a rare invitation to the south korean president moon julian to visit people myung moon has hosted kim sr for talks in seoul of the sidelines of the winter olympics she's the first member of the kim family to visit south korea since the nine hundred fifty korean war. there in germany is making the first official visit by an indian prime minister to the palestinian territories he's meeting palestinian president mahmoud abbas a trip to the west bank as part of a three nation tour to strengthen ties with the middle east donald trump has blocked the release of a democratic party rebuttal to a republican memo one russian meddling in the election the bloc no challenges last week's republican memo which accuse the f.b.i. and justice department of bias against trump for the fog rebels in colombia have suspended their campaigns to be elected because of threats by angry mobs now coldly common alternative revolutionary force political party leaders urge the government to ensure their safety fock fighters handed over their weapons last year and became a political party after peace deal ended fifty ye

north korea's kim jong il has invited south korea's president to pyongyang for talks hosted kim sr in seoul on the sidelines of the pics. and being counted in sri lanka for its most peaceful election for decades it's the first votes and laws changed allowing a record number of women to campaign for a seat in local government. now the philippines president roderigo to say wants to change the constitution and switch to a new form of government he says it's a way to decentralize power to the regions and help alleviate poverty but critics say it's just a trick to keep government officials in jobs. as more. former philippines president for didn't marcus ruled with an iron fist for decades his marshall rule was seen by many filipinos as oppressive in one nine hundred eighty six the people power revolution removed him from office ushering in a new era of democracy the one nine hundred eighty seven philippine constitution was drafted with an emphasis on bringing about social justice past presidents have tried to change that constitution in the hope of prolonging their stay in power president

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israel is warning against further escalation and cross over to jerusalem for more also coming up kim jong un sr tells south korea's president he's invited to a summit in the north korean capital and when jay in says he'd be willing to go to pyongyang we'll get the latest from our correspondent. and the world's biggest street party gets underway in brazil. party goers in rio are not letting those weak economy spoil carnival celebrations we'll tell you why this woman is said to have made samba history this year. thanks for joining us i'm mary and i haven't seen israel's military says the country is not seeking escalation with syria this comes after a pro assad forces shot down an israeli fighter jet that had been taking part in raids on targets within syria israel's military says the attacks came in response to an iranian drone entering israeli air space a pilot is said to be in serious condition after the f. sixteen went down over northern israel it's the. most significant incident between israel and syria in years. for more we're joined now by our middle east correspondent tanya kramer who join

kim jong un sr tells south korea's president he's invited to a summit in the north korean capital and when jay in the says he be willing to go to pyongyang or get the latest from our correspondent. and the world's biggest street party gets under way in brazil the. party goers embryo are not letting the weak economies spoil carnival celebrations we'll tell you why this woman is set to make samba history this year. thanks for joining us i'm married to evanston. an israeli fighter jet has been shot down by syrian forces the two pilots parachuted to safety and were taken to the hospital with one of them said to be in serious condition it's the most significant incident between israel and syria in years israel's military says the country is not seeking escalation with syria. and israeli jet in flames an angry reaction from the army and two very different versions of what happened early saturday morning. the key question didn't iranian surveillance drones stray into israeli territory from a base in syria triggering a deadly response from israeli fighter jets syria says its allies drone was

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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. show you know what. we are we want to hold our own. north korea's olympic delegation mocked and historic first it included kim jong the youngest sister of leader kim jong un she's the first member of north korea's ruling dynasty to cross the border since the korean war south korean president moon j.n. well come to by extending the hunter friendship a sign of his high diplomatic ambitions for the games but not everyone was convinced that greeting the delegation with an open hand was the right approach. to be sure you. the people of south korea and the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in

extended a rare invitation to the south korean president mungy and to visit pyongyang moon hosted kim sr for talks in seoul on the sidelines of the winter olympics that of her name has more from going long. in the presidential blue house in the capital seoul relations between the two koreas continued to thaw the meeting had two firsts kim jong is the first member of the ruling family to cross into the south since the korean war the sister of the north korean leader came with the first ever invitation kim jong un is asking south korean president moon jay in to come to pyongyang at a convenient time soon when that's all know it's key president moon said early talks between north korea and the united states are essential to improve relations north korea to be more proactive to move forward to have a dialogue with the united states. it's unclear when that might happen the u.s. and north korea have rebuffed lose attempts so far if an interesting meeting transpires it will be the first time kim jong un has met with the south korean president since assuming power in twenty eleven the last time

korean president to pyongyang for talks to kim sr so on the sidelines of the winter olympics. and thousands of demonstrators have rallied against racism in the italian city of much of a week after six africans were shot by a far right sympathizer protesters warned of a revival of neo fascist sentiments during the campaign for next month's national elections. the irish republican party shin fein has elected a new leader to replace gerry adams who announced he was stepping down in november mary lou mcdonald says she's committed to pushing for a united ireland but has not been reports now from dublin she has more immediate challenges mean taking over from a man she calls a political giant mary lou mcdonald paid tribute to gerry adams who became shin fein president when she was a teenager and he was instrumental in northern ireland's peace process that led to the good friday agreement two decades ago he has defined politics on the science for a generation or more and when others said it was impossible gerry and martin mcguinness along with john hume and others bravely walked the p

south korea welcome to the show great to have you with us on better the olympics are over with so kim sr shaking hands with president moon dry in sitting closely together at the olympic stadium smiling exchanging comments is a great diplomatic breakthrough the press is expecting but the beginning of something or is it all going to come back to being enemies now that games are over well it depends on whether north korea has intention to denuclearize. if all these. things are just to maintain as a means of retaining their nuclear capability is we'll go back to where we were before the olympics or we could be worse off so it all depends on those who is genuine intention well p.r. yun apparently wants to talk to the united states united states says it's open to talks with north korea but nobody wants to go first what is so role in this who blinks first game. well. a low is important to figure out what most careers intention is. dialo itself doesn't resolve the problem unless north korea. is willing to abandon his nuclear programs missile programs as well so tall tales between us and those ko

meeting between the two sides at the presidential palace in seoul the north korean delegation includes kim sr it's in south korea for the winter olympics. chairman kim jong un's on voip kim yo junk delivered a letter expressing a willingness to improve relations she also delivered a message from kim jong un that he is willing to meet president moon in the near future and that he hopes president moon visits the north at a convenient time. for name joins us now from so what about the response from seoul to that invite. well let's not forget sammy if this meeting actually transpires this will be the first time that the north korean leader kim jong un meets with the south korean president since taking power in twenty eleven the last time leaders from the north and south met was eleven years ago at a summit in pyongyang it was hosted by chief kim jong un's of father south korea of course is thrilled with this breakthrough moment president in in the run up to this week had been talking about re conciliation and peace on the korean peninsula using the pyongyang winter olympics as a launching pad to

a rare invitation to the south korean president mungy isn't to visit pyongyang the moon is hosted kim sr for talks in seoul on the sidelines of the winter olympics she's the first member of the kim family to visit south korea since the nine hundred fifty korean war. chairman kim jong un's on voip kim yo junk delivered a letter expressing a willingness to improve relations she also delivered a message from kim jong un that he is willing to meet president moon in the near future and that he hopes president moon visits the north at a convenient time when they're under modi has been making the first official visit by an indian prime minister to the palestinian territory he's met palestinian president mahmoud abbas in a trip to the west bank as part of a three nation tour to strengthen ties with the middle east earlier he laid a wreath on the tumor former palestinian leader yasser arafat's. donald trump's block the release of a democratic party rebuttal to a republican memo on russian meddling in the election the bloc no challenges last week's republican memo which accused the f.b.i. and just

north korea's kim jong un has asked south korea's president to join him in pyongyang for talks hosted kim sr in seoul on the sidelines of the winter olympics votes are being counted ensure long after its most peaceful elections in decades it's the first since a lot torah laws changed allowing a record number of women to campaign for a seat in local government the irish republican army fein has elected a new leader to replace gerry adams who announced he was stepping down and november donnel says she's committed to pushing for a united ireland mcdonnell one adams had been involved in talks on reconvening northern ireland's devolved government which broke down a year ago. thousands of anti-fascist demonstrators have rallied in the italian city of serato were six africans were shot and injured just over a week ago anti-racism rallies also took place in rome along then palermo it comes less than a month before national elections with far right parties expected to make a strong showing protesters in the philippines are urging president rico to tear take to stop china's military expansion in the s

south korea welcome to the show great to have you with us ambassador the olympics are over with so kim sr shaking hands with president moon dry in sitting closely together at the olympic stadium smiling exchanging comments is a great diplomatic breakthrough the press is expecting but the beginning of something or is it all going to come back to being enemies now that games are over well it depends on whether north korea has intention to denuclearize if they have. all these. things are just to maintain as a means of retaining their nuclear capabilities will go back to where we were before the olympics or we could be worse off so it all depends on both korea's genuine intention well pian yun apparently wants to talk to the united states united states says it's open to talks with north korea but nobody wants to go first what is so role in this who blinks first game. well dialo is important to figure out what most korea's intention is but. dialo itself doesn't resolve the problem unless north korea. is willing to abandon its nuclear programs missile programs as well so tall between us and tho

the pence team that the united states with use this as an opportunity to convey a face to face to kim jong sr the quote maximum pressure kind of policy that the united states plans to continue exerting on north korea unless it denuclearize is bear in mind north korea likely cancel about meeting because it was upset that earlier that week pence had said that the toughest round of economic sanctions sanctions were coming to north korea said that he wouldn't allow the north korean propaganda to whitewash their murderous regime and he met with north korean defectors still ahead on al-jazeera. we have to do more to protect our children and they wake up for the florida school shooting us president response of the proposal on gun control. has families torn apart venezuelans make desperate choices for order to survive a deepening economic crisis. by the sky knowing the range and harbor or off the coast of the italian riviera. hello there we've seen some heavy rain over parts of the middle east recently the latest system is edging its way eastwards now taking away that wet weather with it we've also s

extended a rare invitation to the south korean president mungy him to visit pyongyang moon hosted kim sr for talks in seoul the sidelines of the winter olympics at least nineteen people have been killed in a double decker bus toppled over in hong kong witnesses say the bus was going much faster than usual. one of the most controversial public figures in northern ireland is retiring in fein leader gerry adams is being replaced by mary lou mcdonald he was considered the spokesman for the irish republican army in its thirty year was when british rule of northern ireland since then these played a pivotal part in the peace process those are your headlines the news continues after upfront stay with us here announcer zero. after you. he's been called one of the most wanted political fugitives of twenty nine team that's former georgian president mikheil saakashvili faces possible extradition to his home country from his new country ukraine i'll ask him if he's prepared for life behind bars and later i'll talk to the somali refugee turned u.s. politician about life in trump's america. really than

received a rare invitation to visit the i'm from north korea's leader kim jong il and then hosted kim sr for talks in seoul on the sidelines of the winter olympics there and ramadi is wrapped up the first official visit by an indian prime minister to the palestinian territories he's met palestinian president mahmoud abbas bodies' trip as part of a three nation tour to strengthen ties with the middle east and double decker buses crashed into hong kong software killing at least eighteen people these forty seven people were injured in the crash nineteen of whom are in a serious condition. holds have been counted in sri lanka after its most peaceful election for decades it's the first votes in select trial laws changed allowing a record number of women to campaign for a seat in local government europe today those the headline states in for a daily look behind the day's headlines and insight story and we'll be back with a full news hour in just under half an hour. flashpoint between israel syria and iran suspected iranian drone is shot down then an israeli warplane crashes it's a major us col

and hosted kim sr in seoul on the sidelines of the winter olympics it's the latest sign of warming relations between the two governments after a tense period over the north's nuclear weapons program votes are being counted in sri lanka after its most peaceful elections in decades is the first vote since electoral laws changed allowing a record number of women to campaign for a seat in local government thousands of anti fascist demonstrators a rally to the italian city of much of where six africans were injured in a drive by shooting a week ago and the racism rallies also took place in rome alone and it comes just three weeks before national elections with far right parties expected to make a strong showing. indonesia's navy has seized more than a ton of crystal meth and arrested for suspected drug smugglers the sea substances were paraded after being found on a boat in indonesia and waters near singapore on weapons day they'd been hidden under sacks of rice for taiwanese men have now been arrested those are your headlines the news continues after counting the cost i will see you top of the h

alongside kim jong sr of north korean leader kim jong il. some south koreans particularly younger generations were critical of this sudden union between north and south preceded by the nation's providing together a four days opening ceremony and said it would harm the host nation's medal hopes but all those including those lucky enough to have tickets welcome the step towards peace however temporary it proves. it was a good idea to form the united team i'm very much looking forward to this guy and the feeling that our nation becomes one of you know. i think the united team is beneficial is a part of improving the relations between the koreas. will lose a meaningful event i'm so glad to see this game. the korean team took to the ice in white jerseys with a unified flag two hundred twenty nine north korean cheerleaders across the border on the korean so you are providing for the symbolism of the current unity but how to early chances to score but it was switzerland half way through the first period the swiss are going to hire six in the world.

korea's kim jong un has invited the south korean president to pyongyang for talks monday in hosted kim sr in seoul on the sidelines of the winter olympics it's the latest sign of warming relations between the two governments after a tense period over the north's nuclear weapons program votes are being counted in sri lanka after its most peaceful elections for decades it's the first vote since electoral laws changed allowing a record number of women to campaign for a seat in local government. thousands of demonstrators are rallied against racism in the italian city of much about a week after six africans were injured in a drive by shooting protesters warned of a revival of neo fascist sentiment during the campaign for next month's national election and he racism rallies also took place in roma land and. the irish republican party should faine has elected a new leader to replace gerry adams who announced he was stepping down in november mary lou mcdonald says she's committed to pushing for a united ireland those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after upfront also use

so this this invitation that was carried by kim jong il in sr is certainly really significant if not

received a rare invitation to visit the i'm from north korea's leader kim jong il and then hosted kim sr for talks in seoul on the sidelines of the winter olympics there andrew modi's wrapped up the first official visit by an indian prime minister to the palestinian territories he's met palestinian president mahmoud abbas modi's trip as part of a three nation tour to strengthen ties with the middle east example decker buses crashed in hong kong suffered killing at least eighteen people these forty seven people were injured in the crash nineteen of whom are in a serious condition. folds having come to ensure uncle after its most peaceful election for decades it's the first votes in select trial laws changed allowing a record number of women to campaign for a seat in local government europe today those the headline states in for a daily look behind the day's headlines and insight story and we'll be back with a full news hour in just under half an hour. flashpoints between israel syria and iran suspected iranian drone is shot down then an israeli warplane crashes it's a major us collation o

so this this invitation that was carried by kim jong il in sr is certainly really significant if not surprising so it's very big step in any case and one of. the plans behind this i mean yesterday he shows his new care potential and today we hear about his invitation how is it all facing together. well it's hard to say what kim jong un's motives are but certainly what is happening now is driving a wedge between south korea and the united states i mean we saw just last night at the opening ceremony vice president mike pence pretty much gave the cold shoulder to the north korean delegation. now with the pitot with the potential that president moon might be meeting with president trump's archenemy in pyongyang that certainly would make relations between seoul and washington would make them rocky. i mean how likely is it that south korean president and win accept the an invitation then. well according to his press secretary president moon did say that north's and south korea need to work out some conditions in the future to make that all happened so it was kind of vague but what came out

to the kim sr in seoul on the sidelines of the winter olympics. votes are being counted in sri lanka after its most peaceful election and decades it's the first vote since luck or a last change allowing a record number of women to campaign for a seat and local governments the irish republican party fein has elected a new leader to replace gerry adams who announced he was stepping down in november a limit donald says she's committed to fishing for a united ireland and allah and adams have been involved in talks on reconvening northern ireland's devolved government which broke down a year ago and thousands of anti-fascist demonstrators have rallied in the italian city of surat our worst six africans were shot and injured just over a week ago a far right sympathizer and held by police suspected of carrying out that drive by shooting anti-racism rallies also took place in rome milan and palermo it comes less than a month before national elections with far right parties expected to make a strong showing. those are the headlines to keep it here on al-ja

between the two sides of the presidential palace in seoul the north korean delegation which includes kim sr as in south korea for the winter olympics the invitation marks a cooling in tensions on the korean peninsula. chairman kim jong un's on voip kim yo junk delivered a letter expressing a willingness to improve relations she also delivered a message from kim jong un that he is willing to meet president moon james in the near future and that he hopes president moon visits the north at a convenient time going to him has more now from congo if this meeting transpires it would be historic this would be the first time that north korean leader kim jong il met with the south korean president since taking office in twenty eleven there's been a lot of speculation in the south korean media in the last several days that kim jong un sister kim neo jiang a trusted adviser and high ranking party leader was coming with an invite in hand she delivered a letter and virtually asked that president moon come to the north soon at a convenient time president moon says let's arrange that and let's create favor

jong kim jong un sr with the world watching the olympics she will put a young telegenic face on the regime there is no denying the significance of her presence at the games given that kim jong is the first member of north korea's ruling family to ever visit the south but before falling under her spell western news outlets might have done some homework and considered her day job propaganda is what kim jong guts. as the head of north korea's department of propaganda and as a taishan. she does run a very important department that department make sure that north koreans have few if any real access to outside information that they remain in that dog and that department also does its best to restrict the flow of information out of north korea none of that was broached in reporting on. only the fact that she exuded a softer image that she smiled for the cameras that she looked modest and sincere. may be seen as a more propaganda show to make create more pitiful war loving images of north korea but from the viewpoint. that this is a very important political breakthrough given that she was the firs

between the two sides at the presidential palace in seoul the north korean delegation which includes kim sr is in south korea for the winter olympics potential months a cooling in tensions on the korean peninsula more now from the top of the name she joins us live from cancun on the toughness i understand the north korean leader has invited the south korean president to meet what more do we know. daryn if this meeting transpires it would be historic kim jong. korea has not met with the south korean president since he took office in twenty eleven in the last couple of days there and the south korean media had been buzzing was back elation that kim jong un sister kim jong a trusted advisor and high ranking party official was coming to the south with an invite in hand she had a letter and requested that president moon come to the north to meet with the north korean leader soon at a quote convenient time president moon says let's arrange that and let's prepare the conditions going forward the last time leaders from the north and south met was in two thousand and seven that was during an intervi

this is t w news coming to you live from berlin kim jong un sr arrives for south korea's winter olympics so it's the first ever visit to the south by a member of the ruling kim dynasty is her trip across the border a sign of fall or just a political ploy to get the latest from killing china also coming up u.s. government shuts down again after a rogue republican senator blocks a bipartisan spending bill but another late night vote means this closure could be short lived. wall street drops again and world markets follow with the dow jones now down more than ten percent it's officially a market correction to tell you what that means in business. also on the program germans take stock of the new coalition deal they've had a day now to mull over the agreement struck between on the back as conservatives of the social democrats refugee policy and germany's role in europe are stirring some strong emotions. hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. a high level north korean delegation has arrived in south korea ahead of the opening ceremony for the winter olympics later today the delegation

the last minute the state department says penn seen here sitting in front of north korean leader kim jong sr was willing to see her and other officials from pyongyang they were in south korea for the opening ceremony of the pyung chang games the tests are going to aim as more from seoul. this aborted meeting was two weeks in the making the cia learned that the north koreans wanted to meet with u.s. vice president mike pence while he was attending the opening ceremony of the pyung chang olympics it was slated to take place in seoul the following day at the presidential blue house the south koreans would act as an intermediary but only the united states and north koreans would be present two hours before that scheduled meeting the north koreans backed out they were apparently angry because earlier that week pence had said that the toughest round of economic sanctions has yet to come and that the united states would continue exerting maximum pressure on north korea to denuclearize he also said that he wouldn't allow quote north korean propaganda to conceal its human rights abuses north korea wa

the sports committee and the re-unification committee there are people who are facing sanction kim jong un sr is facing un sanctions for human rights violations connected to censorship and that sports committee chairman was actually facing a un travel ban due to u.n. sanctions imposed last year after north korea's bola sic missile tests now at the request of the south korean government that man was given an exemption and allowed to travel to south korea the president moon j. in is very keen to seize this political opportunity moon is the son of refugee parents he has always been pro engagement and is very much hoping to advance the relationship between the two koreas during this a lympics. he will be meeting with the delegation on saturday it's unclear if they'll be any major diplomatic breakthroughs but of course the south korean media is a frenzy with speculation there is hope that perhaps kim jong sr will be carrying a letter from him inviting president moon to north korea for discussions but for now the spotlight is on the pyongyang winter olympics and the delegations arrival the first st

vice president mike pence and the north korean delegation with kim jong un sr were here for the opening ceremony that this time during the closing ceremony the south koreans are going to make attempts to avoid any kind of encounters or awkwardness you mention the general that's leading this eight member north korean delegation he is generating a lot of controversy and martine it's part of a bigger wave of public discontent that we have been seeing and hearing since president moon began pushing an engagement policy with north korea at the beginning of the year this general is a hard liner and as you mentioned he's believed to have been responsible for attacks against south koreans most notably the sinking of a warship in twenty ten forty six sailors were killed so now the victims' families and many conservatives are pushing back asking why the general would be here during this moment the moon camp is saying that this man is the perfect person to come at this point in time it oversees relations with south korea it is this man does have a say in north korea's nuclear program and it's askin

repel quote invasive forces much further celt yang is trying to put its best foot forward sending kim jong sr of the north korean leader as part of their olympic delegation shall be the first member of the north's ruling family to cross the demilitarized zone. the u.s. is response is also a mixed bag american vice president pence is meeting regional leaders ahead of the games he's already warned the u.s. is preparing more aggressive sanctions on the north. and he promised korea's president that the u.s. wouldn't rest until pyongyang abandons its nuclear ambitions. and allow me to do assure you. the people of south korea and the united states of america will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder in our effort to bring maximum pressure to bear on north korea until the time comes when they finally sent permanently. an irreversible abandon their nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions to. the world maybe coming together for the winter olympics but the gulf between washington and north korea is as wide as ever. our joining me now is eight and foster carter korea expert at leeds university in the

this is the good news life from an invitation from pyongyang kim joe un sr it's how the south koreans for. that ends he's inviting us to establish in the north korean capital range and says he'd be willing to go we have more from our correspondents in south korea. syria says it's shot at an israeli fighter jets offense as israel carries a airstrikes in syria.

the south ahead of the winter olympics in q one chang leading the delegation is expected to be kim jong un sr and one of the largest peacetime crossings of the korean border a group of two hundred eighty north koreans travelled to the south on wednesday kim jong un says that kim jong il is expected to arrive empty on chinese soon but the real concern is over a north korean official listed in the u.n. travel ban more now from a diplomatic editor james bays who's at the united nations in new york. there's been a great deal of attention on the fact that kim jong un's sister is leading north korea's delegation to the winter olympics but the u.n. security council is actually more concerned about another name on the delegation list and that's choi who is a senior north korean party official and chair of the national sports guidance committee but the security council is concerned about him because he appears in one of their resolutions through june last year and he is under sanctions in that resolution for his role as the voice director of the propaganda and agitation department of north korea he's

pence team that the united states would use this as an opportunity to convey a face to face to kim jong sr the quote maximum pressure kind of policy that the united states plans to continue exerting on north korea unless it denuclearize is trump apparently took it very seriously that kim jong sr was in south korea it was historic as you might recall rob this was the first time a member of the ruling kim family had stepped foot on south korean soil the interesting thing of course this comes against the backdrop natasha of the the south korea's president has been invited to the north and yet to the north has pulled out of this meeting with the u.s. is there any indication from the about where the dynamics of the relationships in the region are going as a result of the. well this is you know is a very tricky geopolitical situation you have president moon who is pushing for engagement and is has said that any kind of dialogue with north korea going forward must also involve the united states bear in mind north korea likely cancel that meeting because it was upset that earlier that week pence h

pence team that the united states would use this as an opportunity to convey a face to face to kim jong un sr the quote maximum pressure kind of policy that the united states plans to continue exerting on north korea unless it denuclearize is bear in mind north korea likely cancel about meeting because it was upset that earlier that week pence had said that the toughest round of economic sanctions sanctions were coming to north korea said that he wouldn't allow the north korean propaganda to whitewash their murderous regime and he met with north korean defectors. well u.s. president donald trump has called for a ban on bomb stocks that's a device that allows a semiautomatic rifle to fire at the rate of a machine god. florida school shootings sparked renewed debate on gun control like and safety advocates say it's only the bare minimum of what the government should do to prevent mattia things i did to castro has more. the bomb stocks of deadly threat was witnessed in october when a gunman used them to rain down bullets on a crowd in las vegas killing fifty eight people the call to bamba stocks

olympics the state department says pence seen here sitting in front of the north korean leader kim jong un sr was willing to see her and other officials from pyongyang the meeting would have been the first between senior officials from the two countries those are the headlines the news continues on al-jazeera after the stream. news has never been more available but the message is simplistic and misinformation is rife the listening post provides a critical counterpoint trying to bring mainstream when you do narrative at this time on al-jazeera. having ok and your in the stream today we're looking at the situation. the country facing economic collapse so we have a new austerity budget political tensions and many citizens are happy right now we are live on you tube you can send us your questions or comments and be part of the show too and imo they could be a lot of street protests in sudan have mostly been quiet and there's been a virtual.

turn back to throughout the games how important do you think this diplomatic overture is to have kim jong un sr at the opening ceremonies. certainly there's some hope that kim jong il is bringing with her a message from her big brother. but of course not everything is worked out perhaps as president moon as hoped there had that he had arranged a dinner between some world leaders including kim jong un the rest of the north korean delegation as well as the american delegation led by vice president mike pence but according to reports here pence only stayed a very brief time at this reception it's unclear if he had any interaction at all with the north koreans so i think that someone pulled the rug out and to pull the carpet out from under president plans here but with so much attention being given to the north korean delegation are the hosts of the games concerned that the athletic competition is going to be overshadowed. unfortunately in almost any olympiad politics tend to overshadow the actual events and with north korea in the equation. as you mentioned these are two countries that are still a