it was an even worse one for sepp blatter. the crisis that has gripped fifa took yet another dramatic turn, placing the 79-year-old at the heart of corruption allegations. >> today, the office of the a turn on -- attorney general searched fifa headquarters, including the office of sepp blatter. he himself was questioned and interrogated as a defendant. reporter: the procedure was described as relating to criminal mismanagement and misappropriation of funds. suspectators clearly sepp blatter was acting in his own interests with a payment to jack warner. a second payment to michel platini was described as 'ssloyal and against fifa interests. there is no explanation yet from investigators as to what that means. was a platini says it routine, contractual payment. he said it was for work he carried out under a contract for fifa. jack warner continues to fight extradition to the u.s. under corruption charges. until today, michel platini was the favorite to succeed sepp blatter fifa as -- as fifa president. >> i don't know what it me

sepp blatter was photographed cutting a lonely figure in zurich. after meeting with investigators pursuing him on questions of mismanagement and misappropriate reegs. switzerland and the u.s. are running probes into f.i.f.a. in a statement the swiss attorney general said the representative seized data from the private office. the investigation is focused on a tv rights deal signed with the former caribbean official jack warner, blatter is expected of making a payment of more than 2 billion to european football president. >> sports correspondent lee wellings says the latest development shouldn't come as a surprise. there has been turmoil at f.i.f.a. for many months, starting from the arrests from the fibromyalgia, and with the swiss, authorities, and the u.s. attorney-general working closely. there's an inevitability about making the move on the president. you expected it would happen sooner rather than later. it happened while the executive meeting, the day that that was taking place. they questioned him. seized data. sepp blatter finds himself in

sepp blatter has already announced he will step down as president.s 17-your rain is due to come to an end in february. the latest allegations threaten to deal another blow to football 's embattled government body. sarah: we are joined by the manager at transparency international. thanks for joining us. how serious are these accusations? >> this is very serious. criminal accusations for the head of world football very serious indeed. i think sepp blatter cannot continue as the president of fifa with this hanging over him. he should go immediately. sarah: your organization has released a statement saying fifa itself is not up to the job. what does fifa need to do to regain trust? >> i think the first thing they need to do is appoint an independent reform commission. people don't believe they can do it themselves, perform -- reform, that is an bring in good governance. they need people from the outside to come in and say this is what you need to do and monitor it is being done. it is not just fifa. it is the federations around the world. they need more

he's due to stand down, i think this is the end for sepp blatter. outside of yooefa, long before the federal bureau of investigation's intervention in may, the swiss attorney-generally general's team cooperated. the work continues, leaving five yeah in turmoil with a discredited president. an organization torn apart from crime >>> newly released satellite pictures shows china completed construction of a landing ship on fiery cross arrest in the dispute islands in. it's been a source of tension. the u.s. president affeded a state dinner. obama said they had candid discussions about territorial dispuds. speaker of the house of representative's vacant passion launched an unexpected battle. he's been under pressure to step down. one day after a private meeting with pope francis, and presiding over his historic speech, the most powerful catholic decided it was time to go. >> i woke up, said my prayers. as i do, and i decided today was the day to do this. >> since 2011 he served as leader, second this line to the pregnancy. for much of that, the fop execu

behind closed doors, sepp blatter was interrogated by the swiss officers for the attorney-general and his data seized. media outside waited for a press conference that never happened. blatter accused of misappropriation of funds. once again the disgraced vice president jack warner was involved. in a statement the attorney general said: sepp blatter accused of abusing his position with that contract and one signed in 2011 for work done a decade earlier. that payment to michelle batin. the u.e.f.a. president is set to replace sepp blatter but he in the election in 2016 was was questioned and embroiled in a sorry mess along with others on the executive committee. a form of denial on behalf of came frm his lawyers. they said: ironically f.i.f.a. announced plans for transparency. from ethics committee. >> he'll have to be suspended, referred to the ethics committee, the body that handles the instances within f.i.f.a. if he refers to the committee, he'll have to be suspended. he's due to stand down, i think that is when the election for a new president takes place, this is the end for sepp

the was authorities begin proceedings against the fifa as adent sepp blatter probe into the corruption in football. productive -- that is how president obama describes talks with chinese president xi jinping. strictesting thef standards following revelations in omissions testament volkswagen appoints a .ew ceo tom: good evening. prosecutors in switzerland have begun criminal investigation into sepp blatter, the head of fifa good he is suspected of being involved in criminal mismanagement and misappropriation while in the role. among the specific allegations, corruption surrounding the opening of the world cup to russia and qatar in 2018 and 2022, respectively. it is the first time authorities have specifically pointed the tter, resident at the helm of fifa since 1998. reporter: sepp blatter has always claimed individuals outside fifa for their current state of widespread corruption revealed last may. the swiss authorities seem to think he might've been involved in wrongdoing. fifa leader was question on friday and placed under investigation good the swiss attorney general explained why

swiss authorities have started criminal proceedings against president sepp blatter. the twist attorney general said he was investigated on suspicion of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation. blatter canceled a press conference at sort notice pause he was questioned. switzerland and the united states are running separate criminal investigations into allegations of corruption surrounding fifa. lee welling says this latest development shouldn't be a huge surprise. >> there has been complete turmoil at fifa for many months now, started mainly from the arrests by the fbi in zurich in may. with the swiss authorities and the u.s. attorney general working together, those inevitability about making the move on sepp blatter, you suspected it would happen sooner rather than later. it happened while the executive committee meeting was taking place. they're about to find themselves in trouble accused of chris mismanagement and misappropriation over two separate cases. that name again is jack warner and a payment made to him over a television deal in 2005. the other allegatio

the answer came on the day sepp blatter chaired an cumulative meeting. an executive committee meeting. blatter is croouf is accused of mismanagement of funds. in the statement the swiss attorney general said in 2012, mr. joseph blatter, signed a contract unfavorable to fifa. blatter accused of misusing his position with that contract and one he signed in 2011 for work done a work later, that payment to michel platini. election scheduled for february 26th. but platini was also questioned at fifa hq and is now embroiled in a sorry mess. a form of denial on behalf of blatter came from his lawyers. they said he is cooperating and confident when swiss authorities have a chance to review documents and the evidence they will see no mismanagement occurred. ironically, fifa had announced more transparency from their ethics committee. >> i think he will have to be suspended at the very least, and referred to the ethics committee. if he is referred to the ethics committee he will have to stand down, since he will stand down anyway in february whether the new electio

prosecutors there opened the case friday against sepp blatter. the swiss attorney general says authorities questioned blatter, searched his office in zurich, and they also seized data. for the latest on this investigation, let's turn to our own alex thomas. he joins us now live outside fifa house in zurich, switzerland. good to have you with us. we already knew that mr. blatter was set to step down. it looks now like that may happen sooner than he had planned. where does this leave fifa leadership and the state of world soccer? >> reporter: yes. you and i have spoken many times, haven't we, over recent months, ever since the latest and biggest part of the scandal erupted in may. on the advice of loretta lynch's office, the u.s. attorney general, and the fbi investigation, swiss police rounded up a load of fifa officials at their hotel days before the fifa congress meeting when football bosses from across the globe re-elected sepp blatter for a fifth term as president. although blatter's name was mentioned in chats between you and i and other news

. >>> sepp blatter faces corruption allegations. and the addressing of the people of jerusalem for decades. >> you know, president barack obama's hosted a state dinner at the white house for his chinese counterpart xi jinping. the chinese president on his first state visit to the u.s. the two leaders announced agreements on cyber security and climate change. mr. obama said they also had candid discussions about beijing's territorial disputes in the south china sea. this from patty culhane. >> it was a noisy visit, a 21-gun salute to welcome chinese president xi jinping inside and out. the meeting was much more about the pageant tri of the state visit, this was about their agenda. they got far on their to do list. the u.s. says china steals intellectual party. president obama says they reached an agreement, china won't do it or support it in the future. >> the question now is are words followed by action he. and we will be watching carefully to make an assessment as to whether progress has been made in this area. >> president obama s

the answer came on the day sepp blatter chaired a executive committee meeting. behind closed doors he was inherited by swiss officers for attorney general and his data seized. media outside were waiting for a press conference that never happened. blearblatter accused of misappropriation of funds. the name of jack warren involved. the statement the swiss attorney general said, in september 2005, mr. blatter signed a contract with the caribbean football union. blatter accused of abusing his position with that contract and one he signed in 2011 for work doon decaddone a decade earlier. election scheduled for february 26th, mr. platini is now embloilembroiled sorry mess. he is cooperating and we're confident when swiss authorities have a chance to review documents and the evidence that they'll see no mismanagement occurred, his lawyers said. >>> more transparency from their ethics committee. >> i think he will have to be suspended at the very least, the ethics committee which handles the sort of incidents within fifa, if he is referred, he will have to step down and

>> sepp blatter is actually at his desk in zurich. he wants to manage this on his own term, want to save face and not having the complete humiliation of going under others' termination. he's trying to influence who comes in as the new president. still working there, wants to be part of the change. most of the rest of the world are saying, no, we want to you go now. he looks like he really could be in trouble. that was certainly the tone i felt around what ms. lynch was saying. >> with look at the time russian 2018 and qatar 2022 cups is there any feeling that there may be a new vote and move the games? >> randall, we'll remain caution cautious about this. if you think there's a world cup in just three years, imagine how seismic that would be to take that from russia, garcia's investigation which was so well documented, he wasn't even allowed into russia. qatar 2022, allegations, not much said about that, once again, we focus on individuals. individuals are in trouble not so much nations. >> thank you lee wellings, live from london. >>

both michel platini and sepp blatter deny any wrongdoing. swiss authorities say they are treating him not only as a witness but as an accused person as well. genie: there is a lot of shock in the french press. michel platini is also a very respected soccer official. flo: he is seen as an honest guy. up until recently, he was seen as a good guy in the corruption scandal. take a look at what all this means for his image. the investigation is really tarnishing him, his image of being the white knight within the evil football world. writer says he is determined to run for fifa presidency if and when sepp blatter steps down. genie: more now with an american photographer. he has traveled here to europe to document some of the more human stories behind the migrant crisis. flo: you mightp1uvvóxóxóxóxñaw=w

former president sepp blatter denies wrongdoing as he faces a criminal investigation. i'm sarah kelly. thanks for joining us. the afghan president else government forces will retake the northern city of kunduz, but what we are hearing points to a bitter, high-stakes battle with tactically smart taliban fighters. they have expanded their offensive and are our reports they control much of the airport. it was there that afghan forces regrouped and launched a counterattack under the umbrella of u.s. airstrikes, but just a few hours ago, the pentagon released a sobering assessment of the situation, describing it only is fluid. >> heavy fighting as afghan forces struggle to take back control of kunduz. the taliban sees the strategic city quickly, taking the military by surprise. the insurgents been secured their hold on kunduz. it's a major blow to the government, exactly year after he took our do it he said more reinforcements were on the way, urging the nation to trust its troop. >> the problem is that this treacherous enemy has used civilians as human shields. afghanistan

olivia: coming up on "bloomberg market a," sepp blatter.e will take a new look at the criminal charges he could be facing. olivia: welcome back to "bloomberg market day." the u.s. justice department is trying to clean up the world of football, that is, american soccer. u.s. attorney general loretta lynch says it is not over yet. >> our investigation remains active and it is ongoing. it has in fact expanded since may. as i made clear at our initial and in -- announcement, the scope of our investigation is and we are, following the investigation where these. i am grateful for the picking operation and substantial evidence we have received from all quarters. weed on that cooperation, anticipate pursuing additional charges against individuals and entities. olivia: for the latest on this scandal, we will bring in hugo miller. lynch'sllowing loretta comments this money, do we have any idea when we wacky get those charges? hugo: we don't have any sense of timing. her swiss counterpart said we are not even at the halftime break of this football mat

blatter is due to step down as fifa chief. >> reporter: he's been football's most powerful man for more than 17 years. as the head of fifa, the sport's world operating body, seppestyle, often treated as a head of state. that's in the past after the attorney general revealed blatter has been interrogated on charges of misappropriation. officials have been probing fifa for a variety of white collar crimes dating back two decades. this year, swiss prosecutors launched their own investigation into the bidding procedures for the 2018 and 2022 world cup tournaments. fifa's critics felt that mr. blatter had cultivated a culture of corruption from his headquarters in zurich. even though his organization was humiliated by the arrests of more than a dozen key operatives in may, he was still triumphantly elected for a fifth term as president. >> having been in command of this boat called fifa. >> reporter: days later, blatter announced that he was standing down, prompting a new election next february. this month, investigators on both sides of the atlantic said they were expanding their operation. just last week, blatter's right-hand man, secretary general voelker, was r

president sepp blatter after questioning him on friday in a raid on the offices. sepp blatter was a lonely figure at zurich's headquarters, after meeting with investigators pursuing him on certains of criminal mismanagement and misatroops. switzerland and the u.s. are running separate preebs no f.i.f.a. in a statement the swiss attorney-general said: the last british prisoner at the u.s. detention center in guantanamo bay is about to be released. he had become a symbol of the u.s. policy of holding so-called enemy combatants without charging them or putting them on trial. al jazeera's rosalind jordan reports. >> reporter: after more than 13 years at guantanamo bay, shaker will be going home. he's the only british resident left at the prison camp. in a statement on friday, a senior u.s. military official confirmed his release is at hand. the secretary of defence approved the transfer of shak a mar, following a review of his case, taking into consideration the robust security assurances that will be provided by the british government. the u.s. military detained him

as i sit here now, sepp blatter is sitting at a desk in zurich. he has not left his job at fifa yet. i think this agitates the authorities involved in this, and they want to make sure that those who have had any part in this are brought to justice. you can see that the net is closing in, and that's the message they wanted to send out very firmly. >> i think a lot of people who are following this story are frying to figure out sort of when--what the end result will be. we know that the swiss investigation is looking specifically into the russia 2018, the qatar world cups. is there a sense that these investigations are leading to some sort of revote? >> it's a very complicated issue. people are using revote very carefully and i understand why. hosting the world cup in three years having that tournament taken away from them. michael garcia was not allowed in russia. there is just not the body of evidence to take it away. even if there was wrongdoing is the evidence there? it is a similar situation in qatar. this is a huge investigation. they talked a

sepp blatter insists it was compensation and nothing more. here is the statement from his legal team: the u.e.f.a. president mitchell platini issued a statement over his part in the investigation into the $2.1 million payment received from f.i.f.a. and left to the u.e.f.a.'s member association. he said he has not been accused of wrongdoing and the money was fully declared to the swiss authorities. the former yench international is favourite to succeed blatt r but admitted the event of the last few days damaged his reputation. >>> u.e.f.a. champion's league resumes on tuesday as barcelona play bayer leverkusen. ahead the coach says it will be impossible to replace lionel messi, while he recovers from injury. lionel messi hurt his knee. he may miss five la liga games and three champion's league matches starting with the match against leverkusen. >> translation: the player like lionel messi is irreplaceable. we have to keep going forward. it's a very tough challenge for us and the team, to stay competitive without our best players, it's motivati

they believe an interim task force should take over from sepp blatter, who is now the subject of a criminal investigation. he was back at headquarters on tuesday. on monday his lawyers released a statement saying that he had done nothing illegal or improp improper. blatter is accused of making a disloyal payment to the head of uefa football michel plantiti, who denies any wrongdoing. >>> the attorney general giving up the investigation of the payment to the uefa president. >> there was the investigation of mr. blatter. and also michel platini. >> if i was satisfied or not i can't help you because i would reveal big damage to the investigation. >> they have announced the intention to stand in the election. the billionaire businessman played a key role in bringing the world cup to his country in 2002. he said he can now bring meaningful change to fifa. the task at hand is to route at corruption in fifa. investigations into illegal activities of the pass should be left to the proper legal authorities. just must be served. >> now fifa's own ethics committee is investigating the allegations. it

the answer came on the day sepp blatter chaired a executive committee meeting. media outside were waiting for the press conference that never happened. blatter accuse of misappropriation of funds and criminal mismanagement. again the name of disgraced vice president jack warren involved. it said in 2005, mr. blatter signed a contract, jack warren the president at this time unfavorable to fifa. bleart one he signed in 2011 for work done a decade earlier. that payment to michel platini. the election scheduled for february 26th. but platini was also questioned at fifa hq. a form of denial on behalf of blatter came from his lawyers. they say he is cooperating and we're confident when swiss authorities have a chance to review documentation and the evidence they will see no mismanagement occurred. more transparency from their ethics committee. >> i think he will have to be suspended at the very least. the ethics committee, the body that handles the incident, he will have to step down as president, he will have to be suspended, but i think this really is the end for bl

the answer came on the day sepp blatter chaired an executive committee meeting. behind closed doors he was interrogated by swiss officers of the attorney general and his data seized. media outside were waiting for a press conference that never happened. in september 2005 mr. joseph blatter, signed a contract unfairvelg to fifa. blatter coouched of abusing his position with that contract and one signed in 2011 for work done a decade earlier, that to michel platini. set to replace blatter, but platini was also questioned at fifa hq and is also embroid i en a sorry mess. a form of apology came from blatter's lawyers. chance to review documents and the evidence they will see no mismanagement occurred. eyironically fifa had announced more transparency from the ethics committee. >> i think he will have to be suspended, at least, if he's referred to the fifa ethics committee then he will have to step down as president, have to be suspended. because he is set to step down in february anyway i think this is the end for blatter. >> outside of fifa long before the fbi's dra

up to the president sepp blatter, she did nothing to dispel speculation around him.e is the man standing aside finally after many years of the presidency and going by february. but how much of a case does he have to answer? that's what people have to know. also don't forget it is swiss side or political reasons that are concentrating on those 2018 and 2022 world cups so controversially awarded to russian and then qatar. will there be a revote? i think we're long way away pr that. >> thafromthat. >> that is lee wellings in london. >>> public schools out of class again today. in seattle. seeking raises in special ed funding but teachers want three times that, to offset the high cost of living. >>> issue is getting school safely. in chicago, the safe passage program, budget threatens the safety program and ash-har quraishi looked into why. >> the telltale bright yellow vest. >> i think they are more secure that they can walk and see us. >> these kids live in inglewood on chicago's south side, each day they walk through some of the toughest gang territories in the city.

the football family as fifa president sepp blatter likes to call it has never looked more dysfunctional on the global stage, but here in madrid osama's story appears to have unified the sport. matt rumsey, al jazeera, madrid spain. >>> australia's cricket team is delayed because of security concerns. the team was meant to fly on monday, but cricket australia said they're following the advice of the department of foreign affairs who warned of a possible security risk to tourists in bangladesh. they're scheduled for a game on october 9th. >>> that are more sports on our website. for the latest check out jonathan bornstein/sports. we've got belongs and video from the corresponds around the world. >>> that is all the sport for now. >> thank you very much. >>> of course, there is plenty more still to come on al jazeera. in a short while we'll be crossing live to london and david foster is standing by. he's got a full bulletin of news coming straight up. bye-bye. >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... >> don't try this at home! >> techknow, where technology meets humani

plus in sport, sepp blatter says he is going nowhere except back to work. with the latest moves on the feoff family planning crisis. syria's state media has spoken out in the u.n. general assembly, in which he defends his counter part. putin is a strong believer in backing the asaad regime in their fight, and is ramping up military support. however, as peter sharp reports many russians on the street can see echos with one of the more uncomfortable events in the military history. the latest report suggests that 28 it fooer jets has now been deployed along with a significant amount of attack helicopters. uncomfortable reminders of the last time russia fought a war 4,000-kilometers from moscow. russia's ten year battle in afghanistan, ended in pull out in 1989. and cost the lives or more than 14,000 troops. this was russia's vietnam, with it's legsy of disillusionment and betrayal. >> . >> alexandar picks through souvenirs and reminders of his deployment, bitter about his comrades have been treated. >> we were forgotten. we are still forgotten. we fulfilled ou

they believe an interim task force should take over from sepp blatter. now he's the subject of a criminal investigation. blatter was back at headquarters before dawn on tuesday. on monday his lawyers released a statement said he did nothing illegal or improper and he intends to stay in his job until someone is elected next january. while he's accused of make a disloyal payment to pettini, pettini denies any wrongdoing. >>> the billionaire businessman played a key role to bring the worpd cup to his country in 2002 and says he can bring meaningful change to fifa. >> the most ardent task at hand is to root out corruption from fifa. the investigations into illegal activities of the past should be left to the proper legal authorities. jut must be served. re ses at a timing fifa should be left to those that love football. >> fifa's own ethics committee is investigating the allegations blatter faces. it has the power to suspend them. they gave former fifa vice president warner a life ban from all related activity. the committee says that he committed many and va

. >> sepp blatter says he will remain fifa president until february despite criminal investigations being opened against him. he says he has done nothing illegal or improper. the 79-year-old has been accused of making an illegal payment to uefa, but defended the payment as valid compensation for the organization as advisor. >>> researchers analyzed dark streaks that can be seen on the surface of mars. they believe those streaks are the periodic flow of salty water, the historic findings set the groundwork for research into signs of life on mars. >> when you look at earth, the water is a central ingredient in just about, not just about, everywhere we go where there's liquid water whether it's deep in the eart or in th earth or id regions we find life. this is tremendously exciting. we haven't been able to answer the question does life exist beyond earth. but that is a critical element. we now have great opportunities to be in the right locations on mars to thoroughly investigate that. >>> now spain's prime minister has addressed the country for calm. after the broad coalition might prove d

. >> fee for president sepp blatter has steered clear of -- his apparent signature on this contract, which so the broadcasting rights to the 2010 and we 14 world cup's for a fraction of their value. jack warner, former fifa executive, bob the rights and reportedly sold them for price tag between 15 and $20 million. sarah: u.s. open men's champion novak djokovic's said he knows the value of that title he claimed on monday and he will chair us the emotions -- cherish the emotions he feeling for as long as he can. that does not mean he won't be a little silly with his latest grand slam trophy. tradition dictates that he posed with photographers in an iconic new york location like central park, for example. he made it to the final of all four majors this year, falling only at the french open. it's no secret that relations between india and pakistan are tents, they blame each other for terrorist attacks. it's a bit unexpected to see a fashion show displaying designs both nations in the indian capital new delhi. our reporter has more. reporter: the fashion show with a political twist. at a

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that fifa must continue to reform could a presidential election will be held in february with sepp blatter announcing in june that he would stand aside. it is clear from the u.s. and swiss perspective that the shadow of further criminal action still hanging over world football. laura: could a robot take your job or mine? we will be asking those questions and many more this week as we explore the growing importance of artificial intelligence and smart robotics in our world. tonight we start with new research out of the u.k., which warns that one third of jobs are at risk of being left to automation over the next 10 to 20 years. probably ken jones has more. reporter: could a robot learn to do what you do? technology has been replacing jobs for years but ever smarter computers and robots are pressing the threat. learnaxter, who can simple tasks. .e can work alongside humans research from oxford university says many factory jobs are at high risk of automation. >> there is a drive to automation generally and that is driven by off shoring, china and india. people have to rethink the way they are

sepp blatter is being questioned by officials. >>> we address this agreement cannady lid and constructively deals and plans put in place as the u.s. and chinese presidents have talks in washington, d.c.

the fifa president sepp blatter said he won't leave his post until february, despite authorities deciding to open a criminal investigation against him. the head of the world football governing body repeated he had done nothing wrong or improper. you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come, a month after a peace deal was signed, there's little sign of the conflict ending with swanse civilians trapped in the middle. royal dutch shell has stopped exploration off the coast of alaska after disappointing results in the key well. the company -- company has spent about $7 billion on offshore development. shell said it did not find sufficient amounts of -- of oil and gas to warrant further investigation. it's -- spleerks. it's ending exploration in alaska for the foreseeable future. >> i think this is part commercial, part political. their first exploration drill has not come up with any real roimble assets but i also think there's been a long and painful battle since 2005 when they first started looking at this off the coast of alaska. there have been huge battles, environmentalle --

switzerland opened an blatteration into sepp and he said he would not step down.eve there is mismanagement and misappropriation of funds. this is in regards to a fee for boss regarding funds that the boss received from sepp blatter. china's president xi jinping has committed thousands of troops in billions of dollars into u.n. peacekeeping efforts and he addressed the general assembly for the very first time. he also told rich, powerful nations to not only the poor or the week -- not bully the poor or the weak. when you listened to this speech, what were the most notable remarks there? do you think he was successful? he was successful because we need to think about these speeches every 10 years that the chinese leaders say to these other nations. they are presenting a grand vision of what china will be in the world and how china will bring about peaceful co-operation. and you have to think about the audience here, not only is about the world but what the world will have to say, and china sees this position that they have as being a great leader. they're confident

. >>> fifa president sepp blatter says he has no plans to step down early despite being investigateds authorities. he told staff the football's governing body he's done i don't go wrong he's expected to stay until february of next year. this has blatter leaves fifa headquarters in zurich early on monday. the 79-year-old is accused of making so-called disloyal payment to the head of the european football. blatter says the payment was valid compensation and had nothing more. >>> the mayor of a small brazilian town has turned herself in after being on the run for a month. the 25-year-old was accused of stealing more than $4 million from public funds. a second mayor in the same state is also being accused of miss appropriating funds set aside for school buses. virginia lopez reports. >> reporter: in brazil's northeastern state, is a sort of quiet agriculture town of which not much is ever heard. it also has the type of government that can lead to a catastrophic misuse of public resources. a year ago eight students were killed in a car accident on their way back from school. the deaths mi

. >>> sepp blatter says he has done nothing wrong and has no plan to his resign. being investigated by swiss prosecutors and police. they have questioned the president of world football's governing body fifa on suspension of criminal mismanagement and misappropriation. u.s. prosecutors are also investigating rampant corruption and bribery and top-ranking fifa executives were arrested earlier this year. blatter is also being questioned about a $2 million so-called disloyal payment to the president of european football's governing body you i've a michelle platina says the money was for work done as advisor and he's not being accused of doing anything wrong. >>> shell has abandoned its search for oil in the arctic it says it did not find enough oil and gas to continues. the plans to drill in the arctic has provoked off since from environmental assists. >> reporter: it wasn't just environmental assists who were opposed to shell's optic drilling plans, share holders argued that the huge cost of optic drilling made little sense at a time of low oil prices. the u.s. depa

. >> lynch didn't say whether fifa president sepp blatter is targeted in her case. >>> time now for sportsin a monday night football doubleheader. start with the late game in san francisco the vikings' adrian peterson in his first game back since week one of last season makes little impact for minnesota with only ten carries for just 31 yards. instead it's the lesser known running back on the oth side of the ball who dazzles. carlos hyde led the niners offense with 168 yards on 26 carries, and a pair of touchdowns. helping the 49ers run past the vikings for a 20-3 win. >>> now let's go to atlanta. the falcons with a strong start hosting eagles, jumping out to a 17-point lead by the half. thanks to a pair of touchdowns by matt ryan. julio jones hauling in a pass and earning every bit of that big new contract, making nine catches for 141 yards on the game. atlanta squanders that lead in the second half and gives philly a couple of chances to win in the final minutes. but a missed field goal and then a sam bradford interception on the eagles final possession gets atlanta the 26-24 win. >>> no

sepp blatter is to step down from football's top job early next year. said that blatter should be held responsible for any wrongdoing in fifa, bu blatter has decided to quit the job with fifa, who is the subject of two criminal investigations. >> what i'll say for you right now is that just stay tuned. >> that sounds like yes. >> stay tuned. >> german can move a step forward to secure a spot when they face scotland. the top group by two points but they have not had the smoothies qualifying campaign. they're facing a scotland fighting to stay in contention of qualifying. >> they need denmark to lose against armenia. >> the most important thing for us is the albanian team as a whole. i coached throughout my career so, i know them well. i know their characterizics. they're strong, and they give everything they've got. >> tennis now. handy murray and roger federer will be in fourth round action. right now former world number one is facing american of th. >> tom brady said he just wants to move on. he speaks for the first time since his four-game suspension

saying more charges will be filed but not whether they will be filed against sepp blatter. >> i'm not able to give you information about mr. blatter's travel plans. >> in may four fifa officials were charged with racket eager money laundering and corruption charges. >>> german chancellor angela merkel, proand antirefugee groups are taking their issues to the streets. >> 30% of historic monument has gone missing and further i'll tell where you it's gone. gone. >> the japanese government is keeping a watchful eye on mount osso. ash and has escaped but the area around the mountain has been evicted. >>> takeshi onaga was elected last november to prevent the construction of a new base on okinawa. japan's government halted construction after no compromise was reached after the september 10th dea deadline, the u.s. government announced its intention to restart the construction. >>> hotel provides food and shelter and the refugees pi pith in to help prepare food and clean rooms. the hotel keeps 12 he others open for paying guests. >>> government in germany says it is preparing for over 1 mill

this goes to the highest level, to the president sepp blatter. she did nothing to avert speculation around him. he was the man stepping aside finally after many years of the presidency, he's going by february but how much of a case does he have? that's what people want to know. the swiss side of this political reasons are really concentrating on those 2018 and 2022 world cups, controversially awarded to russia and qatar. will there be a revote? i think there's a long way away from that. >> taking over uventis, tough group as they host one up against uventis on tuesday. despite the poor start they will not be taking them for granted. >>> tennis's world number 1 novak djokovic continues to separate his number 1 victory, in central park new york, a day after his win against roger federer. >> it feels amazing. it has been the best grand slam season ever in my career so i'm trying to cherish it and try to enjoy every moment. very proud as my team is of the achievements that we reach together. these are the tournaments that you always dream of winning

he let slip in an interview that he thought the treatment of sepp blatter was unfair.t's not laining wij needed to be used. already there people question. there has been talk about power moved away from the federation. on the reform committee, there's two representatives, they are looking at whether they should have less power. can you see the conflict of the interest developing here. such an important time for f.i.f.a. with the election of a new president in february. >> lee wellings in london >>> tennis's bad boy nick kyrgios says he's learnt from his experience following bad behaviour at the montreal masters. he was effectively put on probation after making oncourt remarks about his opponent's girlfriend. he showed his controversial side in his opening match against andy murray. nick kyrgios's racquet seemed to slip from his hand, and was given a warning for swearing. andy murray was composed. breaking serve seven times to win in four sets. >> he let go of the racquet after the forehand. that only happens to him. literally went into the crowd. that's funny when you

. >>> embattled fifa president sepp blatter accepts more indictments in international soccer.artment of juz indicted 1 soccer and marketing officials and six guilty pleas in a massive bribery and racketeering conspiracy. >>> in just a couple of hours, the 49ers kick off their season in santa clara. if you're in the area expect major traffic delays. officials are urging people to leave work early to avoid getting stuck. the team will review its alternate black uniform against the vikings. they're calling for a blackout and are asking fans to wear all black. kickoff is set for 7:20 on espn. >>> looking to lose weight? you may want to start with eating from a smaller plate. a review shows that people who eat from stronger plates and drink from smaller glasses ate and drank less. the study found simply cutting the size of a plate or a bowl reduces food intake by 159 calories a day. researchers believe people use plate size to determine what amount to eat. >>> a new study finds that eating a specific kind of food may headacmake you feel less de >> here's the health and wellness rep

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he is sepp blatter's right hand man. host nation the wonderful england takes on fiji.land is going as the favorites. world rugby expects 500,000 fans from overseas to visit throughout the tournament and that will generate 1 billion pounds for the u.k. economy so win-win as well. win the tournament and also make so money. great stuff. but we're asking you today is economic performance a leading indicator for who will win the world cup? in that case, therefore, does england actually stand a chance? and from the perspective of new zealand, the big favorites of course they have recently had to cut interest rates. the kiwi dollar is falling. >> and when they won in 2011 they were the rock star economy. i see the correlation you trying to make. >> it's definite. >> get your views into us here on worldwide exchange on the rugby world cup. we'll discuss that and markets. lots more still to come here on worldwide exchange. with passion. built my buss but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% c

united states -- but fifa, the swiss have now opened a criminal investigation of fifa president sepp blatter. tom: we now have an official statement that mr. ryan of wisconsin does not want the job. michael bender is with us. and mark halperin. halperin travels the country, mr. bender speaks to lawmakers. what have you learned from lawmakers within their shock and all this morning? a law to surprise this morning. no one has officially raise there and get to succeed boehner. that is the next question. how does it affect the shutdown. , whatformed speculation the plugged in lawmakers are saying, is that mccarthy is almost a lock to replace the inner. what they are saying is -- to .eplace boehner when they are saying is there are not enough credible candidates to challenge mccarthy. the real race will be for majority leader. steve scalise is likely to run for that. the of the -- maybe even previous majority with, peter roskam. thee have word from republican from texas, -- run.s asked if he would he is refusing to say. he calls a speaker boehner's decision "one of the noblest acts i have seen in

. >>> sepp blatter was interrogated today by swiss federal police about possible financial corruption. prosecutors say they're looking into payments of 2 million swiss francs that blatter gave to fifa vice president in 2011. >>> the fbi is warning about virtual kidnapping. criminals call you, claim they've abducted a loved one and demand a ransom and several cities are seeing an increase in these scams. here is one family that was targeted. >> i truly believed them 36789. >> reporter: still worried for their safety, this mother and daughter agreed to talk with us if we didn't share their names. >> how much money you can pay right now? >> reporter: they're victims of a growing scam called virtual kidnapping. >> he said lady, this is the deal. i have your brother. he told me that he hit him over the head and he was bleeding out. >> reporter: the apparent kidnapper then demanded thousands of dollars through a wire transfer to return him safely. >> if i don't get no answer, i'm going to shoot this guy. >> reporter: fbi kidnapping experts say several organizations use these scams to make m

lynch speaking in zurich did not comment on whether fifa president sepp blatter is now being targeted. >>> three people have been detained in malaysia in connection with last month's bombing of a shrine in bangkok that killed 20 people. malaysia's national police chief says a pakistani and two malaysians have been detained following a tip by thai authorities. >>> and after ten month of study the ferguson commission has released its report on last august's riots and recommends that law enforcement dramatically reduce its use of military-style tactics and weapons. that's cnbc's news update at this hour. back to you, michelle. >> thanks so much, sharon. >>> before the massive selloff we've seen recently one hedge fund manager started shorting china months ago that. call has helped his fund rally 11% so far this year and compare that to the 5% drop for the s&p 500 joining us to discuss what he's doing now is kevin smith, ceo of an award-winning fund. you went short. two of the ishares, china etfs and a small-call etf, and are you still short those? do you think there's still more to go or