It s a historic moment for team usa. sunni lee wins gold. she is the first ever mong american gold medalist. she sealed the sixth victory in the u.s. i want to say thank you to everyone for supporting me. i wouldn t be here without my coaches and parents. this is a surreal moment, and i just feel like i could have never been here ever. like, it doesn t feel like real life. salena wang is in tokyo. we noknow simone biles was ther cheering in the stands. what a huge moment. reporter: she called it surreal herself. sunni lee is grace under pressure stepping up to the plate, taking home the gold even
From ioc vice president late wednesday. the other thing is i was writing you re going to the opening ceremony. as the covid controversy continues to stir sports stars in action, including soccer teams who took the chance to take the knee in protest of racial inequality. salena wang, cnn, tokyo. well, he didn t sugar coat it. president biden says some businesses will in a, quote, bind for a while when it comes to labor shortages. that s next. a here. everybody s a skeptic. wright brothers? more like, yeah right, brothers! get outta here! it s not crazy. it s a scramble. just crack an egg.
Groups. religious-based as well as the aher corp. and peace corps to try to convince people to get vaccinated. sara sidner, thank you. first lady jill biden is now in japan. she ll attend tomorrow s opening ceremony. the city of tokyo reporting nearly 2000 new cases since yesterday. and the number of covid infections linked to the games specifically climbing to 91. the word from organizers tomorrow s opening ceremony will proceed as planned. salena wang reports from tokyo. the first lady starts her first sewly trip overseas. jill biden arriving in tokyo in support of japan. a country in a day by day fight to keep the olympics going, even before the games have officially started. as biden travels in, more olympic hopefuls are set to travel out after testing positive for covid-19. five athletes from team usa
Population while african countries have very little. this can do something to try to rectify that inequality. i m jim bittermann in france where skyrocketing covid-19 infections have added a new sense of urgency to the government s plan to push the french to get vaccinated. as of today, to enter an establishment where there will likely be 50 places or more, you have to carry one of these, a health pass which certifies the person carrying it has either been vaccinated or tested negative. going forward, to pass a negative covid test will be required for entry into bars, restaurants and cafes eventually. antivaxers are puching back against the plan. salena wang, david mckenzie, jim bittermann, thanks very much. in just a matter of hours, there will be a key part of the
Missouri. she s an alternate on the team. another american, the tennis star, coco gauff is skipping the games altogether after testing positive for covid. in all, we re told at least 61 coronavirus cases so far linked to the games. three athletes testing positive within the olympic village. two from south africa, one from the czech republic. let s go live to tokyo. salena? reporter: well, john, care ra is the first u.s. olympic athlete to test positive for covid-19 in japan. her father confirmed she has no symptoms. she is isolating. take a listen to what else he had to say to our cnn affiliate. we were talking with her last night. she s had multiple covid tests come back positive. she has no symptoms. she s been vaccinated. and because of the tests coming back positive, they went ahead