Not the most welcoming environment when the olympics is about camaraderie. and the information they re sweeping up, it could be used after as well. the nba basketball star who has come out against the chinese government in so many ways. if they go along that line, they could use the stuff they sweep up during the olympics to go after these people after the olympics is over. that s why multiple governors, including the u.s. government is encouraging athletes and members of the team to opt for burner phones, basically take a phone to china, bring it with you, once you come back and including individual e-mail accounts separate just for the games. it s a worry of being tracked throughout. it s surveillance goes on through the entirety of the beijing games. sports reporter, matt napolitano, appreciate it.
Here to discuss it all, fox headlines, sports anchor matt napolitano. first, let s talk about omicron. the chinese government claims, they claim they haven t had an omicron outbreak yet, but what happens if they do have the omicron outbreak, perhaps one of the athletes brings it in, and it spreads all around. will that shut down the olympics? with he will well, this point, china seems to be flying by the seat of their pants, and a week ago the first omicron variant touched down within the chinese capital, but when it comes to covid data we have to be wary about it when it comes to the chinese government and what they re willing to report about. the fact of the matter is, there s very much concern that the winter olympics could be sort of stalled out if there s outbreak. there are so many strict protocols when it comes to this and trying to make it come to life. david: they ve announced something that should scare a lot of the athletes going in there, announced if any athlete
It s hard to imagine anybody beating those records that he s set while he was playing. and matt, great to see you again. thanks for being here. matt napolitano from fox sports. appreciate it. thank you all from home for joining us, we so appreciate your time. keep it right here for the latest news on fox news channel. they re banking, with bank of america. his girlfriend just caught the bouquet, so he s checking in on that ring fund. oh, that photographer? he s looking for something a little more zen, so he s thinking, “i ll open a yoga studio.” and as for the father of the bride? he s checking to see if he s on track to do this all over again.and again. digital tools so impressive, you just can t stop banking. what would you like the power to do?
Sure. so, how are our athletes handling the global pressure? fox news headlines 24/7 sports anchor matt napolitano joining me now to discuss. first of all, a lot of people were disappointed saying that nancy pelosi should not have been warning our athletes, should have been warning china not to touch our athletes because sometimes athletes may say something and if china starts pushing them around like they re pushing around some news correspondents on television. we should be focusing on china not on our people. yeah the fact of the matter is, the same officials that thought a diplomatic boycott would be sufficient for the beijing winter olympics. xi jinping doesn t care who is there. vladimir putin is there and russia is not really there. and really, it s a double edged