dustin johnson shocked the world on the liv golf event.d to playing on the pga tour. the tour says members of the pga tour are not allowed to play in these events now what they said is as communicated to our entire membership on may 10, the pga tour members have not been authorized to participate in the saudi golf league's london event. under pga tour tournament, they are subject to disciplinary action read into that what you will dustin johnson and fellow liv golf participant graeme mcdowell were sponsored by rbc. by competing in next week's event both will skip rbc's flagship canadian open rbc not too pleased. it ended its sponsorship of both athletes in the wake of this the money is big each event on the liv golf circuit has a $25 million purse up for grabs and reports are that some participants have agreed to large sums of guaranteed money just to be part of this liv golf series. for perspective, dustin johnson's whole career, he has $5 million in prize money last year, and an estimated $74 million in lifetime earnings some reports say

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teed off, why the pga tour disqualified several top players like phil mickelson and dustin johnson after they joined a saudi arabian league. and the walking school bus, helping both young kids and older americans. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. mmitigg therime-me hearing to fr nuary 6th att ressiol aide tell us wonight that s the aon the a coordinated and planned efforto overturnof 0 presidential election, and that former president donald trump was at the center of it all. tonight's hearing is the first of several planned public hearings that will lay out the results of a nearly year-long investigation including more than 1,000 interviews and more than 140,000 documents. the stunning images fromha one e darkest days of american democracy. at least five police officers died as a result of the attack, and more than 140 police officers were injured. the criminal investigation has spanned nearly all 50 states with more than 800 people charged for their alleged roles in the attack. a lot of news to get to and cbs's nikole killion will

the former world i number one dustin johnson, who number one dustin johnson, who resigned number one for the pga tour in order to play in this event, was the first to play in this event, was the first to tee off, and with a reported fee of around $150 million for his participation, the organisers have fought back in defence of those taking part. it's troubling... at the start of a liv series mistake we want _ at the start of a liv series mistake we want to— at the start of a liv series mistake we want to live in your world, pga tour, _ we want to live in your world, pga tour, we _ we want to live in your world, pga tour, we will— we want to live in your world, pga tour, we will run alongside you but that has_ tour, we will run alongside you but that has not— tour, we will run alongside you but that has not been the case and there is now— that has not been the case and there is now a divide between the pga tour and the _ is now a divide between the pga tour and the uv _ is now a divide between the pga tour and the liv series events more than even _ and the liv series events more than

phil mickelson, dustin johnson, five other major champions teed up yesterday outside of london in the first ever event of that new liv golf series. as soon as they did the pga tour releasing their statement suspending the 17 pga tour players indefinitely. the commissioner saying, quote, these players have made their choice for their own financial-based reasons but they can't demand the same pga tour membership benefits, considerations, opportunities and platform as you. that expectation disrespects you, our fans and our sponsors. unquote. liv golf called the move vindictive. mickelson, johnson and others are still eligible to play in the u.s. open next week, though, brianna, because golf's four majors are organized independently of the pga tour. so it should be interesting to see some of those players perhaps rejoin with some of their pga tour colleagues. >> yeah. but that will be tense, won't it? >> yes, indeed. >> "new day" continues right now. ♪ >>> good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is friday, june 10th. i'm brianna keilar with john berman. >>> donal

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now some are being accused of thinking only of green mickleson. dustin johnson, bryce in day, sambo and 14 other professional golfers received a multi 1000000 dollar signing fees to playing the live golf series that started last weekend. johnson received 150000000. mickleson is reported to be earning 200000000. so i feel good about that. i feel good about the efforts i put in to try to get back to the game of golf as well as a tour. and i'm excited about the opportunity that live golf presents for me and the game of golf going forward. again, the giant payouts are small consideration for the live golf series. hopefully it's back by saudi arabia's public investment fund, which is chaired by mohammed been solomon. the country's crown prince, but the money is a windfall for the golfers. the pga tour says saudi arabia is using golf to divert attention from its shoddy human rights reputation. those who have accepted the offer, say it expand the sport. whether they're thinking of the long game or digging themselves in a hole is unclear. oh, for more on this controversial live tour, i'm now jo

number one, dustin johnson, tiger woods, reportedly turned down $1000000000.00 to make the move to live. on the 2nd day of their fraud trial in switzerland, former fee for boss sipp blotter has denied approving. a fraudulent payment to michelle petite bladder testified that a 2000000 frank cash transferred to plug in. he followed a gentleman's agreement between the 2 men. former you a for boss latino. he told the court that the transfer was simply money that blotter had agreed to pay him for work that he had done for fifa. even though it was not mentioned that in his contract is reminder of our top story. russian forces continued to pound the eastern, ukrainian city of several domestic ukrainian commanders as the battle there is now being fault house to help the outcome could decide the fate of the entire eastern don't best region. you're watching the w news up next w business news with christy plants and i will see you tomorrow with people in trucks injured when trying to see the city center more and more refugees are being turned away. families please, on the reason for these correct

the pga announcing it was suspending 17 players, including phil mickelson, sergio garcia and dustin johnsone liv tournament. pga tour commissioner writing, these players have made their choice for their own financial-based reasons. liv golf is funded by saudi arabia and has much bigger prizes than the pga. with $4 million going to the winner for each liv event. it's also reportedly offering megadeals to cross over. $200 million to mickelson. $150 million to two-time major winner dustin johnson. >> i like to do a lot of other things beside golf, and i think this gives me an opportunity to spend more time with my family. >> reporter: but that money is marred in controversy, saudi arabia accused of widespread human rights abuse and its crown prince accused of ordering the murder of "washington post" reporter khashoggi. >> i'm certainly aware of what has happened with jamal khashoggi. >> most pga stars passed on the breakaway tour, including tiger woods who reportedly turned down a $1 billion offer. rory mcilroy, now weighing in. >> obviously, money is a deciding factor in a lot of things in th

players including dustin johnson have voluntarily resigned their membership to the pga tour, after pgaf disciplinary action. >> i chose what's best for me and my family. >> after joining liv, johnson was dropped by a do sponsor, the royal bank of canada >> very important to see hot the fans say do they actually go to the tournaments? do they watch on whatever streaming they're able to? >> in february, when asked about the potential for a saudi league, phil mickelson reportedly called the saudis scary mother expletives to get involved with. >> i'm sorry for that, and for the hurt it's caused a lot of people >> four months later, he's preparing to tee off >> i don't condone human rights violations at all. >> mickelson is being accused of helping the saudis with sports washing. when a government works to rebuild a reputation with the help of famous athletes. >> in the game of golf i have seen unify and bring people together >> players across the league are facing similar questions >> if saudi arabia wanted to use the game of golf as a way for them to get to where they want to be and they

themselves in a really, really precarious situation. >> reporter: former world number one player dustin johnsondechambeau and the player whose jump caused the most controversy, six-time major tournament winner phil mickelson. mickelson and johnson are each reportedly getting a nine figure payout to take part in fact saudi series. they're scary mother fers to get involved with. they execute people over there for being gay. knowing all of this, why would i even consider it? because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the pga tour operates. this week, mickelson said he doesn't condone human rights violations. >> i'm certainly aware of what has happened with jamal khashoggi, and i think it's terrible. i've also seen the good that the game of golf has done throughout history. and i believe that liv golf is going to do a lot of good for the game as well. >> reporter: hardly satisfying to mickelson's critics. >> me knows where the money is coming from and he's doing it willingly and helping mbs to burnish his image. he has raelt really been bribed to be part of the pr machine of th

six-time major champion phil mickelson and former world number one dustin johnson are among the starsural event outside london. critics say the saudi regime is sports watching, taattempting t use sports to reshape its brutal image. >> backed by saudi arabia's billions of dollars, liv golf could fundamentally change the professional men's game. the news series offers players fewer tournaments and guaranteed prize money, lots of it. dustin johnson and phil mickelson are the biggest stars to sign up and they're earning more from this than their combined 45 years on the tour. >> this is something i thought was best for me and my family. i'm excited about playing, and obviously, this is the first week. yeah, it's something exciting, something new. and yeah, i think it's great for the game of golf, so that's why i'm here. >> liv golf ceo greg norman says his new series is game changing, especially for lower ranked players. >> pga tour doesn't give a rat's ass about what's going to happen to you after you finish playing the game of golf. they don't. >> but the money hasn't impressed everyone

precarious position right now. >> reporter: the biggest names to jump, former world number one dustin johnson most controversy, tournament winner phil mickelson. mickelson and johnson are reportedly getting a nine-figure payout to take part in the saudi series. earlier this year, the author of a biography on mickelson quoted the golfer of saying, they're scary mother fors to get involved with. they execute for people being gay, why would i consider it. because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reshape how the pga tour operates. this week mickelson said he doesn't condone human rights violations. >> i'm aware of what happened with jamal khashoggi and i think it is terrible and i've seen the good that the game of golf has done throughout history and i believe that liv golf is going to do a lot of good for the game as well. >> reporter: hardly satisfying to mickelson's critics. >> he knows where the money is coming from and he's doing it willingly and helping mbs to burnish his business. he's been brought to be a part of the p.r. machine of the saudis. >> reporter: mickelson is not the

dustin johnson and garcia _ solution for that. dustin johnson and garcia are _ solution for that.ith a breakaway event but said he was taking a break from the game in february. that is all this but for now. i will have a little bit more later on. the uk communications watchdog, ofcom, is urging technology firms to do more to make the online world safer for women and girls. a snapshot of the uk's online habits compiled by the regulator found that women were more likely than men to come across harmful content — and were more likely to be distressed by it. zoe kleinman reports. # take me back to the summer time. 24—year—old scots folk singer iona fyfe uses social media to promote her music, and she gets a lot of online abuse. she says the comments can be relentless, distressing and scary. but when it's a prolonged, extended pile—on, it really does get to you — you question your self—worth, you question your talent, you question if you're good enough. i think that's really sad. a report out today from the regulator ofcom has found that women in the uk experience more abuse than men on

dustin johnson resigned membership from the pga. won't play on the tour. majors in addition to the seven stops on this saudi backed tour. i think what a lot of fans, neil, are having trouble with is people taking the moral high ground with this the pga has a long-standing relationship with china, has no qualms about its purported human rights misgivings. because saudi arabia, i say this objectively, calling balls and strikes because saudi is put together a front-runner financially speaking there issue with the obvious and well-documented human rights issues behind saudi arabia. a lot of fans are sitting back saying why don't you let the player go where they stand to make the most money, let the them do better for the family and et cetera. why do you bar them competing beat? i draw parallel with the nfl, it is collectively bargained they are prohibited playing simultaneously in any other league. golfers are independent contractors. unclear whether that restriction will apply. what is not in dispute the money out there, the opportunity for these golfers. nei

and a big golf surprise in golf — dustin johnson, the former world number one decides to play in the saudi—backed liv invitational. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday. it's fair to say the eyes of the world will be at hampden park tonight — for scotland's match against ukraine, in their world cup playoff semifinal. it's the first competitive game ukraine are involved in, since their country was invaded by russia — this match re—arranged from march, when it was initially meant to be played. so much to play for on all accounts... in a moment, we'll be live at hampden, for the build up to the match — but first chris mclaughlin has this report. it isa it is a group of players preparing for a game most of the world wants them to lose. if scotland are to make it to qatar, they must first see off ukraine. even a former scotland captain has been vocal in recent days about cheering on the away side. he recent days about cheering on the awa side. . , recent days about cheering on the awa side. ., , ., recent days about cheering on the awa side. . , ., , , recent days about cheering on

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former south african president jacob summa are detained in dubai. alan's board, american golfer, dustin johnson, has resigned from the pga tour to play in the 1st event. a saudi arabian backed golf series plus australia face united arab emirates and a playoff in doha with the winner getting closer to reaching the world cup finals. ah, now the u. k. prime minister has told his cabinet to get home with the job hours after facing a test of his leadership. first, johnson survived a confidence boat held by his own party on monday, calling the outcome a convincing and decisive results. his supporters celebrated the vote, but the scale of the rebellion is raising questions about his future. 40 percent of the prime minister's colleagues refused to back him. earlier we heard from a member of parliament and one of johnson's most vocal cricket critics. of everybody was gob smacked by the number of tory and peas that voted against the prime minister last night and just was reflecting on that 140 tory empties with no confidence in their leader. it's a pretty big thing for a member of any party at parliament

some of the big names include phil mickelson and dustin johnson, and sergio garcia, a j till players had already been refused permission to play in the 8 tournament series, which offers more than 255000000 dollars in price money. ah, hello, you're watching al jazeera, these are the stories we're following. this. our a congressional committee investigating the january 6 insurrection. a capitol hill has been told the violence wasn't an accident in that former president donald trump base responsibility for it. january 6th was the culmination of an attempt it crew. a brazen attempt as one right to put it shortly after january 6 to overthrow the government. the balance was no accident. it represents senate prompts left spain most desperate chance to haul the transfer of power. oh, the committee also ed violent previously unseen footage of writers beating police, enforcing their way into the capital. there were officers on the ground. ah. you know, they were bleeding, they were throwing up. they were, you know, they had, i mean i saw friends with blood all over their faces. i was slipping

phil mickelson and dustin johnson are among 17 players being punished for joining a new saudi-fundedague with bigger cash payouts. they've been criticized because of saudi arabia's human rights record. during the league's opening event a reporter was removed from phil mickelson's news conference while the commissioner looked on. >> golf is a sport in crisis. golf is a sport that is mired in controversy right now. this is the kind of controversy this sport has never seen before. and all these guys are talking about free agency, and it's really me agency because it's all about making more money. >> and get this. tiger woods reportedly turned down nearly a billion dollars to join the league. >>> lebron james has some las vegas dreams. he says he wants to own an nba team in sin city. james has long said he hopes to playing days. >>> coming up, why a popular hot sauce is in very short supply. >>> also ahead, the mystery in texas. authorities trying to identify this creature. it takes energy to take on the world.■ so whether you■re breaking a sweat, breaking down barriers, or breaking the

near london and the list includes major championship winners like phil mickelson and justin -- dustin johnson and the pga said they didn't get conflicting event and media rights approval and the suspensions are indefinite and this will apply to any future events and this should be noted that this is headed by greg norman a former pga star and he and nicholson and others have received criticism from aligning with a company despite the past human rights abuses by the saudi government. in a statement the gulf company said the decision itself is vindictive and deepens the divide between the tour and its members. >>> the second in command here may be within days of finishing but the problem is getting there and the trial was supposed to resume on tuesday and it didn't and it gets back again today. testimony has been on hold since a juror came down with covid and the added concern is that other jurors were exposed and elizabeth holmes isn't expected to testify before the case wraps up. >>> warriors fans, your pain may be still wearing off we have to get boston little credit. in the 3rd quarter the

even after the pga tour suspended 17 players for taking part, including dustin johnson and six-time major champion phil mickelson. >> this is an opportunity that gives me a chance to have the most balance in my life going forward, and i think this is going to do a lot of good for the game >> reporter: the tournament falls right at the intersection of sports and politics saudi arabia is among the world's top oil producers and the tournament comes as american gas prices hit a record high all of it falling on the heels of president biden's announcement that he will meet with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, a move criticized by more than a dozen human rights groups >> and our thanks to blayne alexander for that report. >>> all right. let's go back to nbc meteorologist michelle grossman for more on the extreme weather we're facing out there hi, michelle >> hi there, guys. we have a lot today. this morning we're watching showers and storms some in the northwest, some in the northern plains and watching showers in the northeast today this is a look at radar. we're watching severe weather

>>> to the index and to the pga suspensions tonight. 17 golfers including phil mickelson and dustin johnsonpended by the pga today for taking part in a rival golf tournament. the liv golf international series funded by saudi arabia. it offiers more prize money. the pga tonight saying the players' participation is in violation of their tournament regulations. >>> when we come back here, a keynote about what the nation will see just a short time from now. i'm cologuard. i'm noninvasive and i detect altered dna in your stool to find 92% of colon cancers, even in early stages. early stages? yep, it's for people 45 plus at average risk for colon cancer, not high risk. false positive and negative results may occur. ask your provider if cologuard is right for you. consider it done. ♪♪ dads are special. fun. inspiring. always there for you. so make father's day extra special with gifts he'll love from weathertech. floorliners... cargo liner... seat protector... sunshade... ready-to-wash system and cupfone. or our newest product, the golf cart mat. order these american made gifts or a gift card at w

dustin johnson.ergio garcia are now suspended from the pga, word of the indefinite ban after they took the course outside london, teeing off in the liv invitational series, a rival upstart league, drawing players away from the pga. >> there's never been a threat to pga tour like this, from a pure monetary standpoint, it is much more attractive for players to go play in this. >> reporter: with liv fronted by former champ greg norman, backed by phil mickelson, and funded by saudi arabia's public investment fund, the newly minted league with its player friendly big payouts called today's suspensions vindictive, troubling, and not the last word on this topic. liv aligned with saudi arabia has been criticized for ignoring human rights violations in that country. for its part, the pga who suspended 17 players today said those players made their decision based on financial reasons. >> you know, you're away from the family 30, 35 weeks a year, has to be worth it financially, otherwise it is a big sacrifice y

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it's important that dustin johnson will receive around £120 million to play in the series. for me and my family. chose what's best for me and my famil . , ., ,, , chose what's best for me and my famil . , . ~ , . chose what's best for me and my famil . , ., ~ , ., ., family. the stakes are high both for the -la ers family. the stakes are high both for the players and _ family. the stakes are high both for the players and for _ family. the stakes are high both for the players and for the _ family. the stakes are high both for the players and for the future - family. the stakes are high both for the players and for the future of. the players and for the future of the players and for the future of the sport itself. iain carterjoins us live. he was at the club today. listening to a lot of those press conferences, before we talk about dustinjohnson, what was the atmosphere like they are today covering it and the players having to front up? it felt tense when the players came in. it was interesting that the moderator, or one of them, for the press conferences was the white house

thanks to norman's name and a $35 billion prize bowl some major names joined the league including dustin johnsonergio garcia and one of the greatest of his generation. the controversy one of the tours sources of funding is the saudi arabia public investment fund, 620 billion in assets are and are alliances sometimes comes with baggage and the decision to join ceo norman brought down the higher of the pgaand many in the press . >> i respect and understand their opinion and i understand that they have strong feelings and strong emotions regarding this choice. i respect that. i've been a part of the pga tour for 35+ years and i have enjoyed my time. i feel good about that. i feel good about theeffort i've put in to get back to the game of golf as well as the tour and i'm excited about the opportunity that new golf presents for me and the game of golf going forward . >> he said his first event at jlondon's cemetery on club not surprisinglythe pga tour which has been affirmed in this new venture responded by suspending anyone opting to join in .all 17 golfers suspended . >> anunfortunate week created

those format number ones are said garcia, dustin johnson and b, westwood, saudi arabia, sovereign wealth fund is behind the series. the country has been accused of human rights violations on the play is face tough questions about their participation ahead of the 1st event. if anyone in the world wouldn't like to be approved and had a ton of money, which would you player speculation call going to comment homes to adjust to the generality? is any way you wouldn't plan on a moral basis if the money was right? is there any way you wouldn't play onto that question? i don't need to answer that question please. you know what i mean when you played in south africa for example, you just have to answer that question which horrible? and so my answer question lou. all those who stayed behind on the pga tour have spoken about what's being described as a fracture in the world of golf. we got the best players in the world. they were 5 of the top 10 players week. and so that's why as the world around here playing golf and i'm looking forward to compete against them this week and i don't, i don't really

other golfers confirmed for the event are the former world number one dustin johnson, sergio garcia, de grandhomme has been ruled out of the remainder of the test series against england through injury. the zimba bwean—born kiwi suffered a tear in his right heel while bowling on day 3 of the first test at lords and was unable to bowl on the final day of his side's five—wicket defeat. he's now looking at 10 to 12 weeks away from the game. michael bracewell has been named as his replacement. it's stage 3 of the criterium du dauphine on tuesday. a 169—kilometre, hilly stage from saint paulien to chastreix sancey in south central france. alexis vuillermoz will be wearing the leader's yellow jersey after taking stage 2. the frenchman's breakaway group on monday just managed to stay clear of the chasing peloton. olivier le gac kicked the sprint into life at the end of the stage from saint—peray to brives—charensac, but vuillermoz edged past his compatriot to claim his first win in over three years with anders skaarseth back in second. you can get all the latest sports news at our website —

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the four—time major champion would join high profile players dustin johnson, bryson dechambeau and patrickins in the field for this week's travellers championship. chelsea have agreed to loan romelu lukaku back to inter milan — the club he left for chelsea just 12 months ago. the deal is yet to be officially confirmed, but it'll include inter paying a loan fee of around $7 million. lukaku scored 15 goals in all competitions for chelsea last season, with eight in 26 premier league appearances. liverpool have agreed to selljapan international takumi minamino to french ligue un side monaco for nearly $19 million. monaco were one of a number of clubs interested in the 27—year—old, whojoined liverpool from red bull salzburg in 2020. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the team that's your sports news for now. thank you. after a gap of three years, glastonbury is opening its gates. back after three years, the iconic glastonbury festival opens its gates to music fans again festival goers. these are the first pr

. >> the inaugural event teed off in london with names like dustin johnson. >>> the nba finals are tieds apiece as the best of seven series returns to san francisco thanks to a huge night from steph curry. the warriors defeated the cel celt celtics, 107-97. the series heads west for sunday night. >>> music is bringing people together, at least two bands. they are teaming up for a tour that will bring medical equipment helping ukrainians impacted by the war. the ukrainian native was forced to leave russia after speaking out against the invasion. now he says he's just trying to help his homeland. here he is. >> translator: as soon as the war started we immediately felt like we wanted to do something useful. and i think this, going on a charity tour, is just the most useful thing we can do now. we are trying to be helpful by using all of our talents and resources. >>> and that wraps this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm kim bruin huber, please do stay with us. wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the ha

phil mickelson and dustin johnson and bryson dechambeau recently the tour is saying these players areompete in tour events or the presidents cup at this stage in the memo, the commissioner jay monahan said these players made their reasons liv golf fired back with the duelling statements. today's announcement by the pga tour is vindictive and deepens the divide with the tour and members. it is troubling the tour, an organization with opportunities for the golfers to play the game, is the entity blocking golfers from playing we are seeing sponsors start to distance themselves. late yesterday, rocket mortgage cutting ties with bryson dechambeau because he is now moving over to the liv golf event. the second one that will happen as well. we talked about the reverb rations in business. the first ones made the splash were justin johnson and rbc. this week is the royal bank of canada being played and dustin johnson is skipping that to play in the liv golf tournament there are all kinds of moves there is debate in the golf world about what power and leverage is out there for an organization l

threatens to tear the sport apart. 48 players, including major champions such as phil mickelson and dustin johnsonanisers of the new tournament say the pga is being vindictive by banning the players. former us open champion graeme mcdowell says he was forced into resigning from the tour just before he played in the liv golf event. it was a tough decision. i wanted to keep the moral high ground and remain a member of the tour because they really didn't feel like i needed to resign or like they should have to resign. it was a very difficult decision. a kind of resigned out of an abundance of caution, honestly, because i've felt like it puts me in a less litigious situation with regards to getting drawn into anything unnecessarily. but like ice a, i didn't want to resign. i love the pga tour, it has been great to me. —— but like i say. later on friday, france are in austria looking to get their uefa nations league campaign back on track. they're winless in two. while on thursday, portugal's unbeaten start to the tournament continued after they saw off the czech republic 2—0 in lisbon. joao cancelo op

some of the big names include phil mickelson, dustin johnson, and sergio garcia, pga, tour players had already been refused permission to play in the 8 tournament series, which offers more than $255000000.00 in prize money. ah, this is al jazeera, these are the top stories a u. s. congressional committee investigating last year's capitol hill attack has been told the violence was orchestrated by a former president. donald trump. the panel is calling it an attempted coup. rosalind jordan has more from capitol hill. the point of these hearings is to spell out to the american people what the members of the select committee believe, which is that in fact, this was an attempt to qu on the usaa government. and in particular on the u. s a house of representatives which was in the process of certifying the results of the november 2020 election, which in which a joe biden was elected president. this is something that has never happened before in u. s. history and the committee's point is to spell out to the american public whether or not they want to believe. the fact that this incident did hap

. >> carley: mickelson and dustin johnson are the biggest names that have joined.amaal keshogi's family is speaking out against the golfers, the fian ce says they should be banned from playing in the world's major tournament to show there are consequences for supporting murderers, golfers who join the liv series can compete in major tournaments that are not operated by the pga tour. several star players are set to play in golf's third major of the year. >> todd: daniel suarez bringing home his first cup series win at sonoma. >> turn 12 and daniel suarez is nascar cup winner. >> todd: the first mexican-born driver to win a sprint series race and in south of the border fashion, punching the pinata, the taco, congrats to him. >> carley: he ripped that apart. >> todd: president biden working to distance himself from this democrat rallying cry. >> not only do we need to defund, we need to dismantle and start anew. >> talking about defunding $6 billion nypd budget. >> i support the defund movement. >> todd: got our hands on the visitor logs, you won't believe who is meet

. >> american golfer dustin johnson quitting the pga and joining its controversial league backed by saudicoming after phil mickelson announced his comeback by joining its same league despite previously describing the saudi regime as scary mfers who have a horrible record on human rights. >> i understand that many people have very strong opinions and may disagree with my decision. but at this time, this is an opportunity that gives me a chance to have the most balance in my life going forward and i think this is going to do a lot of good for the game. >> trevor: we will agree that when phil mickelson gives him the most balance in my life, he means money, right? (applause) i mean just say money. the reason i'm here is money. yeah, because the saudis are reportedly paying him $200 million, yeah to just say it is the money, stop coming up with all of these stories, i would say it i would be like yeah, you know why i am going to saudi arabia, they are giving me $200 million. $200 million, tell me why are you going, i will give you a million if you shut the [bleep] up, acting like you have ever

it takes place at a time of revolution, and the likes of phil mickelson and dustin johnson in the firstside those who stayed behind.— stayed behind. i've been disappointed _ stayed behind. i've been disappointed with - stayed behind. i've been disappointed with how . stayed behind. i've been i disappointed with how he's stayed behind. i've been - disappointed with how he's went about, what he's done, but i think he has come back and shown some remorse about how he's handled some things, so i think he's learned from that. if i could gil phil election —— gave phil a lesson. that. if i could gil phil election -- gave phil a lesson.- that. if i could gil phil election -- gave phil a lesson. there is concern _ -- gave phil a lesson. there is concern with _ -- gave phil a lesson. there is concern with the _ -- gave phil a lesson. there is concern with the breakaway i -- gave phil a lesson. there is i concern with the breakaway tour -- gave phil a lesson. there is - concern with the breakaway tour will shut off other tournaments. diluting them for those who can still play. t them for those who

tour suspending best golfers mickelson, dustin johnson, sergio garcia.tement from p.g.a. tour. these players have made their choice, they can't get p.g.a. benefits, that expectation disr7s you, our fans and our partners. your reaction, joe. >> joe: hard to have sympathy for the richest of the rich efts. every weekend you play somewhere warm, if it rains, you don't have to go out there. the p.g.a. is right in this situation, if you don't want to be part of our tour, you can't play in another one that the saudis are running, you can't play with us, good for the p.g.a., your relevance goes away. you look bad in the process, glad tiger woods was not a part of this. >> carley: he turned down a billion dollars. >> ashley: imagine being that rich you could do that. happy friday. >> joe: billion, that is like carley money, not going there. >> carley: like carley money minus all the zeros behind the one. belmont stakes are here this weekend horses compete in the last triple crown race. >> ashley: janice dean is live with a preview. hi, janice. >> janice: good mor

including superstar phil mickelson and dustin johnson for taking part in that controversial saudi-backed lead. reaction from both sides and tiger woods weighs in. >>> those stories plus underground atlanta. >> climb in this man cave for a very big drop into the hole. >> tom costello gets a firsthand look at a revolutionary project beneath the world's busiest airport to handle that historic surge in passengers. >>> and the truth is out there. nasa assembling its own ufo research team joining the search for answers to one of the world's biggest mysteries today, friday, june 10, 2022. ♪♪ >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning everybody. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. glad to have you with us here on earth. sorry, the twilight zone music of what was that? yeah. >> that was it. a busy mortgage. a lot get to. including a week of extreme heat from california to texas. many cities expected to hit triple digits in the teens. dylan's first just ahead. >>> and if you are hitting the road this weeken

some of the sports biggest names including mick elson and dustin johnson helped kick off the saudi backedthe talk was off the course with the future of the game now up in the air. >> today we talk about the action at live golf event will come. not yet. the controversy off the course remains too compelling. a simmering war of words boiling over and lifting the lid on the split at the top of the professional men's game. the new invitational series has become the ultimate pay as you play golf. play in it, and pay with a suspension from the pga tour. within minutes of the short gun start at the club outside london, pga tour commissioner sent out a scathing memo banning the players who jumped ship whether or not they resigned their tour membership in advance. a barely concealed fury radiating from almost every line of the two page, nine paragraph letter. addressing only the current members the players who decided not to take saudi money. almost a movie style you are dead to me vibe aimed at the break away players. >> focus on the golf. >> yes. >> where they want to. >> that's one of the reason

mik phil mick elson will join the saudi tour it kicks off in london with 48 golfers including dustin johnsonn kaymer. >>> and prince harry and meghan released the first photo of lilibet. that's it from here, brian back to you. >> there you go. philip, thank you very much. >>> coming up, morgan stanley chief economist ellen zentner is here with her take on inflation and interest rates and the fed and where the american economy is going >>> throughout the month of june, we are celebrating pride month. here is the cnbc producer. >> change requires persistence after i came out to friends, i knew my family had to be next. at first, my mother was confused struggling with her religious be beliefs. she told me if i had a child, they would not be her grand child. with time, she started to embrace my truth it may not always be the case, but the way reactions are at first, it is not always believed change is possible and customers all on different systems. you need to pull it together. so you call in ibm and red hat to create an open hybrid cloud platform. now data is available anywhere, securely. and

a spokesperson for johnson says dustin has been contemplating the opportunity. pursue it. the royal bank of canada announcing today they will no longer sponsor him. the liv league comes as saudi arabia has been under scrutiny for the slaughter of journilous jamal khashoggi and for the war in yemen. to say nothing of its overall day-to-day horrific human rights record. phil mickelson's name is absent from the liv event. he's been an outspoken supporter of the new tour. rory mcilroy weighing in that golfers should not be punished for participating but he would not participate himself. you can follow me on facebook, instagram, twitter, and the tiktok at jake tapper. you can tweet the show. you can listen to our podcast wherever you get your podcasts. our coverage continues with one mr. wolf blitzer in "the situation room." see you tomorrow. >>> happening now, cnn tries to get answers from the embattled uvalde school police chief, but he dodges key questions about his response to the shooting massacre and mistakes that were made. stand by for an exclusive report as