in the art mash up at the royal academy a controversial exhibition mixes an american video artist and the renaissance master michelangelo will find out if that works. on next peiser welcome to the program. pope francis has arrived in abu dabi it's the first time a pope has ever visited the muslim majority kingdom of the united arab emirates during his two day visit he is due to meet leading muslim clerics and hold an open air mass the historic papal trip is aimed at turning a page in christian muslim relations in the region. for many of the one point five million catholics in the united arab emirates it's the stuff of dreams the idea of the pope visiting the arabian peninsula the birthplace of islam was unthinkable a few years ago pope francis was invited by abu dhabi's rulers local parish priest to try and hold santa says the pontiff wants to foster tolerance and promote a moderate brand of islam. it's definitely is sick he wants to build bridges he wants to say look it's lamas changing it can change and it also wants to change . the emirates have declared twenty nineteen is the year

life death rebirth all that's the title of a controversial new exhibition at the royal academy of arts in london it features works by us video artist bill viola and renaissance master michael angelo two artists separated by four and a half centuries a reporter went there to find out if video kills the renaissance star. and our smash up at the royal academy of american video artist bill viola me in trying heavyweight champion of the art world to michelangelo. currently it's not a face off between the artist but rather an exploration of common themes. life death and rebirth we all often makes large scale meditative works his aim is to awaken the soul. longtime collaborator and life partner pair of is excited that the project has finally reached fruition. this is really thrilling i mean it's just i get goosebumps seeing. the show kind of gradually being born and. you know these rooms have nothing in them until you turn them on it's kind of overwhelming and it can bring you to tears. this is certainly true of viola's trip to featuring the artists over the dying mother and the bloody joy of

hello, and welcome to witness history, with me, razia iqbal, here at the royal academy in london.ay, to celebrate international women's day, we present five extraordinary moments from the recent past, as told to us by women who were there. this month, we are featuring some remarkable women. we meet carmen callil, who founded the feminist publishing house, virago press, in the 1970s. we are going back to the 60s to talk to the first female black head teacher in britain. we will find out about joseph stalin's final purge, the so—called "doctors' plot", as experienced by a young girl whose parents were arrested in moscow. and we will head to south africa to speak to a judge who served on the truth and reconciliation commission, which helped south africa move on from the horrors of apartheid. but first, london and a story about the strikers in saris, a group of south asian women employed in the grunwick film processing factory. because of the terrible working conditions there, they decided to take a stand for workers rights, and their action captured the imagination of many other trad

hello, and welcome to witness hostory, here at the royal academy in london. —— witness history.esent five moments in the recent past as told to us by women who were there. we are featuring some remarkable women. we meet carmen callil, who founded the publishing house virago press. we go back to the 60s and talk to the first black female head teacher in britain. and the plot experienced by a young girl whose parents were arrested in moscow under the stalin regime. and we go to south africa and see how it moves on from the horrors of apartheid. at first, london and the story of the strikers in saris. a group of south asian women employed at the grunwick factory. they decided to take a stand for workers rights and their action captured the imagination of many other trade unionists. jayaben desai, her 200th day on the march. a presentation from the shopworkers union to jayaben desai, treasurer of the strike committee. the site was very strong... jayaben desai was a very strong... jayaben desai was a very strong woman. she had made up of mind to bring the union into the factory. beca

royal albert hall in the past half hour. prince william, who is the president of bafta, will present the academy's highest accolade, the fellowshiplook now at some of the nominations for best film. i'm not risking my life from preventing a couple of rednecks from lighting sticks on fire. this is the job, what your problem? that's my problem, for you if you could say, for me it's a job. —— crusade. it's not personal, nor should it be. why haven't you bought into this? why should i? because you are jewish, brother. the so—called chosen people. who did your makeup? we went with something dramatic, do you like it? you look like a badger. 0h. are you going to cry? really? well, what do you think you look like? a badger. tell me what you're trying to say. i don't know. you know, i'll miss it. then say that. but do it in a manner that no one else has ever done it before. something like, put this down. "falling in love with you was the easiest thing i've ever done." they speak spanish. # i'm off the deep end, watch it as idie # i'm off the deep end, watch it as i die then i'll never meet the ground # crash it to the surface, where they c

academy awards. >>> then meghan in morocco. we'll take you inside prince harry and meghan markle's latest trip. could it be one of the last times we see the duchess before the royalod's most beloved and honest couples opening up about their roles on and off screen, and the exciting new project they're working on today, monday, february 25th, 2019. ♪ from the big easy to the big apple. >> hello from knoxville, tennessee. >> we're celebrating kathy's birthday. >> it's emma grace's sweet 16. >> hi, ohio! >> hi to our kids adam and delaney. >> girls do it right in jackson hole. >> from malibu high school in monroe, louisiana! >> well represented in the great state of louisiana, welcome back to "today" on this monday morning. looky looky looky who is joining us from l.a. this morning, fresh as a daisy is savannah guthrie. hey, girl. >> fresh as a daisy, please. this is my one night out for the year. it's over. we had so much fun. we got to check out all the celebrities, and coming up, you guys, we're going to get into the oscar fashions. we've zanna here and natalie, we're going to break it all down including best performance by a scrunchie. >> i love that. by the way