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Heartbreaking -- [ inaudible ]. >> so as you may know and may have heard and weve been reporting, there were a lot of treasures that were saved. i just saw a report from the -- from the -- one of the chaplains saying that he helped to get the crown out because he knew the codes and the keys and how to do that. that is a very good sign. but there are things as you know, the not the least of which is called the forest, the internal of the cathedral, the wood that is hundreds and hundreds of years ...

Because there was so many onlookers the fire department had trouble getting trucks through the street. i dont know if that is accurate or not. i was reading some of the papers from france overnight and they said that some of the locals were astounded they didnt have more equipment that could go up to the top. there was only one cherry-picker crain that had a hose on it. look at that, they should have had 10 of them right there. brian: in fact paris police who investigated the disaster goat unvol...

Paris and people on vacation here looking to see with their own eyes if this in fact happened last night or whether it was just a terrible nightmare. steve, brian, ainsley, back to you. steve: thank you very much the sprinklers were on the inside. sounds like the fire started on the outside. ainsley: makes you wonder what will happen easter sunday mass supposed to be held there. steve: it will be such a celebration then. brian: maybe if there is something outdoors. i was there once. i dont reall...

Together as one. what is the feeling on the streets of paris this morning in terms of uniting a city that, in many ways, has been fractured amid these protests? >> youre absolutely right. it has very much been a divided city, divided country for many months. as with the terrible akros trat, the attacks on "charlie h"charl and the attack on the bataclan, the whole of france came together, the whole world. there was the feeling of france being touched by the instant response from around the globe....

Live year thenear there, what i your, or i hate to say what was your favorite thing about notre dame? >> well, my favorite thing about notre dame -- >> our daughter was here. >> yes. >> most of the big egest groups came in notre dame. its huge. its huge. not only paris, not only french people. >> so, its the place where is crowded, many people sitting, drinking, dancing. cafes to drink, its very, very nice. and there is the sea not far. you know, boats, on the seine, and its very -- i cant imagi...

Against. this is a traditional canvas hose coming off the back. here is part of the drafting operation. they simply stick a hose with a sump screen around the bottom into a body of water, and start drafting out of there, as much volume as their pumps will permit. on the left there, a very typical fire pumper in europe, but again, look at that. the extent of the aerial ladder and still, look at the tiny percentage of water that is getting on the target. at some point with such low water pressure,...

Hoses. youre up against physics, youre lobbing water inside a burning structure, and a certain percentage of the water youre putting on the fire is converted instantly to steam, and never gets on the target. a fire this big and this hot, that no doubt is the equivalent of tom van nessens former job, the fire chief, battalion chief and commissioner at the paris command post, familiar white board where they lay out what units they have working this fire. obviously city of paris firefighters very e...

Keep tracks of the crews, fires and plans community events. she has no plans to retire any time soon. jedediah? jedediah: thanks, brian. the pro-life movie unplanned not only beating box office expectations but its now changing the hearts and minds of many who watched. ashley bratcher who play as planned parenthood worker activist in the film now taking to twitter to share one of many messages she is getting. want you to know that the abortion-minded client i shared your testimony with says she ...

The washing of the feet. the last supper. the obvious crucifixion of jesus and what that means and how its broken down and it all cull ma nates in the rebirth and renewal. these are heavy themes. theyre the most important part of the liturgy calendar. where will the people go? who will bring them in? how will they gather? what will they make this week about in the wake of this? were told the french president macron is there on scene right now. security concerns being equal, thats where he should...

Burned away. >> we were concentrating on getting up the steps and getting into those rooms that we were pretty sure we had victims. >> neighbors crowded in behind police barricades and one was an 18-year-old who lived up the street with a single mom. an awkward sort of kid. a bit immature for his age. he had strep throat that morning, was taking antibiotics but nothing could keep him from this. his name was robert davis. >> everybody goes down there and starts watching. >> was the fire departmen...