Macron pledges to rebuild Notre Dame in five years

Yoan VALAT / POOL / AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to rebuild Paris' Notre Dame cathedral within five years after the massive fire.

Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the blaze, but say they don't believe it was started intentionally.

Correspondent Oliver Whitfield-Miocic in Paris says rebuilding the cathedral in five years will be difficult - and expensive.

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