it s going to take time. not going to happen very quickly because there s no smoking gun solution. all of these things add up. we know the economy nerds are going to have fun trying to make sense of what all of these numbers mean in the jobs report. mark zandi, moody s chief economist, thank you very much. thank you. the olympic games officially kick off in a little over an hour now at the opening ceremony but how many athletes will we actually see walking? coy wire is there in beijing for this morning s bleacher report. coy, some people deciding to stay safe and not walk at all? reporter: yeah, that s right, laura. good morning to you. frustrating juxtaposition for the athletes. they want to get excited but it is tough. geopolitical rhetoric swirling around. there were two chain link fences around the figure skating arena. threat of covid. one of the biggest names deciding not to walk. team u.s.a. s star figure skater nathan chen told me earlier he is not participating in part