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They stayed here all day long from morning to sunset so they brought the food from the house a that they buy the food here so it was like a stadium. the restoration of the top levels took several years and cost almost one and a half million euros. they had been closed to visitors for four decades now the structure has been stabilized and the brickwork repaired it all looks pick and span you can imagine all the people here and. the conversations going on but visitors cant just wander around they ...

Venues are all but ready and organized as the promising it green and hassle free experience of visitors bots the ongoing uncertainty surrounding nuclear north korea is threatening to overshadow the spectacle ticket sales have been poor with less than thirty two percent sold so far but organizers a confident the games can transcend political differences they are confident that we have a stronger can fail from leading up to the games i can say this with a confidence because koreans are known to be...

Exactly it is starting to build in south korea ahead of next years pyongyang when tr game is the olympic torch arrived in today from greece the flame is set to tour the country on the one hundred day two thousand kilometer journey. for the opening ceremony in february. after a long journey from grace the olympic flame touched down it into an airport prime minister kyon lit the cold room with former olympian figure skating team a crown the moment with a message of pace i want to you know the flam...

Sales have been poor with less than thirty two percent sold so far but organizers are confident the games can transcend political differences. they are confident that we have a stronger can fail leading up to the games i can say this with a confidence because koreans are known to be buyers of those light sales could determine whether the olympic flame gets a rousing reception when it arrives in pyongyang in february for the opening ceremony. five years ago over fourteen hundred works of art were...

Olympic torch arrived in incheon today from greece the flame is set to tour the country on a one hundred day two thousand kilometer journey chang for the opening ceremony in february. after a long journey from grace the olympic flame touched down it into an airport prime minister in a knock yarn lit the cauldron with former olympian figure skater king yawner a crown the moment with a message of pace and one of the final burn throughout the olympics and the paralympics as hopes for the peace and ...

American flag at the closing ceremonies. >> >> its such a humbling honor. thats exactly how it is. its a testament to my teammates. >> reporter: the most expensive olympics ever, at $51 billion, paid off in gold for the host nation. the final hours were devoted to a pageant depicting scenes from russian history. the olympic flame was extinguished and olympic flag passed on to south korea where it will fly over the 2018 games. and with that, the athletes said good-bye to one another, to sochi and...

Will, former congresswoman jane harman, heritage action for americas michael needham and fox news political analyst juan williams. well, president obama called president putin on friday. were told they spoke for an hour about ukraine and syria and iran, and afterwards white house officials called it surprisingly positive and constructive. in fact, george, whats more, these officials are now talking about a possible meeting between president obama and president putin in russia this summer to make...

Will, former congresswoman jane harman, heritage action for americas michael needham and fox news political analyst juan williams. well, president obama called president putin on friday. were told they spoke for an hour about ukraine and syria and iran, and afterwards white house officials called it surprisingly positive and constructive. in fact, george, whats more, these officials are now talking about a possible meeting between president obama and president putin in russia this summer to make...

Controversy. and theres big controversy since the announcement of sochi for the winter games. specifically with the lighting of the olympic flame. the torch. the person who lit it sparkeded a little controversy. whats that about? >> yeah, arena drucnina, a three-time figure skating champion. recently, she was voted the most recognizable olympic person in russia. certainly you thought might be light the flap along with the hockey hero. however, shes currently a member of the russian parliament. l...

>> one of the things, the olympic flame burned as always. set on the cauldron by two of the host nation most famous olympians. ♪ >> yeah, it was certainly climatic. you mow, you show the picture of the ring bearer. i saw something online and asked should the usa have sent beyonce over to put a ring on it. >> peoples so clev every. >> elsewhere is a would-be hijacker stoking fears about security. turkish authorities helped land this jet safely and to neutralize the suspect who threatened to set...