nick schifrin is back now to examine the major issues they will discuss. >> schifrin: it's been eight months since a historic enhandshake, and what pres trump called a new chapter betwn the u.s. and one of it principal adversaries. since then, he's portrayed his prsonal connection to kim jong- dg as the most important source of progress, and p great affection for north korea's authoritarian leader. >> and then we fell in love. okay? no really. he wrote me beautiful tters. and they are great letters. we fell in love. >> schifrin: president trump's critics accuse him of going soft rtd say the u.s. has lost its leverage, because korea has done nothing to reduce its itclear capacity. sung-yoon lee isfletcher unhools tu after iv>> w.ell thsie u.s.ty is playo north korea's hands, which is to grant illusory concessions as north korea buys more time and money with which the prefect the demb. pdeo finally has it right. >> i'm in no particular rush. >> schifrin: patience, and reasonable expectations for a ng process toward denuclearization. >> in my view, we're in the best position we have been

nick schifrin is there in hanoi. we just watched video of the two leaders sit downgd and had dinner together lar night. they beginning serious talks this morning. what do we expect? w ll, we are seeing a lot of warmth already from these two leaders. we saw that last night, trump leaning in to kim, kind of patting him on the back, joking with him w ha seen the ame warmth, this morning and what president is trying to do isse that relationship in ordoer make some progress on some of the key issues. obviously, the main issue of the u.s. is intinerestes denuclearization, but the u.s. admits that is now a log-term goal. on the shorter term goals, just for today, trying to get some kind of agreed definition of denuclearization that might sound obvious, be hcause the been working on these issues for years but it is really alluded them and, eluded them and tha may focus in on one of the nuclear plants in north korea and talk about tfuture of u.s. nuclear ability on the peninsula. also they will btalking about freezing north k

very close friends today. >> schifrin: a friendship theld u.s. wike to create, with an even older adversary. for the pbs newshour, m nick schifrin. >> woodruff: last night, indiarr d out a bombing raid in pakistani territory, claiming to target a terrorist group responsible for a deadly attack m indian forces two weeks ago. as william brangports, this is the most serious escalation in years between the two nuclear-armed adversaries. >> brangham: indian officials said they successfully destroyed a training camp for the group known as jaish-e-muhammed, o j.e.d. that group claimed responsibility for a massive suicide bomb attk two weeks ago that killed 38 members of india's security forces. today, indian prime minister narendra modi, standing before photos of those killed two weeks ago, celrated this retaliatory strike. >> ( translated ): i will not let the country bow. i take an oath upon this soil that i won't let this country be erased. >> brangham: that earlier attack occurred in kashmir, the highly disputed region between india and pakistan tha

nick schifrin begins our covera from hanoi. >> schifrin: after flying 8,000 miles and holding hours of high- stakes meetings with aorth korean leader he considers a friend, president trump chose to drive away from the hanoi summit empty handed.ha >> you alway to be prepared to walk. i could have 100% signed something today. we actually had papers readyo be signed. but it wan't appropriate. i want to do it right. i'd much rather do it right than do it fast. >> schifrin: the u.s. says it asked north korea to cse the yongbong nuclear facilities that produce plutonium and uranium, seen here in 2005, and what the u.s. suspects is a second uranium plant a few miles away. but president trump and secretary oftate mike pompeo also eyed a rollback of kim jong-un's entire program. >> we asked him to do more. he was unprepared to do that. even that facility, even the yongbon facility, and all of its scope, which is important, for sure, still leaves missiles, warheads, and weapons systems. dn'tof those things, we co quite get there today. >> schifrin: the u.s. says north korea agreed to closbong, b

here's nick schifrin. >> schifrin: they escape with only what they can carry. ( child crying ) and theirldren carry the weight of war. entire families are winding their way out of isis' fal stronghold. syria's been at war longer tha these children have been alive. their parents say they've escaped isis, and consider themselves lucky. >> ( translated ): the elderly women couldn't walk or climb the mountain, so we fled, and hato leave them behind. ( gunfire ) >> schifrin: left them behind in baghouz, syria. u.s.-backed kurdish forces are trying to recapture the final square mile of what was once isis' caliphate. ( gunfire ) isis released this propaganda video of fighters' last stand. ugthe fighting has been to and made more difficult by all the people fleeing-- many of whom arforeign. this iraqi woman says she is fleeing with her husband. this ukrainian woman admits inhe broken arabic decision to travel to isis-held territory with her husband was "madness." >> we have people from all over the world. we have brothers from bangladesh, from iraq, cambodia, australia, u.k. >> schifrin: tse wom

trust but verify. ( laughter ) >> schifrin: today, the u.s. russia have little trust, and won't let each other verify.d th countries are preparing for a future without the intermediate nuclear forces treaty. for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. >> woodruff: 2019 got off to a strong start on the jobs front, with payrolls far higher than expected, and a long-lasting recovery that has now added jobs for 100 months consecutively, through two presidents. it comes at a moment when there have been questions over president trump's ability to deliver blue-collar manufacturing jobsn high profile cases where he has personally intervened. john yanexplores both parts of this story. >> yang: judy, let's break down the new data with neil irwin, senior econocs correspondent for the "new york times;" and danielle paquettr national laporter for the "washington post." neil, let me start with you. there has be a lot of talk and concern about the economy going into a.ecessi what does today's jobs report tell us about the state of the economy. >> look, i think

and, as nick schifrin reports, that unraveling was on display over the weekend, at the annual munich security conference. ec schifrin: walking into the world's premiere sity conference, the host was received as if she were leader of the free world. (applause) and when german chancellor e gela merkel took the stage, she defended the fade the u.s. once championed. so ( translated ): ih carolina, there is one of the biggest factories, no the biggest factorfor bmw. not in bavaria. sew, all of a sudden, they are being viewed as rity threat to the united states. that shocks us. (applae) >> schifrin: as the audience applauds, first daughter and senior advisor ivanka trump stays quiet. what has shocked this audience of world leaders is a president 'sof the united states who called the european union an economic foe. o euroosed u.s. decisions to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal and the intermeate nuclear forces treaty, or i.n.f., restricting mid-rangemi iles, which merkel called the worst decision of all. >> ( translated ): we want to say this especially to our u.s. friends: a treaty origi

and asick schifrin reports, those comments about u.s. troops watching iran, have sparked deep concern in iraq. >> schifrin: near the iraqi- syrian border, an iraqi soldier, and his american advisor, lineup rtillery to strike isis. outside baghaderu.s. special ions forces train iraq's elite counter-terrorism servicee and iraqi so learn to fire american rifles, with oversight from anti-isis coalition troops. p,these scenes of partners filmed by the u.s. military over the last year, show what iraq has invited the u.s. to do. 5200 u.s. troops train iraqi securi forces, and target isis fighters who lost territory, but resumed insurgent tactics. but this weekend, presidentma trump told cbsaret brennan the mission should expand. >> and one of the reasoni want to keep it is because i want to be looking a little bit at iran because iran is a real problem >> whoa, that's news. you're keeping troops in iraq beuse you want to be able strike in iran? >> no, because i want to be able to watch iran.al i want to do is be able to watch. >> schifrin: but

(silence) >> schifrin: transatntic leaders traded pleasantries. but european diplomats said the transatlantic alliance that has anchoredlobal security, was losing its grip. here's now munich chairman wolfgang ischinger closed the conference: >> a vast majority is now sharing our conviction that we have a real problem. >> schifrin: for more on this tense alliance, we turn to two congressmen who attended the munich conference. senator ben cardin, democratd of maryland, publican representative jim banks of indiana. is thank you very much to you both for being on theprews howmple entative banks, let me start with you. as we just heard, there is a problem, referring to president trump and theransatlantic alliance at the end of that conference. is there a problem? >> i don't know if i would call it a problem. we were a part -- we were both a part of the largest congressional delegation ever to attend the munich security conference, about 55 members of congress went along with vice present pence and members of the trump administration to assure ourato al

nick schifrin has more on today's verdict and whether it will affect the widedrug vade. >> schifrin: todaydict came after years of arrests, dramatic escapes from prison ann rnational manhunts for el chapo, whose real name is joaquÍn guzmÁn. prosecutors said that duringgn guzman's rthe sinaloa cartel became the largest and most prolific drug trafficking organization in the world. throughout the trial, attorneys revealed new details about the financing and history of the cartel, its le in a number of murders and how it sent vast amounts of cocaine, heroin, meth and synthetic drugs into the u.s. for decades el chapo hself, they said, made nearly $14 billion in illicit profits. the jury delibered for six days before delivering its verdict. his defense lawyers, sd they "never faced a case with so many cooperating witnesses and so much evidence." but they also said they plan to appeal. noah hurowitz has been coveringr thl for "rolling stone" and joins me now. thanks so much for being on the news hour. can you tell us about the scene in the courtroom today and how el chapo responded to the

here's nick schifrin. >> schifrin: when the u.s., iran, and the europeans sileed the 2014 n deal, iran froze its nuclear program in exchge for billions of dolla of economic benefits. the trump administration's withdrawal fm the deal meant iran never received much of the revenue it was promised. whayh is why the europeans t announced a company, financed by germany, france and u.k.that's designed to allow iran to both gain some of that revenue, a keep them in the nuclear deal. the new company allows iran to barter goods with foreign companies without any money exchanged. that means they avoid u.s. banks and u.s. dollars, so they could avoid u.s. sanctions. the europeans say the first goods that iran will receive include drugs and medical devices, which iran needs. to talk about this i'm joined by david o'sullivan, e.u. ambassador to the u.s. ambassador, thank you very much, lcome back to the "newshour". >> thank you. >> reporter: ar.are you trying e u.s. efforts in ira >> absolutely not. i think the most important thing to underline is that we, in the european union, believe that keeping

in a moment, nick schifrin talks with the state department's top arms control official.ba but first, somground from nick. >> today, on this vital issue, at least, we can see what can be accomplished when we pull together. >> schifrin: it was 1987 and president reagan and soviet leader mikhael gorbechev laid a coerstone of nuclear arms reduction. a treaty that eliminated an entire class of nd soviet missiles. in t0s and '80s, the u.s. and soviet union deployed mobile, nuclear-tipped missiles to europe. under i.n.f., both sides removed thousands of warheads and destroyed ground-launched missiles with a range of 300 to 3,400 miles. , but for the last few yeae u.s. says russia deployed this missile that violates the i.n.f. trea. russia refused us requests to estroy it, so last week the u.s. suspended its participation. >> while we followed the agreement and the rules to the letter, russia repeatedly violated itserms. >> schifrin: but russia says this u.s. missile defense system could be modified to launch an offensive missile, and therefore the u.s. is the violator. lastnd russian presid

doesn't understand why shiffrin would pull out and said she could have gone on to win everything schifrin then responded on instagram and twitter saying many people believe i'm approaching my career in a way that nobody has before and people don't understand it but you know what that is fine by me because i am me and no one else. young chain winter olympics were hailed as a big success in paving the way for a friendlier relations between south and north korea but as celebrations begin marking the first anniversary there is ongoing controversy over the use of the games venues south korea correspondent rob mcbride reports from. on this first anniversary it seen as a just cause for celebration. the so-called peace olympics are credited with the stablish ing friendly relations between north and south korea and history may show they lead to a long term reconciliation between north korea and the u.s. . the construction of infrastructure for china lympics has helped to bring in more tourists. all more than anything the olympics pave the way for improving the into korean relations and promoting p

here's nick schifrin. >> schifrin: last night, the "new york times" reported that before khashoggi wasdered, mohammed bin salman, known as m.b.s., was recorded on intercepted communications saying he would "use bullet" on khashoggi if the writer did not stop his criticism of the saudi government. mark mazzetti is the paper's washington investigative correspondent, and wrotehe piece. he joins me now. mark, thank you very much. how did the intelligence community record this and how and when did ty find it? >> well, it appears to have come in r thetine monitoring that the national security agenof does of a looreign leaders. they record phone calls, they record e-mails, and a lot of the times the messages and the communications are just stored nfr a later date, when a policy-maker wantsmation about a world leader or some other more urgent q. so the khashoggi murder created that whe the intense agencies are going back on years of commications to determine leaders' culpability in the crime. it's my understandin this conversation came up and was analyzed some time in the weeks after the killi

mission there, i'm joined by our nick schifrin. nick schifrin, hello. what exactly is the u.s.ncing? >> the administration says they will keep a couple mon troops in northern and northeast syria and a couple hundred troops in southern syria, and so, let's separate those two to understand it and let's zoom out to understand northern and northeast syria first to understand where the battle against i.s.i.s. is. in 2014, this is the height of i.s.i.s., 30,000 square miles they controlled across syria and iraq. today the self-declared caliphate is down to just a few miles. i.s.i.s. fighters have had a chance to dig in for years. it's very difficult fighting and civilians are trying to evacuate and the fighting has hat to pause. but it's only a matter of time before the battle is over and the u.s. has won, the caliphate will have been defeated physically. that is the fact the president used when did he made this pronouncement on twitter in december. >> our boys, our young women, our men they're all coming backs, and they're coming back now. we won. >> the problem with that is even wi

to beat canada's ronnie run by zero point three eight seconds world cups runaway overall leader schifrin set out the event after her exertions at the recent world cup champs in ships. coming up after the break the bundesliga with. its matched a twenty three find out of and could bring an end to their feeble february for they needed to be preserved in labor queues and put daylight between themselves and byron munich at the top of the table stay tuned for that and much more on the bundesliga. every journey begins with the first step and every language but the first word published in the. rico is in germany to learn german why not with him simple online on your mobile phone and free yourself from the w z e learning course nikos free german made easy. we make up over three watches of profit that hundred twenty five we said with some.

doesn't understand why shiffrin would pull out and said she could have gone on to win everything schifrin then responded on instagram and twitter saying many people believe i'm approaching my career in a way that nobody has before and people don't understand it but you know what that is fine by me because i am me and no one else. young chain winter olympics were hailed as a big success in paving the way for friendlier relations between south and north korea but as celebrations begin marking the first anniversary there is ongoing controversy over the use of the games venues south korea correspondent rob mcbride reports from. on this first anniversary it seen as a just cause for celebration. the so-called peace olympics are credited with the stablish in friendlier relations between north and south korea and history may show they lead to a long term reconciliation between north korea and the u.s. . the construction of infrastructure for the china lympics has helped to bring in more tourists. all more than anything the olympics pave the way for improving the into korean relations and promotin

thank you. >> schifrin: now, for the reactionn capitol hill to the ongoing story of mohammed bin salman jamal khashoggi, i'm joined by our congressional correspondent, lisa desjardins. thank you very much for being here. there was a deadline for the administration to report to congress on what io thinks at report and secretary pompey to sent a let tore the senate foreign relations committee which you just obtained saying the u. t was first nation to take action and designate 17 saudi individuals for sanctions and tht we've aggressively used the global program under which the sancterions enacted and that's about it. what's the reaction on capitol hill? >> that letter essentially is the report that the president was required to give this report was triggered by the onking and chairm senate foreign relations last fall, and they had 120 days to look into this idea of the khashoggi murder, and we now have a two-paragraph response after that 12 120 days, and the respoe so fs furious. we have the first official responses from patrick leahy, democrat, he was one to have the ones that requested

schifrin said she ran out of oxygen hoff way down the course on whole way to gold in sweden it was the second gold of these championships of all the twenty three year old american who also won the super g. title two minutes before the second one hundred must like me you have to do this because she's done me driving to the point that i couldn't breathe and then charging more and then like in this kind of. yeah i was like how can i ski right now when i'm this is a humvee link but then i got that years. for the sixty seconds that i needed to perform i was able to. the former n.f.l. player has fired the protest movement against racial injustice in the u.s. has raised and out of court settlement with the league cup or nica had accused. treating him unfairly because of his political views one hundred reports this was the move that collin capper nick says made him a pariah in the national football league kaepernick first knelt during the u.s. national anthem in two thousand and sixteen to protest black men shot by police and was later joined by fellow player eric reed and other players last y

we turn to foreign affairs correspondent nick schifrin. so, hello, nick. >> hi, judy.woodruff: the president said it's going tin vietnam the end of february. why vietnam? >> first of all, logistics. north korecan get there and has an embassy in vietnam. number two, north korea and the united states hav relatively good relations with vietnam. number three, for the u.s., vietnam is a model. it's a communist country that has opened up economically, diplomatically, and has become much richer for, that so the u.s. wants north korea to consider that model. and fourth, for the u.s. it's a good talking point. .he u.s. likes to tell the north koreans that the. has no permanent enemies. what better place to do that than vietnam? it's not a perfect example. vietnam beat the united states in a war, and, of course, north korea took over a u.s.-backed south korea, so it's not eca pe model. >> woodruff: so is there-- what's the u.s. administration approach going into these talksa >> we'ved to a lot of analysts, and most of them say there is actually a fundamentally different approach

style mckayla schifrin is actually being taken to go on and win more races than phone the twenty three year old won the super g. on tuesday and already has fifty six victories overall but she chose to sit out several events at these championships and vonn said she doesn't understand why a friend took issue with dunn's comments and responded on instagram and twitter saying many believe on approaching my korea in a way that nobody has before and people don't understand it but you know what that is fine by me because i am me and no one else travis sure believes shiffrin knows exactly what he's doing and it is working. mcalister got quite a jump i mean at the same age she is significantly more wins than lindsay did at the same time but this is or that it's hard to know what the outcomes going to be and certainly mckayla stays on this track she's going to be even more so the world's greatest athlete and she has john that so far she has incredible track and ability to focus on the win herself so yes we're very lucky to have both those amazing athletes have come through our programs and are i

doesn't understand why shiffrin would pull out and said she could have gone on to win everything schifrin then responded on instagram and twitter saying many people believe i'm approaching my career in a way that nobody has before and people don't understand it but you know what that is fine by me because i am me and no one else. young chain winter olympics were hailed as a big success in paving the way for a friendlier relations between south and north korea but as celebrations begin marking the first anniversary there is ongoing controversy over the use of the games venues south korea correspondent rob mcbride reports from. on this first anniversary seen as a just cause for celebration. the so-called peace olympics are credited with the stablish ing friendly relations between north and south korea and history may show they lead to a long term reconciliation between north korea and the us i am torn between the construction of infrastructure for the china lympics is helping to bring in more tourists. more more than anything the olympics pave the way for improving the into korean relations

chef and has been reelected president of european football's governing body for another four years schifrin was the only candidate for the post and secured his second term as you if i was asked if us annual meeting in rome earlier he vowed they'd be no breakaway super league involving europe's elite clubs under his tenure and any such league would be a direct threat to the champions league. lucrative club competition. and in football news on the pitch manchester city have returned to the top of england's premier league after beating everton goes from emerick laporte and gabriele hi suze gave the visitors a two nil victory of week ago city five points behind liverpool now they've moved ahead of their title rivals and goal difference though they have played one game the coach said his side will fight until the end so the reality we regroup what we could have been one month ago. with a game against liverpool four six seven days ago could be said. you know we are talking to me what is the lesson never give up that respect and now the event movie fans in berlin look forward to every year the ber

much for four time world champion nicola shifrin has a mystery out on gold in her latest title run schifrin finished with a bronze in the giant slalom events in sweden but instead it was. overcoming some high winds to win slovakia's first ever world title and her first major gold medal shifrin has already won gold in the super g. in or in the twenty three year old american one last shot of another medal that will come in saturday's long. is really the last because. for me is amazing and i am a large champion so in time. now i didn't expect today to perfect sounds. and i once felt and so also i had. three time grand slam champion and julie kerber has reached the semifinals of the cats are open the german survived a bit of a scare to advance kobe needed a final set cyborg to overcome her check opponent barbara stricker in three sets is kobe's first semi since she won at wimbledon last year. she will be joined in the last four by twenty four team champion simona halep the world number three was a straight sets win against germany as well it could go up to number two in the world rankings if sh

much well four time world champion mckenna shifrin has a misstep in gold in her latest tonsil run schifrin finished with a bronze in the john slalom events in sweden. instead it was a tour of overcoming some high winds to win slovakia's first ever world title and her first major gold medal shifrin has already won gold in the c.p.g. or the twenty three year old american one last shot of another medal that will come in such a nice long. means a lot because. for me it's amazing day and i'm locked him inside so now i didn't expect by today to perfect sounds and i have on so i'm so so happy. three time grand slam champion julie kirby has reached the semifinals of the cats are open the german survived a bit of a scare to advance kirby needed a final set cyborg to overcome her czech opponent barbara stricker in three sets this cobras first seven since you want to at wimbledon last year. she will be joined in the last four by twenty four team champion simona halep the world number three was a straight sets win against germany as well it could go up to number two in the world rankings if she wins t

at the top can be easier than getting there reaching the level of double olympic champion mckayla schifrinis a game changer last season the american and more than marcel her considered the best male skier of all time taking home more than seven hundred thousand dollars. alpine skiing one of the sports that has closed the gender gap but things aren't so bright further down the pecking order the struggle for me has been the i've been going around the whole world and racing world cup but never qualifying it's hard to go wrong five years without a new restaurant so i've been living with my fur and. i actually thought that i would do my last races this winter and that's when it all just started to work now five races in a row and i do maybe some sacrifices but i don't know i don't want to do anything other in my life. it's lindsey vonn that has played a big part in getting women skiing where it is partly by turning female skiers into very marketable personalities and more importantly by pushing women's racing to rival the men's as a sporting spectacle it's been a lot of stars for sure that are

gold in the upcoming giant slalom and slalom but after ski legend lindsey vonn retired on sunday schifrin saying as she has a lot to learn before stepping into a new role as the next face of sport. i would like to believe that just being a really like kind person and a good athlete and having success in the store is enough to really promote it but it's not really i mean there needs to be some some drama some excitement some some really big personalities and for me maybe i'm growing into that and right now i'm just trying as hard as i can to balance my own schedule and. skill as well as i can because i'm a big goal is is not to be dramatic it's to be. in the start gate ready to win she was the star of the pool at last year's asian games in jakarta but now a japanese swimmer recalled koichi has announced she's been diagnosed with leukemia the eighteen year old won six gold medals in indonesia and was took to be one of the faces of the tokyo lympics in her home country next year he posted the news to her twitter account saying her diagnosis came after she returned feeling unwell off the trai

gold in the upcoming giant slalom and slalom but after ski legend lindsey vonn retired on sunday schifrinsay she has a lot to learn before stepping into a new role as the next face of the sport i would like to believe that just being a really like kind person and a good athlete and having success in the store is enough to really promote it but it's not really i mean there needs to be some some drama some excitement some some really big personalities and for me maybe i'm growing into that right now i'm just trying as hard as i can to balance my own schedule and and ski as well as i can because my big goal is is not to be dramatic it's to be. in the starkey ready to win and that's all your sport for now much more coming up later but for now it's back to our thank you very much thank you for joining me for the news hour to get a moment visit our web site al-jazeera dot com we'll keep you up to date on the day's news adrian ten again is up next. on the streets of greece anti immigrant violence is on the rise that all you have to go for a loved one jewel in the sun that prove this is all fun p

parallel slalom in stockholm on tuesday fresh from the world championships and or american here schifrin face some stiff competition in the swedish capital but eventually beat. germany in the final by a margin of point of the second and it isn't and isn't this just really fascinating to watch really sweden and the larsson came in. for a top the time sheets again after the second session on the second day of formula one testing in barcelona. battle had set the pace on monday his new teammate charles clarke was a second faster than the rest of the runners on tuesday williams wore were a no show for a second day their car not quite ready for a world champion lewis hamilton concentrated on piling up laps rather than speed and with seven fastest in his mercedes. others weren't so fast daniel ricardo had a spin out after the rear wing of his car broke apart on the main straight the damage kept him from improving on this time in a push to beat the click i think globally speaking it's hard to know if. it's hard to know if we've got a good car or not a good call but i think the long i did a bit o

should be free in the context of a career that has right women skiing it's a new heights mckayla schifrin is victory here completes her coronation as the new queen of alpine skiing but her roots the top has been carved out by lindsey vonn her crush hit may be one of her last memories of the sport but it's not what she'll be remembered for pole race al-jazeera or to sweden. well it be difficult for anybody to surpass the achievements of lindsey vonn but might we one day see a world cup skier from pakistan the country's winter sports federation a military all combining forces to help boost skins popularity in the country that supports. the mountains of northern pakistan spectacular but traditionally considered a dangerous no go area military operations aren't out of the ordinary here but not like this one pakistan's air force flying in competitors from around the world to take part in an international ski tournament ten thousand five hundred feet above sea level the military opening its doors to its own personal ski resort and now tar determined to change perceptions. this is an inspiration

should be brief in the context of a career that has raced women skiing it's a new heights mckayla schifrin is victory here completes her coronation as the new queen of alpine skiing but her roots the top has been carved out by lindsey vonn her crush hit may be one of her last memories of the sport but it's not what she'll be remembered for pole race al-jazeera or to sweden. but it's not just vaughn making headlines the head of the international federation john casper has caused controversy telling a swiss newspaper that it's easier to organize an olympic games in dictatorships. had this to say about kasper's comments sometimes people say something that is so stupid that you don't need to comment on it because the everyone knows what the polls show. that it's complete just so it's so it's almost the good because when people go to the extent to do this. you know no one needs to say anything. or you can tweet me your thoughts directly after underscore is smiles saddam will be back with more eight hundred g.m.t. but for now our hands are back to far thank you so much for that yeah if you want

when lindsey got to the bottom of the mountain she got a huge hug from american teammate kayla schifrin female ski racer of all time. >> reporter: a decorated daredevil, ski racer lindsey vonn will soon cross the finish line for the last time ending a career filled with stunning victory. >> lindsey vonn goes down! >> and devastating setbacks. 34-year-old announcing her retirement after suffering yet another serious knee injury. my body is broken beyond repair, and it isn't letting me have the final season i dreamed of vonn posted on instagram. my body is screaming at me to stop, and it's time for me to listen. vonn striking gold at the 2010 winter games in vancouver becoming the first american woman to win an olympic downhill. but then an uphill battle for the skiing super star. >> and vonn, over the top. >> following this dramatic crash resulting in a debilitating knee injury. vonn sidelined from olympic competition for eight years before taking the bronze last year in pyeongchang. a bittersweet win as she acknowledged the uncertainty of her future. >> i wish i could keep going, you kn

reaching the level of double olympic champion mckayla schifrin is a game changer last season the americanand more than marcel her considered the best male skier of all time taking home more than seven hundred thousand dollars alpine skiing one of the sports that has closed the gender gap but things aren't so bright further down the pecking order the struggle for me has been the i've been going around the whole world and racing world cup but never qualifying it's hard to go wrong five years without any rest so i've been living with my parents. i actually thought that i would do my last recess this winter and that's when it all just started to work now five races in a row and i do maybe. i says but i don't know i don't want to do anything other in my life. it's lindsey vonn that has played a big part in getting women skiing where it is partly by turning female skiers into very marketable personalities more importantly by pushing women's racing to rival the men's as a sporting spectacle it's been a lot of stars for sure that are actually super good and super big talent i think i think they'v