it is a tremendous honor to make this team. i wish team usa the best of luck in tokyo. two huge names from the world of golf. >> great story lines this sunday a gold for team usa in the pool. give us details. >> team usa causing a splash in the pool. take a dive into the olympic pool. the united states with its first medals of the games, both golds in the pool so chase kalisz, a data save, growing up not too far from michael phelps in maryland and another moment in the pool, this video is the teenaged tunisian winning gold in the 400 meter freestyle, 18 years of age, the team had a powerful finish to overcome the rivals to win. great video alert, this is amazing. look at the emotion there. he can scarcely believe it. he can't believe it, fighting back all the emotion there is, incredible when you reflect on the fact he was 16th best, we the 16th best time going to these olympics, that says it all those images. back to you. >> that is one reason why we love the olympics, that raw emotion. we can feel it with him. thanks so much. >>> covid cases are up nearly 68% from las

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. >> and also, a big night in the pool for team usa, andy. >> american stars caleb dressel and katie ledecky. >> dressel set a world record in the 100 meter butterfly and he needed every bit of that world record as he narrowly beat hungary's, and the third gold medal at the olympics and take part in two more finals in sunday so he could in fact leave the tokyo olympics with five golds. katie ledecky meanwhile further cementing herself as one of the best swimmers of all time with another impressive win on saturday, the 24-year-old winning the 800 meter free style, for a third consecutive olympics. ledecky is the first woman ever to do that in that event. it will give her, her sixth individual gold, the most ever by a female swimmer and ledecky says while she has done it in this olympics, she plans to swim again in 2024, the fourth olympics and a chance to go for the four-peat in the 800 meter. >> thank you very much. >>> and blake, over to you now. certainly we have seen a busy few days for you as a reporter but for the athletes. i mean some real moments of highs and lows. >> yes, i m

team usa is set to have their first olympic game on july 25th. meanwhile many athletes have already begun arriving in tokyo with the event now just a week away. the games are still a go of course despite covid cases reaching a six month high in the japanese capital. more protests are expected latest today. will ripley is joining me live from tokyo. cases surging just a week before the games but they are primarily from locals, not the vaccinated foreigners, right? >> reporter: yeah, you are seeing the highest case numbers here in tokyo since january in terms of the daily case count and every day they have been trending up. so certainly not good news. and this is happening despite the fact that tokyo is now under its fourth covid-19 state of emergency. restaurants are closing early, they are forbidden from serving alcohol, people are discouraged from gathering in large groups and told to take public transportation if they can. and you have just and handful of positive cases reported amongst the 10,000 or more athletes and officials who have already

>> i like the look of the world champions, the usa in action. america's women's football team. all conquering football team or urgely anyway. they're tale on new zealand later looking to recover after the loss to sweden, 3-0 for the swedes. plenty for the likes of meganera pane oh, and try -- megan rapinoe, and trying to turn it around. and the u.s. was eliminated from the 2016 games in brazil at the quarterfinal stage. i won't particularly surprised by fact that sweden did have the capacity to shock the americans. but the 3-0 victory, margin of victory was pretty emphatic, wasn't it? >> i'll tell you what, if you weren't excited about the games before, i think listening to you, i think we could all get excited. patrick, thank you so much. >>> new coronavirus infections are rising at an alarming rate. cases on the rise in all 50 states. look at the states in deep red on this map. less than 50% of the population is fully vaccinated. and health experts say the rapid spread of the delta variant is making vaccinations even more important. cnn's athena jones reports. >> reporter: as

wish team usa the best of luck next week in tokyo." huge personal disappointment there, alison, for bryson dechambeau. >> patrick snell in atlanta, thank you. >>> to another reminder of the challenges facing olympic organizers as they navigate the games during the pandemic. during an off-camera interview, an international olympic committee spokesman told reuters that masks on the olympic podium are not just nice to have, they are a, quote, must have. mark adams apparently made the remarks after these swimmers were seen removing their masks on the medal podium a short time ago. the tokyo 2020 playbook says masks should be worn at all times except when eating, drinking, training, competing, or sleeping. >>> covid-19 cases are rising sharply in the united states, up nearly 60% from last week. and the dangerous delta variant driving the surge is targeting the unvaccinated. just three states account for 40% of all new cases. missouri, texas, and florida. florida alone accounts for 1 in 5 of new infections nationally, with a stunning 73,000

and team usa gymnastics has decided to stay at a hotel rather than the olympic village. the team's coach took to twitter to say that while it isn't ideal, they can better control the athletes and their safety in a hotel setting. >> so given that, do they expect -- do the olympic organizers others to follow suit, is this something that they were predicting? what are they telling you in regards to this? >> reporter: i think as more and more athletes continue to test positive, and it is not just once they are arriving here in tokyo, i mean, we've had a chilean tae kwon do athlete touch positive. and a dutch skate boarder, we're not sure if she was inside the village, but she also tested positive and mentioned on social media that she is heartbroken, that she did everything that she possibly could to prevent coming into contact with the virus. but it happened. and so when you hear these stories, and i imagine that we'll continue to hear the same story for the next several days and weeks to come as these olympic and paralympic games play out, that people will start to look at

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china with 29 medals, team usa has a big lead in total medals with 37. and blake essig is standing by live for us in tokyo. and we start with patrick snell. both these gentlemen have been keeping us up-to-date. patrick, quite a busy morning in the andswimming center. >> and so much focus on dressel. and he has an olympic record. the 24-year-old's first individual olympic gold medal as well. he previously earned three relay golds including the men's 4 x 100 free style relay. that was earlier. and russians winning bronze. and dressel got really emotional afterwards. and the video is very, very powerful, we'll be bringing you that on later thirst ursday edi of "world sport." and bobby fink won gold, another great story, just 21 years of age, still a senior at the university of florida here in the u.s. in his first olympics as well. powering his way to a win in the 800 meter free style. very impressive win for him. and this the first time by the way for a man's 800 meeterolympics. and china a gold medal finish in the women's 200 meter free style relay finish

usa. that's the snapshot for america. five gold medals, three silver, and five bronze at the moment. that's a total of 12 medals. only china has more total medals. that leads me nicely into u.s. swimming star katey ledecky who was in the 400-meter freestyle action this monday looking to add to her triumph in rio, but up against a formidable rival in the australian competitor ariana titmus. winning gold with a time of 3 minutes, 56 seconds, 69. ledecky she won silver. titmus' win giving australia it's second win of the 2020 games and fifth medal overall. also success for dresal and the u.s. mens relay team. i do want to get onto this story concerning team great britain and adam peaty who just powered his way to victory to win gold off the 100 meters again. the 26-year-old from england not just a defending champion but also the world record holder in this event swimming a time of 57 seconds. the italian competitor with bronze. so really significant monday in the pool. >> absolutely. and peat

win number six in the event for team usa, tying the former soviet union's record. >> this medal would not be possible without my coaches, the medical team, my parents and this is just so surreal and i haven't even let it sink in yet. >> reporter: nearly 6,000 miles away in oakdale, minnesota, the small refugee community celebrating big time. lee's parents fled for the u.s. and her dad says winning gold is the greatest achievement. >> all the hard work, all the broken bones, all the time you missed vacationing with us, it paid off. >> reporter: lee's road to gold tougher than most. in 2019, her father fell from a ladder leaving help paralyzed from the chest down. in 2020, her aunt and uncle died of covid-19. >> there was a point in time where i wanted thi that i would get here including injuries and stuff. so there are definitely a lot of emotions but i'm super proud of myself for sticking with it and believing in myself. >> reporter: and now suni lee making olympic history. will ripley, cnn, tokyo. >> what a fantastic story there. i'm kim brunhuber. thank you so much for watching. "ea

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cheer on team usa with xfinity x1. say "show me the olympics in 4k" so you can watch in stunning 4k ultra hd. >>> and welcome back to all of you watching us here, in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber, and you're watching "cnn newsroom." >>> the u.s. centers for disease control is projecting an increase in covid deaths and hospitalizations, over the next four weeks. in its latest forecast, the cdc predicts there will be up to 625,000 deaths, and as many as 14,000 new hospitalizations, by mid-august. right now, cases are surging. up 54% from last week. >>> meanwhile, the daily pace of vaccinations has reached its lowest point since january. less than half of americans are fully vaccinated. far from the number needed to reach herd immunity. the slowdown has led many communities to rethink mask and vaccine mandates. cnn's athena jones reports. >> reporter: with new coronavirus cases surging in 47 states, driven in large part by the more contagious delta variant, nearly 30% of the country li

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i wish team usa the best of luck next week, in tokyo. highly significant. once again, covid-19 making an impact at these games. >> yeah, so it's going to be a bit of a loss. you are going to be across all of the -- the latest for us, throughout the day, of course. um, but -- but some great st story lines that i know that you are following, especially for the host nation, japan. >> this sunday has been action packed. so much going on, michael. and yeah, really proud and special day, already, for japan. what a moment, in particular, for yuto hirogome. this is in skateboarding after the men's street final. a truly historic achievement. remember, skateboarding is actually debuting at these games. huge pride for his country. japan's, by the way, third gold medal now, during these 2020 olympics bringing the host country's total-medal count to four. and elsewhere, what else is going on? so much more on the tennis courts this day. within the last few minutes, a first-round victory now for japanese superstar, naomi osaka. we saw that iconic image of her during frida

cheer on team usa with xfinity internet. and ask how to save up to $400 a year on your wireless bill when you add xfinity mobile. get started today. >>> and welcome back to "cnn newsroom," everyone. i'm michael holmes. now, we are learning more about yet another attempt former president donald trump made to overturn the 2020 election. a house committee released handwritten notes of a late december phone call between trump and a top justice department official. they show him pressuring his incoming attorney general, jeffrey rosen, to declare the election corrupt. cnn's paula reid has details. >> reporter: well, these new details come in contemporaneous handwritten notes by the former acting deputy attorney general, richard donahue. in these notes, he describes a december 27th meeting between former president trump, himself, and the then-acting attorney general jeffrey rosen. during this meeting on december 27th, the president allegedly told them that they should declare the election illegal and corrupt, reportedly telling the

cnn reached out to team usa for clarification but has not yet heard back. >>> starting this week, the ncaa which regulates college athletes in the u.s. is allowing them to earn money from endorsements and sponsorships. the decision follows a ground-breaking supreme court ruling. college sports rakes in billions of dollars a year in the u.s. and everything from tv contracts to merchandise and didn't take long for some athletes to cash in on their names, faces and brands. university of iowa basketball player announced almost immediately he got a deal with the boom in iowa fireworks store for a signing and two rivals start a booking company for live event for student ooathletes. two are starting the platform "dream field." daniel durban is the director of the usc annanberg sports media society joins me from kansas. thanks for being on with us. >> thank you for having me. >> my pleasure. >> in the short term there's a fast flood and i've seen a number of folks signing up for attempting to engage fans on social media and elsewhere to build public image. it's the smart thing to do. in the l

cnn has reached out to team usa for clarification but has not yet heard back. >>> now u.s. president joe biden said he was really proud of the way richardson responded to her suspension, and he weighed in on that drug testing policy. >> the rules are the rules, and everybody knows what the rules are going in. whether they should remain the rules is a different issue. but the rules are the rules, and i was really proud of her the way she responded. >> christine brennan is a cnn sports analyst and sports columnist for usa today. and you are the perfect person to have on this. i know you are looking forward to the olympics coming up. and now it doesn't look like she will be there. she may be there. let's deal first with what happened. and there is a whole lot of things to really parse here as well. the violation first. marijuana is legal in the state she was in, but it is banned in competition. the world anti-doping sets the rules. >> absolutely, paula. the world anti-doping, they have the rules. actually, sha'carri richardson said she knew the rule. she knew she was breaking

it's a cruel situation that's already played out for five members of team usa and 13 athletes from around the rest of the world. dutch skateboarder candy jacobs is one of those athletes who tested positive here in tokyo. she took to social media yesterday to say that she was heartbroken and that she did everything in her power to prevent this scenario and took all the precautions but sadly there's no question that this story will continue to repeat itself in the days and weeks to come. kim? >> absolutely. blake esseg in tokyo, thanks so much. >>> u.s. first lady jill biden has just arrived in tokyo to lead the u.s. delegation at the olympics. it's her first solo trip abroad as first lady with at least two diplomatic events also scheduled for her five-day stay in japan. the white house says the first lady and president biden both feel it's important to support the nation's athletes including cheering them on at friday's opening ceremony. >>> well, back in washington top biden health officials are holding talks on revising mask recommendations for vaccinated americans. and with the delta va

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it has already played out for five members of team usa and 13 around the rest of the world. sadly no question that the story will continue to repeat itself in the days and weeks to come. and while covid-19 remains a concern, olympic competition is already under way and five women's football teams took a knee to stand up against racism and for human rights. in april the ioc upheld their ban preventing athletes from demonstrating at the games. when asked about the demonstrations yesterday, ioc president said kneeling ahead of the matches is allowed and didn't violate the rules against protesting, that being said, olympic social media pages haven't posted any images showing these demonstrations. >> very interesting indeed. blake essig, thank you very much. >>> now the w.h.o. warns the global covid case total could exceed 200 million by the time the tokyo games are over if the current trends kincontinue. meanwhile in the u.s., the cdc is projecting increase in covid deaths and hospitalization over the next month as you can see there. the latestdicts as many as 14,000 new hospita

let's go to the most dominant team on the planet, usa women's water polo. they came out of the guest strong here in tokyo unleashing an offensive flury of 25 goals set agnew olympic record. the americans are heavy favorites to win their third straight olympic title as they've won every major tournament since 2013. they have a big match-up with china on monday and in a few hours we'll see one of the four new sports, skateboarding. sport climbing, surfing and how fitting karate here in the birth place of the sport. >> i love the surfing and the skateboarding. i'm going to be watching. coy wire in tokyo. thank you. >>> one group of athletes endured enormous hardships and hope to turn that into glory. that group is refugee olympic team and providing a vision of hope and inclusion. 29 threat from syria, congress jobs south sudan, venezuela are under the same flag. >> the important thing about the games is not so much the winning it's taking part. yes, everybody is trying to win and these refugee guys, the men and women will be trying to win at the games and they