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i'm alison kosik in new york. ahead on "cnn newsroom," competitions at the 2020 tokyo games are in full swing. team usa gets its first covid as covid knocks out another top name in one sport. >>> covid cases are up and vaccination rates are down here in the u.s. i'll discuss the mistrust taking place in getting the vaccine. >>> major cities around the world are seeing protests like this over covid restrictions. we'll take you to france on what the protesters are demanding. >>> the u.s. has racked up its first medals at summer olympics in tokyo but not the only country adding to its tally. and a positive covid test taking out more big names from the competition all together. patrick snell with cnn world sport is standing by in atlanta with all of the latest competition. pat, let's start with another reminder about the clear and present reality of covid-19 at these games including how it's impacted one huge american star from the world of golf. >> yes, that's right, alison. one huge american name and one huge name f

i'm alison kosik, and this is "cnn newsroom."as won its second gold in the olympics and claimed medals in women's waste lifting and shooting. and iran has its first gold in men's shooting. even in victory the coronavirus is making its mark. athletes are under strict coronavirus rules, having to mask up in the medals ceremonies. and having to practice social distancing. despite all the coronavirus fears and anti-olympic protests, the ioc president says friday's opening ceremony was a moment of hope. not everyone agrees. will ripley reports. >> reporter: the official opening of the tokyo summer games, a ceremony that tried to look familiar but felt so different. hundreds of drones forming a global over the olympic stadium, celebrating one world united in sport under the shadow of a pandemic. the stadium eerily empty as flag bearers proudly represented their countries. cheering them on, a handful of visiting dignitaries, u.s. first lady jill biden, french president macron, among the athletes some familiar faces and well-oiled physiq

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i'm alison kosik and this is "cnn newsroom." here is a snapshot of olympic medals awarded so far in tokyo. china the most at 9, the u.s. at 8. the u.s. leads with five gold medals, japan with three and team usa with two. coy wire is following the competition in tokyo. americans used their advantage in the swimming pool to get on the board today. tell me how they did it. >> reporter: since munich, team usa was shut out of medals on the opening day of competition at the summer olympics. things changed day two. american men finishing one and two in the 400 meter individual med lay. chase kalicz wins his first gold and the first for team usa at the games in tokyo. he won silver in rio. when he was 8-year-old he was on a ventilator and feeding tube for eight months as he fought an acute disorder of the nervous system. c k k kalisz says fell sps like the g.o.a.t. >> i don't know if everything has sunk in yet, not being in the water, not competing. a lot of emotions ran through my body walking into the pool this morning, watching the f

my colleague alison kosik will have more "cnn newsroom" in just a moment.ity garden. i strip with the guys. i've been stripping here for years. i strip all by myself. i'll strip just about anywhere! i strip in half moon. i strip before take-off. breathe right strips open your nose for relief you can feel right away, helping you take in air more easily wherever you are. breathe right- strip on. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm alison kosik. ahead on "cnn newsroom," the u.s. breaks through. swimmer chase kalisz taking the country's first gold medal in the 2020 tokyo games. >>> the delta variant causing a spike in covid cases across the u.s. we take you to one of the hot spots, the least-vaccinated state, louisiana. >>> and thousands take to the street in countries around the world to protest tighter coronavirus restrictions

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