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Ever. and fifth medal overall, but michael, once again were sitting on day three some compelling story lines. and we havent even mentioned the triathlon. >> what a day. its been great fun. its been fantastic. some wonderful performances. >> now we know what you do during the commercial breaks. you watch the skateboarding. >> i know. im watchy the telly. patrick snell there. you can follow the games on cnns instant coverage on cnn.com/olympics. turning now to the coronavirus pandemic and expert...

>> reporter: and now after two days of full competition japans performance at these games is getting people even more excited. so far japan has won six golds and a silver, and theyre doing it in historic fashion, dominating the skateboarding competition as it makes its olympic debut. even though the buzz and excitement is a far cry from what youd expect in a host city here during the olympics, people are trying to experience the games in any way possible. proof of that large crowds of people lin...

Public broadcaster, nhk, more than 50,000 people are hospitalized and hundreds die, each year, in japan, as a result of the heat. and so far, just in the past few days, i have, personally, seen several people on the side of the road being treated by medical personnel for heat stroke. now, it is worth pointing out that when the olympic games were last held in tokyo, michael, back in 1964, they were actually pushed back several months to avoid the high temperatures. >> yeah. yeah. big problem. and...

Ukraine, who were playing in the quarterfinals of a major competition for the first time. a dream start for the english, harry kane making no mistake from close range. a towering header from manchester united skipper harry mcguire, making it 2-0. kane making it three within minutes, effectively putting this rather one-sided contest to bed at the studio olympic co. jordan henderson, 4-0. england desperately hoping to add to their 1966 world cup triumph, theyre through to their first euro semis in...

Stone mountain of georgia. >> reporter: this weekend in stone mountain, georgia, that dream will seem closer than ever, even as they celebrate in the shadow of the confederacy. martin savidge, cnn, stone mountain village, georgia. two of the biggest names in tennis pulled out of wimbledon plus golf, soccer and much more. cnns patrick snell has our minute in sports. >> day one of the u.s. open in san diego seeing a 90 minute morning fog delay at torrey pines, round one still not complete. russe...

One on mars being becoming the second country in history since the u.s. to land a rover on the red plant. they also plan to send humans to the moon in the 2030s. for now these three men will build the foundation of the space station. >> translator: we will obey orders and instructions and keep calm while meticulously carrying out the mission. >> reporter: cheese experts like weiss confident in this mission and its safe return to earth as the vessel carries precious cargo along with the pride of ...

Providing a safe environment for the group are insurmountable. meantime, the pandemic is looming over brazils decision to host the upcoming copa america football tournament. patrick snell has the details in our minute in sports. >> weve learned the brazilian supreme court has scheduled an emergency session for thursday, this to consider the possible suspension of footballs copa america following two requests arguing the event should be halted due to the possibility it could increase covid-19 cas...

You want to take a look at this video coming into cnn. oh, my goodness, this is amazing. its coming out of israel as you can see here, police say a hospital parking lot, this is in jerusalem and it just collapsed as you can see here into a sinkhole on monday. cars and everything else going in with it as well. this video shows these cars falling into it but here is another angle. emergency services blocked roads surrounding the hospital but no casualties thankfully were reported. that was lucky. ...

This saturday night in the sports world, once again suddenly impacted by coronavirus. pro golfer john rahm of spain learned he tested for covid-19 while he was on the course leading at the memorial tournament in ohio. the moment was seen by the nation. patrick snell joins me. patrick, walk us through this remarkable moment as he gets the news. >> yeah, pamela. quite extraordinary this saturday in ohio. the memorial event, one of the biggest tournaments. it is not a major but its jack nicklaus ho...

For the u.s. open. thats the mens open, the u.s. open in san diego on june the 17th. if he has to isolate now through june the 15th. i mentioned jack nicklaus off the top there, hes come out with a statement as well via social media. i feel very bad for jon rahm. hes played brilliant golf this week. jon knew as early as monday he came in close contact with an individual that tested covid positive. he followed all protocols as it relates to contact tracing. there is that tweet from jack nicklaus....