women's national team takes the pitch against australia. ranked second in the world, team usa comes in the tournament as a favorite to win it all. to say that the squad is hungry is an understatement. >> we want to come out fast and strong. i won't be easy. >> in 2011 team usa gave up two late leads in the title game before losing a heart-breaker to japan on penalty kicks. the u.s. women's team hasn't won a world cup since 1999. a guam that also went down to penalty kicks and ended with the incredible moment. the heart and soul of this american team is abby wambach. playing in her fourth world cup, she is leading goal scorer, man or woman in international soccer history, 182 career goals. i wouldn't be international soccer without controversy. unlike the men the women will play on artificial turf. a decision that angered many top players. they say the ball bounces differently than on grass and the rough surface can burn. of course there is the recent corruption scandal at fifa. the american player just want to focus on the game. >> a really

they enter the tournament as it second ranked team in the world and looking for a third title. >>> the u.s. national soccer team is down playing the arrest of one of their biggest stars. hope was arrested for domestic violence in june of last year. those requests were dropped. they have appealed to have the charges reinstated. she was reinstated for 30 days when her husband was arrested for dui while driving a soccer van. some wonder if this is a distraction for the team. the u.s. begins it run for the cup this afternoon against australia. you can see the national team right here on fox 2. they will take on sweden on 5:00 p.m. they close out the group stage on june 16th. that game is also right here at 5:00 p.m. >>> renovation work on a high school uncovered a piece of history behind damaged walls. a contractor removed a chack board and reveal a chock board of delicate drawings. the date was 1917. principals say they are amazed. >> i have tears in my eyes. i just staired because it's like, it was like walking into a time cap -- capsal. >> the renovation work has been stopped until they figure out a

what they give the guys, the girls are not even getting one third of it. >> she played for the national team at the world cup twice in the 1990s and has coached the under 17 national squad. >> there's a change in terms of >> follow the money pictures emerge of the cash australia allegedly paid to people smugglers to take people away.

the soccer team arrived there last night for an exhibition against the cuban national team. they were joined by brazilian soccer legend pele following the normalization of relations between the u.s. and cuba. they will be the first u.s. sports team to play on cuban soil in 16 years. it will be played tomorrow night. >>> i was lasting cuba -- last in cuba when the orioles played the nationals. >> i was never in cuba. >> i'd love to go back. all right. >> weather feeling tropical again today. >> yes. i don't like it. >> me either. it's been a lot. early on in the season right? it definitely feels like summer but then tomorrow we actually get the cooldown. today actually the start of meteorologicaller? . today is the laicity we have in the 80s for several days. the look at the michael & son weather cam and the day planner and it's not just the heat that we're going to get a break from. we are going to be dealing with thunderstorms and then a little bit of a kind of relief from that in just some light showers as we head into tomorrow. 88 degrees at 3:00. already down to 80 by 6:0

>> i want to go to games so and you find the making us proud. >> reporter: they played for the national teamp twice in the 1990s and as couch the under 17 national squad squad. squad. >> and know what it was like then and now and there is a grid change. grid change. look at this part and taking care of the ball like the futbol. >> reporter: there are a number of problems with promoting the women's game. the biggest challenge facing the development of women's futbol is lack of sponsor ship and many potential sponsors don't see the sport as profitable. so they don't invest. and clubs have to rely heavily on funding from private donors to survive and nigeria futbol federation says the government has to spend $8 million a year on the women's game but the total national budget for futbol is less than $10 million a year. futbol bosses say there are cultural obstacles to showing girls and women to the sport. >> for a women is what they are concerned and women addressed to play futbol is not conforming with that mode of vision and the same thing with culture and it's not in conformity. >> reporter:

the very blunt coach leads the swedish national team. hope solo she said is a challenge and she said she might not have started u.s. star player abby wambach but she said that the women's team taught her a great deal about how to deal with world cup pressure. >> go usa. you can watch the crowds watching the big game on the big screens. there's a viewing party in dupont circle. kickoff is at 8:00. >>> four things to know right now. barry manilow, headlining the independence day celebration. he's planning a special patriotic medley he first performed for the reopening of the statue of liberty 30 years ago. >>> maryland leaders will clarify their stance on free range parenting in a new policy change. child protective services will only get involved in cases if children have been harmed or face a substantial risk of harm. >>> schools remain closed today in parts of upstate new york as police search for two escaped murderers. there's reason to believe that inmate david sweat and richard matt are still in that area. >>> d.c. police are searchin

she's a member of the under 18 junior national team and the country's senior national softball team. >>> the former notre dame head coach told an affiliate the lightning strike caused a fire. it cause he released the statement saying sometimes things happen and you have no control over them. this was the case when lightning struck our home this past weekend. >>> two major political figures announced they both have cancer. >>> the pentagon is getting behind something that resembles a recover back. >>> tracking severe storms this morning. going to arrive in big cities this afternoon. we'll have that coming up. you're watching "first look" comeon msnbc. what about a "win-win-win"? pick up the limited edition metallic droid turbo by motorola. water-repellent. up to 48-hour battery life. that's your first "win." plus, it's only on verizon. the #1 network. there's your next "win." now for final "win." get $250 when you trade in any smartphone. and get 10 gigs of data for $80 a month and $15 per line. the win-win-win. hurry in, offer ends june 30th. and save without settling. only on verizo

national team take the pitch against australia. eam usa comes in as a favorite to win it all. to say this squad is hungry is an understatement. >> we want to come out fast. we want to come out strong. it's not going to be easy. >> reporter: 2011 team usa gave up two late leads in the title game before losing a heart breaker to japan on penalty kicks. the u.s. team has not won a world cup since 1999. it ended with this incredible moment. the heart and soul of this american team is abby wambach. playing in her fourth world cup. she's the leading goal scorer man or woman in international soccer history. 182 career goals. it wouldn't be international soccer without controversy. the women play on artificial turf. a decision that angered many top players. they say the ball bounce differently than on grass. and the rough surface can burn. and of course there's recent corruption scandals at fifa. the american players say they want to focus on the game. >> we want to shine a nice bright light on fifa and our sport, women's soccer, around the

football does not get enough support from nigeria's football federation. >> they played for the national team at the world cup twice in the 1990s and has coached the under 17 national squad. >> there is a change of the bonuses. when i was there until now. there is a grip change. but they're taking care. >> there are a number of problems with promoting the women's game. the biggest challenge facing the development of women's football is the lack of sponsorship. many potential sponsors go don't see the sport as profitable. so they don't investment. >> the government needs to spent $8 million a year. but the total national budget for football is less than $10 million a year. they are also cultural and religious obstacles to introducing more women and kills to the sport. >> so the potential players to choose from is smaller than it could be. despite the obstacles they hope to continue the career and one day play for the super falcons. abuja nigeria. >> finally rafael nadal troubles is continuing after a defeat in the first round of the wimbledon warm up event. it is now down ten. >> they eventual

doesn't get enough support from nigeria's football federation, the nss. >> plays the ever the national team the world cup twice in the 1990's. and has coach canned the under 17 national squad. >> there's changes counts -- it is not what it is like when i was there, and now there's a big change, a great change. the part of it they are not taking care of the real football this a number of problems with promoting the women's game, the biggest challenge facing the development the the lack of sponsorship, many potential sponsors don't see the sport as profitable. >> so they don't invest and clubs have to rely heavily on funding from private donors to survive. the football federation says the government needs to spend at least $8 million a year on the women's game, but the total national budget for football is less than $10 million a year. >> as far as it is concerned. so it is not in confirmty. >> to the potential players to choose from is much smaller than it could be, but despite the obstacles they hope to continue her career, and one day play for the super falcons. the tournament he usually d

he directed his national security team to go to capitol hill and engage in bipartisan discussions about how to institute these reforms in a way that would add protections to our civil liberties while making sure that our national security professionals had access to all the tools they need to do their work. and he has worked in bipartisan fashion to build support for this in the house and build support for it in the senate. the president continue tobs an advocate of the u.s.a. freedom act. and again i don't have any specific calls or anything that i'm going to preview. but the president's feelings on this i think are quite well-known both publicly and in private. >> i guess what i'm saying the programs which you are arguing have expired, does the president need to do more than publicly advocate we need to go to kwlill chill, for example, picking up the phone on a regular basis, making sure that something does get passed in the next few days? >> the fact is that the president has been engaged in this. you have heard him talk about it publicly. there have been conversations that the presi

afternoon in the heat scherzer stayed cool and pitched what might have been the greatest start in national's teamistory. and you know what he delivered getting josh harrison to pop up deep to left. michael taylor makes the catch and the first of scherzer's career, the nats win the game 6-0. scherzer with just one strike from perfection. we'll hear from the man himself later on in sports. >> dave johnson, thank you very much. >>> police are looking into the sighting of two convicted killers. a caller said he saw the two escapees about 350 miles from the prison they escaped from two weeks ago. david sweat and richard matt used power tools to cut their way out of prison. a correction's officer has been placed on administrative leave. >>> we continue to follow two big breaking stories involving mass shootings. ten people shot in detroit. seven people shot in philadelphia. we're hearing about at least one dea >>> lots of us saw and heard the hail as it came down. check out this picture posted on twitter. this is in d.c. where they saw pebble-sized hail. our teams are out in force tonight searching for

compete in cuba. >> i think it's great that we have the chance to come here and play the cuban national teamhere in many years and hopefully many more will follow. >> tickets for the game cost only 4 cents. cuba is still fine-tuning its play but the island nation could soon be a force to be reckoned with in international soccer. cosmos 4, cuba 1, the final. >>> good morning, everybody. steph curry has had some amazing moments in his mvp season and perhaps a couple of times poor shot selection actually paid off. they say those moments are steph's being arrogant. >> he's a humble human being who has an arrogance about his game of when that you have type of confidence and fearlessness to take the shots that he does and make them, um, that's what i call arrogant. but it's a good arrogance. >> the pirates are coming and they want some booty. top of the third game tied at 2. pedro alvarez doubled down the left field line. two runs score, 4-2 pittsburgh. bottom of the inning, brandon crawford goes opposite field. that's a two-run home ruffin. that's his 8th of the year. he has 36 runs batted in and

japan's national team is there, and they're getting down to business in defending their championship. more from nhk world's reporter. >> reporter: a plane arrived in vancouver on monday. and out stepped the japanese team nicknamed nadeshko japan. 6:the game we play against, switzerland in its first match of the world cup. about 30 japanese fans welcomed the team at the airport. the japanese team has grabbed the attention of international media, including the host nation canada and their upcoming opponent switzerland. >> i saw some of the players playing, so i think they'll have a good chance to go very far in this tournament. >> reporter: in the last world cup, four years ago, the team's quick passes and unified defense led it to victory. but the world power houses have been carefully studying japan's techniques. that means they will face some challenges in the upcoming tournament. the players have to keep a watchful eye on germany in first place, the u.s. in second, and france in third. the coach says he wants his team to get the better of these strong opponents. the japanese players

but did you know, she once got cut from the us under 21 national team?t forever until her coach intervened and gave her advice that changed her life. we're talking to him coming up next. >> i just saw pigs running all over the road. so i stopped. it is not your typical traffic jam when a truck caring thousands of these little pig lets spills its load all over the highway. we'll have that story coming up next. dear stranger, when i booked this trip, my friends said i was crazy. why would i stay in someone else's house? but this morning a city i've never been to felt like one i already knew. i just wanted to thank you for sharing your world with me. it felt like home. airbnb. belong anywhere. >>> next story certainly you don't see every day. tours say could be hundreds every pigs in the forest of send ya, ohio, after thousands were spilled off a tractor-trailer. >> more than 2,000 on board when that truck overturned, along 8:35, just made run for it. >> crews try tried to round them up. many did get away. driver facing charges in that crash. but, good to r

enters the tournament as the second ranked team in the world and looking for its third world cup title. meantime the u.s. nationalen's soccer team down playing the arrest of one of its biggest stars. the team talked about hope solos arrest for domestic violence in june of last year. the charges were dropped but now prosecutors in washington state have appealed to have the charges reinstated. solo was suspended for 30 days earlier this year when her husband jeremy stevens was arrested for dui while driving a u.s. soccer van. some are questioning whether her recent legal troubles are a distraction for the team. now again the united states starts its run for the world cup this achimenes australia. you can see that game on fox sports one and then on friday you can see is the national team right here on ktvu fox 2 as they take on sweden that is at 5:00 and close out the group stage of the tournament june 16th against nigeria. >>> renovation work on a high school in oklahoma uncovered a piece of history behind some damaged walls. contractor removed a modern day chalk board and discovered black boards with delicate and

women's national team in the house. the u.s. sporting a world cup record of 333 minutes without allowing a goal. they're watching our match right now, rap i know and holiday suspended for this game. back out to montreal, another 1 are 5-minute session awaiting sylvia neid and germany. your assessment of the germans for 195-minute session? >> well i'm confident that germany can bring it down. look in the faces we love this game, it's so exciting. germany might even score in the last 15 minutes to come. >> and they look a little defeated right now. they've made all of their subs, france. they have no pace coming down the right wing. i feel like the germans are getting stronger mentally. france hasn't probably again in this situation. i'm going to say they finish with a strong german win. >> majri the left back, she's dropped. she gave away the handball the p.x, she's tired. she's exhausted. i would go at her if i could if i were germany. . >> you can see it we don't to have tell you. that team in blue is tired. >> both of the team

women's national team taking on nigeria. that's where we begin.re by the goalkeeper. very next play, though, the corner kick. >> to the middle. >> the goal her 14th career world cup goal ties for the second most goaled in world cup history. they win 1-0 and advance to the round of 16. chicago still celebrating their first stanley cup victory on home ice. cubs take their group photo for the pregame celebration. they end up losing this one 6-0. brock was on fire. he completed the cycle, an accomplishment that consists of a player hitting a single double triple and a home run all in the same game. he is the first red sox player to do so since 1996. red sox also end their seven-game losing streak. a very low scoring game. bottom of the ninth tied at 2-2. >> a drive, high and deep center field, going back. at the wall good-bye. >> out of here. first career home run, his sixth home run of the year. rangers win this one 3-2. lot of excited fans out there. >>> just ahead, there's a new odds on favorite to become the next james bond. we'll tell you who it

a friendly soccer match between new york and the cuban national team. it is the first visit to the island by a u.s. professional sports team since the two countries announced they would restore long severed diplomatic ties, even though the cause most ended up winning, but cuba still saw a silver lining. >> to me, the game seemed very in point. sports can be meaningful relations between the two countries. i think it is something all cubans are looking for. >> that they can come here and play and that we are spectators it is a great idea. reporter: thousands came out to cheer them on, including soccer legend pele. the improved relations marked the real win. anchor: the headlines this hour, as fifa's troubles continue with the fbi investigating the next world cup in russia in 2018 and guitar in 2022. clashes erecting in eastern ukraine between government troops and pro-russian separatists, the worst in three months. kiev is blaming a rebel attempt to take a town, and is greece finally close to a deal with europe over its debt crisis? french president franÇ

can you imagine this nationals team without scherzer on it now? n't know what they would be doing. not your typical nationals lineup in milwaukee. bryce harper not available a day after the getting hit in his left knee by a fast ball. harper given the day off to rest. despite not having one of the game's best hitters playing today, max scherzer on the mound and more dominant than usual. the 16 strikeouts saturday new franchise record. max scherzer eager to take the ay hold on max, wait for the national anthem. bottom of the first, carlos gomez, at the dish. gomez go down swinging. first strikeout of the game for max there. scooter generalet can't catch one that 95-mile-an-hour fast ball. bottom fourth, ryan braun, he goes down swinging, striking out the national league former mvp. 5 ks through four innings for max scherzer. later on in the seventh don't forget the offense, robinson, two on, two out, coming through, opposite field left, coming in to score easy. yunel escobar follows him in mr. robinson a two-run double. nates a 4-0 lead at this poin

he went on to coach the national teams of japan and iraq and clubs in several other countries. >>> coalition forces in iraq are vowing to surge ahead in their fight against islamic state militants but they're facing danger with every step they take forward. they're seeing intensified suicide attacks in their path. nhk accompanied a kurdish troop facing off with extremists on the front line. nhk world's tomoko kamata reports. >> reporter: islamic state militants seized the strategic city a year ago. kurdish troops far outnumber the militants. but they've been dealing with another challenge. suicide bombers. a video by the militants shows how they conduct the attacks. they load a car with explosives. then they barrel into an enemy stronghold. the militants have been devising ways to give the attacks even more impact. they've been armoring their vehicles with thick iron plates. kurdish commanders say the militants used nearly 30 suicide trucks when they launched an assault on ramadi. then they stormed into the heart of the city. >> translator: it's really tough battling islamic state militants

>> sticking with sports there's a historic soccer match taking place tuesday between the cuban national teamork cosmos. perhaps the greatest soccer player of all time is with the cosmo's squad. it's the first time cuba played a team from the u.s. since 1949. >> i have to correct you on that name. greatest soccer player of all time. important one to get right. >> thank you. >> but this is a very interesting match. he used to play for the new york cosmos and the team folded some years after it retired. he's the honorary president of it and he organized this match. it's quite an interesting one. it's a positive spin on soccer and politics. >> sports have been in the news after the fifa scandal but this match will be in focus. this comes as president obama announces sweeping changes to u.s. policy with cuba. so this game is historic and significant if you will. >> i'd love to go to cuba. sounds lovely. >> woen thatuldn't that be nice. >> a powerful lightning strike in mississippi was too close for comfort for a police officer. he caught it on dash cam video. a bolt of lightning narrowly missed t

but also reflected the unanimous recommendation the president received from his national security team. and these are the kinds of things the president's national security team has been considering for some time and reflects the need for the united states, our coalition partners and for the iraqi government to be nimble as we respond to an adversary and opponent on the ground in iraq. there's also demonstrated a capacity to adapt their tactics and capitalize on their perception of weaknesses. so that's what we're trying to do. but ultimately we continue to have confidence that the effort to build up the capacity of iraqi security forces, to enlist sunni tribal fighters in the effort, by bringing them into the mobilization forces and putting them under the command and control of the iraqi central government, that this will be an effective tactic against isil in anbar. primarily because when you're bringing in sunni fighters from anbar into this fight you've got local iraqi security forces that are fighting against isil in their own province and in some cases even in their own communitie

they lit up the 1992 world cup he has managed the japan national teams. >> i would like to confirm that decision to make candidate. for sure several things need to change. >> to golf corporation council has underlined its full support for the world cup and a meeting in doha, and they are questioning it's right to stage the event. regional informational ministers will boost qatar's image. the council said it is being unfairly tarnished and it praised the country for embracing youth football. with the airstrikes taking place in the country the match will be played in qatar. >> the yemen national football team are getting ready to host a world cup qualifier in doha. their match against north korea will be the first since a saudi-led coalition began airstrikes in yemen in march. football stadiums and federation headquarters have been damaged by the attacks. >> nobody playing no official game. >> they have not seen their team since their last match in march. it took six days to gather the players for the trip. two could in the make it in time. the only way they could get to doha was by boat.

. >> she played for the national team at the world cup twice in the 1990s and has coached the under 17 national squad. >> there's a change in terms of the -- >> the biggest challenge is the lack of sponsor ship. many potential sponsors don't see the sport at profitable. >> so they don't invest and clubs have to rely heavily on private funding donors to survive. nigeria's football federation said the government needs to spend $8 million a year on the women's game, but the total national budget is less than $10 million a year. football bosses say there are cultural and religious obstacles to introducing for women and girls. >> the way women dress with playing football is not in conformity with moral dressling. culturally, also, it's not in conformity. >> the pool of to potential players is smaller than it will be. >> that is all of our time. thanks for joining us. if you'd like the latest on the stories we've covered head oh aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪ this is al jazeera. hello. this is the news hour, live from london. coming up. mo after a mass jail brake in 2011. ending the war in yemen are on

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pele's former team the new york cosmos will play a friendly against cuba's national team on tuesday. l be the first american sports team in 16 years to play in the communist-ruled island. the u.s. removed cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism earlier this week. >> translator: i always offer myself for moments of peace. moments of brotherhood. and once more, we are here with sock tore create peace and happiness for the people. >>> lots more on our website as always aljazerra.com. get the latest on all of the stories worth following there. aljazerra.com. >> this is "techknow". a show about innovations that can change lives. >> the science of fighting a wildfire. >> we're going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but we're doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science... >> oh! >> oh my god! >> by scientists. >> tonight, saving the macaw. >> i'm in the peruvian amazon and we're on the search for endangered macaws. >> now techknow is on a on

men's national team is under 20 in the world cup and their quarter finals, but it will be a good performance who saved multiple penalty kicks. if the name sounds familiar it should. playing at the university of maryland. >> yeah. >> finally tampa bay, they lost the game last night, but it is this play that they are talking about. the goal when they would try to clear that goal, where they would lead to the easy score. and that is a major league collision by two large individuals right there as chicago goes on to win. >> and if they were to take us out to dinner where we would have the outside or the inside. >> we might be able to make it outside. >> okay. >> where are we going? >> mcdonald's. there you go. >> thanks for watching. we'll see you back here at 11:00. bye. >> after we were below the 88th southern parallel. we had traveled for over 850 miles. my men driven nearly mad from starvation and frostbite. today we make history. >>bienvenidos! welcome to the south pole! if you're dora the explorer, you explore. it's what you do. >>what took you so long? if you want to save fifteen percent

pele's former team the new york cosmos will play a friendly against cuba's national team on tuesday. l be the first american team in 16 years to play in the communist-ruled island. the u.s. removed cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism earlier this week. >> translator: i always offer myself for moments of peace. moments of brotherhood. and once more, we are here with sock tore create peace and happiness for the people. >>> and as always, there is lots more on our website aljazerra.com. plenty of news, analysis, and perspective. aljazerra.com. >> it's christmas eve and u.s. soldiers are preparing for their last month in afghanistan. about 40,000 are still here. by the end of the year there will be just 8,000.

. >>> a strong start at the world cup for the united states women's national team. pe solo keeps australia off the scoreboard early in the game by making two saves. megan rapinoe strikes first. for team usa. in the game's 12th minute. she would score again late in the game to complete a 3-1 victory for the united states. team usa's next game is friday night against sweden. >>> the stanley cup finals returned to chicago with the series tied. the blackhawks and the lightning playing a wild third period in game three. brandon saad gives chicago a 2-1 lead, but tampa bay's palat evens the score just 13 seconds later. with less than four minutes to play in regulation, paquette scores the game winner for the lightning. tampa bay wins 3-2 and takes a 2-1 series lead. >>> well some major rule changes go into effect for the upcoming basketball season in college basketball, that is. the ncaa is reducing the time on the shot clock for men's teams, five seconds will be shaved off from 35 to 30 seconds. teams will also have three second-half time-outs down from four. >>> well, ch

and cuba and will play a friendly against cuba national team on tuesday to be the first american sports 16 years to play in the communist rule and they were removed from state sponsor terrorism list earlier this week. >> translator: i offer a moment of peace, moment of brotherhood and we will collect peace and happiness for the people. >>> as always there is a lot more on our website al jazeera.com and get the latest on all the stories we find and this is where we go our separate ways and viewers in the united states ali is on target but for everyone else we will round up with the headlines. >>> i'm "ali velshi on target" tonight - hard choices for the world's soul superpower. three competing visions of american foreign policy, and a battle for breathing room in the bronx, targetting trucks to fight pollution in a poor neighbourhood >>> in less than a year and a half the american people will elect a new president. that man or woman will play a critical role in describing america's responses or non-responses to a host of threats beyond our borders threats to peace, democracy and

women's national team in their opening world cup match. awesome game. the jitters began to fade after this awesome goal from megan rapinoe in the 12th minute. she scored twice too as the u.s. beat australia 3-1. the u.s. now leads in their group. they play again on friday. >>> we know the women are tough but they have to be extra tough in the next few weeks. that's because they're playing on artificial turf, not grass. many pleaded with fifa to change that. fifa refused though. the players say that turf leaves them at greater risk for injuries. players say that forces them to second guess when they can slide or go for a header. turf fields are also hotter than grass. the surface at the saturday cup opener in edmonton reached 120 degrees an hour before the kickoff. >> that's hot. >> yeah. definitely something to consider out there. >>> we are talking about our weather here. >> 120 -- >> no. no. but heating up significantly. >> as a result, we sent chuck outside. >> of course. >> that's what we like to do. when it's kind of weird outside. >> it's a beauti

under 21 national team. she actually quit the sport.he was a couple of weeks away from completely quitting soccer. >> it was on these fields he work with carli she improved her physical conditioning and mental toughness. >> she had to think how professional players think. she had an amateur outlook on the game. >> reporter: how does professional player think? >> well, it's got to be your life. you know, i think carli just relied on training to make better trang with her team. she didn't have a separate life where, you know, she goes and trains with the team and then she goes home and hones her own individual game. >> reporter: a lot of these young players have watched carli train here and they have learned and they have listened to what she had to say when she would address them. >> i see her doing things that she does at practice and she's just -- she never stops. >> she talks to us about like mental stuff like how to prepare your mind, because it's not just like skills and stuff. >> reporter: they were all watching carli monday night

more stanford players in future world cups and several of sanford's players are in the under 23 national team. >> they're joining the nba finals food bank fund-raising challenge to support families in need and the county food bank challenged the greater cleveland food bank and mayor frank jackson to a friendly wager to see which fan base could raise the most money. they have a goal of $5,000 for the challenge. the sky is the limit. >> the food bank that raises the most money through their own virtual food drive wins so it has nothing to do with the series itself. it's really just a way for us to generate excitement around the finals. >> both of those things combined are almost 500,000 people a year. the losing food bank will have to wear the opposing team's gear, but everybody wins in this one. >> that's true. >>> an 8-year-old fresno boy is hoping to shine this weekend on the nba's biggest stage and reporter delia long from our sister station in fresno has a look at the boy that just might steal the spotlight. >>> golden state sharpshooter steph curry isn't the only guy working on his moves.

with his national team.ead, on sunday. >>> you never know what will happen but it doesn't look like that i'm happy, we are a fantastic team, we won everything that we could win to make the quarterfinals and it continues to develop and we're getting better. so no plans for me. >>> they have completed the signing after four-year contract 54 million many he scored two goals for the nether lands, and, he is backing him. >>> copa america is off and running. and mexico played bo live via. and. >>> the star, shot wide with the first real chance of the match. >>> midway through, they were given a penalty. >>> ecuador came close after but the header hit the bar. >>> and make it 2-nil. >>> and winning for the team, that has never won the tournament in the 99 year history. >>> the only sour note came in stoppage time, and substitute, given their second yellow card and, sen off for a foul. >>> they have no other way and it was the referee's decision and, we have to respect that, and, respect the next game. we have no ch

you can see that on fox sports then on friday you can see the national team right here on ktvu fox 2 take on sweden at 5:00 p.m. they close out the group stage june 15th against nigeria and that's also right here at 5:00. >>> ktvu.com has you covered throughout the tournament. you can find the full tournament schedule. information on how to buy tickets and more stories about the different players just look under the sports tab on the home page. >>> a time capsule of sorts discovered hidden behind a school wall in oklahoma city. christine vandemiren tells us about the unique find dating back 100 years and efforts to try to preserve it. >>> delicate pieces of history found hiding in the walls of emerson high school. >> reporter: the school being renovated as part of the math for kids fan. they contracted to find a number of problems inside the walls but they didn't plan to find treasures. >> first of all i got goose bumps and then i got tears in my eyes because it was like finding a time capsule. >> reporter: the writing on walls, lessons from decades past. >> we have the shift and the

national team 25-year-old morgan is one of only a few women who can make a living playing professionalmore than a million dollars this yearment. >> alex is marketable because she scores goals. >> dan leavy is her agent. >> what cops with that is someone that really enjoys peep ss people connecting with her fans and companies and brands see it. >> you have endorsements deal making. >> well, i would never get any of those endorsements or sponsorships if it wasn't for the work i put in on the field. i remember rethat every day. i know that's my priority. that's what i love to do. >> sure they love it. can they make a living playing it? national women's soccer league playerers made from $6,800 to fearly $38,000 this season. >> as much as you want from an altruistic sense for women's professional leagues and sports to thrive that doesn't put butts in the seats. >> grant wahl is a senior writerer for "sports illustrated" and says it is a struggle for female athletes to win endorsement. >> want my skin? >> take abby wambach , as the leading scorer of international goals in all of soccer men o

seen something, an open liquor bottle encountered him, these border patrol agents from this elite national team encountered him in the woods confronted him. police say that they told him to put his hands up and that he did not do it and that is when he was shot. the coroner's report indicates when they shot him he was shot in the head. it's also interesting to note that our sources indicate that matt was drunk and ill with dissentery at the time he was shot. the coroner's report say he was in fairly good condition if you consider he had been out in the woods for roughly three weeks. the report skad he had bug bite, that he had abrasions that he had some bruising and that kind of thing. but that overall jeff he was in fairly good condition when he brought in the body for the autopsy. he survived the woods pretty well and found things to eat and drink there jeff. >> glor: anna werner on this breaking news richard matt david sweat now in police custody after being shot this afternoon, thank you very much. high anxiety in greece tonight where banks will not open tomorrow. and restrictions have been

these are the kinds of teams that the president national security team has been considering for some time and it reflects the need for the united states our coalition partners in for the iraqi government to be nimble as we respond to an adversary, an opponent on the ground in iraq, and has demonstrated the capacity to adapt their tactics and capital lies on their perception of weaknesses. that's what we're trying to do. but ultimately we continue to have confidence that the effort to build the capacity of iraqi security forces to enlist sunni tribal fighters and put them under the control of the iraqi government and this will be a tactic against isil and anbar. primarily when you're bringing in sunni tribal fighters from anbar into this fight you've got local iraqi security force who is are fighting isil in their own province, and in some cases in their own communities. we believe that will be effective because these are fighters who are fighting for their own towns. that's a good thing. both in terms of trying to drive isil out of the town, it's also a representative path. we need t

national team goal who made americans care about soccer, weighing in on fifa scandal. and teaching me how to defend a goal, not even lying it is happening and i am going to grow a beard, say right there. kennedy: well, we've cooled down we're happy now. >> we were not angry, we love each other. kennedy: we were all making out during the commercial. >> california state se senate approved a grant for illegal immigrant healthcare benefits, our panel back to discuss it. are you torn between being a mom, and wanting to care for people, and taking care of them, and being a realist. >> yes, just starting off the mom thing, it is in my nature to want to help other people, if i am in a bus accident, i am helping the person next to me, not think about it but in the grander scheme. we don't know -- we don't have a history of these people that might be coming in maybe have not been immunizedded, they may be bad people, and not paying taxes. kennedy: are you talking about people in marin county not vacnizing their children? >> i am saying nothing. i am torn between being a mom, and

. >> i was part of a four-way intermediate team called access at the australian national championshipsis so dedicated he shaves the name of the team into the back of his head. >> rider competition, all members of the team, rub the magic head for luck. >> but luck is not on their side one december day in australia on the last day of the national parachuting championships jerome's team gets ready to jump. all week long the team's jumps have gone smoothly and safely. >> we finished competition two days before and we were just here doing fun jumps. >> on this last jump, a teammate's helmet camera records the action. an excited jerome gives the thumbs-up. 13,000 feet in the air, jerome leaps from the plane and begins his 120-mile-an-hour plunge to earth. >> my parachute is generally open feeling smoothly and it is quite comfortable. i was flying my canopy downwind at the time. >> but moments later something goes wrong. >> when i felt a thump, i was stunned to that point i knew i had been involved in a collision with another parachutist. >> another jumper who has just released his parachute

women's national team takes the pitch against australia. econd in the world, team usa comes into the tournament as a favorite to win it all. and to say this squad is hungry is an understatement. >> we want to come out fast. we want to come out strong. and it's not going to be easy. >> reporter: in 2011, team usa gave up two leads before losing in a heartbreaker. they haven't won a world cup since 1999. a game that also went down to penalty kicks and ended with incredible moments. the heart and soul of this american team is abbey rom balk. playing in her fourlt world cup, she's the leading scorer, man or woman in international soccer history, 182 career goals. and it wouldn't be international soccer without controversy. unlike the men, the women will play on artificial turf. they say the ball bounces differently than on grass, and the rough surface can burn. and of course there's the recent corruption scandal with fifa. american players say they just want to focus on the game. >> we want to shbright light on fifa and our sport, women's soccer

national team.n the fifa 2006. >> i feel like one of those munchkins on the wizard of oz, dancing around. i can't believe this actually happened. alix: so you were shocked, any indication that this was coming? >> you thought maybe that it was a possibility that they would hit him eventually, but not this fast. it talks a lot to his ego that he would wait to get elected and then resign a few days later. alix: so the federal pressure, is your impression that this have to do with the federal investigation and it is working its way up to number two? >> the money trail is getting too close to him. he is savvy, he has been in this position for a long time, he has exit strategies in place. he got to a point where he needs -- needed to resign with grace instead of getting arrested. alix: he doesn't seem to want to give up control. he said, since i will not be a candidate, and am therefore from constraints that the elections impose, i shall be able to focus on driving far-reaching, fundamental reforms that e

the team's legendary president pelÉ have arrived for a match with the cuban national team.all it a growing sign of soccer's possible -- popularity. they also talk about major league ace ball eventually playing exhibition games in cuba. it is a handbag likely more viable than anything you carry inside it. the designer handbag sold at auction for $22,000. that is a world record. the previous record was set at a u.s. option for years ago. -- 4 years ago. that's a look at the top stories of this hour. wow. facing a owners patrons lida.if it is an effort by the government to overcome the failure of previous smoking bans to force restaurants to act as enforcers. joining me now, scarlet fu. does scarlet have the right formula here question -- does china have the right formula here? scarlet: will they do this with a heavy hand or with a light watch? it's hard to say right now. we know that they relied on the sale of cigarettes for tax revenue, so this is something that will take a hit in the amount of money they collect. mark: i would imagine there is a hue and cry about this. i th

women's national team using high-tech tools to combat concussion.s to master the perfect lunge. but only one attempt to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. >>> good fright morning. we are getting first reports of an accident in san bruno southbound 280 at sneath. no words if lanes are blocked. a backup there. slow southbound highway 1 out of daly city into pacifica. checking ride at 24 west at telegraph accident cleared out of lanes not bad toward the bay bridge toll plaza, also 101 both directions slow-and-go as you work your way along the peninsula. that's a look at traffic. here's roberta. >>> i have been using this same live weather camera all morning long because it really paints the picture where low clouds and fog are hanging tight today along the immediate seashore and trying to saturate the bay. otherwise, we have clear skies and we are going to pan out to be warmer today than yesterday. we're already at 70 in livermore going to a high in the upper 90s perhaps even