bruce springsteen, paul simon and jennifer hudson will headline the event, which is part of week—long of the city's reopening. 60,000 people are expected to go, with different sections allocated to vaccinated and unvaccinated spectators. berlin's museum island has a new landmark, the humbolt forum. this vast building brings together the ethnological museum and the museum of asian art in one enormous reconstructed baroque palace. its remit is to be a symbol of tolerance and diversity, but there has been controversy over its decision to house artefacts looted from parts of the world once colonised by europe. and barely a year goes by without dubai opening something enormous. this time it's the world's deepest pool. deep dive dubai goes downjust over 60 metres and holds enough water to fill six olympic—sized swimming pools. they have built an abandoned city at the bottom to explore, along with a library and an arcade. still to come on this week's travel show: the blast craters causing confusion in siberia. and with one final click of the castanets, a flamenco venue saying goodbye for the

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the boss, bruce springsteen has already signed on to perform with paul simon and jennifer hudson, and. new york city mayor bill de blasio saying, quote, this will be one of the greatest central park concerts in history and as you know that is saying something considering there have been some pretty unforgettable performances on the great lawn like this one. diana ross, 1983, where she sang through the rain. i remember all too well garth brooks filling the park to capacity and then there was simon & garfunkel. that 1981 concert they turned into an iconic concert album. one note, everybody, the free tickets will go mostly to people who can prove they are vaccinated. very exciting news there. we'll have more details on how to get tickets down the road. >>> also in the news this morning, jennifer lopez making new music and she's about to heat up the rest of your summer with this new single, "listen up." [ singing in foreign language ] >> love it? i'm shaking. it translates to change the stat. this is her first collaboration with singer rauw alejanddro saying the song is a lesson for life

revealing the lineup for the city's mega concert, headlining the celebratory comeback concert are, paul simonwn, earth, wind and fire, journey, barry manilow. this is amazing. officially titled we love nyc, the homecoming concert. it will take place on august 21st at 5:00 p.m. in central park. all concertgoers will need to provide proof of vaccination. 80% of tickets will be free and the event will be broadcasted globally, but you need a proof of vaccination to be there. other states are not celebrating. the louisiana department of health and governor are urging residents to get vaccinated as the state reaches a record number of covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. just over 6,800 new cases were reported yesterday, the second highest single-day case count since january, and nearly 1,400 people are currently hospitalized from covid with yesterday seeing the largest single-day increase since march. governor edwards writes in a statement, quote, the surge is on us and that means it is up to each of us to do our part to bring it to an end. i am pleading with everyone who is not vaccinated and is

simone biles. >> teenager 16-year-old from st. paululd have kept her dad -- from the performance -- of sunni's life until something did. >> last summer -- >> reporter: two days before sunni left for nationals her dad was on a ladder helping a friend cut a tree limb when he fell. >> according to the doctor, i'm pretty much paralyzed from the neck down. >> reporter: john lee, navy veteran spent the past five weeks in the spinal cord injury center at the minneapolis v.a. hospital >> say don't worry about me. i'll be okay. >> same thing. >> reporter: 30 minutes away sunni is training for next month's world championship in germany. >> nice and tight. >> reporter: all the while, balancing -- >> then kind of get in the background. >> reporter: balancing her junior year at st. powell high school ballensing her seven daily hours at practice. >> noah, come here. >> reporter: and balancing nights at home caring for siblings so her mom can visit her dad at the hospital. >> it's tough. >> reporter: like earning a silver medal at national it's with

paul, minnesota. >>> that's "nightly news" this wednesday from to >>> right now at 4:00, withdrawing from another event. simoneto focus on herself while getting support from fellow olympians. >> we're human beings. we have emotions. >> we're going to take you live to tokyo for the latest on the olympic games. >>> i'm cot budman with a new mandate from several bay area tech companies. if you want to come back to the office, you need proof of vaccination. >>> and should restaurants require proof of vaccination? the results of a new poll out of san francisco. >>> happy wednesday. the news at 4:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us for this special olympics edition of nbc bay area news. i'm janelle wang. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we're going to take you live to tokyo in just a few minutes. >>> first, get your shot or don't come back. tech companies large and small tightening rules big and small. what executives and >> reporter: google becomes one

paul is expected independently declare the same. expressions of support. continue for gymnast simone biles and her decision to withdraw from the u.s team competition. sponsors of the gymnasts, including athleta and visa, are praising her for the move to put mental health first athleta issued a statement saying that the company stands by the athlete and that quote being the best also means knowing how to take care of yourself. now visa put out a similar statement, calling her decision quote. incredibly brave all of this as the olympics continue under a microscope as tokyo sees a spike in covid-19 infections, local health officials are now reporting a record 3800 new cases, double the number from just a week ago to foreign olympic athletes are hospitalized in more than 30 or now self isolating in hotels. today dozens of people protested in tokyo, blaming the games for the recent surge. what do you say? by hosting this event? we are going to create the tokyo olympics variant and those who tested positive will return to their countries, tokyo has been under 1/4 state of emergency now since july, 12 but despite stay at home work west,

simone biles has sensationally pulled out of another final. her 2nd did a matter of days considered. one of this was all time greats. paul said that she was making the move to quote, focus on her mental health. among some observers say that move his greatest yesterday, shave and others claim the athlete lead a teammate down when they needed her. most i say put mental health 1st, because if you don't then you're not going to enjoy your sport and you're not going to succeed as much as you want to. so it's okay. sometimes the even set out the big competition to focus on yourself on tuesday doing the talk, your lympics individual, all around competition and women's gymnastics sim on bias. one of the greatest athletes to ever grace the sport a for time only. but champion, quite surprisingly for many decided to withdraw from the, from the round, and eventually the russian team or r o c. if you may, 1 gold in that discipline. first, it was cited him on biles, decided to withdraw to medical reasons. then it became clear as cited by the teams entourage and by bio herself that this was a mental health issue. it has created quite a

, the tokyo olympics, us gymnast simone biases, sensationally pulled out of another final her 2nd in a matter of days, considered one of the sports all time greats. paul said that she was making the move to quote, focus on her mental health. and while some observer say that the movies are greatest achievement yet of the school that the athlete let her teammates down when they needed most. i say mental health 1st, because if you don't, then you're not going to enjoy your spore and you're not going to succeed as much as you want to. so it's okay. sometimes the even set out the big competition to focus on yourself on tuesday doing the talk, your lympics individual, all around competition and women's gymnastics simone, bias one of the greatest athletes to ever grace the sport for time when they became being quite surprisingly for many decided to withdraw from the, from the round and eventually the russian team or r o c. if you may, 1 gold in that discipline. first, it was cited us simone biles decided to withdraw to medical reasons. then it became clear as cited by the teams entourage. and by, by ourselves that this was a mental health issue, it has creat

says, and suspends paul into a lot of mid spiraling coven situation. prompted accusations of a power ground moral not story. after a short break. the join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport. business. i'm show business. i'll see you then me . oh, when i would show the wrong one, i'll just don't rule out the thing because the after an engagement equals the trail, when so many find themselves, well, the part we choose to look for common ground for all of you out there that regret not being around the soviet union at the time with their collapse. you know, a lot of people understand you about that. lot of interesting things. math time was there writing in the journal. anyway, they got to have that experience today, right here in the good old usa ah, in the wake of the recent riot south africa is now recording a peak in covey cases, despite the government pushing people to wear masks. and the vaccinate is this huge hesitancy in the country wirelessly explains alexandra, a township and trying to reach the court, a ticking bomb by the south african human rights commission. crampton, overcrowded high levels of

paul. family of suni lee took home th gold in the all-around lee delivered on every corner of the mat. dom, once simone stepped up >> talk about an unbelievable run for the women's gymnastics team five straight olympics where the u.s. team has won an overall gold unbelievable. >> dominant. >> absolutely. thank you, phillip mena. >>> ahead on the show, investors are punishing amazon despite a third straight $100 billion plus quarter in revenue gene munster is here when "wlddexcng rurorwi ehae"etns after this (vo) introducing 48 square centimeters of earning potential. flawlessly designed. undeniably versatile. unlimited 2% cash back. this is the card built for... ...real life. (dad) she's gonna be a drummer. (cashier) yeah she is. that's gonna get loud. (dad) right? (vo) the new wells fargo active cash visa credit card. unlimited 2% cash back on purchases. that's real life ready. i'm 53, but in my mind i'm still 35. that's why i take osteo bi-flex to keep my moving the way i was made to. it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex. find our coupon in sunday's paper. team usa

paul sign a letter. let's start with that remarkable win by suni lee. is it a reminder to the world the u.s. is still dominant in gymnastics even without simone biles?nitely a reminder to the world of the strength of u.s. women's gymnastics. i think it's also interesting, isn't it, that simone biles has dominated so much over the years that effectively other women gymnastics have been competing for silver and bronze. you saw other competitors, not just suni lee, really step up because the potential for a gold medal was there. such an accomplishment for suni lee and the asian-americans. you have the dominance of simone biles in recent history. >> swimmer ryan murphy has won gold for the backstroke. >> reporter: it's interesting, isn't it. you can see the russians still competing here despite the ban under the roc, russian olympic committee banner, if you like, not the flag. it's kind of a head scratcher. the principle is this. is it fair to penalize individual russian athletes for the reputation of their country? that being said, it's also -- i mean, having the controversy is also a spotlight on just how damaging and devastating those accusations wer

simone. she handled it pretty well up until now. so, going forward she'll be okay. >> i know it's tough. we're talking to you there in st. paul.rom afar as we are. big day tomorrow as she competes in this individual all around. we'll certainly be cheering her on along with you. thank you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> she was the first american to receive a coronavirus vaccine in the united states and now she's joining us live on "new day" to respond to americans who refuse to get the shot. >>> plus, the cdc director joins us to explain why changes were just made to the guidance on mask wearing. an alternative to pain pills voltaren is the first full prescription strength gel for powerful arthritis pain relief... voltaren the joy of movement why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? because a quality night's sleep is scientifically proven to help increase energy and improve recovery. and it keeps you at your best all day long. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is temperature balancing. and it helps keep you asleep by sensing your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. pro

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