Happy tuesday. It is tuesday, right? yeah. Kat is recuperating after a minor commuting accident. Oh, that s what i was afraid of. Greg: that wasn t really her. And for her is emily compagno who was just on the five recently. Happy friday. So excited to be here on the five. They will all be here any minute. See you at 5:00. [laughter] greg: so funny. You remember the sports illustrated swimsuit issue. It s the one that had about as much to do with sports as i do. I was more of a better homes and gardens kind of guy. It wasn t the best at landing a free throw but i could landscape a backyard. In more ways than one, chadwick. I bring up that old magazine because like hunter biden, it s now trying hard to change. For their 2021 swimsuit edition they featured three stars on the cover, tennis pro naomi osaka, a rapper megan thee stallion. Any trans artist. It s going to confuse the 9yearolds that still subscribed to the once legendary magazine. Outrage theater for the right and noble approva
Being held without spectators for one change and also covid 19 cases are going out for spectators and athletes. On thursday, tokyo reported close to 2000 new coronavirus cases, up by more than 600 compared with the same day last week. This chart shows the seven day average of daily covid cases in the capital. So far this month, a total of 91 cases directly linked to the olympics have been recorded. 0rganisers say these are isolated. They re keen to disassociate the games from any connection with cases in the wider population. Sebastian coe is a double olympic champion and president of world athletics. He spoke earlier to the bbc s garry richardson. I do know that the protocols that were put in place the tracking, the tracing, the isolating, which is working and is testament to the amount of work that has already gone into this i believe will be enough to maintain a safe and secure games. And the rising numbers we re talking about, nobody is entirely sure, garry, whether these are n
Of welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Or the bbc news channel in the uk or on bbc world news. It s the eve of the official start of the olympic games in tokyo. Delayed by a year because of the pandemic, and being held in unique circumstances, without spectators. New infections have been edging up again acrossjapan and among athletes. In tokyo itself, coronavirus cases are now the highest they ve been since the middle ofjanuary. On thursday, tokyo reported close to 2000 new coronavirus cases up by more than 600 compared with the same day last week. This chart shows the seven day average of daily covid cases in the capital. So far this month, a total of 91 cases directly linked to the olympics have been recorded. Organisers say these are isolated. They re keen to disassociate the games from any connection with cases in the wider population. Sebastian coe is a double olympic champion and president of world athletics he spoke earlier to the bbc s garry ric
continue to rise across the country and the white house says president biden is going to address the nation about the threat posed by the new omicron variant on tuesday. as one medical expert put it, a tsunami is coming for unvaccinated americans. the omicron strain has been detected in all but seven states in the u.s., but experts say the delta variant is actually the one fueling the latest wave of infections. from new york to miami and across the u.s., lines for covid-19 testing are long, and results are often slow to come in. also, at home tests are flying off shelves. cnn medical analyst dr. jonathan reiner blames the biden administration. we need to, you know, mobilize manufacture produce, hundreds of millions of these tests and make them ubiquitous. that s how you keep businesses open, broadway open, how you keep your kids in school. unfortunately, as we stare down these sobering realities, colleges, venues and businesses are re-implementing restrictions that have