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Spirit. the i.o.c. has made it clear athletes are free to express themselves during press conferences and interviews, even inside the beijing olympic bubble. just not during competition or medal ceremonies, but at this virtual meeting that took place on wednesday we heard from a chinese official. he was asked about concerns and safety of athletes who speak out about, say, human rights issues during the games. and this is what we heard from him. he is the deputy director general, the inter relations department. he said, quote, any expression that is in line with the olympic spirit i'm sure will...

A space to realize it is very, very foreign. traveling into beijing may prove to be a tougher race than an olympic competition. these winter games taking place in a capital city that increasingly feels like a for theress. china determined to keep out any new cases of covid-19 starting at the airport. this is the terminal that's go going to be used by athletes and olympic personnel and immemedi arriving into beijing. they've got a wall up that keeps the general population away from everybody who is part of the olympic arrivals. those coming in required to download this app, in puputting their i...

Let's go to the beijing winter games now just two weeks away but the networks say for the most part they are not g going. cnn's david culver is live in beijing. why did nbc and espn make this decision? >> i think it's the realization that china's zero covid st strategy, something that we've been reporting on for the past two plus years, there is nothing in the world like it and as soon as you step into this country, even if you're going to be part of this olympic bubble, you are subject to the rules of the people 's rebpublic of china an their covid policy. if you were to contract the virus, y...

Drugs readily available to everyone around the world if they get infected. if we do things like that, we can take it off the table. we're not there yet. with the beijing winter olympics and the lunar new year coming up, china is scrambling to curb outbreaks. it's going to start in ten days. cnn's kristie lu stout joins us from hong kong. give us the latest inside and outside the olympics. >> reporter: isa, covid-19 cases are rising inside and outside the beijing olympic bubble. they said there are 15 new cases of covid-19 among olympic personnel. among the cases 12 were detected at the borde...

Court seat what we know about the judge president biden vows to send more troops to eastern europe. our reporter presses ukrai'sne president as russia takes more steps toward an invasion >> how are you preparing for what everyone is describing as an imminent attack the bombshell report from espn that tom brady is retiring, but now denials from those close to him we have the very latest. and u.s. athletes arriving in beijing for the olympics welcomed by officials in hazmat suits. we'll take you inside the strict olympic bubble and why team usa is so excited about the beds >> announcer: th...