>> welcome to live from paris. makingook at what is news at this hour. we will get the latest f from chris who is on the scene and notre dame. thousands are gathering in paris

to demonstrate in front of a major french company. a triumphant donald trump declares game over whihile --ocrats val to fight ow to fight. we begin in france where -- asel macron has efforts intensified to shore up the fragile building. he also met to talk about the the historicestore

landmark. let's cross to chris moore. what do we know about the paintings that have been taken out? >> 13 paintings are at the center of attention, giant works of art. orcs.nclude inclulude famous works. for the first time, experts will be able to get a proper idea of how they have been damaged by flames.

president emmanuel macron thanked the fire services. it was a well-thought-out and well prepared operation. >> what preparations have been made foror easter r weekend?d? >> it will be off bounds for some time. a good friday service and other moved tohave been another church in the center of paris. we are getting more details on what is going to be a long restoration operation. there is going to be a giant umbrella over what remains of the roof to protect the interior.

macron wants to take , the source of a lot of skepticism of people here in france. it may taking longer than the .resident wants several thousand climate protesters are gathering west of central paris. the movement inspired by this week's demonstrations in central london by the extinction has causedctivists disruption to parts of the

public transport system. let's cross to our reporter who is out one of these protests. tell us where you are now. >> i am in front of the .eadquarters these protesters are here because they do not like the collaboration they have seen between the government and big businesses at the expensnse of e environment. they have a problem with emmanuel macron's approach to this. he is too much talk and not enough action when it comes to climate and he favors

policies that benefit big business instead of the environment. drastic taking more measures, going into civil disobedience action. thece officers are at entrance. they are going to stay here until the police officers make them leave. they have food and water. been a bit of tension. protesters are blocking them from going to work. a lot of been responses. they want to start a conversationon. >> thank you. to washington, where democrats are vowing to keep up pressure on trump following the release

of a report into russian meddling in the presidential election. the democrats want robert mueller to testify before congress. episodes ofumerous potential obstruction of justice. >> before anyone had a chance to trumphe report, donald claimed political victory. too.am having a good day no collulusion, no obstruction. this should never happen again. this hoax should never happen to another president again. >> robert mueller's investigation did not conclude there was sufficient -- did conclude there was this -- did

conclude there was sufficient evidence that there was no collusion in the russian campaign. it still does not paint trump in a positive light. he details how the u.s. president was agitated at the inquiry from the start and describebes 10 e episodes as possible obstruction, such as attempts to take control of the situation and even to fire mueller. barr made up his own mind. >> we concluded the evidence developed by the special counsel is not sufficient to establish the president committed and obstruction of justice offense. theemocrats have accused attorney general of representing the president's interest rather than the people's.

in the version released today almost entirely blacked out. just withholding information. a journalisist was shot dead in northern ireland. republicans have been blamamed r killing a 29-year-r-old. the unrest comes ahead of the -- the unrest comes ahead of easter weekend. >> we believe this to be a

terrorist act. our assessment would be the new ira are likely to be the ones behind this. searchunrest followed a operation to foil attacksks by violent, dissident republicans. >> my heart goes out to the family. this was an attack on the community, an attack on the peace process, and an attack on the good friday agreement. >> those who brought guns into ,ur streets were wrong particularly wrong in 2019, no one wants to go back. groupice have blamed a nanamed the new ira.

it comes before easter weekend when republicans opposed british presenence. poroshenko has been pitted against vladimir zelinski. the televised event will happen later tonight. the >> i know how hard it is for you to give my mistakes and to believe me. yeyes, it is my fault. >> petro poroshenko has taken to heart criticism he hasn't done enough over his five years in

office. runoffion in sunday's elelection. ofis known for his betrayal a teacher who becomes president. he got many votes in ththe first round and is expected to win. on friday, they will come head-to-head in a stadium for an early debate in the campaign. zelinski's platform focuses on corruption. he has made specific proposals and scored points when emmanuel macron agreed to o meet him. poroshenko has positioned himself as a leader who will stand up to russia. whoever wins, they will have to

deal with russian-backed separatists in the east. moments after a saudi teenager made headlines, two other saudi women are in the same situation in georgia. they fled because of fear of their own family. >> they are sisters. they fled saudi arabia, where they allege they were prisoners of their family. >> according to media reports, they used their father's phone.

enforce maleed to guardianship. they fled d to one of t the few countries that does not require visas for saudi citizens. begann the capital, they posting pleas for help. georgia confirmed they have provided i information about how asylum. for they set online, family members have arrived to take them home. georgia authorities say no family members who could endanger them are in the country. the case is reminiscent of a saudi teen. canada granted her asylum. putting theers are

repressive treatment of women in saudi arababia back into the spotlight. beenotesters have gathering at the post office in capital.ian the presidential election has been set for july 4 to choose the successor. how many people are in front of that post office? on the people are streets, fighting against the system. hundreds,at least

probably thousands. we are expecting demonstrations, for sure. there are no police officers in algiers. website of my the colleagues, three of the taken.l forces have been such a measure is denounced by the demonstration. months, they have accomplished many things. today, the people claim the departure of the system. algeria is waiting for new resignation. crowd of, the

-- in addition to protesters from the different neighborhoods and outside algiers. has resignedernor following criticism of the handling of a massacre last momonth that left 160 people de. claire nelson has more. thehis protest was beginning of the end. leaders takingow to the streets to demand he step down. submitted a measure

of no confidence against the government, blaming thehe adadministration for the violene gripping the country. 116 were killed by what appeared rivalmembers of a community. the brutal m massacre shshockede nanation, prompting protests. the president announced thursday resignationsed the and said he would name a successor soon. >> time for business news. i am joined by catherine bennett. pinterest joined the stock market to surprising results. >> it did extremely well.

be reassured by this. stocks or priced at $19 a share, making it market value $10 billion. stock continued to climb, rising almost one third of a percent. it boosted the value to $16 billion n at the close. they are one of a number of tech companies coming this year. ththis success shows enthusiasm has not diminished for tech ipo's. markets in asia rose higher this morning. for kong's index is closed public holiday, as are the european indices, which are closed for easter.

>> nintendo is on the cusp of entering the largest gaming market, china. 10 sent have negotiated with regulators to allow nintendo to begin selling its switch coconsoles. over 6%.aoared to nintendo has to submit each game for approval, which means it will take a while for it to become a a big plalayer in the market. uber has valued d its selflf-drg unit ahead off its initial publc offering. this comes as toyota and softbank invest $1 billion in uber's technology unit.

amazon is scaling back its operations in china. it has notot been able to break the dominance of alibaba and j.d..com. nick reports. chineseg up on the mamaets. amazazon will from mid july cloe its domomestic business in chin. they have not concern -- confirmed the report, but said they were making operationanal on cross-border sales in china. it will face diminishing .fferings amazon.cn inas 2007 and pulls the plug onon cha

retail operations after failing to make headway in the local market. consumer online retail was dominated by alibaba. compared to amazon, zero point 6%. local players have capitalized on supply networks and have a deeper understanding about how to connect with chinese consumers. amazon will focus on indian customers. and i indiaopened wewebsite in 2013. >> let's have a look at business headlines. the united states-mexico, canada to amt -- cording report. it would increase u.s. gdp by 0.35%. 176,000 add another

jobs. jumped 1% in march, the highest rise in 18 months. ofs outstripped expectations the 0.4% increase. a positive sign for the healthth of the u.s. economy. announced it will reduce global production by 15%. this marksks a break with carlos ghosn top type -- carlos don't's 's type ofrlos ghosn leadership. island in the center of paris where notre dame sits has been cordoned off since the fried dachshshunds thehe fire. dramaticallyfallen

in the shopsn n the landnd. business owners are starting to worry.y. streets are cordoned off. the district is deserted. many shopkeepers have shut shop. this are no customers at flower market next to the cathedral. >> it is really quiet. >> this is high season for us. it is worrying. >> we have no information a abot when theececuritperirimeter will bebe removed.. we are waiting to learn more. cathedral's structural stability remains a concern, adding to anxiety for local businesses.

around 13 million touourists visited the cathedral, making it the most popular attraction in france, whwhich is the world's p tourist destination. shop adds to the yellow vests protestst, which hahave lo shop clolosures fofor 22 cononse saturdays. >> an embarrassing moment for the french g government t when y launched a messaging app for government employees. it is meant to be more secure than other apps, but there was a hiccup. it took several hours for a cybersecurity expert to work his way into the app. government with this tweet, tagging emmanuel i get inaying how can

touch with you, it is very important. >> hopopefully t they have sortd that. for that.ou that is it for this addition -- this edition. stay with us.

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