it will be that those players, guys like mickelson, dustin johnson, brooks koepka, patrick reed and brysonurn to the full? and if so, how are the loyal to a place supposed to feel about that? roy mcilroy was the most outspoken of it. became nosed golf's moral compass. but last month said he did not want to talk about a more. he said it was hurting his game. he said quote, roy mcilroy took a stand from what he believed is right. peÑa can't be measured. so that by the very thing that he was trying to defend. there is still so much that we do not know about all of this. no doubt there will be a lot of reaction from this. next week we have another major tournament. the u.s. open in los angeles. there are of course going to be winners and losers. who they are will be depend on your point of view. but golf fans should be happy because now they can see their favorite players on the same golf course. at the same time. the big question must be, i will cost? back to you. >> thank you to don riddell. there still to come for, us a historic day in court for prince harry. who testified for hours and fac

rivalry , liv has paid top dollar to poach some of the biggest names from the pga, including dustin johnsonnd phil mickelson. players faced backlash for joining a tour backed by a country linked to a history of human rights abuses, including the murder of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. i don't condone human rights violations at all. i'm certainly aware of what has happened with jamal khashoggi. and it's i think it's terrible. golfer rory mcilroy reportedly turned down a $300 dollar offer, and tiger woods, a $700 million offer to play for liv. in the past, golfers say yesterday's merger announcement came out of the blue. not everyone took issue. i've dedicated my entire life to being at golf's highest level. i'm not about to stop playing golf because the entity that i play for has joined forces with the saudi government. but a group representing families of the 9/11 attack victims say it's shocked and offended and accuses the pga and commissioner monahan of hypocrisy, saying it appears they're concerned for our loved ones was merely window dressing in their quest for money. just

dustin johnson, what a catch that is. so nice we show it twice. the defensive play of the game.n the seventh inning, lighting in the area causing an 88-minute weather delay. deacon doing some damage, danny corona base of the middle, wake forest takes the lead 3-2, stanford with the go-ahead run at the plate in the night, and troy grounds into the game ending 4-3 double play. stanford fall 3-2. overall with a 56-41 victory over the vegas nighthawks, taking sole possession of the lead peer here is a sports director larry beil with more on the team. >> no time remaining! larry: in indoor football, stopping a offense of drive is like getting a turnover. that is where darren hungerford comes in, the linebacker lives up to his name with his hunger to win on a team with championship potential. >> it is never about the opponent, it is about us, how good are we going to execute, how good are we going to come together, how much effort will we play with? if we come out and do what we do, we know for fact that at the end of the day, there is no team back and play with us. larry: the panther

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former champions dustin johnson and rory mcilroy bogeyed the last holes. unusually low scoring. michael roy made five front nine birdies and his best effort in majors. —— rory mcilroy made five. it was a great day. got off to a nice start making three on ten. never really thought about a score or necessarily what i was trying to do. the first few days this week i wasn't feeling very comfortable. swing. wasn't making many putts or hitting very good putts. continuing to get work in on the course and the practice area. and finally a couple of things clicked yesterday. the scores are _ of things clicked yesterday. the scores are a _ of things clicked yesterday. the scores are a bit _ of things clicked yesterday. the scores are a bit lower than i imagined _ scores are a bit lower than i imagined them to be but going out early on _ imagined them to be but going out early on thursday, i can see these conditions — early on thursday, i can see these conditions will see most of the week — conditions will see most of the week. hopefully i am teeing off a bit later_ week. hopefully i am tee

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dustin johnson and brooke stepped out, phil mickelson, those players accused of selling out by joining a tour backed by saudi arabia, a country accused, including the murder of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. >> i don't condone human rights violation at all, i'm certainly aware jamal khashoggi and i think it's terrible. >> last year tiger woods turning down a $700 million opportunity to play for liv's. >> what is the incentive to practice question what is the incentive to go there and earn in the dirt? you're getting paid a lot of money up front and playing a few events. i just don't see how that move is positive in the long term. >> golfer rory mcilroy saying it wasn't all about the money. >> obviously money is the deciding factor in a lot of things in this world but it's purely for money, never seems to go the way you wanted to. >> reporter: the pga players who had turned down liv only learning the deal this morning. tonight a group of resigning 9/11 families saying "our entire 9/11 community has been betrayed by commissioner monahan and the pga." david, according to the

liv has paid top dollar to poach some of the biggest names from the pga, including dustin johnson andl mickelson. players faced backlash for joining a tour backed by a country linked to a history of human rights abuses, including the murder of washington post journalist jamal khashoggi. i don't condone human rights violations at all. i'm certainly aware of what has happened with jamal khashoggi. and it's i think it's terrible. golfer rory mcilroy reportedly turned down a $300 million offer and tiger woods, a $700 million offer to play for live in the past. golfers say yesterday's merger announcement came out of the blue. not everyone took issue. i've dedicated my entire life to being at golf's highest level. i'm not about to stop playing golf because the entity that i play for has joined forces with the saudi government. but a group representing families of the nine over 11 attack victims say it's shocked and offended and accuses the pga and commissioner monahan of hypocrisy, saying it appears they're concerned for our loved ones was merely window dressing in their quest for money. ju

and dustin johnson decided to leave the pga to, to join the live golf is and somehow what they've been able to do is to strike a deal where by saudi arabia gets legitimacy by being associated with a really historic golfing entity. at the same time, the p g and d p towards you, you mentioned that he cannot make legitimacy and power by essentially striking a financial do with saudi re be are in the public investment fund. so it seems like happily ever after, but definitely there's been a compromise behind the scenes for sale has lost one of its musical icons. and so that's the 1964 hits that made extra chilcris. so it gloves will stop with a smooth and light vaccine installed. to introduce the wind of world to present in boston nova, she would go on to record a number of elements and collaborative nature office. she retired from music 20 years ago. she died on monday aged. i see 3 the .

i'm talking about adidas that cut ties with dustin johnson, one of the best players in the world who0 million. they cut ties with sergio garcia those are kinds of final decisions, believe that said, there are other brands that just stayed away from making rash decisions they stayed quiet. and now that next year liv golfers will perceivably be on the pga tour once again, i think a lot of those discussions will start up again, and i think a lot of these original contracts might just can't we don't talk about that weird year that was 2022 into 2023. >> you i've got to wonder whether you have 911 families -- a f -- 9/11 families -- they're so angry and coming out and taking a stance against this, how the investors are going to feel about it >>> i want to bring in my colleague robert frank robert, you cover a lot of sporting events where there are sponsorships i'm curious what your reaction is to this what do you anticipate you're going to see >> it's so early, contessa golf has a very high clientele, well educated clientele, well educated clientele at the end of the day, contessa, as you

people like -- dustin johnson, come out really looking really good. there's some big losers here, -- rory mcilroy, tiger woods, he used a lot of personal persuasion of golfers to stick with the pga tour. come out looking pretty bad in this. i think jay monahan, the commissioner, is the guy who just a year or two ago, said do, you ever asked to apologize for being with the pga? inferring the problem with liv golf. now they're taking the money. i will say, the big winner, ultimately, is the gulf fan. two golfers having a single consolidated tour with the best players, to play in the majors, to play in these elevated events, to play in the ryder cup, all of that is a big win i think for go fans. >> but that sort of the thing, marcus, obviously businesses make business decisions. at the end of the day, if the gulf can be community, if people who play golf and watch golf don't care, what happens to the moral high ground that the pga was, at one point, proudly standing on? >> i think that's the challenge that the brand faces by and large. these brands are b

dustin johnson per liv event made almost $3 million. pgat, $250,000.00. all making a lot of money. the u.s. open prize money now, the purse is $20 million. the champ can make 3.6 million. i can remember a time not too long ago where that purse was significantly lower, clay. >> yeah, look, i think this is an example of the pga being disrupted by liv golf and bringing in big paydays. for everybody out there i say this. i'm a capitalist. for everybody watching us now. how many of you watching right now would go work for a saudi company if they offered to 5 or 6 times your salary no matter what you do? 90%, 95%? i tell you who definitely would have, bill. all the sports writers and sports media members who were ripping the golfers who went to liv with reckless abandon. they would have left for 10k more on their salaries, right? as the capitalist perspective it works well for the golfers and everybody will end up with more money. you are a golf fan. congratulations on doing a great job with the joe burrow event you did recently with the cincinnati bengals.

you know, mickelson and dustin johnson and cam smith, they all got that money or got some of it at least know how the contracts were structured, and now it would seen m an awful lot of th pga players would feel like chumps because now the moral outrage of being in the business with the saudis has now somehow magically disappeared. >> they call it sports washing yeah, again, i did obviously ask about that during the interview. people can view it for themselves on cnbc.com, and they said, listen we bought a club, you know, the new castle club in the uk and people were complaining at first but when we started winning, they stopped complaining. >> is it too early to say who won here, and who didn't win or do they both win >> i think they would like to say they both won, and i think it's a little early at this point to determine winners versus losers. i think, you know, monahan is the one perhaps more on the line, right, wouldn't you agree in the sense of making this decision after putting up such significant criticism of liv for so long? >> i will say this, david. when there are big stories,

other guys, dustin johnson, phil mickelson leading the charge now they get to come back with their moneyho stayed, they have nothing to show for it somewhere between a business deal gone bad, and guys let down by the leadership. >> will the rest of the players be compensated, the ones who held out will this make the pga tour more lucrative? they must feel pretty upset. >> it has become more lucrative for them for a variety of reasons. we're talking about saudi arabia's pif, their public investment fund, which is part of their project 2030 as they try to go to 13 different sectors and spread saudi arabia's impact around the world. there's also this thing called the pip, which is the player impact program that was a pool of money that the pga players got for whomever moved the needle the most. that came about showing liv the doorstep and offering money. how do we get the best names more of the money than just having to play for it? so they have received some money, but nowhere near what they could have otherwise. there are so many questions. what is this new entity going to look at like th

top players, including phil mickelson and dustin johnson, switched their tour allegiances, both paid, $100 million. earlier this month, the pga and liv merged, a win for the saudis, securing their foothold in the sport. >> this flood of saudi money into sports is just absolutely, it's a disruptor. it's -- it's completely changing the face of sports. is -- is that the intention? >> not at all. it adds a lot to the sport. >> but you have to realize the impact this has. i mean, when winners of liv golf events are making multiple times what tiger woods won last time he won the masters, that's a big economic change. >> it doesn't matter i think if the impact of increasing the participation of sports and the interest in that sport is growing, then why not? >> the sports minister insists that the massive investment is an essential pillar of what is called "vision 2030": a $7 trillion plan by the kingdom's effective ruler crown prince muhammad bin salman, or mbs, to diversify the economy beyond oil, while softening some of its most restrictive social conventions and laws. it's now permitted f

liv golf succeeded in luring away top pga players like phil mickelson, bryson dechambeau and dustin johnson. it reportedly offered tiger woods between $700 million and $800 million to join which woods turned down. the pga tour fought tooth and nail to stem liv golf's momentum, engaging in legal disputes with the saudi tour. what change some had. >> money won out. saudis had way more money than the pga tour. the pga tour i guess came to the conclusion that they couldn't continue to fight the fight. they didn't have the resources. >> reporter: and now one of america's most iconic sports entities teams up with a tour backed by a well fund chaired by bin salma known as mbment is, the crown prince of saudi arabia, who approved the operation which led to the murder and dismemberment of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi in 2018 which bin salman has denied. >> basically the headline is never mind. everything that we talked about, outrage of the pga tour, how they spoke about the 9/11 families and their concern about the murder of jamal khashoggi, that is all out the window. the pga tour h

dustin johnson, 43 million, brandon great, 42 million. it's mind boggling.t the money and he kind of said, yeah, it is. i mean, he said i have an opportunity to basically look out for my family and make sure they never need money again. if someone offered you 100, 200, whatever, gosh, i'd take a tenth of that. 10 million. said here's 10 million, sign up and play golf for us. i mean, wow, i would say it is about the money. maria: you just saw phil mickelson's tweet, he said it was an awesome day yesterday when the news came out. the white house is not commenting on this partnership. watch this. >> i think we'll let the saudi government speak to that. i don't have anything to say about that. i'm just -- i have no comment on it today. >> i'm certainly -- certainly i'm going to be in line with my colleague and say the same. i'm not going to be commenting on that particular merger so we don't have anything to share at this time. maria: they don't want to touch it, adam. >> i've got a comment for you. that's because the relationship between the u.s. and saudi arab

dustin johnson taps in for birdie at the 8th hole is a -7 right now one stroke down. at the top. first off, rickie fowler. shot at the par 5 0th hole. he gets the 25 foot curled in. beautiful shot. fowler finished with an 8 under 62 today setting a new open record. that was until schaaf. week. follow them. you just saw his birdie both of them sitting on the go 8 and are setting records at day one of the u.s. open setting up for a great finish. >> all righty. the bay area panthers might be the bay area's best kept secret. the panthers play at. that's a piece enter in san jose and have been one of >> the best team in the league this season. after league worst one in 15 finish last year. they are now tied for first in the western conference and they got control of their own destiny people if they win their final 4 games of the season, they will clinch the top seed end home-field advantage in the playoffs. the players say taking it one game at a time and they are fired up for this weekend's matchup with the vegas knight hawks. >> obviously huge goals for the season. you w

whether it's phil mickelson dustin johnson or whoever. if they were treated right by the pga, they want an alternative. >> sean: what happened in world war ii didn't the us align for a time with the former soviet union to beat nazi germany. that was an alliance of convenience we didn't like each other, if patten had his way he would have gone right into the soviet union at that time but we only have a second we have to roll. >> can i retort to that? >> sean: real quick. >> let me ask you what happened to the american way and capitalism. the fact of the matter is the pga was a monopoly. liv golf came along because the pga presumably wasn't treating the golfers right they made their case. liv golf comes around threw $2 billion in the pot and all of a sudden the pga came to their consensus and collaborate wind liv golf. >> sean: in our country we have more energy resources than they do and we're stupid enough to make it domestically and we're making them and venezuela rich. >> okay. >> sean: stephen a smith should be the highest paid espn co

first we need golfers, so they offered an extraordinary amount of people to people bike dustin johnsonnd phil mickelson. and many of them took it. including the british open wins the next day he goes over there. so if greg norman heading it up. a rival golf league. some of the things players like 54 holes instead of 72. wear shorts. music blasting. of course starting from scratch and hated by the pga and golf traditionalists like jack nicklaus and others. but instead of fighting and suing each other. meetings took place in top secret locations from london to san francisco. they decided to become partners let the fallout begin saudi health fund has committed to giving 20% of the pga which also has a portion of the european union. the pga has got about a lot of money, billions of dollars from the saudi wealth fund to grow the game. how about 85 million to grow the game. what does it mean for the players walked away from the l. money and sit there and say what did i do that for? how do you think they feel? they wanted to do the right thing, stay with the traditional golf game little. be l

and billions of dollars and snatching away some of the biggest stars of the men's game, like dustin johnson, cameron smith, and it has caused an enormous rift in the game with players having to pledge their allegiance to one tour or the other. it has also involved lawsuits. it has been going on for the last year and even in the last few months, there has been a suggestion that the tools needed to find a way of coexisting. —— the tours. rory mcilroy said that the various tours do need to find a way to coexist. the liv golf with its bottomless pit of money was showing no signs of going away but nobody saw this coming is the solution to the problem. a merger announced today and even the players as we can see on social media, finding out at the same time as the rest of us, a former open champion has just said he has found out the news the same way as everybody else. it will be fascinating to see what the fallout is from this absolute surprise announcement because so many players pinned their reputations and financial security on a backing the pga tour but now the pga tour have said they will be

a lot of familiar faces at the top of the leaderboard like this guy, dustin johnson, mister liv golf.e birdied hole right there. he's -7 now there are 2 guys at the top. first rickie fowler. that's his 4th shot. for birdie on the par 5 0th. all right. now, also there is hsu he was also a under that tied a record. both of them. his tee shot a 62 today ongoing. indeed. they are at the top of the leaderboard heading friday 7 off the >> all right. how about some goff allegiant stadium in las vegas hosting mexico and usa and this time national semifinals tonight. >> the winner. >> taking canada on sunday to match pretty much over in the 37th minute christian. >> police split 2 defenders. >> check out that replay. 3, nothing. >> like to see what our national team gets a win. >> the bay area panthers, they may be the best kept secret here in the bay. they plan to sapd centering san jose and have been one of the best teams. >> in the ifl or indoor football league this season after a league worst one in 15 finish last year. they are now tied for first in the western conference in they control

but we still don't know if players like brooks koepka and dustin johnson who left to saudi funded livalso unclear what form the liv golf league would take in 2024. landmark deal between the tour's was reached without the knowledge of many pga tour members and liv golf players and agents. liv golf did recently secure a television broadcast deal with the cw which is owned by kron. 4 news parent company nexstar. well, there's an upcoming documentary shining light surrounding college greek life. some students paying a pretty penny to make sure they get in. kelsey kernstine takes a closer look. >> we would not be going to alabama. did up on tiktok alabama. greek life has become a viral phenomenon dry and millions views on now a new max documentary bama rush examines lengths young women will go in order to land in morning of their dreams. >> being in a sorority will help me figure out the person. i want to be because i feel like i don't really know who i am. you some students even shelling out cash to coaches consultants like loy stephen ali, who was once in a sorority herself. that could b

still to be determined, though, her how players like brooks keopka and dustin johnson who defected tofer nine-figure bonuses can now rejoined the pga tour after this year. so i got to work that out. also unclear what form the liv golf league is going to take in 2024. there. they're merging. so does that mean the pga experience is going to change? right? like site will live like, like turn out the noise or she like quiet them down a bit because it's pretty crazy to liv golf we covered it live here. and those tournaments. >> you know that playing music and going to be kind of interesting going forward do something to watch. now a 41, is it? >> still ahead on the kron 4 morning news. well, i mean, we can cheer for the a's, but it didn't help with his first game against the pirates will have more on their losing streak. >> and we are looking at thunderstorms around the area. look at this areas of heavy rain just south of the bay area really barely dodging it thus far. but that potential of isolated thunderstorm still of isolated thunderstorm still exists for many areas. i'm i came here to

but we still don't know if players like brooks koepka and dustin johnson who left to saudi-funded liv nine-figure, bonuses can actually rejoin the pga tour after this year left lane it was also unclear what form the liftoff league would take in 2024. a landmark deal between the tour's was reached without the knowledge of many pga tour members and liftoff, players and agents live golf recently secured a television broadcast deal with the cw, full transparency, which is owned by kron. 4 news parent company. i'll send it back to both at the desk, right? thanks a lot. ryan, 10, 36 and state capitol lawmakers are urging support to repeal prop 8. that's the proposition that passed in 2008 to formally ban same marriage. and in 2010, the federal court will prop 8 unconstitutional. that after that, the u.s. supreme court legalized same marriage. but here we are 15 years later and the original language on the banning of the same marriages still remains in the state constitution. >> we need to on the offense in supporting our community. and this is an amazing opportunity to put california firmly

phil mickelson, dustin johnson, brooks koepka among those who defected for guaranteed money and veryile players were vocal about the fact that the live tour was backed by saudi arabian money and was an effort in sports watching the many human rights shortcomings in that country. pga players found out about the merger through the media. some feel betrayed by the very man who they were supporting. i still hear liv like i hit liv. i hope it goes away and i would fully expect that it does. all right. check this out. time on a wednesday night. there's a saying in baseball that chicks dig the long ball. there's also evidence that they like guys who ride motorcycles. this little guy is so cute testing that theory. he seems to have influenced at least one believer on the back of his t shirt. by the way, it says all gas, no brakes. drop the bike, go in for the conversation. confident young guy. yeah, absolutely. she seems into it. that's so cute okay, if no one else will say it, i will. we really suck at paintball. wolowitz: that was absolutely humiliating. leonard: oh, come on. some battles

he's looking good on 5, on the part 2016 champion, dustin johnson is also inside of the latest, the american as well placed on 6 on the phone. you know, today obviously with the setup it was uh, it was definitely you know, somewhat gettable if you, if you drove it really well. phil mickelson has work to do if he's to win this tournament for the 1st time. bought the 53 year old still produce a magic moment doing his one on the pol round of 69. the 15th hole was a popular one with the play is. there are 2 holes in one including this effort from sunburn sun most oh well whether it could be the best chance of providing an unpredictable result of the upcoming canadian growing pre rain as expected in montreal over the next 3 dates with a race taking place on sunday redbull have won the 1st 7 races of the season. title holder match for stipend is leading the driver's championship by 53 points from teammate, searching of chris. she's been able to deliver when he met her. and qualifying son, she doesn't have a, by the weekend, settle this year. and that thing is what i need to know. i. i cannot affor

you walked away from 45000 to $700 million to join liv and now all those guys like dustin johnson whoy get to go back on the tour that they left compete against the guys that walked away from the money and showed loyalty to the league. >> like tiger woods who could have made 750 million for signing a contract and he didn't do it because he wanted to stay loyal to the pga tour that had given his. >> roy mcilroy, too ains article in the "new york times" how they found out. kept can a was in club in florida looked at the television and glimpsed up and there was a headline. jon rahm who is the masters champion he says he was preparing coffee his children under his feet. he said it was a bit of a betrayal. stunning and staggering and disor noting. listen. >> you want to have faith that this is the best thing for all of us a lot of people feel a bit of betrayal from management. i assistant why they had to keep it so secret. and make it through a pac meeting with people spilling the beans with an article you guys being out there. so, i get it. i get the secrecy not easy to be involved in thi

they had lawsuits against each other >> but big questions are, you know, players like keopka, dustin johnson. they had defected from the pga tour join live. they had like 9 figure bonuses to do that. will they play next year or what will the tour look like now that the 2 of both have very distinct style differences. so now that it's one thing, are they going influences from the other inmates knew and selling? we'll like i would do in golf. >> a little more life se. >> i-41 is the time right now and we've got lots coming up here on a couple morning summer is here. and that means fire season. we'll tell you what north bay officials are doing ahead of the fires. >> and we've got some rain out there this morning, especially across the bay freemont to jose. some light to moderate showers for you and some heavier pockets of rain south heavier pockets of rain south towards morgan hill salonpas lidocaine flex. a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's go

he's looking good on 5, on the part 2016 champion, dustin johnson is also inside of the latest. the american is well placed on 6 on the phone. you know, today obviously with the setup it was uh, it was definitely you know, somewhat gettable if you, if you drove it really well. phil mickelson has work to do if he's to win this tournament for the 1st time. bought the 53 year old still produce a magic moment doing his one on the pol round of 69. 15 the whole was a popular one with the plays. there were 2 holes in one, including this effort from some burn. some lose you know, straight his bowl as of the pull that same on soap in the 1st. she's test with england, england, one that sauce upset about 1st on the day one environmental exact, fairly hitting the very 1st full of the day for boundary. told me that eventually out for 61 sco phone. this breakthrough strain even though a 185 strange ends went and she series in england. so the 1st time and hold on to that course. we must go to scuffle. no, no, the face run for me to send that into k all. so on thursday nights in las vegas to a

year, liv golf succeeded in luring away top players like phil mickelson, bryson dechambeau and dustin johnson. barring defecting players from competing in some pga tour events, engage ng legal disputes with the saudi-backed tour. what changed? >> the money went out. the saudis had way more money than the pga tour. the tour came to the conclusion it couldn't continue to fight this fight. it didn't have the resources to continue. >> the surprise announcement of the merger last week outraged critics who pointed out that one of america's most iconic sports entities was not teaming up with a tour backed by a wealth fund chaired by mbs. the crown prince of saudi arabia, the man who u.s. sbel sense said approved the operation which led to the murder of jamal koegy in 2018. >> the headline is never mind. everything we talked about, outreach of the pga tour. how they spoke about the 9/11 families and their concern about the murder, that's all out the window. the pga tour has wimped out. just say what it is. >> could a justice department investigation kill the potential merger? >> yes, a doj investigat

disruption in the men's game whereby many of the world's top players including brooks kapco and dustin johnson, decided to leave the page i told to join this gulf. has a look at what the 3 organizations have have to say page i to commission. it's a lot of handset off the 3 years of disruption and destruction. this is a historic day for the game we. oh no, i love the governor's saudi right. the as a public investment fund, which find that to be back from his goal said there's a question that the lift model has been positively transformative for gulf. we believe there are opportunities for the game to evolve. well, also maintaining its story history and tradition. and keith, probably the chief executive of the d p. well, tool set together, we will be stronger than ever and well positioned to continue to bring the game to or corners of the class. and he's comes on the same day that it was announced. the saudi arabia's public investment fund would be taken over the country's top, full football clubs by christy on it right now. that was planning on karen bens might is set to play through the clubs

costs of tina in the final and if she wins, it will be the $7.00 single title of her career. dustin johnson and jason contract share one shop, lead of to be opening round the live golf invitation. and val, the rama in spain, the american pay both wins full and the pon. friday johnson is coming into the to the middle of a type of 10 for the us open 2 weeks ago, which was the best finish out of major this year and was looking for a 2nd live window of 2023. while koch greg had a horrible time just trying to get to those 2 of them, its any arrive on wednesday of the sliced wood cancelled and his golf clubs arrived on thursday morning. that's all the small thing is marian. it's back to you in london. thanks peter. that's it when he is out, but i'll be back in a few moments with much more of the day is use. we're gonna bring you up to date with what's happening in the fonts tonight up in protest. writing in different cities in the countries fox by the police killing of a 17 year old, the or the little chicken new research into the debt. to discover more about patient called the scientists of grab

he's looking good on 5, on the pop 2016 champion, dustin johnson is also inside of the latest. the american is well placed on 6 on the phone. you know, today obviously with the setup it was uh, it was definitely you know, somewhat gettable if you, if you drove it really well. phil mickelson has work to do if he's to win this tournament for the 1st time. bought the 53 year old still produced some magic moments doing his one on the pile round of $69.00. the 15th hole was a popular one with the plays. there were 2 holes in one including this effort from sunburn, sun. most of the ladies chance for one of the schools. great rivalries has begun. england taking on australia for the asked is a cricketing concise that has its roots in the 19th century. west series is hosted by on one by australia, but punk coming to this team. having one in england for more than 20 years, this 1st test of 5 taking place in birmingham, england have won the sauce fussing for 54 for the lights of school. now know the face robbery to send, and it's a kale. so on thursday nights in las vegas, they were full

. >> harris english, final pairings, playing at his favorite event, 4 back, dustin johnson, former world number one, always a threat. two-time major can champion, and rory mcilroy who last won a major nine years ago, four-time major champion teamed up with scottie scheffler. >> three of the most popular players on tour are in the last two groups. no one knows wyndham clark yet, but when you get to know him -- >> get to know him a lot better tomorrow if he ends up hoisting that beautiful u.s. open trophy. so, catch up on anything you may have missed with live from the u.s. open coming your way next, over on golf channel, the coverage of this championship continuing tomorrow noon eastern time on peacock, 1:00 eastern time on nbc, and streaming on peacock. coming up next, except on the west coast, it's your local news, right here on nbc. what a day at the los angeles country club, the north course served everything up today. this is a dayevertz >>> that broke out last night on pope valley 30 miles north east of santa rosa so far a little more than 100 acres have burned. containment is at 65