um, i often compare the experience of going to japan for the first time, going to tokyo for the first time, uh, to what -- what eric clapton and, uh, pete townsend must've gone through. the reigning guitar gods of england. what they must've gone through the week that jimi hendrix came to town. you hear about it, you go see it. the whole -— a window opens up into a whole new thing. and you think, "what does this mean? what do i have left to say? what do i do now?" ♪ welcome to tokyo. you are not invited. this is the other tokyo. 12 hour flight, and i'm baked. no sleep. might as well -- must go out. ♪ the kabukicho district near my hotel has the advantage of being where the subterranean life, the repressed ids of the japanese male and some females, too, comes out to play. joining me is japanese film producer and production manager masa kakubo. always a good sign when protective chains separate entertainers from the soon to be entertained, right? prepare yourself for the greatest show in the history of entertainment. ♪ ♪ >> a long time ago an old forest far away. ♪ ♪ ♪ â™

the head of the international olympic committee thomas back is due to arrive in japan, 2 weeks ahead of the games. the government is expected to announce another state of emergency to contain a search and create a virus infections. japan is reportedly considering banning all spectators from the lympics. cuba is deploying more medical work has to it's a western province of mac hands, us where the health system is on the brink of collapse. the highly contagious delta variance is still hospitalized and led to a shortage of medical supplies. on wednesday, cuba posted a record of 3600 infections in just a single day. capacity. i have fidelis, i feel we have been forced to create hospitalization, areas and unthinkable places. we've put beds in corridors near bathrooms where there is good ventilation. we hope that the crisis we are going through in the health system just as in the rest of the world, will be solved soon. as the case is when stopped coming in, people with respiratory problems are arriving. the few doctors here are working at full capacity. south africa, the former president j

our exclusive with japan's prime minister what he told us about the games as covid cases soar in tokyo. >>> a massive new internet outage hitting some of america's biggest companies. how did it happen and how vulnerable are we? >>> with a wave of violent crime, the justice department launches gun trafficking strike forces in major cities, but will it work >>> and the olympic challenges and triumphs i have witnessed. how the athletes always win out despite the odds >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. reporting tonight from tokyo. >>> good evening, everyone great to be with you from japan on the eve of the olympic opening ceremony we are more than a dozen time zones ahead of the u.s., a 13-hour flight from new york, but it is not lost on any of us here that neither time nor distance offer escape from the scourge of covid. we will update the situation here in tokyo and its impact on these games in a few moments. but back in the u.s., tonight the cdc charting a rapidly worsening covid crisis tens of thousands of new cases a day, some hospitals revisiting days they thought were

and firefighters. japan is prone to mud slides and flooding during its annual rainy season. japan is very much a natural disaster country. i mean there may be no country on earth that has as many natural disasters in smaller is japan. does volcanoes earthquakes, landslide floods it's, it's gets hit very heavy. and so the self defense forces, one of their missions is to, to go to these disaster zones. and to kind of add some manpower to a situation where, you know, otherwise local authorities might be overwhelmed elsewhere and she's ok. prefecture cruiser rescuing people from floodwaters brains are expected to continue in several areas in the next 2 days. and are chappelle helped 0 or counted as many trees preparing for evacuations as wildfires spread across british columbia. more than a 100 fives, a raging is a record breaking heat wave grips the province around a 1000 people flood the destruction rescue work is a searching for people who have gone missing. colton davies is a john list, a radio and l news. local radio station in the kamloops city in canada and says that the situation

japan is very much a natural disaster country. i mean there may be no country on earth that has as many natural disasters in smaller is japan does. you know volcanoes, earthquakes, landslide floods it's, it's gets hit very heavy. and so the self defense forces, one of their missions is to, to go to these disaster zones. and to kind of add some manpower to a situation where, you know, otherwise local authorities might be overwhelmed elsewhere. and she's ok. prefecture cruiser rescuing people from floodwaters rains are expected to continue in several areas in the next 2 days. inter chappelle al jazeera. but the more ahead in the news are including drugs who is on the verge of becoming iraq next crisis. as fields tend to desert pharma think climate change is to blame. i don't know what is going to look right, but sounds good. i just don't want to take any chances. i want to no longer america reopens ahead of independence day holidays, but concerns remain about to spread the delta variance and in sports lightning strikes again and hoc

. >>> good evening, everyone great to be with you from japan on the eve of the olympic opening ceremony we are more than a dozen time zones ahead of the u.s., a 13-hour flight from new york, but it is not lost on any of us here that neither time nor distance offer escape from the scourge of covid. we will update the situation here in tokyo and its impact on these games in a few moments. but back in the u.s., tonight the cdc charting a rapidly worsening covid crisis tens of thousands of new cases a day, some hospitals revisiting days they thought were firmly behind them, but also signs more people may be starting to roll up their sleeves for covid vaccinations as officials warn this delta variant is both dangerous and efficient in making the unvaccinated sick. miguel almaguer has the latest >> reporter: painting a grim picture of the new reality inside some hospitals, tonight the numbers from the cdc reflect our nation slowly slipping back towards crisis as we surpass 50,000 infections a day, new cases, hospitalizations, even daily deaths are spiking again. >> it is one of the most infec

are japan and the u.s. more aligned than ever in their view of china, and how would you describe the challenge of china? >> translator: well, in terms of how japan and the united states view china, with the establishment of the new administration i think we will face the issue based on a new relationship between our two countries that's different from the relationship between the two leaders of the previous administrations. i think president biden is a president who tries to build a consensus among allies and like-minded countries in order to advance policies. i think he is that type of president. >> that's different from the previous administration? >> translator: yes, i think the previous administration advanced issues based on the individual personality of the president but the president biden tries to steer allies and like-minded countries towards the same direction. it's a different kind of political method. >> reporter: and you saw that way of president biden working with allies particularly at the j-

police and firefighters. japan is prone to mud slides and flooding during its annual rainy season. japan is very much a natural disaster country. i mean there may be no country on earth that has as many natural disasters in smaller is japan. does. you know, volcanoes, earthquakes, landslide floods it's, it's gets hit very heavy. and so the self defense forces, one of their missions is to, to go to these disaster zones. and to kind of add some manpower to a situation where, you know, otherwise local authorities might be overwhelmed elsewhere. and she's a prefecture cruiser rescuing people from flood waters. rains are expected to continue in several areas in the next 2 days and are chappelle helped 0. to more bodies have been found in the rubble of the apartment block that partially collapse in florida last week. it rings the number of confirmed people who have died to 24 while 124. those are still and accounted for emergency workers plan to demolish what's left to the building on sunday, canada, as many as harry's preparing for evacuation size wildfire spread across british columbia. more

one of the few cities in japan left relatively intact throughout the war. it's fame for its crafts, for its beautiful ceramics, in particular. but also, its artistic sensibility. the way it always valued beautiful things, traditions. it's a city that helped masa, then at a crossroads, to discover a whole-new world of grace, of aesthetics, of style that affected him deeply. for most, however, kanazawa is simply a place with great seafood. >> kanazawa city. >> yeah. ooh, look at that. lot of crab. >> yeah. sardine. >> let's go. >> look at that. >> sea urchin, one of my absolute-favorite things, has a limited season in japan, from september to april. and it's tastiest in winter. from here? >> hokkaido. >> good deal. >> another seasonal specialty currently at or near its best. kanogani or snow crab. juicy and sweet and delicious. >> oh, man. that is good. really good. >> sweet, huh? >> very. >> good. really good. thank you. thank you. ♪ >> let's eat this one. >> eel livers grilled on a stick. >> unagi? >> yeah. >> oysters. these are the size of freaking clown

right, well the money printing has been gone for a lot of cross, of course the us across europe, japan, they've all been printing money. japan's the 1st to go money printer go for years and years ago, decades ago. but we're going to get to the central bank of russia is apparently going to be raising, raising yet again in a shocking moment. but 1st, i want to lay out the situation of what's going on and why we have this wealth and income gap. and just the extraordinary moment in which we are, we've cover the extraordinary nature of negative interest rates. we've covered the extraordinary nature of the money printing and negative energy prices. all the crazy things that happen when price signals go astray. well, household corporate equities and mutual fund shares, asset market value levels have expanded by $8.00 trillion dollars. an asset value between q 42019, and q 12021, the fastest and largest valuation expansion in history. so you kind of see that in the day that we, you see that the feds interventions get sharper and faster and harder. so that's after the 200-2001 dot com crash. it

police and firefighters. japan is prone to my slides and flooding during its annual rainy season. japan is very much a natural disaster country. i mean there may be no country on earth that has as many natural disasters in smaller is japan does. you know volcanoes, earthquakes, landslide floods it's, it's gets hit very heavy. and so the self defense forces, one of their missions is to, to go to these disaster zones. and to kind of add some manpower to a situation where, you know, otherwise local authorities might be overwhelmed elsewhere. and she's over the prefecture cruiser rescuing people from floodwaters rains. are expected to continue in several areas in the next 2 days and are chappelle helped 0. now, one of hong kong, biggest beverage companies. vito soil has become the target to the boycott. cool. my chinese social media uses their anger. the company condemn a violent incident involving an employee and its initial internal memos. the man stopped a police officer in hong kong before committing suicide. beatrice lawyer offered condolences to his family without mentioning the attac

anyway, i think really for me, it's the symbolism of what's happened inside japan. that's going to be more significant. because i think if toyota was seen to be associated with an event that may alternately become known as a super spread or events that wouldn't play well with the japanese public. so i think what toyota is doing is to send a signal to, to the japanese public that i understand that it empathize isn't and that it's not going to do anything to the that is detrimental to, to the tokyo population. a back up female jim. this on the u. s. team has, has some positive coven 19 outside tokyo. and there's been another case inside the olympic village as well. track beach, volleyball, player, or jazz for research on the right is now likely to miss his opening match. there have been 11 cases of cobra 19 inside the village so far. but the game is medical experts don't seem to concerns. it is expected that as we go through the different layers of filtering, we see cases coming out. so we see cases currently who been tested before, departure, who are not coming. we s

she will 1013, by the week before the games begin ground was born in japan and this company, right. but in the world, skateboarding is making it so they pick davie along with stuffing and climate goals or anything will be cool. i mean the thing though is awesome. just so fun. but yeah, that'll be really cool. and i was push boundaries and they're going to be a little one in there. we're going the highest doing chicks that we're doing. several top football teams will be interested tonight at lino massey is now available to sign up for any club anywhere in the world for free. the oftentimes dollar contract with baffling expired on thursday. it means the likes of manchester city and p. s e can now pick him up on a free transfer. however, the 34 year old is expected to stay at the catholic club. messy and that he left boss lane before the start of the last season, when he initially requested a transfer. well, for more on this story, we're now joined by samuel marston. he's the boss playing a correspondent for espend dot com. samuel, thank you for joining us. so as i mentioned that messy

we finally made to japan. the process surprisingly smoothover all. even as the japanese capital fights a fresh surge in covid cases. will ripley, cnn, tokyo. >>> coming up, teams search through rubble in florida hoping to bring closure to families whose loved ones are missing. we'll have the latest from the surfside condo collapse. >>> plus we hear from a man who lost both parents in the disaster. we'll share what he wants the world to know about them, next. not touching is still touching protection. adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria. detergent alone, can't. lysol. what it takes to protect. tony here from creditrepair.com taking to the streets to talk about credit. can you repair your credit yourself? yes. -great. how? uhhh... how long does credit repair take? i don't know, like 10 years. what? are you insane? what's a good credit score? go. 600. maybe if you're trying to pay thousands extra in interest rates. cut the confusion, get started with a free credit evaluation at creditrepair.com. talk to me. what do we got? when you ha

the idea of hosting such a large event is becoming less than less popular in japan. if they do happen, it's unsure how they look. present foghat. i sort of, i think it's a huge shane, but it looks as if will be competing without spectators. i love school with all the emotion with respect haters and their support that they give us real estate. and the moment it looks like that's going to be in the business and unchecked, the uncertainty continues in japan, in germany all over the world. what happens if the corona case numbers start rising, because it's annoying, not knowing what will happen? what's in store for all 3 remaining athletes? will alexandra and dolo qualify in the american. there are times when we're sitting at home a launch game and that's pretty hard to deal with. all 3 still dream of traveling to the world's biggest festival sport in september. will their dream come true? the the, the news, the news, the news, the news, the, the, the, the the into the conflict with tim sebastian. when it comes to foreign policy, it's getting harder to work out what the u

police and firefighters. japan is prone to mud slides and flooding during its annual rainy season. japan is very much a natural disaster country. i mean there may be no country on earth that has as many natural disasters in smaller is japan. does. you know, volcanoes, earthquakes, landslide floods it's, it's gets hit very heavy. and so the self defense forces, one of their missions is to, to go to these disaster zones. and to kind of add some manpower to a situation where, you know, otherwise local authorities might be overwhelmed elsewhere and she's ok. prefecture cruiser rescuing people from floodwaters brains are expected to continue in several areas in the next 2 days. and are chappelle al jazeera. at least 43 migrants have drowned off the coast of tenicia, 84 others were rescued after their boat sank. soon after leaving the libyan port of laura, it's understood the engine broke down and then capsized. the boat capsized migrants from sit on a retreat and bangladesh or among those on board. still ahead on the news, the volcano in the philippines continue to check things, have toxic ga

and thank goodness that japan was able to have the olympics. i do not think anyone else could have done it at this stage. so, it will be safe and secure, all of the olympic activities are happening in a bubble and a lot of people will be happy when it is over to be honest. jonathan: i have to say, that john vail does not sound thrilled in his city. john: that is the mood to be honest. if you are watching on tv it is fun, but there is a sense of skepticism about the whole thing. it has been a burden for japan, and it has cost a lot of -- caused a lot of bad feeling. tom: to a nation where symbolism is everything, is the emperor engaged, is the prime minister engaged with the olympics? john: they are, they will be at the opening ceremonies although a lot of people have dropped out like the former prime minister dropped out, and there are close to 200 people from japan who will be attending the opening ceremonies. it is very pared down to 600 to 700 foreigners. very pared down. tom: that is amazing. i'm sorry jonathan ferro, your entourage was 200

tonight experts say japan is dangerously unprepared to safely host the summer games. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you are in "the situation room." >>> and our coverage continue begins with disturbing new numbers, a dramatic rise in covid cases here in the united states. it has now reached all 50 states. erica, every trend seems to be heading in the wrong direction. >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly right, wolf. we are seeing cases rise in all 50 states. that's something we haven't seen in months. deaths, hospitalizations also up as vaccinations continue to split. one county health official from missouri telling cnn earlier today that she actually doesn't think we have seen the worst of it. and that it is fears like that that is promising this change we're seeing in southern california. masks back off in los angeles county where new cases are surging. >> anything is on the table, you know, if things continue to get worse, which is why we want to take action now. >> reporter: starting sunday, faces must

see a japan on its way towards colorado and the other side of horseshoe. yeah. more rain plus wind this time. so anyway, with an silhouette he looks like returning for a while on saturday. in fact, this whole line of longitude is pretty wet and the shares of the philippines may welters or tropical depression, as they drift westwards into the open water during sunday. and the monsoon rains are at the heaviest moment in the northeast of india and bangladesh. for a time you'll see some heavy stuff from go assassin, for most it's still fairly dry picture. sponsored pay cut on airways 2 years ago. the great, the damage caused the precious gras. samantha chilling its being reversed with one of the world's biggest ada conservation projects. they're pretty emblematic of the patagonia and if they're plentiful and they're calm like this one is, then you know that the system is going back and that they feel no threat. and that's why you know, i, for re wilding pass, go on al jazeera. ah, ah, the me welcome back, a recap of our tom stories on al jazeera, this, our accountin

the panel blinking back with his area of low pressure which will drag that wet weather across such japan as we go on for tuesday into wednesday. so there we go with some heavy array pushing into that western side of han. she drives out a little as it goes over the mountains, but we will still see some heavy rain on wednesday across at east the side of han shewn, a legacy of showers, just coming back in behind. the central parts of china southern there was a china also seeing some pretty wet weather and some wet weather there. you notice into northern areas of vietnam, all linked up with a couple of tropical disturbances are all tropical depression. now clearing away from the far north of the philippines, then we got this next circulation that may well develop into a tropical depression. tropical storm, over the next couple of days. lots of heavy rain to come in across indo china as a result of that already say plenty of rain across the northeast of in the me a mob on the destiny. some very heavy rain wet weather rod at the western gas and patting up mid week sponsored call cut on airways

and similar scenarios on already playing in japan. the preparation is very, very difficult for me athletes. and of course that experience is not blame. similar with the virus has impacted some countries in a devastating wind hubs. handshakes and high fines are open that the athletes village competitors have been told they could be kicked out of the games if they ignore regulations, aimed at preventing the spread of corona virus. the not all likely to concern by the restrictions that they focus on winning olympic gold. you can congregate in big groups in the dining, or you're going to span you a little bubble of 4 or 5 people the whole time and stay the room and all of that. that's exactly how i've always treated on. but games like it hasn't been a big sociable experience for me, it's all about the competition. and so it's going to be pretty routine. that sense of isolation is set to continue into the fan, las empty stadiums that will surround and lympics like no other. andy richardson, al jazeera, tokyo, ah, and now the top stories on

a big deal for japan to have a key u.s. ally there. also a big deal for these athletes when they don't have their friends and family to cheer them on. >> well, it is all so inspirational. so fantastic. the feeling, i think, is co contagious globally. selina wang, thank you so much. >>> let's talk more about all of this. joining me again, three-time olympic gold medalist in the 100 meters and 4x100 relay in 1992 barcelona, '96 atlanta games, a familiar face on the olympic stage, and now she's our resident expert, as well, here in the studio. so glad to see you again, gail devers. >> i'm glad to be here. thank you. >> and i love you have an official olympian jacket. >> you have one for you, as well. >> no way. holy smokes. >> we know your dad's history. >> oh! >> this is one of our award jackets. you're an award-winning journalist, so you have to have an award-winning jacket. >> thank you. i'm going to tear. this is treasured. thank you, gail. remarkable. amazing. tell me what this has been like to watch the opening ceremonies. >> oh, my

osaka the number two ranked woman in tennis will compete for her native country japan. next, inside an interactive art exhibit trying to heal racial divisions. >> garrett: in madison, wisconsin, an art exhibit is helping heal racial divisions by providing visitors a chance to reflect and make amends. nancy chen continues our series unifying america. >> reporter: in the center of town is a reckoning. the mayor acknowledges her white privilege. liing to white vows.es for jennie bastian is the director of an arts nonprofit. >> why bring that out to have the darkness when you shine a light on something, you can see the problem, then it's possible to do work around it and change things. >> reporter: change is the goal of this exhibit called amends. at the madison humid of contemporary art, nick cave and bob faust started the project after george floyd's death. >> what did you think when the letters came in were you struck by how blunt some of them were? >> i think honesty is what we need to hear, and that's what's going to set us free. >> reporter: visitors are encouraged to

the corona virus crisis in the lympics house country is getting worse. japan is expanding its state of emergency with restrictions remaining in place in tokyo until the end of next month. the prime minister says the virus is spreading is unprecedented, right? and it's mostly because of the delta variant, rama brian reports. now with cases spiking, tokyo, it seems, has no choice, but to extend its state of emergency through to the end of august. how soon are going to deal with unprecedented speed? the infection is spreading in the capital and can cy area. the delta variant is spreading with strength. and if this doesn't slow down, it will potentially lead to a medical health system crisis. japan is struggling with competing trends. the increasing spread of the more transmissible delta variant accounting. now, for nearly 3 quarters of all new cases in tokyo versus growing pandemic fatigue. with noticeably more people failing to stay off the streets than they did after state of emergency announcements in the past with the seat of emergency being enforced so many times i think people are s

both made cameos in 2016 as rio handed the baton to tokyo. >> since 1964, japan and its sort of global soft power has come to be defined less by kimono, less by these traditional arts and crafts, more by animation and j-pop and you're going to definitely see more of that >> for hundreds of years, the olympics have endured through challenging times. and organizers say they're hopeful they will again. and the summer olympics in tokyo just about a day away, you can watch the games across all of our nbc properties including ones i'll be hosting in primetime starting monday night right here on cnbc >>> havana syndrome. figuring out who and what is behind it. now, the cia will get the help of the person who tracked down osama bin laden. >>> and no opioid sales for ten years. just part of the giant deal josojoso& day between hnn hnn and multiple states. driving you crazy? dry ep inflammation in your eye might be to blame. [inflammation] let's kick ken's ache and burn into gear! over the counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. those drops wil

the head to the international olympic committee has arrived in japan as the city deals of the rise and current of virus infections. the governments expected to announced another state of emergency to curve the spread. thomas bark is in town for the lympics which begin in 2 weeks. japan is considering banning spectators. emergency measures are set to limit alcohol sales and comp attendances at large events. the training and state of new south wales house, reportedly its largest daily spike in corona virus infections. this year. 38 new cases were recorded on thursday. the total number of infections in its latest outbreak is nearing $400.00. governments extended sydney's 2 week locked down by another week to come here. now does there including concerns grow in for them another ethiopians grand reticence project and how it could affect if dams, along denial new york celebrates the essential workers to help bring the city, but the life of the panoramic mar in that state. i i, it's time for the journey to winter sponsored by cut on airways. hello. he continues across eastern parts of year. f

just 15% are fully vaccinated in japan. compare that to almost 50% in the u.s. and britain. there's been serious public opposition to the games, even though around 80% of the athletes and journalists arriving will have been vaccinated. but the cost of cancelling for the international olympic committee is just too high. some estimates say they'd lose as much as $4 billion in tv revenue. the bill for the japanese as much as $17 billion. athletes from the you began dan delegation tested positive for the delta variant when they arrived in the country last month. they were immediately quarantined. but this is likely to happen again and that's why there's so much concern at just how slow japan's vaccine rollout has been. david? >> all right, james longman and he'll be with us for the olympics here. james, thank you. >>> to haiti tonight, there are fast-moving developments after the president was assassinated, the first lady shot multiple times. we reported she was brought here to the u.s. for treatment. tonight now, several suspects now killed in a gun battle with police. at least

but despite having to discretionary picks, us officials have decided not to take richardson and to japan. the us team, it says rules around candidates need re evaluating but said all athletes must have been to the current anti doping coach and all credibility would be lost if rule for only enforced under certain circumstances. while a heartfelt understanding lies which should carry, we must also maintain fairness for all of the athletes. brazil, star name, all said he wanted to play argentina in the copper america final. and he's got his wish lino messy site, a source, columbia, and the semi someone. now face off against the host in rio de janeiro on saturday. messy, says martinez super sergeant tina one mill up the lucid b as equal i. so columbia with 20 minutes to go and the last trans penalties and go keeper miliano martinez. saved 3, spoke raj and siena. you not have the chance to win the trophy when their 1st tracy are to say, since 1993, the british and irish lines to match against the shocks in johannesburg has gone ahead. despite a member of the lion's management team at testing

but for now, much of the rain is going to be affecting southern areas of japan and northern areas of the philippines. and as we move to south asia, it's a very wet picture. india is being inundated by those monsoon rains and winds. we've got to red warning out for con can and go and as we move in to thursday, those rains are going to spread to more sensual areas. but the northeast is going to continue to be affected with bangladesh and me and my thing, some of the weather weather sponsored pay cut on airways, joined the debate, do not have vaccines reaching those who are most of the needs and amplify your voice. it allows a diverse community how an array of different stories, no topic, it's off the table. it's such a tough ethical debate where there is an obvious discrimination in systematic discrimination of play. people are thursdays for new, wasted. the stream where a global audience becomes a global community on al jazeera. ah, the me. this is just the record reminder of the top stories. this are at least 16 people have died in severe flooding in china's hold on province. where t

over the last week is 7.8 times japan. europe is 2.5 times japan. you can see euphoria in global markets in european and north american markets for vaccine rollout, but they are trying to get -- catch up with japan. i think tokyo is definitely one of the safest places globally to be at this time. it was going to be an absolutely stunning olympics, no olympics had ever spent more money. frustratingly, we have the covid crisis causing problems. i think it will be handled, yes, if you get enough people together you will get one or two who have the disease. will it bring the olympics down? no. will it bring the market down? no. i believe it was a poisoned chalice. japan is locking down more than it needs to to make for the elevates is a success. the most exciting thing for me is when the olympics are over at the economy can start to roar. kathleen: it has been a mixed bag on the economy. you see the economy rory. are investors not aware of this? are there bargains to be had? guest: since the dawn of abe in late 2012, japan was not the best performing ma

executives say it is time for japan to look abroad. we have a bright spark from tsmc saying they are doing due diligence for a chip center in japan, so we will keep our eyes on that as for what the future of his country could be after these olympics settle down. shery: sophie jackman, our tokyo deputy bureau chief. singapore's health minister is the latest to warn that more infections will be expected in the couple of days. let's get the latest. what do we know? reporter: suffer singapore, they reported hundred 63 cases in one day. that's a really high level compared to the past. it is concerning because they are in a region reporting a lot of cases and they are insulated this moment at -- because of their high vaccine rate. so we will see how effective the vaccine is at fending off the delta variance. the government has said they will take action f the situation continues. we will continue to look at that. haidi: what's the vaccination rule out like yucca -- vaccination rule out like? reporter: it was faster than financial hubs like c

on the outskirts of bangkok, a number of people missing on accounted for after a mudslide in central japan as written to more than 80 rescue crews. and tommy are taking advantage of a break in the weather. 2 days after the disaster, japan's prime minister says the focus is still on finding people alive. 1500 emergency workers and soldiers of their fears, a more mud slides in the region. thousands of people have been advised to evacuate . now education has become one of the greatest casualties of humans war that's according to unicef, more than 2000000 school age girls and boys are making it into classrooms that makes them more vulnerable to early marriage, child labor, and being recruited to fight. unicef says, 170000 teachers haven't been paid for 4 years. pandemic is making things worse. you, an agency is calling for an immediate end to a tax on school that estimates have been more than 230 since the war escalated in early 2015, while fleet do a man lives. unicef representative to human. he says the situation could get even worse. education is challenging multiple ways in the complex tha

a one year delay the tokyo and then picks up buying them by growing opposition, by running cost in japan. thousands of actually competing in the stadium amid the around the virus out there will be inside the bubble to bring them from games like no other. ah, my name is chris. what are you? i'm play for why we're mission, i think. you know, also play for what we're mission on. the why the, with my family, my fun, my, my, my rugby, my team is my wig. that plays with the news this think is really important. for me, it was clear i went to play all final 20 cricket has been putting i'm going to face and which means putting the me that's blinker, both much done on the ground by the glue that the book or the times it goes to your hit where you want to be, it was a know where you wanted to book the lit up up over the top. make sure you ring maxima over the weekend. we are playing the video to 22 minutes and we have games in this country. and this is also a good platform to select play for the initial side, which was good for, for us to prove it. and it was a good way to play with these something

thomas bock will have to isolate for 3 days and to get hotel. japan's reportedly considering binding all spectators from the games when they begin in 2 weeks time. emergency measures are set to limit alcohol sales and comp attendances at large events. social break here and just here when they come back, a crucial border crossing, that's a lifeline. a syrian refugee, the risk of closing because of a risk within the un security council. new york celebrates the essential workers to help bring the city back to life of the pandemic moment. david. ah ah hello. we've got scientists some slightly quiet to where the pushing into western europe over the next couple days. i say slightly because it's not going to be water both sunshine, hopefully fewer showers down at the light was still going to areas of low pressure swelling away bringing cloud and rain in across the british. charles wet weather into central parts, still dry, hot and sunny. over tours at a southerly wind, still picking most temperatures up into the far east of here pushing up into scandinavia. but a change is on the way. centr

at least 20 people are missing in japan and also a landslide near tokyo homes are being swept away in the central city of autonomy just south west of the capital. the parties have warned people in some areas to leave. indonesia is rolling out more. corona virus restrictions across jakarta, java and bonnie, as the numbers of daily infections and death, which are reco hi, neighboring malaysia has also tightened measures after a surgeon cases response teams are being deployed across the u. s. 2 areas at risk of a highly contagious form of 2019 the delta variant has been detected in all 50 states that says americans had into a holiday weekend with loosened restrictions. christmas looming reports from new york. the route, whether it's to see bruce springsteen on broadway or the new york mets at city field. americans are getting back out just in time to celebrate the national 4th of july holiday weekend, some traveling for the 1st time since the pandemic. it's really exciting, but also a little concerning at the same time just because there's so much we don't know. the united states is reop

now we are in japan's annual rainy season. this country is used to the heavy rainfall and landslides that come with this season. right now japan's pacific coast has just been hammered by tore roengsal rain which is what triggered this disaster. back in 2018, more than 200 people died from catastrophic floods. frequent flooding and landslides have been getting more frequent. a seismologist told me it is because of global warming that is increasing the frequency of rainfall that can cause the devastating landslides. boris, christi. >> celina, just watching that video it's hard to imagine that the number of missing is not going to keep rising. we know you're going to be keeping an eye on the story. celina wang from tokyo. thank you, so much. >> residents of a -- >> go ahead, boris. >> residents of a condo building near last week's deadly collapse in florida were left scrambling to find a place to stay after they were ordered to immediately leave their homes. why they were given just a couple of hours to pack everything and go. >>

so we are hearing japan recommends declaring the emergency be held through august 22. we will be talking with tony fernandez next about events. and some of the reopening's we are starting to see around the region. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we are still looking at the developments taking place in japan with the economic revitalization minister saying japan has recommended to declare a virus state of emergency in tokyo. the she mora -- nishimura saying they will continue with those measures. virus cases have increased and this raises the possibility that we will see many if not all olympic events be held without spectators. the olympic organization committee has previously said they are comfortable with that but we are not expecting this to trigger any cancellations for the olympics. this comes as a lot of countries in asia are starting to see covid-19 as a virus to be managed, not eliminated. joining us is tony fernandez, a man well-placed to talk about air travel. we are all waiting for the day we can safely get back on a plane. when do you see that day coming? >> soon

jill biden set to travel to japan next week for the opening ceremony at the olympics. this will be her first solo trip as first lady. will ripley in coketokyo, traditionally u.s. presidents don't attend the games, but there have been a few who have. >> reporter: there have been exceptions over the years. in this case president biden has his hands full at home. he did express support for suga yoshihide for the games. she has been traveling the u.s. promoting coronavirus vaccines. she's heading to the country with one of the lowest vaccination rates in all of the developed world. >>> first lady jill biden will travel to tokyo next week leading the u.s. delegation at the olympic games. it's not her first time. the first lady represented the united states alongside then vice president joe biden at the 2010 winter games in vancouver. >> you are the best of the best, and we could not be more proud or excited to be here to cheer on team usa. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this year the first lady will be going solo, just like former first lady michelle obama in 2012 for

japan's 10-year yield, we are just up about one there. you want to tune in this sunday for live coverage as well. one thing we are tracking as well, the space race. richard branson on board his virgin galactic flight. you won't want to miss that one. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> 10:29 in hong kong and shanghai. pñ york. we are talking about a fourth day of losses once again. it is the china tech there we are seeing getting the jitters. david: who would have thought this time last week we would be talking about precisely this? the delta variant to some extent was started to creep into the consciousness this time last week and you had several other things. you and evident together and markets like japan, the coastal correction, malaysia, we all know the course about the -- of course about the hong kong story. this thing is moving quite quickly. it can go in one direction, one line as they say. we will see what happens with this. yvonne: the pace that which we have gone to. david: nuts. yvonne: it is nuts. at first we got to 1.3% at the 10 yea

both made cameos in 2016 as rio handed the baton to tokyo. >> since 1964, japan and its global soft power has been defined less by kimono, less by these traditional arts and crafts and more by animation and you're going to definitely see more of that >> for hundreds of years the olympics have endured through challenging times. and organizers say they're hopeful they will again. and the summer olympics in tokyo just about a day away. you can watch the games across all of our properties, including those i'll be hosting in prime time starting right here, cnbc >>> havana syndrome, figuring out who and what is behind it. now the cia will get the help of the person who tracked down osama bin laden. >>> and no opioid sales for ten years. just part of the giant deal reached today between johnson & johnson and multiple states. haty demand is growing, and the world needs lower carbon solutions to keep up. at chevron, we're working to find new ways forward, like through our venture capital group. backing technologies like electric vehicle charging, carbon capture and even nuclear fusion. we may not

the pandemic impact on the toko lympics japan. the claims occurred. a virus state of emergency and organizes announce about on all foreign and domestic fans. also coming out of africa, the former president jacobs, do my turn, some stuff into police, he'll be spending several months behind boss, for contempt of court hungry attempts to enforce gender norms with a controversial new laws banning the pictures of homosexuality and transgender ident ah hello. i'm really, i'm a 100 organizes of the tokyo lympics have announced a total ban on spectators to help slow the spread of cobit 19 foreign fans and japanese spectators are being told to stay at home. a new state of emergency has been declared in tokyo as current of virus cases rise. the games will be the 1st and then pix and history held behind closed doors. the, the olympic torch continued its long journey towards tokyo to open the games later this month. while there were plenty of fans cheering on the torch barriers as they passed through the site prefecture, writing covert cases, and the capital mean

>> please stand for the national anthem of japan. the flag will be raised by the representative of the japan self-defense forces. ♪ amy: the opening ceremony of the summer olympics has begun in tokyo despite widespread opposition in japan over holding the games during yet another pandemic surge. we will go to tokyo where protesters have gathered outside the national stadium. >> i just came out of the protest and there were several hundred people gathered to protest but there are many others around japan. the in reason is covid-19. we are in a full state of emergency and still the olympics are happening. amy: then to two women leaders arrested in the united states. indigenous activist winona laduke was arrested protesting the enbridge line 3 pipeline in minnesota. >> arrested for being a water protector. this is the enbridge way, make sure [indiscernible] while they put a bunch of us in jail. amy: and to reverend liz theoharis of the poor people's campaign who was arrested with over 100 women in washington, d.c., at the women's mora

that japan has faith international backlash for its plan to move forward with the olympic game. we'll discuss the big money involved and some other major headlines coming from the .

each year as a result of japan's heat. it's worth pointing out that with these olympic games, the last time that they were actually held here in tokyo, back in 1964, they were pushed back several months to avoid these high temperatures. >> blake essig in tokyo, thanks. >>> patrick snell now with "cnn world sport" standing by in atlanta with all the latest competition. pat, i know you've been following all the action for us this sunday, and a proud day it is for the host nation. >> alison, yeah, you're spot-on. so much has been happening this sunday. what an incredible moment for uto otigode after the men's skateboarding street final, historic achievement for the 22-year-old. he's going to run with this the rest of his life. skateboarding debuting at these games. huge pride for him and his country, japan's third gold medal during the 2020 tokyo games, bringing the host country's total metal count to four. a really special achievement for him. look at those pictures, that does say it all. the tennis courts, a first round vic

a wave of mud sweeping away homes, cars, and lives in japan. the desperate search for the desperate search for survivors happening right now. captioning funded by cbs