Sanctions as the heaviest ever look at the latest from seoul. And judging is now under way at. The olympics winter games were kind of the sebastian two told one the first ever title for the man speak and snowboarding in bad. Mood. Im edith cmon you welcome to the program so we begin in syria where the government is escalating attacks on the opposition held suburbs of damascus known as Eastern Ghouta for the sixth day running intense shelling has killed almost five hundred people including many children now the u. N. Security council has been unable to agree on a cease fire resolution in syria and has delayed a vote until later today. The temporary ceasefire would allow much needed humanitarian aid to reach traps of civilians but serious key ally russia is blocking the resolution it says it wants guarantees that rebel fighters in east and go to will respect a halt to the fighting will get expert analysis in a moment but first this report. These crackling bright lights have all the hallmarks of a firework display. But they are designed to devastate not to celebrate activists say they are proof that the Syrian Government is firing indiscriminate cluster bombs in built up residential areas. The Syrian Civil Defense group known as the white how much posted this footage to a social media website they say it shows their members rescuing children from guta a rebel held district outside damascus after six Straight Days of regime bombing. Others less lucky grieve their lost ones well our board but were ok were nine knew he would go. I told his grandmother he would go. Down he didnt want to continue living in terror. I wish it had been me who was killed instead of my son. I wish it had been me who was killed so i wouldnt have to grieve for you my son the notable of some have lost hope others cling to it the work of First Responders here made even harder by treacherous conditions and a lack of medical supplies. As death rains down from above world powers are still arguing about how to stop it. The Un Security Council has been trying to agree on a thirty day humanitarian ceasefire but last minute amendments by russia forced the vote to be postponed to saturday. Swedens u. N. Ambassador voiced his exasperated. Im trying to facilitate and meaningful outcome of this Security Council so i can only protect what were trying to do and that is to have or a solution adopted yesterday no we have not achieved i find that extremely frustrating given what we are faced with on the ground. Hopes are that agreement on a cease fire would finally allow sorely needed a deliberate and medical evacuations. Well im now joined by middle east analyst who always who also worked as a correspondent in damascus for many years thanks for joining us so what guarantees is russia looking for thats what this saying they need in order to pass this resolution. Is. For the situation to be finished on the Ground Forward for the forces and the forces to to russia mainly the forces of. Iranian backed militia which is good but important that military acted on the ground to achieve the minute that it would just finish off the sun the opposition in. A minority alawite that he. Remembered this is a school in these conditions on. Championed by most itself and now it is helping or even bombing get itself to smithereens and getting the experience of civilians so this is just diplomacy for russia to appear as a diplomatic player on the word stage wide in fact it is i think a latent saw in the civilian population so see russia doesnt get what it is that they really want can anything be done at all to change the situation well of course we have seen that actually two weeks ago two weeks ago they are not the states so the russian backed forces were encroaching on its allies owns in syria which is it has led force so they bombed them and they killed maybe from a hundred to three hundred russian mercenaries they have no problem when the us for example has its vital interests threatened in syria to act militarily but obviously the flood of civilians of soon this of billions. In the face of this i will lead onslaught of halloween regime is not of concern to the west its not vital interest i mean this is not the first time were seeing an attempt at ceasefire are we seeing the Diplomatic Solutions are out of the window theyre not going to work of course the products and solutions will not work only russia has realized this the moment but our obama told bashar assad look if you used chemical weapons our bomb you and he did not so diplomacy has to be matched by force if you want if you want peace prepare for war and this is nonexistent on the socalled powers which are socalled concerned about the humanitarian situation speaking of the humanitarian situation weve seen the pictures from the report just now how rowing events unfolding there whats the hope for the civilians on the ground im afraid there has been various u. N. Resolutions calling on you and aid to proceed to areas and these are mainly besieged remember seized by the regime and the iran is a big player in this multi militias backed by iran financed. By your own directed by iran from thought on participating in the seizures and in the killing of sinister videos and they are the shia the shia militia byrds huge responsibility and they are backed by your own yahoo khaled always thank you so much for joining us and for that very strong dose of reality u. S. President donald trump has announced a new round of economic sanctions on north Korea Washington is taking aim at shipping companies from one countries accused of illegal trading with killing young the measures are intended to force north korea to end its nuclear and missile programs in a speech to the conservative Political Action Conference Trump said the new measures was the toughest yet we imposed today the heaviest sanctions ever imposed on a country before. Was. Was and frankly hopefully something positive can happen we will see but hopefully something positive can happen but that just was announced and i want to let you know we have imposed the heaviest saying sions ever imposed. So early i spoke to reuters correspondent josh smith whos in so and i asked him what different whats different about these sanctions announced by trap president trump. These latest sanctions take quite a targeted approach to some of the ships and companies and other entities that the United States says is extending a lifeline to north korea last year china which is a major ally north korea historically drastically cut much of its oil supply and other ties to north korea which has led north korea to seek other ways to try to get some of that much needed fuel and western intelligence agencies have repeatedly said that one of those major ways are these ships that are making risky ship to ship transfers in the ocean and those are whats targeted in these latest sanctions. Afghanistan has been struck by a wave of bomb blasts that have killed dozens of civilians and soldiers its the latest in a series of assaults by militants that are destabilizing the war torn country. Insurgents strike ever deeper in the heart of kabul a suicide bomber has launched an attack during morning rush hour in the diplomatic zone of the afghan capital. Group has claimed responsibility its believed they were targeting an Afghan Spy Agency near to the nature headquarters and u. S. Embassy. A Suicide Attack happened reports indicate two people were killed and seven others wounded casualties include civilians and military personnel. The death toll is expected to rise. Earlier at least eighteen soldiers were killed when taliban insurgents stormed an army base in the Western Province of and two car bombs detonated in the southern Helmand Province killing at least three soldiers and wounding dozens more these attacks are just the latest in a wave of violence to rock the fragile state in recent months hundreds have been killed. The International Olympic committee has been meeting in chiang high on the agenda whether the International Affiliates of russia will be allowed to march in russian Team Uniforms and under their countrys flag at the closing ceremonies on sunday the i. O. C. Has allowed some russian athletes to compete under an olympic flag their case is all the more difficult now the two russians have been caught doping in chun the first a curler who had his medal stripped after a positive doping test the second bobsledder who admitted taking a banned substance two days before competing the i. O. C. His decision will come later this weekend. And joining me now to discuss the days events at the Winter Olympics in chang is the. Own Chris Harrington who by the way next thanks for joining us thank you even though chris just saturday and sunday left to the end of the big games we have some more finals today take us through what happened in the big events in them and a canadian walked away with the top prize and its a big prize is very important the big air event made its debut snowboarding discipline in the Winter Olympics a bashing to talk with this chick right here its called a flat spin backside sixteen twenty zero and he ultimately got one seventy four point two five points heres an american who picked up the silver coyote matt this is called the bloody dracula. Great names and its nice and rounding out the podium was a Great Britain snowboarder but all that all is great because theyll go down in history winning the first gold medal congratulations to team canada because they did pick up their eleventh gold with teutons victory well congratulations to them but its not just men making history the lady behind us actually from the Czech Republic take out was also going to go into the history books why write that to esthers you know she admittedly has a split personality and she won gold the reason her historic feat was winning gold in two different disciplines the first one came in the super g. Alpine skiing where she won by a very narrow margin point one hundredth of a second and her second came later today earlier today the snowboarding parallel giant in the slalom you know and she was discouraged to pursue two disciplines because you have to think you will not reach the top vs the focus on one she did not let that sway her away and she stay focused its funny because after she won the skiing of it you know she was reportedly say she had to channel her snowboarding so she can you know finish on top of the deck you have to congratulate the twenty two year old no partying for her though she has races coming up soon so shes definitely a young focused athlete well somebody else is really focused on. Its another group thats really focused of the people who will be sitting down for the i. O. C. Meeting behind closed doors to decide whether russia will be allowed to participate and of their flag good piece of the closing ceremony whats going to happen do you think i dont think theres a good chance it will see a russian flag fly and you have to consider they have two strikes against them already you mentioned alexander who still need skeet was the courier who had his broad metal strip in the bobsledder for russia in a dead cert gava she admitted that she doped two days prior to competing i do think it is a long shot and im not the only one trish smith the president of the canadian Olympic Committee concurs with my opinion well thank you very much Chris Harrington. Should be used for political purpose and we dont think that our effort should have to be put in that position that if it go to go to the closing ceremonies that somehow theyre saying something about the world rather than just having their olympic experience which should be positive and its about everyone being together. So there you have it and i do think tomorrow well definitely see that our olympic athletes of russia which means theyll be under an olympic flag in my opinion well Chris Harrington thank you so much for your analysis and sorry for cutting short. So we take a sharp left turn to football well forsberg will with the new coach bruno travel to mines to kick off match day twenty four on friday night now the visitors have multiple opportunities to put the game away but mines had other ideas the wolves just keep Brett Colonia said the games first goal from the center of the box at the six minute mark the assist came from william one mil forsberg. And the bulls but coach of a deal was fired up but then my says he or she nor remove torre who didnt start the match came in just before the break and equalized for the home side. Thats all from the news this hour thank you for. W. s program guide. Lines week. Dot com part of lloyds. And wire. In church