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it is jill biden's job to thank people. she's in a position to do it.tunate there being left with the options that they are. >> you bring an interesting perspective, thank you for sharing it with us. jillian: elsa turns deadly as the storm pushes up the east coast. janice dean tracking its latest path next. mexico lobbying to end covid restrictions at the border but can agents handle even more people as they battle the migrant crisis. brandon judd says ending the restrictions now would be another unforced error by the biden administration. he explains next. you mastered the master bath. you created your own style. and you - yes, you! turned a sourdough starter into a sourdough finisher. so when you learn your chronic dry eye is actually caused by reduced tear production due to inflammation you take it on, by talking to your eyecare professional about restasis®... which may help you make more of your own tears with continued use twice a day, every day. restasis® helps increase your eye's natural ability to produce tears, which may be reduced by inflammat

jill biden.t is such an honor, nea, to welcome to the stage a man that really doesn't need any introduction because we spent a great deal of time talking about him all over this country, all over this country. in just six months, he has kept his commitments. [applause] six months. his unwavering commitment to our students and to educators, to unions, to racial and social justice which we at the nea understand his education justice. [applause] president biden has demonstrated his unwavering commitment to the shared values that we all hold dear. freedom and fairness. equity and equality. it gives me so much pleasure and i am so very honored to welcome and introduce to you the president of these united states of america, president joe biden. [applause] pres. biden: hello, everyone. they tell me there are a few people out there watching. a couple thousand. look. before i begin my formal comments, as jill and your president spoke, it reminded me of two things. one is that because of your help, because

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. >>> president biden and first lady jill biden are heading to florida. the number of confirmed fatalities now stands at 18 with more than 140 still unaccounted for. cbs's laura podesta has the latest on the search and rescue operation. >> reporter: the death toll continues to climb in surfside, florida, now one week since the building collapse. >> it is with great sorrow, real pain that i have to share with you that two ilage d 10. >> rorthdrare fied as lucia and emma guara. the bodies of their parents were also recovered. >> given the unprecedented nature is a tragedy but the loss of our children is too great to bear. >> reporter: search crews continue to dig through the rubble hoping to find survivors. >> the chances are low. we do believe we can find life. >> reporter: rescue teams like indiana's task force one is headed to florida. >> will go down there in anticipation of relieving those working on the pile. >> reporter: today president biden and first lady jill biden will fist with the families of survivors and first responders. crews have managed t

the "associated press" reports first lady jill biden made a stop in alaska on her way to the olympics in tokyo. dr. biden toured the alaska native medical center in anchorage yesterday and met with medical staff. she then departed for tokyo where she landed earlier today. she will have dinner with the prime minister, meet the emperor, and attend tomorrow's opening ceremony. >>> the "san francisco chronicle" reports pacific gas and electric says that it will bury 10,000 miles of its power lines to reduce the risk of wildfires in california. the company's aging equipment has been blamed for several wildfires in recent years, including a fire in 2018 that killed 85 people and destroyed the town of paradise. an investigation is under way to determine if a pg&e power line caused an 85,000-acre wildfire now in northern california. the company says the plan would take ten years to complete and cost up to $20 billion. >> this is an undereducation that no one has. consider this an invitation to innovate. >> for years, pg&e had buried underground. >>> and "the houston chronicle" says 15 live af

jill biden hizo su primer viaje en solitario a japÓn y todos estuvimos pendientes de la moda que usÓ casiÓn, todo su guardarropas consistiÓ de prendas que habÍa utilizado previamente y no sÓlo en salidas familiares, sino tambiÉn en eventos pÚblicos. el vestido rojo de narciso rodrÍguez que utilizÓ en japÓn ya lo uso en junio del 2020 durante un viaje con el doctor anthony fauci a un sitio de vacunaciÓn en florida. el floreado que llevaba en su cena con el primer ministro japonÉs, tambiÉn ya lo habÍa usado en la cumbre del g7 el pasado mes de junio y el brandon, con patrÓn de lunares, lo usÓ en otra oportunidad incluso el atuendo que vestÍa cuando bajÓ del aviÓn, durante su viaje de regreso, ya se lo habÍa puesto una vez anterior. >> me parece muy interesante reciclar el vestuario. la primera dama es la imagen mÁs importante ahorita del momento en estados unidos. muchos la critican porque es cÓmo puede ser posible que la comparemos con michelle obama o nunca repitieran un traje, mucho menos pÚblicamente o en un evento o un viaje internacional. pero ella lo estÁ haciendo y eso me parece

president biden and first lady jill biden travel to surfside today to visit the scene of that deadly on four's reshad hudson joins us live now from washington with more on the president's visit was shot. >> what did mister biden have to say. >> good evening. grand vicki president biden in florida today announced that the federal government, we'll cover the cost of 100% due to that. a search and rescue effort for the first 30 days. >> the whole nation is reporting with these families. they see every day on television. going through. >> one week after the devastating building collapse in surfside, florida. president biden and first lady jill biden met with survivors and first responders. >> she doing here is incredible. >> during a briefing with florida governor ron desantis and local leaders. the president pledged the full response from the federal government. >> that's why we decided to cover. for example, 100%. the search and rescue costs for the first 3 days. governor desantis praised the federal government for its cooperation in assisting with we've had no bureaucracy descent us as

jill biden also made her way to "sesame street," new racial literacy targeted towards military families. >> i'm so proud i have a papi who served in the military. i am so proud that i am a mexican-american. >> if we see someone being treated unfairly, we should stand up for them! >> laura: was that supposed to be an accent, a hispanic accent? what was that? that was an adorable little green puppet. >> hard to tell which one was the pop up when you watch those split screens. >> laura: jill and antony should really their voice-over careers to the next level. they should tour with the puppet and leave politics and foreign policy to other people but this is unbelievable, "sesame street" senior vice president of u.s. social impact, whatever that is, if that is really a position, sold the initiative in a statement saying military parents and caregivers should help them become good citizens of the world by using the unique opportunity to talk openly about racism and celebrate who they are inside and out. now the biden administration is not only remaking the military, but also the family member

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jill biden leading the u.s. diplomatic delegation. organizers say the ceremony won't be flashy but a solemn and sobering show as the world continues to recover from the ongoing pandemic. so many negative headlines casting a cloud over these olympic games, but it's likely the resiliency and extraordinary talent of the athletes that will shine brightly over the next two weeks. that's if japanese and olympic officials can control that surge in covid cases. mona, andrew. >> all right, kenneth, thank you. >>> coming up later this half hour, the new olympic sports debuting at the tokyo olympics. >>> the pentagon confirmed new air strikes targeting the taliban in afghanistan. sport of forces as the u.s. troop withdrawal nears an end. officials say the goal was to destroy military vehicles and equipment the taliban seized from afghan forces. >>> mississippi formally asked the supreme court to overturn roe versus wade, one of several states that passed a law banning most abortions beyond 15 weeks of pregnancy, but lower courts blocked it from

. >>> moments ago, first lady jill biden arrived back in the u.s.the american delegation to the olympics. cnn's kate bennet has more on her trip to tokyo. >> reporter: jill biden is not the first first lady to lead the american delegation to the olympics but she is the first to do so in the era of covid-19. speaking, virtually, to a group of team usa athletes at the u.s. embassy in tokyo, friday, biden acknowledged the challenges. >> becoming an olympian is a rare accomplishment, in a normal time. but you did it, during a global pandemic. >> reporter: it is, also, not normal for a first lady to be alone in the stands, as biden was saturday taking in a women's basketball game, swimming, and part of the women's soccer game against new zealand. cases of covid are spiking in the host country of japan. tokyo is in a state of emergency. but biden was not deterred from her first-international solo trip as first lady. even as reports of athletes falling ill became more widespread. >> the president and the first lady felt it was important to have the delegat

jill biden arriving in tokyo in support of japan.o keep the olympics going, even before the games have officially started. as biden travels in, more olympic hopefuls are set to travel out after testing positive for covid-19. five athletes from team usa alone have been cut from the games due to coronavirus. kevin durant says he feels well looked after. >> usa basketball has made this experience easy for all of us, especially throughout the circumstances of covid and in japan where cases have risen. i think usa basketball is keeping us safe. nothing is safe when it comes to covid. around 100 people have come down with the virus as tokyo is reporting more than 10 times that number of cases each day. and if the pandemic wasn't enough to worry about, organizers are getting hit with another controversy, the director of friday's opening ceremony dumped from past remarks making light of the holocaust. i'd like to extend my sincere apology, she says. not what they needed after the opening ceremony. one person there is the person who lid the h

first lady jill biden will lead the opening ceremony of the opening olympics next week.not huge news, and we are often see members of the administration travel to the olympics, and this is a big deal this year because of everything that has happened with the pandemic in olympics, and spectators getting banned and et cetera, and talk about the messaging behind this and what it means that the first lady is flying solo on this. >> reporter: you might call her the cheerleader in chief. it comes as we witnessed the announcement from the tokyo olympics officials saying there will be no fans in the stands given the issue with the covid-19 in that country. the white house says while president biden himself will not go, the first lady, of course, she will be going and as she leads the delegation there they will continue to convey the public health guidelines as they relate to the essential travel. this is not the first time jill biden will make her way to the olympics, and she travelled with her husband in 2010 for vancouver in the winter olympics, there, and george bush was the

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jill biden. she is doing a great job representing our country at the olympics. working together, we came so far but we have a long way to go. covid has been so tough for so many families, the thing virginia out of this pandemic, we must take the opportunity to build a stronger virginians -- virginia. you deserve to know where i stand on the issues. that is why have i have released -- why i have released 140 page the policy plans. by working together we can and will come and i promise you we will create thousands of new high-paying jobs here in virginia. i promise all of you we will make sure virginians have great pay and benefits and we are going to get paid sick days there and the commonwealth of virginia and we are going to get family medical leave in the commonwealth of virginia, and i promise you i will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour within the next three years. [applause] i will not allow or tolerate pharmaceutical companies coming into virginia and ripping off our citizens. i will hold them accountable. i promise you i will invest in a record $2 bil

jill biden are here. they're here in south florida. they're getting briefed on this disaster. 18 people are confirmed dead. 145 others are unaccounted for. one week after part of this condo building, a huge part came crashing down. two children are among those killed. a 4-year-old and a 10-year-old. president biden is about to thank first responders. he will also meet with families of the victims very, very soon. cnn's rosa flores is with me here. she has more information on this breaking news. they were working so feverishly, searching, hoping, families were praying for miracles that loved ones were alive and in the last hour or two they announced it has to stop because they're afraid the remaining part of this hower could go down endangering perhaps or skbinjur or killing some of the rescue workers. >> you are right. very intense overnight when the monitors went off, they say there was a column dangling from the still-standing structure on the south side of the building and it was swaying six to 12 inches. now the concern was two-fol

. >>> new video just in to the newsroom, president biden and first lady jill biden are heading to florida and expected to meet with families. the number of confirmed fatalities now stands at 18 with more than 140 still unaccounted for laura podesta has the latest on the search and rescue operation. >> reporter: the death toll continues to climb in surfside, florida. >> it is with great sorrow, real pain that i have to share with you that two of these were children, aged four and ten. >> reporter: the children were identified as lou see why and emma guera. >> any loss of life, especially given the unprecedented nature of this event is a tragedy but the loss is two great to bear. >> reporter: search crews working in 12-hour shifts are hoping to find survivors. >> we hope to get it. >> reporter: rescue teams like indiana's task force one are headed south to help. >> pennsylvania, ohio, new jersey, they will go down there with anticipation of relieving those working on the piles. >> reporter: today president biden and first lady jill biden will go to surfside to visit the families and workers

the only thing saving them is jill biden's love of being the first lady and america's tara the thought of president harris. >> senator coombs made a big declaration about the january 6th commission. >> congressman consider would be a great addition to this committee along with congresswoman cheney. they would round out a bipartisan effort to get to the bottom of january 6th. >> two more democrats on the committee basically, on this issue. perfect. >> it is irrelevant to the democrats think should be on the committee. it has historically been the party that picks its own members. you cannot start to have the opposite party make the selections. it destroys the integrity of the committee. how can they see jim jordan, congressman from ohio is not qualified to serve on the january 6th commission but is qualified to be the lead republican on the judiciary committee, democrats get to see you can't serve on one committee they should see you can't serve on any. break congress's back entirely, destroy the whole institution if you go down that road. kevin mccarthy picks the members, not nancy pel

jill biden.nd she is doing a great job representing our country in the olympics, but working together we came so far, but we have a long way to go. covid has been so tough for so many families. we must take this opportunity to build a stronger virginia where every single virginian can thrive. i think you deserve to know where i stand on the issues. that is why i have released 140 pages of detailed policy plans so you know exactly what i will do as governor. we will create thousands of new high-paying jobs here in virginia. i promise you we will make sure virginians have high pay and benefits, and we will get paid sick days here in the commonwealth of virginia, and we will get family medical leave here in the commonwealth of virginia. and i promise i will raise the minimum wage to $13 in the next three years. we will reduce health care costs, and that starts by taking down drug who have raised drug prices. during the pandemic, they have raised prices on over 8000 drugs. -- over 1000 drugs. i will

tokio 2020 y los artistas invitaban al aplauso pero las gradas estaban en vacías, la primera dama jill bidenón de estados unidos y 8 de cada 10 están todos con sus vacunas. >> eddy Álvarez con su emoción y la familia viéndolo desde miami. >> verlo a él donde está el padre con dios todo se puede. >> los anfitriones mostraron su tecnología con estos 1800 drones. >> cerca del estadio muestra de algunos sectores desplazados por la pandemia y las olimpiadas. >> pero el mensaje de japón con miguel gurwitz. >> diversión, solidaridad, y un mensaje poderoso sobre lo que es capaz de generar el deporte, diversidad que incluyó a alejandro sanz es que e4stos son los latinos que compiten por américa latina. >> muchos entrenadores me fueron a felicitar y me dijeron es que me da mucho gusto porque te lo mereces has trabajado y te lo mereces. >> sentimiento que comparten sus padres. >> estamos contigo no pudimos y ya estamos nos dijeron pero no van a poder ir. >> otra de las mejores apuesta de latinoamérica la de colombiana mariana pajon. >> ella dará todo por ganar el oro es posible que lo tengamos y que la

hubieron 15 dignatarios visitando los juegos olÍmpicos, como la primera dama de estados unidos jill bideninaugurados oficialmente los juegos olÍmpicos de tokio 2020. >>> y por primera vez en la historia permitieron que los abanderados fueran un hombre y una mujer. >>> asÍ es. nesta parte de la luche por la inclusiÓn por primera vez hubo un abanderado hombre y uno mujer, tambiÉn en el juramento se cambiÓ para que lenguaje fuera inclusivo y lo leyeran dos miembros y tambiÉn jueces y ministros. >>> es parte de la historia de los juegos olÍmpicos en tokio, tengo entendido que la antorcha olÍmpica fue llevada por unos de los sobrevivientes de los ataques de hiroshima y nagasaji>>> asÍ es, fue un momento muy critico para la humanidad y hoy estamos viendo el resurgimiento despuÉs de la pandemia. >>> carlos yustie estas en vivo, son las 6 de la tarde aquÍ, alÁa son las 10 de la maÑana. >>> estamos en vivo para traerles a usted lo mismo de la informaciÓn de los juegos olÍmpicos de tokio 2020. >>> hubo eventos en el Área de la bahÍa y uno fue en san francisco y andrÉs brender estuvo allÁ. >>> los j

jill biden. take us inside and give us a flavor of what was going on. >> really this was extraordinary. i have never experienced this sort of engagement by a public official with people who are directly affected. and it was an open ballroom tables groupings and after making introductory remarks about his own personal experience with death and grief, which were very, very moving, he moved on to speak individually, table by table until everyone had had a chance and was satisfied that they had truly connected with the president and the first lady. >> so, in other words, he and the first lady actually spoke with every family member who was there who was gathered. they could say a few words about their moms or their dads, their sons or daughters. >> he immediately asked. he wanted to understand his circumstances. he shared his own stories of how he had coped with loss and grief. i found it very comforting, and i know they did as well. >> and you had never experienced obviously anything like this befor

they are a powerful wing of the democratic party and president biden and his wife jill, they have then lone wolves unions and jill is a teacher. and combine it, if you want to raise a generation of democrats, do it when they are young. pete: the "wall street journal" is right, they are late to the party like all of us are these unions have been woke for a very long time and captured by the left. the national education association went 100 years without being a union? it was a conservative organization. teachers basically give out scripture in pamphlets. then the unions took control in the 1960s, ultimately made them an arm of the democrat party and now critical race theory which was once taught as abstract marxist theory is front and center in our classrooms. that's how much they have a strong gel hold. brian: unmelting the pot. pete: unmelting the pot is a great way to but the it. ainsley: what do you make of them call it honest history. i'm fine with real history. i don't want my daughter or the children of america to learn that the color of their skin is going to dictate how they a

jill biden. that is not a bill you want to die on, critical race theory.try is against us by like 3-1. if the cia were to invent a way to assert destroy the country i would be teaching critical race theory and our schools. she is not a nice woman, first she's going to embezzle all the money that we gave them to not teach. i can't prove it, but we will next year when you see all the indictments because that's our track record. then she kicked out the kids ou of school. the entire year, and then now that they're behind, instead of catching them up, she is dragging them through the dirty racial butter. it's a shame, it's disgusting and the parents aren't taking i anymore. i've not seen the democratic party this coming discombobulated trying to defen something than what they're doing with critical race theory. usually they're really on message. this time there like we don't teach critical race theory, actually we do, we just teach i in colleges, actually we teach it in middle school it's a good thing, i can't find what it is, but it's good. >> it's not history

the americans in front of first lady jill biden. 6-1, with a big match coming up in australia on tuesday. as they seek their fifth olympic gold medal. >>> hears the vikings assistant before the team released him because he refused to get the covid vaccine. the league is taking a hard stand against players who opt out of the shop. any unvaccinated individuals will be fined $15,000 if they break covid protocol, including not wearing a mask. >>> happy 57th birthday barry bonds. fitting that his former teams play each other tonight. the a's lost last night in seattle. they threw five wild pitches in the game that caused them. the same two teams tonight. the losses can eat at a manager so how does skipper bob melvin handle it? >> it's friends reruns all the time when we've lost a game. that is basically all i watch. i've seen every one of them so i don't have to really process it too much. >> we were on a break, we were on a break! >> did ross cheat on rasul rachel or were they a break? don't get me started on that. yeah, i'm not going to go there. i do have some ideas on that but i'm not goi

jill biden landed in alaska before heading to tokyo she's scheduled to lead the u.s.ize errs h have not released very much information about the ceremony even though the venue will be largely empty. after a billion dollar make over to increase capacity, tokyo's historic olympic stadium will host fewer than 10,000 people, most of them dignitaries, sponsors and vips. in keeping with tradition, the white house says the first lady jill biden will attend just as she did in 2010 at the vancouver games. this time she's going solo >> you have to be mentally prepared to g. >> reporter: so are many athletes, friends and families >> that will make me cry >> it's awful. we're not going to have fans >> reporter: team usa will once again wear ralph lauren, only this time they get a new ac accessory. they will pay tribute to those who died in the pandemic this year's theme, "united by emotion" and they promise the twgames wil be more inclusive than ever before instead of one flag bearer, most country also have two, a man and woman. >> hjapan is very cognizant of inequities that have

jill biden on hand to watch. earl yes she gave team usa these words of encouragement. >> becoming an olympian is a rare accomplishment in a normal time, but you did it during a global pandemic. you are now and forever one of the most elite, most celebrated, most accomplished athletes in the world. >>> flagbearer sue bird and eddie alvarez let more than 600 u.s. athletes at the olympics open ceremony. they were treated to a really colorful show, from performers like this one dressed in blue suits, as well as performers in traditional japanese attire, to, check this out, 1800 drones. they flew over the stadium to form the shape of the planet earth. what a spectacle the ceremony ended with naomi osaka climbing atop a pyramid to like the caluldron >>> 19 people linked to the game tested positive. that now brings the total to 110. japanese officials say they're confident they can host a safe competition. tom llamas is in tokyo. >> reporter: it was an event the world wasn't sure would happen, but it did it was big, it

jill biden will attend the opening ceremony, even though tokyo has entered into a new state of emergency over a rise in cases. the first lady will attend without the president. the last time dr. biden attended the olympics was in 2010 when she and then-vice president biden led the delegation to vancouver. this year's ceremony will take place without fans in the stands after the state of emergency was declared. there's been a lot of uncertainty for the athletes heading to tokyo, but one thing is for sure. they are training and ready to compute. >> ryan murphy sent out this message on twitter before leaving for japan. >> all right, everyone, we are off to tokyo. cannot wait for this summer's olympics. >> yes, mur murphey is a three- gold medallist. he's one of the captains for the usa swimming team. raj mathai talked to him while he was training in oahu. >> reporter: you are one of the faces of team usa for the entire team. is that something you embrace? or is that something an added pressure that you don't necessary lie like? >> it's something you grow into. over the years i've been put i

jill biden landed in tokyo to lead the delegation she is set to open the opening ceremonies set for 12kyo, tom, covid or not, these games officially kick off tonight your time? >> reporter: that is so right. it will be a new experience for americans. they'll be watching the show, watching shepp smith on cnbc they will go to sleep and see the opening ceremony twice in the morning and in prime time. savannah guthrie and mike tirico will be anchoring this coverage. there is a little drama. the director of the opening ceremony has been fired from controversy because of controversial comments he made about the who who caust. he and the olympic committee apologized this happened before a massive global vent as you mentioned, dr. jill biden will be there and 200 athletes we are so looking forward to the opening ceremony this happens after that covid looms large. infects are rising here in the city of tokyo. even in the athletes village there is a strange case being looked at, a possible cluster case the czech republic is investigating its own delegation five members tested positive, including

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jill biden. talk about why so many were you are are outside protesting these olympics.d not hear what you said the first time, that we did hear the chants. >> i hope you can hear me now. amy: perfectly. >> the people have been frustrated ever since the awarding of the olympics in 2013 because it was only 2.5 years after the disaster. sie then with the neoliberal policy, people'lives are getting harder and harder. when it comes to the olympics, it seems like endless money that can pour into it. in the past year since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been told not to go outside . we are told -- it results in th false positives of the virus. in the end, when you look at the olympics, tens of thousands of delegates are coming to japan and many are not staying in the protocol following the quarantine role. went to hiroshima only three days of the quarantine. they have been angry about this. [indiscernible] if they're going to test the athletes every day, why they did not provide -- i have not gotten even one in the past year and a half. amy: satoko itani, can you talk

jill biden.he french president emmanuel macron who was next to her. the opening ceremony, they tried to make it feel normal. they tried to make it feel like any other olympics, but of course we know, this is anything but. the official opening of the tokyo summer games, a ceremony that tried to look familiar, but felt so different. hundreds of drones forming a globe 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 emmanuel macron. among the athletes, some familiar faces and well-oiled physiques. the tongan flag-bearer famous from rio and south korea. team usa featuring basketball star and four-time gold medalist sue bird and baseball playing speed skating medalist eddy alvarez. japanese protesters outside the ceremony calling for the games to be canceled fearing this will become

jill biden gave team usa these words of encouragement >> becoming an olympian is a rare accomplishment in a normal time but you did it during a global pandemic you are now and forever one of the most-elite, most-celebrated, most-accomplished athletes in the world. >> flag bearer sue bird and eddie alvarez led more than 600 athletes, the second-largest team in olympic history. they were treated to a colorful show from performers like this one in blue suits as well as those in traditional japanese attire, and 1800 drones flew over the stadium to form the shape of the planet earth. it end with tennis star naomi osaka lighting the olympic cauldron but as the biggest competition begins, covid remains a problem. today olympic officials reported 19 people linked to the games tested positive for covid-19 that brings the total to 110 the japanese officials say they're confident. they can host a safe competition. nbc's tom llamas is in tokyo >> reporter: frank, great to be with you from tokyo. it was an event the world wasn't sure was going to happen, but it did. it was big it was beautiful it w

president biden and first lady jill biden met with survivors and first responders. >> she doing hereis incredible. >> during a briefing with florida governor ron desantis and local leaders. the president pledged the full response from the federal government. >> that's why we decided to cover. for example, 100%. the search and rescue costs for the first 3 days. governor desantis praised the federal government for its cooperation in assisting with we've had no bureaucracy to census as first responders will also need help in the weeks to come. >> mental health support for some of the folks have been in that rubble in miami, dade county mayor daniella cava says they are working around the clock to get answers for families impacted by the collapse. we are going to be examining every inch of this catastrophe. with the full might of the government to do so. the white house believes an investigation is needed to determine how to improve structures and prevent future catastrophic failures late this afternoon. the president and first lady visited a surfside wall of hope and memorial near the c

jill biden is going to see a couple of events including soccer match. the u.s. women's team has to kind of redeem themselves. they lost the other. guys? >> i know you're only allowed to leave your hotel for a 15-minute walk every day. how many more days till you can explore tokyo a little bit? >> i wish it was right now to be honest. i have this beautiful view over my shoulder. all i want to do is go find some restaurants and walk the streets. unfortunately i can't. understandably, i get it. i have another week on a quarantine. i had an opportunity go on a boat tour that was government-sponsored. they've done a couple of those for the media who are quarantined. we get it. we understand the restrictions. they want to keep everyone as safe as possible. even though i want to get sushi. >> you're quarantined but not in a prison. you're not stuck in one location. great to hear at least. >> true. >> stephanie gosk, thanks so much. >>> joining us now is somebody who knows the struggles here and the shadow the covid is playing too well. as a vaccinated person in japan,

first lady jill biden is now in tokyo to lead the u.s.s excitement though tokyo posted nearly 2,000 new covid cases yesterday. that's its highest number in six months. >> there are dozens of cases now linked to the games including five athletes from team usa. cnn's selena wang is with us from tokyo. selena, it is not just covid causing controversy. the director of the opening ceremonies fired just a day before the games officially begin. tell us about that. >> reporter: victor, exactly. the opening ceremony has just been hit by one scandal after another. the director fired for mocking the holocaust in a comedy act back in the 1990s, and this comes just days after the music composer resigned after interviews surfaced from the 1990s in which he described severe abuse and tore meant of his classmates when he was a student. the organizing committee did not ask the music composer to resign. in fact, he resigned later after social media outrage. months before that, in fact, the previous director stepped down after comments surfaced of him being

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jill biden is embarking on her first international trip as first lady. she will stop in alaska before arriving in tokyo. she'll be in the capital city for two days. she has a planned dinner with the prime minister and his wife and attending the opening ceremony friday >>> then she is set to make a stop in hawaii. as we just mentioned, opening ceremony less than 36 hours away. tonight organizers of the tokyo olympics are asking people not to go see the caldron. they have set up a big fence around it to discourage anyone from going near it. it will be lit and moved to the caldron for the remainder of the game. one of the flag bearers will be sue bird. she has led the women's team to four gold medals during her legendary career and is honored to lead the american athletes into the olympic stadium. >> like, it's almost surreal. a lot of times through the years i've been asked what my favorite olympic memory is, of course winning gold medals is number one, but to be the one selected is pretty crazy. >> she will share honors with eddie alvarez. he has played w

. >>> well, almost 7,000 miles away from the white house, masked first lady jill biden waved to the crowdremony of the 2020 tokyo olympics. that brings us to our sports lead, and what could be the first-ever no-fun-summer games with the spectator bands, no roaring crowds and that athletes shouldn't mingle. >> reporter: you say that the first lady jill biden was waving to the crowd, but there wasn't much of a crowd in the stadium, pamela. there were 950 vips in attendance including dr. biden, the french president emmanuel macron. and there were about 6,000 or so others in terms of like journalists. there were the athletes of course in the parade of nations. but it was a dramatically scaled-back experience. they tried to make it feel familiar. but it feels so different this year because we are in the middle of a pandemic. so the athletes, there are fewer of them who are marching, carrying their flags. you had of course some of the familiar faces like that well-oiled tongan shirtless flag-bearer who's always been a hit from rio and south korea. what was hanging over all of this was just the

. >> reporter: first lady jill biden in person as eddie the un states in the parade of nations and naomi osaka lit the cauldron in her home company. some japanese citizens gathering to protest the olympics as cases rise in tokyo. members of the olympic and paralympic committee say the decision to hold the game is right one. >> safety measures are exceptional. >> reporter: strong friday in archery and rowing preliminaries. >> kara kohler of the united states. >> reporter: advanced in singles scull. >> i'm at olympic games finally. >> reporter: opportunity even sweeter when you've had to wait for it. ralph lauren is official outfitter of team usa. i've got a polo on. there's a hotter blazer that athletes are wearing. official team usa patch and traditional pony. those flag bearers were wearing a special white den um jacket with cool technology. literally a built-in mini air conditioner inside. those only a prototype, couldn't get one of those unfortunately. but sales of the collection go straight to the olympic and paralympic team. in tokyo, nbc bay area news. >> thanks liz. if you missed

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the americans, in front of first lady jill biden rounded the kiwis with 6-1. >>> hears the vikings assistant rick dennison before the team released him because he refused to get the covid vaccine. the league is taking a hard stand against players that opt out of the shot. any unvaccinated individuals will be fined $15,000 if they break covid protocol. that includes not wearing a mask. >>> happy 57th birthday barry bonds. fitting that his former teams, the pirates and giants, play each other tonight. >>> the a's lost last night in seattle. they through five wild pitches in the game that caused them. the same two teams tonight. the losses can eat at a manager. so how does bob melvin handle it? >> we've lost a game, it's friends reruns all the time. that's basically all i watch. i've seen every one of them so i don't have to really process it too much. >> we were on a break. we were on a break. >> did ross cheat on rachel or were they on a break? gee don't get me started on that. i can't go there on that one. i do have some ideas but i'm not going there. that's a loaded question. >> can you gue

. >>> jill biden will be one of the guests at the opening ceremony. she's leading the official u.s. delegation without the president. it is her first solo international trip. first lady met with japan's prime minister, keir simmons sat down with him to talk about japan's rising cases and how he's handling the pandemic and the game. >> billions of spectators will be watching the games. i believe the best to beat covid-19 and overcoming the difficulties to go ahead with the games and to convene the games. i think that has a value in itself. >> you can watch "nightly news" with lester holt at 6:30 right before the olympics special from the bay area to tokyo. that's going to be hosted by our own raj mathai who's in tokyo right now. that show is at 7:00. >>> they have already hit the mat, members of the u.s. women got some practice today, the team rotated and vaulted. team qualifications began on sunday in japan which is saturday night our time. the final is set for tuesday and if you want to watch the opening ceremony live, you are going to have to get up early. it is starting a 3:55 a.

. >> president biden and first lady jill biden visited the community yesterday. >> what you are doing here is incredible. >> the bidens met with first responders, paid their respects at the wall of hope and memorial and spoke with families who are missing loved one. >> a whole nation is with these families. they see it everyday on television. they are going through hell. >> acting as consoler in chief, mr. biden drew on his own experience of loss when his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident in 1972. >> it is bad enough to lose somebody but the hard part, the really hard part, is to not know whether they survived or not. just not having any idea. >> the president pledged the federal government would cover 100% of the search and rescue cost for the first 30 days. back to you. >> officials and rescue workers are closely watching tropical storm elsa >>> check this out. deputies had a big fireworks bust. dozens of explosives were seeds yesterday in newark filling the entire back of this van. just a reminder fireworks of all kinds including sparklers and fire crackers are banned

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