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Of the olympics kick starting another surge. >> reporter: 70,000 people from around the world are expected here for the olympics, including ioc president thomas bach who just arrived and who is now in quarantine. for the athletes, some described the decision as heartbreaking, but we are learning tonight there could be some events held outside of tokyo like surfing, the marathon, and baseball that could have some fans. ali? >> tom giannis for us in tokyo. elsa isn't done with the east coast. the latest on the storm when "the 11th hour" continues. of . fasenra is a different kind of asthma med...

Through the entire olympics. one of the reasons for the state of emergency, officials want to thin out the crowds in restaurants and bars like here. officials are urging those businesses not to serve alcohol. they want people to watch at home. even the olympic rings are being shut off early. the new restrictions come after an up tick in covid cases due to the delta variant. while transmission here is still relatively low compared to other hot spots. the vaccine rollout is slow. >> the vast majority remain unvaccinated. they're afraid of the olympics kick starting another surge. >> 70,000 peopl...

Has lagged. >> the vast majority remain unvaccinated. they're afraid of the olympics kick starting another surge. >> reporter: 70,000 people from around the world are expected here for the olympics including ioc president thomas bach who has just arrived and is now in quarantine. >> our thanks to tom llamas for that report. still ahead, alzheimer's has gone eight years would a treatment. this week the fda has approved a controversial drug and it's a narrow list of who can receive it. we'll be back in just a moment. e it we'll be back in just a moment ♪ [man: coughing] ♪ it's a new dawn, ...

Here in downtown tokyo. officials are urging those businesses not to serve alcohol. they want people to watch at home. even the illuminated olympic rings are being shut off early. the new restrictions come after an uptick in covid cases in tokyo due to the delta variant. while transmission here is relatively low, compared to other hotspots, the vaccine rollout has lagged. what is japan so afraid of? >> the vast majority of japanese remain unvaccinated, they're afraid of the olympics kick starting another surge. >> 70,000 people from around the world are expected here for the olympics, includin...