The king and president make their way underneath the Arc De Triomphe, just in the position below where i am standing a few hundred metres away, we are seeing the Republican Guard battalions heading out towards the Champs Elysees. This has been the first formal Set Piece Event of this visit, just in the last 90 minutes or so, the king and green touched down in france, made their way to central paris, the roads have been closed for a good few hours here down the Champs Elysees and around the Arc De Triomphe. This formal welcome was made by president macron and the events unfolded, the laying of the reef, the rekindling of the flame underneath the Arc De Triomphe. Spectacular images which will baby much notjust across france but around the world. And i hope from both the french and uk government is that this is a very visual powerful way of expressing solidarity, friendship, unity. And the last couple of years since brexit, of course, have tested some of those themes and part of the aims
and a lot of people will not be in their homes for thanksgiving. they are serving these meals at three places around this area and delivering meals to shelters to try to bring thanksgiving cheer. the fire itself is now about 90% contained. the flames are no longer an issue. heavy rains and more rain scheduled for tonight into friday and into saturday morning. high winds. the winds account knock down trees and the rains could cause mudslides and flows and that could get in the way of the ongoing hunt for human remains. 83 people confirmed dead. some places had evacuation orders lift and people going in and seeing what s left of their home. in the town of paradise where 27,000 people used to live is off limits as searchers still comb through the mud and the ash, looking for remains of people. more than 500 people apparently