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Including parents, spouses, and children of those who have lost their lives. phil mackie, bbc news, staffordshire. and the ceremony itself is due to begin in about half an hours time. the vips are beginning to arrive, home secretary priti patel has just arrived, and you can see the new uk police memorial there. it really is an impressive sight, and it really dominates the national memorial arboretum. there already is a police memorial in central london, but it was felt that, as this is the place...

Selena wang joins us life ve fr tokyo. if youve been working like boris and i have this morning, what have we missed so far? >> reporter: day one started out with a bang. 11 gold medals already won, including china taking home the first gold medal in air rifle. also taking the home the most total so far, three in total. japan also winning its first medal in judo. also, kaitlan, a major loss for japan. uchenbora is considered one of the best gymnasts ever. during qualification, his hand slipped a...

>> reporter: some of those workers going door to door tell me theyre still encountering people who are hesitant because they dont trust the vaccine and others say its just inconvenient for them to do so and thats why its so important to take both the information and the shots to their communities. norah. >> odonnell: lilia luciano, thank you. and the 32nd summer olympics are officially underway in tokyo tonight amid a worsening covid emergency and like many things in this pandemic, it was an unp...

There? >> reporter: well, dana, the opening ceremony did have some memorable moments, including naomi osaka lighting the olympic flame and from outside we could see a stunning fireworks display and 1800 droeps forming a global. and 950 vips in the stands including jill biden and the japan emperor and in a olympic stadium that fits 68,000 people and there were somber moments as well including a moment of silence to remember those who have died from covid-19. and as well the athletes who could not...

To put on a show. but this would be far from the celebration imagined when they won the right to host these games. the olympic�* first opening ceremony in a state of emergency. in a scaled down and at times sombre performance, the focus immediately turned to the athletes, those who had strived so long for this moment amid the uncertainty and solitude of the pandemic. all connected by a common dream. the resident connected by a common dream. the president of — connected by a common dream. tie...

Away from the white house, masked first lady jill biden waved to the crowd at the opening ceremony of the 2020 tokyo olympics. that brings us to our sports lead, and what could be the first-ever no-fun-summer games with the spectator bands, no roaring crowds and that athletes shouldnt mingle. >> reporter: you say that the first lady jill biden was waving to the crowd, but there wasnt much of a crowd in the stadium, pamela. there were 950 vips in attendance including dr. biden, the french preside...

And china is in a place where they are trying to solidify their influence in the world and trying to move forward with that. and beijing 2022, you can bet that that will be an opportunity to do just that. >> david culver, thank you so much. appreciate it. despite the growing concern over covid-19, as weve been discussing all morning, thousands of athletes are gearing up to begin the games bringing some light to troubled times. coy wire is in tokyo with us this morning. hey, coy. >> good mornin...

And it has massively helped me. its just been a really big help in boosting my confidence. and for those who run the community centre, thats what its all about — allowing the young people the chance to grow, have fun and be free from the stresses of life on the estate. bek homer, bbc news, scarborough. more trouble for the tokyo 0lympics, which has its opening ceremony tomorrow. the director has been sacked over comments about the holocaust made over 20 years ago. its another blow for the game...

Office. ., ~ , ., sole shareholder within the post office. ., ~ ., ., more trouble for the tokyo 0lympics, which has its opening ceremony tomorrow. the director has been sacked over comments about the holocaust made over 20 years ago. its another blow for the games, which have been dogged by controversy as well as delay. recent surveys suggest that most people injapan dont want them to go ahead, with tokyo recording its highest number of new covid infections for six months. 0ur sports editor dan...

The holocaust in a comedy act back in the 1990s, and this comes just days after the music composer resigned after interviews surfaced from the 1990s in which he described severe abuse and tore meant of his classmates when he was a student. the organizing committee did not ask the music composer to resign. in fact, he resigned later after social media outrage. months before that, in fact, the previous director stepped down after comments surfaced of him being offensive to a female japanese celebr...