Byzantine art spans 1,000 years. It begins from the 4th century a. D. And all the way into the 15th century a. D. It is a very significant period to the development of western art. It affects substantially the art production of the periods of western medieval art, for example, the carolingian, the romanesque, gothic and also the early renaissance periods. Unfortunately, these very important thousand years of Artistic Development is almost entirely omitted from the telelesson or from the telecourse art of the western world. For this reason, i have brought you here to the holy trinity church. We are very fortunate here in San Francisco to have such a lovely monument which reflects the byzantine art tradition. The decorative program which you will see, the lovely images that you will see in this church, belonged to the middle byzantine phase. I need to clarify, the byzantine period is divided into three periods the early, middle and the later phase. And its the middle phase lasting from a
Gesture towards the gay and diversed. He started screaming help help help help help. Storms tear through it is south destroying homes. A u. N. Worker who contracted ebola who died in germany, this as federal Health Officials are reevaluating their approach to keeping workers safe. The c. D. C. Is under increased scrutiny. It will double down on training and oh look at how protective the gear is used. All this after a worker in dallas became the First American to contract the disease on u. S. Soil. She has received a blood transfusion from dr. Kent brantley, a survivor. How is that Health Worker doing . Of course everyone is willing for her to pull through. She is in high spirits, according to her family priest, who said she is comfortable. Dr. Brantley, who was just here sunday, donating his plaza. He happened to live in nearby fort worth and his blood containing the ebola fighting antibodies are coursing through her veins. A special mask for the Health Care Worker diagnosed with ebola
Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. This week president obama was in myanmar for the east asia summit, a meeting of regional leaders. It was his second visit in two years to the country, which emerged from military rule four years ago. Obama pressed lawmakers in the largely buddhist country to speed up reforms, such as protecting the rights of the Rohingya Muslim minority. Many rohingya are considered stateless, and the u. N. Has called them one of most persecuted minorities in the world. Here in the u. S. , an emotional welcome home for two americans who had been jailed in north korea, kenneth bae and matthew todd miller. They were released after a top u. S. Intelligence official visited north korea, although its unclear what exactly led to their freedom. Bae is a devout christian who was arrested in 2012 and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly plotting against the north korean government. He is now recovering from ailments he suffered in prison. Dr.
In the history of this city. A warning from new york city mayor bill de blasio ahead of a monster storm. The storms impact were seeing right here across the country in the bay area. Thats all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. Good morning. We are live in san jose this morning. That is where a new phase begins today in the long awaited bart expansion to the south bay. Coming up in two minutes, janine de la vega will have more on the big changes that commuters and drivers will have to get used to over the next nine months. It will effect a school in the area. It will be a pretty big deal. How long . Nine months. Yeah long time. It is monday, morning january 26th im pam cook. G im dave clark. Lets talk about weather and traffic. Steve paulson has your forecast getting you out the door. A little bit of fog. 30s, 40s, and 50s. 83degrees in santa cruz. I think fairfield was 56. If you are stuck in that fog, i get it. It was cold. If you are by the beach, oh it doesnt get that much. W
Couples. A Vatican Panel of bishops says its time to salute the moral value of both. Yes, the walls of jericho are quaking me. Michael steele, who was on the way to becoming a priest, and Washington Post opinion Writer Jonathan capehart. Its the recognition of the value of samesex relationships, whether in law, polling, or word of mouth. Now the Catholic Church has joined in. A panel of bishops wrote, without denying the moral problems connected to homosexual unis it has to be noted there are cases in which mutual aid to the point of sacrifice constitutes a precious support in the life of partners. When you talk about this, this recognition of goodness in gays, thats what it is. Its breathtaking. Im used to a Catholic Church and a papacy that talks about gays and lesbians with all sorts of negative language, negative tone, sneering tone, unwelcoming. And ever since pope francis ascended to the papacy, theres been a shift, a tone. He talks about us as if we are fullfledged, you know, ch