phil mickelson�*s made his feelings clear on the liv golf row with the official world rankings, aheadon opener in hong kong on friday. the saudi—backed league was denied 0wgr accreditation in october. a letter from the league's ceo greg norman this week told players it will not pursue its bid for world ranking points. mickelson — one of the senior liv golfers — has previously blamed the rivalry with the pga tour. 0ver over the last year or so, i have expressed my thoughts, and shared what exactly is happening in some of the inner workings of that situation. i don't really have any more to add, but it is starting to play out, just like we thought it would. play out, “ust like we thought it would. . , ., , ., would. that is all the sport for now. would. that is all the sport for nova see _ would. that is all the sport for now- see you _ would. that is all the sport for now. see you then. _ gavin, thank you very much. i am lewis bornjones, this is bbc news. we will take a look at robotic ships, some new ones are going through some trials. here is our science editor. what you are looking

. >> reporter: while fellow top golfers dustin johnson, brooks koepka, phil mickelson were joining thegue, pga veterans were coming to the defense of the pga. like current number two golfer in the world, rory mcilroy, telling "bbc sports" he would never join the league. >> if liv golf was the last place to play golf, i would retire. >> reporter: tiger woods reportedly turned down $800 million from the saudis to join liv, bashing players on cbs who left the pga tour. >> i think that what they've done is they've turned our -- their back on what has allowed them to get to this position. >> reporter: the backlash increased as fans discovered the money was coming from that state-sponsored investment fund. those early liv golfers being grilled on "sky sports golf." >> there's no danger you're also being seen as a tool of sportswashing? a saudi stooge? >> i don't condone human rights violations. i don't know how i can be any more clear. >> saudi arabia obviously has a horrific track record with human rights, with human atrocities, that make people very uncomfortable. >> reporter: at first, th

. >> phil mickelson was oppressed. >> i don't know that is. >> by tiger woods.a poor person ever offered you a job. >> you say poor person i immediately think homeless. >> jesse: do you think i could be a model. >> yeah, you can. >> slow down. should i drink before or after i arrive? >> what kind of drink are you talking. >> do you guys have cosmos here. >> do you're parents know you are cutting school. >> yes. >> they must be proud of you. >> i'm watters, and this is my world. [cheers] >> bret: well, we have seen "watters' world" for years. now is he a big anchor and he has got a book out today "get it together, troubling tales from the liberal fringe. and in it he writes about this book. it's different. he says interviewing wild characters on the street only gets you so deep. i set out looking to interview out of the mainstream americans, debate them. just to listen to their life stories. what i found is that their maverick ideology was rooted in personal struggle. a big factor in a person's policy preference or political identity, formative experiences in the