it was the catholic church in drc, we have the catholic church, something they speak in so many other countries, often they are quiet, it depends what they want to do. apparently the pope blessed them and said that's a very good thing, go ahead, you are doing the right thing. i think we should have it as a non—you are addressing issues of poverty and all those things —— have it as poverty and all those things —— have itasa poverty and all those things —— have it as a norm. the church can play a big role in challenging the lack of democracy. catherine, when religious organisations for short of their own values, for the catholic church, this has been a very significant problem, an organisation which is, what are the conditions in which an organisation does not live up to its values? we have seen the catholic church not living up to its values when it comes to child abuse, it has been on a global scandal. it has wounded its and scarred its in terms of its reputation, shattered it in many ways. in that sense, that is a church that has not lived up to its own values at its re

, it will be macron's church, it will not be the catholic church. the monetary is minor compared to how you will be rebuild. will it be the same symbol of catholicism as it has been for nine centuries or something else? that has to do with how france believes this church will be in history and in his life from now on, much more than what it has been in the previous nine centuries. much more than what it has been in the previous nine centurieslj appreciate the previous nine centuries.” appreciate that it is such a complicated question but wejust appreciate that it is such a complicated question but we just saw yesterday even when we were talking about the restoration of the private chambers of marie antoinette and that was a huge expense, three years of restoration and we saw them to theirfull of restoration and we saw them to their full splendour. of restoration and we saw them to theirfull splendour. we of restoration and we saw them to their full splendour. we also saw in rome, the opening up of the marble stairs that christ is believed to have

right now you have two presidents within the catholic church. one president is office is pope francis citing one opinion. another president is pope benedict. he's retired, but speaking out. he's being active. this is just what the catholic church doesn't want. it creates more confusion. pope francis hasn't made any advances with regard to pedophilia in the catholic church, but this letter is a greater setback. >> mitchell, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> still ahead it's a shocking statistic. native american women far more likely to be murdered than people in other demographics. what members of congress are doing about it next. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depr

the support of the catholic church. the cathedral stands just south of the royal palace franco lived at the palace for a ton after the civil war. after their interviews at the rally antonio and maria stopped for coffee. and tony is researching the relationship between franco's government and the catholic church the church is the second largest property in spain after the federal government and antonio is preparing a report on its assets the church supported franco and in return acquired considerable new powers. when he was a little. bit with that girl financial new year the catholic church in spain is an earthly kingdom that's worth billions of dollars there but church lost its privileges during the second republican the one nine hundred thirty s. but its support for franco soon paid off. in one thousand thirty seven the bishops announced that the civil war was a christian crusade in return franco approved legislation that allowed the church to register public buildings as private property for a small fee of all the bis

i know when i was by the catholic church. yes this is. the bishops conference we had to come back on the on the financial issue since then. more than one hundred years ago the church and the state as agreements that separate they the. that's the. the region and the states are going to for the ways and the french that caused a lot of churches owns a lot of churches since then so therefore culturally church was pretty quick to say that's not our business that's the french state building so they have. to repair it and. but still there are some criticism. because as you say it's the catholic church and especially in france is there rich and kurds could afford at least to co-found the restoration of the church. i mean with the religious oh oh no there's a magnificent building. that's also there the issue for for the government it's also a building from the national on that national importance is not only. a place of religion. but still they decided to. give it their are going to resist and for people who want donation to rebuild the church if

the faith of their fathers, the catholic church. being sometimes a tad too accommodating to current -- they say they want to go to family has a sense of right and wrong, that has a loving mother but not afraid about the dangers. and we find today, that some people are saying we find today the church is now a little bit too permissive and a bit too accommodating. so we kind of get it from both sides. gerry: is not what francis is been trying to do? to make it seem a little more permissible. on issues like communion -- chris could be. i think he is remained solid on what you may call the basic issues of faith and morals. in the presentation of the public face, no doubt, he's trying to become a bit more conciliatory. gerry: will become back we will talk with the cardinal about one of the most pressing issues. the abuse of children and others by priests and what the church did or did not do about it. it. all money managers might seem the same, but some give their clients cookie cutter portfolios. fisher investments tailors portfolios to

it's so important to the catholic church, to paris. you want to preserve this. you want people, centuries from now, to be able to go back and look at this, to understand -- not just the architectural significance, but importance throughout the life of paris over many, many centuries. it's important to preserve this. paris has a great appreciation for its culture and not a lot of parisians go to church these days. sunday mass attendance is down to 10% or something. it's not very big. but that does not mean that they don't love this cathedral, that they don't identify with this cathedral. it's part of who they are. and to see this happen is just devastating. >> the love of this cathedral goes far beyond catholic worshippers. >> absolutely. >> it is one of the most iconic tourist attractions in all of paris. i want to bring david almasy back. you were with us a few minutes ago. you're about half a mile away from the scene but you were on the scene, essentially, when it happened. talk us through this last hour. >> reporter: absolutely. we were about two blocks away

says that city officials are in touch with the roman catholic diocese in paris the peak of the church there the spire was undergoing a six million year over innovation project we don't know this point if that is the . possible cause for this place. quoted the paris fire brigade they're saying that the fire is potentially linked to it but as you can say potentially that really doesn't give us anything clear at this point. and those are live pictures of the blaze from a distance hard to see through that smoke. but we but we are hearing reports again that the spire has collapsed because of the blaze i think we might actually be able to see pictures of this these are recorded pitches now and this is what we heard in the report. the iconic spire of not the drill toppled. by this rampant blaze. and that's a piece of history going down literally in flames five hundred is a trying to tackle this blaze but you can understand why they are struggling and seemingly failing. the piece of history taken down by natural forces in the center of paris. the eight hundred fifty year old iconic gothic arc

this is technically a catholic church. the vatican has said they have seen the shock and sadness of the news of the terrible fire that has delve tate -- devastated the cathedral of notre dame. the statement says that they're praying for firefighters and those confronting this situation. they said they express their closeness to french catholics and the population of paris and we assure our prayers for firefighters. we expect to hear from the u.s. cardinal timothy dolan within his diocese of course pays homage to notre dame. he will be talking about the common bond between the people of this country not only just catholics but the people of france also mourning the loss. bill, we don't know what started this. we do know the repurchase contributions and what is left. ruins. ruins that could take some time to mix and make right. you never can make it as it was. >> well, neil, in it is an accident, it's a monumental tragedy. forgive me for being suspicious. last month, a 17th century church was set on fire in paris. we've seen

the currentesses sexual abuse scandal in the catholic church. interview was recorded at the annual american historical association meeting. steve: john mcgreevy, from the university of notre dame, gore but which cannot i figured to go, "catholicism and american freedom," what is the premise behind it and what did you learn? prof. mcgreevy: i want to learn how american ideas of freedom intersected with the catholic global tradition. i learned there were moments of conflict and moments of overlap. in the 19th century, there was conflict over slavery. not many catholics were abolitionists. lots of overlap in efforts to reform the economy. there was overlap in the 50's on ideas about americanization. the intention of issues of sexuality, divorce, a lot of cordial issues -- cultural issues. steve: more than 90 years ago, al smith ran for president. the first catholic on the ticket. why was that significant? prof. mcgreevy: he was an immigrant kid from new york city, irish and german descent. never got beyond eighth-grade. against herbert hoover. by t

the revolutionary shift inside the catholic church, caused by vatican ii. that is all from us this week. we will be back again next month with more firsthand accounts of extraordinary moments in history but for now, from me and the rest of the witness team, goodbye. hello there, good morning. at the moment, it feels like winter has made a comeback. we've had everything thrown at us in the last 2a hours. lots of weather watcher pictures of big hailstorms affecting the uk, and of course, the sunshine coming out in between has led to some lovely rainbow pictures as well. we're seeing a short, sharp burst of really cold air that's come down from the arctic. you can see how that colder air has plunged southwards, and with it all those shower clouds. the cloud that's in the north sea is coming back into scotland and northern england, which is why we're seeing some sleet and snow, and it's quite slippery over some high—level routes. some icy patches around, with temperatures in many places close to orjust below freezing. so a cold start really, i think, to wedne

the catholic church needs to change globally, and that starts in rome. so guess who went there to talk with the pope himself — james hamilton, the man who first exposed this crisis in 2010. this film was about three individuals who exposed the catholic church for its abuse of power. now that power is shifting, millions of chileans are leaving catholicism and its authority is in rapid decline. to reverse this, the church would have to change its entire structure because it's no longer acceptable for an institution to be only accountable to god. back on uk soil, the british mother who was held in the united arab emirates for calling her ex—husband's new wife a "horse" on facebook, has arrived home after being released. a warning there is some flash photography coming up laleh shahravesh, as photographers tried to snap pictures when she landed at heathrow airport. she spoke to thank those who secured her release. she spoke of the most horrendous ordeal before being reunited with her 14—year—old daughter. the 55—year—old was detained under contro

that said, there have been a number of attacks on catholic churches in the paris area. but those two things, we are not connecting at this moment. we have no reporting of any kind to suggest that there was an attack here. none. if that changes, we will change our reporting. but there is no official information. there are no witnesses. there was no one with a description that we know of to say how this fire began. as a result, we're not going to talk about things about which we have no knowledge that are of such substance and import. when we have something, we'll let you know. let's turn to stacy mitrick, paris bureau chief for our corporate cousins at "the wall street journal." stacy, what have you seen and what do you know? >> well, there have been plumes of smoke rising across the skyline for the past couple of hours here. the -- if you look at the location of the fire being adjacent to this massive scaffolding which was built around a section of the roof, that's probably why police sources are saying that, you know, the location of the fire suggests that it's connect

so this is a catholic church of the. divides presume that the catholic church is going to. chip in and help from this restoration. that is a question the catholic church needs to answer that last. church is a part of the seid management so i think stakeholders including the church have to be consulted on every step so this is a quite normal procedure for all our world heritage site and when it comes to rebuilding the obviously is a saying that this is a couple of hundred just a few hundred years old to the skills still exist to do that i don't know the stonemasons that the compensated i'm still around to produce the sort of architecture. this is a very interesting question because we have a nomination file of this craftsmanship this means the tradition and knowledge of by the still masons etc all of the different schools. in on its way to unesco for evolution in two thousand and twenty and different convention which is the intangible heritage convention and it shows that this is something where you really do need to do something some more in terms of capacity building and g

what will the catholic church do to try to fill this void? it's a tremendous void, and a tremendous sadness that will be in the hearts of many worshippers on easter sunday which as you say coming on the heels of good friday, a day of sadness. easter sunday is supposed to be a day of jubilation and renewal and rebirth, and so it will be interesting to see how the catholic church and how france rises to the occasion to try to provide people with some sense of hope in this sad time. >> the french president is there. the united states president has taken notice of this. obviously called it what it is. a tremendous tragedy. he was supposed to have a round table on taxation. he says it's going to have to wait because all eyes are on this situation. an experience we are living through together, and it's of the most horrible variety. we are going to take a quick break. we still haven't heard from the pope from the head of the catholic church. what will the vatican say? what will it do for this easter celebration? let's take a quick break. our special

it is one of three catholic church churches bombed by suicide bombers on easter sunday. a government minister says at least 102 people were killed and there was a mass funeral in that city. there were also three luxury hotels here in colombo that were hit as well. just incredible coordination that took place. the authorities are being very careful at this time not to point any fingers and not to blame any organization. there have been no claims of responsibility even though there's a massive death toll, wounded people battling for their lives in intensive care in hospitals. there has been reporting and part of a memo published by a government minister here. earlier this month, between different departments of the security forces, warning about the threats of suicide attacks against catholic churches and against the indian high commission, so one government minister i talked to called this negligence, the fact that nobody had followed up on that and properly protected, churches like this where there is broken glass on the pavement and the clock tower appears to be stuck a

church and from some of the right wing elements of the catholic church and here you have you know the catholic church has banned ceremonies like this but here we have it coming back in a small village and where it's pulling back some of those roots of anti-semitism and again one of the biggest groups of anti-semitism has always been that jews killed jesus and the catholic church has taken that back and changed and changed their view on that but a lot of polish catholics and others refuse to accept it while in the last twenty years they've sort of muted their criticism and muted their anti-semitism we're seeing it coming back this time and look at that all the polish people it's not even most of the polish people but it's a large enough fringe that it's become frightening and like going up to my polish friend who was embarrassed by it and you know that it's part of this nationalistic wave that we've seen any sort of ultra nationalism brings back a certain level. i seventy isn't because the whole concept of ultra nationalism is i am better than whoever it is and whether i'm better than

that again is a challenge for us within the church because very often, the church -- not only the catholic church but traditional, you know what statistics show is that the so-called inherited religions, in other words the religions into which we are born, what would that be? catholicism, judaism, orthodoxy, just to name a few. they are suffering a decline. because an inherited, the fact that you are born into a faith, no longer seems to have the impact that it used to. inviting people back.hole but we have to do is cleanse ourselves of the caricatures of the church. and you just mentioned one. the church is often looked upon as one big naysayer. no, no, no. everything you want no, no, no. we will not let you. you cannot do that. and recently the pope reminded us, john put the second, benedict the 16th and certainly francis. the church is not about a no, it is about yes. everything that is noble and life-giving in the church. the only thing in human person, the only thing that we say no to, is to another negative. and of course, two negatives make a positive. so we say no to the taking of

churches and when you look at the catholic church i mean it's falling apart. his b they don't acknowledge it publicly in our many people talk about what it's been a devastating era for the catholic church in terms of its membership and its likely future. why is it that evangelical churches seem to be booming at this time? >> i think the reason lou cho is in a changing world people want the assurance that comes from the unchanging truth of god's word and i look at my own church first baptist of dallas. people join, we have people from the catholic church, episcopalian, methodist. they don't care what the label is any longer. they want the truth that comes from god's word. that's where the power is and that is what is attracting people today regardless of their background. lou: and the catholic church, there are plights? >> well look, what's going on in the catholic church is very sad. it's her rent is that i can't speak a lot about that is the baptist church has had its own share problems recently as well. abuse is nondenominational. churches like mine we have

have protected catholic churches like st. anthony's shrine behind me here where at least one suicide bomber struck authorities say sometime between eight and nine in the morning on easter sunday with devastating results, and not only here but also at two other catholic churches across the country during easter services. and then these high end hotels that were also hit here in colombo as well. so one government minister i have spoken with is saying this is an example of negligence and incompetence. it has to be investigated. while that are calls and criticism here, there is also a fluid situation where we have just learned from a police spokesperson of some 87 detonators being discovered at the main bus station here in colombo, and just yesterday, hours after the main series of coordinated, apparently bomb attacks that killed at least 209 people and wounded more than 500 when police were conducting a raid at one house here in colombo, there were then a series of bombings there that killed three police officers. so the situati

a lot of love and a lot of care for people in oakland beyond the catholic church. >> he was the first african american ordained priest in northern california. he was 70 years old. >> this week will thereby will a pub llic celebration of life. his wife shot him during a domestic fight in their home. he was the principal of pittsburgh unified school districts adult education center and is the father of 8 children. >> also this week, lori laughlin

church. a viewing and benediction, oakland mayor libby schaaf, congresswoman barbara lee and former oakland mayor are scheduled to speak at the vigil. a funeral mass and burial is set for monday. >>> the family of los angeles rapper nipsey hussle have arranged for a memorial to be held at the staples center, thursday morning at the 21,000 seat venue cup they were having trouble finding a place large enough to host those who wanted to attend, they are expecting at least 15,000 people. according to tmz, tickets will be available through website, only ticketholders will be allowed into the service.>>> coming together to support the family of a fire captain, the good cause that prompted these

the catholic church this medieval monument to french gothic architecture has been a fundamental part of the parisian soul for almost a millennium or tonight it took only an hour for the flames to turn notre dame's wooden frame and its towering spire recognized the world over into a smoldering relic. a heart rending sight as the spire found striking at a symbol of french culture in the heart of paris. the massive blaze spread on words collapsing the roof and setting the wooden frame of the entire cathedral aflame. 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 in

church has addressed issues, what do you think the critics of the catholic church a saying ca they sayin about our archbishop. >> every leader has his critics and i think hs a humble man who admits when he makes mistakes, but he's the right pick think for this job because of his eraordinary leadership role in 2002 when he heed draft andeally led the charge for the protection of youth in the 2002 dallas charter when he was president of the s unittes conference of catholic bishops. he actually was the one who marshalled the ideas aroundra zo toe, protocols that drastically reduced the abuse incidents. those critics i think will give him the benefit of ate doubt e can rebuild that trust this time too. >> he's going to have a lot of ey the next -- on him in the coming months. >> a lot of heyes. >> a stepped into a challengingatsin. thank you very much for joining us. you canon watch archbishop wi gra gregory's entire news conference, his full remarks from this morning in case you missed it right n on our nbc washington app. he will be officially installed on may 21st. leon. >> doreen, we hav

holding cultural treasures from nearly a thousand years of french and catholic history. the inferno brought french president emanuel mouth crawl into 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 least will survive the flames but that's little consolation as the blaze burns on into the night having already done incalculable damage. well let's go to paris now our correspondent barbara faizal is standing outside notre dame cathedral good evening to you barbara earlier tonight we and the rest of the world feared the worst total loss of the cathedral when daybreak so there may be a reason for cautious optimism right. yeah there is some reason for that at le

church expressing extreme sadness and shock. i think i got america to hear the chancellor of germany really really put put put it to the point the point there by saying this is not just a french symbol or a parisian symbol or even a catholic said well this is really a symbol of europe and i'm sure that most people when they think of europe is one of the first images they have from europe so really i mean all around the world people just expressing their shock and you know with so many the most visited site in the most visited city this is something that whether you're catholic or not french or not there's something everybody kind of has a memory about an experience where there are a wish to go if they haven't been so this is really really touching people all around the world and look a lot of people look at. you can see that it is a catholic cathedral in a lot of french in france women may not see that either i think smooth talking earlier this evening maybe six percent of the french attend church regularly it's a very secular s

church can reprimand him no one can say hey stop this is not the vangelis he's too strong also . one of the elements the play touches on is this close relationship between pulpit patrick has him power and politics in the past poland's elders within the catholic church did express their discomfort with with six involvement in politics though it did little to stop and when the conservative lore and justice party returned to power in twenty fifteen a new honeymoon period began. without father rejects participation in helping to build a unified strong electorate and i looked at her things just like him thanks to the ideology he pushes on the airwaves the kind of indorsement the leader of the law and justice party received would not have been possible. yes this may reshape preclude she'd be one of the people of money if politicians respond leaders say no question. is familiar in a two thousand and eighteen press collected data on government spending and it showed that since october two thousand and fifteen father read six initiatives have received at least eighty million polish lotty

church saying that this is the state's problem this is not the church's problem just recap for us. the the baseline is that france is the separation of state in really didn't since more than a hundred years and when the catholic church signed the agreement nineteen or five the french states the states got. most of the for the third of the french churches among them so of among them. so the state has to pay for restoration maintain the churches that's on the public budget. the churches are seen as a national monument of national interest from the earth's core is to recall the specter of. do we still have loosened in perth it's hard to tell the mood. yeah you're still with us excellent. let's talk about what the fire brigade has been saying so the french firefighters parisienne firefighters gave a press conference a little earlier what did we learn. yes absolutely they were saying that they're still sixty five factors right now at the church watching it to make sure that there is no other fire that kicks off obviously they're also looking out for weak spots of the building they're sa

on sunday, eight explosions ripped through three catholic churches filled with worshippers attending easter mass. chilling images inside of the chaos that followed. church pews shattered by the blast. debris and glass littered across the ground and blood spattered on the statue of jesus that remained standing. this morning, the archbishop of colombo is demanding justice. >> fine out who is responsible behind this act and to punish them mercilessly. >> reporter: according to sri lankan officials most of the explosions were detonated by suicide bombers. a milwaukee resident grew up a few miles from st. anthony's shrine, one of the catholic churches devastated in the attack. >> and people actually line up outside of the church as far as as the streets can take you. >> reporter: more than 40 foreigners were killed in the deadly blasts including several americans, all guests at the hotels targeted by attacks. president trump sent his condolences to twitter writing, quote, we stand ready to help. a number of security in churches in the wake of the attacks. but the department of homeland se

here you have you know the catholic church has banned ceremonies like this but here we have it coming back in a small village and where it's pulling back some of the roots of anti-semitism and again one of the biggest groups of anti-semitism has always been that jews killed jesus and of course the catholic church has taken that back and changed and changed their view on that but a lot of polish catholics and others refuse to accept that there's always been anti-semitism in poland obviously there's been anti-semitism in all of europe i mean it's not a question of that but it's come back from many many years in poland it was an attempt to completely say it was not acceptable in any which way but now we've had members of this government to have been toying with anti-semitism let's put it that way it's become much more acceptable to be anti-semitic and so we're seeing the rise of antisemitism. and that brings you up to date with world news and how things are looking so far this morning here or not hey we're back again in half and. you know world of big partisan movie lot and conspiracy it

of course it's a centerpiece for the catholic church in paris and that iconic tower. spire i should say toppled a couple of hours ago by the ferocious nature of this fire and it still burns on you see the scaffolding there was renovation work underway is perhaps the according to the author is nobody knows at this point although an official investigation is already underway and those ladies pictures this the scene a couple of hours ago you see just how dangerous the situation was hence the security barriers that you can see on our pictures people are being kept at a very safe distance here and thank goodness no reports of any injuries whatsoever at this point but the last scene surnames of history and iconic damage well that is being described as a tragedy by many leading figures around the world we've heard from john claude young to the president of the commission who said this was a tragedy for all humanity. the most visited tourist attraction in france it's quite rival the eiffel tower can't match it in numbers or in history. ok this is the saying we've been coverin

john's catholic church and then transferred. police only know about one victim but say there could be more. >> a rally in san francisco brought out hundreds calling for an end to islamaphobia and attacks on muslims. >> they came from across the bay area to tack a stand against islamaphobia and the recent hate and violence directed at muslims. >> we can't keep quite. >> organizers said the rally was prompted by the attack on amos k just a week ago. worshippers put out the early morning fire but the suspected arsonist left a message referring to the massacre in new jersey -- new zealand where 50 people were gunned down. >> i call on all city leaders to counter the rising tide and call it out and take action. >> a hand full of elected leaders came out to take part in the rally and express their solidarity. >> we know in the civil rights movement in the 1960s we only prevailed when we all walked arms together, white, black, brown, yellow. >> in the face of all the challenges that exist in our country despite the people who try to di

the reformation was a revoke against the catholic church. before the reformation you could not go to heaven without going through the catholic church and his priestess. and that's because it was a true church and going to such but the protestants reformation was about the perception that not only the catholic church but all churches of human institutions and it's like the inverse of what my son christopher said, he said religion poisons everything. actually it's the human beings that poison religion. against two fundamental ideas, the first was a salvation, the salvation by faith. and that meant we are so floored as human beings and prone to evil that none of us deserve salvation. and you can only be saved by divine grace. this is the idea behind fundamentally when i used to teach subjects in school, you learn checks and balances and why did the protestant founders of america put a system of checks and balances because they knew the very people they had created and designated were dangerous. and the people they elected to government or even

church served as a rallying point for others it was their saving grace. for the case to go for many people father read office a haven and creates a community if you've interviewed an ambitious should because what is but among his listeners are a lot of elderly people looking to find their way in the modern world sometimes the speed of today's world terrifies them. i just as they oppressed vogl would say give simple answers to all their. hallelujah and let's move on. or give them a sense of security. on the right. to this problem the main reason why he is so well known and so relevant is because he provokes a very contradictory emotions his fear logical program which is also political creates a sort of sect in the polish church. i if i'm read your mother your listener i know straight away what my views are from i will vote for who my enemy is. there is a myth around father rejects wealth that has been propagated for many years even by public t.v. supposedly drives a luxurious car apparently he was buying a helicopter all of this gossip conjures up an image

church there is massive damage the spire year has completely collapsed firefighters will stay until the morning at least tonight this symbol to the world of the city of lights it shines no more. berlin this is the day. it. is. also coming up tonight the unseen palestinians that's how would may have seemed in the israeli election last week tonight eyes wide open a d.-w. news report on the plight of palestinian refugees will be about and i'm a grown up a five and i can handle this one but i was worried for my children and all night i would carry them from one room to the other so that the rain would not fall on their heads. i had to put buckets all over the house i had no other solution and. slid to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with what paris and the whole world lost today a massive fire gutted notre dame cathedral this evening the catholic church this medieval monument to french gothic architecture has been a fundamental part of paris's identity of the parisian soul for almost a millennium it took flames about an hour t

churches have a lot of candles burning yes you know you can reason that several times. we have we have it be that it was the end of the day fortunately that this fire broke out which is why at least appears that nobody was injured at that so whether any candles were burning we also don't know that. but yes right now it says to be an accident it would be a good it would be a good point to start with that renovation project with the construction because there's so much that could potentially go wrong and the money for the rid of asian has been a problem for years you know we heard that from our correspondent barbara these old piers we were you were saying five million maybe from the the state but they need what one hundred eighty million rights of the people who are the friends of the note project they are estimating this entire renovation structural integrity project could cost up to one hundred eighty million dollars of course over many years they're looking to raise one hundred ten million dollars over the next decade forty of which they need just for urgent rip. heirs