cheer. then as they drew closer, that heavy silence fell once again. a moment later, when the hearse was inside, the applause resumed one final time as what were for 70 years the queen s guard and the queen s staff there to receive her and to mourn. tomorrow the quiet returns as a silent procession accompanies the coffin to westminster hall in the house of parliament, where the late monarch will lie in state. already as you can see, people have begun camping out in the rain along the route. public viewing begins at 5:00 p.m. local time and will continue around the clock until early monday morning. a short time ago, the government laid out the path that people will take to the viewing site. it will stretch clear acrokcrose thames and down the southbank which speaks to the expected outpouring. trains will run throughout the night bringing in mourners across great britain. the clean and consort are across the corner from us right now, having spent the early part of the day in no
cheer. then as they drew closer, that heavy silence fell once again. a moment later, when the hearse was inside, the applause resumed one final time as what were for 70 years the queen s guard and the queen s staff there to receive her and to mourn. tomorrow the quiet returns as a silent procession accompanies the coffin to westminster hall in the house of parliament, where the late monarch will lie in state. already as you can see, people have begun camping out in the rain along the route. public viewing begins at 5:00 p.m. local time and will continue around the clock until early monday morning. a short time ago, the government laid out the path that people will take to the viewing site. it will stretch clear acrokcrose
a festival. we ve canceled events, a viewing site, and our viewing spot. toyota, a top olympic sponsor, is not airing olympic-related tv commercials. the editorial board of another sponsor, a newspaper, called for cancelation in may. there s little olympic spirit in the host city. tokyo unless a state of emergency and alcohol is banned from restaurants. the ceo suntori, one of japan s biggest beveragemakers, says the economic loss from no spectators will be enormous. i d expected that a lot of the spectators from abroad to visit restaurants, bars, where they sell our products, promote our brands. we had a plan to open more than a couple of the bars and restaurants only for products sponsored by us. but we canceled it. do you think that these games could still boost international businesses for japanese
an auditorium to watch the games and experience that olympic spirit as a community. now, this is one of the only live public viewing sites in the country. 2,000 people applied, but given social distancing requirements, only 500 received tickets to be here. with covid-19 cases surging in tokyo and rising nationwide, public viewings are incredibly rare. it s for that reason and the ban on spectators at 97% of events that many people here say that even though japan is hosting these games, it s hard to feel that connection. but with the flame lit and competition now under way, people here tell me that that perception is starting to change. take a listen. translator: i ve really started to feel like the olympics is taking place in my country because i saw the opening ceremony yesterday on tv, and i was lucky enough to come to a live viewing site. translator: i think naomi osaka was the best choice to be the last torchbearer because she s one of the world s top
are taking place. i saw the opening ceremony on tv and lucky enough to come to a live viewing site. i think naomi osaka was the best choice to be the last torch bearer because she s one of the world top athletes and she s also mixed race and faced a lot of challenges. it s amazing she can represent japan like this. it sends out a great message from here to the world. that was a big moment last night during the opening ceremony when naomi osaka, a mixed race person lit the olympic caldron. a moment that s significant here in japan and considered one of the most racially homogenous communities in the world. yap is slowly shifting views on identity and what we saw last night shows how this society is adapting to changing times. thanks for your great reporting. china wasted no time claiming the first two gold