right, and there should have never been live ground right on the set at all. and one thing to mention is that even though these 2 people, alec baldwin, an armor have been charge. we still don't know how the lie rounds got to say, we know what company were supposed to deliver the round. we don't know if that company had anything to do with a mistake in delivering live rounds to the same certainly a terrible tragedy. thanks. k, j entertainment journalist, k. j matthews, in los angeles. all right, you are up to next coming up, but next he w business with stephen beardsley. take care. ah the blend of contrasts of ambitions of inequality. 75 years ago, mahatma gandhi peacefully led the country to independence, full of ideals. what has remained of his vision with

what's the status of human rights and social justice in what's called the world largest democracy. willis, india headed. this is the pulpit to unleash a long, violent pass, and re imagine that these teachings for relevance to us. gandhi's legacy starts january 28th on b, w. ah, i'm stephen beardsley in berlin. here's a look at our top stories. hundreds of thousands hit the streets and france to protest new pension reforms. paris, as it has to raise the retirement age to keep the system solvent. us shoppers start giving price tags a harder look, even for the essentials,

putting more pressure on companies. and what does it take to protect 9000 kilometers of oil and gas pipelines under the sea. we follow the norwegian navy. welcome to our show. more than 1000000 people are estimated to have joined a series of strikes and france, thursday, against a new government effort to raise the retirement age. there. the protests which exceeded past strikes against similar reform efforts resulted in suspended train travel across much of the country. and so teachers walk out of classrooms, this is just the beginning, the french union say, they see the one day generals strike as a warning, and they'll be more if the government doesn't withdraw its pension reform. hundreds of thousands of people participated in the more than 200. right? the union said, organized, if people have to work longer, it means more and more jobs are retained. that means more unemployment for us. but

little my children work with handicapped kids. it takes a toll on your nerves and your mental state, and it's really hot to elect 64. i don't see them working in those conditions. oh, my yeah. well, the war codes left public transport severely disrupted in paris. some metro stations were closed, just a few overland trains were running, most of them with long delays and, and northern france trucks queued for several kilometers as the port of calais was shut to the protests, our major test for president manuel mccall who says his pension reform plan is vital to ensure the system doesn't go bust. francis current retirement age is one of the lowest in the european union. workers unions do not just want to keep the retirement age of 62. they want to see it lower to 60. they're expected to announce

more strikes and protests for the coming weeks. and out of some of the other global business stories making headlines. more than half of large japanese companies plan to raise wages this year. that's according to a new business survey from the reuters news agency that meets a key requirement from the prime minister to help workers cope with surging consumer prices. the survey also found 29 percent support for a corporate tax. the fun defense spending. g d p in euro area grew by 3 tenths of a percent in the 3rd quarter of 2022 among e u. member states, the highest increase was recorded in ireland. regrow stood at 2.3 percent, while estonia recorded the sharpest decrease g d p. shrank there by 1.8 percent compared to the previous quarter. chinese drug makers are in a rush to produce anti fever medicines and other treatments recovered 19 after president, she jane pings that he was worried about an influx of holiday travelers. china has

recently in the district 0 cove at policies, proctor and gamble the company behind household goods such as juliette. pampers anti detergent has seen a fall off and shoppers buying their products. the u. s. giant earn $3900000000.00 and the 4th quarter that sound 7 percent on a year earlier, p and g is now offering lower price versions of his products to keep price sensitive shoppers on board over dns quarter in new york. ah, yes, we're look at procter and gamble, we're not talking about tv stereo equipments, computers. we're talking about the essentials, tooth paste tide detergent pods. i, i don't know. it seems like this is an area where shoppers would have to keep buying and yet they're becoming a picky. what does it tell us about us consumers right now? i mean, overall, i mean the numbers are not terrible, even if it we thought the 1st, the sales a decrease with so procter and gamble in more than a 5 years. but it does so that consumers are becoming

a bit more and sensitive firm. they do tend to, to look for it cheaper on say also tend to buy less. i mean, clearly you need total paper, you need a cleaning material and you need a diapers and as such, but people do start to spend a bit less and look for a cheaper brand. so what we do see was the us consumer, and we actually got the latest reading on retail sales on wednesday. and we also saw a decrease there for the month of december. so that's so even if we do have a strong labor market that does support the consumer sentiment overall, but definitely consumers in the us are becoming more aware at this moment. procter and gamble the profits flipping 7 percent its own costs rising. where is it facing? pressure when it comes to costs it's even in actually a lot of areas. i mean the company sees higher cost for freight and see is higher

cost for labor. it's the higher cost for commodities, for raw materials. also, there are strong a dollar effector, why the numbers weren't that strong? what proctor and gamble is doing to counter this is they in general have increased price as even if you mentioned certain products that they might offer cheaper versions. but overall, in the past quarter, proctor and gamble on average increased price by 10 percent in the quarter prior they had to increase price by 9 percent. so maybe that also shows that consumers are only willing to pay as much and that they might not follow along all the time with all those price increases. by the way, procter and gamble did in that overall price increases are still to come even if not in all areas. right. where actor in quarter in new york. thank you very much. a series of explosions earlier this year along

a major gas pipeline in the baltic sea, the north stream pipeline put nations on alert energy infrastructure could be a new target. europe's biggest gas producer is also on high alert. this next report takes us on patrol, norway's navy, as they guard the thousands of kilometers of gas and oil pipelines near the bottom of the sea. all of europe relies on this man. admiral warner anderson, commander of noise, navy, is inspecting one of his frigates, dr. the countries western coast, from here they are coordinating surveillance of norway's territorial waters, paying special attention to infrastructure close to the bottom of the sea, oil and gas pipelines, serving many european countries. let us also live on the ard and we can't control to 100 percent. what happens under water. but the information provided by energy companies combined with our military intelligence, helps us get a pretty good picture of the entire pipeline network. we've been legal with us and

ported over lost 3 give bought the hard and warship noise army have to protect almost 9000 kilometers of pipelines and cables, plus oil and gas infrastructure out in the open sea and on land. soldiers are on duty around the clock and they worry, fearing acts of sabotage, especially since last year's detonations of the north stream pipelines in the baltic sea. norway is walner bowl. that's why prime minister eunice gustavo has put the entire military on, heightened alert at the end of october starla will dixon, however, is skeptical. his fellow countrymen are naive, says the security expert. he's been warning for years that the russian neighbor has his eyes on norway hammer in brazilian. there's a lot of russian citizens working in our shipyards. it's been pretty obvious that

this is a targeted effort by the russian government to embed people here. we need a wide ranging security plan that takes into account the direct military threats, but also looks at the possible threats posed by terror and espionage lawsuit activities. in october, a self described brazilian scientist was arrested in the norwegian town of tom. so the research group, belin kid, says they have identified him as a colonel in russia's military intelligence agency grew. meanwhile, ever since the war in ukraine began norwegian police has at least temporarily arrested 9 russian tourists among them the sullivan oligarch who was on a sailing trip and a suspect to have taken drone photos of sensitive targets within military no fly zones. no waste navy wants to ensure there are no surprises.

admiral anderson is getting regular reports from the coast guard, and he has increased the number of patrol troops along as countries 2500 kilometer shoreline. norway is europe's biggest gas producer. that brings the country a lot of money, but it comes with responsibilities to at rural anderson and his men are working to ensure that even in times of crisis, his country's natural gas gets to where it is needed. over sports now the captain of iceland, women's soccer team, sorrow, bjork, cornerstone to you as want to landmark maternity pay rolling against her former football club the own. according to the player she had stopped receiving payments from the club during part of her pregnancy for both governing body sided with her a wake up call, all clubs that al serra gonna still tear describe the ruling, the mid feelers, former club and, and pick unit will have to pay gonna start here. $82000.00 euros plus interest to

recoup an underpayment during her pregnancy. that's according to a ruling by a fee for tribunal. 5th pro, the soccer players union representing her in the case said the ruling since a clear message to clubs and football players worldwide. and now is b e r, y and will it be easier or at least legal basis? we're the players have been entitled to 14 weeks of maternity leave at 2 thirds pay since the beginning of 2021. but union se, the decision to enforce the measure as a 1st, as the rule came into effect, fi fi has warned that y'all has 45 days to settle the debt or face the transfer ban . even though gonna start here as a to time champion sleek winner. this may be your biggest victory yet. here's a reminder, the top business story were falling for you. the french government says more than

1000000 people joined, protest across the country against plans to raise the retirement age. paris, as it has to raise the retirement age to keep the pension system solvent. that's our show. if you want more checks out along the w dot com slash business, we're also on youtube or the deed of the news channel. i've seen beardsley blend. thanks for watching. the world belongs to the rich. is that the way it should be? or should we limit and redistribute the well? and how exactly do the wealthy spend all their money? they buy bunkers for one,

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