Competition for olympic medals isnt the only thing heating up right now in tokyo. So is the weather. Olympic athletes are now competing in grueling heat and humidity. Theres a tropical storm on the horizon. China leads right now with the four Gold Medals, followed by japan with three. The u. S. Has the most medals overall with seven, including one gold. On saturday, skateboarding and surfing made their olympic debuts. But some of the athletes say they miss the Excitement And Energy of live spectators. Covid remains a serious concern. At least 137 cases are now linked to the games. Top american Golfer Bryson Dechambeau wont be competing after he tested positive just before he was due to leave for tokyo. A top draw this sunday is japanese Tennis Star naomi osaka, who lit the olympic cauldron. She played and easily won her first olympic Singles Match after bowing out of the French Open earlier this year. Patrick snell of Cnn World sport is standing by in atlanta with the latest on the com
we ve gone from a band of mercenaries to work s greatest military power, we re an economic super power, a source of light and liberty the rest of the world looks to. whatever celebrations take place this week, will be muted. and take place against the backdrop of disillusion and divide, overwhelming number of our fellow citizens, perhaps us included, believe that country is headed in the wrong direction, there is economic pain and uncertainty, there are allegations of insurrection and and stolen elections, how did we get here? you don t have to travel far to know how lucky we are to live in this country, yet to hear some of our politicians talk we re oppressive, cruel and unfair. if you think there is a better place to live, then by all means go. i have traveled to many countries in my life, full of history, and natural beauty and religious significance, and kind people and the common dedominate or denominate or at end of each trip was my desire to come back home, back to t
important don t know the questions. first, the leader of the conservative party, the prime minister, theresa may. applause. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. good evening prime minister, yourfirst is from abigail. why should the public trust you when you have a known track record of broken promises and backtracking during your time as home secretary and prime minister? thank you david and thank you. applause. thank you for you coming to be an audience tonight, which is an important part of campaign. let me tell you about some of the things i did as home secretary. i said i would ensure we we re secretary. i said i would ensure we were dealing with extremist hate preachers and excluded more than any other before me. i said i would do something about stop and search, i don t think anybody should be stopped and searched because of the colour of their skin. i said i would be tough on crime and ensure our police and security services had the powers they need to do theirjo
government this week? i ll explain. first, here s my take. if you are trying to understand the recent protests against the putin regime in russia, one of the best guides is an outspoken columnist that s been writing essays in the nation s leading newspapers over the past month. political competition is the heart beat of democracy. this author writes noting the absence of such competition in contemporary russia. he describes the frustrations of the russian middle class, demanding political rights. today the quality of our state does not match civil society s readiness to participate in it. on corruption, perhaps the issue that most riles the public, the problem is scathing. it s from the lack of transparency and accountability of government, he says. now, what makes this all deeply strange is that the author of these essays is vladimir putin, the architect, builder, and chief enforcer of the system that he is critiquing. putin seems to understand russia s problems better tha