let's join our t's alexy yarosh about this now hi there again so at the expo center no big surprises there really was that on paper it was pretty much always going to win but there's still no getting away from the fact that come twenty twenty six it's going to be like attending a world cup like going to a dinner party with the neighbors are all just had a big rally. well i remember the feeling very well eight almost eight years ago here in moscow when russia was awarded the right to host the twentieth the world cup and i can only imagine and i know what my friends across the atlantic are now feeling having received these news it's breakfast time in america obviously so that's a good way to kick start the day again as you mentioned very little surprise about that most of the odds were on the side of the north american bid morocco's bid as passionate as it was as passionate the presentation of that that was here at the expo center during the fee for congress with the. bottom line being that it's time for africa with only one world cup ever hosted on the continent still the team of expe

total and the decision is going to be announced by afi for president giani in fan taney from the expo center in moscow so we'll be keeping an eye on that i'm told that a decision is expected in the next a few minutes while we wait for them max metal from the don't whose phone is here to bring us up to date so what's going on in moscow right now max yes the final minutes before the decision there's been a big change to the voting of the two bids morocco on the one hand and north america on the other hand where we have the u.s. mexico and canada joining forces it's not going to be decided as was usually done by a twenty four man executive committee that was subject to a lot of allegations of corruption especially handling the bids of the two thousand and six world cup which went to germany and then the twenty eighteen want to russia which is kicking off tomorrow and the twenty twenty two world cup coming up in four years time in qatar so instead of having a twenty four man executive committee we've got all of fifty's members costing the vote aside from the four nations involved in the bids of

right that's it for now the mind of a big news that we learned half an hour ago at the expo center in moscow in the fee for congress and who's going to host the twenty twenty six world cup and it will be the three nations of canada mexico and the united states toasting that event now focus can shift back to this year's event here in russia kicks off tomorrow with the first match our special coverage gets going like to call them bright you're watching all to international. shows seem wrong. with just don't. get to see out of the state comes to educate and in detroit equals betrayal. when something you find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground . i played for many clubs over the years so i know the game inside out. football isn't only about what happens on the pitch put the final school it's about the passion from the fans it's the age of the superman each kill the narrowness and spending two hundred twenty million on one player. it's an experience like nothing else i want to because i want to share what i think what i know about the beautiful game played great so

sure it's easier to have in one country before voting at the fifa congress got underway at the expo center in moscow president putin welcomed football's main governing body to the city he thanked them for the close cooperation and assistance they gave during the seven years of preparations for the world cup and stressed that the event has special meaning for russia you know she is the only to be able to defeat a world cup is an event of great importance to us many generations of fans have been dreaming about the world's top teams coming to our country and this dream comes true tomorrow is embodied in twelve top notch stadiums and modern infrastructure but the most important thing is the great number of fans who are coming. country to share the joy of belonging to this exciting sporting event r.t. world cup host and star goalkeeper peter schmeichel spoke to the current fifa chief gianni and tino about current issues they're facing in russia. it is no secret a lot of tension between the world and the world cup host nation how are fifa how are you dealing with that i mean how exhaustive. comi

host of the world cup now gianni continue for you now can see this talking from the stage of the expo center in moscow a man of many talents clearly was playing in the match with the people legends yesterday something that's become a tradition now just as it's a tradition to hold a few for congress the day before the world cup ultimately this could be. his three last congress as the fee for president next year is the election this time however it's about choosing the twenty twenty six world cup country host now there are two competitors for this for this chance that is the north american bid which comprises of the us mexico and canada and the best coming from africa that is morocco and if you look on paper it seems that the north american dead is well ahead because the overall inspection results gained by moroccan bid was two point seven just barely passing the needed threshold of two and the north american bit scored four according to fevers and practice so it looks like there would be no surprise and the world cup will be traveling across the pond to north america however there still may b

the e-3 expo kicked off today and thoands of people excited gamers piled into the l.a. convention center and among the big announcement, fort night will be available on the nintendo switch. >> companies trying to bring their game to switch because it is the hottest platform and everybody wants a piece of that switch pie. >> if you don't know about fort night, ask anyone under the age of 25. >> i don't know about it.>> the it. other consoles are ramping up and sony unveiled blockbuster playstation rivals including spiderman and microsoft announced 18 games to run only on the xbox. so this is the super bowl for gamers and everyone is down in l.a. getting the buzz. >> i think jeff ranieri should have his ownine game. >> some interactive weather. >> we already have that on the app. we do. my mind is thinking about all of the different possibilities across the bay area. and we have really nice weather tonight. of course oakland warriors are giving you a lot of love. all of the fans out there. another live look across downtown. more blue sky and we know some of you just couldn't make it to the

expo in 1939. and then that same character sort of wraps around avenue g next to the center. there is also special street within the phase called the retail stre this is on this one block that is highlighted on the plan. i'd say this is probably the most active urban vibrant street in the whole island. this is location which will be special in terms of pavement and the trees we select. there is places for people to sit. it's lined with retail and so it will be a bustling kind of area that we'll make sure to design in a really special way to reflect that character. we're designing it with opportunities for safe pedestrian crossing and opportunities to block off the ends. so we'll have a community event orar frskeart on the street on the weekends. limited parking, but ample areas for people to spend time on the street, socialize with neighbors. avenue d will sort of share the similar character because it's adjacent. and then california avenue, sort of the grand boulevard, one of the two on treasure island. it moves east to west and it's on the opposite side of the retail block,

center on the site as well. >>> people interested in being one of america's bravest got the chance to learn how to join the prince george's county fire department today. theepartment held a recruitment expoople were able to learn more about the job, talk to curre firefighters, and apply to be on the forc those interested in being volunteer members of the force were also encouraged to >>> gray skies out there today, rain drops here and there. and now tonight,er some s weather has moved into our area. we turn things over to somara theodore to talk about how we're not in the clear quite yet. >> some areas are still under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:30 p.m. a lot of the activity happening south of the way. let's go ahead and show that warning. becausehais where we're -- where we are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 6:30 p.m. that's northern stafford county there.s leo ahead and zoom in. you can see the line of storms, this is the portion thatemains severe, with those gusting winds, upwards of 60 miles per hour. this is the same srm that moved in from the west, sparking that tornado warningarer in parts of culpeper county. that souther portion of the storm is where we're se

at boston university who works at the centers for disease control and prevention on military breast cancer issues he notes that life in the military can mean expo sthour a witches' brew of risk factors directly linked to greater chances of getting breast cancer. so i ask my colleagues to remember that there are many challenges for those who serve in the united states military. health is one of them. and i ask my colleagues to support the jackson lee amendment and i reserve my time. the chair: the sgrealt reserves. for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? ms. granger: i rise to claim time in opposition but i'm not opposed to the amendment. the chair: without objection, so ordered. the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. granger: this bill includes $130 million for the peer-reviewed breast cancer research program. i believe this research is very worthwhile. i have no objection to the gentlelady's amendment and yield back. the chair: the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the chairwoman for acknowledging the importance of the research that is already established and re-emphasiz