Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Im lynda kinkade. Good to have you with us. Coming up on cnn newsroom, will they win or will they go home . The u. S. Womens soccer team playing their first match of the stage of the world cup. Were live at a new york watch party. Plus i consider it a great badge of honor, because im being indicted for you. I am being indicted for you. Despite the growing list of legal battles, donald trump is rallying his supporters with his latest indictment. Well look at what comes next for the former president. And decision time in niger as the deadline to reinstate the countrys ousted leader is set to expire today. Were live in the region with the latest. We begin this hour in melbourne, australia, where a clash of heavyweights is now underway at the womens world cup. Team usa, the twotime defending champions are taking on sweden, the thirdranked team in the world. And this is a do or die match for both countries, with
good enough to beat sweden today. the question is, can the u.s. raise its game. can the u.s. look more like the u.s. from the past, can they complete passes, can they work as one, as a team, as opposed to 11 individuals out there on the field. so lots of questions for the united states, lots of concerns, as i sit here, in the u.s., among sports fans, but also, i think the sense that the u.s. basically has to play better, because could they play much worse? and sweden, such a great opponent. the best soccer nation and women s soccer to never win a world cup or an olympic gold medal. u.s. has won four of each. so sweden has been knocking at that door, and so deserving. and will they be able to beat the u.s. in a knockout match, get rid of the u.s. would be the worst-ever defeat for the u.s. in a world cup or olympics going out in the round of 16, never happened before. if that happens, sweden will be so joyful and of course, the u.s. will be disconsulate, but
involved in the specifics. jamie foxx breaking his silence after his serious health scare. his emotional words. why he says he wanted to keep his condition under wraps. and the new images showing he s back at work. the moment an explosion rocks an apartment building and the staggering damage. six people hurt. more than a dozen families displaced. soccer nation. team usa in it to win it. the women s team aiming for a world cup three-peat, as lionel messi make his american debut in miami, nailing the game-winning goal. and america strong tonight. the 14-year-old who survived a deadly fire. working hard, playing hard, certain he was given another chance to do something special. whit: good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday night. i m whit johnson. we begin with extreme weather. severe thunderstorms targeting the southeast and more of that
fortitude, commitment and where soccer in america really is. this is a soccer nation. you know, we are a league that s going to drive the momentum. women s world cup that is going on now. the men s world cup will be in this country in 2026. all of this driven by guys like phil and bob kraft and david hunter, the hunt family that s been around forever. there is an unbelievable ownership group of very, very powerful and important fan base. and i still think our best days are still ahead of us. brian: the premier league is the premier league. no doubt about it. but now some of the best players looking to your league beckham comes here at 32. chris jenner arnaldo decides to go to the saudi league. they are now done. this is what he said about messi going to the mls. the saudi league is better than the mls. now all the players are coming here and one year more top players will be coming to saudi arabia. what s your answer to reynaldo? you know, i m not going to get into. brian: yes yo