soccer federation, representing u.s., canada and mexico, we are very honored to be hosting this event in 2026. it's right around the corner. we have a lot of work to do but we look forward to working with you and your administration. let me also thank you, mr. president, for your help, support throughout the campaign. your written assurances. i think without that, we wouldn't have won such a convincing victory. thank you very much for that. >> i also have to thank bob kraft, who i know you were working very hard with. bob originally called me and said what do you think of the idea of trying to get the world cup to the united states. i said i think we would really like it. we've got canada, we've got mexico involved and we will have a great partnership. it's going to be very special. i look forward to it. let's see, 2026. i won't be here. i won't be here. many they will extend the term. the media is going to be very boring, very boring. they will all be out of business, i guess. but we will be there and it will be a very, very important and very special -- i think also having it in the

alan also was president of the united states soccer federation, one of those associations he mentioned the country's operations and reports directly to fifa. allen also is a cofounder of major league soccer which is the professional league that has two teams here in los angeles and played all over the country. he's been on numerous fifa committees and has been involved in the sport i really the highest level for decades. >> you might mention that one of the fifa committees i was on was the fifa ethics committee. i said nobody laugh. >> military intelligence. another fun fact is that alan makes a cameo inside of the book because unbeknownst to him he went to dinner with one of the secret cooperators at the doj had enlisted him that i was wearing a wire. [laughter] was an fbi agent, ira station in the same restaurant waiting for alan to put his foot in his mouth. they never did and they never did anything with them but they sure tried. >> the first thing i did was look at the index. i was hoping my name wasn't even in it. and when it was in it, i was delighted there is only one page. cou

president of soccer federation, which helped bring the world cup to north america. that of course will be mexico, canada and the united states. he also mentioned bob kraft, owner of the patriots, had a big hand in getting soccer to 2026 to the stadiums, it's a huge money-making opportunity for frankly all three countries but also at the end of it, he was talking about, we have been talking about it with blake burman out of the white house, the issue of google. the president took to twitter to attack google, which said google, that's the parent company, alphabet, is suppressing conservative voices, even his own. he was talking about search results. also twitter, who has also been accused of suppressing conservative voices. they also talked about the wall which is an interesting kind of side note to this, because look, if you are going to have all three countries working together in 2026 and it's going to be about soccer, the wall could be kind of an interesting piece of all that. he also did say and reiterated this again, a day after signing an agreement with mexico,

soccer federation, representing u.s., canada and mexico, we're honored, deeply honored to be hosting this event in 2026. it's right around the corner. we look forward to looking for you and your administration. let me also thank mr. president for your help, support throughout the campaign. your written assurances. without that, we wouldn't have won quite a convincing victory. thank you very much for that. >> thank you, carlos. i have to also thanks bob kraft that i know you were working hard with. bob called me and he said what do you think of trying to get the world cup to the united states? i said i think we really like it. we got canada and mexico involved. we're going to have a great partnership. it's going to be very special. 2026. i won't be here. i won't be here. maybe they'll extend the term. if they don't extend, the media will be very boring. they'll be out of business, i guess. but we will be there. it will be a very important and a very special event. also having it in the united states is very important. >> it is. >> for soccer. >> especially in light of the fact that so

speaking to you, the president is in the oval office right now with the head of the international soccer federation and the head of u.s. soccer. really, it's a convenient political set piece because as you well know, the u.s., mexico and canada were given the right to host the world cup in 2026. as the administration tris to rewrite a trade deal with both countries, you'll hear the president claim that he's the reason the world cup is coming back to north america. but we have seen him do some counter programming of his own using his favorite megaphone in twitter. and a couple tweets say this, google results for trump news shows only the viewing/reporting of fake news media. in other words, they have it rigged for me and others so that almost all stories and news is bad. he then continues, google and others are suppressing voices of conservatives and hiding information and news that is good. he ends by saying, this situation will be addressed. so that led us to wonder, how is there going to be an investigation? will there be new allegations? the questions are compounded by larry kudlow, the house ec

federation where discussions were said to by intense. on their way to a closed door summit the most influential people of german soccer they were hosted by the german football federation which needs a reboot after germany's disastrous performance at the world cup head coach. and manager one of a people who were asked to leave the crisis something about germany crashed out of the first round of this year's soccer world cup after winning it all in twenty four team shocking performances cause disbelief among players and fans as the reigning world champions fail to qualify for the knockout stages during the most intense exchange of recent years as he says he later called summit live supposedly produced some answers as to why germany failed so miserably and presented his plan for the near future. two more meetings are set for this and next week the latter of which will be public as you know him move also announces his squad for the upcoming you a fun nations league games. it's to the skies over lower austria now where was sometimes difficult to actually see the sky because of all the world hot air ballooning championship activity out there on

soccer. they were hosted by the german football federation, which needs a reboot after germany's disastrous performancet the world cup. head coach walking low --- joachim la♪w -- germany crashed out of the first round this year after winning it all in 2014. shocking performances caused disbelief as the reigning world champions failed to qualify for the knockout stages. during the most intense exchange , low supposedly produced some answers as to why germany failed so miserably, and presented his plan for the near future. two more meetings are set for this and next week. the latter of which willll be public, and low also announces his squad for the upcoming league games. brent: here is something that is not top-secret. the fastest man in history is currently down under and ready to stake his claim as a professional footballer. usain bolt went through his first training session with australian club central coast mariners on tuesday. he is currently just on trial, and he wants to prove to the doubters they are wrong, and earn a contract in the process. reporter: for a 32-year-old who has never been paid t

their way to a closed door summit the most influential people of german soccer they were hosted by the german football federation which needs a reboot after germany's disastrous performance at the world cup head coach. and manager and of appeal both were asked to lead the crisis in. germany crashed out of the first round of this year's soccer world cup after winning it all in twenty fourteen shocking performances cause disbelief among players and fans as the reigning world champions failed to qualify for the knockout stages during the most intense exchange of recent years as he so later called summit live supposedly produced some answers as to why germany failed so miserably and presented his plan for the near future. two more meetings are set for this and next week the latter of which will be public as you ask him live also announces his squad for the upcoming you a fun nations the games. are here something that's not top secret the fastest man in history is currently down under and he's ready to stake his claim as a professional footballer same boat he went through his first training session with australian cl

soccer tournaments like the world cup. delegates of the annual conference of the international tennis federation voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new format the i.d.f. says it believes the overhaul will be a major boost for tennis well it is exciting i mean the transformation is unbelievable i'm so fortunate to be the leader of the organization at this point in time and i think it's something that the board will look back and be very proud in the nations will look back and be very proud over the years but this will help us transform tennis. at the forefront of the transformation of the davis cup is a star not from tennis but football barcelona defenders gerrard p.k. sounded the investment group that struck the deal with the i.d.f. to launch the new format. create an incredible competition we won this competition to be at the top of their. work from today until next november to to create this competition that it will be amazing with piquet's help the future looks bright for the davis cup. javier is here and you have some news about greece's economic crisis we've called it a never ending story many times a year or so even

tower and a federal courthouse that ended with guilty verdicts on six counts related to taking over six million dollars in bribes while handing out broadcast and marketing rights for major soccer tournaments. the former head of brazilian soccer marine was one of the qadri of men at the top of the sport's governing body. on a cold december morning near feed his headquarters in zurich in two thousand and fifteen swiss and u.s. investigators coordinated a raid on a luxury hotel. marine and a handful of other futile power brokers were arrested some extradited to the u.s. it was an exclamation point to the corruption crisis at fever. the fever corruption case ranks as one of the largest criminal prosecutions by the u.s. in recent years with some forty defendants most foreign nationals half of them have pleaded guilty marine did not. nor did codefendant one and held up coat of paraquat who once was head of south american soccer he'll be sentenced next week almost certainly to prison based on the judge's comments for taking over ten million dollars in bribes himself. this was one of the biggest u.s. court prosecutions in years this must be terribly significant for its present and its

. >> there was whole kids soccer team, i was giving it out because i couldn't handle it and somebody was watching from the parking t. >> thank you. >> go feds, baby. go federalsating inventory. >> it happens. >> coming up, one of hollywood's .ising stars, his name is john david washingt he's got the leading role in spike lee's new film "blackkklansman." he also happens to be the son of denzel washington. coming up our conversation about the movie, getting the acting bug from his dad and all the lessons he learned from h mom. >> pauletta. >> oh, yeah. he's a mama's boy. >> another young star emmy nomineessa rae,er hit show "in secure." what she's doing to give other women a boost in hollywood. >> we are cooking up a recipe for a farm fresh summer mealno that will k your socks off. >> before all that, mr. roker, >>> good morning. temperatures are on the mild side. 78 degrees right now, but we're warming up. plenty of sun out there right now. later we're going to see increasing clouds. mid 70s. as we go through the afternoon, more clouds moving. humid temperature around 93. feeling close to 100. we have thee highest chanc of the day of seeing storms later on thi

> there was a whole kids soccer team, i was giving it out because i couldn't handle it and somebody was watching from the parking lot. >> thank you. >> go feds, baby. go federals eating inventory. >> it happens. >> coming up, one of hollywood's rising stars, his name is john david washington. he's got the leading role in spike lee's new film "blackkklansman." he also happens to be the son of denzel washington. coming up our conversation about the movie, getting the acting bug from his dad and all the lessons he learned from his mom. >> pauletta. >> oh, yeah. he's a mama's boy. >> another young star emmy nominee issa rae, her hit show "in secure." what she's doing to give other women a boost in hollywood. >> we are cooking up a recipe for a farm fresh summer meal that will knock your socks off. >> before all that, mr. roker, another check of the weather. >> let's start up and show you what we've got for today. strong storms mid-atlantic, northeast, back to upper midwest, hot and dry weather in the pacific northwest into southern california. for tomorrow, record highs in the plains, the northern plains and northwest. a flood threat in the southwest. heavy rain t

federal court order barring the blueprints from being posted online. the judge never stopped them from being sold privately. president trump calls fowl on the media. getting a lesson on soccerenalty cards in the oval office. watch this. >> yellow card is a warning, right? when you want to kick out someone. [laughter] >> that's true. jillian: you can see president trump showing the white house press pulled the red card all in good fun. the white house hosting the 2026 world cup. jillian: i feel in that case you need 50 of them. steve: i knew they had a red phone i didn't know they had a red card. jillian: that's funny. brian: his brother is big into soccer and he played soccer in high school. he knows best how to throw a red card. katie: world cup is coming, get ready for it. steve: some democrats want free healthcare for everyone. this governor of california wants to take it one step further. >> only universal healthcare plan for undocumented residents in america. very proud of that. and we proved it can be done without bankrupting the city. i would like to see that we can extend that to the rest of the state. steve: well, tomi lahren lives out in that state and she is goin

soccer game, let's have chat with the goalie. you're not playing well. >> so talented. waste the stuff. stuart: jared, take us through it. i found the story. >> i can't wait to play federer are great matches. stuart: dow will be down at opening bell. but not as much as we thought it would be down. about 40 odd points after yesterday's loss. we'll take you to wall street after this. alerts -- wouldn't you like one from the market when it might be time to buy or sell? with fidelity's real-time analytics, you'll get clear, actionable alerts about potential investment opportunities in real time. fidelity. open an account today. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist. ♪ stuart: have we got a friday morning show for you. in a moment, a special treat. we brought back a lady who made her first appearance on "varney & company" just yesterday. but she was so good, we liked what she had to say, so we brought her back. she is going to offer commentary right fr

the former head of brazil's soccer federation has been sentenced to four years in prison by a u.s. court who. had earlier been convicted of corruption charges in a sprawling soccer world bribery scandal involving hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks dozens of others have been charged as well. to the president's men the crimes they committed and the crime that trump is accused of committing what happened yesterday is being called it trumps black tuesday the word impeachment is now flying all around washington d.c. should be worried or perhaps the better question tonight why should i be worried at all i bring golf in berlin this is the day. these are very serious charges that reflect a pattern of lies and dishonesty over the extended period of time mr cowen decided that he was above the law and for that he is going to pay a very very serious. matter for to.

the former head of brazil's soccer federation has been sentenced to four years in prison by a u.s. court who see him out he omarion had earlier been convicted of corruption charges in a sprawling soccer world bribery scandal involving hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks dozens of others have been charged as well. at the. time to turn those growth forecasts next depleted russia says new u.s. sanctions will pressure the ruble and fuel capital outflows over the next twelve months. and high temperatures and little rainfall across much of europe causing many farmers to fear for their livelihood. this is your business update i'm helen humphrey glad you could join me well the latest traunch of u.s. sanctions against russia came into effect on wednesday and officials in moscow say they're bracing for lower growth and they weaker ruble as a direct result until now the kremlin had dismiss the big falls in the currency as market volatility but not i mean all. you know it's a russian reporter saying that the u.s. .