we have heard they are connected right to the seine.the french president emmanuel macron has rushed to the scene, cancelling a huge speech he was due to be given, a life speech after political times in france with the yellow vest protest. he described sadness he saw after seeing "part of us burn". the first reports of the surface nearly three hours ago now. within minutes, smoke and then the blazes spreading across the roof of notre—dame. the main spire collapsed, and the cathedral spokesmen have said that the roof was on fire and of course these were the earlier pictures of these were the earlier pictures of the day as that fire took hold and the day as that fire took hold and the steeple falls. absolutely tragic because that is hundreds of years of artand because that is hundreds of years of art and architecture, beloved by so many. the workmanship, craftsmanship, the beauty of that building, famed throughout the world and loved by so many full stoppage are so many taurus and loved by so many full stoppage are so many taurus from writ

we watched the spire fall and moved away from the seine because it was so away from the seine becausecan see, people, parisian really moving down towards the seine but people pulling away, almost in sadness as well. it is, as we know it is such an immensely important historic and iconic building for the city, but also, for people from much further afield as some of the windows have been destroyed already. here's emmanuel macron. here's the mayor of paris. it says: "a terrible fire is under way at notre—dame cathedral in paris. there are no suggestion anyone isn't respecting the security perimeter, this is interesting from the former president of france, saying this is a wound to see this ravaged by the fla mes a wound to see this ravaged by the flames and if you look at the way not just french people flames and if you look at the way notjust french people but many people round the world are reacting it isa people round the world are reacting it is a kev stating moment to see these pictures coming in. —— a devastating moment. the firefighters say the next few minutes are crucial. this

she was on the banks of the seine, and suddenly she is watching it burn. the spire spire collapsed. is the speed of what happened that shocked everyone. the independent has the picture of the flames, that spire. the good news is that perhaps the main structure will make it through this. there's going to bea make it through this. there's going to be a massive fix, restoration, a huge appeal now launched. to be a massive fix, restoration, a huge appeal now launchedlj expect... huge appeal now launched.” expect... there were so much of it that quite never could be replaced. the wooden structure of the roof, many of your viewers will have seen the rose windows in there as well, lost as well. and there may be replacements but to stand under that roof is a special thing, and it's devastating that it's gone. we've heard a lot of the eyewitnesses saying they just stood heard a lot of the eyewitnesses saying theyjust stood there and that people were in tears as they we re that people were in tears as they were watching that. are you surprised by the level of emotio

it has stood on the banks of the river seine for more than 800 years.e dame cathedral in paris is completely engulfed by fire. the flames appear to have started in the roof where extensive renovation work was being carried out. they quickly took hold. the cathedral‘s spire collapsed into the building. it's feared very little has been saved. huge crowds gathered in the streets around it, many were in tears. notre dame took 200 years to build, it's one of the greatest treasures of medieval architecture. tonight it lies in ruins. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. it was, said the president, a part of france that burned today, a part that stood here for 800 years, through war, revolution and religious unrest. engulfed within an hour by flames. its ancient towers, beacons for both residents and tourists, crumbling into the blaze. as its current guardian watched through tears. translation: this is a natural disaster, i'm very upset, this cathedral is 850 years old and to see the building fault pieces, the spire to fall downjust see the building

the famous boats that go down the seine. we saw, as can you just imagine as tourists looking up, seeing flames. have you had a chance to talk to any of your neighbors, anyone else, what are you hearing from people back in paris? >> we can't even imagine that. >> catastrophic. nobody can believe it. you know, it's impossible. it's just such a symbol of france, paris, you know. nobody can believe it. and the roof is just -- it's destroyed. you know, unbelievable. >> look at the people around the place. >> there were huge crowds of people that started to gather and they moved them off the island and ash was raining down. people sitting in cafes, it was as if it was raining ash on them. describe the area, if you will around notre dame cathedral for people who have not been there. the neighbor around. >> it's just -- it's not used just as it's incredible a huge. just many, many buildings. it's flat. there is the big police station just in front. the very dense. there's many, many people who lived and work there. and the just one

. —— seine.im there hymns and prayers and fundraiser to save this world famous landmark. inside the 850 year old cathedral, the damages now on display for all to see. the fire took hold of the ancient wooden‘s roof, burning through hundreds of tons of oak in just a few hours, raining ashen members onto the floor below and toppling the famous spire. hundreds of firefighters titled four hours

dame sits in the very heart of paris, on the ile de la cite, an island in the middle of the river seineore 7pm local time, shortly after the structure closed to the public. horrified crowds gathered along the banks of the river to watch their much loved catherdral landmark burn. fergal keane looks now at what notre dame means to france, and its people. in paris, the most desolate of skies, smoke and ruin and history billowing into the air. fire crews from across paris have come here to save whatever they possibly can, and the striking thing, standing among the crowds on the banks of the seine, isjust the silence, the quiet of people stunned by the destruction of notjust a great french cultural artefact but of one that belonged to the world. notre dame de paris offered an image of france that seemed eternal, even if the age of kings and emperors and powerful cardinals past was long past. it was built more than 800 years ago when kings ruled by divine right, and grand and great cathedrals of stone and stained glass were designed to reach for the sublime. so this is absolutely a cultural d

for generations, artists have sketched and painted on the banks of the seine.ld spire from memory. he's not a religious man, but he is a proud parisian and through his art wants to give shape to what might rise once more. "i am sad, but we are going to fight back," he says. "we will find wood in the french forests, and we will build again." "i can see the stained glass is still there, it is magnificent." "it will be all right." there is no doubting the loss, but neither the determination to raise again the glory of notre—dame. fergal keane, bbc news, paris. lucy williamsonjoins us live from paris. it could all have ended so differently. what's the mood in the city tonight? i think there were many people here who thought they had to come down and see notre—dame to comprehend what had happened here, all day the streets have been packed with people gazing up, registering their grave, trying to find some kind of reassurance, and tonight as well we've had a choir singing along the quayside here, several hundred people have also staged a candlelit vigiljust on the ot

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people are coming today just to gaze the river seine.iver seine. people are coming todayjust to gaze at the our lady of paris. and perhaps to heave a sigh that it is still standing and there are vowels for president macron from european leaders, from people around the world, to help rebuild something which has been such a part of paris and is now being described as one of the most famous buildings in the world. we will have special coverage throughout the day here on the banks of the river seine in the shadow of our lady of paris. studio: just to bring you up—to—date with another significant donation to the restoration fund. we hear the old complete hotel is going to be giving 100 million euros. —— oil company giving 100 million euros. —— oil com pa ny totale. giving 100 million euros. —— oil company totale. another french billionaire donating 200 million euros, so that fund already at 400 million eurosjust euros, so that fund already at 400 million euros just with those donations and many individuals are going to be donating but at this

it's one of the two little islands that sit in the middle of the seine and the very historic heart ofhe smoke has now covered a fair amount of the buildings that are on it. black smoke has bug and it's very thick, and it's coming out all the time thicker and thick, and real people are holding their mouths and looking on in disbelief. they can't quite believe what they are seeing. there's a helicopter flying overhead and you can hear the sirens since the fire engines tried to get closer. the question will be how much damage has been done and how much can be saved and of course crucially how did this begin? >> we'll want to know. we see the outside of the cathedral right now. we do not know what the inside looks like, right, so there's an intier -- there's an entire -- this could be part of the damage. i do want to relay that the mayor of paris says the fire brigade is trying to control a terrible fire at the cathedral of notre dame. on twitter she says the terrible fire is under way at the notre dame cathedral. we're mobilized locally in close connection with church authorities. i ask

notre dame has stood on the banks of the river seine for 850 years.ight, the fire continues to burn, though officials say the main structure has been saved. the huge blaze is now increasingly under control and, importantly, as i said, the main structure has been saved. but the devastation is immense. huge crowds gathered in the streets around it, many were in tears. president macron has promised it would be rebuilt. our paris correspondent lucy williamson starts our coverage of the destruction of notre dame. it was, said the president, a part of france that burned today, a part that stood here for 800 years, through war, revolution and religious unrest. engulfed within an hour by flames. its ancient towers, beacons for both residents and tourists, crumbling into the blaze. as its current guardian watched through tears. translation: this is a national disaster, i'm very upset. this cathedral is 850 years old and to see the building fall to pieces, the spire to fall down just as we were renovating it, all i can do is pray. 400 firefighters circled the c

it has stood on the banks of the river seine for more than 800 years.re dame cathedral in paris is completely engulfed by fire. the flames appear to have started in the roof where extensive renovation work was being carried out. they quickly took hold. the cathedral‘s spire collapsed into the building. it's feared little has been saved. although we do think that the main structure will now survive. huge crowds gathered in the streets around it — many were in tears. notre dame took 200 years to build — it's one of the greatest treasures of mediaeval architecture. tonight it lies in ruins. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. it was, said the president, a part of france that burned today, a part that stood here for 800 years, through war, revolution and religious unrest. engulfed within an hour by flames. its ancient towers, beacons for both residents and tourists, crumbling into the blaze. as its current guardian watched through tears. translation: this is a national disaster, i'm very upset, this cathedral is 850 years old and to see the bui

we know such a popular thing to do there on the seine in paris. >> there were, like, 40 of us, maybe, and it was just kind of crazy, because people from all different countries, and eventually there were french people on there, and they just started sobbing and holding each other. it was just very intense. >> well, kelly, please send our best to your mother, as well, and to the folks who were on that cruise. they will be forever changed by what they witnessed this afternoon. kelly, thank you, and thank you for sharing your images. >> thank you. >> and there was that american professor in paris, john dickas, who watched from his balcony while we were on the air. describe for us the moment you saw the spire, perhaps one of the most iconic parts of that cathedral, really defined the look of that cathedral for so many people who come to visit it, the stained glass windows. but of course that spire that we have watched tumble. >> there's no question, that was the most horrifying moment. my partner and i were standing on the balcony watching. that was the moment that she started crying, whe

an "american in paris" gene kelly dancing along the seine river and there pops up notre dame.llen when he did "midnight in paris,"the opening five minutes in the beginning of the filming, there's notre dame. "charade" with cary grant and audrey hepburn, they're walking along the seine and there appears notre dame. it's part of our literary culture with victory hugo's great 1831 novel. it's part of music. there's a whole opera by puccini that is set on a barge right in front of notre dame. so you're right, it's part of our culture. it's part of our humanity. >> you've gone and written a book about the river seine. >> and the island on which notre dame was built is the beating heart of paris. it's the absolute foundation of paris. and people who've been to notre dame may have gone to the crypt underneath the cathedral and seen the gallow roman ruins and the baths of ancient france. >> thank you so much on this night of all nights for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you for inviting me. >>> coming up, here's to the winners in our shared field of endeavor, that story when w

certainly you do not have people blocking the river seine.n at least two sides, you could directly fire water from a firefighting boat if they have such things directly from the river. there should be no problem getting there. so i think the question will be, what kind of resources do they have in a city in which the seine river flows directly through the middle. you would imagine there are such things as firefighting boats. i don't know that for a fact, but i would imagine there should be. speaks to logic there would be. why there wasn't some quicker movement. but obviously, from our position, thousands of miles away as you been saying, it's very easy to second guess this to armchair quarterback it. obviously there were some great difficulties in getting if resources that they needed there and those questions as to how they could have responded better, more quickly. we'll get some answers and explanations in due course, shep. >> shepard: jonathan hunt with us. thank you. the archbishop of paris has just sent out a dispatch to all of the prie

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. >> me hand my mom are going on a sunset cruise on the seine, like a champagne cruse and when i gotboat one of my friends texted me saying that notre dame is on fire, and we couldn't see it at that point, but we were kind of shaken up and everyone was like are you sure? are you sure that's what's happening and then our boat started going down the river, and could you see the smoke just raising up, and then eventually you could see the flames going up and eventually the tower came down. >> just a fire in the background. >> wow. >> the horror of onlookers flames then burst through the ceiling. the inferno raging out of control. rescuers scrambled to save some of the cathedral's precious art and priceless relics, among them a tiny piece of christ's crown of thorns housed in the spire to protect against lightning and other harms. miraculously the main structure of the cathedral appears to have survived. those two iconic towers at the end still standing. it took more this a century to build this church. construction began in 1163. the two massive towers finished around 1245, considered a

dame sits in the very heart of paris, on the ile de la cite, an island in the middle of the river seinefire is believed to have started shortly before 7pm local time, shortly after the structure closed to the public. horrified crowds gathered along the banks of the river to watch their much loved catherdral landmark burn. but also to sing the ave maria. fergal keane looks now at what notre dame means to france, and its people. in paris, the most desolate of skies, smoke and ruin and history billowing into the air. fire crews from across paris have come here to save whatever they possibly can, and the striking thing, standing among the crowds on the banks of the seine, isjust the silence, the quiet of people stunned by the destruction of notjust a great french cultural artefact but of one that belonged to the world. notre dame de paris offered an image of france that seemed eternal, even if the age of kings and emperors and powerful cardinals had long past. it was built more than 800 years ago when kings ruled by divine right, and grand and great cathedrals of stone and stained glass wer

whatever they possibly can, and the striking thing, standing among the crowds on the banks of the seine, the quiet of people stunned by the destruction of notjust a great french cultural artefact, but of one that belonged to the world. notre dame de paris offered an image of france that seemed eternal, even if the age of kings and emperors and powerful cardinals had long past. it was built more than 800 years ago when kings ruled by divine right, and grand and great cathedrals of stone and stained glass were designed to reach for the sublime. so, this is an absolutely cultural disaster, for all of us, actually, notjust the french, but also of european significance. paris had been the sort of hot cauldron of gothic architecture from the 11th and 12th centuries, and it had influenced a whole lot of buildings in england, including westminster abbey, and all our subsequent cathedrals. notre dame survived europe's devastating wars of religion, and the age of revolution. it was a theatre of hubris. napoleon was crowned emperor here by the pope. at the end of world war ii, the bells of notre d

it was old wood that was burning and the heat -- i was 150, 200 meters on the opposite bank of the seine, and you could just feel the heat coming off towards you. >> reporter: the cathedral has stood for 850 years withstanding two world wars and after narrowly escaping total destruction during the french revolution, the battered church was saved by napoleon. it served as a coronation site for kings and a grand tourist attraction with more than 13 million visitors each year. a reporter with "the daily mail" was one of the first people inside to see the damage overnight. he says the world famous stained glass windows are in, quote, smithereens. firefighters say two-thirds of the roofing is now gone, but the bell towers and facade are intact, and the first pictures from inside the church are offering some hope. rows of wooden pews appear untouched. one image shows smoke rising from the altar. the crosses still standing. here is that altar before and after. a priceless relic that has also been saved this morning the crown of thorns said to have been worn by christ before his crucifixion has

for generations, artists have sketched and painted on the banks of the seine.ing to sketch the old spire from memory. he's not a religious man but he is a proud parisien and through his art wants to give shape to what might rise once more. "i am sad, but we are going to fight back", he says. "we will find wood in the french forests and we will build again. i can see the stained glass is still there, it is magnificent. it will be all right." there is no doubting the loss, but neither of the determination to raise again the glory of notre dame. fergal keane, bbc news, paris. bells are to be rung at churches and cathedrals across england this thursday, maundy thursday, to show solidarity with france following the fire. offers of financial support and expert help have been pouring in from around the world to help with the restoration of notre dame. we have some experience about what this will entail after york minster was seriously damaged by fire 35 years ago. david sillito reports. iamson, watching notre—dame bump was for some a flashback moment. in 1984 fire tur

for generations, artists have sketched and painted on the banks of the seine.sketch the old spire from memory. he's not a religious man, but he is a proud parisian and through his art wants to give shape to what might rise once more. "i am sad, but we are going to fight back," he says. "we will find wood in the french forests, and we will build again." "i can see the stained glass is still there, it is magnificent. " "it will be all right." there is no doubting the loss, but neither the determination to raise again the glory of notre—dame. fergal keane, bbc news, paris. 0ur paris correspondent, lucy williamson is in the city tonight and describes the mood 2a hours on. there were many people here who felt they simply had to come down and see notre dame, to comprehend what had happened here. all today, the streets around this cathedral have been packed with people gazing up, registering their grief, trying to find some kind of reassurance and tonight as well we have had a choir singing here along the water. several hundred people have staged a candlelit vigil on

the telegraph shows a picture of the beloved cathedral over the river seine.had on the people of paris. the metro, too, leads on the fire, with a picture of smoke billowing into the sky and crowds watching from a bridge over the river seine. the daily mail's front page is covered by a picture of the cathedral in flames — it talks of the history that has been lost. the sun writes "notre doom" — with a shot of the tower falling apart amongst the fire. and the times looks at the battle to save notre dame. and that is a quick look at what we have on our front pages. let's have a little more in terms of what is inside. the times, jessica, has a big right through here with that key image. at the end of this part of the front page they say that experts had been warning that the cathedral had been warning that the cathedral had been warning that the cathedral had been in poor condition for yea rs. had been in poor condition for years. yes. there clearly was a massive renovation ever going on and some people seem to say that may have been the cause of the fire. the tim

we've been told boats are soming down the seine. we're not seeing that. this moment, the city of paris just looking on in shock and helpless to do anything. their great symbol, the symbol of europe, at this time as well, easter holiday, when this place would have been crowded. not just with tourists, but worshippers coming to this catholic church. it is a very sad day. seeing that spire come down will resonate not only across france, but across the world. we are waiting for more answers. we're waiting to learn what exactly is being done here. but these images really, shep, just -- they say everything. as you say, some said when that happened, i think all that was seen over the city of paris is this glowing, burning fire. shep? >> shepard: so many of you who are regular viewers of fox news channel and subscribe to our updates via your phones just received an unimaginable alert as i did. it says breaking news from fox news. notre dame's cathedral's roof and central spire collapse amid massive fire. we've just gotten video in which is in vat4 in our control

welcome to paris, here on the river seine. notre dame cathedral still stands.ng into the night has ended and this morning in the cold light of day, a huge sense of relief and determination to rebuild this magnificent cathedral again. it cathedral of cathedrals, hailed around the world as the heritage of all humanity. the first reports by experts who went inside this magnificent building this morning is that there is hundreds of millions of euros in damage but pledges to rebuild notre dame are already coming in and there is good news that so much has been saved. our first report is from richard lister. roofless, smoke scarred but still standing. there were times overnight when many feared this ancient cathedral would not survive the inferno. but those assessing the damage today are now confident the worst is over. translation: the whole fire is out. now we are investigating and a set of experts is analysing all the structures to establish what we do next to consolidate the building. it was a cauldron of fire, flames racing through the medieval roof, so dense wit

american student studying in paris, from washington, d.c., and they were on a sunset cruise on the seine, the fay nous river that runs along the cathedral, when they saw the cathedral burning, and here's what they told me. we're watching your piece of video right now, and i don't even know how you're able to hold the phone, actually, while you were watching that through the lens of the phone, kelly, i'm sorry you had to witness that, and just tell us what you've seen, what you're seeing now. >> so, me and my mom, we're going own a sunset cruise on the seine. when i got on the boat, one of my friends texted me saying notre dame is on fire. we couldn't see it at that point. we were kind of shaken up and then our boat started going down the river. and you could see the smoke just raising up. and eventually we got next to it and you can just see the flames going up and eventually the tower came down. it was just very, very crazy. >> must be a chilling thing to witness, obviously, with your mother. and how many other people tha sunset cruise? we know such a popular thing to do there in paris.

if you look at the seine, they're looking at notre dame all the time. in the center of the seine. it's kind of a beacon of the city. and it's hard -- i mean, i was there, not last sunday, but the sunday before, i'm not a catholic, but i went there for mass to kind of experience the building as it works, as a working cathedral. i was so struck by it was a large congregation. it was a mixed congregation, young and old, all sorts of ethnicities. it's still a working church. this is an incorrect tragedy on so many levels. but certainly here, if you were standing on the bridge with me tonight and you looked around and you saw the faces of people staring, you would understand the emotion people feel for this building. and right now, it's -- you'll see it in your mikts, i pictur sure. it's burning orange, the color of the building. it's like it's bathed in orange light. it's just a sight no one would have expected to have seen. >> these images are haunting. madelein thank you for sharing your shots with us. she joins us from the bridge as she watches the cathedral of notre dame burn. jus

for generations, artists have sketched and painted on the banks of the seine.g to sketch the old spire from memory. he's not a religious man but he is a proud parisien and through his art wants to give shape to what might rise once more. "i am sad, but we are going to fight back", he says. "we will find wood in the french forests and we will build again. i can see the stained glass is still there, it is magnificent. it will be all right." there is no doubting the loss, but neither of the determination to raise again the glory of notre dame. fergal keane, bbc news, paris. that special report and a special relationship and he stated they called the city of light and love which tells the world how much he loves this magnificent cathedral. —— how much it loves. somebody who has a very special relationship to that cathedral is the mayor of this district appears, the bulimic we are joined by every avail. welcome to bbc. -- joined by every avail. welcome to bbc. —— we arejoined by. so sad to see what has happened to your magnificent cathedral but hopeful like the rest

that area right by the river seine, we can hear the alarms there, and of course, you can see those flae those flames are burning through that 12th—century cathedral, notre dame, the flames behind those buildings and not clear how fast. how the firefighters will be able to get those under control. they are ripping through there. the more you look at the pictures, the more you wonder if there will be anything left. the walls are stone, so one would hope they will obviously survive, but we have also heard some of the statues have been removed because there was some renovation work going on, this scaffolding on the outside. the spire though has collapsed and notre dame. we are told that the spire has collapsed. and the frame of the roof has also been damaged and the fire is still ripping through notre dame cathedral. we are hearing that president macron has cancelled his planned speech due to what they are calling this terrible fire that paris mayor lamenting this terrible fire, president trump also tweeting his alarm and what is going on in the firefighters doing their best to contain tho

whatever they possibly can, and the striking thing, standing among the crowds on the banks of the seine, isjust the silence, the quiet of people stunned by the destruction of notjust a great french cultural artefact but of one that belonged to the world. notre dame de paris offered an image of france that seemed eternal, even if the age of kings and emperors and powerful cardinals past was long past. it was built more than 800 years ago when kings ruled by divine right, and grand and great cathedrals of stone and stained glass were designed to reach for the sublime. so this is absolutely a cultural disaster, for all of us, notjust the french, but also of european significance. paris had been the hot cauldron of gothic architecture from the 11th and 12th centuries, and it had influenced a whole lot of buildings in england, including westminster abbey, and all our subsequent cathedrals. notre dame survived europe's devastating wars of religion, and the age of revolution. it was a theatre of hubris, napoleon was crowned emperor here by the pope. at the end of world war ii, the bells of not

that comes from that us seine rr that splits and goes around notre dame and the ile de la cite.left, the sorbonne, on the right side, the louvre, which was a great palace built by the king and became a museum. there was the beautiful flower markets, and other markets that existed. people who lived there. and the walls were built to keep away the vikings. it they would raid down through that river. our own benjamin franklin lived not far from notre dame, and there is a restaurant that celebrates the fourth of july every year, unbroken, since america's independence. it's located just a few blocks from notre dame. >> harris: you give us such rich detail about the interwoven fabric between america and not just france but europe. such richness in your details. i'm so appreciative of that. the president has tweeted out about this, just momentarily. i want to re-share that presidential tweet. "so horrible to watch the massive fire notre dame cathedral in paris. perhaps flying water tankers could be used to pull it out. must act quickly!" we are watching these flames appear to grow, and

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solidarity along the seine.t night hundreds of parisians turned out for a candlelit vigil to pay homage to the 850—year—old gothic structure. extra time for new mums and dads — campaigners call on the government to extend parental leave forfamilies with premature babies. avoiding double holiday heartache — if you have to cancel your trip unexpectedly, what are your refund rights? why are there calls for stronger regulation? in sport, it gets messi for manchester united. no nou camp fairytale for ole gunnar solskjaer as his side are knocked out of the champions league by a brilliant barcelona. the view of earth from space — we'll find out how the team behind bbc one's latest documentary series captured these stunning shots. some dense fog to watch out for this morning, particularly across england but when that lives will have a sunny day and it is getting warmer. — — when that lift. it's wednesday 17th of april. our top story: firefighters have been praised for risking their lives to save notre—dame cathedral, as

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solidarity along the seine.omage to the 850—year—old gothic structure. extra time for new mums and dads — campaigners call on the government to extend parental leave forfamilies with premature babies. avoiding double holiday heartache — if you have to cancel your trip unexpectedly, what are your refund rights? why are there calls for stronger regulation?

know if you can see it, but the boat that's going by, that's a tourist boat that goes up and down the seine river right there where notre dame, the famed cathedral, is, and on the right you see, this is still a live picture, the paris skyline glowing with the fire consuming its landmark gothic cathedral. we have just learned the fire has now spread to one of the iconic rectangular towers. those are the towers to the left. reports are the twelfth century church's interior woodwork is in danger and french firefighters are frantically trying to contain this blaze. firefighters are calling this an accident as it originated near the area where they were undergoing about $6 million in renovations but paris prosecutors have nonetheless opened an investigation. it was just an hour ago that the gigantic spire of the notre dame cathedral collapsed. i believe in this video to the right, you will see it going down tragically. it was right after that that the actual roof went down. you can see where the entry of the blaze right there at the roof, that was very close to where much of the renovation was g

these people are not familiar with notre dame, it sits on a little island in the river seine here. did that affect vehicles from getting to that scene? did you see difficulty there or what? >> you know, at any given times, there's a lot of people that are going through the area. a lot of sightseers and tour it as we did saturday. it is an island. it's where the tribes originally settled this area and back when it was gal before the romans came in. it was the heart of the origination of paris and france. a building that was built. when we toured it, it was interesting. you go through the big stone columns and you walk through the back. from that point it's the back. it's narrow. i was taken aback by how much wood was inside it. the stone iconic spires make you think that it's a stone church but there's a lot of wood in it. just precious wood carvings and painting. it struck me. i can't believe that much of that would have survived. >> neil: no, i think you're right. david, you noticed what i noticed when i was there with my wife. i was surprised by all the wood in there. i thought t

enforce section 2 of the voting rights act for the reason why a citizenship question is needed on the seine sucensus. the doj has been enforcing the voting rights act for over 50 years without the need for a citizenship question. what are your thoughts on that? >> my thoughts are that it's being litigated right now and i think oral argument's on april 23rd so i'm not going to discuss it. >> okay. i wanted to also ask about zero tolerance policy. do you agree with your predecessors zero tolerance policy memorandum issued last year april 2018? >> well, there's a lot of misunderstanding about the zero tolerance policy. the zero tolerance policy is that the department would prosecute cases that are referred to the department. and the thing that caused family separation was the referral of cases to the department that involved families with children. the president has put out an executive order, i believe, saying that we -- dhs is not going to follow that policy. and as far as i know, we are not getting referrals of that type, but the general proposition that the department will prosecute cases

all along the seine, people are singing hymns. notre dame survived the french revolution.his is where napoleon was crowned emperor of france. it survived two world wars and the nazi occupation. the heart of france. while the cause of this fire is not yet known, authorities are investigating if it might have been linked to the construction work. now the reconstruction work will have to begin all over again with much more damage to undo. macron has vowed to rebuild. but what stood for centuries could take a generation to restore. can they rebuild? >> i don't know if i will be alive when they will finish to rebuild it. it will be very, very complicated. >> reporter: complicated, yes. and tragic, too. but notre dame is the heart of paris, and the french people are determined to do what they can to save her. ♪ i'm david wright in paris. >> and a big thanks to david there. in paris as you see that shot of people singing. we saw people crying yesterday. so many emotions tied to this. as we said this morning, you know, the timing of it is, you know, part of what plays into this ju

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