. >> plus, sepp blatter's surprise. fifa's president says he is resigning as head of futbol's governing body. >> and a trans-woman, supermodel gives us unique perspective on caitlyn jenner's new identity. >> hello, welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. this is "cnn newsroom." first up the surprise announcement from the most powerful man in futbol. just five days ago, sepp blatter won re-election to his fifth term as fifa president. well now, he is resigning. >> the organization is mired in a bribery and corruption scandal with investigations under way in switzerland and in the united states. blatter says he wants to do what is right for fifa and for futbol. >> translator: fifa need a profound overhaul. while i have a mandate from the membership of fifa, i do not feel that i have a mandate from the entire world of futbol. the fans, the players, the clubs, the people who live, breathe, and love futbol, as much as we all do at fifa. >> for more on t

blatter is reelected on 22019. reporter: blatter earned the nickname of the godfather in the press. on tuesday, his deputy, jerome v is linked to a paymentalcke, -- jerome valcke is linked to a payment. >> although the members of fifa have reelected me as president this mandate is not afforded by everyone in the world of football. reporter: sepp blatter will remain in charge until you elections. and in ukraine, some of the worst fighting. pro-russian separatists clashing in the east of the country. kiev says a rebel attempt has been thwarted. we have the story. reporter: these low level excursions, they defy the cease-fire. showing rebels engaged in intense gunbattles, and a separatist commander insists his fighters were not responsible for any new offenses. this is leaving 15 people dead. but the ukrainian military remains adamant it is russian bank to fighters that launched into their territory just west of the stronghold of donetsk. >> at 3:00 in the morning, the enemy started a massive shelling using heavy weapons around the area. tanks, mortars, and artillery were used. the ene

>>> sepp blatter bows out. the long time head of fifa caves into growing international pressure. >> desperate search. time may be running out for any survivors aboard a sunken cruise ship in china. >> and new rules for the nsa. what it now can and cannot do with the information it collects on americans. >> hello, everyone, i'm rosemary church. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. >> i'm errol barnett. we're your anchor team for the next two hours. thank you for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> now we begin this hour with the announcement, truly, that no one saw coming. just four days after he won re-election as president of fifa, sepp blatter says he is now resigning. >> fifa is embroiled in bribery and corruption scandals with investigations under way in switzerland and the united states. our correspondent has the latest on blatter's departure and what may have prompted the move. >> reporter: soccer's most powerful man, bowing out of the game. it was a stunning about-face. j

blatter anunciÓ su partido.lizaciÓn de un congreso extraordinario para elegir a su sucesor, que serÁ entre diciembre de este aÑo y marzo de 2016. el presidente jordano, quien perdiÓ la elecciÓn ante blatter, ya anticipÓ que volver a postularse. >> estoy muy contento de que el cambio finalmente ocurriÓ. necesitamos trabajar para cambiar la imagen de la fifa dijo vÍa telefÓnica apenas conocÍa la noticia de la renuncia de quiebra su contrincante en las urnas. pablo: lo que muchos se preguntan es por quÉ blatter no suspendiÓ su candidatura, ni las elecciones del viernes Último. blatter: decidÍ mantener mi candidatura para ser elegido, porque estaba convencido de que era la mejor opciÓn para esta instituciÓn. pablo: cuando el fbi destapÓ el escÁndalo que se produjo, blatter dijo que se trataba de irregularidades aisladas, pero el departamento de justicia lo describiÓ como una corruptela desenfrenada, sistemÁtica y arraigada. y aunque asegura que la fifa su vida, muchas sospechan que la decisiÓn de renunciar la tomÓ t

blatter.there are more people to be involved. >> okay. transparency international did try to work with fifa for a time. walked away because it wasn't happening. what are the major problems, and given the structure of fifa now, is it possible that the organization can be reformed? >> i think the chance is much bigger than it was four years ago when we had negotiations with mr. blatter. at that time, we asked for an independent committee to oversee how the process was committed and asked for investigations. at that time, this was refused by blatter and fever amp i think now is the time to come back to these requirements. we need an independent oversight for fifa, a committee composed of people with a high reputation just to accompany fifa in the next months. that will have to restore trust. and with regard to the investigations in the past, i think the fbi is doing a good job. fifa doesn't need to do it itself. but i think we should call for those people who are fearing that they will become par

we know that they're setting sepp blatter. we're not sure what they have on him individually and specifically. but it's not only what they have on sepp blatter how can he not know about this scandal after so manglers either he's corrupt or he's incompetent. >> he's still around. he's still looking to manage the situation, talking about sort of making sure that he's around for the election that will happen probably not for at least six months. he can't be carrying out his duties going to america for the world cup. he'll be booed in stadiums. it discredits fifa when they're log to clean it--looking to clean it up. >> how much do we know about the actual election process. we know its due to happen between december and march. from what i gather it can be quite a complicated affair about how the voting can go, etc. is that all going to be the same? or could changes be introduced? are they allowed to be introduced? >> if they can find a way for changes to be introduced, but you don't need radical reforms to the system of electing a

who could step into the void left by sepp blatter? prince ali said he will be running again after being beaten in the opening round of voting. the former french international is current chief of europe's govern body uafa. many others are considering nomination. >> a lot of people have asked if i would be interested in rung as a candidate for fifa. i will take careful consideration whether i will run for the presidency and make my judgment. if i had a chance, i would like to meet and discuss this with many finishes in the international football society and decide whether to run. >> fifa's public image that taken a battering. it is estimated the world govern's value dropped by $400 million since last week's arrests. >> so when we value a brand we look at a combination of factors. we look at brand equity information information. in fifa's case, there's things to do with corporate governance and you can imagine scores for that have fallen dramatically. we combine that with revenue information and the revenue likely to be attributed to fif

florence: that is right, who will succeed sepp blatter? take a look at the front runners, the challenger, prince ali bin al hussein, the jordanian prince, who ran a very good campaign against sepp blatter on friday, but he lost, but he has about as to run again. and you have the insider michel platini. he really lead the revolt against sepp blatter, a really good candidate is a really good chance as well. the article without that what fifa really needs is a complete housecleaning and restructuring and the best person to do that might be a complete outsider somebody u.s. no skin in the game, especially someone who has no backs that they nee children living there. and the lights turn on for the first time in one school in mali. see what music acrobatics, or a simple lightbulb can do for communities cornered by poverty. >> "viewchange" is about people making real progress in tackling the world's toughest issues. can a story change the world? see for yourself in "viewchange: shelter from the storm." >> in the slums of nairobi kenya, escape fro

blatter. do you think some of the other associations that were not sup effort proking him europe's governing body, do you think the talk there's been in the papers on the t. v. over the last four days, knife days, that there could be a boycott of the world cup? because then the sponsors would get twitchy? they may be thinking hang on this might be serious? >> no, i don't think that's the case. i don't think lit happen. i think it is an easy thought to have that europe is in something better, and europe is closing in, but that's not the case at all. because actually, as many as 18 certainly as many as ten. european nations voted for mr. blatter and a big one, of course, is russia, so it isn't like europe is all in this together. so i think that area of it, and the thought there might be a boycott and that was the pressure i think it was there, but it wasn't as big as what we have seeing how did this happen, and what did you know about it, because mr. blatter had been there for 40 years. let's h

the sepp blatter situation. we have had many many years of this, we have had this with sepp blatter we have also been in a position where he has been at fifa for 40 years and it is completely overshadowed everything else in sport. ironically, we had a big match between the swiss french open, and roger federer. which apparently won i clearly wasn't watching. >> in other sports news. >> this has overshadowed so much. the women's world cup is about to start he couldn't go to that. the executive director in the u. k. from where he joins us on skype. what is your reaction to this in. >> well in one sense a surprise but on the other hand -- >> there is this sense that he is lingering on, and i think it is cleaner and bet efor the organization if he should go sooner, and the arrangements for his replacement should be made as soon as possible. >> really quickly, do you sense that fifa had started to change? this is partly a cosmetic thing. >> there's no evidence that fifa has started to change, and this has to behe star

where some were voting for blatter. if they had voted for him he may not have gotten in. >> what would you say question talked about the minuses of his time, the pluses what are they. >> i actually do think that blatter loves football, i mean many people do. so when he says i love this game, he is not pretending he does. >> if that's the best he can offer, that i like football. >> and he has been part of some good business projects that were straight forward and some humanitarian proeffect corrects. he can point to this, we can talk about his longevity and what a brilliant poll six he is he does have more qualities. he can be quite charming there are times where he can be very charming. that said, he once said something about racism in football, shake hands. you are going to hang or here. former fifa deputy general on the line, stood as a candidate, for the presidency, what is your thoughts? or the fact that sepp blatter going to quit. >> i was definitely shocked by this, definitely shocked i am sure it must have been e

anchor: so sepp blatter is leading, and to go through blatter's bombshell with us, our sports desk.nly last week, blatter stood to be elected, was reelected, and now he quit. what happened? reporter: there were the arrests last week of some very high-profile people in fifa, and that really shook fifa to its core. even though blatter is a popular figure, he lost some of his biggest importers there, and i think the reason he went on with his election as planned as because he knew he was going to win. he knew he had enough the boards to win despite these scandals, so from his point of view, why not go through the election, win it, and then take a look back. i think he realized, my life can get a lot more difficult if i stay. anchor: certainly interesting. anchor 2: there are a lot of dark clouds over fifa. is this a matter of blatter jumping before he was pushed? reporter: he still had enough support to win the election comfortably. there still has to have been something from thesers and sponsors of the fifa world cup. the world cup is what brings in a massive proportion of fifa's reve

blatter. this it be the end of it. >> the crisis has stopped. >> the whole report wasn't published, and fifa's relationship with money is being exposed to the world. it has been cost its reputation and it has caused the man at the center of world football, sepp blatter. laura: i spoke with our sports editor in zurich outside of the fee for headquarters. dan, we were speaking four days ago when you are in zurich and sepp blatter had and reelected. what is the atmosphere at fee for headquarters like tonight? dan: it is long after closing time at fee for headquarters in zurich. one can imagine the staff here that has grown so accustomed to sepp blatter, again, he has not only been president for 17 years, but has had various roles throughout the years. he has been part of the furniture here for 40 years. it is hard to imagine the ball without set letter. -- without sepp blatter. he has been around for so long. i watched blatter celebrate his reelection as president for the fifth time despite the b

of course a long time friend of blatter. he oversees the confederation of afterafrican football that has the largest block of voters. 54 members he has always said you can count on our support. you have to look at the 2010 world cup where fifa has actually and sepp blatter delivered on africa's world cup so you have to think that he stands a good chance of succeeding sepp blatter when that special election is called. somewhere between december 2015 and march 2016. >> there have been some comments that have been made on camera, in fact, by the chairman of the english football league, let's just listen in to those comments robin. >> first of all we need financial accountability. which he has never had. someone to go in there and find out how much is coming and how much is going out and writs being spent in great del tail. once you have done that, you need to sort out the governance of the host which is all over the place and it's ridiculous, then you have a chance. >> in reference to the 2018 and the 2022 football cups. >> the

leader following sepp blatter's resignation. first, yemen's government in exile is prepared to attend a meeting in geneva to end the war. talks have been postponed once, but no new date has been set. our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the u.n. headquarters. >> taking place in a matter of hours, a u.n. security council meeting to discuss the situation in yemen. ahead of that meeting the government of yemen made an important announcement. a spokesman for president abd-rabbu mansour hadi told al jazeera that the government is prepared to go and have a meeting about the situation in geneva. remember, there were supposed to be geneva peace talks last week. they had to be postponed. the government is saying if it attends a meeting there'll be consultations about the situation, not negotiations, because they say they'll only take part in negotiations with the houthis, if the houthis comply with existing u.n. security council resolution, and withdraw from all the areas that they have captured. i can tell you separately talks

replace blatter? michel plantin of france perhaps. prince ali? perhaps someone from the united nations kofi annan should act as a control figure to offer reassurance to everyone. >> we have made a proposal back in january when we launched in bruceel that is there was the implementation, the creation of the implementation of an superintendent reform committee. that needs to be lived by. someone such as mitt romney. mitt romney took on the role in salt lake city of the ioc and did a great job there. >> blatter has not actually gone yet. it's not clear how long he'll hang around or if he intends to find a successor. but the trouble there is no obvious unifying figure in football to move fifa forward. none of this is going to be resolved quickly. the question in global cooperate football is whether it's actually possible. >> we're joined live from laurence lee in zurich. >> well look, if you think about the events of the last 24 hours in the timeline it was about this time last night that sepp blatter was

has boss seth blatter resigned.made the surprise announcement as a corruption investigation widened. but "thet been charged new york times" said he has been the focus of the department of justice inquiry. four justice officials have been arrested accusing of skimming money. confusion with each side drawing up rival plans. officials said they had agreed to a final offer. billion toying $1.8 the imf and the government says it does have the money. sales,ices and public recording better numbers than expected. chrysler saw sales rise 4% than last year for the best may in a decade. all posted better-than-expected sales. checking in on markets in asia this morning. unchanged, flat. dollar the new zealand slightly weaker. 71 u.s. cents. rba, we have a stronger aussie dollar. looking ahead to australia, japan, and korea opening in a less -- in less than a half hour from now. futures in chicago pointing to another lower open. we have dollar-yen right now rising but still at that 12 year low against the u.s. dollar. back to ou

blatter was right in it. we don't know if other things will come from of course the fbi investigation, they are suggesting they will, mr. blatter himself is meant to go to america for a gold cup tournament, these are trips we will still see but really his position got to the stage where there was nothing left, the rules oif cast that will he built up, there was nothing left, and yet still he has tried to stage manage it and trying to help football, still going to be around for a while this will be extraordinary. web remember, he has been an fifa for 40 years. let's take a look back. >> is football, is stronger than anybody else. anybody and any other movement many the world. >> his career at the football gorges body spans 40 years. the last 17 of them as president, the last four years years the most turbulent. better known as seven he won't be fifa president when he reaches the aiming of 80 nest year. he was technical director and secretary before the retiring took him to the top job in 1998. under blatter fi

blatter.heir stance hasn't changed from last week at the moment no specific on mr. blatter. since being elected as president for a fifth time on friday we've seen scandal after day, scandals from new zealand to paraguay and brazil it's been never ending. >> they off go after lesser officials, they turn some of these lesser officials who then speak out against the big boss and i assume that potentially could be happening even as we speak right now. alex thomas we'll stay on top of the huge story. sepp 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

sepp blatter is reportedly under investigation by the fbi and u.s.secutors after shocking the football world by resigning. it was a dramatic u-turn after being reelected only last friday. >> reporter: if this was the first day of a new life for fifa you wouldn't know it. sepp blatter was still at work there was a mixed youth game on the grounds, suggesting the kind of purity critics say vanished years ago. but blatter's announcement that he was to go was followed by interpol releasing red figures against several members of fifa. >> we know that the $45 million spent by the ffa, taxpayer's money was effectively wasted because of a corrupt and tainted bidding process. >> reporter: it was a decision that shouldn't be made given what was surrounding him. what i will say is that it was a choice with a lot of inconvenient facts. >> reporter: and who should replace blatter? michelle plat -- platini of france perhaps of prince ali from jordan. perhaps even the former head of the united nations should act as a sort of control figure within the new fifa to off

the big question here is blatter--personally i believe blatter is a stomp not the cause of all this. but i think platter is absolutely a product of the organization that he leads. until there is efficient and formal accountability of every similar member of fifa, every similar member of ocean very clear a sill trails and every dollar sent from fifa, how that is spent why they are voting in the way that they are term limits and all the other things suggested by mark pete and rejectand rejectand i'm afraid that fifa is on the path of self destruction. >> thank you. >> now the u.s. national security agency has finally got some of its surveillance powers back over two-day lapse. the senators have passed the freedom act which includes provision of the patriot act. let's get the latest now from kimberly halkett. she's live on capitol hill in washington, d.c. so just how different is this bill from the previous one? >> well, it's not that different when you look at those sweeping powers but there are mod raid moderate modifications. the length of the call, the duration of the call, i guess

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sepp blatter was still at work.as a mixed youth game on the grounds, suggesting the kind of sporting purity fifa's critics say vanished years ago. but his announcement that he was to go was followed by interpol releasing red notices against several figures from the americas. [ inaudible ] that question is not clear between the countries that supported him and those that hated him. >> we know the taxpayer's money was effectively wasted because of a corrupt bidding process. >> translator: look i'm not in blatter's shoes, but it was a choice with a lot of inconvenient facts. >> reporter: and who should replace latter michel platini, or prince ali? the campaign group new fifa now believes someone with true significant, perhaps even the former head of the united nations should about as a control figure to offer assure rans to everyone. >> we made a proposal back in january when we launched that there was the implementation -- creation and implementation of an independent reform committee. and that needs to be lead by an

so blatter himself said there are more bad days to come.ait to see what those bad days are and when they are. >> leading sports journalist in this country amanda he said he heard the news and singing ding-dong the witch is dead. amanda davies now to politics. >>> the still undeclared jeb bush using a bit of homefield advantage to attack would-be republican rivals. in orlando, the former florida governor took aim at rand paul on national security. bush also went after his friend marco rubio who suggested in a video message to the summit that republicans need to elect younger leaders. >> before the primary, it's going to be interesting both of those gentlemen facing off against each other. a crowded republican field to get another entry. bobby jindal expected to announce his run in new orleans. a source close to the governor tells cnn he is quote, likely to seek a nomination. >>> outrageous video out of michigan floyd dent has received a settlement with the police department in the city of inkster after video surfaced of dent being beaten dur

blatter is going but he is not gone yet. to quote the man himself, he wants said -- once said i forgive but i don't forget. he has lots of enemies within fifa and he was notorious for pushing them to the margins. a lot of people say this isn't good enough. he says he is going. for instance, the head of the german football association said this isn't good enough, he needs to go now and have that much influence. host: what are the next steps? when can we see someone succeeding him? reporter: i would love to be able to answer that and i can't unfortunately. fifa rules say that at least four months have to elapse. most think it will take longer than that for them to reconvene the fifa congress. maybe spring of 2016. that sounds like a long time. things might get accelerated if this information we have, the fbi investigating blatter his position could become completely untenable. he is still nominally in charge but he has operated -- handed over operations to a close associate. if the fbi has a smoking gun you will see the pressu

i guess the only way to explain sepp blatter is to say that is so typical of sepp blatter.e is not a person who necessarily behaves in the same way that we would be used to with people, for instance, from corporate organizations or the public sector. he doesn't necessarily have a good understanding or good sense of what governance is. that was made clear i think last week when loretta lynch sent out what the charges were against some of the fifa -- amy: we lost you. go ahead. >> have you got me again? amy: we hear you now. >> ok. i was talking about how mr. blatter doesn't have a very good understanding of governance at all and that was evidence in the comments are were made by loretta lynch last week in which she talked about the issues that fifa faced been long-standing and over decades, not just in recent years. it is hardly surprising that mr. blatter with a last friday he was [indiscernible] four days later he said, i'm going to resign because i don't have your confidence. but at the same time, he is not going to resign straightaway. it could be performance or even as

officials to cooperate to build a case against sepp blatter.resigned tuesday. >> reporter: fewer days after his re-election as one the most powerful men in football a shook announcement from f.i.f.a.'s long serving president. sepp blatter said the organization needed profound rescrubsz. -- reconstruction. >> reporter: although members of f.i.f.a. reelected me as president, this mandate does not seem supported by everywhere in the world of football. supporters, clubs, players, those that inspire life in football as much as we do in f.i.f.a. this is why i would call an extraordinary congress >>> the extraordinary congress to elect a new president expected to take place between december and march next year. the 79-year-old swiss national was reelected to the presidency last friday and spent years building a network of support, especially in africa where football received growing investment. for the recent scandal it prompted many to call for his resignation, including the head of the english football association who welcomed the news. >> it's a go

>>> sepp blatter steps down at fifa president. we look at the men who may replace him at head of global football. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazerra live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up. iraq's prime minister asks his allies for more help to beat isil. u.s. president obama program signs in to law legislation that limits the collection of private phone data. and a man with a plan, greece's mime perimeter heading to brussels but can he convinced the approximated eu. we are live in agent senses. >>> hello you can world football is waking up looking forward to new leadership following sepp blatter's announcement on tuesday that he will be stepping down at fifa president. the 79-year-old is expected to remain in charge until december. and that's when an election for a new president is expected. the former french footballer has announced his intention to stands. so who are the likely contends, he prince hussein from jordan who ran a strong campaign against blatter in last week's election. blatter's long time friend turned

sepp blatter was still at work. there was a mixed youth game in the grounds suggesting the kind of sporting purity that critics say vanished years ago. but blatter's announcement that he would go was followed by red notices. >> we know that the $45 million spent. >> it is a decision that shouldn't be made given what is surrounding him. look i'm not in blatter's shoes but till say if it was a choice of inconvenient facts and it didn't seem to me that this took place. >> to complicate things further it then transpired the 2018 and and 2022 world cups to russia and qatar would also be investigated by the fbi. that will surely raise even more anger in russia about alleged american political interference. it would also make the job of blatter's sussexering even more delicate. and who should replace blatter? michel plantini of france programs? or perhaps prince ali of jordan. perhaps former head of united nations kofi annan should act as a reassurance to everybody. >> back in january we launched european department in bru

prosecutors look into blatter. this according to people familiar with the investigation. >> although the members of fifa have given me a new mandate and rehab elect to me president, this mandate does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football. supporters, clubs, players, those who inspire life and footfall as much as we do in fifa. guy: mark barton is here. there are a number of the questions this morning. and i guess the first when we have to think about is why -- if i resign, i'm not guilty of anything did he resign? mark: the net was closing in on him. that is what i am saying. think of it -- a week ago 7, 9 f ormer fifa officials were indicted. tick. after his election, which by the way 73 national members voted against him, so a third of the body of football voted against him. tick. the big one of course is to do with his secretary general, the fifa number two. he is allegedly under investigation because he allegedly authorized a $10 million payment that u.s. prosecutors have characterized

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. >>> buenas tardes 4 dÍas despuÉs de ser reelecto como presidente de la fifa joseph blatter anunciaÁndalo de corrupciÓn que involucra la federaciÓn internacional de fÚtbol >>> blatter quiere enfocarse en las reformas que necesita la fifa pero todo indica que podrÍa haber mucho mÁs detrÁs de su renuncia >>> vamos con raÚl torres a continuaciÓn con los detalles >>> mary, josÉ los saludos desde este parque donde los jÓvenes juegan fÚtbol hoy no hay ni uno porque no solamente y no anunciÓ su dimisiÓn joseph blater, tambiÉn segÚn el periÓdico de the nueva york times es investigado por probables actos de corrupciÓn. >>> con extrema urgencia fue convocada la conferencia en zurich suiza, nadie im bi nabaginaba que el terremoto desatado provocarÍa la salida de su jefe >>> he decidido entregar mi plan dato, dijo blater, eso aunque apenas el viernes pasado fuere re electo apenas 4 aÑos mÁs, mes festejaba con la fifa y la confederaciÓn de la cÓncacaf acusados en los estados unidos de pagar soborno, pero una sospecha casi lo toca el secretario de la fifa y brazo derecho de blater fue seÑalado th

. >>> sepp blatter is reported by under investigation by the fbi and u.s.secutors after shocking the football world by resigning. it was a dramatic u-turn by the fifa president after being reelected past friday. forrest haye reports from zurich. >> reporter: if this was the first day of a new life for fifa, you wouldn't know it. sepp blatter was still at work there was a mixed youth game on the grounds, suggesting the kind of sporting purity fifa's critics say vanished years ago. but blatter's announcement that he was to go was followed by interpole releasing red notices against moyer fifa executives. >> we know that the $45 million spent by the [ inaudible ] taxpayer money was wasted because of a corrupt process. >> translator: it was a decision that should haven't been made given what was surrounding him. i will say it was a choice with a lot of inconvenient facts. >> reporter: and who should replace blatter? these people would be popular in europe but perhaps not in africa. it is now believed that someone with true global significance perhaps even kofi a

en medio del peor escÁndalo de corrupciÓn del mÁximo organismo, el presidente de la fifa, joseph blattercia. y el fbi dice tenerlo en la lista negra. >> faltian dÍas para elecciones en mÉxico y grupos amenazan con boicotearlas realizando actos de violencia. >> un joven enfermo no se da por vencido para llegar a estados unidos pero no busca el sueÑo americano sino el tratamiento que le salve la vida. >> una jovencita no regala su corazÓn, sino un riÑÓn a un anciano moribundo. comenzamos. [mÚsica] >> este es su noticiero univisiÓn, ediciÓn nocturna. con ilia calderÓn y enrique acevedo. [mÚsica] >> buenas noches. el presidente de la fifa, joseph blatter, renunciÓ hoy en medio de un escÁndalo por corrupciÓn en el mÁximo organimo del fÚtbol en el mundo y hoy mismo se dio conocer que el fbi lo investiga. el presidente de la uefa habÍa amenazado con que su organizaciÓn tomarÍa decisiones drÁsticas contra la fifa si joseph blatter continuaba. tras la renuncia, comienzan a surgir nombres de quiÉn podrÍa sucederlo. >> el primero de ellos es la estrella de fÚtbol brasileÑo. pablo nos cuenta lo que

blatter. >> all of these matters are of overall responsible for fifa. size of the committee has to be looked at among other things and the members have to be elected by a congress, of fifa. the clearance of procedures which are incumbent upon all members of the the committee must be centralized by fifa and not by the various confederations. we have to limit terms mandates not only for the president but for all members of the committee. moreover i have always fought for such changes and my efforted have been thwarted. but this timely manage it, and i am in the going to be able to manage it on my own, either, i am going to ask to implement them, all these measures and other initiatives as well. elengthed by the fifa congress mr. skyler is the independent chairman of our audit, and compliance committee. he is also the chairman of the electoral committee so in this he will supervisor the election of my successor. enjoys the trust of brood sway of the people, within the corporation and he has tremendous knowledge and experience necessary to contribute to the

president. >> africa has 54 votes, all going to sepp blatter. f.i.f.a. gave the continent a world cup, programs to help youngsters and develop football. >> we are joined from senegal, the capital, sepp blatter support around the world is strongest in africa. it's hard for a lot of americans to understand that if you consider all the money and the pledges of support to the continent. why is he personally there? >> well he is, as you say. africa's longstanding friend. the reason, being one of the main reason is that he stood up to the europeans to protect african football. he's done so by ensuring that african's countries have equal amount of founding. let's say if the u.k. receives a million dollars, a mull country receives the same amount. and re assured a lot of african federation here. maybe he brought the world cup to the continent. before that, africans had little to say about world cup in general. in fact, for many of the members of the federations here, throughout africa, they remember 1966, when great britain won the world cup. and at that time th

blatter's resignation comes in less than a week after two vice f.i.f.a. have been charged with fraud and racketeerring, part of a prosecution against 14 people. swiss authorities launched an investigation surrounding 2018 and 2022 world cup bids - won by russia and qatar. sepp blatter is not under investigation by swiss authorities, but under his watch the organization faces its biggest challenge yet. after 17 years at the helm of f.i.f.a., sepp blatter's resignation paves the way for a new era in international football. >>> simon hill is a commentator at fox sports in australia and thinks it is a right direction for football. >> the governing body of the game has been under questioning for so long. i think it was right and proper that sepp blatter stood down as president. that's cutting off the head of the problem. we have to deal with the body. that's for the long interpret. in terms of 2018 and 2022 world cup. to revisit the votes is a little late in the case of russia in terms of qatar, there's time. in the middle east significant investment has gone

i think it was right and proper that sepp blatter stood down as president. that is cutting off the head of the problem. we have to deal with the body. in terms of 2018 and 2022 world cups, to revisit the vote is probably a little late in the case of russia, in terms of qatar, there's time. i know in the middle east significant investment has gone into building the infrastructure and the stadiums to get the country ready for the world cup, i am sure if it was to be taken away there'll be litigation brought to bear by the qataris, probably billions and bankrupt the governing body. that is a hurdle they'd have to overcome if they go to a revote. in terms of australia, i am sure they'll be interested in a revote. i think, really, it's a side issue. what we need is to get football back to governance and in my opinion, it's a step in the right direction towards that. >> rescuers in china are having to deal with bad weather as they search for the bodies of 400 people missing as a cruise ship sank. rescuers heard cries for help from inside the ship carrying 458 peop

but the heat was on blatter and now it has been turned up higher. a letter has been released from the south african so, authorities in 2008, detailing how $10 million should be funneled directly to former fifa vice president jack warner, who is accused of taking bribes to secure south africa's successful world cup bid. the payment was authorized by fifa officials who worked directly for blatter. the f.b.i. investigators may be closing in, says sports lawyer and fifa critic david larkin. >> this investigation they cannot control. it's run by an independent u.s. law enforcement agency, and as a result, i think they're running scared. >> reporter: but sepp blatter isn't running anywhere quickly if he can help it. he says he'll stick around until a new fifa president can be elected and that, charlie could take months. the pressure will continue, though, on blatter not just to go but to go now. >> rose: mark phillips in london. thanks mark. today, a "washington post" reporter was back in an iranian courtroom. the session closed to the public. the iranian

reportero: joseph blatter renuncia a la fifa. noticias univisiÓn 14 comienza ya.onductora: muy buenas noches y les saluda marÍa leticia gÓmez. conductor: y leÓn felipe gonzÁlez. conductora: se aproxima la fecha para la gran final de la nba entre los warriors de auckland y los cavaliers de cleveland. conductor: los primeros juegos se realizarÁn en casa y flavio nos cuenta cÓmo se prepara la ciudad de auckland. reportero: es que dos dÍas solo falta para que inicie esta gran final y el optimismo estÁ mÁs alto que nunca. es obvio que en el Ámbito local los favoritos son los warriors y con esto se espera una gran celebraciÓn. el jueves empieza el camino a la gloria. el estadio se vestirÁ de amarillo apoyando al equipo local de los warriors, dando asÍ inicio a la final de la nba. quien conquiste los primeros cuatro partidos resultarÁ el equipo victorioso y por supuesto se espera que sean los warriors de auckland y la ciudad se prepara en tÉrminos de seguridad. >> estamos hablando con la seguridad. reportero: de la alcaldesa de lo que se estÁ preparando un plan de contin

horas despuÉs, blatter anunciÓ su partida.de un congreso para elegir a su sucesor. el prÍncipe jordano, hermano del actual rey que perdiÓ la elecciÓn ante blatter anticipo que volverÁ a postularse. >> estoy contento de que el cambio ocurriÓ y necesitamos trabajar en el mundo para cambiar la imagen de fifa, dijo vÍa telefÓnica apenas conociÓ la noticia de quien fuera su contrincante en las urnas. por quÉ sabiendo que la justicia estadounidense acorralado a los presuntos responsables de los actos de corrupciÓn no suspendiÓ su candidatura ni las elecciones del viernes Último? >> decidÍ mantener mi candidatura para ser elegido porque estaba convencido de que era la mejor opciÓn para nuestra situaciÓn. periodista: cuando el fbi destapÓ el escÁndalo, blatter dijo inicialmente que se trataba de regularidades aisladas y limitadas a la confederaciÓn de las amÉricas. pero el departamento de justicia de los estados unidos lo describiÓ como una corruptela desenfrenada. asegura que la fifa es su vida, pero muchos sospechan que la decisiÓn

s chief sepp blatter steps down as the u.s. steps up its investigation of the organization, reportedly making him the central focus. >>> the winning strategy... >> i emerge from this meeting confident we'll defeat them through unity, determination and commitment to create a future of opportunity >>> american officials double down on the coalition plan to defeat i.s.i.l., as iraq's prime minister cries out for more help >>> the race to find survivors. >> translation: i swam back and fourth three times, by the fourth time i felt someone was above me >>> a desperate safe for hundreds of missing passengers in china's cruise ship disaster >>> a global crusader for justice. >> this affects us we are seeing negative impacts of that in the u.s. >>> my conversation with an american lawyer fighting for women as the only american litigator in afghanistan. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. it is the end of an era in the world of soccer. sepp blatter, the man who led f.i.f.a. for 17 years stepped down just as th

i'm not in blatter's shoes.ut it didn't seem to me to be a good idea that this took place. >> who should replace blatter? the campaign group knew fifa now need someone with true global significance perhaps kofi annan should act as a control figure within the new fifa to offer reassurance to everyone. >> there was the implementation creation and independent reform committee. mitt romney took on the role in salt lake city with the ioc and did a great job there. >> the trouble for blatter's opponents is that there is no other obvious world figure in world football to move fifa forward. none of this is going to result quickly. laurence lee al jazeera. >> amnesty international is accusing the nigerian committee military of committing war crimes. it said that the military must be investigated for the murder, torture starvation and suffocation of many people. it said that 7,000 young boys died in detention and 20,000 young men were arrested and tortureed accused of being boko haram member. however, the nigerian militar

replace blatter? michel plantini perhaps or prince ali of jordan. they believe that someone with a true global significance perhaps the previous head of the united nations kofi annan should act as a control figure to offer reassurance to everybody. >> we made a proposal back in january that there was a the creation and implementation of an independent reform committee and that needs to be led by an emanant person such as someone like mitt romney. mitt romney took over the of the ioc in salt lake city and did well there. >> of course none of this is going to be resolved quickly. the question is whether it's actually possible. laurence lee al jazeera. >> well, the former french international footballer, confirmed he would stand to be candidate for fifa's next president. he called forceps blatter's resignation as a new start for fifa. >> you take responsibility. you are responsible for everything done, all the decisions made, made within fifa and that's probably why they decided to resign. but he said i