covid cases are up and vaccination rates are down here in the u.s. i ll discuss the mistrust taking place in getting the vaccine. major cities around the world are seeing protests like this over covid restrictions. we ll take you to france on what the protesters are demanding. the u.s. has racked up its first medals at summer olympics in tokyo but not the only country adding to its tally. and a positive covid test taking out more big names from the competition all together. patrick snell with cnn world sport is standing by in atlanta with all of the latest competition. pat, let s start with another reminder about the clear and present reality of covid-19 at these games including how it s impacted one huge american star from the world of golf. yes, that s right, alison. one huge american name and one huge name from spain as well, the top ranked men s golfer in the world, jon rahm within the last few minutes the reigning u.s. open champ testing positive for covid-19 for a
ahead of friday s official opening ceremony. unearthing archaeological treasure, such as discovery on extraordinary fossils from more than 150 million years ago. my my from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to newsday broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning here in singapore and henan in central china where the heaviest rains since records began have caused devastation in the province and affected dozens of other cities. more than 200,000 people have been displaced and at least 25 people have died. the worst flooding is in the city of zhengzhou which has a population of 12 million and sits on the banks of the yellow river. the military have warned that a major dam could collapse at any time and soldiers have been mobilised to try to divert rivers which have burst their banks. chinese scientists say global warming has made china s annual flood season much more dangerous. 0ur china correspondent robin
will bring you some of the athletes stories including the 15 year old about to become a half pipe star at skateboarding makes its first appearance at the olympic games. find the olympic games. and unearthing the olympic games. and unearthing archaeological treasure, scientists discover extraordinary fossils from more than 150 million years ago. sevenin seven in the morning here in singapore, and in central seven in the morning here in singapore, and in central china where the heaviest rains since records began have cause devastation in the province and affected dozens of other cities. more than 200,000 people have been displaced and at least 25 people have died. the worst flooding is in the city of zhengzhou which has a population of 12 million and sits on the banks of the yellow river. the military have warned that a major dam could collapse at any time and soldiers have been mobilised to try to divert rivers which have burst their banks. chinese scientists to global warm
from all around the world have been getting inventive with their training for the delayed olympics. and unearthing archaeological treasure. scientists discover extraordinary fossils from more than 150 million years ago. live from our studio in singapore welcome to newsday broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s eight in the morning here in singapore and henan in central china where the heaviest rains since records began have caused devastation in the province and affected dozens of other cities. more than 200,000 people have been displaced and at least 25 people have died. the worst flooding is in the city of zhengzhou which has a population of 12 million and sits on the banks of the yellow river. the military have warned that a major dam could collapse at any time, and soldiers have been mobilised to try to divert rivers which have burst their banks. chinese scientists say global warming has made china s annual flood season much more dangerous. 0ur chi
to the first gop primary debate right here on fox news. eight candidates trying to convince america that they are the key to beating joe biden. bill melugin is live in milwaukee where the debate is less than 24 hours away. bill, good evening. reporter: trace, good evening to you. this time tomorrow night, that debate is going to be wrapping up and we are likely going to be talking about who did or did not perform on that debate stage as this debate is likely going to shift this race into an entirely different gear. so let s talk about who s going to be on that stage. take a look, the rnc announcing eight confirmed candidates will be there, and you can see the positions they re going to take on the stage. florida governor ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy taking center stage. ramaswamy and nikki haley will be standing next to each other which is interesting because haley was attacking ramaswamy yesterday over his foreign policy saying it s going to make america unsave if elec