. >> the vice president comes to south korea with a guest, the father of otto warmbier, the american college student who died days after his release from a north korean prison. what do you want the north koreans to see as they look across and see the two of you? what do you want the world to see? >> we want to world to see that not only is north korea guilty of military provocations but also north korea has one of the worst records on human rights in the world today. and the fate of otto warmbier is just one of literally hundreds of thousands of stories in recent years of people that have been imprisoned and tortured and killed by this regime. we just are simply determined to make sure that even in the midst of the powerful background and idealism of the olympics, that the world is also reminded of the truth about north korea. >> we also asked about the mueller investigation. will the president, if requested, agree to an interview? would you suggest that he sit down and speak with mueller's office and move this thing toward a conclusion? >> you know, our administration has been fully

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this the country where otto warmbier was sentenced for 15 years for the theft of a poster. and never regained consciousness. on friday otto warmbier's dad will attend the olympic opening ceremony as a guest of vice president pence. the diplomatic tension, spi over in the sports arena. among those who two north korean skaters. their olympic dreams have flourished here under the watchful eye of the leaders. when you're from north korea, the pressure is at another level. wementor this 74-year-old speed skating champion. she was the first korean to medal at a winter olympics back in 1964. she has dreamt of north and won.r, she explains lived in the south. i last spoke to him in 1990, she says. four years ago, he died of cancer. for decades, families have been divided, lives devastated by a conflict that here they say, never ended. in an education center, with its own replica missile, young people learn music and sports. but these boys must soon start ten years military service. would you rather fight for your country or play sport for your country? we would rather protect our c

. >> sandra: of course, we know otto warmbier's father fred was a guest of the vice president while heas traveling there at the opening ceremonies. here is mike pence talking about that meeting. >> fred warmbier and his family have told the story of their wonderful otto warmbier who was imprisoned in north korea. released in such a condition that by the time he made it home, he would pass away. fred is now a great champion for the north from which you fled and the freedom of the people there. it's an honor to be with you today. >> thank you. >> sandra: obviously very powerful moment. >> reporter: indeed a very powerful moment. a reminer of just how repressive this north korean regime is. human rights violations are committed against not their own citizen, but also potentially folks who are captured like otto warmbier. we cannot deviate from the fact that north korea remains a threat, that all of this pageantry is great, but at the end of the day, this might just be one large distraction. we should not be naive about these interactions. the vice president conveying the right message. >>

student otto warmbier who died in a coma.ied of brain damage after being held in detention in north korea for more than a year. curiously, vice president pence seemed to leave the door open to the possibility of talks, though the u.s. side has made it clear there are no requests for any sit down meeting here in pyeongchang. as pence makes his way here, the north koreans are arriving in large numbers. not only some 22 athletes here in training, but a ferry boat arrived carrying 140-member art troupe on the coast. they were met by anti-north korea protesters from south korea. some holding up signs of the po portrait of kim jong un with his face blocked out in black. there is another delegation that will include 200 cheerleaders and tae kwon do team. and the insulting criticism of president trump calling him an old lunatic. meanwhile, an unexpected hiccup here in pyeongchang. authorities here is a that there's been an outbreak of the norovirus also known as winter vomiting bug. 41 guards came down with it. acute diarrhea and nau

extremely experienced man who speaks korean and went to retrieve otto warmbier. the american student held for more than a year in north korea. he discovered he was in a coma and essentially dying when he was brought back to the u.s. they say at this time you need experienced diplomats with their voices in washington. this is a loss of yet one more. it is also coming after victor chau. he has been overlooked for that job and warned about the threat of violence here on the korean peninsula. to this day, there is no u.s. ambassador here in the korean capital. dave. >> we are left to wonder where does this relationship go from here? ivan watson, thank you. >>> the white house is demanding the syrian government honor the cease-fire. the calls come amid reports of chemical attacks launched on civilians. russian president vladimir putin ordering a five-hour pause daily in the area of ghouta from 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. eastern time. sam kiley has the latest for us. sam, is the pause holding and why does vladimir putin have the authority to call the shots? >> reporter: fi

i'm sure otto warmbier's parents were equally charm.a loesch conservative commentator she outflanked him in starving citizens, torture, murdering her own family members, glowing coverage of the regime is insane and arie saying, you've got to be kidding me. so heather, we knew that coverage of the oh olympics in south korea was political but the reviews are catching reviews by surprise. heather: the headlines, the regime of north korea will use as propaganda. the server was fired at outback for what happened here? >> she was fired after filling out 735-dollar carry-out order for a church. mega church in florida but then she says she was fired because she criticized on social media that they did not tip her. so the church is very apologetic, they released statement saying we did not call the restaurant to have her fired. we we wanted to get the solution resolved. hey, we had nothing to do with this and they are right about that because outback has a policy against criticizing customers on social media. this is sparking big debate over tak

the vice president instead accompanied the father of otto warmbier, died as soon as he got here fromefectors, calling on the world not to be fooled by the rogue regime, turning on the smiley face before i get into a serious discussion, talk to you about smiley face. there was a manuel orrego-savalr there , there was a >> neil: character there. >> why did they not go with a handsome kim jong un? >> the one thing, the vice president is very measured's standoffish stance when he came to embracing the north. i think at a certain point, i get the message of the vice president is trying to convey. we don't buy the north korean charm offensive. trying to put one over us so they can continue -- but at a certain point, at these kind of events, doesn't it become rude not to shake the guy's -- i mean the woman's hand? >> i think it's rude to murder your own people. the sister of kim jong un is complicit in north korea, a horrendous regime. the vice president set a perfect tone. you've got the sister of the dictator, you have the vice president there with a bunch of defectors from the north, inc

family, and then they talked with the defectors, and he invited otto warmbier's father, and they talkedbout that. i think the strategy right now is continuing to squeeze them financially, diplomatically, and all options are on the table. trump has not decided on the use of military strike, but i think that is also on the table too. >> do you think that the trump administration is waiting for the right moment to negotiate, or do you think donald trump fundamentally hasn't decided whether he wants to negotiate? >> i think he has not decided, but i think it's really hard to get back to negotiation right now. sanctions take time. i mean, iran's case, it took three years of hard sanctions, so they need to take time, and it's just fighting. so now negotiation is not what the administration is looking for right now. >> fascinating. we will of course, be following this issue. >>> next up, the woman who wants to take vladimir foputin's job. she is running for the presidency of russia in next month's election. does she have the chance to win? i'll ask her. rn honking ] [ engine revving ] what's t

listen. >> otto's wonderful parents fred and cindy warmbier, are here with us tonight along with otto's brother and sister. you're powerful witnesses to a menace that threatens our world. tonight we pledge to honor otto's memory with total american resolve. in 1996, seongho was a starving boy. later he was tortured by north korean authors after returning from a brief visit to china. today he lives in seoul where he rescues other defectors and broadcasts into north korea what the regime fears most, the truth. >> michelle and howard, what is the justification or the motivation for our president to get to us hate north korea more than we already do? most of us laugh at it. we think it's a fool slish country. we know it's cruel. why does he want to raise the temperature of hatred by the american population? >> i mean, the north korea regime certainly is cruel and depraved. this sort of thing parading the cruelty and torture inflicted by the regime it's something similar to what you saw both before the first gulf war and before the invasion of iraq to kind of get people to feel emotionally i

and vice president mike pence is in ta attendance with the father of otto warmbier who died after being released from a north korean jail. >>> and arguments in a lawsuit that could block a border wall. they say that the plan must be subjected to normal environmental reviews. the trump administration dismissed. and the case is being heard by the same federal judge. over the mexican heritage during the 2016 campaign. >>> from chicago to detroit schools are closed and hundreds of schools are canceled as snow makes its way through the upper great lakes. and some areas could see as much as a foot of snow and several crashes are reported and drivers are advised to stay off the roads if possible. >>> a 6-year-old in florida was desperate to win a stuffed animal inside of the claw machine. he got frustrated and climbed in. and then he got stuck inside. the fire department came with a crowbar and rescued him. if you wonder whether he got a stuffed animal? the answer is yes. the restaurant sent him home with four. >> nobody gets those. >> it's a scam. more to come on "action news" at noon. the ne

who can forget the treatment of otto warmbier sent home to die after suffering brain damage in northorean prison. many north korean defectors have also documented the horrific living conditions, including a man named g named h. >> one day he tried to steal coal from a railroad car to barter for a few scraps of food which were very hard to get. in the process, he passed out on the train tracks exhausted from hunger. he woke up as a train ran over his limbs. >> coming out, quite a contrast, martha, to the glamorous headline coming out of the winter olympics. >> martha: trace, thank you very much. good reminders there bill bennett host of the podcast. he is also a fox news contributor. bill, good to see you tonight. it seems that, you know, they are pretty much eating out of the hands of the north koreans because they have played this perfectly in terms of presenting themselves in a way that certainly the regime is absolutely not to be represented. >> yeah, i think a line from shakespeare we will go to them most counterfeitly. we all knew the media preferred the liberals and the democra

remember otto warmbier, a weak u.s.en who was tortured within an inch of his life and died last june. remember how they used to torture him? according to his dad.mo they removed his teeth. i doubt -- they placed them back in his mouth in different parts or they shouldn't be. now we are seeing, as he mentioned, story after story, kim jong un's sister turns on the term, takes mike pence's spotlight. i'm sure if this was joe biden, that wouldn't happen. the runningha joke on social mea this weekend, veryry effective,f this were 1936, the headlines would be "eva braun steals a spotlight at munich olympics." it's essentially saying the same thing. >> sean: this is interesting. young wrote a spiritual biograpy of donald trump, and i am sure thatmp those who don't like donald trump's tweets or he's had a controversial life, they may not understand it but one thing is certain. he's not going to make a deal with two bit dictators that are threatening to destroy america, be it the mullahs in iran or bribe the north korean dictato

father of otto warmbier who died six days after released from the north korean custody.he vice president telling them that the united states stands in solidarity with those in north korea who yearn for freedom. the vice president announcing on the trip tough sanctions against north korea and calling on the south to disengage with pyeongchang saying don't fall for the offensive. join the united states in the pressure campaign. president moon of south korea caught in the middle here. the high ranking delegation that arrived included historically kim jong un's younger sister. they she is expected to have lunch with the south korean president tomorrow. several sources are telling me it is likely she will offer an invitation for president moon to visit north korea some time this year. that is something that president moon is willing to do if certain conditions were met. the question is what does north korea want out of this. they are trying to drive a wedge between washington and seoul and trying to extend the buffer they have where it will be difficult for the united states

korea has human rights abuses, but to kind of take the suffering of whether it is the family of otto warmbier- amy: and tents was with his father. >> and basically, using them for the political agenda. i think what worries me is they are trying to build and convince the american people that the reparation" of" north koreans is for a much tighter the preservation of america's freedom. there is the historical context. there's no recognition that the conditions facing so many north korean people have very much to do with a long history of u.s. economic blockade and aggression that has obviously enabled the country to have the people rally around the kim regime. amy: talk about who this north korean defector is who was honored. >> he is a north korean defector. obviously, tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of north koreans suffered under the famine, which there was inadequate food. amy: his financier thor? >> tim short of a renowned journalist for the nation, just wrote a piece that is up-to-date about the kind of shady back channel dealings that thor how how person has this history, i b

thank you. >> eric: president trump, of course, honoring the memory of otto warmbier during his states. otto was the 22-year-old university of virginia student who died in june just days after his release from a north korean prison and we're learning that his father, fred, will travel to south korea with vice president mike pence to attend the winter olympics. joining us with more on this is governor john sununu, former white house chief of staff to president george h.w. bush. i think this is brilliant. a vivid, compelling, emotional reminder to the world of the unforgiving brutality of kim jong-un's regime by having mr. warmbier there. >> not only brilliant it's important. the north koreans have been very successful since the clinton administration in creating either a false sympathy. you know, they talked about the starving north koreans and we gave them food, etc., and other processes to create an incentive for the west to kick the can of nuclear development down the road. the president has said there is no more road. the north koreans tried to create some road with the charm offen

he is bringing as a special guest otto warmbier's father. so we are trying to make a point. you heard mr. trump's state of the union address where he focused on the depravity of the kim jong-un regime, having the north korean defector there. many mr. trump has met with eight and now otto warmbier's father is a special guest of vice president pence. so we're full steam ahead with maximum pressure policy so i'm not -- i want to temper expectations that there's going to be a huge progress made, i think. >> i think that's fair. that's why it was surprising to hear the vice president say "we'll see what happens." it would have been less surprising if he had said "no way, no how, not until xyz happens," no? >> he said if he does meet with anybody his message will be clear, that north korea has to give up nuclear weapons, denuclearization has to be on the table so they could meet but i'm not holding my breath there will be a breakthrough on the missile and nuclear crisis! so no breakthrough. is there anything that you could foresee happening that could make things worse for the u.s

certainly, mike pence's inclusion of the parents of otto warmbier, and visiting the second ship that was attacked by north korea, clearly that is a signal that e u.s. has not changed its view on pyongyang. jane: thank you for joining me. the families of the victims of jihadists they go o into the islamic state group have called on them to face justice er court. they part of a team of british i.s. members nicknamed the beatles. u.s. officials said the group were accused of executing 27 hostages. daniel sandford has more. daniel: they became the most infamous gang of foreign fighters in the self-styled islamic state. callous tourers and public executioners of hostages. jihadi john --his real name mohammed emwazi --now dead. aine davison in prn turkey. in the two men we know were captured last month, kotey and el shafee elsheikh. the man suspected of beheading alan henning, a driver d aid worker, and david haines, a longtime aide worker from per -- his daughter is now contempting the punishments his newly captured suspected killers should face. >> he should die a long, slow, paful death

he will attend the opening ceremonies, and he is bringing the father of otto warmbier, the american studentho basically came back and died in the united states after being imprisoned in north korea. how will that go down? what will the north koreans think about that? >> vice president pence's message very clear. that you got -- north korea, you got to really give up your nuclear weapons, and you have to pursue democracy and human rights. those are american goals. but north korea -- it's very difficult for north korea to accept vice president pence's demands. however, we are hoping that there would be some kind of new momentum for having a meeting between vice president pence and the chairman kim jong-nam. it would be really good for us. >> but that would be pretty huge. that would be the highest level meeting in many, many years between an american and a north korean official. >> north korea then should give some kind of positive message to vice president pence. otherwise, there's no reason for vice president pence to meet the north korean leader. therefore, it is very important for north k

every american remembers the heartbreaking story of otto warmbier.ll of those in the media who think i should have stood and cheered with the north koreans, i say -- the united states of america doesn't stand with murderous dictatorships. we stand up to murderous dictatorships. [ applause ] and we will keep standing strong until north korea stops threatening our country, our allies or until they abandon their nuclear and ballistic missiles once and for all. so in this white house, it's about strength. it's about growth for our nation. and it's working. america is more secure and our economy is booming. since election day 2016, businesses large and small have created more than 2.5 million new jobs across this country. unemployment hasn't been this low in 17 years and more americans are working today than ever before in american history. after eight years of a stagnant economy and wages that wouldn't budge, american workers are seeing their paychecks rise faster today than at any point in nearly a decade. and more than 1.5 million americans have left t

otto warmbier's dad, fred. >> fred is now a great champion for the north from which you fled and the freedom of the people there. it is an honor. >> sandra: more on the vice president's trip as he continues to keep the pressure on the north korea regime. >> bill: awaiting a white house decision, could be any moment on the release of the democratic rebuttal to the republican fisa memo. should president trump sign off on that? will we see it together, america? we'll ask david bossie coming up shortly right here. people would stare. psoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there on stage. i wanted to be clear. i wanted it to last. so i kept on fighting. i found something that worked. and keeps on working. now? they see me. see me. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you- cosentyx is proven to help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...find clear skin that can last. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx, you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your d

out for their outrageous behavior, for their violations, for their human rights abuses, for the otto warmbieratment and death, or whether we have missed an opportunity for direct talks? >> well, look -- >> perhaps impossible to tell? >> i think it's a little hard to tell. one would have expected that this had been all well choreographed with the south koreans but it appears that it was not. of course we always call out north korea for its horrible human rights abuses, for the awful death of otto warmbier, for what they do to their own people. that's all very appropriate. it's all about sequencing, all about choreography and i actually think it was a mistake to send ivanka trump, because they called kim jong-un's sister, the north korean ivanka trump and now we will have a direct comparison. north korea is sending the head of -- the vice-chair of their workers central party, who really was the mastermind in 2010 incident that killed 46 koreans. there's been a lot of protest in south korea. so they have a lot at stake. they have opposition in their own country. i wouldn't expect there to be any

the vice president's special guest at the olympics, the father of otto warmbier, the young american whod after being imprisoned in north korea. in all, nearly 3,000 athletes from 92 countries competing. the u.s. with its largest winter olympics team ever, no medals yet. but this 17-year-old phenom snowboarder setting the u.s. to medal with his qualifying run. >> matt gutman joins us live from south korea. matt, it feels cold just looking at you. weather a major concern for athletes and spectators. the dangerous cold and the winds could delay competitions? >> that's right, tom, it's 10 below zero right now with the windchill. frostbite is a serious concern for competitors. right now, you could see those flags whipping behind me. the concern is for downhill skiers, could throw them off track and cause them to crash. a number of events postponed today. >> matt, thanks so much. >>> still ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday -- terror on the train. police move in to stop an alleged arsonist before it's too late. >>> a new scam, this one promising to save money on your heating bills. t

this is the true character of the kim regime, their treatment of otto. >> mr. warmbier told me he was deeply touched when a north korean defector who attended state of the union address told him visited otto's grave in ohio. mr. warmbier told him to him that's the true spirit of the north korean people despite their leader. >>> back in the u.s. a big retreat by a drug company accused of helping to fuel the opioid crisis. the maker of the top painkiller oxycontin said it's pulling back sales. >> reporter: today's announcement is a major shift in the battle against the opioid epidemic. the company says it's cutting its sale force in half and promising to no longer to pro promote it drugs with visits to doctors office. >> that describes much more cautious prescribing. >> reporter: it was once hailed as a breakthrough for chronic pain. many recovering addicts like heath say painkillers are a path way to addiction. >> i mean it's one thing to overprescribing of the opioids. it has to stop. >> reporter: the announcement comes as the company faces a rash of lawsuits. many says

and let's not forget, bless his heard and bless his family, otto warmbier.hey are doing the work of north korea. if north korea wanted to pipe in our mainstream media, they are doing the work for them. if the media wants to say they are humanitarians when they are torturing and killing people. they are suppose to be feminists? what do they know about this woman other than she stands idly by while her brother kills north korea's citizens. the whole thing is disgusting and very illuminating. trish: lawrence, gina is right. illuminating. messed up. the idea that somehow our media organizations are doing the work for kim jong-un, carrying his water because they hate the president that much? is that what this is about? >> it's more than just hating the president. i don't care what your political party is at this point. we are talking about being american. they hate us. that's what they do. and they teach their children every single day when they go to school. they control their own media. to see our press be so anti-american. that's what those headlines were. the

. >> of course, he invited the father of otto warmbier. someone who was imprisoned by the north and came home in a vegetative state and ultimately died. that sends a message to the north about the american position. paula, thank you. keep us posted. >>> the winter olympics in south korea begin on friday. competition under way. ski jumping and curling on the schedule today. mixed doubles curling debuted last night. it was a hoot. the first joint tae kwon do performance takes part tomorrow as part of the pre-opening ceremony events. erin hamlin has been selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony. she was chosen by her teammates. >>> u.s. military strikes have killed 100 pro regime fighters in syria. it launched air and artillery strikes in what it called an unprovoked attack by pro assad troops on the backs of u.s. forces. some 500 pro-regime troops carried out mortar fire and russian made tanks. no u.s. personnel or coalition were hurt. >>> breaking overnight. a police officer shot and killed in texas. another person is wounded an

the stateside media forget otto warmbier. it's amazing what lengths people will go to to photograph wrong a political foe. anything he says, does or stands for must be undone in order to prove she is rightly their dear leader. this includes north korea. the president has take and harder line on the hermit kingdom than his predecessors. they force north koreans into labor camps and early graves. it remains to be seen if taunts and childish insults bring about denuclearization. but there is still talks of diplomacy and that's surprisingly good news. i would say the same thing about him propagandizing as i would about drum beats and war mongering. rooting against osh president is no reason to appease kim jong-un. it's not necessary to prop him up for a chance to verbally assassinate our president to settle a score. glad you are here. it will be fun. i'm "kennedy." the olympics are in full swing just a stones throw from north korea. as the regime continues its propaganda push. there is word the white house may be open to diplomat

. >> they're not going to really like the fact the vice president is coming from otto warmbier's fathert think south koreans are going to be too happy about that or they cannot say that out loud to the americans. >> adding to that tension, diplomatic sources tell cnn north korea will show off dozens of missiles on thursday as the games kick off, missiles capable of hitting the u.s. it's an attempt, sources tell cnn, to, quote, scare the hell out of the americans. analysts say as sanctions start to pinch kim, he may soon have to choose between paying for his nuclear and missile programs and buying off north korea's elites who help keep him in power. >> one thing that might well happen, and this is what happened under his father, is those resources shift away from the party and towards the military. so the generals are kept in luxury and they are able to continue their military programs, but the party begins to wither because the resources simply aren't available. >> how are we going to know when sanctions are really pinching kim jong-un? analysts say look for signs that his elites are no

. >> vice president invited fred warmbier to join him there the father of otto warmbier, the americantudent who died in north korea. they met with the defector. the same man who lyfted up crutches during the state of the union address. warmbier and defector sharing heart warming hug after the meeting. >> fred is now a great champion for the north from which he fled and the freedom of the people there and it's an honor. ainsley: the vice president not ruling out a meeting with north korean officials and those are your headlines. pete: 2018 elections are just around the corner, could the president really lose control of congress? polster scott rasmussen has his prediction next. ainsley: plus, hate shoveling snow? hire this dog to handle it all for you. that is not the only trick that he knows. ♪ anyway you want it ♪ just the way you need it ♪ anyway you want it ♪ just the way way you need it ♪ any way you want it. osteo b, she's noticing a real difference in her joint comfort. with continued use, it supports increased flexibility over time. karen: "she's single." it also supports wonder

all of the above, especially since they've had horrific press, deservedly so, in light of otto warmbiert they did to him and the other human rights atrocities they commit on a regular basis under this regime. i think the words of the vice president were measured in good and forceful. >> dana: jesse, do you think all of this attempt by north korea to look so normal is may be going a little too far. that the south koreans might have gone overboard. >> jesse: the south korean prime minister's approval rating is starting to nosedive as the attempted reunification are going along. what do we call the sister? little rocket woman? i think trump needs a nickname for her. i would like to see a picture. is that her? i think it's a smart overture on little rocket man's behalf to send the younger sister. it's converging at the same time distinctions are starting to bite. i think the president deserves credit for the tough sanctions along with the war games going on and some of the rhetoric coming out of the united states and our generals. hopefully this goes in the right direction because i know th

deteriorate following a year of brazen missile tests and imprisonment and death of student otto warmbierwarmbier's father traveled to the games with the vice president sat down with lester holt. >> was it difficult to see the sister of kim jong un waving and enjoying the moment? >> no, she is in the kim family. we have to put this in context in the spirit of the olympics and why we're here. they are not participating in the olympics when you put it that way. the athletes are not exchange ideas with other athletes in the olympic village or participating. that is a political statement. this is not political for me. they're treatment of otto is standard. that's the way they do business. >> reporter: the shadow of north korea looming over the games as the world gathers to compete under the bright lights of the olympic flame. >> craig, just time for a quick tour of olympic park. any one time, they expect 40,000 people to be here. events will be held here include speed skating and figure skating, curling and if we turn the camera over here, you will see the ice hockey. over up at the mountain,

they are condoning and celebrating a murderous regime, it is poor boy otto warmbier.urned him back to us, the poor thing. it's is so horrendous they would do this. they are acting like she is a kardashian or something. what is she wearing, what about this, how fabulous. it's unbelievable how far they will go. another headline calling her the ivanka trump of north korea. you can't even make this stuff out, it is so looney tunes. yet they seem to get away with it. >> greg: more like tiffany trump. i don't know. i don't know what that means. juan, you are our historian. you've been writing for years. when i make a point about this not being new, the idea that reporters kind of indulging adversaries or oppressors. we saw it the ussr. "the new york times," with castro, hugo chavez. what is the inclination, why does -- why is this a blind spot? >> juan: they romanticize rebels. i think we do that in all media. people who are underdogs and rebels. the assumption is the united states, that we have all the power in our hands. you can talk about companies. we have the most powe

he was joined in the meeting with the father of otto warmbier, the american student who died after beingimprisoned in north korea. overnight, they sat down with lester holt. >> we'll continue to put all the pressure to bear diplomatically while preserving all of our military options. >> you can hear more from pence on the "today" show. >>> we're calling jimmy g the future. 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. we )re waiting for him to speak after signing a record breaking contract. >>> jimmy garoppolo. the new face of the 49ers. he signed a record-breaking contract. >> the news conference hasn't started yet but it's coming up. the $137 million contract that he will be si

he is bringing along the father of the american university student otto warmbier what died after a yearin north korea. and he wants to make it clear if north korea's cooperating by participating in the olympics, it needs to be isolated by the international community to make it give up its nuclear weapons. he added that caveat that the u.s. has not asked for the meeting with the north korean delegation in pyeongchang. it is possible. we will wait and see what happens if they happen to bump into each other in the stadium. in the meantime, the north koreans are coming by the hundreds. 22 athletes and orchestra arrived by ferry. they were met by protesters who have been active across south korea. a tae kwon do demonstration team coming tomorrow with hundreds of cheerleaders. there is a hiccup to what is otherwise a very prepared winter olympics here. all of the buildings are finished. there is a sudden outbreak of norovirus which has the vomitous nickname of winter vomiting bug. security guards have fallen ill with nauseavomiting. they had to scrub down and decon ta -- decontaminate buses s

the vice president with fred warmbier, the father of otto warmbier who died six days after being released from north korean custody. at one point, the vice president cea 's communications edirector sai we stand with the freedom. you had kim jong un's sister arriving on the state jet. they arrived here in pyeongchang. they had a meet and greet with president moon. they will have lunch tomorrow and several sources say it is a good possibility that kim jong un will invavite president moono north korea this year. it would allow north korea to prolong the difficuplomacdiplom. vice president pence saying he wants south korea to disengage with the north. north korea is here, christine, trying to warm up the relationship with seoul and drive that wedge between seoul and washington. >> the north korea watchers here saying the sister of kim jong un is a savvy political operator. not a threat to him because as a woman, she cannot have his job. she has a safe space to operate and we will see how that works out. thanks, will. nice to see you. >>> north korea's presence at the winter games is not sitti

he -- they did not say very much about him upbringing the father of otto warmbier to the ceremonies.uncovered. >> laura: i read it over the weekend, how can you possibly frame this issue this way? >> no, i agree with that, a year ago, they unveiled this, maximum pressure, maximum engagement, he did a great job when he was there with the maximum pressure. but unfortunately, left out the engagement part of it. and i think the biggest danger there was taking away from this trip what looks to be a growing divide between the united states and south korea, which is an important alliance. >> laura: 15 seconds. the south korean leader is clearly cozying up to north korea. >> also, "the washington post" reported that the vice president and spoke with the south korean president, and they agreed that they would speak with north korea and south korea would continue giving pressure, so i actually think that they divide that everyone talks about is not such a big gap today because of what the vice president did. >> laura: all right, guys. very patriotic. mardi gras, events such neither of you have