process began, we were sending our jobs to mexico and sending the, you know, industrial production to japan for a while. now that's where we were getting our cars in the, you know, in the, after the mid seventy's. and that's, that process is continued and has been extremely destructive. what i notice happening really is that, you know, this process of what appears to be kind of slow motion, train wreck of a whole culture is throwing off a lot of what i would call entropic after burn. you know, a lot of just disorganization failure. you know, things strange things happening that seem to be inexplicable. and yet we're not really capable of doing anything to halt it. and the institutional destruction is so bad that you know, even availing to the court doesn't work anymore. so, you know, i don't know how we're going to fix this thing. as far as the money thing is concerned, you know, we're stuck in really a terrible quandary that we've engineers, system where that's based on issuing debt in which there is no longer any expectation that debt will be paid back. and you just can't have that. if yo

so in japan, tokyo, so why not come out and then see them in the real olympics. >> yeah, yeah. >> yes. they're so fast. >> excited about it, because it feels different than watching the games on tv. you know? >> yeah. a lot of spectators were masked. you can see there, but you can see scrunched together. sections of the running course fans squeezed, stood on tippy toe for views of athletes among the crowd several rows deep. >>> and doordash order, taking longer to get delivered. company talking about a drivers' strike. >>> plus, "help wanted." one contra costa school district works to fill its rolls ahead of the upcoming school year. kids love visiting kidifornia. but parents like it to, like a lot. they go bonkers. (wuaahh) totally boom it's an adventure. (sound of playing) you know ,you have to keep an eye on them. you got to let them explore and figure things out for themselves. so hurry up (screams) they're not gonna stay this way forever. kick off your kidifornia vacation at visitcalifornia.com >>> across the country months behind rent could soon face eviction. today is the end o

tough competition, there has been brutal heat in japan. they aren't the only things these olympians are facing. i know covid, to a certain extent, you must get sick of talking about it. but it's impossible to ignore the impact that it's having on these games. the cases are on the rise again. how much of that is touching the games, themselves? >> reporter: it's a really interesting question. because there was this concern all along of the olympics turning into a super spreader event. co the concern is the foreigners would bring something with them. it would disperse out into the community, which is why we get consisted of tested and go through procedures, quarantine and what not. so the olympic bubble is holding with a couple hundred cases, mostly staff members, yet, outside, in tokyo, they have the biggest numbers, daily numbers throughout the entire pandemic. part is because people are out seeing some of these eventsp we saw thousands of spectate rors at the triathlon the course is right below where i am standing. they lined the streets a

. >>> hello, from japan, on a big weekend of olympic competition, we'll have more on that, ahead. but here's where we begin, tonight. the biden the virus. after acknowledging a growing th officials now weighing next steps, as more cities adopt their own rules. but there is, also, welcomed news, tonight, about the pace of vaccinations. kathy park starts us off, now, with the latest. >> reporter: tonight, another, major turning point in the pandemic, as covid cases soar. >> can americans expect more guidelines coming out? more restrictions because of covid? >> in all probability. >> reporter: the president, telling americans to expect more restrictions, after internal-cdc documents warn the war has changed due to the surging-delta variant. and the vaccinated can spread the virus, too, when infected. >> are you for mandating a vaccine on a federal level? >> um, you know, that's something that i think the administration is looking into. it's something that i think we're -- we're looking to see approval of from the vaccine. >> reporter: the cdc director, later, clarifying her comments.

there's no tipping in japan, but we wanted to express our gratitude and appreciation, so we gave the restaurant staff olympic pins from nbc bay area. we made fast friends all around the market, having a great time. i'm loving it. we had people giving us trinkets and oragami. i don't know if i'm ever coming back. that's it. have a great weekend. we'll see you later on tonight. >> he's got to come back. raj, we need you. and digital correspondent abby fernandez is checking in with raj every day. great back and forth. she's following all of his add adventures. great stuff. >> he's finished with covid testing. i think he had to do >> he's a free man. >> enjoy t r. all that would happen at some point in the day, i would end up doubling up. umm, other ways that i'd try to quit was, umm, i'd stop buying cigarettes totally. but if i took three puffs off of, like, fifteen friends', those didn't count. because they weren't my cigarettes and they weren't full cigarettes. [laughs] ya know, i went through a lot. >>> coming up at 4:00, he's accused of chargingight a fundraiser for him in the bay a

and on sunday, the events that just about everyone here in japan is going to be watching is the final round of the men's go outside of an army or soccer. one of the biggest stars here in japan is he came out see armor, who early this year became the 1st japanese mild to win a major golf tournament. when he won the masters, is one shut off the lead, going into sundays, fun around a great chance to win and eliminate gold as well, and event it just on something that format with number one's roger federer and martina hingis never managed. and that's when the olympics singles. title vantage, b republics, marquez of andries, of a in 3 sets. she's the 1st swiss woman to win a tennis gold medal at the fix and she dedicated her victory to federal anti guess . but mens about number one joke which leads to empty handed, often losing his bronze medal match against pains of public around your booster. the subs temper got the better of him during that defeat, and he later withdrew from the mixed double bronze match fighting a shoulder injury. katara has its 1st elim pick metal and it came in weight

you have the same thing going on in europe and japan. if you think about supply chains, they create infrastructure. they create their own ecosystems. their own transport networks. there ought to be some thinking about taking disparate initiatives, squeeze the water out, and see what you really have left. that is something flexible enough to cover a variety of needs in the west, supply chain reorientation and sustained developing countries and working with friends and partners. putting that all together in a more readily executable way. that is something to think about. it also impacts the digital supply chain. matthew: just to jon, he is doing a book. we have reached the end of the hour. for these conversations, we never have enough time. i want to be respectful of our panelists and are honest -- audience -- and our audience. thank you for your contribution to this subject. we appreciate you joining us. to everyone listening on a hot friday afternoon, we hope you enjoyed this. we will be putting the video up on our website soon and you w

with china and japan and korea. but those were the first respondents to send the engineering team of the neighboring countries. but now i hope that leadership of the haitian government should do more. but now since i have not been dealing with this method the president isn't doing much then the united nations priorities sense because there are so many issues. and with the haitian people. >> so you have devoted the chapter to your book so what are the thoughts on the gaza strip in may? and what actions do you believe the un should take? >> my two state solution is the best way to have equal rights i'm afraid to tell you to be increasingly remote i am deeply concerned that after three days under with the airstrike of hamas. so nobody should be blamed. but the reality of what is happening and that is troubling for me. but of those palestine territories that you call parties. the cycle of violence and palestine as a whole and the consequences and addressing the root causes with any long-term solutions. and also those op

reporter: this is obviously concerning, given that covid-19 cases are exploding here in tokyo and across japan, to the highest rates of transmission they have seen so far, yet people are coming out. the cases are not coming from inside the oil bubble. there's just a couple hundred, and most are not athletes, but staff members tied to the olympics. >> will ripley, i don't think you've actually slept over the course of the last two or three weeks. thanks so much, my friend. i appreciate it. >>> protests are breaking out across france over the government's decision to man dade a so-called covid health pass, which shows proof of vaccination or a negative test, and will seen be required to enter most places. in paris, three police officers were injured today amid a third weekend of national protests. cnn's phil black is live in london for us. these protests come as french officials try to stifle a surging variant. what more are you learning about what's going on on the ground right now? >> reporter: phil, the numbers turning out for they protests are huge. more than 200,000 people are on the street

but she was denied the chance to fight for gold, narrowly losing to japan's sena irie, by a 3—2 split—decision. let's quickly look at some of the day's other olympics news. great britain's women's sevens team missed out on a second successive bronze medal after suffering a 21 points to 12 defeat to fiji. that bronze is the first female medal in the country's olympic history. it comes after fiji won gold in the men's tournmanet. team gb�*s women finished their pool games off with a 2—0 victory over ireland. the reigning olympic hockey champions had already secured a place in monday's quarterfinals but the win sees them through in third from their group. great britain's paul casey is very much in contention going into the final round of the golf tonight. he trails the american leader xander schauffele byjust two shots. tommy fleetwood also remains in contention along with ireland's rory mcilroy and shane lowry. belinda bencic became the first swiss woman to win olympic tennis gold. she beat czech marketa vondrousova in the women's singles final, and could still add another gold to her collec

and on sunday, the event just about everyone here in japan is going to be watching is the final round of the men's go outside of an army or soccer. one of the biggest stars here in japan is he came out see alma, who early this year became the 1st japanese mild to win a major golf tournament when he won the master's is one of the lead going into sundays, fun around a great chance to win and eliminate gold as well blend venture just on something that former swiss number one's roger federer and martina hingis never managed. and that's when the olympics singles. title venture to beat check republics. marchesa drew. so in 3 sets. she's the 1st woman to win a tennis gold metal at the olympics, and she dedicates victory to federal hanging. but men's while number one new york which leads to empty handed off losing his bronze medal match against spain's pablo corranio booster. the subs, tampa got the better of him and his racket took a beating during the defeat. he's also withdrawn from the mixed doubles of the shoulder injury. gotta have it 1st ever. olympic go. madeleine. it came in weight,

we're a week into the tokyo olympics and the action keeps coming thick and fast from japan. 21 gold medals were up for grabs today, but most eyes were firmly locked on tokyo's olympic stadium, and the final of the women's 100 meters. defending champion elaine thompson—herah ran the second fastest time in history, to succesfully defend her title. but it was disappointment for britain's dina asher smith, as injury brought an end to her bid, as natalie pirks reports... she sniffles. obviously, the competitor in me... this is for the start, we'll let it go. we'll let the start go and let me cry! the customary smile replaced with tears. the fastest woman in british history had been hiding a secret. dina asher—smith! just five weeks ago, she'd been told there was only a 2% chance she would make it to the start line, after a torn hamstring. elaine thompson—herah is going to win it. it's going to be del ponte take second place! and dina, she'sjust not finishing. she gets out well and couldn't hang on. out the final and minutes later, the reigning world 200 metres champion confirmed she was o

the russian olympic committee, japan and britain rounding out the top five. an update on simone biles who withdrew from competition on tuesday and sat out thursday's all-around final and will remain on the sidelines at least for tomorrow, although she could still compete in floor exercise on monday and balance beam on tuesday. >>> that will do it for me on this edition of "alex witt reports." i will see you again tomorrow at noon eastern. my friend, yasmin vossoughian will pick up coverage after a short break. have a great saturday. ♪ ♪ >>> good afternoon. i'm yasmin vossoughian. a rare saturday session right now in the senate as an infrastructure deal moves closer to passage, but house members left before extending an eviction moratorium, a move that could leave millions on the streets. >>> in texas, a major rally after a march is now the latest effort by democrats to fight republican efforts to curtail voting rights there. >>> bombshell new reporting on the former president's efforts to get the department of justice to sign off on his election lies. all

now, lets return to the olympics and bring you the latest medals table from japan. and it's china who are way out in front with 21 golds already and 46 medals in total. hosts japan are 4 golds behind with 17. they're having a really good games so far. the us are third with 16 golds and team gb are in 6th with 8. so can team gb add a few more to that talley on sunday? well, day nine in tokyo gets under way in just a few hours' time. and max whitlock will be looking to defend his olympic title in the pommel horse final. the five—time olympic medallist is also the reinging world champion in the event. frazer clarke's bid to win super—heavyweight gold continues tomorrow. he fights in the quarterfinals, knowing that a victory will guarantee him a medal and continue great britain's proud record in the division. and there are 3 golds up for grabs at the ariake tennis park. alexander zverev, who ended novak djokovic's title hopes, takes on russian karen khachanov in the men's singles final. the winners of the women's and mixed doubles will also be decided. and european

composite was down nearly 4 percent for the week with the hang losing 5 percent for the week as a whole in japan, the ne k is also down at the tokyo olympic finish off its 1st week. the index is down 2 and a half percent for the weak, losing nearly 2 percent on friday alone. industrial output in the nation was up more than 6 percent in june. after 6.5 percent decline in may. moving to india, we have another red arrow down less than one percent for the week after following the trends we are seeing elsewhere. shares in india were higher on metals due to increased demand on thursday. and i t and autos on friday in our strategy of the ass x is down as well, but just by to point. so it could have been even pretty much heading into friday. it looked like the australian index would squeak out a green arrow, but can energy fact weighed on the s x origin. energy dropped over 7 percent on friday alone, as they warned of a fall in earnings over the next 2 years. and we have a green arrow in south africa for the all share on wednesday, the nation's treasury said it would spend $2600000000.00 to help busines

it starts at noon at san francisco's peace plaza in japan town, attendees can expect a free afternoon of island music and dance. >> hopefully when everyone comes to japan town this weekend not only will they sponge in all the love we are going to be spreading out from the stage but also continue that love and support our small businesses. >> last year the street fair was canceled for the very first time in its history but it returns this year with pop-up events like aloha by the bay happening throughout the summer. it should be nice today of course so lisa bring a jacket. >> yes, for sure. good morning everyone, a beautiful start deck of low clouds but that's beautiful to isn't it with the seabreeze? we love our marine layer allowing for that seabreeze, mother nature keeping is not so hot today inland. seasonal temperatures will continue through august, upper 60s to near 70 from richmond to oakland, upper 80s which is a cooldown in concorde, 80 in santa rosa with 82 in san jose. 63 downtown and little change tomorrow, low clouds and fog will be with us each day at the coast they will

the russian olympic committee, japan, brittain rounding out the top five. and gymnast simone biles is out of tomorrow's vault and uneven parallel bars finals. the six-time olympic medallist widely considered the greatest gymnast of all time withdrew from competition tuesday and sat out thursday's all-around final. she has said on social media she's dealing with what's known as the twisties. and joining me now is dominique dawes, herself a 1996 olympic gold medalist and the first african-american to win an individual event medal in gymnastic on floor exercise. i've got to admit during the commercial break i was telling you i remembered watching you. these twisties, i know this is familiar territory for you. for someone who hasn't experienced doing flips and the like in the air, how common is this? what is this that simone is dealing with? >> this is definitely a mental block and it would be any athlete's nightmare to have to deal with this in the middle of a competition, especially being an olympic games for simone biles. i can't imagine, and the concern is,

but she was denied the chance to fight for gold, narrowly losing to japan's sena irie, by a 3—2 split—decision. lewis hamilton will start on pole position as he chases a record ninth victory at the hungarian grand prix. he set the fastest time, on his first, flying lap — in the final part of qualifying, with his main championship rival max verstappen in third. hamilton trails the dutchman by 8 points in the standings and after qualifying hamilton was booed by dutch fans... something he says only insprires him more. that's all the sport for now but there's lots more on the bbc sport website, including the start of the football league season in scotland and live text commentary of the second lions test match against south africa. let's take a look at the latest coronavirus figures for the uk a further 26,1114 new infections have been recorded. 71 people have died in the latest 24—hour period. that's those who've died within 28 days of a positive covid test. on to vaccinations — over 46.8 million people have received their first dose of a covid vaccine. and 38.1 million people have now rece

february 2020 there was a lot of focus first on that diamond princess christian those off the coast of japan, and i think there were 500 or 600 passengers on the ship, a lot of americans on the ship, elderly americans and so there was this big fight over what to do and how to get them home. at the time 360,000 people and cruise ships around the world so there's a lot of people and crew ships, the virus moves very quickly. it was consul in the headlines, the white house situation room, they're constantly talking about this and the president was getting really nervous about the idea of sending these people back to the united states if they were infected. at one point using meeting in a situation room and said we are not bringing them the back. i don't want them back. he was really focus on the numbers at the bottom of the television screen that said the stock market is this in the number of people who are sick is 14 for 20 something. he did not want that number nevg up because he thought that's what people were looking everyday. he wanted to put them somewhere. he always thinks outside the box

and on sunday, the events that just about everyone here in japan is going to be watching is the final round of the men's go outside of non soccer. one of the biggest stars here in japan is he came out see alma, who early this year became the 1st japanese mild to win a major golf tournament. when he won the masters, is one shut off the lead. going into sundays funnel round a great chance to win and the limpid gold as well. now to the pool where it was a mix day for the usa, kaleb dressel started them off by assessing a world record to win his 3rd gold medal. the 24 year old just beat hungering, kristof may lack in the men 100 meter butterfly in time of 49.45 seconds. no, plenty of switzerland took bronze. but the us team flopped in the new rule full by 100 meters, mixed medley. relate to man and to him in swim in any order and dress found himself more than a 2nd behind racing against all women in the final leg usa finished the 5th. but it was great brittany cold in a world record time of china and the radio great brit, more successful. another new team events, the travel mixed relay, j

right now, we have more than 240 cases in japan linked to the olympic games. whether or not the bubble separation continues is a question in the minds of public health experts. unfortunately, cases are moving the wrong direction in and out of the bubble. >> selena wang in tokyo, thanks so much. >>> up next, stranded, more than 100 drivers trapped by mud slides. and southwest of alaska, you can reach out and touch spencer glacier. getting there takes planes, trails, kayaks. it is all in this week's adventure "off the beaten path." ♪ everybody is like wow, it is breathtaking. >> spencer glacier in the national forest in south central alaska. once out here, we're away from everything. one of the places that are a hidden gem. makes it a little difficult to get out here, but really worth it. >> can't get here by car, you have to get in the train, make your way out here. it is an exciting combination of being accessible while also being remote. spencer is although much smaller than used to be, still a large glacier. as it has retreated, it left behind a huge lake.

. >> is a good question but if we remember what happened with imperial japan when the uses same strategy to advance from the first island which taiwan is a centerpiece in the second island to projected power we know what will happen, the c line in the south china sea are some of the most critical in the world and that's why we projectile the way that we do it goes back centuries to protect the economic prosperity and nobody wants war but we get war women get weakness and that's what i'm afraid with joe biden. gerry: another fascinating conversation thank you for joining us coming up simone biles withdraws the tokyo lipid games criticism and praise this week, my thoughts on why both responses are completely unjustified. that is next. >> i thought it was best if you took over into the rest of the job they are medalist now and they should be proud of themselves for how well they did last minute having to go in, it's been really stressful at this lipid games as a whole not having an audience there's a lot of variables going into it's been a long week and along olympic process and along year.

.>> hopefully when everybody comes to japan town this weekend, not only will they spends all the love we will be spreading out from the stage, but also continue that love and support our small businesses. >> last year the nihonmachi street fair was canceled for the first time in history but returns this year with pop-up events like aloha by the bay happening through the summer but let's get a check of the forecast with our meteorologist. >> good morning, looking outside it is bayhill scammer with a beautiful view. low clouds and fog, clear now, 67 in san jose but fogged at the coast with low 60s around napa. still some house and vacaville already 78. cooling inland with temperatures near 90 and low 60s around the city. every the afternoon with high clouds.>> next, with a surge delta variant, unvaccinated children are some of the most vulnerable. what you can do to protect them. and hundreds of covid cases among san francisco hospital staff, where they got the majestic mountains... scenic coastal highways... fertile farmlands... there's lots to love about california. so put off those c

japan as we enter week 2 of the summer olympic games. things are pretty quiet out there. of course it is saturday night there in tokyo. another big announcement from simone biles who has decided not to compete in the vault and uneven bars on sunday. she announced on social media. she's been dealing with the twisties, meaning her mind and her body are not working together. usa gymnastics put out a press release saying, quote, we still remain in awe of somone who continues to handle the situation with courage and grace biles previously pulled out of the team competition and that she also pulled out of the all around. she can still compete in the beam and floor competitions if she wishes. but for now, mykayla skinner will be taking her place in the vault. a generation from now. people will look at pictures from the tokyo games and wonder why aren't there any fans in the stands, the job of catching those scenes goes to the credentialed photographers covering each sport. jack doles has the story of one of them. >> what a game is on the line. you need somebody who's willing to

so here in japan is, is not on the the, the master's champion, the, became the 1st japanese mild. so when a major title is won't shut off the lead going into the final rounds tomorrow, it's got a perfect chance of really good chance of adding and olympics cycle as well. yeah, conway. andy, thank you very much. now for the pool where it was a mix day for the usa, caleb dressel started them off by setting a wild record to win his the gold medal. the 24 year old feet hung, gary and kristof moleck in the men, 100 meter butterfly, and a time of 49.45 seconds. no upon sea of bronze. catherine, when its 1st selling pick gold medal white left a furnace and by broke the olympic record, lifting a total of $402.00 kilos on its way to victory. in the $96.00 hilo category, it's known biles has pulled out of 2 more finals as she continues to mattel mental health issues biles won't defend have votes or uneven balls titles, and it's unclear whether she'll compete in the full beam finals. we spoke to and, and pick so from atlas from michael jamieson, who struggled with depression. he says it's imp

hosting a pop-up event called aloha by the bay that starts at noon at san francisco's peace plaza in japan town. attendees can expect a free afternoon of island music and dance. >> hopefully when everyone comes to japan town this weekend and not only will base bend, sponge and all the love we will be spreading out from the stage but also continue that love and support our small businesses. >> last year year year year was canceled for the very first time in its history but it returns this year with pop-up events like a a a a bay happening throughout the summer. >>> that should be a really fun thing to do today lisa for those who are going to be out and about, let's get a final check of the weather. >> this is my favorite shot and isn't it gorgeous? temperatures in the low 60s for concorde in livermore now and we are looking at a cooler day inland but there is fog in this at the coast right now. so slow to clear there, seasonal temperatures will take us through the start of august. low 60s today, that's cooler downtown 70 in oakland look for low 90s in livermore with about 90 all the way up

and so there is a very real risk to the local popation, which, in japan, they do not have the access that we do to vaccines. they -- their population is not as highly vaccinated. and so they are very much at risk. >> should the olympics even be going on? >> [ sighs ] many of us have questioned whether it was the right decision when their population is still very much at risk. >> sounds like that's a no. >> yeah, i would say no. >> at what point does covid-19 move from being a pandemic to becoming an endemic reality? >> so, i think we're looking at the pandemic phase of this for at least another year or two. we will continue to see waves and surges of the disease around the world. i think in the united states and other countries where hopefully in the next year or so, we can really get more of the population vaccinated and drive down transmission rates where we don't have surges, at least, i think you will start to see a transition to an endemic phase, which means you have a lower but ongoing level of transmission in the community. >> how much longer do you think we have, dr. jha? >>

held during the hottest time of the year in japan. knowing the risk of heatstroke all too well, she passed out during a marathon in japan and almost died. it took over a year and a half to recover and she never returned to a race again. and now a coach, she's researched the dangers of competing in the heat. >> translator: heatstroke can happen to anyone. and it's a very common cause of death. it may be extremely difficult for athletes to give up competing in the middle of a game because the athletes are representing their country and the stage of their dreams, despite the athletes have been encouraged to quit is the best way to prevent heatstroke. >> reporter: back in 1964, the tokyo games were held in october to beat the heat. and it's only gotten hotter from there. according to a report for sus substantial temperatures, temperatures have increased. >> when you're with the heat and not only the humidity, i would say the tokyo summer is the worst in the history of the olympic games. >> reporter: in a statement, the inc said it provide

it starts at noon at san francisco's pease plaza in japan town. event goers can inspect a free afternoon of island music and dance. >> hopefully when everyone comes to japan town this this weekend not only will they sponge and all the love that we are going to be spreading out from the stage but also continue that love and support our small businesses. >> last year the street fair was canceled for the very first time in its history but it will return this year with pop up events like aloha by the bay happening throughout the summer. >>> next on abc7 mornings at 6 am as the delta variant spreads unvaccinated children are some of the most vulnerable. how you can protect them. >>> and hundreds of covid cases among san francisco hospital staff. where they got the breakthrough infections. i am robert strickler. i've been involved in communications in the media for 45 years. i've been taking prevagen on a regular basis for at least eight years. for me, the greatest benefit over the years has been that prevagen seems to help me recall things and also thi

it has actually use nuclear weapons on another country, which we did in japan, in 1945 to try and speed up the end of the war. the genie is out of the bottle, particularly since the obama administration led the attack on libya. aftermarket off gave up voluntarily as nuclear weapons, other smaller powers. now like iran and north korea, realize that you insure their own survivability and to deter potential american attack. nothing is better than a movie or weapon, or when you get to the big power level, russia, china, the united states, it appears to me that we are, in fact, since the bomb administration approved this massive upgrade of the american nuclear force, we are triggering a counter reaction, i'm not saying that the russians wouldn't be pushing ahead anyway. but there are lots of questions here to go right back to the genesis of the cold war. are, is the amount of money that we're spending worth it on these nuclear weapons. we're spending money on weapons, they're never supposed to be used in the 1st place. and so far to get to your some title, which is brilliant. so far, nuclear

skinner was set to leave japan and head back to the u.s. after not qualifying for the gymnastics finals. now the u.s. is counting on her benefits. olympic historian bill mallon. do you ever remember a time in the olympics where something like mental health was discussed as much as it is right now? >> no. it's certainly become more prominent over the last few years. i think the first person that brought that to the forefront was probably michael phelps. he was such an incredible athlete and so famous that other athletes felt that they could also speak out about it, as well. >> reporter: swimming superstar caeleb dressel has been compared to michael phelps. >> druessel is cranking it up -- >> reporter: he blew away the competition in the water and set a new world record -- 49.45 in the metropolitan's 100-meter butterfly. we spoke to caeleb ahead of the olympic games. >> michael was a once in a million years swimmer. i'm indifferent about the comparisons. i understand it, but i'm not coming to this meet to count medals. i'm coming to this meet

you can imagine the concern that's going on right here in japan, this is an area that only has about 25% of the people living here fully vaccinated. kendis, lindsay, back to you. >> i'm curious about the support and the athletes. these are the first olympics with no fans, no family members there. it might be having an impact on simone biles who i know is gloes to her grandparents but you're also getting backlash from texas where you had the assistant attorney general this week who called her a national embarrassment. you're from texas. what sort of support and backlash is she getting? >> yeah and i think it's one of those things where, everybody has an opinion, right, everybody has an opinion but the bottom line is, usa gymnastics has stood behind simone biles this entire time putting out a statement today saying they fully support her and everything she's trying to do. after all this is about her safety. i think it's one of those things that just happened here in this tokyo olympic games we have seen, everybody has a story and everyone is dealing with something and the way those peo

tokyo and japan. laura harris joining us from tokyo. thank you. >>> we have much more on the summer olympic games. joining me is a "washington post" sports writer. emily, as we've been reporting -- you heard it there from laura harris from dallas -- simone biles won't compete in tomorrow's vault and even bars finals. it's yet to be determined if she'll be able to compete in the beam and floor finals. how could this play out at this point? >> reporter: yeah. i think we really don't know at this time. she posted a video of herself on instagram briefly the other day attempting the bar dismount, and you could see her in the air not knowing where she was. that's one of a gymnast's most powerful assets, to know where your body is when you're in the air flipping. the floor finals are days awaying and we don't know whether we're going to be able to see her again in tokyo. >> you're in tokyo. you've been following the u.s. gymnastics team throughout the game so fafrm give us a sense of whether or not -- do you have any sense of whether it has be

a huge blow to that country. test is saying they expect to test the 5000 athletes while they're in japan and perhaps more importantly, 25000 pre competition tests of being organized. and the build up to these games, and it's often the pre competition tests that record more positive cases than actually happened at the olympic venue cove. it had a big role to play as well. the last is integrity and look at the truck and fields doping program. they said to me, that's a peak, harvard times g for lack of access to athletes. that testing program is down 75 percent, but it has picked up in recent weeks and months. and one of the things mentioned, which i think is important, is that for once a little in pigs, for the 1st time, the anti doping progress not being done by the host nation is being done by an independent body. the international testing agency, as is the sanctioning that's not done by the i see, it's been done by the court of arbitration for sports. it's all one effort to be politicized oping, and hopefully make it as fair as possible for all of the athletes and richardson reporting f

the fifth wave of infection continues to swell here in tokyo and across japan. just in the past hour or so, we learned that tokyo has once again for a fourth time this week set a new record for the most cases reported in a single day since the pandemic began. japan's prime minister said infections are increasing and spreading faster than ever before. as a result, a state of emergency was declared for osaka and several other prefectures. here, the governor also extended a state of emergency here in the capital until the end of august. for now, vaccination rate nationwide remains relatively low at 28%. and the prime minister ysuga is urging to stay fervent. >> translator: one of them very worrying is the rapid include of infections. >> reporter: medical professionals say most cases being reported are of people in their 30s -- excuse me, 40s and 50s who haven't been able to receive the vaccine yet here in japan. it's worth noting that tokyo's most recent state of emergency has been in place two weeks and shows little success in slowing down the recent surge in case

here in tokyo test is saying they're going to conduct around $5000.00 tests during the games here in japan. perhaps more importantly in the build up $25.00 pounds and tests taken place in countries all around the world, talking not just truck and failed. it all of the olympic sports and it's normally the most pre competition tested to bring more positive cases in the test that actually take place here in japan. of the code 19 has created a lot of challenges to testers. we're talking to the athletics integrity units in the build up to the games and they said at one point during the peak of covered the testing rates with down 75 percent because of difficulties of accessing athletes. but that is now that situation is now improving. also with mentioning for the 1st time at these games, it won't be the host nation in charge of the testing operation has been done by an independent body, the international testing agency. so to the sanctioning that's not being done by the international olympic committee will be done by the court of arbitration for sports. so a huge effort to try and the politicize

japan 28. we are only up one on the chinese. >> shannon: still winning. >> bret: 's go. track and field. >> richard: unless jamaica gets in the way. >> they are so far down on the count. >> richard: take the gold away. >> shannon: greg is done. >> jesse: that's it for us. have a great weekend, everybody. i know i will. ♪ ♪ [national anthem] by the dawn's early light ♪ what so proudly we hailed ♪ at the twilights last gleaming ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪ through the perilous fight ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched ♪ were so gallantly streaming ♪

and that is a cutting-edge expression of digital art in the world. teamlab is based in japan, but i think they accomplished everything that we find that's particularly attractive. >> in a typical museum exhibition, you see sort of different rooms with, like, one work, painting here and sculpture here. but in our exhibition, that space is loosely defined into smaller areas. and then all the elements that appeared from each area move between each area and then intermingle together. you will be completely immersed in the relationship that those elements, such as crows, butterflies, or fish, form with each other. so, whenever you touch the flowers, whenever you hit the crows, then you get a different sound effect. so, you literally see how you're influencing the artwork or those visual elements through your gestures and presence. >> we hope that we'll draw a large crowd and that, at the same time, that this large crowd will also benefit those other artists who are lesser known, and then we introduce them to the public, and this is equally important to us, as well. they can just get lost in th

but on the flip side, the covid situation here in japan is not exciting. japan's prime minister says infections are increasing and spreading faster than ever before. over the past several days, record daily case counts have been recorded nationally and right here in tokyo, it's showing no signs of slowing down. in fact, just moments ago, more than 4,000 cases were reported in tokyo, that is the highest daily total since the pandemic began and the fourth time that as i said the exact words this week. now, as a result, a state of emergency order was declared for osaka and several other prefectures near tokyo. and the prime minister extended the current state of emergency order in the capital till august. and as of yesterday the vaccination rate remains relatively low, 28% of the population has been vaccinated and for now the prime minister is urging people to watch the olympics from home and stay vig lant. tase a take a listen. >> reporter: very worrying, one of them is the rapid increase in infections among the younger generation. >> translator: of course i

today japan's prime minister insisted the tokyo olympics have nothing to do with the rise in infections, but he urged people watch the games from home. >>> the u.s. women's team should have been making more money than men. that's the word in court today from the men they say they're backing the women in their fight for equal pay. in a searing court filing, the men's team wrote, the federation has treated the women's national team players as second class citizens discriminating against the women in their wages and working conditions and paying them less than the men's national team players, even as u.s. soccer has enjoyed a period of extraordinary financial growth the filing, part of an appeal by the women's team players a judge threw out their claim last year saying they'd agreed to a different pay structure than the men the women's team is much more successful than the men's, winning four world cups and four olympic gold medals since 1991 the men haven't won any since then, but "washington post" analysis found in 2019 a player on the women's team earned about $0.89 for every dollar tha

china is on top with 20 gold medals, followed by host nation japan with 17. let's find out more about today's action from mike bushell at bbc sports centre1. mike, it's really been a golden saturday in the pool for team gb. yes, and officially we cannot say it is the best olympics for team gb swimmers for over century. they won the inaugural next four by 100 metres medley relay with the world record swim at the tokyo aquatic centre. it is the first time this mixed relay event has been held at the olympics and the quartet of kathleen dawson, james beattie... kathleen dawson, james beattie. .. they kathleen dawson, james beattie... they finished well clear of china and australia and it continues this remarkable competition for british swimmers, now winning four gold medals and abilities games, the most for team gb since 19 awaits. adam peaty has a second gold, on the left there. the same can be said for james guy next to him. the usa's caeleb dressel is not on his third gold medal at the tokyo olympics, he set a new world record as well in the 100 metres men's