this is bbc news. welcome to bbc news — the headlines: broadcasting to viewers in north america hollywood's biggest night and around the globe. of the year, the oscars, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: is taking place at the dolby theatre in la. lights, cameras, awards — queen opened the show it's hollywood's big night. and the first award of the night but who will be was best supporting actress, which went to regina king celebrating at the oscars? for her part in if beale street could talk. roma has won best foreign film. i'm tom brook, live at the dolby theatre in hollywood, mahershala ali where the 91st oscar awards won best supporting actor. pope francis has condemned priests are currently under way. guilty of child sexual abuse, calling them ‘tools of satan‘ victims of clerical sexual abuse have said pope francis‘s promise and promised to do more to protect children from paedophile to protect children. speaking at the end of the roman catholic conference priests is a stunning let—down. on paedophilia within the clergy, he said victims colombia says more than a hundred would now be the priority. venezuelan soldiers have deserted — as political pressure builds venezuelan soldiers who defected to colombia on saturday say on president maduro. they fear for the safety of their families under the big freeze — why the search president for the world's oldest ice nicolas maduro's government. one officer told the bbc that forces could transform our understanding loyal to mr maduro could lash out at his family because he had heeded of climate change.

the opposition‘s call to defect. hello and welcome. it's the biggest night of the year in hollywood. the ceremony for the 91st academy awards, better known as the oscars is well under way. mahershala ali has won his second, best supporting actor oscar in three years, this time for green book. the first award of the night, best supporting actress, was won by the american regina king for her performance in if beale street could talk. our very own tom brook is there at the dolby theatre. tom, what would you say are some of the biggest awards already one? well, i think one of the most it —— siga to get awards that has been one

so siga to get awards that has been one so far, roma, the best foreign language film and best cinematography. it has ten nominations and it is viewed as the film that will take home best picture. that is pure speculation. it is two victories so far tonight, that suggest it could be the case. what else should we still look out for? be favourite is another film that was very highly rated, but maybe hasn't lived up to expectations by —— the favourite.” expectations by —— the favouriteli think the problem with the favourite is it did very well in the uk at the ba fta is it did very well in the uk at the bafta awards, it did really well. but it was benefiting from the audience. here it is in foreign territory, in a way, and in all the categories in it has been nominated there is very strong competition. i think it has been at a disadvantage in that respect. what are some of the controversies that have occurred at the oscars. we have heard about some awards that were not going to be live streamed. things like that.

are people still talking about those issues? well, there have been a lot of controversies, it has been a bumpy road to the oscars. it began a few months ago when the academy wa nted few months ago when the academy wanted to bring in a special category for most popular film. that was thought of as pandering by critics to mainstream audiences. and the academy backed down. then, more recently, there was a plan to hand out four awards during commercial breaks. and that provoked an outcry and the academy backed down once again. and of course there has been again. and of course there has been a difficulty in securing a host for the academy awards. the academy hasn't been able to do it. and the ceremony tonight is proceeding without a host. and although this is a personal opinion, ithink without a host. and although this is a personal opinion, i think it is doing rather well without a host. it is moving along rather quickly, the ceremony. good presenters, saying interesting things. the awards that have, so far have been quite varied and interesting. is interesting the comment you made about no host. i am

sure future prospective oscar was a very nervous about that. despite all of those controversies, have the oscars managed to speak aside and be a su ccess oscars managed to speak aside and be a success so oscars managed to speak aside and be a success so far tonight? well... and think the oscars are in a difficult position right now. last yearin difficult position right now. last year in the us the ratings for the telecast were 26 million viewers, that was very low. they are under pressure to make changes to be sure to make it more appealing to waitchie the audience. that clashes with what members of the academy want. what we are seeing is a pivotal year to see whether a new format, without a host moving things along more quickly, will work. tom brook at the dolby theatre. you will keep us up—to—date in the coming hours with the following winners will still waiting for. thank you much.

—— thank you very much. let's get some of the day's other news. at least five people have been killed in indian—administered kashmir as a gunfight erupted between indian soldiers and rebels in kulgam district. india intensified its security crackdown over the weekend, including detaining more than 160 separatists. tensions between india and pakistan have escalated since a suicide car bomb killed a0 indian security personnel on february 14. pakistan—based militant group jaish—e—mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack. security forces in bangladesh say they have shot and killed a gunman who hijacked an airliner during a flight from dhaka to dubai. the plane made an emergency landing in the city of chittagong. all passengers left the plane safely. the nigerian electoral commission says only it has the power to declare the result of the parliamentary and presidential polls after supporters of both leading candidates began claiming victory. no announcement is expected until later this week, but an aide to president muhammadu buhari has already tweeted that the incumbent is on course for an overwhelming victory. some election monitors say at least 35 people died during the two days of voting. a handful of polling stations remained open on sunday to allow more people to vote. there's been a large turnout

in voting in a referendum on a new cuban constitution. the document would recognise private property, allow more use of the internet, and promote greater private enterprise in the communist state. at the end of a landmark summit, pope francis has condemned catholic priests found guilty of child sexual abuse, calling them "tools of satan". new guidelines have also been promised, but as our religious affairs editor martin bashir reports, victims are still waiting for detailed, practical steps. mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. words of repentance by bishops on the last morning of this four—day summit. they've heard presentations on responsibility, accountability and transparency, and there is no doubting the challenge. translation: i make a heartfelt

appeal for an all—out battle against the abuse of minors, both sexually and in other areas, on the part of all authorities and individuals, for we are dealing with abominable crimes that must be erased from the face of the earth. one senior bishop at the summit says every church in every country is now on notice. i think we just have to accept that our moral authority and our credibility in more general terms has been massively damaged. it's shot to pieces, isn't it? i accept that our credibility is shot to pieces. how will it be restored? over a very long period of time and with great tenacity. no amount of spin in all the world is going to do the trick. as the pope gave his traditional sunday address, the vatican announced that he will soon issue

a proclamation with new church laws to protect children. they're drafting a handbook for bishops, and a task force will be established to help churches struggling with safeguarding. but peter saunders, who was abused by a priest, says these measures are simply not enough. it had a great opportunity this weekend to make real change, and it has failed to do so. somehow, i think we're going to be leaving disappointed, but also encouraged that the eyes of the world have been on this event. pope francis closed the summit by adopting the language of warfare, calling for an all out battle in the fight against sexual abuse. faithful catholics have demanded action. what they have received today are another set of promises that they must wait to see fulfilled. martin bashir, bbc news, at the vatican. north korea's leader kim jong—un

is heading to vietnam for historic talks with us president donald trump. he arrived at the chinese border city of dandong on saturday night, on his way to the much anticipated second us—north korea nuclear summit, scheduled for the middle of this week. and as our north america editorjohn sopel reports, there is still much work to be done. was there ever a more improbable coming together? it was genuinely a moment to behold, the us president with the dictator of a reviled outcast nuclear power. it was an extraordinary gamble by donald trump, because this summit in singapore last summer gave kim jong—un a platform on the world stage. but donald trump thought it had brought peace nearer. we had a really fantastic meeting. a lot of progress. really very positive. i think better than anybody could have expected. it's certainly true that have been no nuclear tests, no ballistic missile launchers, the temperature's been reduced, but the assessment of us

intelligence chiefs is that for all the optics, not much has changed. the regime is committed to developing a long—range nuclear armed missile that would pose a direct threat to the united states. that's not how donald trump wants it framed. he says a lot of has changed from when president obama was in the white house. where are we now? no missiles, no rockets, no nuclear testing. we've learned a lot. but much more importantly than all of it, is we have a great relationship. i have a very good relationship with kim jong—un. the last serious talks with the koreans took place over a decade ago. they were led by ambassador christopher hill. he says this next meeting needs to be better thought through than singapore. the last summit was not nearly as prepared as it should have been. so, in a sense, what we really need here is a do over. we have to do have a clear understanding of what the north koreans are prepared to do in terms of denuclearisation. it's an ugly word and one

that the white house doesn't want to use, but this next summit will be about deliverables. a concrete timetable for denuclearisation, agreed confidence building measures. last time around it was enough that there were handshakes and smiles and good optics and atmospherics. now it needs to get down to specifics. donald trump has always insisted he's not in a hurry and there's no rush. aides, though, say there are few issues that have higher priority for him. both can be true. but senior administration officials are doing everything to play down what might come out of hanoi. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the us secretary of state says he believes nicolas maduro's days —— president trump says there have been substantial movements in the cradle to china. movement on important issues like the trademark

of intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture, and currency. he added that assuming further progress was made he would invite president xi to a summit at his are logo resort in florida. —— resort in florida. coming out of the oscars we are hearing that the best original screenplay, the award has been awarded to green book. green book for best original screenplay coming out of the oscars. that ceremony well under way in los angeles' dolby theatre. the combination of the awards season. green book is winning best original screenplay. very good night for green book there. we also saw the best supporting actor coming from that film. we will keep you

up—to—date with all the winds coming out of the oscars coming out of bbc news. —— wins. the us secretary of state says he believes nicolas maduro's days as president of venezuela are numbered, after troops used force against a convoy of civilians trying to organise aid supplies. there's been widespread condemnation of the violence at venezuela's border with colombia — officials there say more than 100 venezuelan soldiers have deserted their posts, and crossed into their country. our international correspondent orla gear—in reports now from the border area. embers are still smouldering on a bridge that became a battle ground. desperately needed aid went up in smoke here when venezuelan troops blocked an opposition convoy on the orders of president nicolas maduro. but some have broken ranks. this weekend foot soldiers have been deserting. it's over 100 now and counting. we managed to speak to a group of them sheltering in a church in the border town of cucuta. they fear for their families

back home in venezuela. so we are concealing their identities. translation: there will be a domino effect. there are many professional troops who want to do this. they realise this is their moment to leave this dictatorship and to free venezuela. we cannot remain a slave. we are freeing ourselves. the men told us they had deserted for the sake of their loved ones and their homeland. they say nicolas maduro has divided the nation. translation: there is already a civil war in venezuela. i saw it yesterday at the bridge. venezuelans were attacking each other with rocks and the armed forces were shooting at their own people. among those who lay down their weapons, a sergeant major and a lieutenant. both mothers now parted from their children. they say they could not obey orders to attack. translation: it was tense.

i was thinking i could not harm my own people. that was against my principles, my values, and professional ethics. i felt i was not doing the right thing. we want a better venezuela. this woman says that many troops and officers want change but anyone who speaks out can disappear like one of her colleagues. translation: she made a comment on whatsapp and has been missing for more than a month. they went to her apartment. she had a baby. they left it with a neighbour as if the baby were a dog. the soldiers told us that the military leadership is still bound to nicolas maduro by corruption. and they believe the president will fight to stay in power. at mass here, this former general was among the congregation. he abandoned nicolas maduro a few months ago. prayers were offered for venezuela, a nation that has suffered so much and now faces an uncertain future.

orla guerin, bbc news, on the colombia—venezuela border. more news coming out of the oscars in hollywood. blachklansman has won adapted screenplay. that film is up for several awards. it has one adapted screenplay and has an oscar here at the academy awards. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: oscars in black and white — we take a look at how diverse this year's award nominees and winners are.

prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolizing one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibilty and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, "be hidden from the world for the rest of his life."

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: hollywood's biggest night of the year is under way — the oscars ceremony has begun in hollywood. from beverly hills we can speak to jacqueline coley, who's editor at popular film review website, rotten tomatoes. what would you say about whether this is a good night for diverse city? | this is a good night for diverse city? i think it is an excellent night for diverse city. if you look at the whent, we made history with black panther, production and custom—designed, only three women who have won an oscar outside the acting branch and to work awarded

the night. i remember a time not long ago where people were saying oscar is so white. how have the oscars managed to change?m oscar is so white. how have the oscars managed to change? it started with the caravan president, cheryl took the mantle. new members both from the international branches, adding more people of colour and women. that work is finally showing through. an infusion of diversity and we have films like black panther nominated for best picture, and you have wins for things like green book, black panther, period and a sentence. that has still been some criticism and people talking about no female best director being nominated. there is definitely an

opportunity with the female director branch. i would say that the direct branch. i would say that the direct branch in general it is a very tough category but that is the next step when we talk about where the academy needs to go forward. there were three filmmakers nominated for their best feature and i think even all three could have been nominated for the oscars. i think that is where the oscars. i think that is where the page will turn going forward. we had one for ladybird last year. but only two women nominated so far. and how can the oscars actually change that? they have managed to change that? they have managed to change that with the african—american films being nominated. the act does. but it still has a woman problem. being nominated. the act does. but it still has a woman problemlj think it is one of the things where the gender norms between the academy is still 71% male, it used to be

7796. is still 71% male, it used to be 77%. jenkins in his acceptance speech and regina king talked about, the gatekeepers, the publicists, they would just commit with working with at least 50% of women and feeble directors over the next 5—10 yea rs, feeble directors over the next 5—10 years, that would change though statistics but it has to start happening. if you look at a film festival like sundays, women only equal 4% of the studio feels make it to the box office while they have 55% at the festival. to the box office while they have 5596 at the festival. a to the box office while they have 55% at the festival. a pretty good night for roma so far. it is a netflix field. is that a big upset and surprise? not actually. i think it speaks of the changing of the

guard of the academy. having a film from netflix, which does not have a traditional linear box office release and you can see on streaming service is a change and there is a significant portion of the academy that are not 100% ok with the idea but it is on track to do so. it has a ready picked up two wins and it is looking to pick up three or for anything it is a good thing for roma because it is a beautiful movie. we have been hearing about how audiences have been going down for the oscars so remaining, people are not necessarily watching and also criticism that sometimes the arty films win and may the big earners are films win and may the big earners a re left films win and may the big earners are left out. the oscars have a problem going forward in attracting those young audiences.” problem going forward in attracting those young audiences. i think it is twofold. the oscars is still the most highly viewed awards show by

far. one of the second most highest, second to our super bowl. it is a symptom of changing viewing patterns but look at the three films nominated, black panther, bohemian rhapsody, a star is born, they would be hit on the box office. it is only a matter of time, maybe even tonight, where they start winning. black panther has had a good night so black panther has had a good night so far. thank you very much. thank you for having me. researchers in antarctica are searching for the world's oldest ice. scientists hope it'll enable them to better understand past climate change and predict future variations. caroline rigby has more. it may be the coldest region on earth but site is believe this vast frozen continent is key to

understanding global warming. antarctica holds many secrets from the past which, if on earth, could help us understand climate change and better predict the planet's future. researchers from norway are the latest to join the international raised to find the world's allders eyes, that formed nearly 1.5 million yea rs eyes, that formed nearly 1.5 million years ago. the ice can tell us the relationship between the natural concentration of greenhouse gases to understand change in climate. we need to understand those natures. the mission involves scanning the surfers of antarctica to get the best possible sample the study but the treasure they seek lies deep below. it is likely to take around for yea rs below. it is likely to take around for years to deal down the almost three kilometres needed to extract the intact ice core yes these researchers are confident that the

scientific understanding it could yield is more than worth the wait. of course we have been covering the oscars for you on bbc news. an original score has been handed out, a winfor original score has been handed out, a win for black panther, and other win. they have one original score for black panther. they have done quite well tonight but there is still some of the major categories coming up, best director, actor and actress in a leading role and we are waiting for all of that. in case you have missed some of the earlier awards. we have heard from the mexican filmmaker alfonso cuaron who has won a couple of awards for roma, best cinematographer and best foreign language film as well. a black—and—white drama about a

mexican family and their live—in maid. it has been a good night in hollywood. we will keep you up—to—date here. hello there. what a difference a year makes. this time last year, the end of february 2018, we were feeling the effect of the ‘beast from the east', the coldest mass of air to affect the uk in a number of years. it brought widespread cold, widespread snow and widespread disruption. fast forward to 2019, things could not be more different. our air not coming from the east, instead we are bringing it up from the south—west and, rather than exceptional cold, this has brought exceptional warmth through the weekend. on sunday afternoon, parts of west wales got up to 19.1 degrees, provisionally that is a new record for wales in february and there is soem more to come. certainly for the next few days. some warm sunshine, but with some frosty nights and some foggy mornings. only slowly, later in the week, will it start to turn a bit more unsettled but not particularly cold. we will start off monday morning though on quite a chilly note, particularly down towards in the south.

temperatures below freezing. well below freezing in one or two places. not as cold across north—west scotland because we've got more cloud, some patchy rain, and just about any weather — could be some mistiness aaround, but some fog patches most likely through parts of yorkshire and up into north—east england. where the fog does develops, it could be quite dense, could be quite slow to clear as well. but through monday, most of us enjoying blue skies and sunshine once again, apart from the far north of scotland where there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain. but look at the temperatures. widely between 1a and 18 degrees. one or two spots could hit 19 degrees. nine would be more typical for this time of year. it is, of course, all because of high pressure still sitting just to the south—east of the uk. not many white lines, not many isobars on that chart. light winds to take us into tuesday morning. perhaps a touch of frost but, again, for most a sunny day.

a bit more cloud for a time into northern ireland. maybe the odd spot of rain into north—west scotland, otherwise it is dry and still exceptionally warm for the time of year. as we get into wednesday, it looks like we'll see a bit more fog developing at this stage. so it could be a foggy, murky start on wednesday morning. much of that should tend to cleear through the day. some patches might linger for a good part of wednesday. but again, in the sunshine, it will feel warm. things start to change though, a little bit on thursday. a bit of a pincer movement, one little weather system tries to push in towards the south. one frontal system towards the north so that brings the potential for rain for some of us on thursday, certainly not all of us. but there is an increasing chance of rain, some breezy weather too, 00:28:39,026 --> 2147483051:51:04,229 and it turns a bit cooler as we head 2147483051:51:04,229 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 towards the weekend.