preparations as we countdown to the opening ceremony, officially, the tokyo games having been delayed for a year and we wish them the very best of luck. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. in the next few days temperatures are going to go down. the few thunderstorms around, the heat continues to office amber extreme heat warning continues for one more day. lots of sunshine to come, temperatures 29 celsius. the seventh consecutive day to reach 30 degrees. cooler in eastern areas, low cloud, and later in the day, breeze air in
they are putting aside the noise of the pandemic, the masks, the spit tests, and all the restrictions they are under, and tell me they are excited about finally getting to compete. we ve been told to expect an opening ceremony that will reflect the fragile nature of the world we re living in but also the positive power of sport. and of course we have an incredible view so we are expecting lots of fireworks. it has been a controversial decision to host these 0lympics controversial decision to host these olympics and there is still widespread opposition to the games injapan. we have had a few polls out in the last few days suggesting 55% of the japanese public would prefer a further postponement, and outright cancellation. these pictures you are seeing are a group of small protesters but they are gathered outside the tokyo metropolitan government building as the olympic torch reached its final destination ahead of the opening
one year overdue but finally the olympic games are about to begin, in tokyo. delayed by the pandemic, more than 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries will compete. the opening ceremony is less than an hour away. yes, iam yes, i am at the olympic stadium for the traditional curtain raiser to the games, only without any fans. we ll bring you the latest from tokyo. the other headlines this morning. thousands of workers in the food supply chain in england no longer need to isolate if pinged by the covid app, as long as they test negative. we re going to keep this under review but we think this is a sensible first step that we should do quickly, and so we ve acted quickly and we re rolling it out from today.
tokyo had the games back in 1964. author robert whiting had arrived injapan two years earlier. it s too bad, one of the really nice things about the 64 olympics was for two weeks, two and half weeks, the city was just failed with tourists. and athletes mingling with each other. the nice thing about the olympics is that they are a global festival. it really was a festival atmosphere. it was quite nice, and you know, now it s like the city is like a ghost town. not quite a ghost town. tokyo is supposed to be under a state of emergency, but you wouldn t know it from the famous nightlife district of shinjuku. like many others, the owner of this restaurant is refusing to close early or stop serving alcohol. he said he lost a quarter million dollars during the last shutdown. translation: i am struggling. i have friends who had to close the restaurant. i was short of cash and had problems paying bills. that s why i decided to reopen. the government is not helping us, so i have to protect my
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