have beence, things rough for emmanuel macron. he went on television to offer concessions to the yellow vest protesters who have been rocking the country. it pushed the president to raise the minimum wage and get rid of taxes on pensions. >> i acknowledge the anger. we have not been able to respond quickly and strongly enough in the last year and a half. i take my part of responsibility in that. >> more than 21 million people turned into watch resident macron last night. others slammed the gestures, calling them crumbs. >> no comfortable night in front of the tv. they gathered around a screen set up to watch emmanuel macron's speech. for many, it was too little, too late. increases minimum wage, but couldn't he have done this earlier? it might have satisfied some people. >> the protests broke out across france over the last month over the cost of petrol and the rising cost of living. setcost to the economy is to be one billion euros. the run-up cold and to christmas, when most would be out shopping for presents, the yellow vest mo

who is macron? >> he's a depth who is trying to reform the country which is very difficult to reform. he's a democrat who tried to do something who, in my personal opinion, didn't realize that people are suffering in this country and there were probably some missteps in terms of communicating with the real people. >> we don't know what will happen over the weekend and we hope for the best because we don't want to see violence but i wonder what it will mean for his ability to govern. this is what a political analyst told me this week about the rest of his rule. >> there are people in france who believe seriously that the presidency of emmanuel macron has already failed. ie he may remain president but will be incapacitated to pursue further reforms because he failed to perceive the seriousness of the suffering and anger and by failing to perceive that he acted too late, he did too little and it's over. >> that's a dramatic obituary to a political career. >> yes, and i'm not going to go there because i

president macron met his government for an urgent meeting today. a spokesman said a state of emergency could be imposed. he was booed even as he came to thank the firemen on duty for the protests. fresh from the battles of the g20 sumit in argentina, the french president is facing even tougher diplomacy at home. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. let's go live to paris where we can speak via webcam to sophie pedder, paris bureau chief at the economist. thank you very much forjoining us, describing in your view what the situation was that emmanuel macron came back to from the g20 in argentina? it seems of writing and the most extreme france has known since the right gets of 2005 where the country did end up imposing a state of emergency. you cannot call it seems of war but certainly urban devastation in some of the smartest parts of paris and the symbolism was important, the famous landmarks and so important, the famous landmarks and so it was very dramatic what was happening last night. in the aftermath has left a lot of people wondering how this co

even thatis government -- emmanuel macron. even that is not clear, whether those who represent the yellow jacket movement will get to the meeting. some have said they are not going, they are receiving death threats are. death threats on the basis that they shouldn't kowtow or meet with government, that more pressure has to be put on the macron government in the short term before any dialogue is opened up. le figaro has an editorial on the front page talking about a democratic crisis, the fact we have seen protests as opposed to an narrative for a conversation between the two parties. it does look like the interior minister may be thrown under the bus by the macron government, someone under the bus by the macron government, someone who has had a longer held stance of law and order, maybe a more experienced civil servant will take over. macron needs to do something because his opinion polling is awful at the moment. to do something because his opinion polling is awful at the momentm is. i would like to say it is at trumpian leve

it didn't work in macron's case. because it looked too imbalanced in time. >> dominique moisi, thank you so much no joining us. >> thank you for inviting me. >> and like so many european countries france's political climate was tense even before the yellow vest demonstration as far-right extremists used the mass migration crisis to rally support for their nationalist causes. now in an unprecedented move the united nations is trying to create a global compact to better manage the problem knowing that migration is not only here to stay but many nations need the workers. but a growing number of countries are refusing to cooperate and from the outset the u.s. wouldn't even sit at the table. as a u.n. veteran and the current migration chief, louise arbour has been at the helm of these negotiations. when she joined me this week, we explored the rational and real way this could be managed if short-term politics didn't keep getting in the way. louise arbour, welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> so i want to start by aski

emmanuel macron needs to reinvent himself. going to be a very tough task because the image of emmanuel macron is clearly damaged by this situation, by this amazing crisis that we have seen in france in more than three weeks. >> help our viewers understand the composition of the protests that we're seeing. again, these yell yow vests and they're required, french people to keep them within their cars in the event of an emergency, the yellow vests represent this movement and bruno what we're seeing, it seems to be the far right getting involved, far left getting involved, working class people getting involved, talking about economic, talking about social issues, help us to understand the composition. >> the composition is probably far left than far right but not only. not only. you need to go back to the first round of the presidential election if you want to understand what is going on. just remember on the first round of the presidential election, the far left got 20, le pen got 21, so 41% of the french vote for extreme choices

what can emmanuel macron do to get this to settle down? we have had people die as a consequence of the demonstrations. i don't think we wa nt to demonstrations. i don't think we want to exaggerate the violence which was very intense in paris but the numbers have been small in terms of people who died during this but to put it in perspective, he has two issues, one is the security situation and there was some talk of various options being imposing a state of emergency which france had done during the terrorist attacks so that would not be a complete novelty for france but in a way that is more difficult, how does he answer this? on the one hand he wants to remain the leader and does not want to give in and continue to do the right thing for france and trying to make it easierfor people thing for france and trying to make it easier for people to create businesses and jobs and in a way modernise the welfare state to make it more flexible but at the same time he has to give some kind of sign that he's not completely indifferent in polls backed

the menu macron --emmanuel macron proposed raising the minimum wage by 100 euros a month and scrapping a solidarity tax for pensioners. he said that violence would not be tolerated but in a rare admission he indicated that he might be partially responsible for the anger that has been demonstrated on the streets. emmanuel macron said that he realized that he may have hurt some people by seeming to not care about their problems. >> 40 years of unease of on workers, of territories, of villages where public services are being reduced. they had the impression of not being heard. of not being able to follow the deep changes in our society. in the last 1.5 years, we have not been able to respond to it as we should have. i assume our responsibility in this. brent: i am joined by luke andre. -- luc andre. also, in paris, lisa louis. lisa, let me start with you. whatat have been the reactioiono emmanuel m macron's spepeech? lisa: somome have been saying tt it is a good start. we are happy that hehe has boosd ththe minimum wage. we arere happy about the changen tone. he w was a lot morore modest

they all talk about macron having to resign, they have the head of macron rolling down the shone so lazy. macron has been in powerfor 18 months. he wasn't even born when the public policies that started the 30 years of gradual... how do you call it? you know, poison seeping through the french system. and responsible for this immense and very deep anger. and at the moment, it is the get off one's chest moment, and in a french way, very violent. it is worrying because we are talking about people who have come to paris to actually kill the police force. we are used to the theatre of politics, but usually, it is quite safe because there is an organisation behind it. there are people to deal with. exactly. the trade unions talk to the police, the police stopped them. there is the theatre, we love a good demonstration, but this is different. hence, the danger. there is a lot for people to be angry about. from the american perspective, fuel taxes of this kind would be political unacceptable anyway. france's richest 1% controlled 20—plus percent of the country's wealth. so much for a revolutio

so, we noticed that president macron, he's ina very noticed that president macron, he's in a very bad situation after five weeks of demonstrations and protests. but what he announced was, was not enough at all. we think that we have to struggle again and again with passing the blockade of the highway to the blockade of the economy, of the company, of the society. this is the only way to obtain what we demand. when it comes to the tactics that have been used by demonstrators, how do you feel about the violence and the looting which has been seen in some areas? you know, my union is a very old union. we exist since more than one century. and in our demonstration we have also anarchists who organised violence during our demonstration. we have got a security system with my comrades who struggle against these anarchists. so we know that, this is not a new situation. so these anarchists, in france we call them black block. this black block was a separate problem. the yellow vests are was a separate problem. the yellow vests a re not was a separate problem. the yellow vests are not practisin

president macron met his government for an urgent meeting today. a spokesman said a state of emergency could be imposed. he was booed even as he came to thank the firemen on duty for the protests. fresh from the battles of the g20 sumit in argentina, the french president is facing even tougher diplomacy at home. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. a little earlier i spoke to sophie pedder, the paris bureau chief for the economist magazine. i asked her what president macron can do to counter the protests. it was scenes of rioting and the most extreme rioting france has it's interesting because they are almost too mainstream and he has carved out an image as a president who has not given into the street and faced down protests organised by unions against specific reformers but he's always said he does not give into the street. this time it is difficult. he said the green taxes are necessary and he has made his slogan let's make the planning great again and he has made that part of his presidential objective, but it's very difficult to see how you can s

solidarity looks like, not macron and his economic refms. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. rajini: a new film chronicles a 16-century power struggle between two strong female leaders in a male-dominated world, which for some resonates today. "mary queen of scots" explores ipthe relation between queen mary of scotland and elizabeth i. will gompertz went to meet the stars in london. will: saoirse ronan is mary queen of scots. margot robbie plays elizabeth, her english cousin it is thought that the two never actually met. but they do in an emotionally charged scene in the film, which they talked to me about at the national portrait gallery in london, where the two queens now hang together. how do you feel about taking on elizabeth, a role which has been played so many times? margot: the short answer is i am -- was terrified but i'm glad i did it and i stayed away from watching anyone else's portrayals. to begin with i thought i am not the right actress for this, i dn't go to university, i didn't do theater, i am not classically trained, i'm th

this centre is the most interesting part for macron. if he wants to take back control on the situation, he has an interest to crack the yellow vest movement and to separate those who are politically radicalised from those who are just humble people wanting, looking for more justice. if he is able to describe the people's suffering, and to show that he is ready to organise a new dialogue and all the levels of the country institutional, unions, all of the powers, it must be something extremely significant, or the movement will carry on. so when france, when paris wakes up tomorrow morning, what sort of mood, what sort of support to those protesters have from the french people who have not taken to the streets? according to the polls, more than majority of the french supported the movement. there are more than io%, which is very high. i'm not sure, especially after this relatively calm weekend, iam not after this relatively calm weekend, i am not sure that the yellow vests are going to lose the support of the rest of the population. a lot

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president macron is furious. translation: the authors of this violence do not want change, they do not want any improvement, theyjust wa nt to not want any improvement, theyjust want to wreck chaos. tributes are being paid to former us president george h w bush — a key player in the end of the cold war. the wbc heavyweight championship bout. and — we'll know soon which of these two men will win the wbc heavyweight championship bout. tyson fury of the uk takes on the american, deontay wilder. hello and welcome to bbc news. the united states has announced an agreement reached with china's leader xi jinping, under which president trump is cancelling his threat to impose 25% trade tariffs. the news followed talks between the two men at the 620 summit in argentina, where world leaders also agreed to reform the world trade organisation. just a warning, caroline rigby‘s report contains flash photography from the start. the united states has announced that — the relationship i have is a special with president xij

president macron met his government for an urgent meeting today. a spokesman said a state of emergency could be imposed. he was booed even as he came to thank the firemen on duty for the protests. fresh from the battles of the g20 sumit in argentina, the french president is facing even tougher diplomacy at home. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. earlier i spoke to our correspondent hugh schofield in paris, and asked him how surprised politicians there have been by the scale of the protests. it has been taken by surprise, i think they really underestimated the nature of the movement, or to say they miss understood the nature of they miss understood the nature of the movement. i do not particularly think it is their fault and this is a new kind of movement, it is france's insurrection past meeting facebook which is new and what happened yesterday i think was a sign of the movement becoming more radical. i think many people who support it did turn up in paris and the numbers were not very big but the numbers were not very big but the ones who did want

it is make or break day for emmanuel macron. see if he can find the words to get people off the streets. alison. >> we will listen to his speech. jim, thank you. >>> coming up, we talked about this earlier. miami fans have a lot to be happy about this morning. >> touchdown! a miracle. >> the incredible ending to the new england patriots and miami dolphins game you have never seen before. d i'm undegmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize i've got a hundred orders i have to ship out. shipstation streamlined that wh the order data, the weights of , everything is seamlessly put into shipstation, so when we print the shipping ll everything's pretty much done. it's so much easier so now, we're ready, bring on t. shipstation. the number one ch of online sellers. go to shipstation.com/tv and get two months free. unstopand it's strengthenedting place, the by xfi pods,gateway. which plug in to extend the wifi even farther, past anything that s

macron has been in powerfor i8 the shone so lazy. macron has been in powerfor 18 months. he wasn't even born when the public policies that started the 30 years of gradual... how do you call it? the poison seeping through the french system. and responsible for this immense and very deep anger. at the moment it is a gap of one's chest moment, and in a french way, very violent. it is worrying because we are talking about people who have come to paris to actually kill the police force. we are used to the theatre politics but usually it is quite safe because there is an organisation behind it. there are people to deal with. exactly. the trade union stock to the police, the police stopped them. we love a good demonstration, but this is different to stop hence, the danger. there is a lot for people to be angry about. from the american perspective, fuel taxes of this kind would be unacceptable anyway. france's richest 1% controlled 20 plus percent of the country's wealth. so much for a revolution, 250 years ago. america is france's oldest ally, do you look at this and think, what

macron did not explain in his former announcement. as you said, there has been some changes announced by president macron, yu—gi—oh that they have not gone far enough. how confident are you, given the protest have lost momentum. i'm sorry, did you repeat, please? given that there's been some concessions over the protest, that are apparently losing momentum, are you confident that see further change offered by the french government? you know, we think president macron, the servant at a point that any president before him, we did not see that before. and that only the protests and the demonstrations can convince him to, we noticed that president macron is ina very we noticed that president macron is in a very bad situation after five weeks a demonstrations and protests. when he announced was, was not enough at all and we think that we have to struggle again and again with passing the blockade to the blockade of the economy of the company, of the society. this is the only way to obtain what we demand. when it comes to the tactics tha

we start in france, where emmanuel macron has met with trade unions and employer organizations monday to defuse weeks of unrest after protests in paris and other cities. hasfinance minister described the situation as a catastrophphfor businesses and the ononomy. forecast 1%ts growth in the final quarter. tradersrs,he reality for independenent businesseses, allf thosose who saw their shohops viololtly broken into or vandalized s saturday. it is the reality for our foreign investors who are watching. >> the french president is expected to address the nation later in the day. that is at 8:00 p.m. local time. these will be his first comments after four weeks of nationwide antigovernment protests. we will have the latest developments from that meeting at 1:30 paris time. week, in a first sign the french government is willing to bend, the prime minister announced the country is no longer going ahead with the controversial carbon tax plan. the president is expected to make more concessions. the yellow vest movement remains unshaken with many pledging to continue to mobilize across the countr

mr macron built his presidency on a divided opposition. this new movement is united for now, led by social media, not by politicians. how much will it damage the man who leads france? lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. fears of an all—out trade war between the united states and china have receded, after a meeting between donald trump and the chinese president xi jingping at the g20 summit in argentina. the us has suspended plans to increase tariffs on chinese goods, and beijing has agreed to buy more american products. our north america editor jon sopel‘s report contains some flashing images. president trump arrived back into washington early this morning, looking tired but buoyed by what he said was an incredible deal with china. he and president xi met for two and a half hours last night at the g20, president trump sounding optimistic there could be a breakthrough in the escalating trade war between these two economic superpowers. the relationship is very special, the relationship that i have with president xi, and i think that is goi

the test for emmanuel macron today is to show humility and concern. economic concessions alone may not work. nt, many say,rs is a sense that the president values them. what he offered today were four concessions -- a rise in the minimum wage, tax-free over time and bonuses, and a freeze in pension taxes.' what he d't say was sorry. pres. macron: i know i have heard some of you -- y hurt some of with my remarks. i want to be clear with you -- if i sought to shake up the system, it is because i want to serve my country which i love. cy: his concessions were than anyone could have imagined wast a few weeks ago, but for some protesters, i't enough. >> he tried to make us believe he regrets his behavior, but he emdn't respond to ourds, and tonight we have lost trust. it feels like we're talking to a brick wall. frankly, we are frustrated. lucy: protters here are already booking a bus back to paris on saturday for act five of the weekly denstrations there. presidentac mron told them today that france would find a solution together, but for many, this is wha

but macron — i mean, they all talk about macron having to resign, they want the head of macron rolling down the champs—elysees. macron has been in powerfor 18 months. he wasn't even born when the public policies that started the 30 years of gradual... how do you call it? you know, poison seeping through the french system. and responsible for this immense and very deep anger. and at the moment, it's the "get off one's chest" moment, and in a very french way, very violent. and it's worrying, because we're talking about people who have come to paris to actually kill police forces. we're used to the theatre of politics, but usually, it's quite safe because there is an organisation behind it. there are people to deal with. completely. the trade unions, they talk to the police, the police talk to them. there is the theatre, we love a good demonstration, but this is different. hence, the danger. there is a lot for people to be angry about. from the american perspective, of course, fuel taxes of this kind would be political unacceptable anyway. but even allowed for the tax, there are some st

i know president macron reasonably well. i'm sure he will stick to his guns and i think indeed it's in the whole interest of europe that he succeeds. >> nick berns, one of the things eman alma chr emanual macron has been trying to do is really stick to the role of france. freedom of press and take on the russians for meddling with elections and such. does this crisis he faces, and, you know, what george and sophia have been describing is really it seems to me he's always had the right wing populists against him. now he has left wing populists against him. does this mean he will not be able to function? and you've watched leaders kind of weaken abroad while they're at home. can it work? >> it's going to be quite a challenge, fareed? there's no question it's going to be a consequential moment for emmanuel macron. and he's tried to be at a time when merkel has been weakening, when prime minister may is distracted obviously by the brexit situation, where president trump is refusing to play the role of western leader, macron's tr

i know president macron reasonably well. i'm sure he will stick to his guns and i think indeed it's in the whole interest of europe that he succeeds. >> nick berns, one of the things emanual macron has been trying to do is really stick to the role of france. freedom of press and take on the russians for meddling with elections and such. does this crisis he faces, and, you know, what george and sophia have been describing is really it seems to me he's always had the right wing populists against him. now he has left wing populists against him. does this mean he will not be able to function? and you've watched leaders kind of weaken abroad while they're at home. can it work? >> it's going to be quite a challenge, fareed? there's no question it's going to be a consequential moment for emmanuel macron. and he's tried to be at a time when merkel has been weakening, when prime minister may is distracted obviously by the brexit situation, where president trump is refusing to play the role of western leader, macron's tried to step in

emmanuel macron. let's turn to the 620 in argentina now, where the leaders have been speaking as the summit closes. the final communique has been issued and, perhaps not unexpectedly, the document is a bit of a compromise. on climate change, all of the members agreed to implement the paris agreement — apart that is from the us, which reiterated its decision to withdraw from it. there was an agreement to reform the world trade organization, but there was no promise to fight protectionism. it might have been hard to agree that, given the current trade war between the us and china. donald trump and xi jinping spent 2.5 hours locked in talks. they ended a little while ago, but without any comment from either side. this was what he said as the meeting started. we will be discussing trade and i think at some point we are going to end up doing something which is greater china and went the united states and i love very much forward to the dinner, i look very much forward to the discussion and discussions af

emmanuel macron has reduced that. where is emmanuel macron. he's been silent as four weeks went on and paris burns. more when we come back. and i'll... so she's telling romeo to ditch his parents and then she'll be his boo forever. oh. there are multiples on the table: one is cash, three are fha, one is .a so what can you do? she's saying a whole lotta people want to buy this house. but you got this! rocket mortgage by quicken loans makes the complex simple. understand the details and get approved in as few as 8 minutes by america's largest mortgage lender. >> breaking news right now, live pictures in paris as we are watching a fourth weekend in a row of protests. greg palkot live on the ground in paris. what do you see? what do you hear? >> dagen, we're in one of the most upscale areas of paris right now and frankly, i feel like i'm back in iraq or afghanistan. the police, pierre, show the viewers the police. the police are trying to clear this area of protesters. those are the yellow vest protesters that started up, upset about gasoline taxe

more precisely, against emmanuel macron. the yellow vests have very different demands, it goes from childcare to a cap on incomes, many different things, some very extreme left, some are extreme right. it is hard to pin down exactly who they are. that makes it particularly difficult for the french government to negotiate with them, or to reach out and to give in to their demands. we are also hearing reports on social media that these kind of protests are spilling out into other countries across europe. i think looking at the wider picture in france for now, emmanuel macron must be looking down on these protesters and thinking, i've got a big problem here, there's a lot of dissatisfaction with my government. are they right, though, to be dissatisfied? absolutely, it certainly is a big problem for him. he was overwhelmed by the protests. he was overwhelmed by the protests. he did not see it coming, actually. he did not see it coming, actually. he has been silent the whole week, he even said last night to one of his collaborato

. >>> macron on the latest protests and riots. he's now promising more money, more minimum wage for the people of france to try to calm what he calls deep, unjustified anger. we'll be back after the break. you're watching msnbc. let's build something. let's do the thing that you do. let's do the thing that changes the shape of everything... that pushes us forward and keeps us going. let's do the work. i was thinking...d clot could there be another around the corner? or could it turn out differently? i wanted to help protect myself. my doctor recommended eliquis. eliquis is proven to treat and help prevent another dvt or pe blood clot... almost 98 percent of patients on eliquis didn't experience another. ...and eliquis has significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. eliquis is fda approved and has both. don't stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding. don't take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. if you had a spinal in

. -- for macron. since then, trade discussions -- emmanuel macron recently wanted a european nominee, and donald trump did not like this idea and said it was insulting. the past few months have been much more tense. the tweets by the president of the united states, talking about french internal politics have not gone well with the french government. replies saying please stop commenting about our demonstrations. it is complex. host: in between the british promised and president trump? guest: the same word applies. theimage of her coming to white house, him holding her hand as they walked down the steps -- it is certainly not like that now. there have been a few flashpoints, not least recently where he made some comments just after she idolize the exit deal, and he said it would be a good deal for the e.u., which did not help her at all at home. but the key thing to remember about the british is, of all parties, left and right, since the second world war, they have seen the overriding british national

here is macron's speech right now. >> translator: have troubled the nation. there was legitimate claims. however, there is a chain of inadmissible violence and i will talk about this violence will not benefit anyone. we have seen everything, opportunists playing games, to take advantage of the demonstrations. we saw everything. we saw the irresponsible action of some politicians to look for disorder. no anger justifies that we attack a police officer, burning buildings, burning properties. freedom understandable. everyone is able to express his or her opinion. however we need to share your opinions in a responsible way. however when there is violence freedom stops. calm and republican order needs to be restored. we will do everything to restore it. we will not achieve anything unless, and until we have order. i have given to the government the most rigorous instructions. in the beginning of all this i won't forget that there is anger. there is worry. there is indignation. all of us, most of us in france feel it. however, i cannot accept the inacceptable behav

president macron met his government for an urgent meeting today. a spokesman said a state of emergency could be imposed. he was booed even as he came to thank the firemen on duty for the protests. fresh from the battles of the 620 summit in argentina, the french president is facing even tougher diplomacy at home. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: less cheers for beers — are australians falling out of love with alcohol? also coming up on the programme: creating real opportunites for disabled people across the world — the world health organization pushes to raise awareness of the i billion people living with a disability. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angele

the task for emmanuel macron today is to show humility and concern. economic concessions alone may not work. what protesters want, many say, is a sense the president values them. what he offered today were four concessions — a rise in the minimum wage, tax—free overtime and bonuses, and a freeze in pension taxes. what he didn't say was sorry. translation: i know that i have hurt some of you with my remarks. i want to be very clear with you — if i have fought to shake up the system, it is precisely because i want to serve our country, which i love. his concessions today were more than anyone could've imagined just a few weeks ago, but to some protesters in amiens, it wasn't enough. translation: he tried to make us believe he regrets his behaviour, but he didn't respond to our demands, and tonight we have lost trust. it feels like we are talking to a brick wall. frankly, we are frustrated. protesters here are already booking a bus back to paris on saturday for act five of the weekly demonstrations there. president macron told them today that franc

. >>> is emanuel macron set for a u-turn media reports suggest the french government will suspend its plan to hike fuel taxes following weeks of violent protests. >>> and italian banks sell off as eu economic commissioner says brussels is waiting for credible moves from rome as an italian news outlet says rome may lower its deficit target >>> after a strong day yesterday here in europe where the stoxx 600 ended about 1% higher, today we are seeing a more negative picture with the stoxx 600 giving back some of those gains, but not all. the main index is down about 20 basis points so far today. plenty in focus here we firstly have some of that shine from the trade truce between the u.s. and china wearing off, as we saw in the asia session overnight now here in europe, the euro group meeting is taking focus. the press conference just ended this morning we will get into more detail there. we also got italy and france in focus with the italians set to potentially reveal a budget later this morning so plenty going on here in europe let's look at how the different regions are faring red acro

boos as president macron visits the scene of riots in paris. he warns a state of emergency could be re—imposed in france. teachers shouldn't be expected to act as substitute parents, according to the chief inspector of schools. and later this hour, click takes a special look at technology for people with disabilities, including bionic arms and talking internet. that's coming up just after half—past three. good afternoon. the environment secretary michael gove has said the government can win the crucial commons vote on theresa may's brexit deal in nine days' time. dozens of conservative mps have said they won't support the agreement. mr gove, one of the original leaders of the leave campign, said the deal was not perfect, but warned that the alternative would be no deal or no brexit. labour has confirmed that it will call for a vote of no confidence in the government if the prime minister fails to win the backing of mps. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. one final photo for theresa may at the g20 summit in argentina, before

president macron met his government for an urgent meeting today. a spokesman said a state of emergency could be imposed. he was booed even as he came to thank the firemen on duty for the protests. fresh from the battles of the 620 summit in argentina, the french president is facing even tougher diplomacy at home. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: less cheers for beers. are australians falling out of love with alcohol? also on the programme — creating real opportunites for disabled people across the world. the world health organisation pushes to raise awareness of the one billion people living with a disability. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am

tens of thousands took to the streets again — fighting president macron's reform agenda. we'll be looking at what damage has been done to the french economy. also in the programme... nissan's board meets to try and choose a successor to chairman carlos ghosn — as tensions growth with its french partner — renault. the markets in europe have opened and they are in negative territory. and cutting your power and gas bills — we'll be hearing from a firm which promises to switch suppliers for you — so you get a better deal — but is it worth the price? here in the uk, directors of firms which cold—call customers could be fined more than $600—thousand. today we want to know is this the right course of action? are you harassed by nuisance calls? what else can be done? let us know — just use the hashtag bbcbizlive hello and welcome to business live. france's president macron remains under pressure, after a fifth weekend of anti—government protests across the country over the weekend. the numbers were down on the previous weekend after a series of costly concession

emmanuel macron government for a crisis meeting today. one option on the table, a state of emergency. the president was booed as he arrived to thank the firemen on duty for the protests. fresh from the battles of the 620 protests. fresh from the battles of the g20 summit in argentina, he is facing even tougher diplomacy at home. the most popular demand at protest sites round country — macron resign. they are cleaning off the graffiti now, but the discontent sparked by this movement is harder to wipe away. president macron has cast himself as an economic reformer who stands firm against protestors, but when do protestors simply become the french people? jean will be 70 this month but he was at the protest here last night too. translation: if the protest had gone very calmly, macron would have come back from argentina and said "it's all fine, it will die down, i'll stick to my position and i won't change anything." it's sad to say but it's the reality. among the targets last night was yasmin‘s car. she's not a government representative,

mr macron spent the day listening to proposals. a new, humbler image, orjust a smart political move? the task for emmanuel macron today is to show humility and concern. economic concessions alone may not work. what protesters want, many say, is a sense the president values them. what he offered today were four concessions. a rise in the minimum wage, tax—free overtime and bonuses and a freeze in pension taxes. what he didn't say was sorry. translation: i know that i have hurt some of you with my remarks. i want to be very clear with you, if i have fought to shake up the system, it's precisely because i want to serve our country, which i love. his concessions today were more than anyone could have imagined just a few weeks ago. but to some protesters in amiens, it wasn't enough. translation: he tries to make us believe he regrets his behaviour but he didn't respond to our demands and tonight we have lost trust. it feels like we're talking to a brick wall. frankly, we're frustrated. protesters here are already booking a bus back to

mr macron spent the day listening to proposals. a new, humbler image, orjust a smart political move? the task for emmanuel macron today is to show humility and concern. economic concessions alone may not work. what protesters want, many say, is a sense the president values them. what he offered today were four concessions — a rise in the minimum wage, tax—free overtime and bonuses, and a freeze in pension taxes. what he didn't say was sorry. translation: i know that i've hurt some of you with my remarks. i want to be very clear with you. if i have fought to shake up the system, it's precisely because i want to serve our country, which i love. his concessions today were more than anyone could've imagined just a few weeks ago, but to some protesters in amiens, it wasn't enough. translation: he tried to make us believe he regrets his behaviour, but he didn't respond to our demands, and tonight, we've lost trust. it feels like we're talking to a brick wall. frankly, we're frustrated. protesters here are already booking a bus back t

the task for emmanuel macron today is to show humility and concern. economic concessions alone may not work. what protesters want, many say, is a sense the president values them. what he offered today were four concessions — a rise in the minimum wage, tax—free overtime and bonuses, and a freeze in pension taxes. what he didn't say was sorry. translation: i know that i've hurt some of you with my remarks. i want to be very clear with you — if i have fought to shake up the system, it is precisely because i want to serve our country, which i love. his concessions today were more than anyone could've imagined just a few weeks ago, but to some protesters in amiens, it wasn't enough. translation: he tried to make us believe he regrets his behaviour, but he didn't respond to our demands, and tonight, we've lost trust. it feels like we are talking to a brick wall. frankly, we're frustrated. protesters here are already booking a bus back to paris on saturday for act five of the weekly demonstrations there. president macron told them today that france wo

problem forecurity emmanuel macron is becoming a political crisis, t. his young party, len as himself to macron come seems to be splintering on how to respond. but some in mr. macron's arrty say ther no conditions that will satisfy the protesters, that what they really want is for the government to fall. >> i did propose many times when it we raise your wages -- what ife raise your wages? he said we don't want this, we want something else. day, whnd of the those people want is to take charge. and so that's a political conversation. met: the first -- we first at this protest site weeks ago. to stop the saturday protest, he says macron must review all pension laws in the minimum wage. another day of action risks catastrophe, he says, and it is not just educators who are to blame. >> it is a measure of both. have the writers -- you have the rioters getting more violent. amgst protesters, violence is growing more strongly. retheyed up and they cannot see a way out. lucy: in front of the national workers staged a spread -- ambulance workers staged a separate

mr macron spent the day listening to proposals. the new, humbler image, orjust a smart political move? the task for emmanuel macron today is to show humility and concern. economic concessions alone may not work. what protesters want, many say, is a sense the president values them. what he offered today were four concessions. a rise in the minimum wage, tax—free overtime and bonuses, and a freeze in pension taxes. what he did not say was sorry. translation: i know that i have hurt some of you with my remarks. i want to be very clear with you. if i have fought to shake up the system, it is precisely because i want to serve our country which i love. his concessions today were more than anyone could have imagined just a few weeks ago. but, to some protesters in amiens, it was not enough. translation: he tried to make us believe he regrets his behaviour, but he didn't respond to our demands, and tonight we have lost trust. it feels like we are talking to a brick wall. frankly, we are frustrated. protesters here are already booking a b

president macron forced into a climbdown over fuel tax rises to quell the violent protests. these protests have really been spreading and causing some serious mayhem. yes, absolutely, there have been hundreds of arrests, there have been hundreds of arrests, there has been violence, destruction. from what i have been reading about this, it seems this might not be supporting some of the acts taken might not be supporting some of the acts ta ken place might not be supporting some of the acts taken place by protesters, the broad thing they are protesting, the cost of living, basically, represented by the rising fuel tax, does have a lot of support. macron was seen as the antidote to populism sweeping through europe, which people have likened the brexit vote to, but his election wasn't enough in itself to quell the feeling of frustration and you will see it will ta ke frustration and you will see it will take more than one person in one elected office in france to tackle this sense of anger they have in the way the economy works in the west. macron‘s poll ratings are tumbling,

"mr macron", screamed one front page today, "this needs a response". the prime minister met opposition leaders today for crisis talks. tomorrow, he will meet a delegation from the gilets jaunes themselves, but on a protest movement with no official leaders and no political affiliation, will these meetings have any effect? what was a security problem for emmanuel macron is now becoming a political crisis, too. his young party, seen as fiercely loyal to macron himself, is said to be splintering over how to respond. but some in mr macron's party say there are no concessions that will satisfy the protesters, that what they really want is the government to fall. i did propose many times on this roundabout, "what if we raise your wages? what if we cut the taxes?" and they said, "we don't want this. we want something else". so, at the end of the day, what those people want is to take charge, take charges. so that is a political conversation. we first met didier at this protest site a week ago. to stop this saturday's protests, he says, macron must cut all the

and french president macron abandonsis fuel tax increases.