my story searching quest here in braman takes me to the cathedral square they say this is where i'll find the so-called speeding stone and it conspicuous cobblestone with a very interesting history. this right here is a site of remember and this for the crimes of geisha got free back in the nineteenth century she poisoned fifteen people and this is the spot where she was beheaded in eighteen thirty one and still today the local spit on this very stone in order to express their disgust with the killings of three. the spitting stone lies at the foot of the ancient cathedral it's almost one thousand years old . and apparently it's home to a little church mouse made of stone. either i'm bad looking or it's very good at hiding. the pastor ingrid vigil will surely be able to help me she can a lot of you for a second. she leads me to the vestry. so here we have the church mouse it's tiny just like a real mouse. some so what's the deal with a mouse and tickets which are very a story. the most common one is that in the past the artisans who worked on the churches were supposed to look at them

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some areas along the cathedral including the square in front of it are still closed.unday services in paris hundreds a classic catholic showed gratitude to french firefighters. services were held honoring the firefighters who battled the flames for nine hours. he prayed for them. and for the fast rebuilding of the cathedral. and thanked them for saving so many church artifacts. including the crown of thorns. >> no reports of any injuries or major damage in the philippines. after a magnitude 6.3 quake  centered around 40 miles from manila. thousands of workers in downtown manila quickly left their offices and headed out into the streets. moments after the quake hit. area is tense too? measuring more than a four hit the same area yesterday. resident trump's ending exemptions from sanctions in the u.s. to companies countries that import oil from iraq. mike pompeo announced it this morning. waivers on sanctions for five countries including china and india, and u.s. allies japan and south korea and turkey will not be renewed when they expire on may 2. the white house goa

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blaze in paris there's talk of a temporary wooden church being wrecked today on the square in front of not to cathedral to accommodate the faithful that is one of the latest measures proposed while first the clear up and then the restoration get underway now this is not the first time that the historic gem has fallen victim to flame so let's see how it is possible for architectural masterpieces to rise again like a phoenix from the ashes. almost lost to monday's fire down cathedral still stands proudly over the river sand and with billionaires such as the owners of gucci and the outpouring and money to rebuild the cathedral is now guaranteed to survive but will the new notes look just like the old one and how quickly can it be rebuilt france now faces those tough questions but not saddam is not the first culturally significant building to burn across the atlantic just last year brazil's national museum was destroyed along with its twenty million item collection unlike with not just a quarter of a million euros have been raised just one percent of the estimated rebuilding costs . for a success story tho

blaze in paris there's talk of a temporary wooden church being wrecked today on the square in front of not tradition cathedral to accommodate the faithful that is one of the latest measures proposed while first the clear up and then the restoration on the way now this is not the first time that the historic gem has fallen victim to flame so let's see how it is possible aka textural masterpieces to rise again like a phoenix from the ashes. almost lost to monday's fire no two down cathedral still stands proudly over the river sand and with billionaires such as the owners of. the outpouring and money to.

blaze in paris there's talk of a temporary wooden church being wrecked today on the square in front of not tradition cathedral to accommodate the faithful that is one of the latest measures proposed while first the clear up and then the restoration on the way now this is not the first time that the historic gem has fallen victim to flame so let's see how it is possible for architectural masterpieces to rise again like a phoenix from the ashes. almost lost to monday's fire no two down cathedral still stands proudly over the river sand and with billionaires such as the owners of retail and a outpouring and money to.

we could just hear them moments ago as our reporter nick robertson is outside that cathedral in that main square in front of the facade. how did it feel to see something like this? >> it's pretty remarkable. we wandered the streets for maybe 20 or 30 minutes. many pathways were blocked. and we stumbled on quite a crowd just across from notre dame. and we heard some singing. it appeared to be near a church so we thought it was a choir, but as we moved forward to the crowd we stumbled on a group of young parisians all on their knees praying and singing. it was quite remarkable. >> when you were there and saw those flames, i mean tell us more about how terrifying. i mean just a sea of red. this is the newest picture we have. i know you can't see it, but our viewers here can. the entire structure just completely just red with the heat of the flames. >> yeah, we were probably a good 500 meters from notre dame, but you could see different colors of the flames. the entire steeple and the surrounding scaffolding where they'd been doing work was burning red hot. and at various times the color of the smok

a live look at notre dame cathedral in paris where the focus is now squarely on rebuilding. france this morning announcing an international contest to design a new spire. some fear the rebuilding could take decades. church leaders estimating a six-year closure. donations started pouring in before the last flames were out. nearly $1 billion has already been raised. the spire and the roof both collapsed. many relics and treasures were saved. one church leader tell's "today" show's craig melvin, they are trying to assess the risk of collapse. >> right now there is a risk of stones falling. so they want to be sure that they test everything in the structure of the building. >> investigators are still in the preliminary stages of determining the cause. so far it is being tied to renovation work crews were doing. >>> we are hearing from one san diego firefighter who pitched in to put the flames. he was visiting in paris for easter week. he said his instincts kicked in. >> there was this bizarre need to want to try to do something. they were doing everything they could. >> he says h

there are still flames, i'm seeing as i'm looking at the cathedral from the right square tower in the front. there are flames side. i thought it was spared. >> all right. elaine, thank you so much. elaine ganley, my colleague with the ap. joining me now on the phone, maria tucker, a british tourist visiting paris. she saw the roof collapse. good evening, it's now almost 9:00 p.m. your time in paris. you're there on holiday. were you inside the cathedral earlier today? what brings you so close to the scene? >> hi. i'm just here on a one-day holiday. and i am at the bridge since the fire started. no, i wasn't in the cathedral today. but i've been on several occasions when i've been to paris before. i'm completely at a loss for words. this is the most awful thing i've ever seen. >> and you saw this fire collapse, didn't you? >> yes. so, i saw based on the spire in the main fire collapse. i thought it was 20 minutes first the main and then the spire. >> and how far are you from the scene now and what is it like where you are? >> i'm about 400 meters east of the cathedral. that's where the

. >>> notre dame cathedral in paris, the focus is now squarely on rebuilding. l. it looks quite beautiful on that parisian afternoon. france in mourning announcing a contest to redesign a new spire. they are estimating a six-year closure. donations started pouring in even before the last flames were out. nearly $1 billion has been raised already. the spire and roof both collapsed. many treasures and relics appear to have been saved. crews work to get the salvage work started. engineers are trying to assess the risk of collapse. >> right now they are trying to identify if there is a risk of stones falling off part of the walls. they want to be sure that they test everything in the structure of the building. >> investigators are still in the preliminary stages of determining a cause of the fire. so far it is being tied to renovation work crews were conducting. >>> more details. aware hearing from one san diego firefighter who pitched in to try to help put out the intense flames. justin is on vacation in paris for easter week. he was a mile away when he saw the smo

five years it's been suggested that a temporary wooden church could be erected on the square in front of the cathedral to accommodate worshippers that this is not the first time that a store of jam has fallen victim to flames so let's see how it is possible for architectural masterpieces to rise again from the ashes. almost lost to monday's fire no two down cathedral still stands proudly over the river center and with billionaires such as the owners of retail and a outpouring and money to rebuild the cathedral is now guaranteed to survive but will the new notes look just like the old one and how quickly can it be rebuilt france now faces those tough questions but not saddam is not the first culturally significant building to burn across the atlantic just last year brazil's national museum was destroyed along with its twenty million item collection unlike with not saddam just a quarter of a million euros have been raised just one percent of the estimated rebuilding costs . for a success story though france can look to germany's eighteenth century fallen kish to the church of our lady it was bombed by t

not only going into the cathedral, but even entering the square in front of notre dame. usually the area is the focus of intense security. >> shepard: and yesterday, stacy, palm sunday, historically, that would have been a day when even getting to notre dame would be matter of great difficulty. >> yes, exactly. we're talking lines out the door. there's usually two sections of lines, one going out the door and then a massive line that starts at the security perimeter and then will snake through the streets on a major feast day like palm sunday. >> shepard: you have access to more local reporting than we do. i wonder if, stacy, you've been able to get a sense for where the worst of the damage is at this moment? >> well, i mean, obviously, you can tell from the images that -- >> shepard: appears to be right in the center. >> the roof has collapsed. there are reports that a bell has fallen. it's not really clear which bell they're talking about. so the damage is significant. and if you're in the city hall, just across the seine from notre dame, for anyone who has ever visite

they may have been a thought at one point that may be on the esplanade, the big square open area in front of the cathedral concerns. so, what is going to happen today later on is that the traditional procession of the stations of the cross, which would have taken place inside the cathedral, is going to take place outside the cathedral and on a route thatis outside the cathedral and on a route that is well away from the cathedral starting off on the adjacent island ile saint louis, and across a bridge over the seine river. it involves 12 stops where the root of christ to the cross is commemorated, so i imagine they will have arranged something similar but obviously without the regular paraphernalia around them and iconography around them which they would have had in them which they would have had in the cathedral. later on they will be having the good friday service at the church of saint sultans, a big church, much later construction, not too far away on the left bank, and on sunday it will be held on the right bank. —— sulpitius. on sunday it will be held on the right bank. -- sulpitius. time for a look

turning to notre dame cathedral in paris where the focus is now squarely on rebuilding. france this morning announcing an international contest in fact, to design a new spire. even as some fear rebuilding could take decades, church leaders estimating a six-year closure. donations started pouring in even before the last flames were out. nearly $1 billion has already been raised. the spire and roof both collapsed. many relics and trrbeasures hav been saved. craig melvin said engineers are trying to assess the risk of collapse. >> right now they are trying to identify if there is a risk of stones falling or part of the walls falling. they want to be sure that they test everything in the structure of the building. >> investigators are still in the preliminary stages of determining the cause of the fire. so far it is being tied toen vacation wo renovation works crews were doing. >>> sean spicer speaks tonight at berkeley. more of that coming up in a live report. bob redell is there now. we will have that coming up later in the show. >>> a follow-up for you now. san jose's pla

peter's square in rome, the one in barcelona, st. paul pensee cathedral in london.n london. but this is a place with 30 million people go every year. 30,000 visitors every scene with having lived in paris for four years, it is one of the places that you have to go to for some it is absently magnificent just that you have to go to for some it is absently magnificentjust across the river it is just stunning. and it is just kind of hard to find the words and i've just seen a bit of video of the actual spire collapsing. i am sure people are aghast and as i understand, emmanuel macron is now on his way. the thing that struck me about what hugh schofield was saying is that yes it is very inaccessible to conventional fire engines to get there. you would have thought that there was a plan in place for the most, the crown jewels of france, of how you were going to protect those buildings should a fire break out. john, break out full —— stay with us. matthew. emmanuel macron was going to be speaking as any. agnes is with us right now. you can see the cathedral from your windo

but on a day to day basis in the large square in front of the cathedral, there are street performers. people love to sit in the cafes nearby where they can look up. it's a joyous place in many ways, isn't it? >> of course, it is, it is very alive. >> yes. >> it is -- well, the heart of paris. well, just life. >> it's the meeting point of young people. >> yes. >> as you can see, it's everywhere from paris, that's the meeting point. so you can do everything. just in under from of the place. big place. it's not not only the catholic building. it's bigger than that. >> as someone for whom this is a part of your everyday life, you live year thenear there, what i your, or i hate to say what was your favorite thing about notre dame? >> well, my favorite thing about notre dame -- >> our daughter was here. >> yes. >> most of the big egest groups came in notre dame. it's huge. it's huge. not only paris, not only french people. >> so, it's the place where is crowded, many people sitting, drinking, dancing. cafes to drink, it's very, very nice. and there is the sea not far. you know, boats, on th

cathedral was completely engulfed. crowds streamed into paris streets and squares, watching in shock. >> you run out of the bar and what i seen in front of me was terrific and horrible. the fire was so big that i could see actually the ashes on my jacket. >> reporter: the flames rapidly grew upward, into the more than 150-year-old wooden spire, burning through the structure, until it began leaning and eventually collapsed into the main sanctuary. french official say more than 400 firefighters were deployed, some climbed up the building, even while it was burning, trying to save the iconic structure. [ singing ] >> reporter: in a dramatic scene, parisians sang hymns as their beloved cathedral burned just a few days before easter. it was not immediately known what caused the fire, and there's no official word on injuries. construction work was being done on the cathedral and it's been surrounded by scaffolding. >> these flames just grew and spread across the roof. and the spire -- it was terrible. >> reporter: now, the fire brigade commander says they are frantically trying to take out the most precious artwork that was

restoration of paris's not to damn cathedral likely to take a base to five years it's been suggested that worshipers could be accommodated in a temporary wooden structure on the square in front of us now since this isn't the first time a historical gems fallen victim to the flames but see how other potential masterpieces have risen again. almost lost to monday's fire noted on cathedral still stands proudly over the river center and with billionaires such as the owners of gucci louis vito and a outpouring and money to rebuild the cathedral is now guaranteed to survive but will the new notes look just like the old one and how quickly can it be rebuilt france now faces those tough questions but not so dumb is not the first culturally significant building to burn across the atlantic just last year brazil's national museum was destroyed along with its twenty million item collection unlike with not saddam just a quarter of a million euros have been raised just one percent of the estimated rebuilding costs . for a success story though france can look to germany's eighteenth century following the church of our lady it was bombed by the allies in one nine hundred forty five.

cathedral. the metropolitan police commissioner has called on climate change protestors in central london to go home. hundreds of protesters have been illegally occupying marble arch, parliament squareaterloo bridge since monday. over 1,000 officers have been on duty and over 750 people have been arrested. it's turning out to be one of the hottest easter bank holiday weekends on record with temperatures reaching 25.5 celsius in hampshire on saturday, the warmest day of the year so far. and there's more to come, with sunshine and high temperatures expected for most of the country on sunday and monday. from sunny southport, 0livia richwald sent this report. summer holiday scenes over the easter weekend. southport, on merseyside, has one of the biggest expanses of sand in the north—west and the second longest pier in the country. these girls have taken two trains to be here today. it feels like summer because it's really hot and it's really sunny. what have you been doing? er, laying on the beach and going to the shops. it's been a lovely day here. it's been very warm. obviously, the sun's ultra warm for this time of year, so you've got to enjoy it while it lasts. i think days like thi

cathedral. the metropolitan police commissioner has called on climate change protestors in central london to go home. hundreds of protesters have been illegally occupying marble arch, parliament square

cathedral. the metropolitan police commissioner has called on climate change protesters in central london to go home. hundreds of demonstrators have been illegally occupying marble arch, parliament square waterloo bridge since monday. over 1,000 officers have been on duty and over 750 people have been arrested. now on bbc news, click. this week, the war on fake news. when robots paint the...moon. flipping out over this. and how to make a shooting star. the world's largest election is under way in india. 0verfive weeks, 900 million eligible voters in 20 states are casting their ballots to decide who will rule this vast country for the next five years. and this is no small decision — because in that time, india's population is set to overtake china's. and its economy is likely to become bigger than the uk's. the size of this democratic exercise is like no other, but the issues that it brings up are all too familiar. social media, once again, is playing a part in swaying political opinions. and once again, misinformation, so—called ‘fake news‘ is attempting to cloud voters‘ judgement. and the problem is, last year, bbc—led research revealed that ordinary citizens in india are less concern

square. the main easter sunday celebration in paris, which would have taken place at notre—dame cathedral, will at the church of saint eustache, as workers continue the task of making the cathedral safe. last night, french television put on a concert to raise funds for the renovation following monday's fire. will batchelor reports. it was billed as a unique moment to symbolise hope, the hope of a rebuilt notre—dame. musicians from france and across the world put on a glitzy show in paris last night, with television viewers invited to give generously to a pot that already stands at more than £750 million. this morning, the message of hope and resurrection will continue with an easter sunday service. not at notre—dame, which is still being made safe, but at the nearby church of saint eustache, where a congregation of 2000 will hear the choir of notre—dame seeing ina hear the choir of notre—dame seeing in a mass led by the archbishop of paris. if the fire brought a moment of unity for parisien ‘s, it was brief. before last night's concert, 200 people were arrested in the latest round of protests b

night when the church is in darkness and people gather with the archbishop on the the square outside the cathedraland what they gather around with the terrible irony is they gather around the fire the east the fire is lit from the east the fire a candle is that the east the candle is lit just the one candle is carried into the darkened church to symbolize light overcoming darkness and the people seeing the light of christ symbolizing the resurrection of christ so have you attended a service and i mean this before i have attended these the service there but it's these the service that's repeated in the catholic church yes so but in the cathedral it has particular importance because there for example is part of that service adults who wish to become catholic would be baptized as part of that so there is a great sense of loss but also a great sense as i said of of paradox that the east the fire is the center of these the sort. aberrations that it's another fire that is destroying it but at the same time you could say well that is the fire leading to the light of the candle of the light of a coming ou

square. the main easter sunday celebration in paris, which would have taken place at notre dame cathedral, willld at the church of saint—eustache, as workers continue the task of making the cathedral safe following monday's fire. last night, french television put on a concert of music to raise funds for the renovation. almost £1 billion has been raised so far. hugh schofield is in paris for us this morning. good morning. a gorgeous sunny morning there but the ruins of notre dame. they are very much in the hearts of people in france? yes, absolutely. and she said, the main easter service which would have taken easter service which would have ta ken place easter service which would have taken place there has been relocated to this church on the north back of the river stand. not far away from notre dame. there will be large crowds gathering in an error to further service which will be presided over by the archbishop of paris where the choir of notre dame will be singing. what has been detectable for me over the last couple of days, moving among the congregation at the various easter services is h

square. the main easter sunday celebration in paris, which would have taken place at notre—dame cathedral, willsaint eustache as workers continue the task of making the cathedral safe following monday's fire. last night french television put on a concert of music to raise funds for the renovation. almost a billion pounds has been raised so far. hugh schofield is in paris for us this morning. people are really interested in the renovation, and obviously notre—dame is so iconic, but there is some controversy about this almost £1 billion that has been raised. there is in some quarters. yesterday you we re is in some quarters. yesterday you were referring to earlier in the programme the yellow vests movement and once again in paris, and some more violent scenes not far from here. there are parts of the yellow vests movement, the far left of it, who are drawing a contrast between the money that seems to be so readily available to renovate notre—dame, and what they see as the continuing poverty and the crying need of parts of french society. i think one can probably exaggerate this. most people feel

square. >>> in paris today on this good friday the catholic ritual of the stations of the cross took place outside notre dame cathedralire this week. easter masses have been canceled for the first time in nine centuries. parishioners are hopeful notre dame will be rebuilt into the christian concept of resurrection and applying it to the physical structure of the cathedral. >> it is a fire that lends a dramatic aspect of christ's sacrifice at the same time as recep assures us the hope of some sort. something both tragic and hopeful person officials say they think an electrical short circuit related to ongoing restoration work caused the fire. today the cathedrals set a computer glitch might be to blame without elaborating. >>> after the break summer anniversaries as both columbine high school in oklahoma city paused to remember the lives lost in the school massacre and deadly bombing. >>> a dramatic rescue caught on camera. police officers raced toward a fiery car crash to save two people trapped in a burning car. >>> >>> online threats of violence prompted several schools in colorado to lockdown the campuses today. ah

cathedral. so that it can hold mass there until anybody is able to move back inside in any fashion. >>san francisco, business owners around union square say that they're seeing a surge in robberies and burglaries yesterday right here kron four morning news we brought you as breaking news that smash-and-grab car crash ash and grab at the y sle sailor on store and now we have more from crowd was dan kerman. >>it happened at chanel it's happened it gucci and now it's happened at union square's eve celeron store. >>a little sick of vehicle backed into a large window and store front causing it to break. this happened about 4 30 in the morning and once he shattered the glass the suspect made his way inside they made off with an unknown amount of merchandise. merchandise that typically starts at a $1000 a pop and all he left behind was the spare tire. >>this is really discouraging you know we were really hard to keep the area clean and safe during flood with the union square business improvement district says retail stores are all. >>already dealing with increasing rents competition with online stores. she says adding retail theft to the mix

scaffolding there around that square say where they were doing construction and renovation work absolutely and so that's all that's left around some sections of the cathedralir interiors burned away so they say it is with the president is saying. >>that is going to take at least 5 years he thinks he can have it restored. sharia for closed for 5 years restoration. they think that a 10 to 15 because you sometimes they they can get enough that they should that right now he says closed for 5 years 5 case you can we see that from outside even though 5 1015 years and when you think about how long it has taken 8 900 years a sealed into this 0.5 to 10 year restoration effort actually seems pretty fast or wish him the best and we know that donations are going to come in from all over the world. time now 7.38 with lots more ahead of the 8 o'clock. the teenagers who beat up another kid inside california restaurant. we'll tell you where it happened actually hear from his. sideshows in oakland on the rise and getting more dangerous for now there's a new proposal that could help stop those sideshows from happening. >>and temperatures are starting to rise as we speak sti

cathedral. i can actually hear sirens in the background spoil your speaking me. yet her member this is —— you have to member this isa this is —— you have to member this is a sort of busy squarey and that might have been part of the problem, and itjust spread dramatically. police and the firemen tried to evacuate the square, which they did pretty quickly and tried to put out the fire, but he really got a grip and the scene is really one of devastation and a lot of people, both visitors and residents of paris, are deeply afflicted by this. it really is one of the greatest cultural heritage sites of the world. victor, stay with us. we are getting updates all of the time. let mejust read getting updates all of the time. let me just read these updates out. we are being told by one official that there is one firefighter seriously injured during this notre—dame fire. we have number details than that. and this as well, same official... —— we have no more details than that. if that's the case, victor, a shift from what we are being told and hour ago when there was concern for the northern tower. what they're talking about is the stone structure the building. the stained—glass windows