Medal events of the Olympic Games happen today. Even with rain in the forecast will break down the competitions ahead Donald Trump lashes out. It his potential new opponent, Kamala Harris but parts of his speech at a conservative event fell flat. To his audience. Plus, harris is hitting the Campaign Trail and try to drum up support with new ads and endorsements where she stands in the latest polls less than a month from the Democratic National Convention well the 2024 summer Olympic Games are now underway in paris with the first Gold Medals to be awarded today. In mixed Team Shooting and womens synchronized diving as well. The games open on friday with the spectacular show that was breathtaking in size and uniquely french, it was the first Opening Ceremony in olympic history to take place outside a stadium. Festivities were centered around famous landmarks and the River Sen. Where Teams Road in a flotilla of boats countless Celine Dion really topping the show with a Famous French loved
Frances history as our Sports Editor Dan Roan reports from paris. It was meant to be playing out in front of more than half A Million people, the spectator numbers have been brought down to just over 300,000 because of security concerns. But of course, thats the big question. Its quite hard to overstate the level of this vast Security Operation we are having to negotiate along the banks of the river seine, With Thousands Of Metal Barricades set up, Tens Of Thousands of officers on duty for this Opening Ceremony, of which there will be many World Leaders who have been welcomed here by president macron, a huge thing for him and those in the country. I met up with the Deputy Mayor of paris and asked him whether or not the city was ready. We are definitely ready to welcome the olympics and the world, and the olympic athletes are already arriving for us. The venues are totally ready, and we are in the last preparations for the Opening Ceremony, for sure, because we have two day remaining be
It was meant to be playing out in front of more than half A Million people, the spectator numbers have been brought down to just over 300,000 because of security concerns. But of course, thats the big question. Its quite hard to overstate the level of this vast Security Operation we are having to negotiate along the banks of the river seine, With Thousands Of Metal Barricades set up, Tens Of Thousands of officers on duty for this Opening Ceremony, of which there will be many World Leaders who have been welcomed here by president macron, a huge thing for him and those in the country. I met up with the Deputy Mayor of paris and asked him whether or not the city was ready. We are definitely ready to welcome the olympics and the world, and the olympic athletes are already arriving for us. The venues are totally ready, and we are in the last preparations for the Opening Ceremony, for sure, because we have two day remaining before it. But we have worked on that project for more than eight ye
Pulled out because he was losing. From washington, Will Grant reports. This report from our correspondent, Will Grant. In a speech no sitting president has delivered in more than half a century, Joe Biden confirmed his decision to drop out of the race to the american people. It was time for new voices and, yes, he acknowledged, younger voices. So i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. Thats the best way to unite our nation. Nothing could get in the way of saving democracy, said president biden, including personal ambition. He painted Novembers Vote as a choice between forwards or back, hope or hate, unity or division. Despite republicans calling for him to resign the presidency, Mr Biden said he had no intention of stepping aside. Over the next six months, i will be focused on doing that means ill continue to lower costs for hard working families, grow our economy, ill keep defending our personal freedoms and our civil rights, from the right to vo