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Failed to reach an accord on all points of the so-called normalization of diplomatic relations. but a further announcement about the reopening of embassies in each capital is expected soon possibly jenna, as early as next week. >> wow. james, thank you. >> you bet. fox news alert now, seth blatter has been re-elected to a fifth term as president of fifa. he failed to get two-thirds of the vote necessary in the first ballot but was re-elected president after his o.j. challenger prince ali of jo...

>> reporter: again, it has been a week of high drama around one of wealthiest and most powerful sports bodies in the world with indictments of people suspected of involvement in $150 million in bribes. two of the indicted are u.s. citizens but investigation is being led by the u.s. because meetings were held in america and its financial institutions were used for the wiring and washing of this money allegedly. now, jon, as weve been saying but important to remind people that there is a separate ...

Directly to any wrongdoing. his grip on fifa stayed strong. he promised to clean up the organization. [ indiscernible audio ] >> reporter: blatters commitment to rooting out corruption has been tested in recent years. persistent reports of dodgy dealings and awarding qatar and russia the next two world cups led to an internal investigation. after receiving a roughly 500-page report, fifa declared no major wrongdoing was discover. the matter was closed. the full report will not be published. the ...

Cups. the 2018 cup will be played in russia russia beat out spain, portugal and england. qatar was the winner of the world cup bid. the world cup bids are part of a separate investigation under way right now, is that right explosive. >> reporter: that is right, wolf. the swiss authorities this morning announced that theyre doing a separate investigation into the process that was -- that allowed for the awarding of the world cup in 2018 to russia and the 2022 world cup to qatar. the united states...

Investigators? >> reporter: theres 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 doesnt really have much of a fifa soccer pedig...

There may be a rerun of the world cup vote. the swiss authorities are investigating the awarding of the world cup to russia and qatar. qatar i think as john oliver said on his show other than the service of the sun its hard to find anywhere less suitable. 100-degree temperatures. people are going to be passing out. >> fifa is incredibly important in terms of running what is the worlds most popular sport, as you call it football. how do we -- how does fifa change? right now its image, its credibi...

At the port. in audio leaked to the seattle newspaper, "the stranger," over the weekend, port commissioner bill bryant dismissed components of the deal and laughed about the stranger awarding him five dead polar bears for supporting him. >> were going to move forward and were going to have shell there. the first drilling rig will arrive in early april and weve been threatened with a flotilla of kayaks to block it. so well see what happens. >> on monday, "the seattle times" newspaper editorialize...

The stranger awarding him five dead polar bears for supporting him. >> were going to move forward and were going to have shell there. the first drilling rig will arrive in early april and weve been threatened with a flotilla of kayaks to block it. so well see what happens. >> on monday, "the seattle times" newspaper editorialized in favor of the port deal writing that blocking those rigs at terminal 5 wouldnt stop arctic drilling, nor alter the course of climate change. and arguing that if the d...

At the behest of the seattle mayor and the city council, the seattle department of planning and development is now reviewing the legitimacy of the deal. and environmental groups have sued the port to block it. but for now, the deal is moving forward. on tuesday, port commissioners upheld their decision to let the arctic drilling rigs dock at the port. in audio leaked to the seattle newspaper, "the stranger," over the weekend, port commissioner bill bryant dismissed components of the deal and lau...

So earlier in the show we recapped germanys defeat yesterday. a warding the germans the world cup ever and the fins since 1990. 22-year-old mario gotze his game winning goal was significant in more ways than one. it was the 171 goal of the tournament which tied france in 1998 for any goals in the history. it was the fourth goal scored in the 90 minute or later. lets check with lewis who fill us in. >> good morning. lets get to the part of the world cup you probably didnt see. the streaker which ...