now, with all the latest sport, here s olly foster. we know that the premier league title will be decided on the final day, but there s a significant match coming up for aston villa on monday night. the former european cup winners can secure qualification for the champions league. a win against liverpool at villa park will be enough to ensure a top four finish, that would see them return to europe s top club competition for the first time since 1983. they were european champions in 1982. it s the penultimate game in charge for liverpool sjurgen klopp, and he s one booking away from a touchline ban. he doesn t want to spoil his farewell at anfield next sunday. unai emery is one of the best we have in our business, 100%. we ve only got two yellow cards. so i have got, over the years, obviously. i have got, over the years, obviously- i have got, over the years, obviousl . ., ., , ., obviously. you need to be on the touchline for obviously. you need to be on the touchline for
you know, it s about appreciating every moment for me, you know, cause we ve been through so much, and as your career kind of. i m not an old man, but you know, you start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is much brighter than the one at the beginning of the tunnel. so it s really about appreciating every day as it comes, you know, every game, every win, every loss, every practice. it s just soaking every day in. hello and welcome. i m jesse l. martin. kobe bryant was just 18 years old when he took the nba by storm. over his 20 years in the league, he was an 18-time all star, five-time champion, and two-time olympic gold medalist. his achievements off the court were just as lauded. he was an accomplished writer, academy award winner, and a self-described girl dad of four beautiful daughters. at 41, bryant had reached the pinnacle of his success, until one foggy january morning. this is how it really happened. [ crowd chanting kobe ] smith: kobe wanted to be
in european football history. speechless, again, that we were able to score, to come back, to show this character and not to lose the game. the boys, they kept having the confidence that we were in the right way, especially after you can have a few doubts, you can try to change the way you are playing but we kept doing the right thing and it was important but it was totally deserved. and at the end, again, we scored an equaliser. leverkusen will play atalanta in the final in dublin later this month. it s the italian club s first in europe. they beat marseille 3 0 in their second leg for a 4 1 overall victory and are trying to win just a second major trophy in their history. translation: i think this will reall be translation: i think this will really be an translation: i think this will really be an historic, - translation: i think this will really be an historic, fantastic| really be an historic, fantastic moment in atalanta s history. and if you will allow me, also for a
call and it is the wrong call. the referee has the chance when he sees that we were in the second ball and we were in the rebound and we get a shot away within five seconds, he has the chance not to whistle. he takes the decision to whistle. it is against every rule, i am sorry. we accept we lost but it is what it is, butjust accept we lost but it is what it is, but just that would not have happened on the other side. the other two european competitions will deliver their finalists on thursday, with bayer leverkusen attempting to continue their perfect season. already bundesliga champions. and through to the german cup final. they have a 2 0 lead over roma heading into their europa league semi final second leg. xabi alonso s side still unbeaten in all competitions. atalanta and marseille are level at 1 1. the europa conference league already has one finalist after fiorentina got there for the second year in a row, beating club bruges 4 3 on aggregate. aston villa face what th
people behind including racine. on my watch we make promises and we keep promises and we leave no one behind. that was president joe biden in the battleground state of wisconsin yesterday announcing a major economic investment while highlighting his predecessor s failed deal in that exact same town. we ll have more of his comments straight ahead. meanwhile, the president is also drawing a hard line on military support for israel s impending invasion of rafah. that decision is now drawing some sharp criticism from lawmakers on capitol hill. and also ahead we ll get a preview of what to expect today in donald trump s hush money trial with stormy daniels set to take the witness stand yet again. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, may 9th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we ll begin with president biden s visit yesterday to wisconsin, a key swing state in november s election. the president was there to announce a $3.3