i think if i look at it from an outside point of view, because i personally don't know naomi, i thinkher and i fully support her. and i was not there with simone, i wasn't training with her. so i don't know exactly what was happening. but from an outside perspective, i think it's really great to see that the media and the support on social media for naomi and simone. i was really glad to see just how much people are supporting both of them, because i think that every time someone speaks up and someone else supports them, it opens the door for someone else to feel comfortable to share their own experiences of what they're going through. so i think as a society, i think we're definitely heading in the right direction. i would be curious if simone and naomi, how they feel about it, because they were the ones that made those big decisions and wondering if they felt supported and... if i canjust dig into that a little bit — what did you think and what would your message be to those conservative talk—show hosts in america who called simone biles "selfish" and "a quitter," and commentators l

i would be curious if simone and naomi, how they feel about it, because they were the ones that madeorted and... if i canjust dig into that a little bit — what did you think and what would your message be to those conservative talk—show hosts in america who called simone biles "selfish" and "a quitter," and commentators like piers morgan here in the uk who said that fundamentally they were showing weakness rather than strength, and that winning was the thing that mattered, and you had to go through the pain to show the endurance, suck it up to win — what would you say to that sort of commentary? well, i think that in life, what i've learned from being in the public eye is that no matter what you do — you could do something with the most incredible intention, and ijust think it's impossible for everyone to agree with you or support every single thing that you do. and i think that mental health and abuse, and trauma is such a difficult thing to talk about. and i think it's such a difficult thing to talk about because there are still so many people out there who don't understand it. and

but in the two weeks since, naomi osaka's -- naomi osaka has been targeted with abuse, with some questioninger she is actually japanese. is something she knows well, when she became the first mixed-race you -- watching the ellen pick opening ceremony, arianna says she was pretty skeptical. >> i do not know why they were chosen. it seems like it was to get good publicity. reporter: japan has a lot of mixed-race celebrities and sports stars. biracial people are often held up as being more beautiful, even more intelligent. she says within that, there still a hierarchy. >> half white people are greatly celebrated in japan but when it comes to half black people, it is different. when i was working as a model, i was told that a lot of japane women were not where the close eyewear because my skin color is different. reporter: he's a writer who has lived in japan for 17 years. he says naomi osaka lighting the olympic cauldron will not change the fact that most japanese still think this is a mono ethnic society. >> the first thing japan would need to do is disperse with the rumor, with the fallacy th

naomi: it certainly is.n, this covid vaccine revenue is really being plowed into the rest of their pipeline. in addition to malaria, they will with pfizer be starting human trials of a flu vaccine this year, and then of course you mentioned oncology, and that's really the big piece that could be significant but is also, you know, more uncertain in the pipeline. and they have, i think, 15 clinical trials going on, 18 trials were 15 products in -- trials for 15 products in oncology. they have started new trials this year. they are really pushing forward with that. alix: before you go, naomi, just in terms of the short term for vaccine contracts for biontech, did you learn anything about that for the next six months? naomi: so, they said today that production capacity for next year would be 4 billion doses. they already have, for 2022 and beyond, contracts for more than one billion doses. the vast majority of that is the eu contract for 900 million doses for 22 need to and beyond. -- 900 million doses for 2022

but in the two weeks since, naomi osaka in particular has been targeted with online abuse, with someiyamoto knows as well. back in 2016, she also caused shock here, becoming the first mixed—race women to be crowned miss universe japan. watching the olympic opening ceremony, ariana says she was pretty sceptical. translation: i don't know why they were chosen. - it seems like it was to get good publicity. japan has a lot of mixed—race celebrities and sports stars. biracial people are often held up as being more beautiful, even more intelligent. but ariana says within that, there is still a hierarchy. translation: half-white people are greatly celebrated _ injapan, but when it comes to half—black people, it's different. when i was working as a model, i was told that a lot of japanese wouldn't want the clothes that i wear since my skin colour is very different. so they wouldn't allow me to model their outfits. i kind of look at japan as a... baye mcneil is a writer who has lived in japan for 17 years. he says naomi osaka lighting the olympic cauldron will not change the fact that most ja

— nation stop thought originally, naomi osaka, when she refused to do— naomi osaka, when she refusedher not being ready for it but how — was her not being ready for it but now she has shared how significant her struggle has been since the us open and even leading _ been since the us open and even leading to — been since the us open and even leading to tokyo, and the olympic games, we saw that she actually— olympic games, we saw that she actually beat her childhood hero — actually beat her childhood hero who then had to consult hero who then had to consult her on — hero who then had to consult her on the _ hero who then had to consult her on the diocese because an officiat— her on the diocese because an official was being booed and then— official was being booed and then gave her the pep talk she needed, — then gave her the pep talk she needed, all within a few minutes playing out throughout the world, and that is tough for anyone who is unprepared for anyone who is unprepared for it. — for anyone who is unprepared for it, really making a conscious effort to improve where _ conscious

and i look at naomi osaka for example or simone _ naomi osaka for example or simone biles who felt thatf a nation. we thought— had the weight of a nation. we thought that originally naomi osaka — thought that originally naomi osaka when she refused to do interviews at the french open that it — interviews at the french open that it wasjust hurt not being ready— that it wasjust hurt not being ready for— that it wasjust hurt not being ready for it. then when she is now_ ready for it. then when she is now sharing a house and her struggles had been since the us open _ struggles had been since the us open and even leading into tokyo— open and even leading into tokyo and the limit games, we saw that— tokyo and the limit games, we saw that she actually beat her childhood hero and then had to console — childhood hero and then had to console her on the dais because unofficial— console her on the dais because unofficial was being booted. and then gave her the pep talk that she — and then gave her the pep talk that she needed all within a few minutes of find out throughout the world. and that is ha

rui hachimura and naomi osaka.e wayjapan visits growing multi—ethnic population. it was the crowning moment of the opening ceremony and a big surprise — two of japan's most famous mixed—race athletes given the honour of leading the team and lighting the cauldron. but in the two weeks since, naomi osaka in particular has been targeted with online abuse, with some questioning whether she is really japanese. it's something ariana miyamoto knows as well. back in 2016, she also caused shock here, becoming the first mixed—race women to be crowned miss universe japan. watching the olympic opening ceremony, ariana says she was pretty sceptical. translation: i don't know why they were chosen. i it seems like it was to get good publicity. japan has a lot of mixed—race celebrities and sports stars. biracial people are often held up as being more beautiful, even more intelligent. but ariana says within that, there is still a hierarchy. translation: half-white people are greatly celebrated _ injapan, but when it comes to half—b

so home out because this report the naomi osaka is back in grand slam action. and with fans also making a come back to the us open. having been locked out last year due to the pandemic, the japanese dom month, the occasion with some of the best form here. the 23 year old had pulled out of the french open, citing mental problems. she did complete the olympics but went out earlier than expected in new york, however, the 1st round opponent marie booth cova post a very few problem. osaka, cruising into the 2nd round, 6461. so i didn't feel pressure today, but i know i think i felt nerves because i wanted to perform well to time grand slam when a mona held up has also progress. but having miss roland garrath, wimbledon and tokyo 2020, due to a cough to her, she struggled to find her best form against camilla georgie. after winning the 1st set, halleck was pushed to a tie break in the 2nd she managed to battle through though winning it $73.00 to advance. i struggled a little bit in the end to finish the match, but i'm happy that actually i've been strong enough in th

its pandemic bottom marking the fastest bull market since world war ii >>> plus, tennis super star naomi osaka's emotional moment during a press conference. what caused it >>> "early today" starts right now. glad you could be with us. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm kendis gibson breaking overnight the chaotic rush to exit kabul flights resuming at the airport in afghanistan's capital city. the desperation though pictured in this plane packed with more than 600 people trying to flee the country. the u.s. racing to extract 22,000 civilians under special immigrant visas. these horrifying scenes unfolding with desperate civilians clinging to planes putting their lives at risk for a chance to escape president biden authorizing $500 million in emergency funds to help the refugees and yesterday he doubled down on his decision to withdraw u.s. troops nbc's jay gray is following all the latest developments from d.c. for us. the president facing plenty of criticism from republicans as well as some democrats >> reporter: kendis, he really is that rush to get americans and other civilians out of afgh

naomi osaka took questions from reporters ahead of a tournament in ohio.wered a few that talked about her mental health and what reporters could do better. one exchange brought her to tears. a young tennis star wiping away tears. naomi osaka overcome with emotions after interacting with a reporter. >> you're not crazy about dealing with us, especially in this format, yet you have a lot of outside interests that are served by having a media platform. i guess my question is how do you balance the two? >> when you say i'm not crazy about dealing with you guys, what does that refer to? >> reporter: it started when a reporter from the "cincinnati inquirer" referred to past comments osaka made about her issue with the format of press conferences. moderator offering to move on when osaka paused mid answer. >> no, i'm actually very interested in that, like, point of view. so if you could repeat that, that would be awesome. >> reporter: the 23-year-old went on to finish the exchange. >> ever since i was younger, i've had a lot of media interest on me. >> reporter:

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naomi 0saka. time now to hearfrom one of the paralympic�*s biggest stars.r ten world titles and three europeans to her name. hannah cockroft is a force to be reckoned with. and she's going for gold again in tokyo next week, at her third games, which, like the olympics, will feature no spectators injapan due to covid. sally hurst has been talking to hannah at herfamily home in halifax before she set off for tokyo. hannah "the hurricane" cockroft is one of the paralympic games' biggest names — two golds in london, three in rio. will there be more in tokyo? it is going to be a very different games to the last two that i've experienced. but that's the magic of the games. no two are the same. so this one's going to be very, very different! a trip back to the family home is a chance to reflect on the past 12 months and a build up to a games like no other. i feel like that extra year, it gave me the chance to just rest a little bit and work on things that sometimes get swept under the rug. i actually really enjoyed that part of the process, just going back to, act

naomi, this comes a couple months later, similar arguments but this one is twice as long.hat is different with this lawsuit? naomi: the f.t.c. provided some new details getting at that question of, is facebook a monopoly? there were some new statistics. a lot of it was redacted, but they made claims around how much time facebook users start spending on its platform as one measure to prove that it really is dominant on the market. a lot of the lawsuit made familiar claims around facebook's acquisitions of instagram and whatsapp, about requiring third-party apps that connect to its platform to say that they are not going to compete with facebook. these kind of practices have been under scrutiny, and they came up in the f.t.c. lawsuit today. emily: now, a facebook spokesperson saying there was no valid claim that facebook was a monopoly and that has not changed, our acquisitions of instagram and whatsapp were cleared years ago, and our platform policies are lawful. i thought what was interesting about this suit was the way they differentiated facebook from twitter, youtube an

yeah, naomi osaka grabbed headlines when she spoke candidly about her mental health. issue being addressed here at the u.s. open with additional resources like quiet rooms to support athletes. this morning naomi osaka back in the spotlight and opening up about defending her u.s. open title as the tournament kicks off monday in new york. >> there's going to be a crowd this year, so i am honestly just excited to be here. hopefully i stay for the full two weeks. >> reporter: osaka also addressing her decision to drop out of the french open citing her mental health struggles. >> honestly, i feel like there's a lot of things that i did wrong in that moment. i think there's a lot of things that i learned to do better. of course i don't feel the same situation will happen again. >> reporter: earlier this month in cincinnati, she briefly left a press conference in tears after taking a question from a reporter about how she deals with the media. conversations about mental health reached new heights at the olympics. pushed to the forefront by athletes like simone biles. >> i sa

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busy and i think naomi is very inspirational in that matter. the bell russian sprinter who defected during the tokyo olympics now wants to run for poland. christina seminar, sky, or says her coaches tried to force her to return to her home country. but she refused saying it was unsafe. she says she'll stay in poland until her government stopped at the crack down on opposition. will tokyo is scaling down events even more lean up to paralympic games? japan is extending corona virus emergency measures movie and even the torch relay behind closed doors. and like at the olympics, spectators will be limited with no fans allowed, but which is 5 days to go until the biggest event for athletes with disabilities. 12 participants have already tested positive for covered 1900. all right, well that's it for me with sports have more for you at 18 g back over to so robin, thanks very much lee. and of course, you can put all of the stories on our website down there at dot com. i'll be back with more news on the other side of the break, but until 9 from leah. f

i look at naomi osaka, for example, or simone biles, who felt they had the weight of the nation stopviews, we thought it was her not being ready for it but now she has shared how significant her struggle has been since the us open and even leading to tokyo, and the olympic games, we saw that she actually beat her childhood hero who then had to consult her on the diocese because an official was being booed and then gave her the pep talk she needed, all within a few minutes playing out throughout the world, and that is tough for anyone who is unprepared for it, really making a conscious effort to improve where we are at with what we're doing and mental health for our athletes. do you think it would be different, i think back to sydney 2000, and you were one of those faces of the games, getting things are different now for people coming in under that intense spotlight? do you think it would be different, i think back to sydney 2000, and you were one of those faces of the games, getting things are different now for people coming in under that intense spotlight? i think what we do now is

hello, naomi. i don't know what you're talking about. you see i really, really hate new york politics, especially andrew cuomo. i've completely sworn off cuomo news for over a year now. so you haven't heard that cuomo resigned? did he really? or is this another one of your cruel jokes? a good time you convinced me? there was a pencil lodged inside my own anus. i just said it was up here but and around the corner. i didn't know you take it so seriously. but yes, it's true. he's resigning because he got caught sexually harassing several women. oh wait, that isn't funny. i shouldn't be laughing, correct? yeah, probably not. sorry, that is just not the reason i expected. cuomo to leave office makes sense. they'll get me wrong. the man is a sociopath, just not the reason i expected. so what's the reason you expected? where do i start? he should definitely resign for harassing women. but he also should have resign years ago for being a corrupt, petty criminal shill for the wealthy elite in new york. andrew cuomo is the reason why racism agains

one woman who will be at the us open as the defending champion, naomi osaka, the last time she was in a grand slam was at the french open, where she drew attention after pulling out of the post match press conference, fighting mental health concerns. she went on to write an op ed in time magazine about her battle with mental health, and is received international praise and criticism for not talking to the media after a loss or earlier. we spoke to tennis writer john worth, i'm from sports illustrated. he says the media are trying to me sensitive and respectful of her. i'm not sure it's, it's the media. i think the press conference format. she gets asked the question to answer the question. she finds herself very vulnerable in that situation. and it's really about her level of comfort, her mental health, she's spoken about it. i think sometimes this is misconstrued as my own soccer versus the media. and i really don't think it's that i think it's a very cordial relationship. i just think for what ever reason she is very uncomfortable with the press conference format and it's going to b

let's get more from naomi grimley.d deleted it. one in five had disabled it by turning the bluetooth off. also the department of health admitted that injuly, or by the end ofjuly about 10% fewer people were using it to check into venues. so i guess we can see this move as a bit of a grand bargain by the government. they are saying to the public stick with the app because we think it's really useful, but in return we will make sure you only get told to self—isolate if you really are at high risk of having caught covid. one more thing to bear in mind, which is that after the 16th of august in england, if you do get notified by the app you willjust be encouraged to take a laboratory assessed test, you won't actually be told to self—isolate, because that rule, crucially, is about to go. in afghanistan, heavy fighting continues as the taliban push hard to gain control of three key cities. they've made rapid gains since the united states started to withdraw its forces from the country. the militants are now on the verge of o

and also plenty of attention on the women's defending champion, naomi, soc of japan. and obviously if you can elaborate, not just because of her tennis. yeah, exactly. i'm going to go start off the or she won the australian open. and then if you'll recall at the french open, she said she was having some mental health challenges. the anxiety having to do with press conferences, you pulled out of that tournament. she hasn't want to turn them in since then. so if she comes in here, use a defending champion. she was about to of the last 3 years. and yes, there are a lot of questions about her mental health right now. and she has spoken fairly candidly about that. and she was like, i honestly, i don't, i don't know, but she is a player to watching in more ways than one. and it will be a, he'll say that if she does, when it will be an immense crime and really will be and how i feel for the athletes . and then also for you will be, you'll be commentating to finally have fans back in the stands. yeah. full boat of fans, i mean, it was sort of strange times. you go to these te

here's naomi grimley.was one of the most worrying features of the first wave of the pandemic. howard crozier was 81, and admitted to hospital in sunderland in march last year with regular pneumonia. he was moved around the hospital and put onto an elderly care ward. his daughter is sure that's where he caught covid and later died. the hospital told me they had admitted a patient with suspected covid on to the elderly care ward. 0n the 25th of march, when i was told i needed to be there because dad was on end of life, i was told he tested positive for covid. there was nowhere else he could have caught that. researchers from several uk universities have examined patient records and found that at least one in ten hospital patients with covid were infected after admission. at the peak, this rose to more like one in five. 0verall, research suggests 11,800 people may have been infected this way and possibly more because early data is unclear. crucially, there were big variations between similar types of hospital

osaka, all these — biles or anyone, naomi osaka, all these amazing athletes also struggle with mentalseem on social media other people are happy but no-one _ other people are happy but no—one truly knows what is going — no—one truly knows what is going on— no—one truly knows what is going on behind—the—scenes and that is_ going on behind—the—scenes and that is one — going on behind—the—scenes and that is one of the scary things about— that is one of the scary things about mental health. everyone takes _ about mental health. everyone takes a — about mental health. everyone takes a demons home with them and only— takes a demons home with them and only some of the closest people — and only some of the closest people know what the struggle everybody is going through. but now i_ everybody is going through. but now i feel that everyone is using _ now i feel that everyone is using the platform for a good cause — using the platform for a good cause and hopefully in the future _ cause and hopefully in the future that means that more people — future that means that more people will reach out an

naomi grimley reports.dreds of thousands of us to do swabs for their research. do you have any symptoms? it's the biggest study of its kind in the world. unlike other studies, which have looked at how effective the vaccines are at keeping people out of hospital, this one has looked at how good they are at preventing any infection by the delta variant. the study showed the pfizerjab had 93% effectiveness two weeks after the second dose, compared to 72% for the astrazeneca vaccine. the researchers say that pfizer's performance then falls faster, and they believe that after four to five months, the two vaccines may converge, having similar effectiveness. i would stress that both the vaccines are still giving really, really good protection. and it's important to remember that actually pfizer starts out at around 15% better effectiveness than astrazeneca, which is far more my thing, then we could ever have imagined. so whilst it does decline, it's actually declining from a really high starting point. there is an

and the japanese tennis player naomi osaka said she would not do news conferences, withdrew from the 2018. the decision by high profile athletes to talk openly about their mental health at the tokyo games and other events has sparked a new conversation, and prompted both support but also cynicism. some have questioned whether handling pressure is simply a pre—requisite of playing elite sport. but the us swimmer michael phelps is one of many who says this has given us the oportunity to blow this mental health thing even more wide open. it is so much bigger than we could even ever imagine. joining me now is helen richardson—walsh, former team gb hockey gold medallist, now coach and performance psychologist. also i'm joined by professor steve peters, sports psychiatrist to elite athletes and author of the chimp paradox and finally, paul farmer chief executive of mental health charity, mind is also with us. thank you to all three of you forjoining us. helen, i'd like to start with you. tell us about your experiences as a player — were there some days where you thought you might be physic

but i was particularly pleased with this — as the cauldron opened and naomi osaka turned round, she'st got this, like, little cheeky look on her face and she's looking up at the torch and it was just a really, sort of, nice moment. this one's actually probably one of my favourites. see both the little gb flags on the blades, and both the same kind of distance from the water, and i feel like everything just kind of comes together. i mean, simone biles is right up there with the greatest athletes of all time. you know, i've photographed her a lot through previous olympics and world championships and when she is in full flow, she is a sporting perfection, absolutely incredible to photograph as well. perhaps these games have, you know, we're seeing a different side to her. she's holding the chalk, you know, the chalk for the rest of the team and she's pulling her mask off and looking a bit sad and vulnerable, and i think that picture really tells that story of that day for me. historically down the years when people look back- on the tokyo games, | that was in the middle of that pandemic

our senior political correspondent, abby phillip, is a new mom to baby naomi.measuring a little more than 20 inches. look at the -- look at those big, beautiful eyes. big hugs to abby, her husband marcus, and naomi. last time i saw abby was in the airport. and she was ready for this to happen. so, congratulations. and before we go, i want to make sure you know about the "we love new york city, the homecoming concert." make sure you join us for a once-in-a-lifetime concert event starting this saturday at 5:00 p.m. exclusively on cnn. again, congratulations to abby and make sure you tune in on saturday. and thanks for watching our program, tonight. our coverage continues. it's where safe and daring seamlessly intersect. it's understated, yet over-delivers. it is truly the mercedes-benz of sports sedans. visit your local mercedes-benz dealer today for exceptional lease and financing offers. ♪ ♪ [swords clashing] - had enough? - no... arthritis. here. new aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too so

lobster with naomi osaka was handled by the french open authorities?o not feel right on the inside whenjust with saying i do not feel right on the inside when just because you cannot see something that is not working on the outside does not mean i am not feeling it on the inside and everyone of us, particularly the olympic storage, with me to do an assessment of trilogy of self—confidence, checking with your resume of life, who was in my private audience, bad person who i believe in and they believe in me,. they need to get in touch with the elements of nature because dopamine helps us feel better when we take care of ourselves. i think that the world is seeing that as much as we want so much out of our heroes and stars, we also know that they are human and are capable of weakness and we have to help each other. in the world of business, i remember there was a time when sports psychology books were passed to business people because it was meant to be the ideal mindset and this idea of mental weakness was not viewed very well, it was a taboo subject, ho

i look at naomi osaka or simone biles, that they felt they had the weight of the nation.ro who then had to consult because the official was being booed and then gave her the p9p being booed and then gave her the pep talk she needed all within a few minutes playing out throughout the world and that is tough for anyone who is unprepared for it. we are really making a conscious effort to improve where we are out with what we are doing in mental health services for athletics. good morning. yesterday temperature is widely reached 23 or 2a degrees across the uk. today they will be down a touch because we have rain coming in from the west and it's also going to be windier than it has been and the strongest winds are through the irish sea and the areas adjacent to it. that's because we have an area of low pressure coming our way and you can see the extent of the isobars. in the centre of the low pressure there won't be much wind so later in northern ireland there will be slow moving, prolonged showers which could lead to issues with localised flooding but we start on a dry note a

naomi grimley reports.ford university have been asking hundreds of thousands of us to do swabs for their research. do you have any symptoms? it's the biggest study of its kind in the world. unlike other studies, which have looked at how effective the vaccines are at keeping people out of hospital, this one has looked at how good they are at preventing any infection by the delta variant. the study showed the pfizerjab had 93% effectiveness two weeks after the second dose, compared to 72% for the astrazeneca vaccine. the researchers say that pfizer's performance then falls faster, and they believe that after four to five months, the two vaccines may converge, having similar effectiveness. i would stress that both the vaccines are still giving really, really good protection. and it's important to remember that actually pfizer starts out at around 15% better effectiveness than astrazeneca, which is far more my thing, then we could ever have imagined. so whilst it does decline, it's actually declining from a rea

paul farmer, is this conversation we are having about sports stars, simone biles, naomi osaka, ben stokest we're seeing in the last couple of weeks - is simply a reflection - of a growing change in the way that we are thinking about stigma around mental ill health - and mental health in general. so ten or more years ago, people really wouldn't - be comfortable talking. about in society, and they definitely weren't comfortable talking about in sport. - now, more people are comfortable italking about their mental healthl in society, and so sportspeople are also more comfortable, - but this is a, kind of, i a parallel relationship, and it's a relationship that is influenced — i these incredible sports stars- speaking openly about their mental health, we know inspires others to do the same. l and, crucially, for many people, it gives them confidence - and the ability to then go and seek help for themselves, looking up i to their heroes, who they see very much as heroes, - and recognising that they have a very similar condition to one| that they are expanding at the moment. - and for these inc

another multicultural athlete talks about representing japan. >> through sports, naomi osaka and ruian see, maybe we can move forward that way. >> 28-year-old tennis pro -- is as global as they come, born in new york, grew up in japan, and trained professionally in spain. this trilingual two-time olympian who defeated novak djokovic in 2018 is one of several multicultural athletes representing team japan and helping redefine what it means to be japanese. >> a lot of diversity here is very hidden. it would be great if the 100 people could connect with it. >> like most, he recognizes the pros and cons of having a diverse background. did you face any struggles growing up or even just playing in spain or threat your life? >> now that i look back, you know, you have always kind of felt like you are not 100% from that place, wherever you are. spain, you get made fun of a little bit about being asian. here you get made fun of, even though you are part american. everywhere you go you are a bit of an outsider, but at the same time, you can have a lot of advantages. people look up to you becau

>> first time in almost three months that naomi osaka has held a media session.i. and she was asked by paul dougherty about benefiting from the media but not enjoying the press conference format. >> you are not crazy about dealing with us especially in this format. yet you have a lot of outside interests that are served by having a media platform. i guess my question is, how do you balance the two. >> when you say i'm not crazy about dealing with you guys, what does that refer to? >> so dougherty and osaka had an exchange with osaka saying she was interested in his point of view. dougherty rephrased the question referring to how osaka has suggested that there is a better way to hold media sessions. osaka said she was still trying to figure out how to balance all the media attention. and then moments later she became advisably upset after another question. >> sorry. >> no, you are super good. >> okay, i think that we'll take a quick break. we'll be back in one moment. >> osaka would then get up and leave. she returned a few minutes later. area agent called dougher

our senior political correspondent, abby phillip, is a new mom to baby naomi. monday, weighing just about 7 1/2 pounds, and measuring a little more than 20 inches. look at the -- look at those big, beautiful eyes. big hugs to abby, her husband marcus, and naomi. last time i saw abby was in the airport. and she was ready for this to happen. so, congratulations. and before we go, i want to make sure you know about the "we love new york city, the homecoming concert." make sure you join us for a once-in-a-lifetime concert event starting this saturday at 5:00 p.m. exclusively on cnn. again, congratulations to abby and make sure you tune in on saturday. and thanks for watching our program, tonight. our coverage continues. it's time for the biggest sale of the year, on the new sleep number 360 smart bed. it helps keep you effortlessly comfortable by sensing your movements and automatically responding to both of you. and, it's temperature balancing to help you stay comfortable all night. it even tracks your circadian rhythm, so you know when you're at your best. in oth

we hearfrom naomi osaka on her continued struggles with the demands of the media.ould see headlines of players losing, and in the headline the next day would be a collapse _ the headline the next day would be a collapse or— the headline the next day would be a collapse or they're not great any more _ the manchester united and scotland legend denis law has revealed today that he's been diagnosed with "mixed dementia". the 81—year—old says he has alzheimer's and vascular dementia. he's the latest former player to reveal he has the degenerative brain disease, and he and his family are now getting support from the alzheimer's society charity. he says he wants to remain as optimistic as possible and added in his statement... manchester united have sent their best wishes to denis and his family and said... kate lee is the chief executive of the alzheimer's society, and she told me that she hopes law's bravery in coming forward will encourage others to seek the help they need. getting a dementia diagnosis, even if you know something has been wrong, sometimes people live w

. >>> late today, naomi osaka tweeted that she is play anything a tournament this week and plans to donate her prize money to relief efforts. her father is from violent. a chaotic scene in california over vaccine mandates. look at that. >>> and flooding in lake tahoe? it's a possibility. >>> and we're watching for a combination of fog and smoke for tomorrow morning. and who could see temperatures climbing into the upper 90s? by the end of the weekend, a look at that when we come back in 60 seconded. >>> new at 11:00, the violence in downtown los angeles over growing vaccine mandates. take a look at this chaotic scene when protesters clashed in l.a. this afternoon. i mean, they were going at it. police say one man was stabbed. so far no arrests. fighting broke out after a march to city hall began protesting medical tyranny in making vaccinations mandatory for a growing list of workers. a group of counter protesters were in the area. and then you see what happened next. >>> several hundred people rallied at the oklahoma state capital today protesting vaccine and mask mandates. the line was s

think of the women's side, you have some fantastic emerging stars, established stars, indicates of naomi—— ashley barty. coco gauff. in a sense, the players the women's draw and perhaps... it is harder in the men's draw when you take out federer and vidal, but let's not forget you have novak djokovic trying to do in new york we know when no one him to introduced since 1969 — that was rod laver arena, the less to win all four grand slams in the same calendar year.— four grand slams in the same calendar year. russell fuller our correspondent _ calendar year. russell fuller our correspondent there. _ calendar year. russell fuller our correspondent there. we'll - calendar year. russell fuller our| correspondent there. we'll finish with serena williams. she chases that record, 20th grand slam title. since she has returned for the birth of her daughter, she has come closest at the us open, losing in each —— the final. she will be a0 when the tournament comes next time if only one woman has won a grand slam behind the age of 35. that was serena williams. don't write her up just yet. ben crouche

tennis star naomi osaka completed a win against gauff.he spoke to reportersing being in the spotlight after her emotional display during monday's news conference. >> thinking about this since the last time i sat here, like i was wondering why am i -- why was i so affected, i guess, like what made me not want to do media in the first place. the choice go out there and play -- to go see fans, that people come out and watch me play, that itself is an accomplishment. i'm not sure when along the way i started desensitizing that. like it start not being an accomplishment for me, so i felt like i was very ungrateful on that fact. i don't know. i think definitely this whole covid thing was really stressful with the bubbles and not seeing people and not having the interactions, but i think like -- i guess seeing the state of the world, like how everything is in in haiti, how everything is in afghanistan right now is definitely really crazy, and for me to just be hitting a tennis ball in the united states right now and have people come and watch me

and the japanese tennis player naomi osaka said she would not do news conferences, withdrew from theh open and did not play at wimbledon, admitting she had experienced "long bouts of depression" since winning herfirst grand slam title in 2018. the decision by high profile athletes to talk openly about their mental health at the tokyo games and other events has sparked a new conversation, and prompted both support, but also cynicism. some have questioned whether handling pressure is simply a pre—requisite of playing elite sport? but the us swimmer michael phelps is one of many who says this has given us the oportunity to "blow this mental health thing even more wide open. it is so much bigger than we could even ever imagine." joining me now is helen richardson—walsh, former team gb hockey gold medallist, now coach and performance psychologist. also i'm joined by professor steve peters, sports psychiatrist to elite athletes and author of the chimp paradox. and finally, paul farmer chief executive of mental health charity, mind is also with us. thank you to all three of you for joining