An olympic games like no other officially underway in beijing, the opening ceremony kicking off two weeks of competition against a complicated geopolitical back drop with the coronavirus pandemic still raging, china is restricting athletes in an olympic bubble and limiting the number of spectators at venues. there s a diplomatic boycott by the u.s. and several others over china s record of human rights abuses. joining me now is cnn sports analyst, christine brennan, and a usa today sports columnist, and patrick mcenroe, and served as the coach of the u.s. men s tennis team at the 2004 olympic games. the opening ceremonies by design are of course a celebration, but this is an olympics really like no other. how do you describe then opening
We will see you again at 4:00. tonight let the games begin in beijing. the spectacular opening ceremony kicking off the winter olympics. team usa marching in the parade of nation and already off to a great start. nathan chen s amazing performance on the ice. but the games happening under a cloud of controversy. why china s choice for the final torchbearer smarcked backlash. also the fiemt moments on the sideline of the game, russia s vladimir putin and china s xi jinping showing a united front, how they blasted the u.s. and its allies officer the ukraine standoff.
today, you know. look, and i don t say this lightly, you are our heroes. i m never forget the nurses that helped my family in the worst of scenarios. so thank you, kayla and sarah very much and we hope, we hope things turn a major kecorner the in branson. after a delay of a year, it is finally here. watch. the tokyo summer olympics now officially underway. the opening ceremony kicking off this morning. a moment many thought might not happen after the pandemic postponed the games a year. selena wang and coy wire are in tokyo covering the games. good morning good evening. selena, let s start with you. what are people saying about the olympics going forward despite covid cases rising across japan?
lindsay, rollcall reporter, we appreciate your time very much. north korea confirming today that it is planning high-level talks with south korea scheduled for tuesday. this will be the first dialogue between representatives of more than two years for the winter games might be the spark the discussion with opening ceremony kicking off one month from now. north korean leader kim jong-un is expressing interest in having his athletes compete in the figure skating competition, but a truce could be tough after months of rising tension with his neighbors and the u.s. on edge following north korea s ballistic missile launch. experts say the warheads have the potential to hit america. still president trump is hop hoping for peace. i hope it works out i want to see a workout. i would like to see them getting involved in the olympics and maybe things go from there. i am behind that one 100%. [inaudible]
lindsay, rollcall reporter, we appreciate your time very much. north korea confirming today that it is planning high-level talks with south korea scheduled for tuesday. this will be the first dialogue between representatives of more than two years for the winter games might be the spark the discussion with opening ceremony kicking off one month from now. north korean leader kim jong-un is expressing interest in having his athletes compete in the figure skating competition, but a truce could be tough after months of rising tension with his neighbors and the u.s. on edge following north korea s ballistic missile launch. experts say the warheads have the potential to hit america. still president trump is hop hoping for peace. i hope it works out i want to see a workout. i would like to see them getting involved in the olympics and maybe things go from there. i am behind that one 100%.