the ioc will discuss steps to prevent infection and cut costs. officials will come up with a final plan in september. tokyo's governor also said last week officials are looking for ways to streamline the games to cope with ththe virus. the head of the ioc's commission for the event john coates said last month that october will be a criticall time to decide whether the postptponed games c go ahead at all. >>> time now for world weather with our meteorologist sayaka mori. people in tokyo had a sunny but windy day wednesday. when will the rainy season start in tokyo? >> the rainy season will likely start in tokyo on thursday. that's tomorrow. the gloomy season has already begun in western japan. also saw the onset to the season two to three days later than normal. we've got lots of heavy rainfall on the menu for the west. for the next 48 hours, we may see up to 400 millimeters of rainfall. again, rain will spread towards the east starting on thursday. it was the last day before the wet period. tokyo had the high of 31.4 making it the warmest day of

athletes can remain neutral but can express views in post interviews or ioc media. they are working with athletes on potentially changing restrictions. the ioc has not given a time line on when the proposal talks will begin. >>> a live look for you at the bay bridge. you may want to get used to all electronic cashless, fasttrack toll lanes because they may be here to stay. governor newsom suddenly pulled toll workers on seven state owned bridges amid the pandemic. the chronicle is reporting there may be no turning back on that decision. the toll authority said that plan was already in the works but the ultimate decision may rest on how long the pandemic continues. >>> in sonoma county more wineries and breweries set to reopen their tasting rooms tomorrow. bars an clubs not included. changes take effect the same day governor newsom plans to officially ease more statewide restrictions. let's get a look at the forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall talking about the cooldown and some nicer weather this weekend. >> yeah, it's still pretty warm across the bay area. on

for athletes and spectators, we will continue to gear up for the games in close cooperation with the ioc, the tokyo organizing committee and the metropolitan government. >> tokyo officials reported 28 newly confirmed infections in the capital on thursday. residents are under a special tokyo alert meant to urge caution following tuesday's spike in cases. now across japan, more than 17,000 people tested positive for the coronavirus. over 900 people have died. >> aviation authorities in china say that they'll ease some international flight restrictions following us. pressure tactics. china curved foreign lights after infections earlier this year. the united states announced on wednesday it would ban chinese carriers from flying into the country because beijing barred american airlines. chinese authorities now say all international carriers will be allowed to operate one flight per week into a city of their choosing. airlines that have previously been allowed one weekly flight will be able to double their services provided they meet certain conditions but authorities say they'll monitor the

ioc president thomas bach said they've seen great progress in reducing the complexityy and costs, but he strtressed t th number of athletes would l like not be cut. >>>> our focus is and are the athletes. i thihink it would be the wrong end to start from if we would take a decision first to reduce the number of athletes. >> the olympics were originally scheduled to start negotiate but were postponed for a year due to the pandemic. now the tokyo organizing committee says its new top priority is providing a safe environment. officials say they'll consider talks with international sports bodies to help reduce the number of participants at the games. but the head of the committee insisted that calling off the games entirely is not on the table. >> translator: there has been no discussion whatsoever of canceling the games. it's not r right to speculate e discuss hypothetical scenarios. >> tokyo organizers say they aim to come up with a final plan for cost reductions in september. >>> the japan meteorological agency says the rainy season has officially started in eastern japan on saturday.

the ioc punishes athletes for protests of any kind. one of the most famous examples was in 1968 when san jose state students were expelled from the olympics for their black power salute.>>> the states largest police unions are now calling for national reforms and pledging to root out racist officers. in full-page newspaper ads the police unions from san francisco, san jose and los angeles announced a national reform plan which includes a database of former officers sta and an early warning system to identify officers who need more training and mentoring. it also includes ongoing crisis intervention and de-escalation training and a use of force analysis website.>> should there be more, the answer is yes. and i think there will be, but it is a good start to actually get to the table and start having this conversation with stakeholders. >> what they are doing now is stepping up and doing the things that those of us that are concerned about police reform have been pushing for. i do question their motivations, so, let's see if they will wal

organizers say they and the ioc have agreed to make the event even simpler. of been identified as potential candidates for a more straightforward gain. they declined to say how much would be saved in such a move, if any. the governor of tokyo says she is hoping to list the coronavirus alert from the cities, and moved to stage three of reopening, which would ease some business restrictions. she also told her she is not the possibility that the olympics could be canceled. she spoke exclusively to our colleague shery ahn. medium-sized enterprises, which account for 99% of companies in tokyo is essential to the recovery of tokyo's industrial base. they have been strongly affected by the coronavirus. many and various measures to support those. supporting the restaurants to begin delivery services. shery: you have also talked about building tokyo's wall street, right? whate are really curious is happening on that front, whether you are trying to attract hedge funds from other financial hubs, like hong kong. in asia, tokyo is one of the biggest headquarters, financi

but across the ioc from italy, greece has had only 3,000 cases. what did that southern european nation do right? i will talk to the prime minister. >>> finally, it's graduation season on the internet, at least. i'll give grads my thoughts and share some of the smartest i've seen. >>> but first, here's my take -- in much of the developed world the covid curve has flattened. but this obscures a tragic reality. the second phase of the crisis has begun as the virus is spreading to the developing world. 11 of the top 12 countries with the largest number of new confirmed infections are now from emerging economies led by brazil, india, pakistan and chile. the resulting devastation will likely reverse years, if not decades of economic progress. for a while it appeared that the developing world was being spared the worst of the pandemic. according to a brookings report, as of april 30th, with 84% of the world's population, low income and middle income countries were just home to 14% of the world's known covid-19 deaths. this can be explained in part by lac

organizers say they and the ioc have agreed an approach to make the event more simple.y say more than 200 subjects have been identified as potential candidates for a more straightforward game. they declined to say how much expenditure would be saved in such a move, if any. north korea is ramping up pressure on the west with the state news saying the u.s. is being told to stay out of in korea issues. the report comes amid rising tension between pyongyang and seoul. the north has refused to answer calls that their shared liaison office saying it has cut communications with the south. oul'sngton has rejected se calls of easing of sanctions on pyongyang. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. am karina mitchell. this is bloomberg. shery: treasury secretary steven mnuchin says the u.s. needs additional fiscal stimulus, particularly for businesses struggling to reopen from virus related closures, even as he says the economy has started to recover. >> i think we are going to n