always rooting for the underdog and to thank you very much for sharing all that excitement from pyong chung. a quick reminder of the top story that you're firing feel you russia has blocked the u.n. security council resolution ordering an immediate thirty day cease fire across syria to civilian deaths still meanwhile continues to rise as government forces bombed the rebel had suburbs of east includes up near damascus. as you get in half an hour. to. move. move. to. a smaller. car culture. car a hair. stimulus dollars. job lead overs. lifestyle during. the phone. call smart. t.v. football or simply. human. he's gone from backyard player in berlin to world champions the amazing korea of him home what. is there anything he hasn't accomplished yet what tang tells old. in sixty minutes. but in dortmund leipzig to get your favorite team so we've got all the best goals we've got all the action the building is the home of the german football share the experience of everybody. going to sleep every weekend here w. . each. step. it's all about the stuff inside. it's about george dance to discover the

kicks off the two thousand and eighteen winter olympics fireworks filled the sky over the host city pyong chung but they do not bring cheer for everyone a final ruling bars dozens of russian athletes from the competition. and this olympics brings the first ever visit to south korea by a member of the north's ruling dentistry kim jong un's sister what's behind a diplomatic trip across the border. you. own a warm welcome to you i'm under thought she the leader of germany's social democrats martin schultz says he'll no longer seek the post of foreign minister in a future grand coalition government or any other post in the new cabinet on wednesday schultz a spot he struck a deal with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives should give up the s.p.v. leadership and announced his intention to take the post of foreign minister but that ambition grew strong criticism from s.p.d. members who must ratify the coalition deal in a vote show said he'd made the decision to ensure the success of that vote. now martin schultz wrote i will not be taking up a post in the german government sincerely hope this will

to the winter olympics that pyong chung did five of the games is upon us and a snowboard legend has added another gold medal to his tally johnson green from good obvious sports desk is here with me to tell me all about the action welcome jonathan was just about shaun white and his win yes another star performance by sean why these known as the flying tomato because of his red hair and the shorts these days that used to be but he was in his final run we can see that he was trading japan so you move him around the greens that run so the pressure was on but he delivered twisting and turning back to back jumps that and then about to see him finish with his signature move now or this is the super just just look at his reaction aboard it means when he knew he done well but the question was how well and then off to the judges to the bracelet that we got success can for ninety seven point seven five points out of one hundred wins for limp it go back of course off the disappointments and so he also had sixty two stitches after a crash you know. good and more they made someone he's a super boarding

signal an improvement into korean relations with the south korean government promotes the upcoming pyong chung winter olympics as historic peace games seoul invited north korean athletes to participate in the female eye socket team billion i'd with athletes from the north and play under the same flag according to a recent poll more than seventy percent are against having a unified women's ice hockey team viewing it as politicizing sports. some also see the good side. and mainly positive about the decision i think the intent of the olympics is peace as the careers are divided it makes sense to have a unified team that matches the intent of the olympics but i know. there are rather negative perceptions about north korea like for their missiles it's almost like north korea is isolated in the world however as we are the same tribe it would be good for the two koreas to get along. the number one downside is that some of the players who were initially qualified to play in the olympics are no longer able to do that and as the two teams have become one we are potentially losing out on medals. the unif

just around the corner the olympic flame took a spectacular ride elizabeth while on its way to pyong chung. this stop was one of the more daring stages of its two thousand eight hundred kilometer journey around south korea not a feat for the faint hearted. at least the next leg was far easier for those watching to stomach. at the olympic village there were some unexpected visits is russian athletes who've been banned from the games by the i.o.c. were presenting the case of the course of a hobbit ration for sport in the hope of having the decision overturned at the last minute the hearing to see on the only ones with a close eye on the court's decision the world and you doing agencies president craig reedie made his go with respect to russia's doping scandal very clear. but so much bunch of you much. but it's entirely. the two crochets that eight degrees and the to to try to obtain the compliance the improvement of the russian not to do. on a lighter note one spore was already on the way ahead of the games pin collecting another the pin specially made for each games offer a great opportunit