Also painted the skies above with the french flag. A,500 athletes made up the parade from the Champs Elysees to the place de la concorde. The first of 11 days of Sporting Action takes place on thursday as france hosts a summer Paralympic Games for the first time. So the Opening Ceremony is complete. And after tokyo had no fans due to covid, and rio was dogged by financial issues, the pressure is on the french capital to rival or even better london 2012. Beyond the sport, however, those involved say theyre mindful of a secondary purpose for the games. It is always important, we are here in elite sport. Winning medals is what were about, but we are also part of an incredible global movement, the paralympic movement, which on and off The Field of play wants disabled people to be recognised wholly in society. Those performances on The Field can only help us in that cause. Now to the Us Open tennis, where the wimbledon Champion Barbora Krejcikova is out. She was beaten in the second round b
For the weekend, temperatures for Northern Ireland and scotland reaching into the low 20s in the warmest spot and perhaps the Mid 20s in the warmest areas of eastern england. So fine weather for the weekend. Thats it. Now, lets join our colleagues for the news where you are. Have a very good evening. Hello and welcome to sportsday im Olly Foster Paris prepares for part two, after the success of the olympics, the paralympics starts tonight and british atheltes are ready i will be ready to fight, and there will be a battle. The Transfer Window closes on friday, italian forward Federico Chiesa has agreed to join liverpool and leading from the front, Ollie Pope says he cant let the England Captaincy affect his batting also coming up on sportsday. Is this the end of The American Dream . Louis Ree Zammit is left out of the chiefs Playing Squad ahead of the Nfl Season two and half weeks after the olympics came to a close, we are just half an hour away from the paralympics Opening Ceremony. 11
Even debate a Voting Rights bill leaving democrats trying to plot a new way forward. Plus, breaking overnight, results from the heated New York City mayoral race, and a socialist pulls off a stunning surprise, an upset, in another primary. President biden set to address crime in a speech as it becomes a growing problem for his presidency. And Britney Spears goes to court as we learn new details about the conservativeship she has been under for years. All right. Good morning to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. It is wednesday, june 23rd. As the dangerous new covid variant surges across the United States, a disturbing rise in younger people dying of covid. And the victims disproportionately africanamerican. Thats according to a new cnn analysis moments ago. Deaths have fallen dramatically across the United States but nearly 300 people are still dying a day covid and the victims seem to be younger and the Racial Disparity is growing. Dr. Anthony fauci says a
Even debate a Voting Rights bill leaving democrats trying to plot a new way forward. Plus, breaking overnight, results from the heated New York City mayoral race, and a socialist pulls off a stunning surprise, an upset, in another primary. President biden set to address crime in a speech as it becomes a growing problem for his presidency. And Britney Spears goes to court as we learn new details about the conservativeship she has been under for years. All right. Good morning to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. It is wednesday, june 23rd. As the dangerous new covid variant surges across the United States, a disturbing rise in younger people dying of covid. And the victims disproportionately africanamerican. Thats according to a new cnn analysis moments ago. Deaths have fallen dramatically across the United States but nearly 300 people are still dying a day covid and the victims seem to be younger and the Racial Disparity is growing. Dr. Anthony fauci says a
Even debate a Voting Rights bill leaving democrats trying to plot a new way forward. Plus, breaking overnight, results from the heated New York City mayoral race, and a socialist pulls off a stunning surprise, an upset, in another primary. President biden set to address crime in a speech as it becomes a growing problem for his presidency. And Britney Spears goes to court as we learn new details about the conservativeship she has been under for years. All right. Good morning to our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. It is wednesday, june 23rd. As the dangerous new covid variant surges across the United States, a disturbing rise in younger people dying of covid. And the victims disproportionately africanamerican. Thats according to a new cnn analysis moments ago. Deaths have fallen dramatically across the United States but nearly 300 people are still dying a day covid and the victims seem to be younger and the Racial Disparity is growing. Dr. Anthony fauci says a