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NBC 5’s Laura Harris and photojournalist Juan Rodriguez share photos from their trip to Tokyo to cover the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 16, 2021: 10:25 am CT – We are now waiting in line to check in again to be able to board the plane. They will check our COVID test results, credentials and passports. Departure at 11:55 am! #TokyoOlympics
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Laura Harris, NBC 5
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 17, 2021: WHAT A JOURNEY! Been awake for 24 hours and 3 negative COVID tests later … but it’s worth saying we got it right and we’re in place!
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 18, 2021: SCENE OF THE DAY (Sunday July 18): Every day I will share my favorite photo from the day we were here in Japan. Since Tokyo is +14 hours central time … you will usually see the post the day after our post 😂
Today we got a glimpse of the live filming locations we will be broadcasting from for NBC DFW. The iconic Olympic rings behind us are at Odaiba Marine Park. I am the background of the Rainbow Bridge, the Tokyo Tower, and the city’s skyscrapers.
This iron sculpture is 108.27 feet wide and 48.21 feet high.
My photographer Juan and I were all smiles, but what you can’t tell is how hot it is! Surprisingly, it’s hotter than North Texas right now! Weather in the 90s with sensations like 110 ° weather!
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 18, 2021: SCENE OF THE DAY (Sunday July 18): Every day I will share my favorite photo from the day we were here in Japan. Since Tokyo is +14 hours Central Time… you will usually see the post the day after our post 😂 Here you see us and the second photo is what we see behind the scenes.
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 18, 2021: HELLO FROM TOKYO (Monday 19/7) ☀ï¸
The sun rises around 4:40 am in Tokyo… so it was literally the scene at 4:30 am through my hotel window…
It’s so crazy !!!!
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 19, 2021: SCHEDULE CHECK!
4:46 p.m. (Monday) in Tokyo
2: 46a (Monday) at DFW
NBC DFW photographer Juan and I are working hard to get #TokyoOlympics coverage together!
See you at 10 p.m. on NBC 5 📺
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 19, 2021: IMAGE OF THE DAY âš½ï¸ At 12, I almost had a blast seeing LA Julie Foudy today at the Media Hotel. She and her teammates were one of the main reasons I played football when I was younger and ended up playing in college.
The Hall of Famer is there to cover women’s football for #TokyoOlympics with NBC Sports… and my whole year has been spent seeing it! âš½ï¸
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 19, 2021: IMAGE OF THE DAY âš½ï¸ At 12, I almost had a blast seeing LA Julie Foudy today at the Media Hotel. She and her teammates were one of the main reasons I played football when I was younger and ended up playing in college.
The Hall of Famer is there to cover women’s football for #TokyoOlympics with NBC Sports… and my whole year has been spent seeing it! âš½ï¸
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 19, 2021: IMAGE OF THE DAY âš½ï¸ At 12, I almost had a blast seeing LA Julie Foudy today at the Media Hotel. She and her teammates were one of the main reasons I played football when I was younger and ended up playing in college.
The Hall of Famer is there to cover women’s football for #TokyoOlympics with NBC Sports… and my whole year has been spent seeing it! âš½ï¸
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 19, 2021: IMAGE OF THE DAY âš½ï¸ At 12, I almost had a blast seeing LA Julie Foudy today at the Media Hotel. She and her teammates were one of the main reasons I played football when I was younger and ended up playing in college.
The Hall of Famer is there to cover women’s football for #TokyoOlympics with NBC Sports… and my whole year has been spent seeing it! âš½ï¸
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 20, 2021: IMAGE OF THE DAY: AM I IN NEW YORK ?! Nope! But there’s a reason there’s a replica of the Statue of Liberty in front of the iconic Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo.
🗽 1/7 the size of the real Statue of Liberty in New York
transferred from Paris to Tokyo in 1998
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 20, 2021: 3 DAYS UNTIL #TokyoOlympics Next level of social distancing on the media transport bus with my photographer Juan!
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Laura Harris, NBC 5 July 20, 2021: OLYMPIC GAMES DURING A PANDEMIC Lots of rules for eating in restaurants in Tokyo. This is the sign at the small restaurant in the lobby of our hotel. #TokyoOlympics
