women s and men s side. men s coming up later on today. huge achievement by those jamaican ladies. really well done. andy, thanks so much, appreciate it. we ll chat tomorrow. actually, maybe in the next hour. i m jumping ahead too far. blake, i want to come to you. there s been a lot of worry, a lot of concern, about this covid surge and the positivity rates we re seeing where you are right now. here in tokyo and across japan, cases are increasing and spreading faster than ever. in perspective, this past week, japan reported a record high case count nationwide three times, and here in tokyo they set a benchmark four different times. as a result, japan s prime minister has declared an extended state of emergency order for several prefectures across the country, including tokyo. he also urged people to stay indoors, remain vigilant, and watch the olympics on tv. while cases have been rising outside of the olympic bubble, inside, cases have remained relatively low.
it s a trip designed to make him look presidential, but the headlines mitt romney is generating in london would make any white house cringe. his campaign is doing damage control after british news media seized on a remark romney made questioning london s readiness for the olympics. cnn national correspondent jim acosta is in london for us. jim, what s happening now with mitt romney? reporter: candy, mitt romney woke up to headlines he did not anticipate when he embarked on this overseas trip. but his campaign is confident he can clear the next hurdles ahead. mitt romney hit the reset button on his overseas charm offensive during his lone public meeting of the day in london he was asked by the leader of ireland about how he had to walk to the irish embassy due to the city s intense pre-olympic traffic. romney s response. romney is walking on egg shells and eager to please after he was blasted by british leaders for appearing to question london s readiness to host the olympic