A historic handshake between north and south korea but the u. S. Is keeping its distance prices averted the u. S. Government is open for business off to another shutdown most americans probably slept through and egypt launches a massive military operation that she says is targeting terrorists in sinai. And im tatiana phantasm doha with all of the sport will have more from enclitic the court of arbitration for sport rejected the last minute appeals of forty seven russian athletes and coaches who were bidding to be allowed to compete and more later. The Winter Olympics have officially opened in the south korean city of young chang with a spectacular fireworks display thousands turned out in freezing temperatures to attend the one that hes hoped will bring helped bring about a diplomatic for of relations between north and south korea for now it looks like the ice has been broken with whats being described as an historic handshake between south koreas leader in and kenya jiang the sister of north koreas leader letter and then reports. 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 kim jiang has quickly become a power broker in another historic moment south korean president mungy in greeted her at the Opening Ceremony before she sat near u. S. Vice president mike pence the two didnt appear to Exchange Greetings then the moment many had been waiting for the. North and south korean athletes marched under a unified flag as a celebration of ethnic nationalism its the first time theyve done that at an International Sporting event in eleven years moon said the pyong chang Winter Olympics offer a meaningful opportunity for a world divided by conflicts to unite critics say the north korean Charm Offensive is only intended to advance its agenda and norsk any us decided to look nice for a vial of this option if you would use chance chances is that president krom view authorizing me to take a ration bot as a program of ease that made fundamentals have not changed. A deterrent to half of miss i. C. B. M. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles capable of delivering a Nuclear Strike as a continuum for the United States in the run up to the games the North Koreans have absorbed much of the spotlight first by agreeing to participate and then by sending a high level delegation to the south this week american diplomat said they would soon unveil the toughest economic sanctions against north korea yet while also saying a diplomatic solution was the focus. For now this is a moment for South Koreans to show the world what a dynamic country they live in during the Opening Ceremony spectators were taken back in time to show the history of the Korean People and what were going to is called their relentless pursuit of peace. I hope that with north korea not cleats participation this could be peace lympics and i hope we can achieve reunification between the south and the north. The mood here is good as south korea is hosting the olympics and athletes are coming from around the world a Good Opportunity to promote south korea. And the hope is this will set the stage down only for a sporting spectacular but historic breakthrough with their northern neighbors this aljazeera south korea. Lets get more on this joining us live now from washington is the north korea analyst keith thanks very much for joining us on to say what do you make of this Charm Offensive with a north korean sister coming and being part of all the dignitaries at the Opening Ceremony well in the spirit of the olympics its quite exciting to see both countries represented together in the opening ceremonies i must say however that i think its also significant that the leader of north korea sent his sister and at the present United States sent the Vice President and mrs pence this is high level attention on the part of both nations the United States and north korea and it also states as to the seriousness of the overall situation on the peninsula today of course this is a diplomatic story no i think recording it but what happens at the end of the game is does all that in this sort of bond i mean to go out the window would you think this could turn into something more concrete. Well were in New Territory now arent we given the degree to which north and south korea are interacting in the context of the olympics i would imagine that there is there are plans for the north there is probably a hope by leaders in south korea that this will turn into something more substantive as relates to future dialogue having said that there are also the issues between the United States and north korea there is a massive trust deficit between the two countries people in pyongyang are not convinced that any deal with the president would in fact be carried out perhaps the congress would object or perhaps white house witten implement the agreement on the other hand in the United States. There is a sense of exhaustion in terms of north koreas pattern of provocative actions followed by pauses throughout my my concern is that today i hope the North Koreans do not misread the situation involving the United States. We are now at a point in time given the i. C. B. M. Capability of north korea we are now at a point in time under this president as we would be under any president that certain serious considerations are are being taken so im hopeful especially given the fact that this administration has signaled its willingness to engage in the past im hopeful that north korea would actually take some actions that would be tangible that not only United States leaders but the American People could view a serious on the part of north korea for example release of the american detainees there are other things that could happen which in fact would contribute to more substantive dialogue indeed there are some rumblings especially i believe in the us saying that she south koreas being too trusting in the end though if anything it is to move forward with this south korea doesnt have to sort of accept any kind of hand that north korea stretches out if anything significant departure is going to be. Well within south korea today you have a lively debate as to the degree of interaction with north korea in the context of the olympics after lympics and so on i believe that this debate which is healthy will contribute to a testing by the part of south Korean Leaders in terms of overtures from north korea and they should be tested but they should also be heard because we are at a very serious point in time when change is coming to the Korean Peninsula hopefully as a result of dialogue as opposed to military or other options very good to get your thoughts on this keep the thanks very much for joining as ill just ira. U. S. President has signed off on the spending bill officially ending the Government Shutdown after just a few hours the stopgap measure will extend the government funding until march twentieth campbell how cuts us more from washington. With the stroke of a pen u. S. President donald trump ended the Government Shutdown that lasted more than five hours well most americans were asleep everything about this stinks to tell you the truth most of the drama occurred in the u. S. Senate as members of congress debated lifting strict limits on Government Spending the vote to keep the government running held up by a single setter republican rand paul says Government Spending is out of control everybodys getting more spending. The military the rights getting more military spending the left is getting more well for spending and youre getting stuck with the bill the late night debate played out for hours of revenge really passing in the Upper Chamber but still needing approval in the house of representatives the deal raises spending caps by roughly three hundred billion dollars over two years one hundred sixty five billion will go to the military one hundred thirty one billion going to domestic spending including does that aster relief programs but this also means the deal will send the deficit soaring to more than a trillion dollars by next year and it doesnt include a key democrat demand protection for Illegal Immigrants known as dreamers brought to the United States as children still without legal status and potentially facing deportation if congress doesnt act but the leading House Republican promised immigration can only be addressed once the government is fully funded im confident we can bring a bipartisan solution the floor that can get signed into law and solve this problem ok millie can now join us live from washington is this the end of it can we put this budget crisis to read. Well it certainly is in the short term and it lays in place a plan so that there is some sort of ability for the next two years for Government Agencies to kind of strategize and move forward knowing how much money theyre ultimately going to have to spend thats a good thing for people like the Defense Department who according to the secretary of defense have claimed theyve not been able to do that its actually hurt u. S. Interests abroad but in all of this there is some concern about this out of control spending that seems to have occurred as a result of one party being in control of the white house and the u. S. Congress at this point it is the republicans typically theyve been the fiscal conservatives who have tried to rein in spending we heard that repeatedly throughout Barack Obamas term and now that all the republicans are in charge they dont seem to care too much so you have the one lone senator there rand paul essentially calling his own Party Members of hypocrites because one of the issues that cause the stalemate was because the democrats wanted some sort of resolution with the children of Illegal Immigrants the usa the doco program without posting the final deal here. It wasnt part of the final deal and that is a really sore point for Top Democrats like nancy pelosi who stood on the floor of the house of representatives in advance of this a couple of days ago reading letters from socalled dreamers those children brought to the United States illegally by their parents but theyve grown up here they dont know any other country the majority of americans according to most polls support legalizing the status of those children not all agree that their parents though should be given that legal status this is really something that needs to be addressed by Congress Rather urgently given the fact that President Trump ended the protections under the president obama of the doc up program as its often known and that expires those protections next month so the white house has kicked it over congress to do something about it but there is this feeling that of uncertainty right now given the fact that this is a tight deadline to resolve this issue and illegal immigration has been an issue that members of congress been trying to address for decades without much success for it to torture campbell a complete how can they with the very latest out of washington thats much more to come on this news hour the u. S. On the u. N. Demands an investigation after the reuters report that revealed great enjoyment when massacred and berets and mass graves mexico is deploying fountains and extra police to come back to balloon in murder rates were on patrol with some of them on the beaches in cancun tough. On pouring in sweden where five hundred years of history could be on the side of the swedes as they continue that bottle against norway at the Winter Olympics. At least one person has been killed at least one hundred twenty two injured after two bombs were detonated during friday prayers at a mosque in the libyan city of benghazi Officials Say both devices were planted in separate rooms in science. Two weeks ago around thirty five people were killed by a twin bombing at a mosque in the same city. The Egyptian Army has launched what its calling a comprehensive operation against terrorist and criminal groups in the Sinai Peninsula making the announcement in a televised statement an Army Spokesman said it involves land sea and air forces covering central sinai and areas in egypt now delta and west and hospitals have put on high alert an order to prepare extra beds and stuff to deal with emergencies and medical evacuations earlier we spoke to omar assure who is a professor of Security Studies at the Doha Institute he says there is a political dimension to the new offensive if you saw the pattern from twenty thirteen on words youll find the scale ations happening with one Major Political events are coming up so when the coup happened in july twenty third dean you had an escalation following in september and the whole idea part of the coup and the result that of the new regime coming is that security and counterterrorism needs to be implemented partly in sinai but also elsewhere the interesting part about the communique of the armed forces is that theyre not talking just about sinai they saying that theres an escalation in central delta and there is in this creation in the western deserts which are the two other areas that you saw some kind of Political Violence happening in the i think it has to do a lot with the force going president ial elections i think these escalations and the level of. Men and arms shipped to sinai is not new but the you know suspending the Internet Communications blocking roads this is all not new to been happening since twenty fifteen and probably before twenty fifteen as well so im not sure of theres something new or theres a measured saying that you know the strongman is back hes trying to secure the region and therefore mobilize for him in the next president ial elections which is happening next month. The un and the u. S. State department demanding that an investigation be alone its time for the Reuters News Agency publish a story about the slaughtering of the hinge of muslims in the am on the dossier lays out the events leading up to the killing of ten will hinge on men and has witness testimonies from buddhist villages as well as security personnel the two journalists behind the investigation have been detained in me im on denied bail a warning silvas report contains images some viewers may find distressing. Its a chilling and detailed account of what can only be described as a premeditated massacre the photographs provided to reuters by a buddhist village elder dont lie the first the News Agency Says was taken on september first and shows the ten ruhi captives lined up in a row the second taken the day after shows their slain bodies in a mass grave their ages range from seventeen to forty five among them were students fishermen farmers shop owners fathers they were all part of the same community from the village of india in in myanmars northern Rakhine State but a little bit about the building when they were taken them away they said do not worry we will send your sons back soon we have taken them for me till i die hard on all that you know of indian six thousand rocking chair remained in the village as of october and surprisingly their relatives are reluctant to move back that. I will not go back there how can i go they killed our husbands we have all listened babies how will they survive myanmars military says the ten men belong to a group of two hundred terrorists that had attacked them earlier but accounts given to the news agency by both ranger and buddhist witnesses deny such large scale attack ever happens in the village the writer story draws for the first time on interviews with buddhist villagers who confessed to torching rohingya homes bury bodies and killing muslims it also marks the first time soldiers and Paramilitary Police have been implicated by testimony from security personnel themselves the two reporters behind the story while alone and your story who are both myanmar nationals and were detained on december twelfth for allegedly obtaining confidential documents a Statement Released by the military on january tenth confirms what they were preparing to report ten write in demand had been massacred in that village at least coincided with. Big judicial request by prosecutors to charge the two journalists under the official secrets act theyve been denied bail and b