bill neely, nbc news, london. >>> near venice, florida, a private boat goes up in flames.ly responded. one person was on board and safely rescued. no word on what caused the fire. >>> now to this. bristol palin, the daughter of former alaska governor sarah palin, is no longer engaged. her wedding to 2011 medal of honor recipient dakota meyer has been canceled. the wedding was just days away. no reason for the cancellation was given. one rumor has surfaced that meyer was still married to another woman. her response, regarding salacious headlines in recent days about secret wives, dakota was legally divorced years ago. >>> texas governor greg abbott signed into law a restriction that prohibits cities and towns from banning hydraulic fracking. the new law which trumps municipal government power was backed by oil and natural gas interesting. >>> another casualty of the radio shack bankruptcy could be you. they will be willing to pay rent if they move back home. students and parents are accepting of the new normal. >>> can retailer auction list of names, remail addresses and to

bill neely, nbc news, dublin. >> a lot more to tell you ahead on this friday night.hocking allegations about the duggars, stars of tlc's "19 kids and counting," their son accused of sexually abusing young girls as a teenager. tonight, what his parents knew and what tlc is saying about the show's future. >>> also an unbelievable sight late today what you might call a sinkhole in one. >>> we are back with the news so many people are talking about tonight, disturbing allegations against a member of the duggar family. the stars of tlc's popular reality show "19 kids and counting." the oldest son, josh duggar, was investigated for molesting several young girls as a teenager. his parents keeping the secret from police until the oprah show triggered an investigation. all the details just now coming to light. nbc's erica hill reports. >> we're the duggars. >> reporter: the network that made them famous, tlc, has now pulled the show "19 kids and counting" effective immediately. allegations involving the high-profile family were first revealed by "in touch" magazine in a polic

nbc's bill neely has details. >> reporter: it was deliberate mass murder, a full plane programmed to dive and crash. but co-pilot andreas lubitz had tried it before hours earlier setting the same plane to hit the ground. >> it was a repeat of the action he did on the flight. >> reporter: the first official report reveals an even more calculating, erratic man. the flight recorders from the plane's first flight to barcelona showed the captain left lubitz alone in the cockpit an hour and 20 minutes into the flight. in the four and a half minutes before he returned, lubitz repeatedly set the altitude control to 100 feet. its lowest setting. five times. but he switched back so the plane continued its normal, smooth, descent landing safely in barcelona. an hour after that, it took off again for its fatal return flight. no one knew what he'd done. not the captain, the passengers, nor controllers. >> the only thing air traffic controllers would have been aware of is the actual position or altitude of the aircraft. they would not have known what the pilot had selected in the cockpit. >> repor

bill neely, nbc news, london. >>> a potentially very dangerous night ahead in the southern plains with at least one tornado touching down in west texas and the threat of more over the course of the evening, as severe thunderstorms also bring the risk of large hail and damaging wind gusts. and we are also keeping a close eye on the southeast, where an area of low pressure in the atlantic could form a tropical storm over the next few days impacting florida and the carolinas. we will keep an eye on it. >>> some major changes are coming to a chain where many of us eat every week, as customer trends show we are concerned -- more and more concerned with what's in our food. panera bread announced it's changing at least 150 ingredients to get rid of additives many probably didn't realize they were eating. nbc's halley jackson has the details. >> reporter: panera bread is cooking up a new menu, making headlines not for what it's adding, but what it's removing, dozens of artificial preservatives, sweeteners and flavors, including some fda-approved additives also found in pesticides, petroleum wa

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we have bill neely in london. bill, what have you got? >> good afternoon, guy also. a decade ago hundreds of american troops gave their lives to take and hold the city of ramadi. today it has been taken and being held by the world's biggest terror organization, isis. they took it rather easily after a two-day battle in which iraq security forces certainly did not cover themselves in glory. after a brief fire fight they fled, their military vehicles seen retreating from ramadi at some speed. they simply collapsed exactly as they had under a year ago when mosul, the other provincial capital isis now holds, was came up further and iraqi troops did the same thing. they simply put down their weapons and fled. ramadi a very significant victory for isis. it can now control supply routes to syria, it can threaten baghdad just 70 miles away more effectively. it has more weapons from those retreating troops, and momentum, which in any war is vital. you can see on that map the scale of that area that isis either controls or dominates. was it a surprise? probably not, because th

bill neely thank you for that report. we appreciate it. i'm joined by former chief of staff at the cia and department of defense. bill was just alluding to comments by secretary of state john kerry about this latest advance by isis. i want to play those comments and get you to respond on the other side. >> their communications had been reduced. funding and financial mechanisms have been reduced. their movements by in large certainly where there are air patrols and other capacities have been reduced. that's not everywhere. so it is possible to have the kind of attack we've seen in ramadi. i'm absolutely confident in the days ahead that will be reversed. >> secretary kerry quite optimistic referencing u.s. air power. here it's fair to say you saw the limitations of american air power. in this case they did not prove to be successful. is this showing us limitations of just having american air power in these strategic regions of iraq? >> i think isis is most vulnerable on the move. as it moves here from ramadi, eastward towards baghdad, they'r

joining us from london, bill neely. bill, how do you see the fall of ramadi impacting u.s.ary policy toward isis moving forward, if it does at all? >> good morning, mika. yes, after the fall of ramadi, the question now is how quickly can it be taken back, can it ever be taken back. john kerry said yesterday he was absolutely confident that it would be retaken within days. we'll have the test of that confidence. there are reports that s thats that that about 3,000 shia made lish man are gathering at a base and waiting for orders from iraq's prime minister as to move in and to try to retake ramadi. i suppose the two questions really, the first one is what role, if any does the u.s. take. there are reports that u.s. air strikes are continuing around ramadi, but remember in the three days of fighting during which isis tookç ramadi there were 19 u.s. air strikes, dozens around ramadi this the weekin the weeks before that and it didn't stop isis. so how effective can u.s. air strikes be. and secondly does the u.s. really want to be the advanced air guard, if you like, for iranian

nbc chief global correspondent bill neely from london. big implications from europe with that referendum on europe cameron promised by 2017. this was a big election result. >> this was huge. andrea, doesn't sound like a political earthquake when you say cameron was prime minister yesterday and is today. this was a stunning victory for him and historic in all sorts of ways. remember david cameron had never actually won an election out right before. he's been prime minister the last five years in coalition with the left leaning liberal democrats. now he's won outright. none of the polls predicted this. they were all wrong all of the time. it's been absolutely stunning for him. he called it the sweetest victory of all. it's the first time in 60 years a british government has increased number of seats and share of vote. for him, a sweet victory. for left labor party and its leader, an absolute humiliation. it was summed up in scotland. scottish nationalists won nearly every seat in scotland. for me it was summed up in one seat where the guy w

nbc news chief global correspondent bill neely is joining us live from dublin. ome to you. we know ireland is a country about 85% catholic the catholic church is leading the opposition, but this referendum is expected to be approved? >> reporter: yes, alex. i think we've learned on both sides of the atlantic to slightly distrust opinion polls, but they are showing a large lead for the yes campaign for those who do want same-sex marriage to be enshrined in ireland's constitution. and you're right, 85% of irish people still identify themselves as catholic but only about one-third of those are actually regular church goers and a lot has changed. 30 years ago the catholic church ruled ireland, if you like, with an iron grip. divorce was illegal, contraception was scarcely available, homosexually was illegal, abortion was illegal. things have changed a lot in 20 years, largely because of a series of sex scandals in which catholic priests were involved people began to turn off the catholic church pews have emptied across this country. and the church simply doesn't have

bill neely has our report. >> reporter: the retreat from ramadi was fast and humiliating.aqi troops in a race for their lives. forcing them out, isis fighters who shot this propaganda video showing a city abandoned by the army. isis gunmen controlling the hospital in the city center. iraqi troops fought for just two days leaving behind american supplied weapons and tanks. but it's a setback for the u.s. a decade ago nbc news was in ramadi where hundreds of american troops gave their lives to hold the city. today it is held by the world's biggest terror group and it will be tough to retake. >> it is possible to have the kind of attack we've seen in ramadi but i am confident in the days ahead that will be reversed. >> reporter: u.s. air strikes pounded them for weeks. air power has its limits. >> the fall of ramadi is huge. >> reporter: critics like john mccain are calling for u.s. boots on the ground which the obama administration has ruled out. nbc news london. >> in florida a private boat goes up in flames. the coast guard responded. one person was on board and was rescue

msnbc's chief global correspondent bill neely is in dublin with the latest. bill?>> reporter: chris, hello. the polls have just closed here in ireland and all the indications are that there has been a very very big turnout for what is already an historic referendum. ireland is the first country in the world to put the issue of same-sex marriage to its entire population and there is a feeling here especially among young people, that ireland is about to take another historic step and allow gay marriage to be written into the irish constitution. ireland has had referenda in the past on social issues, sometimes very bitter and divisive social issues such as divorce and abortion but never before has any country put it to the entire population on gay marriage. ireland was an extremely conservative country 30 years ago, a country where divorce, where abortion where homosexuality was illegal. those things began to change in the 1990s, and the catholic church began to lose a lot of its power as well due largely to child sex scandals which involve catholic priests. a lot of

let's go to dublin and bill neely. bill obviously we're talking about your backyard.e've got a close friend of the family, really more like a member of the family from northern ireland, who still hasn't for given mark mcginnis for shaking the queen's hand and jerry adams on the list as well. i'm sure it's a shock to a lot of people in england that prince charles would shake the happened of thehand of the man involved in the assassination of his favorite uncle. >> joe, it is still jaw dropping. the only analogy for american viewer imagine if somehow george w. bush in 20 years had managed on shake the hand of osama bin laden. obviously that cannot happen because bin laden is sded, butdead, but that's the seismic handshake that this was. as you say, prince charles shaking the hand and meeting for ten minutes with jerry adams, political leader of the ira, which murdered prince charles's great uncle, the last british vice vice viceroy of india. jerry adams said the ira did to him, monbaton, what did he to others. so along comes prince charles. remember, he's colonel and ch

. >> let's go to michael schmidt and bill neely and on the phone from zurich switzerland, we have "new york times" reporter michael schmid. he helped break this story. he is at the hotel where the arrests occurred. michael, you were sitting in the lobby as these arrests were going down. tell us what you saw. >> reporter: it was much different tan we see in the u.s. where guys storm in with guns and there is bulletproof vests and swat teams. this was about 16 swiss agents. they were in street clothes. they came in fairly quietly. they went directly to the front desk. they started talking to the clerk, finding out what rooms the folks they were looking for were in and then they sort of disappeared into the hotel. then over the next hour we saw them come out from different exits and it was pretty civil. now now. what happened in the hotel the clerks went crazy. they didn't know how to handle it. it wasn't like screaming and that type of arrests. >> michael, it's willie geist. was there any indication or have you heard at all that fifa knew this was coming? >> reporter: we had no indicatio

nbc's bill neely has our report. >> reporter: the retreat from ramadi was fast and humiliating. iraqi troops in dozens of armored vehicle s in a race for their lives. forcing them out, isis fighters who shot this propaganda video showing a city abandoned by the army. isis gunmen controlling the hospital in the city's center. iraqi troops fought for just two days leaving behind american-supplied weapons and tanks. it's a setback for the u.s. a decade ago, nbc news was in ramadi where hundreds of american troops gave their lives to hold the city. today, ramadi is held by the world's biggest terror group. it will be tough to retake. >> it is possible to have the kind of attack we have seen in ramadi. i am confident in the days ahead that will be reversed. >> reporter: u.s. air strikes have pounded isis positions around ramadi for weeks. it didn't work. air power has its limits. >> the fall of ramadi -- i mean it's huge. >> reporter: critics like senator john mccain are calling for u.s. boots on the ground which the obama administration has so far ruled out. both the u.s. and iraq w

joining us from london, nbc news chief global correspondent bill neely. ria. ramadi is a disaster in three part s secondly, it's the manner of the defeat. iraq's security forces proving how utterly incompetent they can be. by all accounts, their retreat from ramadi was complete chaos. thirdly, the consequences. not just that isis has the momentum and weapons and that it's 70 miles or closer from baghdad but also the prospect that shi'a militia some of them iranian backed, are the only way that ramadi can be got back into goth hands. that raises all sorts of prospects include willing the u.s. continue bombing ramadi in support of iranian-backed militias? if you look at it as the glass half full, you might say that for that last year and a half ramadi has been surrounded and therefore it was only a matter of time before it fell and john kerry has been saying much the same thing this morning saying, look isis' movements, its finances, its personnel have been stopped and he's absolutely confident that ramadi will be retaken. but that could really take some tim

nbc's bill neely has the story from dublin. >> reporter: they are celebrating a world's first, never before has a country's voters made same-sex marriage the law. ireland did it decisively. >> this is a descent civilized tolerant country. this is the way to go in the 21st century. >> reporter: every area but one voted yes. proof ireland has changed from being a deeply conservative country. >> we're so proud to be irish today. >> reporter: the vote was 2-1 in favor of changing ireland's constitution. a social revolution say the winners. this result which would be been unimaginable here two decades ago is a milestone for ireland and a message to other countries including the vatican will take note of. the catholic church opposed the move. one arch bishop says it needs to do a reality check. but not everyone was in step. for many this vote doesn't change traditional values. >> i think every child should have a father and a mother. >> reporter: the no campaign claim redefining marriage puts children at risk. >> when you start telling them that gender doesn't matter male or female doesn't

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. >> all right bill neely, thank you for. that appreciate your time. on the topic of boots on the ground and effective u.s. air strikes, we want to bring in a former marine and author of "it happened on the way to war." thanks for being with us. >> thank you. great to be here. >> let's start with the raid that killed abu sayyaf. carter called it a significant blow and setback. senator john mccain had a different opinion this morning on "morning joe." take a listen. >> you have to give the upmost praise. to somehow assume that's going to turn the side on isis is not realistic. >> if you consider that, how does that affect isis, especially with calls u.s. air strikes are not really effective, especially in this sense sense. >> this isn't going to turn the war for sure. isolated strikes are very important. we clearly need a concerted effort that goes beyond simply air strikes but uses all forces of american influence as we try to mobile lieszize allies in the region and use special forces selectively. it's not a surprise ramadi fell as bill was saying ear

nbc's bill neely is following this from london and also with me, nate scott, sports writer for "usa todayth so much more to come what the we expect with this getting bigger? >> frances, good morning. it's a soccer scandal but it's developing into an angry global diplomatic row. rush's president vladimir putin has gone on state television to criticize the u.s. investigation saying it's none of america's business, it's a blatant attempt to extend u.s. jurisdiction to other countries and accusing the u.s. of trying to take the world cup from russia. russia is due to host the tournament in three year's time. sport and politics should be separate, said putin. of course, in an appearance where he used sport to talk politics. the british prime minister has also weighed in. he says he wants the current president of fifa sepp bladder, to resign. britain's foreign minister saying something is deeply wrong at the heart of fifa. the french foreign minister weighing in saying fifa has a disastrous image in addition to this, the south african government has di nighed wrongdoing in connection with the w

. >> nbc's bill neely is in god's country dublin. mrp correspondent joining me from london. first. what are the polls shows us so far? >> reporter: well the polls are are showing really a big majority for allowing same sex marriage to be inserted into the constitution. you know luke i think we know now on both sides of the atlantic to take the polls with a pinch of salt. i was at the polling station earlier, and there's a heavy turnout. the yes campaign those that support same sex marriage, say that is good for them. they believe the more young people that come out the more urban voters come out, the more likely ireland will become the first country in the world to have same sex marriage by popular vote referendum. ireland has has it before abortion and divorce. very bitter arguments. this has been less bitter. it would be a historic vote if ireland which 30 years ago was a very catholic very conservative, very traditional country where homosexuality was illegal and divorce was illegal. it would have come a long way tomorrow if it's the country that says yes to same sex is ma

be in's bill neely live for us in london. good morning. what's the situation now there?>> good morning jose. you heard from the state department some pretty positive spin, but spin it is because the reality is pretty stark today. ramadi fell in two days it's in the hands of the world's biggest terror group, isis u.s. air power failed to stop isis and the iraqi army ran away, hue millmiliated once again. kerry is confident it can be retaken in the coming days. the question is, how? today around 3,000 militia american are assembling at bases close to ramadi to try to recapture the city. they remember where the troops that helped retake tikrit from isis six weeks ago, they are effective, mostly armed and banked by iran. the question now is, what role does the u.s. take in this? u.s. warplanes bombed isis dozens times in recent weeks indeed, 19 strikes in 3 days just as the city was taken. but it didn't work. so the u.s. is going to be weary, it's unlikely to want to form the air wing of iranian-backed militias, they won't coordinate any attacks with those militias. if and w

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nbc's bill neely is watching all of this for us from london bill. this was a surprise especially the level of this right? >> good morning, jose. it certainly was a surprise to those executives who got their wakeup call at their luxury swiss hotel from the swiss police and it was a shock to the whole soccer world which has suspected this organization, fifa, was mired in corruption for decades but could never really prove it. soccer is known as the beautiful game but today no question, it's reeling from a scandal the fbi says spans generations and involves corruption totaling $150 million. the u.s. attorney general saying to fifa that's the group that runs this, the world's most popular sport, enough is enough. >> it wasn't the wakeup call they expected a hotel sheet is used to hide the arrest of some of soccer's top officials. six men were taken from the exclusive swiss hotel where they were preparing to elect the leader of the world's richest sporting organization. among them, a vice president who runs the u.s. region. fifa runs global soccer. the u

>> bill neely, thank you so much. we'll wait to see the outcome of it all.ppreciate that from dublin. >>> the senate just after midnight defeated motions to renew or reform the nsa bulk data program collection. >> on this vote the yeas are 57 the nays are 42. two have not voted and the motion is not agreed to. >> the majority leader mitch mcconnell offered to consider four short-term extensions. each failed. the senate at 2:00 a.m. decided to call it quits and leave for the memorial day recess. senators will return may 31st just before the nsa program expires on june 1st. >>> and kelly o'donnell is at the white house. with a good morning to you, why wasn't the majority leader able to push this through? >> reporter: well, this has been a long-time coming. and when you normally see the right to the brirng of a holiday recess sort of issues alex they find a way to not get it done. what is unusual about this is that it failed. rand paul, who is running for president is also looking for ways to continue the bulk of the phone records. and that's something many pro

nbc bill neely joins me from london. you're not use to these campaigns. >> no.last campaign was interesting because after decades of strong single party governments, we had a coalition. the coalition lasted five years. this is another nail biting election. the closest in a generation. really we couldn't possibly say who could be prime minister tomorrow. we've got the newspapers saying the left leaning guardian could not be closer. we have the right leaning sun newspaper saying 34-34, the main two parties. voting will end in about four and a half hours time. we won't really know unless one of those parties springs a huge surprise and wins significantly more seats than the other. we won't know for a few days who will be prime minister because each of the leaders, david cameron and ed leader of left leaning labor party will try to form a coalition with smaller parties. you mentioned the leader of the scottish nationalist, she's been the star of the campaign. looks like they'll sweep scotland having lost the referendum. they could be the king makers in this election

thank you so much bill neely. and in sports here with a win over the houston rockets, golden state warriors are headed to nba finals for the first time in 40 years. point guard stephen curry scored 26 points. it's his 2-year-old daughter riley that has was the real mvp. she held court once again and made quite the entrance. >> everybody was enjoying the moment. >> i feel best. >> you've always been a really confident person and very optimistic. in 2012 before all this started -- >> for sure. she's way too comfortable. everybody was kind of enjoying the moment. >> i feel with best. >> you wanted to say weather. >> bye bye. >> bye bye. coming up, packed house. another republican joins the race for 2016. hear what he had to say about hillary clinton coming up next. as like half the price! and we'll have to use like double! maybe more! i'm going back to the store? yes you are. dish issues? get cascade complete. one pac cleans tough food better than 6 pacs of the bargain brand combined. cascade. now that's clean. you a

nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely is live in dublin.ty of irish support same-sex marriage but how polarizing has this debate been there? >> reporter: good morning, jose. not as polarizing as previous referenda. there have been votes here on abortion and divorce which have been very divisive and very bitter. this one less so but that doesn't mean it's not a very emotion al emotional debate, for example we were talking to people on the streets yesterday and one gay man almost broke down in tears immediately as he began speaking about this because he said for me it's about whether my friends and family and community regard me as a second-class citizen or not. it's a historic vote. ireland is already the first country in the world to hold a referendum on this issue and obviously if it passes would be the first country to pass that. 18 other countries have this on the statute books already. in the united states it's decided by states and will be decided by the nine justices of the supreme court here in ireland. they're doing things different

bill neely joins us live from london where he's been watching the developments there. l i think that people expected the vote to go this way for blatter but that does not necessarily take him off the hook for possible charges, perhaps in the future even. >> no it doesn't take him off the hook for anything indeed the justice department the fbi made very clear at the end of that extraordinary news conference on wednesday that this was only the beginning. but for now, the voting in the presidential election of fifa has begun, 209 countries casting their ballots. it is almost certain in a couple of hours time that governing body that runs world soccer will re-elect sepp blatter as their president for a fifth term as if nothing had ever happened. sepp blatter who is 79 was the firm favorite before the fbi accused his organization of rampant corruption. today, give or take just a few votes, he will be given a vote of confidence to begin until he is 83. how on earth does this happen? well, a few countries have changed their vote since the u.s. allegations, new zealand, for exa

. >> bill neely live in london.thank you for the latest. >>> up next, the fbi is investigating a computer hacker's claim he took control of a commercial airline engine through the entertainment center. what else he's saying about airline safety. and i'll talk with an expert whether he believes that it's even possible. >>> also ahead -- >> based on what we know now. >> based on what we know now -- >> you were asked the same question and you said -- >> no, it was not the same question. >> well, now senator marco rubio is the latest republican running for president to get caught up in the question of whether the war in iraq was a mistake. it is part of today's first read. >>> and the end of an era. one of tv's most acclaimed dramas, madmen, ends its seventh season. so, what does it mean for don draper and the characters? we'll take a look back at last night's finale and look ahead to the good-bye to david letterman. find the team on twitter and me on facebook, twitter, and instagram. right now, verizon is offering unli

nbc's chief global correspondent bill neely joins us. >> reporter: good morning, erica, from dublin. the counting is almost over and the vote is set to make history. in the u.s. the issue is decided by individual states and supreme court. here in ireland, they do things differently. everyone decides. it's the big day in ireland. one couple voting yes on their wedding day to same-sex marriage. >> if you wanted to you should get married just like we have today. >> reporter: ireland is asking all its people yes or no to gay marriage. the vote counting suggests yes will be the answer. for many it will be a personal victory. >> i'm asking the person i love and me be treated the same way any other couple is treated. >> reporter: ireland was one of europe's most traditional conservative and catholic countries, but the church's power faded and homosexuality and divorce becoming legal two decades ago. in many rural areas and many older men, legalizing gay marriage is a step too far. one they may now have to accept. it is a change ireland's prime minister pushed. >> it is removing inequality.

. >> and bill neely is with us there switzerland, right? no, you're in london. and it really is -- i'm one of the few certainly on this set i'll say soccer fans for stupid americans. football fans. and it was always difficult every four years during the world cup trying to explain how screwed up fifa was. and the one thing i can never explain is why everybody put up with it for as long as they did. so you've been a fan for a very long time. why? why did europe and the world put up with this corruption for as long as they did? >> well, i suppose because the gravy train just kept on rolling. the world cup is one of the most if not the most lucrative sports events in the world. 1 billion people watched last year's final between germany and argentina. fifa gets 9 the 0%0% of its income from the world cup. but there was a significant shift overnight. follow the money you might say because the corporate sponsors who pour money in to the world cup are beginning to feel very embarrassed and say some pretty tough things. coca-cola was first saying this has tarnished fifa

nbc's bill neely has more on this. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. it is known as the beautiful game but today soccer is reeling from a scandal the fbi says spans generations and involves corruption totaling $150 million. the u.s. attorney general saying enough is enough of fifa, the organization that runs the world's most popular sport. it wasn't the wake-up call they expected. a hotel sheet is used to hide the arrests of some of soccer's top officials. six men were taken from the exclusive swiss hotel where they were preparing to elect the leader of the world's richest sporting organization. among them a vice president who runs the u.s. region. fifa runs global soccer. the u.s. indictment charges the men with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies, in a 24-year scheme to enrich themselves. involving $150 million in bribes and kickbacks. fifa generates billions mostly from world cup. these charges were linked to smaller tournaments, fifa today portraying itself as the victim. >> fifa suffering under the circumstances. >> qatar. >

. >> bill neely, thank you. appreciate it. >>> we want to go to breaking news happening here in boston. bob kraft, patriot's owner. he is talking about deflategate. >> going to be disappointed in that decision. i hope they trust my judgment and know that i really feel at this point in time that taking this off the agenda, this is the best thing for the patriots, our fans, and the nfl. and i hope you all can respect that. you know, i would normally take questions, but my desire is truly not to continue the rhetoric. so i'm going to leave this discussion exactly here. thank you very much. >> all right. so listening there to bob kraft patriot's owner saying he's not going to appeal the $1 million fine and loss of a couple of draft picks. this is different than the appeal tom brady filed last week before the 5:00 deadline i believe on thursday. he was able to meet the deadline for the appeal of his four game suspension. hearing from bob kraft, as a team owner, they're not going to appeal the punishment against them

nbc chief global correspondent bill neely, is in london and joins us now. and sepp blatter having the votes necessary to win another term as the fifa president. >> reporter: good afternoon, thomas. he's the most powerful figure in world sport. he's been running world soccer for the last two decades. everyone expects that tomorrow he will be re-elected to serve as president until he's 83 years old. why? well he's got the loyalty of a lot of small countries in the world. especially the african-american and asian confederations. he doesn't have european support. most of those countries will vote against him. but that won't be enough. and his jordanian competitor isn't expected to win. it's extraordinaire given what he said today. you heard some of his remarks there. he said corruption charges against fifa have heaped shame and humiliation on the game. basically they have nothing to do with him. it was a pretty brazen claim. it's a storm now directed at this man. there was denial from him. he said he couldn't be held personally responsible and condemned the act

local time and bill neely has more from dublin. >> reporter: it's a big day in ireland, one couple votingtheir wedding day to same-sex marriage. >> if you want to you should be able to get married to the person you love like we have today. >> reporter: ireland is asking all its people yes or no to gay marriage. the vote counting suggests yes will be the answer. for many it will be a personal victory. >> i'm just asking that the person i love and me be treated the same way any other couple is treated. ♪ >> reporter: ireland was one of europe's most traditional conservative and catholic countries, but the church's power faded, homosexuality and divorce finally becoming legal, two decades ago. but in many rural areas and for many older men, legalizing gay marriage is a step too far, but one they may now have to accept. it's a change ireland's prime minister has pushed. >> it is about removing discrimination, it is about removing inequality, it's historic and that's why i will be voting yes. >> reporter: for critics of what may become a new law this is a bad day. >> every child has a right to

>> bill neely in london thank you very much for that update. >>> developing terror news out of italy,olice there have arrested a 22-year-old man from morocco linking him to that deadly attack in a tunisian museum in march. he was arrested at his mother's house near milan. police suspect he was involved in the shooting rampage of the museum that left nearly two dozen people dead. he's being held at a prison in milan. >>> after the break, we'll zoom through some of today's other top stories, including an update on what may have started the biker gang shootout in waco. plus, new developments for passengers on board the "norwegian dawn" cruise ship. they spent the night anchored off the coast of bermuda after it ran aground. ♪ one, two, three o'clock. four o'clock pop. ♪ five, six, seven o'clock. eight o'clock pop. ♪ ♪ nine, ten eleven o'clock ♪ ♪ twelve o'clock pop ♪ ♪ we're gonna pop around the clock tonight. ♪ pop in new tide pods plus febreze a 4 in 1 detergent. now with 24-hour freshness. i love making sunday dinners. but when my back hurt, cooking all day... forget about it. tylenol