do you think the paralympics _ of my life. do you think the paralympics has _ of my life.the paralympics has become i of my life. do you think the j paralympics has become an of my life. do you think the - paralympics has become an exclusive disability competition?— disability competition? london 2012 did some amazing _ disability competition? london 2012 did some amazing things _ disability competition? london 2012 did some amazing things for - disability competition? london 2012 did some amazing things for the - did some amazing things for the paralympic movement and it broke down _ paralympic movement and it broke down so _ paralympic movement and it broke down so many walls but i think it also builds— down so many walls but i think it also builds up other walls. your experience _ also builds up other walls. your experience is _ also builds up other walls. your experience is not _ also builds up other walls. your experience is not uncommon i also builds up other walls. 7m;- experience is not uncommon in sport particularly in recent years. following the changes to the in

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he was also the first openly gay athletes on the british paralympic team. it’s on the british paralympicit�*s all about acceptance of yourself and i held my head up high with my disability and that helped with my sexuality. you're the one that becomes the educator in certain situations. i think if it does not really help society. his situations. i think if it does not really help society.— situations. i think if it does not really help society. his open and honest approach _ really help society. his open and honest approach to _ really help society. his open and honest approach to life - really help society. his open and honest approach to life as - really help society. his open and honest approach to life as well l really help society. his open and| honest approach to life as well as his sporting success are admired amongst his team—mates and i became clear at the 2016 paralympic games. the only thing that makes me emotional is being notated as the fat bearer. it was the message we sent to other countries where sexuality is still depressed and not accepted and sometimes you can be put t

isn't a rainy in the paralympic and limpid carter who says that the pandemic has not deterred her from her goals but pushed her to work even harder also to buy reports from to her on zac and matty a paralympic gold winner in 2012 the only iranian woman who has ever brought home a gold medal. matty is now part of the national paralympic and olympic archery team the 35 year old was paralyzed after a car accident in 2003 prior to that she competed in taekwondo competing in the olympics has been a lifelong goal to recount i meant her jazz i always dreamt of the olympics to take part in the games at some point but i never thought that dream may come true especially in archery and the paralympics as well. her mental health plays a huge part in her sport but also in her teammates performance. has been with an mit for 4 years. special is what i call her the engine of the team when she's training and is satisfied with her work it has a positive impact on a teammates who try to improve and reach her level their expectations from themselves raise when they see her setting of the record. she was t

after the 2012 paralympics... my ambition is to answer questions for people in the sport.nd not have the fear. i will be so proud if me reaching my dream will help pave the way for others. part reaching my dream will help pave the way for ethere— way for others. part of the generation _ way for others. part of the generation next. - that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. welcome back. in the past hour the health secretary matt hancock has been giving the latest downing street coronavirus briefing, alongside professor stephen powis, medical director of nhs england, and dr susan hopkins of public health england. let's take a look at some of the key points. the health secretary confirmed all residents and staff in eligible care homes have been offered a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine. a total of 9.2 million people have been vaccinated across the uk — this weekend alone saw1 in 60 adults receive a vaccine. nine in 10 of the over—80s have been vaccinated in the uk, as per the prioritisation list. matt hancock also confirmed that 105 cases of the

she's a 13 time paralympic gold medalist.otional connection to swimming in a way that we had never imagined. >> what was your favorite? >> that was what i chose and if you haven't seen it, you simply need to watch it. it's about our spirit of resilience and loving someone enough to pick them up against all odds and they went halfway across the world to get baby jessica and bring her back and raise her against all odds. she had a disease that caused her to be an early amputee as a child and look at her now. >> bruce springsteen, if he's the boss he needs to be fired. nothing brings us together like sending a guy from new jersey to kansas wearing cowboy boots. give me a break. >> i love that. thank you. here is "america's newsroom." ♪ ♪ >> busy afternoon on capitol hill, former president trump's legal team filing a brief ahead of his second impeachment trial while democrats look to move quickly on pushing through president biden's $1.9 trillion covid relief bill. hi and welcome to "america reports," i'm john roberts. >> sandra:

of course, tokyo was supposed to host the 2020 olympics and paralympic games last year.ossed that it will go ahead in 2021. at the moment, that's in serious doubt. if it doesn't happen, the likelihood is that it will be cancelled completely. and in that instance, the next big global event will be the postponed 2020 world expo in dubai. as it stands, it's still on. lucy has been finding out how the authorities there are planning to throw open the gates to ticketholders from all over the world against the background of the current global pandemic. ad: see a futuristic - festival filled with ideas, new and radical! be there to see the alliance of art, music, fashion and science! this, you can't afford to miss! expo 2020 — over 190 countries coming together here in dubai in a vast new purpose—built exhibition space the size of a small city. a six—month global event showcasing advances in technology, sustainability and opportunity, and the whole thing was due to open in october last year. but thanks to the covid pandemic, nine months ago, the decision was made to postpone the

today marks six months until the opening ceremony of the paralympic games in tokyo.n david brown look at david, guys. dubbed the fastest totally blind athlete in the world won gold. >> let's go. >> remember that, 100 meters in rio. joined by his guy, jerome avery, who runs with him in every race. david, how pumped are you, first, for tokyo >> pretty exciting just to think we're six months away, it's even more surreal. >> you've been doing a lot of training, i take it, jerome? >> yes, most definitely. during the pandemic, we have to figure out different ways to work together, but we made it work through conversations and communication. definitely helped us along the way. >> david, you're feeling hopeful about getting the gold we want you to grab that >> i am. of course continuing to train. of course, we will continue to get faster and better. when we get there, we'll see what happens of course -- >> i love this team, brown and avery. they're team bravery that's what they call themselves >> love it. >> let's talk to another gol medalist from rio, nikki nievez, competin

and toyotas touching at about paralympics number rounded out the top five. >> this was rid of the worst, but not necessarily a bad thing because everybody was talking about the company making its super bowl debut. >> i was confused about that one as we molocal news at 5:30, and unusual side effects to the pandemic. san francisco's affordable housing units are now more expensive than market rate. the tenants who say that needs to change. >> i think the city needs to recalculate what market rate is. >>> workers asleep on the job, and that is just the beginning. troubling allegations about what is happening inside the state billion-dollar covid lab. >>> round of tensions at uc >>> right now, and streaming on cbsn bay area, more local news at 5:30. the return of funds is barking tensions at a famed uc berkeley park. the fight over its future. >>> a former rival challenging gov. newsom for his job. he is already coming out swinging. >>> a live look back at home where rent in san francisco is down 27% since this time last year. good evening, i'm elizabeth cook. >> i am alan martin. in our ori

reporter: the space agency is working with the international paralympic committee. >> you could haveed. just purely based on the fact that they have a physical difference. now, actually giving people the opportunity, hopefully there might be somebody out there. that is super exciting. reporter: every recruit will have to go through vigorous mental and physical operation, something the last british astronaut to be recruited understands as well. >> theraining you do as an astronaut is so diverse, but it is an incredible journey. this is a new era of space at ration we are about to embark on. we are involved in the artemis program. a stepping stone to mars. this selection process could potentially be picking the first europeans whstep foot on mars. reporter: if you like to chase her own dream of interplanetary travel, the online application opens in march. katty: you know what i am going to say. like down here does not look so great at the moment. before we go, covid may be keeping us at home but butterflies know no boundaries. millions of butterflies have migrated to mexico after a 200

at least they're still scheduled to from july 23rd to august 8th, the paralympics will take place august 24th through september 5th. >>still ahead honoring the fallen. >>how lawmakers are paying tribute to the life of the capitol police officer, brian sicknick today >>in washington dc lawmakers honored fallen us capitol police officer brian sicknick who was tragically killed during the january 6th insurrection at the capitol this ceremony comes just a week before the senate impeachment trial. and republicans and democrats remain starkly divided on whether or not to hold president trump for spawn sabal for the deadly riots. kron four's washington correspondent raquel martin has more. >>bless are the peacekeepers like brian wednesday, democrats and republicans united to pay tribute to brian sicknick the u.s. capitol police officer killed during the january 6 insurrection when members entered the capitol this temple of democracy. we will remember his sacrifice, the 42 year-old is one of just 5 civilians to every lie in honor in the capitol rotunda on the senate floor senate minority leader

a former british paralympic atete and presenter. >> the life of people with disabilities is about technologyn -- adaptions, making the world work for us. the social disability model says that person is not disabled by their disabili. they are disabled by the surroundings. the obstacles society puts in front of the what this is saying is space travel project or program, to have diversity in it, it's basically saying, we are using technology to overcome those barriers. this is the biggest barrier, even for able-bodied people. now to say we will include peop with disabilities, i tell you, i'm absolutely buzzing about this. ♪ ros: this is "outside source," with me, ros atkins. princess latifa said her father is holding her prisoner and she fears for her life. now, i want toook at two competing visions of what happens next with covid-19. one involves living with covid. the other, known as zero covid, does not. the first argues that coronavirus will exist in the community for years to come. u.k. government appears sympathetic to that. health secretary has told -- the health secretary has said covi

carrying out scientific research now the essay says based on category set by the international paralympic committee it will initially initially consider applications from individuals with a lower limb deficiency or who have restricted growth now previously they have these have been circumstances which would normally have barton asked not for applying to this program now a speaker at a virtual news conference on tuesday says what the essays karni only female astronauts as the month of christopher already had to say on the agency's drive to hire more astronauts and with disability. did not evolve to good ways so when it comes to space travel we are all it is a boat you know we all have a disability because we were just not meant to get there so what really goes from being. able to go to space to being able to go to space is technology. so. awesome they sent 2 women into spice one of them was samantha christopher lee speaking there who we just heard speaking the agency is lagging behind a little on gender is absolutely when we look at the figures of how many people have actually been sent in

. >>> first, happening now, organizers of the tokyo olympics and paralympics released the safety guidelines for the olympic torch relay. torch bearers will be required to refrain from dining with other people or going out for two weeks before they run. people will be allowed to watch the relay, but with their masks on, of course. organizers say the relay may be suspended in case there's overcrowding. that event will kick off on march 25th, and you can watch it where else, right here on nbc bay area. we'll be right back. [laugh] dad i got a job! i'm moving out. [laugh] dream sequence ending no! in three, no! two, keep packing! one. ♪ ♪ when the chapstick goes on. it's on. get yours on at chapstick.com >>> you know what, our team always on social media. check this out. this is a hike i took over the weekend in oakland. i mean, look how beautiful this is. this is the sibley volcanic regional preserve. ah. got my strength back after battling covid, and it feels good. be sure to follow me on facebook, twitter, instagram, i'm always posting stuff. a few places i hit around the bay area. social di

the space agency is working with international paralympic committee, with the intention of making para world just purely based on the fact that they have physical difference, whereas now actually giving people that opportunity, hopefully, there might be somebody out there that makes the best astronaut in the world, and that is super exciting. every recruit will have to go through rigorous mental and physical preparation, something the last british astronaut to be recruited understands well. the training you do as an astronaut is just so diverse but it is an incredible journey. are you excited to see who makes it through? this is a new era of space exploration that we're about to embark on. we're involved in the artemis program, that's returning humans into the surface of the moon, and is a steppingstone to going onto mar, so this selection process could potentially be picking the first europeans who will set foot on mars. so if you would like to chase your own dream of interplanetary travel, the online application opens in march. victoria gill, bbc news. the city of new orleans is famo

out their plans to ensure the gameshow jeweled start in july save the international olympic and paralympic committees and they japanese host have been developing coronavirus countermeasures on tuesday japan's prime minister extended a state of emergency for 10 regions to stop the spread of covert 19 pakistan's began its national banks a nation campaign a day after receiving half a 1000000 donated to seize of china's sign of farm vaccine the government says it plans to vaccinate 70 percent of its high risk population by the end of this year has more from islamabad. the national command an operation center had been the no center of the back against their own why race and of course every day they're meeting to discuss and see what is happening across the country as far as the spread of this pandemic is going to show progress on had received its 1st batch of 500000 soldiers of the sino farm vaccine i get from china but you should know that so i'm sure if you meet up talk to staff at our college the french if the priority a lot of cooperation is now back cents on it you get from chinese governm

at the g o c committee yesterday was an inappropriate expression contrary to the spirit of the paralympics i am deeply remorseful i would like to throw out the statement i would like to apologize for any unpleasant feelings. you without these are the top stories the international criminal court at the hague has found ugandan militia leader dominic angwin guilty of war crimes a judge says he ordered the killings of civilians and abducted children steadfast and has more from the hague. it was a very long list of crimes that he's now been found guilty of 1st 61 accounts of this 70 account that he was facing the most important message from the judge though was that he is holding on when fully responsible for the crimes that he has committed because of course we know that he has been a former child soldier himself the defense has said that he is mentally able that he has post-traumatic stress syndrome and all kinds of mental illnesses but according to the judges that didn't matter when he was committing these crimes he was fully aware of what he was doing in other news an activist group in me a

their plan to ensure the games which is scheduled for july will be safe international olympic and paralympic committees and their japanese hosts have been developing coronavirus countermeasures also on tuesday japan's prime minister extended a state of emergency for 10 regions to try to stop the further spread of covert 19 some interesting safety measures which olympic organizers have laid out in this so-called playbook for example singing and chanting won't be allowed in order to protect the athletes but crapping is permitted participants must submit their itinerary to japanese authorities they must present a negative covert 19 test they must download the government's tracing app as well athletes won't be able to use public transport without permission and repeated failure to comply with the playbook rules may see athletes expelled from the games his doctor. who is a specialist in emergency preparedness and planning on the scene a clinical lecturer at the university of exeter is medical school and he thinks holding these games in july really is a high risk event. there are witnesses along t

committee yesterday was an inappropriate expression contrary to the spirit of the olympics and paralympics i am deeply remorseful i would like to throw out the statement i would like to apologize for any unpleasant feelings. without as they were these are the top stories the international criminal court at the hague has found ugandan militia leader dominic ongan guilty of war crimes a judge says he ordered the killings of civilians and abducted children steadfast and has more from the hague so it was a very long list of for.

positions as volunteers if mr mori remained —— 0lympic volunteers if mr mori remained —— olympic and paralympiccluding superstars like for example naomi 0saka. but i think what we have seen crucially is the chairman of toyota motor corporation, one of the biggest corporations injapan and biggest sponsors of the olympics, he came out and added his voice, saying that the remarks were unacceptable and not fitting with toyota's values, and ethic when you got one of your major sponsors, the head of one of your major sponsors, saying, i don't want to see you any more, that was probably the final strong. and we have heard today, leaks japanese media, that this is going to happen on friday, that mr mori is going to go. that was rupert wingfield hayes. meghan markle, the duchess of sussex, has won her two—year legal battle with a british tabloid newspaper over the publication of a letter she wrote to her estranged father, thomas markle, after her wedding to prince harry. today, the high court ruled that the duchess had had a reasonable expectation that the letter would remain private. this report from o

their plan to ensure that the games should have to start in july are safe it's national olympic and paralympic committees and japanese hosts have been developing coronavirus countermeasures choose to japan's prime minister extended a state of emergency for 10 regions in order to stop the spread of covert time team . this parliament colleagues at the i.p.c. on tokyo to its 20 in consultation with tax experts have been working night and day 247 to develop a robust plan until kit aims to protect every game stakeholder and importantly the japanese people over the last 12 months every single aspect of the games has been meticulously evaluated in terms of covert 19 consequently we believe we can stage the games safely and give the world something to look forward to this summer so here's a look at some of the safety measures the limping organizers have laid out in this so-called playbook singing and chanting won't be allowed in order to protect athletes but topping is permitted participants must submit their itinerary to japanese authorities present a negative code 19 test and download the government

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already the organisers of the delayed 0lympic and paralympic games have said they will spend $900 million. so where will that money come from? michael payne is former marketing director of the international olympic committee. thank you so much for being on the programme. is this an uphill battle in terms of raising the funds required to pull this games off given the logistics and the high cost because of covid?- logistics and the high cost because of covid? no, it is not an uhill because of covid? no, it is not an uphill battle. _ because of covid? no, it is not an uphill battle. all— because of covid? no, it is not an uphill battle. all of - because of covid? no, it is not an uphill battle. all of the - an uphill battle. all of the main revenue sources from television rights to sponsorship were put in place several years ago and the funding of the operation of the games has been locked up and has not been impacted by covid. so that is the good news. talk us through how it works from a financial point of view. we understand sponsorship and we understand sponsorship and we understand telev

the space agency is working with the international paralympic committee with the intention of making whereas now, actually giving people that opportunity, hopefully there might be somebody out there that makes the best astronaut in the world, and that is super exciting. every recruit will have to go through rigorous mental and physical preparation, something that major tim peake, the last british astronaut to be recruited, understands well. the training you do as an astronaut is just so diverse, but it is an incredible journey. are you excited to see who makes it through? you know, this is a new era of space exploration that we are about to embark on. we're involved in the artemis program, that is returning humans to the surface of the moon, and as a stepping stone to go on to mars, so this selection process could potentially be picking the first europeans who will set foot on mars. so, if you'd like to chase your own dream of interplanetary travel, the online application opens in march. victoria gill, bbc news. and finally, a thick blanket of snow covered greece's ancient acropolis

you guys also know that i'm a huge supporter of the paralympic silver toyota commercial featuring jessica i thought was outstanding. i agree with you is a two dimensional halftime show. i think it's hard because of the limitations of the live show, nothing will ever top prince in 2007. >> amen to that. my quick thought, i love the bud light legends being everybody back, the real men of genius, but here's my little soapbox. many companies sat out from advertising configured there's no wind. they figure in the cancel culture of 2021 you can't make anyone where everyone happy. you're going to make someone upset. here's what i said it corporate america. grow a backbone. do what you think is right. have some principles and don't worry about who screams the fencer gets. just grow up back bone. we have more final thoughts coming up. coming up. don't go away. ♪ ♪ when you drive this smooth, you save with allstate the future of auto insurance is here you've never been in better hands allstate click or call for a quote today like you, my hands are everything to me. but i was diagnosed with dupuytre

carrying out scientific research now that yes a says based on category set by the international paralympic committee it will initially initially consider applications from individuals with a lower limb deficiency or who have restricted growth now previously they have these have been circumstances which would normally have barton asked not for applying to this program now speak at a virtual news conference on tuesday this is what the essays carney only female astronauts as the month of christopher already had to say on the agency's drive to hire more. with disability. did not evolve to because he's so when it comes to space travel we are all it is a boat you know we all have a disability because we were just not meant to get there so what really goes from being you know is able to go to space to being able to go to space is technology. so far has only sent 2 women into spice one of them was christopher verde speaking there who we just heard speaking the agency is lagging behind a little on gender is absolutely when we look at the figures of how many people have actually been sent into space

olympic committee said that no athlete should ever have to miss out on the olympics or paralympics forhe u.s. team has also been criticized for attending the 1936 games in berlin. back to you, harris. >> harris: i wish we could just go rogue as a nation and hold our own. i guess we have to get the olympic committee to come along with that but you do hate to punish the athletes and who wouldn't want to come here. just a thought, good to see you, thank you. thanks a lot for a watching "the faulkner focus," my pleasure being with you weekdays at 11:00 a.m. eastern. it's nearly high noon in the east and time for a "outnumbered." we are going to begin with that fox news alert. members of new york governor andrew cuomo's own party are against him as he remains defiant. governor cuomo accused of having his office cover up the true events and the extent to which the covid-19 disease took out nursing home residents. in his first comments since a report that senior aid admitted to withholding data from the feds, part of a conspiracy theory and toxic political environment. >> to be clear, all the

touched me, i don't know if you remember this one, the toyota ad and it was about the woman, the paralympicsto that and the swimmer, she doesn't have legs but was talking about how her mother found out she was going to get her for adoption. >> the adopted girl. >> it was just so touching. so i loved that ad personally. >> all the feels, i loved it. thanks, marcus. >>> let's check in with meteorologist kari hall and mike in just a moment. kari has a look at our week-long forecast. here we go, monday morning. >> monday morning, and it's a cold one. we're starting out with some temperatures in the upper 30s in the north bay. we're also feeling some low 40s as you get ready to head out the door but after this cool see itn out to be a pretty nice day but we just don't have as much sunshine as we had over the weekend. if you're going out to the park in walnut creek, expect temperatures to be in the low 50s at 10:00. at noontime we're at 58 degrees and 62 degrees and still cloudy for the middle of the afternoon. then we'll see our temperatures peaking there, which is about normal for this time in f

games which is scheduled for july can go ahead in a covert safe way the international olympic and paralympic committees and their japanese host have been developing coronavirus countermeasures on tuesday japan's prime minister also extended a state of emergency for 10 regions to try to stop the spread of covert planting. because parliament colleagues at the i.p.c.c. and tokyo turns 20 in consultation with tax experts have been working night and day 247 to develop a robust plan and aims to protect every game stakeholder and importantly the japanese people over the last 12 months every single aspect of the games has been meticulously evaluated in terms of covert 19 consequently we believe we can stage the games safely and give the world something to look forward to this summer so they've released what they call a playbook of safety measures which olympic organizers a laying out for athletes have a look at some of the details here this is interesting i think it's probably more for the crowds actually singing and chanting won't be allowed in order to protect athletes but clapping is permitted pa

i've laid out their plans to ensure the games start in july safe the international olympic and paralympic committees and the japanese host have been developing coronavirus countermeasures on tuesday japan's prime minister extended a state of emergency for 10 regions to stop the spread of covert 19. because parliament colleagues at the i.o.c. i.p.c. and tokyo turns 20 in consultation with tax experts have been working night and day 247 to develop a robust plan and chocolate aims to protect every game stakeholder and importantly the japanese people over the last 12 months every single aspect of the games has been meticulously evaluated in terms of covert 19 consequently we believe we can stage the games safely and give the world something to look forward to this summer ok let's take a look at some of the safety measures olympic organizers have laid out in their so-called playbook for athletes singing and chanting won't be allowed in order to protect athletes but clapping will be permitted participants must submit their itinerary to japanese authorities present a negative qubit 19 test resul

committee yesterday was an inappropriate expression contrary to the spirit of the olympics and paralympics i am deeply most folks i would like to throw out the statement i would like to apologize for any unpleasant feelings to officials say the delay the games will go ahead despite the call in a biased pandemic and when they do sport climbing will make its debut. reports from canberra. inside this climbing gym tomei halloran is preparing for the biggest competition of his life representing astride the at the tokyo olympics something he's been dreaming about since he started climbing is a child it's still a bit of a trip out to think and a 1000000 people it's a dream come true so the 1st time a climbing will be an olympic sport and a halloran is one of 2 to qualify and you for match will require athletes to master 3 disciplines during a coma for a climbing speed climbing and laid climbing with a roic all requiring mental and physical strength flexibility and skill is usually specialize in. the combination of the 3 is is one of the events sort of like saying that a track athlete has to run t

the space agency is working with the international paralympic committee with the intention of makingrence, whereas now, actually giving people that opportunity, hopefully there might be somebody out there that makes the best astronaut in the world, and that is super exciting. every recruit will have to go through rigorous mental and physical preparation, something that major tim peake, the last british astronaut to be recruited, understands well. the training you do as an astronaut is just so diverse, but it is an incredible journey. are you excited to see who makes it through? you know, this is a new era of space exploration that we are about to embark on. we're involved in the artemis program, that is returning humans to the surface of the moon, and as a stepping stone to go on to mars, so this selection process could potentially be picking the first europeans who will set foot on mars. so, if you'd like to chase your own dream of interplanetary travel, the online application opens in march. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story... the bbc has obtained s

the olympics will feature 11,000 athletes with 4000 more at the subsequent paralympics.viation administration says space x went ahead with a december launch despite being announced a safety waiver. it ended in a fireball when the starship rocket crashed on landing. space x had exceeded the maximum it was permitted, but was turned down. that prompted the regulator to delay a january 28 test of another starship rocket. local news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am karina mitchell, this is bloomberg. haslinda: let's take a look at the markets, it's up, up and away. asia tracking gains in the u.s., which was up for the second consecutive day. retail trading frenzy collected. the focus returns to the prospect of stimulus. we have the asia index up by half a percent. citi saying it is growing concerns with earnings expectations. share prices may be ahead of themselves by about 10% in japan is back from lunch break. alibaba revenue beat estimates, but users missed expectations.