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lovely to have you there at the olympic stadium. —— thank you. well so far forjapan because of far for japan because of australia far forjapan because of australia are leading them late in that game at 5—3. there is action everywhere, lewis, as a day one gets off to a flyer. not going to know where to look for the next couple of weeks with perhaps the sporting action taking away from a lot of the issues we have seen in the buildup to these games. and off a lot of sports action coming up and you will be bringing it to us, thanks, sarah. in western india, more than 100 people have been killed after torrential monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in the state of maha—rashtra. officials say dozens of bodies have been recovered from a landslide in the district of raigad, with more feared trapped. hundreds of villages and towns are without electricity and drinking water. our correspondent sarah campbell reports. whole areas of the state of maharashtra are underwater, the result of torrential rain triggering devastating landslides. battling f

it was also torn down to build tokyo's 1964 olympic stadium rising from the ashes of world war ii. >>ring the reconstruction period. we were happy to cooperate, he says. >> reporter: but this time we retreated without compassion. he thought it was too soon to host another olympics and that was before the pandemic. the stadium that cost him his home will sit virtually empty during the games. tokyo is under a fourth covid-19 state of emergency. cases surging. vaccination rates, low. a recent poll shows nearly 8 in 10 japanese don't want the games to go ahead. he calls it mass hysteria, a self-described super fan he's been to every olympics since torino in 2006. he says a decision to ban spectators is based on emotion not science. he has 197 reasons to be angry. that's how many tickets he bought for tokyo 2020. spending nearly $40,000. the spectator ban crushing his dream of a world record for attendance. to be honest all i have now is sadness, he says. looks like a storm coming. as he talks about his heart break, the skies open up. it's raining right now, he says. the god of the olympic

a live look at the tokyo olympic stadium. de, the last-minute preparations are underway. >> and the start of the opening ceremony. and it will be like no other ceremony we've ever experienced. our own raj mathai joins us live. the olympic ceremony will open but it won't be like what we're used. to. >> reporter: that's okay. our eyes are wide open with curiosity and with some excitement. we are here at our nbc facility in tokyo. you can see the olympic ring. i'll step over here and here's the rainbow bridge. a beautiful sight. near the edge of that, where the athletes village is. we've been here in tokyo about a week and we're going through this on an almost hourly basis. the cautious optimism but the daily reality of the safety of the games. overnight, we have an update. 19 new cases of covid positive tests. three of which are athletes. this is now 110 total cases of people related to the olympics. we have to put some perspective on that. there are about 80,000 of us in tokyo. athletes, journalists and support staff. of the 80

i'm john watson, live at the olympic stadium here in rome with all the build—up as we edge closer toick—off in that quarterfinal between england and ukraine with gareth southgate hoping their euro journey does not end tonight. supermarket chain, morrisons, accepts a multi—billion pound takeover bid by a us investment group, led by the owner of majestic wine. britain's main doctors' union urges the government to keep some measures in place after the 19th ofjuly when all covid restrictions are due to be removed. at least 2 bodies have been found and around 20 people remain missing injapan, after a landslide sent mud cascading down a hillside, smashing into homes and sweeping away cars. she's done it... teenager emma raducanu becomes the youngest british woman to reach round 4 of wimbledon after beating romanian world no 45 sorana cirstea in two straight sets. it's funny because at the beginning when i was packing to come into the bubble, my parents were like, "aren't you packing too many sets of match kit?" i think i'm going to have to do some laundry tonight but i think they have a la

natalie pirks in the olympic stadium for us.ourse, keeping a watchful eye over all the british performances over the next couple of weeks, is the chair of uk sport and five—time olympic medallist, katherine grainger. lovely to have you with a. lovely to be here! what _ lovely to have you with a. lovely to be here! what did _ lovely to have you with a. lovely to be here! what did you _ lovely to have you with a. lovely to be here! what did you make - lovely to have you with a. lovely to be here! what did you make of- lovely to have you with a. lovely to be here! what did you make of thel be here! what did you make of the ceremony? — be here! what did you make of the ceremony? quite _ be here! what did you make of the ceremony? quite weird _ be here! what did you make of the ceremony? quite weird having - be here! what did you make of the ceremony? quite weird having an. ceremony? quite weird having an empty stadium, so few of the british team turning up. what did you think? before it started, we knew it had to be dramatically dif

as the opening ceremony for the summer olympics kicks off in tokyo today, in a mostly empty stadium, vid 19 cases linked to the games rose to 110. 13 athletes are among the positive cases. the majority of tokyo residents opposed the olympics going ahead amid a surge in the coronavirus. we'll have more on this after headlines. italy has introduced a "green pass" which restricts entry to stadiums, museums, theaters, indoor restaurants, and other social gathering places to only vaccinated people. here in the u.s., centers for disease control director dr. rochelle walensky warned the united states is at another pivotal moment in the pandemic, urging unvaccinated people yet again to get inoculated to protect themselves and their communities. hospitals in areas with the largest spikes in cases are warning things are likely to get much worse. this is erik frederick, chief administrative officer at mercy hospital in missouri. >> we are just starting to see this in your community and your vaccination rates are low like ours, you can eect this to go beyond what you saw. the delta variant is muc

it was eerie being inside the olympic stadium. t of people who had come to see the rings were gathered around the stadium. i think they were saying, "well, why can't we be let in, if we are being taken precautions and wearing masks and socially distanced, and there are other sporting events going on around the world that are seeing thousands of people packed in stadiums, why cannot we come in to?" if people actually left tokyo to try to escape it?— to escape it? yes, it seems there was this escape — to escape it? yes, it seems there was this escape on _ to escape it? yes, it seems there was this escape on friday, - to escape it? yes, it seems there was this escape on friday, where | was this escape on friday, where there was traffic jams was this escape on friday, where there was trafficjams getting out of tokyo. and of course, the cases are still over 1000 every day, which is high for tokyo. the severe cases, people requiring ventilators, is rising. every day there are new cases coming out of the olympic village, which of course s

our sports correspondent natalie pirks is inside the olympic stadium.an join her there. talk us throu~h we can join her there. talk us through what's _ we can join her there. talk us through what's happened - we can join her there. talk us through what's happened so l we can join her there. talk us i through what's happened so far. we can join her there. talk us - through what's happened so far. he joined me at the moment during the parade of nations. apologies for the fact i am quite dark but we are not allowed by the authorities to turn any lights on. parade of nations is when all the athletes from all the countries walk through and get their moment to take selfies and wave at the cloud but of course this time around there is no crowd here. great britain have just come out and we just miss them. it was about four minutes ago and they respected social distancing quite well and normally would have been the whole team, 375 british athletes. because of the times we are in, not all the athletes are matching so it is more than 11,000 coming to the games and

no fans allowed but the olympics stadium won't be empty. >> could your boss require you to get your covid shot? the new request from several bay area health leaders. the news at 5:00 starts now. good evening, thank you for joining us. i am jessica aguirre, governor newsom echoing national health leaders and calling this the pandemic of the unvaccinated. cases are rising and the majority of the people getting infected. this is the delta variant spreads at an alarming rate across the nation. yesterday alone, the u.s. reported 60,000 cases. 5500 of those were right here in california. even more troubling are states positivity rate is nearly 5%. it has been steadily rising over the last few days. 83% of cases nationwide are the delta variant. tonight three bay area counties, contra costa and santa clara and san francisco are asking employers to require workers to get the covid shot. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez spoke with business owners in contra costa county. >> reporter: a lot of fine dining are among a lot of businesses requiring employees to get vaccinated. some health officials are urg

always very fancy. >> this year's olympic stadium has an interesting history. it was built in 1964.orn down and rebuilt to house a larger crowd. sadly, there will be no fans. it is magnificent. >> and we always see it. it's always showcased in the opening ceremony. we'll see the athletes, but there won't be any fans. >> but the mane action is on that field anyway. >>> tonight the pandemic touches america's olympic athletes just four days before the games begin. the first american tests positive in japan after being vaccinated the gymnast now in quarantine along with a teammate, just days after tennis star coco gauff withdraws. how team usa is trying to stay safe while in this country the heated debate over masks. a new call for masking in schools for kids over age 2 l.a. now requiring them indoors if you're vaccinated will other cities follow >>> fears of a delta variant triggering a major sell-off on wall street as cases rise in all 50 states my interview with the surgeon general. >>> the u.s. blames china for a massive cyber espionage operation that attacked thousands o computers

yes, hello from the olympic stadium - building up, are they?from the olympic stadium in - building up, are they? yes, hello i from the olympic stadium in rome. they are indeed. the final checks go through, we may get a musical blast in the next few moments as they run through their various sound checks as well. a lot of the local schoolchildren who are involved in the proceedings which will lead up to kick off here at 8pm are going through their dress rehearsals and things. there is a sense of the atmosphere building here. it will be interesting to assess the atmosphere that england are going to be playing in here, because as we know, very different from that occasion at wembley which saw them beat old rivals germany in that last 16 tie it to set up this quarterfinal. there were some a4,000 fans inside wembley which made for a very special moment, historic moment for england as far as performances against germany at major tournaments go. it will be very different here later, 16,000 fans will be here, around 2000 of those will be english fans or

across the channel in sunny london, which hosted the games in 2012, a zone near the olympic stadium hasnment for spectators, including one former two—time olympic medallist fatima whitbread. and in the us capital, washington, in spite of the 13—hour difference with japan, bars opened in the early morning for eager fans to watch the games kick off before some headed off to work. hopefully not too bleary—eyed. there's confusion and growing criticism over the uk government's plans to allow some key workers in england, from transport workers and police to those controlling the power network, to take daily covid tests instead of self—isolating. business leaders says the scheme needs to be significantly expanded within days to tackle staff shortages, but there's still uncertainty about how that mass testing will be carried out. our economics correspondent dharshini david reports. from the outside, not much to tempt the taste buds, but supermarket depots keep us all fed. they're taking on a new order, acting as testing centres to allow staff at risk of infection to keep working. it comes as ov

across the channel in sunny london, which hosted the games in 2012, a zone near the olympic stadium hasith deck chairs and entertainment for spectators, including one former two—time olympic medallist fatima whitbread. and in the us capital, washington, in spite of the 13—hour difference with japan, bars opened in the early morning for eager fans to watch the games kick off before some headed off to work. so, what will it be like for athletes to compete without spectators? dr david fletcher is a sports psychologist at loughborough university. it varies very much from athlete to athlete, and with some athletes actually get really quite nervous, as they walk out into the arena. it is like no other cauldron of fierce competition, and the crowd itself can add a dynamic to that. but of course, the japanese athletes, they would've benefited from the home support. they'll no longer have that. so, i think it's very much on a case—by—case basis, but i personally think for the majority of our athletes, it won't actually make that much difference because if you think about it, they train on a day—

iforgot how outside the olympic stadium today. i forgot how hot it gets in tokyo.e the controversy is, the tokyo games are on. well done to get that far. if you want to get all of the results from the games in tokyo, please had to our website. you will find a background on the likely stars to watch, which countries are likely to emerge victorious in the medals table. just go to the medals table. just go to the website. you will find inspiring stories there as well. you will hear from all of our reporters who have enjoyed the challenging journey to bring the news from the olympics. don't go anywhere. see you soon. hello. the heat goes on and it will do for a couple more days and indeed nights. because of the persistence of the heat, the met office have issued an extreme heat warning. two particular areas have been identified, this one to the south—west of england covering parts of the midlands and wales, this one across northern ireland, which comes into force on wednesday. it doesn't mean that these are the areas exclusively affected by the heat, but these are two

the contrast between what's going on inside the olympic stadium tonight and what's going on outside ink. because of covid, because of the state of emergency, the stadium seats are empty, and yet here we are right outside, tens of thousands of people gathered in public squares and public parks to try and glimpse a bit of the action. and if you go in the streets round here, the restaurants are all full, life is going on as normal. there's some pretty strange logic going on here. translation: i am sure the government is taking measures to prevent the spread of the virus by separating the athletes from the public, so i'm not worried. for some, these scenes show the ban on olympic spectators is unnecessary, but with covid cases in tokyo climbing rapidly, others will say this demonstrates exactly why the spectator ban is needed. well, from tokyo bay, we go to the city. the bbc�*s mariko oi is in tokyo. we saw the opening ceremony on friday night. i wonder what the reaction is on saturday morning, here? well, as rupert mentioned in his report, we felt that excitement here as well outside the

the opening ceremony, with a lot of protests going on, but at the same time, i was outside the olympic stadiumlier, and there was a long queue of people waiting for their turn to take a picture with the olympic rings, so some people are definitely getting excited that the games are finally under way. japanese spectators have defied coronavirus advice to watch the men's cycling road race, one of the few events where they could see the competitors in action. it was won by richard carapaz, who timed to perfection a tactical, final descent after a tough 234—kilometre course, to give ecuador only its second olympic gold medal. some of the leading tennis players are calling on the organisers to delay the start times of the matches after a number of players struggled in the tokyo heat and humidity on the opening day of the tournament. world number one djokovic encountered eased through his first first round in dstraight sets, but said the playing conditions were particularly demanding. and the youngest competitor at the games has already been knocked out. syria's12—year—old hend zaza, who hours earli

we saw it last week on the streets around the olympic stadium during the opening ceremony, and it's alla country where most people under the age of 50 remain completely unvaccinated. to tell people, ok, it is dangerous, you have to stay at home, you have to watch your behaviour is just not credible. it is as if heavily smoking parents tell their children, smoking is dangerous. the japanese government is now telling young people to go out and get vaccinated as soon as possible, so how do you do that? first of all, this is all the paperwork you need. this is actually for my son. and then you go on one of the government websites and make a booking. now, most of the places that i've tried to make a booking today have been offering slots in mid—september, although i have managed to find one place which is offering a slot in mid—august, which means he could be fully vaccinated by the beginning of october. but others here say the olympics is going much better than expected and, despite record infections, there were just eight covid deaths in the whole of japan yesterday. is the threat being ex

lovely to l have you with us live outside the olympic stadium. and truly under way, i have to write down everything ongoing right now because we have a dimension, beach volleyball, boxing, cycling, hockey, judo, table tennis, tae kwon do all taking place right now. of course we will bring you up—to—date with all the latest developments but the sport is about to take over. i can see a smile on yourface about to take over. i can see a smile on your face there because you were talking about what rather than everything else and that is great. thank you. president biden has warned that the united states is facing a "pandemic of the unvaccinated", as the delta variant of coronavirus spreads rapidly in areas where the uptake ofjabs has been low. speaking in virginia, mr biden praised the governor of alabama — kay ivey — who said it was time to start blaming the unvaccinated for the rise in infections. here's our north america correspondent david willis. with less than 34% of its population fully vaccinated, alabama is the least vaccinated state in this

and then further up into the city if the heritage area where you have the olympic stadium with the tokyoonavirus pandemic for well over a year, almost all covid restrictions in england have been lifted. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson who is self isolating, has urged people to exercise great caution , and encouraged young people to get vaccinated, as infections continue to soar. but there's been fierce criticism of the policy from opposition parties, describing it as reckless and dangerous. nearly 40,000 new cases were reported today. this was mrjohnson, speaking earlier. every adult in this country has now been offered a first dose. unfortunately, that does not mean that every person over 18 has yet had a first dose. so far, 96% of over 50s, 83% of 30 to 50—year—olds have taken up the offer in england, but there's still 35% of 18 to 30—year—olds, 3 million people, who are at the moment completely unvaccinated. and we can all see the enthusiasm of millions of young people to get theirjabs, we need even more young adults to receive a protection that is an immense benefit to your famil

i am outside the olympic stadium where people are queuing up to take a picture with the olympic ringsiant leap for mankind. a catastrophic engine fire is being blamed tonight for the first crash in the 30 year history of concorde, the world's only supersonic airliner. it was one of the most vivid symbols of the violence and hatred to that tore apart the state of yugoslavia. but now a decade later, it has been painstakingly rebuilt and opens again today. there's been a 50% decrease in spurn quantity, and an increase in malfunctioning spurn unable to swim properly. thousands of households across the country are suspiciously quiet this lunchtime as children bury their noses in the final instalment of harry potter. this is newday on the bbc. in singapore, our headlines... the final countdown to tokyo's delayed olympics. anticipation rises — but so do the covid cases and controversies. the opening ceremony is just hours away. china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from the huh—nan region — ——thousands are evacuated from the henan region

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from japan. 21 gold medals were up for grabs today, but most eyes were firmly locked on tokyo's olympic stadium defending champion elaine thompson—herah ran the second fastest time in history, to succesfully defend her title. but it was disappointment for britain's dina asher smith, as injury brought an end to her bid, as natalie pirks reports... she sniffles. obviously, the competitor in me... this is for the start, we'll let it go. we'll let the start go and let me cry! the customary smile replaced with tears. the fastest woman in british history had been hiding a secret. dina asher—smith! just five weeks ago, she'd been told there was only a 2% chance she would make it to the start line, after a torn hamstring. elaine thompson—herah is going to win it. it's going to be del ponte take second place! and dina, she'sjust not finishing. she gets out well and couldn't hang on. out the final and minutes later, the reigning world 200 metres champion confirmed she was out of that too, but would still run the relay. my idea for this olympic cycle was complete dominance and obviously, ha! didn't manage

this is as close as most japanese are able to get to their olympic stadium. t down surrounding roads and even fenced off the perimeter. >> reporter: for every day folks, this is their only shot at seeing the olympics upshot. public opinion polls show japanese overwhelmingly don't want the games to go forward but you wouldn't know it looking the at lines of people waiting to take selfies in front of the olympic rings. >> translator: i'm worried about the olympic bubble, it is not perfect, but i want to cheer on the athletes. >> reporter: that bubble to protect athletes from covid-19, a small but growing number of athletes are testing positive. even inside the olympic village. >> so excited to go to tokyo, but also like terrified. to fly all the way there and then test positive. >> reporter: athletes tested for covid daily, asked to arrive five days early and leave two days after. you can see how packed its. some 18,000 athletes and officials will be staying in those buildings. you can see a lot of their national flags on the sides. most of the venues are in tok

this is as close as most japanese are able to get to their olympic stadium. er. for everyday folks, this is their only shot at seeing the olympics up close. public opinion polls show japanese overwhelmingly don't want the games to go forward, but you wouldn't know it looking at these long lines of people waiting to take selfies in front of the olympic rings. >> translator: i'm worried about the olympic bubble. it's not perfect. but i want to cheer on the athletes. >> reporter: that bubble, to protect athletes from covid-19. a small but growing number of athletes are testing positive. even inside the olympic village. >> so excited to go to tokyo, but i'm also terrified of the fact you fly all the way there and then test positive. >> reporter: athletes are tested for kocovid daily. asked to arrive five days before competing and leave two days after. from above, you can see how packed it is. some 18,000 athletes and officials will be staying in those buildings down there. you can see a lot of their national flags on the sides. most of the olympic venues are here

olympics. and that was before the pandemic. the stadium that cost him his home will sit virtually empty during the games. the first spectator ban in olympic history. tokyo is under a fourth covid-19 state of emergency. cases surging, vaccination rates low. a recent poll shows nearly 8 in 10 japanese don't want the games to go ahead. this man calls it has hysteria, a self described super fan, he has been to every olympics since 2006. he says the decision to ban spectators is based on emotion, not science. he has 197 reasons to be angry. that is how many tickets he bought for tokyo 2020. spending nearly $40,000. the spectator ban crushing his dream of a world record for attendance. to be honest, all i have now is sadness, he says. looks like a storm coming. >> yeah, looks very sad. >> reporter: as he talks about his heartbreak, the skies open up. it is raining right now, he says, the god of the olympics is angry. i think it is a sign. it is not too late to allow spectators. an olympic dream about as distant as a sun wny day. and here we are

haidi: let's get the latest from the olympic stadium.ow are things looking and feeling on the ground? >> the big day is finally here but front and center remains the rising covid cases in tokyo. tokyo almost hit 2000 daily infections yesterday and that is creeping up to the daily record we got six month ago. that has been something to watch. tokyo 2020 organizers have also been releasing their own set of numbers and that is for the counting of those related to the olympic games themselves. 91 people have tested positive this month. which of course includes athletes. some even ending their lipid dreams before -- there olympic dreams before the ceremony begins. we are keeping an eye on the covid cases. there are already signs covid is affecting the olympics. i went to the men's soccer match last night between south africa and japan. three members of the south african team had tested positive over the weekend. we did not even know if they would play until hours before the match. thankfully, the pcr tests came back negative and it did go on

earlier, this was more of a solemn occasion and just an extraordinary thing to see that this olympic stadium where there should be 68,000 people were almost empty, a thousand people were inside. they will not be allowed to see a single second of olympic sport in person. that is quite something to get your head around. as to the atmosphere you just mentioned those protests, that isn't something that happens with olympic ceremonies. on the inside of the stadium you could hear the pro-testimonies during the quiet moments and it was because of the is covid-19pandemic that there were is moments of reflection. calling for those games to essentially not be held at all. >> i understand you were at that protest today for a period of time. is that what they would like? they think in the midst of a pandemic this is simply too dangerous to go forward? >> that is basically it, actually, that's what leads to those polls as you mentioned, there is very clearly a majority of japanese people who do not want this olympic games to happen, during too pandemic that is getting worse, specifically in this city. th

a warm welcome to rome and the olympic stadium where the atmosphere is electric, definitely more thanand fans we were expecting for this match worked gareth southgate has gone for quite an attacking line—up with two dropping out, jadon sancho comes in for his first start, as does that mason mount is returning to the side after missing out on that match against germany and the final group game after being close contact but to billy gilmour. it is an attacking line—up and this is a huge opportunity for england to possibly book their place in a semifinal at eight european championship for the first time in 25 years. this is what gareth southgate set out to do when he was appointed to england manager after that brilliant run at the last world cup. coming out prove they can challenge from a silverware on the biggest stage of all? we will find out and about 15 minutes�* time. well, whoever wins this match knows their opponants for the semifinal. denmark are waiting for them after beating the czech republic 2—1 in the early match. michael redford was watching. time can be a wonderful healer.

he thought it was too soon for japan to host another olympics, and that was before the pandemic. the stadiumpectator ban in olympic history. tokyo is under a fourth state of emergency. cases surging, vaccination rates low. a recent poll shows nearly 8 in 10 japanese don't want the games to go ahead. knack sheema calls it nas hysteria, a self-described super fan. he's been to every olympics since torino in 2006. he says the decision is based on emotion, not science. tack sheema has 197 reasons to be angry. that's how many tickets he bought for tokyo 2020, spending nearly $40,000. the spectator ban, crushing his dream of a world record for attendance. to be honest, all i have now is sadness, he says. >> looks like a storm coming. >> it looks very sad. >> as he talks about his heartbreak, the skies open up. it's raining right now, he says. the god of the olympics is angry. i think it's a sign. it's not too late to allow spectators. an olympic dream about as distant as a sunny day. will ripley, cnn, tokyo. >> if you don't know the history of jerusalem, it's hard to understand what's going on the

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 with the marlins and competed in speed skating. the u.s. table team has strong ties to the bay area. the team practiced on wednesday, including connick ja. also poised to do well is lily zhang. >>> team usa's soccer team which never loses, lost. its first match against sweden, 3-0. americans are trying to be the first women's team to take home olympic gold after winning the previous world cup. the loss does not end the dreams. they lost in the opening round in 2008 in the olympics before going on to win the gold. >>> usa softball team got off to a nice start against italy. valerie arioto scored the first for the americans. that's a nice little tandem there. u.s. cruises to a 2-0 win. softball is back as an olympic event for t

you can see the olympic stadium behind him. and take your property away. it's the biggest struggle. have homeless people in tokyo being pressured to disappear ahead of the olympics. well, the authorities try to hide the poorest of the poor because they want to show the clean city to the foreign medias, or also the athletes. actually, some of the officials who try to kick them out very clearly say that. "please just hide yourself during the olympic games." we contacted the japanese government and the international olympics committee, but nobody replied to us. the government has said in the past that they're trying to get homeless people off the streets and into shelters. they deny forcing them out because of the olympics. but those shelters cram three to four bunk beds in very small rooms. most homeless people injapan are elderly and unvaccinated and think it's safer to sleep on the streets. yamada has found shelterfor the night. it's raining heavily, so he's taken refuge under a bridge near the olympic stadium. if they lose any

great accolade said about the olympics to be the safest place in the world was actually at the olympic stadiumve to take those actions to make sure that you are doing the prevention and just not the cure. and that to me on sunday night i think was missing. now we have done it before. we have turned football around and took out the hooligan element and we can do that again. thank you very much indeed, richard, the former sports minister. a mural of england striker marcus rashford, a tireless campaigner against child food poverty, was covered in notes of support earlier in manchester. the artwork was vandalised in the wake of the euro final defeat. it comes after defender tyrone mings called out the home secretary's motives in her support for england's black players who received racist abuse after the loss on penalties to italy. nesta mcgregor has more. the government defended her saying she fully understands the issues having been the victim of appalling racist abuse herself. nesta mcgregor has more. politicians, footballers — professions where a career can be defined whether you go to the righ

don me a socket was given the on the lighting the olympic code in the stadium. a saw because a full time, a grand champion on the 1st asian play to be ranked number one in the world for the opening ceremony. not without controversy as several athlete who without weighing face off going against strict cave it rules for me on the game is abbey richardson . but at least we now know why no, i mean i stuck his 1st tennis. much of these olympics was pushed back from saturday to sunday. the japanese stall, given the honor of lighting, the olympic coltrane to get these tokyo games underway during the opening ceremony . we also heard from the international olympic committee president thomas back, he said, amongst other things, this feeling of togetherness, this is the lights at the end of the don't tunnel of this pandemic has to be said. that sense, but may not be shared entirely by the rest of the japanese population who perhaps remain to be convinced about the wisdom of these games going ahead. the athletes parade, while it was scaled down socially distanced, somewhat

>> olympic stadium serving as the stage for today as ceremony. this beginning at 4:00 this morning our time. now, if you were able to get up url enough to watch that, saw team usa marching into the stadium among other athletes from hundreds of other nations. even as the entire event was carried out with no fans in the stand, of course due to the covid-19 pandemic, japan's emperor and first lady jill biden were among the dignitaries attending the celebration. >> protesters, too. the peaceful demonstrators read signs that said stop the olympics. police officers held back the demonstrators so they wouldn't reach the stadium. there have been many protests leading up to the games as covid cases in japan continue to rise. >> the games were just getting started. already we have some athletes with a leg up. >> let's bring in anthony flores. this is getting exciting. competition is underway. >> that's right. a lot of bay area athletes going for the gold in tokyo. the olympics are officially underway. even with no spectators, there was a lot of buzz and ex

. >>> security around the olympic stadium remains tight but that hasn't stopped fans soaking up the atmospherephotos in front of the olympic rings. some ticket holders decided to make the trip to the venue even though they're not allowed to enter. >>> every olympics has its own mascot, but tokyo has two. meet the robotic versions of the mascots. the blue guy is miraitowa, representing the olympics, and someity, the pink robot, for the paralympics, which takes place afterwards. they put on a show at one of the nbc work spaces in tokyo. their dances are preprogrammed but everything else is controlled when someone robot, they wave back and also blow kisses. >> wow. that's pretty cool. >>> a live look at the olympic torch at the national stadium. that flame will burn throughout the games following decades and decades of tradition. but how it will be fueled is historic. this flame is powered in part by hydrogen. it's the first time this fuel source will be used to sustain an olympic fire. previous flames have usually run on propane, although magnesium, gun powder, resin, even olive oil has been use

but i was actually outside the olympic stadium earlier today and i saw a long queue of people waitingle waiting for their turn to take a photograph with the olympic rings — photograph with the olympic rings and of course they are hot — rings and of course they are not allowed to be inside the stadium _ not allowed to be inside the stadium so that is the only place — stadium so that is the only place where they could see anything remotely like the olympics but i think it is fair to say— olympics but i think it is fair to say that some people are at least _ to say that some people are at least starting to get excited so i least starting to get excited so i put _ least starting to get excited so i put together a report about— so i put together a report about all of these conflicting emotions that i've been having so take a — emotions that i've been having so take a look. i met should be a crossing in tokyd — —— i�*m at shibuya crossing in tokyo, arguably my favourite place in the world. it�*s great to be back injapan, reporting on the olympics in my home town of tokyo. this is a once—in—

the director of the opening ceremony here at the olympic stadium was fired today, just one day before the global event, because of past comments he made about the holocaust that were offensive. both he and the olympic organizing committee have apologized they say the opening ceremony will go on as planned. first lady jill biden will be one of the few watching in person >> we're ready to go we are ready to walk we are excited to experience that feeling in the stadium, and i know that all of the athletes around here are feeling it, too. >> tom, here we are hours before opening, and now we are hearing about a possible covid cluster. what do you know >> yeah. this is a strange case, lester the czech republic is investigating whether members of their delegation broke covid protocols in a charter flight from prague to tokyo. five members have tested positive, including three athletes they're wondering if the virus spread on that trip. >> tom, thanks very much i will have more about my own journey here to tokyo coming up >>> first, in just 60 seconds the massive internet outage that hit so m

the contrast between what is going on inside the olympic stadium tonight and what is going on outsidekyo could not be more stark. because of covid, because of the state of emergency, the stadium seats e empty. and yet here we are right outside, tens of thousands of people gathered in public squares and public parts to try to glimpse a bit of the action. if you go in the streets around here, the restaurants are full, life is going on as normal. there are some pretty range logics going on here. >> i'm sure the government is taking measures to prevent the spread of the virus by separating them from the public. i'm not worried. rupert: for some, these scenes show thean on olympic spectators is unnecessary. withovid cases in tokyo climbing rapidly, others will say this demonstrates exactly why the spectator ban is needed. rupert wingfield-hayes, bbc news in tokyo. jane: one of the athletes competing in tokyo is south african with her -- swimmer. he has competed in previous games but this year, he is worried about the negative impact the pandemic has had on his preparation. our corresponden

we saw it last week on the streets around the olympic stadium during the open stadium, -- opening ceremonyit is where most people, under the age of 50, remain completely unvaccinated. >> to tell people, ok, it is dangerous, you have to stay home, you have to, you know, watch your behavior is just not credible. and so there are parents who are telling their children it is dangerous. rupert: the japanese government is now telling young people to go out and get vaccinated as soon as possible, but how do you do that? first of all, this is all the paperwork you need. this is actually for my son. then you go on a government website and make a booking. there are slots in mid-september, though i have found one place offering a st in mid-august, which means he could be fully vaccinated by the beginning of october. but they say the olympics are going much better than expected and despite record infections, there were just eight covid deaths in the whole of japan yesterday. is the threat being exaggerated? >> the mood must've been quite jolly before the titanic sunk. there is a timeline between the h

the olympic flame is lit at last, after months of uncertainty about whether the games would even take place. a burst of colour in an almost empty stadiumthis will be the first games in history with no spectators. the olympics boss said today was a moment of hope. let us cherish these moments, finally we are all here together. one of the biggest team gbs ever sent to the olympics, with hopes of bringing home up to 70 medals. we're live in tokyo as two weeks of sporting action get underway. also tonight... the pingdemic — caused by the pandemic. as hundreds of thouands are told to self—isolate, medical leaders insist the app is essential. but there's confusion and delays over government plans to exempt some key workers, like those in food depots, from self—isolation. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel... a record—equalling round for south korea'sjeongeun lee. she storms the evian leaderboard with one of the lowest scores ever at a major. good evening. the tokyo olympic games have officially opened injapan, a year late and beset by unprecedented challenges because of the covid pandemic. the opening ceremony took place in a

on super saturday when three of the six gold medals that they came in a remarkable hour at the olympic stadiumthat they could be a correction when it came to the number of medals that britain won 67,27 it came to the number of medals that britain won 67, 27 gold medals in rio, a remarkable second—place finish but because of a shift from a win at all costs approach, the conditions here strengthening rivals there had been assumption that burton would struggle but that performance yesterday will give them belief that this can be once again a momentous olympics for them. i think also there were concerns because the time difference and the empty seats that people would struggle to engage with these games but it is difficult to hear the words of tom daley after the performance and see the emotion in his face and not be moved by what we saw here. plenty of gb medal prospects coming up in the coming hours in triathlon, in dressage, tae kwon do and in the pool as well and after one of the greatest days, few would bet against them adding to that medal haul. up to fifth place already. let's turn to the d