alex thomas we'll stay on top of the huge story.epp blatter four days after he was re-elected the leader of the head of fifa stepping down. what a surprise this is. just ahead, hillary clinton's unfavorable ratings, hit a 14-year high. top republicans are closing the gap with her in our new poll. we'll discuss the results. our political panel is next. this is judy. judy is 65 years old. her mortgage payment is $728 a month. that's almost $9,000 a year now judy doesn't think that she'll be able to retire until her mortgage is fully paid off. this is mike. mike is also 65 years old. his monthly mortgage payment was $728 a month. now mike thought he would have to work for another 12 years until his mortgage was paid off. and then mike heard that a reverse mortgage may help him. he called one reverse mortgage to get the details. mike retired immediately after getting his one reverse mortgage loan. maybe you too can benefit from a reverse mortgage. call one reverse mortgage now and find out if you qualify. they'll send you an information

alex thomas, cnn. >>> let's head live to zurich, switzerland, and amanda davis. she is live at this hour. amanda, when blatter announced he was stepping down. he looked tired, grim, dejected. such a total contrast to his election victory speech last friday. is there any indication as to what happened during those four days? >> reporter: i think the question after the events of last week and friday's election was always how long would blatter last. after the surprising number of votes that the prince garnered after that verbal battering that blatter received in saturday's press conference, the questions about what he knew that was going on his watch. and of course, those two police investigations, one in the u.s. and one here in switzerland involving his organization. we knew and sepp blatter knew that this week in berlin the european associations were going to be holding a big meeting, talk of a potential boycott on the horizon. there, david gill, fifa vice president, said he wouldn't serve on the executive committee with sepp blatter at the helm. i think people

cnn sports alex thomas joins me from london. he was just elected friday. is this a massive shock that he's saying he -- he's out? >> reporter: this is the most historic day in the history of the most popular sport, broo. absolutely sensational. this is a watershed moment in the way the salt lake city scandal was for the olympic movement at the turn of the century and in the way the lance armstrong doping confession was for the world of cycling. this tunchs therns -- this turns the game on its head. he spent most of his life at the governing body for world soccer. president since 1998. he's the third longest serving leader in the organization's history. yet, his fifth term which started friday is, arguably going to be the shortest of any of the ten people in fifa to hold the office of president. he says hooelge will quit. not immediately. he will stay until a historic fifa congress meeting. 209 national association from world soccer will come back to meet again between december of this year and march of next year to elect a new president. >> is this a direc

let's immediate gloi to our international sports anchor alex thomas joining us from london.s only re-elected last

alex thomas, cnn. >> lfor more on blatter's announcement let's bring in cnn world sport anchor, amanda davis. amanda, four days ago, sepp blatter was celebrating his re-election to a fifth term as fifa president refusing to step down. by tuesday announcing his resignation. what changed his mind? >> well, rosemary, sepp blatter has shown over the last 17 years he is tougher than most. it seems even for him, things got too tough. the question really after friday's election, amidst all of the controversy was how long sepp blatter would really last in this new four-year term of his presidency. and the, the shots just kept on coming. there was first off the two federal cases. one based here in switzerland around the 2018, 2022 bid. the other going on -- state side into the -- into the alleged wrongdoing corruption and racketeering. a surprise that prince ali garnered so many votes from the regions of the world that he did in friday's election. there was the fifa vice president saying that he wasn't going to work on the executive committee with sepp blatter at the helm. blatter knew the top

3 and cw philly are proud to partner with alex lemonade stand fund days raising machine toy fight childhood cancer. join us from 6:00a m through 8:00 p.m. thomase remember alex and continue her dream of finding a cure. we will show you stories of cancer heroes and reason we are so committed to this cause. we hope you can join us, make a donation, take a stand for hope tomorrow. >>> well, luzerne county pennsylvania woman may just have the secret to a long life. the 100 year-old is sharing that secret with us. pauline spag knoll a celebrated the century mark with family and friend and chill we understand. pauline says secret to her longevity is alcohol, plane and simple, and in the only that she said that she said you need to drink a lot of it, not just a few every now and then again. >> i need to get together with that lady. >> that is my kind of girl. >> it is amazing. >> yes. >> yes, eat healthy. >> and drink. >> i like her. >> coming up on 5:43. katie, good morning. >> you have to drink and you have to drink a lot. >> yes, a lot. >> well, happy birthday. good morning everybody. we want to check with our eyewitness weather watchers. they are

alex? >> reporter: thomas it was a historic month of may in the state of oklahoma as far as rainfall is concernedches of rainfall. no question as to why we're worried about more flooding. we saw the flooding scenes across the area last month. this month, we are gearing up for it. the arkansas river usually isn't something you watch flowing. but just one of the signs that shows how much rainfall we have seen in the area. usually looking at pretty much dry sandbars in the middle but we have got flowing water here. we have already seen a ton of rain. the ground is saturated. at times like walking on a sponge. and we have got more on the way. we are expecting late today and into our thursday three to eight inches of rainfall across the tulsa area. much of eastern oklahoma. so there are flash flood watches posted all across the region. they're hoping that we don't see scenes like last month when there had to be water rescues, dangerous, deadly flooding and the national weather service urging people to be aware. they're using words like significant and life threatening flooding possible. >> the weather

cbs-3 and cw philly are proud to partner with alex lemonade stand foundation raising money to fight childhood cancer. join us from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00p in m thomasmember alex and also continue her dream of finding a cure. >>> now, we know, secret to a long life. >> yes. >> no official documentation on this but a hundred year-old woman, just turned a hundred happy birthday, she's someone to listen to. >> new here, pauline spagknolla of wilkes barre says that the key is to live this long is because of alcohol. not just some. she says you have to drink a lot of it. that is her her key to a long life. so, you know, exercise, or friendships. >> right right. >> yes, it is alcohol. >> yes. >> i was looking for her there next to the cake. >> yes. >> she had a martini somewhere close. >> she looked terrific. >> that is amazing. >> yes. >> drink of choice. >> yes. >> okay, katie this is a terrific day. >> it is, we have got warmth and sunshine but you don't have the humidity. so five beach balls out of five beach balls um-hmm, this is ukee's pool, i'm told by our graphic team. >> is that it. >> we have never seen it. >> come over to my pool. >> thank you.

first on saturday and then again on thursday thomas. >> alex let's give this to everybody.journal" poll. in it clinton is beating her rivals by 8 and 1 points. if mobilizing black voters is important in this election it seems as if it is very important to the prospects of hillary clinton for 2016 because it works so well for president obama in 2008 and then again in 2012. >> absolutely thomas. crucial for hillary clinton to energize black voters get them to the polls. if she makes it to november 2016. that's why she's talking about voting rights. that's why she's talking about criminal justice reform. that's why she's doing events like this one today. interesting note, in that poll barack obama's approval rating among black voters 86%, hillary clinton's 81%. so not that far behind barack obama. also important in the democratic primary, too, even closer bernie sanders comes from a state that's t 5% white. martin o'malley has baggage with black voters after the baltimore unrest. this is a place she can build a firewall in south carolina where black voters are a huge part of t

thomas woodruff at the dish singles to center. this time virginia takes a 3-0 lead and that's still the score in the 8th. let's see if they can even it up. >>> alexvechkin is hanging out in las vegas now ahead of tomorrow night's nhl awards. ovie is a footballist for a heart trophy given to the league mvp. while there today he showed off a new third jersey the caps will wear this coming season. red jersey replacing the white one that looks pretty much the same. the jersey resembles those worn by the caps from 1974 to 1995. >>> mystics at home trying to continue their hot start tonight. they would get a little help here. emma mezamen hustles, gets the loose ball and goes to the basket for the layup. mystics improve to 5-2 with the 84-80 win. >>> it's been a good start to 2015 for jordan spieth. fresh off his u.s. open victory this weekend the 21-year-old posted this photo on instagram. his masters green jacket and his u.s. open trophy. the caption is the best part. this was a nice introduction last night. dream come true. the kid is halfway to a grand slam all before his 22nd birthday. >> let's ask the golf expert, phenomenon, can he do it? >> the

thomas. >> this is no way to say hello to summer for the first day, alex. >> and it's hot everywhere too. >of the other stories that caught our attention today. former "star wars" actor jake lloyd is accused of leading cops on a high. speed chase. he played young skywalker who then grew up to be darth vader. >>> a cave explorer in spain was trapped more than 24 hours. the caver fell and seriously injured the back. rescuers chipped away because the trance and the tunnels too narrow for the stretchers. >>> a mexican artist is taking a swipe at donald trump after the comments last week about mexicans and immigration. dalton ramirez has a trump pin yeah piniata for sale. >>> indian airline spice jet is offering a new perk for passengers. yoga instructors on long flights teaching fliers how to relax themselves and reduce stress. >>> and most of us want to stay away from sharks. far away. but these scuba divers close enough for a bite out of the underwater camera and pet some tiger sharks in the dive off the coast of florida. rigs look the same. can you tell what makes them so different? did you

thomas author of nine books, and former editor of "newsweek." his new book has just been published. we congratulate you, and thank you for joining us. >> thank you alexearned that made you sit back and say, wow? >> well you know he's the most unusual politician because he's a shy, lonely guy who became one of the most powerful politicians of the 20th century. his electoral record is up there with fdr. i was fascinated by how this shy man could do it. how did he overcome his fears? he didn't totally overcome his fears, because it drove him from office. but what i found about him that was so interesting to me is he wanted to be positive. he wanted to be upbeat. he would write late at night, make notes to himself using words like joy and inspiration and confidence. these are not words that we associate with richard nixon. >> yeah. >> i mean the sort of cartoon view of him is really dark and bleak. he could be dark but he wanted to be a better person. and i was fascinated by that clash between the aspirational nixon and the nixon that finally defeated him the guy who lost. >> you write about his writings and you talk about his aides having referred to ju