Where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. Thousands flee their homes in greece as Forest Fires burn out of control the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. An emotional Lionel Messi as he confirms hes leaving fc barcelona. A warm welcome to tokyo where the olympics has entered its closing day. The Closing Ceremony has just started. Its been such a memorable games inside and outside of the arena, all set with the backdrop of the pandemic. In a moment, we will hear reflections on what these games have meant forjapan. First, lets bring you up to date with the biggest Sporting Action of the day. And theres been plenty of action so far with a good final haul for Team Gb that started with a Gold Medalforjason Kenny in the Mens Kieren Cycling event in the velodrome. That now makes kenny britains most successful male athlete with a total of seven olympic Gold Medals under his belt, a total of nine olympic medals in all. In the Boxing Ring a go
Releasing it in cinemas. Hello and welcome to the programme. After hitting a new record for the number of confirmed daily cases of more than 10,000 injapan, a State Of Emergency already in place In Tokyo has been extended to more regions. Theres increasing concern that enthusiasm for the olympics has contributed to a spike in coronavirus cases. Im joined now by Mariko 0i who is In Tokyo for us. Mariko what do we know about the expansion of the State Of Emergency . As you said, the government has proposed to State Of Emergency to include the prefectures of Tokyo And Osaka which should be confirmed later today and the State Of Emergency in place but Tokyo And Osaka and yokohama extended by ten days to the end of august. How effective this will be to control the pandemic, that remains to be seen, because it has been under a State Of Emergency for two weeks now but we continue to see that spike. I think the question is, what can the government do, what else can the government do to control
The Worries Tonight that Fire Season will only get worse. Child tax credit. Are you one of the 35 Million households getting hundreds of dollars from the u. S. Government . Deadly flooding. Dozens killed, as europe faces its worst storms in years. Olympic trouble. U. S. Athletes arrive in tokyo as the city sees a sixmonth high in covid cases. Whats being done to protect the olympians. Children at risk. The alarming increase in cases of a respiratory illness that infects the lungs and breathing. What parents need to know. Sunscreen recall. The cancercausing chemical that led to some popular products to be removed from the shelves. And, overwhelming generosity. The Response Tonight to our story about the everyday hero who fixes cars and changes lives. This is the Cbs Evening News with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. Odonnell good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin tonight with a dramatic surge in cases of the highlyc