housing estate. welcome to tokyo bay in the south of the japanese capital. the olympics are all about stories of dedication, commitment and occasionally a big surprise. there have been two surprises in the pool in the last hour or so. just a few minutes ago, australia smashed the world record to win the women s axioom relay. that coming about an hour after tunisia s ahmed hafnaoui pulled off one of the biggest surprises of this or any olympics. the 18 year old took gold in the men s aoom freestyle final it s only the fifth gold medal for the country in its olympic history. four of them have come in the swimming pool. earlier, the united states picked up their first medals of these games. chase kalisz finishing well ahead of jay litherland in the men s aoom individual medley. and japan has its first gold in the pool of these games yui ohashi winning the final of the women s aoom individual medley. coming up later, the women s road race starts with current champion anna van
lester holt. reporting tonight from tokyo. good evening, everyone great to be with you from japan on the eve of the olympic opening ceremony we are more than a dozen time zones ahead of the u.s., a 13-hour flight from new york, but it is not lost on any of us here that neither time nor distance offer escape from the scourge of covid. we will update the situation here in tokyo and its impact on these games in a few moments. but back in the u.s., tonight the cdc charting a rapidly worsening covid crisis tens of thousands of new cases a day, some hospitals revisiting days they thought were firmly behind them, but also signs more people may be starting to roll up their sleeves for covid vaccinations as officials warn this delta variant is both dangerous and efficient in making the unvaccinated sick. miguel almaguer has the latest reporter: painting a grim picture of the new reality inside some hospitals, tonight the numbers from the cdc reflect our nation slowly slipping back
of a new housing estate. hello. iam here i am here at tokyo bay in the japanese capital. the olympics are all about stories of dedication, commitment and occasionally a big surprise. well, there have been two surprises in the pool in the last couple of hours. australia smashed the world record to win the women s 4 x 100m relay. that coming about an hour after tunisia s ahmed hafnaoui pulled off one of the biggest surprises of this or any olympics. the 18 year old took gold in the men s aoom freestyle final it s only the 5th gold medal for the country in its olympic history four of them have come in the swimming pool earlier, the united states picked up their first medals of these games. chase kalisz finishing well ahead of jay litherland in the men s aoom individual medley. and japan has its first gold in the pool of these games yui ohashi winning the final of the women s aoom individual medley. the women s road race has started, with current champion anna van der bregg
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has still not been able to contact, and now the united nations says it wants proof of the player s whereabouts. # baby, you will never be lost on me. ed sheeranjoins a host of stars and performers in this year s children in need. nearly £40 million was raised on the night. good morning. a mild start to the day today and most places should see quite a bit of dry weather but things are turning much colder through the weekend. we will see a chilly northerly wind developing tomorrow. i will have all of the details here on bbc breakfast. good morning. it s saturday the 20th of november. police in the dutch city of rotterdam have fired warning shots and used water cannon during clashes with anti lockdown protestors. the netherlands and austria have imposed strict lockdowns following a steep rise in coronavirus infections across the continent. tim muffett has the latest. protesters in rotterdam responding to the partial lockdown imposed in the netherlands. police used water cannon