notre-dame cathedral, and paris is burning. -- in paris is burning. a fire is still raging out of control l and officials say they are not sure the blaze can be contained. the delegates buyer at the center of the roof and the roof itself have collapsed into thehe center of the 12 century gothic church. the fire has spread to at least one of the cathehedrals'two gret towers. french president emmanuel macron says the blaze was taking a part of all of france's people with it. inititial reports s suggest the blaze may y be related too renovation work that wasas ununderway at notre d dame. we want to go live now to an eyewitness. he was watching the fire from his balcony a few blocks from the cathedral. hi, this is spread in berlin. can you hear me? >> yes. brent: we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us. what are you seeing right now? >> i see the blaze. it is still burning. there is no end to the fire for now. there doesn't seem to be -- it was like it will be burning for a long time. that's the impression i got. brent: give us an idea, how far

it's good to have you with us notre dame cathedral in paris is burning tonight a devastating fire that started early this evening is still raging out of control officials say they're not sure the blaze can be contained the delegates are at the center of the roof and the roof itself have collapsed into the nave of the twelfth century gothic church the fire has also spread to at least one of the cathedrals to great towers but a few minutes ago officials expressed optimism that the building itself. one firefighter has been seriously hurt well that's the latest information from president emanuel saying the blaze was taking a part of all of france's people. with. well what an evening it has been my colleague wheel of blue cross is here with me you're following a very special what's being said. but let's talk about this report that they may be able to save the building right just i mean about an hour or two ago we have the foreign ministry in france saying they weren't sure they weren't certain there's no way to tell if they'd be able to save these towers it did appear from the images that t

however, the acres burned has dramatically gone up. and to be honest, the acres burned going up is about 3% or less of the fires. it's a couple very, very large fires every year driving that. i don't have to mention that the cost of suppressing those fires is incredible. we are putting a lot of money into suppressing those fires and , nowadays unfortunately, to rebuilding those communities as well. the one thing we can track and we don't have good data on , public health, but we do track houses burning. in california really has been a leader in tracking the houses burning and surveying the damage. and, unfortunately, in some ways , it has paid off recently. you can see and the last two years the dramatic rise in the number of structures that have are burned. whole communities completely destroyed, including some of those pictured that were not even necessary thought to be in high fire danger areas. and i am going to talk a little bit about why we think that is. i can't neglect the fact that we our in maryland. why does this even matter

of paris, reduced to burning rubble. for those of you watching on fox television stations across the nation, we'll return you to regular programming. our coverage continues on fox news channel on satellite and cable now. >> shepard: the breaking news. 3:00 on the east coast. noon on the west coast. 8:00 p.m. in paris. the cathedral at notre dame is burning to the ground. the fire began just about, we believe, three-plus hours ago and has raged out of control ever since. we have pictures of the spire collapsing as it did more than an hour ago. largely the cathedral at notre dame is no more. the front of the building, the stone edifice, which is the site of so many pictures and photographs of the more than 30,000 daily visitors still stands. there it is. but the cathedral itself behind it and all of the priceless artifacts that it contained appear to be from the camera's eye largely lost. benjamin hall has been watching with us from our regional newsroom in london. benjamin, the fire brigades arrived more than an hour ago

the roof appears to have burned entirely. we watched earlier and you could hear the crowds shout out in horror as the spire went up in smoke and as part of the structure fell. so people here really living this fire as they watch it. this is an extraordinary structure. very historic one. one that people come from all over the world to see up close. visiting both its outside, the famous facade you can see just behind me, but also the insides which we're thinking at this stage, and there's been no confirmation of the damage caused, but will clearly have suffered a great deal of harm. even as i speak, there's fire engines surrounding the structure. the water cannons are being directed toward the very top of the roof, and now reaching the flames, but still, those flames continue to burn here in paris. >> so are you seeing any -- we've seen -- from our vantage point, from one of the cameras, we were able to see that actually there were some firefighters who had gotten up considerably high on the outside of one of the walls. and the

burning down at this very momen. there are no words. even describe what's happening right now h harris is collapsing [inaudible] horrible hororrible. by collapse my home. the final words a catastrophe [inaudible] for the to see. why should your just? paris is deputy man has described colossal damage t to e of thehe world's most famous chararges. ememergency serervis and all scrambling to salvage the pricelesess works of art housed inside. but officials say the gothic buildings would in in teria is likely to be destroyed.. the eight hundred and fifty year old cathedral was in the process of b being renovated. with some sections on the scaffolding. i will come back to what is our continuing coverage of t those developingng eventnts o out that true dumb if you're just joining us this evening. let's remind you of what we know a major fight has broken out of the not too cathedral hit in central paris. i was made a medieval touch one of the most visited. site set in the world you looking that at some live images not. my apologies those are no

maybe it doesn't burn through. that was burned so viciously there was very little. the last picture you saw was very encouraging to me because there's not a lot of fire material on the floor of the cathedral. it must have burned so violently it's mostly ashes down there. that makes me think they may be able to preserve -- >> that's the picture you're talking about. that looks better than you thought? >> that's encouraging to me. it's not, you know, 30 feet of debris, well i don't want to compare anything to the trade center. but it's not, you know, stuff that's -- smoldering for days. it looks like they've got this fire out. >> that -- it's interesting that you could look at that and -- to me it looks obviously terrible. but that's interesting from your -- >> to me it makes me think that all the statues are going to be okay. we've done that at fires here in new york city. the statues survive. they're marble, they're unbelievable. paintings from the heat, i don't know. >> commander, do you agree that that picture looks better to you than perhaps to a non-professional

the intensity of which is burning. it's like a bunsen burner from her school laboratory is turned up from her school laboratory is turned up infull from her school laboratory is turned up in full in a cathedral that is engulfing everything around it. —— from your school laboratory. that is onafire from your school laboratory. that is on a fire that is uncontrolled, that is burning at absolutely full force and sucking in all the oxygen to keep that fire going. it is going to be the most, you know, you see the pompeii and you see them and salute them sanding them on the side of the building when there any potent —— formal position themselves. but it looks they are powerless to do very much at this age. and you wonder if there is a plan in place now to kind of preserve as much of it as possible because it is already been as you said devastating. 850 years of history, a lot of it has gone up in the space of an hour when you and i were sitting rethinking... we could not believe it, it wasjust i were sitting rethinki

who burned down black churches. i want to play a video. this is his plea to whoever is it behind the acts of violence. listen to him. >> if you participated in this, you have sucomeb to evil, powers and principalities are controlling your life. i encourage you to look deep into your heart and step away from the darkness that has enveloped you and turn yourself in because you will be caught. >> mayor, do you think his plea has any chance of working? >> you would hope so, don. his words does have some strength to it. this individual or individuals who are participated in these heinous crimes they have committed, the relevance to -- the impact on the people in the surrounding communities and especially the congregation, it's hurtful and there may be some fear that is being exhibited by those part of the churches that have been impacted. at the same time but what is in the dark will come to light and these individuals will. there's going to be that day where that mistake is made and when that mistake is made. all the local law enforcement agen

i'm sad tonight to see this part of us burn." that's the english translation of president macron's tweet of just a few moments ago. on the ground, watching along with the rest of us. up close is an american tourist, carolyn, who is in paris right now. carolyn, can you tell us how close you are to the scene and what you're seeing? >> hi, yes! i'm a couple of blocks away, a food five to seven minute walk. i'm in a different area, but i have a pretty clear view of notre dame. so if you are looking at the front, i am on the left hand side. >> does it appear -- is the fire lessening at all? does it seem like they are getting a handle on it? >> yeah, it seems like it. at first, the flames were really big, the smoke ras ridwas origi pretty greenish, and now it's like a grayish color. it's mostly coming from the very back where the steeple was and the altar of the church would be. >> carolyn, had you been visiting the cathedral today or during your viz it? >> yeah. so i actually live in france and work about an hour away from here. so i

like i see the writing the firefighters because i see water bodies burning you burning signs the french president manual micron he is at the scene are you hearing anything about what he has said. quite actually by reuters and i'm not reading what i read about a brick i saw this i read this and i saw what he said and i know is there a lot and i said no it's more information maybe you heard yesterday about the possible cause i mean i'm sure would people were standing there and they were trying to comprehend what they were seeing i'm sure that people must have asked how did this the begin. well if it had happened for me it of that happened to speculate . not appropriate and especially. like i remember a few weeks ago there was there was a fire. started at the side door for the cathedral not far from here was the sounds of difference the theater during mass actually was some day when i was a few weeks ago and and the very same week there was about an attack from churches but but but even i say this i will never allow myself to speculate on that because i have absolutely no knowledge on. any

so it got like burn and burn again, like, it was the fire didn't stop. so it couldn't stop, because all the pieces were like falling down. they were getting burnt again and again and again. it was just horrible. and the smoke. and i got messages and photos from people who live even outside of paris and they could still see the smoke from notre dame. and uh really don't know. i'm really in shock. for me, it's something -- something's -- i really don't know how to explain this, but it's like the history is like, for now win just see a building burning, but i know that the history revealed, you know? yeah. >> a truly horrible moment in the history of paris, france. patrick, thank you very much for your eyewitness account. we have a lot more on this breaking story. take a quick break. we'll be right back. so you're with the ups store? yes. in fact, we printed these right here. oh, i thought you guys just did shipping. no we do printing, packing, faxing, notarizing, shredding, mailboxing, copying, taping, binding, uh huh... consulting, designing, returning, s

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>> as you said churches burn in two days. -- ten days. but they're working collectively with the governor's office and local officials here, the fire chief and the police chief, who is also a member of the seventh district. we talk each and every day about upcomeings and the briefings that are going on. but to say we have any specifics right now, it's still too soon to say that. >> it's a bit premature. i understand that. in a statement the naacp said the spike in church burnings in southern states is a reflection of the embolden racial rhetoric and tension spreading across the country. explain to the public why the burning of churches has so much significance, especially in the south. >> i can't say for one reason or another that actual burning was a rossest act or a hate crime until we can determine who caused them, who's behind them, i don't think we can rightfully or truthfully say it was either or. we need think before we can generate what it is targeted by. >> listen i thunk i conveyed that. i'm wondering the significance of church

notre dame is burning to the ground. the famed cathedral in the heart of paris began with a small fire, we believe, in a construction area in the rear of the facility just about 2:40 ago. for reasons which we do not yet know, that fire spread and did so quickly. eventually engulfed the upper parts of notre dame. then we watched the spire atop it completely engulfed in flames before it was burned beyond recognition. the upper floors of notre dame have largely been charred and reduced to nothing more than the stilts along the frame. and whatever was inside the treasures of france up in smoke along with this grand cathedral that was built more than 850 years ago today. for context, benjamin haddid works in the french consulate in dc. french media is reporting people crying in the streets and the government is launching an emergency plan to try to save the artwork in the church. we're looking for translation sources. the arrow on the top has collapsed, meaning the spire on the top. a terrible day for the history of our count

it burned the roof. that has collapsed. right now firefighters are in a defensive posture trying to make sure this does not spread further to the east. as you can see, hoses are continuing to pour water on the hot spots now. the large flames and the thick black smoke, you don't see that anymore. firefighters say they have made good progress. back to you in the studio. >> jesse, i know there is an oakland fire investigator on the scene asked to report to the command post. have you seen any evidence of that and has anyone told you anything else? >> reporter: we saw the video that we just showed our viewers, that was given to police and the fire investigator on scene. they are already looking into how this started. that video, the cell phone video will be a part of that investigation as they believe at least the fire department told us earlier that this started outside by one of the first arriving companies. they called it in as a fire outside of the building and then it spread to the interior of the building. what caused the

like something was burning. then one of the bartenders said that it's not at the restaurant, actually. and the other person came in and said well, notre dame is on fire. and at first i was like how is that possible? t something ridiculous. it cannot be happening. and then so we ran out of the bar, and we -- what i saw in front of me was terrific, and horrible. one of the symbols of paris next to notre dame and the films is actually burning. and the fire was so big that i could see actually the ashes on my jacket, and it was horrible. then it was like a few hours ago, and now it seems like it's getting better, and so i'm sure that the roof, because i have a friend who lives just right behind notre dame, so i could see that the roof collapsed, and what i can see, i am in front of this, so i see the two towers. and i can tell you right now, looking at the noter dame, that the left tower is actually on fire. there are people on my left side i can clearly see people praying, saying a prayer in french. people crying.

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it's still burning. obviously it's not just embers. it's burning. and how we're feeling is there's a palpable sense of sadness and loss here. >> have you had an opportunity to talk to any of the people? have you talked to any parisiennes and gotten their sense of how they are able to cope with what they're seeing? >> we just got here so i haven't had a chance to talk to anybody directly. but i can tell you based on facial expressions, everyone is distraught and sad. we've seen some people crying. as i said, very thick palpable sense of sadness and loss. >> notre dame cathedral which is an iconic symbol of paris, an iconic symbol of the beauty of paris, that is so much a part of the history of paris, obviously is now in a fight for its life with hundreds of firefighters trying to save what they can. we already witnessed, a few hours ago, a collapse of the delicate and stunning spire, and the paris skies, both in day and now in night, just lit up by a blaze instead of the lights that would normally be grazing this beautiful structure. we have just a c

the fire continues to burn. the cathedral of notre dame is notjust one of paris's most famous landmarks — it's one of france's biggest cultural sites, and one of the world's most famous tourist attractions. the fire began about three hours ago and the flames spread rapidly. it's engulfed much of the building. when the fire reached the roof the main spire collapsed. inside, it's feared the flames will have destroyed much of the interior, including priceless artefacts. hundreds of firefighters are still attempting to control the blaze and the fire service has said that the next hour is crucial. they can't use water—bombing aircrafts in this case — because it could cause the whole building to collapse. on the right of that shot, a couple of hoses being used to douse the fla mes of hoses being used to douse the flames from the ground, because to do so from the air would not many of those watching from beyond the security cordon have been in tears. i'm joined now by our paris correspondent hugh schofield. tell

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burning and the top of the cathedral is actually completely burned now and. there's nothing left and this time where the main. we can see the firefighters trying to do that fortunately we believe that there's nothing that can be done it's reached at. that moment. can you tell me what this building means to you and to many people living in paris. you know it's one of our landmarks it's famous. one of the churches which we're the proudest in paris and. everyone knows it and i was i was riding my bike and i saw the fire it was like oh my god. let it not be you know saddam that's burning and eventually it is a. really really sad and tragic that it's a symbol it's a symbol of terrorists one of the many that we have but still are standing up and burning so we don't really know how it's going to look like tomorrow. and can you describe for me the reaction the response of the people around you was speaking to our correspondent there in paris and she was saying that people are watching this with shock and disbelief and tears yet meaning down their faces. yes everyone

this collapsing and all the outer part started collapsing and collapsing and burning and burning. so the fire was horrible and heated. >> horrible thing to see but thankfully in control now. the investigation continues. we'll also look at how this is affecting, you know, the whole religious community not just about catholicism or christianity here, but religious groupings from all over the world came in together on this because each religion has their own buildings which are sacred, and they can all relate to what happened here in paris. we'll be back in just a moment. o deal with shave irritation. so, we re-imagined the razor with the new gillette skinguard. it has a unique guard between the blades. that's designed to reduce irritation during the shave. because we believe all men deserve a razor just for them. the best a man can get. gillette. when you rent from national... it's kind of like playing your own version of best ball. because here, you can choose any car in the aisle, even if it's a better car class than the one you reserved. so no matter what, you're guaranteed to ha

the fire continues to burn. the cathedral of notre dame is notjust one of paris's most famous landmarks — it's one of france's biggest cultural sites, and one of the world's most famous tourist attractions.

to burn it seems like pretty dramatic. >> i think somebody killed her. if she was burned to death, i don't think anybody would commit suicide by setting themselves on fire. >> reporter: the neighborhood is quiet and picturesque. seeing the cars and tape up is dramatic. >> i don't think they would have it over here. >> reporter: this is alameda's first death in the year. last year there was a one murder, cindy lee after a robbery. that crime was solved four months later. >>> and investigators were here for about five hours. right now they have no new leads, and they have not identified the body. in alameda, lisa amin abc7 news. >> thank you. a school is closing. abc7 news reporter kate larson says parents are angry at the school pastor. kate. >> reporter: alma, that's right. the this is a city of institution. after 1 10 years, school is closing indefinitely. >> there is such a deep sadness right now that we are all feeling. >> reporter: megan has four kids who are gone to star of the sea, catholic school in san francisco rps richmond district. last year a

saving the resale market the new york times is reporting that three historically black churches have burned in less than two weeks in one south louisiana parish where officials said they have found suspicious elements in each case while there is still no official motives or suspects there is a very long and ugly white supremacy history of burning predominately black churches here in the united states especially in the southern states these latest fires come up through three straight years of hate crime increases in the u.s. including a seventeen percent rise in just two thousand and seventeen alone and here is where the twist my friends comes in because according to the a.c.l.u. at a time when violence by white supremacy this is on the rise the f.b.i. appears to be targeting black people in a secret intelligence program concerning so-called black identity extremists and extremist group that well. doesn't actually seem to exist isn't that extreme so today let's take a hard look just where u.s. law enforcement priorities are when it comes to to combating extremism as we start watching the haw

burning pieces falling down tidy one but. because the wind was coming no way the people were not moving because i think everyone was in shock and. you could also see i mean that. a moment on a of our day when you can you could see that the flames like ten times because they were on all the screens around you everybody was filming what was going on but you also had. quite a few people crying actually i think it was partly fury who were in shock and worried about their children but also the forensic people who were just really hurt by what they were seeing you know have you been able to find out if you heard anyone confirm if there were people you know inside the church that there were people who were trying to get out and you heard anything i said that in fact. i only heard rumors i can confirm anything. i am now i can only tell you what i what i saw i think people were taking pictures but it's reassuring each other no i can see the people in the pictures that wearing helmets firemen but that doesn't say anything about what wa

and then it burned. and believe it burns and i feel that sadness in a shock that so many of our fellow french citizens feeling now. i was the french president there we've got team coverage of the fire is standing by in paris is our correspondent barbara vevo and here in the studio with meat or news editors him and william glue crofts to all of you welcome let me start here with barbara earlier in the evening barbara we feared that all was lost but now there's cautious optimism that parts of notre dame will be saved. yes the fed of the firefighters there was as you say cautiously optimistic and say said just a little while ago that he thought they had now been able to cordon chain the fire to a certain degree and even if you look at it you can see this behind us in hour ago you could see sort of bright red flames really shooting up to the sky from time to time and that has sort of quieted down a bit the fire has become less evident constantly firefighting firefighters are pouring water from big hoses from

i i tensions once more on the streets of paris with fires burning across the streets as well yellow vests protesters who are now five months into this protest every saturday they've been out on the streets this time burning calls motorbikes

until it's burned out. they are putting most on the flames but only strong. from the ground position and also and this didn't companies are cities came from. the internet sitting around they saw. the. towers from where they were projecting on this train so it's just it is the absence of the of the canadair. trains that people money money you know these are these are what we need. to worry about bringing the whole structure down and you know for people who maybe are not familiar with gothic architecture and for how a cathedral would be built i mean what we're looking at right now is is basically wood right and this is wood that is since yuri's old and it's now on fire we're talking about a powder keg here aren't we yes you're absolutely right i mean the the main structure of this this cathedral is is would. be holding up just like the house i'm standing now the the the the bins holding up the cathedral roof an aspiring area things will work as well as which all of that has been and that's rash. you know we h

something was burning. and when we saw the flames ten minutes after, first we could not believe it because we said, you know, is a resident of the district we see five times a week notre dame in the morning, in the evening and say hello almost every day to notre dame. it is a symbol for us and it was unbelievable. people were crying in the street. i saw many people crying... but what is really amazing is that now we know that the structure is safe. we are in the heart of paris and citizens are safe, there was no loss of life. so that is great. and there are many tourist and people from the us, from sweden, canadians... everyone started at nine, 10pm. people were offering prayers, people were singing, there is a positive vibration now and it helps is a prescient when you love your city so much. —— as a resident of paris, it helps when you love your city so much... it is hard to find the words. it is a tragedy but there is a positive vibration now. and altogether people, the people of paris and tourist, t

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and all of that interior wood likely burning? >> yes, well, right now, the moon is shining above the cathedral. it's evening, it's not yet dark but almost. and as i said, the moon is sunshining, it could be peaceful. but it's really a tragic scene. almost macabre. the president macron who was supposed to be giving an important address this evening to address all of the challenges he's facing cancelled it. he is here now, and i know he was around the cathedral. i don't know if he got in. we're really blocked from that kind of access and then he went into the police headquarters. no sign that he's come out. i don't know if he will ultimately address us. and there is -- what you can see right now, from the front, which is the undamaged part with the two square towers, you'll only see a firefighters in a cabin spraying hoses. just a simple hose on a fire that was spectacular. there's no longer flames leaping. there's still acrid smoke coming from the back. but it has died down. not nearly what it was 45 minutes ago, an hour ago. so,

burning type of smell it is that electrical burning smell that were selling right now, and look at those flames there reading orange, they're bright they're not as tall as what i just talked to on the phone. it looks like they have. of them fighting the fire on the ground and then they have the ladder up shooting the water down there were also throwing some retarding of some kind into the building trying to get it under control. and yeah i see a playground to the right. i'm not sure that's elementary school you're talking about but they've closed off this entire area. they don't do not want anyone coming in this because there are multiple buildings in a row so could spread. but they're doing everything they can mean just seeing the way they're using this defensive mode here putting as much water as they can trying to get the ventilation in there at one point we saw the flames coming out of the windows of just building tree and you can see one of those buildings is actually under construction. so the that might not be so good for the materials in there could be more flammable so they have

but burning coal generates waste. it's called coal ash, and every year in the u.s., 130 million tons of it is created. >> it's the l largest industrial waste stream in america. you could fill the boxcars of a freight train that would stretch from new york city to melbourne, australia, with the coal ash that's generated every year in this country. >> the ash contains toxic metals. lead, arsenic, chromium, cadmium, others. anand it even s radioactive substances. >> it's these pollutants, many of them known to cause cancer, that have people worried. and the big question is, where are all thesese toxins ending u? >> there's fly ash and coal dust... we'll go on the front porch and do the same thing. >> you can see as you look up there the fresh ash. it's like an orangish color. when it's windy, it can get into their homes, it can get into their cars, and god forbid they're walking across the street or whatever, it actually gets into their lungs. >> in ththe uniteded states,s, e are over r 500 coal-fired power plants. and u

i i tensions once more on the streets of paris with fires burning across the streets as well yellow vests protesters who are now five months into this protest every saturday they've been out on the streets this time burning calls motorbikes and also been forming barricades as a way as trying to prevent the police and the john dom's getting close to them some sixty thousand police officers were deployed across france today a significant number here in paris to try and keep those tensions down to try and keep a lid on any problems but it doesn't seem that they managed to do that we saw many scuffles between the police and the protesters and in the end the police resulted

but they're burning wildly right now. and theying water. >>> two parents in california is grieving -- the tside father unresive apartment complex. dispatchers told him to perform cpr and he did, but the little girl did not make it. police didn't say what led up to the child being left in the car by herself. >> it hurts. just hearing about a baby passing away period. >> it's hard. the heat is here and everybody needs to watch their kids. >> no one has been charged or taken into custody. safety officials are warning temperatures inside a car could heat up to 120 degrees in 30 minutes even when it's only 85 degrees outside. >>> a california mother is desperately warn others this morning after her daughter died of anallergic reaction to toothpaste. marie morono spoke to allergic living and the 11-year-old had a severe dairy allergy and the dentist prescribed a tooth paste -- the toothpaste is not commonly used. >>> in the bay area, the council will discuss the downtown parking crunch. residents say some cars are taking up spo

topper five flying over the skeleton of an ac transit bus, the whole vehicle burned to a crisp. the illegal activity taking place near 42nd avenue and international boulevard. footage of the scene shared across snapchat. the intersection filled with cars doing doughnuts and other stunts and so far, no arrests. oakland police admitted to us they were clearly outnumbered and the sideshows have reached a new level of boldness. coming up at 6 o'clock, and how police will be changing their strategy going forward. >>> a night to take it easy with the rain coming and. >> to hands on the stairwell, does not take to slow the traffic down and make the traffic slick, but we have news, this is the only rain of the week pick tuesday through sunday all looking drive. let's get to the radar. bull's-eye over antioch and pittsburgh and concord. getting steady rainfall per the rain is actually already left the city of san francisco pick roads are certainly still wet but note the rain for the next hour or hour and a half. that rain has slid down to the south and east heading down towards castro va

crowds gathering in the streets below watching the heart of paris burn. as we come on in the west tonight, this just in, a picture from inside the cathedral. debris on the floor. but the cross still right there. the mayor revealing they now have drones inside the cathedral, monitoring the fire and what they see is, quote, terrible. abc's david wright is on the scene in paris tonight. >> reporter: tonight, an icon of paris, the very heart of the city, in flames. the whole world watching in disbelief. the spire of the 850-year-old notre dame cathedral collapsed, caving in the roof, engulfing this historic landmark in flames. american john dickas in paris watched from the balcony in shock while on the air with david this afternoon. >> we watched the spire come down about two minutes ago from our apartment. the sky is full of smoke, and you can smell it. just standing on our balcony. you can smell it in the air. i mean, it's happening right in front of us and it's just sickening. >> reporter: the first reports surfaced at 6:50 p.m. paris time. an ominous imag

the vaults stayed in position and the fire burned on top of it. here we sadly had the puncture of the vaults and therefore the buttresses are pushing in and that has to be sorted out. a lot of fire water has gone in. it had to. that will change the material point considerably. the smoke damage. all sorts of things. i have rebuilt a lot of church roofs following fire and it is actually the preparation thatis and it is actually the preparation that is so important. i imagine that there will be teams of people studying the elements, from the structure right through to the impact on the glass and the smoke damage. get as many people together to work together to find out what really needs to be done. the president has said it needs to be done quickly, possibly within five yea rs. done quickly, possibly within five years. is that realistic? it is not unrealistic provided the groundwork is done beforehand and not rushed in. it is worth spending several months, if not a year or so spending what is needed. a lot of the rest can be prepared off—site while

the alarm went off shortly before seven in the evening local time no saddam is burning spreading a brown black cloud across the sky her reasons and tourists looked on and heartbreak kept outside the security perimeter by authorities as ash fell in the vicinity. firefighters had a seemingly impossible task they had to work inside the building to save priceless our works and outside to contain the blaze as it engulfed the roof now saddam is one of the world's most famous churches holding cultural treasures from nearly a thousand years of french and catholic history. and the inferno brought french president emanuel mccrone to the scene he had been scheduled to give an address to the nation. he tweeted that the fire awoke the emotion of the entire nation and that the cathedral was a part of all french people it's still unclear what started the blaze there's been no word about arson or foul play the fire may have started in connection with renovation work on the roof scaffolding could be seen around much of the church and just a few days ago statues were removed from the upper spire they at l