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russian athletes are still awaiting a ruling on whether or not they can actually compete in south korea norway is the latest to face doping allegations. and republican lawmakers in the united states are threatening to cut funding to a global cancer research program after it linked america's most widely used killer made by the angry business john monsanto to cancer. thanks for joining us this evening my name is this is r.t. international. syria has called on the u.n. to hold the u.s. led coalition to account for wednesday's and strikes against pro-government forces the number of casualties has not yet been confirmed but some reports claim up to one hundred people may have been killed your 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 eyesore. while carrying out an operation to locate and terminate an eyesore sleeper so 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

what is the medals but maybe you guys already know what is the medals chart look like i mean south korea norway and then. how do they get in there rather than writing russia russia they're writing olympic athletes from russia you know everyone knows who those medals belong to and at the end of this olympics according to the agreements that have been made if russia abides by all of this bad thing of their flag and their anthem and everything at the end of the olympics russia with its medals intact will be able to march under the russian flag is actually another the whole what it is called i think i'm going to go and there's some speculation that at the last minute there's anybody else. this is about sports so it's not going to have a lot of beer it's not always what about the wisdom of the geopolitics not always about that at least since the last forty years has not been a ball sports it was about politics let's face it and i think you know the stupidity of the american side i think mark is not quite right about the i'm getting a victory they wanted people in russia to create porton because they

what is the medals but maybe these guys already know what is the medals chart look like i mean south korea norway and then. how do they get in there rather than writing russia russia they're writing olympic athletes from russia you know everyone knows who those medals belong to and at the end of this olympics according to the agreements that have been made if russia abides by all of this bad thing of their flag and their anthem and everything at the end of the olympics russia with its medals intact will be able to march under the russian flag is actually another the whole of what is called i think i'm going to go and there is some speculation that at the last minute there's nobody else. this is about sports so it's not going to last as long as being that's not always what about but also. not always about that at least since the last forty years has not been about sports it was about politics let's face it and i think you know the stupidity of the american side i think mark is not quite right about them going in a victory they wanted people in russia to create porton because they are where police

right, we turn to the winter games and it's a tight race at the top of the medal standings in south korea. >> norway way followed by canada, followed by the netherlands as well. the u.s. sits in fifth place after shaun white picked up a gold in snowboarding. abc's alex stone with the latest. >> reporter: quite a day here for the u.s. shaun white redeeming himself after a tough go of it at the last olympics. shaun white aching history in pyeongchang becoming the first american male to win gold at three winter olympics. white continued the u.s. dominance in snowboarding scoring 97.75 to take halfpipe gold and the u.s.' 100th gold medal in the history of the winter games. japan's ayumu hirano put the pressure on him taking the lead on the second run but white answered the challenge. north korea's figure skaters received huge cheers as they took the ice for the short program and proved why they were the only north korean athletes to qualify for the pyeongchang games. two-time u.s. national champions alexa and chris were the sole u.s. pair team. the couple who began skating together in 2012 and married i

a look at the medal count here so far in south korea. norway leading the way with nine medals. has four gold medals. the netherlands coming in with seven. canada also has seven. team u.s.a. three gold u.s.a. three gold, six in total in france has earned five medals so far. cheryl: a lot more coming up. so far not looking so good for european market. we are going to go to london for a live report. not a straightahead on "fbn:am." straightahead on "fbn:am." [hero] i'll take my chances. hey. pass please. i'm here to fix the elevator. nothing's wrong with the elevator. right. but you want to fix it. right. so who sent you? new guy. what new guy? watson. my analysis of sensor and maintenance data indicates elevator 3 will malfunction in 2 days. there you go. you still need a pass. cheryl: the president just reading again a few moments ago. here's what he's saying. he's up early this morning. negotiations on daca have begun. wouldn't it be great if we could finally after so many years saw the daca puzzle. this would be our last chance. there will never be another opportunity. march 5

dozens of russian athletes are still waiting for a ruling to decide if they can compete in south korea while norway is the latest country to face don't think allegations. and the public is no makers in the u.s. are threatening to cut funding to a global cancer research program after returning to america's most widely used weed killer played one giant company monsanto you counsel. kate partridge and you're watching the latest headlines here at r.t. international thank you for joining us. syria has called on the u.n. to hold the u.s. led coalition to account for wednesday's airstrikes against pro-government forces the number of casualties has not yet been confirmed but some reports claim up to one 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.a.s. cell. and for every decision while carrying out an operation to locate and terminate an sleep or so near form oil refinery a unit of pro-government forces was suddenly shelled and then hit by airstrikes b

dozens of russian athletes are still waiting for a ruling to decide if they can compete in south korea while norway is the latest country to face don't think allegations. republican lawmakers in the u.s. are threatening to cut funding to a global cancer research program after it leaked america's most widely used we alone made by giant company monsanto to counsel. this is r.t. international coming to life from moscow on a partridge thank you for joining us. syria has called on the u.n. to hold the u.s. led coalition to account for wednesday's airstrikes against pro-government forces the number of casualties has not yet been confirmed but some reports claim up to one 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 still sell. and for every decision while carrying out an operation to locate and terminate an sleep or so near a form oil refinery a unit of pro-government forces were suddenly sholden in hit by airstrikes by the u.s. led coalition vis was

russian athletes are still awaiting a ruling on whether or not they can actually compete in south korea meanwhile norway is the latest to face doping allegations. and republican lawmakers in the united states and britain to cut funding to a global cancer research program that's after it linked america's most widely used . by the agribusiness giant monsanto to cancer. good to have you with us this evening my name's neil harvey this is art international. syria has called on the united nations to hold the u.s. led coalition to account for wednesday's airstrikes against pro-government forces the number of casualties that's not yet been confirmed but some reports claim that up to one hundred people could have been killed u.s. central command described the attack as a defensive move russia's defense ministry said the unit was hit as it was carrying out an operation against an eyesore. while carrying out an operation to locate and terminate in sleeper so 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 numbe

doses that is ten times more ask my drugs than for example what finland has brought to south korea now are norway's anti doping agency has an alcohol didn't investigate into the possible over use of i asked my medication but actually concluded there was no evidence of any wrong doing however the head of the agency admitted that the use of asmer drugs is common practice in norway even when there is no specific diagnosis of asmer the latest revelation comes after the release of a documentary that alleges the existence of an organized doping system of norway's ski federation we spoke to one of the journalists behind the film. the ski federation is very angry about this and they don't want to talk about this problem and that's very sad in the region it's more. than a ski federation doping program we can see that forty one percent of the middle east have abnormal blood it means i don't think this is clean competitions we will see there are. doping also in these competitions we've asked the international olympics committee whether it will investigate these doping allegations we are waiting for the reply

the winter olympics in south korea have finished norway tops the medals table the olympic athletes from russia way off and the teeth the doping scandal having vented many russian athletes from taking part in the team have just landed back in moscow where they were finally allowed to display their national symbols. of the large crowd greeting athletes of the creator the perfect moment for two men to pose the question to their a limp medalist girlfriends it is lympics now over these really trying to be taking a closer look at how russia fed injunction. well seventy medals saying is only minus twelve if you compare it to twenty nine team russia medals and saw a cheat this is not blowing result but it still deserves a huge round of applause given that most russia stars weren't even vied here by the international olympic committee so basically it was mostly a team of olympic newbies but i'll tell you what did glow the mind of russian fans here in pyongyang it is the first gold medal by their men's ice hockey team in twenty six years the final was really tough neck and neck till the last seco

the winter olympics in south korea wrapped up with norway coming out of the medals table at the olympic team came the thirteenth at the doping scandal having prevented many russians from simply competing. takes a closer look at russia's achievements in. well seventy medals chang is the only minus twelve if you compare it to twenty nine team russian medals and saatchi this is not a mon blowing result but it still deserves a huge round of applause given that most russia stars weren't even invited here by the international olympic committee so basically it was mostly a team of olympic newbies but i'll tell you what did blow the mind of russian fans here in p.n. chang it is the first gold medal by their men's ice hockey team in twenty six years the final was really tough neck and neck till the last second with surprise silver medalists germany and the red machine was only able to show who's boss on it's an extra time. speaking of bosses all ice owais are won two gold medals at these olympics and the first one was no less special weapons ice skating two russian teenage girls topped the podiu

the winter olympics in south korea wrapped up with norway coming out on top of the medals table the olympic athletes from russia or. the doping scandal having prevented many russians from competing though that did not stop the team. takes a closer look at russia's achievements in. well seventy medals chang is only minus twelve if you compare it to twenty nine team russian medals and saw a cheat this is not blowing result but it still deserves a huge round of applause given that most russia stars weren't even invited here by the international olympic committee so basically it was mostly a team of olympic newbies but i'll tell you what did blow the mind of russian fans here in chiang it is the first gold medal by their men's ice hockey team in twenty six years the final was really tough neck and neck till the last second with surprise silver medalists germany and the red machine was only able to show who's boss on an extra time when marginals will game was very tough for the german he didn't get to the final for no reason it's great that we won but we leveled the school and then the final poi

thousand doses that's ten times more asmer drugs than for example finland brought to south korea now the head over norway's anti doping agency has admitted that the use of asimo drugs is very common in norway even when it's actually not even diagnosed the latest revelation comes after the release of a documentary that alleges the existence of an organized doping system at norway's ski federation and here in r.t. we spoke to one of the journalists behind this film. the ski federation is very angry about this and they don't want to talk about this problem and that's very sad in oregon it's more. than ski federation doping program we can see that forty one percent of the middle east have abnormal blood it means i don't think this is clean competitions we will see there are. doping also in this competitions we've asked of the international olympic committee whether it will investigate these durban allegations we are awaiting its reply however a sports lawyer we spoke to told us it's wiring the i.o.c. has not publicly commented on this issue. what's interesting is you heard the outcry in the media about these a

south korea. gold medal standings norway sits atop the overall board with eight medals.air of gold medals, four total including a silver and a bronze. wardrobe malfunction could have been disastrous. an american citizen competing for south korea got through for ice dancing routine with a hook on the back cover costs and came undone five seconds into the routine. she didn't stop, she didn't want to get deductions and points. everything held up. asking the boston celtics crushed by the cleveland cavaliers yesterday. here's played 15 seasons for the celtics and numbered 34 jersey last night raised it to the rafters. indianapolis colts have a new head coach. the team traded this vote of no pharmaceutical offensive coordinator frank wright signing his contract yesterday. colts fans need more proof and they sent out this photo holding yesterday's newspaper with jim or say. josh mcdaniels, the patriots offensive coordinator would become those coaches i'm not going to do it. this village is this for real? it's for real. cheryl: jared max, good to have you back. catch in sirius x

norway dominating in south korea. they remain in first place with 33 medals.with 24. team usa moving up with 21 medals, eight of them gold. one of the new gold medals is thanks to a history-making game on the ice. >> usa women's hockey team comes away with gold after a nail-biting finish against their archrival. keith jones joins us live in south korea with how it played out overnight. i made a big deal the other day after the men's quarterfinal. i don't like shootouts. i changed my mind. i love shootouts. >> i got a text right away. we were holding our breath watching the end. >> reporter: yeah. this was an unbelievable game. vai, i was thinking about you during the shoot-out. u.s. was looking for redemption against canada. they lost against them in sochi. the gold medal game. regulation was tied, goes to overtime, tied. then the shoot-out. this is how it played out -- >> the united states wins gold in pyeongchang! >> reporter: team usa desperately wanted this win. they had lost to canada in the last three olympic games. it's their first gold medal since 1998

couldn't for the way of benevolence it all comes to an end on sunday with norway and germany in contention for more golds and south korea's goalie gould's women's curling team in contention for the ultimate prize peter sturm of al-jazeera well here's how the medal table is looking on the penultimate day of competition norway still top with thirteen goals and that record tally of thirty eight germany in second also have thirteen gold medals with canada sitting in third on eleven just four medals left to be awarded on the final day of action sweden will play hosts korea for the gold in the women's curling the meant for man bobsled competition will get a new champion the last gold medalist russia was stripped of their title for doping germany face the olympic athletes from russia for the men's ice hockey gold and the most decorated athlete in winter olympic history noways marriage be a going goes for her fifteenth medal in the women's cross country thirty kilometer must start meanwhile the international olympic committee have delayed a decision on whether or not to allow russian athletes to march with their country's flag in

welcome back everyone. 2018 olympics are underway in south korea ski resort town, in south korea is smallest city to host a games since lily hammer norway 24 years ago. crowd control is a big concern , local businesses are worried they won't be able to keep up with the demand. security is a top priority, with more than 70,000 police and security personnel, throughout the olympic areas to make sure everyone stays safe. >>> it is not an olympic sport but maybe it should be, check out this man in paris wearing a paramotor providing a push to get him glide ago long the snow without any effort at all it may look like he was flying at top speeds he was only traveling 10 miles an hour. >> i think meisha need that had in minnesota. >> yes. >> still, a little light snow at this hour, in the poconos. let me show you a live look, kind of a cool scene, light snow coming down, and, of course, they already have snow pack that is on the ground there, but you can see snowflakes falling, this afternoon, and now let me take you to a place where we are not seeing snow but just dealing with the cloud, because of that disturbance that is causing snow up in

are still awaiting a ruling on whether or not they can actually compete in south korea but tensions over the games. as norway now faces doping allegations to. republican lawmakers in the united states are threatening to cut funding to a global cancer research program after it linked to america's most widely used killer made by the people. that comes. close to joining us this evening you're watching our international. syria has called on the u.n. to hold the u.s. led coalition to account for wednesday's strikes against pro-government forces the number of casualties has not yet been confirmed u.s. central command described that attack as a defensive move but russia's defense ministry said the unit was hit as it was carrying out an operation against an eyesore. while carrying out an operation to locate and terminate an eyesore sleeper so 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 pure and simple if the numbers are true i would see a demonstration of she have brute force perhaps you know to send perhaps the sen

south korea. that's the scene live in pyeongchang. norway won gold in the final event to top the medals table. athletes, competing as neutrals, haven't been allowed to march under their national flag after two failed drugs tests. but olympic officials will lift the ban on russia after the games, as long as no more competitors are found to have committed doping violations. our correspondent stephen mcdonell is at the olympic park now. as well as a great sporting event, this has been an opportunity for all building a relationship between north and south korea during a time of huge tensions. what is the latest on that? absolutely. people will remember these games as a time of re—establishing communication between north and south korea. after so much hostility between the two, to the extent that we have just heard from the north koreans that they are prepared to talk to the us side. not a lot of details about when that might happen, butjust having the north koreans come out here at the winter olympics and saying they are prepared to talk to the us is quite remarkable. and that is what the governme

. >>> norway is dominating in south korea. they remain in first place. they've got 33 total medal. germany in second with 24 medals. team usa moving up in standings with 21 medals, eight are gold. >>> it's gold for the united states in pyeongchang! >> do you believe in miracles? >> yes! >> redemption and triumph for the first time in 20 years. usa women's hockey takes gold, and what an electrifying win in the middle of the night. >> it's pretty indescribable. you can't put words to it. we're still trying to process what just happened. the best moment of our lives. >> we got this, we knew we had them. it was a matter of time. to see it, you know, our dreams fulfilled is just incredible. >> i'm watching at 2:00 a.m., we're texting. >> my gosh, i can't breathe! >> it's an amazing game. amazing game. >> and you mentioned do you believe in miracles -- today is the anniversary of miracle on ice. >>> now to the slopes. two of team usa's best skiers faced off this morning. for one of those athletes, it could be her last olympic run ever. >> kateith jones is live in sou korea. it almost fee

south korea just won its first gold medal of the games. coming in first in the short track. here is a look at the medal count right now. netherlands have four. norwayt to see the men's downhill skiing competition and figure skating as well. it all starts at 8:00 eastern. >> and tomorrow on "today" willie sits down with ♪ (crunching) dude, your crunching's scaring the fish. dude, they're just jealous. kellogg's raisin bran crunch... ...with crunchy clusters and the taste of... ...apples and strawberries. i got one! i guess we're having cereal for dinner. deliciously heart-healthy kellogg's raisin bran crunch. it only takes a second for an everyday item to become dangerous. tide pods child-guard pac. helps keep your laundry pacs safe, and your child safer. to close, twist until it clicks. tide pods child-guard packaging. ♪ ♪ ♪ la vie est belle l'eclat the new fragrance lancôme customize your free gift, worth up to $114. now available at macy's. >>> good morning. >> just ahead today, we are following a breaking news story this morning. gunfire outside a local jail after police say a just released inmate allegedly tried to commit a crime. we'll have th

south korea. six medal events are scheduled for sunday, and norway has dominated at the men's skiathlon podium securinghe gold, silver and bronze medals. amanda davies joins now from pyeongchang, south korea, with the highlights. good to have you. >> hi, george. and the big news, look at this, it is actually snowing. it really feels like a winter olympics here on this sunday evening in pyeongchang. we've got news of that skiathlon in a minute. but the usa has a new superstar on the snowboard. 17-year-old red gerard competing in his first olympic games. he's admitted he cannot believe he claimed the gold in the slopestyle. he beat off some pretty stiff competition from the canadian max parrot who took silver and mack mcmorris who took bronze. but mcmorris has a truly inspirational story. he fought back from a near fatal accident last march where he feared he wouldn't survive. whilst he was waiting for the helicopter to lift him off the mountain. but he's fought back in style to his place on the podium. and their performances were all the more impressive today, given the absolutely brutal winds that have

south korea. miranda and jamie anderson defended her title in know seaboard slope style. as it stands the u.s. has medaled four times, tying it with germany four places overall. norway, canada, and netherlands are 1, 2, and 3. dana jacobson is in south korea where it appears relations have taken a bit of a turn. good morning, dana. >> good morning, anne-marie. what happens when the games are over. north korean athletes are making history at the olympic games competing under one flag with the south. >> we have a peaceful spirit at the games, especially when i see k kim yo-jong is smiling and shaking hands. >> this government is different from the other government. they're more liberal. in a good way, they want peace very li. >> reporter: like those born here, he lived in the security and threat. the north is yonlds the blue buildings. as far as daily life goes, the threat of north korea just isn't a part of it. >> i think for korean people don't have a choice. this is where they live. >> i know people outside of korea is worried but honestly nobody talks about it in everyday conversation. >> reporter: at the olympics there have been daily protests against th unificat

a second or two runs that's a huge margin in this event norway's henrik kristofferson finishing second the gold rush could continue in south korea he said to compete in the men's slalom on thursday. meanwhile in freestyle skiing a twenty two year old high flying norwegian has taken gold oystein broth and dazzling view is on his very first run and his score of ninety five point zero held up through all three rounds of the final bra edging out american nick get his last run launched him from the back of the race right up to second place. in men's tennis new world number one roger federer has continued his evergreen form to featuring italian andrea seppi in the semifinal of the rotterdam open that's a day off to becoming the oldest ever top ranked men's player the thirty six year old swiss superstar who's won the title twice the fool broke said early on and says the first set six three was pushed all the way in the second set though heading to a tie break before fed rather than his dominance he now faces world number five grigor dimitrov garia. now dogs are often called men's man's best friend so one might assume that humans are do

athletes are still awaiting a ruling on whether they can compete in south korea but tensions over the games don't stop there as norway now faces doping allegations to. the u.k. campaign aimed at overturning breaks that received nearly half a million pounds from u.s. billionaire george soros. a warm welcome you're watching r.t. international was me thinking. the u.s. led coalition has conducted air strikes against pro-government forces in syria have been conflicting reports on the number of casualties u.s. central command described it as a defensive move but russia's defense ministry said the unit was hit as it was carrying out an operation against an ice also. while carrying out an operation to locate and terminate an eyesore sleeper so 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 pure and simple 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 that nevertheless the united states says that it's it's in syria and it will defend itself and it

second over two runs a huge margin in this event norway's henry kristofferson finished second the gold rush could continue for here sure in south korea he's set to compete in the slalom on thursday. well meanwhile in freestyle skiing a twenty two year old high flying norwegian has taken gold ois stein broughton dazzled on his very first run and his score of ninety five point zero held up through all three rounds of the final broughton edged out american nick kept for his last run launched him from the back of the pack up to second place. and a quick reminder the d.w. bundesliga show follows after the news with all of the goals from the weekend so far could run away leaders byron munich get the better of struggling both borg despite of missed penalty find out in just a few minutes. a quick reminder now of our top story tensions in the middle east and meantime the focus of the munich security conference israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu warned iran not to test israel iranian foreign minister zarif accused israel of using aggression as a policy. you're watching news coming to you from berlin we'll have another update for you at

over two runs which is a huge margin in this event norway's henrik kristofferson finished second the gold rush could continue for here sure in south korea he said to compete in the slalom on thursday. the berlin film festival turns its attention today to the plight of refugees in the shape of this year's first german entry transit is based on a novel by a german writer and as they go about exile during the second world war and in a bid to show how little has changed in the last seventy five years director christian petzold transfer the novels plot to modern day marsay. director christian petzold is almost a fixture at the balanced film festival has a film in the competition for the fourth time this is based his movie on his favorite pick on a seekers transit of us would be. on the run from the nazis in march say he goes into hiding. hoping to catch a ship to mexico before the city falls to the approaching fascist. he falls in love with marie also on the run neither of them are welcome here nearly tolerated. linger not always on the run but also doing a lot of waiting. i think our characters look very tired and exhausted. petzold set the

. >>> norway out in front with 16 total medals. germany and south korea, then the united states in fifth place. eight medals, five are gold. >>> if skiing is your hav you thought about maybe taking it to the next level? >> alpine skiers have to start somewhere, right? nbc10's matt delucia gives us a from here in our area are strapping on their skis for a race down the mountain. >> you're just trying to go as fast as you can. >> reporter: a set of skis, snow, and a lot of skill. that's what you need to compete in alpine skiing. >> every day the terrain is different. the snow is different. you never know what's going to get thrown at you. you have to roll with the punches. >> reporter: snide is the ski team president at lafayette college. she got her start on the slopes not long after she learned to walk. >> it's so much fun. >> you definitely have to love the sport. >> reporter: laura calls herself a competitor focused on time and technique. the thing about alpine skiing is it's not just more competitive, but it's also a bit more challenging. >> when you'r

south korea. we have give you a look at the updated medal count. norwayof eight medals, the netherlands grabbed five and germany has three gold medals, four overall. so far team u.s.a. has one gold and one silver. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," he was a hit in rio and during the opening ceremony in to think change. there he is. the tonga flag bearer is bringing a lot of attention to one of our bay area sports teams, the 49ers. we will explain next. at at&t, we believe in access. the opportunity for everyone to explore a digital world. connecting with the things that matter most. and because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, we've created access from at&t. california households with at least one resident who receives snap or ssi benefits may qualify for home internet at a discounted rate of $10 a month. no commitment, deposit, or installation fee. visit att.com/accessnow to learn more. the fan fest. this year... a lot of ex >>> fans walk to see their favorite giants on saturday at the fanfest and this year a ton of excitement, some

south korea. team usa finished the winter games fourth in the medal count with norway taking top honors, more thane overall medals earned by our female athletes, by the way, and nbc's joe friar looks back at the exciting two weeks marked by milestones and surprising firsts. >> reporter: every four years, we turn sheets of ice and snow-topped slopes into stages illumina illuminated by a global spotlight. >> comes around, back-to-back 1080s. >> reporter: where new stars soar. and veterans like jamie anderson. shaun white find olympic greatness one more time. >> front side 12, perfect. >> my fourth olympics, three golds. >> reporter: and where an icon like lindsey von scores another downhill medal, a bronze, in honor of her grandfather who died in november. >> i wanted to win so much because of him, but i still think i made him proud. >> reporter: where history is rewritten. jessi and randall winning team usa's first gold medal in cross country skiing. and a down-to-earth group of guys once labeled rejects grabbing america's only gold in curling. and with a driven women's hockey squad erasing a 20-ye