less than 1,000 people attended the event which included first lady jill biden. cnn has teams all over japan following the very latest developments from the olympic games. let's start with blake essig who is at one of the only locations where spectators are actually being allowed at an olympic event, in this case it's cycling. blake, take us in the room. how are fans feeling there, especially as we're watching the number of covid cases rise? >> reporter: boris, kaitlan, despite now unpopular these games remain because of those health and safety concerns, there is a curiosity. i get the sense that a lot of people are really mixed about supporting the olympics given the current circumstances but at the same time there's excitement that these games now that they are under way are clearly -- desire -- people want to experience the olympic atmosphere in any way they possibly can and yesterday that meant battling crowds to take a picture outside of the national