buried pompeii and its 13,000 residents under ash, rock and dust.d four contue to show life as it wasns in pompeii when it was frozen in time. >> sreenivasan: we'll have more tomorrow on the presidential transition, how countries are uscoping with the coronav pandemic, and more national and international news. that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekr end. e latest news updates, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. i'm hari sreenivas. thanks for watching. stay healthy and have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: suanedgar wachenheim iii. the anderson family fund. bernard and denise schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. barbara hope zuckerberg. the leonard and norma klorfinen ation. charles rosenblum. we try to live in the moment, to not miss what's right in front of us. at mutual of america, we believe taking care of tomorrow can help you make the most of todalay. muf america financial group, retirement services and invetments. addit

the remains were found during an excavation of the large villa on the outskirts of pompeii.ts residents in ash. translation: the two victims found in the last days are an incredible and extraordinary testimony of the morning of 25th october when the eruption took place. these two victims were perhaps seeking refuge when they were swept away by the pyroclastic current at nine o'clock in the morning, when the plume gets to pompeii, destroying the higher part of the city completely, killing everybody in its path. officials say the wealthy man was aged between 30 and a0. the other aged between 18 and 23. evidence shows that before the disaster he suffered from crushed vertebrae, which indicate he was a slave who did manual labour. after the remains were uncovered, casts were created using impressions the bodies had made in the hardened ash. the ruined city remains a rich source for archaeologists. it is also one of italy's most visited tourist attractions, although for now tourism has stopped due to the coronavirus measures. nina nanji, bbc news. a reminder of our top story: the

we know about pompeii and we seen this before, but it is extraordinary to see it done again and to seehese excavations have been going on since 1748 now, and we are still going —— coming up with these fines. exploring the archaeological sites, we learned so much all the time from these excavations and from investigations and we should definitely investigate and keep doing it. it broadens our horizons so much. and i know, do you think in some ways it put things into perspective? it has been a heron yearfor perspective? it has been a heron year for some perspective? it has been a heron yearfor some around perspective? it has been a heron year for some around the globe with the pandemic. if we look back across the pandemic. if we look back across the centuries, many other civilisations have had horrendous problems too. we have gone quite a long way. you could say the same about the play, but hopefully we are able to address our public health crisis a little bit better in the zist crisis a little bit better in the 21st century. i think the pompeii discovery is absolutely fascinating and ho

the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii

the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeiir and his slave seeking refuge in a large villa. traces of a woollen cloak were found beneath the wealthy man's neck. the other had crushed vertebrae — a sign that he was a manual labourer. a satellite that's considered critical for understanding the effects of climate change has been launched into space. sentinel—6 took off on board a spacex rocket from a launch pad in california. it will measure oceans and lakes and become the primary means of tracking global sea level rises. data from the satellite will also reveal how huge masses of water are moving around the globe. sentinel—6 was developed jointly by the european and us space agencies. rolf densing is director of operations for the european space agency. he explained the importance of the satellite. there's increasing sea levels, this has consequences for coastal areas, and these consequences will be better, more precisely mapped with sentinel—6 than ever before. obviously, the height of dykes will have to be re—evaluated, major

the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeiiefuge in a large villa. freak ice storms in russia's far east have prompted a state of emergency with thousands left without power, but one man is thankful after a near miss in the city of vladivostok. here he is in the red jacket, clearing snow off his car as something catches his eye. it was a huge concrete slab breaking off from the side of the building next to him. he may have escaped unharmed — the same can't be said for the car. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. on saturday the southern half of the uk had mild, cloudy weather. further north things were quite different. it certainly felt colder in the wind. showers as well. in between those different sorts of weather we've got this weather from here. it's not producing much rain but it's going to stall towards the south coast of england. it is heading a little further south. it's allowing that colder air to move further south across more of the country. as we head into early sunday morning, the

the remains of two men who died in the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient roman city of pompeii

a fresco in pompeii shows worshippers celebrating the solemn rites of the t dionysian mystery cult.ts, often from foreign parts, were taking hold around the empire. >> (dramatized):reatest of the gods, first of names, thou rulest over the mid-air and the immeasurable space. thou art the lady of light and flame. >> one would have found, in the majocities of the mediterranean basin, a cult of the egyptian gods. yptian cults would have included, probably, isis as the ascendant deity. isis was perceived by her devotees as being remarkably attentive. isis would respond to you when yowere in trouble. she would answer your prayers. she had at reputation. representations of isis is what we call the "isis laans"; that's isis suckling this is a kind of iconography that appears to have been terribly determinative in the early iconography of mary and jesus. >> narrator: worshippers of the age-old persian god miras gathered in secret chapels throughout the empire. they would eat sacred meals togeer and celebrate their god's bihday on december 25. >> the egyptian cult and mithraism were twof the

roman ruins, go to pompeii.s a new deal that's irresistible for tourists. southern towns have a reputation for hospitality, but perhaps none deserve it more than the remote italian village, population 500, rewarding tourists with free lodging just for coming here. the idea to put the village and the region on the tourist map. they arrived to a hero's welcome. >> what was your first impression? >> it was amazing. we said all these things for us? >> before coming, they applied online, also looking for inspiration for paintings which he donated to the town. it may not have the stunning canals of venice or the art of florence, what it has is genuine italian life, virtually all to yourself. not to mention rustic food you won't find on tourist routes. >> i am about to eat a local delicacy that's stuffed sheep intestines. it would be rude not to. >> also, handmade pasta in sauce with fresh local ingredients, common in the surrounding region. so small and out of the way, even italians joke it doesn't really exist. that'