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About her remarkable career. >> jessica, youre now a 29-time paralympic medalist. youre going home with a full set of medals from tokyo. how are you going to reflect on your experience here? >> its uncleel. i dont think it has really hit me yet. i like the sound of 29 paralympic medals. that sounds so insane to me. just thinking about this journey that ive been on since i was 12 years old and finding out about the paralympic movement. >> you were just 12 at your first paralympic games, the young...

I was -- probably everyone could see i literally couldnt balance. i was shaking inside my legs. i was so excited, couldnt believe that the stars literally aligned. it felt like a dream come true. >> what has your road to tokyo 2020 been like? it hasnt been easy. >> everybody was struggling with the extra year postponement due to the covid situation. then 100 days out, the celebration for the tokyo 2020 olympic games, i had an unexpected surgery that was not just a minor surgery. it was pretty bi...

Isis-k, and so this is something that is part of the dominant coverage there, and the worst fears are realized. you ran through the scheduling dates of that postponement of the meeting of the new israeli prime minister a day. and we should hear from the president himself today, and we dont know the nature of the remarks or where they will be, but clearly, a moment, and given the tragic loss of life, and concerning that the statement from the pentagon that we received on this does not indicate a ...

The Constitutional court is expected to hear an urgent application from the Electoral Commision of South Africa to have the Municipal elections postponed.

PETALING JAYA: The Umno supreme council leadership can only function in a caretaker capacity until the completion of its 2021 annual general assembly and party polls, says the Registrar of Societies (ROS).

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has defended pushing back the Umno party elections, saying that it is not the same as postponing the Parliament special sitting.

>> reporter: closing out the olympic ceremony, the reveal of the torch berer to light the cauldron. naomi osaka in recent months facing her own very public mental health challenges. perhaps the perfect representative for the xxxii olympiad, overcoming postponement and a pandemic to showcase the olympic spirit. will ripfully, thank you. >> just ahead, despite having only weeks to go before the united states fully leaves afghanistan, the u.s. is conducting airstrikes. is this the new normal moving...

>> reporter: hes also taken advantage of the extra training time. >> and obviously the postponement was the best option for everyones health and safety, so it is i think it is a win/win situation for me. >> reporter: and now olympic gold could be at his fingertips. >> this is a tricky last move. theres an olympic spot depending on this. colin duffy has done it! >> it means the world to me, an honor to get the opportunity to compete and, hopefully, the rest of the world loves the sport and it can...

They are putting aside the noise of the pandemic, the masks, the spit tests, and all the restrictions they are under, and tell me they are excited about finally getting to compete. weve been told to expect an opening ceremony that will reflect the fragile nature of the world were living in but also the positive power of sport. and of course we have an incredible view so we are expecting lots of fireworks. it has been a controversial decision to host these 0lympics controversial decision to host ...

Has not talked about being a republican or a trump supporter, and that is something that terry has been hammering home. i think that is something that you will hear tonight. >> i know you will be reaching that. mark murray, thank you so much. mark may be watching the biden campaign event. many of us will be watching the opening ceremony in prime time. here is a first look at the olympic culdron being lit, and look who is carrying the torch. that is naomi osaka. she is lighting the culdron markin...