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Just to give you the latest on the Notre-Dame Cathedral.

And it is horrific. It's tragic, very tragic. Massive damage. Lots of, lots of ruin. I'm afraid.

They do expect to save the two main towers. The fire for now is reportedly contained,

but expecting it to smolder for days. It was being renovated.

They've all but ruled out arson and terrorism.

People say, well, why did it take so long to get there? First, there was a ton of traffic. It's in the middle of Paris,

and yet it's on this island, if you will. And so access was very difficult.

Tons of tourists, you know, it's the lead up to Easter. So all this will be sorted out.

But in the end, it's, it's horrible. What took place?

And I'm sure it'll be rebuilt. It has not been burned to the ground, but it has been very, very badly damaged.

And God knows what's happened to everything in the cathedral.

So our deepest, you know, I was going to say our deepest sympathies to our Catholic friends, and I mean that.

But this is really a tragedy for the world, too. I mean, even as a little kid, who doesn't remember Notre-Dame or Notre-Dame?

It truly is one of the great, not just buildings, but spiritual centers. It really is.

And that's why people are very upset about this today. Catholic and non-Catholic.

So our sympathies go out because it really is quite a holy place.

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