Ballistic missiles at a massive military parade one day before the Winter Olympics kicks off in the south. Tensional streets in bangladesh as a former Prime Minister is jailed for five years for corruption plus. Im done for him there in the far north of argentina where ten thousand people have been evacuated because the flooding roads are impassable communities cut off this is as far as we can get. And im Tatiana Sanchez and with all the sports news the including the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics might not start until friday but action in some sports is already got underway the latest from china later in the program. Syrias government has attacked the u. S. Led coalition for a rare airstrike on pro assad forces branding it a war crime and a new effort to support terrorism a us military officials of the strikes in their resort province killed about one hundred pro assad fighters who are attacking the Syrian Democratic forces and Coalition Says it took the action in self defens
In Coalition Air strikes. Also the u. S. Congress is set to vote on a crucial budget bill theres another Government Shutdown deadline blue. Also violence in bangladesh after the former Prime Minister is given a jail term for corruption blocking her path to elections in december. And why a bass of love for fact made its way out of love the sewers added to a beijing museum. Welcome to the news are there is growing tension between major geo political players involved in the war in syria with the Assad Government accusing the United States of committing a war crime it follows u. S. Air strikes there as a province which the Coalition Says killed almost one hundred fighters loyal to the Syrian Government a de confliction blind in the area is supposed to provide direct contact between the u. S. And Russian Troops the u. S. Said the strikes were in response to what it called an unprovoked attack on the headquarters of its ally the s. D. F. Of all that opposes assad but russia which backs assad
A show of force at a time of apparent unity north korea stages a massive military parade on the eve of south koreas and picks. We speak to the family of a palestinian man being sued by the israeli army for damage to the jeep that killed him. Im done in the far north of argentina where ten thousand people have been evacuated because the flooding roads are impassable communities cut off this is as far as we can get. A top story syrias government has attacked the u. S. Led coalition for a rare as strike on pro assad forces branding it a war crime and a new effort to support terrorism a military source within the coalitions at the strikes and there is zero province killed about one hundred pro assad fight has who are attacking the Syrian Democratic forces as a briefing a short while ago a spokesman for the pentagon defended the coalitions actions. Our forces have the inherent right to self defense. We are not looking for conflict with the regime any action that takes away from our Ongoing
Korea for the Winter Olympics. And people streaming the Opening Ceremony of pyongyang twenty eighteen years one hour away early of the cold war but ration for school to rejected the last minute appeals of forty seven russian athletes who were bidding to be allowed to compete. Also as we go to a u. S. Politicians there are still debating into the early hours as they struggle to end a second shutdown and three weeks. Hospitals was on alert for casualties as egypt launches a major operation against armed groups in the Sinai Peninsula. And a memo months ago to journalists a jailed after uncovering what the government didnt bomb the world to see. So a show of togetherness between north and south korea is happening with just an hours ago before the ceremony Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics the sister of north koreas leader has become the first member of her family to step foot in south korea since the two countries went to war in nineteen fifty. Is part of the north korean delegations
Also ahead a historic moment as the north Korean Leader arrives in south korea for the Winter Olympics. Syrias government throws around accusations of crimes as its jets continue an assault thats killed more than two hundred people in days and what the myanmar government did not want the world to see evidence of a massacre the journalists who revealed it to have been jailed. Have pasta legislation to fund the government which has slipped into a second shutdown and three weeks ago to the house of representatives well earlier the senate missed a midnight deadline to pass legislation which resulted in the new shutdown was blocked by a senator from president Donald Trumps Republican Party vam at leopolds this big budget deficit so lets get more on this now our correspondent kristen salumi is joining us live from washington d. C. So the bill is now heading to the house queston well it passed there. Well the outcome in the house of representatives is anything but certain at this point nancy