then we get the hook down, we get them up, we get them out of there. captain david marquet, if only that would happen. we appreciate you and sharing your expertise at this time. appreciate it. we re also keeping a close eye on the breaking news out of paris where authorities now say at least 29 people were wounded. four seriously by explosion in the city center. i want to bring in nbc s ali arouzi. what do we know about what happened here? hey, chris, as a massive blast hit the building in paris s left bank, it ignited a huge fire that sent smoke soaring across the paris skyline and prompted evacuation of a lot of the buildings around it. the building charged in the fifth hour on these in the capital s latin quarter, and the building was engulfed by flames, much of it appears to have collapsed. the building was identified as the paris american academy
will be a new feature on the paris skyline. or, rather, a very old one the spire of notre dame. hugh scofield, bbc news, paris. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. most of us got to see some sunshine on saturday. i suspect that sunday will be a slightly cloudier affair. the cloud rolling its way in from the west. that said, if you do get some sunshine, it will feel relatively warm. but those cloudier conditions, courtesy of this frontal system pushing its way in from the west, even bringing some splashes of rain. high pressure still holding firm just about so we re looking at mainly dry weather and when we are closest to the centre of the high across parts eastern england, sunny but rather chilly start with some early fog patches. further west though a lot of cloud, spots of rain and drizzle. through the afternoon, northern ireland could well but not but it could
much quicker than the doubters ever thought was possible. just in the last few days, the base of the spire which we saw being assembled earlier has been transported here to paris and hoisted into place. soon, they will be building upwards and, by the end of the year, it s confidently expected that there will be a new feature on the paris skyline. or, rather, a very old one the spire of notre dame. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. spacex plans to carry out its first test flight on monday of starship, the most powerful rocket eve built, designed to send astronauts to the moon and eventually beyond. starship is set to launch from the us state of texas, on monday at 7:00am local time. the spacecraft consists of a resuable capsule that carries crew and cargo and the first stage super heavy booster rocket. starship generates 17 million of thrust, more than double that of the saturn v rockets used to send apollo astronauts to the moon.
fact mediaeval but 19th century. unlike the spire, they were saved. firefighters knew not to spray them with water, or they would have shuttered. the disaster for them, ironically, is an opportunity to remove 200 years of dirt. ~ ,, opportunity to remove 200 years of dirt. ~ ,, ~ , of dirt. translation: it is the rice of of dirt. translation: it is the price of millions of dirt. translation: it is the price of millions of price of millions of worshippers, sought from candles and stains left by condensation. it is all left its mark. it condensation. it is all left its mark- its mark. it may still look like an unimaginably i like an unimaginably complicated task but in fact the reconstruction of notre dame has been advancing much quicker than the doubters ever thought was possible. just in the last few days, the base of the spire which we saw being assembled earlier has been transported here to paris and hoisted into place. soon, they will be building upwards and, by the end of th
transported here to paris and hoisted into place. soon they will be building upwards and by the end of the year it is confidently expect that there will be a new feature on the paris skyline. or rather, a very old one. the spire of notre dame. spacex has been given approval to launch the first test flight on monday of the most powerful rocket ever built. the us federal aviation administration said the craft, called starship, passed all safety and environmental requirements. nasa plans to use it to take astronauts to the moon as part of the artemis three mission, which is scheduled for late 2025. starship s launch, from spacex s base in texas, will be live streamed. elon musk, the company s owner said success wasn t certain, but excitement was guaranteed. and what fantastic actions they