-- fukushima. never d'okovic says it is too — things? -- fukushima. too not i things? -- fukushima. never d'okovic says it is too hot and h things? -- fukushima. never d'okovic says it is too hot and asked _ says it is too hot and asked officials to reconsider at the start games. notjust elite athletes but even schoolchildren during sporting activities usually suffer from heat stress and some even die during this period. we have been speaking to tennis coaches about what measures they take but it is not like schoolchildren who can take a break and decide not to practise, it is an olympic where the athletes will have to compete in this heat. they have been concerned about why the games have had to be held injuly and august instead of cooler months like october for example when in the 1964 games were held in tokyo but it has to do with the calendar with a gap between july and august went basketball, baseball and all the other sports, especially american networks want to cover. as it will get hotter, there will be fewer and fewer cities actually able to

in particular in fukushima where cases are steadily increasing. unlike if tokyo where health and safety is the primary focus, there is a lot of disappointment. especially in fukushima among the people who are really hopeful this would be a big boom for the economy. they were expecting thousands, tens of thousands of people to come in for the baseball and softball events and help really show case what fukushima has become after ten, after a decade since that nuclear fallout from the earthquake and tsunami march 11th, 2011, that just devastated the area. a lot of recovery has taken place. still a long way to go but the people this fukushima are looking forward to highlighting what has been done since. >> all right. thank you so much. >>> with case numbers in nearly every u.s. state are soaring due to the highly infectious delta variant. just have a look here at this map. it shows the cases week over week. the dark red shows cases where state levels are up 50%. new cases are up 300% since early july in los angeles. and there are now mask requirements

we dave zirin and i want to fukushima in july 2019 and we talked to journalists and elected officialseople on the ground in fukushima, they said that recovery games mantra was annoying and in fact offensive to them. they told us how the cranes and other items that would help them recover in fukushima were being transferred to tokyo. and since then, it is been one debacle after another. the cost of the tokyo olympics have skyrocketed. in the bid documents, it was supposed to cost 7.3 billion dollars. today, it is close to $30 billion. almost four times the original price tag. you also have the militarization of the public sphere. if you look at the olympic stadium, it looks like some sort of demilirized zone with huge fences that prevent everyday people from getting even close to the stadium. what we have seen in tokyo in a lot of ways is a nice example, powerful example -- you know, what happens with the olympics when political elites have them come to your city. it disrupts everything. there are long-term problems that come with it. amy: we will talk about some of the amazing athlete

..to, as you know, they would point to fukushima in the more recent past injapan, and they would sayit goes wrong, threatens the lives of millions. what is much more insane is that when the word �*fukushima' is mentioned, most people everywhere now think of a nuclear accident that killed a vast number of people. and this is ridiculous. it was a tsunami — one of the worst tsunamis for a long time. it so happened that a nuclear power station was disabled by the tsunami, but that is all. mmm. it wasn't a nuclear accident. you've described humanity's failure to really embrace nuclear power as a "massive act of planetary self—harm". yes. but you're not winning that argument. have you conceded that you probably will never win it? i'm not sure about that. i think that when the burning of fossil fuels really becomes untenable because it's doing so much damage and it's shut down, they've got to get the energy from somewhere if we're to survive and they'll have to look again at nuclear and start saying, "oh, well, of course, it really hasn't killed many people, has it?" mmm. you have looked at

and because people are quite sensitive over the origin of ingredients, such as those from fukushima, certainly the team members are all in favor of the special menu. because they screen the ingredients, i prefer a more of this as i think it's safer. but the food program has irritated many in japan, which insists all its food is safe. given the long and troubled relationship between japan and south korea, it doesn't take much to bring goals animosities to the surface. and the lympics is offered ample opportunity to do just that. starting with the torch relay months ago, the official map of japan with the relay route showed a tiny group of islands which are disputed by the 2 neighbors as being japanese known as dr. in south korea, a banner proudly proclaiming them to be korean, hangs prominently opposite the japanese embassy. and so before south korea is winter olympics in 2018. the same islets were initially shown as being part of the korean peninsula than a possible bridge. building visit to tokyo by south korea as president moon jane was ruled out amid a contract to see over insulti

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it is not just about athletes achieving their dreams but also those farmers of fukushima having thatariko oi, thank you for joining us. you will be with us over the coming hours early on a sunday morning. for more on the olympics go to the bbc news website. you can keep up to date with the full schedule, and take a look at the current medal table. go to bbc.com/news and follow the links. i have a monitor here, i could see the skateboarding in action. plenty of tumblers, thrills and spills. it is one of the new sports. we will also have surfing on the way. the serving is about 1.5 hours away east of tokyo out of the beach. we will have plenty more to talk about in particular those two spots because it is quite interesting for the future of the olympics how they go. thousands of people in the western united states, are spending the weekend in evacuation centers, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 states have burnt around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the dixie wildfire, california

cnn's blake essig joins me live this hour from fukushima. worrying speed of growth in the capital. what's the latest there where you are? >> reporter: you know, michael, the surge in cases not only in the capital but really all over japan at this point even though fukushima isn't under a state of emergency, cases here are increasing. and as a result, no fans will be allowed to attend the baseball and softball games scheduled to be played here during the olympics at the stadium, zuma stadium right here behind me. back in tokyo, covid-19 cases are also surging. just this past week, the daily case count hit its highest mark in six months. because of health and safety concerns these olympic games continue to be deeply unpopular with the majority of japanese people. the effort to cement a positive legacy and create an upbeat tone for these games through pre-olympic events like the torch relay hasn't worked. i spoke with people at a protest last night who told me it's not too late to cancel these games. they say long after the world spotlight has

at fukushima daiichi, the enormous waves washed over the plant, flooding the reactors and knocking out kept the reactor cores from overheating. lake barrett took us to a hill overlooking the reactors, where the radiation levels are still relatively high. so this is actually right where it all happened? the heart of the disaster, right here? >> barrett: correct. there's reactor number one, reactor number two, reactor number three. and when the earthquake happened, 100 miles away, these buildings all shook and these towers all shook, but the design was such that they were safe. but 45 minutes later, waves were racing in, tsunami waves, from the earthquake, and there were seven waves that came in at 45 feet high and put the station in what we call "station blackout." they had no power. and the cores got hotter inside, and hotter, and hotter again, until the uranium started to melt. >> stahl: how many tons of radioactive waste was developed here? >> barrett: probably 500 to 1,000 tons in each building. >> stahl: so how long will it be lethal? >> barrett: it will be lethal for thousands of

i think outside ofjapan, many people may associate that natural disaster with fukushima because of the place there. but— nuclear accident that took place there, but to actually lost the not -- iargest — there, but to actually lost the not —— largest number of people, more than _ —— largest number of people, more than 10,000 — —— largest number of people, more than 10,000 lives were lost, and this olympics is really supposed to mark— this olympics is really supposed to mark the _ this olympics is really supposed to mark the region's recovery from that natural— mark the region's recovery from that natural disaster, but, of course the pandemic— natural disaster, but, of course the pandemic and all these other scandais _ pandemic and all these other scandals have been dominating the news _ scandals have been dominating the news headlines, but fans here were definitely _ news headlines, but fans here were definitely very excited and hopefully they can watch some more action— hopefully they can watch some more action this _ hopefully they can watch some more action this evening. that is that

the big question is, how 10 years ago, shortly after the reactor accident in fukushima, japan, the german government decided to take all german nuclear power plants off the grid and switch primarily to renewable energy sources. german nuclear power will be down in 2022. but the dismantling process is a difficult one. the fuel rods need to be called for years to come, and some radioactive substances will have to be stored safely for thousands of years. at this point in time, there are only interim storage facilities. other countries are pushing for a revival of a controversial technology. after numerous accidents and old american nuclear power plants, the bite and administration plans to build smaller modern plants, france, russia, and china, in particular, also wants to use nuclear power to satisfy part of their enormous energy needs. the advantage, unlike combustible substances, like coal, natural gas or oil, nuclear power plants are largely c, o 2 neutral, and therefore more climate friendly, at least from this particular point of view. do we need nuclear power to stop global warming? a

now, the spectator ban covers competitions being held in fukushima.e island where the marathon and walk and football races will be held. at this time only a handful of events taking place in miyagi where they will allow venues to be filled up to 50% or a maximum of 10,000 spectators. essentially, these events have turned into a made-for-tv event. the excite doesn't exist here in the buildup to games. it's hard to imagine that anything is going to change with no spectators. perhaps the biggest impact will be felt by the fans excited to see the games in person. and nor the athletes hoping to feed off the crowd's energy. financially, the impact is minimal. revenue from the ticket sales would really only totaled $800 million. the big profits come from broadcast rights and sponsorships. sfie% of the ioc budget comes from media rights so it should come as no surprise, kim, to anyone, with billions of dollars on the line that these games will be held despite those health and safety concerns. >> all right. thanks so much for the update, blake essig in tokyo.

blake essig is live in fukushima near the stadium. >> reporter: good morning.n relationship with the summer olympics. it has only been included 14 out of the possible 27 times including the games here in japan. the sport was last voted out in 2005 by the international olympic committee in part because the game's best players don't participate. but now after 13 years, baseball is back. there is something about baseball in japan that is just different. here it is less about the game and all about the people. >> translator: baseball is people's life and passion. if there were no baseball, everyone would be depressed. >> reporter: rooted in japanese culture, the players on the field and fans in the stands each play an important role. >> translator: fans and spectators feel as if we are playing game with the players together. >> reporter: and that is the kind of connection that can help sooth the community in the wake of disaster. it is a role the semi pro red hopes have played since 2014. one that continues today. although it looks a little different. the coronavir

softball being played now in fukushima. in baseball making a comeback from 2008.hank you for being with us. 21,539 new cases of covid-19 in france over the past 24 hours. the prime minister has spoken of government concern, cases are up over 150% in the past week. this news comes as the health mask is brought into use enabling people to go to museums and theaters with proof of vaccination. two pieces of news that illustrate the opposing concerns of the time. a report from a famous landmark. >> the iron lady is off limits without a health pass. the new rules may not make vaccines obligatory, but they are a firm nudge. they must check that both employees and visitors are either vaccinated or have had a recent negative covid test. at the eiffel tower those without a pass can get tested on site. although it is no longer free of charge for foreigners. not everyone agrees with the new measures. >> they are forcing you to wear masks to do certain kind of things that some kind of impositions to. -- to you. to me, that are violations to your freedom. >> visitors also cute

and for the record, i was in fukushima outside the stadium over the weekend, i was not aware there were bears. >> well, you definitely have the most enlightening assignment of the morning for sure. nice job keeping a poker face as the sociologist went on and on about release. >> i was about to say -- this is about sex not sports. we learn things every morning. >> blake essig, thanks so much. >>> remember, the winter games in beijing are just months away. and the olympic committee wants fans in the stands from around the world. the top ioc official says that fans will be critical to the success of the event within limit of the chinese health authorities. >>> still ahead, a long time trump ally in hot water. why the former head of trump's inaugural committee is waking up behind bars this morning. hands feel dry? like sandpaper. introducing new dove handwash, with 5 x moisturizer blend. removes germs in seconds, moisturizes for hours. soft, smooth. new dove handwash. when you earn a degree with university of phoenix, we support you with career coaching, including resume building, interview

cnn's blake essig joins me, now, live this hour in fukushima. blake, good to see you. cases, still, rising with very worrying speed. what's the latest on that and -- and, you know, how the japanese people are feeling about this? >> well, you know, michael, even though fukushima isn't under a state of emergency, cases here are increasing. and as a result, no fans will be allowed to attend the baseball and softball games scheduled to be played at the stadium at the end of this road, behind me, during the olympics. now, back in tokyo, covid-19 cases are, also, surging. just this past week, the daily-case count hit its highest mark in six months. because of health and safety concerns, these olympic games have been, and continue to be, deeply unpopular with the majority of the japanese people. now, the effort by olympic organizers to cement a positive legacy and create an upbeat tone for these games through pre-olympic events, like the torch relay, simply hasn't worked. now, in fact, i spoke with people at an anti-olympic protest just last night, who told me that it's not t

cnn's blake essig joins us live from fukushima, japan.. i mean, this must be adding to already growing worries there. >> reporter: yeah, you know, kim, across the country right now, cases are increasing. and there was always the fear that the olympics would bring in potentially more cases. and, you know, it's small right now, but the numbers are growing by the day. now, even though fukushima isn't under a state of emergency, cases here are also increasing. and as a result, no fans will be allowed to attend the baseball and softball games scheduled to be played inside the stadium behind me in the distance during the olympics. back in tokyo. covid-19 cases are surging this past week. the daily case count hit its highest case mark in six months. because of health and safety concerns these olympics games have been and continue to be deeply unpopular with the majority of japanese people. the effort by organizers to cement the positive legacy and create an upbeat tone through events like the torch relay simply has not worked. i spoke to anti-ol

the host japan facing australia in fukushima, with a few staff and team members doing their best to created their way to an 8—1 went but for the organisers, civilly getting these games under way will be the biggest relief. a good win for gb, but a big shock for the united states. their incredible ali—match winning run is over after the world champions were beaten 3—0 by sweden. lina hurtig came off the bench to add a third for sweden, who knocked the usa out on penalties in the quarter—finals at the rio games five years ago en route to winning silver. and marta has become the first player to score in five consecutive olympic games. the 38—year—old brazilian got two in her team's 5—0 win over china. british shooter amber hill has withdrawn from the olympics after testing positive for coronavirus before her depature for the games. hill is ranked number one in women's skeet shooting and joins chile's taekwondo athlete fernanda aguirre and dutch skateboarder candy jacobs in having to pull out because of positive covid tests. the british olympic association says there'll be no replacement for h

opening the truculent excess action gets under way on wednesday as host japan space australia in fukushimance 96 that the ball hasn't kicked off in olympics. the top two from the group stage will contest the final in yokohama six days later, and victory will be even sweeter thanks to that 13 year gap. ahead of his fourth and potentially final olympic games, tom daley�*s been looking back at what he calls his rollecoaster life so far. the tokyo games offers the 27—year—old what's likely to be his last chance to win an olympic diving gold and as he's been telling our reporter nick hope, it's been a long held dream from childhood. my my coach came up to me, andy banks come in 2007 he said to me, do you want to try to try to go to the olympics in 2008? i was 12 years old, and i was like, yeah! the beijing olympics were crazy, something i never even dreamed up. i can remember standing on the edge of the board for my first dive, looking down and seeing the olympic rings on the bottom of the pool and thinking, "wow." it’s the bottom of the pool and thinking, "wow." �* , , , ., the bottom of the p

$81.00 after the murphy roll was invoked 1st, 2 days as a softball competition are being played and fukushima. the area devastated by the 2011 earthquake and synonymy, the opening ceremony will be held on friday. the women's football tournament is also underway, brazil be china. 5 now and great britain had its, you know, victory over chile. but the world champion us team has suffered their 1st loss in 45 games. sweet and repeating their victory from the quarter finals of the 2016 real games. i think 3 know that she's gone and done it again. ahead of the world health organization is in tokyo, and he says the games offer the world hope and unity the world needs. now more than ever a celebration of hope, the celebrations may be more muted this year. but the message of hope is all the more important may this games be the moment that unites the world and ignite the solely daddy t under termination, we need to end the pandemic together by vaccinating 70 percent of the population of every country by the middle of next year may the message of hope. we sound the sound from tokyo around the world in ev

, 8—1 against australia in the opening group game, taking place about 200 miles north of here in fukushimathey won gold beijing in beijing in 2008, 13 years ago since softball was last in the olympics. they will be hoping 0lympics. they will be hoping to potentially put on a good run there. women's football will also get under way. we have the world champions, usa, in action later and they would take on the team that knocked them out of the last 0lympics, sweden, so that is a bit of a grudge match! for many people it may feel quite nice that we are talking about sport because we do know these games are happening in the middle of the global pandemic and it has led to an awful lot of stress and anxiety and tension and nervousness around organisers, the government and the japanese population. we did have those messages today from the head of the world health organization who said the olympic games could be a celebration of hope, away the world could to move forward, amid safety forward, a m id safety restrictions forward, amid safety restrictions in order to keep media, athletes and of course

bar worker reina fukushima says she is about to be laid off. >> if our customers can't drink we can'tver our cost. the damage to our bottomline is serious. >> as olympic delegations start to arrive and handful of foreign athletes and staff test positive for the virus, many here are on edge, fearing a flood of mutant strains. a pub customer who gave his name only as masashi said he is frustrated. >> it seems like a state of emergency for the sake of the olympics. we should have locked down earlier like other countries did. instead we have muddled along through a third and now a fourth state of emergency. >> reporter: the near total ban on spectators at olympic competitions means that despite underwritings what has been called the most expensive olympics in history, most japanese will watch the games just like fans overseas, at home on their tvs. lucy craft, cbs news, tokyo. >> still ahead on the cbs weekend news, celebrating a presidential love story like no other. e stoverree like no other. but could your medication do more to lower your heart risk? jardiance can reduce the risk of ca

seen as a symbol of the nation's recovery nearly a decade after the fukushima disaster, when an earthquakebut by the start of 2020, another crisis took hold as coronavirus cases started to spread across the globe. shortly after the olympic flame arrived in japan came the announcement that the games would be delayed by one year >> for the first time in olympic history that we have to address such a postponement. >> reporter: as the pandemic raged on in japan and around the world. organizers moved forward with plans for a simplified olympics. with strict virus precautions. tokyo will host more than 80,000 journalists, officials and staff. international spectators are banned and most events won't allow domestic fans either >> it's a bummer for us not having our family there with us. >> reporter: more than 11,000 athletes housed in the olympic village will be tested daily >> so everybody can rest assured our first priority is safe and secure olympic games >> reporter: but the majority of japanese citizens are skeptical according to polls anti-olympic sentiment grew with a new wave of covid-19

justin, on the question we talked about fukushima, thomas mentioned it, that with a dramatic decisionclear explosion, the consequences and the fears of what might come. she immediately announced shutting down the civilian programme in germany. that had consequences. there was consequences and political ones because of that. it certainly has. it was very traumatic- forthe i'm sorry, yasmin, i will be a little bit critical of angela merkel. - all of these men. let's look at the statistics for nuclear power. - germany is second, the largest - nuclear plant and the well determine the world in terms of production, produced 11.5 terawatts _ of power and 2018. that is 1 trillion w, - huge amount of power. by comparison, all of denmark went to wind turbine, - they produce just a little bit more power. - what we are talking about is one plant is a huge supplier- of energy to germany. what does that mean? taking that out, it would now be closed next year. - it could've gone on for a few more decades. i people estimated to 2048. they are taking that component out of the power system. _ what does

softball team starting stronger, with games getting under way in fukushima, topping italy, 2-0 >> pureement excitement to finally be back on the stage and get it going for us >> reporter: with the opening ceremony two days away, japanese jets practiced writing olympic rings in the sky. and team usa chose its flag bearers for the first time, there will be two. baseball player eddy alvarez, who already has a silver medal in speed skating, and wnba star sue bird for you, what does that flag represent during this pandemic >> as an athlete, i'm always wanting our country to be better when i hold that flag, that's really what it's going to represent to me. >> reporter: but it's heartbreak for another american beach volleyball player taylor crabb testing positive for covid. infections here up 150% from last week. more than 1800 new cases on wednesday to stay safe, triathlete katie zaferes is training on her balcony in the athletes village. >> it's really nice to feel united with the other countries that are here, and just seeing everybody come together in a safe way during covid is really exc

that post their hosting would say to the world give the world a message that they had overcome the fukushima nuclear disaster, which frankly, they haven't. and also they were making a statement to the world that they've gotten over there. period of 30 years of economic stagnation, positive public relations knows that they were seat seeking will not be worked on. just a reminder that it really isn't made for tv event these days isn't at andrew that with us joining us from north hampton, massachusetts. thank you. my pleasure. francis president has called an urgent national security meeting to discuss the pegasus spyware scandal, and photos reports that remind your micron and several government ministers were targeted for phone hacking by an identified moroccan security service. the morocco denies those reports from natasha butler now in paris. while french president, in my micro, held quite a lengthy cabinet meeting with his ministers to discuss these allegations that had merged earlier in the week. that moroccan intelligence services may have tried to target one of the french presidents mobil

hosts japan had the honour of starting things off in softball, which is taking place in fukushima.0 miles north of the capital here. the sport is back in the games for the first time in 13 years — and japan upset the americans back in beijing to win gold and so are the defending champions here. they're taking on the australia. they are leading 5—1 at the moment. that is in the fourth innings. i mentioned the tennis is taking place close to here — a few hundred metres over to my left. definitely one of the mostly anticipated sports, particularly for the hosts japan with four—time grand slam champion naomi 0saka taking part. now one player you'll also want to keep an eye on is america's frances tiafoe. the 23—year—old defeated the world number—four stefanos tsitsipas at wimbledon. laura trevelyan went to meet him at the courts in maryland where his tennis career started a triumphant return for america's newest tennis star frances tiafoe to the maryland courts where he grew up playing. he's the conquering hero after his shock win at wimbledon over top player stefanos tsitsipas in the

so the softball team right now is in fukushima.t a 3 and a half hour drive from where we are in tokyo. the soccer team has already played box and get started this weekend. so a lot of athletes just logistically can't make it there. and then when you throw in covid, it's going to be much pare down ceremony. certainly from what we're used to. >> kron four's andrew martin live for us from tokyo. thank you so much. we look forward to your reports this week and enjoy yourself. why are there. >> well, forty-niners they have agreed to the terms with the all pro linebacker and a 5 year extension worth more than 95 million dollars with 40 million dollars. guaranteed. this is for fred warner. he said earlier today, this offseason that he wanted to be a 9 or for life. the former third-round draft pick was selected to the pro bowl for the first time last season after recording 125 tackles and 2 interceptions. fred warner is now the highest-paid linebacker in the nfl. >> i gears here take a live look outside downtown san francisco, not a cloud

the big question is, how 10 years ago, shortly after the reactor accident in fukushima, japan, the german government decided to take all german nuclear power plants off the grid and switch primarily to renewable energy sources. german nuclear power will be phased out in 2022. but the dismantling process is a difficult one. the fuel rods need to be cold for years to come, and some radioactive substances will have to be stored safely for thousands of years. at this point in time, there are only interim storage facilities. other countries are pushing for a revival of the controversial technology. after numerous accidents and old american nuclear power plants, the buying, the ministration plans to build smaller modern plants, france, russia, and china, in particular, also wants to use nuclear power to satisfy part of their enormous energy needs. the advantage, unlike combustible substances, like coal, natural gas or oil, nuclear power plants are largely c, o, 2 neutral, and therefore more climate friendly, at least from this particular point of view. do we need nuclear power to stop global wa

hosts japan had the honour of starting things off in softball, which is taking place in fukushima aboutt time in 13 years, and the japanese women got off to the very best of starts as in beijing the japanese women won. and the japanese women got off to the very best of starts by beating australia 8—1. the olympics don'tjust inspire the athletes themselves. artists too are getting in on the action, with one group celebrating the different countries and cultures in a uniquelyjapanese way. sofia bettiza has this report. music plays. anime characters of samurai warriors, each of them representing a country that's going to compete in the olympics in just a few days. it's the work of a group of artists in japan. translation: our pro'ect is about connecting i different countries. i'm really excited about the games. i've watched every olympic since i was a little girl and i'm so happy thatjapan is hosting it. first, they research the history and the meaning of a country's flag. for example, the mexican flag has an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake — so they've incorporated all those elem

the japanese prefecture fukushima as follow killing banning fence from its limpid venues which was host 7 softball and baseball games. but clearly, many in japan would prefer they were no events at all with the surgeon current of our cases. these protesters in tokyo and saturday, were calling for the games to be cancelled. there were 5 hotel where the international olympic committee president thomas buck its thing and taunted no more olympics and was just 2 weeks ago. now. some of the biggest names in athletics seem to be hitting for me and just the right time. several gold metal containers impressed at the monaco diamond league last major meet before the games begin. david stokes reports 8 days after breaking the world record constant for home when again in the 400 metre hurdles this time setting a new meeting record in monaco. the norwegian all set for tokyo show down with america's right benjamin who was also and beaten this year. no shopped there, but there was an upset in the mens 100 meters. gold metal favorite treyvon per male was beaten for the 1st time this season. upstaged by

more olympic venues will be without fans after organisers announced that events in fukushima and sapporoyo leading to a state of emergency in the japanese capital, there was hope that some sports being held further afield could host spectators. but baseball in fukishima and football in sapporo will not be allowing any fans in. now to the tour de france. and bauke mollema has won stage 1a with a fine solo ride. the dutchman broke free from the lead group with 26 miles to go on a lumpy stage into quillan and held on to take the victory. canada's michael woods replaces nairo quintana as the leader of the king of the mountain's competition, while slovenia's tadej pogacar retains the overall lead. we're going to finish where we started, back in london, and the second one day international between england and pakistan at lord's. rain reduced the match to 47 overs a side. england managed just 2117 all out, with phil salt and james vince both making half centuries. in the last few minutes, pakistan have been bowled out for 195. england winning by 52 runs. there's more details on that story and o

the big question is, how 10 years ago, shortly after the reactor accident and fukushima japan, the german government decided to take all german nuclear power plants off the grid and switch primarily to renewal by energy sources. german nuclear power will be phased out in 2022. but the dismantling process is a difficult one. the fuel rods need to be called for years to come, and some radioactive substances will have to be stored safely for thousands of years. at this point in time, there are only interim storage facilities. other countries are pushing for a revival of a controversial technology. after numerous accidents and old american nuclear power plants, the bite and ministration plans to build smaller modern plants, france, russia, and china, in particular, also want to use nuclear power to satisfy part of their enormous energy needs. the advantage, unlike combustible substances, like coal, natural gas or oil, nuclear power plants are largely c, o 2 neutral, and therefore more climate friendly, at least from this particular point of view. do we need nuclear power to stop global warmin

the big question is, how 10 years ago, shortly after the reactor accident in fukushima, japan, the german government decided to take all german nuclear power plants off the grid and switch primarily to renewable energy sources. the german nuclear power will be down in 2022. but the dismantling process is a difficult one. the fuel rods need to be called for years to come, and some radioactive substances will have to be stored safely for thousands of years. at this point in time, there are only interim storage facilities. other countries are pushing for a revival of a controversial technology. after numerous accidents and old american nuclear power plants, the bite and administration plans to build smaller modern plants, france, russia, and china, in particular, also wants to use nuclear power to satisfy part of their enormous energy needs. the advantage, unlike combustible substances, like coal, natural gas or oil, nuclear power plants are largely feel to neutral, and therefore more climate friendly, at least from this particular point of view. do we need nuclear power to stop global warmi

a grand slam. fukushima has followed toto in banning fence from its limping venues which was said to host 7 softball and baseball games. but clearly, many in japan would prefer they were no events at all. with the search in corona virus cases, these protesters in cocoa on saturday. we're calling for the game to be cancelled. they were outside the hotel with the international olympic committee. president, thomas, buck. it's staying with just 2 weeks to go. some of the biggest names in athletics seem to be hitting form at just the right time. several gold. busy medal containers impressed at the monaco diamond league. one of the last major meets before the games begin. david stokes reports 8 days after breaking the world record constant for home when again in the 400 metre hurdles this time setting a new meeting record in monaco. the norwegian all set for tokyo show down with america's right benjamin who is also beaten this year. no shopped there, but there was an upset in the mens 100 meters gold metal favorite treyvon per male was beaten for the 1st time this season. upstaged by fello