also known as saint louis, king of france. given as a gift to king louis nine. having the king of france becoming a saint of the catholic church and notre dame being associated with that king, is quite unique in the history of the national catholic church. and it is not, in terms of when we look forward , not, in terms of when we look forward, of course, we are still looking at the devastation. is it --it is looking at the devastation. is it ——it is possible to rebuild notre dame. how does it work in terms of the importance. can you rebuild this and it still have the same resident —— resonance meaning, religious and historic? a good question. every active rebuilding is always an active rebuilding is always an active interpretation. how you rebuild. we know catholics globally are quite divided about what catholic art is. what catholic architecture looks like. secondly, it is built by society before you had a secular state. now president macron saying we will rebuild, it is important when you look at what some catholics are sayi

enclosure, the treasury, shelters such relics as the crown of thorns and the tunic of louis ix, saint louisible collection of paintings that decorate the chapels and interior, many of which were donated in the 17th century by the guild of goldsmiths as pious offerings to notre dame. that was recorded a short time ago. notre dame's main structure, we are told, is saved and the interior is not totally destroyed. many a rtefa cts not totally destroyed. many artefacts have been rescued and many had already been removed for restoration and cleaning work. let's look back at some of the images of the day. hello there, good morning. there's more spring sunshine and more spring warmth on the way as we head towards the easter weekend. the weekend just gone was quite chilly, temperatures about 12. an easterly wind and the air coming all the way from the baltic. but look what happens over the next few days. a lot of that blue, colder air gets pushed away and it really heats up across central parts of europe and that is where we are going to get our weather coming from. we will be developing this south—

choir enclosure, the treasury, such relics as the crown of thorns and the tunic of louis the ix, saint louispaintings that echo rate the chapel and interior, many of which we re chapel and interior, many of which were donated in the 17th century by the guild of goldsmiths as pious offerings to notre dame. thank you very much indeed for talking to us. you are quite welcome and i wish it we re you are quite welcome and i wish it were under happier circumstances. absolutely. just briefly before we go, let's ta ke just briefly before we go, let's take you to the pictures. a massive fire has partially destroyed —— destroyed the mediaeval cathedral of notre dame in paris. a place that took, well, the main body of the building to 100 years to build, the whole thing about 200 years. a racing blaze took over the roof and the spire. the main stone structure including the two famous square towers have been saved and much of the interior may not be as badly damaged as feared. in 04 watching. —— thank you. hello there, good morning. there's more spring sunshine and more spring warmth on the way as we hea

i need to place it on a call in the two most t famous pieces for t the crown of thorns and the saint louis tunic are in safe. in the whole. of the restf the treaeasures should we safely in the louvre by today or tomorrow -- thee collection will proceed.. sixten statues once coconnected t to te spire a safe. they were removed as part of renovations just four days before the firire. an official signing a much more positive note that -- to the one they were sounding twenty four hours a guy the french culture minister has said that the most precious relics of notre down have been saved including. the tunic of st louis teams will begin to remove some of the cathedrals greatest paintings on friday. but they say they do expect some of them to have been damaged by smoke and again kay has more. this protected room holds a portion of notre don's recover treasure as fun it just some delays and candle sticks will save thanks to a human chain which permitted firefighters to remove the treasures from the flaming gold edifice one by. one if it is still too they have to go through the smoke the mets are y

cathedral and on a route that is well away from the cathedral starting off on the adjacent island ile saint louis 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 at the weather. bank don‘t often go together but we have lots of sunshine, fine and settled conditions for the long easter weekend. this was taken earlier this morning, lots of sunshine at portland in dorset. the skies are hazy and high plywood around. continuing through the rest of the day. yesterday was the warmest day of the year across england, scotland, wales and northern ireland, 23.3 celsius in west sussex, higher temperatures than that today and

king louis the ninth of france, you mentioned, who became a saint, his shroud is in that building.hat has survived amongst other relics there. no, that's right. i heard one update suggesting that was among the treasures that we re that was among the treasures that were hurried out in the course of the night. absolutely, let's hope so. i think there's much about the fate of the glass. the south rose window was given by louis the ninth around 1260. it contained scenes from the life of christ. wonderful 13th century art history, his story hated glass, telling a story, wonderful images. the suggestion that the window blew out in the blaze may imply that some of the glass can be recovered and restored and we obviously have to hope so. but these were among the finest rose windows and the finest painted glass to survive from high medieval europe. it is thawed, looking at the pictures this morning, that the north rose window is largely intact and not damaged and that goes all the way back. it hasn't... a to survive throughout until now, so obviously we will have to see. in terms of other r

there is a tunic worn by a 13th century king louis, later created a saint into the catholic church.the tradition of the mediaeval church was that relics we re mediaeval church was that relics were brought back to europe. many that believe was used in the crucifixion of christ. but some of the heavy painters could not be taken down in time to save them so they will be an artistic prize but those important religious relics have been saved and i think what france will be hearing today is still a shocking story of devastation and damage but not about destruction and i think people will see elements of hope in parts of what has been saved from the building so farand what has been saved from the building so far and how the building will be reconstructed. kevin, thank you for now. the latest from outside notre dame in paris. izin akhabau is a freelance journalist and student living in paris who was visiting notre dame cathedral with her family yesterday evening. shejoins us now live from paris on the phone. thank you for being on the briefing. tell us about your visit to notre dame yesterd

been saved it is a thirteenth century linen garment said to have belonged to king louis the only french king to become a saint eight thousand pipe organ has been damaged but not destroyed originally built in fourteen zero three it's one of the largest organs in the world and there are conflicting reports about how damaged the cathedral's rose windows are its fear that the high temperatures could have melted the lead that holds the panes in place . well butler is live for us in paris now where vigils have been taking place and as night falls there in paris how are people coming to terms with what happened the night before. and i think people are in a much more reflective mood than they were on monday nights where those flames were ravaging notre dame cathedral at that point people were extremely shocked they couldn't quite believe what was happening it seemed unimaginable that such a national monument in the center of paris would go up in flames so far as today they're far more reflective mood many people are relieved of course that so much of the building is still standing and you know we were speaking to som

thirteenth century linen garment said to have been said to have belonged to king louis the only french king to have become a saint eight thousand pipe organ has been damaged but not destroyed originally built in fourteen zero three it's one of the largest organs in the world and there are conflicting reports about how damaged the cathedral's rose windows are its fear that the high temperatures could have melted the lead that holds the pains and place so what will it take to rebuild a gothic masterpiece like not sure natasha butler has that part of the story. for the french presidency a man or mark or is saying that he would like to see notre dame rebuilt in five years well that seems something of an ambitious target because many building experts are saying that it would take maybe ten fifteen years or even longer because it's such an enormous challenge there has been so much damage done in any case that any rebuilding that has to happen will take place over several stages first of all there has to be an assessment inside because the firefighters are trying to make sure that is structurally safe for engineers and

louis was the only french king to become a saint, shep. >> shepard: lauren, now some of the other relicsossibly date back to the time of jesus. >> yes. also saved a fragment of wood believed to be on the cross in which jesus was crucified and one of the names believed to be hammered into his flesh. they were found in the fourth century by helena as part of her pilgrimage to the holy land. the relics play a key role in the holy day services. the only day the crown of thorns is shown is good friday. that is this friday. what is now uncertain is if the relics will be part of the easter weekend services at another location or if they'll remain stored for safe keeping, shep. >> shepard: thanks, lauren green. next we'll take you live to kabul, afghanistan. nearly 18 years after the war began for a look at the renewed push for peace. "curiouser and curiouser," said alice. "the rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way." "i've seen a cat without a gri, but a grin without a cat." hey, mercedes, end audio. change lighting to soft blue. the completely reimagined 2020 gle. with intelli

louis, a very important saint. they also saved items from the treasury, so important statues.s in the spire itself. they had small relics in the spire that are presumed lost. the organ which is tremendously valuable is damaged, but apparently intact. though there's damage to the medieval stained glass window, it's possible they might be saved, too. >> when you look at the building candida, it could have been so much worse. bravo to the firefighters there? >> absolutely right. what was shocking is that with all our technological advances we couldn't get it immediately under control. people were asking why weren't there sprinkler systems. that's because it's med eve construction. the fooirts did a wonderful job. >> thank you for being here. >>> deborah norville is back in the on chore chair. guess what? right now she's in our green room. this is big news because shes has just had cancer surgery, but she's okay. how the experience changed her and her message to the viewer who originally noticed a >>> grammy nominated artist mike poser in is on the first full day of an ambitious j

thirteenth century linen garment said to have been said to have belonged to king louis the only french king to have become a saintnotre dame's eight thousand pipe organ has been damaged but not destroyed originally built in fourteen zero three it's one of the largest organs in the world and there are conflicting reports about how damaged the cathedral's rose windows are its fear that the high temperatures could have melted the lead that holds the panes in place so what will it take to rebuild a gothic masterpiece like not that has that part of the story. the french presidency man or mark or is saying that he would like to see not rebuilt in five years well that seems something of an ambitious target because many building experts are saying that it would take maybe ten fifteen years or even longer because it's such an enormous challenge there has been so much damage done in any case any rebuilding that has to happen will take place over several stages first of all there has to be an assessment inside not to down because the firefighters are trying to make sure that it's structurally safe for engineers and architec

also been saved it is a thirteenth century linen garment said to long to king louis the only french king to become a saint eight thousand pipe organ has been damaged but not destroyed originally built in forty three it's one of the largest organs in the world and there are conflicting reports about how damaged the cathedrals rows of windows are it's fear that the high temperatures could have melted the lead that holds the panes in place well joining me in the studio is frances moore too is the director of donald and cell associates an architecture practice that specializes in conservation and restoration i wanted to ask you about the beautiful iconic roses and the stained glass because there was some relief that that had been left intact but what do you know about that because presumably if the lead has been melted in the fire that's going to that's going to have an effect it will have an effect but i think we really need to go to investigate it much more closely to see precisely what that effect has been looks like it's much more times than anyone had hope last night when do you first thing this morning

saint laurent fashion brands. a donation of $200 million by the head of a business empire which includes louis vuitton.e big donors have said they would forgo the fiscal favours, including tax rebates, attached to giving, but questions remain over whether such vast sums of money could be better spent elsewhere. because, for months now, the french capital has been the focus of the yellow vest movement. their protests against economic injustice have, at times, turned violent, and these mega—donations for a church rather than society could further fan the flames of discontent. translation: when you see this money in this country, there are billionaires with lots of money. look, in a click — 200 million, 100 million. it also shows the inequality in this country. the french president, emmanuel macron, says he hopes the catastrophe of notre dame will enable the country to come together but any sense of national unity in the wake of the fire remains agile. caroline rigby, bbc news. let‘s look at the cathedral, a beautiful day in paris. you can see the two towers and scaffolding with firefighters. oh, that is

the ceo behind louis vuitton, safari mark jacobs has promised $226 million for the effort and the penal family which operates gucci and saint laurent has pledged 115 million. the bena court-martial which controls l'oreal is matching that amount. apple ceo tim cook says that the company will also donate to the rebuilding efforts and he tweeted, we are heartbroken for the french people and those around the world for whom notre dame is a symbol of hope. we have been asking you to share your photos of your visit to notre dame pick you can share your memories using the #kpix on your facebook twitter and instagram pages pick much more on the story on kpixtv.com. >>> we get word of another dead well about 100 yards off the coast of pacific appeared this is the second one spotted today. the coast guard located the dead well at about noon time near manor beach pick it is floating in the water near the shore. they are warning people to steer clear of ten, a ad well washed up along the shoreline near richmond. chopper five showing where the carcass ended up along brooks island regional preservative scientists will be looking into how

saint laurent, pledged e100 million. another e200m was pledged by bernard arnault‘s family and its company lvmh — which includes louis vuittonreal has promised to give e200m and total, the french oil giant, has pledged 100m euros. air france says it will offer free flights to anyone involved in the reconstruction. it's worth saying here — there have been pleas to help restore the crumbling building well before now. these are some of the bits that have been falling off. for years, the cathedral was caught in a dispute between the city's archdiocese and the french state over who should pay for repairs. in the end, a charity was set up calling for donations from overseas. that helped to fund the restoration work which was under way when the fire broke out. at the moment, funds do not seem to be an issue. johann vexo is the choir organist of notre—dame — he was there when the fire alarm first went off. music. i think i don't realise yet. i didn't see the building after the fire. i think it will be hard to see, so i am a bit afraid of seeing it over the next few days probably. but i am devastated. let's go live now to lyce doucet

taken to constantinople, and then louis i ask of france brought it to parents don't like paris and the 1200s. he also built another church especially fort called saint chappelle, another chaplain for us means almost of light. different colored glass for the walls. it was moved under napoleon to notre dame in 1801. it's been there for more than 200 years. it could have been destroyed if the fire at phelan. it was to be on the main altar. the firefighter said immediately when the flames started to come up in the roof, we've got to get these treasures out. they made a chain and handed from one to another. many of the great checked on my treasures of the church were preserved. >> harris: i am so grateful for the journey that you described, for the crown of thorns have a man to jerusalem in recent months and having been to the vatican and to the sistine chapel. i know there are so many artifacts around the world that are important. not just the people who practice catholicism but to all of us, from every walk of life because they symbolize a shared history. i'm wondering now if it is time -- and i want to be delicate with this -- for there to be when the