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there is a warm glow at the ioc still on the sydney games.d games. of course, the gold coast in south—east queensland delivered the gold coast commonwealth games only a couple of years ago and many of australia's top olympic athletes are from brisbane and the surrounding area. just one more olympic news line to bring you. organisers of this summer's delayed games in tokyo have confirmed the torch relay due to start march 25th will go ahead then as planned. but they will now broadcast the event live to try to avoid large crowds gathering and warned they will temporarily suspend the relay if if big gatherings are spotted on the streets. a painting by vincent van gogh at a key point in his career has been unveiled to the public in paris, after a century in private hands. the street scene in montmartre was painted in 1887 as his style was exposed to the influence of impressionists. lucy williamson reports. as debutants go, this one is older than most — revealed to the world for the first time today after more than a century in a family home. mont

and the ioc says its favourite choice to host the 2032 olympics is brisbane in australia. and welcome. european leaders are meeting later on thursday to work out how to speed up the roll out of vaccines across the continent. the eu's vaccination rate is lagging significantly behind that of the uk and us. the united kingdom is ahead of european countries by some margin. since the eighth of december when vaccinations began, 27.34 people in every hundred have received the jab in the uk. in spain, 6.77 in a hundred have been vaccinated. in germany, the figures is 6.41. italy is not far behind with 6.12 per hundred people. and france has only vaccinated 5.66 people per hundred in the population. a few countries are now reporting that some are reluctant to take the british astrazeneca vaccine, after states including france and germany made the decision not to use it on older patients. here's our europe correspondentjean mackenzie. none of the key they have planned for. inside, chairs sit empty. belgium's largest vaccination centre finally opened last week but there is barely a p

, what they ioc could offer them. host commission was established to look in more detail at the cities, and recommend one of them to be the preferred candidate. they have said that brisbane is that city. ♪ ros: we are here in the bbc news room. our lead story is the ghana -- that ghana has received the first covid-19 vaccines through the w.h.o.'s covax scheme, designed to help distribute doses fairly around countries around the world. now, let's turn to the u.k., and initiative that is causing a lot of debate and strong feeling at the moment. the country charts out of lockdown. schools in england are back, fully open for next month. there is one new rule inside the classroom. >> as part of our guidance, that people should be wearing masks and teachers can also be wearing masks as well. ros: that means masks in lessons, all day. as you watch that, you could be thinking back to boris johnson in august when he talked about mask squaring in school corridors. >> not in the classroom, because that is nonsense. you can't tea

most of the ioc's long—term basis.re for any unforeseen incident that would destabilise the games. d0 incident that would destabilise the games-— incident that would destabilise the games. do you think it will no ahead the games. do you think it will go ahead as — the games. do you think it will go ahead as planned _ the games. do you think it will go ahead as planned in - the games. do you think it will go ahead as planned in july? l the games. do you think it willj go ahead as planned in july? if go ahead as planned injuly? if so, how will they do it safely? this is the real concern for many businesses based in tokyo. the anti— 0lympic many businesses based in tokyo. the anti— olympic games sentiment seems to be hardening locally. sentiment seems to be hardening locall . . , sentiment seems to be hardening locall . ., , ., locally. the games are five months away _ locally. the games are five months away and - locally. the games are five months away and they - locally. the games are five months away and they are | loc

the ioc spokesman said it's a big issue. they need clear guidelines as to what's going to happen.plan that everyone has to fill out, a plan of where you're going to be and who you're going to be with for the 1a who you're going to be with for the ia days that you're at the games. so this will enable them to trace exactly who should be isolating and where they should be isolating if or when somebody tests positive. sounds ve sterile when somebody tests positive. sounds very sterile indeed, _ when somebody tests positive. sounds very sterile indeed, but _ when somebody tests positive. sounds very sterile indeed, but i _ when somebody tests positive. sounds very sterile indeed, but i guess - very sterile indeed, but i guess that's the point. is there any indication that if the global threat from coronavirus relaxes over the summer at the vaccination programme is globally effective, but the games may look a little bit more free and interactive and fun? irate may look a little bit more free and interactive and fun?— interactive and fun? we would all love that. nobody _ interactive and

have derived a lot of confidence from the plans that have been put in place, countermeasures as the iocyo organizers like to call them. they are borrong a lot from what we have learned over the course of the last year in professional sport, about how sport can be staged and conducted in a safe manner. we will listen to our chief medical officer as we plan for tokyo, as we plan for july, and the health and safety of our team and canadians is paramount. katty: do you think you are going to be able to send athletes who are not vaccinated by the summer? >> we absolutely not only think that we can sd athletes that are not vaccinated, we are planning for it. the vaccine situation in canada is such that only 1.6 million canadians so far have been vaccinated. we are still vaccinating the most vulnerable and frontline workers. our position and the position of virtually every canadian athlete is that we need to wait our turn. we think the most responsible thing to be doing is to be planning on an assumption that we are not vaccinated, and that is how we are going about our business. katty: you wo

the ioc gets an enormous amount of money for the u.s. tv rights and we need to show nbc and the ioc that those rights will be worth it if they insist on acting as as ccp promoter. her legitimize her. allowing china to become the world's most powerful country was a catastrophic failure of u.s. policymaking with lame for everyone for george hws to book joe biden. but if we want to remain independent ourselves, we americans are going to have to get used to the idea of sometimes being a lonely beacon for freedom in the world, a world dominated now by dictatorships and technocrats. the 2022 olympics would be a good place to start. that is the angled. joining me now, former secretar of state mike pompeo. secretary pompeo, why should th world community honor beijing with its presence? >> laura, thank you for having me on. that was a pretty good catalogu of what is taking place with th communist chinese party today. we shouldn't honor them with this spirit indeed, president biden takes about wanting to lead coalitions, that's a wonderful place t

the ioc gets an enormous amount of money for the u.s.nd we need to show nbc that the rights will be worthless if they insist on acting as ccp promoter and legitimize her. allowing china to become the most powerful country was a catastrophic failure of u.s. policymaking with blame from everyone from george w. bush to joe biden. but if we want to remain independent ourselves, we americans will have to get used to the idea of sometimes being a lonely beacon for freedom in the world. a world dominated now by dictatorship, and techno craft. for 2022 olympics will be a good place to start. that's the "angle." joining me now, former secretary of state, mike pompeo. secretary pompeo, why should the world community honor beijing with its presence? >> laura, thanks for having me. that's a pretty good catalogue of what's taking place with the chinese communist party today. we shouldn't honor the chinese communist party with this. indeed, president biden talked about wanting to lead to coalitions and that's a great place to start. we knew this kind

the coalition of 180 rights groups sent a let tore the ioc saying the winter games should strengthenna's government when it comes to crackdowns. one activist calls for countries including the united states to act. we'll be right back after this break. >>> coming up after nbc bay area news at 111:00, "california liv" followed by "access daily" then "days of our lives" at 1:00. tasha, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more? hmm. so what are you waiting for? hip hop group tag team to help you plan dessert? ♪ french vanilla! rocky road! ♪ ♪ chocolate, peanut butter, cookie dough! ♪ ♪ scoop! there it is! ♪ ♪ scoop! there it is! ♪ ♪ scoop! there it is! ♪ ♪ scoop! there it is! scoop! ♪ ♪ shaka-laka! shaka-laka! ♪ ♪ shaka-laka! shaka! scoop!. ♪ ♪ choco-laka! choco-laka!...♪ geico. switch today and see all the ways you could save. ♪ sprinkles! ♪ >>> do you have an idea that could really help others? we're giving out money through project innovation. it's part of a grant powered by the comcast nbc universal foundation. learn more about the program and

one of the things the ioc will face is can they get athletes into tokyo safely.that was clear in this playbook was that vaccinations will not be mandatory. given this huge divide that we have between wealthy and poor nations and the fact that athletes have been challenged when it comes to training during the pandemic, will this widen the gap? >> it has the potential to do that. you would hope it would not and i would think with the elite athletes they will be doing everything they can to make sure they will be there. they have trained all this life for this moment and they do not want to be taken away from them. what they do not know is that they get there and into the setting safely and not be at risk at any point during that journey. shery: what does it mean -- right now what we do not have clarity what it means for spectators. will this be a fan list -- fanless olympics and what would be the benefit of tokyo holding the olympics without anyone coming from overseas to watch it be? >> it will still be great because games will be televised and that is where the l

the soaring celebrations >> house and safety is the priority of the olympics games >> reporter: the ioc publishing a covid play book. vaccines won't be required but everyone arriving at the airport must present a negative test then get tested again at least every four days after, athletes won't be required to quarantine but movements will be severely restrictedsptation and the approved days, they locations. there will be temperature checks during competitions, they'll have to avoid high fives or handshakes clapping is okay but chanting and singing are discouraged. >> we'll go with it day by day >> reporter: tonight still no decisions about whether plans decisions about whether fans will be allowed. tonight the head of tokyo's committee is under fire for making comments reportedly suggesting women speak too much at meetings. >> keir simmons. >>> two black american athletes raised fists in protest of racial inequality. one man from that iconic image comes together with a sports star from the younger generationac history month, "change makers." >> reporter: calls for justice more than a ha

just recently john coates, the ioc president, sat down with sky news, a cnn affiliate, to talk aboutaybook and what it might entail. >> they must undertake testing, saliva and nose, within 72 hours of traveling to tokyo like we did in australia. they'll be tested on arrival. they'll be tested and if they continue to be negative, every four days. >> reporter: specifically four athletes, their movements will be restricted. they will be transported to and from their venue for training and competition but that's it. they're also only expected to be allowed to show up five days before their event and then they must leave within two days of their event completing and the effort behind that is to make sure that there are as few people as possible in the athletes village at any given time. now as far as spectators are concerned, a decision on that isn't expected to be made until sometime in march or april, rosemary. these summer games will look very different than the past. >> blake essig, thank you for bringing us up to date on that. >>> still to come, the latest trading frenzy on wall stre

state of queensland hosted the commonwealth games three years ago, and brisbane was praised by the iocr. you can get more on that on the bbc sport website, but that is all your support for now. hello. we have some extreme temperatures and into the northwest of europe as well. the more unusual that heat has been for this time of year. temperatures into the low 20s. for england, and has been coming up from north africa, which is why it's been particularly toasty. scotland and northern ireland, above average but the winds coming off the atlantic. not quite the toasty 18 we had today, and that's about 10 degrees above average. 18 degrees more often during the latter part of may or earlyjune, so it has been very, very warm for february. he remember that slightly less toasty air, that's going to be sweeping across much of the uk —— you may remember. eastwards across england and wales, showers following into scotland. across the east, we start off thursday with quite a bit of cloud, some outbreaks of rain, probably not amounting to too much. many of us will have a bright start with sunshine.

i think ioc should say to china, your athletes are not participating.ome back at us over the last few months, you're a fine one to judge given the racial riots and uprisings that you have had, recently pointing to the attack on the capitol saying you're hardly a bedrock for civility in your country. who are you to think of actions against us. what do you make of their turning it around? >> well china's is trying to overthrow the u.s. government and we know this they were actually inciting violence on american streets. they did this through the houston consulate. they did it through the twitter account of the china daily bureau chief in europe and they were also using twitter bots to encourage violence around the january 6th riot. my response, okay, we got a problem but you're inciting it. neil: so where does this go? i mean how likely is it that those games will be boycotted? a lot easier said than done to move a venue for games. every one would have to get behind that. so what does it look like for the 2022 winter games a year off? >> yeah. essentially

the ioc president thomas bach says it's almost a miracle china has managed to prepare for a winter games the pandemic, but sophie richardson of human rights watch, says the olympic movement needs to rethink. this would be a miracle. ending mass arbitrary detention, ending the devastation of cultural property, ensuring that decent human rights environments exist before a warning that government, really the propaganda of posting... this is not a rights friendly of environment, and i think commitments of the con john —— of the chinese government made is clearly not worth the paper they were written on. it's certainly going to be a controversial games — those allegations and questions over the environmental impact of the games — but preparations are continuing. among those hoping to compete are british mogul skiers the gerken schofields. tom and leonie could become the first british twins to compete at a winter olympics, and younger sister makayla is hoping to join them as well. they've been speaking to the bbc�*s olympic reporter nick hope. i'm 22. i'm his twin brother. i'm 21. no! i'm 22.

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he's been condemed by the ioc, sponsors, politicians and the public injapan for making sexist commentsd test against india which starts in chennai tomorrow. the england fast bowler�*s suffered an elbow injury. the ecb says its hopeful he'll be back for the third test in ahmedabad. and great britain's charlotte bankes has won the women's snowboard cross at the freestyle ski and snowboarding world championships in sweden — going one better than the silver medal she won in the us two years ago. and she couldn't believe it! now what do elland road, newmarket racecourse and lord's all have in common? as well as being top level sports venues, they're also vaccination centres. as more than ia million people in the uk have received their firstjab, grassroots clubs have opened their doors and offered volunteers. professional sport has also had a key role in the inoculation campaign as ben croucher reports. welcoming the public back for the first time since the start of the pandemic. winsport stands locked out these grounds have been dormant, but with a new nationwide roll—out of the vaccination

the ioc says the snow production capabilities of beijing 2022 have been developed according to the highest in the journal spot and society point out there is an unavoidable need for large amounts of water to fuel the snow guns. raising long—term concerns the winter games viability. during lgbt plus history month, we are celebrating the achievements of athletes, and the impact they have made beyond the realms of sport. billiejean king and martina navratilova coming out a0 years ago had a "huge impact" on support for the lgbt+ community in women's tennis. belgian couple greet minnen, who was beaten in the australian 0pen overnight, and alison van uytvanck, who plays tomorrow, spoke to our sports correspondent katie gornall. partners on and off the court. they may not be household names but they are trailblazers. in 2019 they were the first openly gay couple to play doubles at wimbledon. after nearly five years together they share the happy news of the christmas that they were engaged. ladle happy news of the christmas that they were engaged.— happy news of the christmas that they were engage

and the ioc says its favourite choice to host the 2032 olympics is brisbane in australia.

ioc, ipc tokyo 2020, the national tokyo government, all the municipalities, all of us are absolutelynd the olympic committee are now determined to go ahead with the olympics in some form this year, almost regardless of what happens now with the covid pandemic. the problem for them is that many, many experts and the overwhelming majority of the japanese public think that is a very bad idea. translation: i don't think so. covid is farfrom over and preparation to stop infection is not complete. translation: i don't think it's possible - to hold olympics this year. we don't know when the pandemic will end. i don't think it is manageable. there is record reports about the variant - on top of that, vaccinel roll—out will be delayed substantially injapan, all of which will lead l to a kind of suggestion that olympics will be really, - really challenging. over here is the corona area. this is the front line injapan�*s war against covid. last month, this unit was overflowing with very sick patients as japan was hit by a third wave of the virus. dr fujitani is now worried a new strain entering

and today the international olympic committe the ioc — announced the city leading the way as the favourited a report by the future host commission for the games of the 0lympiad. this commission recommended that two of the executive board to enter into a targeted dialogue with brisbane 2032. and the australian olympic committee for the games of the 35th 0lympiad. looking ahead to the next 0lympics. president biden has signed an executive order to prevent disruptions to the supply of strategically critical items such as drugs, car batteries and computer chips. deliveries have been disrupted by the pandemic and strained relations with china. mr biden said severe shortages should never have happened. the american people should never face shortages the american people should neverface shortages and the american people should never face shortages and the goods and services they rely on. whether that's their car to prescription medicines or the food at the locally delete not local grocery store. we shouldn't have to rely on a foreign country especially when that doesn't share interest to our valu

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ioc, ipc tokyo 2020, the national tokyo government, all the municipalities, all of us are absolutelynese government and the olympic committee are now determined to go ahead with the olympics in some form this year, almost regardless of what happens now with the covid pandemic. the problem for them is that many, many experts and the overwhelming majority of the japanese public think that is a very bad idea. translation: i don't think so. covid is farfrom over and preparation to stop infection is not complete. translation: i don't think it's possible - to hold olympics this year. we don't know when the pandemic will end. i don't think it is manageable. there is record reports about the variant - already circulatingi in the community. on top of that, vaccinel roll—out will be delayed substantially injapan, all of which will lead l to a kind of suggestion that olympics will be really, - really challenging. over here is the corona area. this is the front line injapan's war against covid. last month, this unit was overflowing with very sick patients as japan was hit by a third wave of the

his remarks have drawn widespread condemnation from the ioc, sponsors, politicians and the public injapan the delayed games are due to take place. i'll have more for you in the next hour. good afternoon, you are watching bbc news. we start with scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, who says scotland has seen a drop in coronavirus cases and admissions. she said they had vaccinated a record number of people in the 2a hours. record number of people in the 24 hours. . . , hours. the sacrifices we unfortunately _ hours. the sacrifices we unfortunately need - hours. the sacrifices we unfortunately need to l hours. the sacrifices we - unfortunately need to continue to make are slowing the virus down, looked on back is working. to win the race, ultimately, we need to get people vaccinated as quickly as we can, so i also want to give you an update on the vaccination programme. obviously, the bad weather has been a real concern for us this week, however, as of 8:30am this morning, i can tell you that 1,048,747 people in scotland have now received their first dose of the vaccine. that is an in

he later apologied and the ioc have now issued a strong statement, saying his comments were "absolutelyr now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport more now on the health secretary matt hancock's announcement of strict new border measures for england, to attempt to prevent people bringing new variants of the virus into the country. they include fines of up to £10,000 for those who fail to quarantine in hotels, and up to ten years in prison for anyone hiding the fact they've been to any of the 33 �*red list�* countries. mr hancock also said people arriving here will be required to take two tests. let me set out the three elements of the strength and end—to—end system for international arrivals coming into force on the 15th of february. this new system is for england and we are working on similarly tough schemes with the devolved administrations and working with the irish government to put in place a similar system that works across the common travel area. the three parts are as follows. hotel quarantine, testing and enforcement. first, we

and today the international olympic committee — the ioc — announced the city leading the way as the favourite olympiad. this commission recommended that two of the executive board to enter into a targeted dialogue with brisbane 2032. and the australian olympic committee for the games of the 35th olympiad. committee for the games of the 35th ol miad. ., ., ., olympiad. looking ahead to the next ol mics. looking ahead to the next olympics. vaccine rollout programmes around the world are beginning to offer hope in the fight against covid—19. but in asia, anxieties remain about how fairly the vaccine is being handed out. mccann worldwide is an advertising agency which tracks public opinion on issues like racism, trust in government and access to covid vaccines. alex lubar, is the head of asia—pacific for mccann worldgroup and can help break down some of the trends in asia. you've done a study has created this study. just talk us through the main findings that you found interesting. start us off with how big was your study, how broad was a?- start us off with how big was your study, how broad was

of tokyo, yuriko koike, has opted not to attend a meeting with the olympics organising committe, the ioc in the wake of derogatory comments about women made by tokyo 2020 president yoshiro mori, she didn't expect a contsructive outcome. mori has apologised after saying women talk too much because they're driven by a strong sense of rivalry, but there are still calls for him to resign. 97 volunteers have stood down in protest and the government has received over 11100 complaints. koike said she found it regrettable that he'd made so many people feel uncomfortable. facebook says it is "horrified" at the continued online abuse of footballers. it's announced tougher measures to tackle the issue, including disabling the accounts of anyone found to have repeatedly sent abusive private messages on instagram, which it also owns. lam i am horrified at the type of abuse that people, especially these footballers have to deal with on the basis _ footballers have to deal with on the basis of— footballers have to deal with on the basis of who they are whether the race, _ basis of who they are whether

the city's bid must still be approved by the ioc.they take place in paris in 2024 and then los angeles in 2028. the tokyo games still on for this summer. the torch relay set to begin one month from today. march 25th starting in fukushima, the site of the devastating earthquake in 2011. around 10,000 people are going to carry the torch on the journey. there will be pandemic precautions in place for torch bearers and fans. the tokyo games scheduled to begin july 23rd. the torch last summer -- last spring, i should say, laura, made its way from greece to tokyo. they never got to start the relay there. here's hoping it goes without a hitch this time. >> that's for sure, andy. thanks so much. appreciate it. >>> even with control of the white house, the house and the senate, democrats aren't acting like it. they don't seem to stay united and it's posing a problem for president biden with big implications for his cabinet nominees and four years of critical plans. ying. car vending machines. and now, putting you in control of your financing.

thomas bach added the ioc will continue to work hand-in-hand with mori's successor.okyo governor koike yuriko says the new president should be a leader who can send a message of diversity and social harmony. >>> a panel of experts is giving the green light for japan's health ministry to approve the coronavirus vaccine developed by u.s. firm pfizer and its german partner, biontech. the experts met friday to assess data from japan's own vaccine testing, clearing the final hurdle for the health minister to formally approve the rollout as early as sunday. >> translator: the vaccine was found to trigger antibodies at the same level as in europe and the u.s. in that sense, we can confirm its effectiveness. >> japan is the last member of the group of seven industrialized nations to approve the vaccine. frontline medical workers will be the first to receive shots starting from the middle of next week. next in line are the elderly with plans to start vaccinating them in april. they will be followed by people with underlying health conditions and workers at care facilities for

state of queensland hosted the commonwealth games three years ago, and brisbane was praised by the iocot lots of weather. different complexion to the weather throughout the day, misty damp and grey. heavier rain as well for a time working its way eastwards. much brighter elsewhere. lots of showers pestering the north and west. temperatures are down on those of recent days, but i think the sunshine will help. at a brisk wind in the north which will gradually than ease as we go through the coming night. it will be a lot colder. as thin client and down we'll get some chillier nights —— as things quiet down. by day, it looks drier and calmer with some spells of sunshine. this is bbc news: i'm kasia madera with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ghana receives the first delivery of vaccines — donated by richer nations to the poorer ones. healthcare workers will get the first shots. but while vaccine rollout programmes offer hope — in asia anxieties remain about how fairly it's being handed out. police in california say golfer tiger woods is 'lucky to be alive'

everything i get from the ioc says it will take place and i will be amazed if any overseas funds andd very much to specific areas only and there will not be that sort of three—week party which has been the case and they will be sent home as soon as the events are over and they cannot revel in the atmosphere. it will be a reduced olympics, and olympics are light but i think it will take place. light but i think it will take lace. ., , light but i think it will take lace, ., , ., light but i think it will take lace. ., , ., light but i think it will take lace. . , . ., light but i think it will take lace. . ., , place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally _ place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally turn _ place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally turn to _ place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally turn to the _ place. that is a sort of optimism. let's finally turn to the front - place. that is a sort of optimism. | let's finally turn to the front page of the ie newspaper which has a lovely picture of a busy seafront at southend in essex and in the south—east i

i have greathy the ioc has a responsibility. there's almost a year.n have these games someplace else. i'm sure we could find a nation that would love to hold it. that's the administration should be working on, working with the i.o.c. and partners to say enough. we're not going to allow this bad behavior to be rewarded by the privilege of hosting an international olympic competition. >> martha: interesting. you say no. pull out. find another place. there's been a lot of changes, a lot of reversals of the trump administration policies already including a member from the state department. which disturbs you the most? >> martha, i always want to give the new administration every opportunity to be successful but i've watched their refusal to engage with our friend and ally in israel. that is a warm embrace for iran when they signal that they're no longer going to partner with this democracy in the middle east. i regret that's the path they head down. the abraham accords are important for the middle east and important for america to grow jobs here. i regret

the ioc not doing much about it.more problem for the postponed tokyo games, which organizers are still trying to pull off in the midst of a raging pandemic. >>> it is 6:53. coming up next, a quick look at our top stories, including take two. more people are receiving their second dose of the covid vaccine. we'll have a live report on how far bay area counties still have to go to reach herd immunity. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> welcome back. a quick look at the top stories that we're following this morning, starting with the vaccine rollout. >> that's right. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live this morning looking at the ramp-up of second doses in the uphill battle bay area counties continue to face. bob? >> reporter: good morning. yes, we're seeing a small percentage of people who live here in the bay area, we're talking about 2% to 3% who have received a second dose. here's the breakdown by county, at least from the information we are able to get from the respective public health department websites.

the ioc, the international olympic committee, says it fully respects his decision to step down.ly covered comments he made about women in meetings and women who talk a lot. we quite like women who talk a lot on this program. coming up, we talk more about women in business. a caring company has made its 31-year-old female founder a billionaire. we have that story next. this is bloomberg. ♪ so you're a small business, or a big one. you were thriving, but then... oh. ah. okay. plan, pivot. how do you bounce back? you don't, you bounce forward, with serious and reliable internet. powered by the largest gig speed network in america. but is it secure? sure it's secure. and even if the power goes down, your connection doesn't. so how do i do this? you don't do this. we do this, together. bounce forward, with comcast business. whitney: i'm just so proud of our team for getting us to this point. they been really what drove this home. anna: that was the bubble ceo's -- bumble ceo speaking with emily chang talking about her business and ipo. she's become a billionaire. women make the first

one other athletics line — and the ioc has named brisbane in australia as the preferred bidder to hostome the first country in the world to get a shipment have of covid jabs from the global vaccine sharing scheme, covax. 600,000 doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine have been delivered to the capital accra, with the first recipients due to be health care workers. the covax scheme — which is planning to deliver two billion vaccine doses by the end of the year — aims to reduce the divide between rich countries and poorer nations unable to buy doses. thejohnson &johnson vaccine has been ruled safe and highly effective against severe covid—19, including against the south african and brazil variants, by us regulators. in a large clinical trials, the vaccine efficacy against severe disease was nearly 86% in the united states, 81% in south africa, and 87% in brazil. the uk has ordered 30 million doses — though it has not yet been approved by the uk regulator. let's take a look at how thejohnson and johnson vaccine compares with other vaccines. been it is made from a weakened version of a co

that echoes optimism from the ioc. a final decision is expected in the coming weeks.0 athletes with 4000 more at the subsequent paralympics. a new report from the federal aviation administration says space x went ahead with a december launch despite being announced a safety waiver. it ended in a fireball when the starship rocket crashed on landing. space x had exceeded the maximum it was permitted, but was turned down. that prompted the regulator to delay a january 28 test of another starship rocket. local news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am karina mitchell, this is bloomberg. haslinda: let's take a look at the markets, it's up, up and away. asia tracking gains in the u.s., which was up for the second consecutive day. retail trading frenzy collected. the focus returns to the prospect of stimulus. we have the asia index up by half a percent. citi saying it is growing concerns with earnings expectations. share prices may be ahead of themselves by about 10% in japan i

his remarks have drawn widespread condemnation from the ioc, sponsors, politicians and the public injapanfor people who already have the disease. effective treatments for the virus could help change the course of this pandemic from saving lives to reducing the pressure on the nhs. more from our health correspondent katharine da costa. research into treatments for covid is moving at incredible speed with more than 1000 studies around the world. most of the treatments being trialed for covid are existing drugs. they fall into three broad areas — antiviral drugs that directly target the virus and make it harmless. these include monoclonal antibodies that can be created in a lab to mimic natural antibodies. they're being studied to see if they could be used as treatments after exposure to the virus or as a way to prevent an infection. then there are anti—inflammatory drugs. these include several used to treat arthritis. scientists think they could help to calm the immune system and stop it overreacting and damaging the body. and there are other drugs being trailed that target complications fr

what a difference a year makes. 12 months ago, softbank's vision fund was losing billions and mush ioc'sy were scaling back. there could be a record quarterly. our reporter is on the line from tokyo. the earnings just over an hour away. what will you be looking for? >> we have a couple more hours to go before they land in tokyo. but you are right. the various softbank investments are the key focus. this company has pretty much completed a transformation from an operations company into an investment holding. they let go of sprint, the domestic telecom is listed. we are looking at two different players of investment. one is the division fund. it is much guaranteed to have a second quarterly record profit. doordash ipo alone will bring $10 billion in unreleased gains -- unrealized gains. another area is softbank trading in tech stocks in the united states, particularly netflix, facebook, amazon, that made quite a bit of news earlier last year. specifically the derivatives trading, which so far hasn't been going well and investors have fought back against it. whether softbank winds the progr

you doubts over the delayed tokyo olympics as the ioc and top sponsors tax sexist comments from a leading official. we get started with breaking out of south korea. we are getting the unemployment numbers for the month of january. the adjusted jobless rate coming in at 5.4%, which is a second month of gains for the unemployment rate and also coming after the rate was at around only 4.6% the previous month. 982,000 jobs were removed in january from a year earlier. is not surprising, given that we continue to see social distancing measures and south korea dragging the labor market, services, retail and hospitality industry. the january adjusted jobless rate coming in at the highest level since 1999, at 5.4%. paul: we just had the market open here in australia, couple of minutes of trading underway. a couple of big stocks to watch as well. here is sophie in hong kong. sophie: a modest gain for the asx 200 after resolve retreat from near one year highs on tuesday. the aussie dollar holding after the dollars appeal faded on u.s. stimulus hopes. we also have chinese inflation dated after we got