the games kicked off friday with the opening ceremony. the stadium there, largely empty because of covid concerns and protocols. the ceremony included, however, the spectacular drone display and the always popular parade of nations. it did take place. team usa with over 600 athletes but some did their own parade of nations outside the stadium because of their own concerns, but back inside, tennis star naomi osaka who is representing japan had the honor right there of lighting the olympic caldron. cnn s will ripley in tokyo for the games. so will, it is great to finally see the events kick off. i know a huge disappointment for some athletes who have been testing positive who are there and now can t compete, but tell me, what have you been learning? reporter: there have been 17 positive cases tied to the olympics just in the last 24 hours. so the number of total positive
nations. the ceremony featured a drone display high above the arena there. first lady jill biden is in tokyo to cheer on team usa. there she is. she s already been spotted at several events today. and with the olympics in full swing, there s a new warning from the fbi that hackers could try to disrupt the games. here is cnn s alex marquardt. reporter: it is a global spectacle unlike any other, for a few weeks every two years, billions around the world tune in to watch their countries compete for medals and national glory. that s what makes it such a ripe target for hackers. i am very confident there will be some kind of cyber attack against these games. it may not be publicly visible, but you can bet it is going to happen. that s the world we live in today. reporter: the fbi warned that malicious activity could disrupt multiple functions, including media broadcasting environments,
gunman, and new emergency alert system put to the test. we have a deal. leaders of the eu crisis say they have a plan to save a continent. so how are stocks reacting and why isn t britain onboard. and iran shows off what it claims is a top u.s. secret drone, but is it the drone or dummy? some say iran may be pulling a bait and switch on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com and good morning to you. happy, happy friday. it is december 9th. carol s favorite day of the week. except for saturday and sunday. ali off, i m carol costello along with krrm krrm christine this american morning. new information on yesterday s deadly virginia tech shooting. ballistic tests are back and police confirming that both people were killed by the same gun in an apparent murder/suicide. police say a gunman shot and killed an officer at a traffic stop and apparently turned the gun on himself after a chase. this all happening nearly five years after the deadlie