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the next question is, is suga going to survive past the action?ome up for reelection in september as well so we will wait and see if there are any stirrings among other heavyweights in the party to see if they might try and dig him in this and -- ditch him in this environment. shery: it has been a bumpy term but could we really be talking about a change in government? sophie: change of government itself, like a switch from one party to another, quite unlikely here. suga's party, the liberal democratic party, is huge, and it has been in power for most of the postwar period. they can easily dock -- duck to the left or the right. we did see the elections which took place before the start of the olympics the turnout was very low and that indicates that people who would be inclined to vote for the ldp may stay away this time as a sign of their discontent with the administration of suga and how they handled this virus. haidi: our tokyo deputy bureau chief, sophie jackman, with the latest on day three of the olympics. you can see more coverage and keep t

the suga says the virus is spreading at an unprecedented speed. and it's mostly because of the delta. a variance here is rob mcbride. with cases spiking, tokyo, it seems, has no choice, but to extend it state of emergency through to the end of august. because then you're going to deal with unprecedented speed. the infection is spreading in the capital and can cy area the delta variant spreading with strength. and if this doesn't slow down, it will potentially lead to a medical health system crisis. japan is struggling with competing trends. the increasing spread of the more transmissible delta variant accounting. now, for nearly 3 quarters of all new cases in tokyo versus growing pandemic fatigue. with noticeably more people failing to stay off the streets than they did after state of emergency announcements in the past with the seat of emergency being enforced so many times i think people are starting not to take it so seriously. and because of that, there have been more cases at this point. i think there's not much you can do, even if you get th

conference here in tokyo given byhe prime minister, went on for some time, in which prime ministers sugarate is going up, all fueled by the delta variant. the prime minister also warning the medical system is at risk of strained, telling peoplthey should be at home emma staying at home and watching the games from there. >> [speaking japanese] >> we are going to issue a state of emergency to those prefectures and hoe kind to, kyoto, for those prefectures we are going to implement priority measures for the period from august 2 to august 31. this is the period for the measures. a state of emergency in tokyo and okinawa is also extended to august 31. this is the decision that was made. >> let's get the very latest on the figures which are going up. >> the latest numbers for tokyo came in at 3300, lower than yesterday, but still well above 3000, which was unheard of until this week. it was another record high for all of japan, topping 10,000 once again. we have been hearing from prime minister suga as well as one of the country's top medical advisors officially declaring the extension of the

mr suga warned that the medical system is at risk of strain.or the period from august 2 to august 31. this is the period for the measures. the state of emergency in tokyo and okinawa is also extended to august 31. this is the decision that was made. our correspondent, mariko oi, is in tokyo — where coronavirus case numbers have been increasing. the lastest number for tokyo came in at 3300, which is slightly lower compared to yesterday, but still well above 3000, which was unheard of until this week. in all ofjapan, it was another record high, topping 10,000 once again. we�*vejust been hearing from prime minister suga, as well as one of the country�*s top medical advisers, officially declaring the expansion and the extension of the state of emergency here in tokyo and the surrounding prefectures as well. how effective that will be remains to be seen, because of course the japanese capital has been under the state of emergency for two weeks now, but we are still seeing that surge in covid—19 cases. we have been hearing from the ioc and other gove

in this election year, suga may find pushing ahead with these games will cost him politically, with still deep uncertainty over what price japan will bear in terms of public health. robert bride al jazeera, an elliptic organizes of acknowledged for the 1st time that people within the protective bubble of the games have been mixing with the wider japanese population . i feel that there's no link between the games and the record spike and current of our numbers in the capital and richardson reports from tokyo. this was a day when fans should have been queuing up at coco's national stadium, to watch the 1st track and field events. instead, a view of the olympic rings outside the venue is the best they can hopeful due to concerns over the spread of corona virus. the japanese public has been kept away from the athletes, organizes insist, these competitors attested more often to covey. 19 than any other community in the world, and say, there is no link between the gangs taking place and inspection rates hitting record levels in this city. but olympic officials have for the 1st time admitt

in this election year, suga may find pushing ahead with these games will cost him politically, with still deep uncertainty over what price japan will bear in terms of public health. rub, mcbride, al jazeera. elsewhere, china is battling its 1st major covered 19 outbreak and months honoring the 84 cases have been diagnosed hundreds of thousands of people and now in locked down in ginger province. costa was 1st detected in the regional capital, non ging, but as spread to 5 all the provinces and to beijing. officials believe the surgeons linked to the delta variant. and then thailand is bonding domestic travels, the tourist hotspots of cat next month after but foreign is vaccinated against co that they will still be welcome. the resort island, is it a center of efforts to revive the tourism industry, which was devastated during the past 18 months? thailand itself was mostly on the scale by the pandemic until only recently. but on thursday, it reported more than 17000 infections. and $165.00 deaths, which are both rec, or daily highs. and as those cases rise, time government is warning

in this election year, suga may find pushing ahead with these games will cost him politically, with still deep uncertainty over what price japan will bear in terms of public health. rob mcbride, al jazeera and hundreds of people in syria have demonstrated against civilian deaths in the south. had been protest across the northwest, including an ellipse 50 as well. people government to stop coming campaign in that province. 18 people were killed in the latest on. so on thursday, the u. n has a nice 2 and a half 1000 have been displaced in the last 3 days. series military is trying to crush rebellion by attacking the former positions from home with miss elton authentic shelling. now, tens of thousands of migrants from the caribbean and africa converging in a remote town in columbia to convenient hopping off point to get into central america. but at the final goal, the united states is still thousands of kilometers away. last america added salisia newman has this report. the tiny colombian town before play has few attractions except strategic locations. just to ferry right away from the

in this election year, suga may find pushing ahead with these games will cost him politically, with still deep uncertainty over what price japan will bear in terms of public health. robert bride al jazeera. now israel has started offering a 3rd shot of the pfizer coded 19 vaccine president issac talking his wife for the 1st to get their boosters. the extra shot will be for people above the age of 60, who received their 2nd dose more than 5 months ago. is there a launch? what was one of the world's most successful vaccination drives early this year, using mostly d, 5, a vaccine. now there's an internal report from the u. s. cdc for centers for disease control and prevention says the delta variance is as contagious as chicken pox. and a copy of the document obtained by us media shows the variant is more transmissible than the viruses that cause the bola, the common cold fees and will flu. and smallpox analysis also indicates people infected with the delta, very carry large amounts of it in the nose and throat regardless of their vaccination status, meaning they could pass it on. so ho

demand that cancellation, taking their message to the office of the prime minister yashimi heyday suga. in this election year, suga may find pushing ahead with these games will cost him politically, with still deep uncertainty over what price japan will bear in terms of public health. robert bride al jazeera and we'll have more on the situation in japan and it's impact only olympics with peter a little later in sport, kenya is extending it's not time curfew and banning all public gatherings. it struggles to control the search and code 19 cases. the health minister is warning that hospitals are overwhelmed and people who fall sick, located bent kenya has been under some form. of course you since march last, you know, recorded more than 200000 cases. at least 3900 did not come web joins us now. live from nairobi, malcolm, tell us more about these extended measures. was he just mentioned, there's been a curve here in kenya since the pandemic 1st here in march last year. and the health minister said to data that curfew will continue, except in some parts of western kenya, where they've for

to demand that cancellation, taking their message to the office of the prime minister. ja shahida suga. in this election year, suga may find pushing ahead with these games will cost him politically, with still deep uncertainty over what price japan will bear in terms of public health. roblis bride al jazeera, elliptic organizes, have acknowledged for the 1st time that people within the protective bubble had mixed with the why did japanese population. but they insist there's no link between the games and increasing cases of covered 19. and b. richardson reports from tokyo . this was a day when fans should have been keeping up at so close national stadium to watch the 1st track and field events. instead, a view of the olympic rings outside the venue is the best they can hopeful due to concerns over the spread of corona virus, the japanese public is being kept away from the athletes organizes in 5th. these competitors attested more often to koby 19 than any other community in the world and say there is no link between the gangs taking place and infection rates hitting record levels in thi

to demand that cancellation, taking their message to the office of the prime minister. ja shahida suga. in this election year, suga may find pushing ahead with these games will cost him politically, with still deep uncertainty over what price japan will bear in terms of public health. rob mcbride al jazeera and will have more on the situation in japan and its impact on the olympics with peter in sport, kenya is extending it's not time curfew and banning all public gatherings as it struggles to contain a search in covered $900.00 cases. the health minister is warning the hospitals are overwhelmed and people who fall thick will not get a bad candy has been under some form of curfew since march last year. it's now recorded more than 200000 cases, at least 3900 death and neighboring uganda. the death toll from corona virus has gone up 6 fold since late may only around 1000000 ugandans out of a population of 45000000 have been vaccinated. so far. the president is about to address the nation on the outbreak shortly. i'll come, webb joins us now live from no. rosie malcolm. first let's talk a

low suga prow mmm, birthday cake. pure protein. find our coupons in sunday's paper. >>> the coronavirus reared its head at citizens bank park in philadelphia wednesday night. the game between the phillies and the washington nationals was postponed after three nationals players and eight staff members tested positive for covid-19. for the most part, major league baseball has recovered from a year of covid lockouts and empty stands, but for the minor leagues it's a much different socks. >> reporter: typically 40 million fans come do minor league ball parks. last year stadiums in the country looked like this. they were empty. take the bay socks. they are affiliated with the major league club, but 95% of the team's revenue comes from things like ticket sales, concessions and merchandise, things that require fans to be in the stands. >> the next pitch is lined into al field.>>te theocket cgr leg ro,ching ball possly.orte s cost the franchise? >> millions of dollars, probably close to 15 to $17 million. >> reporter: the 2020 season was c

be a really welcome piece of good news for suga.a difficult year so far with his popularity falling to the lowest it has ever been due to doubts about his handling of the coronavirus. earlier in the year in april, he lost three elections on a single day which was an unusual event which has been in power for japan most of the time since 1955. what happened for years ago in the previous municipal election was an upstart bodycam up -- party came up and provided a speech for them. this will get sam way back to where they were four years ago before this stock landslide defeat. haidi: what role is the tokyo government playing in the campaign now? isabel: that is an interesting and awkward situation for tokyo governor -- she was a member of the ldp and served as a cabinet member, a member of the ldp, and yet, when she left that job to become tokyo governor, she later left the party and formed this upstart party which overturned municipal election and even tried to oust prime minister abe in 2017 in the national election. she obviously fail

. >> still ahead, we will hear exclusively from the advisor to japan's prime minister, yoshihide suga. he will be telling us about a possible stimulus package and institutional reforms being weighed by the government about coming up next, a ceo says that there is more volatility in asian markets partly due to asian tech regulations. we will get more from her, just ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> inflation has increased notably and will likely remain elevated in coming months. inflation is being temporarily boosted by base effects of the sharp pandemic related price increases which drop out of the 12 month calculation while reaching the standard of substantial further progress is still a ways off. participants expect that progress will continue and we will continue these sessions in the coming weeks. as we have said, we will provide advance notice beforehand for any changes we make. it is a broad range of things including wages, unemployment, levels of employment, participation, and those things. we have substantial further progress. we said well in advance of actually tapering -- haidi

prime minister suga told me they were working on policy to counteract china, in his own words.nd united states view china, with the establishment of a new administration, i think we will face the issue based between our two countries different from the relationship between the two leaders of the previous administrations. i think president biden is a president who tries to build a consensus among allies and like-minded countries in order to face policies. i think he's that type of president. >> and that's different from the previous administration? >> yes, i think the previous administration faced issues on the individual personality of the president. but the biden administration tries to steer allies towards the same direction. it's a different political method. >> so that way of president biden working with allies, particularly at the g-7 where prime minister suga told me he and the u.s. president were together for an unprecedented part of the community kay that talked about supporting taiwan visa vie china. now, of course, china will be another country, this country, japan, n

and the stake for prime minister suga and his political party are very high -- there is a lower houseer and getting to the other side of these games safely will be important for his political future. judy: christine, i want to come back to something you said in your first answer about how different this will be for the athletes themselves. what is going to be difrent? you covered, what is it, 18 of these olympic games before, but what will be different for them? >> there is no ability to go out on the town with family or friends after their events during the events. there is no mingling with the other athletes. the joy of a canadian being able to sit next to an indian who is sitting next to an australian who is next to a german athlete, all different sports, having lunch or dinner, it can't happen. they can sit in a dining hall and enjoy that social time. when you talk to athletes, as you and i have over the years, olympians in the past, they talk about the deep friendships they made in the village. it can't happen because you cannot have the risk, not -- covid is part of it, but also

reporter: staging the olympics in a pandemic poses difficult challenges japan's prime minister, yoshihide suga >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: telling nbc news in his first-ever u.s. television interview many japanese people are deeply worried that there will be a rise in infections did you consider cancelling the games >> translator: i think that cancelling the game is very easy to do, but japan made the bid and was rt of the world. >> reporter: there's a huge weight on your shoulders. your political career perhaps depends on these games. are the olympics worth it >> translator: over 4 billion people across the world will be watching these olympic games. in that context, overcoming the hardship of the coronavirus and to be able to hold the games, i think there's real value in that. >> reporter: japan's prime minister was the first world leader to meet president biden at the white house the two coordinating countermeasures on china. >> translator: i think president biden is a president who tries to build a consensus among allies and like-minded countries in order to advance policies. >> repo

i think the suga cabinet really will have to pull off the olympics, make sure the state of emergencyon a schedule, proceed with events nation rollout, and then also improve their guidance and communication. haidi: how crucial is the vaccination rollout speeding up? we are getting lines saying japan has given just shy of 72 million cobit doses, about 22 .3% of the population fully vaccinated. it is obviously not great when compared to other developed economies. it is better than some including here in australia. right? chelsea: yes, well, i think something that has been very confusing is the way that the rollout has been sort of patchwork situation and often very much left up to local governments but not with a lot of support from the central government. also, recently, large businesses as well as large universities have been able to apply to the vaccination drives with their members as well but this also relates a kind of vaccine inequality that people who are affiliated -- but even those plans have been canceled and then reinstated because of what seems to be a logistical difficulty

we have been hearing from prime minister suga as well as one of the country's top medical advisors officiallyxtension of the state of emergency here in tokyo and the surrounding prefectures. how effective that will be remains to be seen. of course, the japanese capital has been under a state of emergency for two weeks but we are still seeing that surge in cases. we have been hearing from the ioc and other government officials emphasizing that the most recent search has nothing -- most recent surge has nothing to do with the olympics. some of them seem to imply it is the cause of young people who are not listening to the government's request to stay home. they have also been encouraged to getaccinated when there are not enough jabs around. i found it to be a little bit unir, so i went to a place where the young people hang out to find what they thought about the comments. >> i have not even received a ticket to get vaccinated. my parents only just got their jabs. >> we are getting too used to the state of emergency so it is not stopping people from going out. >> she just had her first shot yes

a suga says the government will decide on new measures on thursday. the se, age is most populous country is battling a devastating current of iris surge, indonesia hospitals, all beyond capacity and dis desperate people. anti oxygen, full sick, family members, supplies in medical facilities run out. wednesday was the country's deadliest day of the pandemic with just over a 1000 death. despite new locked down measures as no indication of the outbreak, slowing down neil because held a parade honoring it. the central workers there says the city as well on its way out of the pandemic with a low infection rate and many of its residents vaccinated is remarkable. turn around for a city that was the epi center of the us outbreak last year. gabriel elizondo reports it was a parade to downtown to honor heroes. but instead of celebrating a championship victory, it was essential workers being honored for bringing new york city out from a pandemic. all the nurses and doctors and everybody got a couple of them. i got lucky i got a guy in the room carrying nearly 25

autonomy which lies just south west of the capital. tokyo in emergency talks the prime minister sheet a suga worn that might be more heavy rainfall to come under. chappelle has the latest days of torrential rain, loose and soil above the town. around 10 30 am local time. on saturday, it all came sliding down the mountain. black mud cascaded through the streets in waves, crashing into homes and the quiet japanese resort town south west of tokyo, the piano, the electricity pile on here, which shaking all over the place. and no sooner had i wondered what was going on than the mud slides were already there. and in the street below, 2 was really scared. japan self defense forces had sent teams to help local police and firefighters. japan is prone to mud slides and flooding during its annual rainy season. japan is very much a natural disaster country. i mean there may be no country on earth that has as many natural disasters and smaller is japan. does volcanoes earthquakes, landslide floods it's, it's gets hit very heavy. and so the self defense forces, one of their missions is to, to go to these

unfortunately for prime minister suga infection rate have been picked up.rom olympic venues. forthe been banned from olympic venues. for the ioc that really does not matter because they still get their money but for the poorjapanese taxpayer it means $25 billion or more has been spent on hosting the games that they cannot go on watch it, there are no ticket revenues, no foreign tourists and from a financial point of view forjapan this most expensive summer games ever is a bus. isent expensive summer games ever is a bus. i sent of the costs and benefits. the chief economist at an institute in tokyo. are you able to hear the analysis? talk us through the cost of japan hosting these games. the cost and japan hosting these games. tue: cost and expense of japan hosting these games. tt2 cost and expense of the games is $50 million. the benefit could be the same amount but i think that is not so for the economic point of view. it is only 0.3% of the gdp injapan. i know you have weighed up the cost of cancelling the games. if the games had to be cancelled, although

that what's because the commitment by the are a current japanese government headed by prime minister suga has week only week commitment for the protection of l. g b, the people's rights. and then and then because of depends ruling party l d, p party liberal democratic party, a portion of this, a conservative party has very old conservative politicians and they block the bill right now. japan is headed to the olympic games in less than 3 weeks. the games are set to open and we're back in february. you had written that you were hoping that big because of the games. they could be a catalyst for change in japan when it comes to l. g, b to q issues. but realistically, i want to ask you, how likely is it that that change will happen? yeah, it's a fair question. i was hopeful, hopeful, and then the l. g b, g community here in japan was helpful. and then the, and then we got a lot of international support to for the quality for l g, b, t, people independent ahead of the olympics. however, the most important part of it, the lake of protection, was not given to us before the olympics. however, we a

. —— yoshide suga.s had almost 9500 yesterday, so definitely concerning but it think it is fair to say because as you said i am in the district of shimbashi which is a popular area where office workers come for a drink after work and behind me as all the restaurants and bars. we were here yesterday after 8pm which is when they were asked to close early but some of them remained open and actually staff members coming out and about on the street telling customers that they were open, partly because of money, because the government promised financial support but it has taken way too long for businesses to receive the money to stay afloat and this is the fourth state of emergency and people have been joking fourth state of emergency and people have beenjoking that fourth state of emergency and people have been joking that it is no longer emergency, this hasjust become the is no longer emergency, this has just become the norm and a lot of people if you ask them on the street they would say that you can't exa

taking the message to the office of the prime minister, your should have a super in this election year, suga may find pushing ahead with these games will cost him politically. with still deep uncertainty over what price japan will bear in terms of public health. rob mcbride al jazeera, as promised dandy richardson now sports correspondent, live in tokyo. now exactly what the organizes of these games and what the, the people of japan didn't want. corona virus basically becoming the story of the games they really is and such strong words from the japanese prime minister talking not only about the unprecedented speed of this particular outbreak, but also warning of a surge and younger generations as well. in terms of the state of emergency being expanded in terms of geography and duration, that's quite significant for the paralympic games is now being extended until at least august the 31st. the had been hope for the start of the parliament games on august the 24th. that would be some fans inside the venue start. now it looks very unlikely about the games. do go on until september. the 5th is s

well as keeping restrictions in place in tokyo until the end of the month. prime minister yoshida suga says the virus is spreading at an unprecedented speed. it's mostly because of a delta variance. the highly contagious varying accounts for nearly 3 quarters of cases in tokyo. or olympic all organizes of acknowledge for the 1st time that people within the protective bible have been mixing with the wider japanese population. they insist there's no link between the games and the record spike in crime virus numbers in japan's capital. and richardson reports now from tokyo. this was a day when fans should have been keeping up at so close national stadium to watch the 1st track and field events. instead, a view of the olympic rings outside the venue is the best they can hopeful due to concerns over the spread of corona virus, the japanese public is being kept away from the athletes organizes in 5th. these competitors attested more often to koby 19 than any other community in the world and say there is no link between the gangs taking place and infection rates hitting record levels in this

during this pandemic prime minister yoshi heated suga on tuesday urged people to watch the events from home. now the south korea olympics squads decision to bring its own team of shifts to the tokyo games. that is provoking some controversy in japan as well. some people see the move as an insult and it's only added to some already frayed relations between the neighbors. srp and brian reports, and so taking over a small hotel close to the athletes village in tokyo, south korean chefs prepare meals for their entire olympic team. it's aimed at keeping the more isolated during the pandemic, but also to make sure no local ingredients carry radiation from the fukushima nuclear plant disaster. 10 years ago. we have put more effort in this time because of the corona virus concern. and because people are quite sensitive over the origin of ingredients, such as those from fukushima, certainly the team members are all in favor of the special menu. because they screen the ingredients of it a more of us as i think it's safer. but the food program has irritated many in japan, which in this all its fo

i'm going to say she does. suga says the virus is spreading after the unprecedented rate and it's mostly because of the delta variance. we get into us politics in the bottom line, not is with steve comments coming up next. oh i hi, i'm steve clements and i have some questions for the countries that have nuclear weapons . how many is too many? and are we witnessing the start of a new arms race? let's get to the bottom line. ah, just one nuclear warhead can wipe out almost half a 1000000 people. yet the united states and russia have thousands upon thousands of these weapons. and 7 other countries are armed with nukes as well. since the weapons created the threat of mutual assured destruction, that's where any country using them basically destroy itself and its enemy at the same time. maybe they made some sense during the cold war between the united states and the soviet union, or today with the current cold war between pakistan and india. these days, the 3 biggest nuclear power, the us, russia, and china, are all upgrading these very old arsenals. they claim they want global stability and

prime minister yoshihide suga see those report -- suga's support has fallen.le, residents and scientists are raising concerns about the stench and levels of bacteria in tokyo bay, the venue for olympic triathlons and swimming marathons. the complaints, as tokyo has spent months and millions of yen to improve the water quality. we continue to watch japanese automakers push towards electrification. nissan ceo says it is 1.4 billion dollar ev making hub in the u.k. is just beginning. now back to sophie in hong kong for stocks to watch. >> sticking with that ev at bank of america, they raised their forecast for penetration to 23% by 2025 due to high production targets for major carmakers over the past six months. among the top picks and the battery space, that would be panasonic. keeping a close eye on samsung after the company was ordered by ho chi minh city along with other firms to suspend operations in the high-tech park amid the virus outbreak in vietnam and over in australia, we are keeping a close eye on reaction in the buy now pay later segment, a new serv

we also hear exclusively from the advisor to japan's prime minister, yoshihide suga. interview coming up. i will be speaking with the tokyo governor about the virus outbreak as the city readies to kick off the long-awaited olympics. we will bring that conversation to you in the coming hours. "daybreak australia -- "daybreak asia" is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ [ "me and you" by barry louis polisar ] ♪ me and you just singing on the train ♪ ♪ me and you listening to the rain ♪ ♪ me and you we are the same ♪ ♪ me and you have all the fame we need ♪ ♪ indeed, you and me are we ♪ ♪ me and you singing in the park ♪ ♪ me and you, we're waiting for the dark ♪ haidi: hello and welcome to "daybreak asia." i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. sophie: i am sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. shery: good evening from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york. no mood for talking. the u.s. says it is keeping economic dialogue with china on ice as the bite in teams stance hardens. jay powell says theap

that was because the commitment by the are a current japanese government headed by prime minister suga has week only week commitment for the protection of l. g b, the people's rights. and then and then because of depends ruling party l d, p party liberal democratic party, a portion this a conservative party has very well dressed, conservative politicians and they block the bill right now. japan is headed to the olympic games in less than 3 weeks. the games are set to open and we're back in february. you had written that you were hoping that big because of the games. they could be a catalyst for change in japan when it comes to g, b, t, q issues. but realistically, i want to ask you, how likely is it that that change will happen? yeah, it's a fair question. i was hopeful, hopeful, and then the l d b. d community here in japan was helpful. and then the, and then we got a lot of international support to for the quality for l g, b, t, people independent ahead of the olympics. however, the most important part of it, the lake of protection, was not given to us before the olympics. however, w

this is confirmation that the leader of south korea will not go to japan and not meet with suga over coverage from the olympics this week all eyes on the rising number of covid cases there as the olympics begin. >>> german chancellor angela merkel promised financial aid to regions devastated by the floods what is the government committing to in germany right now, melissa bell? this looks like the floods are g beginning to subside what about the economic damage >> reporter: it is not clear how big the damage is. one thing is clear it is a level of devastation which took place because of the floods in western germany. the region is affected with the area borders luxembourg and belgium. the area, the economic effects, are not quantifiable, i would say. the government is saying they are ready with emergency aid for those. take a listen to what angela merkel had to say when with visiting the area yesterday. >> translator: we stand by your side the federal government and the state will act together to set the world right again in this beautiful region step by step. that means we have to ac

here we go suga, is it true that the first album you bought was an eminem cd, and what did your parents. haven't heard enough from j-hope is it true that you consider yourself the most fashionable member of bts? [ audience cheering listen to that listen to the crowd! >> pew, pew, pew >> jimmy: listen to the audience let them speak for you that's what i'm talking about! >> aw, absolutely! yeah [ cheers and applause i'm wearing nice clothing, shirt pants, and slippers with socks. yeah >> jimmy: enough said, enough said >> okay, okay. >> jimmy: finally, you guys have been together for eight years. what's the most surprising thing you've learned about each other in that time >> oh, v sleeps with his eyes open [ laughter ] [ speaking foreign language [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that's it? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm glad we cleared all of that up thank you for doing that bts everybody, their cd single, "butter," is out now stick around because later bts will be performing their new song, "permission to dance." we'll be right back with more "tonight show," everybody. ♪ your mission: stand

the coming hours, rosemary, we're expecting an announcement from japan's prime minister yoshihide suga. this has been widely reported in japanese media that he will announce tokyo's fourth state of emergency since the pandemic began, and that state of emergency in effect for other prefectures as well as they have seen a consistent surge in covid cases over the last two and a half weeks. some of the highest numbers they've seen in quite some time, just as thousands of athletes and trainers and dignitaries are expected to converge on tokyo for the opening ceremonies in the coming weeks on july 23rd. this is a huge blow for olympics organizers, who had been hoping to have some local spectators in the stands. the initial thought was that maybe they could fit 50% capacity, up to 10,000 people per venue. japan, after all, has spent billions of dollars building a new stadium and renovating and refreshing other venues to host these games. and now it seems like the reality is going to be that even members of the public, general public won't be able to attend. it's only going to be people define

at the imperial palace taking an incense workshop as a guest of the wife of japan's prime minister, suga president joe biden saying it was his wife who was asked to go to japan, and not he. >> if you turn on your -- turn on the olympics and watch team usa, you will see jill biden stand there cheering with them. the japanese prime minister, who as i invited as the first person to come to the white house head of state, he made it real clear. he didn't want me. he wanted her to go. he is a man of incredible judgment. >> reporter: but the first lady's main mission was to be there to support america's athletes, at a time when their own friends and families could not be. biden doing it, instead. >> in these moments, we are more than our cities or states or backgrounds. we are more than our jobs or our political parties. we are united. we are, first and foremost, team usa. >> thanks to our kate bennet. a testament to how quickly things can change with coronavirus and an unvaccinated population. the biden administration went from declaring independence, on july 4th t, to a very different tone ju

she had binner with perimeter suga and his wife. 90 minutes ago i spoke with mike tirico who is co-hosting what do you expect to see because you're sending the tone back to america. he said look we're going to do it with respect and also it's going to be powerful. think about it. respectful and powerful, two very good words to describe the japanese culture. i'm looking forward to it. 3:55:00 a.m. california time live here on nbc bay area. >> you say that in a way it sounds so early but for us we're already up and at them. >> a normal day. >> i'm an evening anchor. cut me some slack. >> that's why you should be staying up now. >> we're delighted you're joining us in the morning on "today in the bay". we'll let you take a cat nap now. >> perfect. see you tomorrow. >> sounds good. we'll check in with him every day right here on "today in the bay". he'll be anchoring two olympic specials at 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in another programming tonight, "today in the bay" will not be on the air tomorrow morning because the opening certificate morgan will be on starting at 3:55:00 a.m.. followed by a e

he did express support for suga yoshihide for the games. she has been traveling the u.s.nes. she's heading to the country with one of the lowest vaccination rates in all of the developed world. >>> first lady jill biden will travel to tokyo next week leading the u.s. delegation at the olympic games. it's not her first time. the first lady represented the united states alongside then vice president joe biden at the 2010 winter games in vancouver. >> you are the best of the best, and we could not be more proud or excited to be here to cheer on team usa. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this year the first lady will be going solo, just like former first lady michelle obama in 2012 for the london games. >> this only happens every few years, so try to have fun. >> reporter: and while many presidents have hosted american olympians at the white house over the years -- >> what you guys did was inspire us. you made us proud. and as president, you made me especially proud to see how you conducted yourself on a world stage. >> reporter: former president george w. bush became the

once these gains are over, what is on the table for the administration of prime minister suga is to takehnological prowess. his government has said they will make it a national mission like securing food or energy. executives say it is time for japan to look abroad. we have a bright spark from tsmc saying they are doing due diligence for a chip center in japan, so we will keep our eyes on that as for what the future of his country could be after these olympics settle down. shery: sophie jackman, our tokyo deputy bureau chief. singapore's health minister is the latest to warn that more infections will be expected in the couple of days. let's get the latest. what do we know? reporter: suffer singapore, they reported hundred 63 cases in one day. that's a really high level compared to the past. it is concerning because they are in a region reporting a lot of cases and they are insulated this moment at -- because of their high vaccine rate. so we will see how effective the vaccine is at fending off the delta variance. the government has said they will take action f the situation continues. we

how does the rest of asia look at the fact that prime minister suga has pushed on in a time when so manyel: rachel: people are fearing -- reduce e.f.-2's testing positive, high-profile people like coco gauff. the overall impression is that most people feel the excitement, the kind of global unity that the olympics usually brings people together for. but this event has so many stakeholders and so many sponsors driving it to happen. at this point we are a couple of days away and it is happening no matter what. kathleen: bloomberg's rachel chiang from hong kong, with the latest on the virus in the region. you can catch up on past interviews with our interactive tv function, that is tv on the terminal. dive into any of the securities or the bloomberg functions we talk about, plus become part of the conversation by sending us instant messages during the show. this is for bloomberg subscribers only, on tv . this is bloomberg. ♪ kathleen: let's get the business flash headlines. facebook pushing back on president vibrant comments that social media enables the spread of misinformation ab

the decision came after prime minister suga declared a state of emergency for tokyo from july 12 throughenues including the opening ceremony are located in the capital. >> considering the effects of the coronavirus variant and to curb the spread of the virus, we need to strengthen our antivirus measures. i will issue a state of emergency in tokyo. >> to myanmar, where a covid inoculation drive has ground to a halt in a vaccine shortage forcing the military government that seized power to hunt for new supplies to stem a spike in cases and death. the country has received no supply since may. officials say the administration is in talks with russia and china to urgently secure more shots. sticking with the vaccine issue, pfizer says it will request u.s. emergency authorization in august for a third booster dose of its covid-19 vaccine. the move comes after early data shows it can sharply increase immune protection against the virus. the company has received initial data for an early study showing a third dose of the existing vaccine is safe and can raise antibody levels five to 10 fold comp

and is suga the man who will take this party into the elections or will his party members try to dumptch closely. shery: the country just passed one of the largest extra budgets for the pandemic in korea. how much will this help their economy? >> on saturday, the national assembly passed a 35 trillion won spending bill, about a 3 billion-dollar u.s. spending bill. unlike the previous five stimulus packages introduced during the pandemic, this time individuals look at a lot more cash. small businesses will get some compensation that would mitigate negative impacts from the surging virus. the actual spending bills, the handouts, will come sometime in the next month, before one of the largest holidays in korea in the fall. the help is coming but it will take some time. analysts say it will help mitigate some of the bad impact that a lot of small businesses have been seeing since the distancing measures have been in place. >> we have seen the highest level of social distancing measures and so -- in seoul. how does it play out when it comes to how the market will process the echo >> it has

prime minister suga is urging people to stay home. avoid unnecessary trips. there's a crowd of people lined up to take their pictures at the olympic rings so that message staying home may not resonate with many citizens. the prime minister has insisted, however, that the surge in cases is not a problem for the games. doctors, of course, say the games are partly to blame for the surge. for "cbs this morning," lucy craft, tokyo. >> everybody wants to get that picture. simone biles dropped out of team competition after one vault, will play no further part in the event due to a medical issue. we have this heartbreaking news. jamie, good morning. what happened to simone? >> reporter: good morning, a shocking turn of events for the gymnastics star, simone biles. she pulled out of the team competition. we know she completed one vault, huddled with a trainer, left the floor, then came back. in a statement the team says it is due to a medical issue. >> she's putting o career. lydia jacoby is going to win gold for the united states. >> the shock on her face said it all