I am join today by jim walden, the attorney for russian doping whistle whistleblowerrer, for this work into the dark underworld of fraud in sports and what we can do about it. As an administrative aside, would like to mention that camera crews are permitted to record the briefing in its entirety. Our topic today is a russian doping scandal, a story of corruption and fraud on an unprecedented scale. It has now been demonstrate beyond a reasonable doubt that the russian state was behind a systemic effort to dope their athletes and defraud the olympics. No one can say how deep this rabbit hole goals and how long these corrupt practices have gone on. But what we can say is that it is a microcomp of the conflicts playing out road the world. As clean athletes compete against cheaters, so do legitimate business men face off against oligarchs and governmented based on the rule of law do battle with authoritarian kleptocrats and must like at the loamics, without the benefit of the transparency,
Has been reopened. Act of terror. The bombing in a Cultural Center in suruc has been attributed to be islamic state. Outgoing fifa president sepp blatter has been victim of a comedians prank in zurich. British comedian managed to cover the president with fake bank notes. Blatter sed he would be said he would be stepping down as president. Leaving uncertain when the new election would be held. Ladies and gentlemen we have to plead here first. Otherwise i will not be able to speak to you ladies and gentlemen, when we speak about football. This has nothing to do with football. Ill be back in a few minutes thank you. Joining us live from washington d. C david larkin, codirector of change fifa, which san organization aimed at making fifa more transparent. Before we move on to anything else im sure youve seen those pictures. Are you surprised that blatter didnt take take it with more humor . Or even pretended to be . They say pictures say a thousand words. You know for those of us who watch
Those saying they are left out of the countrys new constitution. Hello. I am have your sport including american zac johnson wins the open championship at a playoff. News of that and how Jordan Spieth just missed out on making history coming up. The first time in more than five decades, the u. S. Secretary of state and the Cuban Foreign minister shook hands on american soil as the country restored diplomatic ties. The embassies have reopened. To mark the Historic Restoration, Bernard Rodriguez met his counterpart john kerry at the u. S. State department. Despite diplomat diplomatic improvements, a trade embargo will prevent most u. S. Countries from doing business there. A report from washington. The u. S. Broke off diplomatic relations with havan a54 years ago. Finally, the u. S. Government has accepted the cuban revolution. The Cuban Foreign minister is clear as far as they have come through sometimes secret negotiations, they still have further to travel. Translator only the lifting
Republicans as he names his choice for the countrys most powerful court. Then there were three. Another republican candidate drops out of the race for the white house while mrs. Clinton is in pole position for the democratic nomination. The misunderstanding that the u. N. Chief that morocco threatening to pull out peacekeepers. I have all the sport. German munich is fighting an almighty battle in the championship right now. Ill have the latest from wednesdays last 16 matches coming up. Okay. Starting the news hour in the north of syria. There a powerful kurdish group, the pyd, has unveiled plans to establish its own awe t autonomous region near syrias northern border with turkey. Its said to hold already threequarters of the border that you can see. Thats about 800 kilometers long. This expected declaration angered syrias opposition as well as the regime and as well as turkey, which has been at war with kurdish rebels on and off for years. Anka ra says it supporting it but the unilater
Wealthy family. Youre losing everything, jobs, income, theyre going to mexico, china the Foreign Policy of donald trump the peaceful giants caught in the crossfire of west africas conflicts protesters have filled the streets of several brazilian cities. Theyre furious about the latest allegations against the president. She has named her predesays sore Lula Da Silva as chief of staff and it is to shield him from prosecution tens of thousands of people are back on the streets here, some dwarthed at the president ial palace. Dilma rousseffs appointment of Lula Da Silva was meant to improve public trust but it has done the opposite. He is now facing charges of fraud and money laundering. In relation to the National Oil Company petrobras. Takes the post gives him ministerial immunity. He insisted that wasnt why she gai him the position translation im sorry. He is coming, he is going to help. Were going to look at returning to growth, fiscal stability and controlling inflation. Reporter shor