Hong kong as one of americas top diplomats begins talks with china. Also coming up theres a lot of potential fuel for that fire to continue if it crosses. And so our efforts and our priorities over there are to keep that fire from crossing the road there. Well bring you the devastating toll from the wildfires raging in parts of the United States. The Tokyo Summer olympics in full swing despite the pandemic. Just a short time ago the Tennis Superstar japans Naomi Osaka advancing to the round of 16. Good news for the host nation. And lets have a look where the Medal Count stands at the moment. It could quickly change, though, with 21 Medal Events on monday. Now, officials have meanwhile confirmed at least 153 covid cases linked to the games so far. One of the new cases was a resident of the olympic village, and that brings the total number of cases from the village to 16. Japan now contending with the pandemic and also bracing for a tropical storm thats expected to bring rain and strong
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