Him well. President Trump Defends a former white house aide accused of Domestic Violence angry process of force former Guerilla Group foreign to suspend its Election Campaign in colombia friday prayers turned to anger as demonstrations continue over the jailing of a former Prime Minister in baghdad. Hello there a very warm welcome to the program the u. S. Vice president mike pence avoided meeting the sister of the north Korean Leader as the Winter Olympics got underway and simmered says koreas leader in did break the diplomatic ice shaking hands with kim jong il tasha game reports now from south korea. A step towards reconciliation for the First Time Since the korean war more than half a century ago a member of north koreas ruling family is welcomed in the south the arrival of leader kim jong sr is fascinating Many South Koreans jiang has quickly become a power broker in another historic moment south korean president moon j. In greeted her at the Opening Ceremony before she sat near u.
Parts of the robot you watching are just there alive my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next thirty minutes colombias former rebel group the fox suspended Political Campaigning of its security concerns following days of angry protests. And egypt launches a sweeping military operation against what it calls terrorists and to criminal groups of the side theyve been sealing plus. A space x. Rockets head fears of russia that its legacy could be under threat. Both to the program its am in south korea the first full day of competition at the Winter Olympics is just getting underway later the day the first medals of the games will be awarded winners are set to be crowded biathlon Cross Country skiing speed skating and ski jumping it follows a lavish Opening Ceremony attended by both u. S. Vice president by peds the north Korean Leader sr the tasha going to report from south korea. A step towards reconciliation for the First Time Since the korean war more than half a century ago a me
Contact in years. Also u. S. President donald trump refuses to declassify a democratic member of the russia probe citing National Security concerns very. Also colombias former rival group the far suspend Political Campaigning a bid security concerns following days of angry protests. Spacex. Rockets ahead fears in russia that its legacy could be a threat. To the news the first full day of competition is underway at the Winter Olympics in south korea but its the diplomatic action on the sidelines thats getting the most attention so far now a meeting between south korean president moon j. And the north Korean Leaders younger sister kim jong is jus to be held at the president s official residence in seoul north koreas nominal head of state can and will also be at the meeting which is the highest level contact between the two sides in years that follows a year of tension between washington and pyongyang as north korea stepped up its a Ballistic Missile program. And joins me now live from ko
Watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up. The u. S. President donald trump refuses to deep classify a democratic memo on the russia investigation citing National Security concerns. Llambias former rebel group the fox suspends political campaigning following days of angry protests. And the space x. Rockets ahead fears in russia that its own legacy could be under threat. Well the first full day of competition at the winter games is now underway in south korea later today the first medals will be awarded winners a set crowned and biathlon Cross Country skiing speed skating and ski jumping meanwhile away from the slopes and the ice rinks diplomacy is drawing almost as much attention as the games themselves live now to natasha can and who joins us from kong long natasha just walk us through what were expecting to happen today. Yeah who knew part peter that the diplomatic goings on would have as much drama as the olympics but that has been the case South Kore
In the past hour, President Trump has blocked the release of a classified memo that rebutted claims that there was anti trump bias in the fbis russia investigation. The white house said the memo, written by democratic congressmen, couldnt be released because it contained classified material. Lets go now to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more. I had some very Smart Questions to ask about with redacted information and why this was going to appear as double standards but apparently the democrats are now saying Something Else . They are saying they will consider some reductions and actually it isnt a huge surprise. I think we have been half expecting that this would happen, certainly over the last few days, the signs we re over the last few days, the signs were that the white house would probably come back and say that out of security considerations, it was not able to release the document which, as you have already said, is essentially a reduction, is essentially a reduct