those singled out for recognition insist it was a group effort. >> the fairest paris fire brigade isollective of fire sources who came through. >> reporter: today engineers work to stabilize the structure but it will not be easy and number down is expected to remain closed for up to 6 years. local merchants say they are word for what that will mean for their future but for now, they are enjoying an unexpected uptick in foot traffic. >> i have never worked as much since it caught on fire. it is incredible. we have had to wait for something big to happen before people realized we exist. >> reporter: meanwhile money keeps pulling in. more than $1 billion has been pledged so far for the rebuilding effort, leading to criticism from some human right groups and french lawmakers that the money could be better spent elsewhere. >> why such an amount of money for notre dame and so little for the poor? why suddenly is there this national spirit but these people don't want to continue tribute more in taxes? >> notre dame's director says he would like to build a temporary church outside the cathed

those singled out for recognition are insisting it was a group effort. >> the paris fire brigade unit. it is the collective of the fire soldiers who came through. >> reporter: the day of tribute comes as engineers work to stabilize the structure but it will not be easy and not around is expected to notre dame is expected to be closed for up to 6 years. local merchants say they worry about their future but they are enjoying it and i'm in the affected an unexpected uptake in foot traffic. >> i have never worked as much since it caught on fire. we had to wait for something big to happen before people realized we exist. >> reporter: meanwhile, money is pouring in, more than $1 billion pledged for the rebuilding effort leading to his criticism from some human rights goods and french lawmakers that the money could be better spent elsewhere . >> why such an amount of money from notre dame and so little for the poor? why is there suddenly this national spirit but these people don't want to contribute more in taxes? >> reporter: notre dame director says he would like to build a temporary churc

paris. reporter: the massive fire at notre dame severely damaged inside of the cathedral, but it would have been much worse if not for the efforts of the paris fire brigadeey paid honor to the men that helped safe the cultural icon. they were awarded a special gold medal by french emptying that crone. those insisted it was a group effort. >> translator: paris fire brigade unit is humble, discrete, collective of fire soldiers that came through. reporter: the day of tribute come as engineers worked to stablize the structure but it won't be easy. notre dame is expected to remain closed for six years. local merchants are worried what that will mean for their future. for now they're enjoying unexpected up tick in foot traffic. >> translator: i never worked as much since it caught on fire. it is incredible. we had to wait for something big to happen before people realize we exist. reporter: money keeps pouring in. more than a billion dollars has been pledged so far for the rebuilding effort, leading criticism from some human rights groups and french lawmakers that the money could be better spent elsewhere. >> translator: why such an amount of money for notre d

fire at the notre dame cathedral in paris. it started on the roof of the carted when workers were making -- scattered where workers were making renovations. ovations. the paris fire brigade unit is humble and discreet. >> the notre dame cathedral is expected to stay closed for five or six years. the cathedral's rector wants to build a small, temporary church on the congregation so they don't have to be uprooted and travel to a different parish. meanwhile international efforts have been raised to bring in money for the restoration of the cathedral. some yellow vest protestors in france protested in the streets to highlight what they are calling the growing social inequalities. they said if billionaires cared as much for everyday people they could help the social emergency in france. >>> three well known and renowned mountain climbers are presumed to be dead after an avalanche at a national park in alberta, canada. here are the photos they released of the three men. one is american and two are from austria. they were overdue from a climb yesterday and an avalanche hit on tuesday. right now recovery efforts are on hold because of a risk of avalanches. >>> a marine mammal ce

he's a chaplain at the paris fire brigade, and amazing to have done even one of those things never mind, i mean again incredible bravery, by all involved as we saw this picture is of the five fighters on the outside going in, i know that's a job but it's still scarily —— audited life skills stop that you expect bravery when there people inside. this chaplain went in to save the crown of thorns for example, you know, clearly recognising the significance of the artifacts that were in there and obviously because it's such a symbol in france that the five fighters we nt in france that the five fighters went above and beyond and very dangerous circumstances. the guardian has a similar image after the fire died down, notre dame stood, quite a lot of written pieces here, just describing the mood and talking about one person who says it's not just stone talking about one person who says it's notjust stone it's a place of life but i think it'll be another ten yea rs life but i think it'll be another ten years before going inside, someone ten years before going inside, someone who has gone to mas

we're told by the paris fire brigade commander jeanne-claude golay that the next hour and a half will be crucial effort tos to save what remains of the notre dame cathedral. mr. golay said there's a risk that the great bell falls -- if the bell falls, it's the tower that collapses. there are firefighters inside and outside the next hour and a half will be crucial, he said. joining me now on the phone is the french ambassador to the united states. good to talk to you again. i'm sorry it's under these conditions, mr. ambassador. when did you learn that notre dame was on fire? tell us your reaction? >> well, you know, i didn't think that i could be so emotional. and i'm still -- well, it's unbelievable. you know, for me, it's -- for us, for the french, it's the symbol of paris, you know. i can't think of the skyline of paris without a spire of notre dame, you know, which has just collapsed. it's 1,000 years of history, of -- it's our national identity, which is burning. you know, it's awful. you know, i'm sorry to be so emotional, but, you know, there are no words to say. >> no need to a

save for the fact that the paris fire brigade didn't incrediblejob in the back half of the fire, of managingcontrol bark and save large portions of the building. it was a monumental effort that they put forth and even among firefighting banks it is a heroic effort to every measure of the word. from your experience, can you talk us through that in more detail? what they are up against? you have some really interesting initial concerns. 0ne, whether is located. everything indicates right now, the investigation will turn inclusively, the fire started up near the roof in a loft or heavy timberarea. near the roof in a loft or heavy timber area. this building is not designed for a lot of traffic through, to actually get physical bodies into that space. it's certainly not designed to get equipment like big hoses and things like that into position to fight a fire up there. you also have the issue of smoke and heat dissipating. not being able to fight the fire right away is a concern at first. if you try to search for a fire in a cavernous structure like this. the other concern is a fire captain, as

policemen and one firefighter sustained minor injuries and not to downplays that's according to the paris fire brigade and it was one of the most popular tourist attractions in europe pulling in thirteen million visitors every year the fire has caused some damage but they've managed to save a few of the really historical items. now a prominent european politicians have expressed their discontent with america's policy in a letter to british newspaper the guardian they say the e.u. must recognize jerusalem as a capital both of israel and an independent palestinian state peter all of reports . donald trump's decision to go his own way when it comes to finding a solution to the israeli palestinian situation coupled with no real response to this decision from any major leaders but that's prompted a group of former european leaders to pen an open letter in condemnation of the u.s. policy and of europe's reactions well those putting their signature to this letter include the former foreign secretary of the united kingdom david miliband the nato secretary general mr salado the former foreign minister of germa

fire continues, including this statue on the cathedral's facade. ♪ last night, parisians pausing to grieve the beloved landmark. cheering for firefighters. paris' mayor calling this man the paris fire brigadehaplin a hero for running in with firefighters to attempt to recover the crown of thorns in possession for nearly 800 years. this video now providing a dramatic look of what the firefighters are up against as a time line is also emerging. the first alarm sounded at 6:21 monday. investigators searched the building and found nothing. then came another alarm at 6:43, this time, there were flames and it was too late. that 23-minute gap, now a part of an investigation authorities say will be long and complex, this as french president emmanuel macron is promising the cathedral will be rebuilt in just five years. as for a cause, it is still early, but officials belin cinte so, investigators, now, they plan on interviewing workers from the five companies hired to do the renovation. kenneth and janai. >> elizabeth hur, thank you. >>> president trump has vetoed the resolution on the war in yemen. the bipartisan measure would have ended the support for the war in yemen. critics say saudi forces h

paris, the latest pictures of notre dame cathedral. this, coming shortly after we got a clear idea of how close the entire building came to total destruction. minutes away is how the fire brigadetroversially, this idea that the new spire, the replacement spire, should be the subject of a competition? well, it seems to me what the government... well, what emmanuel macron, frankly, wants to do commies have continuity with the possibility of innovation. i think there will be a lot of pressure essentially to reconstruct as was. and that will mean potentially spending an awful lot of money on reconstructing the roof, using the same kind of timber beams that were there before. an enormousjob, because that section of the roof was known as the forest for the amount of old oak that there was in there. that side would be conservative, in a way. but then there is the possibility of having a more modern, 21st—ce ntu ry possibility of having a more modern, 21st—century style spire. the spire of notre dame cathedral was not the most important feature by any means. the spire that fell was only a 19th—century addition, replacing the original that had long since disappeared. the spire is not s

one firefighter sustained minor injuries in the not sure blaze and that's according to the paris fire brigades. now prominent european politicians have expressed their discontent with america's israel policy in a letter to british newspaper the guardian they say the e.u. must recognize jerusalem as a capital both of israel and an independent palestinian state peter all of the reports. donald trump's decision to go his own way when it comes to finding a solution to the israeli palestinian situation coupled with no real response to this decision from any major leaders but that's prompted a group of former european leaders to pen an open letter in condemnation of the u.s. policy and of europe's reactions putting their signature to this letter include the former foreign secretary of the united kingdom david miliband the nato secretary general mr salado the former foreign minister of germany. we are very concerned. europe is completely silent while america strong is and now wants to put forward a unilateral peace plan these is the reason why i think we need a week up call for euro to be again tryin

well these men and women of the paris fire brigade are certainly the heroes of the hour i'm hoping you can see some of them coming out behind me the ceremony with emmanuel mccall has obviously just come to an end it was a private ceremony so i wasn't able to go in and see exactly what was said but we know that he has held their work as exemplary two people that he may have picked out for special mention was certainly the brigade chaplain john mark phone yeah and for me it was he helped salvage the precious crown of thorns thought to be worn by jesus that was housed in the cathedral he did that at great personal risk another name that may have been mentioned out was miriam should should didn't ski excuse me she was among one of the first to reach the higher parts of the cathedral up into the roof before the spire fell which is now the sort of iconic moment really she said that it wasn't until firefighters got up into that area that they really understood just the significance and the damage that was being caused when they really understood the gravity of the situation and they acted and

emmanuel mccall who hosted them at the palace among those in attendance was the chaplain of the paris fire brigade who rushed into the burning cathedral on monday night to save some of the ancient artifacts including the crown of thorns more than nine hundred million dollars has been pledged so far to help rebuild the great gothic symbol of paris. the european parliament has condemned bruno eye for introducing laws which punish gay sex and adultery with death by stoning any piece of verge brunei to repeal the laws which sparked worldwide condemnation when they were introduced earlier this month european lawmakers are called on the e.u. to consider asset freezes and visa bans on the southeast asian nation. says its primary aim is prevention and punishment. the ban on the grading punishments is not simply about european values i want to underline this point that many of you raised these are universal values cherished by people of all backgrounds and of all faiths all around the world it's facebook has banned several far right groups in the u.k. for violating rules on promoting hate and violence the

firefighters who fought the raging blaze at the vigil a spontaneous show of gratitude for the paris fire brigade. a moment of optimism and gratitude as friends faces the damage done to a beloved landmark. and correspondent. for us in paris barbara good morning to you and i know michael has pledged to rebuild at the cathedral within five years that is very ambitious so what have been the reactions to the president's words. it's hugely ambitious but that's emmanuel mccrone the french president for you he really reaches for the stars whatever he does experts had already during the day yesterday been talking about the reconstruction which is supposed to start as soon as possible but some of them said that it could take up to fifteen years to sort of reconstruct the inside of the kissinger to make it structurally safe to mend the huge gaping hole that is sort of in the middle of the nave of the truth and plus to reconstruct this huge ancient roof using maybe modern methods however it needs to be done in the historical correct sense so it is very difficult and the main problem is the money seems to be

firefighters who fought the raging blaze at the vigil a spontaneous show of gratitude for the paris fire brigade. a moment of optimism and gratitude as france pieces the damage done to a beloved landmark. vessel is covering the story for us from paris hi barbara we heard a man on my call and they're saying it's going to be five years within five years to rebuild this cathedral that is a pretty ambitious target what has been the reaction to the president's words. it is hugely ambitious of course but that's among real mccrum for you the french president he always tries to reaches to the stars but if you look today for instance at the figo the big of french newspaper it says not sure will be reborn so it really echoes what public sentiment is people really want this reborn this they want this rebuilt the stretch and they want to see it as quickly as possible not dragging on for decades because the problem is that one of the experts said yes he said yesterday morning already after having looked at the damage to nurture dam this is could take up to fifteen years so that's a totally different timefram

6:55pm this evening to mark the exact moment when a huge fire broke out at notre—dame cathedral in paris on monday. today the paris fire brigadest time how they saved the cathedral from collapse during a nine—hour battle with the flames. 100 firefighters were tasked with saving the works of art and treasures from inside cathedral, as the roof burned above them. lucy williamson is in paris tonight. i think with all the feelings of shock and relief that we've seen over the last few days, some of the core questions about the fire have been pushed to the back of many people's minds. like how it started, how the emergency response was handled and how the fire was ultimately put out. today, firefighters spoke for the first time about that operation and we've gathered the first few details of who was working on site that day, and what they were working on. notre—dame today is a cathedral divided by the fire. marks of tragedy, surrounded by tranquillity. this video, given exclusively to the bbc, shows stained glass intact under a jagged hole where the roof used to be. polished pews, lined up before piles of charred timber. that so muc

paris's mayor tonight saying this man, jean-marc fournier, the paris fire brigade chaplain, was a heros, insisting on entering with firefighters to help rescue the crown. our partners at national geographic getting rare access to the crown while recently producing "the story of god" with morgan freeman. >> the crown, which is made of reeds, of herbs, of weeds, and they put it in this circle of glass, actually, with gold around there. and then they put this glass thing and they sealed it, to preserve it from air, from pollution, from contact. >> reporter: tonight, preserved again. it had been custom the first friday of every month, the crown would be put on public display. >> people come there with their sufferings, with their hopes, and they come to this crown. it's very, very deep, simple in a way, but very, very moving. >> reporter: moving. and that crown saved tonight. and throughout paris and the world, hope it will soon be on display again. i'm david muir. i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good night. display again. >> i hope to see you right back here tomorrow. good nig

palace among them was the paris fire brigade chaplain who rushed into the burning cathedral to save ancient artifacts including what's believed to be christ's crown of thorns more than nine hundred million dollars has been played so far to help rebuild the structure. part time for a quick check of the headlines here in al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump has declared total victory off the release of the mother report it found no evidence of collusion between the campaign and the russian government but it didn't play a trump of attempting to obstruct justice democrats are accusing the attorney general william barr of misrepresenting the inquiry. when the attorney general gives the perception that the president fully cooperated in the investigation when he didn't they provided all the information materials when they didn't when the president in fact deprive the special counsel perhaps the single most important piece of evidence that is his own verbal testimony that misleads the american people mali's government has resigned after protests mass killings last month the death of more than one

firefighters were hosted by the french president at the end he's a palace among them was the paris fire brigade chaplain who rushed into the burning cathedral to save some of the ancient artifacts including what's believed to be christ's crown of thorns more than nine hundred million dollars us and played so far to help we build a structure. talk a quick check of the headlines here in al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump's legal team has declared total victory off the release of the report a censored version of the special counsel's investigation has been made public it found no evidence of direct connection between the trump campaign team and the russian government but it doesn't trump obstruction of justice the report recounts ten episodes involving the president and discusses potential legal theories for connecting those activities to the elements of an obstruction offense after carefully reviewing the facts and legal theories outlined in the report and in consultation with the office of legal counsel and other department lawyers the deputy attorney general and i concluded that the evidenc

religious relics precious religious relics stored in the cathedral and that is the chaplain of the paris fire brigades father fournier and he rushed in to the building with the firefighters determined to save the blessing sacrament and also the crown of thorns engraved in gold of course a crown of thorns that is said to have been the actual crown of thorns was put on the head of jesus christ for the crucifixion he went in without a new fear. the whole of that he did wrong with. burning embers raining down on the building but he showed no fear at all he got those very precious relics out but we still don't know exactly how many of the paintings seventeenth century beijing's were rescued by the fire teams but they all showed remarkable heroism and four hundred firefighters managed to stop the blaze keep it away from the bell towers behind me and we heard from that interview just run that they're only half an hour away. from. the basic need now is for the teams all construction engineers and the architects to look at the safety of the building is it how close to collapse is it will it be just. dand as it

quoted the paris fire brigade they're saying that the fire is potentially linked to it but as you can say potentially that really doesn't give us anything clear at this point. and those are live pictures of the blaze from a distance hard to see through that smoke. but we but we are hearing reports again that the spire has collapsed because of the blaze i think we might actually be able to see pictures of this these are recorded pitches now and this is what we heard in the report. the iconic spire of not the drill toppled. by this rampant blaze. and that's a piece of history going down literally in flames five hundred is a trying to tackle this blaze but you can understand why they are struggling and seemingly failing. the piece of history taken down by natural forces in the center of paris. the eight hundred fifty year old iconic gothic architecture cathedral. on its way to being raised. by the fury of nature. a church spokesman has told the french media that all of the cathedral in not today is burning the spires we've seen as collapsed and tries they may firefighters clearly unable

their civil security agency tweeted, "hundreds of firemen of the paris fire brigade are doing everything they can to bring the terrible #notredame fire under control. all means are being used, except for water-bombing aircraft which, if used, could lead to the collapse of the entire structure of the cathedral." ( laughter ) ( applause ) ( cheers ) jon: wow. >> stephen: for firefighters, they really know how to give a sick burn. but french firefighters weren't the only ones getting pointers from trump. earlier in the day, he offered advice to boeing, tweeting, "what do i know about branding? maybe nothing-- but i did become president! but if i were boeing, i would fix the boeing 737 max." (as frenchman) "sacre bleu! now the president knows how to fix the planes! he is a genius, like jerry lewis!" trump continued, "add some additional great features, and rebrand the plane with a new name. no product has suffered like this one. but, again, what the hell do i know?" ( laughter ) uhm... ( cheers and applause ) not much. which is maybe why you shouldn't be tweeting how to put out fires and fix

. >> trace: lauren green, thanks so much amount spokesman for the paris fire brigade says it's a miraclending after the fire that caused the roof and spire to collapse. he says that workers have stabilized the building and there's more risk the walls will fall down. investigators still working to figure out what sparked the flames. the cathedral's rector reportedly told a business group that it may have been a computer glitch. police think it's an electrical short circuit. molly line is reporting live. when are you learning, molly? >> good evening, trace. that was a good solid rundown of some of the theories they're exploring. all of them related to the renovations here at notre dame. worth noting, they believe this is an accident. a little more information that you mentioned. the possible causes and electrical wiring problem a short circuit. the safety of the structure is the focus. they're using scaffolding, netting to prevent more damage. worth noting that key investigators have still been unable to get in there because of this structural integrity and soft through the rubble inside.

paris firefighters tried to contain the fire. she urged paris citizens to stay away. french media quoted the paris fire brigade it night be linked to a multimillion-dollar renovation under way on the spire. notre dame was built in the 12th century and attracts millions of tourists every year. the sight of the historic cathedral in flames hard for many to comprehend. french president emmanuel macron canceled an address to the nation and headed to his message on twitter, notre dame in flames. i'm sad to see this part of us burn. >> a south bay couple is in paris right now. they can't believe what happened to that cathedral. they were just there on saturday night for palm sunday mass. the san jose couple sent us this selfie they took just two days ago. they're walking to their hotel this evening when the cathedral was going up in flames. >> my wife actually and i thought that it was a factory outside of paris because during the marathon, she passed some factory with smoke billowing out. so it wasn't until then that we understood what was happening. >> martinez adds parisians he spoke with tonight are trying to re

. >> reporter: the paris fire brigade unit is humble, discreet and the collective offer the fire soldiersme through. >> notre dame cathedral is expected to stay closed for five or six years. the rector of the cathedral wants to build a small temporary church on the site so his congregation won't be uprooted and have to go to another parish. easter service has been moved to another church in paris also the victim of fire within the last couple of weeks. several french billionaires have joined an international effort to raise the money to rebuild the notre dame cathedral. two very wealthy families each pledged more than $100 million to restore it. that has led to criticism from some of the yellow vest protestors in france who have protested what they call france's growing social inequities. they say if the billionaires cared as much about everyday people they could help with what they are calling the social emergency in france. >>> passover begins today at sundown commemorating the jewish pass over for moses and for christians it is good friday and thousands of people are in rome. there wil

the paris fire brigade acknowledged it took half an hour to arrive and another hour for the trucks withries to reach the cathedral, those that could shoot those powerful jets high enough to catch the flames but they did manage to save the north bell and twin towers, saving the overall structure. >> reporter: the fire was burning by the northern tower and now, the fire reached this wooden structure the tower would have been lost. the moment we lose the war for the towers, if everything collapsed. >> reporter: there is good word about the treasures within. the stunning windows survived, they are covered with heavy suits. the cathedral's famous 18th-century organ the most of 8000 pipes has very little damage but will need a thorough cleaning and truly remarkable, the rooster that sat atop across at the top of the spire that burned and crumbled was found slightly damaged. donald trump tweeted. just had a wonderful conversation offering condolences for the horrible and destructive fire at notre dame cathedral. i offered the help of our great experts, as i did in my conversation yesterday. i

the paris fire brigade says most of the structure has been saved.arry treasury secretary summers is back in current fed policy while suggesting the next move will probably be a cut. speaking at the peterson institute in washington, he agreed the markets are betting that jay powell is considerably more likely to lower rates than raise them. president trump has argued the fed is restraining u.s. growth at a time of low inflation. deficit as trade higher oil prices raise cost. the gap between exports and imports raised $10.9 billion, up from $9.6 billion in february and more than $1 billion wider in a bloomberg survey. the governor warned last week that weakening global growth and trade are a threat to emerging economies. and, china's treasuries holding rose for a third month as beijing adopted more u.s. government debt amid the trade war. bondss, bills and increased $4.2 billion to $1.1 trillion in february. japan remains the second biggest holder with over $1 trillion, up to billion dollars from january. global news 24 hours a day on air and on ticto

the french civil service tweeting back at president, hundreds of firemen at paris fire brigade to doingrything they can to keep the fire under control, accept water bombing aircraft, if used could lead to the collapse of entire structure of the cathedral. this is iconic part of the french culture. according to some anecdotal reports, people are crying and standing on the banks of the seine seeing it burn. melissa: about the collapse, i would caution that reporter from the that tweeted that things have been saved i don't know about that i don't know how that is possible. we definitely want to take that tweet with a grain of salt. thank you. >>> new details in the college admissions scandal. actress lori loughlin pleading not guilty to two charges against her in the alleged cheating scam. could it backfire? the potential legal fallout. connell what do you have coming? connell: much more of our special coverage in bethlehem, pennsylvania, medical -- melissa, we'll talk with martha maccallum and a whole lot more as we continue on "after the bell." each day our planet awakens with signs of o

the paris fire brigades confirming it took half an hour for the first fire trucks to arrive.alls were delayed. people inside didn't realize what was going on yet. another hour for trucks with tall gantries to come into the area with spouts that could reach high up to get a start on the ferocious blaze. they managed to save the north belfry and twin towers, saving the overall structure here on the ground and there is good news as well, some of the treasures within the rose windows have survived although they are covered in smoot. the rooster sat across the top of the spire that burned and crumbled found slightly damaged. they aim to repair that. finally the can three dal 18th century organ with 8,000 pipes surveyed damage. it will need a very thorough cleaning. there is shared effort to repair damage here. already, roughly a billion dollars has poured into to get started what could potentially be a worldwide project with architects and efforts coming in from across the globe. connell. connell: that part is amazing. thank you for the update, molly line live in paris for us. >>

the exact cause is currently unknown but french media is quoting the paris fire brigade that it's potentiallyinked to a major renovation project on the church's spire and 250 tons of lead. joining us now from paris richard engel. richard, bring us up to date on what you know so far. just a devastating fire unfold yesterday. >> reporter: well, people here in paris this morning are waking up to see that their skyline is different and is diminished. that the spire that for so many years has pierced the sky is no longer there. burned way. the roof burned away. they are focusing on the renovation work under way and began to question some of the construction workers involved in the renovation to see if any accidents may have occurred or any negligence was responsible. so far paris police do not think arson was the case. they say this is being investigated as an accident. but an accident that's consider a tragedy here. people have been coming together. they have been singing. they have been praying. they have been gathering to just look and see what happened. i must say it feels that it has brought

hundreds of firemen of the paris fire brigade are doing everything they can to bring the fire under controll means are being used except water bombing which could lead to collapse of the cathedral. but they obviously wanted to dismiss what he said suggesting this fire and flying water tankers. why would that not have work snd. >> i think one of the reasons they said, you may have a load that hits the building, the water has, you know, weight and can come down with significant force and cause a collapse that's unintended. it's not the traditional way in which we would fight a fire like this. that's mostly forest fires. while the damage that may occur is not critical to trying to keep the structure as much intact as possible. >> thank you very muff. john, thanks for your time. >>> and next the mueller report is about to be released trump's allies are promising a robust rebuttal. well, why? what happened to this? >> i've been totally exonerated. no collusion, no obstruction. >> you wouldn't need a rebuttal then, right? >>> and bernie sanders finy releasing his tax returns, and guess what? he's

>>so she point that buying for the paris fire brigade it's a case of monitoring the building that we in the hot spots that could still be in the structure in the pile of debris that has accumulated in the navy and the vault. >>french president emmanuel has calied for not for to be rebuilt in 5 years, the cathedral's former chief architect expects will take longer than that the called the more than million in donations that have poured in from around the globe. quote exceptional in paris. i don't about >>thousands of bees that live on the roof of notre dom are alive and buzzing. now saddam has housed 3 beehives just beneath the rose window since 2013 they moved in as part of an effort to fight be die off. now time has about 60,000 bees the cathedral's bee keeper says that monday's devastating fire didn't harm the bees because they are below the main roof where the fire spread. the keeper says that he won't know if all of the be survived until he can go actually up and inspect the hot lives but he's confident. the hives that didn't burn because be have been seen flying around as good n

french media are quoting the paris fire brigade is saying the fire is potentially linked to that renovationenjamin hall reporting for us in london at our bureau there, as you gather more information i will bring you back. i thought it was interesting that you were able to look at photos that we cannot see here because you are there and you studied these things all the time about the history i do bring that forth when there are attacks there were anything that happens in the cities. i want to give you moment to step away and look at the inside of the cathedral before, seek and give us a good description. you said the tall ceilings. i've been in there, that's true. but where they would have had to go to try and fight this. i will come back to you momentarily. you good? all right. thank you. >> think you come harris. >> harris: i want to bring in doug we need to, he's on the phone for a spin i'm hopeful that you can give us the images of what we can see on the screen so you can talk with us, mr. weed, about what losses we may be seeing today in terms of this structure. >> heart-wrenching. it's

the paris fire brigade acknowledged it took about a half an hour for the first firefighters to arrivee the vulnerable north belfry and the famous twin towers at the front, thus saving the overall structure. >> the fire was spreading by the northern tower near the bells. all of their supporting his wood. from the moment we lose the wood from the towers, we would've lost the cathedral. everything would've collapsed. >> there is good word about the treasures. the rose windows have survived so they are covered with heavy search. the 18th century oregon appears to have very little damage but will need thorough cleaning ande rooster that sat atop the cross that burned and crumbled was found just slightly damage. the fire that struck during the holy week of easter. president trump tweeted: "just had a wonderful conversation with @pontifex francis offering condolences from the people of the united states for the horrible and destructive fire at notre dame cathedral. i offered the help of our great experts on renovation and construction as i did in my conversation yesterday with president @emm

this morning the paris fire brigade said the stone construction has been saved along with many of the relics. melissa bell live with the very latest. >> reporter: john, as we watched this fire engulf notre dame yesterday no one amongst the crowds imagined that as much it would remain intact this morning. it is almost miraculous really that so much of the stone structure has survived. we've been hearing from france's interior minister who has been saying it was a question of about half an hour. if the fire had lasted any longer than it did, then the structure, no doubt, would have been more badly damaged than it is. some vulnerabilities he noted, but overall it stands solid. i'd just like to show you quickly, john, this iconic facade. you can see there so much of what makes notre dame one of the architectural wonders of the world, those stained glass windows, that rose as it's called on the front, the gar goils at the top, the status, the gothic architecture, the flying buttresses that you can't see from this particular viewpoint, but when this cathedral was built, when its building be

. >>44 to buying for the paris fire brigade it's a case of monitoring the building monitoring the hotcould still be in the structure in the pile of debris that has accumulated in the navy and the vault. >>french president emmanuel macron has called for notre to be rebuilt in 5 years. the cathedral's former chief architect expects it's going to take a little longer than that but called the more than $900 million in donations that have poured in from around the globe exceptional. >>now we're 4 zone forecast as we take a look outside at the embarcadero on this for a friend chief meteorologist laura's car talk about weather for the weekend yeah get used to this week and you know a lot of people out there have an easter eggs all the kids getting out there some the big kids to make it out there and enjoy so. >>yeah if you are going out it looks like son is going to the best day of the weekend weather wise is high pressure will start to build back and we see little less wind but here comes peter cottontail bring some sunshine. temperatures back in the 70's inland sunday and looks like number

who hosted them at the eighty's a palace among those in attendance was the chaplain of the paris fire brigade who rushed into the burning cathedral to save some of the ancient artifacts including the crown of thorns. and a quick run to catch up with all the stories were floating on on a website that just that is a dot com and you can watch us live by clicking on the orange live icon al-jazeera dot com. from one of the top stories here now to syria the miller report investigating russian involvement in the twenty sixteen u.s. presidential election has been released it says donald trump did not conclude with russia but stops short of clearing him of the charge that he tried to obstruct justice the edited report also says trump tried multiple times to impede an investigation into his campaign's links with russia. attorney general william barr is facing criticism for his handling of the report he received a copy of it last month and made his own conclusion that trump had not obstructed justice the report recounts ten episodes involving the president and discusses potential legal theories for conn

>>so she point that buying for the paris fire brigade it's a case of monitoring the building that monitor in the hot spots that could still be in the structure in the pile of debris that has accumulated in the navy and the vault. >>french president emmanuel has called for not for to be rebuilt in 5 years, the cathedral's former chief architect expects will take longer than that the called the more than million in donations that have poured in from around the globe. quote exceptional in paris. i don't about >>and here's an interesting side note thousands of bees that live on the roof of notre dom are alive and buzzing. but you don has housed 3 beehives just beneath the rose window since 2013. they moved in as part of an effort to fight be die off. each hive has about 60,000 bees the cathedral's bee keeper says monday's devastating fire apparently didn't harm to bees because they're below the main roof where the fire spread. the bee keeper says he won't know if all of the be survived until he can go up and inspect the hives but he says he's confident dives didn't burn because bees have been

the paris fire brigade was supposed to give an update about the structural integrity of the notre dame cathedral. that press conference is postponed but french president emmanuel macron is confident in rebuilding the land mark in five years as donations reach nearly $1 billion. nbc news's chief correspondent chris jansing is live on the ground in paris. chris, you just spoke to the ambassador in france waxt did she have to say? >> the embassy here has been inundated with calls from americans, individuals, corporations who want to help. the problem is in her conversations with the french until they know exactly about the structural integrity of notre dame, they won't know about rebuilding. they won't know what kind of help they will need. that's been put off. those folks are all being put together by folks inside the u.s. embassy. i also asked her given some of the difficulties in the relationship between president macron and president trump, the conversation they had just a few days ago, the offer of condolences, where does that relationship stand right now? here's what she told me. >>

handed out the treasures and the chaplain of the paris fire brigade also took a problem in role there he rushed into the smoke filled cathedral and he managed to rescue the the the relict of the most famous relic of the crown of thorns said to be placed on the head of jesus christ before the crucifixion he also managed to get one of the nails used on the cross and a piece of the cross itself so these were very important when next to the roman catholic church and to the people all around the world so that was remarkable they managed to do that and there's been very little damage to the main roads windows classic huge rows windows or you can see one of them behind me on the on the cathedral also relieved that those two bell towers you see were saved because it was a close run thing the fire brigade was saying another half hour or so and they could have collapsed as well so as i say a sense of relief that the treasures had been saved a magnificent. organ which has types stating back to the medieval times it's been damaged of course with the with the smoke and dust they still haven't play

the crucifixion now that was actually taken out in an act of heroism by the chaplain of the paris fire brigade a father for the way he rushed in with the fireman when truly embers and made quite sure that he got hold of that and many other precious relics and they were saved so an extraordinary act of heroism both by him and the human chain of pompeii the fire brigade getting getting all as many as they could at least of the artworks outs the classic rose windows as well they seem to have been damaged by suit but remain. essentially intact in the large medieval organ to has not been damaged but of course a lot of this sort and the numbers might have gone inside so they've got to check that out and david while that assessment is taking place already we're hearing of there being enormous pledges of of money to try to try to help with the rebuilding of the cathedral. that's right as you said some eight hundred million dollars worth of pledges have already come in some of them from the riches business and here in france and also the oil for tal they've pledged one hundred million so an extraordina

a lot of credit due to one man, jean-marc fournier, a catholic priest, chaplain of the paris fire brigadee same man who tended to the victims of the bataclan terror attacks in 2015. we reported on him then. french reporters credited him with leading a rescue effort inside notre dame while it was on fire, forming a human chain to save its holiest relics. he had keys and codes. so he was able to retrieve the crown of thorns, the cathedral's most venerated relic, especially in this week of holy week. can you imagine the significance if that had been lost? believed to have been placed on the head of christ during his passion, rescued from the fire. a linen tunic believed to have been worn by the french monarch and st. louie the ix. those will be taken to paris city hall. those items will be taken to the louvre for cleaning and safe keeping. among them statues and paintings saved to people that cared. that great organ, 8,000 pipes. one of the world's most famous musical instruments, it survived. it dates back to the midevil times, and it's still here after all that. for anyone that can become

. >>> the chaplain of the paris fire brigade has emerged as a hero credited with saving the crown ofgious relics. officials say he insisted on being allowed back into the building with firefighters. >> everyone remembers the devastating image of the spire completely destroyed as it came crashing down. amazingly the copper rooster that sat atop the spire survived the collapse and the fire. the rooster, an unofficial symbol of france, is damaged but capable of being restored. >> so the initial fire alert went off about 6:20. the firefighters say they didn't find any flames, they only discovered the fire after a second alert 20 minutes later. so investigators, as they work to find a cause, are looking into that 23-minute gap. at this point they're not suspecting arson, and it is being thought to just have been an accident. >> we know catholics around the world are donating to the rebuilding effort already, especially here at home, in the u.s. the university of notre dame has no direct connection to the cathedral, but the school announced it will donate $100,000 to the rebuilding efforts

the exact cause is currently unknown, but french media is quoting the paris fire brigade as saying it is, quote, potentially linked to a major renovation project on the church's spire and its 250 tons of lead. what a disaster. i mean, just watching this yesterday was about as heart breaking as it gets. >> it really was. you know, when we watched the twin towers fall, the tragedy was felt not on the united states but across the world and it was a body blow. >> human loss. >> a body blow and a great human loss for the world's at the time lone super power. but john meacham yesterday watching this and hearing word of this tragedy spreading, it really felt like a dag are thrust at the heart of western civilization. >> it did. like everybody, i was watching it trying to think about why it was so disturbing. i think i finally settled on the fact that this was such an elemental crisis. it's fire and faith, two things that that shape us and have shaped us since we got the fire from the gods to mix our theological world views. and the point of a cathedral, the reason medieval christians built s

paris. of firee brigade is that the net sixty minutes ninety minutes ninety minutes duration of a football match for instance. that is gonna be crucial for the future of all what is left of notre dame cathedral. what we know at to at the moment rock is that there was an there has been no the injured as a result of this is that correct? that is the the blessing that we seem to have that nobody appears at this stage because of this there was too many unanswered questions. but at this stage it is believed that nobody was injured the cathedral closer to visitors. before this fire broke out that was not about half past -- six tend to seven so you know members of public debate inside- we don't know whetether thehey'e any workers inside that's probably the one question mark that still is over this wholele situation because you understand it. the blessing is that no one has been killed -- but certainly the the curse is not the anti cathedral appears to be made on viable by the extent of this fire and it's amazing how quickly it took hold. yes there is a lot of wood in the structure of that of course wou

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