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On the mat. and her poise just before nailing this vault. the team staying united after that covid scare. alternate cara acre still isolating after testing positive. and in softball team usa on the road to gold with back-to-back victories. on the field and in the water athletes are contending with extreme heat. >> i just got off the water now and im exhausted and im hot. and its tough but its part of it. >> reporter: the olympic action coming as covid cases continue to rise in tokyo. nearly 2,00...

71 people have tested positive. the games of course set to begin on friday. just around the corner here. cnn selina wang live in tokyo with more. it is an olympics like no other, selina. >> reporter: exactly, brianna, and today, japan, tokyo reporting 1490 covid cases, the second highest daily tally. more anxiety than excitement. alcohol is banned from being served in restaurants, and people are concerned about the growing covid-19 cases linked to the games, and are skeptical if the prevention m...

Prevent the spread of covid-19 as cases creep up among athletes and those connected to the olympics. that includes cara acre, an alternate for the u.s. gymnastics team. she will return to the u.s. after ten days isolation. her unvaccinated teammate 17-year-old leeann wong is in isolation as a close contact according to her coach. the so-called bubble of the olympic village has also been punctured with several positive covid cases detected among the south african soccer team. they insist the vill...

Their constitutional rights by forcing them to receive unwanted medical treatment. but current indiana law requires that students get immunized for six diseases in order to attend state colleges. in the ruling the judge said the constitution permits the school to pursue vaccinations in, quote, the legitimate interest of public health for students, facility and staff. friday marks the beginning of the olympic games in tokyo but the coronavirus has already affected some members of team usa. tom ...

Team usa plans to hold four more practices in japan before opening competition against france on sunday. a thought. hasnt lebron opened up a new movie? he could do it. think about it. meanwhile, usa basketball announced yesterday samuelson was placed on protocols. she said she felt ill with covid and is devastated to learn she will not be playing. shes also been vaccinated. shell be replaced by jackie young. also an alternate on the u.s. womens gymnastics team is the first to test. cara acre a...

Control these olympic participants movements and vaccines are not mandatory for the participants, nor are they 100% effective. brianna, john. >> a lot of public opinion against the olympics as theyre days away here. selina wang, live in tokyo. thank you so much. the summer games are set to begin in three days. for one olympic athlete, there has been an unfortunate turn of events. cara acre who was an alternate on the olympic gymnastics team t tested positive for covid-19 on sunday. she has been ...