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Weather advisory -- winter olympics. what is china doing to ensure that covid doesnt kill olympic dreams for the athletes? >> reporter: fredricka, 26 days. athletes competing here next month in the beijing winter games are going to be extremely limited in what theyre allowed to do. beijing olympic officials talk about a closed loop bubble which limits athletes movements and will offer organizers a level of control never before seen before at any olympic games. under this closed loop bubble athle...

Assumed all data and communications in china can be monitored, compromised or blocked. the games have been dubbed the genocide games against the back drop of chinas persecution of uyghurs. congressman mccaul says he believes they should be ahead but hopes the athletes should stand up. >> i dont believe we should punish the athletes. but i do think the athletes are going to stand up in solidarity, hopefully, against these human rights violations. and i hope they take home the gold, too. >> others...

This morning, michigan secretary of state jocelyn benson. >> thanks for having me. >> all right, countdown is on for the beijing winter olympics. now just three days away. team usa bobsledder elena myers taylor said she tested positive for covid upon arrival, but shes optimistic shell be able to compete. shes one of two dozen new cases detected despite the events closed loop bubble. selena live in beijing with the latest. >> reporter: around 70 positive covid cases involving athletes or team off...

No problem. yeah. success starts with intuit quickbooks. the beijing olympics are just one week away now. the three villages of the games have officially opened. right now supplies and food are being stocked while rooms and facilities are being prepared for athletes from around the world. this morning members of australias olympic team touched down in beijing. this as the number of covid cases has risen to more than 100. at least 50 of those people were already inside the villages closed loop ...

Boycott. the olympic committee reported 21 new covid cases. now they have 308 since beijing started the closed loop bubble. >> back here in the u.s. youre looking at a live picture now of the white house all lit up in red, white and blue to cheer team u.s.a. the state department thursday publicly defended the right of u.s. athletes to speak out against human rights abuses in china despite olympic committee rules prohibiting any protests. just a short time ago russian president vladimir putin and...