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now the louvre mu e museum is mg an unprecedented exhibit of his work.s got a spark between france and england over bragging rights. ten years there are 160 works of art. the italian master spent his last years as port artist to france's king francis the first. the louvre has five of da vinci's collection. >> they had to do something in 2019 because leonardo da vinci decided to come to france in 1516 and it's in france that he died 500 years ago. >> reporter: louvre's decision has led to franco-italian tensions. the prime minister is among those who has pointedly noted that da vinci was italian, not french, and there was a public debate in italy about sending works of art on loan to the louvre. >> leonardo is supposed to be the biggest best exhibition on leonardo that's taken place in an awfully long time. >> reporter: according to the louvre, this transcends nationali nationality. >> he only spent his last year in france and that's why we are today the institution owning most of his paintings, but leonardo da vinci is thought of as an italian but he bec

the highlight of the da vinci year a blockbuster exhibition on the florentine master that only the louvre in paris could pull together look at the lowdown on their efforts and also coming up. he said he would be and the terminator is back the unstoppable arnold schwarzenegger embodies a reformed and retired killing machine in terminator dark fate. and making his way through the impressive repertoire of the e.u. 28 my colleague shows us the ingenuity behind the hunger arion potato project. i'm a 2nd 2900 marked 500 years since the death of leonardo da vinci and the italian renaissance master who spent the last 3 years of his life in the french war valley as 1st painter engineer and architect to the french king well this is why the louvre holds almost a 3rd of the paintings attributed to him including of course the famous mona lisa and it's pulled out all the stops to get as many more on site as possible for this exhibition a task almost as monumental as da vinci's genius. the mona lisa.

the highlight of the da vinci year a blockbuster exhibition on the florentine master that only the louvre in paris could pull together look at the lowdown on their efforts and also coming up. he said he would be and the terminator is back the unstoppable arnold schwarzenegger embodies a reformed and retired killing machine in terminator dark fate. and making his way through the impressive repertoire of the e.u. 28 my colleague shows us the ingenuity behind the hunger arion potato project. a maze seconds 2900 marked 500 years since the death of leonardo da vinci and the italian renaissance master who spent the last 3 years of his life in the french war valley as 1st painter engineer and architect to the french king well this is why the louvre holds almost a 3rd of the paintings attributed to him including of course the famous mona lisa and it's pulled out all the stops to get as many more on site as possible for this exhibition a task almost as monumental as da vinci's genius. the mona lisa is still the star of. the 500th anniversary of the old masters there if she is getting a lot of comp

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and the louvre is expecting more than 500,000 visitors, in total.w it's time for a look at the weather with chris. hello there. it has been a murky start to the day but i think across the north of the uk we are going to notice a big change in the way the weather feels in the next few days as we lose the mild air and replace it with much colder aircoming in across these northern parts, whereas in the south the mild air does hang on. through the rest of the afternoon, the band of rain will get heavier across eastern areas of england and across the north and west we will see plenty of showers working into northern ireland and western scotland. the showers increasingly turning heavy and i think in northern ireland there is the risk of some hailstorms and some thunderstorms here as well. through this evening and overnight, this weather front pushes in. that is the dividing line really between the cold air we have over northern areas — it northern areas — it could be cold enough for wintry showers to work in overnight with snow over the hills and a touch

not surprisingly, the tapestry did not leave the louvre museum. more seriously though was an order from hitler. reiterating his last man defense directive. at that point, coltus put in a call to his commanding officer's headquarters and over the telephone he outlined what he was going to do to the allies make it to paris. the destruction of the arc de triomphe, the opera house, where napoleon is buried, notre dame cathedral, the matalin church. the river bridges. of course, coltus said we'll fell the eiffel tower and the twisted steel will prevent allies from moving through the city. at truth, he had no intention of doing any such thing. knowing that the phone lines were probably tapped by the gestapo who's very careful in what he said. coltus recognized and acknowledged that paris was one of the most beautiful cities in europe, if not the world. he had no intention to be the man known through history who destroyed all the architectural wonders i just described. his resolution on the telephone was designed to protect as best he could his family th

and the new expo gets underway at the louvre bringing together a hundred and sixty of united vinci's works commemorating the five hundredth anniversary of the artist . welcome b back we begin in l lebanon a country which has been gripped by massive protests for exactly one week meaning that banks schools universities and other businesses have been shot at these last seven days. will purchase which have been overwhelmingly peaceful were initially triggered by proposed tax hikes but they quickly escalated into a natitionwide outpouring of anger at the country's ruling class. in a televised addddress the lebanese president michelle i wound said today that he's ready for dialogue with the protest is his what he said. now do you love more plus a mean one will provide. i call on the protesters and demonstrators. i am ready to meet your representatives and hear your concerns. i will listen to your demands specifically as you listen to our fears of economic collapse manila nearer we must do this together. to achieve your goals without causing collllapse and chaos we've been in here red folde

reporter: the louvre museum houses thousands of history's most famous s works.ut it is this piece which captures the imagination the most. and now that the surroundings of the mona lisa have been given a simple color adjustment, curator believes visitors will enjoy even more one-on-one team with the mysterious painting. >> with its very dark background, it gives the impression that the painting is jumping out of the wall whereas before it looked as if it was buried in the wall. reporter: the walls of the state room were repainted from egg shell yellow to midnight blue, with its current state of the art glass included, the colors are expected to provide an even greater clarity in depth -- and depth. >> today mona lisa benefits from an extremely transparent glass which gives the impression of a much greater proximity with the painting. and also gives it a much more transparent effect and less green as with the former glass. so you really get to see the colors of the painting as they raid outout. reporter: the museum hopes this gives just another reason to come see

a major exhibition of the works of leonardo da vinci opens at the louvre in paris this week.w took a decade to put together and includes works on loan from queen elizabeth and bill gates. gail maclellan reports. some of the most recognisable paintings and drawings in the world, for bugs orformer centre paintings and drawings in the world, for bugs or former centre of the show placed alongside a wider rate of drawings and put into context by small series of paintings and sculptures from renaissance contemporaries. 50 da vinci's paintings live in the louvre but others as well as drawings and notebooks have been lent to the exhibition. queen elizabeth sent two dozen drawings and the hermitage in petersburg, the vatican and private collectors like bill gates have also contributed. there are those most famous back has not moved home for the exhibition. my own source and her own gallery which is visited by 30,000 people a day. the vitruvian man made the journey from venice following a court case to try to stop him. this photo drawing on paper is not often seen ——is not often seen a

it's taken ten years to put it all together, but today an exhibition opens in the louvre in paris toth. as lucy williamson explains, it also shows us a new way of looking at one of the world's most famous paintings. scientist or painter? leonardo da vinci is often seen as a universal genius, but this exhibition suggests his insatiable curiosity was all about creating the perfect image. and it offers a new scientific way of looking at his paintings as well with a specially created a virtual reality experience around his most famous work. the mona lisa. da vinci spent the last few years of his life in france and the louvre already owns five of his paintings, including the mona lisa. more than any other institution in the world. they have used new technology to reveal the different layers of his key works, some of which took 15 yea rs key works, some of which took 15 years to create. you can change the form of the composition, but also the iconography of the competition —— composition. the iconography of the competition -- composition. without these scientific investigations we would no

a major exhibition of the works of leonardo da vinci opens at the louvre in paris this week.n from queen elizabeth and bill gates. gail maclellan reports. some of the most recognisable paintings and drawings in the world. four works will form the centrepiece of the show alongside a wider array of the show alongside a wider array of drawings, put into context by a small series of paintings and sculptures from renaissance contemporaries. five of da vinci's paintings are permanently in the louvre, but other things including drawings and notebooks have been added to the exhibition. queen elizabeth said two doesn't drawings and the vatican and private collectors like bill gates also contributed. leonardo's most famous object has not moved home for the exhibition. mona lisa will stay in her own gallery in the louvre where she is visited by 30,000 people a day. the vitruvian man made the journey from venice following a court case that tried to stop him. this fragile drawing on paper it is not often seen and will only be shown in paris for a limited period. it demonstrates leonardo's

australians who consider the site sacred according to the park's most recent data 300000 people visited the louvre and 2015 with a 130 people climbing it every day was added to the list of unesco world heritage sites in 1987. coming up next business africa where gary hart al for staying tuned for that in just a few minutes our. children. from africa. who are learning to exception your stories and discussion. of easy to our website interviewed smart pick up join us on facebook. for.

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when they hit on them the artist couple lulu and billy cooley are not against tourists coming to louvre in general but they do want their culture to be respected in the old days it will rule it is for her meeting play for the tribes from the tribes from western australia coming in northern territory and terrifying people coming in and then you have ceremony here long from where. the climbing ban has been decided but it's controversial lindy severin owns a farm and a small motel but the pub nearby she's afraid there will be fewer tourists now as a local business woman she feels her needs were not given enough consideration when the decision was made iraq has been very much part of all of our lives but as professionally and personally for a long time. having one of those activities now removed just changes that. at least 35 people have died climbing the rock over the decades but on a huntsman and her cousin geoff have made it to the top in my view for some wise a compromise where the public can climb up to ice portion highly modest far as the top of a wave going to die and they need that

and the louvre is expecting more than 500,000 visitors, in total.matic smile. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. hello. it has been a rather grey morning with some drizzle upon across parts of england and wales. heavier rain developing in the midlands, central southern england and eastern areas of england with showers around the north west, gales around scotland. generally speaking there will be some sunny spells across northern parts with cloud clearing away towards the east with maximum temperatures getting up to about 1k degrees. tonight the rest of the rain will clear away from eastern areas with showers moving m, eastern areas with showers moving in, wintry showers in scotland. some clear spells, turning quite chilly across northern areas. temperatures here close to freezing. further south temperatures staying at around 10 celsius. throughout friday heavy rain spreading in, particularly across south—west england, wales and the midlands, into northern areas of england. that will persist into saturday as well. leading to som

a major exhibition of the works of leonardo da vinci opens at the louvre in paris this week.es works on loan from queen elizabeth and bill gates. gail maclellan reports. some of the most recognisable paintings and drawings in the world. four works will form the centre of the show, placed alongside a wide array of drawings, and put into context by a small series of paintings and sculptures from renaissance contemporaries. five of da vinci's paintings live permanently in the louvre, but others, as well as including drawings and notebooks, have been lent to the exhibition. queen elizabeth sent 24 drawings and the hermitage in saint petersburg, the vatican and private collectors like bill gates also contributed. leonardo's most famous subject has not moved home for the exhibition. mona lisa will stay in her own gallery in the louvre where she is visited by 30,000 people a day. the vitruvian man made thejourney from venice, following a court case that tried to stop him. this fragile drawing, on paper, is not often seen and will only be shown in paris for a limited period. it demon

>> he is probably in a better mood now >> and the monya lisa is back in the original room at the louvretwo months of renovations put the masterpiece in a temporary location. they're preparing to celebrate the 500th anniversary of da vinci's death. the must see that is the news update this hour back to you. >> you have seen it? have you been? >> i have. it is stunning >> it is worth fighting the crowds >> you know, you have to go off hours. if you go off hours, it's always crowded. but it's a little less crowded if you go off hours. and recently they were like handing out tickets like it's a timed visit. >> like seeing the crowned jewels >> basically, yes. it's not as big as everybody thinks it is when you get there. >> but now that i know, i've heard that it's small. now i think if i ever saw it, it would seem bigger than i expected the. >> maybe so. you have to go at some point it's beautiful. >> we'll try appreciate it. sue herrera it's good to be at the top of the list except when it's the list of brands no longer worn. we'll tell you which retailer has taken that home. and dominos s

. >> reporter: louvre. >> oh, no. cash cab, it's the driver that hands out the tips. for "today," kevin tibbles, nbc news, new york. >> i'm so excited it's back. >> i know. i'm going to walk around town. >> i'm going to take a cab everywhere. catch episodes of "cash cab" sunday on bravo. >>> coming up, paul rudd on his tv just keeps getting better. how you watch it does too. this is xfinity x1. featuring the emmy award-winning voice remote. streaming services without changing passwords and input. live sports - with real-time stats and scores. access to the most 4k content. and your movies and shows to go. the best tv experience is the best tv value. xfinity x1. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity. the future of awesome. >>> that's going to do it for us on this saturday morning. tomorrow on "sunday today," willie sits down with paul rudd on his 25-year career that took off with "clueless." >> we had come from a generation where there was john hughes films were so important to us. i remember all of us kind of talking before

maybe not or the mona lisa, but the louvre does not exactly have plutonium 241 on display either. >>re supposed to tell the researchers here hur much every t absorbs in terms to the exclusion zone.eir trip we are right at the checkpointri t now. from here, it is to the reactor. guides do what they can to reassure nervous visitors about the dose of radiation they will exclusion zone.ip to the >> do you know tt our bodies produce radiation? it is contained in our favorite fruits, bananas, and nuts as if you surround yourself with 40 bananas and spend one hour acmpanied by 40 bananas, you will get the same radiation that you will accumulate during your presence in the exclusion zone. >>ur the reassances also come with a warning, not to stray from approved routes, and casey blunder into a radioactive hotspot. -- in case you blunder into a radioactive hotspot. >> if you do not do this, everything will be all right. >> underneath this b shelter is reactor number four, which exploded and sent lethal doses of radioactive materiallu through the eon zone. is not that exclusive. e draw is vious

. >>> and the world's oldest natural pearl has been put on display at the louvre museum's location onf and estimate the pearl is 7600 years old and it was discovered two years ago on an island off the coast of abu dhabi you are up to date, kelly. that is the news update this hour back to you. >> sue herera, thank you very much. >>> here is what is ahead on "the exchange. >> announcer: the apple triple play price target hikes, earnings and apple tv is just five days away. and investors are betting that space will payoff. the world's king of luxury wants more luxury and going against the grain. the ceo of all birds on why they're actually onipeng more physical stores. they'll join us. woman: my reputation was trashed online. i felt completely helpless. my entire career and business were in jeopardy. i called reputation defender. vo: take control of your online reputation. get your free reputation report card at reputationdefender.com. find out your online reputation today and let the experts help you repair it. woman: they were able to restore my good name. vo: visit reputationdefender.

notre dame, the louvre, the historic bridges built by the louie's, the arc de triomphe, the great iron tower was going to come down. so the barricades went up in the grand french tradition of resistance. the barricades went up, cobblestones are torn out of the street piled in cars and trucks made into barricades. recalling the revolution of 1789, but more recently recalling the french resistance against the prussians. in 1870. hitler's ordered maximum damage done to the city. a week of fighting ensued. during that week of fighting, the best estimates are that summer between 800 and 1000 french resistance fires -- fighters give their lives. churchill pleaded with eisenhower. but i could not come. -- but eisenhower would not come in on the 24th of august, french general leclair disobeyed his immediate american superiors and is sent in a fast patrol of armored scouts that reach the city's outskirts. german general dietrich consulates had order from heckler, blow up paris. he hesitated he was in negotiations with resistance. his motive seems to be primarily to spare the lives of his own me

the louvre had been refurbished in the early 50's, but there had been tremendous visitation and receptions and a lot of crowds in the 60's. and things really needed to take shape. he was a very energetic and ambition -- ambitious person. writes. nixon would letters to donors and would have receptions and teas from people who are perceptive donors, and those woodland like the dolley madison portrait -- and those nd, like thee dolley madison portrait. for theinally purchased collection, she was a big supporter and did go up to pennsylvania academy to thank them for lending the painting, and she put herself out a great deal. she worked closely and became very attached to a consulting her onct who worked with many of the projects and became good friends with him and his family. -- second whatt patti that about her graciousness. we were part of her staff, that i remember once she invited her staff to go out on the yacht and she included our staff which was generous. another time we got a gift of a gilded french chair that belonged to the blue room suite, and it was mrs. nixon's birth date and w