the american helping to restore the notre dame cathedral to its former glory. >>> tomorrow marks five years since the fire that nearly destroyed notre dame cathedral in paris. since then, there's been an extraordinary effort to save and restore the centuries old landmark, including by an american craftsman. here is elaine cobbe. >> reporter: last year, hank silver was running a small carpentry business in massachusetts. through a contact in france, he was offered a rare chance to join a team in normandy. >> i could not say no. it's an opportunity that happens once in a lifetime. wouldn't even be the right term. it's once in a millennium. >> reporter: the monumental task of restoring notre dame after the 2019 fire called for artisans skilled in traditional building methods. >> we recreated the rippled finish you were able to see in the original cathedral. in the 13th century framing. >> reporter: there were unexpected challenges. >> the architect asked us to reproduce all of the deformations that had accrued over 800 years. the ridge is not a straight line. we had to follow this curvat

years after a fire nearly destroyed notre dame, an american is helping to restore a piece of history. keir simmons introduces to the carpenter at the iconic cathedrale cathedral, hank silva, a carpenter from new england, helped rebuild the roof made by medieval craftsmen. >> it still doesn't feel real if i'm honest. it's still a bit -- a bit of a dream really. >> reporter: hank belongs to carpenters without borders, who restore historical structures the world over. and last year, he watched overwhelmed as the trusses he crafted were transported and lifted into position. >> what was it like to watch that? >> to see a truss of that scale, hand-hewn, pegged together, flying through space, it's a really out-of-time kind of experience. >> reporter: a journey that took him to the top of the cathedral, following in the footsteps of carpenters from 800 years past. for five years, only a select group have been allowed inside notre dame, as nbc news was last december. so this is the spire that went crashing down. >> exactly. we all watched it all around the world. we first met hank last summer at a workshop in northern france, painstakingly crafting the roof

. >>> after the break, how an american is using ancient techniques to help rebuild the notre dame cathedral when we come back. >>> at this elementary school in waltham, massachusetts, there is a child with a developmental delay who made a friend on the playground and their relationship is the talk of the school. >> i think every connection that i make at this school is special. this one in particular will live in my heart forever. >> the heart warmin ♪ from the mountains to the coast... ♪ ♪ heatin' up the kitchen ♪ ♪ we got somethin different ♪ ♪ spreadin' good vibes all day ♪ ♪ todos a la mesa ♪ ♪ que buena la mezcla ♪ ♪ it don't get no better ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ lovin' this land everyday ♪ ♪ norte a sur lo puedes ver ♪ ♪ nada se puede comparar ♪ ♪ livin' in the golden state ♪ ♪ vive en el estado dorado...yeah ♪ >>> welcome back. >>> tomorrow marks five years since the world watched in shock as notre dame cathedral, one of the most recognizable pieces of architecture in human history, was heavily damaged by fire. since then there's been an extraordinary effort underway to sa

residents are already comparing this fire with the flames that engulfed notre dame de pare exactly 5 years ago. notre dame cathedralurned all night. the fire was extinguished on the morning of april 16, 200. parliament reversed this decision, the cathedral was rebuilt, then the lower house promised to open in december, but many parisians they are already saying that the historical appearance has been lost due to the use of modern materials. the annual precipitation rate for the last 12 hours is the highest. for almost 40 years, rainfall has hit dubai. the infrastructure of the largest city in the united arab emirates was not ready for such a test. roads are blocked, dubai airport, the main aviation hub in the middle east, one of the five busiest in the world, has stopped operating. local hotels are extending stays for tourists. about what is happening in dubai at these moments in our report own correspondent in the region, alexander bilibov. this is tough, this is tough, this is a nightmare, it looks like footage from the movie disaster, but this is not a movie, the largest city of the united arab emirates, dubai,

oddly enough, its twin in this zotic sense is the famous notre dame cathedral, notre dame de paris andatholic church much more than one can imagine, how is this possible and how the store will look after restoration, olga mishcheryakova recalled the history of the legendary tsum. the pitiful face of a mythical creature peers longingly somewhere in the wooden flooring. the hand of the master got to it in the late nineties and stained it with lime mixture beyond recognition. then they called it a reconstruction and sent it to a new one. with a new image, the face was washed, cleaned and gargoyle, the twin sister of those who in notre dame de paris look sternly at passers-by, appeared before the shocked restorers of today. we still perceive it from below like this, yes, on the side there on the design documentation like this, in fact, here she is, you have to look like this, and from below, she even smiles, yes, everyone is different, but perhaps it’s too early to smile, here is a crack across the entire pylon, and here a piece of plaster will soon fall off, the scale of the disaster of t

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notre dame. now, as keir simmons reports, it's an american carpenter at the cathedral doing his part to restore aory. >> reporter: five years since a fire ravaged notre dame cathedral, hank silva, a carpenter from new england, helped rebuild the roof made by medieval craftsmen. >> it still doesn't feel real if i'm honest. it's still a bit -- a bit of a dream really. >> reporter: hank belongs to carpenters without borders, who restore historical structures the world over. and last year, he watched overwhelmed as the trusses he crafted were transported and lifted into position. >> what was it like to watch that? >> to see a truss of that scale, hand-hewn, pegged together, flying through space, it's a really out-of-time kind of experience. >> reporter: a journey that took him to the top of the cathedral, following in the footsteps of carpenters from 800 years past. for five years, only a select group have been allowed inside notre dame, as nbc news was last december. so this is the spire that went crashing down. >> exactly. we all watched it all around the world. we first met hank last summer at a w

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in 2019 , the notre-dame cathedral burned down in paris, but it was scanned by the same scanner in 2015d restoration work is already being carried out on the basis of these materials. we realized after the first flights around lviv that we can... continue to scan our lviv architecture and save it at least digitally. skyron has been digitizing monuments of ukrainian culture and architecture for over six years, and now continues this work with even greater zeal, because now our cultural heritage is particularly vulnerable. one russian missile can completely destroy a museum or any other institution or landmark. and because of the russian terrorist attack on kokhovy'. hess flooded entire cities in the lower dnieper. thus , the local cultural properties, such as the house museum of polina raiko in olezhki, were significantly damaged. this is why every person, despite sometimes very difficult circumstances, should continue his work. therefore, the team of the territory of terror museum is already recording the russian ones crimes of this war. during the past year , we managed to get in touch

. >> it was five years ago today that a fire nearly destroyed the famed notre dame cathedral in paris. the roof burst into flames, the fire swallowed up the spire and the main bell towers. the cause still hasn't officially been determined, but authorities have pointed at either a cigaret or an electrical problem. meanwhile, today the cathedral is nearly restored. the restoration has cost nearly $600 million and is scheduled to reopen in december. >> time now for your monday weather spotted this dust devil along route route 66 in arizona. the dust and the tumbleweeds blowing around them, but then quickly moving away. and today, the nation's most severe weather will stretch from texas all the way to the dakotas. tornadoes and large hail are possible as temperatures rise into the 80s. the severe weather threat shifts east tomorrow from chicago down to waco, texas, checking today's high temperatures 67 for today's boston marathon 70s around the great lakes >> coming up, the all girls robotics team heading to the world championship. >> but first, more tourists behaving badly. the men who d

notre dame. now, the restoration of the famed cathedral is nearing completion, as the world's eyes turn to paris the olympic games. as keir simmons reports, it is an american carpenter doing his part to restore a piece of history. >> reporter: five years, since the fire ravaged notre dame cathedral. hank silver, a carpenter from new england, helped rebuild the roof made by medieval craftsman. >> it still doesn't feel real. it's a bit of a dream, really. >> reporter: hank belongs to carpenters without borders, who restore historical structures the world over. and last year, he watched overwhelmed, as the trusses he crafted were lifted into position. >> to see a truss of that scale, flying through space, that's an out-of-time kind of experience. >> reporter: a journey that took him to the top of the cathedral, following in the footsteps of carpenter, 800 years old. for five years, only a select group was allowed in notre dame, as nbc news was last december. this is the fire that went crashing down. we all watched it, all around the world. >> we first met hank last summer at a workshop in northern

in moscow and over half a dozen forwarded in europe from vienna to sweden to germany to the notre dame cathedralamily across the rio grande. many of these people coming into our country are young, single, adult males. >> the field office in miami, an iranian operative, iran is in cahoots with maduro. in cahoots with cartels to infiltrate the country and the operative was recruiting assassins to go against trump cabinet officials. couldn't be more seriously we've got to close and secure the border. before something literally goes boom. ashley: let's hope not. thank you for joining us once again on the show today. we appreciate it. that does it for coast-to-coast. taylor riggs and the big-money shark here to take you through the next hour. taylor: hello, i am taylor

then a landmark milestone since that massive fire at the notre dame cathedral , we'll update the progress on rebuilding that historic structure five years after it burned years since the iconic notre dame cathedral in paris went up in flames. that fire started on april 15th, 2019. it burned for more than 15 hours. since then, thousands of workers have been there working on the reconstruction efforts, and five years later, tourists are already anticipating the reopening of notre dame. >> appreciate the history of it, history of it and the medieval architecture here. so i'm glad they did. restore it to the original and we've been walking around, looking at the exhibition of the restoration and the attention to the detail of the medieval construction. >> now, more than $1 billion of donations was pledged in the wake of the fire. to pay for all that reconstruction work. notre dame is expected to reopen in december. our time is 757. tens of thousands of people spent this past weekend in san francisco's japantown. they were enjoying the sights and sounds of one of the city's most popular events

suggest. albeit virtually, but let's move to paris, because there the work on the restoration of notre dame cathedralng on the site and efforts are currently focused on restoring the building's roof. despite the fact that noterdam is still closed, hundreds of people come to see it every day, and stands were built especially for such tourists to watch the progress of the restoration. by the beginning of the olympics , the spring scaffolding and external scaffolding will be removed from the cathedral, but work inside will not stop. the cathedral, i think that everything will happen, everything is being restored, early december, then they will open it to the public, they promised to restore it in 5 years , it will be possible to get inside for sure, anyone who has never been, i really want to look at these stained glass windows by the way, they are stained glass windows too were not damaged, but they are being cleaned, they say they haven’t been cleaned for 200 years, why not take advantage of this moment and completely complete the reconstruction, they promise it will be brighter, then a shrine, well,

. >>> five years since the fire caused serious damage to the notre dame cathedral in paris. it is close to opening. the flames of 2019 ravaged the roof structure and destroyed the spire and now a new spire is visible and scaffolding around the cathedral is being moved. >>> ever state drenched with historic rainfall this year, but recovery is far from done. there is more help on the way to communities. >>> text day is here, what last-minute filers should know . >>> a live look outside before heading to break on this monday morning. if you are ♪♪ when you have moderate—to—severe eczema, it's okay to show off. with dupixent, show off your clearer skin and less itch. because you have plenty of reasons to show off your skin. with dupixent, the number one prescribed biologic by dermatologists and allergists, you can stay ahead of your eczema. it helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your skin from within. many adults saw 90% clearer skin. some even achieved long—lasting clearer skin and fast itch relief after first dose. seriou

look at th >>> believe it or not, it has been five years since a fire nearly destroyed the notre dame cathedralestoring the historic landmark is of course a labor of love for many, including an american craftsman. here's elaine cobb. >> reporter: last year hank silver was running a small carpentry business in massachusetts. through a contact in france he was offered a rare chance to join a team in normandy preparing timber to rebuild the nave of notre dame. >> i could not say no to that opportunity. it's an opportunity that happens once in a lifetime wouldn't even be the right term. >> reporter: the monumental task of restoring notre dame after the 2019 fire called for ar artisans skilled in traditional building methods. >> we first hewed all the logs using actions in order to recreate that rippled finish that you were able to see in the original cathedral. >> reporter: then he came to paris to set the timber trusses in place. >> many carpenters came from united states. >> reporter: there's still a lot of work left to be done to restore notre dame to its former glory. but everyone here is confi

. >>> tomorrow marks five years since the fire that nearly destroyed notre dame cathedral in paris.ave and restore the centuries-old landmark, including by american craftsman. >> reporter: last year, hank silver was running a small carpentry business in massachusetts. through a contact in france, he was offered a rare chance to join a team in normandy, preparing timber to rebuild the nave of notre dame. >> i could not say no to that opportunity. it's an opportunity that happens once in lifetime wouldn't even be the right term. it's once in a millennium, really. >> reporter: the task of restoring notre dame called for artisans skilled in traditional building methods. >> we first hewed all the logs using the axes to create the rippled texture. >> reporter: there were unexpected challenges. >> the architects asked us to reproduce all of the deformations that had accrued over 800 years. so the ridge is not a straight line. so we had to follow this curvature. >> reporter: then he came to paris to set the timber trusses in place. >> many carpenters came from united states, from england, f

require protection, here we can see objects of russian architecture, the famous vladimir cathedral, here notre damel in rome, which were in very real danger on the eve of the second world war of cultural property, though only during a military conflict, as opposed to a pact. year, that is, you and i can say with full justification and pride that the international legal system for the preservation of cultural heritage rests on three russian documents. the treaty itself did not seem to protect many monuments, although this little-known fact from 1945 suggests otherwise. initially , the city of kyoto, that is, the ancient capital of japan, was included in the list of targets for nuclear bombing. to join, roerrich did not set out to develop, so to speak, a kind of responsibility, they talked about legislation, about respect, and so on, voluntary, ideas began to take shape that an attempt or damage to cultural values ​​constitutes its own crime. the tribunal for yugoslavia, it found the serbian general guilty of causing destruction, there are actually many examples, from the examples that were received.

as the iconic notre dame cathedral in paris went up in flames. that fire started on april 15th, 2019. it burned for more than 15 hours. since then, thousands of workers have been working on the reconstruction efforts. more than $1 billion of donations was pledged in the wake of that fire. to pay for the reconstruction, notre dame is expected to reopen in december. >> president biden and the first lady released their tax returns today. according to those returns, their income rose 7% to nearly $620,000 last year. the couple also paid $146,000 in federal income taxes. the white house also released the return for vice president kamala harris and doug emhoff, showing that the two made $450,000 last year. it is tax day, and the irs says many tax filers can expect higher refunds this year. the latest data shows the average refund is about $3,000. that's up $123 from a year ago. part of the increase is due to the irs adjusting tax brackets to offset inflation. the irs is also promoting new customer service improvements since receiving tens of billions i

vladimir's cathedral, here is notre dame de paris, here is st. r - on the eve of the second world war. and the decision of the gaga conference of 1899 and 1907, that is, you and i can say with full justification and pride that the international legal system for the preservation of cultural heritage rests on three russian documents. the treaty itself did not seem to protect many monuments, although this little-known fact from 1945 year says the opposite. initially, after all, in the list of objects. for nuclear bombing was included, the city of kyoto, that is, the ancient capital of japan, was included. advisor to president isenhaura, dr. rayshaur, knowing that the americans were signatories of the roerich pact, he came to the president and said: “mr. president, if we destroy kyoto, we will violate our obligation under the pact, this will never be forgiven us.” and then it was decided to cross out kivota and include nagasaki on this list. this is also a terrible tragedy, but however, here is the real defense of the pact, these days in the us milita

we will take you inside the journey to restore notre dame cathedral.st overnight. the strong winds and heavy downpours, drivers had to be rescued from high water in pennsylvania and thousands are without power this morning. before the storm is headed north, they caught more flooding in georgia and south carolina. a tornado touchdown in st. augustine, florida and high winds tore a roof off a building in north carolina. al, that's a messy map behind you. >> we've got this one finally exiting, but you can see it's a widespread system right now from the great lakes into new england where we have flood watches and mornings. today that system will lift north into canada. but windy conditions cause problems all the way back to the great lakes. rain and snow lingering today. upwards of 1 to 2 inches. but melting snow will enhance the flooding risk. here comes the third week in a row we will have a coast to coast storm. this storm will approach the california coast today. most impacts stay offshore. tomorrow pockets of heavy rain from southern california, snow

here we can see objects of russian architecture, the famous vladimir cathedral, here is notre dame deho faced a very real danger on the eve of the second world war, although many told him in the thirties that for mercy, do we even care about culture now, what are we doing? you see what terrible times are out there, and nikolai konstantinovich answered invariably, precisely because no one cares about culture and what is happening is happening. in 1954, the hack convention for the protection of cultural heritage was signed, however, only during a military conflict... this experience was transferred to the united nations, and unesco was created there. this all formed the basis for the creation of unesco. and, of course, we simply read with our own eyes what is at the core the hague convention of 1954, for the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict, the three fundamental documents are the roerrich pact and the decision of the hague conference of 1899 and... this army is making everyone aware that the united states has an obligation to preserve cultural objects in t

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