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Jota Scored 14 Goals in 49 Appearances for Portugal; House Democratic Leader Jeffries has been Speaking for more Than Four Hours to Delay Final Vote on Bill; Hamas Leaders to Consider Latest Gaza Ceasefire Plan; U.S. Economy Added 147,000 Jobs in Month of June; Liverpool Star Diogo Jota Dies in Car Crash at 28. Aired 9-10a ET
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BECKY ANDERSON, CNN HOST, CONNECT THE WORLD: Well, a live look at the U.S. capital, where House lawmakers are poised to vote anytime now on Donald
Trump's mega budget bill. A Democrat is holding the floor, stalling a vote that the Republican House Speaker hope to have an hour ago.
It is 09:00 a.m. in Washington, D.C., it is 05:00 p.m. here in Dubai, and it is 02:00 p.m. in Liverpool. A global football power house that is now
morning, a beloved star lost entirely too soon. Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva both died in a car crash in Spain. More on that is coming up.
I'm Becky Anderson, this is "Connect the World". We will be across every development on both of those breaking stories across the next two hours
here on CNN. Let's just check in what is going on, on Wall Street. We are, of course, 30 minutes out from the open and the futures market indicating a
higher start the trading day after the latest U.S. jobs report dropped.
And 30 minutes before New York Stock market open hiring has defied expectation, adding 147,000 jobs in June. Well, the sporting world has been
plunged into shock and heartbreak. Liverpool football star Diogo Jota has died in a car crash in Spain. His younger brother was also killed in that
accident early this morning.
This video shows workers going through some of the debris of the Lamborghini that he was driving. Investigators are blaming a burst tire for
the crash. Jota was part of the Liverpool side that won the English Premier League in May. The popular Portuguese International was also a newlywed and
a father of three.
He was just 28 years old. Well, Liverpool Football Club says it is devastated by the death of Diogo Jota and his brother. I want to get
straight to CNN's Amanda Davies, Amanda.
AMANDA DAVIES, CNN WORLD SPORT: Yeah, Becky, the football world here in England and very much internationally shocked, stunned, coming to terms
with this news, which emerged in the early hours of Thursday morning. As you say, it was Spanish authorities revealing the news of this car accident
taking place in northwest Spain in Zamora at midnight 30 on Thursday morning.
And it emerged that two passengers traveling in a car suffered a burst higher whilst overtaking and the car then burst into flames, ultimately
killing the two passengers. And those two passengers were Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre. The investigation is carrying on.
That is what we know in terms of the facts of the matter at the moment, but as you rightly mentioned, the timing of this is just so, so incredibly
cruel. Jota, a player at the prime in the midst of the prime of his footballing career, in the last month, having helped Liverpool to win and
left the Premier League title.
We saw him very much enjoying those trophy celebrations, the parade on the streets of Liverpool just a few weeks ago, and then after that, helping his
country, Portugal, to victory in the European competition, the nations' league, helping them claim that for a second time, that proved to be his
final act on a footballing pitch.
But all of that put into context doesn't really matter, does it? When you look at the bigger picture, it was just 10 days ago he married his longtime
partner, Rita, the mother of his three children, now coming to terms, without of life without them.
ANDERSON: Amanda, this is really so sad, and understandably, tributes have been pouring in since this news broke from fans, clubs, federations alike.
Just take us through some of that reaction.
DAVIES: Yeah, there is no escaping how popular a footballer and human being Diogo Jota was the Anfield song, the Portuguese number 20 better than Figo.
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He was a really, really popular player amongst fans. And Liverpool is a football club that is so much more than that. It is very much a family. We
have seen fans already starting to arrive at Anfield and lay their flowers and pay their tributes to him. We're seeing some of the pictures here it
was Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool Manager, the Former Liverpool Manager, who was the man who took Diogo Jota to Anfield.
He has, in the last hour or so, paid this tribute. This is a moment where I struggle, he wrote. There must be a bigger purpose, but I can't see it. I'm
heartbroken to hear about the passing of Diogo and his brother Andre. Diogo, not only a fantastic player, but also a great friend, a loving and
caring husband and father.
We will miss you so much. Others from across the Premier League have also been paying their tribute. Manchester City, this a time where football
rivals come together, and you really get the sense of that footballing community. They posted this really powerful photo of Jota with his
Portuguese teammate, the Manchester City Captain, Bernardo Silva, as you can see there.
And then Cristiano Ronaldo, of course, his Portuguese team mate, saying, it doesn't make sense, just now we are together in the national team. You had
just got married. Ronaldo then goes on to send his condolences to justice family, wife and children, adding, I know you will always be with me, with
them.
Rest in peace, Diogo and Andre. We will miss you. And it was the first tribute that was paid came from the Portuguese Football Federation, which
really sums up how much he is, not only a footballer, but what people within the footballing community think of Diogo Jota as a man.
They describe him as an extraordinary person, respected by all teammates and opponents, someone with an infectious joy and a reference to the
community itself. And actually, Portugal's women are taking part in their opening game of the women's European Championships, playing against Spain
later on Thursday.
And a moment silence is set to be held at that match and all the games at the European Championships over the next couple of days, Becky.
ANDERSON: Amanda, it's good to have you. Thank you. Well joining me now is Tomas da Cunha. He's a football commentator and sports journalist in
Portugal, and just describe for me, if you will, how this news is being received there?
TOMAS DA CUNHA, FOOTBALL COMMENTATOR AT DAZN PORTUGAL: Hello, Becky, hello, everyone. It's a tragedy. Everybody was shot early morning in Portugal to
know that Diogo Jota, his brother Andre Silva, a younger brother, died in a car accident. Diogo was living his best moments, personally, his marriage,
his wedding was last week.
He won primarily with Liverpool Nations League with Portugal. He was a special player and a special person, because he was a normal guy, a normal
guy who understands his community, not only his family. He was adored everywhere they go, at Wolverhampton, at Liverpool now, because he
understands how important football can be to those people at Gondomar, his hometown, small village in Portugal, the academy as his name.
And there is a quote like, he doesn't matter where we come from, but where we're going to and I think that describes Diogo Jota's career, there was
just life as a simple, personal and humble footballer that everybody loves.
ANDERSON: How did he get his break in football?
CUNHA: He started at Gondomar, a small club in Portugal, and as a specific evolution, because he didn't represent at younger ages, the bigger clubs in
Portugal sporting, Porto and Benfica. He later played for Porto one year only, but he was never a star. He was never meant to be a star, I would
say.
He only became a star later at English football, Wolverhampton first, and then in Liverpool, the connection with club, the importance to the fans.
Then it was the best moments of Diogo Jota's career.
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But in Portugal, he was never a star like Bruno Fernandes, for example, that play for sporting or Joao Felix in other moments that played for
Benfica and other players that played for Porto. The stage of Diogo Jota in Portugal was so quick he passes for Pacos de Ferreira, First Division team,
but a smaller club also, and then he only became a national team, first choice when he goes to the Premier League.
So that evolution of small guy in a small club to a bigger star in a Portuguese Football Premier League Champion, also player adored and
respected for so many people in clubs around the world. I guess is the biggest victory of Diogo Jota's career. But it's a tragedy, a punch to hurt
that Diogo Jota and his brother cannot live.
ANDERSON: And let's just talk about his brother Andre, also killed in that crash. He was also a professional footballer. Can you just tell us a little
about Andre Silva?
CUNHA: And Silva, as I said, is the younger brother, was the young brother, unfortunately, of the Diogo Jota. They were going to England by boat
because Diogo, as -- has to lead with a problem in the -- I guess, so you can travel by plane, and then he has the need to go by boat to Liverpool to
return to the next season.
Andre was not so talented, of course. He played in a second division in Portugal. Penafiel is a smaller club in the Portuguese -- like Pacos
Ferreira, where Diogo also can evolve earlier. Andre is a player with a special connection with Diogo Jota, special friends, I guess, also of his
brother. But he was a player of 25 years old. The career I -- it's not supposed to be that great as Diogo Jota's career.
ANDERSON: Tomas, this is a gut punch I know for you, for so many people who followed his both of their careers, and for those in Portugal, to their
friends and families, we send our condolences. He will be remembered as a fantastic footballer and a great guy, that is what we are hearing time and
again from the tribute, sort of pouring in, and one from club who was, of course, his manager at Liverpool, you know, really heart-breaking tribute
from him and so many people saying, you know why?
Thank you for joining us. Going to move on at this point, there is news, in Washington, Donald Trump's massive tax and spending cut bill is on the
verge of passage. A final vote set to happen soon after the president and House Speaker Mike Johnson able to sway four or five Republican holdouts to
get the bill passed, a key procedural hurdle and set for this final floor vote this morning.
The reason it hasn't happened yet, well, Democrat Hakeem Jeffries stretching out what is called the magic minute allotted to each party
leader, he has been talking now for over four hours highlighting democratic complaints over the legislation. CNN's Annie Grayer is on Capitol Hill
watching all of this play out.
Also joining us Natasha Lindstaedt is a Professor of Government at the University of Essex in England. And Annie, just let's start with you.
Hakeem Jeffries has form here. I mean, he can make a very long speech if he wants to, and he is. Just explain what is happening at the moment on the
Hill and what we can expect next?
ANNIE GRAYER, CNN REPORTER: So, as you laid out the top Democrat in the House, Hakeem Jeffries is speaking on the House for laying out why
Democrats are against this piece of legislation, and he can go as long as he wants as the top Democrat in the House.
He's been going for four hours, as you mentioned, with no end in sight, but as soon as he finishes speaking, Republicans, we believe, have the votes to
finally pass this piece of legislation and give it to President Trump on his desk by his self-imposed deadline of July 4.
But it has been a roller coaster getting here up, until about 03:00 a.m. our time, the Republicans didn't have the votes. They were five votes.
There were five no votes. They could only lose three.
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But House Speaker Mike Johnson deployed a strategy where he was trying to negotiate in real time, in public viewing on the House floor for everyone
to see, trying to flip these votes to yes. President Trump and his team was also crucial in getting these votes to flip. A group of Republicans met
with President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance at the White House yesterday.
The president then had his team come to the Hill to further meet with lawmakers as negotiations continued. And we've just seen this dynamic play
out time and time again, where the speaker goes to the floor, not sure he's going to have the votes, but knowing that he has the president in his back
pocket to help put the screws in some of these members, that has really helped.
And we've seen part of why it's taken so long is there's two different kind of issue, big issues here, there's one group of more moderate Republicans
who say that the tap, the Medicaid cuts, are too steep for their districts, and then you have right wing Republicans who say that the spending cuts
don't go far enough.
So that has been the fine line that Republican leaders have been walking this whole time, and it has really turned in earnest in the last 24 hours.
We are all watching the House for right now, waiting to see when the top Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, finally finishes his speech.
ANDERSON: It's good to have you. Thank you. Natasha, let me bring you in. We've been talking about the impact this bill will have on Americans for
some time now. What do you see happening politically? When will the effects of this bill be felt? And we are making the assumption here that they will
get it through at this point, despite the fact that Hakeem Jeffries still has the floor.
It's highly unlikely he will actually sway any of those Republican early holdouts, I guess at this point, correct?
NATASHA LINDSTAEDT, PROFESSOR OF GOVERNMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX: Right. I mean, so let's just assume it somehow gets through, which is
impressive given the fact that there were Republicans that were adamantly against it. But if it does go through, I think it's going to be
catastrophic for the Republican Party in the 2026 midterms, because this bill isn't popular.
I mean, the most popular it is about 38 percent from a Fox News poll, but you have other polls showing that it's even under 25 percent support that
people don't like it, because it's a bill that clearly benefits the rich, or at least the top 10, 20 percent at the expense of the poor.
With some 12 million people that are going to lose access to Medicaid, you have a couple million that are going to lose access to nutritional
assistance programs and food stamps. And the big issue is the debt. I mean, the debt is just going to enlarge, and the Senate was able to ignore or
shatter norms about ballooning the debt and the deficit.
And we're really running into a problem here, where it could be within 30 years, our national debt is twice the size of our economy, and if we can't
pay back our debt, there would be real problems in terms of dealing with our creditors. We're going to have much higher interest rates, we're going
to have much higher inflation.
It's going to reduce our purchasing power, and if we have any kind of economic crisis, we're just not going to have the ability to deal with it.
So, some of the effects are going to affect Americans immediately, and some of the effects are going to be more long term, but they're all problematic.
ANDERSON: Yeah, what do you make, or certainly, what do you think Americans make of Hakeem Jeffries efforts to hold off the vote for this bill that
does seem all but inevitable at this point. Do Americans appreciate this kind of public gesture? How could the Democrats become more effective in
opposition to what does seem like an unstoppable Trump agenda at this point?
LINDSTAEDT: So, one of the main criticisms that the Democrats have faced is that they haven't been doing very much, that they've been caught sort of
flat footed and not been able to resist effectively Donald Trump's maneuvers, and that they just sort of allowed it to happen. So at least you
can say that Hakeem Jeffries is trying to do something, and that may be something that the Democrats might appreciate.
It's not clear how much independents will appreciate it. I think what will be really important for the Democrats to do, besides the fact that they're
trying to clearly delay the passage of this vote, is that they need to have really good messaging about how damaging this bill, this big, beautiful
bill, is going to be, not just to our national debt, our deficit, the economy.
But how much it's going to affect middle class and just Americans, just earning normal income levels that may think that this may not affect them
very much. They're going to have to really underscore what the impact is going to be. And thus far, I don't know how effective they've been at doing
this.
ANDERSON: Yeah.
LINDSTAEDT: Because polling was revealing that two thirds of Americans don't even know about the bill. So, I think they could do a better job
advertising about how bad it is.
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ANDERSON: Natasha critics suggest that this two-party system in the States is exhausted effectively, particularly given, as you rightly point out, so
many people believe the Democrats have been caught flat footed with this Trump Administration, and are really very ineffective, or certainly have
been to date.
Elon Musk is proposing he hates this bill, and has made it very clear he hates this bill. He is proposing a third party. What do you make of that?
And what of its chances?
LINDSTAEDT: I mean, this is really interesting. He might be able to have a chance to support candidates running for the House, right? So, there is
some chance of a third-party candidate making inroads in some of these House races, and he's claimed that the bill is insane, and if it passes,
he's going to bankroll third party.
And when he put this out on X, there was a lot of support for this. And he has some, you know, over 220 million followers on X. So, he has a lot of
power, because he can share information through social media. And he also has a lot of financial power.
He spent hundreds of millions supporting Trump candidates, and if he supports the opposition or some kind of third party, he definitely has the
ability to disrupt and we might see some House races become competitive for third party candidates.
ANDERSON: Fascinating. Good to have you. Thank you. Important analysis and insight on, what is a very important day in Washington. Still to come, top
Hamas leaders are expected to meet today to decide whether to accept the new U.S. ceasefire plan, even as a new wave of violence rips through Gaza.
More on that is coming up.
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ANDERSON: Well, a source says that top Hamas leaders are expected to meet today to decide whether to accept the new U.S. ceasefire plan for Gaza. An
Israeli official says the Israeli government is on board with the proposal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his full cabinet on Saturday
night to discuss that latest plan before an expected visit to the White House on Monday.
Just days ago, President Donald Trump said he expects a deal next week. Truce could save countless lives in Gaza and see some hostages return home.
On Wednesday, Gaza's Health Ministry said more than 57,000 people have been killed in the war, and that almost 18,000 of those are children.
Let's get you to CNN's Jeremy Diamond. And Jeremy, you and I have been discussing this as we look at what we know about the latest proposal. There
has been even more violence in Gaza overnight. So, get us the latest on the ground before we talk about what we believe might be in that deal.
JEREMY DIAMOND, CNN JERUSALEM CORRESPONDENT: Yeah, without a doubt. I mean, we are seeing a pattern that reveals itself often in the days before a
ceasefire agreement is potentially reached.
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And that is an intensification of the violence. Indeed, overnight, we have seen that over the last 24 hours or so, more than 80 Palestinians have been
killed in Gaza as a result of Israeli airstrikes and Israeli gunfire near some of those aid sites. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health
and other local health officials.
We are seeing these scenes intensifying as we are learning that Israel and Hamas appear to be getting much, much closer to a potential ceasefire and
hostage release deal. We know that Israel has now agreed to this framework proposal for a ceasefire, which is on the table.
Hamas today is going to be holding a meeting to review that proposal, and we could see potentially, a response from Hamas by this weekend to go over
you know, some of what has changed here in this proposal, Becky. There are a few key things that are aimed at bridging the gap, mostly addressing
concerns that Hamas had with the previous ceasefire proposal.
There are, for starters, stronger U.S. assurances about keeping Israel at the negotiating table and ensuring that this temporary ceasefire ultimately
results in a permanent ceasefire agreement. It is not a commitment by Israel to end the war up front, which is what Hamas has been seeking, but
it is a stronger level of guarantee from the United States and the Egyptian and Qatar remediators.
That they are going to keep the parties at the table to negotiate an end to the war, either during this 60-day ceasefire period, or after if that is
necessary. We are also learning now that Israeli hostages will be released, not in two phases, which was under the previous framework proposal, but
rather in five separate releases over the course of those 60 days, about half of the living hostages, half of the deceased hostages to be released.
But one really important note here, Becky, is that if Hamas agrees to this framework proposal, that doesn't mean that we have a ceasefire deal
finalized yet. It means that these two sides are going to go to what is known as proximity talks, meaning Israeli officials, Hamas officials in the
same building, sometimes in the same floor, with somebody going between those two rooms, passing messages to be able to work on some of the final
details, including, for example, the timetable and the lines to which Israeli forces would withdraw in Gaza.
But nonetheless, Becky, it does seem like we are closer than we have been in months now to a potential ceasefire agreement here, and one that could
realistically turn into a permanent ceasefire if the two parties are able to negotiate that.
ANDERSON: Yeah, absolutely. And there is a lot of speculation that a ceasefire deal in principle could be announced either before or during
Netanyahu's White House trip. How likely does that feel to you?
DIAMOND: Well, again, right now, it seems like we are expecting that Hamas will likely respond to this proposal either today or tomorrow. According to
an Israeli official who we spoke with, we will see whether that is the case. We know that the Israeli Prime Minister is meeting with his full
cabinet on Saturday night before he then flies to the United States.
I think there's no question that Netanyahu's visit is time to when Israeli and American officials are hoping that a ceasefire agreement could
potentially be finalized. And so, there is a real possibility here of us getting a finalized ceasefire agreement by next week. But again, all of
those caveats still apply here.
There are a lot of delicate negotiations that still need to take place, including those proximity talks I was just talking about, which will happen
after Israel and Hamas both agree to this framework agreement.
ANDERSON: Yeah.
DIAMOND: So, keep in mind, when we see that news that may come in the next day or so, that Hamas has agreed to this framework agreement. If that's the
case, that doesn't mean a deal is finalized yet. There could still be several more days of detailed negotiations to follow.
ANDERSON: Yeah, and we've been through this, and if those talks are in Qatar, we are likely, I will likely be there. Those talks, of course, have
been held in the past, both in Qatar and in Egypt. But as you rightly point out, it does feel that there is serious momentum here, particularly from
the Israelis on this occasion.
And that meeting in Washington on Monday a key opportunity for Benjamin Netanyahu to align, if that's what he wants to do with where the White
Trump House is headed at this point, they want a ceasefire. Well, still to come. Thank you. Just minutes away from the opening bell on Wall Street, we
are waiting to see how the U.S. market will react to a better-than-expected June Jobs Report that is just ahead. More coming up.
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ANDERSON: Welcome back. I'm Becky Anderson in Abu Dhabi. You're watching "Connect the World". Time here is just after half past five. It is just
after half past nine in New York. And on Wall Street, things are looking pretty good. Breaking news a fresh sigh that the U.S. economy is still
humming along.
The government's June jobs report, released in the last hour, showing stronger than expected growth, with the unemployment rate falling last
month to 4.1 percent. And this is how the U.S. markets are reacting. Look, they're out the gate. They're in positive territory.
They haven't taken off, but certainly this is a decent start to the trading day this July, the third. CNN's Senior Reporter Matt Egan has the very
latest for us from New York. Just break these numbers down for us, if you will.
MATT EGAN, CNN SENIOR REPORTER: Yeah, Becky, you know, we continue to brace for trouble in the jobs market. And again and again, the jobs market just
looks so resilient. So, this report showing the U.S. economy added 147,000 jobs in June. That was well ahead of forecast, for a gain of about 118,000.
There were some on Wall Street that were forecasting sub 100,000 so this is clearly better than expected. We had been anticipating a slowdown in
hiring, but we didn't get that. This is basically right in line with May, which was revised higher. The unemployment rate was supposed to go up to
4.3 percent, it didn't.
It went down to 4.1 percent which is a pretty low number overall. And so, we look at the trend, this slowdown that we've been bracing for just has
not arrived, at least not yet, which, of course, is really good news. And digging into where the jobs are, we continue to see a lot of job gains in
health care and social assistance, that sector adding almost 60,000 jobs last month alone.
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State and local government, especially education, added a lot of jobs. Also, leisure and hospitality, that's bars and restaurants and hotels, that
was up by 20,000. 2 areas do I -- do want to call out, though, for losing jobs. We saw a drop of 7000 jobs in the federal government.
That comes, of course, as DOGE has taken an ax to the federal workforce, also a loss of 7000 jobs in manufacturing for the second month in a row. Of
course, that's the exact opposite of what the administration is hoping will happen in the long run from their tariff strategy. But still, I think the
bottom line here is that this jobs market continues to hold up better than feared, Becky.
ANDERSON: And one assumes, very briefly, that this big, beautiful bill that is about to be passed through the House, this is Trump's big, beautiful
bill that he says is all about growth, going forward. These investors will be keeping a keen eye on that as well. I mean, if the reports suggest that
there is some decent growth out there, and this bill is on its way, strip out the sort of, you know, the controversy in that bill, this is a bill
that works for Wall Street, right?
EGAN: It does. You know, we've seen a lot of big business groups, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Roundtable, the National Association of
Manufacturers, all of them have praised lawmakers for bringing this bill to the finish line. I think there's a lot of relief over some of the tax
changes in this legislation.
I also think it's interesting that, you know, I talked to a Treasury official, Joe Lavorgna, yesterday, and he said, to whatever extent, there
has been a slowdown in the jobs market. He blamed it on uncertainty, though, he said not trade uncertainty. He was blaming it on tax policy
uncertainty.
As a lot of those 2017, tax cut provisions had been set to expire, and so Lavorgna and other people in the administration, they believe that as this
bill gets finished and becomes law, which is what looks like it's going to happen, that that's going to add the certainty that business owners and
CEOs crave, and that could ultimately help the jobs market re accelerate.
And we'll have to wait and see whether or not that actually plays out, and we do know there's some people who are going to be left better off from
this bill. Others worse off, right? If you're in the clean energy sector right now, you're not happy about this massive, big, beautiful bill, as the
administration has called it, but a lot of other people in corporate America are relieved that, that law does look like it's getting wrapped up,
Becky.
ANDERSON: Yeah, fascinating. Good to have you, sir. Thank you. We are going to take a very short break at this point. Still to come. More on the tragic
deaths of the much-loved footballer, Diogo Jota and his younger brother Andre also a professional player, both died in a car crash in Spain. More
details on that, I'll just say.
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ANDERSON: We'll get you more now on the tragic death of Liverpool football star Diogo Jota. Portuguese football confirming that he was killed in a car
crash along this stretch of highway in northwestern Spain. The 28-year-old striker got married less than two weeks ago, and he has three children.
His brother Andre Silva, also a football player, was with him and was killed. CNN En Espanol Correspondent Pau Mosquera joins me now from Madrid.
And we are looking, Pau, at live pictures for our viewers from Liverpool, where people are laying flowers, paying their respects.
I mean, you know, you cannot underscore enough how devastated the people of Liverpool are who support that club and they are so close. What are we
learning about this accident?
PAU MOSQUERA, CNN EN ESPANOL CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely devastating news for the world of sport that we have learned earlier this morning, Becky, Diogo
Jota, football soccer player with the Liverpool and the Portuguese national team, and his brother, Andre Silva, 26 years old and playing with the
Portuguese second league died today in a tragic car accident that took place at midnight local time.
According to the Spanish Civil Guard, the car crash took place while the vehicle was trying to overtake another one when they were close to the
village of Cernadilla, which is northwest of Spain in the region of Zamora. And while doing so, since one of the tires of the vehicle just blew out,
and then the car went off the road, it seems, according to the Civil Guard, that then subsequently the car caught fire.
Right now, they are trying to investigate to understand better, how could this accident happen. But so far, we also know that the bodies of both
players have been taken to the forensic medicine morgue of Zamora, the capital of this region. As you were saying, Becky, the news prompted the
pouring of messages of condolences.
The fans going to bring flowers in the surrounding area of the stadium of the Liverpool, but we are also seeing how many clubs and soccer players
around the globe are sharing messages in their official social media accounts to show how devastated they feel about it.
That is the case of the Liverpool and the Portuguese Federation of football, who has been amongst the first to react, saying that they are
devastated and they are requesting privacy for the family, Becky.
ANDERSON: Right. It's good to have you, Pau. Thank you. "World Sport" are up next. And a lot more on this tragic accident in Jota's legacy after
this. I'll be back in 15 minutes with more "Connect the World".
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