But fail to make the final with billy morgan falling on his final run. After disappointment for the snowboarders, all eyes are now on elise christie. I will have more alive from pyeongchang at the rout it dirty pool at about 830 am. And nick has the weather. Rain at sons today for all of us, the chance of snow, especially later. Tomorrow is much colder, again. I have got the full forecast coming. Good morning. First our main story. The north Korean Leader kimjong un has invited the south korean president to visit him at the earliest date possible. The invitation was given by the sister of the north Korean Leader during a historic meeting between the two sides in seoul. Lets get more on this from our correspondent Stephen Mcdonnell whos in pyeongchang. Stephen, just put this in some kind of context for us, because only a couple of days ago this would have been a development that no one thought possible . Yes, it is absolutely remarkable that we have heard here. The news is flying around
New figures suggest its makeup and computer games. But are they facing more pressure than ever to spend . Ell leek, at. The numbers;~ , ~ ~~ it is nearly there. Our first medal from britain is within touching distance. Don parsons is a split second outside the medals in fourth in the halfway stage of the mens skeleton that we will have to wait till tonight. Mat with the weather. A few showers around again producing snow across the north and the west of the uk. Details on that and a full run up in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. At least 17 people including children and adults have been killed after a gun attack at a high school in florida. Several other people are being treated in hospital. Shortly after the shootings, Police Arrested a 19 year old former pupil whod been expelled from the school in parkland, around 50 miles north of miami. From there, nada tawfik reports. This was supposed to be one of the safest communities in the country. In an instant, these student
Time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday, with me olly foster and sarah mulkerrins. Good evening, these are our headlines tonight. Its a sliding Super Saturday for the british team, gold for yarnold, and deas also make it on to the pyeongchang podium. And with izzy atkin also taking bronze in the slopestyle, its a historic day for the british team. But on a day of firsts, its the same old story for Elise Christie, falling again, she crashes in her speed skating 1500m semifinal. Also coming up in the programme well have the best of the action from todays fifth round ties in the fa cup. Evening, what a day for team gb in pyeongchang. Lizzy yarnold has become the first british winter olympian to successfully defend a title. Shes skeleton champion once again, and laura deas also took bronze. Its the first time there have been two british medallists in the same event. Earlier today, izzy atkin won bronze in the slopestyle. And that was the firs
In talking books, Rebecca Jones speaks to one of indias most successful writers preeti shinoy. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Team gb is celebrating its most successful day in winter olympic history. Lizzy yarnold won gold in the womens skeleton becoming the first briton ever to defend a winter olympic title. There was a bronze too in the event for her team mate laura dees, and a bronze in the ski slopestyle for izzy atkin. But there was disappointment for the medal favourite Elise Christie who crashed in the semifinal of the 1500 metre speed skating and was taken to hospital. David ornstein reports from pyeongchang. Guiding Great Britain to unprecedented glory, Lizzy Yarnold and laura deas turning dreams into reality, rewriting the record books. Commentator Lizzy Yarnold next, the olympic champion, can she make history and win it again . Yarnold went into her final slide in second place, but conjured an imperious display and the fastest time any woman has produced on this track