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The 68,000-seat stadium had fewer than 1,000 guests, most of them foreign dignitaries. a $1.5 billion arena welcoming athletes from some 200 competing countries. among those there, first lady jill biden. only a third of team usa appearing. flag-bearers sue bird from the wnba and baseball's eddy alvarez, leading the u.s. delegation. but notably absent, the women's soccer team and team usa gymnasts, including simone biles, who held their own ceremony at their hotel outside the olympic village. on social media, biles pointing to covid concerns. the pandemic looming large over the day's excitement...

Protesters furious, as new covid cases have risen in tokyo ahead of the games. but earlier today, the executive director at the ioc telling our amy robach he's confident with where things stand despite the opposition. >> is there a scenario in which these games could be canceled? >> there's no scenario in which they can be canceled. >> they say the games will go on. james longman with us live from tokyo tonight. james, now it's not just the pandemic they have to deal with. they're also watching the forecast for the coming days. a major tropical storm forecast to hit parts of japan early next w...