And minds in the ozarks, we go to the heart of rural america to find out why so many are unwilling to get vaccinated against covid. 20 years has not erased the painful memories of 9/11 or the agony felt by the victims families. On saturday the nation trying to provide some solace as it stopped to pay tribute to each one who died. One by one the names of the victims were read aloud, each one precious to those who knew them. The grief and sorrow so many captured by a young girl as she spoke directly to the uncle she never met and imagined how he might be today. Hi, uncle, and know you re every day watching over us. And even though i never met you in person i still miss you a lot. I m sure if you were here yii d probably be doing them with you. There s a look at new york city right now. Two brilliant shafts of light where the twin towers once stood in lower manhattan. The president and first lady paying their respects to the victims at all three sites, new york, virginia and pennsylvania
Hong kong as one of america s top diplomats begins talks with china. Also coming up there s 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. We ll 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 japan s naomi osaka advancing to the round of 16. Good news for the host nation. And let s 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 that s expected to bring rain and s
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 that s expected to bring rain and strong winds this week. Cnn s world sport patrick snell in atlanta. Let s start with patrick. And patrick, let s start with the current medals table and reflect a bit more if we could on that particular win from the team usa perspective. Reporter:
Mained an antimask stance especially in schools. Experts have raised legitimate concerns that the risks of masking outweigh the potential benefits for children. Fortunately, the data kaet that covid is not a serious risk to healthy children. But there is no evidence that the risk of wearing masks outweigh the benefits. And cdc evidence shows covid can be a serious risk to children. If you look at the mortality rate of covid, just this past year for children it s more than twice the mortality rate that we see in influenza in a given year. We have a panel here today. Reporter: desantis defiant on the facts, holding a private roundtable discussion this week with handpicked outofstate experts, parents and students who effectively reinforce his antimask ideology. The press was not invited to the event. And when cnn asked why, his office didn t respond. Thank you again, governor. Reporter: so we tracked down the governor at a press conference today. But after the last speaker finished talkin
face masks in indoor public spaces. for all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, a warm welcome. there has been a missile attack this morning on the western ukrainian city of lviv, which until now has largely escaped unscathed since the russian invasion began. the latest reports say six people have been killed and eight wounded. a bbc correspondent in the city says he watched the missile fly over as he stood on the roof of a hotel. residents spoke of hearing five explosions on the outskirts of the city and smoke was seen rising from residential areas. overnight, there s been an apparent intensification of the russian bombardment, with multiple targets across ukraine targeted by air strikes and shelling. five people have reportedly been killed and 13 injured in shelling of the city of kharkiv while in mykolaiv, near the port of odesa, the governor reports continuous rocket attacks. of the shattered city of mariupol, ukraine s foreign minister has said: the situation i