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♪ hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. just ahead here on "cnn newsroom," police say these armed suspects opened fire into a crowd. an urgent manhunt is now under way in the miami area. fans and athletes react after tennis star naomi osaka pulls out of the french open citing mental health concerns. plus benjamin netanyahu's rivals are finalizing a deal that could end his run as the
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longest serving israeli prime minister. ♪ good to have you with us. well, police in south florida may be closer to cracking a murder case after this weekend's deadly shooting outside a miami area banquet hall. two people were killed and at least 20 hurt when gunmen opened fire on a crowd at a concert venue. the attackers jumped out this have suv and fled just seconds later. officials say they found the vehicle in a canal and as they hunt for suspects they warn the months ahead could get much worse. violent crime is surging in miami-dade county with this year's homicide numbers already matching the total for 2020. cnn's leyla santiago has more.
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>> reporter: newly released surveillance video shows three individuals jumping out of an suv with assault rifles and handguns before opening fire into a crowded banquet hall near hialeah florida just after midnight on sunday. the three get back into their car and take off less than ten seconds later. >> we have a total of 23 people that were shot, two were de deceased on scene. >> reporter: all three of the shooters still at large. >> we need your help. we need information. we need you to come forward if you have information to help us solve these crimes. >> reporter: miami-dade police found the suv they say the suspects were driving sunday morning, it was submerged in the biscayne canal approximately nine miles from where the shooting occurred. the vehicle was reported stolen on may 15th. high emotions for those left behind. >> you all killed my kid. >> reporter: clayton dillard jr.
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lost his son clayton dillard iii in that shooting. >> that is the pain that affects our community right there, right before you. >> i just want to try to do my part. >> reporter: miami community leader, tv host and camping world ceo marcus jimenez has pledged a $100,000 award for information to anyone that leads to the arrest for those involved. the atf are offering a $30,000 award. >> we will bring all those responsible for the heinous crimes to justice and we will work together to break this cycle of violence. >> reporter: miami-dade county determined to get this cycle of gun violence in their city under control. >> we are investing in our young people, particularly those that have been disinvested in and dis enfranchised from the process, left behind, none of them were born with ak-47s in their hands, none of them were born killers. >> reporter: investigators tell us a lot of this stemmed from an ongoing rivalry between two
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groups, even that back and forth on social media played a role here. here at the hospital we are still seeing family members coming and going, just hoping that their loved ones will be okay. in miami, leyla santiago, cnn. well, monday was memorial day in the u.s. and president joe biden issued a warning while honoring fallen service members. during his speech at arlington national cemetery he said autocratic rule is on the rise across the world and the best way to pay tribute to those who gave their lives for the united states is to strengthen and protect its democracy. >> democracy itself is in peril. here at home and around the world. what we do now -- what we do now, how we honor of the memory of the fallen, will determine
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whether or not democracy will long endure. republicans and democrats in texas are drawing their battle lines over one of the most restrictive voting bills in the country. democrats were able to block the measure with a dramatic walkout from the texas house sunday night, leaving republicans without enough members to vote. the chair of the texas legislative black caucus says the bill puts unnecessary obstacles in voters' way. >> there is no widespread voter fraud in texas. the fact of the matter is people's signatures can change as they age and so to proactively take somebody off the voter rolls because their signatures don't match is an infringement of their voting rights. there was no opportunity to cure. this is the thing. if you are going to do that, then give them the opportunity to cure these deficiencies that they're talking about. they had added new things about
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signing the outside of the carrier envelope, putting their social security number, their last four of your social or driver's license or notating that you don't have one. new measures -- when you start putting on these bureaucratic requirements that make it easy to make a mistake. so why are we going to do that? we should be making it easier to vote. republican governor greg abbott says he will bring the bill back in a special session at some point and he has suggested he will withhold pay from lawmakers who, quote, abandon their responsibilities. a shocking move by tennis star naomi osaka. on monday she announced that she is withdrawing from french open. this comes after she was find $15,000 for skipping a news conference after her first match. osaka had said last week she wouldn't participate in media events, citing mental health concerns. one of her on court rivals serena williams offered words of
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support. >> i feel for naomi, i feel like i wish i could give her a hug because i know what it's like. so everyone is different and everyone handles things differently. so, you know, you just have to let her handle it the way she wants to in the best way that she thinks she can and that's the only thing i can say. i think she's doing the best that she can. >> tennis great martin na navratilova weighed in on twitter saying as athletes we are taught to take care of our body and perhaps the mental aspect gets short shift. this is more about doing or not doing a press conference. joining me now is alex thomas, he joins us from london. good to see you, alex. other athletes showing their support for osaka as she puts a spotlight on the pressures felt
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by herself and so many others. what's the latest on all of this and how will tennis officials respond to this issue overall in the long term perhaps? >> hello, rosemary, this is virtually an unprecedented event to have a star of tennis, naomi osaka already with four grand slam titles, ranked number two walk out on an event because of the pressures and stress on her mental health is astonishing and certainly everyone is a loser here, the fans, media, tennis authorities and naomi osaka herself. thankfully we live in an age with problems of mental health have far more empathy as greater understanding around the condition than perhaps 10, 20, 30 years ago. you have pat cash on your show in the last hour who admitted to me privately that he may have killed himself if it wasn't for his kids. such was the mental strain of elite sport at the highest level. i think the first thing is that
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clearly naomi osaka needs to go away, look after herself, get the help she needs and everyone is in support of that. there were mixed messages when she said she wasn't going to be press conferences before the french open, the authorities find her $15,000 the way they would for absolutely anybody on the basis that you can't treat naomi osaka any differently but she is quite different. she hit the headlines in the last year in the right way, being an outspoken advocate for social justice, wearing the names of the victims of police brutality in america during her run to the u.s. open title last year. so she has certainly done lots on the court as well as off it. it's right that she steps away, focuses on her mental health and has start that had conversation about what tennis authorities could do differently. it was notable that the president of the french tennis federation read out a short statement on monday night but didn't take any questions himself. shows how difficult it is to face the press and answer those questions. i think tennis authorities need
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to do more for this unprecedented decision by naomi osaka to walk away from the open. france and germany say they want full clarity following a report that claims the u.s. spied on several european politician 2012 to 2014 with the help of a denmark intelligence agency. now, this comes after reporting on the alleged spying by the danish public broadcaster. one of the officials allegedly targeted was german chancellor angela merkel. she discussed the scandal monday with french president emanuel macron. he said if true this isn't the way allies behave. >> translator: this is not acceptable between allies clearly and it is even less acceptable between european allies and partners. there is no room for suspicion between us. that is why we expect complete clarity and we have asked our
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danish and american partners to provide all the information on these revelations and on past events. >> accusations like this aren't new of course. germany opened a probe in 2014 on whether u.s. intelligence services tapped ms. merkel's cellphone. that came after former u.s. contractor edward snowden shared documents with the guardian newspaper. israel's longest serving leader could be about to lose his grip on power, but analysts are warning against counting benjamin netanyahu out until the fight is completely over. the political tide seemed to turn against the prime minister sunday when fellow right wing naftali bennett threw in with the centrist opposition. that makes for a very diverse janet netanyahu alliance which won't see eye on eye on some key issues like the palestinian conflict. mr. netanyahu says the new coalition is committing, quote,
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the fraud of the century and railed against the creation of what he called a dangerous left wing government. the coalition faces a midnight wednesday deadline to clinch a deal. let's get the latest now from journalist elliott gotkine in jerusalem. elliott, while netanyahu's rivals work on this coalition deal to oust him he's doing all he can to hold on to power. what is the next step in this historic moment for the country? >> reporter: rosemary, right now the parties that would form this anti-netanyahu coalition are haggling over who is going to get which post, who is going to be in charge of which committee. i spoke with a source involved in the negotiations and he told me that there are still some final issues to sort out but nothing insurmountable, adding that everyone is committed to getting a deal bun as soon as possible. as you noted the deadline for a
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d deal, that deadline is midnight on wednesday israeli time so 5:00 p.m. eastern time. between now and then the various parties will be thrashing out the fine print, if you like, of a coalition agreement. after that it falls into the hands of the speaker of the house. now, in theory he could call a vote and it would require the approval of more than half of the lawmakers in the knesset. he could do it within 24 hours but the speaker of the knesset is an ally of prime minister netanyahu and there is a possibility that he could take the maximum amount of time possible, that is one week, before he a allows for this vote to go ahead. a lot can happen in a week. a week is a long time in politics and a lot can happen and in that interim period you can bet the prime minister benjamin netanyahu will be pulling out all the stops doing everything he possibly can to undermine this incipient
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coalition agreement to perhaps make the fissures that are existing between the parties to make them come out into bigger rivets and perhaps pick off any waivers to try to pick them off to get them to change their minds and in his view to see the error of his ways. but that's the situation right now, but as the leader of the opposite said, in one week, within a week or so we could have the end of at least the current incarnation of the netanyahu era. >> elliott gotkine, many thanks. i got perspective on all of this from gill hoffman, chief political correspondent and analyst for the jerusalem post. i asked him if he thought this was the end of the road for benjamin netanyahu. >> nothing can stop them now. i really don't think that there's going to be someone who is going to rebel at the last minute. it's looking like lip peed will
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go to the hospital, tell him that he's got the coalition government ready, they are doing their last minute bickering but it's a done deal and netanyahu is done at least for now. >> so you don't see any moves left for netanyahu, the magician as he is known as? >> i don't think he has any rabbits left in that proverbial hat, rosemary. he could have a month ago when he had the mandate to form a government made more of an effort to bring about a rotation with some of his political rivals that he did at the last minute over the last few days, then perhaps it would have been successful. >> you say this coalition will be successful, 100% as far as you're concerned. it's a very diverse unity government, a true unity government for israel, but how will this work, do you think? >> well, they're going to have to focus on consensus issues, which there are plenty of
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security, iran, of course, economy, dealing the aftermath of covid-19 and deal with more controversial issues like matters of religion and state and of course the israeli/palestinian conflict. they are very diverse but what unites them obviously is ousting netanyahu. that's not going to change because netanyahu is not going anywhere. he's going to be the opposition leader, going to remain the head of likud. remain the most controversial figure the way donald trump has in the united states without holding a position. imagine if donald trump had a formal position as the head of opposition in the united states. so that will keep them together as long as the spectre of netanyahu remains there on the sidelines. >> and that was gill hoffman, chief police cal correspondent and analystist for the jerusalem post. when we come back china wants more children. why the government needs to balance out its aging
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experts say china's decision to allow couples to have up to three children may not actually do much to grow the younger population. they point to the high cost of living and education, but the government is pushing for a younger workforce to drive its booming economy. cnn's scott mclean has more. >> reporter: china is hoping that three is a lucky number for families in the world's most populous nation. on monday the government announced it will allow couples to have up to three children instead of the current limit of two. the shift in policy comes after census data showed a sharp decline in births, a low of 10 million last year compared to nearly 18 million in 2016. experts say the population in china is getting older and with a smaller number of people in the workforce the country's economic future could be at risk. some residents say the changes
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came too late for them. >> i think the country should have published this policy earlier. couples like us have missed the time that we could have another child. >> reporter: beijing's one child policy was this place for decades to slow the growth of china's population and reduce poverty. it was enforced with heavy fines and even forced abortions. but that strict policy relaxed a little bit five years ago when the government allowed married couples to have two children, but even that failed to boost birth rates. many couples say it's just too expensive to raise children in cities. >> translator: if there are better conditions then we would have more kids. nowadays young people have to buy a house, this amount of pressure is already huge, and then you have to consider the cost of the child's education. >> reporter: chinese media says the policy will come with supportive measures, but few details are available for now. experts say the extra benefits will be needed to convince people who are under increasing financial strain to make room
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for one more. >> unless the government introduces real incentives i don't think that chinese couples are going to have more kids in the coming years. >> reporter: a trend that has beijing worried and looks unlikely to change. scott mclean, cnn, london. a rise in covid-19 infections linked to the variant first identified in india has parts of europe on alert. france says it will restrict entry to all but eu nationals, french residents and those traveling for essential purposes. that is bad news for brits who for months have been looking to june 21st as what's been called freedom day, the day the government had hoped to have all restrictions lifted. a scientific adviser to the government says that date should change over fears of a third wave in the uk, warning cases are rising rapidly with the potential to explode.
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a former top adviser to donald trump is facing backlash for his comments at an event in texas where he appeared to endorse a coup in the u.s. cnn's brian todd has the details. >> i mean, honestly, it's unbelievable. >> reporter: a man once at the right hand of the president of the united states with open access to the oval office who advised the president on the most serious matters of national security now appears to say he thinks a coup like the coup in myanmar that killed hundreds should happen in the united states. >> i want to know why what happened in myanmar can't happen here. >> no reason. i mean, it should happen here. no reason. >> reporter: retired lieutenant general michael flynn who before he resigned was president trump's national security adviser said that in response to a question during a conference in dallas this past weekend, a
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conference attended by people who are followers of qanon theories. >> in the world of qanon a possible coup in the united states inspired by what is happening in myanmar, that is something that qanon followers have been talking about basically since trump left office. >> reporter: an attorney who has represented flynn denies he was endorsing a military coup in the u.s. at the dallas conference flynn repeated the false claim that has fueled qanon and other extremists since the november election and through january 6th. >> trump won. he won. so what happened? what happened? i will use a military term. we were outmaneuvered. >> reporter: in addition to believes the 2020 election was stolen from donald trump many of the qanon movement's followers believe trump would be reinstated as president on march 4th of this year misinterpreting a law passed in the 1870s that gave washington, d.c. it's first mun cal government believing
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that turned america into a giant corporation not a country that every american president since then until trump was fake. >> they essentially believe that ulysses s. grant was the last valid american president. >> reporter: monitors of extremist movements says michael flynn has become a hero to qanon followers whose core beliefs are that the media is controlled by satan worshipping pedophiles who run a sex trafficking operation. they claimed that hillary clinton was part of sex trafficking rings. that michelle obama is a man. and that a storm is coming to sweep the ee let's from power. >> what's going to happen at some point is there will be arrests and that will include a lot of the media -- >> reporter: analysts are concerned about the possibility of someone taking the suggestion of a coup literally. >> ultimately we are one unstable person away from another possible act of domestic
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terrorism. >> reporter: and, again, a firm denial from michael flynn's camp. attorney sidney powell who has represented flynn in the past said that flynn had in no way encouraged any act of violence or any military insurrection but she did not explain why flynn answered that particular question the way he did. brian todd, cnn, washington. with anti-asian hate crimes on the rise some asian-american communities are taking their safety into their own hands.
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in the coming hours president joe biden will travel to tulsa, oklahoma, to commemorate the tulsa race massacre. on may 31st, 1921, a white mob attacked a thriving black community known as black wall street. as many as 300 people were killed and thousands were left homeless according to the tulsa historical society and museum. the area consisted of more than 35 city blocks of black-owned shops, hotels and theaters. many of those businesses were burned to the ground. president biden issued a proclamation on monday writing in part, i commit to the survivors of the tulsa race massacre, the descendents of victims and to this nation that we will never forget. we honor the legacy of the green wood community and of black wall street by reaffirming our
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commitment to advance racial justice through the whole of our government and working to root out systemic racism from our laws, policies and our hearts. on monday the tulsa community dedicated a prayer wall at the historic vernon african methodist episcopal church. it was heavily damaged during the massacre but evolved to an emblem of resistance. national leaders find faith leaders for the ceremony. >> you can't cover over the blood by trying to make a tourist event out of a tragedy. you can't cover over the blood and talk about reconciliation when there's been no conciliation. tulsa was one of more than a dozen from 1863 to 1923,
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massacres that accounted for more death per capita than 9/11. >> not many survivors of the massacre are still around today, but 106-year-old leslie benningfield-randall is sharing what she remembers. >> the soldiers were coming in, run the revelers out, and everybody was running and hiding and trying to get away. i don't know, it was just a big mess. >> and she went on to tell a reporter it is a big shame that racial inequity still exists. >> can you tell us what has gotten better? >> what has gotten better? >> yeah. >> well, i will tell you, it's kind of hard to say there.
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it's hard to say really. >> what's gotten worse? can you tell us what's gotten worse? >> well, lord -- well, i think equality, we are not all equal. so we should all be equal regardless of color or creed, anything, but we are not. asian-americans have been targeted in yet another vicious attack. new york police say a 55-year-old asian woman was walking past outdoor diners when a man punched her in the face. an arrest has been made and the woman was taken to the hospital. with attacks like that on the rise some asian-american communities are coming up with creative ways to protect themselves and make visitors feel more comfortable as well.
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dan simon shows us how these communities are turning their pain and anger into positive action. >> reporter: it is one of the oldest china towns in north america, a distinctive cultural hub in the heart of oakland. but recent attacks on businesses and pedestrians have caused foot traffic to wane, business owners say, with many stores shutting down early each day since the pandemic began and racist verbal and physical assaults on asian-americans grew. >> it's just disappointing. this is our country, you know, this is where we grew up. >> reporter: so 59-year-old david wan an oakland native and financial services professional decided to do something to protect members of his own community. becoming part of a group to help restore a sense of safety along these iconic blocks. >> we want to make shoppers in the area feel safe and we want to make, you know, business
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owners feel safe also. >> reporter: this all volunteer foot patrol fans out across the neighborhood seven days a week. >> probably two thirds of the walkers are, you know, ladies in their 60s and early 70s. probably the average age is probably 65 to 68 years old. we try to, you know, just show our presence to try to make sure that the individuals that might be out there, you know, don't try to commit any crimes. >> reporter: one study using police data from 16 of the nation's largest cities and counties shows reports of anti-asian hate crimes up 164% from the same time last year. the surge could be even greater because hate crimes against asians are often underreported. similar foot patrols have expanded to other cities including seattle and new york. in oakland there are now at least four different groups conducting patrols. >> at least on every patrol i've -- there are people that say thank you for coming down,
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you know, we wouldn't be down here without you. >> oh, yeah, it's really good, patrol, and most of the clients say that they feel safer to come in chinatown and to come for haircut or shopping. >> reporter: business owners tell us in a few months since the foot patrol started in february they have had a measurable impact. >> any problem we just call and they just come to help. so the customers feel more safe. so they just -- the business coming back. >> reporter: and the group wants to make it clear that they are not a replacement for police. their aim is to prevent crimes from taking place and when they do see something ugly happen to speed up the response time. you talk to folks around here, they seem to really welcome the additional presence. dan simon, cnn, oakland. the nigerian government is, again, searching for students kidnapped by armed gunmen. the latest attack happened sunday at an islamic school in central nigeria.
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police say band kids rode in on motorcycle shooting at random and killing at least one person. more than 150 children are missing or unaccounted for. a government spokeswoman says the school includes kindergartners, elementary and middle school age children and these types of kidnappings have become all too common in northern nigeria. a reuters talley finds more than 700 students have been ak ducted for ransom since december. the nhl held a moment of silence before monday's playoff game between the montreal canadians and the toronto maple leaves to mourn the 215 children whose remains were found buried near a former residential school. >> the affected families of the 215 children whose lives were taken at the indian residential
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school in british colombia. in honor and respect for the 215 children the toronto maple leaves, montreal canadians and the national hockey league invite our fans to join us in a moment of reflection as we grieve in humility, in solidarity with the first nation. all residential school survivors and indigenous communities across canada. >> canada's indigenous groups are calling for a nationwide search for mass graves at every former residential school site. paula newton reports on the growing demand for answers. >> reporter: the discovery last week was really left the entire country reeling and there have been memorials from coast to coast to coast. of course, what indigenous people want is more than just the memorials. in many indigenous communities they call it the nothing but it's not just a factor of how many bodies may be buried there
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in british columbia, 15 they climt now preliminarily but the fact that there were schools like this, well over 100 of them all over the country. the truth and reconciliation commission determined there were well over 4,000 children that had gone missing. the enormity of this really has been known for decades and yet not many governments have been able to act on it. justin trudeau said again that his government was committed to making sure that something was done here. he has certainly called all of this shameful and yet there has not been a lot of action. i want you to listen to the opposition leader and how emotional he got. >> we're going to fighter to justice for you. >> the federal government has to play a role in making sure that these families know what happened. these families know the truth. that these families can have closure and canada can confront the reality of this genocide.
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>> reporter: indigenous people's today still suffer so much discrimination, systemic discrimination across canada, something that the federal government also says is a reality. when we talk about justice indigenous people's tell us that, look, so much more has to be done when you consider the fact that even the vatican has not apologized for its role, many of these schools were run by the catholic church. this is what indigenous people want to get to and make sure that of course these families who they say their suffering was real, that it must be acknowledged and that they must have some sense of closure. paula newton, cnn, ottawa. next on "cnn newsroom," international athletes have begun to arrive in japan for the tokyo games, but with the country battling a fourth covid wave there are a lot of questions about whether japan is ready to play host. we will take a look. try our new scented oils for freshness that lasts. crafted to give you amazingly natural smelling
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well, two of the greatest of all time take to the court at the french open, plus another basketball fan takes things too far. patrick snell has our minute in sports. >> we begin this tuesday with all the fallout from naomi osaka's decision to withdraw from the french open. the japanese superstar who was find $15,000 for not doing a media press conference citing mental health reasons revealing she suffered long bouts of depression since winning the u.s. open in 2018. serena williams through to round two but over after a bit of a scare after she overcomes romanian bagu. another of the sports greats, roger federer returning to grand slam action for the first time since last year's aussie open. the swiss impressive in beating istimin. here in the u.s. another case of fans behaving badly, a man
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running on to the court after the wizards game against the 76ers. tackled by a security guard and dealt with by authorities. sergio cuero is to join barcelona after a decade in manchester city. 52 days and counting until the start of the tokyo games olympians have begun to arrive. the australian women's softball team, the aussie spirit, flew in just a few hours ago. they are among the first international athletes to travel to the games since the pandemic forced its delay. meanwhile, japanese media reports spectators maybe required to have a negative covid test in order to attend the games. let's turn to cnn's blake essig in tokyo covering the count doun to the olympics for us. the australian softball team arrived 52 days before the start of the games.
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how will they stay safe in the midst of rising cases there in japan? >> reporter: for the next six weeks the softballers from australia will be spending all of their time between the team's hotel just outside of tokyo and a nearby training facility. that's it. they will have some interaction with the local community but it will all be virtual. this is great news of course for all those hoping that the games do actually take place this summer. the south sudanese track and field team who have been here since the pandemic began they are the first team to arrive. further sending the message that these games will go ahead just as the ioc and japanese government have been saying for months. the team from australia has been fully vaccinated, starting today the vaccine rollout from japanese athletes officially got under way. current more more than 2.5% of japan's population is fully vaccinated. medical workers and people over the age of 65 are eligible for a
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vaccine. in an effort to reduce the burden on local government and speed up japan's vaccination program, vaccinations will start being offered in workplaces and universities. the decision to vaccinate athletes ahead of people who might be considered higher risk isn't sitting well with some medical professionals. one infectious disease specialist told me that holding the olympics is like holding a festival in the middle of a disaster and said vaccines should not be given to host an event, instead should be given to save lives. the ioc says 80% of the people inside the olympic village will be vaccinated but that doesn't include the roughly 78,000 foreign delegates expected to travel to japan for the games no. word on where they're going to stay or whether they will be vaccinated. assuming the games do happen we know that there will be no foreign spectators allowed to attend but according to local media who are citing unnamed sources olympic organizers could allow spectators into venues with proof of a negative vaccine test. olympic organizers maintain that
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the official decision spectators will be made sometime in june. >> negative covid test there. all right. thank you, blake essig joining us live. appreciate it. greece puts its vaccination efforts into overdrive. it's all in an effort to attract tourists in the coming months. their plan for a covid-free get away when we return. now you've . and it's building up in your septic tank. but monthly usage of rid-x is scientifically proven to break down waste. maintain your septic tank with rid-x.
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greece is quickly working to vaccinate as many people as possible before the summer tourist season gets into full swing. the goal is to have covid-free islands in an effort to make travelers feel more confident in booking trips. cnn's sam kiley has our report. >> reporter: not exactly the modern temple to afro deity that mick a lows has the reputation for. the party island is barely waking up two weeks after the tourist season was declared open. many shops shuttered but others are getting a makeover. plans to create 80 covid-free islands is getting under way. it's the centerpiece of
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operation blue freedom. before the pandemic a fifth of the population was employed in the industry which generated 18% of gdp. with u.s. visitors being greece's biggest spenders athens is banking on a summer surge in american visitors and u.s. airlines are increasing flights to greece this year from new york, chicago, philadelphia, newark and washington, d.c. the key is an aggressive vaccination campaign to jab every island resident by the end of june. so visitors can come if they've been vaccinated themselves, survived infection or have a negative pcr test. >> it's a covid-free island and we wait all the tourists to arrive to enjoy the beaches, to enjoy the life. >> reporter: getting that done may rest on ending nationwide regulation that is ban music and crowds. a heart doctor, also owns
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several night clubs and hotels. his clients call in with two questions, especially from america. >> first of all, we ask if we are all vaccinated and secondly they can really party on the island like they used to. >> so vaccine, party? >> yeah. that's the magic recipe. >> reporter: around 18% of greeks have been fully vaccinated. new covid cases are falling and deaths are about 40 a day. for now, though, the clubs are empty, only cocktail shakers generate any rhythm. potion to soften the blues. tourists are trickling back and they're doing their best to enjoy a beach without des bls of dance music but without half of the population vaccinated all eyes are turning to athens to let the fun begin in july into not necessarily that the tourists need to feel that safe in order to come and party and
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feel safe, you know, because, for example, last year people were ready to party, it was hard for us to enforce the rules on them, but i think we're all trained now, us, the clientele, the personnel, everyone so i think, yes, this is going to be a better summer. >> reporter: there is a lot of talk about how the vibe won't get going until the loud music starts, but for the more mature traveler that can only be a relief. sam kiley, cnn, mick a knows. >> tough assignment for our sam. stunning footage out of iceland to share with you of a drone crashing straight into an erupting volcano. it coasts towards the crater then straight into the bubble hot lava. the volcano is 25 miles outside iceland's capitol and has been spewing lava since march. this is the first eruption the
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