Only star on show. Emerging from behind a veil of Ink Feathers was lady gaga, the first musical act of the night. Now that of athletes then sailed down the River Seine. Total of 85 boats paraded the teams on a six Km Journey through the centre of paris, with more than 300,000 spectators lining the banks of the river without Relentless Rain Put A Damper on the party. There were more pyrotechnics throughout the evening. The only torts was used to light a massive display of fireworks alongside the river. The day he got off to a difficult start after a several of the acts sabotaged of several of the acts sabotaged of several acts of sabotage on frances high Speed Railway Network the olympic torts was used. More now from our correspondent andrew harding. Something the attackers clearly understood. The impact immediately felt across northern france, passengers forced to abandon this train stuck on the outskirts of paris. And in the capital itself, confusion at the busiest Railway Station in
Organisers of the Paris Olympics and, indeed, the ceremony. The day started with those Train Delays with those attacks on various Train Lines around france, but it ended with a real bang. The Opening Ceremony that was promised to be a joyful event, an event that would be beautiful theatre in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and it really did deliver. We had the french celebrating their culture, their art, their fashion, their music, but also celebrating a global sense of unity, a global sense of belonging together, and that really is what the olympics are about. The flame, that was also an amazing addition to the ceremony. It was lit on a hot Air Balloon then and flew up into the sky and is now hovering over the paris skyline. You can still see the Eiffel Tower is beautifully sparkling and look behind me. The ceremony has been something to behold and it ended within icon on an icon, Celine Dion singing the most beautiful song on the first floor of the Eiffel
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Destructive wildfires that weve experienced. And did those in alberta and Around The World who have experienced the magic of Jasper The Magic is not lost it never will be full dc, The School is solid on his shoulders hiS Piece . Cnn newsroom with Max Foster and christina macfarlane. Hello, a warm up. Because our viewers joining us from Around The World, im Max Foster, christina off today. It is friday, july 25, 9 00 a. M. Here in london, 10 00 a. M. In paris with the countdown to the olympic Opening Ceremony is on both top athletes are gearing up for an international competition like No Other, of course. But we begin with developing news out of the area around paris, really francis State Railway Company says there were several coordinated malicious attacks, including arson that targeted Hide Speed Train lines overnight, they say the sabotage has disrupted travel and damaged several facilities 800,000 travelers would be effective. Officials say the Massive Attack was aimed at paralyzing