tonight by gong they had no he is chief restoration architect for the vienna cathedral known as st stephens he joins me tonight from the austrian capital mr that are it's good to have you on the show you have heard the accounts from those firefighters in paris today just like the rest of us what is your reaction to what they said today well of course i've heard yes and i can imagine that this was the heaviest strokeplay ever had to do it because it's such a complicated building and of course to have a spire that reaches up almost two hundred meters buff the earth. will live a normal equipment it's not made for this and of course there's another component the. mythological meaning of such a building the symbolic meaning that makes it even more difficult i think to to handle all these cases do you agree that the cathedral had a very close call on monday evening with with total destruction. yes when i saw first the pictures i was really afraid that the big spy in the center of the cathedral built fall down and really it did and at this moment i thought it would really destroy all the vaults an

here is stephen sterling and, first, mel st pier. it's a pity that during a recent break in reporting the brexit chaos, the bbc did not divert more of its tv resources to covering the significant protests going on around the world, in particular near london, concerning the far more important problem facing us — climate change. was it because the bbc, like donald trump, does not think climate change is significant enough to bother about? i was surprised to see the minimal coverage of the first day of the extinction rebellion's climate change protest on monday's bbc news at ten. thousands of people blocked london's streets, but this was ignored in the headlines. and later in the programme, i think it got less than 30 seconds coverage, leaving people rather poorly informed. by contrast, itv dealt with it in about two minutes, while channel 4 had proper coverage. the fact that protesters were initiating a campaign on the biggest issue of our time, with the implications for our politics and society, seems to have been missed by the editor

here is stephen sterling and, first, mel st pier.porting the brexit chaos, the bbc did not divert more of its tv resources to covering the significant protests going on around the world, in particular near london, concerning the far more important problem facing us — climate change. was it because the bbc, like donald trump, does not think climate change is significant enough to bother about? i was surprised to see the minimal coverage of the first day of the extinction rebellion's climate change protest on monday's bbc news at ten. thousands of people blocked london's streets, but this was ignored in the headlines. and later in the programme, i think it got less than 30 seconds coverage, leaving people rather poorly informed.

stephen: what did you model? >> for the ford delingnc c modl st this. ( laughter ) i modeled -- >> stephen: i totally see it.gs model also for ralph lauren and calvin klein and i used to go to the offices and ralph and his brother, jerry, would put the new clothes on me and sew them on. >> stephen: when are you going to write the book? >> i had to contribute as a kid. my mom was like, "you know what? it's time you get out there. you're 10. you have wasted 10 years of earnings." so... >> stephen: that's a harrowing tale. >> well, you know. that's why i'm so drawn to "game of thrones." >> stephen: thank you for being here, sunday might, he "game of thrones." white walker. "60 minutes" airs sundays on the cbs. anderson cooper, everybody. we'll be right back with ruth wilson. ♪ when you have nausea, ♪ heartburn, ♪ indigestion, ♪ upset stomach, ♪ diarrhea... girl, pepto ultra coating will treat your stomach right. ♪nausea, heartburn, ♪ indigestion, upset stomach, ♪ diarrhea... try pepto with ultra coating. get e*trade, dawg. what would i say to somebody keep being you.? keep loving. keep aspiring. keep striving.

this is the dean of st anne's cathedral, stephen forde. a person of convicted faith or honest questions, whether we have walked through the doors of this cathedral as president oi’ doors of this cathedral as president or prime minister, politician or police officer, personalfriends or prime minister, politician or police officer, personal friends or close family member, we each come to express our grief and shock, our tea rs express our grief and shock, our tears and our loss. we offer our heartfelt sympathy and personal prayers to lyra's mother, jim, her partner, her sisters, and brothers, and each of you who is part of her wider circle of family and friends. lyra was a person who broke down barriers and reached across boundaries. this was her hallmark in life. this is her legacy in death. asa life. this is her legacy in death. as a journalist, she pursued truth wherever it took her, never content with the solemn silence of u na nswered with the solemn silence of unanswered questions. lyra was a child of the good friday agreement. she was

leading the service, the dean of st anne‘s cathedral stephen ford, and also catholic priest father martinpenness and her desire to bring people together made her toe tickle a political. —— nick hurd totally apolitical. it has been of immense solace that lyra made so —— meant so much to so many. we can go to our ireland correspondent emma fardy. this funeral very much the evidence of what the family are saying. she meant so much to so many people. that‘s right. there has been this huge outpouring of grief over the last few days since lyra mckee‘s death. some 600 people inside the cathedral here in belfast. many people lining the streets here. many friends and family of her son as people to continue her messages of positivity. particularly marking this event is the presence of political leaders within the congregation, the irish prime minister, the irish president, theresa may, jeremy corbyn, a mark of solidarity and unity that this event has inspired. political leaders from across the divide in northern ireland coming together as well. of course, her family have indicated that in a stateme

st petersburg. now on bbc news: hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur.ust days ago, hopes were high that a peace deal to end afghanistan's long war might be in sight. talks involving the us, the taliban and the afghan government representatives were to take place in qatar but they didn't happen. the taliban objected the delegation coming from kabul and a familiar cycle of of recrimination and violence resumed. my guest is mohammad umer daudzai, president ghani's peace envoy. what will it take to bring peace to afghanistan? mohammad umer daudzai in kabul, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. let's start with those peace talks that were supposed to happen in qatar. the whole world was watching and waiting and then they didn't happen. what went wrong? it was supposed to be the first intra—afg han dialogue, not negotiation. sort of breaking the ice to get familiar to each other, and because of the complexities of the past and some weaknesses on both sides, more on the side of the host, it didn't happen. but hopefully it will resume soon. the process will

here is stephen sterling and, first, mel st pier.the far more important problem facing us — climate change. was it because the bbc, like donald trump, does not think climate change is significant enough to bother about? i was surprised to see the minimal coverage of the first day of the extinction rebellion's climate change protest on monday's bbc news at ten. thousands of people blocked london's streets, but this was ignored in the headlines. and later in the programme, i think it got less than 30 seconds coverage, leaving people rather poorly informed. by contrast, itv dealt with it in about two minutes, while channel 4 had proper coverage. the fact that protesters were initiating a campaign on the biggest issue of our time, with the implications for our politics and society, seems to have been missed by the editors. it raises the question how media should cover something which is notjust contained but is a long emergency. that question exorcised other viewers, too. the subject was explored last week's bbc one documentary climate c

let's go to stephen in st. louis who owes the government. caller: good morning.y wife and i are both retired. we have pension and social security and my wife does freelance work as an educator. yeare every year, but this when i compared it to last owed 6000 three dollars less -- $1603 less to the government. we didn't have any taxes taken out by my daughter. she was getting $80 more. we pay at the end. it was a benefit to me. i am going to go out and get me a secondhand car which we need. it benefited me. host: you didn't owe as much because your bracket was reduced or what? caller: i am not sure. the bracket with the standard deduction going up. i have a lot of deductions. when it was all said and done, compared to what i owed last year, i am unveiling it today. i'm looking at the envelopes now. i got $1603 less. host: let's hear from john next. he is in boston. john getting a refund more than he expected. caller: good morning. , iis refreshing but, i think have been retired for 20 years. security, pension, stuff like that. , maybe three or four years ago. i jus

democratic,st all with the exception of cuba and venezuela, which is now a royal mess. talk about how democracy is doing in other places. stephen: think about most of these, you have to look at a lot of african countries. if you look at recent developments in brazil, even in mexico, everything about brazil i found surprising. the next president ended up in jail. the level of corruption scandal was enormous. they elected someone, according to the american press, who is pretty right-wing. it is interesting to say there's a natural order of evolution where everyone becomes a consolidated democracy and everything is great. that's the problem. we look around the world, it's only north america, western europe, which has done very well, eastern europe far more problematic. parts of each azor, which rate achievedsia, which some democracy. you look at these indicators of democratization. it's a pretty messy place. it's surprising that the level of corruption was so high. all the headsl, of state and that, was a pretty impressive guy, now in jail. surprising his successor, the next military guy, they go back to the military. it also does