finally tonight, the crown of thorns saved. tonight, hundreds gathering outside the notre dame cathedral, praying, lighting candles, remembering. inside, we have now learned of the rescuers who worked through the night, even with the fire raging, to save the priceless relics, the history, including the crown of thorns. what the gospel says was put on jesus by roman soldiers while he was carrying the cross. in the church's possession for nearly 800 years. paris's mayor tonight saying this man, jean-marc fournier, the paris fire brigade chaplain, was a hero in this, insisting on entering with firefighters to help rescue the crown. our partners at national geographic getting rare access to the crown while recently producing "the story of god" with morgan freeman. >> the crown, which is made of reeds, of herbs, of weeds, and