the first time that tournament will be held outside of south america. our investigation revealed that what should have been an expression of international sportsmanship was used as a vehicle to line executives pockets with bribes totaling $110 million. nearly a third of the legitimate costs of the rights to the tournaments involved. now the criminal activity that we have identified did not solely involve sports markets. around 2004 bidding began for the opportunity to host the 2010 world cup which was ultimately awarded to south africa the first time the tournament would be held on the african continent. but even for this historic event, fifa executives and others corrupted the process by using bribes to influence the hosting decision. the indictment also alleges that corruption and bribery extended to the 2011 presidential fifa election and to agreements regarding sponsorship of the brazilian national soccer team by a major u.s. sportsware company. these individuals through these organizations engaged in bribery to decide who would televise games, wher

we have south america, north america. asia africa oceania. they are huge groups that have more power. that's where the vote went. as a player it would be devastating. >> reporter: if f.i.f.a. is as riddled as it is why are you not hearing current players speaking out about this. what is stopping them? >> for me is looks like the way it's structured. the voting the executive committees and you have to look at the marketing rights for the world cups. the amount of money involved is incredible. as a player, we want to play football. we want to go out, put the ball in the back of the net. >> are you told to play football keep your nose out of politics. >> exactly right. in my day, get out there and play and you hope the people running the game have the best interest of football at heart. >> reporter: cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi spoke out about this. do you think it would make a difference? >> it would make a difference will they do it? the great, great players know it's about playing in big tournaments and being the star. if they spoke out

why did we send them down to south america? that's all we need is to have south america -- >> how do you really feel -- >> -- stirred up by these maniacs. i mean why let them out at all? what was the entire purpose of letting them out at all? >> it was oururuguay's former leader who said bring them here. they offered these guys jobs. one was meat packing. they said no. in a way, even uruguay, they're saying -- what the hell is your problem, right? >> the beauty of america is you can ask us for anything you want. you can complain. we'll listen. somebody here will listen. we're listening to them right now. we're pretty much agreed that gitmo was a bad idea. the president's trying to unwind it -- >> we're not saying that at all. >> i just want to say -- i meant as a country, we're pretty much agreed -- i know you don't agree -- >> you're the guy with the tan suit on not us. i can't -- >> -- out of the bubble every now and then okay. here's the option. three hots and a cot or you can get the 600. make up your mind. go back to gitmo

we are 60% of the economy of south america. we are likely going to become 65 and 70% in the next ten years. now, the challenge is to make our... to share our prosperity so we can help countries like bolivia, about ten million people, paraguay, about five million people. those are countries that are completely dependent on the brazilian economy. also, argentina and peru and colombia and all the countries in the amazon, we have to be wise, to share this prosperity. how we'll do this? integrate our economies. build more infrastructure, more roads, more contacts. we can benefit from that, and they can benefit from our development. >> hinojosa: okay. but at the same time, you're talking about brazil now geopolitically. it's not just its relationship in terms of latin america. but you're also talking about brazil making relationships now with the bric, which is the brazil russia india china coalition. you have brazil having lots of conversations with iran. you have brazil having conversations with chavez in venezuela. so, you know, w

south america is expected to support blatter although they have just 10 votes. north and central america have been at the heart of the arrests. united states and canada pledged support for prince ali. it's unclear whether any other countries will join them. oceana had given their support to blotter prior to this week. new zealand say they'll switch counts. asia carries 465 votes they are major supporters of seth blatter as is south africa with 54 votes. they are long term backers of blatter who has helped fund football and delivered the first world cup in 2010. we are joined live from new delhi. thank you for joining us. blatter's got massive support there. why? >> he allows is supporters a free hand and makes sure that no blame comes on him. from india he's assured of his support because he has given india the 2017 sub junior world cup and india's aiming to be a big football host in the future. they are hoping to get the club world cup and bid for the junior world cup. he gives temptations he gives grants to the small federations who really don't have world cup

we have south america, north america, asia, africa, oceania. as a player it will be devastating. >> if fifa is as riddled as it apparently is, why do you not have players speaking out about this? >> for me it's the way it's constructed, the voting, the executives, the markets rights. the amount of money involved is incredible. as a player we want to play football. we want to go out and put the ball in the back of the net. >> are you told to play and keep your nose out of politics? >> absolutely right. in my day just get out there and play. you hope the people running the game have the best interest of football at heart. >> south america has some of its most senior officials arrested arrest. it comes as cope copa america is about to kick off in chile. >> there are not many signs of cope copa america in santiago, not yet any way. but with the biggest tournament in latin american football kicking off, the stench of corruption is contaminating expectations. >> south american football copa america will go ahead we don't know who from the federation

so far they have focused on central and south america. the dollar figure that is being used by loretta rain -- loretta lynch in ill-gotten concerns only for individuals. or at least two or three companies, if i'm not mistaken, and one u.s. individual, $150 million. olivia: that's a lot of money to get a act. pat: i will reiterate what i said earlier, the corporations that back world cup, sony, visa, mcdonald's, coca-cola, they need to bear pressure on them to reform. i also want to see was going to happen at the 2010 world cup bidding. if it was influenced as mentioned in the press report, i want to know what happened in 2018 and 2022. i think that those need to be reopened if there was malfeasance. loretta lynch referred specifically to american sports marketing firms. she did not name them. do you know which firms she is referring to? and even if you do not, what kind of conduct is she alleging might have taken place? pat: i don't know who she is referring to. that is going to be a huge piece of news in the coming weeks and investigatio

the city is called the paris of south america for its rich european heritage and architecture.adian alex hennessy is stopping here at the end of a five-month journey through central and south america. >> i started in guatemala, went to el salvador, panama, colombia, ecuador, peru, peru down into bolivia, chile, argentina, uruguay, back into argentina. >> his friend, mike graziano, is traveling through central and south america with him. >> yes! >> these globe trotting, adventure-seeking, backpacking enthusiasts are not just having fun. they are on a mission. they are working to get sponsors to fund their travel and eventually invest in others who want to experience the world. >> mike and i have come up with this idea to travel around the entire globe, 195 u.n. recognized nations in five years is the plan right now. and the idea is to try to expose travel and promote travel and you know, have an adventure of our own. >> they capture their experiences on camera and upload them to a you tube channel called global degree. with a few clicks viewers can follow their adventures. after

they are from south america, central america.family to live in the home of their dreams and then go back and live in them, which is great. i would probably do the same thing. >> if i were to think about coming to florida to live, what would seem attractive to me, and i mean this absolutely, find some place on the beach and just sink in until my liver-spotted crocodile skin, late era george hamilton phase, walk up and down with a metal detecter, that would be me. people who go to live that dream, they don't go to the beach. >> ask me when the last time i went to the beach was. >> when was the last time i went to the beach. >> about a year and a half ago. >> what the [ muted ] is that? >> we're working. >> if you weren't working do you think you'd be on the beach more often? >> i love it and i always say i will never live in south florida if i didn't live near water. i live near water and i leave my doors open a lot and i get the breeze, but i don't go to the beach. i barely even go into my swimming pool, but i know it's there. >>

what about canada, mexico, and south america? an american traveler, all those places are more price attractive than they were a year ago. certainly more value compelling than they were a year ago. 10%, theian dollar riau off 30%. off 30%.off -- riyal look at aook a comparison of what it would cost a family of four to do a five-star vacation in france now versus 2009. and geto bring that up your thoughts on it. we're talking about $4000 for current estimates. if you go back to 2009, about $5,100. with thousand dollars between now and five years ago. adam: i think we are seeing in 2015, it does take a while for currency shifts to then affect behavior because the booking window and the planning cycle -- this summer is when we are likely to see and a celebration of u.s. travelers going abroad, but also a marked deceleration marketsraction in some that typically sent significant volumes of visitors to the u.s. because it is significantly more expensive than it was a year ago. pimm: still ahead on the giganticg market day," mega-resort

south america has always been behind blatter one of his staunchest backers is from argentina, he diedast year. several of those who took over feel differently. many say there is time for change. they voted for the main rival. how that will pan out in the weeks and months ahead having lost that to blatter we'll have to see. >> thank you joining me live from santiago, chile, thank you. >>> a blast in saudi arabia, the blast went off during friday prayers killing four people and wounding four others. a man wearing women's clothing is said to have blown himself up and it's the second bombing by isil in the kingdom in just a week. last friday a suicide-bomber killed 21 people. >>> well isil forces have been making gains in libya. the rest of the city is mostly under isil control. in syria activists say that rebels from the al-qaeda-affiliateed al nusra frond has captured the last government-held time in idlib forcing forces to withdraw from the area. government forces executed 60 detainees as they withdrew. the government is now targeting the town with irstrikes. idlib is strategiccally im

. >> china's prime minister is touring south america. daniel schwindler has more from buenos aires. >> the first chinese arrived in south america to a culture very different from their own. it is argentine soil that interests chinese. >> most chinese people think this is a good place to work, but really not a very easy place to live. not because they don't like the country. actually a lot of people like this country. but you have to find a way to love it. >> reporter: the president of china, xi jinping was in buenos aires last year on a tour of ceremony and contract-signing. the argentine leader cristina kirchner returned the favor this year. finding out more. >> with the visits of the president and a lot of increasing interchange between the two countries you can really notice an increasing interest in local people learning chinese. >> this is where two distant and very different cultures meet in the small but cre very compact barrio chino or choint. chinatown. >> the differences in our customs are a minor difficulty. the biggest differ

are coming from the caribbean, which was starting to move, and they had to have picked up all of south america. mark: why is this so shocking? brendan: because sepp blatter knows how to run that organization. within the rules with heavy set of the organization -- and he saw it when he spoke. he said, i am with you. it is not just about him handing out money. politician, heg knows the name of every head of football. he has a personal rapport with all of them. he has built up an amazingly compelling narrative that england, germany look down on all of you, the cook islands, various african countries, but i'm here or you. mark: let's take a look at this more harshly. he has come under a lot of criticism because some say he has too much power. a lot of people say he has not done much on the issue of racism in football. can he then continued to consolidate power in the face of such negative publicity? brendan: because it is not an absolute democracy. he is appealing to the heads of these football associations. the cook islands, 5500 people. the football association president gets to apply to serve t

she was the first woman to fly around south america. she flew around the perimeter of the continent of south america which was sort of a big deal back then. it was pretty wild, undiscovered country for the most part. she set down in some rather interesting places, had a pistol with her the entire time. even before floyd bennett field was opened in 1931, america, of course, had women aviators. harriet quimby was america's first woman pilot. here she is with -- here are the first two female american pilots. matilde moisant and harriet quimby. she was an accomplished pilot, but she was treated more as a novelty. she actually died sort of tragically when she was booked out of her airplane. as you can see, that's her aircraft. there was not all that much thought given to safety. any time you got in a plane, especially in the early years of aviation, it was a pretty dangerous undertaking. >> [inaudible] lincoln: yeah, mm-hmm. if you want to see an actual bleriot, there's one at the cradle of aviation. you will be amazed that people actually f

american football confederation which represents organized soccer in south america useditions of trust within their respective organizations to solicit bribes from sports marketers in exchange for the commercial rights to their soccer tournaments. they did this over and over. year after year tournament after tournament. in just one example, in 2016 here in the united states we are scheduled to host the centennial edition of a tournament first time it will be held outside of south america. our investigation revealed that what should have been an expression of international sportsmanship was used to line executive pockets targeting $110 million. nearly a third of the legitimate cost of the rights to the tournaments involved. now, the criminal activity that we've identified did not solely involve sports marketing. around 2004 bidding began for the opportunity to host the 2010 world cup, which is ultimately awarded to south africa. the first time the tournament would be held on the african continent. but even for this historic event, fifa executives and others corrupted the

elite background her father was president of warner brothers international and born and raised in south america and also italy and germany from europe and with her father moving with the movie business per coming back to the suburbs and then going on to loyola later she passed the bar without difficulty then moved to los angeles where she passed the california bar going into the justice department who was very efficient and effective period therefore was chosen by the governor to replace of a judge who had retired. and it was her first trial by jury some would say trial by fire. >> host: did she talk to you? >> guest: she did not i had to rely interviews she gave to the press as well as the local newspaper. >> host: issue stellate judge? >> she is still doing legal work as a professional she was an adjudicator in has been the mayor of manhattan beach to terms and sat on the city council. i've reached out three times. no responses. >> host: mrs. su family did day talk to you? >> no. i had a research assistant and they said yes but then her family said no. so we were not able to speak to her. >>

anyway i left on to south america. i worked in insurance, later sold mutual funds in the fields in the mining camps and then i became a correspondent for the newspaper's. and our talk tonight is about american socialism and the history. i would ring up a little bit. latin america where i lived as where the socialists and communists had a tremendous way at one time. i lived in havana when fidel castro came in. all of the cuban middle-class support of castro and they had no knowledge of what communism was. the government sort of owned factories. that was as far as it went. in south america it was in various revolutions i mean as an observer and later as a journalist. in the spanish translation for the word socialism was social justice and that's where obviously it has other meanings than just the government control in the means of production and distribution. the word conservative in south america and you wanted to go back to having kings and queens and there was another culture american advice based upon the plan washin

the city is called paris of south america for rich european heritage and architecture. canadian is stopping here at the end of his journey. >> i started in guatemala, el salvador, down to columbia. we went to ecuadoecuador. argentina to uruguay. back to argentina. >> his friend is traveling through central and south america with him. these glob trotting, adventure seeking backpacking enthusiasts are not just having fun. they're on a mission working to get sponsors to fund their travel and eventually invest in others who want to experience the world. >> mike and i have come up with this idea to travel around the entire globe 195 recognized nations in five years is the plan right now. the idea is try to expose travel and promote travel and have an adventure of our own. >> they capture experiences camera and upload to a youtube channel called global degree. in a few clicks, followers can experience their adventures. the friends are visiting argentina's capital. locals suggest a great way to experience the city. >> they encouraged us to do a bike tour. >> henese, records th

. >> buddhists in south america hope the religious programs will bring about more where. >> these young sisters, part of a concerted effort to reach out and attract new followers. trying to shift passivity. the head of south korea's biggest buddhist order says a new approach is needed. >> we didn't try to do anything with the cultural visits to our temples. now we are trying to adopt a more aggressive strategy. >> reporter: a poll earlier this year show the number of people describing themselves as buddists had fallen. at this time korean buddhism is seen as more materialistic and less time for the reflective studies of the buddha. the cause wasn't helped three months ago when video emerged of buddhists gambling. now it's reaching out to a message to south koreans. rather than emphasizing a part, departure from buddhism teaching. >> the state of enlightened being, popular buddhism today is headed in the opposite direction. >> that's part of the appeal, for this person. find the right path in business through prayer. >> business men running small companies often face employee problems. i

. >>> south america had some of it's most senior officials arrested and, it comes, in the tournament,ch is due to kick november chile in two weeks. >>> there's not much sign of fever, on the streets of santiago and lisa sport their support of the hotdog. >>> the biggest tournament, kicking off here on june 11th the stench of corruption is contamiminnating expectations. >>> america will go and, we don't know who, will be there and will the chile or other federations and, we just don't no. >>> while questions are being asked about irregularities, four-years ago preparations, have been smooth. >>> chile has been dealing with other problems off the pitch. >>> football is football and the crisis in fifa will not stop it from kicking off in less run two weeks from now. the hope among the fans is, that the action among the pitch will be a refreshing distraction from what's going on. >>> the players, as they prepare for the biggest championship, after the world cup are doing their best not to let this get to them. >>> and it was surprising, and you our mines have to be working and, to play we

almond board says almond growers support the same number of workers as general motors has in all of south america. >> it is going to be devastating to those communities. i see the end of the road next year. >> you would be done. >> i would be done. >> it is not hard to imagine how this will look if the drought continues which means all californians, politicians, farmers, will face tough choices over how to use our limited water supply. >>> we have talked about the problem, what about a solution? after the break we go to a coastal county where they are making big strides with small changes. >>> we visited santa cruz and found that every drop counts. it is all in the little things. going forward the focus will be on personal accountability. in the new kitchen a faucet is being installed reducing the outpour. >> we have saved 80% of their water. >> in the last year one third of restaurants transitioned to water saving fixtures. across town in the city of santa cruz it is golf course sounds heard when it's water budget was cut in half. they eliminated 30 acres of irrigated turf. resident have let the

. >>> as part of a war on drugs in south america. >>> in guatemala legislatures have vetoed accept the resignation of the vice-president, he quit over a multi-million-dollar corruption expap del. >>> ,000 sappeds have been celebrating, the resignation . >>> it was as brave decision. >>> the vice-president after talks in which we analyzed what was taking talks i reiterate made the decision to give her resignation. >>> i ensift it should be followed and, they should respect. >>> while that is former private secretary is alleged to have been the ringleader, in which they took bribes bribes. investigators issued a arrest warrant for his arrest while he was on a trip with the vice-president. when she through back home she held a media conference to deny any wrongdoing and the supreme court called on congress to remove the immunity, paving the way for possible legal action against her. other senior officials have also been implemented especially including the head of guatemala tax authority. >>> was elected, on fighting crime with an iron fifth and this is the most significant in recent hist

and fbi are investigating allegations these guys in south america and north america were paid $150 million sporting rights. you have the second investigation by the swiss, themselves here where they're looking at whether the votes were rigged on who would host the world cups. i think for many football fans is really the eye of the storm. it almost feels as if the dominos are fwining to fall with now nations investigating where as fifa was left with its own devices before. >> clearly, closely coordinated here between the u.s. and swiss side. they're investigating different pieces of this. it's all a the conditions are to be dreadful for soccer in the summer. there's been question about whether or not they'll have to move the entire cup schedule to winter to accommodate having the world cup in the designation and of course, the question is about russia involvement and the awarding of those two decisions. fifa has been immuned from the scandal in the past. there have been allegations for years. this is the first time we've seen touchsuch a massive law enforcement. if you look at the indictmen

. >>> and police in south america go to extraordinary lengths to rescue a dog, even giving cpr. >>> and there's a good chance you felt it a 4.1 magnitude cake. >>> it's a cry for help via youtube. a woman with extreme an rexia, is trying to raise money for the medical help that could save her life but is it too late? >> and this woman's condition is so bad that she's already suffered heart failure. >> a tough situation, a very extreme situation. and her husband says she's already suffered heart problems p. and she says it is a matter of life or death. we want to warn you, these pictures of racheral hard to look at. >> i'm suffering from an eating disorder. >> reporter: she used to be fit, happy and healthy until she had severe an rexia ten years ago. now, desperate, the couple posted a video to youtube, a video that's gone viral. >> we need your help otherwise, i don't have a shot. >> and mat says that rachel's video was devastating. >> it's such a complicated illness that you can possess strong motivation to recover and yet have tremendous difficulty with progress. >> reporter: experts

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. >> maria immigrated from south america 30 years ago. the 54-year-old said she has a number of health issues. >> i have arthritis high collect traditional and diabetes and i have it all. >> on top of that she has no health insurance. >> it would be great if everyone could get obamacare. i didn't qualify because my husband made $23,000. he needed to make less. >> her story is shared by many hispanic the nation's fastest growing ethnic group. now the center is putting hispanic healthcare risks and the microscope. in its first-national report according to the cdc heard december disease and cancer are the highest for hispanic. hispanics live longer than whites hispanic don't smoke. >> one doctor said one of the biggest hurdles for his patients is the cost of healthcare and knowing what services are available to them. >> this is one of the biggest barriers. they don't have access. they usually try to avoid to go to the doctor because of the expense of living to have. >> hispanics are nearly three times as likely to be uninsured than whites, b

i large number of those arrested -- a large number of those arrested are from south america a reality that has dealt the football-loving continent a blow. the linux fever -- >> there is football fever, but for the wrong reasons. the former head of the brazilian football confederation charged and fans have welcomed the news. >> it is shameful that the confederation building is named after pose a muddy a -- owes a muddy a -- always a maria. >> it shows to which point it is corrupt. that is why brazilian football is as it is. it was once prestigious. that is not the case anymore. >> officials from countries including venezuela, costa rica and nicaragua were picked up. the scale of the crimes has never been seen. >> this is a hard hit against the nicaraguan national. the passing will happen with the lifetime van --ban. >> many in latin america have welcomed the crackdown, saying it is about time the region's all guard are held accountable. molly: not, should the united kingdom -- now, should the united kingdom remaining member of the european union? david cameron unveiled the wording of t

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when 800,000 trees were contaminated by bacteria usually found in south america. now tunisia has avoided these kinds of problems. in a country where people are struggling to find work and tourism has been battered by the lack of security, the centuries old industry offers a ray of hope. [♪ singing ♪] al jazeera northern tunisia. >> american singer ben e. king has died at age 76. ♪ darling stand by me ♪ >> soul singer famous for that song has won. >>> and you can always keep up-to-date any time with our website. the address for that is www.aljazeera.com. and you can watch us by clicking on the watch now icon. it is updated 24 hours a day. >> we're following a funeral cortege procession through the outskirts of baltimore... kyndal staten was shot dead at his home in northeast baltimore. he was 27. today his family and friends are burying him.

. >>> a volcano erupts in south america as residents return to their homes. "action news" will be right back. music: etta james "at last" (plays throughout) ♪♪ sometimes, at last doesn't happen at first. ♪♪ ♪♪ your dad just kissed my mom. ♪♪ turning two worlds into one takes love. ♪♪ helping protect that world takes state farm. >>> welcome back you're taking a live look as the sun starts to break the horizon over the platt bridge. 5:44 51 degrees. >> a little breezy there with the camera. karen rogers taking a look at the commute for us, karen. >> reporter: the commute is going fairly well. no big problems in the suburban traffic report. this is the border of bucks county and montgomery county, 202 parkway county line root. we're clear and dry -- county line road. we're clear and dry no problems. we have a couple of other issues in radnor township delaware county king of prussia road is shut down between madson ford road and radnor chester road because of an accident. stick to county line as a good alternate. this accident is serious ocean heights avenue betw

and the south american football confederation, which represents organized soccer in south america, usedir positions of trust within their respective organizations to solicit bribe from sports marketers in exchange for the sports rights of their soccer tournament. they did this over and over year after year tournament after tournament. >> reporter: so one of the reasons that the united states is able to bring charges in this country is because of the use of the u.s. financial system which apparently was a key part of this bribery scheme as alleged by the u.s. attorney. so what happens next? the u.s. authorities are waiting for extradition of the officials from switzerland, that is typically an automatic arrangement with the swiss government. if those charged object in anyway, the united states has 40 days to write out their charges and submit them formally and after that the swiss authorities have an agreement to send suspects here to the united states for trial. so we will be watching for their arrival on these shores in the near future. >> kristen saloomey live with the latest there fr

he was the boss for the whole south america. these two men are among those accused, arrested for alleged kickbacks, bribery corruption charges and we're talking of $150 million at least and it all started in the 1990's. chris: clovis reporting from zur i can there. the day -- zurich there. the day started with getting files at the fifa organization. a long-standing speculation over how exactly the venues the next two worlds were chosen. we take a look back at the allegations of bribes and kickbacks. reporter: december 2010. fifa awarded russia the 2018 world cup finals and qatar the 2022 bid. >> the winner to organize the 2022 world cup is qatar. reporter: but just how fifa came to this decision has been the subject of much speculation. part of the announce may lie in that same auditorium. just a few feet away from the jubilant qataris was a powerful man in football and president of the football confederation. he distory butted $5 million in bribes to support the qatar bid. also allegedly caught under the table, both the oceania

at a length of more than 100 kilometres, abrolhos is south america's largest coral reef complex. on this trip, two reefs are being compared. on one, fishing has been allowed. on the other, it's not. ronaldo francini has been monitoring them since then: keeping track of fish species, coral stocks and the concentration of algae. he sees immediately that there's been extensive fishing here recently. there are just a few small parrotfish. ten years ago it was full of large blue fish. it's clear the reef has been overfished. to explain how special this species is, he's taken a baby parrotfish on board, a year-old specimen. it will reach a length of a metre and live to be thirty, if it's allowed to. >> in comparison to other species, this species grows very slow, and it's a late maturation, so it's characteristic that this species is more vulnerable to fishing. >> parrotfish have brought fishermen like za comparative prosperity. and they don't want to lose it. they can buy engines for their boats, and they can now travel fast on land as well. this bare chunk of coral is a silent witnes

he came home early from a trip to south america. this photo was posted of the former president standing at a podium earlier today. he told folks in the crowd he had ad about cold. -- he had a bad cold. >>> no showers in the immediate metro area which means high pollen count. you can get this on our website, by the way, www.wusa9.com. we're tracking a cold front tomorrow, but before that rolls through it might be our hottest day since last september. >> and next a suspected kidnapping in what might have been an uber ride, what the victim did that's making it pretty tough for police to track down the suspect. we'll tell you that. you're watching wusa9 and your only local news at 7:00. >>> tonight d.c. police are trying to figure out whether a man suspected of assaulting and kidnapping a woman really was an uber driver. police say early yesterday morning the woman hailed a car with an uber sticker near 13th and g streets in northeast. hailing off the street is against both city and company rules. she told investigators the driver held

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part of south america, and it should be the majority. but you never know what is happening. something is suddenly occurring but if it goes the normal way it is done. molly: the vote will take place in a few hours' time to read we will know more later on. let's talk more about fifa. some have compared it to the mafia, concerning the scandal that has come to the forefront this week. how much of the way that fifa operates on, let's just say in terms of its negative connotations coming to light -- how much of that is due to how sepp blatter ran things, or how he inherited things when he came onto the job 17 years ago? >> a hard question. i think he is inheriting 17 years ago -- he was inheriting, in fact, quite a lot of people from around the world, getting used to pay bills or compete how they want. nevertheless, he is the president, and he is a responsible person who knows quite a lot about all this stuff. molly: that being said, we heard sepp blatter say it is individuals and not fifa who are responsible for any corruption. is that a credible argument coming from this boss or

why does he enjoy such strong support from football associations in asia, in south america, but particularly. >> reporter: well, i think there are two obvious reasons, one is -- one of the reasons is kickbacks from bribes and there are -- there there is lots of evidence and allegations about money being fed through to fifa delegates. which in a way he's supported. but it also has to be said there has been a lot of good things done since blatter and his predecessor took over at fifa in the '70s. what happened was really a redistribution of income from the world fifa nations of our enough to asia and as you mentioned particularly africa. and that money has gone to the development of the game. and we have seen the rise of particularly african football, a lot of great african stars emerging. and so i think a lot of people in africa, especially feel beholden to blatter. and his regime. >> and that in itself is interesting, isn't it. you speak about the redistribution of income, moving fifa towards the developing world, perhaps making it much more of a global brands. why is that money and that inv

meet the wandering spider, the deadliest spider in south america. one of the ways you can tell it's a wondering spider is by the color underneath its front legs, so i'm going to tap it a little bit and see if it gets defensive... it should lift them up... i take the shot... i get out of here. the next day, tracking down a recent discovery that really has me excited - a never before seen butterfly and ant interaction i hadn't been able to solve despite several attempts - coming back to peru i had no idea if i'd ever see this butterfly again, but i just spent three hours observing it and already learned so many amazing new things. the scientist in me couldn't be happier. here's how it works. it all starts on young bamboo plants. first the butterfly lays the eggs, then the ants get involved. the catapillar stage of the butterfly actually feeds the ants out of a specialized gland, and in return the ants protect it, even from us. but what's new here and what happens nowhere else in the world, occurs once that caterpillar develops into the butterfly stage

. >>> inspectors have found a new pest, the stink bugs came in a case of pineapples from south america, they were heading to florida. it's a threat to rice, soy beans tomatoes and wheat. >> well no threat to sunshine this weekend, meteorologist, melissa magee is here sunday could be iffy. >> you are finding more clouds but today is great and tomorrow is great and then showers and storms stormtracker 6 live double scan showing it's dry and high pressure is in control right now and a lot of people probably want to go outside. we'll take you there now especially down the shore sky 6 hd in atlantic city, you can see all the folks out and about already on this friday afternoon on the boardwalk and beach and sand enjoying what looks to be a spectacular start to the weekend. currently numbers north and west of town, 78 in slatington and 71 in tannersville and chester and center city 81 and in avalon it's much cooler though 67 there and surf city 69, but 82 in cinnaminson and 79 in hockessin. and high pressure is dominating us but off to the west you see showers and storms bubbling up across t

various continue can innocents with a certain to represent the national teams in africa or in south america, and so on. what i think at the moment is there's a real need, for europe to come uhl with an alternative program and which persuades enough of the membership of 209. tins the scandal broke quite remarkable he remains defiant, he is rejecting calls for the resident ignace what's the reaction been? inosose prior as these comments he has made? >> he has been here for 40 years. he has been president for 17 years. he is a political survivor, he has tremendous guile. and all those skill cans are being on show today. his speech today wasn't as belligerent as we have heard in the past, there were moments of contrition. but he was also saying that he could point held responsibility for the actions of those that have been arrested and that he was the man to take it forward with and he was the man that could reform fifa. now, we have heard this before. four year ago on the eave of a presidency election. he was charged with bribery allegations because he was trying to buy his way to victory, but

. >> reporter: they are working on installing entire water stations in the middle east and south americaey believe one day the machines will be in every home in america. like a microwave oven. >> certainly in california. >> and they should get more efficient. >> amazing. >> innovation. >> awesome. >>> well, there is another dead whale tossed around the surf of pacifica tonight. it is a hump back. a young female. this is the second whale to wash ashore in pacifica in the next couple of weeks. scientists will not be able to determine how she died until they do a necropsy when the surf goes down. >>> a man got caught in the high surf. waves knocked him down and pushed him into the whale carcass. >>> tonight, a man in pacifica has a story to share. it is about his love of animals. he told cate caugurian he spent six months in prison because of it. but first, we meet the man who busted him. >> you type in taxidermy. >> reporter: we can't show his face. he is an undercover agent for the u.s. fish and wildlife service. >> if there is a market and money to be made, they will do it. >> reporter: