The militant group in afghanistan. Happy monday, everyone. The Tokyo Summer olympics are in full swing despite the pandemic and with a tropical storm on the horizon. Organizers are now adjusting their Mask Policy on the O Olympic podium allowing athletes to take them off for a photo. And the quest for gold is heating up, too. Let me show you where the Medal Count stands at the moment. It could change quickly of course with 21 Medal Events on monday. Meanwhile officials have confirmed at least 153 covid cases linked to the games so far. One of the new cases was a resident of the Olympic Village bringing the total number of cases from the village to 16. Now, japan as i mentions also bracing for a tropical storm thats expected to bring rain and strong winds this week. Cnns World Sport Patrick snell in atlanta. Lets start with patrick. And patrick, lets start with the current Medals Table and reflect a bit more if we could on that particular win from the Team Usa perspective. Reporter yeah
Live from cnn World Headquarters in atlanta welcome to all you watching here in the United States, canada and Around The World. Were following breaking news. Spacex crew one has just splashed down off the coast of florida in the gulf of mexico. Returning astronauts spent five months in the orbiting laboratory. Thats the longest time spent in space by a crew launched aboard an american built spacecraft. It consists of three americans and one japanese astronaut. A flotilla of ships is positioned and once the crew is safely aboard theyll be headed back to nasas space center in houston. For more on all this lets bring in a man with more than a little experience. Leroy chow a retired astronaut. He joins us from houston, texas. Youve been through reentry. I imagine thats the scariest part, falling at speeds 25 times the speed of sound, braving temperatures. One of the astronauts on the endeavor said it felt like they were inside an animal. Describe what it was like for you. Sure. Coming down
Peng shuai walks back allegations of Sexual Assault. Why she says this was all a misunderstanding. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. Good to have you with us. Well, not a wave but a covid tsunami. That is the warning from one u. S. Health expert as the omicron variant threatens to plunge the country into yet another covid emergency. The Delta Variant is already driving a surge in cases and hospitalizations. But experts say omicron will overtake delta soon, straining a Health Care System thats already at the brink. And thats why Officials Say its more important than ever to get vaccinated and boosted. And new numbers underscore that point. Recent cdc data shows unvaccinated people are 20 times more like ly to die from covid than people who have been fully vaccinated and boosted. Meanwhile, u. S. President joe biden is preparing to meet with the White House Covid Response Team in the coming hours. Hes also set to address public concerns about omi
will culminate with her funeral september 19th. following the service at westminster abbey she ll be interred at windsor castle. well, a trumpet fanfare on saturday heralded king charles. even though charles automatically became king upon his mother s death the title was officially bestowed in an accession ceremony. with one voice published and proclaimed at the prince charles philip arthur george is now by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory become our only lawful and rightful liege law, charles iii. by the grace of god of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and of these other realms and territories, king, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith, to whom we do acknowledge all faith and obedience with humble affection. as part of that accession ceremony the new king then put his signature to the formal proclamation. it was also signed by the prince of wales and the queen consort. the queen s death may help close a rift between the