agreed to march together under a unified flag next month at the winter olympics opening ceremony in pyeongchang, south korea. bill neely is in south korea with more. bill, this is not just about sports relations, right? it is about diplomatic ones, too. walk us through the news here. reporter: absolutely right, hallie. things are moving fast after last week s historic handshake between officials from the north and the south. historic decision today. for the first time ever, north and south korea will compete as a united team at the olympics. as you say, they ll march together behind a blue flag that shows the korean peninsula. that s at the opening ceremony. there will be a joint women s ice hockey team. the two sides hoping their team will be stronger. they will also play japan that once ruled the korean peninsula. that ll be fascinating. also 230 north korean cheerleaders will be cheering for north and south.
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