in the end, it was the south koreans that proved most convincing. >> african children in traditional dress deliver the envelope that contained the results of the secret ballot of the host of the 2018 winter olympics. it was opened slowly, which raised the suspense. >> pyeongchang. [applause] >> south korea was a clear winner. they secured an absolute majority with 63 votes in one round. munich got 25 and france, just 7. pyeongchang narrowly lost two earlier bids. >> we are absolutely delighted that pyeongchang has been awarded to host the 2018 olympic winter games. over the course of 10 years of bidding, we have been listening and learning from the olympic family. >> the south koreans when in this and their perseverance might have played a role in their victory. -- of the south koreans winning this. >> there is the new horizon. making investments in a country where winter sports are not yet popular. >> they touted the public enthusiasm about the games. it was a major disappointment for the munich delegation, but in the end of that could be done was to except the result gracefully. >>

. >>> after three attempts a south korean resort town is finally getting its wish. the international olympic committee has chosen pyeongchang to host the 2018 winter olympics, south korea's first ever winter games. >> the international olympic committee has the honor of announcing that the 23rd olympic winter games in 2018 are awarded to the city of -- pyeongchang. [ cheers and applause ] >> the ioc announced the decision in durban, south africa on wednesday. ioc members used an electronic voting system to cast unsigned ballots for three candidate cities. munich, germany, and annecy, france were the other two. among the attendees south korean president lee myung bak and olympic figure skating champion kim yu-na were ecstatic with the result. kim won the gold medal at the vancouver winter olympics in 2010. >> translator: i've been under pressure as an ambassador, but i'm really happy with the result. >> it was a case of third time lucky for pyeongchang, which made unsuccessful bids for the 2010 and 2014 games. south korea will be the second country in asia after japan

as the fifty ace and in verse three of the armistice that did not end the north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other doesn't armistice and the north koreans are saying we have to sit down the same table with the americans and then we going to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including the nuclear program so this state department now is trying to joke they've got us in tokyo first you get rid of their nuclear weapons you know at that point no missiles and then we thought so all those are not good he has are going to watch them this special envoy is going to watch he's going to say look our position has been assume for the best fifty eight years stake it or leave it. will. you know everyone's been talking about when will the two koreas sit down face to face and talk and resolve their issues but do you see this likely is this likely to happen no no no it's not that when it's fascinating when you visit south korea and then you visit north korea and you compare the ideal logical divide and the wall of mistrust between two sides it's al

in countries like south korea, going online seems to have become a necessity. >> [speaking korean] >> usually, i go online as soon as i wake up. on average, i use the internet for about 6 hours a day. >> in a unique experiment, the bbc has removed internet access from 2 families for a week, in this the most wired nation on earth. >> in other parts of the world, the digital superhighway still hasn't reached its destination. how many people here actually know what the internet is? [indistinct chattering] >> internet? anybody? now, though, we're going to be providing internet access to this village in northern nigeria. so, what happens when we turn the internet on here? >> and off here? [indistinct chattering] >> it's not exactly the information superhighway. [bleating] welcome to the village of gitata, 2 1/2 hours north of the nigerian capital abuja. what strikes you as you arrive in gitata is the fact that it seems so disconnected from even the rest of the country. it's not part of the national electricity grid, so most of the people here get their information through battery-powered r

on the side of the south koreans in china more or less the friend in a north korean official that even if it's a six party talks like you know they call access at least three times before and there's nothing to prevent them from collapsing all over again this thing is first they have to end the war it's true and the war from had north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea they view it as a plot that the government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of course is still all cute by and by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. troops but the north korea says it has a western occupation of south korea so yes you start to i really doubt this basic difference it's important it's absolutely impossible to even start talking truly apply to the chinese gets even more complicated because china wants this that will slow to go on i would say forever they don't want korean reunification think that korea will be in the extremely powerful leader if it soonish side. north east asia they prefer sayings as they stand at the moment

exercises in the region building missiles at defense systems and inextricably in extruded linking south korean japan weapons systems with it. but the reality is north korea does not provide a threat to south korea or the u.s. and the reality also is that the u.s. and south korea are facing an economic crisis where their tax dollars can be better spent on rebuilding. domestic economy and provocative war games that have already cost us lives on the korean peninsula last year at least that are the broader picture though is there anyone who will benefit or perhaps has been benefiting from the ongoing tension between the two koreas i mean it's been going on for a while now well the u.s. certainly has its strategic interest in the region and is using the tension as justification to maintain its troops in south korea there's also a long history of the south korean political establishment using national security as justification to style and social dissent at a time of economic crisis where there is civil unrest and before an important election year the south korean government uses national security t

exactly three years ago this week, one south korean visitor were shot dead after she strayed into a military area. the south barred all visitors to the result. the bbc's correspondent has more details on how this issue began. >> a female tourist at a resort strayed outside the tourist zone and were shot dead by a north korean soldier. south korea has asked for investigation into this. it wants guarantees that it will not happen again. they have not been satisfied with the response. there has not been any tourism at the results for the last three years. the economic situation is thought to be getting worse and worse. that is one of the reasons why experts feel the north is keen to get this project started again. it has issued a number of threats to south korea sang, they're going to seize the south korean assets at the result unless they get to a deal by today. that is why this team is going up to talk to the north. it is the second chance they have had to try to resolve this dispute. they came back having achieved nothing on the last attempt. >> that was lucy. a tale involving a mining, the

the project's south korean director describes the film as a cross between "die hard" and "high noon." in what could become the closest possible realization of a beatles' reunion, england's the "sun" reports paul mccartney and ringo starr have been approached by olympic organizers to perform together at the london games, along with family members of john lennon and george harrison. >> and mila kunis has accepted sergeant scott moore's invitation to attend the marine corpse ball in greenville, north carolina, on november 18th. moore was stationed in afghanistan and posted a clip on youtube, asking kunis to go with him. >> encouraged by recent co-star justin timberlake via twitter, kunis replied, i'll do it, agreeing to be the sergeant's date. >> you watched the youtube clip, right? >> i did, it's great. >> he's not being serious? >> he's being a little over the top. but it's so cute, that he did that and she agreed to go. >> we'll have to hear from her afterwar afterwards. >>> this comes to us from massachusetts where drivers of one new car can take off in more ways than one. the federa

. >>> south korean officials say the succession in north korea is creating dialogue. government officials in the south say the north power struggle is intense fig as leader kim jong-il transfers authority to his son and heir apparent, kim jong eun. they say he is pointing aides. south korean newspaper reported on friday that the north had purged 30 officials who took part in or supervised the inter-korean talks. the south fears that north could conduct another nuclear test and provocative acts and it will remain unstable for a while. >>> next our series, "the road ahead." today we focus on the fisheries. japan's east coast used to have one of the country's largest fisheries. its marine products account for 24% of the nation's production. but the earthquake and tsunami changed everything. the fisheries suffered over $15 billion damage, and the amount is still rising. a port once had the largest shark haul in japan and was also famous for producing shark fins. and the tsunami destroyed every fishery plant in the region. many may never reopen. we now report on a plant man

it also allegedly sank a south korean naval vessel. their talks on friday are seen as a step forward in diplomatic efforts to resume negotiations that could lead to the resumption of six-party talks on the nuclear issue. meanwhile u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton met with her chinese counterpart ahead of saturday's asean regional forum. the u.s. is actively trying to increase its presence in the region where there are simmering disputes not only on the korean peninsula but also in the south china sea. >> i want to commend china and asean for working so closely together to include implementation guidelines for the declaration of conduct in the south china sea, and, of course, we will discuss our mutual desire for peace and stability on the korean peninsula. and i look forward to addressing these and other important issues. >> reporter: ministerial-level talks of the asean regional forum are scheduled for saturday as well as asean members and the united states chief delegates from china and north and south korea will also be prese

decision day the south korean city of pyongyang china beats off two rivals to be chosen as opposed to the twenty eighteen winter olympics . was the sprint mark cavendish wins the fifth stage of the tour de france as defending champion alberto contador crashes on an incident day. double sweep swat at moscow's splash x. thirty two million euros on moroccan and dutch internationals to boost their stuttering season. but first the south korean city of people in china has been chosen to host the twenty eighteen winter olympics after losing out in two previous bids their action contender which was the slight favorite was selected ahead of munich in germany and annecy in southeastern france the international olympic committee's ninety five members reached their decision in the first round of voting in durban this was their afternoon and it's a case of third time lucky if you are trying to trick the lead to each of the first rounds of the votes for the twenty ten and twenty fourteen games last final rounds through the first of. that a sighting of mark cavendish has once again lived up to his n

decision day the south korean city of pyongyang china beats off two rival is to try to host the twenty eighteen billion trillion fix. watching the sprint to mark cavendish winning is the first stage of the tour de france is defending champion alberto contador crashes into a. double sweet spot at moscow's splash thirteen million euros on dutch internationals to boost their stuttering season. with us the south korean city of people in china has been chosen to host the twenty eighteen winter olympics after losing out in two previous bids the asian contender which was the slight favorites was selected ahead of munich in germany and honestly in southeastern fronts the international olympic committee's ninety five members reached their decision first round of voting in this wednesday afternoon it's a case of its third time lucky you are trying to try to lead to each of the first round of the boats between two ten and twenty fourteen games on final rounds to bring him back from sochi. and to cycling and mark cavendish has once again lived up to his nickname of the sprint king as the manx ride

choi ripping up the brilliance three by first hitting a great second shot on the ninth hole the south korean been able to tap in for birdie easily after his initial effort here. choi ventured to reach the seven and for the tournament but the former chasing pack lies just two strokes off the pace fellow south korean charlie we among those putting pressure all the leads are ever halfway stage the thirty nine year old in second spot despite cutting a pair of bogeys during friday's second round. and finally russia's republic of kyrgyzstan is known in the country for its love of martial arts combat sports there dwarfing the likes of football tennis and basketball in terms of popularity and in part two of his report artie's now on course and finds out how this passion is nurtured. mother made the means helps forge a martial arts talents in dagestan he founded this center in the back in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. which became our home to multiple national and international jam bands in various fighting styles. but there are martial arts the dagestani is the day even in other regions of russ

but what we're seeing now for the first time perhaps is the south koreans and washington beginning to move again back to the negotiating table and we certainly hope that that's a good sign. and the u.s. has always expressed support for south korea regarding it as an ally against the north now when the two koreas have renewed agreed to renew talks what do you think that does for the u.s. position. well the us is been expanding on you island a military base there and other aspects of our military expenditures in south korea i mean a peaceful north south korea japan china would be huge for the region as well as for world peace and so in reality for the united states who is currently suffering from such an economic problem if we could avoid spending the billions and billions of dollars we spend each year defending the thirteen the large didn't start khana me and begin to focus just what's needed in the region which is relationship and establishing ties and ending the korean war since there has not been a peace treaty to do this what we hope is that this will lead to finally after sixty ye

the nuclear program so just how but escalation on the korean peninsula since the sinking of a south korean navy vessel by the north of last year. hundreds of demonstrators surrounded japan's embassy in seoul angry at a japanese government ban on its officials for flying with korean air the decision follows the south korean airlines test flight of a new airbus jet over the disputed leon call rocks a few weeks ago protesters japanese flags and protos posters rubber. ok let's check out all the latest business news now which has. a little there and welcome to business here on r.t. . now oil prices continue to ride high despite ongoing fierce of defaults in europe and the us and according to europe's biggest oil company royal dutch shell the time of low cost oil and gas is at an end finding resources will be more complex and will require more money and investment well to discuss this in more detail i'm joined by jorge and want to pick up plots in london thank you very much for being with us on the program now how much are the debt concerns in the u.s. and europe weigh in on the oil price. of th

north's nuclear program tensions are escalating on the korean peninsula since the sinking of a south korean navy vessel by the north in march last year. hundreds of demonstrators surrounded japan's embassy in seoul angry at the japanese government banned on its officials from flying with korean air the decision follows the south koreans airlines test flight of a new air boss jet over the disputed land called rocks a few weeks ago protesters but japanese flags posters it seems it's. ok that's the news for now it's business all the way next whatever. hello and welcome to the business news here on our t.v. well in four days the u.s. government will run out of money the democrats and republicans are still arguing over how to cut the deficit and stalling on raising the debt ceiling while the markets believe washington will act in time to avert disaster but there's always a risk well joining me now to discuss just what might go wrong is louise cooper markets analyst at the g.c. partners good to have you with us on the program let's say we come to work on monday morning and the u.s. still has not

stalled talks on scrapping the country's nuclear program it's just a few days since north and south korean envoys agreed to issue in discussions. and up next legendary queen guitarist and songwriter brian may only talks to sophie shevardnadze about life with the stars not only working alongside front man freddie mercury but also his other life as an experienced astrophysicist that's up next. it's great to have you with us today for example so recently i was going through the class. and he writes about music and what he said about music is that except it's art it's also true power over nations and human cells and then many people say that exactly why music is compared to exact sciences like math. so i never really got that because i finished the conservatory and i always failed my math class you as a man of music and science can tell me how music is related with science or exact science like math for example so hard question. there are mathematical things in music but ironically i think the most important things and super instinctive things so i don't know quite how that works out except ma

time of economic crisis where there is civil unrest and before an important election year the south korean government uses national security to arrest and jail leaders of social movements that criticize the government policies but i should mention that there are many many more people who do not benefit from the ongoing tension and every time there is the situation of as going to military tension on the grandkids or i fear. of my family and korean. war exercises that have led to incidents like china and young can be honest you or i gently and they've already cost us lives we should also know us also as i not say in the situation either and more and more soldiers are coming forward and talking about exposure to agent orange during their stay in korea and lastly more of maintaining troops and this at a state of readiness for war are costing billions of dollars in taxpayer money for our countries and got to see a lot of i do want to ask you very briefly do you think that north korea is ever likely to give up its atomic additional safir everything is said and done. well there is one thing that

. >> last year north korea allegedly sank a south korean naval vessel. observers say the united states appears to be trying to discourage further military provocations by showing that a high-performance submarine has been deployed around the korean peninsula. >>> the death toll in the sinking of a tour boat in central russia has risen to about 50. the cruise ship volga capsized on sunday with about 200 passengers and crew members aboard. officials of russia's emergency situation ministry said that 79 people have been rescued but about 50 have been confirmed dead so far. nearly 70 are still unaccounted for. they're believed to be inside the boat which is lying on the bottom of the river about 20 meters below. it was on its way from volga to the regional capital kazam. it sank within minutes. the vessel was built 56 years ago and was carrying far more passengers than its capacity. >>> a small passenger plane has crashed while attempting an emergency landing on a river in western siberia. russian officials say at least five people were killed. turbo prompt

the south korean agreement once this deal very badly. there is a foreign policy context to the deal, as well. south korea wants to show a jump that they are getting a broader ties with the united states. -- south korea wants to show the rest of asia they are getting better ties. they have waited four years. they were very frustrated that they had to agree to some of these changes, like in the auto industry, but their political leaders want it bad. president obama's remarks from yesterday, you can tell he wants it really bad. host: you mentioned some of the requirements that have to be met. the hours and wages have to be reduced to 80% of the weekly average. sales or production have been declined. increased imports have contributed to worker layoffs. is there an industry that will benefit most? guest: i did not know if it is right to think of it and -- an industry benefiting. t.a.a. is supposed to help anyone who loses because of increased trade. i will say that those who do not like trade agreements as a band- aid to fix what is wrong wit

on to the south korean free trade agreement. it is critically important. i have heard from numerous industries in my state and across the country how countries, specifically china, are a fading through trans shipment to other countries to avoid the duties that are levied on their imports, misrepresentation of the merchandise, underreporting the value, so there are approximately 300 anti-dumping orders in place on various products from steel mills and papers is to certain types of colored paper, and roughly one- third of these orders and the u.s. are against chinese merchandise. not surprisingly, that is also one of the country's most went with anti-dumping and countervailing duty evasion. workers in my state and nationally depend on trade remedy laws and strong enforcement of trade remedy laws as a vital lifeline. we have an obligation every time we are considering a free-trade agreement to ensure our government is being square with workers in this country and the industry to remain competitive. that has not happened and it is one of the witnesses that con

four members from the opposition liberal democratic party want to visit the south korean island of ulleungdo. >> as state government, it is only natural for south korea to ensure the safety of foreign visitors. >> the island is located near the sea of japan which are known as takashima. it is held by south korea now. >>> south korea president said it will not allow the four jp hemnes politicians to enter the country saying their safety cannot be assured. protest against their possible visit of ulleungdo continue in south korea. >>> now to business news where we are joined by fresh economic indicators. >> that's rye. we have three economic indicators just how out so let's kick things off with j pan's unemployment rate which worsened from the previous month. the internal affairs ministry says the jobless rates stood at 4.6%. that is 0.1% is point up from may. the number of unemployed stood at 2.93 million. that's down 360,000 from a year earlier. meanwhile, the number of people with jobs was 60.02 million, up 30,000. separately the labor ministry says job availability rose from the previous mo

. >> in other news, a cargo plane has crashed into the sea off a south korean island. the plane was downed by a coast guard patrol boat. the aircraft disappeared from radar in the early hours of the morning. the pilot and co-pilot were both killed. it is understood these seven -- the boeing 747 experian technical difficulties when it crashed. -- 747 experienced technical difficulties when they crashed. it was carrying 264 passengers -- and another plane carrying to under 64 passengers made an emergency landing in canada. no one was hurt when it landed. and this is the first of 10 shipments in response by the u.n. in response to the severe drought in africa. it is to feed malnourished children. will ross reports. >> the cargo, 10 tons of food for severely malnourished children in somalia. this therapeutic peanut paste is a lifesaver. it is a race against time. >> we will be bringing in 100 tons within the next few towns -- few days, and 80 tons will be going to mogadishu where it will be distributed to different feeding centers form on our children. >> the food program

>> the international olympic committee choosing the south korean city to stage the 2018 olympics. e committee made that announcement slowly as you saw. today in south africa. pyeongchang defeated annecy in france and munich germany. it's the first korean city to ever host the winter games. >> i think they had the summer games in seoul in '88. >>> next travelers stayed grounded following a 50-mile- wide dust storm. >> and even small doses can be dangerous. the common sugar substitute that could kill your dog. >>> skies now mostly sunny around the bay area. high pressure is weakening. some cooler air on the way. we'll tell you when coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> weather-wise if you loved yesterday you will like today more. >> i loved it. so it sounds good. >> i think a little more comfortable. it has been very hot around the bay area. looks like those temperatures are going to start heat up inland. if you look in the distance you might see patchy fog that's worked its way inside the golden gate. not much compressed right down to the surface. only 55 in pacifica with fog. all these

he'll star in "the last stand," a western by south korean director kim ji wun.since "terminator 3: rise of the machine" in 2003. >>> and in this morning's

south korean hee kyung so had a 1-stroke lead..keepin' warm on the driving range..outh korean rival so yahn you, has this putt for birdie at 18 to tie her at 3 under par... yes! we're headed to a 3-hole playoff. the 21 year old you looks calm... signing autographs before heading out for the extra holes... i'd be that calm too with solid iron play and a dependable putter. second playoff hole, and yoo birdies. combined with so's bogey... she leads by 2. she was flawless in the playoff... making another birdie on the final hole to win by 3 shots... it's her first major championship..she gets blasted by champagne..both the >>> the birdie to win by three shots. it's her first major championship. she gets blasted by champagne and both the women's and men's u.s. open titles are now held by international players. >>> tonight skipper bruce poe joy says tim lincecum probably will not pitch. a pair of 11 game winners will start. angels 8. weaver gets the call for the american league. he leads the majors with a 1.86 earned run average, and roy halladay of the phillies goes to t

a south korean attorney is suing apple. he has 16,000 people backing him.says apple violated his right to privacy and caused him mental stress. iphone's location tracking system is at the center of the suit. it hasn't stopped the 36-year-old from using his iphone and ipad. he won $945 in a suit that he took to a south korean court in april. >> if you pay interest on anything, credit cards, loan, mortgage, the debate in washington over raising the debt ceiling matters to you. the president issued a stern warning that without a deal to raise the debt limit the amount of interest you pay could go up. that's because the government won't be able to pay its bills due august 3 and groups owed money will penalize. the president will give up funding for some projects but only if republicans are willing to raise taxes on the wealthy. so what is the debt ceiling? think of it as this. you give your kid $1,000 a month to pay their bills but they make financial commitments that force them over so they have to come to you and ask you to raise the limit. if you say no some

if my amendment fails, i will vote against the south korean a agreement. every member of the finance committee join me in putting the president on notice that replacing the taa spending program was an unacceptable outcome. tpa was not meant to establish a system where you could load up a trade agreement with anything you wanted to load it up with. i cannot understand why these clear signals are being ignored. putting taa in the bill puts its trade authority protections at risk. there is good news today. after years of delay, the senate finance committee will be able to consider our trade agreements with colombia and panama. the chairman of this committee and his staff are owed our appreciation. they helped us get where we are today. i am pleased he will be joining me in supporting these important agreements. mr. chairman, i want to thank you for these opportunities today and hope that we can find a reasonable bipartisan path forward. i want to thank you for your courtesy. >> i appreciate that. any senator that wishes to make opening statements will follow

soldiers from the south korean army have been drafted in. the cleanup operations have begun. for local people, it is too early to think of rebuilding. >> there are some money destroyed homes including my house and a loss of lives. we were so desperate, we cannot imagine how we can recover. >> this misery is not overreact. forecasters say the rain will continue until friday. >> a cargo plane has crashed into the sea of south korea near an island. it was found by coast guard patrol boats. the pilot and co-pilot were killed. it is understood the boeing 747 experienced technical difficulties and was returned to the airport. >> this is "newsday". >> i am kasia madera in london. the headlines. libya has condemned the decision to expel colonel gaddafi's diplomats after recognizing the transitional council as the new government. >> an inquiry into friday's deadly attacks and said his country will not be cowed by terrorists. >> every it happen hearing, britain has joined those countries to recognize libya's rebel transitional council as the country's new government. let's get reaction

as the fifty eighth and adversity of the armistice that did not and good north korean war for that matter north korea south korea are still at war with each other there's an armistice and the north koreans are saying we have to sit down to the same table with the americans and then we go to formally and the war and then we're going to discuss everything including their nuclear program so. this state that barton i was trying to jump the gun to said ok first you get rid of your nuclear weapons either that window misses and then we talk so all those in their careers are going to watch this special envoy is going to watch is going to say look our position has been the same for the best fifty eight years take it or leave it first you have to end the war it's true and the war from the north korean point of view is a war against america is not south korea they view it as a puppet government of the americas and asia that south korea in the minds of young of course it's still all killed by by american troops there are thirty six to thirty eight thousand u.s. troops but the north korea says it has a western occupati

. >>> south koreans are hoping the third time is the charm at winning the 2018 winter olympics. >> theye so excited, they've already unveiled the first venue even though the winning bid won't be announced until today. this is called alpienza, a local ski jump venue. pyeongchang is anxious to win after losing out on bids for 2016. the international olympic committee will announce the winning bid later today. whoever gets the olympics, you'll be able to watch them right here on nbc. >> i'm rooting for the south koreans. >> i can imagine you would. >> yeah. it is now 5:36. 75 degrees. >>> the preacher who predicted the end of the world earlier this year is now in the hospital. >>> good morning. predawn sky over the potomac river. you can see the summer haze. live picture from the city camera. here's another picture of the sky. this is from our sky watcher camera from 300 feet above washington. sky looking like salmon steaks ready for the grill. temperatures in mid and upper 70s in washington. eastern and southern suburbs. around the bay, eastern shore, low to mid-70s there. farther to our

the south korean city of pyeongchang has been chosen to host the winter olympics in 2018 this will be the first city in asia outside of japan to host london, the phone hacking scandal which has embroiled the "news of the world," and has brought a political firestorm. "the daily telegraph," reports that soldiers killed in the afghan war might have been had their phone -- might have had their phones tapped. >> it gets worse. the families of soldiers killed have been warned that their phones might have been hacked. >> my mind went back to 2005. there was emotional turmoil in the state that we were in. somebody was listening to them. this is a violation. >> also on the list of targets, the parents of holly and jessica. of course, the girl whose parents were given false hope that she was still alive when her voice messages were deleted after fung was allegedly attacked by a private investor -- investigator. the prime minister arrived from afghanistan into the storm. >> we need to have an inquiry, possibly inquiries into what has happened. we are no longer talking about politicians and cele

russian armenian and minion and he has more lyric and then we have an american ten south korean ten or so those are the four terms we have for the finals so we are looking forward and yes i hear. the russian talent there is. in the finals also which is a tremendous start that she was singing queen of the night and she was singing sort of in a whole slate these already and we have we have great great talent you will see a person a you once said i quote singles can be many some of the making thing nominal careers but the real artist of whom you may say this is a star they are very few so what turns an opera singer a great opera singer into a real star what is a real story where is the public. and if they are we'll special stars you know is the public which that terminates i'm sure that everybody wants to be you know all star you know everybody would like to be in a very important place but it's the public the public is who makes the stars. how much you want to try it if the public. house and determinate that it puts you the. first is the one that stands is the one takes is the one that g

the south korean city of pyeongchang has been chosen to host the winter olympics in 2018 this will be the first city in asia outside of japan to host the winter olympics. in london, the phone hacking scandal which has embroiled the "news of the world," and has brought a political firestorm. "the daily telegraph," reports that soldiers killed in the afghan war might have been had their phone -- might have had their phones tapped. >> it gets worse. the families of soldiers killed have been warned that their phones might have been hacked. >> my mind went back to 2005. there was emotional turmoil in the state that we were in. somebody was listening to them. this is a violation. >> also on the list of targets, the parents of holly and jessica. of course, the girl whose parents were given false hope that she was still alive when her voice messages were deleted after fung was allegedly attacked by a private investor -- investigator. the prime minister arrived from afghanistan into the storm. >> we need to have an inquiry, possibly inquiries into what has happened. we are no longer talking ab

and finally hundreds of proud south koreans descended on seoul international airport to greet the new heroes on friday after they are really big big team won the right to host the winter games in two thousand to eighteen the successful group. managers and ambassadors basking in the glory they secure it in south africa where the chung's here is old won the vote ahead of munich in germany and all seen in france it was also a case of third time lucky for the korean sadia after losing the two previous beds to vancouver and so she respects the late brawls winning olympic skater toby delson helped land the games plans to make sure at least some of the medals will stay in the asian nation. i would be more than willing to help bring in some new young athletes and snowboarding your freestyle skiing and whatever else and make sure that they have a chance to fulfill their dreams as well and that's it for now more sports of days for me throughout the day the weather is next followed by our team as well news takes us. hungry for the full story we've got it for us the biggest issues get a human voi

south korea has warned japan that a group of japanese lawmakers will not be permitted to visit a south korean island near disputed territory in the sea of japan. seoul says it can't guarantee their safety if they carry out their planned trip. four lawmakers from the major opposition liberal democratic party plan to visit lulu island. the island lies near the takeshima island which are claimed by both countries. they are known at tokuto in south korea. on friday, south korea's deputy foreign minister summoned japan's ambassador to south korea to convey the entry ban. kim says such a visit could have a negative impact on bilateral relations. the japanese ambassador asked south korea to reconsider its decision and allow the lawmakers entry. he called south korea's decision regrettable and added the visit is not intended to harm bilateral ties. earlier in the day, japan's foreign minister urged the two sides to deal with the matter calmly. >> translator: the relations between south korea and japan are very important. both sides should handle the matter in a calm manner. >>> next we go to our bure

and in the meantime hundreds of proud south koreans of flux to seoul international airport to greet their new heroes the triumphant winter olympics the successful group of managers and ambassadors for asking in the glory the security durban south africa the ski resort of one of the olympic vote by landslides to host the twenty one thousand games ahead of the unit and honestly there's a case of third time lucky for the korean city after losing the two previous bids to vancouver and sochi and ongoing scare time we do also who helped allow the games comes to make sure at least some of the medals will stay in mission. i would be more than willing to help bring in some new young athletes and snowboarding or freestyle skiing and whatever else and make sure that they have a chance to fulfill their dreams as well. and finally golf and u.s. open champion rory mcilroy is resting ahead of next week's british open however at twenty two the northern irishman could still be playing in the fall though serious which inspired him to become a major when he is considering the top off reports on the use deve

the south korean city beat france and germany. twice before they had come up short in bid to wint olympics. -- win the olympics. they will be the first outside japan in asia to host the winter games. >>> prince william and his wife are in cal barry -- calgary at betterra canada. and yesterday they visited a town ravaged by wild fires. they stopped by to chat with well-wishers. wild fires tore through the area in may burning homes and building. they met with emergency services personnel and families in the slave lake area and will head to california for a couple days tomorrow. >>> we have been waiting to hear from them and finally the first jurors in the casey -- juror in the casey anthony trial speaks out. >> she says despite the tears they had to come back with a not guilty verdict. >>> and yellowstone shut down and park authorities are searching for a bear. what happened yesterday at the national park that hasn't happened since 1986. we will let you know ahead. ♪ the rich aroma gets you up ♪ looking forward to your first cup ♪ m

from one side or another more south koreans is not going to help resolve this situation. the participation of all the parties like he wears which we choose the main security of the republic of korea and china which is a secure. you know one or more of you can go if you people are probably. all from makes these even worse so what we have to choose. from. probably by a little bit. installed we're. all right professor the petrov from the university of sydney thanks very much for sharing your views here with us. russia's envoy to nato says he's disappointed after talks with u.s. senators in washington thanks to republican lawmakers have and are committed to seeing moscow as a rival not a partner his visit as part of fresh efforts by russia to revive talks in a common missile defense system in europe by the american side insist on grading his own shield which it claims is to combat missile attacks from so-called rogue states russia feels the project could compromise its national security something the u.s. has dismissed major gazan told r.t. that washington's actions are viola