the case. it s stunning to think there was this much money sloshing around for this long even after he left office. thank you both for being with me. appreciate it. thank you. millions of soccer fans worldwide are keeping a close eye on zurich where the big vote is scheduled two days after corruption allegations shook the foundation of the sport. more than 200 soccer federations have gathered to decide if the president should keep his job. joining me now, jimmy conrad. let s talk about blatter. he s been re-elected without a real major issue. he s now in the process of saying i know there s a whole lot of alleged corruption but i m the guy to solve it. that sounds about right for him. he seems to playing that card of clueless old man that he didn t really know what was going on and it s surprising to me that
big-ticket item is the election of 2 next president for fifa the bottom of the list in terms of when it comes and latest guess is we re two or three hours away from the vote and the vote will probably take about an hour to process. two people standing, the incumbent, president szep balloter and the challenger prince ali of jordan. you need a two-thirds majority to win straight up. if that fails we have to have another round of votes. but the crucial thing to think about in terms of who is likely to win is this there are six geographical areas of fifa, a total of 209 votes will be cast. only the european grouping, with 54 votes, seems to be really behind prince ali. across the other five, loyalty towards the company szep blatter is very high. that s why he remains the favorite. wilfred frost in zurich thank you very much. still ahead on the rundown. we ll talk to retired major league soccer player jimmy
evidence to go up against blatter. i ll flip the whole chart. let s talk about the sub-20 happening this saturday in new zealand. what are your thoughts? do you have any players or anybody you re looking out for? these young kids are the ones that are the near future huge stars. i think we have a tendency here in this country in every sport to anoint the next greatest superstar. i ll try to refrain from doing it this time. i m excited about the u.s. s chances. anytime we have a chance to pit ourselves against the best countries in the world at any level is a good test for us to show we re getting better at the sport. yes, we always have to cut difference between, you know what may be going on in fifa and the sport of soccer which is just the most extraordinary sport. it s really worth watching. jimmy, good to see you. big fan of yours. thanks jose. take care. up next, staunch hillary clinton supporter to 2016 political rival. martin o malley is expected to
move. the floodwaters just lift the car like it s a bathtub toy. fortunately, dallas police were there and pulled the driver to safety. this was just one of dozens of emergency water rescues across the state, dallas just one of several cities in texas as well as oklahoma inundate bid the torrential rains. this has been the wettest month on record in the region. they re not even done yet. more severe weather is in the forecast today and over the weekend. we re seeing a rise in the death toll. 25 people are confirmed dead 14 listed as missing left s begin breaking coverage in the flood-devastated town of weapons of mass destruction, texas, where nbc s gabe gutierrez is this morning. gabe? reporter: jose good morning. we re finally getting a break in the rain after a torrential downpour overnight and further to our north in austin crews had to rescue a houseboat that had broken free from its dock. now, flood alerts are now in effect for some 800 miles from texas to missouri. t
investigators? reporter: there s been corruption alleged over the last several years about the bidding process that delivered the world cup to russia in 2018 and qatar, as you mentioned, in 2022. the swiss officials will be looking special the bidding process to see if there were indeed illegal kickbacks and bribes related to the awarding. right now, fifa says that they will not reopen the bidding process, but especially with qatar, a country that doesn t really have much of a fifa soccer pedigree and is known for extremely high temperatures that would make it difficult to play the world cup. that raised a lot of suspicion over the last several years. literally, 120 degrees during the time it will be played. chris pallone thank you. jimmy conrad is a retired major league soccer player currently the host of kick tv a youtube channel dedicated to soccer. he covered the 2014 welcome n brazil. it s great to have you here. fifa s been plagued by acquisitions of bribery for decades as