but when christo died last year at 84, finishing the project became a mission for christo's small teammanager, lorenza giovanelli. >> it is very dramatic and in correct english, but it expresses his satisfaction. >> all of the design was done, every rope, every fold, every pleat is exactly the way christo designed it. it will be his baby. we're just finishing it for him. >> i really don't believe that christo thought the arc de triomphe would be his last project. >> reporter: the unwrapping took construction workers two months, following christo's exact plans, plans he actually began making almost 60 years ago. in 1962, as a young artist in paris, christo created a photo montage of the arc as it might look if he could wrap it. ♪ >> reporter: he had arrived in paris in 1958, after fleeing communist rule in his native bulgaria. >> christo coming from a communist country, his freedom was immensely important his entire life. if you have a temporary work of art, which you pay for yourself, it is completely your idea, you had to fight tooth and nail to get permission, you own that work of ar

the monument will be wrapped with recyclable plastic, a project long dreamed of by the artist christoo died last ye. tourists are seeing scaffolding on their way to the top of the arc de triomphthis summer. 's preparation for wrapping the fad attraction in a plastic covering next month, a project overseen by the late artist christo's nephew. >> now we have another month to go before the opening, so most of the steel, as you can see, the steel to protect is installed, the cable system is installed, the vaults are installed, the weights at the bottom are installed. right now, we are placing the protection for the little corniche where the cherry picker is there now. >> sreenivasan: christo and his late wife jeanne-claude worked together for decades on massive public art installations that included: covering the pont neuf bridge in paris in golden yellow. wrapping germany's parliament building in silver-gray. and, erecting a series of bright orange gates throughout new york's central park. the arc de triome will get a silvery-blue wrapping, as chsto imagined it. >> christo said, "i would

. >> reporter: it was conceived in 1962 by the artist christo and his partner, jean claude.y also wrapped the reichstag building in berlin, the sydney coastline, and 11 islands off miami. christo famously said art is irrational and useless, its only point to delight the senses. >> it's a source of excitement. >> reporter: jean claude passed away in 2009, followed by christo last year. his nephew, vladimir javacheff, oversaw this project and told us criticism is normal. >> i mean, it's very human for not all of us to agree, and everybody's opinion and interpretation is legitimate. they can-- it's a work of art. you can take it in so many ways. >> reporter: when you think of a french architectural icon, the eiffel tower may spring to mind. but for many french people it's this place, the arc de triomphe, that symbolizes their national identity. it was built as a memorial to fallen french soldiers, and through the centuries, it's witnessed catastrophic defeats... >> general eisenhower. >> reporter: ...glorious victory, and vandalism during street protests in 2018. when the frenc

me is that christo is not here. i miss his enthusiasm, his energy. >> the massive masterpiece creating traffic stop interest in their tracks. critics called the project wasteful although organizers say all the fabric is recyclable. >>> calling all scary movie buffs. >> how would you like to get paid to watch hours of horror films in an effort to understand whether the size of someone $1300 to watch 13 scary movies in the month of october. some of the movies include saw, the amityville horror, and a quiet place. >> do i get free popcorn? >>> another mega pod of whales are spotted. you might not guess where. the group of more than 100 humpbacks was spotted off the southern coast of new south wales in australia of all places. apparently, the dental giants meet up together to feed on a large school of baitfish, whales passing through on their way to antarctica. >> fish everywhere with whales busting up through it, early in uste, itpretn the whal edible stuff. >> miller says in 19 years of working the coast this was thla

it's a unique and intense experience. christo and jean claude wrapped monumental projects. in urban areas, there are 3. we can factor in. so as many people as possible can see it. it's not the artist skipped to the public. chris so sold his drawings to fund his projects. he said financial independence was essential to his vision. despite the scale of the work, fled to me says the technical aspect and logistics are not his biggest hurdle, the rigorous hours for me, the course we missed them, and this is a criticism. his excitement, a symbol of france and back job for military grade celebrations. and protests, the og to trail for being out work for 16 days, daring and intriguing. some will admire it. others will find it pointless. but increase those world, creating the unnecessary with the ultimate expression of freedom. natasha butler. i'll just sarah paris. i one of the fast, well, the biggest events, the gala has returned with a bang after missing the year because of demick, hollywood stars musicians on the well top names turned out in style for the annual charity event in

of the play on wraps was the brainchild of the bulgarian artist christo and his wife, john claude. but never lived to see the project become a reality. natasha butler has this report from paris. dozens of climbers, 25000 square meters of recyclable cloth, and 3 kilometers of red rope. one of paris is most recognizable monuments. the arc de triomphe has been transformed into a shimmering art work, the creation of bulgarian artist, christos, who 1st imagined wrapping the napoleon era arch 60 years ago, but died last year before in his dream become reality. his nephew vladimir is overseeing the project means already many different things for many different people. the one to drop and becomes a work of art without another meeting, but also was going to be amazing as with the fabric it would have this issue ality . this project will become something different that people want to touch it. you can see the wind and cristo was born in bulgaria in 1935. as a young man, he fled communist rule for paris, where he met jean claude, his wife, an artistic collaborator until her death in 2009. the

it's a unique and intense experience. christo and john cloud wrapped monumental projects . in urban areas, there are 3, we can select it in. so as many people as possible can see it. it's not the artist skipped to the public. chris so sold his drawings to fund his projects. he said financial independence was essential to his vision. despite the scale of the work, fled to me, it says the technical aspect and logistics are not his biggest hurdle. the biggest challenge for me. course, mr. and mrs. enthusiasm, this criticism is excitement a symbol of france and back job for military grade celebrations and protests. the doctor trailed for being out work for 16 days, daring and intriguing. some will admire it. others will find it pointless. but increase those world, creating the unnecessary with the ultimate expression of freedom. natasha butler. i'll just sarah paris. coming up next and thought we'll hear from the trophy home to say begin the defense, don't they? european champions league title ah ah ah ah, ah ah, ah, me o a phone number for you. thank you very much. kim. while

it's a unique and intense experience. christo and john called wrapped monumental projects. in urban areas, there are 3, we can select it in. so as many people as possible can see it, it's not the office skipped to the public, chris or sold his drawings to fund his projects. he said financial independence was essential to his vision. despite the scale of the work, fled to me, it says the technical aspect and logistics are not his biggest hurdle. the biggest challenge for me, the mr. my mrs. enthusiasm, this criticism is excitement, a symbol of france and back job for military grade celebrations and protests. the trail will be an out work for 16 days, daring and intriguing some will admire it. others will find it pointless, but increase the world, creating the unnecessary with the ultimate expression of freedom. natasha butler. i'll just sarah paris now has to do with the sport. thank you so much, lauren. well, christiana, rinaldo, as a european return for manchester, united ended in the fates for now. i did score ago, but united states was shock loss against young boys of sw

christo and jean-claude shared a vision, creating the gates in new york city's central park, the gianttains and even wrapped germany's parliament after jean-claude died in 2009, christo carried on, leaving a framework for his nephew before his death last year. >> the most difficult thing for me is christo is not here. we all miss him terribly >> he should have been here to see this >> how excited he will be especially when coming alive >> reporter: and take a look at that edge of the arc on sunday, a hundred specially trained rock climbers will be rapelling down unfurling the last 18 panels this is the fabric it's actually pretty heavy christo and jean-claude wanted people to touch it they wanted people to experience it here on the arc and the installation will be sending people home with a piece of this fabric if they visit but, guys, you have to be quick because all of this comes back down again on october 3rd. >> kelly, do the parisians dig it do they like that? >> reporter: they're liking it here the arc de triomphe is kind of having its fashion moment. >> kelly, thank you. >> you'

i hear no al christo, environmental art is solid. reference that reference ok. 6 months ago, i thought if they could hear this at home, what the cow brands of the world, little lab, but my guy, huge content as gold, gold and call those, you know, they go those easter eggs now and these dvds and stuff like that. i want a d v d dennis miller commentary on monday football games. i'll pay through the nose for my math. awesome, that's very katy. tell me about these shows. it's funny. i've interviewed a couple guys who host the ninja war warrior and i am so touched when you watch the info. they send you and you want to brush up on what somebody is doing. so i watch them. you know, you can kind of from a far be an intelligence to disparage in this endeavor and then you watch it. and i was so touched by how much these participants wanted. i don't know if progress could be like that, but at least on that choice i got these people, but i can't believe how hard they work. they get to the finish line. their kids are there, the wife it's might as

. >> christo is known for wrapping monumental buildings around the world and just after his death lastear french authorities gave the okay to cover the project, and his nephew is overseeing it to keep his uncle's dream christ to is not here, i his his enthusiasm and energy. >> it is slowing traffic and stopping tourists in their tracks. this woman from chicago is impressed. >> i find it exciting, the weather is wonderful, so why not? >> criticals though call the project wasteful saying all of this fabric is recyclable and the perfect gift, wrapped, to remember the artist who envisioned it. ian lee, cbs news. >> that's the overnight news for this thursday. for some the news continues, for others check back for cbs mornings and follow online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital i'm jan crawford. >> good morning, this is cbs news flash, from new york. the first all-civilian crew in history has made it to space, a giant leap for space travel and spacex, they lifted off from nasa's kennedy space center in florida for a three day flight. the crew includs jared, heyley

krista- christo died before seeing its completion.isitors will not only be able to admire it from below but also above via the panoramic tempest. -- panoramic terrace. mark: it is a remarkable thing to see the arc de triomphe as we have never seen it before. let's turn to business now. you are looking at the allegations linked to the current head of the international monetary fund. >> that's right. she's denying allegations that in her previous job as ceo of the world bank, she pressed staff to alternate boards in a bid to avoid angering beijing. a survey ranks countries based on their business regulations and economic reforms. an independent inquiry found china had mplainedbout a previous low rank in the list when it came in in the 78th position. the french government is seeking to limit they hit -- limit the hit from the cancellation of a contract to build submarines. >> it's going to cost a major france contractor billions of euros. france's defense minister abraded australia for backtracking on its plan to buy 12 million french 7

of course christo is dead now, but he died in 2019, but this is something he worked on for decades actually. so they've wrapped the arctic rails, and the class still qual, yeah, absolutely. as the last of the cristo, wrapping our projects posthumously, put together here in paris of the arctic trails. and you know, when you hear about it, they're going to wrap the arc de triomphe in cloth. you know, it sounds like not very interesting, but when you actually see it, it does really pop out. and it's a stunning work in many ways and makes you re look at things and, and reexamine things and re assess your point of view and how you see things. and i think that's one of the great functions of art to, to reject your imagination and refocus you and re orient you. and it certainly does that. it's a massive structure. it's massive, it's huge. it's a huge art piece. and so we were very lucky to see that i noticed that john, jerry and our friend from cnbc and other places remark that we are very, very lucky to. i've seen this in person, and i could tell that he had come a bare envy where he sits in new

it's a unique and intense experience. christo and jean claude wrapped monumental projects. in urban areas, there are 3. we can factor in. so as many people as possible can see it, it's not the artist skipped to the public. chris sold his drawings to fund his projects. he said financial independence was essential to his vision. despite the scale of the work, latimer says the technical aspect and logistics are not his biggest hurdle, the rigorous hours for the course. and this is a criticism, his excitement, a symbol of france and back job for military grade celebrations and protests. the aga trail for being out work for 16 days, daring, and intriguing some will admire it. others will find it pointless, but increase the world, creating the unnecessary with the ultimate expression of freedom. natasha butler, al jazeera paris. ah, i see is agitated. let's get round up. tell stories. now. international donors have pledged more than a $1000000000.00 for afghanistan. the un secretary general says he's concerned the country's economy could collapse. the u. s. secretary of state say

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christo is known for wrapping landmarks as an art statement. >>> coming up on kpix 5 news and streaminganxiety and depression in teens skyrocketing during the pandemic. now going back to the classroom can be confusing. more coming up live next. >>> the new hotel casino coming to sonoma county but not everyone is pleased. why some people are pushing back. >>> the market opened a few minutes ago. here's a live look at the big board. the dow is down 37 points. diane king hall has a closer look coming up after the break. >>> ahead on cbs mornings, pfizer as for approval to bring out booster shots. will talk about the potential rollout and what it means for the fight against the delta variant. >>> in a cbs mornings exclusive gail talks with lady gaga's dog walker, ryan fischer. his first interview after he was shot. after ben platt will talk about his character on the big screen. all that and more at 7:00. >>> good friday morning. i'm tracking this weekend storm system getting closer to us. bringing showers and rain to the pacific northwest. it will bring a few showers here in the bay area.

point out, ambassador, that our friend ambassador tiene in front of the arch which is wrapped by christothat recently opened to new visitors. anyway, thank you very much. thank you for being with us today. so the u.s. is trying to down play the significance of this crack in the relationship with france. how big a deal is it? >> it's -- you know, every detail of the story is totally astonishing and i'm not going to go back to the fact that our closest applies are encroaching on our back for a contract we had but to kick us out of a strategy partnership. and it was done in a most unelegant, brutal way so the reaction, french reaction, i think it's legitimate. and recalling our ambassador is a way of first responding to the anger of the french public opinion. don't forget that we are entering into a presidential electoral campaign but also a way of telling the americans who didn't seem to understand it that what they did was very serious indeed. so now of course we are close allies and remain close allies. we have a lot of common interest. as my successor said, we have to rebuild the trust

the installation was conceived by the late artist christo. still to come on the newshour: u.s.ol police prepare for tomorrow's far-right rally in support of january 6th insurrectionists. russia holds a parliamentary election amid an unprecedented crackdown on opposition. david brooks and jonathan capehart break down the week's political news. and much more. >> naz: over the last several days, a crowd of migrants awaiting u.s. processing outside a texas border community has grown to more than 10,000. the migrants, who are mostly from haiti, have been sheltering under a major bridge there. and, while the biden administration has been trying to speed up processing, officials are also expecting the crowd to grow further in coming days. for more on this, we're joined by arelis hernandez, who's reporting on the ground in del rio, texas for the "washington post areliswelcome to the newshour. thank you for making the time. if you've been following your reporting and others, there are some horrific conditions on the ground there. just scribe for us what it is yo're seal in john delaney.

daniel- — we're joined by christo grozev, who is the lead russia investigator at the the investigativento that third suspect?— about your investigations into that third suspect? we see similarity to what we saw _ third suspect? we see similarity to what we saw another _ third suspect? we see similarity to what we saw another international| what we saw another international investigation, the mh17 investigation, the mh17 investigation byjoint investigation team, the downing of malaysia airlines in 2014. we as one of many other open source investigators and journalists are publishing our own investigations based on convincing evidence upper has been a crime under number of suspects were named, then law—enforcement follows up months or years later with their own investigation. that is normal, they have to adhere to much more strict criteria before they can name a suspect. our investigation published almost two years ago was fully validated and endorsed by the findings of the metropolitan police today. findings of the metropolitan police toda. , ., _ findings of the metropolitan police tod

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