currently on the big sporting event i'm talking of course about the winter olympics in pyongyang chang south korea the first athletes have begun to arrive in one record has already been broken with ninety two nations competing bouts.

south korea. >> the ski resort town of peong chang is one of the smallest cities to hole olympics. correspondent dana jacobson in south korea with more on how the small town plans to handle the massive crowd. >> the tiny ski resort sit of peong chang is finally seeing it dream to host the olympics come to life. >> to welcome the worlds, everything is ready. >> this fish restaurant has been around for 20 years, and expect the olympics to bring record business. family-owned and operated, they are worried about keeping up with demand. it hasn't turned down reservations because they're already booked on most days of the game. just up the street, it is only week three of business for this restaurant. but there are similar concerns the owner isn't taking reservations because she wants to be able to hands the l the heavy foot traffic. >> the crowd concerns aren't just about feeding everyone, it is also about keeping people moving here on the sidewalks, and also, on the streets. peong chang police chief says the massive crowd could bring traffic to a halt. this command center will watch for

news live from berlin south korea officially kicks off the two thousand and eighteen winter olympics you're seeing pictures here of the olympic stadium and kyung chang with the opening ceremony like the night but not everyone is in the mood to celebrate a final ruling bars dozens of russian athletes from the competition. this olympics brings the first ever visit to south korea by a member of the north's ruling dynasty kim jong un sister what is behind her diplomatic dance across the border. a race against time after beers are falling hard for the slopes of the all time mountains in northwest china are off the beaten track and tourists are now flocking to the land worst skiing may have begun. i'm swimming so what's going to good to have you with us the opening ceremony of the twenty third winter olympics has started in south korea fireworks went off over kyung chang as the gala event began nearly three thousand athletes from ninety two countries will be entering the sold out stadium over the coming hours of the games have had to overcome multiple hurdles ahead of winter sports most prestigious event the i.o.c. and the athletes will be looking to put

these are all top stories affluence from north and south korea have marched and re unified korea's flag for the opening of the winter olympics in pealing chang south korea's president in use a ceremony to reach out to pyongyang shaking hands with the north korean leaders sister colombia's former rebel group the fog has temporarily suspended its campaign for upcoming elections because of demonstrations and threats to its candidates the group became a political party last year after it made a peace deal with the government adding more than fifty two years of conflict but many colombians are still angry at the fog and believe its members should be imprisoned. we have decided to suspend campaign activities until we have sufficient guarantees we call on all parties and political movements without exception to biggest statement rejecting this type of aggression we invite all to meet us to the forum to agree of a game of clean rules the egyptian army has launched what it's calling a comprehensive operation against terrorist telling criminal groups in the sinai peninsula in a televised statement an army spokesman said it involves land sea and air fo

a live look at hong chang, south korea. it's just after 8:00 a.m. friday there.his is the coastal cluster where all the skating and ice events will take place. a minor controversy swirling around team usa. speed skate r sean davis said h should be the one carrying the flag. yesterday the tie breaking method was broke by a coin toss. >> the north korean flag was raised today. it's a rare sight would not normally be tolerated in south korea. 22 athletes from north korea as well as officials, cheer leaders and an arm troupe are in south korea now. >> look who is back for another run at the olympics. shaun white is at his fourth olympic games. >> the biggest hurdle to clear was the mental game. physically i feel stronger than i've ever felt before. i feel more like i know who i am, i know my riding, my abilities, all those things. it's the mental mindset. >> white adds he has to motivate himself after being so successful in previous olympics. he did not medal in sochi. garvin thomas is in pyeongchang now. tonight at 11:00, he'll bring us the story of a bay area athle

with plenty of ramifications after this many are trying to impede on chang south korea thank you very much indeed thank you . now syria has called on the u.n. to hold the u.s. led coalition to account for wednesday's asked. acts against pro-government forces the number of casualties has not yet been confirmed but some reports claim of two hundred people could have been killed u.s. central command described the attack as a defensive move but russia's defense ministry said the unit was hit as it was carrying out an operation against an i s l. while carrying out an operation to locate and terminate an eyesore sleeper cell near form oil refinery a unit of pro-government forces was suddenly shelled and then hit by airstrikes by the u.s. led coalition vis was overkill if the numbers are true i would see a demonstration of she have brute force perhaps you know to send perhaps the send a message nevertheless the united states says that. it's in syria and it will defend itself and it has the right to defend itself in this instance syria and democratic forces acted in self-defense with support

involved have taken an olympic politics to another level or a starting point this week is pyong chang south korea. not every picture tells the story not every image is worth a thousand words but the right one in the right place time and context can pack a bigger punch than one hundred soundbites for a million tweets and images like this with athletes from two countries entering the olympic stage under one flag. it's a great photo op it makes for some good pictures it does give bring a sense of potential and the sense of optimism at least briefly for that sports event but it doesn't necessarily mean unification is around the corner of course there's an element of spectacle to it but it was also meaningful. and i think it demonstrated that the two koreas are trying to work something out at this moment one in which the north koreans have developed a nuclear program now there's a lot of tension between them and the international community and just having that group walking together doesn't erase all of that so you know it is a moment that suggests hopefulness and a lot has been said about the u.s. vi

currently on the big sporting event i'm talking of course about the winter olympics in pyongyang chang south korea the first athletes have begun to arrive and one record has already been broken with ninety two nations competing bouts more than ever before but the games are overshadowed by the problem of doping with the whole russian team banned and china has for many years also been suspected of engaging in systematic doping but people have been reluctant to speak out fearing tough reprisals now those who are in jin once a leading a lympics sports doctor in china has been talking to our reporters the eighty year old has recently been granted refugee status here in germany but still she lives in fear of the chinese authorities. at the age of eighty julian jin has had to begin a whole new life. she fled to germany a few months ago together with her son young way dong and his wife the move from china to the shores of lake constance has meant a huge change for her but even here she lives in fear of the communist regime in beijing and yet she used to be part of that regime herself. as a sports doctor s

chang going to a special advisor to the president of south korea for foreign affairs that national security welcome to the shows really great to have you with us sure enough korea will participate in the winter olympics and will put its team under one banner with south korea and it's clear p.r. move on the part of pyongyang to show that there are good guys who can be talked to what makes you trust kim jong. this is the notice made of trust it is a matter of trust building on this you have to do kinds of interactions with north korea you can the beauty trust with north korea therefore we are inviting north korea to come tell you not simply because we trust north korea but because we want to build trust with north korea so to feel like maybe north korea is using the south with this olympics business to just siphon arf more money and find a loophole through the sanctions. you know we can rule out the possibility but as long as north korea abide by you know nonproductive behavior. sure who. told that the new condition of north korea we would welcome north korea to utilize in the winter olympic.

hopefully we'll hear less about the scandals during the rest of the winter olympics in young chang south korea where it looks like you guys having a great time there with the ongoing sports chris masters congratulations on your latest. thank you both so let's give you some of the medal information here for a limit kathleen's from russia it is another day and another medal hours ago the team won another silver skeleton athlete and the key to google to google for coming in second in that race beating athletes from the u.k. and latvia his silver is the sixth medal for the olympic athletes from russia team . now the winter olympics on the only major sporting event you might want to follow this year with the football world cup now just months away on t.v. host a stan collymore looks into the history of one legendary football club that despite his massive influence on the game never actually hit the big time. little quiz for you which could spoil all white kids which quote. i used to three separate. and which inspired one of brazil's right football clubs ladies and gentlemen i give you a corinthian

chang. —— south korea.ith many of the stars using the spotlight to highlight the sexual harassment scandal which has gripped the industry in recent months. the big winner of the night was three billboards outside ebbing, missouri which won in five categories. here's our arts editor will gompertz. his report contains some flash photography. the baftas 2018. part award ceremony, part platform for protest. the wear something black dress code represents a collective stand against harassment and inequality in the workplace. there is definitely a different feel to the baftas this year. people are still coming to celebrate filmmaking at its finest but it is a sombre and serious mood with the time's up campaign and it does change the emphasis of the awards. it is notjust a case of who will win what, but who will say what. who will capture the mood and spirit of these times as oprah winfrey did at the golden globes? the answer turned out to be the best actress winner, frances mcdormand, who gave a mischievous, witty

here is young chang south korea as a result of the doping scandal the russian athletes had to abide by a long list of restrictions they couldn't be called team russia i remember things like them having to hide the letters russia on their backpacks with tape and when fans asked them for a photo together they had to say no because even if a tiny russian flag pattern had made it into the picture they could have been disqualified but the hope was at least to take the russian flag with them to the opening ceremony it was up for the i.o.c. executive board to decide and they said no but we spoke to eve game with who won the oas our two silver medals and figure skating at these eleven pigs she was present at the i.o.c. meeting as well and she was trying to convince the international officials on behalf of all the washington athletes that they deserve to have their flag with them at the closing ceremony but she wouldn't then it them figure skating is an individual sport idea lympics is such a global event that you want to represent not only yourself i would have been happy to walk under our fla

. >> the winter olympics in peon change, south korea, are now a week away.letes arrived yesterday. and north korean skaters have begun their training. one fell and slid into a padded wall and had to be taken to the hospital. organizers called off another training session for the downhill races due to unfavorable conditions. >>> not a lot of winter like conditions around here, especially in the sierra. it's close to 80 degrees this weekend in the bay area. >> we're going to set records not only today but saturday, super bowl sunday here. and meanwhile where they'll be playing the super bowl, about 10 degrees in the afternoon is what we're going to see. oh, take a look at that view as we get a birds eye over san francisco and all that blue sky. partly cloudy and mostly clear for the entire day. temperatures well above the seasonal average. while we definitely love this type of weather. this is why we live in california we definitely want to see rain. it doesn't go without guilt, right? 74degrees on february 1st. sleeping with the windows open, sheesh, yes, ind

change. south korea pulled it off. moreover, in recent years, it has held accountable both its elected president and the owners of its largest company, impressive actions even when compared to most democracies in the west. some might be able to conclude by all this that south koreans are innately talented. just across the 30th parallel, live many north koreans, hardly distinguishable from their neighbors to the south, north korea is a disaster, one of the least successful economies and one of the most political systems. i would add one other major factor to explain south korea's success, america. the united states shielded south korea from its infancy, when it was a basket case economy and a fragile company threatened by its neighbors. american s went to war to defen this small nation halfway across the world and has maintained it's troop presence there for six decades. according to a south korean think tank, the u.s. poured 60 billion in aid and loans since 1968, close to what it spent on the entire continent of afric

also coming up south korea officially kicks off the two thousand and eighteen winter olympics fireworks fill the sky over the host city pyong chang but not everyone is in the mood to celebrate a final ruling bars dozens of russian athletes from the competition. this olympics brings a first ever visit to south korea by a member of the north's ruling dynasty kim jong il and sister what is behind her diplomatic trip across the border. and skiers are falling hard for these slopes the all time mountains in northwest china are off the beaten track but tourists are flocking here now to the land where some say skiing may have been. time sumi so much going to thank you for joining us the leader of the germany's the social democrats martin chill says he will no longer seek the post of foreign minister in a future of grand coalition government or any other post in the new cabinet now on wednesday shows his party struck a deal with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives shuls gave up at the party leadership and announced his intention to become foreign minister but that ambition drew a strong criticism from his party's members who must rat

dana jake son son, pining chang south korea. >> still ahead here on cbs-3 we continue to follow breaking news out of holmesburg overnight. and off duty corrections officer shoots a man outside after local jail. and police say it is all the result after failed carjacking the new details police are now releasing about this bizarre crime. that's after the bre >> good morning, everyone, i'm jan carabeo. get ready, drenching rain is on the way this weekend. meteorologist, chelsey ingram live out there on the cbs-3 skydeck with eyewitness weather. chelsey, good morning. >> good morning, jan, good morning to you at homement as you can see, dry out here right now. let me give you another view of the city, courtesy of our live neighborhood network camera. looking at the skyline from palmyra cove nature park in new jersey, dry conditions, we do have some low clouds out there, but also some breaks in the clouds that i'm seeing, so some areas will start out the day with at least a little bit of sunshine before things begin to change. and it will change very fast, throughout the day today. and specia

released to stores and fashion combination was so popular it sold out in under 20 minutes n pea on change south koreana jake on son for cbs "eyewitness news". >>> still to come on "eyewitness news" the story of this little guy and his dramatic entrance into the world, why his parents say he is a miracle and why they gave him a very special or should we say, super name, we will explain after the break. >>> stripping down to their sk ivies for a good cause why dozens beared all almost in west philadelphia this weekend >>> rain, fog to contend with this morning heading out the door early, meteorologist chelsea ingram will be back to tell us about this weather ahead in our seven day forecast in just a moment stay with us. pea on ♪ it isn't just about vision, it's about care. nobody cares for eyes more than pearle. brides to be participated in an annual tradition in the running of the bride in maple shade, new jersey at goodwill 's pennsauken store brought out dozens of people trying to get their hands on a wedding discount. 350 brand new designer dresses were up for grabs along with sales, tiaras jewelry

in ping chang south korea, dana jack on son, cbs-3, " eyewitness news." >> well up next: a rare weatheran city to a halt, coming up next. >> also ahead, business in the front party in the back? celebrating certain hairstyle here to stay. >> and the very special guess that captured the attention of eagles fans at the annual mummers parade in manayunk. can you guess who it is cents? >> ♪ >> ♪ >> the harlem globetrotters are here telling us about their local appearance, where you can see them, yes, we will find out our hand, jim, at some every these tricks. coming up next. must watch it. >> v. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back, 6:42 on a monday morning and eagles fan favorite taking his talents to manayunk. >> along with jason kelce of course it was the mummers. >> e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! >> kills he played the saxophone with the avalon string bands, in yesterday's mummers mardi gras parade on main street, that's the string bands that lent kim owe the costume for the super bowl parade. >> avenue not played saxophone for 12 years, i played this time this week in 12 years with the high school central br

south korea. previous attempts at this kind of sports diplomacy have not led north korea to change its mind. betty yu, kpix5. >>> well, tonight more than 3,000 athletes are now heading home from south korea. the olympic committee president was joined by athletes on stage earlier today including a shirtless cross-country skier and american skier lindsey vonn going home with a bronze medal was also there. as dana jacobson shows us, there is not a whole lot of gold coming back to the u.s. >> reporter: the u.s. finished fourth in the overall medal count, but there were thrilling moments like shaun white's clutch gold medal performance and the u.s. women's hockey team ending a 20 year gold medal drought after a dramatic shootout against canada and the u.s. men's curling team sweeping its way to america's first ever gold in the sport. south korea waved good-bye to the games as the olympic tonsil was extinguished. it -- torch was extinguished. it marks an ending, but also a beginning as the world prepares for the next winter olympics in 2022. >>> time to talk about this cold front that's now pressin

community, certainly trying to show up its neighbour in the south because the international attention will be on the young chang in south korea domestic audience because north korea needs to show it's very strong and is as powerful and glorious as south korea. how will the south react, or are they used to this posturing and gameplaying by now? these military parades are somewhat entertaining to the international community. certainly in this past year there are quite frightening to many people in the public but we have to understand these are really for show as much as anything else and then not necessarily demonstrations of real military power 01’ demonstrations of real military power or military aggression, it really is just for show and i think most south koreans understand that. do you think when the north decided to move this parade, do you think they might have considered the military exercises that the south and the us would be holding after the olympics, would that be a factor? well, yes and no. i think what north korea quite cleverly did was pick february the eight, which is technically the anniversary in 1932 of its

north korea's ceremonial leader will travel to pee on chang this week for the winter olympics kim yong naam will be the most senior official to ever visit south korea as hopes grow for high level into korean talks during the games that began in four days. south african president jacob zuma has come under renewed pressure to resign top officials from the ruling a.n.c. party met with him sunday to persuade him to step down his term expires next year but the party's popularity has fallen amid claims of corruption linked to the president. israel has begun serving deportation notices to tens of thousands of eritreans and sudanese who have been seeking asylum there hundred stood in line outside the immigration authority offices on sunday seeking to renew their views says but the israeli government wants them to leave and is offering them money and plane tickets to an unnamed african destination now if they stay they face imprisonment. kramer sent us this report. to keep this home country every twenty or more than twelve years ago and sought asylum in israel now his future is once again uncertain because he's facing possible deputation the stationer

fireworks filled the sky over south korea's on chang the winter olympics kick off with a show of unity among south and north korean athletes but how long can the fog last . and a german coalition already in crisis the social democrats former leader martin schultz withdraws from a post as foreign minister bowing to pressure from his parting the announcement comes just days after he said he was stepping down as party head. it was a night for the history books as the twenty eighteen winter olympics kicked off n.p.r. chang the two koreas march together and south korea's president shared a historic handshake with kim jong un sr amid a spirit of unity in fact kim sr is the first member of the north swilling dynasty to venture south since the korean war but is this rapid improvement in korean ties the beginning of a new era in relations or merely smoke and mirrors we will ask an expert in just a moment first this report. demonstrators outside the olympic stadium gave the north koreans a hostile reception they clashed with riot police and made their feelings towards the north known. reality. s

chang in south korea and if you go to our web site you can find a dedicated section on the young chinalympics head over to al-jazeera dot com forward slash going chang twenty eight. a special committee is set to be established in the united states to investigate how claims against u.s. gymnastics team dr larry nasser overlooked a bipartisan group of u.s. senators want the u.s. olympic committee and usa gymnastics to be examined. to spend the rest of his life in prison for abusing young female gymnasts in these care over a period of two decades the reprehensible actions of the so-called doctor have been exposed yet there are still so many questions that remain why was this disgusting man allowed near our young female athletes when there are reports that the use some leadership knew about the sexual abuse allegations it stay in the state some go to some basketball information for you le bron james made an incredible overtime play for the cleveland cavaliers in the n.b.a. on wednesday deep into overtime with a score tie that one hundred and thirty eight each james pulled off a verse above

the winter olympics in south korea has officially begun the games kicked off with a grand opening ceremony in the host region pealing chang nearly three thousand athletes from ninety two countries took us in the i think seventy of the fifty said winter games and yet the trying to report from south korea the n.p.n. chang is flashing lights i've heard it roar few times it is happening at the opening ceremony of the winter olympic games twenty saying oh the korean these guys definitely know out of put up a show and done the audience just take the famous rapper psi who wants to rock the world with his hand of god but to this opening ceremony is special for many other reasons so let me just name a few that is the north and the south korean team marching under the same flag then the oh a our team or the olympic athletes from russia marching without their flags and this is the first time we don't see them wash and black out and a little bit opening ceremony in the one nine hundred ninety two back then the athletes from the former soviet republic march under the i.o.c. flag after the collapse of the soviet union also at today's c

korea for 60 years. they're the international equivalent of a guy with a suicide vest. if you're willing to blow yourself up and take a lot of innocent people, so things haven't changed for south korea. there's no more lethal threat to south korea. vice president pence and president trump are dealing with a threat to the united states. i think looking to the south koreans for a strong policy is very difficult. they've been hostages. they get upset when we look too strong and they get upset when we look too soft. i think america has to forge its policy. >> the goal is dene denucleariz. what incentives will we give kim, stand down, dismantle the nuclear program or try to joint with south korea. that's still a challenge. >> paul: still ahead, america's pastor dead at the age of 99. we'll remember the life and legacy of the reverend billy graham when we come back. (vo) dogs have evolved, but their nutritional needs remain instinctual. that's why there's purina one true instinct. real meat #1. a different breed of natural nutrition. purina one true instinct. now, try new purina one true instinct treats. >> paul: he was called america's pastor. the reverend billy graham, who preache

become distracted by warming ties between south and north korea it comes as the two nations prepared to join up under a unified flag at the winter olympics in chang earlier today pence landed in south korea as we said he was previously dissing japan while there he said the u.s. plan to shortly unveil a new aggressive sanctions against the us he said washington could not allow young young to poke hide behind the of a banner as it threatens to reach. let's bring in journalist jason strother who is standing by and so hi jason mike pence is promising new aggressive sanctions as we heard against the north what could they entail a ride well there's no word from washington what and what new sanctions could be but we could expect that the u.s. would go after more foreign companies that are doing business with north korea now of course here in south korea seoul has been bending the rules in regard of sanctions allowing some north korean officials to arrive here as well as a north korean boat to transport its orchestra here however if new sanctions are imposed against the regime following or even during the olympics it would certainly be a blow to south ko

korea for 60 years. they're the international equivalent of a guy with a suicide vest. if you're willing to blow yourself up and take a lot of innocent people, so things haven't changed for southea. there's no more lethal threat to south korea. vice president pence and president trump are dealing with a threat to the united states. i think looking to the south koreans for a strong policy is very difficult. they've been hostages. they get upset when we look too strong and they get upset when we look too soft. i think america has to forge its policy. >> the goal is dene denucleariz. what incentives will we give kim, stand down, dismantle the nuclear program or try to joint with south korea. that's still a challenge. >> paul: still ahead, america's pastor dead at the age of 99. we'll remember the life and legacy of the reverend billy graham when we come back. it's absolute confidence in 30,000 precision parts. or it isn't. it's inspected by mercedes-benz factory-trained technicians. or it isn't. it's backed by an unlimited mileage warranty, or it isn't. for those who never settle, it's either mercedes-benz certified pre-owned, or it isn't. the mercedes-benz certified pre-owned sa

korea for 60 years. they're the international equivalent of a guy with a suicide vest. if you're willing to blow yourself up and take a lot of innocent people, so things haven't changed for souththere's no more lethal threat to south korea. vice president pence and president trump are dealing with a threat to the united states. i think looking to the south koreans for a strong policy is very difficult. they've been hostages. they get upset when we look too strong and they get upset when we look too soft. i think america has to forge its policy. >> the goal is dene denucleariz. what incentives will we give kim, stand down, dismantle the nuclear program or try to joint with south korea. that's still a challenge. >> paul: still ahead, america's pastor dead at the age of 99. we'll remember the life and legacy of the reverend billy graham when we come back. ♪ i'm walking on sunshine ♪ wow! ♪ i'm walking on sunshine ♪ wow! ♪ applebee's handcrafted burgers. any burger just $7.99. now that's eatin good in the neighborhood. i tabut with my back paines, i couldn't sleep and get up in time. then i found aleve pm. aleve pm is the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12 hour pain

glittering opening ceremony heralds the start of the twenty eight hundred winter olympics in south korea but chang celebrate the event protesters have taken to the streets angered at the participation of the north koreans in the games. but for dozens of russian athletes the opening of the games has been overshadowed by friday's decision of the court of arbitration for sport of the last moment cast dismissed their appeals against the doping related. and far right supporters have clashed with police in an italian city that suffered a racially motivated shooting last week with massive debate over drawing nationalist emotions in the country. prominence and tea harassment activist of the movement is accused by at least of sexual misconduct. very good evening to you great to have your company my name is neil harvey this is r t international. the winter olympics in south korea have officially begun kicked off with a grand opening ceremony in the region young chang in the three thousand athletes from ninety two countries took part in the opening ceremony of what is the fifty third winter games our corresp

long chang in south korea if you go to our website you can find a dedicated section on the piano chang lympics had to add is there a dot com for slash twenty eighteen. an investigation by the international cricket council into allegations of match fixing during the ashes has found no evidence of corruption in december a british newspaper claimed the bookmakers in india had offered to fix parts of the third test between australia and england in perth but after a two month investigation i.c.c. confirmed there was no sign any matches players or officials had been involved australia won the match on the way to regaining the ashes and. there was a long awaited return to the top of the podium for mark cavendish on thursday as he wants to age three of cycling's de bite all the precious right to be stage two when ellie have of yani in a sprint finish it's cavendish his first victory since taking a stage of the abu dhabi top twelve months ago off to which illness and injury hampered his season he moves up to second in the overall standings behind fifty on . the parties continuing for the philad

winter olympics twenty eighteen have now officially started with the opening ceremony in south korea's plan chang just under way elite nearly three thousand athletes from ninety two countries are attending the opening ceremony of the fifty third winter olympics and our correspondent elite for trying to has more from the big event. the olympic stadium chang is flashing lights i've heard it roar a few times it is happening at the opening ceremony of the winter olympic games twenty saying but to this opening ceremony is special for many other reasons so let me just name of that is the north and the south korean team is marching under the same flag then the o.a.r. team or the olympic athletes from russia marching without their flag and this is the first time we don't see the russian flag at an olympic opening ceremony since one thousand nine hundred two back then the athletes from the former soviet republics march under the i.o.c. flag after the collapse of the soviet union i can tell you that most people that i've been seeing around me are true for perhaps the only reason why they're a little bit di

mutilation and for sports fans the winter's big event is almost upon us we travel to appear on chang in south korea to check to check out the preparations and head of the winter olympics the games start in just three days' time. i am. i am. thank you very much for your company everyone. here in germany and america is conservatives and the center left social democrats are still working on forming a government and they're still far apart on several key issues leaders on both sides are pushing hard for an agreement as deadline after deadline passes. it's decision day in berlin again conservatives and social democrats arriving for day eleven of coalition talks and the day is not going to be easy health employment and foreign policy are still three major hurdles to overcome nonetheless today they're hoping to finally feel the deal through all this is about the quality of life for the people and being a successful business location every single one of us will have to make painful compromises so i am willing to do that if we can assure that in the end vantages will outweigh the disadvantages. and through

countries took part in the opening ceremony of the fifty third winter games artie's reports from south korea. changis flashing lights i've heard it roar a few times it is happening at the opening ceremony of the winter olympic games twenty saying oh the koreans these guys definitely know out of put up a show and stunned the audience just take the famous rapper aside who once rocked the world with his band of style but to this opening ceremony is special for many other reasons so let me just name a clear that is the north and the south korean team is marching under the same flag then the o.a.r. team or the olympic athletes from russia marching without their flag and this is the first time we don't see the russian flag at an olympic opening ceremony since one thousand nine hundred two back then the athletes from the former soviet republics march under the i.o.c. flag after the collapse of the soviet union also at today's ceremony the american team consisting of exactly two hundred forty two athletes the biggest national delegation in the history of winter olympics i can tell you that most people that

in the pyung chang way june of south korea a limb pick legion and i'll be all king whether young koreans all in pricing these guys. hello has been the turn of the western med in the central med in the adriatic to install with the last one it's been lost twenty four hours nascar across the asiatics to he's cloudless rain with it in two parts the balkans snow beyond that the next ones already forming in northern spain overnight that will develop into a proper little system has sleet snow across the lowlands even in france including paris and then rain across the mediterranean through italy and that's where it sits jiri wednesday system ahead of mentioning just now is by this time across a large area place left snow should remain here and ukraine where to start i think quite insistent plea and the next system comes in so come thursday there will be snow sweeping across germany and france and the output following that there's no chances to keep our twelve degrees a mild spell at the same time this has developed further south in the last one and it's like pretty unpleasant weather for greece

is the devil you do slog from bergland south korea officially kicks off the twenty eighteen winter olympic fireworks light up the sky a proposed city theone chang has for most three thousand athletes get in on the party there in south korea for two weeks of intense competition. and that's a live it's brings the first ever visit to south korea by a member of the north's ruling dynasty kim jong un sister what's behind her diplomatic trip across the border. unloved an unemployed germany's social democrat leader martine schultz rejects a top ministerial post just days after he because she hated his party's return to government that's after the party's base signaled that they could refuse to ratify his coalition deal. i'm sarah kelly welcome to the program the twenty third winter olympics has officially opened with an extravagant ceremony in south korea president moon day in declared the twenty eighty winter games open her fireworks going off over pianka chang. nearly three thousand hits from ninety two countries and for the sold out saving him during the opening ceremony the kings have had to overcome multiple hurdles at a winter sports most presti

although life here in south korea is changing, and with more young people choosing to live alone, a couples have opened up for those who enjoy their own company and traditionalfood. i'm off to check one out. i'm eagerly awaiting my meat and my barbecue for one to be delivered. it is very exciting. you see the vent here? that will suck up the fumes so i don't smell like a barbecue when i walk out of here. there's a guy next door, but he doesn't seem to be keen to have a chat. she laughs. gosh, it's really quiet here. do i get scissors? wow. there's a lot of heat coming off this. it's such a strange concept. normally when i come to a korean barbecue, i'm with a huge group of people, friends, family, or even work colleagues. and usually other people do the grilling. i don't know if it is a good place to come if you are single. you are surrounded by single people, but everyone is on their phones, there is a partition between the walls and no—one wants to talk to each other. 0ops, i'm burning this now! that was bad chopstick etiquette. you're not meant to go like that with your chopsticks. it s

news live from bergland south korea officially kicks off the twenty eighteen winter olympics fireworks that will light up the sky over city pianka chang as almost three thousand athletes get in on the party there in south korea for two weeks of intense competition. and this lympics brings the first ever visit to south korea by a member of the north swilling dynasty kim jong un's sister what's behind her diplomatic trip across the border.

south korea. that could be changing thanks to a little nudge from their neighbors to the north, as you mentioned. korea's first craft beer can't be found among the imports in the south. brew pubs like manage by and seoul might not exist without it. >> if it wasn't for it, i guess the korean beer being compared to the north korean beer, maybe it never would have lit the spark that it did. >> reporter: that spark came from a 2012 magazine article in "the economist" called "fiery food, boring beer," praising the suds from the north while trashing the south's. >> they say the day after the article was published, every brewery in korea got a phone call from the government saying what are we doing, what are we doing wrong? >> reporter: magpie participates founder said relaxed liquor laws followed, igniting the south korean craft beer scene. how would you describe what craft beer now means to south koreans? >> before it was just like, it was sort of an international product that was here. and now people are starting to see it as, oh, this is a locally made product. we can put our own stamp on it. >> repo

fireworks filled the sky over south korea's pianka chang the winner.

korea. hopefully we'll see a change on behalf of the nortd koreans to stort to denuclearize. >> while in pyeongchang, southorea, she tierer cheered on team usa at several events. but the first daughter and senior advisor to the president say the main purpose of her event is to push. and clearly the first daughter has to object ifz thes to cheer the usa team but also play into diplomacy here. >> one are the photo opss, smiling, taking pictures, that's public side but beheends closed doers there have been discussions at the blue house, and one of the things that ivanka trump briefed her about was this new round of sanctions against north korea, the largest sanctions every imposed. the first daughter is the one who is conveying this information all the way to south korea's head of state and he's been briefed about a lot of topics. >> with regard to these angst sanctions what has been the response and how biting have the sanctions been that are already in place? >> so the treasury department said that the u.s. has intelligence that the sanctions already in place are beginning to have significant impact in nort

stadium together marching under a flag unified korean flag that very well could change hearts and minds jason strother in south korea thank you very much for that thank you. let me i'll bring you up to date but some other stories making news around the want u.s. president donald trump assigned a billion to no increase in the federal budget and ending a brief government shutdown the senate and the house of representatives have previously passed the bill it will fund the government through march twenty third and increase overall spending limits over the next to the. rescue operations in taiwan have started to wind down after a devastating six point four magnitude earthquake rocked an area around the eastern city if while in this week the death toll now stands at dead with five people still missing. the reuters news agency says an investigation is the massacre of ten men by me and muscling has led to the detention of two if its report has one known and. awaiting trial on charges of illegal possession of state secrets while reporting on the ongoing crisis in the hine state. that opponents in the u.k. have launched a cam