we have saima mohsin with the latest. saima, this is a bizarre story.ce of the collusion they are accusing south korea and malaysia of? >> reporter: well, they certainly didn't come forward with any evidence. what they say, though, is they are basing this on the sequence of events. let me tell you the north korean ambassador and another unprecedented statement here outside the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur said. he said because there is a delay in the announcement of the cause of death and because there is no criminal evidence brought forward, referring to the police investigation and suspects arrested, they believe this is suspicious and we cannot trust the investigation. he also crucially pointed out that the north korean embassy, now, never identified the dead man as kim jong-nam. kim jong-un's half brother. they identified him as kim cho. the passport he was carrying. if we find back to last week, the deputy prime minister of malaysia held a press conference saying the north korea officials at the mortuary on wednesday, they had identified hi

let's go to saima mohsin for us in kuala lumpur. saima, what is the latest on this?you are right. this is an extraordinarily in r international murder misery. it is moving at a fast pace. two women. one a vietnamese passport holder. remanded in custody. this afternoon, indonesian woman arrested. malaysian officials confirmed to cnn the passport is genuine and is a malaysian citizen. they are trying to reach out to authorities here to get contact with her. so the indonesian authorities in touch with the malaysian authorities. it was south korea officials told us originally in the national security council meeting they believed two asian women were involved in this attack. the body still lies at the mortuary behind me, john. they won't take it away yet. the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur asked the body to be handed over. >> this is not the last twist and turn. saima mohsin in sri lankuala lu thank you. >>> all of the turmoil in washington, not bothering wall street. dow and nasdaq and s&p soaring to record highs on wednesday. the fifth straight day of all-time hi

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. >> all right, saima, thanks very much. >>> there are major developments overnight that have a lot oftioning whether russian official has influence over donald trump presidential campaign. ♪ >>> breaking overnight, new controversy for president of the united states trump dating back to his time as candidate trump top advisers to his campaign were in frequent contact with russian officials. so what were they talking about? >> and new questions over michael flynn's departure from the white house. why was the vice president kept in the dark about the probe into flynn's conversation with russia about sanctions? welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman. >> good morning, i'm alison kosik. it's 30 minutes past the hour. breaking overnight, sources tell cnn there was constant communication during the 2016 campaign between russian operatives and top aides to donald trump when he was a candidate. our sources are telling us it drew the attention of u.s. intelligence and law enforcement, partly because it came as russia was known to be hacking mostly democratic organizations. new

saima mohsin, good to have you with us.>>> yesterday, we brought you the story of a boy who reportedly lost his legs in an air strike in northwestern syria. today, we can tell you that the ten-year-old is in turkey receiving treatment. >> he got a visit from a young syrian activist. who exposed the autraucities in aleppo to the world. in this video, she calls for help for children still living in the midst of the brutal syrian civil war. >> our thoughts are with him and his family. five people have died in a severe sform severe storm in california. the rain has forced some to evacuate. >> we will tell you where that storm is headed next. >> the best of the showcase showcasing their talents in new orleans. at nba all-star weekend. to bring you some of the pre-game highlights. stay with us. (alarms) where's the car? it'll be here in three...uh, four minutes. are you kidding me? no, looks like he took a wrong turn. don't worry, this guy's got like a four-star rating, we're good. his name is randy. that's like one of the most t

saima mohsin. across all the details of a very mysterious investigation.hank you so much for the reporting. >>> the syrian civil war and instability in the middle east in the spotlight at a security summit in germany, top officials from turkey, israel and iran, have been addressing the munich security conference. let's get more from nic robertson who is in munich. nick, the u.s. president said he wants to see safe zones in syria. he wants states to pay for them. has there been any reaction to that there? >> reporter: that hasn't come up in the discussion. we have heard from the iranian foreign minister, the turkish foreign minister and we have just finished hearing from the saudi foreign minister. you get a sense with all of these country was a new administration in the white house are sort of laying out their positions so the white house can see an if you will appealing their positions to the white house. i get the sense from the mood here and the expectations is that no one expects isis to be wiped off the map this syria this year. there certainly doesn'