who has played for the u.s. olympicr team from 1989-1991. his latest piece for the nation with dave zirin is headlined "the human cost of the pandemic olympics." his "l.a. times" opinion piece this week is headlined "tokyo's olympics have turned nightmarish. l.a., are you watching?" we will talk about the future of games in l.a. what is happening here is truly astounding, jules. you have japan itself, even the leadership, opposed, including the prime minister, to these olympics yet you have what we now understand is this large multinational corporation, the international olympic committee, that actually can control what prime ministers and governments do and allow to happen. they have required these olympic s continue, even if the stadiums are empty. >> that is right. what we are witnessing right now play out in tokyo is unparalleled in the political history of the olympics. you're pointing the finger in the right direction when we think about the international olympic committee. the saga in tokyo has exposed and intern

caller: they can do it but not in the olympics. e entire world sees this and things we are a racist country. the united states is not a racist country and people need to understand that north america and south america are different. host: fred calling from los angeles, california. good morning. caller: can you hear me? host: we can. go ahead. caller: i support the athletes. if you look on the news yesterday, just look on the news yesterday, it was in alabama congresswoman who was called by a white congressman -- [indiscernible] host: i think we lost fred. mark is calling from corpus christi, texas. caller: good morning. i really think it is a if there representing our country, they should just represent the country. there are plenty of platforms, social media, instagram, facebook. but if you are representing the united states of america, the political views and parties should stop at the door and all the countries should just compete and come together and have a good games. i'm sure there are plenty of platforms they can give their

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they are representing the olympics and the pink robot for the para olympics. ut on quite the show for staff at one of the nbc work spaces in tokyo. their dances are preprogrammed but everything else is controlled when someone moves. they react. so when you wave at one of the robots, she waves back! she blows you kisses. >> nice. >>> speaking of which, let's get back to tokyo right now. it's a live picture. northern tokyo bay. looking good. trouble may be on the way. an approaching tropical storm is forcing changes to the athlete's schedules. organizers moved up rowing be i a day. everything has been moved up to sunday instead of monday. organizers said they're looking at tuesday's schedules. this is the first time for events in the games to be rescheduled because of weather. which is kind of surprising. the games have been going on for so long. but here we are. >> yeah. and this time of year the west pacific typical of what we see this time of year. similar to the atlantic. around tokyo it feels like miami or new orleans this time of year. you can see the marit

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olympics. even with all the issues at the olympic games it still is the greatest thing going. it's good, it's great. >> reporter: this already unprecedented olympics continues to make history with athletes like anastasija zoltic becoming first american woman to win a gold medal in taekwondo. >> i felt like everything was lining up. my training before-hand, my warm-up and everything was going perfectly and i had no doubt in my mind i was going to win the olympics yesterday. >> before each match the colorado native always releases a primal scream. >> i do it to calm nerves and then i kind of see it intimidates people. so i was like maybe if i scream even louder it will intimidate them a little bit. >> reporter: these games breaking all kinds of records, especially in lgbtq representation. in rio there were just 56 out athletes. now there are at least 160. and one of them is british diver tom daly, who won gold for the first time at this, his fourth olympics. and he spoke through tears to a new generation. >> i hope that any young lgbt person out there can see that no matter how

the final countdown to tokyo's delayed olympics. anticipation rises — but so do the covid cases and controversies. the opening ceremony is just hours away. i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo as the city is finally waking up to the beginning of the games — with organisers hoping the sporting action on offer will boost the mood. china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from the huh—nan region — at least 33 people are confirmed dead. also on the programme, renewed friction between the us and china. beijing rejects a plan by the who for a second visit to the country to investigate the origins of covid—19. this the response from washington: deeply disappointed, their position is irresponsible, and frankly, dangerous. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to viewers around the world and in the uk. it's seven in the morning in singapore and 8am in tokyo where the much troubled 2020 olympics will finally open in a few hours�* time. after a year's delay d

excited for the olympics? yeah? being the right role model, that every parent wants to be, they want to be the best person they can be so they look up to you. there'sjust such. a difference in him. i think it's an added motivation - as well for him to do well in sports and outside of sports, i because he has his son watching his every move, really. it takes a whole team effort to get the performance that we're going to need in the olympics, and you play a little part in that, too, don't you? but i also think in terms of motivation, i want to prove you can be a dad and you can be best performer in the world. people on comments and websites, they say he will not be the athlete he was meant to be because he has a child now. challenge accepted. overseas ticket—holders for the delayed tokyo games have been left disappointed after organisers confirmed the event will go ahead this summer without them. the announcement was this week that there will be no international visitors allowed at the tokyo olympics, which is disappo

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

surfing and skateboarding are both making their olympic debuts today at the games. their olympic debuts today at the games. on day 1, the host nation, japan, picked up its first medals, winning gold and silver injudo. i'm lewis vaughan jones, in london. the rest of the day's headlines: wildfires in northern california force thousands into evacuation centres, while a covid outbreak in oregon puts firefighters into quarantine. thousands of hungarians join the annual pride march and protest against a new anti—lgbt law. and the uk army safely detonates a world war ii bomb on the site of a new housing estate. hello. day two of the olympics is underway and we're expecting the medals to start arriving thick and fast, with 18 gold medals up for grabs. the first swimming medals will be handed out. there's more action on the tennis court. and for the first time at an olympics, we'll be following the action at the skatepark. let's take a look at some of the highlights expected in the coming hours. in cycling, the women's road race takes place on sunday. current champion anna van der breggen repres

has handled the tokyo olympics. s political scientist, take it from the medical scientists who have been jumping up and down for a long time saying that these olympics should be cancelled because they are a risk to global public health. an editorial excoriated the ioc that pointed out a number of shortcomings in the preparations, safety preparations, for athletes and those inside the olympic bubble from having multiple people in a room to having them provide their own masks instead of providing high—quality n95 masks. these olympics have stripped the advantage of the wider project and given the public a closer look at how the ioc operates and it has raised eyebrows around the world. jules, i know the who have been in town this week and say they think this is a symbol of hope and a sign of how we can progress as a society in terms of pandemic. one of the things about this olympics is athletes' activism. do you think this could be a talking point, with athletes gently protesting around his games? it is very possible. a

the delayed 2020 tokyo olympics are finally under way. lows months of uncertainty and a build—up marred by protests and the resignations of seniorjapanese officials. the opening ceremony took place despite the japanese capital being under a state of emergency because of covid pandemic. the ceremony itself was watched by millions of people around the world on television. on saturday, 11 gold medals will be up for grabs in sports as diverse as archery and the prestigious men's road race in cycling, and the us women's football team face a crunch match after losing their first game. team gb are also in action. my colleague lucy hockings is in tokyo. there wasn't exactly a party—like atmosphere in tokyo today. still a lot of fear and anxiety around the rising covid infection rates. and, of course, this is still a city in a state of emergency, with bars and restaurants shutting at 8pm and people being told to stay home and stay safe because of the pandemic. and the cost of these olympic games and the pandemic mean there have been a lot of protes

it's the new sport in the olympics. ol things about skateboarding, you can do it anywhere. in fact, mikey panned out quick. the stairs here, it's a possible skate ramp. they get crazy. among the rock stars of the sport is a guy from dayton. >> reporter: nija houston is a big deal. the 26-year-old is the new face of skateboarding. it's not just his face, it's

it's day 7 of the olympics. e first heats are now underway in the athletics. here's the medal table as it stands — china leads at the moment, with japan and usa close behind. our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins, is in tokyo and has been telling me about some of the highlights so far, starting with the rowing. it is raining here in tokyo bay on the rowing is not farfrom us but on the rowing is not farfrom us but they on the rowing is not farfrom us but they have on the rowing is not farfrom us but they have had on the rowing is not farfrom us but they have had better conditions. we didn't know how that happened. it is the final day of the rowing regatta and i can tell you that there have been a couple of great story so far because in the women's singles sculls, new zealand's emma twigg won gold. she is 3a years old. she came out of retirement to return to these olympics because in the last two olympic finals she finished in probably the worst place to finish, fourth. she always wanted that olympic medal and gav

for more on the olympics go to the bbc news website. with the full schedule, and take a look at the current medal table. go to bbc.com/news and follow the links. i have a monitor here, i could see the skateboarding in action. plenty of tumblers, thrills and spills. it is one of the new sports. we will also have surfing on the way. the serving is about 1.5 hours away east of tokyo out of the beach. we will have plenty more to talk about in particular those two spots because it is quite interesting for the future of the olympics how they go. thousands of people in the western united states, are spending the weekend in evacuation centers, as wildfires continue to burn across the region. more than 80 large wildfires in 13 states have burnt around 1.3 million acres in recent weeks. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. the dixie wildfire, california's biggest plays, the dixie wildfire, california's biggest blaze, is growing rapidly. firefighters are battling day and night to try to bring this under control, but it's with such

>>> next at 11:00, he's qualified for the olympics, but he might not go. why his immigration is the biggest challenge in getting the gold. >>> inside a tokyo store with some very different options. >>> right now at 11:00, triumph and heartbreak for team usa. swimmers rack up medals in the pool. and one of america's top golfers is out because of the covid. live in tokyo with a recap of all of today's highlights. then -- >> it's still unknown as of now. >> a pay area runner qualified for the olympics but right now he can't go because if he leaves the country he can't come back. the 11-hour save he needs in order to compete. >>> the news at 11:00 starts right now. good evening, everyone. thanks for joining. >> raj is live at tokyo. team usa earned its first gold medal. >> and trying to make it a 1-2 finish for the americans. >> it was a 1-2 finish in the pool. the 400 meter individual medially. his teammate came just behind him and had silver. team usa now has a total of seven medals. >>> minutes from now simone biles will compete for the first time in tokyo.

japanese public have been against the olympics them to be either cancelled or at least postponed once again. but over the last month ago it even among my own friends, people arejust month ago it even among my own friends, people are just giving up. the games are going to go ahead regardless of how they felt that there have been semitic scandals and the latest, of course is the composer of the opening ceremony�*s music having to step down after apologising for bullying or abusing disabled classmate when he was at school. also boasting about it in an interview back in the 19905. in an interview back in the 1990s. the criticism was also aimed at the organising committee because if you remember, its own president had to step down because of sexist comments and the creative director wanted to dress up a plus side model as a pig and call it an olympig for the opening ceremony. so i'm curious to know how people feel about it now and i have been finding out what they think. translation: | am a nurse - and hospitals are overwhelmed, so i d

spirit. for the athletes and the olympic sirit. ., ., for the athletes and the olympic sirit. . ., ,particularly to be _ spirit. that was just lovely. particularly to be able - spirit. that was just lovely. particularly to be able to i spirit. that wasjust lovely. i particularly to be able to see spirit. that wasjust lovely. - particularly to be able to see your family and you as a child. you are very cute. i have to ask and i know there has been a lot of excitement amongst flag bearers there as well. can you tell us more?— can you tell us more? yes, that's riaht, can you tell us more? yes, that's right. because — can you tell us more? yes, that's right, because we _ can you tell us more? yes, that's right, because we keep _ can you tell us more? yes, that's| right, because we keep comparing this particular games with the 1964 games that tokyo also hosted, but you know, this time tonight, inside this olympic stadium just behind me, there will be two flag bearers, one male athletes, one female athlete for the gender balance, so a bit like the bbc�*s 50-50 for the gender balance, so a

do most from the tokyo olympics from 2021 onwards.— most from the tokyo olympics from 2021 onwards.ards. do you get a sense that potentially _ from 2021 onwards. do you get a sense that potentially when - from 2021 onwards. do you get a sense that potentially when the l sense that potentially when the action gets under way and everybody is looking at all these brilliant sporting moments, that it may suddenly turn into more positive feeling here? i turn into more positive feeling here? . . , turn into more positive feeling here? . ., , here? i certainly hope so. auain, here? i certainly hope so. again. i — here? i certainly hope so. again, i love _ here? i certainly hope so. again, i love the - here? i certainly hope so. again, i love the olympic| here? i certainly hope so. - again, i love the olympic games and for me this has been a rollercoaster ride of information, we simply don't know what is going on right now, but i have a feeling on the 23rd, when the opening ceremony starts, we will be watching it all on tv, even though i am a couple of kilometres away from the national stadi

the big names rockin: olympic games. the big names rocking central _ olympic games. _ olympic games. the big names rocking central park this - rocking central park this summer. siberia's mystery blast craters. you have an exploding craters. you have an exploding crater on land. that is not something i imagined. and the fears for the future of football. hello and welcome to tokyo. the host city for this summer's olympic and paralympic games and thronging with tourists and sport fans from all over the world. maybe not. the state of emergency declared earlier this month following a new wave of covid cases means that international and now local spectators are not allowed in to any event in and around tokyo. nonetheless, trainers and medical staff have all headed here from all around the world for a morsel of duty games. there were plenty of people here in tokyo who were delighted to see the olympic opening ceremony on friday. evenif opening ceremony on friday. even if they had to resign themselves to only being able to watch it live on tv rather than in person at this va

i think the i japanese olympic committee made the right— japanese olympic committee made the right decisionht decision, made all the more _ the right decision, made all the more difficult because it literally— the more difficult because it literally comes under the eve of the — literally comes under the eve of the opening ceremony. when you have — of the opening ceremony. when you have someone who is a veteran _ you have someone who is a veteran actor, who had 22 years to consider_ veteran actor, who had 22 years to consider changing his mind or at— to consider changing his mind or at least apologising, and initial. _ or at least apologising, and initial, denigrating people with— initial, denigrating people with physical disabilities, there _ with physical disabilities, there was no other decision that— there was no other decision that could have been made. it was appropriate and at a difficult time. we are all part of the — difficult time. we are all part of the covid family and no—one knows — of the covid family and no—one knows when this is going to happen— knows when this is going to ha

it's day 7 of the olympics. he water — and the first heats are now underway in the athletics. here's the medal table as it stands — china leads at the moment, with japan and usa close behind. our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins joins us live from tokyo now. sarah, we've had ourfirst medal in the rowing for the day? we certainly have. welcome to tokyo bay where it is raining here. the rowing is not far away from us that they have had no conditions. we are not sure how that has happened. it is the final day of the rowing regatta and i can tell you that there have been a couple of great story so far because in the women's singles skulls, new zealand �*s emma twigg won gold. she came out of retirement to return to these olympics because in the last two olympic finals she finished in probably the worst place to finish, fourth. she always wanted that olympic medal and gave it one last push and, boy, was it worth it for her. she let all the way from the start. she was not going to give that title up. victory therefor

the first time the refugee olympic team competed, it was at the 2016 rio games. barker is an olympic historian with inside the games and joins me live from tokyo. thanks for your time today. >> good afternoon from tokyo. >> hello. i want to hear what goes into the selection process to create the refugee olympic team? >> well, it's gone back -- it used to be the olympic rules used to be that if you didn't have a national olympic committee, you weren't able to take part. and this excluded a lot of people. over the last 10, 15 years, there's been a realization that there are so many displaced people that they decided to create this, as you say, for rio in 2016. it was a very small team then. it's mushroomed now, about three times the size -- about 29 athletes making up the team. not all of them necessarily would have marched in the ceremony because of covid. but they -- they've got about 29, and they are chosen, a lot of them received scholarships in the countries that they've moved to and are given help as they coordinate -- as a coordinating person, a former long d

it's may 23rd with 2 months ago until the olympics should begin. time is running out for the last few flies to build up the right form and crucially clear the requisite height to qualify for tokyo. 5 years ago in rio's he cleared one meter 93, finishing in 7th place. how can i do the olympics in the back of my mind and i'm focus thing on the competitions between then and now the german championships are 2 weeks away and i also have a number of other me to jump $192.00, which is the qualifying height. and then we'll be almost completely focused on that . and my last young fly seems to be in good format to meet in may. but then at the all important olympic qualifying height of one meter 92, she fails. not once, but on all 3 attempts. it's a huge setback. she and her coast time as kiss analyze i mistakes while the competition is still going. persistent problems with achilles tendon have forced to alter her runup. now my, the laws has to convert to a higher approach, speed into heights. ah, the small, the crucial factors that will decide whether that ba

it's day seven of the olympics. ve hit the track for the athletics. here's the medal table as it stands: china leads at the moment, with japan and usa close behind. our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins, joins us live from tokyo now. and we've had a world record in the pool? we certainly have, a brilliant morning in the pool for the women. that record for south africa's tatiana schumacher, she has been swimming so well and has a gold metres from the best route to add to her silver in the 100 metres. she did it in the 100 metres. she did it in some style. that world record has been held since 2013, she is the one who has broken out. she has gone under 2.19, the first time any woman has gotten below that mark. she realised she had won the gold and it took her a few seconds before she saw the time on the big screen. only the shock hit her and all of the surprise and all of the athletes crowded around her in the pool and they were celebrating together. in the women's100 metres freestyle, two lengths of the pool as fast

softball returns to the olympics this year, for the first time since 2008.

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sports fly follows the rocky road to the toko olympics. a michael ok, thanks so much for joining me. we'll be back with more news at the top of the next tower. ah, me the me me ah. me the the the the, the vio lympics for athletes in countless disciplines. the ultimate dream. just after i was 10, when i 1st watched the olympics on tv, it was estimating and i've been fascinated, ever since limping towards relate to tokyo, is already underway with the games set to open on july 23rd despite the rising cobra. right. i love the lympics and the movement. what makes the thought relate so special for me? 3 german athletes, a fence, a javelin fro and a high jump at their rocky road to tokyo. and i definitely want to be there as well that it is a bit scary. maybe i can find out is there is a really concern on almost limbering up at a training camp in turkey for him. it's been an extraordinary year. after the postponement of the olympics, he took a break to concentrate fully on physical preparation as opposed to competition over the winter. that meant

and for the youngest participant of the olympics, it was short but sweet? om syria in the table tennis — heart—warming stories at the olympics often bring us. she was beaten in the end and the opening round, considering what she had to go through, coming from syria and dealing with life in a war zone — she says you have to follow your dreams, and she's talked about the many different experiences she has faced getting to and olympics, the challenges that her and her family have had to go through to make it to these games. what i like was speaking afterwards, the confidence she still had — bear in mind she was the female flag bearer at the olympics, opening ceremony, and she said she will be back next time, paris in three years time, and at that time she's determined to get past the opening round. and you wouldn't put it past her. of course, the brisbane games, she's targeting a long and hopefully metal ridden future at the olympics. dar; a long and hopefully metal ridden future at the olympics.— future at the olympics. day to - it's already _ future at the ol

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mum is going to go to i the olympics. say well done, mummy! tough from the start. they gave it theirall, but tough from the start. they gave it their all, but glover and swann struggled. that was enough to reach the semifinals. we struggled. that was enough to reach the semifinals.— the semifinals. we agreed that's not reflective of — the semifinals. we agreed that's not reflective of where _ the semifinals. we agreed that's not reflective of where we've _ the semifinals. we agreed that's not reflective of where we've been. - the semifinals. we agreed that's not reflective of where we've been. butl reflective of where we've been. but it was _ reflective of where we've been. but it was the _ reflective of where we've been. but it was the first race of the olympics. it's a good marker for us to step _ olympics. it's a good marker for us to step up — olympics. it's a good marker for us to step up from. the olympics. it's a good marker for us to step up from-— to step up from. the british pair will have to _ to step up from. the british pair will h

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brody malone hitting the floor in his first olympics. can watch men's gymnastics right here on nbc bay area at 5:45. now, in the pool, incoming stanford freshman torre husk is swimming in the women's 100 meter butterfly. you can watch her race right around 6:40 right here on nbc bay area. >>> at this hour first lady jill biden is heading home. she boarded her flight a few hours ago. she had an action-packed two days in tokyo for her first solo international trip as first lady. she attended the opening ceremony and several of team usa's first events. this is video of her meeting with the women's 3-on-3 basketball team after the game. the sport is making its olympic debut and team usa beat france. the players said it was an honor to have the first lady there cheering them on. >> it was incredible. i mean it was pretty special that she took time of her day and her schedule to come watch us. heard she was cheering for us and clapping and stuff. it's really nice. she's an amazing woman, incredible woman. for her to come support us means a lot

"we were planning to hold events to boost the mood for the olympics but because of covid it's not thea festival. we've canceled events and torch relay through our viewing spot." toyota is not airing olympic related tv commercials. the editorial board of another sponsor newspaper called for cancellation in may. there's little spirit in the city. tokyo is in a state of emergency and alcohol is banned from restaurants. the ceo of one of japan's biggest beverage makers says the economic loss from no spectators will be enormous. >> i'd expect that a lot of spectators from abroad to visit restaurants and bars, where they sell products and the promote of brands. we had a plan to open more than a couple of bars and restaurants only for products sponsored by us. but we canceled it. >> reporter: do you think the games could still boost international businesses for japanese companies? >> more and more, i don't think so. i think the olympics have been losing its value. >> reporter: do you think the games should have been postponed? >> considering the current rollout of vaccines in this country, t

mixed fortunes for team gb on �*super saturday�* at the tokyo olympics. — and a world record — in the a—by—ioo—metres mixed medley relay. team work makes the dream work, because there was another gold in the triathlon mixed relay event — where jonny brownlee won his first gold medal at his third olympic games i'm sarah mulkerrins, here in tokyo — where there's been disappointment for dina asher—smith — who has failed to qualify for the women's 100—metres final. fighting is raging around three strategic cities in afghanistan — which the security forces are trying to defend from taliban militants. reports say fighters have breached front lines in the southern part of herat. donald trump's been ordered to hand over his tax returns to congress. the usjustice department overturned a ruling — made when he was in office — that the information could stay private. medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called an oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. bbc news understands the government is no longer considering making it

public — and the olympics is a really good way of doing that. romotional vehicle, and one of the reasons we've included the olympics on discovery+ is to increase awareness and to showcase the breadth of content that we do have on that product. so i'm not sure it's undercooked. and eurosport is another platform that we also have which is in 14 million homes in the uk _ so it is a pretty broad distribution that we've been able to give the games. and have you any idea yet how well it's working? have you got new subscribers because of the olympics? do you know that yet? yeah, the level of interest in the olympics has been really, really strong, and we haven't released the official figures yet — we'll do so probably in the next couple of days as we get the first week under our belt. but what i can say is that, especially the digital platforms have performed exceptionally well. our free platforms in eurosport.com have seen a record number of visitors, and the uptake and engagement on discovery+ has also been really positive. for 4.99 for a month's subs

- way - that the olympics? -- house that affected the olympics? it's - way - that the olympics?cause injapan we have called it the number eight typhoon. it's expected to tokyo as well as the northeast of the country. we are still planning to drive up to the northeast to show you miyagi prefecture, which was hit the hardest by this tsunami in 2019, but that's where football matches are taking place with spectators are very few. we are hoping to go there tomorrow but apparently it will be hit by a typhoon, so we will see whether we actually make it. thank ou so whether we actually make it. thank you so much _ whether we actually make it. thank you so much for— whether we actually make it. thank you so much forjoining _ whether we actually make it. thank you so much forjoining us. - just time to share with you an amazing lightshow — which came from space to light up the skies over norway. here it is — a large meteor, glowing with heat as it came into the earth's atmosphere. along with the light, it created a series of loud bangs, but there are no reports of any injuries or damage.

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. >> reporter: and that's different from the previous administration >> translator: yes, i think the previous administration advanced issues based on the individual personality of the president, but the biden administration tries to steer allies and like-minded countries towards the same direction. >> reporter: the biden administration's support of japan's olympics another sign of the strengthening relationship how many medals will japan win, more than team usa >> translator: i hadn't thought about that. >> reporter: never gave it a thought? i

that was the 500th olympic medal for tanaki. that was the 500th olympic medalforjapan. overnment a bit relieved that people are finally talking about spot instead of all the scandal surrounding the opening ceremony and of course about the covid—19 pandemic. ceremony and of course about the covid-19 pandemic.- the covid-19 pandemic. thank ou so the covid-19 pandemic. thank you so much- _ the covid-19 pandemic. thank you so much. remember, - the covid-19 pandemic. thank you so much. remember, for| the covid-19 pandemic. thank i you so much. remember, for all go to the bbc news website. you can look at the current medal table and see where your country is ranking. the second medal has been one at the swimming. i shot up that in the men's 400 metres freestyle. the gold medal has gone to tunisia, an 18—year—old, shocking the pool. two americans came after with silver and bronze. the action is coming thick and fast as are the shocks and it is good to be in the flow of things.— in the flow of things. bring us up-to-date — in the flow of things. bring us up-to-date by _ in the f

the final countdown to the start of the delayed tokyo olympics. ticipation rises — but so do the covid cases and controversies. the opening ceremony is just hours away. i'm sarah mulkerrins live in tokyo where organisers are hoping the sporting action will boost the mood of the nation. elsewhere: china deals with the devastating aftermath of catastrophic flooding. thousands are evacuated from henan province — at least 33 people are confirmed dead. and we'll be live in the bahamas where slovenian diver alenka artnik has set a new world record for free—diving more than 120 metres. a very warm welcome to bbc news to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe we are just hours away from the opening ceremony for the much—troubled tokyo 2020 olympics. they were postponed last year because of the pandemic, but now the wait is almost over for more than 11,300 athletes trying to get their hands on an olympic medal. but despite being postponed, the games are not clear of covid. there's already been more than 90 confirmed coronavirus cases in tokyo di

back to the olympics. mes when he takes part in the final of the inaugural 4x100 metres mixed medley relay along with teammates kathleen dawson, james guy and freya anderson. dina asher—smith will be hoping to line up for britain in the final of the women's 100m, an event in which she won world silver behind jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce in 2019. and the first sailing medals of tokyo 2020 are decided tomorrow in the rs:x windsurfing class. 22—year—old emma wilson is guaranteed a medal whilst tom squires is racing for gb in the men's event. you can follow all of a on our website. from me and the team, the night. —— good night. evening. —— afew —— a few storms rumbling as of yet, but they should fade away overnight. there's always going to be some further rainfall, a lot of cloud. the showers tend to become few and further depleting. ten to 13 degrees. notable for scotland and northern ireland, where there will be a few showers around, but few are generally speaking. most will be for eastern scotland, eas

and that's the beauty olympics, that's what we want to save. we don't want to make it too temporary to trans in. and just this way, for the same mental health issue of simone biles, she withdrew. i mean, this must be the very, very difficult decision for gigi think perhaps she's set an example. i'm guessing the balls is cognizant of a song experience and felt that her, her game wasn't exactly right to me. clearly she was way, way off her pig in the 1st couple of days of competition. and so she decided to pull out, i think a bit of an irony though, you know, rory here. the fact that she has withdrawn has bull further attention to her. i mean, if she's sort of quietly underperformed and, and perhaps explained to the media that she does, this is just one of those events. she can't be at her peak all the time and then quietly slipped away. fine. but she really has made an announcement him put mental health health back on the map. again. i think it's an important one that don't run away with the idea that i don't think this, but young people in sport

it's may 23rd with 2 months ago until the olympics should begin. time is running out for money loss, young flies to build up the right form and crucially clear the requisite heights to qualify for tokyo. 5 years ago in rio, she cleared one meter, 1900 grief, finishing in 7th place i do have the olympics in the back of my mind and am folk thing on the competition between then and now we see those to me and championships are 2 weeks away and i also have a number of other me to jump one meter 92, which is the qualifying height. and then we'll be almost completely focused on the whole focus. and my last young life seems to be in good form at the meet in may. but then at the all important olympics qualifying height of one meter 92, she fails not once, but on all 3 attempts. it's a huge setback. she and her coast time as kiss analyze i mistakes while the competition is still going. the persistent problems with achilles tendon have full set to old to run out. now many laws has to convert her higher approach speed into height. ah, the small, the crucial fac

the olympics boss said today was a moment of hope. t us cherish these moments, finally we are all here together. one of the biggest team gbs ever sent to the olympics, with hopes of bringing home up to 70 medals. we're live in tokyo as two weeks of sporting action get underway. also tonight... the pingdemic — caused by the pandemic. as hundreds of thouands are told to self—isolate, medical leaders insist the app is essential. but there's confusion and delays over government plans to exempt some key workers, like those in food depots, from self—isolation. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel... a record—equalling round for south korea'sjeongeun lee. she storms the evian leaderboard with one of the lowest scores ever at a major. good evening. the tokyo olympic games have officially opened injapan, a year late and beset by unprecedented challenges because of the covid pandemic. the opening ceremony took place in an almost empty stadium in tokyo, a city that has been placed under its fourth state of emergency as it struggles