it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues.enues that offer a signature amount of live entertainment programming before the pandemic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12 goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think o

we wants to bring vaccine passports for all venues. ~ ., ., all venues.l venues. we had turned to the front page of the _ all venues. we had turned to the front page of the telegraph. - all venues. we had turned to the front page of the telegraph. as l all venues. we had turned to the i front page of the telegraph. as tom said, his left the door open. what do you make of that strategy? i do you make of that strategy? i think that there are really serious questions to be asked about if you're going to do this from september, why aren't you doing it now? i'm sure with the government would say is that not everyone has had a chance you had a double vaccination yet. first vaccinations have onlyjust been opened up to younger people in recent weeks. maybe they would say it's not fair to do it for september. but really from the perspective of limiting the spread of covid, we are deep into the third wave doll. daily rates of infection are incredibly high, they are the highest it's been since mid—january. hospitalisation and desk down which is great and hospitals a

for venues. put this issue on the radar of the supervisors and obviously mayor breed. the entertainment commission and the office of small business and we went to meetings and showed up and did public comment and it was a concerted effort between 50 venues in the city and they are kind of traditional like live performance venues and we all made a concerted effort to get out there and sound the alarm and to her credit, maybe breed really stepped up, worked with matt haney, who is a supervisor haney was a huge champion for us and they got this done and they got $3 million into the sf venue recovery fund. >> we have represented about 40 independent venues in san francisco. basically, all the venues closed on march 13th, 2020. we were the first to close and we will be the last to reopen and we've had all the of the overhead costs are rent, mortgage, payroll, utilities and insurance with zero revenue. so many of these venues have been burning $1,000 a day just to stay closed. >> we have a huge music h

. — surfing for example or football venues, baseball venues and other parts _ venues, baseball venuesf tokyo. they— parts ofjapan outside of tokyo. they may — parts ofjapan outside of tokyo. they may have some fans but that decision— they may have some fans but that decision has still yet to be made. the world number one, ashleigh barty, will face karolina pliskova in the women's final at wimbledon on saturday. both players came through tough matches on centre court this afternoon to book a place in the final, for the very first time at the all england club. well chetan parthak is there for us. and chetan we have two new finalists at wimbledon — but both of them were tested out there today weren't they? yes, they did and perhaps overwhelmingly not surprised about ash barty but it's her first were able but up against karolina pliskova. she has reach grand slam finals before in the us openin grand slam finals before in the us open in 2016 but not really one of the players talked about going into these championships. but she got the job done today against the number two seed. it took thr

it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues.enues that offer a signature amount of live entertainment programming before the pandemic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12 goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think o

— or you will be denied entry to crowded venues? everybody over 18 has had _ crowded venues? venues? everybody over 18 has had an offer to get - crowded venues? everybody over 18 has had an offer to get a - 18 has had an offer to get a vaccine _ 18 has had an offer to get a vaccine - _ 18 has had an offer to get a vaccine — over 3 million of the 18-30 — vaccine — over 3 million of the 18-30 age _ vaccine — over 3 million of the 18—30 age group are yet to take it up. — 18—30 age group are yet to take it up. we — 18—30 age group are yet to take it up. we are saying, come on, folks, — it up. we are saying, come on, folks, you _ it up. we are saying, come on, folks, you won't regret it, it is the — folks, you won't regret it, it is the right thing to do. right across the — is the right thing to do. right across the world _ is the right thing to do. right across the world we - is the right thing to do. right across the world we have - is the right thing to do. rightl across the world we have seen nightclubs _ across the world we have seen nightclubs and _ across the world we have

it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues.re amount of live entertainment programming before the pandemic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12 goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think of, all of which have been

in the night—time hospitality and venue sector.good to talk to you, michael kill. china is banning the construction of very tall skyscrapers after a 70—story building started to wobble in shenzhen. an investigation into why the plaza was moving cited three factors — wind, temperature differences inside and out, and vibration from subway trains, creating a phenomenon known as the karman vortex street. trade between china and north korea has fallen to a record low amidst the pandemic and food shortages. as books from the mainland to pyongyang fell more than 80% in the first half of this yet — significant as north korea is highly dependent on china for basics like food and fuel. space is big business. this week marks the anniversary of two memorable chapters in the history of space exploration. july 20, 1969, apollo 11 landed on the moon. the spacecraft was close to running out of fuel, and the space industry followed the means to the missions. ten years ago this week, the space shuttle atlantis landed, becoming the last shuttle ever

and we want all of our entertainment venues to succeed, that's why we're doing this. we want you to have a successful business and we want even to be coming through this pandemic alive and well and and part of what it means torus to have a nightlife industry in san francisco, it means mitigating concerns from neighbors and being good neighbors and recognizing that entertainment venue are part of the fabric of a neighborhood and that that goes both ways, right, and that our permit holders are upholding the culture and providing entertainment and also have to live with your neighbors and live in an urban environment and be responsive to neighbors and i hear what you are saying in terms of having the staff come out and set decibel levels and it's appropriate but it's will be very clear that you have heard a lot of complaints from your neighbors previously and you've had staff coming in and giving you noticed of violation and it hasn't been sufficient to get you to control the sound levels with what you've been doing up until now and so, i want you to hear what we're sayi

you can save venues have been — them for help. you can save venues have been at— them for help.ou can save venues have been at well supported by the | have been at well supported by the welsh government, but how difficult has it been in spite of that help over the last 18 months? it has it been in spite of that help over the last 18 months?- has it been in spite of that help over the last 18 months? it has been incredibly hard _ over the last 18 months? it has been incredibly hard for— over the last 18 months? it has been incredibly hard for all— over the last 18 months? it has been incredibly hard for all businesses - incredibly hard for all businesses across all sectors. none of us have been able to do what we wanted to do, a lot of the venues we have represented that that have been opened we have not been doing life music and did not open a venue to run as a pub, we had to do that to stay afloat but i think a lot of people had to make a lot bigger sacrifices across this crisis than music venues not being up to put on gigs for 18 months, is not great but we have been able to d

and british rock icon eric clapton refuses to perform at venues requiring covid vaccines for concertgoershello and welcome to the programme. tokyo has recorded its highest number of new daily covid cases for six months ahead of the olympics' opening ceremony in a matter of hours. almost 2,000 infections have been reported as the host city remains under a state of emergency. the official opening of the games later will be a subdued affair, with just 1,000 guests due to attend. let's go live now to our sports presenter, sarah mulkerrins, who's in tokyo. and sarah, there's only a matter of hours remaining until the opening ceremony? good afternoon and welcome to tokyo. we all wondered, didn't we, if we would ever get here to the opening day of the olympic games with the official ceremonyjust hours away. the coronavirus pandemic, well, it has altered the shape of these games into something we have never quite seen before for an 0lympics. they were delayed by one year, they are now here but they are, as you say, a more subdued affair. today we had got the latest numbers on coronavirus cases li

— in terms of spectators and venues? well, the capital, to 0, venues?, the capital, tokyo, has been seeing i venues? well, the capital, tokyo, has been seeing al tokyo, has been seeing a growing number of new infections, especially that very infectious delta variant in recent days. and that is why the government last night announced, paul is a state of emergency starting on monday, ending on the 22nd of august, basically meaning that covers the entire duration of the olympics. and after that, we heard from the organisers that as a result, they are not going to allow any spectators inside the stadium 's in making these games the first one ever to be held behind closed doors. of course, we knew that was going to be (speaks indistinctly) but the situation gets more difficult for the organisers but it's not exactly surprising because of the strong public opposition and the state of emergency, you can't exactly tell people to stay at home, and from the government point of view they were very concerned that if people go to watch some competitions and go out t

and we will have the volunteer assistant coach at cal who won a silver medal against venus williams.reaking news tokyo style we talked about nickel kumar who won his first match on the table tennis match, and he trains at the indian community center in milpitas, and so we are off to a good start here, jessica, and talking about the heat, and all of the trinkets that we come back, and you came from rio and all of the games and shot glasses or scarves and -- >> t-shirts. we don't need those. >> and this, we need this in a big way. >> a big factor. good for you, raj. >> i will bring one back for all of you guys there. >> thank you. and so, there is so much to watch and so much to watch. and are you excited about gymnastics? and how to watch individual and team event as the men and women start competing this weekend. >> and here in san francisco, police and fire investigators are trying to figure out who set off an explosive device at a thai restaurant with shrapnel all over the restaurant. >> and it is not like a rock that somebody cracked the window, and stealing something inside. they

for venues. put this issue on the radar of the supervisors and obviously mayor breed. the entertainment commission and the office of small business and we went to meetings and showed up and did public comment and it was a concerted effort between 50 venues in the city and they are kind of traditional like live performance venues and we all made a concerted effort to get out there and sound the alarm and to her credit, maybe breed really stepped up, worked with matt haney, who is a supervisor haney was a huge champion for us and they got this done and they got $3 million into the sf venue recovery fund. >> we have represented about 40 independent venues in san francisco. basically, all the venues closed on march 13th, 2020. we were the first to close and we will be the last to reopen and we've had all the of the overhead costs are rent, mortgage, payroll, utilities and insurance with zero revenue. so many of these venues have been burning $1,000 a day just to stay closed. >> we have a huge music h

a lot of venues are adapting and changing so there are outdoor venues where you sit in a huge arena, lots of venues now experimenting with outdoor spaces like circus tents, and built theatres which have you sitting half inside and half out, like a sporting arena. because of restrictions it has made people much more inventive about what an opera house can be. it doesn't have to be a traditional enclosed theatre. how far will this broaden the appeal of opera and perhaps even bring it to the masses? is it a shot in the arm? one of the things about opera is it traditionally happens in opera houses which are like temples of art. a lot of people find crossing the threshold of an opera house quite difficult because it does seem rather daunting. to have it in these amazing different spaces which perhaps are much more approachable, things outdoors are generally more convivial. traditional venues such as vienna's opera house are indeed spectacular. and a regular star performer there is somebody whose career i have followed for many years. the popular peruvian born tenorjuan diego florez. durin

.— pretty critical situation for most of our venues. �* ., . , of our venues.ity is _ of our venues. and how much is the hospitality is sector _ of our venues. and how much is the hospitality is sector pinning - of our venues. and how much is the hospitality is sector pinning its - hospitality is sector pinning its hopes on the 16th of august, when more widely people will be able to, evenif more widely people will be able to, even if they are pinged, go through daily testing rather than isolating for as long as ten days?- daily testing rather than isolating for as long as ten days? well, that will help to — for as long as ten days? well, that will help to some _ for as long as ten days? well, that will help to some extent, - for as long as ten days? well, that will help to some extent, but - for as long as ten days? well, that will help to some extent, but you | will help to some extent, but you must bear in mind the fact that hospitality�*s workforce... we have 58% or nearly 60% of our workforces under the age of 35 and the majority of that cohort are under th

across the world, we have seen night clubs and venues| we have seen night clubs and venues where _ we venues where you _ we have seen night clubs and venues where you have got lots of people indoors, _ where you have got lots of people indoors, crowded together are a focus _ indoors, crowded together are a focus for— indoors, crowded together are a focus for potential super spreading events _ focus for potential super spreading events. , ., ., , events. the number of covid patients in hosital events. the number of covid patients in hospital has _ events. the number of covid patients in hospital has doubled _ events. the number of covid patients in hospital has doubled in _ events. the number of covid patients in hospital has doubled in two - in hospital has doubled in two weeks, but it is still a tenth of the level from last winter. there is genuine uncertainty about what impact this covid wave will have on nhs in the coming weeks. if there is a sudden return to pre—pandemic behaviour, it is thought 2000 daily hospital admissions are possible. in a worst—case scenario, it could be dou

this was somewhat expected no word yet on whether spectators will be allowed at other venues. the olympics minister is saying that restrictions venues outside of tokyo will be discussed one by one. so the new sign right now is that no spectators, even local spectators, which was what had been agreed on a few weeks ago, will not be allowed at the tokyo games. in about 2 weeks, we were speaking to don all or wait for battle. this was a sportswriter with the japan times joining via skype from tokyo. so we kind of expected this. the announcement is now official. no spectator is at the games in tokyo. how disappointing will this be for fans, local fans, and the athletes who are competing in this case? yes, expected as developments changed over the last few days and disappointing. this was supposed to be our shining moment. this was supposed to be a huge moment for, for tokyo, for japan. so much effort has gone into preparing the capital to host these games, the infrastructure, the emphasis on improving service, fir, inbound tourists. everything that has changed in the city over the

it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues.enues that offer a signature amount of live entertainment programming before the pandemic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12 goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think o

we're are planning to make full vaccination the condition of entry to nightclubs and other venues wherearge crowds gather. proof of a negative test will no longer be enough. that came on the day almost all covid restrictions were lifted in england, as cases continue to surge. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, yet more covid cases among athletes in tokyo, with the olympics just days away from the opening ceremony. good evening. the prime minister's former chief adviser dominic cummings has claimed that borisjohnson resisted tightening coronavirus restrictions again last autumn because the virus mainly affected the elderly. in a series of whatsapp messages seen by the bbc, borisjohnson appears to say that the people who were dying of covid were "essentially all over 80", and he didn't buy the idea of the nhs being overwhelmed. in his first broadcast interview since leaving number 10 last november, dominic cummings has accused boris johnson of putting his own political interests ahead of people's lives. tonight, number 10 said the government has always taken the necessary

do it knowing that there's not a weapon inside the venue.nly technology in the world that allows that to happen. liz: peter george of evolve technologies, continue the good work you're doing. thank you very much. >> thanks so much, liz. we will. it's our mission. liz: yeah. stock is up 2.25% right now to $9.01. >>> going for gold on what might be the biggest olympics gamble ever. how the top names in sports wagering are cashing in on one of the most controversial games in history. with the closing bell ringing in let's call it 36 minutes, the dow, the s&p and the nasdaq are all powering higher. the dow straddling 35,000 right there. we're taking you live to fanduel's sportbook betting operation next. ♪ ♪ parking, big closets- there's too much pressure in the bathroom. hey... good luck with the future in-laws tonight. don't overthink it. but don't underthink it. don't talk about your cover band. don't talk about your fantasy team. don't talk about your cats. you're gonna do great! at least geico makes bundling our renters and car insurance ea

you won't regret it, it is the right thing to do across the world, we have seen night clubs and venuestogether are a focus for potential super spreading events. but the plans have left the night—time economy reeling. it is devastating news. freedom day has all but lasted 17 hours, and then we have been hit with this overwhelming bombshell that in september things are going to change again, so many people are angry and frustrated at this announcement. remember why all this matters. the number of covid patients in hospital is just a tenth of last winter, but has doubled in two weeks as cases soar. vaccination dramatically cuts the risk of dying, and helps prevent the virus from spreading. and labour once face coverings to remain mandatory. lifting all restrictions in one go is reckless. and doing so when thejohnson variant is clearly out of control risks a summer of chaos. sophie is 14. she has down syndrome, one of the groups who will be offered the jab. she is vulnerable to infection and has been kept off school for much of the pandemic. sophie will now be eligible for the pfizer vacci

and rome, protesters are taking to the streets against mandatory vaccine checks for indoor leisure venues already in effect in france and starting august 6 in italy as well. want to see the sistine chapel? or how about michael angelo's david? you'll have to show your digital covid certificate. it was introduced across the european union earlier this month for international travel. now you'll need those covid records for a lot more. sermarks and indr dining like hen rome. now, theseestaur a justmul r assassinated, but pretty soon, not even he will be able to eat inside of them without a covid pass. and neither would brad carlson, a tourist from texas visiting just before the new rules take effect. >>> are you vaccinated? >> no. >> reporter: so how would you get into restaurants and things like that without your vaccination here in italy? >> i wouldn't be able to. >> reporter: if you have one, your vaccination card from the cdc also does the trick. so does a negative test result from the past 48 hours. for businesses that will have to police their customers, it's a hassle. but a hassle that

it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues.ramming before the pandemic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12 goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think of, all of which have been so negatively affected by covid. for

let me just take you through the venue and this | you through the venue and this wonderful backdrop that high above tokyo bay. this is one of the areas will host many of the events and so write down below me over the left—hand side is where the triathlon is and right across the bay you can potentially see some of the tops of the olympic village which is where the athletes are staying and then you have a wonderful big and expensive rainbow bridge bringing this part of the city into the centre and that is where a lot of the heritage part of the games, a lot of the infrastructure from the 1964 olympics is in there and that will be one of the other sections of these tokyo games. you mentioned that these games have been delayed by a year because they are happening admit the coronavirus pandemic and it has been a fraud anxious and it has been a fraud anxious and panicked buildup at times. of and panicked buildup at times. of course, when tokyo was awarded the games back in 2013 it was so different. the landscape for athletes and media, fans around the world but also for businesses. many of tho

flamenco happens in venues called tablaos, which like so many venues have had to close the good.to close — sometimes for good. we have met some dancers in madrid who are now facing an uncertain future. that's it for this week. coming up next time: christa's here with some of our favourite memories of new york city. from historical landmarks to hidden reasures. and the time she was made to face her public speaking demons once and for all. and i was like, oh! don't forget you can catch up with our more recent adventures on the bbc iplayer and we're on social media too. just search bbc travel and you won't be far off. but until next time, he planning, stay safe and we'll see you very soon. goodbye. good morning. the heatwave is now behind us. and a bit of a change to the theme to the weather in the coming days. more unsettled conditions on the cards. really, through the week ahead we're looking at that gradual change to cooler conditions. still some heavy showers around at times but also some spells of sunshine in between as well. we have had some fairly heavy downpours over recent

_ because, of course, all of the other venues in _ because, of course, all of the other venues in tokyo banning any spectators inside because of that fear of the covid—19 spreading _ because of that fear of the covid—19 spreading to the rest of the population. miyagi, of course, was one of— population. miyagi, of course, was one of the — population. miyagi, of course, was one of the hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami of 2011. i think— earthquake and tsunami of 2011. i think outside ofjapan, many people may associate that natural disaster with fukushima because of the nuclear— with fukushima because of the nuclear accident that took place there. _ nuclear accident that took place there. but— nuclear accident that took place there, but to actually lost the not -- iargest — there, but to actually lost the not —— largest number of people, more than _ —— largest number of people, more than 10,000 — —— largest number of people, more than 10,000 lives were lost, and this olympics is really supposed to mark— this olympics is really supposed to mark the _ this olympics is really supposed

. terms of risk by type of sport or venue-— or venue.rstand, - or venue. right. you would also, i understand, prefer. or venue. right. you would l also, i understand, prefer to also, iunderstand, preferto see all athletes taking part to have been vaccinated before they got there. i think a lot of people would feel that they were being given preferential treatment if that were the case. i suppose your view would be that doesn't matter.- be that doesn't matter. well, actually i _ be that doesn't matter. well, actually i was _ be that doesn't matter. well, actually i was not _ be that doesn't matter. well, actually i was not one - be that doesn't matter. well, actually i was not one to - be that doesn't matter. well, actually i was not one to be l actually i was not one to be pushing... i mean, certainlyi am infavourasa pushing... i mean, certainlyi am in favour as a public health professional of vaccination. but i think that given the number of countries where there are still older people and healthcare workers who are not vaccinated, it r

it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues.mic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12 goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think of, all of which have been so negatively affected by covid. for this industry to fail i

it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues.es that offer a signature amount of live entertainment programming before the pandemic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12 goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think of,

it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues. san francisco without its music scene would be a terribly dismal place. >> i don't know that this needs to be arrest -- that there needs to be art welfare for artists. we just need to live and pay for our food, and things will take care of themselves. i think that that's not the given situation. what san francisco could do that they don't seem to do very much is really do something to support these clubs and venues that have all of these different artists performing in them. actually, i think precovid, it was, you know, don't have a warehouse party and don't do a gig. don't go outside, and don't do this. there was a lot of don't, don't, don't, and after the pandemic, they realized we're a big industry, and we bring a lot of money into this city, so they need to encourage and hope these venues. and then, you know, as far as people like me, it would be nice if you didn't only get encouraged for only singing opera or playing violin. [♪♪♪] >> entertainment is a huge part of what is going

the only thing we need is venues. it is estimated you need 56 different venues.nment venues. we don't need to build infrastructure. we believe that having big events here would be a great opportunity to showcase those events to the world. >> your life story has been very interesting. you have an open life as a paralympic. as well as a queer athlete. tell us about the challenges you had to overcome. how inclusive and supportive do you think the sports world has been? >> i have been one of the lucky ones. i have been able to lead the way -- live the way i do because of the support i have around me. i family and my friends. even the organizations i am a part of. i have truly never felt like i had to hide who i am, which is something not a lot of people can say. living the kind of life i do, i want to make sure everybody is able to do the same. i tried to advocate the best i can. the only way i feel like i am pushed to not be able to be my true self is discriminatory laws that we have in our country. on a day-to-day life, i think i am lucky to be able to just be who

pick the venues you want to be appropriately.unvaccinated. >> let me ask as you say that. about concerts and kind of those kind of gatherings. there are a lot of people that are back out there buying tickets for concerts again. we have video to show our viewers. this weekend there was one of the biggest outdoor hip hop festivals rolling loud happening in florida. you can see a sea of people heading into this venue. it is outdoors, but it is a lot of people together, and as i saw reported, masks and vaccines were not required to attend. how safe is this, something like that, with the delta variant again running rampant? >> yes. so i will -- a conflict of interest. i was at a band this weekend. i saw the dave matthews band concert this weekend. i was there to help them open the show this weekend. they have a 100% vaccinated band and crew. the band it is very robust. and then we're moving to this stage now where everybody in that audience are adults. they've had choices to make on how they protect themselves through the vaccine or m

it will offer grants of at least $10,000 to qualifying venues.s that offer a signature amount of live entertainment programming before the pandemic and are committed to reopening and offering live entertainment spaces after the pandemic. >> it's going to, you know, just stave off the bleeding for a moment. it's the city contributing to helping make sure these venues are around, to continue to be part of the economic recovery for our city. >> when you think about the venues for events in the city, we're talking about all of them. some have been able to come back adaptively over the last year and have been able to be shape shifters in this pandemic, and that's exciting to see, but i'm really looking forward to the day when events and venues can reopen and help drive the recovery here in san francisco. >> they have done a study that says for every dollar of ticket sales done in this city, $12 goes to neighboring businesses. from all of our vendors to the restaurants that are next to our ven sues and just so many other things that you can think of, a

live nation, they're breaking out of a vertical that's owned and operated the venues so it's not just the ticket master story where the investments in the digital technology there and i think the owned and operated an managed venues is the exciting part of the story here. >> jeff, last word to you. up nearly double from the pandemic low. >> yeah, i'm going to double down on live nation. it was a final trade of mine a number of weeks ago. it has been a little bit of a dud but i'll point to some of the supply/demand dynamics let's assume that's there, and i think it is. goldman note said there's twice as many major artists touring than in a typical year so i think there's an ability to capitalize on that as people want to go out more and more i'm surprised that people haven't brought it up yet, but the risk of covid and the delta variant, i think rising cases are not enough to justify a lockdown and politically that genie is out of the bottle the voters will push back, so that's not a major risk relative to the stock so i still like it. >> interesting, even as you saw l.a. reinstate sor

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forthe been banned from olympic venues.se 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 we are on the eve of the opening ceremonies, if it were to be cancelled, what would it mean? if the gove

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residents are concerned for a popular wedding venue. a 10 year lease for the venue. before weddings at the venue were only occasional. the new lease starts in november brings in $1.5 million annually. >>> coming up next, the olympic village is now opened. >> it won't be the same as usual. look at how new restrictions are affecting athletes arrival. >> happening now. many are looking to leave the country right now, the coast guards say crossing the invested florida strait are dangerous. 20 people have died. massive protesters are happening in other parts of the island. the demonstration are protesting food shortages and high prices because of the pandemic. 4:52. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back, it is a case of grand theft puppuppies. a group of puppies are okay this morning. the suspect pointed at a gun at a manselling puppies online and stole the victim's truck with the dogs inside. the driver took off. the truck rolled, the puppies are okay, the suspect was taken into custody. reminder from police when you are meeting with a stranger for a transaction, meet th

flamenco happens in venues called tablaos, which like so many venues have been forced to close, sometimesin madrid who are now facing an uncertain future. that's it for this week. coming up next time: christa is here with some of our favourite memories of new york city... ..from historical landmarks to hidden treasures... and the time she was made to face her public speaking demons once and for all. and i was like, oh! don't forget, you can catch up with our more recent adventures on the bbc iplayer and we are on social media two. on social media too. just search bbc travel and you won't be far off. but until next time, keep planning, stay safe and we will see you very soon. goodbye. hello. some of us have seen big changes in the weather through the weekend, from the heat to thunderstorms, and we'll all see something different in the week ahead, as the blue skies and sunshine are replaced with something cooler, frequent showers, but still some spells of sunshine, especially later in the week. and whereas last week the focus was on high—pressure, in the week ahead, it's all down to low pre