but here it is. >> this is the first roman basilica. it is amazing.s is part of an important public building located in a large roman forum. >> the building is 40 meters long, 20 wide and two and a half stories wide, a huge roman building designed to impress. a statement of their commitment to london and possibly reflect the change in the status of london and the fact that london was becoming the capital of britain. reporter: this is the center of the modern city. close to here was the roman basilica and forum, 2000 years ago it would have been the beating heart of ancient london. it would have been a thriving place with shops, offices and bustling markets. in this building here was where all of the major political and administrative decisions were made. the building the basilica is under is about to be redeveloped. the discovery has meant every designed to open the site to the public. >> the columns have had to literally move position so you are not destroying what is found in the ground. people are moving to see the remains of the incredible. report

remnants of a 2000 year-old roman basilica were discovered on the building side of a new skyscraper inf a 2 story building almost as big as an olympic swimming pool. it was constructed between 78 and 84 ad. yeah, we're talking 2 digit years. this was about 3 decades after roman troops invaded britain and some 20 years after forces of the celtic warrior queen. but sacked the fledgling settlement that was there. it once stood at the heart of the city known today as lundin now that's going way back in history and official at the museum of london archeology called call this discovery, quote, one of the most significant discoveries in london's oldest quarter. >> 9.56 right now. and up next on the kron, 4 morning news, the continued fight to save opened fire stations were going to tell you where the council thinks it might find money. and the toxicology report is now in. and we'll tell you what happened tuesday. 3 young people who died in a cyber cyber truck crash that happened the east bay on thanksgiving. >> plus, the storms we had yesterday were still cleaning up from today. downed trees,

old roman ruin under a london office building. when it was first constructed, the basilicand marketplace. the ancient building was part of the romans political and commercial center in london. and just in this morning, we've learned pope francis was taken to a hospital in rome for tests and to continue treatment of his ongoing bronchitis. that's according to the vatican, which states that the 88 year old pontiff has suffered from influenza and related health issues repeatedly over the past two years. francis suffers from diverticulitis, a common condition that can cause inflammation or the infection of the colon. following his hospitalization, the pope's events over the weekend have now been canceled. >> now to an alarming trend. emerging that shows cancer rates increasing among young people. according to a recent study from 1990 to 2019. early onset cancer diagnosis, which refers to patients younger than 50, rose by 79% in the u.s, researchers found that breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed early onset cancer, but there also have been recent increases in cancers af

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