safety. it hasn t changed with cases in tokyo surging and olympic-related cases continuing to pile up. since competition began last week, it seems like the move around the made-for-tv event has started to shift. nearly 70 million people watched the opening ceremony. the ceo of olympic broadcast services said it was the most watched event in japan over the past decade. so far 80% of japan s roughly 126 million people have tuned in to watch the games at some point. even though the buzz and excitement isn t exactly what you expect from a city hosting the olympics, people are trying to experience the games in any way possible and proof of that just today people lined the course to cheer on triathletes as they competed. they weren t supposed to be there but it didn t stop large crowds from gathering to catch a glimpse of olympic action. i also attended a live public viewing over the weekend where 500 people sat in an auditorium for more than seven hours on a beautiful day to watch the
reporter: well, yeah, health and safety remains a big concern with infection rates in tokyo surging and olympic-related cases continuing to pile up. but despite all of that, since competition began last week, it seems like the made for tv event is generating a lot of interest. ioc officials said nearly 70 million people watched the opening ceremony in japan. the broadcast services said it was the most-watched event in japan over the past decade. so far 80% of japan s roughly 126 million people have tuned in to watch the games at some point. and even though the buzz and excitement is a far cry from with a you expect from the city hosting the olympics. people are trying to experience the games. people lined the course to cheer on the try athletes. they weren t supposed to be there but it didn t stop a large crowd from gathering. and even though people were
olympics either canceled or postponed, and the reasons for that concerns over the health and safety of the japanese people. and that hasn t changed. with cases in tokyo surging olympic related cases also continuing to pileup. but despite that since competition began last week, it does seem like the mood around here is starting to change here for this made for tv event. ioc officials say nearly 70 million people watched the opening ceremony here in japan. ceo of the olympic broadcast services says it was the most watched event in japan over the past decade. and so far 80% of japan s roughly 126 million people have tuned in at some point to watch these olympic games. translator: i ve been glue today the tv every night because i enjoy watching the olympics and following the wins and the upsets. i think the athletes have been training really hard for this moment. just being able to see their efforts make me happy, and i think tokyo did a good job in pulling all this off.
take anything away. it s still a wonderful, proud moment. reporter: safety protocols meant not all athletes were in attendance, either. olympic historian david wallechinsky. that ceremony is important because the vast majority of athletes are not going to win a medal. that opening ceremony is wonderful. to see people from 200 countries together. reporter: after a spring surge, cases here plunged to just over 1,000 a day in june, but they have more than tripled in the last 30 days. meanwhile, less than a quarter of japan s 126 million population has been vaccinated. dr. kenji shibuya is helping direct the rollout. reporter: but these games are still about competition. today, the youngest athlete ever
quickly as possible when we return to power. which, obviously, netanyahu will be hoping will be sooner rather than later. r rosemary? we ll see. elliot, thank you. now to an exclusive cnn report. cnn learned that the u.s. government is assessing the report of a possible leak at a chinese nuclear powerplant. after the french company that part owns and operates it warned of an imminent raid logical threat. at the center of concern is the nuclear powerplant located in southern china, which is home to more than 126 million people. cnn has reached out to chinese authorities in beijing and gun dong province and the chinese embassy in washington with no response so far. this weekend is a national holiday in china. the biden administration