diplomacy on stage at the winter olympics. a breakthrough with north and south korea. where does that leave the united states? a russian plane crashes with 71 people onboard. investigators hope the voice and data recorders tell what happened. we're live on the scene. we're learning new details about the highly anticipated wedding between prince harry and meghan markle. >> hello to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church.

>> i'm george howell from cnn newsro newsroom. right now. kim jong-un's sister may have started new diplomacy. >> she had extended an invitation for south korea's president to visit pyongyang. that would open a high-level diplomatic channel. >> the u.s. vice president mike pence told "the washington post's" josh rogan that it's part of a plan to put pressure on kim jong-un while engaging him at the same time. here's the quote.

let's bring in paula hancocks. the vice president saying the u.s. is open to preliminary dialogue with the north. how significant is this opening given the invitation from the north to engage in conversation with the south? >> we just heard from the south korean government, the downif i ka unification government saying, the north korea and south korea, are talking, the u.s. and north korea could follow. that's been the consistent stance. if north korea will change their tune, they are open to engagement. north korea has changed its tune. this is a charm offensive by the

north korean delegation back in pyongya pyongyang. we're hearing from rex tiller saying in the past, that the u.s. could talk to north korea,even before they start discussing denuclearization. not a radical change. but different from what we heard from mike pence when he was here in pyeongchang and in seoul. i talked to the governor who was talking about the meetings, saying the mood was soft, they were warm. it was like brothers and sisters. the sister, kim yo-jong didn't say much. but when she did, it was clear she was speaking for her brother. her every move is being filmed, analyzed, judged. still, we know little about the woman who has stolen the

headlines at the pyeongchang olympics. she is the youngest of seven siblings. she has her brother's absolute trust. the first member of the kim family to venture south since the korean war in 1950s. also, she was the one in charge on this trip, as shown when the kim jong-nam tried to give up the prominent seat to her when they first arrived. he was the son-in-law of the prime minister of north korea. he is known to have contacts with some of the elite in the country. it wouldn't be an exaggeration

that kim jong-un is running through her. anyone who wants to meet kim jong-un, has to go through his sister. the senior body of north korea's communist party, he manages his events. what does the south koreans think of the first sister? this man says, i hardly know anything about her, except she has direct authority at the man at the top. >> she is the first to come here. i think things will improve now. not everyone agrees. some south koreans are furious that the relative of a man they see as the enemy has been welcomed in their country. >> she is the dictator's sister. i'm sure she's like kim jong-un. she's not looking at north korea's people. >> some reports suggest that kim

yo-jong ran the country when kim jong-il was ill. >> your piece touched on this. but to press further the mix of opinion, what is the prevailing perception of the sister of the leader of north korea? is there a trust gap? is there a sense of optimism, which is more prevalent? >> there's definitely, george, some anger about the sister of a leader that many perceive as a leader of an enemy country to be here. this the conservative view that there should be no engagement. there's the other view, where we are now, having the discussions, no matter where they end up, is preferable, to when there was

talk about a second korean war. they had to give reasons why there shouldn't be a second korean war. we've gone a long way since then. it's difficult to get an exact feeling of what the prevailing sentiment is at this point. some support the peace talks. but they don't like the fact their athletes weren't able to walk out under their own flag in an olympics that was held in south korea. it's a complicated malt ed mat. there's frustration that the south korean flag was not flown at the open of the south korean olympics. >> a delicate issue. thank you for the reporting. we'll stay in touch with you. new developments in the investigation of a deadly plane crash in russia. investigators have now recovered both the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder. they hope this will help them determine what caused the crash.

a surveillance camera captured the moment the jet came down, killing all 71 people onboard. you can see the big explosion in the distance there. >> the plane had taken off from moscow, for the city ofs orsk. the debris from the crash scattered for one kilometer, about half a mile. >> fred joins us from moscow. how long will it take them to retrieve the information from the black boxes? >> reporter: i think the fact they've found the cockpit voice recorder is a big step for the investigating authorities who moved in here in force since the course of last night.

the authorities have come out and said the voice recorder is in satisfactory condition. they will be able to get information from it. the flight data recorder will monitor the parameters of the plane and what configuration the flaps were in and what kind of condition the plane was in. the cockpit voice recorder will tell them if the pilots signaled a may day or if they were talking about a failure on the plane. another major thing the authorities have come out with and said today, they discovered an impact site, a crater site. they say it's about 25 feet wide and 5 feet deep. more questions that we had, was whether or not the plane had, for whatever reason,

disintegrated in midair or if it crashed intact. there's something that could give thrclues. it will take the investigators a while to get the data off of the two recorders. and then we might know what happened to this flight. chilling to think about what the people went through. frederik pleitgen at the crash site. in the middle east, a story we're following. the shooting may have died. but the rhetoric keeps going. this happened after israel launched air strikes into the area. >> benjamin netanyahu said that

a drone breached israeli air space. >> ian lief, where do things stand right now? and where might things go? >> reporter: the latest development is about this drone that israel shot down. it's a copy of an american drone. this is a stealth drone that the united states oempts. in 2011, the cia lost one of these drones over iran. iran said they were able to capture it and reverse engineer it. that's the drone that israel shot down. it didn't seem to have the stealth capabilities. here on the golan heights, you have the close proximity to the

war. while the tensions for now seem to have died down, this region is known for its upticks in violence. >> military hardware litters the golan heights. in 1967 it was captured by israeli forces. ever since, the international community has regarded this high plateau between syria, israel and lebanon, as serial-occupied territory. war erupted again in 197. thousands of syrians and hundreds of israelis died. this area has held strategic importance. in ancient times it was the kings highway from the red sea going to damascus. now the roads are gone. but it holds the importance with lebanon visible to my right and syria to my left.

these days, the cameras do the shooting here. the proximity to danger draws the tourists. >> the trees in the distance, they are in syria. >> reporter: the u.n. monitors tasks to keep the peace have become part of the attraction. a jolt from the past truck the golan last saturday. they brought down a fighter after a drone was shot down over israel. but even that couldn't dissuade tourists. >> i feel safe. i think the israeli army is going to take care of us here. >> it is not what i expected.

we have u.n. people here. it seems safe. >> reporter: a sense of security israel hopes remains. a day later, tensions seem to have eased. no one here desperate for a fight. but all are aware of the dangers if the ghosts of the past catch up to the present. >> i want to give you an idea of how surreal the golan can be at times. on a daily basis, we've been hearing gunfire from the civil war in syria. behind me, i have a mine field. you can see the warning signs there telling people not to enter. but just next to it, there's also a vineyard and further behind me is an apple orchard. this is one of israel's producing wine regions. you get a lot of tourists up

here for that, as well. meanwhile, you have the tensions here, george. >> cnn correspondent ian lee showing us a touch of the past there and giving us a sense of where things stand presently. thank you for the reporting. we'll stay in touch, of course. beawe'll take a short break. but the white house on the defensive. how president trump is fielding criticisms to his response about a bus allegations against a former staffer. the state of new york is suing harvey weinstein and his company and a lawsuit could undermine a deal to sell his former studio. stick around.

all eyes on the markets for sure. the asia-pacific markets opened the trading week mixed after last week's volatility. >> the nikkei was closed for a holiday. you can see, the hang seng is down now. the shanghai composite up three-quarters of a point. nearly a point stronger in

seoul. in australia, it's down 0.3%. the european markets in positive territory, adding more than 1% for the most part. and investors will be keeping a close eye on key economic reports in the u.s. and for signs of accelerating inflation. the white house is struggling to contain the foulout over the handling of a scandal involving rob porter. rob porter is the staff secretary who resigned last week over domestic violence allegations. >> mr. trump's aides showed up to defend mr. john kelly, mr. trump's chief of staff. for knowing some of the allegations for months. more from ryan nobles. >> reporter: sunday was a day for spin at the white house, as a myriad of white house advisers went to the sunday talk shows attempting to explain away how

the white house handled the domestic abuse allegations against two staffers. it was not until press reports emerged specifically against porter that demonstrated the accusations against him. on the sunday talk shows, a lot went back to the role that chief of staff john kelly played in this discussion. there are some questioning whether or not kelly's response was enough. kellyanne conway said that at this point, kelly is going nowhere. >> i said i would be with you today. he said, tell jake i have full faith in chief of staff john kelly. i saw that all over the news today. i have faith in him. >> there's probably some lack of communication between different elements in the white house. >> i don't know, to be honest. >> i think the stories about replacing general kelly are

being fed by people unhappy they lost access to the president. i'm pleased with the job the chief has been doing. everybody in the west wing is. the president is, as well. talk about the chief's departure is much ado about nothing. >> reporter: part of the reason that kelly is on the hot seat is because of how he handled this situation and the inconsistencies in his story. kelly said when he learned the full extent of the allegations against rob porter, he swiftly moved him to remove him from his job. early of this past fall, kelly was made aware of the concerns and specifically that rob porter was accused of violence against his ex-wives and decided to do nothing about it. kelly said he confronted porter about the allegations. and porter denied them. even though kelly is trying to paint a new picture, there's many people within the

administration that are questioning the validity of that point of view. the state of new york is suing harvey weinstein, and his former film studio, complicating a deal to sell the weinstein company. the suit claims the company did not protect its employees from harassment and discrimination by weinste weinstein. for the sale to go through, victims must be compensated for any sale to go through. >> weinstein's attorney says many of the allegations don't have merit. more than 60 women have accused sexual harassment and accusations that including rape. the british government could stop giving money to the aid agency oxfam after a scandal in haiti. officials will meet with representatives from the charity group. >> oxfam denies covering up allegations that some of its senior employees paid for sex in haiti after the 2010 earthquake.

an investigation alleges children may have been sexually abused. oxfam says the allegations involving minors has not been proven. >> erin mcloaughlin is live. what is the reaction to all of this? >> reporter: oxfam is an organization that relies on the goodwill of the public. it relies on donations and people shopping at charity shops. it relies on government funding. every year, oxfam receives some $42 million from the government. that funding may by in deputy. oxfam representatives will be meeting with the secretary of international development in london. she gave an interview to the bbc yesterday. take a listen to what she had to say. >> i'm very clear. it doesn't matter if you have a

whistle-blowing hotline. it doesn't matter if you have good practices in place. if the moral leadership at the top of the organization isn't there, we cannot have you as a partner. i would also note, there are enormous numbers of people who are doing good work and they're good people working for oxfam. and they have been betrayed in this, as well. >> reporter: we've heard from oxfam executives, assuring people they have put measures in place since 2011 to make sure that kind of behavior does not happen again. and the oxfam chair saying she is looking into place more measures. in light of the investigation from "the london times," more oxfam employees have come forward. she issued a statement that reads in part, as a direct result of the stories in "the times," staff members come forward how staff was recruited and vetted in this case. we will examine these in more

detail to make sure we strengthen the safeguarding, recruitme recruitment, vetting and staff management procedures that were put into place after 2011. >> the context, the background here, certainly important. explain to our viewers why this is coming to light right now. >> yeah. this is part of the issue that british authorities, government authorities, authorities in haiti have with this story. it's the fact they're learning about what happened on the ground in haiti 2010, 2011, in the wake of that horrific earthquake. they're learning about it from "the london times," which had an access to internal document from oxfam, the product of an investigation into the misconduct of seven employees, including the country director for haiti at the time. that internal oxfam

investigation found that the employees hired prostitutes, and prostitutes for sex inside the villas. the investigation was not able to rule out the possibility that some of the prostitutes were underaged females. after that investigation, in the wake of that investigation, the seven employees were dismissed or their resignations accepted. but authorities in haiti were not notified of the details of the investigation, the trustees of british official were not notified by the details of that investigation. that's a serious problem. you heard from the national development secretary, there needs to be moral leadership at the top of oxfam to make sure this doesn't happen again. >> and oxfam saying that was never proven. but the context of this report, giving a lot of people pause. erin mclaughlin live for us.

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a warm welcome back to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm george howell with the headlines this hour. vice president mike pence says the united states is willing to talk to north korea. but that does not mean that the united states will not ease pressure on pyongyang. this comes after kim jong-un's

sister was at the olympics in south korea. the cockpit voice recorder has been recovered from the site of a deadly plane crash near moscow. investigators hope the devices will help them determine what caused the plane to go down shortly after takeoff on sunday. all 71 people onboard were killed. authorities have not said if weather was a factor. but there had been snowfall in the area. a deal to sell the weinstein company is now in doubt, after the state of new york filed a suit against weinstein and his former studio. the suit claims the company did not protect its employees from sexual harassment and discrimination by weinstein. his attorney says many of the allegations are without merit. more than 60 women have accused harvey weinstein of sexual harassment or abuse, including rape. parts of northern puerto rico are experiencing a

blackout. after an explosion sparked a fire at a power substation. the authority says it was caused by a monk mechanical failure. puerto rico has been struggling to recover its electrical system since hurricane maria knocked most of it out last september. ♪ day three of the olympics in pyeongchang south korea is under way. and the stiff wind is not letting up. amanda davis joins me now. what is going on at the winter games? >> i can confirm, the strong wind is making it very, very cold. i have run out here to speak to you. and i forgot my gloves.

within the first five minutes, my hands are absolutely freezing. but these, the anometers are working overtime. there's gusts around 40 kilometers an hour. that's down here. it's up to about 75 cokilometer an hour at the alpine area. it was the second day of events being canceled. the highly anticipated start of mikaela shiffrin's campaign has been delayed. the american that we've been talking so much about in the run-up to these games, she is expected to be one of the stars. she was scheduled to compete in the first of her five events. she seemed quite relaxed. she described the delay as a bummer but says she is feeling

good and is going to continue training towards race day. the women's snowboard slopestyle has gone ahead. that's left some commentators asking questions of the organizers after the majority of riders suffered some falls. qualifying was canceled on sunday, yesterday. today, it went straight to the final shoot-out. but only 5 of 25 riders made it to tephe end of their first run without a fall. it was jamie anderson who took gold. she was a mile ahead of the rest and wasn't unaffected by the wind. her winning score was significantly lower than the 95.25 that got her gold in sochi four years ago. the canadian figure skaters were unaffected by the father inside at the ice rink. we knew they had a good lineup heading into these games. and they proved it with room to spare. they threw off competition from

russia to take victory in the team event. that's their first gold of the games. back to you, rosemary. >> some tough weather to contend with there. you need to get your gloves. amanda davis joining us from pyeongchang in south korea. stay warm. let's talk about how cold it is there. let's bring in our meteorologist with more on that. we saw a moment ago, amanda saying it's very cold. how much colder will it get? >> you can bundle up. you get the gloves s on and it' great. the wind has been the contention issue. you have to think the athletes have to compete back-to-back. that can impact scores, as well. look at some of the whipping winds.

anywhere from 60 to 75 kilometers per hour. it is minus 10. you go a little higher, a few meters and you get into 45 or 50. we'll see things wind down. what's causing the wind, a big area of low pressure that's whipping the winds, which have been crosswinds, which has impacted the athletes a lot more than a tailwind or a headwind. 30-kilometer-per-hour winds. that will not just bring gusty winds on wednesday but also a potential for snowfall, as well. that will be a sicentimeters of snowfall. the korean peninsula getting

buffeted with strong winds. i don't think wednesday will be as strong as what we had the last couple of days. hopefully cancellations or delays will be minimized. here's the separate venues. snowfall on wednesday again. not a huge deal. the winds are picking up, with temperatures that will stay at minus 5. if you factor in that wind, we'll have windchills in the 10 to 15 below range. want to leave you with an update on our tropical sigh lone gita. the capital of tonga. but this cyclone is moving right over the island. this is a terrible situation with 230-mile-per-hour winds. that would be a category hurricane. that's not only going to be catastrophic as far as the

winds, but also the potential for the storm serge, which is deadly with these storms, especially when you generate the winds that we're looking at here. this dives to the south and west over the next few days, rolling over water, not concerned about that. it is imminent, not a landfall but a direct strike over the capital in 6 to 12 hours. >> that is not good. thank you for keeping an eye on that. back to the winter olympics. some people had a bone-chilling experience, to say the least. i don't know if you would do this. >> no. i don't think so. hundreds of runners took part sunday in what is called the naked marathon. ivan watson was there. >> reporter: they say pyeongchang is the coldest spot in south korea. what better place for a half-naked road race?

organizers call this the naked marathon. some of the participants look a little crazy. now, more than 1,800 runners qualified. to qualify for a medal, run shirtless. sprint for 5 kilometers or go for the 10k race. bone-chilling temperatures can't stop these korean runners from this annual demonstration of winter madness. ivan watson, cnn, pyeongchang, south korea. >> that's not for me. >> not my idea of fun, either. >> good on them for doing it. still ahead, dubai is

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♪ welcome back, everyone. 140 countries are represented at the world government summit in dubai. >> the focus is on infrastructure friends. l let's bring in john in dubai. john, good day. >> thanks very much, george and rosemary. you talk about a big project. this is the biggest in dubai. one of the biggest in the region. two years ago, it was a panic because oil prices was around $30 a barrel.

they have doubled to $60 a barrel. let's bring in the executive corrector of dubai expo 2020 to give us a sense of how big this project is. it's extraordinary in a sense that a couple years ago, we were wondering if the scale was too big because of the oil correction. you awarded $3 billion worth of contracts in 2017. it's full steam ahead in 2020. >> definitely. we are working on schedule. the ultimate ideal is that 3 billion have been awarded. we want to finish early. this is going to be a festival that the world hopefully has never seen before. one of the best expos ever. the ultimate idea for that, we are committing that we will have our infrastructure one year before the opening. we have ample time to test all of the other things. >> give me a sense of how you kl berate the right size.

this is a big city. dubai south, connecting to the dubai world central, which will be the new airport. how do you say we need this for the expo and then, the legacy. >> in terms of the interest from all over the world is very high. we have more than 160 countries committed to the expo at this stage. and our target is to have over 180 countries to come. for the expo time, we have huge interest and countries signi ii up. we have a project called district 2020. we, as you rightly know, many events around the world become empty spaces or ghost cities. we have full-fledged initiatives for this area, to be very active and lively after we close the doors of the expo. the trade center. part of the space is going to be converted to a trade center run by the dubai world trade center.

give me an idea of the catchment area. why you think you can get a record number of visitors here. are the numbers realistic in terms of the target? 100%. our forecast is strong in terms of the infrastructure we have. we are in the world government summit. people are coming from all over the world. and think of the festival you will have in 2020. we have people who will be coming, visitors, government people, corporations and families, from all over the world. we have the right infrastructure and the flights that come from all over the world. >> what's the target visitors? >> 25 million visits to our expo during the six months. and the more interesting number is we're targeting 70% coming from our country. >> at $60 a barrel, this doesn't slow down a blueprint for expo

2020? >> 100%. >> we have to back off. what's the reality? >> if you look at the economy in the uae is strong. we have a diversifieied economy. we are talking about creating the future. and themes about the sustainability and mobility. areas that are huge interest for the reegegion and the world. and the expo can contribute to that. >> interesting. nice to see you. thanks for joining us on the program. the executive director of dubai expo 2020. that's the latest on the world government summit. we'll see you in the next hour here, talking about crypto currency. a short break here. royal watchers join us after the break. >> new details about pris s ab harry and meghan markle's big

day.

we have an update, now, on the most famous piece of space junk in the universe that nasa is tracking. we're talking about spacex

founder elon musk's tesla roadster. it was launched into space tuesday. >> musk himself admits the car was a silly stunt. but nasa is taking it seriously. the space agency says it's keeping tabs on the object so it's not confused with an asteroid discovery. the car is piloted by starman, in a space suit. this is footage that purports to show the tesla across the cosmos. >> so many people interested in that. kensington palace is sharing new detail about prince harry and meghan markle's upcoming wedding. >> we knew the date, may 19th, now, we know how it will all go down. max foster is live in london for

us with all of the details. what are you learning about the rool wedding? >> the service will start at noontime u.k. time. it will be breakfast in the u.s., and asia, evening time. the couple said they want the public to be as involved as possible. 1:00, after they're married, they'll go on a carriage procession through windsor, the great walk through windsor park. harry is a target. he's a senior royal and a member of the military. a big security operation underway. the route is about two miles long. we know the archbishop of canterbury will be overseeing the vows. he is the most senior statesman

in the church of england. it shows this an occasion that the church wants to celebrate and the nation wants to have part of its history. >> a lot of people very excited, of course. how is harry's celebration likely to compare to his big brother, prince woman's william wedding. >> he is in a smaller church. he will have half the number of guests. it's a contained space in the castle. william william's was much bigger. it had more trappings of a state occasion because prince william is in direct line to the throne and prince harry is not in direct line to the throne. this is an affair organized by harry and megan. >> everyone is excited about meghan markle and what she brings to the royal family. max foster from london where it is nearly 9:00 in the morning.

>> the world will be watching on that day. great deal of anticipation. >> people love royal weddings. thank you for your company, i'm rosemary church. >> i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. for our viewers in the united states, "early start" is next. for our viewers around the world, the news continues with max foster live in london. you're watching cnn, the world news leader. . . .

stay and fight. that's what rob porter says he was told by senior officials at the white house despite allegations of domestic abuse. his story doesn't line up with the chief of staff. invitation is on the table. kim jong un's sister says leaders are welcome in pyongyang. now the u.s. could find itself at the table as well. are they listening and acting fast enough? >>