The long awaited and long delayed Summer Olympic Games officially begin a few hours from now. But the director of the Opening Ceremony, well, he wont be running the show. He was abruptly fired yesterday, the fourth olympics official to be forced out. We are Live In Tokyo where the games have already been postponed of course for a year because of the pandemic. And covid continues to cast a shadow over them. For the first time, olympic events will be held without spectators in most venues. And only a fraction of the 11,000 athletes scheduled to play Will Parade in the Opening Ceremony. The u. S. Will have one of the larger presences with about 200 athletes. As the clock ticks down, covid cases keep ticking up. About 20 athletes have so far tested positive and have been forced to drop out. The Olympic Village has had at least a dozen cases of people Testing Positive too. We begin our coverage with Blake Essig joining me live from tokyo. And despite all of those negatives, the show is goin
See if you can save by switching today. Comcast business. Powering possibilities. Tonight the White House shifting to an urgent tone in the battle against covid19 as the pandemic that appeared to be on the decline only one month ago is now surging all across the country, fueled by the contagious Delta Variant. New infections rising in 48 states. The number of new cases per day up nearly 60 over last week as Vaccination Rates fall. The head of the cdc warning the virus has no incentive to let up and that americans who are not vaccinated should take the Delta Variant seriously. Also tonight, House Speaker Nancy pelosi considering adding Gop Congressman Adam kinzinger, a vocal critic of the former president , to the January 6th select committee. But first President Biden making a lot of news in our Cnn Town hall. I asked him about rightwing attacks that claim he doesnt support police. How do you respond to republicans who try to paint you and your party as antipolice . Theyre lying. What
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