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The job done and realize his childhood dream. the athlete who grew up in louisiana with a specially equipped pole vaulting pit in his own backyard. what a great story. as i send it back to you. >> so many great stories. it has really been incredible. >> they keep on coming. >> thank you as always. appreciate it. let's bring in blake essig now. blake, finally some fans in the stands. what is going on and how long might this last? >> reporter: since the olympics started, i've had the opportunity as a member of the media to attend several events and i will tell you, it is such a surreal experie...

Bombers in to the defense zone. and the defense minister says he believes that china will be able to launch a full scale attack on the island by 2025 and that military tensions between beijing and taipei are the worst they have been in more than 40 years. and if conflict does take place, the big question is will the united states come to taiwan's defense. last night during cnn's town hall president biden seemingly answered that question. >> all right. thanks so much, blake essig in tokyo. the boston celtics enec enes kanter is again being critical of the treatment of uighur muslims. >> right...

Defense? >> yes, we have a commitment to do that. >> administration officials say the u.s. remains committed to assisting taiwan's self-defense, but the long-standing policy is intentionally vague about what the u.s. military might do if taiwan were to be attacked by the mainland the u.s. policy towards taiwan has wider implications towards the region especially japan. our blake essig is live in tokyo. blake, biden raised plenty of eyebrows with his comments. what's been the reaction from beijing? >> kim, they aren't pleased. as you might expect the reaction in the region specifically between ...

Singing, dancing, and the parade of nations. it took place in a near-empty stadium without spectators, due of course to the pandemic. japan found some success containing the coronavirus during the paralympics, but the delta variant is still driving new infections. now blake essig joins me now from tokyo. good to see you, blake. let's start with that closing ceremony. how is it received, and what was the overall assessment of the hosting of the paralympics? >> reporter: rosemary, late last night inside the national stadium behind me, the closing ceremony was held bringing tokyo 2020 to an end a...

Wenig beachtet wurden nach der Flut die Swisttaler Ortschaften Miel, Essig und Ludendorf. Dabei sind die Schäden hier ebenfalls groß. Genauso wie der Zusammenhalt. Ein Ortsbesuch.