we're joined now by rice correspondent josh smith who's in seoul josh why is washington now targeting countries with the shipping links to north korea well over the past several years western intelligence agencies have accused dozens of countries of helping north korea to dodge international sanctions last year however some major countries including china finally cracked down and reduced significantly shipments of things like oil into the country and now washington says that these ships and some of these companies overseas are one of the north korea's last lifelines and ways around the international sanctions that have increased pressure on the government there. donald trump has been warning of a phase two that he says could be very unfortunate for the world if the nissan actions don't work as he hinting at military intervention that is certainly the question that comes up now here in south korea the winter olympics are winding down and this was an event that officials here had hoped would possibly lead to a broader political breakthrough possibly leading to direct talks between jiang

earlier i spoke to reuters correspondent josh smith in seoul and i asked him if chump with posing the threat of a military intervention on the korean peninsula back on the table. that is certainly the question that comes up now here in south korea the winter olympics are winding down and this was an event that officials here had hoped would possibly be true broader political breakthrough possibly leading to direct talks between jiang and washington however with this latest round of sanctions while washington says it remains open to some kind of talks with north korea if they are interested in coming to the table these latest sanctions certainly set a tone that makes many people worried. after amazing on saturday in china the international olympic committee said it will resume discussions on sunday about whether the international athletes of russia will be allowed to march under their country's flag at the closing ceremonies the i.o.c. has alleged so russian oscillates to compete but only under an olympic flag at their case is all the more difficult they say that two russians have been

so i spoke to reuters correspondent josh smith who is in seoul and i asked him what's different about these sanctions announced by president trump is latest sanctions take quite a targeted approach to some of the ships and companies and other entities that the united states says is extending a lifeline to north korea last year china which is a major ally of north korea historically drastically cut too much rich oil supply and other types to north korea which has led north korea to seek other ways to try to get some of that much needed fuel and western intelligence agencies have repeatedly said that one of those major ways are these ships that are making risky ship to ship transfers in the ocean and those are what is targeted in these latest sanctions. well time now for some of the other stories making news around the world multiple attacks in afghanistan have left more than twenty people dead the islamic state group says it's carried out a suicide bombing that killed at least two in kabul's diplomatic compound it followed an attack by taliban insurgents in the west that killed at leas

and this latest move by the united states makes it clear how difficult that transition will be josh smith joining us from seoul thank you thank you judges at the berlin film festival is still deliberating but it's a gala ceremony later today they will have decided who gets the golden and the silver bell was for this he is best films nineteen pictures are in the running of the stakes are high last year's winner has been nominated for a best foreign language film osca here's a look at some of the movies that have made a splash the see you. i. the stars on the red carpet have been at the heart of the berlin ali for ten days. but now all eyes are on these six experts the international jury around president tun tech they only have a few hours left now to decide who gets the bears. this film from the philippines has the nod from many critics season of the devil is a tale of torture and of the marcos dictatorship it's four hours long it's in black and white and it's a musical some it's art for others a provocation. everyone seems to be talking about this man actor france rogoff ski of his in two

and this latest move by the united states makes it clear how difficult that transition will be josh smith joining us from seoul thank you thank you. fears are growing for a group of more than one hundred missing young women in northeastern nigeria now it's believed boko haram militants kidnapped them after attacking their school earlier this week the girls desperate parents appealing to hope and calling on their government to act now. we are on our way to a remote town in nigeria's northeastern state. has largely been spared from attacks by book jihadists but that and this week when. the local school dozens of school girls are now missing. this is the hospital where some of the students were staying before the attack right now it's deserted classes are suspended its. heat daughter has been missing for days she shows visitors cards from the school as well as a picture of her daughter. the whole family is in despair. we looked everywhere in and around town and couldn't find her. have kidnapped. most parents believe that boko haram took their children witnesses say they saw girls riding on a

so early i spoke to reuters correspondent josh smith who's in so and i asked him what different what's different about these sanctions announced by trap president trump. these latest sanctions take quite a targeted approach to some of the ships and companies and other entities that the united states says is extending a lifeline to north korea last year china which is a major ally north korea historically drastically cut much of its oil supply and other ties to north korea which has led north korea to seek other ways to try to get some of that much needed fuel and western intelligence agencies have repeatedly said that one of those major ways are these ships that are making risky ship to ship transfers in the ocean and those are what's targeted in these latest sanctions. afghanistan has been struck by a wave of bomb blasts that have killed dozens of civilians and soldiers it's the latest in a series of assaults by militants that are destabilizing the war torn country. insurgents strike ever deeper in the heart of kabul a suicide bomber has launched an attack during morning rush hour in

joining us now steve smith and josh earnest, both are msnbc political analysts. >> josh, to you whenear that the press secretary wants someone else to step up to the microphone in a situation that has been impossible to handle so far, it doesn't seem like the press secretary is doing anyone a favor with that idea. >> it sounds like the white house chief of staff is not doing the press secretary favors by giving her information that puts her in a position that she's blatantly lying. in some ways, sarah sanders had her own trump inaugural crowd size moment when she said something that was a day later contradicted by the fbi director who was appointed by donald trump who was testifying under oath on live television. sara i think is smart to recognize the impact that that moment had on her predecessor and his credibility and ability to do his job moving forward. so the report would suggest she's drawing a line in the stand and she's smart to do that. >> steve, sarah sanders knows two things she knows that john kelly can't handle that room, he did a bad job the one time he was there befor

smith and steve young all teeing off between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and i'll be right there off the 18th green sunday for the par 5 post tournament show. the agent that represents josh mcdaniels said his client committed career suicide for backing out of the deal to become the next colts head coach. just hours before he was supposed to have a press conference in indianapolis, mcdaniels changed his mind and decided to remain an assistant with the patriots. his agent, bob lamont, was so appalled he fired mcdaniels today. the colts are beginning a new search, but i'm guessing gm chris ballard will have a long memory. >> the rivalry is back on. [ laughter ] >>> and 49er fans might be pleased to hear seahawks quarterback russell wilson was traded today as a baseball player. wilson who was once drafted to the big leagues was traded from the rangers to the new york yankees. the super bowl champion has always been a fan of the bronx bombers and plans to make an appearance at their spring training camp. >>> you know, today is the national signing day where high school players commit to universities. mom who stormed out of the elevised ceremon pensacola receiver jacob copelan