yoshihide suga moved closer to being reelected the ruling party leader and remaining prime minister afterport from a powerful faction. a back room powerbroker says his move will support suga, good news for the prime minister whose approval rating has fallen below 30%. also as japan's covid cases surge. the who is backing a proposal to set up a $10 billion fund to plug the financial gap in the global health care system exposed by the pandemic. the global health threat fund is part of efforts by g20 finance ministers to double spending on health care and boost financial capacity to respond to future pandemics. singapore's senior official told the organization that global health security is dangerously underfunded. pfizer and covid-19 partner biontech seeking full approval from u.s. regulators for a booster shot for those 16 and older. the company announced they have started an application with the fda for a third dose. pfizer and biontech say they plan to complete submission of the application by the end of the week, bringing them one step closer. bloomberg has learned the latest soon-to-be

japans emperor naruhito and the country's prime minister yoshihide suga were inside an almost empty stadiumeremony. the city is the first to host the paralympic games for a second time — they also staged the games in 1964. just like the olympics that came to a close just over two weeks ago, there'll be no spectators allowed over the next 12 days of competition. five—time paralympic champion ellie simmonds and archer john stubbs carried the flag for the british team. the new zealand atheltes opted to stay away from the ceremony over covid fears, and there was also a poignant momnent as the afghanistan flag was carried by volunteers — the two—strong team unable to travel because of the political unrest in the country. the president of the international paralympic committee gave a powerful speech as the games were offically decalred open, reminding the world of the even greater challenges that paralympic atheltes have had to overcome to make it to tokyo. —— declared open. pair olympians, you gave your all to be here. blood, sweat, and tears —— pair olympians. now is your moment to show to the

shery: yoshihide suga has won the support of a powerful faction. our politics reporter in tokyo. isabel, can he keep his job despite the public support rate being so low for him? >> yes. it is not as straightforward as you might think. just because he is not popular with the public does not mean he will not be reelected under the japanese system. i a lot of this depends on the powerful faction within the liberal democratic ruling party, and one of them has come forward to say if they will be supporting him in the coming leadership election, which we are expecting probably around the end of next month. that is despite the fact that his party faces a general election in the next three months, so whichever leader they have will be the one to lead them into the election and end up with them losing a lot at their seats if they do not do well -- a lot of their seats if they do not do well. haidi: when it comes to the nomination threshold, we have only seen one woman manage to clear that. are we looking to potentially get more representation? isabel: i re

japans emperor naruhito and the country's prime minister yoshihide suga were inside an almost empty stadiumrried the flag for the british team. like the olympics, there'll be no spectators over the next 12 days of competition. hopefully, the athletes performances won't be affected as they take centre stage tomorrow, dame sarah storeys tokyo games get going in the velodrome and the first of her three gold medal chances. her motivation is the oppportunity to break a british paralympic record that has stood for over 30 years as patrick gearey reports. day one of the paralympic games, the story begins. on the first afternoon of competition. that at the chase the first goal of the games which could see them make british paralympic history. the long miles led to this. when the three title she rio and she will become britain's most successful paralympic and with 17 gold medals. phil will be amazing to defend all three, getting close and getting two. it would just be something that i believe it when i see it. ijust focus on each race one at a time it is great both physically and mentally and obviou

minister has to hold an election by the end of october and his popularity hasn't exactly recovered, yoshihide sugaapanese public were against the games. then they started reluctantly accepting they started reluctantly accepting the fact it was going to go ahead. people are still not really that happy it went ahead. i do not think people really blame foreign athletes, for the virus by the very fact the games have been taking place in this city, as you can see around me, people are out and about, they do not feel the need to stay—at—home to control the pandemic. how this pandemic will pan out, that is going to be the legacy of the olympics, i think. goad out, that is going to be the legacy of the olympics, i think.— of the olympics, i think. good to see ou of the olympics, i think. good to see you as _ of the olympics, i think. good to see you as always. _ incredible nails. how many hours today take?— incredible nails. how many hours today take?- on _ incredible nails. how many hours today take?- on your- incredible nails. how many hours today take?- on your only | incredible nails. how many hours i

for prime minister yoshihide suga, it is more likely a letdown, unlikely to help his chances in the loominglection, or provide much of a boost to the economy. >> the closing ceremony wrapped up the 32nd summer olympics in tokyo, marking the end of one of the strangest games ever. outside the stadium, protesters relate over the concerns of the cost of the event and coronavirus in tokyo, while inside, athletes waved to press instead of spectators. one of the flashiest moments was the floating rings, which was done by cgi. in the opening ceremony, more than 1800 took to the sky, forming shapes in the air, including a globe over the stadium. all that aside, the olympics came with some controversy. for the start, organizers announced fans would be banned from most venues, putting a damper on the excitement. now that it is over, residents are focusing on the positive. >> [speaking japanese] >> [speaking japanese] dr. there were plenty of firsts. -- >> there were plenty of firsts. countries like the philippines and bermuda won their first-ever gold medals. there was the first out transgender woman

for prime minister yoshihide suga, it is more likely a letdown, unlikely to help his chances in the loomingn, or provide much of a boost to the economy. global news 24 hours a day on air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. the closing ceremony wrapped up the 32nd summer olympics in tokyo, marking the end of one of the strangest games ever. outside the stadium, protesters rallied about the concerns of the cost of the event and coronavirus in tokyo, while inside, athletes waived to everyone, but not spectators. one of the flashiest moments was the floating rings which were cgi. in the opening ceremony, more than 1800 took to the sky, forming shapes in the air, including a globe over the stadium. the lipid steam with -- fans will be banned from most venues. now it's over, residents are focusing on the positive. >> [speaking japanese] >> [speaking japanese] reporter: there were plenty of firsts. countries like the philippines and bermuda won their first ever gold medals. there was the first out transgender woman to compet

during a ceremony today at the site of the blast, japanese prime minister yoshihide suga vowed japanould work with other nations to promote nuclear disarmament. he did not mention the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons which japan has not signed. democracy now! visited the hiroshima peace memorial in 2014 and spoke to a survivor of the bombing. to see our coverage, go to democracynow.org. those are some of the headlines . this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show looking at the life and legacy of afl-cio president richard trumka who died of a heart attack on thursday at the age of 72. he had led the nation's largest labor federation since 2009. senate majority leader chuck schumer announced trumka's death thursday. >> i rise with some horrible news. about the passing of a great friend, rich trumka, who left us this morning. the working people of america have lost a fierce warrior at a time when we needed him most. just yesterday, rich was lending support to the striking miners in alabama. following in his fath

japans emperor naruhito and the country's prime minister yoshihide suga were inside an almost empty stadiumchances. her motivation is the opportunity to break the record that has stood for over 30 years. day one of the paralympic games, the story begins. on the first afternoon of competition. she will chase her first goal of the games which could see them make british paralympic history. the long miles led to this. when the three title she rio and she will become britain's most successful paralympian and with 17 gold medals. it would be amazing to defend all three, getting close and getting two. it would just be something that i believe it when i see it. i'm just focus on each race, one at a time it is great both physically and mentally and obviously it can be a great performance, personal best time, that further cements the fact that you've been doing the right work. march 2019 and the preparation for these games are all going to plan. she won the individual pursuit world title next event she competed in. and then the pandemic changed everything. she could still train but that had to be ba

japans emperor naruhito and the country's prime minister yoshihide suga were inside an almost empty stadiumtators allowed over the next 12 days of competition. five time paralympic champion ellie simmonds and and archerjohn stubbs carried the flag for the british team. the president of the international paralympic committee gave a powerful speech as the games were offically declared open, reminding the world of the even greater challenges that paralympic athletes have had to overcome to make it to tokyo. paraympians, you gave your all to be here. blood, sweat, and tears. now is your moment to show to the world your skill, your strength, your determination. if the world has ever relieve you, now it's your chance to be relieved. champion, hero, friend, colleague, role model, orjust human. you are the best of humanity, and the only ones who can decide who and what you are. you are the truth. you are amazing. you choose to be the greatest in whatever the plan is. the premier league says its clubs have "reluctantly but unanimously" decided not to release players for matches in red—list countries

for more on that leadership vote and yoshihide suga's prospects, we have our politics reporter joiningfrom tokyo. he was very popular until coronavirus. can he hold onto his job? >> is still remains in the balance. there is a months ago until september 29 and a month is a long time in politics as many people have said, but yes, the former foreign minister gave a press conference and outlined his policies for the coming election and seems to be closer to public opinion. he talked about passing a big economic stimulus package. he talked about introducing laws that could enable harder lockdowns on the public and also enable the government to insist that hospitals admit patients because one of the big concerns among the public at the moment is that people are getting infected with coronavirus and not being able to get to hospital so you have seen some cases of people dying at home. having said that, a lot in this election depends on the major factions within the ldp and we have yet to see how some of those are going to roll so there is a lot still to see. shery: the backing of a key factio