consensus on. they ll be back to continue their deliberations wednesday morning. omar jimenez, cnn. thank you, omar. well, players from the national hockey league are not expected to compete at the beijing winter olympics due to covid concerns. that is according to multiple reports and would be another major blow to the games now just six weeks away. nothing is official yet, and the nhl and its players association have been discussing the matter. the nhl season is now on hold until after christmas because, of course, covid outbreaks among several teams. we ll stay on top of that story for you. jennifer kaye has made nfl history. she stepped in as washington s running backs coach. you can see making her the first woman of color to be an elite position coach in nfl game. she filled in for coach randy jordan who was sidelined due to covid-19 protocols. king has served as the team s assistant running backs coach for the past year. and one of my favorite stories of the day actually,
things like that. reporter: sports columnist barvy vrulgas says one scenario we could say is leagues playing games again in bubbles. maybe not quite the extensive bubble that the nba set up in orlando in 2020, but clusters of teams in smaller pockets playing in different cities as these leagues try to ride out the omicron variant without completely shutting down. brian todd, cnn, washington. jennifer king has made nfl history. she stepped in as washington s running backs coach on tuesday, making her the first woman of color to be a lead position coach in an nfl game. she filled in for coach randy jordan, who was sidelined due to covid-19 protocols. king has served as the team s assistant running backs coach for the past year. well done. and thank you so much for joining us. i m rosemary. i will be back at the top of the hour with more global news. do stay with us.