vladimir putin after that meeting between sepp blatter said that he appreciated sepp blatter's concentration on sporting matters when there is so much going on, as he put it, outside of football. and of course what he meant there was the ukraine crisis, the stand off between the east and west going on at the moment. he sees sepp blatter as a key international ally in russia's relationship with the rest of the world. and when sepp blatter was talking about it, his endorsement of russia as a host, what he was essentially referring to there was the twin investigations into whatever corruptions there might be in the awarding of the 2018 world cup and 2022 world cup in qatar. those are seen as western-orchestrated events to strip it of the world cup. >> now the president of the panama football federation said that his country's future to vote forceps vote for sepp blatter caused them them not to do well, and said that the match was fixed. the referee said he did make mistakes. panama will play the united states later on saturday in the third place playoff in the concacaf regional tournament. >>>

katty: fifa president sepp blatter said his predecessor will be elected in january. his announcement follows the arrest of several senior officials for corruption. but the new conference has some unexpected drama. a british comedian showed up to shower him with fake dollar bills. we have this report now from zurich. reporter: the last time sepp blatter spoke publicly here, he astounded the world of football announcing he was stepping down. today was no less matter. -- no less dramatic. british comedian lee nelson managed to infiltrate the press conference and showering the fifa is -- with dollar notes. once the prankster was escorted out, a visibly shaken sepp blatter took a few minutes to compose himself before determining his reign would finally and. >> i will not be a candidate for the election in 2016. there will be new elections for a new president. not only for president -- i cannot be the new president because i am an old president. reporter: the shock arrest of senior football officials almost two months ago lunched fifa into crisis. a mid-american ends with

>> reporter: hi, errol, this is a day that will another step closer to sepp blatter's departure. the dates of the election should be decided here at fifa house. with about just an hour left to go before the start of the extraordinary committee meeting, we haven't seen anybody of note yet. there is an alternative entrance here to fifa house and we get the impression that the top level executives who will make the decision as to when the congress meeting will take place, we get the impression they are going through the backdoor and don't want to speak to us at the media. sepp blatter held a meeting with the confederation heads on sunday where they began discussing the issues that will talked about today. and what we understand is the dates they are looking for the election the broad window is december to march. we knew that. but we understand that really they're looking at december this year or february next year. the way the meeting will happen is that the members of the executive committee will put forward their suggested dates. they will discuss the pros and cons. if they can't

he does have a friend in sepp blatter. as he said the support that blatter has assured russia for hosting the soul 2018 world cup. now those investigations are russia thinks, are western-invented events. >> the world cup has been tarnished by the investigations currently under way. what do the public think about the tournament there? >> well, honestly speaking football in russia at the moment is not in good health. attendance is club matches falling now in the russian premiere league. the average is around 10,100 people. not very high. now, there are various reasons for this. you could say that it's something to do with russian football union. it's practically bankrupt. you could say that it's due to the performance of the national team, which has been disastrous over the last few matches. maybe it had something to do with the those who have left. 73% of russians are indifferent and don't care about it. only 8% said that they watched it regularly. no, there isn't that much enthusiasm at the moment for the the 2018 world cup

is it tenable that sepp blatter will leave fifa after all this time? >> it's ironic, you have a man who announced he was resigning and reneged on an idea that he was resigning. we have to wait nine months for his departure. what's ironic is this is a man who has overseen this organization's very long history yet he deems himself right to oversee the reform of the organization. if we know anything from history it's that mr. blatter is exactly the wrong man to lead reform. >> do you think that's the last chance for fifa or us journalists we love to talk about it but actually when it's going to come round to the next world cup people will still love football and the world cup will be the biggest sporting event going? >> well it's the biggest sporting event going but i think you have indications that this was an organization that is no longer viable. it needs top-down reform. and this is kind of you know it goes to the heart of the negotiation between the public and sport. at aen broaderat a much broader level. the least sport can do is the open administra

it is they who will decide which candidate will replace sepp blatter.latini already has some support. >> we all love fifa. reporter: platini can look back. as a star player, he led france to the 1994 chia bishop, and after retiring, platini originally seen as a protÉgÉ of blatter,'s reforms have made him popular with both the big european leagues and the smaller ones, and his ability to bridge differences could mean that he is the perfect man to help them regain credibility. sarah: he seems to be a front runner, matt. if he a front runner, and why did he not run last time? matt: he did not run because he did not think he could win and both times before, sepp blatter did not step aside, because he thought he had the votes to win, and he did. when he won the election, it was only a couple of days when the scandal broke, and he came nowhere near unseating blatter. platini has three months before the deadline when other people can jump into the ring, light from brazil or portugal, but at the moment, he is definitely setting things. sarah: one advantage she

it is they who will decide which candidate will replace sepp blatter.latini already has some support. >> we all love fifa. reporter: platini can look back. as a star player, he led france to the 1994 chia bishop, and after retiring, platini originally seen as a protÉgÉ of blatter,'s reforms have made him popular with both the big european leagues and the smaller ones, and his ability to bridge differences could mean that he is the perfect man to help them regain credibility. sarah: he seems to be a front runner, matt. if he a front runner, and why did he not run last time? matt: he did not run because he did not think he could win and both times before, sepp blatter did not step aside, because he thought he had the votes to win, and he did. when he won the election, it was only a couple of days when the scandal broke, and he came nowhere near unseating blatter. platini has three months before the deadline when other people can jump into the ring, light from brazil or portugal, but at the moment, he is definitely setting things. sarah: one advantage she

earlier, greek banks opened but limits on cash withdrawals remain. >>> election to the successor of sepp blatterace until next year, fifa announced the date as february 26th. the news was overshadowed by an extraordinary incident at blatter's press conference. >> the route of all problems has been money. and a start visual representation of the corruption years. a shaken blatter left the auditorium while the mess is cleared but the mess his organization is in will take longer to clear up. the protestor was taken away by security. but blatter announced why he was stepping down on june 2. >> i had to do something special and i did it in footballing terms i kicked the ball out of the field to stop something. and this is what i did on the sec2nd of june when i say i well put my date at disposal. i put my mandate at disposal. i still stand as the elected president. >> the executive committee set a date to elect a new president on february 26th. michelle plueni, is the clear favorite. to make sure he removes the risk of him standing. >> he will consider his position in the near future and i'm sure he'

sepp blatter is stepping down in the wake of a widespread corruption scandal. >> he powers hyundai and its major shareholder. chung pushed his candidacy saying that his main rival is tainted by past association. >> this is good timing for michelle to become fifa president after sepp blatter. i don't think this is good news. >> chung says he worked against sepp blatter's reelection back in 2002. a cheerleader for korean football chung pledges he will serve only a four-year term, time enough to make fifa ethical and global. brent: turkey ramps up its attacks on kurdish militants the pkk. the new attacks come hours after turkey claims a pkk attack killed three soldiers. and an attack on agape or ride -- an attack on a gay pride parade in jerusalem. the suspect has committed a similar crime before. stay with us. i will be back with more news at the top of the hour. rom a boeing 777, heightening the possibility it could be wreckage from the missing flight. the object has been transported to france to verify if it is the first trace of the lost claim. the flight vanished last march with 239

sepp blatter is stepping down in the wake of a widespread corruption scandal. >> he powers hyundai and its major shareholder. chung pushed his candidacy saying that his main rival is tainted by past association. >> this is good timing for michelle to become fifa president after sepp blatter. i don't think this is good news. >> chung says he worked against sepp blatter's reelection back in 2002. a cheerleader for korean football, chung pledges he will serve only a four-year term, time enough to make fifa ethical and global. brent: turkey ramps up its attacks on kurdish militants, the pkk. the new attacks come hours after turkey claims a pkk attack killed three soldiers. and an attack on agape or ride -- an attack on a gay pride parade in jerusalem. the suspect has committed a similar crime before. stay with us. i will be back with more news at the top of the hour. >>> this week on wrlt wl"wealth taking the perfect portfolio potion for earnings and dividend growth. moving strategists and large cap funds manager bob doll shares his suggestions for out performance next on "consuelo mack we

stephanie: were you part of fifa while sepp blatter was president? >> yes. ore or less, the only executive committee member who had been a persistent critic of mr. blatter. stephanie: did you openly criticize sepp blatter or try to publicize the corruption while inside fifa? >> the executive committee members are elected by regional confederations. however, mr. blatter has exercised undue influence over those elections and blatter undermined the independence of the executive committee. matt: you did write a book exposing a lot of the things happening in fifa. sepp blatter would make ridiculous suggestions to the executive committee and even if they did not agree with them they did not always support his suggestions for the way fifa would work. >> the executive committee that is the reason why we failed to oppose his proposals to choose to world cup venues in 2010 at such an early date. that was the beginning. matt: 2010 was the first time they chose to world cup destinations at once. they chose qatar, which does not make any sense. why would anyone want to pl

. >>> a rough start to sepp blatter's day after the fifa president is covered in cash. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm errol barnett. >> and i'm paula newton. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> we begin this hour with anger on the streets of turkey. police fired water cannons and tear gas at protesters in the capital city istanbul. they blame the government for failing to prevent a suicide bomber earlier in the day, 31 died in the blast and 100 were wounded. we are about to show you footage of the blast. many of you will find this disturbing. but we're showing it to demonstrate the inhumanity and horror of the attack. our arwa damon as more. >> reporter: reality transforms in an instant. the suicide bomber detonates, lives immediately lost. screams and wails of survivors. some in shock, others crying out in pain. a resident described how frantic individuals arrived pulling sheets back off corpses desperately searching for their loved ones. this was a gathering for the kobani reconstruction efforts. kobani, the town just a

sepp blatter is stepping down from the most powerful job in world soccer after a group of f.i.f.a. from indicted in the u.s. hackers claim they have stolen confidential information from ashleymadison.com. a dating website for married people looking to have an affair. the hackers are threatening to release the information. ashley maddison says it has 37 million customers, and said it had secured the site and told customers about a service to erase information >>> one of the world's greatest mines is teaming up with one the world's richest men. they hope to find real extraterrestials. >> reporter: are we alone in the universe? something humans have wondered. according to steven hawking, it's the ultimate unanswered question. >> it's time to commit to finding the answer to search for life beyond earth. we are life and we are intelligent. we must know. >> suppose on a planet there lives an intelligence species. >> it's away the award winning physicist is deeming up with a break through listen project. the tech entrepreneurs are issuing $100 million in a quest to see that alien life exi

fifa president sepp blatter has named the day when his successor will be announced. but his announcement did not go as planned. >> british comedian able to beat security in zurich to provide his take on blatter's legacy. seven fifa executives were arrested. lee wellings was at that strange press conference. chaotic and somewhat in keeping with fifa at the moment. >> yes indeed, stand has been for many years. we've learned to expect the unexpected at fifa. it's such a serene setting and then things like this happen. it was not the first time that they have done it. he didclearly had been planning this. it was a real shock to the people, not in the least sepp blatter who took ten minutes to compose himself. he said that the room needed to be cleared. then he came in and answered questions, and then finally made it clear that he won't be standing again as president. thehe's absolutely cleared that up and finally we're getting clarification from sepp blatter. but he did try to give an explanation of sorts why he did say he was standing down originally on june 2nd. >> i h

vladimir putin said to sepp blatter he was massive lufshingly appreciateative of blatter's concentrationn sporting matters despite the fact as he put it there is so much going on around football at the moment. by that he meant, of course, the current stand-off between east and west. sepp blatter said that fifa fully endorsed russia's hosting of the 2018 world cup. obviously, he is referencing there the two investigations that are going on at the moment: one american one, one swiss one into potential corruption around the awarding of those two world cups, 2018 and 2022 in qatar. those are investigations that russia considers to be western orchestrated attempts to discredited russia to strip it of the world cup and to embaras it on the world stage. now, how do russians, themselves feel about all of this? russian football is not particularly healthy at the moment. recent polls suggest some 73% are indifferent to football. 8% said they watched it regularly. so there isn't really a mass hysteria, world cup fever at the moment that's detectible on russian streets but we are still some two year

you never figured the name sepp blatter. and make it rain. would go together. until today.nelson threw a pile of dollar bills making it rain on lame duck fifa president sepp blatter at a press confernce earlier today. rodkin is known for interrupting kanye west's glastonbury show in honor of taylor swift and trying to board the plane with the england men's soccer team for the 2014 world cup. blatter stormed out the room after the comedian was escorted out. the special >> catherine : good night everybody ♪ u'renly ung ce. lessou he a baru nnouer) e suru x osstk.symmricaall-eel ive us mpglo.it whamakea suru a suru. ♪[ music ] ♪ >>> it's over. miranda lambert and blake shelton divorce shocker. inside their big divorce split. and naked and afraid. she stepped out of the shower with just a towel and found cops in her own home? >> you have absolutely no clothes on? >> i was just trying to cover myself and keep the towel on me. >> what happens next will shock you. then trump vs. mccain backlash. >> he's not a war hero. he's a war hero because he was captured. >> does donald trump

critics of sepp blatter would probably say quite justifiably so. about his week at press conference when a comedian showered him with fake cash. he said fifa will announce a new president next month and he definitely will not be standing. >> it was not the way he had hoped to start the press conference, just as he sat down, the comedian interrupted him. >> sorry. >> the comedian and through want of cash at the disgraced president. visibly shaken he left the conference room to return a few minutes later to announce the next elections will be held february 26. >> i will not be running for the election in 2016. i have put this at the disposal and there will be new elections for a new president. >> possible successes include if french president. he is considered of favorite according to a source, he has the backing of four of six confederations. he will announce whether he will run by the end of the month. another countered -- candidate, jordan's prince ali. he has said he is available but yet to announce if he will run. among those who have already an

a new man is elected. >> this is an issue bigger than the presidency. >> the probably is not a sepp blatter problem, he's a huge part of the problem, but the problem is a culture of corruption within the organization. the new president could be voted in in december. a man that lost out it blatter could run. another is yet to reveal whether he'll be tempted to stand in a blatter-free election. the best chance of restoring sponsors may come with a figure head than a mootman, someone whose reputation is clean. that may require a rule change. the fall out from the meltdown takes the situation beyond football governance. the world cup in russia and qatar are questioned with russia and china changing rights to police the situation. with processes of officials under way, and former vice president jeffrey web on trial in new york, f.i.f.a.'s reputation would barely be lower. it's a disyeteded -- discredited organization looking to its future while haunted by the past. >> part of the investigation into f.i.f.a.'s wrongdoing will focus on how and where it invested money. in the past four years. they

the election for sepp blatter for fifa won't take place until next year. executive meeting, fifa announced thely date is february 2, 2016. as a report from zurich, the news was totally overshadowed by an extraordinary incident during blatter's press conference. >> the radio of all of fifa's problems in his rein has been money. a british comedian. >> here you go sir. >> he left the auditorium while the mess was cleared but the mess his organization is in will take longer to clear up. having to have the imposter saying his lack mother would call it a lack of education, he addressed the business with an exmraings planation why he announced he was standing down on june 2nd. >> he had to do something very special. they did it. >> i did it in footballing terms, i would say i take the ball out of the field to stop something this is what i did on the second of june. this is what i have said. i put it there. i am still the elected president and today, i speak with you as the elected president. >> the executive committee set a date to elect a new president on februa

fifa boss sepp blatter a no-show. united states justice department refusing to rule out charges against him and his deputy. fully to understand the politics surrounding this moment, their parents know and had mixed reactions. >> translator: this issue last come and always go. >> if the corruption is so -- it's so much a part of it that it's distant to everybody that watching the game, everybody that plays the game, everybody that's actually part of the game. >> the sequence of the women's game is a little bit different than men's. so away from fifa just because they don't seem to care as much about the women's game. >> particularly when they're proven to be corrupt. >> opinion divided when everyone agreed this is on this day showed the success of the women's game no matter what is happening inside the organization that governs it. gabriel elizondo, al jazeera. >> hoped this will perhaps boost tourism, two males and five female were transported by air and road, it was a 30-hour journey from south africa. the last lions

as for the current president, sepp blatter, well he too, is in town and will be meeting with russian president vladimir putin ahead of the preliminary draw tomorrow. but of course his very presence means the spectacle of the event, which russia had hoped would capture the world's attention, is almost certainly going to be overshadowed by this ongoing scandal. kellie morgan cnn, moscow. >>> the united states justice department has been asked to investigate e-mails sent from hillary clinton's private server this after it was revealed that some of them contained classified information but weren't identified that way. our elise labott reports. [ applause ] >> reporter: new disclosures from the intelligence community. the inspector general saying e-mails on hillary clinton's private server contained classified information. their review of just 40 of 30,000 e-mails secretary clinton turned over found 4 of them had classified information. at least one inadvertently released to the public. inspector general's office telling cnn they were "classified when they were sent and are classified now

that was the president of the organization, sepp blatter. when he wanted someone to know something, he would let them know cap -- he would let them know. otherwise individuals would be in the dark. it is discouraging to me that president blatter sits in that same seat today. let there be no mistake, he has not resigned. he has said i will step aside when a new election is called. well he has said twice in the past, in recent history, that he would not run for office again and changed his mind. i am very concerned that he will do the same thing again. at six months from now, he will say the reform initiative is now complete, i have succeeded. the federations from africa from asia, want me to continue so i have decided to stay as president. that would be the worst thing that could happen for fifa. >> therefore mr. hershman:, your testimony is that the best thing that happened for fifa is the departure of mr. blatter? >> not only mr. blatter. there are dinosaurs in the executive committee that don't believe in reform. let me say this. we are go

in one of the top job he often had cause to work with that letter -- sepp blatter. he was a mentor until he began clinging to office in recent years. his support of the decision to hand the world cup to qatar is under those scrutiny. >> and linked to the killing of settled the lion, the most famous in the nation. a farm owner is accused -- a dentist is accused of killing him with a bow and arrow. he could face poaching charges. he could face up to 15 years time bars if found guilty. >> it is time for the business news. we are honing in on the economic ties between france and berlin. >> the french foreign minister has held talks with the iranian minister. business and economic links took center stage in those talks. major french companies are eyeing iran again after they struck a nuclear deal a short while ago, a nuclear deal meant to end sanctions. more on the french companies eyeing the iranian company. >> it is too good to resist. french businesses are waste no time trying to regain the foothold in iran. sanctions were imposed the economy fell. it has a sizable po

the problem that we have is not a sepp blatter problem.'t get me wrong, he is a huge part of the problem but the problem we have is the culture of corruption within the organization. >> the new president could be voted in as early as december. prince ali of jordan could run again others will decide whether they're tempted to stand in a blatter-free election. >> the fall out from the meltdown takes the situation way beyond football governance. the world cup in russia and qatar are still being questioned, and challenging the right of the u.s. to police the situation. fifa's reputation could not be lower. it is looking to correct it's future while being haunted by its past. >> and world champion nick has had a lucky escape after being attacked by a shark during competition on sunday. the australian was competing in the open in south africa. these pictures show him punching the shark. he and another were sitting out in the water seemingly unharmed. the final was put on old. his leg grip was bitten in half, but apparently he escaped without inj

it is sepp blatter. the corruption investigation.he did not attend the world cup games and speculated the reason he didn't go. he was scared of getting arrested if the stepped foot on canadian soil. we don't have to speculate about that anymore. he stated that in fact the reason he skipped the world cup is because he was scared he would be arrested if he went. the told the german newspaper, quote, until everything has been cleared up, i'm not going to take the risk of traveling. not go ing to take the risk. see, we thought sepp blatter would skip the world cup games because he was afraid of getting sent to the clink and now we know. and if he is afraid of going to canada he is probably not riding a float down broadway on friday either. so -- ♪ you know more now. thanks, nick. >>> mystery. along the gulf coast of florida there's a tiny place, cluster of islands really called cedar key, home to 700 people. the biggest draws are the annual spring arts festival, pristine beaches, good fishing opportunities and particularly bird watching.

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. >>> outgoing fifa president sepp blatter is setting up a special task force to deal with corruptionallegations. >> before he could make that announcement, a british prankster threw a stack of fake cash. blatter made it clear there is a lot heñf$cf wants to get done before his time is up. >> my duty and mission now is to defend the institution, fifa and not to defend myself. i can defend myself. i don't need help with that. but fifa and i'm happy today, the executive committee together with the confederation they have said, yes, president, we will help you. >> now blatter also announced his replacement will be announced in a special elegislation on february 26th. four of the six football confederations have asked him to consider running but he hasn't made a decision just yet. >>> in china a top aide to former chinese president huh jintao is facing prosecution over alleged corruption. authorities arrested ling jihua after expelling him from the communist party. >> accepting bribes and trading power for sex are some of the accusations against ling. the arrest comes amid xi jinping's cr

sepp blatter attending a draw for the 2018 world cup, his first appearance since the arrest of several executives left him unable to leave switzerland. he has not been indicted, but the investigation into corruption prompted him to announce his resignation as president four days after being reelected. discovered ahas planet most similar yet to earth about 400 light-years away and is orbiting a star remarkably like the sun. it takes 385 days to travel around the star and is about the same distance away as we are from ours. that means the condition for water or life. it was spotted by a space telescope that has spotted about 5000 planets beyond our solar system. let's turn back to the markets. u.s. stocks fell because of a disappointing corporate result. the s&p 500 fell .6%. caterpillar tumbling to a four-year low after cutting its sales forecast by $1 billion. shares down 3.6%. it was a selloff for metals overnight. the commodity index dropped to a 13 year low. goldman expects demand for copper to grow at the slowest in two decades. oil also fell overnight in the markets. it is current

. >>> sepp blatter gave support for russia to host the 2018 world cup. blatter is in st. petersburg. he shrugged off the corruption scandal. and is back. sepp blatter is emphasising the trip to russia. it's under fire from three sponsors f.i.f.a. executives met visa mcdonald's and coca-cola. >> meaningful reform cannot be implemented under the counter leadership. they are requesting an independent party to carry out changes. still to come - the best pictures ever seen. secrets revealed from the dwarf planet. >> it's that time of year when the wildfires are creeping up across the west. who will get a break, who will see a lot more bl. more on that -- more weather. more on that when i return after this. >>> wildfires are wiping out thousands of acres of dry land in six western states - california montana and washington are getting the worst of it. high winds and dry brush are helping the fire spread. extra firefighters are coming from as far east as maryland to help, and with the drought, this is what we were worried about. >> that's right. we'll get wildfires every year. b

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boss sepp blatter, as well as his deputy neither will be here in vancouver to present trophies to the winning team both staying back to taped business. -- attend business. f.i.f.a. has not ruled out charges against blatter, he's coping a low profile. it's continuing by him not being here in vancouver, and many people have been talking about that. >> interesting. a repeat of four years ago, which japan won. it's difficult to predict who will win this one isn't it? >> it is. i'll tell you the u.s. has two things going for it. it's essentially a home game. huge american turn out here. canada borders the u.s. it's a 3 hour drive from seattle. it's a huge american turn out. the u.s. probably has a little advantage, but they have been playing better. japan, do not count them out. they play good and beat the united states when they were the underdogs. it will be one heck of a football match >>> chile celebrates its first ever major men's football title. the copa america hosts beet argentina after a penalty shoot-out, argentina's defeat coming a year after losing in the world cup final. celeb

sepp blatter is not here. his lawyers say it's for personal reasons, but obviously swiss and american officials are continuing their investigation into alleged corruption of fifa and have not ruled out potential charges against blatter or his deputy who is not here. when that trophy presentation is happening later today here it will not be with the two top fifa officials being here. so that's sort of a little bit of a dark cloud hanging over this tournament for sure. >> sepp blatter is watching this on television of course but he'll be watching an interesting final because it's a repeat of four years ago. japan won, didn't they? difficult to predict who will come out on top this time. >> reporter: that's right. the game will happen four hours from new in bc place stadium in vancouver. they're expecting 51,000 fans. most impartial observers think the united states has the advantage. they have a lot of stars and they've also -- this is essentially a home game for them. we see huge contingents of u.s. fans crowing

he threw a pile of cash at sepp blatter. the elections are now set for next year to vote on blatter's replacement. he's expected to stay in the job until then. despite calls to resign immediately. blatter said that he would end his 17 years as head of fifa after 17 top officials were arrested on corruption charges. >>> we eat lots of shrimp, and most of the shrimp comes from overseas. >> if you think farming in indiana is all about corn, think again. there is a shrimp farm that might change the way americans get their shrimp. farm raised and no added chemicals. >> hi how are you. >> i'm darrell. >> i'm carlina welcome. >> carlina and darrell brown are accidently shrimp farming pioneers. with their two basic backyard pools as growing tanks they perfected the system with zero waste, no chemicals and 90% survival rate. that's a third higher than traditional outdoor shrimp farms. >> wow, this is like a little laboratory. >> and a shrimp farm. >> yes it is. >> i notice there had is foam on top. >> it's mostly it has come to the t

. >> outgoing fifa president sepp blatter has fallen subject to a comedian's prank. british comedian lee nelson, whose real name is symon broadkin was able to shower him with fake bank notes. blatter said the election for fifa was set for february 26th. >> ladies and gentlemen, we have to clean here, otherwise i wouldn't be able to speak you ladies and gentlemen whether we speak about football. this has nothing to do with football. i'll be back in a few minutes thank you. >> now is there life elsewhere in space is a question which has plagued cosmologists for years. from stephen hawking the largest search for for alien life has begun. >> is there any way in which matter and energy has become alive or aware? >> that's the question that humans have been asking for thousands of years and now scientists including professor stephen hawk have launched a fund of $100 million that they hope can get some answers but no guarantees. >> it is important to us to know we are alone in the dark. we now know there are so many worlds and the molecules are so common that it seems quite

it is sepp blatter. the corruption investigation.d cup games and speculated the reason he didn't goe go is he was scared of getting arrested if the stepped foot on canadian soil. we don't have to speculate about that anymore. he stated that in fact the reason he skipped the world cup is because he was scared he would be arrested if he went. the told the german newspaper, quote, until everything has been cleared up i'm not going to take the risk of traveling. not go ing to take the risk. see, we thought sepp blatter would skip the world cup games because he was afraid of getting sent to the clink and now we know. and if he is afraid of going to canada he is probably not riding a float down broadway on friday either. so -- ♪ you know more now. thanks, nick. if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? well, there is biotene specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants. biotene can provide soothing relief and it

sepp blatter in a recent election. we did so including potential impact on our possible bid, the host the 2026 mens world cup. but u.s. soccer believes good governance and good leadership at fifa is paramount and more important to the sport than hosting any individual world cup. going forward we believe reform will have to start at the top beginning with the election of a new fifa president in light of mr. blatter's stated intention to resign. u.s. soccer will look to the new president to lead this reform. we understand many traditional soccer powers also believe it is time for a change. u.s. soccer will continue to work with like minded national associations and confederations to promote change and to alter the culture at fifa. at concacaf, efforts proceeded more rapidly. concacaf appointed a three-person special committee which includes u.s. soccer's president to help guide through this period of turmoil. and over the july 4th weekend concacaf recommendation committee unanimously approved a series of sweeping reforms

it is sepp blatter. the corruption investigation.lated the reason he didn't go is he was scared of getting arrested if the stepped foot on canadian soil. we don't have to speculate about that anymore. he stated that in fact the reason he skipped the world cup is because he was scared he would be arrested if he went. the told the german newspaper, quote, until everything has been cleared up, i'm not going to take the risk of traveling. not going to take the risk. see, we thought sepp blatter would skip the world cup games because he was afraid of getting sent to the clink and now we know. and if he is afraid of going to canada he is probably not riding a float down broadway on friday either. so -- ♪ you know more now. thanks, nick. when you do business everywhere, the challenges of keeping everyone working together can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. at&t has the tools and the network you need to make working as one easier than ever. virtually anywhere. leaving you free to focus on what matte

they're replacing sepp blatter who was elected at fifa's extraordinary congress on february 26th. >>e want to go -- go again into a reform process. >> executives held an extraordinary meeting on monday in zushic zurich, switzerland. they decided to set up a task force to propose reforms. they say the group will be made up of ten representatives of regional confederations. they say a neutral person will serve as chair. >>> u.s. judiciary authorities indicted 14 people in may over a bribery scandal. proposed reforms would include enhanced integrity checks for executive committee members and public disclosure of their earnings. officials say the proposals will be presented at the next executive committee meeting in late september. they'll then submit them to the congress in february for approval. >>> india has planned to build a high speed rail network. officials have released a report that recommends a technical standard almost identical with japan's ship kan is enbullet train. the report shows the results of a feetibility study jointly conducted with japan. it covers a plan to build t

sepp is due to leave office within the nextb 18latter -- sepp blatter is due to leave office within the next eight months. rochelle: eight more victim bodies were repatriated to the u.k. from tunisia. reporter: terror suspects all over tunisian news channels, accused of providing weapons and logistical support to the students who went on a shooting rampage on this beach. less than a week after the attack, tunisian authorities say the investigation is in full swing. >> security units managed to uncover and destroy the network that was behind this terrorist operation. as we speak, eight people have been arrested. they are thought to be directly involved in the attack. reporter: tunisian police say some of the police trained in a jihadist camp in libya -- some of the suspects trained in a jihadist camp in libya. over the past three months local authorities say they have carried out more than 7000 raids and detained more than 100 suspects linked to terror activities. security has been boosted nationwide, particularly in tourist sites. brand-new cameras have been set up in this hotel under t

and swiss authorities uncovered a massive bribery scandal involving fifa officials, sepp blatter has down as president. >>> and a new gallup poll shows how many people drink depending on their income. 75,000 or more, 78% drink. and with an income of 30,000 and $75,000, 67%. of people who make less than $30,000, only 45% drink. >>> and in florida, a police officer was caught on tape throwing food at a homeless man. if he were an animal. the video shows the man with his hands cuffed. he tries to catch the food in his mouth. when it misses he goes onto the floor to pick it up with his mouth. the police officer was suspended after the investigation. >>> in china, the only surviving panda triplets are turning one. they are going to have a birthday party on their birthday, which is tomorrow. they'll have a video documenting their every-day lives. >> i know they grow fast. >> even at one year they still kind of look cuddly and like they couldn't kill a cat. >> i think full grown they're cute. >>> and joyce mitchell accused of helping two murderers escape from a prison in new york state. is

a chaotic start to fifa president's sepp blatter's first public appearance in the wake of a corruption scandal. a british comedian crashed blatter's press conference on monday. take a look at this. >> excuse me. sorry. >> we're having a press conference. >> it's my security. come on. >> here we go sepp. the protester told bladder that money was for north korea's bid for the world cup in 2026. they said that the election to have a new fifa president will be held in february. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins has your forecast. >> it's all about the heat and the numbers, we is have a big heat wave coming to the middle of the country and are adding up the numbers for the past six months. noaa said this past june was easily the hottest june we've ever seen and we're still on pace for the hottest year ever. you can see in june it was very hot in areas of the west coast. the only spots that were cooler in the blue there, in the north atlantic. let me take tout next event we expect these summer heat waves, we're about to get a pretty big one. we've had a mild one going. we haven't been shatte

. >> outgoing fifa president sepp blatter has fallen victory to a comedian's frank.s age to shower blatter with fake bank notes saying saying they would like to hold the world cup cup. >> 42 years ago bruce lee died, but he continues to command strong following. a new exhibition on his life has opened in hong kong. >> his statue over looking the hong kong harbor has always been a draw as his legacy from a generation ago. as a fighting gym where his particular brand of kung fu is practiced, people emulate his lightening moves. >> ricky fong is a master who lived his skill from a master, who learned directly from bruce lee. it provides a living link not only with the unique fighting style that lee developed but also the accompanying philosophy philosophy. >> jeff chen has grown up with that philosophy. since sees his first bruce lee movie in san francisco as a teenager. like many of his generation he faced discrimination, but lee taught him that it's suddenly okay to be chinese american. >> although that period was short, it was in 1973, it was like magic like overnigh

sepp blatter said.housands of partygoers celebrate the running of the bowl festival and the spanish city of stamford man. people testing a bravery by racing ahead of six fighting bulls along the course. the festival wraps up july 14th. that story right now with the eurozone finance ministers are not to be them wrestles. ashley webster is life on the round right now. good morning to you, ashley. reporter: good morning, maria. the great government will go to brussels as you just pointed out. they will present a proposal to the eurozone finance ministers in e.u. leaders later appeared the first thing they want is to secure liquidity for the financial system en masse for what they believe are credible reforms in the eye of the holder. there will programs that show growth and also reportedly asked for it that restructuring. the greeks play not the imf says that that increase is not sustainable without a 30% haircut and a 20 year grace period. that is just not going to fly with the germans. other countries wi

sepp blatter remarked women's footballers should wear more feminine clothe like tighter shirts.t sends a message only women fit into a certain stereotype will be a positive image for a girl playing soccer. >> looking at history helps to explain the struggles in the women's game. >> men's football can be traced back to the mid 18th century. women's started a century later. it's a reason why it's not a popular or as successful as the men's game or as well-known as we found out on the streets of vancouver, when we asked if anyone could name players on the u.s. or japan's teams. >> we could not make an attempt at it. it's reactions like that that have f.i.f.a. admitting that they need to do development. >> on the side of women's football. the marketing side, the promotion side has not been developed as much as the football. despite the challenges, all the football fans - all they wanted to do is enjoy the women's beautiful game. >>> and you can keep up to date with all the news on the website. aljazeera.com. >>> tossing on the waves of the mediterranean, thousands upon thousands of

. >> sepp blatter was staying in europe according to his lawyer but with the justice department refusingrule out charges against him or his deputy. both are keeping a low profile. in vancouver at the fifa fan zone, there were those too young to fully understand but their parents know and they had mixed reactions when asked if the corruption scandal off of the pitch has affected the game on it. >> these issues will come. football will be that. >> it's a -- if the corruption is so -- so much a part of it that it's distant. everybody that watches the game everybody that plays the game everybody that's actually part of the game. >> i think it's because the women's game is a little bit different from the men's, a little bit easier to in the women's game something away from fifa just because they don't really seem to care as much about the women's game. >> you don't want to spend your money anywhere nationally or international that's going for corrupt activity, particularly when they are proven be to be corrupt. >> opinion divided, but where everyone agreed, this was a world cup about football

russian president vladimir putin says the head of ifafifa, sepp blatter, deserves a nobel prize for his leadership. mr. put said he did not believein mr. blatter was personally involved in corruption. shares in china have suffered the biggest one-day fall in the past year, despite recent efforts by the government to support the market. the main index closed more than 8% down. analysts say it was triggered by weak economic data and lack of confidence. carrie gracie explains. reporter: for three weeks, the chinese government managed to hold off the storm. but today, it broke. beijing was congratulating itself on master minding a rally when the stock market saw its biggest one-they fall in eight years. this is the stuff of nightmares for a government which likes to be in control. why today, and why this scale? no one really knows. the only protectable thing about the market now is its unpredictability. and the alignment is spreading not only in china but around the world. >> china is hugely important for the world economy. the central bank in china will buy its own shares of the companies

sepp blatter is stepping down over this huge scandal. jon stewart of britain? >> we're not familiar with him. but he looks like he's doing a serious service. i mean, come on, sepp blatter? it's hard to feel sorry for the guy. on the positive side the newest version of the official video games has women soccer players. u.s. forward alex morgan featured on the cover of fifa's 2016 u.s. edition. a canadian star is on the canadian edition, and for the first time there are women teams in the game. it's one of the most popular video games. that's fantastic. ? >> mm-hm. >>> and the latest book by harper lee is a big seller. it sold 1.1 million copies in the u.s. and canada. watchman was completed before "to kill a mockingbird." it's set in the same alabama town as mockingbird, just 20 years later. >>> the instagram website is taking a page out of the mobile version. the photo sharing social network is adding a comprehensive search feature. users will be able to search hash tags locations and user accounts. it was bought by facebook five years a

sepp blatter was a no-show, with the u.s. justice department refusing to rule out charges against him and his deputy, jer oan belk. at the fifa fan zone there were those too young to understand the politicianthe politics of this moment. but the scandal off the pitch has affected the game on it. >> translator: this issue to they always come and they always go. >> no, if the corruption is so -- it is so much a part of it that it's -- it's distant to everybody that watches the game, everybody that plays the game, everybody that's actually part of the game. >> because the women's is a little bit separate from the men's. just because they don't really seem to care as much about the women's game. >> you don't want to spend your money anywhere nationally or internationally, that's going for corrupt activity particularly when they're proven to be crucht. >> opinioncorrupt. >> this tournament showed the success of the women's game no matter what is happening inside the organization that governs it. gabriel elizondo, al jazeera. >> let