footage emerged kentaro kobayashi -- showing kentaro kobayashi appearing to make jokes about the holocaustrway, the head of the organizing committee step down after being quoted as sayin that women talk too much at that meetings with female board directors would take a lot of time. a month later, the create headed the games quit after suggesting that it plus size fema competitors should perform as a "olympig." >> that reaction has been sort of one of t quite surprised but frustration, fatigue. the fact that this is just the latest in a series of such resignations shows how poorly the organizing committee has handled several aspects of this lead into the games. with the extended amount of time that they had to prepare, the games were postponed in march of 2020, they had to make a lot of considerations for what the opening sermons would look like in the coronavirus era. one would think that under normal circumstances, organizers would have paid special attention to the opening ceremonies and especlly in light of the former president's resignation in february, they would have looked for other

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twat sacking of kentaro kobayashi is the latest scandal to rock the organisation of this game. the woman in charge says she will not resign. flooding in china kills at least 25 people in henan province, following the heaviest rainfall since records began. the remote indian district where 80% of the population has had a vaccination for covid—i9 despite hesitation. and had a vaccination for covid-19 despite hesitation.— despite hesitation. and five months after _ despite hesitation. and five months after landing - despite hesitation. and five months after landing on - despite hesitation. and five| months after landing on the despite hesitation. and five - months after landing on the red planet. a very warm welcome and we begin with breaking news on the eve of the tokyo games. the president of the 2020 olympics committee has announced that sacking of the opening ceremony creative director kentaro kobayashi following criticism over past comment he made during his career as a comedian which have been described as anti—semitic. it is the latest in a series of scandals that have spike

kentaro kobayashi was dismissed over past comments he made about the holocaust.id. a team doctor — who is said to have declined to be vaccinated — also tested positive. china has ordered an urgent review into flood safety, after twelve people died trapped in a flooded subway tunnel. more than 20 others have died and hundreds of thousands evacuated after devastating flooding in hunaan province. key parts of the food industry will be allowed to do daily covid testing instead of asking staff to self—isolate. the government said testing would be implemented at key sites,

a day before the olympics opening ceremony, the show director kentaro kobayashi has been dismissed aftere's one of a number of senior figures working on the games to lose his job this year. lucy hockings is in tokyo and spoke to us earlier. there's been one scandal after another for the olympic organisers here. remember, we arejust another for the olympic organisers here. remember, we are just a another for the olympic organisers here. remember, we arejust a day away from the olympic opening ceremony, and this news today that they are creative cheap has been fired because ofjokes that he made backin fired because ofjokes that he made back in the 19905 about fired because ofjoke5 that he made back in the 19905 about the holocaust and footage emerged out of that. it's been very embarrassing for the organising committee, and also for him. we had a statement come through who has said entertainment should not make people feel uncomfortable. i understand that my 5tupid choice of where it's at that time was wrong, and i regret it, but everyone is weighing in with the japanese prime ministers 5p

the organizing committee ousted kentaro kobayashi. it comes after video emerged of him joking about the holocaust during a comedy act back in 1998. japan's olympic minister said that she learned about the optiicbout bipartisan ring his on monday to begin debate. >> remember last four years, we had infrastructure week every week. we didn't do a thing. but it's necessary. i mean it. it's going to not only increase job opportunities, it will mother commerce. it's a -- increase commerce. it's a good thing. >> yesterday senate republicans blocked the start of formal debate on the bill. lawmakers continue to haggle over public transit funding and how to pay for the entire package. >>> there's a capitol hill clash over the capitol hill riot. plans to form a special committee to investigate the deadly january 6th attack have fallen apart. house minority leader kevin mccarthy pulled all five republican members fro tnel yees picks were cted.nion expin what happ [ chrs ] rnter a s the new battle over the fate of a select committee established to

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olympics has got under way amid controversy with the sacking of the opening ceremony creator kentaro kobayashis because of coronavirus with more than 70 cases now confirmed among people involved. the chief of the organising committee has not ruled out cancelling the games if cases arise at the financial damage has already been done as rupert wingfield hayes reports. i saw great men cry with joy tokyo got the olympics but that was before covid. they had to postpone the game and at the beginning of this year, covid rate into get started picking up rate into get started picking up and more people are dying. opinion polls so that 80% of people wanted the games postponed again or completely cancelled. people here are scared. specialist was saying the olympics could be a super spreader event and vaccines have been extremely slow to roll out here. barely 20% of the population is vaccinated even today. from the international olympic committee point of view, the games should go ahead because of the money. it gets most of it revenues from broadcast. the japanese government position is slightly more diff

kentaro kobayashi was dismissed over past comments he made about the holocaust.investigation is launched after a number of members of the the czech olympic team tested positive for covid. a team doctor — who is said to have declined to be vaccinated — also tested positive. china has ordered an urgent review into flood safety, after twelve people died trapped in a flooded subway tunnel. more than 20 others have died and hundreds of thousands evacuated after devastating flooding in hunaan province. key parts of the food industry will be allowed to do daily covid testing instead of asking staff to self—isolate. the government said testing would be implemented at key sites, hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcasters penny smith and david davies. lovely penny smith and david davies. to see you both. the i leads on the news this evening that many workers in the food supply industry will be able to subsitute isolation for daily testing — the so called �*pingdemic�* is causing staff shortages up and d

kentaro kobayashi made anti—semiticjokes during a comedy routine in 1998., 12 new covid cases have been reported in the olympic village, bringing the total to 87. lucy hockings is in tokyo for us. hello and welcome to toyko, where another scandal has hit the olympic games. while a few olympic sporting events are under way, it's the opening ceremony that everyone is talking about. the creative director of the show, kentaro kobayashi, has been sacked because of past comments he made about the holocaust. this is the third high—profile artist connected with the ceremony to be fired. this has been the latest in a series of scandals that have been a headache for organisers. let's take a look at previous controversies. in february, yoshiro mori was forced to step down as the head of the organising committee after he made remarks about women that were criticised as "inappropriate". a month later, the creative head of the tokyo games hiroshi sasaki quit after suggesting that a plus—size female comedian should perform at the games as what he called an "olympig". and

olympics officially starts in tokyo tomorrow, with the opening ceremony — but the show director kentaro kobayashi, after a comedy sketch from 1998 emerged, in which he referenced the holocaust. organisers are still deciding what form the ceremony will take. we do know that two gold medallists from rio will be leading out team gb. sailor hannah mills — on the left here — says she's overwhelmed to be chosen as a flag bearer, alongside rower moe sbihi. in a break from tradition, each nation has been allowed to nominate one female and one male representative. mills and sbihi were selected from a group of athletes put forward by their sports, as exemplifying the olympic and team gb values. to be selected as a rower and the flag bearer in a very olympic baseball, a sport of pride, not much money in it, doesn't create superstars, so to be front of house for the team and to be the face alongside hannah i think is such a phenomenal role. ijust hope that it will show the countries back home that a normal kid from a normal comprehensive secondary school 18 years later can be the person that is weeding out t

now, the news of kentaro kobayashi came in the last couple of hours.resident of tokyo 2020, confirmed in a press conference that he had been fired. now, this all relates to a video, which has resurfaced in the last couple of days in which he joked about the holocaust. now, seiko hashimoto said they found out about this on tuesday and that she regretted that they only acted by today, thursday, here in tokyo. now, she also said she was aware that many people may not want to watch the opening ceremony, because this is the third person that has resigned. we had the news a couple of weeks ago that the creative director had to step down after comments he made about a female comedian and using the word "pig" in relation to her. and also this week, we had the news that the music from one of the composers that was involved in the opening ceremony was being removed after that musician referred to bullying children when he was a student. that in an article but also resurfaced. that also resurfaced. now, seiko hashimoto has said they will review what will happen f

but the opening ceremony will take place without its director, kentaro kobayashi, sacked today for makingotel, anger has been mounting, protesters saying organisers have put money before the public�*s health. translation: there has been this contract between the 10c— and the japanese government which is so unfair. it means even through this pandemic and the disaster, the government has prioritised protecting the ioc, it has lost control of its autonomy and has been manipulated. in a sign of how divisive these games have become, a host of topjapanese sponsors have shunned the opening ceremony. and with tens of thousands of foreigners converging on tokyo, these are among a growing number of athletes who have tested positive since arriving, ending a dream they have spent years training for. i don't think it is putting it too mildly to say this is the biggest test that the summer 0lympics has ever had. if it does go wrong in a really significant way, i think the image of the games will be altered. if that is changed after tokyo, then it won't have been worth doing it. so let us now go to toky

kentaro kobayashi was dismissed over past comments he made about the holocaust.ting flooding in hunaan province. china has rejected plans for the who. to make a second visit to the country to investigate the origins of covid—19. washington has said its deeply disappointed by china's response. here, key parts of the food industry will be allowed to do daily covid testing instead of asking staff to self—isolate. the uk government said testing would be implemented at key sites, such as supermarket depots and food manufacturers.

kentaro kobayashi is alleged to have made anti—semiticjokes during a comedy routine in 1998.ovid cases have been reported in the olympic village, bringing the total to 87. our sports reporter sarah mulkerrins is in tokyo. sarah, what's the latest? this news emerging in the last couple of hours is just the latest in a string of controversies, particularly relating to this opening ceremony which will take place on friday here in tokyo. so just more than 24 hours away. we have the confirmation in the press conference from the organisers of tokyo 2020 in the last couple of hours that the director that you mentioned there, kentaro kobayashi, have been fired from his position as director. now, it all relates to this video which has emerged in japan too much shock, and it was filmed back in 1998 when he was a comedian, and it has a skit in end and which he mocks the holocaust. he has since apologised for this, and he has been fired for his position. the organiser also said in the press conference that she was aware people may not want to watch the opening ceremony on friday here bec

kentaro kobayashi was dismissed over past comments he made about the holocaust.na has ordered an urgent review into flood safety after twelve people died trapped in a flooded subway tunnel. more than 20 others have died and hundreds of thousands evacuated after devastating flooding in hunaan province. china has rejected plans for the who. to make a second visit to the country to investigate the origins of covid—19. washington has said its deeply disappointed by china's response. here, key parts of the food industry will be allowed to do daily covid testing instead of asking staff to self—isolate. the uk government said testing would be implemented at key sites, such as supermarket depots and food manufacturers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcasters penny smith and david davies. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the i leads on the news this evening that many workers in the food supply industry will be able to subsitute isolation for daily testing — the so called �*pingdemic�* is cau

the ceremonies' director kentaro kobayashi has been dismissed for mocking the holocaust and making anti-semitic jokes during a comedy routine back in the '90s. as a result he released this statement saying, "as it was pointed out, there were some inappropriate expressions in the scripts from my past skit. i understand that my foolish choice of words at the time was a mistake, and i regret it." the director's dismissal takes place a few days after the man in charge of composing music for the opening and closing ceremonies stepped down -- or was forced to step down and resigned after admitting to bullying children with disabilities years ago. at olympic organizers said they wouldn't use the composer's music, they didn't say how they would react to the director's removal and how that might impact tomorrow night's event. now, while controversy surrounding the opening ceremony continues to grow, so do the number of positive covid-19 cases, of people involved with the olympic games. that number currently stands at 91 with four new cases confirmed in the olympic village, bringing that total up to eigh

kentaro kobayashi was dismissed over past comments he made about the holocaust.n investigation has been launched after — two beach volleyball players — from the czech olympics team — tested positive for covid. a team doctor who is said to have declined to be vaccinated — also tested positive. china has ordered an urgent review into flood safety, after twelve people died trapped in a flooded subway tunnel. more than 20 others have died and hundreds of thousands evacuated after devastating flooding in hunaan province. norway has been holding a series of events to remember the 77 people murdered by the far—right extremist anders breivik ten years ago today. the norwegian prime minister, erna solberg, spoke of the need to combat racism and far— right extremism. you're watching bbc news. in an exclusive bbc news special, laura kuenssberg speaks to dominic cummings, the former chief adviser to the prime minister. a warning this programme contains flash photography. troublemaker. history maker. there are no strangers to chaos. pushing borisjohnson on behind closed doors

series of scandals to hit the tokyo olympics — the creative director of the opening ceremony, kentaro kobayashin 20 years ago. this is now the third high—profile figure, connected with the ceremony, to be fired. cindy boren is a sports reporter for the washington post and joins us now for more. talk about unlucky. this olympics is starting to feel cursed, isn't it? it is not the feel—good olympics, that's for sure. in a pandemic, who knew that having the olympics in a pandemic would be a bad idea? onward they go. every day is another day in they go. every day is another day in the books of the olympics. {line they go. every day is another day in the books of the olympics.- the books of the olympics. one of the books of the olympics. one of the mistakes _ the books of the olympics. one of the mistakes that _ the books of the olympics. one of the mistakes that they _ the books of the olympics. one of the mistakes that they have madej the mistakes that they have made here is trying to be unrealistic about the challenge it was taking on. we had the boss of the ic saying, if this would be if we go,

olympics officially starts in tokyo tomorrow with the opening ceremony, but the show director kentaro kobayashiisers are still deciding what form the ceremony will take. we do know that two gold medallists from rio will be leading out team gb. sailor hannah mills, on the left here, says she's overwhelmed to be chosen as a flag—bearer alongside rower moe sbihi. in a break from tradition, each nation has been allowed to nominate one female and one male representative. mills and sibihi were selected from a group of athletes put forward by their sports as exemplifying the olympic and team gb values. yeah, igot yeah, i got super emotional. mark anglin told me in front of the porch and other sailors, which was a really cool moments, and we had to rush out the door and go sailing, and i went downstairs and had 30 seconds on my own, and at alljust kind of, yeah, it's bubbled up as to what it actually meant, of how big a deal it was. yeah, i got a little bit emotional. the men's football tournament is under way. brazil, gold medallists in rio five years ago, got off to the perfect start with a big 4—2 w

the show director, kentaro kobayashi, was fired for resurfaced anti-semitic jokes he made about the holocaustn 1998. this just days after the ceremony's composer resigned following resurfaced incidents of bullying people with disabilities, but for athletes who have trained their entire lives for this, the games already in full swing. usa women's softball 2-0 dominating against canada in a stunning upset not allowing a single point on the board. a golden performance from three-time world champion monica abbott going seven scoreless innings. overnight, first lady jill biden touched down here in tokyo. she stepped out of the plane and was greeted by japanese officials without any handshakes and is now meeting with the japanese prime minister just hours ahead of her participation in the games' opening ceremonies. cecilia. >> you can see her there following protocols. what is it we're hearing about a bear spotted inside the softball venue? >> reporter: that's right. a brown bear spotted at the olympic softball venue, not once but twice this week including yesterday when it just wandered into the p