most jews accepted roman rule.t harbored the hope that one day rome would be ousted. >> the people did not believe that cesar was sovereign. they believed that god was sovereign. >> pilate is immediately confronted by the challenges of the job. >> close today one, he tried to take the roman standards into the temple precinct. of course this caused a huge riot. >> this is a very antagonistic act because these displays efforts of the emperor and to the jews, this is heresy and blasphemy. >> protesters from jerusalem trek over 70 miles to pilate's palace. after five days, pilate calls out his troops. >> he expects that they are going to just disband because who wouldn't disband when there's a threat of death so eminently? instead, the jews bear their necks to pilate. and they say that they are willing to die for the law if necessary. pilate realizes he's been outmaneuvered, he might be prepared to execute a few people here, but he doesn't want to massacre people. >> it's interesting that pilate backs down. does this s

they're then required to pay taxes and rent to their roman occupiers.a massive burden on their daily life. >> the most insidious thing about taxation in the roman provinces is that it is contracted out to private individuals who bid for the job, and so there's a real motivation to believe the locals, to engage in dirty practices collecting the tax, and, fundamentally, the system is prone to corruption. >> they would have felt a great deal of resentment towards the roman occupiers. >> narrator: sometime after 4 b.c., a violent rebellion breaks out in a town close to nazareth. >> over there beyond these buildings is the ancient city of sefhorus. it would have been the major city in the region while nazareth would have been but a small village. >> it was an important town four miles or so from nazareth. it was the capital of roman galilee in the first century a.d. >> this area behind me was plunged in the turmoil. a certain man named judas led a rebellion against both rome and the sons of haired the great. he did by entering into the city of sefhorus, brea

the stein gas or even an ancient roman days anyone wanting to pass from north to south had to pass through this needles i've between the river and the cliff. results book is on the road to italy which doubtless gives the city some of its mediterranean charm. two hundred years ago the german naturalist and explorer alexander fun hobart who'd seen some far flung parts of the world wrote i consider the regions of naples constantinople and zaps book the most beautiful on earth. the unique panoramas created by the northernmost outcrops of else and they conceal the treasure which made the city rich in the times of the illyrians the romans and the celts sought the very name of the city it means somewhat council under the romans it was called you vavoom and was a flourishing trading center on the ruins of the settlement to monastic houses were built in the late seventh century the number of benedictine foundation is the owner's nunnery still in existence north of the alps. the roof of the crypt arrests on twenty four romanesque columns. for almost one thousand years these frescoes. where hidden be

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he was still a roman, and in the old roman religion, the emperor was also the chief priest.ok that approach to his faith rather than, you know, what we would now think of as a separation of powers. >> but despite christianity's new political advantage, after centuries of being persecuted for not believing in the roman gods, christians are now killing each other over disputes in church doctrine. >> constantine needed a way to bind this empire together. he conquered it, but it was crumbling. >> he was angry, and he said, look, these things you're quarreling about are just trivial. i stopped the persecutions, you should be grateful. so he called a council to unify the church. >> the council of nicaea is the first time you bring all of the bishops together and have them start to talk to each other. >> the council marks the first meeting of senior church leaders. the foundation of the pope's college of cardinals today. >> the bishops were commissioned to write what a christian should believe. >> constantine manages to get the bishops to agree on one singular statement of faith, s

christianity became the state religion of the roman empire at a time when it was already beginning to collapse the city of rome the capital was a civilized metropolis of millions whose standards of living and ops represented the pinnacle of human history. the roman empire has placed themselves on the same level as the gods even today we talk of their buildings and legacies as monumental which also means overwhelming. different baptist because two of the christianity whether it lines at all not is also an add to the roman empire they were temporally contingents the roman empire had a claim to universality to christianity also claims universality and translated it into the commandment to go into the world and preach the gospel to all creation because didn't defend. the first images the first picture oriel symbols arose alongside the script when the christian or a trees in rome was still hidden underground in the catholic or. these pictures were different from those of pre-christian antiquity and put trade angels wearing halos instead of winged messengers with laurel reeds but in the beg

hraeum was notmit only a reminder of the site's roman past.e to the archaeological dig paid off in spades. >> when we started the archaeological project in 2012, we were very excited. it was the first time we have been able to see the archaeology in this part of the city in half a century. the size of the excavation were absolutely astonishing. thousands and thousands of , 65,000 piecess of pottery, thousands of jury tons of animal bone. jewelry, tonsof of animal bone. we had people's shoes, thousands of clothing, all sorts of things. what was really great was knowing that some of these would go on display and be shared to the public. caroline: perhaps the most remarkable find was the 400 wooden writing tablets which give extraordinary insight into the daily life of the roman city almost two dozen years ago. 87 of them contain legible text, including the first ever mention of london, and the first recorded financial transaction in british history, an apt treasure to grace bloomberg's new home in this historic financial district. now, fast-forw

the romans will not have long to figure it out.nth into benedict ix's second papacy, he complicates the matter even further. >> benedict then, in the way of impetuous young men, he decided he didn't want to be pope anymore. he had had enough. he wanted to get married. he handed the papacy over to his godfather and he became pope gregory vi. then the really scandalous thing happened. benedict's lady love decided not to marry him after all and he decided he wanted the papacy back. gregory vi said, no, i'm pope. sylvester iii who is still in the village said, don't forget about me and now we have three popes. we have three popes and there is no one to declare which one is the most legitimate. >> benedict's, sylvester's and gregory's factions all fight in the streets of rome over who is the rightful heir to the papal throne, and in the end benedict ix's wealthy family wins again. >> benedict is pope three times in the end. >> after benedict's reign sends the church into a tailspin, the spiritual foundation of the papacy has been shatte

the romans are worried that it is going to explode at any moment. >> fearing the romans would punishm for any unrest, the jewish high priests decide to take action against jesus. the scene is set for the greatest betrayal in history. chicken?! chicken. chicken! that's right, candace-- new chicken creations from starkist. buffalo style chicken in a pouch-- bold choice, charlie! just tear, eat... mmmmm. and go! try all of my chicken creations! chicken! >>> judas iscariot, the man who betrays jesus. the question is, why? >> does judas know what he's doing? does judas resent jesus, or is he just disillusioned, or is he just confused? >> we don't know what made judas do what he did. i can imagine a lot of different motives. >> in the gospel of matthew, judas betrays jesus for 30 pieces of silver. >> for me, greed doesn't work as a motive because judas spent the last one to three years traipsing around the judean desert and galilee presumably for no money. so why now all of a sudden is this person greedy? >> so why else would cause judas to double-cross jesus? >> i am with jesus of nazaret

are we going to finally get rid of the romans? we finally going to see a righteous king ruling over israel? so i imagine peter being full of hope, full of excitement as they're going into jerusalem. >> you can imagine that peter is thinking, this is the beginning of some kind of revolution that they're going to be taking over, that they're going to have power and authority and that this is the beginning of something glorious. expectations are running very high. >> but according to the gospels, within days peter will have abandoned jesus and stood by as his friend and teacher is taken to the cross. i really didn't expect to learn so many interesting details. ancestrydna was able to tell me where my father's family came from in columbia. they pinpointed the columbian and ecuador region and then there's a whole new andean region. that was incredibly exciting because i really didn't know that. we never spoke about that in my family. it just brings it home how deep my roots are and it connects me to them, and to their spirit, and to th

the romans leave jesus' dead body hanging on the cross.pping any victim of a crucifixion in a burial shroud was very unusual. >> after you breathe your last breath, you were just garbage. you were left there to rot and to be eaten. >> but the gospel of mark tells that jesus' body is wrapped in a fine linen cloth brought by joseph of arimathea. the bible also reveals that joseph had help in burying jesus. another member of the jewish council, nicodemus. >> nicodemus, much like joseph of arimathea, was also a member of the sanhedrin, a prominent man in jewish society. >> it's clear that not all the jews in jerusalem were behind jesus' death. for the simple reason that jesus was jewish, his followers and disciples were jewish. not only that, not even all the jewish authorities were responsible for jesus' death because you have people like joseph of arimathea and nicodemus. >> the body is taken to joseph's tomb and prepared for burial. >> when nicodemus is willing to get involved is in the burial. he's supplying really very expensive products

the abbey church is regarded as a masterpiece of roman asked architecture. included on the tour is the abbey library. with some two hundred sixty thousand dollars it's one of the launches long barriers in germany. i'm on my way to one of germany's neighbors the netherlands to maastricht my second and only other destination today on very much i stop on the bogs of back there i can basically be in three countries at the same time this unassuming boundary stone marks the try point between germany belgium and the netherlands. well i know i make my way to my last place i want to invite you to hop over to ireland for a new episode of our segment meet a local our destination this week is county kerry and the country's southwestern coast. thoughts are all the theory and you're very welcome to carry say my name is maureen and i'm looking forward to showing you a region full of mountains lakes seascapes and picturesque villages. walking through these towns in cary i'm always struck by their individual characteristics the fact that they're so colorful and then the feat

and the roman pontiff x. was. an issue to the world and all the inhabitants that all things inhabited in concord belong to the church and this led to the mercenary disbursements of people like john cabot. and josh cartier. and the person that we speak of most frequently today is christopher columbus and while many believe. the days of colonization is over the remnants of that genocide still acco across the land very long executive producer of the documentary dodging bullets explains how life is still fundamentally different for first nations people we get pulled over in a car like i did a little of my own and. i responded that very different than if you're african-american or if you're in there. because you may get shot. you never know you have you may get shot by this cop you know. that's what that's what historical trauma yes every minute you make it shot you make it let's just. that's with the daily existence. and it goes back to your first nation person i mean you think of lynchings. the largest mass hanging i

>> reporter: roman mcconn has had over 1,000! >> reporter: hi, this is my pal. >> reporter: the 7-year-old and his mom started freedom ride to protect dogs from kill shelters. >> we transported 31 dogs and that was it. like, that was it. there was nothing -- >> that was going to be our only chance, but then we just kept going. >> reporter: roman's mom, jen, started radio-taping her son with different dogs. >> we got asked if the dog was kid-friendly, and it was much easier to just answer it with him making the video. >> reporter: roman was a natural. >> it takes a little while for her to get used to. very soft, too, i >> reporter: and love with the little boy and the dogs who just needed a chance. >> like running in circles, ha! it was hilarious all right. >> reporter: good dogs and a great little boy, spreading his love and saving lives. >> hey! those are my shoes! >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> hard to say who's more irresistible, roman or all his dogs. that's "nightly news" for this thursday. i'm lester holt. for

galilee, those areas were under roman occupation.ed to believe in the roman empire. you could practice your religion in whatever way you chose to practice your religion, but what the romans didn't like is one charismatic figure, especially one who was messianic. >> narrator: fearing for jesus's safety, james and his family come to capernaum. >> i think it would be terribly frightening to have a member of your family get involved in that kind of religious environment, potentially leading up to violence. >> the family have heard these reports that jesus is preaching and casting demons out and they think, has he gone mad. >> we want to see jesus. i am his brother and his mother is here. >> narrator: when jesus gets word that his family has come for him, he refuseds to ss to s. he asked, "who are my mother and my brothers? here are my brother and my brothers. whoever does god's will is my brother and sister and mother." >> he's saying to his family, if you don't support me i am going to deny you too. >> he won't see them. >> it is almost

the roman heritage is simply imperialistic.he romans much like the babylonians and the syrians and the persians before them understood their role as to conquer as much of the world as possible. by the way, this is not just some kind of brutal will to power. they had a humanizing side to it. a theory of what they were doing. the theory was, and this theory is for all the differences that these ancient empires have between them, this was in common that every one of these universal empires, which sets out to bring the four corners of the earth to submission, they all claim to be doing it for the same reasons, which are to bring peace and to bring prosperity to the world. this is a view that says the world is divided into tribes and nations and they are all killing each other and the purpose of the empire is to impose a single law which will bring peace and prosperity. in this roman vision of bringing peace and prosperity, the pax romana as it's called. then is the inspiration for what he did attempt to do that also western history

prague castle rock county became his residence the hub of the holy roman empire three courtyards the cathedral the royal palace forty thousand square metres of power and imposing labyrinth to which each succeeding century made its additions st vitus cathedral the consummate union of the power of church and state and we owe it to charles the fourth for me the cathedral is a holy place the place where our kings were crowned the stone seemed to defy gravity. the. the. the the. the. the. the the. the. the gallery above the choir. architect to carry out his work when he was summoned to prague i was just twenty three years old again. to take the gothic idiom and develop. the. this saint was murdered by his brother one of many victims in the history of my city. this is no route a street which leads from the rock county down to charles bridge with its renaissance and baroque facades a jewel of urban architecture. the signs are a reminder of the un bureaucratic days before house numbers were introduced the broken spoke. the swan but the stories they tell they're much more appropriate to these

complete now to tell me the man who has rules tajikistan for almost twenty five years him or mali románthe country's constitution was changed in two thousand and sixteen in a referendum the critics say was rigged román canal potentially be president for life rights groups say he has crushed all political dissent the main opposition party was banned in two thousand and fifteen there is no independent media in tajikistan and the country has suffered decades of economic hardship since román was elected in one nine hundred ninety four. stand government is describing the opening of this dam as the single biggest event in this country's history since its independence almost thirty years ago after the breakup of the soviet union. and is often described as the poorest country in central asia the poorest countries amongst the post soviet states and one of the reasons why development has been so hampered so critics say is because of the lack of regular supply of electricity. thank you stans fragile economy relies on the export of cotton money sent home by up to two million tons x. working in russ

by the end of that spring, more than 8,000 romans are slaughtered.e, pope clement vii flees the vatican and seeks safety. >> he gets away by sneaking out of the city. >> narrator: the pope hides out in a castle outside of rome for five week, but eventually the german army surrounds his refuge. clement vii is forced to surrender to king charles v. >> there was certainly no intention to kill the pope. why would you do that to the holy father? but what the emperor wanted was to make the pope helpless, and he did so. and now the emperor had him at his mercy. >> narrator: after clement vii yields significant papal territory to charles v, he retreats to a deserted palace in italy. church business slowly resumes until the pope finds himself clashing with another powerful monarch in a feud that will change the reach of the catholic church forever. ♪ t-mobile believes, it's better to give than to receive. some may disagree. others won't believe it. and some just won't have the words. join t-mobile and get the samsung galaxy s9 free. right? but hurry offer end

. >> the romans put herod into power. the romans support herod. who grant herod legitimacy and client kingship. >> my greetings. herod is actually a successful ruler. a great segment of the population really, really support herod, really like him. >> he wanted to be like alexander the great or the great kings of the past. so he had this vast building program set up to demonstrate his power and authority. >> herod builds vast theaters, aqueducts and mountain forts. and in 23 b.c., herod begins expanding the second temple. >> herod tries to ingratiate himself with the jewish people by enlarging and renovating the jewish temple. and he does succeed in making it into one of the most beautiful buildings in the ancient world. >> today, herod's temple is gone, but part of the colossal platform on which it once stood remains. the western wall is still one of the holiest sites in judaism. >> one cannot overestimate the importance of the temple in first century judaism. it was the religious center of judaism. the place where god's presence was understood to

the romans build a bridge across the mews river and founded a commercial settlement. the only remaining ancient city gave dates back to the thirteenth century. i reached must old town the before we continue exploring here are the most important facts and figure it's about the netherlands southernmost metropolis. strange has a population of just over one hundred twenty thousand it's the capital of limbo province the only province in the netherlands with a catholic majority the basilica of st is the oldest standing church in the netherlands said to date back to the fourth century c.e. the basilica of. the eleventh century. maurice the shrine of our lady of the. sentries pilgrims have been coming in from the world over. must plenty of churches so many that some have been pressed into. a fifteenth century ministry for example has been converted to the kites had a hotel named after the military order of crusaders of the red stone. the original building has been preserved and the murals restored. it's very spacious the windows are beautiful you know it really feels like a c

as home as it was followed by troy seven the lost city of importance was troy nine the hellenistic roman town it existed through to the fourth century a.d. . the schliemann trends cuts right across the entire amount in carrying out his excavation work he destroyed a great deal here found troy one of the forty five sites in asia minor but there was no trace of king priam. it was a great moment for him and when the broad ramp was exposed wide enough to take chinese horses and ride as it had he felt to lead to the residence of the trojan king. time and again home had mentioned the ski and games surely it had to be here . and when the biggest hold of gold jewelry abba discovered troy was found hidden in the masonry of the fortifications surely one was convinced that homer's while city was not a myth but reality the german archaeologist smuggled the go to berlin where the end of the second world war it fell into the hands of the russians the treasure remains a sensitive political issue even today. we know today that shimon got it wrong the residence he discovered dates back to around two thou

in the northeast sector of the side highly surely man made a breakthrough he discovered roman hellenistic temple foundations in the same place as late bronze age squared stone walls from the time of the legendary king priam shimon was forced by this after all he'd already found such walls at another location. he wrote in his diary this stone period confronts me with much that i'm unable to explain for this reason i consider it necessary to present everything in as detailed away as possible in the hope that one will the other my esteemed colleagues might be able to shed some light on those areas which remain obscure to me. the mound of death in. nine cities were built one on top of the other. higher and higher but three thousand year tale of human second the most important city troy one was established five thousand years ago in the early bronze age five hundred years later came troy to the first flourishing metropolis a thousand years on troy six was built known today as home as it was followed by troy seven the last city of importance was troy nine the hellenistic roman town it existed t

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. >> reporter: roman mccann has had over a thousand. >> this is my pal. >> reporter: the 7-year-old anddom ride to rescue dogs from kill shelters. >> december 6th of 2016 we transported 31 dogs. that was it. like that was it. >> that was going to be our only transport, but then we just kept going. >> reporter: roman's mom jen started videotaping her son with kid frsier to just answer it wi him making the videos. >> reporter: roman was a natural. >> it takes a little while for her to get used to. very soft too, i should tell you. >> reporter: people couldn't help fall in love with the little boy and the dogs who just needed a chance. >> like running in circles. it was hilarious all right. >> reporter: good dogs and a great little boy, spreading his love and saving lives. >> those are my shoes! >> reporter: kristin dahlgren, nbc news. >> you're not going to turn down that little guy's sales pitch. >> not at all. >>> here's a question for you, would you ditch your smart phone for a whole year if the price is right? vitamin water is offering $100,000 to a lucky individual longing to go gree

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i'm christine romans. >> i'm joe >>> president trump, if you want to open the government you must abandon the wall. >> this is a made-up fight so the president can look like he's fighting. >> the president is really being peculate. he will be a tough act to follow. >> the president deserves somebody that can advise him with his trust. >> the president is looking for yes-men in the job. this is obviously not normal. >> announcer: this is "new day" with alisyn camerota and john berman. >> good morning. welcome to our viewers around t the world and in the united states. john avlon and i are taking the reigns. negotiations between the white house and senate democrats aappear stalled. the trump administration now warning the shutdown could last into the new year. >> but the chaos before christmas doesn't stop there. president trump abruptly forcing out mattis two months early. cnn has learned senior military officials are worried about the upheaval the president is causing, and global markets remain jittery. >> here's a look at just a few of the problems. for trump, a war every day. we have a

this was the, this was the border of the roman empire originally. right here? >> peter: yeah. >> anthony: why didn't they cross? >> peter: uh, the other part, the other side is flat. it's hard to defend and there were all these tribes that were, like, really vicious and uncivilized as the romans believed. >> anthony: they've all been here. the celts, the romans, mongols, the ottoman turks, all had their way or tried. all left their mark to one extent or another. ♪ then, mid-nineteenth, century the curious seemingly improbable austro-hungarian empire. this is when the city came into its own fueled by untold wealth, accumulated power, and ambition. architecturally, intellectually, a great city. one of the world's greatest. >> peter: and that was a time when budapest was a really progressive metropolis. you know like, the first subway in the continent of europe was in budapest. parliament had, like, a very sophisticated air conditioning system so people wanted to come here, wanted to live here, wanted to start a career, wanted to build places like this

romans, over to you. >> very diplomatic.day light display in texas is lighting up 911 emergency switch boards. inspired by "christmas vacation" recreating the scene where clark griswold is putting up christmas lights. a man driving by dialed 911 and stopped to help before realizing it was a dummy. the man was a veteran and the homeowner invited him over and thanked him for his service and gave him $500 for groceries for the holiday. i'm trying to figure out if i should watch that movie. >> dave briggs approved. >> that means i have to do research, i think. >> it does. did the guy stay up? did they leave the display up or has he taken it down? there's a lot to love about this story and that movie. >>> ahead, our 41st president. war hero. lies in state. people showing up to pay tribute to the late george herbert walker bush. >>> and is michael flynn the next twitter target? it depends on what robert mueller shares today. natarrier, so i can lock in moisture... and keep us protected. we've got to have each other's backs... and

romans. >> a source telling cnn that the president questioned one on the list. david bossie was working with the house during the clinton investigation. bossie was told to go as partisan as possible to survive. and one another candidate? mark meadows. chairman of the freedom caucus and has expertise on how house oversight works. he said he hasn't spoken to the president about the job. >> it sounds if you were offered the job, you would say yes? >> well, you know, listen, there's a lot where you don't answer a question before it is asked. because it is an honor, i'm inclined to have a discussion with the president. >> here is cnn's kaitlan collins with more from the white house. >> reporter: dave and christine, president trump is very much scrambling to replace john kelly as chief of staff now his top contender, nick ayers, has bowed out of the running. he and president trump could not come to agreement on the timing. president trump wanted him to commit to two years. he said he has a desire to move back to his home state and wanted to do the job of a -- job on a

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i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans.rtial government shutdown unless president trump and congress can reach a deal on funding for a border wall. the white house is demanding $5 billion for the wall, which, remember, mexico was going to pay for it. congressional democrats rejecting that request. the white house senior adviser stephen miller taking a hard line on "face the nation." >> we will do whatever is necessary to build the border wall and stop this ongoing crisis of illegal immigration. this is a very -- if it comes to it, absolutely. this is a fundamental issue. at stake is whether or not the united states remains a sovereign country and establish and enforce rules for entry into the country. >> "the new york times" reports that house republicans have a more immediate problem. members retiring or defeated in november don't want to show up to vote any longer. many have been skipping votes since the midterms and gop leaders are unsure if they will ever return. chuck schumer says they are not sure if they have the vot

. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. at this hour. george h.w.ush is lying in state in the capitol row tun der. his body -- rotunda. his body will remain for viewing. mr. trump saluted the 41st president and mrs. trump held her hand over her heart. >> they will visit the bush family across the street today. lines stretched into the early morning hours. we get more now from sunlen serfaty on capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning, dave and christine. there have been so many moving moments to honor the life and legacy of george h.w. bush. up here on capitol hill, there was so much much emoti -- so mu from his family as they watched his casket be brought into the capitol. his body lies in state at the rotunda. it was opened all night for the members of the public to come in and pay respects. earlier in the day, a ceremony on capitol hill where the common theme was not only speaking about the achievements of the former president, but mostly about who he was as a man. he was humble and he was kind and someone who established deep relationships here i

. >> i'm christine romans. it is friday. december 14th. >> cheers to that. >> we begin with president trump breaking his silence on the form former personal attorney and fixer michael cohen. deno he did not ask him to break the law. in an interview with fox news, the president downplayed cohen's work. >> more public relations than he did law. he did stuff. you would see him on television. he was okay on television. years ago, many years, like 12 or 13 years ago, he did me a favor. he was on a committee and so good and responsive. i said he's a nice guy. he was a lawyer. because of that, i did it. in retrospect, i made a mistake. >> the president's new explanation for the hush payments is the latest version of the ever changing story. he once said he didn't know about the payments. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no, no. >> why it michael cohen make that payment? >> you have to ask michael cohen. michael's an attorney. you have to ask michael cohen. >> do you know where he got the money to mak

. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east.e begin with tearful tributes and final good-byes for george herbert walker bush. he died friday night at the age of 94. the same airplane that took donald trump to argentina will bring bush back to washington one last time. vice president pence will deliver remarks. listen to james baker. >> he said secretary baker's here. he said hey, bake, where are we going today? i said heffe, we're going heavy n and. he -- heaven. he said good that's where i want to go. >> also making the trip to d.c. today is mr. bush's labrador sully. that is him lying next to the casket. as much as our family is going to miss this dog, we are comforted to know he will bring the same joy to his new home that he brought to 41. more now from cnn's suzanne malveaux in houston. >> reporter: good morning, christine and dave, the aircraft at ellington field here in houston will carry president george h.w. bush's body which is brought to joint base andrews today at 11:30 eastern when they depart and then in washington

a wild, forbidding place at the fringes of the roman empire.his outpost on the banks of the river jordan is home to a revolutionary firebrand who promises the coming of a new savior. his name, john the baptist. >> john the baptist is the first chapter to the long and amazing story of jesus. he tees it up for jesus to come in and to really be the true messiah. >> he comes with the fire, and he wants people to feel it here. who are you? are you saved? why do you come here? he even questions their motives. this is a very intense figure. out in the wilderness, and the wilderness is where things really happen spiritually. >> he's a mysterious figure. he's strange. he's out there. he's dressed in this very, very odd way and slightly dangerous and scary. >> yet today, the unique appeal of this charismatic prophet has been lost to history. who was this fiery preacher who would herald the coming of the messiah? and what was it that drew jesus to him? now, science joins history in a new quest. in the future, it may be possible to establish a blood link b

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