i wonder where that leaves thomas bach's - that leaves thomas bach's statement that these games willven if it is a perception, the perception at the moment is that these games are anything but. certainly that is the perception among many people watching here injapan, who have been deeply sceptical for months that this was a good idea to go ahead with the games. also, you know, we haven't started the games yet. it doesn't start until friday. this is all happening in the pre— games period, when the activity in the olympic village is not as intense as it will be starting from friday onwards. and so it does not bode well for controlling things. on the other hand, the olympic authorities say that they have got this under control, that this testing programme is working and that is why they are finding out about these cases, and that is why they are getting people into isolation, that this does not represent a threat to the olympics at this stage. and i think that is a fair comment, but i —— certainly mr thomas bach's statement that there is zero risk, i don't think anyone agrees with that.

this one is outside the hotel where ioc president thomas bach is staying.sage to him is pretty blunt. over at the olympic village, three covid cases have now been confirmed. across the city, 1,400 new cases on saturday. despite this, when i sat down with the governor of tokyo, she told me the games must go ahead. translation: i believe that not holding the olympics is even - sadder than holding it during these dire times. i do not want to show the world that we have lost to covid—i9. there is still meaning in holding the olympics in tokyo, despite the current situation. this was wembley stadium in london a week ago, but with just 20% of japanese vaccinated, there will be no scenes like this in tokyo's olympic stadium. governor koike concedes ifjapan had moved faster on vaccines, things might have been different. translation: | agree, i it would have been better. if we had a faster vaccination rollout, we may have been able to have spectators at the olympics. but the speed of vaccine rollout has now increased immensely. not fast enough. this is kyoto, japan'

the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach.to press on had strained the relationship between the ioc and their hosts, but now an apparent show of unity, the emperor ofjapan among an audience restricted to less than 1000 vips — the public barred from their own party. at times it was easy to forget the empty stands, wooden rings made from trees grown from seeds planted in the city when the games first came to tokyo 57 years ago were brought together in an evocative moment. the struggles of the pandemic again reflected — health care workers alongside athletes carrying the national flag towards a depiction of mount fuji. a moment of remembrance for those that had been lost. the time had come for the competitors — greece the first to appear. as for the athletes themselves, well, the tonight was not meant to be this way. many staying away from the traditional parade of the teams to avoid the risk of infection. but organisers will now be desperately hoping that their spirit, their defiance and their achievements over the coming days c

tie: president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach.ined the relationship between the ioc and their hosts, but now an apparent show of unity, the emperor ofjapan among an audience restricted to less than 1000 vips. the public barred from their own party. at times it was easy to forget the empty stands, wooden rings made from trees grown from seeds planted in the city when the games first came to tokyo 57 years ago were brought together in an evocative moment. the struggles of the pandemic again reflected, health care workers alongside athletes carrying the national flag towards a depiction of mount fuji. a moment of remembrance for those that had been lost. the time had come for the competitors, grease the first to appear. as for the athletes, the tonight was not meant to be this way. many staying away from the traditional parade of the teams to avoid the risk of infection. but organisers will now be desperately hoping that their spirit, that defiance and their achievements over the coming days can help these games to emerge from the sh

however, the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, says cancelling has neverrst events starts in a few hours' time when the ioc hopes the focus is the joy of sports. in this promotional video committee revealed a new word in the olympic motto — together. but this year, most metals will be one in silence. today, we hearjust how close they games came into being scrapped altogether. we had doubts every day. there were sleepless nights. cancellation would've been the easy way for us. we could have drawn on the insurance that we had at the time and moved on to paris 2021l. but in fact, cancellation was never an option for us. in the village, there are staggered athletes or but already, there are 71 people connected to the games that have tested positive. tokyo wants a strict grip on close contacts. it's caused disruption to bbc crews. the broadcasting from scotland will now spend much of the gains in quarantine. then there are very strict playbooks for each client group which they have to follow, and unfortunately there are consequences if they aren't followed even

at a six-month high tonight organizers saying another olympian has tested positive ioc president thomas bachelling me safety is their number one priority. >> we want to organize these olympic games, but we want to organize it in a safe and secure way for everybody. >> reporter: with eight days to go, athletes are flying in from around the world. simone biles and the women's gymnastics team the latest to arrive >> i've never competed without a crowd. i've never competed without my family there. so it will be very different. but i know they'll be there in spirit. >> reporter: and lester, this just in tonight. novak djokovic, the number-one ranked tennis player in the world confirming he will be competing in tokyo. lester >> tom llamas, thank you. >>> if you're traveling internationally any time soon, there is something you need to know about a major backlog on passport renewals it's more fallout from the pandemic here is tom costello >> reporter: amid the post pandemic travel boom, a major hang-up could keep many travellers grounded. the state department now says it's taking three to four mont

70,000 people from around the world are expected here for the olympics, including ioc president thomas bach who just arrived and is now in quarantine as for the athletes themselves, some have described this move as heartbreaking, and we're learning tonight that some events held outside of tokyo could have fans like baseball, surfing, and the marathon peter? >> tom llamas in tokyo. tom, thank you >>> chilling new images from outside the home where haiti's president was assassinated gabe gutierrez has more on the arrests, including one american >> reporter: after more video emerged of assassins outside the private home of haiti's president, less than 24 hours later came the first arrest authorities now say seven suspects were killed during a gun battle, and six others are now in custody >> i'm also aware that a larger group of possible perpetrators have taken refuge in two buildings in the city and that they are now surrounded by the police >> reporter: new footage appears to show heavily armed men moving down the street around the time president jovenel moise was assassinated >> dea operatio

. >> yeah, that is thomas bach the head of the ioc, what it may feel like for everyone in opening ceremony. people want the games to work. they want people here to be safe and hopefully have a somewhat enjoyable experience even though we are all living in the various bubbles. we hear about the backlash in tokyo, if you talk to the people here on the streets, there's an understanding. a reality that there's no turning back now. >>> what happened, how did the most wired futuristic and style issue city in the world get left behind in this race to vaccinate? in a nutshell, tokyo was slow in the clinical trials. a lot of government red tape and vaccine hesitatency, anti-vacciners, a dangerous mix that led to a lot of backlash. >> too many people have not been vaccinated? tokyo and so many people still being infect every day. and they just worry about this situation. and my family as well. they worry about me in the tokyo. >> the latest public opinion poll more than 80% say they are concerned about hosting the games. but concern doesn't mean cancelled. you know there's been a lot of public react

70,000 people from around the world are expected here foror the olympics, includg ioc president thomas bachho just arrived and is now in quarantine as for the athletes themselves, some are describing this move as hearart breaking we are learning, though, there could be fans at some events held outside of tokyo like surfing, baseball and the marathon phillip and frances? >> a blow to the games thank you, tom. >>> president biden is defending his decision to pull troops out of afghanistan he said the military mission will officially end on august 31st already 90% of troops have left the country. here is kelly o'donnell. >> reporter: answering criticism and questions, the president defended his decision to end the war in afghanistan august 31st >> i judge that it was not in the national interest of the united states of america to continue fighting this war indefinitely >> reporter: long before he became commander in chief, mr. biden who made multiple visits to afghanistan was himself a vocal critic of keeping u.s. achievable goals, he said, happened long ago. >> to get the terrorists to attack

ioc president thomas bach presenting yong qien with the gold medal on a tray, putting on the medal herself. first lady jill biden seeing team usa beat france in three-on-three basketball, a new event at this olympics. >> i'm really excited for this game, aren't you? as you can see, i'm all decked out for it. >> reporter: cheering on team usa softball at a virtual watch party. gymnastics also kicking off. the u.s. men advancing to the team final, thrilled with their performance. >> 10 out of 10. i smiled the entire time. >> reporter: while simone biles is explaining why the women's team was absent from the opening ceremony. on instagram showing how the team dressed for the event and even did a walk outside of their hotel, but mentioned covid concerns, adding, quote, the amount of standing is crazy, and with competition coming up, it wouldn't be smart. the women's gymnastics team clearly taking no chances in their quest for gold. >> tom, team usa still on the hunt for that first medal, right? >> reporter: yeah, lester, believe it or not. this is somewhat historical. the last time it took tea

some people on twitter were comparing the emperor's speech, which wasn't very long compared to thomas bach's ten minutes. it is fair to say that very positive reaction from the japanese public to the opening ceremony. i from the japanese public to the opening ceremony.— opening ceremony. i would be interested. — opening ceremony. i would be interested, mariko, _ opening ceremony. i would be interested, mariko, to - opening ceremony. i would be interested, mariko, to get - opening ceremony. i would be| interested, mariko, to get your take as you we hear some music here in the background high above tokyo bay, on what the status is of naomi osaka. we know she is such a vocal advocate in certain matters, as an athlete, and i wonder how the people injapan would feel towards her in these games. well, she was featured very prominently by all the newspapers as well. —— opinions are split. she has faced some racism incidents here injapan. some would argue that because she doesn't speakjapanese, she doesn't live here and she didn't exactly grow up here that she doesn't really come across to some peopl

but international olympics committee president thomas bach, meeting tokyo governor yuriko koike, playeddown concerns. >> the risk for the other residents of the olympic village and the risk for the japanese people is zero. >> reporter: and tokyo organizers unveiled more covid prevention measures today. instead of medals around necks, winning olympians will be served them on trays. already the first olympics in history to have most fans banned and the host city under a state of emergency. tokyo's governor says the medical system is ready and there will be 7.8 billion spectators, just not in these seats for these olympic games. ramy inocencio, cbs news, hong kong. >> o'donnell: tonight, nearly 70 people are dead and dozens missing as historic floods rage through europe. germany and belgium are the hardest hit. cars and homes swept away, dozens of people rescued from rooftops. parts of france got two months of rain in just two days. all right, tonight, parents across the country are being warned about a rare summer outbreak of a virus that attacks the lungs. it's usually in winter. it's ca

and after all the planning, thomas bach, the president of the international olympic committee, says cancellingption." it was either cancelling the games are postponing the games. cancellation would have been the easy way for us. we could have drawn on the insurance that we had at the time and moved on to paris 202a. but in fact, cancellation was never an option for us. in order to arrive at this day today, we had to give confidence. the ioc never abandons the athletes. south africa have named their team for saturday's first test match against the british and irish lions. and captain siya kolisi is back after recovering from covid—19. the 2019 world cup—winning captain only rejoined the squad yesterday after ten days in isolation. the side includes 11 players who started the world cup final with fly—half handre pollard set to win his 50th cap. elswhere, a premier league footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences. the 31—year—old man, who has not been named for legal reasons, was detained on friday by greater manchester police. in a statement, the player's club confirmed he

the i or c headed by thomas bach says the olympics should not be influenced by politics in john co preparations continue. china has pledged to deliver a green and inclusive winter olympics, but how many people will be invited or choose to attend remains in question. katrina, you all to 0 young alco paging. ah, just to recap on the headlines before we go. emergency work is in belgium and west in germany is searching for more than a 1000 people still on accounted for after heavy floods. 125 people are confirmed to have died, but the figure is expected to rise. rescue efforts of being hampered as well by.

this one is outside the hotel where ioc president thomas bach is staying.sage to him is pretty blunt. over at the olympic village, three covid cases have now been confirmed. across the city, 1,400 new cases on saturday. despite this, when i sat down with the governor of tokyo, she told me the games must go ahead. translation: i believe that not holding the olympics is even - sadder than holding it during these dire times. i do not want to show the world that we have lost to covid—i9. there is still meaning in holding the olympics in tokyo, despite the current situation. this was wembley stadium in london a week ago. but with just 20% of japanese vaccinated, there will be no scenes like this in tokyo's olympic stadium. governor koike concedes ifjapan had moved faster on vaccines, things might have been different. translation: i agree. it would have been better. if we had a faster vaccination roll—out, we may have been able to have spectators at the olympics. but the speed of vaccine roll—out has now increased immensely. not fast enough. this is kyoto, japan'

on tuesday, the international olympic committee president thomas bach insisted cancelling the games wasganising committee refused to rule that out if cases continue to rise. translation: what would happen if the covid-19 infection _ was spread further? well, i think when that happens we will have to have a full consultation. i think that is all i can say at thisjuncture. mr muto was talking at a separate press conference to the ioc one beforehand. in that, officials attempted to offer reassurance. the isolation and the playbooks are very very strict indeed. there can never be zero risk but we have reduced it is far is humanly possible. as far as. —— as far as. regardless of the uncertainty, athletes from nations across the world are ready to get under way — and a group of artists injapan has reimagined the flags of the countries that will be competing — by turning them into drawings of samurai. the artists hope that this project will get people around the world excited about the games. sofia bettiza reports from tokyo. music plays anime characters of samurai warriors, each of them repre

this week we had president of the ioc thomas bach saying that he had a lot of sleepless nights in theese games and i think everyone may well sleep a little easier if the ceremony and the games go to plan over the next couple of weeks. let�*s speak to our report on the ground in tokyo, mariko 0i. mariko, this pre—pandemic would have been such a proud moment for people in tokyo, people all around japan and i wonder what sense you feel now about how people are feeling today? i think, as you say, i still remember vividly the moment that tokyo won the right to host — that tokyo won the right to host the _ that tokyo won the right to host the 2020 summer games which — host the 2020 summer games which of— host the 2020 summer games which of course have been delayed _ which of course have been delayed by one year. but people including — delayed by one year. but people including myself were all very, very— including myself were all very, very excited so it's been rather— very excited so it's been rather disheartening to see a scandal after scandal surrounding the games as well as, especially,

were some people on twitter comparing the emperor's speech, which was relatively short, to that of thomas bachut i think it's fair to say a lot of positive reaction to the opening ceremony, and some excitement as the games are finally under way. yeah, and what is the situation? you said, as we can see, not that much social distancing going on behind you. some excitement, but is there concern about what is happening with covid now, and what impact all those people gathering together will have? yes, absolutely. that has always been the concern of those who were opposing the games to take place amid the pandemic. concerns that this could become a super spreader event. and as sarah mentioned, there have been an increasing number of confirmed covid cases within the olympic village, including some athletes. but for the rest of tokyo as well, the number hit nearly 2,000 earlier in the week. so there are some concerns. though, i have to say, tokyo is currently under the state of emergency, which you almost forget when you look around. of course, this is not a strict lockdown, but at least for the firs

inside the head of the international olympic committee thomas bach said today is a moment of hope, asland saw temperatures up around 30 degrees once again today. further south, the storm clouds were gathering, and that sets us up for the weekend. a cooler feel to the weather, with some really intense downpours for some of us. now, a lot to look at on this satellite picture. this beautiful swirl of low cloud in the north sea, that's been turning things quite murky for some north—eastern coasts. these clouds to the south—west are the storm clouds. we've had a lot of lightning from these clouds as they've been approaching our shores, and through this evening and tonight, this rain, this thundery rain will push in across southern counties of england, getting into the far south of wales, too. at the same time, this mist and murk and low cloud will once again roll in across north east scotland, the eastern side of england on what will be another pretty warm night. but as we head into tomorrow, this area of low pressure will dominate the scene across the southern half of the uk. where you're

. —— thomas bach. those kind of statements of course sort of backfire. �* ., ., ., backfire.are on the eve of the games _ backfire. and now we are on the eve of the games and _ backfire. and now we are on the eve of the games and i _ backfire. and now we are on the eve of the games and i know _ backfire. and now we are on the eve of the games and i know it - backfire. and now we are on the eve of the games and i know it is - of the games and i know it is a different games but a lot of the lepers have had difficulty run—ins and once the sport starts, the atmosphere starts to shift. you think that's a realistic expectation in tokyo? —— once the sport starts. there has never been a pandemic or postponed games and they were never held under these kind of rules and regulations. there has never been no spectators. but it is going to be a tv only event. naturally, media will be very much focused on the athletic part of the olympics and rightfully so. the athletes are there, they are doing their very best even though in the heat and, but i hope that media won't forget to report about

the i or c headed by thomas bach says the olympics should not be influenced by politics in john doc co preparations continue. china has pledged to deliver a green and inclusive winter olympics, but how many people will be invited or choose to attend remains in question. katrina, you all to 0 younger alco paging. ok . hello, that is out there and these are the headlines. more than 1700 people are still missing and western europe after severe flooding. at least 18 people have died in germany, which is experiencing its west. whether it is also in decades that fasten has worn out from bond.

some people on twitter compared to the emperor's speech, which was relatively short, to that of thomas bach ten minutes. but i think it is fair to say there was a lot of positive reaction to the opening ceremony and some excitement as the games are finally under way.— finally under way. what is the situation? — finally under way. what is the situation? as _ finally under way. what is the situation? as you _ finally under way. what is the situation? as you said, - finally under way. what is the situation? as you said, we i finally under way. what is the | situation? as you said, we can finally under way. what is the - situation? as you said, we can see not much social distancing going on behind you. some excitement, but is their concern about what is happening now with covid, and what impact all those people gathering together will have? yes. impact all those people gathering together will have? yes, absolutely. that has always _ together will have? yes, absolutely. that has always been _ together will have? yes, absolutely. that has always been the _ together will have? yes, absolutely. tha

yesterday the international olympic committee president thomas bach said cancellation was never an optionte residence here. when you look out of the window there's very little signage, major sponsors have pulled tv advertising for the duration of the games because they know the public isn't up for it and if that wasn't a giant rings floating behind me you might not know the olympics was actually happening here. thank you, natalie pirks in tokyo. our top story this lunchtime. retailers urge the government to make food workers exempt from self isolation rules, as more than 600 thousand people are pinged in a week in england and wales. and coming up... the mercury music prize nominations are out — we'll bring you the details. coming up, we arejust a day coming up, we are just a day away from the opening ceremony of the olympic games and the men's football is under way with mexico thrashing france in theirfirst is under way with mexico thrashing france in their first match in their group. despite being the world's largest manufacturer of covid vaccines, india's own vaccine roll—out remains sl

the ioc president thomas bach has said he is confident that those who test positive would be dealt withpeople were wounded in a shooting outside the nationals park baseball stadium in the city. the incident led to the cancellation of a baseball game that had been in progress between the washington nationals and the san diego padres. police said it appeared there was no ongoing threat. high—level talks have begun between afghan political leaders and the taliban in the gulf state of qatar. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in doha, where she has been speaking to taliban spokesperson suhail shaheen. there have been on and off talks in the gulf state of qatar since last september but they have made very little process which is why there is a push to try to conduct the negotiations at a higher level —— little progress. that's why a more senior delegation has come from kabul to engage in talks with senior taliban members at an absolutely crucial time in this intensifying war. as the taliban continue to make surprisingly rapid gains across the country, many are asking whethe

speech and the games will be officially declared open by the japanese emperor and the ioc president thomas bachathletes down there as sending a resounding message of hope to ourfragile world sending a resounding message of hope to our fragile world in the opening ceremony is highlighting themes of resilience, solidarity and unity. of course, right at the very end of all this we will see the traditional lighting of the olympic cauldron. that's on top of mount fuji that is behind my left shoulder. i don't if you can see any of that but the moment when they declare the games is open that flame will burn, traditionally, for the rest of the games. we have got 18 days after this of back—to—back sport. most sport, more events than we have ever had before. and i think that this hopefully is the moment that the japanese public will start to get behind these games because because of the fact we have no spectators in here we could hear protests outside. we are not really sure how many there were but then that noisy minority. certainly there may be a hundred or more. we had come are people out there filmin

on tuesday, the international olympic committee president thomas bach insisted cancelling the games waso organising committee refused to rule that out if cases continue to rise. translation: what would happen if the covid-19 infection _ was spread further? i think when that happens we will have to have a full consultation. i think that is all i can say at thisjuncture. mr muto was talking at a separate press conference to the ioc one beforehand. in that, officials attempted to offer reassurance. the isolation and the playbooks are very very strict indeed. there can never be zero risk but we have reduced it is far is humanly possible. regardless of the uncertainty, athletes from nations across the world are ready to get under way — and a group of artists injapan has reimagined the flags of the countries that will be competing — by turning them into drawings of samurai. there's india, south africa, spain — as well as small countries, like el salvador or monaco. the artists hope that this project will get people around the world excited about the games. sofia bettiza reports from tokyo. an

some people on twitter compared the emperor's speech, which was short, to that of thomas bach, whichten minutes. i think it is fair to say a lot of positive reaction to the opening ceremony and some excitement, as the games are finally under way. excitement, as the games are finally under wa . ~ ., , excitement, as the games are finally underwa . ~ ., , , ., ., a under way. what is the situation? as we can see. — under way. what is the situation? as we can see. not _ under way. what is the situation? as we can see, not much _ under way. what is the situation? as we can see, not much social- we can see, not much social distancing going on behind you, some excitement, but is very concerned about what is happening with covid now and what impact all those people gathering together will have? yes. gathering together will have? yes, absolutel . gathering together will have? yes, absolutely. but _ gathering together will have? yes, absolutely. but has _ gathering together will have? 1913 absolutely. but has always been the concern of those who are opposing the games to take place amid the p

and thomas bach open the games by trying to put the pandemic in the past. >> today is a moment of hope. yes, it is very different from what all of us had imagined. but finally, we are all here together. >> reporter: but that message of solidarity didn't play on the streets. protesters lined tokyo calling for the games to be canceled amid rising covid cases. a recent poll shows that more thanalf of the japanese citizens oppose of the games going forward. >> because of the delta variant, i just think it is insane with people living in japan have to go through. a >> we want to thank you so much for watching. >> the news continues on kpix.com. for now, we will say hi, it's tj lubinsky, king of the oldies. you know me from all the great rock, pop & doo wop specials u'veonelision for year well, up next, we've got something very special for you. we're going to remember all the great music from the late '50s and early '60s. the collection is called "rock, pop & doo wop," and we go back with great songs like "earth angel" and "in the still of the nite" and "heart and soul" and all the way throu

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not just the protesters, many people in general are frustrated, people are also frustrated with thomas bach. some protesters were pointing him out, targeting their anger toward him who they say presenting the ioc plowing ahead at the expense of people's lives and health. jim? >> reporter: selena wang. >> thank you so much. >> experts say that five recently identified clusters in the u.s. in areas with low vaccination rates could threaten progress not just there but throughout the country. elizabeth cohen joins me now. elizabeth, it is not an accident that you're having these clusters of new infections in areas with low, lower vaccination rates. tell us about the danger posed in those areas but also beyond them. >> right. so jim, about half of the u.s. is not fully vaccinated and if those folks were spread out evenly across the united states, those of us vaccinated might be able to help them to a certain extent. but unfortunately they're not evenly spread out. they are clustered. so let's take a look at these clusters of folks who are not vaccinated. so if you take a look at these maps, feez

they do oppose to any risk. 2 other pat that participants or the japanese population ioc president thomas bach says. >> this week there was 0 risk of athletes and the village passing on the virus 2 japanese or other residents of the village, the olympic house thousands of staff and 11,000 athletes only 59 macy. where tasty their party >> had they or during a screening. get us. so the a very low rate. 0.1% organizers say since july first. now a total of 45 people under their jurisdiction have tested positive only one involves a person in the village. most are identified as contractors and games concerned purse now. >> the list includes one athlete and 3 members of the media. but even with covid spreading there, some athletes are choosing not to be vaccinated, including team usa swimmer michael andrew, i did get the vaccine because i understand well as any athlete everything we put in our body has >> and for something that's come to the market so quickly. i don't know how my body is going react to it. >> that was felicia bolton reporting for us. senate is worth noting that olympic athletes are n

. >> despite all that, ioc president, thomas bach, who is incredibly unpopular here in japan, says cancelling the olympics is not an option. and that the risk of covid-19 spreading, because of the olympics, is zero. now, he is holding a press conference, later today, after his visit to hiroshima to promote peace. now, that visit was met with anger from people who felt that bach used hiroshima's image as a tool to increase public support for the olympics. so far, 45 people involved with the games have tested positive for covid-19 after arriving in japan, with the first case being reported, today, from inside the olympic village. positive cases have come from athletes, coaches, contractors, and delegation members from various countries, including uganda, serbia, israel, and nigeria. the member of the nigerian team has been hospitalized. while this is only the first case requiring hospitalization, one of the big concerns for medical professionals and the general public is the potential strain on the healthcare system. it's important to remember, even though an estimated 80 to 85% of the people l

event to happen in their street and in their stands and a lot of anger targeted at the ioc chief thomas bach who she see as representing corporate breed at the expense of people's health and lives. boris. >> an enormous investment by the ioc and by japan but the risks in this case outweigh the rewards. selena wang from tokyo, thank you so much. >>> and we're monitoring a press briefing on covid-19. we'll keep you updated with any details. but let's dig in with dr. megan rainy at brown university and also joining us is dr. ali khan, the dean of the university of nebraska medical center college of public health. he advised major league baseball on their plans to resume play during the pandemic. i want to start with you, doctor rainy, because you wrote about your concerns of the olympics back in february. given the state of the global pandemic, was it ever realistic that japan would hold the games with spectators in a safe and secure way? >> no, i don't think it was. not with a rate of vaccinations on a global level. i mean, look at japan's numbers. they only have about 11% of folks within japa

70,000 people from around the world are expected here for the olympics, including ioc president thomas bach ali, as of the athletes themselves summits described this decision as heartbreaking, but we are learning tonight that there could be some offense held outside of tokyo, like surfing, the marathon in baseball that could have some fans. ali? >> tom llmas. elsa isn't done with the east coast just yet, the latest on the storms still ahead when the 11th hour continues. th hour continues. why choose proven quality sleep from sleep number? because every new day starts the night before. "hi everyone" and a quality night's sleep is scientifically proven to help boost performance. 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. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now during our lowest prices of the season. >> the last thing before we go tonight and update on elsa. the hurricane turned storm has killed at least one person in florida, killed by a downed tre

70,000 people from around the world are expected here for the olympics including ioc president thomas bacht arrived and is now in quarantine. >> our thanks to tom llamas for that report. >>> still ahead, alzheimer's has gone eight years would a treatment. this week the fda has approved a controversial drug and it's a narrow list of who can receive it. we'll be back in just a moment. e it we'll be back in just a moment ♪ [man: coughing] ♪ it's a new dawn, it's a new day... ♪ no matter how you got copd it's time to make a stand. ♪ ...and i'm feelin' good ♪ start a new day with trelegy. no once-daily copd medicine has the power to treat copd in as many ways as trelegy. with three medicines in one inhaler, trelegy helps people breathe easier and improves lung function. it also helps prevent future flare-ups. trelegy won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. do not take trelegy more than prescribed. trelegy may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if

however, the president of the international olympic committee, thomas bach, says cancelling has never how close they games came into being scrapped altogether. we had doubts every day. there were sleepless nights. cancellation would've been the easy way for us. we could have drawn on the insurance that we had at the time and moved on to paris 202a. but in fact, cancellation was never an option for us. in the village, there are staggered athletes or but already, there are 71 people connected to the games that have tested positive. tokyo wants a strict grip on close contacts. it's caused disruption to bbc crews. the broadcasting from scotland will now spend much of the gains in quarantine. there are very strict playbooks for each client group which they have to follow, and unfortunately there are consequences if they aren't followed even if it isn't the fault of the person involves, and for that, we can on the apologise, but we need to make sure that these games are safe and secure. there are six unnamed british athletes who have had to isolate, but many others have now got to holding c

we do expect to hear more from the ioc president, thomas bach, in the coming hours when he hosts a newse now live from tokyo to talk more about this. what more do we know about these athletes testing positive? and how worrying is that as the olympic villages start to fill? >> well, michael, no thames have been disclosed for privacy reasons, but two athletes testing positive in the olympic village. a third athlete testing positive who lives outside the olympic village, and this is as the total tally of covid-19 cases related to the tokyo olympics continues to climb. now 55 total with athletes, contractors and officials testing positive for covid-19. now, there is a long list of covid-19 restrictions for everybody involved in these games. i visited the olympic village, michael, and it's very much an anti-social sanitized bubble. not at all the usual partying and celebration there with athletes asked to dine alone. but still major concerns about the way the village is designed including the sharing of rooms among athletes. i visited a suite where eight athletes will be living together, jus

announced more significant changes to the upcoming games international epic committee president thomas bachhletes will. put their medals around their own next. this is to try to help protect against the spread of covid. the japanese government declares state of emergency for tokyo amid the virus. still the games will open july 23rd without an audience in attendance. >> and now kron 4 sports from the 18 t fiber sports desk. >> we are continuing to follow a tragic story tonight involving the arrest of nfl star richard sherman sherman who is a free agent. most recently played for the forty-niners, the complex series of events started around 1 o'clock this morning and washington state patrol said they were called about an suv that crashed into an active construction zone in redmond. the suv which is registered to sherman hit a cement barrier and was disabled. the driver then got out and ran away. construction workers president identified sherman as the driver and police believe he was driving impaired around one 40 this morning, sherman's wife called 911, from her parents home in redmond. she e

to other that participants or the japanese population ioc president thomas bach says. >> this week there was 0 risk of athletes and the village passing on the virus 2 japanese or other residents of the village, the olympic village on tokyo bay will house thousands of staff and 11,000 athletes only 59 macy. where tasty their port city of. >> had their arrival or during a screening. good case. so the very low rate. organizers say since july first. now a total of 45 people under their jurisdiction have tested positive only one involves a person in the village. most are identified as contractors and games concerned personnel. >> the list includes one athlete and 3 members of the media. but even with covid spreading there, some athletes are choosing not to be vaccinated, including team usa swimmer michael andrew, i did get the vaccine because i understand well as any athlete everything we put in our body has and for something that's come to the market so quickly. i don't know how my body is going react to it. >> that was felicia bolden for us tonight. it is worth noting that olympic athletes

now, the protesters here today, though, they're also protesting the arrival of thomas bach, the headim as a symbol of corporate greed and the ioc plowing ahead with these games at the expense of japanese people's health and their lives. john? >> it will be fascinating to see how this all plays out. complicated to say the least. thank you so much. >>> as of this morning, nearly half of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated, but the rate of new vaccinations is going down, and this is continuing here. to try to counter this trend, one i.t. company in virginia is doing its part offering ten employees the opportunity to win a year's salary as part of a vaccine lottery and the ceo of that company roger crone is with us now. how did you decide you were going to give this insentcincen? >> thank you for joining us. >> we saw the number of people getting vaccinated slowing down. we were trying to find any incentive we could to convince people who were sitting on the fence about whether they should get vaccined or not, or vaccinated or not. there was a lot of press around what happened in ohi