genie: timee for 60 minutes live around the world. these are the headlines. france pays tribute to the firefighters who helped save notre dame cathedral from collapse as the government launches a competition to build the spire that fell in the flames. the long awaited robert t muellr report is set to be released today in redacted form.

public thee the first look inside the issues that cast a shadow over the presidency of donald trump. more on who is in at the cans film festival -- ththe cannenesm festival coming up. we will look at new u.s. sanctions aimed at socialist governments in latin america that will likely hit cubans hahard. you willll meet the frencnch prt whwho rushed intoo the flames of notre dame to save the crown of thorns. detailils coming up. at first, our top story, live from paris. ♪ france is paying tribute

to the firefighters who helped save notre dame cathedral. they are with emmanuel macron at the presidential palace before heading to the paris city hall. that will be for a concert and readings from "the hunchback of notre dame." after putting out the fire, dozens of firefighters are at work today, helping experts secure the cathedral before reconstruction can begin. inspectors are investigating to determine the cause of the fire that started monday evening. james has more on the investigation that looks to be a tragic accident. >> debris is scattered all over the floor. investigators are attempting to find out how the blaze broke out inside notre dame cathedral.

so far, they are pointing the blame att an n ectricity fault. a lift head then set up to reach the scaffolding. the one usedway to to renovate another cathedral. according to thehe site manager, an electrical fault is not to blame. >> we had a power supply on site, but the lift was seven to eight meters away frfrom the cathedraral. the safety all of standards and procedures. electrical equipment was used monday. they claim to have f followedd security guidelines when n leavg the sitee. the differences among the remains of t the cathedral will be key to finding clues.

ashesreas were e burned to while others were spared. important indications according to this specialist. this was completely destroyed. this area significantly lighter. if you look from here, there is any -- this is barely any wood reremaining. this c could be erere it wasas hotter, where it started. one of the first people to enter the burning cathedral was the chaplain of the paris fire service. he is being hailed as a hero for charging into the building to save holy relics, including the crown n of thorns.s. the blaze was in full force and the spire collapsed when the

race began to save the relics. the numbeber one prioririty, the crowown of thorns,s, which caths believe was worn by jesus before his crucifixion. -- theebird grade firebird gradede chaplain enter. >> we rushed to the cathedral. when we arrived, we saw the other team arrived before us. after having found the person who had security codes, they managed to take out the crown of thorns. the goal was to preserve this relic. father's helped to rescue paintings and sacrament. it is not the first time e the father has beeeen hailed as a heroro. in2015, hee helped victims

the november 13 attacks. he has been at the side of french soldiers fighting in afghanistan. >> the verdict is due to be handed down in the appeals trial of the brother of the man who killed three soldiers, a teacher, and three jewish children. he is accused of being an accomplice in the murder, helping his sibling acquire the vehicle he used at the time. the prosecution and the family of the victims want harsher punishment. what can you tell us about what has been happening? >> the defendants were given a

chance to have their final words in the courtroom. he said he had nothing to do with it, just one simple sentence. the second man on trial said he was sorry to the victims and their families, but he had nothing to do with terrorism and he was not a terrorist. the jury is taking a bit longer. we are expecting a verdict toward the end of the afternoon. trial, the jury took about seven hours to reach a verdict. both were guilty of having links to a terrorist group, but they did not find one guilty of having complicity in his brother's act.

jury or will the jury not find him guilty of having been complicit? genie: you covered the initial trial 18 months ago. it was heavily charged with emotion. >> family members of the victims extremely disappointed he did not get a harsher sentence. calling on the jury to be brave. they say the jury should not be influenced. they said terrorism would win if the jury were to find him guilty of being complicit. they say it is terrorism trying to change the way france judges people and the rule of law. jury toion wants the find him guilty of being complicit.

there is not one clear piece of evidence that shows it. today, in the e united states, the justice department is releasing a redacted version of the robert mueller report into the russian meddling in the president's election. kratz say the summary of the report painted too rosy a picture -- democrats say the summary of the report painted too rosy a picture. >> when the attorneyey general released his report, democrats demanded to see the original document by robert mueller. , was he repeating the original conclusion or was he repainting the narrative or a meeting -- or omitting key details?

the judiciary has redacted sensitive information contained in it. references t to ongoing cases, others in the works, as well as intelligence gathering methods and the e names of third partie. confidential information that cannot be released. had they taken out too much or omitted damamaging elements that could hurt the president's reputation? textuantity of blocked out will be closely watched. as will the section on obstruction of justice. william barr determined trump did not break any laws and there was insufficient evidence of obstruction. for the democrats, the head of the judiciary is trying to spend the narrative. >> he is trying to bake in the

narrative about the report. preparingts have been subpoenas. as they roll up their sleeves, ready to roll up their own conclusions. korea has tested a new type of tactical guided weapon. it does not appear to be a mid or long-range ballistic missile. pyongyang is demanding washington remove mike pompeo from the nuclear negotiations. talks are an deadlock and the moves are meant to send a message to the trump administration. it is phase two in the elections in india. 900 million registered voters cast ballots on seven different dates spread over six weeks.

polling stations are open and 97 constituencies. cueing g to pick there -- qu eueing to pick their candidate. >> i came e to vote for the firt time. we have difficulties in our area. >> we want to vote for a person who would fight for developments. most importantly, representative should go to parliament and resolve the kashmir issue. this is a political problem and it has to bebe resolveved politically. >> separatist leaders have called to boycott the election. constituencies vote thursday. they are not the only ones.

decideshe entire state on its future too. the sudden state as the main opposition congress oust mahindra mood modi. moody -- nahindra are scheduledons over seven dates. are eligibleeople to vote for page two. genie: the cannes film festival kicks off on may 14.

the organizers have unveiled the lineup. ololivia was at the press briefing. about theou tell us films that are going to be at cannes next month? >> the director of the festival told us the selection was romantic and political. in terms of filmmakers, we see a return of heavyweights. returning withbe "sorry we missed you." another person familiar with the whoes is terrence malik, will be showing his new film, hidden life.e. a belgian actor.

someone else familiar with the golden statue, the darden brothers. they will be presenting their latest film. given they normally do greedy social realism, that should be about the issues that affect belgium, europe, there is the suggestion of islamic fundamentalism. "paiain and glory" has been described as autobiographical. the director wasas the p presidt of the jury and 2017. he is very familiar with the festal.. in terms of renewing the talents, we are seeing the emergence of a new generatioion, french-speaking.

representing france, celine, the and -- with her new film, and a newcomer, with her film that talks about the reality in frarance's suburb. there is a senegalese filmmaker. a very interesting, new, young generation there. genie: quite a few females in that younger generation. >> 13 female filmmakers will be present this year. they are working hard to get more women involved, especially in the selection committee. i was disappointed not to see greta gerwig. she has done anan adaptation of "little women." t tipped for the festival, but it night -- it might not be finished and might be announced later.

keenurprise everyone was to hear about was quentin tarantino's next film, "oncnce upon a time in hollywood. tarantino is ininhe editingng suite, on the final sprint to get it done in time for the festival. american cinema will be represented by the opening film on tuesday, may 14. it is called "the dead don't die." it is a zombie comedy-horror, driver and bill murray. >> this is not going to end wewell. >> they gravitate towards things they did when they were alive. >> chardonnay. >> did she just say chardonnay? >> yeah,h, she did.

>> welcome to my world, zombies. horror comedye a zombie movie to kickoff cannes. it kicks off may 14 and we will be covering it for you on france 24. let's look at the top stories. france is paying tribute to the firefighters who helped save notre dame cathedral from collapse as the government launches a competition to rebuild the spire that fell in the flames. reportg awaited mueller into russian meddling in the election is being released today.

north korea has tested a new type of tacactical l guided wea. nuclear talks with the u.s. are still in deadlock. update. our business you are starting in latin ererica, wherere trump is lookig to furtherer isolalate goverern. >> in and cuba. a series of economic measures are aimed at reversingng the consequencnces of a disastrous obamama era policy. the european union and canada disisapproval their . europe will sponond to any u u.. sanctiononon investmtment in cu. >> an all-out offensive on socialist government. washington unveiled measures

against cuba and nicaragua, making good on trump's thou to read the region of leftist rule. is beginning to crumble. the united states looks forward to watching each corner of this sordid triangle of terror fall, .n caracas the u.s. will prohibit american citizens f from travaveling to a for family visits. the legislation allows lawsuits over property fees by cuba, following its 1959 revolution. it could open the floodgates to thousands of lawsuits against

foreign companieses operating on the island, discourage foreign investment. >> we will have to study the measures. they will damage our economy and harm people. union has warned it may challenge the law before the wto. marketsow are the shining up? >> the latest rounund of busines painting a a gloomy pipicture oe business enonomy. london's ftse 100 in the red. deutsche b bank shares losing ground amid reports its management fears legal action over a russian money-launderingg scheme. frankfurt tax gaining half a percent at midday.

genie: boeing is closing in on regulatory certification that will get its p pnes flyingng agaiain. >> tyy are wrapping g up work on an update. software is suspected in crashes that killed nearly 3 300 peoeople. an entire global fleet has been grouted -- has been grounded since the second of those crashes. to cancelced airlines thousands of flights as the travel season gets undererway. regulators will have around 90 days to rereview the softwtware. the ceo says the company is nearly readydy. progrgressaking steady toward certification. yesterday, we completed the official engineering flight test ofof thehe updated software wiwr leaders on b board the airplane. that was the final test flight

prior to the certification flight. genie:e: twowo tech unicorns art to debut their shares. trade on nasdaq and pinterest will debut on the new york stock exchange. pintnterest is the biggest ipo inc. snap think -- snap the rise for pinterest signals huber prepares to go public. lyft had uber and fallen. that leads to concerns about the viability of tech ipos. genie: jet airwaways is on the verge of bankruptcy. they s suspendeded all operatis

wednesday after failing to secure emergency funding. largeste once india carrier. lenders have declined to throw a lifeline, but say they are hopeful a bidding process wilill succeed in raising the funds. shares fell over 32% thursday. some 20,000 jobs on the line. employees are calling for the government to change course and step in. >> it is a sad day for us. needs to take action to prevent the aircraft from grounding. genie: purchasing power is on the rise in france. it might not be enough to satisfy the friends, who are fed up with income inequality. >> household purchasing power is set to rise by an average of 850

euros according to the french economic observatory. it is the biggest boost since 2007. a survey shows the french are unhappy with the level of inequality, particularly when it comes to income. vestsif the yellow movement wasn't enough to illustrate the point, now there is statistical confirmation. the french are fed up with inequalities and are increasingly attached to saving the welfare systems. considerspondents salary inequalities to be the most unacceptable. linked than inequalalities to health care or ethnic origins. 92% of respondents support an increase in minimum wage. be paid laborers should 25% more and top executives

should make 40% less. the average salaries of the top executives hit more than 5 million euros for the first time. >> it is a t total aberration.n. >> the reaction to the fire at the notre dame cathedral brought further attention n to wealth gaps. french billionaires pledged more than 600 million euros for its reconstruction, leaving many asking where that shame -- where that same show of solidarity is for the thousands of people struggling to make ends meet. genie: another alarm sounded on the dangerers of climate change from central b banks. with 34y are joining central bankerers and superervis in leaningng out -- in laying ot the danger of global warning. if companies and industries

failed to adjust to the new reality, they will cease to exist. the authors are calling for a reallocation of capital to reduce carbon emissions by 45% over the next decade. the bank of england has d

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