, it appears and the number of casualties very high, it would seem. we don't have an exact number of dead, but as estimates are between 15 to more than 30, the state governor and four hospitals on the scene. everybody is devastated by this but not surprised it does appear to be another boko haram attack. they are using tactics featuring urban centers and large rural areas for fighters with guns setting fire to homes. relentless attacks now about that the security forces under

massive pressure. rarely do they have positive news, but they have announced just shortly before this bomb that go they made three arrests connected to the kidnappings of 276 girls more than two months ago. one is set to be a businessman, who was connected to the whole plot, and he apparently informed on two other people, two women, one said to be a pain matter, the other a spy for boko haram. whether that will make a difference in the hunt remains unclear. 219 remain missing. >> a french ban on wearing the face veil in public, the case was brought by a 24-year-old french woman who argued the ban violated her freedom of religion and expression. french law says nobody can wear clothing in the public space intended to conceal the face. the penalty is a $205 fine.

>> inside syria, activists say syria fighter jets have dropped bombs in the outskirts of damascus. aljazeera can't verify the video. >> international operation to destroy syria's chemical weapons is reaching its final stages. a u.s. ship arrested in southern italy to take on 1300 tons of syria's most deadly tack ins. we report from where the delicate operation is taking place. >> maria has lived here for 84 years. she said the only time she felt scared was during word war two, but these days, the threat comes from right next to her doorstep. her house overlooks the fort

where within wednesday, a ship laden with the most dangerous components from syria's weapons stockpile is being transferred. >> i wait every day for them. i have two children who live up north. i hope it's not the last time i speak to them. >> wednesday, the chemical stockpile will be transferred on to the american vessel cape ray, already docked at the port. it will set sale or international waters, where the chemical agents, including components from mustard gag and the nerve agent sarin will be neutralized. it has been fitted with the system capable of breaking down toxic chemical agents into industrial waste. the agents will be pumped into valves, mitched with heated

water and bleaches. once neutralized, they will be stored in waste tanks ready for disposal. >> this is what it looked like on tuesday, locals are gust getting by every day life. on the other, created road blocks aren't the perimeter of the fort, which was turned into a demilitarized zone. >> access to the fort is kept to a few and even the mayor is in the dark. >> we were given eassurances. those are empty words. to this day, i still haven't been told what kind of substances are on that ship. >> to reassure the population, the mayor has paved the town with posters saying the cargo is made up of chemical agents and not weapons and set up a room in the town hall where locals will be able to follow the operation.

everybody's wish in this otherwise sleepy town is that this delicate operation will be fast and clean. aljazeera, san fernando. >> still ahead, ukraine's ceasefire ends and for elderly residents, it means more sheltering in the cellar. >> fine in a told to keep out of hong kong affairs. >> the u.s. cue up to play belgium with a quarter final at stake. >> the man who's declared himself the leader of the world's muslims has called on islam's followers to travel to iraq and syria. he is the leader of the so-called islamic state, whose fighters are among a should not knee rebellion in iraq. easy looking for the first time

since his group formed a caliphate. >> m.p.'s failed to agree on a speaker for the government. malaki is accused of promoting sectarian policies. we have the latest on the situation in iraq from baghdad. >> the leader of the islamic state released a message urging muslims to move to syria and iraq. he's always said the muslims need take revenge follow deaths of soon any muslims from cashmere all the way down to the sewers. the meet i can't, the play they get on social media are crucial for him to get the kind of support he needs. once again, this is a great propaganda move for him. >> iraq fails to choose a leader

of the house. this was a procedural session of parliament. it's constitutionally mandated they meet, chewing a speaker of the house. they met, took a break, argued about whether they were supposed to choose a speaker of the house. one curt stan m.p. said curt stan was being scragled, using her message to get the point across. >> this session when they chose the speaker of the house triggered a consist process 45 days in which they to have choose the prime minister. that hasn't happened. there's meeting yule eight. it just goes to show you how fragmented they are. it is very, very political. >> the leader of iraq's yo

autonomous kurdish region will hold a referendum. he took control of the city of kirkuk as the iraqi army fled. some of the fighters are based south of kirkuk. >> they have been losing men on the front line. a piece of mortar hit the base. they blame the islamic state. the attack is one of many over the past few weeks. >> this is strategic territory and we are obliged to be they're protect it. the islamic fighters want to take kirkuk city. >> we are in the southern region, this oil rich province long claimed by its arab, occurred and turknish community.

they managed to take over a village and are now positioned here at the edge of that town from where they launch attacks. >> the iraqi army fled when islamic state farmer joined it. those fighters acted as civilians. we have to protect the people and kirkuk. >> the forces were never based here. the sunni offensive allowed kurdish forces to expand areas of control. >> here is part of the district of taza, which lies on the front line. it's an area populated by shia turkmen, well it used to be at least. people have flood. it is now under the protection of forces but the iraqi flag is still hoisted here. >> the men did not want to be

filmed and are still wearing their uniforms. they feel abandoned by the government in baghdad and cheaten by the juarez there are those that want to divide iraq into sunni, shy it areasons. they may occurred the kurds of exploiting iraq's current crisis but without them, the self proclaimed islamic state would be here. >> ukrainian fighters have heard president obama say he will not extend a ceasefire monday. >> according to residents, the first shell slammed in around

10:30 in the evening, 30 minutes after the ceasefire expired. by the time president pour chen co went on tell cushion, no one here was watching life here is a quite existence, even in the middle of the day. some elderly estopped venturing above ground at all. >> it was really scary, the balconies were broken off, the windows open. it's just awful. >> when the shelling began, claudia also fled to the shelter. she came back to find every wind in her apartment blown put. she wants help from the united states. >> i don't know what i'm going to do. i have no idea. you have to invite a bomber here and have him tell me.

>> others have stopped looking for answers for help and are just leaving. >> a checkpoint south of the town, we founded refugees bordering two large busies. >> president poroshenko promised a target military campaign. the people here are started and already leaving with as fathers wave goodbyes through the glass to their wives and children, the sadness is tinged with a deep sense of bitterness. >> we never thought it would turn out like this. we didn't expect this. there are no words to describe it. >> they are bombing homes and schools. i'm getting my grandchildren as far as away as i can. >> my girl and program foreare gone. i'm left with my husband and

they're bombing us from airplanes. >> even with the ceasefire over, international diplomatic efforts are on going. it feels as if diplomacy failed long ago. >> joining us litsch from donetsk. in your report, we saw people leaving and fearing abescalates. what's your'ment of how much worth it's got? >> it's definitely got worth. the ceasefire never really held in any meaningful way, because the army always reserved.

>> you saw in my report there, the craters left by the incoming shells from the ukrainian army overnight. we also saw, we couldn't make out which side it was on. it must have been ukrainian surely, a low and slow jet fighter, and flying over the southern area late this afternoon. certainly the military, the ukrainian military renewed its efforts in that area to out of the the separatist militants. it's not the only place there's been action here. in donetsk was a fairly extensive gun battles with several fighters overrunning a police headquarters, capturing the donetsk regional police chief here. at least one police officer is dead. in another town, a little town 30 kilometers to the northwest of donetsk was an extended battle of heavy machine guns,

each side firing at each other across the bridge. no real effect but certainly gives an indication of the proactive way that the army is now tackling the separatists in this area. >> thank you very much indeed. >> russia's foreign minister has phoned his u.s. counter part john kerry to call for an end to the ukrainian government's offensive in the east. and saying the u.s. is responsible for steering poroshenko off the road to peace. >> he chose to resume military action. we could not convince him the road to peace does not lie through war. after the truce was announced, talks to improve the situation didn't even get started, only the ultimatum of disarmment was given. peace is not possible with ultimatums. >> thanks for coming in to talk

to us. we heard putin's words and heard monday from lavrov saying they still want a fully fledged peace process. what's the russian strategy here? >> it's not peace process supported, it's the opposite. the idea is to try to avoid sanctions from the west, but he'll keep high instability in eastern ukraine in order to influence policy. >> does poroshenko have many options? in the few weeks they tried to out of the the rebels, they didn't succeed. is there any likelihood they'll succeed better changing tactics? >> that's one reason russia has to make the decision because during these 10 days used by the

separatists to come lately forces. ten days ago, they got one battalion of troops, now approximately one and a half brigade fitted with tanks, guns, multiple rocket launchers, so it's very serious force. the problem is not the checkpoints, which closes these forces in slovyansk. >> while this is escalating on the ground, we have the e.u. suggesting that they're going to have more sanctions, but not quite getting around to it. what's happening with the e.u.? is it the old problem of deals with russia that are not background or what? >> that is the problem that the west is about conflict, the east about suffering. it's more difficult for those to enjoys comfort to fight against those who already to suffer. that is why europeans are not prepared to undertake the sanctions, which will be painful for them, as well. >> in terms of what happens to

ordinary people, we saw them getting out, we end up with a big humanitarian crisis. >> the cries is getting bigger and bigger and that is the problem. the war is like a magnetic field, it influences everybody, attracts everybody. you cannot keep neutrality when you have war around. you the people, their best wish is to have peace. they certainly have both sides of the conflict. >> is it the peace process still an option? >> effectively, there is no option. the only option is because the purpose of the kremlin east to destroy ukrainian stability and ukraine tries to preserve its stability and unity. the only option is for the kremlin to try to influence the forces. there is it seems to me that the point of no return has already been passed.

>> ok, thank you for your thoughts on the subject. thank you. >> still ahead on the news hour, britain's currentlyist union lobbies the egyptian embass on behalf of aljazeera staff in prison. >> in sport, another big name crashes out of wimbledon.

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to iraqi security forces. >> don't miss america tonight exclusive reports front line iraq only on al jazeera america >> a round of headlines here on aljazeera. if you know release have been held for the three israeli settlers who's bodies were found monday. israel causes hamas of killing the young men. >> at least 20 have been killed bay car bomb in the nigerian city, the attack happening at a morning market and blamed on boko haram. >> the self proclaimed leader of the world's muslims is calling on fellow muslims to travel to iraq and syria to build a muslim

state. >> an activist in the former u.s. head of the rights group joins us now from tel aviv. thank you for your time. i understand that your organization is calling for restraint. are you expected to be listened to at all by the israel government? >> of course, you know, at this time of mourning and grief, across the country, there are many calls for revenge and escalation. obviously, working through the mind, rather than the, you know, guts, is to restrain and not to escalate the situation further. i do not think that widening the circle of violence would help neither israel nor the

palestinians. >> there have been situations clearly in the past where there have been responses from the government and so on. what's your concern about what might happen next and the main thing you're worried about? >> look, you know the israel government that different voices within it. some of the ministers are calling for retaliation. some of them are calling about breaking down hamas' force, some of them are calling for, you know, steps that might be a collective punishment towards gaza, wimp is as you know controlled by the hamas movement. all of these steps, both in the gaza strip or the west bank might escalate the situation. obviously again, the heart is broken when three youths are

found murdered. having said that, escalating and causing more pain and more sorrow and more casualties of people who are not involved in this particular act will not do any good for the situation right now. if i may say, lauren -- my call is for both leaderships -- yeah, sorry. >> i was just asking what do you want to see from the palestinian side. >> exactly. thank you for this question. yeah, so i think -- i think the president was courageous in condemning the kidnapping, i'm sure now when we know it was actually a murder in front of the arab league ministers of foreign affairs. i think there's no -- it seems

that these two supposedly killers, the ones accused were somehow connected with hamas, but there's no sign that hamas actually launched this attack. what i expect the hamas leadership is to also be courageous and if they haven't done this and in order to save the situation from escalating further, to say we are not responsible for this act. we condemn this act of those two if they indeed act the on their own. i think that would, you know, i can understand why it's hard for hamas to do that but if hamas wants to portray itself as a reliable partner together with fatah to establish the unity government in the palestinian territory, i think that can contribute a lot and i think it's also a time of test for

both the israel leadership and also to the hamas leadership. >> all right, thank you very much indeed for your thoughts. >> the union will continue to campaign for the freedom of aljazeera staff imprisoned in egypt, sentenced from seven to 10 years last week and aiding the muslim brotherhood. aljazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. they have come to present a petition signed by hundreds of journalists protesting the imprisonment of the aljazeera team. they are allowed in and discuss the matter with the ambassador for a full hour and a half. we are told it was a frank exchange of views. meanwhile, a meeting at the journalists union to discuss the best way forward for the campaign. >> the campaign has been run, it's not been successful, but we have to keep going, because what

the egyptian government wants is for everybody to forget what has happened to our colleagues. we should not forget it. we should never forget it and we should do everything that we possibly can to get them released. >> the argument that it would be better to allow quiet diplomacy to take its course is rejected by the speakers at this meeting. >> anytime egyptian minister goes anywhere now, question, what are you doing about the aljazeera journalists. every international conference they're at, question, what are you doing about the journalists. that's the way to keep that pressure up. just because they haven't been freed doesn't mean the campaign that failed. it just means we haven't yet succeeded. >> this must be a difficult and disheartening time for the journalists, but outside egypt, their supporters are mo are determined than ever to fight on their behalf. >> turkey's prime minister is running for president.

the ruling party announced his candidacy on tuesday. it will be the country's first. he said he wants to be a leader for the people. >> during our service, we will have one aim, to produce services for our people. if we are going to be elected, we will show a very different presidency in our country. we will work hard to develop the economy, and to become a member of the european union and to braise brotherhood. >> the french president is being held as part of a long running investigation into funding. on his way into custody and an unwelcome entry into the french president books, he becomes the first president of the republic to be detained by the police. >> he arrived early tuesday. the questioning over allegations he was involved in so-called

influence peddling, now his lawyer and two magistrates have all right been brought on monday night in connection with the same inquiry. >> specifically, it's alleged he offered a judge a job for information in a case against him. judges were investigating the funding of his 2007 election campaign. there have been claims that he took money oh from muammar gaddafi. he said that's ridiculous. other allegations involve this woman, lillian, some call her the richest woman in france. he is accused of taking envelopes stuffed with cash from her. his former campaign treasurer are awaiting trial in that case. >> supporters say he's the victim of a which hunt. the socialist governor denies pressuring the judiciary. >> it's good news, because it

shows that in france, nobody is above the law and we know that the investigative judges are very powerful, and it's also bad news, because it smells a little bit like political revenge. >> sarkozy hinted he'd like to stand for president again in threw he years time. although he's consistently denied doing anything illegal, his political comeback seems to be running more and more into political obstacles. >> more than two houston thousand workers have been on strike in south africa over wages. the indefinite strike threaten to say bring the engineering sector to a halt. the country is suffering from a five month long strike by mine workers. >> tens of thousands have protested in hong kong demanding greater democracy. the rally marked 17 years since hong kong returned to china.

we have a report. >> in an echo of the british handover to china 17 years ago, it rained again on this anniversary. the downpour drenched the protestors but failed to dampen the mood of defiance. they were protesting hong kong's diminishing freedoms under chinese rule. >> they have ultimately ruined the promise they made to the world. we are worried that they are interfering, people years of unchanged promise. >> we found our right, our freedom is less and less, so that's why people are more angry something the circumstances. >> china calls this treason, because these protestors are displaying the old british colonial flag. china's government is growing increasingly exasperated, putting its foot down last week

over calls for democratic reform. warning that hong kong's economy is at china's discretion. >> this is the only city in china where these protests can happen, part of the unusual set up of one country, two systems before the handover. that system is under threat, say the protestors. >> we have to walk out and speak for ourselves, speak for democracy, speak for our freedom. >> hong kong is one of the world's most law abiding cities but the mood is hardening and risk of civil disobedience and even violence remains. aljazeera, hong kong. >> still ahead, she didn't make the bed, but artist is about to make serious money as a result. >> the world cup knockout match that went the distance. robin has the action from the argentina and switzerland slash in a moment, plus reaction from brazil. brazil. an amazing new species is

discovered... >> kind of like we're watching little architects in action >> one of natures mysteries solved... >> i don't think it's a spider or mite >> in the amazon rainforest >> we're gonna tryvé

>> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. >> it's one of the 20t 20th centuries most controversial art works, my bed, a bed with crumpled sheets and cigarette butts. it's expected to sell for more than a million dollars. we report. >> tracy has never been one to shy away from the cameras, often controversial, always interesting, she's been a

darling of the art scene since the 1990's, her most famous piece, the bed still means a lot to her. >> it means something different than it did at the time. at the time, it was about here and now and now when i look at the bed, it's like a ghost of myself, it's like a time capsule. >> the bed tells the story of a breakup. it's raw and in your face. >> i don't see something ugly. i see something that saved me. i don't see something shocking, that tried to hurt me, i see the complete opposite. i see a softness of it, something gentle about it that protected me. i am now still protecting this bed. i still love it. >> love this piece or loathe it, 15 years after it went on display, it's come to embody an important moment in british art. not least because it triggered a big debate about what constitutes art.

the mid 1990's saw the emergence of a new breed of conceptual artists. the young british artist movement, since then, she has become a member of britains prestigious royal academy of art, but it's the bed that still gets people talking. >> it's become famous, and it's got stories behind it, which adds to its value. it's a notoriety and it's design the as an object for collectors and that's what people in contemporary art consider to make it a work of art. is it a work of art in my opinion? no, it's merely an illustration of a bit of autobiography. >> proceeds from the sale will fund free entry into the gallery selling it. for many, this piece polarized opinion and whether it's art or not could be down to personal taste. aljazeera, london. >> time for sport now. here's robin.

>> hello, there. we start with the world cup round 16 matches where argentina have just beaten switzerland in extra time. the first half a tight affair with argentina having more of the possessions. the best chance fell to the swiss. wasting his chance to break the deadlock. the second half, argentina pressing again, the captain almost grabbing his fifth goal of the tournament. they went to extra time during the first period. in the only goal of the game two minutes from the end, the chance to score the 118th minute, the swiss almost equalize it. later, hitting the post.

argentina holding on for the win. a pulsating game. >> it was just so close, wasn't it? i mean in the end, you say they do deserve i did. they found a way to make their way through. it was such an even game where you say neither time deserve to lose. another brilliant performance from switzerland who deserve the ranking of six in the world, so often underrated. with argentina, there's that magic they were hoping for when the tournament started, was this going to be a defining tournament. he made the difference, didn't he? of course that said, the finish. imagine being that cool with two minutes to go in a world cup match. the jubilation of the many

thousands of fans here know that just like brazil, they could have gone out. >> do you think the swiss fans would be disappointed with their national team's campaign at this world cup? >> not at all. they'll be disappointed with the result. i've been saying for a long time i was lucky enough to see a lot of switzerland. at the draw, people were disrespecting them, saying they couldn't be among the eight seats. if you look at the results and watch them play and the quality of their team, you see they're excellent. this morning, people saying switzerland ranked sixth in the world, it can't be drew. it very much is true and they just had an off day against france. they make the nation very proud, it was just excruciating for them. he should have scored the header and was unlucky when the ball came off his knee. >> looking ahead, how do you think argentina will have to sharpen up their game?

>> yes, they will to have improve. i think there's similar things about brazil and argentina. i just felt that that would be the likely final and neither team is at their best. but they keep surviving. i keep thinking that they will get better. they have the quality there, they're on their own continent, they are going to be tough to beat, that's why i think ultimately, they might end up being in that final. yes, argentina may need to improve. >> thank you very much for that. the united states and belgium kick off shortly. obviously belgium favored to win. the u.s.a. made it to the knockout stages in three of their last world cups. some believe they can go tort distance for the first quarter final spot in 12 years.

>> a new tournament is on because there are no more calculations. we've seen it all with brazil, chile. the no competition will be for a group hungry who has a role to meet and will work hard to make it to the quarter finals. >> neither of us have a team that's willing to go the extra mile. every single player needs to be ready to go 120 minutes and possibly into a penalty shootout. it's the most extreme conditions you can have as a player, going into those games and possibly being 120 plus minutes, but that's what we are all looking forward to. >> belgium a much smaller nation than the united states.

what kind of contingent of fans have you found there? >> it has been strong and yes you're right, it is a much smaller contingent. you see it here, but there are belgian fans here and they are out in force. we're still an hour away until this game starts, but people start to go pour into the arena here in the city of salvador. i would say the u.s. fans outnumber the belgian fans by 5-1, at least we spoke to many belgian fans over the last couple of days or so. they're very excited about this. they think they have a chance to beat the united states. the u.s. fans say they're going to be here with perhaps as many as 10,000 supporters from the u.s. trying to cheer opt red, white and blue. we'll see who ultimately wins this. >> do you think the united states can overcome belgium later? >> yeah, the u.s. does think

that they will be able to beat belgium. remember, the u.s. had low expectations coming into this tournament, but obviously after that first big win against ghana and heartbreaking tie to portugal, the u.s. feels they are in this knockout stage and not satisfied with getting just this far. they want to go further in this tournament and they are pointing to their fans, the contingent of u.s.a. fans are here to try to help them to victory. >> the united states coach has asked his team to delay their flights, quite confident they might make it to the final. >> the u.s.a. coach said two things worry him about algerian referee. number one is that he speaks french and he'll be cable oh communicate directly with the

belgian players and not the american players. the other thing is we know the u.s. beat algeria in the last world cup, so indicating that the algerian referee might have allegiances to perhaps want belgium to win. we'll see. that was an unusual comment. he's not the coach that would normally make those comments. we don't know if it's gamesmanship or what. fifa said their referees all biased and going to do a fine job. >> the refereeing has been suspect at times. >> thanks a lot for that. this world cup has seen record t.v. audiences and social media engagement in the united states. we are in chicago. can you give a sense of how many people are expect there had with you today and how they are feeling ahead on that match?

thousands are expected to come out today. we have been seeing this for the last few days. the u.s. soccer federation tells us four of these viewing events in the last few weeks drew thousands in downtown chicago to watch the games. we're a little over an hour away from the united states annabel jump match. the doors were opened here moments ago and thousands barreled into this stadium. i imagine it doesn't feel much different than what's going on in brazil today. these fans are looking forward to this match and each time the u.s. advances, they get bigger and swell and get more interested in football. >> the united states hasn't always had that love affair with the sport, call the sport soccer. why is there such a big enthusiasm this time around, do you think? >> i think americans like the

story, the story of an underdog particularly when it's their team. they like the idea of somebody not expected to get as far as they've gotten continue on. as they become fans of this game, they're cheering on their team, coming out in large numbers and really, this is an opportunity to see team u.s.a. go as far as they can and they don't think the team is going to stop anytime soon. >> live in chicago. we're going to let you soak in the atmosphere and check in with you later. you can join us every day of our world cup update, a wrap up of everything going on. the show is on the air at 15:40g.m.t. you can get the latest underworld cup on our website. >> world number one nadal has

been knocked out of wimbledon losing four sets in the fourth round. the 144th ranked player in the world, obviously the biggest victory in his career. >> >> very happy with my game in the first four marchs, i think and been in control throughout the matches. some tougher moments to go through, which is normal in certain stages of sets, but today again, i was very happy with my performance. yeah. i'm looking forward to the match tomorrow.

>> a shocking result to update you on from the women's draw where tournament favorite is out in the fourth round and won 22 of her last 23 matches. losion to germany's angelique, taking decisive sets 6-4. >> she's a great anticipator of the ball. she's one of the best. that's why she's been in the top the last few years. maybe she hasn't had the best results this year particularly, but she's gone far in grand slams and been top 10 for a while now. >> in london, we'll see what's going on. >> we've heard that crazy's artwork, my bed, we saw a short time ago has sold for $4.34 million. that's it from me at the moment. i'll be back in a few moments with more.

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